SOUTH AMERICA.
United Provinces. A letter
ualcJ Truxillo, Feb. 1G, says:
I send you an important docu
ment relative to this nev. .Re
public, styled the "United Pro
vinces in the Centre of Ameri
ca;" consisting of the Provinces
of Guatimala, Nicaragua, Coast
Rica, Honduras and St. Salva
dor. The principal towns are
Guatimala, the capij
population of about 30,000, 0-
moa
and Truxillo.
This is perhaps one ot the
most fertile countries in the
world, producing indigo, cocoa,
hides, cotton, sarsaparilla, and
plenty of mines of gold, silver,
copper, &c. The liberal prin
ciples upon which this govern
ment is founded, approximate
very near ours; nearer than any
of the South American colonies;
and the indulgence allowed fo
reigners in working all the va
rious mines is a thing unparal
leled; arid ths securities, privi
leges, &c. given to all strangers,
are founded on a basis peculiar
ly advantageous, and which can
not fail of inducing all specula
tors of every nation to avail
themselves of this great oppor
tunity of working mines hither
to known only to indolent Spa
niards, whose tenacity forbade
any other than their own coun
trymen from sharing in the
riches of the new world.
"Fiftrvn families ars allowed
to settle a township, and pay noj
taxes or duties to government j
for hve years, l fie duties le
vied are very moderate, and the
facilities to commerce equal to
any ports in the world.
At present the trade is nearly j
engrossed by Spaniards, and car-j
ried on with Havana. But the :
day is not far distant when the
United States will share the;
greatest part of the trade, as we I
Can supply them with every ma I
terial.. English merchants atj
Balize, look with a jealous eye
upon every American advehtu-:
rer here, arid the poor Spaniards
cannot bear the idea that all na
tions are to be permitted free in
gress and egress into every part
of this hitherto forbidden coun
try, j
Cattle are abundant and are
exported to Havana, Balize, &c.
in great numbers. 1
This country has several fine ;
seaports upon the Pacific, and it :
is most advantageously situated
for carrying on commerce with '.
both the Atlantic and Pacific, j
Its chief imports are linens, cot-f
tons,&.c. from Europe; rum, su-j
gar, &c. from Havana; and flour,
provisions, &c. from the United
States. But we can sunnlvi
... . :
them with cotton, as well as In-!
dia and Russia goods, on as good j
terms as England or any other
power. .
The. English Bible Society
has caused the Bible to be print
ed in Spanish, and thousands
are now distributing throughout
these provinces. Formerly they
were not allowed to read, but
now free permission is given to
every one.
The. distribution of the Bible
is productive of the most impor
tant and vital advantages to the
natives, and will be of great mo
ment in tranquillizing and con
solidating the government.
. Affairs are very tranquil arid
have the most pacific appear
ance. The government seems
determined to cultivate the most
intimate intercourse or inter-chan-
rf rnmmprr.o. with thr
United States, and manifests the
utmost attention and hospitality
to American visitors. The in
tercourse with the interiof is
carried on without any materia
obstructions or danger, and al
produce is brought and carried
upon mules. -
The noted Woodbine resides
at St. Andrews, Spanish'Mairtc.
Brazil. The Emperor of
Brazil has promulgated a new
Constitution, which agreeably
disappointed the fears, excited
by his recent violent proceed
ings, of his intentions to re-es
tablish internal despotism, and
to replace the empire under the
iron yoke of Portugal. The
project of the Constitution sets
out with declaring that the Bra
zilian citizens "form a free and
independent nation, which ad
mits of no other bond of union
or federation which maybe oppo
sed to its independence;" that
"its government is a monarchy,
hereditary, constitutional, . and
representative;" and that "the
reigning dynasty is that of Sen
hor Don Pedro, the existing
Emperor and Perpetual Defend
er of Brazil." It broadly as
serts, that "all powers in the
Empire are delegations from
the nation" the , representa
tives of which are the Emperor
and General Assembly. The
Assembly is to be composed of
a Senate and'Chamber of Depu
ties. Both bodies arc elective.
Peru. It appears by the last
accounts from Upper Peru,
where the troops commanded by
Generals Sucre and Santa Cruz
are stationed, that so far from
their being defeated and disper
sed, as was reported, that they
have from 5 to G000 men, be
sides the army under the com
mand of Bolivar, consisting of
15,000 men. It was even said
that the army in Upper Peru
had destroyed several parties of
the royalists, and no doubt was
entertained of the success of the
patriots in vanquishing their
enemies.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Russian Tariff. The Lon
don Times, in publishing the
new Russian Tariff, makes the
following judicious observations
"The ministers of the Empe
ror Alexander have, it seems,
made a considerable addition to
the import duties on foreign
manufactures and produce. In
other words, they have been
throwing fresh difficulties in the
way of Russian exports to other
countries. To what extent the
English trade may suffer from
the adoption, by Alexander, of
these fiscal barbarisms, already
worn out and condemned by the
discerning nation against whose
interests he would now direct
them, is not easy to guess. Rus-
s- . -ii . .
sia cannoi injure ureal Jjritain
by means which are calculated
to repress the rising industry of
Kussia herself, but to rouse the
cnterprize of Englishmen into
a search after new pat hs of com
merce j and into a cultivation of
resources before Untried, only
because the want of them had
not been hitherto experienced.
