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, ’ ALBANY, July 20.
Highway Robbery, and a d_c]ir_cwed Youth..——.
On ‘Wednesday frnoi'niiig, last, iiifoririation
was received-‘at the police "office in this city,
tliata robbery had been ‘committed on‘ the
V jiigliway between this cityaiid Schenectady,
3 _apd,that one of the perpetrators wa_sa.strip-
p‘lin“g of not more than 15 or 16 years of age.
Upon -which, one.of.ou_r. police cotistables ob-_
:‘.“:’§ervéd, tliat he believed he should be able to
detect them, as he liad',;'for eight or ten days
last past, had his eye upo'n-tliree or four stran-
;-.<gers.. -The constables. soon found the house
in which these persons had taken lodgings, (a
‘respectable widoi_v’s, living in Beaver street.)
Upon -approaching it, they observed 3 pers<_Jns
gettingiiito the stage for Troy, and on passing
the police office, the driver was requested to
stop, and was asked which of his passengers
he had taketi fijoui Beaver street; on being iii-
formed, the three persons were requested to
.. walk into the police_ otiice,'where they were
informed that they had been suspected ofhigli-
way robbery. The oldest, calling himself
John Sniith,exclaiined in vociferous language,
that such an accusation was false, and he did
not expect such treatment in a civil_coiintry,
— and directed the driver to take their trunks
. andbaggage back to their boarding house;
this trouble was spared the driver by the po-
lice constables seizing and conveying their 3
, large tiuiiks into the office. The police magis-
trate then mildly informed Mr. John Smith,
that he must be searched ; Smith steitnly said
he wouldnot, and that he believed he had got
among robbers, who wished to take from him
. his money. One ofthe constables told him it
was in vain to niake‘resistance,tliat he (Smith)
well knew where he was, and at the same time
.~§:ommenced searching him and took from his
pantaloou’s pocket a small "pistol, which, on
examination, appeared to be loaded with a
. blank cartridge; there was also taken from
, the bosom ofthe young _man, (or boy, calling
li_iinselfThonias Smith) a large sharp pointed
butcher’s or carving knife. There were also
found in their possession about 9.75 dollars in
. batik bills and silver change. Their trunks
were next exariiined, in one of which was
found a large flask ofthe first rate gunpowder, '
- about 80 balls, a long cord or rope", one other
large biitclier’s knife, one small, and 2 large
double barrelled pistols, (each of which was _
well primed, and loaded with powder and.
ball.) In their trunks were also found a large
quantity of clothintr, being several suits for
each, ofdifferent colours, make and fashion.
The inagistrate then, in presence ofseveral
respectable citizens, proceeded to ask them,
severally, but apart, certain questions in the
form ofan examination; and here it was soon
evident they had profited by reading Doctor
Graham’s eloquent speech iipou the subject
of private cxaminatioiis, as each one declared
he would not answer a single word rintil they
had an opportunity of consulting with counsel.
They -were their committed to prison, and
confined in separate apartnients,until the next
evening. In the mean time, Mr. J. P. Smith
of Watcrvlict, came before the police magis-
trate, and tirade oath, that on Saturday, 12th
inst. about 9 o’clock, P. in. while sitting in his
Waggon, four miles from this city, certain men,
lie believed 4 in number, rushed out of the
woods, one seizing his forward horse by the
bridle, another at the same time preseiitirig to
his breast a pistol,_exclaiining ‘you have gone
far enough, damn you, give rip your money
instantly, orI will put day light through you.’_
Bcinginucb agitated, he begged for liis'life,
but said he had no money with him, and his
pocket book contained only some freight bills
of goods to be delivered in Schenectady.-—
Thcy notivitlistaiiding kept pistols presented .
