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STATE PAPER. FROM THE MONITEUR OF SEPTEMBER. I. RESIGNATION OF THE CROWN OF SPAIN BY RING CHARLES IV. AND THE PRINCE OF ASTURIAS. Napoleon Emperor of the French, King of Italy, • and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, and Charles the IVth, King of Spain and the Indies, ani mated equally bya desire to put an end to the anarchy to vhich Spain is a prey, and to save that brave na ticn from the agitation of faction, and the convul sions of civil and foreign war, and place it in the sole position which in the extraordinary circumstances in which it is n- w found can maintain its integrity, guarantee its colonies, and enable it to unite all its means to those of France, to obtain a maritime peace ; have resolved to combine all their efforts, and to regulate by a particular Convention interests so dear to them, to this effect they have appointed— His Majesty the Emperor of the French, King of Italy, and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, the General of Division Duroc, Grand Marshal of the Palace ;—His Majesty the King of Spain and the Indies, his Serene Highness Manuel Godoy Prince of the Peace, Count of Evora Mont, who after hay log exchanged their full powers, have agreed as fol lows : ART. I. His Majesty King Charles having during his whole life only had in view the happiness of his subjects, and constantly adhering to the principle, that all the acts of the Sovereign ought solely to attend to that object ; as the present circumstances can only be a source of dissentions the more fatal, because factions have divided his own family, has resolved to cede and sloes cede by these presents, to his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon, all his rights to the throne of Spain and the Indies, as the only means in the state at which things have arrived, which can re-establish order ; it being always understood, that the said cession only takes place in order that his subjects may enjoy the two following conditions :—l. The Integrity of the kingdom shall be main tained ; 2. The Prince whom his Majesty the Emperor Napo leon shall nudge proper to be placed on the Throne of Spain, shall be independent, and the limits of Spain shall undergo r o alteration.• 11. The Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman Religion shall be the only oze i❑ Spain ; no Reformed Religion shall be tolerated there, and sill less infidelity, according to the usage now esta blished. 111. All acts contrary to those of our faithitil subjects, since the revolution of Aranjuea, are null and of no validity, and their pro perty shall be restored to them. IV. His Majesty King Charles having thus secured the pro sperity, the integrity, and the independence of his subjects, his Majesty the Emperor er,gages to give an asylum in his States to Zang Charles, to the Queen, to the Prlnce of the Peace, as also to those of their servants who shall wish to follow them ; who shall enjoy In France a rank equav-.lent tp that which they possessed i❑ Spain. _ V. The Imp: -'al Palace of Compeigne, and the parks and fo rests dependent on it, shall be at the 'disposal of King Charles during ;:is life. VI. His Majesty the Emperor gives and guarantees to the King Charles a civil list of 80,000,000 of reals, which his Majesty the Emperor will cause to be paid him without delay every month, from the Treasury of the Crown. At the death of King Charles a revenue of 2,000,000 shall form the dowry of the Queen. VII. His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon engages to grant to 111 the Infante* Of Spain an annual rent of 400,000 livret, to be enjoyed by thein and their descendants in perpetuity, saving the reversibility of the said rent from oae branch to the other, in case of the extinction of one of them, according to the civil laws. in ease of the extinction of all the branches, the said rents shall re vert to the Crown of France. VIII. His :Majesty the Emperor Napoleon shall make such ar rangement as he shall judge proper with the future King of Spain for the payment of the civil list, and the rents stipulated in the preceding articles ; but his Majesty King Charles IV. is under stood to have no relation with respect to that object, except with the Treasury of France. IX. His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon gives in exchange to bis Majesty King Charles the Castle of Chambord, with the parks, forests, and farms dependent on it to enjoy in full propriety, and todispose of as shall seem to Aim good. X. to consequence his Majesty King Charles renounces in fa vour of the Emperor Napoleon, all the allodial and particular property not appertaining to the Crown of Spain, but possessed personally. The Infante of Spain shall continue to enjoy the revenues of the commanderies they possess in Spain. XI. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifica tions exchang 23, within eight days, or sooner if possible. Done at Bayonet, May 5, 18013. (Signed) DUROC. (Signed) THE PRINCE Or THE PEACE. His Majesty the Emperor of the French, King of Italy, and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, and his Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias hav in? differences to regulate, have Rppo'nted fi r th it Plenipotentiaries his Majesty the Emperor of the . French and K:ng of Italy, the General of Division Duroc, Grand Master of the Palace ; and Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias, Don Juan d'Escoi gLitz, Counsellor of State to his Catholic Majesty, and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles 111. who, after having exchanged their full powers, have agreed to the following Articles : Art. I. His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias accedes to the cession made by the King Charles of his rights to the throne Of Spain and the Tndies, iq favour of his Majesty the Emperor of the French and Kirg of Italy ; and renounces as much asloay be 'necessary to the rights accruing to him, as Prince of Asturias, to the Crown of Spain and the Indies. 11. His Majesty the Emperor of the French and King of Italy grants, in Prance, to his Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias, the title of Royal Highness, with all the honours and prerogatives which tte Princes of Me blood enjoy. The descendants of his korai Sighnes,the Prince of Asturias shall preserve the title of ?risco, 'tisat of Most Serene Highness, and shall always hold the same rank as the Princes Dignitaries of the Empire. Ijt His Majesty the Emperor of the French and King of Italy lodes sad gives, by these presents, in full property, to his Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias, and to fib descendants, the pa laces, and parks, and farms of Navarre, and the woods depepdent op ti '! .44 to* amount of 50 09 P Awn, the. vErUle free from Incumbranee, and to enjoy in full property,frons the day et the date of the present Treaty. IV. The said property shall pass to the children and hiiis of hi; Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias ; in default (*theist Or the children and heirs of the Infant Don Charles ; in default of them, to the descendants and heirs of the Infant Don Francisco; and, fina'ly, in default of them, to the children and heirs of the Infant Don Antonio. Letters patent and particular, conferring the title of Prince, shall be made out to hiss of those heirs to whom the said property shall revert. V' His Majesty the Emperor of the French and Sing of Italy, grants to his Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias 400,000livres of appanage rent on the Treasury of France, and payable one twelfth part every month, to be enjoyed by himself and his sle icendants, and the direct descent of his Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias ; failing whom this appanage rent shall pass to the Infant Don Charles, his children and heirs; and they failing, to the Infant Don Francisco, his descendants aad heirs. VI. Independently of what is stipulated in the preceding article?, his Majesty the Emperor of the French and Kim of Italy grants to his Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias a rent of GCOOlivres, in like manner on the Treasury, to be enjoyed during he. The half of the said rent shall ,revert to the Prime's, his consort, if she survive him. VII. His Majesty the Emperor of the French and Ring of Italy grants and guarantees to theinfantes Don Antonio, uncle of his Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias, and to Don Charles and Don Francisco the brother of the said Prince. 1. The title of Royal Highness, with all the honours and pre. rogatives which the Princes of his blood enjoy; the descendants e their Royal Highnesses shall preserve the title of Prince, that of most Serene Highness, and shall always hold the same rank in France as the Princes Dignitaries of the Empire. e. The enjoyment of the revenues of all their Commanderies in Spain during their lives. 3. An appanage rent of 400,000 limes to be enjoyed by them and their heirs in perpetuity, it being always understood that the Infants Don Antonio, Don Charles, and Don Francisco, dying without heirs, or their posterity becoming extinct, the said appa. nage rents shall appertain to his Royal H ghness the Prince of Asturias, or to his descendants and heirs, the whole on condition that their Royal Highnesses Don Charlet, Don Antonio r and Don Francisco, accede to the present Treaty. VIII. The present Treaty al al be ra•ified, and the ratifications exchanged within eight days, er sooner if poitsible. Dal unne, May 10, 18011. (Signed) Dinar- JUAN D'Ucq otwrz METZ, SEPT. 6. The following notice has, within these few days, been placarded here The Mayor of the City of Metz has already informed the inhabitants of the pas sage of the troops