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London, England, 1809-06-10 00:00:00

FROM THE SPAIVISH.

CORRESPoNrIENCE nF GENERAL SEBASTIAN[ WITH
I6.IESSRS. JoIIELLANGS .AND SAAVBBDBA- AND GB-

N'EIiAL VENEGAS.

No,).

IliS EXCELLENCY DON OMPAR DE JOVELLANOB.
" Stit—The reputation you enjoy in Europe,
your liberal ideas, your love for your .country, and
the d sire to behold it happy and flourishing, ought
to make you abandons 'a party which is contending
only for the itiquisitims, absurd prejudices, the interests
of some Grandees, and of England. To prolong the
Struggle is to augMent the calamities of 'Spam.
man like.ynu, recognizedby your talents and cha-
racter, ought to know that Spain may promise her-
self theliapi,ieat result by submitting to a just and
eoli‘ htened King, vt, hose genius and generosity ought
to attract to him all Spaniards who desire the tran-
quility and prosperity of their country. Constitu-
tional liberty under a Monarchical Government, the ,
freeexercise of your religion, the removal of all ob-
stacles which for ages !lave impeded the regenera-
tion of this noble nation, will be the happy result
of the constitution which the vast anti sublime ge-
nine of the Emperor has given you. •
" Ion) in pieces by taEtions, abandoned by the
English,, who had never any other 'neje& than to
weaken you, rob you of your rivets, and destroy your
commerce, rendering Cadiz aeother Gibraltar,. you
cannot be deaf to the voice of your country, which
demands frail you peace and tranquillity. Labour
to this end in union with us, and let the energy of
Spain evince itself solely in cementing her true feli-
lity. I offer you a glorious career. Ido not doubt
that you will embrace with joy the means of being
mefill to King Joseph and your fellow-citizens. You
know, the strength and Dumber of our armies. You
know that the p arty you have embraced has not ob.,
tained a glimmering of success : you, would one day
have deplored it, if vidories had Crowned your
efforts with success ; but the Omnipotent, in his
infinite mercy, has delivered you from that calamity.
" I am ready to open communications with you,
arid give you proofs of .my high consideration.
44 HORACE SEBASTIANI."

Na. U.

ItI6WEU.

" ,Gestuttst,---I do not embrace a party. I em-
brace the just anll holy cause of my country, which
I have unanimously adopted, who have, received
from her hand the augns't charge of defending ,and
governing her, and Which we have all sworn to etti-
brace. and sustain at the expellee of our lives:' We
do not contend,. as you pretend, for the inquisition,
or for absurd 'prejudices, or the interests of the
Grandees of Spain. We are contending/ for the
precious rights of our our Religion, our'Con-
stitution, and our Independ%nce ; and do not believe
that the desire to preserve these is at a distance from
that of destroying whatever obstacles may be oppos-
ed to this end. On the contrary, and to mace use
of your phrase, the desire and, purpose to regenerate
Spain, and raise it to the, dei-yee and splendour it
once enjoyed, and will hencetOrth possess, is 'consi-
dered by us as one at aor principal obligations. Per-'
baps no long period will elapse before krance and'all
Europe will at:knowledge that the same nation,
which knew how to sustain, with so much valour
nd constancy, against an aggression so much .the
more tinjnst, they could least expea it from those
who calleil themselves their first friends, possesses
also sufficient zeal, firmness, acid` wisdom, to ctn.-
reet those abuses which insensibly led the country 'o,
the horrible fate prepared for it. There is not a feel-
ing heart which does not deplore the attocions evils
which this aggression has. shed 'over, an innocent
people, to whom,. afier a pretence to degrade them
by the infamous title of rebels, that humanity has
been denied, which the rights of war allow, and which
the most barbarous. enemies grant. Bu to whom,
are these evils ,to be, imputed ? To those who. cause
them, by violating all the principles of nature and
justice ? Or to those who nobly strive to defend,
themselves from them, and avert them for ever from'
the great and generous nation ? Do not, General,
stiffer yourself to he'deceived. These' sentiments.
taillich I have the honour to express are thoSe of the
whole nation, there not being a single good man,
even among those whom your arms oppress, Oho
dues not feel in his breast the noble. Hanle which
burns in it for his defenders.

