The Sun.
London, England, 1808-07-16 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION OF GALICIA.

" SPANIARDS !—You have no. other alternative!
Yon must either .clank your chains in infamous sla-
very, or fight bravely for your liberty. The Man.,
ster of France hasdeteimined to tyrannize over our
independence,' by expedients more detestable than
any yet disclosed in the history of mankind: His
infamy is discovered, his treachery is exposed, and
Our suspicions are confirmed by the plunder of the
sacred person of our Sovereign. Ah ! complicated
misery ! the butcher . will bathe his_ hands in the
blood of Onr King, if FERDINAND be not rescued by
our valour ! Shill We,• permit this public robber*to
execute hiS base purpoSes upon our Prince? • Shall
we allow hisband-itti, unresisted, to rob our houses,
outrage oar families, and bear of the holy-vessels of
our religion, crimes which have been already-perpe-'
trated in Portugal ?
" Spaniards!! this is the cause_ of the Omnipotent
God. It must be supported, or your names must
be transmitted with infamy to all future generations.
Under the hallowed standard of religion, our ances-
tors 'gave freedom to the soil, opposed by the mul-
titudinous hosts of Mahoinet ; and shill we fear to
meet a confused crowd of detested atheists, led by
the avpwed protector of the infidel Jew ? If we
-abandon the held of battle and -of glory, our venera-
ble fathers, those heroes who shed their blood for
the extirpation of Ishmael, will'lift 'tip their heads
from' the Sepulchre, will upbraid us for Our
cowardice, and. will disown us for their offspring.
" Try tyrants of France, of Italy, and of other
nations of the Continent, those common enemies of
humanity, thrown up by the waves of Corsica, are
the same that deluded our young kERDINAND, se-
duced him 'by idle promises, and proclaimed him
the Sovereign of our Monarchy. Commencing with
this deception; when they had blown up the flames
of discord among the Members of the Royal Faintly,
they took advantage of their situation, and 'impri•-•
soned them. "By the same intrigues- and falsehood,
they desiLneti. to have ~,ivalaved the whole SpaniSh
nation and, for this purpose, they endeavoured to
attra& within their toils, your streligth, your valour,
:and your fidelity. It is true, that a few base-born
'Wretches, unworthy Of their country, have a short
time since submitted to their authority, -in-the way
in which other faithless and cowardly Frenchmen
yield to their proud superiors. These, countrymen,
are not the illustrious and generous Gauls, who as-
sist this tyrant in -the abominable schemes of his
perfidy. His minions are extracted t. ,m the most
degraded of his conquered countries ; and the esta-
blished principle of their leader is -the extermination
of ihose'i.vho, by, the sacrifice of their blood, acce-
lerate the projects of his wild ambition.
" Aic you ignorant that, by the same impulse he
has been guided towards our brothers and com-
panions, wishing to blend them with' his vile, un-
halloWed, and manacled - slaves, which have be-
trayell Spain.
"- Noble. Galicians, learned Priests, pious Chris-
.

_ .
tians, natives of this happy soil ! 'you will be the
first. to -throw off the yoke imposed by this vile rab-
ble. You are the honoured depositories of the sa-
cred remains of the Apostle St. James, the Patron of
Spain. You are decorated with the awful trophies
of the most Holy Sacrament, which adorn our
standards ; yon will discharge your. duty ; you will
.not fear. the hostilt bands which hiy waste our Conn-
try to the utmost boundary 04 Pyrennean frontier.
Fly:. then, to arms ; let the other provinces unite
tinder the blessed .auspices.of your fidelity, and of
_ your canonised Parrott. Raise high your invincible
stiliclaid; and, .conticlent of success, hasten to the
field of battle and of ti6tory ; by such means
'alone you cap sect re your liberty, and protect your-
-selves froM-diShOppurabie chains."

