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JIIISCELLJJVY. *
HENRY WOODVILEE.

5 Who does not envy the situation of the pos-
sessor of that delightful cottage,’ said I tp Mr.
Rawley, pointing out a sweet little dwelling-_by
the road side, as we were taking a morning ride
in July, two years since. It was almost hid a-
mong willows and poplars, and was surrounded
by a beautiful green, interspersed with flowers,
while at a little distance flowed a stream as clear
as crystal, cooling the breezeihat played upon its
' It was indeed a spot on which nature

and art had been lavish in their decorations ; and
‘the birds as if connoisseurs in taste and beauty,
seemed to have selected its peaceful groves for
their holiday sports, as they were skipping about
in them by hundteds, and pouring forth their
blithest notes with all the gayety inspired by the
season. ‘ I should think myself in an enviable
situation indeerl,’_said he, ‘ if I possessed the
means of happiness within the reach of poor Hen-
ry VVoodviile-—but alas for him! his days will
soon be numbered-—poor man he is intemperate I
I could hardly believe the baleful foe of domes-
tic peace, had usurped a dominion in a place ap-
Pitrently sacred to virtue.-—‘ \Vhat,’ said I, ‘ has
the finger‘ of nature sketched so lovely a landscape
...-has fortune smilcd with so much sweetness-
has the kind hand of Providence collect-etl all the
blessings that could make life dear, into the ho-
som ofthisrural retreat, in vain?’ it was even so.’
fivé (mg,-mingd however _to give Henry a call ;
we icould do so with freedom as Mr. Rawley was
slightly acquainted with him, and as we rode‘
down the lane, llcApl'0ntl5(.‘(l to make me acquaint-
’ ed with the sad story ‘of \’VU()d\'illC,S misfortunes
on our return. I shall never forget the interview.
Henry met us at the door; a young man in the
-,-Mme oflife, handsome and accomplished man-
ners‘ ; he_in~'ite.d us into a little parlor, and intro
duced us to his family, a lovely wife and three
children. I gaztd with attention on the group.
-,--Sorrow,’ was on every face, and their eagerness

-. ‘to conceal it, made it only appear in characters

more indelible. The father’s line form already
»tretnbled on the verge of ruin-—-his bloated cheek.
red eyes, and wild disquietude that hung over
him, all told the fatal truth of his dreadful situa-
tion. The'.‘mother’s hollow eyes were fastened

. on ‘rhesleeping infant in her artns, inalmost mo-

t,ionlcss dt-spondency; and even‘the CWIO little girls
that sat at her feet, seemed to ltave caught a por-

’ [ion ofihc gloom from biiotysgto _whi_ch they should

have looked for smiles aloné- \\/'e’made our vis-
it short aspossible and left the cottage with heavy
hearts. The sure attendant on intemperance,
was evidently, upon close inspection, approach-
ing there. The fences were broken and totter-
ing—the trees wanted trimming—-and the corn
‘was almost choked wiih weeds. A solitary duck
wandered about the house, and a ragged negro
-s_tood idle in the shade. As soon as'wc were out
of hearing Mr. Rauley began. h

6 The father of Henry VVoodville, said he, was

. a wealthy shipping merchant, and Henry was his

_only.son. Never was a parent more wrapt up in

-;."";;5,‘.'c_hild than was the old gennetnan in this, the
only remaining pledge ol an early and happy mar-

riage. A splendid education, and all the oppor-
tunitiestltat money could furnish, were afforded
‘to tltqyotitiger \'Voodville. He finished his aca-
at mic-‘course with peculiar honor, and when he
first commenced his career, gave ample evidence

’ ‘of a bl illiant intellect. Actuated by the same spi~

rit of zeal for the welfare of his son that distin-
guished his wholelife, the fa he: engaged him in
marriage to the heiress of a noble fortune, and
one whose rare accomplishments made her en-
tirely his equal. A long time was spent in hopes
that the young couple would of choice enter into
the sacred utéion’,--'-but.._..,tlte hope was cherished
in vain. , A lady, youngifatid beautiful, it was true,
but possessed of no property, had engaged Hen-
ry’: affections—-on her they were irrevocably fix-
ed. \Vith all the candor of: true and ingenuous
attachment the sentiments of these lovers had of-
ten been interchanged, and the wealthy Amadine
(1. would never have been the wife of Henry, but

‘ for the unwavering resolution of his lather. In

a moment ofthoughtlessness Henry yielded to
his fervent entreaties, and the knot was inrlisso-