to his breast and face, and proceeded to Search
, all his pockets, took his pocketbook, and tlieu
directed him to drive on, and never to men-
tion that he had been accosted, to any person
. whatever): iflre did he should certainly be '
murdered, as they knew him, and they might
S. tes-
tified that he had been to the jail, andas soon
as he saw young Smith, be instantly recog-
nized him to be one of the persons who held
a pistol to his face, and on seeing one other
of the prisoners, (who called liimsclfRobei't
Mott) and hearing him speak, he was certain
that was the person who first carnepup to his
waggon, and accosted him. The elder Suiitli
A Mr. Veder,
of Schenectady, also came before the police
. tnagistratc, and testified, that about 7 o’clock
P. M. on Monday last, about 7 miles from this
city on his way home, in his waggou, he saw
V young’ Suiitli standing beside the. road, who
, called out to him to stop, which he did; he
then asked him what he had taken to Albany;
he answered ‘ wheat.’ Smith asked him how
much he got a bushel? Mr. V. replied ‘ ms
a-bushel.’ ‘ Ah ! that is a good ‘price,’ said
he, and beckoned to Mott, who was standing
. a sbortdistaiice off, to come up; they then
enquired ofMr. Vedder,wliat he would charge
A them for a passage in his waggon to Sclienec-
tady ; he informed them _‘ a shilling each’-
they agreed to ride with him, but on attempt-
ing to get into his waggou, Mr. Vedder dis-
covered in Ilie coat pocket of Mott a large
double barrel pistol, and was afi'riglited—-upon
which, observinzaiiotlier team approaching,
A he informed them, that he had finally conclu-
ded to go that night no farther than the next
tavern then in sight——-Upon which they step-
ped off. and as soon as the other teamster
came up. he coiiimriiiicatcd to the driver his
discoveries, and they walked towards the rob-
bers——upon which the robbers instantly‘rari at
. full speed into the woods, and Mr. V. pursued
the boy some distance, when he stopped, took
from liispockct a pistol, and said it would not
i be safe for him to advance another step, which
on reflection, Mr. Vedder concluded probably
. was too true, and returned to his Waggon.-
Mt‘.V; saw Mott and young Smith iiijail, and
had no doubt as to their being the same per-
sons who accostedhinr on the highway.
~ The police iiragistrate then "sent for young
Smith, and in the presence of his counsel,
_ (which all the prisoners had previously em-
V ployed) proceeded with his examination. The
boy said his name was Thomas Smith, born
in the city of. Philadelphia, which place‘ he
.- left about two months last past"; that he had
. for sometime served as an apprentice to a tai-
lot in that city ; that John Smith was his
- cousin, that he was some time in New-York;
that be, together with Mott, and his cousin,
game in a stage. from Neiv York to Hudson,
where they stopped about three days; from
\-.liich place they ‘came by land to Albany a-
bout two weeks last past ; that he was under
”i_lie control and direction ofthe elder Smith,
= iwliom all the knives, pistols and cord be-
I
longer] ; that he had never been out of the
-city but once since he came to it, when all 8
ofthe_m_we_nt ina stage to Saratoga Springs ;_
nectady road. - .
Robert Mott was then Vcalxled, and said he
was a iiativeof the city 'ofNew_ York, by trade
a shoemaker; had,'seen'Jolin-Sinith in Phil-
adelphia, came to Albany to ‘see a cousin of
his, who sailed the sloop Randolph,from Troy»;
had never, since he first came to Albany, been
out ofthe settled part thereof; and that he
did not know what Smitli’s object was in con-
veying‘so many weapons with him. V
John Smith -was then examined-—and said
he was born in Ireland, but came to.Philadel-
phia when quite young, that Thomas Sniitb
was his cousin, had no acquaintance with
Mott except’ that he accidentally found him
in the stage, and accidentally happened to
board in Albany at the satire house; that he
had been to the Springs as stated by Thomas
Smith, which was the only time he had been
out ofthe city ; that he was in'a public house
in this city on Satiirdaylast, from? to near 11
o’clock P._ M. Where Matt and the -boy was
that evening, he could not say ; that. he was
travelling to Quebec to see his brother, and
carried weapons merely for personal defence.
—The police niagistrate has not yet made
out coiiiniitmerits for either, but it isrsupposed
they will be detained on the charge of-robbery.
They cannot be tried until’ the oy'er and ter-
iiiiiier in October next. '
" ’VVe consider it extreinel_v fortunate for the
public, that these persons were arrested before
leaving this city ; as we have but little doubt.
it was their intention toattack genrlenientrav-
elling,on the northern road, through the pine
plains to the Springs, and for which purpose
we suspect they lieretofore-took a mere tour
of discovery and exainination, when travel-
ling to the Springs. John Smith appears to
be about 30 years of age, of dark complexion,
and in his conversation evidently discovers
himself to be an lrishinan. Robert Mott ap-
pears to be about ‘25 years ofage, black pierc-
ing eyes, and rather ofa fair coiriplexion.—
Young fiiiiith is about 16 years ofage, quite
sleirtier, with a yery fair coiriplexion, and quite
talkative and pert in his demeanor. ’
New-Yorut, July 912.
