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London, England, 1820-04-11 00:00:00

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Letter' &int tn tnglish traveller through Spttiti,
dated Magid, -21st March; • -
.:Ast lett*
took rrlat4imetwseersire.PatijOts, OrillationalTrocie;
as they call themselves, and the hint's as my, in
Which the former Jost 40 ,men. This was at hsta-
Emma; about half way. The National Troops pro-
ceeded; and entered Malaga, and were in p sstys,son
of the. town twenty-foutdxsars. All, the iiihabicantl
went to the-tops of their himtesi..The.King's troops
entered, some.slCirmishing:ensued, stud-else Patriots
left the place, -after profusely -distfintiting.Prodarnaz
tions as to Liberty; a Constitution, &c. Etc.,
" I proceeded from Malaga. to Seville, and the
feeling of the country was decidedly in -favour Of.*
Constitution, but people spoke only in whispers,
afraid to speak out on this subject. • •
I Wt. ,Seville twelve days ago, when the :‘`a-
! clonal Tirobps,'• under 'Riego, were in motion, and
abosur ten leagues distant, and supposed to be oil
their march to take the town. All the Treasury
money, public documents, and every official wiiting,
were packed up, and ready to be sent down to Cadiz
at a moment's notice. All business was suspended
in the Mint at the Palace.

a I proceeded from Seville to St. Lucca, where
there is a steam-boat after the English mode, and
from thence to Port St. Mary, where I embarked,
and went over to Cadiz.
" At this time, no regular troops were in Cadiz,
but the Garrison consisted of Militia, the former
being called to watch the motions of the Patriots,.
who were in strong force in the Isle de Leon.
There is a communication between Cadiz and
the Isle de Leon by a great road, in which there are,
at the distance of a couple of miles froM each other,
two fortifications, namely, Torre Garda and Torre
St. Ferdinan ; the latter two miles from Cadiz. The
Patriots had possession of the former, the King's
troops the latter, which I went to see. A marquee
was rrected between every gun, which was charged,
and the place frill of troops, expecting an attack
from the Patriots. Had This place been stifttnderecl;
Cadiz must have been in possession of the Patriots
inevitably.
The•harbot:r of Cadiz was crqwded with vessels,
especially transports—English, French, Italian, and
Gr-ek, to receive an embarkation- of troops for
South America.

" I returned to Pert St. Mary, but could not find
a bed, from the crowd of troops in that direction
and about the Isle de Leon, amounting to upward.;
of 20,000 men.

" on returning to Seville, I found the Patriots
had not entered, but they were momentarily expected. ,
" I set out from Seville, and took the great road
for Madrid. • • I found at Cordova, on the 14th inst.
General O'Donnell had entered with 2000 men,
wheuthe preceding day the Patriots, amounting to
200, in possession of the town, had abandoned it,
and fled to the mountains.

On my way forward I remarked the number
of extraordinary Couriers passing to and fro, and
heard Of the gratifying intelligence., that the King.
had acceded to the wishes of the. People,- in respect
' to a proper constitutional code of laws.
" I arrived at Carloua, where I for the first time
saw the Patriots, who had hoisted a, cockade differ-
ent from that of the King's troops. This place is their
head-quarters, where there were 2000 men, and, it is
remarkable, commanded by General O'Donnell,
Count Adisbal, brother of the General of that name,
commanding the King's 'roops.
‘,.lt is impossible to express the satisfaction which
this change of circumstances has given the people.—
All the town's were placarded with—, Long live the
King, the Constitution, and Religion.
" I arrived here on Sunday, the 20th inst. at four
o'clock, and my carriage was obliged to pass along
the principal street, which was almost completely
blocked up by troops, a crowd of spectators, &c.
and yet a sort of , solemn silence' reigned. All thei
windows were beautifully decorated with silks,
flowers, flags, &c. and crowded with well dressed
females. It was on this day,'-at eleven o'clock ex-
actly, that the King and. the Infanta took the con-
stitutional oaths, in the Palace, in.•presence of the
Queen, Ministers, Ambassadors, and. Grandees. In
the evening Madrid was brilliantly ilititninated, car-
riages and crowds of people passing' along, and
music playing in the different streetc.
4, It understood here, that some days ago Bal-
lasteros had an interview with the King, to whom he
represented the distracted state of the country, the
revolt of the troops, and the decided opinion of the
people *for having a proper Constitution ; and if he
did ;tot accede to the proposal, it was impossible to
answer for the conseqtences. The King expressed
his approbation, said he would swear to support the
Constitution, and that he had been deceived ty 1:4
former advisers.
" Thus has ended this affair, which threatened a
civil' war on a great scale. It is to. be hoped There
will be no huff-measures, but that the Spaniairds w iii
have a co.inplete Constitution. The gates of all the. -
horrid dens of the Inquisition will now .be thrown
open,. and the people will enjoyslibeity, it is hoped,
omit: rational scale. •All is joy in Maarid at Cis i.-
I teresting epoch:'

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