of the League of the Rhine; brit being apprized that. crowds of people daily assemble in the streets, cross-ways, market-places, and quays, and particularly near the Arsenal ; that the public peace is frequently disturbed ; and also that the e crowds furnish opportunities for disposing of effezts stolen from their lawful owners, he hereby commands the Officers cf Police to disperse all such assemblies." ZARA, AUGUST 16. It is already known, that. the Italian Courier, Joseph Rochetti was, on the Bth of July, attacked, robbed, and beaten, on the Austrian territory. On the 16th inst. the French Courier, F. Martenis, who left Ve nice on the 10th, was, in a similar manner, attacked, robbed, and maltreated, on the same territory. On the 13th inst. the Courier Paul Ronzoni experienced the same treatment. He was robbed of every article of any value he had about him, and also of the letters from the Post Office at Treviso, for Trieste. N.%PLFS, AUGUST 23. A convoy of 84 sail has arrived here under the pro tection ~f five gon-boats, commanded by Capt. Ar mand. They came from Salerno in Calabria. They saw none of the enemy's vessels (an the passage. - VIENNA, AUGUST 47. Our Court Gazette of this dad• contains, under the Paris head, the official documents, relative to the no mination of the Grand Duke of Berg to the Throne of the Two Sicilies. Count Wurmser arrived on the 15th at Lemberg, on his return from Cracow, where he had been to or ganize the National Militia. According to letters from Constantinople, of the 31st ult. Mustapha Bairactar has declared, that "the Porte has enemies ; that she must carry on a war ; and that all the military preparations must be con ducted with redoubled activity." PRESBURG, AUGUST 26. The Archduke Palatine and the Archduke Primate arrived here on the 24th from Buda, and after a very short stay, set off for Luxemburg, but are expected to return to morow. Their Imperial Majesties will ar rive here on the 2d of September, and her Majesty will be crowned Queen of Hungary on the 7th. BANKS OF THE DANUBE, AUGUST so. The States of Stiria, Carniola, and Carinthia, have undertaken to provide- regimentals for those sub-offi cers and privates of Militia who can ill afford that expence. Frans Schenkl, Captain of the Militia in . the district of Morburg, has voluntarily offered, in the 'ladle of his company, to extend their servies..if necessary, beyond the frontiers. PRIVATE LETTER.-GOTTENBURGH, SEPT. 7. " It is calculated that the Russians have lost 30,000 men since the commencement of the war in Finland. A want of provisions, and the intense cold have been particularly fatal to them. I can assure you fmm gooi authority that in Aland, Gothland and Finland, the Swedes have collected and taken about 11,000 stand of arms from the Russians, among which there is not one single Russian musket, all of them being part of the 20,000 stand furnished two years ago by the Swedes to Russia, at the request of Great Britain. The troops encamped in the neighbourhood of Riga, are said to be nearly destitute of arms. Under such circumstances it is no wonder they should continue t be overawed,by the French. " The Marquis de la RONIAiZA wrote a letter to the King of Denniirk, and sent him fourteen Danish pri soners back, because thy were carried away on board 'of the transports which brought him to Sweden, and had been liberated by his interference, but both the letter and the prison were refused ; the Danes stat ing, that they would no longer receive any thins or any person who had been contaminated by the society of the British, " The King of Sweden continues still on the Island of Alatud, where he lives in the style of Charles the )(nth.* - : ke-r- A rr. • TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consuls, money, 66W —for 5ca.044.-.oausiurn Exch. Bill as. Ss. pre. :KS YESTERDAY. India Bonds, 2s .prem. par Imp. 3 per Cent. 661 66 Imp. Ann. 7 11-16thst Eacbeq. Bills, 4s. Ss. a is. pre. Omnium, 1 dia. Consols for act. 66111 PRICE OF Bank Stock shut 9 per C. Red Ann. shut 3 per C. Cons. 6614 4 per Cent. shut • S per Cent. Navy 9113.1 Long Ann. shut ;i . In additiiti to • the 'official Details which we have already laid - before the Pithlic, respecting the action wit* the Russian Fleet, now give another Letter Roan tht British Commander to Sir Jam ES SAVIIMUtti which will be read with lively interest : LETtER IPROM SIR SAMUEL HOOD TO MR JAM= lAt7O MAREZ, K. 3. AND VICE•ADMIRAL OF Tllll BLUE. " CENTAUR, before Rogenvicilli Aagoot47. • " You will have perceived by my letter of the 23th instant, that on the 23d the Russian fleet was seen off 'the road of Oro. Preparations were immediately made to leave that road after a junction hadtbeen formed by his Swedish Majesty's ships, which were lying in Jungtorsund, and Admiral Nauckhoff's squadron : this was completed on the 24th at night. l Early the following morning thelehole force put to