FaonEt.ritopr:.—By the arrival oftheM'en-
tor, London dates to the 12th and Paris to
the 9th June have been received. The Paris
papers state, that, in the Cortes, at Seville,
May 23d, a proposition for removing the king
out of the Continent, was rejected by a major-
ity of8 votes, and the departure for Cadizde-
creed almost unanimously. life had accounts
from Seville by way of Gibraltar to June 22d,
when the government remained tliere.——A
Lisbon editor says this measure will not be at-
tended with the advantages that a translation
of the government to that city, had in 1803.-
Then, a powerful English -fleet, and all the
means which Great Britain lavished, gave that
place a strength which enabled it to decide the
fate of Spain.——Now, it is deprived ofall those
resources, and can acquire no new force by
the presence ofthe governuieut, so it conse-
quently, can ofi’er no obstacle to the progress
ofthe French army.
, The Marquis of Lauriston -is appointed to
the command of the second corps of reserve
ofthe French army in Spain. A reinforce-
meiitof 12,000 men were on the march from
France to the Duke of Angouleme, and 8000
to Marshal Moncey.
The Common Council of Loiidon,have vo-
ted 10ti0l. from the city funds, for the aid of
the sufferers in Spain. A public meetingof
distinguished citizens in London was to be
held on the 13th, for the same object. . A
ininister from the Emperor of Russia has pas-
sed through Frankfort, on his way to the Re-
gency at l\'la.drid. .'
The immediate effect of A.bisb:tl’s defection
has hardly becnperceivable upon the Consti-
tutional troops. «His correspondence with
Montijo was sent to the coiiiiiiandaiits of St.
Sebastian and Parnpeluna, to excite them to
revolt, but ivitlioiiteflect, although Col. 0’-
Doniiel, a brother of Abisbal, is in comniand
at the former place. Indeed the example
seems to have been almost entirely witlioiii ef-
fect; and Abisbal has received the reward of
a solitary and useless deserter——a iiicasurc of
indif1'creiice bordering upon contempt.
Gen. Moncey praises the vigorous defence
ofVich, in which 3,300 Spaniards were de-
feated,aiid their general kil|cd,by 700 Frencli-
men 1 A very_ plausible story indeed.
LONDON, June 1€’..——Six expresses arrived
yesterday,’ frorii Paris, with news ofa decline
of nearly Ezper cent in the French Stocks, the
last qnotatioti being at 88, 30. ' ‘lie circum-
stance caused a considerable panic here; but
the real cause may be attiioiited to the new
loan, and the great wants of the French Gov-
ernment, which, with the large demand for
fresh troops, staggers the beliefofinaiiy, that
the war was speedily to be brought to a close.
The French have been anxious to get the pos-
session ofthe person of the king of Spain, and
it appears that a large division has been sent
oti'_from Madridto seize upon his person. A
private letter from Paris, however, asserts that
the government are alarmed at the conse-
quences that may result from this attempt,
and have sent off atelcgraphic despatcli to
couutcrmand theinovemeiit. -
It was reported in Paris, that Abisbal-had
showed hiniselfpublickly in the streets -ofMa-
drid, but the people expressed so much hos-
tility to this traitor, that he found it necessary
to shelter biniselfwitli the French troops.-
_PAitis, June 9.—Thc Spanish journals say
nothing of the circumstance nientioued in the
Etoile, of a revolution at Seyille, but assert,
on.the contrary, that the Cortes were pursu-
ing their labors with tranquility. If we are to
believe wliattbe Etoile states, the British Ain-
bassador has offered the King and Cortes a
refuge at Gibraltar; all the towns of Spain
have sent in their subinission—R. Abisbal is
in FraiiceL—Morillo and Ball-asteros_ have a-
bandoned the cause, aud Mina alone remains
to defend it, acting merely upon his own ac-
count. It appears to us that instead of giv-
ing credit,to' such improbable tales, it would
be much better for the Ministerial Journal to
give faithful extracts from the Spanish papers
which they receive more regularly than the
Opposition Journals. Ifhaffairs were in the
state which they would have us believe, the
Seville Journals could not so mu_ch disguise
the truth as to render us unable to discover it
in their narratives. '
B.n'o.\‘i\'r-:, June 3.—It is affirmed that Mo-
rillo has iuoved from Astorga towards Ciudad
Rodrigo, where he might harass the rear and
flank ofottr army. It is proposed to form at
