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and afterwards to be hanged up by the side it fellow -conspirator. This ceremony took place iteinesday, the 20th. between ten and twelve The spot fixed on was the space outside the i:1 4 0 ,1 walls, just beyond the Puerta Real. All the o f the garrison, both cavalry and infantry, , ` r , l rawn up so as to form a large square, in the Intel which were planted two immense gallowses. . 2 few minutes after eleven Vidal was led out from ,„ r i vi te gate of the fortress, over the little draw ; he was dressed in a plain uniform; and so , i .:iated by the fever occasioned by the wounds, :i c h he had twice torn open since his residence in ,h o spital. that he was hardly known for the same Surrounded and supp,ated by Monks and 1 1, 0 . 5 , he walked slowly towards a Small low plat a. where he mounted to be degraded previous to • execution. Here he was incapable of holding upright; and reclined entirely in the arms of of the officers ; his coat and hat were taken off, I ler having been trampled on by the hangman, placed under the fatal tree to be burnt : a large , c l.: robe. with a broad white collar, the costume fill condemned criminals n Spain, was then thrown he r him, and a monk began to address him with ex. icititions: among other things he told him, that ~ , , , ugh he was a traitor to his country, he might mac for pardon in, the presence of the Omnipotent c : awr, Wore whom he was about to appear. This oe ies of reproach roused the indignation of the al ia,; inanimate Vidal : he started, raised his head ~;; f l .1 sort of convulsive effort, and looking the fat Monk sternly in the face--.. , Jamas Jams !" cried Traidor de la patria, Jamas ! For haberlo demaiiada Leal, par eso inner* !! !" Ills ..! then fell hack upon his shoulders, and he was 71 in a liteless state up the steps of the gallows. ;1; perhaps worth while to describe to you here, the ittbarous manner of hanging in Spain. The execu rner places the head of the culprit between his own t ;.hs, and on the signal's being given, they both !w i ng off together, the former sitting a oali f ()archon, a the shoulders of the latter ; he then twists the body rand and round with the utmost velocity, at the vase time kicking violently with his heels on tire -:east and longs of the criminal, and raising hirnsei ip and down, (as one does in a hard trot), to increase t:e weight of the hanging man; all this the Spaniards :are us is to put the unhappy wretch the sooner out ;imisery ; I leave you and your feeling Readers to Age of the real effect which must thus be produced the miserable sufferer. The face is never covered, the bodies are left hanging the whole day, with the horrible distortion produced on the counte br so frightful a death. The moment the ragman throws himself off with the criminal, all , the spectators take off their hats and begin saying Ire Maria. for the soul of the dying man, which continue all the while that the executioner is twisting Ed twirling, and swinging and jumping ; the Spa suds have the oddest way of praying it is possible :conceive; they begin in a high loud tone, Saida Aria, Madre .de Dtos, and gradually descend to a ex buzz, scarcely audible; this, added to the lively actions of the hangman, change entirely the effect tf so awful a scene ; for when observed from a short itrance, it appears literally as if the two men were r.ltzing together, while the spectators are humming :slim march. Put to return to our subject, twelve small stools sal been placed just under the citadel wall, to re vive the twelve other condemned men, who were cralacted out, two by two, accompanied by Monks o:ficers, and an escort of eight soldiers with tided muskets Irliind each company : each crirni raj Ira then placed on the fatal stool, with his face! rTarcls the wall, when the hangman tied a white hnikerchiel over his eyes ; the eignt soldiers sca t:mei themselves at his back, and the Monks, except :-.3nr three, left him, to go add fetch out two other rimiaals, with another escort of eight soldiers. The ceremony continued till the whole twelve were lied on thrir reTec.ive stools. They were placed s the folio wi n order: _ _ _ .it, on the farthest mtge. Felix Beltran Receiver of the Salt I any to the righ t . Duties at the Groa. sa, . . Diego Manuel Calatrava. Beltran's head Clerk. 