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they do in the^fcn of thfo counfry
—it would serve b|th. There are two
gazettes now puffished here, and a
weekly paper going to issue, upon the
statistics, See. of this province. Have
you heared from your friend. I ex
pect letters from home by general
Miranda, who tf coming out. The
supreme junta haArotided me with
•partments till I M sedkd, and have
received me in uE’mosWriendly rrtan
ncr. The climate is excellent, and
, when there shall be more activity and
' industry, and consequently more gaie.
ty and sociability among the people,
this city will be a pleasing residence.”
Extract to the Editor of ibe Aaron, dated,
“ Cork, (Ireland,) Ocr. 9, 1810.
w It is not news I suppose, to tell
- - you that we are in a bad case in this
country. We have no other here un
less it is that of our army in Portugal
which the w hispers say are retreating
• ■ owing to some wiUfnrtune towards
Lisbon i it is very much feared that
their communwfcMritaith the sea will
be cut ofTf thefiMAje troops get
ting f.'-ady to s&fr^fcis place for
• Portugal, veryja^rbop* they are too.
The death of a man of the name of
• Goldsmidt in London, a great money
trader, has agitated these counties in
a strange manner, every one appears
anxious to learn the cause < f his sui
cide, when a man must be worse than
blind who does not nee. it in pv.rv <>«.
ner of these unfortunate islands: 44 The
gloomy month of November” has gone
back upon October this year in Lon
don, and I should not be surprized to
hear of a great harvest of horror, for
the prospects on the continent and e
' very where else, are not a bit better
than here, “Hqd you may judge what
fine sights we have, & how comforta
* bit & secure we must be when this city
which a couple of companies of artille
ry and three or four companies of o
ther soldiers, was formerly enough, is
now honored wi^»*.i]rie protection of al
most as many thousands, as companies
•—not a quay or svftet, thU has not mi
litary guards arid* ctunings night and
day, we have fourrnouslnd infantry,
besides foot and hors* artillery doing
duty here, and beside that, two regi
ments of 12t 0 strong yeomanry. I
have managed so far to avoid warming
a red coat. I hope there will be no
quarrel with the American states and
England, at least till I leave this, as I
shall do by the beginning of the year ;
thousands only want the opportunity •
but misery will send thousands to their
graves who could live happy w th you:
I never repented leaving America but
once—add that is ever since.”
Late and Interesting
INTELLIGENCE from SPAlfa.
[Communica ed and Translated for the Philadel.
pipa Register.]
fcaoM the can 1 tti, Oct. 8, 181®.
the Cortes*
Don Ferdinand Vi I. by the grace of
God, king of Spain and Indies, and
during his absence and captivity, the
council of regency, provisionally au
thorised, tq Rll whom these presents
ahallcomcjbe it k no w it: That in the
genValtract dm nry Cortes as
sembled in lie royal ItlAld of Leon,
the folio wins was rfsolved and de
creed, to wit:
The deputies who compose this
congress,^and jepre^ent the Spanish
rtatioTJjdW^EpjhhemseJves legitimate
ly ror'^Mj^df'as the Vrncral extra
ordina^CunH, andWhai ns such they
possess ine national sovereignly.
The general and extraordinary Cor
tes of the Spanish nation assembled in
the rojal islanrf td\«eon, in corfor
mity with the goneaJ^Mrill of the na
tibn,most energetical- and unequivo
• SaUv pronomicrd, acBq£\\Iedge, pro
claim andflf^ir fealty, anew, to Oar
J.6r<l 1)« n Ferdinand the Seventh
- or Hokbon as their nnlv legitimate
they declare null and void the
cession of the crown which is said to
have been made in favor of Napoleon ;
not merely on account of the violence
with which these unjust and illegal
acts were extorted hut principally be
came the consent of the nation was
wanting thereto.
