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tVre ifo put into American
from whom aprevious engagement had
been insisted upon, to exert their inSa-
GermanSropirc. Bvk +* my wife’s
health ptffdudc* eUty ,dea of embark
tbg at thU late season of the year, we
r ||e>oitMT t# settle ft# the winter mMe
Parish territory, probably in Holstein,
which, “although a German province,
bel *ngs to the king of Denmark, a
4 friend%.th#,Frencb common wealth,
BO (3 a very independent power*—Mjfe
health Vi better than I could have ex
pected; and though I am as yet weak
and emaciated# \ *<**
Very well. My two friend# Puzy in
par icular, are wocsethah lam. but will,
I hope, soon recruit them selves. Os
our servants. one dfij|J ig in a dapgerous
vr y ; the others much,
feutVill toon regain their health., My
daughtlrs aVe pretty Veil , my wife has
for morelh?n fifteen months been in a
niQ.st deplorable stvtd ot‘health. j£Ve*h
Bir and a little exe-cise out of the pris
on mh'bt have insured her life ; but
these .indulgences were constantly deni
ed. She is emaciated and weak. Her
*arTn* have been a prey to the ravages
S#li*ease the effects of which are no v
chiefly fixed in heMeg where she “Vhas
»sTswelling and painful wound. Fortu
nately the intern#parts’ have not been
•’ affected- except for a short a me, ad
has caused itself to attack
the extremities Ihe doctors’ ‘have tl
panimously said, that it would be mad-
ua to, crt>4s Vfie Atlantic until she
> has a 1* ule ; recoJrerecU We are the**-,
■fort going to form a hospital m a retir
ed pi ..ce, and there employ ourselves
wholly to refit our constitutions YOU
fire, my dear friend, that 1 set you the*
example to be very minute : and I hope
ydu will mention every particular rela
ting to ipy hero and btioved benefactor.
| need not tell you, that on my emer
jrir.g frorii captivity, my joy.has been
jfivth embittered by the
and affecting accouv*ts of the difference
between the United States and the
i'he particulars ares
fts yet, unknewii to me This 1 Certainly
c\ Q know, tliat nothing can be more im
politic for both, and Thai my warmest
w si.es are, to see the c disputes amia
bly settled, which ottght never to hate
lak p place* I hope it w.ll. be die ede ;
would to God I might be able to contrh
bute to it l
“ Adieu, my‘dear Huger. Present
my compliments to all friends in your
p: ri of the United States. When can
I hope for the delightful pleasure to
Sieet with you again, to talk over the
chcumstances.so honourable to yoti, so
pie cious to me* ol your noble, kind,
and admirable conduct, in the most gen? v
ere us attempt that 1 ever heard of; to
express to you at least a part of the ven
eration and gratitude which your per
sonal character, your magnanimous
friendship, your heroic exertions in my
’behylf, have s© highly deserved, and by?
Which lam happy lie for ever bound
to you by all the sentiments that can
attach ihe heart of your gratelfcl and
affectionate* j , $
| T LAFAYETTE.”
SPANISH AMERICA. ■
The present state of this immense
portion of the globe is, the most interes
ting .o the politician and philosopher.
A territory so extensive. witS a vari
ety o climates and productions, large
rivers, a civilized population of 19 mil
lions, speaking die same language, and
expo rung an >ually in value 100 millipn*
of do'iars, is still tyramzed by Spain i It
Wt ex iinine the nisi ;i*y, of het oppres
sors lor the last two centu-r.es, wej»®|
find ihai tiK-y have H retrograding oy
that there ouly : emains of
the ancient Spaniards, his pnde and his
language
l a ati ibute the cause of this depend
ence io ah excess of moral or physical
force of the PenmsUUwbuld be the re
ad’l of an ignorance of the resources of
b h counu es, Spain possesses 20 nu
l-m . i .ni;ab\u.ds, the colonies i9 mil-
Wfi'i , Spain*must transnorther troops ;
A r .alias nCr forces Vi thin her own
u.i *6 iid accunto ned to ner cutnate ;
uve Spaniards nave to contend bath a
gauvA climate and men.
