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S. VV. BENEDICT.
Ti»:nivis.—Two Dollars per anntiin, payable
Quarterly. Mail subscribers in advance. ‘
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CHAIR SI. CABINET WAREHOUSE.
. -, J./QMES E. KILBOURN
Iuforins the public that he has
now opened a Furm'.lure Ware
Room in the house occupied by
Mr. C. \Vorrell, a few rods east
A ofthe Bridge, where he will be
‘ able to furnish all those who may
please to favor him with their
custom. every article! in his liube,
- at as low prices as tiey can e
procured either in the city or coitntry. The
following are among the articles on hand :
Side Boards; Bureaus; Dining, Tea, and
Work-Tables; Stands; Fancy and Windsor
Chairs ;, High Post and Field Bed-steads, of
‘plain and curl’d-maple, inahogaiiy, &Lc. .
fllso, Looking-Glasses of every description,
some ofwliich are very elegant ; setts ofdoub-
le gilt, red, and yellow border’d Tea-Boards ;
black do. ; Hearth-Brushes; Dressing-Boxes;
ch.-istaline Spit-boxes ; ornamented Bellows ;
bread-boxes, &:c. ,
WANTED immediately 3,000_ft. 1-9.. inch
and the same quantity 3-4 inch white-
wood Boards: also, a quantity offlincli wliite-
wood plank’, and 2,000 ft. of3 1-Q inch curled
maple scantling, first qiiality—to be paid for
in Furniture. N. B. Those who have eti-
gaged Lumber for furniture, will please for-
ward it ‘immediately. Jss. E. KILBOURN.
Norwalk, May 2.1823. 14
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HE subscriber has taken the
"_;lslt_aiid liIeé'etiofore océzupiefd bdy
’i tam ee er, in tam or ,
' where the piihlic may be fur-
nished with Hats of every description, on the
mostireasonable terms. He offers the cele-
brated VVater-proof Hats of the best quality,
and warranted good, ofvarious prices, from S
to 8 dollars.
Felts; a general assortment ofChip and Leg-
horn Hats and Morocco Caps for Children.
No pains iivill be spared to satisfy customers.
After the first of May the subscriber’s store
will be kept near the l‘v’IeetingHouse in Stam-
ford, at which place, or at his manufactfory gt
the place above mentioned he may be onn .
VVood, country produce rind furs will be re-
ceived in payment for Hats. Cash paid for
Musttrai skins. JAIVIES WAIKELY.
Stamford, March 20, 1892.3. 3m5
ACCOMMODA ‘ION PACKE S-
To soil from E. D. Hog/t’s Landing at Nor-
lvltlk, for Peck-Slip, Nero-York.
Vrlie Norwalk Line of Packets will coni-
‘mence their weekly trips on Tuesday the
8th inst. and sail regularly through the season
in the following order: Sloop Citizen, Pen-
noyer, to leave Norwalk for N. York on '1‘ues-
days and return the Saturday followiiig:—
Sloop Mechanic, Daslctzm, on Thursdays,and
return the Tuesday following: and Sloop Sa-
bina, Brown, on Saturdays, and return the
Thursday folloiving. For freight or passage
apply to the Captains on board, or of the sub-
scribers. E. D. Hora‘ 8:. Sons.
Norwalk, April 1st, 1823. 5
FOR SALE,
A
VALUABLE Grist-mill, Saw-
mill, Fulling-mill, and Card-
ing Machine, in good repair, and
on a cellent stream of water, with about
40 acres of Land, on whicn is a good Dwel-
ling House and other out houses, situated a-
bout 3 1-2 miles North ofthe Presbyterian
Meeting House at Stamford, and has been
known and occupied as a mill-seat more than
50 years,‘ and is thought to be an excellent sit-
uation for Factories. The property will be sold
together or in separate parts, as may suit pur-
chasers, on moderate terms, and the payments
made easy. For further ‘particulars inquire
of the subscriber, on the premises.
SHADRACH SI-JLLECK.
