The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-17
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,san dates two days later than before re-
pfsixed. Capt, b. left Liverpool, on the
e7th April, lSunday.l The latest paper IS
IS The a6th. We cannot believe that the
', 20" asnect of Europe will long cont.
P.' as n now is. A very short period will
n ~. IN A crisis, and determine whether
,;h.r3v or dpspotism will be triumphant
y, ENGLAND 10 remain inactive, will be
n,ossible. She now remains passive, al
inwing herself To be drawn as il were into
,,.,r hv the whole nation, that she may,
Cor onc,. in the annals Of her history, have
IL record. that she commenced II war with
fhe una:iinous consent oil her people.
Losnos, April Git appears by the
last accounts from Portugal, that The
Condo dAmarante, (that enterprise which
our kberoi journalists at first rldicued as
something too contemplate IL deserve no
RE. and afterwards twice or thrice ami
bilatcd, as something too Formidable to re-
main successfully continues to rally round
lis numerous and effective supporter. This
is not surprising.
The situation of the Peninsula, indeed,
,t this moment offers an instructive lesson
" Of military revolutions. Both in Spain
and Portugal, few rebel soldiers, with
arms in their hands, and cooperating with
a small number of political deinago5ues,
hoisted the standard OF revolt against the
existing governments, and proclaimed a
revolution. Fora period, the daring trea-
son was successful, because the civil popn-
lation of a country IS easily oyeraWe1 AT
first by military force. The rebellias par
~ are already banded together, capable Of
acting as body and master OF resources
10 given extent. But the people, howe
yer great their hostility may be 10 what Is
passing around, require time to contede-
rate plans OF resistance, and to organize
the means of carrying these plans into ex-
ceation. Meanwhile, BECAUSE nothing is
openly attempted, the cry OF the other side
is. that nothing is contemplated, and that
the silence of preparation Is, III tact, the
proof Of entire acquiescence.
We now see, in Spain and Portugal, the
value of this sinister interference we now
see what deplorable destiny awaits the
country where soldiers enforce constitu-
tlonal rights at the point Of the sword
But we live 10 new era, and there may be
danger of offending very loyal eals, and of
alarming very monarchcal principles, It
we presume to consider the military iesnr-
re tons az Portugal and Spain any Thing
Snort OF a patriotic struggle on the part OF
Che people. TO those among us who have
only recently caug Int this mania, we would
say look at the events that are passing I'M
de- your eyes, and deny, ifyoncan, that the
people, emphaticaIiy speaking, are against
the new order of things, both in Spain and
Portugal Lord Livprpo.l allowed, in his
speech on the lth INST. that the parties
were " nearly balanced :" enough we ap-
prehrnd closer estimate ef the relative
strength of the two parties will shew that
they are NOT so nearly halanccd bBt that
the rcvohliionists are IA small, Il very small
minority.
We are told that the Spanish Rerola-
tion is popular in this country. Yes, it IS
so, and VIVA, is more, its popularity is con
fined, with Il few exceptions, to the same
classes with whom her hate Majesty, Queen
Caroline, was popular with whom the
nchestcr-inassacre- gentleman, were pO-
pular; and with whom whatever wears the
character of defiance and resistance IS pO-
pnlar This sort Of popularity, however,
was not regarded AS the apology or the
of those occurrences, but were
viewed ms concouitant circumstance indi-
ratine only of greater peril aud demand
ing the applicA ton Of more decisive RENE
dies.
LIVERPOOL, April QG.-Thr French
army continues 10 be impeted in its pro
Sress, by thu resistance 1t has had to en-
counter at San Sebastian and Pampeluna.
These places st.il occupy the time Of the
invading force. We SAY the time, for IL
does not appear that any very active "pr-
rations are IN progress against tllrse places
The leaders &agtatOrs OF Tins adventure APP
pear not to have calculated upon any ress-
rance, for they are stated to he without the
means ofvigoroussiege The bead quarters
of the pri zee general have progressed to
Vittoria. The advanced guard IS AS Tar as
Miranda, according to The last accaunts.
That part Of the army which remained on
the French sid, of the Pyrenees, uader
Money, is said to be in motloa 10 enter
Catalonia, where Nina, of whose motions
we have heard little lately, appears TO be
waiting to watch and check the progi ess OF
this division of the Adventures.
Some important Successes have been OBJ
tanned over the soldiers of the Faith by the
Constituiionalsis in the neiGhbolhood OF
Valencia The King has not yet arrived
at Seville; his health does not appear 10 have
been at all ini,..ed by the journey as yet
The French army is understood to he IN
some danger OF feeling Inconvenience from
the want Of provisions.
"PARIs, April ga Geographic dis
patch announces, that an the 18th our van
guard guard carried Logrodo, which was
defended hy 500 men, and that they took q
general, 900 men, standard, arms, and
baggage. Marshal Oudinot is going 10
Bursos his Royal HiShncss will remain
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