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tf (; ., It nniw.
I t :
!,rr,'
' iiiio'i ..; I'.e ti t
i a lurcti 1 .f ft I t n ftii I rr .
! (f lh' i. r.i rs M hf I I
ii, f ,r r p-j,; -e .f tilth) f,
i It 4ti r ' -ii Ir.r -fifl r.f ii.
joi'njf .-f the fif f -run t.f (1.11 Up
the pr , liptjf f.f f rflH.i cotyj-;'.ugti t'
imf nJ fon'itii'i,n id" lUt st.te j and
- as the t-' jc and ? .nt that mec'iog
are no! wrll understood br m.ny of our
frllow rliltrnt, ihU'c o.nmitif t b-g leave
to submit the fr lilnif observations ta
the consideration of the citUena of this
county.
I; is an undcnlaMa f.rt, that the eon
l ' 'Ull'i tLbLoUAAUU-Alttf'i tali. sup reme
iTruirt by. which we are governed. it m
the frtTif mtj-ntfof the frre
tnh fcf ilJe f'lTlil w their broper
cat alter or a roe n 4 t but tbt will of a
trujiiitr f our freemen.
Thut aome amendmrritt in our coniti
Hf
"V V ; ? . '
anlnliii l mint ni aiir mml lnll,iv.al
T . V .L tZiJ.
Mil 7 V
ahould b msda, w.t a quesiioa, for a ma.
W,.y ofHif freemen to sWev - le
U Iht anaioui wisk of m-nf th.t ihe opi-
can flory io ir republic, or deserve the
1 . i . ;se a .
jisme oi tn American, mm win oene to
a Mujnriijr of our freemen the privikt
of tpeakinft their sentiment! concerning
their sovereign riahtt I
Totffect this object, repested appli
rejetted them. It tat refused to permit
you to sar whether you wished your con
atitution amended or not it haa rcatriin
cd you, as far as it could, from exercising
any rlr,ht over that which belongs eidu
aively to yourselves, and over which no
other power could exercise any right
d refusale, that thoe rnembera of the
last leelsNnire, who were willing that the
-,.i.i.la. that lhnni memhera nl Ihm
ffAi.n vi I r. . w ni,tnriii inmi i tut .nin. ...... . . i .. t m m in.. . t i
. W . t . . . 111 1 . . . . - I
, iiujiitii oi nur r, iii irrHiucr luo.iyii more man tnt prectjiritr seven coun I In I
ui wiiw..i inwumrew.f T fir ntf , Hq im fioienc oi pjinifs nere at ttutltios; et she aemlt but three mcmbcrt, I.
man nt mie ataia artirtir simullarteoul. I fim. 1 kJ ,..1... If....... ...I .l.... - i. ,, I
.1 , i wn-. i.i.wi, in,, .j, whiic inir, wim niuca imftuar iKipuia ihat.
ng fu in nun .... imii.iiv n me cawi? insiona oi inoe limn, wn cn nn wm lam ..mi
caUons b.va been m.dt to your leKUU. ,h-n three or f,ur d.ys.out of a lon ses- , Zl" " ; "TTI,, .V'Z; ,51'01 est oitn.i puce, mere are
tnra to pats some resolutions, recom.!Jon, wer, devoted to this object and Lhi twenty-even counties, which .end eh-
mending the jj Fjr j. that, too, when they w.re not elided in inS pSn"
cxpresi their with whether they would other businest Krowinir out or the situi To th. fr.fl rjo.i.tlorj er th- .k,.- fuU,,on ' 3" "5- 11 ,nf "Rn7-one
t,,ee their constitution altered or not. ,ion of ihe limes. To jude from the welJe counia.d 1..1 " "t Jl"
Th,w reaolu-ion. would have command. joWJ, it appears to have been consider- li. 'tZEtwtnlXtS k "V .k"
V. should all baft toted together for or only intended for a tempor.ry govern- den, Currituck, Fr-,klin, Hertford, IUy. rjc jA un re presented
o. w...-...,-.. iigtiary airuic. Hanover, Onslow, Fit, Pasquot.nk, I'er- " . , rl
introduced, so often haa your legislature I -Your committee will fwrbear to expressL:mAn. w.rr-n v..- p.r. n hu! representntion f 1 he east claims a
freemen of this state should at least have
n opportunity of expressing their senti.
