The Sun.
London, England, 1809-01-09 00:00:00

SARAGOSO4, Di c', .3.

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• tION jOSIVPH REIOI,LEbo 14E tALArOX Y MEttt,-Bre.
tUVERNOP, AND'eAVtAti4-tiii4Elo.l. or fliE jams:
AnitsOot4, ACC.• •
" The conntry 40iinds giCat Sacrifice;. She
'Calls us to her ,AssiStstice; she sets no other de-
fenders but her children ; we are her only support.
W 6 :should violate out' ditty' o her, and io:ourselvi;s,
trild we Ito';empley Our arms, .and risk.our .and
property; hi order to save her. Noble Arrigonese!
brave soldiers! ever ready to SliedryOur blood to de-
fend her and your King, • it Is unnecessary for me, td
remlied you of sacred duties which yell have neVer
f4getten ; btit the iMporttint,diarge cvhiult you hive
„ceritided to nit:, anal anxious desire to fulfil toy
duty, and to make a just retutrn to yOurattachment,,,
do not permit me to leave tinetilployed any means
that may contribute to deliver you frimi those peki-
dious iVretelies; Who, already Setting theinselves in
opposition 05' our determinationil, alre.idy
to the grand cause which we are defending; give ut-
teranee to sentiments little confotniable to iier tiled
loYaitY% r, therefore, drilain cOmmand . •
1. That all the lehahitantsof this city, of every
"Tank and condition,-. shall consider theingelves Wand'
Oftstekite to its derelict: their tie `sons, Proplerty; bud
lives; the rich and great lending a helping hand to
the poor, fostering and assisting them, contributing
to cover their nakedneSS, aid to enable them Co
maintain their• reiii.'leClive puSis tints performiog a
&tercel duly, enjoined by natural atleaion; and. re-
,commended by the holyreligion which we profess;
and„ At the same tusie, renionerating them for the.
'zeal • With, Which they defend their lives, their
estates,. and their common country.. Should any
.man'be so unnatural as to disus,vn their ohligatioe,
he shall, be tined in proportion, to. the maguitede of
his etleoce, and the amount of the line shall be Ap-
propriAted to the subsistenee of the army.
" That towns as do nott.vOtotibote all its
their peWer.tn the relief of our present necessities,
shall tie treated as enemies of our King, whose. se,
vereign rights we deiced; and their itiliabitants of
every•rank shall, he punished as traitors.
'l' 3, That every halividual of the Army of Ite.
serve, and the recruits of Arragon already enrolled
and regimented, who. shall out join his corps within
the space of six days hereof, shall be treated as a de,
serter in time of war, and as such shall sutler Ow
p;iinsefthelaw.• ,
4. That the Alcadcs shall scrupulously examine
414 soldiers in their 'respective' wards, who may nm
,have so joined, and make a return of their names
and lh corps they belong to; and that the Justices
of the tkingtlom of Arragon `do, undert respensi
bility of person and property, transmit an ex•aCt. list
4 all the individuals tat their jurisdkiion who have
served in the army,, distingtuShing the cavalry from
the infantry, and remarking their state •of health
and personal vigour..
" 5. That All who profess want of confidence in
the Chiefi of the .people or the army, who Make
pasquinades, excite riots or disturbances, shall be
immediately apprehended, and carried before the
newly-appointed Judge' of the. Police, Don Santiago,
Nnicela, who will pass judgmient ;tecording to the
-times and critical tircutnstances in which the coml•
try is placed, and suitable to their slimes : before
imposing the punishment af death, he shall consult
Inc.

" 6. That all the theiiSares riao-pteA shall be obey..
ed with religious. respep, Ainee.they are all directed
to the good of the country, which will recompence
in more happy times the sacrifices we make, and
which are so pleasing to God and the celestial Pro-
t caress who guards us.
" • That all the houses shall be w4L supplied
ith cisterns and vessels of water, in oiler to., be
ready to assist in extinguishing any fir,e'which may
occur ; and that the Aleades de Barrio shall, in,par-
Ocular, superintend this importautpreparation.
" 8. That the entrance and departure of persons
by ihe gates shall be watched with the greatest care,
recolleethig that the enemy even assume our dress,
and resort to every artifice, because they do not trust
entire)y to their force, though greatly superior in
hUmbers.

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" 9: That precisely three days shall be allowed
Or the departure Of ..all •the women, old Men arrived
at sixty, all the boys not able to carry 'cartridges with
moderate equipages, for whose conveniettworders
have been issued to all the towns and villages, to re. ccive. thetn' with 'kindness, and to supply their
wants,
- " to. That all Frerichmen, who may happen to
be within the city, shall be presented to the. Judge of
the Police, in order to be removed without the
walls. All : the women and children of • the same
nation shall be temoved with their. husbands and
fathers ; as Shall also all the priSoners and deserters
1 from the enemy's army, to places appointed. for their
rreception, - .. . ,
. " 1 I. To prevent 'those persons whose virtue is
respeaed by every Catholic from beimg exposed to
.insult, I permit the Nuns to occupyotrier Convents,
: without the limits of the city and snbntbs, whew
they.may have. an opportunity Of devoting them.,
selves, ,without:interruption, to their holy exercises..
" PALIFOX."
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,"I.le2:l7fiLlarterS,at.Saraplga, 29th Nov. 18o8.'j ,