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J'rom ihe g<>oil uoilcrstaadinR that exists be_
tween the Emperor and me, as trom the i
honesty he has shown towards me 1 see in
to n»e therefore, that it is right that >’«>•*«
majesty should give me a letter t >r the Km
|)nor, in whitli you will felicitate him on
his arrival, ami will testify to him that 1
have tor him the same sentiments as you
have shown towards him. If your maj s y
shall judge proper, you will send me the
letter immediately, because 1 shall' set out.'
after tomorrow, and 1 have given orders
that the relays which are to wait on your
majesties should come hick (en art icle )
Your most humble servant,
(Signed)
FERNANDO.
Madrid, 8th April, 1808,
The third /tar' of this collection compre„
heads seven documents relative to the events
■which passed during the residence ot the
king Charles and the Princes at Bayonne.
These documents are. a letter from king
Charles to his son Ferdinand; the answer of
this prince containing the renunciation of
the crown ; the treaties of cession made in
invor of his majesty the Emperor of the
French, by the kmg£c all the Princes of Ihe
Hou,c of Spain ; a letter of the Prince .of
Asturian addressed to the Junta of Spain ;
and, lastly, a letter ot this Prince to Don
Amonio, his uncle, at Madrid. We confine
ourselves to the insertion of this last letter,
all the other letters having been printed at
the time.
^Letter of Ptince Ferdinand to the Infant
Don Antonio,from liuyonr.c, 28ih Afirii,
180 8.
My dkar Antonio,
1 have received thy let
ter of die 24th, and have read the copy of
Murat’s letter, and thy answer thereto,
■with which I am satisfied. I have never
doubted thy prudence, and thy attachment ;
to my person, and 1 know not how to rcc>>m
pence thee. 1 know not how all this will
end. I desire that it in iv be soon, and to
the satisfaction of all. I forwavn thee that
the Emperor has in his hands a letter of
Maria Louisa, which suites that the abdica
tion of mv father was forced. Pretend ig
norarcc of it but conduct thyself according
■!>', and use thy endeavors that these cuised
French do nut give thee a touch of their per
ftlly.
I am thy affectionate brother, &c.
(Signed)
FERDINAND.
The fourth fir.rc comprehends thirteen
letters addressed to the Emperor after the
treaties of lluyonne, cither by Prince Fer_
dinand, or by King Charles ami Que6u
'Louisa. The following are some ot the let
tors.
No. 2. Later cf Prince Ferdinand to the
Emperor.
-SIR,
I have received with much pleasure the
flitter of your imperial ami royal majesty,
tta ed the 15 h inst I return tha: ks for the
affectionate expressions with winch 1 am
honored in it, ami upon which I have aL
■ways lelied, and I repeat them for your
goodness in favoring the sui: of the Duke of
San Carlos and of Macanaz, which i had
the honor to recommend to youi notice.
I present also to your irhperi-l majesty, as
Veil in the name of my brother and uncle
of myself, my very sincere felicitations
-on the satisfaction you must have had m the
installation of your dear brother upon the
throne of Spain.. The object of all our do.
sires having been always the happiness of
the generous nation which inhabits that vast
kingdom, we cannot see at the head of it a
monarch so worthy and so well fitted by his
virtues to secure that object, without feeling
the greatest comfort at the event. It is this
sentiment, and the desire of being honored
with his friendship, which have induced us
to vrite fo hi r. the adjoined letter, which I
take the liberty to send toyour imperial ma~
3us y. begging that, after having read it,
you will deign to present it to his catholic
majesty, bo respectable a mediation will
secure it a reception with that cordiality
which we wish to cultivate.
Excuse, sire, this liberty, which owes its
origin to the unbounded confidence with
which your imperial and royal majesty has
inspired us ; and assured of our affection
and of all our respect, permit me to renew
the assurance of the most sincere and invio
lable sentiments with which I have the ho_
nor to be, sire, your imperial and royal ma
Jesty’s very humble and very obedient ser
>Vant,
(Signed)
Valency, 22 ad June, ISOS.
No. 3.
Letter of Prince Ferdinand
to the
Hm/ierar.
