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NATcHEz, Septembsr 20.

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no tine in laying before our readers.
From this it will be seen that the Florida
Convention has been mpelled to have
recourse to military force, and that Inc
fort Of Baton Rouge and governor 0elas-
sus is in the power OF the patriots. we
are iniorned that few days since the
Convention received Intelligence that they
were betrayed, and that governor Folch
had a galley at Galverstown, in which
he meant 10 embark the Convention tor
Pensacola, and that he himself was in the
eastern part OF the province alarming and
sowing dlssention among the people. In
this dilemma, prompt aud vigorous mea'
sures became absolutely necessary, and
the lesuls is here related.
+" Pmkneyvik, Sept. IS, 1910.
GIVE have information directly nom
Baton Rouge, that Gin Saturday night about
$50 men, under the command Of gen. Tho
mas, entered the folt Of Baton Rouge.
Young Grand Pre-, who commanded, gal
lantly attempted to defend it, and received
a severe wound in his neck, with a broad
swo,d. One Of the guard fred on the as
sailan!s. and was imme dia,ely fred on by
one of captain Johnson's drsgoons--another
OF the Spanish guard was wounded, no da-
mage received by the troops Of the conven-
ton. Having quoted every thing in the
fort, they proceeded to the house OF h'sex x
cellency, dragged him cut, and carried him
to the fort, with two boxes Of money found
in his rorm, and loaded him with irons
bu. not without having to knock him down
with the butt end Of a mlsket. The Con-
vtn,ion had about $50 men in the place
when the messenger lett it, and every thing
was quiet"
The rapid and glowing skstch Of affairs in
Europe, which we have taken from
German letter, is worth psrusal. The
writer served in the unfortunate cam
paigns of the Austrian and German ars
mics, and afterwards in the instruction
in Wes,phaia--Fed Rep.
Extract ofa letter dated [0dIS, ANeIst Sd,
1910, from a German Field Of1ccr IN the
British service, 10 his E-iendm Bo|tlnIcre.
Happy are you that you do not see the
wounds ofyour country. Remain In Arnc-
RIGA until the sun of freedom shall enligh;cn
with new day the desoiated fields of Ger
many. Bonaparte is endcayor;ng TO oft.
strip time and TO annihilaie every thing IN
der he iron weight of his crushing despo-
tism. Wherever he strikes his foot there
is nothing bot confusion, and wherever his
hands arc laid there prevails the annihi!ation
Of all human laws, and man himself sinks
TO a slavish brdte, or if he possesses too
much native energy 10 fall so low, he be-
comes bandit and robber. Rage away,
tyrant Though you strive to crush The
spirit of the age, it will freely pursue its
course, and after your death, if not before,
will fire your structures with rs never-ex-
tiuguisbed torch.
Z But whilst the wre1ched king of Prussia
left the brave Schill and us in the lurch, Be-
naparte in ordcrto reward kim, caused the
Marks and Selesia to be. occupied, and de
throned his majesty of Prussia, who may
now, with his majesty of Holland, purchase
farm Tor himself wherever he pleases.
Would to God Bonaparte had treated the
Germans as he did the Spanlards, and ia
ken away all the princes. then we should
now be Germans, and certainly more nigh.
" adversariss of France tnan the Spaniards