Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-09

sworn 10 the Constitution.
(Translation from Spanish papers.]
GGzetts Extraordinary.
Madrid, March 9.
OFFICIAL ARTICLE.
The Minister OF War has communicated to
the captains general of the Provinces, the
following royal order. The Secretary of
State and OF Despatch, has communicated to
me the following. His majesty has been
pleased to resolve all those who have been
imprisoned or detained IN any part OF the
kingdom for political opinions, shall be i'm
mediately set at liberty, and that they may
return to their homes, as well as those who
for the same causes may be out of the king
dom. tits the wish of the king that this de-
termination be circulated to all the Captain
Generals. by express, which royal order |
transmit to you for your information and 60
vernment, and TO be carrieu into execution.
God preserve you many years.
Madrid, March g."
Gazete Extraordinary, Madrid, March 8.
OFFICIAL ARTICLE.
King Ferdinand VII. by the grace of God,
and by the Constitution fthe Spanish Mo-
narchy, has issued the following decree
Having decided, by decree ofthe 7th inst.
to swear to the Constitution as published at
Cadiz, by the general and extraordinary
Cortes, in the year 1912, have determined
to swear to the oath, for the present, before
provisional junta, composed Of persons in
the confidence Of the people, until the Cor
ties shall be assembled, which have taken
measures to convene when. coniormab!e
to the Constitution itself, the same oath may
be solennly taken, in the form prescribed
by the same. The individuals appointed
for thisjunta, are, the Rev. Father in Christ
Cardinal of Bourbon, Archbishop Of Tole
do, as President Lieut. Gen. Don F. Bal
isieros, Vice President the Bishop Of Val
IaGolid, Don Manuel Abad y Quipo, D. NJ,
Lardizibal, (and six others.) All the dispo-
sitons emanating from the government, till
the constitutional installation of the Corles,
shall be made by his junta, and published
by their consent.
Let this be understood through all the
kingdom, and communicated for immedat
publication and execution.
Signed by the king. AT the palace, March
9, 1890.
To Don Joseph Garcia de la Tore.
Translated for the Neap- York Gazette.]
GAZETTE EXTRA OF MADRID, !
Sunday, March IL, 1890.
OFFICIAL ARTICLE.
Proclamation of the King to the Nation.
Spaniards when by your heroic efforts
you succeeded in termia abng captivity in
which was detained by the most unheard
of per6dy, every thing saw and was in
formed of on my entering into my native
land, conspired to persuade me that the ma
ton wished to see revived its ancient form
of government and this persuasion must
have decided me to conform myself with
the general wish OF magnanlmous people,
who. vanquisher of a foreign enemy, feared
the still more dreadful evils OF intestine diyi-
sions.
Twas, however, well aware that the ra.
pid progress Of civilization in Europe, the
universal diffusion of knowledge, even "a
mong the lower classes, the most frequent
intercourse with the different parts of the
globe, and the wonderful events of the pre-
sent era, had given rise to ideas and desires
unknown to our forefathers, which imper-
ously demanded the most energetic mea-
sures in the government also knew we'll
that it was Indispensable that the political
institutions should agree with such princi-
piles, thereby to obtain that harmony be-