The National Register. — London, England, 1808-06-27 00:00:00

~1~ THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Limbo n, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1808. I. TILE NATIONAL REGISTER. JUNE believed that our Squadron had entered Cadiz, to taking possession ut the French fleet in that harboul This intehigence is confirmed by accounts brougl repectable Merchant, who left Lisbon on the 18th, states that when he took his departure from that there was a report that Admiral PURVIS had entered that a large division of the French Army at Lisbon actually marched for Madrid ; and that General JUNOT was fortifying himself, with the remainder of the French troops, in Lisbon. These accounts, it is scarcely necessary to observe, are of the utmost importance, and, if true to the extent related, must afford the best founded hopes that an effectual check may be given to the career of BONA PARTE ' The State of Gallicia could hardly be ignorant of the extent to which the insurrection had proceeded, nor of the general enthu siasm which prevailed. Every Spaniard, from the age of 17 to 40, was enrolling himself, and all the Priests bad as sumed the patriotic cockade, and were exciting the peopl e to resist the monstrous us ur p a ti on w ith which their country was threatened. The accounts of the action in the Mcditerrean rest upon the authority of the Oviedo Gazette of the 11th of Julie. t'he names of the Officers commanding are not mentioned, but the dates of the action, the 2711 i and 28th of May, are distinctly stated, as well as the place where it happened ; and certainly nothing is more probable than that Boss- PARTE, under the existing circumstances, should have sent a squadron with troops to take possession of Carthagena. The first accounts of such an action would probably be re ceived through Spain, and no accounts have arrived even from Cadiz since the SOth of May, nor any from the Medi• terranean for massy days preceding. ACCESSION OF JOSEPH BONAPARTE TO THE THRONE OF SPAIN. Just as our Paper was going t o p ress , we rece i ve d fo reign journals to the 23d inst. PARTS, JUNE 17.—The Bayonne Gazette contains the following particulars. His Majesty King Joseph Napoleon, arrived on the 7th inst. at Paris. As soon as the Emperor was informed of it, he repaired from the Castle of Marrae to meet his Serene Brother. Shortly afterwards, the Depu tation of the grandees of Spain, with the Duke del In. fantado at their head, were presented to King Joseph. The President of the Deputation addressed his Majesty ; he said, that the presence of his Majesty was necessary to the e-establishment of Spain; that the Grandees had always distinguished themselves by their fidelity towards their So vereigns, and that his Majesty should always meet with the same integrity and fidelity : to which he replied, that he should devote himself altogether to the government of Spain; and that Spain might rely upon the preservation of her rights. In the course of their address they expressed a hope that the laws, customs, the Courts of Justice, the Clergy, and the National Colleges might be maintained and amelio rated. His Majesty discoursed a considerable time with the Deputation, concerning the various establishments of the kingdom. Several other Deputations were afterwards presented. To the Council of the Indies he said, that he should consider America as an integral part of Spain ; and to the Deputation of the Military Force of Spain, the King said, " You may assure all who have served the state under my predecessors, that they shall enjoy their pay, pensions, titles and emoluments; and that I pledge my ho nour to reward ancient services, as if they had bcen per ierrned under my own government:" raSE: l llllll92 t 7 i: Ir. .;lit by a th. tie at City, I Cadiz ; )on had POLITICAL NYIINTS OP THR WHOM. - KAVAL VICTORY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN OVER A FRENCH 1541:1•DRON, SENT TO TAKE POSSESSION OF CARTIIAGENA —THAT IMPORTANT PORT IN THE POSSESSION OF THE SPANISH PATRIOTS.—CADIZ STATED TO BE IN THE POS.- SESSION OF THE ENGLISH — GENERAL INSURRECTION IN • SPAIN, AIDED BY THE REGULAR TROOPS.—THE FRENCH AT OPORTO SUBDUED BY THE SPANISH TROOPS.—MARCH OF THE INSURGENTS TOWARDS MADAM—ARRIVAL OF TWO MORE PATRIOTIC DEPUTIES, &C. &C. Captain TREMLETT, of his Majesty's ship Alcmene, is ar rived from Corinna, which he left on the 17th instant, and has brought with him two Deputies of the States of Galicia, who arrived in town yesterday at two o'clock. The Cap tain had gone with a flag of truce into Corunna, respect ing some sailors. He was received with the utmost cor diality, and was invited on snore. Upon his landing, al, the English prisoners, to the number of 120, were liberated and given up to him, and he was requested to attend an assembly of the States of the Province, which had unani mously joined the Asturians in an insurrection against the tyranny of the French. He was informed iu the sitting of the Assembly, of the state of affairs, and as the utmost anxiety was expressed that Great Britain should make common cause with the Spaniards, they requested his opinion, whether he thought it preferable that the States should make their application to Great Britain by letter or ' by a deputation. Capt. TREMLETT having recommended a deputation, two respectable Nobles were selected for the mission, who embarked with him in the Alcmene. The substance of the information brought by the Alc mene is as follows:—That the whole North of Spain was actually ,n a complete state of insurrection; that there were sbo,ooo men in arms ; that a body of 60,000 had marched towards Andr;(l, of which 24,000 were Spanish troops of the hue.— That corps of Spaniards which were quartered at °porta. in Portugal, had made themselves masters of all the .'reach in that town and neighbourhood, had exe cuted the i rench commander, and marched towards Spain to their brothers in arms; that the people of Andalusia bad also risen ; that they had put to death the Marquis de SOL'A%G, in consequence of his having ordered a disgrace fiil submissive to the French; and that the militia of An (Litwin' had taken possession of the passes of Sierra Morena, and H ere fortifying them. Toe Deputies have brought with them the Oviedo Gazette of the 11th of June. This states, that the Governor of Carthagena, who was preparing to deliver the city to the French, hod suffered the same fate with Don ALIVALA, and that ne was put to death at the critical moment %then large French force was preparing to enter Carthagena from Toulon; that this force consisted of a squadron of ships of the and 8000 troops; but on their arrival 0,, Alicant ti cy were most fortunately attacked by a squadrof of the t tag of Great Britain ; that an action commenced. which lasted two days, and terminated in the destruction Q . two French frigates and all the transports, and the capture of two sail of the line, but that the Britisk ha lost two frigates in the conflict. This Gazette furthe states, that a large French vessel having entered the har bour of Carthagena, laden with ammunition and !none) upon the idea of finding the French masters of the plac, bad Wien into the hands of the patriots. Thus mach are we informed by the Gazette of Oviedo. The other accounts add, that it was believed every part of Spain was it a 'tett of insurrection, except the particular places in which the French troops were posted ; and it was PROCLAMATION DECLARING JOSEPH NAPOLEON KING Of SPAIN. Napoleon, by the Grace of God, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the Confederacy of the Rhine, to all Men, to whom these presents shall come, sendsgreeting The Junta of the State, the Conned of Caitile, the city of Madrid, &c.lite. baying notified to us by their addresses, that the ~ . • ••••