Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-08

cause, when Baton Is engaged in such
struggles, and cody prepares TO encounter
such ,icissitudes, every generous heart re.
spends with the fidelity OF an echo. Brave.
and glorious people, stand forth in your
proper altitude. aud majesty!
Our hearts are not neutral in such con-
test the world beholds, and admires
Heroes who tall III such struggle-they
live 10 the recoiie CtioGs OF grateful peo-
pie. The marble monuments towering 10
the heavens, will stand as proofs of their
gratitude. illIstrious names, with which
Spanish history IS so redundant, will short
IL receive a large addition New Con-
s,e!lauuns with names still unknown, are
preparing 10 glitter m The Spanish firma-
nent. Hoary age, and lispIng infancy,
will both repent to future generations,
the names, and the actions OF their deien-
derS.
"There is nothing then in the situation of
affairs at Madrid TO encourage hopes OF peace,
especially such as depend on concessions from
the Spaniards. II appears, indeed, that the
people expect war, and that the government is
prepared to meet it. An intelligent English.
man resident at Madrid, whose letter we nave
had the opportunity of perusing, reports the
substance Of frequent conversations with the
Ministry on that subject, which are concl sive
and in the highest degree interesting. On
occasion, just after the Cortes had sanctioned
a law tor the collection Of twelve months tax
es in advance, Lopez Banos, the Minister OF
War, was asked, what policy there could be
in the imposition oftaxe~ to be paid IN advance,
while those In arrear. as was then VIGOROUSLY
the case, could not be collected: "Our inten
tions, :" SAID the minister, sis to receive these
taxes not IN m 'ney, for that is not to be fur
nished by the rural population, who have no
market tor their produce. but IN kind and
we shall thus attain a most important object,
that of depriving, IN the least offensive or op-
pressive manner, the country through which
the enemy has to pass of the means for sup
porting him. All the towns we may think it
expedient to garrison, viii thus be amply pro
risioaed. Letthe Fseach army then, enter
Spain and distribute its loo, 900 men, which
there will be no difficulty in doing, in Madrid
and half dozen strong places in the road to
the capital. OF which II NAV be deemed pru-
dent 70 secure the possession, and calculate the
number that will remain for active warfare -
The war on our part viii then commence
the hoSnlities we shall carry on is such, that
money may be dispensed with. We have a
torce Of POO 900. besides 30 600 guerillas, who,
being furnished with arms, win provide them
selves Nth the means Of subsistence, Priva.
lions tat; que. and want Of food. t1er are &C
sustomed to but when the convovs for the
supply ofthe French troops enter the kingdom,
i viii be seen with what courage aud deytcritv
animated at once by hunger and their destes.
tation Of the French, they viii intercept. de-
feat and carry them off. The bare occupation
Of few towns, in which their destruction is
all but CERTAIN. is the whole Of spain the French
army viii ever possess Spain to the eve of
Stranger appears withoHtthe means of defence:
we have little of parade, reviews. or large no
dies Of disciplined troops: but we place our re-
lance on sure grounds on the wariike habits
AMI nncunquerable spirit ofthe population. and
their iuveterate hatred of the invaders" The
LANDS of the faith. which we've mentioned as
oae source Of alarm to the Spanish Govern
rneat. were pointedlv named by the Minister
"a creating none in in his mind. "They now
receive" he observed, ''money and clothing
from France; but when the invasion has
commenced, thew will infallihlv join their
country and anticipate in the plunde' OF their
allies " To the remark, how surprisina 1t
was when II appeared that the invasion ct
SpaIn might be prev ented by the slightest mod
ifcation of the constitution. that there was
found no member Of the Cortes, however dis
tantlv to amt at such proposition, this re-
u,arkahle reply was made by the Minister
HE would inevitably, before he reached his
home, receive dagger in his breast" This
conversation, though short, NAV be considered
as developing in certain degree the pohcy
and grounds OF reliance of the Spanish Gov
ernn INT in the approaching struggle; and 1t IS
calculated. we think, to give encouragement to
all the well wishers to the Spanish cansc. The
arthenticitv ofthe account may be relied on"
Common rules, common principles, and
common modes OF forming opinions. and
yeasoniagS in UNUSUAL and unexamp'ed
times will always lead us 10 wrong con-
cIu>iens and all policy built on such ba-
SIS, is visionary and unfounded We aust
no, expect 10 arres, deluge by a dam.
Spaiu presents one OF those extraordinary
cases emancipated from the jurisdiction OF
such maxims. The nation is placed ~
circumstances mol fnreseen, and Ut course
not or; vided for by such narrOw restrict
I'd confined policy, such inches OF vision
instead of horizons. One oi these for
llrn, common place precedent-harnessed
statesmen, who could hardly respire unless
Ey precedent--was, on the oBtbresklng OF
our revolutionary war, attempting to prove
10 An American, that all resistance was
idle and hopeless. lie began where are
your resource.--your areies--your gene
yal--your navIes--nsy, y"ur government.
Where Exclaimed the indignant p,triot
IN reply J they are easily found A: walS
with me and will sbew YOU at once
The foreigner accompanied he American
70 a party of militia, then learning the
manual exercise There, replied The ex
pl,ug native, behold the answer to all
your questions. Behold the eyes OF these
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