The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-28 00:00:00

" MAY IT DISPLEASE TOUR MAJESTY,

`‘ We, your Majesty's discontented and unrea-
sonable subjeas, anxious to 'throw all possible ob-
stacles in the way of Governments in order to restore
to power, with Talents vev different from
~xliesel.4the present Ministry, and more favourable
to our &signs, do not
:ask leave to obtrude ourselves
upon your Majesty on the present occasion. Our
principal reason for troubling your Majesty with a
request that you will direct an inquiry to be rricle
into :the principles upon which the PortugalConven-
ffin was founded, is, that your Majesty has already
signified to the City of London. that such an inquiry
shall be made. Another reason for the same request
is, that we can hive no possible grounds for con-
ceiving that your Majesty will withdraw your gra7_
cious promise. But though we doubt not that the
inquiry will be compleat arid efficient, yet we think
the:opportunity of endeavouring-_ to spread discon-
tents hi the mean time should not be omitted. 'We
confess also that we are apprehensive of the result of
that inquiry, as we have some reasons for believing
that the Convention will prove a very different one
from what it has been
,represented in the factious
Prints, and at Meetings notoriously founded in the
spirit .of Party. For this reason, may it displease
*in —Majesty, we are attempting to frustrate the
measure for which we profess to be solicitous, by
objeding to one mode of inquiry, and recommend-
ing another. Hence we hope that the public mind,
may be kept in a persuasion that the Conven-;
tion is a bad one, and that ,weJ may succeed in ex-
suspicions that that mode will be adopted
AvhicLi,will be least calculated to 'promote the ends
ofjustice. Some of your faCtious Petitioners, there-
fore, urge a Parliamentary inquiry,- because the
Meeting of Parliament is not likely to take place
merely on that account, and because the interval will
afford scope for all those bold assertions, dark insi-,
nuations, and declamatory Philippics, to which the
public Prints in our service are constantly devoted•
But by retarding the time of inqUiry, we shall alSo
'have an opportunity of attempting to render the
Portuguese discontented with the benefits• which,
they received from this Country because we were
not able to attain for them impossibilities, and be-,
cause we gratified their own wishes in ridding them,
with all predicable expedition, of their Oppressors,
without driving those Oppressors to desperation, de-
stroying the Capital of Portugal, thousands, perhaps,
of its citizens, and sacrificing as Many pf our own
gallant countrymen. But our chief motive for wish-.
ing to'delay the .inquiry is, to excite a general belief
that the real causes of the Cdovention are to be
found in the misconduct of Ministers, who neglected
td give adequate Supplies to our Army in Portugal.
Here, however, we confess we are embarrassed by
one point, as, it has been generally_ admitted, that if
the vi Rory 'of the 2t st had been properly, followed
up, the Enemy must have surrendered at discre-
tion.; and consequently, if so, it is plain, that
Ministry mustlave made ample provision for such
a result. From these prethises, and many others,
but`principally because your Majesty has promised to
„
grant the inquiry, we apply to your Majesty for that
purpose, hoping, however, that your Majesty will
not, by precipitating the measure, and-ascertaining
' the truth, suspend the operations of party spirit, in
its daily attacks on an Administration against whom
it has nothing to alledge but what is founded on our
own ingenious conjepures and misrepreSentations.
" And your Majesty'S discontentedand un-
reasonable Petitioners,"' &c.

CORN-EXCHINNGE, OCT. B.—There 15 again
day an extreme short :supply
,of Wheat, anctrtfq. pur-
,chasers chiefly decline buying at an advance in price;
New as annexed ; tine Old 1 t Us. ; scarce .any Bar-
ley, Malt, or White Pease; neaps of each kind
fetch rather better price; there are likewise very
short suppli.es Of Oats, and sale& theredf are rather
dearer; Flour at our last quotatiOn.

. - . . Wheat 76s a 88s a 98$ 1)(1 Tick Beans . 68s a 73S NI
Fine ditto (new) tozs a lo3s (..t: I
Oats - 34$ a 37s a4is od
`Rye - - OS a 57s od Poland ditto 4zs a 44s od
amity - - 44$ a jos od -
- 1 rot-awe --—s a 45s od
crIll• It 76s a 86X od Rape Seed - 401 a 451 —ed
. , ' ,
htte Pcase 133 s a 145 s od Fine Flout. 7 8:i a gas od
Gfey ditto . 36s a 6zs od Sectinds - - ' Bos a liss od
}hewn ... - - 705 a 76s od

2§.

