Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-04

| SPANISH CONS PIRACY |
( Ga this subject some f.,r.hel ;afolm,;s
has been received ffcm sse esa..a :s cf 49,,
sci arrived ia the fiserard who tai. a9.
sr'.h per, SC late as the Isl, oil. H.es
,rcbcrates The circumstance re have s,
fore published with rreafd tote tots%,
icy at Madrid The investigation aSa
his Catholic msisssy promised in his mo-
! clama;iou, or al least which was promise
ID his name, has slreadYlrdd 10 sushltssh
So TO jusi,iy he cpinicnws expressed ash
the na,u.s. Of this ptajeel. Ab,ye SIKH
persons Of rank haze bscn pu' uuG;sr s,r,s
and all belonging 10 the sn,igall;csn psry
or the opponents Of the ptirce Of psac. :
Several Of these prisoners are s.altd n
have been taken in asS,a. for it seems lob
now alltdgsd, ,hatrhe fcnspiia,ars wen
prepared TO carry their plan into rneeula
on the evening Of the day the rroelamalel
was published. Some of The prisonr
were taken ;D,o custody ths, eight, sndo
-:.1ers The next day. Bu. arrests nul.pF
as the ins es.;ga,ioo proceeds, az . oodoub
is sn:essaine d thar The investigate wiaap :
,erminatenniil ali men Of ccnssevsuttE
from whom any formidable opposiutu 10 F
Bonapsrse's views can be unprecedented o.
who are particularly obnoxious 10 the PRIV
Of peace, shall have, been imprisoned orat
aside. Then we shall have the 1eropenni
Of he plot. ii. "a the whole object Of thslm
proclamation WILDE upfoIded.
The captain repeats the rumcur 'ha,ih
prince Of Acs,rias has been liberated, ba
he does Dot know what was the prsaa
caIss Of tina. liberation
December 4.
Tie Declaration ef'tdc emheror efRusds
/, contains an exposition ofeve,y thing
but the real motives Of lhs:sswar With
Britain wiz. that eaaporte had pront
ed TO assist Russia 10 her views ssaDs
Tukkey, if she. wee, 10 war with this eou''
Ky. .Tbe declaration sels GU, with con'
p.aining of che condoct of he late MINIS
tefs-c ct their apathy and supinersss-a
their having neglected TO make aoy,dvsf
sion in favor Of The Russian aud PTOss''
Hocps inpelsod -of their having MAO"
attack upon Egypt. Instead CT ha.s
shrown troops into Napl-s. Its csris'lp
impossible 10 deisnd The conduct Of 'p'
late ministers; ii was most detes'aDls.L
But we canno, see upon what grcailc'~'
emperor Of Russia considers The caas'
for which he took .rp arms. more ouros'
than hias--he held different lsogsfs
when he entered INTO he war wiki ft'0'"
Bu, he ha. offered TO mediate peace io'ep
and we rejected his m4diation-'ha -
We did not choose t. coo6dr our lo'f 49,,
TO a power. which possessed none o. ~ y.
qualities Of CIT diasor, which had JrSs
rep,ed part Of the spoils Of her o"a e.,
and having herself solicited The nedlaa ~,
Of our enemy..o re.esssblisb peace pe's,
Der and Turkey, would Of course h'es
leayored 10 praf;,ia'e Fraoceby the 8. a
Zee Of the interests Of Great Britain 4
lad invested her with the ofi:e OF g. j.
or. bot ~ha,just cause of wtr os =. NJ
refussl ofite Russian medla'loo 8 .;.,s
Alexander? We were p's" ,,.g
10 accep, or reject it as we thougn' p ,;oad
sud aspnwer which makes the re)..,o o.
her onfrrlSf mediation, aground O :, be
Is proves TO as tina, she would ~ IA!
herself with the 'f'9s :.,is
sba, ough, 10 be the chief cha's.'e. 80 ha
,,;,,or Tx. .mn.rny Of Russia