" xnents on tht subject, co-operated to as-
certain what those aentimentt were t and
" to effect thle, a Renerarcorreapondi.ig
Commltuei and a corresponding commit
. tee for each codhty, were appointed.
-The - objectt - of thesa corresponding
- 4mrai5ee are, to bibu; the tubject be.
fore the people ;" to cast evey light on It
that.may be in their power, lhat the peo-
Jle-fny-lorm at correc Ofiuiona on the
uijcct at possible to adopt such mea
aures as they may think proper in lur
iterance of the subject ; and to ascertain
at fr at posaible the public se htunent ;
and by corresponding with the genera
committee, the counties will be brought
to art together, and hr thesejneans the
eentiments of the majority can be pretty
well ascertained.
The friends of a convention, were well
ware that many of our respectable citi
zens, htle they acknowledge the opprre
iieulcfccttJa-acsral parts of our con-
ttiiution, were yet opposed to culling a
convention for its amendment, believing
. that that convention would have unlimit
, cd powers over the whole constitution,
and might, perhaps, endanger those parts
thai all mut acknowledge art excellent.
.Jka-this -t'ojecikxi-hat icreat reaton-in tt,
and asirhad its full weight whh ltuny of
friends of the couven-
tion, the meeting at Kaleign last winter,
wisely recommended to the freemen of
this state, at their next election, to a p.
point delegates to meet at Rsleigh on the
second Monday in November next. 1 he
object of this meeting will be, to devise
tome way more completely to ascertain
tlepubnctentiment,'and Id effect the
aniendra
conuuutioa wuhout- endwigexinK the
Those delegates will, therefore. Doint
.nnt,i.l-ii-W.fi.i, ....-..-iiin! n ,
; chu Tiucn pans oi yourconstivuuon as mey
believe require amendment ; and it will
be .submitted 'to, you' hereafter,, to tay
S: whether yog appoint .delegates to
. 1 meet In" general convention, whu power,
specially delegated 'to them to alter ora-
mend thoso parts of your constitution
vn. Uich shall have been pre. ou.ly pointed
, i out as delecUk'e, aod with no .other pow
ers. , ,. - ,
I ' It is recommended that the different
;; : r counties in this state, shall send one de.
.legate for every $ 000 of our federal po-
-,.r- j. federai popuiiMion cf 13,866, wiittoft.
.;tcqtiemlrbe entitled to two delegate,! ;
- freemen of .this county, .to meet "on tne
, . ; last Fridajf In". September next, at ihe ui
- . tul place of holding elections, and select
from among yo'trie U es tiic two delegates
for this county. - . v-
i i. : - ! j ,'iri f. , -. t .-,;,, J ( .
v-i.';-, i f bit !if, wtirrt i; Jintfd, they
will lu e u!ifiii'ed tonirnl t.vcr Us wli,!e
of vour r f)!jj!injtij. Your committee be
l -tr, ih ,t roitumitit'.if itdH J -lc it pow
ers 1;i ll.g ij'ti i that in tiuli can
ilrlftii) ihem i anJ tlut one iadiiJul.
lijr utifiiini; io inuintr power io uo
certain act, thereby dciepatet to tht
whrr unlimited poen to do any ad tht
he htinr!f mlht do, hdocirlnl too ab -
-.l -. l! .J J ..i.l
turdi'i impjtoon theaound unt!entadin?
. I . .
no refutation Iron! thlt comfiilnee.
lour tomtnittef are aiMcerelra'l.ched
to our preient tontitution $ jret they are
connratned to ackmwledgi It hae defect,
Wbf.4.Mwlrttrttrt ttTrti
oi ihia countrf, ana cooiequentlf fteeU.jih money tht ona olyoa ptftl or doeil
at rtmpltlrwi Tat III amendment ti toa'djfew autemcntt whwl ahoar the tinjint-
le i'ublw Uifitr. autea ttftljjjfji of bur prewot reoreaeniatlon.
me itm propiuotia. roiuuai paniei no
Jtfaireruuatncl tmx.umuf-iauifatr t
ectlonel feelinira disturb the quietude of
out of the- aiibieel of thit addfetil aod
v.. vn mi. inii.iMn "
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i .1!...-.. I.. .I.r..,.
