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CITY OF LONDON TAVERN, Dec. 13, 11108. THE COMMITTEE appointed on the 9th of Pe comber, by the MERCHANTS and INHABITANTS of LONDON, to attend to the Application of a General Subscrip tion in aid of the brave SPANISH PATRIOTS, now struggling in the Field to defend their Country from a foreign and cruel in vader, cannot discharge that duty without making an earnest Appeal to the attention of their generous Countrymen, of all ranks, in behalf of a Nation and a Cause so interesting to all the sympathies of Britons. A people contending for their independence, liberties, and se curity, from foreign tyranny and oppression—a nation, friendly in its dispositions—honourable in all its national conduct and character:—fitts;d, by political and commercial interests and rela tions, to be closely connected in alliance and friendship with Great Britain, and now struggling, with herote fortitude, in a common cause, against a common and most formidable foe ; suf fering in the ominous conflict the greatest hardships ' and endur ing the severest privations, has—surely, strong claims of every kind on every inhabitant of these islands ; and though the greatest exertions have, with the general approbation of this nation, been made by Government to afford the Most extensive, speedy, and effectual aids of treasure, as , ammunition, mi litary stores, equipments, and clothing, for the maintenance and support of the Spanish troops, together with the succour of large bodies of Bri tish soldiers, it is still felt, that the generous manifestation of the popular sentiment, and such further aids, of various kinds, as a general and liberal Subscription may supply, cannot but have an effect animating and consoling to the Spanish soldier, and con vincing to the Spanish Government and people, of the perfect union in opinion and sentiment which on this subject subsists throughout these islands. The Committee rely, with confidence, that the good example of the public Corporations and Companies, and of the Inhabitants of the Metropolis, will be followed by the principal Cities, Towns, and Districts of the United Kingdom, in order to form together an offering worthy of the great cause for which it is made—of the high character and affluence of the Empire which presents it, and fit to be accepted by the gallant, disinterested, and high-spirited nation, to whose brave defenders it is offered. Amount of Subscriptions Advertised - £36,067 18 7 ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. James Morgan £5 5 0 1 William Gee £2l 0 0 AT K 11515. GOSLING AND CO'S. 3 eo R. Hey - - Al LLOYD'S. J..Pedgc on 1 0 0 The Committee of Sub- Smith and Chesmer 21 0 0 scribers to the Rip- Earl of Chichester 50 0 0 pon Volunteer Infan- Countess of Chichester 5 0 0 try - 52 le 0 A. B. - 1 1 0 Whitehead, Haddock, Whitehead & Clarke 59 10 1 and Howard 105 0 0 Subscriptiens are received at the Mansion House. at Lloyd's Coffee-house, and all the Bankers in London and Westminster. Lists of Subscriptions are ready for Subscribers and others at the City of London Tavern. CHELSEA HOSPITAL, Eth JANUARY, 18090 THESE are by order of the Right Honourable the Lords and others, Commissioners for managing the Affairs ' of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, to give Notice, that all Out- 1 Pensioners belonging to the said Hospital, residing in Lon don, or within twenty-five miles thereof, are required to appear per sonally, and regimentally, at the Secretary's Office, in the said Hospital, on the respective days, and in their different classes, according to their several rates of Pension, as undermentioned, when attendance will be given from Nine o'Clock in the morn ing until Three in the afternoon, for the payment of half a year's Pension in advance, to Midsummer next, with the augmentation in proportion to their disability and length of service, according to His Majesty's new regulations in their favour On MONDAY, the 9th January. The Pensioners at 6d. per day, from the different Regiments of Cavalry, Foot Guards, Ist Regiment of Foot to the 62d Regi ment inclusive. On TUESDAY, the 10th January. Those at 6d. per day, from the 63d Regiment of Foot, with the remaining Regiments or Corps; as also the Pensioners at 9d. per day, from the several Regiments of Cavalry, Foot Guards, the Ist Regiment of Foot to the 69th inclusive. On WEDNESDAY, the 11th January. Those at 9d. per day, from the 70th Regiment of Foot, with the remaining Regiments or Corps ; as also the Pensioners at Is. per day, from all the Regiments of Cavalry, the Ist and Cold stream Regiments of Foot Guards. On THURSDAY, the 12th JANUARY, F Those at Is. per day, from the 3d Regiment of Foot Guards, the lat Regiment of Foot, with all the remaining Regiments or Corps. _ _ . On FRIDAY, the 13th January. Those Pensioners from any Regiment or Corps, at Is. ls. ld. ls 10. and Is. Yd. per day. On SATURDAY, the 14th January. Those at la. 2id. and Is. 3d. per day. On MONDAY, the 16th January. Those at Is. 34d. per day, with