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Our lain, QConatitution, onn Ra 1336. No. 1,378.—V0L. _l' V.] MONDAY, JULY 11, 1822. PRICE Sid. MUTINY AT MADRID. " Distrait the alarming which are spread at times by the malevolent, under the mask of seal; experience insist have taught you by this time that they are commonly false and exaggeiated. The Innitainental law of this state points out the way of punishing and repressing every kind of excess; and the distressing event of yesterday will be investigated with the greatest activity, and the dvlin (pleats punished with exemplary justice. " Madrid, July I." JULY occurrences of the last two days have proved what we have ollth said, that when liberty is thought in danger, and the coustittition is threatened, public spirit gives new force, and greater prodieies of patriotism and entlinstasin are 'displayed.— tlie Ist there occurred nothing worthy of considera lion, but towards evening there was observed in the quarters of sonic battalions of the guard, symptoms of seditiou and insubordination. The body of officers whe had a.symeelete in their respectiveqo tiers could not re strain their troops. The coustitutional junta had asactil• bled likewise, and waited for the resolution of his Ma jesty for an energetic representation to repress the tumult. 'three battalions of intantry sod a squadron of cavalry of the Nation Militia were under arms, resolved to de fend liberty if it should be attacked. It was about I oclock when the guard of the militia announced that two battalions of the guards, who were in the quarter of Isabel, were in movement. 'I he militia remained within their (martyrs, determined to be passive, if no act of hostility took place oil the ether side. These two batta lions proceed, d to joi is the other two, and having obtained ; an accession of various panics of the same corps, who band:Hied their posts iii the garrison, forced the gate of San Fernando, and yroceeded to the pirade of the guards. His Excellency, General Don P. Alorillu, communion% of the district, who displayed on that occasion a heroism worthy of Greek and Roman fame, sallies! forth to meet the deluded men, and to db ' suade them front their rash enterprise. " The King (they replied) has Bed to the Prod°. and we wish to defend hint." " you may be convinced of the contrary," said the General." tint kohl how much you are seduced and deceived, let four soldiers from each consoany cense along wi•ii use, and they will see how his Majesty remains secure in his royal palace, and how highly ne disapproves of the conduct of the revolters."— , The troPps agreed, and the General conducted the dele gates rich to the Ki.tg's chamber, wheat his Majttsy j told them he coufidad.. *lmmo ac h mei St which they sitaiii l et to his royal person, but that it Was peimilelc they should return to sisbordmatioo, that they should obey the authorities, a nil re-establish order, con cluding that he wished they should retorts to their Com panions with these exhortations limn lnin. Gen. Mo rino mounted his horse, and reti.rtted to the battalions in the parade, where, upon being seen, he was salined with cries of " Long lave our General I lowa live Nlo tillo." But as he heard also among the exclamations voices calling out, " Long live the absolute King," lie replied with remarkable firmness, " No, not so—the whole army and all the nation have sworn, for the good of his M t jesty himself, and the welfare of Isis people, to obserte the constitution, and I shall support it at all hazards, and in the lace of every dancer.' " Let your Excellency place yourself at our hen,:," they replied, " and you will give us one day of glory, by destroying, that istramous race, (ihe Decantissdos) who have endea voured to destroy your reputation. Read the Impar'ial of this morning. and you will see the crimes of the whole Itheral faction, with their wicked intentions."— " In vain (replied Mor.llo with great calmness) in vain would you squire sue to stain toy career by such an outrage on the constittstime which we have sworn to maintain. I can easily despise four pedants, who en gage in writing more front boiler than Irons patriotism. kV hat would be said, if 1, who have grown old in bat tles, and have procured for toy country smile days of gloty, should place myself at the head of 000000 inotts 'moos, to attack a people who confide in our loyally and honour. Filially then, listen to the order of your Chief, otherwise I must abandon you." It appeared !hell that some of them were proceeding to detain hunt ; but Isis Excellency, despising the risk which was indicated by certain seditious cries, turned the reins of his horse, and oceedeci at a regular pace t o t h e h ou se where the Kltal, was. His Majesty hof there conferred upon Mot, ad pilesism, the command of the two regiments of Roy 11 Goaids. Tile Junta had taken new measures, and collected 800 muskets, which had been abandoned to the quarters of the guards, whence they ban been stolen ley tic lowest of the people. Is the mead time all the garriton was under arms, and animated wain the best spirit. Olt passing in front of the hall of the junta, the squadron of cavalry del Principe cried out—" Long live toe liberties of our country, and ;knish the perjured mu, totem.' Tins cry spread like un electric spark • the boolss--thc.disbanded officers, the ex-guards of St. Jeronittie, aid lite ()Ulcers on half lay, presented ibe • - salves, and receives: tile muskets fr ttttt toe junto- Many of me cottony people also armed thestiseltes. The tilt mums battalions remained some hours on the paaJc, awl then rented so the hull of the I'm ado—l