Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-14
SPANISH SKETCH.


write to you on board the Spanish sloop th,,
carries me to the shores of Granada. The WIN.
gives us no assistan ce, and our navigation will b.
tedious We Keep AZ no great distance from the
shores first, because the AgeIine corsars ire always
on the watch iot the vessels they seize; second
ly, because my sleep belongs to a company OF
smuesiers, aud often. at signal given from tho
shore, we approach il. and land a portion of or
merchandise. Thuse whotccrivc it are well mount.
ed, and armed 10 the teeth. IL seldom, hower.-
happens that they compelled To cou,.rit ,,,,.
hosiilitics against the officers OF the r,.,u. rh
compliance oi these ga:ilcmcu - extreme and IL
naptei's' ny ch1'': ina. tncir duties always CALI
mem To v...y distant point from where the Iaudinr
.'N5S lace. 1t appears that This cumpaisance ex-
""'.s ilSeh even To the superior classes of the
i'''lic iunctionaTies. However, this circumstance
- less diSsracciul 10 them, than To- the s,,ud no
veim"ent which persists in keeping laws i'm full
iorce that arc absolutely AT variance with the
wants oi me public English merchandise forms
we piifipai btanch Of Ibis Illegal commerce.: for
'h'S reason, my title of Engiishman procured me
me good VIII aud respect OF this nursery of hri-
ganus Tor IT appears that tie trade of the sn,uppler
c"''S IN 'hS. iheir first profession excludes them
nt""' spo'''y' ana IT Is non surprising that they
should become its enemies and distubeys
The day before Yesterday, | p,ottted h ~
''ese hoci"rnal debalkations, and whilst nv tra-
Yelling companions were occupied in openiny n
market to my counrymen AT Manchester and Rir
miugham, plugged with my setvant into a tb;rt
ioteSt o trees loaded with every species OF fru;,
we haiiooed repeatedly 10 call the guardian of the
place, III order 10 purchase IA supply, of which ,ve
wee much in want on board, where orr food w,o
ue'estabe. Finding all efforts intellectual aut,
p,o''n oisou' right as Prani occupdeS, we began to-
MI our pockets, hats, and handkc chiefs with fac
almonds and apricos. AS AZ. v,ero ra,;r;, 81
.hlSii booty, VIC perceived little old man iss,,c
n"'i hiSetaOic hut, winch he pleasantly called
ms "'"sc' MS poor man, far from ACCUSING MS
| "pi"'eheu WIN Inc most profound reverence, and
! tn,. fin
asNe" MN the price of the fruits of which We had
possessed ourselves. He told me that he had meyer
SUI" MS if"'S, out that every took of them as
10y P' 'sco' anu gave Whatever. their gene-
'"S''y o'ctated. 10 whom then belongs this nro
| PciS' asked l, quite aStonisled at This stra,r.
manner nj carrying commerce. To Tho hI,sd
souls IN purgat"ry, replied he, with respec,i,, In
.'"''oh oil ms head. Ii very difficult for n
''o'eSt"ht TO apm"hend how the souls III purpatorv
o|u'" pc 'he pfopretors OF garden and even
"hen inns Kind OF possession explained il wa.
MOI more easy to conceive why they were so rene
ious as to be contented with whatever ,noncI, ana
,mSht choose 10 give for the fruit of their treos
NUS poop mao purchased this territory in order
pay VIVA ITS produce the and sufIapes for
Ue souls IN purgatory: but these Invisible be;nre
are OF too superior a nature TO enter into H. .i
talis oil commerce, they commit themselves to ,ha
9o"u i"'h ''t the consumers. In this character
gave wv" pastries To the old man, with which he as
surcd me he would say four masses, aud deIiwor
loitable residence. All this is abs,,d va, III
t'li me, anc! pure supeI ,titon. | acknowledges ;t
""t al least 1t IS not salevccut, and fanatica Gu
perstitio" In this kind Of communion, between
nose "h" nave terminated their mortal existence
ana those who still preserve it,, there is sometime
affecting, charitable, and humane whicl, nraee,,s
siea' contrast to the ierocious and hostile character
mat superStitouS pIejudiccs often assume Wo,Id
10 "od mat the history OF human errors was oulv
filled with similar traits.
a favorable Kind begins fill our sails the SIM
neHh's IN all ms spiendour, and the land waits to us
her most delicious odours. Clouds of wild turtle
hover round our sloop,w ch smoothly cuts the o,id
p'alu OF the Mediterranean. We shall soon he in
sight OF the towers of Malaga. There we shall
i""o ana thence will write TO you my next letter.
Conmotions in Spain-We were prenarcd f.,
me lnteiilScnce of occasional tumults in tI;s &c
lllc'eh country, growing out of the postrate, but
NOT DESTROYED hopes of liberty. To adopt the
a''s""se OF Tie president OF The Spanish .ortes.
now welcome exile in our land, from a country
WIG: he could not save-'sThe spirit of lbert1,
VIII not dc in Spain. Its votaries NAV. and ~
all probability will, for many years, perisb-stiIl
IL VIII exhibit itself III constant discomfort I;ka
'iiah enduring PAIN, turning now 10 the rirbt
auu thcn to the left, bnt always in motion. mill
reiei arrives, or death. Spain has not the means
OF accomplishing speedily successful RevoIu-
uon' You III America were free before Won
proclaimed yonr trccdOm-your liberal institu-
''oh' had made yon so. We began, it is true
foo soon-but it was necessary TO beuin non,
that we might succeed hun,lrc, wears hen,
>iioUld tiiis paragraph meet the eve of the dis
unSulsh9d gentleman 10 whose language if rc-
fers he viii receive with il the assiIrancs, cf
The cordla! welcome which awaits him. shouId
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