The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-07-19 00:00:00

FROM TiiE FRENCH PAPERS.

MoRA, JUNE 2-I,—The King arrived this morn.
ing at Toledo. On his journey, the inhabitants,
with the Clergy and Officers of Justice at their
head, received and accompanied his Majesty with
transports of joy. The road was filled with the
population of the most distant villages, who had
ran to pay their homage.' His Majesty toll them
he had already provided, that all the provisions
which they had furnished, or which they might
hereafter furnish fur the service of the troops,
should be reimbursed from the ordinary contribu.
Lions, till,payment was completed.
Upon this occasion the King expressed his sa.
tisfaction at the firmness with which he kilo'',
many Alcatles of this Province have repelled the
banditti, which the Junta of Seville had organized
in it, and who subjected to requisitions And all
sorts of extortion this unhappy country. Their
most numerous corps, which consists of not more
than 100 men, is composed of robbers and scoun.
drels, foimerly condemned by the tribunals, and
since formed into companies of smuggicr,, to
whom the Junta has given dignities and dispensed
honours.

This. system is the same which was employed
three years ago at Naples, and to which the pub.
lie indignation was sufficient to do justice.
These horrible and sanguinary occurrences tend
to nothing less than tho destruction of a country.
The Alcadcs have begged of the King to permit
the land-holders to arm themselves against Buie
brigands. His Majesty replied to them, that
upu:i his return to.blaili id he would occupy him-
self in the formation of national guards in every
price which hail given proofs of its zeal and fide-
lity, and especially in the province of Toledo, with
which he is satisfied ; but with these measures other
military dispositions will concur, which will soon
deliver the country from these insurrections an.'
robberies ; but above all, the great victories of his
august brother in Germany will tend to procure
to the Continent a general and durable peace,
when Spain will be the first to reap the benefits of
a peace, of which she has so much need.
The King has manifested in a particular manner
his goodness to the Bishop of Porto Rico, whom
his Majesty had already seen at Madrid, among
the Members of the Deputations, who went there
to tak the oath of fidelity, in the game of the
different towns.—(Journal de £'Empire, July
8.) •
SARAcmssA, June 21.---The 3d corps follows
up its successes; the following Proclamation has
just been published-in the Order of the Day :
" Sozoteas!—The Emperor ordered me to route and
replace the Duke of Abrantes, who so ninny times has
victoriously cooducted you against the trenches of Saraguesa.
The first day of my arrival, I collected a part of you, and
yon advanced against the enemy, in order to recommit re.—
Hi: saperiority of washers tuts made me rts.olse not to re-
new the attack, but to inanasavre, in order to draw the ene,
my from his positions. We are maim-withered with baggsge
armed
we have worked in constructing redoubts; we have
the fort of Saragossa, chased and drive° from their positions
the hands of the enemy which were upon the left bank of
the Ebro. Suddenly an anny of 30,00 J men, a itls a nume-
rate; train of artillery, came it. penetrate our Hues, intercept
our convoys, and enaeavuar to surround u..
" It was upon this occasion that you proved soldiers, what
Frenchmea can do, when impelled by confidence. You have
triumphed in the battle of Saragossa ; you have taken 15
pieces of cannon, some caissons, three pair of colours, and
killed and taken a peat number of men; you have pursued
the enemy by forced marches; you have smacked the in-
trenched camp of Itylchete with the rapidity of lightning t
you have driven and dispersed the enemy, entered the town •
with them, scattered every where \error and death ; nine
pieces of cannon, the last the enemy had, resuaiuing in our
hands, 4'2 anununitino cars, ZOO or 3fii) mules, some maga-
zines of cloathing, or rice, and biscuit, 6000 muskets, some
thilusanda of prisoners, and a gl.cat number of killed, have
eiotyleted si.ur triumph. roe enemy has already passed the
frontiers of Arruguii.
" So mafciis—After siith noble results, gaine.i in four days
by sour courage, you will learn to judge of your force.—
When confident in yourselves, arid conducted by discipline,
yea will always he ins iodate.
" We will iolialiit camp-, we will exercise ourselves in
them, ne is ill form tie ouiig men who come to. our ranks,
and preserve that mauly conn,Ae which constitute the French
armies—l will watch °ter .our xelfare, the country will
fundsh yell subsistence, and :oil try your discipline will give
security to the inhabitants.
" lou it ill bring brick to submission and peace deluded
men, victims of some ambitious chief and of Englisti in-
trigue: NOLL will by your coadui t cause the g.ivernmeut of the
v. tont I) brother of our gre:tt Emperor to be esteemed. 1
acknoss ledge my satisfaction aoh the surgeons of Ilse army
and staff, fur their zeal iii following the steps of the army,
I and nisi-Ong the wounded Generals; and the chiefs of the
corps will iino.edintely acquaint toe with all the brave offi-
cer., subalterns, and soldiers who have merited recompences
to fuse two days Of baragiisaa and Beiclfete.
tSigned) " SUCHLT,
" Cieeeral in Chief and Governor-General of Arragon."

NAPLES, Rims 25.—The environs of this ca-
pital present the appearance of a camp, so greai,
is the number of the troops assembled in it; the'
troops nen ly formed rival, in order, seal, aVitl
Courage, the old troops. Nothing can be more
imposing than our army. The Guards of 119.