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SPANISH PAPERS.

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between chastisement and blandishments, in order Thismorning anchored in this port the Spanish
more certainly to secure compliance with his will, but ship of war El -Mino, from Vera Cruz and the Ha-
in both cases faking care to render the discipline costly vannah, having on board fruits, cloatiiing of different
to us alone. descriptions, and 3,750,582 dollars.
SMITR AGAINST MADISON. MADRID, JUNE It.
The following, evidently from the pen of Mr.
On the 7th, at night, the Minister,s met in the house
Smith, is copied from the last Baltimore ilmerican:
of Aranza, and remained there till two in the morn-
" The commencement of Mr. Madison's vindica-
The principal object, it appears, was to consi-
tion. at least what may be considered as his vindica- ing*
der how to procure sufficient funds for the mainte-
• _Lion, having been published in the National Intel&
,nance cf the troops, for six months have received
:enter of this day, the people of the United States
n
. will soon have before them what may be deemed hiso pay, notwithstanding the urgent applications of
exposition as well as Mr. Smith's ; and will, therefore, the French Generals and Chiefs of Corps. Among
other powerful reasons which they alledge, is that Of"
thus be fully enabled to form for themselves a delibe.
-tion,
rate and satisfactory judgment. As to the angry de-
doses
the and the disgust caused to all.
damation and petulant invective in which this chain. On 7th arrived the Mail from France, by which
pitm seems disposed to indulge, inasmuch as.they official intelligence was received of the attack and
neither promote truth, nor contribute to the purposes loss of the convoy, two leagues from Vittoria, Mas-
sena having remained in that city with the rear.
of argument, they are, on so grave an occasion, as •
guar. s has b fe by the
unworthy the calm deliberation of the American peo-
Frencd This
ne
French. We at ws
presenteenhear noshing sensibly
lt
of military
pie, as they are below the consideration of Mr. Smith.'
operations. They write from Gerona that in that
. • Glaring most be to every person the contrast between
city there are 800 sick in the hospitals. Marshal Mac.
the gentlemanly decorum and the temperate reason-
donald has put to death Captain N. G. Mesuaa, Aid-
ing of the cne, and the coarse rudeness and the velie- .
" cle-Camp to Baron D'Eroles, who was made prisoner,
meat ranting of the other. 1
in opposition to the opinion of the greater part of his
" I his advocate would have us believe that many
officers, and without allowing him time to be con-
persons, both in and out of Cong-..ess, thought that
was : fessed. In retaliation, we are assured that J. A.
Mr. Smith, from want of talents, and integrity
Martinet, Governo of the Castle of San Fernando,
quite unfit for the department of State, and that his
ordered five of the six Officers made prisoners in the
• appointment was the effect of an intrigue. Were :
sally of the 14th inst. to be executed, and sent the re-
there any truth in this remark, it could not fail to
ma Wing one to Macdonald with the information. ..'
.F invince every person of the utter unfitness of Mr.
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Madison himself for his office. It in plain English • PRIVATE LETTIIII.
says, that from the officious persuasion of a few in-
"CADIZ, JULY 29.
trigueis; he had appointed to the most important and "General Blake sailed from hence on the 24th.
with
the higliesi statson in the Government, a person with-
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day an expedition of from 6 to 7000 men, and on the
foowing all the artillerymen were embarked oti
`out talents and without integrity : and this person,
board a Spanish frigate, making in the whole about
not a stranger, respecting whom he might have been
8000 men, destined l'br the Mediterranean, and ac-
mi but one who had been his colleague in office
cording to Lie best information, will disembark at
du the lung term of eight years, and of whose
Almeria. To enable the Spanish Government to fit
Am eof course had better means of judging than
out this expedition, the Hon. Henry Wellesley, the
any other person or persons whatever : nay more—to
English Ambassador, advanced them the sum of
this s. me person, without talents or integrity-, was
75,000 hard dollars'; hut the day after this advance
offered, by Mr. Madison, not only the mission to
was made, the Minn, a man of war, of .50 guns, ar.
Russia, but the important Office of the Treasury de-
rived from Vera Cruz and the Havannah, with two
partment. . - millions for Governehent, and .pearly the same sum
" No practice is more common among illiberal
on account of private individuals. It is said here
men in public tile, than that of depreciating one also-
that Mr. Wellesley advanced the above sum with the
deer's talents and integrity, when they entertain op-
advice and approbation of Lord Wellington, who. it
posits opinions upon national subjects. • Those who is expected, will make sortie movements to prevent
may think sign Mr. Madison in the cases enumera- the French from sending reinforcements towards Ma.
ted in Mr. Smith's address, may consider the ex-se- laB aor the neighbourhood oft , ada.
c, etary *greatly deficient in talents ; and those who 1 • • •
le General
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aoyshlp of the river Plate, by order of the Corps, and
Geneml Vi octet appointed in his place. •
" General Ymas; late Governor of 'Badajos, has
not tilade his escape, as was first imagined ; he is still
id his prison.
" The Princess Carlota of the Brazils having a
,Istrong party here, one of the Members of the Legis-
•ate (Valcente, Member for Seville) proposed ber as,
Regent in the absence of Ferdinand VII. but there
is every reason to believe that those Members of the
Legislative body, who seem to countenance her elec-
tion for the Regency of Spain, are not sincere ; for
the policy of the measure is greatly questioned
amongst the best informed parties, who say that even
were she to be appointed, it is very doubtful whether
she would or could come in the present limited and
critical situation of the actual Government, and that
in all probability the only use she would make .of the
appointment would be to avail herself of it, in order
to require submission to her authority alf along the
coast of South America, and perhaps ultimately
establish a Monarchy there, which would. greatly an-
noy the maritime powers of Europe, having within
the reach of her power wherewith to construct a
powerful navy, and safe ports for its security."

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