Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-26

PEELED on the following day by ~.
Of the British frigate ,Acasso, a;as 81 s "
dispatched from Barbados, bv 3
Cochrane, with the determination! AZ Ssa
ceedings Of the Supreme Council Of :, %
The French officers fed in haste ft,e ss"s
city Of Caracas to La Guira, and
board the lie Serpent, With in,en' oas
proceed to sea, but they were s.opos sp
the Acasto, who made prize Of thss r y.
The resentment Of the people scaa,s
French was SO great, that the comma,
could with difficulty protect about 10 H..
soldiers that remained of the party ,b,,
sent by Gen. Ernouf from Guadalos
the time of Miranda's threatened inypss
The. British slocp of war Lark, arryet
Laguira on the Soth July from CurafI
but the object fer which she had btsnlh
patched was anticipated by the arrivals
Acasto.
A flag of truce arrived 2. St. Ta,>
from Porto Rico, in which island The ~
sures Of the council Of Seville were ob%s
The following proclamation, issu,j :
the governor Of that island has beeps,
lated for the Ledger.
PROCLAMATION BY THE ca,
ERNOR OF PORTO RICO
Inhabitants Of Posto R;cot
Your fidelity and Loyalty to the bvn|
Catholic Kings q Spain, since Divine ps
violence placed this island under Their s1 ~
eminent, are too.wcil known, to make IL,
cessary to exhort you now to dspay 4.
same Loyalty and fidelity which YOU hmeyi
ways exhibited against the enemies Of Su,m|
in their attack upon this valuable island.
Now more than ever, all your efforts ar
to be reused into action, in order to CON-
found the views Of an Infamous usu,ner of
your dearest rights. Napoleon Bohapa,e.
arms 70 subject you to his iron despotisn.'
He has detilroncd the amiablesoyereicpvb,
you had acknowledged, and solemn!y svor,
to obey ne has violated our holy religion
and all with The pretext of making Spaniras
more happy, whereas his real obiscthp
reducc.us to the vilest condition Of SLAYER.
Already ! see you resolved, and readyts
proclaim with loud voice, that you viii
shed the last drop of the noble blood thai
circulates in your veins, rather than submit
to the yoke, which the unpardled despotisr
Of the French would impose on you; tia
you viii not Tor a nloment countenance i
your minds, those revolutionary crims
which have been the destruction of theh
man race. This IS also my deter-ninail
and | promise and sHe.c by all that's So
cred and holy, that ! will defend YOU per-.
sons and property. with you to preseyeu.
sullied the holy religion in which weEu
born, and the fidelity have always bonn
to the Spanish nation, particularly to Gu
Lord and Sovereign Ferdinand the seventh
As signal of Our unity of sentiment
oar determination to execute the noblepu
poses we have resolved or, let every on
(without exceptions TO persons) wear tn
hat 4 Ted cocia1e with these distinction
those who are officers OF government or ar
errPloyed III The armies Of the king, sha
place In the center Of the said cockade,
small enc ofbiack, to denote the armisto
end alliance between the. Spanish and Eng
llsh nations, and these will add the lntn
letter OF the name OF our beloved soversy
Ferdinand the seventh. All persons r'
desired to take notice, that in eight DAYS
from the publication of this ProcIanadh
these wlao are found without these insignia
shall be considered rs suspicious persons
and be proceeded against according tolav
Given ~, CnrtS, R;cC1 tho OOtb I,v ut lui