Stamford, April 16, 189.3. 7
FOR SALE,
.VALUABLE Mill with two run
.,.- , of Stones, and machines for
. ‘making Flour: Also, convenien-
'- ces to grind for custom: also, a
Dwelliiig House and Barn adjoining, with a-
bout 1-2 acre of Land. It is situated about
1 1-9 miles from Norwalk Bridge, on the
Daubury turnpike, and on Norwalk River, a
never failing stream. It is an excellent stand
foraFactory. Said Mill is the same lately
owned by Nathan Beers,late ofNorwalk dec’d.
Payments will be made easy for the pur-
chaser. Inquire ofNA'r1iAN Bi-:1-:P.s, of Nor-
walk, or HENRY BERKS, ofNewtown.
NEW AND CHEAP GOODS.
THE subscribers are now receiving and 0-
pening an extensive assortment ofDry-
Goods, Groceries, Hard-Ware,8;c. of which
the following comprise a part, viz. -
One case of Canton Crapes (assorted colors)
A variety of Britisli,India, 8:. Domestic Goods.
One Crate ofBlue printed Liverpool Ware
One Box of 50 dozen enamelled China Tea-
Ciips and Saucers. One Box Tumblers
Likewise, a general assortment of Paints,
Paint-Brushes, and Oils.
The a'bove Articles are but a small part of
the assortment, all of which will be sold as
cheap as can be purchased at any other store
in the country. FINCH &. Brwsii.
Greenwich, April 21, 1823. 8
SALT.——The subscribers havejust received
500 bushels best Anguilla Salt,\Vlll(‘.l‘l they
will sell cheap for Cash. E.D.HoYT&.SoNs.
Also, childen’s fancy Hats and,‘
within a few yards ofeach other.
THE OLD STORE, _
BUT NE W GOODS.
B. BENNETT has lately replenislied
' his Stock with a general assortment of
Goods in his. line, consisting of Dry-‘Goods,
Groceries, Crockery, H arc! and Hollow-Ware,
which are offered for Cash or Country Pro-
duce, on as reasonable terms as may be ob-
tained ofliis *** i.‘‘*** or other neighbors.
The following articles comprise a part :
Blue, black, niixt and drab Cloths
do do do Cassiiiieres Angola do
Satinetts Corded Velvets Bl’k Boinbazine
Red, white, and yellow Flannel
Black Circassian, some very fine
Plain and twil’d black Bonibazettes
Blue and yellow Naiikeeiis Domestic Cot-
ton Stripe Doiiiestic 8:. IniportedGiiigliani
Caroline and Imitation Plaids »
Cotton Checks and Ticking
Black and green French Crapes
Black and coloured Canton do
Black Siiicliews Dark and light Calicoes
Mersailles and other Vestings Bobinet Lace
Green and white Florence Irish Linens
Linen Cambrics, some very fine
Plaid and figured silk Shawls
White and colored Cashmere do
Ftiriiittii'e Calicoes Bl’k &: col’d Cambrics
Domestic Shirtiiigs and Sheetings
4-4 and 6-4 Cambric and Book Muslin
Plain and fig’d Jackonet Muslin Mull do
Plain and fig’d Leno Jubilee Cords
Inserting ’I‘rimmings \Vbite 3: fig’d Cravats
Black Canton Hhdkfs. Silk $1. cotton flag do
Caroline and other Gingliains '
Men’s Beaver, and Ladies’ kid &. silk Gloves
Worsted and Cotton Hosiery Long Lawn
Brown Platillas Cotton and silk Umbrellas
Black $2. fig’d Rattinett Dark cotton Shawls
Cambric and common Dimity
Sewing and {loss Cotton Pins and Needles
Extra Coat and Vest Buttons
Shell and Horn Combs
Cotton Balls, Ribbons, &.c. %:.c.
Jllso, a general assortment of Croceries,
Crockery, Hard and Hollow-VVare.
‘ ULTON FIRE INSURANCE COM-
PANY,in the city ofNew-York, (29 VVall
street,) insure against loss or damage by fire,
Dwelling—Houses, “fare houses, and buildings
in general: also, on iiierchandize, household
“furniture, and other personal property, on
terms as favorable as any similar institution in
the city. This Company is incorporated
solely for the purpose ofiiisuring against loss-
es by fire, with a capital stock of500,000 dol-
lars. Parties who may please to favour this
Company with their business may restassiired
that any losses or damages sustained will be
settled with proniptness and liberality.
