Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-09-19

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her way 10 a species of prac ical liberty,
which she had not for many ages enjoyed.
Spain. warned by the example of her neigh
Dor, has recently achieved boodless revo-
luton ;; Naples is following the illusrious
example and the other Italian states will.
probably at no distant day, exchange their
present defective forms of government for
others more conducive to the national hap
piness and prosperity while the people of
Austria and Prussia will never rest satisfied
till they have obtained representative sys-
TENS of government. 1t is refreshing othe
mind 10 withdraw itself from the distrac-
tons of party politics, and to contemplate
the scenes which are now exhibiting in
Spain. To see those odious Institutions,
which it had cost tyranny and superstition
ages to rear. annhilated in day by the
public will to behold the king and cortes
cordially cooperating in endeavors to esta'
biish system which shall answer the legil-
innate purpose of all government, viz. to
dispense the greatest share of freedom to
people which is consistent with well re-
gulated state of society. In our last pa
per, we gave an account OF the meeting OF
the Spanish Cortes, which took place on the
ninth of the last month, and of the kings
speech on opening that assembly-we have
since received the reply of the representa-
tives, breathing the same spirit of enlighten.
ed policy, as that which has pervaded all
the measures of the new government.
This answer was presented four days at
ter the Cortes Assembled, and opens with
congratulations 10 his Majesty, on the Sove.
reign and the nation uniting their efforts Tor
the completion OF the Constitution, from
which they anticipate long period OF glo-
ry and prosperity to Spain.
BALLOON.
ERoNAUTIcs,--Ap person named Robert.
son, who has resided for two years in Portu-
gal, went up in BaIoon from the Prado of
Oporto, in honor of the accession Of the king
of Portugal. This had all the effect of a
new discovery inasmuch as an aeronautic
exhibition had never been attempted in that
city before. He took the direction of the
sea, from which Oporto is but quarter Of
league distant, and in half an hour he land
ed safely al Ferreiro, about six leagues
from Oporto. This experiment was the
more remarkable by the courage which Mr..
Robertson's neice displayed, who obtained
leaf to 20 up in a ballon, attached by cord
to the principal one. When she had risen
to certain heigh: she attempted to cat the
cord with knife, which she had concealed
| in her handkerchief When Mr.. Robertson
perceived that she wanted to release her
balloon, he quickly seized the attaching
cord, and drew the balloon, in which she
was, up into his own. Twenty five thou.
sand persons were assembled in the Padro
to witness this experiment.
THE QUEEN.
Lord Duncannon yesterday waited on her
majesty with an address from the town of
Wakefield and its vicinity ; her majesty re-
turned the following answer:
81 receive with heartfelt satisfaction this
! loyal and affectonate address from his ma
jesty's subjects; inhabitants Of the town of
Wakefield, and its vicinity. Their senti-
ments of congratulation on my accession to
| the high dignity Of Queen of these realms,
are proof that their minds have not been
unduy influenced by the hagitious eaum-
MES Of my prosecutors and am, at the
same time, feelingly alive to their express
sions OF kind coincidence upon the melan-
choIy losses of those near and dear relatives
which | experienced while on the CONT
nent.
Il am sensible of the ndignities with
which have been assailed, not so much be-
cause they are disrespect!ul to myself, as
because they ale insulting to the nation for
the nation has been nsulted in the late
outrages upon the character of its lawful
Queen. Though am attacked by that ma
lice which hestates at no falsehood, and by
an assumption of power, which seems to
spurn all Limitation, feel a cheerful conf
dence OF present support, and Of eyenttul
triumph in the affections of the people.
j "l have been accused of appealing to po'
pular clamor-but appeal to nothing but to