Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-08-16

conspiccousiy among ali the ioyai anu
firm SpaDiards that are sssembled in
this circuit, the bulwark, for the third
time, of national independence, liberty,
and honor ; my heart is ready to burst,
and would fam, if it were possible,
carry my resolves to greater height
than they have already attained to-
But as, in order to place US in situa.
ton 10 inspire respect in our naughty
enemies, decision and enthusiasm and
patriotism are not sufficient, and that
organiz alton, discipline, firmness, and
constancy under fatigue, and sufferance
Of hardship and privations, and strict
obedience & punctuality in the service,
are indispensably necessary. / caution
you that, to accomplish the great work
which we have begun, it Is requisite
that you should know, that there is no
,nedium between yielding shamefully
and ANONYMOUSLY, and conquering by
a steady adherence to these duties.
Il am aware that most of you are
well convinced of this truth; but, never
theless, if any one ill-sdvised or 'hro'
cowardice, should depart from the road
Of heroes, which, under such critical
circumstances, is marked out by his
worthy fellow soldiers, assure you all,
that whoever may betray weakness, or
act UNANIMOUSLY, shall be punished as the
law directs, and be separated for ever
from freemeD, who are determined 20
bury themselves under the ruins of
their country, and to renew, lift should
be necessary, in the Island of Cadiz,
the glorious remembrance of Numantia
Of old. Use, therefore, your utmost
exertions all Europe has it's eyes fixed
upon us and who knows whether Pro-
violence has not appointed US to be,
second tiue, her liberators, and the OBJ.
jects of her admiration and delight;
so that, whilst laboring under hard
ships, your only thought should be that
you are about to lose your liberty, per-
haps for ever; and let this lead you to
vigorous exertion and manliness, until
that heroic enterprise shall have been
accomplished, in which your country
man and companion in arms, promises
to be you guide and your model. Long
live the Constitution! Long live the
Constitutional King!' (Redactor.
The result of the march of the Sec
ond corps Of the arDy is the raising Of
the seige of Saguntum, the occupation
of Valen,ia, and the sudden and preci-
pitste retreat of the largest body Of
troops which the enemy had.
On the 18th, the Chief of the Royal.
lists, Nj. Chambo. took possession of the
castle of 'rortosa. ana he hopes, in the
course of few days. to become master
of the town. This is a very important
acquisition, as it facilitates the commu-
Dication between Madrid and Catalo-
MIA.
MADRID, June @.
Proclamation Of the Regency of the King.
dom to The Span,ards.
'SPANIARDs The regency of the
kingdom addresses itself to you in the
excess of it's most poignant grief, not to
excite the constant loyalty of your
hearts, because the Spaniards cannot
cease to be faithful to The God of our
Father, and to our beloved Sovereign
but to assuage the bitterness Of its af-
fiction or yours, at the sight of the
evils which may ensue from the melan.
choly situation In which the perfidious
enemies OF the country have placed Us
you are Witnesses OF the for oearance,
the mildness, the indulgence, with
which the partlzans of irreligion, licen.
tiousness and anarchy have been treat
ed. You have, it is true, sometimes
deplored the impunity which men SO
criminal enjoy in all places; and the
regency would even have feared scenes
calculated to cause scandal. if, convinc-
ed oil your wise patriotism, it had not
known that you were acquainted with
the motive of it's so mild and tolerant
conduct. 1t must be said frankly, this
motive was, the liberty Of the king and
his august family.
'Spaniards, you know it, our legiti"
mate and adored sovereign has been
of the throne of his fathers
So horrible crime has been commit.
ted to revenge the heroic answer Of the
monarch to the proposal to remove him
to Csdiz-an answer, the words OF
which ought to be written on marble
and brass. They will be the finest or
nsment OF history for many ages, and
they will always be engraved on the
hearts OF all Spaniards.
"My conscience, and the interest OF
my subjects do not permit me to leave
this place. As an individual, or a pri-
vate person, should see no iuconveni-
ence in removing to another place; but,
as king, my conscience does not per.
init me 10 do so
In Speaking thus, Ferdinand has