3 do • •• Mancelino Rangel, segeant. • I •ht - - Serafin Larose, ditto. ith, - - Peregrin Pia, apothecary. kb, . - Vincente Clemente. common soldier 7 t ll , - . Bias Ferriol, shoemaker. Two small Manuel Bendegear, proprietors in Franciaco Segrera, the village of liousda. . Sth, I ° 4 l, Louis Albino, a pea:ain. - - Francisco Gay, a we suip•caulkers hth, . Louis Vivo, When all was in readiness, and the Monks had .abed their exhortations, arms were presented, the given, and the whole volley of ninety-six fired e ale same instant. 1 had the curiosity to approach bodies, in order to examine the physiognemies ; te the sight was too disgusting to be borne long t: ' 13 `1 11 for this purpose. Several were thrown on the round by the shock ; some reclined to the left, others the right, and others were doubled In-wariii ; all 'learned with gore, and the brains of most lay at the et of the stools; in some the greater portion of tle 7..td was carried away, in others the upper part we: - e divided as to hang by the scalp, and to open and ‘. e like the lid of a bor. The wall of the Citadel bespattered in twelve different places as to pre '"t huge circles of blood and brains, which will be vefliced by the hand of time. In short, I need :1-.2; u you no longer with the picture of this horrid !cc::.:cle. The mangled cadavers were immediately teleeied over to the executioner, who hung them up a line, on the two gallowses. One thing very wor ,r of iemark in a Catholic country is, that only one ti toe unfortunate men has chosen to communicate Xidla confessor. should observe, that the above mentioned are a Tele small portion of the persons concerned in the toz‘piracy : Beltran, Calatrava, and Rouge], excip si they may all be considered as nacre ignorant at.' seees. These latter were the only three really ini 4ansi in the secrets of the plot, and who knew all the . -arnes of all concerned. Fur this reason, the monks i,'l;loyeti were extremely assiduous in their valor a "lts to them; but they manfully and ncbly held out 10 the end, though it is said they might have made telenuaicarions which would have involved some of principal families of thib city. This, it seems, ;era Elio is peefeetly aware of; for in a procla he published immediately after the execution, or tLat he knov, e the above to tic duly a smell part o( the revolters. and that the conspiratlon was not confined alone to the kingdom of Valencia. He finishes by urging the citizens to be faithful to their Commander: Point out to me the traitors," says he, " and I will 'exterminate them!"—Such guage as this, held with our good friends the Lon doners, would startle them exceedingly; but you may tell them, that here the military alone is the supreme and domineering power, and that they may thank the British Commons for the civil liberties they possess. The General of each capital, Is the Lord and Master of the whole Kingdom in which it is si• tuated ; if a merry wag does but fish an old man's wig off, or turn over an apple stall, it is the General who snaps him up for the misdemeanor. For the amusement of your fair readers, I will add. that about a year ago, one of the Peers of the realm hav ing had a little tiff with his wife, the good lady went and complained to the General, who immeJiately sent his guard to fetch the husband; upon being questioned, he told the General that his authority did not extend to domestic affairs, tilym which Elio very coogy popped him into the Citadel, from which his Lordship only escaped by going on his knees, and promising to be a good boy in future ; and as I am informed, he very strictly keeps his word, by beating his wife but once a week. General Elio is certainly .a brave man, but his courage is accompanied with a considerable portion offan .farannade. The very act of going himself with only eight of his guard, at ten o'clock at night, IQ attack the conspirators, when he might, without any slur on his reputation, have dispatched an infe rior officer, was doubtless a strong proof of his per sonal intrepidity ; but this did not satisfy him ; on the morning of the execution, when he knew there was every expectation .4 - A rescue, and that the main object of the conspiracy was his own life, he rode on horseback through the principal streets of Valen cia, accompanied by two or three office[ s ; they made a considerable