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: EDENTON ; PHINTED BY JAMES WILLS. zi
Vol.: IV. iXuM. 163.
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UTST f ROM EUROPE
ft'sUr wk! 26tU December, toaiAla the
4l3th, nd bolteilnt of the grand
uL Sdy rcbed uithroogh furowt
Qu : Vi had them down to the I6U1,
tZ dispatch hip Union, .rttfcd at Fhif
' v-nhU The bu!kOn now before us con
freT mnnt.- The Ust of them is
ffiudid, vthe ISth of Deer mbrr, .nd
fvetait account of the surrender of Itou
K.:-v k.tmc titen. U entrtlr utikier
.k. naLin. that the bulletin! from the
be eniiKntcnea pan t wc iuiwn, nrt
tijaiiaqi, intded to fctnuitthe Ijnomnu
fw known mt Rncherethit the rrench
fcjj'- 'nide "three di2creotMttcktm'Mt'e
t'Kl, and wfleml 1mnaene loo, Lcton it
OThwr:'",Thfmd frwrpMi; lot
"nacf rIcariJtinuiRy crowded with Vaj
0111 of c k nd wounded". ixi l&eir ret at n-n
it was belict'ed,:t'Bpartf.Jbid wt
lr than 100,000 men since he eororoen
"ed kUiUs apunit Spain. So niopuIar,
ras'ihe" preenl' war in Franc! snd sach
ra the general -4isims iiiaX, the best in,
amttl pete were seruwsJy afpreheiuite
f Our informants further idJ, rthat the storj-
ihwtthe destruction t.nsiij rwy
V4$ a mere fabricitiotj, said u he footed
lnff from R tronne. J r "
j It must he extremely mortify Ing to ercrr
American, and roust rouse me entuuy u ev
rr min, wh has the kail prcten5cns to A
Wtan Iceiings, to hear cf the crueltea
brartwd DDan oor fellow citizens la France.
ho chance has thnWil upejn their shores.
I we learn . from i;apvi-i amaj, wn
'ame home .passenger in vie uau lan, i;anu
renie Quran Dcrurejiuv uic tirwiui
1 Amtncmn t essels deutucd inNYrrice are
Snpifcxied, uvl are released only ori cMdi-
of their, entering m hoard Frmch ships
f mu: We h-iee seen ft letter fnn a tounc
reifJcman of ihta ciuv who wcut tut Chief
kitte of the shin l! lUnd Trader, Ca'H. S n-
l!affviesrttstihTr he wai still inpriont
R:bcfort, and aUowea couij to suwst on
bread and water. ! ;y.S :V"'-'. '-j
t will rrcur to our rcadert that Captain
SncW r. the ! com-Tindcr of the , I Inland
Trader, ws also Jmprinord In T ra. ce ;
rA flirt he m vJ his ccae in dguie, got
!on board the shfo Bordeaux and arrived
We thne since at !nuldetpb-u---h'W-4t-
lesnis re0eilti that Be is now writn n
LmH in ihU dt Xit hU rscar had so !-
'tenied the French, that inimrdiaUlv after it
tu discovered that he ma gone ul, utow
rranci rewtrd wssoncKatrjr the government
wr hi spptchenuon X . l;.-
V Wm from nnrthr mitrnerr. that
Bo-wanarte, by a decree, dated the 6h Oc
tober hut, (but which wat not, till lateir
puirahcd), has declared4 Tunis a free port,
sn3 duty to enter thi porti of his Imperial
M-itcstr. Th Mtlan and litrlin deCtee
are thus declared hot b force towards TwJs.
The articles which follow, are translated.
aummanly, from a fi'e of Pans papers, down
V iae ' w December :
- - VY-rti AfrL
The 17th fiu tin. imAxtt-A Afsdr(d. De
Cember 10, mentinns a i few trifllnir sklrmitii
eS On the nvul Irt (intntci mnA rkpnc.
between the Dukr Istria and the patrku.
me apanisa Dejten at Ttwew, ana at v-a-Ulayud.
and aband jn4d hv Its (lenerals, the
rrtilff mr tJt it. Rli-.n ..ut nriritlt Wat
-educed f600ainwiirtweirthcr-5th'nd
h of . December. On the Sth at mWidjht,
panuh corps protecir? the escape of the
r, was closely pursued, and l&CX) prison
i takm the remainder were dispersed In
e mountains of Cinrnca. On Ue SSth Noi
n.ber, the town of Rosas was summoned
Uunendcr, but no answer returned.
