The Southern patriot. (Savannah [Ga.]) 1804-1806, February 27, 1806, Image 2

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.• up Rs :>. ’ v. .1 i* cti-l bv ti.u.fo, Winch in :t s‘ rrm * . .1 which lh-? ,:cc now be •• in’ p.iuuig into (h * beat >i4kC 1,1 ‘ 1 !. , *CC. if.-:r r k; in of tuf.’ A;i.'!V Ol’ i\V !.¥T ZAvV auar'er.i c( HftuirtUrt, \->v. 5 :,th. Tbe army iofi. •> nr-i> c’i to th l J i > has nil i with v**ry few ib . t!••'. ii *>i. liio to the ‘i ■.. . till sito,’ t'i/y • r.r.v/ t‘ v r,-i| corp* oi l f.-'iilry fly ini’ ire ore ti.eur, who Tijrpeared t. observe j th'-in, luitfu ii’ s': ietreat wa. cal* 1 eclated prevent iiuv fct.ipig. - - j liiit. . it vras/it the Tstgli'iento that the oncifii’ seemed to await tix. Hr bufl effected n junction on the Ifftlianl: of (• ret'iutonis ol c i vaL ry and 4 regiments of infantry, nn l their appenrsn.ee indicated that they meant to make vigo rous defence of ns passage Tim ” :;.’i>.:r if in chief ha lat lu st only an Uiteation ol reconnoiterinir , O sh :r po.iiion. The gen. Iv-pug ye, commanding ‘he division of moinircd chasseurs, the dragoons under i.-he ortl'Ti of.pe't. Marmet, and the cuitf-sierH, co-ntnumlvd by gen. Pulley-, uu.lwirkctt on thr liver, while tad visions Duiirs xn a ltd 8 eras, -marc ted to St. Vitto, and those of” general# Mu- j liior and G'lrdenite, hiacted their ! march to Valvstvun*. Grn. KpugT,< Isml received or al.rs to pn-.h l. rwat'd. On the 1 3tF, a! r> o’lock a. m. a squad ron width he had directed to ail. vaOce, vi as atta< k< and hv a regiment and \ns:iian env dry. It sustained the-chargr e. iii intrepidity, and a.i'.e time to g n. E-sp'gutf to get i advaui V of the enemy, who Avert- quitaly repuire ! anil put to ir ‘h\ In too mean quit our ar -Iti a iy was bro’l up, and theiun ttofiado cOjjimcAcccl from each i it- of the r.tvev. ft was very hi i k ad fated (lie. whole day. The cm <rv had placed thirty putco,. vd a..r.-n behind a dike ; vticlndF- ’ thii’aco, air! nor nr tilhuists dinjJav ed tiit-tr usual su p’fjoiity. ,'Tiie divisions of in ui.mtry armed lowards evening. The geiural in < hiefj satisfied i vvirii tlie advantages whfelt li” hud . ohtainvd, r.nd confident of hesli Ones, did not u mi to effect its j Rss.ipe nt -fut tm.. Hr con tsUtcd iiimacif w:tti nankins’ dis post; o.is lor the loiiowiirg dav, ill erd r to . tiik- * more vltei .iyv hievv. I fie and vi-ie.iii iumied a j meti )-i of their destinations j- iinit-d out and ut Valvasone. It Vi.it at i'i'-ss two points that thev int'ujod to pass tho river in a d, rto Hank and c it 6ti tlte me 11V. Prince Charles undeubted !i !cured tile execution of ihi J in. He and duot ;t; Ige it < ontv s CtH to iimui'uui Ins |io>i'io!i till t c follow nSg da -.but at uiitlmglit ftunmet: : -.u.r the road to Ihd *’ --Nova Our arim passed the T ’giiam. too* with the r.-g <-t of Tvt Itudiog r.n cociiix’ to h a wk’i —.uj it was then that Hi- - d's c-'v-’-n’d the rcsii t ••! ti'- : - ccii n if th. ; rccecdnij; dy—:he lift bank oi'the rv .r being cov red ■ntfh'inen and hori,. vviio had i dim uni!, r the fired our artille ry- The atOivluinmss its march the hope ol tv. - t.'ikiifg arid combating the wvmv enerease* thcii wrdvr. They hewr of all the pelage duigi. of flu. yr. n d a:mv, ;u ‘ * th.