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SPAIN. VT SEVILLE, AUGUST 17. Among the contemptible and frivolous Proclama tions which the French have published, in order to jtistify, with baseness, their abominable enterprises, and divert the Spanish people from the performance of what they have sworn to do, by devoting themselves in behalf of their liberty and honour, we have seen none to be compared with that which has been lately circulated through Catalonia by Marshal Augereau, recently sent by Bonaparte to take the command in that most faithful province. Expressions so low, ideas so wretched and false, could only proceed from the pen of freebooters, who labour, in Order to insult the more, to cover their atrocities "with the cloak of justice. It would seem as if Augereau treated the Spaniards like savage Indians,. in holding such a lan guage. If he purposed by means of it to gain the ear of Catalans, into whose towns be sent it by secret emissaries, we will publish it entire; and without va riation, that Spaniards may find in it occasion to de-, spise the Apostle of Napoleon,andderidehis eloquence, at the same time that we bewail the .immense evils with which he has every where marked his adminis tration ; and tho, robberies and assassinations which are so frequently repeated in this unhappy peninsula. PROCLAMATION OF MARTI XL AUGEISEAU, DUKE OF CASTILCIONE, • K Spaniards, Cat:4lans, 1 am come in t%e midst of you. Ills Majesty' the Emperor of the French and King of Italy has given me the command of his ar mies in Catalonia. - • gi Spaniards, I know you and love you. Seduced by perfidious insinuations, unhappy victims and blind instruments of a cabinet, the enemy of France and humanity, many of your brethren are obstinate in prolonging a war, the issue of which could never be doubtful. They deny and reject the benefits and fa. tours which an august sovereign► provides for, and is anxious to shower upon them ; an .Hero whom HEAVEN created, in its beneficence, for the felicity and glory of Spain and the world. Spaniards, the hero of France loves and esteems yon ; his virtuous heart requires and needs your feli city. Goo, who granted to Napoleon his invincible valour, gave him at the same time his goodness and tender humanity. " Napoleon sighs over your afflictions ; he has a paternal heart, and as such suffers over the terrible blows which are inflicted upon you, and which will be inflicted still more upon you by his formidable ar mies, if you delay long in listening to the voice of truth, and continue in your fatal blindness. " Lay aside useless hopes—a false love and a al , minal honour, which, arming against a King who is truly paternal, the august brother of the great Napo-- leen, irritates Heaven against you, which gave him to you in his mercy. Abandon vain illusions. GOD protects France, a God walks with Napolecn, covers and shades him with hi.; wings, and enchains victory to his triumphal car. " Brave Spaniards, submit. Europe is submitting and surrendering herself. 4 , Spaniards, I know you, and you have to know me. I have long esteemed you ; and when you sub. mit, you will find in me a true friend. Yourselves, and your property, shall be sacred for me. ~ Errors and faults shall meet with indulgence moderation, loyalty, and fidelity may be secure of our aid ; but let perfidy fear and tremble. But obstinate rebels, the evil minded, who blow up the flames of dissention, shall meet with no pardon. The lightning is ready to fall on their heads. 4 , Erring Citizens, return to your hearths ; arti sans, resume your labours and useful pursuits; good villagers, quit the sword ; take once more the plough in your hand ; come and cultivate 41 peace and repose the inheritance of your fathers ; hasten co fertilise those fields which have been too long deserted ; and you, ye faithful Spaniards, come and receive the happy fruits and rewards of your fidelity. Join your voice to ours ; call to those unhappy wretches your brethren who are led astray ; tell them that we love them, that Napoleon will forget their errors and their faults ; and that your felicity will be the constant of ject of his concern as your parent ; tell these wandering brethren, that they will ever find me ready to curry their cries to the foot of that monarch's throne, wh,i is the friend of truth; that they may depend on the protection of our arms, which, formidable against , ebels and the ill-disposed, however nl.