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Jat)t ationalf Art ill z,4 in! frt.. • Our Unto, Confititution anb 31 (Wad. No. 1,257—V0L. XIII.] MONDAY, JULY !!l, 1820. LPILICE 944 their loyalty and love of the King. and their ad herence to those constitutional lava in which the happiness of all is centred. The sitting of the Cortes was contintled after his Majesty's departure; and, on the proposition of the Deputy Count de I'oreno, a committee was appointed to draw up an Address in answer to his Majesty's speech ; and tier this purpose were e!ected the De puties Count de Toren°, Torrero, Martinez de la Rosa, Tapia, Tellies, and General (IA iroga. With this the solemn acts of the Cortes concluded. be tried to cunciliJie in itiersi the more so, A It Was Lk:Level that discontent, more Cr less, prevailed.in all pri). - tticei. Things were carried on In this way till yrinerda! , , when the liittg, haviii4 been told that it free ciasiito.imi was the universil wish of the people, th... clarci that he would give it to them voluntarily, and itiiintidr itchy issued a proclamation, promising to pith. .15:1 ii in a week. It is saicr•that an atfecting teem! has taken place at the palace. Orciarcti ins ifittoutott, the lierecii&iry prince, who isjuit„Arrivett from Sicik., fell at the fret of the Kum, mid 111 teats thanked him in the nauta of th.• people, excloallitt,!.. •• You have saved the country." It only remaias hie the insurgent troops, so they were then lust mov the Patriots, to return to their duty, which they will do as sooh as they know the terms of the coastitution„ which they wish to be as near as FOSSIL/1e 10 that of S I O!). Tile city has been aor some days past in extreme agitatioa. Tue Claim (city voltinteerl have la:ett con tinually tot ditty. At oils 1111111 l ent there 1.17 C 111001Sillids and tens of thousands I).n:tiling the tart is near die Pa lace, and shoutitia, Picas ! In . the Ki, i atail Constitu tion. ‘Ve think that ail will pru:eed quietly, :old end solely." . . '~~ SPAN. MEETING OF THE CARTES. MADRID GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY Or THE MTH JULY. The memorable epoch is arrived in which the wishes of the Spanish nation were to be fulfilled— the happy 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 love which he bears 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, ;n 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 deputhtion, 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 Picas! The King took his seat on a magnificent throne, on the sides of which were displayed the royal insignia. As soon as the Kin g had seated himself, the Infantas, the President of the Cortes, and ail 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, u President of the Cortes, then addressed the King, declaring their attachment, and his laje3ty replied in the tollowing terms • " I accept the expressions and sentiments of love and loyalty which the Cortes manifests towards rite the (nigh the us gait of its Pr-sident ; and I hope, thioag•li its as sistance, to see the nation 1 have the glory to govern free and happy " Immediately after his Majesty read wi!h a clear intelligible voice a speech to the Gentlemen o:pu.. ties, to which the. President replied; and the cere monies of this august solemnity being ended, their Majesties and the Infantas withdrew from titeCortes with the same retinue with which they had entered, repeated cries of el Rey y las Cartes! re sounding through the hall, and all returned to the palace. The streets through which the procession passed were lined with the ditlerent 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 lam el Rey! viva la Cons& Melon ! viva el Rey constitticionol, be.,—and, above all, the recollection of the object of the magnificent ceremony,—all concurred to render this day most glorious to 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 day of Spain, gave the most convincing 'moof of their noble scutimcnts, R Ul 10 N I,v P ES. • Extract of a letter dated Naples), July fhb ; to which the writer has added, c• u day to be for ever remembered in history:-- "'This letter annonmes to you no less an event than a change in the Government of this country. You were before aware Of the di3Cietilent existing in the pro• winces, on account of the imposition of the Fwitlat ia, and of the little encouragement given to the exports of oa:ive productions, but you were not aware to what a degree this discontent had infected all classes, and even the ranks of the army. The organization of the camp at Stssa may be reckoned the immediate cause of all that has occurred, as it appears that it not only gave to the troops au opportunity of coneerring their measures, but brought tbein into contact with the provinces, anti assured them' of the community of sentiment in the great mass of the population. The 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 n her of about 150 men, who suddenly and without orders quitted their p ost and marched in a body for tire mountains of Avellino. Whether tire 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 jour thein,and every peasant who could muster a • firelock or so olignsive weapon of any description fol lowed their example. This mixed assemblage then proceeded towards the peSsileatiing to Apulia. of which they took possession. They found there a military chest containing 22,000 ducats, which they appropriated to their own use, hut gave an acknowledgment to doe form to the party from whom they took it. The mews of this ifisurrectom having