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FOREIGN.
Transit led for the N. Y. American.
Napoli di Rumania, 2th June. —A
le'tcr of the General-in-Chief, Cu
kctrcni, written on the Ist from Kri
acvi'si, informs that the enemy hav
ing I*-ft Tripolitza on the 29th May,
had reached the plain of Corystene,
and that there being doubtless in
formed that the Derbends were for
tified, they attempted to pass by the
defiles of Poliani, in order to descend
into Messenia : hut scarcely had
they arrived at Dnrachi, when they
experienced from General Nikitas Si.
£irialallnpuluuis, a r»*<i-tance so vigo
rous, that he was obliged to return
into the plain of Carysthenus. On
the 30th, having divided their army
into two corps, one of which remain
ed in the plain with the prisoners and
bagtrige, with the other they reach
ed Andritzaina, to which they set
fire. Since that time they had made
no movement, and the troops com
manded by Londo Kalliopoulo, Jen
uai Coloctroni, and Deligiamie were
assembling on all sides
The new government, established
under circumstances the most criti
cal, has not, up to the present time,
neglected any practicable means to
supply the wants and forward the
views of the nation. Its first care has
been to procure provisions and mu
nitions for the troops and the fortress
es, and already they are daily trans
ported from Syra and the country in
the neighbourhood. It is also occu
}iied in giving the necessary orders
or the movements of the armies, and
the defence of the various positions-
Thanks to the care of Mavrom -
chalis, the position of the Mills has
been reinforced: the works go on
with ardour on all sides, and already
Napoli is in a condition to withstand
a siege of many years. Government
has equally well provisioned the for
tresses of Corinth, Athens, etc.
Very little information has boon re
tfeivi and from Greece of a definite na
ture, since the fall of Mi solonghi.
Erom the inactivity of Ibrahim Pa
cjia, we should be inclined to sup
pose that his forces have been so
much reduced and weak ned, by the
heroic resistance of that fortress, as
to be unable to undertake any farther
operations without reinforcements
from Egypt. A few insignificant pla
ces have indeed fallen into their
hands, almost without resistance,
but no ffort has been made requir
ing great exertions, or attended with
important consequences. Without
some more specific information, it is
impossible to form any certrin opin
ion; hut if the inference which we
draw from his comparative inactivity
be correct, we* should he inclined to
think that his situation is almost as
desperate as that of the Greeks. If
he could receive suppli* s from JSgypt
the case would be widely different;
bm the arrival of Lord Cochoane in
the Archipelago will render that dif
ficult. it not impossible ; and if he has
to rely on the ravaged and unculti
vated Morea for subsistance, his
troops, if they are not cut oflf in pet
ty engagements, will he destroyed by
.famine, and its constant companion
disease.
The following extract from a jlVi
v*ate letter from St. Petersburg, da
ted June 5, is of considerable inter
est :
“It i« a dangerous thing to tvrite
any letters from hence, on politics,
or any subject but matters of busi
ness, as every packet is opened at
the Post Office ; and therefore I have
not been able till now, when an op
portunity offers of seiulingtliis by sea,
to giv e you any news of what is do
ing here. The news-papers will have
in’* nned you that the trial ofthe con-
Sj intors is still going on. The fact
is now placed peyond all question,
that the plot had existed for several
years. Its success or failure seems
to l ave depended on the? merost ac
cident.-—Had any one of them had
the hardihood to send a pistol-ball
through the emperor Nicholas, as
they did through Milarodovitcb, the
day was theirs.—Seldom can it hap
pen that the fate of an empire is to
be decided by the personal conduct
of a single man ; hut on this occasion
the presence of mind and intrepidi
ty ofNicholas alone turned the scale.
He threw himself into the rfiidst of
the rebellious troops, addressing
them by turns with menaces aud en
treaties, and employed every art to
tyin them to his side. For some
time all his efforts were unavailirg.
