Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-03-27

of the sea water, in the masses Of petas
stun, sodium, &c. which are not yet
oxidated; and the production of elcctri'
cal iluid in such great abundance may
arise from the same source since the ell
iects o. the vollaic pile (angs are o5-
tanned by the oxidation Of metals"
Further extracts from London papers to
the 50th January. received at the Of
fee OF the New YORK Evening Post.
Tie Queen D + Poft2gat.-ine blIOw-
ing is the letter OF ner majesty the
Queen of Portugal to her august spouse
relative to TIE oath Of allegiance 70 the
constitution of the COrtes -
"SIEz-l received last night through
the hands OF one of your ministers, The
order to Quit your states. so then 1T
was Tor the parp0se Of sending me into
exile, that y01 induced me to descend
from the throne to whlcb You gaIsed me.
] pardon and compassionate sou from.
the b0ttoa Of my heart. 4 Il my con-
tempt, al my hatred, shall be reserved
ior those by whom you are beset and de-
ceiyed. In cyile [ shall be more free.
than you il year palace. ! carry with
me liberty. My heart is not cnsiayed.
Il has never crouehed before those re-
beIIioLs subjects who have dared TO in
pose laws upon you, and who wished to
force upon me an oath which my con-
science rejected yielded not to their
menaces; oOeyed "A voice from heaven,
which announced to me that II the period
81 greatness was passed that OF glory
was commencing; for the world would
say, the Queen Las preserved unsuliled
the ma esty OF the diadem-shc has not
consented that its spleudour should be
dimmed; and whilst monarchs (hoaanes
couronnes) who hold the sceptre and tie
sword, she remained unsubdued and
without reproach.'
"As your obedient wife, | shall obey
you, sire, bat shall obey you alone
To you alone | will say, that my illness
and the rigours If the season at this mo-
ment renders my departure impossible.
They have not required Of you TO order
my being put to death. / shall soon de-
part; but, to iind place Of repose,
whittier shall | direct my steps? The
country OF my birth as we'll as yours, is
aprey to the spirit of Revelation. My
brother, like yourself, is a crowned cap
tive! And it is to no purpose that his
Youthful Queen asks permission to min
,,le her teas with mine in pious scolu
sion! You will not refuse permission to
my children to accompany me. Among
the laws you have imposed, there is not
one which tears children from their mo.
Tiers; and though my rights as Queen
may be desPiscd those of u mother will
perhaps be respected.
sat the approach OF spring | shall quit
these States, the land in Which reign
ed, and in which have done some good.
| Will 90 to share the danger of my bro
Their. aud shall say to him they could
not force me to yieldD am e>i!ed,
but my conscience is pure, for am
mindful of the blood that flows in my
veins. Adieu, Sire; shall leave OH,
old and inirm, on lettering throne.
In leaving you my grief is extreme.
Your son is not with you, and the evil
keep you from him more studi-
ously than they do even mothers. May
He who reisns ever Kings watch over
you and contound your enemies! Wher-
ever that wife, whom you exile, may be,
she shall pray for your Majesty, she shall
beg of God to grant you long life, and
finally to bestow upon You that country,
whence / am exiled, peace and prospect
ty.
"The QUEEN"
Lady Frances >Conyn9ham, a daughter
of the Warehouses Of Conyngham who
for fifteen years has been the cher emie
of George ". is said to be ''the fair sub
ject" to whom the King of Great Bri-
tain is paying his addresses. mes
sage on the subject was expected to be
TO Parliament on its NEE
ting in February. In one of the late
Morning Chronicles, there is an account
Of a splendid dinner at Carltan House
the King conducted the Warehouses of
and the Duke of " ellington,
Lady Frances to the dinner table. The
Chronicle assures us, the party was We
~ select son this joyous occasion"
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