The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-03 00:00:00

SP.4I.V.

ethough the Constitution has been proclaimed, anti
things have suliserpiently taken a men- farourahle turn
in If the important rhange th it is is been etTeCted
• psi-celled by a good deal of foul play, that must
•rwritslly sec
Soloteiptentir to the publication of the monwntim. de-
wow. in which the his,., arknonlged thnt it was evi-
arrelr the still of the t.euple to change the existing form
.f tiOvernetsent, there was • secret cordate held at the
Palate by the israiorilic. or Court tasourites, and they
restly frightened the King out of his wits, and even
arctic! a teintoseary change in his sentiment, and, it is
Braced, obtained finite him some fresh and contrary de-
fenrgie.ttiotpt whirls Here intended to he acted upsn-
'this p!se gist wind on the following day, anti the pros
plekestig greatty alarmed soul filled nit's' dist ru a depu-
tation went op to tier palace, hut were not very favonr-
aht received. Al this tisue sonic other rinnins-
ssattees also leaked one, and in addition a most ugly anti
alarm; trg rano/11r gni oh rem'. The g oar& t lierreselves
taught the slants, auJ souse of thesis were seen rousing
down the at:dressy or she pithier, crying out `• we are
benivei!," and rafting to anus. lit a short time au im-
mense t meioses.. assethisl—l in (rout of the palace, and
the explanations whir's !Iwo took place, gave rim: to the
creation of the Pros isiosial Jan's, When
Cardinal Bourbon was sent tor, hr asked %sheltier his
colleagues had hecti initially %marooned, "'foe," said he,
* the former Recency was the only.coustitutional au-
thority that eon! set on the session.' With difficulty
le was nook sesoiltie of the neressi.y and expediency
• aceepting his t:cw appointment, hat in nothing has
to belied his eh st !..ter, tor he was the hest to demand
the dismissal Iron. tier Ministry of his on ea brother-in-
lan*, the hike etc Mist Fernando. At present, tier King
appears perfectly subject to tier Aosta, 111111 sell this hotly
the principle n Cich Fair rise to it continues to exercise
all its envier that ptineiple, which is nothing UMWe
net less than the energy of the people, now very great,
anti hitherto extremely well directed. evidently the snore
row:glut, because it is general, and not coniined to any
pole:liar district or tla,ses of thy continuality. is
what has overawed tier Court so must and compelled it
50 art on the spur of the moment, and. I aright ad.!, to
change it• secret plans.

Changes siteeeeti each other in rapid succession. The
to..etings of England sretn to he transplanted to the
Pratte aid squares of Madrid, and the Palace also has
been rleanr•td trout the vile rvptiles which so lately
crawled nithin its tainted purlieus. All the provinces
*rein animated by the %awe spirit, and their answers to
the osrial notifications a the adhesion of the King, im-
t.sittant change. Sic.. arr congratulatory. bnt at the same
time extremely guarded, for they all Arm that they will
retain the independent attitude they lime assumed, till the
Cortes are actually assembled. and till the Kiug and
ua-
tlaa are properly ruttatitutell. The &tendons event a !licli
h.is just taken place in will tend to iner-ase this
salutary distrust. tialicia ;forams organising firm and
steady. The Archbishop of Saragossa was arr7sted, %%la,
so small degree of fiery. for having refused to swear to
the Constitution. Castrato has hero sent out of Cahn
lonia, hereto., they discovered his intrigues, and Elio
.very day heromes in a wore ticklish state in the cita-
std. where he is a prisoner. sad the people danuanding-
hi• early trial and execution.

