Washington telegraph., 1852-03-17
The Attempt to AssaSsinate the
Queen Of Spain,


Advices by the Atlantic represent that
the Queen of Spain had recovered from
the wound inflicted at the late attempt "a
kill her 1t appears that when the assas.
sin, Martin Merino, approached the queen
he knelt down, and, being in clerical robes
Che was in the habit of performing service
at the church OF San Sebastian no obsta.
Gle was thrown in the way of his design,
as it was supposed he had memorial to
present to the queen; but, when she came
close up, he suddenly struck at her with
great force with a dagger which he had
concealed uponhim. The queen mechani.
caliy put forward her arm (perhaps to re.
ceive memoriaD at the moment, and this
probably saved her life. Her forearm was
grazad and the dress torn.
Tue weapon struck her on the front
part of the right side, penetrating through
several folds of her mantle OF velvet and
gold, and cutting through the stays. the
whalebone of which diminished the ef.
feet of the blow, which it is now hoped
has not injured any vital organ; tie fear
was that the liver had been wolnde l.
The assassin, at the moment of :t;ii.ing.
exclaimed: "Tama, va tienes b: apte. 3
("T Ike it; you have gos eaouth. y
The queens first hou.ht WIS or her
child, "Minina!" she axcla m d Que
ciudan Isabel. " (Iy enid let them
lake care OF IsabclD There was "a mo-
mant of confusion. Tac King consort
drew his sword One OF the royal habcr-
Ill IS struc: down the assassin, who |, fl
the dagger, and ws secured 10y the Duke OF
Ianames, and otIer members o. the royal
safe. The queen wa alb p 30 walk to a.. O n
chamber, whore she VS. imnsd a.oly al
Sendcd to, and at ..rst tainted away .or some
time.
Martin MeTiao, who comm I'd tls de-.
ieStable CRIME, was native o: Arngdo,
province OF Lngrono, ,ix y-three wears f
i re, an ex-frar Of the Franciscan Order
but secularizad in ISL, on his own a..
Lclt!on. lie was removed last evening
In a coach 20 the Saladero prison, and
ne cavalry escort which accompanied h.m
had SOM ihca!y in preventing he cr,wd
oand the palace rom doing summary JUS
,ica to h:n.
lie was perieclly cool ani evinced not
'hc least compunct Ol: or his act hs
ony inquiry was, ." Is ;he queen dead !! q"
Aud when told she wa, nos, he cx;r ,ssel
surprise, anl sad that h. hid h,t her
hard enough. A. other TIM, $ he WI ry
dbu i.rc to tAosa who spoke to him; but his
general manner is that OF cold cvn cal
slecr; he had p,r.onn5d mas at c.ercn
,hat moruiAg.
Ihtrc are very contradic osy account,
about him. The Espano says that he was
AWAY Of ut a revolutionary lreas and as
n conspiracy against the lie oi rer,n-
and VI, AID em ated in 1879: while
the Gaccta -Hslii,r Ge .,i1as HIM as
Carl it, s1ying ,ha he e.I gr ed as IN an !
berni N $50 20 1873 t..at ne served as a
c.paln ia thc Cariist army du M the evil
+, al d came il TN Ter h C,n enron OF
besgira. iie hui D'en acting at M,iud
or sJm2 uno is ;,ssi mt cuIa'e IN tIe
parishes oi San Ssba-. .an anl San Milan.
Il Is sad o have been c AID IN an az
rmpt aga.usy tlr il %: luaen Chir.sma
tar NJ hel regency, baj to hpys .al.a N
IA opportunity .Or carry NJ t out. lie.
WAS executed Dy ,he gtrr2tc Oh Sa.ar,ll5
tt5. IA, and I'D ca MY.
Her mi sty Vas "a, rec, vering frh
IN, ELECTS .. ner woUnd at ,ne last &C.
c cJu.lts.