The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-16

,wn uroiect. and to drive the Cortes into per
.mn,ory rejection Of all pacific offers In truth,
is the existence of those Regents and their par
,,sars which, il a treaty were Signed Tomorrow,
would render the fair execution OF 1t all but hope
less =,
Men of their rank could not be kept from the
|royal presence and, once admitted to II, mere
would be no peace tor any other class OF span
ards. Gloomy then, as may be though, ile
military prospects OF the constitutional "overn-
lmcnt. there is no safety for Spain, but in its I'M
qualified triumph. The offered guarantee OF the
L. French Commander and his army" is but an
linsiduous effort to make the Spaniards them
selves conserving party to the continued occu,
,ation of their country by a foreign force; and
such proposal, il acquiesced in, would but EN-
Ibro and complcate still more the question or
|how the une exampled difficulties produced by the
war, are 10 be surmounted
From the N. York Mercantile Advertiser Of
| October l3.
\ The Editors of the Boston Palladium
have sent US the following interesting let
ter from an American resident at Malaga
MALAGA, Aug. 90, 1928.
Gen. Riego arrived some days since in
fishing boat from Tarilfa, took command
of the army, arrested Xayas, several other
generals, canons of the church, friars, &c
&c. and sent them on board vessels in the
harbour. Night before last, eight OF these
unfortunate beings, amongst whom was
poor old cloven footed clergyman, were
taken on shore, escorted out Of the town,
placed as near each other as possible, and
a volley of musketry discharged upon
them by the soldiers, who then pierced
the dying victims with their bayonets.-
This was done at midnight hour, without
even the form of a trial.
Within four months, we have paid
three or four contributions, levied princi.
lpallv on commercial people, who deprived
'Iof al trade by the prohibitory system, are
left with the exception of half dozen all
! but beggars and principally on these
Rlego calls for 100000 dollars to be paid
instantly. The demand of me 5000 dol.
lars from others in proportion-and a!
we have no intercourse by letter witt
other places, there being no posts, we have
not the means to meet this demand at the
moment, when our money is already dis
trbuted in preparing for the vintage
Consequently, the whole body of the mer
chants in this place are under arrest
some in the common jail-others in thu
-municipaity-and few at their own hou
ses with guard of soldiers at their doors
In addition to number of people quar-
tered on me, have guard of five sol
Idiers at my door with an order from th'
Municipal Junta to pay them | doll. 4(
cts. per day, until comply and pay th'
sum demanded of me. Riego has threat
ened to make an example by shooting
some of us.-My partner is amongst th'
arrested, and l hear has been thrown int
1.-THE common Jail. Should | be compelled
ito pay, it will be done under protest an
shall claim the protection of the Unite'
States, and return of the money.
"The Foreign Consuls are not exemp
|from these unjust contributions. Mr.. BAR
;. RELL, American Consul, MIR. Boline, tn
IS Swedish Consul, and Mr.. Roos, the Prus
$ sian Consul, are among those in confine
ment, that is, under arrest in their houses
with guards of soldiers at their doors.-
:, This state Of things induces many res
e |pectable people to wish that the Frenc
n would enter the city and establish peac
t. and order. | am really afraid the cit
: will be given up to plumber, and secon
y 10th Of May be renewed in Malaga. Iti
d this moment reported, that he who reiu
e Ises to pay shall first be shot, and then hi
Y house and effects be given up to be plum
= dered by the unfeeling sodiery.
son the 26th inst. in the evening, be
,e dy of infantry and cavalry took the road
is Antiguera. 1t is not known whether t
'a 5. take away all the property that can b
! ); found there, or to collect part of Ba
u. lasteros' army, said to be in that negl
al bOurhood, who could not abide by the su,
es|penson Of arms or capitulation made wit
y Moitor.
/; "Most of the towns near this are occl
d pied by the mal-contents, and the const
I'd Ilutionalsts occasionally enter, as the
C. have in Comares, and sacked the tow
~ \, church, &c. from which they have just r'
4 turned. The plate that was found in tn
n churches and converts, has been taken OF
h and the inhabitants of the latter have di
10 appeared, SO that not one of this numerou
!, class is now to be found.
a Gan Embargo has been laid on all I'll
% vessels in port, and the town is surroun'
re ed by troops to prevent any one from lie
MS wing it. We are in horrid situation.
o' UOnp p M-Thio l., otaof I am inforu