Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-07-26
Whole No. 6s4.

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larms of selfish merchants and greedy shop.
keepers of brutal planters and ignorant
farmers. Tell them the monarchy Of CO.
iun,baa can only be established and flourish
upon the rubbish of the British Empire |;
and when this event takes place, his Ma
jesty will not forget the titles. dignties and
Offices promised his American friends.
With Mr.. JRrFERsoS, YOU must have
no secrets. He has too much exposed HIM
self, and is too great fanatic in his hatred
towards England, not to be trusted. Tell
him THE Emperor regrets not having alrea.
dy been able to proclaim him from London,
Prince Regent of Columbia. England is,
however, now in her last agony she is
expiring, though she struggles hard, and
the retard has partly been occasioned by
the timid and unsettled policy of his suo-
cessor. Ask him not to lose sigh4 Of the
education of young Napoleon, so that this
Prince may one day be worthy sovereign
of the American people. Tell him not to
suspend, even in case ola war, his usual
communications by the usual channels
One campaign will be sufficient to con-
vince his countrymen of the necessity Of
an union with France, and of submission
| TO the political and commercial code OF the
Emperor. His Majesty is perfectly con-
vinced, that all extremties with France are
contrary to the wishes of the Ex- President.
and therefore, will always have for him the
| same gracious regard. But let him not
slumber, while the common enemy is most
active, and when the terrible catastrophe
of the British Empire is approaching with
rapid strides.
Keep up no correspondence, and admit
to no audience or interviews the Editors
of Newspapers, pensioned by the Empc-
ror. Employ them, but do not see or trust
them. Your inferior agents alone, ought
to communicate with them, and rcmitthc
the money and orders of his Majesty
They are all, without exception, most un.
principled and abandoned wretches. Guard
against their pretensions and impos'uons
Listen to none of their requests for an IN
crease of pay. They are already bette'
paid than they deserve and they know
! they are besides indebted to the Empero
for the general lucrative Offices, bestowed
on most of them by their own government
, If, without exposing the dignity OF you
sovereign, you can gain over to his cause
Messrs. PICKERING, BAYARD, OTIS
RANDOLPH, and other characters OF theil
stamp, you are permitted to be liberal
both in money and in promises. DO, how
ever, sure, that these persons do not
like Mr.. Adams, be meIc dead weight
to France of no influence among those
they have Joined, while they remain slight
ed and despsed by those they have desert
ed or betrayed.
| Confide in none of the Spanish subjects
emnloved in the u. States by the Cabinet OF
his Spanish Majesty King Joseph and
lemnlov no more any American democrats
j in missions to the Spanish colonies, II nons
of their above mentioned countrymen VIII
lbe RESPONSIBLE both for their fidelity and
their capacity. None Of those trusted Dy
your predecessor ought to have been sent:
because those who were capable turned
rogues, and those who remained iai'nIui'
were also, such indiscrect fools, as to cause
themselves to be apprehended or execuseo'
in consequence Of their own plumbers: DC
fore their deeds deserved either gaol or ?
Igibbet. -
Do not press the acknowledgements OF
his present Spanish Majesty. Il wiz fol-
Low of course, if the United States Will
wisely adopt his Majesty's policy; i not,
such an act will not diminish your Dove
reign's wrath for their other refractory pro-
ceedings.
To what your former instructions con-
tain. concerning the revocation OF the Der
| lin and Milan DEGREES, his Majesty mas no.
thing 10 add. They shall not cease to oPe-
ra,e' until the United States sincerely CO.
onerate with France, and publicly declare
against England. Convince the American
oovernment and nation, that there shall me-