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Foreign Intelligence,
Nassau, (n. p ) Dec. E 6.
Ititelli< T ' , nce has been received
at Jamaica, from Barbidoes,
that the enemy’s frigate, the ‘I he
tis. and the corvettes le J.vrtx P<
la Svloie, which escaped from
sir Samuel Hood, have eluded
ilie vigilance of oor cruisers, and
got safe into Martinique on the
81st ult. A line of battle ship,
(•he Canada) atvl two frigates
were in tile Martinique Channel
the tl*v previous to the enemy’s
arrival in port.
Intelligence has also been re
ceived at Jamaica, bv an arrival
at Barbadoes and Dominique
the former island she quilted on
the Bih of November, and the
latter On the ‘l7th, that previous
to her departure from the last
mentioned colony, accounts were
received of the recent ar.ival of
12 sail of the line at Mar Unique, &
in consequence of which an em
bargo was laid on all vessels both
tl.ereund at Guadaloupe, to pre
sent, as it was said, any neutral
giving information of their des
tination, lie
_
BAR BA DOES, Oct. 7.
Severn! daysofthc present bur#
Gripe season hate borne an a
fuming appearance, option Sun- 1
day night there was n strong in
dication of an approaching tem
pest, which seemed to threaten
imminent danger to the shipping
in Carlisle bav. ‘] lie sea came
from tl-yp southward with a great
swell, anti occasioned them to
strain hard on their cables, but
fortunately the wind being steady
from tlie land, and not verv high,
they all, with the exception of
one, (the American schooner
j a. ket) lode it out safely.
We scarce remember to have :
seen the sea break with sO tremen- j
dons a surge as it did that night,
and best part oi yesterday, a
]ong the whole shore, and parti
cularly at the pier nt.nl, over
which it made a complete breach.
But for the shelter which this
useful structure, notwithstanding
its ruinous condition, i-.fords the
town from a southerly swell, die
whole of Bioad street must cm
Sunday ni* ‘ * and yesterday hi’ e
been delugerr wiih the sea, and
perhaps swept away. That a
public work oT so much utility,
and nil Veering an ample revenue,
.should for 2S years not have un
dergone any adequate repairs,
and he sufferred even to become
more ruinous, is most unaccoun
table, and highly merits ihe con
sideration and investigation of
our legislature, and deeply ir.ie
rrsts the inhabitants .’ the town,
whose prepei lies and lives yculy
become more exposed to the ef
fects. of a tempestuous sea. The
schooner Packet was driven cm
the sou *ii side of the pier, and her
bottom, together witn the whole
cargo of ruin and molasses, soon
s■ o\ e. ihe point on which this
vessel struck contributed in no
small degree to the preservation
ec that part of the pier-head itself,
:rt well as the vessels lying on the
opposite side.
The sea greatly subsided be
fore night, but soon after sun set
yesterday the most vivid andtet
rific lightning set in, and bil
lowed each other in rapid sue
cession until near d.iv light this
• morning, accompanied lor the
last three*'hours with dreadiui
peals of thunder, the rain pour
ing down in torrents. It Sceuntd
to be immediately over th.e town,
but fortunately did no injury, ex
cept to a drogher, lying hi the
whiff aback of Broad street,
the masts of which the lightning
struck, and slightly splintered;
nnd also struck 3 men on board
the Tobago, king's schooner, iu
the Bay.
From Dominica we learn, that
-on the night ot the -Man uk. mat
island was again thrown into con
fci durable ahum by the gloomy k
threatening appearsi. e ci the
weather, wlnch vv..-at.'nd..d by
coßtinu.'-i stiCCiSsum ot squads
aid rain, (hatch ’. no cease uu”
ill the night of die 2.5. 1i, mid U-i.
ring which the river again over,
flowed bv lakingits former course
through the toWn of liosseau, did
further dainage-
K I NSSTO M, Nov. 29.
