Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, April 06, 1820, Image 2
Foreign.'
private corre9fiondcnce, communicated for
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ClUtt ALTAR, JAN. ?5.
" A dispatch boat arrived here
last night from Cadiz, stating that
the force of the Revolutionists at the
Isla, or San Fernando, about 8
miles' from Cadiz, liad increased
their numbers materially, and that
an attack u|K>n that city was hourly
contemplated, The Revolutionists
have taken |H>ssession of the arsenal,
containing all the stores for the ex-.
])editiou to South America, and fbey ,
have also part of the fleet in their
power. There appears now but one
opinion here as to the result of the
undertaking, and that in a few days
they will have proceeded so far as
to render further exertions on the
part of Ferdinand useless. Accounts
now from all parts of Spain, speak
ing of revolts and open declarations
against the present government con
firm the belief that was first enter
tained, that the attempt wras to be
general ; but, owing to some move
ment of troops (unexpected) it broke
out near Cadiz rather prematurely.
" fejir John Douney, commandant
at Seville, writes here that he does
not believeTthe discontented trbops
near Cadiz \xceed 8000, but chat
they are effecti\e.,JSome say 15,000; /
at any rate, thus far all- the troops
that have been marched against them ?
have joined in t*euterprize. There
aeem but little doubt now but that
there is an understanding between
the commander at Cadiz and the Re
volutionists, and that when the at
tack is made the city will immediate
ly open iU gates and receive them.?
The man who has thus far signed
the proclamations, &c. on the part
of the Revolutionist^. is a Colonel
Antonio Quirqga ? bul it is said that
a Count O'Riley is at the head of
the whole. He was implicated in
the last revolt, and is said to be a
man possessing a proper capacity to
cond uct tt$whole. - , '
? I have ooly time to add that the
vessel by which I write sails imme- !
diate!yr which must account for n?y.
haste."
PHILADELPHIA, MARCH, 27.
Latent froth Gibraltar .
To the politeness of a passenger
in the fine ?Mp Hope, arrived last
evening, in 88 days from Qibraltar,
the editors of the Freeman'a Journal
are indebted for the following news
JV6m Spain, being several day later
1 than by the ?hip Henry, at Ncw
? York. ' \
Jaeut Weaver had gone to Ma*
drid, and expected to join the Frank
lin, with Mr. Forsyth's dispatches
for governmeut.
The affairs of 8pain werein a ve
^ry unsettled state. From the gene
ral accounts received at Gibraltar^
much disctinteut prevailed through*
out llie kingdom.
' The main body of the Patriot, or
Constitutional Army, consisting of
from 18 to 10^000 men. still held
their position before Cadiz, and are
well appointed and fupptied with
?very thing necessary? in good dis
cipline, and moderate in Iheir jwe
teusions. No force had marched to
oppose them j and k was thought
they would finally get possession of
Cadiz with little opposition, as the
city was supposed friendljr to their
views. f
, JL detachment of 8000 men . had
marched (without any opposition
from Cadiz) and taken possession of
Algesiras, opposite Gibraltar, about
the beaming of February. Bom* of
the King's money, and the military
stores fell into their hands. No ex
cesses of any kind were committed. r
The Constitution was read, and af
ter remaining in quiet possession a
few days, they moved off, and it
was supposed they had returned to
wards Cadiz ; Uu the next aocowita
? laced them on their way to Str
toque, a few miles distant from
and in sight of Algesiras. During
ihe occupation of Algesiras, a fri
gate and a brig from Cadiz, ? contin
ued to cruize off, it being declared i*
9 state of blockade.
General O'Donnell, the governor
and coromaiuler of the King's force*
of Algesiras, #n the approach of the
other partr, retired from that place
to St. lldtyue, which be held during
their stay at Algesiras; aiui wheu
the Constitutional Army drew near
St. Koque, they found that Geueral
O' Donnell had left the way porfect
]y dear for theni. Having retained
possession of St. Roque -a day or
two, they took up their line of march
for Malaga ; and accounts had reach
red Gibraltar the day the Hope sailed,
of their hav ing entered that city with
out opposition.
BALTIMORE, MAUCH 30.
LATEST 1 ROM SOUTH AMERICA.
Extract of a tetter dated . Buenos
jfyre8 , Jan . 4, 1820. -J
A OSili mail is just arrived, which
brings the pleasing news of Lord
C OCHIIAjN E'S having destroyed
the three Spanish ships of war ,
which ^proceeded from Cadiz in May
for Lima . J?uclosed you have the
Gazette account of the first essay,
which proved so unfortunate ? and I
am sorry to inform you, that in au
action, between *he vessels -of this
Government and those of the Mon
teneros and Artigas. your friend
Don Angel llubac had both his
limbs shot away, and lias since died. '
^ttre action was severe on both sides, '
it took place off San Nicholas,
The British Admiral, Sir
mas Hardy , is now hero with a
a squadron of ten ships-^- viz. 2 of the
line, 6 frigates aud 2 sloops. What
it all means, God knows. The 74's
are at Montevideo.