- dc-vir*. .f s, ,-onding ir iituvrnieous and ju,(if\ing the coifitli- ee of the emperor, sii- Un.i-itts aiid atuumtes if ixices '• Si.il tiy. ‘i ho advanced gnaril daily makes ‘pfisom-rst, who augment the number .drendy made. ‘j lio .tve<iihr'i* std !.iv ,c able, and they fie bus, r*i repairirg the brid p s cf the Plane ami ol ihu 1 atf * i ant. mo. -ta?* S I• NT il Pi'i.l F!T!N Cl- K -.PM f OF ITAt.V. tjurt !sisj Csi izit!, item it. , . ’ nc army maintains the pbsi t,< u which i; i-...? taken on the Ij.l bank ft the fsiaiyo. ‘Pha fcdv. !ire<| i. J, under tt-e or ’ - u.t pigne-, cvt.-bbsl;. • f ‘-c v“ipano, repulsed ?!■■■ s- . u- nh fur as Gar/,, and in eqi'd ‘ffmis, which wire per t lin and wiio vi,vi r,mtly one hen cit - p*ii&onc*ii. Liie wboie oi flife envairv has rCtrct’. by fhc grtiil A rfoni'nieralde ba by of their int jntrv took the road by the Valbv of I’ -M. to g.tiu rliat of.i4hir) , ', huc i t. Five com* panics of’ neti’grtlr are piirsning tiie enemies in tiiui direcii ui, iviiilu iho a.lianccd posts tiave tea-dud the iiitreu.iiau-Mfs of ike vnP-mid havetfikea a direction iU'v ‘ijs i.r-, h u h. ‘J'hft gciKu ftl in chief ins sent the liivi.ion V> “'.is to ’lViCst*-. The A tu:riun s evacuated ttia place at our approach, leaving three hun dred ofiheir woHiidrd, A corps of trocips. pursued them on the v/ar to Le y bach and took 50 prisoners. T wo regiments of dragoons, sup ported by infantry have proceed ed on our left as lar as (iiiinsa de Piety., which was guarded by the two regiments of inlaiury Strmd do amt Oeiiguc and some cavairy. 1 All tin* posts were abitniioiiad ttie ; day after the arrival oi oi*.r tioop#- Thu gem r.il of brigadir Lacour, wlio cominauds them, has r*c*tv- j •it oritcrt to ptnetrat< as far as V iiiai Ir, and to on Icavor to i.jivn | a c-.niiimincac;i with the grand rr*v, those mov'ein-Miig have | witnout doubt, d?teniiiusd the ! retreat ol tlie rn my, who were afraid of oeing sum onndi and. A deiaclimi-ut ua, been mill to Poti teba Vciieta, wbei'o tl.e emuny | vvore pretty sttong,tbut did not [ dare to .twait our arrival, lu thesis v-.rioiis itiovmneht* we liave ta k u ivaily 4u'o priboneis. The gcnvr.il in dual lias lei near Pa- Uua the corps of troop* from Id a. pies-—to which tic: has add,,! a division of the army, the Cur si. ran legion and tile £J lutlinn re g aunt. Lieutenant general Gouvnin St. Cyr, who command* the. U. ni eil lorces, holds Cliiozza aud ih oudoio, and keeps him elf pre pared to Jail on the lit itirtx and \ Kiissiatw, if they dare to attempt tlie doikation tvjtb which they threaten the coast f It^iy. Lr. hi, grnrrctl of division, isc. ( hi* tiCiiicHcy the ?muter oj Head Huartrrf, Lrgricra, J\*v. 25, ldosi I hasten to inform xaurexct-I lenV, tliat corps oi the enemy's troops, corom.tndetl by prince Ro!jan, d.e ‘ed lUrif near Passa uo. flic general in chief n t oil for Sira with the reserve compos ed ol ti Polish corps commancj.il by general Feyti, u rvg.mem of | i rvnch cavirlrv and a regiment ot I Frenc.ii infantry, a battalion com | ut..ruled hv general Reg ,jer, and tr pieces of artillery under tlie command of the chief of [lattaiion, I Mnio, and escorted by the sth ru- j jjirtient ol Italian infantry. Ge iK i',d itignier ii.t vtrig departed from Ins cantonments, went to PioUibnio, vvliere, hr this means, j ue cut off tfie raad to Mcvtre, I from the Austrians, W'ho w-cre eit d*.i.coring to get into Venice. At and iy break yesterday, the ‘a4lh, he was attacked, and in spr.c t fa vjjnrous titancc,. thrjo times c <mp lied to fall back. ihe corps *i !'