SIRE,
I have received with much gratitude
the letter of your Imperial and Koyal Ma
jesty of the 20th inst. in which you deign to
assure me of the prompt dispatch of your or
tiers on my a flairs. My uncle and roy bro
ther have been as much charmed as myself
at the annunciation of the journey of your Im
perial and Royal Majesty to Paris, which
you again approach with your presence ; and
since, whatever may tnc road you travel,
it must pass near this place, we shall regard
it as a very great gratification, if your Impe_
rial and Koyal Majesty will h..vu the good
ness to permit U3 to go to meet yotti and re
new to you personally our homage at the
place which you may designate, provided you
may not be incommoded by it
(Signed)
FERDINAND.
Valeacy, July 2G, 1803.
No. 4. Letter of Prince Ferdinand to the
Mmheror,
SIRE,
The pleasure which I have had in
seeing in the public papers the victories with
which Providence has newly crowned ihe
august head of your Imperial and Koyal Ma
jesty, and the great interest that we, my bro
ther, toy untie and myself, take in your sue
cess, have influenced us respectfully to teli
Citaic you on the occasion. Under the pro
tection of your Imperial and Koyal Majesty
we live in love, sincerity and thankfulness
T.lv brother and my uncle charge me to offer
to you their icspcctlul homage, and in d >e.~
»«> they join wiih him who has the honor lo
be, with the most high and renpectlul consi
deration
(Signed)
FERDINAND.
Valency, Aug. G, IfiCQ.
fio. 5. Letter of Prince Fcdlnqnd to the
iim/ier9T,
ttRE.
My respectful gratitude for the gocd
jcss <>f your Imperial anil 11 -yal Majesty is
oo sincere to permit me to delay for a sin
jle women: answering the letter with which
oti have honored me, dated ihc 16 h of this
nonth i return thanks to your Imperial
and Koval Majesty lor the interest and pa
•erual love, that your august person takes til
my favor and upon which I always reckon.
My attachment to your Imperial and Royal
Majesty, and my conduct never shall contra
cl’ct these sentinfien*s and the blind obedi_
nice (aveugle obeisance) which i am dis
posed to pay to all the orders and desires-of
tour Imperial and Royal M ijesty. hire, l tie
posit in the bosom of your Imperial and Royal
M ijesty the most ardent wishes for the
prosperity of your kingdom, and the senti
ments of the most respectful and most abso
lute devoMon for your aegt^t persoh.
(Signed)
FERDINAND.
Valency, Dec 31. If!09.
No. 8. Letter of K ug Charles to the Em
fleror.
SIR, my brntluir I have found Com-1
peigne all tha I can desire ; the palace v: *r |
and commodious ; the country rich, the j
fields . smiling, the forest as extensive as
bean ift*i and promenades not in the least
•edit ns but all varied and very ng>eeable ;
hut fatal experience has unhappily given
me to know thrt ihe residenceHt Cnmpeignc ,
every day deteriorates my health, and that
it will not be passible for me to pass the
winter in this climate, without exposing me
t > lose the use of my l'mbs for the res: ol
my life. The preservation of my health he.
coming one of the first of duties, after h iv
ing consulted the most able physicians upon
my situation, I desire before winter to draw
near one of the mildest climates of France.
They have pointed out to me the city of
Nice 1 therefore ask of vour majesty, if
you believe it possible and fit, that 1 may es
tablish myself there with my suite for tile
bad months of the year ? I expect of the
friendship of your Imperial and Royal Ma
jesty this new murk of the inteie3t, with
which the health of your good friend inspires
you.
I pray God, sir, my brother,that lie will
have you in his holy and praise worthy
kt'Gping. Sir, my brother, the very affecti
onate brother and friend ot your Imperial and
Royal Majesty,
(Signed)
CHARLES.
Compeigne, July f>, 3CC3.
No. 12. Letter of King Charles IV. to the
■Einjicror.
SIR, my brother, , notwithstanding the
state of my health almost dept i\es me of the
power ot holding a pen (so grievous it is.) I
cannot deprive myself of the pleasure of fe
licitating your Imperial ami R ynl Majesty
on the happy sucre.,* ot yotif last campaign,
as well as 01 your return to the capital of
your empire. May the perfect tranquility ot
the continent at least he the fruit of your la
Iv rs, as I llaiter myself it will, and I shall
have this sweet consolation amongst the
grievances and pains which afflict me.
1 pray God, &c.
(Signed)
CHARLES.
Marseilles, Feb. 7. 1309.