" To ,sperik of .our allies would he irrelevant, if
your letter dtd not oblige me to declare to their lui-
pour, that the pUrposes you attribUte to them are as
injurious as they are opposite to she generosity, with
which the English nation offered her, friendship and
leer succours to our impoverished and disarmed pro-
itincec, at their solicitation, from the first com-
Suencement of the oppression with which they were
threatened by their friends. /
" In fine, General, I shall be well disposed tore-.
sped the humane and philosophical principles,
Which, as you say your King Joseph prdesses,when
perceive that,- departing from our territory, he re-
cognizes that a country, which is at this itistant laid
wosteln his name by .your soldiers, is tint the fittest
theatre for displaying those principles.' • This would,
ilideed, be a trinmph worthy of his philosophy, and
'yoU, General, were you penetrated with the' senil-
ineuis which inspire., ought to glory in concur-
lug in that itiumpli, th,u you might share also in our
admiration and gratitoue;,
44 Is is only for this-ptirpose that my honour and
641,64,1e/11s periDlC me to make those comintitnica-
tions' which you propost,, if 'the SupremaCentral
Septa Atoll approve of it. lit the mean while, ac-
cept, Genetai, -the expression of mylincere grati-
tude for fho honour you personally shew me, assur:;
ed of the consideration I prefeis for you.
tr G4sl?ea Pa JOVEir,I.ANOS."
" seville, April 24 1!

No, 131.

113 ZXC.:ELIANCY DO:i FUJCISCO DE ISA.AVBDRA.

Sitier.L-Yoii are animated by the Toie,of your
eountgyi ytm der; re its felicity; you rue far from
wishing to see it buffer any. longrr under the tram-
=els of fo)(la_lity; aria the inquisition, which oppose
its regeneration your sentiments are too noble, too
worthy of a true Spaniard, . to permit
.you' to-be:the
instratrient of foreigners or fanatics, who delight in
nourishing: ditcnrkl; =This- opinion, • which" I enter-
tain of your eltavaaet And lutelligenee, indunes me
to pr6pose to you to terttinate ;it once 'lie evils of
iva n, which would be aggravated by a longer re.

sistance. kftev so long a c0n9161 which uupleasant
circumstances have occasioned, is not the time yet
come to permit your province to enjoy with the rest
of the nation all the advantages which are ()tiered by
the liberal constitution which has been given•it by
his Majesty the Emperor, and which is guaranteed
by the just, loyal and generous charaEter of his ad."
gust brother, King Joseph ?
Ti is easy for you, Sir, to acquire the justest, in
the eyes of humanity, the fairest title to the grati-
tude, of your country, by employing the influence
which your charatter and ►alents give you, to induce.
your country to enjoy iMmediately all those advan-
tages. Draw that country to a Monarch, whose
qualities merit all its confidence, and its Govern-
ment assures them that honour and prosperity have
been hitherto the objet of its desires and efforts.
" Believe me, it is my sense of your true lute-
, rests,'as well as the esteem which your country pro-
fesses for your prison, which induces me to take
this step, and that I shall deem myself happy if I
succeed in attaining the end I propose.
" :Let rue know whether, as I hope, you are; dis-
posed to this.
" You must, nevertheless, be sufficiently aware
of my chara&er, to believe that I shall not on this
account cease to march, and that nothing can detain
the progrt.ss of our armies, whose successes are as-
sured by the omnipotent genius of the Emperor, to
whom God has confirmed vi: ory over all his ene-

rn i es.

• i;;,
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Accept, Sir, the expression of my per
.1•4e.011.
ideration. " HORACE SitliasTlAtiz."

No. IV.
ANSWER.

