The Sun.
London, England, 1808-07-12 00:00:00

ADDRESS.

" BELOVED SpANtAnns..L--The Deputy of thia-
People s horn I empowered personally to treat
with,Gen. Itosstwr, on the present circumstances,
having•discharged his trust, I now proceed to ac-
quaint kou with the result.
" This Gentleman has given me a very minute ac-
count of the conferences which he had with the said
General ; the most, important point of which is, that,
supposing uo to mil rupture to have as yet taken place,
the same treatment ought to be continued towards
persons belonging to the French Nation as they
have, hitherto experienced, until NAPOLEON.. shall
have giv,en his decision on the Prayer addressed to'
him, to restore to us our August Sovereign FEIDI7
AND VII. VIC Nation universally demands him ;-
ns-ady to shed the List drop of blood in -defence of
his cause, and declaring, that in order to obtain the'
restoration of our
'said Sovereign, leave:Should be
given to his Ships, which are lying in qie-Bay,-to

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" We have nothing to. fear, from this' squadron
nn the Contrary, by the change of position made by
our Fieet, it is surrounded .ha such .a..manner, that—it
n:ust be ours, .if, the reaSondble proposal which has
bcen made Eltonld be rejeiied.
Under these circumstances, my dear country-
r:s.en, I only charge you to observe stria subordiria-
ti,:n to the Chief whom you shall ele6t because I
shall this instant- resign my.place, if -you do not
ju4e me fit 10 command'yoif; but. if you- renew
the elei,:tion, and leave use in the post which 1 oc-
cw•v, I alone have- to command ; no person is to
p,-...:cribe 'conditions to Mei and no person shall de-
mand of me hazardous attil'ons, which would merely
tend to the dismemberroent of the nation, and in
Spate measure to frustrate' the vast plan which
I have already announced to you. But shoUld
you still entertain the least apprehensions on- aor
count of the small number of French ships, which
so much engage your attention, recolleti, that we
have already with one Vaiee proclaimed our firm de-
termination not to obey any other Sovereign than
FERDINANE VII. and that no advantage or opposi-
'tion' can ever induce us to violate that obligation.
And should, on the other hand, indignation against
the crews of the said ships urge you on to vindiClive
proceedings, bear in mind that you would thereby
unavoidably occasion the loss of 25,000 .of your
countrymen, who are in the North, and, above all,
expose the life. of our Sovereign FERDINAND VII.
who i 5 in a worse situation than the said few ships,
and whost.lite is so valuable to us, that We are de-
termined to fight for him,
" Do not, therefore, harbour any mistaken no-
tion,-and :est satisfied, that if you aa as Spaniards,
I shall never separate my de,tiny from that of Spain.
—" To die or conquer," is my tuottu ; let np other
resound in }our .breast. •

Cadiz, May 30, 1208,

‘, Mon Lu."

OVIEDO, JUNE 2g.—The contents of various let-
ters received here on the f2oth; concur in refuting
the Madrid Digrio of the 15th, which positively
states, that Duroz,;:r had triumphantly entered Cor-
dova : the tad being, tha. alter his advanced guard,
Consisting of a numerous corps of cavalry, had pass-
ed on as far as Andukar, the main body of his army
was cut to pieces between Baylen and that place ;,
and, sithst:qu.!ntly,, his advanced guard met the same
fate, between Anduxar and Cordova.

The general disCoMfiture of the Fiench in Nati-
gal confirmed flow all quarters.
Whilst a more circurristantial account is preparing
for the prec-.;, of the dispatches ,received by, the Su-
preme Junta, from our Envoys in Engiand:, it is, iu
the mean time, announced, that they met with the
warmest reception, and that ail they asked for was
plomised them'; thaideputies bad already arrived hi
England trom Andalusia, to whom, besides other
means or it was proposed• to send over to
uts a considerable number of troops, consisting both
-ot Spaniards and other foreigners, who are prisoners
of AX,,ir in that country ; that all the cities and towns
in Pros-ia were 911 the alert ;, and that the Emperors
of Austria and Russia had declared war agaim... the
Great NAPoLEot,:, the,Emperor of the Great French
*Nation, the Queen,if aid Nations, •

' NADRID;JIME 1,5.—1 t IS said, that MURAT is
ordered to return to Fiance, in consequence of hay--
tit acted - With too much remissness and too lictle
SC% erity, and that in place of him we.are.to receive
NIAssENA, who is more active and much more san-
, guiLiary. •

OVIEDO,. JUNE' 29.—1 n the Madrid Gazette of
-the 25,..)ti inst. appears a detail of excesses of every de-
sffiptiou, supiNsed te, have been committed by some
deserters iron: :the regiment of Lusitania, in their
march throng!) the province of •Cue.nca, towards
Beltuonte. In this-relation, however, the good con-.
loci of the Officers, .commissioned and lion-corn-
misciioned, is-studiously made the subjed- of praise.
Let tlii.sce the applicaticu of the story, The whole
Spanish mation is.a fac-simile of the condition of
this regiment, The rioters, the rebels, the insur-
gents, are only the lowest rabble ! the mere private
suldters ! e land-bolters, the peopl„, of the mid-
dle •and respo able ranks, are very peaceable! they
are the serie.,:nts. The Nobles and chief person-

