Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-18
FROM LONDON PAPERS,

sbsr a,tentjuo 10 the state OF Europe, as
exhibited in the lase forcign intelligence,
wa;ch he desired aud we must nov COM
press, 10 narrow space. the remarks
which contemplation OF that state soS'
prsss. There is one observasloe Wnien
strikes the a,iad very forcibly, aud that Us
9he fla, rooss aciioo which almost every
power of Europe agasds 10 the vsun;eo
assertion Of Bonaparse, lhat by the Uessy
Of the continental peace was fessosed
-snd that there would hencstorih be 20
shisg TO impede him 10 the sole task re-
saaning, VIZ. $50 compel nc ensmy 10
nari,iU,. peace" To The attainment OF
ssfis end. he has indeed dose ali that can pe
done: he has commended ali those powers
whem bs has either ssoquished or 'errsh-
ed. 20 adept the basbarous measures ne
himself hiss pursued; he has conPesieo
them all 20 subiris Ia the same pr'sasions
he has ;pHictednpou all The same onffsfinSs'
and there now reisns 90 the whole cona.
nent that equality Of distress Cot course
with the slight oaritsies which local clr-
cnmssancss oecssiop) which an sqaai sur.
lection TO the same tyrsnpy supposes ne
blessings OF foreign commerce are den,eo
10 ALL all are forced ia skew 70 adoPs DIS
epait,Ss, and decline all intercourse w'ih
Toe only people who kcow the enjoyment
Of Independence and Liberty, however en-
FILTERED those enjoymeDss may DC by ev'is
from ghieh, at crisis ike the present, 40
body of nen Gao be free. Il Is ao,. how,
ever, CIR purpose TO en!srge on his topic
bu. ra;hsr 10 observe now me'hod'ca'sy
aud unremittingly the conqGe;oT IS pa'su~
log during rhe continental sace, the s-ssae
measures Of continental conquest, WHICH
the srversi armislices and na.s-callsd srsa-
ties of peace have wodi6ed and never In,
terrupasd or avoided, a}onsparee may en-
ploy, though 10 perverted sense, the
words of our great pact.
80 Peace hath her victories no less renowned
than War"
The most decisive saa easiest Of those
renowned v;csoyies las bsen he cogGaest
Of Portugal The corqueror 40 longer
logger 6ods iteSpedient 60 make noeai,
pal donation of his Kingdoms. Thar coun,
Try has been taken possession ct 10 his
name: and he has exercised already, in a
most 'frightful manner, the rights ct soss-
.ejgutv. His Gfst acts hsVe b<en ,ks ser.
cure Of all The rich plate ard aoeea5les Ok
The ehnrch (Which We before, some Q
Souf Protestant readers vii! hardly re-
grei) and levy Of thirty per csnt.ec toe
iocome of all his faithful aad dear subjects ;
and this, We euppose, every one can ap-
.vreciase- Ia seizipg this helpless country,
his gcverror. JUNIOR, ezcisims, with 40
sudsci,y worthy his mas'er, that ne oaee
Co save Lisbon from ihe fate OF Copenha-
esp. not enre dreaming of the ab5ica.ion
OF the priace rsgep:, though before Junos
entered Portugal The Monitsuf announcedl'
from authority, the deposition oslhe house
of Brsgarsa! And this is the acquisition
which some of th= sci-disant fflen1s OF
liberty contemplate WITHOUT the slig.,ess
expression of misrepresentation or regret.
This is the eyening-s.ar Of that liberty
whose 8 day-s,af" arose /" DER the vine.
covered hills aud gay regions of Francs."
In Spain, Booa2arte mas no' yet NOAH
rased new governor or v!cerey yet It
is surely an unlusiifahle presnmPiicn, that
this land IS doomed also to fall more
Immediately unGer his dominion. ten
thousand men are ct Barcelona, all
the sesports and fosSreases are so-5e
occupied by French troops, aasbsif The last
accounts be not incorrect, one fortress
fPampeluna) has been foreisly seized by
shem. Such is the peace enioyedbySSpaia
Such are The rewards Of early submission,
and constant, urceasing, nnrePinirg obs
diepce 70 Frarce!
10 Italy, also, the troops OF Bonaparse
are 10 motion. We do not refer to the
sryo;erted a,faek uppp Sicily. or the SIEGE