those of the different rates, to Its. per day inclusive. On TUESDAY, thel 7th January. Those at 2s. Aid. per day, and upwards ; those from the Militia, at sd. per day, with the Private Gentlemen who receive Annuities from the late Ist and 2d Troops of Horse Guards. And that all Out-Pensioners belonging to the said Hospital, who live at a greater distance than twenty-five miles from Lon don, and those In Scotland and Ireland, are hereby required and commanded, after the 25th of June next, and after every succeeding 25th of December, and 25th of June, until further orders, to apply to one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in the neighbourhood where they reside, and make the following Affidavit ; which the said Magistrate for the County, City, Bo rough, or Riding, before whom the Pensioner appears, will sign and date, viz.— came before me, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of , and made Oath that he was admitted an Out Pensioner of Chelsea Hos pital, on the day of , 17 , 1 ,) from the Regiment of , commanded by was then aged about years, served in the Army years, was discharged for , and that be is no otherwise provided for by the Public but as a Pensioner of the said Hospital, at per day, and now lives in the Parish of , in the County of . Sworn before me , this day of , 1809. The Affidavit, drawn according to the above form, sworn be fore, dated and attested by a Magistrate, is to be put up in a cover, and sent by the General Post, (directed thus, "'l'o the Right Honourable the Paymaster General of His Majesty's Land Forces, London,") marking on the cover, " Chelsea Pensioner's Affidavit ;" and counterparts or duplicates of the said Affida wits are to be reserved by the Out-Pensioners respectively, to be exhibited to such Persons as shall be directed to pay them, that I they may be satisfied that all such as may claim Out-Pensions are the real Persons entitled to receive the same. And to the end that the Commbsionen for the Affairs of Chelsea Hospital may be satisfied that the Pensioners arc the same persons who have passed theinexannination, it is hereby further directed, that such of them who have served in, and have been discharged from, any of the Regiments, or Independent Corn taoirs of Invalids, or Royal Veteran Battalions, :re mot to men on in their Affidavits such Regiment or Company of Invalids, or Royal Veteran Battalions, in which they served last, but the Regiment, Troop, or Corps of the Army, from which they were erst discharged and recommended, and received at Chelsea Hospital. The Pensioners are particularly to take notice, that the half= yearly payments after Christmas are regulated, as to the place •if payment,by the Musters at Chelsea, or the Affidavits sent as I above, after the Midsummer preceding; and that the Midsummer ' payment is in like manner regulated by the Musters or Affidavits after the Christmas preceding. I; is also ordered and directed that no Person who shall change the place of his abode given in at his Muster, or specified in h 4 jtaficlavit aforesaid, and who may apply for his Pension, (except ing to the Officers of Excise nearest such place of abode), shall receive the same, unless it appears, by the certificate of respect. able pt/sous, that such removal was through unavoidable Emcee. shy, which he or they could not foresee or proem. Arid that if any Pensioner shill franduientlY attempt to receive is double payment of the Pension, either at Chelsea, or at different plates, he shall be struck off the Lists. Lastly, It is notified, that none will be entered upon the Pay- Lists of the said Hospital, or be entitled to receive any benefit therefrom, who shall pot act agreeably to these orders and direc tions, particularly in sending their half-yearly Affidavits to the raymaster-Gentrid as above directed, and to no other Office; w h;fll several of the Pensioners haVe of late either neglected tq do, 9f fKAt I ps itTePlarlY tO other Departm en t s . G. AUS'l',licceetary and Registrar, YORE, PAST-RIDING. TO SE SOLD BY AUCTION—In LOTS, On Wednesday, Thotsday, and Friday, the 19th, 19th, and 20th days of January, 1609, at the Tiger Inn, in Beverley, in the county of Yoek,- HE _MANOR of BEVERLEY WATER T TOWNS, in the East Riding of the County of York, and several Freehold Dwelling-houses, Closes, and Parecls of Land, situate at Beverley, Beverley Parks, and HWI Bridge, in the said East Biding. Particulars may be had of Messrs. Hesleden, solicitors, Buten upon-Humber, Lincolnshire; Messrs. Burley and Moore, soil& tors Lincoln's-Inn, London ; Isaac Leatbeso, Esq. Barton, near Mallon, Yorkshire ; Mr. Joseph Diekinson, of Beverley Parks and Mr. Hall, solicitor, Beverley. r ~; tempt with all Europe. Its members, to the number of 86, have bestowed upon themselves titles and rib bons of every sort, and an annual allowance of 60,000, tyres. Florida Blanca was a real man of straws j is now ashaMed of the dishonour he has brought upon his old age. As usually happens in such assemblies' two or three persons domineer over all the rest, and these two or three persons were in the pay of Eng land. The opinion held by the City of Madrid re specting the Junta is notorious : they are as much the object of the mockery and derision, as they are of the detestation of the inhabitants of the Capital. 