Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-02-23
FOREIGN INTEyIlos'
V1A CHARL gsr,
LONDON. D.,

lowing ceciafation upon The ~ - y,
posed BY Russia and France.
"Ihe proposals made bv ii.
OF Russia and France have no ssF'qe
in any negotiation and as ill., NV !, 'sfaa
ence IS concluded, his majcsty f So,1''
medlateiy to make public the r pas'i
continual appearance of a neeo ,.sut
seeing that it was absolutely ;n,s.
obtain a peace, would only b. a1,l pJ
to the enemy. Itwould offer 10 M
opportunity to SOW discord and -
the councils Of those VINO are un!, %b
oppression, and the ilusive nro'
peace between G, Britain and r., .'r'sa
only be prejudicial to these na, ,an''
groan under the tyranny of French
Or these which preserve a yac;Ia:.
Precarlous independence, if smo ,a!
there should be one which act,aII,. .
ing between the inevitable rnin Il %'a
longed inactivity, and the corsecr.,'
OF an effort TO iiberatc Itself, r. r..
posals would hold oct the vain IVY
they might be permitted to rrn w.
tranquility, or would alarm them ",
fear Of remaining alone il the con-.s ,-
majesty was fully persuaded Ia, H. /.
the principal object Of France n 4.
posals that were made 70 him from +.
at a time when such terrible copsror
would result from tie decision Of NJ, =.
war, both from its importaace and 4,
certainty Of the result. lis m,;-,r'
the necessity Of investigating, (
possible, the views and designs Of 4, i
my. 1t WAS difficult for his maityv h.
lleve te2tthe emperor Of Russia sdmG !,
bllndly have delivered himself I'd ,o.s]
olcncc and ambition OF thar powsr.
whom his Imperial majesty has anfortr,.
II allied himself that he should be dv..
ed TO assist OPENLY in the usarpation d,
Spanish monarchy, and to acknnwlsd,s AZ
defend the rights which France hasamg
ed 70 herself; to depose aad impi:oa Il
royal family, and to compel their byir
TO transfer to her the oath Of Gdyiuds
independent nation therefore, wttr iva
proposed to his majesty to rn.-r nosn
Gotlation tor general peace, il coacstvl
his allies, and TO treat either on the b4s
nc Jti boss5detis, which until now ~.
subject Of so many disputes, oron lra
Their basis whatever, compatible WIKI nl
ice, homer, ADD equality his mNesg5
termined to oppose TO tbs telsaed cana
and moderation, candor real aud sa's
on his pars. lis majesty declared Dc -
ready 10 enter into the negotiation ncM'
with his allies, and therefore communist
to them Immediately the proposals wh.1
bad received. But as his maiesY YES
leagued with Spain by formal treaty Of
!lance, he Judged it necessary to de:l
that The ,ernents which he had cont
cd il the face OF the world with chatham
he considered not less sacred nor less .
gatory on his majesty than the most sol:
treaties that his majesty would os6o'
il concert with the Spanish government
the name of his Catholic maJrsy
dinanl VII.-Ine answer gT'a
France to this proposal Of his h.ale't
covered Immediately the veil which vas
ed to cover It's schemes, and avowrd'&o
the arrogance and injustice OF that Sor
n ent. 60 the Spanish nation III 3d.
they have applied the deSFaaIn5 W
Spanish insurgents, and the denand@ ,
admission Of the Spanish 5oycrnn'tn'
party in the negotiation, was 5,lTog' :.
as inalnissi5ie and insulting lis "'3
has received, with as much 2sSonlsH'@ :
sorrow, the answer Of The emperor o. ;
STA ; and although to the same eitSc' /"
iEdecorous in It's tore and m&aH','
charactcrizes AS an inSurrection, the 81"
efforts Of tie Spanish people il 1A YOU
their legitimate sovereign, ard in a'is ~
the independence ofthelr country az
sanctioned By the authority Of MS IoF
majesty, an usurpation which has "a ,N :
quail in the history Of the world nA