Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-03-29
RETALIATING ORDERS
OfMe Shanish Regencv.

The council Of regency of the kingdom. OF
Spain and the Indies, governing his states in
the name of their captive king Ferdinand VII
indignant and seized with horror on reading
kind of decree, signed at Seville on the 9th of
May, of the present year, by lunatic, calling
msclf the duke of Dalmatia, and published
by degenerate Spaniard calling himself Blas
de Aranza, would have forthwith adopted mea-
sures against a proceeding insulting to the
brave defenders of their religion, their king
and their country, if they could have conceiv-
ed that the articles of this sanguinary decree
were intended to be put in force butt as ex-
perience has not left the least doubt on this
point, the council ofregency feels Itself under
the necessity of departing from the bounds Of
that sober conduct, inspired till this moment
by their own noble sentiments and those of the
magnanlmous nation that has placed ,hcrl at
its head, whose dignity it considers to have
been grossly insultcd; authorised, therefore,
by the sacred law of reprisas, and consider
ing how improperly the epithets of robbers
arc murderers arc applied, BY which the duke
of Dalmatia, and the French marshals and ee-
nerals attempt to justify the unexampled hor-
rors which they commit in countries thew have
so unustly attacked, and the Genaturazation
of the small number Of Spanish wrctchcs, who
by giving s,iccor to such robbers, hatter them.
selves they shall be able to complete their per-
hdious plan OF usurpation, by means revolving
TO humanity, have ordered that the following
articles be observed, and put in execution
l.
They renew the declaration of the central
unta on the goth of March, in last year; to
wit: that every inhabitant OF Spain, capable Of
bearing arms, is soldier of his country, be-
cause in consequence of the measures already
taken, every Spaniai'd is obliged 10 take up
arms against the brigands who infest the pc
ninsula, and join the armies, the flying corps,
the detaohments or parties acting together or
separately, or composing the corps Of reserve
or garrisons.
IF on the arrival Of the national troops in any
district, they find there body calling itkeIf
civic guard, appointed by the usurpcr Jo-
scph, the commanders of battalions, al,d other
superior officers of such guards, shall be i'm
mediate!y taken before the next justices aud
iii case the national troops have been fred on,
the chief or chiefs who ordered it shall be
brought before council of war and upon
conviction, shall be punished according to the
magnitude OF the offence.
III.
The Corregidors, Alcaides, Justices, &c. of
districts, wno through fear of the French,
Shall refuse to facilitate supplies of provision.
or assistance to the national troops, shall be
punished as well as the inhabitants, according
to the charges substi.ntiatcd against them.
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The justices of districts, and the officers
commanding corps OF parties, arc ordered to
arrest every passenger who shall be found
bearing the orders of the intrusive govern
melt, Or who shall represent himself as author
ised by such government to make acquisitions
OF provisions or any other articles; he shall
be conducted to the next post occupicd by the
national troops, to DE there tried md punished.
Y.
For every Spaniard proved to have ieen
murdered in obedience to the before mention
cd decree Of the deke of Damatia, the first
three Frenchmen taken in arms shall be hang
ed without fail.
For every house that shall be burned with
out any other OBJ ect in view than the execution
of that system ofdevastation proposed by those
calling themselves m;rshalls, generals aa
chiefs of the gangs of the tyrant Napoleon
the three first persons taken belonging to t'e
French army shall be hanged, and as many
for every one, whatever be his state or condf'
ton, who shall have persisted in tie hIne' OF
in consequence of the fire.
VII
considering that he is the true robber and
murderer, who kills ard plumbers from habit
the council of regency declares, that SO lo1s
as the duke OF Dalrnatia does not Withdraw liis
sanguinary decree, and not likewise alter inc
conduct he has observed in Spain, he snail NC
personally considered as unworthy OF the pro-
lection of the law of nations, and be treatee
like robber. if he should happen to be faAe'
BY any of our troops
VIII.
| Although no marshall Of France ever 100
| upon him to publish SO atrocious decree
! that of gen. Soult, calling. himself the duk1
nal,n.tia caoiDo Notwithstanding. that al