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served in that of anv other human being; ] ofhis fountrj t A legislator lor securtly !
the rockets for the' eves, for instance,! A mugistrnte for happiness! Ilia glories
were larger than w!»st‘ he ever met with j were nensrsnllicd by those excesses into
before, nnd the upper port ot the nose
broader. All his feutures, lie observed,
were indicathe of the strongest passions;
\et, like Socrates, bis judgment and
great self-command, hate always made,
him appear a man of a difierent cast in
the eyes of the world. He always spoke
with great diffidence, and sometimes hes
itated for a word ; but it was always to
find one," particularly adapted to his
meaning. His language Was manly and
expressive. At levee, his discourse with
strangers turned principally upon the
subject of America ; and if they had
been through any remarkable place, his
conversation was free and particularly
interesting, for he tvas intimately ac
quainted with every part of the country.
He was much more open and tree in his
behaviour at levee then in private, anil
company with ladies still more so than
wJien solely with men.
Few persons ever found themselves
for the first time in the presence of
General Washington, without being im
pressed with a certain degree of vener
ation and awe ; nor did those emotions
subside on a closer acquaintance—on the
contrary, his person k deportment were
such as rather tended to augment them.
The hard services he had seen, the im
portant and laborious offices he had fil
led : gave a kind of austerity to his coun
tenance, and a reserve to his manners ;
yet he was the kindest husband, the most
humane master, the steadiest friend.
The whole range of history does not
present to our view a character upon
which we can dwell with such entire and
unmixed admiration. The long life ol
Gen. Wabjiingkon, is not stained with
•a single blot. He was indeed a man of
such rare endowments, and such fortu
nate temperament, that every action ho
performed was equally exempted from
the charge of vice or weakness. What
ever he said or did, or wrote, was stam
ped with a striking amLpeculiar propri
ety. His qualities were so happily blen
ded, and so nicely harmonized, that the
result was a great and perfect whole.—
The powers ofhis mind, and the disposi
tions of his heart, were admirably suited
to each other. It was tire union of the
most consummate prudence with the most
f erfect moderation. His views, though
irge and liberal, were never extrava
gant ; his virtues, though comprehensive
and beneficial, were diccriminatiog, ju
dicious and practical.
Yet his character, though regular and
uniform, possessed none of the littleness
which may sometimes belong to these
descriptions of men. It formed a majes
tic pile, the effect of which was not im
paired, but improved by order and sym
metry.—There wag nothing in it to daz
zle by wildness, and surprise by eccen
tricity. It was of a higher species of
moral beauty, ft contained every thing
great k elevated, but hud no false fc tinsel
ornament. It was not the model cried by
fashion and circumstance ; its excellence
was adapted to the true and just moral
taste, incapable of change from the va
rying accidents of manners, of opinoin
and times ; General Washington is not
the idol of a day, but the hero of ages !
Placed in circumstances the most dif
ficult at the commencement of the A-
merican contest, he accepted that situa
tion which was pre-eminent in danger
and responsibility. His perseverance
overcame every obstacle ; bis modera
tion conciliated every opposition ; his
genius supplied every resource ; his
enlarged view could plan, revise, and
improve every branch of civil and mili
tary operation. He had the superior
courage which can act or forbear to act,
as true policy distates, careless of the re
proaches of ignorance, either in power
or out of power. He knew how to con
quer by waiting, in spite of obliqny for
the moment of victory ; and he merited
true praise by despising undeserved cen
sure. In the most arduous moments of
the codes-, his prudent firmness proved
the sal Tit. -jo of the cause which he sup-
poneit
Hi* c.inA: at was on all occasions, gui
ded by roe sawt pure disinterestedness.
Far JdjKT’jor to low and groveling mo
tives, he seemed even to be uninfluen
ced by that ambition, which has justly
been called the instinct of great souls.—
He acted ever as if his country's wel
fare, and that alone, was the moving
spring. His excellent miud needed not
even the stimulus of ambition or the
prospect of lame. Glory was but a se-'
condary consideration. He performed
great actions, he persevered in a course
of laborious utility, with an equanimity
that neither sought distinction nor was
flattered by it. His reward was in the
consciousness of his own rectitude, and
in the success of his patriotic efforts.
