Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-09-24

phia, that the Constituionasts had posscssion 81
Is1ffa. lie informs that the Royaiists and
Freochnr MES were in the rear OF that rl zee
when he passed on the 5th ult. He at the same
: time saw two French frigates, lying off and c:,
The harbor. it was reported at Gibraltar that
800 Cavalry which were scnt to Tariffa, had
joined the tonstitutionalists. A revolntionary
Spirit has also discovered itSelf M several other
parts Of Spain, and the Inhabitants had t,ke,, M
arms against the King, and it was expected that
the whole country would, in short time, bc. in
d state of revolt.
In addition to the above, we learn from letters
received by a respectable merchant in thus city
that the French had been rcpu!sed three diifer-
ent times at Tariif;,.
We also learn from Capt. Fletcher that he
came down the Straits in company with Il Bri-
t'sh squadron from of AIgiers, bound to Eng
lana the Dey having Compromised his diiIeren-
Gees with Great Britain.
The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 5t,. ult. con-
tains the following article from the Cadz Di ry
lit having CONE to his athOlic Majesty,
knoSlcdge that negotiations have been entered
into, in several parts of his America an donnions,
by individuals .ho sly lc themselves Corn,nissi-
oners appointed by the Constitutional govern
rncnt to treat with the residents in those prov-
ces, respecting the paci6cation tercof---inw which
negotiations it has been attempted TO lay It down
as preliminary basis, that the Spanish govern
nienr is not far from acknow lodging the indie
pendencc of those counrrics---iIis Majesty has
unnulled the power of all those Commissioners
or-fhivoys to America from the soi disftas Con
sttutionai government, and, consequently, what
ever they have done, or may he seafter do by
virtue of the sadne that shall be contrary to the
tevtul rights of the crown of Spain, and 10 His
MaJesty's sovereignty, so happily restored; COM
rnandi,S them, at the same time, TO cease from
their functions, and immediately to come back
to the Peninsula
Tht, Cadiz Ro,r1 nf Ha,ltb hove ,l,,l,,oi,
prohibited perons from landing on the coast, in
The neighborhood Of Caliz and Isle of Leon
from IN the evening to ) i'm the tnorisinr
fFhey have also prohibited the carrying of fresh
provisions TO vessels in quarantine for the peri
Oh Of 10 days.
q garrison order was issued on the 81 utimo
from the staff of the district in the neghbourhoo
of Gibraltar, stating that a number of ruilians
belonging To NIInena had assembled the day he
fore III that town, for the purpose of repeating
the late Constitutional farces, and succeeded at
first in securing and committing to prison some
pnbc functonaries and respectable Inhabitants.
a Lieutenant of the Princess regiment hap,
pened to be passing through the town with a
snail party, when they fired on tue rev ,l,tion-
lists, who immediately 1rd to the Mountains
ii royal decree issued at Sacerdon on
tn. 2lst Of July, the Object Of which is TO pre-
vent any but sound doctrines being taught in
the Spanish universities and other literary in
stiiatIons, and i1 exclude from the same pro
fessors and students Injected with revolutiona-
r. principles.
Letters received from Gibraltar by the TIu-
cinda, gre us further particulars of the efforts
OF the Constitutionaliss to re-establish liberty
m Spain. The following is an extract, under |
date OF 18Th .9ng at Gibraltar: <'T!erc is eve |
~ reason to believe that simultaneous strug- |
gle has been planned throughout Spain, and if
M other quarters they have been SD successful |
rs Ias,H IL, f.G.. 4. L
ms mercer" Tie Coustiiutionalists have been |
completely successful tlere--a strong body OF |
French marched from Cadiz 10 attack iIiem--
they suffered them 20 advance TO tile second |
gate when they opened most destructive fire |
upon them and routed them in every direction;
the French commander is among the killed.
Alsesiras is crowded with the wounded French |
of that expedition. a boat has been sent from
this garrison 10 raria, to ascertain the state of
affairs there, and has returned with the particu
lars, IN every respect glorious to the Constitu
uonaI cause. Even the women took active
part against the French.
ssWc have accounts from various parts OF
Spain, and all combine TO show that great events
are Soilowing apace; but shall reyeat nothing
10 YOU but what is olicial.-W herever the
Constituencies go they triumph completely.
The~struggle is dreadful; for their enemies, as
they. observe, expect little mercy; all Spain is
now in arms and although the period of revolt
is most unfortunate, Gust as they were about Sc
curing f,e viDtage) they abandoned their lini-
ted crop for nobler harvest-the cry again is
'yiya In constitution, death to the + ranchmeu'-
we are on the rack Of d1!riety here, and every
hour brings us fresh assurances, that IN short
period Liberty will once more wave the BAN
ners over Spain, and her enemies be driven be-
yond the Pyrenees. The proclamation issued
from TariGa are calculated To rouse every Span
lard; few onlr have reached us here, bat they
are sought after will, such svijiity, that / find
II impossible to procure one to- send tn you.
They arc ingenious, not word is said about
tue king every thing is directed against the
French, tue foreign foe, in the very bosom, and
eating out the vitaIs OF SPAIN In the affair Of
Madrid. which seemed the signal, great many
French were killed. If tins conveyance is de-
tanned a day or two, will be able to give YOU
some interesting particulars; at any rate,
next will; till then, look on Spain as you would
on volcano, threatening by its inward tlIun-
ders an immediate eruption.
LATEST FROM SPAIN.
Fly the Lucinda Capt. Fletcher, the editor OF the
New York Merchltiie Advertiser has intelligence
from Spaims that Tariifa has been a;tackcd by the
land forces aud that the Patriots beat them Oft
con,,ua rJrr was killed. The r,aonlr b.,v,