Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-06-09
LUDICRoUs MISTAKE.

LUDIcRoUs MISTAKE.
The death OF NJ. Perrler of the Royal A.
cademy OF Sciences at Paris, in 1919, occa-
stoned a strange mistake. The Secretary
OF the Royal Society Of Sciences, happened
also to be named Perrier. a. meeting Of
the latter body. Chevalier entered, and
with coun:enance woe-oegone, took his
place among his brethren, then solemnly a.
rose, ant drew from his pocket manuscript
and with a faltering voice and a look of the
deepest sorrow, began a funeral grafton
upon his deceased friend" What was bis
surprize when his deceased friend" stood
up from the Presidents chair, which he fill
ed, (ths panegyrist being so blinded with
tears as not to observe him sooner,) declin-
ed the honor about to be conferred On him.
thanked his friend in The warrhest terms, and
proposed amidst roars of laughter, TO adjourn
the reading of the Grafton sine die.
From the Gibraltar CAonricle of AprH
elst, receiued at the office Of the Feder-
al Gazette.
On the 9th inst, the Spanish Cortes closed
the debates ON the whole, & opened them
on the separate articles, Of the report
their Committee respecting the proposed
abolition of Seigneurial Rights. This re-
solution, however had been strongly op-
posed, on the ground, that number of
Deputies were yet to be heard upon the
subject, and that, at the commencement
of the discussion, the Assembly had de-
termined, that it should not be closed I'M
til every Member willing to give his opin-
ion, had been allowed an opportunity to
express the same. In that sitting, all iu-
risdictive rights, enjoyed by private indi-
viduals, were abolished; and, in an ex-
traordinary one, holden on the same day;
several articles of a. law project relative
to the organization of the National forces,
were adopted, chiefly enacting, that all
Spaniards, from Is to so years old, are
bound to take up arms for the defence of
their country; that the armed force is es-
tablished to protect the latter against ex-
ternal foes, and to secure to home the
enjoyment Of political liberty, public or
der, and the execution of the laws; and,
lastly, that the improper use of that force,
whether in attempts against the Kings sa-
cred person or in obstructing the free
election of Deputies to the Cortes, is a
reasonable offence.
On the Sth, the Minister of the Interior
communicated to the Assembly a De-
spatch from the Captain General of Cata-
lonia, stating, that Col. Concilis, Mem
Der of the Neapohtan Parliament, had az
rived from Naples, at Barcelona; that, on
the day he sailed (Elarch 23), the Aus
TRANS were but miles from the Capital:
that the Parliament had been dissolved;
that the Colonel had subsequently heard
of the entrance of the Austrians into Ma
Piles on the 26th, accompanied by the
King who had issued Proclamation IAN
nexed to the Despatch, but not published
in the Madrid Gazette); that nothing was
known of Gen. Carrascosa's army, nor
whether this Officer had shared Gen.
Pepe's fate, and that Neapolitan Bishops
and other Personages were reported to
have come in WITH the Austrian troops
The Minister further read an Official let
ter from the Spanish Ambassador, dated
the 2lst March, and recommending Col.
Concilis, after which, he proceeded to i'm
part to the Cortes his Majesty's senti-
ments with regard to the late occurrences
at Naples. In his Majesty's opinion, they
are not of very great importance; and, al
though the circumstances of the two
countries are not the same, vet, with
view to consolidate the establishment of
Spanish liberty, he has directed the Min
listers to be particularly alert, in case the
enemies Of the system should attempt to
disturb the public tranquility, and to re-
fer to the Cortes what they may not be
able to resolve upon themselves. His Ma
jesty feels for the situation of the King of