Edwardsville Spectator

Norfolk, June 21.

Spanish News.--Our intelligence from Gibraltar, per the Shepherdess, arrived at New Haven, is to the 25th of April.--The king of Spain, some time in that month, called his council together to advise with them on the subject of his revolted colonies, and desired them all to express their sentiments without any reserve; accordingly 22 of the members recommended a compromise with the revolutionists-which so exasperated the king, that notwithstanding he had urged them to give their opinions freely, he immediately dismissed them from his service! A majority of the council were in favor of prosecuting the war.

Two captains in the Spanish navy, (brigadiers of marine) have been broke for refusing to take command of two 74's destined for Lima-and the king says that all shall be broke who refuse, in this critical state of his kingdom, to perform their duty.

Since the arrival of the last frigate from Vera Cruz with money, though it was all private property, the expedition at Cadiz has made some progress.- About 40 English transports have arrived from England, to take troops, under private contract, which with the Russians, Danes, Swedes and French before employed, will make the armada a confederacy of all the holy allies-this does not look much like neutrality- though it was whispered that the English had ordered their cruizers to capture all vessels under their flag having troops on board to be employed against the patriots. The Telmo, San Fernando, and Alexander Ist, 74's, and Diana frigate, 44, were expected to sail from Cadiz for Lima about the 6th May, but would carry no troops--we shall not be surprised to hear that the cause of this was-- because the troops would not go.

It is stated that the king continued to grant exclusive licences to trade, as a means of raising money*-to import the produce of his colonies into the kingdom in foreign bottoms on paying the same duties as are paid in national vessels-- to import flour into Havanna in foreign bottoms upon paying half the present duty--which, with enormous forced loans, when money arrives from the Indies, and two lotteries per month, constitute almost the whole system of finance from which the resources of the empire are derived--whilst in several parts of it, bodies of armed banditti occupy the country, plundering all they meet, murdering many, and in some instances have, in parties of 200 strong, laid towns under contribution!

We further learn, that Mr. Wm. D. Robinson, who was formally demanded by the governor of Cadiz, still enjoyed his refuge at Gibraltar, as governor Don had manifested no disposition to authorize his being arrested in conformity to this extraordinary mandate.--Herald.