Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-10-25

The known perfdv OF the French govern
ment, and the peculiar circumstances which
rendered suspicious the arrival in this city
of the Count del Pitiar, of the council OF
CASTLE, Don J. NJ. Valdes, Fiscal, &c. the
Brigad;ers John 7. c. De la Lave, Com
marldant of the coast Of Contibria, Don vi.
T.. De Gueyera, Commandant of the squad
ron of the Royal Caribineers, and Don Car
los Fitzgerald, Col. of the Irish regiment,
caused the Supreme Junta to order their
imprisonment in the royal Castle. On the
examination of their papers, and after a ju-
dicial examination Of their conduct, they
have been declared free from every imputa-
ton cast upon them.
Cobu Of letter fron: dan Pedro Geval'os, on
resigning the o0ce Of Ainister, to zoh'eA
he zuas nomiinafed 5y joseph Nalp0le0n.
SIR,
6 When YOUR majesty had the goodness
TO continue me in the Office OF minister OF
foreign affairs, thought myself obliged to
make some remarks, ON account OF which
YOUR majesty could rot have less confidence
in me, nor be less secure of the protection
Of your majesty; concerning myself, IS |
do, ie alously watched and aAroneed by the
Emperor, your maiesty's august brother,
whose influence over The mind Of your ma
jesty is, fear, by no means favorable to
me.
Your majesty persisted in your resclu-
ton, saying, that you wished to have at
your side persons who possessed the conn
dence of the nation. As desired nothing
SO ardently as to return to my beloved coun-
try, which had been denied me during two
ncnths, Notwithstanding NY earnest re-
quests 10 the Emperor, was forced 70
Weld to the nomination, IN order to put
period to my melancholy separation from
INV family and country; reserving to NY
self the right Of conforming to the will
of the nation, in case it should not be dis
posed to recognise your majesty as sove-
reign.
81 have shewn your majesty that Spain
has almost unanimously refused to reoUg-
Mise you as monarch and wanting this title,
there remains rene BY which you can be the
sovereign Of these Kingdoms. I should,
therefore, have been guilty Of treason a.
gainst my principles bad continued to ex-
ercisesny ministry under such circumstance
es. | desire no lonser to retain any inf,u-
erce in the government, bnt Instantly to go
INTO retirement, ard there devote my tears
and NY prayers in behalf Of anoble, loyal
and brave people, whose evils ! wished to
remedy"
The Austrian ard Russian ministers at
Madrid Lave their dispatches forwarded by
the Patriotic ,unta.
Tudca, in Spain, Is miles trorn Saragcs-
sa, was evacuated By the French August
leth.
British anf' Spanish troops have taken the
caa;le CT Nlcngat, vill It's French garrl-
son.
The French have Published an oficial ae-
count of the :: campaign in SPAN" They
have snioothed ever every thing as well as
they possibly could. Dupcnt's troops are
acknowledged at zc,cco. Ee is rroncnnc-
ed unfit to command an army, OF to negotl-
ate capitulaticn. The account states that
king Joseph left Madrid on account OF the
hear OF the weather, to concentrate his fore
es at Burgos, where he was August 20, and
that the French held Swasossa and Barcelo-
Ia.
Dupont may rejoice at his being detained
in Spain.
French papers say, Austria and Russia
have recognised king Joseph.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, SEPT. IS.
Official accounts have been received of
the capture Of Junot's army ard the Rus
sian feet at ]. ision. The whole number &C