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

INVASION OF SPAIN--COMMENCE-
DlENT OF HOSTlLiTIES.
The regular Pscke, ship Leeds, Capt s,od.
dar', which sailed from Liverpool OIL the 24,h
Of April, arrived here yesterday. BY This
conveyance, the Editors Of the Commercial
Advertiser have received regular files Of Liv.
efpooi papers Of the "a and London Of the
22d April, being sixteen days later than those
b'ough, by the Msnba,tsn
All doub, as 10 tho intentions OF the Bour-
bon Government respecting Spain, il now OF
an end. The troops Of Frsnce crossed The
Bidasso, the hontier liver, on the 7,h Of April,
snd by the latest sccounis received at Paris,
they appear TO have occupied Vi,toris, Bibos,
and the port and citadel Of Gueisrs, without
meeting sny serious opposition from The Con.
sd,nuonaliss. On he day the Bidossa was
crossed, an insigolfcant body, consisting OF
from so 20 200 French, and IaHans, pr resen.
ted themselves TO the foyaiisl army with ri
coioreG flag. On observing ,hi, insignia of
rebellion, . whole tegiment OF infsDtTy was
turned out, with b Genetol Vain at its head,
who, having mos, brsve!y, ordered ihfes can.
non shots 20 be Il ed, fifteen of,he "wr hes"
were killed o. wounded, and observing The
rest TO lake fight tho " victorious" iDvsders
crossed the river with the intention OF pursu.
ing The enemy. This iscaIled the "commsnce.
m.nt Of hostiiiues," and much yaun,ed Of in
The French papers, though It is not pretend.
ed that eithe, the hahdtui oi French or Span.
iards feed shot, or had anything OF more
Wsrlke nature in their hsnds thsn a tfi color.
ed nie. Fuu, French olTlcers were voonded
ciCumstsnoe which renders highly pr ioba-
BILE the previous accounts, OF desetllons from
the invading army. But the cries OF five T.
arHNerie, Viye 1. Roi, which are stated 10
have been ,ocilerated when tho attack was
made on these rebel Frenchtnen, end rebel l.
ITALIANS, seem 70 have sa,i.hed the Copman.
der. in. Chief that The army was wholly devoted
to the cause OF Royalty.
On enteuDg Vuto'in, and Hilboa, we hear
Of no fighting with Span,ards, 90 capture OF
arm. or ANN unition. ~ Gue'sra, II Huum.
pi,aniiy stated, that 200 men werc taken with
five pieces Of cannon aud some prisoners I;
while IL Is sdmitIcd that "ihe enemy had s.
baodonej Burgos since the l4.h." 1t would
appear from the SO s,s,emen,s, that the span.
lard, had again sdopted the Fabian mode OF
warfare, which had proved OF so much service
during the invs,,on Of Napoleon, and which
was also so successfully employed by macy ot
our officers do ing the American Revolution.
| The I. ench armies are stated 10 nave taken
10 three lives Of march, and that on me aTri'
! val Of tho Duke UAngou'ene on tho Eht o
+" the decisive blow viii b. strock.' We
! o,e.ume that the "decisiye blow" reaDs The
march to Ma1rid; tho occupation OF which
city, The ruiins paiy In l'aace ea'ouIa'c Us
equivslen, 20 ,he subJugalion oi ihe Pen'n'u'
Ia. They lrrge, ihas Eonaparte once had pos
session oil the cspitai OF SPAN, and mos: 6: :'s
strong held but, tha, even with a.; these ad'
yan,eees, and with q formidable parry IN his
favor, the "ipyineio'e" les,ons OF France,
| commended by tie most experienced Gene-
rails 10 Europe, ve'e compelled 10 yield to
thai Predatory system then reaor'sd to hy ihc
| Cor,es, and which they have again evidently
adopted to deiea, the designs Of France. The
| 700 900 sodie,s, so much vaunIed Of by Lou
IL, may roach Madrid in safety ; but We ques'
| ,on much if q third oi them wili survive the
| pte,enl csmpaign. The goy,t nmen,, safe al
! Seville, will have leisure 10 direct, aud give
energy 10 tha, mountsin ws,iare, on which
| their safety depends 'snd what may be spar.
| ed Of the invadecs from the swo'Is OF the
mcun,sineets sTe likely 10 bccomo the vic
| Tins of the want oi provisions !or such is ,hr
nature OF The con unuD'caucNs between ctance
, end Spain ,,hs, while the main srmyis sdvsDc'
| in. INFO the latter county, the greater Pari o'
it's supplies ney be cot Oh by mere hsndtu
Of Spanish troops
| Before the F,eneh encred Spain the Duke
| d'Aneou,eme addressed proclamation ICON
his Head Qusr,ers OF BayOnne, to the Span
| ia,d,, in which be repeated the old story. lhs
! he had no wish but tor their I" independence
| their happiness and their glory;" and this ht
makes to eon,,s, "in setting tree their captive
King, 10 raising again the altar and The throne
in ,eseuioy priests f,om prescriptions, sn'
msn nf propsry from spoil,tions," Sc. We
[ shall by and by, lean, how the Spanish ma
| ton rcll,h thus artossnt Interference with {
form of government which they established
ten year, ago, and which thry have spent thsi'
best blood in maintaining.
! a private letter is stated in the Londoc
| Courier to hsve been received from Patis, da
ted the l9,h OF April, mentioning that Sir
! Charles Stuart had preserved a note to the
| French Ministers, framed in suong ,erm.