Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-29
BoLyAR AS A FINANCIER.

BOLIVAR AS A FINANCIER.
a letter lies before written by an American
al Porto Cabelio, dated the 9Th ult. which fur
nishes the following information" as to the Libera
tors notion OF raising the ways and means to
meet the debt oil the country. The extract is given
literally:
Lately 3 olivar has laid an Alcavalla duty on
all produce, say per cent OH he valuation, which
is taken from the current sales He mas also laid
tax uf S 100 Oh all eichanis ;ransactng commits
sion busne-s-on all retail dry good one of
$50 and on smaller establishments, one Of from
$50 to 800 per snnum
ss These will produce a revenue of from 9
to million dollars. lie has discharged all military
officers OF duty. giving them preference in civil
e,nployments whea they have Capacity 10 fill them;
be has reduced the present pay one half abolished
the reception OF government paper for season in
ahe custom houses and In fact, has made such al
terra; will ia nine months pay the interest if
part of the principal OF the national debt More
than two h'ndreI!!! disaF;cted persons have been
shot in Cumans and Apure, and Gen. Psez ha.
carried all before him In executing Bolvar's de
crees. He is desperate and strict 10 every order or
the Liberator. +"
The writer OF the above IS plain, fair man and
his statement is remarkable several accounts
First, as communicating, as we believe, the first in
telligence of the very decisive steps of Bolivar in
exaciing for it must be called supplies Sc
liyar, and TO HIN alone, as the author of all mea-
sures that he is the only power in Colombia; and
thirdly, as justfyns by the fact of the execution
by two hundreds, of the disaffected-a word OF
large import the caution TO which have be
lore referred, Of our correspondents at Laguyra IN
withholding their names from their letters.
Altogether, the state OF Colombia is far fron
satisfactory. ". z. Inner
The following letter from Maracaybo, has been
handed TO US by respectable gentleman of this
city for publication:
MARAcAIBo, March 3.
Since my last of February %, by the Good
Friends, which vessel crossed the bar on the 81
instant. this place has been in continual uproar,
the Administrator having began TO proceed against
the merchants indebted at the custom house, not
withdrawing they possess papers receivable in pay
inent OF duties, and there Is order from The go
vernment in ,goIa 10 take those given for provi-
sions and this the order of the President was
received They began TO execute against Il. w. j.
who owed 5000 dollars, OF which only 1900 were
due, and who has 10 600 dollars OF paper payable
in duties or cash. They took all the goods j. s.
II. had in their stores belonging to Captain s. s.
IL. and put ]. in gsol with The criminals. They
kept him there two days, when j. s r. co;npro-
missed by giving one-eighth part cash and double
the amount of papers in security until Bolivar de-
termines. They are dunnng for the money
which refuse 10 pay and do not know " hat
will be The result. If it was only the gaol. |
would go and stay until they do me justice, bu, It
l let them sacrifice the goods, DO not know when
the owners will get satisfaction, aud on the other
hand if give up, the papers will remain on hand
God knows how loag the Engli-h merchants re-
sist and they dare not do any hing to them, be
cause their consul has notified TO the general, thai
IN case OF aggression, he will Immediately send a
vessel to Jamaica, TO get the admiral up with The
squadron
New York, May GIVE learn By the brig
Frances, Captain Doughty, from Havana, tina, the
Mexican brig Bravo, Carceua, from Campeachy,
for era Cruz, arrived at Havana, on the l2h
instant. prize to the Spanish privs,eer FL Cen
q uistador We are informed that the Biavo wa,
one OF four OF hye vessels which was under con-
voy OF the Mexican big Guerrero When fallen in
with, the COnquistador offered battle to the
Guerrero, which she declined /; the convoy then
separated, an the Bravo was captured.
The Spanish squadron under L,borde sailed for
Key West on the 9Th. Tie French frie ate Asrea,
Commodore De Crosse de Vheneuve, also sailed
on the 9th for Martinique. The u S ates schoo
ner GrsmPus was the only American man of war
IN pert on the 18th.
New YoRK, May %. "A letter from Rio 4
'Grsnde, of March nth, received via Havana
says" The victorious Buenos AS res army il
daily expected here, and The inhabitants are fying
in all directions"
A letter from Lisbon, April G., received in this
city, States A vessel has arrived from Rio
bringing, it is said, sunGsy DEGREES of the empe-
Tor, amongst which, one prolons the sitting Of
the Cortes until the discussion Of me laws be ter
minated; another for the prompt punishment oil
the Rebels. Ii is added that The emperor himself
VIII be here in person."
ErtTGct If a letter from Laguayr0, Nay lst,
1927.
The situation Of this country is at present in
as bad state az have ever known IT, for such are
the demands on government for cash, that they
nave discontinued paying all their paper, ard are
pushing the merchants for cash payment, IS IN two
Instances have imprisoned persons. Mr.. -, an
American, is now in prison for government debt.
bolivar takes all law in his own hands, aud il
de fsc,o" dictator. IT the system Of ensctng
new laws every day, continues, it is 70 be feared
'bai confidence in business will be de-troyed for
undsF the present system no speculation can be
entered into with safety; as for instance, without
suJ previous notice, on the LIST instant extra
d1iy OF 81 sbillings was laid on all exports Of
produce, and on all imports. For my own part,
conceive that all these measures are tending to
one great end, which is the establishment here Of
tee Bolivar constitution and the appointment Of
bolivar as perpetual dictator Of both countries,
"hen think Is the only way 10 which Columbia
WIZ ever proper ADD command her stand among
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