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‘ Mr. Collet of the latter place,
FROM SPAIN--niarzca-.
._ A lettter from Alicant, dated July 1st, has
been received here. It says, " Vile art! are all
cursing Ballasteros, _
not a patriotic h_an_d to slay the, traitor-for
he can be nothing etj:.e.”—“Nonvuhstamlmg
the proximity of the enemy, our ‘a‘t'ithorities_
5 published a line ‘to ‘ani-
mate the people. The town is un t‘ovidcd
'witli proivisions, garrisotied by troops on which
but little or no reliance cart be placed, and
the ‘ripple are low spirited.” The same let-
have not so much 2':
‘fer adds that the extensive province of .Valen- .
cia had been overrun by the French without
the loss of a ii"iai'i on either part :-—'_-That all
the battering t't'aiI_l‘l‘l‘=’- Pieces) Ul“B-_l,l'c}d -filllell
into the hands ofithe French, be5td9.,5.c’°m'-Hg
for two regiments—-the artilery having been
left for the purpose ;-—tliat those events li ad
brokenthe spirits ofthe Spanish ‘soldiers, and
‘that ‘dcsertions were niiuierous.——Bos. Ccht.
A leluei i-ec’d at Philadelphia by the ,same
‘convevance as the above, written ‘by a_Phila-
delphia lady, concludes as follows :—_-“ The
Spaniai-ds are gaining the diry; the country
is all in commotion.” —
, N aw-YoaK,Scpt. 10.
L.i'ris‘rito1iiEUitoPE.——Bytlie_first of Au-
gust packet ship Paris, Capt. R.0b|l15°n: fmm
i-lavre, we have received papers to that date
inclusive, and Paris papers to the Sist July.
They contain London dates I0 the 9-31“-
Tlie London Courier of the 26th, states as
matter of trtitli, that great dissetitioiis exist
between the French andthe S_P9"l5l‘ R°)’i‘l'
ists, the latter being clamorous. for tiiore severe
measures than the Duke is willing to pursue.
“ The present object oftheFrencli lS to witli-
draw their troops beyond the Ebro, and to
establish a litie of defence along that river.
The l,e;wy.amllery has been already order-
‘ed to the strotig positious_on that line. Ifno
better ‘prospects present, it is said to be _the
intention of the Duke of Angouleme to with-
draw his troops from before Cadiz. Such is
the violence of party spirit, that the 1- reucli‘
ivill be obliged to submit to the dictation of
the Royalists, or to leave tlietn to ,:,u‘raiige
with the Cortes as they may be able. H
The satire paper asserts that the Itmg of
Portugal has fortnally announced to the Duke
of Angoulenge, that he shall observe a strict
. neutrality in regard to the contest in Spain.
,, A ship from Bourbon for Nantz, owned by
has been carri-
bd into Corunua by a Spanish privateer.
Battle of Carumm.—Ft'encli buletitts state
that Gen Bourck proceeded from Lugoon
the 13th; on the 14th he arrived at Quitirez,
where he niiide sotiie prisoners», including one
of Q_uiroga’s aids. On the 15th, after replac-
ing the bridge o'l'Burgos, his whole force pass-
ed it, and arrived before Corruna before 12
o’clock. At 1 they met the advaiice of the
enemy, who occtipietl the heights _aronnd the
place, which were surrotititled with caution
and cntt'eii'elim’eiits. The attack was imme-
diate, and though the ground was tli‘sadvanta-
geous to us, the rocks and high places were
carried at the point of the bayonet by the
7th infantry, led by General La Roche Jac-
qttelin. The etiemy soon driven from all
his positions, shut liimselfup in the walls of
the city, which notwithstanding its extent,
and the fire of the batteries, \Vlllt:ll(liSCll1ll'ge(l
more than 500 balls, the investment was
complete at4 o’clock.-—A private letter ofthe
16th, received at Paris, says, " The Span-
iards had about l50 men killed and wound-
ed, among whom were tltree ccminandants of
brigade,severcly wounded. Gen. Wilson re--
ceived a ball through his thigh, atid one ofliis
aids received a wound which is said to be inor-
ial. The cannonade and firing of inusketry
recommenced this morning, and still contin-
at-.5; it appears that the French are erecting
batteries at three different poitits. At this
moment, symptoms of plundering are matii-
fested iti the town by a horde of brigands,
‘who have robbed several houses.”
