Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-14

WiliiouI CSIsiAS1 SisooC lulaiitS WIZ. "
der age oughttohave excited SOM .ss
sion. On seeing this the people of, tVl'PP>
were inflriated, and the French ,mos 'aa'
their irritation a pretext, for entry;;as a's
arms & artillery ON the Cd Of Nav 20, WIG
furiously the unfortunate inhabiIan saAs9
committing a butchery-the recoiire, ;
which even now fills us with horro, NSa =
weak Spanish governor, oppressed hnas
duke of Berg, after having proAiI,;ts ! y y
Spanish troops from going to the ssss Sc a'
of their brethren, presented himself m ,t,'s
ly in the streets of Madrid, and on f =!
him the people laid down their arm, :,
Gained their fury. This obedience H. y
. spect peculiar to the Spanish people, ms. S
Of appeasing irritated the ferocious Nms
and under the pretence that some Of A.
carried arms, although they, were not N.Y.
, hibited from doing SO except BY as,5
'quent law, he caused them to be shot n,s
blood. Priests then suffered death, crhs
carrying a penknife artisans fog ca,r 1@
the Implements ofther trades; AMI perm'
Of every class from the bare suspicion a.
furious army, without honor, withourF
| eion, and without reflection. Attcrwnk
| the infant don Antonio was obliged 70 leDa
(, for Bayonne.
Ferdinand VII. had chosen the nenrn
Of the council Of governments, and 10 q.
! could add others notwithstanding, The d.
reigner Murat was not ashamed to obi.,
those members to elect him prssilentuSn
| in his presence, a circmnssance Which Of.
SELF suaces to prove the horrible violence
with which'l- acted this decree was sign.
ed and published by I'll the members Of liz
council. What subjects ? Wiat Spsltt
ards I! The French attempted to form,
party in Madrid and in the kingdom fr
! Charles w. aid made use OF insidious PIC.
! CARNATIONS and other indecent metheds, bit
could not succeed. The. au.hors Ct thta
| plots go UNPUBLISHED, but The nation, Europe
the whole world, have seen that the French
:! have impudertly falsifed the truth WIN
they published that in Spain there are div
son. and parties. There are none andu
the perpetual ignomiry Of those VINO av,
| spread such reports the whole nation tS.
claims that she wishes not, loves rot that
there is not, any other king than Ferdinmi
VII. Al length appeared in the council Of
Castle the protest OF Charles ~. senrty
/ Napoleon to M,lrat; s that BODY governed
! By error 80 It's ete.nsl Iii honor, determined
that Ferdinand WI. was not king o. Spain,
but Charles ", and that tae abdication Of
the latter was a ni.llity. Whata crowd
OF reflections present themselves here
when it is considered that the council is
| the first tribunal Of justice OF the kingdom,
and its ministers the ministers OF the laws,
Bullet W. continut-Charles ". BY h1v-
ing resumed tn. crown, az ain possessslths
power OF choosing a governor for the king
dom, and affecting the French spirit aaa
! language even in his expressions, appointed
Murat, CT fyou please the Duke OF Berg,
to that Office with the title Of Lieutenant
Hitherto appearances hid been preserved,
! but in a very short time even appearances
| were TO longer regarded. On the 4th Of
May, Charles the ". was declared king az
Eayonnc, and said that he wished to con':'
crate the ,elns;nder. Of his life to the govern
ment and happiness Of hi: subjects. bm ,1
the eighth day CT The same nlSnti Oh NY
King Charles forgot ali this, aad ren'N'
Cd the Crown OF spsin in favour o. the L'a =.
peror Nspolean, with an express power
the latter TO confer il at bis pl1Ssuf' "
whom !!4e should think proper. Wha eya
tradictions What folly! The. Moaa'' =,
OF Spain did not belong to Charles w. u y.
did he possess it in his own right, bat a ="
right OF blood agreeably to our tu'iaal,'';a ".,
laws; and the same Charles ". hap ya'
before expressed and acted upos tIlal r A.
ciplc in rcsnnins the throne. by wt1's n.
thority, by what right does he tFanSl ,1. X:
crown OF Spain, and treat the Span,m,G,'Ip :,
herds Of cattle that craze in the held'. .,r:.
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