v
iisxica. Six French fch-i of the Una are al-
' ,o in the inner harbor; but they arcoraplete
U in ieoDardr not a man dara. coon shore,
)'i.'--t- , . . - . '.I. , J '
uieir rear wim
-f aim iuiim " .-
iv.tv. Th honiilaee of Cadiz, tore old So-
, Viand the governor to pieces, on suspicion of
Lis being in the French interest. The French
! msrchantJ are ell on board the French ships,
V ' and the only means of saving their live i to ,
A Burrendcrrlhemselves to-Purvis, fop if they ,
1 . .1. .... .4Kiilt K lutntrt dflvn like mild .
. ;:..iiiucui mvT - " - - .
,' - beasti by the people Such wis thwatate of
A:: Spain," on the 6thof JuneVt7'.?:'H:"'-j
.,-V.-.f ','''.'. J TaiiftDAB, Jane 2S,'V .
"Yesterday -'arrived in this port tht polactw
5 "aifip L'Orient, aftcrthe short passageof twea- ,
tj -days fronA.CibraUer.vif.J,2Ii kA 5
V'?f ; We regret that this paper was .to far ad
1 vanced before;, the public print refeived by .
4ithit occasloto were put into our possession, '
that we cannot gratify bur reader With an '
' account of the important' intelligence they
exhibit, respecting the fate or the Spanish ,
A monarch, no in all probability annihilated
by the treachery; of the Cwaican.y..;': ;
? J Ve hasten to pelforhrthe promise ; inter-!i-t4ed
in our ordinary of Saturday last, bylajj.
' ' ing before our readers, the moat extrsordina
A ry intelligence that h ever been ' produced
" by political events, to astonish the universe.
' One of the first empires 6n the Globe, ex
' ' tending over bothhemispheres, its dominions,
X ort which the sun never , sets this colossal
mower this transcendant throne ana us im
..j- - .m .- . . .
iSJcnse , iraur?,;
; PROTEST OF CHARLES THE IV. same direction ta fill the forceibf my King-'
" Dearest Brother- On the 19th of last doht, with a view to the security of the pro-'
month, I put into the bands of my son a de-';;prty of individuals, and to the maintenance
crce of abdication On the very aame 4ay' I -X pf public tranquility against both internal and
entered a solemn protest against the decree ' external foes; I bave ( thought U my duty,
which had bee issued in the midst oi wild In order to attain that object, to apppint lieu- ;
commotions, and forced from me by the cri- . tenant-general of the kingdom; 'our beloved
tksl circumstances ef that, period. Now brother, the grand duke of Berg,, who, at
that tranquily is restored that my protest , the same time Commands the troops of our
is in the1 hands of my august 'friend, and ?7lly,the Emperor of the French. , Al i -"
faithful ally the ;! Emperor of ahe French, ' And therefore we commandeur Supreme
Jting of Iialyi' and it is .notorious, that my Cauncil of Castile, and. other councils, the ;
son could nt 'induce his imperial and royal chanceries audience's and justices of the king
fnajesty to acknowledge him in that capaci: dom, the captains-general and governors of
y. 4 solemnly declare thalihe deed ofabdi-' : our provinces and placet, to bear him obedU
cation which ! subscribed on the l9th oflast "ence) execute and enforce the execution of
month, is null and void ia all its parts and ' his orders and dispositions, such being our
therefore it 4s mv will that you should maks
.dt known to all my subjects that their good-'
ling who'loves them, wishes t dedicate Ihr
remainder of his life to unremitted exertidna
for their happiness. I prqvisionally CdnlrnV
io their sitoations the members of th6 present
board of government and all the civil and mi
litary officer who have been appointed ever
: since the nineteenth day of March lasU -1
' intend to go and meet jmy august ally the em-
.:petot oF ,lh Freneh, king of Italy ' after
which l will send further orders to the
.. board., - V. HTHE KINCj
i'io the Mjrmt bourd of Government!
. Ltlttr of hit Majesty ' the Empertr of Trgncej
, ; 1411 Kojal tiigfiKCst he trinct of Austuri-
will- nv.v j .ui-itvj.
will, or likewise that,' as lieutenant-general
of the kingdom,' he shall preside, over the
board of government. Let it be so under
stood forth due fulfilment of my present su
preme determination -Bsyonne, Impe
rial Palace of Covernment, May 1803. '
. ' (Signed) ; X , . K
. I THE KING, .
the spirit ci tie nation is 10 TuHy roust
that, if her rnnnril arn itidicio US. find their
leaders act with alility and firn.vicM, there
Bin I'll; 111K11119 u raiav lutui, w pu '", i -'
txii yfe,-u''-X:AtA''-''xA-A--:i ' 'Aii
i.tm IT' mf.f. .1-1. JI3--.-Jb T
- nis viajcsiy s govcrnmeni nas irccieia -in
this crisis that every assistancs shall ba
afforded. 1 have supplied litem with powder
from the ships; and abouf .5000 men juJ -MajoT
General Spencer it oBvtheir'coastK "
ready to act , as circumsUnces may'inake ne
' cessary, and a further-force' by this time ia ,
on Ua way front England. ' ' -
" The Portuguese, aliho. disarmed ar
said to be rising in all parts of, the country ; ,
taevpel the French which they have done at':.
