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Prion THE ALBANY ADV‘EB.'1‘lSER.
Great celebration at the Sloop Lock and Dam.
-—'On the 10th ‘day of this month, the opening
‘of the Great Lock on the Hudson above ’I‘roy
for the «passage of vessels, was celebrated» with
every mark of distinction.
In order to give an idea of this great work,
it is sufficient to state that the dam extends
1100fect,is 58 feet wide and 48 feet high from
the bottom of the river; that the lock is 114
feet long and 30 feet wide in the clear, and is
capable ofcoutaining rivcrvcssels of the great-
est burtben. These erections have been made
with consutnate skill and superior 'worklnan'-
ship, and are distant about 7 miles from the
city ofAlbany, 21 miles from Lausingburg, and
3 from 1Vaterford. '
seven miles in length, (and eight feet deep to
VVatcrford)and have rendered the river per-
fectly navigable to the positions which nature
originally assigned for large vessels. They
are, in fact',a re-establishrncnt of the original
arrangement ofnature; and as man by cultiva-
tion had rendered this part of the river shal-
low and changed the ancient heads of its nav-
igation, it was perfectly right and proper -that
he should redress by art the injuries which he
had committed. This important object has
been completely accomplished. Thetcnden-
cy of this measure, is to advance not only the
prosperity of the villages of lNaterford and
Lansingburg,but to promote the genei" l good.
At ten o’clock the company coll ed at
the Lock: the van was led by a line sloop of
70 tons called the Royal Oak, and on her
passage through the Lock she was hailed by
the acclainations of thousands of spectators
ouithe banks ofthe river,and saluted with 18
guns. She wa_s followed by the stcmn boat
Fire Fly and five other river vessels, filled
‘with people. After this squadron had collect-
ed in a groupe, Mr; Clinton, President of the
Canal board, addressed the audience in near-
] the following terms I
‘Fellow (L’ilizc7ts.—'I‘lie Canal Commission-
ers tender you their cordial congratulations on
this auspicious occasion. And on the first tran-
sit ofrivcr vessels through this great avenue of
tzotntnnnication, they consider it proper to
give it a name, and indeed it is entitled to a
distinctive appellation on account ofthe ex-
traordinary dimcnsions of the Lock, being the
largest in Amcricagon account of its excellent
strncturc and superior workmanship, and on
account ofits being an important link in the
chain of connnunica.tion between the waters
of the great lakes and the waters which flow
into lllt‘.’IG‘lllf()l' St. Lmvremgc and the Bay of
New-Yorlt. Willi the approbation ofour fel-
low citizens, who ltave manifested a peculiar
interest in this undertaking, we have agreed
to denominate this Lock the State Sloop Lock;
and as long as the watcztsoftlie Hudson de-
scend to the ocean; as long as the titles ofthe
Atlahtic are felt in this magnificent river, this
great work will be a monument ofbouor in fat-
vor of the enlightened policy ofthis state, and
a striking illustration ofthe successful com-
binations of the dexterity of art and the be-
nignity of nature in promoting the happiness
of man.’
The Rcv.Dr.Blatcbford then addressed the
Almighty Father ofthe universe in a strain of
fervent piety and pathetic supplication. After
he had concluded, the squadron got under way
honored by the saluies of cannon and the
shouts of the assembled multidude. On this
occasion,two circumstancesoccurred ofa plea-
sing nature, and which in the days ofsupcrsti-
tion would have been ranked among the most
felicitous omens and auspicious presages.
A favorable wind commenced at the pre-
cise period of departure, and on the firing of
the last gun the ascending smoke was formed
in an oval shape, peculiarly white and well de-
fined, and with a distinctly marked aperture,
through which the azure sky was visible.
This optical phenomenon continued for two
or three minutes, forming as it were a wreath
of glory in the heavens, in honor of the day
and the occasion. The sheet ofwater which
falls over the dam ullords a magnificent view,
and forms a fine artificial cataract; for al-
though its altitude is not great, yet its volume,
extent and uniformity are very extraordinary.
