Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-24
rSTATE OF SPAIN,


valirom England brought report which
appeared rot to obtain much credit, OF a
revolution in Madrid, and the occupation
oil that capital by The royalisls. The New
Times of July 81, our latest London date,
in remarking upon that report, which II
does not entirely dis.redit, gives the fol-
lowing view OF the present state OF the
country. lt @1G 2f 80
In looking to the probability of such
an event, every reasonable person will at
once dismiss from his mind The impudenl
fictions--that there is triumphant ma]o.
rity IN Spain in favor Of the pretended
ed constitution-that the liberals are in
quiet and orderly possession OF the capital
land that the same happy calm. exists IN
The provinces, interrupted only by a lew
miserable bands of robbers, who are on
the eve OF being crushed by the patriotic
energy of the constitutional troops.
r. g ne, on the. other hand, have always
maintained that crisis must take place in
Spain. 1t is morally impossible that things
can remain as they are. Either one OF the
parties must exterminate the other in a.
long and bloody civil war, or some third
party must srise, and impose silence on
both the others. 1t will be remembered
tba: we not long since expressed our hope
that General Morillo might place himself
at the head of such party, composed OF
men, who, like bimse.f,S possess acknow-
lodged claims on public respect, and who.
whether hitherto designated Liberals or
SerOitss, have never lent themselves to the
excuses OF either party.
The accounts from Paris assert that
Morillo has stood forward, together with
General Alava; and if so. we sre strongly
of opinion that it has been on grounds Of
combined loyalty and patriotism for A.
lava is decidedly a patriot, and Morillo is
confessedly loyal"
If we cast our eye over TIE map OF
Spain. we shall see that the state of the
Provinces is such as to render movement
in Madrid extremely probable. Even Ia
king the accounts Of the Revolutionary
party only, the rapid increase OF the Roy.
alIst parties is admitted 10 be in the high
est degree embarrassing they form a
ern frontiers stretching from Corona on
the Mediterranean coast through the pop
ulous provinces OF Catalonia, Arragon, and
Navarro, as far as Pampeluna, distance
OF 500 or $50 miles and extending west
ward thence with little interruption, thro'
the northern part Of Old CASTLE, and a.
cross the centre of Leone to the vicinity Of
Zamora, within few leagues Of the Por-
tuguese frontier Nearer to the capital on
the north, from the borders Of Arragon a
long the frontiers oil Old and New CASTLE,
numerous parties attached to the Royal
cause are in continual movement some Of
whom are in an advantageous position for
forming junction with the remainder OF
the Guards, who are in the vicinity of the
Escurial. On the south and west, leaving
out Of the view the proceedings in Andalu-
STA, the greatest alarm prevails for the pro-
lection OF the capital and country in that
direction The Cara bineers. who took up
their first position in the Sierra Morena,
have advanced to the mountains OF Toledo
within Is or Is leagues Of Madrid, aud in
stead OF being destroyed, as they were re-
presented 10 have been, have quadrupled
their original numbers. In addition to
these, there are numerous smaller parties
along the coast OF Valencia and Murcia.
and thence to the interior in the direc ton
of New CASTLE. 1t is computed that the
various parties occupying the country
within FIVE days march OF Madrid cannot
. be less than fifty to seventy thousand men,
independent ofthe troops in anc near the
capital, who are considered favorable to
the Royal cause"
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
From the National Gazette, September 60.
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