Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-12-16
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81 I1N4.J4< va LAe---NiAt9 takS.. by TIE
Spanish members Of The provincial. iuntas.
and other patriotic funst:oEaries ana oiasiiv.
eis:
Article I. Do you swear by God and tl.i.
sign OF the Cross, and premise by this cath,
to the king and the whole nation, that you
will exercise the Office OF member OF the ST.,
preme iunta, even to the shedding OF -
last drop Of your blood In the dctenc1f
our Holy Catholic Apostolic Roman Re
gion, in all the purity with which tie itatil
embraces it, Yes swear. 8.
5 2. Do you swear to defend the purity Of
the Immaculate conception Of our dear mo-
Their, the queen OK Heaven and earth, Eiary
the most holy Yes I swear.
8. Do you swear to defend this provinc.,
til death, ..gainst every enemy Of our au.
gust sovereign don Ferdinand vi, (whom
God prcscve) more especially against the
usurper Of his royal person, the emperor Ct
the French, governing i'll the mean while in
his royal name, and recognizing, on no pre-.
tence, any authority not directed towards
this end: Yes I swear.
4. Do you sweal, e. procure, directly and
indirectly, ell possible assistance from ths
other provinces of Spain, which pursee Tie
same Just end for the destruction Of Ia.
common enemy the emperor Of tbs Fssnch'
Yes lswear.
S. DO you swear to contribute with al
your power to the union OF ali the provinces
IN one saprcnle governments anda 10 cor
seat to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the least pas!
Of the i;ingdo'n: Yes / swear.
There are seven other articlc2 IN lie cath
which are OF less importance, ant, rciel> 10
The performance Of Official dasies.
CI.oT, SataA9'sia J scb.eal5ey 10.
The cruel Duheslne, not content with
Initiating the French Emperor, il puttingto
dcash Ills prisoners, has carried to sitonI Jul
the nlcst respectable persons OF Barcelona,
| and tearing from the arms Of mothers their
tender chiidlen, for the purpose OF hay;ng
them s.nsonled with money, has now point
cd the cannon OF the citadel against the III.
fortunate inhabitants Of the ci!v. Threatening
them with death if they do. rot iugaish hin
with 1900 daily rations for four months,
and IA excessive number Of pipes Of WING
and brandy, the y&iue (Which viii amount
to $50, oco reals IN specie. ne magistra-
cy aud corporation neither VI. Ior can ST.
tistg this demand, and have replied, that
they waited every nom 3ne IN eSpectat;oaa
death. Ibis inharnar general, afyer sl..lsll,
ing twenty days liz The Blockade 81 Corona,
into which nc threw in cac night 100
bombs and grenades, saw himself under
the necessity OF flying On tie 10th u5tfno.
TN his retreat to Barcelona, he lost S000
men, with all the carriages ana artillery
which he had carried of from his eacar,D-
lneGt. General Lechi has. marched out to
assist him with 1870 men, and very cor
siderable tram OF aytiliery.-but with great
loss OF both, he was forced to shut himself
UP IN the city. IL Coil de Orri0ls there
we're taken IL Wagon loads Of Effects watch
were carving towards France, escortedy
50 soldiers, whom the Somatenes took ply
soners--2,:t Monsagut one standard, and in
the action at Corona, :. great quantity Of
provisions, three nlortars, % pieces large
callbre, $50 casks cartridges, rla1y cannon
balls, IS bombs, and $50 s.enadss. The
enemy being thus shut up in Barcelona, our
troops have extended Gordon, which Du-
hesme, vainly attempted to surprise on the
Cd instant, and at all points he net with
such resistance that he vas Obliged to re-
tire to his blockadcd retreat. But, ike
ravenous wolf, he made another sally On The
5th, with from to 5000 men, who took,
by surprise the artillery on Coll de Monca-
da; but, On the following day, the CataIo-
mans, reinforced, retook that post, with all 4
the artillery, ard what had been robbed ia
that territory, killing a great number.