The National Register. — London, England, 1820-07-23 00:00:00

1) rtoi ha -at raftotrxon tttuttO' Our ilium Di In aflZ n 41334. No. 1, 2 / 5 /3.—VoL. XIII.] SPAIN. MEETING OF TILE CORTES. MADRID GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OE THE 10TH JULY. The memorable einpiepitijittbred la which the w4es of the Spanish tuition were to be fulfilled—. tahappy day, in which a people determined to pre serve the liberty and the dignity of the throne, have seen their adored King giving another decisive and irrefragable proof of his paternal views, of the lore which Its beers to his subjects, and of the earnest desire which animates him to concur, in concert with the Cortes, in founding and consolidating the public happiness by. means of a constitution essentially directed to the welfare of all—the happy. hour, in which Ferdinand the Seventh, uniting his senti- ' ments with those of the Spanish people, presented himself before the august national congress in the solemn act of swearing to the constitution of the monarchy. All the necessary arrangements for the celebration of this solemn ceremony had been pre viously made. The King having appointed the hour of ten in the morning of yesterday, Sunday, the 9th of July, for proceeding to the hall of the Cortes, his Majesty left his palace, accompanied by his august spouse and the Infanta', attended by his ' suite, in state coaches. On reaching the hall of the Cortes they were re ceived by two grand deputations of the national representatives. One, consisting of 22 members, accompanied the Queen to the tribune which had been prepared for her, that she might, in company with the Infantas, enjoy the spectacle of so solemn a ceremony. The other deputation, consisting of 32 members, including two of the secretaries, was appointed to attend on the King. When his Majesty entered, all the members stood up, as well as the diplomatic corps in the tribune on the right of the throne. The councillors of state, generals, and magistrates, occupied the other tri bunes ; the immense multitude which filled the gal leries could not restrain themselves from bursting into loud acclamations and Vim! The King took his seat on a magnificent throne, on the sides of which were displayed the royal insignia. As soon as the King had seated himself, the Infanta', the President of the Cortes, and all the Deputies, also sat down. After a short pause the President rose, and, with the Secretaries, proceeded to receive the King's oath, which was taken in the manner pre scribed by the Constitution. Don Joseph Espiga, Archbishop Elect of Seville, as President of the Cortes, then addressed the King, declaring :heir attachment, and his Majesty replied in the following terms " I accept the expressions and sentiments of love and loyalty whi:•11 the Cortes manifests towards me through the organ of Its President ; and I hope, through its as sistance, to see the nation I have the glory to govern fire and happy " Immediately after his Majesty read with a clear intelligible voice a speech to the Gentlemen Depu ties, to which the President replied ; and the cere monies of this august solemnity being etekel, their Majesties and the Infantas withdrew from the Cortes with the same retinue with which they had entered, reinated cries of Viva el Rey y las Cortes! re sounding through the hall, and all returned to the palace. The streets through which the procession passed were lined with the different corps of the garrison of Madrid, and the national militia, both cavalry and infantry. The presence of their Majesties and the Infantas—the splendour of the retinue—the brilliancy of the equipages--the taste displayed in the tapestry (which ornamented the balconies of the windows)—the numerous concourse of people, which almost impeded the course of the procession—the repeated applause of all classes of persons, enthu siastically exclaiming Viva el Rey! viva la avail tacion . 1 viva el Rey constitecional,dec.,—and, above %% the recollection of the object of the magnificent ceseasete",—.all concurred to eleshsr this dey most glories* tit the Spanish nation] and to present a spectacle which will be the eternal admiration of future ages. The tranquillity and order which prevailed in the hall of the Cortes, as well as throughout the streets, served to confirm more than ever the good opinion that is entertained of the character of the inhabitants of this capital, who, on the great da.y n 1 Spain, gave the saint convincing proofs of their noble sentiments, [Pinot 94d. be tried to conciliate metiers; the more sit, as it was believed that discontent, more cr less, prevailed iu all the provinces. l'hings were carried on in this way till yesterday, when the KinF, having been, told that a free constitution was the universal wish of the people, de clared that he would give it to them voluntarily, and •diately