Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-24
REVOLUTION IN SPAIN.

The following interesting particulars
K OF the affairs of Spain were receiv-
ed at Boston in letter from Ali
cant, dated 9th March.
"On the 9th inst. rumor being
spread at Aranjuez, that the king and
roya! family were making preparations
to set out for Cadiz, there to embark
on board the English squadron, it
caused great fermentation among
the people. Ats o'clock at night a.
bout 1000 peasants from the neigh
borhood, made their appearance, sur
rounded the palace and insisted on
seeing their NIajesties, who were of
course under the necessity Of showing
themselves at the balcony. The Prince
OF Peace, who had already placed II
great number of coaches and post hor-
ses along the road, took this oppor,u-
nifty Of telling their Maiesties that
their lives were in danger, and no time
should be last in making their escape
The Prince Of n turias (who has al
ways been an enemy to the Prince of
Peace) found means of informing one
of his guards what was going forward,
desiring him To tell the rest, that if
;iey would protect lim, he was re.
solved rot quit the country, and even
to jump outof the carriage If taken by
force. Every thing being ready, or
ders were given to the Guards du
Corps to disperse the po2ulace, and
even to fire upon them; instead Of
which, these troops went TO the palace
OF the Prince of Peace, forced his
guards, and searched for him without
success. His wife was found and
treated with the greatest respect, as
being cousin 10 the King: she was
placed in a carriage and drawn to the
royal palace BY the populace. In the
meanwhile, Marquis CabeDcro, min
user at Cracia and Iusticia, to :, this
opportunity OF Informing the king,
that attempting TO leave the country
would be vain; that his Majesty had
nothing TO fear from the French troops
Chen at II leagues distance) and that
the Prince of Peace was traitor to
his country and king. The 5ouucil
oil CASTLE was assembled, and their ad
vice was unanimously to the same pur-
pose-->the king then issued a procla-
nation, Withdrawing from the Prince
OF Peace the tide of generalissino and
high Admiral but this did not appease
the people, who continued to insist on
ihe Prince of Astuiia's being proclaim
dc king. Atlast, the king, finding there
was no other remedy, issued pro
ciamaticn on the goth, by which he re.
signs his crown TO his son, who was
accordingly proclaimed to the satisGac.
ton OF the whole nation. One of his
hrst steps has been to confscate all the
property which the Prince of Peace
had usurped from the nation, anoun-
ting to some hundred millions of dol
lars Craving appropriated to himself
the whole produce Of the lands of the
clergy, which have been selling for
some years pasD 22,5OO miles reales
OF GOO dollars each have been found,
and an immense quantity of gold.
ode is now arrested and going to
be tried-.-he had been hidden for near
two days in garrett of his palace but
pressed by hunger and thirst, he de.
dared himself to one of the guards.
who Immediately secured him. Ii
now discovered that he had sent or
dsrs to the Governor Of Ceuta 10 sur
render to the English. it also appears
eeartain that M. Valdes, commander
OF the squadron that sailed last month
from Carthagena, had orders to go to
Gibraltar and surrender himself, but
he put into Mahon, under pretext of
an accident, and one Salsedo was i'm
mediately sent to sapersede him, bot
nc IS expected he win not have arrived
IN time. La Sonora Joscfo Tudo,
mistress Of the Prince Of Peace, sat
out tor Cadiz on the 18th, with al! the
money that was left in the treasury !;
attachments of Eussars have been
sent after her, but it is feared she is
already on board the English fleet. 1t
seems the plan ofthis man was, to take
the royal family over to Spanish Ame-
rica, make peace with England, DIES.
troy the Prince of Astnias, (which
was already attemptcdin Octoberlast)
and set himself appointed regent OF
IL.