As the elevation to the chief power
was the unbiassed choice of his country
men, his exercise of it was agreeable to
the purity ot its origin. As he had nei
ther solicited nor usurped dominions, he
had neither to contend with the opposi
tion of rivals nor the revenge of ene
mies. As his authority was indisputable,
so it required no jealous precautions, no
rigorous severity. His government was
mild and gentle ; it was beneficent and
Iiberdl ; -it was wise and just, llis pru
dent administration consolidated and en
larged the dominion of an infant republic.
In voluntarily resigning the magistracy
v hick iic hod, filled with such distinguish
ed honor, he enjoyed the unequalled sa
tisfaction of leaving to the State he bad
contributed to establish, the fruits ofhis
h isdoro and the example ofhis virtues.
H is some consolation, amidst the vio
lence of ambition the criminal thirst of
power, of whici so many instances oc
cur around via, to frad a character whom
it i* honorable to admire and virtuous to
imitate, A conqueror for the freedom
which the highest qualities are apt to de
generate. Wiib ihe greatest virtues he
was exempt from the corresponding vi
ce*. He was a man in whom th" ele
ments wore so mixed, that “ Nature
might have stood up tc all the world,”
and owned him a? her work, llis fame,
hounded by no country, will be confined
to no age. The character of \V asiii.no-
ton, which his contemporaries regret
and admire, will he transmitted to pos
terity, and the memory ofhis virtues,
while patriotism and virtue are held sa
cred among men, will remain undimin
ished.
IN T ER ESTI NO HISTORY.
It is known as a matter of history that
in the early paid of 1755, great exertions
were made by the British ministry, at
the head of which was the illustrious
Earl of Chatham, for the reduction of
the French power in the Provinces of
the Canadas. To carry the object into
effect, General Amherst, referred to in
the letters of Junius, was appointed to the
command of the British many in North
Western America ; and the ldritish co
lonies in America were called upon for
assistance, and contributed witli alacri
ty their several quotas of men, to ef
feet the grand object of British enter
prize. It is n fact still within the recol
lection -of some of our oldest inhabi
tants, that the British army lay encam
ped in the summer of 1755, on the eas
tern bank of the Hudson, a little sooth
of the city of Albany, on the ground now
belonging to John I. Van Rensselear
esq.—'{'o this day vestiges of their en
eamprncnt remain ; and after a lapse
of sixty years, when a great proportion
of the actors of those days have passed
away like shadows from the earth, thp
inquisitive traveller can observe the re
mains of the ashes, the places where
they boiled their camp kettles. It was
(his army, that under the command of
Abercrombie, was foiled with severe lo f s.
in an attack on Ticon Icroga, where the
distinguished Uowe fell at the head ofhis
troops, in an hour that history has con
secrated to his fame. In the early part
of June, the eastern troops began to pour
in, company after company, and such a
motley assemblage of men never bef-re
thronged together on such an occasion,
unless au example may be found in the
ragged regiment of Sir John Falst iff,
of right merry and facetious memory.
It would, says my worthy ancestor, who
relates to me the story, have relaxed the
gravity of an anchorite, to have seen
the descendants of the Puritans, march
ing through the streets of cur ancient
city, to take their station on the left of
the British army, some with long coats,
some with short coats, and others with
no coats at all, in colours as varied as
the rainbow, some with their hair crop
ped like the army of Cromwell, and o-
thers with wigs whose curls flowed with
grace around the shoulders. Their
march, their accoutrements, A: the whole
arrangement of the troops, furnished
matter of amusement to the wits of the
British army. The music played the
airs of two centuries ago, and the tout
ensemble upon the whole exhibited a
sight to the wondering strangers that they
had bepn unaccustomed to in their na
tive land. Among the club of wits that
belonged to the British army, there was
a Phy sician attached to the staff, by the
name of Doctor Shackhurg, who combin
ed with the science of the Surgeon, the
skill and'tnlcnts of a musician. To please
brother Jonathan, he composed a tune,
and with much gravity recommended it
to the officers, as one of the celebrated
airs of martial music. The joke took,
to the no small amusement of the British
Corps. Brother Jonathan exclaimed it
was nation fine, and in a few days nothing
was heard in the provincial camp but the
air of Yankee Doodle. Little did the au
thor or his coadjiitors then suppose that
an air made for the purpose of levity
and ridicule, should ever be marked for
such high destines ; in twenty years from
that time our national march inspired the
hearts of the heroes of Bunker Hill and
in less than thirty, Lord Cornwallis and
his army marched into the American lines
to the tune of Yankee Doodle.
