The National Register.
London, England, 1820-03-20 00:00:00

INSURRECTION IN SPUN.

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pram the French Papers.l
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 9.A.
It seems that the Patriots before Cadiz have
raised a battery opposite La Cortadura, to defend
the approacl: of it.
We are intimmed that the Court intends to change
same of the principal officers of the army of Anda-
lusia. A courier has, it is said, set out to sutnmon
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 liave received the Madrid Gazelles of the
20th of February, which contain nothing but some
eery old news from Mexico, and preserve an abso-
lute silence on the ttoub!es 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 must know. for instance,
that Riego pursued his march on Grenada; and that
on the 26th of February he was at Antiquera,
which is oulv about 13 leagues distant. It is said,
also, that the CapLtin General, Eguia, Commandant
of the province, has quitted Grenada, taking with
him some State prisoners.
We arc 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 aeveral General Officers was resolved on.
The letter< train 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 sante letters, was pub-
lished on the 28th or 29th of February.
Nothing positive is yet said as to the operations of
Mina, who has foetid some partisans in the valley of
Bastan. We are assured, nevertheless, that he has
seized on Orbaiecta, where he has organized his
band, said t, be already pretty numerous It is sup-
posed that the Governor of the province of Guipus-
coa, Gen. Areizaga, will transfer his head-quarters
from Tolosa to St. Sebastian.
A pascal coming from Spain, who passed Bour-
deaux on the .sth, related, as certain, the news of
the insurrection of Corunna, whete the constitution
was proclaimed on the 20th of February. I'his 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 Serano, to oppose this movement. The
Marquis of Miami, 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 effaced the name of
i!erilinand Cann the great square, and substituted
that of the constitution.
General Castanos, Captain General of Catalonia,
has likewise notifivd to the Government that lie
cauld not answer tear the obedience of that province,
where it him been observed, that many secret meet-
ings took place between the military and the people.
The same individual who gave the above state-
ment met a con ier 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 th !hrmer chief of Guerilla, Nebot, had put
himselt the head of 400 men fir the purpose of
joining tiie minim' of Riego, which (1110 St have
reached the neighblairhoad of Grena.la.
The r:volters of the Isla de Lean have established
a provisio al jonta, composed of the Marquis of
Ur-gna, of Mr Sales, director of the posts, and two
ether ia. rams. M Aleala Guleana has been lanai-
maul secretary general
General Eiio h w. been i i graced ;;tr having ad-
vised the King to leave the capitol
The command of the army of IN coma Ffeyea has
been ofkred to Generals Giron and Ballesteres, tut
both have retits,A.
The staff of From demanded of that General
that the t,g;, .0 which at:arke I the three COMire•
flies of It • - !,1 I,e s.ro,i, tiff the rolls of the
wiry, for '•- • • - : run flood of their comrades.
The pet, • II rokhed these details says, that
the insur a cothes moteral in Spain—that blie
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greatest contt,sai reigned in Madrid at the moment
of his de'orture—antl. that wend grandees of Spam