The squadron passed several sloops,l’~Lc. fill-
ed with the productions ofthe country: ‘Zcanal
boats loaded with lumber, attracted particular
attention, on account ofthe circuitous and dis-
tant route by which they had reaclied this
place. They were each ofthe burtheu of 40
tons, and had“ come from Salina. Passing
down the Onondaga lake and the Onondaga
creek into Oswego river, they ventured into
Lake Ontario, and following the St. Lawrence
river to Canada, they finally passed up the
river Sorel to Lake Champlain, and taking in
loads oflumber passed through the canal, and
after their arrival at W'atei,'ford entered the
Hudson through the looks at that place. life
were also attended by an Indian canoe of birch
which was brought here fr6m Monteal. Its
¢.onstruction $2 materials were peculiarly light,
and it darted through the water with the velo-
city ofa fish of prey.
On our arival opposite Lansingburgh the
squadron was again saluted by cannon and
the checrings of the immense multitudes on
the banks ofthe river, and on the termination
ofthe voyage at Waterford, similar demon-
stations of respect were exhibited. The com-
pany on disenrbuvhutent formed a line, and
marched to Col. l)emarest’s Hotel, in Water-
ford, where after partaking ofan excellent col-
lation, the company returned to the flotilla
and proceded to Lansingburgb, where they
sat down to an excellent dinner prepared by
Mr. Walbridge. This part ofthe country nev-
er -.vitnessed such a collection of people.-
Tltsn-e were at least 10,000 assembled at the
V?\il.3!‘.lS points, and every thing conspired to
render this celebration highly felicitous.
flllmny Pier and b’a.';2'.n.--It affords us
plsasnre to announce, that the progress ofthis
work is such as gives entire satisfaction to its
wnrrnest friends; and we are no less-gratified
in learning ‘that its cost will not, much, ifany,
exceed the original estimate of the enterpri-
sing citizens who first embarked in the under-
taking. The whole extent of the pier is up-
wards ofll-_.000 feet; one half of which will be
cmnplcted this fall and the ensuing Winter, and
the other half the next season. The basin,
when completed, will average from 140 . to
800 feet wide, and we ltaveno doudt but it
\V_lll prove a profitable concern to those inter-
ested, and largely contribute to the general
prosperity of the city. The pier is 80 feet
wide, and is to have a street 55 ft.'0l‘| the east-'
ern side, while the remaining 55 feet on the
nest, will be appI'()prlal€_(l to stores and ware
houses.—-Daily ./idv.
They create a pond of
AFFAIRAT CAPE CRUZ. _
U.S.sclrr. Greyhound,1Vzontpson’s-1st.,&ug.l 0.
Sm.-—I ?have the honour of transmitting
herewith,‘for your information, the enclosed,
sreportof the cruize ofthis vessel, commenced
under circumstances ofa vexatious nature,_as
- the report will show: but terminating in a
manner, I trust, somewhat satisfactory to ‘you,
although the principal object pointed out in
your letter (tespectiug the pirates ,at_the Isle
of Pines) has not met that success. you may
have anticipated, but, I have the satisfaction
toqeinform you, that, although I, have not been
so fortunate myself, it has been’ the fortune of
others to appreliend _thosc very villains who
committed the outrage upon the American
vessels, ‘,Reu'ben and Eliza, and Mechanic,’
as mentioned in your orders_.
They are now in prison at Trinidad ide Cu-
ba; my having had a communication with
the Governor of t_h_at place on the subject,l
submit here_with my letter with his answer,
(together with [some‘_ publications to be seen
in Spanish newspapers) for your information.
- Although I was not successful in getting the
pirates into my possession, by the application
made through the enclosed letter, and which,
indeed, I did not expect; but, you will per-
ccive it has drawn an official acknowledge-
ment ofthese pirates being in the possession of
the authorities, making it a matter of public
notoriety, it becomes more obligatory to pur-
sue their prosecution to a justand proper issue.
I take this occasion to express to you the
high sense I entertain of the Governor of
Trinidad which his attentions demand. He
tendered us every civility and aid in his pow-
er in the prosecution of our duties; offering
to procure us a pilot, and altogether eviucing
a disposition of friendly co-operation seldom
met with on the Island of Cuba.