Not a single regiment could be pre
vailed on to declare for him. until at
length a battalion of tho Guards was
gamed flyer, the minds ofthe soldiers
havingTOen moved by the natural
and earnest eloquence ofthe emperor.
'They were drawn up before the Pal
ace, when Nicholas taking hi> eldest
son in his arms, them,
and appealing to them by all they
lipid most dear, assuring them of his
love to his country, and Ins attach
ment to the army, he called on them
to fire on himself and the heir to the
Throne, and choose as their succes
cessor, if they could any where find
him, a man more devoted to the wel
fare and glory of Russia. The sol
diers shed tears at this, they could
no longer resist, and swore to be true
to ini —Tin ir example was follow
ed bv *a< -r two more rogimeuia,
but ik iviV ti ing i hat, if the con
spirators bad acted with any prempt
itude, the victory would have rested
with th m, as the rebel troops resist
ed all the lukewarm attacks of the
infantry sent against them, and it was
not till the artillery played on their
ranks that they began to yield.
Among the conspirators are 500’., ;
young enthusiasms who had benevo
lent intentions, but the others ap
peared to be actuated by ambitious
and sordid views and pillage, and mur
der, would have attended their suc
cess. These would be Catilrnes have
shown great want of resolution, and
have, in the most cowardly manner,
revealed their plots, and betrayed
their associates. About a dozen of
them are expend to be shot, and
the rest wi” t be banished to Siberia.
“ M C have been a good deal de
ceived i n England as to the charac
ter and conduct of the Emperor Al
exander. Os late years lie appears
to have become very indolent, to
have given himself up to indulgence
and sensual pleasures and to have neg
lected the cares of Government, so
that great abuse had crept in, and
the peculations and oppression of the
authorities and men in office had oc
casioned great discontent. In proof
of his indolence, I am assured that
he had not signed any of the doc ti
me ts and requisite decrees, Jrom
the 4th of July last to the time of
his death. His succesor is the very
reverse of this. He appears to pos
sess great force of character, is en
dowed with great bodily and mental
activity—sleeps and eats little—is
fond of domestic life, and being ten
derly attached to his wife, is faithful
toiler—and the rapidity of his move
ments and constant occupations from
lour in the morning, would make
him a legitimate King, such as Burke
required, who should be constantly
on horsebacl.
“There was a gratifying sight
here the other day to Englishmen,
when the'Dnke of Devonshire, ac
companied by his suite, consisting of
Lord Morpeth, Mr. Cavendish, the
Hon. Mr. Dundas, Mr Fane, and
Mr. Townsend, went to Court in all
ihe pomp and ceremony that rank
and wealth can purchase. The ele
gance of the state carriages and har
ness, with the beauty of the English
horses, and the splendid liveries, at
tracted graatly the admiration of the
Russians. Nothing can surpass the'
friendly disposition and delicate at
tentions which the Emperor has on
every occasion manifested towards
his Grace. Some of the gentlemen
of the suite have not yet arrived from
Stockholm.
“ The general belief is, that the fire
at Cronstadt was the work of the
enemies ofthe Government, and may
he considered as an indication of the
hatred and discontent which pervades
men’s minds. The more probable
cause assinged is, that the fire was
the act of some desperate persons
implicated in the nefarious transac
ti ns which have lately been brought
to light at Cronstadt For a long
series of years it has been the prac
tice there, it is said, to sell the Gov
ernment stores, sails, hemp, rigging,
kc. in a clandestine manner, and the
booty was divided among the em
ployers, who ir\ this way added to
their veanty salaries. The present
Emperor determined to put a stop to
the system of Admirals,
Captains and Merchants, were ar
rested, and the magazines of the lnt
icr were shut up, with padlocks and
seals affixed on their doors. There
the fire broke out, and thus some of
the traces of the peculations were
removed. Be this as it may, it is
clear, that Nicholas has a difficult
game to play. He is aware of this,
and has said that he may succumb,
hut he is resolved to persevere. —
Count Araktchef, of whom, and his
military Colonies, the verbose Dr.