A lubly tied. that was to bind him for life to one he

could not love, however much he might respect.
It -was some time before the young latly to
whom Henry had previously engaged himself

’ heard of this circumstance; but when she did,

she seized the first opportunity ofan inter-.~icw—-
and a fatal one it proved. In the excess of his
affection Henry proposed a private marriage in
defiance of his sacred vow to live for Amadine a-
lone. It was never destined, however to be con-
summated : for the brother of Celia having dis-

covered his proposals, and deeming them a dead-

ly insult, challenged‘ him to fight. After some

’ efforts to extricate himself from the difficulties

of his situation, Henry met and killed his antag-
onist. 'l'his was the final death-blow of his hap-
piness ; a murdered ft-icnd—-a ruined family-—
the sole mistress of his love, "heart-broken—a
wronged, unhappy, itnd yet alfectionate wile-—-and
a father ready to sink under the pressure ofthese
dreadful tidings were the consequences of this
conduct. _ I . 
Escaping from the pursuit of justice he be‘,-T;
came for a while a fugitive, bttt when the excite-
ment of the public mind died away, he returned;
-a habit of intemperance had already grown out
of his troubles, and he retired, careless alike of
health and reputation. to thatsecluded spot, to lin-
ger out a wretched existcnse in obscut-ity.’
Recitals such as tltdse give no pleasure it is
true‘, but .they may cantain lessons ofinfmite val-
ue, which, if propcrly,ttppI‘ecia‘te(l would be the
invariable preventative-s of similar evils. For me,
I must confess, whenever I have heard of a specu-
lailng niatclt since, it reminds me of poor Hen‘,-y
VVoodvlllc, and tlte.piClul'e of his misery comes
back with all its accompanying shades. '
/That wealth sometimes -conduces to happiness
in undeniable. but that it is most frequently the
source ofrlisqpietude andcare, Ibelicve is equal-
ly true. Upoii the temperament of the mind

much depends : a proud and haughty spirit is sure’
- to he perpetually vexed; and this spirit is almost

always the offspring of rihclies.-Would you seek
the abode of content ? go not to the lordly man-
._sions.of the fgreat-'-the, evil geniuses of envy,
scorn and tnortification, lurk‘ in their splendid
' ltalls.--go not to the abode of the great man, who

. out, I am almost frozen and drowned.

.. " «,

has a gigantic reputation to’ maintiiiri, yoti_vvili_ ‘

find there‘ the .care-worm brow bending over the
midnight ‘lamp, in all the weaririessof mental ex’.
ertion-seek it not in the ‘parade of ostentatious
pride-—-‘there's many an aching heart tides in a
gilded carriage,’-but go to the humble cottager,
who, with the _little competency afl'or_ded~.by his
industry, feels himself contented, ,U,nen_vied.as
he is, he can boast a richer inheritance than Al-
exander of Macedon-—-the perpetual sunshine ..of
health and happiness. And .\_t'/lien you have con-
vinced yourself‘of ihis, reader, whoever you are,
make not too great sacrificesfor what may prove
a curse at last. _ ’ [Tltc 15m/2orz'tun.
, ——-ans»-2:2-O-i--_-— .
[:3-3 It will be remembered that a-\_v,e_ek or two

been fought at VVashington, between .a Mr. Ran-
tlall, and a person by the name of Fox, both of
the Treasury" department, and men in respecta-
ble standing, which terminated in the death ofthe
latter.
gentlemen at VVashington to the editor of the N.
H. Patriot, gives the particulars of the origin of
the quarrel.