[.’llbany Statesman.']
VERY LATE FROM ENGLAND.
New-York, Oct. 4.
The Packet ship Albion, capt. Wil
liams, arrived last evening from Liver
pool, bringing accounts to the 1st Sept.
Capt. William* has favored the editors
of the Mercantile Advertiser with a file
of the London Courier to the 30tli of Au
gust, inclusive. The letter bag was not
brought ashore last evening, in conse
quence of a heavy storm that prevailed.
The trial of the Queen, tvhich had
progressed to the 12th. day, still engros
sed the whole public attention.
The cross-examination of AJnjocchi
closed on the Gth day, and the Times
says—
“ We believe, we may congratulate
the nation on the exposure of the con
spiraey against the Queen, by the mere
cross-examination of the first witness pro
duced against her Majesty. Every tiling
that Majocchi had previously sworn witli
respect to the solitude of her Majesty’s
bedroom, now appears to be utterly false.
This wretched witness was housed and
fed by the British Ambassador, Lord
Stewart, a man of an extraction as low as
that of Bergami—of fortunes almost as
rapid 1”
On the 9th day. the London Evening
Mail of Aug. 2Cth savs—“ Up to this
time the only two credible witnesses ex
amined, wore the captains of the Clor-
inde and Loviathan, and their evidence
acquitted the Queen of improper fami
liarity with Bergami.” “ Lint how for
tunate it was that the House of Lords al
lowed of the daily publication of their
proceedings 1 In tins circumstance or-
ginatefi the happy discovery of Majoc
chi** tilourestcr connexion, which at once
damned hie evidence. Acknowledge
ment of it^e immense bribes received by
Gargiulo and 1’aturzo, the captain and
mate of the vessel in which her majesty
sailed, wns drawn from their own mouths.
8pveti hundred and fifty dollars a month
were nil that the capt. received for the
freight of his vessel from the Queen ol
England ; which, ns he justly nrcued. nf
ter the wear and tear of his ship, aftei
he had paid and fed his crew, left little
enough for himself : but, by this new
speculation, in w hich he is engaged, he
at once gain*, even by his own confes
sion, (and the public may rely on it they
dont know all yet.) One Thousand Dol
lars a month ! net ! clear of expenses !
without the wear ami tear ofhis ship—
without pay and feed ofhis crew ! Ibis
fellow, therefore, is enriched for life j
and the same may be said ofhis mate.—
Never was swearing paid for at such a
rate in either Italy or England before.
And here we would stop for a moment,
and advise the votaries of villainy to con
sider at how much more costly a rate
they are obliged to pursue their crimin
al enterprises than those who are addict
ed to the enjoyment of innocent and le
gal objects.”
From tiie Oth to the 11th day, the
House were engaged in discussing a ques
tion whether the Counsel should he per
milted to cross-examine the witnesses in
the manner they desired, which was li
nally determined upon by a majority ol
live. Lord Erskine then moved that the
House adjourn, to afford 'itne for the
Queen to prepare for her defence ; and
that a list of the remaining witnesses
gainst her, witli a specification of the
time, and places to which their testimony
would apply, should he furnished l\pr.—
On this moti an (hero were Contents GI ;
Non-contents 150.
London, Aug. 28.
