The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-18

the COnstitutlUnalIstS. The London Cop.
rier states that the French government
met with considerable difficulties in max.
ing Ferdinand act with moderation, and
that Notwithstanding it was hinted to him
how desirable it would be to remove from
about his person his spiritual adviser Saez
|he peremptorily refused to do so. /
In new proclamation, which will b.
found below. addressed by him TO the pre.
sident Of the Council, Ferdinand speak,
of assembling round him "the lights" Of
ibis Counselors, when he will make knosp
ibis natural clemency." But what arr
we TO expect will be the result rf this con.
|sultation, when we find the man who ha,
assumed absolute authority yielding up bn
conscience to confessor, that has ALREADY
given incontestible proofs of his contemn,|
Tor all light and all 'clemency' in tbs
discriminating DEGREES Of Port St. Mary,
Xeres, and Sevilles This new proclam,.
Ition Of the king of Spain, can only be con.
|sidered political naneuvre to divert the
attention of France and England from hi,
designs of vengeance until his power is
sufficiently secure to put them in force
II is calculated that about 10000 Span.
lards, including women and children, have
already been driven out of the country by
the natural clemency" of that ruler who
boasts ofhs paternal" regard for his SUBJ
jects. Among these the Courier rank,
many oi the most powerful and innuepta
men Of Spain: and we observe it stated in
Ia letter from Gibralter of the 5th Oct. tina,
the fortress was then crowded with the
unfortunate Spaniards who have taken re-
Ifuge here to escape the miseres of dun
geon, or the tortures of the bloody noui
lsition. Among these were GO members Of
the Cortes who excited a warm interestia
their fate. Sir Il. Wilson, it is added
was also at Gibraltar, and was about 10
proceed to England.
The accounts from Madrid state that
the whole of the Constitutional troop,
had been disbanded; that all the non.
commissioned officers and soldiers whn
we're prisoners of war in France, had re.
ceived their permanent discharge; and
that orders had been issued for fitting out
a ship of the line and two other ships Of
the navy, to p" forthwith sail to Lima With
relntorcements for the royalist army under
General 1.aserna, to enable him to recon.
quer that rich portion of the Spanish terri
tories"
Opposed to the latter part of this state.
mant, the London Courier asserts (wha.
we consider to be most probable " that all
questions relating to the late Spanish SET
Elements in South America, will become
matter Of discussions in a General Con.
igress. Such, at least, is the nature Of the
proposition made by France to our gov.
ernment, but to which we have declined
acceding. Whether this determination
on our part may alter the original intsn.
ton, is point we cannot decide"
The Globe and Traveller, adverting 10
the same subject, says that Congress
Twill certainly be held ou the affairs offs.
America, and when the temper of the par
'|tles to that Congress is considered, the re.
|sult may. without difficulty. be predicted
''ITo this we may add, that the adviccs re-
ceived yesterday by the General Brown,
lIdirect from Cadiz, and which were later
than those given in the Madrid accounts,
! altogether disprove the statement that a
foreign expedition was fitting out in that
il. port.
Among the reports with which the Paris
: and Madrid papers are filled. we find i
d stated that the Duke d'Angouleme was on
his way to France; that Marshal MoitOt
& was to remain in Spain with 10000 men;
fl 10000 of which were to occupy Madrid
$ 1t is also said that party of Ballastero'
: amounting TO 5000 men was daily receiv.
ding an increase, and that when the main
body of the French army retired 10 The
|Ebro, this patriot general intended to make
elSlerra Morena the centre of his operations
: Whatever may be in this, it is cert"l
!. that the papers are filled with complaints
; .-Iagainst the troops cf Ballasteros, who are
i 'lrepresented as in full march upon CASTLE,
land as having pulled down the trumpha
arches through which the King was to pas
. Madrid. Our last accounts in the French
II tlpapers, informed us that the army of Bal
e lasteros had disbanded, and proceeded TO
;, their homes. Relying on the same autho'
!, |rity, we were induced to believe that Re
fIgo had been tried, condemned to death
:, subsequently respited, and consigned toa
u irlprison in Madrid. 1t is now said that all
# this was premature, and that his fate ha'
s not been decided.
= The latest London Courier contains the
articles of impeachment, in which the r.
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