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.FoRSIGN mrAzyzIGINCO.

OOMPIEGi4i, /MIL s!.
Tha Majesties left Compiegneat seven o'clock this
esorning, to proceed to §t. Quinn:). To.morrow they
will continue their journey as far as Cambria, along
the line of the canal, which Is finishid. The 29th
their Majesties will arrive at the castle ot Luken, and
the SOth at Antwerp.

PARIS, APRIL rf:
PiPOILT OP THE MINUTIA OP GENERAL PrOLICE TO TEE

EMPEROR.
I informed your Majesty, that the Sieur Berthemy,
officer of the Staff attached to Prince Ferdinand, and
Commandant of the Castle of Valancay, had ger
quainted me with the introduction into that Castle of
a Baron de Kolli, calling himself Minister ofEngland
to Prince Ferdinand, in his pretended quality of King
of Spain. This individual having been brought to
my office, I transmit to your Majesty, lst, the letter
of M. Berthemy, announcing the arrest and forward-
ing of Kolli ; 2d, a copy of a letter from Prince Fer-
dinand to the Sienr Barthemy, relative to the arrival
of Kolli ; 3d, a copy of Kolli's examination ; 4th, sth,
and 6th, copies of three letters of which Kolli was
the bearer. Two of these letters are addressed by
King George to Prince Ferdinand ; one of. them is in
Latin. Nos. '7 and' , are copies of a letter from M.
Berthemy, and one from Prince Ferdinand.
I have committed Kolli to safe custody. He is a
close prisoner in the castle of Vincennes. and I wait
the orders of your Majesty upon this affair.
The diamonds and other effects of which this indi.
'ideal was the bearer, are deposited at the office of
General Police. (Signed) TOUCHE.
Un, I.—Copy of a Letter addressed to the Senator, the Minister
of General Police, by M. Berthemy, annonnelnir Kolli's crest,
+dud his being hirwarded to Paris.
Valancay, April 6.
XONsEDENEDR--I have the honour to inform your
Txcellency, by a courier extraordinary, of the event
Which has just taken place at Valancay. M. d'Ame-
foga, Intendant of the Household of the Spanish
Princes, came to apprise me, on the part of his High-
ness Prince Ferdinand, that an English. emissary had
introduced himself into the castle. I instantly repair-
id to the Prince's apartments, and found him in a
state of great emotion. 46 The English," said he,
addressing hinitelf to me, t• have done much injury
to the Spanish nation. They continue to cause blood
en be shed in my name. The English Ministers, de-
ceived by the false idea that I am detained here by
force, haye proppsed to me means of escape. They
have sent to me an individual, who, under the pre--
text of selling some objects of art, engaged to deliver
to me a message from his Majesty the King of Eng.
land."--.I speedily discovered and arrested this emis-
sary, who stated himself to be the Baron de Kolli, an
Irishman, and Minister from his Majesty the King of
England to Prince Fefilinand. I forward him post
to your Excellency, with the pretty numerous papers
of which he was the bearer. The examination to
which ion will subject him will, I have no doubt, dis--
.close all the details of his plans, and the accomplices
he may have had: According to the preliminary en-
quiries which I have made here, I am induced to
think that he has come alone, and that he is totally
tmacouaioted in this place. I think it my duty, Sir,
to avail myself of this opportunity to repeat to your
Excellency what I have already had the honour to
communicate to you. Prince Ferdinand is animated
tviih the hest disposition ; he is profoundly impressed
With the opinion that his Majesty the Emperor, is his
only support and his best protector. A profound sense
of gratitude, the wish and hope of being declared
the adopted son of his Majesty the Emperor—such
'tire the sentiments which fill the heart of his High-
nest• and under such -circumstances it was, and at
the to 'when the Prince had assembled every person
of diStmction in the province, at the castle of Va-
lancay, to participate in the brilliant entertainments
Which ho gave in celebration of their Majesties' mar-
riage, that the Baron de Kolli came to deliver his per-
vicious and ridiculous messages. Assuredly nothing
Could have been more easily anticipated than the re-
ception he has experienced. I request that your Ex-
cellency. will transmit to me a detailed acknowledg-
ment of the receipt of the various articles which I have
addressed to you. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) BERTHEMY.
