The National Register. — London, England, 1808-10-02 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. diAurhrgices, and those which the whole kingdom yet suffers, have arisen from the errors into is hich the general feelings have been led aw: y, ;:n I by giving more weight to individual passion , tiZ`n to reasoa and the coon 1111 l good ; and these hate risen to such a height, that the sighs of widows, the lameotat . sof children, the mise,l, - . of misguided families, and general desola tion, are eonnted a s nothing. Heaven grant that the mischiefs which our native etintitry has already statred he tint followed by new disasters; for only by weighing well the dangers which threaten, can it avoid them; " There is no longer ony uneetlaint v. The rmprror Napo leon cannot possibl • dollar( from the resolution which he ha. taken. The great Powers of the Continent have acknowledged Joseph Napoleon tee Kin„ of Spain, and have sent to their NI i uisters new credentials. Dreadful armies approach for the pur pose of effectuating the undertaking. " Hiscaya - •s ! his Majesty has ordered me to assemble you. Ist. To know from yourselves w hat share von have had in the insurrection excited iuthe (it% of Bilhou ; whether you approv ed of, or abhorred To assure vou, in case vou disap prose of it, that his Majesty has cow-iv:lied to oblis ion the mis takes and errors of the in-org,ents, and that he will punish only the heads and tn.ttinners of the insurrection, n ith regard to 'whom the law must take its course, fur the purpose of prevent ing them in future disturbing your repose mid prospert v. 3d7 In order to mike known to you his beneficent designs, and to place brfore you, and make you acquainted with his wishes for all that in:l , contribute to the prosperity of the country. " 'Vou wit deliberate on each of those sobjects in succession, an I in the order in which they shall he •,oholitted to von. " There shall he named a Committee of three intelligent per . sotts, tow horn it shall he given in charge, to submit to his Ma jesty all that may contribute to the accomplishment of the plans whicktis Nlajesty has formed for your advantage ; for the King, knotilag his much my soul has been plunged in grief by the stews of the disturbances which have laid waste this country, has ordered me immediately, and lit respect of the aliection which I bear towards ion, to make known to you the feelings by which his paternal goodness is animated in v•our favour. I trust that I shall have the satisfact lan of carrying to the foot of his Nlajesty's throne, not only the homage of your fidelity and gratitude, but also the assurance that these reign, and shall ever reign, in your hearts. This is for his Majesty the richest glory of his throne." Upon the delivery of this Address, the Members of the Junta solemnly assured the President that the Commons of the Pro vince had no share in the insurrection which had taken place: that they themselves disapproved of and detested it, declaring at the same time their feelings of oliv e , ion and loyalty to his Ma jests., &e. The President having received these declarations, communicated to the Juuta the regulations adopted by his Ma jesty for enabling the province to enjoy the advantages en sured by the Constit utimi to the whole kingdom. together with special favours tending to promote the manufactures and com merce of Biscay, all w kith vi ere reeektal by the Junta with the greatest thankfulness. At the close of the Sitting- of the follolN ing day. the President standing up, asked, the Member- of the Junta, whether, in all that had been submitted to their deliberation, every thing had not marked the proofs of paternal g °oil 'less on the part of his Majesty, and of the arrangements which he will make for the prosperity of the country i they replied with acclamations of applause. He then asked them. whether they lovingly . truly, and obediently took the oath to King Joseph Napnlison i They replied, that they took this oath to Joseph Napoleon, their Lord and Env. In the Sitting of the , 2Sth of Att , zust, his Excellency com municated to the Junta a circular letter of stomata's to all the parish-priests of the province.. His 'Majesty wished that they s'inuld assemble in the ('onsistorial House, in order that his Eveellency may make known to them his just and ',talent-eat designs far the adNantage of the priesthood, and the I olitidenre which his Majesty places in the zeal of the Clergy, and parti cularly in that of the parish priests, whose reli4ious instructions arc the best means of reparing the mistakes of the people. The Junta have taken the neeeoiary nova-tires for summoning and assembling the order of the Clergy as speedily as possible. The President closed the Assembly with a Speech, in which be declared his satisfaction with the transactions of the J unta. FROM THE PORTUGUESE. PAPERC. bronTo, MTG. 31.