Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-02-24

Mr.. BRoYsoN--During late visit at
Mount Vernon, found in the blank leaf
of book, the following compliment from
Lord Erskine to Gen. Washington. The
book was entitled" ga View Of the eau
SEES and Consequences Of the Present War
with France, by the Hon, Thomas Frs.
kine.''
:" To GENERAL WASHINGTON,
",Sir, have taken the liberty to, intro
duce your august and immortal name, IN
short sentence, which is 10 be found in the
book send to you.
81 have large acquaintance amongst
the most valuable and exalted classes Of
men but you are the only human being
for whom have ever felt an awful reser.
ence.
81 sincerely pray God to grant long
andscrene evening, to life so gloriously
devoted TO the universal happiness of the
world. T. EitSklNE.
London, March IS, 1877"
Extracts from French papers, received at the
office of the Commercial .qduert,ser.
BY a letter from Ceuta, it appears that
two Spaniards had been executed at that
place, who were taken in privateef, said
| 10 be fitted out in America. Two Ameri-
cans were taken at The same time, who
were not brought 10 trial.
hquisition.--T hefollowing document we
copy from Paris paper Of December l6.
The editor introduces it with column OF
remarks, closing with The following SEN
lenee. cit is a melancholy thing, wlA:.e
every other government in Europe is set
ting its people an example Of enlightened IL
berality, to see the jurisprudence Of Spain
relapsing into worse than primeval barba-
rism-lo behold a Gne people, yielding to
none in qualities both personal and mental,
crushed both in mind an; body beneath the
racks, and wheels, and scourges, of grand
lnquisilor Alas! poor human nature j.
The follow ing decree has been issued I'M
der the authority OF the grand lnquiaiior,
who is also private confessor to Ferdinand
! Vli:-
SIN the name CT the Holy Trinity, &c.
! "Whereas j, has been made known to US
tha: various publications OF heretcal, IT.
religious, and sedi,ous tendency are in cir
cula.ion amongst the ijects of this Aing-
dom and whercas it is OF the last impor-
lance tina, their progress Shout be arrest
ed, and the authors, publishers and ciFcu.
lators duly punished, it has been deter'nin-
| ed that such measures shall be taken in
stantly as will most c!iectually accomplish
this purpose.
"Ail persons having III their possession
works Tearing the following be
brought bcfofe the Holy u
punishment i.lieted as p
10 require, provided i; be
litary imprisonment. under tiU(s
the holy oaice i,,r Aree months,
payment OF line Of not less than
looms. The works prohibited are
tory Of the lnqpIsition, = keasoY
Inquisitiou should he abolished.
remarks upon the re-establishmcnt OF ]
| brotherhood Of the ORDER OF Jesus: De
theory of the Cortes. The necessity OF
Il
national reprsentalion.'-'O5 Observations On
the conduct of several OF he courts OF Eu-
rope. Patriotic songs. The difficulties
at present to be encountered
| g.eaternumber OF these hereticala and
seditous productions have been printed in
foreign countries, in the Spanish language,
aud secretly introduced into this Kingdom.
! Apreportionate punishment will De IN
flicted upon such individuals as have III
their custody any foreign journals, news
papers, etc. containing matter against the
government and institutions OF Spain.
Given from Madrid, this 18th Nov. 1918.
| (Signed)
; a., FRANCISCO XAVIER MEIR cAMPILLo,
| Grand lnquisilor oftbe Kingdom.
ANDRES FLoREZ PEREIRA, Sec.
| From Sedan we learn the following anec-
dete AS tue Emperor of Russia was tra-
yelling some time since FROM Paris 10 that
town, in avery plain travelling carrIage,he
perceived little peasant-boy get up be-
hind it after some time his Majesty said to