Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-08
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,MiOiESAl.E POISONING AT MADEIRA
&c ';o''orS OF TIE Journal ut Commerce have brsu
iavoured with extracts nf several letters frnn, ~ d.
reEtNeh by the Howard, TO tic 29ih of October I;
val be seen that horrid at has been committed th,-,
inc particulars Of which are give" below:
MApTIuA, Oct. 90 1890,
most extraordinary and horrid decd, wo,tby 9, <,
barihoicmew's day in France, has been con,uj,.l
mere ms wrck me Governor OF the Island. and the
o'"'r hiRuelhe authorities. knowing ,iat TN. IAN
Regiment OF infantry inoIS05J TO t;onsi,uinn,s
ot'oed thr commissioner who charged with fur
m's"k Dread to The troops, to poison the bread tor
,"' LTE mem; hundred soldiers felt Immediately
the effects OF the pos)n, and were carried 10 The Lo
p''al. me news soon spread-the remainder of rl.
regime NJ rebeIed, and arrested the COMMISSIONS :
me ~ o "t"ntr' aud the arler, T, pinrnt, ro'l,r
t4ch' to Don Msuc, x ec,ed,, look t,' s;,l, IS
'pe lo'n On The @oih the toops besieged the raIcc
"t The Governor, in order To arr, 81 major s,,,,.J
% De concerned ~ the rlmsaction but he had escnped
on board corvette The greatest confusion prev,is
Donna Maria ~. F'"
II IS sad almost with certainty, that this attemtt
was committed by order of the old Queen and her son
hInEInA, Oct. IS l820.-You will have learned Ior,
CT" ''S tn'' your hopes aud those of many otbera %
regards The conduct Of the English Ministry towards
PORTUGAL have unfortunately been grossly decent
and disapPo ntel. Whether it can be nnheId and
JiSUhcd by sound policy, must leave to prrater mi
teams ma" myself to determine. Hat their not nav.
ht h'crtered IN the affairs OF Portugal. has caused
much distress in This Island, from which Amos, liz,
W"ui q" the nos, respectable part of its former inl
iins have disapPeated either by ,io:ion ON tic
part OF the government voluntary d. sht from cx-
Pec'cu prosecution. There arc yet some few b.
ileVe hidden aw.y, Tho have not been SO dextyr,tls
IN taking their escape.
The English here IN general have no; had much T.,
complain OF since ihe change of government 80 thor
persons and houses have been respected; bu the nrr
sent state Of the island does not wear the r,,., l
S"E ~SFect. The s"'diery have never been cnrs;,
'r'd enuTeN subordinate. and most lcmanta5c o.,
ouWcnce mas just taken plicr, which y rL ,,ri co.,
son has rendered them less control. bic thar, su.I ~
days ago the effect OF poison was vis.bl. n,nn,, ,l
we soldiers ofthe 18th regiment which increased ~.
/ N nd Lev Ist,,l. 81
'"''H.l'n,S' Who had As Is customary, purch1sr0
% M Dreid delivered that regiment. It is SD
U"' As many as 20 have been illus ct, ctcl. Su.p,.
Gu" ' upon Bachlca, who lad the contrast Tor sun
pbinS The bread. lie const qrcntly arrested e..
geth-r with men employ ed in the baking establish.
mcut, but mo light has yet been thrOwnupl M, NJ,
-. Dy betyrtycst"rusy Fhcn the, annycrs ry If IT,,
MgucPs birthday sOcmnized with n.an, dcn,,,@
STATIONS of joy the solery brake iumuch dsDrr,
repaired TO the prison and ffcbly topk U.lic. mn,
bit lac was, with much difficulty, rescur,d by the prn
cipa officers, Who pledged themselves tina, ;us,;cc
should be done lie was then conveyed on boord f.
'ete for salty, But the soldiers again aqsrt,
INSISTED his being placed under lhcr ci,ar, i;f'
has been complied with. IN "''''"
Though b"chioa has been thus dealt will. the Reor.
do not consider thu hc las been ,l,. ,,rioa ,,,, -
the business hut hint nj his having been i,s,,'a,,tt
persons OF BreHter c"st q~nce, Which ,l,vy expcot 10
m'uOs I'm 70 CONF 'S TIC highest su,hoflic, ur,
no, "c'u ~ much respect hJ them.
! =; s. No ati h.s yet occurred from ,l,. ,b,,.
ryU"'"'hoV crcuns. incc, though many ut tn. to,r
'e"""s nave suffered dreadflily
= hoE"e e'ueh'Ite Young VA, vim - .ry ,b.,,.,
| Iin hc employment ut Nj Rysn. %, N,y, I",t ,i,t
49, nos ne.n arrested at Oolrn'us. ONO aud sIiou 81 ue
m""'y recovered -tnc balance he had sp,n,.
! - shocking N'r"r-lhc body Of shs N,ry rI,-iu,. ot
Danyle l2 was found dead, her Que ia, lnt vccL
Inc infant dausict about eighteen month"; Old was ir 3.
NJ wa, absent add iio ping v" l1'I'n1 "i Nlrs
mo-, oruelle O'cd " avaio t,lars ono hc, ~ f,fe,
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