The I8th bulletin is dated Madrid, Dec,
VThishuMetinCnmnienceswuhaditracc-'
philintck aealnst the central Junta and an
rcs Uhel aiperme the character of
aa manca, and Lerenso alvo, caiiea
h had the tiile Jt Excellency and
eft, yoongef brother f the noted Ger
wno acted a celehrated parfunder Kd
'crre. In the reign of terror. These men
aid to -rmrrm? flkttftt!litr
hen on the t itlt, llVe generMl f dvl
IantUe, in pursuit nf the enemy had ar
1 atrTallavera tAUriiia. whrre the
ukU had remained in ttiumyli ten dayi
berorr,' announclnj their Intention to tuccouf
the cauittl, a frightful spectacle presented
iseli tu the eyes of the r rencbi A dead bo
dy dre- sed in the uniform of a Spanish, Gene
ral, was suspended on a galiow s, pierced
with a thousand baliv It was Gen. Don Be
nho rSt.Juanj w hn" bur" slucririfi"thttf7
.i. 1! 4 I . I .!!.. .
tneir cowaru.ee, naa mui uugracciuuy
cnficedlliey. stopped at lalavera, only
to take breath and torture their unfortunate
General, who durin? a whole dav. eave tm
ploynient to their attrocious barbarity.
; TAla.vera.isa beautiful town situated In a
ralley on the Tajjua and in a ferule coun
try. , . ,
- ilia Mijeity has appointed the Polish Col.'
Koitopka, a cooarnandao: of the legion of ho
nuur. , -, . . ,
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Thridth buUctIn Is dat' Md"rkLDeeI
13. It mrntinnf. the inrmvlrr of ItuMSOA
the sih of lire, with' ?0bO tn Uoiurr. That
six British ships of the hoc in the harbor had
k notio
i uc tuutan iroopa aisunguiMicu sncrow.Tcs
durinff the-airew- -The- ita.nil trooos-XQfJ
tinue to disperse in erery Quarter, and the ne w
levies are daily competed to return to their
homes. iie montft of yLKcemiier xeseniw:
the spring. The Kmperor during :thh de
lighthtl season, remsina ia the country,
Icasufrom Madrid. V,
At a atttlnr of the manieinal bode of a
drid, the fch f . Dec the Cliorrijcedor, pre
sented a mt bomhastic and fuUotne aUres
to his Imjjecid ami Royal Mjeay, implor
ing in the, most abject and servile manner,
the protect u the conqueror Nauuleon, for
the cidieni. Mdrid generally alo his
Imperial pardon f.r all the iiiluUunU of the
citr andejuutrtt whuhatebome annsaratast
the French, v :
would be prosperous and happyk if the inba-
Utants adhered, with gOil with, to the con
stitution, and acknowledge with siJncer.tT,
uon jtepa rtapoieon sne xtrav, wnr.
lawful Kine; but In the contrary te, Spain
shnuU liecone a province of France. , . X
. a a a a
r i i icre luiows a cecree ci aa wajewy, sta
ted the l&h of Dei. at the camp of Mdrid,v
can4uinc; of twenty artkles--the oliject of
which i nrincinallr to relieve the Poorer
rtasses of society from bunhensoroe t-ucs It
personal services. ' By articles 1 ana s, tne
t.xe called Serfage and Gdnoate, are abo
KAevI In all the states cftrnpVihg the Duchf
ot Berg and Cleves;TIncWeant Serfa,
as well as the other jnhabiuntsnf sakl Duthy
are to enjjv civil rHhts in all their plentitude.