ADDRESS OF THE GOVERNMENT To THE IN-
HAL3ITANTS OF CADIZ.
The-French Squadron has surrendered at discre-
tion; relying on the humanity and generosity of the
inhabitants of Cadiz, as has already been made
It-not.vit. The measures •which have been pursued
have prevented our Squadron from sustaining the
least damages; nor have the forces employed to re-
duce the French Squadron sustained any consider-
able loss, and the effusion, of blood has been less
than in a combat of two small armed Vessels ;
_the
loss in killed does not exceed four men. The French
Ships, their arms, and warlike stores, remain' at our
disposal, and the prisoners taken will be exchanged
for our troops. Nothing of that kind could . !iave
' been obtained by red-hot balls, pr siwilar means.
Had no measures of prevention been taken, which
require time, ow- loss would hate been much
greater. I therefore trust I have acquitted inys:2lf
in a wanner worthy of the inhabitants of the town,
who have given me so many repeated proof a of their
confidence and respeCt, that I shall at all times en-
tertain the highest sense of the 'approbation with
which they have honoured my conduEt.
But now I demand, exact, and ordain, that all (Es-
, 'turbance's shall cease; that every thing shall retutrU
to- order; that all persons, according to their differ-
ent ranks and stations, shall submit to th Cqnsti-
tufed Authorities, who all depend from the Supreme
Council of Government, at all- times Solicilous to
promote the public welfare, and to procure the !lest
alliances and means to secure g successful issue of'
.sttr irpdertaking : let thelaws reign,' hnd all arbi,
teary eroceeding§ be avoided. The most. enlighten-

ed and civilized. people upon earth disgraces itself
by dernauding the death of any individual. The
field of battle, where force is. repelled 'cit force, au-
thorises alone the evasion of blood, which is other-
wise illegal The Sovereign himself is not master
of the life of an. offender, .unless he-has forfeited the
same by the laws of his country.
• Tbese laws prohibit in all countries, even among
the most barbarous nations, . sedition and disturb..
ances of every description; we are bound to obey
and respeEt them. This is the only means to secure
a successful issue of the contest in which we are en-
gaged, and not to nffend'either against' the God of
Hosts, or the Sovereign, whose sacred rights we
have sworn to defend.

In order to avoid an unnecessary multiplication of
publications, I now address the French who reside
in this City. The Supreme Council has used to-
wards you the utmost lenity and respect; af4r hav-
ing taken the oath of fidelity to the Spanish Na-
tion, you are permitted to remain in this Country,
and your property is respeeted. . Grateful for this
valuable blessing, you should not be vipers, which
destroy the bosoin that gave them.shelter. Qn the
contrary, you are bound to chew the utmost loyalty
and respect fora Government which treats you in
so generous a manner .by such conduit you will
not Only avoid the odium of the good inhabitants of
this town, but algi obtain their loye.• Should you
aCt otherwise, dread their justice—they will punish
_with" the utmost rigour, and withqut the least mer-
cy, even meetings which you may hold among
yourselves, and disloyal expressions which you may
make use of in oppOsition to our cause. Should any
one of you be so far devoid of reason as not to re-
•spet:t it on account of its equity and justice, he will
fail a vi tits of his wickedness or pride.

51OR L A.

Cadiz, Jane 14, 1808,

ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF CAISIZ.

