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EAST INDIES. BOMBAY CASTLE, APRIL 5,1811._ lyY TIIE UGAOURABLE THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL. The Honourable the Governor in Council, having received offi9ial intimation, from the Commander of the Aurora cruizer, that the late Government of the Isle of France, and its Officers, had endeavoured to prevail upon a detachment of the Marine Battalion, embarked on boarrthat vessel, to enter the French - service, after her capture by the French frigates, Astrea and Iphigenia, on the 21st of September last; and that various ineffectual means, as well of a per suasive as of a coercive nature, had been resorted to, to induce the Sepoys to swerve from their allegiance to :he Honourable Company, deemed it proper to cause the circumstances of this transaction to be thoroughly investigated. The Board of Officers ap pointed for the purpose having closed their proceed ings, the Governor in Council has sincere satisfaction in announcing, that the result of the enquiry has afforded another distinguished proof of the fidelity and attachment of the Native Army of this establish ment under circumstances of a very trying nature. It appears, that, in addition to repeated offers of encouragement, and, failing in that, to the infliction of severe and even cruel treatment, to induce and to compel the detachment generally to betray their duty to the Honourable Company, Sheikh Boodle in par ticular, on refusing to enter the Prench service, was thrice severely wounded in the aim, and once on the head, the effects of which have, it is apprehended, entirely incapacitated this faithful native soldier from the performance of further duty. The conduct of tkis detachment, though not un precedented by ♦arious examples of similar attach ment in site troops of this establishment, being accor dingly considered as highly worthy of a marked tes timonial of public approbation, the Governor in Council is for this purpose pleased to direct, that a Silver Badge, with a suitable inscription, be presen ted to each man of the party. BOMBAY, APRIL 6. We have to congratulate the settlement on the return of our Commander in Chief, Lieutenant- General the Honourable J. Abercromby, who arrived ; in the harbour on Monday evening last, in the Hes-1 per sloop of war, Captain Lloyd, and landed the next morning at break of day. As we are convinced ' that it is more decorous and proper in us to greet his Exalicncy's return rather lsy a simple mention of one only of the consequences of his expedition, than by any impertinence of general adulation, we em brace this occasion of observing,. that we are happy to find the commerce of this port has already derived substantial benefit from the fall of the Mauritius, the premium of insurance, in the chief branch of its trade to China, having been reduced one-third, and insu rancos to all other parts being, we understand, effec ted at rates proportionably reduced. Tll2 EXPEDITION. Lord Minto embarked from Calcutta on Saturday, I the 161 h of March, and proceeded down the Hoogly, to join the Morningmt, appointed to convey his Lord ship and suite to the appointed place of his junction with the expedition destined for the reduction of Ba-i tavia. Friday, the 17th March, his Lordship joined the Morningtou, arrived at Sangor Roads on the 'Pees. day following, and put to sea on Monday, the 23d. j • Fort William, Public Department, March 9, 1811. The Right Hon. Giibert Lord Mitito ha: notniH rated his Excellency Lieutenant. General George Hewett, to be Vice-President and Deputy-Governorl of Fort 'William, during his Lordship's absence front the Presidency. His Excellency Lieutenant-General George Hewett has this day taken his seat accor dingly, under the usual salute from the ramparts of Fort William.—By order of the Hon. the Vice-Pre sident in Council, N. B. EMIONSTONE, Chief Secretary to Government. A. Seton, Esq. the lately appointed Governor of Penang, we understand, will leave town in the course of this day for that place. C. T. Metcalfe, Esq. we hear, is to succeed that gentleman as residht at Delhi. The following Gentlemen have accompanied the Governor-General, viz. • • The Hon. John Elliott, Private Secretary ; the Hon. Lieutenant Wm. Elliott, of the Royal Navy; Captain I yler, Aidc-de-Camp; Captain Rohinson„ 24th regiment, Aide-de-Camp; Mr. Hope, Dr. Leyden, Dr. Gordon, Mr. Stubenvuel, and Mr. Scum, pro ceeding as Governor of Penang. • AMERICA. CHARLES CON, JULY 29. The. United States brig Vixen, Captain Gadsden, returned into this port yesterday. She went to sea on Friday morning, shortly after the French brig Adele, Captain Vitae, and stood to the southward after her, in order to see her off the coast. In the afternoon, the British ship Emulous, of IS guns,love in sight, and inimediately gave chace to the French brig. Between eight and Linz o'clock in the evening the Emulous came up with the Adele, and captured her. On Sa turday morning, Captairi Gadsden fell in with the British ship and her prize in company ; a boat was sent on board the Vixen from the Emulons, with a polite message from the Captain. We understand the French Captain was very