Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-12-07
INTERNAL CONDITION. OF SPAIN.


the Franklin Gazette, exhibit in dark
coIors the wretched situation of that I'M
happy country, as late as the beginning
OF October -
Conspjracies, arrests and denuncia-
tions succeed each other with rapidly.
Our paper money is no longer current, all
the public Golfers are empty, the pay oil
the officers aud persons belonging 10 the
government is several months in arrear,
and the noise OF our maritime prepare
lions, which for two years have excited
the attention of Europe aud America, no
longer creates wonder. The Spanish
people, during the late war, had sacrificed
every thing for the person and cause OF
their present sovereign; but since the
happy period Of the return OF his majesty,
the peninsula is filled with discontinued
aud factions persons. The holy Office
obstinaiely persecutes the smallest yesti-
ges OF freemasonry the Jesuits, uow re-
vived, multiply astonishingly, and schools
of mutual instruction. are opening in every
part of the Kingdom, under the protection
of the prince and the principal lords of
the court. The contagion ravages our
best provinces, whilst this capital re-
sounds with the discharge Of artillery, an
nouncing the festivities Of his majesty's
marriage.
The Cadiz expedition is at length
broken up. They now burn the provi-
sions and military effects ; communica-
ton is no longer Kept up with the YES
sells stationed in the different ports of the
coast of AudaIusia. The troops, carried
back into the interior, dispersed of them
selves. Cadiz, ST. Mary's, La Isla de
Leon, Chiclana, ST. Lucar, all maritime
Andalusia, and even Seville, and perhaps
Cordova, are prey TO the Yellow fever
brought from the Havana, and combined
with the epidemic which desolates the
coast Of Africa. Greedy English and
French Spectators, attracted by the
hopes of exorbitant freights and future
sale of goods, which the government
seemed TO wink at, have come to die
aside Of their bales, which must now be
committed to the flames. The crews OF
he transports have also caught the con-
-agion. Some captains, it is said, have
been able 10 escape from the circle in
which they were kept. They carry
death with them, and even all Europe isl
if some barrier is not put TO
he communications Of Spain with other
nations.
Of what avail are now those immense
of which some official de-
chalmers have announced the uaerring
for more than two years
The contagion has at length put an end to|
this tedious rhoaomootade. Moderate
calculations state the expences to be 25
millions Of dollars already incarred for
this subject, and our fairest provinces are
a prey TO devastation. Do not hencefor-
ward aspect bulletins detailing the raya-
ges of the fever. The dead are no longer
counted, and they are afraid of making
their numbers known.
Whilst the plague is devouring lower
Andalusia, the inquisition has seized on
Grenada. Arrests are every day III
creased. The count La Puebia, Messrs.
Mendoza, Davila, and numbers OF equally
distinguished persons have been conveyed
to prison, or been distributed in the con-
vents; the monks serve as gaolers, though
the prisoners do not for this fare better.
Freemasenry is the chief charge. zen.
Elio continues to look after the Valencia
conspiracy. Before his time, the inqul-
sition had never been called upon SOL
emily TO take cognizance of affairs IN
which religion had no part. The ordi-
nary tribunals did all that was necessary.
The present governor has discovered that
the latter were too slow. But why be
astonishedl Have we any fundamental
constitution OF powers legally balanced
Certainly not; the minister is authorised
toispeak 10 the name Of the monarch. Be-
hold our code ? This Elio knew well
when he came to Valencia, at the end Of
May, 1914, to cffer his sword to Fer
dinand, and to beseech him to reign ac-
cording to the manner OF his august an
cestors. When the monarch thus reigns
the captains general govern the provinces
accordingly.
The war minister addresses to all the
commanders Of provinces orders to hunt
down the deserters from the late expedi-
ton. These unhappy soldiers, flying
from the contagion, carry it with them
wherever they go. But who can step
their flight?
One Of our diplomatists endeavoured
to find out the conduct tine U. States
would pursue on learning the non-ratifica-
ton of the Florida Treaty. Will you
make war on us, said he to the American
minister I? My nation has too much pity
for you. If we declare war against you,
a simple demonstration on our part would
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