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This i y wa, lub lobed, price V.s. By J. Murray, "..s.o Fleet-street, A LET I:E. R to the COMMISSIONERS of MILITARY ENQUIRY. By JAMI.S M‘GRICOR, M.D. F. R. S. E. I' p uy InApec or of Army Hospitals. SPAIN. Head-Quarters, Madrid, May 2, 1806. BRAVE SPANIARDS—The 2d of May will be a day mourning as well for me as for yotrselves. Our common enemies having first provoked me in a manner to wear out my patience, have concluded by e:iciting a part of the people of Madrid and of the ad ;accnt villages to such excesses, that in the end it has ,been necessary to employ the irresistible force con . - : - Ided to my command. I was previously informed of the efforts of the r ten ti on ed , but I still wished to persuade myself that -i,thing would disturb the public tranquillity. I was epared for the worst, but still trusting that my pre cautions would be superfluous. This morning, the storm I had long apprehended lies burst. A number of circumstances and iacendi al, libels had prepared me for it, by informing me e the means that had been employed to mislead the populace. The signal for the blow was the departure ri the Queen of Etruria, and the Infant Don Fran cisco, who were called to Bayonne by the King their Either. One of my aid-du-camps, who was at the time in the Palace, was on the point of perishing by 1:c hands of the seditious, at the same time all the French who were found alone in the different quarters f Madrid were assassinated. I was at last compelled to give orders to punish such enormous offences. With what horrible joy will the enemies of France and Spain contemplate a day in which generous Frenchmen were compelled to wound deluded Spa niards. The common enemies of both countries will continue to use their efforts to obtain other triumphs, not less horrible, in other parts of this beautiful kingdom. Their futile- hopes shall be frustrated through m frankness, and your sound judgment. — Brave Spaniards, I speak to you with sincerity, upon an event not less painful to your bosoms than to mine —and at the same time I will explain to you your situation. Charles the IVth and his son are now met together -it Bayonne, w;th the Emperor Napoleon, to settle the fate.of Spain. The Emperor does Hot think pro per to wait the issue of such a momentous decision, to make known to you the feelings that animate him in behalf of a magnanimous nation, which he is desirous of preserving from a revolutionary crisis, and to call on her to establish such political institutions as arc best ad pted to her character. He therefore assures you, and charges me to re peat to you, that he wishes to maintain and secure the integrity of the Spanish Monarchy, which shall not be dismembered of the slightest part of its terri tory—it shall not even lose a village, nor suffer any of the contributions, the levy of which are authorised by the laws of war in conquered countries, but which the ill-intentioned only will suppose applicable to an Ally. Will you not unite, brave Spaniards, with me, to prevent the evil-minded from disturbing such a happy prospect. "I will not suppose you' capable of such blindness, as to suffer yourselves to be led astray by base agitators, who wish to conduct you to your ruin. When the public repose is the object of our care, is not the interest of the army -which I command also that of those who have dignities and property to pre serve ? Do not the disturbances of the multitude, which insult the majesty of the laws, threaten both. Noblemen, Proprietors, Merchants, Manufacturers, use your greatest influence to prevent every species of sedition, this exercise of Magistracy is the right and duty of your station. Ministers of Religion—your duty calls upon you to stem the delusion of the people, because you know the secrets of their consciences, which your voices direct with so much authority. Depositaries of the Civil and Military Power—the most direct responsibility lies on you, if you neglect using your power, with vigour, to crush sedition in its cradle, or to check it in its first movements. If French blood should be spilt again, you in particu. lar shall be accountable to the Emperor Napoleon, whose wrath or clemency no one ever provoked in vain. Your weakness would be the more inexcusa ble, after I have recalled to your memory, with the, greatest diligence and earnestness, the most important duty which you have to fulfil. But I promise myself a better futurity, trusting that tie Ministers of Religion, the Magistrates, Spa niards of the highest rank, in one word, that all classes will endeavour to avoid the disturbances that might be prejudicial to the improvement of Spain: To all General OfEc,:rs and Military Men employed in the different provinces of the Monarchy, the conduct which has been observed by the troops of the Royal Household, 'and of the garrison of Madrid, and the Spanish military quartered in the Court, is a model worthy of simitation on this lamentable occasion.