Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-31
SEVILLE.
e Q 7 Il L d Z e ~

close the present struggle with ,br r.
1 of leaving to their posteri,y an ipb .s -
prosperity and glory worthy Of ,bsnA
exertions, and the blood they bss.
The supreme junta has never lo,t, !;
this object, which, amid the con,1 Il Y
ton caused by the events of the ~.
ways been its principal desire. Tbss..
tages gained BY the enemy, for vI,s
are indebted less to their valor THANH.
| periority of nauber, required ,rS'a I
the attention OF government bwrS.
time, the painful and bitter rrse,S,,
made, that the disasters which 4. !
suffers, have been occasionedi soIrTh,
salutary institations having fallen i,n
WON, which in happier times ss,sbIif.
prosperity and strength of the state
The usurping ambition of sorr,tS.
lent abandonment of others, had 4,
them to nothing but the Junn, fs,
III " 10 ii'otoiialloh, soltmnlv lnsr
the obligation to re-establish them
time is now arrived to apply the bai
this great work, and to project the I'D
which ought 10 be made in our admin,
tion-grounding them on the iuudanr
laws OF the monarchy which Can aol,
solidate them-and taking counsel,
already been announced to tic public d
wise men who think proper to state ht 3
pinions. I
The king our sovereign, don Fulr
VII, and in his royal name the supreny
vernins junta ofthe kingdom, desiirinshl
fore that the Spanish nation may spiea
the eyes of the world, with the dgngt
to their heroic exeltions that the rt
aud privileges of the citizens may bem4
from new attacks /; and that the fountains
I---.---c I:~:.-. the i,,a,,.. Ii,r,s1.r5 which f
therto obstructed their course beiipa rem, &
ed, may run freely when war shall ba.r,
ed, and repair what invetera.e dtsDri4
aud the present devastation have d:strcl
has decreed as follow:
4. That the legal anc known rrpr,s,1l
ton of the monarchy, III IT, apcspt Card
shall be re established, to BE- ,>avedt.
next year, or sooner, if clrcum'a4o
permit. L
9. That the junta Immediately oe'uni
self in ascertaining the mode, nunotf
class, according to which, under tAs'in'
stances of the present times, the meeting
the deputies of this august assen'O'y"SI
to take place ; for which purpose a Soa ,',
sion of FIVE members shall De nor an.
who, with all the attention and guy
which this great concern requires SUE.
mine and prepare all the project, am
which after being examined ana aprS ~ \
by the Junta, may be employed. f'' c %
vocation and formation OF the ilf't W. &
8. That besides this subject "h.n
its urgency requires the first aH. =, S,l
Iunta extends its investigations % " IA
lowing objects, in order to proP0'ci 'r,
successfully to the nation united 1,a H. ri
The means and resources OF mamie, n,ca
the holy war, in which with 50 'Aa ...,;p,a
the nation is involved, until the a' s,ass
of the glorious end which II ma ~ p S5.e
70 itselfothe means of securing the Z. iii IL
ance of the Fundamental laws q ~, be;
dom-the means of msliorating o u !,
lation, of graduating abuses Wla ,,,,c,
crept in and of facilitating It's f'p 81 di;
the collection, administrator as .:,ry
button of the revenues-tnc nses s,;;aI
forms in the system ofpubl'c lnsa l'.;ns
edueation-,he means of regpi'un,s!s
sustaining permanent army !, - ,o,j
peace and war, agreeably to the ~
and revenue of the state, the nsa" e st
serving marine suited to the sam oa.h
the part which the Americas "
take in the union of the CorteS' :, nc
4. In order to collect lnforlna' 's he
sary for suchimportant discussions s
"a shall consult the Superior Provl y hid
tas, tribunals, corporations, caa ,|a..n .os
and universities and shan To-
men and illustrious. ,nblbEI
That this decree be printed; lies; g sb'
and circulated With due tornlall'l''