The Sun.
London, England, 1810-09-20 00:00:00

IPRICE SIXPENCE HALFPENNY .

PRICE OF TRE PEACE.

INTERCEPTED. CORRESPONDENCE OF MAI
NU.EL GODOY.
[From La Cencipela"de la Patria]•
That, the Public may not be deprived of the peru-
sal\of some letters from the late Prince of the Peace,
(to us the Prince of Darkness), written from Mar-
seilles lo his Agents; relations and frieUdS in Madrid, •
and
.recently intercepted by one Of-our ititre old Gue-
rillas, it has been thought proper to • exhibit exact
copies of these curious Epistle, in the present num-
ber of this Journal.- They'are all in the hand-writing
of this man, who, with an air-of:Sovereignty towards.
some, nod or &in.:lot-4y towards others, sub-
scribes briet3y,Manuel : and they are trauscribed li-
terally froin the remain in the ar-
chives of the first Seciaary-61. State.
It has been kndeav wired,' for the _better authenti-
cating-these -documents, to preserve-hi thq'priPting
the orthography and punduation of the -origi'italic•
The reader- will see frorn this specimen, titit, the
words are as loose as the ideas are incoherebt.
.multitude of fails are strimg together without. order,
ec~tine&ion, ,or objeti. ~The, periods, members, or
clauses or a sentence, need not belooked tor. 10
no part is there a full point eitilerfor closir.g a.par.t-
graph, or tertninating a letter.. • Indeed this illustri.,
t)::s Personage' was never,able_ to conceal the va,,t
iinproverne..nts be made in 'the
.days of yoUth
in -
grammar and rhetoric; and, considerilig himself <<
sun of Mars and Minerva,' he announced him; .1f
-' the protector of all the literary and scientific -es a..
blishments of 'the. iVlonarcky,- from ttn.The .in
the most sublime stn&cs aft= prosecuted, dcwn,
the humble horti-bOok '
ffiere alotig-letter from, Godoy to his
agents Madrid ;;\written in a confused style. It
appears froin it; llowever,tleddie,haS been allowed
to fall into great etnbarr issments in France. B-10-.
naparte having served :his pnrpOse kith hire, eare;-
t how soon the instrthwiat 'of his p4fidy nl.ty

perish,] •
Letter tiom Don IVIANutt. MORESQUI, tO'CODOY, dated
•Matiod, Attrit
In consequence of the dcha•h.of my. father (rio:v
in-g!or0 the depending accounts of the two "tires
of R.•inti!ette and Ceremenies,'• of which he. was
Chiec,iloye alt come under 4ty care:and litave been
under tke neeeSsity of- inclniing among the- justifii.a.
tory docum'ents those of thex:pence4 hie), br
of their Majesties, were, according to custom, incur-
red durin.2, the residence at.Aranjuez durin4 the three...
months ~t January, February; and March, of the .•
I 0 •-• •••
My accoinits have been revisd by the
Secretary of:Finances, Count Canavus, passed arm
formad% to the General 'Treasury ; but thougl) A
was shewh. that these expen-...es had 1)," en detral'-•
• ed on-other-occastons,, and that a specia4 order
had never been required for. them,: the Treasury
has objected to recognize• the charge, as a debt
due. by The State, and I at direeled to have
recourse to 'your highness. I have had repeated
conferences with your Agent, ',Seivor Carrasco,
but though he acknowledges the ystice of my
claim, he intimates that becannot.complete:y admit
it, without an.order frim) your Flighnesi, nor satisfy
me in any respect. -The- multitude of creditofs ani
claimants for necessary expencesheter cease to )tor-
ment me; and your I-li?;homs may copieelure the
shame_, it costs me .to deny them any soccpur. I hope,
from the benevolenCe
,of your Higimess that you
wilt "give an order to your Agents, or make .such
other atran;;einents as olay ple,Jse you, • for the
prompt of this account,The total amount
of "which is 155,394'1'05, nocordina to the bids
pee-
seilted by the CoielDire,•aors of 7he Conservatory
and Kitchen. In this :ray only
,can I. as a man of
honuur pay what is due lot' these branches of your
•
'Highness's servi"ce.
I kiss your Highness's 16nds,"!;(7,
NU4I.

Letter. from. Don-MANtiii.. Gonoli, to tile, Priest° Dmi juAN
As roN to 1%1F.L0N,(13), resiiitog at Madrid, dated Mai-
seli!es.-111a-y 23, ISR2.• '

..:For Melon (thus the cover of the letter is dircaci)
shonld.pOssess all I liave honourably acquire:l
by :the side of my SovereignE,. I, shall ditribute
arno:ig‘ the good, to fly troni the impnritY- of. the
bad. You may ics pic.is.ire to find, that
fate lias phced you in. the e‘niii.•i• winch I had, pre-
pared tar my retreat,: and that a philosopher enjoys
the same Use of it that I intended.—M.iy
y6tl re.!lize what I could not, live more happ,-,
and do nut furze( that
.you, are sincekely loved by
yowl fr,ekid,

MANUEL.

i.e/pr,i'ronl the same to his 'sister, Donna RAMONA,,WICU, of
Cottot DE FCEN i B hi. NG A., Wlll wag Corregidor of
I and atierwiiiils k.,,..ernor of th.: Council h-
i, • ;coat the place, and ot.toc sa.ii4 date.
SISTER,
hot inten'd'to wri,e until God should }lave
given nie the means ot compensating the injuries
you andyour 'family have_ buffered in the common
misfortune of us all; but as I have received your letter,
• the only one which has reached me through Ca.-
ra3coi-I would not leave you ignorant of my existence,
and the love I bear to you, as welt as-to your bus•
band and children, whom I. have in nay heart.,--
A,sure 'him, I pray you, that value him, and
wish to. serve lli nih whatever may fall-to me in
•- (r 3- This Melon is a fruit of a tender sort and changeahle
colour. Though an Ecclesiastic and a Priest, he• wds not
destined to be guardian of the Seraglio The corner
of in this letei can. be no other than the villa of Carabanchel,
which belonged to Nnoete, aid WIIICII WAS,sold
way, that both the purchaser' and vender made a k;:v-,),1
gain. I t appears that this Melon, who is now .Counsellor of
State tl"., loseph, would have ught it with hypothroary
bills of tlw now utanulattute.