Star.
London, England, 1823-07-23 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.

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PROM A GUERNSEY PAPER.
If we have hitherto been compelled to publish the
conflicting accounts of the recent events in the Penin-
sula, from French and English Journals, from which
it has often been difficult, and sometimes utterly im-
possible to elicit the truth, we now have the pleasure
to lay before our 'leaders a document of a very dif-
ferent description. The following letter, received by
the last packet, was written.by an intelligent youth,
of the most respectable connexions in this town, who
was an eye-witness of the scenes which he describes:
" CADIZ, JUNE 20.
" Friday, the 13th, at six A. st. the Cortes and Regency left
Seville for Cadiz in a steamboat. 1 had agreed to go to Cadiz
in a boat, and' etinsequently was preparing to pack up, when, at
noon, I found the whole town was in complete rehellion. The
mob attacked all those families who were on the barks of the
'river embarking their furniture, &c. and as they were Liberates
lescapieg to Cadiz, they of course received no mercy. }leery
boat in the river was loading with these people's trurks, &c. on
board of which went gangs of the greatest villains, who robbed
them of everything they had; they threw the women and chit--
dren into the river, and in fact committed the greatest cruelties.
" Those unfortunate people who had not gone on beard shared
the same fate—their trunks were taken from Cason and they
were in great danger of their lives; but, what was most CNt:.l-
- SOO soldiers. were in Seville, and yet nothing was done
till they had robbed for an hour ar.d a half, when a notetpany of
infantry fired upon the mob, and killed. two. However, they
dispersed, and then went to the Coma:ration-square, took down
ette stone, and broke it into a thousand pieces, as well as all the
articles of the Constitution, which were stuck up on the churches,
and nothing was to be heard but" Loug live the absolute King,"
The Inq,uisition," &c. on every person's hat wane white
ribsnd, and then words as mottoes.
"• 1 went out to walk with the American. Ambassador and his
brother, with whom I ant well acquainted. We found the banks
ache river covered with papers ; I picked up a great many, but
found then only private letters, and nothing in them either
amusing or of any. censtquence. Nothing was said to us, but of
course we were obliged to cry out what the mob did. They
ransacked three coffee-hoax:, the Theatre, the hall of the Cortex,
and also two private houses, because they belonged to Literates
People were going about dressed in the clothes they had tskta
from the Theatre ; an Immense number also went to the Inqui-
which had been converted into a barrack, crying out
‘` that they were going to prepare it fur the Liberates; little
thinking that Divine vengeance was so soon to fall unon them.
There happened to have been laid in a passage a few barrels of
vinpowder, which they expected wai:some great treasure, and
I every one crowded to open them ;while this was doing, a spark
'happened to faltfrom asegar, and of course the whole place was!
In a uioment bloivn up. No less titan 200 men lost their livec
by this esplosion. saw the place the day after, and you t
suppose it did not present a Very pleasant sight ; an arm wash
lying in one direction, a fig in anothar—a head here, half a body
there ; in fact, it was more than digutting : at night there was;
a general illumination, the town-house was lighted up with glass;
Ichandeliers; and on tlie;gallery which overlooks the square was
' placed Ferdiaaners likeness at (Al length, and ou each side of the
picture stood one of his body-guard.
" Saturday and Sunday were a little more trauquil, but still
the mob was ciantnitting a number of excesses. Monday
ing, at seven, din slat m-bells began ringing for the people to arm
themselves, and to defend the city from the Constitutionalist!,
3,000 men, who were coming down upon them under the crinin
mend of Lopez Banos. The Fac:ir,sw of Seville, consisting of
friars and the greatest set of blackguards you can imagine, had
two pieces of cannon, which they placed at the entrance f the
bridge, and they kept up the fire pretty sharply, Lopez Banos
only brought forward two pieces of catmit, and a few infantry
and cavalry : the latter passed the bridge at noun they found
the gates of the city shut, upon which they brought their artillery
to play, and with their axes soon found their way into Seville.
I walked over the held of battle immediately after the action,
but did not see many dead; on the side of the Faccioses, I should
think there were front YO to 30 ; and on that of the Constitu-
timalists, I know there were only two wounded. Dining the
action I was on the terrace of our house. Three French ships
are off this port, and will not allow a single vessel of any natiou
to enter : they are going to prepare to make every resistance
here, bat I ant afraid it will nut succeed:
" P.S.—The Xing is rc-cstaLailaas in power, and things go
On ib usual."

TUE EVENING STAR.