American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-12-24
FROM THE AURORA.

| observed IN your paper of the 9th inst a com
muncalion headed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." N
(which some remarks are made on the stale OF the
lortIhcatlons al the Pea Patch.
As the Aurora has always been disposed TO take
liberal view of the defence Of the country, tax
the opportunity OF correcting an with regard
TO the works on the Delaware. The for. on the
Pea Patch. was the hrst work commenced alter the
late war. 1t has adv ,nced slowly on account Of
The uncertainty of its foundation, but has SO ia
progressed as to afford reasonable expectations that
| II would be ready TO receive its garrison by this
time n.xt year. The walls are covered and secured
from the weather and every effort has been made
to rendei it permanent and Iespectable fortifica-
ton The impression of your correspondence is
iequaly erront to the appropriations, as the
Whole sum voted by Congress, at their last session
| 10 wit: 100000 has been expended in advancing
hi works to their present state.
/ he work alluded TO, is called Fort Delaware
eud is constructed on an alluvla island situated IT.
the centre OF the Delaware river, about FIVE mile $
below Newcastle; it Is intended, in conjunction
with other defences, to cover the city OF Philadel
ipha nd such parts OF Pennsylvania, Delaware and
New-Jersey, as are asaallabe by The way OF the
Delaware Bay and river.
| will thank you TO give this communication &
place in your valuable paper and oolige
A SUBSCRIBER.
! Mr.. SAMUEL ALVEY, oi Baltimore has recently
arrived in this country from SPAIN and present
in this city. He is the gentleman who was severe
ly wounded by the insurgents al Madrid. on The 7th
July last, and the who was robbed o despatch
, es from Mr. Forsyth, TO this government, by a
lgueTlla party, when on his way from Madrid Ia
Bayonne.
From our conversation with him, we learn that
Jour accounts OF the intestine wars Of Spain give US
Iwrong impressions ol actual situation The con
lsltutionai governmdet Is strongly established, not
y being seriously moved by the predatory excursions
OF guerilla bands which, it is said, often retire with
ia the French boundary, and are suffered to go and
leone without moestalion by the French troops
which line that border. AT Bayonne, it was known
THAT, notwithstanding the rigid quarantine obser ved
Il at the Lazai ettos the frontiers by the French
government and that the violation Of the sanitary
laws are subject to the heaviest punishment, ever
Ithat Of death, Gordon Sgntare admitted the insur
gents OF the army de f. anticoustitutional, without
performing any quarantine whatever. They were
provided with parcular passports that enabled then
Ito proceed to any part OF France they chose, tor h
y purpose Of puI chasing arms and equpage, Tor the
Unreasonable projects. Thee bishops were in Bay
lonne, with their secretaries, and surrounded b.
Priests and Friars, admitted without beng detained
la single moment in quara ntine. These members o
1.-The Apostolic army, were publicly purchasing arm
and ammunition, and sending them both by waite
land land to the Peninsula.
I We learn from the same gentleman, that MI
n Obadiah Rich, Consul Of the United States at Va
enca. has got possession Of the Original manuscrp
Iof Columbus's account of his first voyage to Anne
j., RIGA. 1t is to be translated and published IN Eng
= fish and in Spanish; after which, it is expected tn
original will be transmitted for deposit in the Ca
y pol or among the archives OF the United States
Il MT Intel.