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woespected but voluntary resolution which they had fee same time entertained, toobtlicate their throne, as they accordingly did, in favour of their sat liairJ . I: , heir the Prince of Asturias: " The Emperor, iguortipt of this sudden ereni, and perhaps never supposing that the were cis pahle of displeying such dined Priswe Murat to adesor wards Madrid, under the idea: were already on the coast,- roil on , barktaig, and that far from meow, obstacle on the pert of the people, jiein would receive hint with open arms eb their deliverer and guardian angel. !le conceived that the nation was. to the highest degree, dimatiatieil with their, Government, and never reflected that they were only dissatisfied with the abuses which lied crept au to the administration of it. " The instant the Coma Duke of Berg w rs ap pried of tile occurrent.. s at Araujut-z, he std.-Kneed with his whale army to occupy the capital of the kingdom ; intending, no doubt, to profit by the occasion, and to take such steps as should be best calcatated to realize, by any means, the plan of ntskia4 himself muster of Spain. " In the mean while, the 'oystering, cs'aicarity of the Ewseror's projects. the proximity of his troops, and the igtiorasiceiu which Ferdinand VII. of • Enipetwes approach, Spania displaying , resolotioo, had or to advaest4ridw titAt thettovat Fnuti t iy j the point 44 . 1411. tto. - all of ti useasure4 tot Hp ' to conciliate van ;Ilea with to th.• Throne terms. the Grandees of his moue to He al .o op ' PaY a stouter er Berg. W . lO hail of 111Wrid ! _ • which •the French was to assure in all qua. several night W the imipression, preparing apart the of to emat a lo at, wrote again to the erer. *MI agsateslole it would lie to hiou to be tientosally acquainted with Ili* Majesty, and to 'awe him, with his own bps, of his molest wishes to stren s olicii woe and mere the Ali nice which sulosisttsl between the two Sovereigns. " The Grunt, Duke of Berg. boil in the mean time entered Madrid, at the bead of his troops.— Ile vets no sootier acquainted with the start of af fairs. than he began to sow discord. He spoke in a mysterious simmer of the abdication of the Crown, executed by the Royal Father :• favour of his son. amidst the Ultimata of Aranjoes, mn l gave it to be understood, that until the Emperor had acknowlettged Ferdinand VII. it was impossible for Inin to take any step that should appear like att ac knowledgmeut. awl that he moat be under the no cesiity of treabug only with the Royal Father. " This pretest did not fail to produce the effect which the Grand Doke intended. 'lite Royal Pa r •nts, the moment they were informed of tleis csiinstatiee. *railed themselves of it to save toe Fie yourite, who remained is confinement, atoll n whose f tvour Prince Murat ptiotestied to take ass interest. fur the sole purpose of flatteritig Their Majesties, utortifyiwr Ferdinand Vii. and sowing fresh matter of discord between the Parents mid the Son. " In this state of things, the new Lase quads his poLlie entry into Madrid, without any o. her punt& than the most numerous concourse of all the in liabitaata of the capital and its envinnes, the strongest exproseions of love and loyalty, mod the applause% and acclimation. which a wow; front the joy and eutlinshista of his subjects--a arrow truly grand sod impels...ire, is %loco the voting hint; won seen like a fishes in the midst of his ehildrett, en tenng his capital as the regenerator and guardian angel of the Monarchy. " Toe Duke of Berg was an eye-Athirst of this scene ; lout far from abandoning his plan, he re solved to persist in it with (touter urdteir. The experimeat upon the Roy al Parents radio:ea the desired erect; lost whilst the beloved King, who came to the throne ander such good nuspiees, con tinued to be present, it teas impossible to carry the plan into execution. It was, therefore. necsouiry to make every effort to remove Ferdinand VII. from Madrid. " To accomplish this purpose. the (lrand Duke every moment spread reports of the errs. al of a fresh courier, with accounts of the Emperor's departure from Pieria, and that he taught be speedily expected to arrive in this capital. He directed his efforts in the first instance to induce the lasfaut Don Carlos to set off to receive His Imperial Majesty. upon the supposition that his Highness must meet him be fore he had proceeded two days upon his journey. Has Majesty acceded to the proposal, bring influ enced by the purest and most betieficent intentions. Ile had no sooner succeeded is procuring the de parture of the Infant, than he manifested the most anxious desire that the King should do the was, leaving no means untried to persuade His Mutest.