Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-09-25


instead OF commanding respect, be
would. perhaps If seen 10 the common
sphere of domestic life, more natu
rally excite visibility, His head is ex-
ceedingly large, with a y osion of
coarse curling very dark hair, and his
features, which are rough and manly,
were then greatly Obscufed by a super
abundance ofwhiskers His eyes are foil
and dark, and when directed straight
forward piercing; but they are more FIRE.
quently employed in sidclong glances
at the persons he is conversing with, or
those he is surrounded By and he seldom
looks directly at even lnanimdts objects,
turning his head on one side like a mare
From his shoulders to his waist his
frame is in good proportion to bis
height, bat his legs are excessively thin
and shapeIess, and his hips narrow;
and the inequality of the formert to the
support OF his body is upon niosl occa
sions made the more conspicuous hy
Ms wearing very tight scarlet panla.
locus, proiusely decorated with gold
lace, and large dragoon boots, winch
are scarcely half filled. His converse
iiou, too, was dot equal to what l had
been prepared to expect; ADD bis con
descensiou in rendering hiu.self the
promoter and %appiddder of obscene
PESTS, was Inconsistent with the idea |
formed OF his character. Upon the
Whole, therefore, the impression made
upon ma by my first Introduction to hi.
distinguished individual, was attended
with very considerable feelings of dlsap-
| pointment From the RecoHectioas
Of an Officer otthe Colombian Nauy,
DOL 4 PIP $50 /.
Mr. Editor: In the Times ofthe 23d
inst. was published an article extraeted
from a work styled "kecollections OF
an Officer OF the Colombian Navy"
IN WDIch the person OF General Bolivar
is most invidiously caricatured, and bis
character most unjustly illuminated.
10 contradict a story SO fooilshly made
| up, as the pretended interview between
| the sol disant officer and General Boil.
var, would be 10 oifend the good judg
meat OF the Eagllsn pooi'c l vii,
therefore, 90 no farther than presenting
| you with a short but faithful sketcn OF
the person and character Of the Liberia
tor, wah whom | vas very intimate
just a, the time 10 which the au!nor of
.he "Rccoi!eclions' refers, viz during
The epacn ID which the guerfa q mu6rIe
("ar Of eXtcrminaton) was Carried ,,1
IN Venezuela and New Grenada Tue
tinai stop OF this abominabIe war, is
owing tothe humanity of Bolivar, " bo
personally negotiated and concluded a
treaty "ish the Spanish General, by
which 1t was entireiy abolished.
Bolivar was, 10 1914, CT common
slze, but rather short than sall. and thin:
he has livery agreeable c%ounteaance,
and attracts The good will oieyery one;
be is rather dark complexioued; his
black eyes, although moi large, are
full oil fire; his nose nnd mouth are pro.
%portiona,e, and his features in general.
are fine; he has a large forenead. and
his black curling hair is rather suansy
than abundant; he wore small wins
kers; his legs, although no, dispropor.
toned with respect to the other paris Of
his body, appeared thin, because he
generally wore tight pantaloons. He
has very small and well formed feet
Bolivar is never sIill; his hands are in
continual motion, and frequently has
one OF ,hem employed in playing with
the seals Of his watch. He rides ex
tremely we'll, aud this and hunting are
his chief amusements; he is very open
and unaffected. He speaks little, and
neve disputes; he has no pretension to
be thought eloquent, although on solemn
occasions he expresses himself With
great facility and huency; his style is
rather oriental, bot IN his delivery he
does nc show the least c~ratoricaI afiec
tatlon. j have heard him speak ia the
Congress Of Tdnja, and or seyefal O
Their important occasions.
He treats his officers with affection.
bat without too great familiarity. He
never utiers obscene words Nslhiug
moro unlikely Than that General Boil
var was the promoter and the applau
der OF obscene l~ests," and that, too, 10
the presence oil a foreigner whom he