Indiana Republican, Volume 4, Number 177, Madison, Jefferson County, 11 May 1820 — Page 2

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understand, stinctly, that I meant r.o 7?'re lnan to disclaim the f eci' aru' particu'ar expression, f which your enquiry directed, to wit: "that I ad said I could insult you with impunity." Here ended our June correspondence, and, with it, all kind of communication, til! the date of your letter of the 23d inst. which I hall now proceed to notice. Nearly "four months having elapsed since the date of our last correspondence, your letter was unexpected to me, partiallarly as the terms used by you, in the conclusion of your letter tome of 25th June, and your silence since receiving my letter of 29th June, indicated, as I thought, satisfaction on your part. But it seems that you consider yourself aggrieved by my sending our June correspondence to Norfolk. I did not tend the June correspondence to Norfolk until three months had expired after your last communication, and not then, Until I had been informed, by a captain of the navy, that a female of your acquaintance tad stated, that sucn a correspondence had taken place. If that correspondence has, in any degree, "aleaniated your friends from you," such effect is to be attributed to the correspondence itself. I thought the papers would speak for themselves, and tent them without written comrx.ent. With respect to the court martial upon you for the atlair 5f the Chesapeake, to which 5"ou hive been pleased to refer, 2 shall not treat the oilicers, who composed that court, with so much disrespect, as to attempt a vindication ot their proceedings. The chief magistrate of our country approved them; the nation approved them; and the sentence lias been carried into effect. But, sir, there is a part of my conduct, on that occasion, which it does not appear irrelevant to revive in your recollection, it is this; I was present at the court of enquiry tjpon you, and heard the evidence then adduced for and against you; thence 1 drew an opinion altogether unfavorable to you: and when I was called upon, by the secretary of the navy, to act as a member of the court martial ordered for your trial, I begged to be excused the duty, on the ground of my having formed such an opinion. The honorable secretary was pleased to insist on my serving: still anxious to be relieved from this service, I did, prior to taking my seat as a member of the court, communicate to your able advocate, fcncral Taylor, the opinion i ad formed, and my correspon dencc with the navy department upon the subject, in order to afford you an opportunity should you deem it expedient, to protest against my being a member, on the ground of my riot only having formed? but expressed an opinion unfavorable to you. You did not protest against my being a member. Duty constrained me, however unpleasant it was, to take my &ht a a mcrn&er; I did so, and

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discharged the duty imposed on me. You, I find, are incapable

of estimating the motives which guided my conduct in this trans action. For my conduct, as a member of that court martial, I do not consider myself as, in any way, accountable to ycu. But, sir, you have thought fit to deduce, from your impressions of my conduct as a member of that court martial, inferences of personal hostility towards you. Influenced by feelings thence arising you commenced the June correspondence, a correspondence which I had hoped would have terminated our communications. Between you and myself, there never has been a personal difference: but I have entertained, and do so still entertain the -opinion, that your conduct, as an officer; since the affair of the Chesapeake, has been such as ought to forever bar your re-admission into the service. To be continued ) ATTEMPT TO FIRE SAVANNAH. Qffice ef the Sav. RepzS. 7 Saturday evening tprii The viiriftince of the Police of this City made a most impor- . .. .1: 1 . . uui uuenvery tt&rnigm. ocrgear.t Home of the City Watch, received information from Mr. Anthony Nird, that he(Nard) had overheard a conversation at one cf the wharves, between two Spaniards, in which arjunction with nine others, to tire the city last night, st four different places. The IVkyor issued his warrant to arrest toe persons implicated on board a small vessel lately arrived from Florida, and to search the vessel. Four were convicted, and one permitted to give evidence; and after the most satisfactory evidence cf their having attempted a burglary upon thr store of Mr. Wm. Gaston, and intended to conflagrate the city baring also in their possession 3 machine for counterfeiting coin and false keys, they were committed by the Mayor for trial at the next Superior Court. The object of these incendiaries was, to fire the stores of Mr. J. Peafield and D. B. Nichols, jewellers, for the express purpose of plunder. It is reported that there is a store, about twelve miles from this placi, on the mail road between this and Charleston, inhabited by Spaniards; that is a depot for all the plunder made between Savaunah, and Charleston. Informaation has been given to the magistrate in that quarter, who, we hope, will ferret out these gentry. Since writing the above, three other villains have been arrested and committed to prison, charged with being concerned in the plot above alluded to. They are no doubt guilty. Vc have amongst us a gang of rascals, which require watching. Lancaster, Pa. April 15. A net her mail robbery and detection. On the night of Saturday the 8th inst. the United States Mail, from Lancaster to : . u.tu 1,. -u-otjininz provision. has the agency of the American . 4

