Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-10-19
from THE AMERICAN CITIZEN.

to nominate hls successor
Suppose cn,cls of members of Congress,
zchethey seeking private graft fcation, or
from any other cause, shall assemble and e.
che the nomination SO made by the presl-
dent:
Suppose, to the destruction of the letter
and in contempt Of the spirit of the constltu-
ton, the nomination, so made and echoed,
shall, by party doctrine and discipline, be
made BINDING upon the community
What, in fact, not in name, would be the
difference between the hereditary king OF
England, and the hereditary president OF
the United States? Would not the president
become substantially HEREDITARY? Would
not the constitution be overshrown? Would
not gross monarchy succeed?
Can man be in principle a republican
who advocates the nomination OF Mr.. Madl-
son, so scandalously and usurpingly made /?
But the NATION will not sanction the obi
Gus attempt of the Washington cabal to esta-
biish tyranny amongst us. MIR. Madison
cannot succeed. Notwithstanding his no.
mination, the nation has already determined
that HE shall not be the presidents successor.
Denunciations have failed violence and
terror and prescription have failed.
The following letter, (says late Lon
don 2aper) by the last vessel from Spain,
though it contains no new event, narrates
some circunst ances not so fully known be-
fore:
C1Joa, Ausust "a.
g Permit me to congratulate you andyour
country upon the prosperous stare OF affairs
in Spain. You have, OF course, learned the
defeat OF Dupont. have not yet heard OF
any official account of the French loss-the
Spaniards make it 1900. BE this IS it
may, the blow has been great, and its conse-
quences may prove extensive.
6 The French have abandoned Burgos.
On the 18th instant they had concentrated
at that point forty or forty-two thousand
men, including the army of Bessieres from
Leon, which had just arrived. Joseph left
Burgos the same day, and slept at Vittoria
on the 18th, and Money renamed at Bur-
COS with the rear guard-On the 18th Bur
gos was evacuated, and Joseph had retired
to Bribiesca.
6 On the Cd instant the city Of Bilbos rose
and sent to major Roache, requesting him
to go thither, and bring what assistance he
could. According he sailed On board the
Seine, with 10000 dollars, 5000 stand of
arms, some light guns and ammunition.--
Unluckily on his arrivalhe found the French
on the 10Th, in actual engagement with the
Biscavans. The enemy had sent strong
detachment, 400 cavalry and 5000 infantry,
from Vittor:a. They were opposed at a
bridge half league from the town, by less
than 5000, who were at length, CATER losing
two generals killed, one of the name OF Cas-
tanos, brother to the Andaiusian) Obliged to
Hy. The French have committed horrid :.
trocities in the city.
"Maior Roche, I understand landed at
Castue on the 18th FIVE leagues from Bilboa
in order to try to rally the people; 1t ex-
pected the enemy will abandon the city as
soon as they have well plundered it. Sara
gossa has sustained many formidable attacks
from the French, which it has hitherto no.
blv resisted. The enemy were actually be-
siegingit but retreated on the approach Of
$1,000 Spaniards.
"General Castanos is said to have left
Madrid on the 5th Inst. for Valladolid in or
der to Join Cuesta, who is said to have a
bout 1000 cavalry.
g Fifteen thousand British infantry, IN
derstand, are shortly expected at Gijon, and
5000 cavalry at Corunna. General Blake
is with $4,000 GalGcians at Leon, and when
united with the cavalry from Corunna, he
will have nothing TO fear. He may safely
advance to Regnosa and if the British land
at Santander, the two armies can form their
junction at the same place.