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PHIOLDELPI4I6S SEPT' se.
Such is the depression of commerce, that on Thurs-
day last a quantity of-good cotton, in mercantile or-
der, was offered at vendee, and would not bring more b
41117 cents. pei Ils. proceed to Madras , gab
NEW YORK, SEPT. 27. The ship. General Wellesley had sailed the latter
Loon nor!—As our Government are somewhat end oligarch, as a cartel for France. She carried
in *hobble with the belligerents, England and France, off 120 late inhabitants of the Isle of France, who re-
the following coarse will probably be pursued by fused to take the oath of allegiance. .
Congress when they meet, viz. to lay a general em- The Henry Wellesley Was equipping as a cartel,
herr. In the mean time, negociations will be en- to be dispatched to Europe with a further number of
tered into with both of them ; and in the spring the disaffected inhabitants. Lieutenant Rich, of the Ben-
embargo will be repealed, and intercourse restored gal army, had been appointed Commissary, and was
faith all the world l There will be no war. to embark for Morlaix on board the Henry Wellesley.
• Sm. 25.—We are sorry to mention, that about 20 Mr. Saunders was appointed Post.Master-General of
pipital failures have lately taken place in Philadelphia, the Isle of France.
and as many more smaller failures. The American brig Angelica, had been engaged
• 'Ocr:4.—Although one hundred instances could by Government to carry military stores to Ma ages.
he.(nay, we might say, have been) cited, to shew that
car, to replace those lost in the Duchess of York.
the French Decrees are not revoked, we think the i
Money had become somewhat scarce in the Isle of
France ; and overnment, we observe by Island
case of the ship Jersey* affords the most complete
Gazette, of the 20th of March, had opened athe loan, in
and satisfactory evidence that those Decrees have not
. which it was proposed to receive cash in exchange for
been revoked.
treasury receipts, payable at three or four months, and i
The French Decrees, when issued, were marked bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent. per ann.
• ' with solemnity, and all the. neutral world was con- Major Lindsay, of his Majesty's 22d foot, and De.
*cerned or affected by them. They were registered as
puty Adjutant-General at the island, married an ac-
laws of the French Empire, and have been declared 1
complished young Lady of that island.
to be such upon a variety of occasions, long since the
President's proclamation was issued. The suspen- STORM AT MADRAS. •
tine of these Decrees, in particular cases, is mistaken Early on Thursday morning the wind eonsideeahnv
(willfully by some) for their revocation. increased with rain, rather more from the eastward,.
r-
- It requires no great penetration to perceive andthe the weather put on a most threatening appea
frolic), of the French Emperor in suspendinghis de-
ance ; the wind continued to increase with violence
durin the who of Thursd af and
trees in particular cases, in preference to revoking
of theg small cote
untry vesselsay terno
werc dri on,
ven froma tfew
heir
them. If revoked formally, the British Orders in
moorings and came on shore.
Council might be rescinded, and thus one cause of . .
dispute between. the United State About eleven at night the storm, which blew di.
• a,and that country
rectly from ,the east, appeared to have reached iee
I.e removed. In the second place, the moment our
conduct does not please the Emperor, he has nothing greatest force; trees were, in every direction, torn
m do hut to make one general sweep of all Amen-
up by the roots—the doors facing that quarter were
rally, with bo kc. d in..
can property within his reach, and that under those
lit
toethe houseshinges, , both m thelts, Fort,attache , blown
Black Town, and
Decrees, of which we could not plead want of notice.
• • the gardens on the plain, the Mount, Vepery, St.
