Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-30


missary or agent in chief, being acquainted
and also with The character of its nhabi-
tanis will have no difficulty in selecting
proper persons 10 give them ,he-needfGl
instructions for persuadirg the people, and
pointing out TO them the advantage they
will derive from throw ing off the European
woke. He will make them observe that
large sums will remain and circulate in
the American provinces, by suspendiEg The
proluse Iemit,ances which are continually
making 70 Spain-and that their commerce.
will lie increased, and their ports be open
to all foreign nations. He viii dwell on
the advantage 10 be derived from the free
ION of agriculture, and the cultivation of
those articles at present prohibited by The
Spanish goycrnmtnt-tor instance, that os
saffron, hemp, flax, olives, vines, &c--,ke
benefit that will accrue 10 them for the cs-
adjustment OF manufactures Of every sor.
the great satisfaction and advantage OF a.
polishing the monopolies OF tobacco. gun.
powder, stamps sc. To obtain these points
with some ease, in consequence OF the great.
or part Of the people being unciviized, tho
agents ought TO be solicitous TO render
then selves acceptable 10 the governors. in.
PENDANTS, curates, and prelatcs. They
will spare no expense, nor any other means
of gaining their good will, especially tina.
of the ecclesiastics, on whom they are 20
prevail, that they should urge and persuade
penitents, when they come 10 confess, tia.
they stand in need OF an independent 90
yernment, that they must not lose 30 iayo-
rable an opportunity as that which now
presents itself, and which the emperor Ma
poieon affords them, who they are To
make the people believe. is sent by God
to elastic the pride and tyranny Of nc.
narchs-snd that it is mortal sin, admit
ting OF 20 pardon, TO resist God will
I They will on every occasion, call 10 their
minds the opposition they experience from
the Europeans, the vile manner in which
they are treated by then, and the conemp.
10 which they are exposed. They will al.
50. remind the Indians circumstantially, o;
The creltics of the SpaniaTds in conquest,
and OF their Infamous treatment OF thci.
legitimate sovereigns, in dethroning them,
in taking away their lives, or enslayiEg
them. They will describe the acts OF in
Justice which they daily experience when
applying for places, which are bestowed W
the viceroys and governors on worthless
persons, to the exclusion Of the meri;orous.
They will direct the peoples attention to
the superior talents OF the many neglected
Creoics and people ofmerit contrssted with
the European public officers and ecclesias.
tics, which will make apparent the hard
ships they suffer, and will enable them 10
draw parallel between the talents and
merits Of the Creoles and those Of the Eu-
Korean officers. They will represent 10
them the difference between The United
States and Spanish America the comforts
which those Americans enjoy, and their ad.
vancement in commerce, agriculture and
navigation and the pleasure Of being Tree
from the European yoke, and being lett
solely to their own patriotic and elective
government. They will assure them, that
America once disengsged from Spain, will
become the Legislatrix of Europe. All a.
gents, both principal and subordinate, are
TO specify the names Of those who declare
themselves friends and votaries OF liberty
and the subaltern agents are to transmit the
list TO the principals, who will make their
reports 70 my ENJOYS in The United States.
for my information, and that they may du-
ly reward every individual. My agents
will refrain from declaiming against the in.
QUESTION Of the church, and, in their con-
yersations, rather insist upon the necessity
OF thai holy tribunal, and on the usefulness
of the clergy. Upon the insurrectional
standards or banners is to be inscribed, the
motto, Long live the Catholic, Apostolic,
and Roman religion, and perish the bad go-
vernment." They will besides. make the
indians observe how happy they will be
when they become once more masters OF
their country, and free from The ,yrannical
tribute which they pay TO foreign mo-
march and. lastly, they will tell the peO-
pie that their said monarch docs not so
much as exist in his own government, but
is in the power of The res,orer of liberty,
and the universal legislator, Napoleon
In short, these agents must, by all possible
means, endeavour TO show the people the
utility which will arise To them from the
government in question. he revolution
having been thus prepared. and all the
principal members who are 10 take a share
in it, every city and province, having been
gained over, il will be for the chief, as WEI!
as the subordinate agents, to accelerate
the Instruction, in order that the revolt
may take place at the different points A.
greed upon. on the same day, and at the
same hour (; this being a material poin:
which will greatly facilitate the enterprise.
The principal agents in every province Of
their department, and the sIbalicrns in the
posts assigned them will win over The DO.
mestics OF governors, iniendap!s. and 0.
Their persons in power, and by means O:
them will poison those OF this class whom
they consider as hostile TO the undertaken.
an operation to precede the revolution. in
order TO remove all the obstacles. The
first thing 10 be considered will be. bow
TO stop the renittances Of treasure 10 tn.
ppninsu,a which p,nv e,SiIv bn effected ly