The Sun.
London, England, 1808-06-24 00:00:00

FOREIGN nvrE.,LLIGE NCB.

MAnntr, JUNE 3.-Thiso day Was published, in
the:nanie his Majesty the Eropyror of France, &c.
Froclatnation to the SpunishNetiOn. The follow-
ing is a translation of the more important passages
Spaniards,! After a long linuring disease,' your
nation sank into tlecay. 1 have SepJ) your sufferingsi.
I will relieve them. Your greatness tual(ei a part
.or mine. .

" .Your Princes have ueded,to me fill their rights
to the -Spanish Crown. I will, not teign over your
provinces, but Will acquire an eternal right to the
love and-gratitude of your posk?rity.
" Your monarchy is old'. ' it must be renovated,
that you nay 'enjoy the bles'iingi of a renovation
which shall not be purchased by civil war ordesola-
tion.

_ . .
Spaniards ! I have convened a general assem-
bly of the Deputieg of your provinces and towns, that
I may know your desires and wants. . •
‘!.l shall lay down my rights, and place your
lustriotls.Crown upon the head of one who resembles
me; securing you a Constitution, which will unite
the salutary poWer of.the Sovereign.with the liberties
acid rights of the Spanish Nation. It is my will, that
my mernory.sh'all he blessed by your latest posterity,
aud.qh:l they shall say-lie was the restorer of our
Conntry.'! ' •
‘. Given at Bayonne, 25th May, 1808."

By virtue of a mandste of his Imperial and Royal
Highness the Grand Duke of Berg, dated the 22d
inst. the eitisting..COMilliiSroll of Consolidation of
the Royal Vales is abolished. .The Commission is
in future to be compoSed of the President of Govern..
ment,- of the Supreme Council Of Castile, two Mi-
nisters of the sante Connell, a Mini ter of the Coun-
cil of the Indies, and of the Council of the Paaory,
and: a Secretary. The tunbimis entrusted to this
.Commission' 'are to 'secularise and Sell, as kir as i;
requisite, the Cliurch,lands, anti to clipatch all other
pressing business, .
His linper;:il Highness_ has nominated Colonel
CAhAttaus to be hitendAnC-Genv.ratin Chief of the
Con•olidition of the Royal Vatcs, With the title of
Ma4ter ot the. Accounts, and the fonetions ot .Mi-
nifitcr of the Comunission of the Government.

PARIS', :ma IC—Letters from Bayonne 'of tht
loth inst. contain the folloivitm particulars:, Kin
J4Epti Naioi.soN arrived, on the loth instant, itt
this town, His ffiajeity Was received with all the
lioa,c;4l-4.4fte to a Sovereign. The Spanish 15eputiel,
the Civil and Military Authorities, had the ho-
nour fo he pre,ientod to him."

LISBON, MAY 98.—1 n imitatton of the tout' of
Coimbra, the towns of Le‘'.-ia, Porto,. Arharante,
Castello7Braticd, :and Iticardaes, have begged pcP-.
iziissiott of their Magistrates to illitminate their house
(luring threi! days, .in 'ordey to expreas their joy at
the favourable sentiments expressed by hie Majesty
the Emperor of. the,Prench towards WhiCh
our DepUtips to _Bayonne have announced to. us.
Amarante, a Tri beilla has been sung, and 'the
Most ardent wishes, sent tO heaven for the preserVa
tion of Nt.ipleon the Great.
Portuguese Clergy, as well 'the Other
fie Bodies, have expresSed the most lively enthu-
siasm. -Among. the Prelates Who have issued pate
total letters whiCh breathe a love.ti)r religion and
their country, are mentioned the &thous of Porto,
.Aveiro, with the VieAr-General, who •acl4.
ministers. the •Bishopric of Coimbra in the absence
of the . who is a member of the Portuguese
• Deputation.: ,
•
its Excellency the Du'ie of AsnANTES has
a :new pro4Of of his reverence for public worship, in
commanding that the :procession- at the Feast of
Corpas-aristi; which is eelebrated here with '56
much pomp, should take place as usual. In conto.
qittncu,, the latendant-Gmetal.of the Police has is&
sued the necessary OrnivalldS, 11131 all the streets
throogh which tie pi-oecsiion is to pass, should be
adorned wnh the greate.st a:dendour. 4
a,
On' t ilif! invitation of his 'Excellency the Duke Or
AzaAtifis, the Junta of the Three. Estates liaS held
an ifssembly, in order in coMmon with the Deputiell
of the first public bodies oftlie kingdom, to frame an
Address of Thanks to his Majesty the Emperor and
King. ' The Address is already signed. This Junta
has been.cOnstituted on the model of that of 1641;
which established King JOHN IV.
VIENNA, MAY 98.---GeHEIRI STUART is arrived in
Sicily with 16,000 English troops.
JUNE 4.—lt is here'gencrally understood,
,that the evacuation of the Prussian Provinces is not
far distant. According to intelligence derived from '
various quarters, it appears, that the French troops
are preparing for their depilate.. .
KONIGSBURGH, MAY'.".:'.---M. Dc TARR ACH, the
Prussian Ambassador at the Court of Stockholm, is
arrived here on board a Frigate from that Metropolis.
la like. manner M. DE BEINCKMAFN, Swedish Mie
nister at our Court, is retained in the 'same Frigate
to Sweden. ' Thus all intercourse between the two
Courts have ceased.

