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London, England, 1822-10-05 00:00:00

tional Council? for the purpose of establishing with the Court
of Rome relations analagous to the principles of the Constitu-
tion. This proposition has found many supporters amongst
our Liberals.
" 'We are assured that Ministers are occupied in drawing up
a Report concerning the afrancesadas, which is to be submitted
to the Meeting of. the Extraordinary Cortes, at their opening.
It is not favourable to them.
" The General-in-Chief of the Army of Operation of the 7th
district, General Mina, has addreSsed to the inhabitants of Ca-
talonia, a Proclamation, dated from Lerida, in which he utters
terrible menaces, which menaces are supported by 1,600 in-
fantry and 300 cavalry.
" We are assured by the arrival of a carrier, that General
Mina was on the 19th to have attacked the town of Belaguer,
which iiroccupied and fortified by the Royalists. The capture
of Tortosa by the Royalists is not confirmed.
" It is, also said that the Colonel of the Imperial Regiment
Alexander has taken possession of the fort of Irati with 200
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men*."
Galicia has remained tranquil, but the following-Letter has
been received from Vigo, dated the 9th of September :
" On the demand of our Political Chief, supported by our
Minister at the Court of Portugal, that Government has ordered
to be expelled from its territory all. Spaniards who have taken
refuge there, after having conspired against the constitutional
system. • It is in consequence of this measure that Pereira has
returned with arms into our territory, and has surprised two
weak detachments, one belonging to the regiment of Burgos,
and the other 'belonging to the mounted Custom-house Offi-
cers ; he has successively occupied Sajamonde and Redondela,
the heights of which he covers. Troops have set out in pursuit
of him."
Several detachments have left Madrid in pursuit of the Royalist
troops commanded by Anastasio, the Canon of Toledo; while
the national troops were fighting against him another guerilla
insurgent party entered at Navaicarnero (within two leagues of
Madrid).
Yesterday the Brigadiers and the Corporals of the garrison
had a regimental dinner, after which, accompanied by bad
music, and followed by a crowd of idle persons, they proceeded
to sing,tha. Tragala under the windows of the King ; they then
parad.ed the streets of Madrid, roaring and screaming like can-
nibals. The inhabitants took no part in these cries; on the
contrary, they could not prevent themselves from expressing
their contempt at witnessing the collection of such a rabble.
We may, without fear of being contradicted, state, that what
has appeared on this subject in certain journals in our capital is
absurd and totally false. •
The Journals of our Ministry spread all sorts of imaginative
' reports, in order to support tie confidence of their party. To-
day the Telegraph-says, "- The Spanish Ambassador- at Lisbon
has announced, that the Portuguese Government has sent
into the province •IYEntre Dioro and Minho, a division of
0,000 men, under the orders of General Louis de Rego, to
serve in Spain as an auxilitry corps,, and to co-operate with
her in favour of the independence of the two nations, by mov-
ing towards the pyrenees fir the purpose of pursuing and ar-
resting those factious Spaniards who wished to „take refuge in
Portugal."—(JoUrUid des Debuts.) •
Last Tuesday, the subalterns ( sons qffiriers ) of all the regi;.'
ments in garrison at Madrid, partook of a fraternal banquet.
They afterwards paraded through the principal streets, and
along the beautiful promenade of the Prado, singing hymns to
liberty to the sound of the music of the different regiments. An
immense mUltitude accompanied them, and made
,the air re-
sound with patriotic huzzas.—(Constitittionnel.)
BAYONNE, SEPT, 26.—We have nothing new' from the •
neighbouring provinces. ' The defection of the bandi continues,
in consequence of the rapid movements -of the Constitutional
Columns in various alirections. Sixty men-' belonging to the
bands of Vrauge and ,Zabala arrived yesterday in the port of
Socoa, in France, flying from their own country on board of
three boati, which -they ran ..on shore on the coast. The Con-
stitutional troops occupy at this time the whole coast from
Fontarabia to liilboa, so that it will not be easy for the factious
to escape: The 40men who came to the Lazaretto,- having
belorted to these same bands, atter having stayed two days at
Bayonne, left it to go to Irqi, in order to take up arms again.
—'We need not state, that they received from the Committee
of Eguia the assistance necessary for this journey. Itisto he
hoped that we shall see them return by way of Socoa, for
there are among the number some who have -,made this tour
more than once.
We are still without positive information respecting the ope-
rations of Gdri. Espinosa ; we only know that he' is still in the
Valley Of,Roncal, preparing for the siege of Irati, which is not
likely to give 'him much trouble.
* This news. is false.; our correspondence from the frontiers of
Spain does not mention it.—( Note of the Editor.)