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I PORTUGAL. SANTiAGO, JUNE 19. We have hitherto refused, though repeatedly solicited, to insert the Collowing orders, written with blood, with a view of sparing our Rehders the astonishment and horror which we experienced spin perus l d. No entrails can resist suck torments, unless the indignation, which is generated - by such atrocious measures, tends to lessen trio acute pain of the heart—but it is our duty to let every one know, what Regnonation had been promised us, and in what consists the felicity which we were led to expect ? These weighty reasons cause us to yield, and we therefore offer tp the public this bitter representation. COPY 01 THE OIIGNAL ORDER, TEANSMITTSD TO THE CAP TAIN GENERALS, EY Ulf MAJESTY THE EMPEROI OF THE FRENCH AND XING OF ITALY, WITH A POSII LYE INJUNCTION NOT TO OPEN THE OLDER TIL - L THE HTH. OP JUNE :--. " First, all the troops at shall be embarked and cqn veyed to this my kingdom, observing strictly my former orders, and when the troops are embarked, as a better security, thumb strews must be put on every Man, a necessary quantity will be provided. On the return of the transports, the garrison of must be embarked next, observing the same method, taking away at the same tune all warlike implements. " For the regulation of the Churches and Convents i shall send an Ageut or Commissary, leaving only in each Convent a Procurator and Prelate, and in each Church one Rector, that both may give an exact account of all jewels, rents, landi, houses and chapels which appertain thereto : all Friars and Secular Clergy, without any exception, shall be brought to this kingdom, and they must be immediately followed by the Archbishops, Bi a'iops, Abbots, and Priors of the Collegiates. _ " The principal inhabitants must be sent, without loss of time, to this kingdom, and their houses and estates given up for the use of my subjects the French soldiers ; and if any resistance should be shewn or disturbance occasioned, the insurgents must be punished, by hanging or shooting them, to serve as public ex- ample's. Officers of justice, modes of conveyance, and embar goes, all these branches wiz be directed in a military manner— the area: undertaising requires it to be so done." PROCLAMATION OF THE MAGISTRATE REPRESEN. TING THE PEOPLE OF OPORTO. TERMED TILE JUDGE OF TITS PEOPLE. People of Porto, noble subjects of an inimitable • Prince, and brave Restorers of his legitimate Rights —Qn the 4th instant (July), you elected me (by the votes of the Representatives of the Corporations) Representative Magistrate of the Peopleof this noble and august city After accusing you of a misplaced election, and imploring HEAVEN to assist me in the faithful discharge of my duty, I crave your attention to what I am going to say. You, on the 18th of June, performed a deed, which, when inserted in the history of our country, will, perhaps, stimulate jealousy among the ashes of those Heroes who have bled for it: you have per. formed a miracle, permit me the expression, for to die is but natural, and the act of brmging to resur rection is an attribute of Surname Divierry ; and the name of our august and amiable Prince having been destroyed by the treachery of a Tyrant, who substituted his own name, ordering before our eyes the commission of the most sacrilegious and most horrid of all atrocipus crime, I mean the demolition of the Sacred Painting, which brings to our memory the five fountains which issued on the heights of Mount Calvary, to cleanse and.wash the sins of the world; I mean the five wounds of our REDEEMER, offered on the plains of Ourique to our first King, as emblems of honour to be blazoned on the standards : you brought every thing to resurrection on ihe said day of the Nith, as on this very day the name of our Sovereign appears mounted high over the name of Napoleon, picturing thus to our imagination a true representation of the Archangel St. Michael, and on this same day, ever memorable, from all parts rise instantaneously the arms of the Royal House of Bra . za, displaying much greater brilliancy than those .usand shields which are suspended from the Tower of David! But what do I say, it miracle! My thoughts have misled me, the name of our August never died among us, it always attained its life, though sacredly preserved in our bosoms, where our hearts paid and devoted to him the most humble ado rations, and if by an o intrusive and treacherous exac tion we rendered any, vasiaktge to that Armtek of Ini quities, to that man called Err~lc ror of the Erases, it was the effect only of a refined hypocrisy. Have we net brought to resurrection the arny l ef Bragaztaa, which, although they were demoli in the edi- Sees, always existed untouched in the image of Jr. sus Ciuturr, painted with his most precioits - blood? • Yes, what we have done with the permission of Hs A.. am., has been the natural result of the Portuguese bravery and valour, solely confined by the orders given to us by our August on the eve of his depar ture; not entirely conscious of the perfidy of tic Ty rant, we know the treachery of Bonaparte, marked under the cloaks of 'friendship ; we know him to be the Chief of the numerous banditti