MEMEL, MAY 24.—The WOO Russians who lanti.
ed iu Gtithland 'have been attacked by the Swedes,
and sent, home. They returned on the loth insL by
frutu which place they'sit sail belor&iu nine
veslels: . .

COPENIIAO.I3I,,Jurat 3.—Under the circumstances
Of the tittles, all excursions for pleasure at 401 llatt
been forb.dden, and order's have been, sent to the
Conummders of bat teries'on the CODO, ships of war,
tkc. to attend to the.observante of this prohibition.
From a Norwegian 'Captain of a Vessel who has
escaped from sweden; where he was a prisoner of
war, we are inforin94,' that the garrison of the little
town of lielsinghorg; Consisting of 800 men, every,
evening are colle,dted into a ring, and aftersinging
hymn, a prayer is read, imploring a blessing on the
war against Denmark.

Stcckholly has now a very warlike appearanCe.
`Great adivity. prevails in the Arsenals, ,and several
Corps Were on their march to the Eastern and
Western Armies, especially to the former great rein-
forcements 113,1 been sent. At Stockholm there
were iri all 14 Ships of War fitted cut.
tVe know with certainty that the English Fleet or
Transports which lately passed the Sonnct, • contaited
no troop, but ha& various articles of English mann»
factory on board, which it was. intended ,to
by some means in the different harbouts of
adtid, .

The establishment of new works, in order
strengthen the fortifications of this City, winch had
been decreed, has been postponed for three years*,
since the presence of the greater part of the Danish
'Military :wee renders this less necessary..
The English convoy which, on the day before
yesterday, went front the vicinity or Mairwie, under
sail for the Baltic, is returned, because our. Gun-
boats were ready to give them a reception, and they
have cast anchor in their former station, prohably
waiting for reintorcernenk.
On, the '27th of May, an order was issued con
eerning the.driving of the cattle to pasture, to
_pre-
vent. their being liable to capture.by the enemy.
It is said, that in the prizes which were lately
taken from the English convoy 'Which passed the.
Sound,. a number of letters were found, addressed
io different ports in the Baltic, but ,nehe to any of
the banish towns,

At'the entrance of the Sound, Swedish cruizers
are perceived peising and' re-passing. We, may ex..
pea troni the valour and concord of our Privatpers,
that they will
.let slip, 'no opportunit, but either
alone, or All together, seek to obtain the proffered
reward.

PARIS, .TUNE I I.—the harbour of Genoa is in
future, as well aq Marseilles, to be merely a liarbout
for merchandize.

