New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-26

PROBABLY here the South American Revolutions
would have terminated. The ovarico. however
oil the CadIz Merchants prevented this and. IN.
stead OF methods of Cancellation, a poweffu ar.
"'a'h' nj was sent To Porto Rico as a convenient
o'po' whence 10 act upon Caracas, and sn Agent
named Cos'avarria empowered to cmplny any
means he thought proper 10 effect paciGcation.
ne National Cortes convened in the mean
'''iis' Elections being impossible in tho larger
part OF the klngdom-whch was in the DOS.
session OF the French-and NJ Deputies appear.
ing from South America, us had been forcseen,
INC vacancies were flied principally by selections
rom natives Of the unrepresented part of the
country, who CHANGED to be then III Spain
strangely enough, there were twcn'y-six Dele
gates allowed to the Indians, and twenty three
TO SPAN, nearer approximation to Justice than
mad been meted out to that helpless race either
before or since.
Inns Cortes Fundamentally changed the organ.
'zaton OF the whole Empire by declaring that
sovereignty resided in the whole People, the
Representatives of whom possessed of right the
power OF determining upon the Government they
preferred They abolished the Inquistion cur
tailed the privileges of the Clergy, and removed
all restrictions from the Press. The laws bear
ing upon the Indian population exclusively were
either modified or repealed, and all Frecmcn de-
ciarcd to be entitled to the Same rights. The
Franchise was extended, and the number OF
Delegates to be sent from beyond sea enlarged
The harsher measures of the Regency were re-
scinded, and all the Vice-Kings and Captains
General ordered to act with justice toward the
friends of the Cortes, and mildly, though firmly,
toward It's opponents. But all was now too late
Long before the PRONUNCIATION Of the new order
oil things IN America, every Province (Guatc-
mala and Peru only excepted, and even there
was discontenp was in flames. Costavarria also,
with his armed PacitiGators coula not but farther
excite the People Caracas and La Plata were
almost wholly i'll the power OF the Insurgents
who opened Il. once their ports to Foreign Trade
The Local Juntas opened communications with
the Naval Officers on the Stations near the
coasts OF the country, and sent Commissioners
to England 10 negotiate for the recognition OF
their Independence. Among those sent was
drawn from the new order of things was, that
whatever had been done in Spain, during the im-
prisonment Of the King, might with equal pro-
pretty have been done in America. BY virtue OF
this theory the Local Juntas proceeded at once
TO summon Legislative Conventions, S5c One
thing, however, that showed the course of their
thoughts was, that to these bodies the name Of
Congress, not Of Cortes, was uniformly applied
With Bolivar and his brother Delegates the
English people deeply syinpatlized. The Minis
try however, did not encourage them to separate
from Spain, and promised the American Con
crosses, in the approaching crisis, nothing but
their mediation In consequence of the influence
of the Merchants of Cadiz however, even this
was refused by tho Authorities in Spain, and
offered the Cortes even the alternative of being
expelled from their city, Of acquescing in their
demands Should they move decidedly against
The Rebels, the Merchants offered to advance the
necessary funds. This was too great tempta-
ton for u People never remarkable for strength
of principle, and 10 alternative but war was LETT
the Patriots The British Ministry decided, s"
long as the Patriots did not call in the aid OF
the French, to remain neutral and Bolivar and
his companions returned TO inform their country
men Of the state of affairs.
The Vice. Kingdom, of which Caracas had
been the Seat of Government, declared its indie
pendencc under the name of The Confedeydted
States of Venezuela; and, on The 23d of De-
ccmber Of that year, (l5ll,) Constitution, on
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adopted. Miranda, who had arrived recently
from Europe, was appointed Commander IN
Chief, with Bolivar as Commander of Porto
Cabello.
The Spanish Troops were shut up in Coro a
port on the same coast, and one or two other
places; and all was apparently prosperous. On
The 26!h of March, 1912, terrible reverse took
place. We refer TO The Earthquake, of which
the Spanish Commanders took every advantage,
and. under command of the traitor Monte Verde
obtained possession of Porto Cabello Miranda,
seeing that all was lost, captulated at VlttoHa
ON the Goth of July.
Bolivar, and the most distinguished citizens q
The country, demonstrated against this measure
satisfied that Monte Verde would not abide by
his stipulations; and they were not deceived
Every outrage was perpetrated on the inhab'
tants who had participated in the Rebellion
Blu, his seventies rccoilsd upon himself. Par
tisans arose the country, OF cvcry grade and
sex, whose maxim was War TO the knife and
made the Spanish Authorities tremblc within
their very castles. Among the various Leaders
that rose throughout the country was besu'hul
and unfortunate woman known as La SGlrar'etta
whose adventures and mishaps, if faithfully chroni
clcd, would form one of the most touching stones
ever written. Miranda, dismaycd at what he had
produced BY his conduct, attempted to escape from
Laruira bu, was arrested by Bolivar and delivered
I'D to Monte Verde, who sent him in irons to SPAIN
where he was imprisoned until his death N 1911