Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-09-03


gether in the quarter of st. Thomas, by pre-
yious arrangement, for an attack also upon the
same convent 1t was said that the mob were
first provoked by shot fired from the place
against the Captain Of the police, which proved
the signal for the insurrection, and that the mob
then assailed the place in body, forced the
doors, and killed the defenders. The unex-
pected appearance Of the Captain General put
a stop to further violence, and he left upon the
spot a sufficient guard Of military and police
to guard against their renewal
Inquiries are now going on into all these &C.
currences and il is hoped that in the result the
truth will be discovered. II is curious circum-
stance, that, owing to this last excitement the
people of Madrid seemed to have forgotten
their original fears as to the fountains having
been poisoned.
During the early part of the night attacks
were made upon the converts OF st. Francis and
Ia MERGED, and some friars were killed in both
places
retired. leaving public tranquility blished,
and taking measures to prevent similar attacks,
which, he was informed, were meditated against
the converts of st. Cayetano, the Trinity, the
Carmen, and Los Basios, and which, in effect,
did not take place. His EXcellency, for greater
security, has divided Madrid into four districts
to which he has allotted separate chiefs.
Throughout the whole of yesterday the garr-
son remained under arms; q strong force was
maintained in each of the converts; but moth
ing occurred again to disturb the public peace
At six in the evening the troops OF The garrison
and the Urban Militia were mustered in the
Gale de Alcala, along which they were drawn
up, and where they remained at the moment We
are writing this.
A proclamation has been issued, in which the
people are warned that the enemies Of the Queen
are seeking to take advantage of the panic &C
casoned by the cholera to carry their facous
PURPOSES into effect, and cautioning them against
their Vaccinations. BY the terms Of this pro.
clamation are provided
Art. |. All meetings Of more than ten per,
sons of whatever class or condition, are forbid
den in the streets and squares.
Art 2. The dissemination OF alarming or dis.
ouieting news to be treated and punished as one
guilty Of sedition.
Art g. All the threatening assemblies, and
those who refuse to assist in suppressing commo
tiops. are denounced as enemies of the Queen.
and to be treated as rebels.
Art T. Charges,the corregidores with the exc.
cution Of the decree, which is signed by:
Madrid July II, 1884 The Duke ofGoR.
A notice of the disturbances in the capital OF
the following day, says that their origin is a
"mystery," but that twenty persons had been to
ken up either with arms in their hands, or suspect.
ed, & poisonous matters in their possession. They
also give different version Of the beginning
of the disturbance, but it is confessed to have
beer traceable among the poPulace to notion
that the fountains had been poisoned
Upon the 18th, the Queen issued proclama-
ton countersigned by Mascoso, Civil Governor
of the province, in which she deplored the ex-
cesses that had been committed, regretted the
people of Madrid allowed themselves to be So
much led astray by vain and irrational fears; but
tha liot. rhotc 1T
trespasses upon the public peace will be punish
ed with strong and unsparing band. This Is
dated from Madrid, where The Queen wouh
seem to have been on the 18th. :.
BY another decree, dated from lldetonso, tho
18th of July, 1884, the convent of ST. Frances
of Abando, of the city Of Bilboa, is dissolved,
and its revenues sequestrated; because OF the
aid given by the riars to the Carlists, and their
having actually proclaimed the Pretender.
Her Majesty has ordered 1000 reals from her
private purse to be applied to the use Of the poor
lying i'll Of the cholera.
Doy MIGuEL.-Ths parsonage it appears BY
a letter from Turin, has not yet resolved wheie
he shall fix his abode. He seems, indeed, 10
wish to 90 to Vienna; but II is question whe
Their the Imperial Cabinet will like him to De
there IL he does not receive satisfactory an
swer to the application which he has made, NJ
will 60 first to Pisa and afterwards to Rome
BELGIUM.
King Leopold having notified his acceptance
to the Spanish Government, the Queen kegeh'
Of Spain has, by special decree with TIE CouIl
Gil of Ministers, recognised the kingdom o.
Belgium. and appointed M. Chevalier r. GA'
lemtara Ayaiz Charge d'Affaires at Brussels.
nj. D'Almeida Garrett the Portuguese MINI"
ter to Belgium arrived at Brussels on the 2i'h u
July.
ANTWERP, July 24-The ravelin which chs a.
bout to be erected opposite to the Bastlon OF ~
ledo will be a remarkable work-it will iortlly
part of the citadel, the weakness OF when Va,
shown in the late siege This ravelln VIII 1ui
the rampant of Beguone gate, and will eSlen'
to the middle esplanade, which will be sfea.
ly diminished. The quantity of materials q"
lected on the spot and the line Of the woiE' q
marked out, indicate the importance oil 'N'' ."
dertakng.
HOLLAND.
THE HAGUE, July 24-His Royal HleIni
the,Prince of Orange has come from h!s p prn
quarters 10 Seelsdyk to see his consort '"e ~"
cess, on her return from Germany. ,,or
The fine weather that We enjoy this sun" SUI Sol.
is extremely favorable to the health OF ou ,t,6y
diers, the number of sick being reh""'''