Continuation of Foreign .A’em by the lacat
Arrivals
Londok, May 14
By letters from Malta it appears, that an
insurrection had taken place in Minorca, oc„
casioned by some indiscreet restrictions on
commerce, which led to a disposition in the
mal“contents to supercede the authority of
Spain, and place the Island underihe protec
tion of G B. —After the destruction of the
Custom House, and of some private property
of its Superintendant, order was re-establish
ed.
I he Gleaner, Lieut. Green, has arrived
at IM> mouth, in 6 days from Lisbon. Lord
Wellington had advanced to the frontiers,
and a rumor prevailed that his intention
was to endeavor to push on to Salamanca,
where great part of the French army, des
tined for the attack on Portugal, was siati
oued. The British army is la the higher
state of discipline. The Portuguese force
consists ol about 40 000 men, well appointed,
and principally commanded by English offi
cers.
German papers to the G h, mention, that
gteat discontent prevails in Sweden—that
the party attached to the gallant Gu?tavus
acquires strength daily—that the intended
successor to the Throne, the Prince of Au
gustenburgh, is extremely unpopular—and
that a strong desire is entertained in fa
vour of raising the son of Gustavos to the
Throne, upon the demise of the prese..:
king.
The intelligence of a British fleet being
destined to the Baltic has struck, terror into
me jLmnes.
Pari- papers to the 7th, which we received
this morning contain the fallowing Sena -
TUS CONSULTUM : —
Akt 1. All the countries situated on the
lelt Bank cf the Rhine, from the limits of the
i Departments of die liner and Lower Meuse,
| following the Thalweg of the Rhine to the
Sea, are united to the French empire, and
form an integral part.
2- The countries situated between the
course of the Waal, the river Dogne, and
Mia frontiers of the Department of the Neites,
ttie Lower Meuse, and the liter, shall
f. rm a Department under the name of
the Department of the Mouths ot the
Rhine. Bois le Due shall lie the chief city.
The countries situated at West of the
Dcgne, with the Isle of Schowen, Thole*’,
Nor.h and South Beveland.and YValcheren,
shall be united to the Department of the Two
Nettcs.
4 The Department of the Mouths of the
Rhine'•hali'li.ive tWoDeputies to ttie Ltjrls
lative Body. J
The Department of the Two Nettcs,
which Ins three, shall have five,
(Signed)
NAPOLKON.
CAM U A CERES.
May 15,
The amount of th** interest of the Loan to
he raised f<*r the -ervice of the present year,
will be about 700,000fl. It will be provided
for, we undeistand, without any new taxes.
1 here will, it is said,bean increase in the
postage of letters, and some new regulations
will be made in the stamp duties, which will
have tht elFect of increasing the receipt of
that branch ot the revenue. The duties on
timber imported fiom any parts but from
our colonic* of Nova Hchm, New.Bruns.
wick, and Canada, will he increased-_
But ibis is not expect'd to be very prnduc
tive, nor is it to be wished. We shall lit
g 'id to find our imports front our colonics
rcti^t . jparuuiettfromaoy other parts un
necessary.
It is said, that Mr. Mackenzie nndhisse.
cretaiy who hare been sent to Morlaix to
negotiate a Cartel, have been invited to Pa.
i is to be present at the grand fetes to be given
there this month in liuimi' i>| If -oaparte’s
marriage. We find in one of the last Pans
papers the following paragraph :
•* Mr. Mackenzie, his Jl-itunnic Majes
ty’s Envoy, and Mr. William Keaton, Si c^e..
iar> of Legation, have ju.,t hired a II *tel at
Paris to H;sist at the fetes of May.*’—L'hron
iijuc de CRurofie, May 2
On the 9 li inst. Allan II ivt, an American
seaman was committed to Glasgow jail by
• he magistrate''. charged with at'empting
toseduce several recruits of the 93 li regt
mentfrom his M ijesty’s service, into a mer
chant ship belonging totneU. S. The pri
soner says, that his real name is Thomas
Walker, that he was born at Leith and be
longs to the Count Wellington, an American
ship, but with Spanish p ipers, now at (Joe
nock. Hei3 a lad a little above 20. middle
sized, dark complexion,and his fu:e mark
cd with gun powder.
Ev&cuation of Port Matagorda.