Crowds of respectable person* con
tinne to assemble daily in St. James
square, to await the approach of her Ma
jesty, A; greet her with the most cuthusi
astic acclamations. As her Majesty left
the House on Saturday, several ladies
were assembled, w ho pressed to touch
her clothes, and were .perceived to shed
tears of sympathy and affection. All the
way to the House of Lords the same
lively scene was presented, and the
same demonstrations ofadiniraton evinc
ed. The soldiers are most respectful,
and seem to join in the sentiments of the
multitude.—E. Mail.
August 30.
Her Majesty arrived in town at 9 o-
clock this morning, preceded, as usual,
by alderman Wocdt The people assem
bled to see her pass were few in num
ber, and those few manifested but little
enthusiasm. As she passed Carlton Pal
ace she turned her eyes in an opposite
direction with an assumed air of disgust.
This seemed to please her follower*,
who noticed it with cries of “ bravo,”
and loudly clapping of hands. In the
windows of Pali Mall andCockspur-street
we did not notice a single respectable
person.—Courier.
J.osrcrs, Aug. 30.
The concourse of people who assem
ble in the neighborhood of the House
of Lords, continue to insult the Duke of
Wellington. Yesterday, as the Duke
was riding with the Marquis of Anglesey,
they were again pursued with the los
ings and bootings of the mob. The
Duke took it coolly, hut the Marquis
made a full stop and demanded of the
persecutors, “ why do you lii*« me ?”
Loud shouts of “ The Queen ! the
Queen f” wns the only reply. Hi* lord-
ip said “ if yon want me to do any
thing contrary to my conscience. I must
IpJI you, l would rather you ran me
through the body.” This called forth a
shout, but the next moment the cry of
“ The Queen,” was renewed, mid the
Marqnis put spurs to his horse and left
them. The Horse Guards are in future
to be on duty to prevent a repetition o f
similar outrages.
Pams. Aug. 21.
The funds, which had fallen tn77. 25,
have subsequently recovered to 77. 90,
The Court of Peers is ordered to as
semble immediately, to proceed without
delay to the trial of the individuals arres
ted at Parris.
The Conrt Royalc of Paris, all the
Chambers being assembled, held yester
day a secret sitting, which is supposed
to relate to the conspiracy.
The manner in which government
first received any intimation of the con
spiraey, was, by a fortunate but most
singular chance. A female who was ac
customed to read the newspapers at the
Thuilleries, in returning the journal she
had borrowed, left in it, unawares, a
letter that hud just reached her. This
letter was to the effect of advising her
instantly to quit Paris, in order to avoid
the consequences of n revolution that
was about to break out. This letter fell
thus into strange hands, was read, and
the female to whom the letter had boon
addressed, was taken up. She pointed
out Ihe writer of it, who, being al*o ta
ken, put the authorities in possession of
the plot. We are uninformed, at pres
ent, how far the burning of Vincennes
was connected with this plot. It is as
serted that the circumstance was occa
sioned by the negligence or imprudence,
of a workman who was employed Ifiere in
repairing the fire aims to he used at the
festival of St. Louis. 8uwr.il parts of
the building received some damage from
a partial explosion ; succour was prompt
saltpetre, were withdrawn in time.—
Since this event the castle has been
closed, and the troops who I'oiin the
gnrrisi-n are placed under a countersign.
Gen. Dejeim repaired to the castle on
Saturday evening, and passed the nignt
there. The castle has been slightly
damaged, hut nobody has peiisho.d.—
The commune is quite tranquil ; k, not
withstanding the immense crowd which
the festival lud attracted, not the least
disorder has taken place. 1 he plan of
the conspirators was to seize the Lou
vre, and to penetrate, by the Grand Gal
lery of the Museum, to the King's apart
ments, whilst, by way of a diversion, the
soldiers who were to have been gained,
were to have had a skirmish on the
Place du Carousel with the Guards ot
the Palace.
M-'dame Eliza Bacciocbi, sister of
Bonaparte, and Ex-Duchess of Lucca
and Piomdino, has, it i* said, died at
Trieste, of a nervous fever.
Letters from Ancona state, that pre
parations were making in the Marche for
the reception of the Austrian troops ex
pected from Lombardy.
Paris, Aug. 22.
