The Sun. — 1819-06-19 (London, England)

NEW GRENADAN ACT OF. INDEPENDENCE.  In the island of St. Andrew's, of the province of Cart kagena and territory of New Grenada, on the 4th of April, 1819, in the 9th year of Independence, and the Ist of its restoration, his Excellency the Citizen Governor of the province of Car.' thagena, and sole Delegate of the General GovernMent of New Grenada, Dr. Juan Elias Lopez, being in his own residence, his Excellency the General-in-Chief of the Auxiliary Army, Citizen Gregor Mac Gregor presented himself with a numerous suite of Officers, and various other individuals of all classe4. After the requisite ceremonies, his Excellency the Governor, addressing the assembly, delivered the following discourse:— " Flustrions Compatriots ! You well know the mournful history of the evacuation 'of Carthagena. On that great occasion, I had the honour to depart with political authority. Having retired to the Island of Jamaica, and always planning with our tellow-countrymen the means of recovering independence, we entered into a corresp todence with- the Envoy of New Grenada, at the British Court. Citizen Jose Maria del Rest directed to that end. At that time, the meritorious General, MacGregor, that darling son of Southern America, offered his, services to that Envoy. They were accepted ; put in execution ; and in a short while was prepared the military expedition which you now behold, the remainder of which will yet come to uniteavith us for the annihilation of the Spanish Government. , As Governor of one of the principal provinces of New Grenada, and as the sole delegate of the General Government, I was invited to re-assume political authority. I could not 'deny myself to so just a demand, and having joined this expedition, we directed our course to this celebrated island, for the purpose of concerting our plan of operations. Already we have the satisfaction to tread our native soil ; already we are in the territory of New Grenada ; and already may the Government he formally re-established, and our independent flag may return to wave on her sea and on the fortresses. Your fellow-countrymen, illustrious citizens, will form that Government with the most tree and spontaneous voice. You may accept it, for 1 may not exact this, and may now proceed to the august ceremony of recognizing it, that that simple act may be the signal of' its re-establishment, and that this day may form an epoch in the fasti of our history." This short and energetic harangue being concluded, his Excellency General MacGregor took the appropriate oath in the prescribed form, at which moment the army and the squadron fired salvoes of musketry and artillery. Soon after*yards were presented by his Excellency bbdies o; officers to perform the sable act of-recognition of the Government on the part of his. Ai-my and Marine ; and on hoisting the Independent flag, vivas and acclamations in favour of liberty resounded on every side, and each of those who assisted individually felicitated his Excellency the Governor. The act being confirmed, his Excellency the Citizen Governor declared the -island of St.' Andrew's free and independent of all Spanish domination, and subject solely to the Republican Government of Carthagena, and to the General of the. United Provinces of New Grenada.  " JUAN ELIAS LOPEZ, Delegated Governor. " GREGOR MAC GREGOK, General in Chief. " JOALWINI VARC;AS and BEItGA, Sec. of State."  Thursday night, a serious afTray took place in East Smithfield, between a party of foreign sailors and some of our men of wars' men, when, fitter a Iramencton3 conflict, the foreigners got tl,e worst of it ; some were obliged to be taken to the holpital ; it is reported that one is since dead. The spirit of Silt) ilinnry duelling is fast gaining ~menzl in the United States. Pistols are not ii,o..glit silificiettlly murderous, and therefore i1014,0s nue nosy commonly resorted to. Many have already thus perished ; and the i t Poptr3 mention the death of a Lieutenant 1. -1.-roN, of the 4th Utiitcd States Infantry, who :I it, a chid with hitilcets at eight paces distance