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MADRID, JUNE 15.

We are much relieved here by the diminution
of the Frencii troops, and particularly as the few
which rein:int do not at all interfere with 114. In
the gardens of the Hetiro they go on witu their
fortincatious. Scarcely &soul is to be seen on the
public walk of the Prado, on account of the hor-
rid scenes so lately exhibited there.
We know that at two distinct times, bodies of
troops filed off for Segovia, and it is said that artil-
lery was sent there : but we can know little of what
padres in that city, or even iii the. surrounding pro-
iinca ; for what is communicated to us by their
Journals, 1, only what is favourable to their inter-
eat. Their papers are thus tilled with falsehoods
and lies ; yet more abominable are inserted in The
Bayonne Gazette. worst is, that their Spanish
aeoumpliceA endeavour to give credit to such 03 'bre-
preh:2ntations.

The following letter is amid to have beet' inter-
ti

" MY DE4V. BROTHER,
" I desire you wilt vigilantly attend to your pro-
ceedings with the Spaniards, nut ualcevl for their
sakes, but that they way be rendered subservieut to
my projects. When once the authority of France
is established among them, I expect to draw front
their population fautook) men, with whose assistance
I intend to conquer the kingdom of Moniceo, and
the whole Mediterranean Coast of Africa. This
conquest, besides preventing the English hots'
drawing subsistence from thence, will put
Spain in a helpless situation. For such pur-
poses it is advisable to give the preference to the
Southern inhabitants, who are more ocenstoilied to
the inclemency of the heat, and best calculated to
cope with the English. It is necessary to avail our-
selves of the present cir.:uin,tances to alvanee our
fortunes, while the booby Alexuader, *limn I hut e
wade to believe is to divide Eumse with we, is
amusing himself in conquering rocky lauds and icy
seas. (We shall see e: hat will happen.)
" You and Berthier are the only persons to n hoin
I have disclosed this favourite scheme, Ikc.
" Your affectionate brother,
" NAPOutoN."

DON AI VARO FLOREZ ESTEADA, ratorenvron at:-
7: KRAL OF THE raimorAietv or ANTuitits,
MADE THE FOLLOWING PROPoSI 110 N ft) lhE

lA:CREAM COUNCIL:

The General Council of the Principality of As-
turias do not delay a moment in making known to
the public the daily proofs they receive of the
friendship of the English Government and Nation,
who, in order the better to euable it to supply all
our wants, have promptly sent to this capital a Mi-
litary Committee, composed of three Officers of
distinction, who this morning presented themselves
before the Supreme Council, not only to assure us,
that all the supplies and succour which we pointed
out to them might be daily expected in our ports,
loot also to offer, in the name of their Government,
to this Principality, and to the rest of the Spanish
Niail.lll, all other assistance we might stand in need
of; to send us troops, money, arms, ammuoition,
arid other warlike stores, and to make common
cause with us, in order that we might be able to re-
pel and destroy the common eleiny. That generous
Nation deserves the utmost I.e ttitude on our part
but as it offers its protection to all the provinces
winch defend the good cause, it will know, on the
oilier hand, how to employ ul its poser against
those provinces, which, guided by a pernicious
self-
iahuess or apparent timidity, are forgetful of their
duty, in the present critical circumstances iq which
the country is placed, and do not endeavour, in imi-
tation of the real Patriots, to defend t►te glorious
cause, and shake ail a disunseeful yoke. The
Supreme Council think it right to declare to the
public, that they felt the liveliest emotions of
gratitude and respect, when they heard the Com-
missioners give them the assurance, that it was their
anxious wish to shed the last drop of their blood
fighting with our brethren, in defence et the com-
mo:i cause.

ALYARO FLOREZ ESTE UM.
Ovi.leo, der inth Jnite,

lad it having been resolved, that the preceding
proposition be printed and circulated through all
the (lista iets of the Principality, we comsat •ited
it ASO to you for your information. Cod keep you
many years in hi, holy guard.
U. iedu, the 3oth JIM!, 1804.
IGNACIO FLOREZ VALDRE,
JI'AN ARGUIiLLEB TERM%
Representative sad tkoretsry.
•

HAMBURGH PAPERS.

EIORES or TSE ILSE. JUNE i 4.