circuit, and arriving at a pro. menade, which is only separated fr ori the place of execution by the bed of a dr river, and from whence the gibbets were clearly visible, he dismounted, counted the hanging bodies, and tanning to his com panions, observed, Bueno Buell° ! till esfan dodos." , '.Very good! very good! there they are all ;'' as ifhe were apprehensive that some one might have escaped. —He then rode off, playing a thousand pranks with his horse, and joking with one of the young Officers, whom he called the Caballero de la trisicf gura. 1)u -ring the whole of the day he was much merrier than usual. It is said that his wife, alarmed by the rigo rous measures to which her husband continually re sorts, begged him to order into the town another re giment for the morning of the execution, and to re quest of his Majesty the command of some other kingdom than this, where he is so universally detes ted ;to which he replied, Como Senora? Yo Muir' poi- media de los Valencianas Que vie den rue se tjenio y qua! ro soldados, y luego abhorcare a Coda la ciudad 1— ~ What, Madam! I fly for fear of the Valenciaas give me but a serjeant and four soldiers, and hang the whole city up by their necks f' I am afraid my account begins to be too protracted, I shall therefore subjoin but a few more particulars, and then close the subject. In the pockets of the wounded Vidal were found several very material pa pers, the principal of which was a long proclamation, intended to be dispersed throughout Spain, imme diately on the opening of the revolt. Fortunately, I suspect, for a very considerable portion of the yoath of Valencia, no names were mentioned ; but this paper, which was merely an address to the people, containing a recapitulation of the King's conduct, since the resignation (if so it, can be called) of Charles IV. was drawn up in so masterly a style, as to leave no doubt that some pro.cound head was engaged in the affair. It also adverted to many millions, which it stated Ferdinand as keeping deposited in the Bank of England, as a resource for paying foreign arms, in case of his being forced to fly his kingdom by a general revolt. In short, the present political state of Spain was so clearly developed, and the rights of all citizens, together with the true principles of liberty. laid down with an eloquence so philosophical, that neither of the young men above mentioned could pos sibly have been the author of the paper. It is supposed to have come from Madrid; and if so, this conspiracy, trifling in its outward appear ance, must have been a much more complicated and interwoven scheme than its exterior portends. 1 say, trifling in its outward appearance; because those who have been executed were all insignificant individuals, and of no talent. Pla was of a respectable family, but remarkable for nothing but his stature. Vidal had raised himself from the ranks, and was therefore a good officer, but of bad morals, and an extremely bad domestic character. Beltran, a fine young man of nineteen, was the son of Beltran de Lis, the famous army contractor, who, from a mere baker, has raised , himself to one of the first capitalists in Spain. The Haciendas Reales, or Royal Fund, owes him three millions ; and, on this account, the King gave an order sometime back, that all his creditors should wait ten years for payment; he is received at Court, and has every facility of communicating . with the King.„„ It is asserted, that he offered a receipt or dis charge in full of all the King's debt to him, on the condition of his son's pardon; but this was refused. His wife, and mother of the young man, arrived here the day before the execution, and threw herself at the General's feet: but she was told it was too late. Bel tran, the father, is supposed to have had a hand in the false order which came from Madrid for the de struction of Elio; and-for this reason it is said the execution was hastened, by way of revenge. Calatrava was a tall,. noble-looking fellow ;—he stalked out with a most majestic air, turning about in all directions, and viewing the spectators with the utmost composure, he placed himself in . the chair, with as much insouciance as if he were seating him self to dinner. Rouge' also behaved in a very manly way ; when a Monk was urging him to disclose at the last moment, he answered, Get you