This day's market had a pretty good supply of
different kinds of Cattle; Beef, Mnzton, and fork
are cheaper than bar last report'; 'Veal sold at last
price, and the trade in general was not over brisk.
The sales in the Haymarket were.somewhat dull
{lover fetched a better price jhan Monday's market;
jay and Stra,w obtained last priaes.—The follbwing
?vices and numbers are an accurate statement :

. „To sink the Offi►l per stone of Sib."
Beef 3s. iod. to 4s. 6d.—►Mutton zOd. fo 4s. O.— Veal
6s. od. to 7s. od.—Lamb os. od. to os. od.—Turk Ss. od. to
6S. 6d.

Beasts, goo.—Sheep, 5,400.—Ca1v65. zoo.—Pigs, 3ro.
Hay 51. los. oct. to 61. 6s. Ad.—Clover 61. i‘3. utt. to 71•
7s. W.—Straw il. 12$. cd.,to 11. as. oti.

.2;7:EWCASTLE, OCT. 'SE:

The winter lips set in unusually early this year;
the .Cambrian mountains were covered with Silo*
on Michaelmas day, an occurrence scarcely within
the memory of the oldest Welchman living. The
Cheviot Hills in N'orthumberland were three.weeks
ago covered with snow, nearly a foot deep;, the
high mountains in ,Cumberland, %IZ.. Cross Fell,
Helvellyn, and Skiddaw,' are in a similar situation;.
and those in Scotland have been covered to their
tops a considerable time.. The, equinoatial storms
have already left havoc and-devastation behind them
in every quarter Of the Island. The severe storm. on
Thursday and Friday last has done considerable
mischief in the south of Scotland. On-thOie days
the fall of snow was attended with very fatal effeCls
in the vicinity of Galashiels. The sudden thaw
which follo,wed' caused torrents of water, to descend
from the surrounding mountains, which- increased
Gala Water to such a degree, as not only to sweep
away Gala bridge,' but completely to destroy the pub-
lic post road, :in consequence of which the mode of
communication in that, part of the country is com-
pletely obstru&ed. We are sorry also to add, that
an extensive machinery, ere&ed for the mariufa&ur-
ing of woollen cicrl, was entirely carried away by
th torrent, which has thrdwn a number of indus-
triNis people out of employthent.

toc---.

Private accounts received yesterday from Holland
state, that a New Decree, more rigorous than any
which preceded it, was issued on the 17thinstant.
The following are the principal articles contained
in it

" I. All exportation is suspended until further orders.
"I I . fhe superintendence of the coast shall be divided into
three districts : t. From the Helder to the Island. or Wal-
cheren shall be commanded by Gen. Dumonceau. z. From
-the Helder to lia,lingen by,Adrsirel De •Winter. G. From
Harlingen to the jande by General Castanet.
" 1 11. The Commanding Generals shall be personally re-
sponsible far the execution of the existing .measures.relating
to the twal shelling of the ports of the kingdom, the commu-
nication with the enemy, as well as. for all those we may
hereafter order. There shall be a daily report made by them
to the, Minister, or immediately to the King; and they are re-
quired to give an account of the negligence or disinclination of
the civil anctmilitary agents.
" IV. All fishing-boats shall,:,be compelled to ‘return to
the place from whence they .sailed, and they shall not be ad-
mitted
.any where else, even, under the pretence that they
have received damage. If they shall be found to have any
proofs Q 1 hating communicated with the enemy un.board,•
such as strangers not belonging to their crews, the least pack-
age of inercirandize of any kind, letters or newspapers, they
shall became the property of the. Civil or Military Authori-
ties who assist in seizinkthem, as soon as the legality of the
seizure.shall have been deter Mined by the judge, whd must
pronounce a definitive sentence in the course of fifteen days
at highest.

V. All merchant vessels, whether bearing the Dutch or
a foreign flag, which shall attempt to enter any of the har—
bours or roads in the above-mentioned districts, shall be
warned ce,:.,tor a.boat, and, apprized that they will be fired
upm if t, attempt to enter."
This Decree is stated. to. be. the result of an engage-
ment agreed upon by the two EMPERORS at •Erfurth.
They have, it is- said, mutually pledged themselves
that none of the ports or'places under their eontroul
shall .be open to any foreign comtherce. • The line
of _exclusion is to extend from* St. Petersburgh to
Bayonne.
Our.accounts.also mer Won, that the.vessels'whieh
were ready to sail were detained, their papers taken
and :I was exported their cargoes
reAanded.

