Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-11-02
TROUBLES IN SPAIN.

to more serious character, that some
OF our late accounts represented to be
"A letter from Madrid, of August IL, to
the Editor of The London Morning He
raid, says" for the last four or FIVE day,
there has been a constant succession o.
couriers between this place and Anda.
iusia and every day Cabinet Council,
presided at by the King, has been held.
The cause has, at length, come 20 light,
and II is no less than the landing at Ia
rifia OF thief General Tori
jos, for the purpose of raising the coun-
try, and acting in cooperation with the
numerous bands of Constitutonalists
who have their strong holds in the noun
talns of Ronda, an extremely favorable
situation, and to drive them from which,
it would require a very considerable
force. There are various accounts of
this affair, but | shall content myself
with that contained in letter from An
tequera, which says, that " Torijos is a,
the bead OF thousand men; that he is
sbundanty provided with money and
arms that the garrison OF TariHa had
joined hie s'e"darh; and that, in all the
villages OF the mountains of Ronda, the
Stone OF the Constitution had been sci
up; and, finally, that this conspiracy
had most extensive ramiica,ons in all
the principal towns in Aada,usia, in
consequence of which, great number
of persons had been arrested for real
or suspected understanding with the
oonsprators Of Gibraltar"
Gen. O'Oonnel, who commanded in
the district, sent TO the French Com
e mander at Cadiz, for assistance; and
the next news we have is a telegraphic
despatch, received at Paris, on The 9Th
Of August, from Gen Digeon to his
Excellency the Minister of War;" an
nouncing that "the fortress of Tariff
was taken by storm on the 10Th, at o.
clock IN the afternoon, by the French
and Spanish troops. The rebels, who
retrested into the Island, were attacked
next morning at daybreak by the land
ing OF French troops, OF The 3lst regi-
ments of the line. One chief only escap-
cd in boat; the rest were killed or Ia
ken. The prisoners have been deliver
ed up to the Spaniards, to be tried accor-
ding to the laws" Thus had the affair
ended for the present. In a report from
Gen. O'Donnei, be states that the pub
lie tranquility has not been interrupted
for moment
Speaking eff the affair of TarifI'a, the
Morning Herald says,the place was taken
by Joint force of French aud Spaniards.
IL would appear that, previous to the ar
rival OF this Intelligence, great alarm pre-
vailed at Madric-nct little heie hlrned
by the departure OF The king for Ildetonso.
Some change had taken or was about to
take place in the Spanish MINISTRY; three
members of which had received notice
of dismissal. The Governor Of Gloral,
tar is stated to have issued the s'flclest
orders for The departure of all Spanish
refugees from the garrison, in conse-
queuce, it IS alleged, oil their abusing
the asylum granted them Their wretch
e3ncss and desitltlon is extreme
most probably the expedition 10 Tarifa
was an effort of mere despair, by men
who had no longer shelter or subsistence.
FRANCE.
The King OF France had been very i'll,
but the late accounts state that he was
not dangerously so. A letter from Pa
pis, of the 28th Of Aug says: The
French funds are again rising, and there
is every probability Of things remaining
in a settled state. Il is rnmoured that a
Regency is about TO be established with
the Count D'Artois at its head"
The French ReBres on the 9th OF
Aug. were al lOl'. Sc. for cash, and l0lf
soc. for The end of Oct. This account
when received in London, had the effect
Of raising the Consuls for acco', from
SO 37-4s to "a l-9 They rem ned at
"a. In the Foreign Market there was
little variation, excep, in French Scrip,
which was on he rise.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The following diplomatic changes
have been determined on-Sir Charles
Bagot goes to Paris to succeed Sir
Charles Stuart, who reires on pension.
Mr. Stra,ford Canning succeeds Sir
Charles Bagot at ST. Petersburgh Sir
William A'Court is to go as Ambassa-
dor to Lisbon, with salary 4 sooO!. a
year. Sir E. Thornton is TO suc eed Sir
William Account, as Minister Pienipo-
Tertiary at the Court Of Madrid. Mr..
Hamilton re,ires from Naples on pen
sion,
The accounts at London from all parts
of England represented the crops as be-
ing in the most favorable state; and they
will, it is thought, exceed the average OF
former years