The National Register. — London, England, 1808-07-10 00:00:00

TILE NATIONAL REGISTER. A loan of 50,000 dollars was opened here this morning by General Castanos, for the payment of the Spanish army, and such is the patriotic spirit of the inhabitants of this place, that this sum was subscribed and raised in the course of a few hours ; the subscribers refusing any interest upon the same, though ten per cent. was offered. The communication between the Garri son and Spain was opened this day, as in time of peace. INTERESTING ADVICES FROM THE SPANISH PATRIOTS. lEVILLE GAZETTE, JUNE 1. " The Constituted Authorities of Seville assembled in the Lou er House, on the 27th of May, and constituted themselves ;Ma a Supreme Junta of Govermnent. The following were the measures which they adopted :—They proclaimed Ferdi nand VII. king of Spain and the Indies, with the accustomed formalities. They took possession of the artillery, muskets and powder in the royal arastranza of artillery, and distributed them for parposes of defence. They ordered all persons from 16 to 45, w ho had not children, to enrol themselves, and after com pleting the regiments deficient in their proper numbers, they distributed the remainder in new corps. They sent couriers to WI the principal towns in the South of Spain, to invite them to follow the example of Seville. They ordered subordinate Jun tas to be established in all towns having 2000 householders to correspond with and act under the Supreme Junta. All these measures were carried into effect with the greatest promptness and alacrity. _ _ " C.% KYIIAGENA, MAY 24.—Ferdinand VII. was this day proclaimed, in consequence of the popular cry in his favour. General Salcedo, who had received orders to carry the fleet to Toulon, has been deprived of the command. A Junta of War appointed, at the head of which is Lieut.-General Cisneros, and under him Ciscarand other Officers. A felucca was sent to Port Mahon with this intelligence. The French Consul has fled on board a Dakish corvette, and all the stamped paper sent from Madrid in the name of Murat, as Lieut.-General of the kingdom, has been burned. Officers have been seat to rouse the people of Granada, Murcia, and Valencia. " (in t n e t, MAY ‘.29 —All the towns on the coast of Gra nada have declared for Ferdinand VH. and the recruiting for his service goes an briskly. Escalaute, Captain-General of Granada, who had endeavoured to stifle the popular voice in favour of Ferdinand V 11. has been deprived of his command, which ha• been given to D.-Joaquim Romano, Colonel of a regiment of Spanish Cavalry. The proclamation of Ferdinand VI I. was effected by the influence o f D u n Jo s eph S an ti ago , Lieutenant of Artillery, after the Captain-General had used his eilOrts to prevent it. SEVILLE, .1 ux r, I.—A regiment of volunteers of Arragon. and a battalion de Subaga, sent from Madrid to lladajoz, pro ceeded no fstrtli!r Than Salavena, and there joined the ipeaants, declarh;,; they would go no father, but remain and defend their country. tlieV-1111, a battalion Of fhe regiment of Majorca, stittiourd at Badujoy., joined the people and declared against tl:e French. Several other Spanish corp , 4 on the frontiers of Portugal have followed their example. Valencia has also pro d:Onto(' Ferdinand V 11. burned Morat's sminped paper, and rimed his Excellency the tonde de Cervellon General of the Artuy. SEVILLC GAZr:TTr, JUNE .1. " Conn() VA, JUNE I.—'!'he greatest activity prevnils in ( his cit.). The passes of the Sierra are occupied by the sharp shomerq-4,0C.0 men are stationed at the Bridge of Alcolon. The Priest D. Boman de A rgote sets out to night with 300 excellent sharp-shooters. D. Pedro Augustin de I•.eil:lyard eolnmain!s Inc. van guard ; 26 cannons and correspmiding ammu hition ha Ve arrived from Seville. The French, informed of the preparations to resist them, have stopped between Baylen and Carolina. " JUNE 4. —Ferdinand VII. has been proclainvd at Sebtiga, Xenez, P. de Ste. Maria, I'to. Veal and Leon. The People of C a di z h ave p l ace d D. Tomas de. Moula at their head. rite total fore at Cadiz amou n ts to 13,935 infantry, and 17 luadrons of cavalry. Communication was opened with the titiadron this morning, by Don Henry Al' Donnel, Chef d I .scadre, and Don Pedra Creux Oider, of the Royal Audi ence of file. Ferdinaad VII. was proclaimed at Cadiz on the 31 b1 'file stores and ammunition on board of the French Fleet have bven , eetired ; among other things, SOOO muskets have been übt4iteed and .