" Gatarat..--/ have received the favour of your
Excellency's letter, dated at Daimiel, the 12th inst.
and cannot omit returning my sincere thanks for the
good opinion with which you honour me, and which
I should certainly not merit if I assented to what you
propose. • Your Excellency does not err in saying,
that it is the love of my country ,which animates
me, but it is that love and the confidence which the
Spanish people have reposed in my principles, in.
viting me to share in the Administration of public
atiii's, from the commencement of this afflicting
war, which are the guide of all my proceedings.—
I believe I am maintaining the cause of justice; and
inwardly impressed with this opinion, I shall, under,
the influence of these loyal principles, and that ho-
nour which has dire&cd all the anions of my life,
constantly pursue the path I have resolved never to
abanden, even should the uncertain fate of arms re-
duce me to extreme calamity. Approaching the end
of my career, rewar4d by the' !eve of my fellow
citizens, I shall nOt hesitate a moment to sacrifice
Myself by returning that love, though I saw sus-
pended oser my head the sword of *Vengeance. •
" Besides, General, does your Excellency thiA
that if it was possible that l'could forget the diaates
of my reasoni and embrace the part you propose,
that I could reconcile those who are opposed.to such
condna All I should gain by this would be to'
bring shame on my grey hairs, and draw on Me, for
strip unlooked for desertiou, the indignation of all
good Spaniards.. The enthnsiastic.opposition to the
change of dynasty is not peculiar to Andalusia,
Nt,hittiet the French armies have not yet prevailed.
It exists also in the provinces still occupied by the
troops of the Emperor. This truth cannot havo
escaped the deep penetration of your Excellency.—
In such a situation, my condn& is not merely the
consequence of my private opinion, but of thC gene-
rA will of Spain ; and, I can never appose . the irre-
vocable decision of 'my beloved country. Accept
the homage of My high consideration; &c.
• ‘g ritANCISCO Da SAavgnass.
" Seville, April Zr, istg."

No. V.

TO THE GRNRRAL:OP TIM ARMY OF C4ROLIWA.

•
" RN 1.,----The glory of giving peace and tran-
quility to his .country, ought to be preferred even
by a General of an army to that which he can ex-
pea to gain by battles. Let us then, General, un-
derstand each other, in order to make the evils cease
which press opou Spain, and stop the effusion of
blood. We both owe this .to the troops we .eoln-
wand ; you, especially owe it to your country, in
,return tor the confidence it repOses in you.
" 'lhe frank, loyal, and beneficent cluirther of
King Josepti, is to you and your
.countrymen the
surest pledge.of What you have to promise your-
selves. For My part, I shall b happy if I can be a
useful mediUm between the King aud-his people, in
procuring them, by a prompt peace, the tranquility
of which they stand in need after so many tempests,
and the felicity they may reckon upon under such a
Monarch. These views induce me to do myself the
honour of ',a citing to you and waiting your answer.
This step must appear to you the more sincere, be-
cattle our advantages are so decisive, that there can
be no doubt of the success of the war, ,and because
no Man can arrest the designs which are pluOned by
the omnipotent genitis.of the Emperor, to.'whoni
God has assured vidory over all his' enemies. AC:-
cept, General, the expression of. my high consi.
deratiou. • sirSussrl4,l,q."

No. VI.

ANSWKR,

GENERA!,—T removed in due time your letter
of the. tOtt Of,last month, and / should net have
failed to answer it without delay, if • I had not 'de-
pended upon Government to • whom was bound
to give information, before I
.entered into corre-
spondence with yo;i:.' Authorised
,now to, answer
you, "I Live }he honour to assure you, tlAt in this
we are agreed, that nothing is tnOre grateful than
to give peace and felicity "to cations, tlid glory Of
Which. I shall always consider as beyond any thing
the fate of arms could give."
" Spain was 'enjoying that unspeakable felicity,
and-could not expect her loss, or her sufferings, or
the effusion of her blood, from Allies fOr whom she
has made such vast 6am-if-Ices, %Vitt' that charaCteristic
fidelity which, other nations have. never denied to
her. But a boUndless ambitiOnr, Wed to Modes of
warfare- unknown amon3 oal,firmea' natiops, have'
immerged her. in an, abyss of M)tery, from whicti the
valour of her sons has to deliver-Arr. :"

