The National Register. — London, England, 1820-03-05 00:00:00

INSURRECTION IN SPAIN. Letters received on Tuesday from Gibraltar of the 7th, and from Cadiz of the Sth ult. supply some additional intelligence of the progress and designs of the Cunstitutionul army ; and, in proportion as the cauee gains •tren;,;th, the accounts appear to improve in authenticity. Quiroga still held pos session of the Isla de Saint Leon, where no at tempts had been made to molest hint. It is stated that a free pardon for him and for his troops has been offered by the King, but not an individual mild be found who was willing to accept it. A small pitrty of Royalist troops, to the number of about fifty men, were stationed on a spot called Green Island, strongly foriiticd, and within musket shot of Algesiras, where they were suffered to re main in quiet ; neither did they attempt to assail the National troops. A few English officers, on the evening of the Gth ult. went over from the garrison of Gibraltar to Algesiras, where they remained all night with► the Constitutionelists, whom they found in high spirits and discipline. They nssured our countrymen, that they were so well informed of the state ot pablie feeling, and the disposition of the King's troops in their favour, that they feared little interruption to their designs, which then were, to proceed in successien to the principal owns, where, if favourably received, as they anticipated, they would establish the constitution, and afterwards march direct upon the capital. The former part of this design appears to have commenced on the morn ing of the 7th, whet, a division of the Constitutional foice in Algesiras was seen from the rock of Gibral tar, which commands a view of the whole country, marching in the direction of Honda. In Algesiras the numbers had augmented to 4,000, and this di vision would probably contain half that force. The troops of General O'Donnell, who was at St. Roque with about 2,000 men, were at the same time seen in motion ; they marched out of the place, when, the morning being somewhat hazy, they were lost sight of All this, passing immediately under the view of Gibraltar, must have been, as it is described, a scene of great interest. The entire force of the Royalists in the neighbourhood of Cadiz consisted of about 9,000 men, including those commanded by General O'Donnell in St. Roque; and the re mainder were distributed under Generals Freyre in Port St. -ary's, Cruz la Mourgeon in Chiclana, and Islieheino in Puerto Real. A report was in cir culation in Cadiz, and generally believed, that Freyre had sent in his resignation to the King. It 1,, now stated, that could the inhabitants have found arms on the night of Santiago's insurrection, so pre veleta was the disposition to join him, that the affiiir must have led to the most important cause qeences. Of the Royalist fierce above-mentioned, abut one-half was composed of troops formerly at tacked to the expeditionary army ; and it was gene rally understood that no confidence could be placed in them, but that they would join the Constitution alists on the first opportunity that presented itself. NI A DIM), e'en. 14. The troops which spread from the Isla de Leon to the surrounding towns, in search of provisions, proceeded as far as Algesiras, and there received some money, on account of the contraband commo- , dame of which they authorized the introduction into that place from Gibraltar. Seeing themselves afterwards threatened by the troops of O'Donnell, they were obliged to alter their line of' march, and Lave at last halted at Vejes, where they are sur rounded on all sides by the divisions of Freyre and O'Donnell. 'face remainder of the patriots remain in the Isla de leea, and the garrison of Cadiz is mating con tuinal sallies upon than to fbree them to desist from the fortifications which they arc raising for their defence. Within these few days Captain Vasquez has ar rived here from the ceibessy to Petersburgh, and, according to report, leis brought pledges very satis factory to our Court of the intimate relations and friendship which subsist between his Wjesty and the Emperor of ltus:ia SPANISH GAZETTE Pl' BUSHED BY THE PATRIOTS. IFrom the Gaze& Pat, it , Nra of Jan. 25, the new paper started by the Pati.iots.i ON THE LAWFULNESS OF OUR INSURRECTIO7 When we consider the origin of our glorious insurrection, Ixt;un and hitherto maintained by an army of Patriots, we are snuck with tne singularity of the event and the great euinge of f.dteme. The Spanish army has always been a model of valour and patrienism, but obAliehee to the Government ever naarked its to iduct, tor in