!ice IL—Copy of a Letter from Prince Ferdinand to Mr. Biwa
theory, Governor of the Castle of Valancay, dated April e, ap.
&icing him of the conduct of
SIR—An unknown person having introduced hiin-
Oelf into this place, under the pretence of working in
the turnery line, has subsequently ventured to make
to M. d'Amezaga, our First Equerry and intendant,
the proposition of carrying me off from Valancay, of
delivering to me some letters which he had, and, in
short, of bringing to its issue the project and plan of
this horrid enterprise. Our honour, our repose, the
good opinion due to pqr principles, all would hive
teen singularly compromised, bad not M.-d'Alme.
zaga been at the head of our household, and had he
not, on thii perilous occasion, given a fresh proof of
his fidelity and his inviolable attachment, both to his
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lesty the Emperor and King, and to me: This
()Mc, , whose first step was to inform you at the
istant of the enterprise in question, apprized
it immediately after. lam anxious, Sir, to in.
,on, personally, that I am acquainted with this
and to take this occasion of again manifesting
sentiments of inviolable fidelity towards the Em-
peror NapoleOn, and the horror which I feel at this
infernal project, of which I wish the authorsand abet-
ri with condign pnnishment.—Accept, Sir,
ltimen4 and esteem of your affectionate •
(Signed) PRINCE FERDINAND.
S. I request that you will come tq M. d'Ame-
at half-past three o'clock.
9f Males Examination -at the Office of Genera!
Pollee.
the Bth of April, 3810, was brought to the
inistry of General Police, an individual arrested at
aeay on the 6th, who was itaerrogated as fol-
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Wilat are your same, surname, age, place of nativity, pro!
so, and' domicile?-4. Sharks Leopold, Barion ge
S 2 yotrs born in Ireland, Minister from his Majesty King
tieorae to tee Prfor.e of the .Astuilas, F•rdinand VII.
To whom ilia you apply at London to propose, and to pro•
the.s‘cistarre of, the project which has brought you to
4.--A. To his Rsiyal Highness die Duke of Ken f, who
toned it to tog pittier th 6 King. The affair Was afterwards
:teri by the Marquis of Wellesley.
W re the 14:aeon put at your disposal for executing
catiavize There were delivered to nos, 1. A letter

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1 erodeeee, to feeble all doubts si to my peestee, and my mis-
sion to Prince Ferdinand. 2. Two letters from the King of Eng-
land to the Prince, which have been found among mg. papers.
S. forged passports, routes, orders from the Ministers of Marine
sad War, stamps, seals, signatures of the Officees.in the depart.
meet of the Secretary f State, all of them seized at the time
was arrested, an.: which I carried with me, to convince' the
Prinee of the means I hid. 4. As to the funds requisite for the
undertaking, I had about 200,000 francs, and eventually an un-
limited credit on the house of Maensoff and Clancy, of London.
Finally, the vessels that were necessary, viz. the Incomparable, of
74 guns • the Dedaigneuse, of 50 guns; the Piquante galliot, and
a brig; ;his squadron, which is victualled for five months, waits
for nay return on the coast of Q,niberen. '
Thus provided, after taking leave of the King and his MinLter,
on the 24th of January, I left London on the 26th for Plymouth,
with Commodore Cockburn, to whom the command of the squa-
dron was confided. M. Albert de St. Bound, to whom I com-
municated my plan, remained in London to receive the passports,
itineraries, stamps, seals, acc. that were ordered. The departure
of M. de St. &end was delayed by the indisposition of Marquis
Wellesley ; he did not join me before the end of February, and we
sailed some days after. I landed et Quiberon on the night of the
9th of March.
Q. What precautions did you adopt on your landing to conceal
the documents exidaining the object of your journey ?—A. I put
the letter of credence I mentioned in my cane.. The two letters of
his Majesty the King of Engtand were concealed in the lining of
my coat; part of the diamonds were sewed up in the collar of my
surtout, and the waistband of my small-clothes. M. de St. Bon-
nel had the remainder, which he secreted in the same way, and in
his cravat.
