Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-20

narrow escape from an attempt made 'bythe
duke OF Iniantado, who was killed on the
spot;by his guards. That the Portuguese
were recovering from their yoke. The.
French troops Showed great diisafection-
A large body of the Spanish troops had
marched thence tojoin their countrymenin
Spain and on being pursued by party of
1900 French dispatched BY Junot, the coun-
try people rose upon the French and took
the whole of them.
A colonel Williamson, formerly Of our
state, has arrivedin the last vessel, as COM
missioner on the part OF the British govern
laent, with dispatches from England, Cadiz
and The governor Of Iamaiea. He hasseye-s
I'd osher officers in his suite.
s The San Lorenzo, "a, is fitting out here
to take a commission Of three, from hence to
Vera Cr.:z, and Mexico--in which they
will probably be joined by the British now
here. Accounts from that quarter lately
received, state it 10 be. favorably disposed to
TIE new state of things.
& The late news fre.a Europe has exhi!irat-
ed the spirits Of the people here to height
which is showing itself in q variety of
instanc.s.--An order was issued the other
day for the departure Of all the French resi-
dents from the island and the poor crea-
lures are now focking onbcard every barqre
in which they can obtain passage. Hun
tlreds of them with large families who had
Been established hers. in their trades and O..
ther useful occupations, caressed by the go
ysrnmcns whilst Bonapartc reigaed, are now
driven off with almost savage ferocity. This
new alliance with England will not operate
much IN favour of the U. States. They al
ready view YOU as q no acceant. Protected
by the British they can get their provisions
from Mexico, and their merchandise from
Spain and England.-Two u. S. gun boats
nos. SIS and sc, put in yesterday on their
way TO New Orleans, for refreshments
The boarding offeer told them they could
not come on shore, nor be boarded from the
shore till permission from the governors
which was rot sent til eight o'clock, and
then by q common bomb boat [ have this
from the etnsscers themselves, who have in
consequence declined waiting upon any Of
the officers OF the government, andafter tax
ing some water will sail again tomorrow.
What ADDS to the agsravatio,. Of the above
neglest.s that the captains and people oftwo
New Providence prlvateers, st anchor a.
longside the gun boats, had been Immediate
" (t1e day before permisted to come on
shope, and We're paraling the streets with
every kind OF indecent and noisy behaviour.
annex hereto the only translation think
worth making from the papers here.
TRANsL Ar4oN--l7rom me Hava,,na Gazette
tie 44ufora.
immediately that our government, upon
the arrival of Don I. de Aguilor, intendant
general of this island, on the 18th instant.
was Informed Of the late occurrences liz
Spain, through the papers which VIC have
laid before the public Ii took without delay
all the measures conducive to the common
good of the iri1a5itants Of this island, and
Of the two Floridas. It published, on the
same evening, the proclamation which has
been circulated through this paper. On the
Goth 1t proclaimed in this city, and solennly
swore TO support our beloved monarch Fer
d;nand Vii. 1t gave info. nation to the
British sloop Of war the Fire Fly, then in
sight of this port, of the truces agreed upon
between Span and England, and OF the
declaration Of war against France; IN order
that with the intelligence it might cease to
commit hostilities against the Spanish; flag,
with which its captain Boyle oomplled, en-
tering Immediately after into this harbor;
where he was witness to the enthusiasm
with which the faithful and numerous peo-
pie embraced the cause Of thcir. sovereign
and OF the nation. The government accept
lag tbs offer which captain 3. made OF ms
services, for transmitting this news to the
ports which might lie in the direction OF his
cyuize, forwarded dispatches to New Pro-
z ~ II j com IL