Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-11-17

sist them. The patriot army retired to a
large fortified and entrenched building,
that had formerly served as hospital, and
awaited the attack of the enemy. On
Their approach, Bolivar clandestineIy de-
serted bis post, with good guide and well
mounted, directing his course TO the
Mains OF Cumana. The garrison, after
I'VE defence, was obliged to surrender.
~ Whilst Bolivar was hidden in the plains
OF Cnmana, it was thought suitable time
to convene Congress. An assembly was
consequently held. attended by the most
respectable inhabitants of Venezuela.
J ne executive was entrusted to Simon Boil
war, Francisco del Toro, and Franc. .Xa-
yiefS1saiz. On learning these proceed
lngs Bolivar was exceedingly angry, an
nulled them, and prosecuted the members
that were appointed under them He
thought proper, some time after this, 10
convene Supreme Council of the Ma.
taon," and was himself exclusively charg-
ed with the executive, under the name oil
President Supreme Chief.
The campaign Of 1918 is said TO be
nearly'a repetition of that of Bolivar's die
tatorship in lSl3-l4, when all circum-
stances concurred most favourably to pro-
duce happy result, and every thing was
lost by misconduct and cowardice. In
November, 1920, to the great surprise Of
the Colombians, Bolivar consented to an
armistce with the Spanish troops, though
they were greatly inferiour in force and
resources to his own. The treaty con-
sisted of fourteen articles, in none Of
which was any mention made of recog-
nizing the independence of Colombia
The suspension of the war was for six
months, and the treaty was ratified on the
26th of November.
On the 10th of March Gen. Bolivar no.
titled the Spanish commander La Tone
that hostilities should recommence in con-
formity to the 18th article ofthe treaty, at
the expiration of thirty days. The wal
was accordingly renewed. On the Goth
of June famous battle was fought al
Carabobo, in which the Spaniards lost 500
men, and Bolivar gained decisive victo.
ry. Carthagena surrendered to the patri.
OTIS in September, 1921, and Porto Cabel-
10 on the 10th July, 1924. This closed
the evacuation of the main by the Span
iards.
/ The history of Bolivar's campaigns in
Peru is not touched upon by Gen. Holstein
He concludes his work with recapitula'
ton of facts, and an account Of Gen. Boz.
war as he is, and not as he is generally
believed to be-" We shall close this arti
Gle with few extracts from the conclud
ing chapter.
"The dominant traits in the character
of General Bolivar are ambition, vanity
thirst for absolute, undivided power, and
profound assimilation. He is more cum.
ming, and understands mankind better
than the mass of his countrymen /; he
adroitly turns every circumstance to his
own advantage, and spares nothing to
gain those he thinks will be of present use
to him. He is officious in rendering them
little services; he fatters them, makes
them brilliant promises, finds whatever
they suggest very useful and important,
and is ready to follow their advice. In
stantly he resumes his true character, and
becomes vain, naughty, cross, and violent
forgets all services and obligations, speaks
with contempt of those he had just court
ed, and if they are powerless abandons OF
sacrifices them, but always manifests dis
position to spare those whom he knows
are able to resist him.
! ellis favourte rule is to do every thing
by himself; and he has acted upon it,
overturning or transforming every thing.
At the head Of the twelve departments,
Ton reforming the constitution of Colon
bia) he placed, under the name of in.
tendants, military chie!iains, The greatest
part of whom we're totally nnacquainted
with any kind Of administration whatever
He made Soubette intendant of Caracas
Marine of Maturin, and SO on. He has
DESTROYED the little commerce of the coun-
try by heavy imports, by his famous de-
cree on patents, by his not admitting Of
the Colombian uales in the publick treas
ury, by imposing arbitrary taxes upon
merchants, by incarcerating foreigners,
which he did at Laguira and Caracas IN
the beginning Of 1916, and refusing to
hear their just representations. Agricul-
ture and national industry have been des-
uoyed by his campaigns in Peru, and by
the numerous levies, recently made, ny
way of preparation against new attack
of the Spanish, expected from Cuba,
against Colombia.
"The worst of Bolivar's acts is the last,
where he has impudenily thrown off his
Aimsy mask, aud declared that bayonets
are the best, the only rulers of nations.'
This pernicious example. it is to be fear
ed, will be followed by other chieftains,
in the new Spanish Republicks."