The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-11-19
New YoRk, Nov. 9.

Nav YORK, Nov. 9.
FRoM CoLoMBIA. We are indebted to a
friend for the following extracts ola letter
from Carthagena, dated the l4th OF Octo-
Der, giving an account of a conspiracy at
Bogota against Bolivar.
Carthagena, Oct. Id. A revolution
broke out in Bogota, on the morning OF the
26th ultimo. The artillery to man, head
Ell by an immense number Of people In Bo-
gotta, many Of whom were highly Iespecta-
BILE. rose on that night, intent upon the
murder of the Liberator and all his friends
One party marched to Bargas barracks
and fired upon the soldiers with cannon
and a-second party marched to the Grande-
ros barracks, and third to the palace
The guard at the latter place was surpris-
ed, and easily routed. Bolivar made his
escape by hack window, and being follow
ed by some armed men, he got under a
bridge, where he remained up to the mid
die in water till they had passed. 1t was
lucky for him, us it was the artillery crying
out, ".Nuerte al tyrdnno Boliuar!p Hearing
the cry of Viua Ell LiJertadot," in the
square, he ran there, and found it occupied
by his friends, the Voijas. Col. Ferguson
was shot through the heart, in attempting
to repel the attack made by the assailants
on the palace. Col. Bolivar, (who was
guard over Gen. Padilla) was murdered in
the same way by party who broke into
the house where he was"
1t appears that the conspiracy was more
extensive, than was at first supposed. San
lander and Padilla were at its head and
their object, besides the death Of Bolivar,
was the elevation of the former to the Presi-
dency. The last private advices from b.
gotta state that the execution of Padilla and
Hoomcnt would take place on the following
day. The execution of Santander was to
take place as soon after as the necessary
formalties could be gone through with.
PITcAIRN's ISLAND. The ship Blossom,
lately arrived in England from the Pacific
Ocean, during her absence, touched at
that celebrated little spot Pitcairn's Island.
This paradise of latter days, as some
navigators have called it, has been IN dan
ger of suffering from visitation which
threatens to prove as fatal to the earthly
happiness of its inhabitants, as did the en-
trance Of the serpent into Eden. The first
settlers at Pitcairn's Island, without look
ing forward to the natural increase of their
Colony, selected for permanent residence,
situation from which, delightful as it has
been esteemed, their descendants are fear
full of being expelled by famine. John
Adams, the founder of this once happy So
ciety, and the father of no small portion OF
it, still survives, though he is far advanced
in life. He has maintained his patriarchal
sway over the inhabitants of Pitcairn, for
nearly forty years. 1t was in the year
1889, we believe, that part OF the crew OF
the British ship Bounty rose up in mutt
ny. and having committed their officers, and
several of their own mates, in an open boat,
to the mercy of the waves, proceeded with
the vessel to Otaheite. One party remain
ed there, and were afterwards carried to
England-tried and convicted, though sub
sequently pardoned by the King the 9TH
ers, under the guidance of romantic
youth, sought for an abode in one of the
solitary Islands Of the Pacific, accompani-
ed 10y those females, their passion for whom
it is said, instigated them to violent pro-
cGedings against their commander, Lieut..
Bligb. They chose a location which was
admirably adapted to the purposes of con-
CcdlIIlSULs as It's EOGh-OOuUu COd6IS WOultl
prevent the safe landing of any party that
might be sent in pursuit of them. Here
they remained in safety, though an expedi
lion was fitted out by the British Admiral
ty, with the express design of searching
out their retreat. That expedition was i
fruitless one. Twenty years passed on anC
no stranger had yet approached them.
second generation had grown to maturity
upon the island of Pitcairn, when chance
led Capt Mayhem Folger of Nantucket, t
its shores, which he had found laid down ii
Carteret'S chart as uninhahited. His as
constituent when he was hailed from a ca
noe Ivy several young men, who declared
themselves natives of the place, and We
who spoke the English language, may east
| " he judged. He was conducted to vii
lage of surprising neatness and beauty
and introduced into community wher
vice was unpractised, because unknown
At that time, 1903, there were thirty-fou
inhabitants, besides small children. j
1914, Sir Thomas Staines counted forty.
\ Sinre that period, an occasional visiter a
Pitcairn, has brought some blief narration
confirming the details previously laid he
fore the public, of the rapid growth of it
population, and of their undimnished felici
ty. The Blossom. however, is the beare
Of bad tidings concerning them. They hav
expressed anxiety to be transferred to ar
other part of the globe, and have pctitione
the government of England to grant them
settlement in New South Wales.
Some of the incidents to which we hav
alluded above, have been the theme of Me-
ny Russell Mitford's muse, as well as that
Decentralization advertiser.