Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-20
FROM COLOMBIA.

The following information, which comes to us from
source altogether worthy of reliance, will to
SETTLE the disputes which have arisen in the New
York papers about the recent transactions in Vene-
Huela IL remains Is be seen, whether Paez will
prove faithful to the peoplc.-JNat. Gag.
Eriruet sfa Letter from Caracas dated Jan. 7, 1890
After the public meeting of the 25th November,
md the act passed and signed that day, all the
otEcr Provinces and Departments which constituted
the former Capitana General of Venezuela, have
passed theirs adherng with some trivial alterations
TO that Of Caraccos The meeting al Cumana
presided over by General Bermudez, and the resolu-
tons adopted and signed were still more powerful
than those of Caracas. The General addressed the
assembly IN most energetic manner: he said, that
his sword should never be shcathed until he behed
his country free Of tyraus, that he recognized Gen.
Paez as the Commander in Chief, destined to carry
into effect the will of the people, and that he was
proud in being called upon fight under the o~ders
of a chief, who, to the most unbemished patriotism,
md ardent love of country, untes the most I'M
daunted courage and appears to be tho favorte son
of victory. Bermudez laid before the meeting the
original letter lie had received from General Brce-
10 MendeZ, containing the proposal of establishing
q monarchy in Colombia
On the 9th of December, General Paez landed al
Ia Guayra, on his return from Valencia and Puerto
Cabco, and since he had not been in Caracas since
the act passed, the people crowded The roads and
carried him in triumph into Tho city. The following
morning he sent for the heads Of all the respectsbe
families, and having COLLECTED IN bis house the friends
as we'll as enemies Of Boliyaf. no fhero DECLARED bis
the people had proclaimed their determination to
regain their lost libertios and bad selected him as
their chief, thus manifesting their confidence in him.
nc assured them that tho will of the people was to
him law; chat as he had been interchangeable in driving
the Spaniards from Venezuela and contributing to
her liberties, the zeal and consnney shonld be
employed by him 10 free Venezuela from the tyranny
Of Bolivar, or any other domestic despot. who daro
attempt slavery. He assured them that the army
under his command entertained the same noble senti-
rncnts, and although il might appear presumptuous
on his part, he thought that with the nsssi ance of
Generals Bernudcz, Marine, Arismenli, Monagas
Gomez Masero, Iniante, Valcro, Carabana, &c, his
army was invucblc; and he concluded his address in
the following words-Liberty or death: his is my
WISH and ought to be that of all who love their
try
On the eth December, General Paez called
meeting Of the nhsbitanls, IN which he informed
them, that although intelligence had boen rocaiv
cd Of the measures which General Bolivar intended
TO adopt in regard to the movements of Venezuela,
he had thought it prudent send 5000 infantry and
1000 cavalry, under the orders of Generals Marino
and Mascro; that hs thought the army ought to be
increased to 10000 men, the whole under lis imme-
date orders. The right wing to be under tho com
p,and OF Marine, the left, Of Bermudoz, and the CEN
trounder Generals Gomez and Masero tho cavalry TO