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

constitutional municipality, am bid len.
ance to the few battalions ielt tj maintain
order. The following incident !. related IN
letter, dated Seville, 10th Juus:
a In the ediiice called the hall of the In
QUESTION, there was a considerable number
of boxes of powder guarded by an officer
aud some soldiers of the qaeru's regi-
ment The pepnlace being told that the
boxes contained money, rushed tn the hall
in order TO plumber them aHd murder the
guard, but the officer, with unszampled
courage, set fire tn the powder, bIec up the
CdnaiHe Who had entered. Eighty per-
sons, among them some iiars, have been
taken out of the ruins"
The Espectador Of the 18th June con
tains despatch tn the government at Ca
diz, from Lopez Banos, general IN CHIEF
OF the third army OF operations, (.1JiS50iS)
dated Scribe, 9Th June, Ia winch he states
that having heard of the disorders aud
anarchy rfignlng IN Seville, he had pro-
ceeded To thai ely with his troops, by for.
ced marches, doubling, however, whether
he should reach il before the French army.
On the 10th he arrived, was fired upon
from the streets aud houses, routed the
multitude without loss on his own part,
killed some of them and restored order.
AT the lst meeting of the COrtes in Ca
dr., the regency was dissolved aud the king
re- hablitated. General Rirgo, in the letter
published on the 18th June, bsmes the
regency for not having taken proper mea-
sqres TO prevent the occurrence ofanarchy
at Seville, aud mentions that the Journey
of the royal family was so precipitate from
Seville to Alcala, as to resemble "A disor-
derly flight. The king was not permitted
to allght at all, but took rGfreshment in his
carriage.
On the 18th, at Cadiz, the minister of
war nd interim, Don StanSleus San che,
Salvador, was found dead, a0ih his throat
ru iOith razor. The following note writ
Ten with his own hand, was found ia
window of his chamber
Life is becoming every day more
insupportabie to me. The conviction OF
this truth, has driven me 10 the horrible
resolution OF putting an end TO my exis-
tence. The only consolation which can
! leave to my estimable wife, to my dear
children and friends, is, that ! descend 10
the tomb with "A conscience which does not
! accuse me of ever having committed crime
or offence. | mean to despatch myself
| with razor, and mention this in order
that no other person may in any manner
be accused or implicated. Night of The
nth aud 18th of June"
The riots at Seville, the sudden invasion
Of Andalusia by the French, and other
circumstances which affected his mind as
minister of war, are cited as the causes of
his suicide. But it is verbally reported
| that at Seville, he had betrayed the consti-
tutlonal cause and endeayored to Conceal
from his colleagues and the Cortes, the ap-
proach of the French-to that city.
The ESpectudor of the 2lst June, says
the government has received information
frem General Lopez Banos that the French
were to enter SeuiUe yesterday. The geu.
eral was marching with his forces towards
H9etua. The government is taking every
necessary measure for the defence Of tins
islahd.n
Constitutional guerilla parties were for
ming in every direction ; several of the
provinces had sent Populations to England
to obtain arms aud ammunition. Ballas-
teros was beseging MuDiedrO on the 4th
OF June and expected 10 be master of the
fort in two days there was no indication
efdiscord or aexibllty in the Cortcs.
The captain of the schr. Tom, mentions
that the enthusiasm of the militia and peo-
pie of Cadiz was directed to the Cortes
aud net the king.
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