The I ite conspiracy has not at all in
terrupted the public order. The num
ber-of the military arrested dors not ex
ceed 25. and none of them above the rank
of Captain. We add, with regret, that
some of them belonged to the second
regiment of the guards, distinguished by
its sentiments of honor and fidelity. The
preliminary investigation oftheir conduct
has commenced. It appears, they did
nOt dare to confide their project to the
sohln rs. Some of the conspirators have
absconded.
All the Foreign Ambassadors waited
on the King on Sunday.
All the barriers of Paris were shut
from eleven o'clock on Saturday night
till seven on Sunday morning. Since
then the passage has been perfectly free.
I he Gendertnerie was reinforced at all
the posts, and stationed at new ones.
An agent of the Queen of England i« at
present in treaty for purchasing, in the
name of her Majesty, a very large pro
perty, situated in the Forest of Scliart, a
short distance from Paris.
A pestilential fever prevails at present
at Milan, which carries off a number of
persons, particularly strangers.
Letters from Italy state,-that serious
disturbances had broken out at Bologna,
amongst the students of the University
of that city, who had fought amongst
and the ro leas lunuiH us and powerful : <1-
dreuses of Mr lJroughiu n red Mr. Denman,
upon the question tnui\hiil|t the. postpone*
oicnt of the rross-oxuniiii. tion of one nf the
witnesses ; and they will nC'tiee with ctinr.ei n
the tone and temper of his Majesty's mini**
tins. We are lolil that this odious pi # -
dinghy a hill is necessary, because jt is a
case standing on its own peculiar cirvltm*
stances. This, of itself, is a departure from
the good old rules of law. However, for
argument sake, let it be taken upon the
shewing of the supporters of the hill. It is
a peculiar case. ** Very well,” says her
counsel—“give us a list of the witnesses."
“No,” say the supporters—“we must be
governed by the rules of law, and in no ease
of law are you entitled to this privilege, ex
empt in cases of treason, and this is not a case
of treason.” In short, it is pretty clear to
every person of ordinary understanding, that,
fur purposes of the bill, the ease is legislative
or it is judicial; but, for the defence of the
Queen, it is neither Ihe one nor the other.
From the language yesterday of the sup
porters of the bill, many anxious friends of
the Queen were apprehensive that tile deri
sion of the House would prove unfavorable
to her Majesty’s interests; but, from ihe
course which the,discussion is taking to-day,
there is reason to hope that the arguments
and eloquence nf Air. Brougham and Mr.
Denman will ultimately triumph.
the re st of the five courts, r. filch, as 1
understood (hem, consisted of stipula
tions on the | l i i ! those court* to inter
ft ru in the i.. •• of any revolution try
movement bn . .tu^ out in Frnnce. From
the«e * pula!ions the Russian govern*
itituif ii fi r«, that the application of this
j . ijile ought to bn made, not only to
FrWce, hot elsewhere, and particularly
to bparh. Such was the conclusion to bw
pmselvcs with poinards. The disor-
rly had only been put down hythe in
terference of the Austrian troops;
Vienna, Aug. 9.
There is ranch talk here ofn confiden
tial circular ofa powerful monarch in the
North, addressed to all the Sovereigns
who signed the Holy Alliance, to induce
them to prepare their contingents of
troops, for the purpose of opposing tt
revolutionary measures of demagogues
in the south of Europe.
The Austrian troops, now on the route
for Italy, consist of 32 battalions of infan
try, 10 battalions of chasseurs, and 22
squadrons ofljght cavalry. They wi
arrive between the 1 Gth and 2dth iust.
at Treviso, where they will receive tl
orders for their ulterior destination.—
There ara now strong Austrian garrisons
at Bologna and at Commachie.
London, Aug. 30.
On (he breaking up of the house
of lords yesterday, thp members were
greeted with their usual s dotations by
the crowd. The duke of York was
loudly cheered, and conducted himself in
the most-condescending manner, smiling
and booing on every side. The Marquis
of Anglesen, and some others, cashier
ed unfriendly to the Queen, mot a very
different reception ; tliev were assail
ed with hissing and booting during the
whole oftheir way.
