Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-10-08 00:00:00, page 2

Webber, in 38 d&}sfroiq|PmrP^phnun<l to]
^nrare, sod came to tbit piece. on Saturday, he has
favoured 111 wi|b<London ptjjert to the 25t|j Aq|:
ffQtttJrom which we have nude some extrar^. '
fentieneao it the bearer of dispatches from
Vitfr. Piaimey, at London, and General Armstrong,
. Paris, for the Secretary of State, y ■ ■■ ^
We understand that Mr. Pinkney had made an
cdjttnooicaliOB of the revocation of the Bsr
Wnd URn decreet to the British government,
two a dispatch which wat forwarded to Liverpool,
1 sifter/this gentleman left London, is supposed to
Leonteih the ttnswer of Marquis Wellesley, Vy ^ ,
I.* -v' *"•' < \ y
; yrh* Ljirton papers of which we spnke in »or last,
yopnUimjpji hftle which will not he found in this
f copied from Ncw-Vofk papers. There
it ft very animating proclamation of Lord Willing
ton's, catling on the inhabitants of Portugal to per
Ityere in .their efforts; representing the enemy as
gifting previsions, and without resources to conti
nue «nuch lodger in the country,: . ,1 ,
Tnr a gear rat older of Murthal fterttford, d«t*d at
Legeora, 14th August, he s«ys M gre^t credit is,
doe to the militia of Tarlos Montes, uni* tbeir com
tnan^r filertchal Stfricra, in making prisnn-rs the
Swiss l>gg|§lmn No. 3, to the amount of 400 in the
thi' fastfe of Ptiebla 'S'-nahria, where they had lied
^fqpdetv." A detachment «f the enemy under Ge
'nrral $*rras advanced to relieve the.Swim, out only
, in linie to have the mortification to witness their
; On Sttiirday arrived in. Hampton Road* the Uni
Captain Hull, from
« cturje.
\ ; V ■
;V
From one of oor Li'bon Papers, we have prorored
* tramlalion of tbe following interceu^l dei.p:itci>
for i. m . 11,4 f a L (I.- .—ft. . - .. jfcsk a ■ - «
Alfgud Aranza, Duke of Ximfat Ft, Am
10 *‘r“r"«*; *<u
to minister, of Foreign affairs at
The pit-usal of tb^k Utier will impress
% pf it* aujm«Uiciiy, hSo as shedding much
r light upon the affairs of Spain, will be read with
.
< / 4 ^rh, 19t& June, I8ia.
■ Most. Excellent Sir,‘i , .
I i.' t?he day Wore yastetday I had a long coiiver
talion with his Excellency tbe Duke de Cad<»re
(Champagnv) minister for foreign affairs, who had
ireviously informed me-that he had same continu
ation* to make to me by command of theF.mpe
endeavour to give jltur excellency H
(ailed statement ofjbis rOpfermc# embracing
«r different opcU, mnd *&•{ |btin im
^rtanf.' £ -
> ? ||ba.^olaialer commenced by stating that his rm
, perial ftfhsty fbuld n6l send more money' into
0painftmvin consequence it would be aecesseiy in
, future, that the kingdom should provide for the sup
* port of % armies employed in Spain—That his u»
peiiaf’piajesty bad already done enough, in having
T^pt qearfy dOO.OOpmen into Spain—that the trea.
jiory of France bad been exhausted, the emperonr
faring already eent into ^pain since the comoience
CBeot of tbe war, upwards of 200 millions of francs*
'^fr-fhat •• had not made Use.of the resources which
. pw Gauntry afforded in order to raise revenue. He
■ info thdt. contributions might have been levied
.^Aodalufia, particularly st Sevilla and Malaga,
•id «l*o in Mtncia—That his majesty had laid a
.^Ktribtttion; pf six millions on L«id|(I will not be
pMasitive whether this was the exact Turn he imnti
oned^or a larger.) * The minister urged that lkf8
‘“'•ght|o havu been a confiscation of B&jshfPb
pi, wherever found—-that H. I.
was in
SMftiili iloite, it would amount to
ifof tj?- 01 ill torn— t hd t tbe plate belonging to the
|<be» and Convents, ought to have been seized.