Flo u thi* it appears, (hat thephvsi
“olxe ,s t,,e > c>iU ‘; m fl A,rte: ' ,ca -
us tio\v consider the American in
ins moral cnaraC'cr, and .wtl; sliaii jiod
fdio peauebte, but irreconciluols wiui
4t\m uf'Spmn. -Ve see prormces la id
waite-rciticb deserted— fa inhes
ties roved rathir tnan suomtt io euve
ty. jpg & |mw j- : •gfjfip s<* ‘
xi u;e spu it of liberty be considered
a a cu&iW ji uiamini ; w& niost re-
gardtfie American, »q a moral palnt oP,
superior to the Shaufil|(jfc
Wh'ar, then, is the cause
f tyrannizes the whole at so greaPa ■
stance?,, This is tfie question. * Al
though Spain is in£Au* in infraVitams
arid territory, siifrffWfstill in” the new
and money who destroy
their native country—.the fruits of Su
perstition* •
But the epoch is notejKwftbte in which
we shall see republics or mon
archies over the Plple extent ofGolum
fcia,Tjut not one with foreign laws or
regulations. In the present epoch/ if
any
world, woufdassist the Spanish- Apery
cahr thefrfatewould be decided lbr*re£
and the torrenis of blood which are
in the present struggle would
be stopped.* With<% thfcs assistance the,
result-will be the same, but the coined
will be tiie longer aud more sanguiria
*f* ,
Thoughts on AmgrUa a&USpaiti. ,
The heioic s .orifices of the Ameri
ca nsaEo wards establishing their indfcpen-*
dencc, and those which some provinces
of Spain have made to reform iti gov
ernment; have placed the king and his
satellites in embarrassment and alarm.
If tin's political refo? m, to which the /<.
bcritltis us both countries should
succeed first in America, then necessity
will cause to revive the industry* and
the vntUs of Spain, but to excite which
it will be iriciispr!>ao.e to be
fore-hand: tht l-s: ots of the goveffime t
and or the ehu do
4 Th.s event, ai important to the colo
nies as to the .bother Country, ig con.
sidered, by unenlightened part of
as a imstortuiie which wouid
reduce it i* impolicy arid misery ; but
far from’ producing *ucii effects, it
yfroUW-put in action every spring which J
umd , to rib-lock her ;rus riches,...whilst a 1
fiHifktude of language, cu.com * and &n
--cient relation ot biued wuu and , unite, ;
without fail- these two countries.
If Spain should have t.c glory and ■
good fortune first to destroy ih# colosus \
of despotism* she “/'o yten translate to \
America the blessings offiberty, which *
will terminate a fractncVcjjp war; and *
then the Americans, a-, sight of th»*. i>y
a lioerai and generous induct wiii be
able to forget the history of their long
sufferings. Days of joy and li tppmess,
like these, fdr piniaiurophic umids, both
worlds, it appears, are eudeavourind to
attain.
Over the ext|gt of the new world, i. e.
in Mexico, New Grenada, Venezuela,
Buenos Ayres and Chih they yet fight
and no defeat discourages , them* On
one day they are victorious—on another
they are unfortunate ; but. the contest
has not terminated, nor will it without
success?
in Spain we observe that the govern
ment, redoubles her vigilance, find her
fears multiply /blit the spirit of inde
pendence vvnh which the valiant Aus
trians preserved their honor, laws and
customs, in the mountains, t the time
of the invasion of the Moors and Sara
cens, now shows itself in Navara and
Pampaluna* In these two provinces we
see frequent revolutions • against her
present tyrants, which proves that*they
dfd riot spill their blood in the iate war
with France like stupid slaves, nut like
iferi to re-establish the nation
political dignity to which she is called
by her antiquity and recent sacrifices.
Nat. Adfu , - r
Great expedition against Algid ;.s,
The wind Having gone to the easward
atari hqur in the morning of yes
terday f Sunday J Lord Lxmuuth made
signal tor the fleet at Portsmouth to get
under weigh. Had not the wind blown
so violently adverse for some days. his
Lordship would have qfeared the, chan
oci ere this ; but it was not until Satur
day his Lordship’s hopes of sailing had
any prospect of being realised, and We
fear that they have, been again disap
pointed; as in the course of yesterday
the wind again changed to the south
ward. His Lordship embarked on Sat
urday at noon, intending to proceed to
St. Helena with the following shi isT
ueon Char lon, jVlitiden, Albion, Brito
mart, Cordelia, Infernal, Fury and rfe
cla ; the Albion and ilecla oniy joined
his Lordship on Friday night, from the
river. Severn and Glasgow are
hourly expected to join Rear Admiral
Milne, who hoisted his flagon WeOnes
kvunder, oI a 50 guns ;_c&pt.