. Oportb i and as th? enemy's troops there ar .
' very-fetv, and vJry; much divided, there la "
every reason to suppoM they will be success
'..ful their principal force is at lUbon which.
consists of about 5000 men ; and a large A
aouy or peopie ij,uw partly natives ttuf J
part Spaniards under the command of the 4,"
' t-'nrtuiMiete Ccn flonr7trfrp. rrr-. tiu1 ilS-
last accounts I received, on the march ts y
. attack it v if Lisbon falls, the Russian squad-'
ron under Admiral Scniavin. which is in iho ' -
.j " '. NORFOLK, July S3.Jti
""Testerday mornine arrived here an"oTTiccr
from his B. M..- brig Emuhui, Lieut. Stupor, deed," there is no intlication on their part of,
which anchored on Tuesday evening off Old siyjch zeal towards their new allies. :..:.;-.;
i'oint Light House, in 17 days from fiarba - ' nave iiovtgt.t necessary to Rive your
alT is 'ftbandoned.'i - All is , royal father'a lpapK miut have alfeidr tour
..:v-,'-:- - rfitiss t . , . ...... . ..- - ' . T ' -
.v-.yesigned..by.Uie monarch-aolto wnom i to . vmceayoa otthe aucCUoiU evet bore him
AA Foreigner! '"to a foreigner who has de-1 under trrepFesent circumstances, you
a J aiiiiutv9Tfn ni mwsssuinirriiL.t7t.i iiiiui
1 t . jnnma irir nman in chii mix '
4 - MnallV4 " is
X -fAtnd. kit hjal ani faithful ,
: t - Read 1, mark I learn 10 beloved Britona '
IpI th hate nftrtizant
- h I IU Xlili&s rvi
- ivsTrant now apologize for aim U they ,.
can.
r " Madrid gazette, My is, uos.
- Circular addritt to' tht Council of CaitiU. .
Most FAiTHrei. SMxtaans r : y'j
f ' You have for twenty yeara together, obey.'.
V id wilhjinexceptionable loyalty, the august '
monarch of Spain, ever treading in the steps s
'V cf your forefathers': you have made suitable
i ' returns to his paternal lore, snd shared th ,
Hiust concern which the council expressed to
'X Ms majesty respecting his abdication, on the
X'. day following that on which it took place.
' If we published his successor's accessioo to
' the throne, it was fnerely tj:mp!y with his '
7 aupreme commandsi. We would have long
continued submissive and faithful to his ma
T v , jety, if we had undentood that hiiatdica-.
' '"X - lion and resignation of lh crown , was not
: ' taccompanUd withtha requisite spontaneous
freedom. ;' -v ' .' , .' ' '
. Ever since Chsrles the IV. msde it know
that this abdication had been forced from
J and that he deemed himself fully entitled to '
- resume the crown, the board of government,
X. the council of Castile, and the whole nation.'
liave been anxiomly waiting the decision of
a question of such high importance j and the
"" council have examined with the greatest at-:
v tention, the documents upon which the pow
rrul empire who has been appointed for that
?' ' " urpose, has grounded his deterrnintion.-
In most importsnt 6f these are subjoined
' " tare j and, in the opinion formed by ha.
, '", council, they have the certainty that they
! - lave not deviated from that which the august
" party himself would have adopted, if lets
complicated circumstances bsd not opposed
' that concert. , It is undoubted unfortunate
that the union of the fathers of the people
- lias not yet taken place but thia misfortune
will prove less distressing to their bentficient
" hearts, a the result of the He events holds
'out Battering hopes for the future,,'and the
nation will shortly be enablsd to proceed with
a'.esdy steps in the career of happiness and
' the king has appointed to supply bis place
X- ' in the government of lhee kingdoms, a
prince who without any other Interest lhan
that of Spain, already evinced by his unre
' - rnittfd exertions at lha head of his army, de-
votes himself with esgerness and the most
" fauitable msans, to whatever is conducive to
her glory and felicity. - i '
The board of government, which shares
" "nil the sentiments of the council, has viewed
X the crisis orths preceding events in the same
light and considers the determination, adop
ted by the wisdom of the tnbunsl and to
which it subscribed wkhout restriction,, as
tht fulfilment of the Irrevocable decrtcsof
'providence which netef forsakes a religious
: ' people, attsched to their sovereign and to the
jaws by which they are governed. -,
, Tha principal documents quoted, and
which the council hid Uken Intw considers
, tien at tha meeting held on the 6th InsU In
A th presence of thsir escrllcncies msrquia
- ' Cabellero, don Fi Gil and Don aloO Farril,
r members of the board of government, are tkm
f "-"-ipj onest .. ."
