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

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, buyt, 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, vivisects
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 eae 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
against 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 votitr4 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.