Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-05-03
FROM COLOMBIA.

Our attentive correspondent at Carthagena,
forwarded us by the brig Tampico, arrived at
New-York, files of Bogota papers to the 9th OF
March inclusive, and Carthagena papers TO the
9th.
On the evening of the 9th March, the Cham
Der of Representatives, of Colombia, by Al
votes against Is, resolved to impeach General
]. A. Paez before the Senate. The Hon. E. NJ.
Canabal was, nearly unanimously, chosen oy
the House to conduct the impeachment we
understand that it has been brought forward In
consequence Of some acts Of an arbitrary ma
ture, which the General is alleged to have
committed in the city of Caracas, In carrying
into effect the decree for the enlistment OF the
militia.
On the following day the Chamber of Repre-
sentatives, by As votes against IS, rejected the
accusation brought by Messrs. Bally and Gold
smidt, of London, against the Colombian a.
gents for the loan of 1924.
The Gaceta de Colombia contains decree
of the Congress, accepting from General Sucre
an elegant Garland, composed OF gold and Or
namented with brilliants, which was presented
to the Liberator Bolivar by the patriotic inhab-
itants of Cuzco, as a testimony Of gratitude fcr
his successful exertions in establishing the lib
erty of the country. General Bolivar, with the
magnanimity tina, chacterses him. sent the
Garland to General Sucre, who subsequently
sent it to the Congress at Bogota. The Con.
gress ordered the Garland TO be deposited in
the National Museum, as a monument of the
glory of the Colombian army; and in testimony
Of the civil and military virtues Of those who
gave liberty 10 Peru, ordered an inscription to
be made in gold as follows.
Il. No. !, rio
the Garland offered by General Antonio Jose dc
Sucre, in his name and that Of the liberating ar
my of Colombia in Peru"
The election Of General BOLIVAR as President,
and General SANTANDER as Vice-President Of
Colombia, gave great satisfaction TO the people,
and rejoicings took place in Carthagena on the
reception Of the information. Bali. Gazette
Persian Notions of European Workmanship
The Persians entertain very magnificent and
mysterious ideas Of the power impaired by Eu-
ropeans TO many of their mechanical inventions,
as well as Of their profound knowledge in pre-
pairing sa!utary or pernicious drugs; effects no.
thing less than magical are attributed TO many
of their inventions. Among other things it was
believed that certain telescopes were construct
ed in Europe, capable ofviewing all that should
pass within the walls Of fortified place, even
from great distance; others by which, if the
proprietor desired it, he could, by looking at
the outside of an harem, see all the women with
in its walls; others again were supposed to be
possessed of remarkable powers for observing
the heavenly bodies. Our firearms, too, were
often believed to have peculiar properties, that
conferred formidable powers upon their pos
SCISSORS. The same idea prevailed regarding our
cutlery. Meerza Abdeol Javat one day show
ing me at least fifty very good English knives,
which he had collected in drawer, complain
ed there was not one of them worth fa:thing.
l looked at them, saw they were of excellent
makers, but had all been i'll used and on enqui-
ring the reason. "Ah!" "said he, they are all
bad, all cheats, not one OF them can cut iron as
they should edo" "Cut iron" cried /, who ever
saw "kEifc that could cut iron?" What" de-
manded he" and have you not among you
knives that can cut iron?" "No certainly"
said |, who could have told you so foolish
thing?" "Look them" said he again, "what
lies are told: hear the story that was retailed
10 US Of you Feringhees. 1t was said that
certain man once came into the court before
your kings de,cun khaneh, and after saluting his
ma jesty, he offered for sale little penknife,
which he said was Of wonderful powers The
king asked the price of it, and was told by the
owner that it was twenty thousand romcauns-
'How,' said the king, do you dare to impose on
your sovereign in that way! let him be punished
on the spot Upon that the man went up to
a large cannon that was lying in the court
yard, and, making cut at it with his knife, al
most divided it in two, exclaiming, "See there,
o king! mark if have told untruths regarding
the value Of this knife; but now it never shall
be yours With that he broke the blade, and
threw the pieces away, nor would he ever make
another; but" added the Meerza. "although
knives Of such uncommon powers are not to be
had, always believed that the good English
penknives were calculated to cut steel or iron;
and you quite astonish me when you inform me
that is not the case" Frazer's Khorasan.
Extract of letter from the Reverend John C. Bing-
ham, dated Mexico, 18th February, 1926.
81 sold in Guayaquil 80 Spanish Testaments
Tor $3.50, out of the box which brought there
from Lima. The twenty which brought with
me, with the exception Of four sold for four
dollars, distributed among the poor at AGA
2ulco, and along the roads from thence to Mex
leo. find in every part of Mexico not only a
willingness TO possess the word of God, but
even strong desire; and that no open opposi-
ton is made to their distribution from any quar-
ter.
"Since my arrival at this place, an American
merchant has received 500 Spanish bibles from
New-VOrk and 100 Tectomepfc oil &c