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the Monday following the bag, with its remaining contents, was found secreted in a lot adjourning the -Post O.Hce at Elizabethtown; many of the letters having been ooened and destroyed. -Michael Coble v jiin. Svn of the Postmaster at Elizabethtown, was commi'td to prison on the 12th rnst. by the Mayor of this city, on presumptive evidence of his having been the perpetrator of the crime. st. thosias, March 28. "From Angostura we receive very flattering news, as late as the 1 st instant. Two friends of mine have arrived here from ' thence, and from them I have learned what I communicate you from that quarter, and which may be relied on. The army of Apurr consists of 7003 men not entirely armed; but ere this, will be completely so, under the immediate command of general Paez. The army of reserve at Cucuta, commanded by gen. Urdaneta, amounts to .5000 effective men, 4500 infantry, and 500 cavalry; perfectly disciplined and equipped. In the province of Gumma, the forCfces amount to :roc men, under . ' . inccomrnana or tieneral iicrmudez, who has been appointed captain general of Guyana, Cumana, and Barcelona, in the room 6f General Arismendi, who retires to private life. II Quarters at Maturin. There r? other small divisions in St. Diego, I 1 the pr,.,w, 3ir celona, of 500 men, ' headed oy general M meg is; and at Qjebvzdx Ronda, in the pro vi, ice of Carraccas, 6 or 700 more, under the orders ot Generals 'Ziraj and Ccdeno. "General Bolivar marched from the Apure the 25th of January, and thc.precise plan of his operations is known to none but those who are to execute them. Tim is very proper; for secrecy in military movements has generally been attended with more important results. H nvever, it is certain, that his plans are grand, and must have been executed by the 15th of this month. Marracabo, Rio de Ilecna, mid St. Martha, arc the points against which the attention of that indefatigable C3 active Gcneral isj I believe, actually directed; and ere this must have fallen into the. Pat"riot's hands, although that gen. should not have personally cooperated agiinst those places. Gen. Urdaneta's army attacks these points of whose success we hourly ought to learn; and then it will be, that the armies of the Republic will descend like a flxd upon the Coast, and drivj the hirelings of tyramy into the ocean. Three thousand musk ets were despatched from Angos tura to Bolivar, previous to the departure of my friends. " From Margarita we learn, that the Expedition sailed on the 8th inst. consisting of icoa men and fifteen sail of vessels, besides fl-cheras, &c &c. and from the movements finally of Gtneral Urdaneta's army, it must hive attacked Maracibo W W Martha; but I am rather .... . con. cash.

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inclined to believe the fott xls the Vice-President of Cund namarca, General Santander" despatched a division in Decern' ber to occupy Mompox, r0 " miles to the interior ofCarih gena, on the river Magdalen" and which will co operate uq' doubtedly against St. Maf" vtha. The result cannot but be successful at "either place, for St. Martha has only one compx. ny of militia to defend it, and Maraycabo is equally insignifi. cant. " The plan of operations be, fore mentioned in mine of 'the i8ih, was resolved upon since I wrote you in January; therefore you perceive that the ex. pedition from Margarita haa proceeded to a different place - from what I then stated to you to have been its object. 800 stand of arms are now on their way (and some of them arc aU ready in Angostura) from this and the acjiicent Islands, and where there are still wanted 50,. 000 more, to r.rm its -inhabitants. Br.Zca is here and proceeds about the middle of April on an Embassy 'to the 'United States, thence to 'England, France and Rome, to hold conference with the Pope. Extract to the Editor of the BtiS more Patriot, 'dated ' 67. r;.7x, zStJ March, i$2o. Dear Sir: I aiave t.'iis moment r vceivvd a leu jr from the' second in -.aurnaud of the na. vai t) u t of theexpdition, w'lich Ins ir sometime 'been fitting out u M .irganti, rsccnt tjrti ft. -iirm iviain; the letter is - dated the 5th inst. and Says they Were 10 -sail the ncxl day at t P. M. (though 1 am in. formed they did not et 3 way

before the 8th.) They had on ' board - iocoTu- and file cnn. sitting or Briu!i and natives, and their destination was Santa Marthaj to co operate with gen. eral Santander, the Vice Picsn dei.t of Cundenamarca. We are that is to say, all go Republicans, praying tor their success; but of this there can be little doubt, zs the Royalist force could have hot the 'smallest knowledge-ot the meditated at tack upon that point. In a few days, however, wa expect to hear great ncX-s from that quarter; it is said the Royalist -q udron are in puair but whether with the intention to come up with tne:rt or not U tne question I think nut. His excejency tne Vice Prest dent or Vcnczueuis now heref on his way to the United States; and I would fain hope, that ia consequence ot the recent transactions in Spain, as also the uninterrupted success of the Patriots on the Main, our govern? ment will be induced to accede to her propositions. What they are I do not pretend to know; though I have no doubt they will be honorable to both countries. Whatever news I shall have, relative to the expedition, alluded to in the affairs of theMainiA general, I shall inform you of. ilEtV HAVl.N, (CON.) APRIL I $ The Circuit Court of the U nited States, commenced its session in thh town on ThursMavU 1 3 20.