The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-05-23


ed, of making an attack on the blockading
squadron. The general battle which took
place IN the province of Rio Grande, in
February, between the Buenos Ayrean. and
Brazilian armies, resulted in the achieve
ment of complete victory over the latter.
Nine Brazilian standards had been trans
mitted to Buenos Ayreas by General AL
wear as the trophies of his victory. A large
number of prisoners were taken, and twelve
hundred of the Brazilian army We're left
dead on the field. In the course of the ac-
ton the Buenos Ayrean Cavalry made two
Intellectual charges upon the Brazilian in
fantry but, being harangued by their COM
mander, an officer of great gallantry, they
succeeded at the third charge in penetrat-
ing the imperial line, and decided the fate
of the day. 1t was said that the Buenos
Ayrean General was pushing his success
so vigorously as to induce the belief that
the entire province of Rio Grande would
soon be. in his possession. 1t was further
reported among the most intelligent class
es at Buenos Ayres, that the government
continued to offer to the Emperor of Brazil
the same terms to effect a peace as had
been presented before the battle. The
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conversed at Monte Video, all acknowl-
edged the defeat of the imperial arms in
this battle. The pettiauger privateer, COM
manded by Captain Beasley, and another
small privateer, had each succeeded in
capturing and sending into the river Soda
do, Brazilian property to the amount of
100000.
SINGULAR CASE OF SoMNAMBULIsM.-
On Thursday, the 18th ult young lady,
whilst on visit to her sister in Manches-
ter, (England) was staying with the SER
want when her sister was out, and in the
evening fell asleep in chair before the
fire. She had not slept long before she
got up and walked to the front door, OPEN
ed it and went some distance along the
street, returned and shut the door, and
kept muttering something to herself The
servant observing that she had her eyes
shut, asked her what she had been doing :;
when in very hasty and muttering way,
she replied, wishing the ladies good
night" She afterwards went into the eel
lar, and opened a slide window, which she
had not either done herself or seen done
before. She then returned up the cellar
stairs into the scullery, took down pair
OF bellows that hung up, ran up stairs into
one of the bedrooms, and began to blow
at an empty CRATE. She then came down
stairs in great hurry, and in going down,
let fall the bellows, which fell after her
and bruised the skin off her heel; she
went into the scullery, got the dripping
pan, put some cups, saucers, &c. upon it,
and put them over the fire. In a short
time she took them off again, muttering
"There, you'll dc now" She then came
into the sitting groom, took up the poker,
and said, 81 will fight, will fight" The
servant wrested it from her, when she ran
into the lobby and fell down; the servant
took her up, carried her into the sitting
room, and shook her violently. In short
time she seemed to be awaking, and was
asked, what have you been doing ?"-
She answered, as at first, Wishing the
ladies good night" During the whole of
the time she had her eyes quite closed, and
the servant girl was so alarmed that she
dared not leave her but followed her from
the first. When the young lady was thor
oughly walked, she began to be very sick,
and vomited profusely, and was extremely
pnWell. She went to bed about the usual
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difficulty the next morning at later hour
than she was wont to rise.-Leeds Paper.