The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-27 00:00:00

COMMOTION. IN SPAIN.

PRIVATE LITTIIII. FROM MADRID, DAM JAN. I i.
“ For some time past there has been observed among
the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary army a re-
pugnance, almost 4ese:ral, to go to America. Lately it
was intended to raise from among these troops a corps
destined to reinforce the army of Morilly. As soon as
the soldiers destined fur that service knew their fate,
and were required to embark, they began to mutiny,
and declared that they world on no consideration obey
the command to embark. The ill-intentioned among
the troops, taking advantage of Vac occasion, formed
five battalions of the oral-cuntents, and inecched with
them unexpectedly to head-quarters, io Arcus de la Film-
term, where, after killing the sentinel who defended the
entrance of the house, they seized the person of the
tieneral-in-Chief. Count Calderon, and all his staff.
Thence this revolted body, under the command of Col.
Qttiroga (who had been proclaimed their General-in-
Chief). marched to the Isfa, where they likewise seised
on Cisneros. who has been nominated Misister of Ma-
rine, and who at the time was conducting the ditties of
that department at Cadiz. This being done. the mutineers
made au attempt to enter C.olis; but, finding it impos-
sible to pass the fortification of St. Ferdinaudo, where
they were met by the garrison of the place, and a bri-
gade of marines, who fur that service were lauded from
the squadron, they retired, and proceeded to post them-
selves at Lehrija, where they evahlislied their head-
quarters, for the purpose of cutting off the communica-
tion between Cadiz and Madrid. At the same time they
succeeded io exciting the people to rebellion by a pro-
mise of re-establishing tbeCortes.which they proclaimed
in souse of the towns. while they made the most zealous
efforts to bring over to their cause the rest of the expe-
ditionary army. Regarding the amount of force which
bas thus revolted, accounts vary. The Government pre-
tends that it does not exceed g,500, while other parties
raise it to 9,000. Ruth these statements are incorrect ;
the truth lies between them ; and the most probable
estimate may be fixed at between 3,000 and 6,000, with-
out, however, having at their head any officers with
whose names the public is familiar. The posts of com-
missioned officers were supplied by serjeants, who
joined in the revolt, the greatest part of the officers
who previously coturnauded the mutineers, {intim
abandoned them when they renounced their allegiance.
The contagion appears to have extended to Seville,
where there was a slight popular commotion, which
was soon suppressed. Meanwhile, scarcely had the
news of the revolt, and a report of the peeceedings
of the revolters been received, than the authorities of
that city formed themselves into a junta, and conferred
-provisionally un General Freyre, who then resided in
deville as Commander of the Royal Carabineers, the
gonionntlieeitief of the army of Andalusia. The King.
before knowing of this foram:re, executed in his name
by that junta, had dispatched to that General the 'F-
iuli/issue of Captain-tieneral of Andalusia. The first
thing which he did Was lb assemble the corps
wore nearest at hand, together with the whole body of
the stavalry (uo regiment of which had niutiniedpoil
to surround and circumscribe as niuzli as possibWrie
rebels. As the latter are inferior in numbers, and as
Cadiz as well as Seville has 'soaped from their grasp,
there is every appearance that the General will be able
to disperse them, or even compel them to submission.
In the meantime the commituication between Cadiz sad
this capital is re-established.
" Ftom every thing that can be collected, this revolt
appears to have proceeded almost entirely from the re-
pugnance which the soldiers (eel to embark for Ame-
rica. This repugnance was taken advantage of by some
ill-disposed individuals (and of such there are many),
who have for some time directed their views to the sub-
version of the existing Government. It is at any rate
certain, that if such attacks are repeated, the edifice must
at last be overthrown."

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