The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-12-30 00:00:00

PRIVAtE CORREROONDiNCI.

Pants, Dsc.
I inclose you s letter just rsceiVed from Spain by a
friend of mine. It is a rind asittrer to all the false-
hoods we daily see inserted In odr papers with the
approbation of the impartial &twirl's. I would have
published it hers, but it contains such truths as would
be ♦ery harsh to ultra ears, and consequently the at-
tempt would be unsuccessful.

" Vat.s.avotto, Die. 11.
" DaAn Fa!Emu—Your reetpected letter has given
a great deal of pleasure to the, as well as to all our

friends you mentioned in it, Ind to whom I read it.
It is very gratifying to us to see that you entertain

the same interest for the welfare of our country.

The confidence you express that all the alarming re-
ports exist only in the anti-constitutional papers of
Paris, gives credit to your judgment, and is well
grounded. Never were the people all over Spain
more unanimous than they now are. The party ini-
mical to the Constitution, aid called here el parade

de lee frayles (the Hunk's party), is much less mime-

Foul than that of King Pepe's (Joseph) was, conse-
quently you may conceive how dangerous it is. I
shall observe at the same time that this patty is gene-
rally formed of the same class of people who betrayed
their country when they thought re could nut resist
Bnonaparte, and thereby showed to the world that they
had no King, no country, but their selfishness.

'• You would not, therefore, he surprised to hear,
that these pretended Royalists had chosen that con-
temptible traitor Morales, whom you must have seen
in :Avila,• to raise a civil war among us ; and we
have remarked, that the Royalist papers in Paris have
spoken of that monster in the same wins as they did
when they were paid by Buonaparte. It was by those
papers we formerly learnt that Spain had entirely sub-
mitted to Joseph: it is in the same manner, through
them, we learn of the troubles and civil war in Spain.
The only thing that surprises us is, that all these
falsehood.; are published under the sanction of the
French Government. We had reason to expect, that
under a Bourbon there would have been more respect
fur truth. However, these petty intrigues we despise ;

they will be vain; we shall have no civil war ; and
our Constitution will be observed with punctuality,
for the will of the Spanish nation has never manifested
itself in vain. We know that several European tio-
vernments are averse to our Constitution. When our
extraordinary Cortes were assembled to perform that
immortal work, foreigners declared that it would be I
a copy of the English Constitution, and therefore
could not suit Spain. Our legislators were aware of
t►at ; they chewed they were not servile copyists : they
Save us a code that had no more resemblance with
liss English mos. dial' there is betwetm thp epochs at
which both have been drawn. To say that it is more
perfect than any other, would be a presumption ; but
such as it is, we have for it that predilection which
fathers entertain for their children ; we prefer it to
any other in the world ; and I cannot help saying, we
are proud of the preference which the Neapolitans and
Portuguese have given it. A circumstance which has
greatly contributed to rally all classes round the Con-
stitution, and which foreigners seem little aware of,
is the contempt with which Spain was treated by the
Allies, after the fall of liuunaparte. It is a well known
fact, that Spain has done more for the liberty of Eu-
rope than the whole of liermany put together ; yet,
we have seen Prussia, a kingdom made of yesterday,
which had basely submitted to the French, considered
as one of the five great powers whilst we were pat by
with Saxony and Holland! Is it to he supposed that
Spain, governed by her Cortes, would have submitted
to sucl. degradation? What? One of the finest and
oldest kingdoms of Europe, possessing more than
twenty millions of inhabitants (eleven in Europe, and
as many in America), would have consented to see the
spoil of France divided among nations, none of whom
bad suffered so much, and done so much for the ge-
neral good than Spain, and to give the preponderance
to a power that did not exist one handred years ago.
He would .hew but little knowledge of the character
of the Spaniards, who would suppose that we were
not sensible of so glaring an injustice.
" It seems that foreigners know how to appreciate
the stories inserted in the enslaved papers of Europe.
They ere from all parts to us, particularly from
Frances Though you know Spain so well, yon could
never have an idea of the wonderful changes that has
taken place in these last eight months. lVe are quite
another nation. Money is plentiful. The property
of the convents sells for three or four times more than
it was at first expected ; in short, we are full of confi-
dence and hope.
'll shall not finish my letter without mentioning Por-
tugal. The best understanding exists between the
two countries, and the old enmity and prejudices which
van the consequence of the bad policy of our tiovern-
, are slimsnishing much faster than we sould have
expected. Both countries are perfectly aware that
their interests are the saute, and that they should never
1.111"11
be separated again."

• Morelos. a bold. sapted )(ang man. was one
Hof
the lirst tihr orgrairsd eeaerrrriillas•ageinst the Wren*. e
wee mow after bribed by ties spots of Joseph, sad became
the terror et his eosatryises is Castilla, where he was acting
as eerstreymerrilla, with Ober or Ave hundred men. sad had
Ids quarters at Avila. This lirtried was left espasishal,
while the brave met wlit bad hied for their eowatry were
therm the drosses@ of tits isquisitlio, or exiled ; end
*tilers tho rota glow the Froterded /erases did sot birth
to pet at their bead.

THE STATESMAN

POETRY.

