The National Register.
London, England, 1808-05-22 00:00:00

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" I have sent the following letter to my dear father
to-day :—' Honoured Father and Lord, in order to gibe
you a proof of my love and obedience, and in fultililictit
of your desire, I resign my Crown in favour of your Ma-
jesty, wishing you may enjoy it many years ! I recom-
mend to your Majesty the persons who have served me
since the 19th of March. I rely on your assurances in this
respect. 1 pray to God to preserve you many happy da's.
6 I throw myself at the feet of your Royal Majesty, the
humblest of your sons.
Bayonne, May 6. 6 FERDINAND.'
FERDINAND then recalls all powers he had given to per-
sons to fill different offices.

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MAY 29..

cleared. all the streetp. Yepe inaurgecits, though they
lied from the streets into the houses, fired from them upon
the French soldiers. Generals GoILLOT mid DAURRIN
broke open the doors, and all who were found with arms in
their hands were put to death. General DUHESNIL made
two charges with cavalry on the square, and had two
horses killed under him. The insurgents made for the ar-
senal to seize the arms and cannon—they broke in, but
General LEFRAEN arrived in time to save the anus. All
who were in the arsenal were put to death. The French
garrison of Madrid were alone engaged in this affair. When
the firing of cannon was heard in the camps outside the
city, the troops marched immediately.
When the Emperor received the tidings of the above
business he went to King CHARLES, and met him coming
from the Empress's, where he had dined; and on telling
him the news, the King said, " I have foreseen this (nil :
those who set the populace on think they can restrain
them." The King instantly resolved to appoint the Grand
Duke of BERG Lieutenant-General of the kingdom, and at
the same time sent Patents to the Councils of Caddie and
War. The King afterwards called the Prince of AsTesrvs
to him, and read the Grand Duke of BERG'S letter. lie
observed to him, that he now saw the result of his cri-
minal conduct in flattering the prejudices of the people,
and forgetting the sacred respect he owed to the throne,
and the lawfnl authorities. Popular commotions were
like fire, easily excited, but it required another mind and
another arm than his to extinguish them."
The next article is a letter from 1 1 —ONAPARTE to the
Prince of ASTURIAS, dated the 16th April, in which he
defends the PRINCE of PEACE. Ile addresses him "My
Brother," at the beginning ; but in the body of the letter
styles him only 4‘ Royal Highness."
The next is a long letter from King CHARLES to the
Prince of ASTURIAS, dated the '24 May, relative to his
conduct. The 3d article is the following letter from the
Prince of ASTURIAS to the Infant Don ANTONW, at Ma-
drid :

Thus, after all the commotion and bloodshed that have
for so many weeks distracted and deluged the Spanish
realms, every thing is restored to its ancient condition, and
the power of BONAPARTE is probably established more
firmly than ever. Commies is King, and BoNAP•RTE 15
Viceroy over him !
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By the foreign news, which we have given in another
part of the Paper, our Readers will see that the Russians
;rave obtained Sweabourg, in Finland, by capitulation.—
rhe Morning Papers abound with the severest censures on
Admiral CRONSTEDT, for havirig surrendered this impor-
tant position, and some of them even go so tar as to assert,