Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-08


NETWORK, August 8.
HMHLY LDlPORTANT.-This fore
noon arrived the brig HAVANA Packet, cap
tain Mcdonald, III II days from the Havan-
ma. Capt. MD. brought with him a pro-
clamation issued by the governor OF Hsvan-
ma, approving Of the proceedings OF the
Junto, at Seville, in Spain, and ordering
hcstilities to cease on the part OF all Spanish
subjects in that island against Great Britain;
at the same time declaring eternal war a.
gainst France until she placed Ferdinand
MI, the rightful owner 20 the crown OF
Spain, on the throne. All public property
at the lH!avanna belonging to France hadbeen
seouestered, and the port thrown open to the
British.
Since putting the above in type, gentle
man, passenger in the Havanna Packet, has
handed US the following letter from oureor-
respondent at that place:
Ha0snna, Juiy 20, 1903.
SIR,
Enclosed is the proclamation issued few
minutes since by the governor OF this island
the oath Of allegiance to FERNANDO STE
piano is to be administed to all the civil &
military officers this afternoon.
(Tro,slated for the Epe,nng post.}
PROCLAMATION.
Inhabitants IF the A!a'sd IF Cuba, zvorthy
descendants Of tie generous Spanish natio5.,
Know, that I have this very day received
several manifestoes, procIamations and e.
diets published and printed by order of the
Supreme Council! Ounta) of Government,
which has been established III Seville, in con-
sequence OF IN act Of perhdy mere Infamous
than any which the world has ever witness
ed: papers which as you viii vcry s2on see,
appear no. to be dictated BY men, bus rari,er
inspired by angels in short, papers which
must necessarily produce the vindication Of
iasulted and dei,ided SPAN, AID the liberty
of al Europe, which lies buried in slavery
by same hand which aflicts our brethren.
Il appears by them, and learn by the rela-
ton of persons worthy Of belief who have
been eve witnesses of the dreadful and nor
rid events which took place in our peninsula
in the months Of Apr! and May, that the
French government assuming the false cha
racter OF friend and good ally, has deceiv-
ed Ferdinand VII, the best and most virtu-
Gus Of kings, abused his generosity and good
faith, invited him to its territory by artful
and insdllous carcsses, and by similar Graf
tv md treacherous proceedings induced his
august parents and the whole royal family
to follow him, for the purpose OF treating
them, as they have been treated, withsthe
most dlsgraceiai contempt, and consumlnat-
ed at last their horrible design by compel
ing them to renounce the crown Of Spain,
in favor of foreigner, having no other
right than his unsuitable ambition, at the
same time that his extcutionels and assas-
sins were shedding the precious blood Of the
inhabitants of Madrid, as a return for the
hospitality and fraternity with which they
had been received and welcomed, ss their
own chiefs have publicly acknowledged
Our language contains 10 term adequate to
characterize conduct so horrible, which has
covered France with infany ard Spain with
mourning, and which ha. made the most in
sensible and barbarous nations shudder with
fear. But, think not from this, that the
sentiment Of honor, the nobleness Of Minis,
and the majestic dignity ofthe Spanish cha
racter, have been dismayed at the sight of
such dmeful calamity. On the contrary, the
the virtuous and magnanilnous sons of abe
roic country, are determined to fight until
the last man of its twelve millions Of inna-
bitants shall gloriously die, to avenge an in
suit so Illuminating to avenge their outraged
religion, their violated females, their muir
,dered children, and to rescue from captivity
the ir adorcd Ferdinand Yes. doubt il not.