The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-07-30
FOREIGN NEWS.
From the ". Y. Erening Post of Juiyal.l

of June, which, considering the recent
triumphant tone of the French papers,
and the confident assertion Of the Lon
don Courier that the war in Spain was
at an end, may be considered of
cheering nature.-lndignant at the trea-
con of Abisbal and Montijos, the King
had degraded these men, by stripping
them of all honours and distinctions, and
conferred the command of the army,
which occupied Madrid, on General
Castelldosrius, who set out Immediately
from Seville, ard arrived to head his
troops at the very moment the French
made the attack at Talavera, of which
so Boosting an account was given in late
Paris papers.-From the Spanish state
ment it will be seen, that the patriots,
in strict conformity to the system of
warfare which they have adopted, "a
voided general engagement with the
enemy but so far from displaying that
cowardiee of which the French accused
them, they evinced the greatest brave
ry, and only retired from the field in
consequence of the overwhelming num-
bers opposed to them. We know, by
the last arrival from Europe, that the
French had not advanced single step
towards Seville several days subsequent
to this affair. The headquarters of
Gen. Castelldosrius were at DeIeitosa
on the frontiers of Estremadura, 19O
miles southeast of Madrid, where he
was organizing his troops, and taking
up positions for the purpose of an
noying the enemy with his guerillas, if
they should attempt to cross the Tagus.
General Ballasteros, on the other
hand, had entered Valencia, the block
ade of which he bad previously COM
PEELED the French to abandon and, in
almost every part Of the South of Spain,
troops were in motion, and in advance
to meet the invaders. The French
are, likewise, stated to have evacuated
Santander with precipitation, in conse-
quence of the natives having risen on
them.
There is nothing in these accounts
which gives the least colour to the
idea, that the Cortes were disposed TO
treat with the French far less that
any of them were leagued with Abs
bal, or had abandoned Seville, as conf
IDENTITY asserted in some of the Paris and
London journals. On the contrary,
their acts show, that they are animated
by the best spirit, and determined not
to yield but in the last extremity
They had raised one hundred and sixty
millions of reals, part of 200 millions
called for by the government, and ap-
piled them to the necessities of the
state. This money, which was levied
on foreigners as we'll as natives, is to be
refunded out of the property of the
clergy. The title of 6 Eminently Con-
stitutional," had been conferred on Va
lencia, as reward for her heroick de-
fence and, in order to give energy to
the measures which had been resolved
on, the duties of Secretary of State
had been conferred on Manuel Garcia
Herreros, and those of the Marine De-
partment on Paula Osorio, two of the
most active and devoted friends of the
Constitution.
On the whole, we think that the as
pect of Spanish affairs is brighter than
was to be expected from the high col
curing given by the French of their
progress, and of the disposition of the
Spanish nation TO submit to the arbitra-
ry sway of the sovereign. The next
arrival from Europe will, probably, en-
able US to form more correct opinion
than we can at present, as to what is
likely TO be the result of the invasion of
the Peninsula.
By the Hiram, advices have been re-
ceived from Gibraltar to the 9th of June.
The Straits swarmed with Spanish pri-
vateers, which boarded every vessel
they could, but detained only those that
were suspected of having Spanish prop
erty on board; these were sent into Al
gesiras for trial. The brig Cyno, of
Philadelphia, was sent in by one of them
on the 9TH Of June. Several French
and Dutch vessels had also been sent
in. A Dutch IA, and gun-brig, had
been into Algesiras, and taken out the
vessels of heir,nation which had been
captured. A French IA, and frgate,
were lying in Gibraltar bay, and were
about to proceed for Algesiras, TO de-
mand the French vessels taken, and il
was said would take them by force, if
not peaceably given up. The Ameri-
can squadron had sailed for Fort Mahon.
A great race took place between The
Constitution and British frigate, few
days before the Hiram sailed. The