The Cadiz affair has created surh a sensation its Ma- ;
that the people du not cease demanding the heed!
~t Freyre. It appri. that this General, on Thursday..
Wit March, peetteste,i himself before the municipality of
sibs, mad assured the members that, seeitto the adhesion !
oat the greatest part of the nation to the L'onstitut:on,
and bring also co:Mated that the wishes of the 11111314-
I..sas of t a.ar vivre conformable to his own, he fortualli
invited the Corporation to rouse to a determinatioli, suit
adhere to and proclaim the ( ur. titution on the follootiii.;
day. All the preparations for this solemn act here
made; and he further tugeil, that it would 1w advisalde
to invite Quiroga to rouser in it by his presence, which
'levitation 'was to be ischle by the Corporation, as
s-rd as by himself. The inenicipality received this
proposal with the greatest gladness aid good faith, and
upon it proceeded to art. A large platform was raised fur
tin ceremony, every thing got ready, and on Fridley. the
10th, the inhabitants. in a state of rapture and exulta-
t •in. filled the streets and public inmates. waiting for the
pruce-cion which was i rep Bring to leave the town ball,
atter having.rerrivisi Queroga a answer, congratulating
them on their intentions. but excusiug himself fur not •
personally attending, owing to the duties which imperi-
ronly retained Ilion at the head of his troops. The proces-
siotr was already moving forwards, when about the soon
moment the soilliera came forth from the quarters of La
looing gencrole. to which nu attention bitt-
erer %as paid by the people, who deemed it a signal for
a /wade ceremony. Soon afterwards, several battalions
were wen advancing towards the Alauseda. or pultlic i
walk, dithers proceeding op towards the Minute. or Pia-
ettela del 31entidero, that of La Verded. On enter-
ic,. the latter, they tired on the people, of whims six w;-re
killed, and tsinti ton i their march up the street delVeilur, •
tt•e) formed j net i n the square of San Antonio. with •
the aivicioss el& riot; lis that of Linares. l'he immense
I oncossr‘ie of peorle is lie covered the square of San Atoi
totio, and ignorant Lithe ineatiingof the firing they had,
heard, were taken by surprise, and in an instant
tot.urnanly and perfidiously assaulted by dose discharges'
of the whole division. The people, in a state of frantic
fen y, from ail quarters rushed on the troops, and the
hieotly scene did not terminate till Saturday, the 11th,'
idt the afternon:l. Plunderitig and the greatest of hor- !
eon occupied the uhuie of this melancholy interval.—
fervent°, Valdes', lieneral Campana, Colonel Boretek
soil it isaillo said Baron I 'ardindelet, were literally torn'
to pieces by the people, who were 'pined by the marines
am: artillery, and eventiialiy they compelled the liatta-
-1 iris to retire to their quarters, where they fortified them-
selves. The Constitntion was at length saurn to, and
-as:Waled literally over the disd bodies, or ohilst yet I
the many victims thns immolated by the hand of per-
) lay stretched in the streets.
On the 19th, in Madrid, it was not known whether
toe Cadiz soldiery had submitted. The immortal Riege,
after having done prodigies of valour, receive,' a nit-
-patch, brought by three of Joseph O'Donnel's officers,
announcing to hint their determination to declare for
the Constitution, awl inviting hire to fratertine with
their disision. More confiding, or perhaps less fortu-
nate than Quiroga, Kielce accepted the otter, notwith-
yarding the great disparity of his rival's tortes. On
teaching OPoittiers lines with the small party that
mrcompanied him, to his great astonishment he found
Liniself entrapped aed surrounded by numbers, hut in-
stagily formiog into close column, at the point of the
bayonet be opened his way through the enemy, losing
isinee killed and a few prisoners. This took place in the
ceighbouthood of Set ille, whither O'Donnel afterwards
ted in his poisoners. hand-cuffed ; but the ii.habitants,
*Le had already learnt the diagrarefnl stratagem that
had been played off, of themselves rose up and liberated
treat. and altrroards declared for the Constitution.
This took place on the 9th or 10th, and the coincidence
onebe too events renders it btu too probable that they
were presiotn:y planned in Madrid, and intended as so-
-4..1,0Ut Cit:4 Pieyre, as soon as the Paella affair
kat warm, ruantekrd for port St. Mary's, white, wbfa
he arrived, he funnel the people and t‘,„1,,, taking the
milk to at Comitotiost.