Assault on the Duke of Wellington.
The treatment received yesterday hv
the Duke of,Wellington, was more seri
ous than it lias been respresented, Long
after the Queen had left the house of
lords a party of about 200 of the popu
lace remained at the end of Gia atGeorge-
streot, as if lying in wait for his grace.—
fin his approach they pressed close on
him, aid assailed him with a most tro-
ji,i-ndMM^a|L^[)nc fellow caught at Ii*
I'i'idnRHMWPhcr attempted to seize
and abundant ; at 4 o’clock the fire was
From thf. Statesman, Aug. 2!).
Though the House of Lords was yesterday
not engaged in the examination of witnesses,
their proceedings related to subjects of the
highest importance. A question .had h■•en
raised on Saturday, as to the right of tin-
Queen’s counsel to renew their cross-exam
ination of the witnesses in support of th.
bill, after the interval which will he allowed
them for inquiring into the condition and
character of the witnesses, and for procuring
evidence in defence ; and on this point »
long and interesting discussion ensued. On
the part of the supporters of lh< bill, it was
contended that the counsel for the Queer,
should be obliged to proceed in the cross-
examination, wiihout delay, according to the
practice in the ordinary courts of law; and,
after the lapse of time to ho allowed them
for the defence, they might then siate in the
House any knowledge they may havcolitam-
ed, as n ground for again calling any witness
es to the Inr, and pulling to then) such epu -
lions as the House should have sanctioned.
Of this opinion were. the. End of Lauder
dale, Lord Manners, Chancellor of Ireland,
the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Elb-nboroneh.
Lord Grenville, and the Lord Chancellor ;
w bile, on the other hand, Lord Erskine, the
Marquisof Lansdowne, and Lord Grey ar
gued warmly for allowing the cross-examin
ation to go on, without any limitation what
soever, in order to counterbalance th<» refu
sal of the, list of witnesses and specification
of the charges, and that a cross-examination
was expedient, previous to the interval to he
granted for preparing the defence, in order
to prevent the evidence brought forward n-
gninst the Queen from goingout to the pub-
lie, and remaining for weeks and months un
sifted, unquestioned, and unanswered. On
the motion of Lord Liverpool, however, it
wns proposed that the cross-examination
should he gone ioto immediately after the
examination in ■chief, hut u ith a claim for
counsel to apply for permission to h«yo anv
witness recalled for cross-examination) if -n y
new facts or circumstances rcspcctii-,* SU J,
witness should come to t’leir knowledge;
but his lordship, at tho same, li-.ne, admitted
that it would not improper forth,. House to
come to any decWion upon dm rule suggest
ed, until the counsel r^n'mst the hill were
heard as to any otyP&Cm which tliev, for the
interest of her maiftsty, might have to mge
against th& establishment of the rule propos
ed. On this proposition having been agreed
to, tho counsel were called in. Mr. Brough
am and Mr. Denman addressed their lord-
ships in speeches that will he reml with pecu
liar interest, and that were calculated to pro
duce the host efleet.
In nur paper nf Saturday last we express
ed otir confidence thn», whatever might he
the ultimate re tilt of die proceedings before
Parliament, the Quern would be aequitii-d
in the minds of the people. A serious at
tention to yesterday’s debate, and its probo-
i Me result, impels ns to say, that we feel tbnt
his stirrup ; apparently with a view to
utilior«<; him. The Patrole seeing his
Grace’s danger rushed forward, and drew
tlw-ir cutlasses. A severe scuffle ensued,
One nf them aimed a blow at the man
who attempted to unhorse the duke,
hut it was turned aside, and struck a wo
man on (he arm, who received a deep
wound. In the mean time the dirk a
mended his pace, and got off into the
Park. His grace and Ihe patrole were
pelted with mud and oyster shells all the
way down Ureat-George street.
