The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-10-23
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Highly Interesting.
1t is whispered, says the Richmond I'm.
quircr) that information has been received
from an o'bccr OF high rank Of the u S arr
my in the South, (neighborhood Of New. Or
leans) that he expected to be attacked by the
Spanlards. II is added, that o consolation
has been held al Washington, 10 consequence;
and 1t is surDised that strong naUai farce is
to be sent to cruize in that direction, say the
Gulph or vicinity Of Florida, to ascertain the
movements, and il Necessary, 10 preyeu, the
landing Of hostile force.
Now, IL we suthose that these rumors ere
corrcct--the next questions arc, 7ghenee is
this force, and what is is destination 2
Here we arc indeed at sca--.and We must
resort TO conlec,urcs for clueidaiion For in
staace.
Is his the force which was lately equip
ping q, Cadiz--which was almost ready on
the Goth Of July ! According 10 accounts
from Port ST. Mays, near Cadiz the ptnci-
pa impeachment TO their embarka,ion was the
want OF money and ships. The whole arma.
men, is represented as considerable, consist
inc Of 10 battalions Of 500 or 1000 men, Of
various descriptions, besides 500 artillery
men, with corresponding nun.bet of sap
pers and pioneers, from 40 to so pieces OF
cannon, 2oso dismoun,ed cavalry, end some
skeleton regiments to 5e filled mp on their
arrival in Amcrca--The whole expedition
under the command of General O'Donncl
Count Ahi,bal
oHoWa this armament, or any part of IL,
form the expedition alluded to, what is to be
its destination Is il TO furnish tho reply 10
Mr. M"nroc's last dispatch 10 Don Ons
which, II is said, Don Onis has not yet been
civil enough to acknowledge Is il to wrest
from us the territory, which we have occu-
pied, as part Of Louisiana, and claimed by
Spain as part of Florida A territory,
which we occupied during the revolutionary
troubles Of that province, and we still hold as
a guarantee for the jus, claims we have on
the Spanish Government.
l, is not our wish to impose these vague
suppositions on our rcaders--but, if We were
10 admit them TO be true, VIA, conception do
they convey Of tho inlstuslion Of the Spanish
Court
&. Is the ministry OF the adorable Ferdinand
az. mad as It's raster /?
His brief chronicle is irdesd tissue Of cy-
cry thing that Is despieabie or weak. Trace
him through his crcdulous md pro;lisa,e re-
sociations with the French Emperor his
employment, during his imprisonment, in
France tho slave OF monks, and engaged 10
the most hiGeous Offices of Catholic super.
sii,ion his violation Of faith TO bis utisc,s,
bis prescription OF every liberal principle aud
OF every enlightened patriot lis pun:hmen,
OF the E6eroies OF The Cortes, and Tia testora-
,ion OF the Isquisifio.---trace him through
simost every scene OF his administration, and
his "eharscter appears marked " evetT acs
that may define a ,yraut."
II must b. admitted too, that for q consid-
ersble time past, the politics Of the Spanish
Court have breshed an air uufriendly to The
United Siates--In the insolence of D'Yruio
in the spolis,ons which they have suffered
10 be committed upon our property within
their jurisdiction In their jesuitical evssions
or pointed refussls TO grant Us Just repara.
tion in thei' permitting the baseI minions
OF the British court 10 occupy Pensacola dur.
ing the late war (; in the manner OF their re-
ceivng our squadron in their ports in their
late imprisonment Of an American Consul q,
Cadis, VIC read q spirit by 90 means liberal
nor friendly towards Us.
But, let the ,empcr OF Fcrdinsnd be ever
so weak, or that Of bis court ever so hostile
TO ourselves, who car snpposs that they are
50 mad, as TO provoke Sar with the United
S'stes They have already their hands full
enougb--Tbeir colonies in America will
give them sufTisient employmen,-All their
troops, ships, srd treasures VIII scarcely ts