Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-11-07


pated by America"
The Royal George steam packet arrived at
Corunna on the 18th Of September, in pas
sage of 60 hours.
Capt. Parker lately walked, in England,
near Buxton, ga considerable bet pending,)
miles in minute and 90 seconds less than an
hour. The bet was that he could not perform
il in one hour.
But the fastest walking on record, was per-
formed by William M'hlullen, a lad mt Ia
years of age, about Manchester. He walked
16 miles in successive hours, Eve minutes and
hall less than three hours /; and for another
bet he engaged 10 walk Toe miles in 24, hours
which he Effected in two hours and eve mi
nutes under the time.
We have file of the Cadiz newspaper
Gdcetd Espdnota-to the 9th of September
inclusive. The number for the 9th contains
an official article, dated the day before, which
calls IN the name ofthe king, a meeting of the
Extraordinary CorteS, To be held ON the 9th,
for the purpose of celebrating upon an expo
sitnn of the State of the Nation, which the
executive branch of the government had 10
offer.
| Accordingly. the Cortes were opened on
the 9th, and the President of the permanent
committee delivered short address, in which
he stated TO them the object of the convoca-
ton, and mentioned that causes and events
which II would be superfuous TO specify, had
brought things to a dreadful crisis, but that
the fault was not theirs, and their cOnscicnces
would remain undisturbed. The oath pres
crbed by the Constitution was then taken bv
the members present, of whom we have
counted, on the list of names, upwards of one
hundred, comprising Arguelles Galiano, Val
dez, and the most resolute patriots a COM
mltiee was appointed tn wait on the king with
the notification that the Cor,es were installed.
In the evening, all the ministers OF state be-
ing present, the following message from the
King, was read TO the assembly by the speak
err:
Gentlemen Deputies that important
day on which the ordinary Cortps of the pre-
sent year closed their session, | announced TO
you that If circumstances should require it.
would seek in the Extraordinary Cortes, a
means of safety for the vessel af state. An
Exposition which my ministers are, by my or
der, to submit TO you, will shew that the ves-
sci OF the state is on the point of heiDg wreck
ed, IT the Congress do not exert themselves
TO save IT. What is to be laid before you will
also palpably evince how Intellectual have been
all the efforts made TO obtain an honorable
peace because the enemy, bent upon pursu-
Ing his purpose OF interfering, against all right,
IN the affairs of this kingdom, persists in not
Treating bat with me alone aud free (c0nmigo
solo y lihre) and will not consent to regard me
as Iree unless go To place myself amidst his
bayonets. lncOnceivabe and ominous free
dom. whose sole basis is the disgrace of de-
llvering yourself at discretion into the hands
of your enemy.
Make provision, Gentlemen Deputies, fur
the eXigences of the country, from which 1
should not and will never separate my lot and
being convinced that the enemy holds as
nanGht reason and justice, unless they be sup
lDnTten force a. Ely fb..a apd
the remedy"
Afier the reading of this energetic discourse.
the speaker suggested that the exposition men
toned, must he considered in secret sitting :;
and the doors were soon after shut At the
re-opening of them, the speaker stated that it
had been resolvedto make the exposition pub
lie, which communicated to the COrtes the
lamentable condition of the national affairs
the steps taken by the executive government
since the invasion of the French; the means
which had been repeatedly used TO procure
an hon0urable peace the futility~of all the
attempts, owing to the obstinscy of the enc
my IN his purpose the particular situation of
the Isle OF Cadiz the dearih of resources, and
The necessity ola vigorous application by the
COries ofail attainable means for the ends Of
the cause maintained in the present struggle.
RI The exposition was then referred IN a spe-
cal committee, MS tUeit rs The last report 10 TIE
CorteSln secret sitting, of Don Cayetano Va'dsS,
representing that the Count de RosTdes0uh,
commander n chief of the French forces at the
lines, had announced to him that the reply
gwen by his Catholic Majesty tn the commu-
nleatiOn made the day before IT. Lieut. Gen.
.4aua not being satisfactory, and II. X. II. the
Duke DAngoueme net meaning 10 entertain
any negotiation upon other bases than those
f which he had specified, he expected that a
satisfactory reply would be given by @ o'clock
IN the evening of the 5th otherwise, all me-
COLLATION. would be broken off and matters re-
main as they were. VnideS stated in reioin-
der, that the Extraordinary Cortes having been
o"nvoked, he could send no answer by the
hour designated, but would give one as snOn
sp0sslble after the meeting of the COrles.-
rms body forthwith adopted motion, made
by 'nenber. To invest a JuniG or Committee
Of D5icnce. selected by the Governor of the
r'ress of Cadiz with unlimited power TO take
what measures said Committee might deem.
suitable for HE deftnce Of The Island Of Cadir.
We observe by The procianiations Of the
military Governor, Don Manuel de Ldire, that
every male between the ages of 10 and 10,
was to present himself within three days after
The 9TH Sept TO the constitutional municpall-
ty,t to be armed and embodied for the public
srrvice-that acquisitions were issued for forty
thousand sand-bags, and for provisions and
munitions of every description and in short,
that every preparation was on foot for holding
out to the last extremity.
/ At the meeting of the Cortes, on the 9TH OF
/ September, the answer Of that body TO the
/ Kings message was submitted. They echo
'lis language concerning the conduct and
propositions Of the French, and pledge
| thPusply Ives 10 defend his nprson and the