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had fled hither, should form tents, and retire without
arms to their t:esiiited quarters.
Then it was seen that, although the contagion which
had spread among the corps of the guards was great.
there were many who joined on compulsion, and by an
ill-understood sense of honour, the party of the reducers;
for manyof them immediately deserted their companions.
and repaired to their quarters, shouting for the Constitu-
tion. Others.rfistrusting, doubtless, the generosity of
theirconquerors,or acoused by ding 000nsiencen for past
admen, fled, throwing away their mewls; but some par.
:rut of Cavalry, the national militia. and some pieces of
*fiery, pursued the fugitives on the road to Estrema-
dur I, and at present there are arriving a great number of
((moulded and prisoners.
The most complete tranquillity now reigns in the ca.
Intel, and it appc.rs almost impossible that the gallant
men, whose ardour has been so excited during the day.
viewing the perfidy of their enemies, should have beets /
able to recover, in so short a time after their triumph.
that generosity and composure which are the distinction
of these heroes. .
All who have witnessed the attacks of this morning •
agree that troops of the line never fuultht with more
order or more bravery than the militia. l'hey advanced
boldly forward at the voice of their chiefs, and without a
discordant sound; alter their triumph they shouted alone
for the Constitution, and I even heard a militiaman re-
prove a prisoner for the reproaches which he uttered
against his seducers. We have not been able as yet to
ascertain how many dead and wounded there have been
in the different encounters, but the highest estimate does
not make the number of militia amount to half a dozen,
a loss extremely small, considering the importance of the
victory, but deeply to be deplored, when we reflect that
this force is comp osal of proprietors of land, merchants,
-respectable artisans, and fathers of families. who sacri-
ficed themselves to defend our liberties.
dentaaited guarantees for itis life, threatened by a renal.
Bean faction. Secondly, he demanded the advise or the
State Council, as to the best means of making return to
their duty with honour, the soldiers who had 'wet' i4l-
- to depart from strict discip'ine byreiterated iisulis
of the Liberates. Thirdly, he called upon the Council
to impeach General Riego, who had wished to hH the
contitiand of the troops. Fourthly. the Council were
rall.d upon to explain their views with respect to the
• dignity of the Crown awl tintilnyal•Pcir •
04i the 6th the Council of State made the ollowin,;
reply:—
First, They could not give to the King any anaraory
for the preservalon of his life, in ease the people, jersey
irritated, should attack the Royal Residence, in order to
purge it of the odious soldiers retained as guards.
Seconuly. The only means of calming the agitation,
o..ai to plow h with the utmost rigour the rebel guards.
Thirdly, They considered the conduct of Gen. Riego
praisett unity, and they urged that his Majesty should
not sel,..ct against the General accusations publ shed by
a Jrmitt.il sold to the holy —(The Impartial.)
Fowl dily, The Council of State knew no other tto y
hlti that of delentlitig the Consti mitt's. and that its
intmhz:s were drteruum:d to discharge ir.

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His lit.joity, in a new mission, made an expose of the
!I'm? of things, and mentioned, that in Collt,t quence of
rcp....iwil .teis a taitist his authority and petsun, the social
contract was considered as dissolved.
Tile eoutteil answered that the violation of the social
emelt:ie. was the act of the Kiug himself, and that los
M.1.-asiy laud no rights hut what the Constitution gave
hint,
The most nainrul uncertainty appears to ieign in the
mind of the King and person. who surtonsid hiin. The
two wittaiimis to the gii Arch., and the oilicers of the [(mg
~:r. rail 111 devote ilwitistiseF to the del nice of the Pataoe.
and they p.oposed to hi Nl ,j sty to quit Madrid under
~ 5ai„.A.,,,,,0, Ina the uli.iiii.,.l ate Prince. could not re-
', soii;liaiNtitv mat 0,1111.4.1 lie aprared to calculate
!•••iiii.iiit tilksastanee id I.aoitilit, on w hotifilie placed en-
-1 ....• ronVence.' Tit .it a hi4;:ril was ins hen in me Palace,
. a tti lie rerits.ii. iisyii-.., he saw its II ... ;twirl a body of
• ~ i. who hill r,.-voliv.l ag.titist the took rs of the Km_,
• ~,,d iiiot he should rennin at ins post as the head of the
i ..... i ..ity of,i,inteitis. T.tis tie:ertnitialion on the part of
1 t .•..i 41 par:arts' all the ()Hirers and suLiers of the line
ii • 0 ~i oi the c=ase of the King.
C) • :.,. 7 it the guards trete obripti to submit to the
p•••• • or the Cow-Motion. The othe.ss were stun.-
1. ti ill, guards 1,111 been dispersed Ilse King and the
. • 1 Ystiilly were in the greatest dangei, hits Colonel
. t Ytioelt• I. it to the Palace with the regiut at SMlCailtis,
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0., I e um: ititi* (.1 the 13111, site ii.sl.op of Nladrid
s;d Al -sit 1r the I.:dimly of the l'alat•e. The popu.
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complititql true' attics). of " Liher.y I" and " tit, C0i1i,..-- '•'
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