Newspapers / The Wilmington Gazette (Wilmington, … / Aug. 23, 1808, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Wilmington Gazette (Wilmington, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
. ..u. t ( Published every Tuesday by Allmand Hall,, at Three Dollars a tear, -.payable in advancc, lorFour Dollars if riot paid within a Year ': Numeir 607 . Wilmington, N. C.Tui August 23 1803. y- ?.- v. J2th Yxah. 1 Translatsd frora the Havana An." . -. - . rorav" , -: - . ' PROCLAMATION. ; . " . ZnhaHitcntt of the Island ef Cuba, ' :,:'. v i v. ' vr.nhj tctns' of th genet gut Spanish nation t 1 hasten to make knowntoyou, that I have ., mis uay, received several mamlestoes and proclamation published and printed by "or- . nV lr of the supreme board of government , ynieii has assembled and established itself at . , . . ' t r-- r----- . she most infamous ever witnessed by any: I- preceding century papers which Hi you Vill soba be convinced ol, do inot appear to j, fcave bem dictated by inen, but j)y angels j s , papers, finally which must necessarily pro- uui;c ibi yinutcation oi( opain, nitnerto play d with and sacrificed, and the liberty of ell Europe, which was enslaved by the same v land that hasafllicted our, brethren. It ap pears from those papers, and 1 am certified J by persona the most worthy of credit, w ha have been eye witnesses of the atrocious and horrible excesses commute;! in our mother , country In the months of April and May, J that the French government, assuming the false character of friend and ally, seiluciti.j Ferdinand VHth, the beat and most virtuous f kings, by abusing his generosity and pood faith, to draw hiny-inta us tefivonej under ted with Spain and Great-Britain, will return from the panic disnuy in'o which they were thrown, and gaining new courage to cast off the yoke, they wtli 8ist at the first and per t'Bvoidall riot and disorder, and refrain uton in th house respei ting lr, and it wej fionj offering any insult or venation- to tha.jthis, that it "would increase rather than re peaceful, labprious, and useful Frenchmen," move the diairessea of the manufacturers a the cultivators of our soil, and our friends, -that it might do infinite mischielanu nopoa most noble, work ot humanityVwith the same - who abhorring the scenes daily presented tri-ible good their view, by the most tanjju.nary and. most ? MAtrcxtTtti Wenesiy Evening... disgraceful revbhition that ever stained thf jr-f Your Londen papersill no doubt teent leaves cf history, sought Tor and met in your. ith dreadful accounts, of the riot at Man-c'-rcle, .the tacred asylum ever offered by . Chester i but having been : accidentally botU bro herlr hospitality observing everthe- ! n eye and. an ear witnesa of -v. hat has un ites, that in case there should btf any amongst ; fortunately taken place here' I send you fury as shown by a lionesa when in persuit to recover her whelps. .. I he r renchmeo tliern sclves, that illustrious and generous nation, woi thyof a belter fate, will be eager to ash off the black spoVwitbt which by their own hands, they have wtained their renown. Commiserate tbem, nd do not look upon '-' Ifcem. whose presence be found dangerous or .-; few hasty lines. ?'; ; e our" , obnoxious, be or .they, shall -.be luflered in : A number of.the jour them with Odium and hatTed'i for they are i brethren, and will soon be, " our friends. The Divme Creator of men, the arbiter of the Ute of nations, is interested in tlis holy and exalted work, and we must not doubt of his protection.' ? I aee you full of ardent nx Ity to fly to participate in its performance, but a distance of two thousand leagues unfoitu nutely deniives you of that'clorious and su pre me felicity. y Yet this is of little impor of the offering, the moat salutary