Lyal has said so much, I find univer
sally detested. The Lancastcrian
schools in the interim are generally
suppressed.” [London Times.
INTERF.STING CORRESPONDENCE.
Tho reader will doubtless bear in
mind the circumstance of a worthy
present having been prepared here,
by G. W. P. Custis, esq. to be pre
sented, through the medium of Gen.
La Fayettf., to the Liberator Bol
ivar The reception of this present,
(a ring enclosing a lock of the hair,
and a miniature portrait, of the Fa
ther of his ( ’ountrv) has given rise to
tlie interesting Correspondence, a
copy of which we are permitted to
present to ottr readers as follows:
[translation.]
New York, September 4, 1826,
My Dear Sir: In communications
which I have just received from Peru
His Excellency the Liberator of Co
lombia honors me with the commis
sion, to present to you, with the en
closed letter, the sincerest expres
sion of his acknowledgments fi r the
valuable presents, which one of the
family of the illustrious Washidgton
has been pleased to offer to him. I
cannot better fulfil this commission,
than by transcribing to you the very
words of his Excellency :
“ Since you have been the person
“ who has had the goodness to trans
“ mit to me so valuable a part of the
“ inheritance of the immortal Wash
“ ington, he also the medium, thro’
“ whom I wish to express the pro
found admiration, which I have al
“ ways professed for tho memory of
“ this illustrio w Hero, with fnv con
" sidcration and respect for every
GEORGIA STATESMAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1826.
" thing belonging to him, and my ac
‘ Q f the honor with'
" w hicb t have just been distinguisl
“ ed.”
it also affords me pleasure to con;
municate to you, that the Colombia
Nation kuow how to value the mer i
of the honor you have conferred on
him, who is considered as the Father
of the country, and the worthy imita
tor of Washington.
To the gratitude of General Bol
ivar, and the esteem of Colombia,
permit me to add the sentiments ot
the greatest consideration, and cor
dial friendship, with which,
1 remain your,
obedient servant.
JOSE MARIA SALAZAR.
To the Honorable
George Washington P. Ccstis.
LETTER FROM THE LIBERATOR.
Lima, 25th May, 1326.
Sir: Although I had learnt, bv
the public papers, the gift with which
the son of the great Washington has
been pleased to honor me I had not,
till this day received either the holy
relic of this Father of Liberty, or
the flattering letter of his worth)
descendant. This day I have plac
ed my hands upon this invaluable
present, the image of the first bene
factor ofthe continent of Columbus
presented through the citizen Here,
General Lafayette, and offered by
the noble remnant of that immort; 1
family. It is a recompense worthy
ofthe first and most illustrious char
acter of the Universe, Shall I be
worthy of such an honor ? No : but
I accept itwilh a pleasure and grati
tude, which will be attached to the
remains of the venerable Father ofi
America, to the most remote genera
tions of my country: they ought t.
be the last remembrances ofthe New
World.
Accept, sir, the most sincere and
respectful sentiments of my perfect
consideration.
BOLIVAR.
FROM ENGLAFD.
The ship Majestic, Captain Page,
arrived at this port yesterday, sailed
from Liverpool on the 10th ult. and
furnishes dates from England eight
days later than had before reached
us.
We discover no political news of
much mterqst in our papers—the dis
tress in the manufactering districts
had in some measure abat* d—and
the Cotton market at Liverpool sup
ported the slight improvement ofthe
preceding week.
Boston Papers o%the Bth July,
Philadelphia*of the 9th and New-
York of the 10th, reached London
on the 3d ult.
GENERAL PAEZ.
