The Rhode-Island American, and general advertiser — Providence [R.I.], 1810-03-16 00:00:00, page 2

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AJaruhal, the Duke <f Caetiglione, dated
Fqrnclla, December 3.
"I mav« the honour to inforiwgrou, th»
yesterday, the 3d, at seven in the evening,
agreeably to your Excellency’s orders, 1
, caused the suburb. called the suburb of the
. Maine, situate within half musket shot of
Gerona, to be Attacked end carried by a
detachment of the troops of General Ma
tuachelli's brigade, and by two companies
of the V<Jtigeurs of 2d light infantry of
General Fontaine’s brigade.
** Adj utnut Commandant Balabio, cam
manding the cavalry of the division, com-
K SBandtd the expedition, and attacked the
suburb on the right of the L’Ouva, and
Brigadier-General Perceval, of the first
light, at the head of some of his battalion,
attacked it no the left
“ Adjutant Commandant Balabio, at the
head of his troops, accompanied Captain
DuplesAs, one of my Aides-de-camps, by
Captain Ollini, and by Lieut. Curti, of the
Royal Chasseurs, who was wounded, after
having carried at the point of the bayonet,
the enemy’s advanced posts, took the up*
perpart of the suburb in the same way,
under a fire of grape and musket shot front
the tpwn. *
“ Brigadlt r-General Perceval also car*
f t ied the left of the suburb without the least
hesitation, and without returning the fire
of the two bastions which commanded the
channel of the river.
* “ I immediately posted a company of the
Voltigeurs of the 6th of the line in the mill,
with orders to send a party to the house al
the back of the mountain, between the torts
and the town. The two companies of thr
2d light were stationed as a reserve before
the new battery on mount Livot, and three
other companies of the Ist light were also
placed io reserve at the entrenched poet oi
I the carbineers.
“ Two companies bf the elite of the Ist
light, and a company from the elite of the
3d and 6th, were also established io the
' suburbs.
** The result of this attack completely
answered your Excellency’s wishes; thr
garrison must have been intimidated, and
it rendered the communicotion between the
forte and the town more difficult.
“We had in the course of the night
about a dozen people killed and wounded ;
all the Spaniards that were found in tin
suburbs with arms in their hands were put
to death. ,
•• Ruussiere, captain of engineers, pre
ceded the troops at the head of the sappers
of the div laion.
“ The happiness of the division is com
plete, in thus executing your Excellency’s
orders, and at the same time celebrating
the coronation of the greatest and most be
loved of sovereigns. “ PINO.”
From Marthul the Duke of Cattiglione to
the Mini t ter at War.
“ For nellA, December 7.
“I hasten to infirm your Excellency,
that I yesterday gave order* to the Gene
ral of division, Pino, to attack the redoubt
on the heights between Gerona and the
forts, situate within 200 yards of each
other. After taking the suburb of the Ma
rine, the Italian troops, with their usual
dexterity, executed ray order with a bravery
bey uno all praise ; and notwithstanding a
very sharp cross fire, both from the canpon
in the town and the forts, supported by a
vigorous and constant discharge of mus
ketry, these troops, animated by an inex
tinguishable ardour, did not hesitate for a
moment, but carried the redoubt by assault
I had also ordered Brigadiet Gener u
Arney, who commanded the besieging
troops, to take possession of the suburb
Girot.ella. The troops of the Confedera
tion displayed the greatest bravery and
steadiness in carrying this suburb with the
bayonet, and maintaining themselves there,
notwithstanding the fire from the fort* and
town. This attack co-operated perfectly
with that of General Pino.
•The insnrgents have no longer any
Communication with each other.
“ AUGEREAU, Dukb qf Cattiglione."
•• Fomnklla, December 7.
** I have the honour to inform your Ex
cellency, that agreeable to your orders, the
city redoubt was carried by atorm, between
midnight and one in the morning.
“ Brigadier-General Sausse, with two
companies of carbineers, two companies ot
grenadiers of the 6th of the line, and a
company of Voltigcurs, belonging to Gene
ral Falombini’s brigade, made the attack.