• The Spanish _Governor of East Florida, Folsch, Thome, and the adjacent villages. The ships at
Is been ordered to Havannah, to answer, it is said, anchor in the Roads were mostly driven onshore, and
for proposing to the United States a conditional sort present a most horrid spectacle, the whole length of
render of that province, the beach from the Custom-house to beyond St.
borne inference may, or may not, he drawn from Thome river. His Majesty's ship Dover now lies in
the subsequent paragraph, from the National Intellis the surf, with all her masts gone ; and his Majesty's
Renter of Tuesday last. It is always difficult ..to store-ship Chichester, a little to the northward. To
reach the bearing of any editorial matter which sp., give "an idea of the force of the wind, we may men-
pears in the above paper. non, that the top-mast of the fort flag-staff is broken
s' The aeproaching Session of Congress promises in two near the bottom, notwithstanding the rigging
to be•unusually interesting. Objects of the first im. by which it was supported. The sentry-boxes are
portance will force themselves on the attention, and I lying in all directions—even those which were suppo-
tall for prompt and rigorous . interposition. It is sod to be sheltered from the violence of the element.
well undeistond, that forbearance and conciliation From the Fort to the bridge at the Government
bare been carried by our GovernMent to the utmost Gardens, not a tree escaped ; and along the whole
Smits, and every expedient, compatible with the main- of the Mouat Road most have suffered.
teoance of our independence, has been resorted to to Not a single vessel remains in the Roads. We are ,
convince the' belligerent nations of our rigid hillier- happy, however, to have in our power to add, that
tiality and justice. We have extended to• all the the whole of the Officers and crews, of the Dover and
powers of Europe the same principles ; and in our Chichester are saved, and great hopes are entertained,
negociations and intercourse with 'them we have from the moderation of the weather, that most of the
waived every pretension that could be dent without treasure and stores will likewise be saved:*
involving Us in disgrace, of committing our eventual In-the ships that drove on shore, very few, if any,
vs essential intereve. Shunning the causes of collision of the crews have suffered : in those which• founder-
' of the old world, avehave satisfied ourselves with pro ed at their anchorage, we tear many lives must have
claiming and asserting a pacific policy. In mne- been lost.
' - sous Caset,. solicitous for peace, we have forborne to The following is a fist of the ships on shore and
draw the sword, where the most palpable justice lost r--- .
would have been on our side. His Majesty's ships Dover and Chidtester.—Brigs.—Rum-
.
" Having pursued this course, and convinced man- gamangala, Success, Sumatra, Fortunei, Alert, Hibernia, Rein-
kind of the sincerity of our purpose to be on friendly deer, St. Anthony, Malby, Diligence. and Esperance.—Ships—
ind equal terms with all nations, the thne has arri- nil St. George, Voldevia, and la Souzona.—Cartel Ketch—
'red when further forbearance can scarcely fail expos- Nancy Hope.
ing us to the imputation of pusillanimity. Indeed, The American brig Vancouvre put to sea, and is
if possible, a stronger motive must-shape our future e supposed to be sate. About seventy sail of country l
steps. Our honour is pledged, and good faith is too . craft went down at' their anchorage ; the surf is
precious to its to allow it to be-allied. Wherever ; stated to have broke. in nine fathoms water. The
that leads, however eucempassed by perils or sacri- Vancouvre returned without material damage. The
fices, it is our duty to follow, storm did not extend 41h violence beyond Pulicore
" That these 'sentiments will animate and guide to the northward, Covelong to the southward, and
Congress, we have no doubt. They ought to regu- Confesa to the westward. .
/ate the, conduct of every American. Bet should - The fleet with troops, under General Auchmuty,
, party spirit, from its untoward disposition to oppose convoyed by the Illustrious, 74, Commodore Broligh.
every thing proposed by the friends of the Adminis. i ton ; Phzton, 38, Capt. F. B. R Pellew ;—Akbar,
tration, dictate different principles, still, as a vast i 74, Captain Drury ; and others, destined against Bit..
ptajnrity of the new Congress consist of Republican . tavia, sailed two days before the storm.
Members, the most implicit confidence may be re- ..
posed in the purity of the motives that will guide ACTION WITH THE FRENCH FRIGATES OFF
their deliberations, and regulate their measures.— MADAGASCAR.
