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zcns . The town was to make a stand , and defy the conqueror ; but the fatal news arrived almost as soon as these resolutions , that the place had surrendered by capitulation to the conqueror . His armies arc now pouring fast into Spain .. All connected with each other , follow a certain and well-digested plan .
On the other sid « the Spanish apd English force is broken , divided into arznies ) separated at vast distances , from < ach other , and without any prospect of co-operation . As far as we now know of them the state of Spain is desperate . The country from the Pyrenees is open to Buonaparte , the direct road to Madrid being- filled with his troops . An
array in Biscay keeps the whole North West of Spain quiet . The retreat of the English , leaves all Castilie and Leon $ nd the Country near Portugal incapable 6 f injuring the -French . The defeat © f Castanos * army has opened the way to Barcelona , and a large body of troops has probably been detached to restore * what the ' French will call order , in
Catalonia . The conqueror from Madrid is now directing Ms course southwards , probably towards Cadiz , by which he will set at liberty a large body of his captive soldiers and sailors , and perhaps lie * may regain possession of his fleets , for we do not know of any strength sufficient in Andalusia to resist him .
The rapidity of these conquests brings back to our minds the feats of a Nebuchadnezzar , a Cyrus , an Alexander , or a Caesar . The world at different periods has seen these warriors new modelling the earth . Man is said to be a reasonable being , but when he acts in great masses , force is the general instrument
used . On the necessity of such changes being operated , we mu t look to the state of thx ? world piior , to them before we attempt to complain , " Ihe evils may be severely felt by the existing generation , but it might ako be the case that deep rooted prejudices cotild not have
been , destroyed but by these violent sr . can ? . What can be more contemptible and impious than the insinuations of the Spaniards to the abominations worshipped in that country ? Had they feten successful , their images would have continued high in veneration . There is no reason to believe , that even
their horrid Inquisition would have been destroyed , "We may lament the fate pf a nation , that loses its independence : Vu <» if it has been brutalized by a , had frQreKnment ., if . < u » odious tyranny over
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the mind has long been exercised , l £ it tts not arraign Providence ,- il * it raises up instruments to destroy the most abominable superstition and bigotry . We see but little way-into the decrees of
Providence , but this every Christian must know , that kings and nations are amenable to the laws of God , and the intolerance and bigotry of Spain cannot be reconciled with any principle of Christianity .
Success has attended the arms of Buonaparte ' s ally . Finland has bowed to the yoke of Russia . The forces of Swe * den are retreating , and an armistice has been concluded "^ which leaves Russia in possession of a very extensive territory . In the terms of this armistice it is *
insisted upon by the Russians , that the Lutheran ministers who had fled , should have liberty to return to their respective parishes . Russia does not interfere with the religion of its subjects ; it is content with civil obedience . The future fate of Sweden no man can at present anticipate : the terms of the conference of the two emperors are not known .
Austria still remains quiet . The convulsions of Spain have not induced this power to risk greater losses than it has already experienced through its own excessive imprudence . Its neigh- * hour Turkey is putting on an unusual face of activity . Its Vizier is full \ of zeal , and sensible of the necessity of great
exertions to preserve the falling state . It is not yet reconciled to Britain , and our attempts to negociate have been hitherto abortive . It i $ reduced to a great strait ; whichever body of infidels it trusts * little security can he expected ; and it * own strength is not sufficient for protection , unless it should be concentrated
with a degree of wisdom , which can * not be expected in so uncivilized a state and barbarous a government . Peace indeed is likely . to be for a long time a stranger to- Europe : and if we cross the Atlantic , where she has so long resided , her longer sojourn is . dubious . A most interesting debate qccupies the attention of the United States .
The wars o £ Europe had sq interrupted their commerce , that it was thought wiser to cut oijF all intercourse with this part of the world , than to risk a war with either of the contending powers . In the mean time , applications were ma 4 « to the hostile power * to regard the eight * of neufcrajs , and to rescind their orders . Both powers have refused . En&land has . stated , that her order * were nwesrifo
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€ & 4 State of Pullic Affairs .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1808, page 684, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2399/page/48/
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