Accounts of the 16th received in Englaiid,
state as follows. It being ktiowii that the
French were advancing upon Corunna, with
a force of 8 or 10,000 uieu, the gttrrisoti con-
sisting of 1500 regular troops, besides militia
and volunteers, among whom were Sir Rob-
ert_Wilson, and Col. Light, the whole coin-
mangled by Gen. Quiroga, marched out on
tlie‘If3tlt,‘to intercept their advance. They
were attacked by the French. who were great-
ly stiperior in t;i,tt_iii_l)ers, atid after a stubborn
contest, were‘-'oblig‘ed to retire witliiti the for-
tifications, whicli they did in good order, pur-
sued by the Freticli within reaclioftlie guns,
which opened a destrtictive fire upon them,
and caused them great loss. Sir R. Vlfilson
was wounded in_ ‘the lower part of the thigh,
but not so badly as to preventlliirr. from con-
tinuing his assistance. Col. Light, his Aid,
was severely wounded in two places. The
French, on the lfitliliad advatidced towards
the city and commenced a heavy ‘cannonade,
which was continued at 9 P. M. the date of
this account, and returned; by the garrison.
Fears were then entertained that the French
would prevail -,-some of the inhabitants were
taking refuge on board the shipping, and ves-
sels were getting under way for England in
ballast. The loss of the French was suppos-
ed to be near 1000 in killed and wounded ;
that of the Spaniards was in-considerable.
Some later accounts received in England,
state that the Cotisyitutiotial flag was yet fly-
ing at Cortinna on the 19th. Accounts re-
ceived at Lloyd’s, ofthe 18th, state that “tip
to that period, the attempts of the French up-
on Ctiriiiiiia had been repulsed, with consid-
erablerloss, and their advanced troops were
retreating. . _
The French bulletin states, . that whilst
Gen. Bourck marched tipoti Corunna, Gen.
Hiilbert advanced upon Ferrel andCouut Mo-
rillo, upon San Yayo, where he arrived-on the
_]6th, closely pursuing the corpsofPalarca.
JA Madrid article oftlie,2.‘3d, states that Fer-_
rol ca itulated on tlie15tli—-but this is contra-
dicte in the last Paris papers, and it appears
that on the 20th, the French governinetit de-
clared that port and the port of Corumia iii a
state of blockade. _.
The Paris opposition papers complain that
nothing ofa later date frotii Corunna than the
16th, had been made public.
A French bulletin ofJuly 22d, describes the
taking of Lorca, on the 13th by storm. It
says the Spaniards-lost 35 officers, (iticltiding
2 brigadiers, 1 col$;and 92 Lieut. cols.) and 530
under oflicers _and men, taken prisoners; also
1 standard, 18 cajnnon, 1200 niuskets, Ste.
They had six killed and 20 wounded. The-
Ft -so-ili loss was 4 killed, and 89 wounded.
and regret that there is .
Madrid, July 2.1.—-Yesterday, the Church
which the Duke of Atigouleine attends daily
to hear mass, was found to be on fire, and in
‘ five minute": a‘fte'_r ‘the Duke ‘had retired was
wholly enve'lop'e'd in flaiii'es;.‘ The Cliurcli -was
' an ‘old building ofimmenlsel size, and occupi-
ed ’a_ whole square’, ivithin 9100 'paces‘of the
Falaceitihabited by the Duke, The ‘fire
broke out at the same inoiiietit in every 'part
ofthe building, and_thje'r_e is nodoubt, it was
‘ d'esi'gnedly set on fit"e."" The Regency‘. ltas
caused the arrest of about 50' persons suspect-
ed of this crime.
flfiair be;/brie Cadiz.--The report of Gene-
ral Bordesoult states, that on the l6th,.at 5 in
the morning, 8 or 900 men, sup ported by the
fire ‘o_f'mo'r'e than 60 pieces of lieavy artillery,
and 9_gtiii boats, made a sortie from the Isle
of Leon and the Trocadero, to at'_tack,‘,at the
satire time the different points of the French
line from Port Real to Clticlana. After de-
tailing the particulars of the action, the bulle-
tin states that the Constitutionalists were re-
pulsed at every point, and obliged to return
to their entrenclinicnts witli the loss of more
than 1500 iiikilled and wouiided. TlieFrencli
lost only 16 killed atid ‘t-35 wounded.
