Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-11-03
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During the last three days, we have been
in continual stale OF comnoton and alarm.
The events which have trsn,pired are of such
Importance, that rejecting teople view them
as the commencement Of a cv.l war
On the 2Olh inst. at 9 in lie evening. an
assemblsge 10 front of the PRISON, in which
are confined several Of the Royal Body
Guards, who dispersed the pop,isce on their
offering insults to the King about month
ago, began singing the populsr .obuoxious
1Tdgdtd Perro. As their conduct became
! more violent, ,ie officer commanding the
post interfered. upon which he and his men
were grossly assailed, and the popplace yefu-
sed to depart. Some blows were now struck
by the soldiers, but not in manner to hurt
any one much. the news Of the ARRAY soon
reached the Club de ls FOn, ana; from whence
four hundred persons proceeded to reinforce
their copfederates, and more daring outrage.
were committed. The Political Chief re-
paired To the spot; he vas told that the officer
of the guard and his men had, unprovoked,
commenced en- attack upon the people. He
endeavored to allay tAe fermenI by blaming
The soldiers, and alm,.t ilattering the real
authors Of the tumult. General Morillo re.
paired, at The head OF military detachment,
10 the spot; he was asaied with tie most
among the crowd en6savorcd to arrest his
progress. Seeing that his authority wa.
,hus opposed and despied. he determined TO
act with that energy ana promptitude which
the Cribs imperi"usly dmaoded, and, with
his cane ia his hand, forced his way through
! ,h- dense aud clamorous crowd, and compel.
led them to disperse.
From thence they proceeded 10 groups to
the Club de la Fontans where the most no.
torious orators niamed their rage by per
verified narratives of the affair, and falsely de-
claring that Motiilo, with his drawn sabre,
had previously wounded many citizens
Cries of sDea,h to EIosilo," sthe head OF
Morilio," followed these inflammatory
speeches.
On the following day, 1.-THE 2Ist) crowds as.
sembied IN the streets early in the morning,
and the popn'ace opposite The club amounted
to 10000. Cries for the heads of Mofillo
and the Ministers were re-echoed in every
quarter. The Political Chief issued Motif.
cation that the Minister Of War had accepted
the resignation Of General Morillo, whose
functions would be executed, par enterim,
by General Monlemayor. This bad the eff.
feet Of calming the violent spirit which had
been manifested by the populace.
The Ministers of the Ul,ra-Marine Pos
sessions set off express 60 the King at ST.
lideD!onso. to inform his Majesty of what
had traDspired.
On the 22d much agitation prevailed. =
The trial Of Morilo was vehementIy demand
ed, and II uch Impotence manifested for the
Kings answer to the communication which
IT was known had been addressed TO him By
the Ministers.
General Moriio issued proclamation on
: the night of the 2.st, in which he denounces
the malignant aspersions which designing
men had cast upon his reputation, by falsely
representing that he had used his sabre a
gaiose the assembled people. After giving
ain account Of his efforts to restore order, be
says: "My sword, which will never use but
against The enc mics of our country, remained
IN the scsbbard. I spoke with moderation to
all, and only endeavored TO suppress outrage,
and enforce that respect which Is due to the
laws and the government
The Journal de Paris cdds, in postscript,
dated 10 O'Clock on the evening of the 35th,
g The Kings answer is just arrived. His
nsiesty will not accept the resignation of
General Morilio, bot order, that he shall be
tried by court martial. This answer is
no, known to the public. An immeD.e pop
ulace occupy the streets. An explosion is
expected"