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London, England, 1809-11-11 00:00:00

DECLARATION OF WAR BY SPAIN A cA:N.
DENMARK.

ROY.e. L DECREE'.
Dcr. Fel DINAND VII. by the Grace of Gon, King cf Sp*,
and, in his name, the Supreme Central Governing litial
Spain and the Indies, to my Counsellors of War, V iceroyi,auf
Captains General of my Armies and ProvincLs, and all other
Officers of my Army and Navy, Intend -1:1%F, Governors, and
Alcaides of Towns and Fortresses, and other p...r.:ons, of srlp.t.

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ever class, estate, or condition they may be, in Al the Cities,

Towns, and Villages of these my Kingdoms of Spain and the
Indies, to whom the contents of this my Royal Darea may

refer,be it known, that co the 73th of Stptenibr, 7 !lave

to the President of my Supreme Council et V. ar, th laming

Decree:—

K Spain, elevated in one day to the summit of
glory, which her valour and magnanimity acquired
her, cannot now, without compromising h.r hor.our,
observe much longer with indifFerence the aggravated
and hostile acts of the Danish Government, for
which that Government cannot plead in justification
or excuse to the Court of Spain, the loss of li:-Jerty,
and the oppression suffered on the part of rrance.
44 One of the means by which the French Govern.
ment took advantage to forward its designs, was tc
send from Spain a part of the Spanish army, first t 4
Hamburgh, and then to Denmark, in which it waz
evident to the Sovereign of that kingdom, and to the
French themselves, in the war in which they were en-

gaged, that the services which all Europ has seea
(and which were to have been expected from the dis-
cipline and valour of the Spanish troop,), and which
were performed with so much glory, became an injury
to themselves, of which the loss of so many men in
distant regions is a manifest proof.
" The moment that part of the Spanish army
which was in Denmark, got intelligence a the ncbie
resolution of their compatriots throwing off the yoke
and declaring war against France, they adopted the
noble plan, examples, of which are very rare in his.
tory, and abandoned Denmark, embarking them-
selves to unite with their fellow-citizens in their own
country ; to fly to* succour their brethren, fearless
of danger, and to partake in the glory which the
others had acquired—a memorable instance of the
unanimity and cordiality of sentiment which reigned
' among Spaniards, even when divided by so immense
a distance.

44 The Marquis of Romana, who commanded that 1
corps, not doubting of the valour, the constancy, and
patriotism of his soldiers, assisted by the zeal of the
Officers and the common sentiment, resolved to with-
draw the greater part of his troops, reuniting them in
the Island of Langeland, from which they were to
embark for Spain, by means of the efficacious assist-
ance which was rendered them by the English navy
stationed in those seas.
44 The delicate proceeding of the Marquis of Ro-
mana, and his care in avoiding every thing which
could be considered as an act of fu.stility towards the
Government of Denmark, and in maintaining on his
part, that good harmony which has subsisted between
that Court and his own, declined the indispensable
seizure of some Danish vessels to carry his troops to
the fortress of Nyburg, which might have protected
their escape, and he requested the English Admiral
to carry them across.
44 If Denmark had remained neutral during these
events, and had not opposed their flight, nor used
force to retain that portion of troops, Spain, constant
in her system of delicacy and scrupulousness, would
not now have had recourse to strong measures towards
Denmark, nor woule. have broken the tics of good
harmony and amity which have existed for time im-
memorial between the two nations, but the succeed-
ing events fully prove the active part which the King
of Denmark, whether spontaneously or by force, has
taken, and continues to take, intim war between Spa:u
and France. •
" Denmark opposed the retreat of the Spanish
troops from her territories, and if she did not succeed
in detaining them, it ought to be attributed more to
the bad means taken to oppose them, or to the exer-
tions of the Spanish troops, than to the will of the
Danish Court, which adheres in its system of coali-
tion with France, and blindly obeys the orders which
are dictated to it by the Emperor of France.
" One clear proof of`this is the refusal to receive
a negociator from Spain in Copenhagen, mid the de-
claration of Count Bernstorf, that circumstances did
not permit him to maintain any correspondence with
Shaw. D. Edmund Bourke, the Minister of Den-
mark, was at this time tranquil and respected in Ma-
drid, and only departed from that capital, abandoning
his employments, to follow the Trench in the month
of July, 1808 ; which proves, by the mr st obvious
evidence, his attachment to France, 4nd his renoun-
cing all correspondence with Spain."
The Declaration concludes with the usual order to
the ships, &c. of Spain, to attack these ,)1 Denmark.
• LISBON, OCTOBER 27.
•
On the 25th instant, at six minutes after nine in the
evening,
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followed by two successive shocks of an earthquake,
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