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SoBiu ;th«’ Orc-.;\" lar fl"'' 1 I' 1
„f Napoli iti llmi. ini i m ii
- v,■ tnimi|i'u ;vllirll in cniiiiWiii;; a |""M“
r.iii'nl.il lli- its iil'-n, mill l"'*iui'ti 111'' " I "
^Inriuio fndsnaa nf iH i * I it*-' [II-t II1 I'll 1^1' -
inn m*nly nil lUc nay, though
|iti.;m Iry at tin* lime, owing to the **. t-
Jun el (lie year ; lor il is eviilent from
tin* li»nl «r the run, ami other visible
flf.rk-t of the water, that same putts ®f I »Vtu»t a ouhl.* aiglit is that of < Itimtian |» '» j
’ llic iliflerenl b-irstmir tin- letter^ "I a nl.m-ry nf | n 1
ivilh tea tliu'WJi -' •' -i“t ■ •"* ' i'J 1
t.ii-; Hilton tt*.xt he - ■>» [-' n l> r ' ; r •»' 0!; '
'• lialfof illelieo, ini'l I:i*rl»i-‘-*- • i tiie ot.n'i.
Vi i,• i Chin in,.t u lt Musioo fni the pur-
|ionu of tiilliling the terms of the co-part-
I rut Ilia 1)MV iVt^ fl* |Vo» e*r!!i-nry’» ••‘wer, «|4 th-.i! t-> .i<un] B
' ::x-,
'tgtei that haJbeen etmck, ( 6 | whii
the year it mu»t ll »w thro
channel* in large quantities. *•»«» «|fi-«n.n.-a, •..
i pt«* hunting -
Even at 111 nlurii’a, ant proclaiming it* fnu-ifoni '■* |
through it, bet mostly through channel*
along «iJe of (he principal one, aoJ in
some place* very close too, which ap
pears from the great noise it makes in
falling orer the craggy rocks which im-
peJe its progress- There ate in the
principal channel wirer.J, which might
eery properly he fleoominateilcatariicls.
Tht; ««iteut of it is, a* yet, unknown, a*
it has been hut partially e*|[ioreJ. i he
greatest distance any person has been
up it yet, is about GOO feel at which dis
tance there was no appearance of its ter
mination. In a«cendmg this cave, the
eye is most agreeably struck with its
grandeur ; at every step new wonders
present themselves ; here is the spar
formed into trees, shrubs, &c. which
m ike it have the appearance of a petrifi
ed grove ; in some places they are form
ed into the likenesses of men, birds,
beasts, organs, &c. and in one place,
raised on a pedestal, is a striking re
semblance of a half unfurled (lag. Be -
sides those, there are hundreds ot other
lik'nesses, which I shall not here at
tempt a discription of. When «e firs!
saw them, we were only surprized al
tbeir diversity and beauty ; but, on a
more minute examination, we were
struck with amazement, knowing them
to be mere productions of Nature, who
hitherto, in solitary silence, had, in her
playful moments, unseen and unheard,
dressed the scene as it for her own a-
On llic 21st of March, a despatch w.i
received a' Vura Cruz, dated al I'uehl.o commandjhe Ijx.
on the I llh, stating that the army was to
,1 which behold wills cold in- j move from that place on the following
he £up|*OAc*J,) hut which was not the
i)Bil‘hop£i! that alt ifprp Mitii , li<*il h<? ] Jr»HfiI directed tin: com
| had (tot provoked or merited the Xffgfc*- States schooner Vox to j»i
} S ion. Lt. FnlUttv wail appointed lojhuvt
By r.n c(Ufh's‘P*‘ ■' ''t
impluti thi3 promise uhi»i«ift*>
S inutile firing of the cacno:’ at
■%iiich might have been avoided f» v«! t
O.i l he ipcihkI day aft* r hi? nnivaf at St. j presented himself for an
r pi 1
♦•ed iSie.l e v% il i
irrj.nur.dtr hf the place.
'Hie remissoest of this officer, and tbi* pp*
Thfc officers and men of the squadron
wore well, and very actively employed.
dilTeri-mfe till-1 (il«ody strugKle of ll ,p K''"" 1 '* Iday tu surround Itm
Ilf Civilization nguiii .t tlm bends nf b-ulia-1 - , „ about to ili-ii
bide,
May .' Have we
riled and tcci
FOVVViUi.V.
[from Hell i Weekly MiMn£tT, March J J
Since our paper ot last week, Govern
ment have received despatches ot the
greatest importance both from Franee
and Spain—the substance of which, as
far as we have been enabled to collect,
we shall proceed to communicate. It is
our earnest wish that our readers at least
may not be misled into the most danger
n*m. Inditr.-rilii'i-, li
mit even heard tbem re
ed * The vali»ni d»-
, IU 4 t, alas have they not been
rtrhmari, agents nf sedition, guilty rebel*
The irgitima. y oflhe (ira.d Turk, has It
nut been loudly insisted ilpini by loen who
tall themselves tihrialiau* ? Would that
ive eniild east a veil over this disgraceful pe
riod of our liisloiy, and shield il iisuii the n -
projehe* of posterity.
