The National Register. — London, England, 1820-03-19 00:00:00

INSURRECTION IN SPAIN. (From the French Newel According to letters from Madrid of the 28th of February, it is certain that Riego has marched upon Ecija, instead of Grenada, where he had not arrived so late as the 23d. It seems that the Patriots before Cadiz have *sell a battery opposite La Cortadura, to tkii:nd the approach of it. We are informed that the Court intends to chang e some of the principal officers of the army of Anda lusia. A courier has, it is said, set out to summon thither General Espagne, a brave and determined officer. (Gen. Espagne is a Frenchman.) Some disturbances have broken out, as we are informed, among the troops in Galicia. The mili tia and the people have taken no part in them. We have received the Madrid Gazettes of the 29th of February, which contain nothing but some very old news from Mexico, and preserve an abso lute silence on the troubles of which Andalusia is the theatre. The system adopted by the Spanish Government upon these events, is not of a nature to inspire confidence at the present moment, for, unfortunately, they must be assured of the progress of the insurrection. They mast know. for instance, that Riego pursued his march on Grenada; and that on the 26th of ,February he was at Antiquera, which is only about 13 leagues distant. It is said, also, tlen the Captain General, Egnia, Commandant of the pria;ince, has quitted Grenada, taking with him some State prisoners. We are assured that the King of Spain has been informed by despatches from the Regent of the Royal Court of Corunna, of an insurrection which broke out in that town on the 21st of February. It is the troops who have raised there the standard of revolt. They have published the constitution, and arrested the Captain General of the province. It appears that the Royal Court has quitted the city. As soon as the news from Galicia arrived at Madrid, a Council Extraordinary was called, at which the recall of several General Officers was resolved on. The letters from Bayonne furnish us with a great deal of news from Spain. A report was current in that city, that at Castropol, in Austria,' there had been insurrectional movements, and that the re volters had committed there great excesses. The constitution, according to the same letters, was pub lished on the 28th or 29th of February. Nothing positive is yet said as to the operations of Mina, who has found some partisans in the valley of Bastan. We are assured, nevertheless, that he has seized on Orbaiceta, where he has organized his band, said to be already pretty numerous It is sup posed that the Governor of the province of Guipus con, Gen. Arcizaga, will transfer his head-quarter: from Tolosa to St. Sebastian. A person coming from Spain, who passed Bout deans on the sth, related, as certain, the news of the insurrection of Corunna, where the constitution was proclaimed on the 20th of February. This in telligence was announced to the Government by the director of the posts of Lugo, The commandant of Burgos has sent three squadrons of cavalry, under the orders of Serino, to oppose this movement. The Marquis of Alazon, Captain General of Arragon, has repaired to Madrid post-haste, to give an account to the King of the state of the public mind at Sara gossa, where the people have diked the name of Ferdinand from the great square, and substituted that of the constitution. General Cal;tanos, Captain General of Catalonia, has likewise notified to the Government that he could not answer for the obedience of that province, where it had been observed, that many secret meet ings took rlace hetween the military and the people. The same indiviaual who gave the above state ment met a courier who was proceeding from St. Andre to Madrid with the intelligence that the constitution had been proclaimed in the first of these cities. There had been some commotion in Valencia, and the former chief of Guerillcs, Nebot, had put himelf at the head of 400 men for the purpose of joining the column of Riegel, which must have reached t'!:e neighbourhood of Grenada. The revolters of the Isla de Leon have established a pro...:onal . junta, composed of the Marquis of Urcgna, of Mr Soles, director of the posts, and two other persons. M. Alcala Gateau() has been zonal nated secretary general General Elio has bccn disgraced for having ad vised the King to leave the capital. The command of the army of General Freyre has been offered to Generals Giron and Balteatimes, but both have refused. The star of Freyre demanded of that General that the regiment which attacked the three compa nies of Meg° should be struck off the rolls of the army, for having shed the blood of their comrades. The person who furnished these details says, that the insurrection becomes general in Spain—that die greatest confos:on reigned in Madrid at the moment of ILL departure—and that several grandees of Split; 9' TIM NATIONAL REGISTER. had conjured the King to convoke the Cortes, as the only means of