The Sun.
London, England, 1810-08-24 00:00:00

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41' HIIII;(111C.R.OF ORLEANS TO THE SUSI EIKE COU -
CIL uF ItEG4NCY Of SPAM AND TH4 ANDiES.

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Siaa--The cry of the Spanish Nation against 1110
odious aggressions of -Bayonne, has never. ceased to
resound in my bosom,. and fnam 'I tat period the first.
of _my Wishes has been to obtain the honotir your
Majasty has done twee- in peruniting me to fight in
the midst ofyour armies. On the sth inst. 1 receiv-
'ed the letter dated the 4th oi March, in whiclryour_
Majesty invites me-to the cohnnand-of an army in ,
Catalonia. With the consent of the King, of the
TWO Stcilies, my father-in-law, I qua the command
of his armies, which his Majewy deified. to entrust
to me, under 'the Hereditary Prince, his son, I
abandon. the plans in, Which we were employed for
the defence of Sicily. I -snatch myself, atter six.
short mouths, from the ties of happiness, and I RC---
cept this' honourable invitation with the greatest
eagerness` and the profoundest gratitude. lii doing
this, -I fulfil not only the duties of my honour and
my inclination, but the wishes (Albeit Sicilian Ma-
jesties and the Princes, my brothers-in-law, so emi-
newly interested in' the succes's of S,pain against the
Tyrant Who would destroy-all the lights of the 'au-
gust House to which -I have also the honour to be-
-long. -It is time, indeed, that the glory ot the
Bout buns should no longer be a vain recollection to
_the people, whom their ancestors have so often led
to victory. Happy if it be of my arm thai Provi-
dence should deign to make use,, in order to 'Con-
VitiCe our cotemp Taries and posterity that the un-
eicamplcd misfortunes of which we are the vietints,
(lave not polluted the,blood that flows in our veins-a-
-happy if my feeble efforts shall contribute to restore
and support the Thrones that bile been overthrown'
by. the Usurper, to maintain the independence and
the rights of nations; -Which he has so•long trodden
wider foot ; and happy even tho Ugh I should fall in
this noble conflict, fur at any rate, I shall at least •
have gained, as your Majesty so well says, the sa-
tislaation ot having done my duty, and she,sn my-
self worthy of my ance.ters. Deeply. do I feel ail
the tibigations which are imposed upon me by the
honour you have done me, in calling me to com-
mandthe Spaniards, and to.assist,thern in futtilting
the grand destiny that is offered them. 'May my
first step in tide noble career opened to rue be the
salvation ot Catalonia for Ferdinand the Vllth. -as
m'. ancestor the Duke ot Orleans saved it for :Philip
the Vth. - I do not dissemble the ditficulties I have
to encounter; but I have the firmest confidence in'
the succour of Providence, in the support .ot your
Majesty,. and in the Spanish chara&er, so justly ce-
lebrated for its energy, its nobleness; and its perse-
verance.. Let us hope, that by the.unioo ot all, by
an'elevatinn of soul and mind, by activity;
.disci-
pline, and constancy, Providence destines your great
and generous -Nation to repair the countless evils,
which :weakness and want of union among the go-
verning', and the governed, have drawn upon goat),
Europe: Spain • will ; recover leer King, sustain her
altars'and the throne ; and, if it please God, I shall
have, the honour of accompanying the conquering
Spaniards,. when, by t heir noble example, and with
,their assistance, their neighbours shall restore their
oWn, King- -and altars also. The adoption with
• which they have honoured me will be my glory—
, Lam ambitious of no other • than that which shall
belong to them all, and which will be in a li,,rtteu-
lar the glory of your Majesty.
God preseive your Majesty many years, •
• LOUIS PHILLIPPE D'ORLEANS.
Palermo, athiMay, rato.