Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-11-18

kDaSHAASAS AVI SAGlI King uuuGt
the name Of John the nh, in
whose. family the crown remained
until Napoleon pat On end 70 the
dynasty, BY forcing the heir 70
seek another kingdom inshe Bra
zils. The population Is sstimar.
ed 1000, 600 o. souls. This
| peninsula If I may SO eall Ii, lying
on the West Of Europe is bound
ed on AZ sides, BY the Metliter.
ranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean,
except on the north east, where
it IS separated from France by =
ridge Of mountains called the Py.
rennees, which rocky and inhos.
pitable frontier extends from the
shores Of the Bay Of Biscay, 10
the Mediterranean, q distance Of
200 miles. Over these mountains
are only 6yr narrow passes into
France-which 5000 determined
soldiers could defend AGAINST all
the efforts offs united Europe.
They are the Thermopyla Of the
country-and without forcing
these. Spain can never be invad.
ed by land. -, IT,,
The. Physical force united a.
gaipst France in these Countries,
We have already shcwn. is
16, 1000 900 of people. Of these,
one tenth are capabln tobear arms;
their'supplies are certain, while
England is their ally. and her na.
Wy ridesuiumphant on the ocean.
Can we hesitate q moment res.
pecting their final success, when
we reflect on theholy cause which
animatesnhem to action, and the
mountainous face of the country
they inhabit. II the, ancient
Swiss could maintain their Eiber.
~ with . handful of intrepid pat.
riots against the whole German
empire 1.-THE Dutch with not
one tenth part Of the number Of
men, 70 support their freedom,
achieved thsir independ Gee a.
gainst the emba,tled legions ofthe
all powerful Philip. shall : not
Spain and Portugal Triumph !
Considering their cause, their.
resources and their local situation,
we think there is no donbt that
they will; for let as reeollest that
.jor a ,,iafion to beJiee il is sr5s-
ciea, tkat she wills t.:
r. ely va" .SSr.r.r~.e, ~.
FOREIGN SUMMARY. :
From al. Sslem RegistsI, Nop. S.
1--WE have eenpolitely favored
with the Gibraltar Gazette till
September 81. ! They furnish no
later occurrences than have been
already 'mentiohsd, but. they sup-
ply many state papers which serve
to explain more fully rsst events.
From our variodS sources Of
information We fiud tina; the
Preach emperor persrveres III his
design Of collecting agfeat militia
Try force in Spain. The Ffench
armyin the northern part Of Spain
was preparing for an Important
actions. aud the French continued
70 hold such important positions
in Catalonia as promised great
assistance TO their operations in,
that quarter. I Troops were in
motion in the countries allied 10
France. they. were marching
for SpaiR from al theif Eneamp-
meIsts, q they could Be spared
Or replaced, and were crossing
| the Rhine Il very different point.
and with forced marches.
hear Of Them from Bavaria, Bi
sWirtemBerg and Bamberc, and
upon the Rhine 1T Rrankf oft and
Mentz. They weret ia tnotiosl ID
Saxony and " estplis lia md Italy.
Notice istaksn of genstal, b Dumas
as Il Paris, and Is probably %
have command ID Spain, and 81
general ST. Gyr, who has 4 new
corps under Ms ditsctibn. a Par
- paperof the SUI September, e.,
hibi,s a decree or3o coo addition.
II conscripts "a Be called OUT in
January next, far the defence Of
the coast, but that the military
forces were 70 admit no inerease