Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-07-08

.Venezuela, and Wfdtelock was sent 60
| Buenos Ayres in 1918, but neither of
them had any success. Finally the
| imprisonment Of the Spanish Royal
Family at Bayonne, forced the long re-
strained discomfort into open rupture.
With the exception of the single Vice.
roy of Mexico, all the Viceroys and
Captains General submitted TO the de-
crees of Napoleon. But the people
| withstood them aud burnt the French
proelamations. In the sequel also, al
the attempts of Napoleon and Joseph
upon the faith of the Spanish Ameri-
cans. and the arts OF their secret ag- nts,
such as Dumolard and others failed of
success. The Inhabitants Of Caracas
declared for Ferdinand VII. July 1903.
The same wac done by Don Xavier
Elio, Governor OF Monte Video, when
Liniers, Governor of Buenos Ayres
wished to acknowledge the King. Elio
raised junta which acknowledged the
high jopta of Seville. Similar juntas
were also established for Ferdinand
VII in Mexico ard Caracas. Bot the
governor resisted them. The Viceroy
of Santa Fe de Bogota in 1909 forcibiy
dissolved the junta of Quito, and not
withdrawing the promised amnesty the
patriots were arrested III Quito, anu
500 of them murdered in prison Aug.
I'd, lSlO-- Meantime the rest Of the A
merican iuntas united with the princi.
pal iuDta at Seville But when the
French had conquered Seville, Cara.
cas- WAS a&rmed for the Peninsula, and
concluded 10 make itself free in order
TO avoid sharing the fate OF Spain. Yet
it was not uotil ApIill9, 1910. that the
JuDta of Caracas called Itself in the
name of Ferdinand the JWnt0 Supre-
ma, Guayana, Coro and Maracaybo
alone acknowledged the Regency
of Cadiz. The example Of Caracas
was followed by the Junta oe Buepos
Ayres, May Is, 1910, and by that of
Santa Fe de Bogota, July 90, and Chi.
Ii, Sept. IS. Even 10 Mexico, where
the new Viceroy Venegas wished to up.
hold the European SpaDish.faction. the
insurrection broke out at Dolores, near
Guanaxusto. Sept. Il, 1910. Herenp.
on the Regency of Csdiz ordered
blockade af the coast of Venezuela On.
til the regency should be Acknowledged
and sent troops to Caracas, Vera Cruz,
Monte Video, &c.in order 70 subjeot the
provinces. Show the slaves the WHIP
it was said at Cadiz. That Spain her
self brought America TO arms. The
Cortes exhibited the strongest hatred
towards the Americans, and the Spa.
nish commanders set the iirst example
OF breaking treaties and shooting pri.
soners. Finally the cruelty and treach.
cry of Gen. CalIega 10 Mexico. Gen.
Mouteverde, afterwards Captain Gen.
eral of Veuezuela,) in Caracas, Gen.
Goyeneche in Peru, and others, whose
shameful proceedings were approved
by the regency and Cortez. moved the
exasperated Spanish Americans to de-
clare themselves in the year 1871 iade.
pendent OF the government Of the Cor
les. 1t is true that the Cortes in Oct.
1910 had solemnly acknowledged the
civil equality Of all Americans. and had
granted them the right, as we'll as the
inhabitants of the Peninsula, to be re.
presented by one deputy to every five
thousand souIs; but the Cortes saw
plainly, that according TO this princi-
pie. the American representatives. ,
would greatly exceed in number the
Spanish For this reason they settled
their constitution So that no descendant
Of African blood, even in tho most
distant degree. shoula be citiz co, they
could neither be representative, 0or
be themselves represented. BY this
measure the European Spaniards main
tanned ma GRITTY in the Cortes For
this reason the American juntas main.
tanned with the greater resolution their |
independence. but still in the name Of
Ferdinand VII. Caracas and Buenos
Ayres were the only governments vino
had declared themselves entirely inde !
pendent of Spain, before the return of
Ferdinand But thr conduct Of Fer. T!
dinand towards the Cortes and towards
the L,berales, excited in America uni
versal fear and suspicion Ameri
ca awakened to political life. rejected
such king, 1t was natn'si that the
English government, III consequence of
their close union with Spain. should
wish that the colonies should remain u
nited to the mother county. Lord L..
verpool declared, as early as June 90
1910. how agreeable il would be to
Epolsnd If the merican .Juntas would