much irritated, in con sequence of his having been examined by the Vixen before shy lett our roads, and that a threat had been thrown out that some Anie ican should pay for it before she left our coast. It is supposed that they intended to capture the ship Isabella, Captain Mac , neat, which sailed the same day for London. The French brig, contrary to every expectation, is said to have sailed but indifferently ; probably she was not is proper trim. In whatever light the Government may view the cruizing of British vessels of star on our coast, w: doubt not, but that the owners and shippers in the Isabella will feel thankful for the pro tection .which their property has received from the Emulous- rr Captain Spalding, of the Mary, in 17 days from Aux Cayes, arrived at quarantine-ground this morning. He brings accounts, that a detach ment of Rigaud's troops, irritated by the want tot pro visions, had entered Aux Cayes, and plundered and massacred many of the inhabitants. They then re tired from the town, but were closely pursued by Rigaud, and fifty or sixty of them, with their leader, were taken and shot. NEW-YORK, AUGUST js. In the Aurora of the 6th, we find an article on the subject of our relations with Great Britain, in which Mr.Toster, the British Minister to our Government,' • - is stated in his interviews with Mr. Secretary Mon-' roe, to have assumed a tone of arrogaice and insult. An intimation to the like effect we have remarked in the Baltimore Whig, from which it has been copied into other prints. We have seen' these statements with much surprise. We cannot say that they are contrary to fact; but we feel oursel'ies called upon to sal, that we never'heard of the circumstances sta ted in these papers in relation to the intercourse of the British Minister with our Government ; although, had they occurred, they would more than probably' have come to our knowledge in some shape or other. On the contrary, we had understood that the inter views between the Secretary and the Minister were perfectly amicable ; and. that, however tenaciously the one or the other might have adhered to the rights or pretensions of their respective Governments, their conferences wcre conducted in a perfectly decorous and fiiendly manner. The frigate Constitution lay in Hampton-roads en Friday last. Two British frigates were riding in the Roads. Captain Hull hailed one, the Atalante. She not only answered very civilly, but her band played ' the President's /vl ; irch, or Hail Columbia." I Mr. Foster, the British Minister, left Washington for Baltimore, on Friday last. It is said Mr. F. in . tends to visit this city. Colvin, we are informed, has been permitted to re• tire from his Clerkship in the Of ice of State. AUGUST 15.—The French privateer la Vengeance arrived at Savannah a few days ago, and in sailing up the river fired a salute, which was returned by the revenue cutter, James Madison. The privateer then gave three cheers, which w• ;s also returned by the cutter's crew. The privateer was fitted out at Charles ton ; and, after cruizing along the Spanish Main, has carried into Savannah, it is said, a cargo of specie, cochineal, and dry goods, to an immense amount. — She was admitted to entry as a merchant vessel, and allowed to dispose of as much of her cargo as would repair her damages, viz. to the amount of 17,000 dollars ; which is moderate enough, considering that the principal injury she had sustained was that of having been chased by a British frigate. Is it not remarkable, that whenever a French pi i a • teer is under the necessity of putting into one of our ports in distress, she always happens to have a i 1 valuable cargo on board ?—How many American vessels has the privateer la Vengeance " plundered, burnt, and sunk," during her last cruize ? AUGUST 16.—1 t appears to be fact, that a French privateer is in our harbour. It proves to be the schooner Marengo, Captain Ordonaux. The Captain ' came up to town yesterday in an Amboy packet.— We are told that he informs, that he sailed from i L'Orien; about four months since, and has put in ihere to repair his vessel, and get a supply of provi sions and other stores, for another cruize. AUGUST 17.—8 y all the late accounts from Cana da, it appears that business in that province is in the most flourishing state. Shipbuilding is now carried on there to a great extent ; many ships of large di mensions having been launched there the present sea son. Our anti-commercial system, which impove i riches ourselves, operates to the advantage of our neighbours. Our industrious labourers and mecha ! r,jcs are quitting our towns, to find employment in a foreign state. 