They moreover notice,a rumour, that the Empe-
ror ALEXANDER was pacifically inclined,. but that
BUONAPARTE',. was for . strong measures,. and .up-
braided !he former with a disposition' to renounce
the principle of the engagements he had entered into.
at Tilst.

Last week, while the sexton of Tynemouth
Church was digging a grave in North Shields Chuich-
yard, he imagined he heard a feeble voice under his
feet, pronounce the word " murder !" but looking
down and perceiving nothing, he plucked •up his
spirits and resumed his work. No sooner, however,
did he begin to make use of his spade, than the same
awful sound vibrated three times in his ears:—the.
courage of the astonished Moses forsook him—the
spade dropped from his grasp, and, with the agility
of a harlequin, he skipped out of the grave, and
fled from the Churchyard, to the no small amuse-
ment of those who were in the secret; A soldier
Pradising VentriloquisM, who was placed at a con-
venient distance, conveyed the sound.

• The following remarkable instance of the saving
of two Foy-boat men,. who were assisting the Brig
Providence to sea from Sunderland Harbour, occur-
red on the Ist inst.• On crossing the Bar,,a heavy
sea struck the Vessel, and at the same time broke
over the Foy-boat, and turned her bottom up with
two men in her,.namely, William Hudson and John
Morris; the latter got upon the bottom of the Boat,
while Hudson was exposed to the force of the
waves. Their perilous situation being witnessed from
the Ship, . Richard Hudson, who was on boaid as
Pilot, urged by the necessity of affording speedy as-
sistance to the two men (one of Whom was his bro-
ther), with remarkable fortitude and presence of
mind, ,Hutting off his waistcoat and shoes, jumped
overboard with. a line hi his hand, from the Ship,
and swath with it to the two men, and succeeded
in giving each of them such• a hold of the line as e.. -
abled the sailors on board to draw them td the side
Of the Vessel, whence they were assisted safe On
board, and thus prOvidentially saved.
Crih yesterday was presented with one hundred
and fifty,-pouncls by his backer; out of the stake mo-
ney, as a reward for his courage. Gregson is also
well taken care 'of by his patron,, and will receive a
handpme subscriptionpurse, celleeled by sMr. Jack-
son who has presented the othet losrs With suns
Of money adequate to theintrierits.
A General Coutt, of PrOprietots of the Albion Fire
and Life Insurance Company was held yesterday; at
the Company's House; in New Bridge-street, for the
Choice of •Diredors: for the ensuing Year; when
the:follO wing Gentlethen were unanimously re-ele4-
ed :

. , lAMES l' ATTISON, lsq. Chairman:,
, .. I 0 IIN TQWGOOD, Esq.. Deputy Chair-man.
T. Starling Benson, Esq. TSoniasMaltby,-Esq.
Henry Bonham, Esq: M.P. Joseph Minet, Esq.
Henry Bufmester, Esq. Henry Pigeon, Esq.
huicslisorton; Esq. Sir lohn einhorn
I. Calvert Clarke, Eicl. , Wm. Rayley, Esq.
Richard Clay, Esq. , • IVm. Smith, Esq.'Nl.P.
john Daniers, Esq. Joshua Jonathan Smjth, Esq.
Soldition Davie •, i:sq. . Altit.nnan and. Sheriff.
Wm, Gonne, Esq. Thoin;.B Smith, Esq. and
Gab: flandasytie, Esq. Akita-min
.Nlatihew Harrison, Esq. D. Rich. Warington, Esq.
104 Kingston, Esq. M, George, LCRITAC, En.

OT D BAILg7.

sECdtql) 0CT..27
' f
Samuel
.I.Ty am.; -.vas indict-led for stealing from...Tob;fl
Edward> three two seven-shilliogs piece's,
and son,. his person. -
in the one-shilling gallery of
Orury-laneTileatii, on the night of the 17th 0a0.7
ber instatif Prisoner was, there ;- the gallery
was very much crowded; the Prisoner pushed agni fist
hiin at diffTent times ; at last' he Mt his hand iii his
breeches pocket, and 'immediately -the prisoner made
off. The prosecutor pqrStied; and cried out '''Stop
thief!" he secured him op the stairs : rilOnt'y
was found in a ,:sindow near the snot.

