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TUVi AW.SSVUVUVAV J.Al'l; FROM TIIE SOUTH. Baltimore, April 28. YVc have conversed with a gentle man whocann..paefimjgennUie schoo ner Bail, arrived here on Saturday J'- 24 day a from Carthagena. lie K'H Guayaquil about the middle of Matin, at which time President Bolivar was tliert*. 71)c expedition which the Pe ruvian Patriots had sent against the Royalists near Lima had been defeat ed. At the last accounts, the Royal jsts were within a few league# ol Lima, which place, it was supposed, would inevitably fall into their hands again. In consequence of the expected cap lure of Lima, fugitives and much pro perty had left th< re ami arrived at Guayaquil. 7'here was considerable hustle at <!. in consequence of this intelligence, and markets had experi enced a depression by the unexpec ted arrival ol the goods from the lorm er place. Several shocks of earthquakes had been felt at Lima subsequent to the earthquakes in Chili, and the people in consequence were under much alarm for their safety. President Bolivar had about 4000 men at Guayaquil, and as many at Cu enca in the interior. He was prepa ring a secret expedition, which, there is no doubt, was to be directed against Peru. In the province of Quito every thing was perfectly tranquil, as also at Pasto, the insurrectionary movements at the latter place having been effectually ju e'etl through the instrumentality ol Bolivar. The Spanish General Morales was still in possession of Maracaibo, where lie was closely hemmed in by sea and land, His movements towards trux jllo and Merida, it lias since been as certained, were made in the hope ol uniting with them the people in those sections of country —but meeting with no success, lie was obliged to tall back upon Maracaibo, lie bad with him SOUO men, of whom about 1200 were good soldiers and on whom lie could rely. His artillery was trilling. He had committed the greatest cruel ties and excesses upon the persons ami property ol foreigners, lie had m his possession large quantities ol dry goods, which lie sold whenever oppor tunity offered. The Patriot General Moiitilla, was at liico Hacha, with about 5500 men. On the 27th March there sailed from Carthagena, the ( o lombian Corvette Carabobo and sever al other vessels, for the purpose of re inforcing the blockading squadron oil The blockade Was very srtictiy enfor ced. President Bolivar had also sent to the aid of Moiitilla 1200 old troops —at the date of the last accounts iliey were within a short distance of him, and as soon as they could formajunc tion, would press upon Morales and force him into a decisive battle. Ihe Patriot General was organizing a hand some force of artillery. Gen. Derveux has arrived at Santa Fee from Tunja.to meet the Colombian Congress, preparatory to his departure on lii* mission to Europe, lie was ex pected to arrive at Carthagena ab< ut the end of April. The General enjoy ed the full confidence of the Colombian Government A letter dated at Curacoa April 2d states, that Maracaibo and Pu erto Cabello are still closely block aded and besieged. At Puerto Ca bello they are dying of hunger by hundreds —a cargo ot flour, it is said, would bring at least 50 dolls, per bbl. Gen. Paez, who is before the place besieging it with 5,400 Colombian troops, has been fortu nate enough to turn the natural course of a fine river—thus the in habitants of the place are depri ved of their usual supply of water. The U. S. schr. Spark, Capt. Per rv, had been at Porto Cabello, and had gone in pursuit of a Spanish man of war schooner, which had robbed the schooner Astrea, and had been discharged by the Spanish Authorities. Charleston, May 5. By the fast sailing brig Catharine, Capt. Wclsman, in 5 days from Ha vana, we have the Gazettes of that place to the 20th ult. We notice nothing in them of a recent date from Old Spain—but they contain several official articles C-om Mexico, confirming our for mer advices of the abdication of the Emperor Itu#bh)e. It appears tl;at be was desirous ol settling his domestic nfiairs, and retiring to J a maica, but this request was refused —and it was reported, when the Catharine sailed, that he had been o'jUonrcl, arul his family thrown into prison! Com. Porter had arrived at Ha vana, in the steam brig Sea Gull. The following is the Mexican Proclamation, issued by the Con gress : “ Augustin ftmbidc, convinced of the nullity of his proclamation, and oluS incompatibilityofhis po litical life with M ie safety and hap piness oi this American stlte ’ ln ‘ J * enced by remorse lor his impOi* nt attack on our national liberty, hasi implored the generosity of this magnanimous nation, that it would pardon his enormous errors, and al low him, in a remote territory, to tranquilize the remorses of his con science, and strive to iorget the woes he had inflicted on humanity. “ Illustrious people ol Vera Cruz! The fair morning ol liberty dawns upon us. The sovereign Congress will pursue with firmness the great object ol oiir regeneration, com menced by you, and sustained by the arms of the liberating army. — l,et us mutually congratulate each other on the disappearance from among us of the evils of internal dissention, and the reunion of all in defence of the liberty and indepen bence of the country. [Here follows an unimportant ar rangement of the Congress.] “ The liberating army has recog nized the old Congress, which had been unjustly dissolved, and pledg ed its fidelity to its decrees.” On the 19th of this month, Au gustine Iturbide communicated to the Congress his abdication of the throne. The liberating army has entered Mexico. A board of war, attached to the Emperor, advised lum to op pose them b/ force, but he dissua ded them from this measure, sta ting that he wished no blood shed, and sought only the happiness of his country. He then submitted to the army these three propositions: 1. That the army should not de cide his fate, but the Congress. 