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~—. S4 OFSTCi&fc. —r- thk scci.r r*i!V or Win .ton t.ocp. Department vf Sir—A Imig’und dr , l-_-0. - , v . T ^J|k pre lented me from replying in your letter of, the tiih ult. SincO' my. mjjpiil,. recovery, l havo submitted it to the l. instructed to soy., t tier a most s4Poini mi: tlie lost treaty v iSm in any mauner, There is not a tittlfi Sf, by wfrojjZt am ' appear to labor uu- r in'supposing that .. .Wrecks lias afiected brtuafy of GShrgtn!— ’ho treaty"thkit 'has the f. _i •_'» ' A r.._ most distant allusion to that object, iibr for one nuinciit would a discussibn'havebeeii admitted tin'.eon, as it lies entirely but of the confoqien* tv of iho general goybrtlnienf. l ‘lh itnxiously wishing in eutyracc all their lands within the limits of Georein every’ effort was inado to in duce them to agree to a iumsoto tint oftccfpn so many words'. They peremptorily refused on the ground of their ignorance of Hid direc tion of that line. Had the dividing lino Ire- tween Georgia and Alabama been established, I ih-nk it highly probable that wo should have succeeded in obiuming their relinquishment— the more* ojudeciully as 1 perceive, that even by the line run'Ly the covernmbiff commission ers—4<J which-it is under.stood unofficially the Alabama commissioners disputed— there is less than two bundled thousand acres of Indian lamb. Itis mailer of regret that any difficulty sliouid have occurred Ins ween Georgia and A- luinma in fixing their dividing iine, hs the pre sident had designed, the moment the hue had boon established, to open. A fresh negotiation with tho Creeks;: foi-the purpose of procuring any fragment of land,-su'd) line might have left of their’s within the limits of Georgia.-Without entering at nil Into the niorit of the controversy lie'ween Georgia pad Alabama, your excellen cy must at puce’pei ceivc that thft original diffi culty to an entire cession continues to impede • ur course: and the firs* instant that it shall bo lemoved will be the ono which the executive will embrace to carry into efl'oct, by fresh ne gotiation, if practicable the entire cession. I hive tho honor tabe, sir, yotir obedient servant,. , JAMES BARBOUR. HU excellency G. il. Trovrp, Governor of Georgia. oovcnvoR-TRo^p to vtin secretary or wan. Executive Dc.nntlmmi, Georgia, Millcdgcrillc, Hih December, 1820. '• Sin—Your letter of tho 27th ultimo, was re ceived on the 9th instant. It gave mo plea sure to hear of yOur recovery from your late illness. Whilst I cannot admit the justice of tho rn- proof, that I: had'cohimitied a most serious mistake in believing the western lino of the new treaty to have been'considered as the permanent boundary of Georgia, I have no hesitation in expressing my satisfaction that the president of the United States has thought proper to declaro, that it was tho .intention of the parties to that instrument to cede to Geor gia all tho lands idaimed bv her, within the Creek limits^ My practice has been, when'I committed-involuntary "error, to make confes sion andtask pardcm-jr-¥«m reprove me for a mistake which is nor-nline, but yonr’s; and, instead of ibd double, atonement which a fair I course of moral‘-reciprocity.- would exact', ask nothing but a.mbgniuiimous acknowledg ment of (Hofwrong ddtie ane, and will bo con sent with the-denial of. even that, if (hero shall be»no occasion^ in future* to ask st eithor for myself, or for the St^o’l represent. If the con- •. struction was a mistaken' or erroneous one, it ../is made so r only by your recent declaration.of whatyour'iiilcntioiis-actually were, Thg Jan ■".""Oof tho new treaty fully.justified my con- P :tion, and-I was not permitted to scfck your itions through any other medium than tlie " language—that language describes the western lino ns a porihanent one, because it expressly -. guumntcoinil:tlte.lnnds InyiUg.ivcst of, it,. to ' the Indians forever. Tho permanent boundary-lino of (Georgia, ■ as ostoMi'shod-by-ltcr constitution, having been run rind marked byjict' commissioners, and the legislature having, within a few days, sanction; ed and confinnod it, by an almost unanimous voice, it is nouFconsidcrcdpand must be consi dered by all parties, as the true and sottlcd