tranquillizing the public mind. It is added, that in the insurrection at Centime the most deplorable excesses were committed against the indi viduals who had contributed to the arrest of Gen. Porlier. It was said, likewise, that there bud been a tumult at Saragossa, and that three persons were killed. A report is spread that the King has offered a con stitution, but that the revolters demand the surren der of five fortresses as a guarantee. The Infant Don Francis was 24 hours under ar rest, for having observed to the King, in the most energetic terms, that he was lost if he did not accept the constitution. The same journal adds, that on the evening of the 26th ult. some seditious words were heard amongst the troops at Madrid. The insurrection in the maritime city of St. An der, in the Asturias, took place on the 27th ultimo. The principal authorities took the oath to the con stitution. At the departure of the courier who brought this intelligence, the town of St. Ander appeared animated with the same sentiment. The regiment of Arrugon volunteers was the only one that attacked the revolting army in the attar of .Marbella. The rest of the army expressed indignation at this act of hostility. Arragon and Catalonia are in a state of fermen tation. The revolters make progress in Andalusia. The towns of Algesiras, Tarith, Xeres, and Malaga, in their power. The constitution was proclaimed on the 19th ult. at Ferrol, and on the 2la at Corunna. The remains of :Porlier were disinterred, and funereal honours paid to them. Ilis widow, who was confined in a convent at Corunna, was brought out and carried in triumph through the city. An old P.resident of tire Cortes is at the head of the revolters in Galicia. Mina, who passed Bayonne about the Ist instant, was accompanied by Col. licheveria, a man of talent and a gallant soldier. He stopped two days at Brianitz. lie is now at the head of 2,000 men. His first operation was to take possession of the foundry of cannon at Aizzabal, about four leagues from St. John-Pied-de-Port. He established a cus tom of ten francs for every carriage. Letters received from Madrid announce that the King held a grand council, the majority of which were of opinion that his Majesty ought to make no concession. The partisans of extreme measures and arbitrary power urged him to demand from France, in virtue of the treaty of Holy Alliance, a subsidiary force of 40,000 men; but a member of the minority inveighed strongly against the deplorable system followed for some rime past, and protested against the interference of foreigners. The King yielded to his reasonings. FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, MARCH 12.—Tha Duchess of Berri.conti. nues in good health. At a masquerade recently given by the Countess Ingelheim, at Strasburg, one of the provincial ladies gratified her fancy by assuming. the appear. ance of a statue, standing in the middle of the hall. She had scarcely taken her position when she drop ped down dead.—The company at first considered it ajoke, and supposed that the lady was giving a specimen of fine acting, but they ultimately disco vered she had been struck by apoplexy. A Grand Jury was convoked at Malta, on the 26th of January, to try piracies and crimes com mitted on the high seas. Governor Maitland pro ceeded from Corfu for the express purpose of sitting as President- The first accusation was against the Captain and crew of a brig. The Jury found the prisoners (eight in number) Guilty. They were executed, with the exception of two, whom the Governor reprieved, on the 4th of February, on hour& Four of the bodies were , hungin chains. The King of Saxony, and Maximilian, his bro ther, frewiently receive letters frotn the Queen of Spain, who, according to report, is much beloved by her subjects. The report of the death of Santit is entirtly dis sipated. He remains in the same state, and there I is no prospect yet of his trial being soon ended. A dreadful calamity took place at Bordeaux wise 3d of this month. The north entrance of the ca thedral Church of the city is situated between two towa-s, surmounted by lofty spires. A pyramidal obelisk, about 150 feet high, rose immediately over the gateway. This obelisk had been injured by fire, and was repaired about ten years since, t►n the 3d inst., at five o'clock in the evening, at the mo ment that the church service was commencing, a vlolent storm arose, accompanied by sud•len squalls. The lightning struck the obeii,k, and da:ilied it on the roof of the church, wiliell, being incapable of supporting this enormous weight, sunk down as far as lo the arch which separates it from the great body of tlu cathedral. A mass of stones imniedi ateiy poured in, and killed several of the persons who were assembled in that part of the church. A MIN of stones of more than three metres high filled the nave; it was evident that all who were covered with this enormous mass must have lost their lives. The ?danger was every instant increasing, by the fragments of the roof, which