IO.MVN ISLAD3.
Z*.*r»;,-lannsry 7
Nsnoli di R-imsnia, after an obstinate •'r"«-
-1... wlii^li Ibe pride and obstinai v of the Mu*-
i-lini-ii have prolonged to the uinio-t, tell a
boal Ihe middle uf Dcrember. I hi* |il.ice, the
strongest ill Hurt an l urkey, „ prolecled hy
three fortretse*; the firdt. situated nt (hi i>k
oflhe cape, form* the key of the port, who*.-
entrance it defends , the second, r i.lle-1
M, is placed at the bottom of the bay, winch
it catnmar.di, and covers w ith it s ramparts what
may be properly called the city and lastly*
Dm citadel of Pulmncds, built on an eminence,
controula the vs-l estent of Napoli di Homania •
I'l.e tireeks hnd possevsed tlienw ln-s of the
first of these forti in Jnm Iasi. On tiie 1—ll* **(
December they carried the citadel by assault,
by singular good fortune, s great part of the
oiSrer:. being in attendance al Ihe moment ot
die assault upon a council of war which the
I'aclia and Gey* were holding at V erossa I be
l urks ivhn c*i*H|ied from Palnmedes relired t-i
this last furtress, of which they were still ma -
trrs. Here they endeavoured to (rent, hut Ihe
tireeks, linJing that their overture* were mere
ly fur die purpose of gainiug time, were, alter
an uddress from their commander, Stoiio*. ted
to the assault. II was bloeJy and obstinate —
Driven from their rampart*, Ihi Turks delend
ed their hallerieswith die greatest fury—of SOO
combatants, only forty were taken alive. The
old men, women and children, were treated
with Ihe greatest moderation hy die roiupu r-
er* The famous Ali Bey, a native of Ihi*
city and who, with his well known capacity,
had conducted successfully the luM invasion ol
the Turk* into IVIoponefus, is ainone*t the
forty prisoners. By the capture of this chief,
the Porlo is without any Turk uf Ihe Morca, ca
pable of directing, by hi* meam or advice, the
enterprises which they may hereafter 1m- tempt
ed to undertake again*! the peninsula. 1 he
~ li di Romania, more than
said, ns* about to depart front Tue tb;
ju„ for Valadol.i, eupporel foi* lltu'puf-
» juue.iou wi.lt hi^t-
nil * *' **
linn colleague. ,
The Republican army is divi.leijaurt
directed a* follows — Gen lirav> ad
vanees for Cbttloo ; loclou, lur H ol’JJ-a
—Negicle, lur Ayotlti ; l.clt.ivarra, lat
Guadaloupe ; and Harragan for Uu dil-
luit. Another division is entered lot
St. Augustine d-t l-as t.jcv.i*. (icneral
Victoria commanded at Vera Cruz.-
Gen. I.obarto was at Guauiantlie, with
GOO men. The whole Republican force
was established at 7 to G0t)0 : that of the
Emperor consisted of 1000 to 1A00.
Gen. St. Ann* sailed from the Island
d Sacrifice (one league from '/era Cruz,)
on the '2Rl of March, with a aijuidron
of I brig and 4 •chuoncts, havitg on
board 300 to 400 troop,, tor Tampico.
The supposed object of this expeilitioti
was to intercept the shipment of a lar;e
sum ol money, hcloogmg to Iturhide, xaid
to be on board a Spanish packet which
was 'o *ail next day for Havana.
The squadron lately purchased in the
L". States by Iturhide, is entirely hauled
up, with ihe exception of one gun boat
and one schooner, and the olliccrs and
men with the exception of a very few,
discharged.
The British sloop of war Ranger ar
rived at Vera Cruz on Ihe ,'d of Feb
tvlm, it was] I he mo-t judicious disposition had hern
modi- nf the squadron, tho detail* ot
whir'i we omit, lor reasons unnecessary
mention. No prizes had yet been
ihs-le.—Beacon.
I, In aii-ertmm wlmt tune -I was tinacity of him w ho commanded '.lie school
bald, your reply would In* obtained, with
orders In return immediately, and apprise
Ihe rotnmsnder of Ihe (;. Status seliiMiia .
Hi-agle, another of my -q ' idroo, uf my in
to come In this plan
. in Ins not suspending his entering in spi!-;
oflhe cannon that was fired without a abut,
and without Waiting for a pilot—but not-
willititanding this, and the si-tund dim-hary ■
gun at an elevalintt, to crowd sail :i> or
On III.- arrival of 111.: Fox within gun »lmt ] der al all events t > gam llie purl -tin '
ensile, T w a* mu* i
gnu*
“I'D
, dlil ntisi
Matanzas, .March 31, 1033.