As it is not right that the legisla
tive, ex-cut've and judiciary powers
Vshould he united and vested in one
and the same body, the general and
extraordinary Cortes reserve to them
Wclves in its full extent and power, the
legi dative authority.
1 ■ 4 hre general and extraordinary Cor
tes declare, that the persons to whom
Ihe executive may be delegated, dur
. gth*- ?ib«enrc of our legitim-ite kit *
| the Lard Don Ferdinand the Seventh,
shall be responsible to the nation for
their conduct during the time of ihtir
administration, and in conformity to
the laws.
The general and extraordinary Cor*
“^ytes authorise the individuals at present
3 S3
■ composing the of regency, t<
continue, provisionally, in the exefcist
of the executive authority, under tht
same stile and title as heretofore, and
uatd the Cortes shall have selected
the goveranreat most convenient “or
suitable to the nation. • u
The council of regency previous to
the^ exercise bf its aforesaid fftnccions
shall acknowledge the national sove
reignty of the Cortes, and shall swear
obedience to the laws aftd decrees
they may enact; ft* whith purpose the
aforesaid council of regency- shall, on
the communication of this decree, im
mediately attend in the session cham
ber of the .CorteS. who wa»i the per
formance of this nt, and declare, for
th~£u*P°M» *heir session petmament.
The form of the acknowledgment and
oath to be taken the council of re
gency is as follows t *♦ Do you acknow
ledge the sovereignty of thte nation re
presented by the deputies composing
these general tc extraordinary Cortes?
Do you swear obedience to their de
crees, laws, and the constitution they
may estahhsh* conformable to the sa
cred purpose for which they have as
sembled, and to order and cause them
to be observed and executed i To pre.
serve the independence, liberty and in
tegrity of the nation? The holy catho
lic & apostolic religion? The monarchi
cal form of government of the king
dom ? To re establish on this throne
our beloved king Don Ferdinand the
Seventh of Borbon ? and to act in all
things for the good and advantage of
the nation ? Should ye comply with
:: j —** • v. tt v. >yc, noi
ye shall be answerable to the nation
according to its laws.**
The general and ex raordinarv Cbr
tes confirm, for the present, the powers
of all the tribunals and courts of justice,
established throughout the kingdom!
that they may*continue to administer
justice according to the existing laws.
I he general and extraordinary Cor
tes confirm, lor the present, all the
power of the civil »nd military authori
ties, of every class whatAer.
The general antTAetra&dinary Cor
tes declare the pers^^g^e deputies
inviolable, and that no autmlfity or par
ticular person can attempt any thing
against the deputies, except in the
form or manner prescribed in the ge
neral rules to be established for their
government, and for which purpose a
committee shall immediately be ap
pointed. v
The council of regency will take due
cognizance of the loregoing, and shall
immediately pas3 to the session cham
her of the Corte3 to take the oaih pre
scribed ; this decree shall not for the
present be pub'ished or circulated
throughout the kingdom until the Cor
tes point out the manner most conve
nient 36 to do Which will be Without
loss of time.
Royal Isfbnd of Leon\
Sept, the 25th, 1810.V
RAMCJN LAZARO DE DOW,
EVARISTO PEREZ DE CASTRO
Secretary
From the London “ Times" of Oct. 17
It is stated in a letter from Hamburgh oi
the 6ih instant, th^^in compliance with
the orders of the Government, th«
itmg of Saxony has itnbosed very heavy
dimes on all articles of Colonial produce
These new regUl at tons lire to be in force
on the 8th instant, frpiyvhich time a duty
of 120 dollars was todk levied on every
hundred Weight of ind^o, 100 dollars or
the like quantity of cotton, and half tbit
last sum on every quintal of sugar and cof
1 nc nrgociATion inr tne exchange of prl
soners is m w generally conceived to have
terminal* d in the way which we most i*n
cercly deprecate, and which is most painful
to the feelings ol humanity. The proposal
of the French government is said to have
been this -.—that for every 3000 French
prisoners liberated by us, we should re.
ceive only 1000 of our own countrymen
(the greater part of whom have suffered a
long ard unjust Csptivty of seven years]
and 9,000 Spaniards and Portuguese j com
putatively but recently capturedwhom
we were likewise to have the expense o
shipping and supporting to their own cotin
try. The injustice of this proposal is ob
vtous to eveiy or.e.
