Litchfield enquirer., 1829-02-19

iaOva was in La Plaia, and was kN uRanch Cor P0payan on the 35th Decelnher. That city had heen eVacsmtrd hy ObandO, who was mO- Fing towards Quito as was supposed in Bo- gota, to meet column which was marching against him from that direction, or. as was thought in Carthagena, because the Province Of Bucnaveniura had shown itselt hostile tO his. .dssigna, by which his communication with the south was interrupted. With regard to any new plans for improving tlte financial de- pertinent nothing is made known, although it is said that the government are buslly employ ed on that important subject.
 The army UfVenezuela is spoken of as be- ing on most admirable footing. SUme slight synltums Of disc6ntent with Bolivar had ap- peared there, which were immediately put down. E & @
 Thevnnil which resched Carlhagena on the f7th brought the following particulars. BO- livar went to Neiha on the SOth November. ObandO and Lopez had met with two severe. rehufis from sgIne of the government troops sent against them. The extensive yallies of Cauea. BHepayeutdfa. and ChocO were in the enjoyment Of Ofstranquility and had furnished troops sent against them. 1 g&
 We hava abesn favored by thes editor of the '' Redaetor," 1" with the following extracts from private letters Ofthe latSst date. \ N9A ss
 "CGrikGgen1, January l0th.- GensS Santandcr is stiN at Bocachica. and doubts are entertain- ed concerning hts fate. There have been sev. eral actions between the rebels at Popayan, and Rolivar's division but nothing decisive has taken pllce. a4
 The situation of affairs is now very critical. The least word Is sufficient to banish any per- son, or even the least suspicion thot you are dissatisfied with the present system. Gen. Montilla has the power to banish any he plea- seS. tls...ss - e.t..,-.,t a
 All the families of the POssa,las have been baDished from Colombia, as well as Luis Lr- on and Dona Vicente Narvaez and family, .n account of being suspected hy the govern ment. @sEB \
 An expedition was going tO sail from Co- lonbia for the Pacific. The Liherator has ordered 5000 men out offhe province of Ve- nezl,ela, tO be ready for such orders as the government shall think necessary. Every thing here is gUing tN destruction. or rather has already gone. The whole republic isina state of revolution, for BOgeta, Popayan and other parts proclaim Santander and Liberty, and detest the name of the Tyrant Bolivar"
 Extract froms sanothe letter :--.Boli. ar has made Carlos Itnfbide Captain in his ar,ry, and appointed him for some expedition against the south. Navarro sailed December 25th from Carthagena, in the frigate Colombia, Capt. Chitty, for Guayaquik and was to touch at Santa Marta ard Puerto Cavello tO com. plete her crew." .v
 DISTRESSING coNFLAeRATIoN.-The town Of Chatlestown was visited, on Thursday eve. ming last, by a calamity, probably the most dreadful ever experienced in that place. 4 . butt eleven o'clock fire was discovered in q shed udjoininS a three story dwelling house. .on Joiner's street. owned by the heirs of thss late William Gray. S0 rapid was the pro gress of the flames. that they communicated almost Immediately with the main house and a carpenters shop near by. occupied by O. k. PrestOr, the latter Of which was soon con- sumed. A distillrry adjoining occupied by Mcssrs. Putnam & Pratt, was slightly 6ama- ged, having caught in tic rNOf, nor was it sa- ved without difficulty. The dwelling house is now heap of ruins. The horror Of the scene is peculiarly heightened by the fact that four persons pcrished in the flames. Their names are us follows:
 Mrs. Sally True, ,vife af Capt. Henry True aged 45; Stephen. their son, aged IF; their two daughters, Maryanne. and Catharine,tht first aged l9, the latter 8 years.
 rl Fu agt t7 Boston Centinel.
 Melancholy Accident-A man narted Mi. chael Dugau. has been engaged for some time past as Gardener during the summer months at the residence of Mir. DurIlan, about four miles from town, and during the winter has the care 0f the residence and some norses. X few days ago. some 0f the neighhors, on pas. sing the stable, were attracted by tho moan ing of the horses.and having broken open the door, discovered that the p0or creatures had not received food lOf n length of time, their hunger being such that they had endeav. ored to eat the refuse Of the stable. This ex- cited suspicion that all was not we'll with Du- gan. and aite. repeated attempts to get into the house, they at last forced an entrance. and melancholy tO relate, the unfortunate man was discovered on his bed, with his 6ssh as black as a person of color. ltappeared on inspect ing the apartment, that tue deceased had burnt pan of charcoal in his room on going to sleep, and that the deleteriOus fumes must have produced sulFocation. From the in- lorenaiion that was given to the coroner, it was shown that he had been dead for week; during that period the poor animals had hsen without particle of C"od.-N Y Journal cf COmW,grce,
 A letter from Augusta 10 gentleman in Sa- vannah, speaking of the late duel between Col. Henry G. Nixon, and Maj. Thomas Hopkins. near Camden,in the State of Gcor- Ksa, SAyS:, s8 1Ss