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The 9th regiment of logoi iti
7‘try with Gen. Waliu at its head,
!„.' that ahO. T'“’ f™ j.
lierc ,l three cannon shots to be filed
, n r ;, !S body. Fifteen ot them were
j. i [iJ,l or wounded. Among the fur
,r .. ro four French officers, or per*
sons ‘-ho had fled from justice, i'lie
troops wished to cross the river on
fas to pursue the enemy, who imme
diately fled.
The liidassoa was crossed on the
“tVaml the duke d’Angouleme sleeps
on the f*th at lrun. ... ...
The armv marches in three divis
j. (1H one upon To lose direct lor Ma
(jrid ; one upon Pampeluna, and an
other upon St. Sebastian.
Tlie “-arison at. I run evacuated tne
town on the approach of the French.
It appears to be the opinion that no
efficient resistance was expected be
tween Bavoiine and Madrid. At the
latter place a Regency was to be esta
blished, to act in the name of Ferdi
nand, supported by the French arms.
The allies, it is said, will accredit their
ambassadors to this Regency.
Paris, Jpril 22.
The port and citadel of Gutaria
have been taken by our troops. Two
hundred men, among whom were two
colonels and ten other officers, have
been taken, together with five pieces
of cannon and provisions.
The Duke il’Angoulcme issued the
following proclamation and order of
the dav previous to the French army
entering Spain.
PROCLAMATION. * •
The Duke of Angouleme, General in
Chief of the army of the Pyrennees,
to the Spaniards.
The King of France, in recalling
his ambassador from Madrid, had ho
ped that the Spanish Government,
warned of its dangers, would have re
turned to more moderate sentiments,
and would cease to be deaf to the
counsels of benevolence and reason.
Two mouths and a halt have elapsed,
and his majesty Sms waited in vain for
the establishment in Spain of an or
der of tilings compatible with the
safety of the neighbouring states.
The French government has sup
ported for two whole years, w ith unex
ampled patience, the most unmerited
provocations. The revolutionary sac
tion, which has destroyed in your
country the royal authority, which
holds your king captive, which de
mands his forfeiture, which menaces
his life and that of his family, has car
ried beyond your frontiers its guilty
efforts. It has tried every means to
corrupt the army of his most Christian
Majesty, and to excite troubles in
France, in tiie same manner as it had
succeeded by the contagion of its doc
trines and its example, to produce the
insurrection of Naples and Piedmont.
Deceived in its hopes, it has invited
traitors, condemned by our tribunals,
to consummate, under the protection
of triumphant rebellion, the plots
formed by them against their country.
It is time to put an end to the anar
chy which tears Spain in pieces, which
deprives her of the power ot giving
peace to her colonies, which separates
her from Europe, which has interrupt
ed all nor relations with the august
sovereigns whom the same intentions
and the same wishes unite with his
most Christian Majesty, and which
compromise the repose and the inter
est of France.
“ Spaniards ! France is not at war
with your country : sprung from the
same blood with your king, 1 can only
desire your independence, your hap
piness, and vour glory. lam about
to cross the Pvrennees at the head of
100,Odd Frenchmen, but it is to sup
port the Spaniards who are friends of
order aud the laws—to aid them to li
berate their captive king —to raise
again the altar and the throne —to res
cue the priesthood from prescription,
men of property’ from spoliation, and
tiie whole nation front the dominion of
a lew ambitious persons, who, in pro
claiming liberty, prepare only the
slavery and ruin of Spain.
Spaniards! Every tiling will be
done foryou and with you—the French
me, and will only be your auxiliaries.
uur standard alone shall wave on
}our cities. The provinces traversed
by our soldiers shall be administered,
1,1 die name ot Ferdinand by Ss niisii
authorities. The most severe disci
pline shall be observed. Whatever is
inquired for the service of the army
. and! be paid lor with the most teii
gmits exactness. \\ e pretend not to
impose laws on you, or to occupy your
country. We wish nothing but your
de.iv.ranee— when we shall have ob
tuiticd it, we shall return to ourcoun-
T| V, happy in having preserved a gene
people Iroin the calamities gene
• Hed by a revolution, and which ex
p‘ iicr.ee lias taught us but too well to
appreciate. LOUIS ANTOINE.