I’hii.sdklfhia, November 14.
Rapid Sailing, —-On me eight of 2Jti
October, the ship Alexander, Kalurd, 1(
days from Plymouth,U%ng. was totally lost
on the lower 8ugk^ ttoat at the mouth ol
Kcnnebeck river,
Bai/tImorr, Nov, 21.
Burr** traitorous designs having
been rrientiooed, we cannot desist from,
expressing our wonder at the counte
nance this traitor has received both
in London and Paris! He was doubt
less sent from London, to unite inv* •
terate enemies; and one ohject ot that
union was to be the ruio anti partirion
i ot these states, B waparte rejected
: the offV-red partnership of England;
bi t, why did he suffer the tr/.t.-rto
remain at Paris at allf A Liter, *4
the authenticity ot which we
tire reliance, assures us h it Bjrrwsl
furnished with such inaos, bo*.Vs, &r..
at Pans as he wished ; and, tie at ier.gt.
•V *s
i] made k ropdrit winch was laughed at
’ f°r *t® weakness and folly. He was
himself ah. object of contempt and ri
dicule ; being destitute of every sem
blance bf talent. Rut, why allow him
to draw up any project ? If it was
merely to. penetrate. English views,
through his scheme, (dignified with
the haute of ReporjJ) it was justifia*
ble» but, on any other' ground, we
cannot reconcile such Indulgence with
bond* Or justice. ' * {WhigJ
. -■ ^ '
** W^*niNOToif, Nov. 22.
SSS
s#er» their imoti MnSkine dKMfciont and that
the only obstacle to f|tilfhg theSsoufac ory to
great advantage is the negligence of Subscriber*
in paying op their instalments.
The second semi-annual exhibition
of the Columhian Agricultural Socie
ttr was held at Georgetown yesterday.
A large concourse of members and vi-*
sito'rs; w th their ladies and families,
were present. t Among the visitors
were the President: and family, the
Postmaster-General, the Treasurur,
Auditor, the Russian Minister, the
Mayor, Mr. BarlotV, Mr. Iirving* and
many other gentlemen and ladies of
respectability. Owing to the late in
clemency of the season, but few cat
tle were exhibited ; but to compensate
lor this deficiency there was a great
quantity of cotton and wollen domes
tic fabrics, comprehending much good
a -'-aijjciing, noisery,
«c. &c. The blanketing appeared to
be most admired, though much praise
was given to several pieces of cloth and
carpeting.
New-Ark, (New Jem#
THE STORM.
The severe storm of wind
commenced on Friday the 9th Instan
continued with but kittle intermissio
the following Wednesday, has cam
,tresh in the rivers, creeks ah<l brooks in
'his vicinity beyondsany {hmg in the recol.
lection of the oldest inhabitant. The c»use
WH?*ub!5ween-t,,!: Pa,s*c and Hacken.
sick bridges for considerable portion of
the time were cotaph^iytyundated with
water—so that trajfcr fling *?as not only dan
ger us but at trmA utterly impracticable.
1 \e. iJOC't<i ,n. lh»swiown were ovet-flowed,
and have received injury —especially the ex
tensive wharf recently built by the Con.
mcicial Company. Nor has the damages
been limited to this place. We are sorry
to hear that they extend throughout this &t>
ll* Morris and Middlesex counties.
Mills have been injured $ mill-dams, bridg
es, t<c. fitc. are very yeneVally swept away
by the pressure of the torrent. In New.