-netous, will ever he the de fenders of the faithful citizen , ..nd that we will avenge offences committed against them ; but tell them at the same time, and above all things, that nlerey has its limits, and that, at length, the day of vengeene,- will come. A powerful army is dispersed throughout your territory ; a formidable army is coming, and woe to him that shall dare to resist me ; for I shall then hearken only to a just indignation, a most just rage, and none of you will escape :t terrible vengeance. " Saragossa is yet smocking*; and you, ye towns of Catalonia who please, or dare to follow its example, behold its ashes, its ruins—tremble. (Signed) 4 , At ERE 4.L' 7 " " Perpignan, July 2, 1809." • Saragossa is smoaking. Yes, Barbarians! but its ruins will be ever the opprobrium of your name, and a sublime example of devotion to the brave Spaniards. You have in Gerona ano.her Saragossa ; behold it, ruins—tremble. COINIBRA, AUGUST 2 3. They wrhe from Castel Branco, that .on the 11th and 12th inst. two corps of English infantry had arri ved there, one consisting Of 5000, and the other of 3000 men. They stayed there hut for a short time, and put themselves in march for where there was a division of the Portuguese army. D. Kovina has entered 'tonsilfon Avid; a corps of from 4 LOGO men, levyir7 ce,ntributions. He ad vonces to Font de Molin and Crearp., d 2 Medina. — Every thirT, goes on wA, and with so much acivity, that nothing is seen or heard of the Sring. The er(?- 2117 has lost since the beginning of the siege of Ge rona from 9 to 10,000 men. Yesterday, 100 Italian soldiers deserted from Bar celona, on account of the mortality which rages among their troops. A letter from Bncla3os of tl'c 1 2.5 th August states, t h a t the French have raised the siege of Gerona, in c onsequeacc of having lost 40)0 men in their last assault. - BAZAThs; Mawr Ili. Royal Order, addressed to Senhores Don Louis Mendonza and Don Andres Gonzales Paceho, Mem bers of the Supreme Junta : " The Supreme Junta of the Government of the 'Kingdom has seen, with the most lively interest, the observations which your Excellencies make in your memorial of the 19th instant, on the causes which have led to the want of provisions in the Combined army, and the means of remedying this evil ;and while it employs the necessary measures for this purpose, it ch..rgLi rite to inform your Excellencies that our town security atvi defence requiring the said army stwuld be abundantly supplied with whatever it res quires, for iii subsistence and operations ; cur generous allies, who, fighting for oar libe rty and inch-lien: - 31er, with the 4anze entlin siAm as they would defend their own, render theintelves eredi tot's 'ooth by gratitude and justice, tq, every consideration and sacrifice of thenation a nd Government. Your Excellencies will !ifs every possible and conceivable effort, in order that the said arrrsY 'may want no.bing of co-operating with the- commission whict his Majesty has given to the Member Don Lorenzo Calvo, and with the inzei,:itm of the Gpvernthent, which are directed exclusively towards the Welfare and' salvation of the country I communiCate this by Royal Order to your Excellencies, for your information, direction and fulfilment. " May (lon preserve your Excellencies many years. (Signed) " MARTIN De GARAY. " Royal Palace of Seville, August 15." ANSWER. Smar r -With the greatest pleasure we have received the Royal Order of your Majesty, of the date of the 15th, enjoining t:s to redouble our exertions for the supply of the English auxiliary troops. We Lave the satisfaction to inform your Majesty, that .he inhabitants here supply every thing with the greatest alacrity, and this town contributes 1000 rations daily, and meal and oats more than could be expected from a country oo ravaged by the enemy. We have used every means to collect all the grain belonging to the Government of Garovileis, which ix daily grinding in the of 'rabbet). The flour is afterwards deposited on the two bridfx in the said town of Garovillas, in order that it may be in readiness whenever the Intendant may apply- for provisions. 'I he o;ts are deposited in Santo Jago del Campo, all within the distance of ftur leap es If Senhor Don Laurence Calvo will send an order s it shall be iminediatt-ly executed. We request your Majesty to be convinced tint oar patriotism cannot be exceeded. Provisions are daily arriving, even mere, in the opinion of almost every one, than are necessary, this Province bring as frank and liberal as any other, if no: more so.--Litdon Gazette of eluitta 2S. PRIVATE LETTERS. " Gijon, September 1. " Santander is now in possession of the right owners, having been evacuated on the 26th ult. by all the French, owing to a check Ballasteros had given them on the same day, in the envir:ns of Torra de la Vega, in which he succeeded in tal.ing or destroy ing the French regiment No. 119. We roe in hourly expectation of his doing the same to No. I'2o, which is the only one Bonnet has to oppose a division of 12,000 men now under Ballastcros's command.— From this and other circumstances it is now to be hoped the province of Santand2r will be liberated from the fatal incursions of these cruel intruders. A vessel will, no doubt, be dispatched from the Corn -rnodore, off' Santander, with the particulars of the transaction." " Lisbon, August PI, 1609. 