Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-04

Of the New American States which met at Pana-
ma The mistakes and political errors which those
papers contain on this subject, will be demonstra
ted and removed by the simple exposition we here
make of all that occurred in the said Isthmus du-
ring the forty leigh, days we remained there. To
do this in regular order, we shall have TO repeat
here the relation OF some events. of which the
most Excellent President will have been already
informed by the respective protocols which we have
placed in ycur hands.
We arrived at Panama on the 4,h OF June Of this
year after a passage of twenty two days. Com
pliments and visits OF etiquette being concluded
we began to treat OF the labor which formed The OBJ
ject of our mission, and, although all the Minis
ters Of the Republics resident there. were most
anxious that should assemble formally, we
could not do 20, on account OF the illness OF Don
Manuel vidaurre, Plenipo,eniary from Peru.
While waiting his recovery, we held various pr
vate conferences, which facilitated the course of
the negotiations when the time arrived 10 hold
formal sessions. With this object we met on the
22d June, and from tina, date to the 18Th OF July.
by means Of the painful labor OF ten and eleven
hours daily we proposed, discussed. adjust ed, and
concluded Treaty of friendship. league, alliance,
and perpetual confederation, in peace and in
between the Republics present; Convention
the quotas OF men, ships, and money, to make the
treaty effective; an arransementby which the ALI
ed Governments only should combine their militia
~ operations, by and land; and agreement,
for the removal of the Assembly, most necessary,
well on account of the insaiubrity and of the
absolute want of resources, experienced at the
place fixed upon, as because of the difficulty OF
communication with the respective Governments,
and the scarcity oinielligence Of events in Europe
so important TO an assembly, whose principal care
it was to propose and negotiate the means of pre-
serving the independence OF the New American
States, by agreeing upon measures proper TO dis
concert and resist those which, with opposite
views, either by themselves alone, or with the aid
Of the Holy Alliance, might be taken by OPP
pressors. Il is scarcely credible, that, during the
four months Of our absence, neither did receive
any communication from Mexico, nor did the Go
vernment know any thing whatever of our opera
tons, although, on our part no opportunity
lost of making them known, and sending success
lively the corresponding documents. The most
frequent communication at Panama is that which
that city maintains with the Capital Of the Re-
public Of Columbia, Santa fe de Bogota, and lei
tiers to 90 aud return again, require seventy Live
days at least On the day on which the
Plenpo. entaries assembled in form, an address ap
peared in the Gazette Of the Ishmus, which il
supposed to have been spoken TO that Assembly.
The assembly not only did not hear this harangue,
nor approve this measure, but did not agree with
the views it contained of the business that had
been concluded, nor in the designation of hose
subjects which were intended to form the objec,
of their future sessions. The Miuise err himself
who subscribed that paper, was satisfied of the
propriety OF this conduct. The Republic of Chill
offered to send her Ministers soon as her item
ton should be relieved from the war of Chile,
which at that period had not terminated. b. Ayres
had shown no disposition to attend. Upper Peru
or Bolivia is not yet recognized RepYbc, in
dependent ofits former metropolis. The u. States
of the North appointed their Ministers, of whom
one has yet set out for his destination, and the
other was in Bogota. They 10 unite and TO
join the Assembly, TO agree upon such matters
might not infringe the neutrality which that Re
public observes and wishes to continue TO observe
towards Spain. In the same situation but under
different circumstances, the empire of Brazil il
placed. These considerations, the faculty possess
ed by majority OF the Republics, in virtue of the
treaties made by Colombia with Mexico, Guatema-
la, and Peru, to commence their labors, and select
place proper for their sessions, the liberty re-
naming to the Republics, which may be allies, to
Join the confederation, condition that they ratify
the treaties already concluded, and the option left
to the neutral and friendly Powers to attend as
witnesses, (signaaries,) the succeeding sessions,
at which is to be negotiated all that may conrri-
butte TO the establishment of system Of public
law, which shall render uniform the conduct of
the American continent, IN peace and in war,
determined the assembly to commence at once the
negotiations, and pursue them to their termination,
and TO propose change OF place; when, after
some discussion, Tacubaya was agreed upon by the
majority. At the period OF Cur arrival al Panama,
the dissensons excited by General Paez had alrea
dy commenced, but neither had be- nor the Co.
vernmeni he had dsobeyed, assumed 4 hostile atti-
ude, but 10th waited until General Bolivar, in
person, or in such other manner as he might think
best, should terminate those Disturbances, which,
although they threatened revolution in the form
of Government had not effected this object In
this state the affair remained when we left Panama
to return to this Republic. During The time we
remained at Panama, the most perfect tranquility
prevailed, sndthe only disagreeable incident which
occurred, was the Imprisonment of two or three
Of the principal inhabitants, men of good repu,s
ton, on an accusation made against them at Lima,
by an individual known to be an inpostor and evil
minded man, of their being connected with the
Spaniards. AT the same time there appeared off
Cauhagena, an Atlantic port, at great distance
from Panama, the ship of the line Guerrero, and
two Spanish frigaes: whereupon, the commanding
General declared his district under martial law, as
suming the powers which the laws gave him, and
assembled meeting of the inhabitants to demand
supplies. Those persons who had been imprisoned
justified Themselves, and obtained their liberty
in a short time, and the ships sappesred in two
days. The Plenipotentaries, in the midst of these
occurrences, continued assembled, made no alera-
ton in their arrangements, and took no part in
matters that did not concern them, and which they
only learned in familiar conversations. Nothing
was communicated to officially by the aulhori-
ties of that country, which, at the time of our
departure, enjoyed the most perfect order, repose
and tranquility"
And, by order of the President, have the honor
to communicate the same TO your Excelencies,
for the information of the Senate, until the treaties
concluded in that assembly are laid before IT, which