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in-fn4ioeieeit,Mouunoitauau
prise ua, when we look .t the journal ,k
- j, he cnntres th4l r.,nnedr.rlJtl.e ,me it
j t formed. To fell ou .hat wis the
burst our political bmdt; and our fathrrs
1 . . ...
H. .hintAM 1 1 . n Atll'i a t Minn
,v .... r,t,.,v.7 v, ..f,K
a convention, or as to iterin or amend-
ing anr part of our constitution. These
are sovereign rights, which they will ex-
rtMe asciuzcni, wncn.mca uponioao
so ; and it becomes every citixen, on this
sunject, toact and to think lor himsell;
ataial . .akMa-k. - awa -4 arV Im, sW a, an
I i. . . u . ..... -f k. . :f
had acted the psrt of the tyrant, if by
any conduct of theirs they should have
an undue influence over the decision of
the humblest of their fellow citizens.
Your committee will point out the fea-
turesof our constitu'ion which, by many,
are considered ohieciionable.
By our constitution, the appointment
of the governor is vested in the legisla-
lure Tlda isihe higheM office of our
ae, htsothrer predict over our lives,
hl tnt I ,.. Ik. ... . I .n- t...i . .i. r ,1,1 I . - I
.n. .Si.a7h!,r ihi, H.Vr. i , ,,fi. . ' . " " Mae, M4ru, no,r of R-le lh, there are ihirtyfour countiei
tens theathinic heir d-Kiers i.i each Kthf , lhf p conuU fr whl(e eud" Wike,) which send into v'our
thers breasts. From the journals of the Ln.,inn r n, .2. D,..n .-h niinV ,x.c,lua,nK vhew wnicn scna inio your
rontrrri. whlrh a.1,.1 Ihli.anH frr 33.3.6. Kjwin and Utanfte e K t lasC u re one hundred and two mem-
congress which sat at ll'liUx and formed con, . 37.31. whfchis T4I man than . A. r. l: 1..1 r
our constitution, it. ptrs th.t no. more ,k. ,r -l" .... " . "V.."""" -"l'ruon '
our liberty, and our property. Notwith- re Jrf ,ffcc. gnreprcjf ned. Here are eastern counties, having a free white po
aunding ihe great interest erery citizen 30,5,3 ., thoe twelve smalt counties, pulrtion of bur fittle more thtn one third
nu inTPTn ine ppoinimc.i. . .u,nn
executive officer; vet his appointment is
entirely independent of Ihem ; nor can
they hate any control over it, but what
little influence they can have through
their representatives. Should we vest in
others, powers to appoint an officer, in
whom we are all sMieef4y interested I or
won! I we not better secure our liberties
and air independence, to make that ap
pointment by ourselves alone f
a-. a I
me appaintmenta oi.our juages, is
likewise vested inour legislature. I'heae
ar.xppDinrmefirrtn"wnicirairm5TTeei
great interest ; at they are organs through
.l.i f ... ,.j I
.r..l I,. .... SkAt.1,1 trtt.t t nthpra.
"L Sre.
tec
intm
ki .k-..,m k,M.r;.- ,. ki.
should e ' father choose fof ourselves tl
...V.. "'"Uln. V..-...V...V V, V WI I
Thesl are two'of the features of the
constitution, that are considered obiectT
enable but your committee be leave to
be a little more explicit 00 another p-rl
of our constitution; which seems to de-
mand the attentiorrof every citizen who
regards his freedom or his rightt.
Aa in a r,,n(r Kk ntirs. rvt tn
ho superiors but the laws of' the land.
