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required. It must be a different sort of people from
Congressional speech-ma ken s and electioneering ha- ,
ranguers. Where are the men whose exertions ob-
tained our independence ? Go to the shades of soli-
tude,--to the walks of poverty—where, to the slit-
rteof the country, they have been driven—look
out, aad ask them about war with England.—
They
will tell you quite a different story from that
you are accustomed to hear from democratic orations,
speeches, and newspapers. They will tell you, that
war with England is no trifling matter ; and that to
conquer, fir even to humble such a nation, must re-
quire much blood and treasure : and that, though
Presidents, Secretaries, &c. may be made out of de-
mocrats ; soldiers and sailors must be drawn from
among the Federalists : that though learned and
lofty speeches may be made in the South ; fleets,
armies, and other means of defence, must come from
the North. They will tell you that the conquest of
Canada and Nova Scotia would cnst more than they
are worth when conquered ; and that privateering,
thotigh it might enrich a few individuals, would be
of no use to the farmers and others who would have
to support the war. They would, in short, tell you,
that though, if war should come, they would again
gird on the sword, confident that, with Divine assist-
ance, they should again conquer ; yet, with tears
would they s:ty it, many a youth must perish—and
we shall probably be in our graves before such a war
can be brought to a close.
AUGUST 19.—8 y the arrival at Alexandria of the
schooner Freighter, Captain Earl, in sixteen days,
from Barbadoes, we learn, that there was a consi-
derable agitation in Barbadoes, in consequence of a
French privateer, mounting fourteen 21-pounders,
called the Duc de Dantzic, being off Barbadoes, said
to have been fitted-out at New York. She had cap-
tured two English vessels, taken out the crews and
passengers, and burnt the vessels : one of the vessels
had an engagement with the privateer, and lost her
captain and several of her crew. •

•
speaking generally. I compute it at two edlicert and
aixty.eight privates killed, and fear officer. and 130
privates wounded.

Many *distinguished themselves on this day, and
all did their duty ; but among those who were cll.
cularly prominent were the Serjeant-majors D.
ventura Tontasa, and D. Jose Aburruza ; D. Pablo
de Lasaga, commandant of the Sharpshooters of Can-
tabria ; 1). Bernardo Gomez de Caso, Captain of the
chavieurs of the regiment of Laredo ; D. Manuel
Bazarra, Captain or the Sharpshooters of Cantabria ;
and D. Pablo Lozano, Lieutenant of the company
of clusseurs of the Ist of Cantabria. Colonel D.
Juan Ugartemendia was wounded, and two very pro-
usis:ng officers were killed ; namely, the brave San-
jarjo, Lieutenant of the 3d of marines, and D. Fran-
cisco Perez, Mugurraza, Lieutenant of the battalion
of Guypuscoa.
These troops command almost the whole of tI,T
province, and are posted on the banks of the Sija,
which the enemy has abandoned. They will co:miner
their operations on every opportunity.
(Signed) JUAN DIA; PORLIIII.
THE CORTES.—SPANISH CONSTITUTION.
The 19th of last month was appointed for the rea.!
• ing of the two Sections of :he Constitution ul.ic:l
have been finished by the Committee appointed ma
k up, and the occasion attracted a great nom
her of auditors.
Senor Arguelles delivered a most eloquent and ern.
• dice discourse, explanatory of the object of the Consti.
union, its principal bases, and the documents which
have been consulted in preparing it.
Senor Perez de Castro read in succession the two
Sections, consisting of 242 wicks, and including tho
1 following :

