Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-11-14

II, ;n.t. The garrison OF this CITY consisted Of
srst souad,on nl the horse grenadiers, the bat
..,,o, Of Vargas, and brigade OF artillery. The
a.n;,ators succeeded to bride this brigade. and
mskc it the nucleus of their operations In pur-
" ,a ~ the;r plans which had been concerted in
,ecret meeting at O'Clock OF the same evening"
~, or the artillery was 10 attack the palace, aup
.,tr n,rt the barrack Of Vargas, and another the
e,an,crs. Those intended TO attack Vargas were
No suhdiyided, and to iijarate Gen. Pa'Iilla, in
va, IN Mace him at thc head Of this parcidial
Undertaking. -.
In consideration OF Tie distance no well as Of its
.,n ;mnortance. il was determined to brsin BY
,,ar,n;nr thc Palace. This was done BY the com.
maalne officer (Concndante,) Garlic, liorment,
ro,entno. Gonzales. Captain Lopez, and Wene-
IN Ouilaivar, who conducted and led the assas.
!sin, Torment, himself morta'y wounded three
ssptlnc!s. and accompanied by the others he
s.ccndcd the upper apartments, where no'with
Esanang his young Lieut. Andres harra' orderly
Bcaicer Of the I.hcrator Fought with signal ya'onr
Ernt he was disabled by the cut OF sabre IN his
E,sh hand. The a.sailants succeeded TO penetrate
Euto the cabinc, Of Ills Exocllcncy, who came out
\ o meet item but being alone against all the con-
Eirator., he prepared to defend himself IN his own
kcalnet and which il was found impossible tn hold
4 ri any Hunger. he sailed forth from balcony
Fto the street and reached the barrack Of vargas.
TIE attack on these barracks had commenced az
Is !on as news was received OF that on TIC palace.
F;nd vas directed by the Comdt Silvia, by placing
IA price Of ordnance against The gate bat the
n lard sustained their post with iirnness, and as
4. ,ed By tile soldiers If the same battalion, who
H om the upper windows fired upon the asSrcssors
N It'll some Of the little ammunition which they had,
Nea back the conspiafors, tocH taeIr cannon, aud
llrsugd them in all directions.
fnoo n,l
\ ecdc,i in getting into the prison Of Gen. padiila,
Nadcr The orders Of Capt. Il. Blneno. and r. Men.
sioza, By lcapng tie wall q the yard, aud having
Preached Tie Of that general. surprised Col.
pnIivar IN bed, and discharged a, his breast. The
falant Colon"l died by tie hands Of men who aa'l
gEevcr seen the face Of an enemy
When those who attlckcd The palace let II
Stbey met q, the door OF Col. Ferguson. Aid de.
NCamp Of the Ii5era,or. Al the first noise Of the
xtnmuIt this deserving officer fastened from his
1l6l,rss. ard on reaching The spot pistol wa:
Hired at his breast liz the Cnmht. Ccrriio, 10 whose
n recent promotion Ferguson had mainly assisted
division oi The regiment of Vargas. under The
comman. Of Lieut. Forrealoa having been Supplied
Swiih ammunition, and headed by Gen. Crdaneta.
minister Of war. accompanied hv Gen. Paris, Cor
sdosa Nelez, AMI 0riesa, placed themselves in the
In lncpal square. from whom orders were given Tor
The defence of the CITY and the pursuit Of the rai
tors here they were joiDed by the L.bcratnr, who
vas received with ,pen arms and most cntbusas-
Itic demonstrations Of joy by all tho officers and
lLen.
ASolomn High Mass, in thank SOWING was Offer
led up on the Goth OF the Archbishop.
The proper authorities are engaged in preparing
the pcoccsse. against the cunsprators
The people to the amount of 1000 have armed
and by their exertions many of those who had Is
oapctl The pursuit of thr military, were taken.