Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-30

demonstrated IN DINER cases, anu tndt II hE
would not order exemplary and instanta-
neous punishment 10 be inflicted upon the
delinquent, they would do il 5or him.--ln
this state Of things the Priest was consigned
10 prison, and the town during the night was
IN possession of vociferous and most dis
orderly mob, denounciEg the bitterest i'm
precautions against the Priest and his adhe-
rents, and some OF them going so far as to
duplicate the King in the plot. who, they
said, could not be altogether ignorant of
such transactions originating amongst the
servants of his own household, OF which this
was not the first example!-Guards were
called out and stationed at all public places,
and the inhabitants to give light to the
streets and prevent assassinations illuminat-
ed their houses.-Next day, the KING was
passing 10 some public place attended by
his Body Guard. when the mob became
very numerous, and some OF them crying
cut Viva Ell Rey nuestro Soberano, (long
live the King our Sovereignty but omitted
the title Constitutional; )" the guard pre-
tended to take offence at the cry, and fired
upon the mob by which several were woun-
desperation, who immepiately implicated
the guard in the detected conspiracy, and
the King being present, was not omitted in
the fury Of their imprecations. On his re-
turn, the Palace was beset, and one general
, cry prevailed, that the Body Guard should
be in mediately dtssofved.-An increased
excitement took place on this occasion, in
which all the Vaccinations OF parties were
visible, and the tumult did not abate until
the 9Th, when the King gave assurance that
She Guard should be dismissed-and the OF
der was accordingly given that it should be
distributed in various corps TO wait the plea
.sure of the Cortes.
upon this, the guard retired to their
barracks where they fortified themselves
declaring they would not be disbanded, and
that they would defend themselves against
all attempts to enforce it-they are 600
strong, of high CastiIian blood. The King
shut himself up in his Palace-and the peo-
pie swore if he appeared accompanied with
his guard they would asssssiaate both.
6 In this state, with all the accompani-
ments of sedition, heresy and rebellion, Ma
drid continued until the 9th, 10 which our
accounts extend.
"Secrets were disclosed every day. the
most important of which was to resOlution-
ize Madrid on the Eth, in which it is ASSERT
ed, all .he guard, the King household, and
all officers, civil and military, attached to
his establishment, were concerned. Arrests
were made every moment--1he Body
Guard was besIeged in their quarters--the
Palace was guarded by 1000 militia, and all
the approaches 20 il protected--and State
Council, at which the King presided, as
well as the municipal body was under the
protection Of strong military forces-the
streets were in possession entirely of the
military-illuninatio continued al night,
and the most painful app7ehensons are ex-
pressed for the stability of the Constitution.
What may be the result of a plot so deep
ly laid, and OF the commotion in the metro
polls which has grown out of it, no one can
say.-Various opinions prevail on the sub
lect, but all are problema,ical, as every
thing regarding the vascillating politics Of
Spain must be. A change is confidently
augured by some well informed, but Of what
character is not defined. The civil and
military are now at issue. and The strength
aud Intentions of the King, Mobiles, ana
Priests is uufolded. Sone think the Repu6-
ksan system. under the patronage Of Rirso,
may be attempted out of This chaos will
be severe experiment.; but perhaps ss-
Iutary one, short lived as it must inc vitality
be
"The effect Of The views in other parts
Of the country, where discomfort is known 10
prevail, is waited for with much solicltude.
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