Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-13

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-, ss4tsel to thr minister that in An.
~ from nv informaaon) that some
d''p iors had heea lrvitd; that IN Gre
f.I,ho' M cppesiticr had been naov)
~ lean of I'VE millions OF Keais* had
r,,,e thar in Malaga a loan of the
o ,a,urr and TO q much larger amount
,t,,n madt, the greater part of which
l'I hen placed in the military chest OF the
- division of the army. Not having
mv,rlf at Seville, when it was taken,
,tonn NOT speak with exacsness of what
I'D but that had been informed,
i, .Nthe British property in that city, had,
!. 1,sirr Of the French administrators,
s.ouestzred-tha the same measure
:. pursued at Malaga. That the amount
W. :, bis stqaestrred property had been sup
ed msch larger than it appeared to be,
general S. bas,iani in Paf,icular found at
N,I,pa. That it was no, 10 be wondered
T., his imperial majesty had been deceived
.E.r The exaggerated accounts OF the a
.oun, of BRUSH property, said 10 be In
j SyIle.
IN the three next paragraphs, which are
e orsat length, Aranza assures the minis
:, bat the utsne.t activity had been used
!, he sezar. Of the plate belonging TO the
,borehes. leaving none that was not actu-
II, rruaisi;e for is service. He proceeds
- fcnhlr the opinion Of the minister as to
II, amount of circulating specie IN Spain,
auriag hin that al,ho' iargs Sums may be
! n he coaotry, thar from thr character OF
l.. war, all industry is suspended, com
i mrce annihiatcd, and the confidence ne
rssary to ,he circulation OF money destroy
q td Aranza finally assures the minister that
he money which had been brought into the
Sgansh treasury, had been employed in the
snup.rt of the French armies, except what
was sctually essential TO The support OF the
KING and his civil administration, in which,
instead Of prodigaliry, the utmost frugalIly
Ind been observed. Tnat not only the re-
4 wards and qualifications for meritorious Ser
wees bad boz been paid in money, but that
even great part of the kings expences
\ had been dzfrayed by warrants on the Sc.
Clustered national properly, allowing the
hidrrs ths priri!edge of purchasing the
'mr al future day. Aranza then pro-
crdsl
hr opinion that the raising nf resur
Spanish regiments, and embodyiug the mI
Iia, are prsjudicisl, inssmuck as they DC.
! eason heavy expenses. and then desert,3nd
thereby increase the force Of the enemy, is
entertained BY some, bat is much question:
ed, and If rot unfounded, is greatly exsg-
grated Represented TO ihe minister that
upon the principles of national policy there
would be no question, that every state must
lave national force Of lis own. | admit
led lhA II the commencement OF the war,
trre had been many desertious. bue never
htte Extent reported that TIE number had
Oe'r a. was daily diminishing, and would
emhsA es public opinion changed, and
nOsi finally cease, because the insurgents
aOmger existed in the character of armies,
out now only deserved the mama Of bandit,
winch certainly could not attract those who
ua enlisted under the royal banners. /
Urged the policy of employing the Spanish
hoops IN gargisons, and stated that many
X O''Oe french generals had lamented &c
necessity OF scattering their troops in vari-
'ps parts OF the kingdom, to preserve order
,ad tranquility in places, which had alrea.
Submitted 10 the king.
Inc minister appeared to me, to think
Vat twould be impossibleto persuade the
t.'nch generals to agree in the policy of
"A'ng a regular army of Spaniards, but
' ~@ 'hey might be broueht TO agree in the
lsuey OF employing Spaniards as national
- Ss''0s' and in aiding the civil authorities
sus0 necessary. l replied that / knew that
S''e were some French generals in the
g. r's' rank and talents, who were not only
,.0fa0le to the plan of raising Spanish re-
sa%s0's, bat had supported thei, opinion