Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-16


and the n7yigs'iou of The Black Sea .prar he
moved. Russia be,ng tins placed wish respect TO
lutkey ia the telslirn of friendly power, fIr- |
tue, obstacle remains prevent Chi,-i,sn Europe
ltou INTERFERING by common accord, favour OF tho
Chrsiiaus ol tue East, WITHOUT counpi omising he,
"rrn"i peace and her Vwn trangn'iy. 1u this case
new career of glory opens u" France, whose fig |
Is Already the Gfecias SEAS dread OF hrigands,
aud whose agents II. then mod. aud fitm conduct,
have acquired The iespecl aud esteem oi both Greeks
aud Turks.
" va, regard Ia the momcntary ehnlli,ion which
The renewal of az honorable miaster has excited,
II Will not lie long it subsidies. The ministry has
Ho CHANGED principles IL Will continue io march
with H. IN step in the sank uf oy.lisis, and will
dou'tles> prof, of the glory winch Frnhce has
9cqnirrd 10 consolidate ard mo,e the Throne,
and 20 supply what may yet he Deficient in our instr
tuuons.' Courier.
SPAIN.
The London Courier. of the 5ih of Nov.
gives the following as the first par, nf the in
dictment against Rirgo, which is drawn mp
with no inconsiderabe portion ut Spanish
rhodOnuntade. Tins, for example, the Ma
g'strate states, with pompous gravity, that il
would take "whole days" merely tn enume
rate all the crimes of which Ricgo has been
guilty.
F'rom M, Etoiis.1
ADVANCEMENT OF RiEGO.
Criminal indictment against Don X ph.el Riego,
IN the process commenced this day before the second
tribunal OF The Alcades Of the Royal Household Of
the Court -
l'lus'roms Lord,
Ir ih. Magistrate, 10 whom confded the pro-
ceedings against the traitor Krso, were obliged 10
pnun,eraie all the offences and viiiani-s which crowd
the history Of his criminal lite, and which he has
added Ibr climax hv the crime of high treason, of
which hc is accused, whole days would he lnsufiicen
for h" 'ec'iai The bre,,,y, wh'ct - imposed ~ on
thar functionaIv, tho short space OF time during
winch tie Procureur General has had the slocr
~ his hands, hecause he has netrv consulted the
erestS oipni,ic justice, do not permit him enter
no ample details IN his erpoSr it is necessary that
the greatest aud most a,rocious of crimes should
receive prompt punishment lnhaencej ny these
motives, nn esironS that this should be ,eCih-
eel wihnu delay, the Magistrate finds himself
PEELED r, the accusation, aud reduce the num-
eriess crimes irlprted 10 he accused TO the single
IF high treason The loyal Spanish people de-
mand, with voice. vengeance for the evils which
have been ronimed IN Spain dur'ng tho Kevniniion !;
soreiv aud the nation demand that Riego she'i D..
punished, one of the most guilty "f tie Rcvoiu-
tioniss who's after having rRvolted against the Lrgi
innate Gpvrrnmen, OF our Kings, cnnsed so many
lamiiies 10 the generous and noble Spanish nation
The infamous R"on. awaiting hn's-lr of tho base
Of tlr so DIES ind p,rif, ricn furg
'ins The duties imrostd upon him hy the mission with
which he was charged, md prnrlamiug consiiiu-
ZION which had been abolished Ivy his Sovereign a.
destructive Of his sacred rights, the hsses Of
chrrl Government, aud the destroyer of The fmnda-
mental laws Of thu Monarchy. of ranuPrs, Of
customs, and OF ou' holy religion tho Infamous
Riego. say, is the author of all these calamtes; il
is he who has caused the Of just and nngna nj
Spain il is hn who has ssrcgardrh he s~cred
duties who has vnlated H." oath which he took he
meath The banners Of his King and master, M the
moment when he commenced the honorable career
OF arms IL Us Rieeo, in fact, who NOT only published
that proclaniation hut who, putting himself nj the
head ola hceniiuus so,diery, violated The Spanish
territory forcing the Inhabitants, by the oi his
arms, To partake Of his treason ans: perjury. tie
moved the authorities who eCitinaiPly cunsii-
tuted substituting FOR ihem Constitutional auihoTities
composed OF rebel and demagogues, which obtained
for him the nam" Of ihr Hero of LnS Cdbs<ds he
compelled the King our Lord To accept this odous
Constitution, the source OF so many nispTirs to Span.