— Should my hopesbe frustrated, my vengeance will in deed be ti emenduus ; but if realized, I shall be happy in announcing to the Emperor, that his judgment res pecting the natives of Spain (to whom lie extends his tist:.crn and affection) has not been erroneous. (Signed) JOACHIM. By his Impvrial and Royal highness the General of the Staff, AUGUsTIN BELLIARA. pats, May 7, 180$. I make known to the inhabitants of this city of Ca d . z, that 'Signior Don Gonzalo OTarrel, Secretary of State and War, communicates to me as follows, wader. date May 3 : An event provoked by a Few persons disobedient to the laws, caused yesterday an uproar in titis Court, the result of which might have been 'mournful for all the honoured and distinguiAied inhati, tants of this city, if the prudence and patriotism of the Councils, Al Ales ? and Judge!, directed by the Sppreme Junta of Government, had not succeeded in quelling it, and re establishing tranquillity before evening. Let • this melancholy example be the last of the kind for thc p s plc to experience r —let those whose duty it is to ch cv.T tranquillity and order (sensible of the ne ;es:4y) be active in perpetually directing their endea vot7rs to premete this important'Ob agoeably to the wishes of the Junta. T His Hi ghness Don Ante ! . nio,therefore: by advice 'of the same, 'orders the Royal ,tadience to be assembled on the •receipt of this dispatch, to consult- immediately and adopt mea sures to maintain inviolate all passible harmony with the French troops, and to bring back the lower ' classes from their errors or ill-directed zeal, which can only bring misfortune upon them, and involve the most innocent part of the inhabitants in utter ruin. The Junta of the Government also requires your Excellency to acquaint the Right Rev. Bishops and Prelates of Communities, Parish Priests, the Nobility, and Justices of Districts, of the efire;tions you have given respecting this essential business, and to invite them to contribute all in their power towards the at tainment of its object by the means of their autho rity, by the councils and influence appertaining to their ministry. Your Excellency must recommend in all places through which French troops must pass, to continue, as hitherto, to supply them generously with every thing they may stand in need of, and the Justices to take under their especial protection any individual of the said nation who may be insulted or ill treated, by administering to him immediate and strict justice. And, finally, that your Excellency may follow in every respect the system adopted by the Junta of Go vernment, you are to impress all the inhabitants of your district with the conviction that our Sovereign neither knows nor forms any other wishes but for the happiness of the nation, the integrity of its territory, the privileges of its province, the preservation of all classes, and inviolable respect of property. All v.hich.l communicate to your noble and loyal city, that all may rest assured of the protection of our worthy Sovereign, and of the Junta of Government, to secure the happiness of the nation, and the tran quillity and repose of his beloved subjects, and reject all reports that malice and ignorance may invent to te contrary. (Signed) 19 ANDEL DE LArEsA. THE EVENING STAR._ LONDON. TUESDAY, JUNE 7. w HIT-Ty EsDAy.—Holiday at the Public Offices. By an American vessel which left Cadiz on the 9th ult. with only three-fourths of her cargo on board, being apprehensive of an embargo, accounts have been received, in substance as follow General SPENCER, with about 30 transports, joined Admiral PURVIS on the 13th of last month ; but no attempt had been made either to laud, or to obtain possession of the united fleets of France and Spain during that or the three ensuing days. It is even stated, that as soon as it was known at Cadiz that transports, with British troops on board, had joined the blockading squadron, the ships which were lying in the outer harbour, with top-gallant yards across, immediately slipped their cables, and retired with the greatest expedition to the inner harbour. Soon after, a flag of truce was received from the British Squa dron, offering the inhabitants the utmost aid in support of their Religion and country, against the encroach ments of the French ; and also proposing to take the French and Spanish Fleets, with such of the inhabi tants as chose to emigrate, to South America. The proferred aid, it is said, was rejected. But still this is to be considered only