and he uttei-ly,denied ever being on the Selle:-;'_ t
\
Madrid a regiment under the name of Royal-
ist_’.Batt_alion-,:‘of 'tlic"desertjers from the Con-
stitutional‘ arm"-. , 1 I - I-:, ,. . '
It is supposed thatzfnow the capital is-‘occu-
pied by the’-French tli,'e;-fiperaitions of tlieCon—‘
st.i_tiitionalists,.s'vfill begin." They have however-,
f0.'C0Iifend notjbnly with superior. forces,»“~b’ut
‘also against aniencirry,» whose great pecunia-
ry resources -must‘ 'n_ecessa’rily‘ enable him to
paralyse-tlie.mea‘su_rcs of the,;governnierimtV of
the Cortes, and in fact part oftliepeople have
been gair_ied.by-tlieV liberalipayments made by
the army for.e_very thing with which it has
been fiirnislied. Gold has-betimes been lav-
ishly expended not only in tlietowris and vil-
lages occupied by. the French, for the purpose
of. exciting,tlie_ people against the Constitu-
tionalists, and of giving new vigor totlie
counter revolution; the same system has been
pursued even in places not yet‘ occupied, par-
ticularly Cadiz, Seville, Malaga, Cordova‘,
Jaen, Grenada, Valencia, MVurcia, and in all
Galicia. To deprive the Spaniards ofthe aid
of the- Portuguese, discord and civil war in
that country are encouraged," and it is even
affirmed that a revolutionary committee has
been foriired at Valladolid, and a sum of two
mllll0llS'0f francs placed at the disposal of
Count./1‘ma‘rjanie,exclusive ofotlier sums which
have been expended at Oporto and Lisbon.
Irun, June 2.-—The day before yesterday a
vessel under the Aiiiericaii flag, laden with
rice and salt fish, entered the port of St. Se-
bastian, after a vain attempt cfa French fri-
gate to prevent it. ' ' ' '
The report runs that Gen. Ballasteros has
beaten Uhlman, and taken ..more than 4000
prisoners. Others say it was with a part .of
Molitor’s corps that the action took place.
Three thousand Constitutional guerillas, in
several bands, hang on the high road to Mad-
rid, between this and Vittoria.
By the French accounts it would seem that
Mina is hard pressed. A despatch from Don-
nadieu, says, ‘ Mina, pursued night and day,
effected his escape only by miracles, particu-
larly at Baja. He threw hiinselfinto a fright-
ful precipice, the access to which was impos-
sible. Soon after, without giving his soldiers
at single moment of rest, he marched theiu a-
cross the highest mountains, towards the Sec
d’Urgel. He experiences iiiticli desertion.’_
Cadiz, .Ma_i/ 20.—-For the last four or five
days we Iiave had a French ship of war of84
guns, and a frigate of 44, cruizing between
the castle of St. Sebastians and Rota. In
this time two Spanish merchant ships have at.
from Havana, with cargoes worth 830,000.--
'I‘liey boarded them and then suffered
them to go, telling them that they carried on
war against the Government ofSpain, but not
against Spaniards.
On the day of the Prince's entrance into
Madrid, the following strange exclainations
were heard :—‘ The Absolute King for ever!’
‘ Slavery for ever!’ ‘ Death to the Tyrants—
Religion for ever-—De'atli to the Nation !’ It
is reported here that a sum of 100,000 francs,
sent for Bilboa, fell into the hands ofthe Con-
stitutioualists not far from that city, and they
had also taken 191,000 reals ofthe Royal re-
ceipt for salt, near Salinas.—Paris pa.
Paris, June 7.—Very few details are yet
given respecting the corps ofGen. Molitor.—
It .is said, that in the plan drawn by the Miri-
ister of ‘War, this corps was to take the road
ofSaragossa to Barcelona, to watch the left
batik of the Ebro,and aid the Army of Cata-
lonia in tracking Mina, whom no one knows
where to seek. This movement was military,
but this corps must be relieved at Saragossa
by a reserve, otherwise nothing can prevent
Ballasteros from placing himself between our
armies and disturbing the troops which be-
siege Painpeluna. This multiplication of
forces in Catalonia, where the activity and tal-
ents of Mouccy cannot supply riuuibers,would
doubtless give facilities for blochadiug and be-
sieging fortressespbtit it cannot prevent the
Spaniards from occupying the country. W'e
must not forget that, in the last war, we occu-
pied Barcelona, Holstaricli, Figueras, Lerida,
Tairagoiia, Tortosa, &.c. and that Lacy, Man-
so, Llobera, and especially Milans, came, nev-
erthcless,into the midst of our caiitonriicnts,al-
ways beaten, butalways recovei'irig.froiri their
defeats when we thought them aiiniliilated.