tRELIMINARY AND FUNDAMENTAL. PRINCIPLES.
Spain belongs to the Spanish people, and is not tl.e
patrimony of any family.
The Nation only can make fundamental laws.
The Roman Catholic and Apostolic Religion. at'..
mixed with any other, is the only religion which the
nation professes, or will profess.
The Government of Spain is an Hereditary Mu.
narchy.
The Cortes shall make the laws, and the King she*
execute them.
IL:ad-quarters at Rene4o, August 21. 1511. SPANISH arms.
The children of Spaniards, and of foreigners mar-
Most Excellent Senor—l thought it would have •
reed to Spanish women, Sr who brings capital in or-
been in my power to announce to your Excellency, der to naturalism themselves to the soil, or establish
on this occasion, that the whole of the province of
themselves in trade, or who teach any useful an, ass
Santander was now delivered from the enemy, and CitiNzenone sof Spain.
bet
that the troops of this army were in possession of the
C
forts of Reynosa and Torrelavega, and of the city of The rights ttizens can fill municipal rffices.
of Citizensoip may be lost by long al-
Santander. I cannot, indeed, give your Excellency
sent, from the country, or by cornkmnation to cure
intormatioa of a nature so satisfactory, but I have to
Nal or infamous punishment:.
acquaint you, that on the 14th, after a very painful l
Tux fr. mt.
march of five days by Aguila, Valderredible, and the
'The person of the King is inviolable and sacred.
valley of Torranio, I attacked by surprise the city of
He shall sanction thelaws enacted by dm Cortes.
Santander, and the forts of Bolia, Camargo, Puente;
He may declare war and make peace.
de Arce, and Torrelavega. He shall appoint to Civil and Military Emploz.
The force of the enemy at these points on the corn- He
on the proposal of the Council of State.
mencement of the attack, was '2OOO men, and mine
lie shall direct all diplomatic negociations.
250(). Scarcely was our fire commenced at Santan- !
lie der, near the point of the windmills, when General ' shall superintend the applicataon at the PllbliS
Rouget put himself at the head of his garrison, con- i Revenue, arc.
fasting of 500 or GOO men, and at the entrance of RESTRICTIONS ON THII LINGLE AUTUORITY.
eting of the
streets and houses he attempted to make a desperate
The King shall not obstruct the meinted out
resistance, but in vain—he was overthrown in a few Cortes in the cases and at the periods pointed
the Constitution, nor embarrass or suspend the Sit.
minutes, and our soldiers subdued his men with the
bayonet in all quarters where they attempted to resist. tini/P ace'
11 who may advise him
with as traitors.
That General then abandoned the city with only 90 .
ito any such proceedings
That General then abandoned the city with only 90
shalt be holden and dealt with as traitors.
proceedings
men, arid saved himself by an accident. shall be holden and dealt
He must not travel, marry, alienate any thing, ab.
At the same time that the first regiment of Can- He
the crowd, raise taxes, nor exchange any town,
tabria, and the Strarpshooters and Hussars of Can-
city, &c. syithout having first obtained the permission
tabria, obtained these advantages, Colonel Don Juan
Ugartemendia attacked Fort Solia, compelled the of the Cortes.
declared
enemy to abandon it, and levelled it with the ground. Don Fernando VII. is
The 3d battalion of marines formed the centre ot the of Spain, and after his dece hi by the Cortes Lug
s legitimam &Keil.
troops employed in this service ; and alter havins dant: shall succeed to the throne.* .
made prisoners or dispersed the enemy who defende The King shall be a minor until he has completed
18
the bridge of Arce, they marched to a.tacic the enemy
the age of
years.
at Camargo. Toe ;after, however, had joined Ge-
The eldest 5111 of the King shall be called Prince
neral It ouget and tto garrison of Solia—the Into, of the Asturias, and, as sada, shall, at the age or
lion of marinas demolished the forts of Arce and fotarte,in, take an oath before the Cortes to maintain
Camargo. the Constitution, and to be faithful to the King. •
Colonel Don Joaquim Abreu, with some troops of During a Minority, a Regency shall be termed,
this army and the regiment of Tuy, blockaded the which shall superintend the education of the you ig
enemy's garrison in Torrelavega, and maintained a Prince, according to the orders of the Cortes. T.
steady resistance against the etforts of 700 men, who Regency shall be presided by the Queen Mantic, if