•xceUJn y insisted IM in Spain Ibtr* must
. iqramepse itims .liniitvney; iturndu
•id by the French and tt>iti*h armies, ns well as
Irnm,. Smith Aineriri—That in his
i'nperiftl majesty bad compelled the
^ had conquered to support his
«ritu«s without draWmgupoothe oratoryof France;
•MftoteUT the war rh Spain, And being
I •< with the continent, he" could have disband'
-edalargr part of his army.aud thus have diminish
•d hi. ,**pe.»£, /
; /V" »i«Mp eo«pl*»»^ ‘o in*, that the funds
; which we had raised hud not been judiciously appli
•4'i® their proper Objects—vi*. to the payment of
• udo|»s fdtpf'OTed in the subjugation and priiifi
pnl’iVrlt funds had
eapeafjed >n luxury & expeuees, that might and
•Mjjjttolinee Saw atroided—-That iifewrifrdsandgra*
Wficatid^ b(Awecf jjrdtiy mwited, might to bate
impended until times of ^rto^ilrfy—Ibirtib*
cmUnt »aa uameroasfcodMpeMnre, beyond wbat
A
imm
\ ifis idt<?5Hetw:jt;sdid thei Spanish regiments had'
pit* fddaed; andthat others were now fumtin^
5rkl 1f.1 ’%. 1*1/>:$£%•.; ' ■. * -' ■ *
th*fe *t|er. hasting pit tv stetf,k gtfat^pemc*.
iig&Ffyfc*#* b*t*r Applied, t^Uoop,
w IU«
unnjf
plaiaro M)*t tfiu king hail;
Mf fionKibe
w
ipod wtnpti
hy, before-j
excellent my observations in reply.
^Thejpoint Wliicfa according ti* myjudgment, the
em permit laid the greatest stress on. Was, that bu
more money should be. sent |g>ni, France to" Spain,
except the two millions of fmhrs monthly, already
decreed and mentioned in a former despatch.—Cal
ling to my recollection, wh'at had ncruired upon
this subject, when I was mimstei for foreign affairs*'
and having a full kuo<$tedge of the siiua^ftu of our
provinces, and of our resources, ! told the minister
that the king my master, was fully sensible of the
great expense to which the rmperourhad heeu put.
by the war in Spaio, that the king was under the
painful necessity of declaring, that under existing
circumstances he could not maintain himself m
Spain without the aid of his imperial majesty.—
1 hat the revenues of the kingdom were very small,
and wholly inadequate tn the exigences of the stale,
arising partly from the very great difficulty in mb
leetiiig, in the few districts already subdued ; and
because many of the provinces were yet unsubdued.
Indeed, in the provinces subdued, the trequent in
cursions of the insorgents, rendered it always <Kfji
cult, and frequently impossible, for the administra/
tors and collectors to perform their duties.—[Ilerr
■4ravza, details at great length, He dtfiatlties which
are experienced by Jtyph in kis fiscal operations.
which wiil not be here inserted, being wttl known, and
then he proceeds:] t, , -4
* represented to the minister that in Andalusia,
(from my infofgiutinii) that some contributions had
been levied ; that in Grenada, (although no oppnsi
tion had been made) a forced loan of five millions of
Reals* had been made; that in Malaga a loan ot
the same nature and to a much larger amount had
been made, the greater pan of which had been
placed in the Military Chest of the fourth division
ot the army. Not having been myself at Seville,
when it was token, 1 could not speak with exact
nrss ot what occurred, hut that I had been inferm
ed, that all the British property in that city, had, at
the desire of the French administrators, been se
questered—-Cj||jU the same measum was pursued at
Malaga. That the amount of this dKquestered pro
perty had been suppos' d much larger than it ap
peared to be, as ge«*.Seba*tiuni in parfrular found
at Malaga. That it was not to be wondered that
his imperial majesty had been deceived, after the
exa^jlrated accounts of the amount uf British pio
perty, said to he in Seville.