46 Never was there so fine a December. , It is like the beginning of Spring. The Emperor avails him self of the fine weather to remain in the country one league from Madrid." PROCLAMATION BY BONAPARTE. eg Spaniards !—You have been misled by perfidi ous men. They have engaged you in a senseless struggle, and you have had recourse to arms. Is there one amongst you, who, after a moment's reflection upon all that has passed, would not be convinced, that you have been the sport of the eternal enemies of the Continent, who take delight in witnessing ** l effusion of Spanish and French blood ? What pow sible result would attend even the success of some campaigns ? An endless war upon your soil, and a tedious uncertainty respecting the fate of your proper ties and lives.- Within the space of a few months, you have been delivered up to all the afflictions of popular factions. The defeat of your armies has been the work of some marches. I have entered Madrid; the rights of war would justify me in making a signal example, by washing away in blood the outrages of fered to me and to my nation ; but I have listened to the dictates of clemency only. Some men, the authors of all your calamities, shall alone be punished. I shall speedily drive from the Peninsula that English army which has been sent to Spain, not for the pur pose of assistance to you, but to inspire you with a false confidence and to mislead you. ig I had declared to you, in my Proclamation of the 2d of June, that I wished to_ be your regenerator. To the rights which had been ceded to me by the Princes of the last dynasty, you wished that I should add the right of conquest. That shall not make any alteration in my intentions. I am even disposed to praise all that may be generous in your efforts ; I am willing to admit, that your real interests have been concealed from you, that the real state of things has been disguised from you. Spaniards, your destiny is in your own hands. Reject the poisons which the English have spread amongst your : let your King be assured of your affection and your confidence, and you will be more powerful and more happy than ever you have been. All that obstructed your prosperity and your grandeur, I have destroyed ; the chains which have borne down the people, I have broken ; a free Constitution gives you a limited and constitu tional, instead of an absolute Monarchy. It depends upon yobrselves whether this Constitution shall still continue in your land. " But, should all my efforts pr.ove fruitless, and should yen not merit my confidence, nothing will re main for me but to treat you as conquered provinces, and to place my brother upon another throne. I shall then place the Crown of Spain upon my own heal, and cause it to be respected by the wicked ; for Gon has given me power and inclination to surmount all obstacles . " Given at our Imperial Camp at Madrid, Dec. 7, 1808. (Signed) By the Emperor. " NAPOLEON. Minister Secretary of State. "H. B. MARE T. MUNICIPAL SITTING. Madrid, December 9, 1808. This day, at eleven o'clock in the morning, the hour appointed for the opening of the Sitting, the follow. ing persons assembled together : The Corregidor, the Regidors, the Alcades, the Deputies of the Third Estate, the Heeds of the Assembly of the Mesta', the Procurators, the Alguazil-Majors, the Suffragan Bishops, the Vicars, the Body of the Curates and beneficed Clergy, the Heads of the different Commonalties, the Body of the Nobility, the De puties of the Five principal Corporations, and all the Deputations representing the 64 divisions of the city of Mabrid. The Corregidor rose to address the meeting, and informed them, that he had hid the honour of being admitted to present the homage of his respect to his Imperial and Royal Majesty, and to lay at the foot of his throne the tribute of the gratitude of the, inhabi tants of Madrid for the kindness and clemency which his Majesty had shewn towards that city. The Corregidor expressed to his Imperial and Royal Majesty the happiness which his presence shed over the city, and the desire with which all the inhabitants were animated to deserve and to justify such a pecu liar mark of favour. The Corregidor observed, that his Imperial and Royal Majesty had condescended to converse with him in the most benevolent manner, and added, that the object of this meeting was to acquaint the Depu ties of the City of Madrid with the beneficent inten tions of his Majesty. Accordingly he had to repeat to them in the same terms he had heard them, the sentiments of his Majesty, and the favourable dispo sitions he entertained towards the whole. of Spain adding, that the fate of Madrid would depend upon its own conduct. That that wou be a happy a • prosperous one, if the inhabitants adhered faithfulljr to