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gard to Spain, as that which they pursued towards
ourselves at the commencement of the late war.
' When they thought that Great Britain was on the eve.
of her decadence—when they imagined that she
would inevitably fall before the overwhelming rower
of BoNAPAttiE, they provoked hostilities, and Rat-
terea themselves with the prospect of an easy triumph.
They were, however, disappointed in their hopes,
and while theyfelt the effects of her vengeance, they
_learned something of the extent of the resources and
power of Great Britain.
Foiled in their views on Canada, they have now
fallen upon the Floridas, as the next most tempting
prey ; and should tlicy, from the peculiar circum-
stances in which Spain and the rest of the world are
now placed, succeed in keeping possession of them,
their next great object will be the West-India Islauds.ll
With vast can resources, conjoined to 1
im-
mense territorial dominion, they hope to " sweep the
seas," and to possess not only a proud ascendancy
over the old world, but also to en_hy the fruits of its
ages of labour, without a fair equivalent.
The whole speculation, however, becomes absurd,
when we look forward to its effects on the individual.
States of the Union. The American Republic is al-
ready a great deal too extensive in point of territory,
and when more fully peopled, the States will queuet
and separate: they will run the same course as the
nations of Europe, because it is natural and unavoid-
able: they will break into distinct Powers, and op-
posite interests will engender fierce conquests. Such
is, in all human probability; the destiny that awaits
the Union, and hence the desire to extend their
territorial limits is an evil pregnant with the seeds of
much future discord.. A rumour wits very prevalent,
on Saturday, that an embargo had been laid on Spa-
nish vessels at the Ilavannah, but letters from that
place, dated the 28th June, so far from confivming
that rumour, assert that the Governor had declared
his intention not to interfere in any way with the in-
tercourse between that port and the United States,'
until he shall receive instructions on the subject f: ens
the Spanish Government.

The following intelligence from St. Thomas's,
which we extract from the American Journals, pre-
sents a most desponding view of the state of the
Independent cause in Venezuela:—

" ST. THOMAS, JUNE 11, 1813.

We.have positive news here, that a week ago the Indapon-
, dant Geaeral Wrmudas atafted Cutnana with all the force be
could get together, and was totally defeated. In the late battle
sear Calaboza, the redeye dents were completely routed.—
Bolivar is missing, and the timeral Morino has offered a reward
for him dead or el.ve. It seems that the independents. ht Ilia
quarter a e routed every whe7e, and I really fear the; inth.Vn-
dence, alisich h. .s already cost so much blood and cat.eed so
much misery in the str;:zgle to obtain it, is nearly at an col.—
The great.n part c.f the country throughout Venezuela is almost
rained, and the nmnber of its inbatiitnnts greatly dirninisliA.—
Ilow Marino will row act, is made a question by many, even
his friends. They arc an rebensive that he will rettn n to the
exercise of his habitual cruelty tow:ads the vanquished.

" The independent Spaniards here have lost nearly all hopes
some reproal Bolivar, whit on the opening of
,the campaign
had 9000 men, whereas Morino had but 4000; and very few
cavalry. Of these but 2500 were Spanish soldiers, the others
Creoles, who would, It Is said, have joined Bolivar on the first
appearance that he could maintain himself, but they say that he
did every thing to drive Intelligent men from him, and acted
with much Iniughtiness as the chief of the military and civil
affairs. This has given great umbrage; but it probably is with
him, as It generally happtss when man does not succeed, great
fault is found, and great want of judgment, conduct, tc.c. is their
:scribed to him. It seems that the rest of the Independent
army, chiefly mounted menAuve taken the road to St. Fernan-
dez de Apure. Mosaics pursues, and hare it is supposed they
will fininty ...adore thems..lves in Augustura, where ti. y are
already in want of every thing. I have been credibly informed
that they have mither arms nor ammunition. One of the prin-
cipal Oilizers at that place writes, that they can only defend
themselves, in case of an attack, at the point of the lance.—
What is worse, they have neither money nor produce to pay
any or.e that would supply them. Under all these circumstances
it is unaccountable that their Admiral (Brion) is still at Moira,
interceitting trifling Sranhh vez:els, when, with his really re-
spectable stwadron, he could perhaps relieve and reinforce his
detpondiai, friends. The 114:pendent& here find great fault
v.lth bins on this account."

The Paris Papers of the 30th and 31st have 2T-
rived since our last.

The adventures of the Irmo and his Court. on
their hunting excursion to Rambouillet, occupy a
large portion of their columns.' His MAJMlTYse-
turned on Wednesday to St. Cloud, and afterwards
presided at a Council of Ministers.
General CANUEL is stated to have summoned .M.
de CtrnatieL, formerly Prefect of the Rhone; M. de
STUTI En, Es-Prevost of Lyons, and several others,
to give evidence in his suit for calumny, which was
to come on again on Satnvday last.

Mr. PLAyrAta, the author of an article in Galig-
naris Messoiser, which has been adjudged a libel
upon the Countess de Sr. Mo:.vs, has been sentenced
by the Ti hunal of Correct';nal Police to three months
imprisonment-, a Sae of 3,000 francs, and an inter-
diction of civil rights for five years.
On the same day on which Madame de Sr. MORYS
succeeded in her prcsecution of M. PLAYFAIR, the
author of the above libel, she was herself defendant
in another cause, in which Colonel Duraty sought
from the Court to o!,tain ,he suppression of a Me-
mortal published by Madame de ST.Monys and her
daughter, and reflecting on the Colonel's conduct.
French 5 per cents. Thursday, 77 f. 67 c.
The following are other extracts :
VIENNA, JULY IS.
The last accounts front Constantinople say, that
Baron &roc-moil' d?livered, on 'the 4tll of May, anal'