HOLY ALLIANCE.
the opening of the Bri-
tisi^NHHSn Lords, on the 21st of Aug.
lord Holland rose and said he had to ask
some <]^ls'fn</R#Srthc noble earl opposite,
and for that purpose felt it incumbent
on him to detain their lordships for a few
minutes, from the consideration of the
business to which they were about to
proceed. He was aware that nothing
could at present «o much command their
lordships’ attention as tlie proceedings
going on at the bur of the house, and he
might lay claim to some little fortitude
when he ventured to call upon their
lordships lo,li.-tcn to any tiling else.
But if there was difficulty in addressing
an uudience on one tonic, when occti
pied with another, the less that was said
about it the better. For that reason he
shewed,'wNGtfioty^'frtlter apology, proceed
to the subject, which was one as import
ant a< the question of the innocence of
the conduct oi’auy individual, however
high could be. It was a subject which
embraced the inlt rest* of Europe, the
peace of tin* country, and the independ
ence of nations. Their lordships must
i*e aware, for it was matter of public no
toriety, that in tho month of March last,
the people of Spain, assisted by their
brethren in arms, restored the ancient
constitution of their country. The re
establishment of that constitution was
followed by a change in the councils of
Spain. The new government of Spain
made an cilbial omniunieation of the
change which had taken (dace to the go
vernments of other nations, and amongst
the rest to that of Russia. The govern
ment of that country had long pretended
to stand forward as the protector of lib
eral institutions, and it might, therefore,
have been expected to have received
with particular marks of approbation,
the official intimation of the establishment
of u free government in Spain, on the
basis of the new corw'.jtutino—no, not
a new constitution, be ought not to call
it so ; it was not. a new constitution es
tablished but tjieold constitution of Spain,
re-established. In reply,
draw n fivui the words of the note, which
fid, that revelation had changed its
ground, but the duties of ulonnrchl couldf
not have changed their nature, &c„ Now
he had to ask what were the engagement*
referred to in tliis Jiote '! Were they
such us he had supposed ? Was Great
Britain a party to thent ? And did the
circular note of the Russian government,
which purported to state the sentiments
of the other allied courts, also speak the
sense of the government of this country £
There was afterwards in the same paper,
an intention expressed to call on the alli
ed courts to interfere with the govern
ment of Spain. He would not detain
their lordships by reading the passage,,
hut wished them to refer to the docu
ment, in order to sec the language which
was held in it with respect to Spain.
It appeared to he the opinion of th#
government of Russia, ihat the govern-
nt of Spain should be called upon to
disavow what had been done, and even to
punish the actors in it ; or that, if this
were not done, the five courts should de
clare, that they could not any longef
maintain relations with Spain. Hewigji-
od now to ask whether government had
received any such paper from Russia, &
whether it was to he made the subject of
any communication to the house ? He-
wished also to know, if the paper was re
ceived. what answer was given by this
government to Russia ? And if the pro
posal of Russia was rejected, then wheth
er ministers had communicated that re
jection to Spain, with assurance that the
relations nf amity between the two coun
tries would he preserved, together with
congratulations "for the greater stability
which those relations were likely to ob
tain, in consequence of the change which
had taken place in the government of
Spain. Hi* lordship recapitulated his
questions, and then satslown.
The earl of Liverpool said, that after
the short explanation which he had given
on this subject the other day, he should
have imagined that the noble lord would
have thought it unnecessary to put any
further questions to him. As, however*
he h. d called the attention of the house
to this matter, he thought it necessary to-
state that no such engagement as that re
ferred to was know n to him, if such
engagements did exist, this country was
no party to them. With respect to Spain,
th<V'#hud been communications made to
the government of that country, which
proved the anxiety of his majesty’s go
vernment to maintain the relations of
amity jwith it, and their earnest wish that
the proceedings now going on under the
Cortes might lead to the establishment of
a just and rational system of government.
