Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-13
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"Of all the usnrpa,ions which history re-
cords, there is none more odious for syste-
matte Persdy in the plan, or more shocking
for uncolored violence in the execution,
than that which We have recently Witnessed
IN the case of Spain. There was SO awful
7a-warning in this evsnt--is was calculated.
to impars SO irresistible conviction Of the
truc character and views of The French 60.
-vernmrnt---that it's, at first, not easy to
conceive, how it could have failed to light
into fame every spark of feeling or energy
which remained to.;he nations If the earth.
But the usurper knew Too well the force of
that potent spell in which he has bound Eu.
sreae, TO be dsssrredby this apprshsnsion.--
He was equally well aPprizsd of the re-
sources and disposition Of the people he
was aboue'to attack and if his attempt ha.
not as yet fully succeeded, it is not on &C.
count ola misapprshcns;on Of cons, qus.c.s
rSu his part.
=. /" More ,han two years ago, during my
residence IN l'a,is, i had occasion to know
1shat This Plau was IN agitation. 1t was a com.
sIs,sn topicof conversation, that the BouI-
koss were 10 be dsthronsd in that country,
saadA Bonanarte Embroidered in their stead.
SsiS aeenlas;oa ssss ,sssAIiy sa&se1apanisd
W sProPheey coneerning the inc vitabls tall
-of Austria. An this, toe, al a monasns
when Both Nations. were ip alliance with
Ffanes--when. Spain, which Mr. Blu, Ike, in
thstine Of the Directory, dsnomina.ed O
mel CT regieide, was to nc considered, in eve.
~ part OF political calculation, as part Of
the resources of France. This srai. alone,
Ia sufficient to svincs the preRigacy Of her
politicians, and the sense which they entef-
tain ofihs character Of thcir govetnns ns..-
Iahey spoke Of the necess',; Of reyei.rat;ng
Spain, as the Roman historians, who lived
uadsr caligu'a ami Domi,ian, speak with
somPassi onats ind ::.nstion OF the slavery in
which the 8arbarians were held For .hr. E
years previous to the seizure Of shr ROYAL
family, Spain was aelusrd with French
emissarlss' commissioned to prepare the
minds OF the people for the event. aud with
French engineers aud draugh,.mcn, whe
were openly engaged ia mapping nc face
OF the country, ia examining the strong
holds, aud IN exploring the locality and
amount CT the spoil which sAsy expected to
seize" 80
6easharns's the elder brother OF he first
husband Of the empress Was ssnt a. minis
Ger to Madrid. He wasei,her found too
seruPulsus for his station, or recoiled al.
together from eo-oPrration in the crime
and was sooa superseded, by more re-
n.orssless agent. ....~.- ...
The original plan was, to transports the
Esyal family ofSpain to South Amsries, and
70 seize upon the crown as dsrelie,. Thi,
sshemss upon the advantages Of which it
Eoaid be needless to exn,ia,e. was to be
ecsoEPishsd as circumstances might die.
BATS, sither with or without .,he assistance
ofthe British. The eonscas of Charlie and
hisquseu was obtained, bat the opposition
SfFsrdinsnd and his eeunssllors intercepted
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shsig fight and exsised aaoag che popu-
iAes. % whom their intraiioa Has diselosed,