The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-07-02


even ii they were disposed. As all the por.
sons belonging 10 the Royalist party see their
exer,ions and sacrifices have been useless,
no one 10 Inclined TO persist in the m, hence
doos il hsppeD, that the urdor by which MANY
were before animated in the Kings cause,
has been completely exiting guished, and each
RoyaIist now concentrates himself within his
OVID shairs.
|. The Kings troops according 10 the stale
ments i have seen, are not less than 80 900
under pay, besides 10000 volunteers, but
who in reality sre no other than forced con.
scripts, of tue first not more than one third
are native born Spanisrds, the rest are Gre.
oIes, and consequently cannot be trusted out
of sight. But OF what avail is this parade on
paper /! The expedition performed with these
forces TO various points, produce no effect );
in general they are no other than miii,Aiy
parades. a division goes forth, marches
about for mouth, Kills few insurgents,
loses some odd soldiers, expends twenty
thousand dollars, and then comes bach to the
capital to seek for moro money whilst the
province which had been the theatre Of these
manGuvres is left in . worse condition than
befo'e, owing TO the robberies and oairages
OF the Kings troops; whcnce il results, that
similar expeditions every day make less i'm.
preston among the people. From the time
the insurreetion 6rst commenced, tho Kings
troops have entered tweniy-seven times into
Pasquaro, and Pasquaro is At tho present mo.
ment equally as iDsergent as II was at the be.
ginning. Tho opinion which formerly act
uated many in favor ofthc KiSo, ,is now great.
ly diminished, emigrants have been mum.
erons, and indeed they would be more SO il
there were not 90 many obstacles.--At the
present day the mass of the population
gravitstes towards independence, x at length
we Spsniards must be crushed by it, weight,
which daily becomes greater. This infallibly
must happen If a force does not arrive from
the Peninsula, not of or of io, 900 bot Of 20
or $4,000 men. If not, nothing will be OBJ.
taincd, tor one action is gained and another
lost one point is garrisonec, whilst another
IS ungarrisoned and thus shall we remain
undcr continual alternatives and reductions,
and the 6nsl result OF this must be The des-
truc,ion Of the Kisses troops and the inde.
pcndence sod emancipation Of this Kingdom
from his royal dominion.
Tho scisu and death Of some Of tho In
surgent Chiefs is Of no consequence, nor
does in any way deminish the ardour OF those
who aspire TO the independence Of their
country. The Spanish Government must
not feed themselves on vain hopes, or count
on reports founded only oD good wishes.
The Insurgents have now diveSled them
selves OF all thoso prejudices which formerly
operated as obs,acles 10 their enterprize.
The psopir hrrc no longer believe that the
kingiy Authority is of divine origin and
they conceive they have tho most legal rights
TO be independent Of Spain, Wills, all cry out
that tie dominion held over them since the
conquest has been no other than absolute u.
surpa,iou, and against these doctrines ser.
mons and ecclesiastical censore are now of
no avail. To this the bad system Of many Of
the military Chiefs also con,ributes--They
do not adopt proper measures 10 procurs
prosisicos and other supplies; they wish to
wrench every thing from those who remain
faithful to the KtKo by main force oontinu.
ally contributions are exacted from them,
they are compelled to take up arms, and
serve Tor nothing, for which reason, many,
tired OF enduring these vexatjons, pas over
to the Insurgents, and Inc towns and villages
in possession of TIN, kiHe's arms gradually
become depopulated, whereas those held by
the l,urgents fare very well, for they neither
pay dHo6alas, tributes, tythes, nor any thing
else They also enjoy the country and traf.
TIC freely. 1t at any timo their government
icvics any contribution upon them it Is very
light. Here 1t is q common proveib, that il
is better to be an lnsurgent than vassal Of
FERDINAND VII.
There is besides another mos; erroneous
maxim in our government, which brings
great evils upon US, by destroying the pub
lie opinion ond this is, the iiv,le Saraeity
observed in our Gazettcs, CuRArr Tomas,
an active iosurgen, chief, by them has been
destroyed fifteen times, but he suil is in the
country without a scra,ch upon him. The
same happens with the other insurgent
chiefs, Tho dissen,ions which were among
them arc now CT close, The common danger
obiigcSthem TO mite, and the rsncour they
profess towards Us, 10 On an,idote 10 slsy the
apimosities they may have among themselves.