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From the Baltimore J1-mcrican,.Md5 10.
COMM. PORTER’S LETTER. .
‘The ‘following letter from Comm. Porter,
‘will be read with those feelings of respectful
interest which are awakened by every thing
froin the pen of one whose public acts and
ts'entiments have alike on all occasions illustra-
ted and embellished the naval service and the
national character. The judgineniaiid tal-
ents of this gallant couitiiaiider have gone be-
fore his years, and proved fully adequate to
every emergency. Wlietlier it devolve on
his pen or hissword to sustain the honor ofhis
country, he is found equally able in the use
of botli——aiid it is just ground for local pride
that we can say of such an officer, his earliest
experience, his correct coiiceptitiii of, and
thirst for,-trtieglory-—in short the nucleus of
hiswhole cliarztcter, were acquired and form-
ed in the city of Baltimore. . ’
But what shall we say of that titijttstpolicy
which restrains theprouiotioii of our eldest _ol-
ficers to the rank of Post-captain !——Which
ties down such men as Rodgers, Bainbridge,
Chauncey, Hull, Porter, Jones, and others to
the rank of a" colonel of the army-—saying
“ thus far shalt thou go, and no farther.”-—.
May we not hope that a redeeming sense of
justice, gratitude and sound expediency will
correct the evil .9
U. S. STEAM-GALLio:r Sex GULL, g
Jllutanzas, flprzl Qfld, 1823.
To the editor of the JV‘. Y. Even-mg Post-
Sir—On my arrival here yesterday in‘the
Sea Gtill, accompanied by a barge, from a-
mong the haunts of the pirates, near where
Allen fell by their hands, the Evening Post
of the 10th inst. was handed to me, containing
a paragraph, which as it is written in tertns
both cotnplitnentary and courteous, and ap-
pears to, have been dictated by a regard for
the public interest, Ishall answer, and hope
to satisfv yoti, and the ptiblic, to wl-intn your
inquiries were directed, that every effort has
been made, not only by myself, but those un-
der my command, to fulfil the benevolent iii-
tentions of our country, in sending a squad-
ron of small vessels into these seas for the sup-
pression of piracy, and that those intentions
have been fully complied with, and_ executed
with a promptiiess rarely instanced. - q
The paragraph alluded to, is as follows 3-
“ After reading the above narrative, at which
the blood runs cold, will it be thought unrea-
sonable if we now again ask, where is the A-
merican squadron under the command of
Commodore Porter, whicli promised us so
much, and has as yet, we iuiist say,.perforni_-
ed so little ? About the middle of I~ ebruttry, it
sailed frotn .t‘orfolk,‘the 3d QfM_arch it arriv-
ed at St. Thomas. = This is the last intelli-
gence that has i'eac'lied us, respecting Coin-
modore Porter’s squadron, that was, we were
told, ‘ destined to cruize ofi Cuba for the pur-
.pose of effecting the suppression of piracy in
‘that quarter ;’ but which is prosecuted with
increased and triumphant success every day.
If we did not know that all confidence. may
be placed in the resolution, activity and saga-
city of Commodore Porter, we might be led
to entertain some dotibts whether his squad-
ron had been disposed of in the most efficient
manner for securing the object declared and
intended. But we at any rate owe it to the
respect we feel, in cotiiiiion with our fellow
citizens, for this gallant and intelligent offi-
cer, to wait for some explanation before we
indulge in complaints.”