ages who are acquainted
.with their own interest,
and the obedience they owe their lawful Sove-
reign -BUONAPARTE, have no concern at all in this
business:: these are 'the Gentlemen-efficers. And
what shall we say to such insolent falsehoods ?
The nation,- from the lowest to the highest,, think
only of revenging the outrages. sustained from
French perfidy. ..-Those Monsieurs know this well
enotlgh : but still they persist in telling all the world
that there is nothing- in it but the riot of a rabble.
The nation, however,' cannot be deceived, because
their own eyes convince them of the contrary. But'
their intention is to.mislead foreign Powers-through
the7ehannel of our own Journals, wretchedly edited
by corrupt individuals, deriving ,their authority from.
a feeble Government, to say no more of it.
VALLADOLID, JUNE 6.—Extrad of a Letter from
Bayonne :---`4 The' Prince of NEURCHATEL, -the
High Chamberlain DUROC., with many other Ge-_
nerals and Fundionaries; left Bayonne on, the .16th
ult. to meet FERDINAND the Vlfth, at a leave dis-
tance from the town. The EMperor soon atier vi-
sited him with a splendid Suite, and was received
by FERDINAND at the porch, when they embraced,
NAPOLEON assuring him. f his, friendly intentions.—
The interview being terminated, he invited his new
guest to 'dinner at five in the evening, leaving be-
hind him a detachment of the Imperial Guard; and
at four the carriage was sent for the 'accommodation
of the august traveller, Subsequently, NAiotactst
and FERDINAND had several conferences, in one of
which the Crown of Etruria was offered to the lat-
ter, and a niece of the Emperor. in marriage. The
Spanish Prince rejected these proposals, although
at intervals they were repeated, and on -some oecal.
sions when the Minister of State, CEV&LLOS, was
present. . .
" After four days had elapsed,. the Imperial.
Guard was withdrawn, and only one soldier was
allowed to attend (one of the Guards of Honour at
Bayonne) ; of the carriage he was also deprived.---
Since that time the conferences have been frequent,'
and the Grandees werernade responsible fOr the per-
:son of their Sovereign ,With their heads. The only
*at of these continued Negociations wa:4 to give
time for the arrival of the remainder of the Ito; al
Family ; indeed • NATOLIION had already intimated
his design to procure the utter extinction of the
nasty of the BOURBONS.-- He still apparently insisted
,on FERDINAND'S acceptance of the Crow-n of Etru-
ria, until the latter-assured-him that Ire despi,ed all
Crowns hut.that to.which he was born; and that the
Only wish of his. heart WAS to. make 'his natiiitih4.:!
py, and to die in the midst of his countrymen. ,!
" On the sth there was a Grand Convention,', at:
which' Were present the Emperor, CHARLES the,
Fourth, his son FBI:mit:AND, the QUEEN, theln-
! fant DON CARLOS, and all the Grandees and
Mi-
nisters of the two nations in Bayonne; it lastecl five
floors and a half, and various were the topics Midis-
cussion; and among the rest, the offer of the king-
dom of Naples CO FERDINAND, .and of Etruria 10
CARLOS'! The Princes of Spain treated the Empe; •!
ror's proposition with contempt. .
" When the Minister CEVALLOS interposed, dear
ing an hour and a quarter, desiring of NAPOLEON
SOME prellniinaries on his part, the Emperor Com-
manded him 'to retire. After this contest, the
Mi-
nister LABRADOR
.urged, less' pertinaciously, the'
-same preliminaries ; but, at last, the termination of
the dynasty of the Bourbons was resolved, and six
hours were allowed to FERDINAND for his renuneia;
tion. This was none in the following terms :
" Since the Emperor has assured the that the pee-
pie of Madrid are dilided into parties, the adherents
of my Father being. tnore powerfhl .than
_my own,
and 11,000 persons having been sacrificed in the
late.conflid ; in addition to all this, be insisting that
if I do not abdicate the Throne in the name of
my Father, he - slay My! partisans With the
sword, I have agreed to renounce my birth-right,
to which, under other 'circumstances; I would not
have submitted, as the Emperor is 'fully persuaded.
Although I have no means of knowing the corre6t-
ness of his assurance, yet I resign to avoid the of u.
same
sion of human blood ; yet, at the timeede,7
daring the act to be void and nugatory, if the tails
alledged be not true, and of this I call upon my
and the
.French people to witness: I protest also
against any revocation -of my rank and privileges as
Prince of ASTURIAS, which I reserve to myself foe
ever, hoping that by the blessing of Providence I
shall, on some future day, ascend the throne of my
ancestors, to render Spain happy under my govern-
ment. I advise the whole nation to sustain with.'
firmness the rites of our liesly religion, and its iride-:.
pendence, against the common enemy; whom none
knew ,better than my beloved subjects when publicly
they counselled me not to, confide in the false friend-
ship of the FrenCh Government." ,
• (EXTRACT OF A L'ETTER.) .
PONFERADA, JUNE 9.3.--“ MY DEAR FRIEND.--..
cornplianeci with my proinise to infur'm )-ou of What
Isaiv with my own eyes, and to omit whaCis doubt-
fful; I acquaint you, that onlny'arrival oh. the 20th,
Six thousand men, of the Galician army, , were dis-
t:.ihuted between this town-,'Cacabeles,-and

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~Yesterday and to-day, eight battalions entered
the place, Which will ieave it to-morrow, to.rnake
'way for. the accommodation of an *equal
.number:--
A grand train of-artillery has already passed onward.
"In Villa-franca the troops were thrown hito.
some disorder by the command given by
GIERY to make .a retrngade movement, which ihey.
would aot,obey. The resuk was some: commotion
among the peoPle and the women di,agged a cannon
as tar as the bridge, toimpede.the departure of the
troops towards Galicia., 5i111.70. that liMe, General
CAGIGAL has 'superseded in the command FILAN-
who haS withdrawn from Villa-l..anctn"