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re pul fee the Frrrr.h vffth conque
rable !ofs.’ He is now at Cint?., a
bout 40 miles north of St. Andere,
with 25,000 men. The commu
nication between him and the centre
army, under Caftaror, is cut off, the
t rench army being between them,
whole bead-quarters are at Vallado
lid. There are many fears for the’
fiafety of the centre army. The
Prince cf Peace’s party in Spain is
very flrong, and the patriotic rauie
looks defponding. Sir D. Baird
was at with his army, and
Sir John Moore at Salamanca.—
They hsve not been engaged.?*
In addition to the above, fays n
London paper ; wt have to fute,
that this day an officer from Opor
to arrived in with
cjifpatches. He came over fn the
Bonr.c Citoyentie. He touched at
Corunna on his pafikge hom*, and
failed again from this place on the
rooming of the 26th bit. At that
time *0 news of importance had
been received th're of a fubfrqu-nt
date, to that which we
communicated. After quitting Co
runna, ihr Bonne Citoyennc fed in
with the Minerva f rh r ~'*, Vrfinh h • 1
been cruizing to the eaftward, the
captain of which Hated, that he had
received intelligence that the I rr-m h
had attacked the Marquis He la Ro
mans, and gen. Blake in the ftrorg
pofitions which he had taken : Sr.,
Vincente tie la Barq.uer?., chat tht
battle was obajnately contefled,-
but at length the French were de
feated viith very great iofs, *nd the
Spanifii army were, in confer icnce
of this fuccefs, about to advance.
There is no intelligence from
the Sp.mifh armies of the cent-e and
the right, errtept that contained it?
she following article :
London, December 4. Our lnfor r
uvuinn sssto r n. Bike’s force ( 10w
commanded by the marc'fit Hr hi
Romans) may be deemed official,
as far as it goes, being derived
from a ftatement which capravrs
Thompfon of die Bonne Ciroyen
ne, received from rc t. J -.tIT :,
of the Minerva. That relative to
the central army reft 3 upon the au
thority of private communications
from Madrid, which is furniftwid
by .1 Spanifli gentleman of great
retpeft ability, now refid-snt in that
‘capital In this ccrrefpondenfce,
which will be read with much infe
reft, and will be found the firfl’ ac
counts cf operations of the Spanifh
army of the centre, Thefe, it ap
pears, have been attended with,
complete fuccefiff the pafluge of
the Ebro has been forced at three
points, and the ftrong French pcfi
tibn of Caparrofo, with the heights
around it taken. The final reiult
of this general aftion is not yet
known. The poflrcnpt of thr laffc
letter from Madrid informs m that
the fighting continued on the 13 h,
‘when a courier, who brought the
Intelligence, the fubftance of which
yre have flatrd, left the army.
Corunna, Nov. 23. The fad ac
counts we received fome time ago
from Bifcay, have been finee fol
lowed up with a fucceflion of me*
hncholv intelligence. There is net
the Jeaft doubt, that the enemy
have cut off the communication
with Madrid, as the Mail from
thence, due the 21 A, has not edrae
in.
The Supreme Junta of govern
ment has publifned an edift., by
which leave ins been given to all
J cturns to return to Spain.
Madrid, Ncv. jcj. The army
c.f Eftrcmadura was attacked near
Burgos, on the loth inft. On the
nrh it was’again affailed, but on
hath days they give the enemy a
warm reception!
On the r 2th, they were engaged
by a prodigious number of hoife,
by which the French'infancy was
fupported, and the Spaniards net
being provided with cavalry, fo’t
it prudent under thefe circumftan
ces to retire to Arksda.
MEASURES OF THE GOVERN
MENT.
Certain men have taken it into their
beads, that the a dmiftftration is alar
med-, tbatthereis a arm ft on offentiment
‘among republicans as to the courfe to
be pufiued in the prefent exigency. —
But thoje rumors are bafelefs as they
<v e vile. There is no dfarion, other
than ’what naturally firings up in the
arnicable dijeufftons which arije from
an anxiety ebcrijhed for the general
welfare. Let us view, for an in
fant, the courfe contempt ited by the
government’, for recollections of the
pafl have their ufefulnefs m a caftans
like the prefint.
‘lie embargo was laid cn to pre~
ferve over pips and merchandize j it
zvas, alfy thought by fomt, that it
rag hf up -'rate as e, meafure cf coer *>
cion. , •.