• to take this step, and assisting him that it would he *minted by the untst happy consequences to the King and the whole kingdom. " At the same time that the Grand Duke of Berg. the Ambassador. and all the other Agents of France. went proceetlitiz sit this course, they were, on the other side, busily employed with the Royal Prrents to procure fro.n them a formal protest ogainst the abdication of the Crown, which they had thecuted spontaneously awl with the accustomed solemnities, in favour of their son and legitimate heir. " His Majesty being incessantly urged to go to meet the Emperor. painfully hesitated between the necessity of performing an act of courtesy to his sallv, which he was assured would he attended with assets advantageous results, and his reluctance to abandon his loyal and beloved people under such critical circumstances. " In this embarrassing situation. I can etnert, that my constant opinion, as the King's Minister, wits. that Thu Majesty should not lease Ins Capital until he received certain information that the Em peror was already arrived in Spas, and was ap proaching Madrid ; and that even then, he should only proceed to a distance so short us not to render it neeitsairy to sleep our night out 011ie capital. "His Majesty for some days persistent is the re- t solution of not qiiitting Madrid until lie receives certain advice of the Emperor's approach; and he wouldo ve prolpibly tined in that deteritii -1 ri4 t45t i0 6441 . 40, I irti 4..le i r i .i r t it s „ 01 , , , t ,.td ti t ky; 'thee,: . or Bea fetal . g t. i , woeful Savory was an uuced as EsiSay front Ihmilisprror, and in that capacity detdanded au audience from His Majesty, which was imisaillaillit granted. At This audience lie proleassaLtirst 10,, wits sent lii the Emperor merely to compliment His Majelity, lto know whether his sentiments with tesrect to France were conformable to those of tWt 4 Kingitis father, in which s ellPl! the Emperor wriuld fonege all txtusideratioit of what had,hrip.sed, iffridd In no• degree interfere in the internal con &tns of die kingdom, and would iminedimely re cognlzeLltis-Mtijesty as Kit* of Spina and the In dies." • . * " The iii . .rst satisfactory answer was given to Ge neral Savory, and the conversation wits cont . ..1 in. tenor so datteriug, that nothing more could have been desired. The audience terminated with an assurance upon his port, thut the Emperor had al ready left Paris, that he was near Bayonne, and on Isis way to Madrid. " Scarcely had he left the Audieace Chamber, whew he berm to make the most urgent applies tiotrt, to balers His Majesty to meet the Emperor, assuring hint that this attention would be very grotsful and thitterjug to His Imperial 'Majesty ; amid he sesertedsio repeatedly, and in suet. positive terms, limit the Emperor's arrival might be ex pecied,eastry asessent. that it was impossible not to.pioe credit tairiamwertionin, It was in fact eery beryl to sempace hat a,tkorod, the Envoy of an Emperor. dsoald havecome merely for the purpose of deception. " The liiug at length yielded to so molly soli citations, awl so mosey flattering hopes and missile latices; and hirylove of his subjects, and ardent de- Ore to contrib.!, to their immanent, by putting an end to this dreadful crisis, triumphed in Ins gt [te rm's heart over every feeling of repugnance and ap prehension. **l - ,,' day appointed fur I his Majesty's departure nrrired. General Savory, affecting the moat ZCA• IMO and assiduous attention to Illis Majesty, soli- Med the honour of accompanying hint on his jour ney, which, at the farthest, commit! only extent' to Burgos, according to the information be had just received of tl.t. Emperor's approach. " During his absence, supposed to be only for a few days, the Kitt'{ left at Madrid a Supreme Junta of Government, consisting of the Secretaries of State, and presided over by his uncle, the most Se rene Infant Don Antonio, in order that the urgent affairs of the Government should be attended to. ' " General Savory followed him to Burgos, in a siairate carriage ; but the Emperor not having ar rived there, he used every exertion to iudtiee Ili* Majesty to continue his joutney as far as Vittoria. Various discussions arose as to the course which °tight to he pursued ; but