The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-12
SPAIN.

The London correspondent of the New York Com
mercia Advertiser, under date of the 18th ult gives
the annexed somewhat ineligible view of the gene
rally hard-to-beunderstood SUBJECTIVE domestic af-
fairs of Spain
"The State of affairs in Spain continues to attract
much attention, and the position of the military and
the provisional Government becomes every day more
critical and of more doubtful stability. The people
OF that country are recovering from their deusion
and the soldiers, aured from the side Of the regent
Espartero, e espouse the cause Of his enemies by
promises which still unful6ed, begin to repent
their hasy desertion and at heart are unlrendy 10
the existing order of things.
"Prim, lei devant Condo de Reuss,) formerly the
idol Of Barcelona, seems now by his folly and wick
edness to have become in that quarter the object of
universal detestaton. Intoxicated with his new no.
and his triumphant reception at Madrid he is
transformed into top and has become insufferably
proud and overbearing in manner. To the spirit
of disaiection in Barcelona, he has administered
few rounds of artillery, and in this course of proceed
ing has rundled three twenty four pound shot through
the drawing room of the British consul.
" In various parts of Catalonia the National Guards
have refused to march to the assistance of Prm and
few days since four battalions marched from Ieri-
da to join the Barcelona insurgents the garrison of
Fgueras had arisen in favor of the Central Junta -
the same banner has been raised by Girona; and
even Saragossa $50 lately honored by the new Gov
ernmenD has joined the cause. Letters from Madrid
openly assert that the more respectable class of
ci'Icho III 'O "cuoPoIs, as well lnc mfO01e class,
the capitalists and Bankers the retail shopkeepers
are all opposed to the present government and that
the wealthy ready to pay for an insurrection to
overthrow It, The immense band of placemen and
officers of every grade, displaced by the new provi-
sonal Government, would embrace any means of
overhrowing it. Queen Christina herself has been
illtreatcd by her agents. and the appointment of Oo-
zaga about the person of her daughter has greatly
incensed the worthy exQueen Regent. The whole
arrangements of the Government are known to
be series Of disappointments to her expectations and
her intrgues that she may also be included among
the bitter enemies of these revoutionzers who have
so patriotrcay been influenced by ambition and gold
TO bring about the overthrow of Espartero, and in
troduce the reign of terror into SPAN. Truly they
who have thus sown the wind not unlikely TO
reap the whirlwind.
"Among the latest items Of intelligence from Ma
drid ! observe that the young Queen and her sister
were to assist on the 9th at literary meeting in the
Lyceum, for the purpose Of browning the author of
the best poem ON the defence of Seville But her
Majesty was suddenly taken i'll after breakfast Ga
circumstance by no means remarkable, | think and
could not attend The affection of the Queen was
said to be Indigestion might venture TO add the
supposition that violent nausea was a prominent
symptom"