Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-17
FIR ne 7rv,h letter

,r...u.,ns p,icy, since tho recent events Paris.
r-d tho f,-n,nn ofa corps ofthe patriotic cmgranis
&C I'M, III f.te country, who were obliged to fly 10
I.u-,.rd and France in consequence of the blood
thirsty vrsnny of Ferdinand VII. and his stupid adj
vi.ers. brirg the point ofcrossng tho Pyren-
nc,s 70 attempt TO hoist the flag Of liberty
j., the cnsilvcd Peninsula shor: biography OF the
Gucrls Chief who I'D her troops to the field may
not be unint eresiug tn or readers.
DIX FaAycr,co EspozY MrNA. one Of tho most
distinguished Of tho Spanish PATRIOTS and who is con
sid.red the LavllcItc Of Span, IS native of Ma
var-c and was horn in 1882, nj the delightful village
Of Ydocin, about m les from Psmpeluna. By
somc he has brcn llbrraly represented the of
rrcrc pc1sant circumstances which. IT true, wonlc
c?v enhance his merit; but he is in fact Of family Of
s,ms cons 'qrsncs During the war against the
French. his nephew Don Xavier Nina, hen stu
den. at the University OF Sarag,ssa, raised Guerilla
corps. with which he performed several spirited cx
pio'ss Xavier being taken prisoner in March. 1890,
The conaud Of the cops WIS transferred to Francis
60, who SION rendered his namc the terror of the
French Brave. active, indefig,blc full Of resources,
cn1 pDssessed Of an admirable presence of mind
one of tho first requisites for spldcr-he necessarily
harrassed and dawn the strength of the enemy
only in Navarro, but in the n~gh6ouring provin
% hlava and Arraron. Such the rapidty Of
his movements. that nothing could escape him-not
convoy. not detachment cfthe French cond move
from place 20 another, that he did not rush upon
il, and in almost every instance he successful
The loss which tho French sustained by this kind of
warfare was incalculabc VIII L. his was ding MS The
nccnracv of the intelligence which he received proven.
trt him from being surprised; and when he was
far outnun5"red his troops disbandrd by egnal. and
reunited ngnn in few hours, and resumed offensive
operations 1t was IN vain that resolving to extcr-
inmate his brave corps, tho enemy poured 900 m.n
into Navarrc-heno only stood his ground, but even
tuav rrm,ined mas er he Province; nc was in fac,
often denomna'cd III Roy &c Navarro (ih. King of
Novsrre.l n 1911. the Regency gave him the rank
nr Colonel. in 1879 tha, Of Brgat,er General, and
after that of Gcnrral. Tlis force in 1913 cousis
It'd cr 900 infantry and $500 cavalry and with
ho Cd in no hlocknd do nf Dam
and recovered Ssragossa, Monzon, Tafalla Jaca
aud various n her places. When The peace vas cen
cladcd b. besirg;ng ST. Jean Pied de Port
After having put his division into quarters, he vent
10 M,dr,d. aSd had The modification find that he
had been laboung only for the re-cstablishment OF
tic.pn.isa,. Disguised with the conduct Of Ferdi-
nand VII. ami having fruressly demonstrated with
him. he endcav nured to PERSUADE the other Spanish
Generals in the capital 10 Join him. nd make an
effort IN The of freedom but his efforts were
rendered nboive bv the baneful influence of his MI
Mons Nina then fastened to Navarro, with the
intention Of putting himself at the head of his di-
vision; tut he found that the new Captain General
Ind dismissed the troops that composed it. He, how
ever. gained over the garrison Of Pampeluna and
~ tho point Of proclaiTiDs the Constitution
ard doing away with the abpmIna5le Inquistion
when his plan frustrated by the pusillanni,y
nj OF the officers. H. had now no resource
brt seci m asylum in France, and he reached
Paris safety. While he was in Paris he was ar
rested BIZ connissnry of police whom he Spanish
Ambassador, Count de Casa Flores had persuaded
more probably, brbrd, TO commit this &C, Of in
science and Injustice On this occasion Louis XVIII
behaved in manner which highly honorable to
nun. He 'urncd the c,mmssary out of hs situa-
tios III ted on the Ambassador being recalled and
mi ony released Nina, bot granted him pension
Of 900 frnnc9. The Spanish patriot was not IN
gEs9tsg; he refused to have any intercourse what
EoTs ., Gnnnt. and returned with hun (afier the
-nrTn 'rahic hattie of Waterloo and the abdicason
nT Nspaleon ~ Paris. Till the army IF Ca liz ruis
Cd c stnndn-d of freedom he continued to live very
pf'vr.civ n France.
after Ferdinand had submitted to the new order
81 ;nings, Nina appointed Captain General of
Navarro His military talents were, however, soon
reGni-" in the field. few fanatics, and lovers off
dlsDo-Tu, having snccecded in exciting a fo-yud,.
h,c insurrcction in Catalonia, Nina, was entrusted
wi:h the command ofnn army destined to ac.nrainst
them. Tho rugged and mountainous nature of the
con,ry in which he had 10 act the weakness of his
own army. and the Strength of the rebels. rendered
his operations tur!y at the outset and the Ultra Row
alists began t, manifest the utmost confaenco and
exnltaon. But they soon discovered that they had
wofuy niscalculated. Nina was too prudent 10
commit any thing TO chance when ropulse might |
bnvc been productva ofdsastrous consequences; bot
he had fully prepared every thing for the
conflict, he attacked the bands Of traitors with his
wontcd mpcuos'y and v.lour, routed them in soyer-
al cncounc rs--and drove them before him. in the !
utmost confusion, the Pyrennean frontier into |
the French pr vince Of Roussilon. Theso victories
have increased hIs ll-carned fame throughout Eu.
ropr. lie i, regarded the most experienced Span.
ish General, and the sheet anchor Of the Con. |
sti'utional the dread of Ferdinand and of all
the Priests. When the Cry Of liberty once more
proclaimed itself in 1923 Nina was one ofthc frs,
IN leal the Constitutional troops; he took up his DO.
sition in Catalonia, and hurrassed the Frcuch in eve
~ direction. A large reward offered by the |
Dissemination Cor him, ethor dead or alive; but be
proved himself too good tactcian for the Serviie,
and fortified himself in Barcelona. whore, after n
long siege he copitula;ed 70 the French. on condi
ton that he and ms comrades in arms shond enjoy
oil the honours OF war, and allowed to leave for |
England. The capituation agreed to, and Nina
sailed for Liverpool, where he was received in the
most enthusiastic ny the inhabitants; from
thence he TO London and took II his residence
az Blackheath; there he led very retired life ill
the recent events in france. Con4idernr the pres.
cat c'is favourable To deliver his cDntry from
slavery. he left London few weeks 100, in com |
pany with General Quroga and fey other defend
crs of their countrys cause for Paris, and from
thcnsc lie gone TO Blyonne, where he intends for
ming plan for once more restoring liberty to his