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PUBLISHED (weekly) BY WILLI A 21 BOYLAN. yablthlyarii). J CTWOIJOLll. HR ANNCM Payable in Ad: u Vol 13. RALEIGH, (n. c.) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY S. 1809. No. 670 40 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, . Lj rfKr nf the PwA. received uk-' jj"- vj " Ledger, by the British ship. -Loudon, CufiU. W .A. - - 7 QryJromJ-tvcrpw. Batonne, November U. We empefoi set ou6 to-day, at noon, for His majesty win, u is saiu, siccp m nd arrive early to-morrow with his ,t brother at .Vittorn. His majesty was ,le to keep himseii long incog ar. marac ; ayonnese were mosi cagci- uj ppy arrival oi mew .aui juvh..s. Lht the townwas spontaneously itlu. ,j An immense concourse of .people !l the streets ana puDiic places, ana slltriZ live Aafioteon, resounaca irom 1115. WC ICkLI 11 T . " V I t brilliant aflair tdf out troops near u)g- The insurgents nave wen completely , Ort the other side, a division of the commanded by marshal Moncey, ha I, 2flthof lnt month, an engagement at , in which the Spaniards were defett- n this affair we took several pieces of U and 600 prisoners, which yesterday bd at Bayoune. 1 he olhcers -are con- in the citadel These miserable span- ire m most cie pro'iic fjiiuiv ii"-ucu li are mere shreds, and they are without i. Every disposition is mating lor vigo offensive operation, and the arrival of lajesty will, without doubt, give birth to events. Romano's corps mil -be the tucked ; we are even assured that every s have been taken for cutting fT his It The seige ot aaragpssa wiilxoiu- e in a few dap, and be vigorously cw p. llwre ts a repon lu-uay ai uay- that Blake has -lost 5 or $000 men in Mgement which he had with, general tt", btttthh report fappeara'pr-emature bs of all descriptions are epntmually 2 through this place ; they are animat--1 ' ... I m mm th the-best pmtr-and bum with-impa- to hfbt under the eyes of the hero, llways lead them to victory. The rmy tin will, it is said, be divided into eiht 1 divisions, -and commanded by the miN Ny, Beesteres, Mtrrtlerl SV? andt tht gnva M,vyr th 'wantes. iney aiso tam oi km, but it is notjyet known nyuu.n te commanded. The imperrai nor, 7 anlcjvalry, which were at Baycrmc, fik at Sreak of day this mrnmg. Courier de Vmfiire, November 10. Lt10 OT t StTOAflON Ot. THE rtt -fnJnUtr of the interior, deliver- following exposition of tie situation- KfThisJcindof management hs ceased to ord with the developnmenl of systgm which she neither, can nor will dissemble longer! Every thing that does not serve her intertsts is her' eoemy-Tb;e abandonment of tier alli ance is a "cause of wa,r-Ncuffality is a revclt, 1 ana au nations inai r,isi ncr yoke arc given up to her'pitiless ravsges. v . Wc could net have loreseen what would have been the effect of so much audacity, it the fortune of our country had not raised up a superior man, whom she has destined to ward oflf. the eA'ils with which England mena ces the world. - He had constantly to tombat the atliei of tht power upon the continent and to conquer the enemies whom "she had excited against usV Always attacked, always menaced, he an to tegulate his policy on that position, and he felt thatjn order to meet that contest it wa3 necessary tot augment our Xorce, and weaken that of our enemy. The emperor always ipadfic'k, -but always arfftfid from necessity, was not ambitious of the aggrandisementYif the empire prudtnee ' alone mreCted his views-" He was ta release our ancient frontiers ;from the tdo near dan ger of sudden attacks, and to formd thtir xe cui ity upon limits fortified by nature j Hnai!y he was by alliances so to separate Fiance from her rivals, that the sight ereivof an ene my standard could not alarm the territory of the empire. England cohqitfreci m 'the strvTe which she hud so often renewed, profited nevenhe less by them to increase bsr wedUh by the untvorsal monop!y of trade ven in the bewnm of peace, the cbmfnerce of yoar colonies ; who to intimate to you the porhibition to remain neutral, prefaced their decrees by the pillage of youV treasures, and .tlrfe massacre of your seamen; who, in short, have covered Europe with their contempt for their allies, an.d lor the abusive promises, which they have made them ! You will re cover no dnubt from your delusion 1 You will then mourn tfoe new perfidies that are destined for you ! 