“ I returned to the ship last evening,
after an absence of eight days in the
boats .imong the Keys, and along the
North side nf Cuba. We made very di-
ligext searches on every Key, and par-
ticltrly on Key Romano, the spot on
which the gallant but unfortunate Allen
f.-ll, but were completely unsuccessful.
We »uarded it number of vessels during
our rfucnce, who were no doubt [urates,
tint they managed in such a manner that
we could not, with any propriety, lay
hold «f them. Our Squadron are all dis
persed in different directions; the Shark
has cone to Caracras with some secret
inessrge front the Commodore. The
iVeeuel, Terrier and Ferret, commanded
by Kr.NXO.v, Henlky and Rose, are crui
zing on the South side of Cuba, and arc
to join us at Thompson’s Island, in a few
-Jays. A large fleet of merchantmen, of
Jitlurcot nations, are lying here, to sail
n a few days under oor convoy. Heavy
piratical schooners have been cruizing
off this harbor for some time past, mur
dering and robbing every thing they fell
in with. News has this iustant reached
*ts of the capture of two American vos-
o-IU-nt sir, have hern the means <-f
retired atber—bul knowing |d*|*n**iig the United Sialrn of a ciEzcu*
your i-xi-i Honey iifau oflii.-er, of filling l'm-r-
wilh mourning, and myself with it.*
exprea able sorrow. I feel it to lie my duly ’.o
assure yourexetHenry that tin: ordi-i* issu
ed by the lii-uti-ii.iut "f lln- king and com-
by no
of III
that „
of no e.i use to justify such an act of violent-
I should have thought lb.it perhaps 1 might ] to II
have been mistaken, bad not I In- command
ers nf all three of those ve-s.-ls fail* d to obi j
my instructions, which could not have hap
Ill-lied but from some violent detention by mundant g* m-r.,1 oflhe place, we
* I,- aothoriiii-s of St. Johns. ! iiiiani ini! nded to commit lioslibln:
e* ag dust tlm v .. 1 - toil :*» the li.-:.g
m-di-at an i lev.uimi,eitlierthe t uithling
ous ot speculations ; and |2S’piecrtof rannon, a great .ptanllty her | mtelhgi
anil**, nml lar^e luapazinrs oi slut^> , »*
ftfTonh to llieir navy h harbour from
a!! ho«ti!e «** *»«*W« I he scat of tlie tirccU (*•»-
vernment has been transfer!ed thither* and the
l*riuci|ial inhabitants of Hydra, S|»ci:iH, ufid
Peloponcms are flocking thither to support the
government with their influence and fortmie.
I he capture of 1 ripolitzi had «!ecided tlie fate ol
Pelonoiiesus; that of ISapoli di Komania de-
(ermines tlint of the whole ot clai-ic hrct'cc
Napoli di Homania may be considered as the
Cadiz of Cireece.
DALTiMonr, April J
From Campeacby.—We are imjebteij to
the politeness of ( apt. Sheanuan ofthu biifi
Sam, arrived at this pint yesterday, lorjUm
from
15 miles to windward of this placp.
now fitting out our Boats, again, with ,,e * excellency
ruary with a Mr. Mm-kay, tin agent of »el«, liy u large piratical schooner, about
the government on board', who was to if* "*,!*>, to windward ofthts nlace. " c
have proceeded to the I*inpernr ; but on
finding the country in the hands ot the
Republicans, he embarked on board the
Ranger, and sailed, as was said, lor Ha
vana,
the authorities of St. Johns
Until I am better*' ilis»lt*do r lhe fact, hott* j
ever, I shall refrain from the expression of
my sentiment* on the subject, and shall for
the present merely observe, tti.it their char
acter could not have been misunderstood, as
iny nqnadron at the time of the departure of
the Fox, was lying in full view ol th»* Cistle
with their colors Hying, and a British squad
ron under the command of Sir Tho*. Coch
rane, which had several time* communicat
ed with me and well knew tlie vessels arriv
ed there the day previous to the last menti
oned vesnel, and on the day of my arrival off
the port.
J know not whether my suspicions are
correct; hut I have in the eient of their be
ing so, directed the senior officer to abandon
the vessels and leave tho island of Porto Hi*
as soon as possible,leaving it to iny coun
try, to whom I shall make known tho facts,
to resent the outrage as it may think proper,
and which it w ill no doubt do promptly and
effectually.
Your excellency must be aware that it is
always in my power to retaliate and even irt
this place—but it would be a poor return for
the friendship and hospitality I have receiv
ed from it* inhabitants, and I cannot recon
cile it to myself that the innocent should he
made to suffer for offence a not their own.
With great respect, I have the honor to
at olicdient humble
I). PORTER.
servant,
(Signed)
out tort tier preiatE, »o »■.... j
5t#i«, wUat we believe to be the present
exact situation of tois issps-tast ques
tion.
