The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-20 00:00:00

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[MORNING lIERALD.]
The accounts of the state of Spain are truly
curious and deplorable. One would scarcely
suppose it possible, that reasoning beings, ar-
rived at the age of discretion, are at the head of
affairs. It is not folly, it is not infatuation, that
seems to rule there, but utter blindness and im-
becility. A considerable time has now passed
since the fall of Cadiz and the Constitution.—
It is impossible to imagine a state of public
confusion and disorganization more urgently
demanding some remedy than existed at that
period. Yet from that moment to the date
of the last arrivals of the 7th instant, not a single
step has been taken to restore order or tranquil-
lity. The only palpable and specific act of the
restored Ferdinand and his foreign guardians has
been the disembodying of the corps of Ballasteros
and other Constitutional troops, and this has
only increased the elements of confusion. The
consequence is, that the provinces and the capital
itself are violently disturbed. The former are,
in some instances, in that " state of nature," or
rather of brigandage, in which
" They may take who hare the power,
" And those may keep who can."
Both life and property are wholly unprotected.
The province of Gallicia is in a state of general
commotion. The active disturbers and aggres-
sors are the partisans of the Faith, who tra-
verse the province in armed bands, for the pur-
pose of plunder and revenge. The consequences
may be easily conceived—in every quarter, rob-
bery and bloodshed. The capital is equally con-
vulsed, but without the same scenes of pil-
lage and bloodshed. Lives, however, have
been loit, in affrays between the Spanish re-
giments and the troops of the French garrison.
The consequence of the frequent quarrels betwen
them is, that the French General, Bourmont,
has ordered all the Spanish troops out of Ma-
drid. The cause of all this, is stated to be
the indecision and imbecility of the Govern-
ment. The action of the Ministry is but a ver-
tigo of political intrigue. The Spanish Mi-
nisters are labouring to preserve their power
—the Foreign Ministers to carry the points
of their respective Courts—and Ferdinand,
acted upon by both, has no confidence in either.
In this situation of affairs the Government of the
kingdom stands still—and fanaticism, servilism,
and persecution, rage without controul. The main
evil is the imbecility of the ruling powers.—_
It is understood to be the anxious wish of the
foreign Ambassadors, and of the Spanish Minis-
ters, to put doe n the Monkish party. But
whether from their inherent weakness, or from
the leaning of Ferdinand to the partizans
of his late Confessor Saez, they have not been
able to effect it. They have not dared to disem-
body any considerable corps of the Faith, not.
withstanding the Itoyal Decree to that effect.—
Only some small bands have been disembo-
died, and of these some have become absolute
banditti. Such is the powerless state of the
Government, that in defiance of its command the
Bishops and heads of Monkish orders maintain
their ground in the capital, under a mockery
of sickness. This state of affairs is too horrible
too unnatural, to endure lone. A change of Mi-
nisters and the triumph of.'
the fanatical party
was hourly expected. Such seems the present
condition of the Spaniards, that any change must
be for the better.