reached N mks cached the greatest alarm, and some Generals were sent off by the King to parley with the mutineers, and learn what ob jects they had in vie%v. A coursed was Immediately. called at the Palace, to deltberatemrttas mode of .prO ceeding : while they wera in thread of deliberating (this was yesterday afternoon), two regiments, otte of infautry, tire other of dragoons, qoartned about a mile front the town, marched off wilt] antis and baggage, lint in the most perfect order, to join. the insurrectionary troops. All intimation was then brought to the King, front the head -quarters of the insurgents, that they demanded a ft i•C COiliitituoloo, sums►art tO that which has been :kilo l iter! in Spain Preparations were 103(4 to OiriKlie and to re duce this ; hut it WWI discovered, our sounding the diipositi)n of those troops who hail not yet declared against the Goveroment, that they all at heart %%ere im bued with the satire StOltitilinitS, anti that they could not with safety lie led against their comrades. This state of things %vas n ported to the King, on whirls he gave way, and declared his asaent to tire cond(i ion pr rposed Couriers were seta oil to the troops early this mornina, to announce this change; and p were exhibited oit the walls of the city, declaritig the King's intention to publish a constittitioa or form of free government in seven days. Where this would have ended, but for the timely concession that iris been tirade, it is impossible to say; ihr the spirit spread through the soldiet) with such rapidly, that even St. Eliot) was deserted by 115 gtrnsint. appearance of the city during the tun:twat between the parley with the troops, and the King's re solutitin to accede to their wishes, %vas most singular. Every face was marked by anxiety, and denotad the ex pectation of some Oreadml event. 'Then the joyful change was known, nothing was to be s. cn or heard not the most lively tesolllolrivs of pleasure. G:titips paraded the streets with shoots of Viva! Viva and tt c.,c were by 110 means of the lowest or lower classes. I saw two officers in the tin:form of Generals who joined in the exultation. There was a very general cry Mr the ap pearance of the King on the halcouy of the palace, bit he did not show ioniser. This is the hirthAlay o. the hereditary prince, and to-night we shall hate a grail 'nomination.- Extract of another letter, same date:— '• I t is now about a week ago since 3 very general spirit of ftritieniation and discontent %vas observed iu proviticc oi Naleribo; and last Junday we heard that a ixholi• rcgt:i.elll of cat cdry had deserted, theoise:‘ es 1,e,,r Nola. Shortly a Int, all the troops were put in motion agsitisi I brio, but it taus discovered IA it disdffectimt prevailed, and that no reliance could be Pisced ts'uu the►is. whlcli made it evident that coerci% e tticature4 t4041d LC 01 11111.114, Imo e•tri tacao, FLANDERS AND 11.41fDURCII MAILS. HAM BURGH, 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 Cathedral in this city, and in a tew hours that ancient Gothic euifice whs reduced to a.dies. 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 citctimstance should be made known as public as possible." BRANDENBURG, JULY B. Professor Ziume, director of the school for the blind at Berlin, sets out in a few days for England and France, in order to examine the sehools for the blind in those countries, to adopt such improvements as he may meet with, in the school of Berlin. VIENNA, JULY 4.-- , -Recent accounts, which came down to the 13th of June, confirm the previous in telligence that the army of thaPachaol!•cotari, which commenced its march on the Ist of June, amounts to '40,000 men. It has appeared before two or three cities, one of which is I)urazzo. The Governors of these cities immediately presented the keys to the Mucha. The feast of 11. , :madan hindered the armies from coming to an engagement, and it is probable that none will take place till after the to ea Baisain, which concludes the Ramadan. Meantime the Pasha of Janina is fortifying several points to oppose the progress of the Pacha of Scutari. Some Barbary vessels have joined the Ottoman fleet off Prevesa. BRussELs, JUL,' 17.—Our city presents a most 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 we ever seen such a multitude of workmen employed us are now engaged in Cie preparation for the splendid festivities, which will continue,without interruption,for a while fintnight. The church orSt. 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 tile Sovereign, who has been pleased to coutribute a large sum to en hance the splendour of these fetes, is imitated 4 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, f"stouns, flags, Sze. The beautiful church of St. Gidule presented withinside a scene at once magnificent and simplr. Orange and laurd trees were placed in the aisles, mixed with rich standards. The choirs were adorn: 11 with chandAiers belong. ing to his Majesty and rich individuals; lighted with wax eatitll.2. The whole produced a Magical effect in a temple. which is the masterpiece of Gothic ar chitecture. After tna:s, whicl was pertirmel by the Archbishop of Nlalines, the procession, which was F ple d id, issued from the church, and having proceeded through the streels in the manner pre %iously regulatel, rmnrnc , l to the church. In the evening there was a general illumination, superior to any thing 14 the kind that has been seen Ler.: since the tintiglatttst..slJoictili 11. it. !7sl. • v; 31,14; \ irit, .... :s s ~,, ~,o-,,s I. st s