The despatches from Spain appear ta
be in subitum-e, that the Spanish Go
vernment, under the friendly mediation
of England, have no objection to enter
tain the proposal of the English Minis
ters ; that Ihe Spanish Constitution of
1012 shall be carefully reviewed and
considered by tho King and Cortes ; and
that an examination shall be instituted
by that body, whether it will admit ol
such an additional Chamber, a« would
tranquilize the alleged apprehensions of
the Continental Monarchs. Rut, it is
added that as the acceptance of this pro-
nnaal uxuil.t lwL. in J-if.t-. qp .iwuarianl
the Spanish Government would require,
as a preliminary, that the French King
should withdraw his army from the
Spanish frontier. It is not consistent
with the tignily and independence of the
Spanish Government to entertain this
proposal of F.ngland upon any other
ground. It would have anil air nf sub-
niissteu to the Government and armies of
France.
The above, we believe, will be found
to be the correct substance of the des-
pnl lies arrived within the vveek from
Spain. The despatches from France
are a mere repetition of the above ; an
announcement to the English Govern
ment, that the French Government can
not accede to such a proposal—that it
would be tantamount to an immediate
nbandonmr.nl of its own just pretensions,
and vvcnlJ surrender the cause of the
Spanish loyalists, and the fair advan
tage of France in having such an auxilia
ry, to the ruling faction in Spain. That
the condition of France, moreover, will
not admit of the assent oi lier Govern
ment to such an extravagant proposal.
Such, therefore, is the stale, at the
time we are writing, of this important
question—Spain requiring the with
drawing the armies as a preliminary
step to all review upon her part oflhe
Constitution of 1012, milt the purpose
of determinibg whether her Cortes can
consent to the institution of a Chamber
of Nobility ; whilst France decidedly
rejects this proposal to withdraw her
forces. Upon the part of Great Britain
the mediation still continues, and the
chance of preserving pence is therofore
now reduced to this question. Whether
the British Ministers can Gnd any middle
point In which both patties may accede?
France, as we understand, is w illing to
fi*prnvl Ihe niarrh of her troops from
Bayonne that the tnay afford time to
Spain for this re-considcration ; lull
France will not consent either to with
draw her army, or to stop its further re
inforcement and more full equipment.
In the mean time both England and
America are ot. the alert (we mean a
certain description of merchants and tra
ders in both} to he ready far the com
mencement ef hostilities, and to take let
ters of marque from the Spanish Go
vernment. In Liverpool, London, and
other ports, it is notorious, that forty,
fifty, or an hundred ships, are hourly
wiiittng for this event, and that the sea?
will be rovrrej with privateers against
France, in the moment that war is de
clared.
VICTORY OF THE GREEKS.
From the I'nris ConMulionntl.
In the uncr-tainty which prevails on the
question of war with Spain, great events
happen almost imnotn-ej Thus we love
net announced with nil the interest which it
Jtverrr*, the m-w ana splendid victory of
all possible despatch, and will leave
here in about an hour in pursuit of this
schooner.
“ Ere this comes to hand, you will pro
bably have heard of the death of our
brave and ever to be lamented brother
officer, Lieut. G illiam M. Cocke, com
mander of the U. -S. sch'r. Fox, who was
(w.anlotilv and maliciously killed about 3 „,
GainpeHt:"). »“ weeks ago, hy a 42 ib. shot from the 1 0 ( your excellency, with a disposition to en-
provinc.- ot uiLstaii. acoiivri.i,..., , j] i(ro Castle, at St. John's, Forto Rico, Iter lln* port, i nave bn.-n 'iiMn-p'..ioody m
^Xl*d'«G?r5Vhe 1 While in the act of entering .he harbor. | formed of rrof
Congress. A complete revolution had tak-1 It would be needless for me 10 „7 r Mongfogto the squadron, whu u seems
m place at Campcac.liy—the imperial gover- to picture to ynn Ihe feelings which this , rs | s(p| ] rn tering the port, notwilhstand-
nor had hi en turned out of ofiice and itnpri- circumstance lias excited amung the ofli I ( |,|, | |RV ing been warned hy the fort In ile
cers of the fleet ; suffice it to say that i s i Ht r r oinl,isundertaking,hyadischarge from
there was scarcely a dry eye to be seen, i two cannons, the first with a tilankcnitridg
(TRANSLATION.)
OJlrt of the Captain General if Forto Tiico.
Most Excellent Sir At noon this
day, just as I arrived front the village of Ca-
gtias, where 1 received at 8 o’clock this morn -
ing the official letter of thu king’s lieutenant
commandant of this place, advising me of Die
arrival nf the squadron under the command
snned, and a new one elected hy the people.
