Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-08
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We submit this most n.orlsSroys
our readers Nlthoutgpletaee Ii y -
own horrible sa'r character OH It's irss,s ''s !,
poor, feeble, unofendiag prince =
IS thus by the inpasenee q tt, p ns'qb
Peace (the Instrument OF F.alee, - - alte
feed, and his own fatileris made Il. ue SCI
mot because he was an object of ~. @EScSt
because he was surrounded by a, .h u
OF the realm. The French had ~ s !. A0s
most cautious steps IS prelimina,ies ~
atrocious oct. They secured all stye,a .
their army IS posted every where "a s pSi
and command the natives Portugal ,,s sueN
a prefext for tlseir march, and hc.spe =, g.si'
suit OF the eiaboieal scheme. q,
The circumstance Of TIE King fos;,, !,
son In his fthe king's) own room. VIII %
cypher and evidence ola parricidal Gene ~ "
upon him, has very much indeetltle coz : a
ion Of a theatrical continuance. VIA
bring the prince of Asturias from his o,.
sidence to the kings apartment, with sr ale
document about him The ia,elleet e !.
king of Spain, as well as Of the prince nr !.
trIrias, is tolerably we'll known, ssd P,. -
cannot be ignorant Of the character 5 7
Prince Of Peace, or OF his subseryienrr%
Bonaparte. The whole OF tins trans, =
warrants the suspicion of a scheme 10 ea, ~
the prince of Asturias, an to in.pose ~.
bis father for the purpose oi tcstrovhh g 6
one and deposing the other, When al y,
are obnoxious to the views Of tolapsFte ~
attached to this branch Of the Bourbon i,s.;.
are by tie Price Of Peace AND lis COM
pronounced guilty OF this Conspiracy. -
consequently set aside, tbea tie Old Eiaa 4.
be safely decreed as " uatit toreisna : =
Proclamation ct tie King II Sfaia, las5a
ed some. silNe Stace. -
The Portuguese troops who were ii Lisbon
labout l2,oool have bceli ordered to the ran.
tiers, ard other troops haze oeea dr0fsl, fp,,
the interior for Lisbon. We know no. ~
motives CT this measure. DID he Portggr..
government fnd that il could not REV n 4,
soldiers who had 50 long been slatioaediaGe
capital Yet some persons stale thIs IneaSgy.
to have been carried into eficci bg three o.
four no5ieInen, who are known to be attached
10 the French cause, and who visa 10 peeycn
the emigration of the Prince. His ray.i Aiig.
ness son, the prince oi Bciga, embarked o.
board one Of the ships Of war Oh tie fUta-
Hence 1t is Inferred that tie cmigr4io0 viii
actually take place. The COMPUTE ecui1,
msnt of the Portuguese feet encourages lis
belief-tor had the prince determined 10 fse
up his Feet as well as Lis Guilty to he
French. there would ret have bten any Eeces.
sity for fitting outthe ships with such speed.
That could. have been done after the French
had taken possessions Of the capital Wear
inclined therefore to believe that his hish1es,
VIII proceed to the Brazi,s: and under that
belief VIC shall be at 10 loss tc account ior!Od
Strangeford's remaining at Lisbon SO long
II tie Prince Regent elnigrates our ninis;sr
viii accompany him.
We are not able to state any further par.
tlculars With respect to the Russian Hed
winch has entered tie Iasus. There is no
doubt, we undefstand,' that it did not attempt
to enter the Tagus in TIE first instance under
English coiors. but upon Fort St. Julien pre-
pairing to fire upon them, The English wee
hauled dowa and the Russian bois,ed. IAeg
then went umnolessed.
Whether this measure ought or ought not
to be considered as a demonstration Oh Z hos
ale disposition towards Us, we arc unable a!
present to decide-SoIe snrprlzc has been
expressed by several persons that tdohfctSa
to depart from Gibraltar, ailtitnaL .
Vas cot taken possession Of by a Bntsi
such persons it has been.fsf.f
I'd, shat ministers could not suppose Kas S'
Q have any intention of mailing her iIeet ~ :.
iostiIely towards Us, after haWpg tfailslll!ita
n application to them for leave to.@intcf itm ~
Pritish Por.--h$it fol own parts we shoaa
ave been glad that tie squadron had li1toesa
Uttered TO so into tie iagus, and tnat ~
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