The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-24 00:00:00

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER PA, 1821.

nation of the Minister of War, Rodriguez. An im-
mense multitude thronged the Puerta del Sol, and
demanded the instant return of the King to Madrid;
that the French Ambassador should be sent off; the
Cortes immediately convened, and all suspected per-
sons removed from the King's person. Orators had
posted themselves in various balconies in the Red St.
Luis, who urged the people to excesses by their in-
flammatory harangues. Even a Grandee of Spain
(it is affirmed that it was the Duke de/ Parque) ex-
hibited himself in t gallery, armed with n poniard
and announced to the populace, that notwithstanding
his advanced age, he hail yet strength enough to
plunge it into the hearts of tyrants, and to support
the tights of the sovereign people. His address was
hailed with loud acclamations. Towards the even-
ing the populace surrounded the Ilan of the Cortes,
where the Permanent fleputation informed 'them
that they had despatched a messenger to the King,
to inform his Majesty of the state of the capital.
From thence the people throng( d to the Municipa-
lity, several of the members of which endeavoured
to appease them: they insisted that an express should
be sent off to the King, desiring him to rettun to
his capital. This the Municipality promised, and
the crowd dispersed.
Yesterday there was the same ferment, his Ma-
jesty's answers were demanded, and the authorities
were forced to announce that none had been received.
The Ministers have all sent in their resignations.
The troops have been three days under arms. All
rational men shudder when they sec that three or
four wretches, who take tile lead ut the Club Fon.
tans, can thus disturb public quiet, and drag us to
the precipice. The Political Chief; Gen. Caissons,
who thought to maintain his place and tuipularity by
his coward flattery of the populace, is no.v deprived
of the King's confidence, and despised evetriby those
on whom he lavished his base servility. I e has de-
clared himself ill, and tendered his resignation.
Reflecting minds sec in this a well-combined plan to
involve us in all the horrors of a civil war; the first
thing in furtherance of a latch was to remove Gen.
Morrill), whose courage and fidelity they justly
feared: this view was effected, thanks to the in-
trigues and gold of the American Spaniards. Now
it is wanted to fierce the King to return to his capi-
tal, in order to load him with insults, as was the
case in November last. God knows where men will
stop who have a taste for revolutions.
TEN O'CLOCK, Pm .—A courier has just arrived
from Saragossa. There is no doubt that Riego as-
pired to the Dictatorship: some agents who were in
the secret divulged the plan. There was a general
cry of execration against the conspirator when his
views were known. He has been conducted to the
fortress of Lerida, under a strong escort. It is im-
possible to describe our situation. We are on a vol-
cano.

It it affirmed that a plot to assassinate the King
has been discovered, and that several high personages
arc implicated.
lisvolvtii, SEPT. 10.— (P/ivale Correspondence )
—lt is certain that the events of Saragossa were
connected with the projects of the factious at Ma-
drid. The proclamation of the republic was to have
been billowed by the assassination of all persons
known 14 their attachment to the royal tinnily.
General Murillo Was t:Aiiied to ba the first immo-
lated.

Wu have received the fiillowing intelligence from
Madrid:—" Since the 3J instant the troops have
been constantly under arms. Shall we be able to
restrain the factious? Reasoning men conceive smile
hope, especially if it be true, as rumoured, that Gen.
Moral() has yielded to Ole invitation of the King,
that he would resume the command of the armed
force."

When the Minister for the colonies presented him-
self before the King, to render his own and his col.
leagues' resignation, the King received him in the
tuust ungracious manner, and would not accept it
It is maniftzt that the revolutionary party aim at
nothing less than the expulsion of the Loyal tinu ly.
The mass of this brave nation is royalist, but France
has recorded un example of what may he dune by a
handful of anarchists, whose audacity inspires terror.
It is positively stated that all the Spanish Minis-
ters are dismissed, and that no persons can be tumid
lu accept their places.
The following is the description given of the
n Leh was to be struck to commemorate the

Paler. 94d.

execution of Riego's project:—The size that of a
piaster; on one side a column, surmounted by a
globe, above which appears a star; the obverse a
crown, encircled with olive and laurel branches, and
in the middle the word Liberty.'

TOTAL DEFEAT OF TIIE ROYALITS ARMY I.V
SOUTH AMERICA BY THE INDEPENDENTS.

" Angostura. July 17, 1821..
" The haitle has been fought which 1 told you in
my last would be the last stake of the Royalists, and
has ended in their total overthrow. The President.
Bolivar, commanded by the Republican army, ably
supported by Gen. Paez ; and the Royalist limes
were commanded by General La Torre, who, since
the: departure of Morino, has held the chief com-
mand here. The battle, which was evidently in-
tended by both parties to be the great trial of streng h
hetween them, took place in the plains of Calab.ao,
and, by all accounts, was fought with great desp,
ration. The result has been the entire dispersion
of the Royalist army—the entry of Bolivar into
Caraccas—the complete evacuation of that capital,
and of its port La Guayra, not a single Royalist
soldier remaining in either place. Gen. La Torre,
and his second in command General Moralie, made
the best of their way to Puerto Cabello, in which
place the scattered remnants of the Royalist army
were taking refuge. Gen. Paez, one of the most
extreordinary warriors the world has perhaps ever
produced, did wonders with his cavalry. In this
arm of war the Patriots have always been deciderfly
superior; and although you may doubt it in Eu-
rope, I doubt whether you will any where hod
cavalry that Pacz's need be afraid or ashamed to
meet, for general effectiveness. Instances of great
perostial valour are incilGined as Lavine been
shown on the part of the Independents, accom-
panied with that sort of fervour of devotion which
great occasions call forth. What the Spaniards
can expect in pronging this miserable strug-
gle, losing place er place, regiment after le-
gituent, and every day maturing the most deadly
hatred towards them, on the part of the natives,
nobody here can conjecture. It seems as if nothing
would satisfy them but the destruction of every sot-
dier they have remaining in the country, and to au-
complish that will not now require u great deal inure
exertion on the part of the Independents.