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

5 56 • " It is said that many Spaniards of distinction are on the road to Bayonne, where, it appears, that the Emperor is about to hold ',general Junta. It is pre.umed that he will he occupied, not only in regulating the succession to the Throne, but also in fixing cer tain vnelinratiow, which all good Spaniards call for. Every thing is P Hardy tranquil in Spain. Things are on the best foot ing there." To the above article were joined, a mandate from King Charles to the Junta of the Government, mmounring the nomina tion of the Grand Duke of Barg, Lieutetutt:l-General of the kingdom; and 'a Proclamation addressed to the Spaniards, both dated on the 4th of May ; a Proclamation of the sth of May. from the .1 unta to the inhabitants of Madrid ; a circular (ptoch inatioa) sent on the sth by the Inquisition, to all the Tribunals of the kingdom; and finally, a letter from the King, to the Su preme Council of Castile, and to the Council of the Inquisition. The first two of these pieces are to the tenor following:— To 711$ SOPRESIg JUNTA OP TfiE GOERRNJIHNT. 44 flaying judged it expedient to give one same direction to all the forces of our kingdom, in order to maintain security of pro perty and public tranquillity against enemies, as well exterior ak interior, we have thought it fit to nominate our cumin, the Grand Duke of Berg, Lieutenant General of the kingdom, who, at the same time, commands the troops of our ally the Emperor of the French. We command the Council of Castile. and the Captains-General and Governors of our provinces, to obey his orders In the same quality he shall preside over the Junta of the Goverronent. Given at Ilayon,,e, at the Imperial Palace, Oiled the Palace of the Gueernment,4lll filay, 1805. (Signed) pR0C4.1.11.4T10N. " Spaniards—my beloved subjects, perfidious men. seek to mislead you. They would put arms into your hands against the French troops; they seek alike to arm you against the French, and the French a;ainst you. The sacking of all Spain, calami ties of every Lind would be the result. The spirit of faction, the sad effects of which- I have already felt, is still in motion. In the midst of these imp3rtant and critical circumstances, 1 am occupied iu concerting with my Ally, the Emperor of the French, all that concerns your welfare. Beware of listening to the ene mies of it. MI those, who speak to you against France, thirst for your blond ; they are either the enemies of your nation, or agents of England, who are busily availing themselves of circum stances, and whose intrigues would involve the loss of your colo niei, the separation of your provinces, or a series of years of trouble and calamity for your country. 64 Spaniards ! trust to my experience, and obey that authority which I hold from God and my fathers; follow my example, and think that iu the position in which you stand, there is no prosperity and safety for Spaniards, but in the friendship of the Great Emperor, our Ally. " Given at 14ayoune, from the Imperial Palace, Oiled Palace of the Government, May 4, 1808, (Signed) f‘ I, TUE KING," MA Y 19.—The Conservative Senate has just been convoked te% an extraordinary meeting on Friday next. After the impor tant documents relative to Spain, published by the official J our nal, there is every reason to suppose that' ihis•ektraorditiars meeting must bo connected with the afilairs of that kingdom; ;1141 it is probable that the treaty by which the Emperor Napoleon .has just istquirett ail the right of the House of Bourbon to the Throne of Spain, will he communicated at this Sitting to the chief public body of the State. We are also assured, that there will he pre,:ented for the sanction of the Senators, the project of SenaiNt..COnState, relative to the union of-Tuscany with the Empire ; and that the Government General Of those depart ments which. heretofore composed the kingdom of Etruria, will he erected into a great dignity of the empire, and given to Ge neral Menon. It is •addedeiithat in this case there will be established irt that country a Junta; over which a Governee-Gc peral will preside, and which mill be composed of three Masters of Bequests; and an Auditor of 'State. Council, performing the functions of a Socretary,General. ,• Resides the official papto's relative to Spain, published irr the -Monitore, and the .10W/ear bas polsl4.lre._ Also a proclamation addressed to the johahitaats pf Spain, by 4lie. Prince of Austurins, Am] the other Pritice tne Royal Family a - wherein: their Highnesses rumounee to the gpaniards, that they have ceded all their right to the. Crown of Spain to the dimperorNopoleon. The third of the papers in goestirin i. the following: . . :L.. • . • :••• . " I Tux KIF4Q." S a 4 4ot {.4‘ . SW .4 e. le • THE NATIONAL F Q.', . 