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provinces of Guayana, Cumana, Barcelona, 

 and Margarita ; the department of Venezue- 

 la, consisting of the provinces of Caraccas 

 and Varinas ; the department of Sulia, of 

 the provinces of Coro, Truxillo, Merida, 

 and Maracaybo ; the department of Boyacd, 

 of the provinces of Tunja, Soccoro, Pamplo- 

 na, and Casanare ; the department of Cun- 

 dinamarca, (the name of New Grenada is now 

 suppressed,) of the provinces of Bogota, An- 

 tioquia, Mariquita, and Ney va ; the depart- 

 ment of Cauca, of the provinces of Popayan 

 and Choco ; the department of Magdalena, 

 of the provinces of Carthagena, Santa Mar- 

 tha, and Rio de la Hacha : there are also 

 the provinces, not classed into departments, 

 of Quito, Quixos Mocas, Ouenca, Jaen, Mai- 

 nas, Loja, Guayaquil, Panama, and Vera- 

 gua ; including altogether, about two years 

 ago, a population of two million six hundred 

 and forty-four thousand six hundred souls. 

 By a decree, dated the 8th of October, the 

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