sea, and soon after the Russian fleet hove in sight off Hango port, wind at N. E. Not a moment was lost in bearing down upon the enemy, and his Swedish Majesty's fleet stood on with a press of sail. On ac count of their superior sailing, the Centaur and Im placable soon shot ahead of the fleet, and gained fast upon the enemy, who seemed to be in the greatest disorder, and anxious to avoid a battle. a On the 26th, about five o'clock in the morning, the Implacable succeeded in bringing the leeward most Russian ship to action, which she engaged in' the 'most gallant manner, and maneuvered with so much skill and precision, that the superior discipline and seamanship, displayed by the Officers, could not but become conspicuous to the Russian Admiral, who backed sail ; and it was only owing to the approach of the whole Russian fleet, that the ship engaged did not then fall into our hands, because her colours were actually struck. I then ordered the Implacable to join me. Captain Martin speaks in high terms of praise of the brave and steady conduct of Lieutenant Baldwin, and the rest of his officers and men. Could any thing that I might say, render more conspicuous the merits of Captain Martin, that gallant, honour. able, and excellent officer, it would give me the most heartfelt satisfaction to sarit, but no words can do justice to the sentiments of sincere respect which I en tertain for him, both as officers and men. a The Russian Admiral, who detached a frigate to take the disabled ship in tow, bore away, and while i the Implacable was setting her sails, I forced the fri gate to cut the tow-rope, when the Itussian Admirall immediately stood back with the whole fleet to assist her. He now appeared determined to give battle, but availed himself of a favourable wind to avoid it, and ran into Rogerwick harbour. The ship of the line„ which had been attacked by the Implacable, falling to leeward, got aground while she was on the point o( entering the port. 'As 'there was a great swell in the offing, I hoped she would be de stroyed, but it afterwards appeared that she got afloat and was dragging her anchors. The swell having abated about sun-set, and boats being sent out by the Russian Admiral to tow her into port, I ordered Cap tain Webley to stand in and endeavour to cut her off; this was done in the most masterly style, and in a manner Which did him infinite honour, as well as the Officers and men under him. The enemy's boats had already made considerable progress, and tbe:ship was exactly in the chops of the harbour wheri we had the good fortune of coming alongside. I ordered her bowsprit to be lashed to our wizen tackle, which I.was done in the most intrepid manner by Captain Webley, Lieutenant Lawless; and other heave men, under a heavy musquetry fire from the enemy, by which 1 am sorry to add Lieutenant Lawless Was badly wounded. As the ship was in 6 fathoms water I hoped we should be able to tow her out, but one oilier anchors being a-ground unknown to us, it was imposeible to carry that measure into effect. Great gallantry was now displayed on our side, and several attempts were made to board her over the bowsprit, but nothing could withstand the fires of the marines commanded by Captain Bayley, and our stern chaces, and within half an hour's time the Russian ship was compelled to strike ; she did so -she very moment, when two of the enemy's ships seemed determined to make up to us, but they soon put back into port, and the above named ship Lewalod remained in our power; it was, however, found necessary to burn her. (Signed) a SAMUEL HOOD. Sir JAMas SAUMARIZ has, we understand, written home, that with 2000 land troops he can take the whole Russian fleet. But we are not without fears, that, before even the King of Swaim can supply him with this force, the Russians may have marched troops front Revel, which is at no great distance from Port Baltic, for the protection of their ships. It might in many cases be extremely advantageous, if in seas like the Baltic and the Gulph of Finland, where there are a great number of small bays and ports which are not fortified, but where an enemy's fleet may take refuge, there were a sqtall division.Of lased trpop constantly *an bognil our Cruizing squadrons. In the peak circumstance it would have given a wonderful f a d. lity to the operations of our fleet, and It is easy t o conceive many cases of a similar nature not at all tar likely to occur. - • - The articles which follOw, appear in the smut Swedish paper' which snpplied us with the oaliii details respecting the action in the Baltic : VIENNA , AUGUST tf„, The 31st of this month is fixed upon for the dep* tore of their-M4iestiet. the Emperor and Impress, hi Tiresburih, Where the Diet'srill immediately be h e y. on their arrival. in that city. Intelligence has Woe received here that the Russian troops are 'in motioi, to form three different camps of