The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-02-24

he aad destroyed himself, ard By others, that
he had been murdered. The Times observes,
that the aspect of affairs "a Spain srs such
made il bat TOO probable some crisis wss
at haad Certainly something serious has
occurred in Spain.
The Paris Papers Of the ssd Dec. ssy the
funds have declined TO sat.
The London Courier is very loud against
MIR. Monroe when commenting on his mes.
sage TO Congress. The case OF Arbuthnof
and Ambrister is adverted to aud many pet
ty aoarbemas pronounced against the gov.
ernment. The Courier also INDUCES 10 tho
old slang of division Of the states--thst we
cannot remain long federa,e union under
our general government
Codix, Dec. 1.-The following is . list of
the ships of war ct present fitting out in this
port, for the American expedition, under the
orders of brigadier Don Francis Maureile.--
Ships OF war Of -, Ferdinand VII, Northern
Esgle, Lubbock snd Alexander. These four
ships were OF the nu,nbe, purchased Of Rus
sis. Frigstes, three OF a. gups--la Pruers,
La Mercurio, aud La L,gers--,wo OF So
guns each, La Prou,s, and Ls Vica; making
ali S frigalcs tho fs1r last wero purchased OF
the Diamond of 2s. Brigaalins l. 'hiens, of
Is guns This feet is on tho point of being
augmented by ssme ships and briggs, and %
gun boats. The light forces will be com.
manded by the major d'Escrsds D. Joseph
Promo Rivera. ~
With respect to tho expedi,ionary army, II
is still hoped that Il Will be composed Of
$4,000 men of ell arms. Ii will be com.
msnded by Count dc PAbisbal, sppoiaicd
vieesoy of Buenos Ayres, and who it is said,
will preserve the government OF Cadiz Ind
Andslus's, at the head of which he is at lhi.
moment until the departure OF the expedition.
II would be difficult to assign this epoch,
there Is no want of obstacles which retard the
operations, and tho least is not the penurius
state OF finances.
Distracted STATE Of Iraly.-A great portion
OF Italy is sgsin infested by gangs of robbers,
now called Br1gands, in former time Ccada-
tore, of whom a correc, idsa may be formed
by those who have read Mrs. Radelffe's cele-
bra,ed romance entitled, " The Mysteries OF
Udoipho." Ever since the Eruption Of the
Goths into IIsiy, and The fall OF the Roman
Empire, that FINE couutry has been unhappuy
divided and Aubdivided into a variety Of pet
ty states and districts, each Of them hostile
TO the other, and ell Of them enyclopsd in
gross superstition az to religion, and un-
bounded iicsntiousnsss a. to morals. The
better sorts OF people now Iamen, the fall
OF Napoleon, il he had beon permitted to
continue his sway over that famous country
for another twenty years, he would, by his
powerful arm, have united tho discordsnt
materials, and brought Italy back 10 former
strength and rcspectability, .s
The territories of tho Church and Of Ma
plea ars particularly infested by those Bri.
gands, who rob and often murder travellers.
His holiness, the Pope, exerts ell his power
10 check these enormities, but in vain his
ansthemas have st their former influence
both at home and abroad. In the month OF
August last, party of the Pops's troops went
to suppress parry of the Beigands, at place
Called Froainarc, bul, falling into an ambus.
cadc laid by Cesaris, noted leader of the
frecbooters, the CON uandcrs were killed, and
the troops put to flight the Brigsnds then
proceeded to Presedi, broke open the prison,
and murdered number Of mcn, women and
children. Censor.
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