This extrordinary man is a Lanero
or native of the elevated plains o\
Varinas, in Venezuela He was the
owner of herds of half wild cattle,
which he attended himself—in fact
an illiterate herdsman. Naturally ol
a bold impetuous temper, and pos
sessed of strength k activity of body,
altogether surprising in a frame ra
ther under the common size, he early
distinguished himself in those feat
of hardihood and dexterity, rendered
more frequent by being almost con
tinually on horse back, which i: a
rude society confer a title to su
periority. Enjoying these personal
advantages, united to a quick, pene
trating mind, ami much native sagaci
ty, he had elevated himself, about
tiie time of the revolution to a sort
of chieftainship, possessing great in
fluence overthe roving bands of hall -
ravage herdsmen, in his immedi
ate vicinity. His restless ambition
prompted him to collect a band of hi*
most daring associates, aud placing
himself at their head, he commenc
ed a partizan predatory warfare on
his own account. Being an Ameri
can, his natural prepossessions inclin
ed him to the patriot cause ; but
when in want of provisions or neces
saries for his men, or mon y for him
self to enable him to indulge in that
strongest of all the passions in an
uncultivated mind—gaming—the
cause of his country was frequently
lost sight of, and the firm patriot then
received the treatment most usually
inflicted upon the devoted royalist
Bolivar, attentivo to the growing in
fluence of the lawless chief, deter
mined at once to fix his principles,
aud enlist his good qualities for the
benefit of their common country, by
appointing him to the regular army.
This step had the desired effect. The
cause of the country was strengthen
ed by a chief of the most heroic in
trepidity, possessing a genius for war,
which dispensed with the rules of art;
having under his command a body
of dauntless cavalry, whose charge
when led by their favourite chief was
irresistibly.—These men, accustom
ed to the horse from enrly infancy,
resemble in appearance and equip
ment, the Russian Cossacks, and like
them do not owe the effect of their
onset to the shock of a mass, but
charge separately, or two or threi
together, depending upon individual
address and powess, upon the dexter
ous management of the horse, the
lance, and ths example-of their
leader
Paez has been engaged in mam
battles, and numerous minor conflict
but he more e*pecially ewes his dis
tinction to his conduct at the batth
ofCarabobe. The contending arrr.ie
Were esich 5000 men, thr fief
•n extensive plain traversed by. a
- >ad, and on one side, at some dis
..nce from the road, by a concealed
i vine. The contending parties, al
:.ough numerically equal, were not
-o in force : the Spaniards were bet
r disciplined, and had a beautiful
. attery of artillery in position upon
he road, commandingthe whole plain
lie Colombians being without this
•rm, Bolivar, knowing how much de
ended upon the event of the day,
disposed his force in two divisions,
giving the right to Montilla,the sen
sor, the left to Pacz, with orders to
ittack with his two battalions and a
bont 1200 cavalry by the ravine.—
The President knew it was a des
perate game, and had chosen his a
gent accordingly. Paez, delighted
at the distinction conferred upon him
by the selection, joyfully led on his
men; at first concealed by the in
dicated ravine, but issuing soon up
on the general level of the plain, the
Spanish commander, La Torre, saw
the quarter of attack; and endea
voured by a corresponding change iu
the position of his troops and battery
to oppose it. But Paez, brandishing
his lance, fell upon them with such
rapidity and resolution, ihat although
iie lost half his division, he complete
ly routed the whold Spanish army,
and captured their artillery. The
carnage of the flying was terrible,
and if it had not been for the fatigue
of the horses, broken down by long
marches, and the intrepidity of Mor
des, the second in command, who
nastily formed a small square, and
retired in that order, not a man would
have escaped.
About the close of the action, Paez
gave an instance of an infirmity,
which seizes him when violently ex
ited. It is said to resemble an epi
leptic fit. If force be not used to
prevent him which was obliged to bt.
used at Caraboba, his propensity is
i o charge single-handed against whole
->attalions of the enemy.
The results of this famous battle
were the occupation of Valencia the
next day, and of Caracas ihree days
after Paez was made a Captain
General in the field, by Bolivar, and
■ntrusted with the chief command
This promotion was shortly after
sanctioned by a resolot ion ofCongress
;n which the General is charaterised
as the 6iizar»t> General Paez.
