Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-05
Extract Of d letter 7vritten By a geatlema'a
-, n ;sbon to his friend I'm Boston.

Extract ora letter zpritten By a geatleman
nezu in Lisbon, to has friend IN Boston.
"The vessel which brings this letter,
will bring eco Merino sheep. Believing
that it may be interesting, l take this op-,
por,up;ty 10 reetify some mistakes that have
been made. and explain away some of he
almost irremrdiable difficulties that have
been said by interested individuals to be
placed in the way Of their transportation
Such is the state of Spain and the horrid
disorders of The county,, that the hitherto
un, Manageable laws, prohibiting their eA?or-
,aton from Spain, have been wholly re-
pealed. The sheep that are coming in the
Sumner, are part OF the Paular flock sold
by one of the provincial Juntas, as the pro-
perry of ,hr sans culotte G0aoy, or the per-
sonaee better known by The name of the
Prince at Psace. They will be accompani-
ed by certificates from the Marquis de Ro-
mana, and British officers, to which be-
lieve every degree of credit is TO be given.
But 1t will therefore be thus satisfactory to
you, that so far from the Spanish Junta
having continued the restriction relative to
the sheep, there is no difficulty in obtaining
them and further---there are many ct the
best breed, that can be purchased by any
one so choosing. Wool and sheep are now
coming down from the frontiers. The TALL
OF Cindad Rodrigo, will occasion more to
be brought. About lCC0 in all will be TAX
en- to the United States. Many to Great
Britain: shivms mt OF 1900 has been made
10 Bristol alone.
Finding 1t necessary to have recourse
to another sheet OF paper, under the hope
that the information may be satisfactory to
you, shall recur TO the political state OF
Europe. First Of this county. Lord Wei
hng,on, from the best authority, of course
seems convinced that his positions here are
tenabe. That is if he is permitted to re-
main on the defensive, in the neichborhood
OF The Portuguese frontier. | do not think
that the French can bring a combined force
equal 10 his army, owing TO want of pro-
VISIONS. For the SpanIatds are so,active in
thcir predatory warfare, to which alone
their efforts are confined, that upiess his
conveys are very strong, they uniformly
fall victims to them and the dcserlions OF
the auxiliary troops are very numerous
But this must not be understood OF the ma
live Preach I'm their character, there seem
that make OF Louis XIV. or Of a Bona
psr,e, a " O. and Monarque." Since have
been here, there have been some skrmish-
IS, but nothing OF conss quence, though
some persons think general engagement
is fast approaching. This do net think
probable, and the circumstance Of the BIZ
ush government making all their efforts to
send a stronger naval force to the Msditcr-
rauean, convlnccs me, that it is there that
Will be the tug OF war" That sea will
Will shortly he the scene ofinpol1ant acts.
Ii is said Francis is to lend Bonapar,c
10000 troops for an attack upon Turkey.
This will bring Russia round or furnish
alexander an apoplectick either on the part
CT his own subjects, or on tie part of Bona
parte, for the latter will brook no equal.
As to France, the fate of the woman, who
has presumed to fasten herself to the Tiger
Of his species, and of those measures she
patronizes, has become an Interesting sub
iect OF speculation. The event Of her mar
riage seems, SO far at least to have stFected
but little alteration. This does not prove
that it will no. operate most powerfully, or
oonduct her to a dungeon or scaflold.-
Her path is spread with thorns and her
work is well described by Horace, in his
address to Polio.
Periculose plenum opus aleg
ct incedis per igncs
suppositos cineri dooso.
Her conduct appears strange. She has it
appears, set her face against the upstart no.