The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-12


We are indebted to the kindness of the
respectable owner OF the schr. which arr
we'd on Thursday from Cadiz, for various
newspapers published in that city-the Es-
/ peciadaf,' The CONSTITUTIONAL and the
! : Diar:e Mercantil, as late as the 2ist oil
June inclusive.
THESE papers abound with interesting de-
| tails, of which We shall offer To om readers
rs much as the time left to US this morning
| will allow Us to translate.
The king OF Spain and suite arrived at
| Cadiz at half past SIX in the afternoon OF
/ the 18th June. The troops ofthe garrison
aud the national militia occupied the public
square, and an immpnse crowd filled the
streets, windows and balconies. The MUM
epai authorities received the king at the
entrance, where the governor OF the for
tress delivered to him the keys Of the city
with the usual formaIites, snd he was con-
graduated on his arrival III the name of the
inhabitants
"1he enthusiasm says the Cadiz Ga
zette, +" which was manifested on tins me-
norable occasion, confirmed the opinion
which we entertained of the patriotism and
sensiblity of the peopIe--union and hM-
mony were seen on every side-nut the
least disorder or excess was committed
the sounds repeated in naumeTable accla-
nations were those most dear 10 every
good Spaniard; to independence and IL
/ berty.n
The royal family were lodged in private
dwellings, until the palace at the custom
house could be got ready tor their accom-
mediation. The Eortes assembled atCadiz
ON the 18th of June. Eighty eight MEM
bers answered to the call of their names,
and most Of the rest were announced to be
near to the city. The history of their pre-
yioas proceedings at Seville is this in a
! hrdgement. On the nth June, on the
opening of the sitting, Senior Gahano, one
Ofthe leading members, rose and stated
/ that il was no longer the period to talk but
to act and 10 draw the veil that hid their
real situaton--that the country was IN en-
lncnt danger, but that the constitution
might be saved as before, and for this pur-
pose it was requisite to put the king and
Coltes mt once in place Of security. He
i proposed that the ministers should he forth
with summoned to give an account of the
real condition of thiogs, aud decide upon
snatching the king from the precipce over
which peFfdious advisers were impelling
| him. Arsueles thea moved that the sit
ting should be declared permanent until the
object of the Cortes was achieved. The
ministers soon entered, and one sc them
related that as sonn as il was seen that the
/ French might invade Andalusia, council
OF generals aud other confidential patriots
was COW ened, who unanimously decided
/ That the means OF preventing the march of
] the French were wanting, and that the Is
land Of Cadlz WAS the only point to which
] the government and Cortes Could be.remo-
we'd. The result was communicated to the
king, who referred it so the council OF
state, who preferred AlgeEHas as the place
| of removal. The minister concluded by
mentioning that when he left the king, his
majcsty bag not come 10 a deiintlvG rcso-
luton. II was then voted by the Cortes,
that the removal should take place the
next day, to CadiA, and that committee
should be Immediately formed to wait upon
the king and apprze him Of their determl
nation.
The committee appointed went on their
errand and returned in short time--when
the president reported the following dia-
| lOgue between himself and the monarch
Sir the Cortes being in permanent sitting
and having received Information of the APP
! proach OF the enemy, entrcat your alesty
to remove with the COrtCs To the Island of
Cadln, for the security Of your sacred per
| son, and the national representatives" y
His majesty replied that neither his con
| science nor the love of eleven millions of
! his subjects allowed him to leave Seville
| The president of the committee rcIoned,
that the political conscience Of his majesty
VAS not responsible, because his public
conduct was snh Get to that of his advisers,
and that thH members of the commit
! tee could make convincing observations to
him, if what was then remarked, did not
suffice The king only added" ] hare
| spoken and retired, This report being
| heard by the .Cortes, they resolved that
the case of the moral incompetency of the
| king provided for in the 18TH article of the
constitution had occurred, and that pro
'slonal regency should be created for the
| purpose oil exercising the executive autho-
rIty only as regarded the removal of the
king aud Cortes. A regency of three
members, JalicS, Ciscar and Vigo6el was
accordingly created and took tie oaths of
Office Mt once, in the midst of the most live
y acclalnaIlons of JOY from the floor aud
the galleries
The regency proceeded to make every
necessary arrangement for general depar-
lafe the Coftes remained in session
throughout the day and night of the 18th
June, acting in concurrence bat the min,
Isters made considerable difficulty about
accepting their Offices onep from the re-
yency, and did not yield until FIVE in the
morning of the 18th. This circumstance
oceasloned great alarm among the consti-
tutionalists. At IL of the same morning
one OF the regency waited on the king and
| announced to him what had been done
Ii p rnCniNnl tho II. &c. II.