Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-10

Their flag of truce offered To put the garrison
under the protection Of the Duke d'Angou-.
leme, rejecting, however, the Madrid Regency,
and demanding To await the issue nf Affairs nj
Cadiz. The conditions Of the surrender will
be fnund in our extracts. What surprises us
Is, that this surrender is, after the commander
of Corunna, on the 9th Aug, told the enemy
that he and the whole garrison were prc,,af-
eel and decided to maintain the place at all haa-
ards" Was this IA mere copy of French gus
conode! Or, have the commander aud garrison
yielded to irresistible circumstances
1t appears that the Spanish Constitution
alists have actually entered France.
| 1t IS stated OH high authority, that hun
dred thousand piastres were offered at Cadiz
to Galiano, the Deputy to the Cortes, to gain
his opinion in favor of the reforms to be effect
ed IN the Spanish Constitution. He re- fused
| the bribe.
| The municipality of Bilboa have addressed
a formal Memorial to the Madrid Regency,
aiously praying this shadow of power to re-
establish forthwith the IngusitiOn, which, ac-
cordIng tn them, is one nf the greatest bless
'nss of which a country can boast
| Gen. Quiroga's wife has arrived in London,
after short residence in France, where she
met with every kind Of i'll treatment from the
Police. In one village she was asked five or
six times for her passport-in another, she
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the innkeeper with whom she lodged, had the
reputation of being a Liberal Nobody,
however, went further than the Project of
Vannrs. This gentleman made Madame Qui-
| roga come before him while he was taking his
coffee. lie told her that the .lfoniteur ann0un-
ced officially The surrender of Cadlz, and he
commented On this news like Police Officer
and an Ultra. Madame Quiroga requested
him to inform her why she was sent for The
Preiect then told her, that Quroga should
| have acted like MOIillO. On this she replied
with dignity" While there is single inch of
ground IN Spain where the Constitution is o.
begged, gen. Qulroga .ill be ready to shed the
last drop OF hls blood in its defence ;''and she
went away. Undoubtedly, says the Chroni-
| Gle, the Project expects the reward of this
good deed done in the cause Of Legitimacy /;
and we fancy we are doing him service, hy
making his conduct publicly known; for,
though he will he despised by every man of
genlemanly and delicate feelings, the Mission
aries will heap benedictions on him, the King
VIII load him with favours, and the Drnpenu
Blame will immortaIize him with MS praise.
LeNpoN, Aug. St.-Paris Journals of Thurs.
day, and the Pilote ofFriday reached town YES
terday. TIE latter, ii is said, contains twenty
seven articles proposed by the Duke dan
gouieme, Tor the consideration of the King aud
Cortes, as well as the names of the Cnmmis-
sioners appointed to treat with tho French
Commandrr-in-C Chief The Cortes it is added,
adopted twenty fthe articles, but r, iected the
remainder. The duke d'Angoulenic had arr
rived at Port ST. Mary, and had inspected the
line oil decentralization round Cadiz and the
Island. He had sent flag of truce into the
place, the nearer of which was So graciously
received that hopes ofimmediate pacticaton
we're still cherished. The King appears 10
have anticipated his release, having in,itna-
| ted an intention of returning 10 Seville, by
water hut this intention will probably be
| frustrated
September 2.-Ad,ices have arrived town
from arIs,referriDg to letters received from The
French headquarters, at Port St. Marv's.
which confirm us in the opinion we have uni
formly expressed, that no negotiations hare
or can commence, Of Il satisfactory kind, be-
tween the French and Spaniards, unless
| through the intervention and mediation of a
! third power, 80 much at variance are the parties
on the main question at Issue. Up to the ar
rival of the Duke de AngouIeme at Port ST
| hlary's, which was on the 10th nh. no over
lures had been transmitted to Cadiz; hut the
FRINGE GenrialissImO, after Review, and re-
eei'inS the homage and reports of the several
| commanaersO f the troops stationed round the
| Bay of Cadiz, sent over a flag of truce, and
tue to his word never tn negotiate with the
| Cortes and Constitutional Government, he
addressed his letter TO the King. On the ar
| rival oil the aid-dt-camp at the gates, he was
stopped I'LL communication was made to
Governor Valdcs, and he was then attended
to the sovernment-house by two Spanish OIL
GERS; but far from any demonstrations being
made by the people, rs the French papers
exultngly boosted, the utmost silence was oh
served as he passed along the streets. Governor
Vaides received him politely, and very candid
| Nv informed him that lta LII oil
letter ofwhich he was bearer to the King hut
that he would undertake to see it placed in
his Najesty's hands, and after partaking of
| some refreshments, the French aid de camp
departed.
The actual contents Of the letter, or the ef-
iect they produced on the Spanish Govern
ment, cannot he known with any certainty, MS
| no subsequent communication has been had
with CadiZ; the surmises in Paris. however
are, that the Duke demands an unconditional
surrender, first holding out promises ofamnesty
and personal security, and next employing
| threats If his wishes are not complied with
The circumstance of his letter being addressed
| to the King, is taken as certain indication
that he refuses TO treat with his Ministers. bv
whom the whole affair cannot he viewed in
other light than gross insult. II remains now
| therefore to be seen, how the French Ge-
nerallssime will set TO work to carry his threats
into execution, for il is very clear that hi,
promises, however tlatteriDg and brilliant they
| may be, will make no impressions on the Per-
maDent Deputaton, the Executive, and what
IS still more powerful than either the Amy.
After the outrages the Spanish Government
and people have received from, the French.
the influence and guarantee of England alone
could have brought about compromise, and
of this, as we stated few days ago, there is
NOT oapf