Paris, July 30.—~A telegraphic dispatch is
said to have been received, annotincitig that
the Duke of Angotilenie set out fropi Madrid
on the 28th inst. for Seville, wlie_re it is under-
stood he willesta-blisli his head qtiarters. The
preparations for boiiibarthng Cadiz, were to
be completed on the 30th. 2
Paris, ‘July :’27.—-On the 24th, the Minister
of Foreign affairs addressed _a note to the
Ambassadors and Ministers of Maritime pow-
ers, declaring the ports of Cadiz, Santona,
atid St. Scbastians to be in a state of actual
blockade. And on the 26th, the Minister ad-
dressed another note to the same Ambassa-
dors, declaring the ports of Coruriua and Fer-
rol, also in a state of actual blockade.
Paris, July 2-3.—Letters received to day
frotii Perpignan, mention a report that Gen-
erals Rotter and Lloberas, with a considera-
ble force, had got in the rear of otir army.
Paris, Juli 2.’i.—According to letters from
Bayonne, the Enipecenatlo ltad made a dash
into Valladolid, and released 400 Constitti-
tionzilists itiiprisotied in that city, which he
added to his corps.
A vessel from Corunna, for England, hav-
ing oti board the wife of Gen. Qniroga, and a
meuilier of the Spanish Cortes, was carried
into L’Orieiit oti the 920 July, by a French
cruizer. - _
Letters from Rome oftlte 12th July state
that tltePope was recovering from his wounds.
Bell’s Life in Lotidon, of the 27th July,
states that it was confidently aflirmed, there
was a decided opposition existing in the Brit-
ish cabinet, his majesty incliuing to the poli-
cy of Mr. Canning and Lord Liverpool, who
were known to be less in iitiion with France,
and the other northern powers, than the Lord
Chancellor. Mr. Peel arid the Duke ofYork,
who were inclined to countenance the system
pursued by the ‘ Holy Alliance.’
Under date ‘Paris, July 922d’ we find it sta-
ted, that the French l‘rIinisterial papers ofthe
day preceding had mentioned the sending in
of a flag of truce to Cadiz, requiring the Cor-
tes to surrender, and oflering tlietii terms,
witliotit noticing the result. This silence of
these journals was, however, supplied by vari-
ous reports, and the following is given as the
purport of the answer :——‘ The Cortes will
listen to no terms, and will for the future re-
ceiveno flags oftruce. They will all perish
rather than sacrifice one atom of their digni-
ty: aiid if they cannot inaintain themselves
in Cadiz, they are resolved to embark for A-
merica, carryitigtlie king, the royal fatnily
and all the regala, with them. If when they
have done this, they cannot escape theFrencli
fieet, they are resolved to sink the vessels
which bear them, and thus to place beyond
the power of.Frencli tyranny, the king, the
government, and the representatives of the
Spanish nation.’ ‘
A letter from an officer of the duke ofAn-
goulenie’s staff, dated Madrid, July 11, says,
‘ Up to the present hour, we have found no eti-
emies to combat agaiiist, but otir situation is
beginning to undergo a total change. The
resistance our troops have met with in Cata-
lonia, and the retreat ofthe Cortes front Se-
'ville, will serve to prolong a war which we
had "flattered ourselves was at an end, and
we have to thank the Regency for a portion
of this result.
‘ Every day the respective parties become
more exasperated against each other, and we
are out offavor with them all. Disutiioii has
begun to prevail among the Royalists. We
are already experiencing iiiticli difliculty in
niaititaining our comniunications, and it is to
be feared that our enibarrassnients may iii-
crease in ati equal ratio with the formation of
the predatory bands which infest the country.’
‘_We shall shortly be in nearly the same sit-
uationas in 1811, with the addition of having
90 or 80 fortified places to blockade.’
New-Yoitx, Sept. 1 1.
Faoiii GIBRALTAR.-—-Tlle ship Potosi,capt.
Grifiitlis, arrived at this port last evening from
Gibraltar,wliich she left on the lat of Augtist.
The Congress frigate, capt. Biddle, returned
to that port on tge 25th July,with Mr.Nelson,
our Minister to pain, having been forbidden
to enter the port of Cadiz by the French block-
ading squadron.