Day on ne, April 2, 1823.
Army of the Pyrenees . — Or clcr of
the (hiy.
Soldiers ! the confidence of the
ln S bus placed me at \ our head in
order to fulfil ilic noblest of mis
sions. It ir, not the spirit of con
quest which has made ns take up
arms; a more generous motive
animates us—we are going to place
a king on Ins throne, to recocile
his people with him, and to re-es
tablish in a neighboring country
which is a prey to anarchy,the order
necessary to the happiness and safe
ty ot the two kingdoms. Soldiers!
—V ou will respect, and cause to
to be respected, religion, laws and
property —and you will render easy
the accomplishment of the duty
which is imposed on me of main
taining the most rigid discipline.
“ LOUIS ANTOINE.
“ Head Quaters, Bayone, April 3-
I he Bayone papers recieved in
England, to April 13, state that
three battalions ol the garrison of
St. Sebastians on the 9th, advan
ced a considerable distance from
the place,, when, they met the
French, cxpranged a few shots
but finding tfl y inte
rior in number, they fell back to the
town—where a flag of truce soon
appeared, and in the name of the
Duke ol Angouleme summoned the
place to surrender for Ferdinand
7th. The Governor replied he
would not surrender the place with
out an order from Ferdinand. The
flag retired and the fire was com
menced on the French troops —60
were killed or taken prisoners and
300 wounded or taken prisoners.
File French prisoners taken were
put on board a French brig in the
port. The town was deserted by
the inhabitants.
Bayonne, April 12.
The three Provinces anti Navarre
have given notice that they will
assist the French on condition that
the King of France will guarantee
their ancient privilegs. An Eng
lish courier who passed through
here yesterday, states that the
greatest tranquility prevails in
Spain. Orders are given every
where on the left of the Ebro, to
evacuate all the posts on the ap
proach of the French.
A letter from Paris states, it was
reported that Mina had invaded
the French teritory and was at
Foix.
From the National Advocate.
A letter recieved at Paris states
that the French army in Spain goes
on but slowly—they had experien
ced two defeats before St. Sebastian
and Pampeluna —The constitution
alists, it is said, fight with a despe
ration not expected by the French.
The letter says, “ the events in
Spain appear verv doubtful—more
money and more men will be
wanted.” Every private account
from the frontier concurred in opin
ion that the affair of St. Sebrstian
was very serious, and that the hos
pitals were full of French soldiers.
The young soldiers of the French
army, it is said, are verv discon
tented, in consequence of the rash
order given them to attack St. Se
bastian. In Paris even the partial
success of their troops was coldly
recieved, the war being so unpop
ular.
The French troops on entering
Spain took with them nine days pro
visions, each soldier carried his
own share, and tlte troops loudly
complained of this burthen. Such
was the scarcity of provisions, that
t’ne French army has been under
the necssity of living on pulse
I and roots. An attempt was made
to bribe the Spanish government
of St Sebastians with 800,000 francs
to surrender. Conchy’s divisions
is before Pampeluna, but has not
blockaded it. The garrison con
sists of 4000 men. The local mi
litia, amounting to 15,000 men have
joined the armv of Ballosteros
w hose head quarters were at lara-
I'ona. Conchy and JMolitor intend
attacking him ;if they tail,the result
will be \erv hazardous to the
French —they have but small parks
df artillery. The bridge of Miran
da has been destroyed, ihe scar
city of provisions is severely felt
by the French along their whole
line.