[In the three next paragraphs, which are of great
length, Aranza assures the minister that the utmost
activity had been used in the seizure of the plate be
longing to the churches, leaving none that was not
actually requisite f.,r its service, lie proceeds to com
bat the opinion of the minister as to the amount of
circulating specie in Spain, assuring him that altbo’
large sums may be in the country, that from the
character of the war, all industry is suspended, com
merce annihilated, and the confidence neressary to
thlj^ircuUtion of money destroyed. Aranza finally
assures the minister that the money which had been
brought into the Spanish treasury, had been em
ployed in the sapport of the French armies, except
what was actually essential to the support of the
king and his civil administration, in which, instead
of prodigality, the utmost frugality had been obser
ved. That not only the rewards and gratifications
for meritorious services had not been paid in money,
but that even a great part of the king's expenses
had been defrayed by warrants on the sequestered
national property, allowing the holders tbs privi
ledge of purchasing the same at a future day. Aran
za then proceeds.] '
i u" ny.ni'in hip raising ui regulf^pspamsh
legiments, and embodying the militia,are prejudici
al, inasmuch as they oc casion heavy expenses, and
th»n desert, and thereby increase the force of the
enemyv*i* entertained by some, hut is much ques
tioned, and »f not unfounded, is greatly exaggera
ted. I represented to thi minister, that upon ttie
principles of national policy there would be no ques
tion, that every state must have a national force of
t'its own. I admitted that in the commencement of
the war, there had been many desertions, but never
to the extent reported; that the number had been,
and was daily diminishing, and would djmioish as
public opinion changed, and must finally cease, be
cause the insurgents no longer existed in the cha
rerter of armies, but now nnly deserved the name
of bahditti, which ceiteinly could not attract those
who bad enlisted under the royal banners, I urged
the pofiey of employing the Spanish troops in gar*
risons, and stated that many of the French generals
| had lamented the' necessity of scattering their troops
^{varioos parte of the kingdom, ,to preserve order
■and-tranquility in places, which bad already tub*
| milted t<* the king, <• «r-c / ~ v
Hie mioiaier appeared to me, to thiok that it
would be impiasible to persuade the French gena>
rah to agree in the policy of raising a regular army
ot Spaniards, but that they rn^ht be brought to a
grhe in the policy of employijlg Spaniards as na tipo*
■ ■*.j£‘/b”
*;•; .*<**r-H *\A v;:wt5
mi guanw^Boa tb aiding
iW it*Bt^aWfc,wer*
■ *. „■* #*«%§.
me Frf d
Werenotoal^ravodr&blf to t^e plan of raising
Spanish regiment*, but bad supportedibeir opini
'dh* with great seal and solidity of argument, which
t* f M ready to lay before his excellency.. That those
nerals,who held the. contrary opinion, would de
rVe more consideration,if they1 would jnake known
their namek, Lot until they did so, they justly me
rited sulforiori of improper views. (The remain;
der i»f the fetter treats of suhjects of minor interest,
and is omitted.)' . ■ ' S '
Signed, . 1 , > -
Dpke or Santa FeT'*"
DliAlUS,—On Saturday evening The Bev.
Benjamin Giucssv, Minister of the Presbyterian'
Church of this place. lit the death of Mr.Grigshy,
nur society has lost a highly respecuble member,
his ^ongregatiun a P.*»tor, whose fervent piety incul
cated the purest principles of religion, whileby his ex
emplary conduct he strongly enforced the practice
of those principles which he tecouimeuded ; he was
pious without austerity, and cheerful without levity.
A wife and three children are bereft of a tender and
affectionate husband and father.
