The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-04-19

stfN'oS SWt uPtsoaiS WHICH, ututC uiC oOt-
erament, heretofore the pride of its peo-
pie, and the admiration Of the world. -
The state in which the Spanish army is
stem at this moment, is one of the mos,
awful lessons to despotism, and most
grateful omens for freedom, that the po-
llticaI or heavenly rainbow has exhibited
10 the human eye since the intercourse
betwe polished States. Gen. Freyre,
commanding the Royal troops, was 80
tar from being prepared Tor, or desirous
OF, attacking Col. Quirego, on his way
to Algesiras, that lie had enough to d., to
keep the men of two or three battlions
from going over TO those, who are, as
matters now stand, mlsnamed the enc
my! May such be the condition Of
every King who con6des in his soidiery
rather than in The PEOPLE"
a Paris paper mentions that fruit
woman, mistress OF Louvel, (lhe assas-
SIN OF the Duke OF Berri, has been ar
rested, and is said to have made some
important disclosures. The health O. j
her Royal highness, the Duchess of Bel :
ri, was daily improving.
An Article in the Client Journal, de-
scribes the King of Prussia as being
very melancholy, and almost incapable of
tansacting business. He has ordered
the s,rictest economy in his household,
From Genoa, it is stated, on the au-
thority of letters from Cara, that the Pa
cha of Egypt had seized upon Palestine,
and that division ofhi. army had enter
ed Jerusalem.
II is Il singular fact, that when This
tlewood was arrested, he had not farth-
ing of money in his possession. The
same observation may be made with re-
spect to his comrades, all of whom were
in the most wretched state of poverty.
Some of them, however, appear i'll high
spirits nevertheless; Dawson, the black,
especially. In his way to and from the
Council OF thursday, he amused him
self with singing, with all his might,
"Sc0ts vha hae vi Wallace bied :" aud
when reprosed by the officers for being
SO noisy he abruptly replied, Il shall do
as please; and ain ready to die for
liberty"
Cobbcti, in his paper states, that " Ma
poleon's Memoirs, " himself, combine
the energetic s,y!e of l'acitus, with the
authorI., ot Cesar, and are likely to live
rs long as any histericai classic of antiq-
uity. They will probably be read with
interest when every other bouk of tho
same century has been forgotten"
The la;e prosecutions of the Jews in
Germany, which have probably been
somewhat exaggerated, it would seem
have entirely cessed; and the Emperor oi
Austria is adopting a liberal sy stem oi
treatment towards them. Rabbins be.
fore their appointment to particular syna.
gogues, are to be examined, as to their
proficiency in philosophical sciences and
theology are to be allowed stipcnds--.
the Jewish youths are placed upon the
same footing with cthers---and the Jewish
Prayer books are ordered to be translated
INTO the Vernacular tongue.
An article from ISoue, of the 4th JAM
uary, states that the learned Librarian OF
the Vatican, Mons. Mai, has informed
the Pope tina. he has found, in two manu-
scripts Of the Vatican, the works of cee.
brated Classics. which were supposed TO
have been lost. The first, the Books oi
Cicero's Republic, containing three hun.
dred pages, very legibe. Its title is writ
ten ON the borders, with the name OF Cic.
Gro as the author. This work will be
published, and will be of great advantage
to those in pursuit of learning. The sec
ond, contains the Correspondence between
Philosopher and Marcus Aurclius,
which is of an instructive and feeling ma
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