It will be no doubt recollected, that the law
for the suppression (ifpiracy was passed on the
29th ofDeceinber, 132%. On the 14th ofFeb-
ruary ofthe succeeding year, fifty days after
its passage, 1 left the Capes ofVirginia with
my squadron, which had been purchased in
different parts ofthe U. States, and equipped
under myown iinniediate inspectiomduring an
inclement season which,with excessive fatigue,"
brought on a disease that nearly cost inc my
life, and frotn which it is probable I shall ne-
ver recover. ‘ t
On the 8d ofl‘~Iarch I arrived at St. Thom-
as, tlie place of rendezvous, on my way to
Porto» Rico, where, by order of the govern-
ment, Iliad to correspond with the authori-
ties of the Island, on the subject of the inter-
ruptions to our commerce to. the Coasts of
Colombia and Mexico, by the Porto Rico
privateers. . . - ' I _
The day of my arrival, I despatclied a divi-
sion of schooners to the south side of Porto
Rico, for the protection of our commerce
there, and the next day, sailed myself with
the rest of the squadron. I was necessarily
delayed seven days on the coast of Porto Ri-
co, t'o complete the dutiesl had to perform
there, and_during that time, by my presence,
caused the blockade ofthe Main to be raised,
which existed to the moment of my arrival;
I here divided my force into small detach-
ments, senditig some oti the north and some
on the south side of St. Domingo and Cuba,
causing every nook and corner in these Isl-
ands to be examined where it was likely a pi-
rate could be found, but witliotit success." Af-
ter thoroughly scouring the West Indiés,I ar-
rived, in 43 days from die time of my leaving
the capes of Virginia, at Matanzas, in the
Peacock alone, with no oflicer but her cap-
tain aiid sailing inar-ter, and scarcely men e-
iiough to work the ship, having sent them in
the sliip’s boat in scarcli ofpii-ates ainotig the
Keys, about 300 miles to windward, with or-
ders to meet tne_at this place. Here I heard
the capture (and fitting as a pirate) ofa small
schooner from Norfolk, two days before my
arrival, and in ten. days after her capture, I
had visited Thonipson’s'Island, re-assembled
all my squadron, built store liouses,-landed all
my stores, fitted out expeditions for the coast
of Cuba, established convoys, destroyed the
crew, and re—captured the pirzitical vessel.
There has been no pi-racies committed since
I have been on the coast; our commerce is ef-
fectually protected by weekly convoys, the
coast is completely lined by our scliooners and
barges, and I have just returned from the
rincipal resort of the pirates, where they
i ,ve been compelled by our presence to des-
troy“their vessels with their own hands. They
are now (the 27th day of my arrival on this
coast) completely broken up, and dare not ap-
pear here again, whilst the present arrange-
nibtits exist. It is said that ‘ mtich has been
fgrriised, and little performed’ by its. VVe
give done all that could in reason he expect-
.,=ed of us——we have rendered the navigation on
5 - this side of the Island secure agaiiist piratical
depredations and avenged the death offlllen
by an example that will strike them with ter-
ror; we have driven theiii train the ocean to
the shore, whence, if they do carry on their
deprcdations, they uiust necessarily be beyond
the moi. cit‘ punisbnieiit, as they are iieverts
be found embodied in any numbers, and they
have no mark by which they can be distin-
guished..from other individuals, even_b.'y the
residents of the Island and local atithorities.
_But let me ask by whom so_niuch has been
promised ? Not by me, nor by those under my
coininaiid--we promised only to do our duty,
and we have done it ; but I-remember too well,
and with sorrow the publicity that was given
to every movement of the squadron, by the
editors of newspapers, although I took the
precaution of sending around to those ofN.
York, as Gen. Swartwout can testify, and to
you among others, requesting your silence,
and urging the necessity for secrecy ; but it
was all in vain ; the papers with but few ex-
ceptions, were filled with accounts of the ex-
pedition, from oneextremity of the U. States
to the other ; and believing the pirates would
consequently change their ground, I found it_
necessary to change my plans, «and instead of
going direct to Cuba, proceeded to windward
to tnake a thorough examination. As far as
depended on myself, secrecy has been observ-
ed; and had I not taken proper precautions
to keep my intentions locked in my owii-breast,
the pirates, through the medium of the press,
would llave/I)(—‘t‘l) as well informed of my go-
ing to Porto Rico, astliey were _ofevery oth-
er movement ofthe squadron which took place
in the United States.
It appears to be the subject of complaint,
that the last that you had heard of me, was
my arrival with the squadron at St. Tliomas’s
20 days after my leaving Norfolk ! unless
from St. Johns how did you expect to hear
from me again; except‘ by vessels spoken at
sea, the comniantlers of which, if they had
been as much disposed to do justice to our vi-
gilaiice and activity, as to make unfounded
and exaggerated reports of piracy, would
have made some report of us on their arrival.
