The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-03-08

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From Me Providence Patriot.
SPANISH REVOLUTION.
Ertrocf ofa t,ner from Mr.. Samuel Larned
10 his brother in fhis fosYn, dafed ar
ChDIz, January4
The unexpected occurrence OF great
political event has induced me to give
you some OF the particulars, which are,
however, as yet, but inperfectly known.
I he partial and abortive attempt OF the
expedilionary army stationed in this
neighborhood) to overthrow the present
order Of things, which took place early
in July last, of which gave you some
account, under date of the Goth ot that
month, was, it now appears, only delay
ed and temporarily smothered, by the
measures then adopted by O'Donnel.
I he fame has ever since been moulder-
ing under the ashes, and has at length
broken out with rcdoublcd force and fu-
ry. If the former attempt was conduct
ed without prudence or secresy, this
has been marked by those qualities, in
an uncomfortable degree. Nothing was
ever suspected Of the existence OF any
such plot, until Yesterday evening, when
the whole place was thrown into eonfu-.
sion, ard the public authorities into the
utmost CONSERVATION, by intelligence
from the isia (the other extremity otthis
Island, disian, about 9 miles) that a d.
vision of the expeditionary army had
marched into and taken possession OF the
place, after some trifDg resistance from
the troops stationed at the bridge which
connects it with the Main, in which
some lives were lost; that previous to
their leaving the neighborhood OF Arcos,.
where they had been stationed since the
appearance of the fever in the adjacent
towns, they hid arrested the commander
in Chief of this army. the Count OF CAL
diron Successor to General O'DonneD
and that, upon their ARRIVAL at the lsla,
the same step had been taken with Cis-
neros, the Minister of Marine, d-interim,
and actual commander Of this naval de-
pot; and, i'll fine, that it was their inten-
ton to march Immediately for Cadiz
This place, since the commencement Of
the epidemick, has been almost without
a garrison. Only one battalion of the
regiment Of Soria, consisting Of about
$50 men, was suffered TO remain. Of
these, l9 officers and 500 soldiers died
of the fever so that our whole military
force was reduced to about 400 men,
when this intelligence reached US. Ev-
cry precau,iCn was, however, taken, to
pu, the place in the best possible state OF
defence, and to repel any attempt TO en-
ter, OH the part of the revolutionists. "A
bout $50 or 800 men were stationed in
the battery called the Cortsdura, which
runs across the lsthmus which connects
Cadiz and the lsla, about league from
this place, and the remainder at the land
gate leading to it. Between IL and ]
O'Clock last night, some small! parties 0i
revohtionists were discovered, approach
ing this battery, on their way to Cadiz
but in such small force, as evidently
Showed they either expected, no opposit-
ion to their entry, or only intended to
reccnaoitre. They were received by
/. the troops sent from this place with .
brisk FIRE of grape and musketry, which
soon obliged them to retire, leaving be-
hind three of their number dead. and
carrying of a number of wounded.
They returned to the Isla, and the re-
mainder Of the night was passed in qni-