to mankind and most raieluMo the eyes or tbe XJvt'y than eny ltat was ever made in the lloly ' Temple. Imitate tha Heroines of Spainj ; Jfssen your Expenses , renounce yoursupet oumeymen weavers captious and in,Mdiout pre:Vncesl nd by ai- f,uitie, tsiablislv a: Spartan .economy f let - Xnilar ftlonious artifices induced his august . parent, and the whole of the royal family, to follow him fr the purpose of ticating them, as it has done, with' the utmost contempt nd ignominy, and consummating lastly its ' lorrible projects, by compc Uing them to re. jnnunce the crown of Spain in favour of an , lions str&nper, without any other preten tions than an insatiable ambition; at the aame time when his executioners and assas iains spilt the glorious blood of the inhabitants mt Madrid, in return for the brotherly hospi- ,-' ality with which they were' received and JilCIlnntru. a. mm witiiviiiiii uaic J'UUliv-IJT cknowledged. Our language does not con- pec todepart frm th' island,,taking the ..J assemoied yesterday, not in a riotous of tu reraainder under the proieetion of Spanish: muliuous manntr,.but iii . a decent orderly , humanity, an4 of the strong arm of Justicei ' y!e, requesting W have their grievancea r-. ; whkh is ready to be e'xtrted wW very" se' drcsed, ; and their -waEe raised.- Som 1 verfty'against those IU Wjffenilt.beni'.tbouiand mttended'on'Uie ground called Su'. , either by word of deed ; If y ou listefl to theS George Fields, and ppointed delegates to . paiernal a-jvice I give, n4 carefully observe a wait upon the principal manufacturers, hum ' it,1 do most confidently trust it the infinit My desiring an immediate interview. Th Eobdness of the Most High, in your loyalty': magistrates hd several respectable centf'i tance. lie lumi ana sums of money lor n neroisra, tnavyou win soon-perceive me y wn aens lorcnionairaiewun me poorema . public expenditure . are not less necessary ' Aurora of Traii4Uility ,ofCommere,bf Prosi ciated nd distressedobjecta, requesting then " , than the personal , senice .and . you.ha.ve it . perlty and Gbry, emanating more, splendid .ttp disperse, but find ig every thing iheyaaii . in vour power thus fo aariicipate. bv means sml brilliant for ywi and your succeeding of. IV) avail, .they were under the painful herations. - - V. ,' '-" . - necessny i resoning 10 me reading of ih MARQUIS DE SOMF.RUELOS. Riot Act and sending the tonstable and ; ' Itavana," 17th JulyV. 1808.. .',' - ' , ' i ground 1 but findint; the inhabitants wefa , BYnTHE COMMANDANT GENERAL considerably alarmed, the street were pa " : V; OF M AR1NE, AT HAVANA. ... troled all Tuesday tjght, and every thinj re SMitrsV Marintn tS;,' t'.-. :X"r',,,l.ly q'' . - The Provinces of Spain have united lor M Thi morning about ten o'clock, my cu- ' the purpose of asserting the eights of their 4 ripsity was attracted, ! tecitg some hunw " Sovereirnand freeine themselvea from thtJ dred of weavers marching in a moif orJerlf "T Rnmans, when the victorious Hannibal mar v oppression of the Tyrant ot Europe . their v; manner .into jviancnester, to jom several . , - chrd toward Rome I Are you more attach ' reasons are as pubbe as tbey are just ; thtir thousands 01 others t the same calling, whV not an ounce of gold and silver remain upon " 'your soil but that Which is dedicated to the. most necessary religious sacrifices.