For your better information on the subject
ofour visit to Cape Cruz, I beg leave to sub-
join the detail ().r(~.'V’(:lt£S in a more circumstan-
tial and particular manner than given in the
cncloscd report, namely:
On tlic .~20tb ult. cruiziug in company with
the }.}eag;le, Lieut. Com. Newton, Cape Cruz
bearing S. E. about four leagues, brought too
and oxutuiued a small armed schooner of a-
hour 3);’) tons, having three prizes in comp-in_v.
Site proved to be :1 Colombian, duly commis-
sioned, commanded by a Frenchman and
some others -.ipparentl_v natives ofthe country
where she lieltnigotl. I'I(.‘l' counnissiou was
dated at C2rr'tltagelia last Decernber, hcr priz-
es were examined by c-apt. Newton, and found
to be Spanish droggcrs, except one, a large
canoe, cnlctrlatetl to carry about twenty’ men;
which boat had been taken on shore near the
Cape, where she had been abandoned by 1:
party they supposed to be pirates on being
chased by said schooner.
On the following day we stood in, with the
Beagle in cornpanv, and anchored under the
Cape. Captain Newton and myself, as well
for recreation as to examine the Cape, landed
with a small boat, but finding the walking
bad, we again embarked and proceeded along
shore in search of some settlement. Soon af-
ter getting out of sight ofour schooners (by
doubling round the Cape) a sudden and quick
tire was opened upon us, from amonga thick-
et of mangrove bushes and rocks with which
the Cape is bordered.
The party was armed with muskets and
blunderbnsses, which were alternately fired a-
round us without effect ; at the same time a
firing was opened from another quarter upon
us; from guns mounted on a high point of
rocks a short distance ahead. Thus situated,
with a cross fire upon us, enabled only occa-
sionally to return the fire ofthe party in am-
bush, as some oftbem would dodge from bush
to bush or rock to rock, having for arms but
a fowling piece and one or two muskets, we
were induced to return to our vessels, which
we did, it being late, we waited till next day.
On the morning of the 22d, Capt. Newton
anti myself again set off, hoisting our colors
upon the boat, as it was a fair presumption
that, in consequence of a Colombian vessel
being on the coast, some mistake on the part
ofthe people on shore might have been made
in re_gaI'd to our character; but that proved to
be groundless, for, having reached within the
distance of their guns they opened upon us
with more apparent spirit and determination
than before, from a position inaccessible, ap-
parently in the rear,from the thickets ofbush-
es and briars, and the same in front from a
precipice of rugged rocks, and so command-
ing altogether that to prevent the loss oflives,
I directed both vessels to be warped round the
Cape along an extensive reef which almost
encircles it, affording asmooth and shallow
harbor. lVe.did notsucceed in getting with-
in gun shot ofthe establishment until we had
reached five and six feet water where we an-
chored.
Lieut. Farragut with the marines and some
seamen was ordered on shore to endeavor to
gain a position in their rear, to attack them
or endeavor to cut olftheir retreat before the
schooners moved, or their landing could be
discovered by the pirates, as we had deemed
the party we were about to attack ; the ollicers
of both schooners volunteered and accompan-
ied the party on shore—one only being reserv-
ed in each schooner, and a sufliciency ofmen
for the guns. Hoping to attract the attention
ofthe pirates from Mr. Farragut’s party, sev-
.eral shot were fired from the schooners,which
drove the pirates into places of security be-
hind the jutting rocks, where they seemed to
be in considerable force, the shot being seen
to strike among the rocks behind which they
sat, and not until the boats were dispatched
to land in front, and Lieut. F’s. party was
close upon them, did they abandon the advan-
tageous position they occupied. They were
pursued, but with so decided a disadvantage
to the pursuers from their want of knowledge
of the passes, that none unfortunately were
‘taken except two old and decrepid beings,
whose age and infirmities placed them beyond
the merited chastisement their more active
comrades, had they fallen into our power,
would have received.
