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operations and military conduct, as inseparable from the right of suffrage, r ^ by which those who bestow military ? rank are thaxe^yea clothed with thej ? power to do ^^ylnUt we prould bfh is a respect ^ ieelii wl afed uf bottsfct,-? 7?~ wanton sport with either. befovb we pfconouuce our opinions, let us kaow on what grounds they rest, that, when pronounced, our; opinions may he entitl&Nti^ome fes- " In regard, to tliese executions,' then, out information extends only "to the; fact, that i|Pd Indians the perpetual foes -of the American race, an^ who are said to have violated every obli gation of nature or of law by savage tftitachery, wfcrehung by Gen. 3ick->{ son; aadthat two^ttiite. persons %ere tried l>y 41 Court Martial/' and punished with death, ou charges of treiCchery and ( I e liberate i ncite m e 1 1 1 ; o(?e savages to acts of baribarity. wb have not the olftctal annum ia tioA df ike, facta ; neitlier the pro ceedings of the Court Matiiai before wjbom the fatter was tried. Bat wo, have enough to certify to Us, that these persons, if guilty of the offeih^ their fate; and to induce us, if nottxr commend the act of iuflictittg their* punishment, certainly not to condemn certainly not to condemn ft wi tfioat takiug the trouble to en-1 q^ire into its justice. ,v /Wecstt weH couceive ^ba^a^am^; ful feeliug might be awakened in the of many, nay, of most of our readers, on bearing these circumstan ces. The feeling is natural. The ft?t*6rfibl^wreteb, whose life is forfeit * ed to the laws for the offence -ot horse v stealing or of highway robbwy, is Dpi 'launched into eternity without .VfoHvM, attha* I mottieurt, ftave M% if we bouiq.-^" th^ higliert ^itement of that feeling, who ever censured the m ; w,ftv ?& *? prttfiOUOC&d the the fafe *1' the offi cer of the court ttMn unfortunate duty it was to sOC the sentence execu ted ? Yet the degree of the .crime atoned beaft no proportion to nm snormity of that, of which he is educate# a whole tribe to puts the in?tiu- J ..iu^evt^j bxhds which have slaugh terei our fathers, brothers, wives aud helpless itifntkts. Their riim.. *- ? vais r. v' Ptike <li was Presi-" s flfajbe jp S35T SraSSliitonce M^jBpa?etl by Jaok soN,^whMo humanity an welt as bis valor baa bees often tested ; from lhracter the ftuergy which ins; ofOeu. Jacksowa character, her lnamFes&d^tl the unwarranted <fcs- | traction* ^ -Cheliaw Jntetposes be-| tweed him and the charga flf, cryelty. to have awaHettihc decision of the President oh the fato of the Prisoners. On this head, the law has placed i the hands of General 3?ck*uo iS <jetionary power : and; if he beli<^ ved it proper, and it might have been necessary, perhaps to the safety of his army, it was his duty to carry in to dfrct a sentence intended to operate mora as an example, than a punish ment, J But, it .fa whispered, these two tnen were BriiiBk 9fflc*v9, anil llri tain will recent their fate. To thi* ' it h sufficient to repl& if they had' heen British officers, tliey would hardly have been fouml whetting the to-naUawk, and* inflating the itinr vlftrons disposition of the Indians whol prowlml about mir frontier in search of whom they should destroy. They, m\y ihdeed vvonst have 1mm* n British J lfl?:or< : hntt |?l-iced ir that sltintitm I ift wliMr th<^ were found, Britain! can no longer acknowled^w ttten^ I without beconMBg the patron of their criow ; a' light ltf wbfcij iv|A5 not^ wtsbio see lier, itiid itinch less; cousent to ^ew hetsdfc ... JUf be otherwise, and she It flffope* to interfere, ; we can "only j |? Hie law of nations, which I Vitb them ; ami, for oOr submission TJp this unquestioned mk of ^mbfic J plaw, we eari point iter to the shores of Mexico, io the fields of Cnraccas,f where have fwen victims to their thirst of renown, ' and to the Spanish i policy, hundreds of our gallant y^uth,*] rftany of whom lately Held cotb mis sions in our army, but w!h>, in en-, -gaging In a foreign cause, lost in that character the protection due to tliem . as American citizens. Whatever^ else may arise from this transaction, it b impossible that Hie British go vernment can undertake oven to com plain of it. * . > > We have, in these few remarks,1 endeavored 2 to deprecate opinions formed on the crude ; materials boav before thq nation. Wtieturfjlcial ac count are received, Wfc liAe will be laid bofore the puMfc.., fWe doubt not, it will then be found,, l that nothing tias taken place incmsHii- j tent with the chivalrous character wc claim for our nrmy, nor with the hu manity by which 'we hope ever to see , ^Ihis people characterized. 