Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-03-01
FOREIGN.
HOYAllIY In SPAIN


The melancholy picture Of royalty given be
law, IL from tie Madrid CORE spondeot Of
English ,sper.
81 happened to be walking yesterday rear
the palace, when observe u number Of ,;ste
carriages going towards the principal ssair.
case. | was tod that the kiog aud ,hc Roy
al family were just preparing to takt their u.
suat promena.e, aud | had The curiosity to see
how they sp; cared. Thv palace i. foe ole
OF building, after the plan OF the Tul erles at
Par's, but upoa less extensive scale I, il
not yet much more than half co pic ed the
Roya family Occupy on- eide Of the squarS,
~hIch is 5oit in light and very graceful
style of sTchiiec'urs. ia The r..d,.;e Lb0re is
nobIe gateway, through h,ch ony body may
pes' iufiug the day; II is in fact common
thorough fare. AS you ps.s through, you see
,, Oh the right hanc the principle staircase, en-
approaching which found it lined with bat
tie axe quad; Pa'iy OF he carblneers be-
iore.n"ticeo, snd A OIL g:enndiefs occupied
the lower steps, and st, cd On each sid. Of the
Kings cafrisge, which wac in waiting. The
'n'a",rs guards were dawn Up in the ,quare
before tbs palace, and a b3cy 81 horse guards,
to the numb:r OF five os ak ana .w=nty, were
waiting also IN the square 10 .scor; !. e. TO
suard} he Roya cair:ages 10 The passage
thers were two OF three military men in VI,
ur'ss, y 'eveo or eight old women, who were
waiting 20 present n. mntia, TO the King
tho sh they can scarcely BE- ignorant that the
tinae for asking favoOrs from The King Of
Spain is passed. Afer waiting sons time,
tho Nirg and Qneeo dtscunded tie s,airca,c,
a,ien',ei 10y several tIiccrs Of state all ia full
dfe's, that Is TO say, III dark blue coats, turn.
O. w with crimson, laced with gold, in the
usual Military fashion, WhI.e small. closhes &
white silk Stockings Such wa, also the dress
OF the king, in addition TO which he wore a
bu- ribbsni over his tft shoulder: ani a star
on his biss.t. The Ql-en, a slight gen.esl
hgore, appeared in pink satin ',at, very plain
AID a blue ELK msntle, sed with ermine
which covered the remainder Of her 6res,-
Herfac has mild beauty 10 il, which stern.
y interests spectator. lt locked on this oc
casiou pale, sTd OPPRESSED with inward suffer.
ing. The face Of the King is remarkable for
sacancy-and, Indeed, must seq, tie defer
| nit OF its esp esrion. The chm and lower
lip prern0eo ocnaioerably hsyond the line Ct
| the upper tea ure,, end seeni scarcely to be.
To- 4 10 them. he upper zip is developed
10 nut tacios; ana yet WI. h these features al
most OF the animal tribe, there is /. mixture
af iatriiisencr, 'oitnsss and tecberes. iu his
eye, which indie Ess q very pc cu.ier character
Two at ,be nficers CT stats glazed themseives
&C each -ide at ll> Carriage deer: Offering
th~iF shoulders IN The assistance oi hrr Ma
lesty, White gettlng in | ob.erye1 that she
merely took tue bad of tSe king, anc got IL,
not wi hout come .ifgIt, without ev$ itire her
sell =! ;iie assistancs pt'terrec ny the ffc7rs
of state. She smii, d not: .he scarcely Looked
around her, and adsre, Sc; no, syllable 10 =.
ny body. The krg, ~ho i, good ,or'y fs.
ure, b-'cre h, followed Tx Q .s-n, Looked a
rouGd ike Nan " no wished To live he i'm.
prrsslon thu he Wa troe agent, hut who
betrayed ms real state 1T Guress by d ceiiais
swka:uDess vi ich H. could not co1truul-
He was as reserved and silent Is The Gusea
There is oniy cue -'se, which i. H. .niy fix
ed o1ssioe beneath .be door al the Ca fysgs. 4
:hi' Is SO high 'hst cots ,a,ir Msio.ties wes.
obliged 30 asceud IT, il b. Sneen. ef a foot
steel. The fooistoo was han strapped be
hind, wh@re II hung Dangling as ,he ca..i4ge
drove eft But before Il le.s the Paisce, hi,
Malslty pa oat MS hand from tina window.
AID receive TIA 7ever4i petiiiont, which were
presented 10 him. l was saiuer Surprised ihat
this custom is permit &C 20 remain a. 1t nav
easily re made The vehicle Of private coms
muncatioa 10 he King, which the whule
sy''em OF the household lie at presen, framed
to Intercept. Don Carlos the King's eldest
brother, aud very much Ike him, with the
exception that hi III urs IS sh1rt, his " lie and
family, followed in tie secl nj coach equally
reserved Don F.aHcis aud his consort fol.
lowed IL the iaiEd he mas a good face, bu.
shcri figure In ge.'igs In lie gave Que or two
OF ths ;.t.icers nod Of recog milton, ard for
ce6 smile ioto ms coumtsnu,ee, which see,
med TO be very little valued by those fos
whom IL meant. The carriages rolled sway
without cheer or an expression of any sort
from the persoUs present. They we're iinme.
diately Joined by three other stste Carriages
filed wi h the officers of The household End
the who.e csvalcsde vas attended BY the es.
corf already HotIeed This infantry received
the King In respectful nsnner. the band
playing aud the standard lowered a. he pa,
sed. I bus he King and the koya Family
take ,beir rldes every afteruoun.--ihe weslher
permit,ing--tbus attendod-thus guarded. If
they have amongs, them 0, srk OF sediment
they must envy the hVmbest co tag.r wnon
they meet on their road, for he is :ree To
breathe the mountain sir, & to tur., the lead
Of bis mule . whatever point oil tue con,ps,s
lie pIeases."
We have be,n told the, the lndi0ts at the
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