Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-31
PROCLAMATION.
0fthe Couac.l General ofthe Principally.


Loyal Asturians! Beloved countrymen
Your first wishes are already f'lhled.
The principahty, diseharging these duties
which are most sacred to men, has already
formally declared war against France. You
may perhaps dlre.d this vigorous resolution.
But what other measure could we or ought
we to adopt /! Shall these be found one sim
gle man among Is, who prefers the vile and
ignominious death of slaves to the glory OF
dying on the field OF honor, with arms in his
hand, defending his unfortunate monarch,
our homes, our wives and our children Ii
the very moment, when those bands OF ban
ditti were receiving the kindest Offices and
favors from the inhabitants Of Our capital,
they 1nurderedincoldbl blood upwards Of 1000
people, for no other reason than their hay
ing defended their insulted brethren; what
could we expect from them, had We submit
ted 70 their dominion Their per6dious con-
duet towards oar king and the whole OF his
family, whom they deceived and decoped
into France, under the promise OF an eter-
nal armistice, III order to chain them alIq has
no precedent in history. Their conduct to-
ward the nation IS more iniqultous than we
! had The right to expect from a horde OF Hot
tcntots. They have profaned our temples j:
they have insulted our religion; they have
n.ssaiied our wives in fine, they have bro
ken ali their promises, and there exists no
! right which rhay have not vlolated.-To
arms, hsturians, to arms let us not forget
that Assnrias at the time OF another inva-
sion, which undoubtedly was less unjust,
re scored the monarchy. Let us aspire to
the same glory On the prescnt occasion.
Let us reeollec1 that no foreign nation could
ever lord it over US, whatever sAtI,ion it
may have made for that purpose. Let us
offer up our prayers TO the God of Hosts.
Lei us inplore the intercession Of our Iad}
Of Gatsles, whose image is worshipped IN
the most ancient temple Of Covadc:.Sa, s.nd
perfectly sure that enc cannot forsake us III
SO just a cause, let us rush upon cur detes-
table enelay and annihllate and drive Out Of
our peninsula a people SO base and trsache-
rous. This demand IS addressed to you ii,
the name of your representatives, by the
procurator- general OF the principalitv.
ALVARO FLORGZ ESTADO.
PROVINCE or A2RAcoN Providence has
preserved In Arrsgea an immense quantity
OF musk els, ammunition, and artillery, which
have ENTHUSIASTICALLY been sold, or deliy-
cred to the enen Y Of our repose. Your pa
triotisnl, your Loyalty, and your attachments
to the GOOD customs which you have iaheri-
ted from ourancestors, induced you to shake
oft the disgracetd yoke which was prepared
for US BY setlition, and by the false promis-
es of the French government, which regu-
iating F's conduct by the most abomi-
nablc Machiavelism, merely endeavoured
to deceive us and all Spain, In order to cover
with shame and disgrace the most generous
nation upon earth.
You have placed most implicit confidence
in me, and this honor which you have be-
slowed Oh me undeservedly, oblges me to
tear the veil OF the most detestabIe iniquity
and injustice. My life, which can only be
of any value to me, as far as it can promote
your happiness and the prosperity Of my be-
loved country, is the smallest sacrifice can
make in return for the many proofs of con-
Gdence and love with which you have ho-
nored me. Do not doubt, Arroganians my
mind is not able to harhor crimes, nor to as
sociate with those who cherish and protect
them. Some OF the depositaries ofthe con-
hdence of the Spanish nation, they who, hold
the supreme power in their hands, are the
first to work your ruin by every means which
malice can suggest, and to form tratorous
connections with the eaemies of our coun-
try. Thirst OF gold, and the mistaken idea
which they have perhaps conceived to de-
file our dsstisnes by their iniduitous pro-