Spanish War.-—We are literally inundated
with French accounts oftifle war in Spain:
and it seems that all statciiieiits from other
quarters, are carefully excluded. Those re-
ceived by the way of Gibraltar a few days
since, and those by the illeiitor present a very
rlifferent aspect. The Cortes, by the Spaiiisli
account, was tranqiiilly employed, and the
troops all faitliful and maiiifestiiig the best dis-
position. Yet were we to credit the French
papers the war is ended——tlic Spanish gener-
als have alljoined the Frencli-—Miiia is a fu-
gitive, and the Duke d’AngoulemVe appointed
Regent ; and yet it was announced at Paris
that a great fall ofthe funds had taken place,
owing to reports not very favotirablo to the
"French cause. It is evident that Mina is di-
vidirig his force in small butstrong bands, and
will take to tliemouiitaiiis, drawing after him
the detachments ofthe French army, and then
the work ofcarnage comineiices.—./ldvocate.
The English papers are totally silent in re-
gard to what was previously asserted, that an
arrang'crnent had been concluded at Seville,
which would immediately teriiiinalc the war
in Spain. On the contrary, they now assure
us that large reiiiforceinents to the invading
army, were on the march from France. By
the French accounts, it would appear that but
little opposition was experienced from tliepco-I
ple ofSpain—-Vi"liy, then, are these re-inforce-
i‘nents demanded ?"
The Paris papers consider the force which
has marched front Madrid for Seville, as not
strong enough to penetrate to that place.
The" private accounts received in London,
state that, Andalusia will produce a body of
30,000 voluntary defenders ofthe Constitu-
tion, aiid_ it will be fortunate ifthe' news ofthe
march ofthe French army on Seville be con-
firmed by the next advices, for themore they
(extend themselves, the more certain will be
their destruction.
The revolution in Portugal may be consid-
cred as highly unfavourable to the Spanish
cause. It shows the wisdom ofthe Cortes in
ofthe government.
to ascribe the Portuguese turn to ‘ Legitima-
cy,’,to the influence ofthe Brit-isli; and we
dread that influence at Seville,-more than the
appai'eiit'triumpli ofthe French armies, the
defection of Abisbal, or the addresses of the
Graudees. The Cortes may not be able to
withstand the negbcialions of the British Am-
bassador‘.-—-JV'atz'o‘nal Gazette. '
preferring Seville to Badajos in the translation,
VVe are much inclined,
‘blew-Yonx, July 2'4.-j-’-A iieport wits‘ putin 5
circulation yesterday, that the.=Spanish Geri! .
V V V, rovers,
"corps of"tlie;'Freiich "troops ‘iii Spain i-"_5'.l‘;liis
was'founde_fd one state_me‘nt of "Capt.{sMason,'
_wlio‘_ arrived-_iu 80'day‘s from TeneVriff,'e',».tl_i§t2 a
Br-it-isli ‘PaVc_liet . 'arrived there -:on ‘tlie<79.lst'of
June _\Vlth~§_t1ch.neWs~..(-‘$201) i enquiry of’VCapt.»
‘M. we find tl_1':‘it the B,riVtiVsh -.Packet was from
England, 3'and.must_- have, had agreater --run’
than was ever: heard .of,!_to_ have— carried_ news
‘from Loodoiiofa_later date than we have here.
eral Mina had '~obtaine‘dV a gr.eatV7:_ yictory
N-r: W-Yonx, July 9L5.—-LaferV.'--Th'e_ packet
ship Nestor, capt.'Lee, arrivedyesterda y: from
Liverpool, by which we have received papers
of the 16th ult. and London papers to the e_‘ve-
ning ofthe 14th. They aunourice no new e-
vents of importance: those of the lastfdate,
are principally filled with the proceedings of
the great meeting held at the London Tavern
to consider ofthe’ best means of affording as-_
sistance to the Spaniards. Lord VVm.Ben-
tinck presided. The sum of £4,795 was sub-
scribed. ln the courseof the proceedings, the
editor ofthe London Sun came forward and
stated that the false accounts relative to the
affairs of Spain, which had appeared in the
English papers, were prepared in Paris, and
produced prooftliat he had received overtures
from Paris to publishsuch articles as should
be fui'nished through the French Embassy, at
the rate of500 francs per article. »
' News of the Revolution in Portugal had
just reached-London, through Paris, by a Tel-
egraphic clespatch, dated Bayonne, June 19..