that respect it conformed to the example of the **military force in other commies, and to what reason prescribes as tTie rase of military duty all over the world. Serving the King has always bean toe terms u-ed in Spain to ele,ignate the noble profession of the soldier, and this language wa.. very properly emplcyea! ; for the King being considered as the head of nanou, wa. in that re.pect the repte.caltative of its power and its rights. The eporh, lio.vever, strived when the nation be an tit exist as a political body, in which the regal authority was limited by the authority of a popular representation. Cones were aseembled, and a constitution es!ab.istied, and the army swore to obey the former and maintain the latter. always serving the public cau.,e with loyalty and devotedness during toe absence d the blonarch. At length came the unhappy da)a of May, THE• NATIONAL REGISTER. 1114, over which we would wish to draw It thick veil. capable of concealing them from the view of posterit. The troops, in general, followed the cause of the Kihg, bu y t, in adoptin g Mat course. they only adhered to the maxim that the armed Luc.: is bound to obey. and should not delib:rate on the Government of the State. The army followed the King, it is true, but many towns and delimits of the Congress also billowed him. But that • was a moment of ertor and delirium. Wei.ipeat, we would wish to erase thaw events fiom the page of history. It were useless to give new totte'les to the picture, already well printed, of the slutttiun in which the country has since that period , been p/aceil. Despotism awl anarchy have advanced with equal , steps: such is the singular but constant sprain:le presented by the Government of Spam during six years. The Monarch, cur t-mu:that with wicked counsellors, tally abandoned one error Mr another ; every thing ha; been subject to cliango—men, plans, systems; but arbitrary power and corruption were permanent s they always remained the same; for it is in vain to expect good from men in power, unless certain institutions dictate to Mein the mode whereby it is to be produced. Linder these circumstances no country exists. There is a Foil in Spain, and men live mon it. but disunited, without any stwtal tie to connect them. though all telt the evil. the relllCtly seenbal impossible; for trout what body could it proceed? Ac cordingly, though all classes of the Male were not only &seen tented but exasperated, they sufferred, and Were silent. and ap. 'seared incapable of bettering their condition, if they even ventured to hope for its improvement. But Cie tithe arrived when all were bound to e..ert themselves ; w hen every means which hail the salvation of the country tor its object became lawfitl. Can it then occasion intith surprise, that the army destined for the cehvdi,iuu 51 , 0u1,1 be the first to raise the st-indard against i!es;vistit ? It will be :1,1:,.(1, what does the army It:present to give it such a right ? Nothing, we confess, in a state legally constituted; but in the situation in which fiipain is placed. every citizen has the right, who possesses the power. of saving Isis cottony. On this right Titrasybulus acted, in delivering Athens from the yoke of the thirty tyrants; and William 111. aviiilo,l himself of it. in the beginning of that revolution, which, after wards legalized by the Parliament, gave freedom and happiness to Great Britain. The army has used tins right. certain that, alter the sanction of the Cortes, that of the 6so.g himself, in the midst of the National Congress, will legininate its operations. The troops do not attempt to decide on the destiny of the nation ; they only wish to give it the opportunity of expressing its will ; their object is to re-assemble the representatives of the people. When that long-wished for meeting shall take place. it will he decided who have ae:ed most legally—the oppressors or the deli verers of the nation. MeanaliSle, until that moment arrive, Vie good will of the towns in which we are quarts:led proves that they do not number us among the former. No peasant or soldier has lifted a hand against any individual of the national army, notwithstanding all the instigations of the bilteliilCS of despotism; and though the general terror has hitherto prevented the forces destined against lie from joining us, we can perceive that they respect us, sod that they are waiting for another opportunity like the taking of Caracca, to show that their wish is the same as that of all true Spaniards. Yes, fellow-countrymen, the cause of this army is your own, and so you teel it to be. Accident has procured for the army the glory of being the first to declare itself. You will follow the example, for you not only consider its movement legal, but bonne. You will give it a title : the only one it desires, at, the reward of its noble intrepidity and its labours. that of-•-Tuit ARMY OF TUE DELIVERERS OF TOE COUNTRY. SOUTH A3fEIIICA. Burgos Aya7s, Nov. 2.t.