American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-12-16
L9TEST FROM ENGLAND.

The ships MSeor and Florida arrived a. New York
the 9th instant the former in 80 days. the latter 81 from
Liverpool bringing papers ofthat place to the 9th Noyen-
Der, and London papers to the evening of the 9Th We
have made selection from the n Y Gazette and from the
Commercial Advertiser of the interesting articles
contained in the papers brought by these arrivals.
The late heavy rains and snow storm during
the last week 10 October, had done considerable in
jury, by iuundsing several places in the southwest
Of England The books at Lioyd's give the most
extensive lists of losses and wrecks remembered
for many years. in the gales of the S0lh and 3st of
October.
1t is stated, that the King of Spain has agreed to
the satisfactory adjustment Of the claims OF British
subjects, agregably to the Convention entered into
by the Spanish government with Sir w. ACout
in March last.
The accounts from Madrid are to the 9Oth OF Oc-
tober, which state that the king had ordered the A.
STA, ship the line and Two other ships ofhe Navy,
to sail forthwith Tor Lima, with renforcements for
the Royaist army, under General I.assaDa, to ena-
bic him to re-conquer that rich portion Of the
Spanish Territories --Advices from Cadz state
that Admiral Villa Vicensis had received orders
to arm the above mentioned vessels for the expedi
ton.
All the Constitutional troops at Cadiz had been
disbanded The choice of future residence was
given them, as we'll AS to all who employed
in subordinate Offices under the Revolutionary Cove
ernment.
Advices from Marcia mention that firing was
Opened upon Carthagena ON the Goth which refused
to submit to the King.
Barcelona had capaated, the articles were sign
ed on the 28th Of October, and the Kings troops
we're TO take possession of that important fortress
the Slst.
II is officially announced, from Sara, under date
of Oct 90 that the day before Sea Urgel was in the
hand Of The royal troops having surrendered to his
Catholic Majesty, the garrison consisting of 9l6
men, including officers,
The party OF Balasteros in Andausia daily increas-
Ees, and amounted to 5000 men, who had destroyed
the trumphal arches erected by which the King
was 10 pass Ballasteros intended to make the Siers
ra Morena the centre Of his operations. The French
army retires to The Ebro.
The French general at Madrid has left it option
al with the Spanish officers, to the King, to
Igo to France prisoners Of war; return 10 their
homes as they had made their choice. The soldiers
had been dsbsaded.
The London papers give the charges which were
brought against Riego, and for which he is condem
ned to death. The principal charge against him
was, that he had served as member OF the Cortes,
and in that capacity, voted for the removal of the
king and royal family from Seville. The arraign-
menl concludes as follows:
"From all these considerations, the Fiscal demands
that The traitor, Don Raphael Riego accused and
convicted Of the crime Of high treason shall be
demned to death; that his property be eon6scated
for the public good that his head be exposed al Las
Cabezds de St. Juan, and that his body be divided
into four quarters one Of which shall be carried to
Seville ancthtr TO the Isle of LEON, the third to
Malaga, and the fourth be exposed in this capital,
in some place of public resort; these cities being the
principal points where the traitor Riego faneed the
fame of revolt, and manifested his perfdious
duct. Thus demands the Fiscal, in behalf of public
justice, where defence is con6ded to him, and in
virtue of those privileges which belong to him in
quality of Kings Procureur.-M Madrid Oct. 1922
| The wife OF Riego resides in London, upon the
wrt;'k of fortune, and as may be we'll imagined,
was in great distress of mind. subscription had
been set on foot for her pecuniary relief.
A letter from Madrid, states, that Rego is allow
ed ten days to prepare his defence.
\ A letter from Madrid Of the 9th. Oct states that
the King was expected 10 that city on the 18th of
November. The same letter adds, that in Catao-
na the love for the constitution is firmly rooted
as ever 10 the hearts OF tho people
/ The Madrid Gazette OF the 18th October contains
proclamation issued by Ferdinand at Seville the
22d. 1t has all semblance of preparatory step
ards revokng or modifying the DEGREES OF Port St.
Mary, Heres and Seville. His majesty postpones
Till his arrival in Madrid and till he is surrounded
by the gravest and most enlightened of his counsel
lors his final resolve touching the acts and the &C
tors in the late revolution. This probably, is the
utmost which the Duke d'Angoueme could obtain,
for learn by private advices from Paris that the
French government meet with no incons,derble diff
!fculties ia making Ferdinand act with moderation.
I'VE are even assured, that when it was hin,ed to
him how desirable it would be to remove from about
his person his minister and Confessor Saez, he Pc
, remptctily refused to do SO. Courier.
;! dreadful explosion of coal mine, belonging
. to the Marquis OF Londonderry, took place
Burham on the Sd ut in consequence of the ex-
plosion of foul air in coal pit There WERE be-
ninety and ahundred persons in the pit, all OF
vho,n perishpd About cnrty cornses had been "a