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ANSWER

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RETURNED TO THE COUNCI!4 OP GOVIIRNIIIRI49+
THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS 1311/10,P or °RENEE, DON
ki*pßo QUEVEDO Y QUINTAI4O; ON THE SUBJECT
lIIS HAVING BEEN AProiNteti A DEPUTY
• THE MEETING OP COUNCIL IN BArONNE.

MOST EXCELLENT SIR,
A Cullea.or of.,Ta:tes of Corunna cl_.livered to me,
On Wednesday, the fib- th instant, in the aftetuoun,
your Exellettcy's Letter, dated the 1.90, by which
. I have perceived, aulung-otherighings, that I am ap,
pointed to be present at the Meeting which is to be
heldsaillayonnek in order to concert, as far as pds--
sible, means of secUring.the Liberty of the reahn,,
agreeat4 to the wishes of the. Great Emperor of the
French, who feels anxious to taise it to the highest
degree of prosperity and glory.
Although my means and information are bui
scanty,. yet in the most anxious desire to promote
the trete happiness and glory of the nation, I ought
not to yield to any person whomsoever, and I woula.
not omit any thing which should appear to Me prac-
ticable and conducive, to that end, • bit my ad-
vanced -9ge of seventy-three, a fit- of illness; and
habitual infirmities, prevent me filial undertaking'sti
long ajourneyin so piton a.time, WhiCh is not sutfi,.
cient to perform itin, and much less to accidire the
intelligence and information which are requi,ite ter
fulfil the duty attached to the above appointment, t
therefore think myself obliged td decline that. charge
as I hereby do, entertaining no doubt but that hiti
Serene Highness, they Duke of Batt9, and the Su.
preme Council of • Government,. will deem iny
prayer to admit my excuse and exonerate me froni
that office just. and neeetisary.
At the same time I take leave, with regard to the
welfare of the nation, and with.resped to the views
of the Emperor and King, who intends to become,
as it were, the Angel of Peace, Protedor and tute-
lary Divinity of our country, and. who 113 s SO many
times evinced the lively interest he takts in augrnerer—
ing the power, wealth, and felicity of-our Hatton
.povereign, ws Allies, to represent and .obse&e to the
"Supreme Council of Gooerninent, and, through it to
the Empeior and King of ITALY hiMself, what
should say and declare at' the Meeting at Bayonn%,
if it were in my power to be present, before I would
enter upon the discussion of the objeos for which
it .seems to be convened.

It is iutended to cure evils,. tp repelr losses, and to
improve the fate of the Monarchy and Nation; tint
on what principle and foundation is this,intended to
be done ? Have the means or remedies stood the
test of experience ? Does there exist for that pot
pose any firm authority acknowledged by the nation ?
cloth it choose to subjectitself, and doth expert rro
be saved in. this manner? and are there no littir-
mitiea which are. tendered worse and nic.vra ex-
housed by medicines; of which it has been saki;
tangant valnera sacra nullce ntnur. (Let no hano
touch sacred souts,) And doth it not appear, that
the remedies which the mighty Proteaor, the. Em-
peror NAPOLBOI4, has administered to hiS Ally, and
to the Royal Family of Spain, are of that descrip..
tion ?. These evils have been aggravated to such a
degree, that there is reason to despair of Their
re-
covery. We see them,shut up in the French Em-
pire, in a country which banished them for ever,
and where the elder branch was cruelly cut off by
the fury and violence of a senseless and sanguinary
revolution! and such being the case, what lurs-Spain
to hope ? Wilt her cure render her'situation more
favourable ? :The means and remedies to be employ-
ed do not warrant that hope. Theltbdications of
her, Kings in Bayonne, and of her Infants in Bor-
deaux, where therare not supposed to: be frees and
where they are considered ass being inrrOunded
artifice and force, and aqrived of the talents and
assistance of their faithful subjeasj abdicatiosis
which cannot be conceived, nor Weed appear pas•
sible, if the natural impressions of pateruat and filial
love, the honour and 'lustre of the whole family, in
which allithonest men feel so deeply concerned; he •
taken into consideration ; abdications which have
been rendered suspicious to the whole nation, atjd
from which. depends all theaufhority which the'Em-
peror and King in justice can, assume, demand for
their validity and firmness, or at least for the,satis-
: laci ion' of the whole Spanish Monarchy, • that 'they
be ratified by the Kings and the Infants, 'who
them, in a state: of perted freedom frOtil comptilsien
and fear. And there is nothing which
Na could refle4
more glory on the great Emperor, ()LEON 1,
who feels so deeply' concerned in. their happine4s,
than to restore to Spain her august Monarchs mid
their family to dispose that in her bosom, and
a general assembly of the States of the realm, they
may as as their free and uncontrouled will shall jfi-
rect, and that the nation, with that independeneo
and sovereignty which belong\tolt, may proceed; in
consequence thereof, to acknowledge him as their
laWful King, whom nature, right and eircumitanees,
shall call to the Spanish throne.

This - magnaniinous and generous proceeding
would prove the greatest eulogiom of the Euiperur
it would be greater and more worthy of admiration
than ail the victories and laurels which encirclo his
brow, and distinguish him among the Monarchs a
the earth.. Spain would be rescued from' the cala-
mitous' fate with which she is threatened,- recover
front all her infirmities, enjoy perted health, otter
up thanks' to GOD, and pay the tribute of* unfeigned
gratitude to her Saviour and true Protector,
the greatest of the Emperors of Europe, the mode-
rate, the just, the magnanitnons, the benevolent
NAPOLEON the GREAT..

