Indiana Republican, Volume 1, Number 41, Madison, Jefferson County, 20 September 1817 — Page 1

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VOL. I.

MADISON, (INDIANA) -SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER to, 1817.

No, 41.

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HENRY CLAY Esquire. 'indenendent of the anxiety

!i everv eenerous benevolent

must feel, for the success of atriot cause in South Ameri I cause in which the happibf so many millions of our

Jv beings are involved ; this

itry is deeply interested in tne

or that contest, i he more :arn or that country, its f . . 1

ense extent, tenuity anu-

irses, the more clearly behold the vast benefit : derived from increasing our !ection and intercourse with The attention of this nation

;coming every day more and

attracted to the subiect; and

lost careless observer begins

lomprehend how much the

th and power, if not the ex-

kce, of this government, de

ll upon the establishment of a

liar form of government in S.

erica. I he existing rcvoiu-

it terminate in a monarchy, er the protection of some Eu-

Jean iLcitimate : in which

- win ue governed uy a puniostile to our interests and dan-

"ils to the perpetuity of our

suiuuon : or K wiiievemuaic

w ell organized Renublic or

-publics, acting in concert and puected with us by a mutual Jipathy and identityof interests ,he firt case, we should have e-

7 thing to apprehend trom the II known jealosy of the 'Holy

:aue in the latter case, we

pit laugh at their jealousy and V defiance to their power. j l-Wcr this view ot ths subject,

the correctness of which, it is believed, will not be denied, it behoves this government to watch with unceasing vigilance the conductors and the progress of that revolution. The following extracts of letters are highly important, in this "respect, that they prove beyond doubt the existence of TWO parties in the provinces of Chili and those ofLaplata; one attached to this country, and actuated by pure republican principles; the other under the baneful influence of that most suttle ind most pervading of all things in this "Earth beneath," BRITISH INFLUENCE. It is of no signification how these extracts have been procured. If they be not genuine Commodore Porter is here called upon to denounce the imposition. ; Extract ef a letter from ;cunr,iodtre David Porter to Mr. Pchiscit, then Consul General for Chili,

from the United States, dated U.' S. Frigate Essex, Valparaiso, March 17, 1813. While I feel hiphly gratified by the honor done me, both by the government and yourself, I regret extremely that circumstances will not permit either myself or officers to leave the ship for so long a time is would be necessary to visit the capital. I have fixed on Monday next as the day of our departure, and the friendly disposition of the governor, and the other officers of the government, assisted by the attentions and exertions of your represents, tive here, induce me to hope that my supplies will be completed-" Extract from commodore Porter to - commodore Bainbridge, dated Valparaiso, March 23, 18 13. " My reception here has been of the most friencfly nature. The political state of the country is the most favorable to our cause, and every advantage 4that a port of the United States "could afford, has already been offered to me by the President and Junto. Their cause is liberty and independence, and the arrival of this ship has given them force and vigor." During the period above referred to, Jose Miguel de Carrera was president of Chili ; he invited our officers up to the capital ; provided the means of conveyance ; and ordered that every possible fjrJUrv should be afforded to Por

ter for the procurement of his supplies. The same president Carrera was lately inthiscountry ; sailed in December with our expedition to liberate his countrymen from the Spanish yoke; touched at Buenos Ayres ; was there seized and thrown into a dungeon by Director Puerrydon, who bribed general Iwysw tu

, .. - . . . - ' write a despatch to this country ; to destroy the reputation of General Carrera. Now mark! the very English faction described by Porter in'the following extracts, has been put into power in Chili, by means of the army sent from Buenos Ayres under the orders of this Director Puerrydon; These extracts were written by Porter after the government had fallen into the hands of the faction, to which it has been restored, by means of an army sent by the existing government of Buenos Ayres into Chili, under general St. Martin. Extract to Mr. Poinsett.. Valparaiso, Feb. 27, 1814. , " I have lately been much embarrassed, and have suffered many insults. I have been stopped in my own boat in the day time by the fort, with the most insulting ?and threatning gestures from the soldier, slapping the muzzles of their; guns and giving me to unvdrstand; . that t it I did not come on shore, I should be sunk. In halt an hour.. aft ervrards .an-Eng-glish Boat with five sailors proceeded from i the harbor, to the English shins, and was not even

hailed by the Furt.v I complained to Lastre, then governor, and got no redress. My trunks have undergone an unusually strict examination at the custom house when landed, and have been there seized for having in them a small quantity of gold ; and it was not without considerable difficulty that I was enabled to get them returned to me, although it was ac knowledged on all hands that there was no duty payable on the article, and consequently that it was not contraband. The whole conduct of this nun has been so hostile to us of late, as to excite not only my indignation, but my apprehensions as to the consequences which may result. The port cannot remain neutral if he continues to govern it. The British have signals established between

the snore ana ine snips. 1 uavw

complained ot it, and he has not stopped it." L'rhe same faction has been lately put in power by Puerreydon, the British agent at Buenos Ayres what chance then have Americans in competition with the British ?j " You may rely on it, that this man is strongly biassed either by his fears, prejudices or interests, perhaps all three, in favor of the British. His council consistsof the Blisses, Murpheys, &c. With such advisers, you must not be , astonished at any thing he docs, nor at any difficulty in which he involves Valparaiso. I remain by my ship, ready to defend her, and the day Um attacked will be a fco.t

one for Lastre. If hostiliiies take place in the port, be assured there will be no one to blame but the governor, nor can I in such case be answerable for the injuries that Valparaiso may receive. I am desirous of .conducting n.yself correctly, and giving no cause of complaint." About a week after the above was written news reached Valparaiso that the Carreras were seized and thrown into prison, oh their way from the army at Conception to the seat of government, where they had received ordeis to repair. Lastre, the creature

of M'Kenna, who was; killed m a duel with Lewis Carrera at Buenos Ayres, and of b'Higgins, (now president of Chili, as Louis

is king of France, at the point ot the bayonet, "and under British protection) and the inveterate enemy of the Carreras, was then elected by a faction at Buenos Ayres, President of Chin and assumed the title of Supreme Director..

ployed to assassinate the Carreras, 'tor wnicn tney gave titm a sevcic corporal chastisement, was appointed Governor of Valparaiso he was more stupid and more hostile to the Ameiicans, if possible, than Lastre himself ; and when- the Essex was attacked on the 28fh)f March, within their waters, and under their guns,' by a superior force, there was not the least ihow oi protection. To you, .sir j ,is one of the most ardent ai.d powerful friends to the caute oi South' American .freedom, the above tactiraml' reflections are respect fully, addressed. It is believed they are worthy the attention of an administration, whose duty it , is to provide by foresight and energy, for the security and the aggrandizement of this rising nation. A PATRIOT. Anecdote of Bonaparte, Previous . to his Exile. , :

. The employment of his confidential secretaries was, of all kinds of slavery the least supportable. Day and night it was necessary to be on the s.pot. Sleep, meals, health, fatigue, nothing was regarded. A minute's absence would have been a crime. Friends, pleasure, public amusements, promenades, all must be given up. The baron de Maineval and the baron de Fain knew thisby hard experience ; but at the same time they enjoyed his boundless confidence, the most implicit reliance on their discretion, and truly loyal liderality. They both deserved his coniidenc. "One ,u,r nt- two a'clttck the emperor