Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-01-31
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,y. the s,est graceful and acsomplishc man.
| ncrs The priare, waving all conside a,loas
OF birth ard fortune, was privately married
| TO her by the Bishop of Guards. Notwi,h-
standing the uuptIals mere performed with
nil the secrecy Imaginable, yet they reached
the kings ear. lssha had. premeditsted con-
sort Cor Don Fedro Ia Gle King Of Castles
daughter. Fe questioned him as TO tho truth
OF the report but tho prince. knowing his
fathers arbitrary disposition, thought il prus
dent thea to concrai the fact 81
The nobility also had intnation Of tho
rssrriage and the preference given 20 Ignea
had awakened their jealousy. .Ifesce they
teck every opportunity OF representing her
10 woman Of the greatest ambition, and
pretended that very fatal Consequences were
TO be apprchendcd from s1ch an alliance
they elso condemned the prince asa rash and
dlsobcf'icnt son The king, who was man
OF weak understanding, gave ear to tbeix
caumny. and they worked upon his passions
10 that degree, that he resolved 10 mardag
the unfortunate princess. Accordingly he
set out to pefpetrs,e the. horrid deed, accom-.
paoied by three OF his courtiers, and. a NUM-
Ger Of armed men Dona Iener at this Tina
resided at Combra, 10 the palace Of Stanta
Clara, wbete she passed her time in,tho
most private manner, educating her children
and attending TO the duties of her domestic
affairs. The prince, unfortunately. was y
broad 90 a hunting party when the king arr
rived. The beautiful victim came out TO
meet bin. with her two infant children, who
clang about bis knees. screaming aloud for
merry, She Frustrated herself Al his feet,
bathes them with tears, and supplicates pity
Tor her ehiljren, beseecbing him 10 Danish
ber.t some remote desert, where she would
gladly wander. an exile with her babes. The
feelings OF nature arrested bis arm, just rais-
ed 10 plunge A dagger into her breast. But
his councillors urging the necessity Of her
death, and reproducing him FOR bis disregard
TO the Tol!ate Of tile nation, he relapsed into
his former resolution, and commanded them
to dispatch her! al which they rushed for
Ward, regardless OF The cries Of innocence aud
beauty, and Instantly struck off her head
Soon after tue above transaction. the prince
arrived, bit s'asl found those eyes that were
wont to watch his return With impatiences
closed in death The sight of his beloved
Igncz, weteriue In gore. filed his mind with
distraction, and liadled every spark OF re-
senge in his soul In all the agony ofragc,
ne called aloudon the ayenging hand of hca-
ven 20 punish tDeae monsters, who deprived
him of Ell he held dear upon Garth.
IN soaD rs her Rename werc inferred, he
put himself at The head 81 an army, who syms
pathixed with his Distress; they carried fire
and sword through the adjacent PROVINCES
ann laid waste tho assrtes Of the murderers,
The royal troops could net oppose them, they
ned at the appearance OF the gallant ayen-
gers Of innocence. Bot the king, wretched
mani cosd not fly from HIMSELF; the cries or
bis grand children siIl echoed in his ears, and
the bleeding image of their unfortunate mo.
Their was constantly before his eyes. Death
Al 80 al h.
expisei, full of observation-disclosures sccumula,
ted cries, Itetwas. an undutiful son, an wa1
natural brother. and a'crueI father:
The prince now assembled the throne, in
the 3lth year of his age. tie no sooner OBJ
falned The rover. than he meditatcd to re-
venge TIE death q his beloved Ignes. The
three murderers, namely Pedro Coello, Dro-
20 Lopez Pscheo, and Aware Gonsaiva, had
hedinto CASTLE, previous 10 the death OF tho
King: The prince ordered them to be tried
9na charge Of high treason, and being found
guilty, their estates were coDfiscatedl Next
be conirired 10 seIze their persons, by agree
ing with u,e king of Cattle that both should
recsprocslly deliver up Aie Portuguese and
Castiii'an iugii,ves WHO sought protection in
their respective domnions. GonsaIvi and
cde''o vsers~ accordingly arrested, and sens
N chains 10 Portugal PacheO escaped into
France The king was at Santarem when
the delnquents were brought to him; be in-,
.tsnilgt eriercd them to be lain on pyro
that was previously fofit,ed, contiguous to
which he had hanquit prepared. Before
the torch was kinied. and while they agoni.
rsd 1T every pore nnder The most lingering
fortunes, their hearts were cut out; one at his
breast, the other at his back. Lastly, the
pyre Was setos blsze, in presence Of which
he e.ned. while they evaporated in the hames
Having thus sppeased bis Unsuitable thirst
Of revenge, no ordered lis marriage Witt
Donna isnex to he published throughout The
kingdom; then her body was taken out Of tho
sepuchre, covered with regal robes, and pla,
ced on magnificent, throne, around which
his ministers assembled; aud did homage ID
their lawful queen. After this ceretnony,
her corpse was translated from Coimbris 10
Alcebacos with pomp hitherto unknown 10
the kingdom, though the distance between
these two places Is fifty two miles, sci Ito,
road was hned on both sides, all the ifays
with people holding lighted tapcrs, 1he fd-
neral was attended by all the noblerf1eh and
gentlemen 10 Portugal, dressedin long mour-,
nlng cloakes, their ladies aso attended, dress
ed in white mouroiug wells.
srhe cloud which the abave disaster cast
over the n3jHd ~ Don Pedro, was never to-
tally Dispersed, aud al lie Tired in q state OF
ceistsae =. the remainder Of hrs life, accordin8-
10 his VOW, there was nothing to Divert BIS
attention from Eliminating on the fate CT BID
hafoSad.enanaa The iupress,nr has. taafh-