The National Register.
London, England, 1808-05-23 00:00:00

MAY 30.

dismea ion, were burned and destroyed. l'hese. disturbances
Conuaued all night, and next morning the Staff of the Corregi-
dore, was taken and carried about in a procession, with a flag
atfised it, on watch was the portrait of the Prince of the
Asturias. fhe mob afterwards proceeded under the direction of
too of the most worthless young men of the town, to the great
plain, ware they erected a statue of the Prince of the As-
turias on a throne. They then directed their course towards
the Council Douse, where the Cardinal and the Infanta came
to Cie wiudows, and endeavoured to restore tranquillity, The
In ar,,,eats, however, still kept up the cry of " Long liVe Fer-
dinand the Seventh," and compelled the quiet citizens to join
toes:). Towards the night they attempted to attack other houses,
but fortunately, at last, some Reverend Churchmen and brace
Citizens prevailed on the rabble to disperse, and peace was
restored; but It was necessary to patrole the streets night and
day. Gen. Dupont, however, arrived on the a; th of April,
with a corps of French troops, lie was received with great joy
by Cie citizens, add the tranquillity of the town was completely
re--aahlished.
The Official Journal of this day contains the following antis
des frofn Spain:—
" 'Tai's day we have official intelligence from Madrid, of the
6th. Two (lass before, on the 4th of May, the Junta of the
Goverament, in consequence of a letter received from the (;rand
D and, in consideration of the difficult and extraordinary
situation of public affairs, conferred on his highness the Otlice
of " President of the Junta." On the 6th, the following Pro-
clamation was addressed to the army by the Grand Duke :
" So tan ens—On the 2d of May you were compelled to draw
your swords ;tad repress force by force; you have behaved well
—I am sq•isfied w ith ,ou, and have transmitted an account of
your conduct to the Emperor. Three soldiers allowed them-
selves to lie disarmed; they are declared unworthy of serving in
the French army. All have now returned to order, tranquillity
is restored, the criminals are punished, the misled have seen
their error, a veil shall cover the past, ard coufidence must he
restored. Soldiers, resume your former friendly relations a ith
the inhabitants; the conduct of the Spanish troops merits
praise. The harmony and good understanding which subsists
bei een the two armies must be more and more confirmed.
" INHA BIT A NTS OP MA DR I D.-11111abiltltS of Spain, be
tranquil ; remove from your minds all that anxiety which the
evil -disposed wish to excite; return to your wonted occupa-
tions, and see in Soldiers of the Great Napoleon, the Protector
of Spain, only friendly troops--only faithful allies. The Inha-
bitants of all misses, of all ranks, may as usual wear their
cloaks; they shall no longer be detained or disturbed. •
" Madrid, May 6. " JO4CHI3i."

The Emperor has ordered that the names of the three soldiers,
mentioned in the above Proclamation, shall be inserted in the
Orders of the Day of the army. They shall, 'during. a mouth,
appear at the parade with a stick instead of a suoni. Ills Ma-
jesty has imposed only this slight punishment, because these sol-
diers are youths, and he is persuaded that they will take the
first opportunity of retrieving their character. Dad they been
old soldiers, they should have been dismissed from the army,
for a French soldier who allows himself to he disartiled, has lost
that which is most essential to a soldier—his honour.