The Llanero has now, by the as
sistance of the English officers ol
tiis staff, made some progress in the
elements of education. Such is his
quickness of apprehension, that he
learns without dificulty what in others
would require years of application
It is to be regretted that the models
ocforc his eyes, and upon which he
lias formed himself, were not more
w orthy of imitation. He has learnt
-very thing presented to him : and
ii he possesses the easy carriage and
•elite manners of polished society,
e has likewise acquired its vices
He is not habitually intemperate, but
is frequently committed by the con
viviality of his disposition. He car
ries his passion for gaming to such
m extent, as always to keep himself
poor, although he possesses some of
the richest confiscated estates in the
country. This propensity prompts
torn, likewise, to borrow with littl<*
scrupulousness from whomsoever will
lend, without troubling himself about
repayment.
Formerly, when the minds of tho
contending parties were heated by
mutual barbarities, the character of
he General had been stained with
<cts of cruelty ; not merely against
the enemy, who at one period were
snit to death when taking, as a mat
er of course, but towards his own
croops. Like other men of great
genius and violent passions, he is a
warm friend anil a deadly foe. Many
anecdotes are related ofthe General’s
aool-hardy intr pidity, and feats of
iddress and activity, some merely
undertake by way of bravado, while
others had a more laudable object.
Among the first, are his feats in leap
ing aud swimming horses; his attacks
of furious bulls; and particularly his
singular amusement of encountering
the caiman, or alligator, in his own
element. An instance of a more
praiseworthy exertion of courage,
was the capture by him and his of
ficers, of a Spanish armed schooner
lying at anchor in the Orinoco. This
was effected by swimming from the
shore, each ofthe party holding his
sword in his mouth.
The General is now (1823) about
35 years old.—Besides his military
rank, he is a Senator of the Repub
lic. Although clothed with these
high civil and military employments,
he does not hesitate to engage in
the most boyish pranks. On the
expiration of the armistice of Santa
Ana, to show his joy at the event, he
sat fire to the soldiers’ barracks Du
ring another interval of inactivity, he
amused himself by taking his officers
to the houses of the most wealthy in
habitants of Angostura, about the
time of dinner, as if in compliance
with an invitation. Those who kuew
tho General, put on the best face,
and produced ©very thing tho house
afforded, or that could be procured
n so unceremonious a notice.—
Others who were more sparing of
their wine aud provisions, or attempt
**d to make excuses, were sure to
.ave their houses sacked, for the. pre
ended indignity of inviting gentle
•lien to dinner without suitable pre
arations. After this round of dis
.pation had lasted a fort-night, and
broken down the health of those en
gaged, the General ordered his of
ficers to meet at a designated house,
and detached a guard, as if to attend
a military funeral. The best drink
ing was seized and placed on a bier,
with empty bottles, demijohns, kc.
The guard with reversed arms, fol
lowed by the officers, ach carrying
an empty, proceeded to the place of
interment, every citizen they met
being obliged to assist at the cere
mony, which was conducted with all
the formalities practised on such oc
casions —A funeral sermon was
preached, setting forth the convivial
accomplishment of the defunct. On
the third day, becoming weary of the
absence- of amusements, the General
announced that a resurrection was
about to take place. This was ac
companied by the rites usually ob
served at Chatholic countries on Ea
ster Sunday. The bottles were all
filled, nothing but rejoicing was heard
and the revived toper, placed in hon
our at the head ol the tab’s, was ap
pointed master of the revels. The
above trait proves, if it proves no
thing else, that in a country where
such a scene could be acted, the peo
ple cannot be charged with an over
attachment to the established reli
gion.
“There was the other day a very
animated meeting of the French
Academy. The business of it was
to choose a subject for the royal
prize of poetry for 1827. After va
rious subjects had been proposed
without success, the Due de Levis
proposed for the subject the Inde
pendence of the United Stales. This
uroposition was received with undis
guised abhorrence by many members.