A. L. U:vDi:rtiiiLL, Pres’d.
O. H. HICKS, Secretary.
DIRECTORS.
Anthony L. Undeiliill,-{x John Morss,
Stephen Allen, *9‘ John Lang,
Peter Stagg, ‘ii Ferdinand Suydam,
Richard I.Tucker, 'I‘ho’s F. \Voodruff,
Cornelius Du Bois, George B. Thorp,
David Cargil, 3 Augustus V-Vynkoop,
William H. Ireland, Reuben Morison, ,
Jocob Drake, ‘ff Peter Sharpe,
Thomas R.Si'nith, 9‘ Nathaniel Weed,
John McConib, , Isaac Amermaii,
Henry McFarlane, Robert Buloid,
James Benedict, if). Peterl Nevins,
George Gallaglier. (x
For terms of Insurance apply to
S'1‘EPHEN 8. ST. JOHN.
Norwalk, March °l0th, I893. 4
NE W--YORK DRY-GOOD STORE.
$2. S. LYNES Est CO. have received
' from New-York a large and handsome
assortment of European, India, and Domestic
DR Y-GOODS, which were bought cheap, at
Auction, and will be sold as usual—CIieap for
Cash. The following are but apart:
Blue &'.black Cloths Superfine blue Cassi-
Wellington SLCoronation mixtures do [nieres
Angola Cassiinere. Super black Circassian
Plain and twil’d black Boinbazettes
Crimson Moreen Plain and corded Velvets
Caroline and Imitation Plaids
Crape Shawls Dark &L light Calicoes
Fig’d & plain Canton Crapes, superior, from
4 1-2 to 5 1-92 dollars a dress. Naiikin do,
Black, Green, and Pink French Crapes
Irish Linens,in whole and demi pieces
Mersailles and Valentia Vestings ‘
Super India Levantine
do Sinchews do Sarsnetts
India, striped and plain Florences
Black, blue, crimson, pink, &L green Florcnces
Pink, white,and green Gauze Black 8_z.white
silk Hose English and French Silk Gloves
Silk, Velveteen and Zelia Handkercliiefs
Plaid and Figured Silk Shawls
Blue and yellow Nanikeens, superior
7-8 Irish Linens, from 13 6d to 33 6d per yd.
Domestic Ginghams, from Is to 13 4d_ per yd.
do Shirtiugs, from 10 to 18 cents per yd.
8-4 Table Diaper, from 73m 83 per yd.
Cotton Lace, from 4 to 12 cents per yd.
Thread Laces Chintz -Furniture Calicoes
‘Blue, pink, and purple do do
White Mersailles RussiaDiapers,26s a piece
Denmark Satin, 6s per yard
Sewing and Floss Cotton, on Spools
Linen Cambrics, some very superior
Steel and gilt Clasps Black Bombazene
Slate col’d and white cotton hosiery
Plain&Lfig’d Parasols Fg’d 8:. white Cravats
Cashmere Shawls and Points
Black, scarlet, and white Merinoes
Plain and figured Swiss Muslins‘
J-.ickonet8; Mull Mtislins,from 2.9 to 43 per yd
Cambric Muslins and coloured Cambrics
Long Lawn and Linen Pocket lilidkfs.
Handsome dark importedGinghaiiis,ls/lda yd
Men”s black and white Silk Gloves
do Beaver and Buckskin do.
Cotton $1. silk Flags Malabar lidkhfs
Cambric and common Dimitics
Alarge assortment fig’d and plain Ribbons
Ingrain Carpettiug, from 63 6d to 75 per yd
Domestic Cotton Stripe
W'allace’s Extra Coat and Vest Buttons
*<>I<?~><§-><2§-
Gold and Silver Ey’d Needles, &z.c. &r.c. 8Lc.
. .~ - NEW-YORK, June 10.
_ FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
The first of May Packet ship James Crop-
per, Capt. Marshall, arrived yesterday from
Liverpool, bringing papers of that day with
the corresponding London dates, and advices
from Paris to the 26th of April.
