The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-04-11

PORTLAND, TUESDAY, APRIL IL, 1920.
GENERAL WIVES.

The Spanish Minister, arrived in New York,
on Tuesday last in the packet ship James Mon
roe, from Liverpool, with his suite. He will
probably proceed directly for Warrington, and
enter upon the subjects Of his mission.
The latest advices from Spain are 10 the 4ih Of
March, by the Spartan, arrived at New York.
The affairs Of the Revolutonists were not in so
favourable situation as former accounts had led
us to anticipate. Malaga had been re-captured
by the Royal forces under Gen. Freyes, and
Quroga, had retrcated to the Isle Of Lion--his
army is said to am cunt to about COCO men, which
is opposed by 5000. We may expect some
thing more partcu lar by the Franklin "a, which
was to sail from Gibraltar in the beginning Of
March, with dispatches from MIR. Forsyth.
BY the James 'ionsoc, the news from Ireland,
represent that country to be in an alarming state
of anarchy, and confusion. The peasants in ma
ny districts have abandobed their agricultural
occupations and rcsorted to robbery and plum
der. The lives Of individuals are endangered,
and houses remote from settlements, are pillaged
without discrimination or mercy. These exces.
ses demand a vigorous execution Of the laws.
la England the radical spirit has come to a
head the infamous publications of Goblet,
Carlisle, and others, the disciples Of Paine, have
produced the effect their authors int nded they
have heated the blood Of the thorough rsformers,
TO such degree, that the ebulition was produ-
ced, probably before they were ready for il /;
and these wretches were about taking the refor-
nation into their own hands, by cutting of all
those, who are now concerned in the administra-
ton of that government, at one blow. The par
ticulars OF this diaboiical plot, are detailed in an
other part of our paper il is an exec lent illus
tration ofthe doctrine OF these pretended Reior
mers, who begin their work in corruption, aud
end it in blood who excite the worst passions Of
man, and then destroy the check which nature
and religion have imposed, to preserve them in
their proper place. What a reformation would
that be, which should violently wrest the gov
ernmcnt of Britain from its present rulers, and
COMMIT it to tn. pure hands of Cobbetf, Hunt, Car
lssie and Arthur IhisiiswoodP What a refor-
nation would that be, which should overturn the
establishments OF that country, consecrated by
custom and venerable by age, to adopt the in
noyations and theoretical principles, created and
fermented in the heated brains Of the ignoran,
/ and corrupt relor,nists The conduct of the
radicals affords the best answer TO all queries o.
this sort their lives are a d,:ect commentary
upon their principles. They talk Of reforming
abuses, but is it reforming cid abuses, by com
hitting new and greater ones! II seems that
the ringleader Arthur 1histewood, aud ma
ority OF his associates in the real radical scheme
| Of roofing up by one efor all the causes Of com
plant, by overwhelming the administration, in al
| indiscrminate ASSASSINATION, have been prompt,
detected, and will soon receive the reward o
their Internal Vaccinations. This will probabl,
damp the ardpur little, Of those flaming zeaot
for he peoples rights; who sally forth under tn,
mask fpubc good, but who wear beneath i
designs ofpersonal malignity who shout liberty
and reform, but mean the qualification Of thei
selfish passions, and the destruction OF all orde
and good government.
Parliament was dissolved by proclamation on
the last Of February, and new one was to as