1 V ? % TJlfe jartkfe which wo mpy in x*it paper of this evening frdm the JSTa ' tional litieligen&tr, of the ijjtb inst. respecting the iijjftt&ry executians on our southern frontier, is in every ' res pect an important one.? *Thfc tonal Intelligencer has Always t>een regarded as tbeofg.wof the admin i casitNis, it epeaks T^Iaw i times. As an evidence of the increasing prosperity of the Ci(^ of New* Yoke, it is statfed, Unit aWtrt two rueu-* sand Buildings, fmi>loyhi2 in their erection a capital dlf Fivfc Millions of Dollars, were tfe lp put up dur ing the present Be asm \ - ^ 'f v* .11 a L4. \rhich wtM tetetred jfct?bo*lW 1? jtted -i ^ ? UvuiMOKr., Juno JtfJ. 'IMPORTANT ! li; Capt Jenkins from Buettos Ayre*> statu tUat the. people of that place were alltejoiciog in Consequence of ed Buenos r Ayres, a. few day* be fiitc lie i^MntUpwik of 4009 leonnon werte fired on the . occasions , Siand tlie city brilliantly illcftiiiiated? for {(three njghta. Capt. J. h*s J brought 'papers detailing the pafrticu-' lata: tins penman- Wmy of . 7000 ' B?eu was totally destroyed, all kil-t i led intake* and np yeaolnrce ieft'io raise auotlier? Tlie lots of the pat riots considerable, lQPO killed- |i The frigate (Jotgrean was to |ail from Iwfcnos Ayta? alioot the Inat of "?J*?- T^ IMtth hwg l)eve#>ti, Wimon, fimm Baltimore, had wrt ved. ltosindas w^a duff, and lnanyv vessels of nil nation lvinc there. AKTIUAS vs BUk^OSAYfefefc. i Ry the Woodrop Sims, woJftave received information, by letter," 'jHttt the fiuonos Ayrean Army, ^tjfcdett the command of Col. BRtiSAsaA/* had been attacked by the .patriot*, i op the opposite side of the river, commanded by AkTigas, and the furmef defeated with the loss of all their tartiKwy am! baggage, and be- ( tween ft and TOO killed and wounded It is said that the government df Bue- , nos Ayres crtrWvonl to suppress the circulation of tltis inteligouce, in or- j dur that it should n;>t l<? generally, known, >iotwilh,tiMidiaj; which, tu>-. Americans wcie advised fcf the^ u ut slate of the case. The action to<>K I Jttbcc the. alnwc Was ill t>i>e, it | | lots been vfetbatty coirbboltoted by n of lmrd the ^Woodrop fipyjapfpley We ha** bee* poHUdjlfavorcd by| F- ^ SdltjF has SbEgingly furnished us \fiHi the subsequent TRANSLATION : ^ ? Buenos Ayues^ April . FROM CHILI. I ?* ] Friday ? It is ncftv 4 o'clock? the [ air is filled With shouts of joy, the roar^ef cftttwm and the wti^fig-eT bejls ? Wt Wc obtained a complete fvicterjf in Chili ; 1500 prisoners, all their artiHeryy their Hiag^a^s their ? general officers, a general called Or dotiez, arfc in our haiids, ? the pled-.' fees of victory. The miserable rem-; uant of an army, that a few hours since . promised an early conquest of Chili, now routed and fugitive, seeks in vain for escape by flight ? onr iadefetigahle cavalry are in. pur-/ suit. ? TSe dead strew the fi?kl of ibattlef! The action Ktst?d6hours It was d( the point ?f Hie bayonet, ?i? the true weapon for the . soldiers of liberty, by that yr.e havcmertltrow it the enemy. Aiur loss Is inconsidern ble compared with that otlfo * ^Translated for thcBaftimorc PdtrjmJ r Gazktte ofISuenos Aykks, W*H> ^ NFftBArV, %$& Af HHyltttS, ' d kta il of ray. Mtrti op irqpu. JJct/t ntch from /ii* /brittle ncy (A<? et'fitnin ? -? gtnera t qf th& A tide* to t/ic Suj: re me 4ioVcrn*n<entt'< ? *.>V-v- "? *?','? "'u; ' r'J ;, Ma&t 'JfjceettPWt ?tr? Theunv.x , peeled event of the Bight pf (he ldtli ok.