1 he following additional p.n ucu ars are
derived from the private sources;
“ 0;| the 18.h ult. the enemy's battery
(on which they have mounted forty pieces
oi camion, and have furnaces tor heating
shin) ope.ied a bn k tire oa cur bombs and
gunboats, which was warmly returned**_
Unfortunately one of their red hot shat tai.
tered the mag .zinc of the Temeraire min
boa , which instantly blew up. ity ihi- fa
tal accident. L eu enaut Crisply and 14 -ea
nnn were ki i. d ; and ;M>. Martin MicL
shipm.in, a ad 9 men wounded, seme of them
dangerously.
“ °n 21st. at half past two in the
morning, the enemy open *d their batteries
upon Fort Matagorda, and upon the block,
vliips and gn . b..ats ; the bit ck ’>iiip w.is
soon set on fi e by their red iiot shot ;
but Lieutenant Moore, assis'ecl by the
crew ot the Tonnant’s guard boat, gallantly
jumped on board, extinguished the Hums
and brought her out of he-reach of he
enemy’s shot. The firing continued through
the day, unt.l o o’clock in die evening.
“ On Sunday the 22d, at 5 o’clock in the
morning, the enemy again opened a tremen
dous fire on Fort Matagorda, and threw se
veral shells into i'. I being at leng li de
ermined to evacuate the fort, ab-mi 10 o’_
ci-ck the same afternoon, Capt. Sutkp.de”
of tiie Tuunant, with two Lieutenants, ami
two Midship nen, blew it up ; in doing which.
Captain Siackpnle and Mr Loveless, a \1hI
Shipman, were wounded by tuc buisti e <tf a
Shell.
A Spanish launch, full ot men, in going
from Matagorda to the Bay, was struck In
two shots from the French ' batteries, which
passed through the midships, cut the boat
asunder, and tite crew were all drowned.
•* Our troops have continued skirmishes
with the enemy, whose advanced parties ap
proach close to the dockyard.
“ On board the different ships the loss lias
hitherto been comparatively trifling, if we
except the dreadful accident on board the
Tcmeraire gun boat ; the I'nnnaut has had
one man wounded, and one missing ; the A
cinile, five bussing; most of the other ships
have suffered in proportion.”
’ Zara. Aprils,
I he lollowing decree has been published
hete :—
In the name of his majesty the emperor
and king, we, Alarshal ot uie empire, Guv
ei nor general ot the Illyrian Provinces,
wishing to put an end to the disorders winch
the Dalmatians and the inhabitants ot the
Mouths ot tile Cattaro are daily Com mi ting
at Constantinople, and wlireof we are in
formed by a letter from the Charge d’Ai
faires of France at the sublime Porte, do
decree a3 follows:—
Art 1. The effects of all Dalmatians, and
inhabitants of the mouths tit the Cattaro,
going to Constantinople without authorif, &
w i-flout passports counter-signed by the Gen
erai commanding ihe district, snail be put
under sequestration.
2. Tneir families shall be put in a state of
superintendance.
3. The declaration of the Charge d’Al
faiies at Constantinople sn.ul be a sufficient,
authority for these acts ofr gor.
4 Toe General commanding in D.ilma.
iu, die iiitendant ol Z-.a, and the Admin,
.strator general oi H*gusa and Cautrio,
tie each, in their respective departments,
charged with me execution of the present
decree ”
Proclamation of hit excellency the Gov.
ernor general oj the 11j nan provinces Co
the inhabitants of Uuanu iu.
" An useful example hits just, been given.
Those who so recently endeavored to se
duce you into Criminalti), have been punish
ed.
'* H,s Mujes'y the emperor and king, onr
glorious sovereign, who always punishes with
regret, and who loves to indulge itie enioti
ons of his clemency, forgets tne past. All
hose who tormented t»y tlieir consciences,
have fled I'rum their families, and aie not
under sentence oi condemnation, may return
to their habitations. They will there find
peace and pardon.
'* Dalma ians f The emperor has distiii
finished among >ou those who are devoted to
him, anti loaded many . f them with favors
j Endeavor one 8c all to merit them by rud<>ub
i ling your *eal tor his service. Thank ilea"
J ven that you live under the government ora
[monarch so great and sojusi, and unity ren
der yourselves more worthy of the happy
: destiny which has united you to the nume
tons family of which he is the father,"
Co/'tj of a letter addressed to the Senator,
the Minister of General Po 'tec, bit M
Jierthemy, cnnouncing Kola's arrest
utitl his being forwarded tj Puns.