All the prisoners, who were confined hy or
■ . . - t lllClt: H.13 ei.l1lt.CIJ II Ul ¥ S I*. IV w*. ... l»vu X.OIIII* 'll-v, X»»*
d-T of the emperor Ilturh.de, were Iterated ^ cor om , encc linme diately ensued and the other at a,
and nothing was heard or&cvii, but rejoicing . r .w* i •.,«* , liiit. tin* Garrison
and illumination*. 1 ” — . • I followed with an «'Xti
The emperor’s person wa* considered General of Porto^ Ivico, who made many I ^ „f hindering th*■ entrain e'of ihe squad
Icvatioii with a hall.—
I between the Commodore and the Capt. I But, tin- Garrison in seeing In, nl.slinai-y,
I - 1 f,illuwrd with an extranrdinary rigor tlie or
•jVupolirfi Homania, imritutly called .hcapo
lij and JVauplia, ii a na-port uf the Morea, titu-
ated at the bottom uf llte hay of the came name,
and continue about du,iHXi inhabitants.
New-York, April 9.
LATE FROM MEXICO.
The very lest sailing schr. Fly, Capt.
Vei jx.i irzr : n,tv^infe vrri rnTtV 'pdrt on the
evening oflhe 21st ult. We are oblig
ingly favored by Capt. B. with the fol
lowing account of the state of affairs in
Mexico, up to the date of his departure,
and from our knowledge ofhts character,
ive feel authorized to vouch for its cor
rectness. This account elucidates many
of llte recent occurrences in (hat quar
ter, wLicit have hitherto appeared mys
terious.
On the 2Cth of January, negotiation*
commenced on the part of the Imperial
army then besciging Vera Cruz, with
Gen. St. Anna, the Republican Chief-
Many propositions were m ule by Gen.
Echavarra, the commander oflhe hesrig-
ing army, all of winch were rejected,
until the 1st of February, nlu-u the
slipnlatinn* of St. Anna were complied
with, and the seige raised. In the after
noon of that day, Gen Echaverra enter
ed the city, amidst the huzzas of the
people. He *va* met by Gt-rt. St. Anna
at the gates of the eity, and received with
open arms, and was thence escorted to
Ihe Palace. On Ihe following day he
departed for Jalapa. On hu arrival
there, a corrispondence commenced be
tween him and the minister of war, which
resulted in nothing olTmpnrtimce. On
the 17th, the great Republican Chief,
OvADALourE Victoria entered Vera
Cruz with every manifestation of joy.—
In anticipation of this event, the crown of
Iturhide had been burnt in the public
square and the Tree ol Liberty planted
upon it, under w hich Victoria passed on
his way to the Palace. On arriving at
the palace, he with St. Anna, presented
thrru*e!ves allhe balconies with wriutlh*
of laurels on their brows, which the peo
ple insisted upon their wearing. A low
days after this, the Minquis nc Vib aneo,
commander of the Imperial troo|W at
Puebla, declared for V ictoria, Si. Anna,
and Liberty.
The Emperor, immediately on his
hearing of tbt«, dispatched to Puebla two
Commissioners, Gen. Negrete, ami ller-
rero, Seciet.wy of State, to treat in
some manner for the preservation of
Imnself am! Ii-s Crown. On their arri
val, Gon. Negrete immediately embraced
Ihe popular cause; and llerrere, return
ed without any particular audience with
the Republican Chief*. The Emperor
then proposed to establish the Congres*
and to proceeil agreeably to i(s decree*.
This was refused and a demand was m».!e
of his Crown, with a promise of protec
tion to his parson, until a Congress
-liould convene, who alone should direct
in what manner he should be disposed
of. The Emperor on receiving this,
left the city of Mexico, (after arming all
the Indian population with swords, knives
and musk* !*,) lor Tncabayou.onc league
distant. He. also formed an alliance with
the Grand Ca*1o, an Indian Chief of the
interior, who has engaged to furnish him
very unssfe, as the general cry was, “down | excuses and apologies in behalf ol the 1
may the Congress ex^- J murderous villains who committed the'
hcitrid deed, but all to no purpose.
with the traitor, I
ist.” Disaffection every where reigned,
which was heightened hy the prohibition of
t-n* *alc of tobacco in that part of the Penin
sula.
CnmmxjjtT^DrUJj.*«
Cette, Captain Garnior, arrived yesterday,
in to days from Havana, bring* u* nothing
new. The Ville do Cette had taken in **»
cargo lor Havre-de Grace, but such ivas the
impression at Havana that hostilities had
commenced between France ami Spain,
that tiie shippers obtained an order to have
the cargo discharged, and (he V. dt* C. put
into this port tor instructions.
Captain Gamier mention*, that the. Spa
nish brig Y’engadnr, arrived at Matanzas on
lljc 3d April in 30 day a from Pant Ander,
.and reports that hostilities had not yet be
gun. She. left Sant Ander about the 3d or
)th nf March.
correspondence, fic.
