The Sun.
London, England, 1810-12-27 00:00:00

DECREE.

The General and Extraordinary Cortes, penetrat-
ed with the most lively and sincere gratitude to-
wards the King of the United Kingdom of Britain
and Ireland, George 111. for the generous interest
which he has displayed, and for the abundant aids
which he has uninterruptedly afforded to the Spa-
nish nation, by granting it arms, money, troops,
and ships, from the first moment when the Pro-
vinces raised the voice of independence, and of
fidelity' to their I.ltvtol -Sovereign Ferdinand VII.
bettayed, trampled upon and oppressed by the
u,urper of the throne of France, Napoleon Buona-
parte, decree that -a public monument shall be,
ereoled to George III: in testimony of the national
gratitude which the Spanish nation feels for a Sove-
reign so august and generous, as ,A ell as Tor the in-
vincible English Nation, who have taken so great
• an interest in the glorious defence of the Spanish
Nation. The Cortes declare, at the same time, that
the Spanish nation will not lay down their arms till
they have secured their independence,. the absolute
integrity of the Monarchy in both hemispheres,
without the smallest dismemberment, arid restored
to their King Ferdinand VII. always acting in ac-
cordauce, and with the most ,perfect union, with
the King of Great Britain, in conformity to the
strict amity, and perfect •and indissoluble alliance,
stipulated in the Treaty of the t 4.b of January,
' 1.809. The Council of Regency will cause this de-
cree to be communicated to the King of Great Bri-
tain in the most solemn Manner ; and will, at the
same time, give an account to the Cortes ot the plan
wine!' it shall adopt for erecting a public monu-
ment, with the execution of 'which it is intrusted.
The Council of Regency shall be made acquaint-
ed with this decree, to udie time necessary means for
its accomplishment, and that it be printed, publish-
ed, and circulated.

(Signets) Luis DEL :MONTE, President.
NIANUEL LAXAN, and
I.4.,VARISTO PEEEZ DE CASTRO, 1 Secretaries.
,Royal 'sic of 1..c0!i, Nov. 19,

We cannot doless than call to the attention of
our renders the following circumstance, worthy of
the attention and admiratiori of all who have. the
honour 10 call themselves Spaniards, and even of all
present and future generations, to whom it may
serve as a model.

Every bddy knows that there are, in the Cortes,
Deputies whu are reduced to such necessity, that
they would often want their necessary food, if it
were not for the kindness of some friend cases have
even happened, in which they had nut wherewith
to buy a candle to gi%e themselves light : examples,
perhao, unexampled in history, and which words
ate wanting to express as they deserve, particularly
when it is considered that they are individuals at
hose disposal this great nation has placed all its
weans and resources--that they are occupied night

and day in the mat work of 01'4 iiterty and happi
ness of our native ezuntry.
Although we abitain from giving the names of
such indiliduals, lest we should hurt their delicacy,
yet it would not be difficult to pro4Pe that such
.rest
be the natural conseqoence of thvir situation. Fur,
there being many Deputies from Provinces occupied
.by the enemy, who o.inn-t pay them their stipends)
and either depending for sudport on their professions,
which they cannot exercise by belonging to the.
:Cortex, or upon prebends which they do not enjoy,
or upon estates w hieli are trod upon by the von'
legious feet of those Vandids, it follows that such
must neces+arily want the 'means of suilsistence.
But if it is evident that this heroic rrioderaion
'disinterestedness redould to the- glot'y of the natio,
as well as of the Cortes, it is nut less so that tha.
honour and tr,einterest of the former demand that
the fathers of, the country should not remain a siugl:
moment in such'a snuatiOn.,

EITTiNc OF TiiE 2 IST. NOV.

. .
The contract for provisons concluded betweed ti;.;
Board of Finances and the hodie of S. Hartel;-y.,
was taken into consideiltion, And occa,isi-,neci a very
animated debate, several Memb'ersscha:ging it with
being ruinous,- prejudicial, and disgraceful to the
nation, while others, who formed the majority of
the Committee appointed to inquire into-this matter,
approved the contra&