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in possession of half his States. The peace of Tilsit the lonian Islands; and several of the Archipelago,
once more tranquillised Europe 3 and I should have will form the patrimony of your Majesty's linseiehich
put an end to the calamities of war had I not been in that case may look upon itself as the England of
convinced of the bad faith of the House of Spain, the Mediterranean. Let not your Majesty persist in
which, though my Ally, merely hesitated to declare_ the wish to recover the States which your family for-
against me, in consequence of being confounded by sierly possessed in Italy. Imperious circumstances
the victory of Jena. The scandalous quarrels be- have compelled me to make so many variations, that
tween the father and son, the ambition and sordid it is now impossible to alter them, and the islands
conduct of the Prince of the Peace, and the wish of above enumerated are a complete equivalent. I
rendering happy, and divesting of its prejudices, a have explained my ideas to your Majesty at full
nation of the first rank, made me turn my views upon length, and have spoken to you with that sincerity
that kingdom. The Spaniards were dissatisfied with which becomes one who is on the eve of being your
the Government of King Charles ; and Prince Ferdi- nephew. From henceforth, all feelings of rancour,
nand, held out to Europe as a traitor by his father, animosity, and passion should cease. I forget the in-
' could not ascend a throne, which, since the time of juries I have received ; and your Majesty ought to
Louis XI V. has belonged to France. On the other regard me as your relative and your ally. My cause
hand, Portugal was an English province ; and the and my interests ought to be those of your Majesty,
Parliament of that nation having resolved upon the as those that belong to you shall be mine. I shall
system of perpetual war, it was necessary to exclude aggrandize the dominions of the House of Austria,
their squadrons from the Continent, before they could restore her to her ancient splendour, make her mis-
have an opportunity of re-committing such an enor- tress of the Danube, give her ports on the Black Sea,
mitt' as their attack upon Copenhagen. Impelled by and, in short, a Navy which shall command the whole
this combination of motives, I sent ray troops into of that sea, and whose flag will be respected in the
those kingdoms, and all the projected changes would I Archipelago.
have been effected without the least disturbance, had " I will assist her in her quarrels with Russia ; and
not the Spaniards been led astray by English mono- the Princes, the brothers of the Emperor Francis,
poly, and the fanaticism of the monks. The confi- shallreignover countries which that Pcnverhas usurped
dence and security which I entertained upon this sub- ever since the time of Peter the Great. In recom-
ject, and the ignorance of some of my Generals, oc- pence for all this, I require only the friendship, the
casioned the petty losses I have suffered in that guar- good-will of your Majesty. Upon this depends the
ter, and which the enemies of order have celebrated happiness of more than an hundred millions of souls ;
in an extraordinary manner. But Europe soon saw ; and 1, who am interested in the welfare of so many
what was to have been expected of the Spaniards, ; nations, pray and supplicate your Majesty to second
and the Junta of Seville, wl!ose measures were totally ;my intentions. Let not prejudices, erroneous views
subverted in the first instance by the battles of Tudela of interest, and above all, the seductive artifices of the
and subsequently by that of Ocana. English, cause your Majesty to lose so favourable a
-6, The Crown of Arragon, which retained some at- conjuncture.
tachment to the House of Austria, is the only one " Let your Majesty, availing yourself of your na-
that has opposed angular resistance ; and amidst; tural talent and perspicacity, avoid being surprised by
the events that during the last two years have oc- ; those who hover about your spouse. May Europe not
curred in Spain, those alone which merit any atten- see herself frustrated of this basis of felicity; in coi-
tion are the defences of Saragossa and Gerona, which sequence of which, the interests of all the Dynasties
were owing more to the obstinacy and fanaticism of ; being conciliated, they may fall with their whole
the monks, than to the valour and discipline of their weight upon the pirates. May the present generation,
garrisons. In short, Spain is conquered, and the in front of whom PROVIDENCE has placed us, witness
English have no longer any point of support in it the sacrifice which Monarchs shall be disposed to
except Cadiz, and a handful of insurgents, headed make of their passions. This I expect of your Ma-
by the traitor Romana. The forces they have in jesty, and so 1 entreat that he may take you into his
Portugal merely wait until my troops are in motion, holy and worthy keeping, &c.
