Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-08-08
r Declaration et WAR against the
EHheror .Nahole0H.


FERDINAND VII A.ag y Spain, and
ofthe hides and II his Name, the SU-
P2EME ASSEMBLY Of boIh I'M
FRANCE. or rather the Emperor Napo-
Icon. having violated the most sacred com
pacts with SPAN; having taken away by
srcs tho \ oval Family r; wing compelled
them publlclr and with violerce 10 resign
snd abdicate their sovereignty, which IS
Iaanilestlv ndu, void, and Without effect;
having forced with the same oppression the
sovereignty Of Spain 70 be given 20 him,
which no person could have power 70 d. !
having declared it to De his Will T. elect the
king OF Spain (the most horrible uansgres-
sion which history can speak of having en-
tered Spain with his armies, wjuch have
taken possession OF its Notifications and e.
ties, then mprepared having perPetrated
on the Spani1rds all kinds Of murders, plum
ders, and abominable crueIues haying not
only recourse to the force of arms, but also,
snl Der pretence Of adding to our felicity
having repaid with monstrous ingFantude
the services which the Spanish nation had
rendered him, and also repaid our friendship
with deceit, treasou, and the most horrible
perhdity which nation had ever been gull
~ Of towards another nation 81 sovereignty
For the truth OF which we appeal to the
whole world Having anally declaSed that
his intentionis 10 overthrow the monarchy,
its fundamental laws, and threaten the rum
q our czthslc religion, which we have
sworn to maintain, having thus forced US
as the only remedy For 50 many evils, to de-
clare war against him, which we publickly
DO in the face of all Europe
We therefore declare in The name Of our
king Ferdinand VIZ and Of the whole Span
ish nation, War BY sea and land against the
Emperor Napoleon and France SO long as
they shall be under bis domination, and tv-
ranulcAA sab iectIOu. orderali The Span
iards to act towards them with Hostility, nd
10 them al the evils aud Drsiucices accord.
ding ID the laws Of war, detam all French
vessels in our ports, all the property, claims
and rights whichthey have in any part what
sOever Of Spain. belonging to that govern
nlCnt, or any Individual whatever Of that ma
ticn. we also order n the same manner,
not to detain OF modest the vessels, proper
- aud rights Of the British nation, nor any
of rs subjects Whatever; because we de-
clare that we have Obtained an open and
free comisG cation with England, and have
~NLtNAAAGt AAAli i4lE a. atAbiSAlI( winch We
hope viii end with solid andlasting peace.
We Rotest further, that we will not re-
linquisb our arms, until the Emperor Napo-
leon restores 20 Span, our king, Ferdinand
VII. and ROYAL Family, their liberty, integ-
rty and Independence and afterwards res
pect the sacred rights Of the nation, which
he has wantonly violated. We order, for
the better PRONUNCIATION of this, the publica-
lion Of this solemn declaration that it be
printed, sent, and posted uFi IN all the pro-
ymces, cities and possessions in America,
and also that it be publicly known BY the
sane way TO all Europe, Asia and Africa
Gvsa IN the Royal Palace Of Alcazar, IN
SeViA'e, the Oh June, 1903, BY disbosI-
ran 81 the Supreme .fsseBs5Ly gf Gove5H-
a7eft: (Signed)
JUAN BAPTIST PARoo, Prsideat
Manuel Maria Aguilar, Scc'y.