No inconsiderable accession of talent, moreover, will We have extracted from the American Papers the
Jae gained by the new Legislative Body. More than following irteresting account of the action off Made-
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.one third of the Members are new, and among these gascar with the three French frigates, The accouot
in several whose emieent reputation in their rcspec. ', is dated from the Isle of France, on the 12th June.—
, itive States are, we trust, the precursors and pledges i It will be recollected, that though undoubted intelli-
. )'car the services they are about t 3 render to their cum.! gence of the fact -was received by the Fox on the 30th
try in these trying times. Some Members of the late , September, yet that the official intelligence from the
-Congress, it is true, of luminous minds and splendid Captains of our frigates has not yet arrived :
yatriotism, have retired into the bosom of private Extract of a letter from a young Officer on board the British
,fe. The bold and honest eloquence of an Eppes E , sloop of
toga Racehorse. dated Port Louis, (Isle of Franca)
''• will be no longer heard. We hope, hOwsiver,' that : June le,
-his undaunted spirit will continue to be cherished- i ." I have the satisfaction to inform you of the yap.
pod imitated. , tare of two large French frigates full of troops for
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41 What steps will be taken by Congress in the by Majesty's shij.
exigency of our affairs, it is altogether premature to Galatea, and Racehorse, after hard fighting for three
pourtray. Indeed, what that exi,,eicy will be is hours and a halt, the circumstances of which I shall
itself at present most uncertain. But, whether it r no"
We w Wet were cruizing off this island in company
points to peace or war, it will equally, in our judg-
! with the Plwebe and Galatea, of 36 guns each, when
.ment, demand measures of a firm and positive cast.
If the attitude of the British Government continues we fell in with three large French frigates, which we
knew were expected, and full of troops. After chas-
hostile, the question, as we have already suggested, !
of the armed force to be raised, will piesent a topic jug them 24, hours, they stood towards us with all
dsail. Our ships were not well manned, and the As-
for profounrellection, as on its issue may depend leave Port Louis that very day—the -
not merely tlic
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of the Lei 4i L
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In'Chiclana and Puerto Real, they haw oar SCA
men—their lines were never so much stripped before.
The Captain of the Engineers who was constructing
a fort here, was killed on the 29th, together with his
assistant, on the road to ChiclAna, notwithstanding
their escort, from which they separated and Bed, oa
seeing a pArty of the aquailtal of Uhri fie, which at-

Yesterd I they published a Decree, graatiqg a pass
" Having repaired our damages, on the following port, for the insurgent districts, to every one who
day proceeded to Tamatane, where we found the :timid ray his contributions a year in advance.
largest of the enemy at anchor, undef a battery of 12 BERGA, SEPTEMBER 7.
guns, and within a reef of rocks. This ship we Colonel
~ Edwin Green, bearing hie ,Britannic Ma.
thought had Struck during the action ; and as I tin.
jesty s Commission its the seas ou the.coatt of Cata-
derstood the French language, I was sent in with a
lonia, has addressed a tette:lath* Supreme Junt i uf
flag of truce to ascertain that fact from the Captain,
that Province, giving an ateetnelle of
,the fortunate
but he had fallen in the action. The next in corn-result of his expedition agiitinst tNelnif of Lashiedas,
nand gave me his honour that the ship had not struck,
on al • Catalonian coast. is letter, dated OctoLer 4
I He proposed to surrender his ship and fort, provi led
;his officers and crew should not be considered AS pri-
is as follows :
soners of war, and be permised to return to France. ". Must Excellent Senor—the expedition which I
iI bore his proposals to our senior officer, who, for the undertook to concert with your Excellency has heft
isake of humanity (for we would have taken
successful. The fort of Las Medas surraudered at
' 11.:r out,
.and having many prisoners already on board) accep., cl:scretiop, at three this afternoon, after an obstinate
• ted the terms proposed. The Racehorse then went resistance. The castle, though small in circuit, is by
in and took possession of the frigate and battery; the its locality almost impregnable; and only the eon.
