Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-04-21

.,rnno. had moved fIom Chaguuramas to sombre-
TO- occupying Ledesma with its vanguard, Inc
council had given Gen. Paez extraordinary
mowers until the meeting Of Congress-, Tor inc
salvation of the country. A..
In thnneigborhood Of Bosota, as late tle
I4th February, every thing was qulet, ana lhe
farewell Address of Bolivar to his countrymen'
had inspired all classes with desire to preserve
the union and integrity ofthe Republic. The
Department of Masdalena on the contrary, (ot
which Carthagena IS the Capital, was the scene
of an instruction against the existing authorl'
ties Extract of letter dated
"CARrHAeENA, March 8, 1881.
1.-The Falcon brig of war from Lagulra, Puerto
Cabello, and Santa Martha, has just arrived, and
brings us good news from the windward, that all
Venezuela had declared for the Union and Con-
stitut,on. that Paez had fed to the Plains, and
that Martin Tubar had been elected IN MS stead"
Extract of letter from Santa Mart |" re-
spectable mercantile house in this ct dated
the 9Th inst.
| am sorry to say t.iat all our commune ions
with Baranquilla and Bogota are still or o.. on
account of the revolution, which has beer gC'ng
on for nearly the last month, and which, a.thoHah
we had hopes Montilla mad put stop to it, Dy
dispensing the party who went against Carthage
ma, we have every reason to apprehend is going
on as actively as ever ESQ, we shall have no
means of communication with any part of the
country by land, as all our posts have been stop
ped by the revoutionists since the commence.
ment OF 1t.
fear things will be much worse before any
thing like temporary tranquility will be restored.
We are besct with hat are called "LiteraIs, :"
who, independent of the complaint of the oppres-
sion of this province and port, from that of Car
thagena (Which is JUST seek to establish the Go
vernment of the Santanders, Mosqueras, and
Caycedes; and, till something is settled, total
stop is put to business.
From the Kingston Chronicle.
ehave been politely favOured with transla-
ton of the proclamation, of Generals Martin and
Montila, which, combined with the letter Of
Vice admiral Colpoys to his Honor the Mayor,
will convince our readers of the unsettled state
Of Colombia. We fear it will be long ere Peace
shed its benignant influence over that i'll fated
country. The Meeting of Congress and the Flee
tons are looked forward to by all parties with
the most axi0us solictude, for, we safely say, on
this depends their fatc-Peace and Its concomi-
tant blessings, or civil war; with all its horrors.
CARACAS, 25th Of March, l85l.-''I send you
the Fanal which has just appeared, and contains
particulars of the late events. Trade, there. is
none, for want of money!
The paper above referred to, contains an &C.
count of the meeting of the first Congress of
Venezuela on the 10th, at Valentia. Miguel Pena
was appointed President of the Senate. Jose de
los Reyes Pinal, vice president, and V. Michele
ma, Secretary. Alcjo Forligue was chosen pres
ident of the House Of Representative, Anjel
Quintero vice president, and Il. Acevedu, secre-
tary.-Fifteen senators were present and twenty
three representatives.
A circular was addressed to the Governors of
the provinces, on the 14th of March, requiring
them to use all possible vigilance and precau.
ton, to discover attempts at disturbances as well
sa attacks from Spain, which, it is stated, there
IS reason to apprehend.
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