Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-07-31

"a a. London june 9Th and from the
.nh;oined extract it will be apparent
raj NEST, if not ali, OF The accounts we
hars received through the French pa
oar. Of the state Of tho pubic mind IN
soaip and of the resources of that coun-
tr,, have been pa Pable nisrepresen's-
ions We are the more Inclined TO
,Iace reliance in the statement OF this
,antleu,an, becase lie Is a naive Span
.;,,d, who, having been iaielV on the
mot, was every way qualified to give q
cnrrect view of the zeal state of mat.
t,rs. That he may have been some
what influenced By prejudice WAS natu-
raj enough. But when we find his
claws generally confirmed by events
which nave actually taken place, we
ace no reason TO suspect that he had any
,,bsr object In view than that OF giving
IN, truth to the world. Mora expresses
himself thus:
Nothing equa!le1 my surprise on
landing 10 England, to observe The false
no;iops which prevail in many Of your
political circles, with respect to the sit
nation of Spain. | have heard of dis
enlargement. of failure OF resources, OF
! know not whist dispositions on the
mart of the new Ministers and Cottes to
subnit to the views Of France. Permit
ma O pause little on these important
noints, and to submit some facts to you,
ios,sad of those vague ideas with which
the opinion of the people of England is
poisoned. Spain at present presents
Ioany points OF resistance and OF attack.
Catalonia is defended by the heroic
Nina at the head Of $4,000 veterans,
the number OF which he has not cho.
sen to augment; in his rear, the bat
talions oil the brave Caralans, we'll dis.
ciolined, excellent marksmeD, aud Jeal'
Gus. as they always have been OF their
independence, occupy the mountains,
and make incursions IN the plains. IN.
tsrcepting every where the conveys and
communications, and CONTINUALLY mar
RAISING che detached corps or the enc
nv. An those operations are made In
unison with the brave Baliesteros, who
occupies the ancient kingdom OF Falen-
cha, country fruitful In resources OF
every kind, where he ia organizing the
army which is To fall on the lett wing
Of the French, ii they should advance
towards Andalasia. The strong pia-
ces of the Northern province are IN our
possession, and are to be considered as
50 many strong points d'Gppui to the
Gu-rilss that occupy these provinces,
G4hacia comes next with her Inaccessl.
bic mountains with her serious deyo-
ted and wsrhks population. There
Morlllo prepares those bold strokes
those unexpected movements which.
have placed him at the head OF the best
Generals Of modern times. % his
richt in the beautiful forest Of Estre-
madurs, are the environments of the
army of Abisbal, an army which, what
ever may become of ito Chief, will mover
abandon the cause Of Liberty, for the
troops which compose it have lgnslised
more than once their courage and their
enthusiasm, which the French them.
s"lves have been compelled to admit,
when desirods of stating as certain the
detection Of that Chief, which is not yet
sscertained. they declared he had been
deserted by his troops AndaiusIa,
that vast focus of patriotism and love OF
liberty, lavishes her resources on the
brave Eillacampa, charged with the
honorable task of defending to the last
extremity the asylum Of the King and
OF the Nationsl Congress. In the inte-
rior of Spain. the ancient Chiefs OF the
Guerillss have resumed their Influence
and their positions, The Empecinado
acts in Old CASTLE, and Chalico In La
M,ncha. Numerous armed and we'll
disciplined bands have gone forth from
Madrid and other Important towns
Among them we see a considerable
number of men who have declared o.
peniy for the cause of Liberty, and who
will not forfeit their principles and re-
main at home exposed to the rage OF
shs factious. Eighty thousand raw re-
cruits, discouraged by the prospect OF
national wsr;eighty thousand men com.
manded by a Prince, and by generals
without talents, have been rashIy
thrown into the midst of these nume-
rous elements of destruction And yet
we are told Of the Encouragement Of
those who see themselves so superior:
and it is attempted to persuade us, that
those who have resisted all the power
Of Europe will yield to handful OF
slaves.
Tho Cortss. who have frustrated
The p lans Of iutriguers by their retreat
m Andalusia; the Cor,es, who shortly
before their departure from MADRID,
declared in so noble and energetrc a
manner their firm attachment to the
Constitution the Cortes, who see