• "'The chara4erjelour King Joseph may be ,as
loyal and bvneticen at you please to stile it let t hose
virtues be exercised ,in countries where he ix called
to 'reign by the rights 01 his. family, or the will of the
people., • With rct.,43pCt to mysell:..l shall never at:-
knowloclgo any other King thati hit whom the
Ja ,vs•cf toy country established `by my tittcestors,,

the ,plenitude of their designata 1
am satisfied there is nut one of my countrymen who
is not,animated by the same spirit, however it, May
be attempted to deceive digant,nutions by the pub-
lication of oaths =tnd as of homages as 'voluntary,
which have been .exturted by tenor and thesword,
and every (species of violence. •
" Convinced, as you, General, ought to be, of
this undoubted faEt, and persuaded that you would,
as you assured me, be happy to contribute to the
restoration of a speedy peace, and the tranquility
which our kingdoms need after so many temposts, I
implore you to avail yourself of the favour you enjoy
under your' Emperor, in order that, withdrawing
his armies from the Peninsula, and restoring us our
lawful king Don Ferdinand the Seventh, the Spa-
nish nation may enjoy that felicity which it promises
itself under his Government, these being the bases
on which we may receive your propositions,
" Besides, the fate of arms has been in all times
changeable and uncertain ; and when, in the cam-
paign, I contributed to the glories of my country in
the fields of Mengibar and Baylen, I did not, there-
fore, flatter myself that I should have only to offer
her my blood in the battles of Brihiesca and Ucles.
General, the constant triumphs of yOur armies are
not so certain as you suppose ; nor do I believe that
the omnipotence of your Emperor is a pledge of
farther victories; and far from believing that the.
Divinity. can protect, as you assure me, so unjust a
cause, and, on the contrary, rely that his unaltera-
ble justice will ever declare itself in favour of the
.most holy war,' which, is to be found in the history
of nations, and the favourable issue of which we
already begiii to see realized.
" Chosen by the Supreme Government to lead
my countrymen in this sacred conflict, it shall ever
be my resolution to save my country, or perish
with it. " Accept, General, &c.
" FRANCISCO VENEGAs.-
" Santa Elena, May 5, 18.9."

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It is curious to observe with what extreme reluc-
tance some of the Opposition Writers give credit to.
the accounts which have been received of the defeat
of the French, even though these accounts are cor-
..roborated by the acknowledgment of DuoN4vAnrs
himself. At first they could see no reason to doubt
that the French had not obtained a vietery, though
from the unfortunate' accident of the swelling of the
Danube, it could not bp foltowo.lup. It was, bow-
evet,' afterwards found ImpOssible to maintain thi*
proposition in the face of the French and Austrian
accounts, and then it was acknowledged that 800-
NAPAkTE had received a check. We cannot avoid
observing a little upon the delicate phraseology
Which these Gentlemen adopt when speaking of the
disasters of the French. When General Sousa,
having in vain attempted to oppose the progress of
the British army, fled with precipitation out of For-,
toga], with the loss of ohe-fourth of his troops, and
all his artillery, hagriage, and ammunition, we were
' told that the French general probably meant to,
snake a first—When IPONAPARTL, alter a battle,
of two days continuance, is defeated in all points.,
• •
and forced to te-croistlie Danube with immense loss,
we are told that he has received a check. We wkll
not, however, quarrel with' theM about teimc, but
if the French should make one ,or two more such
feints in the Peninsula, and receive one or .two mare
such checks in Germany, we shall look with anal-
deuce to the reitoratton of the indFliendencil of the
Continent.