when they will immediately embark ; and lam con- COPY OF AN INTERCEPTED LETTER, ADDRESSED TO
vinced that the Portuguese army will experience a MONSIEUR CARRE, MAYOR OF FAUQUEROLLES AT
disastrous fate. How characteristic is it of commer- i TONNEINS, DEPARTMENT OF THE UPPER GARONNE.
cial nations to sacrifice their allies I The hearts of , " Seville. April 8, Ism.
the English Are metallified, and they act only from I ce I was extremely uneasy, my dear father, at hay.
the impulse of gain. With them there is neither ho. ing received no news from you. I Mew not to wli it
nour nor faith, nor do they hold any obligation sa-; I should attribute your long silence. Notwithstand-
ascrecl. They have sacrificed your Majesty's house,' ing the many letters I wrote t.) you. I received no
Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Austria, Prussia, and answer, though I continually expected one. Since I
latterly Portugal and Spain. But, at this moment, t left Damiel, I wrote you three letters ; two from Se.
they have no friends on the Continent ; they have lost ville, and one from Head-quarters at Los Santos.
all their relations with it. I make this represents- This will be the fourth.
tion to your Majesty to impress you with the truth "It is not surprising that ye.ii should not have re-
of my expressions, and the absolute necessity under , ceived my letters, or I yours tOr between the Ist of
which I find myself of sacrificing some Dynasties.-- I January and this Clay, we h the had five colirers mur-
But a new order of things is about to succeed, ,and dared. It is only within these seven or eight days that
every thins will be remedied. France, though iwe have received any news from France ; and hetore
friendly to innovation, entertains, nevertheless, great ! we could hear nothing. Spain is a country of bzaditti,
attachment and deference for established usages and on account of its mountains. This race always exists,
customs. . whether in peace or war, and never will be extirpated.
" The same people who destroyed the throne did A Lieutenant-Cdonel of the Imperial Guard, who
not cease until they re-established it with greater was lately coming from France, and who- was ap-
pomp and splendour than it had before ; and I have pointed Colonel of the 22d Regiment of Dragoons,
found myself under the necessity of creating a Nobi. was lately murdered, with a detachment, consisting of
lity, to which, however, I have given a more conve- an officer and 60 men of the regiment, within six
nient form than that of the ancient order. In like leagues of Seville. This Colonel did not long enjoy
manner, Monarchical France claims and insists upon his new rank ; he neither s.e.v nor reached his rev-
, her rights to those Crowns which she formerly pos- ment, having been cut off iiith7n two leagues of a
sessed, and your Majesty will instantly perceive that village, in which a squade net it vieis posted. Such
events may occasion a change of dynasty in France, are the rewards one obtain.: in Spain. After much
but not any variation or alteration in her rights or suffering and fatigue, life is dissolved by tortures the
relations. From this motive, I have resolved to place most cruel. They, that is the armed pe ietiery, have
the Crowns of Spain and Italy on the heads of bro. committed the most harbatou. horrors ; they cut off
; thers and relations, who, besides being Princes of his ears, his genitals, ant placed them in his mouth.
my house, conceive that they have contributed to my' All the men were treated with equal brutality. The
eletation to the Throne. Your Majesty, who are only persons who escaped were the berjeant ..ad the
aware that every thing is linked together by immu- Corporal. This L:oionel had in his possession, accor-
table laws, will perceive the necessity that has coin. ding to the repot tof one of his servants, who escaped
pelled me to adopt this rule, on his master's horse, 1000 Louis d'or, besides two
" As to what concerns the • alterations in the watchei.