To J/r.r k.xallt ncy the (lot. of Porto Tiico,
V ^ Ship Peacock, March 4. 1*^ »
form you, that i:» pursuance of orders from
my government, 1 have taken command of
ail th»* United States naval force i.» these
Havana, writes us nil the 4th inst. that Com
modore Porter’s squadron w«i in the neigh
bourhood of that port, and that the Pirates
were at present quiet. A tittle time will
serve to shew whether their quietness be
not the result of fear and cunning. The on
ly way to rrmke them harmless, is by the
application of haUers, nr the more expedi
tious use of powder and hall.
Extract of a letter, dated. Hi van n, April 4
ron till my arrival, according to (In* determi
nation formed by thu said lieutenant of the
place ycsieiuity.
I wish to persuade the mind of your ex
ccl.'eocy into a consciousness of the sorrow
which this event so mournful an-J unfortu
nate has raused me—so much the mure
mi sv .ms i ^jsju-nt’d in j
placs in (lie district under my command,
and on an individual under the orders of
your excellency, and a citizen of the United
is, for the protection of th** commerce of j Str.ti s—of a nation, whom in all acceptati
on! United States against ail unlawful inter- on* tlie Spaniards of both hemispheres arc
"nind united.
So unexpected a misfortune, which it
serins ought never to be feared in friendly
establishments, appears to carry on itself a
character of criminality, which more and
more aggrieves my feelings.
But the juncture of the circumstance;
which have conspired towards the fatality,
according to the information rereived by
ine is such, that if your excellency will he
pleased to examine it with impartiality, you
will perceive that if the facts are not sulhci-
... * ‘ *t
oflhe sea or perhaps sumo had pointing, mu-i
have been the cause why tliefouilhd. •
charge should produce such a fital effect.
Immediately on my return to this place, I
gave orders tlut all the vc*sc!3 under th*.
command of your excellent y of wh«»t< \
description, may enter safely into this har
bor, as into a port ol friends, where they will
meet that necption which the: law nf na'»i-
tions assigns to (hose who claim a title in ci
vilization and ether priv.'ieges, Nccund by
the treaties ef friendship existing between
the two nations. I v this act, 1 anticipate for
myself tlie satisfaction of being able to ma
nifest personally i*ll the consideration which
your person ineiita fmrn me, and my regret
for mournful and disagreeable an event
May God guard your excellency maify
years.
Puertb Ilico, March f>, 1823.
I Kscclmo Sor.
(Signed) ^ MIGLFL DE LA T0RA1/
To the most excellent commander
in chief of the Anglo-American
squadron in (be otfing of i’ue'to
Rico, D. David Purieu.
[1'HANSLATION.]
Of) re of the. C ipt ivi General if Puerto Rico•
Most Exckllert : i this moment
received the very estimable letter ol voui
excellency dated the Uii of the present
month, in which your excellency has bee a
pleased to communicate to me the impor
tant commission which has been entrusted
to you by a government, that claims tin* re •
sped of a!l the uuiitonts vvithio its influ
ence.
I have the satisfaction of forwarding to
your excellency a nominal report of the
privateer vessels which have been armed
■«od de«nntHied for the purpose ol uuKng
i by tiie competent authority in th*> i.-land,
agreeably to tlie request which your excel
lency has made me i.i the letter of that date,
and I am extrein* !y burry to find my-*!! -
situated that 1 cannot comply with the wish
es of your excelleucy in legard t<> my tr.ui-
milting you a set «>t h!j(ik forms, I* r the
purpose of enabling your excellency huvv
and when to re pect tlieir commissi j * c .
The diplomas which they receive, conn:
from our court already tigried by bis iihf;
catholic majesty, and the minister tu whom
(his office pertains, leav ing in these ( !-»•$ thes
naval authority here limited only to the Ci
ting of the blank spaces in them with the
name of lit** captain and the vessel. Thus
situated, it i* impossible for me to accede to
your circumspect views in this particular
oliject. Bui nevertheless, if it should :i
ruptions, to guard the rights both of proper- 11
ly and person of our citizens whenever it
shall become necessary, and for the sup
pression of piracy and the slate trade.
Ah great complaints have been made of
the interruption and injury to our com
merce hy privateers, fitted out from Spanish
port?, I must beg your excellency to furnish
inc a descriptive li«t of vessels legally com
missioned to cruize from Porto Rico, with a
set of the blank forms of tlieir papers, that I
John Warner, Ksq. Commercial Agent at j , n; ,y know how and when to respect them,
.f I should meet with any of them. I must «*»t to mitigate tho regret, they are at le
also beg your excellency to inform me how j enough to prove that there has hern
far they hav
been instructed to interrupt tentioo of failing in regard to your rxceilen-
ourtrade with Mexico and the Colombia
Republic, and whatever instructions or au-
tboritioa they may have affecting our com
merce generally.
Ah the suppression of piracy, the principal
motive for my visit to these seas, is an object
that concerns all nations, (.ill beinj
y, hor of offending any citizen of the Unit
ed Siatcs, and much less tlieir government.
