The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-07-23

The oceGPsiion oi that place hs. oh's tend. ,
TO webken their forces, while tie psi6iot sr.
mics, 10 eonsequence Of the prudsn, sys,e ein
which they have adopted, remained enIhs,
sEd ready Tor any enterpfise, The Ffeneh com.
msDder became unea,y st his critical siuss
iioD, and concluded that IL was tho wi,e,s
course 10 propose Terms OF negOcistioo. Let.
iers received 10 London irom Seville, on
which the g'es'es, reliance 10 placed, say uhss
the SpsnisIds will not copcede one lol, nor
negotiate at ell, until tho invsders reUTe be-
yond The PyreDnees. AZ 10 A6isbsl, whose
detection ives considered the prelude 10 The
immediate overthrow cf the Constitutional
system, no, one word i. said Wills we CD.
serve that the troops which he commanded,
go fer hom participating IN the treason, had
relied and proceeded TO Msnssnnes, where
Geo. Csleco had taken The command, deter.
mined TO 6ghi for The country.
Mine, also, who we were snee'inely told
could run better than he could .fghf, srd OF
whose csrtsin destruction we have been again
and sgain assured, in place OF turning his
back on the enemy, or his efforts 10 annoy
them "iermina,ing ip smtke," continues ip.
ce,ssntIy to harrs:s the French almost on tho
very fontiets. On the 26th Of May, even
according 10 their own accounts, We find him
attacking one Of their positions OF Vich, with
1000 men. 1t is, 10 doubt, ss,d he was re.
pul.edj bot the very circumstance OF his be.
ing able to msinlsin his ground, and 10 bsHls
ell the attempts OF Msrshsi Money 10 enttsp
him, sbews that he is possessed not only Of
undsunted courage, but that The French gem
erals, notwithstanding they affect to desnIso
him, regard him ss o mos, Formidable foe.
No better evidence than this Could be given
OF his superior skill, and Of The great advsnta.
ges steo6iog the goe'rilis system. Tho
"good people OF Psris" sppesr TO be ex,revne-
ly anxioas about The result Of The ope s,ops
OF Nina, end are said to be g,es,iy d,sap-
pointed at the re'ui, o! the war, so faT as il
has proceeded. General Bes,ierss is ike
wise stated to have been arrested, by oder cs
the Duke d'Angoplepe, and was about 20 DC,
tried by covu martial for yiolsting his %.
structions. Scsue,ed ss the Trench armies
now are in the Peninsuls, II is perfectly evi,
dent tbs, the moment has arrived when they
mus, s'ike blow one wey Or snothsr, OF bo
under toe dissgreesbie secessny Of tetTa,irp
their steps 10 prevent ,Asir being eD,irsly cur
10 pieces. Something :, vaguely said sbous
the advanced susrd Of the al my which .nrer-
ed Msdrid, having vDsrched out, st,csed, and
defeated q corps Of $500 CLns,i,utions,is,,
and IL is admitted The, The garrison Of Hostsl.
rich, in possession OF th1 Patriots, had msde
a sortie from ths, place. All these crcun..
stances belle the Satsrnes,s which have beeH
so repeatedly put forth IN the French papers,
abDui The eowsrdce Of the Spsnis'ds, and fu,-
y cor m the opinion how generally prevail
inc 10 London, that they are determined to
E,k, anl
man remains in The eCuntty.
The number oi French troops which eI,eyi
ed Macrid is yarionsly sstimetsd One &c.
count makes them 10000, Aao,he, GO Ooc,
and another 10 600 We have also q rehor.
in Paris psrei, tha, an army Of ten hot,
sand men had MARCHED from Nndiid 10 Sc.
vile. This lasi tnmo' appears sn;,tled 10 n,
credit and we do 40, believe ,ssl moro lhsEr
20 600 men sntere5 the Spanish capital. OF
the 100 900 who crossed the bedossa, aboss
30 900 have been s,ario1td al places, which
il was Of importance should DC occupied, To
keep open the coininonicaiioD with F'snce
and sithoueh a reinforcement Of so ooo had
been urgently called for by The Duke dan.
goulsme, we have noi beard ,hst single reg
iment Of these had joined him. On tho
whole, We consider the csuse OF SPAN as b7
no means in that critical situation which has
been represented BY the pa'iaans Of legiti.
macy and sl,ll hope tha, her enemies will
bs defeated in theic attempts TO place tha
yoke on the neck of the people.
Itsppsars by . proclsmslioo addressed b!s
the Duko d'Aneoutme 20 the Spanish ne.
,ion, ,bs, his objsc, in invading The country.
was to establish sn order Of things simiier To-
thst existing in France, where the will OF tho
sovereign is paramount 1t j, even suspect.
ed, that, in the event Of success, the lnquis,-
lion will be again restored and this suspicion
seems to be justified bv the circumstance thas
the former inquisi,or General had received
instructions to proceed to Msdrd.
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