Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-01
From the PHILADELPHIA Gazette.


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Although we were not authorised to ail;x
TO the following letter The name of the re-.
spectacle gentleman who communicates it,
,sthe tenor of It's contents is Conclusive proof
sOf is authenticity, and points directly to
isths source frou, whence it il. derived -
Mr.. RzLr, -.
. This day I.rejoiee for the 6rss time
s 80 be IN country where I can freely az
press those sentiments Of. patrietism l Ut
Ttered In the presence of several members
-of Congress and the President OF the u.
States himself, during my short residence
in Washington--these will serve at the
same time 60 eiucidate the supposed or mu-
silated letser, under date of the 18th Jan.
which you have copied in your Gazette
from the Raleigh Minerva.
In the FIRST instance it asserts. that On
che preceding day gentleman had arrived
at Washington frsm Mexico, and had been
Introdnced to>the President, aud concludes
that he was believed to be an agent from
char country to this government, relative
60 Its Independence. Had | arrived and
been introduced to the President on the
17th, as that letter suPposes, there might
be some foundations for this suspicion i;
but the factis / arrived ON che 18th, and
with only one letter of Recommendation to
Mr.. Taylor, member Of Congress, in
which he was informed who was, and
that the object of my Journey was merely
20 travel and risit the United States: my
pfessntatioa.a well to the president as to
:: other gentlemen was not threughthe me-
dunn Of Mir. Taylor, but by other persons
whom ] accidentally became acquainted
with. : In the public drawing room filled
: with ladies' and other visitors, and there
fore no place to enter into conversation on
matters of such importance, addressed
myself to no person in. particular, but on
The contrary entered as well as could into
the general conversation besides, it is a.
beve twelve Month since left Mexico,
Aand certainly it is not to be supposed that
IAN agent or envoy on such an important
: mission would have been 50 slow in his
Smotions.
presume, Mr.. Relf, that from ehis 'ex.
Tpositicn of the errors contained in said
letter, you will conceive the whole Of it
entitled to little credit. It is, however,
nevertheless true, that I said (spsaking oct
only of Mexico in particular, but generally
of all the colonies Of Spain in America
that in case Old Spain should suecumb I'm.
der The tyranny OF Napolson, which in my
opinion will never take place, they would
declare themselves independent, a. they
,detxs,rd the French from the moment they
heard Of the usurpas,on and treachery they
prartised an ainst the mother country: and
that they never would become subjects ei.
sher of England or any other power what.
ever, a. they had clearly proved On many
occasions, although thsy wished 10 pre-.
serve the friendship Of such nations as were
deserving Of it BY their conduct towards
.th.u. I also added that they were suspi-
eious of this government from their hostile
.no.sranee for about 1S months past, 40
\ wen in Orleans as to the westward OF
,4hs Mississippi. Knowing tina. in these
i. s.aates, which call themselves United there
exists TIVE parties in opposition to each
.ot,er. under the Denomination OF Demo
crafts and Fsdsralists, was not the least
SURPRISED at toe troublesome questions
made me, 4 suppose with q view Of learn.
ing my real sentiment, or Of making aPro.
,seS,s of rae bus ikwill be seenby my an
,swer, thatI am q Spanish Patriot, no party
.nan. and incapable OF icing corrupted.
One person said % me-" By shis time
=. Spain exists no longer Boaaparrs, no
.ss dsnbt. 10 master sf the. whsls country,
,ss and IL. natisn, wen aware Of this event,
<s - taksn refuge in Cadiz." To this, I
.nswered thar more than'a naoatk had e.
$780, since. I bad eonvesed with Spa
-;s,d.. and tnaE had not seen any letters
90 fadix Ola hter date than 8 months
49,. ~ coarse knew nothing OF the situa-
Nc. IS Seam al, observed, 70 them I had
- rosissd ANY suaigrasioa Of SPsniards
:{v.a. Spain ssussheir American colonies,
wbsre 49, hresArs7 gladly receive