Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-07-22

n1orable in the annals Of the nation, it is pro.
per it should take place on the most notable
day of her holy instruction, the 18th of March
the anniversary Of the spontaneous abdication
Of the crown by Charles the ~ on which day
his son, beloved by all Spaniards, King Fer
dinand VII. Of Bourbon, assembled the Throne
and the arbitrary regimen of the former 60
vernment fell forever, and a spacious field
was opened to the hopes of the nation, and to
the heroic deeds OF her loyalty and patriotismj
the Cortes have resolved that the constitution
shall be promulgated on the aforesaid day, the
18th March.
In the. public session of the antecedent day,
two original manuscript copies of the Consti-
tuition were read by the Deputy Secretaries of
the Cortes, and they were signed by the De-
puties nominally appointed for that object
Afterwards deputation consisting Of twelve
Deputies went in three coaches with all the
Royal household to the palace of the Regency
of the Kingdom the Royal Spanish and Wal
loon guards being drawn upin the yard of the
palace, did the necessary honours to the De-
putation; which then presented to the Re-
gency Of the Kingdom, one of the origisal
manuscripts of the Constitution, which issto
be recorded in their archives, as also the De-
cree, ordering it to be published and circulat-
ed.
On the morning of the 10Th, all the depu-
ties of the Goites made the profession of faith
and took the oath prescribed to them.-At
half after 10 the Regency of the kingdom
proceeded to the Conventional Hall OF the
Cortes in two coaches, and took the oath &C
cording to the formula established by the
Cortes.
After this solemn act, the Cortes and the
Regency Of the kingdom repaired IN body
to the church, the troops being previously
drawn up on both sides of the way, and a So
Tenn mass was celebrated as thanksgiving
to the Almighty, and divine service was termi-
mated with 1'e Deum.
In the afternoon the Constitution was So
lemnly promulgated in four different places in
this city, being the residence Of the court and
government for the accomplishment of this
act, the Regency had disposed that the COVER
nor, the ministers of the audience of the dis
trict, and four individuals the city assembly,
four heralds, and other persons whom the go
vernon might invite, in order to render the So
Tenn scene more splendid, should assemble
at CnIeC Ill lilC dI VIZ l1dil W liS
City Assembly, This being done, the pro-
ccssion was accompanied by an escort OF ca
valry in advance. and by a company of each OF
the different military corps in the rear, and
from thence they proceeded to the Palace,
where the Governor received from the Regen-
CIV the original Constitution through the Sc
cretary of the Department OF Gracia Justi-
cia.
Having arrived at the first place appointed
to promulgate the Constitution, where the por-
trait of our august Sovereign, Don Ferdinand
VII. was placed under a canopy, the Cover
nor, Ministers of the audience, City assem-
blymcn.Secretarie and Heralads assembled the
stage, and arranging themselves in file be-
fore the canopy, the Governor delivered the
Constitution to one of the Secretaries, who
placed it Immediately in the hands Of one of
the heralds, who read it and proclaimed 1t IN
an audible voice.
This solemn act having been performed with
the same formalities at the other places APP
pointed for the PRONUNCIATION, the procession
repaired to the palace, and the Governor re-
turned the constitution to the Regency, thro'
the minister OF the department OF Gracia
Justicia, and also the testimony drawn up by
the two secretaries, of its having been pro-
claimed and published with the formallties
prescribed, to celebrate with dignity this day
of glory for the Spanish nation.
A more gratifying spectacle has seldom
been presented, than was exhibited on this in
teresting occasion. The universal demonstra-
ton of Joy in the sympathising multitude OF
thousands of citizens, gave all interest to the
whole scene which words would but family
express.
WARREN, Or. ~ July IL.
The Honorable General Assembly OF this