The National Register.
London, England, 1808-06-13 00:00:00

SPAIN.

M Armin, MAY 2.—Murat has published the follovving Pro-
tlamation to the Spaniards on the events that lately took place
In this capital
BRAVE SPANIARDS,
The Second of May will be a day of mourning as well for me
Its for yourselves.

Our common enemies having first provoked me in a manner to
Wear out my patience, have concluded by exciting a part of the
people of Madrid and of the adjacent villages to such excesses,
that in the end it has been necessary to employ the Irresistable
force confided to my command,
I was previously informed of the efforts of the ill-intentioned,
but I still wished to persuade myself that nothing would dis-
turb the public tranquillity. I was prepared for the wont. but
still trusting that my precautions would be superfluous. This
morning the storm I had long apprehended has burst, A nutn-
her of circumstances and incendiary libels had prepared me for
It, by informing rue of the means that had been employed to mis-
lead the populace. The signal for the blow was the departure
of the Queen of Etruria and the Infant Don Francisco, who
were called to Bayonne by the King their father. One of my
aid-du-camps, who was at the time in the Palace, was on the
point of perishing by the hands of the seditious, at the saute
time all the French who were found alone in the different quar-
ters of Madrid were assassinated. I was at last compelled to
give orders to punish such enormous offences.
With what horrible joy will the enemies of France and
Spain contemplate a day in which generous Frenchmen were
tompelled to wound deluded Spaniards. The common enemies
of both countries will continue to use their efforts to obtain
Other triumphs, not less horrible, in other parts of this beautiful
kingdom. Their futile hopes shall be frustrated through my
frankness and your sound judgment. Brave Spaniards, I speak
to you with sincerity, upon an event not less painful to your bo•
soros titan to mine; and at the same time I will explain to you
your situation. Charles the Fourth and his Son are now met
together at Bayonne, with the Emperor Napoleon, to settle the
fate of Spain. The Emperor does not think proper to wait the
lode of such a Momentous decision, to make known to you the
feelings that animate him in behalf of a magnanimous nation,
*Web he is desirous of preserving front a revolutionary crisis ;
and to tall on her to establish such political institutions as are
best adapted to her character.
He therefire WIMITS your and charges me to repeat to you,
that ht wishes to maintain and secure the integrity of the Spa-
hish Monarchy, which shall not be dismembered of the slightest
part of its territory; it shall not even lose a village, nor suffer
any of the contributions, the levy of which are authorised by the
jaws of war In conquered eatmtries, but which the ill-intentioned
Only will suppose applicable to an Ally.
Will you not unite, brave !tponittrds, with me, to prevent the
e v Antilided from distutehitig such a happy prospect. I will not
auppove yoa capable of such blindness, as to suffer yourselves to
be led astray by !Ma asitaturm, who wish to tunduct you to
leer rasa •

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