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TIM/MAY, JANUARY 28, 1813.

our verniers, we are sure, will peruse with in&
nite amusement the dispatch of the American
G.etteral Horxixs, giving an necountof a notable
expedition, -)vhich, he commanded against the
Kickapoo Indians. Major STURU,63ke.s military
achievements sink • into nothing when put in
comparison with those of tliq American hero
,and his valiant army. It appears that General
Homms, having assembled a force of mounted
riflemen, set out for the purpo of inflicting ex-
emplary punishment on the refractory Kicknpoo,.
After having made some progress in his march,
the General, with, great politeness, assembled his
Officers, and imparted to them the whole of his
plans and they, in the trite spirit of military
subordination, told him that 'they wouhl let hint
know the next day whether they w‘ruld go- on or
not.

The next day they made a favourable re-
port, and on they marched till:two unfortunate
circumstances occurred, which entirely discon-
certed the American heroes, and, determined them
to retort ; one was a viatent kr:t4t wind, and the
other was the arrival of a scottt with intelligence
that some Kickapoos were at hand, upon which
the whole army (with the exception of the Ge-
neral and three or four officers) determined to
ivake the best of their way home. The Ge-
tiei al argued, and ordered them
to advance ; the army murmured, wheeled to
the right-about and retreated. General liar-
KM concludes with ohservinifr that the rapidity
of their march from the Kickapoo villages was
really astonishing ; but he coniohs. himself with
the reflection, that the formidable appearance
which his troops made will Make a deep impres-
- upon the Indian tribes, and that this im,.
portant service was performed in the most econo-
mical manner.

When we first received the accoents of the
disasters of the French in Russia, we ventured to
predict that BtIONAPARIT would, be under the ne-
cessity of withdrawing his troops from Spain, and
the accounts received yesterday from Corunna
state, that the French are rapidly retreating. The
Act is, that, in the present state of France, BUO-
NAPARTE can neither enforce his new conscription,
indPed, ensurr mvo gaiety, withont his.
Spanish army, kis probable that lie will endeavour
to tAke it position. behind the Ebro ; but as we
understand that'the Spanish Regency have deter-
wintql to phICO an army of 50,000 men under the
orders of the Marquis WELLINGTON, they will
not be able long to maintain that position.,

We are told by the leading Party Print this day
that "pit is 'pettedly in the style and character of
the'illinisteriallriends of the PRINCE Ittu to
cast the most gross and malignant aspersions on
the Opposition, and then, when any answer is
made to the calumnies, to turn round and impute
tti them the commencement of a discussion harsh
and ungrateful to the feelings of his Royal High-
Gentle; etimphini»g souls !,--The w.iters
in the Paper alluded to 'never '' cast 'the most
gros's and .atalignant calumnies" MimiStry—
they never 4' commenced a discussion ,harsh and
ungrateful to the feelings of his Royal Highness."
these writers have lost all recollection (for
it would be very illiberal in to accuse them of
Icing utterly dead to shame) ; but since their me.-
;Dory is thus treacherous, it may not be iMproper
to remind them of their attaeks upon the PatsteE
"Ifttcawr, upon the admission of the present Admi-
riStration into power. The public:: most well re-
member, though 'the writers scent to haVe for-.
eotteo their own active labours in the field of de.
famatiPn, that, finding their favouriteS 'were not
t t be admikted into place, they every day "'cast
t to most gross and malignant aspersions on the
I'o iNcE 10,v,ENT, because, as they alleged, he
had deserted his '' early' ffiends.7 Ma.; there an
epithet of abuse, in prose mid verse, that they did
nut east on his Royal Highness,';: and did they not
persevere for monthshi the sinee 'assaults of viru,,
lence and ribaldry ? yet they have now the Nardi-
hood to say, that it is calumny to " impute to them.
the coMmencement of a d:seu,ssion harsh and un-
grateful to the feelings of hi, Royal
We are aware that. we May be -accused of disin-
genuousnes, because we do not strictly confine
ourselves to the subject of the discussion to which
the Writers Ando, viz. the age, at which the
P.ilkeSS CHARLOTTE WouidAM caidekto assume
the sovereignty in case of a vacancy; but to agitate
such a question at preSent, is somewhat ridicu-
lous, and as they complain that' calumny ha s'beeu
thrown upon them, it is proper to remind them,
that they excited the surprise aud contempt of
the publie by '' the most grossencl Malignant as-
perstons" which they cast upon the PRINCE RE.-
cm NT for several months. Nay, they are still in
the habit of repeating those aspersions, anti scarce-
ly a day passes in which there are not some covert
'adusions to the PluncL, by those who pretend to
re :.,eat the attacks upon his Royal ilightm.y3 ! !
Surety, flaw that they au...thus reminded of their
comitiet in this respect, the, will "hide their
mitikhed heads," and reproaCh 'themselves for
britu4ing accusations whiCh sQ severely retort
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