A four pounder, two swivels, mounted on
the heights ; and some indifferent articles of
small arms were found: they however esca-
ped with their muskets, or else hid them in
some ofthe numerous deep and intricate cav-
erns to be found on the cape, in one of which
various articles of plunder were stowed—hu-
man bones were also found it. We found 8
small,bt_)ats ; their principal one was,no doubt,
the one taken by the Colombian cruizer, as
before -stated ; and those men armed with
muskets, &c. were, no doubt, of her crew.
From information derived from the prison-
ers, we. learned that the captain ofthe gang
was in prison in the interior of tbe.Island, for
if
. having-burnt an English v.esse‘l‘ol‘f that Cape.
As a siugularinstance ofthe growling propen-
sity of the‘ present age for piracy, ‘I have to
inform you that even a wornan and children
were ofthe gang, belonging to the captain ;'
and tlieold men too, who can do nothing else,
light up thesignal fire, which was done inthe
present iustance,ouonr appearing on the Coast-
"In another case, a Captain ofa vessel in-
formed me, that he had been plundered by a
gang of pirates, who took him by surprise, un-
der the following stratagem: An old man,
(his bald-head exposed to view) and a little
boy to steer the boat, pulled orsailed along-
side his vessel : when it was too late, be dis-
covered, that a strong party were concealed in
the bottom of the boat to whom he was com-
pelled to surrender.
The fcmalejust mentioned was removed to
some place of safety .before the attack was
made, (said to be the wife ofthe captain.)
Finding our pur'suit_ ofthe pirates promised
no success, I considered it unimportant to re-
main longer at the Cape, having destroyed
their means ofdoing further mischief for a
time, and taking into consideration the state
of our officers and men, worn down by fatigue
from a long pursuit over one ofthe roughest
of countries I have ever seen, their clothes
nearly torn off from bushes of impenetrable
thickness, and their shoes cut off their feet by
sharp pointed rocks, over which they passed,
[abandoned the place, bringing off their arms,
Sm. of any consequence, and setting fire to
every thing else that would burn. One large
and \vell thatched house, and three smaller
ones, were consumed, and a quantity of fish-
ing nets and their furniture, which I have al-
ways observed to be a part ofthe outfits ofa
piraticulcstablislnnent ; they are merely used
fortheir immediate wants in procuring sub-
sistence, when their real profession p-rovesun—
fruitful, and olrligcs them to it. .
I l1;tV(:Wflll€ll‘)‘()Ll it. very long and full ac-
count of this affair‘, in order that you may he
possessed of every infirrrnatlon in my power
to give, in the even‘. of a question :=ri=.ing as
to the propriety of landing an-"'2 ln2:.v':ln_t§ pro-
perty, on a fo'.'ci-git slinrc ; and slwtltl this
case ‘no noiiceti bl’ lhc s1"l)Dor‘ters of ‘ =.'-.rrito-
l‘l'.1l)|IilS(ll(ffltJ!I.l1)‘/éél‘tllllnllltllllctl pa. 2 - '1'
coast of t',.'ul.la x'.niorious only for in:
pir:-.c_v, it will hi: scan that your 013:‘ .
mcu’s lives ha-.'e been jcop:n'di:«:r:d and the
flag of their count.:_v n;:ul<: a target f.:.-r the
lawless villains to fire at, at their plcasu:e———
and which will ttotliltltlc so to be if any re-
strictions should he put upon our landing in
similar places, wltcre no authvirity exists than
the will of the tnaraudcrs themselves who in-
habit those places.
I took the liberty of releasing the two pris-
Ulll:‘l‘$, as there was no proof to establish them
pirates; and Ifurnished them a boat, with an
express condition that they should never ap-
pear again at the Cape; and that I should
take and treat as pirates any persons found
there hereafter, not l’ur'nislretl with a special
licence from the present Captain General of
Cuba, setting forth their character and occu-
pation. This was taking upon mysclfper-
hops too much; but it is now submitted to
you whether such a measure would not be
proper, not only in regard to that place, but
all others ofa like position.