Brunswick the water completely inundated
the lower p.*rt of the town, being .n some
parts ‘rom 4 to 5 feet deep. The damage
•a stated :o be immense. In the northern
part of Essex the ravages iwde by this
flood of water is minutely described m a
letter lo the editor, dated . .
Paterson Nov. 15, 1810
*Th>s p'ace lias suffered ex.remely by
the high watrr, (which occasioned partly
as we learn by »hc creaking of ail the con.
siderabte dams &c. in the upper part of
the country,) rose to a height never before
witnessed. Owing ‘o their secure situati.
on, 6nd the unwearied exertions of our ci.
trxens—the principal manufactories have
.'Ust lined but very trifling injury—the Pat
eison bridge, the society's s w mill,a small
dwellingh. use belonging to Major Godwin,
a smith’s shop, and considerable other pro.
perty is swept entirely nway. The South
: Westerly end of Major Godwin’s two story
stone dwelling house i* entirely down and
the house otherwise materially injured —
yet we hope It will by the ensuing spring be
again fit lor the reception of the public
several other stores and dweHipjtJiou^s,
together with the grist mill are ffWtermiy
injured. The damages are immense, 6ut
happily no lives were lost ”
“ The falls prevented a scene awfully
sublime, and calculate to raise the re.
fleeting mind from’.nattre up to nature's
Goa.” ! T
Ralf.ioh'n; C.) Nov. 22.
I A letter to the Editors of the Star,
j dated St. Mary’s Georgia, Oct. 30, in
forms that a few days before a number
of men deserted from Gun Boat No.
162 commanded by Lieutenant Lewis
3. Muse, and Irom No. 3, commanded
by Lieutenant Wm. St. Clair, and took
refuge on board a Spanish armed mer
chant ship lying in Amelia Sound. As
•eon as the intelligence reached those
ofticera^hay manned and armed two
boats, boarded fhe ship, brought away
and confideserters, i'he Spa
msf^uiimjlWantat AHWia, demanded
1 n be restoreflp the ship.-*
This Lieitlenant Edfert,Vte U. Stateh’
co nmandalt on that* station refused,
but m v*f4h|jeas put lieutenants Muse
and St. Clair under arrest until the
pleasure of Governmennt shall be
known. Tho* the act of these offic rs
transcended the bounds of their an.
thorny, it is a fault which we presume
our government «TH||noLview in a ve
ry serious light, a* it iAay“*y<&6nably !
be ascribed to their Zealand youthful
afdor. Lieutenant Mu ft was lately a
resident in Kaleigk an&sjf a young
gentleman of merit.
— * * . . •*——
P },E *<ib»efiber, one doy e«» of the H»,,k'
-.1 a.id front mr the C»#o! will sc
c<vnw>date % few membesaf the *n«aing Gene
r*| upon modAte terma. She wtl|
AlfcO bMfd any KmeWn^i by the da*, week
fi.itvl. or y.*r \K f If A H. SANSUMotI
November 30, IblO,
-^_
isttotma fficffltjBi
* R I C H M O N d7
£RTDAY, NpvEMDKh 30, lfl;o.
FfcOM WASHINftTfl1S r.it*. Vn. <>* .
I
l
I
'» wearing cate t. ( ..
« The situatio^f Florida mos^cerumiy
elaims the earliest <$oW>le attention cf our
^government, for, unftus the^are adopted
into our family oF governments, there i*
much room to fear that one of the great bel
ligerents ot Europe will attempt to lay vio
lent hands upon these provinces, to the io
CftlculabR injury ol*be United States. Iti
H Ij^tily believe there ft a strong; party
country* in favor of its pupilage to
t^Sntain—y4t I am well persuaded such
treasure could not be ejected without a
Wmle ana quinly struggle by every real A.
■nerican within tht province, aided by Hun
dreds from without. Jf J
“ would be in Udm rorour goVermpent
to forbid the interference of its citliens:
their interest' "and their feelings ate too
strongly enlisted |p be kept quiet spectators
of shch a •tmiggiep* Bur ng the late trou.
