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London, England, 1810-08-07 00:00:00

membrance ot'whtch, and with some reason, you have
nearly lost. -
When I quitted France I acted consistently with
my obligation to honour ; when .you qualified this
use of the rights of man with the odious term of
cowardly desertion, you judged of my conduct accord.
ing to your own when you left Egypt..
I gave you my oath of fidelity; you swore to make
justice the principle of your Government ; you were
the first to violate your oath, and you have released
me from all engagements with respect to yourself.
, On the first favourable opportunity, and the time
is not distant, the whole army and all France will
shew you, that a tyrant cannot become so through perjury
without westing his merited punishment.
I shall end with using the same address to yon
the Tribune Flavin: used to the Emperor Nero :
Nee tibi quisquam militum fidelior fuit, quantdiu amari
ruisti; odisse cepi quando injustus erga cormilitones, tiran.
nut Gallia, incendiaries Hispania, &c. &c. &c. extitisti.
SA ItRAZIK.

SOUTH AMERICA.

BUENOS AYRES, MAY et.

The native inhabitants of this capital have long
been wishing to know the result of the contest in
Spain, and have been preparing for a change in cas
of misfortune. The news has at length arrived here
from England, thit things are brought to a crisis.—
On Saturday, the 19th, a depatation waited on the
Viceroy, to inform him they were acquainted with
the true state of the mother country, and that it
was now high time to look to themselves for protec-
tion, and finally, required he should peaceably resign
the Government. He endeavoured to persuade tie
deputation that the cause was by no means so b, d as
they represented, and that Spain had still a solid Go.
vernment, and the means of holding out much longer.
About that time the following Proclamation was
issued by the Cabildo
,4 Faithful and generous inhabitants of Buenos
Ayres !—The last accounts which you have received
of the misfortunes that have befallen Madrid, and
have been published by order of the Governor, have
caused your hearts to bleed, and led you to (lieibt
what is your present, and what your future situation
may be. Tormented by a conflict of thoughts, ezeng
from your loyalty and patriotism, you have anz'otoly
hoped for the time of combining them to avoid divi-
sions. Watching continually over your prosperity,
zealously desirous to preserve order, and the integrity
of his Majesty Ferdinand the Seventh's dominions,
your Representatives have obtained of the excellent
j Senor Viceroy a free permission to assemb!e in Con-
bess. Now you are assembled ; speak with freedom,
u:. w:th that dignity which is suited to you ; and
prove that you are a wise, ncble, docile, and a gene-
rous people. Let the first object of your labours be
to annihilate dissentions, to revive the confidence that
ought to exist between subjects and Magistrates, to
confirm your union, and that of all our provinces,
and to abandon all relations with the tyrants of the
Contirent: Avoid all innovations, Which are always
attended with danger; and occasion cl•v;sinis. Do
not forget that you have a neighbour almost within
sight who threatens your liberty, and will lose no op-
portunity of creating disorder among you. Be as.
sured that it would be impossible ter you to exist se.
parate from the iaterine provinces of the Empire, ancl,
that your deliberations must prove useless, unless they
spring from the kw, and are snpported by the con-
sent of all thesse:provinces. Ponder well your present
situation ; there is_no other remedy to avert the evils
which you fear might accelerate your ruin.. But do
not fall into extremes which never tail to prove dange.
rons. Do not employ violent means, but following
a middle path, embrace those which are most natural
and most capable of conciliating our present security
and our future fate, with the spirit of the law and the
respect due to Magistrates."
Every thing thus remained quiet. On Sunday
evening, the 20th instant, the Viceroy received ano.
ther visit of military officers, which ended without
any thing important having happened. Yesterday
morning the great square was crowded with people
of all classes. They demanded to know of the Cd.
hildo what steps were to be taken, and were satisfied
by them that measures the moss efficacious and tend-
ing to the good of the people of the country, would
be adopted. The crowd was then advised to go to
their houses, and the people retired quietly. This Jay
there is an assembly at the-Fors, the result of which is
not known. The Vice-King has consented to resign
the government.

Jam 2, 1810.

On the 2Sd of May, all the heads of the civil, mit
litary, and religious departments, the principal met,
chants, lawyers, sic. were invited to a general assem-
bly at the Cabildo, which was conducted with mild,
order and decency ; at which assembly it was deter-
mined the Vice-King should resign his authority and
the Government for a teem of two or three days, un..
til a Government or Junta could be chosen ; vesting
also the.Cabildo with the rawer to choose the inter.
reigning Government.
The Cabirdo chose, the next day, the Vice-King as
President, and of the four voters two others as eq.tally
unexception:,ble. This vats announced by the raring
of guns and such like demonstrations of joy. It WS*
astonishing to see the depression that appeared to
it prevail in the feelings of every one in Buenos Ayres,
excepting the Old Spaniards; the m.litary were in a
rage. That very night, bef, re the new Junta could
Ibe installed and enter on their functions, there was a
meeting of many officers of the army, and s. me
others, when they determined to pull down the ow
Junta and erect another. Things were a little dark
and tending to commotion, and it was signified to the
Cabildo the next day (the :?sth), that the Jutaa of
I schich the Vice-King was President should be A bo.
lished and a new one formed, giving at the same time
a list of all, or a considerable part of the names of those
that were intended should compose the new Junta.
Thus this revolution (if it may be so called) was
effected without the least commotion or disturbance.
Every thing appears to go on well. Dispatches have
been sent to the different provinces comp-sing the
Viceroyalty, to send deputies here for the purpose of
deliberating on and forming a suitable Government.
Every thing is done in the name of Ferdinand VII.
which is the Spanish cloak or cover. Duties ox•
hides have been lowered about 19 per cent. and
lei
per cent. on tallow and most other articles, the ptecise
duties not yet ascertained.
The Viceroy was deprived of the Supreme Ate'

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