Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-05-15


men can be extirpated; and she has been
taught by the events of the last year. .na'
even soldiers have their periods OF rehec'
,,on. that even those well practsed ma
chimes of war may sometimes assert their
share OF humanity, and may turn their wea-
pons to other purposes than that OF defend
ing the sceptres and thrones OF despots' or
that of executing the sanguinary oehests OF
greedy and ambitious tyrants. SPAN ana
Portugal still remain in the enjoyment OF
their pewly-acquired Liberties; and ii is I'M
possible that France and England can long
continue to behold with indifference the
westward progress OF that oriental despotsm
which, while it wetends to preach safety oil
thrones, is manitestly aiming at the destrse
t;on of all the commerce, all the power, and
all the independence Of the western nations.
The despotie spirit must be driven beyond
the Wolga, or Europe will be to Russia
what Egypt and Persia were, m ancient
DAYS, to Assyria. Even now the smaller
kingdoms, and even France under the mis-
cradle government of the feeble Bouroons'
are little better than the satraps of agreat
three-headed empire. which, after the man.
ner of the eastern tyrannies, has denomina-
ted ITSELF Holy. 1t is time therefore, for
the west of Europe Gas Sir R. Wilson en-
phatically decared) to rise in its own de-
fence. 1t must do so in the spirit of freedom,
and with the strength which true represen.
tative governments necessarily possess.
London, Apr2 4.
In private letter from Paris, dated on
Sunday afternoon, and received in London
by express, is contained the following i'm
portant Enclosure. 1t is a proclamation from
the Baron D'Ambrosio, who sigaed the
military convention with the Austrians on
the Goth of March, as the principal military
authority on behalf Of the king of Naples.
PROCLAMATION.
"Neapolitans!-The time is come when
il is not only the interest and the duty OF all
good subjects to adhere to, & obey the laws,
but when it is absolutely necessary, from
the state of affairs, that they should resign
all hopes Of resistance.
THE efforts Of the disaffected. and OF
those misguided individuals who imagined
that submission to the authority of the king
would lead to foreign subjugation, have tall
ed in every quarter, and the Austrian armies
have approached the capital, compelled TO
appear as enemies, when, IN the first in
stance, their greatest anxiety was 10 act as
friends. Notwithstanding The resistance at
tempted, the forces Of bis imperial and royal
majesty are still disposed to return to their
original intentions, under the conviction that
the deluded will return 10 their duty. and
that the loyal and well disposed inhabitants
of these states will conduct themselves in
such manner as to merit their forbearsnce.
The security OF persons and property has al
ready been officially provided for. His ma
jesty the king, feel authorised TO announce,
will soon restore himself 10 the bosom of his
people, persuaded that the affection to his
person and family has not been diminished
bv The calaInilous events that hav. occurred
within the two las: months. His ma esty's
anxiety has been, and ever will continue to
be, the liberty, prosperity, and security of
all his subjects. (Signed)
"D'Ambrosio, General Commandant.
NAPLES. March 20, 1921"
Although the date of this instrument is
the same as that OF The convention, il is OBJ
vious, from the reference contained in it,
that it was issued subsequently to the sigma
ture of that document
The private letter from Paris, containing
the above mentions, that by the latest &C
counts from the south, The creates: portion
Of the Neapolitan independent troops had
laid down their arms. Some warlike par
ties have, however, continued in the noun
tains. Generals Pope and Carrascosa had
not been heard OF for some days.
ITALY.
The variety of matter OF a most interes-
ting nature, now in preparation for our CO.
lumns, will leave MS no space for our usual
comments, and we must therefore endeavour
to supply the deficiency by giving, in this
place, an abstract of the History ofthe Week,
intermixed with such shor. observations as
may, in the course Of the narrative, arise in
Our mind.