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capital. Whatever were the motives which 

 dictated the drawing up of this document, 

 its publication unfortunately threw the 

 apple of discord amongst the population 

 of New Grenada. The inhabitants of the 

 departments of San Gil, in the province of 

 Socorro ; of Giron, in the province of Pam- 

 plona ; of Monpox, in the province of Car- 

 thagena ; and of other departments, con- 

 ceived the notion, in consequence, of se- 

 parating themselves from their respective 

 provinces, and of forming their departments 

 into new provinces. The town of Monpox 

 formed a Junta, and nominated deputies to 

 the Congress of New Grenada. The go- 

 vernment of Carthagena, thus opposed in 

 its own province, though in consequence of 

 its own acts, sent a force under the com- 

 mand of Don N. Ayos against Monpox, 

 which town was compelled to renew its 

 former allegiance to Carthagena in January 

 1811. Circumstances of this nature may 