Bf article X are aboUdied, the duty of
Domeakity-Uhe duty.ofinumiMand
enfrnchuement -the tnortoary duty the
oevrrv minual, .tranpirt, and all otbef
pers'm'il services, kc 8cc.; i i 4 ' 1 "
4 XA Decree of the Emperor Napnleon, da
Udat the csmp at Madrid. 13th Dec pro-'
hibtta the allenut'mn nf dilTermt branches of
taxes and orders of the holders of rights and
title to such impcMtiuns, to My the tame into
the rwal ireasury. k -j-... --r '; ' &
Another Decree of the same date, . abolishi
es thrKie.hout Spain all judiciary tribunals of
the Lords. . . .
JlfjrrA JS.
Capt, Sjeck, tvho arrived here Testerday,
tnU-ms, that he passed Fort Birbnn, Mar
tlnique, on 'he 50th o!t. in die night and
that during the whfle of,the nlht, and the
next day, he heard a eery heay Cannona
ding. It is alreade known th4t the Britiah
troops landed at Martinique on the 29 h Jan.
and that, before the Cih of Febmry, they
had possession of the Wand, except Fort
Bourbon, which place it would appear, front
Captain Speck's statement, held out al late
as the 20th of last' month.-' The rale ulation
r,ttm Uritltit ifmm!i rutf r araa. thut It WOUld
tnt wM-kkin eet .txMaessiotixof
this strrwgest foh. 1 " ,v:"- f,-K
On thejivt. Captain Speck rpnke a fri
gate, and learned, tht the Brit! J had been
constantly pourl'iff In shots and shells for se
veral days, from five w six batteries which
they had erected f.r the rrpnse anT the
opinio was, thnt the French cildTwt hold
it more- than two or three days l""; .
ik. .-if nln whirh lrd into the fort bad
been cut, thereby destroying the, weans of a
suppiy w wawr. . , .-.-. t y y v , 1:, , ,
Captatrf Specie, who arrived here yever
day, politely fat-mired iheeditors of the w,
York Gazette with the Birh-idoet Mercury,
of the 7th ult. containing the Wlpwing .
, ninmtf it'll Wl- .
Proposed hf Victor Hmroes, Cnrnmnnder In
-Pfonrh Guvana
A ..i li t..iM l .iirua ifft. l'Ot
i tantalnln II. B, M. service rommandS:
. . . t J 11 . . . . M . A u.a tl'ia
tUe conimned r-nrusn anu ronu);...-
of the oiiliury orders cf St. Bcnort d Aie,
4'? i.it. C6I4 in Chielf and director vi t& I
corps of artillery of Para, commanding the
.- advanced army cf the Portuguese. ;
- Ahhough tli advanced pott bare been
Carried ; and that the cnramiwJoner of the
Emperor and Kine Is reduced with his gar
tlsnn tothewwn, he owes tt toHhose senti
menu of hoorvhich hare always diatin
guished him to the valour and good conduct
of the officers and soldiers under his cm
mand to the atuchment of the InhabitaiiU
of the colony for his Maietv the Emtxror
and King-lto deviate public kly, that be sur
renders leu to the force than to the destruc
tive sytem of liberating all the slaves who
should jt m the enemy and of burning all the
plantation! and posts where there should be.
any resutance, - . a ....
fhe commissioner of the Emperor evm
nvnding in chief; after having witneakd.tbe
burning of several plantations, particularly
his own, the most considerable of the colony,
had attributed it at first to the casualties of
war and the disorganization of the gangs,
and the liberation ( tlie sUves, appeared to
him a momentary 'measure i but being as-
surtd, ia wruingrthat the FjaghalkandPota.
tuiruese omcers acted in virtue cf the orders
of his royal highness the Prince Regent, and
wiping to sare the colony from total destruc-tioot-aad
to- preserve his -austisr master's
suSiects who had given him so many proofs
of their atuchment and fide ity, the comntis
slont:of.yalmperlal and JMajet
surrenders the coloriy to the forces of his
royal bigness the Prince Recent onthcfol-
-kwm condUionat : , , - . ,'-,-., '
k Article 1. The garrison shall inarch out
with their arms and baggage and all the ho
nors of war; the cdkers shall retain their
side arms, and tho of the staff their hor
srs i the garrison shall lay down their arms,
and engage not to serve against his royal
highriess and his allies during one year. X
.2. Vessels shall be furnished at the ex
pmre of his highness the Prince Regent, , to
carry the garrison, the officers civil and mi
litary, and all thoe emrd-i) ed in the service,
with their families and c Sects direct to France
with as littie delay as possible. .