the Constitution, and acknowledged with sincerity, • The Council of the Mesta le composed of the great tropic. •---iu emir. - ~_ 4 . for their legitimate King, Don Joseph Napoleon 1., but that, on the other hand, Spain should be reduced to a province of France. Here, the Corregidor drew a faithful picture of t;.t. good nature of King Joseph, who had employed h;.. best offices and entreaties for the conservation of that capital, as well as of the neighbouring cities, and who treated them with the tenderness of a generous father. The Corregidor impressed upon the minds of au the Deputies, that the presence of the King in his ca. pital should be considered as the greatest advantage that could be wished for it. Accordingly, the Deputies deeply penetrated with the same sentiments, and anxious to contribute their best endeavours for the happiness of the inhabitants of Madrid, determined humbly to implore his Imp e , rial and Royal Majesty to indulge the capital with the presence of the King, that city, and even all Spain, being convinced of the signal advantages which must be.derived from the wisdom of his Governnaent. The Deputies insisted, that a fresh tribute of thanks should be presented to his Imperial and Royal Ma. jesty, for the kindness with which he had treated that City, whichlis triumphant arms had conquered, and for the generous pardon of what had happened during the absence.of King Joseph. , , iris Impeiial and Royal Majesty t is also to be prored to extend Pardon to those whom fear had in. duced to desert the City, as well as to all the peasants who had taken up arms. His Imperial and Royal Majesty is also finally to be implored, that he will be pleased to order his troops to respect property, the holy temples, the re ligious institutions ; in a word, the property of every class. This humble supplication is to be laid before his Imperial and Royal Majesty, and is to be presented to him by a Deputation taken from azuOag the Re- presentatives of the city of Madrid. It was resolved, in the same Sitting, that a tribute of the most lively gratitude should be presented to the King Joseph Napoleon, whose happy intercession with his August Brother, the Emperor of the French, saved the city of Madrid. His Royal Majesty shall be humbly supplicated to grant the favour of his presence to the city of Ma. drid, that under his just and beneficent government, good order, justice, and tranquillity, may be restored within its walls. His Royal Majesty shall be implored to employ . . . his Royal good offices with hi Imperial Brother, that pardon may be obtained to the absent, and to those inhabitants who had taken up arms. The present process-verbal shall be presented to his Imperial and Royal Majesty. (Here follows several thoivand signatures.) On the 11th a similar meeting was held, for the Deputies of the Inhabitants of the parishes, and who acceded to a similar measure, which was likewise ac. companied with a vast number of signatures. FRENCH BULLETINS. SEVENTEENTH BULLETIN OF THE ARMY OF SPAIN. " Madrid, December 10. " His Majesty reviewed yesterday on the Prado, the Duke of Dantzic's corps, which arrived the day before yesterday at Madrid. He expressed his satis faction with these brave troops. Today he reviewed the troops of the Confedera tion of the Rhine, forming the division commanded by General Leval. The regiments of Nassau and Baden behaved well. The regiment of Hesse Darmstadt did not sas- 1 the reputation of the troops of that country. The Colonel and Major appeared to be men of moderate talents. 44 The Duke of Istria set off on the sth for Gua dalaxara. He scoured the whole road from Sara gossa and Valencia—made 500 prisoners, and took a great deal of baggage. At Baston a battalion of 500 men, summoned by the cavalry, were broken in upon. 44 The enemy's army beaten at Tudela ; Calatayvd abandoned by its General, and a great number of sol diers, was reduced to 6000 men. " On the Bth, at midnight, the Duke of Istria at tacked, at Santa Cruz, a corps which covered the flight of the enemy's army. That corps was closely pursued, and a thousand prisoners taken. It wished to throw itself into Andalusia by Madridego. It ap pears to have been forced to disperse in the mountains of Cuenca." EIGHTEENTH BULLETIN OP THE ARMY OF SPAIN. " Madrid, December 12. 