>iils infantry whifliw-s at Campo-picto with/ the general : n enkf, act out he- j fore day for Gavtiv-Franco, with] the g,,i’. -t ai in c.liief in person , \ wti.t, when ~o .it half ir*v per f,e veu ‘he itivuion <■! Rcguicrt*) •>•* t J cuio I binski to Attack the ennuy in ] Hank. The attack was im nytjtate. j lv m tfleividx the greatest vigor, | and th; enemy was ohiigt-t! to re- I ! tire to Cast in .Franco, with ibo j !© of 150 priiiftucrs, (among ! whom were a coloitrl and a iu<i- j j or] uid ft pu-cc* of cannon. General Rogn:er taking adv Kn. i tage of this manoeuvre of the <o- ! tit rj in chief, attacked them a. I gain in persim, and tnacio ‘400.) ; prtsoncts The res! of the eiie- ] \ my’.* celnmii rcovated to Villa-, Franca, where throe thousand Austrians, who were hemmed in ‘ by the regiincnv of Polisli jnian. try, i. ip then arms t;> col. Grabinski, idid a corps of 7(to coiirassictys sutrcndeicd to col. L'lopnsk.u CGOU pi i* (>rK'rs, 700 horses, 12 pu cciof cannon, 6 coins and one simitUrJ, are tlie restot ofti.it day. Aijtong tits prisunvrs i. ; : riiice Rod in, g<u;tral comntan. dam, 3 coiv. G majors, and ~ Iteu tenantt. ihe dead amount tu ss humlrvd, uin.i: g hrmi are t'ui cu.uiicis, 4f iicui, coiC‘nc,£ ui... •* * r.v'ioni—-TmTvvcur.ic'd Oft abettt | six httttUrcd. ! Kikth BdJ.MTiv Os Th* Ap.mv Or. Italy. FJev.H qourtc rt* a. Goiizin, 5 Frinttiifif, 14th s ar j tbe ;■ ri;t-ra! in cbic f was ;tl -1 fm-nn il in sc-vefftl way.*, particu ’ Lrlv by a letter irmii general Vi- I al, an: has rad or of Ins majesty t'tc ! emperor and king, at JJvrne.that j a corps of the /cusinan army, , which fonnd itself cut off by the ! utat.tsuvrr* of the grand army, ! urns about to descend the ninuri i taitts of tlie Tyrol, Ho caiuulat- I eil that tins coltmfit ‘a its situation j would cntlettvor either to cross ; the line of the army t<< arrive at i i the lake* of Vi'nice, an.l unite it- | ( seif to the troop* winch occupy , that plane, or hv way of Feitro | and Hcllutm, to j**in itself, to the ; ; wreck* of the army of prince Charles, near Lev bach.- In the j brat c.ii tiie positicu of the right I wing, wiiich lie h:ul left to ob serve Venice, under the order.: jof lieutenant-general Govfon- Saiui.Cyi , declared to hint that the enemy should not with impu nity attempt the passage; in the second ease lie had'caused to lie occupied die tw o Fiuufhn* *iM Ciiiti*a-di i‘itz, by a number of regiments ol ra l vai vkinfauti v nri- i Her :f,r order* of the geld’ . b i gade, Lacour Sc Laud antm. What ever direction the column chouU take, th* titua.ioii ol the army on she {om2o permitted him n> de tach at times suiiicient fore© to cut ilod, nttvcrUiule.se the van guard continued u* inarch to ward* I.eybach. I’lic column, consisting of se ven thou-and infantry *nd twelve hundred horse, commanded hv the prince De Rohan, threw iudf, n titc jd of Frimaire, on Ra.aa j no. It culd eatsily take the fec | ble detfit'hturnt of one hundred : and fifty men which formed its