Chetham sailed on Saturday Tor Plym
outh for the purpose into the
‘lmpregnable, and getting ready to join
Lord Lxmoutn with the ships v at Yiiut
port, oa n.3 arrival off mere. The fojt
iotvi lg s.nps waicu nave been
ifjspjci *suua>;y fitted forties particular,
-VT.
I strvV.c, anu un/* a'Vr:W& fit t‘,s
1 variety and raa ß i,itutttof llie mwos the
ertem| can employ ic defence—compose
bis Lordship’s fleet :
-.Queen Charlotte, 100, Admiral Lord
Exmouth, capt. J- Brisbane : Albion T 4,
TlearAdretraTSir C* Penrose, tip tain
Coode ; Impregnable 98, Rear Admi
rat Milne, capt. E. Brace : Superb, 74,
capt* G. Ekins/ Minden, 74. c*pt- JjkV.
Patterson', Leander, 50, capt. E. Che*
tham . 4*
frigates —-Severn, Capt. Hon. F.
Vr* Aylmer ; Glasgow. 40, *
A. Haitland ; Hebrus, 36. eapt. E. Pal.
mer M Grantcus, 36, capt* VV, E- Wise*
Sl6§ps.-~* Britomart, capt. Riddle ;
Miitine, cant. Mould/
Striven / Prometheus, capt. DashVood ;
Cordelia, capt- Sargent. iv 3
Bombs —Beelzebub, capt. W. Ksmp
thrcr.e ; Heel a, capt YV- Popham ;IFu
ry, capt. W. Moorsoom ; Infernal,
capt. Hon. G J- Perceval^
Besides the above shjn| 4 . Sir C. Pen
rose .will join Lord Exgqcjuth with zml,
piany of the ships now under his com
mand'in she Mediterranean as be
spared,from other services ; they are
Euphrates, 36, capt- Preston ; Ister,
36, capt Forrest : Tagus. 36, capt. D.
Dundus ; Erne v 2d, capt. R- Spencer ;
Myrraidon/24 capt. Ganrbricer;
lite, capt. J Marray,; and Wasp, cipt.
Waolrige. jjfc;.
It is also expec|ed that the Dutch
squadrouj jjndLer Vice- \ Imiral Capedeu
ar.d a Neapolitan squadron; ’will s<>op
eratti with our fleet. But independent
ly of these aids, . tjie British ipree will
coi.sist of five sail of the#«e, eight hea
vy frigates, eight sloops and four bombs
—-1 sa\|- The ships Will rendez
vous at Gibraltar- Accompany of royal
seppers and miners, under Major. Cos
set and capt- on FiTuay
on board the Queea Charlotte and Min-
JSfe:: - „
ife* J Parts, /ily 17.
The Ambassadors and Minis
ters yesterday |>aidL their court to the
King and the Royal Family. Before
mass the King received in hio Cabinet,
in public audience. Mr Gallatin Minis
ter Plenipotentiary *||om the United
states of \mer»ca, who presented his
creden i ‘Smith was
*also
?*»?-** 1 3 ’
the Arheriq*iiis now in Par
is, met to cel. orate the anniversary o.
American Independence. Mr Jackmn
the American Charge d’Affairs presided*
Among the toasts drank were the i Allow
ing “To France, our oldest ally ; aft
our wishes are for her happiness a;»d
prosperity P* *• To the King of France?
‘4 #
Mgl Farit,, July 8-
2’l presume yoolrave already noticed
a toaßt given at a meeting convened a
Beauvillicrs, to celebrate tiie anniversary
of American Independence* The Charge
d’Affairs was j il the chair / Col run
wick, Vice-President—“ To thitf&AmeiM
ican Navy, which can reply in the same
manner to the Furks and; the English.
Norfolk, Sept. 3. .
