The National Register. — London, England, 1808-05-22 00:00:00

I r . 330 , AV ~~ err ,onbon, SUNDAY, MAY 22, 1808. . • ;vvitiertEPT.IFICATES, JUNE AL Joseph Halton, Stockport, cotton-spinner. k•: , t • Samuel p eeteti • 1 Rieter,4oir James Lippard, Deptford, cheesemonger. • John Henstridge Hall, Finsbury-place, merchant. • Richard Clark, Warminster, horse-dealer. William Ogilvy the younger, George Mylne, and John users, Jefery's-square, merchants. James Page, Needham-market;Suffolk, grocer. Thomas Huline Robinson and George Newman Hardey, Liver pool, provision-brokers. William Easton and Robert Easton, jun. Bucklersbury, ware housemen. John Christian Cook and Thomas Christian Cocker, Leaden hall-street, linen-drapers. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. It may be necessary to inform our Subscribers that tare lon don (luring the Summer Months, that THE NATIONAL REGISTER Can be forwarded to them into the Country on the Sunday night, so as to arrive in any part of the United Kingdom on the BLINK rosT DAY. The Proprietors are induced to give this infotma tion, to prevent the Sets of' this Paper being incomplete at the close of the Volume. ADVERTISERS Are respectfully informed, that Advertisements inti for insertion in the next Number of LE BEAU . 11iONDE LITERARY and FASHIONABLE MAGAZINE, must he the Office of this Paper on or before Friday next. The has obtained an unexampled sale and popularity, and is p cularly calculated to give publicity to Advertisements. THE NATIONAL REGISTER POLITICAL EVENTS OP THE WERE. RESIGNATION OF rErtn/NA ND—RESTORATION OF CHARLES. ATTACH ON MURAT, AND MASSACRE AT MADRID. The Dutch Journals up to the 18th, received late yes terday afternoon, contain a long article, translated from i the Moniteur of the 11th, dated Bayonne the 6th instant. This article gives intelligence from Madrid, written on the evening of the 2d, by which it appears that violent distur bances had taken place in that capital. This French ac-1 count begins by stating, that ever since the events at Aran.! juez, the people of Madrid had been in a disturbed state that offence was daily given to the French ; that for two', days there had been numerous assemblies, which appeared to have some certain object in view. The cool and pru dent part of the French and Spanish saw that a crisis was approaching, and wished to bring the multitude to reason. —The Queen of ETRURIA and DOD FRANCISCO wished to go to Bayonne—The Grand Duke of BERG attempted to' reassure them. He was surrounded as he was going to the' 'Palace, and defended himself long, but he was on the point of falling when ten grenadiers rescued him. At the same moment a second officer was wounded by another croud. The great street of Alcala, the Sun Gate, and the great Square were crouded. The Grand Duke gave the alarm, and flew to his post—and a battalion of the French' marched to the Grand Duke at the Palace, with cannon,• where the disturbers had assembled. A firing took place from two ranks, and in a short time the multitude were dispersed. General GROUCHY was or dered to disperse the crowds in the street of Alcala—thirty pieces of cannon with grape shot ) and a charge of cavalry) •••••••••-•-!••••••••••, limn. 0.4 S ~ - ~a IN4j, RCGIATE#:. or, it to 'ork " I have sent the following letter to my dear father to-day :—' Honoured Father and Lord, in order to gibe you a proof of my love and obedience, and in fultililictit of your desire, I resign my Crown in favour of your Ma jesty, wishing you may enjoy it many years ! I recom mend to your Majesty the persons who have served me since the 19th of March. I rely on your assurances in this respect. 1 pray to God to preserve you many happy da ' s. 6 I throw myself at the feet of your Royal Majesty, the humblest of your sons. Bayonne, May 6. 6 FERDINAND.' FERDINAND then recalls all powers he had given to per sons to fill different offices. _ MAY 29.. cleared . all the streetp. Yepe inaurgecits, though they lied from the streets into the houses, fired from them upon the French soldiers. Generals GoILLOT mid DAURRIN broke open the doors, and all who were found with arms in their hands were put to death. General DUHESNIL made two charges with cavalry on the square, and had two horses killed under him. The insurgents made for the ar senal to seize the arms and cannon—they broke in, but General LEFRAEN arrived in time to save the anus. All who were in the arsenal were put to death. The French garrison of Madrid were alone engaged in this affair. When the firing of cannon was heard in the camps outside the city, the troops marched immediately. When the Emperor received the tidings of the above business he went to King CHARLES, and met him coming from the Empress's, where he had dined; and on telling him the news, the King said, " I have foreseen this (nil : those who set the populace on think they can restrain them." The King instantly resolved to appoint the Grand Duke of BERG Lieutenant-General of the kingdom, and at the same time sent Patents to the Councils of Caddie and War. The King afterwards called the Prince of AsTesrvs to him, and read the Grand Duke of BERG'S letter. lie observed to him, that he now saw the result of his cri minal conduct in flattering the prejudices of the people, and forgetting the sacred respect he owed to the throne, and the lawfnl authorities. Popular commotions wer e like fire, easily excited, but it required another mind and another arm than his to extinguish them." The next article is a letter from 1 1 —ONAPARTE to the Prince of ASTURIAS, dated the 16th April, in which he defends the PRINCE of PEACE. Ile addresses him "My Brother," at the beginning ; but in the body of the letter styles him only 4‘ Royal Highness." The next is a long letter from King CHARLES to the Prince of ASTURIAS, dated the '24 May, relative to his conduct. The 3d article is the following letter from the Prince of ASTURIAS to the Infant Don ANTONW, at Ma drid : Thus, after all the commotion and bloodshed that have for so many weeks distracted and deluged the Spanish realms, every thing is restored to its ancient condition, and the power of BONAPARTE is probably established more firmly than ever. Commies is King, and BoNAP•RTE 15 Viceroy over him ! • By the foreign news, which we have given in another part of the Paper, our Readers will see that the Russians ;rave obtained Sweabourg, in Finland, by capitulation.— rhe Morning Papers abound with the severest censures on Admiral CRONSTEDT, for havirig surrendered this impor tant position, and some of them even go so tar as to assert, - A‘.A.