The Sun.
London, England, 1808-07-19 00:00:00

ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF sEvirlE.

" SPANIARDS—The. most all/4:11 Usurper of the,
Throne of France, imagined that c.,ur loyalty and at-,
dont-. had sunk in apathy; but experience is about
to stew him how great an error he commits, in tak-
ing tbr a cowardly inactivity the promising offspring
of the noble sentiments which are our characteristics..
rhe moment in which the most vile of Tyrants-
throws, away the mask, is that for which ,Ive roost
anxiously waited, to prove to him that we are as in-
trepid, in the eternal enmity hi• perfidy has aroused,
as we were patient in suffering the most condescend-
lug and fatal
" Vrom the tomb of -our Holy King F4RDINANb,
the first standard was unfurled, which . leads us to
break the chains by which the FEatitt.-AND we now
shout,foris disgracefully bound, andunder which he'
,groans.
s' Oh prodigy ! at this hea-venly call, let those
passions disappear which in such a Crisis" fatality
places as a barrier to courage and bravery. Let the
patriotism which glows in our bosoms foment them,
and unite us in, the best of causes. God, whO is al-
ways for the just, is our best guarantee that the un-
heard of conflict will be decided in our favour."

PORT Ur_': A L.---Prttil- LANIATION.

Poi TI7GUESt
You do not 'require any one to cell forth yout
courage and • intrepidity. You feel that you have
been deprived of pitar property, your laws,. and even
of the 'ttieans by."‘Vhich you could immedirtely re-
cover your liberty ; and you spew, not fOr the first
tine, what Lusitanian valour could achieve against
a multitude, and against, the oppressive yoke of
barbarians.'
" Yod, PortugueSe, have liVed in the age 'of the
humiliation of the Cabinets and Princes of Europe,
You have lived in an age in which a new and torri-
ble eruption has inundated all Europe, and that in a •
period called an enlightened qe You have lived
in an age in which a ,new Tarnerkine—an Adven-
turer—an Usurper—a Corsican--has sworn alike
the destruaion of kings and' people ! You beheld
the sacrifices which your 'Prince made in an endea-
vour to satiate the Tyrant of France, and to spare the
effusion of your blood ; but when he was impressed
with the'conviaion that the Despot was bent wpon
the total ruin of your constitution, your laws, and
your religion, commencing with that oGyour Chiefs
—your Prince—he found 'himself under the hard
necessity of retiring with his family to his Aineriean
dominions.

" While he was deeply sensible of the fidelity,
the love, the courage, and intrepidity of his people,
being at the • same time aware of the • disproportion
betweenChe'oppreSsors and the oppressed, he was
anxious to prevent the risk
,of the single life of one
of his subjeas. nonce it was that, with all reliance
on your fidelity, he gave orders that you should of-
fer no resistance to hiS and your oppressor.; and
fearing that the fury of the Tyrant, frustrated of its
objeat, would wreak itself upon his dearly beloved •
children, he recommended to you that which his
heart did not diCtate, and what the 'cries of an outs
raged nation condemned. .
" 1.40 n have already had occasion to ascertain the
risk which you would have run had your Sovereign re-
mained with you, by seeing in what manner the Royal
Family Of Spain have..been treated. You must now
perceive how difficult it would have been, notwith-
standing, your courage, to resist France, Spain, and
the multitude. of troops of different nations, all of
which were united to oppress you! It is true that I
have found Several among yOu assert, that, with
your PrinCe at your head, you would have ,set the
whole world at defiancel FelloW Countrymen and
Friends, your sentiments are grand and noble, and
worthy of yourselves and your country ! Neverthe-
less, your destruaion was inevitable! -You may
now cherish your proud and dignified feelings, in-
asmuch as your Portuguese Princes will never, like
those of other nations, renounce the great and ho-
nourable title Of governing the li?avest of men ; and
you may hence remark the wise though painful mea-
sores which were adonted to. secure their rights.
" Again and acra'in'l congratulate you, and felici-
tate myself! The, tyrant would not have aCle4
with sur.:h precipitation, nor,' in the midst of his
successes,
.have pushed into the Gulph, had he en-
countered' any difficulties. He would in that catie
have, most probably, more maturely digested his
plans, and there would not have remained to us so
precious a moment as that which now calls trs to
glory !
" Portuguese !—The Spaniards who oppressed
you under the influence of compulsion, are no longer
your enemies. They, as well as you, have expe-
rienced the sting of the most insulting treatment, the '
most scandalous ingratitude. Forego, fora time,
that jealouSy, which, under judicious regulations,
serves as thg.basis of national independence, and of
an .equilibriurn betwee.n 'neighbouring Powers; re- , •
fleCting, that 'when understood, it merely raises
the steps by which tyrtnts ascend their thrOnes!
Behold the Tesnit'of the ill-regt'.!ated jalousies be
tween'the Houses: of Atistria, Prussia, and the other
States W. Germaity. The oppressor of the POrtu-
gnesu and the Spaniards is one and the sanie ! Rush
together; like - brothers; to the field of victory