The commotion more or less violent, which has
taken place in the whole peninsula of Spain, -•has
been of eminent servke to rouse us from the state.
of lethargy in which, we. jndulged, and to make us •
acquainted with our rightS., our glory, and the invio-L,
lable duty which we owe to our holy religion.and
our Monarch. 'We wanted some electric stroke to
rouse us from our paralytic state of
stood in need of a hurricane to clear the atmosphere
of the iusalubrious•vapours with which it was loaded.
Fortunately' the only antidote which could save us
has proved efficacious. It is, however, necessary to
know, that if the use of heroic remedies be continu-
ed, after the good elle& which, was expetied from
them has been obtained, they destroy, annihilate,
and kill ; -that excessive efforts bring on indirect de-
bility, which is worse than dire& weakness, because
the very principle of strength is emaciated. Hence
it is, thatalthough the popular ferinent whiCh has
pervaded all the Provinces has been of considerable
use, yet, if not checked, it will produce a state of
putrelthion, or, in other words, proVe extremely
destructive. It is necessary to return to order; and
to have confidence in , the Magistrates, who from
. their knowledge, studies, and experience, are able" to
deliberate, combine, and determine, as circumstances
shall dire t. Without the Most' intimate know-
leCE2,e, the-wisest are liable-to err„ and: how can "a
mob possibly steer clear of errors, which is .mostly
guided by the cries of women and boys.
• But not restrieting myself to 'this city, I really be-
lieve that all' these observations are, perfedly use-
less, because the inhabitants of' this city are 'more
enlightened than any other, on, account. of their
trade and intercours©
,with other nations. There'
are but few ideots in this cif, , who are merelrguid-
ed, as it were, by instind ; and much smaller is,the
number of those, who,' from their vicious habits, can
only exist in confusion and disorder. These few
have been joined by others of the neighbouring dis-
trids, whf; neither enlist' for, the honourable and
glorious service in which We are engaged, noraoply
themselves to reap the plentiful 'crops with which
Providence has been pleased to bless 'us. These are the
men who have not looked out for any other eMploy-
went than that of disturbing the Peace and' 'tranquil-
lity of this place, and of preventitio-' the rest-of the
inhabitants, nay the Migis'trates, frbm performing
their duty. They are well knoWa ; and•unless they
• amend their condnet, and all foreigners withdraw
to their different habitations, they will certainly be
pubished: Well-disposed persons, will be obliged to
take up arms; they who are not able to bear arm's,
will be employed for other purposes; and boys neg-
.leCted- by their pareMS, and women who raise the
hue and cry, shall be' puniNhed. The troops, the
whole town, the sword •of justice, • and above all,
Gcd himelf, who avenges the wrongs of those who
misuse .his mercies, authorise and support Ise. I
make ths known, that no person may plead ienor-
, 0
ance,.however dispofted I shall always feel to follow
the dilates of•humanity and mercy. It will never
be my wish to punish; but I shall -at all times be
happy to corret. •

THOMAS pi; Mour,*A.

Cadiz, June 15, 1808:

, .
The Supreme Council of Government has corn-
-mnnicated to the Council of this City, an ELIO,
which is of the following tenor:—

EDICt;

DON FERDINAND VII. KING OF SPAIN AND- THE IN-

DIES, AND IN lIIS,NAMETHE SUPREME COUNCIL

OF GOVERNMENT OF BOTH,

In order to carry into full .effeEt the Declaration,
of War against the Et tiprior N.APoLEoii I. decrees as
follows : . .

I. Within four, d'nys from the publicatitin hereof, ,
every Frenchman, or person who has served under.l
, the French , bannel-s, and is desirous to enjoy the
advantages of the Spanish service, shall present hint-
self iiz this capital at the Chamberlain's Office, arid
'make his declarai ion ; and,' after „having, taken the
Oath of. allegiance, he shall remain free from all 111Q-
)estation, and enjoy all the luivileges which pertain
t'o him. And the Sainte shall be done in all other
places and cities, and attended to either., by the
B nards, of Government Or Common Council; where
tl to fornier shall not yet have been formed.
H. Every Frenchman, or other person, who has
se trved under the banners of that nation, anti shall
n'pt present himself within four days,
shall be considered as a person desirous of retliain:-
ir g perfectly French; and all his preperty, of whg,f.
ever nature or deficriptiou it may be, shall. be Con..
fist sated.