former was most dreadfully cut up ; the other frigate stoney of the soldiers and marines of the two allied
ihae escaped for the present. The ships taken are the Spanish and English nations could have surmounted
Renonmmee and Nereide, both of the largest class, the great obstacles which, it presented.
aintl almost new—the one that has escaped is the Clo- I "On the morning of the 29th I disembarked on
i elude, of the same class : each had 250 troops, tutu- Isla Grande, and after reconnoitring its extent, I
sive of their complement. 1, erected a battery of two B.pounderc. and two howit.
a I am in justice bound to say, that they fought , sten ; but their fire not talong effect, I added .1-24.
desperately ; and their Commanders, poor fellows,' pounder, with which I opened a fun this moruiog,-..
daserved a better fate—they defended their ships like The enemy, aware of the importance of this point,
men'of honour. The loss on our side, lam happy made their appearance this very morning in the vil-
to say, is not very considerable ; our little ship being loge of Estardit, with 500 infantry and 7 pie..es of
very low in the water, received no damage in hull, cannon, pith which they opened upon us; but in van,
and we have only one man wounded." for my fire having made a breach in the castle, VA.
. Commandant was obliged to hang out the white flag.''
SPANISH PAPERS. Here follow praises on those who were engaged in
this enterprise.
—....—..—.
The garrison consisted of 25 Frenchmen, and six
Extract of a Letter which D. Ramon Pirez corn-
' Spanish peasants. The Isla of Las Medas are very
municated to the Superior Junta, resident at Alcira,
by order of General Blake : important, and might be made another' Gibraltar,
" VALENCIA, SEPT. 26. 0
afterdino a safe harbour in all winds, except the S.E.
4i The enexyty have not made any formal move-
•
They form a point of the greatest utiaty for future
ment towards this capital, upon the works of which
operations in Catalog+.. Gen. Lacey has, therdoit,
we are incessantly labouring. The French are en- resolved to call them the Isles of Restoration ; flat-
camped on the high trounds which surround blur-
tering himself, that their recovery will form al prelude.
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viedro, and are in possession of that town, which to that of the -principality.
they have plundered. Their advanced posts pene- MULA (muttem), SEPt'. 14.
trated along the high road, as far as Puzed, in con- ' The epidemic has extended to Touna, Albania,
siderahle strength—every time they approached the Lebrilla, and eaten to Alcantarilia. It does not appear
castle of Sagunto, they sustained considerable loss ; however to be the yellow fever ; but another land of
our's having been hitherto only two killed and five fever, sufficiently malignant, prochiced by the great
wounded." heats, and the general misery and melaucholy. In
" SEPT. 27:—[PrIvate Letter.] Carthagena it has greatly decreased. •..
" The enemy have left thetown of Murviedro and . ,
ALCIRA, 'SEPTEMBER CO.
,encamped on the other side of theeieer. The division •
The superior Junta of Valencia, the Royal Trihs-
of Villacampa, with a considerable party, 01,eava1-y,
nal, the Intendant, and other Officers of the Royal
has crossed the river at Segorbe. " 1
Exchequer, have removed to this place, on account
" SEPTEMBER 29.
of the proximity of the enemy to the 5441, TO
[LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR OF THE CASTLE OF SA- v
Marquis del Palacio is RISC! here. *ft * .
GUNTO ON MURVIEDRO :j .f n -1/111.:'
" The enemy assaulted this castle at two in the CADIZ, OCTOBER 5.
morning of the 2&h, directing one false attack upon It is credibly reported that the Cortes have granted
the left flank of the battery of the 2d el May, and the American Spaniards a free commerce with foreign
*two real ones on the right flank of the same battery, ports, though, at the tame time, foreign ships are not
and the lower wall on the left of the first bastion. I to be admitted into the ports of America. It is added,
have the satisfaction of saying, that the garrison re- that this arrangement was voted is the sitting of the
pulsed the enemy with the greatest ardour and firm- 29th ult.
ness, after a very hot contest. of three hours dura- arrTINGS OF THE CORTES, OCTOBER iI.
lion. During the assault the enemy had succeeded
The Ex-Regent, Escanots, official letter was read,
in getting footing on the very sand-bags of the para-
pets of the points attacked, but he was driven back ofstatning_K-Regenthe stir lie and scandal which the Manifesto
t, Sardizaba!, had cased, and con.
