The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-10-02 00:00:00

1.0 AT DO :
bum) orrogim '2, 1815.

• Dispatches were received in the course of last night
by Lord I,Tvroe..t. from the Duke of NV CLI.INGTON
and Lord CAsTLEItrAcal, and iu the course of half
au hour after their I.e.:Aid his Lordship summoned
the utemhers of ti.e Privy Council to attend a
Clitittet sleetiag twelve o'clock. this Tn•Trning.

Another Mail from Corunna has arrived and
I brought nccouuts we regret to say rather feud
to cloud the hopes which we were led to entertain
from the bright ray of liberty which has recently
dawned iri Spain. It brings Papers to the 25th of
Sept. from %filch we learn that General Pourart had
left that for Santiago, a town of Gallicia, south
of Curtinna, to quell the to-,ps and peasantry, who
were ill,posed to repose his views; that according to
report he had failed in his object, anti was, with 22
of his followers, madr! prisoner. ft is added, that a
counter-revolution bad taken place inCorunna,iiwhich
the Chief Authorities who had been deposed by
POILLIER, were restored to their functions, and the
place was put in the best possible state of defence.—
, This intelligence is far from being so favourable as
we were led to expect ; but though we cannot but re-
gret its depressing nature, we are by no means dis-
posed to place implicit reliance in its truth. We
learn that the troops, which Cen. PORLittt had under
his cornmand nt Commie, amounted to 4000 regulars.
and that all Gallicia was well disposed towards the
objects he had in view. It has been stated that Ferrol,
a rlaval depot, and co aiming a large arsenal, had
declared for ttr,-, Cortes ; and that Cadiz was expected
to take the same line. If these statements have
any truth is them, it is very imprebable that the
progress of General Pouhtert's enterprise should
have been so suddenly attested by tire means stated in
the accounts now received. The mere intelligence of
such an undertaking must hare created bifrilar more-
ments in other parts of Simile Whether the tesult
is as stated; whether this eels.' ptise, which, though
unsuccessful, few will feel disposed to condemn, has
been the result of a momentary impulse or of a deep
and Well-digested plan, it is evident that the throne
of rEItDI NAN n is now tottering, and that Spain is on
the eve of being relieved froth its sufferings. Should
France stand conflimed in the blessings of a free
Constitution, for which she has so lately and stre.
nouously contended, the day of liberty will soon ea-
-tend its brightness to Spain. General Poneutt has
only anticipated the happy xra.
This revolution, it appears, has been long and
deeply plotting, but what knowledge the British Go.
vernatcrit has had of its progress, we do not pretend
to say. It is believed that the journey of Sir HENRY
IVELLE4LEY, first to Paris and then to England, is
connected with some knowledge of the preparations
which hate broke upon us, for it cannot be imagined
that such considerable art angements have been made
without being known to 'our Minister at the Court of
Madrid. Our A mba ssa dor, Sir HENRY WELLESLEY,
has lately been much closeted with Ministers, and is
now about to return to Madrid.

Since writing the above, no have received the fol.
lo%iae, coma•unication ft otn I.LoYn's, which gives
sumo fat thrr ;11(u: sting pat !kola's of Coneral Pon-
t.tEit's orerations. it lends to rcnfirm the ruin of
the pattit.tic rarty, but the facts are still enveloped
in great confusion, and much of the information still
rests On rumour.

ArFAims IN SPAIN.ANO TOE :VIM:ST OF OEN

PMII.I ER.

cc I.y
the ricglcri..k par;tet, aivrred at
,Fa!month
from Corunna, we learn that General Parlier, after
keeping possession of Cranium, Fees, a 11,1 Ilefar,gos
four days, and forming a Prosisintral (;orernmmit,
had mrrche,l with the principal part of his troops
against Santiago, leasing about 300 men to guard
Curunna, when the Friars had succeeded in raising
a force consistrog Of trooi,s and peasants. No ac-
counts bid been received from Pont.] En after he
quitted Cortina, WI the morning of the 23d, when
a report reached them that PottmEn's troops turd de-
serted him at the moment when he was leadiog them
to action. The 1,.w soldiers oho remained faithful to
him were rooted rod diz,pci seri in all directions. This
report was no sooner in cite:dation than the City of Co.
runna was in n dreadful stale of con fusion,every w here
the inhabitants were se. ri ing—shops am! private
houses shutting up, rud the :;'•:.)0 men !eft by Pon.
LtEit pair off, lent. jog the place to the mercy cf.!
the Ito)arsts. 'rho Friars and Priests I
began arresting ail who were suspected of being
favourable to POlll.l Ect's party. Thu Captain-Gene.
rat of Cal licit and other persons who had Iven con-
fined by lionr.t En, a ere liherated. Three Nuns'
were hung the morni:— the ~:arket sai:(,l„and incr.
as she was quittiog tF.a harbour, a report ..vas re- I
cd nr.
red that l'uliat liavarre:ted.

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