M the beginning•of this month the English land-
ed some tr9opslnear Ostend and St. Malo ; but the
armed force was to near, that few of the Enemy es-
caped, neatly all were taken prisoners of war.—
Their ohjea was,to seize cattle, and plunder the in-
,
habitant

FroM Portrichet, in the Department of the Loire
Werieure, it written, that the English keep the
Loire continually blockaded, On the .26th, 000 of
theirpinnaceS attempted to seize a sloop of le tow,
which, ',;Onilng frOm L'Orient, was stranded' before
thein, hot they were driven off by the Custom-
house Ortieers. Shortly after, a small vessel; coming
from L'Orient, was in the same situation ; the crew
left the Sloop, and came on shore,. oh which the
Erignsh a,:tually went on board; but the Cuiton.:.
house Officers of Portrichet atserphled, and drove
them away ; so that the hark arrived at the pl.ie.! of
her (l'e4tioation. 4111 the intellitenee which comes •
from thtnick., and eisewhere, ave,e in this, that 1;.„.i
Otheeri of the Emperor's Cthtotns seize every oe,
casion ut contending against the English, and that

:Ley :eAS Z021048t0 heat back the Enemy,
th:m to prevent Ile Introduaion of contraband
Goods. .
NAPLES, JUNE 4.—The English, desirous to in-
terrupt again the repose which we this moment en-
." joy, itav disembarked some hundreds of bandittrat
various points of Calabria ; but the people, who have
been so of the vialina of English instigations, and
tire convinced of their impotence, united in a mass
to di ive back these their allies.-
Two hundred villains, disembarked near Reggio,
were dispersed in' an instant. Surprised that they
did riot,_ as formerly, ftild'a place of refuge, some of
.theni surrendered at discretion, while others were.,
made prisoners or slain. The English had paid
these rt.,:kers ten iays in advance,' with assurances,
that, when this landing was effeeted, they would
be supported by a very considerable.reinforcement
Of troops.
An English Brig and three Gun=boats have en-
deavoured to seize some Ships on the Coast of Nic-
ht°. The national guard of Messina and the adjoin-
ing places, after an engagement which lasted four
hours, obliged the Enemy to retire.
Yesterday another affair took place :between our
Gun-boats and the English and,Siciliank,who wished
/o make an attack upon the Islands of Ischia. and
Procita, at the extremity of the Gulph of Naples.
battle. terminated altogether in our favour.—
We await the details.
FLORENCE, MAY REUILLY, the Prefe&,
has sent•the following instrations to all the Coosa-
' lilted Authorities of Tuscany
" The prineiptes of a wise Government demand
.an union of all the Cloisters in the whole of Tus-
cany, The. Priests who dwell in them, are not to
drivt.n oubof them ; but a number of them are,
to 'be collated into several cloisters, where they may
lice accerding to their. prescribed rules. Thnse Who:
are not natives ofTuscany, and have not spent ten.
years in ,a Tuscan cloister, are to •return to their
siative country. All of both sexes who have laid
:aide their monastic vows, are to enjoy a pension of
, .rOO francs • during their several lives. Those who
are more thank6o years of age, are to receive 600
francs. The lilY•brothers and sisters are to be allowed
250 francs ; and-those who are already 60 years of
:eft;, 300 francs."
Mr, lassr, M/iv :30.—The new , countries lately
united to the kinplom of Italy, are divided into
three departments; the first of Which 'consists of '
Urbino and _Vie ancient tefritory. of Antona, and
has the name of Metanro. It contains four distritis,
the capital towns of which are Ancona . (the chief
tiiwn of the department), Pesaro, Sinigalia, .and
Urbinp, The second department .cpmprises the
'Whole of the Mareuisate of Marcerate; and' bears
file name of Musone; it hai font.' distriaS ; the
chief town of the department is Marcerata ; those of
other three dissriassare Loretta,
.Fabriano, and
elentino.. The .third.department,, of he ,TrOnto,
i:onsistS f tbe MarqUisate of Fermo, and the terri-
tory of Catnerino; it .leas three districts, whose chief
towns are Paulo; Ascoli; and .Catneritro.
25.—Yestetday we received
intelligence that the- treaty, by virtue of which the
Duchies of Mecidenburgh are to- constitute part of
the Coufederacy of the ithinc, has 'been ratified by
hr Majesty the Emperor islaroLuois.
The contingent ot our *Sovereign consists of too°

men, who are within fourteen days to unite them-
. ielves. with the,French'artny. Major VON HOSTSIN
is charged with the Organization of these troops at
Wisnizir. Yesterday four pieces of cannon proceed-
ed, from hence to thec coast, At .Strelitz the sante
ineasur,s have taken 'place. The Duchy is to fur-
tli,ll 400 men, who are io be commanded by 'Col.
13orittiu.