The circumstance of not hearing‘ frotii us,
ought to have satisfietl you we were doing our
dut_v,not spending our time in idleness in‘ port.
It is not amongst civilized society that pirates
are to be found, it is among barren and deso-
late Islatitls, secret and retired places, as far
from the reach ofjustice as they can get, that
they make their haunts; among the roaring
of breakers and the screams of the sea bird ;
and it is in such places, we have sotiglit the
freehooters and murderers ; and sought them
in defiance of every obstacle in the most iii-
tricate dangerous navigation, exposed in open
boats by day and by night to the baneful influ-
ence oftlie climate, and in contempt of eve-
ry danger,with untirlng zeal and with uncens-
ing vigilance.
But what is the amount oftliis force ‘which
has promised so much and performed so little,’
aforce consisting ofcight small schrs. offrom
85 to 40 tons, mountingeach three guns, the
largest of which is a nine pouiider, and one of
the smallest class ofsteam boats, mounting 5
guns, each carrying 39 officers and men, a
force very little more than siifficient to man
one ofotir sloops of war. Ishall not cnu-.
merate the five ship’s cutters, called barges,
calculated to carry 18 men, for without laying
up the other vessels I should not have a man
to put on board oftheni, unless it should so
chance that I could obtain crews for them out
of some ofour larger vessels, which happens
to be the case at present, having fortunately
the Peacock sloop of war with me, which I
have laid up for the purpose. I expected, it
istrue, to find here on my arrival,‘ the Con-
gress, Grampus, Porpoise, and Spark, but not
a solitary United States’ vessel of war was to
be found on the station, rior"lias there been
one since, except those I brought with Inc.
It is to the total destitution of protection to
our coninierce then, and to the information
given to the pirates, through the press, of my
movements, that they were encouraged to
make a last ef’fort'to obtain all the plunder pos-
sible before my arrival ; and whatever prop-
erty may have been lost, antl blood shed, may
be justly charged to others, not to the inactiv-
ity of myselfor those associated with me, for
the squadron was got out with unparallelled
expedition, and Irepeat, that tip to the day of
my arrival, piracy existed in full force, the
harbors of Havana and Matanzas were filled
with our merchant vessels waiting for convoy.
Not one capture has been made by the pirates
since we came here, nor can any ititelligeiice
be obtained oftliem, as they have abandoned
their pursuits, and mingled with the popula-
tion oftlie Island, nearly all of whom, either
from interest or fear, are concerned in keep-
ing their secrets. .
It is easy for those who are now enjoying
the comforts of home, to find fault with us ;
we might now also have been possessed ofthe
satne enjoynients by not coming on the expe-
dition, for there was nothing obligatory on us,
and thereby have avoided the pain which un-
nierited censure always brings with it, come
from whatever quarter it will ; but impelled
by a sense of dtity to our country and the civ-
ilized world in general, all personal considera-
tions were out ofthe question; we could prom-
ise ourselves neither honor or profit from the
expedition ; no reward btit the satisfaction of
having done our duty-—-and from the course
taken by our newspapers, I despaired of ma-
king any captures; butI knew we should pro-
tect the lives and property of our fellow citi-
zens, and we have done so.
About 3 years since, five scliooners mount-
ing 60 guns, and carr_vitig about 500 ineii,were
built for the suppression ofpiracy, and-this
force, in addition to afrigate, S sloops ofwar,
a brig, and some smaller vessels,togcther with
a large British force, until within a short pe-
riod before my coniing otit here, carrying al-
together about lQ00 men, have ever since been
cruising here. ‘ Iftliey could not suppress pi-
racy with all their means in so long a tiuie,
with What justice can the inquiry be uiade,
‘ wliy (in_Q0 days after my departure from the
United States)the squadron of small craft tin-
der my command lias ‘ has’ done so little?’
