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London, England, 1809-01-02 00:00:00

The Corunna Diary of December 25, contains the
following proclamation :
DON rzrno CURDY Y nntxus., MARQUIS DE LA 1RO•
MAMA, GENUAL IN clasp, s:e.
By an express just arrived I have received the fol-
lowing official communication front his Excellency
D. Martin de Garay, Secretary General and Mem-
brr ofthe Supreme Central Junta of Government,&c.

gg MOST EXCELLENT SIR,
" The King and Lord, Ferdinand VII. and in
his royal name the Supreme Junta of Government
of the kingdom, omitting no means which can any
ways promote the safety and prosperity of the nation,
has thought proper to resolve, that your Excellency
is not only to command the army, of which you are
General in Chief, but also the armies of Old Castile,
Leon, Asturias, and Galicia, superintending, with
regard to all the said armies, the troops of the mass,
and putting iti requisition the horses, mules, and other
measures, which are required to augment our army,
and put it on that respectable footing which the pre-
sent extraordinary citcuanstances require. His Ma-
jesty has 'been informed, and sees with the deepest
concern, that to the want of subordination, cowardice
is added by many, whence arises that scandalous de-
sertion which excites astonishment in our allies and
daMpe.their general. ardour. This conduct, so eon-:1
trary to the sentiments of true Spaniards, and which
cannot be counteracted by mild measures, deMands
that your Excellency should check it with all the ri-
gour of military law, extending the punishment to
all those who assist or protect deserters. For this
purpose bis Majesty invests your Excellency with the
most ample power which may be required, to cause
yourself to be promptly and implicitly obeyed, and
cause the enthusiasm which begins to slacken in the
provinces, and especially in Old Castile, to be reviv-
ed. To attain that end, extraordinary and vigorous
measures are required, calculated to secure the safety
of the :nation, which cannot be done without the
prompt and exemplary punishment of the vile and
degenerate wretches who deceive their country and
their King, by usurping the title of their defenders,
while they are selling them to the enemy. From that
severe punishment, such justices and places are not
to be excepted as show any slowness in checking dis-
order and confusion, or do not execute your Excel,
leney's orderswith the necessary ronctuality and zeal.
His Majesty invests you with such great authority,
in order that you may be convinced of the implicit
confidence which he places in your energy and zeal.
The necessary orders have been dispatched for that
purpose to the respective Juntas of Government, that
they may possess full knowledge thereof and obey
your Excellency, to whom I con mmunicate the above
Royal Order for your information, and compliance
with the same. Gon prestrve your Excellency many
years. (Signed) 64 MARLIN DE GARAY."
" Todela, December 4th.
" To the Marquis De la Romans."
In pursuance thereof, I ordain that all the inha-
bitants of the kingdom of Castile, Leon, and As-
caries and Galicia; of from sixteen to forty-five years
of age, are immediately to arm themselves with such
muskets, carbines, pistols, sabres, and every other
description of arms as they have in their possession.
That all young men unmarried without children, are
to repair, without the least delay, to the places which
shall be pointed out by the Juntas of Government in
the respective provinces and districts, to be immedl.l
ately incorporated with the armies. All other per-
son shall also arm to defend their respective provin-
ces ; all horses and Mules belonging to any persons
whomsoever, are put in a state of requisition, and lin.
anediately ta be delivered up for the use of tl e armies.
44 All armourers and smiths are, in preference to
any other business, to devote their exertions to the
fabrication of arms and pikes ; the latter being de-
stined for those inhabitants who cannot be supplied
with any sort of arms.
"All persons refusing to enlist or deliver up horses,
mules, and other necessaries, shall be committed as
traitors to their country, and be punished in an ex-
emplary manner. All vile deserters shall be shot as
soon as apprehended, without any exception or mer-
cy. Cowards who in an engagement with the enemy
are the first to run away and cause disorder and con-
I union, may be killed on the spot for their own pu-
nishment, and as an example to others. •
44 All those gallant defenders of their country,
worthy of the heroic Spanish names, who distinguish
themselves by deeds of superior valour, shall be re-
warded in such a manner that their names shall be
handed down to posterity with those marks of public
approbation which shall be best calculated to immor-
talize their glory. (Signed)
gg Marquis de la RONtANA.

Ilead-qtareers, Leon, Dee.lBoB.
SARAGOSSA, NOVEMBER 24.

',non/INA/lox OF 1115 EXCELLENCY SEIONIOR PALAFOX.
,r 4 Inhabitants of Saragossa—you are aware of the
embalwassment we experienced during the late glori-
ous siege of this place, from the French who reside ,
among us, and how much they prevented us from
deriving from the Castle all the advantage it could
have afforded us. It is proper that they should quit
this city this very day, and that they should be con.
ducted to places of confinement at a distance, leaving
us at liberty to occupy ourselves more profitably in
u hat so much interests us, namely, our own defence
—Yes ! brave and invincible inhabitants of this illus-
trious city, in vain shall the artifices of the enemy,
and the vile wretches in his pay, excite in your bo.
corns the rage of assassination. I feel convinced that
vnu are inctiable of staining your reputation by any
1:)a se proceeding. Follow the advice of your General,
rather rur-father and friend, and always have to
. !me Saragossans can destroy their enemies
who meet them in arms in the field of battle, but not
those who ire disarmed, and whose death could nei-
L.ier conduce to the interest of the country, nor add
to our well-earned titles of noble and valiant.'
4' New days of glory await you. I know that they
will not be lost to your patriotism and your gallantry,
that now more than ever, you will feel in your
',.arts what it is you owe to the religion of your fa.
t'acrs, the persecuted Ferdinand, the security of your
pe• ems, "and your own honour. Your resolutions
Ns ill be magnanimous, as they always have been.
You may repose implicit confidence in the indefatiga.
I,le zeal with which I shall watch over your external

defence.
44 Heatlittarters at Suntan, N0T.24, VOL"