Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-09-15

/ ali Wss Hot 30 iasqGH ~ SPAN, 81 the
regal sszsttss would have Va to tsiisve.
It was, indeed. known chat Al Titsris,
Burgess, santsndsr, and Coruana, ire
qusIt disturbance. took place, whieh
cauSsI tia frequent loss Of livss.
TIE ISLAND az cTBA, &c
We stated ia eur paper Ct Wsdassasy
la:s, OF the authority os Egiti,h Jour
nal. that Mexican ErisA.s had passed
down The channel iov Vsrs Cruz, with
a view 10 eomEsaes hosiiti,;s. in the
Island Of Cuba, AID tAs Spanish Naval
forcss in THAI Sus1tss.- 3ueseqgsnt in
tslligsncs fgon the same source, inform
us that sh. mounts tfy.six guns, IS
commanded by Cspaxis Saith, nsphsw
Of SIR sidasJ Smith, ssa the sEcess
ard crav ara I'll Brii;sh. She Is 10 be
joined BY rssiaus ships preparing sud
prepared 81 this aids Of tie atlantis,
and whsn tia vhols fsst 10 csaosxtrs-
tad, the fsres vii! BE- very formidable
under tie combination intended, and
nuss have ID material influence ON tho
political situation and turths. destiny af
The royal authority ia the Island o.Cuba.
-Nhilst we we're writing tho above,
the Norfolk steam Packet arrived,
Bringing tao following fsou tho office Of
,as Esxcsn :--Bsit. Gss.
{wprfssi tNldligtres-i true.
Capt Clark ofths British Brig Bart
Icy, in Hampton Roads. from eevsnilla.
(5euus TO Livsrpoon Whence hs sailsd
Cd Aug hss yciitsiy !avsursd The Edi-
tore Of Tho Dsecoa with TIE following
important Information FROM Eiassioa,
lJsn.} communicated 10 him by lettsr
from his agent st Savapilla, under date
Of July last, just before ha left pert.
- latter from the respsstahls house
If uyilop & Co. to General tAexs,!lo,
our Ceunsaeer in Chief, received rsr
packet, states that 90 sail Of French
vessels OF war we're cruising of St. ia
60 de Cuba, snd that they bad landed
5000 msn at Cumberland Harbour.
This nsws has put US oil OH the alert
The Csnsrsl is tsk.ns every measure
to raise rscruits. Carthsgsna is al pre-,
sent gar,isonsd by s0oo tnsn, and TIA.
Provinces Of Carthassra and Santa
Martha have a regular tailitis ofic,oo0,
therefore although tsaips every ptsctur
,ionsry measure, we have aoihipg to
fear from such force, sven il intsn-
dsd against us, which much doubt"
The above information, CAPT. CLARK
sts.ss was fully confirmed by tia Gapi
Of the British Ship Nav York packet,
OF London, II days out fror. Kingston,
(Jan.) bound TO London, which he
spoke on the i7th August, off Cape
Antonio. lie also informs that upon
it's RECEIPT al Saganil.a the Chisf msgis-
trsts had the drum beat TO arms, deter.
mined to smbody the whole male pop
ulation, capabst,f bearing arms un-
Ger the Impression that this expedition
was destined against Colombia.
Ths precautionary measures adopted
BY Gen. hoNTILLA, arc such as might
DO expected 10 rsise from the excite.
msnt raused in ihe minds Of The CoIuri-
bises generally, by the appearance OF
large French squadrons n tbs vicinity
Of tteir sx4ahsiTe coast, but the arpre-
hehsiohs OF an INVASION by france, III
connection with any power. or indivld-
uaily, are groundless France dare
not attempt il, and The aid which .hs has
gwen 10 SPAN is intended for The pur-
pose ofsecuring the po'stssion Of The
IL and of Cuba, nsnsced By the pswsr-
iul combination alluded 10 in ths frat
part Of this article. 1'he mott t1ien'
siys efforts have been made by the
Spanish government 10 meet tho iaao
pending altsck-tut crippltdiH Der 4.
ean-ss. distracted in lrr councils. nnd
lt'-a,eued ~ her own population,
tbsss czer'.ops have hitherto stai!eI ~
+hirg, s.a shais compelled q draw
; ye-UuG.ys AZ teFDusarl 80 s,ss
an toe iaz. res ai4s 4sllt TseE 10 IL.
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