The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-11-20

Gen. bourfpout Id assumed The com nash. II
Csdiz; sod u WAS soppCstd he would have tie
command Of the army oi UccUpsiiou, IL II met
the spprobation Of KlnR FerdiDsnd.
IL now olficisiiy sppssis, that CSdiz W,
warmly boDbarded ty the hoiilla pro''dec ~
the French ior that purpose. The sIbos
commenced on ,he 24h Of Septt n.bef, Nhtp
sboa, 200 bombs were thrown from C'.iock
10 10. The stsck was made with sidof, snd
ail The batteries oi Csdiz, together with 20
gun bosrs e,ufned the 6fe. Only one CT the
French bombsfds wss srueh and he damage
done 10 Csdz is ssid 10 have been ccnsiders.
ble.
From the French efficisi despatch enuounc.
ing the csp,ure OF Ssnu Peui and The Isle OF
Leon, il would seem that there wss tut lniie,
u coy. serious bgh,ing b, IsDd, alter the sfi.ic
Of the TIocsdeto. When the prepaisticns Of
the besiegers were fully completed, end while
they were waiting the signal oi attack, pfOpo-
sails for cspiu iulsiion WIS received.
A despstch dsled Buraos, Sept. 20, COO.
Il ms The sccoubt Of The surrender oi SsDtLoa
to the troops unde' P'ines Hohe eniohe. In the
place were found 1900 nsa, $50 pieces Of
cannon, sbove 10000 muskeis, 1000 quin,sl.
OF powder, 5000 quo csr,ridges, tnd 6l3 3,oCo
caffidges for The ibfsnuy.
l. il stated that the most distinguished of
the ConsiiluIionalists made good lheif Ieusas
10 Gibrahsr, before the surrender.
The London Sun says, the DUke d'Ancau-
IeUe could never have obtained Cadiz bY
force, if The inmates OF The oiIy had been urI-
tod among themselves, and tue ~ their own
honor and tho cause Of their country. The
Cons,i,u,ioD, the editor adds, expired undsr
this last stab, inflicted upon il, not by the
F'ench, bot by iho hands hieh had been in
vested By I, vith power, and ty men Hhcm is
had armed for It's defence.
The dismissal, by Kng Ferdinerd, OF he
Doke oi lnaBt.dO, Who was Pteaidsot Of the
Regency, from his flee Of the Royal Guard
with the dismisssls si.o Of Counss PaIsiox and
Brrgida; the cns, Commantanl OF the Royal
Guard, the otber, Masters Of ihs Iio, sc. has
csu.ed Sumo speculation. Gy some. rhesa
acts ere regarded ss reprissis ofibe Duke d.
Augouieme upon the defunct Regency 30
The Pslis papers announce the death OF
Godoy. P,ipce OF Peace, who had bequeaihed
20 K ing Ferdinand his properly snouniing 10
$50, 900 900 VI rials-oBe million and q balf
s,siilng.
Portugal.
The accounts from Portugal vary eecording
TO the feelings Of tbose no write them. lhe
Roysisn represent every thirg ss tranquil
and p osperous, while The libe ais are biDung
OF d,ssfec items, ard probable explosion. An
article t. on Opono, speaks OF uDpiesseos TO-
no 8, set sfost by The evil minded, relative 10
the 6dei'y Of some ot The troops. A pretsx',
We are told, is wanting for getting nd OF The
uoops lately arrived from Bshia, who are
strongly sitsc he'd TO the constitution, Snd have
reiosed TO take the na,ionai cCtk kade out ot
Their As,.-Jh~ hing IL 10 sstd still Wishes
IN govern with tnildpsss, but he Is feehenriy
forced 10 consent 10 violeet had severe meas
ures On moderate compu,suon, not lees
than eight thousand persons in Lisbon, have
been banished, Imprisoned or according TO
'h~ ench ptaciics, placed Under se'vsa-
ionee. The prisons ef Lisbon, e'e indeed 80
toll, tho, they can receive no more, and IL is
proposed TO convert orc OF the converts intoa
temporary Jail. Con-. Prtcirs de Csmpos
and Gen. Madeirs, who def,nded Bahio, ere
20 prison, and ere o be t,ied on sumo charge
or cther !os the purpose OF gratifying he VIM
dictive passions Of The ultra patty. Many 9th.
er oihcerss Of distinction ore in dung cons.
Great spprehensions weIe entertained the, .
Consti,ut ionsi movement would take place on
the Is h of Sep,smber, he enniverssry Of tho
revolution al Lisbos and all tho tnieers sss.
psetsd OF iber sl opinieEs we're, 10 const queue
eithet seoi oo, oi The city or put under %
rest on the i4'h. Another expedition is plaa-
ming Tor Tho l.lsnd OF Madeira
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