Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-09
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en- en;esiug the lagos BY BLOCK aiding
taas river was Impossible 70 have ssnf q
sauadron 10 he Eagus would have made
II &C esssary for the prince al once.io declare
hrnsslf, sud woul have endangered the
persoosof al Bri.i.h ashjscts in Portugal,
which have, under the measures pursued
been rasirrly presersed-- This which
was one greas obircs Of any Interference,
) has completely bsen accomplished. The
other object, that of preventing France
from making use Of she fleets ADD arse
nalsef Portugal is as easy 10 accomplish
now as II wss TWO meDths ago. The same
circnmssance perhaps. which made a
blockade Impossible makes an attack ca
sys'
Thsoniy circumstances which led some
toensertain dooba respecting the auhen.
,icityof the Spanish proclamation was,
4 that it was nor drawn up in the way shat
Spanish ed'c,s aud p-oclamations are.
they always begin with the words 81 Don
Carlos Qaafio,' &c. spd end with Sc 10 Ell
Rey," the proclamation which. we laid be.
fore car readers % Wednesday, began with
/" Charles X" which is not the custom 10
Spain But thosgh there certainly is this
variance ~ poiut OF form, the substance of
the proclamation weshave lit.lc doubt will
be foupd to be correct.
However the business ia Spain may Ter.
ra;aair the rapidly of JUNIORS march
mast be impsded, aud we hope The navy
and he prince of Portugal cay be rescued
duriog he Interruption. Such is tho state
OF absolute tyranny under which SO large a
porsioa of Europe is held. thar the atsoci-
Gus acts which are now Committing 10
Spain, will scarcely be heard of 90 the
Continent, tillthe ,yrantwho is the aushor
OF them IS gone . ,ohis account" The.
kings proclamation IS dated she so i Of
as.moalh, and not the slightest mention is
made OF isio The Paris Journals Of fort
rightsubseqaent, 90 tongue dared give il
usterance.
a rumour prevailed yesterday evening
OF Taileyrand aud Bershler having arrived
al Madrid. Ifthat be ths fact se.eiu.
tioL aud atoial charge ia the Spanish 90.
vernmeot will take place Immediately.
Bonaparte would not send such n:asier
workmeu IS his crafty minister for fose;aa
affairs and bis fapsrite general, for any
ther object short of organizing new form
s of govssoment The late plot is bow be-
liesed 10 have had for lis obiscs The ,akiog
off the prince of peace and rot the kiug-I
to have'beeu headed by the prince of Aus
trias and some of the .prlncipal grsnaess,
to whom the minister had rendered him.
SELF an object OF the deepest deiesta,ieo.-
The prince ct peace consriyed 20 make the
king believe that his life was ,he ob;.e.
aimed at By his son and he resi- Of he
coospirators, aud hence he hoped TO ges
rid oihs royal highness by the same
means by which former heir to The Spa.
nish monarchy was taken OF.
He is said TO have had early ipforrsa.;.
on of the conspiracy aud to have ,ransnis.
ted 40 account of il TO Honapsr,e, request.
log his interpretation and stating. .hs, she
conspiracy would be des,rnc,ive of ;he
French influence a. the court of Ma
drid.
8onarafte Immediately ordered sroons
enter Spain on pfetence of being employed
against Portugal. But the number wac
much larger than any operations agains.
that country dsmanded, and the,course of
the march OF large party of the army
was directed more towads the Spanish ca.
pisal then the Portuguese. The next &C.
counts from Spain will 10 all probability
communicate 10 Us the noss important e.
vents.
Translated for the Mereaat;le advertiser.
FRENCH EMpJnC