The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-20 00:00:00

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 40, 1822.

Accordingly, on the morning of the 29th of Dec.
Bilboa was beset on all sides by these bands of mis-
creants, accompanied by others who attended sharing
the spoils. It must be recollected that Bilboa is
surrounded by high mountains.
It was then that the spirit and intrepidity of the
volunteers were shone.. Jiterist.ese/lf &Mai into
the ranks, parties of them began to leave the town
in search of the rebels, and these latter, intimidated
by the bravery of the volunteers, soon commenced
flying on all sides, although they were more numer-
ous, and had better positions, than the Bilboa peo-
ple. In all quarters the rebels were defeated with
loss, and they indeed showed a cowardice which is
natural to such wretches : for, amongst many other
instances, there was a friar at the top of a bill, with
40 armed men, whom he had seduced from their
homes. These men, though attacked by only nine
Bilboa volunteers, who had to ascend the steep
place, fled after firing a few shuts. The nine vo-
lunteers pursued them fur half u league, killing
four, wounding several,eand dispersing the whole set.
The same was the result on all sides, and thus
the whole insurrection was quelled: the small co-
intim of volunteers and troops that had gone to
Ceverio returned the same day.
The Chief of the disaffected bands is wandering
about the mountains, accompanied only by a tew
men. Some of the other—leaders have demanded
pardon, and all their followers have returned to
their homes, repenting their fully, imploring par-
don, and cursing those who had misled them. The
whole province is pacified, and as exemplary pu-
nishment will be inflicted on some of the leaders, it
is not expected that the peaciteal these districts win
be again disturbod.4
ro the body of Bilboa volunteers, and only SO
soldiers, is due the pacification of those parts of the
province that ruse up. It must, however be added,
that several districts of Biscay took no par: in the
iusurrection.

Thus in a few days have been wholly defeated
and undone, the infernal plans of those who, ac-
customed to be slaves, wished to prepare the way,
by partial insurrections to some extended plans
directed towards constitutional liberty. What
really must fill with indignation the breasts of all
honest men, is that clergymen, whose duty, as com-
manded by our Saviour, is to preach the Gospel and
good morals, should have been the firebrands of re-
bellion mid bloodshed. It is the priests who took
the leau, are mmarkable for their bad morals, cha-
racter, and ignorance. One of the means of seduc-
tion was the etli!r of the plunder of Bilboa, our
which they had prepared themselves with hatchets,
bags, &c. ; and their intention was to have seized
on every thing including British and all other
foreign property.

Thank Gcd, all their plans havekken destroyed,
and every one has returned to his duty. A column
of troops of the line is sincL, arrived, and scours the
country, in order to take tip any miscreants if found.
The tranquillity of Billion was never disturbed.

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FM/NTH:RS or SPAIN, JAN. 4.—Since the night
of the 26:h ultimo, the troops of the line have seen
nothing of the insurgents, except at Artajona, where
a few musket shots were exchanged on the evenin
or the ‘4701 ; but the banditti speedily fled. They
are completely discouraged in consequence of Oh:
flight to Frame of some of their leaders, who, it is
said, are to be tried before the Court of Assize at
l'an, for having violated the French sanatory. laws
About 30 men belonging to Pampduna, who had
been seduced to the banditti, had taken advantage
of the amnesty, and returned home.
There has been for some time in Madrid 11 rumour
of a formation of an Upper Chamber in the Cortes,
in imitation of the French and English legislatures.
One of the journals of that city speaks of this plan
in the following terms :
" To what are we indebted for liberty in Spain?
To the people. To that people who triumphed at
Aranjucz and at Madrid on the 2d of May; at Sa-
ragossa, at Valencia, at Seville, and throughout all
Spain. The people, in fine, were their own deli-
verers; and to them it is solely owing. that Spain
did not bend to the French yoke, and that Ferdi-
nand recovered his crown

" What menu then these reports of the establish-
ment of an Upper Chamber, which spread alarm

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among the lovers of the constitution, and give plea-
sure to the friends of despotism? The Spanish
nation is fairly represented, end what more can be
wanted?"
The journalist then enters into an examination of
the composition of Chamber of Peers, and demon-
strates that such an institution► in Spain would sm.
nihilate liberty and the constitution.
It is asserted that the Marquis of Campo Verde is
appointed Commandant General of Seville, with the
understanding that as soon as he is installed he shall
give up the command to Don Salvador Sehastien.
These schemes are however useless, tbr it is certain
that the people of Seville will not part with General
Velasco, and the Political Chief Esuovedo.