‘ Mrs. C. a widow of very respectable family,
has kept a boarding-house for some years in this
city. About l8 months ago, one of her daugh-
ters, a beautiful young girl was seduced, (report
says under promise of marriage) by Randall, one
of the boarders. As soon as her case was known
in the family,he was called upon to repair the inju.
ry he had done by marriage, which ‘he refused to
do. The brother of Miss C. a Cadet in the Mili-
tary Academy at West Point, came on to visit
his family, and said to the friends of Randall he
must marry his sister, or he would take his life
whenever he could meet him. The next morn-
ing, while Randall was standing near the door
with a friend, be perceived young C. approach-
ing him with another person; when he came up
he requested R. to go up into his room. All
went to the room; when C. demanded of R. that
he should repair the injury done to his sister.
Randall replied by intimating that her character
was bad--thus adding insult to injury. C. drew
a pistol from his pocket, and presented it to R’s
breast,_snapped it, butit missed fire—a scuflie en-
sued, in which R. was wounded by a severe stab
in the breast from a small sword drawn from a
cane by C, who was disarmed by the friend of R.
C. left the room and district immediately, as it
was uncertain what would be the fate of R’s_ wound.
The circumstances, were soon known toithe citi
zens generally, who expressed little sympathy
for R. T He soon recovered from the wound. fl‘he
young lady was sent out of the city. I A
Rand‘-ills after being wounded took lodgings at
another ltouse, and there appeared a probability
that the business would end here. But about two
months ago. Miss C. was sent for by her friends ;
and her return appears to have revivedall the un-
pleasant recollections of the friends to the family
of the injury she had sustained. About ‘ten days
ago, as ltanrl-all was passing the street in the e.
ventng, with two ladies, his relations, one on each
side, he was attacked by a person w'uh.a cane,
who knocked him down and severely beat him.
beiore any one came to his assistance. This he
supppsed to .be by,a person who had lately been
dismissed the army and of course unworthy to be
noticedby him‘. However, a few days after, from
some circumstance whicli came to Randall's ears.
he thought the person had been set on to make
the attack by young Fox, who boarded with Mrs.
C. and took the first opporttinity (which ‘was last
Saturday morning) to cane Fox severely.--Fox
dtd notanttcipato this attack and made bttt a fee-
ble reststance ; he disclaimed allinterference in
the aFfair_ between Randall and Miss C's friends
and considered R's attack on him as wholly un-
provoked. On Monday he challenged Randall-
the challenge was accepted : on Tuesday after-
noon they met--the distance was eight paces ;
both fired almost at the same motnent(Fox-'s pis-
tol being little first." Fox was_shot through the
heart, and died almost without a groan or strug-
gle. R. has been dismissed from the Treasury
Office.

 ........ x f

 From t/ze ./I/bany Daily Jrlvcrtiaer.

VE.\l’l‘RILOQUISM. "
Mr. Nichols, the ventriloquist, gave at speci-
men of his art last evening, in Market- street.
\/Valking with a friend, between 9 and 10 o'clock,
past the corner of Church and Market street,
where a well was sinking. the surface being slight-
ly COV€I‘c(l With loose boards, his companions sug-
gested to him that it offered a good opportunity
to exert his powers ofspeech. Two or three per-
sons happened to be near the spot, when Mr.
Nichols raised one of the boards, and asked who
was down there ?-No answer was t‘ctut‘nt:(l—--He
again asked, did I not here some one down here
calling for help ? A voice answered front the bot-
tom of the well, yes sir l Mt. N.—How came, you
down there ? Voice—-Tlie workmen left me here
and shut the well-—-put down a ladder or rope and
help me out ! By this time 30 or 40 persons had
assembled, uttering curses on. the workmen for
leaving the man in the well -—One man recogniz-
ed in the voice old Tony Schuyler, a black 1-man,
said he knew him ; he now called out to‘}_hi_m,
‘ Tony, is that you ?—-Voicc—Yes, sir; help me
The man
asked how long he had been there ? Two hours!
By this time there had arrived a number of lan-
thorns, ropes, ladders, 8tc. Mr. N. now walked
off and left the deceived multitude preparing to
draw Tony up from the well.‘ Their lights, how-
ever, soon convinced them that Tony was ‘not
there. Now a warm dispute arose among those
who said it was all a hoax and those who sw_ore-
they -heard Tony. The writer left tltetrt'j‘i'tt.C.tlt‘e'
height of their dispute and went home’. ~. ' 

tory of M r. Nichols, which may not be uninter-
esting to the public‘. He is a young gentleman
about 20 years of age, a" native ofhlantticket, in
Massachusetts. He did not know, till lately, that
he possessed thepower of ventriloquism.-_-'—About
18 months ago, while a clerk in a counting house
at Savannah, he first saw the _fam'o,us. @7zu.r_lea ex-
hibit at tltat place. Clt‘arl'es,~ in an,address’to the
audience at one of his exhibitions, on the powers
of ventriloquism, observed,‘.that~ there we._re-jun-
'doubtedly many in the world who po'ssesséd- the
same pdwers he did, but that they did notknow
how to call them‘ into action ; he said there might
be some even in his present audience. Young N.

immediately recollected, thatwhile he was.-a‘la_d

since, we published an account ofa d'ti_el, having.

