The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-09-02


S. Each of these Generals and Genera
lissimos will form an ara,y Of veterans. troops
andpeasantry united, and put himself in a
situation to undertake enterprises, and 20
succor the most exposed points. Keeping up
always a frequent communication with the
other Generalissimos, in order that all may
act by common accord, and assist one ano-
the..
g. Madrid and La Mancha require an es-
pecial Gene al, to concert and execute the
enterprises which their particular local stu
atim demands--his only object must be 60
emoarras, the enemy's armies, to take away
or cut OFT their provisions. to a tack them in
flank and rear, and not to leave them mo-
meht to repose. The courage of these inha-
biAnts is well known. and they will eagerly
embrace such enterprises if they are led as
they should be. In the succession of war the
eremy entered twice into the interior of the
kingdom, and even as far as its capital, and
tits was the cause of their defeat, their en-
| tie ruin, and their utter failure of success
| z. The Generalissimos of the North and
| East will b .ock up the entrances to the Pro
vinces under their command, and come to
'ae assistance of any one that may be attack
81 bv the enemy. to prevent as much as pos
Sble all pillage, and preserve its inhabitants
from the desolatien of war; the many noun
It these provinces being favorable to such
projects.
6. The destination of the General of Ma
varre, Biscay, and the rest of this depart
ment IS the most important of all, in which
he will be assisted by the generals of the
North and East, with the troops and other
succours which he stands in need of His
whole business must be to shut the entrance
ofSpain against fresh French troops, and to
harrass and destroy those that return from
Spain to France BY this point. The very
rugged local situation of these provinces will
be of singular advantage in such design,
and these enterprises, if we'll concerted and
carried into execution, will no doubt be sue
cessful: and the same may be understood of
the different points by which the French
troops which are IN Portugal may come into
Spain, or by which French troops may enter
through Rousillon into Catalonia, for there
is not much to be apprehended for Arragon
And, even from Portugal, it is not thought
that they viii escape on account OF the pro-
CARNATIONS which have been circulated in
that King dom, and the hatred which they
before bore to the French being increased
without measure by the innumerable evils
which they have been made to suffer, and
the cruel oppression in which they are held
BY them.
.. ~ VIC SdulC tliilC ~ WOulO UC NCTN pro-
per that the Generalissimos should publish
and circaa f:eiaen: stt
the people. and rouse heir courage & loyalty,
she ling them that they have every thing 10
fear from the horrible perfidy with which
the French have dealt with all Spain, and
even with their king Ferdinand VII. and that
I they rule over US, all is lost !; kings, mo-
narchy, property, liberty, independence, and
religion, and that therefore it is necessary
to sacrifice our lives and property in de fence
of the king and of the country, and though
our lot (Which we hope will never Come to
pass) should destIne us to become slaves, let
US become SO, fighting and dying like gallant
men, not giving up ourselves basely to the
yoke like sheep, as the late Infamous govern
ment would have done, and fixing upon Spain
and her slavery eternal ignominy and dis
grace. France has never dominecred over
IS, nor set her foot in our territory with i'm
punity. We have many times mastered her,
lot by deceit, but by force of arms we have
made her kings prisoners, and we have made
he nation tremble-we are the same Span-
trds-France, and Europe, and the World
shall see, that we are not less gallant, nor
ess brave than the most glorious of our an
:estors,
10 All persons of education in the provin-
ces should be stimulated to frame, print, and
publish frequent snort dlSCourSeS, IN order
10 preserve the public opinion, and the ardor
ot the natien, confuting at the same time the
Infamous diaries of Madrid, which the base
ness of the late Government has permitted,
and still permits, to be published in Madrid
ITSELF and has caused to be circulated abroad,
detecting their falsehoods and continual con-
tradictions let them cover with shame the
miserable authors of these DIARIES and some
times extend their remarks to those Char
latans, the French Gazetteers and even TO
their Moniteur and let them display and
publish to Spain, to all Europe their horri-
BILE falsehoods and veDal praises, for they af-
ford abundant matter for such work. Let
all such perverted minds tremble at Spain,
and let France know that the Spaniards have
thoroughly penetrated their designs K there
fore it is that they justly detest and aboni-
nate them, and that they will sooner lay down
their lives than submit to their iniquitous and
barbarous yoke.
II. Care shall be taken to explain to the
nation, and to convince them, that when
freed, as we trust to be, from this civil war,
to which the French have forced us, and
when placed in a state of tranquility, our
lord and king Ferdinand VII. being restored
to the throne. under him and bv him the
cortcs will be assembled, abuses reformed,
and such laws shall be enacted as the Cir
cumstances of the time and experience may
dictate for the public good and happiness
Things which we Spaniards know how to do,
which we have flpne a well nj 10 ,;o,.