Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-11-08
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PALERMO, July 10.
Proclamation By tie King q the E1vo Gi-
C7licS.


CskeS.
FERDlNAND-IV. by the grace of
God, King OF tbs two SiciHts, Jerusalem,
I &c. infant ofSpain, Duke Of Parma. Pa
centia, CASTS, &c. Grand Hereditary Prince
OF TUSCANY, TO our beloved and faithful pco.
pie olS !.
The teroclous enemy who threatens to in-
wade this happy kingdom and to bring a
nlongst Us d. ISOLATION, shame and death, is
carrying on his preparations. His pride
! supports hun, Notwithstanding the want Of
/ confidence OF the unfortunate victims Of his
! despotism, whom he intends to EMPLOY On
! this rash expedition. In vain does he try,
with unequaled imPudencies, 10 pervett
and n1ISreprescnt facts for the purpos- of a.
nlalating his soldiers and sailors they all
| know the losses he has sustained they all
know that 10 flight alone th-v are indebted
for th-ir lives :; and they all sec that the bat
te,irs IN thc Calabrian coast are thcir only
ass> .um and 'r) &C ion.
Siyilans >Ap Ii~nce clearly stews you
| what IN unlimited confidence YOU sh uld
rcrose ca the heroic vlior Of our royal ma
Wy, and thai OF our august ally, the king Of
Great britain. To this moment they have
iii d the tn:my's attempts and with TN.
impaired zcal and courage, they will con
tinue TO avert from our shores the dr, adful
evils Ritn watch you are threatened. But
what brilliant results have YOU non rgh;
to expect, of cherishiug in your own breasts
The enthusiastic love OF loyalty with WHICH
YOU are nobty animated AMI in your as
sistance, exertlons and means to the forces
whlch We and our gallant ally oppose to tn.
enemy. lnen viii yictary be certain, and
your tranquility insured The preservation
of your hoiy religion, and Of al the objects
of your CARDS, and the senlIms hts OF love
and attachm 1T which II have always DIS
played towards cur person, call fer all your
eXsrton8.
Hold, then, yourselves il readiness 70
Join, az the voice of your sovereign and Ia
Their, our troops and those OF our faithful al
ly, the king OF Great Britain for the pur-
pose Of sisting the thrca ened invasion,
and thereby securing The throne and its de-
pendenGcs, and let your aiacrIty i'll obeyins
this call, afford the enemy an additional
proof, that, making common cause with
our allies, the English, You follow our ex-
ample and comply with cur will and that,
therefore, he will find in all the Inhabitants
OF this island general and unanimous de-
termination 10 she'd TO the last drop of their
blood, and to die with srms in their hands,
rather than submit 10 his abhorred yoke
Sclilans remember your former glory, &
you shall be inyincible.
,{Sigred)
Ferdinand 7homasa al Somma.
Jury 81.
His majesty the king of the two Sclies,
having been informed by his excelency
lieut.. Grn. Denaro, of the zeal and activity
with which his exceliency Lieut.. Gsn. Sir
J,Stuart has provided for the security of
the city of Messina, and the defence of the
country against the common enemy, has
charged lleut- gen. d marc, not only,o ex.
press to lieut.. Gen. Stuart his maiesty's un-
qualified appreciation all the measures a.
dopted for that purpose, but also 10 make
i:knownto the public atllree.
The prizes lately taken of Citraro by an
English gun brig have already arrived the
two gun briggs are of an excellent construc.
ton; one has an Is FOUNDER mounted, and
the others a 36 FOUNDER. A boat armed
wltha brass FOUNDER, and manned with
10 men, deserted last Thursday morning
from the enemy, and joined the British
squadron.