The National Register.
London, England, 1808-05-08 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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tary who expressed great satisfaction at the arrival of the
French. On the 24th, the Prince of Asturias, proclaimed King
by the natives made his public entry on horseback. lie is
fine man, and has an agreeable countenance; he went to the
Royal Palace, which is not far from the Palace of the Admiral.
The Police of the city is maintained by patroles, which are
commanded by two officers, one French, and the other Spanish,
to prevent all disputes that might arise from the difference of
laaguages." •
Supplement to the Madrid Gotrtte of the QV of March. •
His Majesty has issued the fAlowing Decree:--" Although
Don Pedro Cevallos, my first Secretary of State and Dispatches,
has sent in his resignation for different reasons is iiich he hap
stated, I have not received his resignation, bec.iese it is proved to
me, that though he married a cousin-y,ermatt of the Prince of the
Peace, he never participated in the projects and unju,t designs
which arc supposed to have been conceived by that man, and
upon which I have ordered judicial enquiries; which skews in
him a noble heart, faithful to his Soveregn, and a s, r vant of
whom I will not deprive myself. My will is, that this order
be published and made known to my subjects.
" ifraninez, March 21. I r KING.
" To the, Marquis Ceballerv."
MARCH SO.—The army is lookt.(1 upon here with a vety
favourable eye.---Last Sundae the Military Mass, at which the
Grand Duke of Berg and the 'French General assisted, was very
brilliant, and produced a eeep sens.rt:ion.
King Charles and the Queen are still at A raaiuez ; the Prince
of Asturias and the Queen of Etruria are at Madrid.

LOWER. SAXONY.
IT A mist: lICH, APRIL 951.—ThiS morning all the Spanish
troops 'i still remained in Hamburelt, and its environs, re-
ceived orders to march to Altona, and go into quarters them, till
further orders. A detachment of them a 'lived to day at seven
o'clock, at the g,.:tte of the city ; the Danish soldiers on duty
refused them admittanee, upon which the Spanish Officer who
commanded theta, waited upon the President of the Senate of
Altona, who told him, he had no or.,ers fr.on his Sovereign to
receive them; and that he. had severAl da...4 before made the
same dechration to the French Comman;heit at Ilambur4h.
General Moms. The Spanish Officer then said, that his orders
to enter wer,s pmitiye, and that he must toopose force to force.
The President still persivtinz in his refteal, the Spaniards en-
tered with fixed hayimets, and soon after were billetted on the
inhabitants.
APRIL 25.—The Prince of Poute Curvo has had fre-
quent conferences s ith the new :King of Denmark, in which
he expressed to him his surprise at the defective state of
the military preparations in 'Zealand, even for the defence of
the country against England and Sweden; and also at the little
progress made in the measures necessary to co-operate with the
French and Spaniards be the invasion of Sweden. lie loft Zea-
land because he did not think himself safe there, if an attack
should be immediately made by the combined British nod
Swedish fleets.. He also left his head-quarters at 011ensee in
Fulitten, and retired. to Colding, in Jutland. He k said to have
• transmitted to Bonaparte some strong remonstrancesson the im-
practicability of conveying his army to Sweden, without the
elitist imminent danger of its being destro-yed the British said
Swedish maritime force. But all the answer 1w received frons
his Illa=ter•was, that he.expeeted he would send him no wore
cliipatehes unless they were dated rram Stockholm.

SWEDEN.
GorrENtivncn, Ara L 9.7. —A .I)ri,k ertenot-ati:.r.r was elk.
tinetly heard here th‘ wholc.of the night o 1 Mirada) Ixsl. w loch
proves to have been alt.:et:wk. made English sloop
Daphne, and two others. upon the h:,rnotst 0: 171,,strind, in Jot.
land, out of which they tut ten vr-sei: laden r is h corn noel pro-
visions, destined for Nor wk., and this afternoon arrived with
their prizes here.
APR it. `ls.—Our acconnt from Norw ny incorn),
that the Swedish army nal. vanced as I.:. a*: r, n hick
is within ten S‘vedish, or 70 Lo:;lish soles, of t..ri•ti:tna, anti
that they have posiesed taemselves, by storm. of t essemial
forts in that neighbourhood, in w hich thef took 500 prisoners,
with very little loss on tilt ir ,isle.
Some travellers have arrived within these few days from
flamburgh. who bring news down to the 1541 inst. They 'ay
that 201)0 French troops have entered Aliena, and that they
re in full possession of Holstein, hut that none of them Imve
yet collie over to Zealand. A report prevailed whet. tat tra•