111. All tron7hants, and all other persons itto
have in their possession, on any ground or titha
whatever, any goods, claims, or etfeas belonging
to Frenchmen, or to persons who have served under
the French banners, shall keep them in their pos-.
session, and not dispose of them, op. pain of being
accountable for the same; and they shall within four
days make a declaration upon'oath of the said goods,
claims, and effeels, and deliver it to our Board of
Exchequer, and all persons, who offend against th4ct
order shall be prosecuted according to. law.
Given in the Royal Palace 'of Alcazas, in Seville,
the 7th June,. 3808.
By Command of the Supreme Council,
JUAN BAUTISTO 'PARDO, Sec.
MANUEL MARIA. AGUILAR, Sec.

And in obedience to the said supreme injunBiOn;
,the Council of this Place orders the same to be pub-
lished and posted in the usual places, and give
tice that the Committee appointed for that purpose
shalt acquaint the Frenchmen who reside here with
the day when they are to make their appearance,
and comply with the said supreme injunaion.

DON JUAN DE DIOS DE LANDABURN, ISt SeC.
D6s JUAN DE LA Vrlcit P. SANTANDIIR, 2d Sec.
Cadiz, June 13, 106.

MAILS. •
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PRICE 01, sTocKs
THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK.
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L'ONDON,
SATURDAY, JULY 16,
,)808.

THE Deputies•froin the Province of Andalusia, •
Admiral Don APODACA, and Major-General on
..lAO'dmiE,. arrived in trOn yesterday afternoon, and'.
'almost immediately afterwards had an interview with
Mr. CANNING.: The intelligence they bringris not-
of a later date than that which had previoudy reached
;us, but it is of the highest importance. The check
which the Patriots met with, in their attack upon
General DuroNT, sb far from damping their ardour,
'had only roused them to Still greater'exertions: The
.foree colle&ed under the Marquis DE CASTANOS, H
in the neighbourhood' of Seville, amounted, in Re=
plats and Militia, to upwards of 40,000-men, and
the armed Volunteers to near 60,000. The Go-
•ernor of Malaga, General REDING, brother of
ALOYS RUING, the celebrated
.Swiss Patriot, had
marched with a body of 18,000 men to co-operate
in the intended attack upon General DUPONT j so -
that even if the acCOnuis which, have reached us
from Vigo, of the total defeat of that General, should
prove to be unfounded, there can be no doubt that
his Army must, in a short time, be completely an-
nihilated. The passes in the mountains, in his rear,
have been occupied by the ,Regiment of Arragon,
- •
And about .5000 armed Peasants, so that his retreat
is effedttlaily cut CIE The Patriotic Army in his
front is so..trong, that he never attempted to advance
beyond'Cordova ; and, as reinforcements continued
to pour in from all quarters, he must long ago have
been completely surrounded ; and if the Patriots
shobld not Think it advisable to attack IItW in his en-
trenched position, the want of provisions would soon
Compel him to surrender. The Merchants and People
of property in Cadiz had made the most liberal Con-
tributions to support the Patriotic Cause, and a Vo-
lunteer. Force of 8,000 men had been raised in that
City: General %/A CON! IP.,formerly commanded at
St. Roche; btit as he always manifested a decided'
dislike to the Preach, he *was removed from his
command by'the desire, We believe, of the French
Ambassador.at Madrid. '
General Col:seA, the Commander of the Patrio-
tic Army of Galicia and Asturias,. was, according to
the last accounts, •advancing towards Madrid ; he
had sent to *RAT, calling to permit hirn'to 're-
unmolested, with his Army, out of Spain-, and
declaring his intention, in case his offei was refused,
of attacking.the French without delay.•
• Accounts have been received at. Gibraltar from
,Majorca, which state, that the Captain of 'a Packet
had arrived there from BarcelOna,- with the intelli-
gence of several actions having been' fought at Barce-
lona and the neighbourhood, between the Patriots
and the French. Depositions which- he made upon
oath before the Governor of Majorca, stated,- ghat
the PatriotS attacked the French on the 4th oflane,
and renewed their attacks on the sth, 6th, 7th, Bth,
and gtb, on which day the Captain lett' BarCeloria.
—The PatriOti. hid not 'then succeeded in driving
the .Fren eh out of Barcelona, but as the armed Pea-
. santry Were continually -flocking in from the 'coun7
try, they had -e4pressed their determination not to
,‘clidontinue their attacks until they had either an-
'nittilated the ,French .or compelled them to stir-
.:
rehder.

eT,he foll9wipg Letter from .Cadiz contains some
interesting details. '

" Cadiz, juliF rg.