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NON

D-E's DREAM.
(TRODI TIM " IMAM ROD, OR TOR °son or mum")

Oh I have dressed s d►eam as horrid as myself I
I thought my slid was on the brink of Hell,
Which rotted with drowning spirits of the clantn'd,
Who, murmuring, !matted that my hour was come.
Med.oeght I caught a glimpse of purer skies,
And saw my slew:teed father, good
Who cried aloud, "What a scourge for calumny
Can bell's dark monarchy afford false C—e."
And so he ►anish'd. Then came the spirit
Of soeiety's bright ornament and gram.,
In wiflow'd weeds, as though she'd lost her lord ;
She held a crown, but vainly tried to wear it ;
For when she wlsli'd to place It on her head,
Some hell-born brat, some strong satanic hand,
Used its Infernal power and ghastly grinned :
When looking upon me she shrieked aloud,
"C—e Is come, hell's antichrist, cursed C—e!"
Then mild and meek she wept her desperate fate,
Like persecution's victim when at prayer ;
Her eye was as the heaven's reflection bright.
WWI God descended first to walk with man ;
Then suddenly. methought she started and excialm'd,
" Sim on him, furies, let him damn alone,
" Or foulest hell he will contaminate."
Wish that she wined her flight to Peradise.
Thekrose a sound, as soft as music on the wave.
Like Jordan's ri►er murmuring in bliss ;
Bethought the stream In sorrow sigh'd for me,
Entreating heaven for mercy undeserved.
Which made me feel ingratitude was mine,
For I had heard that voice in days of yore,
Had lived upon the sweetness of the sound,
Yet let it die in beggary and want.

That too was quickly gone. Then came
The last, the worst, the dreadfullest of all ;
The picture lives engrsven still. for then,
The roaring Styx mountains high,
Arid from the breakers burst a monstrous fiend.
Most hideous in form. ne.t horrible to hear ;
Methought it sprung upon me as its prey ;
And then, oh horrid thought ! I felt that I as d—'d.
And d—g, felt, that I (fowled it all.

PROGRESS OF THM DUKE OF WELLINGTON
IN THE NORTH.

At Chester. on Wednesday last, at five o'clock. the
Duke sat down to a most elegant dinner at the Town
Hall, in company with about a hundred anti fifty
gentlemen, amongst whom were Lord Kenyon, Lord
Combermere, Sir W. W. Wynne, Sir James Lyon,
Sir H. Mainwariag,Col.Cholmondeley, Major Cotton,
the Rt. Worshipful the Mayor of Chester, Mr. Al-
' Berman trans, Deputy Mayor, Col. Ferguson, and
the Officers of the taMlt, and many other rcspet table
individuals. ('ol. liaraston was in the Chair a great
number of loyal and patriotic toasts were drunk, and
several speeches were delivered by the ['hake of Web
lington and others. At half-past eight his (trace with-
drew, having been invited to a ball at Cpl. Harnston's,
but many of the company remained till a late hoist.
The ettostig pained off with the greatest harmony
and conviviality. Orlaich was heightened by the at-
tendance of the excellent band of the 89th.—(Chester
(Jwardiess.)
Extract of a private letter from Manchester, Dec.
26.—" We are in hope t that this town will be honored
by a visit from this illustrious Duke to partake of a
public entertainment to be given to hint, with his
companions in arms, Lord Combermere anal Lord IlilL
You are aware that the Mike is at present on a visit
at Combermere Abbey, about forty miles front this
Sawn. The principal inhabitants have determined
ito take this opportunity of requesting him to pay a
I visit to Manchester. A meeting of man)• respectable
•• Gentlemen took place this morning, when it was do-
tertnined that the Doroughreeve, accompanied with a
Deputation of Gentlemen, should immediately go to
Combermere for the purpose of seeing his (Irate upon
the subject. Accordingly, the Buroughreeve, accom-
panied by Francis Phillips, Thomas Hardman, and
John Moore, Kelm left town about noon, for the pur-
pose. We are in anxious expectation to know the an-
iswer which will be returned by the Duke and his
noble companions. Should they think proper tolionor
us by accepting the invitation, they will receive as
enthusiastic a reception in this town as in any in the
kingdom."

The anniversary of the Canning Club was celebrat-
ed at Liverpool on Thursday week. and the only cir-
cumstance worthy of remark was, that the name of the
right honourable gentleman, fur whom the club was
instituted, was only once mentioned throughout the
evening. This was perfortuing the play of Hamlet
with the part of Hamlet omitted. They were, however,
most tumultuously enthusiastic in lauding and wasting
ouch other. Air. liollinsbead panegyrised Mr
*be in his turn was warm in his admired,
nationhood, who next transferred his euloginm
Mr. Eccles, who, in the oserdowing of his
' tads, praised and toasted the whole company
ball was next dung to Mr. (Hailstone, who
to Mr. Holton, who handed it to Mr. Ike)
from him it passed from band to band, till it
last in the quiet possession of a member of
bone Club, who, though he swallowed all
cousiums bestowed upon him with the utmost
placency, seems to have thought it beneath
dignity to return an atom of compliment
of his applauders. A meeting of this '
worthies is summoned for Monday next _
business. Perhaps Mr. Canning's resignation
puzzled them.
Addresses are daily coming up to the Queen,
ouch is the feeling of all classes, that scarcely •
I occurs without her Majesty's receiving some
from different maonfactorers. The Queen
anxious to patronise all Baglish goods, and '
intends wearing on the Iltirof January, at
at the klanebta House, a beautiful silk dress.
now preparing far her blajestg. The ENO
to be pereented to the Queen eniOloysracetlig
her of antra load., and therefore has
Ito attend's.