The National Register.
London, England, 1808-10-02 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

diAurhrgices, and those which the whole kingdom yet suffers,
have arisen from the errors into is hich the general feelings have
been led aw: y, ;:n I by giving more weight to individual passion,
tiZ`n to reasoa and the coon 1111 l good ; and these hate risen to
such a height, that the sighs of widows, the lameotat. sof
children, the mise,l,-. of misguided families, and general desola-
tion, are eonnted as nothing. Heaven grant that the mischiefs
which our native etintitry has already statred he tint followed
by new disasters; for only by weighing well the dangers which
threaten, can it avoid them;
" There is no longer ony uneetlaint v. The rmprror Napo-
leon cannot possibl • dollar( from the resolution which he ha.
taken. The great Powers of the Continent have acknowledged
Joseph Napoleon tee Kin„ of Spain, and have sent to their NI i
uisters new credentials. Dreadful armies approach for the pur-
pose of effectuating the undertaking.
" Hiscaya-•s ! his Majesty has ordered me to assemble you.
Ist. To know from yourselves w hat share von have had in the
insurrection excited iuthe (it% of Bilhou ; whether you approv-
ed of, or abhorred To assure vou, in case vou disap-
prose of it, that his Majesty has cow-iv:lied to oblis ion the mis-
takes and errors of the in-org,ents, and that he will punish only
the heads and tn.ttinners of the insurrection, n ith regard to
'whom the law must take its course, fur the purpose of prevent-
ing them in future disturbing your repose mid prospert v.
3d7 In order to mike known to you his beneficent designs, and
to place brfore you, and make you acquainted with his wishes
for all that in:l, contribute to the prosperity of the country.
" 'Vou wit deliberate on each of those sobjects in succession,
an I in the order in which they shall he •,oholitted to von.
" There shall he named a Committee of three intelligent per-
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sotts, tow horn it shall he given in charge, to submit to his Ma-
jesty all that may contribute to the accomplishment of the plans
whicktis Nlajesty has formed for your advantage ; for the King,
knotilag his much my soul has been plunged in grief by the
stews of the disturbances which have laid waste this country, has
ordered me immediately, and lit respect of the aliection which I
bear towards ion, to make known to you the feelings by which
his paternal goodness is animated in v•our favour. I trust that I
shall have the satisfact lan of carrying to the foot of his Nlajesty's
throne, not only the homage of your fidelity and gratitude, but
also the assurance that these reign, and shall ever reign, in your
hearts. This is for his Majesty the richest glory of his throne."
Upon the delivery of this Address, the Members of the Junta
solemnly assured the President that the Commons of the Pro-
vince had no share in the insurrection which had taken place:
that they themselves disapproved of and detested it, declaring at
the same time their feelings of olive, ion and loyalty to his Ma-
jests., &e. The President having received these declarations,
communicated to the Juuta the regulations adopted by his Ma-
jesty for enabling the province to enjoy the advantages en-
sured by the Constit utimi to the whole kingdom. together with
special favours tending to promote the manufactures and com-
merce of Biscay, all w kith vi ere reeektal by the Junta with
the greatest thankfulness.
At the close of the Sitting- of the follolN ing day. the President
standing up, asked, the Member- of the Junta, whether, in all
that had been submitted to their deliberation, every thing had
not marked the proofs of paternal g °oil 'less on the part of his
Majesty, and of the arrangements which he will make for the
prosperity of the country i they replied with acclamations of
applause. He then asked them. whether they lovingly. truly,
and obediently took the oath to King Joseph Napnlison i They
replied, that they took this oath to Joseph Napoleon, their Lord
and Env.
In the Sitting of the ,2Sth of Att,zust, his Excellency com-
municated to the Junta a circular letter of stomata's to all the
parish-priests of the province.. His 'Majesty wished that they
s'inuld assemble in the ('onsistorial House, in order that his
Eveellency may make known to them his just and ',talent-eat
designs far the adNantage of the priesthood, and the I olitidenre
which his Majesty places in the zeal of the Clergy, and parti-
cularly in that of the parish priests, whose reli4ious instructions
arc the best means of reparing the mistakes of the people.
The Junta have taken the neeeoiary nova-tires for summoning
and assembling the order of the Clergy as speedily as possible.
The President closed the Assembly with a Speech, in which
be declared his satisfaction with the transactions of the Junta.