Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-08
T,ro Days later from Ens,and.


the fast sailing packet ship Fama, capt. Berry.
from L'verponi, last evening, we have receiv-
ed our regular files of English papers from
London to the ssd, and Liverpool TO the cath
November, inclusive. We find in them M
very important intelligence, hut have extract
ed the most prominent articles. We are hap
ny I" find the markets for American produce
improving: Gil. Gaz.
Windsor, Thursday. Nor. eO-His Majesty.
and his usual suite, took AN string this morn
ing TO the Royal Cottage. Sir Charles Long
left the Castle to, day for London.
Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, a Ca
hinet Council was held at the Foreign Office,
Downing street, which was attended by the
Lord B-xley, the Chancellor of the Exche-
Earl Of Liverpool, Earl Bathurst, Mr.. Canning.
qner, and several others. The Cabinet sat in
delibrratlon till about FIVE o'clock.
SECOND EDITION.
City, half past fico o'clock, Nov. 81.
letter 1t is said, has just been received
from Paris. dated Thursday morning, half-pasf
five, stating that an extraordinary Courier had
that instant arrived from Madrid. which he
| left on the 14th.
1t is alleged he brings intelligence of two
DEGREES having been drawn up by the Kings
order. at AranIuez for his signature revok-
ing the celebrated Port ST. Mary Decree, de
claring his intention to grant a general amnes-
| ~, with certain exceptions, and acknow ledg-
ing the whole Oft the debt contracted up to the
period of the departure of the Foreign Minis
ters from Madrid.
We give the above, as il has reached US,
without at all vouching for IFS authenticity.
We are sorry 10 state. that Intelligence has
reached town this morning Of the death nj
Lord Erskine, which took place at Edinburgh
in consequence ofan Inflammation fthelnngs
His Lordship was in his seventy-sixth year.
We understand that Committee. cnmpOs
ed of persons of The highest responsibility. is
forming for the relief of those Spaniards
whom the present state of affairs in the PENN
sula has driven into exile. Their distress is
SAID To be very great ; and ne we are assured
the parties who have undertaken their cause
mean To conduct he subscription without the
slightest reference TO political considerations
We shall not bp sorry To see IL succeed.
EXECUTION OF RIFGO.
/, Extract OF letter from Madrid. date, Nov.
z" As soon as his ROYAL Highness the Duk,
d'Angonleme had quilted the capital, (which
was on the 4fh insi. the Cd Court of Alcade'
d'Cassady Ccre FASTENED the necessary pre-
parations for making the Inflated Riego drink
the last drop of the chalce of bitterness
Many orth@se occupied in these preparations
had but eight months before. hailed him as u
hero. He was transferred from The prison
where he had hitherto bPen to the public
prison at an upusua hour Of the nigh, and
when there his sentence was read To him
which was as follows Don Rafael Ri,gC
is condemned to the capital punishment of the
ghhet he is 10 he dragged through all The
streets leading TO the place of execution, hi,
, property 10 he coniiscated 10 the profit of In,
! Kings Chamber, and he is to pay the expen.
SEES of his trial.
for rs. a. A,
he was led into the burning Chanel Ga room
lighted up with funeral candles. ard other EN-
biems of death In this situation. whic.
struck with grief every man possessed of
spark of proper feeling Riego showed the
most nnshrinkng frmness. All he said was
May God grant that my death may con.
duce TO the happiness and tranquility o.
, Spain" These words will moi he forgotten
The unfortunate Riego was sent To the scaffoIe
. IN virtue of er post facfo law, circum
stance which history will not forget. in re-
) cordng these deplorabr times. 1t was durin.
the night of the 9th that preparations wer,
made for the execution. Amongst the crowt
at ferocious people who looked on with plea
| sure at the progress IF this fatal work, som,
were remarked and fully recognized tn he the
| same who, on very different hut not distan
occasion. had shouted in the ears of REG,
Viva 81 heroes de las Cabezasl' ~ To-da,
(the 7ihl the execution took place at the Plaz;
j., de la Cebsda. Here and in all the adjaceD
streets there was an immrnse crowd Of peopp
amongst whom were Numbers Of monks an,
priests, as also in the windows. Silence pre-
vailed during his passage from the prison Il
the fatal spot. During this agonizing marcl,
and M To the last instant of his existence HI
exhibited all the calmnass and serene courae
OF generous nature, willing 10 be sacrifice,
IN the cause Of his country. On mounting tn
scalf"ld his legs appeared to he feeble, the,
were evidently swelled, probably in conse
quence of his recent illness, aud the weight O
the irons with which he had been loaded
When the execuiioner had made sign tina
he had ceased To exist, a pira was sent fnril
by number of persons close TO the gibbet
which was ofan immense height.
| PARIS, Nov. tI-Sfrong ne she is, Englanc
does NOT give hcrselfthe trouble To parIey will
| the Continent. nor even To threaten il or al
tack il not al all. She goes little by little
and with diplomatic address, in Which she ha
long practice, to recognise American Indepcn
dencP, To form there commercial connexions
much mere useful, much more fruitful for hrl
prosperity, thar the relations of dependence
which can exist between metropolis and col
onirs. She goes on, in word To secure I,
herself the only kind determination coinpatibl,
with the present time, and during this inter
val innumcrable ships will cover the seas, ano
protect in silence the establishment of her
connexions. The Holy Alliance will call En-.
gland TO Congress {; but as IT is useless tc
| go To plead before others for the possession a
an object OF which one has secure possession
! EnglandswIli not repair TO il, or at most leave
a uis'ting card by ceremOnibus diplonlaiisi
and she will continue her useful proceedings
| In this case the Continent would have only
two courses To take either to make sudden