The slay before yesterday, the Fre:ac•h Journals
►rought the infamous intelligence of hlu Britan-
nic Majesty's death, to Newburgh, which made in
general the liveliest itnpressitai on the mercantile
community, particularly as the French official
Journal contained it. Some. hours after, how,
ever, direct advice. were received fmui London, of
the tith instant, which refuted this foul and diabo-
lical report.
The rumours of a probable rupture, and new
war, between Austria and France, become daily
more general, and, it is s.tiil, that the Emperor
Francis is not pleased with the late changes in
Spain and Italy, and has made complaints with re-
vert to theta. In the mean time the Fisseeh ar-
mi.-, still occupy the following geographical posi-
tion a4ainst the Austrian Monarchy on its northern
frumiers, vis. in Silesia are statiolicil the corps for-
trierlf commanded by nu-shuts Ney, Mussel:la, and
Mortier, besides the major part of the Duke of
Berg's cavalry•; farther to the North, in the Duchy
of Warsaw, and the territory of Deltaic, the
corps of Marshal Daronst, the Polish and Salon
auxiiiaries, and the grenadiers sad voltiguers of

General Gudinot ; the N.W. are the corps or
Marshals Sank and Victor ; the front of the Aus-
trian Monarchy, in the West, is only occuFied by
the troops of the Rhenish confederation ; in the
South-West, towards Runuary, is General Mar-
moat's corps ; in Dalmatia, and in the South, the
new grower of Italy and several French divisico..
The following article was publWaed by the Pre-
fect of Bourdeatix on the Intli ofinae:
lIA OO NNN Jutrr. O.
" TO TUE RRRRR CT OF Till 0110501, PRESIDENT OS

Till EII•MMER OF COMMERCE.

" Sto—l hasten to inform the Chamber of Commerce,
(bat Ilia Mniesty the Emperor sad King his just received •
letter from his august brother the King uf Holland, to the
following perpose :
" Advices from London inform us of the death of the
King of England; the new King immediately ascended
tte Throne, and discharged the whale Ministry. May
this event be • presage of a general peace, the object of the
Emperor's a isle,, of t►e event of which Europe lose sensible
which would be so advantageous to the commerce of Hour-
&aux in particular.(Signed)
(Neniteur.) CLI.iMPAGNY ."

BA MU OF TYE ELBE, JOIE 2.
It is this day said, the French have by fore:: of
arms entered the fortress of Gluekstadt, which
they now occupy. In short, their behaviour in
Denmark is a true appendage to that which they
first displayed in Spain ; the consequences seen) to
be no longer doubtful.

Between Austria and France there are now very
serious negotiations; Bonaparte, it seems, wishes
to attach Gallicits. &e. to the Duchy of Warsaw,
and he is ilk° jealous of the Emperor having or-
dered a general conscription of all young men from
18 to 40 years of age.

The report of the King of Prussia having desired
to become a metier of the Rhenish Confederation
is totally false. JUNE 14.
To-morrow the head gnarters of Bernadotte are
to Le removed from Holstein to the village of Floc-
tai:, to tie hoa,.?? of Baron Voight, the Danish
Nobleman, who is now in Paris on a mission.

The Prince's staff will be quartered in Ham-
burgh, whence General Dupes goes as Governor
to Altona, where the Master of tke Po:ice has al-
ready been suspended from his fiiiirtions; the Ge-
neral has also taken upon him the Censorship of
The Altona Mercury.

The idea of forming; camps in Flo!stein has been
abaorioned for the present.

The Spanish Life Guards are shortly expected
to iacreuse the division of the Spanish army now in
Deurnark, under the Marquis de Romania.
The report of the bombardment of Revel causes
great sensation. All the towns in Holstein are now
fall of French, Spanish, and Dutch troops, and
the inhabitants are leaded with burdens.

The Dutch troops in Holstein behave yell-
rudely to the inhabitants, to whom, as well ma to
the Spanish soldiers, they are become very hateful ;
they chiefly consist of Russian deserters, prisoners
of war. All the Russians who have entered the
Dutch service are to Le :immediately dismissed,
and sent back to their own country, oio Den-
mark.

The French troops and their allies multiply in
Holstein and Schleswig, like the locusts in Egypt.
The inliabit+u►ts groan already under oppression,
and out of one hundred, there is scarce one Lut
regrets the want of true policy on the part of the
Danish Government, in breaking with Great Bei-
tail., to become a vassal of France.

7hr degradation of the Pope has made a most
unfavourable impression on the minds ef all men,
whether Catholic% or Pmtestantv, all over Germany.