2. That lie should be escorted by General Bravo, and be permitted to go to Tulancingo, whence he would make arrangements to em bark with his family and effects to Jamaica. 8. That all the troops with him, should become a part of the libera ting army. ANSWER. you should go to Tulancingo or to Jamaica. 2. In case that you shall he per mitted to go any where, you shall be escorted by Gen. Bravo and his troops. 3. As to the troops referred to, their disposal will be considered. FROM HAVANA. Piratical Movements. —An intel ligent passenger in the Catherine informs us, that a few days before he sailed, a schooner of 18 guns, and 150 men was ready to sail from Havana on a cruise. She was obvi ously intended as a respectable pi rate. At the Hcgla, some scoun drels even boasted that as commo dore Porter would be looking out for them and probably bang them at the yard arm, they would not spare any American who fell into their hands. — Char, paper. Extract of a letter from Capt. 11. Tou can, of the brig Gossypium, to his owners,at Gloucester, dated Havana, April 8. “ Yesterday at 12 o’clock, ten miles from the Havana, was board ed by a piraticalschr. with from 30 to 40 men. We were ordered on board the schr. where I was beaten, hanged and thrown overboard ; all the crew were more or less beaten and a man named El well was woun ded in two places and hanged until apparently dead; another badly wounded with a dagger. AH the vessel’s papers were torn to pieces and thrown overboard. ‘They rob bed us of all our clothes, Small stores, boat and about eighty doll ars in money, and then allowed us to proceed. We must now pro ceed to New-Orleans as we cannot procure a freight here for want of papers. Baptiste Irvine, one of the leaders of the Porto Rico expedition, who has been some time in prison at iCurracoa, escaped from confine ; meat on the 25th March —after con siderable alarm and a few hours .search, he was found in the hriJse of the Colombian agent. He was aided by M. Ricardo, attorney-ge neral and sworn interpreter to the king of Holland—he has been ar rested on the charge and boldly ac : knowledged the act. EUROPEAN NEWS. By an arrival at Charleston, Lon don papers tto the 2btli, and Liverpool to the 23d March have been received. In i.';e house of Commons Mr. Can ning said—lie should deceive, were lie to cling to any hope of averting a war between France and Spain till hope was extremely remote anti rece ding from view. . Lord Liverpool in his speech in the house of 1/onls, used more reserve : he denied that the hopes of peace were entirely exhausted. A London paper asserts that Great Britain is about to acknowledge the in dependence of South America. American cottons have been in great demand— and in Uplands a trilling advance upon last week's prices lias been obtained. The Emperor Alexander has com municated to the French Cabinet how highly lie is delighted with the King's speech at the opening of the session* vVhen such sound doctrines, he adds, are proclaimed from the legitimate tin one of France, the reign of the Ja cobins of Madrid is drawing to a close.’ By an arrival at New-York from Cadiz,dates from that place to the 15th and Madrid to the Btii March, have beeu received. At the Session of the Cortes on the sth, a deputation was sent to the King with a reply to his speed). The fol lowing passages, contain the most im portant of its sentiments: The unheard of pretension of dicta ting laws to independent nations, if not resisted, will draw in its train, the ruin and dissolution of the states ol Europe —and an endless war of exter mination will reduce this cultivated country to the barbarism of Asia— Your Majesty lias replied with digni ty to the notes of the powers —and the Cortes have only to subscribe to your just reflections on the conduct ol his Most Christian Majesty, and to agree that it would be unreasonable to reply to errors so anti-social, and indecorous in the constitutional King of Spain to make ail apology for our just cause, in opposition to malice and'hypocrisy. — i’hey assure your Majesty, that the energy, the reason and the constancy of the Cortes will be the best reply to the speech of the Most Christian King, the* profoliYuT reflection of your Mejes tv—reason and justice will not be less valiant than the genius of oppression and servitude. Those principles shall be our model, and being convinced of the firm and magnanimous character of our honorable nation, incapable of bearing injustice, or intamy, jealous ol its rights, and fond of the