The National Register. — London, England, 1808-06-13 00:00:00

; lllit s7s • MAY 29.—They write from Bayonne, the 23d instant, that bis Mikiesty the Emperor and King had setoff on the preceding day for St. Jean de L►tz. The Emperor had visited the port and the old fortifications, and minutely inspected every thing. The Colonel, Prince Wolkonsky, Adjutant to the Emperor of Russia, is on his way to France, being charged with a special a►ission from his Sovereign to the Emperor Napoleon. Four waggons, loaded with the presents which the said Emperor sends to our Monarch, arrived at Frankfort on the 24th of this month, accompanied by Lieutenant Prozinsky. No one can be mistaken with respect to the views of the Eng lish Government, when it caused to be inserted in its daily papers of the 30th of April, that an insortvction had broken out in St. Petersburgh, and that the Emperor Alexander was either killed or sent Into confinetnent. It ►s easy to perceive, that the Eng lish Ministers, being excluded from all communication with Russia, want to make people believe, that they still preserve tome relations there, and for that reason they make mention of calamities which have not the least foundation. We should think It an insult to the reader, seriously to give the lie to such fetions. At Paris we receive, every day, letters from St. Pe tersburgh I and every thing announces, that the greatest tran quillity prevails in those countries, that there exists no faction whatsoever, and that the Emperor of Russia bears the sole away ttf his extensive dominions. General Dupont has been appointed Governor of Cadiz. Tilt NATIONAL REGISTER. JUNE 13, When the public repose is the object of our care, is not the interests of the army which I command also that of those Nhy have &pities and properties to preserve? Do not the distur bances of the multitude, which insult the majesty of the laws, threaten both. Noblemen, Proprietor* Merchants, Manufacturers, use you r greatest influence to prevent every species of sedition, this exer cise 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 akd 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 he first movements. If French blood should be spilt again, you in particular shall be accountable to the Emperor Napoleon, whose wrath or cle mency no one ever provoked in vain. Your weakness would be the more inexcusable, 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 the 'Mi nisters of Religion, the Magistrates, Spaniards of the highest rank, in one word, that all Classes will endeavour to avoid tlit• disturbances that might be prejudicial to the improvement of Spain. To all General Officers and Military Men employed in the different Provinces of the Monarchy, the conduct of which has been observed by the troops of the Royal Houshold, and of the garrison of Madrid, and the Spanish military qtkartered in the Court, is a model worthy of imitation on this famentabk occasion. Should my hopes be frustrated, my vengeance nil! be indeed tremendous ; but if realized, I shall be happy in an nouncing to the Emperor,thro his judgment respecting the natiN es of Spain (to whom he extends his esteem and affection) has not been erroneous. Head Quarters, Madrid, the 2d May, 1808, (Signed) JOACHIM ) By Ms Imperial and Royal Highness the General of the Staff, A tiG UST.IN BELLI4RD. SPAIN. M Armin, MAY 2.—Murat has published the follovving Pro tlamation to the Spaniards on the events that lately took place In this capital BRAVE SPANIARDS, The Second of May will be a day of mourning as well for me Its for yourselves. Our common enemies having first provoked me in a manner to Wear out my patience, have concluded by exciting a part of the people of Madrid and of the adjacent villages to such excesses, that in the end it has been necessary to employ the Irresistable force confided to my command, I was previously informed of the efforts of the ill-intentioned, but I still wished to persuade myself that nothing would dis turb the public tranquillity. I was prepared for the wont. but still trusting that my precautions would be superfluous. This morning the storm I had long apprehended has burst, A nutn her of circumstances and incendiary libels had prepared me for It, by informing rue of the means that had been employed to mis lead the populace. The signal for the blow was the departure of the Queen of Etruria and the Infant Don Francisco, who were called to Bayonne by the King their father. One of my aid-du-camps, who was at the time in the Palace, was on the point of perishing by the hands of the seditious, at the sa ut e time all the French who were found alone in the different quar ters of 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 tompelled to wound deluded Spaniards. 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 my frankness and your sound judgment. Brave Spaniards, I speak to you with sincerity, upon an event not less painful to your bo• soros titan to mine; and at the same time I will explain to you your situation. Charles the Fourth and his Son are now met together at Bayonne, with the Emperor Napoleon, to settle the fate of Spain. The Emperor does not think proper to wait the lode of such a Momentous decision, to make known to you the feelings that animate him in behalf of a magnanimous nation, *Web he is desirous of preserving front a revolutionary crisis ; and to tall on her to establish such political institutions as are best adapted to her character. He therefire WIMITS your and charges me to repeat to you, that ht wishes to maintain and secure the integrity of the Spa hish Monarchy, which shall not be dismembered of the slightest part of its territory; it shall not even lose a village, nor suffer any of the contributions, the levy of which are authorised by the jaws of war In conquered eatmtries, but which the ill-intentioned Only will suppose applicable to an Ally. Will you not unite, brave !tponittrds, with me, to prevent the e v Antilided from distutehitig such a happy prospect. I will not auppove yoa capable of such blindness, as to suffer yourselves to be led astray by !Ma asitaturm, who wish to tunduct you to leer rasa • - Lr. , . SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM, APRIL s.—Bernadotte said to have, in NI conferences with the King of Denmark, heavily complained of his remissness in completing the warlike preparations in Zea land, and adding, that as he did not find any of the meastirescar ried into effect, which were indispensably required for the ese• cution of the plan with which he was charged, he should not only quit Zealand, but also runen, and retire to Colding, in Jutland. hl AY t?5.—H is Majesty received yesterda}• the following Re. port from Major-General Baron Anckarsward, touching the transaction in the Isle of Gothland " I received this moment by Assessor Dub lee, a Report from Admiral Baron Cederstrom, that your Majesty's fleet, consisting of three sail of the line, two frigates, two armed brigs, the yacht Fortuna, and several transports, dropped anchor on the 14th instant in Sandwich Road, and that the same evening, the Swe dish troops, infantry and artillery, were disembarked. On the following day, the 15th, a Swedish flag of truce arrived iu 1V isby, with the annexed articles of capitulation, which were signed on the 16th. The Swedish vanguard, composed of dial sears, entered the town the 17th, as the Russian troops had al•. ready marched to Slito. The Chief of Brigade, Lieut.-Colonel Baron Fleetwood, marched with the main body to Slito, on ac count of the Russians having, contrary to the capitulation, spiked several guns, spoiled a large quantity of gunpowder, and not paid the debts which they had bound themselves to discharge . . The 18th, Admiral Baron Cedcrstrom intended to weigh anchor and proceed to Slito, in order to prevail on Admiral Bodisco to fulfil the terms of the capitulation." [The articles of capitulation state, that the Russians were to retire in two days, and not to serve against Sweden for twelve months. They were also to surrender their arms.] The Russian troops who were made prisoners of war, in the Isle of Gothland, consisted of 62 officers, 18 non-commissioLe l officers, 999 tank and file, and 64 artillery men. 111 Majesty has received a Report from Cenerni Baron Armfeldt, Commander in Chief of the Western Aren, dated Head-quarters, llohnedal, 29th inst. stating, t hat the first brigade of the right wits g were attacked on the lsth ins t. b y t; le, enemy, far superior in number but that, nevertheless, Danish troops were repulsed with considerable loss, and Ina) our array in Norway still maintains its forsuer position. '..?,- ,