The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-13 00:00:00

GENERAIL ORDERS.

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At A General Court 11 serial, hel'd , at Canierh'itry
on the t(-2th of July, 18,13, and continneJ, by ad-
journments, to the 16th AeLlust following, Lie u-
ten.nu John and Awstani-Sur6eon James
al\lealey,- of the 16th. Light Dragoons, were ar-
raigned upon theurder-tneniioned chargo, namely—
" eor couduct unbecoming the characterot Officers and
Gentlemen, in to ing. on the till hof May last, assaulted Nlr.
John Reay, Bareeek Master, in the Barrack-yard, at New
Romney. and navine with a whip or stick repeatedly struck
the said Mr. jolueßeay, who was at the tone so debilitated,
in consrquenee of a previous illness) as to be under the ne-
cessity or oeing supported by Nlrs. Reay this wife), who also
received several olows th:rn tnem, and In having-afterwards
caned several soldiers, who were in the Bariack-yard, to ac-
qua tricot of this outrageous conduct."
Upon which charge the Court came to -the fol-
lowing .deciFiioci—
The: Court having most maturely deliberated upon,weigh-
ed, and considered the Whole of the evidence and matter
Which has avc 'adduced ih support of the charge exhibited
eganist Lieutenant Joini.Blake and Assistant-Surgeon lances
o'Mearey, of the itith Light Dragoons, together with what
they, the prisoners, have brought fur-wart in their defence, is
of opinion,. that Lieutenant John Blake did assault Mr.
Reay, in the Barrack-yard, at New Romney, on ilte_Atii of-
May last, out the Court does not attach the culpabilitY of
conduct unbecoming the ,;harncle Gentleman to his
aiiions, because it appears vi the Court, that he, Lieutenant
ohn'blake,. did receive the most gross provocation from Mr.
Reay ; yet the Court ceesiders that Lieutenant Bike aCted
very indiscreetly as an Otticert in having called several Dra-
ge:nos to witness the ie:usiaction ; and tee Court therefore
sentence him to be I, giv AT ELY R t:Bgral6tnoa.D,awlacquit
Bien or every other earl of the charge. . .
It appears to the Court that AsSistant-SUrgeon (antes
O'Mealey, of the loth Light Dragoons, is Not Guilty of the
Charge, and it does therefore most fully .cod most honour- -
ably Actleit him. Before closing its proceedings, the Court
feels itself honed to notice, and to animadvert in the strongest.
manner, on the many unsubstantiated assertions set tbrtli by
the Prosecutor, Mr. John Keay, barrack Master, and also
on hi.. highly 'lmproper, irritating and ungentlemanlike letter,
'dated 16th May last, and addressed to Lieutenant john Blake;
which letter the hoar, considers as the principal cathe of the
unpleasant circumstance that arose on the ttith May last, and
in which the prisoners, Lieutenant Lunn Blake anti. Assistant-
Surgeon O'Nlealey, have since been placed --His Majesty
having been pleascdto approve the sentence of the Court ;
but taking into consideration the conduct, pf prosecutor,
Mr. holm Reay, tiarte.ele Master, at New•reombey; has been
rib r pleased to consider him an unfit person tla remain any
longer ass Barrai.k Master, and therefore commands that he
shall he removed from his situation.
His Royal Highness the Commander in Chief di reas, that
the ioreguinA Ciro ge, together with the Opinion and Sentence
et the Court, and,his Maje Sty's Pleasure thereon, shalt be
read at the head of every Regiment, and insetted in the
Orderly-books.
(Signed) HARRY CALVER:t, •
Adjutant-General of the Forces.
Dated Ilorse-G uards, 4th October, tics.

OFFICIAL DISPATCH FKOM DoN pEnRo CEVALLnb TO •
THE MINISTER QY STATE. OF Tun.gm.PEliolt, OF
THE 28TH A Pam, 1808., aziLits.,ED,“),lN aI. CE-
NALlos's STATE.MtNT•
Mo,t Excellent Sir—Although the agitation of
mind to which the whole Spanish Nation would
have been subje(t has hitherto been restrained by.
*h,it has been printed and published by the Grand
1.),i1,:e of Berg, and by all the French Generals in
that cnintry, indicating the sentiments of peace 'and
good understanding which the Emperor of the F,rench
and King of Italy was desirous of maintaining w ith
the King my Master; and also 'an -account of the
.assurances which the Ambassador of His Imperial
Majesty in Madrid, the Grand Duke of Berg, and
Gen..bavary, had given to his Majesty of the ap-
proaching arrival of the Emperor its the said city ;
on which account, the King determined to proceed
to Burgos to meet him, to shew this public mark
of hi, affection, and of the high esteem he had for
his person—it has now become impossible- longer
to answer for the tranquillity of such a numerous
people, especially as they are apprised that the King
Itas been six days in Bayonne, and they have rio as-
surance of his return to Spain. In such a state of af-
fairs, Isis Majesty must be anxious for the repose of
his behived Subjeds, and for this purpose to return
'to their U)sorns to tranquillize their agitation,-and to
attend to the heavy demands of pulAjc,thusiness, as
his absen:e would expose his people to incalculable
mischiefs, which would till his heAt with the most
poignant grief. This speedy return his Majesty pro-
mised in the most sok= manner to his people,
grounding his engagement on the assurances of the
Emperor, that he should shortly be restored- to his
Country, and acknowledged to be her Sovereign.by
his Imperial Majesty.
His Majesty has therefore ordered me to corn-
municate to you these observations, tor the purpose
of
.sOur submitting them to the consideration of his
ittiperial Majesty,whose approbation they will doubt-.
less meet.; and his Majesty, my Mastef,'lS ready to
treat in his dominions with his IMperial Majesty on
all convenient subjects, with such person as the Em-
peror should be pleased to, authorise for that pur-
pose*"

* This dispatch was not answered, and produced an efFea
precisely the ci.ivrary of w hat in ght have been ex pette►t in a
regular eourse thilw,s. The sp►es within, and the guatcls
♦tiithout the Palace were doubled. The King, for two nights,
endured the insult of an Alguazil, who, stationed at the
door, ordered hiS ►Majesty and the Infant Don Carlos to re.
tire to their apartments The first time the 'insult was bf.
feted the Ki✓g complained, i►i severe terms, on which the
Governor employed polite language, and maniteste t much
disapprobation of such conduct ; iJut.this 'JO not prevent the
repetition, and probably this ottensve circumstance would
lrave been repeated, had riot the King abstained from going
out at night.

LETTER FROM CHARLES IV. TO HIS SON FERD-INAND.
" MY SON—The perficluoUS counsels of the men
who surround your person have placed Spain in a
critical situation. The Emperor alone ean,save her.
" Ever since the Peace of Basle, I have been firm-
ly persuaded that the essential interests of my people •
were inseparably conneaed with tile preservation of
a.geOd understanding with France. No sacrifice has
been omitted by me in order to 'obtain ths• import-
ant obiea. Even when France wasilffiTei the direc-
tion of• ephemeral Governments, I suppressed my
private feelings, and listened only to the ditlites of
policy, and the welfare of my SnbjeEts.
When the EMperor re-established order in
France, great difficulties Mire removed, and I saw
new motives to continue attentive to the former
system of alliance. When England declared war
against France, I happily endeavoured to continue
neuter, and to preserve to my people the happiness
of peace. England afterwards possessed herself of
four of ►oy Frigates, and made war upon me, even-
before it bad been declared ; and then I was under
-the necessity of opposing force to force, and the
cola nities of war to my Subjeas were the conse=
luenee.