MAI LS.
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TRE SUN.

.1101.11 M QUI& D C &I V4LIVM AUDS4Z

LONDON,

FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1808.

U. the Troops that were assembled at Cork were
entaoCed fast week, as appears from the following
„.,..
Lctter • I.

"Ccnß, Julia 170—The err barkation of the
. •
tIc;o0 at Nlonkstown, to form the armament coiled.*
ing at, this port,• concluded this day, b the Trans-
parts reqiving the 9th and 71st Regiments. The
troops Which had previouslyeipbfgked were tho sth,
s Bth, 40th,,GOth jtigp )4ttalion, 9!st High-
landers. Tire whole constitute as fine a lirigade as
any in his Majesty's service, EThe
/highest discipline
and-regularity was observed during the embarlOtionr
and we have not heard of the occurrence of any,ac-
eident. Sir AETHUE WELLESLEY had not arrived
in.Dublip late on Wednesday evening, and we
hev:e it not certaill.thiU will S;111 60111 thiSpOrt
with the Expedition:Y. ; :

The Lady Arabella Packet has' arrived at -Fal-
mouth., with Mails'from the Leeward Wands. We
td .sorry to- say. she 'brings the intelligence of the
loss of.the Astro Frigate, Capt. REYNOLDS, Cfn the
loth 'ult. on the lianeagada Rocks, after convoying
the Prince Ernest Packet through 'the. Windward
PaSsage : the !Crew were' all saved, Tbere was a
r;Tort in the West rndies, that'a French Squadron'
of 'six Sail of tile Line 11,:Cl'ayriycd:i.n the Isloridas,
and had lauded 4500 jnea ; but this report is evi-
ckntly not entitled to :arty credit: • .
Tire Priv44's ifiwy,i'acket. has alsnttiriv,ed from
Now, York 1--Lzlitax,,, The lietters and Papers
will be deliveredto-morrow.

TIIEII2 nppears to be an"pncomnion degree of
ynciilLuif.;n the Councils of Holland with resped-

to Commercial Regulations. It appears from the,
following Letter, which we this morning received
from our Correspondent at Deal, that the Embargo
upon American Ships in the Dutch Ports has been
taken off:

" The American Ship Minetva, Capt. JENKTNS,
arrived in the Downs last night_ from Rotterdam,
bringing the pleasing intelligence of the Embargo
-in Holland being removed, and that the American
Ships then there were allow/ell to sail for America,
on condition of taking a cargo on board the produce
of that Country."

LAST night some more Foreign Papers, to the
19th inst. arrived. One of:the most curious articles-
they contain is a Proclamation-issued by BUONA-•
PARTE to the. People of Spain, dated the 3d instant ;
which' certainly equals, in point of extravagant
boMbast, any thing that has appeared since the Re-
volution. . After informing the People of Spain that
their Nation had fallen into decay, he says," I have
seen, your sufferings—l will relieve them—Your
greatness makes a part of mine." The People of
Madrid had good reason to know how deeply he
.for their sufferings, and how effeetually he
could relieve them. Just cue month before this
'Proclamation, they had seen the streets of their
City stseaming with the blood of its inhabitants;
shed by the Soldiers of that man who tells `them he
feels for .their 'sufferings, and will relive them.
He then proceeds to inform them, that he will not
reign over them hithself, but for their consolation
'he assures them ;that •us will place their Illus.
trious Crown upon the head of one who resem-
bles HIM; and 'he concludes this mixture of
cruel insult and ridiQlous boinbait, with this
expression. " IT IS MY WILL that •my memo-
ry shall be blessed by your latest posterity !" Or,'iu
other words, I; have, without the. slightest provoca-
tion or pretext, invaded your kingdom in time of
profound, peace--4 _have treacherously dethroned
your Sovereign; with whom 'was in strid 'alliance
—I have slaughtered the citizens of yourta pita!, 6e.
cause They dared to dispute my coMmandi, and there-
fore it is my will And pleasure that my name should
be blessed by you and your posterity ! !—There ap-
pears strong reason to believe that
NAPARTE 'is to be the new King of Spain-
we cannot otherwise account for his _ journey
froth Naples to Bayonne, where' he arrived on the
toth Instant, and (he Spanish 'Nobles assembled