That there is a chain of intercourse with
fishermen who live in such places, and pirates,
I have no doubt ; and itmust be obvious from
several cases oflate.
As regards those at the Isle of Pines, they
affect to know nothing of the robbery ofthe
vessels your order to me mentionshaving tak-
en place there, although the very articles of
the cargoes of those vessels -I saw in their
houses. At Cape Antonio, two years since, I
found fishermen’s huts filled with piratical
goods, papers, and letters, strewed about their
floors. That fishermen, as well as pirates,
should be moved from all the Capes, or other
inhabited parts of Cuba, where the proper au-
thorities can have no control, I think necessa-
ry, aud will, I hope, he the case.
Very respectfully,I have the honor to be,
your ob’t servant, L.nvu_t;.\'ce lime:-‘st.
Com. D.Pon't‘r:n.
P. S. In my report of the affair at Cape
Cruz, I forgot to mention that we were nei-
ther hailetl, or was there any colors displayed
by the. party which attacked us by which we
could ascertain their character. As regards
our character, they could have no great doubt
for they had seen us communicating with an
English ship of war, close off the Cape on the
day of our arrival.
I was informed by the govenor ofTrinidad,
of pirates infcsting the coastto the easward of
that place, and was induced to proceed within
the Keys in persuit. On my way, I boarded
a stnall schooner belonging to the Grand Cay-
man Islands; and the information before re-
cievcd was corroborated by her master. Un-
der these impressions I reached Cape Cruz,
and our reception there induced a belief we
had met the party complained of.
NORFOLK, Sept. 15.
The U. S. schr. Beagle, Lt. Com’t Newton,
from Thompson’s Island, came in from sea
on Saturday evening and proceeded up the
bay for VVashington. The Beagle brings us
most disastrous intelligence from Thompson’s
Island. About the 20th of August, symptoms
ofthe yellow fever manifested themselves at
that place, and in a very short time there were
nearly forty cases of the disease; and to
heighten the distress, the John Adams arrived
there two or three days after from Vera Cruz
via Havana, with two or three cases 0. the fe-
ver on board. We have not learned with
sufficient accuracy to announce it, the num-
ber ofdeaths on the Island at the time the
Beagle sailed, nor the number she left sick
there. The 5 following, however, is a list of
the officers who had died previous to her sail-
in :——Lieut. G. W. Somerville, Midshipman
ll arshall, Midshipman Reed, (of the John
Adams,) Mr. Anthony Grice, Carpenter, Mr.
Thomas, Captaiu’s Clerk, (John Adznns,)31r.
.Morrison, Gunner do.
The sick were removed to the hospital as
soon as they were attacked, where every at-
teniion was paid them under the direction of
Dr. Williamson, Hospital Surgeon ofthe Sta-
tion, whose tinwearicd exertions, no less than
his professional skill, had been most eminent-
ly serviceable. The John Adams is stated to
have been in the cle:in'_liest possible condition,
and every precaution had been taken to ren-
der- her healthy. It is not believed that her
sick received the disease on board, but rather
that they contracted it at Havana,
’ Commodore Porter, we regret tolearn, had
been much indisposed, but when the Beagle
in
‘ left, the Physicians entertained hopes’ of_his
Speedy restoration to health. * '
The Beagle sailed from Thompson's Island
on the 1st inst. All the schooners at the Isl-
and were fitting outfor an excursion to'tlte
Spanish Maine.
The prize schr. captured by Lt. Watson
was at the Island. She had been fitted for
service, and her name changed to that of AI-
lcn,m compliment to the.hero who fell at the
spot where she was captured. The command
of the Allen was given to Lieut. Com. James
E. Legare. On the 2d inst. off Matanzas, the
Beagle sprung her foremast, and put into that
port to repair. She found there the U. ‘S.
schr. Grampus, Lt. Comd’t Gregory, waiting
to give convoy to’ vessels out of that port and
two of the barges, under the command of
Lieuts. Platt and ,just returned from
an expedition up the Old Bahama Channel,
but had seen no pirates. The Beagle left
llflatanzas on the 5th inst; all her officers and
crew were in good health. She has been ab-
sent seven months, during which time she has
assisted in giving convoy to nearly €150 sail of
American m<=.rcliantnien. She is the only
vessel of Com. Porter’s squadron that has
completely circunmavigated the Island of Cu-
ba, being employed in hearing dcspittches from
the Governor General of Cuba, to the several
ports on the N. and S. side of the Island.
