The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-08-24 00:00:00

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t, On the 22d and 233 of July. King Joseph re-
ceived the Chiefs of the Palace, the Grandees of
the Presideots mud Governors of the.Goun-
ond persons of every class, rho had the honour
to preoent themselves to Imiu. • He, in li• e manoer,
received the French and Spanish Generals and Offi-
cers. He spoke in so condescending a manner. as
to gain the affections of all who approaelkd him.—
He afterwards read the dispatches of his Ministers,
and stave audience on State Affairs. The Prods-
motion of His Majesty in the noble and crowned
city of Madrid, and in t:le city of Toledo, was to
take place on the 25th July, and the ceremony wee
afterwards to be performed in the other towus of the
kingdom. Religious ceremonies were to follow.—
illuminations fur three nights were ordered on the
public entry. The Royal Council of Castile hud
ordered the new Constitution to be circulated
through the country, recommending it to general
adoption, with a panegyric on the moderation of
the New King, who. had waved his universal right
over the public revenues, by making the distinc-
tion between the revenue of the Crown and the
reseuue of the State.

' On the 44th, similar audiences were given.—
The Supreme Council of the Indies took the con-
stitutional oath of fidelity ; anal the l'resident of
that Council, the Hanoi* of Bbjamar, pronounced
an elegant harangue on the occasion, adverting to
the inddbitable signs of affection which the whole
tuition *hewed for His "Aiajrst!,'s person. .He an-
larged on the felvantsges that Spain enjoyed by the
accession of the new Sovereign, in preserving their
iodepeaidericr, without making the cessions that
Fierce before required, iu the cession of the coda-
try from the Ebro to the Pyrenees, together with
fhe free commerce of the Indies, which would hence-
-113 be more betirtkiisi to Spain, inasmuch as they
null collect the fruits of it without any expeare.:
liirdlaiesfy, in his answer, exploits:Ai the' iincort.
once of oht:issing, ,y his b neticent mterecationi,
epee tennamition of the present convulsions, with'
the advantsge of being reli,ied from the harden.
of anaiastaiam4 foreign troops, and that of the 'crta.
hii.limeut oldie new Constitution, which promised
so :::uch good to the nation. Hiar.Hoje:ter then ad-
verted to the pleioure which the •enenties of the
Comineat would take in the present discord, sod
the weakness the state would fail. into in comor
quence, deriving thence a hope that they should'
be able to repamte the Indies from Spain. AP tiiett-
fibre recommended to the Council to redouble its
cxertmas, to preserve the union of all the Spanish
;vv.-Amman', Enropeon„. A int:neon, and
who hebril the discourse were struck with
a tali:atm:l of Ili* frUietty's eliartiter, the amoral
of his ansaater, the force of his masoning, the ex.i.
tent of .air knowledge natal itablemancliaig, awl hie'
nisjertic ottatades. It s% era to be wished that the
whole illation had bad the pleasure and advantage
of being present on the occasion. After the au.
dience, 7lir Ilhicsies h. ld a Conned with his Hied.-
ters which fabled: till seven :the evening, wheat
Ili: „Mica ? went is bisra:-riage to .Bncn
when' he dimoni awl remaiited in good health.
"The tiimisitnitor of Al.rdrid took iufinite pains tut
contradict a report, for some dad's current. that the
_sties of the eity were to be shot, and nil the yunng
men taco. sway weeny seine. His lkiirctg rate
.csuraners that for from thinking of a conscrTtion,
rejoiced that the close comicetion with the peat
ruilitary power of Francs, muttered it coot wee:puny-
, to have any. military lire lint thin of the ore-rent
.eiteraa army, and His M.4i-tty lookcd forwsral to
the time, skim' in tin affections Of his ant-
jects", ix would ten inra no other protection.