'I he goods which are necessary for the ' inhabitants of the United States, and which, had they I been allowed to have been imported directly to our I ports, would have come cheaper to us, and would have raised a revenue for our Government, are coat i ing through Canada ; and instead of filling our trea sury, the trade is strengthening a nation which may sooner or later be our enemy. The unprincipled smuggler and the foreign adventurer are encouraged and supForted, while the real, honest American mer chant is ruined and undone. It would seem that this state of things could not long exist—it appears to be impossible that our present system can be long sup ported : and we really believe, whatever the suppor ters of Napoleon may wish, that Congress v.lll be under the necessity of treading back their Wile. We find our Government once more exhibiting their favourite hubby of war with England; and we actually believe that they are now really in hopes the British will be provoked to commit some partial acts of ho ti lay, This is an excellent hobby to amble over the ground, and make the people stare. .It has been used more than once by our rulers, greatly to their advantage; but the public may be assured, that they will never mount and really attempt to ride this jaded animal. If they should, they would be thrown in the ditch, and their hobby distanced ; or they would be more fortunate than such horsemen generally are. To speak without metaphor, if an ill-judged and unnecessary war with England should take place in reality, our present rulers would be divested of power. They could nc,t conduct the affairs of the nation for one year. The country would be sold to Bonaparte, and become a province of France ; or the Federalists would have to take command. Those men who have blustered so much about taking Canada and Nova Scotia, and destroying British commerce by priva teering, would be the first to " flee to the mountains." What can our present rulers do towards a war with England ? Can they build and man fleets ? Can they marshal and support armies ? Can they raise, complete, and supply fortifications for the defence of our towns and cities ? How long would they be able to levy taxes, draughts, conscriptions, contributions, and a thousand other odious things which war would make necessary ? These things .are beyond their power, and they know it. Armies would not come at their call. Democrats are not more fond of dying than other folks. There is a vast difference between a noisy battle at an election, against a few unarmed Federalists, and a battle where British sailors and soldiers are engaged. There is a difference between electioneering speeches and British cannon. In elec tion squabbles, numbers and noise carry the day; but against sword and bayonet, something else would be required. Quebec will never fall, if it is assailed by none but democrats ; and the British fleet will ride triumphant on the ocean, if it meets no enemies but French Americans ! We do not say this to weaken the energies of the people, or because we think the country is in any dan ger pi being conquered, should a war with Eagland take plate. America was once too many for Great Britain ; and should the unprofitable contest of doing each other harm be again tried, she would undoubt- 1 edly be again too many for her. But it must be other men than those who now rule the destinies of the na tion, who must perkrm the duty (hat would then be required. It must be a different sort of people from Congressional speech-ma ken s and electioneering ha- , ranguers. Where are the men whose exertions ob tained our independence ? Go to the shades of soli tude,--to the walks of poverty—where, to the slit rteof the country, they have been driven—look out, aad ask them about war with England.— They will tell you quite a different story from that you are accustomed to hear from democratic orations, speeches, and newspapers. They will tell you, that war with England is no trifling matter ; and that to conquer, fir even to humble such a nation, must re quire much blood and treasure : and that, though Presidents, Secretaries, &c. may be made out of de mocrats ; soldiers and sailors must be drawn from among the Federalists : that though learned and lofty speeches may be made in the South ; fleets, armies, and other means of defence, must come from the North. They will tell you that the conquest of Canada and Nova Scotia would cnst more than they are worth when conquered ; and that privateering, thotigh it might enrich a few individuals, would be of no use to the farmers and others who would have to support the war. They would, in short, tell you, that though, if war should come, they would again gird on the sword, confident that, with Divine assist ance, they should again conquer ; yet, with tears would they s:ty it, many a youth must perish—and we shall probably be in our graves before such a war can be brought to a close. AUGUST 19.