Flying columns of guerillas move
about betwen the Pyrenees and the
Ebro. They hover round the
French, harness them and leave
them nothing toeat. Morilla com
mands the army of reserve in
Gallicia,and takes a position betwen
Leon and Astorga with from 15 or
20,000 men. It is stated by a
respectable gentleman from Cadiz
that the most determined spirit pre-
vailed and the most rancorous
hostility towards the French name
and nation. Not the most distant
idea was harboured of submission
—all ranks united in tiie most
determined lesolution to resists to
the last extremity. The Contra
bandists, or smuglers, amounting
to fifty thousand men, all well mout*.
ed and armed areas unanimous as
the rest, they are men of great cour
age and intrepidity.
The armv of Perpignan with the
arrival of the Duke of Angouleme |
on the Ebro, will move on the
22d. In a few days, the Telegraph
says, 100,000 men will he in line.
1 he French army is divided into
lour corps and ten divisions, and
two divisions of dragoons. The
corps under marshall Money is on
the frontier opposite Catalonia,and
is opposed to the armyol'Mina the
whole not more than 81,000 men.
Col. Janaguav, better known bv
the name of El Paitoa, has left the
main army and organized his
Guerrillas, a mode of warfare adop
ted in Spain since the davs of Ser
torius. The Spaniards will avoid
every general action trusting to
their usual ofatackand defence.
Thus has commenced the war and
thus the Holy Alliance becomes
shaken. For some time we shall
: hear brilliant accounts of the success
jof France ; but her armies once in
•the heart of Spain, and harrassed
by her Guerillas, the scene will be
changed and defeat and disasters
will fo'low—lf Spain is united, the
100,000 Frenchmen never return.
MonAas, Juno 9, 18‘2'J.
We understand that the failure of
the mail we noticed last week, was oc
casioned by the neglect of the post mas
j ter at Clinton : he having, in search for
the Clinton bag, taken out the one that
belonged to this place* and neglected
to replace it in the mail.— We hope
these mistakes will not occur often.
At a meeting of the citizen of this
place, on the sth inst. for the purpose
of making arrangements for celebra
ting the next anniversary of Ameri
can Independence, N. W. Wells esq.
was appointed to the chair, and the
citizens proceeded to appoint Messrs.
Loving, Thomas, Robeitson, Wardlaw
and Hudson a Committee of Arrange
ment, and Messrs. Ingersol, Ward and
Wells a committee to draft toasts and
procure an Orator tor the day.
%CJ r ° The Committee of Arrange
ment for celebrating the next anniver
sary of American Independence at
this place, take this method of inform
ing the citizens that subscriptions will
open tomorrow tn< ruing at the stores
of Gillespie & Birdsong, Robertsuu &
Gritiibeny, and 11. G. Ross.
Yesterday a man by the name of
Janies Brown was found drowned in
W alnut Creek near the bridge, on the
road leading to Miiledge'ille, about a!
mile from this place. The verdict ofl
an inquest held over him, was, that he i
“ came to his death by violence.”
As the matter is at this time under
going a legal investigation, we deem it
prudent not to say more.
Things that our forefathers must
have deemed impracticable, and
which the present race of men, who
have witnessed so many strange
occurences, can scarcely credit on
evidence short of ocular demon
stration appears to be, in this age of
discoveries, actually accomplished.
As an instance of this kind, we
no ‘u e the removal of large three
story brick houses, with chimnies
standing, uninjured, in the city of
New-York. Another discovery, in
iinitly more important in its conse
quences, hut the success of w hich is
not yet so well established, is said
to have been made by Mr. Perkins,
an American in London, on the
application of steam to navigation,
by which a voyage across the Atlan
tic may he performed in ten days,
and one to the East Indies in less
tha two months. Recorder.
The U. S. frigate Congress, Capl.
Biddle, is to take out Messrs. Nelson
and Rodney, Ministers from our go
vernment—the former to Spain ; the
latter to Buenos Avrcs.
Present Policy of Great Britain, j
The following is an extract from
a Speech lately delivered by Mr.