There is cause to suspect that the foregoing
article, as well as one which appeared in the
Eastern Argus of the fourth of March, but the
latter more particularly, originated in a spirit
of resentment, caused by an unpleasant con-
troversy during the last year. Tlie_ editors of
newspapers have had ample revenge in the
destruction of my hopes on this expedition,
by tliepublicity they have given to it ; and it
is unmanly in tlietn, during my absence, to
carry their resentment further. I shall how-
ever, tiow, as lieretofore, throw myself on the
protection ofniy fellow citizens, and rest sat-
isfied with their decision on 'my conduct,
whatever it may be. " ‘. » »
\Vith great respect,
Your very obedient servant,
D. PORTER.
. ”EUnoi‘{i«';A‘N Ni;'v‘vS..§.. _
The latest foreigii papers are filled with ac-
counts and remarks respecting the plotsaid to
have been formed for revolutionizing France.-
A large number of the conspirators are said
to have sailed in ti "vessel called the Fanny
from Gravesend for orunna. Itis statedthat
they were provided with tri-coloured cockades.
and tri-coloured flags, and their intention was
to send down the tri-coloured flag from the
height of the Pyrenees, and to bring back the
Son of Buonaparte—to put down the Bourbon
family in France first, and afterwards to put
down the Bourbon family in Spain.
From the London Slatesmdn—Cobbett's paper.
Botmizoiv VVAR.-—Tlle French papers put
it beyond all doubt, that the story ofacon.s-pt'-
racy in the French army, was invented by the
stock-jobbigng press in London. The traders
in this press gained sotne pounds by it, we
dare say. The good of the joke is, that the
lie will still go on uncontradictcd by them ; and,
their readers will continue to tliiuk that there
is a conspiracy in the French army! We have
read the French papers attentively ; and, as
far as we can judge from them, the Bonrhons,
are likely to meet with no hindrance from
the people of France. VVe have seen gentle-
men who have recently been in France. They
assure us, that we have, during the last five
months, been very accurately describing the
feelings ofthat people with regard to England
and the war. Our stock-jobbing press disfig-
tires every thing. In short, in lies. The peo-
ple ofFrance know, that the war is, in fact,
against England; and they harbor against
her those feelings which they have had ever
since the year 1815, when the English enter-
ed France as the fillies ofthe French nation,
and when they dealt witlithe pictures and sta-
ttics 3 There are none but the political poss
sips, who bring over accounts of the discoii-
teiits of the French people. Many of them
may dislike the Bourbous ; but, they dislike
the English more. The idea of our stock-
jobbing press is this : that the French people
ought to destroy the Bourbons, because the
Bourbons are pulling down our funds, and are
about tocurtail our powers! Why should the
people of France destroy the Bou_rbons for
this ? The Botirbon-Governnient is spoken of
as a despotism. Be it what it may, we impos-
ed it on the French. But ifthat Governinetit
be a ‘ despotism’ we should like to know what
ours is! Yet the French people and press do
not call upon us to destroy our Government.
We have challenged the Morning Chronicle
to show, that the French are less free than
we. Ifit dare not accept our challenge, with
what. face does it call upon us to believe, that
the French people must desire to overthrow
their government P
NEI\'FOUNDLAND»—-In the House of Coni-
mons, March 25, leave was rriven to bring in
a bill to amend the laws relative to this colo-
ny, for the encouragement of the Fisheries,
SL0. Mr. LVI. A. Taylor said he should re-
joice at any measure that went to correct the
erroneous abuses in Newfoundland; but all
the tniscliiefin that colony arose frotn the late
treaty with the United States of America, by
which the whole ofthe fishing trade there was
thrown open. The British fishermen took
their property away from the trade, because
they were undersold by the Americans. This
trade was the only source ofwealth in the col-
ony, for the soil produced nothing, and the
people were starving.