44 The Central Junta of Spain had but little power.' The greater part of the provinces paid it little submis sion, an all of them deprived it of the administration of the finances. I t was under the influence of the lowest class of the people—it was governed by the mi nority. Florida Blanca was without any credit. The Junta was under the controul of two men, the one named Lorenzo Calvo, a grocer of Saragossa, who had in a few months obtained the title of Extelkncy. He is one of those violent men who appear in revolu tions—his honesty was more than suspected. The other is called Tilly, formerly condemned to the gal lies as a thief ; the younger brother of a man of the name of Gusman, who formerly played a part under Robespierre, during the reign of terror. As soon as any of the Members of the Junta opposed the violent measures that were proposed, these two wretches im. mediately called out treason, and immediately a mob was collected under the windows of Aranjuez. The extravagance and wickedness of these dangerous men manifested itself upon all occasions. As soon as they learnt that the Emperor was at Burgos, and he would soon be at Madrid, they published a declara tion of war against France, replete with insults and folly. " On the 11th, when the General of Division La salle, who was pursuing the enemy, arrived at Tala vera de la Reyna, where the English had passed tri umphantly ten days before, saying they were going to relieve the capital, a frightful spectacle met the eyes of the French. A body, clothed in the uniform of a Spanish General, was suspended from a gallows, and pierced with a thousand bullets. It was General Benito St. Jean, whom his soldiers in their terror, and as an excuse for their Commander, cruelly sacrificed. The Bishops of Leon and Astorga, and a great num ber of ecclesiastics, distinguished themselves by their good conduct and their apostolic virtues ; the gene ral pardon offered by the Emperor has produced a great effect. The destruction of the duties odious to the people and contrary to the prosperity of the State, and the measures which leave the numerous class of Monks no longer any uncertainty respecting their lot, produced a good effect. 66 The general animadversion is against the Eng. lish. The peasants say, in their language, that at the approach of the French, the English went away to mount their wooden horses (ships)." NINETEENTH BULLETIN OF THE ARMY OF SPAIN. _ _ _ _ " Madrid, December 13. Rosas surrendered on the 6th by capitulation. Two thousand men have been made prisoners. A considerable quantity of artillery was found in thz place. Six English ships of the line which were at anchor in the harbour, would not carry away the garrison. " The Emperor this day reviewed the whole of the' united troops of the Duke of Dantzic, beyond the bridge of Segovia. Sebastiani's division has marched for Talavera de la Reyna. The breaking up of the Spanish troops is obser : 'wed on every side. The ne•.v levies which were at tempted to be raised, disperse on all sides, and return to their homes. 4' The details which we learn from the Spaniards respecting the Central Junta, are all of a nature to place them in the most ridiculous point of view. That assembly is already become an object of con-, IMPERIAL DECREES. UAPOLZOR, INIPIROX Of TR! FRINCR, LINO OfATALY, PlO4 TICTOR 01 Tat CONTIDZIATION Of TRZ aRINZiar4BCC.StC. Taking into our consideration, that one of the greatest abuses which have been inte3duced into the finances of Spain, arises from the alienation of the different branches of the imposts, and that ne7erthe less imposts are from their nature inalienable, we have decreed, and do decree as follows : From the publication of the present Decree, every Individual who shall be in possession, either by grant from the King, or by sale, or by any other means, of any portion whatever of the chi or ecclesiastical Imposts, shall cease to receive them ; and those from whom they may be leviable, shall be answerable for thei payment of their respective imposts to the Agents of the Kicg, or of the Treasury. The present Decree shall be published and registered in all the Councils, Courts, and Tribunals, in order to its being carried into execution as a law of the State, (Signed) By the Emperor. Minister Secretary of State, (Signed) u. Z. MARL'. NAPOLEON. EXTRACT FROM TEL MINUTES OF THE OFFICE 07 SECILLTAFY OE STATE. • Imperial Camp at Madrid, December 12, 1808. We Napoleon, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, and Protector of the Confederation of 11:c Rhine, have decreed, and do decree as follows 1. All Seignorial Courts of Jtsktice are aboliihed in 'Spain. 2. There shall exist no other jurisdiction than the Royal Courts of Justice. S. The present Decree shall be published and registered in all the Councils, Courts, and Tribunals, in ord.r that it nay be ex ecuted as the Law of tin State. (Signed) NAPOLEON. By the Emperor. Minister Secretary of State. (Signed) sr. D. suarr. There are several other Decrees, and Some inter• cepted correspondence.. By one of these Decrees a general pardon is grant' ed to all Spaniards, who shall be aLlegiant to Bona parte, with the following exceptions ; and the Mem- bers of the Council of Castile are branded as covraris, and unworthy of being Magistrates of a brave nation. The following persons are proscribed as avowed enc. mies to France and Spain, viz. The Duke d'infantado, Duke de Hijar, Duke de Medina Cell, Duke de °nuns, Marquis de Sante. Cruz. Count de Ferran Nunes, Count d'Altaenira, Prince of Cutelfranco, Pierre Cyrano*, late Minister Bishop of Santander. of State. By another Decree the Inquisition is abolished; the number of Convents is reclined to one-third and rights, are abolished. It ;a is ,e 0 S. Le e Iq ri se zl :c4 of :n