Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-08
VERY LATE FROM SPAIN.
.Herchaat's Hall,
LOS GA, sNoY 2, 1920.

Merchants Hall,
Boston, nay 2, 1920.
.Messrs. Long, Iuraer, 4 Co.
Arrived, brig Edward Foster, Couihony,
% days from Malaga. Sailed 9th March.
LEFT no American vessels.
By this vessel We learn, that the ministry
of Spain had been entirely changed, as well
as all the officers, civil ana military, with few
exceptions, throughout the kingdom and all
the ambassadors in foreign countries, except
Gen Wives to The i. S. anu ConstitutionaIists
appointed In their stead.
On the 9th aud 10th, massacre of a large
number OF the inhabitants Of Cadiz took place.
In the contest between the royal and revo-
lutionary forces at Malaga, Feb. 1870 or
20 were killed and wounded A letter says.
6 the ]als and dungeons are already tighten
ed of their barthens, tprisoners OF church and
state ] aud thousands are restored to the be-
sons of their families.
The mercantile Diario of Cadiz, March
81, announces that an election of twenty five
electors OF members OF the Cores was to be
holden in the parishes OF that city on the Esd
The same paper contains statement OF The
killed and wounded in the affair OF the 10th
OF March, as io!iows-kiiled, men, 37t ; We.
men SO children 90; total 436-wounded /,
sill in the hospitals 10, besides many who
are at their OWN houses.
On the 9th, Gen. Freyre arrived in Ca
diz, and the people called for the Constitu-
ton He promised il should be proclaimed
on the following day. Accordingly The peo-
assembled in large square for The purpose.
when they were fired upon by the lIoops Of
the garrison, (who had been joined by a
number OF deserers from the isla and shock
ing to relate, between seven and eight nun
dred were killed on the spot, and between
eleven and twelve hundred wounded. 1t
was supposed Gen. Freyre gave the order TO
FIRE. but be had denied it. 1t was consider
ed he had acted the part OF a double traitor.
He had been deprived of his commission -
In consequence of ,his unhappy affair, the
people throughout Spain were highly exas-
perated against the government aud favor
ed most decidedly the cause of the Consti-
tutional party.
The Constitution was finally proclaimed
in CadiZ on the evening OF the 2ist March,
amidst the acclamationS OF the people. Ca
dig was about the last place in The kingdom
in which the Constitution was proclaimed.
A plo, to bring about counter revolution
was discovered iii ~ adrid the lIth OF March,
and several persons were arrested and imprI
soned. The Duke del Infantado, who was
suspected to have been concerned ia it, had
resigned the office he held.
The members of the Cortes in 1912, were
collecting in Spain, and expresses had been
sent to those at distance, requiring their
attendance al General Assembly 10 be hoI
den at Madrid, as soon as possible.
All was quiet when the Edward Foster
sailed, and the people appeared to be ex-
uenely happy under the new orderot things.
The following Americans, who have been
imprisoned in Spain for nearly three years
past, were liberated on the 24th March, viz.
Thompson, Heston, Cochran,
Faucke, and Smith and the following were
liberated from The prison in Malaga on the
18th March: Gushing, Lapham, Wynans,
Miner, Pryne, and Piyer.
The King of Spain has named the Duke
de Frias. Ambassador % London, vice the
Duke de San Carlos the Duke del Parque,
to Paris, vice the Duke &c Fernan Nuhez
Don Luis de Onis. TO Naples, vice Don Pedro
Labrador Count de Terepor, to Prussia,
vice Don Pasoual Vallejo Don Ma
nuel Gonzalez Salmon, to Russia Don Jo-
sef Maria de Pando, Consul General to Lis
bon
Z A new Ministry was formed at Madrid
the Duke de San Fernando had been super
seeded. De Yruio. and the other exiied no.
bleh en- had beeh recalled,
s'be King had issued a decree to release
all prisoners Tor political offences.
Its reported that Ferdinand is unpopular
in Spain--and a change of the dynasty is
expeclcd--or the establishment of a repub-
lie.
The most friendly sentiments for the Uni
ted States are EXPRESSED by the Constitute
onalisls, AID il is thought no difficulty in the
would be caused by this party.
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