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plause are found in the perseverance and 
gallantry displayed there after the depar- 
ture of Riego. As might be expected, 
Freyre and Campana hastened to profit 
by this event, so that two days were not 
suffered to elapse before the patriots had 
to repel a sortie from the Cortadura, while 
numerous detachmeats cut off their com- 
munication with the interior. 
Various demonstrations for a combined 
naval and military attack were made after- 
wards, but always ended in a precipitate 
retreat; for, as it has since transpired, 
the servile generals well knew there 
could be no reliance placed on the fide- 
lity of troops bribed to serve the cause 
of tyranny, and therefore endeavoured to 
gain their object by threats and intimi- 
dation. 
The flame lighted up in Andalusia in 
the meantime reaching Galicia, soon ex- 
tended to Navarre, Aragon, Catalonia, 
and other points of the Southern coast ; 
thus encircling and irradiating the inter- 
mediate provinces before it burst forth in 
the capital. 
MASSACRE AT CADIZ. 
Although the events at Corunna and 
Pamplona were known to the Royalist 
generals in the first days of March, and 
these persons saw the triumph of liberty 
was inevitable, they did their utmost to 
conceal what had occurred in other 
places; nor was it uutil the receipt of 
despatches from the court, stating Ferdi- 
nand’s adhesion, and the impatience of 
the people threatened their personal 
safety, that Freyre and Campana con- 
sented to proclaim the constitution. This 
intention being announced in an address 
issued at Port St. Mary’s on the 9th, Freyre 
repaired to Cadiz that night, and could 
only appease the populace, who had as- 
sembled to urge immediate compliance 
with his instructions, by repeated assu- 
rances that their wishes should be grati- 
fied early on the following day. 
The crime of Freyre and his coadju- 
tors was aggravated by the most refined 
hypocrisy: appearing as if they cheer- 
fully participated in the general joy, 
directions were given for regulating the 
‘ensuing ceremony, and a formal invita- 
tion sent to the foreign Consuls, request- 
ing them to be present with the civil and 
military authorities. _An officer was also 
‘dispatched to San Fernando, to invite 
Quiroga and. his staff: but as Freyre had 
rejected a previous proposal to evacuate 
the Cortadura, and disband the corps 
formed for the express purpose of oppo- 
sing the -patriots, the Genera]-in-chief 
and his friends were not without a suspi- 
Blaquiere’s Spain and Spanish Revolution. 
cion that some treachery might be medi- 
tated, it was determined that a deputa- 
tion, composed of Galiano, Banos, and 
Aguero, should represent. the national 
army at the approaching spectacle, 
while Quiroga remained at his post to 
watch their common interests. 
After a great. part of the night being 
passed in. festivity and rejoicing, the 
morning of the 10th had scarcely dawned 
before Cadiz exhibited a scene of inde- 
scribable animation: a rich display of 
tapestry or appropriate banners in all the 
balconies of this beautiful city indicated 
the sentiments of the. owners,, while 
groups of both sexes filled the streets and 
places of worship, congratulating each 
other on the arrival of that day which 
they had so long and ardently antici- 
pated. When it was ascertained that the 
deputation from La Isla had set out, the 
town gates were thrown open; upon 
which the people, giving way to the first 
generous impulse, rushed in thousands 
towards the Cortadura. 
The report is dated on the 15th, and 
commenced as follows: “ Charged. by 
Your Excellency, on the invitation of 
Don Manuel Freyre, to repair. to Cadiz, 
and make various arrangements. relative 
to proclaiming the Constitution, we pro- 
ceeded, accompanied by an officer, three 
orderlies, and a trumpet, to carry your 
wishes into effect. We had hardly 
reached the Torre Gorda, when an im- 
mense concourse of people were seen 
coming from the Cortadura, and pursu- 
ing their way to San Fernando. | The air 
resounded with acclamations as we passed ; 
nothing but expressions of affection and 
sympathy were heard; amongst others, 
they called us their Jiberators. On reach- 
ing Cadiz, garlands of flowers weie 
showered from the windows, and nothing 
was heard but long live the Constitution, 
the National Army, and its Chiefs ! 
“‘ General Freyre received us politely, 
though with coldness: he .expressed_ his 
wish that we should maintain our. posi- 
tion in the Isla, alledging as a pretext, 
that the entry of the traops might occa- 
sion disputes, if not, bloodshed, with 
those of the garrison, . One of the party 
having replied that the soldiers of the 
National Army were no less brave than 
moderate, Freyre . rejoined, that he 
thought the men of his corps. merited 
equal praise: this. was evidently not the 
General's real opinion, from the anxiety 
he betrayed to see us return. We were 
about to conform to his wishes, when 
the report of musquetry was suddenly 
heard, and we immediately after per- 
; ceiyed 
