Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-05
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TWELVE DAYS LATER FROM LIVERPOOL.
BY the arrival last night Of the packet ship Roscoe
Captain Dclumo from Liverpool, whence she sailed on
the goth February, have received Liverpool and LON
don papers tu Lie above DATE from which We have made
the following extracts.
The London Courier Of Wednesday evening, 9th
February. says:-
The French ministry has been formed by NJ. Theirs,
and lTr Royal Ordinances appear III lie Muncur OIL
Monday appointing !l President Of the Council and
Minister Of Foreign A!4rs Count Montalvet: Minister
Of the Interior; NJ. Sausrt Minister OF Justice and
Keeper CT the Seals NJ Passy Minister Of Commerce.;
NJ Pellet dc la uzcrr, Minister u Public Instr uctlon:
Marshal MaIson Minister of War Admiral Dupcrrc and
Count ArgOut Ministers Of Marine and Finance.
The three latIcr OF the newly appointed ministers
Vice Presidents OF the Chamber; that the nIn-
slEy may be said 10 have been changed and reformed
entirely IN obedience 10 the minority OF the Chamber.
Several candidates for the vacant Vice Presenclrs
already announced We suppose that the Cabinet is
trrly formed in ar"orl""~. 'h the King wishes.
a ltlcr from Bayo Of the ISlh announces tIa,
the Cariss had commenced their operations against
Bboa, by attacking Portugalee, tic capture of which
would exclude the town from receiving succor by
1t reported that Iturtc, who had left ST. Scbastans
"a assist Bboa, had made sally and repu!sed the Cur
lists.
There was some arp shooting in the House cf Lords
On The 25d CT February, between fIScuunt Melbourne
and Lord Wharhciie The former alluded to some ~.
marks ut the latter III speech made Sheffield, and
characterized them as base, odious and grUuudcss.
Ar English paper remarks /" II out in the course
oI liidl Vi mat
ten years solitary confinement urgrr and sharper;
this discovery greatly disconnected the !ulan who wish.
&c 10 pass Tor Il sublime and national criminal
very heavy gales, attended with much damage to
property ana great destruction OF lite, occurred IN
parts Of England Tor the week previous the 10th
February. Loyds books the loss upwards
oi forty vessels, principally OIL the east coast
! lie storm prevailed with great violence in London
and The nrishboIhood A London paper of The lylh
says" The storm has done great mischief particularly
Oh the river, where NUMEROUS tiers vi shipping have
broken from their mornings and numbers ot bages and
boats have been swanPed. Suime uf the steamers ard
many vessels homeward bound had arrived as cx.
prcted, yesterday and ii feared the hurricane has
caused the loss OF many ships the coast In the uf.
ternoon the tide I" extraordinary ghl, and half
an hour before high water the banks Of the Thames
were ovcrllnwcd both Shores the rushing into
the ground floors and cellars combating sad havoc
with property Of all drscr:ptiUnS
SpAIS.-Ihc last news from Madrid is very favorable
10 the Queen party. The government tvies we're
in state Of iurwardness and II was calculated that
through the cxrrlius Of the government forces the
number Of the rebels in CulaIonIa and in Arraron who
had been formed into fighting masSrs had been reduced
very considerably. The NlcCroy OF Navarro, in i &c.
spalch, dated Lumber Jan. 80 stalcs that on visiting
the valley OF koncll: lie was happy 10 find that the in
hahitans we're decidedly and enthusiastically de.
voted 10 the Of The Queen; that having cunvoked
the Deputies, they had elected Don Sebastian d.. Gam.
bra conn'andant Of the valley and that measures were
adopted for rapidly armng and organizing the popula-
EXECUTION OF FiEStl AND Ili:: ACCuMrLiCEs
On Monday evening, :uth Feb. vas expected the
Court oi Peers condemned Firschi, Mercy and Pcpin
to death, Bocau TO twenty years IMPRISONMENT with
hard labor, but acquitted The remaining prisoner, Grs.
cher, who during The night discharged The
effect OF tho sentence upon the prisoners was various
fnSc appears to have 1T en thuEdcrslruck tirs be-
frantic but afterwards recovered his self uossrs
slun and described cheesul. Nlorey tie
old nian, received the communication Of his doom with
resignation but all the ltcb,css Of Pcpins character
was made manifest when II Came TO his turn learn
his lot.
On Friday morning, at minutes past O'clock the
awful scntctcc Of the law carried into effect upon
FIcsclI and his acc0mpilccS.
Pcpln was the first 10 descend from his vehicle. He
mounted the sCaijid with firm step, and exhibited in
his entire department degree Of camnrss and rcsirna
ton that formed strong contrast with the weakness
and rrrsoIuIiou displayed By him during his trial! On
reaching the fatal pia"rn, he bowed to the assembled
multitude. resigned himself into the hands OF the execu
toner. and III another loment ceased 10 exist.
The appearance Of the next prisoner (Morry) who as
ccndrd The scaiold excited an intensely painful feeling
among The popuIace In consequence Of his extreme
drO!:ty, liz actually lifted the scauid by the cx.
ecu"nrr and his assstan,s by whom he was strapped
the fatal board The knife then descc ndcd and almost
before the countless and GREATNESS multitude could per-
ccsc the signal ircn for its fall the wrclced criminal
was 4 hcadirss corpse.
FcscL though he 50 " the axe raised coored with the
blood o! has "ccomPlccs showed the slightest
ton Gt fear or horror but continued 10 converse with
's" ifrc!G ma! I'LL The assistant cXecutiOnrr laid his
hand upon lis shoulder. indicating that the fatal mo.
nrrt had arrived. He mounted the steps with cAlraor.
binary rapdIty, and placing himself in the attitude of
craor pronounced the following words with clear and
finn voice: - am about to appear before my God.
have told the truth. die content. | have rendered i
service to my country, by pointing out my accompccs
have told the truth and irsehoods, call upon
Heaven 10 witness am happy ard satisfied. deIna nd
pardon of God and man; but, above ALL Of God. | re-.
greet my victims than my life" Upon this he
turned quickly round and delivered himself into the
hands OF lis exccutioners.
The entire Of the fatal ceremony occupied but the
brief space Of five minutes, il being exactly that tine
after o'clock when the reekng fell upon the last Of
the criminals.