'But what Woe! and tears will have flowed before this slowieturn to wisdom ! v The English, hitherto absent from the great . battles, try a new fori tine upon the continent . Tlieyystnp their Island, and leave Sicily al most defenceless, in the presence of our brave king who commands a French army, rrd who i has just deprived them ot the strong posi tion of the Isle of Caprea. What then will be the fruit of theu- efforts ? Could they hops to exclude the .French from Spain and Por tugal ? Can success be doubtful, the emperor himself commanding his invincible legions? ; IVhat presage d.es the hctoick army of Por tugal attotti, winch, contencing against dou ble its numbers, was able to erect trophies of victory upon the very ground where it fouiit with so much -advantage, and to dictate the conditions of a glorious retrcs'. In )reparing a fresh content against our only enemy, thewisdom of the emperor has done every- thing that was necessary for the maintenance of peace upon '."he continent. He may rely u ppn it, without th.uht, since Amtri-, a, the only ; power (hat could disturb it in' future, has civen the strongest assurance of She had impoverished her alii by Avara in Wiet disposition, by recalling her ambassador tror-.i, Loodon, and by puttintr an end to all whicm they had alone combated for her in teresta abajidonetj at " therc.om en the rTa rm s ceased to be of use to her, theirVfate hecame so much the more indifferent; tu her, be cause she kept up with them -commercial re lations, even in continuing the war with France. -. France herself left .to- the English the liope of ft shameful slavery -to the wants of certain tbjects, ofwhich they coiKeived her gene: rpus population incapable osupporting -the privation. They thought , that not being a ble to touch tht ierriiory of the emoire with their arms, they would intrude htj her bo-i icetous enemy, the gdmi'shicii'-of which would emmre. he following are thcmost materia! part e wbdle olit rwould till more uian a r. -, ' . fierhannc spoken 0T whtt bras hefn deme sr the head of Justice, Worship, Science literature, .public 'Institutions, 'internal nifiist ration, -public -works, Bridges and hwaVs, Industry, Trade, Agriculture, a i- k ahd the . Navy the exposiUon pro- s to speak ot the war. OF THE PRESENT WAR. Atthe peiiod of your fast aitting, gentle- t,mry tmngconcuTTGa y vciv. i its aquations i bvrt'England, the entmy eWorld repeated again the cry ot eternal andlhewar contfnues. What thetus its et-Mrhtt will be its bsue ? ' . hi ol)iect of thit war is the navmg 61 or!d by the exclusive -posscssicn of the i. UndouKtedhr sby signing treaties -of eryltfiicutsed under the nacrftd name of ce, nations would obtain repose ; but that meful renvse w6uld be death. In tlus al- fate, the' cbiicee't'"eti submission, ana stance Avould not be doubtful. ? he war which End and JrovoKed,. i?h he cojttirrcres with so "mtt.cli pride and i;ittacy, the 'conclusion of the ambmbu ftm which '. she ht cherivd for two cen Mixed with ilie noVitics ol tbecomj- k she Ws bctn able to keep Europe .in Pnal agitation, by feeding all tfco'jcatous Pious passions against 1 rinct iie wtsn- i batrihle orYesifpy herIn Itecpiiig me ple of the ccn' ineRt constantly mder anns, wis isolating the maritime powers, sue 1 the art to -profit bv the divisions which'. e fomented among her neighbours, in or r to exteixV far her conquests. 11 's thus she has; extended her coionres i aopTjiented her naval Ibrce, and that by c a,d of that force she thinks henceforth to . -t . - - '..-(. . . "e to tnjoy her sufption, ana af aie herself the exclusive possessions c the ,5ut timil tKie latter times at least-she Hd SOlrtf nartiriilai- Krtmntrp tO th liffhtS of , ViWiH V ' ' ft J 'onvshaeemed to respect, the rights of fr allies, and even by returning toard -have exhausted her most precious vefourccs. i The genius and prudence Ot tiie empeioi did not tail to see this clanger. Enveloped in the difficulties of continental wcr,he ceas ed not to reptl from his states the monopoly of English commerce He tias.bteen able to complete sincethe measures of aa efhcacious rcsistanrc. 'ra . . y We must net deceive ourselves; ance trie T.nglish hav declared thls new kind of war, all the ports of the continent arc blockaded the ocean is forbidden 10 evy neirtral ship K-whicn snau uwucy w ilw. h..".., rhSiit-. -which it T)vesumes to impose ution the .hole population -tf the world. 