spread over Eu rope ; we know finally that he was an individual, without faith, belief, or religion, and this prompted tits to see the opportunity approaching, when we might teach that villain what is Portuguese guiltier ' in herited from those who subdued great part of Universe, displaying their standards on almost the last barriers of the world, and this made us on the glorious 18th declare our independence, and pro claim in loud voices, which reached HEAVEN, the august name of our D. John VI. Prince Regent of Portugal ; it was on this account that I saw you, loved countrymen, like men converted into wild beasts, running towards the plain of St. Ovid, there to wait for the enemy, resembling hungry wolves who run towards lambs. Your hunger is not satiapdp your rage increases, and you protest you'll feed on the blood of that portion of Frenchmen who infest august Lisbon ; finally, nobody can repress' ciTrts I Al I what heroic traits of valour glow in the of the Portonians, and what admirable exam ples of fidelity will they not leave to posterity I Cen tinue then, my beloved countrymen, let the consum mation of the glory of Port be perfect. But hear me for a while don't allow that glery to be tarnished or diminished by any action that your o'erleaping rage may dictate to you withoht reflection ; honour, let honour be our guide ; let us not do any thing which may displease the Supreme Council which governius; reflect that it is composed of men as wise as they are virtuous ; and who toil by day and by night to sup= fort the brilliancy of our glory yes, Government is the first to lose its life for the country, and who RS readily will make every traitor suffer ; batorcter is rcces.sary, in r.ery arrangement ; let us, therefore, consult Government, let ns obey their directions. — Government represents the Prince, and who does not obey it, offends the Prince : if we act against their orders we destroy our own work, and it will be prais ing the Prince at one time, and offending him at another. See that justice is a part of Goo, and who offends justice offends GOD, and then greater evils will befal us than those caused by the tyrant. • I shall not treat you as your Judge in the plenitude of authority, but as your friend, and the protector of your Welfare ; I therefore request you will lay before me all your pretensions, which, if they exceed the limits of my jurisdiction, I shall offer them to the consideration of the Supreme Government, that it may resolve on your behalf. Let us not be despotic, for we offend HEAVEN, and it endangers the harmony which should subsist among us ; let us make our enemy bite himself with envy, to see that at the same time that we are brave warriors, we love one another with reciprocity. Let no tumults or discordant voices be heard among us, but only the repeated, cordial, and harmonious clamours of, Long live the Prince our Lord, and long ;ive his faitbfill subjects. (signed) JOAO DE ALMEIDA REDLIRO. TO THE PORTUGUESE NATION. PROCLAMATION. Valorous and loyal Portuguese !—The Provisional Junta of Supreme Government not only admires your valour and energy, but also praises and does justice to your zeal and patriotism. Oh ! how truly honour able is this for the Portuguese name, to see the coun try possessed by this religious enthusiasm, which in= spires you to defend your holy Religion, your Coun try, the Prince Regent, and yourselves. You save no trouble, you do not avoid fatigues, you are not sparing of voluntary contributions, you emulate each other, and try which will sacrifice the more—which will the more expose his life for his country ; you have found out the true way of rendering yourselves wor thy of her, of glory, and posterity. But, be persuaded, Government only requires what is necessary, and not superfluities from you ; it is de sirous of relieving you of the weight of charges, and I not of augmenting them. This is the reason it is go-1 ing to declare unto you the re-organization of the cavalry, which must be mounted anew—one regi ment here, another in Barcellos, and the other in Trasos Montes, the better and more easily to de fend ourselves. But horses arc wanting, as well as harness, because the French destroyers of every thin under the sun have been reducing cur troops to such a state that they might have nothing to fear from them. Perfidious beings ! how deceived they have been. The fury their conduct creates supplies the Portuguese with arms ; and of their patriotism does the Supreme GOvernment expect the free offer of har nessed horses, for the proposed rc-‘,..stablishment of the cavalry. •In this manner, therefore, will this measure be ad vanced, and every other effort will be carried into effect with the proportion it bears with the wish every one has of throwing off the tyrannic" yoke that op presses Portugal. Where ii there a Portuguese to be found who will not second this :neasure ? Correspond, oh I Portu guese, with the confidence Government places in thee; lend it your aid, in this manner, for a prompt de fence;'' and let the world see that the Portugneae of this_age have not less spirit, less courage, nor less patriotism, than those of former chines. Long live the Prince Regent I—long live the Poi tugucsc !