Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-11-29
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LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM SPAIN.

LA IL hRI lNli YIN AN Ihohl AIM
The Boston Commercial Gazette of
Monday, Announces the arrival al Port
land, On Thursday last, oil the brig Milo,
Captain Hail. in 81 days from ST. Lucar,
(near Cadiz) with accounts to The 10Th
of September, furnishing gratifying in-
tel!gence OF the success Of the Spaniards
in defending Cadiz and the cause OF their
country.
Ii is stated that, on the 2e'h of August,
the French attacked The Csno- Frocardaro,
a small island used as Navy Yard. and
WERE REFUSED 7oith The loss Of
one thousand men, IN killed and wound
ed. Ii was intended to have been given
up by The Governor; but the garrison
nat only de(ended the place, but hung
M the Gouernor WITHOUT ceremony, as
an eramtte 10 traitors
| was reported at ST. Lucar, that the
French had made an attack on or near
81. Peters, the result of which was, that
they had three gun-boats sunk, one fri
gate materially injured, and number of
ives lost. The st Lucar accounts con-
firm the fall Of Trocadero; but say it
was sold to the French for 70 900 dollars.
This, Of course, Is denied by the French,
who affirm that it was carried by the
,alor OF their troops.
1t was reported at 81. Lucar, Sept.
Is, thai Gen. A lavar had retired to phe
castle Of St. Sebas,iabs, for fear ofbeing
SHOT by Rlego. / appears that AIavar
was one of the Commissioners Sent from
Cadlz to treat with The ID Ike, in the alb
\sence OF Riego. He being on the bor-
ders Of Malaga, and hearing of the cir
cnms,ance proceeded in haste for Cadiz,
ENDED the French, and arrived il sa!esv :
and by harangulng the popuace on the
subject of their liberty, telling them it
was disgracelul even to otfcr any terms,
me negocia'ion was broken off.
On The 3oth Of August 5000 French
troops arrived at S L.rar, !ram R,t4,
destined 10 act against Cad,z, and were
qoartered on the Inhabitants. The fish
Dg craft at that place had all been taken
by the French, and fired uo TOR gun
boats. On the 10 b it was said at ST.
Lucar that negotiations had been renew
ed. but the constitutonalists doubted the
TACT.
fiiniiLY IsIPoRTANr FROM SPAIN.
The arrival at Boston oil The brig
Prudent, Ellis, IN 81 DAYS from Malaga,
bring The following note from MIR. Bar
reil United States Consul a, Malaga,
onainng highly ias"rable and most
cheering intelligence from the Peninsula.
" Y. Patriot.
News has justrcached US, thai Rlego,
alter having given the French complete
9ea'lag III the streets Of Jaen, leaving
700 Of them dead, besides wounded, pro-
ceeded on his march aud was in place
called La Carolina, rapidly marching
towards Madrid, and was in expectation
Of joining with Martin, the Enpic inado,
aud but little doubt remains that he is at
This moment within few leagues OF the
capital Of Spain. The authorities fthis
place spread a repor, two days since,
that he was captured, but it was merely
10 deceive the ignorant and keep alive
the hopes OF the services, more properly
called The 6anditn Of Shaiu.
" l. the Government, in Cadiz remain
firm very Short Tale longer, the face
Il affairs IN this unhappy country will
wear adlierenl aspect, and Europe may
have to ,hank Spain Tor saving all the
continent from tlespotism.'
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