The National Register.
London, England, 1808-07-10 00:00:00

JULY 10.

King or the Prince. " The moment they were gone, the
• people appear to have felt a return of their ancient
" character. Dreadfully hazardous would he the profes-
sion of politics, if the profits of a writer depended in any
degree on the sagacity of his predictions. Scarcely bad the
author of the P..litical Negligee taught his clients how to account
for the unexpected opposition Of the Spaniards, ere it was
weertainel that, perfectly regarlless of his present opinions,
they were activated by similar sentiments and feelings to those he
profes,ed to entertain soMe half dozen years ago. That instead
of being indifferent to !he treatment anti captivity of their rulers,
three or four thaw and of them were slain in a fruitless attempt
to prevent the departure of the last of the family who remained
at Madrid. It also appears from all accounts that the standara
of Ferdinand is that of the People, who seem by no means de-
lighted at the prospect of being delivered from their native go-
vernors and ancient laws. Nav, their very enslaver, to induce
them to acquiese in the loss ..f the first, thinks it necessary t
necotapany ors promise of a o ater administration with a solemn
pledge to U :'as l'itter shall be inviolably preserved.
Men;est Inca ,night imaline that a writer, whose positions tin
a .abiect sa nuch importance had proved uniformly erroneous,
oula 'rd taro so tv explanation or acknowledgment of his
errors ; very ditrereeit is the conduct of Mr. Cobbett, he knows
his renders and the better. Fortunate!. far him, a ru-
mour ; Queeo of Spain had ter eldest
• a, e; ss oat an excellent tub for tae a hale
Riags, queens, and ii ,stards, male and female, ovens helm the
poor Sinali:di Patriots, who appear to great disadvantage a:
th. tatter tont of an article so interesting. By the bye Mr. Cob-
bei Aker here upon which comment would I.e
• ; and mire of place Indignation and contempt ale
nee., to Is man, who, to gratify the vulgar and indis•
• F.' .101) i e for scandal, which be finds so profitable,
e—e-sat lv .end causelessly to alarm the fears and
ho ---; • shock the moral feelings anal honest pre-
jut:— o' • • ,cation.
• ~ •ave ;Of! more to say of Mr. Cobbett and hi•
Coto . • op. ..iotives of National Resistance, were we
not •• ; -it so nayie of his opinion as tended to under
raleare, !... •s of toe Spanish people has been very general.
It attest tll.t %el that the British are too much inclined to
think the a* of what is valuable efaifi ae:l to theme re
The Spolia:-.1- cannot boast eitaer of tat. !..sreedin of tie' Fire,
the 'Fria! by Jury, the habeas Corpus Act, or of I
the Wc,:kt: are also (and r vcee,iv ei:, iaoe le •
able it is to 'Or. Perceyall super, titiave Catheli: :low
is i. For „eel a Natif,.. \.„;,;,• cither (ioveroment or
Cootury. Shallow airl qiere as if a people
who had existed iii t 11. '!,, ;:: `l) centuries,' who has.
become 'miser); • .....ntiment. and Mtn, ie •
tegrity of • wholly ale of that,. lti;.h
motile feel..;,:. ~4.ittle at the ; !ea of foreign •interfereoc, .
.taloaottr. • popalation might iniecd b:
dupe.i into an incapabire .•••Oitante ; but to suppose it covt!,-..
rerlly feel degn:.le human nature much more
than it deser.•• '.••., trisera'ile would he eve state of aine-
tenths of I.e, cal earth, if ee ;els, were so looe•l7
Uilbett, ail.l vs riter• Cobacat,
ha ' •• Happy is it for -•..takind that they ;ire I
tog.- • . ..,es s intianst; and .-0 •rotitt by an associating pries
ciale rresistible aid fer;sete, tl!at neither faults in governors
nor elelets in tiovernment eau lessen their hatred of foreiee
domination, or estinguish "1,- earls habit-, ympathies, and pre-
judices vshielt form theit tro tonal i dent —and give colouring
and significance to the p'll•i,e Our n•!'ii,e land.'

FOREitiN INTIA.LIGENCE.

FROM THE FRENCH 4yr.. GuTTENBURGH RJPERS.

FRANCE.
PARIS, JUNE 21.---The following official documents, Con-
tenting the Spanish Junta, have yr. 'wen pnhlist,ed

GENERAL JUNTA.—! IRST SITTING.
On the 15th of June, in the current year, ISOS, at nnant the
first A.Rembly of the Spanish Junta was held in the City of
Bayonne, in the Bishop's Palace, where a hall had been pre-
pared fur that purpose, under the presidency of his Excelleuc
Dim Miguel Josse d'A7anze, Councillor of State, Minister o:
the finances, and Secretary of the Junta; 141 Excellency the
Chevalier d'Uurgujo, Honorary Councillor of ileac ; and Don
Antonio Romanillos, Member of the Council of Finances) and
Secretary of the King.