The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-08-07
From tie National Gazette, Juiy 81.


We are indebted 10 the kindness Of the re.
spec,sble owDe' Of the schooner which srriy-
ed yesterday from Csdiz, for various nc w,pa.
pc, publisbedi in that city, he" E'peatsdor,"
the " Constitutional" sDd the Disrio Nor.
cantil," la,o as tho 2lst June inclusive.
These papers sbound with interesting de-
tails, VI which we shalt Offer to our readers az
much Us The time leil 10 Us this morning will
allow Us 10 translate.
The King of Spain and suite arrived at Ca.
diz al hall past six IN the afternoon the l6.h
Juoe. The troops Of the garrison. and the na-
tional militia oc ccupied the public s9uate, aud
90 immense .rowd Gled the streets, windows
ADD balconies. The municipal su,bor,ics re.
Ceived the King at tho entrance. where the
governor oftho fortress delivered to him the
keys Of The city with the osuaI loiinsli,ies, and
no was congratulated on his arrival in the
name Of tho inhsb,taDts.
" The en,husieem" says the Cadis Gazette,
"which was manifested on this memo, able
occasion cooftr med he opinion which we en-
tertsined Of the patriotism and sensibii'y OF
ihe people uoion snd harmony were on evo-
~ side--no, the least disorder or excess was
v-zuaiuoJ~-tne sound repes,sd w innumer.
able accisms,ions were the mos, desr 10 every
good Spaniard 10 Independence and lib.
etty."
Tho Royal family we're lodged in private
dwellings until the Palace ., the Custom
house could be got resdy for their sccommo-
dation. This Cotes assembled al Csdiz on
the 5,h 5Jne. Eighfy.eishs members an
sweced 10 the call OF their names, and most
OF thereN were announced TO bo near 10 the
city.
Within few hours sft,r tie departure Of
tho authorizes end troops, from Seville, the
populace, ins,igated and led, as IL is off med,
by q numbsr of ftiars cod few other traitors
before concealed, rose, during the three sub
sequen, days, committed the mort horrid ex.
eesses. They plupdered the boats in the riv.
or, sacked the house, OF many who had gone
with the government, robbed and stripped na.
ked, persons Of both sexes, dissolved the con-
sdtutionsi municipality, and bid defiance to
the few bltslions left 10 maintain order. Tho
following incident is related in o letter dated
Seville l6,h June.
"In the edi6ce called the bail Of tho ioqui.
sition, there wss o considerable number OF
boxes Of powder guarded by an officer and
some soldiers OF the Queen's reg iment. Tho
populace being told that the boxes contained
money, rushed TO The hall in order to plunder
and murder the guard, but tho officer, with
unexamp'ed courage, Sc, FIRE 10 tn. powder
snd blew up the Cdnoiiie who had entered.
Eighty persons, among them somo friars, have
been tsken out Of the ruins"
Tho Espeetsdor Of the 10Th June, contains
a despatch TO the government OF Csdiz, from
Lopez Banos, Geners, in Chief Of the third
army Of operations, (Abisbsl's) dated Seville,
10th June. in which he states that having
heard Of the disorders and snsrchy in Seville
he had proceeded to ,ha, city sith his troops,
by forced marches, doubling, however vbelh.
or he should reach 1t before the Ftench army.
On the 10th he arrived. was 6oed upon from
the streets and houses, routed the multitude
without loss on his own part, killed some Of
the IN, and restored order.
Al the 6rst meeting OF the Cor,es in Csdz
the Regency was dissolved, and the X ng re.
habiIis,ed. General R,ego, in letter pub
iished on the l9Ih juno, blames the Regency
Tor not taking proper measures TO prevent the
occurrence Of anarchy at Seville, and men.
lions that the journey Of tho Royal family was
so pseeipi,aie from Seville to Aicals. ss 10 re-
semble disorderly flight. The King WAS
not permi,,ed to sligh, at sll bu, took refresh.
ments in his csrrisge.
The Espec,ador of the 2iN Jaoe says (" the
government has received inior ms,ioo from
Gsnersl Lopez Bsncz that the French were