A -boy saw the :prisoner allow the' money ;tern
hire into the'w.indow.

Tweedv:4e constable, prodo6ed the money, which
he foongsfiet:*ndow, among which the. prove-
cntor identified one seven-shillings piece, a~ being
a erdorA.i.d'obe'.

The prisoner' -handed in a paper, in which he
Merely asserted his innocence, and threw himself'.
on the mercy Of the Jury. Verdi a—Guilty
Sarah Fuller was indi6ted for stealing a pocket:
book,. containing one 51. note, and three tl. no!es., ,
the property of James Hart. The prosecutor 1)4
been drinking in a public-house, in Went-worth-
street, Whitechapel„ on the evening of the 9t,b.
inst. Upon leaving it, the prisoner accosted him in
the street, and wanted. him to go hoine ith her,.
which he refused ; she then thrust her hand into thq
pocket of hiilacket, 'took his pocket-byok, contains
ing the money, and ran off ; he pursued and took;
her; she was rescued from him by some women,
butshe was afterwards secured.

•,
Upon his cross-examinarion, he denied he was ill
liquor at the time, or that be had spoken in atik
other woman before the prisoner came up to Lim.
kfis'testimony was confirmed by a man wig
in his CoMpany at the time, and who pursued ti.o
prisoner when she was rescued.

- Two witnesses were calied,swho gave her a gene-
ral if,c)o.t chaeAc..htr---;.she was found (i/iiity.
gti,,qt/A2!er stood ithholL:cl tor itealing
,hors&i:itiligurritibrty of sJoieph kork nan.
John fii'lirendon, of To:7..llmin Gr•eii, a firri,r, had
the horse in his stables,. A.)4i 8i;) of
last, for the cure of a sore toot ; st :.r •
over night ; about four in the morning he w.i,
ed by his dog, and getting_ 60, found the ..';!H:
'broken to pieces, and the horse stolen. 1-1,-;•: inlitA..-
diately pursued towards Hainimersniith, end ol!ct-
tQok the prisoner on theliorse. He instantly '4r-
ed nalp.had no dout as to the identity of the
t -
horse.

Alnan who was with the last witness, confirmed
his staterntiifTeizing the prisoner on the horsi..
The'prisOner; in hiS defence, stated he was v,ry
drunk, and fell asleep on the road; he awoke about
three:or foUr in 'Abe. fnorning, when a man on the
horse coming by, offered to let him ride, which ha
and in about ten Minutes, he was apprehended,
He called no: witnesses, and the Jury tbund him
-, • • •

Edward Murray was 'indicted for stealing two
geese, the property :of John Bowering, a polit:e,rer.
in Charlotte-street, Fitz;N4quarc, pivately, iu the
shop.

Junes -Arls pt:ssing by
half-past eight On the night of the sth instant, 13:-d'.‘
observed the- prisoner and, another man; the pr;-
soner went into -the shop and came out again, and
they both..went off be dogged• them till he met a
watchman ; he seized, the `poisoner; the other mats
made his escape.

The prisoner called several_ witnesses, who gave -
him a most excellent charaEter.

The Jhry, under, the, direaion of the Learned,
Judge (ThomisON) found him guilty of stealing, but
not privately,,in the shop.
Sarah Thirst was indicted for stealin g a silk purse,.
corit4niugli,gguineas, ' from Elias Hendricksen,--:
Thelyphliloi., Who, is a Dane (a sailor), had the
misiorfiine .to go with the prisoner to sleep, on tht
night of the 30th September last. He took Off his
jacket, in which was the purse, with his Moncy.•
He had drank too much. In the Morning she writ
:ont., leaving him in bed. :John Harrison; the man
whose house they were at; a countiyMan of
awokehim about nine o'clock, when lie missed
money. The prisoner was then, present, and denied
havipj,Aken it. . The man's wite, and a boy about
fiyiiiN..yeais old, had slept in the same room.
rOWne, Police Officer, swore, the prisoner„upon
being told another woman was taken into custodj.;
who owned the prisoner had been laying out' money
that morning, confessed she had robbed the prosecu-
tor. The clothes so purchased, together with. i 3
guineas, the remains of the money, were secured by
him, and produced in Court. •

Mary Ward, the woman above alluded tO, swore
she went with the prisoner to buy various articles of
apparel. Among the rest, she bought two rings,
the prosecutor, as she said, haVing promised to mar-
ry her. She.had given her the things, together. With
the t 3 guineas; to take care of for her.