I returned last night from Seville, alter I4ing.
spent eight days in ,that • city. The Supreme Jdnta
is perletSily organized in all its various depart-
ments. They are night and day employed, and
go through an immensity of business. The army

an hig.ttlyre,tpeaabt.e and formidable footing,
The) Vanguard is at Carmona ; it consists of shoot,
60110,:rkegniars, autt as many Volunteers. These,
with what they here in other parts are constantly at
work, learning the use of arms, and to march in
order, .and as soon as they acquire a tolerable know-
ledge of these arts, they are incorporated in the sce.,
teran corns, at a certain number "per company.--
There will be a reinforcement of aboig 10,000 More.
Regulars march daily to the army from this place
and its environs, where they are no longer wanted,
idbOnse4uence of 'the surrender of the French Fleet

[

resigned his hits office, on purpose to give his Stic-
cessor an opportunity of resorting to measures ad".
verse to the French Tyrant, without exposing hirm,
self to the danger of iris resentment and,' colt,
•
sidering. the timid obarider of the fate Ponta'. ,`:this
story is 'most probable.

His Majesty's Ship Hernia arrived oft Scilly on
the ttth• inst. with the Navigatieoi, M.tacesu,. and
Fleet under convoy, from St. Thomas's, which
Place they left on the 3 Ist May..,
The i'l'aany, HICLato, from Swansea, arrived at
Penzance on the 12th instant : the.Mastcy report?,.
that two Brigs were that. day captured oti the Lands
-End by a Schooner Privateer. , •
His Majesty's Ship Iphigenitt will sail with the
'ltuettec convoy from Spithead, on the bth inst. .
Yesterday morning his NlA.tevrY, Princesses Ali-
rvesTA, SOPHIA, and AVIELIA, , accompanied 1#
:ords WINCHELSRA, and Sr. Layi ELvi
nerals CARTWRIGHT and FITZROY, and dColOnel
TAYLoa, took an airing in the Great Part, and re-
tamed at 12.