The following extracts comprize all that
they contain of any interest.
No official accounts of the operations of the
French advanced army,subsequent to the cap-
ture ofLogrono, had reached Paris.
The insurgents of Portugal‘, under Amaran-
te, were completely routed and had fled into
Spain, where they were pursued by the Por-
tuguese troops under Rego.
It is said that great misery prevails at Lis-
bon, by the total declensionof trade, which
had arisen, principally, from the separation of
the Brazils. This circumstance, as it affect-
ed materially all branches ofsociety, had pro-
duced a feeling unfavorable to the new order
of things, as the loss of the colonies was at-
tributed, however unjustly, to the want of en-
ergy in the Cortes. -
Sir Robert VVilson, and a son of Lord Ers-
kine, have left London, to embark for Spain,
and join the Spanish army.
BAYONNE, April 2Q.—A letter arrived this
instant, announces, that an advanced guard
has entered Burgos, amidst the acclamations
of all the inhabitants.
PARIS, April 925.-——According to a letter da-
ted from the liead-quarters of Huerta, on the'
16th April, the Commandant ofthat place dc-
clared to the officer sent to summon him to
surrender, that he was determined to defend
it; and on the 15th he began by firing artille-
ry from the ramparts, particularly at the troops
of the Faith, who were investing the town
on the Spanish side. The siege was to coin-
mence without delay.
A letter from Liinoiix dated the 17th ofA-
pril, gives the following statement: “ A con-
spiracy,planned by the Spanish revolutionists,
has been discovered at Perpigiian or at Lim-
oux. A commissioner bearing despatclies from
Mina, liasjust been arrested, and anotherin-
dividiial of our town, accused of having dis-
tributed proclamations, has fled. A part ofthe
department was to be excited to insurrection
by the conspirators: but the whole has coin-
pletely failed, thanks to the authority of the
police of Perpignan, and of the King’s Attor-
ney in the Civil Tribunal of Liinoiix.”
A private letter in the Journal des Debats,
which give an’ account of the affair at Logro—
no, says, the Spanish battalions are organis-
ing before our eyes. The forces which the
Spanish Generals have organised in a few
(lays for the cause of King Ferdinand, are sta-
ted at 8000 men.
The Spanish army at Madrid, under Gen.
Abishal, is officially stated at 12,200. Active
measures were in train to arm the foreigners
who ask to be employed against the French
army. A column of those individuals have
proceeded to the frontiers.
It is calculated the French are obliged to
appropriate 20,000 men to mask St. Sebasti-
an’s and Pampeluna. 20,000 more must be
assigned to open the communication from
Bayonne to Madrid, consequently the French
army can only amount to 10,000 when it ar-
rives at Madrid. It is said, that on the Ebro
it is to advance in line with the army enter-
ing from Perpignan, and that at Vittoria, is
to halt 8 or 10 days; but, this is not likely to
be effected until Mina is disposed of, which
may be a more difficult task than Moiicey
and Duke D’Aiigouleme have anticipated.
PARIS, April 24.——The circumstances tin-
der which the loss at St. Sebastian took place
and its extent are differently stated—biit the
probable truth seems to be that the Duke of
Aiigoiileme having sent a bribe to the Gover-
nor, which the latter accepted, a detachment
from the French army was sent to take pos-
session of the town as agreed on. On their
arrival at the gates, the gallant and trust wor-
thy Governor as the head ofthe garrison,niade
a vigorous sortie, and repulsed the enemy with
considerably less, 800 or 1,000 men. The ino-
ney (a million of francs) was sent to the Cortes.
Two couriers were despatched on Tuesday,
one to Vienna, another to St. Petersburg.
The object of their dispatches was to hurry
the warlike preparations ofboth Powers. The
Government here finds it absolutely impossi-
ble to carry their point in Spain single-hand-
ed. News arrived at the Tuileries which has
caused great consternation. It relates to the
movements of Mina, who has now left his for-
mer positions in Catalonio, and marched to
join Ballasteros. The intelligence came yes-
terday only ; the dispatch of the pressing soli-
citations to Austria and Russia was necessary
before them. Nothing could be more urgent
than these were. Ido not actually say that
they demanded the immediate march of the
ready Russians, or the unwilling and tardy
Austrians into France, but they strongly pres-
sed the concentration ofboth armies ; and the
news of yesterday will no doubt occasion a still
more importunate appeal.
