The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-11-28
RiEG0.

ticulaes of the capture of Riego are by all
eye witness OF that event. They are in
,eres,pg:
Alter having been completely defeated
by the French, Riego wandered in the
on horseback, fifteen OF whom were su.
perior officers. Exhausted with fatigue
and hunger, he met the hermit al La
T'orra de PedrogK, an inhabitaut OF Viz
ches, named Lopez Lara He took then,
aside and said--fMy friends, you have
now an opportunity of making YOUR own
and families fortunes you have only To
conduct me, unobseryed by any one what
ever, to Carolina Barboneras, and Navas
dc rolosa, where | have good friends.
who will procure me guide to Estrama.
dura, whittier am DESTROYS of proceed.
ing" The hermi, and his companion re-
fused his offers but Riego caused them
TO be seized and mounted upon two mules
declaring 10 them al The same time, that
whether willing or not they should serve
as guides to the troop.
AT night fall hey proceeded onward.
ls'ego smoke to his companions of his
Journey from Madrid into Andalusia, of
The places where he found acQuaiDwnce,
sc. The guide concluded from this IN.
guarded conversation that he was The ia.
| nous Riego From that moment the
brave Lopez Lara was only occupied in
| deviSlng means for delivering ;his notori.
Gus criminal into the hands of Justice
Al day break they found themselves near
The farm BaqueViones. Ricgo said that
they would demand an asylum there on
which Lara knocked at The door, and il
so happened hiatt it was one of his own
brothers, named Ma,eo, who came and
opened il.
Riego, fearing that too numerous an
escort would betray him, would only Der>
NIT three of his followers 10 enter with
him One U! these was an English colo
mel, who impressed with mlstrust, hasti-
ly closed the door, locked j: and pocketed
the key. They fed Their horses, and re-
| posed themselves in the stable with their
drawn swords by their sides. Riego, on
awakening Peremp,orily told Lopez La
ia lhathe must get his horse shod.H w ell"
replied The latte, who felt all the impor-
lance OF the occasion, 81 will GO and ger
ii done a, Arquillos" Riego refused,
and expi essed Cesire that his brother
Maleo should undertake the commission;
| not by send.ag the horse 10 Arquillos,but
by fetching farrier. Lopez had only
time to whisper his brother -r"rhis man
is tIego give Information to the magis.
trates, and say we are prepared TO do our
duty"
Possessed of the same intelligence as
his brother, Nateo agreed upon the way
In winch he would act, and he promised
so 10 manage that Riego should DC at
breakfast when the armed force should
surround the house.
Rego, in fact sat down 10 breakfast inn
medlately on learning from Mateo that
the tarrier was coming forthwith but
the EDgiishman, constantly impressed
with his fears, did not quit the window.
from which, with a telescope, ne kept
lookout all around. Suddenly he ex-
claimed, "Commandani, we are lost
here are armed persons advancing 20
farm J" cried Riego and that instant
Lopez and Mateo seized the carblnes.
and cooked and ieveIied them at the trail.
tors, saying, The first who moves is
dead man J" They had already grasped
their swords, but the resolution Of Riego
al at once forsook him. He let them
lie his hands behind his back He even
said politely TO Lopez calling him (vu.
estra merce6)--"Have the goodness to
tell the men whu are coming not to hurt
us since we are your prisoners"
The Aicade entered, followed by an
armed force. Riego duplicated him in
a similar manner not to do him any harm
and as pledge TO, embrace him.
The civil commandant of Arquillos
soon at CT arrived with mounted guard,
and took away the prisoners
ST. MARY, SPAIN OCT. The king of
spain and family arrived here this morn
ing by water, gen. Vadcs acting as helms
nan OF the boat. Fhe duke d'Angou-
leme net the king at landing, and threw
himself at his fee, the king raised him
mp and embraced him. The queen pre-.
seDted her band to the duke, who kissed
it,
iNTEHPERANCE.
At the late fall term of the superior
court Tor Stokes county, N. G. the grand
jury found true bills of indictment against
nine persons, for babitual drunkenness +!
This looks Ike "akiDg the bull by the
horns - Vario,,~ b,.. L,or sI,o