Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-06-17
FOREIGN NEWS.

FOREIGN NEWS,
Summons addressed to the commander
ofFigueras by Marshal Money, April 2a:
The Marshal of France, commanding in
chief the Fourth Corps of the Eastern
Pyrennees.
ln the name OF bis Catholic Majesty
Ferdinand VII. Considering The ospo.I.
ton of the Spanish people, and the recep-
ton with which the troops under our CON-
mand are hailed every where on tbeirp pas
sage considering that ihe first duty-Ihe
first sentiments Of the noble and generous
minds who direct the movements OF the
royal army, is to appease the anImosites
which spring from revolutions, to unite 10
submission 10 their sovereigns all misIed
Spaniards, and thus TO spare the effusion
OF precious blood, invite the Governor Of
Figueras to surrender that fortress to the
combined royal armies of France and
Spain. The act in which the Governor Of
Figueras will find all the guarantees which
he can Gesire, is The subjoined proclama-
ton 10 the Spaniards by bis Royal High
ness the Duke of ADgouleme. The Spa.
nish colors will continue 10 float on the
ramparts OF Figueras. The confidence Of
the Governor towards the royal army in
this conjunclure cannot in the least wound
the laws OF honor. II will be entirely ma
tional, and will ensure to him the good
will and satisfaction OF his august soyer-
eign Ferdinand VII. The Mas shall is au-
thorised to give to the Governor the assn
rance that properly will be respected,
that persons will not be molested on &C
count of their political opinions, and
that bis excellency. and all those under
bis orders, will preserve their bouors, their
ranks, ,heir emoiuments, aud preroga
tives. Done at headquarters, under Fer
gueras, April 22. -
To this summons, the Governor, St. Mi.
guel, returned the following answer:
"SzNoa GErERAL-Tbe fortress OF St.
Fernando de Figueras, which the nation
has entrusted to my care, and TO whose
confidence desire TO make return beCo.
ming true Spaniard and free man,
shall not be surrendered, nor placed in
the hands Of The royal armies of France
and Spain, as your eYcellency requires in
your letter, delivered by capt. Lasserras,
your abide camp; and its garrison, pen.
etraied with the same sentiments as my
self, are resolved to bury themselves IN
der its ruins rather than fail in The obser.
vance Of their honor and their oalbs. |
am sensible 70 the fact. and lament the
prospect, that precious blood must flow on
both sides but it is not in my power to
prevent it. With your eycellency and
your army alone resides the power to
prevent The calanities which you deplore,
by uniting yourselves With people who
80 much desire liberty, instead Of unjustly
and forcibly imposing chains upon a ma
ton which enjoys that liberty, and which
neither acknowledges, nor will ever ae-
knowledge, the right Of any other power
to interfere in the political concerns, or re-
ceiye at foreign dictstion, laws it alone
must frame for itself.
"As am far from accepting the pro-
posals of your Excellency, lay aside, as
entirely irrelevant, the proclaim alton which
bis Royal Higbness the Duke OF Angou-
Ieme has addressed to the Spaniards,
which can only be good and useful for
per6dious Spsniards and unnatural chill
dren of their country, but not to true sons
Of that mother, whom they do highly va.
lue, and for whose prosperity and happi-
ness they are disposed to sacrifice them.
selves. Wishing not to fail in civility, |
determined to admit the first Gag Of your
Exeellency; but must apprise you that
shall not treat IN the same manner the
second which comes With the same mis-
sion.
Given in the fortress Of st. Fernando de
Figuera,. the first bulwark Of the ma
tionaI liberty, the 22d of April, 1898.
"The Governor ST. MIGUEL"
Destructive Fire at Constantinopte.
LONDON. April ga private letter
from Constantinople, dated March 10,
1898, says "A curious paper is rumor-
ed to have been lately presented to the
Sultan. will detail the circumstances,
though the whole is no doubt political
fudge, got up in this city for the purpose
Of keeping The refractory 10 order but an
event which has since occurred has tenoed
to give a degree OF weight and verac'ty to
this ridiculous story. But to the point :
this paper or document is nothing less
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