j garrison and directed itself on ; Castle-Franco. As so as gene -1 tai Saint Cyr had advice of it, lie ‘ judged the view of ilia enemy Was, in ctract, to ci*ss our line, which, without doubt, ho did not know tlie force of, and he made disposition- ‘to give it a good r't ceptiun. the goner.if m chief, who hud forcittctl e\: ry thing, wn* tranquil cm this side, but to ! ave nriiinig to the chnc<* of *- vent -, lie took measures that the division ot gt ■-ii.ul cts, cofnm md- 1 nrl by g acral Partoutn-aux, j should arri c bv for.itnl m.rditi ; n Piavi.i, also tw,i brigades of j tlta divisions Duhasrne and Sira*, ] tbr division of cuiraar.er*, and a j , brigade •(’ drttgod • ; the gran a- ! diet* were t* asceml the J’i.via by the wood of .Vlontello, and tt* turn thep*i'ion of rfas.-tno ; the division of Gardm'm* dnuctcil at the same ttmn on V r it /.on t, was to reiniorci'. the detachment* sent to the two I’ontahas to cut off thu retreat oftha enemy ut cave it had alraady tatean tha road of If, liono i an 1 ot Pwvta-d'-Catdore, to gain Vilaeli anil rejoin prince Chantti ! at Laybach. ii in j chief had left the r-tit the troops ; I on th * 1 ,*nc.o under th* cora naad nf gan.'ral Djhcsme, and repair eil hi.a elf to Piavia to tln ect j <h-r the movements which he ! h *! orderttvl. | l.iu..ut tnf-general S.iint-Cyf ; tiviiiCDOvred to tecannoitru the en- I fmy an! tu st.ip him; he had ] lurm.d ncoluma drawn from tiio ] divisions of Itegnier, Lpeclii and ] V er ii.r; Its wa himself at Cm*, j p<> San Pietro vrtjt tlie Polish ! rvgiment commanded by gene j tai Pcyri. G.-n. Rugnier at \Ta ] v*lc, had order* to march on th* 3.1 L i im(tire nt day break on Cas ll-France—'-ho en-n.y arrived in the evening, and feeling the’ dis. 5 mlty of his pusitian, furcstTior* ! die attack, ha threw himself vio lently on the division of ilegnicr, who received him with the great ast vigor an i overthrew iiim—he returned s fc vcral times to the chargu but was always repulsed. During this time general -Saint. Cvr mad# a movement with the Polish regime'll *nj turned the enemy ; i: then became nctlung, but a rout q Ue t° Last!* France, ’ where our ti oop-anivec! as suou as the Au-tr-.ius. Ail tiicau who had tiot perixhsd, or who had not been taken on the tic id of butiln, ask'd to capitulate. Six thovisauii aicii of ini.uiiry aid one thousand horse re a* : r.4j in our p-*w c>— rids is a great tWI con*xdar in*’ tl /: tve inul nut epposyd an ciffctive but! v to'.hem, but tlicy fait .net by tiia uecv .sary c ffcct cf th< di-spoMiioits winch nx. mpecl them on all sides, their deitrttc. ti wns incvita! !e. Gen. Pi Jon* De Rohan, commaidihg the ■ corps,-a number of colonels, and a great number of officer> are in the rank* cf our prisonersu six ! stint! f colour.* art i a standard, 1 twelve piece* cf cannon, their i cal son ns and a greet quantity of I iaggage are al >■> t!ie. result of ehs I vi. fory. There wera two stand ards lost in the confusion. Ws | have t< regret hut a huntired men I rendered unfit for action : wc ve to:. k tha prisoners made from us m Raisano. A i orpa of c-roxt* w hich we presume,made a partot the to* lunm, is waited far at the open • iny of the mountains ; it will b* difficult for thi m to escapa from us alter tiic measure* taken to make them suffer the same fate. Lieutenant general Sainl-Cy-r dis played great abiiutti in the mane ttvrcs ; he give* great praises t tlie bravery U"d talents of gen. Rt-gnicr, hc.apexL* in honbrihia terms of ;he chiefs oi the 10th and 56th regiment* *>f the im-, •nc chief ol batilli* n Clsvyl, comm.'ii ing tin Sivis. bt : !