The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-06-20


haust' j. He laaded with the express per
missioa OF the 6oyeruor, and too. Up hi.
residence in the house of the American
Consul finding, however. that the repairs
ofthe vessel would require considerable
4 time for completion, aud imagining that al
Gibraltar he would met with fesse
bound direct for tie United S'ttes, lie oh.
tanned a passport from the Governor OF
I Malaga to proceed TO Gibraltar where he
arrived, but "as disappointed Of any i'm
mediate opportunity of proceeding TO A
merica.- lie had been at Gibraltar some
( time, when II Spanish Colonel, command
ing AT Saint Rogue, was introduced 10 hin
/ by an English officer, at the particular re-
( quest Of the Colonel. This person stated
, TO Murat that he had known his father in
! tlmately at Madrid that he had the high.
est possible esteem for al the family, anC
that although he was in the service of the
III < Of Spdio, he should consider himself
happy IN rendering him any good Offices
anu eoncinded by inviting him to pass a
day with him al st. Rogue. Murat arcep-
red the invitation, and on the olst of Janu-
airy set of from Gibralter 10 fulfil lis prom
lsc.
AlhouGhit is not customary for the iuha-
bltants of Glbraltertu demand express per
mission when they make little excursions
ON the Spanish territory, Mnrat on arriy-
ing at the Spanish line, inquired Of The
warder whether there was any objection
10 his passing, and was informed there was
no difficulty, but that the warder had recei-
we'd an order from the officer of the line.
that if Murat presented himself, he should
Ia If nd baf h.. II, =, III
speak with him. Murat replied that if the
officer had any thing to say to him, il ought
to BIZ upon Neutral ground. The warder
then left hun, and IN a few minutes return
ed, and stated that the officer who wished
10 speak with him WAS the Abide Camn
Of General O'DunneiI, who being indspu-
sed, WAS still in bed, and thu If Murat would
not wait till he could come To him, he beg
ged that he would enter upon AN assurance
Of safety. MQrat anxious 20 hear what he
could have 10 say 10 him. and respecting
the pledge of superior officer, entered ac-
cordiagiy, but scarcely had he shown him
self, when this parsonage declared HAT he
was a prisoner, and, to Hurats express-
ons of establishment, Coniescended 10 gave
no other answer than that such were his
orders, aud that az soldier he was bound
to obey them. The prisoner vas then Ia
ken tn Algrsiras, before General O'Don-
nell, who received him very iecnlarly, ex-
claiming ~ French, IN The words Of d piece
of M0ier's, " que dlahie aIifez yous faire
dans ectte galese :" rs if he was surprised
that Nurat should have allowed himself TO
have been rntrapprd by the pledge Of bis
AID dc-Camp; he was then taken 10 n con.
vent, and confined in room five PAGES
wide and seven PAGES long, without Win
dow, aud having only mairass upon
common folding beStcad. TO all the OF
jectio1s Of the prisoner, O'Donnell only re-
piled by wishing him good night. In a
bout an hour afterwards, however, he re-
turned and sad ihat he had not thought
his lodgings So bad, but that he had tound
another for him IN the town, 10 which lie yas
rcadyto conduct him. Murat, who attlibu-
ted the change 10 the circumstances OF some
English officers, went to the other prisuu,
which was aroom at the back of an inn,
with the windows barred with iron. Here
al the date Of this accuurt, he bad been
confined two months, with guard oftwrn-
ty men at The door, and without being per-
nlitted ever TO leave the apartment On
the outside of The house, Il guard Of forty
men nas kept up, while two hundred pat
rolled the town every niSht--all, however,
under charge two officers who relieved
each other, O'Dopncil being unwilling to
trust any otter persons. These officers
answered for IN. safety with their OWE lives
and were given To understand, tina; ii they
allowed any person to speak to hun they
would be dismissed from the service and
conf6ed in foltrcs, few persons, t!iele-
Lon, ; 4 Il