.< w Domestic . ^
! / i- H Iffy
NEW-YOllK, MARCH $7. I
I attempt to rob the JfaiL
T^For a few days past, a man who j
evils pis name Smith, has bean : at- I
tempting to seduce tho driver -of the |
eastern mail, stage into a conspiracy I
to irob the mail. The driver having I
acted with great discretion on the oc- 1
casion, W been t^e means of arrest- I
itig the man, and frustrated Ids wick- I
ed indentions. He pretended Ui\
Smifh that he would aid m the rob- J
bery and share with him the plunder, 1
in the mean time, he informed jBen. I
lJailejr of the circumstanc^ who I
took measures accordingly., Yegter- 1
day (Sunday) morning, beini the I
time agreed upon, the robber took I
his station on- the front seat of the I
coach, with the driver, as they start- 1
ed frcrni East Chester; He, *pon I
opened the mail^vwth a false Jtey,|
and took out several packages; when, }
on a signal from the driver the gen- 1
ilempn inside tlie coach. Mr. Cur- 1
lis, a police officer* and Mr. Wiley I
of the post office, immediately secu- I
red htm. The villain is safe in I
Bridewell. It was his intention to
have opened the . mail occasioi?i))y I
with his false key, and take otic a I
few packages, then to close H? so I
that no clue could hfrve Keen had to I
the mahuer of the robberies; and sua- 1
picion would have fixed upon the!
post masters. *
- BALTIMORE, If ARCH 18.
MAIL HOBBKRY. ' I
Tlie Eastern Mail due on 8fttur<> 1
day morning, not arriving in doe I
seasoo, excited considerable anxiety, I
and ajl 9 o'clock was generally ap-.|
prehended it had beeii robbed ? this I
apprehension was confirmed by half I
past nine, and in twenty minutes af- I
ter, wo ilsued an ?xtr?, announ- 1
ckig^tlifi occurrence, and suggesting 4
reaoktfolly to all our fellow citizens, I
wm had horses* to repair to moan* 1
ment square, and iorm themselves I
into detainments to scour tho coun- I
try in pursuit ?if tho robbers.
A number of gentlemen immedi- I
ately mounted their horses proceed* I
ed through the adjacent country. I
At an earlier hour Mr. Stokes, thol
partner of Mr. Stockton, the mail I
contractor, proceeded with two others I
cui the Philadelphia road? the hor
sea of the mail carriage were found )
about three allies from town, tied in I
the woods. Mr. Stokes prafetoded I
on in search of tho mail ami carriage, I
and endeavored to ascertain its track; |
i len^li Mr. Si? kfs. nbou(\B miles
from this cit^ *bM rvcd some pushes
anil other obstructions in thejroad.
and said to his compauiuQpj^' here
tilts caiiiage lias hern stopped" ? ihc
party upon examining the road, tra
ced tlie impression of t) e wheel,
w4iich led them a!>out one hundred
yards from tlie road, wheie, they
found the mail, cut opjn, letters on
(lie ground, and the carriage ? bul
dreadful to relate? the Driver, a
most worthy roan, who has always,
during the short time Jie has been'
in our country, sustained a good
character, most inhumanly mnrder
ed. ? li appeared to Mr. 8lokes thai
he had "been first tied to trees with
the .reins of tlie horse#? the one
which is supposed to have tied his
lift arm to 4 tree appeared U> have
been cut ? his right arm was found
tied to a tree about two feet from him,
& his head reclined between two sap
1> lings- -his body ou the ground? on
examining his body there appeared
a wound from a small pistol, fired
close to' the centre of. his breast, as
the wadding burnt his clothes, and
two stabs from a dirk in the left
breast, ill tlie region of the heart,
* :
%>e have the satisfaction to State
to our readers that through the uu
ceasing vigilance, of Mr. Thomas
Ross at this city, the robbers w en
delected last evening and committer
to gaol. One of them is named
Perry JIutlon , formerly employed
and well known in this city as driver
? of the mail and public stages. He
had lately broke gaol at .Richmond,
where lie had been convicted of kid
napping. This circumstance being
know it to;Mr*.Ros8, he arrested
him and his companion, a Dr. Hull,
and on examining their persons at
the gaol nearly six thousand dollars
' were found 00 Hull and about two
hundred dollars on Hudson, all in
bank' and post notes. The latter, on
bein** accused with ilie murder of
the driver, betrayed evkleut signs of
guilt.
Mr. Ross found on (hem two keys
similar to each other, with whif.ii he
jwoceeded to their hoarding house,
and in a trunk used by both he fouud
about ten thousand five hundred dol
ls rain rvioat bunk and |)ost notes.
The Whole amount of mjincyre.
- ewe red is about sixteen liioutavd !
five hundrtd dollar e, a considerable
part of wImcA is half-notes.
Hutton and Hull werp examined
yesterday morning, at the gaol before
the Judges of Ihe District and City
Courts, the Post .Master, and a
number of respectable citizens.