The Cliaucellor of the Exchequer said, if
any blame attached to the Government for
the Treaty ofthe U. States of America, he
took that blame to himself, for he signed that
Treaty. The Atiiericatis had the right offish-
ery by the Treaty of 1785, and in 1815 they
contended for the same right, and the British
Goverinnent gave it up to them by comprom-
ise, as the most advisable course that could
be adopted. ~IVe gave up to the United States
the privilege ofdrying their fish in one partic-
ular spot, and he was stire that no prejudice
to our fisheries arose from the concession ; for
the greater part ofthe South ofEurope was
now supplied with fish, by British merchants.
From. the .N'm=- York Daily .’1dvI:rti'scr.
The removal ofthe King and the govern-
tnent ofSpain from Madrid to Seville, is a
nieasnre calculated to embarrass the ,r_=;overii-
ment of France in the proset-.utioii ofthe pro-
jects of the latter against the independence of
the former country. The avowed object of
the war is,to put dowti the present constitution
and restore the King to his freedom and his
ancient prerogatives. To accomplish these
most important results, it is essentially neces-
sary that the French should be able to lay their
handsiiponthe Spanish government. So long
as the King and the Cortes are otit of their
reach, so long must the contest be kept tip
and the warfare continued. The Spanish
government being placed on the opposite side
of the kingdom from the French frontier, the
invading forces nuist fight their way across
the Spanish territory,tlius exposing themselves
to all the difficulties and dangers ofaguerilla
warfare——-the very kind offighting which is of
all others the most perplexing to a regular ar-
my, and especially to an invading army. Be-
sides, iftlie French troops should advance so
far as to seriouslytlireaten Seville, there is no
"doubt that the Spanish monarch and ‘the gov-
erniiicntwould be removed to Cadiz, where
the invaders would find it extremely diflicult
to get at them.
Probably the most unfortunate thing that
could happen to Ferdinand, short ofbeing kil-
led, would he to be separated from his govern-
mctit, and to fall into the hands ofthe French.
Once fairly rid ofliim, probably the great bo-
dy of the nation would unite, and bend all
their force against the French. The first con-
sequence of such an event would be, the for-
mation of a provisional government, under
which a revolutionary people always fight bet-
ter than in almost any other situation. -.
\Ve should not be surprised 'if the removal
of the king has, in some measure at least,dis-
concerted the Erench in their operations. It
must be a serious undertaking to march their
troops across the Spanish ‘territory, exposed
as they must be to a desultory warfat e, against
which neither numbers, discipline, nor cour-
age, afi"ord any security or protection. The
experience, and the prodigious losses, of B0-
naparte’s war in Spain are not forgotten. It
is computed that the French lost more than
half a million of men in the course of that
crusade against the‘ independence of her
neiglibor. If the Spanish people would unite
"with as much zeal and determination on the
present occasion as they did on the former,the
chances of success are tiiucli more in their fa-
'vor'nmv, than they were men. -In the former
war, France had the benefit of Bonaparte’s
great talents and activity, with his distinguish-
ed officers and veteran troops, on her side,
whilst Spain was in a great measure’ broken
down and defeiiccless. Now, France is divid-
ed and weak, is engaged in a most tlnprii'ici-
‘pled eiiterprize, and constantly alarmed’-witli
domestic apprehensions, and internal difficul-
ties and dissensions.
On the 27th ofMarch, Mr. Canning, Sec-
retary of State, moved that the House of Com-
mons should adjourn for a fortnight. . This
motion was opposed by Lord A. Hamilton,
and Mr. J. Macdonald. " In the course of the
debate Mr. Warre inquired of Mr. Canning,
‘ whether the treaties into which Great Brit-
ain had entered in effect guaranteed to the
Bourbon family possession ofthe Throne of
France?’ Mr. Canning, in reply, said,-—
‘There did exist a stipulation, by which all
who were parties to it, were bound to .e1:clude
the family of Buonaparte _/i'am the throne. of
France.’ He also said—‘ ’I‘liere was another
stipulation, by which, in case of-any revolu-
liunary movements in France ofanothersort,
the parties engaged to communicate their
counsels, but without any anticipation of the
results.’ »
It would seem by this, says the N. Y.'Daily
Adv. that the great powers of Europe were
bound by the stipulations ofa treaty, forever
to prevent Buoiiaparte from gaining possess-
ion ofthe throne of France, and that Austria-
and Great Britain have specifically engaged
and bound themselves to each other,to_ prevent
any of his family from wearing the French
Crown. Theidea, then, of young Napoleon
being intended by his grandfather of Austria
for the future Sovereign ofFrance, which has
been often suggested, appears not likely to be
realized, until something occurs which shall
annul this treaty, and place Austria in a situ-
ation which shall enable her to consult the in-
terests oftlie young Buonaparte agttiiist the
will and wishes ofthe other powers. .
