Any way I can stop 9,000 eMails from downloading?

I did not know if this was an iMac desktop question or an iCloud question.
I'm quite the oldster amateur.
Please advise if there is a better Community for this to be in,
and I will try to move it (if that can be done).
I have an iCloud account.
But hardly ever go there.
I "do" all my eMail from my "Mail" application on my iMac desktop computer, running OSX 10.7.5
Typically when I open Mail, I'll see a ittle activity window activate in the lower left corner of Mail,
saying something like "Downloading 1 of 4 Messages" or something like that. I get very little mail.
Maybe it will show an activity "bar" for just a second or two,
Tonight, I opened Mail on my desktop, the little activity window started up,
and it said something like "Downloading 103 of 9,669 Messages"
WHAT!?!?!
I clicked a little "x" in the activity window, then CLOSED the Mail application.
a) I've had this computer for years, with iCloud and using the Mail app.
Same mail address, same computing habits.
Have probably averaged 8 or 10 spam or nuisance eMails a YEAR.
What the **** happened?
b) What can I do, anything?, to keep them from downloading onto my computer?
If I go onlilne to iCloud will they already be there, waiting for my Mail app to download them to my computer?
Andy help advice GREATLY appreciated.
James

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