Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-11-20
FROM SPAIN,

The long talked OF Instruction in favor Of
queen Christina broke out about The lst of DC.
toner, at Pampeiuna. II was headed BY General
- Donneii, who possessed himself Of The citadel
having with hum three hat,aons of foot Two
squadrons OF horse, and a small body Of ARTILLERY
lhe movement was quickly followed at Vit,orla
and bhboa, nnd indeed through ou, Navarro and
Gutpusooa II seems to have been favored
he plot extended 10 The capital, where an at
'enhP' was made 10 seiZe the person Of the young
queen Isabella, but the insurreciion there was
put down almost in a nome nj by Espartero who
was npprized OF II beforehand and fully prepared
to meet II. Diego Leon aud General Coneb,
who were at the head Of the malcoa,en,s, escaped
few days after some Disturbances occurred
al Barcelona; but these seem 10 have been go,
up ~ ,hfd party, ndhefing neither 10 Christina
nor TO E~partcro
The latest accounts are to the aOtb from Raw
onne o'Donneli had then marched from Pamne
'uha and gained possession Of E-t.lle General
Ayerbe was ndv ancing meet him. bayin. Ia
ken possession Of Panpeluna after IT'S evacua,,en
by ODenne!l All Madrid all was quiet, Diego
Leon had been taken and shot
II was not doubt cd That tho Instruction woula
inalIy be suppressed IN The slnces. but not uo-
IA after hong term Of ravnses and hoodshed
queen CHRISTINA ~ reported To have officially dis
claimed all connection ~ith the plot but her dis
ciaimer was believed The kinp of Tho
French also Is charged with having some hand in
II. as preliminary 10 the marriage of his SON
the Duke D'Auma!e, with The young Queen lsa
bella
The following account of The attempt to seize
the Queen Is given IN n letter from Madrid
The force which entered The Palace on the
evening OF the 1t, consisted OF eleven companies
OF the regiment Of tho Princess md tha, which
was ON guard nj the palace, making altop ther
l,op' men The defence IS described al having
boon Of the most determined and even heroic
character. There was. II appears. fighting in
the Queens draw ing room. IN The Hall OF tho
Ambassadors. and IN several bedrooms. Eighteen
haiherders are stated To have contested e.ery
insh OF gro"nd up IL the Queens bcdchamber, IN
10 winch balls are sand 10 have penetrated. Ac-
cofding to THIS account The fighting lasted from
eight O'Clock IL the evening until four o'clock IN
the morning. al which time Diego Leon Concha
and all the officers which were with irn finding
their efforts hopeless, escaped by private door
into The country. aud the soldiers, abandoned bv
their officers, LAID down their arms and .urrsnt.r
ed a, discr, ton.
During the conflict the Queen and her sister
arc stated - have been IN PRAYERS and cnllinr.
Tor succor. Madame Nina was with Them. and
put mattresses near them 10 protect them from
the balls which entered the room Nj Gonzales
wao was IN the Offices Of the Ministry which arc
IN the interior OF the lace, bartcaded bimse t.
and Tho Atlantis cndeuvnred in vain 10 break q.
pen the doors. The troops who surrounded tho
palace and noted against the ASA ilan,s were com
! minded by Espartero Several of tho cavalry
s"diers who escaped with Diego Loon and Gun
cha are said 10 have been taken On The s,h an
immense crowd wen. 10 the palace to visit tho
havoc that Ind been occasonod in the apa rtmrnts
IN which The bodies of the slain were still lying ,,
! Geo. Ii. PRorFIT.-On Saturday last the Wings
I Oh fiko county held a meeting. 10 which the Hon.
Geo. III. ProGH was invited hero 10 give an ex
precision Of his present views, and oi his cours
while IN Congress. lie consented 10 cO-startcd
and got rs far Mr.. Withei's, three miles from
Peiorsbnrgh, when. turning over tho probable re-
suit Of such a meeting IN his mind, he concluded
I" fetufa home; and upon icing asked why he
returned, SAID his horse sick, hi4 horse III .
I same time exhibiting every symptom Of health
and vIgor. The truth s be was afraid Of meet
ing the eozo OF an Insuted nj 3isu ppnin cd poo
pie Iinccnucs (Ia.) Ga@afe