A correspondent has furnished us with the following particulars of
the career of ZEA BERMUDEZ ; which possess some interest at the pre- sent time.
" The father of N. ZEA BERMUDEZ was a brohen-down tradesman of Male- ga. The Eon paSSA his youth ii the house of his father, Mail a Count Co- Loan ma, who was sent to St. Petersburg as Consublieueral, took young ZEA with him as his rime k.
"In 113, COM17.111T being dead;'..-/et•A, who Lad succeeded in forming some relations with the Russian Government, went to Cadiz and elfered I itsS,EViek■SI to the Cortes. Ire was at first ill received by M. Iis RD.% NI, the Minister for Foreign Affairs ; but, after many efforts, he succeeded in obtaining an appoint- ment for a secret mission to the Emperor ALE X A nen. Ile did not succeed very well an this missioe ; ae:1 al iiAlt13,1X1 himself paid a visit to St. Peters- burg. On the &pis:m.0 of tiLet 2l irritma, ZEA remained as Charge d'Affaires at tire Court Of Reiss:a.
"Iii IS20, Le was nymminted by the Constitutional Government Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor A I. EX A x DE. a ; whim refused to receive him, on account of his havimea• eimeepred offiee maim- the Curtis. lie was then appointed to Constantinople ; where he remaimmd during the whole of the Constitutional regime. "hr 1f:425, he was made Minister for Foreign Affairs; and during his lUini,try, which lasted two yea! time Ceostitutionalists Ware pursued with the greatest n igour. Ummder rim mrimmm:o!-tr;!tY.T(, them Empeeinado, eniarveo, and man; mediae ::masm i;mmion,d were totem:m:1w to the .seatfuld. On the other hand, II waver, it IV:i, to Ii D !LLI; :he CarliSt BESSIERE1 owed his death; so that Zica has alike onfenmhmml immail " At the termination of his Ministry, he was appointed Ambassador to the Ceuta of Saxony ; and was afterwards on his tvay as Ambassader to England, when he was overtaken by a courier with instructions for him to return to Madrid, in order to take a portefenille in the Ministry. In 182% he came to Eng- land as Ambassador ; and remained here until his recall a few months ago, when he became Prime Minister of Spain. "M. ZEA is between fifty and sixty years of age; and is nicknamed Al Cahn), being nearly hald. 'there is nothine striking in his countenance or manner; but be affects mu..11 condescension arid urbanity."
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