Valancay, April 6.
t MoNSKlGJJKUtt,
1 have the honor to inform
!your Excellency, by a courier extraordinary,
of the event which h is just taken place at
Valancay
M. U’Amcznga, Intendant of the House,
hold ol ihe Spanish Princes, Came o -ipprist
me, on the part of his highness Prince Per
dinand, that an E 'glisli emissary had intro
tlucetl himself into the castie. I instantly
repaired to tiie Prince’s apartments & found
him in a state n? great emotion.
“ The English,” said lie. addressing him
self to me, •• nave dope much ii j try to »h
Spanish nation. They continue to ran,
blood to be shed in mv name Thr F.ngtfsh
Minister1*, deceived by fiic false idea that I
am detained hereby force, have proposed
to mo means cf oscapa. 1 hey havo sent
to me an Individual, who under the pre
text.of selling some <J>jocts of art, engaged
to deliver iiw a message from his majesty
the king of England.*?
I speedily discovered and arrested this
.emissary, who stand himself to be tlie Bu
,»oil de Kolli. an Irishman, and Minister
(mm his majesty the king of England to
Prince Ferdinand l forward him post to
your excellency, with tlic pretty numerous
papers of which lie was the bearer. The
| examination to which you will subject him,
will. I have nodoum., disclose all the detai:s
[ufhis plans, and the accomplices he may
haie had. According to the preliminary
inquiries which 1 have made here. I am
inuuct d to think ,iiat he has come alone,
an I tliat he is totally' unacquainted in this
place.
1 think it rr.y duty. Sir, to avail mystlf of
?h:s opportimi.y to repeat to vour excellen
cy what I have already had the honor to
communicate to yon. Prince Ferdinand is
[animated with the best disposition; lie is
profoundly impressed with the opinion that
liis m ijesty the Emperor is his only support,
and his best protec or. A profound seme
of gratitude, the wish and hope of being de
elated the adopred son of his majesty the
Emperor— ■ uch are the sentiments whicli
li l the heart of his highness ; and under
such circumstances it was & at the same time
wnen the Prince had assembled tvepy per.,
sou of <1 simp-ion in the province at the Cas
tie of Vnlaocuy, to participate in the lirilli
aut entertainments wliicli he gave in celebra
uo:i of their majesty’s marriage, that he
Baron de K. Hi came to delivtr liis wicked
and i i lieu' us messages Assuredly nothing
could have been more easily anticipa te!
than tlie reception lie has experienced
I request thttyuur Excellency will trails
mit to inc a tietailed acknowlegmrnt of the
receipt of the various articles which I have
addressed to \ »>u
I have the honor to he, 3cc.
(Signed)
BERTIIEMY.
No II
Co/ij of a letter from Prince Ferdinand
to M. tlerth my Cljvrrnor of he Can.
tie of Valancay dated stfinl 6, aft fir t zing
him of me conduce of Kollz.
SIR.
An unknown person having introduced
Ititnstdf into tills place., under the pretence
ot working in the turnery line, lias stihse._
quendy ventured to make to D’Amez tga~
our First Equerry and iiuendant, the prupo
sition of carrying me Off from Vdancay,
of delivering to me some letters which lie
had and in slmr;, of b inging to i’s issue
<he project and plan of tins horrid enter
prise.
Our honor, our repose, the good opinion
due to our p; inciples, all would have been
singularly compromised had not M. IT A me
7. g.i been at the head of our household, and
had ho not, on this perilous occasion, given
a tresli pront of his fidelity and inviolable
attachment, both to his Majesty the Empe_
ror and King, and 10 me. 1 ins officer, whose
first step was to inform you at the very in.,
stant, ol the enterpnze in question, appriz
ed me of it immediately after.
I am anxious, sir, to inform you, person.,
ally, that I am acquainted with this affair,
and to take the occasion of again manifest'
ing my sentiments of inviolable fidelity to
wards the Emperor Napoleon, and the'horl
ror which I feel at this infernal project of
which I wish the authors and abettors to
meet with condign punishment
Accept, sir. Hie sentiments and esteem of
your affectionate
(Signed)
PRINCE FERDINAND.
P S. I request that you will c<>me to .VI
D’Amczaga’s at half past 3 o’clock.
No. VIII.
Cofnj of a letter addressed to M Berth-my
by Prince Fer dinand attjuaitving hi in
ninth his w #h to become the ado/ued non
of his Majesty.
