The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-08
SPAIN.

/. s,ss;ge: and, certainiy, its contents dt
a ~, warrant the idea of any discord or ir.
n r~ssl,tion in the Spanish Constitutions
e raaucils. II comprises the Journals the
srarcedings Of the Cores some speeches,
e,fesso, of the principal members Off.
III ~. repDrts from the various divisions of
|. az eonstiiuli 4ial troops; and accounts OF
I. 40 politicai aud military movements in
al aIasrcnt parts OF the Peninsula. An" Ex-
t-aerdinary Gazette" Of the Goth May,
/ furnishes the report made by General Bal
/ ,ssteros to the government, of his having
entered Valencia with bis army, after for.
e;ne the enemy to raise the blockade OF
/ mai city, and retreat.
I6the Gazette ofthe fst June are inser-
tod several OF Mina's dispatches, respec-
lively dated the 9Th, 9th, 7th, 9Th, 9tn,
10th, 18th, and 18th of May He gives
details OF his marches through the rugged
and mountainous region of Catalonia, in
order to halle the plans of the French, and
keep them occupied in that quarter. On
the 9Th he attacked and routed body of
soansh Royalists and French troops, with
but small loss on his parts and, in gene
rail- he bestows the highest praise upon the
conduct and spirit of the constitutional
fprces, either under his immediate com
mand, or distributed in detachments.--
| In his despatch, of the 10th May, he says
"0n my arrival at Beaga. the singular
spectacle was offered to me of numerous
community, icith igomen oaiy--without
single man. | believe that the true rea-
son Of the absence of the men, is the de-
cree which has been published by the ene-
ny, denouncing the punishment of death
against every man who should remain
| ttIere, and even against what person soever
should sell or procure refrcshment or aid
| for the Constitutional army. | obtained
supplies, however, by means of persuasion
and kindness"
The Gazette of the 2Gth May, contains
| the following decree:
"DoN Joaquin ANDUAGA, Minister
Plenipotentiary of His Majesty in the u.
States of America, having deserted his
post. and joined the enemies of his coun-
Try, his Majesty has resolved to strip him
forthwith of his honors and distinctions,
aud has decrced, that, in case of being ia
ken, he shall be judged according to the
laws"
On the cad and 24th May, the Cortes
were occupied for some time with the case
of General O'Donnel, Count del Abisbal.
His conduct was described. by various
speakers as atrocious treachery an out
rge upon the national cause; a violation
ofthe civil as well as the military laws, &c.
The committee to whom the case was re-
ferrcd, reported that he should be tried,
and the proposition was unanimously
adopted. A quotation from the speech OF
the principal orator, who proposed the re-
ference, will make known the feeling of
the whole assembly:
"The horrible treason of Count del
Abisbal, will only contribute TO the greater
glory and energy of our country. We
nave now the key Of the secret of the inn
prudent march of the foreign army to Ma
drid. That army which has dared to pen
citrate to the capital, will soon experience
1te consequences of its temerity; it will
see what credit is to be given to the pro
misses of traitors who offer it advantages
so great. Ii will find that, in the end, the
mass Oft the Spanish nation will understand
their true interests, and unite in that senti-
inent which has always characterized the
Spanish people--hatred of foreign enc
ynies. Bloed, indeed, will flow, which has
not before been split; but let it be upon
the heads of the miscreants who have dis
tnrbed the pacific and majestic current of
the Revolution, and converted it into an
overwhelming torrent"
+" As 10 Absbal, who has crowned old
acts of perfdy with this new one, il is just
that the Cortes of Spain should bring down
upon him the whole weight of responsible !
Ity; and tell ire not, gentlemen. that he
can elude il since this declaration of our
views, the rigor which we would exercise,
ouI unanimity in present circumstances, in
declaring his guilt, will place our proceed
lnss in advantageous contrast with that OF
the Desnotic government, which ruled us
heretofore. The despotism strong in APP
pearance, but weak in reality, when it saw
an act of treason on the part of this gene
Hl-what did it do? Caressed and prais-
ed him; bestowed upon him new honors,
crosses, &c. How different win be eur
course At the crisis in which we are
IN the midst of dangers--we shall vote his
responsibility we shall not spare bis head,
IT he should be found to deserve death--or
We shall Secree his prescription, and cause
him to bear the infamy of merited punish
ment, even in the files of the foreigners,
among whom he will endeayour to hide his
miserable existence"
The leading orators in the Cortes, after
the detection of Absbal and the occupa-
ton Of Madrid by the French, announced,
IN eloquent speeches, their resolution to
Perish, or live in perpetual exile, rather
man submit to French dictation; and in
tils language they seem to have been Sc
eonded by the whole body. The Gazette
Of the lst June gives, officially, circular
rom the government at Seville, to its d,
n'amatic agents ia foreign countries, dated
ne eth Of Nay, in which the strongest
hvectiyes are uttered against the whole