The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-25
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
Extract of a letter 70 he Editor ofn.s Baltimore
Gazette, dated

EJTdet ~ feLer 70 The Editor 81 The Bdtitmor
Gazette, daitd
CARACAS, 2Blh July, 1923
Tho enclosed documents Will shew the poll.
teal state of CnlOmbia--I look upon the coun.
try rs saved from anarchy and conluson-A N
the expiration Of the present constitution say n
1891 the people will have Government better
adapted TO them, and Of strong republican ma,
ture--lh e Convention has been disgraced b1
the conduct Of General sssTAspER, who's,
wretched administration Of ihe Guyennmeni
since 1871, has been one Of tHe principal rHu-
ses of the great financial distress that has occur
red"
The elevation Of Bolivar, TO his present exal.
ted situation has given rise TO the usual express.
sion Of discomfort aud dissatisfaction upon ,se
part of disappointed competitors. Among the
principal of these is General Santander. His
agency IN getting up the mock scheme of Nobif
,tg detailed IN the following extract Of letter.
cannot be doubted for a moment. lis absurdi-
~ u.s. however too apparent to admit Of its mis-
leading the people Of Colombia. Colombia and
Peru are nj this moment upon the eve Of war.
TO ensure the success OF which on the part of CO.
omha Bolivar has been clothed with supreme
authority Aud yet the paper spoken Of 10 the
le'ie' would convey the impression that these
two governments were not only 1t peace with
each other, but actually about 10 Join their des-
TIMES together under absolute monarch
" CARACAs, Doth July, 1873.
" send by this conveyance u Pamphlet con-
tanning all the acts of the different departments
OF Colombia $50 far these acts have been rel
ebrnird aud prOcLdimed,) declaring Bolivar Su-
pTeme Gbief OF Colombia or in other words Dir
fat0r; which is the first step 10 the lofty station
of an Emperor
We have oot yet heard from the Depart
ment Of Matnrin-some persons are of opinion
that the thing will not SIT wen upon the stomacbs
ofGenernls Bermudez and Marine. though for
my own part, | do moi believe thai any immedi-
ate opposition will be made, hut what may grow
out of it in eight OF ta elye months would be dit
fcuIt TO say. have endeavored 10 get II paper
which was printed in Bogota two days after Boil
war was proclaimed Supreme Chief, but As
there are but few ofthem, and those few IN the
hands Of the natives, have moi been able To sue
coed 10 getting one.
" | his paper contains plan for forming N
inpCrlat Republic, to hs composed OF Colombia,
Bolivar aud Peru, over which Bolivar is 10 pre-
side tor life, and the Imperial Dadem 10 be he
rrdItary- Three Princes are to he chosen from
The principal chiefs of the Revolution one To
preside over each Province Of the Imperial Re
pnbllc-inr instance We shall have General Pae2.
Prime of Colombia. Those Pnncps are TO be re-
gulary elected, aud afterwards hereditary.
There are 10 he chosen from the first order Of
Lherators, one hundred knights and from the
second order, fifty Knight Pens'oners--titles all
to be hereditary.
These nobles are IN form the Court of his
Imperial Majesty, and Lima is to be the Capital
of the Empire, or of the Imperial Republic.
fregret exceedingly that cannot get this pa
per to send you. heeanse it contains 60 much
nonsense -ynu would find much amusement in
tfanAlaling il :"