South Of Spain.
The Times, 1824-09-03T00:00:00

Spain, unhappy Spain, is again likelv to become thC ttieatTc ot n:;rt*Me.i;x_._bTlistuxbances' which first broke Out at wnd rapidly extending to the neifhbouriiii tolvns asd teitneTnrunb nf the country. Throughout all Andalusia the greate3t excitemcnt is produced, and almost all the horses are seized by the rebel party, and taken to the mountains to fornm light troops to scour the couII- try, and to communicate with one another. This morning brought the news of Ayarmonte having fallen into the hands of the Spz- niards, bIut it is not yet confirmed. Last night, and indeed for se- veral nights past, boats were observed to pass out of the bay, mnd proeced towards Gibraltar; bht it is ascertained, beyond a doubt, that their real object was to make a landing in some convenient phace on the sho,e, to co-operate with their brethrel in arms. It is well known to the Authorities,that upwards ot 800 rnen left Cadiz to join the insurgents since last Sunday; buZ last night, the sea being alm, and the moon shining clearly, they vere discovered by the French ships, and a heavy firing comnienccd, which obliged some of the boats to return, with several of the crew wonn(red. In this -t ty the police establishment is umuch increased, and the greatest vi. gilance is observed both by the French and Spanish Auithorities. On Sunday the Aywlmsniento ot Cadiz held a secret meeting, and it was there proposed. by one of thic body, to arrest all those who were known t7 bhe notorious Constitutionalists: lbut as yet this bold mass- suvre lam not been carried into efRct. I should inform you, that the FIleich very seriously charge thc merchants of tUibraltar vvitl having been the prinlotcrp of these di- sUrbances, andl that, too, witil An'l t`rough the connivanee ot heb local authorities of that plarc, anud, as they rery publtcly assert, lot she sole and entire purposr of pre.enting Xpain tronm scrding out an expedition to Sonth America. The French are more dcsirots now (and for some time past they havc manifested the sa:me feclinet of cuitivatine the friendshitl of tie later Constittutional part v; h,7t their hatred of the Frei,ch iq too ?icat to hc any longer rajoled bv tmere empty phrases. They aertic the. French of having acted a dotible part since thev cntered Spain, ennd in plac-c of mcediating in favour ot' the compromised party, ttat they havc secretly proinoted tleir pro. scription, although they seemed to take a lively in t.rest on the id cot -stionalfreedom. This, at least, is the langitage held by tie Constfiut tionalists, and as they therefote supposc the Fretcil are favoured by ri - ther party, the Spaniards who are at the head of the present distur. bances havetaken advantageof this circumstanre, a,id in place of pub. lishing the Cosstitution, thev onl s ihstie prodamnitions,ealling on their country to unite to drire the comnion etnemy from their shoreR. This, of course. is done with a desien to rouse the Royalists. Should thix circumstance happen (which, by thc by, I do not think possi- ble), bult should it happen, the French have no other reinedy but to quit Spain as soon as possible. The French have twro objects in view : one, to allay the pre- sent commotions as soon as possible, and with the least possi. ble loss on either side, treating the unfortunate and teltitded reo- ple who may fall into their hands with kindness and clemency: the other (should they find the liberal party nunmerous, and re. volute to promote civil war with the greatest activity), to engage the clergy on their side, to prevent a collision between the partels. You will see very clearly from this, that they have *tot a very solid footiag on the shores of Old Spain- No matter how m11uch Spaniard mnay oppose Spaniard, there is one thing they agree in. and that is an etemral hatred to aU foreignCTs, to whatever countTy they belong. ?V'ere the French to keep possession of Spain Ior 20 years, they would find the same prelutdices at the end of that period in the rising zeneration. Until these disturbances tenninate one *vayor the other, you may expect the most correct and early information by every con- veyance.`-Evening paper. SOUTII OF SPAIN. rTCTRACT OF A l.ETTVR FRO'M CADIZ, DATED AUG. 15.