gone, Fa ther Such a one ! Let me die in peace r Ferriol was a poor coblcr in the house of rendezvous, who swept out the yard on condition of having his stall gratis ; it is strongly suspetted he knew little or nothing of the conspiracy. Albino was the only oneswho conszrited to receive* Confessor ; but as he was possessed of no secrets, itor thing could be learned from Wm. Thus 6uibbes my account of this interesting event; everybody reckons that the affair cannot rest here ; I ain myself nq fricad to devastation at bloodshed, yet cannot but be sorry to see so beav - iful a country in so deplorable a situation ; the eyes of . the Spaniards have been opened by the French war to the state of political and religious tyranny under which they have sufficiently groaned, and certain it is that neither can be of long duration. THEATRES. Dnutty-LANr..—The ch ., rming new mlsical Farce of High Notions V,15 re;:e;...ed with increaitcl success last night; some very judicious curtailments having been made. We fi nd that the Farce itself, as well as the Music, is from the pen of Mr. PARRY. • • COVENT-GARDEN.—"Lice Begzars' Opera was per formed yesterday, and Mr. liuNT and Miss STE. PnExs were again honoured with universal applause as Macheath and /-lott,y. Between the Play and Pan tomime a new Farce was acted for the first time, under the title of The Place Hunters. The plot of this piece may be given in a few words. Fortin bras lloproodt having a with to serve his country is in the habit of petitioning for every place that falls vacant, till at la s t his person is so well known that the porters whenever he appears are on the alert to repel him. lie finds his way to the hall of one of them—is turned out—gets in again, and after repeated failures contrives to ascend the grand staircase and make his way to the room where the only petitioners who are to have a hear ing wale fur an audience. Here he posseSSC3 hims,lf of the peti tion of one, and the dress of another, and at length, through his disguise, gains an audience and a favourable answer to the pe tition he presents. A Suulfinan:s Widow, whose interest has been opposed to his, now makes an overture toward; a matri monial union, but as she cannot otter quid pro quo, he 1A:11i:es th*Reimutt of her alliance. It however torus out, that the le tition be has presented, is that of one of the Clciks of the. taw, a young Gentleman who had late) served in the afmv, :ma Mrs. Oronoeko, the snuff-vender, Ls the protnisetof the Liam in She Customs, which Fortinbras believes he had !wen so fortu nate as to obtain. He now pars his court to the Widow, but is repulsed, and the piece concludes with this new di.comtiture. From the above sketch, it will he seen this Farce is composed of very slight materials; but these are handled with so muck judgment and humour, that the audience coniplained of nothing but its early and too abrupt termination. The .haracter of Fortinbras is well drawn, and his efforts to get forward in the world are i i the highest degree amusing, from the opening experiment on the credulity of his landlord, from whom he borrows a one-pound note, and insists on paying half-a-crown oft, of half a year's rent, to .his making free with the cloak, hat, and.wig, of the sleeping Mr. Mungoosel. This person is a brother petitioner, who served under General Wolfe, at the taLing 01 Quebec, and was afterwards entered in the Temple. Ile is deaf, and the mistakes which he .makes in consequence of this infirmity, added to his whimsical garrulity, which from memory pasting, too rapidly over the different scenes of his life, con founds Generals and Admirals with Lord Chancel lors and lawyers, Scc. furnishes a series of the most • I ludicrous cross-readings. On these characters, which are admirably played by 1.t40s and BLANCHARD, the whole weight of the Farce rests, and it could not fall on Performers more competent to do it justice. It met with great success in its progress, and expe rienced but slight oppOsition at its close, and this, as we have already said, seemed to be provoked by its finishing too soon. Though a hasty and unfinished production, it is frequently exactly what a Farce ought to be, and can hardly fail to gratify those who wish to be pleased. BRIGHTON, FEBRUARY IL The PRINCE ILEOENT returned to the Pavilion at sir o'clock this evening, accompanied