From the .N'cw- "York. Daily .fldvertt'ser.
Vfe are indcbtetl to the editors ofthe Bos-
ton Daily Adv. Patriot and Statesman, for
slips containing the latest intelligence from
England, bro’t to that port by the ship Topaz,
in 3:2 days‘ from Liverpool. This ship brings
London dates to the nth, and Liverpool to
the lritli ofAugust, twelve days later than our
latest arrival from Liverpool.
The accounts from Spain are of the same
confused anduncertain character, that they
have been ever since the invasion, when bro’t
through French channels. From the com-
plexion of the whole, however, it is very ap-
parent that the French are not gaining any
thing at present. It is stated that the Duke
d’Angouleme had left Madrid for Seville;and
a measure that he had adopted just upon the
eve of his dcpnrture, conveys a very striking
idea of the difliculties and embarrassments
whir b be has to encounter. He appears to
have divided the territory of Spain into dis-
tricts, and to have placed each division under
the supremacy ofa French military chieftain
of his own appointment, and has directed all
corrcspomlcnce between French and Spart-
iards hers~aftcr to be carried on with these of-
ticers. By the adoption of this measure it
would seem, that the farce ofa Spanish Re-
gency at Matlrid is abolished, and that all au-
thority, civil und tnilitary, in the kingdom, is
in the hands of the invaders. Spain then is
considered and treated already, even before
the conquest is half achieved, as a conquered
and subju_2ated people; and we do not see
why, when some further advances shall have
been made towards a final reduction of its
freedom and independence, his Royal High-
ness may not, in the name of St. Louis and his
august Uncle, declare the nation to be hence-
forward a province of France.
We are glad to find that this step has been
taken. It argues weaknes,s;o"r‘a the part of the
French, and it must, we apprehend, have a
strong tendency to animate and enkindle the
rising spirits of the Spaniards to a general op-
position, which must drive their foes out of
their territories with disgrace or bury them
under the soil.
It is stated that a considerable naval force
is fitting out with great haste in England, in-
tended, as is suggested, to be placed off Ca-
diz. Ifthis be so, probably it is intended to.
settle some principles relating to the doctrine
ofblockade.
LONDON, Aug. 8.——VVe yesterday rec’d the
Paris papers of Tuesday. The Intelligence
from the Continent is daily increasing in in-
terest,and leads to the belicfthat negociations
for peace will soon be opened, with every
prospect of a favorable result. '
Our private letters from Paris state that this
expectation is entertained by the best inform-
ed persons in that capital. The letters from
Cadiz are ofa late date, and describe the sit-
uation of the Cortes as desperate, Two en-
tire rcgiments had refused obedience to their
orders, and demanded leave to quit the place.
The scarcity of provisions began to be severe-
ly felt : and the strictness with which the
blockade was maintained, both by land &. sea,
left little hope ofthe introduction of supplies.
.4-ug. 9.-——The Steam vessel Royal Gcor _e,
arrived yesterday, bringing advices from Co
runna to 31st tilt. inclusive, and from Vigo to
the 3d inst. In her came Gen. Quiroga, u ho
has been sent for by the Government in Cadiz
to take an important command, and for which
place he set out a few hours after he arrived
in London, by _the way-of Falmoutb. The
command of Galicia has been given to Gen.