No events at Lisbon, subsequent to the 30th of
May, are iiientioiied; the weather having in-
terrupted the commu_nication,it was not known
whether the despatch was finished. -
The London Courier now says: ‘It is con-
fidently expected that the next advices from
SirW. A’Court will communicate intelligence
ofa most satisfactory kind with regard’to the
arrangement of the affairs of Spain. There
are two powerful motives operating upon the
Fl_‘ellcll Government, to induce it to bring the
uiatter to as speedy and favorable an issue as
possible. The one, is the expense, which we
know to be enormous : the other, the danger
ofa re-action on thepart of the Royalists.’
It is the intention ofFraitce,we understand,
when Ferdinand is released froiu his captivi-
-ty and brought back to his capital, to with-
draw its armies behind the Ebro, and there
wait till the King and his friends have firmly
established an order of things more agreeable
to the wishes of the Spanish people than that
which now exists. Great secrecy is observed
with regard to every thing that is done at Se-
ville. The King, we need scarcely add, is
entirely in the hands ofthe revolutionary par-
ty who daily threaten his life, and it is even
said that some fears are felt of their carrying
their threats into execution.—Cour-ier.
Pants, June 12.-—Tlie Marquis de Talarii
is nominated Ambassador of France to King
Ferdinand, and accredited as such to the Re-
gency during the captivity of the King. He
set off on Tuesday. It is affirmed that the
diplomatic agents of Russia, Austria, Prussiri,
and Sardinia will set off at the end ofthe week
for the same destination.
Milaiis and Llobera, desperate from the de-
plorable ‘situation in which they find tliem-
selves at Barcelona, where famine threatens to
provoke an iusiirrection,liave attempted a new
attack against our troops. At Granolles, af-
ter a tolerably smart action, Gen. Curial com-
pletely defeated the Constitutionalists. The
Gen. afterwards advanced beyond Granolles,
and our troops are in sight ofBarcelona.
The Etoile contains two Proclamations by
the Madrid Regency, one of which, addressed
to the army, we sulijoin. The other is'ad-
dressed to the Spanish nation, and forms a
powerful appeal in belialfoftheir captive king.
The Regency pledges itself in the most iiii-
qualified and energetic nianner to combine all
its efforts with those of the French army for
the purpose of restoring Ferdinand to liberty.
‘ T/r.eRegenc_y o/'£lieK~.'i1g'dom dur-i'iig the cap-
tivity of the kfllg‘, to the Soldiers of the army.
‘The country, desolated by civil war, lie-
gins to perceive the term of its misfortunes.
The Government has just been established,
and all Spaniards are hastening to recognize
it. The hydra of faction is expiring. Peace
promises you repose. A handful of visiona-
ries have misled you, have involved you in
dangers without glory, and engage you in
combats from which you can derive no other
fruit than disgrace or death. Europe wishes
and requires the peace ofSpaiu, and 100,000
Freiiclinicn, commanded by a descendant of
Henry IV. are the‘ auxiliaries of ten millions
of Spaniardsin its re-establishmerit. VVho will
dare to resist tlietn ? Will Spanish soldiers
contribute to prolong the painful captivity of
their king ? Soldiers I——-The country is in our
ranks. In them you may co-operate in the
rescue of the Captive Monarch. That great
object obtained, you will return to the bosom
ofyoiir families, to be employed in the arts of
peace. \Vould you prefer the reproach of
staining your hands in the blood of your
brethren, to the glory of consolidating the
happiness of your country P’
MADRID, June G.——It is impossible to con-
vey an idea ofthe enthusiasm which is excit-
ed in this capital by the presence ofliis R. H.
the Duke d’Angouleme, our Liberator. Dur-
ing the last five or six days, the inhaliitants
have abandoned their labors, and surrendered
themselves to festivities._ The Regency are
organising the Spanish Royal Guard. Before
long the 6000 men who formed this faithful
troop on the 8th ofJul_v will be re-assembled.