——— On the 27th ult, Ht hit seat nmar Ply
mouth, in North-Carolina, William M’Kenexe,
F.sq. H gentleman much respected and esteemed,
and greatly regretted by those to whom he
wus
known.
Waltimohe, Octobers.
CONGRESS.
2 2 C! • S?
•f = £ g
3',’ 3 "
Total, 2811 2480 2604 2256
Messrs. M’Kimand Little are elected.
[Translated fur the Federal Gazette.]
Official Account of the revolution in Santa Fee,
in a letter trom a member of the Superior Junta,
at Santa Fee, to his cousin at Socorro, forward
ed by express in nine days to Cameras.
Santa fee, August 21, 1810.
At 7 o’clock this morning, the greatest political
event took place. Ob, happy destiny! We are
freemen, and tfj% accomplishment of our emancipa
tion heginffn this illustrious province, is achieved.
/It was ascertained the day before yesterday, that
some factious Europeans had resolved upon th^fatal
tragedy of sacrificing nineteen illustrious Americans
to their fury. On the list of prosciibed, I have the
honour to be tfie third ; Bmites the first, and For
res the seconds This cruel intent fully proved (by
the indefatigable zeal ol our alcades, Gomez, a dis
tinguished European, and the meritorious lley Pa
tricio) with the horrible assassination commuted in
this city by the tyrant Valdes, awoke the slumher
ing spirit of the people of Santa Fee. On the
night of the 19th. the people took me under their
protection, and had 1 not., prevented them, would
have fallen upon the government house. .Ytsiei
day the 20th, between the hours of 11 and 12, they
went to the house of Don Jose Liorete, situate on
the first royal street, to demand a supply fur the re
freshment «f Villa Vicencio ; to which he replied,
he would not grant it; that he held Villa Vicencio
and all the Americans in profound contempt. At
the moment these words were pronounced, the Mo
rales, father and son, felj up in him ; and had he
not taken refuge in the 1uh|k of Maroijuin, he would
have been torn to pieces by the enraged populace.
At two o’clock in the afternoon, they gave infor
mation to the Alcade of the conspiracy ; but would
not allow him to act, they forced open the doors of
the detested leader of it, and had it not been for the
care of a few patriots who surrounded him, as ma
ny poignards would have entered hun as did the in- j
famous Liorete ; whom they bore from his house j
with Trillo and Maroquiu; the latter, however,
being dressed in women’s apparel, effected his es- !
cape, but was afterwards taken by the alcade Go
mes. The vice roy ordered out the troops to aid the
civil officers ; I was then in my house, with a few j
friends, when the people coming in, carried me to
the cabildo, demanding the heads of Alva Frias and
others, and insisting un the freedom of Rosillu.—
The square was thronged with crowds, and no pos
sibility of passing the streets. I ascended the bal
cony, and was instantly named a tribune or deputy
by the people;, who insisted on my immediately ad
dressing them, shooting applause. I made them a
harangue declaratory of their rights, and faithfully
detailing the history of their slavery; in particular
that of the two last years. I mentioned to them
the dangers to which we had been exposed—point
ed out the dangers and difficulties of the times—I
was here interrupted with shouts, that they, frpm
that idltant, assumed their rights, and would m#in
tain them with their lives; that I should immedi
ately announce the act of their liberty in the terms
declared by my patriotism and knowledge; that 1
shdbld propose to them deputies, who, united to the
cabildo, might govern the interior, until the provin
ces could send their deputies; from which body,
however, must be excluded— intruenot. I entered
the ball, and drew up the act, and formed a list of
seveuteeu deputies. On coming out again upon the
balcony, 1 addressed them in a short speech, and
read to them the list; but they insisted that my
name be placed at the bead of it, with many flatter
ing expressions of praise ; still insisting upon the
liberty of ilosillo. 1 appeased them, and assured
them, that the first art of the new government
would be the emancipation of that illustrious nun. 1
was listened to ; (.was obeyed. How great the plea
sure of meriting tire confidence oJ a free people!