Q. Before your departure from France for ,Englaed, had you
established any communication with Valancay
?—A. None.
Q. Where did you go after you landed ?—A. To Paris. I tra-
velled with the help of one of the itineraries, which was given me
in England, and which I filled up.
Q. Did you remain long at Paris ?—A. I was employed in
sellingthe diamonds which Marquis Wellesley gave me. l bought
a horse and cabriolet from M. de Convert' who resides at the
Hotel d'Angleterre, in the street Fines de St. Thomas. M. de
St. Bonnet purchased two horses from persons whose names I do
not recollect. He was to buy one from Franconle, after I set
out for Valancay, and another from the Princess of Carignan.
Q. How did you gain admittance into the Castle of Valancay ?
—A. Under pretence of &mint lome curious articles to sell. I
was in hopes to have been able by those means to deliver to the
Prince the letters with which I was entrusted, to put him in pos-
session of my plan, and to obtain his consent. I could only com-
municate with the Prince Don Antonio and the Intendant.—
Prince Ferdinand refused either to hear or see me. Indeed, I
have reason to believe, from the strange manner in which my
proposals were received, that he sent information to the Governor
of the Castle, in consequence of which I was arrested.
Q. What means had you prepared to convey Prince Ferdinand
to the Coast, in case he consented to accompany you ?—A. The
object of my first journey to Valancay was to impart my plan to
the Prince, and in case he agreed to it, to fix with him a time
when I should return to take him up. Afterwards t would have
proceeded to the coast, to apprise the Commander of my squa-
dron of the day appointed. I would then have returned to Paris,
to procure the men and horses necessary for the relays on the
road. On the evening of the day appointed, the Prince would
have left his apartments, and by the help of the relays we would
have proceeded to a great distance from Valancay before he was
missed.
Q. Whither did you intend to carry the Prince after you got on
bond ?—A. It was Marquis Wellesley 's intention to send him to
Spain. The Duke of Kent was for sending him to Gibraltar, but
this plan disgusted me; it was in fact sending him to prison. I
intended to propose to him to make his own choice, and to carry
him wherever he pleased; for I was informed that Captain Cock-
burn had orders to obey my directions.
Q. Who are the persons you intended to employ ?—A. M.
Saint Bonnet was the only person acquainted with my design. I
did not intend to look out for any one to assist me in executing
it, until I became acquainted with the Prince's determination. I
shouldhave employed but few persons.
Q. Are you acquainted with the neighbourhood of Valancay,
and the country you were tnpass through ?—A. Not in the least,
but I purchased some excellent maps at Paris on my arrival,
which would have afforded me ample information.
Q. What was your reason for forming such a design ?—A. It
appeared to me an honourable one.
Q. Do you know this parcel ?—A. I do. It centains the docu-
ments, stamps, seals, and other things I have mentioned, and
which were found upon me when I was taken up.
(Signed) KOLLT.
No. IV.—ls a letter from Charles IV. addressed
to the King of England, in 1802, announcing the
marriage of the Prince of Asturias. It was given to
Kolli, with a marginal note by the Marquis
V3'efle -
ley, to be used as a credential to Prince Ferdinand:
On the back of this letter the following was written
in the hand of Marquis Wellesley :
66 The undersigned Principal Secretary of State of
his Britannic Majesty for the Foreign Department,
declares, that this letter is truly the same as his Ca-
tholic Majesty Charles IV. addressed to his Britannic
Majesty George 111. on occasion of the marriage of
the Prince of Asturias, actually King Ferdinand VII.
This authentic document is confided to the persons
who will have the honour of laying it before his Ca-
tholic Majesty Ferdinand VII. to verify their mis-
sion." (Signed) WELLEsLEY.'P
" Downing-street, Feb. 26,1810."
No. V.—Letter from King Grotto a 111. signed in his proper hand,
to Prince FERDINAND, entrusted toKo Lt.

