Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1820-04-01
REVOLUTION IN SPAIN.
NerC-FOrk, MARCH, 25.

BY the arrival this forenoon of the
ship Henry. captain D.vnll, in 10
days from Gibraltar, we learn that
the United States frisais Gnerriere,
capt. c. B. Thompson, and Peacock,
capt. Thomas Brown, had arrived in
the bay, from Gaeta, aud the Frank
lin -, and the remainder of the
squadron was expected daily. The
last mentioned ship, it was said,
would soon sail far America. To
Mr. Bourne. belonging to the navy,
VIII" came passenger in the Henry,
we are indebted for the following ac.
count OF the progress Of the revolution
an Spain.
"Enc!osed are the four leading
prociamations of Qniroga, command.
ins the canstituliunalists, and note
from an intelligent friend of mine at
GIBRALTAR, communicating the princi-
pal facts Of the revoIutionists' success
"We left in the morning of The 9Th
uit. The cOns,itutionaiis(s had nos.
session at that time of AlsAsiras and
ST. Rogue, and were advancing on
Malaga. They shed no blood and
had used no violence. They were
welcomed every where by the people,
and expected ,mpatientiy at the large
cities along the coast: say O'Don
neil in Gibraltar the afternoon of the
9Th. Instead of retiring upon Madrid,
or into the interior, he had establish,
ed his head quarters about half way
between st. Rogue and the Rock.
iit had few troops. and they were
dwiudliDS fast by desertion. 'Twa.
whispered even that this butcher Of
Falentia was conui,ing al the success
OF the consIituiioua!isi-, by way of ss
wing his own head. A letter from a
gentleman who had just arrived en-
The frontier Of France, after travelling
through Spain from Gibraltar, repre-
sen's the whole people as constitutions
el.
"The revolutionary troops were in
hne order, we'll clad, end well fed,
and well paid -: every thing iiley re
ceived was paid for. Not a soldier
had been biiIeted on an individual,
without his CONSENT
''S JvS'OWtHS as TIE fetfey spoken OF G6OCe,
addressed to Or. Bourne aohtke Ut Go,
gaftar.
NH: Bonrne-The four procIama.
ions II Gen. Quiroga herewith sent,
WI give pretty accurate history of
inc revolution which has broken out
IN andalusia, and threatens 10 extend
through the whole kingdom Of Spain.
The revolt was at Arcos, on the I'd
~, vs. ny sy The army under the command
o"sat Cauld,ron, vino was to cont
"n " u against Buenos Ayres. The
e. "aN arrested aud Imprisoned
1se army pl,ced under the command
~ S''r"Sa' "NO Immediately, without
rr's,"'' n-fcsed thro' Port st. Ma
". ." Chie'au", aod thence to the Isle
en- Froclaimihs the constitution
=" ~, places, IN which he was hearfi.
y med BY The people.
a Leon, he possessed himself Of the
voWn OF San Ferosrdo aud isla. where
ne captured all the stores collected
'he'e for the grand expedition -. bc
Ihs1 captured the naval arsenal NJ
[artaceas, aud ship Of tie line and
other vessels stationed there, with a
nHin9'r o! navy officers, who were i'm.
pri'ned. thus commanding all the
s'rorg holds around, and completely
nastc. OF the bay OF Cadiz, he was r.
80 'ghmsl that uity With all his force.
al "59', on he 2s.h inst. and if
va believed there would be no oppo
b't''a. he ws' supplied With every
,n''9' 1"d computed, on The 2sh, our