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Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from Carthagena, Sept. 26, 1826, details Bolivar's messenger from Quito via Panama to Porto Cavello and La Guayra, calling town meetings for potential pre-1830 government change convention. Bolivar suppressed royalist unrest in Quito, shooting about 100 and hanging many. He pledged to reach Bogota on Oct. 12.
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We are favored with the following extract of a letter from a respectable gentleman at Carthagena.
Carthagena, Sept. 26, 1826.
"We had yesterday a messenger from Bolivar. He came from Quito by the way of Panama, & proceeded in a man of war for Porto Cavello and La Guayra. The object of his mission is to call a meeting of the people in every town, and if the majority wish a convention called before 1830, to take into consideration a change of government, the President intends to yield to their wishes.
Bolivar has had a good deal of trouble at Quito. He has been compelled to shoot about one hundred men and to hang a good many. They mustered and said, 'Long live Ferdinand,' &c.
Bolivar has pledged himself to be in Bogota on the 12th of October."
[Mer. Adv.
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Quito
Event Date
Sept. 26, 1826
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shot about one hundred men and to hang a good many
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Messenger from Bolivar came from Quito by way of Panama and proceeded in a man of war for Porto Cavello and La Guayra to call meetings of the people in every town; if majority wish convention before 1830 for change of government, President intends to yield. Bolivar had trouble at Quito, compelled to shoot about one hundred men and hang a good many who mustered and said 'Long live Ferdinand.' Bolivar pledged to be in Bogota on the 12th of October.