boundary, unalterable, but by tho joint consent Alabama. This act of tho le gisl.ituro of Georgia hhs beon announeed to tho government of Alabama, and her concur rence with it i£ not-to bo doubted;, becduso it is in.strict cadsoflancoWith tho mosti^kational and disinterested construction which Georgia can give to tho articles 1>f agreement and cos- sion, and is as favorable to Alabama as nny o thcr construction sho could,claim,. unless in deed she would assume, Uvhnt we arc persuad- . cd she would not, the exclusive right to dictate a boundary, regardless, of. tho letter and spirit of tho articles. - j. With great respect and consideration, TRQU1*. Honorable J. Barbour. GOVERNOR TROOP TO GOVERNOR MURPHY. Executive Dam, micdgcvillc.m December, J«6. I Sir—I lose no time in communicuting to $10,419,1] construction of your. o>yn commissioners, and whicli givbs m whafw-artnpst deafly designed ££ ^ > e< ilT ' d for lh( , object.' tor which they were by thearticlcs to giveus, astratcht line through- ; s .-v,: r aliy t mui!,-, amounting to $:s,9o4,45l 40.. This appropi satisfied,! mada previous to the year 1827, and which out and not ft devious one, straight upon the land and tortuoils oa the rker. ic-rczi-.ti:' of the unsatisfied appropriations differs 152, 415, from tin; amount presented in the report I cannot . U ..I-, f i,„ (>t this department, on the state of the finances, trans- . but Hatter mvsc I, boh liom the miu ,da&be l«th December,4886, which is account- liberal "views Uniformly disclosed by you/ ex cellency. and tbo’c'iiot loss liberal which mu; ' . -i i • i. ? r ll.l ** 1 i d for'by the expenditure for'the fourth quarter of is* I bbmp less by the same sum. so nearly allfbd by tlfo ties of interest and of blood, may not be separated oven for a mo- f Irom U,o comnuuee on naval at- ment on'a"question id' which nei*er Interest fe«?W°r«ed. M lor he gradual mc~ of * providing that tho late law making r olv^—Ofthe-principle what cun be said, but ipproprml.ous lor tins object, should at your commissioners are not more rium . \ 4 T .. , , , an bur’s; and of the interou what more, than ! ts *** read twice and comn.it- at itis not worth the argum.pt'air.-ad v wast- cd * )»• Vance, from tho committee on milt. I on It? Triking the lino from Miller’i Bend,- ^ reported a bill to provide for tlm principli that y.our commissioners arc not more tliau that .iie land which you acquire below, is worth more thau' you lose almvie—Taking die line proposed by your commissioners, Wo lose the land above and below, and we yield our con struction to yonr’s, whilst we honestly believe oill’s, is right, just and equitable, aud best.for you and us. Suffer me to entreat’ your excel lency not to permit, so far ur, depends upon, you, il controversy to be opened which is tlie more likely to prove iuiermmuble, not merely because it is a controversy of boundary, but be cause, according tu my best judgment, Geor gia will never im satisfied witli any construc tion of the articles, different from that now a* dopted; and ought not to be, because you can present to hor none more rational or niore dis interested. Witli great consideration anil respect, , G. M. TllOUP. His cxe'elliney Governor Murphy. i be continued in force for six years from tho CCmtRBSS. IS SENATE. . Thursday, January 4y Nothing of general interest was decisively acted, upon in the senate this day. Friday, January 5. The bills to provide fpr taking evidence in the courts of tho United, States, in certain ca ses, and to authorize the president to offer at public snip tlie reserved salt springs in Missou ri, wore passed and senjt to the other house.