BARCELONA, Dec. 19.—Upon entering the city
ten days ago, first after the cordon was raised, it was
most affecting to see those few who were entering at
the same time, embraced by their friends and ac-
quaintance, who had not seen them fur four months,
as if they had come from a far distant country, after
an absence of many years. The streets lonely, the
public walls covered with mourners, the ringing of
bells, the passing of religious processions, and nume•
rous other indications, all pressed upon the mind the
recollection of the recent sufferings of this fine city.
The number of the dead is given in by the Junta at
between 9 and 10,000; bnt it is the general opinion,
and from what I mentioned, ill founded, that the
mortalit3, especially at the commencement of the
epidemic, was represented by the municipal autho-
rities as much lower than its actual amount, which
it is believed approached in all to very nearly twenty
thousand. We have had here quite a conclave of
physicians. Besides the resident practitioners, who
are numeroas, we have had five commissioners from
the French Government; one from the French Se-
cretary at War; one (Mr. Lassie) the author of a
respectable work against contagion, on his own ac-
count, or on account of the French Academy; four
cominissioners from Carthagena, sent by the Spanish
Government; one from Madrid (Mr. Leymerie) at-
tached to the French or American legation there;
and two volunteers from London (Drs. Maclean and
('Halloran.) The two hitter gentlemen wtse
called in to visit one of the physicians of Barcelona,
a very promising young man of the name of Duran,
who had been attended by all his colleagues of the
city, had been despaired of, and, as is customary in
such cases, had received the sacrament and extreme
unction. He is now in an advanced state of con-
valescence. These two gentlemen had been received
by the constituted authorities, and continue to be
treated with the most marked distinction. They
have been directed by superior orders, to be supplied
with every infbrmation they may require. Dr.
Maclean came here from Madrid, by the immediate
orders of the King of Spain. He is understood to
be preparing a history upon epidemy. His works
upon epidemic disease have been laid before the
superior Junta of Health of the metropolis; and the
Cortes are said to have suspended the consideration
of the laws of health, in consequence of the impres.-
s;on which they have made, until more ample in-
formation shall have bmn obtained. It is expected
that the report which he is preparing fisr the Cortes,
concerning the fever of Barcelona, and epidemic
diseases in general, will be unusually circumstantial.
Dr. O'Halloran is also preparing a report upon the
subject. He has distinguished himself much by his
dissections. About a week ago died of the prevail-
ing malady, a priest, who, after having resided for
some time in the country, visited Barcelona, and, as
lie was a good deal known, his death has occasioned
many of the fugitives to suspend their intention of
returning fur sonic weeks longer. The communica-
tion is, however, entirely free, and both contagionists
and non-contagionists consider the city a
perfectly‘„? ...Citre:4)
safe residence, at any rate until the next autumn. A,
But nut so the French Government, it seems; for it Vl*/:' '
is :.aid they have no intention of raising their cor4tin "' '1
of troops until the summer, a report winch configns .',A f
a great proportion of the people of Spain in the set t'f'' . !
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picion that tile French cordons continue to be,
,„‹ ..-.....-st,
they believed them originally, a political stra /A..
directed more against the contagion of Spanish • ' I.'` -s
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ciplcs. than of the fever of Barcelona. If so, ante: Ic-V
they should venture to make any attempt against the .
constitution ut Spain, I feel myself authorized, from •
all that I have seen or heard in that country, to pre- •
dict that they will find tliewsclves egregiously mIF
taken in the result.