The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-29
"To the Infant Don Antonio.
FERDINAND.


''To the Infant Don Antonio.
o. Sir and brother--I have the honour of send
ing to your imperial and royal majesty copy OF
the letter which intend to deliver to my august
fIthcr, in which abdicate the crown of Spain i'll
favour f his NJ jesty, in compliance with the
| wish which he this dav expire ssed to me in the
presence Of your imperial and royal majesty.
l entreat your imperial and royal majesty TO
take under your protection my person, and that
of my brother the infant Don Carlos, and to qua
rantee the persons and properties of all my fol-
lowers
In this confidence beg your imperial and row.
al majesty will accept of The assurances of nay
high consideration, &c. &c.
(Signed) FERDINAND."
Boyonhe, Nay S, 1903"
The whole having been published in the coun-
Gil, it has been resolved that it should he carried
into execution, and communicated to the captains
general sc.
(siglSD D. BARToLEME MoNoz.
Madrid, May 10, 1903.
In consequence of the royal decree appointing
the grand duke of Berg, lieutenant general Of the
kingdom, and his imperial and roy,l hghness ha-
wing confirmed the members of all the tribunals
III their respective places, the council has issued
under the same date, royal decree enioining the
impartial and speedy administration of Justice
and directing stampt paper to bear the words, Co.
ve'ns,ent Of the Lieutenant General IF the Kisg-
DOM,
MADRID, May 90, 1903
The Spanish monarch must; when the af-
fairs of the North are settled, make room
for member of the new dynasty. A lawful
sovereign, a Bourbon and master of one of
the finest countries i'll Europe how can he
expect tob be absoived. while such heavy char
gcs can be preferred against him
| Gi660n's Chron ian. 10, 1907
The King the prince of Asturias, and their
highnesses don Corlos and don Antonio, have
renonced to the crown, and to their rights
to the same, as appears by the following do
cuments:
q have thought ii proper to give my be-
loved subjects the proof of my paternal love
for them. Their happiness, thepcace, pros
perity, preservation & integrity of the domi-
Mons which Divine Providence had put under
my government, have heen during ny reign,
the only objects of my incessant solcitude
Whatever dispositions and measures have
been adopted ever since my accession to the
throne of my ancestors, tended to that inst
| end iioi' could they t5ndi 20 any other AT
present under the extraordinary c;rtumstan-
ces in which | have been placed and see
myself, my conscience, my honor, and the
| fair name which leave to posteritv impe-
riously require from ME, that the last act of
my sovereignty should exclusively be direct
ed to the promotion of the said end, namely,
to the peace, prosperity, security and intc-
gritty of the monarchy, the throne of which
] relinquish; and othe greatest happiness of
my subjects of both henspheres.
And accordingly have coded to my ally
ard dear friend, the emperor ofthe French,
all my rights to Spain, and the Indies, hav-
ing stipulated that the crown of Spain and
the Indies shall continue independent and en-
tire, such as it has been under my dominion
and likewise, that our holy religion, is to be
not only the established religion. but the only
one professed Throughout the territories OF
this monarchy. You are 70 understand ii so,
and to communicate the same to the other
councils, to the tribunals of the kingdom, to
the heads ofthe provinces, both military, CT
vii and ecclcsiastic, and TO all the justices
OF my kingdoms, that the last act Of my So
vereignty may come to the knowledge of all
| throughout my Spanish and Indian dorninions
and that You and they may Concur in carry
ing int execution the dispositions of my dear
friend, the emperor Napoleon, whose aim is
the maintenance of peace, friendship and u
Mon between France and Spain, and the pre-
venting of excuses and popular connections,
the effects Of which are invariably found to
be public calamities, the dcsolatior of fami-
lies, and the ruin of ALI
Given at Bavonne, IN the imperial palace
of Government, May 6, 1903.
! THE KING.
To the temporary governor ofmy council Of
b, Castle"
" Don Fernando, Prince Of Ast,irias, and
the Infanses D. Carries and J.. Antonio, * ate
ful for the love and constant fidelity which
Fall the Spaniards have displayed toward,
them, are deeply Concerned al seeing them
| at present, a prey TO confusion, and conse-
quentiy threatened with the greatest ca
lamity, and well knowing that with the
greatest part of them, this originates IN their
ignorance both of the motives of the con
duct Of their highncsscs, up to this moment
and Of the plans which have been devised
for the happiness of The country, they con
toive it to be their duty to give them tn.
salutary information thev stand in need Of
not to impede their execution, and at th,
same time, the dearest proof of the love
they bear them.
They are, therefore, under the nccessit,
OF making known TO them, that the circum
stances under which tho Prince, after The
abdication of the king his father, assume,
the reins Of government, when many pro
vinces Of the kingdom and all tue fro1,tic
towns were occupied by great number o
French troops, and upwards of 10000 meI
OF the same nation were stationed in Oh,