as vague rumour, as that which really may have passed, could hardly be known in the streets and coffee-houses. General SPENCER'S force amounts to three thousand men. A French ex -Nobly of conseqiience had accompa nied General SPENCER to Cadiz, but he has returned to Gibraltar. LE Roy, the French Consul, intimated before the departure of our informant, that the Irish MercLaits in Cadiz should not be disturbed—but that any per- son found to transact any business with the English, should be punished with the utmost rigour of fine and imprismment. From the strictness of the embargo, and the nature of the other measures which ware tak ing, when our informant contrived to escape, lie thought it hopeless that this country can hold any far ther commercial intercourse with Spain. On the 27th ult. our informant spoke a gun brig with a convoy of fourteen sail, for Madeira and the West Indies, and in lat. 40. 30. and long. 11. W. he saw a large convoy for the Brazils. Madrid Gazettes to the 14th ult. have been received by the above vessel. Every thing was then quiet in that city : and the hate insurrection against the French is stated to have been wholly confined to the populace,l the few Spanish soldiers that remained in the vicinity of the capital not taking any part in it. The only person of consequence who bad declared himself openly against the late proceedings, was General I O'FARREI., a distinguished officer under the late mo narchy. He is said to have made a formal and vigo rous protest against the abdication of the late KING and the Pigiscs of Atruams ; but his influence is not thought so great as his talents and principles deserve. Almost the wbple of the provinces, this account gates, have acknowledged Minter as Lieutenant- General, and look up to him as the future Sovereign of the kingdom. A letter kern Poole, dated the sth inst. says, that the Driver, Rnsotzs, which left England in February last ? had just arrived at that port from St. Andero in eight days. The intelligence which she brings from that p4vt of Spain is something more favourable than the foregping, but of equally doubtful validity. The Captain Flys, and is even reported to have made oath to the truth of so much of his statement as fell under his own cognizance; that on last Friday week all the French in St. Andes!) had been thrown into prison, in conseq4ence of an order from their Government, that the Spaniards should give up their arms. A re port was likewise current in St. Andero, at the time 'the above vessel quitted that port, that several thou . sand French had been killed in an insurrection at Bar celona, wherein the Spaniards lost seven thousand. Other accounts state, that at Seville, which is at no great distance from Cadiz', the people had as sembled before the Governor'shouse, demanding arms l in order to avenge themselves of their invaders ; but that he having declined complying with their request, they bad dispersed on the appearance of a French force. The town of Cadiz is stated to have been in the greatest confusion during the Erst two days after the transports, under General SPENCER,' bad ap peared in sight. It is even said, that if he had landed immediately, and availed himself of the con sternation which then prevailed, he might, with the assistance which he would have received from the inhabitants, have obtained possession of the place. We hold this latter communication to be of the same doubtful nature as the former. Admiral Pultvls's fleet, and that of the transports, continued in sight on the 19th, without having effected or attempted any thing. We have nothing to add to the preceding state ments, except that they are to be believed with cau tion. We never till now heard that the French troops had entered Barcelona. Hamburgh and Altona Papers to the 14th ult. have been received. The following are their principal contents : Letters from Cassel, of the Sth ult. state, that the union of Hanover with the kingdom of Westphalia is finally determined on, and will speedily be carried into effect. The new militia raising in the Austrian States is to be 200,000 strong. BONAPARTE is expected to visit Toulon before he returns to Paris. A letter from Bourdeaux says— We have flattered ourselves that here, at well as at Oporto and Lisbon, we should have been permitted to ship cargoes under neutral flags ; but an order has arrived from Paris, directing that only ships under I the French flag shall be allowed to clear out, which strips the Pappenburgh and other neutral flags of all their former value." Articles written under the head of Paris, Naples, Leghorn, &c. boast of the success ful cruize of the Toulon fleet, under GANTHEAUME. It is asserted that a landing in Sicily formed no par. of the plan of the