there had the honour of being presented to -him.—
.
We should hardly suppose that Jowl" undeitook
this journey merely as an excursion of pleasure, es-
pecially as wei: find by the 8000ttlit4 fr..:111
that several disembarkations have taken plfiee
Calabria'from Sicily. Not that his presenca would.
impede our operations in that quarter, but we think
that, under such.circumstances, he would riot for
the sake of appearances have quitted his newly ac.
quired Kingdom if it were not for the purpose to
which we have alluded. The intelligence from the
North in these Papers is neither new nor important.

The agitation of subjeCts relative to the Roman
Catholics which the Opposition so often bring for-
ward, begins to excite serious alarm throughout the
country, particularly as the -leading people among
the Catholic Body are. exerting • themselves with all
passible, zeal to accompliih the objeds they have. in
•vig. 151 , told seem to conclude that, by •the aid of the
party.who have :espoused their interests in -Paha:
went, the .time is not far distant when all their
wishes will be completely fulfilled. We are`assured
that a subscription is glively going forward at this'
mobieto, the real.purpose of Which is toestablish a'
large food in order to retain a considerable number
of *Titers, , who are to be constantly -employed in
the attempt to promote the Catholic' Cause, and to
'endeavour to dispose the public mind to be friendly to
the Catholic Claims. With this view a Paper has ,
• been in circulation among the more wealthy order
• of Catholics, :and cotisiderable sums have already
bee 4 S4tbBCribe4. At singular fait has occurred on
this oc.:asion, which deserve,,, to be particularly.tio..
ticed, as it hhews the,disposition of the CAtholick,
and their devoted attachment to eyert.thing which
regards their dodrines. The Paper alluded to was
at first addressed to " the Noblemen. and • Gentle-
men of the Catholic Pequasion." This designation
gave so much offence to a Roman Catholic Priest in 1
this metropolis that ,be. publicly censured it' front the
pulpit,. accusing the persons by whom it 'was issued
pf cowardice in_ using such a word as persuasion,
which he maintained signified only belief or opinion. ,
whereas the do6trines of the. Catholic Church were
founded upon indisputable truth, and would admit
of no qualibing expressiosf. The promoters of the
subscription, though, they disapproved of this intern-. •
prate openness an the part of.the Priest, deemed
it their tiuty to submit to his. opinion. , The Paper `
already printed was. therefore stopped, and another !'
was published addressed to " the Catholic Nobility,
Gentry," &c, by which means the allensive term was

avoided. This raa'is very important, and ought to
be a subject of deep reflection to .those who .are
so zealously supporting what are called Catholic
Claims, for if the leaders, of the great body o 4
Catholics think it their duty to confonn.thuS suk-
missively to the opinion of an humble individual of
their order, how implicitly are they likely to obey
the directions of those who possess higher authority
among them ? And if an individual, who, doubtless
has great influence within -his sphere of action, can
be thus open and decided upon the adoption- of -a
mere word, at a time, when it is the interest of the
whole body to condo& themselves with-the utmost
caution, •what might be expelled if all restiiCstions
were taken away, and the Catholics were placed
Uponen.equal. footing with those who support the
Established Religion of the COuntry ? We know
the proielyting zeal of the Roman Catholics, we
know the alluring nature of their religious forms
upon the vulgar mind, and we have reason to be-
lieve that in proportion as they increase m power
their attempts to spread their doarines will increase
in the same proportion. The matter is inure serious
than is apprehended by those shalloW or interested
Politicians who are s'o strenuously exerting them-
selves on this subject. We are, however, happy
in finding that in all parts of the Country the good
sense of Englishmen prevails, and though they wish
that The Roman Catholics should enjoy a wise toler-
ation .to, its utmost extent, they are anxious that
the good old Constitution in Church and State
should not be exposed to dangerous experiments, and
perhaps fall a sacrifice to fallacious notions of cis it
liberty, or the itisldioas artifices of political am-
bitions.

