The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-07-06
Gurors
MEMOIRS OF PRINCES.
[Transta ed far ne y. MteHigencer ]
From the Journal dc l. En,ilire.


The Moniteur has given to the world ia
several supplements, a collection OF piece.
relative to the affairs of Spain, divided inlo
four parts.
The FIRST fart conprcheuds two letters
addressed to the f. nperOr OF France y one
by the Prince of As,urias. dared the Hin Oct
1907, & the oFher BY the king, Charles ".
dated the 29th October OF the same wear,
BY this letter the Prince of Asturias re
que.ted of the Emperor the honor of an al
liance with a Princess Of his august family
he declared at the same time that he inten
ded 10 refuse with invincible frmness any
other alliance without the consent and posi-
tive appreciation of the Emperor. from whom
along. he said, he looked for the selection of
wife for him. On his part King Charles
denounced TO the emperor the conspiracy
formed by his own son to dethrone him =
Inc Munileur makes On the subject OF these
two letters the following obse rvation:
! The Emperor received i'll DC ODER
1907 whilst a Fontainbleau. the lettt
OF the Prince of As;urias, whose ,xis
tence ne oefre that time had scarcely heard
OF. No anterior overture had preceded this
letter, and his ma esty perceived the object
to be 10 make use OF his name 60 give 10 h e
affairs If SPAN a direction opposi c to her
interests; for the persons who instig gaze d
the Prince OF hStu:,as 20 make has request D.,
weii knew that the Emperor had no princess
TO marry. HIS majesty hrh indeed alop, ed
one princess togsve her in marriage co the
Grand Duke Of Baden, but he had at the
same time declared that il was tine last time
, he would make such an adoption Inc E6,
peror hadlo; recovered from ans surprise at
this letter, when the Spanish ambassador
the Prince MassaIiuO, asked an audience OF
l.. a. A.
Charles above mentioned. The Empc. OF
could 80 longer doubt the exis,ence ot dan
gerous intrigues, and rec, gnlzed the coatri-
vances OF The English. in spite OF the obscu.
rty in which tiey sougat III conceal them.
He decided immediately to put has troops
on the marcia to be ready for any even, as
we'll as to sustain che army he had TN Por
tugal forty thousand men were ordered
tow ards Spain and this precaution proved
useful. inasmuCh as three months afterwards
the events OF ATanjuez cook place and ,,e
Emperor received the letters and papers
which Will be tuuRd in the second part"
line second fart relates 90 the revoiu ion
OF Ararjuez 'hd 10 the events which passed
In SPAN previous 10 the arriva, ri KING
Charles and Prince Ferdinand al B4yunnc.
This part is composed of nine and twenty
letters, wrttep between the 18Th Marcn,
1908, and The PSI OF April Of the same year
l Letter. of Charles ~ to The Emperor
18th OF March, He announces the retreat CT
the Prince OF Peace.--2 Leuer OF the 20 h
OF March. king Charles announces TO his
MaJes.y tina tor Inc good vt his people, he
is about to abdlcate me crown IN favor of hi ;
well beloved son the Prince Of Asturias -
Q Letter OF the 27tn of March * y
Charles addresses 20 ms majcsy protes
against his abdicatIon n and 5 { 40 ac $
o. proiesIappn. %. Z, 8. 9, ~, IL, IL IS
II, Is 16, II. is 10 20 2l %. llt.ets
OF the Queen oi SPAIN TO he Grand Duke OF
Berg eutreaung ne liberation of the Prince
OF Peace the QGeen Complains bitterly NJ
Prince Ferdinand ',er son. WHOM, she ~ Il k 3
out as the enemy OF France 23Lstter CT p ince
Ferdinand to his fdlhet. N Letter Oi Prince
Ferdinand TO the Emperor, upon tho tree
ana voluntary abdtcdtIon % MS ,ather --25
Answer OF his Imperial Majasy 80 and
IT. Letters of Prince Ferdinand 10 the etg .
peror --28 ana 90 Letters OF the King 3,
Queen to tie Emperor before arriving al
Bayonne Some Cf these letters have al
ready been printed IN tie public papers--
among others the letters Of prince Ferdi
nand To the emperor those IF the Queen
OF Spain contain yearly all the same com
plants against the Prince Ferdinand her
son and the same prayers for the liberation
sert one or t@O oi them ~ give general no
ton of the whole.
No 10 letter of The 8th Of I6rH of
me Queen 0utSa ~ The Grand Duke Of
Berg
SIR. my brother, We do not wish to ntrude
upon the time Of your imperial and royal
highness; but having no other support or
reliance. you ought TO- know all We send
to your h,ghness the letter which the King
has received from his son Ferdinand, in an
swer TO that which he wrote to him yester
day morning, Informing him that we set on,
on Monday. HIS requests appear to me a
nule unreasonable and under this idea. the
King wrote TO him a moment ago that we 90
with no retinue but the necessary officers.
tie rest remaining here th,t we hail oass
the hoR week (before Eas'er) at the Escu