Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-04
SANTA Fee, AUGUST Il, 1910.


tiny! We are freemsn, and the accomplish
ment of our emancipation begun liz this IL
lus,rious province, is achieved.
twas ascrrtain.d the day before yester-
day, that some iactious Europeans had re-
solved upon the fatal trag DIV Of sacrificing
nineteen iitusttious Americans TO their fury.
On the list OF prescribed, have the honor
TO be tie third B,nitss the FIRST, and For
res she second, This cruel intent fully
proved (by tbs lndrla,jgablr z al OF our al
catiys, GGm.z, Distinguish d European,
and the merltorious rey Patrcio) with the
horrible ASSASSINATION committed in this CT
~ by the tyIant Vaides, a@oke the sumber-
ing spint of he.pfopIe Of Santa Fee. On
the night OF 'hr 19'h, the people took me
under shcir protection, and had not pre-
vented them, would have fallen upon the
government house. Yesterday, the 90 h,
between the hours Of / and ID, thty went
to the house of Don Jose LIorete, situate
in the fist Royal street, to demand sup
ply for the refreshments Of Villa Vicencio !;
to which ne replied, he would not grant i,
that he held Villa Vlcencio and all the A.
mericans in profound confer pt. At the
moment these words were pronounced, tie
Morales, ta,her and son, fell upon him /;
and had he not taken re fuge in ne house OF
MarUquin, he would have been torn to
pieces by the enra,ei popu, ace.
Att@oo'clook IN the afternoon, they gave
information 10 the Aicadc, OF he consDlra.
-, Il Il
forced open the doors OF The de,rsed leader
OF it, and had Il not been tor the care ct a
few patriots Who surrounded him, as many
Eoi6nards would have entered him as did
the infamous Liorese; whom they bore
from his house with TllIlo MaroqQin the
latter, however, being dressed in women's
apparel, ,Hected his escape, bat was after
wards taken by the Aicade Comes. The
vice-roy ordered out t',e troops 20 aid the
civil offi srs; | WAS thSn in my house,
with few friends, when the people coming
in, carried me to the cablido, demanding
the heads OF Alva Frias and Others, and
insisting on she freedom OF Rosio. The
square was thronged with crowds, and no
possibility of passing the streets. ascend.
ed the balcony and was instantly named
tribune or deputy"by the people who in
sisted on my immedistcN addressing them,
shouting applause. made them a ha-
rangue declaralo)y of,heir rights, and faith
folly deasling the history OF their slavery;
in particular that of the Two last years. [
mentioned to them the dangers to which we
had BEEN exposed-pointed out the dangers
and difficulties Of the times Was hare IN
,erruptvd with shouts, that they, from that
instant, assumed their rights, and would
maintain them with their I'vesi that
should Immediately announce the act Of
their liberty in the terms declared by my
patriotism and knowledge; that | should
propose to them deputies, who, united to
the cabido, might govern the interior, until
the provinces could ssnd their deputies
from which body, however, must be ex-
cluced-i7afrusoS. entered the haii, and
drew up the act, ard formed a list ofseven-
teen deputies. On coming out again upon
the bal ony. I addressed them in short
speech, and read to them the list; but
they insisted that my name be placed at the
head OF it, with many a tterins expressions
If praise still insisting upon the liberty of
Rosillo. I appeased them, and assured
them, that the first act of the new govern
ment would be the emancipation OF that il.
lustrious man. was listened to; was
obeyed. How great the pleasure OF merit
ing the confidence of free peopIe
The deputies, prelaies, authorities, &c.
arrived at the cabido, and the Oydor, Don
Juan Ge Jurado, commissioned by his ex-
cellency; so great was the confusion, that
not word could be heard. The people
shouting our, that if it was NOT truth that
they had to contend with tyrants, the arlil-
iery should be delivered up to them.