Star.
London, England, 1824-09-16 00:00:00

out form of trial, belonging, some to the expedition of
Herrera, others to that of Valdez. Upwards of a hun-
dred more victims, distributed in classes for execution,
have already suffered the Most cruel outrages in the
public squares,and the most excruciating tortures in their
dungeons. A few public functionaries, less vindictive
than their colleagues, have been dismissed from office,
for having manifested sentiments of humanity, and ex.
pressed a slight disapprobation of these proceedings.
At the head of these is M. Arjona, the Superintendent
of Police; who, although his measures were rigorous,
was, nevertheless, anxious rather to soothe than to exas-
perate. the public mind. The pretext for his dismissal
was, that he ought to have been well informed of the
movements in Andalusia, and have taken proper mea-
sures for their prevention, Don Itufino Gonz Iles, his
successor, is just a man of that cast who can prefit by
mi-for tone. When displaced from his situation, lie retired
into Navarre, where his actively intriguing spirit
awakened the attention of the Cortes. Thinking it pru-
dent to decamp from thence, he wandered through seve•
ral of the provinces, till he at last arrived at Made i !,
where he lived in obscurity until the restoration of the
King. Since this period, helms put himself forward among,
the most ardent partisans of the system of persecution
and having associated himself with the Apostolic Junta,
he stands distinguished as one .of its most subset vient
and devoted Members. He began his political career
by exclaiming Viva el Rey absoluto et meuran los Negros.
(Negros are the Constitutionalists, so called from wearing
a black badge of distinction in their hats). He was no
sooner at the head of the police than he called for a list
of all the persons employed under him, throughout the
whole of his department, declaring, that notwithstand-
ing the dismissions that had previously taken place, it
required a further cleansing, as it was still infected with
Revolutionists, whose practices escaped punishment un-
der cover of their offizial employments.
" In Ole latter end of last month a conference was
held at St. Ildefonso, at which all the Foreign Ministers
were summoned to attend, not omitting even Sir Was.
A'Court, whose departure is daily announced, but which
some pretext is always found to delay. The Duke de
L'lnfantado and General Digeon were also present at
this conference, but the utmost precaution has been
taken that nothing should transpire is to its object.
Thus far is certain, that the most extensive powers have
been vested in Ugarte, the favourite of the King, to raise,
in conjunction with the French Commandant, from ten
to twelve thousand Spanish troops."
" SEPT. '2.—There is a report, here of a conspiracy
having been discovered at Malaga. It appears, that the
intrigues and secret cabals for the re-establishment of
the Inquisition are still going on, and even with in-
creased activity, and its well-wishers seem to be higher
in hope than ever. Notwithstanding this state of things,
the populace seem as enthusiastic for the present regime
as if it were the most prosperous possible. They con-
tinue to vociferate songs in its praise, one of which is
as follows:

' Aunque la Espana
Sea infeliz
Viva Fernando!
yo soy servil.'
The translation of which is, 4 Let Spain be unhappy,
but long live Ferdinand—l am a servile.'
" Letters from Andalusia confirm the news of a de-
scent having been made by some Constitutionalists upon
Huelva; but they add that the insurgents fled into the-
woods on the approach of the troops sent against them
by the Captain-General of Seville. About eighty re-
tired Officers, who chewed some signs of satisfaction on
hearing of the appearance of the insurgents, were ar-
rested, and conducted to Seville. While passing the
bridge of Fuesia, the populace insulted and pelted them
with stones, and on the Officer commanding the guard
which escorted them, endeavouring to restrain the bru-
tality of the multitude, he was himself attacked and
mortally wounded. The knowledge of the affair at
Tarifa has been, in various parts of the Peninsula, fol-
lowed by fresh outrages towards unfortunate persons
suspected of being Constitutionalists; All moderate
perstins here look loserard ,with fear and trembling to-
wards the Ist of January, when the French troops are,
according to treaty, to quit Spain.
" The letters from Catalonia are filled with accounts
of robberies, assassinations, and peisecutions of the Ne-
gros. It appears that neither tank, age, nor sex, is
spared upon these occa,ions. The affair of Tarifa made
such an impression at Barcelona, that the municipal
of cets assembled at the town-house, and declared them-
selves in permanent sitting. They sent a deputation to
the Spanish authorities of the town, to prevail upon
them to publish an order for the shutting up of the
Theatre, cafes, taverns, and public-houses, forbidding
more than three persons to be seen together, requiring
all the ex•officers and other suspected persons to quit
the town, and finally requiring that a great number of
persons pointed out by name should be imprisoned."
44 CAM", AUGUST 24.
" Nothing can more plainly exemplify the weakness
of Spanish plans, and the inanity of Spanish enterprise,
than the late affair at Tarifa. 1 speak of both parties,
for I do not think there is a straw to choose between
them. Valdez, a desperate outlaw, had collected at
Gibraltar a few wretched exiles like himself; and as
their situation could not be worse than it was, they
agreed to set forth upon an expedition, which, in fact,
was wholly destitute of common sense. They were to
land and attack a strong fortress, without the least pos-
sible means of carrying it, if defended. But the
negligence of the Spanish garrison supplied to the as-
sailants the want of arms and artillery. The place may
almost be said to have been taken by two men. The
assailants divided themselves into three parties, and ap-
proached quietly to three gates. One individual
knocked at one of the gates, and was admitted without
hesitation. However, a Custom-house Officer who was
on duty, conceiving some suspicion, fired at him. He
immediately thew out a pistol, and shot the Custom-
house Officer dead. The rest of the guard, instead of
seizing the stranger, scampered away in all direction.,
and left him to throw open the gate to his compa-
nions, who immediately proceeded to open the other
gates for the other two parties."