Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-17
From a Spanish Paper.
The last Despatch Of our Deputies IN l.
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A few days ago was received at this cce s.
officially, the iniqutous and scandalou. &
cree of the council Of regency declaring 8
rebels, and imposing a rigorous hIoeka 3
on our coasts and harbors, forb'dding ~
other provinces Of America 70 hold 81, 4
kind Of communication with US. t
We already imagined our negctiatis 3 3
terminated, and only waited that Maq@
Wellesley, faithful to his profession, woAs
deliver the answer Of the British Cover
ment to our dispatches, and inform a, VII
time the vessel of war that was to carry ~
home would be ready. As ,his inforna!ia
was delayed longer than we expected saS
informed you, we thought tproper to ssl
lici, it, which We did by note addressed
to the marquis i; bu. before We ob,ainedh !
answer We saw published in the gazette I
the decree Of blockade and as his eycat
lency had assured US ths, England ~ou,
in,erross her best services to Ereven, a rufs
.ure between Spain and America, We ,hgS
we ought not to omit any step which couiS
promote the tranquility and prosperity q
these establishments and consequently Wi
asked ct the minister conference to CHI
tain the iuhlment OF the promises which
he had made us in the name of Ills Britain
mic majesty.
Until this momest he ha. not answered
the previous note nor the present one, th.l
probable cause of this delay is the embar.
rassmens and perplr kitty into which this IN,
expected and Implicated measure Of the 90.
vernment of Cadiz has thrown the BRUSH
ministry.
Ii appers that they have chosen juu,
Of ministers and that they have informed
the king Of their deliberations. which will
undoubtedly influence the conduct Of Great
Britain 10 these circumstances. Howeva
we hope that before We nave done we viii
have something Of importance 20 commu.
nicate to you, and accordingly as we have
already informed you, Batter Ourselves that
it will be fayersbie.
1t is not easy to express to you gentle.
men the indignation & astonishmcnt whch
the decree of the regency has produced ia
this country. Surely nothing So barbaroc.
and illegal was ever produced from Il:
heads Gifts barbarou, authors They iden.
tify their usurped authority with the righs
Of the crown, confouuding measure otse.
curity with an act Of rebellion 10 the
phrenzy of their impo,en. rage thsy break
asunder those very ties they propose to c.
mite. In vain have these iahabitan,, r.
peated their prete.tations Of fidelity 10 Fer
dinand the 9TH, of conformity with thru
European brethren, and of adhesion 70 tie
common cause. Ali this would be nothing
if we did not prns.rate ourselves before th.'
fantastic majSs'y, sacrificing our securIY
and our rights.
Blu, this nsv outrage, confirming the re-
solutions and e4al,ng the patriotism of Tx
Carracans, will produce, as is natural sai
as all expect, consequences more favorab:
than destructive to our cause. /, is onl,
necessary to hold firm and decided too:
ia orr affairs, and have sufficient ca!mnes
to drspi.e the lutte evils that an imb.el:
and Expiring government can de Us. It y
to be hoped that ,he commercial relation
Of this province with England will not e.
interrupted, and yst there are many prr.ce
of good understanding who see, 10 this FIJI
minating decree, principle of discord ,
mong the allies. Even if The blockade wi
more eFsetual than wha, it can BE-, the nio
mentary stagnasIon Of our trade woald Ap
pear nothing, compared with The aealcuIa
bls GOOD Which you'd &c derived, from hi