The Tribune British frigate, with Sir VVm.
A’Cotirt, the British Minister to the Court of
Spain, arrived at Gibraltar on the 25th July.
Capt. Griffiths was off Cadiz on the 2d of
August, and heard a heavy cannonading thin’
the day and evening-. . i ‘
Gibraltar papersto July 9.6t_h,' contain only
the following items. ‘
Gibraltar‘, July 26.—The Tribune frigate
left Cadiz on the 22d, and Sati Lttcar on the
24th inst. It was said at the former place
that the Cortes will not be re-assembled after
their time expires, and that an Extraordinary
C.or_tes will not be called.
The Royalists, who took possession ofthe
Spanish Lines yesterday morning, retired to-
wardsieveninw. San Roque is now in posses-
sioii of the king’: party. The Royalists we un-
derstand continue to occupy Los Barrios.
Gibraltar, July 9.4.-—A boat that left Mala-
ga at 92 P. M. yesterday, britigs intelligence
that the Fretich troops were expected to arrive
at Grenada today ; those of Ballasteros hav-
ing prev-iously evacuated that city. General
Zayas entered Malaga yesterday with 8 sol-
diers. The_t_tuuiber of troops iti Malaga. did
not exceed 200 men. -
Cadiz", Jttlg/14.-—\Ve understand that or-
ders liave been sent to the Spanislilegation to
withdraw from Lisbon‘, after having delivered
to Mr. Gomez the passport which his court
ordered-hi_m'to demand, on pretext of the late
occurrence at Seville.~,., , _'
Cadz'z,Jul_t; 16.-—;'I,~‘he rank of Brigadierin
the Spanish service was yesterday suppressed
by the Cortes.
As the oc_cu‘r‘reuces_of the war may impede
the election of d‘elp't'i'tie's to the next‘ legislature,
a conimittee of the Cortes is appointed to pro-
vide a law to supply that defect. _
Gibraltar, "July 18.,-The Osborne Packet,
from Eiiglantl,was not allowed in go into Ca-A
diz with the mail forthat place. A steam pack-
et froiii Eriglatid_, was ordered off yesterday.
G'£brallcr,Jitly 9.6_.——“Tlic factious are now
getting the asceiideiicy in this neighborhood.
Yesterday 400 of tliem_ came down and took
possession of the Spanish Lines after a good
deal ofskirtiiishiiig with a Constitutional par-
ty of about 60 men who occtipied the Post,
and who were obliged to take shelter near the
British litie of outposts. Algesiras is still in
the hands of the Coustitutionalists, whose
force there is only about 60 men.”
From ancllugr lcltcr—.s-ame ¢Iale.—“ There
is continual skiruiisliing in tlteueigliborhood
between the Constitutional troops, and the
Factions, styling tlieii-tselves Royalists. A
party of the latter had possessed tlieuiselves
of Saii_ Roqne and of the Spanish lities close
to the garrison ; but the Constitutional Gen-
eral Ordonez supprized tlietii last night at
Sati Roque with sotiie ofliis troops, atid coni-
pletely rottted..tliem, killing some and taking
several prisoners. He is a determined char-
acter, aud will no doubt do a great deal for
the cause. Large supplies of provisions con-
tituie to be sent from tliisto Cadiz,wliich suc-
ceed in getting in. The Frencli are never
likely to get possession oftliat place.
Frt.&:vci-: Am) SP.ux.—We mentioned yes-
terday that the last Lotidon papers expressed
a beliefthat the French began to find their at-
teiupt upon Spain was not likely to succeed
and that the Duke of Angoult:-me was dispos-
ed to back out. We now publish the articles
on this sttbjecr, which were copied itito the
Pat is papers without any cotiiu'ieiit.JlIcrc../Itlv.
From the Paris Journal Du Commerce.
The London Courier publishes extracts
from private letters from Madrid of 925th of
June, which contain the following details.
“ The reiuoval oftlte King, the Royal Fain-
ily and the Cortes to Cadiz, has disconcerted
and exasperated the Regency beyond expres-
sion ; arrests which were numerous before,
have not (liitiitiislted, and the prisons are al-
most full; the most rigorous measures have
been adopted in regard to some of the families
of the Grenades and of the militiamen who
have absented themselves: These families,
they say, shall be cottsidered as Hostages for
the safety of the Royal Family. They are or-
ganizing a system of Police on the French
plan at the head of which is Don Beneto Ari-
as Prana.