41 Great consternation prevails in consequence of else Northern part of Portugal being again threatened by the division under Marshal Ncy, v.there there is no force to resist him " The accounts from Sir Arthur Wellesley's army are melancholy in the extreme. By diseases, disafrec lien and other casualties, it is reduced below 15,000 effective men. The greatest dissentions prevail both in that army, and in those of the Portuguese and Spaniards. ‘.‘ General Beresford has resigned his command, and will probably return to England." " Lisbon, August 29. " No intelligence has arrived here since my last of the 21st inst. to induce us to think our situation at all mended ; on the contrary, every succeeding account from our army is more and more discouraging. Sick ness has thinned our ranks, and reduced Sir Arthur's force very far below what was expected. It is con fidently asserted, that he has not more than 15,000 effective men with him. General Craufurd is on this side of the Tagus with nearly 7000 men. Marshal Beresford was expected here yesterday ; but whether he has arrived or - not I have not yet heard. His corn ing has a strange effect on our feelings ; it is supposed' he has resigned, or is about to give up his Cornmand. If in the Spanish armies jealousies and insubordina tion reign to the e7.:ent represented, every good man Will regret it ; but hi regret ought not to be confined' to that army; song portion of it is wanting to that of Portugal, which has certainly caught the conta gion. In a word, events th a t w er e e as ily f ore seen, are taking place, the consequences of which cannot but be unfortunate. " The Portuguese Gazettes tell us that Ney has left Placentia, and proceeded towards Salantanc;i. I fear he has gone to menace the northern parts of this kingdom, to divide the attention of our Generals, and that a serious attack will soon be made. GOD knows, we are ill prepared for it." 1 , .? - routes of DiTatelv.s, dated August 14th, taken on a , • ^Ding to Avila, at Tomeacus, bi. a detachment under Sir v:ll3"a's original sent on to General Cuesta.) " A Monsieur le Co!onel. Hays, Governeur d'Avila, " You will give directions that thin letter shall he forwarded with the utmost expedition to his Majest,y, and you will-send vie your receipt.. " Wilson's corps is cut off. About five days ago it w•as be tween Canatdario and Villa Nueva. if from your town you move a column of IWO men, and attack them, they will be compelled to surrender. " I communicate to you the brilliant action of the Bth Instant at P. Arzubiipo. We took from the enemy 30 pieces of cannon, 4f; tlmbri!s with baggage, and 600 prisoners, besides a great num. her killed. The Royal Carbineers and Corps de Garde Wtre cut to pieces.. :' Send me from your province, wine, vinegar, and brandy, which shall be paid in r:•ady money; and also send me news from Burg°, Salamanca, all,:dolid, &c. (Signed) DUKE 01 DALMATIA. " SIRE—Tht or,kni that you sent me are executed. The Duke of Elabingen will arrive to-morrow at his destination, and the rattles Which hive come out of Ciudad Rodrigo will bu beatei. " I have the im-ention of besieging Ciudad Rodrigo. If your Majesty sends me five corps compkte, and if the Duke of Elchin gen corms this way, I will attack Marshal Beresford's army, winch now betwi en Almeida. and Ciudad Rodrigo, and, by new: now received, between pera:es and Gette, and composed of 8000 English, the same number of Portuguese, and 4000 Spa niards ; but, if this is to Le executed, it must be done with the greatest expedition, because otherwise the oftect of the victories a:. Talavera and Amobispo will be lost. " It is probable, Venegas has already passed the Sierra Mo rena ; and, in this case, the second corps may fall upon Cuesta, keep the 'Pavia, and open the communication with this corps. " Wilson's corps is cizt gr. It is between Villa Nueva and Candelario ; and, if a enlorun from Avila, of 1500 or 1000 men, slioul-.1 coins: down it would be compelled to surrender. (Signed) " DUKE OF DALMATIA. " Achireased to Joseph, Klrg of Spain, &c. &c. &e." 4ME►RICA PROCI..4MATION OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE TM: TED STATES OF AMERICA. " Washington City, Thursday, August 10. • ig Whereas, in consequence of a communication from his Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, declaring that the Bri tish Orders in Council of January and November, 1807, would be withdrawn on the 10th of June last, and by virtue of an Act of Congress, inti tuled, "An Act 'to interdict the Commercial Inter course between the United States and Great Britain and France anfl their dependencies, and for other purposes, I, William Madison, President, 8:c. did issue a proclamation on the 19th of April last, decla ring that the Orders in Council aforesaid would be withdrawn on the 20th of June, after which the trade might be renewed ; and as it is now officially made known to me that the Orders in Council are not withdrawn agreeable to the declaration aforesa4l, I do hereby proclaim the same, and that the above acts still remain in force. (Signed) JAMES liIADISON. The following letter has been addressed by the Se cretary of the Treasury to the respective Collectors, in consequence of the above Proclamation (CIRCULAR.) TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Aurnt 2. 