The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-07 00:00:00

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of the metropolis. They say that the

occupy the whole of the Isle de Leon sod
forts of the bays ; that they are numerous, but
main stationary, consuming the provisions IR
different magazines. General Fazzaz is said
to have quitted Seville as yet, which, if trae,l4
imply one of two things, or both, viz. that
Insurgents are more formidable than they I,
been represented, or that he has not s,

confidence in the troops at whose head he is

It is reported in the last-mentioned papers,
the Insurgent troops have drawn tip a remise

to the King, wherein they justify their insni
It is a little extraordinary, that four of the
papers of Thursday last do not, as if by

effect to add a circumstance to the former vsa
extraordinary intelligence from Spain. loi,
they waited, they say, till the arrival or
courier from Madrid, on the next day, for i
ther intelligence. The Bayonne account
the number of the disaffected in arms at sti
and informs that they had taken poetessita
two ships, viz. the Julian, as well as the Ceres

and that being a man of war, they had

themselves of some of its cannon, to march lip,'
Seville., first having drawn Inrr,ely from the I
'mines. We will, however, not fill our Wu
with conjectures. A very short time must last
whole open to the world, notwithstanding
measures taken by the Court of Madrid to keel

secret. On one of the very days (viz. the 18th
January) that all this was transacting, in the
commercial city, of the once richest kingdom Mt
world, in opposition to a cruel despotism,
Consti tot iou was proclaimed in the chief comiseft

city of the most extensive empire in the
(Riga), liberating the peasants from sen
they arc therefore no longer to be denom

serf*. So that Reason and Justice hate theirs
Bootee somewhere at least, and may in prow
time cixit all the social institutions of men. Au
rate it is Bond to hope so much.

It has appeared, to this time, to be the
lot of mattkitid not to he allowed the et

of liberty. Princes, in every part of Europe,
aspiring to despotism ; and were it not For the'
br ts m: king at this moment in Old and Ne

Spain, we have no doubt but the people ail over
Europe would sink again very fast into serilatal
Under such circumstances, it is impossible Is mg
bow long they might remaia in that amide
since we are well assur d that the majontyath
EMPICRORS, KINGS, and PRINCES, who ire tos
aiming at despotic rule, regret that so much know.

ledge has been diffused among their people, sd
would undoubtedly check the present benevoled
spirit for educating their children. It is awe
point with many Tories in England, whether
good or most mischief has been done by distribaS
ing Bibles ; since, say these selfish beings, thxt
who have Bibles given them to read will be&
posed to read other books—we, for ourselves, hop
as much.

The history of despotism is replete with
mon events. On the one side we survey the
designs of some ambitious Prince (like PHILIP 11. i
Spain) to bring his subjects to the most degnt•
rag condition. by the obsequious disposition ssl
villainous cruelties of their Ministers or Comb
(like the Doke of ALTO ; on the other side, re
behold the vain efforts of an unfortunate multitsfe

to shake off their opprr.uion (as was the case with
the unhappy Polenders), and their chainrim
wounded or subdued, and then confined to a is
imprisonment, or perhaps compelled to expattill
themselves for life (as was the unhaEly lot of tie
brave kosclusxl). A congest for the social right

of man has been maintained at all times in sam
part of the world, and scenes at once horrible we
magnificent have been exhibited, wherein alr'
uately appear peace, plenty, pomp, misery, lA.
fe., banishments, contests, and carnage. 1110.:
DINAND VII. of Spain could have dispatched thus

or four such Generals as the famous Duke of ALI
to his colonies on the other side of the Adapt
we should have seen the same dismal tragea

acted there as were exhibited in the

Countries wider PHILIP. MonaLo is but

an ALVA ; and therefore being also not rein'
forced from Europe as he had roman to expect, in
trust he will very soon give up the hopelos cofri

test, and leave the brave South Americans to ds
enjoyment of what they so much merit. This till

are likely to effect in the last degree in a dialog
way from that of their neighbotus, the North Aaw
ricans. The Spanish King is not, perhaps, di'
posed (after the manner of his brother King, tht
late GLORGIE ill.) to treat with his rcbele. He mew
to have totally forgotten from what hands Prase
have derived the trust reposed in them.; but ill
of himself and his power, he has given such 04°
to his Generals to destroy their prisoners, as indite
us to hope and trust they will not be obeyed: ail
that hi Generals will say on the ocea;ion wbat
of is the French army said, upon the Deaver(
the Nz.tiottal Convention not to hire grarter t 0,411