Tint deputies, prelates, authorities, &r. arrived
pt the.-cabildp, and the Oyuor Don Juan de Jurado,
commissioned by his excellency | so great was the
confusion, that not * word cdMdjpo heard. 'She
people Shouting out, that if it was not a tiuth.Jhxt
they had to contend with tyrant*, the artillery should
be delivered up to (hem.. W! 4, ^
The viceroy had it giyeu up to Don Jose'Ayala,
who loi wed immediately under him, a company of
one huddled citizens, They also demanded a com
pany, (or the defence of the dunistory - houses, com
Which was granted, Stillrois
Uaat hat not ceased. A prapesijUunwo* ""Shtfr
Z'*- v ■ r --y* ei:? •: ->'•#*’A Z'2&'Z,Z'
imnje«*iaW»js,
itwhoafa.* 1'
•me
then
ided theceaApg of
of the people,
signed By hie
'tamed that tb#
'*nd t0t
assembly Mid jfc
Jty to Vary theiict of tlM»
people.
Hooded, me.; hot the Oydor
iny office of tri
bune,
'anfed'W'the
2fne hall, and de.
jed alouduhe perse|
high treason, Who
shtHtfUep pfi»* | he in
no of the junta, I
y.y the people f tbei M^ssor of the Caf'
bildo dtolatedr the s«
“'*J* 1 opinion,|5nd the Syndic,
whose vote was the
11 railed' tor, declared tha
same, the four who had declared forx. tbe,yir«roy,
withdrew ; nine persons spoke divinely^ 'Me'De
mosthenes Qutrrrier rendered himself immortal, aa
did lorres Ponibilln, ■&<•. The people score enthut.
'lastirk. Never dnj Athens or RomdHtaencanji
Hirjnient ol more exquisite felicity; JH^evct <$p
theW orators excel those who spoke On n^SQih Jo*
ly afSSanta.Fee. s
It was then unanimously agreed upon, that
power existed tu invahfiat*g|Ue act of the deputies
of the people; that the members should he sworn
in, and the Junta installed. Toe Oydor, wished t.»
give information tu the Vice Roy j wbag^he people
crying out “Meis a traitor; he wisKflpo subm&
the voice of the people to the opinion of an tndivfe
dual.” •/' ■ - -V:v V/ / ■:
i was amazed to hear expressions like these utter*
ed by people apparently uninformed. The Juntat
was established, joined to the Cabiido. I acquaint
ted the people of the regard they owed to Don
tonio Ami, tor bis prudence in these eventi ; and
that policy required ibat they should elect bipifpre
sidtut. “ Long live Amur!” immediately resound
ed p..— :j ....
, oni 8v,'ry : “lie is no tyrant, since he ia,
proposed by nur deputy—let Don Am..r he pmi*"
dybi. A deputation wailed on his excellency,
o’clock in the morning, composed of. t
ardfi*:
deacon, the priest Omeua, Torres and ..r.u,«,
erort,,
with the Oydor; who gave him informatuuljpf wj>at
had transpired. Me received witi) pleasore jtntpo
tificalion, and accepted the charge with whit
people honored him ; oilmen to acknowledge fp?
Junta, and to be hlmsell received at 9 o'd* k, excu
sing himself at that moment as being indi^ny^g-ij
In consequence he was acknowledged t>y tlie.Ca
bildo, the ecclesiastical government, and
ry chiefs. The vice toy, thereat^V^fifaJewr
prelates, were abs.nt. We are to meet afchnVb.clr
tomorrow, at the 'first session, m wt^|^^H the/£•
gulations will be firmly established. ^The people
would not receive the oath of the Satina, who re
signed ti.e staff with regret. Quito iTie«^t«|.Jln|>.;
and Socorro arcuses those perfidious wfistfhesi^^
have appeased the pebpleT' There are «ferU' mo
merit (8 o’clock in the morning) 4000 rrisffou hor**
bark, who have entered from the Savannahs'; and
it is impossible to hear ope another speak in my own
house. The whole nil
I the people hayp hees rol
lected round my balcony, shouting huzzas,
My
wife and family have not been able to close
eyes. This would have been another Troy, had not’
the viceroy behaved as hedid. The tails have Veen
constantly ringing alarms; the whole city is il
luminated;-—the people have been examining e
verv suspected house;—but naoutraga, fmaAiera
committed. They collet alb» arms ssltm
munition they can. Such fs^the sitoatij#->.jp
which we are pitted. Adieu, my d«iar!<Si!t»i?ii.