The Resistance frigate, of 36
runs, captain * dam arrived at
Port Roval yesterday. She sail
ed fiom Plymouth on the 4th tilt.
wi:h dispatches lor the governor
and admiral, and touched at Gar
th,'gena on the 17th int. lor the j
purpose of landing signior Men- j
clonza, Spanish nobleman. t Pre- ;
vious to her arrival there ac- j
counts were received (said to be j
on the Bih of the same month) J
bv an express from the vice-roy j
of San'a Fee, stating the recap- ;
tore of Buenos Ayres by a Spa
nish commander, who marched
with 2000 men from Mphteviedo,
crossed the river in boats, when
the enemy, joined bv all lire force
it was possible to collect, attack
ed the British, and made prison
ers of general Beresford and his
troops. The \ ice.roy h di-p itch
es particularised the names and
rank of our t,dicers, and the regi
ments they were attached to. —
Sir Home I’opharn is mentioned
to have been it anchor near Bue
nos Ayres, when the fort was j
carried.
From the rerv circuitous route :
by Which this informat:’ n has
been conveye 1 to Carthagena,
we place no belief in it. That
general Beresford and his whole
force should have fallen into ‘be
hands ol a parcel of undiscipliu- j
ed, panic-struck militia, is alto
gether improbable. He is too
aide and vigilant an officer to
have suffered himself to have
been surrounded; and : 1 he had
found himself likely to be
Overpowered by numbers, there
is little doubt but that ac would
have been able to effect a secure,
or safe retreat, in short, the in
telligence comesin so questiona
ble a shape that it hardly deserves
serious uo'ice. *
We understand that the Re
sistance has brought accounts of
a powerful force being about to
be svnt out to the West-Indies,
intended to take possession °i
some part of the Spanish domi
nions, which his Catholic majes
ty has determined to deliver over
to Great Britain, to protect it
from the rapacious grasp of the
t Corsican Usurper- This appears
very probable, as the Duke of
Kent packet brought intelligence
of the arrival at Falmouth on the
l,t tilt. of a Spanish messenger,
wiui tiispar hes irom iVC.dfiu lor
the British government, and it is
supposed that the Resistance was ■
dispute ted in consequence ot th<=.
inhumation they coataintd-
Late on Thursday everting last
week, a duel too', place at Port
Royal, between iieut. B- of the
royal Ar ‘tiler., and lieur. S. of
the s*loo 1 Wcu-India regiment
ot foot, when after an exchange
oi shots, the former was severely
wounded in the breast*
NATCHEZ, Nov. li.
This day at noon, his cxcsllen
! cy gen. Wilkinson arrived in
I town, accompanied by his aid de
! camp, AValter Burling, Fsq. of
i tins territory, from whom we
j have the following brief sutnma
j rv of the general’s operations on
; ’-he borders of the province of
j i'cxhas, in opposition to the
! Spanish troops under the orders
ol governors Cordefo and tier
i rera.
i The American army marched
j oil the 23d, and leached the left
j bank of the Sabine river on the
hist nlf. The general found go
i vernor Herrera posted on the op
-1 posite bauk, and encamped near
j him. Three unarmed Spanish
soldiers were taken bv the ad
vanced guard on that day, whom
the general returned to the Spa
nish camp, with a desire that the
trespass might not be repeated, &
which whs duly respected. On
the march, the general had, bv
letters from the Spanish chief,
j !ecu twice prohibited from crtis
! .-ing the Anoyaiur-da; on the
1 2'd.u t.it lie oi-pau-iied ctipt. i.ur
i bug, witit a letter to governor
Comet v, intcply to those pi ohr
bltion*, which produced some
discussion between ihe chic 9,
and on the 24th it was agreed bv
governor Herrera, C!1 m ' s l ,3rt °’
the Spaniards, that the American
troops -hot,ld retire to Natch no
chM.’Sf those of Sp un to Nacog
doches. on the sarv.e day, & mat
these should not recross the Sa
bine, nor those the Anoyalundt,
pending the pacific negotiations
of the United States with Spain.
Thus the ita/U. <]'to at the sur
render of the province of Louisi
ana to th United Suites has been
restored, the lives of our citizens
spared, & the peace r.f our coun
try preserved—And thus ail the
noist and trouble on our western
frontier has been quieted wiih’
out bloodshed, by the intelli
gence, temper, decision and firm
ness of our general.
I he following order was issu
ed by the general on the morning
of tile sth inst. on which ctttv he
returned to Nachitcches to make
arrangements for accelerating the
descent of the troops to New-Or
leans* He left that place four
dc\ s since, and v. e understand
proceeds for New-Orleans in a
lew days!, we are sorry to add,
leaving his lady extremely ill at
major Minut’s in this vicinity.
Morning General Order=.
ITcivl-QiUtrlers. Comp, left
hank of the Sabine, Novem
ber 5,1806.