61 Sir—You will herewith receive the copy of a Proclamation of the President of the United States, announcing that certain British Orders in Council v. ere not withdrawn on the 10th day of June Last, and consequently that the trade renewable in the event of the said Orders being withdrawn, is to be considered as under the operation of the several Acts by which . such trade was suspended. f‘ The Act to . amend and continue in force certain parts of the Act intituled " An Act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France, and their dependen. cies, and for other ptirposes,?' passed on the 28th o June, is therefore, in every respect, applicable to Great Britain and her dependencies as well as to France and her dependencies ; any thing in my cir. cular of the 29th of June last to the contrary not withstanding. " It results from the receipt of this you must in every instance, except as hereinafter expressed, refuse clearances for British ports, requiring, as usual, bond from all vessels bound to permitted ports, in the man ner provided by the 3d section of the Act above men tioned. " But as many British vessels may come into the ports of the United States, in consequence of the Pre• sident's Proclamation of the 19th of April last, 11( directs that you will permit such British vessels tt depart without giving bonds, either in ballast or with cargo on board, when notified of the inclosed Procla mation ; it being, however, understood that this in. dulgence shall not be extended to any other vessels than such as are now in the ports of the United States, or such as may hereafter arrive, having sailed from it foreign port before information of the inclosed Pro clamation shall have been received at such port. " The President also directs, that until the deci sion from Congress on that unexpected point shall have been obtained, or until otherwise instructed, seizures or prosecutions for supposed contraventions of either the above mentioned Act or of the Non-in tercourse Act of the Ist of March last, arising from Acts which would, in conformity with his Proclama tion of the 19th of April last, have been considered as lawful, shall be suspended in the following cases " 1.. All vessels which shall have entered a British port since the 10th June last, or which may hereafter enter such port, having sailed for the same before in. formation of the inclosed Proclamation had been re. ceived at the port of departure, so far as relates to such forfeiture or penalty which may accrue, or have accrued, by reason of their having thus entered a Bri, tish port. " 2. All vessels which have arrived either from British ports, or with British merchandize, in the United States, subsequent to the 10th June last, and also all vessels which may hereafter thus arrive, hay. ing sailed for the United States before information of the inclosed Proclamation shall have been received ai the port of departure, so far as relates to any forfei cure or penalty accruing from having arrived or arri ving in the United States from British ports, or with British merchandize. " 3. All vessels now owned by citizens of the Uni, ted States, and sailing under the American flag, which being in a foreign port at the time whcn the inclosed Proclamation will be made known at such port, shall, with all due diligence, depart therefrom, and return without delay' to the United States, so fah as relates to any forfeiture or penalty accruing from their arriving in the United States from British ports or with Britith merchandise. " In the Aare mentioned cases of vessels arriving in the United States, and which are for the present exempted from seizure, the vessels and cargoes may be admitted to enter. time when the inclosed Proclamation shall have teen known at the ports of departure, respec. Lively must be ascertained by the best means in your power, and you may refer doubtful cases tQ this de partment. • " Application may of course still be made ia all cases for an absolute remission of the forfeitures and penalties, in the manner provided for by law ; the in. csigisnsTeocdim)ty o y t i o i n l u d f r r o o o t m b li e e d ; r e v 6 n i : e t e se 41 : : :: ' ll.' ' struetions 'herein given to abstain and seizures in the above mentioned cases 1,,,..m,,,, only intended to prevent the expence and inconvenie- . posed. — the l a p m art re ie s s p c e r a c u e i r i n y ed , I Messenger yesterdayto AUGUSTi.,r France, a .' 44 ALBERT GALLATI:.i.," .:X •t mCeotl g ie C r yrrr.:, . i t i pa r se r d . Colas,through th ß t e: way to the eity of Washington. The celerity. 'I • which Mr. CoLEs travelled, has led to the opinica .i. . 1 • he is the bearer of very important information f a , L France. Added to this, we understand, t h at , at -,.;" .1 time of his departure for France, it was his ' "1 r int.nm-, in case the state of our affairs would • ''''. I permit, to -, main in that country two or three years. 