Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-09
NEW-YORK, Aizgust 4.
7uo days later from London.


A respectable commercial friend, to whom
we have often been indebted Tor snii,,
fayors, has furnished the editor CT Ii,
Mel cantiie Advertiser, with the Londcn
Morning Chronicle OF the 10Th and 1lb
of Iunc, received by the ship Union, and
/, containing the following articles:
LONDON, Tune4o.
We have seen aletter, dated 81. Anden
on the 3otil.ult. and addresset: to q respscts.
bic merchant in the city, which COVE sal
very fattering picture of the disposition and
resources OF those Spanlards who are avens
to the arbitrary proceedings OF Bonapasa.
According to this letter, the people are ina
state Of actual instruction III Asturias and
Gaiicia, and also in tie districts Of St. An.
eiero ard Leon Asturias a-one, the writer
describes, from the number and spirit Q: is
population, IS competent 20 a very material
effort. Cersaing, il the people are resolus
! the nature OF til country must render it pc
! culiarly difficult and dangerous 70 any IVA
der. An assembly OF deputies from IN,
dis,ricts we have IN entiored hes already "a.
ken place a: Oviedo, the capital OF A8tur
as, by authority q which assembly tolms.
declaration Of war has been Published a
eainst the French government. To thisas.
seal4,!y all the districts OF Spain are invi:cl
to send deputies; and It IS proposed to coz,
ycne the Cortes, IN order 20 concert m1a-
sures for the purpose o. delivering thec ou1.
rrg from It's present degradation.
The marquis &c Santa Cruz, who is no.
bien,an OF considerable importance, pari-
QUARRY in Asturias, aid WHO is In the visa
OF youth, is appointed generailssino OF the
patriotic army. Tnis army is already con.
siderable, and pro Uses rapidly to increase
The write, to whom We aiiude pants in the
most glowing terms the are:or OF the popula-
ton, without distraction OF age OF sex, to
promote the OBJECT OF the lnsurrect!on.-
Ample time Will, it IS supposed, be afford.
Ell to this confederacy 10 provide arms and
ammunition, and 10 organize their plans,
oc3orc Honapa:te can Withdraw an adequate
force from any other district to in,ernN
chem. Our wishes for rle success Of these
gallant men excite us to hope, notwithssand-
nlg the knowledge we have OF the character
oi cur ministers, that they viii afford them
some material AID.
1t IS expected. that the meeting at Ovlcao
Will be attended by deputies from all paris
OF Spain.
We heard yesterday that accounts were
ia town, stating tne refusal OF the camman-
der Of the Spanish Asct at Port Aianon 10
comply with the commands OF the govern.
neng 1t Madrid. We know thar this COM,
mander, Don Cayeseno Valdes, is an o-tti,ar
OF the hiShes, LOYALTY, ana is distinguished
for srons national feelings. lis ther, fore
quit probable ther he would revolt 2sa.n-:
any or,er hostile 10 the Independent { If lis
country. Indeed, il WIS some time s,lo;
suggested to us, thar rlris officer suspected
the designs 81 the French governmcnt, and
that rs .ooS iiis feet into Port Mailon ra,
TIER t.i.ll 10 lculcn, TO :, ilicn ne could haze
gone, accc.,lng 10 command merely 10 SAVE
il .lGs1 ialiln6 INTO the hands of France
Certainly All the discerning men OF SPa'
m,,st have iorseen the crisis chat has OCCUR
rcd. ine only doubt could be as to the
time Of It's arrival; few, perhaps, expee.'
cd it SO soon. PROFESSIONALLY Bonapars
has been IN this instance more prompt Than
usual. Perhaps nc may find that he his
been too precipiiate.
VlscouEr rnatsrosa is nobleman Of coz
siderable local influence. He is not, howe
vcr, a grandee OF Spain. Don Diego deh !
Vego, who accompanies him, holds II;
commission Ola lieutenant in the navy, and B
acts as secretary to the Viscount. They arc
botn SAID to be very intelligent men.
We have held out one steady Cpl ioa asp
the coaduct which ministers oughr 10 plrsls'