The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-03

u carry Il into execu,ior--by Don PCpRo Css
vALi,os. first secretary OF state, and dspat-
ches. TO his Catholic Majesty, Ferdinand VII.
(CoNriNyEp)
II was easy to fo.esee that the Freedom of
the lnnta wouidnot be respected, since, notwith-
standing all She offers and assurances of the en-
percr, the liberty of the sovereign was violated
al. Batonne and that the noble desans of soma
members OF the same assembly would be OBJ
struggled lalthough boldly teclared) by the ire
sistiolc power of the representative of the en-
per-. TO this, no dou3,, is to be attributed
their not having consulted upon the awful condi-
uon OF the kingdom, and the remedy for such
calamity, - well a. not having spp,nited Junta
to assume the Regency, in apisce where the bay.
onets or the cneshy could netpsnstr.te.
The king was surprised that the Junta had
not written and the following port, when hi,
majesty had come to determination in co,gs,-
quence, without losinga moment, l scnt royal
osde" to tie Junes, that they should execute Whit
ever was expedidnt tor the service of the king
and tho stsdoih, and that, Fer that purpose, they
shosld tmpIoT all the powers which his maiSs,y
would possess. az ii he were himself resident IL
the Kingdom.
Eothiny could be written that could be more
inteliisahla The security Of the means cfcoin-
muncation diminished every moment for eoule
not expect that the emperor would regara The IA
'crsdness OF correspondence, since he paid no
respect to the person Of the :ovcrsisn to whom il
was yubservieiit.
sc The Juhta, notwithst andins, thought it va,
necessary 10 consuit his majesty, and to ootaih
his orders IS to varcns measures which app.sr-
ed to thsEhecs.sary for tse sails alton Of tbs eoun-
try and, for this parPose, they seat 10 Ba-onls-
confidential person OF known zeal lii thu rsyM
service, to ai;snt verbally, the king the fol-
lowing preparations
1. Whethst his majesty thought fit TO .u .
thorse the Juntato substitute, i'll case Of need,
some person or persons Of their oyn body, or o.
therwise, 10 bold acUahcl, III secure situation,
where it could freci, act; and they eyreitue hir
majesty u signify Who should eorlposc III. ceun-
CT! for that purpose, should he think the measure
sxpcdient
g 2. Whether it was the wish Ell his majesty
that hostihtiss should BE- commenced against tho
French :lg!ny; aud IN that case, when & horr the
purpose should be executed
3. Whethcrit were ikeu the wish of the
King that we should entieaVor TO prevent the en-
trahce of more T'rsnch troops into Sr.n, by
guarding tie passes tle frontier
4. Whethes his lisisbty thoashti it would be
right 70 conycse the Cortes, Tor lshich p..Ipase
decree OF his majesty would be necessary, adj
dressed TO the royal council. II bainS possible
that at the arrival cfthe Ems OF the king, the
.iuhts would not BE- AT liberty TO act, they asb-d
wnsIeP any cilaBcery OF audience OF tho krr-
dom should be empowered, Which was not witJ.-
in thsreach o.. the French troops Further, If
the cortes should be assembled, on what subiccrl
OF discussion it sliogM pTuceed.
Tha person charged with these propositions
arrived * Bayo'ihs on the 18th of May, at night ::
he came TO me immediately, and having 6iAclu-
SET, To me his business, I introduced him 10 hia
majesty without losnI,, i moment.
q The kim; haying TAKE into consiG GRAFTON the
four proportions submitted to his attention, BY
the jInts, answer. two royal DEGREES in In
morning of TIA following day, the one writt,n by
his majesty with lis own hasa, directed 10 Tie
Junta OF Government the other signed BY his
majesty {" 70 el RtyA addressed in Tire first in
stsrce. 20 the couacii, and nekt to Any cnanocry
or audieace of the Kingdom wEieh should not BE
under restraint.
These original DEGREES, dispatched by me
with all care, & under secure conduct, it is well
khewh, arrived in the hands OF oae of the mem
bers OF the lunts, WHO'S now abscnt, and who's.
name wss FIRST mentioned, but the junta is appri-
sed that no made no use oft, did he ever send
to the council the decree which wss addressed to
itf
my possession, because the critical situation Of
the king at BasDnne, and the nesebsity Of avoid
ing the exposition Of llis views, obliged me to
dastroy thsm. Notwithstanding this, / preserved
them i'll my memory. and they arc jestiied and
certified by the three secretaries Of lis ma cstv,
= ID. Eusebin BardaXily Azark, y Luis de Otlo, (
l. Evsrisro Perez de Castro, who were with me
at Bayonne, and saw Ind read the two original
,iecrees, the substance Of which is IS foilowi:
The king SAID to the Junta of Government
that he hot in state of freedom, and conse-
qaently, incapable oftakng any messures for the
reservation Of the royal person and the Inonar-
,chy.-On that account the Junta WAS entrusted
with most ample powers to repair to any place
that should be deemed most convenient that in
The name 8. ms MAJESTY, and representing his own
person, they might exercise AL the functions of
sovereignty that hostihties should commence
the moment ,ghenlis majesty should proceed to
the Inteior Of France, which he would not do,
unless Obliged by violence Lastly, that in such
case, the Jgnta sould prevent, iii tse best man
erthey Could, the Introduction gilmore troops in
. 20 the Pepusala4
IS In the decree directed to the ,yal council
and next, to any chancery audience, his Insjes
~ said, t,at in the situation in which ht found
him. eli, deprived Of his liberty, il was his ruygi
viii that The corses shGuld be asssnDied III such
place as should appear most convenient that at
first, they should occupy themselves exclusively
IN attending TO the lsyicS & subsidies uccessaryor
the felence Of the Kingdom, h dat their sittinga
should he permanent 10 determine what should
be done on future eytn;sS
The Cabinet Courier conveying this royal or
der was intercepted Oh wi,ich account, J sent .
duplicate, which was received by the Junts, the
memorandum OF which have not been able to