Star.
London, England, 1820-04-04 00:00:00

wker, the work of butchery took lace ;in fact, many
were readingit at the tiinether received their deaths :
" Inhabitants of Cadis !—'iogr decided-win has pronounced
for the Oaticof til e. Politiesd Cofirtitierin bf the Spanish Mo-
narchy. his meat has caused no tears; nor produced any of.
the disorders which rarely fail to accompany political comicisiors.
The people of Cadiz _have given on this occasion a new proof of

their red "noes and *the virtues which form the basis of their
character. But the extraordinary nature of the circtunstatnes in
which we are placed obliges us to take measures to secure order,
surd to prevent ill-cksigning individuals from introducing the
'monster of inarchOnto the midst of virtuous citizens and true
lovers of their country. The formation of a Constitutional Mu-
nicipal Body must be the first of those measures. The indivi-
duals who composed it in 1914, were nominated by your suf.
(rages. Let them return to take charge of the security of your
persons, of your property, and of that public order which it is
of so much importance to maintain.

" Inhabitants of Cadiz i From this moment you en;cy a Con-
stitutional Represent:stip,. From this moment. let all Acts cease
which are disapproved of by the Code whidt you have pro-

cleansed. Remain peaceable! Lay aside every recollection of
past hatreds, and let no other cry be heard among you but
that of Long litre tine !e'en:is! (Signed)

" Cadiz, March 10.

Ie.TAINUIL FILETICI4"
$ CADIZ, MARCH 14. 18so.

" I had commenced this letter to you on the
10th—a day which will form a blot in the annals of
Europe—a day which will never be forgotten—a day
horrible and cruel. On the 9th, Cadiz was quiet and
tranquil. At twelve o'clock at noon on that day
General Freyre arrived from Port St. Mary's, and
entered Cadiz by the sea-gate. A crowd of people
were collected to witness his entry. On his stepping
on shore, he called out in a loud voice, which was
distinctly heard by numbers—' City of Cadiz ! I am
come to establish your Constitution.—A great enthu-
siasm was manifested among the mass of people;
but the step appeared so extraordinary to many, that
distrust could not be wholly banished. The General,
however, at four o'clock, again made his appearance
in the square of St. Antonio, and in person gave no.
tice to the Public, that on the following morning, at
ten o'clock he would install the stone of the Consti-
tution, and that it should be sworn to immediately
afterwards. The people, not satisfied at this, eagerly
called aloud, , Now! now r General Freyre, appa-
rently acted on by this declaration of the public will,
drew from his pocket the book of the Constitution,
and kissed it, exclaiming, , Now, then, the oath is
taken : to-morrow the remaining requisite solemnities
shall be performed.' Immediately after a -gag was
displayed, with the; emblem, Live the Constitution,
and live Freyre, our regenerator: The. General then
required from the people an assurance that no ani-
mosity or vengeance should be shewn against any
body I upon which the people called out, that' in
free hearts no malice existed, and that all would be
' forgiven.' At this time I was in a house that com-
manded the whole scene. Immediately after, the
Jail and the Castle were opened, and all the persons
who had been arrested were brought forth. This
bustle continued the whole night, during which the
city was illuminated, but no disorder of any kind
took place. The following morning, in the Diarie,
an order, signed by the Genera], was issued, that all
the houses should be decorated • that the Municipal
Authorities should farm themselves into a procession,
in order to assist at the regular proclamation of the
Constitution, and that the city should be illuminated
for three nights in succession. The stone of the Con-
stitution was carried into the middle of the square of
St. Antonio, in preparation for the ceremony. A
message was sent to the Isle of Loon, to invite Gene-
ral Quiroga and his Staff to be p?esent on the occa-
sion. The whole city, on the morning of the 10th,
exhibited a scene of pleasure and hilarity which no-
thing could equal. A large party proceeded towards
the land-gite, equipped with cockades of green and
red, to welcome the troops from the Isle of Leon.—
The hour of ten approached ; but—my Goo ! how
can I express it? As the clock struck, the troops
began firing upon the unhappy people, crying aloud,
, Live Ferdinand, and down with the Constitution !'
The greatest terror and consternation ensued among
the poor sufferers, who, iu their confusion, ran against
and fell over each other, not knowing in what way
escape could with safety be attempted. lam credi-
bly informed, that brandy had been previously ad-
ministered to the soldiers, in largequatttities; in order
to stimulate them to this deed of blood, and in order
to increase their ferocity and brutality. Gen. Freyre
himself, I am also assured, was seen at the head of
the troops, giving orders, aid urging them on.
" As soon as the assembled people had nearly all
dispered, the Officers disappeared from among the
soldiery, who, deprived of the little controul exer-
cised over them, soon lost all subordination, and the
whole city resembled a place delivered over to the
horrors of military assault. This scene serf drunken
violence and savage brutality lasted from ten in the
morning till eight in the evening, when the Officers
again interfered, and by degrees succeeded in con-
veying the intoxicated troops to their quarters. The
dead bodies in the streets exceeded four hundred,
and the wounded are without number. At the scaf-
folding which was erecting for the ceremony of pro-
claiming the Constitution, eight carpenters were at
work, of whom five were killed. For hours after
the termination of this horrid business we were look- I,
ing at each other, none of us able to conjecture the
causes that produced it, yet no man venturing to
question his neighbours. The whole business, it is,
now believed, WAS a stratagem, for the purpose of
deceiving the troops in the Isla', and of decoying
them to their destruction. Quiroga, it appears, was
deceived by the proceedings going on within the
city, but, by some accident, was compelled to defer
his entry to twelve o'clock, by which means he had
time to hear of the commencement of this horrible
massacre, and guard against the consequences to
himself and his troops:'

CADIZ, MARCH 14.
" I transmit this, merely to give you a general
ijea of :he dreadful situation. into which this city has
been plunged by treason and perfidy, not to be
equallNl since the creation of man. The morning of
thz. 10th, agreeably to nn order published in the
Diario of the preceding day, was fired upon by
the Governor i.nd Civil Autlitrities for the procla-
mation of the (2(44.:titu;ion in the Place de San An-
tonio; and not for a nranent doubting the truth, an
iannen-e concourse of people attended; but, instead
a sileetirs with a ClitM•ittr.:ill, rgi them lost
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