'To'thtelaw'ol sliiven'nat'ons have rttdicd b7 measuresof reprisal, and ly wishes for Ue r.;Miavirin of siich a tvranny. i',T.ntl!sh naticm is "wonted ftom all-o- 'ther nations it shall bHed in that situa tion. AU her commercial elationf with le continent are suspended ; she Kst"ck,Avtth the cxcomniuuieatiori i which bhcvpiovoked herself. T Htnce the war, consists in rertllfirr; theJ English commerce -from all patts, ami in tin. ploying all the rwans proper to support that riieastire. - .. . , . vnni Kn concurred with energy m cx xludinghe monopoly: of .commer she is resigned to privations wnicn kjhS- h-. ".1 -,iihl-e some branches o 1ier arKricCltUie ind ' her industry have sui fnrrd and still suHWhut the prosperity tif th mass of the nation has not been injur- - - .... ""' 1 If A .-Vkta f4!IM edshe lamuianses nev&cu state, the duration of Avhicii evert she beiiold without fear. .AB Thk axMes of Fr ance and thk Uvitkd STATKS SACBIF1CK WlTIl HKK, AN1J t - --. .. ntrirl TrrtnM. THEIR AS EQUALLi aiBMv' -T-. - rBtVATE CONTKNlKNCes. political comtnuiticritir-n -with England. Yet Austrin, had rtce'iii'y mde arma mentsthey look place undoubtedly without -any hostile intention yet prudence dictated engetick measures f precaution the vs mies of Gcimny tuxl Ivuly, re strengthtn ing themselves vsiih the lcics of the new A01!??!' p'iof th e-troppsOf th e cxutfeJtt atjnn of the Khine aiecorhi ltte, Well orgarjzec! fcnd disciplined. ... One hundred thousand of the grand avmy quit the Prussian "tas to occupy the 'amp Ul.UliUUJU w-- ' . evacuated hy our troops? w!to are ccncentrat ins themselves. lit. tore the -t-mivi janiu.17, the battalions draUt'd tor Dpaia-wm 1 ' ed upon. the Banks of the" Elbe and the Rhine.. ' Those who had quitted Italy last year, re. turn tot-btir ancient-destination. Such, gentlen.en, is the external sitxiation of the empire. . In the nyeiior, the : greatest oroer mall parts of the adroMVistration, important ame lioration, a grcivt number of new insututtons have excitfd the gratitude of tlx people." The Prcride-it Fcntanes made a reply to the minister hi which he says, woe .c sovereign, who is only great at the bead - ot his armies ! happy he, who is incessantiy employed inusefitl works to unbend himscll aler the fatigues of war." " We cannot pay . z- WitHr hnrnftp-e tban to Wlbll tneni uciw a r o himself mail conveyed to this country an envoy frd the king oi Swedeu to the supreme junta of Spain. J , f , r N(vember 19. The next arrivals , fl 0rn spain must b'nnir us intelligence of grtat importance. The? will inform us of the rtwlt of that movemen. which general Iilake hadjnade with a detac" mem ot his army, to cut Vff the Freach diviv .on which he had beat n the heights of Outaria, and whose retrea(,by the high road he had prevented. We.shui also hear of a battle near Bilboa. TheSpsn ar having fallen back to join Ro.ana's and the Asturun divisions, inarched forward on the" 6ih with the avowed, intentio, Gr attempting to dul :'ugrthe enemy- froni Bilboa, Ve have no later news than the aU 0f fae ;' 6th, wheh the Spaniards wereVfuIl mafclv for Biliwja. Their force, increked by Ro maqa and- the Asturian rrhy, estimated at between 30 anU 40 O0(X men. When the enemy attacked Blake at SorrioM they Jiad " 25,003 men. It is probblthattU ould be increased so as to equal the forctow un. d&r Blake. Jn the mean time CastL,5 changed hiSfpoBition, and united hT arilir ' with that of Palafox. They extend frl 3 guessa to Vlllafranca, and cover Awon. Their forcq is stated to be about )op! Th protection of the capital will be coej to the-Lfitisji troops and the Estramijra Levies, amounting together to betweeikt) and 60,000 men. Reding is advancing y. 16,000 men to Catalonia. We sluHild have been glad to have fori Castanos'3 force larger,' because the line " occupies is of such vast importance, covering Saragossa and interposing letween the Frenck in Navarre and the French m Barcelona. The total amount of the Spanish and Bri tish force is about 150,000 men, viz. IilHke's ArmyK j v 35,000 ; C? - linos and Pakfox . ..rU-- oqTj00) British i,Estrem"auUrian armies 55,000 Reding'sorps 16.000 Valeniian and lurcian levies io,000 .1 u: .-.i;l-, tut-nti mi? soon aecome ipat- n'3 i iiixv .5... find m other means of grandeur. Let us not doubt :it thinks to all he wilUindertake for the nati i m:.:. I,;, rpnmvn as cOPaWfr Will be hereafter only the weakest part ol . his -gio-jH . Lonuon. November U. A mail frnmnottenburgh has also arrived. The armistice between the SwetV.s an4KTT slans is at an endf and we are. sorry to be informed that the' F.rstction, succeeding its u- ..vrwrnt le to the Swedish ruptvtre, nas v----- nt hn arf. stated to tinve suuereu in- Of the cause of Total 1 -tiS,00 - The amount of the French forc" is not known with any certainty. It is no doubt 45000 mtu U is perhaps now upw'aHsoF - - BATTLE OF'sORNOSA, Private