Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-25

! Brandt, arrived yesterday afternoon, we are
put IN possession of Paris aud bordeaux ma
! pers 10 the lith March, containing London
| dates TO the Sth and Madrid TO the 9th inclu-
| siVe. We have made every effort TO extract
| tue most important OF their contents ; and
beg 10 offer our ackno W.T. d. ements to the Nv 20
gentlemen who obligiugly furnished us with
! Gazette.
The revolution which has been so speeds
| iy and TRANQUILITY effected in Spain, argues
| very much in favor of enlarged views, reli-
/ elouS, moral aud political. in that nation We
hnu by Madrid article OF I'd March, that he
hew Council, who advised and supported the
King IN this measure ofw iSdom aud modera-
ton, consisted Ut the following distinguished
/ characters. viz. his ROYAL Higlpess lufanto
Don Carlos-The Duke de Infantado-'Ihe
Duke OF San Fernando Bishop of Madrid
The Counsellor OF CASTLE, NJ. Lardizahal and
Counsellor OF State MIR. Rivas.
The Paris papers are almost exclusively oc-
1 cnried with ;he debates IN the lpci, lative
/ Chambers, on the proposed Law for restrain
,nS The Press, and placing the public Journals
under rigorous and arbitrary sur, eiliance.-
The measure appears TO NEE, with AN open
ana Indignant opposition aud in all brobabi.
4 iity will not be reSoited 10
| LONDON, March 1.-Atier dclibrration OF
tNo nous, the uuder secretary TO the urivy
counCil, MIR. Hobhouse, announced HAT eirht
OF tue consprators were te be conveyed To
| the Tower on the charge of high treason
| S!A others were brought TO the house of cor
! rectoh, on charges of murder and being ac-
cesSdrICS thereto.
L news frum ireland confines very alarm
ing upon tie situation of the west part OF
the Island.
Tine papers contain many details of the ra
| wages occasoned by the late ttinpeSts. At
! Dover the gale ragged with terrible violence
! lwo vessels were entirely lOyt-three Frencl.
| hshlng boats with their crews were entirely
lost-Hoads near London were covered with
fa'ien trees and the houses had suffered more
OF less.
the fire at Chatham has reduced 10 ashes
tHirty-Six houses. Tie fire original, d in the
house OF baker. A soldier was crushed 10
| death hy the fall of a wall The arsenal has
been preserved.
March Site commotions in Ifeaud tGal.
! way, ROscomnon, &c. continue. A battle
between The Police OF Galway amt the whole
! population Of AhasCragh, in which the former
had2, aud tie atter II men killed. The rib
! bon men kept the ground aud pa raded in tr-
uniPh with The head of The Chief OF tie police
! Oh pike.
REVOLUTION IN SPAIN.
Arrived, the fast sailing ship Brandt,
captain SleiHhauer, from Rochelle, sailed
Ia h March, and left no American yes
scls--lhe brig Helen, Pelham, sailed ior
Boston 10th ; the ship Clagissa of Boston,
was loading al Cbarante for Bombay
The Revolution in Spain is etfcctcd-
| The Constitution of the Cortes OF 1912 is
established, and general amnesty pro
claimed The prisons OF tAe Euquis!Iion
| thrown open, and their tenants released.
SPANISH NEWS.
BORDEAUX, March l4.-The insurrec-
liOn has at length become general in
! Spain. A courier who arrived her yes
| i.rday, brought intelligence from different
proTnces, pr. clama' ions from various
! constitutional chiefs, and several new
I journals, from which on account Of want
| OF room we can make but few extracts
| The Intelligence brought is further con-
| hrmed by Russian courier Who = ssed
| through here Yesterday, and WHO iah
| quilted Madrd on the morning of the9l1
INST. lie adds, that after The almost
| unanimous declaration OF the army and
people, and The energetic demon ifst,on
! OF General Ballesieros, The kiug found
! himself Obliged 10 proclaim the Consiilu-
lion ol the Cores, the same as we an
! n0unccd Yesterday.
| The prisons of The inquisilion we're n
| Universally thrown open, and a genera;
! amnesty was about signing when the Cou.
| yer ieii iheie.
SARAGossA, March NEVER has a
political change been broughi about with
SO much tranquility and union The
constitution has been proclaimed the da,
! before yesterday by all The people and
| the garrison composed of two regiments
| 81 infantry and one OF cavalry. Military
music and general illumination iernli-
mated this memorable day. The Joy OF
the people Of Arfagon was at lis freight.
| The Marquis d'Alagon, captain general,
| ias been confirmed in his command, and
! The Count de Castrezon who had r-placcd
i'm by order of line king, has been ar
resied and sent back to Madrid.
MADRID. March GA has lerminaied
| "appl, The weakness of the gov. rum NJ
| against the immense force Of public opin-
ION, does net even give time enough t.
| organise the contes! between Iighi aud
darkness. The Conte dAbisbAl who
| called himse! The friend of Ferdinand.
! has gone 10 Ocana, where be has put
| himself a, the head of regiment com
handed by one of his brothers, and has
| arrested the public authorities and pro-
claimed The constitution. He continues
'le same operation in the Giffereut towns
the Channel.
Several pIquets OF cavalry from this gar
son and many gsrdes du corps have de
erIed With their arms and mouniIH&s.-
All the corps Of engineers aud sappeTs
"lich we're at Alcala, have disappeared.
Finally, all The provinces are declaring
themselves and constituting provisional
governments all these events which fol
low each other with such rapidly, have
forced the King To declare that he would
consent 10 The wishes of The peonle, whO
show The most lively movements nI joy,
aud we hope that this great crisis will be
terminated without the smallest misfor-
tune.
II is asserted that General Freyre, IN
concert with the patriots Of the isla de
Leon, has Likewise proclaimed the Consti