1-fis s pe c i e : - return, therefore, does not augur very favourable ir. the hopes of g. good Understanding t' - t with ..e r•;: nc i . Government. to Several • t home. Il Every inforination from France increases in 1 1 -, t • s l lity 'to this country. A letter of the 17th June, fro," a s e T l : D l P ; ,, o ' r e N :l l, : i , e fi: i Paris, positively states, that Mr. AruisrenNc. , 3 ha; • • j gage was actually shipped oa board the Mentor, ?.] - ' that he was 'to embark immediately. The F :e 4 1, Government, it is said, will give facility and „ a f; to our commerce on no other terms than, n'ir t i., . m irl e Itorviwrh. France, aAt it :al is cif drawing from all connection with Great Britair - The draws will b American fr s n r i that fi sacrificed d county tieproperty m y o a T t'• mi la ing condition are we reduced ! 5 ' On the subject of the three conditions pre,-ILI,I ii I Mr, ERSKINE, in a letter of instruction s o f Mr. C• :. d xixo, the New rork Eveninr Pose says, " The fi tz 3 f i condition, being in the spirit of our own law, Irv , d without disadvantage or dishonour', be cOmpii e d II itil The matter of the second condition be . ' ~ 116 distinct, h . and forming no part of the subject • • arrangement, may, with other and similar points, b t n referred to subsequent negotiation. And with re g ard le to the third condition, by the adopti on o f the same open and dignified course, which was formerly pu t . ! s sued by tie United States to enforce anon-intercourse L- with France, it becoMes unnecessary, and would if without doubt be relinquished." n 0 r i 'ii E EVENING STAR. : -.„._............,.....- r- LONDON. t. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. n PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CI.V.:I I ie 3 per Cent. Cons. fur mosey 6' --for acc. CS.i. Omnium 1 prem.. IS PRICE OF STOCKS YES'FFIMIY. 1 .. IBank Stock F.xcheq. Billi, 71. ICJ, pre. I 3 per Cent. Cons. WWI Sote Lottery Ticket: A 21171 LI" ' S per Cent. Navy 99ff Bank Stock for ace. 277; 2:9 India Bonds 2es. ESs. pr. I Cons. for acc..6sl,' ; se AMERICA. We are enabled this day to lay before our Re- ;crs le the documents to which we alluded in our last. They to were brought to Liverpool by the American vessel h General Gore, dispatched by some merchants deeply a- interested in the event, for the purpose of transmit. 1. . tmg the intelligence to this country. She sailed from Is New York on the 13th ult. s ' The Proclamation of the American PnEsinrm,fcr n reviving the Non-intercourse Act, is, we are happy to say, not of that gross irritating nature which was yesterday reported. It is merely a notileation that 1- the British Government having refused to withdraw 11 the Orders in Council of January and November, 3, 1807—the American Government, in consequence, s proclaims anew their Non-intercourse and Embargo. 1 " Laws. n Many mercantile men will suffer much inconve. 1 " nience from this fresh interruption to their speulations, d but it is probable the present suspension will be of hshort duration, as Mr. JACKsON would reach Wash. ington soon after the issuing of the Proclamation, and !1. he goes for the express purpose of accommodating, if 1. possible, the existing -differences. The various articles of American produce, as O might be expected from the intelligence, have risen in , e price. i. ...----. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. a In the preceding columns our Readers will find some Le further ex tracts 1 from the Lisbon Papers and Letters d ' to the 30th ult. received yesterday : the private corn. r- munications are calculated to excite much alarm for 1f the ultimate success of the efforts of the Spanish al It 4 is Ortuguese Patriots. Their colouring may be strong, i" and the picture over•charged, but from every thins i'l that has taken place in that quarter, there are c er• h 1 tainly strong grounds for believing that were all the !power and wealth of Britain expended in efforts to i! I save any part of the wreck of the old order of t hings, ;lithe sacrifice would be worse than useless. e A ship laden with wool is arrived from Gijon, in h eight days. The letters by her inform us, that the ', 'Spanish General BALLASTEROS had again obtained tr possession of St. Andero. His army is stated to have n consisted of 12,000 men, half of whom were imme• is .diately sent on towards Bilboa, and the remainder continued at St. Andero. g ' ••••,m•Mierie• .111•mmi• it ON Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, the Duke of • ly I BERLAND, Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA, viccompa• nied by Lady THYENE, General FITZROY, and Colo. II net DESBROWE, rode in Windsor Park, and at t welve o'clock returned to the Palace. er c- A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the F o- - - reign vtnce. e. Cgs' A Military Of fi cer arrived yesterday at L ew d tlereagh's Office, with dispatches from the Earl of 11 CHATHAM. Id Captain WEST, of the Guards, arrived in town on n-' Sunday night, with dispatches from Portugal,