01 111 ; THE SUPREME JUNTA TO THE INHABITANTS OP MADRID. "INHABITANTS OF MADRID. "Your tranquillity will he from henceforth unalterable Y o n will owe it to the loyalty of your own character; hilt it Will he still more assured to you by the confidence, which is inspired by; the laWs, and by the prudence of zealous Magistrates, to %horn their execution is committed. It is in this conviction that the' Supreme Junta of Government proclaims, that in obedience to the dictate of humanity, the allied army has guppres ed the Mi. litary Commission, established only for one day, as a necessary, though severe measure, which would not have been estahled, but for the perverseness Of some individuals ; that, from henceforth, every inhabitant, whatsoever may he his rank, who shall have given cause for being seized by the French' troops, provided he has not horue arms against them, shall he immediately given over to his pr o p er Judges, and tried by them. And even in the only excepted case, viz. that of having borne arms against the French troops. a Judge nominated by the competent - Tribunal of the Nation, shall always assist in re gulating the whole of the process against the accused, till sen tence is pronounced. No COUntryMandomirilitated in the town, nor strangers shall he molested on arroMit of the peculiarity of his dress; and still less the Ecclesiastics. The carriers employ. ed in bringing provisions to the town, shall henceforward be sub ject to no vexation, or detention of their carriages or mules. Every individual who shall have just complaiets to make, on addressing himself to the Judge of Police, may rest assured, that hew ill oil the same day obtain full justice and reparation, for whatever damage he may have sustained As to the Mule teers, who are likewise employed in bringing provisinns to town, and who generally stay there a few days, only one half of their cattle shall in future he put in requisition. even under the most urgent necessity; and in no case shall they be detained longer than three or four days, for which they shall be paid at the prices already given out. Orders shall be given at those gates of the town, where carriers have suffered arbitrary deten tions, in order to be searched and stripped of their arms, that this abuse be in future prevented. But it is also necessary to repeat the order against introducing fire-arms, or other prohi bited weapons into the city ; they ought always to be deposited at the gate. Given at the Palace, by order of the Supreme Junta of Govern. " moat, May The Comple CASA VALENCIA, Secretary." PARIS. MAY I9.—The Prince pf Asturias and the Infonli. Don Carlos and Don Antonio, have repeated their rennet iatifin of all their rights to the Spanish throne (already expressed hy their assent to the treaty previously known to have been con• eluded), by a solemn Proclamation addressed to the Spaniards from Bourdeaux, on the 12th inst. and which is published is this day's Maniteur. Thisdocunient is to the following effect :•-• " The Prince of Asturias, and the Infants Don Carlos and Don Antonio, deeply sensible of the attachment' mid fidel ity di:pla~eA' towards them by all the Spaniards,' with The 'utmost grief behold them on the point of being plunged into *anarchy, and threatened with all the dreadful calamities consequent thereupon ; and be ing aware that these might, in a great measure, Proceed from the state of ignorance in which they now are,' bOth :is to the principles of the conduct hitherto pursued by their Itighne, and the plans already formed for the benefit 'of their country, their Highnesses find themselves under the necessity of making an effort to open their eyes, bv that salutary counsel whiCh they require, in order to prevent any obstrtiction to the execution of those plans; and thus to give them the deafest proof of the affec tion Which they cherish - for them - -- , 9 4 ' Their Highnesses cannot, therefore; abstain from informing them, that the 'circumstancesOrider which the Prince, upon the abdication of the King, assumed 'the reins' of gisvernment ; the occupation of several prOvincei'tif the kingdom, and of all the frontier fortresses, by a nOnierOus body of f renelt troops; the 'actual presence of more thab 00,000 of that nation in the capital :and the environs; in short, the khowledge of many other ei rcion -stance known only to themselvei, 'eiiiivinced then . ' that, Sllr. rounded by difficulties, they had biiiy-chosen, among various etpedtents, that which wns likely lolrroduce the least evil : ; and that, as sod], thee resitived upon it)ourney to Baynniw. On the arrival of their Royal HigtinesseS 'at Bayonne, the ['Ante,. then King, wits unexpectedly apprised that hkfather had protested agaitist his act of abditation, deciatio g that it um not voluntary. The Plifff*, who accepted the'crownOttly viler the impression That the'ittulleatinn *as vtiluntaiy; Was no s ooner informed of the existence of such 4 Protest, than his sense at filial duty instantly determined him to give back the throne, c OP