Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-03-02


 postage should increase in a ratio correspon- ding with the increase of distance. Thus, For distance not exceeding 50 miles cents. Do do do 100 do 10 Do do do 150 do 15 Do do do 200 do 20 Do do over 25O do 25
 fthen the rule respecting double and tri- pie postages were abolished, and instead of it a rule established for asse ssing all extra postages by weight, great deal of trouble and jangling, and ill will would be avoided, as well as a great deal of fraud.
 In connexion with the above, we suboin the following from the Boston Gazette of Wednesday,
 We understand that the Banks in this city have greed to receive and pay the small Spa nlsh coins, in the way of change, at the fol- lowing rates, on and after the 18th instant, viz. quarters at 24 cents each; eighths at II cents, and slxteenths at cents. The pista- reens now passes at 17 cents, and halves at 8 cents Of the headed pistareens, the few now in circulation, will probably be bought up at premium; they are worth not less than 20 cents. Quarters from the mint of the Uni ted States will of course pass at 25 cents. This reduction of the nominal value of the defaced and light Spanish coins, will have tendency to bring into circulation the Ameri- can quarters, dimes and half dimes, which are at present excluded by the substitution of foreign coins of inferior value in comparison with their current rates
 Preparations are in progress at the mint to increase the supply of small coins, so that we may expect shortly to see the currency what the government intended it to be. Recapitulaton of the rates of small coins: Quarters of the U. 5. each cents Spanish (luarterS Headed Old Plstareens------------------- Nine Pence ------------ 11 Dime of the U. S. fiaf Four pence half emy------------------------5 DeaM of BoliUar have been polite ly favored by commercial friend, (say the editors of the .WorfoK Beacon,) with files of the Kingston Jamaica Courant and Cornwall Chronicle, nearly regular series, from 3Oth Nov. to 9th Jan inclusive. The Courant of 9th Jan contains the official announcement of the DEATH OF SIMON BOLIVAR, the Liberator of South America from the yoke of Spain.
 | The melancholy event, (for such we re- gard it, IS contained in proclamation issued by Don Juan de Francisco de Martin, Prefect ot the Department, to the citizens of Mazda lena, dated Carthagena, Dec. 21, 1880. He died on the 17th of that month, at P M, Gas we suppose, though it is not stated,) at the Camp of Hacienda, league from Santa Martha, as his valedictory address to the Co., | lombians, dated 10th of that month, is issued from the Camp. The announcement is full offeeling and that sincere sorrow, which the loss of so distinguished a hero and patriot na- turally inspires
 
 | .Ne7v- York, Fed. 10.-FRoM CENTRAL A. MERIcA.-We learn from passenger in the schooner Ned, in 29 days from Rio Saado Gen. Jose Lamar, ex president of Peru, died at Cartago, Central America, on the 18th of Nov. last. He was man of fine acquire ments, and was universally esteemed. He served under Wellington, in all his cam paigns on the peninsula. | We are further appraised that tranquility -, prevailed in Central America. The greatest exertons were making by Morazan and the new administration, for the consideration of the government.
 A war was anticipated between Bolivia and Peru. A late letter from Lima, stated that there was no hope of avoiding collision be- tween the two Powers.
 The Congress- of Central America had new tariff in preparation, which would in- crease the duties on American goods espe- cially, from twenty to twenty-five per cent
 There had been most tremendous torna- doi the province Nicaragua Every thing was destroyed, and the earth was swept en- trely bare. For square of twenty-six miles. not even blade of grass was left standinr.- The amount of loss is estimated at from four to five millions of dollars. | Nord sight in Neio Orleans.-The Steamer Da- niel Boone, arrived at New-Oreans on the 10th in- stant, with fourteen inches of snow upon her decks She reports the storm to have been very heavy in