Star.
London, England, 1820-02-09 00:00:00

• PRIVATE LETTER._

" CADIZ, JAN. 16.—The occurrences which have
made a noise here within the last two weeks are very
singular, though in some quarters not unexpected.
We are at this moment besieged as vigorous-1y as we
were, during the time of the French. Such an event
not being looked for by the Government, and as we
were just at the close of the fever, we are unprovided
with a garrison. All is dread and conf►ision, and
the Authorities do not know what to do, dreading
that the populace will force open the gates to the
Insurgents, who are now estimated at 10,000 men.
The first labours of the Bishop, and the terrific Pro-
clamations of the Governer, in some measure al-
layed the symptoms of ferment which began to strew
themselves; but this is temporary. Mr. Isturiz,
merchant, and brother of the Member of the late
Cortes, a clerk of the same house, Lieutenant Pup,
of the Regiment of Catalonia, curate Salcedon, No-
gales, Urrutia, Ortis, Ramos, and several others,
who were prisoners in the Castle of Santa Catalina,
have escaped with the greatest ease, and joined the
Insurgents. The mails received from Madrid, by'
the way of St. Lucar and round by water, are im-
mediately conveyed to the Head-quarters established
in Los Pavellones de San-Roque, near the marine-
gate, and there, in the presence of the Governor,
Bishop, &c. the letters are.examined, and those which
are silent on political matters are then distributed to
the Public. It is rumoured that the JVinistry in
Madrid is divided in its opinions.
" The Minister of State, the Duke de San Fer-
nando, and the one of Finance, Salmon, are at va-
riance with the War Minister, Alos, and Mate
Florida, of the department of Justice. The King
sticks firm to his old advisers, Bencomo and the
Duke de 4lagon. As soon as the arsenal and dock-
yard of La Caracca was taken, all the prisoners con-
fined in the horrid dungeons of Las Quatro Torres,
one of the worst prisons in Spain, were set at liberty.
It was there Miranda died, It is said they were very
numerous, and some say amounted to 1,200. Among
them were many Liberales, as well as South Ameri-
cans. The famous Patriot called Cojo de Malaga
was among them, who in 1814 was pardoned by
Ferdinand in Madrid, when ready to ascend the
gallows. A corps of 550 Volunteers bas been formed
in La Isla, chiefly out of retired soldiers. The present
leaders are beloved by the soldiers, and they are
well 'paid and fed, which is not the case with those
fighting for, Ferdinand.
" JANUARY 17.—1 n all probability you will, ere
this, have leargt of th:z unfortunate disturbances
which have taken place in this country, from which
circumstance it is said the Expedition, so long in
preparing, will be abandoned. There are, however,
more favourable accounts to-day than we have had
for some time. Report is, that some thousands of
the loyal party of the troops are marching from
Madrid to quell the revolutionists. Whichever way
it may eventually end, we shall have to turn our
attention to some other means of employing the ships
here, as it is said the Expedition, at all events, will
be given up.

The Paris Papers of Sunday,' which arrived 'this I
forenoon, furnish nothing new which can be relied
on respecting Spain. There had, in fact, been no
new arrivals from that quarter. A Letter from
Madrid, received by the last-Couriercis given in the
Constitutionnel, which asserts that M. Euo, Captain-
General of the Kingdom of Valencia, had been re-
called from his government, in order to supersede
General FREYRE in the command of the• forces des-
tined to subdue the Rebels. We do not think there
is much probability in tl.is ondit. The character of
FnEvnE stands high in the Spanish' army, and if the
Royal cause can prosper under any direction, it must
be under his. His tardiness in proceeding against
the Rebels may, very possibly, be little to the liking'
of FERDINAND and his Court ; but we, doubt not he
has been able to give reasons cogent enough to sa-
tisfy even a despot's ear, that to hasten the shock is
not the surest way to survive it.

The Bishop of Cadiz addressed a Pastoral letter
to the inhabitants of his diocese on the 9th of Ja-
nuary, and a tr;nslation of some parts of it, in the,
Gazette de France, supplies the lack of more circum-
stantial news. It is a base lecture on the beauty of
passive obedience, is which the authority of the
Scriptures is misrepresented to prove the necessity of 1
submitting even to wicked Princes, and the inspired
oracles are profanely illustrated by the opinion Of
ROUSSEAU, who was pleased to say that a•goo&
Christian must necessarily be the most pacific add
-most submissive of Citizens.

• The French news in the Papers now received is
devoid of interest. A third Privy Council was ex-
pected to sit at the Tuilleries on Sunday, in which
they would fix definitively the bases of the new Pro-
ject of Law upon Elections.
Five per Cents. Saturday, 73f. 15c.

We have been favoured with the sight of several
letters from Lisbon, received this morning by the