Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-22
From the Gazette de Franee.


The letters which arrived to-day from
Spain communicate little intelligence on the
disturbances CT Andalusia, not before known
The government has broken silence, and
published, on the 3ist, on account of all
that happened up to the Goth. Gen. Freyre
it was said, was to set out from Seville
Immediately, to reduce the mutineers to o.
bedience. This event will only have the
effect of making known to his majesty all
the affection which his subjects bear him.
Letters from Madrid of the 3Ist ult, say,
that the affairs of Andalusia still wore a Sc
rious aspect. Nothing new was mentioned
of the Isle of Leon at Madrid, on the 3 lst.
ut. At that date news might have been had
from Cadiz of the 28;h.
A councillor Of finances, named Laretta,
brother-in-law Of Ramirez, the ~favorite of
the king has peer arrested at Madrid. 1t is
said hat the corps Diplomatique, and par
ticularly Sir Henry Wellesley, have indu-
ced the government to issue bulletins re-
speeding the affairs OF Cadiz, and We expect
10 see the silence broken.
January 81.
General Freyre has done nothing yet. -
The disquietude increases. 1t is said the
Royal army has halted in its marctr,& that the
insurgents are fortified up to the teeth. The
moveme nj excited atCadiz in the moring of
the Gath was dispersed by the public force.
The author or chief had friends enough to
save bimselfby seal does not appear to
be finished.
Several persons have been arrested here,
amongst whom is a councillor of CASTLE
Couspirators are to be seen every where.
Events will he decided in a few days, in
the mean time suffers, many bills
are not paid.
Extract of private letter,
Cadiz Report, Jan 1926.
The Revolutionary col. Don Nicholas de
santiag,, being the officer of the day. this
WIS passed without any particular occur
renee. excepting that the telegraph reported
that the infamous and stupid Revolutionists
of La Isla, seemingly to the number Of g.
600 men, crossed over by the causeway, and
having reached the bridge of San Pedro,
skirmished with a detachment of our ca
yalry, which was compelled to withdraw.
Last night about 8 O'Clock, a party of "a
bout thirty soldiersbelonging to the regiment
Of Sorio, commanded by col. Santiago, and
three other officers, who left the street of
the observatory with muskets and a how
itzei, proceeded on through the square of
San Antonio and Broad street, (Calle An
cha to the theatre. where they wounded
the eentinel, and took half the arms, crying
out " long live..the constitution" & accom-
panied by boys and populace, they directed
their course towards the land gate, in order
to surprise the militia and regulars posted
there. The latter fired upon them for the
space Of half an hour, by which means some
were wounded. and the populace dispersed.
The guards were doubled, as well as the
patroies, under the commissaries of police.
All the inhabitants remained shut up in their
houses, and at 9 as night all was tranquil.
The people Of La Isla labor, by every
means in their power, TO sow discord and
spread dimay in this unhappy own Of Ca
diz, and the towns which are not surround