Western Sun, Volume 2, Number 52, Vincennes, Knox County, 9 December 1809 — Page 1

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1809.

NO. 52.

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NEW-YORK, November 14. Captain M'Milleii, who arrived evening in the remarkable paiTige of 3G days from Tonningen, informs, that it was be liirved at the time of his departure, (the 18th ult.) that huiiilities would loon be 'recommenced between Auftria aiid France that there was an expectation that the

whole of Germ my and her neighbors would j

rile en niahe, to expel toe common datur-bv-r, who was ftill ltruggling under jult aftliclion fomewhere in the neighbourhood of the fpot where hr 1-ift caufed ths earth to be iUiued by human blood. BOSTON, November 11. Captain Wheelright from .Spam, yefterdav favored us with a file of Seville official and Cadiz G- zettes, to the lalt of September. T hey do not contain any "war news, excepting afFiirs of polls. The great body of the French force in Spain being concentrated in the Calliles in front of Madrid ; opportunity was given to the o'panilh parti zan corps, fcatteied over the peninfulu, to attack the weakened French garrifons, and to deftroy their foraging parties. The pa triors had recovered Sandtaniler. New rifings of the patriots, were meu;ioncd in the dillrids between Madrid and tfayonne. The poiitioiis of the rmks hud not recently been changed. Tiie fpint of the Supreme Junta, and people, appeared to be unabated; and the Junta were attending as much to the correction of ancient abuits, and the repeal of unpopular taxes, as they wcie to the accumulation of means to carry on the war. The extracts trom the French papers, copied into the Gazette ol the junta, are accompanied by very fevert notes. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 15. Captain WaOt of tne Rein Deer arrived at this part fiom Lifboii in 2tf d-ys pal fage, lays that i; was reported when he failed, Octooer 15, that the French were within 70 miles ot Lifbon that the liritifhhaJ taken a pefition 40 mil's from that city, where loid Yiihngton had himfelf arrived, and that the liritilh were embarking their fuk and wounded. Extract ot a Letter. Havanna, October 21 "It would be dilfuuli to conceive the agitated Hate of my mind. 1 have long been defpondinrj for the fate ol our country ; for tinif the battle cf Wagram, I have looked upon it as devoted toOillniLtion, ai d isd.-tlined f, an .ti.er victim to :hc ufurpcr. 1 iiavr httlr Cwubt that bctjrc ilii.-, pa:n !is ocen ovenuu hy Ins myiini doni. and my tlunighti, natwrilly tuns to vrtuE hc C'!vucs, and this illnd p.rtu uS.utv, where Ji lt 1 Ji v my breath. I h.i'r tot 1 'ine t::rc p.itt oblnvcJ, that the licd it o;tiordl:ivc been fjvvn. ai,d aie nov '"ming up ; th.it thr minds I the pn pi are togil.ii'wd by uiiEicnl iciunnents and t.tt.ons. hj r.rare inclined to nlu-rt our indrpen r u;:J. r ta proi-cti j:i of ti.e liii'tiii ; 'lie: , p'iut !iy ti.e tiutive of old p in E : au:.-r r if far n.v.t.rr country, un u r .:., u u.tiiv t..; i;i - v i, o r ru hrr, EE l!.:. . i'.iii.:.., t.l . lii -ill Ir llitif.i ;

Letters were received here ycflcrday from Cadiz, dated Augutt od, which fays an Cviprcfs (.as this uionieut anived trom the martpjis VVeliclly, the Britifh ano.ludor in b.ville, to the Bruilh conful here, ordering him to put on board a velfcl, and immtdiately difpu lied for LngLnd, dif patches, containing the aicouut of the election of aregenty, inltcad of the central lopreme junta, and which is compolcd dS loh lows . 1 Ik an hbilhop of Toledo, nephew to Charles the Vth regent; Altamira Jovellanos lOr.djutois ; and Cevallos, Savcura and gen. Cuelta, privy councillors. " Should this prove to be true, of which I have no doubt, you may depend upon it that it has been brougiit about by the iijaitpiis Wellefley The marquis, lorcfcciwg the lofs of Spain, has lornicd the regency in

