Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1810-07-27
BosToN, July 18.

Last evening arrived here the brig Rich.
mond, capt. Johnson, ~ days from Bris.
tol, England who politely lavoured US
with London papers to the I'd June.
The news from Spain and Portugal is not
so late as we nave received direct.-The
French papers continued full Of accounts Of
French victories over the Spanish =" rebels"
On The 3o.h May, a feet with reinforce
ments for Spain and Portugal, sailed from
Portsmouth.
Napoleon and his Empress were TO re-
turn to Paris from their northern tour the
3oh May.
An attempt had been made to assassinate
the Duke of Cumberland, 18Th son of the
king) in his sleep, by an Italian valet,
named Seillis. The Duke received eight
or ten wounds from a sword But wrest.
ing it from the assassin, the latter ran into
his chamber, and cut his throat with a ra.
zor, which occasioned his immediate death.
The papers are filed with particulars of this
horrid transaction.
Burdett remained in the Tower.-Par.
lament it was expected would be prorogued
the 10Th June, when he would be liberated.
u lax pdpClo ait oiChh ISoPNNNih6 hah'
We fad very little mention OF American
aTairs.-The Catholic question in the Com
mons had been negatived 2l3 to 100.
The Duke of Albuquerque had arrived
in London, Minister from the Spanish Re.
gency.
The British King was at Court the Both
NAV, in good health. The Princess A.
melia was convalescent. MIR. Windham
lay dangerously Ill.
The port of Elsineur had been declared
to be in a state of blockade.
A letter from Paris, dated May oath,
savs-" A mitigation of the severity OF the
decree for the con6scation of American pro.
perry, you know, is not 10 be expected"
ST. DoMINCO AS our present condi-
ton respecting St. Domingo is but little
known, | would ask the attention of our
readers to the conduct Of Christophe to-
wards US.
Ever since the discontinue oftheF French,
and the hnal evacuation by the force entrust-
ed to the command Of lie Clerc, the island
has been torn to pieces by two chiefs. Pc
zion and Christophe the former contend
ing for representative government, as tar
as it was practicable there, and the latter
for absolute power over the public will and
force. A government by representation,
with a president, in imitation OF ours, was
conte mplAted, and Christophe was elected
chief magistrate but nothing short of self
dominion would content him, he rejected
the offer, and at the head of his troops as.
e.1o.I sha rk.~ar tar apI arFnCateI the nu
ers of a CHI. Thus resisted, his OPP.
ponents rendered the presidency to Potion,
who finally accepted it. Hence arose, some
six years ago, the hostilities which have ever
since been carried on between the two
chiefs : the one combating for what may be
called regular and legitimate government,
and the other foI usurpAtlon and uncontroul-
ed sway.
1t curiously enough happens that in this
contest the island is pretty equally divided.
Christophe possessing all north OF st. Mark,
while Potion maintains the south. Their
land and naval forces are equal, each hav.
ing Is 900 troops, and eight ships, mount
ing from sixteen to twenty-six guns, OF 24s
and 32's. Several desperate, but indecis-
i've naval battles have been fought, and their
rencountsrs BY land have not been less e
quivocal in their issue.
In order 10 obtain a naval ascendency o.
yer his antagonist, and to overwhelm him
with superior force, Christophe dispatch
ed to Baltimore a Frenchman of the name
of Beurnelle, with directions TO contract 10,
the building of two small frigates.-These
when nearly completed, were attached by
some merchants Of Baltimore, on who's,
property Christophe had committed spolia
lion. Thus frustrated, Beurnelle return
ed TO the usurper, who in consequence Q
The oetentinn of his armed ships, has Il