Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-20
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trla, Is h0W hcIC ou fisit, lHtenQ StOD.
ling six or seven days, viii h is the chs
and nearly the only topic couver. alton
Ion change; as to business it is the last
consideration.
Torture at Madrid-Vicente Richard
despicable enthusiast, suspected Of
plstting to produce counter revolution
lin Spain. was seized and imprisoned in
Madrid on the 18th OF February. Oh tie
rack, he accused as his aecompiices the
!Ex General Renovales, Don kamon Ca.
Ilatrava, Don Jaan O'DonNou, and lln
Juan Antonio Yandiola, { alatraya aid
Renovales fed, but Yandiola and ODO.
noiu, unsuspicious of an accusation 50
groundless, were arrested aud thrown
into dungeons. They were then Put to
the torture, to extort confessions fro.
them. O'Donoiou had tie nails Of lis
Ihands and feet torn off by lie roots, lis
life is despaired of, Yandiola was chain.
ed to the ground and an enormoas weigh.
placed on his breast for 4s hours. r6ev
both persisted in their innocence to tie
last. Yandiola was rot ibeated from
torture until he had become speeches
and gone into commissions. lie now Ip,
dangerously i'll.
| Important to Marikey The follow.
ling communication arrived on Satu!1lay
from Ostend, respecting new arrapae.
ment of the lights on that port e.
Hight has been for some time preparing in
the Downs, to the cast of dat port. IN a
south eastern direction from that which
already exists on the point Of ihe Jettec,
and is to be In use from tie lst uf June
These lights, by bringing both into one,
are meant to point out the best channel
for entering the harbor, circumstance Of
some importance to seamen who navigate
to this port. The lights in question will,
of course. only burn during the period of
the tide that the harbor is practicable.
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE,
Paris, May a5.--A singular report cir.
culates here relative to the Dutchesy de
st. Lieu. 1t is said, that the authors Of
the late conspiracy being in want 0. no.
ney to carry it into effect applied to flat
lady for assistance, confding to her their
)plans, which, Of course held out to her
and her family the most brilliant pros.
lpects; that the Dutchess after apparently
entering into their views, to become more
acquainted with them, wrote
Ito N de CAFES who was formerly at.
Itached to her person, when Queen Of
Holland, and over whom she is known to
have preserved much influence, to in.
form him. that she had communications
| to make to him of the highest moment to
The state, and that the kind treatment
she had experienced frem tie king, pre-.
scribed it as a duty to her, to give notice
of designs in agitation against his Iiie&
bis throne; that NJ. de Cazes Immediately
sent her passports, with which she sec. et-
lily came to Paris, and disclosed to the
minister all the particulars of the Consp.
racy. This report. such as give it. came
iron the court, where they cannot bptbe
well informed on the subject; but from
the very circumstance of its proceeding
from that source, it may be, and IS con.
|sidered as fable. contrived to throw dis
trust amongst the opposite party Some
lneopIe even 60 so far as 10 affirm, that
there never existed any conspiracy at al,
save the public opinion, which isa secret
% no one, and that Nj de Cazes seeing
Ibis influence on tie decline invented this
conspiracy himself, that the serves
rendered b, its supposed disco e:ymIsh
strengthen him in his ministerial seat.
The Ministry. notwithstanding its re-
cent notification, is still divided. one
Ipart would pursue moderate, the O'OeF
Ia rash sy stem which division throws en-
Ibarrassment and Inconsistency ito the
proceedings of government ms CT.
lcumstance, his majesty, in truth does D!t
1much lament; because this ministry y
lby no means to his mind or IN any way
THAT of his choice. He SAID bur lhe OIN
ldav, NV ministers were compliance F"
Hast year. but those Of the present. ae
they much wiser? or, DO they ,o' 'aDs'
lthe former to be resietted:" 10 th0:e
| who understand the king, TINS s"V"DS'
Mons. de BlGcas is superior to MfM "a.
IThe fact is, that the king has peSe,,
lnrediIection Co. this per,onase' tty,.
| he embassy OF Naples, NJ de Ha'S
passes to THAI of Rome. lie comes Ia 'a
Time to PIT his signature TO, and 10 '"Ss ,
ITO himself all tie hcpoprs OF tHG Ds"
lconcordate prepared with much Ia .,.a
by the bishop Of St. Milo lhe tf'T -
Of the minis err is ole day announced =.
the next contradic. all tbs fer 10
purpose OF feeling and preparing TX 70,
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