Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-11-26


Muaoz, a soldier Of The Guard. The follow
ing is IN account Of this discredila5le and ~
II it resulted disastrous allisnces
4 .Two months s'ier the death Of Ferdinand
VII. the Regent became acqusiaied with the
garde du eorBs Munoz, who came 10 the
palace with lis conradc, Nicholas Frenco
who carried on OH intrigue with Donna Te-
lresa ValcGrel the uilper and confidential
/ fsvorits Of the q iseD. Munoz was the son
Of shopkeepcr at Tsrsncon, and had mar
jlrowIy escaped being dismissed from his regi-
i aenl in 1892, on sui pcOn Of beng Corllst
Il "Chrs,n, did nei dare st once 10 disclos'
her passion for hnnoz, but planned roman.
Il tic Journey for thut purpose. She resolved
Ito tuke advantage of the week that Munoz
II vas on duly at The palace, and to visit htr
\ country house at Qnna Pes,res. On the
IIl7th OF December. 1899. during most sc
| we're season, she set out at daylight, but was
obliged to return, her carriage having broken
| down in the mountsins in consequence OF the
| snow, which rendered the road impassaIle.-
! That nigh, she sent lsborcrs n clear The road,
and on The morning of the 18Th she set on,
sgain, 10 the great ASTONISHING nj sl her house
II hold, none OF The ladies IN waiting having
bsun permitted TO accompany her. She was
accompanied by Dan Francisco Pslafox, Aid.
de-camp General ofthe Guard, her Gentle.
man Usher Corbonelle, aud Munoz.
NV hen the Queen arrived 1T Qlito Pcrsn
rcs, she walked in the gardens with Palsiox
and Manoz, but sha sent Ps!afox to execute
| commission, and renamed aloue with the
latter. This, no doubt, was the opportunity
ght for making the declaration, as appears
from what followed. The same day the
| 10, Alobr I,a f,yn mn,
Ijoyed by The garde du corps Munoz became
manifest TO every one. lie was appointed
/ gentleman Of the interior, an office created
| by the late KING, and which did not appear
|, necessary 70. q Queen. The tavoriie was
presented with u house magpihcenily fur
nshed, aud d splendid equipage, by the
|, Queens orders. In a few days after he was
seen TO wear the diamond ornsme nts Of Fer
4 dnand Vii, aud an apartment III the palace
/ was allotted TO him. lie dined with the
| Queen: he accompanied her everywhere,
and attended her alone in her curriaee.-
| They even went together TO view the Ma
|, lioBsl Guard at the Prado. This increased
| the scandal which was already public, and al
lusion was msde TO II in the public journals.
The Chrsnique Of the 4lh Of February, 1884,
L the 4O,h day Of the royal amours, inserted
| the following paragraph :--'Yestcrdsy Her
| Msjes,y took an airing IN an open chsr.n-
bapc, driven by one Of her servants. The
/ Duke Of AlaDgon, captain Of the Guards at
tended her. This paragraph was read with
avldity by the attendants at the palace, be-
cause The servant alluded to was Munoz
/ "1he Queen demanded satisfaction for
this insult, and having cringing minister
like Martinez dc la Rosa, and chief OF po-
lice like Latre, tho journal was despo,ically
suppressed, and the two editors cxiIed.
The Queens love for her new lavorie
wns reproved by religion, aud. after some
days, she signi6cd her intention 10 Munoz TO
marry him. Munoz thought it was n drenm,
but when he found how fortune smiled on
him, he se. about realizing the Queens wish.
Il "fic had bat few acquaintance, but ii hap.
pened that an obscure priest from his town
| happened To be at ihat moment at Madfd--
! Munoz applied 10 hm, and offered TO procure
him advancement fhe would marry him to the
Queen, who could not trust any Of the clergy.
mt~ OF the royal chapel. How to procure
license was then the difficulty. The patri.
arch refused 10 grant one, and so did the
Bishop OF Curuca. The Queen then applied
TO Cardinal Tibcra, who granted the license
on receiving on autograph letter from the
royal bride.
\ "At7 o'clock in the morning Of the 2S,h
! December, ten days after they became nc.
quainted, the marriage of Donns Maria Chris.
tina de Bourbon with Don Fernand Munoz
was celebrated By the priest Don Marcos
Antonio Gonzales, and in presence of the
witnesses Don Miguel Lopez Acabado and
the Marquis of Hereros. Tha Queen open
ed The Cortes Oh the 24ih of June, and not.
wlthstandiDg the care to conceal il, her en-
tonp0inf was remarked as extraordinary.
4 "On the 10Th Of November, 1884, inst ii
months after her acquaintance with Munoz
she was delivered of an infant, which wa, bap
tized Gertrude MsgBa Victoria, and her re.
covcry was 81 rapid that in nine days after
she reviewed the 81 squadron # the guards
which was going to- fight in Navarro f,r her
eldest daughter. The same night the infant
was conveyed from The palace by the physI-
clan aud placed under the care OF irusty ser.
wants at Segovia.
"Tbe yesr following The same acts and the
same scenes were repeated. On the l7th Of
Nay, 1875 rcyul ordinance was issued dis.
\ pcnsing with the ceremony of Kissing hands.
through condesccnslon, il was said, for those
persons who were presented at Court. Al
the palace II was understood To mean the I'D
vanced state OF pregnocy of her Majesty
The Queen and Munoz went every evening
10 the country house ut Qnita Pessrcs, and
ot tho same time The infant was brought from,
Scgovin. This daily interview, and the cx.
pensIve train Of Victona's nurse, rende red
the royal maternity so notorious that the very
children used TO call Victoria the Queens
daughter. The same autumn the Queen gave
birth 10 male infant, which was couyeycdI
with his sister 10 Paris. During the events
which took place at La Granja, in 1876 Mu.
noe wns soved with difficulty from ,hc hands
OF The popolace by conccsliDg him in some
private cellars. Stree that time Munoz has
not been seen in public with the Queen
Such constant iniimscy could not bo con.
cesled, and the ministers thought IL their duty
TO address the Queen on tho subject but Gar
RELY and Zarco del Vale, who lnnde some
oveftnrcs on the reports circulated, were
quickly dismissed. Tho marriage Of the
'Sneeb wnh Munoz has caused inc credible IN
jury 10 the Spanish nation. A family with
out education has possessed themselves of
INC slneen's patronage, and tho vilest society
mas oscn admitted into the palscc. The IN.
noconl Islbella neither knows how In read
nor Oriie, and the society which surrounded
her wss OF the most improper desc scription.- u
Tie marriage OF Fcrdinsnd's widow once |
proved. " " evident. .tbsf abe is Dolonaer com
psisus teSst % .gusrdisn to the Green Iss.