—The constitution ia to he founded oa tfcjk basis of
liberty ; and the provinces invited to unite to form
a general congress. rl bis has been the solemn oath
ol all. To my dear country (Soccorrn); to her va
lour ; In her misfortunes, we owe this retmlutionaf
Long live Spain in America the dread of tyrauts.
hell my dear countrymen, that I adore them ; that
we are free through their valour and constaaify,—*
Let them be tranquil, but vigilant. ^ ;S
Carracas, Sept. l!^
Since the above was received,py an express**!
confirmation of the evehls,
tompamed .by.
names of the individuals who i
Impose it
Santa Fee, has arrived.
New-Yobi
VERT LATE FROM U&!i0$.
We are indebted to J*pt. lLdd^J, of thV«hip'fa^
tor, for Lisbon papers®) the _ „„
of Angust.
they do not contaiii any advices of momenta ^Flue
17 j dollais. -fv . ,
It appears, that lord Wellington's headdoartefi
were Clerico, and these of the French at Alhictde
about 30 miles from the advanced guard of the En'
glish army—a battle was daily expected. 8500 in
fantry, and 800 cavalry, had arrived nekr Curunna
and more daily expected from England. <§■
On the t5tb August, the French commenced bop*
balding, by night, Alnnida, whtcILigArruon mp
defended by gen. Cox, with a foreeloboO W,
The English army was sickly of fever ai&aPtjfa
and the French were short of prorifeiona.
Gen. Stuart bad been appointed oue of thtfjEP
gency of Portugal. . "■ '
Extract oj a lettrrjrom Litton dated 4ug. Wffa
“ A packet sailed this morning for En£taod
despatches from lord Wellington. The news i.w-frl.
graph states, that the French had (inioicaM^
attack on Almeida, and were bombaidinfpif v^h
great spirit, and that it was necessary tor }oi*Wei
lingtou to march his army aud attack tiietp
diaiely. The armies were within a fowj,
each other.—The French about 7.0,000 and t
glish about half that number^hut receiving rein
forcements daily. Most of tbejMnle here are trem
bling for the events of a battle, which is momently
expected. The English have all things rtwdy jo
embark, and the Ftench are wiUun J50raiWof
this place. All the guns that eunbe found in Por
tugal, even the castle and fort guns of Lisbon have
been put on board English ships, together with the
property of such of the Portugikese nobility as in
tend to leave the place ihouWlie French succeed.*
, ■ October V*
The revocation of the Berlin and \ttsdswecrres
fys received at Hamburgh on the 10th of Apgudt,
*“4#* ^e*l on the 18lh of the same month.
’•
, PECREE, „ l\. \
Received per
Neptune from Keil,
Ms
Philadelphia. “
We Frederic
&c. do de "
at in rnnse
<}nenve *f particular cir
wg have order
rd as follows if
1st. The line from NietwUdt, 'in our Duchy if
Htfieteio, ever Ahrensbok tcSe^brig, ircro thence
-7* ~ ■ ■■ •«7' as. iriJIW U1CIICV
to Oldesire, from tbenoeovat Rilzbury end jfarn
•tad to the city audeastie of Glsckuadt, frgjti (1»ms
along tht Elba to ttransbistul, and farther id ids
;A*6» : •'* sC..