—Death unto Tyrants ! The gISIIOP, PREsIDRNT, and GOVERNMENT. PROCLAMATION TO THE PORTUGUESE. SPAIN. . BAYONNE, JULY His Majesty the King of Spain, yesterday morning at six o'clock, set out from hence to his States. The Constituted Authorities assembled at the Spanish gate, the troops stood under arms, and the cannon proclaimed the departure of his Spanish Majesty.— His Majesty the Emperor, accompanied his brother as far as the first pest. The King having taken leave of his illustrious 14other, took with him into his car riage M. de Azanza, Minister of the Indies, and Duke del Parque, Captain of his Guards. His Ma jesty entered the Spanish territory by the way of Irun, and would arrive at St. Sebastian's by two o'clock, where he would pass the remainder of the day and night. The retinue of his Majesty consists of about 100 carriages, and his Highness is accom panied by two of his Ministers, and the great officers of his house, as well civil v military. The Members of the Junta proceed in three divisions ; the first set out the day before his Majesty, the second at the same time, and the third is to follow this day. The following is the act of guarantee of the new Constitution of Naples : a Napoleon, by thE Grace of Coo, Emperor of the French, he. Our dearly beloved Brother, Prince Joseph Napoleon, King of Naples and Sicily, having submitted to our approbation the constitutional statute, 'which is to serve for the ground work of political legislation for the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, we have approved, and do approve of the said statute, and guarantee its execution on the part of the Sovereign and the people of these kingdoms. (zigned) Noroxtott." " Given at our Imperial and Royal P.dace, at Bayonne, June 20, 1805." The following - Proclamation has been published here : The haughtiness of the impious man exceeds in height the top of-the cedars of Mount Libanus ' • but its is like that of the lightning, and as short as the noise of thunder. Such was the duration of that Monster vomited out of Hell to oppress mankind, overturn religion, plunder all earth, : and tread under foot the most sacred rights of society. religion, and nature. His .throne, built upon perfidies, upon thefts, injustice, and tyrannies, shook every time the tyrant seated himself upon it, having no other security but vanity, lies, and a vile troop. of worthless and igno rant partizans, who having abjured.honour, religion, the love of their country, and fidelity to their lawful Sovereigns, were anxious, like himself, to inspire into the natons that panic terror which only has helped ' them to spread theirrapines, slaughters, commit sacri leges, and upset *ll order. This terror is at an cud, and with it; if he be not already gone, will soon be levelled to the ground the throne, the greatness, and the brutality of the impious, the anabitious; the wicked, 80-lparte. His perfidies have attained their highest pitch, and from that instant they began to decrease The wheel of fortune fer him, and for us of mis chance, turned at the point when his fcrocities, out rages. and iniquities could go no further. History does not relate deeds such as Europe has beheld in our days. His system, wholly opposite to all rights and established ideas of policy, society, and religioN, could not be lasting ; nor could HEAVEN suffer any longer a depredator, a barbarian worse than Nero, Caligula, or Dinclesian. Thanks to HEAVEN, that men is eyes are already opened, that his intrigues, his treasons, and his wickednesses, are made public. I always thought, and was persuaded, that that which his partizans termed heroismand glory, was to be at tributed to the panic terror he inspired, and the trea sons he fomented, and that only the people rising en mane could be able to shake off the yoke with which he oppressed them, and crush the ferocious and proud be-. t, who, with a vile sang of others, worthy of him self, and equal in sentiments and character to him, wished to trample on them, ani reduce them to sla . very. Frenchmen are more weak than the inhabi tants of other countries oheys are, however, more de ' ceitful, and more intriguing than them, to these two crimes it is they owe the conquests they have acquired. You yourselves have seen that of Portugal, you have seen that of Spain ; such have all his others been.— .Let them say what they will, give them no credit— their protection is MO, their harpinas is misery, their valour Is/ear—is weaker:l. TLe French who yet exist amongst us is a small band of children, for which one Portuguese only is more than a match. Have courage and valour to continue the glorious actions you have begun. Confide in the sage and provident Grernment you have chosen, and thus your courage will give an epoch in rail histories, and we, or our children after us, shall have to repeat—Long live our august Prince I-Llonglive.Portugal, honour, valour, and the loyalty of the Portuguese ! The Kev. JOAQUIN SOARES. • " The Illustrious Emperor of the French and King of Italy, our dearest and most w•Lll-beloved Brother, has transferred all his right to the Crown a Spain, conveyed to him by the conven tions entered into with King Charles IL and the Princes of his