Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-31

Soldiers Placed OF your head by che /
choiSe OF the onlcets OF tile army, shaii
speak TO YOU with that trankHesS which ought |
10 exist between companions ia arms
oui Spain is on the vSrge OF destruction
your ram would be completed BY that OF the |
country, yon were destined to death, more |
tor The purpose OF releasing the yoyernme mt /
from the dread inspired by your courage than |
TO make conquest or the Colouirs-a thing |
which is now become Impossible. In the
mean time. your families remaised in the most
merciIeSs slavery, under y rann,cRl and ar
oitrary government, which disposed at will
OF the properties, the existence, aud the iiLer-
ties OF anhappy SpanardS.
Soldiers, this government was about TO
destroy the nation, aud ends by dQstroyiu,.
itself. II was not possible any longer To en-
unre his sway. Onihe one hand, violence and
weakness, and on The other, only indignation
anu contempt were provoked, whilst, to rem,
uer lac nation happy, the government ought
10 INSPIRE confidence, love aud respect
Soiuiers, let us EMPLOY for our welfare
aho mat OF our conntrymeu, the arms which
nave secured tbs independence OF the nation
against the power OF Buunaparte the eu,er-
prise Is easy aud glorious. Does there exist
Spanish soldier who will oppose our vieusf
NO IN The very ranks of those whom The
government may assemble. you will find
bi Others ho will join us; aud If some base
born miscrean,s should dare to turn their
arms against yOu, let them pc IRISH the sa ell
lites OF tyranny should do, unworthy The name
OF SpaHlSrdsi
. Soldiers depend upon YOU Won are
me worthy children OF the country Justify
yourselves as such. Union and disciplme.
iliis Is What recommend TO YOU 1 shall aa,.
the satisfaction OF reeumpemsiug those who
ma, dis,i1. uisl Themselves /: but If anv on.
iof%'ts ms uutH, shaii prove that authority
mas not been coniided 10 me in vain, aud that
the energy o! the government, which seeks
GOOD, Is always superior TO That OF de,pots
soldiers, victory awaits our banners, and
- a IL H.,
| q un;ry will layish, be lew.
(sisned) "ANrONIO ouIROGA.
The General IN Chief oil the
National Army.
HEAD Quarters. at San Fefnundo.
January 3. 1S2G''
ouiroga has addressed a similar Procla-
| inaton 10 the marine iurces
The insurgents weara red cockade, orna-
ihehteu win a green triaugle."
IFrOm the Mosifeur1
| me Journal ot Cadiz, OF The 25t h nit. con.
| tains Two procian&tinms. The first Expresses
TO me troops and to the city, the thanks of
me hihg Tor their good conduct; the second
| is addressed by Gen. Freyere TO his atmy-
Letters from Cadiz of the 25fh give the fol-
towing details regarding the commotion of
"nlch we spoke IN our last number -
| Yesterday evening (lhe 2ith) ats o'clock,
a certain number OF armed inha bitauts. and
| some soldiers OF the regiment of Soria. as
semoied in the square of ST. Anthony, and
accompanies the beating of the drums with
H.
| diers brought two small dismounted field
| pieces. ihe crowd proceeded towards the
odtrackS OF 81 Helena, but the soldiers were
aiieany nnder arms. The rebels were receiy-
| eu WIN sharp hte ; they returned in for a
moment, but were soon dispersed, after leay-
| lug fourteen dead, and great number of
wounded on the crOuud 1t is said that The
Sniei OF Tue conspiracy was Col. Nicholas de
| santiago ana Rotatdo. The truth is that the
\ pioi having failed ia it's execution he orde,ed
Tue sea-sate TO be opened, and made his ,s-
cape tranquility was universally re.estan-
Ilshed 10y midnight.
The evol, ed troops had installed NJ w..
authorities. calling themselves constitutional.
thess authorities were dls placed BY the Kings
troops. Two thousand OF the mntineers hsv
IN proceeded from 81. Ferdinand endeavor-
<" vn 'ne Z''h i9 r. establish thei auilIOriii,s
al Here's ; but fiGdIng there superior force
they returned TO the isle of Leon destio>iuD
the bridge OF boats over which they nassed
On Inc night OF the 2jih they threw shells on
was Intellectual
Nj. dc Villa Vicencio, Captain Gen. of Ma.
rne, had notified TO the English Consni that
the mouth OF tue river Sanii Petit Isle of
leon was III state ofblockade, and that the
eutFy OF every foreign vessel was prohibited
III ~ probable HAT tile game notice has been
gwen to the Governor of Gibraltar for ,be
purpose ofdepriving the Insurgents of all sup
plies from without.
Letters from Madrid, of the 2lst Iapuarv
contain exactly the same details. Ii is he.
lieved that Gen. Freyre did moi berin lie
march till the 18th, and that ha will NOT com
mence operations against the rebels tiII after
having exhausted every offer of clemency.
iSr Ire purpose of preserving to the Stale
what would be iufaliI5y compromised ifan
open attack becomes Indispensable aeaibst
the rebels.
From The Gazette de France.I
The letters which arrived 10 .da, from SD.in
communicate little intelligence on the distmrb,
anceS OF Andalusia. not before known The
government has broken silence and DubIish.
Ell, Oh the 3lSt an account OF all that baunen
ed up to the GOTH General FIevre n ,yas
said, was TO set ont from Seville iinIuediateiy
10 reduce the mutiTeeTs TO obedience. This
event Will only have the effect of nakinp,
known 10 his majesty all the affection which
his subjects bear him.
Letters from Madrid Of the 3Jst milf any
that the affairs of Anddusia still wore a seri
Gus inspect. Nothing new was mentioned of
tie Isle OF Leon at Madrid on the 3Ist mir
Al that date news might have been had from
CadIZ of the 2SIh
a counsellor of finances named Iarett,
br0iheT-in-Isw of Ramirez, the favorite of tbs
king, has been arrested al Madrid.
IL IS said that rie corps dipIUmat,uue and
particularly Sir Henry WeiIesley, nave iI,duc-
ed the government 10 issue Ieti,is resrprtir,,
the affairs OF CddIz, and we EXPECT TO xe, eli
Ience broken.
thing yet The diSquietude increases I,
IS said the royal army has halted IN il. march
ana that tie insurgents are fortified mn to
The teetH. The movement excited at Cadig
~ the morning Of the 2Ith, was disnersed hv
The public force. The author or chief had
not appear 10 lac Euisbed
Several persons have been arrested here
among whom Is councillor OF CASTLE =
CohspiratoTs are to be seen every where