Died State id that quarjcr, numbers of ter.
ritorians were daily crossing and re-cross,
mg the line in anxious expectation of some
military employ m A The, Conventional
Ists will again meefTn Copf?ntion, in a few
days, at Baton Rouge, «trd I think, one of
their first measures will be to adopt a con
stitution, bottomed upon their declaration
of indepedendence—and in all probability
they will sec on to#, an expedition against
the Spanish garrisons on Mobille and Pen
sacola. Notwithstanding ttiese overt acts
of seli.governtjfient, I am well convinced
, - , _ . will have
heard of Col. been sent
on command to cf demark^
atioa This measure in
suance of a requisition Governor
Heljjnes, who apprehended that the throes
and convulsions of the Floridians, “ strug
gling for their long lost liber.y,” might
reach nor peaceful borders and disturb
the tranquil ty and neutrality nf aur terri
torial citizens, or that the flame of civ-1
discord whrch seemed to^>e kindling a.
mongst our neighboujj4lii|Rt,blow over the
line and disturb Ihe peaceful occupations
of bis loyal citi^ns t^uit at present the
storm seems hyT|U»e by, and Col.
Covington ha<f remcfc^LH^. command from
the line intOqoarter^^BFort Adams, when
he was called to sapeftede col. ^Cushing ir
his command ■ the derartmen^,'here.’*
We continnc%oreceite accounts
tremendous Hui mane whjdh happ?hed at
Havanna the last of WPTber. The Cane
and Plantain were prostrated, and the Cof
fee blown from the trees. It is supposed
that half crops will not be obtained. Da
mage to the amount of several hundred
thousand dollars, which cannot yet be as.
certained, was sustained by the shipping in
the harbor; and the effects still more ruin
ous on shore, as it is feared the hurricane
extended over great, pjirt of the Island of
Cuba, and probably fo* rtie neighboring is
lands. Some idea mayfia, formed of the
terrible dashiiij^prtfij^ea, when it is sta.
ted that the w»vm broke foAlfeet over the
flag staff at the castle.***
The Treasury cflfeftyland, is,
the richest inxhe Lfniitti. It has more
money than it chp expend for common
purposes j. and y^f. there is no.fltate Tax.
The revenue arne^rntlTwiy from the in.
terest on the funds of the S'ate, and from
licence*, fines and the like. The follow
ing Statement from the National latelli.
gencer exhibits an evidence of the facts
we assert ;■*» / \
Finr.nc^s of MatvlandwFrom the ac*
counts laic) before! Ap JLtgnlS'ure by ^he
I reasurer^t appyarw tWlTTfe receipts du
r mg ye^^krfan various stock
possessed I^Wtie
Afc33i 14 1
Io which add ayjn in the .
treasury on l,t Iftwejqj^.r
her, deducting expenses
of present session, 24 860 2 5 1-2
86,186 2 6 1.2
The probable annual de
mand on the treasury tor
the ensuing year .is'esti
mated at **'
Jl -
Subject
pilfc^ni 6 1.2
Front the ffa rercury.
ouk rUIneTi coiVntry.
This is the lamentable cry of the federal
editors thoughout the union, and it is indeed
true that their country is ruined, shut out
from the continent of Europe, sbhnried hv
hll nations, finishing^: last page of a dread
iut history. \
♦ But these editors CTaHjt tlW United States
ns their country, and tim r.rlintry, say they,
is ruined and disgraced in the eyes ot all
ho rope. We know of no disgrace attach
ing to us, except that of supporting or to.
ierating federal editors, who are seeking tc
ru n as.