House, between the sth and 10th cf May. Doulatleir, Providence has givan its sanction to our intentions, as it has opened to us so wide a career; it will also furnish us the necessary strength to establish the happiness of a noble people, whom it has committed to oar care. Heaven alone can read cur soul, and we shall then be fortunate when wz, in answer to so many hopes, shall be able to give a proof of having accomplished the glorious task which has been imposed upon nr. The maintenance of the Help Religion of our forefathers, In the happy state in which we find it, and of the integrity and independence of the Monarchy, shall bee= first duties. Assisted by the good spirit of the Clergy, the Nobles, and the People, we hope again to restore the time when the whole world was full of the glory of the Spanish name—and we also hope to establish tranquillity in the circle of every family, and to confirm the happiness of the people by a well regulated orga nization. The establishment of public prosperity, with as little injury as possible to private interests, shall be the spirit of our administration. May our people be made happy, then shall we glory in their prosperity. What offering can be more pleasing to us t We shall reign, not for ourselves, but for the Spaniards. Bayonne, June 10, 1808. a T, THE KING. - PARIS, JULA'. 14. On the 7th inst. the Junta at Bayonne held their 12th meeting. It was the day appointed for the ac ceptance of the new Constitution. In the chamber where they sat were erected a magnificent throne and a richly-decorated altar, the service of which was performed by the Archbishop of Burgos. His Ma jesty, being seated on the throne, delivered the follovr ing speech : - - " Gentlemen Deputies—l was desirous of presenting myself in the midst of you previous to your separation from each other. Assembled in consequence of ona of the extraordinary events to which all nations iu their turn, and .at particular ccnjunetures, are subject, and, in pursuance of the dispositions of the Emperor Na. poleon, our illustrious brother, ,our f dings Law bra first of lir age. _ _ _ 6 . The result of these sentiments will be consolidated in the Constitutional Act, which will be forthwith read to you. It will preserve Spain from many tedious broils which were easily to be foreseen from the disquietude wherewith the nation has been so long agitated. " The turbulence which still prevails in some of the provinces will cease, as soon as the Spaniards shall have been apprised that Heir rt ligion, the integrity and inskTendenceof their sor.rti, ant their dray at rights are teemed; 25 soots as they shall diseovet L. g mms of their prosperity in the new in bleesi, w hi ch FRENCH ACCOtam. the neighbouring nations have not obtained, but at the ezpenee of I bliodshecl and calamities of various kinds. FRENCH orptcmc suurrui. __ is 1 , " Were the Spaniards assembled here in one hoclY,an of there, MAtiltlD, JUNE i s.—The ' following isstell4 ell ‘` i as having the same interests, would be animated with the sam e ' published by our Government :—, ‘ sentiments. Then should we nqt have to bewail the mirfoe. " General Dupont, who commands a Corps of the French tunes of those, who, misled by foreign intrigues, must be suip e l at 4 arttty, whtkpassing througli.Andular on the 24th of May, re- by the force of : nuts have excited in our cOldstrYt expect i° berAnie masters a out .. ceived information that the Enemy of Spain and of France had i "1 he enemies of the Continent by the disturbances Rink they olfentheulpnhaarnbiltsan, and had 11 1 ,:d w n er ot An o d ol a y: gyp, , I si t a u c t leed Th ed hi e formed a union with,the C..tecisciisrer .. elis ini :ff le e a etd g a ha p d art ta (the Smugglers), but bad i vs Every honest Spaniard mast open his eyes, and an nu tst thrown open the prisons and armed the felons. General Dupont ' crowd round the throne. had directed his march in the manner in which it is proper to 1 14 We carry along with as the Act which ascertains the ri g h ts pro ceed in a friendly Country, in order that the inhabitants of and reciprocal duties of the King and his people. If you art dis • those i placeS through which he had to pass m i g ht not be too posed to make the same sacrifices with us, then shall spsi t , 4 heavily burthened t but in consequence of the information which ' speedily tranquil and happy at home, and just and pa i n his Excellency had obtained, he determined to halt, and to COn. a b roa L centrate his columns. a' To this we solemnly pledge ourselets, in the presence of " On the 7th of June, the French troops arrived at the Bridge Gov, who reads the hearts of men, and rules them acesrdirg t , of Alcolea, seized two pieces of artillery which defended it, drove his good pleasure, and who never forsakes those who love dealt the enemy to the Lancha, and there rook the res t of t h e artillery. country, and fear nothing but their own consciences." The pursuit of the Rebels lasted until half past eleven, and was The Act of Constitution was then read - over, In a continued to the gates of Cordova. loud voice, and the Members of the Junta, on th e " At three in the morning the French troops made their en. trance into that town, which had been