Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-15

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have lost much by it, but we have much
more to lose this we may save by timely
interference, and proper. conduct !. shall,
therefore, through your paper, continue to
suggest what seems to me the proper means;
4 shall address myself more immediately to
nv fellow citizens hereafter; the embargo
IS grinding them. severely ); but the people
of Pennsylvania are still more seriously
threatened; daring party IS arrayed, to
despoil them of their first safeguard, our
sacred constitution !; if they succeed, Penn
svlyania may be ruined atsall events twill
become the scene of dreadful confusion. I
will exert myself to put my fellow cltizens
on their guard"
Eatract Of a letter dated Hnran'aa, 1uty.
Goth, 1903, from a public character there,
to a gentleman in Philadelphia.
The enews alluded to, is the calamity
which has befallen the Spanish people, by
Bonaparte having entrapped our new king
Ferdinand the 9TH, lately proclaimed IN
Spain, in consequence of his royal father
having abdicated the crown in his favor.--
Eonaparte planned and obtained, that the
ROYAL family of Spain, should meet him at
Bayonne, where he obliged the young king
to resign the crown to his father; and then
it was stated to them that the whole OF the
royal family must be present at the new CO.
ronation, and when the young princes had
arrived, he then animated to the royal per-
sonages, the necessity of forming a con-,
gress to organize the new government and
that, for this purpose, it was absolutely me-.
cessary that they should convene one hum
dred and fifty persons Of their kingdom, Sc
lecting noblemen of the highest rank and
most conspicuous talents. The nomina-
tions were accordingly made, and some of
them proceeded On to Bayonne,w while others,
actuated by their suspicious and fears Of
what has occurred, declined. Inthis state
4of the business the emperor Bonaparte o.
bliged the old king, Charles the WITH, to
renounce his government in his favor, and
atthat very moment the French troops in
Spain had commenced hostile measures, and
particularly those under prince Murat at
Madrid, which gradually goaded and exas-
perated the populace to such degree, asto
Owe them to desperation. This occasion
ed some little skirmishing between the inha-
bitants and the French troops ;supon which
Murat persuaded the Spanish government
to restrain the populace, and advise them to
retire quietly to their houses--this was soon
accomplished, under the idilest and most
solemn assurances, that harmony and a good
understanding should be restored. But
what was the fact, the next morning Murat
had his whole army SO stationed as to enter
the city by every street, and possess them:
selves of every square, without sparmg
single life in their course but not satisfied
with that treachcr6us and cowardly victory,
they were then ordered to enter the houses
and butcher men, womensand children,
which they executed perfectly like them
selves, in the most ilhuman and bafbarous
manner. At the same moment they order
ed what they called guard OF honor OF 100
men each to the houses ct the chief officers
of the Spanish government, IN which sltua-
ton they were compelled to sign any thing
he thought proper or necessary to forward
his internal views. The news OF THIS 'ill-
happy arrangement soon spread and alarm
ed the rest of Spain, and Immediately bro't
about the establishment of Supreme Coun-
Gil for the purpose Of managing the affairs
Of the nation, in the name OF Ferdl-
nand the Sevcnth---and this Supreme Coun-
ell was established in the city of Seville,
and Immediately assumed the reins of
government, and DECLARED WAR, a.
gainst Napoleonat the First, and the French
Nation, while under his dominion. An
armistice has been established with the Bli-
fish and in short, every possible means,
offensive and defensive, has been, adopted
by that Council; and many letters from
Spain, by the Dispatch, mention, that twas