We have little to dread from a
rival armed .with those very
weapons which we have our
selves cast aside as unservicea
ble. The war of prohibitions is
disastrous to none so complete
ly as to him who wages it; and
the Russian government, by this
gross blunder, proves against
tself an absence of political ci
vilization, no less remarkable
than that moral and social rude
ness which have Ions been a
reproach to its subjects. "
Manilla. Letter received
at Salem, from Batiiia to the
29th Nov. contain accounts from
Manilla to the middle of Sept
by which it appears that 13 per
sons had been put to death at
that place, who had been enga
ged in the. revolution to over
turn the government. An at
tack was expected on Penang
the latter part of October, by the
nnttvp.s of Ouida.'Ythe coast op
posite,) who demanded their
king, then with the Jngiisn.
It was said the sovereign of Si
am .was the instigator. The
(rnvprn ment of Penans: had re
fused to give up the King of
,Quida, and the natives were ga
thering in hosts on the shores
opposite. The force at Penang
Hid not amount to a regiment,
but they had sent to Bengal for
a reinforcement. Should the
natives venture on Penang, the
buildings would probably be
flpstroved. and the island laid
waste, but it was thought that
the fort would protect the Eu
ropeans. West-Indies. The serious
quarrel between Gov. Lumley
and the inhabitants of Bermuda,
continues to be as violent as
ever. . It is strange that the Bri
tish government should send
him a second time to that island,
and that he should consent to
go there. .
. Some fears of the blacks still
exist at Martinique, and the
white inhabitants have present
ed an address to the Governor,
in which they suggest to him
his duty, and seem a little in
clined to reproach him.
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1824.
Dixnne Service. We are re
quested to state, that the Rev. IV.
II. Jordain will preach in town on
Wednesday night, 21st inst. The
Rev. W. Newborn will preach at
Quankey on Thursday; on Thurs-
night in town also, the following
Saturday and Sunday in town.
Small-Pox. Considerable agi
tation was produced in this town
on Wednesday last, in consequence
of a discovery that a female, re
cently from Washington, in this
state, was afflicted with the Small
Pox. A meeting of the citizens
was immediately held, a Commit
tee of Safety appointed, and pre
cautionary measures adopted to
prevent the spreadirig of the dis
ease. The infected person has
been removed out of town, with
those who associated with her, and
the house destroyed. No other case
has come to our knowledge, and we
believe no further danger need be
apprehended.
Murder. On Tuesday last, an
inquest was held in this town on the
body of Samuel Home, a free co
lored man, who died the preceding
day: From the Coroner's report
it appears that on Sunday last Ed
ward Jonesy a shoemaker, residing
in this place, saw two chicken-
cocks fighting near his house; he
caught one and threatened to shoot
the other, which Samuel Home,
the deceased, begged him not to do;
upon this Jones ordered him out of
the house, and swore if he did not
go he would kill him, and immedi
ately looked about fcr his shoe
knife; the deceased went off, was
pursued and stabbed by Jones.
The wound was inflicted just above
the collar bone, on the left side of
the neck, passing obliquely across
the breast, cutting the windpipe,
puncturing the swallow, and divi
ding important bloodvessels. Jones
w.i immpfliateiv taken into custo
dy, and is now in jail awaiting his
trial.
. Laiv. The Superior
tioi;fw -nnntr will cor
Court for
commence its
J. ldLli.ix.v yuuiivj j
sittings in this place on Monday
next.
, On our first page will be found
the remarks of Mr, Brancn, ocna
tor in Congress from this State, oi
the nronosed amendment to the
Constitution of the U.S. in relation
to the election of President and
Vice-President.
In cur next we purpose giving
the remarks of Mr. Macon, on the
same subject.
To Correspondents. The ex
tract, furnished by "A Subscri
ber," shall be inserted in our next
Our resources, with regard to the
miscellaneous department of the
paper, are very limited: any assis
tance, in original or selected pieces;
will be gratefully acknowledged
We would suggest to bur correspon
dents the propriety of making their
manuscripts as legible as possible
particularly where local or techni
cal phrases are introduced. The
following remark, from the Balti
more Morning Chronicle, is too
frequently applicable to newspaper
manuscripts: "Some of the marks
one would sunnose, were made by
a spider, who had escaped from the
ink-bottle, and ran over a sheet of
white paper, with two of his legs
afflicted with the palsy."