- Have you Jcs virtue and less generosity than the : Proclamations, as well as tUe Manifestoes of the Tyrant himelfT detail them ; from t hi a day forward we will fight and shed e-ur blood ' to the last drop,1 for the liberty of our Sove reign and that, of the ;Mo:htr-Country j in ? defence, of our religion, and of our own ho., notir. In a cause so visibly just, what may pot be achieved by those who bave hitherto t: ,iont ' Spain stars not to lay down her arms, until btr Sovereign shall be free, and had again assembled in St. Gerge's l icli' (which is close to the edge of town.) A re gular square wss iormea, and the membersi of the respectia committees stationed them klvcs In the eentre.. They heo dispatchod 'f delegates to commune , wiih the' Borough reeve and the principal officers of the town, who were requested to use their influence w it K ' the most eminent manufacturers to raiae their wages. One of the delegates soon returned, .tad -went rouM iKotqutrcj nuended by thai committee, and addressing the poor half fa ;mished but patient auditors,' informed thent i i ed to your property, and have you lesa disin terestednes tbn ibost heathens who knew ' not the true God I Have you less respect Tor your holy religion? Less loyalty and less' .love for yeur cauntry, your customs, your' laws, and your government! Do yau lesi cherish your wives and tender infants I , Da riii Miltrtin lc hoiTjr ta Ivrinm knit .!avfr with which vou are threatftird hw tli Inoiitanecuslv bled for honour in blind obedi tain an expression adeo-tatc to charactere common enemr. as toon ai ' he" shall hive- ence to their Savereitn and their lfeprescn .a conduct so horrible, which'nas stjmDed .nUnnruirii voLroretnren. vriucu ntiiven i--C'-wf4lui-KB.k.i:- . 1 . . . 1 ; . . ... r. m.j j rjnce wun opprouiium anu iniamy, ana an bid j voiia you pmer aceptng your ncn-, T.uroDe with mourninc, n4 carried fcarand' mtire in ordet that the bootv mar be so .rronr toihe mo't iBsensib 10 and barbaroua mnrh mre agreeable and accentab e to his me ouirects against, me nation oe rcvengea 1 . snas ne naa aeen the Uorautthrear. tht h. avarice rather than sacrifice part of tbem e will alo swear, it, ana in the event, was iriendly to their csuse, and sympathised to so nobleobjects, and aave the remainder . which must not end esnnot be expected, that - with them in their present distress which ba t t tittle cost, erescrte from danger voor ' ry Spaniard should- fall in the Mother- Wa sorry he couU not alleviate 1 that hi I-.. mother country, and rescue from -captivity Country, yet Spain will not cease to exist 7 taken the name and places of abode of their ; your liege king, who mounted the throne m isapain, we are opamaro jiae mem- .uoe'esie. wno were responsible for the con after the most eminent proofs and heroism, which he has given dines to mount tne scanoro unuernie enor , viui.niBroi jicum, u. icrini ..u uicf na unoertaten to support roousinumy ol passing t,iJo. wlthaieward i rm!rincr VOU baDDV .... . , -.- . - ..., . , it.e.ii -. - ro roissat 01 a pernuioua iranor, ana oespoiicai .i.inv.v ... --yui ..". """ .'uucu r s inina, an was r it Pi.rHM in if I ufT.nJ Jr,i. torrsor cur oavarciKn, j. t w-w " . wrii u. temot to invade It. Let us unite our effo,t Uy and your holy ambition of true glory. auppoMiions, scarcely permit, me to artico- : M U T let Us not forget, th. the Jate the words, and much less enables rne to rrencbroen Inhabitinj; this island, are not uresnme their truth. I ns convinced that - auojecoi wapuicui. nations, uonot imagine, however, that the ; honor, the greatness of character, and the ' 'majestic dignity ofSain, should have been . ismayd at the sight of so much cenfusioa , and afflictive c&lamhy, ' Far, from it J the virtuous and magnanimous sons of the coun- , . try of heroism, are determined to Eght until ; the latit of her twelve millions of inhabitants thaJI gloriously fall, to avenge so humiliating an outr.ig, their pros'ittiied religion, their violated wives, and their ' murdered sons, - and to rescue their adored Ftrdinani fiom ' captivity. :So it is, do not doubt it. - They .' -will make the authors of so much iniquity t tremble, and exterminate them. They