BONAPARTE. ;
Captain Brown, wno arrived here yes
terday, in twelve days from Martinique,
iiifor ns us, that on the day of his depart
ture, a vessel had arrived at tiiai isiand,
from Barbadoes, havil% a Barbados p i
pfer, which contained the account oi cac
escape of Bonaparte front St. tfeien&V
brought to B iroadoes by a ship of war**
direct from St. Helana /die if stated to
esc-*pet on the 22<1 of jane. The
iperchant with wnom Captain Brown
transacted his business, readme account
lin paper. 4 JML-' ’
This we give Without any comment,
except that we are saiished chaiGaptain
Brown given, as lie
■ received it.
i'. • September 4.
Capt. Brown informs that an eartli
qipke.was fell at on the 15ttf
4 August, at 3 o’clock in monirng,
which lasted a considerable time, Undhe
ing udu severe* excited a-.
Ihrm inhabuanis;’
Captain Mcarns, qf the Britftrti brig
Jano, arrsived ftterday m 49 days
informs that the stagna
tion of business in London, was great
ettthan everllbefop experienced / that
such was the. want oieoufldence among
mlrcaa.uk men, that if a good freight
‘wasoffei-ed, it was as promptly refused,
from au
offering was about to fail. Failure's
took place daily, and for large amounts, \
with houses whose credit had been con
sidered stable as a rock. Capi. >l, fmen
noned the failure of a house m London
that was hrgciy m terestext 1n 40 Coun
try baoks. Between forty and sixty A-
i
. sfa^
“■ ll : | 4
Arrived at brig
tfcbe, Lynam, Ys’iUys from St Pierre.
H*s politely sent u > ur> a letter contain
inga long and interesting account of
the .operation! on thfe Spanish Mate*
‘winding up with the total defeat of 80~
livar’sjgpny ; 400 of h in the*
past decisive action, were killed* and
351 wounded and taken prisoner#—on
ly about 50 elcaping, with Bolivar and
6or |j officers- Capt. W. observes. o&.
tjve Ist of August, the Royal
was getting under way to attack the In
eet, just to windward of La
gUtfa. In consequence of the defeat of
the Patriots* and the friendlf intercourse
and friendship subsisting between, tht>
Courts of Paris and Madrid, the Govern
nor of Caraccas had sent an
to Martioque, to'propose to shut all the
ports on the Maine against all nations
except the Frentif/ vessels for Mariini<3
qde This arrangement Would talca
place immediately.
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Tnuast^r,'s
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fJBk- ‘ f>; ‘ s&m - ._
T iteresim~ fr “it Me:: ir ? -
Ext art of a litftin: from an ‘hno-.’fart--. of,
{Jeer to his father in^this>*city, dated*
jp Bay of St Louis ncTr
Vg4- Aui? 4. ,jfc« t ...
“ Since I wrote you froth this
pace, we have been down t»;
Mexico, a v yage from which l
have derived much%»formauon
respecting that delightful ‘coun
try*. We are at Bonquille, the>
principal port bringing to the>
Patriots, where I tiad an oppor
tunity of learning the present
state <)f the two parties, and tha
result that may be expected from
their political disputes.
k ‘‘‘ Civil war, In its tjpst terrr
*fifk form rag s over the frrtw<?
regions of Mexico. Pile loyal
ists instantly put to eath all pri
soners taken from the other pa tv
ty; and all loyalists take By
; the Pa riots are sent to fhejute
riour, whence they never return,
as the principle of retaliation is
rigidly observed. A Spanish
ship, with 80,000 dollarp'in spe
lie, Khd a valuable cargo,”
driven ashore by* a C*rihageni
an privateer just before our aiv
rivalaßonquille. ■ ‘
The Crew, innoepnt traders,
were immediately seized by the
commandant of the pf.ee, and.,
matched into the imeriour to
mee their late.
‘From the conversation of”
some American gentlemen, en
gaged in the c use of the coun
try, 1 am induced to believe thac
the Patriots are m kinggateat ad
vances toward their independ
ence. A Congress is abeqi be
ing established;the arm i.. well
supplied with arms, and there is
now a fleet,under way of 13 pii
. vateers.
“ Ihe great evil ai present
existing, is the want of unanimi
ty amongtheir leaders, i ach
general: ct •mmands s ejktrare
province, where he fbles with
despotick sway.’ The establish
ment of a gsafetsl Congress tfill,.