The following extract of a letter from a’

- I have since become acquainted with tlfe his-"

companions-could do, and was determined to try
the experiment. of ventriloquism as soon as he
should get" home the same evening ; he did so,
and founrl himself perfectly succcsslul. _

P. 8. Since writing the above, l.hare,had"an
interview..w_ith Mr. Nichols. "and he has satisfied
me of his. powers being equal to those ol'Charles.
Itook him into several rlit'l‘et;ent apartments in

miration'.- Mr. Nichbls is the first and onlyz_vcn-
triloquist ‘the United States has ever protluééd,
and has promised to give the public an exhibi-
tion in afew days.
 -—-«-
, "MOVING BOG.»
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Clara, to
a-friend in Athlone, dated July 4, 1821 :

-‘ Since 1 had the pleasure ofseeing you, I have
paid a daily visit to the moving hog, and have to
inform you, that in addition to the destruction you
witnessed, there are now upwards of 200 acres
of Col‘l1l‘i0l(l-‘S, meadows, pastures, and low lands
covered. Its motion since, continued in a slow,
but cet'taiIi pace, along the valley, below the an-
cient bridge of inau. It'is rather singular to state,

it continued immoveuble, up to Saturday the 30th,
when it commenced to spread, and raise its sur-
face, as dt-scribed.—On reaching the lands of
Roheen, the property of Ambrose Cox, Esq. at
or about the hour of seven o’clock this morning,
the entire population of this town and neighbour-
hood were again thrown into extreme confusion,
by a fresh convulsion of its leading and terrific
front, which rolled the pasture lands mountains
high before it, and pressed with great velocity a-
crossrthe glen towards VVoodlield House, the seat
of Abrah,_j’f"f‘;'—Fullet' Esq. who has at present near.
ly._,l0OO men embanking before his dwelling, en-
deavouring to direct its course in the line of Bal-
lyboughlan. ‘

‘ It is atvthis moment, three o’clock. within 20
perches of 'Woodfield bridge, but certain it is, that
ere this reaches you, the road and bridge will he
either covered, or overturned, thereby cutting off
the communication between Clary and Moate by
VVoodlield. On the south and east sides, it has
also overrun the meadows and corn fields, the
owner is cutting down the green corn for his_s'ar-
ting cattle. The corn fields and meadows near
the Old Mill, over and through which we passed
with ease on Monday, are now buried beneath
huge masses of this floating element, and the up-
per country is completely inundated, threatening
desolation to the surrounding inhabitants.
6 There is no knowing where this evil may end;
the calamity, it is considered, will be incalculable,‘
should it get into contact with the river of Bally-
boughlan, ofwhich there is at present very little
doubt. _
tlt is really indescribable the immense num-
bers that have visited this phenomenon, the roads .
are nearly impassible, as hundreds are seen hour-
ly passing and repassing.’ .

1109?
From t/ze Saratoga Farmer.

T/zousanri Legged Worm.--A child died in'Ju-
ly last, in Steuben county, (N. York,) terribly
afliicted, the death of which is supposed by the
physicians to have been occasioned by the poison
of this common reptile. The child was two years
old, had been sitting on the floor in perfect health,
when it screamed suddenly in great distress, and
on the mother’s running to it, found the saliva of
its mouth tinged with blood, and a thousand leg-
ged worm creeping away from it on the floor,
leaving a train of blood where it crept. From
this time the child languished, for about six
months, and died as above under circumstances
hardly admitting a doubt that its death was oc-
casioned by putting the worm in its tnouth. Dr.

‘A. GI V‘v’hite, of Elmira, consulting physician,
has adopted this opinion, and published the case.

Dr. Hudson is of the same opinion, and mentions
a case of poison by an adult, who, on eatinga
bowl of milk by moonlight, chewed a wormiof
this kind, and suffered by nausea and a sore mouth
and fauces, ‘ ‘supposed from the viru‘len‘ce of the
prison of the worm,’ from whiclt he recovered
after a few weeks. These nasty reptiles‘ are ve-
ry common in new countries, creeping through
crevices in the floors, and when rolled up are not
unlikely to be handled by infants.

From the Huntsville, Alrzbafrza, Re/zublicari.
T/tealre Burnt.--On Satjirday night 5th, Aug.
the new Theatre in this town was consumed by
fire. The building was erected by Messrs. Sauna-
ner and \Veakly was a‘ beautiful specimen of ar-
chitecture, anrl would soon be ready for the re-
ception ofa theatrical corps, who had engaged
to commence their performance on the first of
next month. Fortunately for the town the night
was perfectly calm, not a breath of air in circu-
lation, except the little created by the flames,
which blew towards an open street in front.-
Owing to this circumstance alone, only two small
buildings in the vicinity were consumed. Had
‘the wind blown in a contrary direction the injury
would; have been incalculable. The burning of
this building was- doubtless the work of some
vile incendiary. We understand the doors were
fastened and no person was permitted toenter it
alter night; the master carpenter visited the buil-
ding about t5 minutes before it was discovered to
be on fire, when all was safe.