PAnis, April 9z4.—French Navy.--The
Government will adhere to the principle, that
France is not at war with Spain; and that
consequently it will take none but Spanish
ships of war, letting all merchant men pass.
Tli_e latter are even free to come‘ and trade in
our ports, if they choose. If some vessels
have been taken in consequence of mistakes,
or particular circumstances, they will be res-
tored; only ammunition and arms will be
seized. The dispatch ofthe Minister of Ma-
rine, directing the embargo to be taken off‘,
dated the 14th inst. says—“ The King consid-_
ers none as enemies o,fFrance, but the Span-
ish pirates and privateers—they alone are ob-
jects ofthe surveillance of vessels command-
ed by officers of his Majesty’s navy.”
LONDON, April £8.——Extract of a private
letter, dated Paris, Friday morning, General
Molitor has received orders to proceed with
his corps d’arniee, by forced marches, to Sar-
agossa that lie may arrive there by the 26th,
to prevent the junction of Mina 8: Ballasteros.
_ Extract of a letter from Paris, dated April
9.3 :——“ The recent prohibition ofthe Austrian
Observer has given rise to- much speculation,
and the almost general opinion is, that the
Austrian Government has .resolved on a neu-
trality unfavorable to the French, and that ar-
ticles are inserted in the ofiicial paper which
displease the -Rulers of this mighty nation.-
The prohibition, however, is not official; it
merely happens that the Austrian Observer is
so great a‘ favorite wi_th the fifteen members of
the Royal Commission at the Post-oflice, that
they cannot convenientlygspare one copy for
the public. The same liberal feeling has been
shown towards the Gazette de Neckar a pa-
per which for the last six wee_ks has not found
its way to the Reading Rooms ; and be assur-
ed that the English Journals will_not be spar-
ed when they shall, as soon they must, become
the channel of Spanish intelligence. The
telegraphic dispatches and bulletins of the
Moniteur have been any thing but satisfacto-
ry ; the Funds, however, by dint ofextraor-
dinary exertion, and the absence of all news
on one side of the question, have kept up.
“ On Wednesday or Thursday last, Sir C.
Stuart called upon‘ M. de Chateaubriand as
usual. The common forms of civility were
scarcely concluded, when the Minister began
to reproach the Ambassador, in no very mea-
sured language, with revealing more to his
Court than he was diplomatically bound or an-
thorised to do. “ You come here,” said he,
“ Sir C. in a forenooii, and without any offi-
cial business, engage me in talk on political
affairs ; you then write home to Mr. Canning
the result ofour conversation ; and Mr. Can-
ning chooses to lay your letters on the Table
ofthe House of Commons. I beg that this
intimacy, so absurd, may end ; and that, tin-
less upon special business, you only attend
my weekly parties along with the other Am-
bassadors.” So saying, these diplomatic per-
sons closed their political gossip ; and Sir C.
is not any longer to be among “the most fa-
vored Ministers.” I have not heard how our
Minister bore the reproach, or ifit is likely to
produce any other effect, either at home or
abroad than saving a little of Mr. Canuing’s
time, and a little superfluous trouble to the
Secretary of the Embassy.
PORTUGAL.-——Lisbon papers to May 90th,
had reached London. The insurgents were
giving way in every direction. The leader,
Amarante, was driven out of Braganza on the
18th. The rebels had retreated to the Span-
ish territory by the road of Pedralva. Their
total force is about 3000 men, including peas-
ants, monks, SLO. They were followed on the
following day by the Portuguese troops under
Rego, ofl8,74t) men, with ten pieces of ar-
tillery. The rebels committed great extor-
tions in the places which they passed.
Paris, flpril 9.4.—Count Amarante, who
was said to have been killed in Portugal, hear-
ing that the French army had crossed the Bi-
dassoa, has had a proposal made to the Duke
of Angouleme to enter on his side into Spain,
or to advance with 52000 infantry and 800 cav-
alry towards Asterga.