endeavoured to overpower him, in order to keep up she be in lite, and shall be composed of two of the
their communications with Santander. oldest Deputies of the Cortes, who shall be replaced
The firing in this quarter lasted 13 hours without •
from year to year, and of two Councillors ot the
ceasing, and the enemy kept it up with two pieces of Council of State, chosen in the order of their se-
artillery, with which they headed several sallies that
nior it
they made—but the companies of grenadiers and The Cortes shall fix the salary proper for the sup.
y.
chasseurs of Toy routed them, and at LW they relin. port of the King and his family, and shall point cut
quished their efforts, though they had received a re- the places destined for his recreation, Ice.
inforcement of 300 meth They shut themselves up The Infantes may be appointed to all employ.
in their fort, from whence they continued their resis- menu, but cannot be Magistrates, nor Members of
tauce ; and our troops took possession of the provi. the Cortes, and must not leave the kingdom without
sions which they had in the contiguous village, arid the permission of the said Cortes.
made some of them prisoners. There shall be eight Secretat les of State, including
The vanguard, commanded by the Colonel of the two for South sad North America ; they shall be re-
Ist of Cantalaria, who attacked Santander, did not sponsible for the affairs of their respective Depart-
' remain in the city according to the orders which had
been given him ;but, notwithstanding, he took 55 pri- merits, and the remuneration which they shall receive
shall be determined by the Cortes.
d,
soners, and about 50 horses, among which were those A Council of State shall be forme
of Gen. Rouget, many equipages, and much booty ; forty members ; four of this number
besides the traitor Joaquin Aldamar, Intendant of the a consisting of
re to be Gran-
dees of Spain, of acknowleaged ;
merit and virtue
four Ecclesiastics, or which two shall be Bishoes
prOvince, and several others, who had taken up arms
to defend the city. twelve Americans ; the remaining twenty Members
The troops were equally successful at all the points
-which they attacked—so that the enemy, from the to be chosen from among the most respectable Cati•
zees of the other classes of the comfneuity.
accounts of credible and impartial persons, lost on
e-
This Council shall meet every'year, on the Ist aa
this ray, between 5 and 600 men, of whom were 100 March, and shall sit during three months. Tha p
CAWS
prisoners. In Santander they count among the killed
or for some reas ef reat urgency. In such
rind can only be extended on the :Attest of the King,
about 14 officers, and the Commandants of the place,
of the artillery, and of the gendarmerie, Vankeller- the Session may on
be proglonged, but not beyond one
month'
man, Baron de Baldenk, and Quenebille. In Torre-
lavega- two commandants and several officers wereTHE CORTES.
The election of the Cori..s shall take place confor-
• killed. This is confirmed by various accounts which
have been received—and the enemy has collected all
palate to thc mode prescribed by the constitution, and
the force which.:ie had on the Deva and Nansa, and one Deputy shall be chosen for each .70,000 souls.
ordered them to Torrelavega. ' The Sittings of the Cortes shall be opened by the
Soch is the loss which he suffered, and the cigar-
King, or in his name, by tie Pirsident of the Depti-
rassment in•which he was placed, that hiuterto Ge- tation of the Cortes, whie:i oaght to remain penna-
neral Roguet has not returned to Santander ; and his
vent, in order to watch over ate teli.ment ot the
soldiers at Torrelavega are begging supplies of pro. Constitution.
visions from the neighbouring jurisdictii,s. The
The above are the chief Articles of the Report
foams of St. Lucia, S. Vicente, and Columbus, have which has been presented to the Cortes. It is or'
been demolished. .
tiered to be printed, and when the copies are received
I cannot yet send your Excellency a statement of from the press wiil be tuliy discussed.
the loss which the corps of this division, and those of • The partleular regulation of the succeolion :pp -nr.i to :,•, for
the section of the
,sixth army, hate suffered ;. butt the prom, reserved by the'Conce.

SP4NISIt PAPERS.

CORLINNA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, SEPT S.
DISPATCH YRONI DON JUAN POuturat, TO nON GABRIEL
DENIENDI4ABAL, GENERAL IN CHLIS OP THE SEVENTH
ARMY.