The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-04-30

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their God and their King.
Feb. 6.--T'he King complains that he
has been insulted by the populace. and
demands the assistance Of the municipal
authorities Of Madrid to preserve order;
which is granted.
GA Deputation, at the head of
which is the Bishop Of Majorca, waits
upon the King, and requests him to at
tend, in person, at the opening Of the
Cortes.
March 1.-The King meets the Cor
ties, and delivers speech proposed by
his Ministers-at the close of which he
complains, with much bitterness, Of the
personal insults, to which he is expos
ed; and ascribes it to the want of firm
ness in the constituted authorities. -
This part of the speech causes great ex-
element in the Cortes. In the evening
all the Ministers resign.
4.-The Cortes declare themselves
permanent, on the ground that there
are no responsible Ministers.
In their answer TO the Speech, the
Cortes declare that they have heard his
complaints Of personal insults, with grief
and surprise-they remind him, that he
is himself charged with the execution of
the laws, and they promise him their
concurrence and support.
New Ministers are appointed.
Insurrection of Merino at Burgos, in
favour of the King
April 3.-The junta at Barcelona
Danish large number of respectable
persons to Majorca, on suspicion of
their favouring the Austrians, who were
then at Naples.
May 3.-Vinnesa tried at Madrid, and
condemned TO 10 years hard labour at
the galleys.
4.-The mob break into tie prison,
in the middle OF the afternoon, and muir
der Vinnesa.
Morillo appointed Captain-General Of
CASTLE.
28.--Gen. Elio tried for treason in as
sisting to oyerturn the Constitution in
sentenced to be strangled; [but
the sentence was not then executed.
June l9.--M. Zea, agent for the re-
publick of Colombia, arrives at Madrid,
and is received with respect.
3O.-Ends the second session Of the
Cortes.
July.-Much disorder, and many as
sasinations at Madrid doubts entertain
ed of the Kings sincerity.
Aug. 2o.-A mob, in front of one of
the prisons, prevented from assasinating
the prisoners by the frmness of Gen.
Morillo.
21.-10,00o men assemble near the
Club de la Fontana, and are clamorous
for the head of Morillo.
!, Morillo tenders his resignation to the
King, but it is not accepted. The Min
lister of War resigns.
Sept.-Morilo tried by council OF
war, and honoGrably acquitted.
Sept. l.-Llsiego superseded in his
command, which causes great tumults Of
Madrid. They are quelled by Gen.
Morillo and San Martin, the head of the
municipality.
28.-The Cortes meet on an extraor-
binary session. Petitions from many
provinces for a removal of the Ministry
some of them accompanied with
threats of rebellion.
During the greater part Of this and
the following month, the yellow fever
ragged in all the eastern and southern
provinces Of Spain.
Oct. 18.-The inhabitants of Cadiz
refuse to submit to the Marquis de la
Reunion, Governor appointed by the
King; and the inhabitants of Seville
send back General Moreno, their Gov
ernour.
Nov. 25.-The King makes commu-
nication to the Ccrtes, complaining Of
these events.
Dec. 9.-The Cortes adopt an answer
(l3O to 40. in which they censure the
proceedings both at Cadiz and Seville.
as unjustifable-but they consider the
offence of the inhabitants of Cadiz as
palliated by many circumstances which
they enumerate; and they decline to
infict any punishment.
18.-The Cortes present an address to
the King, requesting change in the
Ministry.
1929. Feb. l2.-The Cortes annul the
Cordova convention between Gen. O'Do-
noju and the Mexican leader Iturbide !;
and declare that they will consider an
acknowledgment of the independence
ofany ofthe American Provinces by any
nation, as violation of existing treaties.
l4.--The King closes the extraordi-