A Spanish Royalist corps of 3000 men pre-
cedes the French column which is advancing
from Madrid upon Seville by Cordova. The
few troops belonging to the Cortes, underCo-
lonel Abad, surnamed Clialeco, dispersed in
various directions before arriving at the Sier-
ra Morena. Another Spanish corps of3or
400 men marches with Gen. Botirmont, and
is traversing Estramadura, to reach Seville
also, by the way of Triixillo and Merida. If
necessary,it can operate upon Badajoz,sliould_
‘the Cortes wish to go there, which is not
probable. A
Hamburg papers mention that a conspiracy
has been discovered in Russia, in which sev-
eral faiiiilies of the first rank are implicated.
Private letters fromRussia speak with reserve
upon the st-ibject. The plot was discovered
by an ecclesiastic, who reported it to the Em-
press Mother, and she to her son. The dis-
coveries are ofsuch a nature as to induce the
Emperor to give up his intended journey into,
other countries, the circumstances being sncli
that his presence in the_.em_Dire is considered
necessary.
Iariraci qfa'lel_térfraiit .c-zimiziizrj; _
“ Barcelona is; in‘ Va‘ conVipl_et_e state; o‘f_».{'de-_
.‘fence,.and capablg of a stout’ resj_,stan‘ée.VI "I .V_ t
know the Gqyernd'r'.intimatély-gGé,b.Burti'oii,.E‘
and have al‘ivfays.'tlioVuglit- liim an horiest, sen-' ‘
‘s,ible;.and- high’ spirit_ed_ man, and ‘gitgood. sol3_'-“
dier. ';I‘_.1hink‘~ lie_ will; b_e__trueV and"de,fe‘nd._'t7lie ._
.placé.'valiently,;'if,_so,_theFreiich_’cannot7take=£ :‘
i,t"1_wi_tlio’tit,iiritnense-Vloss,,1J_nless by starvation.
It‘.-they iri_vest;,-,tlie"t"own on the land side;-farijd -V _
blockadejit by~sea,',tlicy may oblige" the place Vi -
I0,Sll_l'1'§n(Ie1',-lJllfv.tlllS' will.e'rnploy'tiirre.‘ . ~ 5 , 'f.,\
-“The King has been detected loan at— _
tempt -to‘escape from Sevillej. He u-as-‘uisco'v:',
ered going out of flie.-palace gate. :in'a'.Majo‘ . '. ,.
(dress, (a slioi't'i'o’uii_d jacket, highly ornameii-"3: - f" ~ '
ted ;ibre‘Veches‘, long-leather gaiters, ‘with broad-‘ t 2 '
brimmed hat.) The steain-boat” was'.prepar- ,,,_. .
edto iuove, and a Feliica, (small shallop) \vTa$_‘=_,T'
ready nea_rtl_i_e niouih of the river. It is said "
liewas. to'_be carried on b_oa.rd ofaFi'ench'fi‘i- ‘-"'~
gate, then lying off the’ mou_tli of the riv'er_ - .
near Cadiz. A_ll_0fllC8l‘, oftliis gari'ison—Sir. -
John Campbell, Colonel oftlie.75th regirneni,
is allegedto have been, concerned in the plot. 4
He was _ordei'ed to leave Seville, but the Brit-'
ish Minister protected‘ him, and he has been"
allowed to remain. P i ‘ p _
“Spain presents the singular pheiromeiioir‘
at the present monient, ofa people living qui-
etly, and carrying ‘on a war, (such 'as it is)
with-a powerful enemy in the heart of‘lier
coiintry, without ain_r/. governnimt ,-for the fact. '
is that there is no efficient governmeiit at pre-
sentin Spain, and ‘the civil autlioritiesin the ,
provincial cities_ and towns havejnolpower".
wliatsoever. No‘ attempt is made to execute »
the laws, and tlielvpeople are living witlioiit:
control, yet no disorders, riots, or excesses are
conirnitted. Murders, robberies and other e-
vils are not more frequent than they were be-
fore the revolution ; the rich man enjoys his
property the same as before, and still there
would be no punishment for the mob that-__ i
should sack, pillage and destroy. ‘ . ' . . -
“I gofrcqueritly to a town , of about 8000 '
inhabitants about 6 miles from ' this, where .