A letter from a gentleinan in London, to a
friend in N. York, dated April 5th, says, ‘ The
a pparent disaffectionamong the French troops
on the Pyrenean frontier, presents a new fe_a-
ture in the aspect ofaffairs iti that quarter,aiid
an increase and confidence in the resources
and energy of the Constitutionalists here
very generally critertained. ‘ For myself, I
Inust con fess I am strongly ofopinion they will
be an overinatch for despotism after all.’
Dread/"til eruption of a Volcano in the Island
of'Java.—On the 8th of October, last year, a-
bout 2 o’clock in the afternoon, a part ofthe
Regency of Snmadang was visited by a inosi
terrible natural phenoiirenoii. ,
On that day,tlie mountain of GaloengGocng,
on the borders of Sumadang and Limoatigan,
which was known to be a Volcano suddenly
emitted a most devastating torrent of lava,
which destroyed no fewer than 88 kampongs
and in which 9.000 persons perished. It has
not been possible to obtain complete accurate
information ‘respecting this afflicting event ;
the following particulars however may be men-
tioned. An explosion resembling the report of-
a piece of heavy artillery was suddenly heard
and a cloud of black smoke was seen to rise
from the foot of the mountain, accompanied
by such a violent wind that houses and trees
were thrown down by it. On this, complete
darktiess ensued, and then for the space'of3
hours a shower ofburning ashes and a torrent
oflava, which covered the country all around,
to the extent of20 pal, carrying atvay,burying,
and btirniiig the houses,trees, and inhabitants.
At the expiration of3 hours it was light again,
and a qiianiity ofsand and small stones fell.
The news of this terrible catastrophe did
not reach the Resident till the 10th, in the
evening ; he immediately repaired to the scene
of desolation, in the neighborhood of which
he soon arrived ; but on account of the-heat
ofthe lava on the one side, and the overflow-.
ing ofthe rivers on the other, which had been
clicked tip by the eruption, he was bafiled in
all his efibi'ts, as late as the 14th, to reach the
cliiefscene of niisfortune. Hospitals were im-
niediately established in four places to receive
the great number of wounded who have es-
caped death. Every exertion is made to quiet
the people of the neighboring districts, who
have fled from. their habitations, and to pro-
vide them with food. . ,
On tlie15th,the Resident, not without nnicli
difficulty, got as far as Tassick Molaija, and
visited that day Indiahiang. Tyboctoei, and
Lcbiwongong, where the desolation is com
plete, and surpasses all description. Scarcely
a single creature has escaped from those pla-
ces, and most of the corpses were found only
a few steps out of the kainpongs ; which proves
that the inhabitants flying from their dwellings
were overtaken by the fiery torrent, and their
feet being first burnt, they fell down and per-
ished in the most horrible manner.
Up to the 17th, the district of Singaparna
was inaccessible. It seetns to have suffered
less by the torrent of lava, but as it lies low.
and the rivers in the neighborhood are choked
up; the itiuiidations cause there the most af-
fiicting ravages. According to some accounts,
two liillocks, upon which sixty or severity per-
sons endeavored to save _tliemselves from the
waters were carried away, and all those im-
happy persotis swept at once into the grave.
Tlie-preservation of this district having been
calculated upon, to furnish the other districts
with necessaries and provisions, tliis.ciroJum-
stance is doubly distressing.—Lond.Lt't. Gag.