—8 y the arrival at Alexandria of the schooner Freighter, Captain Earl, in sixteen days, from Barbadoes, we learn, that there was a consi derable agitation in Barbadoes, in consequence of a French privateer, mounting fourteen 21-pounders, called the Duc de Dantzic, being off Barbadoes, said to have been fitted-out at New York. She had cap tured two English vessels, taken out the crews and passengers, and burnt the vessels : one of the vessels had an engagement with the privateer, and lost her captain and several of her crew. • • speaking generally. I compute it at two edlicert and aixty.eight privates killed, and fear officer. and 130 privates wounded. Many *distinguished themselves on this day, and all did their duty ; but among those who were cl l . cularly prominent were the Serjeant-majors D. ventura Tontasa, and D. Jose Aburruza ; D. Pablo de Lasaga, commandant of the Sharpshooters of Can tabria ; 1). Bernardo Gomez de Caso, Captain of the chavieurs of the regiment of Laredo ; D. Manuel Bazarra, Captain or the Sharpshooters of Cantabria ; and D. Pablo Lozano, Lieutenant of the company of clusseurs of the Ist of Cantabria. Colonel D. Juan Ugartemendia was wounded, and two very pro usis:ng officers were killed ; namely, the brave San jarjo, Lieutenant of the 3d of marines, and D. Fran cisco Perez, Mugurraza, Lieutenant of the battalion of Guypuscoa. These troops command almost the whole of tI,T province, and are posted on the banks of the Sija, which the enemy has abandoned. They will co:miner their operations on every opportunity. (Signed) JUAN DIA; PORLIIII. THE CORTES.—SPANISH CONSTITUTION. The 19th of last month was appointed for the rea.! • ing of the two Sections of :he Constitution ul.ic:l have been finished by the Committee appointed ma k up, and the occasion attracted a great nom her of auditors. Senor Arguelles delivered a most eloquent and ern. • dice discourse, explanatory of the object of the Consti. union, its pr incipal bases, and the documents which have been consulted in preparing it. Senor Perez de Castro read in succession the two Sections, consisting of 242 wicks, and including tho 1 following : tRELIMINARY AND FUNDAMENTAL. PRINCIPLES. Spain belongs to the Spanish people, and is not tl.e patrimony of any family. The Nation only can make fundamental laws. The Roman Catholic and Apostolic Religion. at'.. mixed with any other, is the only religion which the nation professes, or will profess. The Government of Spain is an Hereditary Mu. narchy. The Cortes shall make the laws, and the King she* execute them. IL:ad-quarters at Rene4o, August 21. 1511. SPANISH arms. The children of Spaniards, and of foreigners mar- Most Excellent Senor—l thought it would have • reed to Spanish women, Sr who brings capital in or been in my power to announce to your Excellency, der to naturalism themselves to the soil, or establish on this occasion, that the whole of the province of themselves in trade, or who teach any useful an, ass Santander was now delivered from the enemy, and Citi N zen one sof Spain. bet that the troops of this army were in possession of the C forts of Reynosa and Torrelavega, and of the city of The rights ttizens can fill municipal rffices. of Citizensoip may be lost by long al- Santander. I cannot, indeed, give your Excellency sent, from the country, or by cornkmnation to cure intormatioa of a nature so satisfactory, but I have to Nal or infamous p unishment: . acquaint you, that on the 14th, after a very painful l Tux fr. mt. march of five days by Aguila, Valderredible, and the 'The person of the King is inviolable and sacred. valley of Torranio, I attacked by surprise the city of He shall sanction thelaws enacted by dm Cortes. Santander, and the forts of Bolia, Camargo, Puente; He may declare war and make peace. de Arce, and Torrelavega. He shall appoint to Civil and Military Emploz. The force of the enemy at these points on the corn- He on the proposal of the Council of State. mencement of the attack, was '2OOO men, and mine lie shall direct all diplomatic negociations. 250(). Scarcely was our fire commenced at Santan- ! lie der, near the point of the windmills, when General ' shall superintend the applicataon at the PllbliS Rouget put himself at the head of his garrison, con- i Revenue, arc. fasting of 500 or GOO men, and at the entrance of RESTRICTIONS ON THII LINGLE AUTUORITY. eting of the streets and houses he attempted to make a desperate The King shall not obstruct the me inted out resistance, but in vain—he was overthrown in a few Cortes in the cases and at the periods pointed the Constitution, nor embarrass or suspend the Sit. minutes, and our soldiers subdued his men with the bayonet in all quarters where they attempted to resist. tin i / P ace ' 11 who may advise him with as traitors. That General then abandoned the city with only 9 0 . ito any such proceedings That General then abandoned the city with only 90 shalt be holden and dealt with as traitors. proceedings men, arid saved himself by an accident. shall be holden and dealt He must not travel, marry, alienate any thing, ab. At the same time that the first regiment of Can- He the crowd, raise taxes, nor exchange any town, tabria, and the Strarpshooters and Hussars of Can city, &c. syithout having first obtained the permission tabria, obtained these advantages, Colonel Don Juan Ugartemendia attacked Fort Solia, compelled the of the Cortes. declared enemy to abandon it, and levelled it with the ground. Don Fernando VII. is The 3d battalion of marines formed the centre ot the of S p ain, and after his dece hi by the Cortes Lug s legitimam &Keil. troops employed in this service ; and alter havins dant: shall succeed to the throne.