CHARLESITON, "September 1.

' I.azest_frr.7n St. ./Igustine.--Tlte U. S. schr. Re-
venge, Lieut. Comdt. Hammersley, arrived at this
port on Tuesday, left St. Augustine on Monday
afternoon last. VV.e learn from Lieut. H‘. that it
"iw‘a's' rather sickly among the soldiery, Lieut.

' ‘Washburn, of the 4th regiment Artillery, died

on the 23d ult. of bilious fever. We are indebt-
ed to Lieut. H. for a St. Augustine paper of Sa-
turday last.

Governordackson has, by an Ordinance, divid-
ed.the Fluridas, for judicial purposes, into two
counties, to wit :—-All the country between the
Pcrdido and Sl.lWRlit:)' Rivers, and the Islands
therein,_ to be called the County of Escambia.
All the ceded territory east of the Suwaney, Scc.
to be called the County of St. Johns.

The County ‘Courts organized by said Ordin-
ance, are ‘t-quested to confine the parties strictly-
to the merits of their cause, and to cause all use-
less.matter, as well as unnecessary form, to be
 '_,_from the pleadings, at the expcnce of

introducing the same.

‘every bod?-'~
‘my house, and he executed three voices 50 ad- - 

that from/its first eruption, Tuesday, the 26th ult. ‘

.. Fi:,i:s;.s.‘c-'r_iI.A. July 529, ‘i321.
.. ‘ Every thing-is tranquil here," and our new Go-
vern_or is anxiously and assiduously laboring touc-
commodate his government to the condition ofthe
country, and to rénitléttllic country an acquisition
to theAgovei"nme_nt. That he should give satis-
faction t0__,i:(_3Vet‘)' body is i_mpossible—-for, unfor-
“’“"“'-‘lY,' Lllf. W35 itnot in his power to provide for

 
 
 

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 ‘ng, the Baltimore ./Imeriqan.

FIKPM A IRO.——A__ passenger in the brig Rob.
ert, 1nfot'ms.that; when he left Rio de Janeiro,
lllal CH)’ was quiet,‘ bu,t cverv daybrought infor-
1nal'l0n.lh3l:.3S9I5’l_fi;:p0_ ’ eghf the Catiitatiia had thrown
off its-allegiance?!‘ ‘~_...the Regencyfitestalilished for
B""‘Zll by ‘he hlllg-.. Anterior -tfo.his departure

’ -' ‘- . . 7'4 :- W.
f-‘ll’ Pnrttlgal, ll'l€J-.l.8::S_C.:\_7t’i-lllclt had rcvyilted -was u,;,,_-
of St. Paulo, wlte're?1~:'t~ltcy had, establisheda I'm.
visional Government under the guidlance of their
former Governor. A ' .

On the 5th of June the third explosion took
place among the troops stationed in Rio d _ = mei-
ro, which ended in compelling the Prinrl‘e"., oyul
to appoint a Junta Provisional to govern Brazil a-
greeably to the constitution of Portugal.

tion had been received from Montevideo, that
General Lac-ar, commander oftlte P0|'lgguesg
forces occupying that place, was’ negociatiug with-
the Spaniards for the annexation ‘of that district
of country i‘. Brazil, and it was believed that a
treaty would soon be concluded to that effect.

BiutztL.—Capt. Johnson, at Boston, 45 days
from St. Salvador, reports that a few days p,-.,.
vious to his sailing, the. Brazilians’ madc‘an on.
successful attempt. to declare themselves indg.
pendent. Great distrust and suspicion prevailed,
and the European Portuguese were waiting with
the greatest anxiety for the arrival of 3000 troops
expected from Lisbon.

Fttou Ltsnox.-—By the schr. Franklin, capr.
Bradford, at'river.l here yesterday in 60 daysfrom
Lisbon, we learn that the King? of Portugal, had
arrived at Lisbon from Rio Janeiro, but was. not
sulfered to land until he had ..,signed the new Con-
stitution-, His officersof State were ordered back.
Lisbon, it is stated, was in much collftiblbn.

From the Plziladel/Mia xfurara.

