The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-19 00:00:00

SPA PAPERS'.

VILLAFRANCA, OCT. o.—His Excellency our
the good
General, anxious to redeem from captivity
good hitt unforlonete R. P. BHAULIO DE SAN
Guardian Of the Convent of Capuchins at
Tarrag„na, who was made prisoner by the French
near Viladecans, wrote the following letter to the
the of the enemy's army, to which he received
the answer subjoined to it :
" GENERAL DUHESNIE—In the attack of the
niorning of the.3oili ult. at Viladecans, in which
)Our troops did me the favour to leave me a con-
siderable number of useless horses with all their ac-
coutrements, and a field of battle strewed with
cuirasses, arms, and dead bodies, while not one of
ziry st:lchers had so mud] as a Mark of a contusion,
they indemnified themselves for their ill-tortune
11Pon that occa-ion, by thieving some provisions, and
their arrying off a C3puchin Friar, as the only trophy of
valour and intrepidity.
" This Friar, who has never taken up arms, nor
stained them with blood, can have committed no
°ther crime, in your eyes, than that of having, like
every man of honour, discharged his duty as a Mi-
nister of Religion, and also towards his Government
and
Country. No General boasts of taking prisoner
an unarmed person, who can make no resistance ;
atnd, therefore, doing you the honour of thinking
hat you admit this principle, I propose, if you are
coto an exchange, to 4e id you, in lieu of
b any one of the Officers of your army Who are
%fined in Gerona.
" But should yon place a higher value upon a
%Vanish Mendicant Friar, permit me to request that
you Will treat him with the humanity and resped
dUe to a priest of the only true religion ; otherwise,
the French Officers who are my prisoners, and are
treated, will become victims of your conduct.
va", l'he honourable tind generous enemy oppos-
"'You, expels from your urbanity a prompt
ltlawer.

" MAILQUIS DEL PALACEO."

" Barcelona, Oct. 4.
" SEIGNOR MARQUIS—I have to reply to the
ietjer Which you have addressed to me, and which
have received from my out-posts.
good" Aot attach any great importance to the
, or bad success of my advanced parties, one of
om brought in the Capuchin whom you claim.
ea:himself justifies the importance attached to his
th'e'll'", by boasting that he is one of the Chiefs of
▪ rgents, your most confidential adviser, and
IT,lnlstrator-General of your Army.
2eignor Marquis, I shall dispose of him as my
s4P• rettcribes wit bout suffering your .menaces re-
'Mg the Officers in your power to have any
„t)ce Whatsoever upon my determination,
h Such, Seignor Marquis, is tuy answer, in which
whijrr. You will find that tone and polite attention
in I" men of honour, of all nations, sbouidobserve
"nr intercourse with each other.
I have the honour to be, with pertedt coniiderao
Your most attentive and obedient savant,
Dunesuz,
" Commander in Chief of the French Army
in Catalonia."