are. ; inimatedby is holy rage, capable of breaking . sunder the links of the chain by which all ' the nations of Europe are kept under opprew sion ; they have taken such measures, as vould hsve done honour to a Fabius, a Pau- : Jul Emilius, or a Scipio. They have con cluded srtnistico with Great-Britain Creat-Brita?n 3ar and coraolat'mg name x Vahkind,' to which heaceforward should be i- iddea that of"'""" or suriaio xfl. M.tt." frara the aame lust reason, from -which Spain should assum. the titled Di- of Spain, . xiviaia er tb. ' concert with virtuouand msgtianimousBrl. .' tain, lor although they were" but lately our. ' foes, to whom is it unknown lht U proceeded ' only fi-om the violence and machiavelism of t,. Frrtich Governmeotl Da not accuse me. on perceiving this assertion not toba conformallc to that very contrary one pp by mfi in the proclamation of tke 27:1 of January last i for, besidesttat, almost rvery government Lbour under certain sysUma. tical vices, and from thence commit some :d the throne . ni isapain, we are apaniara nae them-.oeiegaie, wno were responsible for the con-. .C k:. i.lt.i. anit hrrr rrrtinnft thm Vltlk mnA tliirt anrt kkw'inv ..r ik.i. r.n n v. tnx onus " r 0 vi ignr icuuw suuerera en by his rea- .. ! uccessors -wall reign. In Inhabitants he delegate then exhorted them to be firra 1 uderihe enor."1 of liis island cannot permit lis to entertain a 'in the cause ther hadundertak Rinir for tt and psrri- douh oft the tubject the enthuiiMm wiih T itrongly enjoined them lo I ha ye peace ,! fn.ih. ktd .r- n tn mrv fiiiw nmr m imri mm. wartn a i vinnnrtirr . i iy, by pi otlncingtbe dis- x ws jf this conclusion 1,'Let.ua assist thewt 1 About three o'clock P. M. I again went ' ' to succour our Mother-Country, alilwugh we at present art deprived of the honour of r ... . .i... l i j. hiimK.f Af thnsa who nave vucir BUDmuiea you wi I ao muco more sui wuicb i ue , . ... ,, . .. - """"r ... . t;.Knnv.iVloriii.trT.hv aervinir aimrr. MO Several Can Of buttermilk, mrrm IV Ut.HUIlVl t ----. . . w . 1 to for as all the weavers had struck their .. In the neiohbouriner town. I Ki Ik.... . at L . , w.w.. nuia icn io i.i;ec iIiaiilhJ K..kl. - V -.-.-J !.. J.. . - . tuvu.auv. jujiH.-. i Duuu) Miucca, were 10) rottrmurs of the poor wretches, hut not th ..miiuii.iiuii wii tacrc Ol ri3U -i . Many baskeU of bread, with om ale, 4 cenary assassins to a foreigner but with ab horrence or the excesses they had seen com- mitted, not wishing lo lite under his iron yoke, th y have come to live under the mil J and pacific government of ftpain. VILLAV1CENCIO. insnd. I well know your virtues, and you are not Ignorant how high I estimate them, aad which are the sentiments of my hesrt as , regards you and every one amcngsf you Yas. this is the epoch at which Amencaand ' Iter illustrious sons, filed by the' noble blood i.tK nut IhrAimh lhii. v.ini. -:n the irreiinetiortheir souls and ; -iit ihxtstuiy ivui. : acquire as mich glory a was lately acquired , ty the heroic inhabitants of Su?nos Ayrct, and etill so much more brilliant, at moral ' virtues exceed the ssnguinry triumphs of Mars. The benefits which you will produce on this occtsloii will be common to all Spsn en the substance of some letters received isrds, to all the nations of Europe end to ' vesterdar from Manchester, relating to the yourselves t but the sweet pleasure of hear- J proceeding of the distressed manufacturers ' Disturbances in England ! '. 'V . :- . ' . Trtm tht LndnTnttler Htjtf. In soother part of our paper we have glv ing their blessing, which will icsound In sue ... in that town and neighbourhood, in const- ceeding generatioi vrard of your own ceeding generations, wr.l be me peculiar re- .qaence ofthe relusaJ ol parliament to enter- beneucencc,. the bigliet tain ibillforhxingaaifiiwuss for their week .m. .fln tistice. whereur it reneiers uitii.ii- rewara t - - ij .....s.