Star.
London, England, 1820-02-15 00:00:00

FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.

The Journal of Cadiz of the 25th ultimo contains
two Proclamations: the first expresses to the troops
and to the city the thanks of the King for their good
conduct; the second is addressed by General Freyre
to his army.
Letters from Cadiz, of the 25th, give the following
details regarding the commotion of which we spoke
in our last Number:
Yesterday evening (the 246), at eight o'clock, a
certain number of armed inhabitants, and same sol-
diers of the regiment of Soria, assembled in the
square of St. Anthony, and accompanied the beating
of the drums with cries of " Live the Constitution!"
The soldiers brought, two small dismcunted field-
pieces. The crowd proceeded towards the barracks
of St. Helen, but the soldiers were already under
ms. The rebels were received with a sharp fire ;
they returned it for a moment, but were soon dis-
persed, after leaving fourteen dead, and a great num-
ber wounded on the ground. It is said, that the
Chief of the conspiracy was Colonel Nicholas de San-
tiago y Rotoldo. The truth is, that the plot hav-
ing failed in its execution, he ordered the sea-gate to
be opened, and made his escape. Tranquillity was
universally re-established by Midnight.
The revolted troops had installed, at Xeres, Autho-
rities, calling themselves Constitutional ; these audio-
rides were displaced by the King's troops. Two
thousand of the mutineers having proceeded from St.,
Ferdinand, endeavoured on the 25th to re-establish'
their authorities at Xeres; but finding there superior
forces, they returned to the Isle of Leon, destroying
the bridge of boats ever which they passed. On the
night of the 25th, they threw shells on Corta-dura,
from Terre-garda ; but their fire was ineffectual.
M. de Villa Viceucio, Captain-General of Marine,
had notified to the English Consul, that the mouth
of the river Sand Petri (Isle of Leon) was in a state
of blockade, and that the entry of every foreign ves-
sel was prohibited. It is probable that the same no-
tice has been given to the Governor of Gibraltar, for
the purpose of depriving the Insurgents of all sup-
plies from without.
Letters from Madrid, of the Slst-ef January, con-
tain exactly the same details. It is believed that
General Freyre did hot begin his march till the
28th, and that he 'will not commence operations
against the Rebels till 'after having exhausted every
oiler of clemency, for the purpose of preserving to
the State what would be infallibly compromised,
if. an open attack becomes indispensable against
the rebels..—Moniteur.
. Letters which we have received announce, that
General Freyre was to commence his march on the
28th ultimo, and to leave Seville, for the purpose of
quelling the insurrection. The firmness of the au-
thorities, the zeal and fidelity of the garrison, and of
the inhabitants, had defeated the plot of Colonel San-
tiago. Fourteen of his partizans perished in the tu-
mult which he raised. It was at first believed that
the Chief of the Insurgents was among the number
of the slain, but we.,are assured that he 'made his
escape. The alarm which this disturbance created
at Cadiz is dissipated, and tranquillity is entirely re-
estalslished.—lownal de Paris.
The letters which arrived to-day from Spain come
municate little intelligence on the disturbances of
Andalusia not before known. The Government has
broken silence, and published, on the 31st, an ac-
count of all that had happened up to the 20th. Ge-
neral Freyre, it was said, was to set out from Seville
immediately, to reduce the mutineers to obedience.
This event will only have the effect of making known
to his. Majesty all the affection which his subjects
bear him.
Letters from Madrid of the 31st ult. say, that the
affairs of Andalusia still wore a grave aspect. No.
thing new was mentioned of the Isle of Leon at Ma-
drid on the 31st ult. At that date, news might have
been had from Cadiz of the 28th.—Gasette de France.
Tte Madrid Gazette of the Ist of February, which
we received to-day, does not contain any news ; bat
the same Post has brought us a trustworthy letter
from Cadiz, deed the 27th of January. We make
the following extracts from it :
" To enable you to comprehend the series of events
which have taken place in Andalusia, I think it Ile-
cessat y to inform you; that on the night of the 24th
a small number ef factious men endeavoured to do.
feat the vigilance of the Government at Cadiz, awl
to trouble the public tranquillity of that.loyal city.
They commenced their operations by uttering se6.l
tots cries, which produced ne other effect than ge-
ne ral alarm among the population ; they then resorted
to the Theatre, where they succeeded in making
themselves masters of the arms of the few soldiers