Expedition, which was in every re spect fully executed. King Loris is again going to leave his Dutch sub jects. He is preparing to visit Paris. Admiral DL WINTER, SCHIMMELPENNINK, and some others, arc, it is said, to be created Princes of Holland. It appears that General SEBASTIAN' is making a tour through the Turkish provinces. The object of this journey is not mentioned, but we are persuaded it is not undertaken for amusement merely, and that its nature will probably soon be explained by some political event. On the 24th of April he was expected at Old Orsowa. The private letters received by the Gottenburgh Mail were not delivered out in time for our publica- Lion yesterday. They confirm 'what has already been stated that the Swedes have obtainesi some advantages over the Russians. On the evening of the 23d ult. a Courier arrived from Finland, and a Bulletin was to be published the next day, with the details of the late successes in that quarter. The Swedes are said to have performed wonders in the vicinity of Cuapio. The peasantry of Idensalmi rose en maw. At one place, they fell upon the Russians with such weapons as they had been able to provide themselves with, and after a smart action, seized 200 waggon-loads of pro visions, and made a whole detachment prisoners. At two other places they took 80, and 20 waggons, be sides a great number of prisoners on both occasions. There are other accounts which estimate the waggons of provisions at a much greater number. The distress of the Russians for want of provisions on their marchup the northern parts of Fi viand, is re- presented to exceed what is generally suffered in a be. sieged town. We have even heard, what we should not venture to repeat, but on respectable authority,. that after eating all the cat: and dog: they could lay their hands upon, they were driven to the necessity of feeding upon roasted hides. On the snow being melted away in the , woods, the bodies of great num bers of Russians were found dead. They had fallen a wretched prey to hunger and the inclemency of the season and climate. It is further stated, that Lieutenant KAPERLMAN, after teeing Aland and the adjacent islands freed from the enemy, set sail for Abo, and succeeded in cutting out a great number of gun boats destined for the transportation of the Russians across the Gulf. It was Admiral CEDERSTROM who succeeded, with the assistance of the peasants, in capturing the Russians who had landed on the island of Goth land. It was not known at Calmar whether the Russians were to be sent to Sweden, or whether, after taking away their arms, they were to be sent home on their parole : the latter was supposed the most I:kely, as so great a number of prisoners was an heavy incumbrance, in the present dearth of provi sions, to the Swedes. It was understood, that the Officers taken in Got hand were, before they were allowed to depart, to pay the value of what they had taken in the island, in order to indemnify the sufferers for the losses they had sustained by their predatory incursions. From a Gentleman who arrived yesterday from St• Petersburgh, which he left on the 29th of April, we ni: wi be a di. wl H Si SI in de learn, that Russia was then beginning to feel mcst severely the consequences of the war with this country. Government paper was depreciated above GO per cent. while hemp and tallow had fallen above 75 per cent. Indeed, even at this reduction, the price was but re. mina!, as there was no demand. While hemp and tallow are thus depreciated in Russia, they have risen here most immensely. Hemp,. which about this time twelve-months might be had at 601. per ton, was sold yesterday at 1001. and tallow is advanced nearly in proportion. The subjoined articles will enable our Readers to form some idea of the rigour of the measures that have been adopted in Russia against British commerce: 4 6 STOCKHOLM, MAY 23. 44 Yesterday arrived a Mecklenburgh vessel from Revel, with N English passengers on board. One of them left St. Petersburgh so lately as the 10th May (new style). He states the discontent there to have been very great ; but, nevertheless, every thing is directed by General Caulincourt, the French Ambas. sador. Great apprehension was entertained of tl:e destination of the British fleet ; an army of 25,000 men was assembling at Revel, and a large body of troops ordered to Archangel. To secure Cronstadt, a number of vessels have been sunk, from Hoglartd up to Cronstadt. Rigorous measures are adopted to prevent the exportation of goods to England and Swed•zn ; the amount of every shipment must be paid down, to serve as a security, until proof is brought of the landing of the goods in a friendly country : the plea of capture and confiscation by the enemy will not Iv. admitted. MAv 22.