The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-05-28


oi French higa,e, named ibe Gu,rie,e, by
Two Spanish brigs, almost in sight Of Bfes,, is
Ehdsmially mentioned end grea, alarm ap-
pears TO have prevailed d, bordeaux and Hsv.
re 90 account OF ship laden win g'eln hSv-
Jog been csPtured by Spanish CCrsair, Snd
carried into ST. Sebss,in.
Relying on ibe Foench bulletins snd tele-
graphic despsiches, we should believe that
every thing was going on IN Spsin. egreeaby
TO the wishes, OF, tnd IN oontormily 10 the
pfoenoslicsiioBs Of their go,erpment. AVe'y
d'teteot account, however, is presented Us 10
private letters received 10 Lcndon, the con-
tents ol which would suhj.c. Paris Edno' 10
condign punishmen were he TO publish them.
Amone The many things that weIe IoreSfsn ty
the Ministers oi Louis, the surrender Il 81.
Sebas'ian, end PampeIuna, the WoNent the
F'eoeh soldiers presented themselves before
them, was put down as E matte ol certsin'y
IN accordance wrb this antIcl patton, 90 soon
e. had the intelligence Of the pssssce Of Ibe
bidossa reached Pafis, Than II wos immediate
W given ou' tbai ST. Sebs sslisn srd Pa elena
had su'ierde'td ~ he arms oi his Majesty.
he iac', boweyef, turned out 10 be, that at
both of these pisces the Freuch were, 10 tbeh
astoDishmeDt, fepulsed with conslde able loss,
ahd compelled 20 give Up The idea OF obia'n
ing pusse.sion ohetwise Than by lorce. lh'y
are said 10 have calculated Oh oriong the 9Th
Gers commanding these Yarusons TO 0ef'y
their frost. But, sccotd,ng 10 what Ia stated
IN priyae letters, ord ssd TO be un've'sa'!y
credited Paris, the Fferch comm ander was
not convinced IF his euof ill he hSd lost up
ward. Of 500 Of his uo0ps ty he III OF Ibe
Spanish llom he walls Of 81, SvbNsLan. 1t
is certain, tina, thi, fortress and pampeluna
were in possession OF the Consttutionahsts
when The ast accounts were received al
Paris.
So far, also. from The Frenth, as they ad
vance, having resscn 10 expect beueT treat
ment f,om the Spaniards, il is stated, on what
is considered respectable authouty, ihat 'hc
mos, decided hostility prevailed eve'y where
in The in,e rior sgsiost the French name, and
that all ranks were determined to resist 10 the
las, extremity. The Guer,illss had COM
menced their operations on thcrear and Eank'
OF The invaders, who s,e stated 10 be aifesdy
feeling the consequences OF these s'taeKs.
The stnuggle's, 20 the amount OF 10000 men,
veil mounted and ermed, are likewise stated
to havo taken the field against the common
enemy, IL IS added, as rumot, thai he
French Marshal, General Money, instead OF
penetrating ipto Spain, had found II sd'i'sole
| to .aIl back Oh Toiouse, IN consequences OF IT'S
| having been ascerta,ned that General Nina,
| wnh IS 900 men, was marching into France.
| Grsn doser,ions continued in the A my oi the
| Faith, under tho command OF the Baron de
| EtoIIes.
An opinion rppears TO be entertained in
| LoGdon, that il is part OF the policy ot INC
| Sparr go-etnmen, to allow the French troops
| to advance to Madrid We are, iodeed, selh'
e. sarpr,.ed TO God hi, opinion sdvanced m The
| Lond Cou,ie alter the iangusge 1t lately
| h-id as 70 The affairs Of the peninsula. lhe
Editor OF that paper now says, " IL would be
! rldicoiously PIE mstuIe TO assume any hnaite'
suit Of the campa,gr Vom the me'e tact oi The
| unobsttuc'ed entrance OF the F'eDch army
| Their advance upon Madrid may take place
w,shou, 6ring aoo'her gun; they msy even
.n,rencb themselves in the cspnal, snd YET
md much 20 do before they bring The war TO
a se."-Noihirg woold move speedily has
ten the catastrophe, should the French iall IN
| TO this snare.
The rumct Of Russia having determined
! on marching 80 or 100000 troops 10 the cid
| OF F'aoee, i, again repeated Tho Morning
| Chronicle saws, thai this force was TO sr'''e
by the way Of Dsn,zic. Subsequent accour's
| however, would lead US TO behave, that The
D,iush Minister nt ST. Petersbusgh had sue
eesaed in prevailing on Alexander to withhold
assistance from Fence Judging from the
tone Of the speeches, Of I.o'c Liverpool and
MIR. Canning, wt should suppose that Efforts
! are making, a. least, by Grea' B'ita'n, 20 nea.
tssE7e the Cabinet Of ST. PetersbutSh. Bu,
whethe, they will be successful, ,io'e only can
dets mine. The Pouusuese Minister had
let, Parts, eod ell the Spanish Consols IN
Fence had been recs!ledty their government.
A private letter, received IN London, speaks
Of ,he p,ob, hilny o, Sm Charles Stuart, the
British Minister, having demsndeJ his pass'
ports, in consequence Of high words win
Chs,esubriaud. The passengers in the Leeds
also seemed TO think, that GreS. Britain will
,ekc part in the conles on the side of SPAN.
We consider ,hese iumots premature, II not
altogeIher imP' obsble.
The uccount. from Lisbon ore 10 the 7th Of
April. The session oi Ihe Coues terminated d
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