The Jury found the prisoner giriltfi of stealing; but
not privately, in the dwelling-house.
CharlesDavis.was indrated for stealing a poCket-
book, the property of Lieutenant den, of the Royal
Marines, Woolwich, who stated he' was going along
the Strand, in the middle -of the day of the 2Uth
September last, when he lost his pOcketolc. con-
taining : some papers of no valtie, but could not
swear positively whether it was stolen from him or
he dropped, it,.

Mr. Charles Cressy, whO was passing through !bit
\Strand,,asotly,4 time, saw ainari hand a. pocket•book
stkc.Thplyzit#.the Prisoner, who immediately ran (ff
witl, jhjohe. transaaion exciting his sitspicions,_
immediately pursued him, crying, e Stop thlet,' an i
sdcceeded in securing him, when 'he asserted he had
picked up the pocket-book
The Prisoner persisted in the same story this day,
but the Jury found him—Guilly. •

WONDERFUL EXERTIONS.—A pbor widow .wo- •
man, of the name of JANET GRIEVE, whose ouiy
son was pressed, some weeks ago, on board the 12,en- 1 f
&Oil Leith Roads, failing in her exertions in that ..
04.:14fte;fliet bhp off, and being determined to pre- '
sent t Ai' litrigbn a petition to that.effe6.l to the Lords .
of the-Allii4alty, left Edinburgh on the 13th inst.
and arrived' in London yesterday forenoon, at the 1
house of relation, of her's, in Little St: James's-
street': she trilvelled all the way on foot, at the rate
,cof more than 30 miles tier day.

Jae

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SPAIN.

MADRID, O. 1.

MEMORIAL FROM Tilt COUNT DE MONTIJO TO THE

It SUPREME JUNTA OF THE GOVERNMENT:
`` MO.tT SERENE SIR, • '-
. -V.i' lit'•'
."
'When I benold so many writugs Which pur-
pose to point out what, ought to be the objet and
functions or this Junta, which the general will has
t brought. together, the authors of which have,douht-
t, less the good of their Country at heart, it does not

