The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-01-08
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From the Providence Journal.
INTERESTING AsRRsTyyE.

ih company Win the uniori anste SeDetal
NINA, ss Printer TO the Mexican Republic /;
and, after en- sbsepce OF nearly seven years,
arrived OF Newport on Saturday lest, in the
brig Forest, from Santiago. II is hoped 1t
VIII bring 10 the recollection OF every Ameri.
can the difference being Jreemen, and slaves,
forced to bend to the yoke of offyranny.
left the city Of Baltimore on the Gath Of
September, 1916, in the brig Mexiesn Con.
gress, captain Boyle, in company with the
brave General Mins, and so. American off.
GERS, on an expedition destined Tor tho EN-.
pire OF Mexico, Tor the purpose Of freeing
those unfortunate people from the yoke OF ".
rsnuy which they had for so many years Ia.
bored under. We arrived at Port su. Prince,
after pssssge Of Ia days, where we 'emain-
ed about month. Al this place We found
that the ship Cleopstris and sioop -, [bo,h
trsosporr,) had arrived, from Philadsiphis,
with sbou, 100 Young men, American ci,i.
zens from different parts Of The United States,
aud about 20 French and other European gen.
'lemen. We sailed from thi, por, sbout 'he
last OF November, snd after q passage Of 30
days, arrived st the island Of Galvsstown;
having had tho misfortune, on the pssssge, to
lose. by tho yellow lever, sbou, 20 Of our liz.
to 1870. We iound on our arrival at this
place, tha, II was occupied by Governor Orey,
who had then $50 troops stationed there ot
these, about 100 were Amesicsns, command.
ed by Col. Percy, a brave and valuable Off
Ger tho remainder were Spanish troops and
negroes. IL was with some difficulty we
could get permission TO land on the island,
those on II entertaining suspicion ,hot Nina
would assume the command, (Which alter
wards proved to be the csse,) however, otter
some obstacles wore removed our little bend
was permitted TO land, and we encsmpsd sep.
aFately, slIhough we wsre all destined Tor tho
same cause.
They had ag'eed to furnish provisions for
tho troops OF Nina, white here, but siter Two
months, they refused any longer to supply %.
From this arose a dispute between tho two
commanders to seine which we wefo obiig-
ed Ia esort to arms, and accordingly tock
possession OF the fort, (Which was ct that time
unsrmed,) and brought in two pieces Of Gao.
non, and then awaited their attsek, es they
threatened TO destroy as all; but it fnslIy
ended without the dissgreesble necessity Of
shedding blood.
1t will be recollec,ed that Col. Percy,
w.o had command OF the Americans, had in.
tended to take the part OF General Nina, in
case that ORGY had attacked him
We now lived together IN perfect harmony,
Tor some time, until General Nina, went 10
New. Orleans, for the put pose, | presume, of
procuring money and troops (aod left the
command TO q Col. Cssiiia,) bul being uDsuc.
cessful in the frat, !, was impossible to pro.
cure the second, and he returned again alter o
short time (; but IN his absence, q revolution
took place between the black troops OF ORGY
and his American troops, under the comm sod
Of Percy, The cause Of which ives, thst ORGY
was in tho habit OF serving out his ra,ions frat
20 Inc negroes this caused u general discon.
tent, and one OF The American soldiers se, fro
to their quarters. The Col. was sent for by
the Governor, and int me Gis,ely confined. As
soon ss tho troops he commanded, heard that
their favoriie commander was confined, they
immediately took up 81 ms, end marched down
in line oil battle TO where he was, or rather
The house Of the Governor, and demanded his
I'm mediate release. and they would effect il or
die in tho attempt. The Governor had his
Spanish and negro troops formed in line OF
battle, consisting Of ! so men, snc 2 pieces Of
cannon I; but when they received orders 10
fire on the Americans, they imm edisteiy
broke their ranks, end joined tho Americans.
A. soon o. The Governor perceived this, ne
broke from his house in iull speed, and ran
over TO where Mina's troops we're, for pro.
,ecion, and finally gave up to us tho whole
command on tho island. The next day we
were j,ined BY Col. Percy and his troops,
snd lew SpsnIsrd,, which made our party
increase to the amovn, OF $50; every thing
Afterwards went on with the q eatest possible
regularity; and we finally 'eceived orders to
match Tor the Mexican empire, ovs place Of
destination, with only s10o hundred and my
men--no man but such a one as NINA, who
feared not death in fighting for such q just
csu's as LIBERTY, could ever think Of such
. heroic undertaking as this. We sailed
from Galvestowo the 18Th Of March, and Or.
tived OF the mouth Of the river called SantaD.
der, on the lN Of April, whore we embarked
our troops withou, sry opposition, and pro.
eeeded to the town OF Sots 10 Marina, DIS
tsoee from where We landed 80 miles; hss
n.l. -l.<x..s IN.