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wsfahouldview'ourie
aiilcyijaalijwyiJiALnete
Me-Ametficwchariw
W-ETHBSS I"infJ II II inilr SCCP IIS 18- I
. . . .L i. i ; . . . ...
ffisUUife.Jaurxcs.purntMd.uncoiUaminal
ted by political arhbitioh of phrehzied de-1
mocracy, it will arrive at a frttch of moral j
ana political eranaeur.tnat tne rest oi the I
world may envy, but can never equal.
l our legislature, as it is now compos-
ed, is the creature of that Dart of four
constitution which givei to each one of Again s'. The who! of the disburse
your countiet a senator and two com- ments at the treasury for the iast-ywis
moners, and ta each one of tbo borough 136.701 dol!s. 69J cents, which sura di
towns one member. V'"M by 0 gives aa each county's pro-
. That one county should have as much ponional part thereof 2,043 dolls,s7 cents
weitrht in vour letrislatura as another, and for the above seven counties 14,304
without regard to its wealth tewito.rx.cii!!!?:. ??L5!J,.llT.l 3?Mhti9$&.
jpopuTaAionVta "aa7aFsurd,"aa" that one indK.Mttfto" Public treasu, for the last ear,
mt tWmWibim M?Srwm cVnthichleavei a b7 tho af the rTkV -should
have ; much poliucalijowcriis WhpKM!"
for orfiv'e otVers resldrne T
parti or that ihasamelndividualthould,
V jhis re sidene e j
unpopukMit vat, ttercDjr increase the I
weight he has in ytur legislature fire or I
1
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a It
. i.-,-f I, tf I j
l i-f
!rr ( if l itrl M i ! i f j
r-;.rr If sti
lus a fif a
Tht c-.. t f (;o,:f a.)
6 rviiu's-H t fif lift) 3
Wiiiiiajt ifi county lut i lf e hi pi
pul4iort tf 3,3 4 J. Iltrl Nit eou'itf U
entitUl to thr mcr.t ett 14 our Uzi
I,itur,uprt pr't!vlp!iifq,i4!hr, (I illifordl
in t(mj tnWUQ 10 Mf nuen mem'Jeri.
Should oris eiflifrt ti Withinrtori hia
I much weight h i"5if l"t;l!ture at al
jfi!in of Guilfurii! Uara ha pif into
. . . . .
the ouWlc treasure nf hi et.te. alt timet
ii i;
.! .I.- ..
Waihinton furrmli ktr lit aoldiori, fori
everjr ti that GuUford furnnhei, when
her territory, and kef property, and her
citixene ar lob prviectedf
YjrrTtammlTFe' WflfjeeTTWlmtTT
l he tree white poptlii9n r Wethlnj-
toitVoe,Gfef Ctrerfndotum7ti07y Yf
bui, fio coumiea, U 53,397. The fret or0iCh 0f foreign ppretalon ett ii kid
iiwnm wnuutnn ni uuiliora II I ,ot
bein? fS mora than (ha fwtnuljilnn ofihel
aooe nrt counueu yenne nae out iore
,1 . L ... -. . r,
rnamaer., wnutiney nao nueen.
, lo ihe Brt named le countiei, adJ
Brunswick and TrrfelLlbt frcwhita
p.ulition of these aee cou.iUe is.ll,-
341. Il.w.n- h.. M.l J. which is I.-
To the above seven ccuntiea, add five
I ... . . .
nuimnni. Warrnn. Wavi
Kichmond ; theae thirty-three counties
cont.ini free while puUiionof 138,9 1 1
th,n one.nird ,he free white
population of the wiole state, (which Is
iiu.onn ik..nrl nm ..,p U.S..
U(ure ninety.nine members, being over
, majority of the wble legislature.
I . ' -
l:.,-nil,.Jll.j yt.4t. mmrr. iki.
. r
wth the popu.tio1 of the foiloalng
twtvt counties, Duke, Guilford, Iredell,
Lincoln, Meckleiilurg, Randolph, O-
H.nkrfrH. In..n. Surrr. Stokes,
,nfi iv.ke. whirh h.e m ftee Doniiution
I,, a.i4. n.u tD-miti nH in .
qUi number of memers to your legis
aWre while thete is a lifference in their
frwhite population ti.fis-our-of the
Uiler 'iw,l,c coumiea sf 118.320. who
who .end to vour leifishtute th rtv six
members, while there is 1 18,30 of our
fellow citizens, in those twelve large
counties, that are, in efltel, unrcpre-
sented.