jk • appear to me unbecoming to present this respeet-
li able Assembly with my opinion on the public nes
cessitiese which are urgent ; for, having frotn the
beginning had so close and immediate an influence on
the events which have prepared our salvation, I am
perhaps able to indicate the measures necessary to
perfea it. 17'
" I deem this certain, that at this-momentevery
man who reflects on our actual situation will- agree,
teat it is not prudent, but may be prejudicial, to
address the public on the greater or less -legality of
this Junta and its powers, and whateVer may tend to
diminish the respect due to theria, and prejudice the
public opinion of them before their salons are seen.
On these. points I speak to its individual MeMberS,
• not to the public.
" When the Spanish Nation, being abandoned by
its Government, was reduced to the necessity of un-
dertaking its own defence, or becoming the slaves
of an Usurper, it was obliged to have recourse to
. extraordinary means ; and it formed, as it were
tu-
niultously, Juntas to manage its defence. With a
moderation:most extraordinary, -not a single public
authority was overthrown, nor in any province the
form of the Government changed. In some, vio-
lence was used against those whom it was thought
not even threats could induce to concur in the
common defence.
" The moment that the enemy retired, all the
provinces required a concentration of the powers of
the Juntas, in order to complete thelreat work of
our liberty. At the same time, complaints were
heard, fhe justice of which it is not my, province to
examine, against some of those Juntas, for having
unjustly exercised their powers. This only I know,
that it is these sable Juntas which have driven
away the French.-
" It is my opinion, that the only task imposed
upon the Provincial Juntas by the people, was
that of their detencei and that, consequently, this
is the only function belonging to the Supreme
Junta, which cannot enjoy more power than was'
possessed by 1115 constituents, nor they -more than
was given them . by. the' people ; and' I am of.
• opinion also, that it would, be useless -or prejudi-
.' cia, if the Central Junta had any other concern
- than to attend to the common defence. To he busied
in forming a new Constitution, while'the enemy
occupies even a part of our territory, would be to
add to the past agitation, which is not yet appeased,
which would necessarily be excited by the dithir-
ence of opinions and of parties which would be
formed. This would occasion dissection in the pro-
vinces, and distrait our attention from the principal
objet which should occupy OUT minds—our com-
mon defence.
" Necessity has always taught men their rights.
The principal one which we possess now is, that all
should obey one sole Junta, the depositary of the
national power, in order that the Generals may pro-
ceed. with promptitude, and in concert,: to the dis-
tries where the enemy may be, or where the ne-
cessaries are to be procured for the subsistence of
the army. These are the objects of the Central,
Junta, which -ought to be realised with the greater
celerity. •
" Assembled by the general will '(this is-indubi-
table), it is authorised to point- out the_ number of_
armies which ought to be mainiaine I, the Generals. •
who ought to command each of them, in.chief, -and
the number of troops of which they 044 to-con-
sist. Wherever our soldiers are, they reqtsiec sub-
sistence : there is, therefore, no inconvenience in
the Junta's ordering, in its first session,. that . the
army of Catalonia. shoulds be reinforced from points
where troops are in greater abundance ; that the
armies in the;Cestiles shoUld meet at Soria,- and
constituting one body with the army of Galicia, a&
under one Geieeral in Chief; and that at Saragossa,
and Other similar points, an army of reserve should
be formed. These measures, and the nornipation of
a Minister of War, and another of Fittaace, , who
with zeal and honour may apply the public revenue
in the furnishing of provisions, ammunition, and
other necessaries for the army, should-be the busi-
ness of only-two sessions. Another.concern is, the
transmission to the armies of the provisions, &c.
colleaed for them. - Cannon-balls, tents, and mus-
kets, are.scarce in the.armies on the Ebi 0. Drugs,
such as bark and opium, are likewise wanting.
`s After having thus attended to the most urger,.
matters, •the Junta may then occupy themselves- in
the details of the organization of the armies : these
-lutist not be negleCted a moment; for if we bad
waited to iatacktbo-enemy till every teeig had been
- completely arranged, he would Dow be lit possession
• of our capital and provinces. It this be the result
of the first sittings of the JunteHif the eeople see
that the public force is thus efficaciously applied,
there is no doubt that the machinatiensof the enemy
will he frustrated, and that the faaious partizans -
who may have bad intentions, 'will be reduced to
impotence, since the good opinion of the army and
.will be in favour of the Government isbut if,
on the contrary, there be delay, which, however just
its cause may be, the people; Who see' only el-frees,
and the malevolent, who seize all oppurtunities, will-
find in the inasaiyity of the Junta, and in the cla-
mours of the suffering towns, the means of 61i4ing
into discredit, a body, the general respe.e of which
interests us so much.
" Let not the necessity of combining plans be a
pretext for delaying theSe demoristratietis. What- -
ever may be said, nothing can be combined at. so .
great a distance from the enemy. Within sight of
him, or at least near him, the Generals must arrange
the means of attack. In. the Capital and Govern-
anent can be fixed only on what points defenSive,
and on what offensive war is to be waged.S. 'and the
part which is in general assigned to each army; bet.
all therest is the work of the moment, to be settled
on the spot. The outlines of operations may some-
irsess be usefully marked on -a Map by Government,

in order fo.shew haw the divisions may assist each
other; but the execution generally shews the
possibility or inUtility of carrying them into etfea.
While the-Junta is determining mmters of ac-
know•ledged urgency, it may be planning a system of
natioual repre,entatiOn, in order to convoke it as
smn as e-Apedietit. It will. thus fulfil its most sicred
functio!:s, iln.t answer the confidence it lia3 aterited
from the public.

Fiioiy, it is the love of my country Mime which
has impelled me to.- present these ideas, and my
sense of the necessity of promptitude in our mea-
sures, arising from the public exigencies. Should
ltiOier considerations prevent their being carried in-
to etfect, 1 assure your Highness. that my ambition
and pretensions are only to serve toy country in
posts of the greatest difficulty and danger. Lov-
ing danger from regard to my country, which under
such circumstances demands such sacrificer, I beg of
your Highness only to grant me as soon as possible,
the command of the vanguard of the army Which
is- to act in Navarre, and the Rioja, and that you
will at the same time command, that it be com-
posed of the suitable number of cavalry and infantry,
and instruei the Generals to a 1 in concert, and sup-
port it with the activity which military operations
require. I hope, therefore, for the means of conti-
nuipg my services to my country, which has always
been the desire of him who prays to God for th
,prosperity and success of your Highness.