It was supported by Messrs. Andri
eux, Daru, and Lemeureier. Mr. Le
meurcier especially depicted in a
lively, brillian.t extemporary har
angue, the numerous sources of sub
lime and pathetic appeals to the ima
gination and to the heart, which the
theme offprs to the talent of our
young authors.
“In the hope of carrying the ques
tion, and getting rid of the terrifying
word, independence, various modifica
tions were proposed, such as “ Wash
ington and Franklin,” but the ma
jority were alarmed, under pretence
that the meeting was too thin, post
poned taking the question.”
The editor adds (in an idomatic
phrase not very easily translatable)
” that this Liberalism of the Due de
Levis and his friends, has put the
Academy into bad odour,*’ (a fait
graud scandale a PAcademie.)
JV. York Evening Post.
DELUGE IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.
A gentleman who has just return
ed from a tour to the White Moun
tains ofNcw-Hampshire, has furnish
ed some details concerning the storm
in that region. The melancholy ac
c dent which wc have air ady given
,ui account of, was the only instance
we have heard of in which there has
been a loss pf human life. A brief
description of w*hat fell under our
informant’s personal observations,
with such accounts as he received
’rom persons he met with, will give
•ome idea of the devastation produc
ed by this sudden fall of water, which
was far greater, and produced more
tremendous effects, than any on re
cord in that part ofthe country.
In approaching the mountains from
Connecticut river, the party were de
tained some hours by a heavy storm
of rain, which had been preceded by
a less violent one th? day b fore.
The first intimation they had of the
mountains having been deluged, was
the loud roaring they heard on ap
proaching the Lower Ammonoosuc
river, which has its head foundation
on Mount Washington. The bridge
is about 18 feet above the ordina
ry level ofthe water; but at this time
it was withiD 8 feet of the floor, and
was rushing by in such a manner as
to excite alarm A man who lives
near it, told them it had already fal
len six feet, having been so high as
to wet the bridge.
In Brenton Woods, a great part of
the low forest land was overflowed,
so as to appear like a lake ; and on
reaching Mr. Rosebrook’s farm,which
is the only inhabited spot within five
or six miles, they found that it had
been surrounded by water. The cel
ler was filled, and a fine fish was
caught in it, which was served for
breakfast. The road was in many
places almost impassible ; and be
tween this place and the next house,
a distance of six miles, they were
obliged to assist in clearing and re
paring the road, and in replacing
bridges which had been torn away
by the current, In one place, they
had to drag their wagon through the
Ammonoosuc, with their own hands ;
and there was evidence that the wa
ter had been twenty feet higher.
Mr. Crawford’s farm has suffered
material injury by being covered in
many places with sand and immense
quantities of forest timber. The wa
ter almost destroyed his barn, and
nearly reached his house, destroying
a fine crop of oats. The travellers,
notwithstanding these discourag
inents, attempted the ascent of mount
Washington, after waiting for the
flood to subside. A great part of
the path to the foot ofit was oblitera
ted : a distance of six miles, through
■ he forest, and the beds ofthe brooks,
had been torn and excavated to three
or four times their former tizec
VOL. I
One of the party counted thirty
places where immense masses of
earth and rocks had fallen away, be
ing undermined by water, and the
streams were still extremely turbid
by running through them. The tim
ber brought down the sides of the
mountains by the avalanches, 0 r
“slides,” was usually stripped entire
ly of roots, branches, and bark, and
the wood itself often deeply worn by
the rocks. One of these trees w 2s
observed seven miles from the place
where in had stood ; and many of
them were borne into Connecticut
river, through the Ammonoosuc.
The Saco river, it is well known,
heads within a few rods of the latter,'
but passing through "the Notch,”
and running south-eastw ardly, enter's
the Atlantic.