These editors pmfPWng tn be •* wise n.
bore what is wnlften,” propose that set
shall have fedrpd .niters ugun, sml inui
be rt stored to hoaot -nnil respect t I
would as soon ar deacons »|
churthcs, as tc<%ranK^K«t a rcpublxar
natWm, M
What would f#i!eral'r*ismh, if they had the
rale f they would declare war agaia»i
France, ally a* tn Engl *od, bo ld a «**(>,
I rerore <he alien and sedition *Cii, and link
j*V" debt, so that oar only remnant of bl-«s
edness nouldi>..- inability to pay the Imtr.
•st by taxes and new Jor.ns.
After such federal facta how long should
we be a repoblK*/ • ML moment, bo. x, .
fW .M * "T iW.H01- Kngl^n.i.
£ur, ahfPs woafy sajV^y ^elmission of b t
bLUT^T **£• Q»r men would
We sKiT1 89 W y England, and
we shon.d have admiralp*the blue, y-l.
; low, white anti red. "And w* should sup
;p'*rt religion and liberty as England does.
| VJUr farmers would be tenants, and ou r rn?i
,chantes Would he journeymen to a ser 0f
princely manufacturers, Who know nothing
arl8 but *he great English an ot
becoming enormously rich, and Worthless
hy^the hard labor of the millian.
N. B, Independence W ,«• bore in 1775.
thJ.8irH<,w^1!! “*,3*** yearj U W,J1 ,,v«»
thrive and he held in honor Uencefo. ih, and
for ages after these federal ed.tors shsll
have ceased to motlm over this ruined coun
try. bo no more at present. Let them
bowl and lament. ^It isa part of their day’a
WOt*BL%
5‘ _ , . V
A* , j.. 3?OaWotK,¥j,»V. 1*.
Norfolk 4fciCes, v^^ich ended
With the last *eek, Jrercjh* worst .v*
CVr *ltt**e*’ notwiOfctahding the
atd of a Dronted^yTJjgiw^was started
on Samrdajv but wh'o like to ne of the
race-horses Hew the way. The Fin*.
Banks and other places of genteel a.
mdsertent Were well attended; but
were somewhat deranged by the v.gi,
lance and activity 6f one of our offici d
citizens, who, inforiihed, niudd
(what is vulgkrlyCcalled) a gra> /
1_. I
Watch &
Directly ippnjife Mr.
take* this method to inform hi* friend* and
the pub ic in general, that ft#still continues *«
arrjr on his business instil its branches.
-*11* r-\Alt HAICD——
sonte excellent EIGHT DaY (A.OCKS, gold
ml «ilver WATCHES, CHAIJfS SEALS and
KEYS, fcc. J
N. I) Wsnud immecIFaJify, an Apprentices
the above business. ,•
Richmond, No*. 30 1910. tf.
WM B F\Gt—having taken tha* celeb *•
<ed stand, known as the
SWAN TAVERN,
hopes hjr Ms steady persons' attention to his
; sires*, to »unport the high reputation whic'
‘ has enjoved under the long management of c
j Moss. As he has two ex rl'ent h u»*» d« sc
f'om the Tavern, travelling famtlie* an I otb....
will p chubly Hnd the Sv*i as deal able a ren,
der.v' us as can he with in he city.
Richmond Nov 30th, IglD. f"9mo
NEG ;ui S FOB SALf-—>->ii no town of
Csrtertvillr, on S j mTay »h 221 of Decent.
! her mat, will be offered Jjpr sale to tbc higk«t* i
bidde^ about . a k J
Thirty Limy Ylrgroes} 7
eouairing of men, Iror^meoAeMAre*^ cHrfiy J
belonging to the esfee or Mayo Cemnjv §
un, dec sted. Cash will be ejected for one
half ’he p> rchase, and a ired**# twelve Mon b*
will be allowed for the ba’ance, on the pts’Chasev
entering into b<>nd with approved •ncurityJ tn
I carry interest from the date, if not puu/i laltf
paid JOHN A<)aM>, saoni'r.
j November 30th, 1810. ids,