Sweep from the face of the earth the common ene-
my---Ithe enemy of the human race I. And then let
,each enjoy in peace their separate patrimony and
disuna Savereigrities, and let future generations bless
the sacred alliance !
" The designs of the oppressor of your cimintrY
and your Prince, and the violator of your property
arki religion, are already sufficiently 'known to you
'oy said and painfUl experience.
The Tutelar—Saint of your country is still in-
violate Your Prince is' safe ! The independence,
Sovereigntynit'pe nation is secure.
‘-‘ Vent: 'Prince encountered 'the dangers of the
seas in order to secure your independence, and to
give a permanent support to your hopes ! You will
now, Portnguese, recover his and' your rights !
There' was, a time when your. •pi-Ogeillart burst
asunder
.the chains of their eptiresseo4ith such'
--energetic intrepidity that they ittill-furiii§lf,'a imibjet-t
of admiratioo to history and' theNVOrldt /!Portu-
- gnese ! your 'forefathers couldne-der bend their necks
to a foreign yoke in 'dorninion Dining sixty years
were their patience-and suffering Put to the Severest
proof; but at length the rawful'heir of the Portu-
guese throne- was prOclaimed; and the name of.
Jox N VI. wastrnanimotisly pronounced in every part
of Portugal and its conquests.
"-Portuguese ! the titre is precious. The-patience
and forbearance of your ancestors was a virtue; since
•' they Only-waited for' a fit opportunity of aaion.
-Patience and forbearinee; at the moment when
ener& and resolution. are requisite; would be . the
• basest- humiliation.
Let the temporary privation of the benefits we
enjoyed animate us to true valour, and arouse us to
the means of safety. Portuguese, .you are now
aware of the difference between your own Princes,
and adventurers and usurpers. Juvenile-Portuguese !
'.inscribe on your shields, in letters.of gold, the august
• name of Juno the .Vlth. To arms, Portuguese !
To araas; and expel the oppressors of your country
.end. of-your liberty !" ,
his requested that all true • Portuguese Patriots
-will'reprinelhis Proclamation, assd promote its cir,
t.-dation in'the Provinces.

MANIFESTO.

YEEDINAND VII. RING OF,SRAIN AND OF THE INDIES,
-*ND THE SUPREME COLTNIOL OF,GOVEI{NMENT OF

BOTH IN HIS NAUE.
The defence of the Country and the King, and
the happiness and prosperity of the People, has been
and will ever be the sole aim of this upreirie.Coon-
ell ; which, to attain that end, has spared !no' exer-
tions, and shrunk from nol fatigue or danger. In
ordef to facilitate its attainmpni, the,,cpuncll ordains
and enacls•as folhAvs '
- That the enlistment it haSG-derid shall he ge-
n•-:r.‘l, including all persons able Id bear arms, of the
age of Ins tci 45 ; • but they. shall be divided into three
. classes`. The first is to consist of volunteers; the
second of >.irlo.i.'irfie.,4-L persons, married men, and
widowers withta-il. 6iidren ; the third of married
men and -.vidowers with children ; persons who
have received the hwer. orders and. necessary ser-
vants of the church.
The volunteers are to put thamselves
diately in motion, and march in any direction which
the councils of Goyerhment or BciardS of Magistrates
• shall command; and as soon as they shall have
reached the place of desLination pointed out to them,
they. shall either join the veteran troops, or form
distill& bodies under the orders of their respective
niiiitary chiefs, who shall be appointed for that ON
pose; and the said volunteers, whether they join
tl,e veteran troops or be formed in distinct bodies,
skill do duty itr every point of view as troops of the
Juic. . •

3. In the second place sh4llikc'alfe`d, out for ser-
vice those of the.second enitstnient; that ij, kipmarr
tied men, and married men acid Wid9wess wno have
no chiidren; Who, op theit iit place bf
destimition, shall either join the veterair:+toops or bb
embodied- :in. distinct corpS ;. and this' being done,
t';e4 bli3ll. in every respect serve and 46t asAroops of
the tine. - - • .

