Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-27
FOREIGN.
FROM COLOMBIA.

Our Lagiira letters, which came IN hand nj.
morning, give description OF Bolivar's entrance
'h.o caracas. HE arrived at most important
Crisis for the salvation of the country. a. :, III
probability, the delay of few days would b,vs
placed matters beyond the persuasive power Of his
eioquence, or the acknowledged skill of his per-
sonal exer;ions.
"CARRAccAs, 23d JAN. 1927
boiiVar en- cred his native city on the 10Th
instant, amidst the shouts and acclanations of a
truly rejoced popuace. The foreigners assembled
unanimously, IN the Plaza, at 10 O'Clock in The
morning, with the flag of each nation; from thence
we proceeded short distance beyond An,imno
where we met his Excelleucy. and returned TO
Nv" WIN nun. Our hags made a considerable
display. The American flag was bsurifpl an,
only astonished that some of US were mi l;,tsd
Tor we rode with great fury over that horrible ,o,a
and such was the tremendous cloud of t,st ,h., ~,
could not see the road, nor in wha. yvav m d;,ec,
our horses. He stopped short time at An,imino
"heie nose gentlemen having the flags waited
on him, and Mr.. Moca,ta delivered short asdree.
IN The name of the foreigners, TO which bis f.
ceIencS replied, IN such flaterins terms. ex,ress
ing his hieh sense Of feeling towards rs for
Inc attention we had raid, as TO cemnen.a,s
US most amply Tor the fatigue aud danger we had
reached The town. There we're not less ,ban enc
thousand persons horse back. snd IN ,bs,
narrow and broken road, you may naturally sun,
pose we were IN considerable confusion The
seconu day alter his arrival, the Americans xv,;-
led on aim at his house. We we're presen,ed IT,
him individually, by Dr. Litchfeld He rscs;,eS
us with great cfrdiaiy, though with much seri~
BUSINESS offering TO each his hand, with AN sas,
and graceful air which is always his cus,or,
Lhchneid delivered short though handsome adj
dress, 10 the name OF he Americans; and. a, tic
conclusion presented his Excellency with hs.,,;~
fui American flag, made of satin, with pold s,s,s
GU know that / am a warm. q ye.Ions
or, u you please, not headed Americ.o 49,,
Faulet, ana when Bolivar received his d.
a"o ueeah 20 pour ou his encomiums upon the
american Character, and his warm admiration &c
our immortal Warrington. confess T could
scarcely contain myself felt all that proud n
dependence OF a free-born Yankee rise within ,na
ana could at the moment have laid down NV lie
even IN defence oil Colombian liberty. He said
IN answer, this was The first standard raised 1, A.
ineIica against European monarchy II WINS the
hrst to declare for Independence and nd. 81,
stripes and stars the People of the u States oh
ia'nei the object of their wishes; that he .boui,
preserven am ng those relics of Wasbino,on III
winch he had had the honor of beipe n,s....a1
and should always regard IL as the leadn. go. ~.
greatness, independence, and national bsnn;nsss
lie said that the example If Wasbina,nn 49,
lar "a circumstances would admit Of h,d $500. 40
and would sill continue to guide him in HE Ia,
'e"i easeeri- that. if man could be 80 I'm I'm
mortal, II was superiority invested spo '"s.I
washington csnno' recolIect balf ,ha -.
things he said, but believe all which ha p'euJ
sincere, Tor lie was somevyhst aoifa,.d IL.
speaking, thing very unusual with him WING
Nat K7f.