•*. These five companies were formed in
to four columns of attack, and one of re
serve. The four companies marched in
xcßKLOM.carryingarms,until they reach
ed the hqjght on which the redoubt was
situated. The first, which-was provided
with ladders, scaled It, notwithstanding a
shower of grenades. The sesoad column
i
From General Pino, to Marshal the Duke
(f Cattiglione.
tajMxg It bp the right, appeared before the
which was shut, and defended by a
four pounder, which kept up a constant
discharge of grape-shot; but the captain
of artillery, Beffa, marching at the head of
this column, applied a petard to the gate,
which blew half of it off; a second petard
destroyed the remainder.
“ The two other columns dbpported the
Former. In a word, sir, at the moment
vhen one part of the troops were entering
oy the gate, the rest were already on the
parapet, by means of the scaling ladders,
which were rather long, the wall being
only eighteen feet high.
•• The four columns appointed to the as
sault, did not fire a single musket shot
during the whole operation.
“ The reserve being drawn up in front
of the bastion of Merod, began a discharge
of musketry, when the cannonade from the
bastions, and a fire of small arms from the
walls, were opened upon our columns*
•• The fire of'the reserve produced the
best effect, for it diverted the whole of the
enemy's attention; and at the same instant
I caused false attacks to be made on all the
forts and bastions of the Morcadal. The
garrison was by this means.so much dis
concerted, that its fire, badly directed, had
no other effect than that of wounding per
haps five or six men.
“The expedition was conducted with
such rapidity, that they set off from their
rendezvous at midnight; and by one o clock
jur fire had ceased, and we were masters
..f the redoubt, the inconsiderable garrison
rf which we found two pieces of cannon,
one a 12 pouhder, the other a 4 pounder.”
[The General then states the disposi
i<ms he had adopted for maintaining the
pout taken, and concludes with mentioning
he names of the officers who particularly
distinguished themselves.]
(Signed,) “PINO.”
“ I have the honour to inform your Ex
cellency, that in the night of the 6th the
Italian division got possession of the re
doubt of the city, while the division of the
Confederation carried the Suburb of Giro
nella. In consequence of this advantage,
the enemy’s communications were com
pletely interrupted -—On the 7th, at eleven
in the forenoon, a general sortie was made
from the town and forts, and a vigorous at
tack was made on the posts they had lost.
“ On hearing the brisk discharge of can
non and musketry, I mounted my horse,
.ind, accompanied by my staff, proceeded
to Palau, where I found the General of Di
vision, Pino, who had caused his reserve to
march upon the redoubt, which formed the
principal part of attack on the part of the
insurgents. The two companies of grena
diers of the 6th and 2d light Italians who
defended it, made a resistance of 2 hours,
in a style which surpassed all praise.
Co/ty o/ o letter from Marthal the Duke
“ The General of Brigade Amey, who
was posted below Monjoui, made a move
ment in advance. The enemy being taken
in flunk, were obliged to abandon their en
terprise, and, leaving behind a great num
ber of killed, to retire in disorder to the
town.
•• Colonel Eugene, who al&o acted in the
rear of the forts Gonnetabk and the Ca
puchius, with an Italian column, joined
*hat commanded by General Amey, and
they spontaneously carried the redoubts oi
Cavalry and the Chapter.
“ This affair totally annihilate* the hopes
of the inhabitants of Gerona.”
[The sequel consists of recommenda
tions of particular corps and officer*.]
The Marshal Duke of Castiglione enter
ed Gerona on the 11th inst. He took 8
.land of colours, 200 piece* of cannon, and
5000 troops.—The following is a copy of
i he capitulation :
, ** 111. The Catholick Religion shall con
tinue to be followed by the inhabitants, and
shall be respected.
“ IV. At half past eight, to-morrow
morning, the gateofSeenurs, that of Area
nys, and also that of the forts shall be de
livered up to the French troops.
“ V. To-morrow morning, the Uth De
cember, thg garrison shall march out of
the fortress, at half past eight o’clock, they
shall file by the gate of Arennys, and the
soldiers shall lay down their arms upon
the glacis.
“ VI. An officer of the artillery, one of
the engineers, and a Commissary at war,
shall enter the moment possession is taken
of the city, to receive posses
sion of the magaaines, maps, plans, &c.”
Done at Gerona, seven in the*cvL-ning,
December 10,1809.
{Here follow the eignaturet]
at seven in the evening.
“ Ait. I. The garrison shall march out
w ith the honours of war, and proceed to
France as prisoners of war.
“ 11. All the inhabitant* shall bq re
spected.