Novella. Quiroga, the brave defender of Co-
runna, issued a farewell address to the garri-
son and inhabitants, on which occasion he re-
ceived the most ‘unequivocal testimonies of
regard and gratitude. '
\Vbat is stated in some of-the Evening pa-
pers respecting Sir Robert VVils0n’s departure
for Cadiz is incorrect. The following extract
from a letter of the 52d, fr_om Vigo, from a
source which may be relied on explains what,
were the views of our distinguislictl country-
man: “ Should untoward circumstances ren-
der the evacuation of Galiclu necessary, it is
Sir Robert’s intention to go with such per-
sons as have been connected with, or attach-
ed to him, to Cadiz, believing that by so do-
ing he would be serving the Spanish cause,
and being confirmed in that intention by the
opinion of those who we best able to form a
correctjudgment on the subject—Hc has in
contemplation to secm'e the means of trans-
port to be prepared for the worst. It is, how-
ever, his fixed determination not to remove,
except removal should be necessary.” This
is a very different thing from sailing forCadiz.
Paris,.(1u_:;. 5.-—-The Frigate Antigone, one
ofthe blockadiug squadron oli'Cadiz, has ta-
ken the Vittorla, of 500 tons, from Manilla,
with from 4:’) to 50,000 plasters on board.)
It appears that :1 steam packet arrived at
Plymouth, Eng. on the 4th or 5tlrofAngust,
from Corunna, having on board, Gen Gniro-
g-a, Gen. Romayo, and a numerous retinne of
Spanish, Italian and French ofiicers, who are
said to have taken that route to get to Cadiz.
Some of the papers intimate that they aban-
doned Corunna from necessity. But the Lon-
don Times of the 9th Aug. says, Qniroga left
town the preceding evening to embark‘ for
lfiibialtar, having been ordered by the Minis-
ter éff War atffzrdiz to fake a co'mm'an?.l in
Andalusia.———'I‘he- following is an extract‘
from a letter ofa passenger in the steam pack- -
et. “ In my letter of the 80th, I mentioned j
Gen. Vego was to leave Corunna, for the pur-‘ ‘
pose of putting the troops at Vigo, combined
with those at Orense and General Palarca’s,.
on the march, to harrass the French and -
compel them to raise the siege of Corunna.—-
Sir John Doyle, (master of the steam boat)
had agreed to tow the chasse marée, with Gen-
eral Vego and suite, out ofthe harbor, and as"
far as Cape Finisterre, in order to avoid the
anger of being taken by the French frigate
then at anchor or any other gun boats or crui-
zers they might have on the coast. We ac-
cordingly. got on board the steam boat at IE1“
at night, Wednesday 30th, and were a little.
surprised at meeting there, Baron Zaudt, first’
Aid-de—Camp to Gen. Quiroga, which was
considerably heightened on the approach of
Quiroga himself, and others of his suite, to
embark forEngland. We found he was on.
his way to Cadiz, and that no vessel for Cadiz '
being at Corunna he chose England as the
shortest and safest road. But now to facts.»
On our reaching Cape Finistcrre, Vego and
his suite were apprehensive of some French
vessels intercepting us, so Sir J. Doyle kindly-
cameto Vigo with us. ‘Immediately on our
arrival, Gen. Vego, Col. Robinson of the
Spanish service (who brings despatches to
England from Cadiz) went on shore, and af.
ter a consultation with SirI{obert Vvilson and
Gen. Romay, the governor ofVigo, Col.I{ol;-
iuson was sent with despatches to Morillo,
then posted at Pontevedra, about six leagues
off. This was, I believe, an endeavor to re-
newthe negotiation which Sir Robert Wilson,
had commenced when Light was sentto Ln-
go. The garrison, including militia, was a-
bout 800 ; Gen. Patarea, with a corps ofas
many more, was stationed at St. Page and
Rcdondilla to dispute Morillo’s advance on
Vigo, should he attempt it. There is another
corps at Orense, but the distance is too great
to have their assistance at the motncnt. This
was on Friday, the first, but the advance ofa.