For the present, Spain. cannot but look on him in
a widely different light ; he appears, unless he prove 4
the contrary, the oppressor of her Ptinces and her-
self. She mutt consider herself as. chained and en-
slaved, while offers of felicity are held out to hitt ;
chained, and enslaved wy artitiq, yioleuce, anti

numerous army .which Was admitted as friends,
either by imprudence and fear, as perhaps by fraud
and base treachery, serving to sanction an authority,
which it is no easy task to esteem lawtul: •
Who was it that appointed his Serene Highness
the Doke of BERG Deputy Governor of the realm ?
lethis not an appointment made in Bayonne, in
France, by a pious King, worthy of the most sincere
respect and love.of his subjects, but who is in the
hands of imperious advisers, and controuled by the
force and power to which hesubjetted himself ?
And is it not an artful, fantastical idea, to appoint
the Commanding General Of an Army by which he
is threatened, Deputy Governor of his Kingdom,
• and imtnediately after to abdicate his Crown ? Did
CHARLES IV wish to be restored to his Throne
only for this reason, that he might despoil of it his
eitilereit Aird was it necessary to appoint a Deputy-
. Governor; in order that by means or that authority'
and of his military power, he might be able to pre.
vent Spain from adopting measures to obstred the
consummatioe of a project of that. nature ? I much
doubt that, not only in Spain, but in all Europe, one
upright person can be found, who dbes not in his
bosoin declaim Against acts soextraordinary and sus-
picious, not to say more.
To conclude, the Nation is without a King, and
at a loss hew to act. The abdication of its King,
and the appointment of a Deputy!Governot of the
realm, are eels done in France, and in sight' of an
Emperor, who conceives that he secures the happi.
Bess of Spain, by giving her a dynasty, springing up
from that lucky-family, which fancies to be Meapa-
lite of producing Princes who do not pe4iss the
'Settle talents for govereing, nations as the invincible
end vielorious NiPOLEON, the 'Legislator, the Phi-
losopher, the Great Emperor. The Supreme Conn-
eilof Government, coutronled by an armed Presi-
dent, and surrounded by an army, cannot but consi-
der itself deprived of liberty ; all Nike Boards and
Tribtmals of the Capital are in the same situation.
What confusion ! what chaos ! what source of ca-
}Amities for Spaiit ! They cannot be warded off by a
meeting convened without the Kingdom, and the
merubets of which can neitheryossess, nor believe
themselves possessed of liberty. And should the
tumultuous cornmotions which may be apprehended
within the realm, be joined by pretensions of ibreien
Princes and Powers, by succour offered or solicited,
end troops should come to fight in her bosom against
the Frenche and the , party Which sicies,with them ;
is it possible to conceive greater devastation and a
scene more calamitous than would then ensue ? The
compassion, love and solicitude of the Emperor and
King, evinced in her favour, so far froM healing her
wound, will increase her disasters.
I therefore reqtiest, with all due submission, the
Supreme Council' of Government will talce inlet its
most serious consideration, what appears to me just
epprehensioni well worthy pf their deliberation, and
of being represented-to the 'Great Naroetoe. It
has hitherto been in my power to reckon on the rec-
titude of his mind, free from ambition, and ab-
horring a crafty and artful policy. And. I sti'l hope,
that being perte&ly satisfied; that the prosperity of
Spain cannot be secured by enslaving her, lie .will
not apply himself to chain her down in order to per-
form her cure, because she is neither insane nor tied.
Let first a lawful authority be established, and alter-
weeds, beer cure be taken in hand, &c.

PP.vRo, Bishop of °reuse.

Orense, May 1..79, 1808.
To Ins Excellency Don Sebastian Pipuela.

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bOLIM QUi6 UILIKI VALIUM AUULAr?

L 0 N D 0 N,

I'HURSDAY, JUNE 31k, 1808.

• Ws are still unable to communicate to our Readers
any official intelligence ft•rn Spin, but private ac-
• counts have been received which appeal-7w be en-
titledto full credit.. A Letter from St. Jao, which
is not far from Corunua, dated the 14th, states% (lint
a body of 14,000 men, the greater part of which
were Troops of the Line, bad passed through that.
. Town on their march fOr Madrid. They had with
, them b 0 pieces of cannon, This force was intendud
• to join other bodies of Patriotic Troops that were
advancing from different points, for t4e pUrpose of
liberating' the ,Cap.ital . from the
,\tyranny of the
French, and avenging the blood of its slaughtered
Citizens. The whole ArtPY,..Whqn,mite.d.„ were to
be commanded by General Ctr&sTA, BO Officer of
high reputation, and very much in the contidenCe
01' the People. The faet Of. the Spanish Troops at
Oporto having declared. in fationr of their country-
men, and imprisoned the French Troops that were
in garrison with them, is now confirined beyond
doubt. Several Persons who lett it on, the I.stii
Sri ived, in Tqwn yesterday : they state, .that when
they came away it Was gimerally supposed' the Ports
vould be open- d to the 4ritish ip a. few day§.---
From Liiboo we have heard nothing in addition to
theracco'unts which we laid before our Readers

frame days ago. We have, however, little doubt
chat the Spanish Troops in Lisbon will follow
the evimple of those in ()pop,: if they should,
.it IA ill be impassible for JoyoT, and the few
French Troops he has with bitn,,ro maintain him-
hell* for any length of time in his present situa-
_ film. It is stated itn ,ortie of the Letters brought by
Alcmene, that. the Catalans had obtained arms
fir in the French, under the pretext of supporting
ibeiteausi, andthat afterwards they had declared in
favour of their patriotic Brethren. We are, how.