Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-06-05

/ Bt perhaps the most important Of all
the ,ings mentioned, is a hrecihitate re-
tur,of the EMPEROR of Russia to his do
misunderstanding been summoned by the
SEMI " from motives of the greatest
urg hcy." .Arising Qfthe Poles against
the rusade Of kings is spoken OF, as the
, probable cause.
So far the accounts by way OF Cork,
.y;sing us London dates of the Goth OF
| March--but by the Martha, arrived at
New York, we have extracts from pa
pers of that city to the 24th--four days
later: they confirm the accounts OF the
revolution in Piedmont, &c. that the
Pope had packed up his treasure and
relicts, and had avessel waiting for him
at Civita Vecchia to carry him away
that Tuscany, indeed all Italy, appeared
to have risen, or as being about to rise in
revolution: it was believed in England
by many that the whole invading Austrian
army would be put to the sword or made
prisoners, and therein also the revolution
in Piedmont was considered as the most
important event that has happened since
the battle of Waterloo !! The Neapolitan
general Carascosa had ordered the coun-
! try to be laid waste through which the
Austrans would have to pass. 1t Is
stsed that many Austrian officers had
absolutely refused to march against Ma
ples.--Sir Robert WILSON, and 1000
Other Englishmen, have volunteered on
the SIDE of liberty, and Napoleon's old
Italia veterans, it was supposed, would
imm dately embody themselves. There
weres strong rumors in England of revo-
lutioIary movements in Hanover and
! Prussa a. The reported battle between
the Nhapolitans and Austrians does not
appeal to be certain-but a fight was ex-
pectet on the eth or 9th of March,
Baltimore, May 9.-By the schooner
Harriet arrived here yesterday in eleven
days from La Guyra. and last from Cape
Henry, we have been politely favored
with the following information relative
to the events of the Cape -
"Another attempt has been made by
the blacks to throw off the yoke of
Boyer--but this like former attempts
had proved unsuccessful, owing only to
mismanagement,a as large majority of
The people are evidently opposed to a
Republican form of government.
On the | th April, General Magny,
Commander at the Cape) having receiv-
ed limitations, that General Romano
had bribed the two Regiments to which
he was attached, to assassinate the Pre-
sident, (who was hourly expected) order
ed the arrest of the above General Ro-
maine. A guard only was put around his
house in consequence Of the two Regi-
ments forbiddng their making him pris-
oner. On the 18th President Boyer ar
rived at the Cape, Nth, ordered Gen
eral Romano to be embarked for Port
}au- Prince. His embarRationa was too
Isevere trial for those soldiers who had
been misconceptions for many years, and
VINO had received many favors at his
hand--ac cordingly, the same day those
two Regiments revolted, demanding the
restoration oil their General. President
Boyer treated their demands with con-
tempt.
All the solliery were called out young
and old all anticipating bloody scene :
business was suspended. Some white
families embarked on board the shipping
and finally alright the revolters surren-
dared, finding their force unequal, being
only 500 strong against 5000. Eleven
officers consisting of colonies, COM
mandant, &t. had been executed, SO
more were urder sentence ofdeath AZ
Ifairs were BY no means settled at the
lCape, business was exceeding dull
money scarce-pay worse-provisions
were the only articles that could be sold
at the Cape-Flour, Sc 5o-Fish, So
Pork, Sl5-Hans and lard no sale.
| The repeated commotions had so
alarmed the merchants that they would
only buy by small quantities. connected
with that, the impolitic proceedings Of
the President in drawing every dollar
from the treasury as fast as it accumula-
ted /; all those things have tendency to
injure the business at the Cape. General
Romaine's character was that of brave
generous officer, and said to be a good
friend to the whites. 1t was said that the
President would not dare to Kill him, as
his influence is SO great at the north part
of the Island On the 9th the President
left the Cape with 400 men for Port Dol
phin to check some disturbance there.
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