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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 ? -