* . made prisoners or dispersed the enemy who defende The King shall be a minor until he has completed 18 the bridge of Arce, they marched to a.tacic the enemy the age of years. at Camargo. Toe ;after, however, had joined Ge- The eldest 5111 of the King shall be called Prince neral It ouget and tto garrison of Solia—the Into, of the Asturias, and, as sada, shall, at the age or lion of marinas demolished the forts of Arce and fotarte,in, take an oath before the Cortes to maintain Camargo. the Constitution, and to be faithful to the King. • Colonel Don Joaquim Abreu, with some troops of During a Minority, a Regency shall be termed, this army and the regiment of Tuy, blockaded the which shall superintend the education of the you ig enemy's garrison in Torrelavega, and maintained a Prince, according to the orders of the Cortes. T. steady resistance against the etforts of 700 men, who Regency shall be presided by the Queen Mantic , if endeavoured to overpower him, in order to keep up she be in lite, and shall be composed of two of the their communications with Santander. oldest Deputies of the Cortes, who shall be replaced The firing in this quarter lasted 13 hours without • from year to year, and of two Councillors ot the ceasing, and the enemy kept it up with two pieces of Council of State, chosen in the order of their se artillery, with which they headed several sallies that nior it they made—but the companies of grenadiers and The Cortes shall fi x the salary proper for the sup. y. chasseurs of Toy routed them, and at LW they relin. port of the King and his family, and shall point cut quished their efforts, though they had received a re- the places destined for his recreation, Ice. inforcement of 300 meth They shut themselves up The Infantes may be appointed to all employ. in their fort, from whence they continued their resis- menu, but cannot be Magistrates, nor Members of tauce ; and our troops took possession of the provi. the Cortes, and must not leave the kingdom without sions which they had in the contiguous village, arid the permission of the said Cortes. made some of them prisoners. There shall be eight Secretat les of State, including The vanguard, commanded by the Colonel of the two for South sad North America ; they shall be re- Ist of Cantalaria, who attacked Santander, did not sponsible for the affairs of their respective Depart ' remain in the city according to the orders which had been given him ;but, notwithstanding, he took 55 pri- merits, and the remuneration which they shall receive shall be determined by the Cortes. d, soners, and about 50 horses, among which were those A Council of State shall be forme of Gen. Rouget, many equipages, and much booty ; forty members ; four of this number besides the traitor Joaquin Aldamar, Intendant of the a consisting of re to be Gran dees of Spain, of acknowleaged ; merit and virtue four Ecclesiastics, or which two shall be Bishoes prOvince, and several others, who had taken up arms to defend the city. twelve Americans ; the remaining twenty Mem bers The troops were equally successful at all the points -which they attacked—so that the enemy, from the to be chosen from among the most respectable C ati• zees of the other classes of the comfneuity. accounts of credible and impartial persons, lost on e- This Council shall meet every'year, on the Ist aa this ray, between 5 and 600 men, of whom were 100 March, and shall sit during three months. Th a p CAWS prisoners. In Santander they count among the killed or for some reas ef reat urgency. In such rind can only be extended on the :Attest of the King, about 14 officers, and the Commandants of the place, of the artillery, and of the gendarmerie, Vankeller- the Session may on be pro g longed, but not beyond one m onth ' man, Baron de Baldenk, and Quenebille. In Torre lavega- two commandants and several officers wereTHE CORTES. The election of the Cori..s shall take place confor • killed. This is confirmed by various accounts which have been received—and the enemy has collected all palate to thc mode prescribed by the constit ution, and the force which . :ie had on the Deva and Nansa, and on e D ep ut y shall be chosen for each . 70,000 souls. ordered them to Torrelavega. ' The Sitting s of the Cortes shall be opened b y the Soch is the loss which he suffered, and the cigar- King, or in his name, by tie Pirsident of the Depti rassment in•which he was placed, that hiuterto Ge- ta t io n of th e Cortes, whie:i oaght to remain penna neral Roguet has not returned to Santander ; and his vent, in order to watch over ate teli.ment o t the soldiers at Torrelavega are begging supplies of pro. Constitution. visions from the neighbouring jurisdictii,s. The The above are the chief Articles of the R e p ort foams of St. Lucia, S. Vicente, and Columbus, have which h a s b een p resented to the Cortes. It is or' been demolished. . tiered to be printed, and when the copies are rec eived I cannot yet send your Excellency a statement of from the press wiil b e tuli y discussed. the loss which the corps of this division, and those of • The partleular regulation of the succeolion :pp -nr.i to :,•, for the section of the ,sixth army, hate suffered ;. butt the prom, reserved by the'Conce. SP4NISIt PAPERS. CORLINNA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, SEPT S. DISPATCH YRONI DON JUAN POuturat, TO nON GABRIEL DENIENDI4ABAL, GENERAL IN CHLIS OP THE SEVENTH ARMY. I