The Spanish Prisoners were embarked the day be-
fore yesterday at Plymouth, to be, sent to their own
Country.
Major ROCHE, (belonging to the Earl of-CRA-
VEN'S Staff), who signalized himself not only by hii
military abilities, but by his conciliating manners
towards the Spaniards at Monte Video, has with
much judgment been selected by Government for
an itnportant mission to Spain. He set out on Sufi-
day last for Plymouth, from whence bt proceeds in
a fast-sailing Frigate, with Sir TLIONIAI DYER, and
another Gentleman, employed on:the same interest-
ing occasion. - •

The Princess of WALES gives a grand ball on
Monday evening:. Most 'superb preparations are
making for the occasion, both by her Royal High-
ness and the visitors who have been bououred with
an invitation.

Yesterday after noon the Duke of GLOUCESTER'S
Corps of Sharp Shooters, or St. Cletnenes
teers, Major BLAKtt,:were inspeded in Hyde Park
by C.olollei JENKINSON.
.Yesterday, the Royal Westminster Volunteers
pradised ball tiring-at Mr..WILLIAII s's Tea-gardeps,
Bayswater.
ClitCUITS,—The Judges have chosen their Cir-
cuits as follow :
it om a—Lord Ellenborough and the Chief Baron.
M IDLA ND —Sir I. Alan:4oo dnciMr. Justice Heath.
T H N —Mr. jUAtCC LnAmbrc And Mr. Baron Wood.
rOR o—Mr. fustice Lawrence and Mr. justice Le
Blanc. .

WII:3TIS R N -"MC. Baron Graham anti Mr. justice Bailey.

The Speedwell, Captain RAINES (lately arrived
at Cork), one of the homeward-bound West India
Fleet, had a smart salon on her passage with a
large French. Privateer, full of men. The Speed-
well fell in with her On the t4th•of May; whrll
there was• little wind, and the Privateer bore down
upon tier with fifty sweeps. She, however, notwith=.
standing her great inferiority of force, met with. se
gallant a resistance, as to be obliged iati a very short
time to sheer off, without having done the Speedwell
any material injury, or killing or wounding any of
her crew. The Speedwell, on the 25th of May,
fell in with a Danish Privateer, of 1,0 guns, and full
of men, which, alter a running fight of an hour.
and a half, she also beat off, without sustainirg any
loss in men.

The Brest Fleet made an attempt, list week, to
put to sea, but our Fleet-off Ushant being apprised
of the movement by signals, came dashing down,
cleared for anion, and upon their appearance the
Enemy returned to their anchorage.
A Charleston Paper of the 34 May contains a
letter, of which the•following is a copy :

". PHILADELPHIA APRIL 22, 1108.—Arrived
the Ship Richmond, THACKERA, from Ver:,
Cruz. • On the 6th inst. fell in with a boat having
on board the sailing Captain, two Midshipmen, and
eighteen men, belonging to his Britannic Majesty's
SIC-op of War Alums, Capt. Dtri,p, which was cast
away the 24th ult. going into Hinda Bay; supplied
them with provisions sufficient to carry them to New
Providence, whither they were bound."
".,SPGAII AND IgOLASSEB.-,--The third Report of the
Cominittee recommends the expediency' of _permit-
ting the Proprietors of West India Estates to barter
sugar and coffee, as well as rum and molasses, for
the lumber and provisions imported in neutral ye:-
sels during the war, and this, it think's, if coupled
With the adoption of measures of increased vigour
with reipe6t An the commerce carried on by the
Enemy's Islands, would effectually relieve the Bri-
tish planter from the evils he now so justly com-
plains of. With respect to such measures ,it sug-
gests, that a recurrence to the rule of the war
of 1756, or a blockade, general or partial, of
the hostile Colonies, would waterially alter the
case.

ROBBE4Y.—Pp Tuesday night *ems.' Wilson
and Saunders,. Leather Sellers, of Oxford-road, were
stopped on . Hampstead Heath, and robbed of cash
and notes to the ataciutit 012,700. by live footpads,
who were dressed. in smock-frocks, and appeared
like farmers' men. The ruffians immediately went
over the fields, apparently in a dire ion towards
London. - Messrs. Wilson and Saunders have offered
toward o 9 conyietion of the offenders.