" THE:COUNt,DE MONT 110."
" Aranjuez, Sept. 25, 18.8,"

REPLY CF HIS EXCELLENCY THE CAPTAIN-GENERAL
OF THE PROVINCE [SEVILLE] AND GOVERNOR OF
THIS FORTRESS [CADIZ] TO A DISPATCH FROM THE

ROYAL `TRIBUNAL OF THE CONSULSHIP.

By your offiCial note of yesterday's-date, I am in-
formed of your representations io the Supreme Junta
concerning the. injury which may arise from their
permitting English goods to enter this harbour, and
the precautions which you-say should be taken, lest
the injury sustained should be greater than the be-
nfit conferred.

As I am, for my part, far from opposing this mea-
sure, And on the contrary think it very useful, I wish
io state the reasons,upon which my opinion is found-
ed, in order that your superior political and com-
mercial information may dissipate my errors, and
that they may not cause,the injury you apprehend.
'The first objectot the nation, the Junta,, and of
every Spaniard, ought to be the formation and sup-
port of an army capable of resisting the enemy ; and
you cannot be ignorant that all the resources hi-
therto found are not sufficient for this great and
first necessity. The donations which were of-
fered during the first consternation were very li-
mited even in this city, and hardly sufficient to sup-
ply the first wants. Since, personal interest At, I ego-
tism have raised their heads, and the ordinary contri-
butions are scarcely raised; the necessity increases;
the wants of the soldiers are still greater ; there is
no money to pay them; and you, who represent a
powerful body, appear ignorant of all this, and strive'
to shut up a source whence supplies may be furnish-
ed to the national treasury.
Vere this expedient to obtain ready money in-
other respe&s ruinous, ' I should still think that.,
with a view to save the country, it ought to be
adopted ; as in complicated diseases, the most mor- ,
tzil and dangerous are attended to, and the others
neglected. •

, But, you will say, we ought to be careful that in
applying a specific remedy to cure the mortal disease,
We do not at the same time bring on a slow death by
the injury dour to the frame. Every wise physi-
cian will certainly admit of this.
As you have•not beets pleased to state what the
evils are which will arise from the'meastire objected
to, my little experience in these matters has trot en-
abled me to find other than the following

1. The commerce of Gibraltar will suffer, since
the English vessels will no longer discharge there
their cargoes of contraband goods, in order that they
may be smuggled thence diretly and along the
coasts, throughout all Andalusia.
• 2. "'ley who took the charge of these goods, and
who, are called smugglers, will-be no longer able to
pursue their honest calling, and be forced to take up
a musket or a sword.

3. The dependents of the Custom-house will be-
come less numerous, and will not be so well main-
tained.

4. Their agents, übderstrappers, and all conne6t-
ed with this branch of public service, will be in-
jured.
5. Military spirit will decline, from the want of
the continual confliets with the smugglers.
6. Fewer slaves will he sent to our Settlements
on the coast of Africa, if there be fewer defaulters ;
and lawyers will lose a great deal, for want of suits
of that-kind, which proves so lucrative to them. .
But I will leave the irony which serves to show
some of the subordinate advantages of this measure,
in order to state the only solid, inconvenience which
can arise from it.

This is-the.decay of our manufaanris and com-
merce, in consequence of the introdu6tiOn of Bri-
tish cottons. Happy. Spain, if this assertion were
not illusory ! I verily believe that it can obtain
credit but with those who know nothing of the mat-
ter, and are unable to use their faculty of thinking.
Where are those cotton manufaCtories ? At Port
St. Mary, and at Avlia, destroyed and shut up, be-
cause, owing to the high price of the workmanship,
the articles are so dear that they snit no class-of
'purchasers. In Catalonia, the trade merely consists
in purchasing refuse pieces, as I have witnessed it,
in the British. mdnufactories : stamping them with
bad wooden stamps; and 'Selling them as national
goods, thus draining, with the bad and coarse goods,
the specie of other Provinces. And besides, if by
admitting British goods, Andalusia obtains an abatt-
rneta of the duties levied in England upon the ip-
portatiOn.of her own products, must we lose those
zdvantages for the above-mentioned one enjoyedbf
Catalonia ? It will be added that the Company of
the Philippines will -s'uffer by it. By no means, if it
be administered with skill and probity. :Its dire&
trade, further favoured by the insignificancy of the
duties levied upon it, will prevail over the indired
and heavily taxed coannerce of the English in China
go.,ds. But although, in consequence of your Lord-
ships' avocations, you should nut know that the in-
froduotion of the goody we are speak ng of 1.5 gene-

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