No|liiug however, has fallen from
them as to the murder, each preserv
,ng a determined silence when any
'question of consequence was asked.
^Several other |>ersoos have been
taton Up on suspicion, but the crime
Ana for, appears to. be cot^fined to
Ut? two aliove mentioned.
MARCH 80.
Tlie Mail ttobbers, HUTTON
& HULL, confined in out jail, have
made a confession. Tiiey state that
no other person was connected With
them. Hull shst the driver, and
Udion slabbed him. All the mo
ney taken from the mail has been re
covered as they had not Spent one
dollar of it. \
tt'AfeHING'JON, MAHCH 88.
',ttr. with Spain. ? I he
following important Message was
yesterday transmitted to- both houses
of Congress, by the President of
the United States :
To the i&u?e qf Representatives of
ths United States.
1 transmit to Congtess an extract
ol a letter flfem the Minister Pleni
potentiary of the United States at
St* Petersburgh, of tlie 1st of Nov.
last, .on tlie subject of our relations
with Spain, indicating the sentiments
of tlie Km per or of Russia respect
ing ihe nou- ratification, by hi* Catho
lic Majesty, of the treaty lately con
cluded between tlie United States
anil tSpaoi, sod tlie strong interest
which his Imperial Majesty takes
hi promoting yi? ratification of that
treaty* Of this friendly disposition,
the most satisfactory assurance has
been *inp gi?en dirrctly to I his gov
^rument, I'V the Minister uf ilus^iu
residing here. .
1 transmit also to ('oni^e** an ex
tract of a letter from the Minister
Plenipotentiary (if the United Slates
at Madrid, of a later date than those
heretofore communicated, by* which
it appears, that, at the instance of
the Charge des Affairs of the Em
peror of Russia, a new pledge had
been given hy the Spanish gov
ernment, that the Minister who had,
heen lately appointed to the United
States should set out on his mission,
without delay, with full power to
settle all differences in a manner sat
isfactory to the parties. ?
I have further to state, that the
governments of F ranee and Cieat
Britain continue to manifesto he senti
ments heretofore commuuicaled, res
pecting the uou- ratification of the
treaty hy Spain, and to interpose
their good offices to promote its ra
tification.
It is proper to add, that the gov.
ernmentsof France and Russia have
exjiresscd an earnest desire that the
United States would take no step,
for the present, on the principle
of reprisal, which might possibly
tend to disturb the peace between the
Uniled States and Spain. ..There
good cause to presume, from tfoftle
licate manner in which this senti
ment has been con ve veil, that it is
founded in a belief, nl well as a de
sire^thHCour just objects may be ac.
complished without tins hazard of
such an extremity.
On foil consideration of all these
circumstances, 1 have thought jt my,
duty to submit to Congress, whetl.er
it- will not be desirable to postpone a .
decision, on the questions now de
pending with Spain, until the next
session. The diotrefb of that nation
at this juncture affords a. motive for
this forbearance, which cannot fail
k> be duly appreciated. Under such
circumstances; the attention of the
Spanish government may be diverted
from its foreign concerns, and the
arrival of**a minister here be longer
delayed, i am the more imluceirto
suggest this course of proceeding,
from a knowledge that, while we
shall thereby make a just return to
if# powerj whose good offices have
been acknowledged, and increase,
% a new and signal proof of moder
ation^ our claims on Spain, our atti- '
tnde in regard to her will not be less
favorable at the next session than it
is ai present. * ,1.
JAMES M<$*UO&
W ashington, March 27, 1820.
RA LEIGH f MARCH 81.
new Mail Route. ? We lean*
that Mr. Farrish of Fredericksburg
and Mr. John Moring, of Chatham#
in this State, have conlracteil%with
the Postmaster 43eneral to run a
weekly Mail- Stags from Fredericks*
burg to Salisbury, thnKigh Milton;
The contract is expected to be shorty
\y in opcratioo. W
FAVETTEVIbi^ .IUOICH 80.
Tftie Bridge across the Cape Fear
at this placc# we understand, will
lie in a condition to admit the passage
of carriages on Thursday next tht>
5th ofApri); an era of ne small note
iu the historjr of North?Carolina.
. CHARLESTON, .MARCH 28.
?Accident ? A small v Canoe, on
board of which were utte Negro Man
and woman, with three children,
was upset hy a flaw of wiod?4u
Wando liiver, on Sunday night
week ; when all, except one of tho
ft iris, were drowned ? She clung io ;
the bottom of the canoe, tntil it
drifted to the shore. ? The fellow, a
very valuable slave, was4he pro|>eiv
ty of Mr. J*mes Grkgorv; the
others belonged to Mr. AL.KXAfcDrfl
England. fir *gJ
fix plosion. ? An accident, which
had nearly terminated fatally to the
party immediately concerned, occur
red in this city yesterday morning,
between 7 andjl o'clock. A French
man named John, by trade a shoe
tffeker, residing ^ln C^ueen- Street,
iear the cotner of (church- Street,
nad a quantity off damaged gnnpo%