The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-08-05
PAYABLE YEARLY.
poo, English papers have been received to the 18th Of

pool English papers have been received to the 10th Of
June.
All the accosnts from Spain. by this arrival. come
through toe French papers They represent the cause
Of the Consuutionasts Ms entirely hopeless. They
state, thar Navarro, Galicia the Castles the king
dom OF Leon, the greater part Of Catalonia and the
kingdom "a Valencia, have acknoWl lodged the gov
eminent established At Madrid that the French army
would be received friends Seville that Ni
"a was closely followed hy General Donnadieu who
every day made sOme OF his pris0ne that the
troops Of Nina few ia number; that his force
was daily weakened BY deserti0D and that he was
Penned up IN the mountains. where he. must either
surrender, or perish with famine. The Regency.
y SAID, conciIates all minds and few days. ID was
supposed, would put end the revolution in every
part Of the peninsula
On the other hand, il plainly appears, from the Off
eial aceoanis, that the French sti consider Nina
very troublesome enemy. The official report Of MAJOR
General Count S5uileHn0t, dated Madrid, June 5d
states, that he had ordered the troops under Count
Moltor, who were marching towards Valencia TO turn
about and proceed Catalonia assist IN conqueTna
Nina; and from letter received from General Dom
nandleu, which contains the latest Official intelligence
respecting Nina II appears that the French are liable
10 be deceived IN all their calculations in regard 10 the
movements of this wonderful man.
From official report Of Maiar Gen Count Guile
mnot, dated Madrid June lst it appears that $1,000
French troops mad been sent from Madrid towards the
provinces in the ). w. extremity Of Spain. They
proceeded in columns one Of 900 and the other
OF 5000 men. The first column commanded BY Lieut..
General Count BordeSout proceed bv the route
Of Aranuez, La Mancha and Cordova for Seville,
while the other under the orders Of Lieut. Gen. Count
de Bourmont, were 70 proceed ~ TWxlo TO Estrema-
dura- Arrived IN that province il was TO operate ac-
cording circumstances, either to march On Badaios
or to join the first column at Seville. Only 5000
French troops remained at Madrid.
According to the French accounts, Gen Zeraqun
one OF the abest leaders Of the Constitutional troops
under Mina's command, killed in an unsuccessful
attack the fortress Of Vich. His loss il i said will
be severely felt by Nina.
Very litl.e Is said in respect Count Abisbal II
would seem, however that he is a traitor although
opposed to the constitution of l8l2.-He is still desir-
Gus Of fighting 10 the ranks Of the Constitutonalsts
Thepubc expression Of bis opinions ia regard To the
constitution, certainly inpolitic Il offended his
officers his troops, and the Cortes and he obliged
IN consequence, 10 resign his command To prove
bis fidelity however he has expressed wish to serve
as volunteer at the outposts. This account Of his
conducts given in official statement to the Cortes
Our former accounts Of The revolution il Portugal
are confirmed. II appears be extensive and efec-
tual.--Ihe regeacy at Madrid have sent special
message to London with dispatches for NV. Canning
The probable obects to request the English govern
ment to acknowledge their usurped authority twill
therefore, soon be what part England win take
Some accounts represent the of the Spanish
patriots as being less desperate, than we have been
recently led 10 apprehend 1t is said that king Fer
dinand has been detected in attempt to escape from
Seville in disguise. Other accounts say Ne aud the
Cores have left Seville for Cadiz.-A gentleman,
arrived in London from Barcelona, says he saw Cen
Nina; and that be has an army Of $4,000 weI-iisci-
plined men.--Letters from Sir R. Wilson represent
the Spanish patriots still determined to resist their
invadeTs.--On the l7th Of June, Maracaybo again
fell into the hands of the rcyaiss under Cen Morales
The ENJOYS Of Russia, Prussia. and Austria to
the Regency Madrid left Paris for that place June
l5th---NaPles and Sardinia also have acknowledged
the Regency Letters from Saonica and SMYRNA
mention that the Greeks were still blockading tie
Gulph of Paras; that the Turkish garrison IN Patras
well supplied, hut that in Corinth reduced to
great extremities. The Algerine fleet Of 80 or 40 sail
about TO join the Ottoman heet--The advance
Of the French armies Is said to have proceeded al least
half way from Madrid to Seville, without opposition
Education IN the Colombian Republication re-
view Of great many public papers Of different parts
OF Columbia, now before find that its govern
ment is making such great and active efforts in favor
of education TO render il impossible 10 praise them
too much. Day-schoos on the Lancasterian principle
generally established, old colleges are partly reor-
ganized and now established. Such systematic
Improvements, promising much for the future are
highly laudable. and the more so when we consider
that they pursued during the existence Of war
necessarily absorbing much Of the means and atten
ton Of the government Philadelphia -4utrora