The Sun.
London, England, 1809-06-06 00:00:00

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. 'Tit E -NI A lIT YR S OF TLl'a SECOND, Of MAY. 4
" SPANIARDS !
" The Sepre`tne Junta 'invites you to. join with it
on the !fhb of this roceith, in the celebration of the
solemn anniversary which it has decreed for the eter-
nal repose of the yietitns aithe ,2d, of May • Ler us
honour,
.on that day,,, the :feu,' Well of • Spanish li-
bertythose who %/ere , the first among us to cry
aloud against foreign oppressibn; and seal with their
blobd the ilhil!Illrli vow of independence. Remem—
ber, Spaniards, the horror their catastrophe: excited
in you ; and let this great day bring, baCk into your
veins the heat of vengeance which you rose to take
with intrepid and generous resolution,-1
" Facile has 'borne this memorable. event to,your
ears, but its vague annunciations do not. suffice to
paint it. It is necessary. to have seen the Inl.al affec-
tions of that people. roused durhig the Agecediwy
days, by the Sometimes prosperoos, sometimes atr-
verse tidings, which theeneiny spread,Ctiocerning
'the fate of their- innocent and adored Ring.: it, is
necessary to have traced the, occult and perfidious
plots which wound, up their agony to the highest '
pitch, Midi() have witnesse&the horrid' latisfaelion
.with „which the French hyzenas, drank, in idea, the
blood they were about to sited. The inhabitantslof
Madrid, incapable of fiuttering longer the insult •and
humiliation intikted upon them, in indignation lieu;
to arras, and rushed upon their. treacherousfoes. A
treaty of peace appeated.and disartned thgini.isud
then, seizedin the streets—at the pleasure of a fero-
cious soldiery led to prison—they were brotight out,
bOund With cords, anddragged to those spots which
were once the seats of their recreation,and joy.—
l'here ,they were aware of the horrid fate which i
awaited them; there , they cast 'their' eyes around,
and beholding themselves abandoned by earth and
heaven, they gave a hasty and 'last adieu to their is-
milks, and were hurried into etetnity.
'" Honour to their ashes ! Peace to their souls !
Mortal and eternal war With their vile assassins ! Is
.l there any Spaniard who is dismayed at the great con-
ilia ? Let him, in an instant, call to mind the 2d of
May. Will hemot then blush at the thought of re-
,
ceding, and serving men so atrocious? No, Spa-
niards, No; •their authority is a yoke of shame 5 •
their promises are spares; their kiSa of peace is
death. The defenceless and unarmed patriots of
May 2; opened by their . deaths the lists of the
bloody combat. Let us not bothe causes that the
repose they 'enjoy be ever trOtibled by, the rerueni-
brance that their dreadful sacrifice was fruitless for
the s dvation of their 'country. ' '
" It shaft not 'be, ye marty'rs of your country,
worthy forerOnners of the heroes who have since
fallen on the fields of battles !
.4 year has elapsed
since your blbod hai caused the' palms of valour and
patriotism to spring up in our soiL We have gained
victories; we have 'sustained losses; hut adversity_
does not terrify us, for we k_ vow ihat liberty and
',glory are not to be puchased at a less
,price. Rest
then in peace, ye , generous souls ! " Behold the
1 wtiole country ranged. round the mournful .tomb,
which publin gratitude has taiszd to you, swearing
by your ashes and your niemory, to folloiv the. glo-
rious• path you have pointed out, and never rest
; but on the throne of independence, or the silence
Of the sepulchre.' • . . i.
'4' Royal Oittleof Seville,' May'tirir,l ilia:" G 4 "Y :.''''

The eeidbration oft he Birth-day of Mr. RlTT,yes-
terday se'rui4ht, in .4dinburg,lt, was attended by the
most distingtwilied characters in Scotland.'Thecotn-,
patty wereqm numerous` that' -they:filled two rooms
at the Aroainbly House iri George-street: • The Duke
BucctzuGil presided in one; and the Duke of
Arnot, in the other. Chairman paid an'
,itftettiug.trjhute 19 the memory efolVlr.Prrr, end
Lord Mats 1 LLs made a very impressive speech en:
the merits ot" that illu,trloos tatesnaan: A dinner
was b"Fcl at ,Duttikk:ille the Mlle day on the ‘741110.:
OLC;hilin. •
An .account has been received: that' the East India
Fleet, which sailed from Portsmouth the 27th April,
lx>t, arrived at Madeira the, Bth ult.' under conioyol
i-Vl6etity's'Siiip'Lavinitt, viz.
Unitekt ktugdom, City of Latisloth.-Gestic Eden, Devon,
shire, isitotcalf.:LStt(rey, Marchionep cif Exeter, Dove:A.l4g
Tauntork Castle, Marquis of Wellesley, Earl .flowe-
.ll:ti Icetrz.it, (extra ship.) , • - • 7