Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-06-02
COLOMBIA.

i'm Ia DAYS from La Gua!fa, -. tho
10 the l4,h of May. we nave "e'1'e 10 '
Caracas Colombiano OF the lo.n way, w. ~
does moi notice in any way the lhSu',e0'loh"i
movements detailed below, recel'eu ~ va!
New York. BY a passenger no"eve'' "" r. ""
fnll confirmation OF this inteiise'>e:
r;o;nal cause Of this insurrectlon, as was ie
lated al La Guayra, was thls:-"ehe'a' az Z,
the military commandant OF the province y,
Venezuela, having made improper use OF .unus
;n,ended for the pay ofthe army, his arai'' oh
the treasury oil Caracas were refused payment
U,on this refusal he expressed his de'erH''ha-
ton to employ force in orderto OBTAIN pa!
r,ent which had the desired effect. represen,
ta,ion of his conduct having been ransf"i'',o
10 Boeota, he was ordered to SURRENDER III,
command of the army to Gen Escaioha' anu
TO repair to the capital. The troops, howe,e''
refused to acknowledge any other generai "'"',
Paez, and the latter, in retaining the coih'',""u
over them, issued proclamation In ""ie" "
mong other things he declared that ne o"'y u,u
so to prevent the consequences "h'ch "'is"
arise from the conduct OF soldiers wl'houl
commander He added that he should con'ih'
ne in command until the arrival OF boll,ar'
who was expec ted in the month OF june. we
understand that copy OF this pto'iama'oh
has been received by the Ella, Tor the DePar'-
ment of State.
The body of troops alluded to below, we learn
had not arrived at Caracas, and as no shew Vi
resistance 10 the new order OF things had man
ifes,ed itself there or at La Guayra, they were
not expected.
Upon the first receipt Of the news Of the In
surrectionary movement a, La Guayra, an en-
barge was laid, the town gates were closed, am.
no little apprehension was felt Tor the safety Oh
person end property, through fear that II
might occasion rising o!the coloured popula-
ton. The intendaut of La Guayra, II lsadded,
was the bearer of dispatches from Pacz 10 BOZ
war. When the Ella sailed, affairs were In an
apparently tranquil state.
NPSince the foregoing was placed In type
we have been politely favored with the follow
ing extract of a letter from most respectable
source, dated.
GA GuAyKA, 5th May, 1926
Since writing you per the brig Colombian
via Philadelphia, General Paez, who was I'M
peached before the Senate for violation OF the
laws of the Republic, and by that body ordered
TO present himself for trial at Bogota, resigned
his command in obedience to orders, and It Is
said was preparing 10 proceed TO the seat oil
government, when he was called 10 resume his
command of this province by the troops and
the corporation of Valencia, where his head
quarters were established. He accepted the
call. and ayowed his determination 10 sustain
with all the forces under his command the
wishes Of those who had reinstated him III au-
thority, which were to have separate govern
ment for Venezuela, dependent only on the ge-
neral government, as the different states OF
North America are on the congress and eXecu-
1T ZEN
Paez and his friends, was Immediately commu-
nicated to the lntendent OF Caracas, who, hav-
ing no efficient force to oppose to his pre'en-
sions, wisely submitted. Most OF the citizens
of this department desire the form Of govern
ment asked by Paez, but the manner in which
i, is brous ht about is disapproved of by all the
thinking part of the community who are not
concerned in the movement. This state OF
things has given much anxiety, and the painful
suspense must continue until the arrival oil
General Bolivar, who it is said, may be looked
for in six or eight weeks, and il is generally
though, his presence will suffice to restore all
to TRANQUILITY. This commotion has greatly
impaired confidence, and if not terminated,
must be attended with serious consequences to
the whole Republic. We have only recently re-
ceived from .Bogo,a intelligence that govern
ment had passed law funding all the govern
ment paper, and fixing the interest to be paid
from July next, which act would have done
much for the credit of Colombia if this untor-
tunate business at Valencia had not occurred"
We subioin all the extracts OF interest, iur-
nished by our Caracas paper Of the 10th May.
The Colombiano contains the law respecting
the new organization Of the Custom-houses, as
published in the American on Saturday last
The editor congratulates the country ION this
inroad on long established prejudices, and all
the ohscurity and chicanery Of Spanish policy"
The Colombian Congress determined, at the
sitting Of the le'h of March. that all military
and civil officers of the Republic, archbishops,
bishops, curates, sc. having seats in the Con-
gress, should not for the future be entitled to
other emoluments than those which they may
derive from their respective professions or from
their salaries as members OF Congress, but In
no instance will they be allowed both.
A law has also passed for the opening Of two
roads from Quito 10 the coast Of the Pacific,
one to the bay of Caracas, and the other to the
bay of Esmeraldas.
The British frigate Galatea had arrived otf
Laguayra having on board Sir Alexander Cock
burn, the British Minister to the Colombian Re-
public. He continued his voyage to Cartha
gena on the 9th May, intending 10 proceed to
Bogota by the river Magdalena. The same fri
gate also carried Mr. Dawkins, on his way to
Panama, whittier he was proceeding as Com
missioner of the British Government to be pre-