The QuESN and Princess ELIZABETH took an
airing to Frogmore Lodge and Gardens, and return-
td, at one o'clock.
A new Telegraph is ereaing on the top of the
Athniralry to communicate with the different Sta-
tions to Yarmouth.
Yesterday twelve artillery waggons, with *toner,
prweeded from the Bank to Portsmouth, under an
escort of Dragoons. The money is understood to he
deotined to pay for the necessary supplies our troops
rti!ty require during the operations on the coast of
Spain, in aid of the Patriots.
Nearly 5,000 Spanish prisoners, who have been
released, sailed from Plymonth on Wednesday. As
they embarked, .they poured forth the warmest
tt,ishes for the happiness' of this country. Many
of them took up the sand frbm the beach, kissed it
with reverence and affection, as the sand of a free
nation, and put it in their pockets, to exhibit it to
their countrymen upon their returh.
. It appears by the last advices from Madrid, which
4,re dated on the 2dth ult. that that capital was kept
in total igntifance. of all the .gallant proceedings,
which had 'taken place in the Spanish Provinces.
' Count 13"v3°1-Ats, brother to the Duke of Oa-
IrtANS, died sometime ago at 'Malta, whither he
Went in hopes Of the recovery of his health.
Yesterday, after the review of the two regiments
of Life. y,
on Wimbledon Common, by his
Royal lii;liness the Prince of Witoas, Lord HEATH-
tiELD gave a grand dinner, at
big
Street, Berkeley-square.
The proceedings of the Coststotkr Coutiseit, on
Thursday lasts did honour to the first City in the
world, It was consistent with the loyal charateer
of that City, and a due tribute to the throhe, not to
Uit!isters, as the party prints pretend, to testify
their respect and admiratioti of our good King for
Lwith it generous zeal in favour of a people threatened
the theist odious tyranny,
Mr. Quirt displayed
X true British spirit, by moving the Address on
such in interesting'ootasion. That Mr. VirslTH-•
%CAN should have objected to the measure is no more
than might be expected for it Never can be stiP'
posed that he would give his stipport to any thing
"2"4t, direaly or iildiredly, might be favourable to
4UltnilliStratiOn but when he accused Mr. Qui s: of
want of decision, he might be thought to mean, by
il?sioti, a systematib spirit of Opposition to the
ad
d4ures of Government Mr. Mr. o.lltt/ sheiks Ids
Gei? utigenie, manly spirit, d impartiality, by ocea;
4ally praising or condemning the measures of
Iternetoent, as they may appear to him to be po-.
"Ile or otherwise But Mr. WAlTtiitA N has so much of that deciiion which he adinites, that he, never'can
see any thing to praiie, and therefore never conies
forward unless to censure. This IS not the decision
that is calculated to make him respeClable
eyes of the public. Nor is a declaration which ills
Gentleman made on the occasion likely to make hitil
au object of public respea/ fur after much
personality against one of the Me:offers of the
Court, he Said, that if a man threw a stone at
;11iiils he would always return d volley. A manly
41tpirit of rest' titinent every body will admire, but
4 a drelafation implies a vindictive disposition far
beYond all notions of adequate retribution. We are
bno means disposed to 461 with ridicule the opi-
re of a respectable Member of the Court, that
bf
u°l`rAirititig might bold the adverse motion: tht
tier Corrinion Council in some degree of
because such motions gunerally. speak the
4.tei -•
e, inents of the great of Commerce, and
I;kkii'ief.Ass pi Liberty in the world, and
.are
y be echoed over the whole Britiall Empire;
lalkithe Navy has otter) made him tretuble,Orld whose
ftnesous a.sisliatice to the Sp.iniarda may,tend to
Iteaten hia dowtitait ircirn !hat Throne which has
been the source of tinzery and oppressit'm, not only to
Xurooe, slit to every (planer Of the Globe.
.eery (!Mailer
singular spultS of
duel has lately taken place at karts. Id. Gam:-
itittn and M. Le ;',castyag quarrelled about
a
celebrated Opera dancer, who was kept by the futraer,
but had beta discovered in an ittttigur with the lat:
ter, a challenge ensued. Being both then of kte-
"'wed mind, they agreed to fight in ballobas, and in
(mitt to give time for their preparation, it was dt•
rnined triat the duel should take place on that
r "tsm Accordingly, on the ad of May, the
, et at a field ackjoiniii-, the Thallteries, where
pe
tnti
r resx b • tive balloons were ready to receive therm
Bach,
atteHded by his second, ascended his oar:
loaded
pected with blunderbusses, as pistols cOuld nOt be
ex t be efficient in their probable situations.
A, multitude attended, bearing of the balkons; but-
. Tittle dreaming of the purpose :• the Parisians mere-
ly boked for the novelty of a balloon race. At nine_
o'clock the cords were cut, and the balloons ascend-
admidst the shouts of the spectators.
'he wind was moderate, blowing from the north
Ponh-west, and they kept, as far as 'could be
Lltl'ed within eighty yards of each other. When
t,l'eltitad mounted to the height of about nine hun-
dred yards, M. LS PIQUE fired his piece ineffec-.,
ttlailY; almost immediately after, the fire was re-
,
turotd by M. GRANPR EL, and penetrated his adveil-
furs baloon ; the consequence of which was 'its
raPid descent, and M. La Piratra and his second were
both dashed to pieces on a.house-top over which the
balloon fell. The victorious GRANPREE then mount-
' ed aloft in the grandest style, and deoended tale with
his second, about seven leagues from the spot of
ascens!on.