—We have infinite pleasure iu cornmuni eating to the public the following intelligence num the Eng and Portvguese anuics; OCT. 0. Coati of ei Letter from General Sir Arthur it ellesiet, to the most Excellt-ta and Reverend the Bishop, President, and Governor. " Camp at Ramah7l, Aug. 24. " May it please your Excellency-1 have the honour to in form your Excellency. that the army under Ins' command de. hated fieneral Laborde's division on the l'lth instant, and on the . ..!Ist inst:int the whole of the French arms united, twder the command of I iencral Junot, at imlera. The loos of the enemy in those actions was very considerable. Last night he sent fie. twral Kellerman to confer with General Sir IL Dalrymple, is fin concluded an agreement with the said General for a stispenston of hostilities, until the conclusion of a Convention for the total evacuation of Portugal by the Fretich troops. This agreement contains nothing remarkable, with the exception of a provision for soeuring the neutrality of the port of and the Russian squadron. Permit me to congratulate your xcelleney on the approaching conclusion of the misfortunes which have so much afflieted country, sold to the recws e 1.% of s hie h your Excel lency s zeal and solicitude have so much contrifooed I hose the honour to he, a ith the highest consideration and respect, your Excellency's most humble and obedient Servant, " AllTrfilt It EL:J.:W:I." The follow log Protest is stated to have been made by Iler nardin Frei re de Andrade, General of the Portuguese troops :-- I protest, in general, on account of this Treaty being tehallv void of that deference due to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, or the Government that represents him ; em account o f • whit may be hostile in it to the Sovereign authority and inde pendence of this Gosernment. and for all that may be at:oilm the honour, seam , and interests of the nation; and, in particular, I protest against ss hat is stipulated in the following Article,: Article- I. IV. and XI I .—Bccause these Artldem determine the surrender of Port itgueie fortified places. stoles, and ships to the Luglish fences, w ithout solemnly decNring that this surren der is momentary, and that it is intended they should he imme diately restorril to the Prince Regent of Portugal, or the fa,- vermomit that may represent him, to whom they belong, mid in whine aid the forces came as auxiliaries. Art. \ V I.—Because it permits the residence in Portugal of the individuals mentioned in it. Art. \% 1 I.—Becanse it attempts to tie down the govern ment of this kingdom. not to bring to ju•tice and condign puni.h. moo those persons ss ho have been notoriously and scandalously disloyal to the Prince and their Country, by joining . and serving the French party . ; and, even if the protection of the Loglisli army should be allowed to screen them ft con the punishment I twy have deserved, still it should not prevent their exited-Mu, whereby this country would uo longer base to feat' being ai„ain betrayed les the same men. First of the additional A rticles.—This Article ran by no means bind the (4overument of the kingdom, as no reciprocal conditions are stipulated. I protest finally, on account of the wr.nt of attention to the .afety of the inhabitants of the capital and it , ecu iron', nothing having been stipulated in their favour to insol e their not M•Mg still sexed and oppressed by the French during their stay- not evei an equivalent for w hat is established by Art. X's 1. and \V I I. in favour of the French and their followers. And to these heads I limit my protest, in order not In make ton long a 114, passing oinr other objects of less importance, such as the concession of 500 horses, which ss Os made uitboat considering that they almost all belong to Portugual, and tune cannot be considered as the property of the Freocii that of rue magazines of !beano. , tilled at the expellee. of the country . t . lnd consequently only belonging by fart, hot by right, to Ilex ae im e st occupants or time country. BERNAIMINE PRICHE D IZ.4111:. 116dd-quart, rs, al the Encarnanon, Sept. 14. I.' lto It 711 S .1 \'/S/T P.O PERS. St it (;o St. , At - G. 27.—0 n the• wonting of the 20th, the Proclamation of our beloved Monarch, l'erdinand, as King, was made itlt the accustomed formalities. On the 25th as celebrated with the greatest p imp (the Cap tain-General presiding), military honours for the illustriwi 4 defenders of the city awl country, who Itad fallen in the late whose heroism was the theme of a funeral oration by rather ilogiero, preacher to his Slajesty. Council of I lealt it has tsstablished in this city. In Po' vide against the elrects of putrefaction, ari•ing: Irwin the French corpipes, which were left iu the buildings and street' of the citl.