—.1t will no doubt afford great satisfac tion-to their relations and friends, to be informed of the safe arrival her,: of the following persons from St. Petersburgh, after applying for and soliciting pass. ports r months past. They reached a small port, called Baltic port, about S 5 miles west of Revel, by degrees, and having at last all met, they hired a Mecklenburgh vessel, and sailed from thence on the 14th instant. Mr. Robert Busk, Lady's WM, and two Children ; Mr. end Mrs. Findley, Mr. H. and Mr. C. Cayley, Mr. T Warre, Mr. John Hubbard, Mr. Wm. Barwick, Mr. Rich. Thornton, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. ell, Mr. Prescott, Mr. Rt. and vlr. R.dattley, Mr. Larnpierre, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Oday, Mr. Holliday, Mr. Hill, Mr. Steele, Mr. Venning,Mr. Manly, Cap. tain Ems and Son, Captain Bennington. , 4 Sailors belonging to one of the above Captains : William Hunter, Thomas Brown, George Artis, Frederick Robertson, John Bowastman, John Win es. " Two other Captains, with their men, have been sent up the country, as they bad seen the additional, fortifications which have been made at Cronstadt.— They speak in general terms of the very harsh treat ment they have experienced ; and if a single English cruizer had ever •made its appearance on the coast, not one of them would have been suffered to depart. I make no doubt but many of the above Gentlemen will write home by,this day's post ; they are now re freshing themselves after so tedious, but happy voyage ; and in a few days will set off for Gotten burgh, in order to take their passage for England by the packet," UKASE TO THE SENATE. ' 6 St. Petetsburgh, March 20, 1 pm" " in consequence of the Declaration which has been commu nicated to the Senate, on the 26th of October, 1807, respecting the causes of the rupture with England, and the cessation of all commercial intercourse between the two nations, we order as follows : " Ist. We prohibit the importation into Russia, either by se; or land, of all English manufactures, the property of any nation whatever, whether prize goods, or lying in any other country. " 2d. We order all Russian ships which are in England, to return borne without any cargoes. " 3d. In case, however, any English goods should be imported at any of our ports, or on the frontiers, they are to be returned within the period stipulated in the fifth paragraph of the Ukase of P4ril 8, 1793, that is, from the ports, within two weeks ; but from the frontiers, within three days to the nearest place beyond our frontiers." [The original signed by his Imperial Majesty's own hand.] (OFFICIAL•) AMERICAN CONSULATE, LONDON, " Stx, 6th June, 1808. " The following Official Communication to this Office, this in• start received, I have deemed an incumbent duty to make pub' lic, for the information of all American Merchants, and others affected thereby. WM. LYMAN." 6 Silt, St. Petersburgh, 14th (26th) April, 1808. I herewith hand you a Copy of a Note I have lately received from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, which will acquaint you, that measures, similar to those pursued by France, with respect to Neutral Vessels trading between England and her ports, have been adopted here. All intercourse by means of our flag is thus stopped between Great Britain and Russia. You will please to communicate this intelligence to all those whom it may interval and, believe me, respectfully, Sir, your most obedient servant, (Signed) LEVETT HARRIS. • William Lyman, Esq. American Consul, London.' " St. Petersburgh, April 10, 1808. " Wi:h the intention of preventing even the possibility of any communication whatever between England and Russia, his Impe. rial Majesty has commanded, that no Vessel, coming from an English port, though belonging to a nation friendly to Russia, and not loaded with any merchandise, shall be admitted into the ports of Russia. On the contrary, all Vessels which shall not have been in England, shall have permission to enter freely into the ports of Russia, and bear away the productions of this Empire; with this precaution, on all occasions, that the commercial houses to which those vessels shall be addressed, shall be hound to engage in wri ting that those vessels shall not go to England, but shall consign their cargoes to some port belonging to a port friendly to . Russia. " The undersigned has deemed it h 'duty to impart this new' arrangement to Mr. Levert Harris, Consul-General of the (Jolted States of Asfierica, and he seises this occasion es renew to him2the assurances of his perfect consideration. (Signed) . • • " Le Comte NICOLAS de ROMANZOFF. " To Mr. Levitt Harris," ts.c. dtc. Ccc • 1 11 . 0111 fry lail w i goal 113 e g ap next zeta raw wise fcr: