Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-12-16
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nov b.. ore your consideration. / am in.
deed told, that the government of the Uni
ted States wai spoil their tresiies with US
and sink Our national council under their
feet Itmay be so, but il shall not be with
our consent, or by the misconduct of our
people. We hold them by the golden chain
Of friendship, made when our friendship
was worth a price. and if they act the
tyrant and kin US for our lands, we shall,
in a stare Of unofending innocence, sleep
with the thousands Of our departed people.
NV feeble limbs will not allow me to stand
longer. can say no more, but, before
sit, allow me to tell you that | am in favor
Of the bill"
VRolssals POISONING at .Naderia.--Lst-
ters from MaJcria 10 the 9th Of October
have been received in this city, BY the
Howard at N. Y. Thay give an account
Of the most attroeious act that has been
committed in Chrisendon since the pot
sOning ofthe sick at Jsffa
From the extracts published in the Jour.
nal of commerce, il appears that "thg
Governor Of the Island, and the other
Miguelite authorities, knowing that the
18th Regiment of infantry was inclined to
Constitutionalsm, bribed the Commissioner
who was charged with furnishing bread 10
the troops, to poison tho bread for that
regiment. A hundred soldiers felt imme-
diately the effects Of the poison, and were
carried to the hospital. The news soon
spread ;--the remainder Of the regiment
rebelled, and arrested tho commissioner.
The I'd of infantry and the artillery, reg.
ments rather attached to Don Miguel, uu-
'expectedly took tho side OF the 18th. On
the Doth, the troops besiegod the palace Of
the Governor, in order TO arrest a major sup.
posed to be concerned in the transaction,
but he escaped on board corvette. Tho
greatest confusion prevaled;" and It vas
believed with the utmost confidence, that
the usurper Don Miguel, and his hopeful
mother, were at the bottom OF the foul plot.
Another letter states that as many as 200
of the troops we're affected by the poIson.--
Suspicion fell upon Bachica, who had the
contract for supplying the bread, but ne
was not considered as the prime mover OF
the dabolical act He was however ar.
rested, together with the men employed
in the baking establishment, but no light
has yet been thrown upon the mystery. On
the 2ith when the anniversary Of Don
MiguePs birthday was solemniZed with
many demonstrations Of joy) the soldieTs
broke out into much disorder repaired 10
the prison, and fofcibly took Bachica out I;
but he was, with much difficulty, rescued
by some of the principal officers. who
pledged themselves that justice should DO
done. He was then conveyed on board
corvette for safety. But the soIdlers, a.
gain assembling, insisted on his bong
placed under her charge, which has been
complied with" Itsppears, likewise, that
some of the poorer inhabitants OF the island
who were in the habit Of procuring some OF
the soldiers' bread, had been made SICK
by the poison. Great disappointment had
been felt among the inhabitants, that the
British government had not taken part
with the ConstItutonslists against the
Usurper. The most respectable part OF
The old inhabitants have disappeared, either
from prescription and imprisonment, or
from being hid away from the search Of
the minions Of this modern Dyonisius.