' with the bayonet, the pike, hand-grenedes, and ze L .
at •
tradicting in the most public manner. Ordered to
stones, leaving the outskirts of the castle strewed with
be printed immediately., The following propos:tiors
his dead. Fifty scaling.ladders which had been ap.
of Senor Calatrava were approved of r—Firn, that a
plied to the walls remained in our power. Many have
Commission of two Deputies be appointed to go inn-
distinguished themselves in this action."
mediately to the Royal Council, and procure the ex.
PRIVATE LETTER—SAME DATE. • position or protest of the Bishop of Orense ; and a
" The greatest enthusiasm prevails—the enemy representation to the Cones, said to have been drawn
has derived nothing from his attack upon Sagunto, up by that Council ' • secondly, that another commis.
but the loss of some hundreds of his best soldiers.— sion shall go to the Secretary of,Gracia and Justicia,
Mina continues to perform deeds of heroism in Na- to collect another copy of the said representation ,
varre. The Empecinado has surprised the French i and in ease no such representations should be found,
who were in Molina, taking 'all their magazines on they are to certify that no such representations exist,
that point. He was marching towards Saragossa, in ' nor have existed. Giraldo and Calatrava were named
conjunction with the Commandant of Soria. They to go to the Council, and Garcia Heireros and Zu-
have a force of 6000 infantry and 1000 horse." malicarrequi ta the Gracia and Justicia. An order
OFFICIAL DISPATCH PROM THE CHIEF OF THE STAFF OF i was given to the Regency to direct that they should
THE SECOND ARMY, TO THE surtation JUNTA OF THE be received in the Colima, and have the first seat.—
KiNGDOIi. • And as to the third, for five deputies to be appointed,
" Valencia, October I, ft t i o'clock at night, who shall take cognizance of the crime and all its
" Excellent Sir—The enemy's column, which in effects, it was decreed, that tonominate •A commission
my dispatch of last night I acquainted your Excel.; (icomposed of Senores Duenas, Conde de Toren°,
lency was marching on Segorbe, has actually attack.l errera, Ai-quell:is, and Moragues) wbo are to pro-
cd Major-General Don Jose Obispo, who was posted . pose to the Cortes double their number, that is to say,
in the vicinity of Segorbe with 600 men of the batta- '
.ten professional mea who do not belong to the Conn.
lion of Carinera, two squadrons of the Hussars of 161, nor in any official situation ; and the five Deputies
Arragon, and the Queen's Dragoons ; anchnotwith- I shall determine in a quick and summary manntr,
standing the superiorityorf.the enemy's forces, having ' and that they are not obliged to consult a ith the
two pieces of cannon, of which article General Obispo Cortes on the sentence.
was deficient, and although an immediate retreat was ' - OCTOBER 10. .
almost inevitable, the General did not move, in order : The' Commission of the Cortes. have appointed
to give time to the loyal inhabitants of Segorbe to as Judges in the triaLof the Ex-Regent Lardizahal,
depart and carry away their moveable effects, which - Don J-
ulian Alvarez, Pena, Santanaer, Morales,
was completely effected, although he had to contend Flores Estrada, Virmanos. Rode , AlvatrzGuerra.
for upwards of three hours with so superior an enemy. Ondaveitie, Sanchez Monasterio, and &knot de
Immediately upon this being effected, he began his Novoa ; and as Anomie:, Generals Senores Akce,
retreat in the best possible order towards the town of and Urquinaona. The election was suspended until
Alcublas, deserving the greatest praise. to-muri ow. The day after to-Morrow was.appoiuted
" The above corps, and some of the officers and for the discussion of Senor Villanueva, who solicits
men, although wounded. did not quit the field of that in future any one who shah directly or indirectly
honour, but continued fighting to the last.
for high treason.