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Sir, my Brother—l have long wished for an op- ,
por'unity to transmit to your Majesty a letter signed
in my proper hand, expressing. the lively interest and
profound regret I have felt since your Majesty has ,
been removed from your kingdom and loyal subjects.
Notwithstanding the violence and cruelty with which
the Usurper of the Throne of Spain overwhelms the
Spanish nation, it must prove a great consolation to
your Majesty, to learn that your people preserve their
loyalty and attachment to the person of their lawful
King, and that Spain makes continual efforts to up.
hold your Majesty's rights, and to re-establish the
independence of the monarchy. The resources of my
kingdom, my fleets and armies, shall be employed to
assist your Majesty's subjects in this great cause ; and
pny ally, the Prince Regent of Portugal, has also
contributed to it with all the zeal and perseverance of
a faithful friend.
To your Majesty's faithful subjects, as well as your
allies, your presence only is wanting in Spain, where
it would inspire a new energy.
I therefore entreat your Majesty, with all the frank-
ness of the alliance and friendship which bind me to
your Mesty's interests, to consider of the most pru-
dent and effectual means of escaping from the indig-
nities you ekperience, and of shewing yourself among
a people who are unanimous in their wishes for your
M-ajesty's happiness and glory.
I annex to' this letter a copy of the credentials which
my Minister in Spain is to present to the Central Junta
that governs there in the name, and by the authority
of your Majesty.
I intieat your Majesty to rest assured of my sincere
friendship, and of the true attachment with which
am,. Sir, zny brother, Your Worthy Brother,
(Signed) GEORGE R.
WELLESLEY.

(Countersigned
At the Queen's Palace, London, J;,n. 51, 11110.1-
bit a letter from neorge 111. to Prince
Ferdinand, being a copy of the full powers granted
to Hotly Wellesley.
No. Vll.—This is a letter from M. de Berthemy,
giving a description of the festivities at the Castle of
Valancay, on the Ist of April, in honour of the Em-
peror's marriage ; ppon wish occasion the Spanish

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Prineet toe represented as lavingittscSously enalval
eed ovary opportunity of manifesting their joy at the
event. They attended the Chapel at the Castle, and
at the conclusion of the Te Dews, Prince Ferdinand
'was the first to exclaim, 44 Long live the Emperor ;
'Tong live the Empress." The toasts after dinner were
by -Prince Ferdinand—" Our august Sovereigns Na-
poleon the Great, and Maria Louisa his august
Spouse." By Prince Charles, " the two Imperial
and Royal Families of France and Austria," By
Prince Anthony, " the happy union of Napoleon the
Great and Maria Louisa." M. D'Amesaga, at the
table of the Officers of their household, gave, " Na-
poleon the Great and Maria Louisa, the glory and
delight of Fiance and Germany ; may DIVINE PRO..
vIDENCE grant them a long aid happy life." The
Castle and Park were illuminated in the evening with
between 8 and 9000 lamps!
No. Vlll.—Copy of a Letter addressed to M. BELTORMT by
Prince FE RDIN•No, acquainting hint with his wish to Imam*
the adopted son of his Majesty.
Valancay, April 4.
Being desirous of having some conversation with
you upon various matters which have long occupied
my attention, I request that you will come to M.
D'Amezaga's, our first Equerry, at three o'clock
this afternoon. This individual exclusively enjoys
our entire confidence, which he has for a great length
of time justly merited, from his excellent conduct in
all respects, and the perfect knowledge he possesses of
our affairs, which he has always directed to our great
satisfaction, and to our advantage.
M. D'Amezaga, who has, on my part, had the
honour of conversing with you upon the matters
above alluded to, and other affairs which concern us,
tells me that you are already acquainted with them.
Our conversation, Sir, will consequently be but short,
and will not interfere with your own affairs.
