The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-23

san MIGUEL.
Iohe Political Chig Of BWcctono."
From the Paris Etoic of July %
I" The army of Catalonia has made three
grand faults first, when the Marshal had
5000 men in presence of 10, 900 consiitu-
tienalsts, he remained ten days without
attacking them secondly, when Gen. st.
Priest pursued Nina IN the mountains and
Cerdagne, General Donnadieu solicited
d lily of the Marshal, permission Ia leave
F,qae To cut off Mlnas retreat, which was
,e'usrd ; thu Oily, when Generals Donna
lieu aud Carial completely de- ard the
constitutional army at Mollns del Roy and
at Martorel, aud Donnadicn wished to ptlr-
sue the enemy sword in hand 10 Villa
Franca, he was prevented against his will.
This last fault WAS the NEST scrioi!,, be
cause Nina has again thrown himself in the
mountains, in the rear of the army, which
will be obliged ,glin 10 march IN pursuit of
him, when the blockade Of Barcelona can
not be continued
(FRoM CTR CORRESPONDENCE
PARIS, July 28.--Therr IS scarcely any
thing here worth communicating To you,
except il be that the king IS become sud
denly terrible, aud declares that he will
nrt or relax in his cndca, or' to bestow blcs-
sings upon the Spanish people whilst he has
u man to fight, or shilling in the treasury.
When the old gentleman sad this,h suited
the action to the word, aud struck his
crttch to the ground with what the French
call phgsical emphasis.
The Liberals veXrd at their own folly in
strengthening the cause of the utras, by
voting with them when they qnarrelltd
with Dccazrs. aud also supporting the pre-
sent ministry when they were attacked by
the Uhras, have now resolved on mastering
all their forces lorthe ensuing campalgn.-
The Duke Derazes and the leading mem
bcrs Of the liberal party met a few days ago
| and decided upon certain points, which, ii
properly handled, will much enbarrass the
ministry
A gentleman who is just arrived from
| Madrid, states that the populace Of that
| city commit the greatest eNctsses, going
| about the streets and abusing all who are
| known 10 he constitutional and crying Live
| the King, cargo = Live Religion, PuRcta.
! rnr No X and Friars enter the coffee
houses. where they drink and smoke with
tre Frrncn gou'darmes, ealing for liqlor,
which they refuse to pay fo,, observing
that the coffee house kee, ers gained too
much by tn, Negroes tthe constItutionalists
and encouraging the Foreigners to insult
their countrymen. My informant, howe
We. adds, that tine French are not mlslcf
! nv lhpsr scuundrcls. but on the courary
Ibrbaye well, and are liked by the people
The Du!>e a Augo,lene goes but little Intc
public, excerpt to the bull fights, at which
he is almost always present. All the acts
of the Regency ARE first submitted To him
and the answer given by members of that
body IT, persons who complain, is, that they
are not free agents. Two days before thu
news of tn. departure of Ferdinand to'
Cadz reached Madrid, the Regency had
announced to the people that he WAS On
his road 10 the capital, When the truth
tran,pired, the populace assembled il
crowds, and uttered menaccs against the
Regency for deceieing them, bat they were
q'lctrd by assurances that q majority o
the Cortes had resolved whsH at tadlz tt
.lease the sovereign. I'ht prisons OF Ma
drid are filled with the relatives of mem
beers of the Cortes, arrested upon no Other
charge than that Of their relationship.
: obscene cxplativps, equivalent TO thos'
used much in France among the vulgar.
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