Parole America, )
C. Sign Wash ngton. )
His excellency governor Her
rera, the military chief immedi
ately opposed to this corps, hav
ing agreed to withdraw his troops
to Nacogdoches, and to prohibit
their recrossing the Sabine liver,
pend ngthe negotiation", between
the United States and Spain, the
objects of this expedition aie ac
complished, and the camp will
of course be raised to-morrow
or the next day, and col. Cush
ing will lead back the troops to
Nachitoches.
‘1 he uniform conduct of the
troops engaged on this service,
lias been exemplary, and merits
the-applause of their country
To major V> elcli and his mount
ed volunteers, the general offers
his thanks for their vigilance and
perseverance. The order, pati
ence am! promptitude of Farar’s
dragoons, would do honor to a
veteran • corps; and the general
gives them, individually, a place
m hiv affections, convinced, that
should the occasion ever present,
their sabres will reap an harvest
oft. ‘.it! As. To die regular troops,
his irietids, his associates, his
companions in hardships, suffer
ing-. aod perils, h i s sufficient for
him to say, that he knows they
are ever remb to meet danger,
and to dare death in the cause of
honor and their country; and that
as disinterested patiiotSj thav
wdi \ icrl.l the jiahn to no citizen
of United America.
W. Burling, Aid-de-Camp.
From the AURORA.
SOUTH AMERICA,
The public have been pre.
fented with a defeription of
: that part of South America
i lately conquered by the Eng
lish. The following is an ac
count of such of the other
contiguous places, as may be
expended to invite the atten
tion of Biitifh valour and Brit
i(h enterprize.
Chili —This province is in
length 1288 miles, in breadth
| 580, and is bounded on the
call by La Plata. St. jago is
the chief town.
The climate of Chili is one
of the cnoit delightful in the
world, being a medium be
tween the two extremes of
heat and cold. Not only the
I iropical fruits, but all species
j ol grain come to the greatcll
j perfection. Fire country is
j but thinly inhabited ; but pro
digious numbers ot oxen,
goats, sheep See. are fattened
on the plains.
Chili produces great quan
tities of gold, {'lvor, copper,
tin, quickiilver, iron and iead.
Such vail quantities of gold
are Walhed clown fiom the
mountains, annually, as a, e
eftimatedat 8,000,000 e-f dol
lars.
Fern —This province is
hounded on the north by
Chili. It extends in length
1820, and in breadth 500
miles.
In this diflricl is that im
mense chain of mountains, the
Andes, which separate it from
Amazonia and Paraguay. A
number of rivers run through
the country into the Pacific j
ocean. Gold and lilver are
produced in groat abundance;
and Peru is the only place chat
produces quickiilver, an arti
cle of imntenfe value, which
was firft difeovered in 1567.
It is a lingular fatl it never
rains in Peru ; but this is am,
ply tecompenfed by a foft
kindly dew which generally
fails every night.
Wheal, barley, cassava,
(kins, potatoes, wine, &c._ are
produced here ; a principal ar
ticle of commerce is the Peru
vian bark.—The iree which
produces this moft invaluable
drug grows molt abundantly I
in Ouito. The tree which
bears it is about the size of a
cherry tree, and produces a
kind of fruit refembiing an al
mond, but it is only tite bark
which pofiefles those excellent
qualities, for which it is so
much celebrated. Ptide and
lrtzinefs; as in the other parts
of South America, are the
charaderiltics ofthe natives.
As an initance of the pro
digious wealth of this coun
try, we need only remark that
in the year 1682, when the
viceroy made his entrance in
to Lima, the capital, the in
habitants to do him honor,
caused the streets to be paved
with ingots of Giver, to the a
mount of seventeen millions
(lerling ! Indeed all travellers
lpeak with, amazement of the
churches loaded with gold, Li
ver and precious Hones.
Old Mexico —Which being
bounded on one of its iides
by the Pacific ocean, lies very
convenient for comme r cc. In -I
length it is 2000 miles and 600 !
in breadth. This country pof.
felfes many exceedingly large
rivers, as likewile lakes', in one
of vnich, on an ifiand, the ci
ty of Mexico (lands. This
country is immensely rich in
mines of gold and silver so
much 10, that of the latter they
reckon no Ids than 1000.
