Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-07-02

the Soaniards, tsF iram 1ega'u'og the
French "a their true aud natural aIl'ss, co.
terrain for them the mos, bitter hated.
Frequently ia the course Of grea, even.
iii human calculation 10 OF DO avail. TIE
bes. concerted plaos have oi'en been tn:
3vesy cause OF the ruin OF the projectors
Ths, which is called political disaster is
often the means 10 the hand Of Providsucs,
for eIeyalipg na.ion, and the desperate
condpc, Of 40 enslaved people, 10 The fury
Of revolt, which is regarded as public {,
vii, sometimes. becomes the naean' of Z
general rege iteration.
The Fsench revolution was prodaeedby
miracle, an instance OF which may, per.
haps, never again Decor and We co 10,
think that il has occurred, as detailed 10
the news from Gibraltar.
Isis not improbable that partial insur.
rec.ioos may have taken place 70 me sub,
urbs Of Madrid, ard ,his ssms French sol.
diers bave been asssssinased 10 houses It
Ill fame, o, iha, Iicentious characters, sush
as are to b. found 10 all arm:es, have used
improper liberties with some CT the iami.
lies Of the cinzens, ADD that iodiyldud
vengeance has been eSacssd- ihe viodic.
tive character of ;he Spanish nation reodes
the sursnise very p. obable boz we caunor
unless the intelligence is derived from the
uoe, authentic source, bslieye. that tho
mob li,y ct Vaientia and Catalonia would
hazard an undertaking, the success of which
might be easily calculated. |, would b.
:he noss improper tine for revolt, wh.s
Spaio ADD Ponugsl are sserruu by 40 10.
vaaicg army, add the general weakncmeI
the country combined with other discou,
raging circumstances would render thsptn
abortive-
Nature has established the relation,
which subsissbetseen reishboring ustioul.
IF .hsy are possessed of equa! s:rergi
jralousy generally subsists between them
if ooe is wicker than the other, they max.
common cause with any other ua.ioo which
will aid ia establishing their supremacy
and enable them to establish heir iodrpcUd
eucs and privileges Their iosefoal usa.
qeilitv depends upon its foreiga concrroa
ADD if amoEg themselves, ministers aOa
patriots are TO be tound, they can, b. co.
cooragicg arts ADD manufactures, b:com:
respected by oher cations.
During ceo,ury, that The Hou,e Of
oeurboo possessed their ,hrone, Span VS.
s'e,oss contirusl'y 10 alliance with Frame,
The na.ion was not weakened by THE ALI
snce, bot By national indolencc, sud.
scarcity Of population occaaaned by tho
freqoeut establishment o!cclen'es III Ane.
r;ca. When the French revolu ion sOot
p!scr, the kirg Of Spain conceived II ha
duty ,aresenge the dearh OF ,he kios Of
France, which he had vainly endeavoredls
prevent; ard what was the result Whsa
reduced 20 hs most inmioent DIFF :sl.ie.,
The Epgiish disregsrded his applications
and abandoned h,ol to the fory Of his COD.
quercrs. The French took possession OF
his towns Oh the frooliers, and the most
grating and erusl nsce,si.y compelled Que
OF the Hossea OF Bcf5,un to suppllcate the
as'isnc. Of those whc had broughs the viz
tuous Louis XVI to the scaGold.
Tae sstery of me Spanish throne is to be
attributed oshs humility OF 5sr Sovsreisai
ard lhs iadepeodeoce 0! the patton is ow.
ing 20 the concessions The made 20 France.
tfthev had been Conquered, the devastating
inascace Of the French revolution would
have psrvadrd the Spanish empire, the
Kiog would have been ds,hrsnsd, aud the
nation eIslaved.
France had the unexpected policy TO re.
spsc, ske st~ong box. The cer,siay Of de.
irving impo.tan, succcurs from il, dictated
cea.ion, and the Spanish uar;o,. ~, With
.'a.d ng ,he'r weakuess,has cot hid cause to
repent iheir alliance.