Ca/iitulation qf the city and fortt qf Ge
rona, concluded on the 10th December,
From the Tints, a London fiafier of the
•* In another part of our paper, our rea
ders will have an opportunity oi consider
ing the message of the President of the
United States te ths American Congress
“ Fornxlla, Decembers, 180 P.
28/A qf December latl.
of Cattiglione.
We believe it will be thought loboar >
very conciliatory aspect—it denies what la
now too weH known, that Mr. Erskine con
sented <0 the arrangements for the renewal
of commercial intercourse between the two
countries. Indeed, the whole tenour of the
President's observations on. the British gov
ernment, is such, as tu mark the unfriendly
disposition of that over which he presides.
There was no necessity for calling the un
fortunate business of the Chesapeake a
“ murderous aggression.” This must have
been intended as an insult, and written in
the spirit of aggravation. We shall hot,
therefore, be surprised if Mr. Smith caught
the spirit of his master, and employed
those expressions to which Mr. Jackson
would not submit. As to the latter gentle
man, the President treats him with as little
ceremony and consideration, as if he were
a minister of hit own—he accuses him of
having been guilty of a conduct inadmissi
ble in all governments, and dismisses him
at once from all farther diplomatick com
munications.
“ We have not hitherto been predis
posed, (and the President's message has by
no means increased our predisposition,) to
consider Mr. Jackson’s conduct as deviating
from that tenour, which his situation pe
remptorily required. Whoever will take
the trouble to refer to the correspondence
which took place between Mr. Erskine and
Mr. Smith, will have no difficulty in sup
posing it possible for the latter to height
en his official communications with any
portion of irritable matter that might suit
his purpose. We shall not therefore insin
uate, because, at present, we are not dis
posed to believe that Mr. Jackson has acted
with any other spirit than such as becomes
the character he bears, and that of the na
tion which he represents.
Mr. Jackson’s circular letter establishes
a most important fact, namely, that the in
structions contained in Mr. Canning’s letter
to Mr. Erskine, and which alone were to
form the basis of an adjustment with the
American government, were compnuni-*
cated to Secretary Smith, who,* notwith
standing, concluded an arrangement di
rectly in the teeth of these instructions,
and which arrangement there was every
moral presumption would be disavowed by
the British government. The President,
and his Secretary, fly into a passion, be
cause the trick ’is < xposed, and they are
likely to be stripped of the honours with
which the success of this uncandid proceed
ing had clothed them. We are persuaded
that much of the irritation in the message
is to be ascribed to their having been con
victed of having wilfully entered into an
arrangement which they were aware at
the time, would not have outlived, one day,
its communication to the British govern
ment.”
A report from the Po*t-Master Gene
ral respecting the salaries of Clerk* in his
Office, was read and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Eppes from the committee of Ways
and Means, reported a bill making appro
priation* for carrying into effect certain
Indian treaties. Read twice and referred
to a committee of the whole on Thursday.
Mr. Emmott, from the committee to
whom the subject was referred, reported
a bill respecting jurors in the state of New-
York. Referred to a committee of the
whole. *
On motion of Mr. Eppes, the convoy bill,
which he reported yesterday, was taken
up in committee of the whole.—Mr. Pit
kin in the chair.
Mr. Burwell spoke in favour of the bill
generally, but wished that the merchants
might be permitted to arm in their own
defence. He insisted that it is now high
time to attempt to protect our trade, when
ihe commanders of foreign cruisers, in
stead of carrying in our vessels for trial,
commit them to the flumes or sink them.
Mr. Eppes said there was no way of
resisting the Orders and Decrees of France
t.nd Great-Britain, but by denying the
right of search. In order to do this so as
not to violate the law of nations, we must
make our vessels and cargoes entirely
American and navigate them by
citizens, so that the belligerents should
have no pretext to search either for ene
mies or their property, or (or their sub
jects. He declared that the object of the
bill was to resist by force the Orders in
Council of Great-Britain, and the Decrees
of France.
Mr. Gold thought there would be great
difficulty in satisfying the belligerents re
specting the evidence to be obtained from
our custom-houses, relative to the cargoes
on board. He thought they would insist
on searching. According to the writers on
the laws of nations, the belligerents had a
right to search, and he thought they would
not give it up for any regulation made by a
neutral.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES;
Tuesday, March 6.
Mr. Mumford spoke in favour of the
bill.