The Regency are now endeavouring to re-
store things to the order in which they were
in March 1820, and completely to eradicate
the Constitution of 18121.
The Government for the present do not
possess a single dollar, and do not know how
to procure one.—Tlie Cotistitutionalists have
left absolutely nothiiig—the smallest articles
did not escape them. In the offices of the
Police there was not an ltikstand or a sheet
of paper; what could not be carried off, was
broken and destroyed. It is true that some
taxes and duties have been established on the
ancient footing ; but such is the state of the
country that every one endeavours to avoid
the payment. They are now attempting to
borrow 300 millions of reals, but without any
success.
From the London Courier, July 26.
Our readers may rely on the atitlieiiticity
ofthe following intelligence. The French
Government have it in contemplation to retire
across the Ebro, and to take up their line of
defence along that river. The heavy artillc~
ry has been ordered tip to invest the strong
positions on that litie. It is the intention of
the Duke rl’Augouletne to withdraw the troops
froni before Cadiz, unless there sltoultl arise a
more favorable prospect of being successful iti
acconitiiodating the differences between the
cotitetiditig parties in Spain. The dissentioiis
in fact, between the Roy-alists themselves fortn
altiiost as strong an itiipeditiieiit to the adjust-
ment of iiiatters, as the dissentions between
the Royalists and the Cortes. ' it is now more
than a month since we first hinted at the cir-
cumstance, and on several occasions since we
have repeated it. In particular, the letter
which we published on Tliursda)’5 front Mad-
rid, writtcn as we stated, ‘ by a person well
qualified to forth a just and impartial estimate
ofthe present and future prospects of Spain,’
corroborated what we had said. The follow-
ing passages frotii that letter disclose itiipot‘t-
ant facts :—
‘The French are not masters here. The
violent party which continues to urge tlie Re-
gency to acts of arbitrary power, finds no stip-
port in the Duke d’Angou|eme, or his adher-
ents. They are rutxiotts to negociate willi the
more moderate party q/‘the Cortes, and to eti-
deavor to save the King’s life, by giving fa-
vorable tcrnis to the former. The supporters
ofarbitrary power are decidedly averse to any
treaty with the rebels in Cadiz. It remains
to be seen wlicther the French party will have
power enough to oppose successfully their
more violent friends and allies.
‘The fact is, that this delay bears most
heavily oti the Freticli finances, and necessa-
rily must, in it short time, force that Power
either to joint the advocates of arbitrary des-
potism, or to leave the contending parties to
settle matters with the Cortes as they may.’
We will not pretend to say (adds the Coiir-
ier) how far events may change the intentions
ofFrancc ; btitit is certaintliai iftliere slionld
appear no chance ofa speedy reconciliation of
parties, what we have above stated will bethe
cotirse adopted. The French decidedly stip-
port only the more moderate Royalists.
It is true that the 920th Light Corps sliewed
syiiiptotiis of mutin.y_ at Bayoiitie. Fifty-one
of them deserted, in consequence of Marshal
Lauristoti’s refusing permission for the Regi-
uieut to join the Campaign in Spain.
From the London Traveller, Jill]/26.
Our readers will benot a little surprised to
learn that after all the gasconade oftheFrencli
Ultras-—after their troops have penetrated to
Cadiz and Coruiiiia—the extremities of the
Peninsula—so inconclusive are felt to be the
the French Army frotu before these places is
now audiblywliispered in tire French capital.
restilts of the invasion that the retirement of
For this, the following reasons are assigtied—-‘-
the total" impossibility of controling or even
restrainitig the fanatical party in Spain‘-—tlie
dangerous situation of the Spanish Bnn'rb,9ns
inCadiz—theliazardousposition oftlieFi'e'l'fcli
army, inadequate, as it conlessedly is to the
subjugation of.Spain—-and 'certain‘- nascent
doubts of its fidelity—-ui‘iititi'ous coniltict hav-
ing undoubtedly been manifested at Bayonne,
by some of the regiments under Lauristcn’s
command.