the gusts of wind shook, and which were constantly fulling in the midst of the labourers. The architects signified the danger of continuing the work. and their fears were but too well founded, for quickly another por. tion of 'the roof tumbled in. The works were re sumed the next morning at day-break, and the ruins were all removed at twelve o'clock. The number of the killed amounts altogether to 13, and among the wounded is one whose situation leaves no hope of recovery. All the bodies of the dead are dread. fully mutilated; those which could not be recog nised have been transported to the Commune. FRO3t LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. T. Gregson, Ormskirk, Lancashire, vintner, from March 2.5 to April 12. S. Dye, Norwich. grocer. from March 21 to April 3. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. J. Cheatham,. Stockport, Cheshire, cotton spinner. BANKItUI'TS. A. Pollard, Poole, Dorset, *grocer. Sols. Mean. Alexinder ' and Holme, New Inn. T. Griffin, jun. Trentham, Stafford, dealer. Sol. Mr. Barbor, Fetter Lane. W. Birmingham, Manchester, manufacturer. Sols. Messrs. Hurd and Johnson, Temple. J. Makeen, Liverpool, livery stable keeper. Sol. Mr. Chester. Staple Inn. W. Peters, Brecknock, vintner. Sols. Messrs. Clarke, Ri chards, am! Nictlealf. Chancery Lane. G. G. Percival, Walsot, Somerset, common brewer. SoL Mr. Potts. Serjeants' Inn. J. Birch, Nlanchester, cotton spinner. Sol. Mr. Kaye, Man chester. A. Parkinson, 4. Duckett, and S. Alsop, Manchester, calico printers. Sol. MT. Ellis, Chancery Lane. E. Blyth, Dyer's Buildings, Holborn, dealer. Sols. Messrs. Clarke, Richards, and Medcalf. Chancery La.te. Dickens,4lacciesBeld, Gheshire, victualler. Soja. Messrs. Hurl and Johnseill; Temple. E. Foulkes and J. Damson, Manchester; upholsterers. Sol. Mr. Ellis, Chancery Lane. J. T. Clark, Totnill Street, Westminster, victualler. Sol. Mr. Williams, Blackman Street, Borough. W. Edwards, Dartford, Kent, grocer. Sols. Messrs. Richard son, Walbrook. W. Roantree. Princes Street, Westminster, coach builder,. Sol. Mr. Doughty, Tetople. D. T. Clarke, Gerrard Street, Soho, laceman. Bois, Messrs. Pownall and Fairthome, Old Jewry. S. flould, Lav :onstone, Essex. butcher. Sols. Mesas. Powell N' Lane, and Partridge. Nicholas Lane. S. Cleave, Warrington, Lancashire, shopkeeper. Sols. Messrs. Mason and Housman, New Bridge Street. A. H. Mathewson, Gateshead, Durham, grocer. Sol. Mr. Hartly. New Bridge Street. J. Holliday, Stockport. Cheshire, victualler. Sol. Mr. Wilson,. Greville Street, Hatton Garden. J. Tebbits, Birmingham, victualler. Sols. Messrs. Hicks and Braikenridge. Bartlett's Buildings. M. Atkinson. Newcastle upon Tyne, broker. Sols. Messrs. Willis, Clarke, and Watsoo. Warnford Cou.t. DIVIDENDS.. April 15. J. Cornet, and J Wood. Paddingtoth coach makers a—IL J. Amos, and C. Sutherland, St. Helen's Place, merchants IL Bound. Supley, Southampton. miller—a. J. sandsac4 Woolwich, currier-15. S. Stocks.AldeNg ite Street. salesman -15, B. Gibson, Cheltenham. wine nierchant—t t, J. Kirkman Gower Street, Bedford Square , builder -15 . It.. C. Searle, Salto; Waldron. Essex, upholsterer-15, J. Hawkins, Penny Fields, and T. Morris, and W. Constable, Regent Street, Blackwall, builders-8, W. Maclean, Upper Mary-le-bone. cabinet maker— n, It. Fincl., Cooper's Row, Crotched Friars, wine merchant— s. It. E. Hoolboom, Chum Court, Broad Street, merchant 8, R. Wilcox, Strand, woollen diaptr-8. W. Coombe, Scots Yard, Cannon Street, merchant-8, I). Jackson. Castle Court, Birchin Lane, merchant-15, G. Oakley and J. Evans, Old Bond St; ect. tipholsterers—s, F. Fertiars, Bell Court, Walbrook, merchant-B,J. Dunsioure and 1. Gardner, Broad Street, mer. chants-25, M. F. and J. Court, and J. L. niggles, Savage Garden, merchants. Vricv I; tul Stock 3 pe-r Cent. Ile(i. 691 i per t.ent. ij per Colt. 771 4 per Cent. :tti 5 per Cent. N..% y 104 Lour Ants. Omniniu 4. Imp..; per Cctit. India Ifttuds 143. dis. ' 'mita Stuck l'Acitettitter Bills 26. dis. Cons. tut' At. GSt Lottery Tte . .ets £23 2s. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Lonoon, SUNDAY, MARCH • i The City of London los disgraced itself by reject• ing two honest representatives, who bad, during the last Parliament, voted in every instance as English men ought/ to . vwand as their constituents wished they would vote ; and in lieu of these honest men, whom has the City eleeted?. IVhy—Sir William Curtis and the Lord Mayor!!! Of the latter we can only say, that be has yet to emerge from politi ' cal nonentity ;—he is entirely unknown, and has not even di clarcd 1% hat his principles •ire. Of the forme:, in justice we are bound to declare, that every vote he has given, to our knowledge, during a long series of years, has Len such as t(: form a bar in the estimation of every politically honest man to his entrance in the l louse of Com m( ns, and so it would if that flouse were really, and to the full extent, what it professes to be, " the Branch of Parliament which &fouls the right, and A