cemmumedthnn from an ojlcer of rafkfc in the Spanish army. VALMAStDA, NOV. 3. - r, At daybreak yesterday morning, the ene mv, who had received very considerable re, inforcements fi'om ' Y'lttoria," attacked tli Gillician army, posted about a league and a q'tarter in advance of Sornosa, in the follow ing order: -w, The first regiment ot ttie volunteers oi va talonia, being part of tli-vanuard, occupied a hillta the right of the road leading to Du rahgo. un . . pThe th.nl division, Commanueu oy gey. Uiquelmi, was "stationed on the heights ttr the right of. "Sornosa to support the vanguard, -and defend the right flank "of our position. The vanguard, commanded by general Mandizabal, defended the road leading to Du. Eneland had touched the moment m wh.cu her exchisibnfi om the continent would ha ve seTf pf recent circumstances to exeno ovw Spain the genius of evil, and to agitate m ;,nkn country all the. furious passi- w ; she has sought fef allies even in the. props of the inquisition, and in the most bar- harous prtjudices. - , . "ij1. Miserable'" people t-To whnmdo you conude your destiny I To the despiser of your man Ws to the enemy of your religion, to those, who violated their promises, kaye erected upon Vor territory immimenV of their audacj 4V ; an affront, tjhose impunity for a century 5c a .If would give eviderce agamst 7"" rr . . r. crArei-nment4ladnot a rt :tne weasnes ui . ?- . - j -... , w, with the, Enclisli Your pride and your troops, tt tio arc tinallv on ' the. occasion. this rufrture of the arnfiioe, we are at -present uninfevrmed. It may have been an ad vantage wantonly Taken of the Swedish ime noritv by the Russian general, wh,-.-ci;prd-rMW accounts Iiad been very consi derably reinforced during the" continuance of -!,.-. nnA whoie trooos have con Mrtr themselves most disgracefully many instances during the war ; or it may be o'vini- to the refusal of Alexander to exe cute the conditions of the armistice, acling on the instructions of Bonapzrte, xr. dl )w no who, wnue omcrs ran go. ; ' Our centre was drawn up in line, on arf , eminence to the left anU rear of J.he vaa .1 r - 1 ,. , . jj crufn before the upstari usvqjei v m..v to ip'Mv theservjle g;oup, and bid defiance to thelpowtr of that unprincipled despot- The, kine-ofvtdtti has returned to .Stockholm', ratters from I lelsinrb'ifKh State- i thaTthe Island of Zealand should be occupied by 40,000 French, and that the whole ot tne uanibn army should' proceed to Spain." It is pro bable, however, that the French will nm be able to avail themservjs of the first part of u his per mission. Aumirai :uvs Ion invaded byopen violence, and, e- Our. Ieit, commancieu oy .origauicr-cii' Tigin-Ort, possessed themselves of a hill to tho le ft of the road . The base of the hill was joined t that occupied' by the fourth division and rc. serve. -v. , , - Dining the night-oC the 30th, the enemy. ' advanced his force in wry large columns, opposite to the different . points , which he meait to assail." Tne next morning, at day ; break, the (liferent columns moved forward: ' to the attack, their approach being conceaieu bv a very heavy and thick fog, whiclvin theso parts is prevalent 10 the- morning. The first attack was made, n our right, T.vo large columns advanced with an mten tion of surrounding that part of our force in The enemy was opposeu in amosi sie4j -allant manner by the 4th regimeni 01 uio volunteers of Catalonia ; this famous corps kept up a tremendous and incessant fire by platoons, 'Snd fW 'a considerable time keptiri check a force upwards of four times is own niber. " Two battalions ot. marine l)&tiradirs.- or sharpshooter&3iIkLthird -or fiurth division, reinforced theTegiment of Catalonia; however, being : overpowerea oy. . numbers: they were obligt! !,to rewre on, me third divisiprtijhii e"uab!edi the enemy., to place a column oil the right of the third dm n V,u. another column attacked in front. r LL r.r,n of it ! You ,lly yourselves faU io doTfihity ana tne- same i..t;......- ",lEnS7who Sc'ofteU bave.wounded- cy of the season that may mp5Thim to quit tnrSour independelce ; .ho, so. xl Great- Belt, will prevent the -n passing it. The packet "Ivhich brouSht thj The enem advanced in force along the road, , y and attacked the vangnarcU which defendad,, the road and valley leading to Durango. : The . enemy "was 'most pallantly and vigorous 4: opposed, and compcKedVo iavto con sidcrable distranre, by the va-vurd, head- ; d-by Sen. Maniirsb!. . The enemy, how I 1 .s v id ncr enemies P7ctr,c
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