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London, England, 1823-09-22 00:00:00

SPAIN.

FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS Or TIIVRSD AY AND FRIDAY.
PORT ST. MARIE, SEPTEMBER 8.
The particulars of the late negociations are now known
with certainty. After the Capture of the Trocadero,
the ringleaders in Cadiz were terrified, and bad recourse
to the King, in order to escape from the fate which
menaced then).- Ferdinand, forgetting the crimes and
the insults of .hie j.silors, Wrote to the Duke of Angou-
.leme to demand a suspension of arms, in order to afford
an opportunity for negotiating.
His Royal Highness replie.i, that he could not grant
an armistice, or listen to any proposed arrangement,
until the King should be placed at liberty. The Duke
tie Guiche was appointed to be the bearer of this answer.
The King sent another letter to the Duke of Angou-
leme, in \y'hich he demanded what ii-would be neces-
sary to de to satisfy his Royal Highness that he was at
liberty ; at the same time, however, urging tha granting
of an armistice. •
• His Royal Highness replied, that be could not con-
:Sider the King in perfect liberty until he should be un-
der the- protection of the French troops, either by their
being received into Cadiz, or by his Majesty coming to
Port Et. Mary. The Prince granted only six hours for
a final answer. This was on the 6th.
. Yesterday evening, at seven o'clock, General Alava
returned with another letter from the King to the Duke
of Angouleme: he passed the night at head-quarters.
The Cortes offered to set the King at liberty imme-
diately : but they insisted upon continuing, for several
months, masters of Cadiz and the Isle of Leon, as a gua-
rantee for their personal safety. The Duke of Anvil-
lecne required that they should, as a preliminary step,
deliver up the Isle of Leon.
Whatever may be the result, one thing is certain—
namely, that the Cortes most be in great perplexity be-
fore they could so often renew propositions for an ar-
rangement. An armistice has not been granted, nor
have the preparations for the descent on the Isle of Leon
been suspended for a single moment : the Cones have,
therefore, gained nothing by the negotiations.
Nevertheless, we will obtain possession of the King's
person either by fair means or by force; and our second
attack, if they compel us to make it, will force the Re-
volutionists to deliver up their august prisoner.
ANDUJAR, SEPTEMBER 10.
A courier has arrived here from Grenada, bringing
intelligence that Riego is very near the troops of Dallas-
teros. He has given orders at Alcala, half way between
Grenada and Andujar, to be furnished with 14,000 ra-
tions, and 2,000 pair of shoes. The courier departed
immediately for Cordova, where General Latour-Foissac
is posted, and he was to proceed thence to Port St. Mary.
The enormous requisition, ordered by Riego at Al-
cala can be regarded merely as a feint ; Riego can have
but a very few men with him :66 we hope to receive cer-
tain intelligence respecting his force to-morrow. The
Colonel, who has only his regiment (the chasseurs of the
guard) and three infantry companies of the guard here,
regards this news as very good. Gen. Latour-Foissac
Ranks Riego at Cordova, and we cut him off atAndujats
MADRID, SEPTEMBER 12.
EXTRACT FROM THE EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE OF THIS
EVENING.—(OFFICIAL ARTICLE).
Lieutenant-General Don Juan Caro's dispatch to the
Ali' ister of War, dated Malaga, the 6th inst. contains the
following passage :
66 Most EXCELLENT SlR—The Captain-General of
the Kingdom of Grenada hiving commanded me to
confer with the French General Count Loverdo, in or-
der to execute the military movements commanded by
the General-in-Chief, Count Molitor, I, in consequence,
proceeded to Ronda a Antequera. It 'resulted from
my interview with Count Loverdo, that I was to occupy,
with the Spanish troops under my orders, the line
which extends from Mijas to Cartaina.
66 I calculated that I should thus prevent the enemy
from penetrating in the direction of Ronda, whilst the
allied troops should press him on the side of Antequera;
but I entertained too favourable an opinion of his cou-
rage : he fled shamefully by the way of Velez-Malaga,
leaving only four hundred men, under the command of
Brigadier Porras, who immediately capitulated on the
subjoinesl conditions. At the same time that the enemy
effected his retreat and the evacuation of the place, he
'caused a convoy of thirteen vessels, loaded with all the
plate and other property which he had plundered to set
sail. At four o'clock in the afternoon, 1 received or-
ders from Count Loverdo to proceed alone to Malaga.
I was there at five o'clock. My first act was to set'
afloat a brigantine and two fishing boats to pursue the
convoy. The chase was so successful, that out szf the,
thirteen vessels of which the convoy w as composed, ten
have already fallen into our hands ; the others are hotly
pursued. One of these vessels carried part of the plate,
contained in twelve chests. As to the gold, it appears
that Riego took it with him.
" The troops of Riego ate warmly pursued by the
four Royal corps of Pantisco, Vizcaino, Guerra, and Roa,
ausd besides by a French Colonel. The Constitutional
fugitives are• likewise threatened to the taken in front
and rear, as General Bonnemains is coming from Al-
meira by the way of the coast.
" The capture of the convoy is due to the zeal of
Don Antonio tie Logue and Don Joseph Rodriguez.
They threw themselves on board of a chaloupe, and
pursued the robbers is ith such success, that I have just
learnt that the three vessels which escaped us at first are
retaken, as well as the others. One of these vessels is
called the Riego. The brave Antonio tie Logue did not
confine his exploits to these deeds; he captured another
vessel, on board of which the Constitutional General,
rrancisco Abadia was endeavourig to escape, and soon
after he summoned the fort of 'furre Molinos. Imme-
diately On the summons, the garrison rushed out en
'awe, and hastened to embrace our soldiers. The Go-
vernor, Don Eladio Loarte, did the same, throwing him-
self into the arms of the noble Love, all exclaiming at
once—' Live the absolver King !'
" The prisoners whom we made at Malaga and its en-
virons ate still here at the disposal of the allied troops;
bin as these prisoners are the very essence of perversity,
I wish to get rid of them as quickly as possible."
" • It appears certain that Riego has abandoned the troops who
embarked with him at Malaga. The sight of our ships of war
!lifted them to separate. We stated last night on the authority of
tut Madrid Gcr.etse, that Meg() had teturned to Cadia."—Note of
the Editor of the Journal Debugs.

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