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London, England, 1812-12-25 00:00:00

SPANISH PAPERS'.

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CADIz, DEC. 3: Having received the following
,Proclarnation;• issued b`v the French, in Catalonia,
I,Evfe communicate it to our readers as a proof 'olthe
L,..tyoliations and atrocities which they. perpetuate
16, that brave, but unfortunate province
We, Charles Decaen; Count of the Empire,
Great Offic,T of the Legion of , Honour, Cori
Wunder in Chief of the Army of Catalonia, and
Governor-General of that Province--

" Considering tat various accountshavereaCh-
ed us, from which it appears that the inhabitants
of Areyns de, Mar have 'never manifested stibruiS=
sion to our Government, except when French
troops were in the 'vicinity of that town : that
their protestations of fidelity and obedience, so
often repeated, under such circumstances, have
been illusorY and false ;
" That, notwithstandivog the salutary intima-
tions given to the inhabitants . of Areyns, that
such conduct, so opposite to loyalty and good
would terminate• in bringing down upon
them severe chastiser:lento ditty tow's ,has not
ceased being a receptacle for Engliih crimps,
who have r!wayS there found protection, and
every facility for embarking on board their ves-
sels the soldiers whom they had succeeded in en-
ticino. • •
. .

. .
" Ilavitig seen also a Memorial, from which it
appears, that Leandro Francis, a CuStow-house
Officer, residing •at Mataro, who ought at most
.to have Leen. considered as a prisoner at war,
after. many days' imprisonment; sentenced to
death, on the 27th of August, in the said town;
• " Considering, also, that on the 17th of Sep-
tember last; we being in the vicinity of Areyns de
Mar; and meaning ta ptinish that town, which
had been guilty of precipitate attempts against
the army and our Government, imposed upon it
an extraordinary 'contribution 'of 1.00,000 pesetas
"(about l Id. each),
,taking hostages until its com-
plete .payment ;
" That far from enforcing a sentence so, just;
iind appearing before us, to . intreat our clemency,
in Order to obtain the liberty of their townsmen,
and avoid military execution, the inhabitants of
Areyns, whose port had: fir some 'months back
been.a point for the introduction of.avms, ammu-
nition, and provisions-for the insurgents-7—a depot
for merchandize- prohibited by the decrees of the
Emperor—preferred 'seeking the support of a
baud of insl;rgents whom they daily supplied
ith money and., provisions, and placing' them-.
selves under the protection of the cannon of Eng-
lish vessels anchored in the roads.

" And determined to repress such conduct by
an example of severity, we have decreed, ordered,
and ordained, as follows :
A:t. 1. All grain, of whatever kind, to be
:Blind in the different granaries of the town of
Areyits de Mar, the greater part of which was
destined to' supply the insurgents, shall be with-
drawn, and deposited in tile• magaii4es of the
French army.
" 2. Ali merebandi•re existing in the ware-
houses of Areyns de Mar snail be sequestrated,
and removed for the purpose of sale, in such maw,
neras shall be afterwards d'eterinined.

" 3. All merchandise recognised to he of
English manufacture shall be sequestrated and
burned. •

" 4. The houses of individuals, their property,
and private shops which contain merchandizc, not
prohibited, of of daily consumption, shall be
carefully respected. Cood discipline shall be ob-
served by our troops while th:y continue in the
town of Arevns de Mar.

" 5. The General of Division Baron Lamargne„
superior Commandant of Upper Catalonia, re-
mains charged With the exec-.ltion of the present
decree, w!!ich shall ,be transiqzed into Spanish,
printett and posted in both languages.
(Signed) • :" DECAEN.
(A true copy)
" iIANIELINAYE, Chief of the Staff."
" TiCad:quarters, Areyna Li Mont, Oct. 5, 1812."

EXTRACT FROM THE FRENCHIFIED GAZETTE OF
GERONA, OF THE 22D OCTOBER, 1812.
" The villages of Viere, Darnins, Aguliana,
Boadella, Capmany, Cantallops, and Junquera;
which gave asylum to -a band of brigands, and
which did not; according to orders, send advices
of the same tO Figueras, have been condemned to
an extraordinary contribution of 4000 dollars,
which *ere paid in 24 hours.
" This example, and the chastisement suffered
by the town of Areyns de Mar, must open the
eyes of the most perverse Catalonians.
" Areyns, the centre and focus of insurrection,
thought to make head against us. Confiding in
the prettcction of the English ships, which 're-
ceived us with a shower of balls and bombs, and'
in the promises of the Chiefs of the insurrection,
who engaged to defend had become the de-
pot where the enemy landed in security his colo-
nial produce, his muskets, ammunition, and pro-,
visions. It furnished the troops of. Milan' with
3 or 4000 rations daily; an insurrectional Junta
was established in its bosom, and had denounced
the penalty of death against every individual who
should convey grain to the towns occupied by the
Fitneh army, and- principally to Mataro. It re-
fused with obstinacy, and even disdain, to pay the
contribution imposed by the General in Chief ;
its hostages were confined in Figueras, without.
their being reclaimed, or any unsWer returned to
"their letters. And what was the result of all
Phis ? We established a few batteries, and the
English abandoned those whoin they were bound
to protect ; we assembled a few battalions, and
the Chiefs who ought to have defended it have
taken to flight. -The wheat and; rice destined for
the eiremy has been transported -to Barcelona ;
the colonial produce has been conveyed to -Ge-
rona, where it be sold for the benefit of the
army. In this ,way Areyns has paid ten times
more than it 'Would othervvise have done..
" Catalonians, the English deceive you. The,
insurgent Generals,. who rdb, dare not defend
you : 'believe no more their promises, threats, and
proclamations. Obey cheerfully, and^ with pride,
our august Emperor, whose will firs thedestiny,
the earth ;-our great Emperor, who has united
under his colours three pits of Europe—who has
-destroyed the RUSSian phalankes—who rules in
Moscow—and who, 'when the hour fixed by 'his
'- wisdom shall arrive, will finish in a few days the
troubles of 'Spain."_