The English papers contain the melancholy
particulars ofthe loss of the Dublin Packet
Alert, on the coast of VVales. Upwards of
100 lives were lost. Twenty-nine bodies had
washed ashore. The scene was heart rending
in the extreme. When the boat with some of
the passengers left the wreck,‘ from 100 to 120
men, women and children were left, offering
up their prayers to Heaven, many upon their
knees in devotion, and mothers with infants
in their arms in a state of distraction. In a
few moments the vessel disappeared-and all
perished.—-Dai. fldv.
A letter from Malta, mentions that during
the Carnival, _700 poor boys to whom it is the
practice to distribute, bread on the last day of
the Carnival, were assembled in the corridor
of the convent,wliere the doors were fastened,
and, 150 are said to have been suffocated.
Ireland continues in a state of convulsion.
In the South, the turbulent spirit displays it-
selfby attacks on property. 'Wheneverfthe
Ribbonmen and Orangemen meet, battles en-
sue.
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arrived here from Madrid. He encoume,-ed
t.‘otist:int‘_delays.zliid_'difIiculties on his route,
espe'cially_bet_ween Bayonne and this place,
for the want of horses;-‘ The road is ‘said to be '
literally covered with troops of the invading '
army, commanded by Dukes,Marshals,counis
and Generals of every degree, all advancing
with the confidence ofvictors, and expecting,
or seeming to expect, to find victims and not
Extract qfa.léllerfro1n Bordea11x,qf.lfarcfz Qt)’. '*
.' ‘ Your minister t’oSpain, Mr. I-‘orsym, hag
opponents in the Spanish troops. ' They will, "
ll°‘VeV€|‘. ifreliance can be placed on tlie.a'c'- -
-counts of- those who have recently traversed ”
Slmlns be Wofully disappointed : and .it is,per-
liaps, not hazardous to say that, ofthe 100,000 '
men who are destined to enter Spain, not "
30,000 will ever re-cross the Pyrenees.’ -- -
C!1ARLES'l‘0N,- May 5. ' —
Fttorut H.tvA:vA.—By the .fast sailing brig
Catlierine, Capt. Welsiiian,.in five days f‘.-om
Havana, we have the Gaz_ettes_ol'tliat place in
the 25th tilt. Commodore Porter had arrived
at Havana, in the steam brig Sea Gull.‘
It was the belief ofmaiiy respectable per.
sons atHtiv:1ua, that two vessels fitting out at A’ ’
the Reglas, were pirates; and it was under- . i
would keep asliarpf“
stood that Com. Porter
look out upon them.
Mi-txico.-—'I‘lie papers contain several of’fi_-..
cial articles from Mexico, confirming our for- -
ed, and his family thrown into_p_rison.
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by the Congress: ‘Aiigustiii;Ifui'bide, con-
state, influenced by remorse for his impotent
attack on otir national liberty, has implored
the generosity of this magtianimous nation,
dint it would pardon his enormous errors, and
allow him, in a retiiote territory, to tranquil-
lize the rctnorse of his conscience, and strive
to forget the woes he had inflicted on human-
ity. Illustrious people of Vera Cruz! The
fair morning ofliberty dawns upon us. The
sovereign Congress will pursue with firmness
the great object ofour regeneration, couniien-
ced by you, and sustained by the arms ofthe
liberating army. Let tis mutually congratu-
late each other on the disappearance from a-
niong us ofthe evils 0f‘llltel‘llaI diss'ention,and
the re-union of_all in defence oftlieliberty and
independence ofthe country.’ ‘ ’
Faoiu Miaxico.--Capt. Mathews, who left
Tatiipico on the 25th tilt. states that on the
9th, the Congress ofMexico decreed that the
Ex-Emperor Itiirbide should be banished to
Itenly, and that he should be alloweda peti-
sion of25,000 dollars per antium. Capt. M.
has brought dispatches from the Mexican gov-
ernment to its minister here, and from the A-
merican consul.—.7l1erc. fldv.
Nrzwroivr, MAY 12.
