Star.
London, England, 1820-03-31 00:00:00

THE STATEMENT.

" The Cavalry had not zdvanced many yards before they
were assailed with heavy raYies of stones, shouts of defiance, and
the mast coarse end insulting languag,. Till thus assailed, no
Yeomanry-man used his sword, each man having confined him-
self to waving A ov. r his head. Now the duty of se:f-rfeservs.
film, obliged them to strike."
" On terry side the soldiery were attacked with the most deter.
mined resolution, meny of the Cavalry were struck to the ground ;
and the Reformers attempted to knock out their brains (Oh!)
with large stones, previously prouidei, and sticks, while lying
on the ground."
" Near the Quakers' Meeting-house a furious bat* raged.—
In the burying-grour.d many persons committed murderous
work from the enclosed wahi, till the gates were burst open by
• a private soldier," &c.
" Not a s:re.. shot was fired by any of the Military, although
they =re fired upon several times by the Reformers and their abettors."
" A class of them (the Reformers) were dressed as brewers',
servants usuglly are, with lung brats that contain pockets.--
These pockets were all filled with stones !"

We beg also to add the following equally veritable
statemcnt :rom another quarter, on account of a
certain singular effect with which it was atten led in
the Metropolis:

a In the evening of the fatal day, I Etw the military ani
•h, mob 4ttacking each other in a manner I never hope to
v.itness again. The order in which the different bodies marched,
the regularity wish which they went tLrot'gh the military
:movements, tetw not i‘ileriur to av rcgiment in the Aingdom.—
The Clergyman who reed the Riot Act did it from the window
of a Mr. Buxton's house, and it was afterwards read below by
a Mr. Silvester, who was obliged to acoyt for his life from Me
_fory of the nut."—" Kray cf them Were armed with bayonets,
pistols," &c.—" Then, and net till then, did the Yeomanry act
in sentience," Ice.

Such was the statement of Mr. SPENCER, the eye-
stitness, on which statement the Ward of Cheap came
to ilesolutious approving the conduct of the Ma-
gistrates and Yeomanry—the only Public Body in
Great Britain that did so ! ! !

A Correspondent inquires, if Me Hundred at Man-
chester is liable for the damage- done there on the me-
morable 16th of August?—This, if it can be done,
would lead to the true authors of the hot by which
that damage was occasioned. Our Correspondent also
asks, whether :he Hundred is not liable to make pecu-
niary inderocificatlnn to those who have suffered in-
;ury in their health and limbs?—This also is an im-
roctant question, 311 d deserves consideration.

The Spanish letters received in town furnish very
few particulars relating to what is passing in the
Peninsula, that are not stated in the French Papers.
:Inch anxiety prevails on the subject of the blood-
:he'd that has taken place in Cadiz, but we know of
adviccs from the spot, detailing the event. The '
authorities from v.hich the report is derived, are Sc.s
ille letters, quoted in others from Madrid, but some
confusion prevails in the dates. From the vague
accounts we have been able to trace, it would appear'
that the inhabitants were determined to proclaim the
Constitution, and for this purpose sent a Deputation
to the Governor, VALDES, to request he would accede
to the general wish of the people, by proclaiming the
Cons..itution; but V4iLDIS became so extremely in-
:gnant at the application, that he ordered the De-
pu:ies to be put to death. This inhuman and tyran-
niell oriel ‘i.culatiiig among the people, they rose
en tita:ie, with such arms as each man was able to
• provide ; and a.ter an obstinate conflict, in which
many lives were lost, succeeded in oreTewering the

garrison. VA t Dvs, ana CA MPA NA , the G overnor-in-1,
Chief, it is said, lost their hires on the occasion. It is I
remarkable, however; that the Dutch vessel, which
brought to Gibraltar the news of the proclamation .
of the Constitution at Cadiz on the 11th, brought no
advices of the tumult on the 901, and this omission
forms a strong ground of hope that the statements
have at least been greatly magnified. The next arrivals
from that quar.er are expected with great anxiety.
A Letter from Irun of the 15th March, says :
" A quick sailing vessel has been dispatched from
Bilboa, with very important dispatches from the
Government for the Commanders of the Royal
Armies in South America. The Aide-de-Camp sent
by General Morino to hasten the departure of the
Ireinforcements, of which he was so much in need,
is on br..ard this vessel. This Officer has been wit-
ness to the events which have changed the face of
things in the whole of the Spanish Monarchy ; and
he is going to carry the news to General Mo-
rillo. It seems that, by the instructions of which he
is the bearer, an armistice will be proposed to the
Independents ; each party retaining the positions they
occupy at this moment, till the Assembly of the
Cortes shall take a fm al resolution to put an end to
ere civil war which desolates the finest part of the
New World."