Canning, in the British House of
Commons. \V e have no doubt but,
in holding up to the British Parlia
ment the example of the American
government in 1 793 —he might have
[added also in 1819, 20, 21—Mr.
Canning has honestly recommend
ed to his country its true policy at
the present time. VV hat is recom
mended bv him is, indeed, in other
! words, no more than an observance
! of good faith —to be neutral in fact,
j whilst they are neutral in proses
-1 sion. It is gratifying to find in Mr.
Canning, who has been at one time
considered hostile to this country,
frankness enough to soar above ear
ly prejudices —to respect and imi
tate that policy, which experience
has taught him to appreciate prop
erly. Let the most cunning politi
cian, after a life spent in the tortu
ous paths of diplomacy, disclose
the fruit of his experience, and he
i will c<#fess, that, in politics as in
private life, between nations as be
tween individuals, honesty is the
lest policy.
I We concern ourselves iittle with
the particulars of the politics of
Great Britain, and profess to know
nothing of her public men but what
the newspapers unfold to us. From
the occasional glimpses thus afford
ed us, however, the character of
1 Mr. Canning as a man and his
i course as a politician, appear to us
in a favorable light.
Nat. Intell.
“ If I wished to seek a guide in
a system of neutrality, 1 should lake
that laid down bv America in the
days of the Presidency of Washing -
ton and the Secretaryship of Jeffer
son. In 1793, complaints were
made to the American government,
1 that French ships were allowed to
fit out and arm in American ports,
for the purpose of attacking British
vessels, in direct opposition to the
laws of neutrality. Immediately
upon this representation, the Ame
rican government held, that such a
j fitting out w as contrary to the laws
of neutrality, and orders were is
; sued, prohibiting the as rning of any
I French vessels in American ports,
j At New York, a French vessel fit
i ting out was seized, delivered over
i to the tribunals, and condemned.—
[Upon that occasion, the American
government held, that such a fitting
, out of French ships in American
ports, lor the purpose of cruizing
against English vessels, was 11 in
compatible with the sovereignty of
the United States, and tended to
interrupt the peace and good un-
I derstanding which subsisted be
tween that country and Great Bri
tain. 1 Here, I contend, is the prin
ciple of neutrality upon which we
ought to act. It w’as upon this
principle that the bill in question
was enacted. Ido not now pretend
to argue in favor of a system of neu
trality, but it being declared that
we intend to remain neutral, I call
upon you tc abide by that declara
tion, so long as it shall remain un
altered. No mater what ulterior
course we may be inclined to adopt;
no matter whether, at some ulterior
period, the honor and interests of
i the country may force us into war ;
still, while we declare ourselves
I neutral, we are hound to avoid pass
ing the strict liyc of demarcation.
When war docs come, if come it
must, let us enter into it with all
the spiritand energy which becomes
us as a great and independent na
tion , if it does come, let it be in
resistance of some injury attempt
ed, or in seeking satisfaction for
some violated treaty ; but, in God’s
name, let it not arise out of a petti
fogging attempt to cruize or fight
for gain.— (Cheers.) Let us not, at
all events, be sneaked into a war
I say once again, let as abide strict
ly by our neutrality, as long as we
mean to adhere to it, and by so do
ing we shall, in the event of any ne
cessity for abandoning that system, j
be the better able to enter withes- ;
lect upon any other course which
the policy oi the country may re
quite.’
The King of Sweden, (formerly j
Bernadotte, one of Bonaparte’s Ge- j
nerals,) seems to have taken time j
by the forelock. Aware of the j
absurd doctrine of the divine right i
of Kings, and the antiquated non- .
sense of centuries piled upon cen
turies, exploded by one spark of <
common sense, he founds his claim !.
to the crown, on its only defensible j
basis, the free suffrages of the peo
pie. He has abolished the penalty
of death, for high treason; has de
sired the legislative body nut to
adopt the measures recommend I
in his speech, bee use he \ r > u
mends them j but to do their duty
as independent legislators, and to
correct his mistakes if he fiasco n
mitted any. Such is t!ie moral
strength of which sovereigns might
possess themselves, it they would
but consider the state of the world
as it is, and recognize the independ
ence, not of this country , or of that
country , but of the age in which we
live.