glory and the great deeds which have always distinguished it—they doubt not that as they bore up the throne with sucli constancy and such sacrifices, against the terrible legions, the able captains, and the military genius ol the wonder ful man who terrified for a time the rest of Europe, they shall know howto defend in the same maimer, and with the same courage and patriotism, the honor and dignity of your majesty, and tiie independence, the rights and the glory of the nation. If this nation performed such prodi gies, while deprived of the aid and co operation of your Majesty, what will it not be capable of doing when inti mately united with its Monarch, favor ed by the Constitution of 1812, and with your Majesty disposed to contri bute with all your power to realize its hopes? The liberty of your Majesty, your security, and that of the govern ment, are above all things indispensa ble to such co-operation. The Cortes have taken all the steps for a removal to the place you and your government shall select. This address was delivered to the King, who signified his approbation, though his health still continued very feeble—and preparations were imme diately made for conveying him to Se ville hi a litter. A few unimportant victories are mentioned over the factious troops. During the discussion on the 3d, the members speak of the situation of the country as most critical. The nation, says one, is the very crater of a volcano —moments arc precious—a conspira cy, like that at Naples, has been form ed on all sides —and the most unheard of exertions will be necessary to e ---cure the country. Senior Sico said, that it would be in vain to free themselves from that sin gle danger of falling into the power of the French, unless they look caie to destroy the root of these evils. It was now time to take measures by which I they might escajie a thousand unsfoi : tunes, lie could conscientiously say, that it is necessary, and that it was the critical time for the Cortes, to de -1 date tlx physical im potency of his Ma jesty! applause in the gal e "When order was restored by, the President, Senior Canga said that the Cortx‘B were in a condition to de cree the place for removal, the hour, and the very moment. It was on a motion made by this last deputy, that it was resolved to recom mend to the government a punctuol concision of the treaty of alliance with the “ noble and valiant Portugese na tion.*’ KLummd, March 4, The government arc expected to leave this city for .Seville on the 11th. The King frustrates much that is at tempted—and it is thought that on their arrival at Seville, lie will be de clared incapable of reigning and a re gency be appointed. It was reported at Madrid on the 4lh that the 23d French regiment, which, had been sent to construct abridge at Bidache, had deserted with all the • lans in their possession, and had de clared themselves in favor of a free constitution. YV e learn by yesterday’s mail, that 4(1,000 Portugese troops have entered Badajoz, where they are to remain un til a part is assigned them bv the Span ish Government in the approaching warfare. The Guards of the Custom House, throughout Spain, are said to amount to 60,000 men! They have all been recently armed and equipped, and only await the royal mandate to march into La Mancha, where is tube the general rendezvous. The fortresses are provisioned and garrisoned —a guerrilla war will be car ried on—but the French may reach Madrid. Mina may invade France,and attempt a revolution. It does not appear that War has yet been formally declared. The inten tion of the French army appears to have been to march directly towards Madrid, and surprise Government; which, however had a foresight of their iniquitous views, and retired providen tially to Seville, from whence they can with more facility retire to Cadiz, in case affairs should lie inauspicious.— Cadiz will affbfrd them a safe and se cure asylum. It is said a regiment of French de serters has been formed in Catalonia. Recruiting goes on in the vicinity of Malaga, and the new soldiers are in good spirits. The Paris Journal des Debats of the 11 tli March contains the following “ The society of the Friends of gitimacy caused to be celebrated this morning in the Itoyal parish of St. Germain l'Auxerrois, a mass, with mu sic, composed by M. Chiene, to call down the benedictions of the Almigh ty upon the person of the Duke d’An gouleme, and upon the French Ar mies !” FROM CAPE MONTSERADO. The Baltimore Morning Chronicle gives a statement, from which it ap pears, that the American Colonists on the West Coast of Africa enjoy good health, but are exposed to a worse af fliction tlvafn sickness. The acting agent writes, under date of November 30 “ Nearly all the tribes around us are combined in war against us. Their principal object is plunder. They attacked us on the morning of the 11th November, at break of day, 800 in number, killed and mortally wounded one man, one boy, and one woman; wounded four others, and took captive seven chil dren. All our forces have lor a month stood upon their arms through the night.” The arrangements of the col onists would have prevented this par tial surprise, but, ut the point where the foe made the attack, part of the