As to any communications whicll might
have been made to this government
hv other powers, their lordships would
doubtless agree with him in thinking that
this was not the proper time for explain
ing them. No good could he; obtained
by such disclosures, and much evil might
he avoided by withholding them.
which was'
how rve.,-. |o the communication made by
S P 5 ,<n to Russia, a note was delivered to
confidence iyen asrfl. -Our readers will nh-
mastered ; no person was hurt ; .luckily I serve the liunina -k. argumentative speech-
three barrels of gnr.p-gwder, aqil one of' es of Lords Erskine, Lansdowne, and Grey,
.no Spanish minister residing at Peters
burg!), containing, among a great deal of
more jargon, expressions of sorrow and
indignation at what had taken place in
Spain. Ho knew not how to speak on
this subject. He wished to confine him
self merely to Ihe facts, hut that was dif
ficult, when sentiments of a nature calcu
lated to make one's blood boil, from their
hostility to freedom, were thus puhliclv
expressed. It appeared from the noto
addressed to the Spanish minister, to be
the intention ol the Russian government
to consult with the other courts of Eu
rope on the affairs of Spain ; but after
its delivery another note or circular had
been issued. T his second note was in
the form of a memorial addressed to all
the courts of Europe, and particularly to
the five great allied courts as tliev were
called, (a this paper, reference is made
to certain engagements renewed on the
15th of Nov. 1919. These were tlie en
gagements subsisting between Russia and
THEODORE MAJACCHl’S EXAMINATION.
Iu the beginning of the year 181ft, Berga
mi became Equerry to her royal highness.—.
Bergami told me that he would, before
Christmas holiday, make me a present, Ber-
ganti wore livery. He dined at the tabic of
the upper servants—Hieronymus sometime#
divided the duty of Bergami about the Prin
cess, The duty was taken by ttlrits amongst
tiie upper servants. In the morning, when
they carried the tray for breakfast, Hierony
mus often performed the service out ofhis
turn. As to the room of Ihe Princess and.
that of Bergami, there was a corridor and
cabinet between them, and on the left wn»
the bed room of Bergami. .There Was not liing
else. On the other side of the loom of Ber
gami there was a saloon. No person slept
in the rahinet. The other servants were se
parated. Bei garni inet with an accident, a
kick from a horse when the Princess went
to Agnail. It was necessary to bring hinx
home. 1 did not do so. I waited upon him-
The first time l saw the princess was in pre
sence of Hieronyr;,fls and Dr. Holland, who
w as dressing foot. A t first vinegar vva*
tiroue’iit. ]m consequence of this accident I
Wiis put. to sleep in the cabinet for five or six
nig^fa. 1 saw somebody pass in the night—
‘.here was always a fire in the room. I saw
her Royal Highness pass through the cor
ridor tb Braga mi’s loom twice during this
time—half an hour past midnight* S*’o
staid there about 14 or 15 minutes. She
passed on in her return, very softly t.nd ve
ry near my lieu not to see me. 1 heard on
ly some whispers in B^-rgami’s room. Be
tweeni 15 and IQ minutes she remained the
second ti;,ne, and I beard a whispering con-
vef,ation. There was a small guard at*
tnrlied to the cabinet, which was for the
most part always locked, more often closed
than open. Bergami kept the key. I nev
er saw her walk in the garden. About ;t
month or forty-five days she remained at
Naples. Bergami attended her. Somo Eng
lish left her Royal Highness. Mods. Sicaril.
Captain Hesse, equerry, as he was said to
be ; the Chamberlain, a tall man, I believe
liis name is Gell; he liad two small musta-
ebios. I do not know whether Mr. KeppcJ
Craven wns one. Ido not know him by
name. A small lady, rather thill, left her
also, but I do not recollect her name. From
Naples I went to Rome, and from thence to
Civita Vecchia. We went on hoard the
Clorinde to Leghorn. A lady, tall, rather
fat, joined the Princess nt Genoa, Indy Char
lotte Campbell. The princess lived in a
palace, on tho road leading to Milan. Be
tween Bergarni’s room and the Princess s
there was a room purposely for trunks ami
portmanteaus. In coining out from tire
Princess’s room, there was likewise an en
trance through tho Cabinet for the portman
teaus to Hergami’s room. At Genoa Bc' -
gn mi breakfasted in a small room nt the top
of tiie grand saloon, lie and the Prince?*
look breakfast together. I was hired (<>
wait upon her royal highness, and waited
upoQ*both. Nobody else breakfasted thire-
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