— The bill 16 provide for the construction of a road from. Colerain on the St. Mary’s river, in Georgia, to Smyrna, beyond St. Augustiuc in Florida, was considered and ordered to be en grossed. A resolution was submitted by Mr. iieed, directing the committee on the post of fice, Sit, to inquire into the expediency of in creasing die .salary of tho post niastcrgcncrul. Tho senate then took up tho consideration of executive business, and uftenvards adjourned. Saturday, January 6. The senate did not convene this day. Monday, January 8. The bill to mako further appropriation for the construction of roads in Florida, was read the third .time, passed and sent to die other hotise. The resolution, submitted . by Mr. Heed, instructing the committee on the post office, &c. to inquire into the expediency of in creasing the salary of the post master general, was taken up and agreed to; and, after consi dering some other important business, tho sen ate went into the consideration of executive business for a short time, and then adjourned. Tuesday, January 9. The bill .to, regulato proceedings in the U- n'ned ; States’ courts, J and to authorize the re moval of causes in certain cases, was, passed and sent to the othor house. The bill to pro vide for tliq location of two townships of land, reserved lor tho endowment of a seminary of learning jn Florida, pnd to complete the loca tion of tlie grant to tho Kentucky asylum for tho deaf and dumb, was-taken up, and, after much discussion, ordered to be engrossed for the third reading. . Wednesday, January 10. Tho bill, last noticed to provide for the loca tion of two townships, &c. was read the third time, passed and sent to the other house; and, after some .discussion upon the bill to authorize the president to expose for sale the reserved lead n.iqes in Missouri—which was finally laid on the^table—tlje senate went into the conside ration of executive business for a short time, and th6n adjourned. H,0 USE QF REPRESENTATIVES., •Thursday, January A. On motion of Mr. White of Florida, the Committee on Indian affaire was instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing for the removal of the Florida Indians. The bill for the relief of tho Mot iving officers of the re volutionary war was taken up by the house in a committee of the whole, when Mr. Burges rose and delivered 6 handsotno speech in its favor, and closed'by offering an atnendmont, which introduced an entire now bill. Before the ques tion was put upon it, q ,motion was made that the committee rise, repo t progress, have lcavo to sit again, which prevailed,'and tlie commii- teo rose accordingly. The speaker laid before the - house the following communication from cIR**i luae nu uni” in lujiiiiiuiucuuiig- *v/**«»»*»^ your- excellency the information, that the le- secretary of tho treasury, which was read, gislature of Goorgia has this day given its sane- and referred to the committee on ways aud tion to tho act of oar commissioners which 9 marked tho line from tho western poiaf of Mil ler’s Bend to Nickujack, as the true dividing line between Georgia and Alabama. .-} The u- nanimity which in both branches of the legisla ture, with tho exception only of ton voiics in ono of them, has characterize this measure— whilst it may not be received by tlfc legislature « of Alabama as conclusive' evidence in support of the validity of the established line, will bo considered as affording no equivocal testimony in favor qf that construction of the articles of agieemcut which had been adopted by the com missioners themselves—a construction which, although it docs not adopt the first bend above Uchpe, does adopt tho first bend above li chee and nearest to the Cussetas and Coweta towns, from which a diroct lino to Nickajack would not 6trike the river, which although not the same construction as that adopted by your excellency, brings the line nearer to the point indicated by it, than to that indicated by the’ Ini 201? 2,081,255 30 means. ... V; A Treasury Department, January A, 1827. Sir—I hnva thi honor to transmit, for the informa' tion of the house of representatives, an estimate of the appropriations proposed, tor the services of the ycor Xes27, amounting to 310,833,926 13, viz: Civil l.ist, 1,203,394 51 Miscellaneous, Foreign Intercourse, Expenses of the Army,including the -Military Academy, Fortifications, Armories, Arsenals, and Ordnaiicc, &c. 1,171,400 . lie volutionary and Military Pensions, 1,571,240 Indian Department, 181,224 Arrearages Shi,000 Intemaflmprovcmenls, . ' 202,000 Naval Establishment, including the Marine Corps, 3,230,2tW 2:5 To the estimate are annexed two statements, prepar edinohqdiencetothe“actinudiiitiontothesi'vera)acts fur the establishment and regulation of the Treasury, War, and Navy Depart meats,".shewing first, the ap propriations for the service of tlie year 1627, which lave been made