The National Register. — London, England, 1808-07-17 00:00:00

.• • • The general discomfiture of the Frapeit In Portugal is con (lased from all quarters. Juwtt 29.—Letters from Madrid state, that the French Gene ral Le Febre de Na.ttes has been routed by the troops of Am gen. between Mallen and Gallen, with his division of 6,000 men; that General Retina or Renner, who was marching with a disi slim of 3,000 men to reinforce Dupont, had also been defeated ; that the Fre.ich in the vicinity of Tudela were annihilated afte! the action of the 9th ; that General Savary occupied the Royti Palace; that Murat remained indivosed at Charnartin ; and tbit the works at Retino were going on with, the artillery to supply them belts taken from Segovia and Aranjues. IMPORTANT SPANISH DOCUMENTS. The Supreme Council of Government has communicated to the Council of this Cit), an indict, which is of the following te - nor:-- EDICT. DON FERMI; IND ♦II. KING OF SPAIN AND 'MT I%OIE I / 4 . AND 1% UIS NAME TUE SUPREME COUNCIL , OF GOVEA%- 11;.:NT Of BOTH. In order to carry into full effect the Declaration of War against the Emperor Napoleon I. decrees as follows:- 1. Within four da s from the publication hewer, ever) French man, or person who has served under the French banners, and i , desirous t,► enjoy tne advantages of the Spanish service, shall pre sent hi►nself in this capital at the Chamberlain's Office, and make his derlaration : and, after having taken the oath of alt..- grauce,. l►e shall remain free from all molestation, and enjoy all the privtle•ges w awn pertain to him. And the same shall h. done loan o; ger places and cities, and attended to either by the .11o,trd• of Goter,:meto or COIIIII3OII Council, where the former sh;.l; hot yet have been formed. 11. Every Frenchman, or other person, who has served un der the banners of that natio*, and shall not pn•sent himself within four days, as afore► , aid, shall he considered as a person desirous of remaining perfectly French; and all his property, of whatever natu►e or description it may he, shall be confiscated. 111. All merchants, and all other persons who have in their possession, on any ground or title whatever, any goods, claims, or effec Ls belonging to Frenchmen, or to persons who have served solder the French banners, shall keep them in their possession, and not dispose of them on pain of being accountable for th► same ; and the) shall within four days make a declaration upon oath of the said goods, claims, and effects, and deliver it to on, Board of 17.10!equer, and all persnus who offend against this or der, shall h'• prosecuted according to law. Giveoi in the Royal Palace of Alcazas, in Seville, the 7th June, 1808.—By command of the Supreme Council, JUAN B4VTISTA PARDO, Sec. MANUEL MARIA AGUILAR, Sec. And in obedience to the said supreme injunction, the Council of this place orders the same to he published and posted in tin usual places, and give notice that the Committee appointed fat that purl►ose shall acquaint the Frenchmen who reside here. r►ita the day w hen they are to make their appearance, and com ply w lilt the ►aid supreme injunction. Cadiz, June 13, MS. Don JUAN DE Mos DE LANnAnynN, Id Sec. Dun JUAN DX LA PENA P•SANJANDER,2d Sec. -..11181M.••• ADDRESS OP THE GOVERNMENT TO THE INH4BIT.INTS OP C4DIZ. The French Squadron has surrendered at discretion, relying on the humanity and generosity of the inhabitants of C;tdiz, as has already been made kaftan. The measures which have beer pursued, have prevented our squadron from sustaining the leas. damage, nor have time forces employed to reduce the French squadaon sustained any considerable loss, and the effusion o• % nan in :fmcombat of two small armed vessels: toes n.mt exceed four men. The French ship,„ like stores, remain at our disposal, and the ' be pxthanged for our .rasps. Nothing of been attained by red-hot balls, or similar asures of prevention been taken, which re would have been melt greater. I there 'mined m. self in a manner worthy of the wn, who have given me so many repeated tenee mid respect, that 1 shall at all times sense of We approbation with which the) aouduCt. squisuion bust:tint-a t blood bas been les. iii toe loss in killed doe! their arms, and wade prisoners taken will tb.tt kind could have tue.ins. Had no ine.m uire time, our loss v i • 1 . • ; : t .l O r ,usilj have acq - • ~ ortACthis to , t 45. /, AP % • \ I -416- 1111 16 , • . e 11Fr " 0 • dr• • • •-• yr*, •- • i•-1 Trz7 , " L borAllet r* " 4 " ..