-Ent to San Lucar, to be trausmitted to Se- Castanos has declared in favour of Ferdinand VII. The troops under his command amount to 8,941 men, of whom 3,2.34 men will this day arrive at Ronda, on their march to Seville—Six thousand French are said to have surrendered to the Portuguese at Pelves. Badnjoz and the whole of Estra madura, are eager in the cause, and making every exertion.— Castanos has published a proclamation, inviting the people to enlist, and ordering them to obey the Supreme Junta. A pro clamation of pardon has been issued to deserters and smugglers who join the army, provided they have not been guilty of mur der or robbery." Extracts from the Seville Gazette, called Gazeta Ministerial tie Sevilla : " Letter 4 received by the Junta from Fuente de Cantos, state, that Proclamations were publishing by the Portuguese, and there were great hopes of the total disorganization of the French army in Portugal. The people of Fuente de Cantos were taking oaths of allegiance to Ferdinand Vll.—the spirit and patriotism of Badajos %las excellent, and the organization was going on rapidly in all parts of Estramaditra. A Partisan had marched with a corps from Rufra to Batlajos, and such was the ardour by which they were animated, that they demanded to be led directly against Lisbon. The addresses from Seville to t►e People of Aladrid, to the Spanish Nation, and to the Por tuguese, are in the most enthusiastic st)le." PRECAUTIONS WHICH IT WILL BE PROPER TOORSERVETIIROUCIIOI'T THB DIFFERENT PROVINCES OF SPAIN, IN THE NECESSITY TO WIIICII THEY HAVE BEEN DRIVEN BY TIJI FR ENCII, OF RESISTING TIIE UNJUST AND VIOLENT POSSESSION WIIICII TJIEIR ARMIES ARE ENDEAVOURING TO TAKE OF THE KINGDOM. " We cannot doubt a moment of the exertions which the united Provinces of Spain would make to obstruct mid defeat the malicious designs of the French, and that they will sacrifice even their lives on this. occasion, the most important, and even unparalleled in the history of the nation, both in the thing it self, and in the horrible means of ingratitude and perfidy by which the French have undertaken, pursued, and are still en deavouring to efiect our slavery : " 1. Let the first object be to avoid all general ;Wiens, and to convince ourselves of the very great hazards, without any ad vantage, or even the hope of it, to which they would expose us. The reasons of this resolution are many, and such as any one will discover who has the use of his understanding. " 2. A war of partisans is the system which suits us; the embarassing and wasting the enemy's armies by want of provi sions, destroying bridges, throwing up entrenchments in proper situations, and other similar means. The situation of Spain, its , nau►V ytourtains, and the passes which they present, its rivers and torrents, and even the collocation of its provinces, invite us to carry• on this species of warfare successfully. " :3. it is indir.pensil►le that such province should have its (ieneral, of known taleuts, and of such experience as our situa tion perints, that his heroic loyalty should inspire the utmost and that every General should have under his coin. mand oilicers of merit, particularly of artillery and engineers. " 4. As a combined union of plans is the soul of every %veil. concerted enterprize, and that which alone can promise t.nd fa iilit%te a successful issue, it appears indispensible that there ,lionhi he three Generalissimos, who should net in concert w ith cacti other—one who should contu uu ►d in the four kingdoms of Andalusia, in Murcia, and Lower Estramadura, and anti tner in Galicia , Upper Estramadura, Old and New Castile, and Leon—another in Valencia, A rragon, and Catalonia= a person of the greatest credit being appointed to Navarre, the Iliscayan Provinces, ,Montanus, Asturias, Rioja, and the North of Old Castile, for the purposes w hich will be mentioned here- after. 5. Each of these Generals and Generalissimos will form an army of veterans, troous and peasantry united, and pot himself in a situation to undertake euterprizes, anti to succour the most exposed points, keeping up always a frequent communicatioo with the other Generalissimos. in order that all may act by common accord, and assist one another. " Madrid and La Mancha require an especial General, to concert and execute the enterprizes which their particular local situation demands—his only object must be to embarras, the enemy's armies, to take away or cut of their plovisions, to attack them in flank and rear, and not to leave them a inimical of repose. The courage of these inhabitants is tveUltoown. JULY 10. - , hat ;11-. itch I!.r ii;zt iria- the 'i. 0114- rdiog s Bp' •tattof lie 13 h and iv, of )f the Ec ru the