French corps detached from Corunua, and
whichjoined Morillo on that day, caused an
entire change of plan. All the superfluous
field artillery was innnediately sentoffin boats
on the night of Friday, to Bayonne, and a
garrison of 300 men. The town of-Vigo, in-
capable ofdcfence, unless with a force large
enough to be much tnorc useful in the field, is
to be abandoned ; the cannon is all dismount-
ed and spiked. General Vego goes into the
field with the garrison, and Palarca’s corps
forms a junction with those at Oreuse. The
French have only occupied the towns ofGal-
licia ; the inclinations and spirit of the peo-
plc is decidedly against them ; and had a well
supported movement been made only 9. days
before tbejunction ofthe French with Mor-
illo, his troops would have abandoned him,
and even still I think that a circumstance very
likely. In order to show how the people feel,
Murillo required contributions frotn the peo-
plc ; they refused to pny,and sent to the Con-
stitutional authorities, to offer themwhatcver
was wanted. .
LONDON, Aug. 11.——Thc morning papers
say, the Gov’t declines mediating between
France $1. Spain ; but the Courier denies this.
Meetings and subscriptions for the Spanish
Patriots continue to be made. _
Morillo, who was advancing on Vigo, has
been defeated by the Patriots.
On the .°?.5tli of July Corunna still resisted,
the French, who yet continue the siege.
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The French have suffered a severe loss in,
an affair at Montjny, near Barcelona.
The commander of St.Scbas_tians has rejec-
ted with spirit another sunnnons to surrender.
Lord Nugent has left England for Spain,
tojoin the Patriot forces.
The French having signified that they can
no longer pay the Spanish Royal Soldiers,thc
Madrid Regency are considering of the ways
and means for that purpose. The Madrid
Regency has borrowed $9,000,000 of France.
A letter from Tolosn, dated July 30,- states
that great excesses have been committed at
Saragossa au(_l_Valencia by the populace, and
in consequence 3000 families have left, and
are wandering over, the country. The guer-
illas have captured several hundred black cat-
tle intended for the army. The letter closes
thus: ‘ The people for war have acted on il-
lusions. They thought that the mere presence
of 100,000 Frehch troops in Spain would
make the Constitutionalists lay down their
arms; they thought that when we reached
the Ebro, we should have no occasion to go to
Madrid ; that marching on Madrid, we could
dispense with going to Seville; and that at
length masters of Seville, we should not be 0-
bliged to move forward to Cadiz.’ .
Among the ‘ on dits’ is a report that the
late Empress of France is about to be marri-
ed again. Lord Byron, and four or five
British Captains, were about leaving Genoa
in aYacht to join the Greeks, and carry them
a supply of ammunition, &.c. The Porte
has yielded to the representations anti threats
of the Br. Ambassador, and restored four Rus-
sian ships, refusing them, however, leave to
pass to the Mediterranean, but ordering them
back to the Black Sea. .
The State Gazette of Stockholm (8th Ju-
ly) announces the following intended altera-
tion in the King’s animal allowance. Instead
of $320,000, his Majesty is to receive $420,-
000 peg annum ; the Crown Prince’s revenue
is to be increased from $100,000 to $150,000;
and the Princess Albertina is to be allowed
.-‘$220,000 annually for pin money.
MADRID, July 30.—Before uitting Mad-
rid the Prince Commander in liiefissued.n.
general Order, appointing the Duke of Reg-
gio to the chief command of the provinces of
New Castile, Estramadura, Sigovia, Leon,
including the provinces of Salamanca, and
Valladolid, Galicia and Asturias. His head
quarters will be at Madrid. His Serene High-
ne.-s Prince llohenlohe will have the supreme
connnand of the provinces of Saint Auder,
Lucia, Sumo Domingo, Alava and Biscay.-—
Ills head qu:n'te_rs to be at Vittoria. Tho
Marqtiisde Lauristou will assume the com-
mand ofthe provinces of Guipuscoa, Navar-
re, Arra_e_:on, and the Lower Elbe. Head quar-
ters, Tolosa. Lieut. General Count l\IOlll0l‘
will take the’supretnc counnaqg,l of Valencia,
lliurcia, and Gre.nada.. Gen.Viscou.ut Fois-‘
sac, Latour of Cordova and Jaen ; and Count
Bordesoult of Seville, and of the operations
before Cadiz.. His head quarters to be at
Puerra de Santa Maria. It is ordered that
all correspondence from officers comtnzindine;
French and Spanish troops shall be held with
the above‘;-nentioncd Generals; ._
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