by former acts, viz: for.turning and quippingthe militia, public debt,', civilization of the ;cs with Indian tfifces, amounting to gradual increase of the corps of topographical engineers, which was twice read and commit ted. The house, in a committee of the whole, took tip tho bill for the relief of the surviving (ifficeU pf the revolutionary war, when, after much discussion, the question was taken on the (uneiufnent of Mr. Burgos, and dccidedcd in the aiirmativc. The committee then rose and relortcil the bill; and tlie house adjourned. Saturday, January G. On motion of Mr. Btent, the committee on ways and men ns was instructed to inquire into the expediency of increasing the salary of the post master geueral. The bill to authorize tlie sale of the Moravian lands in Ohio was passed and.scut:to thoicnate. Monday, January' 8. The committee on claims was discharged from the censideiation of the case of Barney, administrator of Evaus of .Georgia, and leave was givcu to withtlraw thc papers. Tho reso lution of Mr. 'Fucker, that the secrotary of war bo directed to report, the namo and rank of each officer of the continental army who served to t iu end of the ^evolutionary War, and who was, ly the resolution of congress, entitled to half pay during lilb^ and, also, as nearly as practicable, the names of the surviving officers and tlmir i isideuccs—was read and decided in tl|p ufiirma ivo—ayes 75, .nocs 73. Tuesday, January 9. Nothing of general interest was definitively acted upon in the house this day-. Wednesday, January 10. On mot >n of Mr. Houston, it.was resolved that the m itrry committee bo instructed to in quire into mo expediency of withdrawing the United Stiles’- troops from tho “School of Practice” it Fortress Monroe. Nothing of general interest was decided upon this day, ind, after nticli discussion upon land claims in Ohio tlie lKUst' atljqunioii. GN. Private Letters front New York, state that the expectation of War between England and Spain, was subsiding at Liverpool, on the Cth ult.—but the British Government having once '■let slip the. dogs of wur," it inay be a difficult matter now to set limits to their havoc. England is supposed to have her eye upon the Island of Cuba, nnd-may demand it ofSpain, should the war not be prosecuted, as a remu neration for the expenses incurred by her, in tho defence of Portugal. Gen. Quikooa, with other Spanish and Ital ian.exiles in England, wore about to proceed to Portugal, under the sanction of the -British Govornmont, to aid in tho warfare against Fer- niNAND. v ■'■!• ‘ The news had the immediate effect to ad vance'tho price of Bread Stuffs in our market— most of the Rico on hand was bought up, and is now held at higher rates—and Flour has ad vanced fifty corns iu the barrel. v Charleston Courier. Tho Austrian Observer says, that Captain Hastings of the steam boat Perseverance, hav ing i-efused to receive tho orders of the Greek’ governtneut, qarrowly escaped , being killed at Hydra. Ho would acknowledge no superior but Lord Cochrane. Most of the English, comprising the crow of the steam boat, had left tho service in consequence of quarrels with the Greeks. The latest accounts from Portugal represent that the robpls in the north had Hot advanced farther than Braganzn, while the Portuguese troops were concentrating, to cover Oportoi—< In the south, the rebels aro said to havo re treated. There was a very severe contest at Braganza which terminated in favor of the reb els. The loss on both sides was estimated at 800 men. General Quiroga with the other constitution al Exiles in London, havo declared tlioir deter mination-of proceeding to Portugal, and fight ing under the banner of tho Constitution.