The Duke of Angouleme has returned his
thanks to Count Amarante, but has not ac-
cepted the offer ofliis services,becauseFrance
is not at war with Portugal.
A London paper remarks that, by the new
treaty, made between Spain and Portugal,
for the purpose of suppressing rebellions in
the two countries respectively,the Portuguese
army will now enter Spain in pursuit oftheir
rebel countrymen, and no doubt they will
meet with the necessary co-operation on the
part of General Quiroga, and the army of
Galicia, already prepared for Amarante’s
movement. It is natural to conclude that the
Rebels cannot escape, being cut off from the
sea-board; but the question now is, will the
French consider this advance of the Portu-
guese Constitutionalists into Spain as an act
ofhostility against themselves ; and ifso, will
this not release the Boiirbons from all those
cobweb pledges and professions made to Eng-
land, on the score of no harm being meant by
them to our ally, Portugal? If so, the French
will naturally include the Portuguese in their
declaration of war.
Auosnoao, April 21.—-The Court ofVien-
na has received the disagreeable news that se-
rious differences have broken out between the
Government of Greece and the Commandams
of the Imperial marine in the Archipelago,the
latter not having wished to recognize the
blockade of the Turkish ports in Morea and
Epirus. It is afiirnied that several Austrian
vessels wishing to enter these ports, have al-
ready been captured by Greek vessels of war.
It is believed that Austria, in consequence of
the weakness of her marine, will be obliged
to conform to the Decree of the Greek Se-
nate, which declares the Ottoman ports in a
state of blockade-—-a Decree which has al-
ready obtained more force since the approxi-
mation of the English to the Hellenians.
.Bi‘ussels, ./1pri'l§l4.—In order to manifest
the strict neutrality which will be observed by
the Netherlands during the hostilities between
France and Spain, a Royal Decree, of the
21st of this" month’, orders, “that no fitting
out of privateers, under the French or the
Spanish flag, shall take place in the ports of
the kingdom, or of its colonies; that neither
the cruisers of the belligerent powers, nor the
vessels captured by them, shall be admitted
into the said ports ; and that in case they
should be obliged to put into them, to repair
any dainage, they shall, be obliged to put to
sea again without loss of time.”
FROM SPA1N.—-A. letter from Cadiz, re-
ceived by the Louisa Matilda, dated 21st of
April, says,—‘The news that every post brings
us of the progress of the French arniy—as
likewise the.» illegal siezure of the Spanish
ship Velos Marianne, by the French, carried
into Martinique, has lowered the spirits ofthe
merchants here very much. This city in its
commerce suffers daily such shocks that it is
wonderful how it can longer endure them.—-
Iii the mean time, there is no personal securi_
I ty. Houses are daily exposed to attacks from
the nests of robbers who infest the city, and
murders are every day committed. A cavalry
volunteer was last night shot,-inperforming his
duty, by a smuggler. VVe do not know what
we shall all come to.’ , _
SEVILLE, April 20.--W'e have learned that
a decree ofliis Majesty liastbeen sent to-day
to theicouncil of state, which contains a sol-
emn declaration of war of the Spaniards a-
gainst the French. Even in this'- particular,
we have the advantage of that government,
which has so treaclierotisly ordered an inva-
sion ofour territory without a formal declara-
tion of war. against the custom ofall civilized
nations. As soon as the government received
notice ofthe French invasion they sent_ ex-
presses to all the authorities, commanding
them to proceedto hostilities against them by
all the means in their power, without omitting
any. According to intelligence received by
the Government, the‘ war has assumed a char-
acter entirely iiational. Napoleon the first
fell from his throne under our b|ows——let us be
united and constant and a similar fate awaits
our new and ungrateful enemy.
Explicit orders have been issued by the gov-
ernment, that privateers begin immediately to
make prizes of French nierchant vessels.—-
Many privateers are expected from England.
SEVILLE, April 2l.—Our armies are re-
ceiving considerable reinforcements; the guer-
illa parties which have begun to form,are aug-
menting on all sides, and the glories of Albeu-
ra, Arlaban and San Marcia] will be repeated
all over the Peninsula.
