When was it published?

August 6, 1808 in Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

Foreign News August 6, 1808

Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Military Campaign, Political, Religious Affairs

Q: What keywords are associated?

French Occupation Lisbon, Street Improvements, General Junot Orders, Melting Religious Images

Alexandria, Virginia

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What is this article about?

French occupiers in Lisbon order street cleanings and pavings for improvements; General Junot mandates melting religious images, humorously responding to friars' plea for a statue by its material.

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The French since they occupied Lisbon, have proceeded to make great improvements in this city. The governor has ordered the cleansing and new paving of most of the streets. General Junot has ordered that the images should be melted down. A deputation of Friars waited on him, to procure a respite for a very large and favorite Saint. His answer was—"If the statue is of wood, you may throw it into the Tagus; if brass, you may break it; but if it is silver or gold, you must bring it to me, and I will melt it."

What sub-type of article is it?

Military Campaign Political Religious Affairs

What keywords are associated?

French Occupation Lisbon Street Improvements General Junot Orders Melting Religious Images

What entities or persons were involved?

General Junot

Where did it happen?

Lisbon

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Lisbon

Key Persons

General Junot

Outcome

streets ordered cleansed and newly paved; religious images ordered melted down

Event Details

The French, since occupying Lisbon, have made great improvements in the city, including the governor's order for cleansing and new paving of most streets. General Junot ordered the melting down of images. A deputation of Friars requested a respite for a large favorite Saint statue, to which Junot replied that if wood it could be thrown into the Tagus, if brass broken, but if silver or gold it must be brought to him to melt.