Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-10-07
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SPAIN.


ny the brig Washington, from Cadiz we have re-
ceved says the New York Evening Post the following
'et'e: from our correspondent there, dated the 7h Au
gust tiuiy confirms the previous had
ceWed through the London and Paris papers of the pre-
sent abJcct state of the peninsula--
on are no doubt anxious TO know what is doing in
SPAIN THIS famous nation which formerly sloue in all
the gare of ostentaous wealth; sue that poured the
wal oi her wrath upon the helpless Inhabitants of the
southern continent; this holy land where the son dcpos
es the father where brother oieuls against brother and
whose flag the symbol of despotsI disgrace and sa-
very. The time has arrived when the wicked deeds
OF former DAYS meet with that retrhutiyc Justice
which assuredly follows tyranny and oppression Fer
dnard IS losing his power the monks have deserted
him, and cabaIs formed in favor of his brother
body OF French troops have entered CASTLE TO support
the kings throne and the French flag waves m tr,np,
IN the harbour OF Cadz. French officers execute tie
laws which are most agreeable them and the Spa
niards sneak about the streets with fear and trembling
Misery and distress at every corner; swaros of tat
monks devour the substance o the land and III short
all the evils which result from guorar,ce super
stiisn, and bsotry, lord il wide through this degraded
land.
"The quarantine laws are very severe No vessel
from New or and the ports south it can enter the
harbour until the 2.i.i November. Vessels from Gil
or,lter pcrorn eight days quarantine from Malaga
and other ports al tlic Mediterranean, fourteen Ja,s
from Boston, and northern ports ten DAYS if not con
tanning cotton or colonial produce. The ship Factor of
Salem, Captain Floyd from Antwerp in ballast is not
allowed any communication with the shore because she
bad landed cargo at Antwerp from Havana M Bri-
fish man Of is allowed To anchc until examined by
The hcaiti boat. These restrictions combined with
many others, have reduced the trade of a. to nothing
The walls oi the city falling down many places
and almost every house has To-. upon sale or to
iet.n
''An expedition is fitting out a, Corunna ama,ns; the
Culonbians; eight sail of transports, under CONVOY Of
slooP Of aud brig will leave here in day or two e,
JOIN the force At the above mort"
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! England F!ffY Years ago.-n seventy wears the PEG
pic Of Great Britain have advanced full eight millions
in twenty live years the number Uf houses in England
and ~ alcs alone have advanced one half Fifty years
ago, the very existence OF canals was matter of IN
crcdnItr Fifty millions OF public wealth hare now
been rnitaby absorbed By these mighty ducts an, at
least half much at this hour destined for
thor i"rnlii0n. Fifty years ago there was hardly a
steam engine III the kingdom. There cannot now be
less Than twelve thousand; creation of power eaI
tc ut least quarter of million of horses; an energy
which IN single day, would have raised up the great
PyTa'ad ol Egypt Fifty wears ago our annual eXnort
oi manufactured cotton did not amount to quarter of
million in vaIuc. 1t has now swollen to near thirty
millions. In tie tmc periol, ,'Ir ev ported yoosns
in defiance of Saxon Prussian Spans! and American
coinpetition have advanced more than two mous.
Fifty years ago, imports Of raw silk were ONLY three
hundred thousand pounds iii weight. They ale nov
nearly thirty millions. Fifty ago our exports Of
linens were about four millions Of YARDS they are nav
nearly forty millions Fifty years ago the Whole value
OF orr exported produce, both native and foreign
was lust teen millions Of money; tie value of British
produce exported aic", Is more than fif,v mil
hons. y hundred and fifty wears ago SAYS old Tucker
there were Only two three vessels in Scotland above
two hundred tons whole tonnage is now more than
quarter OF 'non employing twenty thousand SOUL
\ hundred ana i'ty years ago says Chalmers the whole
navy OF britain did not amount TO hundred thousand
tons, 1t IS now at least three millions OF tons enpIuynr
about two hundred thousand souls.
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