True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-11-28

tncllt llkuIcSn lcllCE FeOfuttyI
last by a celebrated tinerant dpIomatistrwllo, no
doubt. wrote by order OF his muster, 10 insure Don
Carlos Of the sympathy whicl, all felt for him in a +
certnih Cour and to tell him at tho snc time That
Tho feeling of interest viii h he inspired would re-
dohbte IL ho wercto display greacr activity, and
Obtain some brilliant victory. HI then: entreats
hin, for his sake and that If humanity, to Phi
stop 10 acts of savage barbari,y which could only
tend to i'jnro his pre,ensons. ..The & cd cause,
he says should set the example and be- lhcrs, TO
perceive tho necessity for dscontnung n warfare
SO contrary to the laws of God and man. :
"Don Carlos, ever since his marriage, which
was disapprosed by all his friends (at least un.
timely led the most sedenary existence. During
ten month he only held two reviews, at one Of
which he walked arm and arm with his wife, and
never visited tho lines. TIE most antiquated
forms Of etiquette were revived. at his Court, and
strictly enforced Their Maiestics were waited
upon by Grandces of Spain; Grandec should put
on and take off the Kings boots! Another laid the
dishes on the royal tube, and attended the family
at its meals. In fact every absurd custom, which a
hundred years ago woud have been usdcrcd u
of date even in Spain, re.cstabshed and rigid.
ly adhered to. The Generals could not obtain &C
cess, except Ivy extraordinary favor, to tho apart
mcnts of the King. They desired to consider
themselves highly fattcrcd at being admitted into
his ante chamber and not being loft to wait the
lobby or staircase, while common servants wen, in
| and out, while the, who for six years had been
splitting their blood for the King, could not procure
admission. The Prince of Schwarzenbcrg, who
was purposcly sent by Prince Molternich to on
quire into the state of affairs, obtained an
audience of Don Carlos, and on ono occasion only
and by special favor, he was permitted 10 wait in
his antccha
"'l'he state Of torpor into which Don Carlos had
fallen was no where more bitterly deplored than
among his friends at head quarters. The Plinco
of the Asturias himself was kept in the back
ground and sent to reside in a remote village. unr
der the care Of n valet dc chambre ind clergyman.
| The latter, who a sensible man, could not help
expires lsg dispeasure that his royal charge, then
in his 2lst year, should be condemned 10 lead an
ingorous life, when his presence among the troops
might be so useful to the A Frcnchman
at last bcthoug lit himself of fiction to try and
shame Don Carlos out of his naction. He drew
up for the purpose journey of the Pretender,
which was published some month"; since in La
| Mode and all the legtmatist journals of France.
The Prince was represented in the article as dcvo-
ting his whole time to tho affairs Of the army and
state, and displaying the most praiscworthy zeal &
activity. When the article back to head
quarters, it was made tho theme Of much commont
l contents wcra widely at variance with the
reality that the intention of tho writer could not
possibly be mistaken. II failed, however, in pro-
ducing the desired effect. The Prince Of the As.
turas, on being told who the author of it was,
compli'nen,ed him on his good intcn,ions. You
have not said he, described what is, but what
ought 10 be, and Which, tear will never be rca!i.
zcd.'
ssThc whole army, accordingly, soon became dis
gusted. Then Den C,rIos was besot by host Of
monks and hattcrcrs; his Minister Of War was a
lawyer, whom the fighting renctan tly obeycd;
the fanatical priest Larraga was eternally holding
np for imitation tho saguinary proceedings Of ca.
brera, and had raised by his condiary preaching
such an outcry at Court against Maroto and other
chi'is' that the Prince, who only saw through the
eyes OF the energumcnes, by whom no was sur.
rounded suffered himself to be persuaded that his
most faithful Generals were traitors to his cause
and he actually entered into conspiracy, which
would have ended fatally for Maroto Simon La
Tore, Urb,sonodo, lube, and many other Off.
GERS, had not not the plot been denounced in time
| to Maroo.
The latter Immediately convohed council of
Apo.tolicals, and it was unanimously decided that
Garcia CarInona, and such others known
TO concur in the views Of the consprators, should
be arrested and executed. Hence the massacres OF
Estea, which were imposed upon Maroto by
sheer necessity, in his defence, and to escape
guet a pied, which had been laid for him and othe
Generals, and which actually to be executed
on "A given day, The result of these occurrence:
was the exile into France of IS individuals Of tho
Court of Don Carlos, who, with difficulty could b,
saved from The fury of the soldiers
at is not here, my intention to justify those cx
eeu,ions, or the subsequent conduct Of Moroo; bu
all the well wishers of the Carlis cause in the pro
vnces salutcd him, at the time, their saviour. |,
a memorial prepared shortly afterwards and for
wardcd to an Austrian noblcman, to be laid heior
!, Prince Mrt,crn CHI, which memorial was cGmmu
nicatcd to the Ambassadors in Paris, and wiic
contributed not little to dispose the Powers il
favor OF a compromise, most Of the above facts r.
set forth, and Maroto is represented the on
man capable Of asserting the rights Of Don Carlos
Tho menoriallst dcscrbcs that General a" possess
ing more military TALENT and be ng better states
man than Xuualacaracgui, who, he possitivol,
states, did not die of his wound, which was Sigh
one, but ofthc annoyance no had 10 endure from
the Carnari!la. ''rhc ia,e,' he then adds
'wou d have awaited Maroto, but for his dcsperat
rcsolutiun."