The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-03 00:00:00

GENERAL MINA.

PLYMOUTU, Nov. 30.—This day the Patriotic
General MINA, with several ',other Spanish offi-
cers, landed at this port from the French brig
Cuirassier, whicir vessel arrived here yesterday
week from Barcelona, and has been laying under
quarantine till this day. Public curiosity has
been for these several days past greatly raised to
witness this brave defender of his country, as
it had been expected that the quarantine would
have been removed before. This morning it

was generally reported that the pratique hadar-
rived, and on inquiry at the Custom-house the
report was authenticated : this soon gained
ground, and before one o'clock, the hour at
which it was stated that the General would land,
the number of persons collected on the pier and
barbacan was immense. Shortly after one o'clock
the Busy, revenue cutter, which had been sent
into the Sound for the purpose of removing the
quarantine from the Cuirassier, hove in sight
round the Victualling-Office Point, and came to
anchor ; immediately after, General Mina and
several Officers were observed to get into the
cutter's boat, and, within a few minutes after,
the boat reached the landing place at the Pier.
Instantly as the General placed his foot on the
shore, he was surrounded and raised on the
shoulders of several men, and amidst the most
enthusiastic cheering, carried to the carriage
which was in waiting for him. It is impos.
sible to convey by words the reception he met
with—so eager was every one to get near him,that
the greatest difficulty prevailed to make a line to
the carriage. Immediately on his getting into
his carriage, the horses were taken out, and it
was dragged by the populace amidst the loudest
Ituzzas and cries of " Mina for ever," " Brave
Mina," through the town to the Royal Hotel.—
The gallant General looked well, and was bow-
ing and extending his hands to those near him
who were wishing to shake hands with him. On
his arrival at the hotel, the mumber of persons
collected could not have been less than 8,000,
who, by cheering, &c. testified the high opinion
they entertained of the General. From the car-
riage, which was obliged to be drawn up at some
distance from the hotel on account of the crowd,
Mina was again taken on the shoulders of those
near him, and carried into the hotel : after a few
minutes, cries of " window" were shouted, and
immediately the gallant General, with several
others, appeared at a window of the hotel, un-
covered, and bowing repeatedly. This was fol-
lowed by a general burst of applause from those
assembled, which was continued for some time.As
soon as it had in some measure subsided, a Gen-
tleman who was at the window said, that Gene-
ral Mina had desired him to say, that this was
the happiest moment of his life ; that his feel-
ings were entirely overpowered by the reception
he had met with from the British people ; he
had been fighting the battles of his country
against its invaders; he had before done this
with Lord Wellington, and if an occasion should
again call him, he would be always ready. The
General then bowed and retired. The bells
were rung on the occasion, and the greatest poi,
hihle unanimity prevailed amongst ail classes to
welcome to the shores of this country so worthy
and brave a patriot.

Another Letter, same date.—This patriotic man and skilful
soldier was released from quarantine this day,. and about one
o'clock bad the happiness, the honour, the felicity, of setting his
feet on British land. The day was extremely inauspicious, inas-
much that we had a gale.from S.W. with heavy rain. Notwith-
standing this, the pier and its suburbs were crowded with spec-
tators, all ready to give the gallant stranger a hearty welcome.
lie was only permitted to place his feet on English terra
!firma, when the populace placed him, evidently contrary, to
his wishes, upon their shoulders, and bore him, amid dinning
buzzes, to a carriage in waiting. No sooner were Mina and his
suite seated, than the horses were forced from the chariot, and
their situation occupied by those persons most ardent in their
desire and determination to give the inmates a good specimen
of English enthusiasm. Surrounded Oy an immense crowd, in
this state the General was conveyed through the principal
streets, to the Royal Hotel, a distance of a quarter of a mile.
Upon his arrival he was again cheered, till he made his appear-
ance at the window, accompanied by an English Gentleman,
who, in Mina's name, returned his grateful thanks. Three
other cheers followed, when several Gentlemen of the town
were admitted, and had the honour of shaking the distinguished
foreigner by the hand. Although it was Sunday, had the
weather been fine, it was estimated at least 6,000 persons would
have followed. the procession : the windows of all the houses
in the line of procession were crowded.—General Mina remains
here some days ; and to-morrow, we understand, the inhabitants
will have the gratification of seeing him at our elegant theatre.
General Mina has more the appearance of an Englishman than
a Spaniard ; at all omits, he is what we should call a tight-
built, close-set little fellow, without that tallow complexion, or
those huge mustachios, which generally 'adorn the Spainiard's
frontispiece. There are four or five Colonels in the General's
suite, all of whom appear well adapted to the arduous duties
of their profession.

SPANISIE PATRIOT/L-011 Friday last, the
venerable and distinguished friend of Spanish
Liberty, the CANON JOAQUItot LORENZO VILLA»
NEUTA, accompanied by a relation of his, passed
through this town on his way to Dublin. This
excellent personage had, at an early period,
espoused the cause of the popular Govern-
ment. in Spain, was chosen a Member of
the Cortes, and mainly contributed, by his
eloquence and counsel, to the discomfiture
and final expulsion of the French from the
Spanish territory. For his patriotism on that
occasion, he was rewarded, by that paragon
of legitimacy, FERDINAND, with six years' impri-
sonment ; and he is now, at the end of a long,
useful, and virtuous life, a voluntary exile from
his native country.—The Journals of the Faith,
and of the Government, in France and
Spain, have represented the Cortes as men, de.
void of honour, principle, humanity and religion;
but the character of this venerable exile—
now nearly seventy years of age—given the lie
direct. to their slanders. His long life has been
devoted to the practice of every virtue, and to the
acquisition of such knowledge as might be useful
to his unfortunate country. Like CERVANTES his
imprisonment would have proved beneficial to
Spain, were it not for the jealousy of those ty-
rants, who hate every thing calculated to en-
lighten the human race. His books, and a
voluminous manuscript dictionary of the Spanish
language, the fruit of his labours while in prison,
were seized upon, and probably destroyed. It
is to be regretted that he found no resting place,
in this town, for a few days, that he might re-
ceive those manifestations of sympathy for his
misfortunes, which every good man would be anxi-
ous to bestow.—(Carlow Morning Post, Dec. 1.)