COLUMBIAN REPUBLIC.-—‘We have received
the Gazette of Santa Martha, down to the 22d of
June. The latest number contains copious min-
utes of ptoceedingsofthe Colombian Congresses-
semhled at Cututa, anti an interesting letter d-
dressed by President Bolivar, it-elinqnislting to
the hands ofthe national repres'entati'v'e.8, , the au-
thority with which he ‘had been so" long’ invested,
and assigning his motives for declining to re-
sume that station, should Congress be disposed to
re-invest him. - _ . -

This act appears to have been seriously and
long deliberated, since, upon recuiingtto the oil‘:-
cial account of the battle of_Carabobo, of the 24th
June last, it appears that the president exercising,
thehigh powers with which he was invested, ‘had
placed general Paez in the ‘chief command of the
army. , That battle placed the Colombian repub-
lic free, and unrestrained, by foreign armies, and:
the occasion which pretreated itself, and‘ which
indeed appears to have giv"en'unusu_al energy to
the conflict, presented the fairest occasionfwhicht
evenon the field of victory was si._t:zt:(l upon,

The conduct of president Bolivar, on this occa-
sion verifies the predictions of those who knew,
him best, and completes the renown which wilf
be as durable as the country to which he has de-
voted, himself, and the history ‘of its vicissitttdes,
sacrifices, sufferings. self dz.-nials,.constancy,~and
its triumphs‘, a people in’ fact w honiit is but truth
to say, that his genius and disintercsttndness have
regenerated and prepared for the independence to
whiclt he has led them. _

Perhaps there is another‘-' tr_aitthat is no less to
be admired. The selection of Gen Paez- .A man
of ptitnitive purity of mind and habits-'-.=econd_
only to Bolivar, in the general esteem -of their
countrymen. . . _ _ 

Private accounts from Baracoa (Cuba)_sta'te'
that the Negroes there had formed ti plan for an
insurtection which being discovered, two of the
conspirators were beheaded. and one hundred -_
and fifty of them-hanged. All was quiet-. at the ’
last advices. '

Mt=.x1co +'—Acc'ounts have been received at N.
Orleans, of a very cheering nature, respecting
the operations of the patriots in Mexico.‘ 'i“hc
viceroy had been reduced to such straits as to be
compelled to solicita truce from Yt urbide._'_ The
city of Vera Cruz had been cut off from all com-
munication with the interio ' ;, the patriots were at
the gates; and notwithstanding considerable re-
inforcements of troops had arrived from ‘Havana,

-every thing indicated the speedy explosion of the

royalists from the whole ‘continent. The ‘Louis-

‘iana Gazette, which has reached ustto the tsth

August, states, that a newspaper, printed at Hz-
vana, containing thc above intelligence, and sev-
eral 'private letters confirming -.i,t,- had been re.
ceived, but that they had been sup'pressed’through-
narrow, and, perhaps, interested motives, E~
nough, however, had transpired at Nc_w-Orleans
to leave no doubt of the almost compiete success
of the patriots.

The Charleston‘-Courier contains the following-
article from a correspondent at Havana, under
date of Aug. 2§d, being the latest news which we
have yet seen from the Vice Roy,alty._ of Mexico.

5 By the arrival ofthe Spanish brig ‘ of war Al-
mirate, in 22 days from Vera Cruz,-we learn that
theinsurgents were befoiie that city, and that the
gates were shut ; but on the arrival of the :Dia-
mond, a Corvette, and the brig of war Almirante,
with about 800 troopsfrom this ])0t't,.thc troops

battle to the enemy, who rettibated, and no 61)-
gagement took place-% the ro‘yal'troops burnt
and destroyed the qt: . 1'5 Of. ih9.,,._l“5‘"fS'“Pl5-
which were without the walls.“ The I‘0)'3l_“".°,9P5
are encamped near the pla’ce‘tbat' the <=.I1€m-)'_ .l_£_=ll-
The Vice Roy, 0’Donoju, arrived ".tt..\-r’VeIhii_i”CNlZ
from Old'Spgin, and ‘was treated -___sl1g»h!l)’-
The vessels" at war touched at Tattipi_fc0. Wl}8|‘¢
no notice was taken of them at all. — That pzacc

der the lndependctit Elag.‘ , .

Previous to the sailing ofthe Robert,-informtp 

being trained for two days?th_ey_ gallied out toggive ,

is represented to be in a state of discotttent,-and ,_.
with Vera Cruz, may be expected soon to be tut"

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