These twelve lartre rouniei. we have
seen, hare a free-h aopulatton oftlk
U.3tij be.nfc .U.6i2 nisre than one
third of the whole free whte population
or the state ; yet they sen only thirty
.1 1 1 - . - t ! 1 . . l ! 1
. , . . P ... ,
i m mrm ien inio 1 tnr iPt7Kiaaiurt wniie
, .7
Iw - mrr - Tciiow c.uaa,. .cnu one nunoreo
vine 1 1 1 1 ' J w t,iiict,aiat ac lltj VI It? IIUIIUI CU I
and fifty -seven menbers.
'Pl . . r . . r- 1 If... I
ne counties 01 nsne.ioiumcus, nay 1
I t...i U.X - j rs. I
"J" s-ricrei, ...u wu.-
rituck, paid into public tre.surv of
tents; acd to this ibu dollars paid to their
, I
,nrn" iemeni ao
,heke countl" C0;Lthe r,,t of Mlnj ta? th5m nlh enougn ..loJllcjLlJbrLJp
fthTTelaltjei doJU.
10 cenU t0 P'" lheir OW, nembertj to
W"" we wotel for, to make
Uw$ for UV wh?" ,ntereiti heT do not
Lc nd for which, perh,, they do not 1
rr' 1 " ou" ercpre.cm.iive
o c iiiiicih iuuiiugu uwi wu i.kuii
I . a I
ana P' IV,leKe ;
of" tie depart mehtsj7',cn;Tor ctomm"tee can only TCpIy,
dolfe Sncents il
j mm . ..nt. m. n, t v. m Mitii..n rn 7 . r . ,
1 "sr w,vn4iiMni 4iie"-
Chairman of the Corresponding
-fltjmwsj 'ttTO,MCiratiaeff T
to the above, sum of 1341 dolls. 10 cents,
'nB aous. oo criwi ine cicar an-
nual expense which the,e coun ie are to
puo .c trceaury, ov.r u .oc wnai
' Pd in by them I
'Tnt atateftienuahowr
qjjwlity of senuUot, exist, in every iSS.JS
... t-u,- 'JT ,h. rnmnhnnH v;. the
report.
" w-wr 1 , -w --jf -a, aaawM a4aa.
; i t i ( f I ' -' I ' I t I . ' -r I 1 w , . . !
j f - T t c f ( it U't ji'irll Uf ' it ll c
; . l.it ii.jtf t r l rrmrcif.!. In
( (r our rr jrt irhU'uc . I Hen ir
cf a vrrri$ 1 tiht tn I our fu'uri tt
Itirnce, tl frea ni hppf pi-old
pcmU tjpnti ihe frte ati4 ejul eiertUe
cf it. i M it th gre.iett uurce f imr
t)0ef an I of tur (rtedom. l.t tMt te
corrupter), or Id u bdrprle4 tf lt,nd
v
your iegti-iure mm iccomt oofiy o
eofrumtori cf ofipreflon. It il
.1 , ...
I p- apprettlft Uws ii will appoint in
I eo juJgM, aftj iti own ettcutive to cr
I rr Ihem into execution! and rod will be
tht vicumi.
morakxhiratfef ftf a pt opli Je
penfj, upon holeome Jei;iUtlHi t and
, m b h ,ia lo eipect a republic lo
ttu when ita itlifi kia lot their
'mclliutterTrTd rwTrTi rtrtrilot
j utf tlfen, tepuriegHl4lic rihtewith
, yD.eed tictlanct, n4 meet ih Jr.
f iort f ihem at the ihre.hoH, Our
I ln.l. anrl nur Iwailrn rrrmhlira arit thm
......... t..lu.. ....t.
br our g ancc.aawe haieby tbeln
I r"' r '
If our preunt aratem of repreaehta
ion la unjust, in any part of our atate, it
bt to t remedied r but more p.rd-
cujrJr, if if KWea lo a larce aection an
. M.. Jl.Tsii ' ...
Juanct with even the representative oi
free people ; and history teaches us',
at eorernmenta grow old, intereit
becomes more corrupting.
