Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-22
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seyeres with unabated vigor and constancy.
to maintain the honor and independence Of
his crown, and that no effort has been want
ing On the part of his majesty to support
him IN the arduous contest in which he IS
engaged.
: 1 he recent trans actions inSpain and TIA
" have exhibited new and striking proofs
of the unbounded and unprincipled ambi-
ton which actuates the common enemy Of
every established and independent nation IN
the world.
" His majesty views with the livelest IN
teress the loyal and determined spirit ma
infested by thcSpanish nation in resisting the
violence and per6dy with which their dear
est rights have been assailed.
'Fhe Spanish nation thus nobly stsug-
Cling against the tyranny and usurpation Of
France, can no longer be considered as the
eneny of Great Britain, but is recognized
BY his majesty as a friend and ally.
We are commanded to inform you,
that his majesty has received conmunica-
Cons from several of the provinces OF Spain
soliciting the aid Of his majesty. The an
swer of his maestyto these communications
has been received in Spain with every de-
monstration of those sentiments of conf
dcnce and affection which are congenial to
the feelings and true interest OF both nations
and his majesty commands us to assure you,
that he viii continue to make every exertion
III his power for the support OF the Spanish
cause: guided in the choice and in the di-
rectiono fhis exertions by the wishes of those
! in whose behalf they are employed.
:" In contributing to the success of this
great and glorious cause, his majesty has no
other object than that Of preserving unim-
paired the power and independence of the
Spanish monarchy. But he trusts that the
same Efforts which arc directed to tsist great
object may, under the blessing Of Divine
Providence, lead ID their effects and by their
example, TO the restoration Of the Liberties
and peace of Europe.
july $.
We have extracted from the Moniteur an
account Of the proceedings of the Junta, at
Bayonne, from its meeting On the 15anso
its third sitting on the 21st alt. 1t now APP
pears that Bonaparte assumed TO himself the
right and power to nominate his brother
Joseph king of Spain, and that he has not
even condescended to ask the Junta to
sane ton his choice. The meeting is declar-
ed to have been summoned for the purpose
of discussing the new constitutional code
intended for Spain, or in other words, re
gister whatever new tangled code his whim
and caprice may dictate. Attic first meet
ing on the 18th, the Imperial decree, pro-
claiming Joseph king of Spain and the In
dies, was read, aud the president read a
speech explanatory of the purpose for which
they were convened. Alter which they
resolved to testify their allegiance and ho-
mage to the new king, whom Napoleon had
given to reign over them. On the 18th
they held taeir sitting, on the 18th they
were admitted to an audience OF king Jo-
seph, who they addressed in strain OF
commonplace fulsome adulaticn, to which
they received suitable answer.
In the third sitting, on the Goth, the pan
Of the new constitution was submitted to
their consideration and they began to dis
cuss it on the 21st. SO far, it would appear,
the new machine works with perfectfacillty,
but the appearan is deccitful. Enough is
disclosed in The speech Of the president, first
meeting on the 15sh, to show that its opera
tons Will be impeded and that Spain is con-
vulsed from end to end. In that speech the
president notices 6 the ferment and dlsor-
der that disquiet various towns OF the king
DOM" that theyare in arms, and mean to e
Iect the arch duke Charles of Austria, king
of Spain. If the instruction in Spain were
not formidable, it would not have been no
ticed in this way. Indeed, every intelligence
from that country, through whatever chan
mel it may be conveyed, plainly indicates the