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EXPOSITION OF I. J i:0 al I tir SPAIN.

MADRID, JULY 17%
. The Flpose of the situation of this kingdom. ;•pte;'
sented to the Cortes by the MiniStert for their I espec-
tive departments, has disclosed the• deplorable state
into which Spain .has been thrown, and has produced
La lively sensation in the Assembly, and among' the
people. The subjoined is an extract of the details on
this most important and interesting. subject :
FOREW N.—the Alini;ter for Foreign Afrairs
pounced, that the relations of the nation 1• ith foreign
Powers were perfectly pacific and amicable, except
with regard to the Court of Portugal and the United
States. With the former, he observed. some dif-
terences exist respecting the capture of Monte Video,
and with the latter on the subject ofiheAreaty of the
Floridas ; but the principles !,)f pioderation_ and jus-
tice which direct the diplomatic Operations, hive us
reason to hope that these-differences will be adjusted
honourably for Spain, and that they will not aster in
the slightest degree the system of pease established
in Europe. •
INTERIOR.—The 'Minister of the Interior gave a
detail of all the brAches of the public administration
connected with- his department, and Ipecified-the
means adopted for its improvement. This depart-
ment of Government wiji.require the loupe( time in
organizin, as everything, must be regenerated con-
formably to the Report on the Political Econoniy and
Civil Administration of the Kingdom, in older-to
giee a new stimulus to agriculture, commerce, ma-
nufactures, and the arts, and to promote the essential
prosperity of the nation. •

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COLON AL,—The Minister of the Colonies,- in his
ExposZ on the situation of Anvricn, detailed among •
a variety of other topics the mcasores adopted by the .
King for the reconcilement of subs.sAng differences,
and the re-union of the Colonic, to tlr mother-coun- •
try. He dissipated the n.ischievous rumours which
had been circulated of a contemplated expedition to
America, and explained what had given rise to those
false rumours.

Jusrice,—The Report of the Minister of Justice
embraced only the period subsequent to the 9th of
March-of this year. He gave an account of the De-
crees signed by the King for. consolidating the Con-
stitutional system, and causing the latvs to be ob.
served—of the state of the Royal Courts, and other
Tribunals of the conntry—of %%lint has been already
done for. the establishment of the- Judges in First
Instance, conformably.'ro the disttiCt divisions adopted
by the Coites. Be stated that some Efclesiistic-Pre-
bendaries have hien *disposed of to recompense dif-
ferent individuals named,-and who• had been perse-
cuted on account. of their adheience to•thk constitit-
tional system. He . dwelt .mttch on
.tlie . measures
adopted with respect. to the regular Clergy, rihich he
represented as equitUy advantageous to tyat,body and
the nation; and.stated the arrangerhenis made for
preventing-the increase of Jesuit Convents,. by allow-
ing only one in towns which.,before hiid :several, and
raking. public nstruction out of their bands. The
Mini-,ter finnllv defended the' measures which had
been adopted. for scenting. the-Deputies who signed
the reprerentation of the -year 1814, and on whom it •
is reseptecilir the Comes to pronounce judgment.
WART-.The Report-6f the 'Minister of pro-
jute the most atilictinz,-intirressiOn:' It appeared,
that tbii* department Was. in the most de1:14)144e cap,.
dition; that it is indhPensably necessary immediately
to effect 4 reform in the Army; aul to change its or. -
ganization; that the existing Military force, s9•9t-
prising ail pre . arms, isabiait 53,705 men, excigsivit
of the Royal Guard, and. 7,083 Caralry ; iluit,,not.
withstanding the reduction a 10,0qc4cers, CIF
iiumber retained -was beyofid rill proportion in the
Army ; that the Corps of the Royitl Guard
,wiss
'greatly diminished ; .that the want of money; and
partiatdistributions of pay, had reduced the Officers
to the *greatest privations; that the major part of
them had remained for years on half--pay, though in
active service; that the Army is in a state of shame-
fulof the
:Itibtlitl:nnsuia:er
nudity ; that in the Cavalry only 15 Regiments
hare their clothing and equipments in tolerable con-
dition; that the clothing and arms of the Infantry
were not uniform, and generally bad ; that '
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only 87,00) muskets, of which 6,000 were'uuservice-
able; that tire Cavalry-had 10,000 catl::iites,'and that
in the pistols and swords there was no uniformity ;
and that the soldieiy articles vine regular' only in
seven Regiments..
The, inisteroext described the •deplorable state
of the Artillery, which was 'wholly destitnte of mate-
rid, and had.a supply of ammunition scaicely Fulfi-
-1 dent for a single days service in hattle.: Are Militia
Corps raised in 1818, presont aToree Of 53,-SO9 men, -
commanded.by 140 Chiefs ; the Garrisons, Castles, -
&c. are in the most wretched condition, ;is Well as the -
Fortresses on the Co:tst. The. Alilitary edeention has
not undergone any change; and thePepartment of
Theoretical and Practical Instruction for the Nfilitaty
requires no reformation; The Retirements granted to
Officers have produced a saving : and the number
of Invalids is 78.18 men.
Ile then recapitulated the Penin-
sula;totni-fo;cethOcEiwthielitia,.
that of are Infantiy; including l
I stated to consist of i'7',7l/9 men; the cavaliy, of ($338;
I and the expense of the whole .Arnty -lie`eitimai"ted at
1
1352,607,000 real* (88,151,750 fr incs), - •
I lie then entered upon': the derailt•'of .the Colonial
1 Estithlilthents. The Ishindiefiktrto-ltieo;'S Do-
mino,. and Cuba, enjoy pi probird tiangnillity. In
Mexico, there exist only-a few
,liands of Insurgents,
sybich cannot occasion any. apprehedsions ; but it is
Inf..ces-sary,. heobaerved, to keep *that'ioulitry on a
1 war footing. The ravages IseverelY felt in South Aluctica, which experiences the
effects ota %sat excited hy.the a:lA:ion Of lot tigners.
Thotigh it is inipossible: to give a correct 'statement
Ofs.the liiitary forces in these countries,
- announced, that, since ISIS, not less than 4-2,177
I,men, of all arnis base been traniforted thither, .of
wham five the nta'id aie4:l I',:rto-Itico.
I ~The forces li ;hc isiait! of Cuba, inCluding the mi.
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