Almost every provincial capital of Spain, since the
re-establishment of the Constitution and the restora-
tion of the Liberty of the Press, has set on foot one
or more Journals, to record opinions, and to diffuse
information. We have received several Numbers of
a new Paper, established at Barcelona, called tke
Constitutional Diary, several Numbers of the Gazette
of. &sragossa, and other similar publications. At
! Saragossa, the Authorities took the oath to the Con-
stitution on the sth of March, two days before the
Capital or the Court had declared themselves; and
on the 6th an Address was published to the Arra-
...
gonese, by the garrison of that City, calling upon
them to imitate the example set them in the South,
to defend the rights, and maintain the Sovereign,
whiCh they swore to defend and maintain, in 1808.
To this is subjoined a spirited Address of the Arra-
gonese to the Peuple of the rest of Spain, in which
}_ear call upon them to unite in support of the King
and Constitution, telling them that a spirit of sedi-
tion is contrary to what GOD and Nature have im-
pressed on the hearts of men who are bound to-
gether by suci-d ties, and destined to mutual support.
—They consider the various calamities which have
befallen Spain, since the return of the Kis°, as the
juagnients of PROVIDENCE against his Government,
for overturning the Constitution; and they call upon
their countrymen to join them, in order to recover,
their rights, and to prevent the enemies of their peace
from calling foreigners to aid them in renewing the
horrors of anarchy.
The Mario Constitutional, of Barcelona, publishes
various articles of political discussion, written with
great freedom, but without any tendency to a licen-
tious spirit. The Inquisition being abolished in that
city, its misdeeds and cruelties are painted in the
darkest colours ; but no attempt is made to defend
that presumed liberty of opinion which it was esta-
blished to check.

We have also before us a file of La Isla Gazettes,
including the operations of the Constitutionalist army
under QuIROOA, during the month of February, which
appear to have been chiefly defensive. Their interest,
of course, is greatly diminished by the variety of more
recent events which have occurred in other quarters,
I though every thing is momentous that relates to
men who first raised the standard of insurrection, and
opened the road to the wonderful reform effected
through their example. By these papers it would
appear, that when RIEGO advanced from Algesiras on
San Roque, O'DoNNZL withdrew and avoided an ac-
tion, and on the plains of Taivilla, 1200. choice cavalry
also fled before him. From these details, it seems
evident, that the fighting, of which such pompous
reports were published by O'DoNNEL, was little else
than skirmishing, which never made the Constitu-
tionalists alter their intended line of march.

The whole of the lines of La Isla were put in a
complete state of:defence. Farms, more than once,
had advanced his troops from several points, sup-
ported by gun-boats ; but on approaching and find-
ing the formidable situation of his enemy, he had
been more sager to withdraw. The greatest cor-
diality prevailed among the inhabitants and soldiers
at La Isla, and the supplies of provisions were plen-
tiful. Vessels were frequently entering the port of
Santi Petri, and among them one that had arrived.
lin a short passage from La Guira, having passed
the port of Cadiz, the- whole of the letters on,
board fell into the hands of QUIROGAt but those for
privateindividuals he had forwarded to Cadiz, re-
taining only the Government dispatches, and those
of a public nature. Some of the most interesting
are dated at the end of December, and among them
is one to General Montr.t.o's father-in-law, in which
great stress is laid on the want of vessels of war for
the security of the coast, and as a relief to the gar-
risons there. At that time PAEZ was collecting 1000
Cavalry in Achaguas, and SOUBLITTR 1200 more in
Guasdalito ; these were to be joined by Dotty/La.
The Royalists were in Culuta la Torre and Barqui-
sinter°, where Morino had his head-quarters.—
This letter states the Royalist army of operations
to be 6000, and that they had 5000 more in the
garrisons op the coast.
The following is' even in Galignani's Messenger,.

as a correct list of the recent changes in the Spanish
•
Ministry: .

" M. Peon ns Casvao, a Liberia, and formerly a Deputy of
the Cortes, is named Minister of Foreign Affairs, in tie place of
the Duke de Sax Fear:sumo, who is chosen Ambassador at
Vienna, in the room of M. CavaLLos, who is to have a seat in
the Council of State.

" The Duke de Fearer NEtst, Ambassador at Paris, is re-
called, and succeeded by the Duke del PARQuz, one of the first
Generals who made war ag.iint NAroutou during the late Re-
volution.

" The Duke de SAN Csatos, Ambassador in London, is also
recalled, and the Duke de FRIA', whose sentiments have always
been liberal, is to take his place.
Don °NIS, former Minister in the United States of America,
is named Ambassador at Naples, in the Paco of N. LLBILADOI4
who is recalled.

" M. na Cann:sax°, former Secretary of the Dnbassy in
London, is named Ambassador at Dresden, in the place of M.
SALMON, who is to go to St. Petersburgh.
" The Count DK TORRENO, former Deputy of the Cortes, late
an exile in Paris, and now in this capital, is named Ambassador
at Berlin.

" M. ca PANDC is named Blinister in Portugal, in the loom of
Count DS CASA FLoass, who is recalled:*

To the above we have to add, that M. ALVAREZ
(in irons at Ceuta), has been named Minister of the
Interior; and M. PORCEL, Minister for the American
Coloßies. The appointment of General GIRON to the
War Department, we noticed yesterdiy. .

A Hamburgh Mail arrived this forenoon. The
navigation of the Elbe is now quite restored. The
vessels that wintered at Cuxhaven, &c. as well as
others directly from sea, have gone up to the City,
and several have sailed.

A Dutch Mail, bringing Journals and letters to
the 29th instant, has also arrived. We subjoin some
accounts from Batavia, which shew that the Dutch
have not yet carried all the measures projected for
establishing their undisputed sovereignty in the Eas-
tern Archipelago. By this Mail we learn that the
King of PRUSSIA has strictly prohibited young men
in public offices, and also all teachers at academies
an &school s, from wearing the ancient German costume.