Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-09
Hon. The New York Evening Post.
1T,CAI SITUATION OF THE RE
p1RJ,JC OF COLOMBIA.

fer at Colombia a pamphlet. in the spanish ian-
guage just published at Bosota emitted C an EN-
ooos;,;on made 10 the Executive bv the Iouhci,
ppf Ministers. concerning the Measures required
hy tho n,esent situation of Colombia. and the ue-
crees issued in consequence. We make the loi'
lowing brief abstract of its contents.
The Expos,tion begins by stating that ny the
events of August last, the principal officers I'll
tho raruhl;c refusing to exercise their authority
the capital of Colombia was thrown into sta'e
of complete anarchy, in consequence OF w"ch
meeting was held of the respectable mhani'an's'
at which Bolivar was called upon to place hih'-
self at the head of The nation, and IN the mean
time. until he should arrive. the supreme auihori-
~ was committed to Urdaneta. This declara-
ton of the capital was adopted throughout 'he
department of Cundinamarca, whence II e\tehd-
ed to Boyaca, MagdaIena. Anioqu'a. ana >au'
ca; and the authority of Urdanela vas reco5h'H-
ed in them all, with the exception OF me pro-
vince of Casanare, which never 0beytd me CON
stitutiOnal government-that OF hioDa' "''','
rebelled, but has now returned To MS "n'y-hV
Gil cult of Popavan, and some ot the cations "i
Buenaventura, which have joined themselves 10
the departments cf the Southland the province
Of Paste. which has done the same thing condI-
tionaly. The Isthmu, has adopted separate
government
Il was hoped that this calamitous state Of things
would have Welded to the able and skllful man
agement of the Liberator. He however. refused
the supreme command. with view ut quoting
the jealousy of those who suspected him of am
bilious views. The entreatles which assaed
him on all sides might, perhaps, says the docu-
ment before us. have prevailed over the repuS-
nance of the Libcrator; but, in 'he mean time.
his hour of departure was come-he died, and
left the republic sin orphanage."
In this state of things ii is left for the acting
Executive of Colombia to devise some cure or ie-
n,ive for the public evils. i'll the execution or ex-
istins laws, or IN the Constitution adopted In
1880. This constitution, by the declarations
placing Urdaneta at the head of the republic was
prescribed as the rule Of his public cond net. so
far A. was consistent with the objects OF the declara-
tons themselves The Council OF ministers are
of opinion that the provisions of this constitution,
with the decree of Nav 5th, 1850, ought now TO
be carried strictly into effect. BY the decree OF
Nav it was directed, that in case the provinces
of Venezuela should refuse to accept the consti-
tuition, under any qualification or modification,
no force should be used to compel their consent.
but meeting should be held of the deputies of
the remaining portion of Colombia. who should
consider what course is proper and necessary for
the Executive in the present situation OF the re-
public, revise the constitution. and make IN II
such changes as circumstances render lndis-
pensable.
The refusal of the provinces of Venezuela to &C
cect the constitution. and the separation OF the
departments of Ecuador, Guayaqull aud AsuaI
from the republic, all of which, however, declare
themselves DESTROYS Of maintaining the integrity OF
Colombia under system Of confederation, pre-
sent a case which, in the opinion of the Minis
tiers, calls tor the execution OF the decree ct the
5th of May. They propose, therefore, that
convention IF all the provinces or towns which re-
cognze the authority Of the national government
shall be called; that they shall fulfil the objects
of the decree, (whi!e at the same time they are
to do nothing that NAV prevent the reunion of
all portions of the repubIic.) aud to provide for
the election of the executive officers. and the ap
pOiBtment Of the magistracy. The Ministers
likewise propose, that commissioners shall 6e sent
to Venezuela aud the Southern Departments, to as
sure them of friendly intentions on the part OF
Colombia. and to induce them to cease from all
hostile operations. while orders are despatched
to the troops on the frontier to maintain strictly
defensive attitude. This document is dated Bogo-
ia, JAM l2th and signed by the four Ministers ot
the interior. of the Treasury, Of War, and OF
Foreign Relations.
Annexed to the Exposition are several DEGREES
of Urdaneta, declaring the constitution OF 1880
to be VI force, and providing for the election OF
the deputies to the convention.
asse3eT7s
Copy of letter from Capt Wise of the ship
Eliza, to an Insurance Office in Boston.
Dear Sir--I take this opportunity to inform
YOU of the serious disaster which befel this ship
on the sSth November, in lat. as n. long IA 80
w. in most dreadful gale, while lying too (the
helm nearly amid ships and two men tending
the wheel a most tremendous sea broke on
her quarter and under the counter at S o'clock
in the morning, which carried away all three of
the lower pindles of the rudder. broke and tore
of the rudder brace from the stem under the
counter, and snapt the tler into two pieces near
the middle. and before we could break the iron
bands aud braces that secured the tiler to the
rudder head to let the rudder go, it beat in all
the rudder case, tore off many of the stern plauks.
arch board. several planks off the counter and
the whole stern, and large part Of the counter
exposed to every sea, and in the most imminent
danger of being foundercd, the cabin all open,
and free communica alton for the water through