The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-09-06
mo, ST.
Prom The Gibraltar c1roaicle.
TRENCHMEN,

You no longei.havc either laws,
? liberty, or any thing valuable. You have al
ready been compelled to enslavc Europe at
! the expence ofyour blood and of that ofyouf.
children; * that family which is not French
rules Tor you over several nations of Europe
without advantage either to France or any
other country. Spain remained, Spain, YOUR
| faithfni ally, and who as you know, has, in
thousand ways, contributed to. your i'm
mortal triumphs. Her laws, her monarch,
her greatness have been torn from her her
very religion is threatened, not by open
force' as You have hitherto been used to do,
and as is customary with brave men, but by
deceit and perhdious Vaccinations to which
you nave been obliged to CO operate thus
oisgraciDg your arms and personal bravery,
and rendering YOU partakers of an infamv
repugnant toyour noble character. and to the
august title OF a great nation, which you have
acquired -
trenchmen the Spanish nation vour aily
ana generous friend, invites YOU TO desert
those colours destined 20 enslare nations and
70 rally under the standard which she has
oispiaseo for tbs most ;u5t cause the world
mas ever witnessed, ana in defence of her
laws and king, of which they have already
deprived her, not by force of arms, but by
taisehood and treachery, and the blacklist
'ngratitnde, We arc all ready TO die and
you, ike MS, ought to brave death, to efface
the lgnominy which would otherwise attach
to your nation. The Spaniards offer YOU a.
just reward for such a generous conduct.
they Will receive you with open arms; YOU
WIN night with them; and, whenever the war
shall be brought, as we hope, to a happy con-
ciusion, you shall have lands, with. the pro-
duca OF which you may pass the remainder
OF your lite in peace and tranquility, and i'm
the bosom OF a nation which loves and res
poets you, Will always see Justice done YOU.
and with which you will enjoy all kinds of
blessings.
Italians, Germans from all the provinces
OF that vast empire, Poles, Swiss, and vc;,
all who compose what are called French
armies! will you fight for him who has CD.
lpressed you, and robbed YOU of every thine.
You held most sacred9 For him who has
torn you from your homes, deprived you of
your property, your wives, Your children:
III me, OF your couRtry, which he had pre-
vIously reduced to slavery? And will ou
nght against so generous nation as the
Spanlards, who have received you with such
friendly hospitality, and who had so high q
regard tor YOU as to respect your rights at
the period of their greatest glory and power.
because they Justly look upon the inhabitants
OF every couhtry as their brothers' And
VIII you light against that nation which it is
intended to conquer and enslave not by force
oi arms as the brave are used to do but
under the cloak of allia &c and friendship,
and with such horrid deceit and treachery.
that no instance of the kind is to be found in
the annals OF history, not even among bar
barous nationss No, we cannot believe it.
Tome and JOIN us, and you will find in MS
Halor, generosity, and true aerlor VIZ 9fTcr
you the same rewards as to the French and
we nope, that you and your posierjty will
ENJOY them in an undisturbed pecce
(Ssnedl
ID. Juan Bautista EsTELLER.
first secretary.