artifice and perfidy con tended with honour, • PCPAICC, and good faith ; awd, in so unequal a strife, the sense benevolent hitentions which drew Ili. Majesty from hi* capital urged him to proceed to Vittoria. " (kneral Savory, convinced that Ili* Nlajesty had resolved to proceed no farther, coot' 'hie journey to Bayonne with the intention undoubtedly of acquaiuting the Emperor with all that hail passed, and of procuring a letter from him which should determine the King to separate himself from his people. " At Vittoria IN Majesty received information that the Einpernfarrised at Bontalcaits, and MAI on his way to Bayonne. In consequence of this ad vice, the Infant Don Carlos, who had been waiting at Tolosa, proceeded on to Bayonne, whither lie had been invited by the Emperor, who, however, delayed his arrival sane da}i longer. " Nothing particular occurred at Vittoria, except that the Supreme Junta of Government at Madrid having written that the Grand Duke of lkrg had imperiously demanded that the Favourite bIICIUM In released, and placed in hi, hotels, Ills Ilaje.ty did not think proper to comply with this demand ; And in comnumieating this determination to the Junta • '"---runteut, enjoined them to c es "as Grand r the . 4 To the coatings of this letter, which a ere nei ther flattering nor dreamily, General Bantry added so many *ad such vehement protestations of the in terest which the Emperor took in the welCire of Majesty, nod of Spain, that he even went SO far as to my, • I will suffer my bead to be cut off, if within a quarter of an hour of tour 3lajesty's ar rival at Bayonne, the Emperor shall Hot have re cognized you as King of Spain and the Indies. Tn support his own consistency, he will probably begin by giving you the title of ilighnews„ but in live mi nutes he will give yogi that of Majesty, and in three days every thing wi:l be settled, and your Majesty may return to Spain immediately.' His Nbijeist), however, hesitated as to the course which he should take ; but anxious to re deem the pledge which he had given, nud, above all, to relieve his beloved subjects from the cruel anxiety in which they were, he banished from his heart every apprehension of danger, and slant his ears against my counsels, and those of other per sons in his train, as well as to the supplications of that loyal city, and dete ned to proceed to Bay onne ; his Hopi' mind being incapable of sus peening that a Sovereign, his Ally, should incite him its a guest, for the purpose of making him a prisoner, Mid of putting an end to a dynasty, which, so far from having offended him, had given him so ramie striking nroofs of its friendship. • Scantly hod ills Majesty set foot on the French territory, when he remarked that no one came to receive him, until, at - his arrival at St. Jean de Luz, the Mayor made his appearance, attended 40 Every Is* hews theeebr 'resew was at 1.50 k sle livered up to the toungii,ged • , esteil miss as escort in dins to Upsets. This. step was witty owizie.to as order troop tlye Jsota Of bemoaning 'Walk* totersdoss cir evesstasisrs astt die ireemptary meastm of Hoe Gruel Date as is slated ague at large the Airporka to Ms rebtleattos. by the Municipality. The carriage stopped, an he addressed Ills Majesty with the most lively es precsions of the joy lie felt at - having the honour of lbeing the tirst to receive a King, who was the friend land ally of Franca. ti Shortl after,: he was met by the Deputation of the three Grandees of Spain, who had been sent off to meet the Emperor ; and their representation, with respect to the intentions of the Emperor, was not the must flattering. lie was, however, now too near Bayonne to think of changing h.ocourse, and he therefore continued his journ •y. - • 44 There came out to inert the -King, the Prince of Neufchatel and Duroc, Marshal of the Palace, with a detachment of the Guard of Honour, which the citizeus of Bayonne had formed to attend the Emperor, and they invited Ibis Majesty to enter Bayonne, where a plum had been prepared for his residence. This residence appeared to all, and was, in reality, but little suitable to the rank of the au gust guest, who was to occupy it. 'lbis remark able and expressive neglect formed a singular con trast with the studied inrigniticence which the King had employed is iiviking the preparations at Madrid for the reception of his ally. 4. Ills Majesty was doubting what could be the meaning of a reception that he so little expected, when lie was informed that the Emperor was Coin ing to pay leitn a visit. His Imperial Majesty arrived, accompanied by a number of his Generals. The King went down to the street-door to receive him, and both Monarchs embraced each other with every token of friendship and affection. 