The National Register.
London, England, 1809-01-22 00:00:00

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ASTORGA, JAN. e.—The Emperor arrived here on the tit.
The road from Benevente to Astorga is covered with dedd English
horses, waggons; and caissons. '

On the road froni Astorga td Villa Franca, General Colbert,
tetninandillt the advanced guard, made 2000 prisoners.
The Einlieror has chat•ged the Duke of Dalmatia with the
glorious mission .of pursuing the English to their point of de
barkation, and of throwing them into the sea.

General St. Cyr has entered Barcelona; the Dtikes of Corneg-
liano and Treviso have invested Saragossa, and taken pOssession
of Monte Teo:ero with little loss.

General SCbastiani having passed the Tagus on the 34th; at
Arzobispo, liar attacked and routed the remains Of the EStrama'
duran army. General Valence has passed the Thgus over the
bridge of Almaraz:

PA MS, DEC. 36.--:The fillowing is a cOpy Of the addres s
presented to his Majesty the Emperor by the Corregidor of
Madrid, iri the name of the Magistracy and Citizens of
that Capital
" Sire, -the city of Mttdrld; represented by it! Magistrates,
iteculai• and regular Clergy, Nobility; and Deputies of the wards,
presents itA-If at the feet of your Itnper4il Itlajesty, to °MT you
Its most tvipeetfill thanks for the gracious clenitalgley with %Welt
your maltfty; in the conquest which your victor!dits treirps
have made of this city, has been pleased to think of the safety
and vieintre of its inhabitants, AO the praise-worthy and bent,-
. scent treatment which yoor Majesty has been pleased to shew
towards them; and w hith the city of Madrid tonsiderS at a pledge
of forgiveness for all that has occurred iu the absence of our King
Joseph, your Majesty's brother.
. ,
" The several Colleges, constituting this Assembly, diily deli-
berating on the subject of their meeting; have concluded and re-
itolved to entreat your Imperial and itOyal Majesty that it may
pleac you to guint them the favour of seeing King Joseph in
Madrid, in order that, under his laws, Madrid, with all the
places under its imrandiate jurisdiction, and the whole.of Spain,
may at length enjoy that tranquillity and happiness which they
expect from the bentvolente of his litisty's character.
" Finally, Madrid flatters herself that she shall tind protect
tion in the power of your Imperial and ttoy-al Majesty, at the
same time that your clemency guarantees her happiness.
" Sire !—At the feet of your Imperial and Royal Majesty."
" Madrid, Dec. 9, 1803.

To this Address hi:4 Majesty returned the following Answer i---
" lam pleased with the sentiments of the city of Nladrid. I
tegr,A the injurits she has suffered, and am particularly happy
that, under existing circumstances, I have been able to effect tier
deliverance, and to protect her from great calamities.
" 1 have hastened to adopt measure§ calculated to tranquillize
till rabks of the citizens, knowing how painful a state of uncer
tainty is to all men coltectively anti individually.
" I have preserved the Spiritual Orders, but with a limita-
fine of the number of Monks. There is not a single intelligent
person who is not of opinion that they were too numerous. Those
of them who are Influenced by a Divine call, shall remain in
their cloister:. With regard to those whose call was doubtful,
or influenced by temporal consideration', I have fixed Veir con-
dition in the order of secular priests. Out of the surplus of the
monastic property, I have provided for the maintenance of the
pastors, that important and useful class of the clergy. l have
abolished that court which was a subject of complaint to Ettropc
NO the itreseat age. Priests may guide the intudi of men, but