Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-11-18
@ VERY LATE AND IMPORTANT
FROM EUROPE.


fast sailing ship Diamond, Capt. Macy, arrived
below last evening in the remarkably short
passage of % days from Liverpool. BY this
arrival, the Editors of the Commercial Adver-
tiser have received London papers of the 9Th
OF October, and Liverpool of the 10Th. The
Diamond has left in her wake, three of the
Packets, VIZ. those which sailed from Liyes.
pool "n the lst, the 9Th, and eth of Septem-
her We have LOyd's List of the 18th Octo-
Der.
SPAIN.
IL was before certain that CadiZ was in the
possession of the French, and that Ferdinand
had arrived at the head quarters of the Duke
d Ansoueme, on his way to Madrid-but we
we've left without the particulars of the events
attending the surrender of that place-em-
phaticalIy the last citadel of European free
dom. That deficiency is now in measure
supplied but the heart bleeds at the recitas,
and humanity shudders AT the prospect The
Curtes, 1t appears made no terms, and the
King and royal family left Cadiz and Joined
The French, because the confusion and disma
we're such that no one had authority to pre-
vent them. The French troops entered the
city on the third--tbree days after the King
had Joined his august cousin :" and the Pa
ris papers say they were received with the
most cxiravagant demonstrations Of 10Y, al
though the militia had closed the gates, and
refused 10 open them until after the positive
commands of the king. CourieTs had been
despatched TO all the corps of the Army, with
letters from the King of Spain, ordering them
Ia lay down their arms. One account states
that sixty members Of the Cortes, voted to
restore the King TO his former power; and
that in consequence they will receive the royal
clenency. Fifty thousand French troops are
tn occupy Spain until tranquility shall have
been restored. The Regency has of course
been dissolved. On concluding their labours,
they issued an address remarkable for the
curious imitation Of style and sentiment"
We have given below the proclamation and
decree Of the King, issued on the Isl of Octo-
her, by which all the acts of the Constitutions
al government, since the revolution of 800, of
c' cry name and description, have been annul.
led : hut, says the London Courier" whether
ibis decree will he executed, must be deter
mined by future disclosures. Our opinion is.
knowing The influence under which Ferdinand
is acting, there wlll be no compromise with
tie ConsltntiOnalists." Some Of the papers.
however, seem 10 think that the Duke dan
gOulcuie has probably stipulated for an amnes-
IS for all political fences and that the King
" 10 present the nation at least with the show
az = Constitution. When the courier arrived
in Nadiid, with The news Of the capituation
of Cadiz, he cried out as he reached the city,
Sc The King is FREE and oil the Royal family !"
and ihe universal cry from one end of the
town To the other, was Long live the Bour
hons" In addition To the decree mentioned
above, another will be fnund among our ex-
tracts, dated at Here's, Oct. 4, in which, for the
better security of his Maiesty's person, while
j"urneying back to Madrid, no deputy Of the
CrIes, for the two last yesrs, may approach
81. q r. Il.
irrs, cOuuscIlors " stale, and all persons Of
n0tr who held Offices under the Constitution,
are prohibited from ever entering the capital
or approaching within IS leagues, Riego has
been condemned 10 death, bai this IS as the act
81 The Regency. Thus, to borrow The Ian
ghagr ol he British Traveller Of The 18th,
FedDaad is pursuing his career bright Royal