issued a proclamation, promising to pub lish it in a week. It is said that an affecting scene has taken place 4.115 u palace. When the King declared his intetinun i Aie hereditary prince, who is just arrived from Sicily, .:*4l at the feet of the King, and in tears thanked hint in the name of the people, exclaiming, " You have saved the country." It only remains fur the insurgent troops, so they were then called, but now the Patriots, to return to their duty, which they will do as soon as they know the terms of the constitution. which they wish to be as near as possible to that of Spain. The city has been for some days past in extreme agitation. The Giulea (city volunteers) have been con tinually on ditty. At this moment there are thousands and tens of thousands parading the streets near the Pa lace, and shouting Vitas! to the King and Constitu tion. We think that all will proceed quietly, and end safely." FLANDERS AND HAMBURGH MAILS. HAMPURGH, JULY 14 —The Board of Trade of this city has received the following account from Revel, .28th June :—" This morning the lightning struck the steeple of the Lutheran Cathedra in this city, and in a few hours that ancient Gothic edifites was reduced to ashes. Vessels bound to Revel and St. Petersburgh have by this event lost an excel lent land-mark, as the lofty steeple was visible far out at sea. It is therefore very desirable, that this circumstance should be made known as public as possible." BRANDENBURG, JULY 8. • - Professor Zilune, director of the :school for the bland at Berlin, sets out in a few days for England and France, iu order to examine the schools for the blind in those countries, to adopt such improvements as o he may meet with, in the school of Berlin. VIENNA, JULY accounts, which came down to the 15th of June, confirm the previous ina telligence that the army of the Pachaof Scutari, which commenced its march on the Ist of June, amounts to 20,000 men. It has appeared before two or three cities, one of which is Durasxo. Tate Governors et. these cities immediately presented the keys to the Paella. The feast of Ramadan hindered the armies from coming to an engageibent, and it is probable that noue will take place till after the feast Bsisam which concludes the Ramadan. Meantime the Peel; of Janina is fortifyin. , several points to oppose the progress of the Path': of Scutari. Some Barbary vessels have joined the Ottoman fleet off Prevesa. BRUSSELS, JULY 17.—Our city presents a meat animated and curious scene ; every where they are raising arcades and triumphal arches, planting the streets with ash trees, adorning them with verdure, and at no time have wo ever seen such a multitude of workmen employed as are now engaged in the preparation for the splendid festivities, which will coutinue,without interruption,fin a whole fortnight. The church of St. Catherine, in which our annals relate that the robbing of the consecrated wafers took place, is adorned with equal elegance and taste. Strangers are already pouring in, and there is every appearance that the concourse of people will be immense. The example of the Sovereign, who has been pleased to contribute a largo sum to en. Nance the splendour of these fetes, is imitated by the citizens of every class, who emulate each other in promoting these national festivals. Yesterday, at break of day, a prodigious number of strangers already thronged the streets, which were adorned with trees, garlands, festoons, flags, &c. The beautiful church of St. Gadule presented withinside a scene at once magnificent sod simple. Orange and laurel trees were placed ; the aisles, mixed with rich standards. The choirs were adorned with chandi ing to his Majesty and rich individc wax candles The whole produced , in a temple which is the masterpiece chitecture. After mass, which the Archbishop of Maline.s, the was splendid, issued from the chi proceeded through the streets in siously rogulated, returned to the In the evening there WAS a genera! innsination, superior to any thing of the kind that has be sera hen: sine the inau t ;.iratiun of jtYier.l 11, in 1781. A . • 1 . • laced in the aisles, (1 - t . ii , ••••"77.7—" N chandeliers belongC( . g• 4 4 . ; doe's, lighted wit •I' e \-1:1 1 `' !ed a magical e '. ,/.. • lime of Gothic 1: - 1 wit.; performed ' ' 4 procession, whi iii" ••'.l.' lurch, and haviki:.,l%„-,40 t the manner p '. 1 : ' ••"i. / N C e church. ....• SUNDAY, JULY 23, 1820. their loyalty and hove of the King, and their ad herence to those constitutional laws in which the happiness of all is centred. The sitting of the Cortes was continued after his ' Vfajetty4 departure; and, on the proposition of the Deputy Count de Toreno, s committee was appointed to draw up an Address in answer to his Majesty's speech; and- for this purpose were elected the De- . patties Count* Torena, Torrent, Martinez do la Rasa, Tapia, Temm, and General Quiroga. With this the solemn:beta of the Cartes concluded. • RVO 1C2 . 