The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-01-21

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Ca "Wednesday morning las, town. meet
ing was drummed up in this town, az the re-
quest of 81 federal gensle man. for the osien-
sible purpose Of considering the pecprie,y of
building a ws,ch.hoose, lin the most inele-
msnt season of the year) but with the in,en-
tion of propoundlng iteemen, as was after.
wards asowed. The protest was go fiimsy,
that the real object was apparent, and many
Republicans, feeling indiguanrs, the imposi-
lion, determined to qualify and Offer them
selves as fieeman et the meeting. Accor-
dinghy, the fofesoon was devoted to making
the necessary preparations I; and when the
meeting was opened in the afternoon, il was
soon found, that, Notwithstanding tho exer-.
tons Of our opponents, and The secrecy cbscr-
we'd by them, larger unmber Of fsceholdcrs
on the Repsblican side stood ready to be
propounded, than could be mustered ip the
federal ranks. In short, they were out num-
bered seven in about sixty. II was thought
necessary to ssy something about the watch.
house, and after appointing a committee to
consider about it tli next April, the movers
retired from the field, chap. fallen and dis
heartened. e
Il is since discovered, that meetings were
called in macy other towns for the same pul-
purpose but we are happy 10 learn, that our
opponents have been promptly met wherever
they have commenced this heais guerre.
IL should be noted that agreeably to our
election law, freeholders mus, stand propoun-
ded three months before they can be admitted
free, and that any person propoonded after
the 5tb instant would not be allowed to vote
in April next fot General Officers. It's
with the hope of sustaining o sinking cause,
l. r. r.
campaign, that the aristocra,s have again re-
sorted 70 the desperate course above men.
toned. -oo---- F.
The situation Of Spain, by all accounts
conu0ues 10 be depiorabic, and the exlrsva-
gsnce Of the court appears TO increase with
the distress OF tho people. The projected
war against Portugal SCENE to nave been o.
bandoned, and the tyoops are trsVersing from
proviace TO province, where provisions are
20 be found The commerce of almost every
port has decsyed or wholly ceased--snd Ca
diz, which hsd al one period FIFTY sail OF A.
nerlcan vessels 10 the bay, now has scarcely
oDe--P,ivateers hover round the port, & in-
tercept csnvoys from South America. To
protect the trade The merchants advanced a
sufkciens SUN to man ship of the line snd
inga,es--bui after being short time al sea
returned 70 port, the crews in a state Of mu-
tiny, and provisions, &c. exhausted. The
foreign relations does not promise sny bsne-
hciai result. The EGgiish minister inter
is ges in every case, and this general controul
creates disgust in the other resident minis.
ters, which is manifested by indi ference, ab.
sense froun court, sc, Russia is tranquil,
waiting he operation Of events she has al.
ready done enough for Spain, and relief is in
vaio sVushs ffen Frsnce. Any auc npss to
enforce the troops aircsdy sent sgsiust the
patriots will prove null and Woodland il may
be confidently said, that their cause never
wose more promising aspect than a, pres
eDt. Mar. .zdu.
The Russian government Is cEltivaling
close and friendly understanding with Persia,
which power will be Of great importance to
Russia, in the event of war with Turkey.
The vast prcpcrstions which the Emperor
Alexander is making TO extend his influence
and territories, and which, now, seem almost
. too late to check, proves the injudicious
course pursued by the allied powers, 10
strengthening the already extensive power
of Russia, by the acquisition OF Poland. Eu.
rope secretly regrc,s the loss of Bonpparte
--and Great Britsin feels that she has matle
great sacrifices in van.--i5.
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