Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-12
Latest Foreign 4dUtces.
LONDON, june 2.

We received yesterday the contents of the
Hsu,burgh and Altoona papers from the 4th to
She 18th ult. Some SERIOUS commotions appear
+ 10 have broken out at Copstantinople about the
middle of March, which origina,edn the whole
OF ,he Janssaries having declared against the
conduct of the Porte, IN respect TO the war with
England. The nsuvrection is however said in
some letters 10 have been entirely suppressed
in few days, and the ringieaders punished.
From the accounts in the French papers, it is
Obvious tiiat France meditates similar designs
against 1urkey, to those which have been so
,iiaboiicaly successful in Spain. In the latter
country, as our readers are already informed,
Bonap.r,e has completed his work of perfidy ;
the wrctched king, tho still more wretched
rr;ncc of Asturias, and AL the other members
of the Royal Family of Span, with the excep-
ton only OF Don Pedro, who is at the Brazils.
base been conp> He'd 80 sign away their birth
rIsht, aad submit 10 a splendid captivity in the
territory of their oppreSsor, where the whole
will probably ere long share the fate of the o.
Their branches of the bourbon faTly who have
fallen into the power of the Gallo Tyrants. For
p while they may be permitted To mediate in
their captivity upon the fallen fortunes OF their
once illUstrious house, until. by private asSassi-
nayion or public murder, they terminate their
degrading dependence upon the bounty OF the
UsuTper Of their rights, and those of the more
worthy branches of the house of Bourbon. Al
ready, in all probability, are those wretched
capiives secured within their several prisons
In France. King Charles with his queen, and
some cftke family incarcerated at CompsIG c,
situate about half way between Paris and Ami
ems and the prince OF Astui'ias, Don Carlos and
Don Antonio, in custody at NIvarre, Royal
CONAN in the department of the lndre. To
complete the degradation of the unfortunate Ia
Iniiy Of Spain, the Corsican, after having that
kingdom consigned over 20 him Ivy the king and
the prince, compels the mbeciIe Charles TO is .
sue a Proclamation to the people, in which he
enioins them in the strongest terms 10 submit
quietly TO the troops of his ally the lperOr OF
the French For princes who by their mean
spirited and dastardiy conduct have proved
themselves so dcspicabIe and contemplate, we
chm scarce fec any PHYS but, even accustomed
aswe have been TO the atrocities of BOnaparte
il is impossible for us to contemplate without
indignation the refined cruelty with which he
has treated the wretched deposed Monarch
That weak prince, after having made eyer,' sa-
clifce b.th of BIS owr dignity, and the interests
Of his people, that his peridious ally thought
proper to demand alter seeing his Kingdom
invaded, his SUBJECTS murdered, and himself
and his family driven from the throne OF his an
ocstors, is compelled in public proclamation
70 express himseli with the most seryiie ilatte-
rvto the very monster from whom ne has expe-
iienced such accumulated injuries, and TO cal
stpOn ms ItOpiSs as y liIOOi u LhtiI lOlsstty W
him, 20 transfer their allegiance to a sanguinary
psusper BY the cowartily resignation of the
other parts o. the family, Don Pedro, the ne
pho " &c tine king (vho we have already stated,
is now at Brazis,) is become the presumptiYe
hcir 10 the crown and OF this circumstance 1T
is highly probable our government will deem il
advisable to avail themselves This scion of
the Royal Stock, transplantcd TO tie Spanish
possessions in South America, would be most
acceptable event to the people of that country,
WHO, WIlic by means OF il they secured their
Independence, and preserved themselves from
falling Undcr the yoke which now threatens
their mother country, would prove most yaiua-
bic allies TO Great britain in the new world, in
the press nj situation of affairs 20 the old But
it Is hot in tEis respect only that we look for
some good arising oct ofthe hnOw produced
BY Corscan peridy. VIC continue TO look with
sapg,Gne hope to Che high indignant spirit atthc
people Of Spain, whose patriotic Efforts against
the Tyrant, may in the end, not only secure the
Independence Of their owh country, but furnish
a glorious example of which other nations may
b. led 20 profit So shall the long lost happi-
ness of Europe be restored, and the world be
rdded OF is greatest curse.
II IS said in a Dutch letter, that when The last
accounts left Cadiz, the English feet was pre-
par.ng 20 enter thc Bay.
4 Proclamation from the Junta 10 the inha-
hitants oi Madrid, states, that the military com
mission. established only iOr one day, IS sup
pressed, aud that the inhabitants who may in
future otcrd against the French troops proyi-
ded they hive not actually borne arms against
them, SHALL be tried by the proper judges.
June d.
we Yesterday received advices from Cadiz 20
The 10Th alt. which confirm orr former accounts
relative to the measures adopted at Cadiz, for
resisting the projects of Donaparte against the
Independence ol Spain, and preserving thc Spa
risa feet FROM falling into his hands, y deli
yerira l. NJ in trust 10 Great Britain. We are
f1rhcg informed bv IBIS conveyance, that ;hc
people of Seville have taken possession of TIC
arsena's, and that The province ~ Arrag"n haf
unanimously resolved 20 resist the power ant
influence 81 France. IL was reported that thC
Duke y. Infontado was about TO place himsel
al ;hc head ofthe people, in order 60 direct thei
patriotic spirit IN the laudablc assertion Of tht
Independence oftiieir country and TIVE great