The Part4iiksloop,:of war. Which ba.t just arrived.
at Plymouth,. after a passage of three days from
Oporto, brings an account of the miserable 'state to
which Spota and his army are reduced. They are
now nearly destitute of provisions, having destroyed
their magtreines in their retreat, and are Ma situatkon
where they can have no hope of any supplies. His
troops are every, day falling vidinis to famine._ •Sa.
BikSTLANI has taken the command Of V. tcrou's
army, the latter having resignelit. The Public will
recollea the gloomy' prediaions of some of the Op-
position Papers respeaing the progress which Gen.
VICTOR was. to Make in Pc:little]. -Gen. MIKENzt E'S
corps at Abrantes,was to be cut' cif'; Lisbon was to
be taken, and even Sir ARTHUR, WALLESI,‘V'S
army endangered. In answer to these prediaions
we state 4 our firm conviction, that as soon as Sir Au-

THlnt WELLESL4Y began his march to the South-
ward, VICTOIL would retreat, and the event. has
completely justified the opinion which ‘ie advanced.
Coat:TA is indefatigable in his attempts to Weakeq,
the enemy, by continual skirmishes without ex-
posing ltitnelf to the chance of a general action.—
BY the saute accounts it appears that the Spanish
Patriots have actually regained Ferrol, having over.:
powcred the French garrison, and then proceeded to
C'oranna, with great probability of success.--There
were many ships in the harbour of Oporto, laden,.
an only waiting for the Co-nius, which was expected
every day from Lisboa to convoy them to thii
country.

It waslast night currently reported, that accoaws
Lad been received of another battle having taken
place, in which the Austrians were, vietotious• It
was stated that a general attack • had been made
upon the 'French lines by the Archduke CuAttl.as,
and that be had succeeded in defeating them, and
taking 10,00 D prisoners. We should be happy to
confirm this account, but no authentic intelligence&
such an eient has reached this conk.. We have no
doubt, however, that the Archduke CHARLES would
endeavour, with his characteristic energy, to follow
up the advantage be had obtained, and therefore We
Inv every hour expect the arrival of some important
news.

The correspondence between the French General
SEBASTIANI and Don GASPAR 1-JE JoVELLANOS, DOD
FRANCISCO Dc S,‘AvennA., and General Vitaoks,
which our Readers .will find in THE Sus of this day,
are highly interesting, not only as they manifest tli*
complete frustration of SRBASTIANI'S attempts to se-
duce these noble Spaniards, and display the patriotic
and heroic sentiments by which they arc animated/
but as they spew that the French General is not cuu-
fident in the success of his arms, but finds it ne•
cessary to resort to such insidious artifices. The
lusters of the Spaniards breathe the genuine
language of Loyalty, devotion to their Country, 04
.pure Religion, while those of SeaksitAiatmatic the
charaBer of a mean tool of Ambition and Despotiglu)
and nothing can more outrage the feelings than
blasphemous application of OMNIPOTEk/CE to the
French Ruler, and confidence in Divine Protealiou
of the execrable' cause in Which he is engage!. But
the Firmness which, the Spaniartls their
Answer to the Frenchman, cannot but excite plea'
sure h every Man thron3hout all Europe, who 1.441
for the Rights of l,is Species, and the Independence
of a People.

