The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-31 00:00:00

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►nor, Don Mariano Calanja, is appointed,
wail immediately with 400 men to garrison
the place. The persons who hays ,speculated in real
'estates in and about Peosscols, we are fearful will'
, be moth injured, If we are not mistaken, DO per-
son under the general law of Spain can legally hslel
freehold, unless be in some manual becomes a Spa.
/shish 'object.

Some further files of American Papers ware re•.
teived yepterday morning.
it id 'Hurd. in the Nero Vark Gazette, that The
i3aisk of Wasbiogton, Pennsylvaoia, has publiLly

-loinounced the suspension of pr;yruebta in specie, an-
ti! the Legislature shall have bad time to take the
. subject intotonsiderntion.
•. The-American Govremeist lie. ordered a aeries of
medals, lobe steed', in coannesslioration of those per.
sons who distinguished themselves in the naval ger-
. vice during the last war. They amount in number to
• 15,, of which It ere-completed. comprising the names
of Decatur, Bainbridge. Jones, fAwreoce, Bur.
• rows. Perry, E&liou, M'Doneegh, M'Call, Cal-
Hendley. The vesnaining names are Warring.
• ton. Blakeley, Stewart, Biddle, which, when com-
pleted, will make ep the whole somber inteuded for
• the navy.
A letter from Milledgeville, dated Nov. 17, an.
.• nounces, that more than four thousand Indians ate at
present collected at Fort Hawkins to receive their
annual stipend frpm the American Government.--
..Many persons from different parts of the State have
been attracted thitherto view this large assemblage of
Aborigines. With some exceptions they are well
clothed, neat, and • healthful, have plenty to eat,
tend seem quite comfortable and contented. The en-
• tire population of the Creeks, jprior toothe civil war
@moil them in 1815, was '20106O; they *repo* re-
duced to half that number.
. A Bill hes been brought before Congress, and has
passed the Senate. to increase the salaries of certain
officers of the Government; this Bill includes the
Secretaries of State and the Treasury, and several
other persons of high official rank, to each of whore
. •ir increase of about one-fourth is proposed to be

given.
. intelligence his been received at Baltimore, in 13
:days from Cameos, that the Spanish Main is closely
blockaded by Brion's squadron.

STATE or SPAIN.

Estrect of a Letter dated Madrid, December 10 :
'Crest and general has been our alarm within the last
• weeks. They have, however, in some measure sub-
sided at the present moment, though the causes which
gave rise to them still exist, and induce us to appre-
.beni some dreadfully disastrous event. It is now
,Irecy evident that the parties assembled in the coun•
Ztey,.witetber they are called banditti, rebels, or goe-
. rillas, are in several parts, and very numerous ; that
they possess military discipline. and are well pro-
vided with arms and ammunition. Further, they
:have plans concerted with each other. Their force
•eonsiderably increases by desertions from the army,
more particularly from those corps destined to embark
'against South America. It is said that these parties
are directed by military men of character and talent,
t And that numbers in the regular service of the King,
are enrolled to act as soon as an opportunity offers. It
appear. that some days ago an attack was projected
sau the capital, with a view to seize the person of
the King and Royal Family, but the project was dis-
covered, but it is well understood that some of the
Foreign Ministers were greatly churned. In conse-
.qaeoce of the discovery, report says, that the prin.
cipal leader of the materialize, who still remains on-
known, caused the operation to be deferred till a
better opportunity. Troops in the meantime have
been called towards the capital, but there is scarcely a
_,regiment
iu the country that is not dissatisfied, nearly
ell contain both Officers and men ready to join in any
,thing that may restore a new order of things, and
AU are well aware that this can only be done in one
. way—fur no amendments will take place which do
. not emanate from compulsion. A general under.
, standing and communication is organised through-
. out the country, by means of secret masks and signs
;similar to those used in Freemasonry, which have
hitherto battled the utmost vigilance of the Govern-
ment and the Confessional.
These armed bands have already laid some towns
under contribution ; nay, at one time they were in
umbers within ten leagues of the capital. The per-
sons belonging to the Court did every thing to con.
teal their fears ; but that they were greatly alarmed
was evident from the measures to which they resort-
. ed. One of the steps immediately taken was that
of opening all the letters foetid in the Post-office,
end the Inquisitor-General was set to work with
. fresh instructions to his emissaries stationed thvorigh-
oot the country. The most rigorous measures have
also been adopted to prevent the entry of all foreign
prints and writingso but more particularly those corn.
Jog from England.
. When, bow, and where the storm will burst
upon us, no body is *pared or even dares to fore.
tell, but it has long been gathering, and cannot be
,avoided. A residence in Madrid is deemed ex-
tremely dangerous. The King is fully aware of the
situation into which the kingdom is plunged, and
by those who have access to Coert, he is said to be
'in a very melancholy state of mind. Ile feels that
.be does not possess the smallest particle of popularity;
this he sees every time he rides out in his carriage.
.The trick of placing hired persons along the road-side
to bellow out " Long Live the King," has been seen
through. He can trust no one, and he feels that
Monks and Friars have fastened upon him like the
-night-mare, yet he has not courage to shake them off.
This state of uneasiness is greatly increased by the
schemes in agitation to restore his father to the
Throne, who on the other hand, has become ex-
tremely popular, and, above all, he dreads the in-
trigues and abilities, nay, even the vengeance of the
.Queen-Mother. lie is also aware, that the whole
People of Europe have in some way or other pro-
nounced on the question between him and his father,
and his Minister not bring admitted at the late Con.
gross, and the little attention paid to his claims for
inediativat, and other points urged in a very strong
snanners have not tended to tranquillize iris mind.
It appears that the greed plait which now occupies
Um alteration of the bliuistryt but more particularly