Presidential. At a meeting of
the citizens of Raleigh, on the 2d
inst. it was unanimously resolved
to support General Andrew Jack
son for the Presidency, and John
C. Calhoun for theVice-Presidency.
It is reported that Mr. Wirt in
tends resigning the office of Attor
ney-Gcneral tof the U. S. and that
it will be offered to Mr. Clay.
Should it prove correct, and Mr.
Clay accept the offer, it will be
considered as the virtual withdraw
al of his claims to the Presidency.
A Convention similar to the one
recently held in Pennsylvania, is
talked of in New-York, to be held in
Utica, for the purpose of nomina
ting candidates for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency.
Virginia. The call of a Conven
tion to amend the Constitution of
this state, appears to engage consi
derable attention. From the opi
nions generally expressed there ap
pears to be a majority in its favor.
CONGRESS.
Washington, April 7. At
length the I arm Bill has been
reported to the House, from the
committee of the whole, in the
House of Representatives. This
was effected by a sitting of se
ven hours yesterday, during
which there was a deal of dis
cussion and a variety of amend
ments proposed, some of which
succeeded, and others were re
jected. Of trie Debate, it is in
vain to pretend to give any ac
count Twenty columns of the
newspaper would not suffice tor
it, and we have but two of the
twenty to devote to the whole
of yesterday s proceedings.
JlprillQ. lhe vote which
was taken yesterday in the H
of 11. for reducing the proposed
duty on iron Irom one dollar
and twelve cents per cwt to
ninety cents, wp understand,
jeopardizes the whole bill for a
revision of the Tariff of duties
on imports. With this amend
ment of the bill, some of its
warmest friends become its op
ponents, or at least indifferent to
it. The fate of the bill is there
fore now more doubtful than j
ever.
A' ffrct principle triumphed
in the Senate yesterday, and the.
day will be remembered as one
of the brightest in its history.
That enlightened body yester
day gave its final sanction to an
act, which, we venture to say,
will command the applause of
the country, and acquire for th
body itself a durable renown.
One branch of the National Le
gislature has at length said, that
death shall no longer be consi
dered criminal that the dun
geon shall rVo longer be the por
tion of the honest debtor. The
bill which has passed is neces
sarily qualiificd and guarded
it gives no immunity to fraud,
and it contains the requisite
checks to shield its benefits from
abuse; but the Senate has, sub
stantially and formally, declared
against the principle of impri
sonment for debt; it has trodden
down and trampled under foot
one of the last remnants of Feu
dal and Roman barbarism,whieh
the force of education and habit
have been able successfully to
uphold until now against the
spirit of the age. -We cannot
doubt that the concurrence of
the other Branch will render
the overthrow of this anomaly
in our system complete and per
petual. Nat. Int.
SMALL POX.
Washington, N. C. April 0.
We mentioned in our last that
an apparently infectious disease
had made its appearance in the
precincts of this town. . It hav
ing produced considerable ex
citement here, and as, in cases
of the kind, much error and ex
aggeration of fact are apt to exist
abroad, that the truth may be
known, we think it proper to
state that which may be relied
on: That the physicians have
not yet agreed among them
selves as to the true character of
the disease, whether it is vario
loid, small pox or ch icken pox
if either it seems pretty
clearly ascertained, however,
that it is infectious: though in
no instance yet, have all the
members of a family, in which
it has appeared, been attacked.
But two deaths have yet occur
red in persons supposed to have
been infected with it one of
them under circumstances of
improper treatment, contrary to
the directions of the prrysician;
the other an elderly negro. The
disease thus far has been exclu
sively confined to people of dis
solute habits, chiefly females.
Fire. An attempt was made
to set fire to the bookstore of
Mr. Caleb Bonsai, Norfolk, Va.
but fortunately the combustible
matter was discovered before
any injury was done. The in
cendiary hes not been discover
ed. On the same night, at
tempts were made (doubtless by
the same gang) to break into
two stores on Market-square.
Great Leap. Mr. Hunter,
the equestrian performer, was a
passenger on board the packet
brig t,m press, which was lost at
Squam Beach, on her passage
from Charleston to New-York,
and had with him the fine young
race horse Lalla Rookh, who
ran on the Washington Course
in February. 'The animal,
which was on deck when the
vessel was driven ashore, by a
leap of 18 or 20 feet, from the
i a- i i , .
vessiu lu me uuacu, escaped in
safety.
The Boston Palladium savs:
"A young gentleman of this ci
ty, after 12 months study and
experience, has accomplished
that great desideratum,thc appli
cation of an elastic power to the,
propelling of land carriages. "