It and‘ 7 j re* nr property * but the
evaficus of the law, aid the Spanifh
revolution, prevented its effefts as a
coercive all.
On the m-’ctirg of angrejs, it wai
deter mix •and to repeal it. But, as a re
peal, without a refer t fc arm's f and a
refort to arms -wft bout being prepar
ed for war, would rave been Jubmif
fidn on the cne fide, and folly and
weaknej red the.fiber, \t was deter-,
rdned 10 put.the snlr.n in a fate of
defence, and to keep cn the embargo
till that ohjel was ({jelled.
’I he rpig cn the embargo till wt
were prepared for war, could only be
for a very jhyt t timebut frert as
the tine might be, it became neceffary
end fv piper tc enforce the, embargo
viliijs it lifted, upon the principle
that y tven mcrJ- is bound” by oath to
erf ores the lax* as long as they art
law:. -
Acccrdingfy Mr. Giles's embargo
law, founded vjm Mr. Gallatin's re
pr font at ions, was enacted, and the
ccngrefs even- cn to arm and prepare
for h 9 ft tie m erf arcs. The cniy quaf
tw\ of dfc'ence was, What mode
Of ddeiu elhdi be adapted ? htrail
it be naval, mil/cry, or for tifcations ?
Ore, the ether, or all three ? The
examination of thefe quejlions ttecejd
rily ccnjutned fame time. ‘There was
no if for tele <f t pinion, fcXi-pLiv cue
or twofdlitary cafes} about the em
bargo's coming (dj; the ad-mntf ration
defined to rafe it, hit licy rid not
want to leave the country f;ak- na
ked, without the means of rfijlittg, a
foreign invading enemy.
“Ice only Term or cctifr.fion that has
been e M’ed, was occaymned by Mr.
Sydney and mm of-Ms fe&. They
threw objlrutlions at every fief, in
the way of the, adminijlration. If
the embargo was to be enforced during
its(horlson tin nance, it was dome flic
tyranny ; if the navy was to be put on
a ref pelf able footing, it was Squande
ring ‘public mmey, it was to epprefs
the citizens ; if cn ■■ my cf volunteers*
was to Vwy \it - for (he pur
fofs cf eflal/djhivv -military deffot
ijm. Tuck was •wguage af cp
pfitio*. in zv.d out f congrefs. Iht
mnjvfy cor’d not get cicrg, without
■.fitting up a:i night id njking their
healths and lives. >
Thefe me afar c$ of government were
plain and unequivocal:
)f An embargo t? fave cur pro
pertv.
2d. Enforce next of the embargo till
we were armed — and ,
Z 4 lEpcal of if -: tmbiirp Jo Joan
ess ws were prepared ts maintain sttr
rights if again attacled in their cxer
cfe.
Some contrariety cf opinion has Juh
fifed as to the mode of refiftence —
t ft. IVbetber vutfhould make for
mal war, by declaration : cr,
<ld Arm'our merchant vejfels—let
them go cut i if they are attacked, let
t*em repel the ajfailant, and then
bring in the whole force of the nation
to their fupport.
Men may very honefily differ on
thefe points ; but there never would
have been ary difficulty at all, if it
bad not been for the contrivances cf
the hffex Jun f o.
‘lbr alarmifls have their cbjefl.
They wif/p to p; • veke rebellion, to in
troduce anarchy, and thus deftrey cur
republican form cf government.
Cclvin’s Monitor,
CONGRESS,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA
TIVES.
February 8.
Counting the votes for Frefident and
Lice-Prefident.
Mr. Nicholas offered the fallow
ing order:
Ordered, That 3 rneflkge be fen£
to the Senate to inform (hem that
this houfe is now ready to attend
them in opening the certificated and
counting the votes of Frtfident and
V. Prefident of the U. S. in pu; Fi
ance of the refblmion of tha two
Houfes of Congrefs of the 7 A inft.
m and that the Ckrk of the Iloufe do
go with the fa,d meflage.
The time for counting .the Yotes
having.arrived, the members cf the
Senate, proceeded by their Sergeant
at Arms, entered the Reprcfenta*
tivts’ Mr. Miiledge, the
Prefident pro tern pore, took the
Speaker’s chair, and rhe members
took their feats on the right hand
of the chair. ire tellers were
ranged in front, and the Clerks cf
each Houfe on the right and left of
the tellers. The Prefident of the
Senate opened the eleftor ;?,1 returns,
one copy of which was handed to
the teller cf the Senate (Mr. S„
Smithy who read it 3 the telless of
the Houfe, (Nicholas and Van
Dyke) comparing the duplicate re
turns handed them.
