American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-07-25
FRANCE AND SPAIN.

| FRANCE AND SPAIN.
| The accounts from the Peninsula are as vague
contradictory and uncertain as ever. The Paris pa
pers OF the Liberal side, complain very much Of the
few and " aconc" official letters received from the
troops in Spain. Theinformalion they obtain from
them is unsatisfactory that il is often difficult, and
sometimes impossible to form any idea Of the actual
state oil things among them. AS to The cunning and
uadtSc0vera5te Nina there appears to be very good
reason for the want of correct information concern
ing him, and his troops, for he eludes his pursuers
in Catalonia IN the mast surprising manner and II
those on the spot cannot ascertain his motions, or
understand or battle his designs, it would certainly
be difficult matter for either Paris, London, or
American editors speak of him with any degree
Of certainty. One thing may be depended on
With small force, comparatively speaking, he has
manGuvred in manner that has prevented the adj
vance Of the whole left wing of the invading army,
Amounting to 90 600 men. And it is now stated that
Marshal Money has demanded a reinforcement OF
5000 men, who were on their march from France,
together with 10000 men, to reinforce the duke
| dAngouleme.
The immediate effect Of Abisbal's detection, has
hardly been perceiyabe upon the Constitutional
troops, and has probably not little disappointed the
expectations OF the friends of the French cause
1t is said that his famous correspondence with Mon
tito was sent to the commandants of St Sebastian
out effect, although Colonel O'Donne brother OF
! Absba, is in command at the former place. In
deed the example seems to have been almost en-
| tirely without effect; and Abisba has received the
reward of a solitary and useless deserter-a mea-
sure of indifference not easily to be distinguished
| from contempt.
i The Paris papers of the 9TH assert, that there
was an extremely stormy sitting in the Cortes al
Seville on the Esd OF May, in which proposition
for transferring The government and the king out oil
the continent, was rejected by ma ority Of eight
votes, and the departure for Cadlz decreed almost
unanimously. The Courier confirms this statement
and trumphs over it as fu6ment Of one of its for.
mer predictions. 1t will be perceived from the fore
going, that there four circumstances that look
favorable to the cause Of Spain LIST. the peculiar
and mastery generaIship Of Nina. ID. the call o.
1.-The French for reiuforcements. Sd the disappoint
ment in respect to the detection of Abisbal 4h
the resolution of the Cortes yet TO hold out, and re-
{ move the king and government TO Cadiz letter
from Paris OF the 9th June, stated that reports with
out end were in circulation, and it said the gov
ernment had received dispatches respecting the ope
rations of the army OF Catalonia of very different
character to what was expected.
On the other hand, from the French official &C
counts and from the unofficial letters published in
1.-The utra-royast papers it would appear, that the
light of freedom is rapidly yielding to the darkness
t and gloom OF despotism.
; The Paris Etoe Of the 9th, represents every
thing al Seville as in the utmost confusion, and the
people had declared themselves loudly in favor oil
the King, and that the inhabitants of Cadiz had de-
clared that they would neither receive the King nor
the Cortes The editor adds, "The greatest con
fusion prevails among the members OF government,
which is rapidly drawing to close All the cities
are sending in their submission to the Regency
II Navarro, the two CASTLES, the Kingdom of Leon,
the greater part OF Catalonia, and of the Kingdom