North, I assure your Majesty that I have no particu- " Although I ant but young, Ido not expect to see
ilar interest in them. I have merely permitted them peace es - 61:shed in Spain. The country will never
1 with the view of diminishing the power and influence be tranq dl ; there will always be hordes of banditti.
of Russia, which, regarding the other States of Eu.l They destroy its by little and little. Every day we
rope as continually divided, and always having dif.! lose men in or other places, either by mug-
; ferent interests, like the republics of Greece in ancient ketry, or the daggers of the peasantry. In Seville a
' times, may one day become what Macedonia was in . peasant will scarcely hesitate to, kill in open day a
I respect to them ; and the present Alexander, perhaps soldier whom lie meets alone in the street. They
subjugate more nations than he who penetrated as I carry their cruelties to excess ; I have proofs of ft.—
i far as India. The prejudices of the House of Aus. , Were it not for a patrole, which was passing through
tria, which has impolitically exerted itself to sustain I a street, where I was attacked by two peasants, I
the rights of that of Bourhdn, have hitherto made i should have been murdered. We are in garrison at
me act in opposition to my intentions ;so that I have Seville, and have our quarters in the convents. After
been obliged to temporize with the Czar of the Rus- t six o'clock in the evening we never stir out, because
sians, whose interests are different from mine, and j if the soldiers had their liberty at night they would
whose inclinations follow the impulse given them by !be all cut off. If the peasantry are daring enough to
she intrigues and parties in his Court. The late war I kill in open day, they would have stronger motives
with Austria has enlightened the Emperor Francis for murdering at night. The day before yesterday a
with regard to his interests ; and I, who am atiached curate was shot who bribed some French soldiers, and
to the old system of France, have proposed and ob- even officers, to serve under Marquis de la Romana.
tained an alliance with one of his daughters. It is The clergy, it is said, are the chief sources of all this
with the highest satisfaction that I announce to your mischief. We gall all merit our passports to Heaven
Majesty this stroke of my policy, which, at the same tin this country. There are many who have already
time that it will confer happiness on the greater part deserved them, if suffering hives any claim to them.
of Europe, will open a way for me to obtain the re. All the soldiers must go thither straight, for they
gard and esteem of your Majesty. I am anxious that I have suffered dreadfully in Spain, whether hem fa-
ebis marriage should be represented by your Majesty t tigue or abstinence. They perform penitence some-
to Europe to be what it truly is, just, equal, and pro- is times, but it is by compulsion. They have been Often
pa. I, who am faithful to my promises and power-1 three days without bread, which in all conscience is
ul to accomplish them, will gratefully repay your I fasting enough. All that I wish for is to die in the
Majesty for the interest which you will thus take in field of battle, and instantly, rather than fall into the
the tranquillity of so many nations. The dynasties hands of these murderers, who prick us with their
of Bourbon will all of them he indemnified for their ! knives, and, before they kill us, subject us to the most
losses. The Princes of the House of Spain will re. , cruel tortures. This I can speak from ocular demon-
ceive their indemnification in countries which have stration. They murdered a soldier of the 88th regi-
no contact with France, and where their -relations ment at Seville; he had more than thirty knife wounds
cannot be adverse to my dynasty. A.a to your Ma. from the head to the belly. The soldier being over-
' jesty's house, L will make every possible exertion in taken in liquor, they all tell on him in open day, and
its favour, Master of Spain and Patugai, it will stabbed him with their large knives in the manner I
not be difficult for me to take Gibraltar, and I shall have described.
then exclude the English from the Mediterranean. I " Seville is a large city ; its environs are very plea-
They will lose Malta ; and in the coasts or Africa • sant. Fountains, walks, DMg ni4cent gardens, orange:,,
and Egypt I shall find colonies superior to those I trees, loaded witlrfruit, every thing weirs a smiling i
have lest, •. France, from its situation, needs po islands, aspect there hut the inhabitants. • These are cringinea,
apd.if your Majesty considers it topographically,. you hypocritical, viewing us askance with one eye, and
will ghaerve that in reality none belong to tier. •In threatening us with the other. There is no winter
this point of view, Sicily; s4rtlinia. CorOcei beferbbt a perpetual wring. 4Y as warn hcrc