SALAMANCA Oer.
m 0
--t2k&tierroll .--D JOSE MARIA Poi a Tr", Om,
11-boa AND ALGALDE MAYO* ov ibis 'Clair,
7;111661CTION, AND PROVINCE Of SALAMANCA,
TUE NAME Of OUR KING, D. FERDINAND Va.
.111° lii GOD RESERVE.
(e
In order to the more speedy and complete
„6ture of the French army, the brave and faith-
t
i.un t tboish
Will pass through this city. No one is
a.dacquaintecl with the proofs of friendship, and the
affordedls succours which this celebrated nation have
N„,are— us lit dere
en of the good cause in which
int gaged, and in which they take au equal
ling trest
with ourselves, with tire view of anniltilat-
the
ferocious who was anxious to accorn.
Plish nur ruin.
lous
Tehisnlyaswell as the other cities of
the kingdom, when the French entered it as friends,
rve proofs of its generous disposition, by treating
what,
in a manner. becoming a highly cultivated-city.
‘Yhat,.then, will be its condud towards our brave
and faithful English Allies, who have spared no
means of demonstrating their attachment, and their
61n determination to redress the wrongs of Spain,
Which was in the most deplorble condition, and
surrounded by difficulties and dangers that would
trive Plunged her in total ruin, by subjeCting her to.
fie Yoke of the most ambitious and sanguinary of
the The inhabitants of Salamanca should treat
vfli English heroes with that cordial attention
8444 Is so characleristic of them, and exhibit the
°Stand ino3t sincere proofs of their gratitude.
be No respect that can be paid to our Allies will
I,_°° great. They themselves have supplied us
,w,toeir Capital with a specimen of the manner in
e ulch
ought to receive them ; for they cumulated
each other in subscribing. even for the relief of the
Widows of our generous warriors, and all the people
of rank and respedability
in that metropolis, both
•colledively and individually,
have given the most
convincing demonstrations of their regard and attach-
ment to the Spanish nation.
t, The Corregidor and Alcalde Mayor, who has
the honour to be at the head of this city and pro-
and who has given them so many proofs of
I_ls-atiettion, expects that the inhabitants, of every
.11and condition, will vie with each other in giv-
-17d4 the best reception, entertainment, and acconi-
ation to the English troops. He trusts that.they
111 offer them the use of their horses 4,atis for the
e°2lveyance of their baggage, and fuinith them with
ht,7-FY assistance which may be necessary towards
r greater comfort and convenience. By so doing
_",.latuanca will hand down to posterity an example
u 2 gratitude, and, at the same time, a lasting moon-
;ern in honour of the English nation for their exer-
gins to Promote our happiness.
" JOSE MARIA PUENTE."
" Salartlnta, OR. 28, 1808."

In a ludicrous article, entitled " A Sermon
preacLed by
Mr. lOSEYII Buoti,trAaTE in the
Church or Lagrono," his Mock-Majesty is made to
describe Ins reception at Madrid in the following
ttre
'lul,B :•-•-•" How was I covered with confusion, on
'aY of my public entry into that capital, to. see
eery door and Window shut—to find myself treated
as llitie ceremony as a dog, by those who hap-
p-i ed to be ill the streets at the time—to see nut a
MoVed--to ~ear not one lauzza, but from

my few hired attendants—and to lean; that threats
and an armed force were necessary to get the bells
rung, and to cause a few lights to be exhibited !
What was my conlnsion, on being informed, that
on the solemn day of my being proclaimed, the in-
habitants of Madrid, the tOndest of novelly of any
people on earth, shut themselves up in their house,,
and though compelled, by proclamations, to.liang
their walls with tapestry, yet that it was with the
oldest .and dirtiest they could find ; that not a single
window was thrown up, and that even the tempta-
tion of scattering money among the speClators
could attra& into the streets only the lowest order
of the Barquillo, and the other meanest quarters of
the suburbs ! How deeply did [blush, when, going
the last evening but one of my being at Madrid, to
take a walk on the Prado, the few persons who were
there immediately went off, and with marks of the
utmost contempt left me to myself. I arrived at the
Palace ready to burst with indignation. What an
evening ! What a sleepless night did I pass ! I in-
stantly took an irrevocable resolution to withdraw
from the midst of subjects who thus renounced the
means of making themselves happy. Ah ! Spa-
niards, how badly do you compensate the anxiety,
the cares and toils with which NAPOLEON incessant-
ly
exerts himself to promote your glory ! I feel
myself covered with shame and confusion ; I fly to
hide myself where the light of the sun cannot pene-
trate, on witnessing so ungrateful a return. ,Sent to
you by the Great NAPOLEON—his favourite brother—
nay, elected and proclaimed King of Spain and the
'lndies, quitting for this the delightful kingdom of
Naples, and alter all, to see myself despised and
hooted at by the people of Madrid ! Even the little
boys calling me, some of them, a Drunken Joe,"
others " Uncle Joey," and the most modest persons
mentioning me only as- " Mr. Joseph." What can
be the meaning of this ? Spaniards, is this your so
much vaunted loyalty to your King ?"