FROM MEXICO.
Cant. Matthews, who left Tampico
on the 25di lilt, .'•tales, that on th 9th
the Congress of Mexico decreed that
the Kx-E nperor Iturbide sluin’ be
banished tp Italy, au l tlut he should
be allowed/a pension of S v :v l>‘*r
annum. Cent. M. has brou ‘it dis
patches fro.li tile Mexican govern /unit
to its minister here, and from the
American Consul.
Holland has been again visited by a
tremendous flood, in conseque ■ • of
many of the dykes giving way. In
some of the villages nothing was to h i
seen but the steeples of the churches.
Two Colombian vessels of war, one
of which was commanded by Com.
Daniels have been captured by a
Spanish fleet. The action was veil
sustained, but they were conquered by
infinitely superior force.
It is reported that a hi each has been
made in the levee at New-‘)rieans,and
that the city was inundated with water
to the depth of three feet.
The Cotton Market in Savannah is
improving.—Good fair Sea-Island is
readily sold at 22 a 23 ; fine is held
at 25, and in a few instances that price •
has been refused for approved brands.
Uplands are selling freely, principally
at 11 cents ; prime at 12 ; interior 9 a
10. The stock on hand is becoming
very light.
DIED,
In Louisville, on the first inst. in
the 16th year of her age, Mrs. .Une
Vnn Granhehuy, consort of • leorge
Graiberry, Esq.
When the relentless tyrant fat es in
to his embraces the aged And the in
firm, but useful members ot society,
though we were in constant expecta
tion of the loss, we mourn and regret
it. But when we see him twining his
merciless fingers in the neart-strings
of one who is in the bloom of youth
ful vigor and beauty, it fill- us with a
sense of the power of that Being who
who gave us life, and who will not re
sign his right of taking it away when
it answers a purpose of his glory. V e
can only saves did his faithful servant
Job, —“ The Lord hath given and the
Lord hath taken away. Blessed be
the name of the Lord.”
Mrs. Granberry was the only daugh
ter of a fond parent, and the wile oi
an affectionate husband, who a little
more than five months ago led her to
tiie altar where they pledged them
selves to each other* and no doubt pro
mised themselves many years of mutu
al happiness —How futile are human
calculations! Already sue has gone,
To praise her God in worlds above ;
From trouble, sin, and sorrow torn ;
And left him lik<* a lonely dove,
’Mid cares and toils nis loss to mourn.
[ot No 17, in the sth Di-t. Monroe,
J with a good Store house and other
improvements, aud an excellent shoal
on it.
Lot No. 134 in the 7'tli Hist. Monroe.
Fraction “ 161 ** “ 7'tli “ Baldwin,
containing 188 acres, with a valuable
plantation in good order.
JEHU CAMPBELL.
Twiggs County, Geo. June 9. 12 3t
SVvt\\L‘(\ or Sto\eu
I 1.1 rom tlic subscriber, in New-Town,
i about the first of May, a smalt
I bright sorrel MAItK, branded thus 1)
j on the right slaulder, lias a swab tail,
is unshod, and the points of her hoofs
are worn nearly square,so that her track
can be easily distinguished from that
of most other horses. I am inclined
|to believe she is somewhere near this
( lace. Any person who will take her
up and bring her to me shall be libe
rally rewarded for his trouble.
If Stolen, I will pay Twenty-Five
Dollars reward and all reasonable ex
penses to any person who shall appre
diend and secure the thief in some safe
I jail in this state.
ISAAC ROWER.
* New-Town, 14t!i May, 1823. £tfl2