guard were dosing J The enemy ap peared in one compact lu>dy, and drove the whole company, after wounding one half, into the town. They were, however, in twenty minnutes after wards, compelled to retreat in a solid mass, the centre of which was raked by along 18, loaded with grape. They carried away nearly all tlicir dead and wounded. On the morning of the 2d of Dec. the Colony was again attacked by the native warriors, swelled in number to 1,500. The attack was made in two opposite points at the same time ; but, so determined was the defence, and so great was the terror spread among the natives by the great guns, that the yell for a retreat was soon sounded, and the whole !,oGO ran away in great conster nation. It is remarkable that the acting agent, who was exposed to the hottest of the tire and received six bullet holes through his surtout, should escape without a wound. And it is equally remarkable, tliai 28 men and boys it,, this was the whole military force ol the Colonists) should, in two successive engagements, repulse 800, and l,sbb armed men, with tire loss of only two men, one boy, and one woman. The history of the early settlements ol America informs us, however, that a lew men acquainted with the European mode of warfare can put to route a whole host of savages. This war cut olVall intercourse with the natives, who had before supplied the colony with poultry, vegetables eggs, honey and other articles; and, as they had no means of communication with Sierra Leone, the Colonists were in great want of all kinds of fresh pro vision, and, at the date of the agent's last letters, had been six weeks on au allowance of bread and meat. The morning after the second battle, the commandant of the British armed schooner Prince Regent, then Provi dentially in the oiling, sent about 2u marines to the assistance of the Colo nists, with a supply of ammunition atul provisions, (.’apt. Laing, the late cel ebrated African traveller, than whom no man on the continent is better ac quainted’ with the native character, the next day entered into a negotiation with the head men for peace. Tliev unanimou.sly consented to a truce, anil to submit all differences to Gov. Mc- Carthy, under whose mediation, a trea ty of peace is to be entered into. The. British marines arc leltto keep up the truce—and, by this happy arrangement the trade with the natives for poultry, &c. lias been re newed. Soon after the truce was effected, the commander of a Colombian armed vessel offered <to present the establish ment with a iniw elegant prize schr. of 50 tons. This will add materially to the security of the settlement, and fur nish tire means of intercourse with Si erra Leamc, or any other place on the coast. The brig Oswego, with sixty-three free persons of color, (men, women ar.d children,) sailed from Baltimore on the 13th ilist, for Liberia, the Ameri can colony in Africa. A few days pri or to the brig’s sailing, the oath otallc gian.ee to their adopted country was ado.iiiiistered to about twenty men.— It is understood that there is a tra ding company formed, with the ap probation of the American Coloniza tion Society, to open a trade with Li beria and the neighboring coast, and that the first vessel is expected to sail from Baltimore next month. Ral. Star. RUSSIAN CLAIM. By an arrival at New Bedford, in 138 days from Sandwich Islands, it appears that the Emperor Alpxan av. i.o avmaiij ui ji-icj the com mencement of operations to support his extraordinary ukase, relative to the trade on the North West coast- It requires no prescience to perceive the difficulties in which the capture of our vessels will involve us with, the magnanimous Alexander. The claim can never be conceded. — The brig Pearl, Capt. Chandler, or Boston, had arrived from the N. W. Coast at the Sandwich Islands, ha ving been ordered off by the officer commanding the Russian N. W. Company at Norfolk Sound. Af ter leaving the port, Capt. Chand ler was boarded by the Russian frigate Apollo, and served with do cuments by her commander, decla ring the Russian claim to extend from lat. 51, N. on the N. West of America, northward to Behring’s Straits, and from thence to lat. 45„ 50, North on the coast of Japan; and that all vessels of whatever na tion they may be, that are caught within one hunched Italian miles of those limits, except in cases of act ual distress, will be subject to con fiscation, national vessels not ex cepted. The commander of the Russian frigate Apollo, was about to despatch vessels, and also pro ceed himself down the coast for the purpose of ordering all vessels off which might be found within those limits.— Georgian. RUSSIAN USURPATION. ‘ The Capt. of the Pearl should as soon as possible publish the docu ments delivered to him by the Rus sian frigate, the Apollo.—ls it pos sible, that the Russians, are serious in enforcing their mad decree? — Where in the wildest dreams of Dutch, or English, or Danish mar itime ambition, can we find so wild a project, as that of shutting up an area in the ocean, whose base line is more than 35 degrees of longi” tilde? Who ever dreampt of so daring an infringement on the rights of nations? Not even Sel dom himself could have brought his mind to grasp so large an empire ol