The revenue of Mexico a
mounts to the vail Sum of 22
millions of our money, and it
is well knpwn that this, to
gether with the other provinces
of Spaniih America, Supply
the whole world with Stiver.
Precious Stones arc hkewife
produced here.
The climate is exceedingly
hot, except in the inland coun
try. It is more abundant in
fruit than grain; the Soil prod
uces pineapples, pomegranates,
oranges, lemons, citrons, figs,
and cocoa nuts, which hft are
here in the greateil perfeftion
and plenty.
Mexico produces, also, a
prodigious quantity cf Sugar
—cedar, logwood, and other
wood abounds—but next to
gold and Silver, the mod va
luable product is cochineal,
which is of the nrdrnti ■>
and of the Species of ■
in fell. It adheres Mil
called apuntia, and f,.u
juice ofthe lru.it, which',;.,®
crimson colour. R
this juice that the
derives its value. R
cd in medicine as a y ‘,®
and as a cordial; and it i
pitted that the SpanG tM
port ho less than Q -,
pounds weight cf tin, ' o ,'®,
dity annually.
. rom the old rmvj-M 1
horses, a Res, Sheep, gnat -,'*
have been transported/ 31H
have multiplied. Horned C H
tie are found wiki in her-;, 'H
from 30 to 40,000. Th®
aKl> exdls in this
prodigious num'nei of ; H
200 species are Paid to f r®
cuhar to this country. 9BE
From the N. T. Flerramn. j®
vertiser.
Celebration. — Ihe air
of the final evacuation of .-.rt.tß
at the close of the
war, was, on Tuesthv, r.i.Vi®
ed in a handsome manner.
Ist rcgiinent of auiilerv V H
the command of Lieut. CC. tl
ten'ui3, the 2d rerinient un'-H
the command of Maj >r h int;,®
7 companies of Sitchet’s C:;H
lion, 2 troops cf horse :>r';ii ; ®
under the command of c?r;r.:i®
R. B. Forbes, a :quadron cl'e®
valry under comistand of ca --.®
Warner, and a regiment of j®
fantrv under command >.f L®
Steddiford, the whole i>Htr e®
command of General Mrt H
the aitillerv, nppeared erde®
arms, in honor cf the dav—l..®
were reviewed by M:j- 0-®
Stevens on the battery, at 1®
o’clock, and after in arching ■
the principal streets <4 the ci®
returned to the battery, \v!ie®
they went through a number oH
firings and closed as usual, tv;'®
the. feu de joie. ‘1 he parade tv®
numerous, and the n o >ps,ina®
pearance and disetplir _-. are wH
imarine, surpassed by },. w ui®
condnent. ■
d'he corporation of tins c'fl
having some time since vwoi fl
present of a pair of coiotirs tir.hfl
brigade—a pair cdegantlv r®
broidered were prepared, s®
this dav selected for their p®
sentation —accordingly, at ®
o’clock, the troops formed ®
column in Broad street in <r®
of the city hall. The halconj ol
the hall having been fixed r.poiß
as the place of presentation a®
the otficeis ofthe brigade hav;®
assenibled in the east end ol !■
the mayor,attended by the com®
mon council, entered the iialcontß
from the council chamber, wm
the standards, borne by the RJ
corder.—Upon presenting
standards to gen. Morton, ccmj
manding the brigade, hi> iioooii
the , mayor made the loUowiql
address : I
“GENERAL, 1
“ In behalf ol this citv, I p :! l
sent these stands of colours
the brigade of artillery unde f j
your command.
“The military service yu
are called upon to pet form >s
primary importance in the c
j fence of this great and fivuiaS" 1
ing citv.
“ The Soldier of a free state
has every inducement to ext a
himself in the career of glory a
in the cause of his country. U®
pride of freedom and the sp lil!
of patriotism, united with a sen
timent of personal honor and a
thirst of fame, must elevate hi®
above the Slave of despotist® 1
and if he also combine an as* lo,
uous cultivation of the ixtilita'f
art and a severe attention to d'*”
cipline and subordination,
country will consider him m
period of danger and alarm. ’
a shield and a safeguard, and 13
the tranquil season of P eac ®',. .
an ornament and a friend. * 1 ‘
the artillery of this ci')’ may e
serve this exalted character, Jl ‘
enjoy this distinguished
is our ardent desire. And
feel persuaded that these st ‘ nu
arwls now c'.nsecrated to n- n ’