—The hard of robbers that holds Santa Fe began hostilities by capturing pas sengers and waggons oil the high road leading to Chili and Peru ; being reinforced by 3 body of Gauchas from the other side of the river, under Ramirez, they ven toreil !hillier into the country; and it was reported that they besicod with sno men a detachment of 250 of our troOps under Dan Martin Rodriquez, which was sta tioned at San Nicholas, on the Parma. This induced the march of all nor regulars in the garrisons; but, be fore they could reach San Nicholas, Rodriquez hail al ready defeated the Gauchas, pursued and driven them beyond Rosario. In the mean time sonic of their best mounted men had by circuitous roads penetrated into the rear of our troops, and attempted to prevail on our country-people to join them. Finditig their notions on this poiut to be erroneous, and hearing of Rodriquez's success, they disappeared as suddenly as they had ap. 'reared. Our Sopreme Director-General, Rondeau, having taken the col .... and of our troops, has resolved to pursue the freebooters as far as Santa Fe, and to press them to the utmost; he considers the knee tinder his coot uui. uid • at more than sufficient, and thereffire sent back the re giment of Grenadiers, which marched ill here li.st night. Some people, principally natives of Santa Fe and the odic - side of the flier, air(pected , of a correspondence with the freebooters, have been arrested, and sent to the island of Martin Garcia for better security. MONTEVIDEO, Nov. the night of the 26th, the Portnanese Coutuuuder in Chief, Geo. Lem, or tkred 2000 of the troops encamped in the hues before this town to march ill; and having posted them, with ficld-piers, &c in different streets, one Municipality, with word, of soldiers, arrested 111 European Spani ards, and shipped toein, early in the morning. on board the Toe; is frigaie and Grain Cruz de Avis, fur St. Ca therine's. It is said, that these Spaniards, who are officers and hot politicians, had laid a plot to rise on the Portopiese and South Americans as soon as the Grand Expedition should appear. They, with this view, had secretly armed and trained all their couutrymen here. It is reported that the same plot had its ramifications at Calouia. LORD Coco:tam—The following letter from an officer belonging to his Majesty's ship Owen Glendower, which reached Rio Janeiro from Ma deira in the extraordinary short space of thirty days, contains some interesting particulars respect ing Lord Cochrane : •• His Nlajestl's bliip Owen Glendon er, Ittu Janeiro, Dee. 22, " !little tlninglit to have this clay the vie:voice f writ. rtir to you front Itio Janeiro; but our passage bas beeii astonishingly short, having ran front %Weiss hither in thirty days, -.inch milker an average of one hundred and aineti-tiiiee miles per diem. Sir Thomas fiord' , solid with the Veageur and Hyperion about a fortnight since, We /ad orders here to proceed with all possible speed to Monte Valet), on artivitl of the January packet. N•a leap a a great deal Isere resprctiag Lord Cochrane. Many of the rcposts current in England are very false, viv i sects tills that of his makiiag ►o marls ps Ist isoney.— Volt easy safi•lV asses t that he has sleet made one font th of the mutt litieralty avviatlesl to hies in some or she F . ..siglisls papers. tie gives *Ply great viscous . ..genteel to British sailors, but Iles eeted eatretiody Il Ably in many instances, when ceseii.is have joined Ilia fleet, ale. ayi tit whom theta !nick, and taking ',sort uplssruuutics lee Sella the 1111111 ea of those wise ti ea e I well .1. lie has got five passel ship:sten, and *Wu, file Ileac; of euerse they get etnelilibviulia its ;he Chaim) rervit•e. lit ht•n Lind Cnclaraile was last ►een, Ile MIA pupating to attack li.e squadron at Lima, and it is generally believed he has sueetedesl hrfore slew. He is provided milli every kind eat etleissi yr %%capon used in the. Itriiish service, patties,- larly Use Coogreve ,ut•kets: and Lead Cochrane slays, it is to their cleatruclivr ettects be iv indebted 14 success is must of Ilia attempts atlttttlg the Spanish vessels. Lisa Lor.iship acts %cry a itchy in keeping up "a u bond an midi:is. with the liiiiish fleet: The Emperor of Austria has recently adopted a most liberal system of treatment with regard to his Jewish