.....................
The Neptune, SALISBURY, • arrived at .LiverPoo4
spoke, on the .21i;111 Alay, the iteluus, of Newcastle,
bound to Nova Scotia, out 14days, in lat. 46. 31.
long. 22'
''fi • 'She Sailed under convoy of his Nlivi
jesty's ship Alert, Which convoy were all disperse('
in a gale Or wind.
The Carnatic, SWINTON,, from London to India,
was all well on; the 9th ultimo, in lat. g. long. 33"
7
Yesterday, Sir DAVID DUI,IDAS'IIeId a
at his Office in the,Horse Guards, and gave ldiel'-
ce4 to about twenty General Oilii:ers. ,
1.
Last night we received a series of the lian:LoV
Correspondent. Tile following is the only art.l":
of novulty they furnish :•-- A
" Sr. PETElliiUltt;kl, MAY 13.--It is.und.ctSloqi
that our troops love already received orders to enlQ
0,
the provinces ot the Austrian Monarchy, yet, op
this day, no formal declaration of war has appeure°'
The Prince of SCWVOLIITZEI93IIIO3 is Still here" ,
public ,!.y.
In consequence of an order of the House of C"n1"
it Jf
mons; the tellowing statement of the revenue-
the island of Madeira has been printed and laiduln
the table. It is extratied from the offic'ill nifie °,
the Chevalier de Souza Couttitthe; Envoy EA1.1.3°,3'i
Binary and Minister •I'leniPotenti4 of his 11,1),‘)/F.'
Flighpestk the Prince Regent of .Portugal, t,° ':
Secretary Canning, dated February 8, )809. :'
Statement of the Reienues of i„huiti of Madeira,,eS 51.14
~ ' to inc b% the pres:nt Governor : C64,0°
Net Produce ot the Ctistont"; about - .
Revalue derive*l trout other sources ip the island,
about • • f . . . ' .-------
Total - - 49iitl!
(Signed) The Chew. De SQUZA C 0 U.Tl.l:' - ' '

.
Tue. AIISIY.—The first div;Sion of the Lei,eateC
inarn:;•
Militia marched into Nit smout h on' huriday
iiig, and.were fo be followed by Lite remainder °k
them this day. The first battalion of the 6th Be'
gituent, commanded by Lieutenant-Culonel \\41:1:1
, ciwsoicrl :len101:bl et. atrykd ins tlfrc%niilreseil otric.jainlettivledt?adysb:ttrit3l3ii°llll:l;l3:l;
The Jinn. Colonel Fimino en's. and (.:010iiel l':teo:s
Local Militia haVing perfornied ille'f,'„
days duty at yarinont It, matched home onTloiVio
inoinhig. Several of the Men' have volunteered 111 t.
other regiments. . .
On' Monday the Officers of the Ist ent,-,-Aili g'
,_ .401;0 0(
c3e6r:hthieleggattlillaentitt
cporL:loTetitselltivitihNezir,
with o'litan;:p-ejir.„,l3'
ct the
sabre, and belt, voted to him on their return iron?
.Buenos Ayres. The services of this Ott `!lts
known to tn.iny, while a Captdin" of Grenadiers 0:ii),
the 36th Regiment in the wars against 'DPP° S3nil
andr. more recently in the affairs of Buenos Ayres.l:l,/
N imiera, at the former of which, by his intrePluj
with a small part of the Regiment, lie 113°1„3,1it
spiked with his own hands two gulls, jOSt „,,lit
to bear upon them • by the Spaniards, and vlotys
alone secured the safe retreat of General Lt 041113,
.brig:ide ; and for his 60i)dat at Vimiera, hil,'llid
jeAty • was graciously' pleased, to reward him tie Ida
Government of Carlisle. The sword Wag Pre4dl) Old,
iiptin the parade, with a suitable address; on to
' )lonel's reply was truly
'gallant CA interesting 'l2l,
`allesting, in ivhicit be adverted, in the root "'lire',
And feeling manner, to the support he hadset:c'ter,:l4l,
ceived Iron) his Officers, and the bravery
condo& of his men, and tar which he avalicd 1104,
self of that moment to return then' his thanks'. 13
BORNE has been 37 years in the service, old in of
engagements, and• the whole oil that tityllb' 1
years constantly employed.
The and
their' last Meeting this season, oti ToesillaY, 'it._ its.
Thatched House Tavern i the Duke of 4nooo
the Chair. . I. er
Mr. KEMBLE is to perform a short time st ..• ‘svill
be joined by
POOl, upon his return troth Dublin,. Where he
Qentlemen'S Catch -Club held
.40,T0 N'
.0 to
Mrs. DicSONS and 'Mr, 85t,t.,011. , life 6"
EdMburg6. • ' 'el singer in
Mrs. Stooor4s and -Ivli3s
' Mrs.. MOUNTAIN is erlaged as princ.i .
Mr. Alt 1;01.0'5 Ellglieb, OFc. as.