The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-02-23

'9'i"l' r fiilpecinauU was one Uf
The victims. Stripped Of his com.
maud in Zamora. he Withdrew 10 b,s
farm but. IN the following year,
the revolt of the Guards on the 7th
of July in Madrid. again called him
To arms. He marched up from VAL
adolid IN defence of Spanish freedom.
lie subs quontly moved IN ii .nenaa
where anothcr conspiracy I'D bi,o-
ken out, aud III few days restored
order. In January. 1925. di,isi-
on of the army called ..nf the fat -
commanded b, Bessicrcs. marched
up from Aragon 10 New CASTLE. h
placed the Government IN perilous
siatc. A small body of troops left
the capital, under the orders of Gen.
eral O'Daly. who sent half hi, for
ces to FL Enpecinado.--The post
commanded by O'Daly was com
pletrly defeated in bribnrg. with
The loss of lts artillery Whilst En-
pecinado beat the roy alists' army un-
der Napape, and, IN compliance with
The orders he had received. took pos
session ot Casquenas. Tic d. irat
of The other div isions Intended f., co.
operate with him placed RI Empe-
made IN an awkard frcdlcanent.
''on winch he exl,icatcd himself by
his presence of mInd aud knowledge
oi the ground and. n tcw DAYS al.
forwards. he pursued the remnant Of
the roy allsts. being in command 0f
The vanguard of the army under A.
blsba. When the French army
crossed the pyrenee-. FL Emprcina-
do, notwithstanding the critical 81
tuatIon Of affairs. and bis rank enti.
iling him To the command NJ dXi-
sion, collected IA new guerilla party
with which he kept The field ill tho
dlssolation Of the go, crnmcnt in en-
dir, and the dispersion Of the consti,
tuinual armies. Grucral placencia,
a. who commanded IN t.atramadura,
included him IN his tapilulation with
tltr rnyallst chleis, IN consequence
Of which the 10, al authorities provi.
died him with passports To return
home. Having s,gnallZCd himself
on All OCCASIONS ~ The constitutional
cause. and bra,ed The anger. Of The
king. whose ,lndicliNe disposition
was well fu0wn, he vas advised TO
fs bui he spurned AT The idea, and
relied on the cgrIi, oil his conduct.
Scarcely had he joined his family,
when the lnyaIis volunteers surroun.
ded his dwelling. tore hin from tho
bosom III all that Mas dear To him.
ami carried him II prisoner To Roa.
There every lnllgDIty that malice
md envy could invent, Vas hcaped
upon him, ill at length liz enemies
dragged him 10 scaii0id.
RI Empecinado was of the middle
stature he had rather frowninr
look. aud dark colour his features
were strongly marked, and his per-
son meMhat lnsty his constitute
on was nrinpaired by the most Sc
we're hardships. aud he VAS remark
able for the quantity of hair With
which his body Vas covered. In his
disposition he was frank. true 10 his
word, interchangeable in the object be
~as pursuing and, in short. he
possessed all tho essential requisites
for IA sol Ter:
Forage 10 the .boon.-Dr. John
wilkins bishop ri Ibestcr. ~ tho
reign ol Charles II. had attempted 10
show the possibility of voyage to
the moon. 1h Dutcb.ss or New.
castle, who had written thirteen yo-
tunes upon speculative subjects,
meeting the bishop one e,cnl,g at a
concert, aCcosted him thus: :. Ny
Lord, suppose you were able 10
carry me 10 the moon, where am
10 abIde III my way thilher ?"
Madam, sand he, "6f all people
IN the world, should not have
expected that question from you, who
lave built 80 many castles in the air,
tilai you might sleep every night in