What it Ihe aituation of our ttate i East
ritfht to more repre-entsuves, in con.e
quence of their having mart neg-oes, and
having more wealth. Did wealth pur
chase your freedom, or did s'aves fight
the battles of your revolu ion i
Freemen ! freemen wrested it from the
hand of despotltm ; and the patriotic feel
inrs of seventv-sii must shudder, to hear
the Detty lordlinzof a lew slaves.f laim the
same weight in a representative govern-
,nc"J in consequence t f the number of
unfortunate fellow I cings he tyrannixes
over and uerns with t. ( !.!, as an e-
number f freemer. .jiquU Jure
And is not wealth satisfied with its own
enjoyments; hut mut it hava political
n1 constitutional power I Say not so in
thciaid.ca' free meat-, , -
"-' It nur henrtd. that ' thovrii those
of the whole state, do aend a ante ma
jority of members to the legislature to
appoint our rules ; to impose taxes upon
us; and make laws to govern us; yet
they have generally acted with liberality
and justness. If this assertion be true
-fiejwnt applicaiions of ihOitizens
" nowin mr a umsion oiinai couniy,
which in the legislature has always been
man eastern ana western question, win
nitl Af e. an as v irawnr as f!taffriilK A nA
l,h - .rmtm-nt'that tkM minori.r k. .
MI " 'vv. wa "
r r - - - J ' r -w
,hpX o it well, might suit the " divine
ri.rkt r.f L illf. ai tK t. knl. .lli.n. "
hul Americans would iririi. frnm lh
-is -., " ",
mouth, of their cannon.be fer ti,uld
suppose the eastern countiet should
ooi u- any mingoui iree wniia persons
' ... T .
demand. of government; what would be
the tax on the east in proportion to that
of the west i ,et they would have their
"roes and their wealth to pay it with.
hey have the power to do so: they
uie majority 01 ,nr legislature.
mu utay mc aa.u, uior, ucrnaus, win
neT." 00 Bre" " ct 01 lnJusUc 5 10
t K . .
n mJn07 9lJiV
i l i ' l j .-.uu. '".i
i i. umou.i,
Corhniittee tf CuilfortT
Tl0 . .... ts.t:.l
,rOWTTratlt?M - w mharThe
pacha or governor of Eerpt is the only
h or trovernor of E?vot is the onit
merchant in the country. He furnishes
the shoemaker with leather and pays him
so much a day far hit labor ; the shoes
are deposited in a general store, and told
to the public for the benefit of the pacha
who pockets all the profits It tt the
same with cloth. 'He provides the wea
tr with yatn;r;pay hlin aboM 6 enti fief
art clea at ret. . and th .ir.tr r.r.5.
a haadsoaie profit.
'. ' W--W ataata -aSSatV-a
IMiil.l.iCi'-.M.i
LAI l it I M'AP,,
w.Vtti, Jn i 8 tl I'tui I.-., 1 1, J .nrt.4
' itf !r. rtrritfd !li,tlln,rt ti ',ii'iiHth
full,,.
pon( uu I .
lli .:
to In 31 tiitt from M. I I ri, ll rr i ,iflr J
la Ht.t b't, on tiif d.f tht fairs aatlrd, I stay ZU)
(list the I'mi' It srni, ha I etilrrtj Italml, snj
that th fut1'irrM troop ersitrr J f..r the d.
friwt of flriain had ft vulttd rsfulinf to J'H
lL pamH cause.
rio tai aiw iimkii, my 11.
The ship New York, Maxwell, trriveJ
this morning from Liverpool. Wa have
our Iondon ppers to the evening of Sat
urday, 31st of May, inclusive, together
with Lloyds lists, Ihe complexion of
tljLZ-fwiijUVa itLlhst Item.whlchiavf
kjesthe tret son of count-DAblshsl,
turrh at' previous accounts tisd led us to
expect-1 ha- French-aTny-enttt ed Ma '7,
gouleme in person on the 34th. A ra
gency, lo ta composed c( Ihe dukes Da
San Carlos and Del fnfantado, and-of our
old acquaintance, the Marquis da Cata
Yrjijo, was (o administer the government
in the name of Ferdinand, until, In tht , ,
language of the French ultras, thaUnon.
