The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-05-31

Cabello. dated the 24th ult. which furnishes
the following information as TO the Libera.
tors notion Of raising the ways and means
to meet the debt ofthe country. The ex-
tract is given literally.
"Lately Bolivar has laid an Alcavallo du.
ty on all produce. say 5 per cent, on the
valuation. which is taken from the current
sales. He has also laid a tax of S400 on all
merchants transacting cOmmiss ION business
Ion all retail dry good stores one ofSlJ0
and on smaller establishments orc Of
from $40 TO slO0 per annum.
"These taxes will produce revenue Of
from 8 10 million dollars. He has dis
charged all military officers off duty, Civ
ing them preference in civil employ ncnts.
when they have capacity to il then--h-
has rednced the present pay one balf-a-
bolished the reception Of government paper
for season In the custom houses--and in
fact has made such alterations as will M
nine months pay the interest Ifnot part O.
the principal Of the national debt .ioye
than t'o hdndred -! diSdftcted persons
hare been shot an CumdHa and .HpuIe. aud
Gen. Paez has carried all before linn IN ex-
ecuting Bollvar's DEGREES He is GespeI
ate and strict to every order Of the LIbera-
tor"
The writer Of the above is plain. fair
man--and his statement is remarkable Or
several accounts.-First,as communicating,
as we believe, the very decisive steps Of
Bolivar in exacting for so it must be called
supplies. Secondly, as shelving, by the
natural reference TO Bolivar, and TO him a.
| lone, as the author of all measures, that he
| is the only power in Colombia and thirdly,
as justlfying by the fact of the executions
! by two hundreds, of the dsaff'ccted--a word
Of large import--the caution TO which we
! have before referred Of our correspondents
at Laguayra, in Withholding their names
| from their letters.
Altogether, the state of Colombia is far
from satisfactory.
NJ Y. american .Nay 23d.
MEXICO. By an arrival at Norfolk, we
learn that the Congress of Tacubaya had
not yet commenced sitting.in the middle OF
| April. Some of the ministers had not ar
rived; but it was expected the Congress
would open in three or four weeks.
Gov. Clinton of New-York arrived at
New. Haven on Monday, with the intention
Of visiting the Pennington Canal, which IS
! to extend from New Haven to Northamp-
ton; and after that to continue his route To
! Vermont. for the purpose OF viewing the
country through which the continuation oC
the canal is contemplated.
Isaac Bates, Esq is elected Represen-
tative to Congress, from HampJeD District
| (Ms) MIR. Rates is gentleman of fine ts-
! lcnts, warm friend to the american sys.
tenn" and to the present administration.
There was good supply of new potatoes
\ and strawberries in the New-lork market
on Saturday neutrality-suspicious. al the rate
Of -, 80 pCr bushel, and strawberries az
Z5 cents per basket, or 81 25 per quart.
Mr.. Vilalavc and family, are performing
at the Federal street Theatre IN Boston.
On Monday evening, every scat in the box
cs, pit and gallery were occupied. The
receipts were between FIVE and six hun
drcd dollars.
Dr. ChrmLers' .Nsdicine.-Dr Chambers
states, in the ~ Y. Christian Advocate,
that in more than 800 cases where he has
administered his medicine TO the ntempe-
rate. only two or three ibstances Of its fall
urcs have come to his knowledge.
Mr. Cdrtef's Letisrs-Mr. n II. Garter,
Of New. York, who has lately returned from
an excursion in Grent Britain, France.
Switzerland and Italy, and whose letters,
written during his tour, were published in
the New-York Statesman, and republishcd
in many other newspapers Of this country,
proposes to collect and revise those letters,
and publish them, with additions, by sub
scription, in two handsome octave volumes,
A culvcrt on the Erie canal. near Gedd.-
burgh, has given way, under an embank-
ment 90 feet in height, which will cause a
suspension Of the navigation for several
days.
Mr.. Simpson, manager ofthc New-York
circus, has recovered $500, in suit against
Samuel a. Tatnsll, for violation of an en-
: gagement, Of himself and his wife, for three
years, as equestrian performers.
The American Literary, Scientific and
Military Academy, at Middle'own, petition
cd the Connecticut Legislature for the
grant Of lottery, and for power TO grant
diplomas. The House OF Assembly reject
ed the bill granting power for giving d.
pdmas, by vote of 90 to "a, and the bill
for granting lottery was rejected by nea!-
ly an unanimous vote.
On the evening Of the 18th inst. IN Pul
teney. Ohio. a man Of the name Of Somuci
Henry was shot dead by his son Robert
Henry. Itwas III consequence OF high
dispute between them, though the young
man bad had time enough in the interim to