subjects. He has given orders that Rabbis, previous to their being appointed to particular syna. gogucs, scull be examined as to their proficiency in the philosophical scienves and theology, and that stipends shall be assigned to them, on a scale corre sponding with their acquirements. The Jewish► youth are entitled to all the benefits of instruction at the public seminaries, without any violation of their religious tenets or observances. On the other hand it is ordered, that the Jewish Prayer Books shall be translated into the vernacular tongue, and their re ligious discourses he delivered is the same language. In the ordinance issued on this subject, a confident expectation is expressed, that the Israelites will, by their morals, talents, and other qualifications, expedite the period when it may be no longer necessary to maintain any distinction whatever be tween them and the other subjects of the A Lstrian. monarchy. Sir FrArcis Burdett his poltlished an Adtlres to the Electors of Westminster, in consequence of the ap proaching D.ssolution of Parliament, in whiels he ob serves, t hat an ex-officio informavot. has been tiled aga inst burn by the Wortley Ueneral, for a former let ter addressed to the Electors of Westminster, but lie says, " no power under heaven shall prevent him speakinA Ins mind upon any occasion that catocertts the general welfare, or pout duiug atiy act Ihat may in his judgment contribute or tend to the recovery or security of the constitutional rights aml liberties of his country.' The chief gist of the Worthy Liaronet's Address is to show, that the Electors of Westminster in votitr 4 for Mr. George LAM), (fur whom lie professes much per sonal respect) it uIl do timiliag more than support the Borough-mongering interest. Ile ethic:lodes by stating,. that he has so Innen at heart the character of West minster, and the cmisistency of public principle, that Ire shall he ready to co4iperate with the !:.lectors upon this, and every other occasion, in guy exertions tiny may think necessary for supporting the one or advan cing the other. FROJI LAST NIGLI7"S GAZETTE. This Gazette contains Addresses of Condolence to his Majesty on the death of his late Majesty and his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, from Windsor. Ltverpool, Scarborough, Shrewsbury. Montgomeryshire, itaddington, counties of Ewe and Kincardine, Pulteney Town, Edinburgh, Dumbarton, Will liorough of Hertford. WHITEHALL. MARCH 4. Ills Majesty has been pleased to grant to Lieut.-Colonel Sir U. B. Burgh the office of Surveyor General to his Majesty's Ordnance of the United Kingdom of Greet Britain and Ireland. Dis Majesty has also been pleased to grant unto the Rev. J. Kcate, D.O. the place aad dignity of a Prebendary of his Ma jesty's Free Chapel of St. George. in the Castle of Windsor, vacant by the death of Dr. W. Lookson. His Majesty has also been pleased to nominate and appoint Mr. Jelin Mackinlay to tile office of Commissary of the Colima,- lariat and Diucy of the Isle:, void by the death of Mr. J. Blain. WHITEHALL. MARCH I. The Lord Chancellor has appth.ted 11. F. T. Miller, of Frame Selwoo.l. Somerset., Gmt. to Le a Master Extraordinary in tie High Court of Chance-}•. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. S. Smith, Stayley, Cheshire, cottuo bpintwr, Irmo March 21 to April 13. J. Vi'ire,Colchester. grow, from March 7 to March BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. G. Geddes, Liverpool. me N rchant. BAKRUPTS._ . _ J. Littlewood, Manch;tee,ieafer.Solicitors, Messrs. AP• pleby and Sargeant, Gray's Inn Square. C. Glover, Braintree, Essex, linen draper. Sol. Mr. Buller, CornhilL T. Freeman. Cheltenham, surgisin. Sole. Messrs. Visard and Blower, Lincoln's Inn Fields. W. Richards, Penzance, Cornwall, merchant tailor. Sol. Mr. Price, Lincoln's lon New Square. C. Herbert, Powick, Woreotershire, farmer. Sol. Mr. Platt, New Boswell Court. J. S. Slllll,ll, Briglitheltneton. druggist. Sol. Mr. Tucker, Bat tlett's Buildings. W. Fleur, Tarnagain Lane, Fleet Market, painter. SoL Mr. Janes, New Inn. E. Ashley, Liverpool, sail maker. Sol. Mr. Mangham, Great St. Helens. W. 11. and C. Barnard, Liverpool, merchants. Sols. Messrs. Lowe and Bower, Chancery Lane. .1. Nl•lntire, Tenby. Pembiokeshire, cattle and spirit dealer. Sols. Nles,rs. 11 illuinis, I Lillian', and Hasiings, Gray's Inn. S. Wail', 110. ton, Lincolnshire, millwright. Sols. Messrs. Lodingtoo and Ilan, Tempie. If. Clicsoier, Bionipton, iddlesex, merchant. Sols. Messre- Alliston and ii w.dleby, Freeman's Court, Cornhill. G. Potter, High Street, Poplar, grocer. Sol. Mr. West, Red Lion Suet', Wapping.