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Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
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Reports on the arrival of the British minister from the Congress of Panama in England on Oct. 12, with questions about the absent American minister. Details from Panama and Guayaquil papers describe meetings addressing political unrest in Colombian departments due to Venezuelan events, recommending peaceful measures and Bolivar's return. Guayaquil resolves to grant Bolivar dictatorial powers and call a constitutional convention.
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PANAMA.
We see in a London paper, the following: "The Dartmoor frigate, from Jamaica, with the British minister from the Congress of Panama, arrived at Portsmouth, Oct. 12th."
Where is the American minister to the Congress of Panama, about whom the nation was in a ferment last winter?
Is he about returning to the United States, or has he been engaged a whole year, in regulating the elections in Pennsylvania, instead of attending to the public business?
[M. Y. Enq.]
We are indebted to the politeness of Captain Boissiere, for files of Panama Gazettes to the 17th September and a Guayaquil Patriot of the 28th August. In a paper of the 31st we find a description of a large meeting held in the City of Panama, by the municipal authorities and a number of citizens to take into consideration the situation of the republic, in consequence of the proceedings held in the departments of Guayaquil, Azuay, and Quito, respecting the events in Venezuela. The meeting concluded by recommending to the Vice President of the republic, the adoption of pacific measures in the agitated departments, in the belief that they would be more likely to conciliate all parties than what could be effected by the adoption of hostile measures—and urging the return of Bolivar to the country as one of the most powerful means to restore the country to its former state of tranquility.
At a meeting held in Guayaquil on the 28th of August, it was resolved—1st. That the exercise of the sovereignty, should be devolved upon Bolivar, the father of his country—That the Liberator, being invested with dictatorial power, should take charge of the destinies of the Republic.—That he shall call a Grand Colombian Convention to fix the Constitution of the Republic; That a copy of the foregoing Resolution should be transmitted to his Excellency—That all the departments of the Republic should be invited to follow the example of Guayaquil—and That, until His Excellency should arrive and undertake the Dictatorship, the authorities of Guayaquil should remain the same, and in the same state, as before.
[Balt. Fed. Gaz.]
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Panama
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Oct. 12th; 17th September; 28th August; 31st
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british minister arrives in portsmouth; recommendations for pacific measures and bolivar's return in panama; guayaquil resolutions to devolve sovereignty to bolivar as dictator and call constitutional convention.
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Dartmoor frigate arrives at Portsmouth with British minister from Congress of Panama on Oct. 12th; questions raised about missing American minister. Panama meeting on 31st addresses unrest in Guayaquil, Azuay, Quito over Venezuela events, urges Vice President to adopt pacific measures and Bolivar's return for tranquility. Guayaquil meeting on Aug. 28 resolves to grant Bolivar dictatorial powers, call Grand Colombian Convention, invite other departments to follow, and maintain current authorities until his arrival.