Va la Me at, Apri. 4.
uLauuua in UdViiig M).ne ConVcr.-uiU..
on with you upon various matters which have
long occupied my atienliun I request .hat
y <> 'vill come to M. D’Anuz.-iga’s, out First
i Equerry, at tliree o’clock this afternoon.—
1'iiis individual exclusively t-nj.ys our cn.
vile confidence, vvmcii lie has tor a grea.
length of time justly merited, from his ex.
cellent conduct in all respects, and the- per*
tec knowledge lie possesses of our ✓.fi'urs,
which lie has always directed to our great j
satisfaction and to our advantage.
M. U’Amezaga, who has. on my part,
had thr honor of conversing with you upon
th. mallei s above alluded to, and o her
affairs which concern u til s me that you
are already acquained with them. On
c nvcrsatnu), s*r, will consequently be out
short, and wnl not mteifere with your own
alftirs
Fiiat whi h at present occupies my atten
tion, is to me an object of the greatest in e
rest. My first wish is to bee me the adop.
ted sou of his Majesty the Emperor, our au
gust Sovereign. 1 conceive myself to be
worthy ol this adoption, which would truly
constitute the happiness of my IMe, as well
from my perfect love and attachment to the
sacred person f his Majesty, as In my sub
mission and entire obedience to his intent i_
ons and desires. I am, moreover, extreme
ly anxious to leave Valancay, because this
r sidencc, which has nothing about it but
what is unpleasant to us, is not in any re»_
pect sui able for us.
1 teel a pleasure in confiding in that mag
nanimity oi cenduc , anil tn.it generous |>o
neficence which distinguish his { nperial and
Royal Majesty, and in believing that mv
most ardent wishes will soon be accomplish
ed.
Accept, &c.
(S.gncd)
FERDINAND.
Fuji,adkl?iiia, June 29
A gentleman who came passenger i» tii?
stiip fj itulon I itider, from Cadiz, which
place he let: on the 12:'i May, informs us
•hat the Island of Econind the city of Cadiz
were defended by General Blake, who luui
untler his command, on the Island 1T.001
Spanish roops, and in the city 8000,including
trtillery, volunteers and militia.
1 he English force in Cadiz and on the is
land, mo osted of ths tc.lowing corps
Cavalry, c ip'. Morris.
200 men
Artillery, Major lluncomb.
670
Guards, Col. ijyj.
1220
44 h Hcgimem,_.
6*0
79 ii do. I.ient Col Cameron,
600
f>< I* do. 'I ior Evens,
550
h do M j »r G If.
600
94:n do. Eicut. Col. Campbell,
650
95th Riff lUg’t.
500
20th Portuguese Rcg’t.
1250
.700*
An additional force of 8000 men *Crft
hourly expected from England. amitheb»*l
nrsh army was daily increasing by ihe niq,.
ber of volunteers from the city, and a*o
many from the adjacent country, who wei<
conveyed thither in boats or English
transports from Ayamotne, Leepe, r tid
Cortja.
The Spaniards had made several success
ful sallies in small parties upon .he French,
on the south east side of the island, but had
not dislodged the enemy from any pest of
importance.
1 ite Spanish mountaineers from Grenada
had within a short time previous to tne lt> U •
May vnude several attacks on the French
I in different quarters of t.ic Province of As
I dalusia.
Ihe Etglish .and Spanish troops had about
the 1st ult. defeated a body of French near
iaiitta. Ihe Marq us Rom ana held his
head quarters at Baiajos, and had under
him about 40,OfKJ men, was attacking the
French in every part.of the neighboring
country, and that a column oft!:?: Marquis's
troops had advanced within one day’s march
of Seville. The troops in Portugal, English
and native were estimated at 75 01)6 stmt r.
Commanded by L >rd Wellingtqn-ind the
French army under Junot, was said to be
nearly equal ; and as they were in sight'of
ea,ch oth”r> a'» engagement was expecuitT to
take place very shor ly.
, <*en- O’Dunneij had been successful in.
Catalonia, and had severely defeated the
enemv. Young General Lasse had been no
in in. It ed by General HI ike, and appointed by
t a* Regency to take command of the forces
Lftnv General Blake in Valencia on his re
turn to Cad 2 L is>e is generally spoken
ot as a young nan of great courage and con -
side* able experience, being a commander in
the Spanish army in the French service.