retarded by; beingput, unanimously declared the revolt qu est ion their ac. only about two hours and a half. ceptanCe of it. " Twelve thousand men, who refused to acinowledge the The President delivered a short address in answer !ireful authority, had assembled at Tudela, and bad broken down to the King's speech, after which the several Mem the bridge. General Lefevre marched on the 9th towards that took the following oath ;—" I swear obedience point, with a corps of French troops. They passed the Ebro on • d fief li to the K . an ety the lcing, Constitution, an d t h e rafts, with charged bayonets; took poucssion of the artilhrry, drove back the rebels from point to point, and completely die. Laws." Ipased them. • The Junta then attended his Majesty's Levee to " The wretches who had committed all kinds of excesses in pay him their respects upon the occasion. His Ma. Valladolid and its neighbourhood, directed their march, 5000 in • jesty gave them the most gracious reception, and con. number, towards the Rio Pisuerga, in order to secure the passage. "rsed with them more than an hour. On the 1:312, Generals Merle and I andle arrived and attacked them. One division began by deploying itself, and four pieces of His Majesty the King of Spain set out from Bay. artillery were brought up, by which the rebels were quickly put onne at six in tho morning of the 9th inst. on his to flight.—They left five cannot behind them. &liana 2000 law' journey to Madrid. His Majesty the Emperor ac• kets, their colours, and all their i mei:ions and ammunition. On - d comparue him f or the first post. On the separation the sense day the French proceeded on their march towards Val ladolid." of the two Sovereigns, the King took into his car. riage M. d'Azanaa, Minister of the Indies, and the Duke del Parque, Captain of the Life Guards. His Majesty entered Spain by Irun, and was ex pected to reach St. Sebastian's at two o'clock the same day, the 9th, where he was to remain until the fol. lowing day. His Majesty has near 100 carriages iri his suite. tte =lllll The Members of the Junta . set off in three divi sions; the first on the Bth ; the second on the 9th.; and the third on the 10th; each of which will alter, nately accompany his Majesty on his journey. LOWER ELBE, JULY 12. We have receivJd intelligence from Spain to the 20th ult. inclusive, according to which, on the 9th and 10th, General Lasalles had disarmed the city and province of Palencia. On the 11th, at day break, hi broke up for Cabezon, where the rebels, to the nuns ber of twelve thousand nu.a, with sir pieces of Call non, had taken post under the command of Genera Cucsta. Having reconnoitred the position of the rebels, Bri gadier General Sabathier made a rapid march aloni the bridge under the fire of the enemy, while Genera Mirk took the necessary steps !o cut off their retreat towards Valladolid. The firing having lasted about half an hour, the insurgents were totally defeated ; and, abandoning their artillery, fled in all direction in the greatest disorder, with the loss of 1000 men The loss of the French is very inconsiderable, consist ing of only six killed, and from eight to ten wounded The Bishop and the principal Clergy of Valladohc went out to meet the General, to intercede with him for the inhabitants. The French division entered thl place amidst a multitude who deserved severe char tisement. They were extremely surprised at the ele mency they experienced, and expressed their convic tion that the troops of no other nation would hay treated them with such magnanimity. The disarming of the masse was actively proceed ed with. About 50 of the most cul; , able of the in surgents were shot. Some Monks wire carried of from each of the cloisters as hostages. General Lefebvre gave orders to several moveably columns to march towards Tudela, to subdue the in habitants within a circuit of ten miles, and to brinl them back to their allegiance. The Bishop of Tarranzona has delivered up 50 I muskets. Several of the Chiefs have made their sub mission, and espoused the cause of their Monarch. Subsequent to the action which took place at Tu dela, on the Bth, General Lefebvre perrnittcd hi troops to rest on the 9th, 10th, and 11th. This in terval he employed in re-establishing dab bridge ors the Ebro, and 4... arming the inhabitants of the en 'irons. On the 12th, he marched to Alagos. At daj break of the 13th, he discovered on the heights a army of insurgents, who were commanded by Pall fox, the Commander in Cisief of Saragossa. Genera Lefebvre immediately formed Isis troops in column and orderetesern to advance. The insurgents u-n supported by two batteries, of six pieces of artiller: each. General Lefebvre proceeded in person, with hi cavalry and a company of light troops, to take th insurgents in flank. They made one discharge bi fore he approached them within reach of musket sin and fled, leaving behind their artillery, and throwin away their muskets in the flight. Upwards of 20f4 threw themselves into the Ebro, and were drown —The Polish chasseurs conducted themselves suit great bravery. Many of them swam across the Etc to cut off a column of the insurgots. Four Polo soldiers were kill.d, and one Capita was drowne V