—Sov- Sevoral hundreds of tho Spanish aud Italian re fugees will accompany them. It will .bo seen that the prcciso information of tho state of af fairs in Portugal reached London' Friday night, the 8tb of December. On Saturday tho de cision of the British Government was sought and taken. On Sunday it recoivcd tho sanc tion of the King, and on the next day if was an nounced to P arliament, and at .the hour'that Mr. Canning was addressing tho Iiouso of Commons, Jho troops were already on their march. Parliament adjourned on tho 13th of Deccmbet, to meet on the Sth ofFebruary. The Duke of York continues in a state of great bodily suffering; thero- is no hope enter tained of his tofal recovery. Greece,—On th 16th of October, Ibrahim Pacha was near Argos, on tho Corinthian road; his soldiers without pay and himself without motley. - On the 21st October, Fabier and Crisotis disembarked on both sides of tho Pircus, with about 900 men and two , pieces of cannon, whilst Karaiskaka, with between 3000 and 4000 men marched upon Athens, on the side of Cleusis. An engagement took place which ended inthe defentof the Greeks, Crisotis, ca tering the citadel with about 500 ntcn.and tak ing possession of the place and Gouras’s treas ures. FabVicr was on the following-day at li Salamts, sad and dircouraged with 180men.— Charleston Southern Patriot, lS//i iitst. From the N. Y. Daily Advertiser, January 13.; Tho intelligence by the Florida is very im portant, and its possible consequences may be of .tho most interesting character!. The an swer to the King’s message, was carried with out a dissenting voice in eilher house of Par liament, and evinces a greater degree of union and determination on the part of the British Government, than we ever recollect to have noticed on any former similar occasion. The message does no! call for a declaration of war against Spain. It is founded on a formal ap plication from the Princess Regent of Portu gal to Great P»ritain, as the ancient ally of that kingdom, to defend her dominions against a hostile aggression on the part ofSpain. At the close of the discussion which took place in the house of Commons, upon a motion by'Mr. Canning, the object of which was to Fledge the house to support his Majesty in any meas ure fir the preservation and welfare of Portu gal, Mr. Canning said “The object of this measure is not tear. The object ofthis meas ure-is to take the last chance of peace. If England docs not promptly go to her aid, For tugal will be trampled upon, and then war will come, and come, too, in the turn'of degra dation. If wo wait until Spain havo courage to ripen her secret machinations into open hos tility, we shall have war; wo shall have the war of the paciGcators, aud who-then can say when that war will end.” Mr. Canning’s speech,, upon proposing the. answer to the King’s message, is a most able and eloquent performance. After giving n his tory of the alliance between England and Por tugal, and describing the present condition of Spain and .Portugal, and enforcing the necessi ty of affording to the latter tho assistance which the exigencies of her case required, ho bceamo extremely animated, especially in adverting to the possiblo consequences of the present state of things. “Let me be distinctly understood,” said he, “as not meaning that I dread war in a grtod cause—that I dread war from a distrust of our powers and our resources to meet it. No, I dread it upon far other grounds. I dread it, because I am conscious of the tremen dous power which this country possesses, of pushing any war in which she may now be en gaged, to consequences at the bare contempla tion of which I shudder. It will be recollected that when some years ago, I took the liberty of adverting to a topic of this nature, when it was referred in this house with respect to the posi tion of tliis country at the present time, I then stated, that our position was not' merely one of neutrality between contending nations, but be tween contending principles and opinions; that it, was a position pf neutrality, which alone pre served din balance'of power, the niuintainanco of which I believed necessary to the safqty and welfare of Europe. Nearly, four years of ox- pcrience havq confirmed, and not altered the Opinion thep declared; -ant) I still fear that the next vvar'in Europe, if it should spread beyond the narrow compass of Portugal and Spain will be a war of the most tremendous nature, be cause it will bc'a war of conflicting opinions-— I know that this country could not avail seoing ranked under her hanners-rdl-tlio dissatisfied, whether with cause or not, of every nation with •which she might be' placed at variance. I say, tho cbnsciousness of this fact; the knowledge that there is in the hands of this country such a tremendous power, induces me to feci as I do feel. But it is onothing’tohaven Giant’s strength,’ and another- thing ‘to use it like a G iant.’ The consciousness that wo have this power to keep us-safe. Our businoss is not to seek out oppor tunities of displaying it, but to keep it, so that it may bo hereafter shewn that wo knew its pro per use; and to shrink from convertingthe um pire into the oppressor. Tho consequences of the letting loose of those passions which are chained up, may be such as would lead to a scone of desolation, such as no ono can, for a moment, contemplate without terror, and such, as I could never lie easy upon tiiy couch, if I had tho consciousness of having by ono hour, precipitated it. This then, is the reason; a reason the roverso of fear; on the contrary of disability, why I dread tho recurrence of* a war.” by the operation, ahd% t*ri4 ii Bogota where;! learnt my vices, for a remeV Ho was under arrest at thc'time of the pj a crime, ^ insurrection. Pena stated .to a writer at Caracas, that fiis coi graced him, hud rohbed'liim of itiend From the■ New York Mercantile 4dvertiser. . COLOMBIA. eo’to In this country little is known relative 1 tho insurrection and tho cause of the insurrec tion in Venezuela. We arc indebted to a friend .whose personal acquaintance in that country has onabled him to give us facts as. ascertained on tho step relative to the immediate causes of the recent measures and movements of general Paez. First, the persons who are considered tho prime moyers of this faction, arc said to bo Doctor Pena, Colonel Carabana, and one other person whose name is not recollected. These aro tho advisers of general Paez and general Merino, .but of general Paez in parti cular, as chicf'in command. Doctor Pena is said to bo a man of tlie greatest talents, who has figured as such in in trigue during tho whole revolutio'n. lie held a civil offico, high in the government, (believed first judgo of the high court at Bogota) and was implicated or impeached for spmo misconduct— after which ho was entrusted with about three hundred thousand dollars at Bogota or. Cortlia- gona, to deliver at Caracas, by the government of Colombia, being fpr the benefit of tho land holders, a loan of them, or, a part of ono of the bond and mortgage—Pona- receipted for tho amount,in dollars. There is a difference in tho value of currency, or cut money, at Bogota and Carthagcna, from'the valuc at.La Guayra and Caracas; at tho former place sixteen dol lars of cut money are equal to a doubloon,' and at tho latter eighteen dollars to thcdoubloou. Pe na made a disposition of his cut money and in vested the amount in doubloons, and on his ar rival at Caracas, he answered his receipt of .so many dollars, indpubloons at eighteen dollars, thereby realizing twelve and a half per cent, nett profit. Hlis conduct was made a subject ol severe' remarks in th'O public newspapers, and lie replied * “I receipted for so many dol- lurs, and I have made a certain sum of money he should do all in his power td rui eminent. ’ - , Caraoana—Ol'this man; (who held a ci nel’s commission, the writer knows litije,- cept that he is represented as -pbssessino’y talents and was educated in Europe, PenaAi Carabana aro the principal advisers of Pa^, Merino.—Tliis man, who holds the office second military chief under Pqez, has been is believed, a long time dissatisfied with rulers at Bogota. He is represented as a bulcnt spirit, destitute of principle, and of. ited talents, but one who disappointed at. receiving appointments from the government! Bogota, in his opinion, equal to his merits. , Paez.—A great deal has been said ofi man, and frequently he hits boon termed• a m gro. The writer has frequently seen him,.] He is about five feet seven inches in height, stout muscular frame, and a very keen Lla, eye. His complexion is dark, (though iJ darker than many of our countrymen,■) but, thing of the negro: he is fairly termed a Cj ole of tlie country. Paez is said to bo a, liberate man, and, until the recent cventjj Venezuela, was considered an honest man at true patriot. But in consequenco of his am owing to his conduct relative to the- cjtiie. militia, it is believed he became exasporaied gainst tho general government. Although L took the civil power into his own hands, yeti] was believed the state of the country justifit it. That general Paez, at the timo of his a rest, was much irritated, and tliat his passii were then worked upon by Pena and his ther adviser, cannot bo doubted and oven L. been proved by liis'subsequent conduct, injos ing theso people for a remedy of abuses.