'clue Em peror staid but a abort time with Ili* Majesty, mid they eu-.braved each ether again at parting. 44 Soon after, Ilarshal Duroc came to invite the King to dine with his Imperial Majesty, who.e enrnier Majesty es were coming to convey Ilis to the Palace of Mara.': this accoodiugly took place. The Emperor carne as far ant the couch-steps to re ceive His Majesty, embraced him again, and lent him by the hand to the apartment provided fur hen. The King had no sooner returned to his resi dence, then Gen. Savary waited on His Majesty to inform him that the Emperor had irrevocably determines" that the Bourbon dynasty sheuld no longer reign in Spain ; that it should be succeeded by his ; mad therefore His Imperial Majesty requir ed that the King should, in his own name, opil that of all his family, renounce the Crowe of Speili and the Indies, in favour of the dynasty of Banew parte. 4. It would be difficult to describe the surprise with which the royal mind of 1-pis :Majesty was affected, and the consternatiosewith which all those who were nearest his persou were struck at hearing of such a proposition. ibis Majesty was not yet re covered frost the fatigues of a toilsome journey. when the same man who had made him so many protestations of security at Madrid, and on the road, who had drawn hint from his capital and his king dom to Bayonne, on pretence of udjitstiug matters of the greatest imp ortence to both States, and of his being recognised by his Imperial Majesty, had the audacity to be the bearer of so scandalous a proposal. 4. On the following day, I was sent for by the Em peror to his Royal Palace, where I found the 31i nister of Foreign Minim, 11. Chumpagny, waiting to enter 'Too a dismission oh' the proposals verbally stated by General Savory. I instantly complained of the perfidy with which so important an affair was proceeded in; representing that the King my tau ter eatee to Bayonne, relying on the assurances given by Choi. Savnry. in the name of the Emperor, and in the presenee ef the Irukes del I efantado, S. Carlos, I). Jaen Eaeniquiz, and myself, that MS Imperial Majesty would recognise born at the' very= first interview between the two Sovereigns, in the loperlid Palace of Maras ; that when His Ilajestt expected to witness the realisation of this promised recognition, he was surpris..l with the prepositioue , above alludedeo ; and that His Majesty had aiitho riled me to protest against the violence done to his pemon, in not permitting him to retuvp to Spain ; and as a cutegoncal and final answer Ohre sulicatn tioai of the Emperor, that the King neither would tier could renounce his Crown in fivonr of another dynasty, without being wanting in the duties which lie owed to Ins subjects and to his own character ; that be could not do so in prejudice to the Indi viduals of his own family, aho were culled to the succession by the fundamental laws of the king dom ; and munch less could he consent to the esta blishment of another dynasty, which ought alone to be called to the throne by the Spanish tuition; m virtue of their oriemal right to elect another family, upon the termination of the present dynasty. " The Iliiiiuer of Foreign Affair* insisted on the necessity of the renunciation which had heen pro posed, arid contended, that the abdication Wiggled by Charles IV. at the led' of March, had not here voluntary. 44 I expressed my serprise that the King should be importuned to renounce his crown, at the same moment that it was asserted that the renunciation of his father was not has free act. I wished, how ever. not to be understood as entering into such it discussion, a. I could not ocknowlvtim, the %tomtit-tit authority in the Emperor to interne...idle with mat ters which were purely domestic. and perillindy belonging to the Spanish Governme n t;e following in this respect the example of the Cabieet of Pans, when it rejected, as inadmissible. the applications of His Majesty, the Royal Father, in favour of his ally and first cousin, the unfortunate Louis XVI. 4. Nevertheless, deeirons of giving to truth nett innocence ptestimony which they alone had a right to exact, I added, that three weeks before the dis. turbaitee at Aranjuee, Charles IV. in nay presence. and that of all the other Ministers of state, ad dressed Her Majesty the Queen. in these words : "" Maria Ennis', we will retire to one of the pro • einem. erhre we will p r am our days in tran q uillity ; and Ferdinand, who is a young man, will tale upon himself the burden of the Government." 