appaliiig cxliaitstioti ofuconey. Thus far the
Freucli army has fontid favorable reception
——-tlteir presence has beeii_th‘e means ofdif-
fusing wcalth in almost every province. Of
the riioitey thus expended’, they could compel
the restitution by the nsiial mode of contribu-
tions ; but tliatiiiiglit be the signal for popu-
lar resistance ; an event to 'eiicotinter which
the military strerigtli of the Freticli army, is
iiotoriously inadequate. ‘
Paris,JulyQl.——Tlie complication of in-
terest which manifests itselfiii Spain, raises
up new rlifiictilties to the Regency from day
to day, and renders more tirgetit the establish-
merit of a definitive govertiniciit, which
sliuuld provide every thing necessai-y,and re-
press disorderly pretensions. It "appears cer-
taiti that the provinces of Navarre, Biscay
and Guipuzooa have made a resolution to or-
ganize ati army for the defence of their an-
cient priviliges. In cotiseqtience, l2,000 men
have been called to arms, and the deputies of
the provinces ltave given notice of it to the
Regency. ' 2
M.miti1),Jiily 9.1.-—B_y E.rpress.—-lVe have
received here, by express from Port St. Ma-
ry’s, the news ofa sortie made by some ofthe
troops ofthe Cortes. , The revolutionary gen-
erals had assembled all the disposable force
in the island of Leon‘ and ‘adiz, in order to
make one effort more for their expiring cause.
From 8 to 9000 men, having at their head
the militia of Madrid and Seville, crying a-
loud ‘ Long live Riego,’ made a sortie from
difl'erent points, under the protection ‘of the
fire of their batteries and guii-boats; bttt all
their courage expired as they catiie into the
range of our shot. A few cottzpaiiieé of our
soldiers overthrew this whole mob into the ca-
nal. Thc truth is, these poor wrctclics, sent
by the Cortes to be slaughtered, scarcely tnake
any battle in the cause which, for the most
part, they cordially detest. They were eve-
ry wherc twenty to one against us, yet they
scarcely stood an hour. They ltave received
a severe lesson, and one which the Cortes will
feel. Fifteen htindrcd men were wounded,
killed or drowned. We have lost a few sol-
diers, and five or six oflicers wounded. On
the field ofbattle was fountl a recreaiit French
otficer, who had lost both legs by a cannon
ball, and who, in despair at having betrayed
his country, in order to serve such miserable
beings, begged our soldiers to kill him, that
he might at least perish on the field ofliattle.
Some believe that this officer was General
Lalleniand, but this is not certain.
[Journal des Debuts.
On this account from the Journal des De-
bats, the Constittitioniiel has the following
just remarks:
life have heretofore commented, (with the
greatest circumspection liowever)oti the con-
tradictions which are frequently published in
the ministerial journals, as to the events of
the war in Spain, and we therefore scarcely
allow ourselves to express any surprise at the
despatch given above. We might, however,
well be astonished at hearing of a sortie by
9000 meti from theisle ofLeon, to attack our
troops, when two days ago some ofthe minis-
terial journals assured us that there were hot
in the garrison more than 3000 uien, and that
even the best informed persons ticver ventur-
ed to estimate it at over 6000—remarking, at
the same time that they had a force three
titiies as great before that place. Now, in
reasoning tipon purel_v inatlieinatical princi-
ples, we cannot, without difficulty, coticeive
how 6000 tncn could ftirnisli 9000 for a sortie:
still less shall we explain how it happens that
a serious affair can have occurred with forces
so numerous, under the fire of all the batteries
of the place, when the Motiiteur asstired as
the other day, that the arsenals of Cadiz were
empty; that the gun carriages werein such a
miserable condition, that the first discliarge
would shake them itito dust ; and that muni-
tions were so scarce, that they had not alto-
getlier I00 cartridges. These contradictions
should be exposed for the sake of the minis-
ters themselves, iti order that when facts are
announced, they may not be discredited by
these fictions.
- New-Yonx, Sept. 13.
Lrzlcfrom Gibraltar.-—The pilot boatTrim-
mer, Capt. Naghel, arrived at quarantiiie last
evening from Gibraltar, whence she sailed on
the 9th of August. We do not learn that up
to that titiie, any events of importance had
occurred subsequent to the re-taking of San
Roque on the 25th July, by the Constitution-
alists, in which affair the Royalists were said
to have lost 70 men killed. The passengers
state that there was nothing new from Cadiz;
that it was reported Mina had been defeated
in Catalonia, and that asmall village near the
SpaiiisliLines had been burnt by thefloyalists.
