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VrERA-CRuZ, HIAVANNAH -The American ship Canton ar. rived at Havaanah on the 7th instant, in 18 days from Ver,.Cruz, bringing information that hostilities between the Castle of St. JUan de illoa ceased on the 29th of iMarch. Generals Guadalupe Vic. toria, and Santana, were at Jalapa, for the purpose of restoring the intercourse between the city and the castle. REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA. Office of the SecretaTy of State and Foreign Relations, in the Pa. lace of the Government, at the Capital of Bogota, March 13, 1894. TO THE ISTENDANT OF TIlE DEPARTM.ENT OF StAG- DALEXA.. I have the honour to send your Excellenev, witb an order of the Vice.President, the Gazette of Colombia, iNo. 126, which con- tains all the proceedings at the tine of the introduction of she Com- missioners of His Britannic Majesty to the Government of Colom- bia. Your Excelleney will doubtless find, in the discourse of IMIr. Hamilton, sufficient reason for rejoicing at the frankness with which he has declared the views of his Cabinet. _ Since (;onstitutional Spamn has been subjected by the Allied Powers of E rope, their attention has been directed to these countries as thcatres for future operations, doubtless for the purpose of indemnifying themselves for the sacrifices they have made in restoring the Catholic King to his ancient absolute power. Fortuuately, wC have found a fricnd, in our own continent, the U:nited States, and in l urope. Great Britain, who oppose them. selves to the machinations whiclh threaten to disturb the tranquillity of the Republic. Your Excellency has scen the Irelaration of the President of the United States; and it is with no smnall pleasure that I now furnish you with that whichl his Majesty the King of the United Kingdoms of Great Britain and Irelaun miade by his Coin. mirsiouers dirtctly to this Government, "So welcome a situation of affiirs is chiefly due to the fitmness witli which the Colonmbians have adhered in past years to our salutary constitutional regimen, our obedience to laws, and respect to con. stituted authorities. The Executive. has been obliged to do but little to bring things to their present situation, in spite of the disorder that isbelieved to prevail in neighbouring countries: The regularity whieh prevails in our privileged country is the best guaranltee we could have desired to give to the world, for the wise and progressive improvements which time must produce in other independent cour.- tries of what was once Spanish America. This will be sufficient to cxcite admiration at the progress of our concerns, and to make the Republic a inodel worthy of imitation. " The existence of Colombia, undor her tutelar institutions, has certainly proved to Europe and AtHerica, in a practical manner, that the race of the ancient colonists of Spain were not so degraded andI humbled as has been supposed. since thev have been able to break through the wretched prejudices of their early education, and to rise by their own strength to the rank of sovereign and inde- pendent nations, For sucI a complete triumph of public opinion, the Executive receives continual congratulations from all parts, and wishes to participate his gratification with his fellow-citizens. "But for the p!resent the Executive confines himself to reminding your Excellency through me, of the necessity of redoubling your ex. ertions ini the departmsnnt under your command, for the purpose of fortifying our liberal institUitious more arnd more7 and for rcndering fore ittitaw tile union between 1) citite1ii, fieniliee', lwsd 6o*ts. Whoever tleyfatcK Irom theright4sy-on tbits gubjccu will bring evils to the Rptabliewhich eannot' be coumerated. is jour ut. mort to preserve the happiness we nt present enjoy, .and Colombia will possess tbr ever tlje res'ect of,'strahgers, and the love bf'hei children. God preseye,vou, ' ,cfU4L." HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV2S, WEDAE2nAY4 :i .28 Whuile the house remained in commit ce of the whole, on the state of the Union, Mlfr. Clay roses and said, that he woald ask a moment's attention of the committee, whilst he said enly one word in respect to a resolution whicht he had had the honour to present some time ago. The resolution to whiCh he referred was that which proposed art expressioni of the feelings df Congress in regard to an attack su posed to bemeetitfted by Allied Europe upon the in. dependenee of Spanish America. He had ofrered that re3olution in consequence of information disclosed in the President's message, at the opening of the resent session of Congress; and most certainly,if the (design imputeoto the Allies had really been enteitained, every consideration connected with theinterest, the safety, and even the in. dependenceof thiscotiintry, called for themostdeliberateattention to hiis proposition. But such a purpoSe, abominable as it would have been, ought not to be attributed.upon any other than the strongest evidence. Eventsand drrcumstances, subsequent to tle communica. tion of the message, evinced that if such a purpose were ever scri. ously entertained, it had been relinquished. For his part, whiilst lie was disposed to keCP a vigilant eye on everv movement of theAlies, as to America, and to be ready to give his feeble co-operation to every measure calculated to repel their aggressions, if any such should be attempted, on the independence of any part of Americ, he was, on the other hanl, unwilling to give them any just cause of offence against us. But, to pass the resolnitioi-.aftcr all that lias occurred-in the absence of any sufficient ovidence of their cherish. ing inimical designs on this Continent-it lmight be construed by them as unfriendiv if not offensive. Under the full conviction, therefore that they did not entertain any purpose so diabolical as that wouid be of attempting to reduce Spanish America to its an- ciept subjection, or of compelling it to adopt the monarehical form of government, lie should continue to abstain frown pressing upon the attention of Lhe house his resolution ; and shouild allow it to sleep whivrg it now reposes, on the table, Nf11116;tal I*,Ullleglccr, Alay 28.) 1. .Josc Silvestre Rebello'was presen ted yesterday by AMr. Adanis, Secretary of State, (to whom he had declivered his creilential letter), to the President of the United States, as Charge d'Afftirs from the Emperor of Bragil, and was received and recognized in that character b7y tc President, NEW5 YORIK. JUnE 1. HAY'rr._Accounts have been received fronm Hayti, that a vessel saUicdi from that place for H-Iavrc *n the 8th tinstant, with thrce per. sons on board accredited bythe Haytian authorities to proceed to Paris to sign a treaty alrcady agreed on. which hand bren proposed lw vthc Frencht Government. AMERICA N PAPERS. NEW YORK. AI AY 21).