Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-03-25

city OF the language OF your proclamation
is calculated 10 excite. are not to be ex-
pressed but shall not suffer it to be gi-
ven to the world without protesting against
1t, and denying the existence OF any cir
cumstances which can justify it.
That few peaceable men, opening and
carrying on trade with The inhabitants OF
South America, can initiate against The
sovereignty aud legitimate rights of the
Spanish na.ion--sully the purity or invade
the sanctity OF your holy religion--or. des-
tpy the honest and vIrtuous customs, here"
totore existing in that continent, as you
say they do, is Difficult, to conceive; and
as you offer no experience TO prove that IL
is so, can only consider you assertions
as necessary prelude 10 the nguinary
edicts which follow them.
That foreigners found in the military
service of the Republic Of Colombia, or
having share 20 a printing Office, or edl-
tors of any journal &c. by means OF which
the public mind may be agi'ated, either
with reference TO war OF religion. are
re- ponsibie persons, is not denied tho l
pro est against its being the laws Of c,vi-
Lied warfare to subject persons OF this
description 70 death, in the summary man
ner in which your proclamation DEGREES;
but that those u"d in any branch of the
administration OF the republic, or IN any
manner have done thai which is offensive
to the Spanish nation, to ITS government or
subjects, should be made liable TO the
same severity Of punishment, is mos!
cruel and arbitrary decree; and do
therefore prnIest against it az II relates TO
his Brit nnic Majesty; that foreigners
found in The county, not coming within
the foregoing descriptions, but who went
o II whlls' in possession of the indepen-
cents, should be condemned 10 labor at
the public works, as decreed in the second
article OF your proclamation, is an un-
Heard of barbarous threat, unparalleled IN
the wars OF civilized nations, ard such as
| am convinced Spain cannot authorize; l
therefore consider myself bound to pro.
test. m the strongest manner, against ITS
being acted upon towards British subjects.
The term OF eight da 9 granted 10 The
foreigners at Maracaybo, whose lives were
spared, was much too short tor mercantile
men to arrange their accounts; and as
their stay could not have intertered with
your future operations, because they might
have been placed under surveillance, this
time appears unnecessarily confined ana
arbitrary
As find that your excellency, after as
suring the officer who waited upon you
from his Britannia hiajesiy's sloop Surf
nan, that British property should be re-
spected, and repeating the same IN your
letters to me-, has condemned the whole
of il upon the ground that lts coming to
Marac4iro was in violation OF your bloc
kade, demand its immediate restitution
be- ca use, for the reasons before stated, 81
has been unlawIuily seized and Ike
WISE do the same with reference TO British
property which may tall into your hands,
| in your progress through other provinces
IL is proper TO inform your excellency,
! that the lieut.. governor OF this island joins
with me in The sentiments 1 have express,
! ed, and his honor would have convey "a
| the same from under bis own hand, had
! you made known to him the pruclamation
| herein noticed.
Capt Rowley, the bearer Of this dis
patch. will sff"rd your rxceliency an OPP
por,uni'y OF returning any British proper
" tina, ray have been seized at Maracay-
bo, under false impression.
May God preserve your excellency ma"
nv wears. have, &c. &c
(Signed) Z. Ro"LEf'.
Rear Admiral and Commander in
Chief of all his Britannia MaJesty's
Naval Forces IN the Yves. Indies,
Knight Commander OF the Most Ho-
nornhle Military order OF the Bath,
and Knight of The llluslrious Order
OF Maria Teresa OF Austria.
To his Excellency Don F. I. Mo-
rales. Field Marshal of the Ma
tionsl Armies, Commander IN
Chiet OF iha, employed OF the
SPANISH Main. sc, Sc