The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-04-10

against that ,hsonc Such brilliant schemes
they will leave, with all humilty, 10 the
heiished and rcfaed nations Of Europe"
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Ertract cfa letter Jrer, an cHcrr on sSart
onr S7aadyon in fhe Msdiisrrcnrea 90 ms
friend in HashinSsoa.
o. s.. rriga;e uaited States.
Malaga Reads. Jan. 4, 1916.
We sailed from Gibraltsr lew days aitet
the date OF my last, and arrived here on tho
10th OF Dec. We shall leave this place In
lew days tor Carthagena, for the purpose of
receiving an answer from the spanish sovctd-
upent relative TO the detention Of the Axe
fiuc briG, which we believe we stipslated 10
resioro to tho Dey oil Algicrs. II che Is not
given up, hope cur government Will ACT
spiri,ediy on the occasion and ohastisu them
for their presumtion. Pom what hays
seen cfthe Spanish cha,acser, hold In tho )
utmost contempt. We nnd I, extremely diff
ficuli to obtain place Of deposit Tor ours
stofcs, and the snIy flaasi6ts reason they
could give for not Immediately granting % y
permission 10 land them, was Q fear OF such
u procedure not tcing sanctioned by the Ens
glfsh. The Spuniards are biYottsd, priessa
ridden end pusillanifnous SET. Their troops
are little better than gang Of robbers snd
assassines. Many OF them would steal tho
lie OF their Fellow man fora paitsy dollar or
q decent coat. II Is extremely dangerous 70
trsvcrse the streets ofa Spanish town after
sunsct--a mans lie Is In continual jeopnf-
dy. >fom the neglected stals Of the fofliA
hca,ions nt oil the Spanish towns hnsc zee
seen, am induced to believe that their gov
crnment is IN u deep decline. Our forea
would be sufficient 10 lay nearly oil thcit
towns on tho Mediterranean coast usdsr to0'
tribulion. ltis rumourcd here (bus opon
what authority I know no,) that war with
the United States 10 expected.
hesrdit rumurcd NJ the Ar0efican Cotha.
suls table few days ago, that the king Of
Spain was TO be shortly allied 10 one OF the
Portuguese royal family, and 10 receive TOT
his condeseenfion yoRTy miilions Of dollurss
Gems. Ballastcros and Cas,snos are seplcncsd
70 serve 90 common soldiers in the Spanish
army, aud many other distinguished chafses
tcrs ate cqoslly prosecuted by the roysl sts
thority ; they arc 10 be sent 10 fCeuta, opsns
ish fortified town on tho Barbary shore nsaf
the entrances Of the Sirsiss. rsg e,
have not fcupd sseeona, A<~><as~ yAsz.
I have seen come handsome Spanish ladisa
and an innuvnsrsble quantity ofhsfy ones
but none like the .fair of cColumbia. Eur0s
pcan manners arc very different from onsty
and modesfy has long since been banishn
from society here beggcrs are ss thick %
as hail stones, snd hoverfy s,srcs you IN the
face =, every corner.
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Extract Of a letter from he eommdHdeS "
Fort Montgomery, { l5ississihhi IeyriforyJ
10 a gsahcman fn baltimore, dated fsti
22d, 1876.
We were SO unfortunate as to- hste one
Of our officers killed yesterday, BY 40 infer"
nal scoundrcl who deserted from the Fort
Lieuts. Bridges and Gray, (B'idges formerly
Of the lo,h rcgimeni) went in pursuit os
them, ard overlook them about twenty flso
miles on their way to Georgia, in a house 81
breakfast They dismounicd and foshed ID
upon ihcm--lhc dcscfiers, being ell armed,
flew to their pieces, and tho moment ihc oii.
GERS entered the door, one Of the party bred
on Lieut.. Bridges and killed him on the spot
Afterwards, Lieut.. Grey commanded hsm
TO order their arms, aod then 20 ground them,
which they had the cowardicc TO do. Then
Lieut.. Grey with the assistance OF one mans
tied their hands and marched theus.s miles.
They then met party which Was sept ont In
pursuit Of the deserters--fbey are now oil ~
irons"
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