> m ; the chief of brigade t. ■chin.ki, and <f j( lr battailiuns Hialnivski ’ ami t iopski. Ih .gt iicial of brigade Lacour is at VRai h, he i )U i>hts* kis advanced posts on ClagenfmTh and appro.u tiei tlie moment ot *conimunitadng wiih the grand army. The advanced guard, urulc-r the orders of g. n. iGpagnc, m ik*i at each *tepi new prisoners. The road, ol Idriit aud of f.ex xch are covered with dead hnrr, broken CRtsoons, and thouauda ot bul.ets abandoned. NINTH CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTA TIVE IVidneidmj February, 5. Mr. Crowninsbield l)*ervtl that the House hai on the 3d in .raur, direatet! the sacratarr of tiie tr*tsurv to lay brfor thin* a statament •) imports and *xports from Gre-u Britain and the Unit ed States for the two last years. It tva* probable tlte secretary would not be able to furnish a sMteanent for the year 1803 ; but that he could make it fw th ve.irs 1103 and l!i!)4. M r C. sat'd he had been anxious wheu this sidtieet tnt before the House, to hare received a stateav nt for the year 1U )3. Great Uritaux seizes our .*sf; j>i, loaded wirla colonial produce, on tile idea that 's did not enjoy tin* o!i>ni>d trade du ritig a period of peaett W xeth-r this is a fact will be cL-cnlsd l>v tlie ativtcmsnt he wish and to ob tain, a* the year 1803 was a peri od of peat . Mr. C. concluded by moving a resolution directing the secretary of the treasury to Lav before that lltus* a like state ment of axports aiftl import* for the year I#()4, as was directed on th : J instant, to bv furnished lor the last two years. The Ifouse immediately cn xilvrcd this revelation &. agreed to it. Mr. T‘. Clay. The {jcntletmn from Massachusetts having lul l on the table a resolution mixing out of the present state of our lo rtigti relations, and as that suo jeet is one on which I think theft cannot bo to® much deliberation heftwtt we act, or of whioil too tnanv views cannot be taken, I will take the liberty of submitting some resedution* which I have drawn up ami to which I a-k t!i: attention oi the House, lu lb* present slate of our rc lutsotis with foreign powers, it appears tu ni* that a system of commercial re gulations mild and Vet firm, one which can he cauied into per manent effect without inuih m convenieuce to ourselves, w ill Ik* more effectual tlintt any tempora ry expedient*. If w e are disposed to adopt such a svsfem, it will be looked upon by foreign nations as one in which we are likely to persevere, i lies’ vv<i> eisn-ider it* probable effect* in time of upon tiieir colonial poasessions, and they may be induced cb r j inf® pern;nt reg-xlatioa* os: t idj to'us a trades with fieir - afca. Tlte tlisithcßau uttev a.-,, to ha in.vde beuvecn a .war iia.R a': I an i.ccaxtomed trada, iviii |, 8 , dretroved, and vv I !i it ( ,: Vi pretext npvn V. Ific h fc.-i: y.d the vexations ani drpredj/ois committed on Aj-.