4 4 I represented to him, that, ma the 17th, teth. and leth. no violence was done to Hie Majesty, in Miler to extort an abdication of his Crown. either by the pew* who had risen purely from the apprehen sionihat Nis Majetty was going. to remove to Seville. and thence to America; or on-the part of his eon. the Price! of Asturias, or any other persons; of which fates the Ministers of the Corps Diplonstifer, as walks all the pefleas &bent the Court, were fully osileineorl, *Mee all of them congratulated and complimented the sew Sovereign, with the creep- tion of the French Ambassador, who pretended that he had not been furn shed with the mcessary instructions, disregarding the example of his col, leaguer, who were as little provided with instrac. 60'1161*mm their respective courts. concluded with proving to him that the re. ntinciation of the Royal Father wa. only the cos. sciluence of Ili* Majesty's predilection for the trans reality of a private life, and his persuasio n t h at his constitution, enfeebled by Hite mini habitual ins disposition, was incotopetent to support the heavy burden of the Government. " This irrelevant objection having been got rid of, Mr. Gliarupegiir stated, that the . Emperor could never be sure of Spain, In case of a new von with the Powers of, the North, while the Spani s h p at r on continued, to.he governed by a dynasty, who m u g regret to we its elder branch expelled from the u tu . narchy of France. " I answered, that in a regular system of things such prepossessions never prevailed over the interests of Suites, and that the political conduct of Charl.l I V. since the treaty of Basle, afforded a recent pro..r that Sovereigns paid little regard to family into-reg., when they were in opposition to the interests of their dominions ; that the friendship between Spain and France was founded in local and political cons tliderations; that the topographical sititation of two kingdoms was of itself sufficient to demonstrate how important it was for Spain to preserve a good understanding with France, the only State ou the Continent of Europe with which she had direct and very ex t e n s ive fellation*, and consegtieutly, that every reason of policy induced Spain to maintains perpe tual peace with France. Besides, what ground of suspicion had the Emperor with respect to a nation, who, to considerations of interest, add the inflexible and religions integrity with whiels,at all periwig, ac cording to tie adinissioit of French writere selves, they had preserved their federative system ? " I added, that there were reasons no less ine portant, why France should not endanger the con tinuance of that harmony which prevail.ol shift the treaty of Baste, with equal advantage to herself and to Spain ; *that the Spanish nation, whose genera pity sod affection for their Sovereigns were prover bial, if from a principal of fidelity they had soli nntted to the caprices of despotism, when covered with the veil of Mujesty, would, from the i,peratiaa of the lame principle, display their well known when they law their independence, and the security of their beloved Sovereign, violated; that if, unfortunately, Frame should commit so atrocious all insult, that power would lose an ally, whose ar mies, fleet, and treasure, had in a great measure contribnted to her tritstopho ; that Englond, whirl► had in lain attempted to shake the good faith of the Spanish Cabinet, for the purpose of separating her from France, wolita avail herself of suds a colijune tneeto diminish the force of her enemy, and to stig merit her own, by pacific relations with a power ohich she would assist with money and with her forces by laud and sea, in the glerkins enterprise of defending our independence, and the security of our King and natural Lord ; that the feeble colo nies of France would not in that event find the ma ritime forma of Slain employed in obstructing the plans of entique.t entertained by Great Britaiu seed that the commerce of that power must inevita. lily come t u tu competition at the Spaiiish market with the Freacti merchandise, which is now pecu liarly fat oured. 