The National Register.
London, England, 1808-04-25 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

toward this country, but is simply the result of the cir-
cumstances in which Europe at large is at present situated.
For our own part, we rejoice in every event that can
be productive of peace in eveq. quarter of the globe. The
present Administration, we thrik, are got men likely to
have made a dishonourable adjustment of their country's
differences with any nation : and after the long course of
'devastation that now has for so many years been sweeping
before our eyes, there can be nut few persons whose
hearts are not sickened with the very name of bloodshed.
There are Aome points which still remain to be adjusted
with America : but. the Americans, we believe, are not
likely to show so much irritation on those subjects as they
expressed themselves to feel in the affair of the Chesapeake.

•BDICATION OF TfIE KING OF SPAIN-ACCESSION OF TILE
?armee OF ASTURIAS TO THE THRONE, Lc.
Soon after the extraordinary events of the 18th of March,
the King of Spain was prevailed upon, or rather compelled,
to abdicate his throne, which was instantly ascended by hi; '
son, the Prince of Asturias, and the new Monarch was pro-
claimed by the title of Ferdinand VII. Ile immediately
issued a Proclamation to the people, inforining them of
his accession to the throne, and assuring them that the
army of his Ally, the Emperor of France, had entered his
kingdom, upon principles the most friendly to his interests,
and those of his people, the sole object of his good Ally
being to guard the ports of Spain against the designs of the
English. The French, we understand, had entered Madrid
with a force of 30,000 men, commanded by Gen. Murat ;
and therefore it is not easy to believe that so subtle a Ge-
neral can have been an unconcerned spectator of proceed-
ings of such an extent. The Prince of Peace has fled, and
his' property has been seized and confiscated. his brother
was not dead, though considered to have been mortally
wounded in the affair of the 12th ; his recovery was deem-
ed extremely doubtful. It is believed that this inportant
eveut has been brought about by thc ancient Grandees of
Spain, who have offered in the three Provinces of Castille,
Catalonia, and Leon, to raise 150,000 men in support the
new King.
A Bourdeaux paper of the Ist inst. has been received,
which contains the proclamation relative to the abdication
of the throne of Spain, by the unfortunate Charles, and
the accession of his son, under the title of Ferdinand Vll.
It also says that the Prince of Peace was feend in a ~,itrret
in his own house, where he had been secreted thirty-six
hours. The new King was not at Madrid when the dis-
turbances took place. On his ascending the throne, he
determined on the removal of the Swiss guards, who had
heretofore been stationed about the person of the King ;
they were to be replaced by others inure firmly attached
to the present measures. The unhappy Charles, on abdi-
cating the throne, assigned as a reason, his ill slate qi
" health, and the necessity of a change qf climate."
THE NEW ExrenerroN.
The first division of the Expedition sailed on Saturday.
The naval force consists of the Victory, Tigre, Mars. Auda-
cious, Minotaur, Polyphemus, several frigates and gun-
brigs, under the command of Sir James Sauuiarez. A con-
siderable number of troops had been embarked on Friday,
and all the transports that had received their complement
of men sailed. The transports which did not. join in time,
are to folloW under a convoy which has been left to protect
them. Most of the ships have each four -fiat bottomed
boats on board. All accounts from the Downs agree that
an Expedition more complete, both in the naval and mili,
tary department, never left the shores ,if Great Britain.
The whole of the troops are expected to be embarked be-
fore the 28th.

Intelligence has been received by the Satyr, JOHNS, ar-
rived at Portsmouth, that the Rochefort squadron arrived
at the Havannah early in March. Accounts to this effect
si:cre received at l'ort-au-Prince on the 15th i‘i..lrob, by a