The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-11-25
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.

IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.
Nav YosK, Nov. Il--'rhe new and
East sSisiuy ship Diamond, Capt. Macy,
arrived below last ev.ning ~ thu remuka-
bly, sh.rt passage "f a. days from Biy~r-
pea. BY this arrival the Editors Of the
Commercial Advertiser have recei.ed
London papers ofthe 10th OF October, and
Liverpool of the 18th. The Diamond has
hit IA her wake, three of Ia. Packets,
Wig those which sailed from Liverpool
on the ist, the 9th, and 10th OF S-ps.m-
Der. We hate L.cyd's List OF the 18th
Oct.
SPAIN.
II was heisre certain that Cadiz was IN
the possession of the French, aud that Fer
dInand had arrived AT the head quarters sf
the Duke dAngonlcmc, on his WY to Ma
drid,but We were left without the particulars
of the events attending the surrender OF
that place-emphaticaily the last citadel az
European Freedom, That deficiency is
nov ia measure snrplied hut the hrart
bleeds AT the recital, and humanity shud.
drrs at the prospect The Cortes il APP
pears made 90 terms, and the King and
royal family left Cadiz, and Joined the
French because the confusion aud dismay
wcre such that no ouc had authority To
prevent them. The French troops entered
the city on the thrd--threc days after the
King had joined his august cousin :" and
the Paris papers say they were received
with the most extra,agant demonstrations
of joy, although the militia had closed
the gates, and refused 10 open them until
after the commands of the king. Couriers
had been despatched to all the Corps of the
Army, with letters from the King Of Spain,
ordering them To lay down their arms.-
Onc account states that sixty members of
the Cortes, voted 10 restore The King TO
his former power; and that in consequence
they will receive the royal clcmrncy. Fiji.
~ thousand French troops are to occupy
Spain until tranquility shall have been
restored. The Regency has of course
been dissolved. On concluding their Ia
hours, they ISSUED an addressed "re,narka.
BILE far the curious imitation of style and
sentiment"
We have given below the proclamation
aud decree of the King, issued on the ist
of October, by which all the acts of the
Constitutional 90, ernment, since the re,o-
luton of 1890, of every name and d4,sclip-
ton, have been aBnuIled but, saws iii,
London Courier, "whether this decree will
he executed, must be determined by future
disclosures. Our opinion is, knowing the
influence under which Ferdinand Is acting
there w,il be no compromise with the Con.
sututionaliatS Some of the papers, how
ever, seem 70 think that the Duke dan
goo'eme has probably stipulated for an
amnesty, for all political offences and that
the King is 10 present the nation at least
with the show of Constitution. WAen
the courier arrived in Madrid, with the
news of the capitalation of Cadig, he cried
out as he reached The city, "The King il
free, aud all the Roya family !" and the
universal cry from one end Of the town to
abe other, was" Long live the Bom hons ~
In addition To the decree mentioned above.
another whl be found among our extracts.
dated at Here's, Oct. 4, in which, for IN.
better security of his Maiesty's person,
while ioGrneyins Back TO Madrid, no DEPUTY
m the Cortes, for the two last years, NAV
approach within Ave leagues Of the road.
and all ministers, counselors of State. and
all persons of note who held offices under
the Constitution, are prohibited from
ever entering the capital or approaching
within Is leagues Riego has been con.
d"mned TO death, hut this was the act Of
the Regency. Thus, to borrow the Ian
gS'age of the British traveller of the 16tl
Ferdinand Is pursuing his career " rigl
Royalty" No weak word of forgi,ing an
forgcttng--every sound is dtnunciatio
and threat. As he proscrihes ali the Co
tes, "why does he not prescribe all m
persons ny whom the Cortes were eecre
the whole population ia Spain +? VIII
has not Spain one neck to enable him
revenge adequately "thc horrible insul
offered To his Royal person, by restrain,
the absolute exercise of the ROYAL wifi ?
The spectacle Of triumphant roy atty, III
meanness aud cruelty of man whom the
Cortes treated with too much lenity for
his past crimes sud constant treachery.
thus renewed instance Of violated oatI,s and
disappointed hopes, will perhaps have ul-
tlmateiy an effect on Europe, almost as
beneficial as the immediate establishment
of liberty in Spain. Those who hereafter
attempt the reformation of inyeterate poll |
teal abuses, and the tanning of unreelaimed |
tyrants, will have many things TO learn
from the conduct and fate of the SPANISH