1 1Kesirha these considerations, having *direct relationM the interests of both States, I **Mated on others no less cogent, and connected with the character of the F tench Cabinet. •• I reminded the Minister, that, on the O7th of October lust, a treaty was signed at Fontaiolileau, wherein the Eintieror gnarauteetl the indepeudoice and integrity of the Sponish . Mouarchy as it tlwe was ; that nothing had since occurred which could justify its infraction on the contrary, dim Spain had colitioned to add new claims to the coufidroce and or-altitude of the French Empire. as His ha perial Maje,ty himself bail confessed, by the praises which he I),a:owed on the good faith anti constaia frieudship of.his tunneler sell first ally. " What coididence. I added. cum Europe place in her treaties telth Frunce. when she look. to I n c perfidy with which that of die o7th of Octoier h.. been violated.? And what must be her terror whims she sees the captiowittseans, the tied Active artifices, and the false promises, lay which Ilia Imperial Ma jesty has confined the King in the city of So-owe. in order to despoil him of the CUM.* to which, eth the inexpressible joy of his people, lie has bees called by the fundamental laws of the knigdotn. and the spontaneous ebdieation of his augustfather. Posterity will ant believe that the Fatiperor mold have give', on treat a ',low to his own reputatior, the loss of which will leave no other means of con cluding; a war with him, than that of total destruc tion and extermination. " This was the state of the dimension, when the Emperor, who had overheard our conference, oi dered us to toter his own Cabinet, where, to mY great surprise. I was insulted by His Imperial Ms jolty, with the infamous appellation of traitors upon no other ground, than that having been Mu mister to Charles IV. I confirmed to serve his oos Ferdinead 'VII. Ile also accused me, in as an gry tone, of having maintained, in an official con ference with General Montion, that my Master. ;5 order to his being King of Spain. did not shoo; in need of the recognition of the Enloe-oar, althouo that might be necessary, in order to coutinue l r s relations with the French Government. ff Ills Imperial M aty manifested still ere,iter irritation on account of my having said to a ferrirl Minister, accredited to the Court of Spain. that if the French army offered any violation to the in tegrity and independence of the Spanish Sove reioty, 300,000 men would convince them that a brave and generous nation was not to be with impunity. if After this ill treatment which I met with, was as eatiafactore to my own feeling'. ' of the real moves of it. as it was painful count of the Ihival Personage whose intenai in question, I mpenel Mitjest , with his t asperity, entered into a eonvervation upon the which had already b e en discussed. He was sensible of the strength of toy ~ovk and lidity of the orguistents by which I imparivrs ri dos of the }Ono, hssds misty. and the v b tion : but Ills Blaiestv youclitiled by teat " I hone T.tew yo;liey of rob new. Y . ' to dept more !irks. iris: to be le.” logic Eiti thno iffit Seis ■IY , b w ~' was of the real object of the Euipeiwei induced the King . to adopt midi useasi peered to His Majesty hest calculated I the good will of the Hui peter. Not sa hatingcniannusicated his accession to I is the meet friesidly and alliretionate King appointed a deputation et three Sarno to pFOCeed to Bayonne. and in I co:u4slisueng Nw linainhal bleje:ny. 1 pawed iirredierrasesidee of Spain to p cossi:dinterapto the Grand Duke of Be Orr& arrived; iss the vicinity of Ilacki One of the contrivances which agent immediately lied recourse to, n the king, and to spread the rumour lets. that His Isopenal Itlajesit)". are expected every taioaseut. Uisder this the neceseary orders were given fur pre{ waits in the Palseus suitable to the I tsarist a guest; and the king wrote or GoverumeUt, enjoinvd them to enter into no ex- planations with the Cram! Duke, respecting the lute of the prisoner f 1). 4t in the mean time Deneral Savory concert* t 1 with the gaper°, in *hot tnantaer they should pre- pare to give ffse Sleighing blow; and while the Freon .11 troops in the vieinity of Vittoria were making si p. 'scions movements, he made his appearance in that eity, with the letter No. 3, to fits Majesty from the Emperor. itbulted h, s hish Hec non it a at *P AO ht 11010 ~Utin ii the xtal t hole haat oig /de hey f SP 66 i .1 hi i hj r null 'den thi r ;:ive If I per m pew, f • gar reign relit 11111 I Of ti *it'd Seize !Cr t , eello sdit• o , de on pt Ul ire. 1111ia • that uIKI pttl 4 6 • bad • • hi witf. the 'nu • but Ctr.J