11 1 V L Extract of a letter dated Naples, July 6th ; to which the writer has added, a day to be thr eves remembered in history:— " This letter announces to you no less an event than a change in the Government of this country. You were before aware of the discontent existing in the pro vinces, out account of the imposition of the Flinclari a , and of the little encouragement given to the exports of native productions, but you were not aware to what a degree this discontent haul iukcteil all classes, and even the ranks of the army. The organization of the camp at Sessa may be reckoned the immediate cause of all that has occurred, as it appears that it not only gave to the troops an opportunity of concerting their measures, but brought them into contact with the provinces, and assured them of the commatiity of sentiment in the great mass of the population. fhe whole thing has been so sudden, that it is difficult to ascertain exactly how it began or who took the lead in the operation. According to the best accounts, there is reason for be lieving that the first movement was made by a body of cavalry stationed at Nola, to the number of about 00 men, who suddenly and without orders quitted their post and marched in a body for the mountains of Avellitio. Whether the result of previous understanding or not, is unknown; but the alarm of this march spread with the rapidity . of lightning: detachments of infantry marched out to join them, and every peasant who could muster a firelock or an ohensive weapon of any description fol lowed tla it example. This mixed assemblage then proceeded towards the pass leading to Apulia, of which they took possession. They found there a military chest containing re,ooo ducats, which they appropriated to their own use, but gave an acknowledgment in due form to the party fmm whom they took it. The news of this insurrection having reached Naples caused the greatest alarm, and sonic Generals were sent off by the King to parley with the mutineers, and Icarus what ob jects they had in view. A council was immediately called at the Palace, to deliberate on the tootle of pro ceeding: while they were in the act of deliberating (this Was yesterday afternoon), two regiments, one of infantry, the other of dragoons, quarftred about a mile from the town, marched off with arms and baggage, hum in the most perfect 'order, to join the insurrectionary troops. An intimation was then brought to the King trout the head-quarters of the iusurgents, that they demanded a free constinstion, similar to that which had been adopted in Spam Preparations were made to oppose and to re duce this spirit; but it was discovered, on sounding the disposition of those troops who had not yet declared against'the Government, that they all at heart were im bued with the seine sentiments, and that they could toot with safety be led against their comrades. This slate of things was reported to the King, on which he gave way, and declared his assent to the condition proposed. Couriers were sent off to the troops early this morning, to announce thus change; and pipers were exhibited on the walls of the city, declaring the King's intention to publish a constitution or form of tree government its seven days. Where this would have ended, but for the timely concession that h is been made, it is impossible to say; for the spirit spread through the sold troy with such rapidity, that even St. F.litio was deserted by its garrison. Toe general apaearance of the city (hiring the interval between the par.ey with the troops, and the lung's n - r.olution to accede to their wishes, was mint singular. Every face was marked by anxiety, and denoted the ex. pectation of some dreadful event. When the joyful change was known, nothing was to be seen or heard but the most lively testimoutes of pleasure. Groups paraded the streets with shouts of Pisa! Pius! and these were by 110 means of the lowest or lower classes. I saw two officers in the nuiforin of Gkeperals who joined in the exultation. There %yds*. spy general cry tar the ap pearance of the King on the balcony of the palace, but he did not show hitstself. 'lbis is the birth-day of the hereditary prince, and tu-aight we shall hate a grand •• Extract of another lettur,:.sittne date:— " It Is. Pow shoot a sieve ago since a very general soirit4ipinentitiott and.liiscontent was observed iii the preivilths of Saleroto; and hist Sunday we heard that a whole regiment of cavalry had deserted, and posted themselves near Nobs. Shortly a:ter, all the troops were put in (notion against them, but it ..,as discovered that divallcctioit prevailed, awl that no reliance could be placcd - upon them, which made it evident that coercive measures would he of use use e httt that every tneans Inuit