Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-02


werr slNioned in the capita! and its en-
vii"is--ihai these circumstances aud Sc
veral facts which could not be known To
o'osr persons, convinced their highnesses.
that surrounded with dangers, they had
oa!f 10 chusc the course which should b.
attended with the fewes, evils; in conse
e,uence of which, they resolved upon SET
t'nc pu, Tor Bayoore.
No soccer had tive Prince, reached tina,
town, than ,he Prioce Chen k.og) unexpec,-
eddy found that the king, his ia her, had
Protested against his abdica,ion, asserting
IT 10 have beeen forced from him and as
the Prince had 60na fde. believed it 10
have been voluntary, when he accepted
the crown, he was induced by his 6lial
love to restore il. as soon as he had a..
certaiGed that such protest ex sted. arc
shortly afer, his father re signed It, IN hi
name and in that of his whole dynasty, il
favor of The emperor of the French, tbs,
The latter, consulting the good Of t
nation, might select he p.rso. and DINA :
ty who are 10 Year it for he fur
10 this state CT things, their roy al nigh
nesses taking into consideration the s. nat
on IN which they hnd the mselvs S, and, Ink.
wise, th- critical circurs ances in which
Spain is placed, ard under VIII CHI eve,
a,tsinp', on the part of her inhab ants, i
support at heir rights, will not only b
unless b., fa' al. as U will lac attended wit
no other consequences than grsa, bloo'
shed, and the lofaIlihl- loss of at lea.t, :
greet part Of her p'avince,, and OF "a
W. lie ~ her colonies hevond In seas
rejecting, on the other hand, that the res
pecuve concurrences of each OF their high
nrsses IN the cession of their righcs TO tina,
throne, already made by their iather, will.
prove most efTsctual preventive of thosa
misunderstanding also, that the empe-
ror of the French binds himself, in this
suppositioh, TO preserve the independence
and integrity of the Spanish monarchy, a.
we'll as OF all her ultra marine settlements,
without reserving TO himse;f, OF dismember-
ing che least part of her erritories and fur
tier, to maintain The purity Of the Catholic
religion, private properly. and the laws and
usages q. the country which secures for q
Iofg period of time and in AN iu.all.pIc
manner, the power and prospect y of the
Spanish nation. theirro highness stink
that they give the most convincing proof
of their generosity, of the love they bear
the Spanartis and 81 the grateful sens
which they entertain of their attachment
by sacrificing, as far as in them les, their
personal interest to their adv cottages, and
for this purpose, adhcrng, as they have
adhered by . separate convention, to the
cession Of their rights TO the throne. IL
consequence whereof, they release the Spa
niards from all their Obligation in this res
pect, aud exhort them to Look TO the COM
mon Interests Of the country, keeping our.
ct, and expecting their happiness nom me
wise dispositions and power of The Empe
ror Napoleon; by their ready submi SIS n
90 which, they will give their prince md
the two infantes, The strongest proof OF
their loyalty, as their hiehnesses give it to
them oftheir patcrnal Election, by resign
ing all their claims, aud disregarding Their
own Interests to make them happy :
which is the only object of their wishes.
THE PRINcE-CARLos-A
Bordeaux, 4th May, 1903.