The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-11-06
FOREIGN INTELLlGENCE.
Fro W the Boston Ga-e~e---Aov. 4.
L.4TEST FROM PORTUGAL.


the 2Sth September, by the brig Coroman-
del, capt. Messervey.
We do not find In them any letters from
the Grand Armies, nor any information of
the movements therein.
The verbal accounts state that nothing had
occurred in the armies.
One Of the papers contain President Madi-
sons Proclamation for Conyening Congress
and the editor conjectures, that one 'ot the
subjects to which the attention of Congress
will be called, will be the interdiction OF A
merican commerce to Spain and Portugal
and tha, as the trade 10 St. Domingo was in
terdicted ON the demand Of France that the
submission 20 her influence will extend to the
trade to the Peninsula. ESQ they think.
The papers contain numerous accounts of
affairs, of attacks and defences by the various
partizan patriotick corps in Spain. The hat
red of these devoted patriots TO Frenchmen
had been (very naturally increased to its
highest pitch, by the murders and atrocities
which the blood-drinkers of France had per-
petratcd mall the districts which opposed
their inroads Thina, Langa, NORTH, Em-
pecinado] Sanchez, Manillo, and others,co
d
daily made great numbers of the French de-
tachments find their sepulchrcs. The Eng
lish continued literally to supply them with
arms, ammunition, sc.
Gen. Bellesteros was at Algezirus, where
the French were expected to make an attack;
and he had made preparations to repel 1t.
Marshall Beresford had his II. O. near Lis-
bon, from whence he was sending reinforce
tba
The grand army is stationed in Portugal In
two large columns, the lst under Id. Wei
lington, has $4,000 infantry, and 1000 cav
airy, in front of Almcida the I'd column
under Gen. Hill has 5000 infantry, and
75oo cavalry, forming line from Elvas to
CASTILLO Branco each column is strong in
artillery. The Portuguese troops under Gen.
Bercsford are now we'll disciplined, and COM
mandcd by British officers they have no a.
mount of cavalry, but their infantry, effective
in the field, is 1000 and ten regiments of
rlhemen are now raising, which are by far
the most useful troops, on account OF the
rocky and mountainous state Of the country.
The French are weak in Spain,. and are
now concentrating themselves as fast as pos
sble to prevent the Gesul,ary warfare of the
Spaniards. y.
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l4 81 RIGA, (Russia) Aug. %. i8li..
&c enclose ynn copy of a 'crter from our
Minister a. St. Petersburg. ! am happy in
having received il in time to advise Captain
Matthews of the circumstance, in order that
he may take steps to,guard against these pri-
vateers" .49
Extract Of letter from Mr.. Erving, special
Minister Of the United States at Copenha-
gen, to Mr. Adams, Minister Plenipoten-
tiary of the same at St. Petefsburgh.
Z" Brig Hero, Blackier, master, Of Marble.
head, owned by Wm. Backler s Son, from
Marblehead to St. Petersburgh, with cargo
of cotton and coffee.--Brig Radius, Lander,
Of Boston, owned by VIM. GRAY, from New
port to st. Petersburgh, with a cargo of oil,
cotton, &c. r.
Dear Sir-The two vessels above men,
toned arrived at Elsineur ON the 9th of Aug.
paid their Sound dues, and proceeded on
their voyage. On the 7th, the wind being
s.icad, they anchored near this port yester-
day morning about o'clock they got under
way again, and iii the course Of the day were
captured by French privateer, about six
English miles from the Danish shore, off the
point of Fallterboro', that is within the Swe-
dish jurisdic,ion-Theyw were brought into
this port by the said priyateer at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon made every effort with Mr.
Desangiers, the French Consul, and Charge
d Affairs, andTwith this government, to pre-
vent the papers which we're Immediately de-
livered to said Mr.. Desangiers, being sent to
Paris, and to obtain that the matter should
be decided IN the tribunals of this country,
out unhappily without effect.
There are three French privateers on
the coast Of Holstein, but this is the first
which has made its appearance here.
The privateer in question is going out
again to night, and very much fear imends
TO fill this port with our vessels, which arc
now about returning from your quarter.
The two vessels now captured, might
easily have escaped, but the French priva,eer