Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-11-08
!12 IL Gents Singled

Juez which have made deep Impression
on the respect due to the throne. The con-
vocation OF Junta at Bayonne for the pur.
pose OF forming the grounds cf constitu.
ion, the unforeseen and extraordinary e.
vents OF tbs ID of May at Madrid, all those
things have set the passions aHaat. and
asVe wound up both hope had fear 10
the highest pch.
| The EDgiish faction could no, overlook
The opportunity TO derive eve. advantage
! rom this Stale OF things : it as all alono,
oeen veiy active aud powerful in th, norts.
tho !is influence has been felt even in Ma
Ord. 1t has by the situation of the con.
"le". acquired strength, and more part.
quarry SO W the sacFihces imposed on the
Spanish trade by the cogency of circum.
stances Thus seconded, their arts were
not unsuccessful in establishing the notion
oil g'f'nE up The alliance with France, 10
iorm an onion with England, and this
secret wish had considerable influence
on The events of Arapjuez and those THAI
followed.
The majority ofthe good and euligh,en-
cd 'odlsidua,s of The nation, composing,
the nobility and disnitay;es of the church,
was animated with a commendsbI. spirit.
bu; by he party of the inquistipn and of
HE monks, insiguled by numerous agents
stipenda'ed by England in Spain, awaited
themselves Of the blindness and stupidity
ot the lower orders of the people, misled
Them by false rcmorse put arms into
me hands OF thu needy class, and at tho
=no OF May the insurreEti0n broke nu:, at
tue very time that Ill he arrange ents
respecting Spain had been perieclsd, and
nat The Junta at Bayonne was meeting,
ana ITS operations Commencing.
Al Nalladold, Saragussa, Valencia. Sc.
vile, &c. miracles were solemnlv nrn-
claimed these Juggling tricks, which win
every other cation on The continent yould
only have NIT with condien derision. have
made upon the minds Of the Spania d.
their fullest impression. o. the coasts, a
numerous parry known by is aniipathy
10 france and which was cxcited to make
common ceuso with England, in order 10
recover i'6ay of trade, spurrsd the pso.
pie on, and feigned To give credenc. 10
ne superslIious aDnuncIations. Moral
disorders arose from such dispositions.
which communicated at the same time
TO ihs provinces Of Navarro, A,ragon. Es,
gre IA 4dura, Castle, Leon, As,uria, and
Galiicia.
thsy bsgan on The I7,h of MAY in the
souhSrn provinces. The counsellor of
STA don Miguel de Saayedra, was CAPTAINS
general OF the kingdom of Valencia, and
attempted 10 oppose the views of the in.
su,gsnis, his life vas threatened and he
ted 10 Reqaena; but the Insurgents in
formed al his abode, crowded thither, sized
ms pc son, conducted him to Valencia.
ana there murdered him near The hotel of
count Csrvaion, who seemed 10 hate rbeic
confidence, but whose edoril, nevertheless
20 rescue he unhappy man proved fruit.
less The h al Of don Miguel de Ssaye.
ORA was impaled, carried through all the
streets and placed al the TOP of pyramid.
Sh'ls, the Marquis of Arvueya, On whom
similar fac was impending, narrowly es.
capped it.
On the 6rst burst Of the i1sur,.aion.
me insurgents demanded that all the
so'ds o=i"nging to the French, residing in
me k;oSGorn, should he declared forfeiIed,
and their persons secured in the ci,ideJ.
few days after they dragged The crew Of
FTerch ship, which had been pursued bv
an English f,igaie, and sough, refuge on
he Spanish coast, into prison. On the
an Oh june, they IN Gesh paroxysrn
oil fury, massacred these captiYes howe
yer, on the l7.h June, The members Of
The Jun'a, who had been constrained, on
forfeiture of life, TO take part in the com.
mlt,ee, arraigoed by solemn al me am.
thor OF these Atrocities, giving him up 10
constitutional authority, and naming ss
such, Balihazar Calbo, minister of The
! altar, and member of the chapter of ST.
Isidore, a, NJ drid.
A. Cnenca, the corregidor and the in
tendant we're thrown into chains. and car.
RED 1T by The riotous Doors, who, before
they departed, pilIaged The houses ofthsse
two respectable magistrates, anc abused
their families. AT Carlhagena the peonle
murdered the governor. who had for a
Tong time enjoyed the pubic esteem.--
A. Granada, on ,he 9Oib Of May arrived
General Tfuxiilo, governor Of Malaga; he
was murdered by the people his body
dragged through the streets, cut IN pieces.
and afterwards burns. AT Algesiras. the
End Of June, Inc French consul was cast
nto prison. and the rioters demanded his
hcadj bot the resolution OF the weH.dis.
posed prevented the Commission of this