Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-29

sT,sls 4 q IA the ,afc ounSS OF the sEoihnaanJee
i;,lcehsef or the ha., 80 de xtri ousiy drs,a
M; b friend q neral Smith on Dtgen. Pus.
Z y,, Mm and CO. through the instfumensa'i.
y of his bro,her, our iass ,nspis.er OF nj.
r,ne. and present SECRETARY On shs torrn!e
and home department. ri. stat. But
! ms N. not he guilty d injustice. fhess ss';
uo< acts oil. ystfr administrative.
have said that We are unprepared eva
for detence. This may seen TO imPls !
contradictions Of what you have asserted -
your late message 70 congress. and will per-
hap. be d ,srneel ny, ,as oufrasesu' reputNi.
cans of,hs nep schaof [by Far the faos, ssr-
vile cour,iets We hasrl shSsasti Vt the eu-
parrm,n, with which ] set OUT. IL IL.
however, surely NOS ,snpardonAiae IN .'r
American c,tizeu ID CHM, IN an address
III ,h,s sort, speaking ii rstessnss 20 pre-.
.idsntial message, .ns same degree OF ire
dom which was exercised On memorable
occasion, by British subject. on tho ho"r
of the house Of commons, N fetanon 70
,peech from the throne! x t,.y3%
Sir John Barnard, a able and upright
patrios as ever "a, in = Legislative body de-
clarsd in his place, in the. year 1877, that
the assertions hazardrd in royal speeches
or messages, were. not TO be implicitly re-
lied upon for that the crown might assert
and il fact had asserted, iu consequence q
hasty, or sreaeherous Information, uuhas az
,er,sard. proved not to be trse. Parliament
hal Che said) been assured, By a solemn
speech from the throne, that an alliance
had been entered int between the emperor
and Spain, in conformity sathe secret arti-
Giles of which, Gibraltar was 70 have b IN
wrssted from ~, aud the prctcndcI Plac"t
by force on the throne OF Great Britain
Considering the situation and circumstaa-
ces Of the contracting powers attas, prri.
cd, this intelligence appeared to MANY, ae
the time, romantic and Incredible 3 and it
zcas now knswn TO he i1se, though II r.ps
tAe represented AZ highly disrespectfu 10
the crerya, 50 much as 10 dsuds it,"
is remarkable enough, tina. this dec'a.
ration Of sir Iobn Barnard refers 10 that
speech Of the king Of England made in sas
preceding reien VIII Oh gave such Just UNI
OTagc ~ TIC SouVt " ttS'rs*S ShoS vs. W
Palm, the inp.risl minister At London, was
ordered by ne emperor to present iasrmen'
s,rane. 20 the British court, charging ere
king :. with scailunaiess misyet retfstatien
and with EGzareIns as.e,.iora void u a!
foundation :" and staring :. thst his imrr'
rial maj sly was s,r;mk wi,s.,hv ;r,oss
a..onisimcns, .ha; tht king Of Gr.a Sri.
tain could suffer h:.ns..if to be prevailed
upon 20 declare from the royal throne, 10
tia. most renowned na.ion, rs cerN'n ard
nndoub,ed Let's, tEas, absolutely o,n fcR
foundation" With THIS ntenloriar was rrans'
mit..d from Vienna,a letter from cbancvllc:
Ziuzendorf Che imperial prime mia's,s'>
to eonat Pakn, expressly commanding him
in the ,Iame Of his imprriSl majesty, afr
press miug the memorial tothe- kipy OF 6.
Britain, to babHsSis,tssrtAe viGt TIE ieHei
for tie mfa,mat on sfthc Briiish Nssson. =
The chancellor Zinzendorf alir,ns in ,hi,
letter " ;ha. it is easy 10 e:th.t the spce' a
was nrale for no other purPc.:bu. to ex.
che the nation 20 an open war with the en-
psror sud Spain, and 70 make the parlia.
inens approve che prceipi,a,e ard blu. th.n.
some N: Tres, uua;eh ne .ysvsrame,t has
taGen FIR private enas too MI Aaswn."
81, , :. letter 70 Be co,viaau.II