Mr. Troup observed that as a great na
tional question was involved in this bill, he
wished the members might have time to
consider thr subject. He therefore moved
that the committee rise and report pro
gress. s
Me. Dana wished to know w hat force
Was intended to be put into this bill. It
had been declared that we are now to re
sist, lie wished to know the extent of this
,
Mr. Eppes said he would ask the gen
.tieman another question, whether we are|
now to resist or whether we are to sit
down and all parties agree to submit Hr
said we were able to resist; we had a
capital of ten hundred millions of dollars,
as we had five hundred millions of acres of
land worth, at least two dollars per acre.
Mr. Quincy spoke on the propriety
of the committee's rising, that members
might have time to examine the subject.—
He saw no reason for forcing this subject
through the House without examination,
unless it was merely a hocus fiocua elec
tioneering trick. If gentlemen were se
rious he thought they would give time for
consideration. He therefore wished the
committee to rise.
Mr. Eppes had no objection to the rising
of the committee. The committee rose,
reported progress, and bad leave to sit
again.
A message was received from the Se
nate stating that they adhere to their
amendment* to Mr. Macon’* bill, and that
they had appointed a committee of con
ference. The House proceeded to con
sider the message.
Several gentlemen spoke on the subject,
after which the question was taken by
and noes, and carried, ayes 73, noes 42.
On motion a committee of three was ap
pointed to confer with the committee o.
the Senate on the subject; and the House
adjourned.
The Speaker stated the question to be.
will the House adhere to the bill sent by
the Senate f
Mr. Hufty offered a resolution respect
ing the expediency of altering the times oi
holding the District Courts in New-Jersey.
Mr Sheffey reported a bill to ascertain
the title of the batture—it authorises Mi
Livingston to bring a suit of ejectment
against the United States Attorney at New
Orleans, who is required to appear and
defend the title of the United States. Or
dered for Monday.
Mr. Crist proposed a resolution to ait
thorize the President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House of Representatives
to adj iurn their respective houses on Mon
day the 2<i of April next. Ordered to lie
on the table.
The bill from the Senate making an ap
propriation for the purpose of perfecting
the Torpedo System, was read.
Mr. Livermore moved to reject the bill
without giving it a second reading. Th*,
question on this motion was taken by ayes,
and noes, and lost. Ayes 27—noes 76.
The bill was read a second time, and
referred to a committee of the whole Hous*
on Monday next.
Thursday, March 8.
Mr. Johnson, from the committee of
claims, reported a bill for the relief of Eli
zabeth Hamilton, which was made the or
der of the day for tovtnorrow..
The House were occupied the remainder
of the day in discussing the militia bill.—
No decision. *
WEhave been favoured by Captain Bay
ton with Lisbon papers to the 4th of January.
The London Gazettes announce officially
the capture of five or six national corvettes,
bound from different ports in France to
Guadeloupe.
The Emperour of Austria entered his
capital on the 20th of November, amidst
the most enthusiastick acclamations of the
people ; there were illuminations for two
nights ; the Archduke Charles was expect
ed the next week. There remained in
Vienna 10,700 sick and wounded French
soldiers, who could not be removed.
The brave Tyroleans had not submitted
as late as the 20th of November, as ap
pears by articles under the head of Mu
nich and Vienna. Two regiments of dra
goons, one British and one German, were
to leave Portsmouth with the first fair wind
for Lisbon. A division of the conscripts
passed the Pyrennees on the last of Novem
ber, it was composed of 30,000 men, and
was to form an army of reserve to the
French armies in Spain, and to remain at
Victoria in Biscay.
' Advices from St. Petersburg to the 15th
of November, announce that the Russian
army in Moldavia, had defeated that of
the Grand Viaier, with the loss of 16
pieces of artillery and 12 standards.
From the general complexion of the Lis
bon papers, it does not appear that there
is any thing like despondency, on the con
trary, the most active preparations were
making in Spain and Portugal for resis
tance. The first requisition of the inhabi
tants of Portugal, were ordered out, td
join the army.
TORPEDOISM—OJVCE MORE !
The following is an intercepted letter from
the French Gen. Tiebanlt, a commander o<
the legion of bon.-jr, teM. Lagarde, (late
Wednesday, March 7.
NORFOLK, February 26.
FROM LISBON.
23p tije
Macon’s Bill.
Skvillk, December 15.
