Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-06-14

C"nstitutionaiists over the Royal par
~ in the district of Tras Monies, near
Op"rto. IL was said that the g. neral
Of the Royal party was taken prisoner,
and that most of his force. had gone
over TO the aide Of the ConstitutionaI-
lists. This hattie WIS regarded "a put.
ting an end 10 the civil war In Portu.
gal BAR. PR
FROM PORTER'S SQUADRON.
Extract Of letter from friend in
Commodore Portcr's Squadron. to
the Editor, Of the Norfolk Beacon,
dated
Havana, May l..
Gas it may not be uninteresting 10
our readers, among whom are many of
our f,iend., to know how our force on
thi, c"as; j. employed. I send you
for ser run ion. On loving
statement nj GU 3 s-nt di ID i, f.:
THE U. S. ship Peacock, Captain
Ca~.in. sailed a few days since from
Havana, for the Gulf Of Mexico.
"The Wensel, 1t. Comd'r Kennon,
and Fox, Lieut.. Comd't. Vaiette. with
iva RarSes. all under the orders Of
1T. Comd't Watson, sailed from Key
West, iThompson'- Island on nr
hout the 9Th inst. TO examine the North
Coast Of Cnha, from Point Yeaeo. to
Cape Naiz hence around the Island,
down The sou'h aide, and up aloue to
the North Caast To Havana.
"Fhe 'Cerrie'. Lieut.. Cnmd't Rose.
and Ferret, Lieut.. Comd't Newell.
have proceeded from Havana down y.
inng the North aide. round Cape Anto.
MO, and I" cruize off the Isle Of Pines
''The iirer Hound, Lit. CouG, Kaar.
new, is fitting ut Thomp.on's Hand,
for cruize, supposed about Campea.
ely.
"The Jarkail, 1t. Coml't Stephens,
ia employed giving conway from Man.
tanzas.
1.-The Sec Gull. Com. Porter. is no1
at the Island.
"The Wild Cat and Beagle Ire EN-.
p'oyed giving conway on each aud eve.
~ Sucday from Havana; after leaving
the fret they rrnize along the cnast,
from TantanZas 10 this place. We
arrived this morning after examinin.
every creek and Harhor between Man
tanzas and this port. without dsseover.
ing any sign o. Pirates or ,hpir vessels
The Cost Of Cuba IL at present en-
tirely clear. The Barses ard Schoo
ners recently captured feIurca. and
burnt sevPral pirRtica: establishment.
ab"ut the ColoradOs, which believe
irss given then death. h!nw. Veg.
se's arrive and sail daily, Within, es.
pPriencing any il terrup'ion The fear
rfpicacy hns nearly ub.idpd. w.
large edSchoonnvs sailed Two werk.
since from this port Cor Africa the,
were m'nned by up~ards of two hun.
dred men, At - whom Rad vtcarC..
been engaged in pIrs teal act, but &,
ding If rather hezardous. they ha,e
embarked in the present less danpprOu.
fn'rrprize they are desperate viii
'a'ns, and seem 20 prefer any mode %
life TO an honest ore; they will find n,
the coast warm opposition from the
rng'ish and our own eruizpYs. 1hr
Commodore has been mnst seiiyei,
employ ed, Hud ha. kept his force con.
iiDually in motion : he ha. secured n
great part o. the eoast ard bay, with
The Sea Gull, running her into SIX feet
water. & sen P'iD IS less; his exertions
have been. urd are Unreu it,ing, & if
We do NIT capture pirates, you may re.r
assured there are none on his c0Ast.-
The service il arduoUs; being confined
/" small veSSeis ard open bnats. ~ .
.corcRIng sun, ant all right ~ heav,
dewS, viii ny our constitutions. III,
'a'ny season IS now con Tencing, which
"a generally The forerOnner Of disea,,
as yet we have not experienced sn,
evil c. nseqr ence'. have be, n on shor,
re ard + Mauta Ia, fpquen ". and
ave- experienced nothing like inc van.
~; the sn'h"'itieS are polite and atlen,
tive, Il iIprei their services OF our ar
'Ivai The people IN the street politely