The Sun.
London, England, 1808-07-27 00:00:00

OFFICIAL PAPERS.

`f Palace of the Quirinal, March 2, 1808.
" The French Commander has proceeded to such
14,11 etcess of violence and outrage, within these few
4-"*.iii,daYs, that the patience and resignation Of his
—"hes% without being in the least altered, have
Yet been found to exhibit some signs of just indig-
"!,"l". The above Commander, on a Sudden, seiz-
,. the
General Post-Office, with a piquet of soldiers,
,a,11" displaced the Superintendant, to examine all the
:rrespondence, in defi,lnce of the public law. He
ill'rPurated by violence the troops of the Pope into
lie,,llsretteh army, he banished from Rome Colonel
lie ct~ for being faithful to his Prince and„lastly,..
rni-f.h.ut guards upon all the printing-offices, that he
. . .
rif'6 deprive the Head of the Church ot the liberty
Lis; •
, log the press.
36,4 Each of these attempts would be sufficient to
‘no:'. what was meant by the Note of February 23,
r announced- that the French army would di-
-,e,' Its march to Rome, under the pretext- of free- •
,1-1
t that city from those whom it chus.!s to call Nea-
aliah Brio-ands. ' Each of these attempts show
at excesses of outrage and irreverence have mark-
thel_7 insults offered to the dignity Ail the
-'t'ad of the Church. Btit the French army has not
confined itself within those bounds. In order. to
`'ruwit its atrocities, the French soldiers have dared
iO.laY hands on four Cardinals, have dragged them
th the arms of the Holy Father, and conducted
Ltn,t,
Ronne as state criminals.
‘ violence and abuse of power could not certain.
sie be carried fartilor. His Holiness, who has lately
tvell himself deprived of the atzribut•cs- of Sovereign-
II" who has seen his power and his dignity insulted
s.?ler a thousand forms, by an army which he was
IT'll. willing to consider as friendly, could not. how-.-
tiv_.er have believed that it would have proceeded to
extremity, which h.. s, above every thing else,''ruck the deepest to his heart.
• ;;;Ic The Holy Father, who, like a lamb, suffered in.
teasand with resignation this excess of insult,
1:45 roused only by this latter 'instance. He WM'
ancled the undersigned to write once more, and to,
rsttristnit to your illustrious Highness, in the strong-
,and most energetic language, his complaints •.; to
lay before you all the horror' of . these' hostile pro-
.;:e.edings ; and to represent to you how much he.felt
aimsell degraded in the face of Europe, by the violent
?lid unheard-of measures which the French army
din comple3ted in attacking the dignity of the Car-
which is an ernanation from his own. The
7,:nlY Father, placing all his confidence in •GOD
of his
will wait, in conformity with the principles
us sacred dut
i 8 : y, to see how far the French army
2,,,Flined to abuse his meekness and his patience,
in"g!f at length it will put an end to the. unmerited
"'ttlts and outrages which it has committed against
11 Church Sovereign ot Rome and the Head of the Catholic
;" Such is the positive order which the Pro-Sccre-
'arY of State has received from his Holiness, and
4hicli lie feels it his sacred duty to fulfil without the
east deviation. He renews to your illustrious
.4est the assurance of his sincere consideration.
(Signed) G. CARD. DORM PA Num...."
4 ° Siginor Lefebvre, French Charge d'itiaires."
H. dated March 13, 1808, is a sharp and
remonstrance against :he imprisonment an•J
4reatened removal of some Officers of his Holiness's
,'who protested against its incorpOration with
• ;„111 °t France, and declared that they would not con-
\t 10 serve udder such an arrangethent. •
' 41;'1.' 111, dated March Q 3, 1808, is a copy of let-
-11. W()ruten by Order of hiS Holiness, to au the Car;-
!• als who were ordered to retire from Rome. Ho
,Nr./lulatids them by their allegiance not to remove
' .:111 the capita% except they were compelled there-
zitclt 11d not to continue theirjourney longer than
cotlytilsion existed. Among these Cardinals
•i• "nd• the name of hitt Holiness's Minister, Car-
.hal PANIFILI, who was succeeded by Cardinal
itqatta.