Since that period, Riego has necessarily been
object Of opprobrium :" the Peninsula, by presenting
himself i'll the public squares, and IN the balconies OF
all the horseS where he lodged, preaching rebellion,
causing the fatal Constitution system 10 triumph, and
authorizing the most heinous crimes, the inevnahe
result OF revolution which inflicted upon the august
and sacred person of his Majesty the utmost bitterness
and Outrage.
II vonr Fiscal Industrious Lords. using the rights
which belong his functions. IN collect all tar
arcusaiinns that exist agairsi Ecgo he would unfold
10 the light Of day series Of crimes Of every descrip
ZION which have So inrensed Tho noble Spanish
tion that from nil paris of the Peninsula, the
spontaneously arisen Death 10 hs traitor RiegO =
In the ardor nf their goal. ihev have mingled with
this cry that Of long live the absolute King
There is no doubt, however, that the precisr ma
of the indictment preferred against Ripgo, impos-
upon your Fiscal the necessity of combining the
cusaiion the horrible offence which this tr"'tor
cOmmi;teh rs De7niy ut the pretended Cor'"s IN
TO Cad;z in employing violence and neaaces To-
wards his Majesty, who enrrgPical, refused To obey
such mandate, and in carrying his ,udaciiy far,
strip the Monarch, already a captive, OF the
epiie neral authority which the revolution had consent
ed tn leave him.
But, in the ease referred to, we have in hands
all The documents, all the proofs which, in cases of
~ much less grave complexion absolutely ncces-
sary appoItion Justly the Mains aud penalties incur
red. Here, the crime consists ~ the violence em-
poyed towards the King, Lord, To force him TO
consent, spie Of his resistance, 90 his removal 10
The Island Of CrdiZ-a rrinan unnrecH dPpted in The
annals Gf Spain it consists, too in the creation Of
Regency, IN consequence of n proposition which
made in that same Cortes hy rhe Doppte Gaano,
another traitor, the arromrlicp Of Ripgo and all
those Of violence and Of revolt manifes,'y
siiIuic the crime Of high treason, which laws
punish with the pain Of death and other Infamous
penalties, conform 'by Tit 9. Of The 7'h rarliher.
which agrees in this particular with the Recount
We recognise accused md ctPd Of this hor-
rihle attempt, the said Don Raphael Rrgo, of the
Deputies hv whom The o,ous proposition ne Gala no
was adoptad The proof of This rnIpahy results,
only from The informntions obtained from the
ROYAL Conti Avtlieucia of Seville (Crimina Cham
ber,) and which found corIohOrated by all the
Journals of that prriod whlrh inserted faithful and
riicnmsrauiIa report Ol the srandalOus sitting Of
the lth Of JIDP last but, further, hy the confes
sions OF the criminal Neutrality-suspicious. which cast
upon the mass of important proofs which have
collected living light which sefbPcnmes evidence
From all these considerations, the Fiscal demands
'ha the traitor, Dos RaphsPI RiPgo, accused and
convicted Of the CRIME Of high treason, shall he
demneh 10 death that his property be cOnfiscaied foI
the public good, that his head he exposed Ut La ca
hezas de ST. Juan aud That his hody he divided into
four quarters, Of which shall he carried 10 Sc
Vile 1nncT Ia the Isle Df Leor, the third To Minga.
and the fourth I've exposcd in this capital in some
place nj public resort these cities being The prihc-
pal points where the traitor Riego famed the Anmc
of revolt, and MA Infested hisppr6dons conduct Thus
demands the Fiscal, behalf of public Justice, where
dc fence is couflch ~ hi, aud ~ virtue nf those
In, in nj