The lieutenant of the king, and comman
dant of the place, grounded on various rea
sons, of which it is not important to trouble
your excellency with a citation, hut of which
^ f ? wmf x ^ w „ vvlIfa v ..„ ... n parties j however, I will point out a few, believed that
'Plie intelligence we have received from j against them and may he. considered as al- j he ought not to permit Ihe entering of tlie
Cadiz is pretty recent, since our date* are j confidently look to ali for co-operati- j squadron until my arrival. One of his mo-
down to the la-t of February. A? yet war | on whenever it inay be necessary, or at least lives arosie from his recollecting that during
Imd not been declared, hut it appears almost tfi^sr favorable and friendly support—and to | the last year an expedition was armed m the
rtain to take place from the r*treat of the . none more ttian those most exposed to their
French Ambassador from Madrid, ns '.veil j dcprexLi
as from all the measures adopted by the
Spanish Government, which indicate un i
pected and speed) invasion.
ports of North America, against this island,
| and placed under the command of a man
I therefore look with confidence to vour named Ducoudrny Holstein—which expedi
excellency for the aid of such mekns as may ! tion actually went into the port of ,St. Bar
he in your power for their suppression—-ami j thulouievv m.der the American ll.ig, and a
\U>.MV^VVe.
Norfolk, April 12.
COM. roiiTKK'S SQUADRON.
A number of letters from the officers
of com. Dorter’s squndroo, to their , in form, in all the measure which
friends in this town, were yesterday re
ceived by mail. They arc dated at Ma-
tan/.Aii, ;'oth ami 1} 1st March. NVe hnve
been politcdy favoured with the perusaJ
of some of them, and permission to pub
lish one, which we give below. They
confirm the afflicting intelligence of the
death of Lieut. Com'dt Hm. II. Cocke, by
a ‘hot from the MoroCa«tle, at St John’*
Porto Rico, which has filled all the offi
cers with grief, and the most lively re-
sentmeut towards his murderers, lor sue
was it considered by them, as nn act ot I
revenge for the capture of the Paochiltal
—Com. P. had not taken an) measure^ \ hum We
in retaliation, but intended representing
the treacherou* act to his Government.
The shocking outrage i J said to have
been perpetrated on the Oth March,
when Corn. Porter being off St. John’s
and about to sail for Aguadilla, was de-
•irons of communicating with Ins Bio
the absence of means, I beg to assure
your excellency, that vvhatevei > our.se may
he pursued by ine to destroy those enemies
of the human race, it will have nootlu mini
—and I shaN observe the utmost caution not
to encroach oil the rights, or willingly offend
the feelings of others, either ill substance or
Jopted to accomplish the end
It will a fibril ini* sineerv pb*asure should I
be so fortunate as to fulfil the expectations
of my government, and at the same time
preserve haiiuony and a good understanding
with those with whom I may he so unfortu
nate .is to come in collision or discussion in
relation thereto—indeed it will add much to
my happiness if it can he avoided altogether.
That such is iny sincere wish, ami that the
object* set forth by me are the only ones
which brought me. to these seas, I beg leave
’. j to assure your excellency in the uiovt posi-
“ five and unequivocal terms.
Willi the highest respect, I have the ho
nor to hi', your excellency’* very obedient
rvanL,
(Signed) D. POUTER.
7\) /i»w Excellency the Gov. of Porto Ihco.
U. *v Skip Peacocks Agtitda, March 8tb» 1H*23.
Your ExcellencyOn tho third of this
month I despatched from the «<|Uadron un
der my command, the U* States schooner
. !<irey Hound, commanded by Captain John
.ii ii , , f , r. i ' Porter of the United States Navv, who was
her, Capt. John P. nml sent Lt. Cocke V ! e ■ .. e. ., llirr .
. 1 Cl 1 r. st the bearer of a letter from me to your ex-
m for tho purpose. Shortly alter, a>ejj reltenryi W1 i„ cft in Im i conformity whliin-
liearil four or live nuns tire*l trom tKe i ^ructions ivliich I liatl rreeivrd from my go-
Moro, but as the Fox kept her courae, vernment, propounding certain enquiiit*
no ctispicion was entertained that the enalih; your etcelleney to put me iu posse*,
euns were tired at her, and the Comma-j of such information ns would place it in
dore sailed w ithout hearin- ol the sad uf- «*iy power to fuifl it,.' benevolent intentions
.* .... . i_ _ I of the government of '
I mong his other rc.i onn w« re the following :
1 It has l»een repnrt«Ni here that another simi
lar expedition is this year in preparation
That the schooncn alludetl to on their enter
ing yesterday, would not receive the pilots on
hoard, unless they practised with particular
plans of the harbor, «nd the leads in tlieir
hand, of which the captain of the port made
his complaint: That when the officers ca ine
on whore, ft rumor was spread that they
were say ing Sp.un had cetl. d this • d.unl, and
that nf Cuba to the English, which relation
they confirmed to the lieutenant of th«* king,
as ho himself has assured me : That tlieir
not having presented to him the writing nor
anv expression from your excellency—-he
suepccti <1 he had found something aUrming
in tlu-ie rumors— and not sufficient proofs,
that thc*e were national vessels, merely by
the uniforms in vvhichthe ollievra were dress
ed.
