03 Mar 1823
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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 03, 1823
Page
1
A fragment notes the Excellency of Spain and Portugal connected to a Friday gathering near an unspecified place. No further details are readable to specify persons or venues.
The War Office notice from February 14 1823 lists royal approvals for battalion distinctions and battle honours for several regiments, including the 5th and 4th Foot, 6th and 66th, with new mottoes and badges reflecting actions at Talavera Albuera Vittoria Pyrenees Nivelle and Nive. It also details officer promotions exchanges and brevet appointments across multiple regiments and staff, dated 1823 to 1833, with notes clarifying identities and personnel changes.
Reports from the Hampshire Telegraph note Lord Exmouth offering to command a Squadron of Observation. The Active frigate under Captain Andrew King arrived from Jamaica and Vera Cruz, detailing convoy of Honduras ships and Spanish frigates at the Havannah. Royal Navy vessels and officers are assigned to Newfoundland, South American stations, and Deptford dockyard with several brigs and sloops to be built. Recruiting parties seek about 700 Royal Marines to crew the awaiter and a British observation squadron may form if France and Spain clash.
A letter from Manuel published in the Moniteur recounts his critique of the Chamber's push for war, referencing Revolutionary France, the Stuarts, Louis XVI, and foreign interference. He defends his right to speak amid interruptions, vows to endure judgment by just men, and notes editor corrections on a translated phrase.
February sessions of the Cortes consider an amnesty for factions who lay down arms by April 1. Deputies argue over whether to expand pardons beyond armed rebels, with leaders like Bessieres and Ancurnes cited. Subsequent discussions question continuing government authority to employ state councillors as Italy-like instability looms.
The extraordinary Cortes wrap up after reading King Ferdinand’s address praising patriotism and sacrifices to remedy state ills. The session notes reforms in police, recruiting, and civil military law, with thanks to national troops and leaders who influenced the period. The King asserts unity with deputies and hints at opening days of new glory.
A royal decree dismissing six ministers triggered a Madrid crisis as crowds gathered and the Ayuntamiento urged calm. Proclamations praised the ministry while warning against agitators, and reports from Madrid and elsewhere described purses and counter-marches by opposing factions. Public order and militia were mobilized to preserve liberty and prevent foreign influence.
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