... 'o the treacherous and base attemuc
the french government to subjugate
tneir most faitnful and nearest aily._it elf.
PATRIG TICHUCCRSSES.
A private letter from Gibraltar of the 3d
May says Jose Anglada, captain of a Span,
tsb vessel arrived here this morning from
Cam hi il reports, that three day s previous to
his surling, news was received by express
from Ltrida of a complete defeat of the,
French near that city, by the patriots urn ter
the command of General O Donal._Hie:
Fiencii los' (> or 7000 men, & the Spaniards
from 4 to 500.
After the action, 11.000 recruits went out
ol I art ajjona to join ihe victorious army._
Hie brother of Anglado confirms the
news anil adds, hat in consequence brandy
had risen 10 dollars the pipe.
A captain arrived In It days from Tarra
gona, affirms, that the French had raised
th.‘ siege of HnstalricK, and that in IUrce
1 na only 2J<)0 men remained iu garrison in
the town. .Some 9iy they have returned t<»
l i nice ; others that they have gone towards
L -nda. for which place general O’Dounet
had set out with all his army.—li.
Schr. Johanna, Capt Qiiner, arrived at
Marblehead, on Monday last, from Cadis,
informs, that, two vessels arrived M vy 4.
from Vera Crus, with 9 millions of dollars.
I he h rencli have row boat privateers out of
St. Lrncar, and have captured 5 American
vessels one a ship of 300 ions, loaded with,
toOaccu.-lb.
Pnn ,n.....ni/uug o«y
PROM CstRALCAS.
Yesterday arrived at the Lazaretto, t?»e
schr. l'hree. Friends, Capt. Scooyen, 18 day*
from Laguita. On board this^.vessel ia Di»n
Juan lid war do, of Caraccas, wiih despatch
es for the deputies lately arrived in the U>
S. irnm that provinr*.
I his gentleman informs that tire govern
ment ot Caraccas is a* present vested in a
junta consis i g of five persons, who exercise
legislative, executive, and, for the present
likewise judicial functions.
,Fhe following mims’ers have b*en sp
pointed : one of internal finances, one for
foreign affairs, and one of war and navy.
Courts of judicature are n >t yet regular
lv organised, nor is die militia yet sysiemal
tized
commercial regulations are undergoing a
favorable chang ■ tor tne U S
'I iie present government is considered as
temporary and to continue unttl all the de.
partmenrs of the province of Venezuela shall
naxe ratified the measures adopted at ('•<»
raccas, which it is supposed will soon he the
There are »nly twodepartments, that
ot Maracayho and Coro, which have not
yet joined in the iate important change of
government.
I he deputies from the departments of?
tiny ana, Varinas and Cumana, co-opcratta.
with the junta at Caraccas.
1'rom the Democratic Press»
PROCLAMATION#
Inhabitants of Carraccas,
,, , . There is an union «mong&
all classes. Wc are brothers and fellow
citizens, and equally entitled to the right*
and interests that now bind os together_
Discord and contention can never sever our
noble sentiments. Hie authorities uosf
constituted tor the people, ought to he re
spec cd and obeyed Order, pc-xce and se
curily reign among us. Tiiese are the*
means to make ns formidable 10 our enemies.
People of the Mih a.y Cle.gy, Merchants,
and ot the different classes of the state, one
object binds us a*l together. Nothing i%
more important and glorious, than the de
fence of our rights. Union ! Union ! beloved
fell iw citizens. May the land live, that
nurtured us in its bosom.
I herefore never lose sight of the sacred
and dignified object for which we now give,
our votes. **
PROCLAMATION.
fly the City of Valencia.
•Yoblc inhabitants of Valencia !
,, . Already is that Supreme
Government installed, to whom vou have
sworn a truly pat. .otic obedience, by the
manifestation », vur sentimems anti coru
tormity of your maxims with those of the
Metropolis. This p »w rful proof of heroism
s tall f rever he gluttons to the territory of
Valencia—In it shall test our Union, and
brotherhood, for they are the fundamental
principles of the general ami individual I,an,
pmess of the people. Not to cherish them
would be dtsgrat eful, & any one who would
either directly or indirectly violate hv a„y
act or demonstraii. r, those fair principle*;
n which the prosperity of the country f«,
founded, ought tu be expelled from Us hs.*