- That Paez, on reflection, has inost sincere regretted it, there is no douht. Ho is i placed in a situation of great hazard. It is _ lieved he will use his endeavors to provertt ahj] bloodshed, and retain his command, if possible, until the arrival of Bolivar, when-his contii will probably be overlooked, whatever'raav' the fate of hfs advisers. Venezuela is ceIta ly, as regards the general government, ii more promising state than many suppose. Colonel Ruiz, on the east, holds possession' Cumaua, -with a force of nine hundred tafep/ He is one of the Paez faction'. General D; niudcz, who ^attacked Cummin- in Noveml, and was defeated, ahd retired- td BaYcel6n| short distance West of Cumana-, on the'coi is one of tho generals of the .revolution, ani favor of the government al Bogota.' Coloi Mpsorez is in the south; D#fhe notghbdrh&S •Caracas, with about fifteen hundrei lie watching the movements, of Pqez. ■ He is favor of the'government' at Bogota. Poi.. Labello,' to the' westward. of Lagifira sis:', miles, has rcvoltod/rom Paez, but colonel Mr dtjz, wlip was on his way to Bogota with d, patchos from Paez, took the command of town, and probably on Paez’. arrival^, ho. prevent bloodshed. But should ho-not, P. lias oil tint oast Im on.the south Mesercz with his fifteen hunt men and Porto Cabcllo with, thc’troqsps tip opposed to him. The whole number of-P troops cannot be estimated at more than tl thousand, probably less. The citizens of racas and Vortezucla are apparently opposed t all these measures and are loudly crying fa peaceon any tcYms., The people in the ina-ii m know little and care less fpr the political $ of tlie country. If Bolivar makes his appe ance in Venezuela, doubtless all political tm bles will bo immediately quieted. ' . . From the Gaceta de Colombia, of Nova » ’ ’ 6er26, DECREE OF THE’ EXECUTIVE POWER. Simon'Bolivar, liberatorPresident of & I Idmbia 1 ' Taking into consideration, 1st. The s of agitation in which the republic now t itself, in conscqucnco of the transactions Venezuela, and that it is divided in opici with regard.to the political administration, s alarmed at tho prospect of a civil War, and * invasion from abroad by the common cut® 2d. That there arc wolFfoiinded reasoM apprelionding that tho,Spatlish GovcVmneflpr tends toxenow hostilities with tho. fdiccs i it is assembling in tho Island of Cuba. That the majority of the Dfcpnrtment have dared it as their opinion that the P raujWt 1 - the Republic should bo invested witli sucbe.'l traordinary powers as may bo indispi-in-' necessary to rc-ostablisli tho national Injeja ahd preserve Colombia from civil and Wrtr war; and 5th. That the Executive po*' has already doclareditself to be within da’ c of articlo 128 of the Constitutiqn, aiul therefore opportunely convoked the Congte and dcsiritig on the ono hand to .cp.ri**P°i to tho confidence of tho people, and on t ; other to preserve the'present Constitutioa * til the nation, by legitimate and ’contpC'" means, may effect a reform of} it, I have < eluded, upon consultation with the Government, do decree and to decreet!' lowing: T ’ , : Articlo 1. From this day forward, 1 a:ll ’'L President of tho republic, within tho ca-' 4 ‘I Articlo 128 of tho Constitution, and in the - J ercise. of. all’ihe oxtraordinary powers cra^ ting it, both for tho purpose of rq-cstablw* internal tranquility und for- securing the I public against anarchy and external war. .1 Art. 2d. In.my absence from this tho Vice President ml* tho Republic, Charged with tho Executivo power, wiu'J ercise tho said extraordinary powers ifj parts of the territory, whore they cannot tt 1 ' mediately exercised by me. Art. <8. Except with regard to tho n^J and affairs which may ho decided to within the scope of the exercise of ilio sa’“ J traordinary powers tho constitution sad - will be duly observed. Art. 4. An account will be rendered W 1 next Congress of all that may be