arch wasTesTortifo fife and BUrly. The .
duke del Infantado it reported however to
have declined serving 1 one cf the re
gents. The course of operation! teemi ;
to have been thus i at tht French army
approached the Spanish capital, AWishbl,
who had been charzed by the contlitu
tionaiitts with its defence, wis tampered -with
by Montijo, whose letter, together
with AaisBAL'a suspicious reply, is to be '
found below. Abiibal having then deter
mined to evacuate Madrid, issued his pro
clamationi of the sixteenth, which we alto
insert, and which, taken by Itself, docs
not prove much against hint, and then re
tired. On Ihe 3 1st, between te pemd
when the Spanish regular force was with
drawn, and the entry ef the French, the
servile genercl Bessiers endeavoured to
force his way to (he capital, bui was re
pulsed by the militia, it is said, with
great loss. Of Ahishal'a conduct no sa
isfactory explanation is given, even as to-
hit fate, the accounts, according to tht
limes, are contradictory, that p'pet
adds :
" Some say he has been seized by Ms
soldiers, and is to be tried by a court
martial. We believe it was never ex
pected that he should defend Madrid t he
is aaid to have marked out Eatramadura
s the place where military operations
might commence with success. We also,
suspect, that without virtue enough to
be a patriot, he had wanted courage to
be a decisive traitor. If so he will have t
incurred the hatred and be exposed to tht'
vengeance of both parties." - T
Other vurmites.are, that count Abis 1
hil's defection to which Motillo, Ballas'
tero, and t-ven Mint are supposed ta .
' have been privy, vr is a concerted acheme,---by
means of which a door or accommo
dation would be more rapidly opened
and we snail riot be surprised tt find tht"""
conjecture. which we sometime since ha
xirded confirmed, that the arrival off he '
French might lead to immediate negoci
ations. In other parts of Spain nothing dlscou
raging to the Spaniards had occurred.-
On the contrary, in a sortie from St. Se
bastlan, the Spanish troops obtained a de
cisive advantage ; and as to the victory La
his ' Bobadil" despatch, general Donna-
dieu claims to have obtainedovf r Mi"8
foTrertn TJoTaTonia, we suspect a few
more such would ruin the French gen
eral. As far as we can make out, Mina
would seem to have baffled his pursuers.
and to have thrown hjmselCilltoBart-
lowtr- :,r
The French funds had declined, owlnr '
as it is supposed, to the intention which "
had been announced of negociating a new"
of borrowine 500 million franes a suns
exceeding the whole debt of the United
Statea and that all for the pleasure of im
posing, or trying to impose, an absolute
King, on the Spaniards. ,"' '" .
The disturbances in Ireland continued
unabated. l v
Acc'trVdingto an article from the Times,
there would seem to be a determination"
on the part of the Holy Allies, to inter
is..Ajlja tj'."l.-svw,-.a v.tjMfvi-rsi r.i
fendrby compenintf hlHo'ktrictiheti-r'
wpa a rt tajitrt t n aa rratannm ni .wiiTrr
berty of ti,c press, and to banish from '
her bosot j the unfor tunftte 4 of Other Tiari
ons, to whom the has afforded an asylum, j
I hus daring and insolent, have those col . -
lg"edjyranu PCCPnC'.- " -"(
T - - auTnkoai, nn 14.
Our columns to-dav are crowded, to the ex
clusion of almost every thing else, with late and .
important intelligence from Europe, particularly
that from the seat of war. The accounts are
only two days later than those heretofore pub
lished. The entrance of the French into siaana
is no more than what haa been calculated upotl ; ' '
but the treasonable defection of the Spanish
'gmrl''nS8ax;tlil't1)iff cause he hatl.twom -to
nJstttta'm, hf eveir wHei caused thedeepeat "
concern among the triendi of Spanish freedora.' ...
Arid when we take into the Account, the appar-
tt apathy of the? Splsnish "people; we ffi there
it too much reason to fear that this svar will end
like that of the Neapolitan in uncondluonal
submisaion. Some, however, are of opinion, that -the
Spanish cause is about to take a triumphant
ctmrse, At the' reader baa all .before turn he V
win judge for himself. It is a subject en which :..
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