" The above is what has occurred worthy of notice propagate reports afainst the Sovereignty of the Na.
tion, shall be tried o
up to this moment, and which I communieate to
your Excellency by order of General Blake. An Zofficial letter was read from the Minister of
Ezra
God preserve v Gracia and Justicia, approving of the steps taken
arrest of Cie Ex-Regent
, 17.
Judges who are nominated
Lardizabal, took place, aid
appointed :—Monasterio, Moral a,
Viemanos, Ondavieta ; and .‘s
Manuel Maria Ara.

_ Judges present them-
take the oath, according
was approved of, And
ao-morrow ; and that Comic de
- ;qt., plat iwg them
requoli Wiry.

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.EAST 1N1.141 ISTELLIGESCiIk 0-1" • s much mixed, our Citustbodore 'made the
21'T '4 •. '.• • 1 dose, and the Frenclk did the same. 'At
[sr WAY OW AMERICA.] .‘"`""di . .. past eight, with little witsd,lite' action comment-
CALCUTTA, MAY 8. - - Cid *Jose. The French Conambdore being the ad.
The Nysts frigate, Captain Beaver, Wai prepatitit vexed ship, was taken in 25 minutes, with the loss
to sail from the Isle of France for the Suholle Islands,lof 120 men—he, poor fellow, did not survive to wit-
whither she was to carry a small detachment or Bri- , tress the surrender of his ship. The other two made
osh troops to occupy those islants; thence she was to off, our ships not being able to follow, their rigging
proceed to Madras or Bengal:• being so much cut up.
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1/ • • f theLouisvery ay, . preserve you many years,
te of the remotest posterity. The wisdom ! nior officer judged it prudent, to make the action (Signed)
I lure. to join cornp•iny, and we therefore made for the - RIZ. , Lardizabal.
lature will be called upon to decide whe- FROM THE REGENCY GAZETTE OF OCT. I& i land, and they continued after us—our plan succeed-
The head-quarters Of the Valencian army are at OCTOBER 1
to pursue the same general course in this
the Astrea joined, but we lost the enemy in the
Valencia ; General D. Carlos O'Donnell covers its The election of the Judge
other nations ; or whether there is not a j ed'
to try the Ex-Regent L d'
left. having under his orders Generals Villacampa, ' - ar
sz'
onnection between the means and the I night. As they were acquainted with the capture of
onssquently, whether if we adopt the for- the island, we made all sail to Tamatane, on the
who commandsthe i nfantry, and San Juan, who
the {alp were appointed :-
Bolanos de Novoa, Vienianos,
Madagascar coast, thinking they would get water
1 not inevitably reach the latter : or, in
and provisions there; we made the land on the 19th coMmands the cavalry. Gtseral Obispo was in Arcos
, whether the duration of free states is 1 Auorney-General, Dr. Mantle
of May in the evening, and at day-light on the IlOth, Salinas, on the frontiers of Amon with
with an immense armed force, either land 1 ' S°°° Signior C - I
*Phial.' ..et the
Iwe discovered them •to. windward. After chasing Men. and was to advance on the of hlnrriedro,
them nearly the whole day, at four p.m. we brought to harms tin!' enemy. - u selves before the Council to tal
ey was wholly American property. She sailed them • b
to action, ut not so cloy as we wished, as ipwas •-* . ,MEDINA SIDOMA, OCTOMIR & _ Ito the farm prescribeds which
rk about throe year, same for Italy, where she ar. I ordered to take place asialltigv
detained tinder die rase!) mereci; sad was a perfect Caltn—an incessant ire for three howl :Was .14.ead the mein.
led by I special decrafiVkisiainne . `het ne bit ' both' sifts. It being 44 an,d .Now, ind --d Ea r_ peg4l.nft ..- ... .4211141=“011: 7 Toren° should be added ends
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