Intendant of Mice of Lisboa,) sow at Ma-
Burgot, l2, 1809.
1 have, received youb of the 14th of last
month covering anothek I thank you lor
your prompt attention to my affairs, as well
as for your communications respecting your
own, for you know the merest I always
take in whatever concerns you.
I have not been able to answer your letter
as early as I wished, for I have dan
gerously ill, and almost at the point-of
death, in consequence of the fatigue of my
last expedition; lam mending, though
slowly, and am unable to write much.
Our situation here grows worse daily, the
whole province is nearly in the hands of
the enemy. I keep up my communications
as far as I am able, but I cannot answer
for their safety. My orders are not obeyed
two leagues beyond the walls of this place,
our military chest is empty, our stores al
most exhausted, and provision* so scarce
and difficult to be had, that a fowl for the
sick, ha* at times, been with difficulty pro
cured. Our situation is discouraging in
every view, and ffbtwithatanding all I have
done, and procured to be done, the result I
assure you is extremely doubtful.
Farewell, &c. &c.
- TIEBAULT.
Badajos, December2(s.
The head-quarters of the British army
under the command of
marched from this place torday, to be fixed
it is supposed at Almeida and Ciudad Rod
•igo.
Lisbon, January 1.
It is affirmed for a fact, by a person who
has had an opportunity of being in the of
fice of General Belliard, and seen the offi
cial returns, that since the firsflnvasion of
the Peninsula, 672,000 men have been seat
Vito it. By deducting the numlier marched
Sack to France, and the present French
i rmy in Spain, we can arrive at the know
ledge of their loss.
January 4.
The following intercepted letter, pub-
Piihed in the Seville Gazette of the 20th
last month, by order of the Spanish govern
ment, will prove the precarious tenure by
which the enemy holds some posts in Old
Castile, and exhibit* a specimen of the
confidence which is'to be placed in the fo
eign troops incorporated in Bonaparte’s
legion*. ,
Fortreu of Pancorro, November 184 k.
The Lieutenant Commander of artillery
it the fortress of Pancorro, to the General
Commander in Chief of artillery.
General—All the prisoners of state
arrested in this province made their escape
last night. Upon examination my suspi- '
cions fell on all the guard.—The officer ot
he patrole has deserted, and the sergeant
convicted of being an accomplice. Infincu
General, I cannot place Uny confidence in
the men composing thia garrison, who are
chiefly Prussians, and if they are not short
ly withdrawn, and French soldiers sent la
their places, I am confident they will de
liver the place to the Spaniards. I am
under the necessity of making the artille
rists mount guard in the most exposedparte
of the garrison.
I have the honour;
(Signed) . , LIBY.
Inspruck, (Tyrol,) December 1.
Tranquillity is now restored in the twe
valleys of the Inn, and the Winschegau.—
The French and Italian troops have goee
to Bauders, and have nowacommunioallM
with the Bavarians. There have been se
rious actions between the French and In
surgents in the rallies of Passever and
Paznaun, as well as Meran. We do not
know what has become of Andrew Hoffer.
Except bread, provisions are cheap.
BAVARIAN ARMY.
Order qf thl day.
The day before yesterday the troops of
the Ist division occupied the defile of Fin
stermunt: The insurgents left there a
piece of artillery. r A column marches upon •
Nauders. The French troops who entered
Meran in the Winschegau, have arrived at
Schlanders; they now communicate wkh
the Bavarians and other troops. The peo
ple of Tyrol who have been seduced by
foreign and perfidious intrigues, are CWry.
where dispersing, and returning to their
duty. Tranquillity is established in the
Bailiwicks, and the inhabitants have given
up their arms.
Head-Quart ere, Inefiruck,')
November 29th, 1809. J
(Signed) ERLON DROUET,
This important Island, the only one that
remained, (St. Martin’s and Eustatia ex
cepted,) of all the valuable possessions
which France once held in the Western
World, has fallen under the power of het
rifal.
Captain Robertson, who arrived hgre
yesterday in the brig Experiment from St.
Bartholomews, which place he left the
10th inst. informs us that previous to hia
departure, a gentleman arrived from Gua
deloupe, who was in the Island when it
capitulated. There was little resistance
made ex**pt at one fort, which wee de
ended very gallantly, apd was carried by
•term, in which nearly all the French
February 21.
GUADALOUPR.