Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-16
AFFAIRS IN SPAIN.

AFFAIRS IN SPAIN.
Recent accounts from Madrid contained in late Paris
papers, represent that the tranquility of the capital
Spain is more apparent than real.
The "Patrie" states that the new Government Is 50
much under the dctaton Of the clubs and the juntas
that it is quite labor to order the dismssals and nomi-
nations prescribed by those bodies.
correspondent of the "Debats, writing from Madrid
under date OF the 18th Of August presents very gloomy
picture of the condition of things. He says:
ave had hoped to see order re-established and the
Government resume in all the provinces of Spain the
thory which is indispensable to the protection of all in
terests and all rights Our hopes dying away The
union which is necessary amongst all parties, who at
bottom desire the same thing is nearly broken up The
members of the Cabinet themselves longer in
cord and the provincial untas divided by profound
hatred at least by rvares which have produced the
most fatal discords. The Government has received des
patches from Catalonia which have caused it great dis
quietude That manufacturing and wealthy province
has become the place of Of great number of poll
teal refugees of all countries These are, for the
most part ardent and furious revoutionsts who do not
hesitate to excite the grosses and most violent passions
in order to arrive at the destruction of all social ORDER
and elevate on its ruins Government Of which they
would make the most deporabe use. The Marquis del
Duero Manuel de la Concha took the command of Cata-
lonia, and made himself Professionally captain general.
He has struggled with great energy and remarkable
rage against the enemies of established order, and he
succeeded in restraining them whatever their political
party He repressed with great revolt in
OF his regiments The Government accordingly counted
on him. but he has resigned his functions, and it has
not been possible to induce him to them, though
the causes of his resignation are not known. To find
person to replace him not easy, but is known,
General Dulce has been appointed The General has had
unlimited powers conferred on him. His intentions
excellent and he has given such proofs of frmness and
decision that he is certainly the best who could have
been taken under the circumstances.
Sat Cadz the junta is dissolved end renewed every
day. The difficulties great in that city that the
best and most devoted citizens hesitate to undertake the
administration and retire the moment they perceive the
resistance they will have to encounter and the passions
they will have to combat and the unta has collected
in its hands all power and all authority it follows that
neither exists and that the town is abandoned to the first
occupant The most perverse are always in these cases
the most audacous. There is consequently at Cadiz
centre Of disorder which increases every moment and
which cannot fail to extend to the neighborhood At
Malaga revolutionary movement has broken out the
character and object of which not known All that
known s that at the moment the last mail left the streets
were paraded by numerous groups of armed men, and
that the national guard called to arms The rioters
however seemed dominate and to be likely to be
of the town At Agesiras things worse. The
authority of the Central Government has been shaken off
The town and the province propose to destroy the ties
which bind them Spain, and to declare themselves in
dependent As the first consequences of this independence
they have suppressed the import duties English goods
and accordingly Andalusia is already inundated with
merce of other countries.
"a terrible calamity has been added to so many mis-
fortunes The cholera has invaded all the southern
provinces and RACES cruelty therein The population of
Cadz, Seville Malaga, and Alicante decimated, and
nothing that the terrible visitation is about to
decline In districts it has encountered the
typhus and these two plaques have caused and
frightful ravages .H.
The Junta of Saragossa attacks Queen Christina in
direct terms. The Government has received from it
formal demand that she shall be mpeached and the bold
of its members dare scarcely reject the demand i'll
timed and impoEtic.
Clubs being organized every where on the model
of those which were established in Paris after the revou
ton of February. The acts Of the Government dis
cussed in them and either approved of blamed.
If blamed remonstrance is Immediately drawn up, and
deputation is with it to the Duke de 10 Victoria
his colleagues. Generally Ministers cede and thus one
after another thrown down all the barriers which pre-
vent popular passion The revolutionary food however,
rises necessarily and it begins to be feared that the Gov
vain that Gen. San Miguel and NJ Sagas have attempt
ed to do the clubs brave their ordinances and ampe
under foot the DEGREES of the Queen OF this had
few days ago sad example, The Government wished to
dsarm the bands who paraded the streets Of Madrid
der pretext Of watching the barcades but at the
first of this prudent and indispensable measure the
bands abandoned the city and went out to the high
under pretext of pursuing and arrestng the Poa
COS the pretended vanquished Of July designated
In reality they maefactors who rob travellers and
necessary, murder them The envrons of Madrid are
stricken with terror Is it necessary add that all bust
ness is suspended! No transactions possible under
such circumstances, and yesterday Treasury bills
protested Numerous bankruptcies besides expected
ind in the midst of these menacng disorders the new
Ministers divided and quarrel the most ardent make
war the most moderate"