The U. States frigate Congress, capt. Bid-
dle, sailed frotii Gibraltar on the 6th of. Au-
gust for Buciios Ayres.
The passengers in the Trimmer, state that
there. liatl been no change in the Gibraltar
market, since the sailing ofthe Potosi.
From the Boston Patriot. .,
The apprehension concerning the U. S.
Frigate Congress, is not without foundation.
France has not declared war against Spain;
for according to French ofiicial documents,
the troops of France entered the Spanish ter-
ritory with friemlly intentions. By what
right, then do the French Government block-
ade the port ol"‘a nation with wlioui they pro-
fess to be at peace? The whole proceeding
is a violation of national law, and cannot be
patiently endured by the British Government,
without a surrender ofiiational right, as-well
as creating a belief oftlieir being secretly
connected with the “ Holy/./1lliance.9.”
But if France thus violates the laws of na-
nations, by cxcluditig public sliipsofone neu-
tral nation from a friendly port, we may ex-
pect that slie will not hesitate in extending
the exclusion to the Diplomatic agents of an-
other. This would only be in conformity
with the whole of her disgraceful conduct to-
wards Spain. ' .
Whether our country would submit to such
But‘though last, not least,‘is the‘
‘Lilli outrage from the “ Holy .Alliaoce,?-his a
question of some nionieiit.- .'.l-‘he exclusion of
a single Ariierican-mercliant vessel frpm.Ca-
diz, under present circumstances, woiild be
sufficient cause for wag. Mucli -morb would
be that of a national vessel, bearirigapulblic
agetit.‘ ‘ -- - , . t - - ~ .3: {if
The principles and coiiductgof this ;-lllfaim-
ous regal conspiracy against the rights ofman,
daily become more conformable and ought.to
excite our serious apprehensions. lftbe “Ho-
ly Allies” triumph in Europe, they irlay turn
their eyes to Atiierica, as the fountain of rev-
olutionary principles, and perhaps-, are seek,
ing collisions, as a pretext for a future attack.
How else shall we account-for the claims of
“ A.lexaud'er the delivere'r.” ’
_ _ BATON ROUGE, Aug. 9.
will-I‘l.Ck(ll'€(’ War.—~We understand that the’
steatnboat Magnet, brought down orders to
Col. Chambers, the conimanding ofticer at
this post, to be in readiness with six compa-
ntes——in consequence ofthis, the troops which
were eiicatnped at the springs, where they
were to remain during the sickly season, re-
turned yesterday-to tltegarrison, and. are now
wattitig for the two Sleillti-l)Oa[S,J on board
which they are to embark for the ‘Council
Bltiffs, the place oftlteir destination. It is al.
50 N-‘P0fle<l. ‘that part of the troops at Peiisa-
cola have received the same ortlérs, and will
probably be conveyed in the same .lio2tts with
the conipaiiies from Baton Rouge‘. ‘They
are to be sent as a reitiforc'etiien't'—tu the.for-
ccs already in action ; against the Aurickaree
ltidiaiis.
From Curacao.-—'1‘lie brig M atteawan, ca pt.
Coffin, at this port,-sailed from Curacoa Qgzd
ult. btit brings nothing new from the Main.
The Spanish frigate Constitution, Coin. La-
horde, arrived there on the 15th. It was said ‘
she lost 100. men in the action ofthe Qdtliiof
July off Maracaibo, and that all the small ves-
sels in the Lake were destroyed by Com. Pa-
dilla. A Curacoa paper, states that the ac-
tion was the tnost desperate that has been
fouglit either by lea or la ad since the South in
American Revolution conimenced.
The Spanisli corvette Ceres, had touclied_
oli’ Ciiracoa, bound to Havana; it was said
General Morales was on board.
_ We observe by an article which is copied
into ‘several papers here from the Baltimore
Patriot, that tlte U. S. ship John Adams, is
-about to undertake a wonderful performance
—'l}9tlllng less than a voyage lrotit Larruira
to l3ti'to'ga——tl'tc latter place being abomD15oo
miles in the ititcrior of the coutitry.JlIerc..ddv.
