510 SPANISH AMERICA. 



together in the most friendly manner, and 

 afterwards slept in the same room. 



Morillo shortly afterwards sailed for Spain 

 in the corvette Descubierta, accompanied 

 by the two Colombian deputies, or commis- 

 sioners, who had been appointed by the re- 

 public to arrange matters with the Cortes. 



The meeting of the general Congress of 

 Colombia, which was to have taken place at 

 Cucuta on the 1st of January 1821, was, in 

 consequence of the delays which occurred 

 in assembling the deputies, postponed till 

 the 1st of May. 



The province of Cuenca declared its in- 

 dependence in January 1821, as did soon 

 afterwards the districts of Ilambato, Rio 

 Camba, and Quaronda ; and the republic of 

 Colombia received the accession of the pro- 

 vince of Rio de la Hacha. 



In reply to a letter of Bolivar, dated the 

 10th of March 1821, stating the necessity 

 for recommencing hostilities, unless the 

 Spanish government acceded to his just and 



