Edwardsville Spectator

LATE FROM SPAIN.

By the arrival of the brig Cuba, at Boston, in 36 days from Gibraltar, advices have been received from that place to the 14th ultimo.

"The intelligence from Madrid is to July 4th. Disturbances of a serious aspect had taken place in Madrid. The populace had been fired upon by the king's guards, and in consequence had evinced a disposition to attack him in his palace; but, by the intervention of the Cortes, any more serious affray was prevented.

"On the following day, a report having prevailed that the guards would be disarmed, a large portion of them, 4000, marched out of Madrid, and bent their course towards a province, where the malcontents were reported to have gained some considerable successes. Most of their officers deserted them when this measure was resolved upon.

"Another account of the mutiny amongst the king's guards, states, that they had proceeded no further than to one of the king's palaces in the vicinity of Madrid, where they had an interview with the king, who in vain endeavored to persuade them to return to Madrid.

"A private letter of the 5th ult. mentions that some strange reports were abroad that a regency was talked of, that an extraordinary Cortes would be convoked, and that the king might be considered in a state of captivity. The same letter adds, that the accounts from the provinces were unfavorable, the malcontents increasing in strength, and in Catalonia represented as having large forces on foot.

"A plan has been laid before the Cortes for an entire new division of the kingdom of Spain into circles, districts, and parishes.

"Another account represents that four battalions of the guards, comprising about 1800 men, marched out of Madrid on the 1st, and on the 4th were at the Prado. Their object was to enforce the royal authority in Navarre, &c. The government had sent General Morillo to prevail upon them to return and submit to the constituted authorities. He had made several offers to them to come back, but without success.

"The town council of Cadiz made known to the inhabitants on the 6th, that a committee had been appointed to inspect the fortifications of their island, in order to render that 'strong hold of liberty' impregnable under any circumstances."