Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-14

tho mds, of tn. Sixtiue chapel before m.n-
toned, long table is placed, having at each
end two vessels filed with balois--Cups
to receive the ballots are placed on the
table. The cardinals, being all assembled,
90 by seniority and deposit their ballots,
whilst those attending the sick, ifsry, ~ 10
receive their ballots in their cells Alt
the ballots being given in, one of lh. Cay,
dnais, the head of an order, that Is 10
say, either bishop, priest or deacon, turns
them out on th, table, and one IF he iellers
opens tn e ballots, and reads aloud The name
written thereon. Thereupou the other t..llers
mark of on the list of the cardinyls which
lists are daily renewed, the number OF votes
| for each, aud he who unj,es two thirds of the
votes is reported canoncsl!y elected.
There are many circumstances which con-
cur In the choice OF such sucn a person fur
pope. The sacred college ~ d., itec into TAO
tons and according To tb. number ut Cards
nails made uoder each ponitcate, is he aam-
her of factions The emperor, tie kioy OF
France and Spain, and other powers asD have
their factions, composed of cardigais b IN
their subjects. The chiefs of these factinus
are those whom The king rntrusts viii his
secret. Generally The cbbt is uf fac ,iaps re
sure ofthe votes of ihosr depending upon
Item, and 1t Two or three chiefs of fhcI,' MS,
however little numerous, agree, ihrs t:au con-
trout the election. Hencc the so,.reigms
named, and who take ! -eAJ part in the cleo
ton oil the pope, cause ih' rartiipa i whom they
do mol approve 10 he excluded and once eX.
Guided from the pontiica,e, he scarcely ever
raarhas il. There urly lhe three crowns
! shoreEauIed who have this right OF exclusion
thus the cardinal. who Is cha, cd wills ne
secret al hts crown, makes his protest. ia he
| uAtne OF hts master, ibat hr viii not have
such cardinal, hpUlg wall aior,aed thAt nr is
not well inc'furd 10 tijs interest but il must
oe observed that oslY oue cardinal can be
kexc!udnd by zach crown. AaG here Il IS mat
al the Roman pocy Is lis !llay,I iug i,lstaace,
as soon IA ii is perceved that suct. co., -ucb L
Spowar wishes 10 eXriuur "a. cer;..in persoa a.
noihar, not more agreeable, aud to w5..m it
IS almost certain that negative witt be- ,i,rn,
us almost invariably proposed
i When the te)lers have tscertaurd that any
cardinal has twe-thrds of :te votes, tLen one
of them, raising his voce<lloUd, with grave
lni0nht0n, procEhims the name az the cards
na. In rinuan, all the cardinals, ON his
| night and left, separate from him. His con-
sent is tiun asked to the election which has
been made of him, which, bel, s given, lie
cardinals, beginning with Tie eldest, make their
1 adorarlon by kissing tue foot and then tue hand
of the elect Then the first cardinal deacon
preceded by the first master of ceremonies,
| ana by Tie musicians, who sing Ecce .S4cerd0s
| .iidgnuS, goes To the sti.nd whence The popes
| 'h"ti Is, vi tDt poTlil Ui St.
teteTs, In order To arprZe thr people of The
election vi IA pope, which he does in these
words " announce 10 YOU ,idiugs OF Great
10y we Lave pope tits he most ennurut
cardinal n. n. who irke., tbt lame ul -
The great cul, erin Of ST.. Pei..s is ti.eu dis
charged as a signd TO ihc castle uf ST. .gslo,
when immediately salutes vi b IA lis sr.llp-
~, ADD ali the bells ofihr city begin To- RAG.
Tue psuple tear dawn lhe enclosures ~ he
frDuci3Vp. ftifi ~. M,
"lth SD that Whatever The cardinals ish 10
save, They take care previously 10 put aaay-
IoSpoN, Aug. GA Lisbon papers to the
10th ms. are ened. The private iet ers
state thai hlns John was 81 INV ell dist no
audiences had been obtained from him for
some time. Many, however, thought thai thu.
/ queens party prevented his Majesty from
seeing any OF his late advisers ana friends
Things hero mnst very shortly change, for
"A most powerful aud dstiDg ushed party is
/ now IN active operation against the present
hlnlstnrs, and II is expected that thry will
i speedily be overliirOwn," etc. The Pamela
aud PampioDa system Is, TO shake of ih,.
British yoke, as they term it, and IL submit
Inc government OF that part OF the Peninsula
to the lDlurnce of the Continental Il uIrrs
To effect this, aud to aid the geuerai views of
the Ministry, the Duke OF Auguuieiae had
been seriously solicited TO march 5000
French soldiers into Portugal in exc change for
Portuguese army of equal strength, aud by
these means 1t was expected that employ
meni might have been obtained for the dis
contented Portuguese soldiery. Mr., Ward, the
British Charge d'Afaires, protested against
any such proceedings, and immediately ac-
qnaInted the MiIlster PaImela Of his instruc-
ti'sns To cease acting as British Functiunary,
the moment any foreign troops intcritred la
tho Internal Affairs of Portugal. The disposi
tion OF the Portuguese army continued TO
cause the utmost uneasness amOngAt The
friends OF tile absolute King, aud during
Two or three days previous to the sailing.
oil The packet repeated instances had been
gwen OF their state OF excitement. They were
clamourous for the rc-appointrDent of their old
officers, and refused To obey the cadets whom
= the Qneon's party had placed over them
They also openly declared that they had been
duped, aud 1t was thought that they were ready
10 follow any Constitutional leader who might
again head item. Whilst this was the stat, Of
The psbllc feeling in Portugal, the Governments
was using all tlie power OF the kingdom to
assist the French against Spain. Oo ihe 9Th
Oi August the brig OF war Prov idcntia, the schr
4 Nyinph, aud ship transport, sailed from fhe
: Tagus, bound 10 The Guadalqui, e., loaded. Inv
Tie present Portuguese GUVrrnin, Ut. vita ar
h.iery, warlike stores and am n.tiiItiyn Ia assist
The French army IN the attempt to reduce
CadZ' The HOyallsts carried Their pretpusjofs
aud cidIms To an extent which exrrrded i'm
pudeGcc, III 50 far as II hordered nu ins,,nitv.-.
General P;:mpOna, the Marquis of l.unle and
C0ndldo Joze Zs2ier, clamed, from ihc ex
hausted Treasury, their pay whilst in tie
French service aud whilst they were ernrioyed