heir hirer was :whin 1,500 !hell, aillo;i4 *Yellin' Inert are very few othcas. The trou i is lit the garrison have confined ackci to observing the ;Motions of the minute. rs ; Ills Captain General is tuakitig the best dispositions so FL- vent the ret•olt from spreading; and the Government, before resorting to force for reducing it, employs all the means nt its power to obtain its object without blood. • shed. The Madrid papers of the 2,1, 3d, and 4th inst. con tain the following interesting narrative : The King hurl closed the session' oldie Cortes on Sun. day the 3001 ult.; in constqlsence of some imprudent coilltict or insolent expressions of a party of the guards the evening previous. the public mind was considerably mitered on the morning of the protogatiou ; our the e.:ng's leasing his palace to go to the hall of the legisla ter e assembly, the shouts of " Liberty and the constitu tion" on the part of the I Murk, were met by the sedi tious watchwords of arbitrary rower on the part of urine soldiers ; this maim of political acclamations led to blows between some of the guards and the citizens ; and in endeavourina to check the violence of his risen, the life of a lamented and meritorious officer (Landabiarii) was sacrificed to the fort' of military insubordination in tire palace, and nearly under the rye of the Ktitg. An order was immediately issued to bring the assassins to j•istice, and the citizens were assured that the daring atrocity should not co unpuuislied ; but the public anxiety and terinent did not immediately subside. 'llie militia were called out, the garrison remained under arms, and every precaution was employed by the civil authorities to precut disorders, and to restore confidence. Nothing further occurred during the night of Sitetday, or the wl!ole of Monday, the lit inst., though it was evident the public apprehension still continued, and that neither the ds of the citizens, the soldiers, the municipal au thorities, nor the Court, had recovered their settl ed calm. It mums were industriously tread by the servile ene t&es of liberty and order, that the King considered his life in danger, and that he had in consequence deter mined to seek refuge in the Prado, or to flee from the capital. The liberal papers on the other hand, threw suspicions 011 the views of the Court, and indulged 'severe invectives on the temper and spirit of the house hold troops. Towards the evening of the 2d theta ex citements had so wrought on the minds of the guards, Mae four battabotis, amounting to between 1500 and sJoa own, evinced symptoms of itisithordination; and and after displaying attach disorder and tumult, raised the standard of revolt. As if by previous concert, they de serted the posts where they were stationed nti guard, and two bait Sums from the quarter of St Isabel met two battalions from other quarters, and having taken up a hostile position on the parade ground of the guards, pro ceeded to the Prado, where they had held out for more than 24 hums when the last accounts catne away. They even have made regular desnands of rations, and have appointed delegates or commissioners to treat about a surrender. That surrender cannot in any circumstances be much longer delayed, or civil war cannot be prevented. The mutineers, instead of being encouraged by the ap probation of their fellow citizens, or a. florist.," to hope cur their support, seem as isolated (tom them as if they were a forelo enemy. These things cannot fail to strike the least attentive reader, in' the accounts winch we have received of these distressing thougit not %cry alarmitig transactions. First, the union and excellent spirit ul the civil authorities, and the orderly disposition of the gene ral body tit the inhabitants; second, tine courageous pa trionstit and unfelterioz loyalty of tite and the desertion of the miaowed soldiery by :ready all their ()slicers. who Calllll/1 be, like them, induced to believe that they can serve their King by overthrowing the coil blittlliioll which ensures his rights while it limits his powers. Ac the satire time it is proper to stale that much so-incur!' is entertained of the setitiments of the King from the conduct of those troops, who, as they pretend to act trout a regard to his interest and an attachusent to his person, would trot certainly contravene his will or opt:use his iniucil,k , if honestly and decidedly pro untamed. A passage from the Universal, a paper dedi cated to the support of ministers, speaks of money em ployed to seduce the troops to the support of despotism , and whence could this money conic but through the Court or its partisans/ We proceed to give a copious abstract of the news in the three days' papers which we hate received:— MADRID, JULY Secretary of War wrote yesterday to the commandant or this district as follows: —" The K ung, having learnt tire horrible and scandalous outrag co iiiiii sued the person of the officer of his royal guards oh infantry, D. Mamerto Eandalutru,, ilppta ter.tly by a few soldiers of the same guard, and executed WI/ 1111 his royal ilialaCe, renouncing all 11141 rtes net and colt iderattote due to his royal person, to politic justice, and in the dis , i i dine which has always instin e ;uisheil these Lor i s, Ira. lilJl without tire least ttcdiy lour Excellency draw up ;.ii indictment auaiiist tile an enors of tine scandal, awl pioceed apitisi /116:111 aCC1111:. role to the usual rules." CRUELTY AND INJUSTICE IN IRELAND. Sir Robert Wilson, in his Speech against the re newal of the Insurrection Bill for Ireland, men tioned the tbllowing occurrence--we do not give it because it is the worst we have known, for