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pass it o tLe bawls of Olen by 66 wean% lialde to
the imputation of indolence. nor of too much re-
gard to the people ; for it was to be rested that
recourse may be hod to rigour and acts of violence.
which no Goverunikot in the world should exercise
towards its own subjects. towards those among
whom those who exercise that Government hate to
live, and whose protectioo and support constitute
their first duty I and that what hid succeeded for
once in Lends. could by no means serve as au
example in other places ; because. as is well lsown,
that fortress, on account of the supposed difficulty
of teduciug it. hod been made the depository of all
the money and rich moveables of a number of
'town. and churches; bes•ides, it was nut ascertained
that the place would be able to supply the whole of
the contrabution imposed.
I represented to the Minister. that in Andalu-
sia some contributions had been to my knowledge
exacted; and istbseqaently in Granada. uotwith-
standiii; that place had surrendered without snak-
ing the ssnalle.t resistance. five millions of reale
were levied under the title of a forced loan (.5); and
io Malaga a ninth larger amount. a part of which
be admitted had been applied to the military chest
Of the ith coups: that having been absent from
Seville at the time of the surrender of that place, 1
did not exactly know what measures had been
adopted there ; but I was rennin, that by the inter-
vention of the French Authorities. the Church pro-
perty lama its that city hail bleu resioreurate.l;
but that the same thimat had been dime at Malaga :
that in every isntance the first calculations of the

value of captured property are much exaggerated.
Ile was the case at Nlalaga, when General Sebes-
thrui entered that place ; and it seat not too much
to presuna-, that the isles formed by His Ma-
jesty on the iiiihject of those of Seville, was
among the exaggerated first accounts which had
come to his knowledge. As I was well =-
gnawed with the active exertions that had been
made to seize the church plate, sad with the result
of that proceeding, I felt warranted in stating to the
Minister, that tills resource had not been neglected ;
that not only had all the silver and gold plate
found in the ili;spressed Convents been *coed and
brought to the mint, but also such utensils of that
description as hel.iii;zed to the parochial and ea-
- thedrsl churches Mid MOlVialerlles thronghout the
kingdom, sparing only the sacred utensils indis-
pensable to divine aerewe ; th it this requisition
rosy wit have been as great and at productive as
might have been expected, and as we ourselves
hoped ; tiro, beeause all churches of the towns
through which the French troops hid aireoty
passed. hod been plundered and despoiled; se-
coadly„ because the tro pis of insurgent% or ban-
ditti, had followed the .mate cour-e in the towns
..they had occupied or vowed ; thirdly, because
the elaurch .)!att. when seen on the frootals, mares,
or imaged, appears of great richness sod value,
but wheu compressed nod melted down, it is alt.-
curtsied to nave been but • this coating put on to
euver the . wool which forms the sisbatauce ; and
that this resource, such m it hits turned out, said the
others that hare been adopted, are those that fur-
nished the wean. of answeriog the owl 'swimmable
Ration. of the treasury. ainoug which slit. best atten-
tion was always given to the selsinstence, the
and other expel-es of the
Trench troops. (5) As to the great quantity of awl-
iley supposed to be iu ass Spain, •front
what the French rind the English base intr•aluml,
and what had come from America, I moored the
'Minister that 1 had never remarked such an 'San&
tote; whether it was that a great part wrist into
the pockets of the numerous French soder% pro-
eiaiou-dealtrs, and-other attendants who followed
the aruiseciar that • portion not less cousiderablt
went onsoing our provision- laden and I.9norwiel-
lers--.4e principally because Cie eats of the Apeeteh
nalut had disoppeawd in the time of the iwatirrec-
lional &memoirist. in paying the expenses of life

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anus clothing. and other effects received from fiw-
reigii countriea, especially those from Eoshowl. and
elleort descriptions which commerce iatrolucvd. 1
miress. that.to this part I am at a 1011 fur notions
sirdklently gaact. and that I have goveruvd my
views by the ptilsbc clamour. and other very evi-
dent sagas of poveity ahi.ls have permuted them-
irelves rp two). quarter.
" la writer to give fall 'slid:action anon the
charge or complaint that the funds of our Trearsry
:had not been applied to the atilitai expenses. in
preference to all urberii. an I tt.t of ti. it heiug
employed in prodigal irl:.'Jnr.ements and matters
of luxury. I cuail•l .14%e tet•hed to pos-ess an oc-
conisr. each *sold hire demonstrated the appli-
c,tion thst hat hewn given in till the stoniest that
h. I Is en paid testi the frel.ory from the tine of
the ki.m • arrival issSpniiii awl I tin believe it
Sroobl•not hive been very difficult to faintish me
with such a document. This Court (7) would theo
te.r rust au lea lei.' I Cele gemilie.4 Si. time weer. end
504 cams lied betel :Iverte4 to of jests of snore.
Laity add 1.. cur!. la the interval, not comprehend-
ing what may be Jr.:abed .14 matter of prodleality
soul luxury. 'nonsuch as t:te I‘;ttg our Lord lies
not been in ■ eorsslttion to incur any Reece expenses
isii.kr us Covd LlSe—ggil44ll3.l46 kg lie 11.. not re-
cerved. at I believe, the Ii If of it, and rather has
'peso is want r chat re ab.ot torte er,rn,ite
the splendour and Je2nity of tter Crown. I esuld
explanation. of the Ilinestvr
that 1014 014frte. alluded 1,69.1./44 to the present.
which Ilia ltiyeary h,. 4:4teihote•l a.no.j some of
hit errvaat. r. was roll is ux:lttAry. ender
• 'al...views l espl.i to at twee prestnta, all con-
,ferrrci arab the iqh Ueinteution as all of !vete tlev,:l4.kl
to nesaril .weaves, and to atisoui.ite others tort solar

acts, lout is no tray rbatitilaised the funds of tit! tree-
miry applicable to the war; a. thee con-
ti +led •ulely • f credit inat only i•NISeProt Cie
~...:•••ta rational 4,1.1 et re
hno istea,it available i'•.r tlte purling,' Or riipllC lb.!
pol.lieri. aril far any ntncr aYrcua • t!. at p irtieularly
quirect reitJ ru-b. i the Mint/der rev' ie.%
a• the credit 141'4 h4a valve. that valise ::.ay
'he ttint•iamil into cut.r!it My rernider
that for l'oe • irwettt. wait ants: forth:fence in the
eirro.i.rnr .11 I lie luny r-t4landtral. the I. of
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