VVe have received a letter from Madrid,
dated the 17th, which says-—Considering our
circumstances all is tranquil, and the pure
Royalists ofSaint Louis will be received with
valour and resignation, while our armies are
completely organizing, and preparing to do
more than merely to receive them. Iftlie
French rascals are bold enough to march to
this capital, rest assured that they will pay
dearlyfor their tc-merity. All the soldiery are
burning with a degree of glory and revenge.
We have no news from the Peninsula, and
reports of all sorts are continually in circiila-
tlon. Part of the French army has certainly
passed Vittoria, but that signifies nothing, for
the nearer they come they know they must di-
vide, and the easier will be our warfare. The
departure of the supreme tribunal of justice,
the special tribunal of war, and the marine,
and the inspection of all arms, and many oth-
er corporations and private persons has been
determined on. Count Abishal has made4
propositions to our militia, on the part they
are to take: lst, the march towards Seville,
to keep open a communication with govern-
ment: 2d, that they form part of the army
without additional pay: Sd, to admit into the
guerillas every militia man who subscribes :
4th, those who choose to stay in Madrid shall
give up their munitions, &c. to the army.-—
The greater part of the militia have deter-
mined to go to Seville, and the battallions will
therefore take their colors, music, cart, 600,-
000 reys in metal for their necessaries. They
will all leave the city in a few days.
have to-day supplied the city with a militia.
guard, and the count is to review us all at one
o’clock, the garrison ofthe city and the troops
of some nciglihouriiig towns. All the troops
now assembled in the field of the Guardians
are full 12,000 men well clad and armed.—-
Wine and rations were to be given after the
review. I The meeting has been in session sev-
eral days to carry into_,efl‘ect a loan of6 mill-
ions of reys, which the intendeiit of this army
considers immediately necessary.
A letter from Burgos mentions that a great
number ofpeople are coniiug in from the north
telling terrible stories of the French, and still
worse of the French Spaniards. It is said
here that Gen. Ballasteros is at Sarazona.-«
Our artillery has gone to Madrid, and there is
no nationol property left to fall into the ene-
my’s hands. , - V -
l\rI.u)im), April I9.—The government has
officially received the information of the in-
vasion of our territory by the French ; the po-
litical chief magistrate ofBiir os, that of Vit-
toria, and General Morillo féom Valladolid
express themselves thus: The French army
is preceded by a van guard of Frenchified
Spaniards commanded by the infamous Que-
seda. The national troops fought vigorously
against the French in the provinceof Bilboa,
when they retreated on seeing the great supe-
riority in number of the invaders. As- soon
as the column of the Frencbified Spaniards
entered Vitoria they laid a contribution of
eight thousand dollars on the inhabitants ;
the commander made a proclamation calling
all the young men to arms ; they shot several
militia men and patriots and plundered seve-
ral houses ; the French troops still repeat the
same atrocities. The commanders endeavor-
ed to stop these excesses, but they could hard-
ly restrain the soldiery, who were intoxicated
with the cries which they repeated. They
heard very often that of “let the soldiers of
the faith die_,” (mucrou be do lafe.) All the
rich persons ofthe prminceofVitoria have re-
tired to Burgos, flying frotn the enemies. The
chief magistrate ofthat provin -e after having
saved all that belonged to the nation, retired
himself with a column of 630 militia belong-
ing to the -sanie province. At Burgos they
have reunited all the troops of the district to
act on the flank of the enemies. Gen. Bal-
lasteros, with the troops and some militia of
the fifth district have been posted on the left
bank of the Ebro. Gen. Morillo, as soon as
heiheard of the invasion adopted the best
measures to carry on the war, (son sus polobra
term'nates,)‘liis words are very fine, to the en-
emies of the country and ofliberty. He has
selected Benevente for the seat of his opera-
tions, where he has ordered a member ofeacli
provincial deputatioiis ofthe second and third
districts to meet there. Gen. Abishal has
turned out of Wadrid all the prisoners made
on the 7th ofJuly, and coiitintiesorganizing
his army with the greatest activity. He has
placed four battallions viii the barracks which
are exercised at every hour ofthe day, and h
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Norwalk Chronicler