time, with the view of its being taken out to Mexico by the Hritilh fleet, for the lately and protection of our colonies, who will with open arms receive and admit the government of Burbon, and perhaps no other protected by, und allied with England; in which cafe ve fhall once more become a Eife and happy people. In the courlc ot 6 weeks I expect to fee entering our harboi, a combined opanilh and B itiih fleet, carrying the royul Itandard of Ferdinand Vllth. God fend that my expeditions may be r -allied. You are already informed of the (hutting of the ports of this ifland, againtt all foreign flags ; to day we underhand that neutrals, bringing negroes, fugar utenfils, and lumber will be admitted, hut with no other articles. God preferve you MADRID, Aupnft 18. Definitive suppression oj the Monks in Spain. Don Jofcph Napoleon decrees, that all the regular inonaliic and mendicant order:-, which exilt in all the Spanilh polf HioiiL, are fupprefE-d ; and within 15 days from the puoJication of the pre lent drcice, thr individuals of fuch oiders, are to Lave their convents, and are to take the ecclchEihe lecular diets. Thry thill withdraw to ti.e pEces wiieie horn, and they thdll receive individually from the trcatnry of the provincial revenues, thr prufion dr irmineO oy the decree of thr 27tl. April Lit. The mimfters of th" eci.lefiattu al all" irs of tue interior . and of the finances, ih dl take thr utcelf.iiy meaiuiesto lrturc the retovtry it all thr piiprrty ol the coiivc r.'.s, which liull remain to the natio.i, .'( cording to the def tinavmn already psrit i ibra All ecclrli l tic perloni, v 1 1 he u; any difliuction of o.urrs .hall be piotiioti d to the cucttic s ad to

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advantages ol tiie ilrrt-y m MKuc ol their ii.neli, merit aid conduct 1 Au -w!t EJ. I Fifty millions f rcaE are put to tliediE : polition ot th mi. .liters ot tiie interior, to indemnity ail thr inh.-bitai.ti whohavr fi.f- ; tried the caLinitirs o! tic xvir, aiul titiv 'ln.rr t thr ditpotai ot thr inmittrr at v.r, to recompeutr thole wh o havr Gdt;ii.;t; :h- ; cd themirlv n by tl.rir t i:nrn' e -n i f;.;-1 tt . j Ait Jilic: decree i t ttu I Ei, nui .tn th -t J manv jrar.urcs ot S;mi., and di -nttarirs t I ' . : - . . - . , - t thr m, hakuj b-travd th i 'a I w . . ' ' i

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His anfwer ws, that hf had b-en commanded to put a Hop to all (ontrahtud tr;.dr in ti e rivrr Plate, and to put an t ff clual ftnp to it on both firs, the river is dcii' ly t,u ired. Trade of couif-, is at a flsnd I. t ic ; a new goxen cr h .salf? r.ti ve at T.E me Viedo. and genrral Eho, E named as cnr. mandant of the troops at Bornr-s Amis ; but, on account of their d.lEkt- to Inm, he remained at Monte Virdo, i d tf e new governor of that place tomes in his lit ad From the Baltimore American. Mr. EnirjR, O- orencrs likr the following one fo rarely happen that I communicate it to you En publication. The fchoonei Sarah, Milner, of Kingflon in Jamaica, was on her voyage from thrtirc to this port, ttruck by a fword (ill;, about 12 o'clock in the night, being-out 3 diys. l he fword penetrated through fol d timbff 13 mi hrs thirk, and protnding within the Vt lii 1 upwards of 7 ioches, p;.iTtd into a tierc c of c 4 ii r. He fluck until 7 orlork the next mommi' when he hrokr vhv being frveri-ly wound d by thokr ot th' harpoon. 1 hr hhooner brmp hove tlowM yt llrrdy, the fword whs found and extracted. JAMEL CADoLR. M tr cf the Ehoonrr Sarah Mdncr. Baltimore 30 ();. IbQo. From Bell's ( L.mUniJ JFLItj At n :( r. There ii every rr. lt ' t l hrve that pace Ir s tit!(n .ictu.Uv bfd. fi eu between Aulhia.nd Erin. e, or tlot .11 the aiticl.3 hive brrii fo Er pro r ded njjon, tint m. thing remains Lut to un. c lmr noiar point,, vxhich -rr cor t (pr nti.l uimi the t h ti g-, mrdi: !ed. N.ouim is in f-ct 13 .t'ilnrd .ii the l, nEttoi 3 1 1 lion- ol llic d .i!, p..pcisuj' n tin- . n rut di l. of thu iUi: .i.ur tiv-aiy, a- it l. il or nearly ttnee pr. i:l the Auli'i ni ! (V! :rchy could crdrd, a: d v.ht rrm. .- tke a n-w torm, in a d.n, or , k.. 1 imam p'Jli;'.S V. C 10 .) icd .. o'-d irr a r c - L' n. or Bo ia--'t.-wtuld ! have I !, v, h-n c.ciy t !,' w-i mi S i. p ur; ; i t uld the Vast . E v- c x-. Jlr l t r . r i -.-: tb - -1 : 1 1 ; i u r , 4 1 i i i v r r v .-( u . ; r i C j . rt 1 t" -."f

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