by the Duke of Tonic. The Marquis of ANGLESEY, the Marquis and Marchioness of WINCHESTER and Sir ARTHL7R PAGET, reached the Palace from London, about an hour earlier. The REGENT, the Comm.t x DEA IN CHIEF, the Da 'chess of GLoreFs ma, Ind the Palace vi,itors, sat down to dinner about: half past six oclock ; ;here were no invitations. The company, uowever, received 'a slight augmentation after dinner. The new music room, and the apartmenti, were brilliantly illumi nated. The Royal Band were in attendance. The Duchess of GLoucEsTztt, attended by Lady ISABELLA Trivmcn, took a carriage airing this morn ing. Her Royal Highness Visite?. many parts of the town ye,terday, as a pedestrian, and, from the plain ness of her attire, was but little known. Her Royal Highness appeared in excellent health. Four gallant Admirals were included in our throng of Steyne promenaders to-day, viz. Viscount KEITH, Slr EDNIUND NAGLE, Sir RICHARD &RAMAN, and Sr DAVID GOULD. The Earl of LivEßrool. gave a grand dinner yes terday to Lord FITZROy SoMERsET, Lord ritEuEllicK MoNTAGUE, Lord JAMEs ToWNsHEND, Lord PAL MERSTON, and a large party, at Fife-House. Sir JOHN and Lady GRAY Eurat•roN gave a grand dinner on\Vednesday, at their house in Grafton-street, to a select party of the first distinction. The Duke of CLARENCE is making considerable re ductions in his establishment at Bushy Park. The Duke of GLOUCESTER is shortly expected at Bagshot, where great improvements have been made. 'the Court Mourning for our late most excellent' QUEEN finally terminated this day—the order being for the Court to go out of Mourning on Sunday, the 114th of February. • It is said that the five daughters of the Duke of CLARENCE have had pensions settled on each of them of £5OO per annum, arising out of the Four and a Half per Cent. Fund. In the House of Commons yesterday the Right Hon. CHARLES LONG moved for a New Writ for Romney, in the room of Mr. DRAM GROSVENOR, who died suddenly the Light before. Thursday the election for the Borough of Yarmouth, in which there arc nearly 20(X) voters, took place at half-past ten o'clock, when the Honourable GEORGE ANSON was duly elected. The LORD MAYOR of Dtntsr, in pursuance of the Protestant Requisition to' take into consideration the propriety o. petitioning the Legislature in favour of the Catholic Claims; appointed the I lth instant' for that purpose. The list of persons who signed the Requisition, which is numerous, is distinguished by rank, fortune, and character. At its head are the noble ;names of IMLIATER, DOWNIMAIRR, MEATH, CIIUM.. WORT, DONOUGIIMORE, CLIFDRN, CLANCARTY, and 'Caraways. • , • • The Corn of .Chancery is nownalinds by thowne ht Weitqleiter, • the Court- of Over snpl Terird• it has =l' tised.this new name fretted* follow.' mot, by his. Grace the Duke of M—et.—ost: • The Lent 0.--.r.—Oyer sans Terminer • du How Ike Vippmaermieer Ojer: WESTMINSTER ELECTIOr. At ten co:elock this morning the HIGH BAUM?, With MS • usual attendants, appeared in front of Sr. Paul's, Covent-garden, (where Hustings are now erecting), for the purpose of proceeding to the Elec tion of a proper person to represent the City of West minster in Parliament. Sir' FRA 'Bunn ETT, accompanied by the Hon. Do MIL A S KIN:4,IIIRD, ascended the Hustings with Mr. HosHousp.. Sit Fnaacts, in a short speech, le.. commended Mi. HoipousE as a fit person, and the f 'nomination wes seconded by Mr. Kir sat RD. • Mr. lionnousE then addres . sed the Electors in a short speech. Mr. NICHOLSON then came forward, accompanied by Major CARTWRIGHT, whom he put in nomination. Mr. Bowie seconded the proposal. Mr. M'DONALD, M.P. then proposed the Ron. ' Mr. G. Lams, and was seconded by Mr. EVANS. Mr. LAMB then addressed the crowd, hut the monr and noise was so great, that not a word could be heard. The HICII BAILIFF having called for a spew of hands, an immense number were held up for Mr. 1101 :amuse; a small number for Major CARTWRIGHT; and a still smaller number for Mr. LAMB. A poll wa, demanded, and the Election commences on Mon- dry morning. Mr. TurrwArt. addressed the populace, as did Mr. IlusT, who eras left speaking when our Repor tel. left the Hustings. The crowd was immense. INAVAL INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY I I.