These arc some of the reasons which he
has informed me he had in view in not con
senting to the entrance of the squadron until
my arrival, and in consequence «*f them, he
di*pfttched his orders to the Castle of Moro,
not for the purpose of committing hodililii
—but merely preventive orders. 11
an adjutant at half pa«t six o’clock in tin
morning, accompanied by an interpreter on
hoard on* 1 of the schooners under the com
mand of your excellency, to entreat her com
niander to be so goad as to call on tlie go
vernment, in order to agree with them on
the meant and form «»f making known to
your excellency this their determination.—
Unfortunately the commander r.f the Amen
can schooner defernsl, in the first place, his
seeing the lieutenant oflhe king until one
cy, the said diplomas or com missions c««.’»
be examined together with a blank nguRtui.;
of the captain of this port, in order that a
sufficient ground may bo vstablished for
comparing this signature, with those which
may be presented, keeping to view the pro
spectus of those, with winch the said pm .-
leers an* cruising.
lam likewise asked by your excellency
for informal ion how far my instructions ar**
extended for interrupting the comnirrce
the U. Slates with M» xico and the Repul.
lie of Columbia ; and for your gratific itii i
it is my outy to declare, that 1 find inysel:*
sufficiently instructed to “tale that tho bloc,
ad** which was established on all the coa-:
and ports of the pro%Snces ol » e.n tui ia !;
been raised. Under thcao cirumistane* 1
consider the commerce of the U. State* t -
be in free capacity for an intercourse wit!,
that of the places formerly bloc kaded ; re
serving however for lawful capture the v*
sets of any nation which hlmll lie found con
veying implements of war to the iusur.-i- ' —
er people dis|K>sed to co-operate with them
in their military resistance. I can give )our
excellency no certain information co: . * rr.
ing Mexico; but it is my opinion chat ih-
circumstances and condition are to te :• »
the same as those of Venezuela.
The very important objects !o which
your miskion into theye seas is diverted. ^ \
your good intentions and views, afford i •
the greatest satisfaction, and hasten me t<>
manifest myself to your excellency, as '
the instant l now do, in ord« r to afiS»ne \. u
that all within the scope of my autlu . y
aud faculty in this l-l.ind is one of the plaa *
most interested in the flourishing "i com
merce, and the revival if possible of g«'f i
faith, and due respt ct to the property ol the
citizens* *
Trusting that your excellency m.iy b*
able to fulfil Ihe desires nf your governnwr:
in Uiis important charge mid that they r w
l»c fv.ii-more ki.1 more hippy in their 11*
tion, i have the honor of heiug, with i 1 •
greatest re«i>cct, your excellency’s inn.it *r
lentive aud sure servant,—t£ue suj i:i ■ • i
bege.
Puerto Rico, .March f, 1
re «*S Kxe.elletitisimo Seuni.
(Jsigncci) ^ MIGliBfj I1K KA TORIG -
Most excellent Sir, ciMninajidnut «»f lln* • p >
r.m (i the IJ. 8. of America, iu the oiling
thi.* port, D. U. run I'KR.
OjJice oflhe ( op-'in C>vcralof Pn-io H
lORT I )
objects of ni) attention, ns soon as ! vs
iiiiormcd nf the mournful accident co 1 r
ing which I wroledo your excellency m
ntjletter of y-slcrday* w to acqui-uti.
ed individual, in order that he should he lur
ted, whri ; I
V Ifni
forts, hut being certified that he 1 d 1
during the transaction before r* ln*t d '
do rro iHtiri wl5P than g*ve mV o.ders
Ilia funeral simufd lx* n idueti d vt l!i a i
dccurom and manifestation ofr.’«pec I d* J
an honorable officer of his rharaef r 4
st tfi'in, and causing h;.< corpse to !)• ”
o’clock in the afternoon—and provoked hyjt'J to ta* grave 1 \
the adjutant to view it as an unjust f a-' *
fair, but the schooners joining him tin
mediately afterwads, communicated it.
Lt. Com’dt. Cocke was the only per
the IT. States without, tu consider duly the cause of his being
infringing on the rights of Spain us a belli-1 turbed, and of which he was fully Inform*•>
geretjt. | the commander promised the adjutant that;
Tfce commander of the Crey Hound was ihe would gv» to the goveromen*. so??;
prmei
(her offict
(Mild vvis!
ion tryjured by tbc shot. look til** I diretled to ixnnain in Hf. Jolirw two days for’he cwiM-dre** f
whii h ha:
f'Ttonc