Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-03-30


and good citizens received the news q
the proceedings in Venezuela. But not
withstanding the excitement which il ha.
accustomed, the general sentiment is I,
avoid every hostile act, and an attemp
Will be made to bring back, by the most
gentle and friendly means, that interest,",
ing portion Of the Republi,k. Congress
which has renewed its oath to maintain
'nvlolate the fundamental law. is now en-
gagged in discussing the expediency o
sending commission from its own bosom
Tor this object, and the happiest result.
are anticipated. =
Nothing is wanting to complete the
prosperity and happiness of the Repub
lick but union, peace, and harmony, which
unfortunately have prevailed but little fol
the last four years.
t,nr relations with the Cabinets Of Great
Britain and the United States remain as
usual. Relations have alsp been estab.
llshed with the government of France,
through the agency of M. Bresson, the
Kings Commissioner, who has Just left
this capital, and M. Mariigny, the Consul
General. About the middle of present
month we expect the arrival of Sr. soma
DIaz envoy Extraordinary from the Empe-
ronr of Brazil. and Mr.. VIM. Turnet,
! Minister Plenipotenliary from the King d
Great Britain. BosoTA Fen. i3.
Since writing the above, the government
has received official notice of Actas having
been celebrated in Merida and Maracayba
IN which the persons interested profess the
opinions previously declared in Caracas
and other towns of Old Venezuela.
The government thinks that this cir
cnmstance has not increased the diffcnIt-
les which surround us; that the separa-
ton Of the Departments of the East not
the wish Of IFS inhabitants !; and tina as in
1916, they have again been the vict ms Of
individual resentments and purposes The
pretext OF Monarchy, which has been
alleged. deceives nobody for how is it
possible that the very men could ionest-
~ oppose such government, who fermer-
iy advocated it, and sent commissioners
to Peru TO persuade the Liberator to come
into the project, in compliance with the
earnest entreaties Of those who pretended
to be his best friends and partisans
( On the contrary, it will perhaps open
the eyes Of those whose discernment is
not the most acute and as it is by no
means probable that the generality Of the
people ofVenezuela approve of the ideas
which have been manifested, since the
infallible consequence would be the per-
manence of General Paez in the supreme
command of those Departments, (which
they cannot desire, the question has come
up for solution, whether the union Of the
Repnblick ought to remain inviolate,
whether or not Congress is TO decide in re.
gard to the separation, and whether it is
proper to take measures to coun,eract the
pretensions expressed in the Actas of Ca.
racas, &c. This is to form the subject oil
the deliberations of a committee which
has been appointed by Congress TO con.
lsider the state Of the Repubsics, and re.
port on the best means for re-estabIishing
Tranquility and order.
! In the mean time the Bases ofthe new
Constitution have been sanctioned. The
Commissioners appointed 10 proceed to
Venezuela, consisting Of Gen. Sucre, the
Bishop Of Santa Martha and 81. Garcia
del Rio, isto depart in two or three days
and there is reason TO believe that the ex.
pediiion will not be in vain. II will al
least annihilate the pretext which was
alleged Cor the instruction, aud if after.
wards the Venezuelians should refuse
obedience to the government, the latter
will have more moral strength and more
Justice in proceeding TO Whatever may
then be deemed expedient.
! From late London Papers.
! The BURNING oE THE HUMAN BoDl
| BY HABITUAL DRUNKENNESS. Many Gu
rious articles of this are given in the his
tory of intoxicating liquors contained il
the third volume of DR.. Lardner's Cabinet
| Cycloredia. In these cases the body be
came so saturated with spirits, that i
took fire either spontaneously or by ih'
proximity of fame, which otherwise coult
have produced no injury. We extIac
the following.
| Mary Clues, aged fifty, was much ad
dicted to intoxicaiion. Her propensity II
this was such. that for about year scarce
lily DAY passed in which she did not drinl
at least half pint Of rum, or annisset
water. Her health gradually declined
she was attacked with jaundice, aud wa
confined to her bed. She still continued
her old habit Of drinking. One morning.
she fell on The floor; and her weakness
having prevented her getting up, she re-
NAMED so till some one entered and pu
| her TO bed. The following night sht
wished TO be left alone. A woman. OF
putting her, had put coal on the fire, ant
placed light on chair at the head o
the bed. At FIVE in the morning smok,
was seen issuing through the window
! md the door being broken open. SOM