From St. Salvador-Arrived brig Cathe-
rine,.Smith, of this port, from St. Helena, and
30 days from St. Salvador.—-Sziiled froui lat-
ter place April II, and left no Atnerican ves-
sels. The Portuguese troops continued in
possession ofthe ciiy, and the Brazilians of
the country ; there was no communication
whatever between them. The inhabitants of
a halfa dollar pe_r'lb.; fowls at 83 each, and
other articles in proportion : such was the pat-
riotism ofthe Brazilians that not the least-ar-
ticle could pass into the city. A reinforce-
tnent arrived from Lisbon oti the 5th Azpril,
with 1700 troops, under convoyofa frigate,
making the whole , nutnber oftroops ihere a-
bout_4000; the Brazilians had .upi'vards of
8000 men, but were in want ofOflicers. The
and 7 armed transports. All the valuable
oods had been removed on board the ship-
ping for safety, but as the rainy season had,
quence was expected to take place for some
time. Provisions were enormously high, and
no sales could be effected only from day to
of14 per cent. and gold was worth 20 per cent.
.._.
Clieral, South Sea, Jan l2,’_says—‘ The na-
defeated two divisions of insurgents,that come
from Chili. In consequence ofwliich gallant
conduct, Gen.La Serna has supplied them
with money, provisions, and a reinforcement
oftroops, in order that they may be able to
repel the enemy, should they make a third
descent.——Some serious misunderstanding
lately took place between Gen.O’Higgins and
Gen.Fregre, when the lattermarclied against
the former with great force, which induced
Gen. San Martin to evacuate Chili, and it is
reported he has set oil‘ for N. America, taking
with him treasures to an immense value,wliicli
he had acquired during the late struggle for
the liberty ofthe South ./flmericans.-’
Captain Read, of the Mount Hope, frotn
Fernandina,,Cuba, informs that on the 9th of
April, he was informed thata piratical sclir.
was waiting off the harbor to attack his brig.
He sailed next day——had 7 muskets and 10
swords, which he borrowed, with 3 extra men
aii‘d a boat to take them back. At I], A. M. 3
miles from the Fort, discovered a boat of a-
bout 8 totis, with 30 men on board. Capt. R.
manned his boat with his men to engage hein
-—when they fled for the shore, and the men
made for the btishes. VVlien otir boat ap-
coiiimenced, no military operations of conse--
day ; their paper currency was at a discount;
iner advices of the Emperor lturbide. .It ap-
pears that he was desirous of settliiigliis’do- .’
niestio alfairs,and retiring to Jamaica’, butlthis - -l.
request was refused; anditwasre; or ed,wl:en '
the Catherine sailed, that he had beenp'oi.son-."- .
the city were in great distress for the want of '_
fresh provisions ; beefand pork was selling at . ;
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Portuguese sqtiadroti at St. Salvador consist- -
ed ofoue 751, 3 frigat_e's, 6 from 20 to 30 grins, ‘
A letter rcc’d at Kingstonpdated ‘Islands of I
tives of these Islands have twice successfully ‘
proached within about 20 yards, they rtislied -
otit and opened a fire upon us, wounded one
man in the arm, and several shot passed thro’
the sails and intothe hull—-when the boat put
back to the brig, pursued by the pirates, but
escaped with great exertions. The brig then
went back to port, hired 923 men with a launch,
Qswivels and 18 muskets, and put to sea a-
gain oii the 151th. About 7 miles from the
fort, saw a copper bottomed sclir. of about 50
tons, approaching us; she came within gun .
shot under our lee-bow, when we fired a swiv-
el at her._ She then stood oil‘, and made an
attempt to get to windward,.but on returning
within musket shot, seeing so many‘men on
board, she tacked and ‘stood for the~sliore——-
She had about 50 men on board, and it was
thought she stood in fora reinforcement. At
night a squall came on,and we got ‘clear. Kept
the boat until the l4th.—.’l1erc. Adv. ~
The following is the Procl’aniatior, issiied’
vinced ofthe nullity of-his proclaniation, and.,
ofthe incompatibility of his political life with.
the safety and happiness of this American _
Norwalk Chronicler