$? #? Cwcfra K<mda,.'attt in jeopardy the liberty of Chili. It M as indeed, it frightful scene, to see the :(&inraim of an army, composed of . valiant wen, full of discipline and j . - -i apeithoat being bcatw^ - . , ' opened tU^ campaign, I have been so gfatitted tfadl ) frbfee* OjijVtetffly as certahy md-Till -iwf movement* wferfe always directed to h&vetl complete artd ftccissivc. The^ coemy, .since lie abandoned Curico, did not ltid any position capable of preventing our tor oes from molesting him in his flanks, and threatening to turn him, Abidingly, both armies ' fell together, on the #klv upon 'Vale*, tuakins it '^pOBsibfo to undertake a <?' Wtrat, or cross over- the rirer-Maide.'. 'Jphifc situation, the most desperate, -wo* ^gYornble. Our columns of -infamy; to | ^fovwwoualW ip two lines, ?{?%? >?;,?*? r?co? :wH tMMteriuL. ? ? , ~ .._ tluit ? could' be placed iu,1 ?? ?? V,Hy Ik. m* nm4 .? ?, i AllLlUK A^k,. M ?whe? ?lr4j?er?te attack from 1 We dwmy^put |E total iwnfuabft ^oi|r bftggflRc ami ar tilery,. which w?*oi teamtag. ft Wsw. L ami tins ou| efferts was effect*' the protection of the reserve, llew one of the most obstinate en gagements took place, bat the uight j Tendered M our lueaatirea vtutvai iincv fcfwl at last we had no other resource but to gjve way. 090* Our right had not been much tia*. ragged, and coL Ami fiad the glory of r:omtuctii?j^?nfl withdrawing in good order thb corps* of infantry and artilery that composed it - This was the oo(y support tlial re [mined to us on my arrival At ?5Wntffcrougo^ I rtien^ursited evelry effectual nioafts to effect a reunion on the flecfc of Re^olewu. The heud quart*' rs werti* placed h\ Saw K^mando, Here I mnauji'd Uo dnyvaud I ckh Ksnre j one E\ce!leuc/ eui was ah c^mbai had last all the baggage kimi materials oi* the nr?j^ drsutale of hi order lo oppose an etiejnyfbtt^rioi H number* autf elated wku.vietmy. In tb(H situation, 1 fouwl uo other expedient but to fell imck on ?antia go, and proenro every -possuite *&& tapce to arxoinpksh tue ^ul\jftuouoi the count fr. ' - ^ s7r.fr ? -It ij*burpasiug l>eliefVto s^y&thal h!#c |^se of three tiny a Ite atmy ^ ___ - wfe reorganised -in the'4ft$M stri iction^^c lea^My tau rfc^ .ofiu _fota the t :tv. The spirits oftlf^eldjcrs wer - regained ami" in thirteen da$$ after our d#ttt, and a retreat cf eighty } jti| iiP<|j i | i i>j| # i ourselves 1 iv am* % ?*ii _ ? <v A/l* ll?/l "icuy n ?TtuUn^r _ ? ,T . ~ ^ nation to meet the eueinv. Tile ii* tercst, energy aruf 7firumcs$ V \tlt^ whk^4he jt and aM tbe officer^ or ted to wtiptfalR owIct^ and Uiscipt*1*** AY ill redound to ttreir eternal honor. : It isJilie tbat our foteca wtfrh -inferior tojhoae of il\V enemy. Alany^bf our tii^^b^re mere skeleUia^aud we hiuViii $ku\oh$ composed tiAnly 80i ' men. ?S|| lirtbcmejm time tlie adv anting &itfi rapidity, aintek41t6 1st insL 1 had positive inl'oiomatioa that the main ibA&jifrfjfljp at^Jrtliad crowed H\o Alaipuy by thotimhof I*)iu;uetfeir, and direUed tittir tearcJi towards thtrriHre of U OiflKftr ? TJic position of cur d&rampraeal was neither sucure or zui ijUry. Ou the 2(1 we encamped on the jt&pejo. That day, ami cn the &i aim ^;U our ffleritlaft'had tousli llting, utid^frc army passed aJt tbo>e pia;utu u$kr ?UVH1S. ' -^ i 'r v::l ?'& as at k t Stik W aP J threaten tlie capital , cut oft our mnhkation with fcud *< - | cotfita ? Idmsolf ^ Ihfe with Valparusfe. ; ' When I ?b?rv8d bad ohjwt-tbp ^crompttsTimeurjjrt i i * ? ? .til i . 11 irotc$ibhI, I cwOTitU'rtittihuta.ftii Wc opportunity to Attack him ?on ^nmrch, awrf pUcc teysftHEyt ft'sy to nil tlio poRtrrittr oueKtfntnp. 4 ilnuicrt isitely jrUewi nl^ Uw fan try uuvler the command oMh^ tife m ui?ict ti..: Uuwt. 1c;.lumn^ inclined on Mic right I- ' Th?>. reserve charging a Wo l? wuiip, Vas in the nttikuk: of { it and OTiiporiing mi tfyht dtery of eight pifcCel of Chi!., it. Jtoacf'T - . i . v* rc, nut (U(i not suotceu in stu;? ur march. Bis flank bntlery |t41l did ?<b great iiyui-y ; at tlm into * bcaTpr tnass o| Ciceron, %dH?M>ther commawdant Plaza, wcre e<l?antageouiBly placed with sucees* upon the hflmy'n |m In this situation, our cnkiffins 1 canto move fttau tlio akirt el the. small hill which formed owr puMlioi:s. to mfcrch to charg^W enemy'* In*, kUii ? ? ??- ? ** 1 " ~r O " ?>? wher begin formed in ^okmui* by fcquatttous were alvancipgon u* hi firont. The flint gquadi'ou was rom tnailded by iisiuuidu, who ftreojg lilnmdf throaUntd hy the end, in, "mwalKjU ira?w&d*Mdy ur>oii ?,im, swoul in haitd. 'Vhv couitrw.u .Medina, lullo^cd tbis piow lue ? -