The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-08-11
New Y,ks Aug s
FRANCE AND THE WEST INDIES.

fBANCE AND IfIE NAo. iNOiCo
For q considerable ,ime ps,. s,gus rumo%
have beea ehost, that by = secret arrangement
between France sod S2siu, the Island. OF Gu.
bs and Porto Rico, wee TO ba surrendered 20
tho former by the later, 60 on ,ndsmoiiy tor
tho res,or alton of ferdinand 10 the sbsoiute
swsy OF his kingdom. These tepons howev
eT,tesched Us Though such suspicious chan
hels, and IN such objectionable shape, that
we paid ht,ls o. no tten,ion 10 them. But
we are no, quito svse, from the secret move
man,s Of he French IN tho WeN.Indies, tha,
ryShn Bull and Bro,hes Jonathan have no,
both been ou,wiued by ibe WHY Gsu'. How
came sueh n formidable nest 90 suddenly at
YJri.su prioce A squadron ol four ships oi
tho line, and f'igaes, &c. TO the number OF
ten or twelve sail wefe certainly no, neces'a
Sy TO coovoy tho treaty Of recognition OF Hay
tien Indc cpsndsuce. II is true that come a.
msrieao Eaitors have construed ibis TO- mda.
bio arssy into q semi hostile armament, de-
sgnsd to conps, The acceptance Of The french
UlnmI!an al tho mouth Of heir cannon. But
th, could no, have been The eass. i, is well
known hat ,he H.yiien Commissioners hsd
bssD in L socs, end concluded the principles
Of the Treaty, leaving only tho smoun' OF the
item Of indemnify TO ihs to- mer colonis's, ior
subsrqucnt arrangement, Nor is this oil
We do rot undsrs,snd tbs, there were any
noops on bos'd fof hostile opers'fon, nor did
tho appearance Of tho Quadtoo create either
xurp,se or alarm on its arrival in the hsrbor
u ,he Hayden capital. Every thing seems to
have been perfectly understood, and the peo'
Pile prepared for dancing and fcas'iug, instead
Of fighting. There 10 therefore no ground for
this supposiiion. Again: How came 80 tor.
mldsbls e'ench squadron 10 the WeNInds
ssass None hss sailed from Fraoce. An
s,mec ilee' Of this magnitude could not ssil
hom coy European port without The know
ie6s Oh tho Agents Of the British Govern.
men,. And none such hss sailed ~ bpdy
The iacl upon this point seems 70 be this :
J snce has, hon iiMe 10 time been seu5iu Z
out armed ,ersels singly, sppsren,ly Tor df.
tereni destinations w. have bestd o! some
nf Pouo REQ, of o,he a. La Gusyrs, end
~h.rs higher Up the Gull oi Me sxieo, or up.
on other pnints Of he South Am stiean Coast.
Aud 40 no eeet has left +, snee, u Q, obvious
ths, these vessels nnu,t have had sec et in.
sToctions TO Ie05sss q, 8 certsIn place n
hsiven time And - this force was not wsnr
cd N g.. Domingo, the question arises, 10.
what pu pose has ~ been assembled there
We leave Ihc solul,oo TO- wiset heads IN .r
Gu, own, Boz suppose the next news we beer
III will be, the, it hes peseso passed II.
Moo, sud ~ snugy In command Of he II,
v'p,f some r,'ks, We thirk, would loos
eqes iy, both ., Nsshing o, and in Lcn zoo.
= mere hsy., no csv,', bs,n eiser rerots IN
,reusion.. - N;vs, - 10 Yield - },
r.hOrsbsp 6t JuSa 10 sao her. Csn u be 70 8
~ sneh G5Vs,ao Il b. also been sus.teL
,hst Spain bss eeded cshlo'n'a and tas b n.
is'ie isisns, 10 RI,sisi 10 ts,U,n Tor Which,
tas isusr powst - 10 furnish 1000 i,ocp,
1sr the tsdusrien Of Nexieo ! h-e Frsnss
snt Ra..,a ,hsn, se,iag 10 eoneeui And 1,
c1s o. b,,h to supply uoeP. foe the suejass.
zion oiihs South America Republics We
th,nk not. Put sUili, F'snes eisiins an 10
dsmaIy Tor sa,tsinine the tots'ing throne el
fs 'dinsad snd q may be trus thsiIhai Mon.
arch hss eon,sa,sd 20 pi', With lss risass
Iyusls Sf sis eovn, TOE the privilege Of wear
fs the iiassl shish tsu,in'
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