That which at present occupies my attention is to
me an object of the greatest interest. My first wish
is to become the adopted son of his Majesty the Em-
peror, our august Sovereign. i conceive myself to
be worthy of this adoption, which would truly consti-
tate the happiness of my life, at: well from my perfect
love and attachment to the sacred person of his Ma-
jesty, as by my submissiOn and entire obedience to
his intentions and desires. I am, moreover, ex.;
tremely anxious to leave Valancay, because this re- !
sidence, which has nothing about it but what is un-
pleasant to us, is not in any respect suitable for us.
I feel a pleasure in confiding in that magnanimity
of conduct, and that generous beneficence which dis-
tinguish his Imperial and Royal Majesty, and in be-
lieving that my most ardent wishes will soon be ac-
complished. Accept, &c. (Signed) TERDINAND•
APRIL 28.—The London Gazette of the 14th con-
tains the following dispatch from Viscount Welling-
ton. (See the STAR of the 16th ult.)
The following is a copy of the dispatch addressed
at the time, by Marshal the Duke of Elchingen, and
which was deemed too unimportant to be published.
It will shew that in the attack in question the English
were defeated with the loss of 120 men ; and that we
had no other abject than to receive deserters and to
take a few prisoners, in order to know what was
going on.
TO HIS SERENE HIGHNESS TIIE PRINCE OF NEUFCHATEL,
MAJOR GENERAL.
Salamanca, March 4.1.
Various reports seemed to indicate that the Eng-
lish had directed detachments upon the Tagus, and
even upon the Guadiana, for the purpose of op-
posing the reduction of Badajoz, and also of creating
a diversion in the operations of his Catholic Majesty
in Andalusia.
In order to obtain positive information upon this
subject, I ordered General Loison to cause an attack
to be made by the brigade of General Ferey, to dis-
perse the enemy's advanced posts on the Aigueda, and
to drive them as far as possible in the direction of Al-
meyda. This attack took place on the 19. h. The
enemy was defeated at the point of the bayonet, and
' lost more than 120 men. A few prisoners who fell
into our.hands stated, that the English army remained
in the same positions, and the movements we had re-
marked were nothing more than the march of diffe-
rent regiments alternately relieving each other in their
defensive line.
An English deserter agreed with the prisoners, in
stating that the English army had its right on the
Guadiana, and its lett on Escallion ; that it occupied
all the adjacent villages, and also Pinhel, Colavina,
Almeyd:i, and Castel Rodrigo ; and Lord Welling-
ton's head quarters were at Viseu.
The English army is 20,000 strong. They have
a nitm4er of sick, and many die of diseases though
care is taken to send frequent transports of the sick
to Lisbon and Oporto. The English are of opinion
that we meditate an immediate attack upon them.—
The soldiers would not feel sorry at being compelled
to return home. The transports arc ready to receive
them at Lisbon and Oporto.
The Portuguese army consists of 12 regiments of
cavalry, 24 of infantry, four of foot chasseurs, and
four of artillery. Mire than half of this army con-
sists of new levies. England suppl:es it with clothing
and arms, and several English officers serve in it.
I renew to you, Sir, the assurance of my high con-
sideration. (Signed)
The Marshal the Duke of ELCHIN4EN•
VIENNA, APRIL 15.
It is affirmed, that apartments are prepared at the
Imperial Palace for the reception of a personage of
high distinction.
The interchange of couriers between Paris and this
city is still very frequent.
The assertion in certain Journals of the dispatch
of an Austrian courier to Silesia appears to be un-
founded.
It is reported, that the object of their Majesties' in-
tended journey to Bohemia is to have her Majesty
the Empress crowned as Queen of Bohemia.
It is reported that several more regiments of in-
fantry are to be disbanded, and some new regiments
of cavalry to be raised. A cordon is to be drawn
along the Turkish frontiers, but whether we shall
take a more active part in that war of posts will de-
pend upon circumstances.
The last advises from Servia are not very satisfac-
factory. The progress of dissension among the chiefs
becomes every day more manifest. It is affirmed
that some of them have been acting in concert with
the Turks, for bringing Coca-via again uncle' the yoke
of the Porte. The saltir accounts speak of impor-
tant arrests that 131Ve tikeif place in Servia, includ-
ing persons who have hithE rto enjoyed great cousi-
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