The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-01 00:00:00

SPAIN,

MADRID, DEC. 17.—The events of Corttnl4-
have taken a more favourable turn. Mina had
delivered up the military command of the pro-
vince to Camp-Marshal Don Ramon Lopez, Sub-
Inspector of Engineers, who caused General
Lastre to be recognized as General Commandant
of the Province.

Every thing that has been (lone induces us to
believe (says The Universal) that in this affair
General Mina only followed the orders given him
by General Lastre.
It appears that the dissatisfied party at Co•
runna had endeavoured to engage the people of

Ferrol in their schemes ; but the tnarititne coca,
mauder of that port defeated their object by his
constitutional firmness.

It is already announced as a certain fact, that

the King will adopt the measures proposed to
him in the message agreed to in the Cortes.. We
are assured that he will immediately transmit it
to the Council of State, in order to adopt an opi-
nion thereon, viz. in the case of his dismissing the
Ministers, to consult who are to be their suc-
cessors. .

In the sitting of the Cortes, of the 13th, Fe.
lieu, Minister of the Interior, and Pellegrino
Minister of the Colonies, defended themselves
boldly.' The former went back to the precediirg
administration for the causes of the evil. He-
replied to all the points of the report of the
Committee. The latter stated seven causes
of the present difficulties : 1. A general
discontent. 2. The new offices, which had
excited the ambition of a great number of
persons. 3. The birth of a violent party, which
owes its origin to the vanity its members possess
in wishing to raise themselves above their equals,
and even above their superiors. On this occa-
sion the Minister said that the events of Cadiz
had not been described as they really occurred.
A. citizen, added he, who has had the honour cf
sitting in this assembly, Don J. Moreno Guerra,
excited discord at Cadiz, Ceuta, and other places.
The 4th cause was the abuse of the liberty of the
press. The sth, the discredit of the Treasury.
. None of the measures decreed by the Cortes had

We received this morning the Paris Papers of
Saturday, from which we give extracts in our
Preceding columns.
By letters it appears that the benevolent
torts, overpowered by the cares and distrac-
tion; of Government, has been afflicted with
Mental alienation. The attack, however, was
'3415, momentary, the aged, venerable, and good
Monarch, speedily recovering possession of his
faculties. The melancholy event took place
at the last extraordinary meeting of the Conn-
cil of Ministers. The language of the KING
‘'as the first thing that excited the atten-
tion of his Ministers, who, being soon con-
Ilriced of the nature of the malady which
had attacked him, caused him to be conducted
Lack to his apartments. There is little doubt
Mat his MAJESTY has entirely recovered.—The
Harassing and perplexing consequences of the
Address of the Chamber, which led to the recent
liatige of the Ministry, are thought to have
qiefly produced the deplorable circumstance.

UNITED STATES.--THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
'This important State document is, as usual
I*ith our Transatlantic brethren, drawn up at so
Nat length, and it treats so fully of most of the
topics which it embraces, that it is not necessary
ki say much in explanation.—lndeed, any re..
414rk we have to offer is rather respecting what
it does nut contain, than a commentary upon the
14eid• details with which Mr. MoNaoE has
!bought fit to favour Congress. The subject (and
it is by far the most important subject which it
44ie duty of the President to develope)—the
0
oly subject which he has avoided, or which he
4'
,
1 at most very slightly and imperfectly glanced
t) is, that of the internal condition of the Union,
':respects the progress in wealth of its citizens,
1:14 the employment, comfort, and morals of the
t)°lcing classes. It is true that Mr. MoNaoE
ktnences his Message by stating, that " the
ttt-
1, tress of our affairs since the last Session has
:N such as may justly be claimed and expected;"
-11,1
that " in the concerns which are exclusively
th taal, there is good cause to be satisfied wi,th
;result ;" and that he concludes with piously
I,,L4ssing his gratitude " for the blessings
g:th we enjoy, to that Almighty Being, the
qt source from which they proceed." But
r4tll, expressions, however joyous and devout, are
4%11' vague and unsatisfactory; and particularly
tare of the blessings which he enjoys, and
Nitithich he is so thankful, appear to be nothing
ttban the blessings of hope, we confess that

we should have been more satisfied if he bad made
distinct allusions to the existing condition of the
agricultural, manufacturing, and shipping inte-
rests of the Union, and to the actual state of the
people in general, and of the working classes in
particular, as respects their employment and
comforts.

Our Readers will be the more disposed to
concur with us in this opinion, by referring to
Mr. .MosnoE's Message at the opening of the
last Session (see TIIF. SUN, Dec. 16, 1820),
in which he also states, that it is impossible
to behold so gratifying, so glorious a spec-
tacle, as the publiL prosperity of the Union then
presented, " without being penetrated with the
most profound and grateful acknowledgments to
the Supreme Author of all good for such manifold
and inestimable blessings; "—but, in which he
also acknowledges, evidently with mingled feel-
ings of regret and surprise, that certain interests
of the people, that is, a large portion of the po-
pulation, were labouring under the pressure -cy

distress ! Now, the present Message does not
inform us whether that distress has or has not
been relieved. It is true that the silence of the
President, when considered in connection with
his expressions of exultation, might admit of a
very satisfactory inference. In the former Mes-
sage, however, he not only characterises the
evils which then existed as " instructive admo-
nitions" from the Deity, but avows that, in his
opinion, an equal and general prosperity is
" more than we have a right to expect, under
circumstances the most favourable!" We are
apt to presume, therefore, and indeed the pre-
sumption is irresistibly forced upon us, that the
distress which existed at the commencement of
the last Session, also existed, undiminished
in its amount, at the commencement of this,
—and that the " instructive admonitions "
thus conveyed to the American Government
and people are still continued, since it is im-
possible but that Mr. MoNnot, if the case
were otherwise, would have exulted at the at-
tainment of greater felicity than he thought,
twelve months before, he had a right to expect ;
and since he could hardly have failed to express
his joy and thankfulness on finding that the chas-
tisements of the Almighty were mercifully with-
drawn.