4. At the third calling out, which shall not be re-
sorted to but in case of extreme- necessity, .such as
calls upon us all to sacrifice Ourselves in defence of
our country, shall come the turn of those of the
third etihstrrient, that is, married men.and widoWers
who have children ; persons whO have received the
lovy:k'fr orders,.-and such servants'of.the church as
are not' indispensably recinired.for Divine Service
3C:et-laving reached their.point •of destination, they
join other corps, or form distiriet bodies, and
NI as troops of the line, in the'-sanae, manner as:is
eitaaed with regard to pens,:;:, enlisted of the first
thd .se-cond class. ,
,• •
5. The volunteers of the first class cannot plead
or claim any exi:et t ion. \Should persons of the second
3114 third class alledge any, they shall be, heard, and
after a sutn,,•ary.sliscussion, their case shall be de-
termined upon by the respective Councils of go-
t' *Bolds ,;f Magistrates,'-and in th i.s roc,
-tropotis by the S.ul.reme Council of Government,
without any iudieial proceedings,.costs, or fees ; rand -
the decision then given shall be abided by, and
carrie l into taco, without any further opposition
wilai.k),ever. yet the tight shall be reserved to all
persons, who may think themselves aggrieed, Co-
lodge their complaints before tlre.Suprerne Council,
which, with stri6t and implrtialjustice, will give
such a decision as the case shall.require; but the.
Supreine council at the same time :think it right to
observe, that • the complaints brought before them
ron,it conc,.rn matters of importatice,.,and not be
futile or fictitious; because the situation of the
country, which is in danger, demands it.
G. As it is but fair that the'ardeur to defend the
•
country should not be damped or cramped in any
manger whatsoever, all persons whci have received
the lower orders, and all individuals of any class or
description, and they whose ,age e,-..ceeds 45, shall be
received, if they choose to enlist as volunteers, and
Permitted to turn out with the, first class, or join the
others. ' ..•
7. The Supreme Canna of, Government canfiol
dis Card from it, recolleetion,..the,orgent necessity of
gathering and inning the harvsst,- andimuch less a
harvest so plentiful as thavwitlYAbic4l;ood has vouch-
safed to bless us t hi 4year. liltekouncif, therefore, or-
deli; all persons or the second/and third class, pei-
sonzdly to apply themselves, without claiming any ex,
pmption on Account of rank, .wealth, or any other
motive, whatsoever; to gather and inn the har-
.
7f, t 4 so 4!.o.isPcPst?lTPCcis.s=-IrY '9J' public stypOrt

Dispatches by the Coqounder • Gup,brig arrived in
town thisTaorning4, - They are ..dated: Cadiz Mae
inst,Whenthe lait accounts were sent from General
IPPAT4/i(I'S Army, the Spanish Patriots and the
French Were in much the sank position as when
the previous dispatches came away. DUPONT. re-
mained at Andajar. General SPENCER had landed
his troops at St. Mary's to refresh them.
Accounts, had been received at Seville from Sara,
gossa, which (state that 7,000 French troops ' had
been.attacked at that place, and that, aftei three
clays fighting, they had-all been cut to pieces.
Portugal was in a state of general iniurre&ipn,
but the people were' in Want of arms. JuNoT was
said to be concentrating his force at Lisbon.

The intelligence brought by the Dispatches , froth
General SPENCER and Lord COL4INGWOOD; "I,Vhich
we had the pleasure of presenting to ow Readers
yesterday, justifies the sanguine hope which we have
entertained ever
.since the patriotic spirit of the Spa-

piards had manifested it4elf, that the detestable as-
turber of the peace of mankind will not only be
foiled in his iniquitous atteropt to enslaye that heroic
people, but that he will, perhaps, be 'burled from
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