The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-04-23

ensures success. But, feiloW -el1zens, yot =
must not sleep on your victoriov Is arms. Tho
enemy sull may rally, and 1t is ever impoTtl
ant, that on the evening of victory, you
carefully prepare for the morni ng Of renew,
ed conflict.
This is indeed glorious de = to Connect
cut. Her work Of reformation, is we'll COM
meneed, and should no suc' seeding occur
cree taruish the brilliancy O the scene, l.
will be the happiesi era OF her history
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LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
Arrived at New.York, the l'ritish Packet
Frances. Freezing Capt. Cunnl ing ham, in 81
days from Falmouth, with the Feb. Mail, and
and last from Bermuda in 9 days. Flies
Of London Papers by this arrival arc 10
The 10Th of FEBRUARY, and the shipping Listv
to The lth. The captain left paper OF the
ed at Bermuda, but il containt I'd no news Of
importance. Parliamentary deb stes fill most
of the papers. Meetings of eforms daily
continued to be held in England. Ten thou.
sand British troops srrived iron, France the
day the raeke, sailed 24th Of Fe bruary. Ac-
counts from St. Helena, to Jan. q. state that
Bonspar,e had become dspl eased with Las
Cassas, and he with his son had arrived atI
the Cape of G. II. A Polisl, servant of his
had arrived in England. BoIIapsrte it is said
seldom leaves his house, srol is very much
dissatisfied with his situation. He still re
fused taking exetcise With, those limits
which subjected him 10 the es' eort of Brit
ish officer. His medical atten dants have in
70 med him, in vain, that his health would
suffer from his privstion of al and exercise
LATEST STfCCOUNTS OFO PERATIOASI
IN THE SPANISH MAIN
Extracts Of letter from a & entleman Of iho|
highest responsibility, (w ho has the bess|
opportunity of learning au thentic par,icu1
lrrs) 10 the editor of the N. Y. Columbi1
an, dated
"ST. THOMAS, 10Th March, 1917.
Menorondum of Events >, the Main.
"a ge,lcman lived here last nigh, who
lef, Barcelona Gath uliimo si I'd Msrgsriis d
few days since. He gives Il 10 following I'D
formation, which may be relic q on as au,hen{
tic. General Bolivar, with sb out 25oo men
was in Barcelona, where he vas biocksded
by the Spanish squadron OF Is sail of vessels
of different descriptions, prin cipally small
and was invested on the land 81 de by royal
ist force OF four or Eve thousar men unde
Gen. Real, (ssid to have been killed former
ly) Bolivs,'s force in great W. mt Of provis1
tic cocoa ; bu, Real and his arr py were near !
ly in tho sane situation, on a. ssount Of { OF
500 cavalry under the patriot e. neral ZarassI
who are in h,s rear, and Gu, of all his sup1
plies from the plains There were only iwc
or three patriot vessels at Bare eelnna, and
they had been driven on shore th 2lst Feb
rusry after an action of hou' rs with the
Spanish bloekading squadron, br 4 were after-
wards 60, of and reht,ed.
AT Cumsna (euly about 100 miles FROM
Barceons) things were very different. ID
was held by the royslis,s, ip nui rber or 600
men, and blockaded up the land eide by Grn
Arismepdi, with abou 900 ndept ndepts1
and on ihe seaward by sdmifa Brion, whe|
generally lay with his squadron he por, Of
Pampater. in Margarita, opposite Cnnapt--
his feet was we'll mssoed, but oi Wy or in
number. However, il appears the royalsts
always avoided engaging him. by going into
some OF the small ports they having very
few men on bocrd-The brig llama, belong
ing to Brions' feet, had destroy, I'd one Of the
roalists schooners, with so OF 20 men, she
blowing up after o short engage ,ment.
Affairs were quiet in Carr eccas and its
vinciDi'y, were Morrillo, the oyalist gone
raj from SAINTS Fe, was expec,e with co.,
siderable force"
The aeeoun, Of the death Of J President rs-
tion, which has been in circu, s,ion proves
to be untrue. Letters received In New-Yotk
from Port-su- Prince, dated 2sd March, state
tha, he was then in good health.
Capt Faiiheld, from Port-su. Prince, con-
firms the above account, and informs thar
the privateer True Biooded Y. nkee, Capt.
Jeweu, was of Cape ST. Mich olss. on the
2oth Of March, with Spanish pslserc ship,
as prize, in company. The ship when
captured was bound from La Y era Cruz TO
Porto Rico. The priva,eer b ed recently
touched a, Por,-au.Ptinee, we're forty Of her
crew had deserted.