- THE NATIONAL REGISTER. • .. JULY 17. But now• I demand, exact, and ordain, that all disturbance s all cease; that every thing shall return to order; that all per. s.a s, according to their different ranks alai stations, shall sub. mit to the ( 7 onstitteed Authorities, who all depend from the Su. p eme Council of Government, at all times solicitous to pronion he putil , c welfare, and to procure the best alliances and means o secure a successful issue of our undertaking : Let the laws re . g.s, and all arbitrary proceedings be avoided. The most en. I Ahteiied and civilized people only disgraces itself by demand. it! the death of any individual. The field of battle, where Mitt s repelled by force, authorises alone the elfusion of blood, w:tich is otherwise The Sovereign himself is not master of the life of an offender, unless be has forfeited the same by th laws of his country. These laws prohibit in all countries; even among the most b trharous nations, sedition and disturbances of every destrip. tion ; we are bound to obey and respect them. This is the only .neans to secure a successful issue of the contest in w hich we are engaged, and not to offend either against the God of Hosts, of the Sovereign, whose sacred rights we have sworn to defend. In order to avoid an unnecessary multiplication of public:is o , s, 1 now address the French, who reside in this city. The - .upreme Couto 11 has used towards you the utmost lenity and •,s•pes t ; after having taken the oath of fidelit % to the Spanish qatiou, you are permitted to remain in this country, and your ;froperty is respected. Grateful for this valuable blessing, you should not he vipers, w hich destroy the bosom that gave them wiener. On the contrary you are bound to skew the utmost Ito% alty and respect for a Government which treats you in so generous a manner; by such conduct you will not only avoid Ole odium of the good inhabitants of this town, but also obtain heir love. Should you act otherwise dread their justice, they will punish with the utmost rigour, and without the least mcrey; even meetings which you may hold among yourselves, ani dis loyal e% pressions which you may make use of in opposition to our cause. Should any one of S ou he so far devoid of reason as not to respect it on account of its equity and justice, he will fall a victitn of his is ickedness or pride. Cadiz, June 14, Ififid. MORLA. ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OP CADIZ. The commotion more or less violent, which has taken place in the whole peninsula of Spain, has been of eminent service to rouse us front the state of lethargy in which we indulged, and !o make us acquainted with out rights, our glory, and the in violable duty which we owe to our holy religion and our mo narch. We wanted some electric stroke to rouse us from our para lytic state of inactivity; we stood in need of a hurricane, to clear the atmosphere of the insalubrious vapours with which it vas loaded. Fortunately, the only antidote which could save us has proved efficacious. It is, howeier, necessary to know, that if the use of heroic remedies he continued, after the good effect w hick was expected from them bas been obtained, they destroy, annihilate and kill ; that excessive efforts bring on in ,itrect debility, which is worse than direct weakness, because he very principle df strength is emaciated. }fence it is, that although the popular ferment which has pervaded all the Pro ' axes has been of considerable use, yet, if not checked, it will produce a state of putrefaction, or, in o her word., prove ex iri.itiely destructive. It it necessary to return to order, and to 'lave confidence in the Magistrates, who from their knowledge, s tidies, and experience, are able to deliberate, combine, and determine as circumstances shall direct. Without the most in ! imitate knowledge, the Wisest are liable to err, and how can mob possibly steer clear of etrors, which is mostly guided by the cries of women and boys. But not testricting myself to this city, I really believe, that all these observations are perfectly useless, because the inhabi tants of this city are more enlightened than any other, on at count of their trade and intercourse with other nations. 'T her e are hut few ideots in this city, who are merely guided , as i t ,were, by instinct; and mach smaller is the dumber of those, who, from their vicious habits, can only exist in confosionand disorder. These few have been joined by others of the neigh bouring districts, who neither enlist for the Ironoarahie and gin' lions setviCe In which we are engaged, nor apply themselves to reap the plentiful crops with which Providence had been pleased to bless us. These are the men who have not looked out for any other employment than that of d'sturbing the peace and tran quillity of this place, and of preventing the rest of the inhabis taut; nay, the Magistrates, front performing their duty. They are well known ; sad unless they amend their conduct, and all furelgoen withdraW to their ditiereut habitations, they vfla r- te I' ns 1- re d, er p- ly