-.ericah corn mi rce. ih > reset.; is :l f. IV „ .. b’e momm ; for the adoptii.n ff such a plan. At this time the P<a" is of the belligerent powers ara open, and ti e eff ct ot ti. s men sure* which I am about to propose, will not have mi ini-iu'. dtate distrassing effect upon the Vvei,Nlnches. If thse*mca*Rrej are taken, the powers of Em., - will laid, that unless they admit cur ship, into their colonial port* in time of peace, the t. a d a h, ; . tween their colonies and us \vi l be cntcffly a system uliich iriil b but slightly injurious to our selves. I think, l repeat it, that a poninment system, niild but firm, will he more likely to induce Gretti Britain, in particular to i. cede from the unjust pretension* sfie has set up, ih.t* more violent and extrema meatures, which Rom their vny nature, and their injurious con.-.-qucnces to our- Cc U cs, must be ticcessarii v te.a, |:o ary, iMT. J Clay conrliuhn! with uf fci it.g saveral r<**olation*, winch wore i mined lately considered, . relei red to th* committee cl i. w whole cm tha state *! til* una i. T ile House rigani rc.soiveU it atif into a committee of in v\ iioD— .dr. John C...Anu.ti <n t• I chair—on t,tic bin a c i ty of ten uo.luts on tvary alwo importod into tin* U. bt-ies. Mr. D. K. VVii!i am* said, as : : I udvocnio of the bill accnieu j ilioik the anitadmeiu he tiud d f.icd in’,eunea to defeat u, *.• w ould wnhdi a.v it, ana na ta it tlltt sui'JCcl oi il dlUllict *c-o.i -tiuil. Mr- Jackson offered anew section, the object of widsh v . to profnh.t tlie importutivn ttie territories of ‘j Ja G. bi • , oi ah !Uvc*, bro’t ciihar IT, * broad, or from any mate, tu i in th latter cast In- cute, th; L'. State*, removing u rlioiy to settle therein. bar. Ja-ksoa viewed t! vuiua as neccssarv, m queue* oi a i c ,£ comti uc nc •en iu a i act ui the last xt w/iifh ailo'ici the impo sLiv'c* Morn abroad into 0.-™ .. via. This motion vm op non and b / Messrs. Al. yu, Liv, ,ll*. Spalding and Sloaa, who either viewed liar inexpedient id , •>* i,j er ar, ptop.-r to be introduced m a distiuev b.l!. Mr. Jackson sai l ar it >r<- * * w ish ot in-, ti tends, he wo draw the in*ci , ami offs, f. anot!irr occasion. No farther atnendaiff sh been offered, tlie coniati <e , an i reported ilKir agre. nv , t i the but. The House immuilij c sidered tha report. The amendment i-. r impo.it : n&f i day of j V, Id ■ greed u 1 menu a td Mr. .! on cj -.t.-ed l'.i r tti*.j| effect* w ..-id he oi me iui'loit-.:'*® of the cargo in case slaves werrH *:>t iggicd into the U. S. W0,.a1l they be sold or would thev nefl kept in tlie act vibe ol the L'i:< M States .’ He did not wish to ha>’ any thing to do whh the., . . j Mr. J. C. Smith said li- h,i voted for th* rc'soludou ; but tt, defect* in ihc detail* of the X were so glaring, th.it ho impel would lie referred to a st-.t committee, that K might l,: s J modified as to cure these tr ivets ; or. that m cast* it found insusceptible ot such im ‘ licHiion, it might be rrje-ct -d Mr. J. C. Smith accouun.ui moved the recommitment u. bit but to a select committee. Mr. Jackson a iy netted thia mo 1 tion, and i tfmarked ;hut tiie vio of the biff that declared ml duty ahould Hot be coii-tiuvd J “ii ing a sanction to tin: impuVt.B non of slaves, offered an aduu o: ■ r) reason ‘for cither rtj*Cviug ‘• H t-carausiiiiaff'k. Hot -