erereise. FRANKPORT, SEPT. 2, Accotints front Russia state, the Fteeck were in.. creasing their fortifications of the city of Neissa, of the Sierick on the Narew. of Moan, and of Thorn upco the Vistula. PORTUGAL. The Public have Vut 9ae sentiment respecting the disgrace. brought upon Britain, by the issue of the contest. with • JUNOT. The on!y point in which there is any difference of sentiment is—Mbnther any part of the blame ought' to attach to Sir A. Wain. - LILY t and on this point it is but au act oilustice to lag before our Readers the j ustification that has been offetei of the conduct of Sir AIITHUR: • se With regard to Sir A. WELL:sixes 'opinion, it is known, that if his advice had been followed on the 21st, he would have pursued the routed army-oflth NOT, and never have let hirit rest till he had destvoyed it. When the line of pursuing the enemy was dropped, and negociation admitted, he was then mu perseded in commastd, and - had only to 'follow do: . plans - of Sir Hrw DataYmPLa, for he had no pliniet. his own to follow. This subject, however, lies in a: short compass. Can Sir A. WattusLyr be brOught, to trial, for signing a convention according to the in. : structions of his Commanding General ? He• - tennOt.' - - 1 How absurd then to impute blame to an officer,. fee: an obedience to the invariable rules'of (1L.% tp . line, an .I far his submissipn to which it is not possible he cattle ! brought to trial! Sir A. Wsunstar, in fact, privately mental against the or:xi:tics, is the itrongat terntshe distincilr declared his objections to the Commander.in:Chie4 and tried all in his power to prevent him from pita ing the terms he diu to the enemy. • Sir A. WIELLiSa LEY neither approved, nor hal - auy concern whatever in writing the Armistice—it Was negotiated with KELLERMANN by Sir H. Dautaxne himself (iadee4 it was dictated and written in French by ILeaa.mt, , MANN), and was after.vi,rds signed by Sir A. Wa s LESLEY, in obedience to t' e positive order of Sir H. Thel lrytnide, Me Commaseler-in•Chief. "Itis a curious fact, not unworthy of remark, that r !Sir H. DALRYMPLE had Mien lect in the first instance to affix his own signatur! to the Armistice; but that he refrained from doing so, and ordered Sir A. WILL. LESLEY to sigh it, at the instigation of the French General, whose views in such a requisition it does not require much penetration to discover. Sir A. Wm.- LESLEY, therefore, is no more responsible for the terms of the Armistice, than Colonel Moaner is for the terms of the Convention; or to carry the comparison still farther, than an attorney or banker's clerk would be for signing an obligation of his master. It !has been urged, that Sir A. WectrataT might have [told the Commander-in-Chief, that he would sooner go into arrest than put his name to such an instru , ment,. but under the firmest conviction in his own mind 4 - which, if coolly considered, will be found to ;• be the simple fact), that he ;teat merely acting under the ;positive order: of the Commander in CAief, he signed it as he would have *done any other military order which did not appear to him to be contrary to the articles of war, or the established laws of Lis country, in prefer ; once to commencing open hostilities with his Conti wander iri Chief—the very day ,*r he eifieretai 1 leo. Sir A. Wea.r.r.si. ey's refusal to aign the armistice, would by no means have prevented the conclusion of it. but the discord which must hate ensued bereft* him and the eottilnander in Chitfivould have unques. tionably embarrassed all the future operations of the army. These are strong facts, but they are most sub. stantially and literally true, and perfectly corroborated by numerous letters from the most distinguished officers of the British army in Portugal. These letters also al agree in stating, that Sir A.Viacutscay most distinoll declared his opinion, that the expediency of permitting. the French to capitulate at all, was occasioned solelf by the dilemma into which the army had been brought by its beivig prevented, contrary to his plans and wilhei repeatedly urged, from following up the victory of I the 21st, in which case, the whole hatch army otof inevitably have beep destroyed, instead of being enable() by that fatal delay, to retreat to the posses, and to , concentrate themselves in forts in their yeas, which it might consume the whole of the winter months to boat ' them out of. At the conclusion of the action of** 2lst, the head-quarters of the French at Torres VG' dras were four miles nearer to the right wing of the English army, which had not Imelkengagecl, than UP the French defeated army, in consequence of July r'l having exclusively attacked pur crave awl left iris* It therefore ameunts almost to a certainty, chat 4 1 1 , Aerisus wzazu.rc bad been pennitteti to Pg4h ward agreeably to his . plan and reveal !lie into iat . FE EVENINGSTARe-s, LONDON. ` N A• i . rs _~ . . -