we know that thousands of cases, cads of ten times greater atrocity, could be verified, but because the one in questbm was recently alluded to by so good an authority, who was an eye-witness. The facts alluded to by Sir R. ‘Vilson, were as follows : " Mr. Wright, a teacher or French, hearing that Mr. Fitz gerald, High Sheriff of Tipperary, had received some charges of a seditious name against him, waited on Mr. Fitsgerald, who, without investigation, sentenced him to be Hogged, and then shot. The unhappy 111411 surren dered his keys to have Isis papers searched, psotesting his innocence. Next day the unhappy mon was shagged to a ladder in Clonmel-street, to itisderp,o his sodem:v. He knelt down in prayer, with his hat before his fare. Mr. Fitzgerald came up, draeged Isis hat from hint and trampled on it ; seized the mail try the hair, dragged him to the earth, eat him across the forehead wills his sword, and then had hint stripped naked, tied up to the holster, and ordered him fifty 14. hes. Major Rial, an officer in the town, rime sip as the fifty lashes were completed, and asked Mr. Fitzgerald the rause ? Mr. F. handed the Major a note, written iss French, saying he did not himself understand French, illutt;;lt be lerstood but he (Major Mal) would find in that letter what would justify him in flogging the scoundrel to death. Major trial Lead the letter.—He found it to be a note addressed to the victim, translated in these words Sir. I sin ex. tresnely sorry I cannot wait oil yois at the I app.anse.l. being unavoidably obliged to attend Sir Laurence Par suns. 11.u•on lie Club,' 'Notwithstanding this translation, nine!. Major Itial Veil I to Mr. Fitzgerald, Ins ordered fifty lashes more to be inflicted, and snob such peculiar seseLity, that the hens Is of the victim could 1.41 pesceived to be convulsed and working Hissing!' Ib, wounds. Mr. Fitzgerald, finding he could net cautilllle the application of Isis cat-o-nine tail: on that past nsionst elating his way into his body, ordered the oats:baud of his breeches to be cart open. and Inure lashes to br fivo. tilefeei there. He then lett the unfortunate twin Ith f eslisix and suspended while he went to the barracks to demand a file of nb, it to come and shoot him : but bring reises,nt by the Commanding Officer, lie came back and sosso:lit fur a rope to hang him, but could not get on-. Ile Ilica ordered hint to be cut down dud sent bar kto !., in t o is be was confined in a slat k small boom, with ~o obi ulture 111411 a wretched pallet of straw withins: and there lie reinathed six or seven days without ,41. In sal assistance. Sir Itoisert's object in lefts sing to tie•,:: transactions, of all of which he was an eye witness, was to sheer that the system of violence had been protect• I by the Gaserninent of the day and that the rewards cou ferred on the actors of these scenes had given esirourasze ment to the lawless treat nem of the Lists people; the G isessiment of the present day, instead of eradicating the evil:shy suitable remedis a, pursue the system recoil,- Mended by the High sniff." Ilis Royal Highness the Duke of York, we un derstand, has made over his estate at Oatlands, with the growing crops, &c. to trustees, for the payment of his debts. The Trustees are the Earl of Lauder dale and Cul. Stephenson. liy terms of the arrange ment, all debts not exceeding 501- are to be paid immediately in full. We can find nu feelings but those of contempt and ab!torrence for a man, who, with en income of more than 50,0001. a year, can allow executions to be constantly out against hint at the suit of tradesmen, who are absolutely ruined by his delay of payment. Accounts from Borneo, to the :end of January, are in town. .They state that great frauds have lately been praised ut Sambas and the other ports of that island, in the delivery or gold dust as pay ment for merchandise. I t has been been discovered that silver filings coloured, and a species of yellow sand is mixed with the gold dust : u very great pre caution is therefore necessary in receiving this article at those places. It is stat.d that a loss Of 17; per cent. had been experienced is two in , tances. These accounts further rsay that the Dutch now levy a duty of 8 per cent. on ail merehandis:, and 100 dol lars on every chest of opium. *. Tit: Pointed' Cstiel of Malik' 1126 addressed the ful. lowittzt ProdJotattott if , the 111119hit3itts " Fellow Citigidss,--The prudent conduct which this heroic capital has observed in the disagreeable occur rea•ccs of )tstkaday, is worthy to the grva est Indio:, said imposes Itit.to me the duty of declasmg so. litere is Ito itherty u;thout respect to the Less: that respect, cuelis home h 1 the Authorities, nod the care which vv. ay wall linint to litt,e to avoid, as far as in him lies, it liai4AVE may eadsprrdie retitle uiiva , of tailrodiatv division, Mint frustrate the attcuipts of the enemies of order said of put hint ty. The will of the late Cottntess FitxwiPiam was proved in the Prerogative Court, D wtors' Commons, on the 26th ult., by Eurl Fitswilliam, who, ns lin band, becatue administrutor, with the will anacx:d. 0 til t , N , there being no executor appointed; no : is it stated I t - I by what deed or power her Le.Zyship was en a bl e d t it% .... execute such un instrument. It contains verb few legacies, the chief of which is 1,0001. to I:iffy C t ... r . reline nwits. The p w personal estate is sot%) by hilt - I .t. it ► Lordship to be under 20,0001.; bat there is :v.) tli4l;ev • .. .. ) .4 4 .. position of residue. . ..r s'.• - '~` 1 • -Villeyearecwwww , e- - ett r ift% ':11k • - itittr+ -- - __~1) F • I ~..,_:~