Prospect Mountains, one of the
principal peaks, sent down an avalan
che towards this stream, about half'
a mile wide, and a mile and a half in
length ; and the devastation caused
by this and others along the valley
will never be obliterated. The road
is in many places entirely buried, and
the rout cannot be rendered passable
but at immense expense. The un
fortunate family of Mr. Wills lived!
two miles below the Notch. Slides
came down on both sides; the barn
was destroyed, the house injured,
and the poor inhabitants, on stepping
out, overwhelmed. Four ofthe nine
bodies have been dug out,
We aro sorry to learn further, the
next farm, six miles below this place,
belonging to the elder Crawford, was
overflown and devastated. The
sudden rising of the Saco has also
produced much injury at Conway
and Fryeburgh ; and it is to be pre-*
sumed that other disasters are yet
to be communicated.
The following letter contains a coi<
rect version of the anecdote relative
to Mr John Adams and Commodore
Tucker, and has a double claim to
insertion, both on account of its wri-.
ter and its subject:
Bath, September I. .
Mr. Torrey : Having seen ar*
anecdote of the late venerable John
Adams, in your paper, some time
since, copied from the Richmond
Whig, I wish you to give the follow--
ing a place in your next. It is an
extract of a letter received from
Commodore Tucker, since the pub
lication of the anecdote :
"On the 17th Febnary, 1778, we
sailed from Marble-head, bound for
France, with Mr. Adams on board,
conveying a treaty of alliance be :
tw en America and France. The
next morning, we fell in with three
British frigates sent from Rhode-Is.
land expressly to intercept us—
which, after the fatigue of a chase
ofthroe days, fmdingtheir inventions
entirely baffled, gave up the pursuit.
About the 20th March, we fell itr
with a very large armed ship, though
not a cruiser. She however soon
appeared in a posture of engaging,
and having our shin in readiness, with
the men at their quarters, it became
my duty to give Mr Adams such in*
formation as was necessary. lie fol
lowed me on deck, where we con
versed a few’ minutes on the subject
of taking the ship, aud after listening
a moment or two to my entreaties tor
his safety, took me by the hand with
a “God bless you,” and descended
the gang-wayladder into the cock-pit.
1 stepped aft. and coming alongside
the ship, hailed. His answer was a
broadside, and he immediately struck
his colours, before I could, to good
advantage, dishcharga a broadside
into him. Being very near, and in
such a position that the smoke blew
directly over our ship, wlile looking
round on the quarter deck, observing
the damage we had sustained from
his fire, I observed Mr. Adams among
my marines, accoutred as one of them
and in the act of defence. I then
went to him and said, ‘my dear, sir,
how came you here V With a smile,
he replied, ‘I ought to do my share
of the fighting.’ This was sufficient
for me to judge of the braVery pf my
venerable & patriotic friend Adams.”
DEATH OF THE HON. R. C. ANDERSON
“ Died, in this place, on the 25th
of July, the Hon, R. C Anderson,
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Unit
ed States near our Government. A
violent fever arrested his career in
life, and death has consigned his re
mains to dissolution. The ground
that contains the ashes of our fathers*,
the cemetry of Manga is also entrust
ed with his. Thither they were fol
lowed by his brothers, his friends, and
an entire people, spontaneously evin
cing their respect; and there' they
repose,, awaiting the consumation
of time. That the place may not, in
the lapse of ages, be forgotten, m
which t, ?y are deposited until the
resurrection of the dead, we hope
that a chaste and lofty monument will
be erected, to remind the generations
as they pass, that slumbering there
are the ashes «*f him who was the
first ’ink of political union between
Colombia and the Republics ofNortb,
America. This homage, so well de
served by the man himself, will be
equally honorable to the pooplc ot
this country. It will prove, that, con
sistent and generous in friendship
and alliance, their recollection and
respect do not terminate with the
boundaries of human life, but pene
trate into the valley of death, to hon
or those that were just and fdistic*
guished hct£-"