The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-05-21


letters from Lisbon, that the hopeful Don
M guel has added to the catalogue nf'his
crimes, by committing murder with his own
hand. The following are the terms in which
this airocious act ia described -" We
have been enabled to collect, on we fear too
good authority, the following details relat-
ing TO this unparalleled European homicide,
perpetrated in the Palace OF Queltz, by the
paternal hands Of our Holy Saint Miguel
legitimate King Of Portugal. The King
had for some weeks previous 10 the massa.
ere at the Palace, enter,a ined very strong
suspic ions as TO the continued fidelity TO his
Government of his elder sister, Don Isabel
Maria, Who Was the late Princess Regent
Of Portugal. The day on which the mur.
der was committed, Don Miguel was driven
into one of his mad fits Of brutal revenge
from receiving intelligence, through some
Of his minions, that a servant Of the Prin
cess had. the day before, left the palace by
Donna Isabella's command, having the
greatest part Of his sisters jewels in his
, possession, and taking with him also some
State documents. belonging to his mis-
tress, OF the greatest Importance. These
I documents,wc learn, were supposed to have
related TO the government of his country by
the Princess during her Regency.
"The moment Don Miguel was apprized
! Of tie servants departure, he fastened To
! the apartment OF his unfortunate sister, and
! insisted on the Princess's producing the
jewels and documents 10 which we have al
! luded. The Prince at the same tmo fu
| riousiy demanded what had become of his
sisters valet The Princess was at first so
terrified by her brothers menacing manner,
that her utterancc was choked-she was un
able to answer his rapid interrogatories al
the instant. The Prince at this grew more
enrGgsd, and aimed violent blow at his
sisters face. He then attempted 10 crap
pie her throat, but the Princess, by des
perate effort, providentially escaped from
the monsters murderous grasp, and the
monster was himself thrown on the floor
On rising from the ground, Don Miguel
discharged pistol at his fugitive sister,
Just as she was hurrying out of the room.
The ball missed the Princess. but servant
in the palace, who was Fastening 10 the
scene with Count Camurde. was shot dead
by the assassin. The Count was himself
wounded with blow, aimed at his life, by
his royal master, with bay yonet, fixed at
the end Of Den Miguel's pistol The al.
tendants at the Palace no longer affect to
conceal the commission Of the crime. The
Guards at Queluz, the "hrcheros," also
now openly talk Of the affair. Tic tumult
and the alarm produced on the occasion
rendered concealment Of the horrible cir
cumstances of the deed for length oftime,
quite out Of the question. The news spread
through the capital with fearful rapidity.
Horror was depicted on every countenance
The Princess, it is said, afterwards waited
her expected execution, by the hands Of
her brother, with great fortitude. Don Mi
guel, however, has not yet put his sister to
death. Donna Isabel is now shut up in n
solitary apartment Of the Palace, under the
constant surveillance ofthc Royal Guards"
THE LATE EARTHQUAKE IN STAIN.
a letter from Madrid Of the Cd of A pril,
states, that fresh shocks of an earthquake
were felt on the 25th Both, 81 3lst Of march.
The latter, which took place in the night,
spread terror and CONSERVATION through the
city. II the accounts from Madrid, given
in the French papers, be true. the effects
ofthese earthquakes in Murcia have extend
ed far beyond that province, and been at
tended with still more fatal disasters than
on the spot itself. All Codiz, it was re.
ported, had been submerged, though pains
were taken TO conceal that dreadful Gala.
nifty, by which every family in the king.
dom, and many in other lands, would be
thrown into desolation; for that rich com.
nercial city comprised within its merchants
individuals from almost every country on
earth. The number Of victims hitherto
dug out of the ruins Of the towns destroyed
by the earthquake amounts to more than
1900, and that of persons wounded or mu-
tilated, more than double that number.
The houses destroyed are between 6 and
1000. The wine and oil of last year are
| lost.
Extract Of letter from Havana, Of the
2sth ult to the Editors OF the Baltimore A
merican.--" On the Oath inst. the Falmouth
came of the port and sent in man charg,
ed with piracy. It appears that the Erie
discovered two pratical launches, ,of20 men
each, on the south side Of the Island, cha.
sed them on shore, and captured their boats
full OF arms and ammunition. On shore
they found the person above alluded 10, the
solitary occupant Of hut, in which, accord.
ing to his own confession, the pirates had
deposited and divided their plunder. Capt.
T. thought these circumstances sufficient
for handing him to the authorities Of the
Island.
"The email pox, in oil it varieties is uni
versally spread through this city. Those
who have cndcavoured to guard against it
by vaccination and incubation are not ex.
empt from its attacks. Unless grest eau.
ton is used, il will find its way into some
Of the cities Of the United States"