Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-08-05
From the National Gazette.

from me N0N0nut UQzeffs
We are indebted 10 the kindness orh,
respectable owner OF the schooner wb,,t
arrived Oh Thursday from Cadlz, for =.
rlous newspapers published in tia, crr
the " Espectador ibe" Consliu,,on,,hs
and the ''DiaFio Mercant!;" as late a, 4.
2ist JGne inclusive.
These papers abound with ip,eres,;0,
details, of whcih We shall oi.er to our r..
ders as much as the time lett 70 us n,
morning will allow US to translate. '
The King OF Spain and suite arrived :.
Cadiz at halt past six in the afternoon =;
the 10Th June. The troops of the garr.
son. and the national militia occupied Il.
public square. e. an immense CROWD 6I,si
the streets, windows, and balconies. Tn.
municipal authorities received the king \,
tie entrance. where The governor of n.
fortress delivered to him the keys Of ,bs
city with The usual inrnahiies, and h.
was congratulated on his arrival in tho
name of the inhabitants.
1.-The enthusiasm; says The Csdiz G..
zette, which was manifested on ibis M.
morab!e occasion confirmed The opinio,
which we entertained OF The patrotsm
and sensbii;y OF The people A.; union and
harmony were seen on every side-nO,
the least disorder or excess was commit.
ted-the sounds repeated 10 innumerahl.
acclamarions were those most dear 10 eve.
~ good Spaniard 10 independence and
liberty"
The royal family were lodged in pr,
va.e dwellings. until the palace al The Gus.
tom house could be go, ready for their &C.
conmoda,ion. The Cortes assembled 2,
Cadlz on the 18th acknowledgement,
members answered TO The call Of lhsr
names, and most of the rest were annour.
ced to be near to The city, The hslOr
Of their previous proceedings at SevilIeB
this in abridgenent.-On the llth June
on The opt ming Of the sitting, Sencr O..
lisno. one of the leading members, roe
and stated that it was no LOGGER The Dc,
riod TO talk DYt TO act, and 10 draw d.
veil that It'd their real situa,ion-ihst L.,
country was in imminent danger, but that
the constitution might be saved az before,
and for this purpose it was requisite 10
put the king and Cortes at once in place
of security. He proposed that the minis,
ters should be forthwith summoned 10 give
an account OF the real condition OF thing
and decide upon snaIchiDg The king iron
the precipice over which pertidIous adVt
sers we're impelling him. ArgueIIes then
moved that the sitting should be declared
permanent until The object of the Core,
was achieved. The ministers soon enter
ed and one of them related that as soon a.
il was seen that tie French might invade
Andalusis, council OF generals and other
confidential patriots was convened. who
unanimously decided that the means Of
preventing the uarch Ut the French wee
wanting, and that the island OF Csdiz was
the only point TO which the governmer!
and Cortes could be removed. The re-
suit was communicated TO the king, who
referred il to The council Of state, who pre-.
ferred Algezirss as the place OF removal.
The minister concluded by mentioning
that when be LETT the king, his majesty had
not come to a defnitive resolution Il
was then voted by the Corfes that the re-
moval should take place The next d IA
Csdiz, and that committee should he
Immediately formed TO wait upon he
king and spprise him OF their determina'
ton
The committee appointed went 10 Their
erraud and returned in short 'imei
when the president reporter The follow,
ing dialogue between himself and thu no.
march. Sir, the Cortes being in perma'
nent sitting aid having received hiorma
ton of the approach o. the enemy entrfai
your Majesty to remove with the COT'e:
to the island OF Cadiz Tor the security OF
your sacred person and The national rep
Hi, Majesty rsr ed that
neither his conscience nor The love oi e'e'
ven millions OF his subj ccts sIIowec : ~ 10
leave Seville. The President OF 81 r.m'
mittee reloIned, that the rolitca rcg'
science OF his Majesty was not r. ~.
Bile, because his public conduct wa .lo'
ject 10 tina; OF his advisers, and TIA he
members Of the committee could noe
observations TO bim. if vna
wa. then remarked, did not suffice. be
king only sdded-. | haze spoken" and
TPtiTed' us report DeiIiS heaTu " lhs
Cortes, they resolved that the case oil bs
moral incompeiency OF the king provided
tor in the 18TH article Of The Cona'iiG,
lion had occurred, and lha: a provisional
Regency should be created for the purpo"
oil exercising the executive authority oDJy
as regarded the removal oil The king and
CorIes A Regency of three members,
Vaidez. Oscar and Tigodet. was accord
ingly created and took he oatIIs OF Office
at once, in The midst of the most live iy at'
CARNATIONS Of joy from the floor and tie
galleries
The Regency proceeded to make es',
~ necessary arrangement for genera
departure the Cortes remained IN So.
sion throughout the day aud nigh, OF The
18th June, acting in concurrence but lie
ministers made considerable difficulty a.
bout accepting their Offices ansr from ne
Regency, and did not yield until FIVE N
the morning of the 18th Tbs circpm'
stance occasioned great alarm among The
copsti,u,ionalists. At II of the sane
morning, one OF the Regency waited on