-i..;.,.l t.iimt. nd Particulir-' ward infinitely prferWe to all eqmvoctldi. .beenfound necessary to h 1. when in a stale of war, it became a duty . Unctions and titles, granted by princes not ' , ttrong wttsufts to dissolve l a frame mt lantunee accor- : alwart to virtue, but vftenlimes lo tict and which took place among Ihle ...L.w.i.r. ...triors, in whose name corniction. ' ' of the people. The follow! itinfV III IIIIIVI ltll w - We are sorry to state that It has are recourse to the . meetings unhappy class ng letter, which I hastenec lo issue this Proclamation,' that . we received this morning from a comspon- you might at once, he acquainted with the : dent, upon whose accuracy we can place per great hject which must occupy the attention fcl reliance, contiins an account of what oc an'l attract ihe heart of every Spaniard, in- - contd at Manchester on Wednesday. The deed of every friend to man. But at the same - talton Weavers seem lo have adopted a very time I do most earivcktty recommend to you, :. enontois idea of the fsclinir of parMtment f,rm reliance in Divine Providence, which wttb respect to their case. We were "pre- nwwrirt"f7 t'j , uw, ,cm inm .n v...u.n,i. wim n iwt whore I ConveiSed. has brrfl to tr lha lortuon ano miRraninii.j, , bv pvrwu enins mujwwi 111017 mi, ano can - wounds cf many who were katlly hurt bv tba more requisite than on thi occasion 1 auffcr aertthatit was front motives of the purest aaords and baronet of the so! 1 err i uenretf the rno.1 incomprehensible success nR with prudence, mod.ration aadslec.myr comPsss.o lor them thst leave was not g.ven r, s. Arir the military weie .umb!e J, Ui by lha fdcw:tiont baring haV lht;ou may retain the wxicty of veur jo brm i lh p.-TMre was Utent J law enUcmso enter the square oa l.orsV 1 officiated, end in which mnner I set on the ".,t.t occasion, vet with this difference, Vist my- bart, with Jut Indignation, brsu Mn unison, and my hlooj boils wiih anxiety taWeshedrrourrTie.ion, our king, and mji 'country. Be you fully persuaded, and on ' BdenUy trust that the other nat.ars, ' lesrths and whose fields rmin eovered w.ih tli yrt reeking innocent moon t their vouih. whicll w buted emongtht multituoe, and iheir eor rowlul and piteous talcs of distress quite un- merited me, as also several other sympathetic peciioi. as doui nan pait three o'clock the uorougbreevc, accompanied br another gentleman on horseback, enteredlbe (hollow) squsre, and the poor creatures gave at pa tient hearing to thena j "he advised mem so"" lispere, but the generl try was" Wss ' have nothing to cat 1, and unless our Wagesi are raisea, we migat as well play and starve, as work nd he rAmished," I listened atte. ' lively, and heard Ulei of tb most distressing , Icenes that eer human eye was witnest tot and I am soitj tossv, that the military werwl obliged to interfere for the second time, and I apprehend that "the censequencea will 4 ; dreadful. at I saw lham lira. nH .AK..S several wounded wretches carried into th x Infirmary. . The shops and housea are all ihut up in this quarter, eud the riSeman " ud Manchester volunteers,, kc. &c are now msrchingto the scene or action,, and f, Knit lh Strrrta tr. In h. ..!-. . . -- ---.- - . w 11, . 1 ii pail wjcw m The peaceable iohabiianls art most dreadful iy aiarmra. ' '. r .'. t ,Tei P. M. I have just teen a poof t old man'a wido, whole left with five ehil- drcn. lief hutlnnit .., kr.i l. 1 andlnd that several of the multitude havr Wen taken to, rati, An .nothecnr with th1 in cense-
The Wilmington Gazette (Wilmington, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 23, 1808, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75