Recapitulation o f the votes of the elec
tors for Prefident of the United
States.
James Madifon 122
Charles C. Pinckney • 47
George CiTren 6
For Pice Prefident ef tie United
States.
George Clinton r 13
Rufus K'ing 47
John Langdon 9
James Madifon 3
jaar.es Monroe 3
The Prefident of the Senate, pur-,
fuant to the joint refolution ot the
two Houfes of the 7th inft. then
announced the ft ate of the votes to
both Houfes of Congrefs, and de
clared “ That James Madifon was
duly defted Prefident cf the Uni
ted States for four years, to com
mence on the fourth dsy cf March
next •, and that George Clinton was
duly elefted Vice Prefident of the
United Stares for the like term of
four yearrs to commence on the
faid fourth day of March next.
We committed an error in our
I aft, in ftating the uniformed corps
were not accepted, Several mem
bers of thole bodies, as we have
ftnee learned, did offer, and were
received by colonel Johnfoni con
fequeatly the number of men drafted
muft have been than was men
donedL Sav. Rep.
GEORGIA EXPRESS.
ATHENS, FEBRUARY i3.
The Editors, from the importuni
ties of their creditors and the heavy
exptnees incident to their bufinefs, art
reluctantly compelled to call on their
fiubferibers and edverttfing friends tor
their feveral dues. This time may be
corfidered rather an early period for
thus calling on our patrons tut when
we inform them that paper and ink are
cajh articles, and unltfs a gxnflual
regard is given to this hint, perhaps
a fufpenfion of the Georgia Exprfis,
for feme time, may be the ref ult.
Gentlemen who we have appointed
in different parts to receivefubferipti
ens, wiU have the geo dnefs to for-ward
them as foon as pofftble.
Yefierday capt. Mitchell's company
fast in .this town for the purpofe cf
drafting its quota, and with p'eafure
we ft ate (four excepted !) nobly vo
lunteered.
F qp the Georgia Express.
MB."**-.-— n~*
Georgians,
THE t‘rhc will Eon arrive
which will ngain try men’s fouls 1
the crifis is faft approaching which
again demand jour utmoft exerti
ons In defence of your country i
repair then with the greateft alacri
ty to the ftandard cf liberty, and
never allow k to be faid that ycia
diigracethe name of Americans.*—
Forbearance &nd long funefing
have been and ftiil continues to be
the chara&erifti’c mark of our go
vernment 3 but there }* 3 ceriain
boundary and limit ‘0 fufTenmce
beyond which it would appear cbw~
srdiy and pufilanidtpus’ in any go- ‘
vernme.it ‘a;c.en:pt rcac:.ing.:--r
Negociation has been reforted to,
diftcrent amicsble prcpofals have
been offered and as often rejefted
by the belligerent nations of Eu
rope; the embargo, a meafure of
coerrion, hasbten tried, but from
an accidental change in the afpeft:
of affairs in Europe, this falut'ary
meafure has been defeated, and the
orders cf council and the decrees of
Napobon ilill continue in full force.
Thirty-three years have clapfed
fines we became an independent,
free, and happy nation 3 in the
courfe of this fliOrt period our
commerce has increrfed in a degree
un par ailed in the annals of are .na
tion ; and we may now behold .he
American Engle waving over free
men. in every on this globe;
and, I- think I may afifert it with
truth, that we are at prefect the
fecond commercial nation in exift
ence. This rapid growth of com
merce has naturally excited the iea
hufy of Great Britain, cur only rival
in commerce ; and fhe has devifed
every means in her power to check,
our growing ftrengrh. This jea
iot:fy arffes from two diflincl cauf
es: firft, on account of cur being
formerly cclornes of this overbear
ing and tyrannical nation, for which
caufe there will eternally exift a
becaufe wc are
her only dangerous adverfary in
commerce.. By the tyranny and
oppreffion of Britain we were in a
manner compelled to feparite our
felves from her. Do not then my
fellow-citizens forget fo foon the
fufferings which the patriots of *7s
endured to obtain freedom and in
dependence—*recolkft: that Die not
only exerted herfelf to. the utmoft:
with all the civilized aid fhe could
obtain, but descended beneath the
dignity of a and turned loofs