J. A convenient vessel shall be fartuthed
ts convev to France the commiaioner of the
Emrxror commandine In thief, hi family.
his ifScers. hlsx suite, and trTects t the chief
or the administration of the finances, thr
commander of the trdops, the inpecinr and
the comnundaht of aruilerj , with their
milies.X .:v ..v-- "
A. A convenient delay shall be frantM to
the eRcerswha Iwve projKlty In the cUuoy
to settle ihar sruirs. -- - -r
5. The arsenals, batter lea, - and ' eTerv
thing belongmgNto the artiilefjr, the small
arms and powder tnaga.irtes, and tlie provi
"sioo stores shall be given up by Inventorv, k
in the state In which they now are, and the
same shall be pointed out. "'"
6. The slaves on bothN sklea shall be dis
armed, tod sent to their respective planta
tiahi. r -r-- -r-$-r?r- -T--
' The French crgies whonxhe comman
ders by sea and land of his royal highness
the Prince Regent have engaged for the ser
Vice during the war, and to . whom virtue
of their orders thee have given their trreduro,'
shall be sent out of the colony as they canon
ly remain there In future ah object of trouble
fnd diiStntif.il. rV- v..i ? - -
-The commanders engage, as they have
pmmiatd tostjicit from his rov al highness
the -Prince Regent the replacing of those
slaves ai an Indemnity ia favor of theinba
bltanti to whom ther bekaig. ,
T. The papers, plans and other articles
belonging to the engloetr departirieut, shall
be equally e,Iren tip. -: .v " -.:; ' "
; 8. The sick and Wounded ho are obliged
In remain, in the colony may leave H, with
U that belongs to them, as toon as they are
lit situation to do so; In the mem time
the shall be treated, as they-have been hi
therto. Jt..--:T- r ,
: 9. Private prrpftty," of whatever nature
tir c'esiTlptlon, shall be respected,1 and
the inhabiunts may dispose of it as here
.tofore. it ' , v v
10 The inhabitants of the colony shall
preserve their properties and may reside
there, conforming to the orders and forms
Mtaiitithed - be the sovereim under w which
L ther remans $ tliey snail be at liberty to sell
;thHrprnpertiernd retirewhenever it oiay
suit them, without any obstacle. '
Hi The civil laws known in France un
der the title of the: Napolean Code, and in
forreln the colony shall be observed and
executed until the peace between the two
nations i -the maelstrutes shall only decide
on the' Interests of Individuals,' and diffcrenf
res connected wittf them in virtue of the said
laws.'",, :r--. Y-r' -:
rtTjoj hy bMridq
als durlfiif or previoui 'to the time fixed bytbe
preceding article, shall be enacted agreeable
to the bttii dttcf tnfaied by tho same article,
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papers concerning the controui :
and matriculation ot the uoops suaii be car
ried away by the quarter roaster,. :t
: . li.) Desirouf of preserving the apice plan
tation called La Gabnelle in all its splendour,
and agriculture, it is stipulated, that neither
it nor any of the plauta lion tne s-or plants,
shall .be destroed, but that it shall be pre
served in the ktate in whiclt it is given up to
the commanders 1 ; hi Royal Uih&eu the
Prince Regcqt.;v;A Vv
: 15. All the papers of the stores of Intpcc
tion of the .customs, or of anr responsih.lity
whatever, shall be deposited In the Sccreta
ry's ofSce, or in any other placi that may be
agreed on, to be referred to when there is
occasion the whole shall be under the seal of
the two governments, and at the disposal of
his Imperial and Royal Malcsty. ,
Tbe preseht capitulation shall be writ
ten in tne tnree languages, and signed by the
three officers stipulating.
