Star.
London, England, 1820-11-30 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The Coneitutioanel (French Jonrnal), of the 55th
inst. contains the ItillowiAg intelligence from Madrid :
" A courier extraordinary, who an ived in Paris
on Thursday, from Madrid, which he quitied on the
18th, brings intelligence that the King, who was still.
at the Escurial, had given great offence to the na-
tion, by appointing General Xiarvajal to the com-
mand of the Province of Madrid, and Don Gaspard
• Vigoiet, a Counsellor of State, without the concur-
rence of Ministers, who, by law, are required to sign
all royal appointments. Don Gaspard, who is firmly
attached to the King, has, however, respectfully
stated that he shall consider his nomination invalid,
until it shall hare been sanctioned by the Consiitu- •
tional Authorities. The Spanish Mini tees have to.
monstrated h the King on the impropriety of his
conduct, and enjoined him to maintain the Cobsti-
union. His Majesty has listened to reason, and he
is expected to return immediately to Madrid, to put
an end to the doubts which have been caused by his
absence. The best spirit is said to exist in the Capi-
tal, and. indeed in all the Provinces. The Militia has
been organized with .the most perfect success. In
Biscay, Guipuscoa, and Alva, the number of inha-
bitants voluntarily enrolled is 18,000, wh ch, in pro-
portion to the. population, is a prodigious number."
The Gazette de France gives the following account
of the same 'circumstance :
64 Madrid has been the theatre of an insurrec-

tionary movement, which lasted from the Fhb to
the Itith. This was caused by the nomin.iuon of

General Carvajal to the post of Governor of Madrid
and New Castile, in the place of Geaeral Vigodet,
who has been made a Counsellor of State. The pre—
text was, that the appointment had been made with-
-out the concurrence of Ministers. The people rushed
in crowds to the Ilatl of the Cortes, where a Depu-
tation was sitting, at nine o'clock on the evening of
the 16th, and a special Fitting being summoned,
letter wags written to the Kint., stating the popular
discontent which had been excited by the nomina-
tion of General Carvajal. The public agitation in-
creased, and Ministers dispatched couriers to every
province of the kingdom,
" At half past four o'clock on the follow ing day,
a Deputation of the People presented a Petition to
the Municipality, praying for a Special Conventicia
of the Cortes. At seven o'clock one of the Member.;
of the Cortes announced, that a very satisfactory let.
ter had been received from the King, in which he.
stated, that he had only apFointed th-1 General to the
command of Nevw Castile, because he thought it
would be agreeable to the People; hut since it.had"
given offence, he charged his Ministers to propose
three persons worthy of the public confidence, to
fill the offices of Captain-General of New Castile,
Commander of Madrid, and Inspector-General of
the Militia; the three persons who had tilled them
being now appointed Counsellors of State. His Ma-
jesty added, that his prolonged stay at the Escurial
had no other motive than his health, and that he
would return to Madrid as soon as that should be
re-established. This intelligence restored calm, and
the people paraded the streets, announcing it by
shouts and music. Every precautionary measure was
taken by the Authorities, and on the rth a Procla-
mation was issued to the people."
The following is a Copy of the Address sent to the
King by the Extraordinary Deputation :
Sate—The Provincial Deputation, and the Mu-

nicipal Body of Madrid, united in the Council Cham-
ber, in extraordinary permanent Sitting, inform your
Majesty, with all the respect dae to you. that not-
withstanding the continual efforts for the preserva-
tion of public tranquillity, the mind of our noble in-
habitants is extremely agitated, and in such a state
of effervescence, that without some prompt and ener.
getic remedy it may produce the most dreadful con-
sequences. Their desires, and the manner of ex-
pressing them, are conformable to the wisdom, pru-
dence, and moderation of a great people. At this
moment, five o'clock in the evening, a considerable
number are united in the great square, and in ab-
staining from all violence, and even from guilty in-
subordination, have manifested with the firmness and
energy worthy of freemen, the certain, and peihaiis
the only means of saving the State from the crisis
into which it has fallen, namely, an extraordinary
convocation of the Cortes.
The Deputation. and the Municipality- would be
wanting in.their duty, and would ill deserve the eon•
fidence reposed in them by this numerous population
and the whole province, if they were not to assurd
your Majesty that this demand of the people of
Madrid is as wise as it is just ; and that in refusing
to follow it they could nor be answerable for the sad
consequences wnich should recut fram thoir refusal.
4‘ Your Majesty's Vsence has occasioned ar,pte.
hensions that they are aggravated by nominations to
important employments of persons notoriously
pored to the constitutional system, which your fir.
jesty has sworn to preerve, and which we are all
ready to defend to the last drop of our blood. We
are compelled, Sire, to say, that without some public
manifestation to the new institutions of a nature to
destroy every hope in their most determined enemies,
confidence cannot be re-established. Every other
measure would be illusory, and the vessel of the
State would threaten shipwreck.
.4 This manifestation, in our opinion, can be none
other than your Majesty's return to the midst of your
children, and the immediate extraordinary conoecaticn
eithe Cortes. This is what the people oemand, and
what in such circumstances they ought to demand,
as the only means of saving us from the imminent
dangers that surround us. The Deputation and the
.
Mun!ipality consequently hope and pray that your
Majesty will accede to their lust desires, shewing
yourself, as hitherto, the worthy Niteroi' your pecple,
and causing, by this wise and provident, measure, all
our present,- anxiety to cease. •
Mere tbllow the signatures.)
!;;* November 17th, 1P19."