The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-08-13
From Amelia Island.

Jersfy- Peinf, (Georgia) July ~.
"There is hardly enough Of floating Cat
ter here 70 make lrsser, ihovgh MGreges
is so near Us. All his movements appear te-
be ecnfned 10 Amelia. Island If am nosdc.
ceivea, he will no, benefit that province much.
see 20 means either in soldiers or money.
Several have already quit him, ard others
arc much dissatisfied. But i am not suffi-
cientIy in his secrets to form a corree, ides
of what he may be in expectation Of this fall.
HE has been perfectly quiet ss YET, with
the exception ofiesying few ,axes on shop.
keepers, rnskeepcrs, &o &C."
"Sf. Mary's, July ls.--I suppose you havs
heard the particulars OF the capture oil Ahelis
Island, &c.--Last evening the Patriots bpd .
reinforcement OF some say 100, others cnly
80 men, from Charleston, in a schooner %
about 80 OF 100 tons, (ibe Joseph, captain
Diron.) They have been joined a. yel bus
by very few people who reside 10 FloTida
though twenty have joined them ficm this
place."
We understand, that company Of United
States troops, spder the command CT Capt.
Paine, will eubaik at this place in the course
OF few days, for Poin, -Petre, near st. gla.
ry's, for the protection OF that frontier.
SAVANNAH, July ~.
Our latest sdvices from ths, place are OF
the goth inst. In consequcnce Of expected
reinfoscemests not having arrived, Gss. M'
Gregor srill remains On the Islsnd, placing u
IN posture OF defence that win war; ami ito
security against Spy costEngeney which may
herSafer happen. The remplets sppa'ssss
for 3 ptinIing establisbmeHt he's been reeeiv-
ed, and news. paper is about 70 be issued -
L L. a. - Hka~ al sI~
| in organizing the executive and judieia,y de-
par, snents, and enforcing u,afyseg ais:iors
for the preservation Of good order thFoughe eut
the territories occupied by his troops. The
| provincislis,s, residing on what mty be eons
sidered the boundary line, belween The Span.
isrds end Independents, appear sonewha, sp-
| preheusive that their properly msy scs,sin
| injNIy from the conflicts Of the cenieneine
| parties and, as might have been reesonsbiy
| expected, ere anxious 10 be relieved from
! their spprehensious,t ty being taken undsr
the projections of the United States Of W his b
| event they believe the present eSpeditien 10
be tho precursor. In other respects, the
people Of the province, with very few eacsp-
| tions, ore apparently ecnts pted, as the xesv
authorities have Sustained from prosecutions
| Of every Kind, and shewn religious regard
Il Ao' shS 's6"'o VI Iooaviuuet vN"tb s"Nss
| jurisdiction. No mans property has been
seized, as had been falsely stated, since tho
arrival of the Ps,riots.--The only negroes
who have been con6seated under The existing
goserDment, were captured In o slave-ship
in the harbsr OF Fernsndina. Neither is the
report Of several cficers having sbnndons d
the expedition, entitled to credit. Every
one remains 6im in his allegiance TO tie
cause of liberty; and tho whole army, with
the exception of three or four desertions, (oe-
eurrerces to be looked for, and which will
happen in every military enierprize) ismaia
faithful and determined to plec tts un-
dertsking in which they have embarked. So
far 10 the expedition from hsvinr "slresdy
arrived st sts scme," thar we orr warranted
in saying, ample reinforcespents ard scppiies
are now on their way, and that the redection
of the Floridas is inevitsble, unless Spain
should render il unnecessary, by speedily re-
linquishiag her claims to them 10 favor Of
tba United States