Star.
London, England, 1831-08-12 00:00:00

MUM' EVENING, AITG"ST 12, 1831.

N°. 13,859.

SPAIN.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MADRID, DATED

JULY 28.
The arrival of Don Pedro in Europe is too im-
portant a circumstance not to have created a pro-
found sensation nt the Court; nevertheless, the
people do not appear to be in the least excited by
it. In fact, the apathy of the Spaniards of the
present day can only he equalled by that evinced
by the Portuguese, whose recent conduct clearly
demonstrates their little desire for a constitutional
form of Government.

Ferdinand is in the highest degree elated with
the intelligence which has just reached by express,
of the arrangement effected with the French Ad-
miral by the Portuguese Government, to which, it
is said, the vessels captured by the French squad-
ron have been returned. This Cabinet steentrly
urged Don Miguel to accede to whatever condi-
tions might have been imposed by the Admiral ;
and when the low state of that worthy's finances
became known, the King of Spain ordered that
8,000,000 of reals (80,0001.) should be imme-
diately advanced to him. The Spanish Govern-
ment will strenuously oppose the introduction of a
constitution in Portugal, and will most certainly
lend its assistance bot with troops and money in
case of an attempt being made upon the country
by the adherents of Donna Maria. It is affirmed
that this determination has been already communi-
cated to the French and English Governments,
and that the despatches forwarded to His Majesty's
Ministe;s at Paris and London about a fortnight
ago were to this effect.
A gentleman arrived here some time since with
most advantageous proposals for a loan from some
eminent English and French house., but as it was
ascertained that its bases embraced a new arrange-
ment regarding the Cortes bonds, the offer was at
once declined.

The appearance of Cholera at Mahon has created
much apprehension both here and in the provinces,
and measures are about being taken to prevent its
extension.

Heaven grant they prove successful, as other-
wise the consequences would be dreadful in this
country, where the practice of medicine is confided
to most ignorant beings ! As a proof of this fact,
and of the supine ignorance and want of feeling
of some of the Spaniards, I have simply to relate
to you a circumstance which has just taken place
in a small pueblo or village of Catalonia. An un-
fortunate man was,attacked with diarrlwea a dis-
ease very prevalent through all Spain at this time
of the year. The attack was rather violent, and
he sent for the village doctor, who, as is generally
the case in Spanish villages, exercised besides the
profession of barber. This n:an fancied that his
patient was afflicted with cholera, and immediately
informed the Alcaide thereof, in order to p.event its
extending through the village. He certainly took
a most effectual mode, for he went to the poor
man's dwelling, accompanied by four royalist sol-
diers, and without making any inquiry into the
case, ordered his satellites to fire, which order w•as
instantly complied with, and their victim imme-
diately despatched. The pour fellow's dwelling
was at once levelled to the ground, and well it was
that there were no other inmates, as dJubtless the
same fate would have attended them.

tably the bitterest enemy of constitutional rights.
Let them extlose the origin and nstnre of the trou-
bles in this country ; let Cape d'lstrias's adminis-
tration he carefully scrutinised as to the principles
and practice of it, both in it domestic system and
foreign relations ; let an account be demanded of
the expenditure of the money sent to the Presi-
dent ; and, above all, let the residents be 'ordered
to give a direct and conscientious opinion as to whe-
ther his conduct is such as to entitle him to be
supported by the baronets and money of the Allied
Powers, or not ! A few months sgo the President
boasted of his great popularity in Greece, and that
be could manage his matters without foreign inter-
ference, but then he was under the apprehension of
Prince Leopold's arrival: let us ask what has
become of that popularitywthat he Is'obliged to de-
mand the preteetiou of the three Powers, not
against the Twits ; no, but against the Greeks
themselves ! The very feet proves that the troubles
in Greece are more serious than they are repre-
sented, and that the nation in general is against
Cape d'lstrias's Government: otherwise, would he
have been obliged to call for the military support of
the Allied Powers !"