At the advanced posts of Bourde. January
J3, J8C9. ;. ;
AJuxicLJlIatgue.
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V T , rTtCrCLAMATIOC 1
-,0JluQTtafiartc t9 ihe Sjidntih.Xtiiotu .
SrAMtAtDS, , .
You have been blinded by perfidious men;
They have seduced you to take up arms, and
drawn you in'.o a foolish and senseless war
fare. Is there one among sou, who iu re
flecting for a moment upon what lias passed,
will not iooq be convinced that you Have been
tiie tools of the eternal enemy of the conti
nent, and who rejoice to see shed the blood of
the byiuuh sixl the blotaj of the French t
What will be the result of a protracted cam
paign 1 An onfinished var in the kingdom
and a ling anxiety as to tbie Li of your prcn
perty and your lives., , " .
In less than a month you have been deli
vered p to all the angti'udt of a ixular.fac
tinn, Tht defeat of your armie has been an
affair of some marches only, I tjave enter
ed into Madrid. The rights of war will au
thorise tne to give a terrible example, and to
wash in your blood the outrages against me
and my tuition. 1 have a1y CsteneJ to for'-,
givenesa, ;; . 7
Thnae roea only4 that are Inventors cf an
our evils shall be punhbed. if wiUsoonlcliassv
front the Peninsula, the EnglUh armr who
have beer sent to Sp-iin. hot hr j our ski, but
to influence you with a false omfidence, and
to mislead you. I have told you in my pro
clamation of, the 21 Juoe, that I .would be
your rrgenerater.4 . - . r . . ,i -
To the rights which have been ceded tome
by the Princes of the last dvnaty, you have
added to me the right of coiKpiest,. No.
thing will . change rny-diAftkmrr l uUl :
approve of what have been your generous
ciTrts. ' ". ('.''ir,'.. '.v f:: " '
i would tell you thsf y our enemies ha ve not
consulted )-tajr interest tliey have ilusU-nUar
ted to you the true state of tliioga, - - . "
Spaniards your destiny Ir in your own
handw-Tbrow wsy the poisrn the English
have scattered a rdong you, that your King
may be certain of your love and coiidence,
end you shall be greater and hippicr than you .
evef have been I AU those wlio oppose yourv
prosperity and your grandeur, I have des
tros ed, and have brokoo the shacklei which
weighed down the people. I have given you
a liberal ontitutioo, in the room of an b'
solute nVwiarcliy. , I give you one temperate
and suitable Iok your habits.' It .'depends e
you to say whether that constithtton sliall be.
your law. . x Jx. , .:'" , ' V. X
But if:ell my efforts are fneffenud and if
I find you tinworthy of my confidence, I will
treat you! only, at prisoners' coieKpiercd. itnd
place ray brother on another throne. I wilt
put the crown of S)ain ori irty-owirlad
and I will be respected even by ther wdrst
lortioo QMgttennitne power and the
dispotioiiTKcessaryo-auTmout-xll obsta
eies; - : -;v' v.., - , : ,
In our Imperial Camp, at Madridj
7th. December, If 08. . . , .
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.CAPTURE OF MARTINIQUE.
XCaptain Moss, arrived last evening in It
days from St. Bartholomews, informs os ihaf
shortly before he left tliat plate Wnailf lnfel
Iigence had oeen received or the surrender
of the' island of Martinique to the British " r
arms. It it itateil, that eirk in the month of "
February the Britinh carricii, In- storm, the r v
Important post of Windmill-IMI, which In "7'.''.
some measure comtnaiida Fort Bourbon the - ;i - . .."
old batteries at this phce Jtre strengthened .
and new ones thrown up--on the ltfili of Te-
bruary these batterief wrrv iipeiiiil upon the V X ""' v
rWtrid wtViOavh
capitulated.'; It is alo-atatedrihat thw. sur - v
render of the fort was accelerated by thei.c-
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