1’i:nU——/it letter dated at Pziyta, June 1st,
says that since the unfortunate occurretice to.
the Replll-’ll¢ ?ll_M0(1lIega, (in the Intermedi-
os,) all the states are uiztliiiig uniform efforts
to put an end to the war which has been con-
ttntied so long by Spain, more from a motive
of pride tbati-.frotii any hope of success, In 3,
short time, 20,000 men will be readv to com-
mence opporations against the Spanish troops.
Oti the 17th tilt. 5000 sailed from Arica, un-
de_t_‘_Gen. St. Cruz, to join 3000 more coming
from Chili. 6000 Colombians have starteil
from Gua) aqnil, and the campaign will be di-
rected by the Liberator Bolivzir, under whose
order it is expected a durable peace will be
established.” .
‘ILivA:v.4t_, Aug. £25.—Our_ city has lately
beeii somewhat agitated by the discovery ofa
conspiracy, whose object of pretext was to cs- ‘
plan has been tot.ally—.d.efeated by the vigilance
and energy of otir Governor. The chiefs are
arrested, and Oil!‘ tranquility has not been ma-
terially_disturbed'; which will in our opinion,
be now better secured, in consequence ofthe
late events.’
An arrival at Havana from Vera Cruz,with
accounts to thelast ofJuly,uientioti that there
had been a severe. shock of an Earthquake at
San Juan de Ulloa.
, S.tvA:\'N.ut, Aug. 30.
From Tlmmpsmi.’s Islt1i2d.—By the arrival
below of the U-. S. sclir. \Veazle, weliave re-
ceived intelligence from Thompson's Island,
a few days later than we were previously pos-
sessed of. The most active,exertions contin-
ued to be pursued for the suppression of pira- ~
cy. Every thing was prepared for_ the expe-
dition against the pirates who are reported to
have fortified themselves oti the coast of Yu-
catan, and operations would be commenced’
against them, as soon as some necessar_v‘iu-
fortiiatioti was received. The Beagle and
Greyliotiiid had just arrived from Jamaica——
the account oftheir having broken up a pirat-
ical establishment on the snutli side of Cuba —
is confirmed. The officers and crews ofthe
squadron cotitintied to enjoy good bealtli.
[Later accounts state that Commodore
Porter was exlreincly ill on the lst_.inst. and
that he was to leave Key West, on the 15th
of October for Norfolk.]
NOnFOI.K, Sept. 3. ‘
From Lieut. Kennon, of the Weasel, we
learn the following particulars ofthe capture
and detentioti by him ofa Spanisltartiied sclir.
some account ofwhich we laiel}’,plll)llSl3l€_IE_l as
received by an arrival at a nothern port.
Having been joined by the Fox at Havana,
the Weasel proceeded ou the £28tli of July.
down the Coast of Cuba. On the morningct‘
the 3d of August, olftlie Colerados, fell in
-with a large 2 topsail sclir. which oti ::pproaclt-
ing witliiu a short distance hoisted Spanish
colors and fireda shot overtlie VV. whose fizig
was flying at the moment and had been for
for some titne before. The shot was prompt-
ly rettiriied by the Weasel‘, but with orders
not to strike her, Lieut. K. thinking that titer?
might be some mistake between them, as he
had only the morning before spoken two
Spanish national schrs. in search ofa Patriot
privateer, and therefore thought in probable
that this vessel belonged to one or other of the
parties., The shot however, was aqswered
with a second, which the Weasel returned di-
rectly across his deck, and vet-ynear, and was
in the act of repeating it, when there coin-
menced such a hailing andwaving, of hats and
liandkerclieifs from the strange sclir. as indire-
ed a suspeiisiou ofthe Weasel’s fire, until her ‘
character could be ascertained. Lietit. Ran,-
dolpli was accordingly sent on board to ex-
amine the Captain’scotiitiiission, but he re-
ftiscd to show it. Lieut. K. resolved to coin-
pel him, but previous to renewing the fire, in
order to save any unnecessary effusion of
blood, ordered hiui to lianl down his colors.
which he did, and came on board himself, af-
ter liaving sent his comtnission by one nfliis
tablisb the independence of-the Island.—The ’*
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