The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-07-01
Gazette
FOURTH OF JULY.

FOURTH Vi JULY.
The SeIectmen or this town have appointed
Mr.. SEBA SMITH, Jr- to deliver an Grafton on
he 4th inst. committee have been appoint.
cd 10 provide COLLATION. and make the nece~-
sary arrangements The Grafton will be dev-
cred in the Rev DR.. NrcHoL's Meeting -housn
and the procession wiz move at II o'clock pre-
cisely,. from tie State House.
We understand that religious services win Be
per formed on the 4th inst. at the meeting honse
Of the third Parish in this town, to commence at
10 o'clock.
We are also informed that several Indepep-
dent companies will parade in the morning to pay
respect to the day.
In the evening there viii Be display Of Fire
Works on Mount Joy.
BY the Packet Ship Montana, from Havre
Paris papers have been received 70 the 10th ii
May. 1t appears from them that the Spanish
General Nina, had made mastery movement
10 the province Of Catalonia, BY which he bad
succeeded to obtain position in the rear Of the
corps of the French army, under Marsias
Money. The effect Of this manoeuvre was u
check this corps, and while il raised consterna.
ton ID the enemy, TO excite the courage ard
hopes of his own nation. Nina, it is said has
had an engagement with corps Of Spanish roy
alists 2OO0 strong, in which the latter were
completely defeated and it is also said that an
other corps of the same party 3, or 1000 strong,
which was blockading Santona, has deserted It's
General. If these reports are true, the Spanish
cause may be considered as looking Up.
Marshal Moneys corps crossed the Pyren-
ees by the pass from BeIlegar de to Junquera
and occupied the province Of Catalonia, intend
ing to form the left flank Of the lice on the Ebro,
and proceed to Madrid through Mequineza. If
Nina is able to maintain his troops among the
mountains in the rear, he must distress this az
well as the other corps of the army by cutting
off their supplies his force consists Of about
10000 men. General Donnadieu lad retreated
to Campredon about 3 leagues from the frontier,
to prevent the disastrous consequences which
might follow from Mina's operations. The cita-
del of Figueras in Catalonia still holds out against
a division Of this corps.
The duke Of AngouIeme's head quarter were
at Lerma in Old CASTLE on the 18th Of Nav aud
the main army was pressing on to Madrid in two
divisions; one under the duke Of Reggie took
the road through Palencia and Valladolid in Lee
on, and the other, through Lerma and Amanda.
Lerma is about 20 miles south of Burgos and 100
north Of Madrid, and Palencfa il I40 miles north
of NJ adrid. These corps meet with no oppos
ton the wealthy inhabitants are removing their
property from the places, through which it is
expected the enemy will pass; Madrid i aIrea-
dy deserted, SO that the occupation of the capital
can give no advantage to the invaders, but On
the contrary, their army must be weakened by
the length Of their line and the extent Of terrific
~ occupied. This will invite the mode of war
fare peculiar to the Spanish, and which is favour
ed BY the natural situation Of their country.
Their small guerilla parties, secured from pur-
suit by the mountains, can seize every opPortu-
nifty to harrass the rear Of their enemies and cut
Of their line of communication.
The garrison of Pamplona still holds out the
French accounts represent it as reduced by de-
sertion, suffering s. fatigue to less than 5000 ef-
fective men, and that il is closely pressed, with
IN short cannon shot, by six battaIhons and eight
squadrons Of Condy's division and bv 5000 Span
ish royalists. How can the French. while re-
cordlng these facts, less than 5000 starved
troops cosel ypressed by double their number 6
yet lghting on without thought Of surrender 80
How can they say, that the Spanish nation re-
ceives them with enthusiasm +? One such fact
admitted by them, is worth volume of com
mentaries.
We do not receive any particular information
OF the operations Of the Spanish government
TINS may perhaps be accounted for by prohibi-
the editors to publish any article Of pStica
intelligence, without the appreciation of an Of
hcer appointed to examine il.
QUENTIN OUTWARD.
Another work, under this name, from the pro-
lIhc pen Of the unknown novelist, is already be-
fore the public. Scarcely has the impression Of
one ceased to be felt, before the curiosity of the
reading community - .rr,;y, r.n~, tha