there are no military and the civil authority‘
does not pretend to have any control, and, ne-_
vertlieless, the people__are living most peacea- . -
bly; not a single outrage has yet been com- A I
mitted among them. In Algeziras, a town of
1t),000'inliabitauts,tlie case is nearly the same: r
they have, however, some troops. In Cadiz,
the civil authority has very little control-—the
people are divided, and the poor are misera-
ble and numerous; yet there have been no e
cesses of moment;' they have some militarxirx
but principally militia. No other people could ' - '
exist in the state in which Spain now is. _ V
“ God only knows what is to be the issue ‘
oftliis trial. If‘the French act prmnptly, they
may be successful—if they commit any ex- S
cesses and make the Spaniards angry—which
will probably be the case if they loiter any a
time—_—they will certainly fail and few will re-
turn to their country.” ‘» ‘
. W
N raw-Yon1_:,J iil y Q8.-—-Still later fromEn_g'-
laind.—B_v the Minerva, London dates to the _
19tn and Paris to the 17th June are received. : .
Several expresses from Paris in. in -London \
on the 19th, with intelligence that tbeMinis-
ter ofFinauce ofthe Regency at Madrid, had -
given notice, ‘ that the whole dcbtcontracted
by the. Constitiitioiial Government of Spain ,
has been declared, null and v_oid.’ \ .-
Ferdiiiand was at Seville on the 8th June. '
The French troops were. advancing toward;
that place, and it was said they expected to
enteron the 29d. They would not take any . ‘ A -
notice of any small parties of Constitutional-
ists on the way, their principal object being
to arrive at Seville with strong coluinns,to in-
duce the Cortes to come to, an ncgonimodaa,
tion, or to overthrow the government.. . ‘,
It was reported that Mina had totally ev c-
uated the Cardague, and retired by the valley
of Ribas with 2000 men. Another account
says he was surrounded by French troops
which would destroy him. _
Abisbal had arrived at Bayonne. He owes
his life to a French regiment, n*liicli‘hasteiieil
to his succour on the news of his having been
arrested, and arrived at the moment he was it
about to be shot. '
A Bayonne paper says the causeoftlie Con-
stitutioiialists is forever lost in Spain._
Bayonne, June 1.‘3.—Noihing indicates
that the King‘ will be il‘a11Sfel‘1'€d either to
Cadiz or Badajoz. ‘Mere coniiiion sense
convinces us that they will not conduct_liinr
to the latter place, ‘seeing that Portugal has
returned to Moriarcliial ideas, King Ferdi-
nand would be delivered by his neighbors.
The last sitting ofthe Cortes offered a spec-
tacle eminently tragical. Mr. Cargua Ar-
gnelles dared to apply the name oft'raitor to
his colleague tVI. Alava; but the latter did;
not take the thing in good humour, and he
immediately proved this to the Hon. M. A'r- — .
gueless, by giving him a blow, which knock- -
ed out two of his teeth. ‘
/«
Fall of .7lIaracaz'bo.—By an arl at N. York,
oflicial accounts have been received of the
capture of Maracaibo by the Patriots. The
action commenced at 5 o’clock P. M.and last-
ed until 9, when the Royalists were compel-
led to retreat to the mountains, leaving Mar-
acaibo in possession ofthe Colirnibian forces.
The night being very dark, and a lieavy—rain
having set in, they could not be pursiied.
The Royalist force is said to have been
greater than that of the Patriots‘. ' All their
smaller vessels were taken ; the artillery, it
large park of ammuniiioii, the Spanish stainl-
ard, about 1000 suits of clothes, also fell into
the hands of the Patriots. Col. Moreno, Lt.
Col. Pedro Guerrero, 4 captains, several sub-
alterii oflicers, and a few privates were taken\ .
prisoners. Some officers and privates had
pi'evir_iusly left the Royalists and joined the‘-
Republicans. The Royalists loss is stated to
have been 80 killed and 9.30 wounded, the
latter having been left on the field of battle.
The Patriots lost 40 killed, and 130 wounded.
Two days before the battle Gen._Morales
retired with his largest vessels to Castillo,
where he hoped to find Laborde with arci -
forcernent. Col. Calzado had gone ori-tlic
morning ofthe battle to Vijia, and the action
ivascoiitliicted on the part ofthe enemy<byCol.
Preto (who was killed) and Lt. Col. Narvaes. .’
[Later advices st rte that Mai'a:aiilio has
been retakeii by the troops of Morales.] V "
A letter from Mexico ofJiily 4 states that
a conspiracy has been forrritrdzagaiiist the
government, and several persons arrested.
Many ofthe provinces wish to preserve tl ir -
local independence and form a gave’,-nm m;
similar to that ofthe United States. It is yet
uncertain how things will settle down.‘
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