— Arrived the Ganges, CHAPMAN, from Calcutta—sailed from the Sand Heads 18th October, in company with the Mary, for Liverpool. The Asia, Marchioness of Ely, Prince Regent, Warrer. Hastings, Dunira, Gcaeral Hewitt, (company ships ; ) and Fort William, (free trader,) were at the new anchorage. The Ph nix and Astell, (company ships,) Coldstream, Cambridge, 12 , 1rope,' and Norfolk, (free traders,) were lying in the Mi. mond Harbour—the latter ready for sea, bound to London. The Essex, MAtrow, for London; Hugh Crawford, Thomas and Medway, for Liverpool, were expected to sail in all October. The Thalia, Wil liani Dawson, and Senator, for Liverpool, were ex pected to sail in all November. The Ganges spoke the following vessels, on .21st November, two days sail from Calcutta :—the ship Mangles, whose Cap• tain was dead, and the vessel in charge of Mr. LARDNER: on the 12th December, of the Cape of Good Hope, the Nearchus, (transport,) with a De tachrnent of the 60th Regiment, from Algoa Say, for the Cape : on the 26t1k, at St. Helena, spoke his Majesty's ships CosQuaaon, Ewen:owl, nits, FA• VOURITE, LRVERET, and RRDPOLE ; RISC,* Balton, and the David, (transports,) which was to sail for England in two days. His Majesty's ship SAPPHO was at Ascension. The Friendship, (800 tons,) of Bombay, was lost on a reef of rocks at the Southern extremity of the Great Nicobar Island, Ist August— crew saved. The Kingsmill, DOWAL, from Liver pool to Bombay, uas spoke on the Ist instant, in lat. 48.1;0. long. 9. 'JO. I'AI siocrti. FLARI'AUY 12.—Wind rived the Marchioness of Queensberry packet, with a mail from Jamaica : sailed the 2:ith December : the Blucher packet was going in ai she came PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY W. by Sailed his Majesty's cutter STARLING, for Guernsey; and the sloop Vigilant, K INNAIRD, for London. . . . - DEAL, FEBRUARY 12.—Wind W.—Came down from the River the Emulation, —, for New York; Eagle, —, fOr St. Übe's; Rebecca, lowr, fir St. Thomas's; Amity, GRAY, for Batavia;—and remain with the rest as before. 1... mi o'Clock— r ae Honour able Company's ships Bombay and Hereford:.;!ire, and the &akcby, private ship, have just sailed. Fire o'Clock—The wind has backed again to the West ward, and the above ships are coming back. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East-India House, when the following Captains were sworn into he command of their respective ships: Cartain C. 8.. Getase, Princess Charlotte of Wales, for fiengaL Carnatic,_ fur Madras and Bengal. W. YOUNCILUSCAND, Lord Castlereagh, fc.t China; LIST OF PA:SF-MIENS PTA WINTAOIt, YOR MADIIAS-.-MiSdenet Knowles, Doherty, M'Alister, Blancklcy, Turner, Stones, and 1)lisn; Majors Doherty, M'Alictcr, and Elanckley; Gregorie; Lieutenants Turner, Ryan, Atherton, Tedrlinson, Stones, Wallace, Bacon, Andrews, 'Feasdale, Brtivrn, Pott, and long; Veterinary Surgeon Constant; AssiAantsSurgeon Bohan, of his Majesty's 13th Regiment of Lie,kt Dragccns; rnsign Butl-r,. Royal Scots; Mr. R. FAlen, Writer; Blessrs. Bird, 'fryer, Pbillimotr, Ledengton, Dowell, Millengen, d Brtba;:on, Brown, Davison, Barton, and 131ailatd, Cnets; Messrs. Jordan, Rutter, and Baker, Free Merchants. Couctts.--To those who would take Irian:iv litime, of the fatal consequences to which neglected and ill treated Coughs so frequently lead, we would ear nestly recommend, at the present trying ~e asoti of the year, an early perusal of tbnt excellent little Treatise on Coughs, by Dr. AV n. DE FROMM (dedi cated to his Royal Iliemess the PRINCE REGENT).+ It will be found to contain one.of the most clear and universally intelligible accounts ever yet published, pf the various causes of Coughs, and the most cer tain means of cure, fou nded va a long and attentive observation of this class of human maladies, including the remilts of many years attendance on the London and Westmi n r.er hospitals, and enriched with some vap luable formula, which are not to be found in tiro Lon don Phas macopce I:is, and have been hitherto 'wily ttse4 by foreign Physicians, of whose experience the authot has hail peculiar opportunities of availing himself, during very extensive travels through every part of the Continent.—P: tatted for the Author, Great Co ram-street, Brunswick-square: Publi4red and ;old by Si-MA*OOD ' . NETCY, and Joras, Taternostemew ; CAI:I:ow, Crown-court, Soho; and all ether Beck 1411ers, price IN. 6d. :1 I ~!