uoes, witn uispaxcnes irom ftqmiraiocnrane
; to Col. Hamilton and Mr. Erskine, the Bri
tish Minister, To the politeness and atterw
. tion of Col. If. w are indebted fr copiuef .
lha follntvincr vprv inmoflnnt trllrrs. ,
Highness' letter. The inspection of yourj - , - SPAIN IN AN UPROAR! -
Extract of a letter from Lord CeUingttooa It
, , Admiral Cocfirantf - A -----
,v-a 'XX.J)utedof Cedit, Junif 18, 18C."
" The Flying Fish having joiped me on
her way to Barbadoes, I avail myself of tha
opportunity to put you in possession of such
events, s have occurred in Spain, and com
to my knowledge.' ":r-.y.fXA .X ! '"
M You nill doubtless hsve been already in -formed
of lha resignation of the Crown of
Spain by Charles 4ih to his sen y of the dis- -.
missal of the Prince of Peace, and the sei
zure of, his estates;, of the. accession of
Ferdinand flh J . that Bonaparte had "in
veigled both those Princes, and the rest of
the lloyal family ta meet him at Bayonae
that he made (hem all prisoners; having ob
liged Ferdinand to return the cronn to his
f.ither, and induce the old King to lay it at
his feet, Ube disposed of as he might di-
aiiow ms to apeai. tw your-hiKhnesa wmt
franknets and candors 1 entertained a hope,
that upon my arrival at Madrid, I might per -auade
my illuitriouc friend in make some ne
cessary reforms Inhis dominions, and in some
degree to gratify the public opinion The
prince of peace's disininicn appeared to me '
requisite for hi Aappiness and that; of his
people.-The event in the nonh have re-
tarded myjoutttey In the mean time the'
occurrences at Aranjuezhave taken place.
-1 do not set up for a judge of what has hap
pened, nor ot the conduct .of the prince of
peace t. but, what I ki.ow is, that kings'
should never enure their subjects to shed
1 blood, doing themselves justice. I pray ta
t.od that your royal highness mar never ex
perience iu . It would not suit the interesta ,recj.
pf bpain, that a prince who has married a
princess of tht rt-ysl family, ' and who hat '
so long governed , lha kingdom should b
perWuted He has ho friends left; nor
would your royal highness have any, if yoit.j
should one day be unfortunate. The people
gladly seise the opportunities of making
thenueves amends for the, respect they shew
us. You cannot try the prince of peace i hit
crimes, If he were charged 'with any, ought
to be buried in the rights of the throne, I
have often expressed my wish thst the prince
i of peace might U: dismissed i If I hsve not
been more urgent U has been owing to my .
friemlship of King Charles, from whose, "
weak partiality I chose to turn my eyes. Qh ,
witched humanity! imbecility and errors
such W our root to! All this, however, mny j
be reconciled ; let the prince of peace be ba- ,
rnished from Spain, and I offur him ai atsa
lum in France.' . ' .'. ' " ' X
With respect to the abdisation of Charles !
the IV it ha taken place at a time when
, my armies occupied Spain t d Europe and
' posterity might believe that I. have sent so
' many troops for the sole purpose of driving
my friend and ally from his throne. '
As a neighbouring sovereign, 1 am bound .
to inquire into what has uken place, previous
iq'tny acknowjedglng thii abdication. I
thererort wish to eonverse with your, royal
highness upon the subject. ;The "rautian.
with which I have hitherto proceeded in these
ad'airs, ought to convince you of the support
you will find in me, factions,
. r l
eriation. ever cisturti rour reicn, .woen
king Charles informed m of the events cf
October last," I was greatly concerned at
them, and I flatter myself that I have con
tributed by my suggestions, to their happy
iuue Your royal bigbneM should dread .
the consequence of papular" commotions
some of my scsttere"d soldirra may he ssas
ainated, by such exeeiies coyld only briag,
ruin upon Spiin Your royal highness knows
all lha recesses of my heart i yoil may see,
thst I am agitated by various idess which
want lobe fixed.' You may be certain, that at
all events I wilt deal with you as I have done
with your royal fathers rely upon my wish
to reconcile every thing,1 and to find appor
tunhies to gie you proofs f my affection ,;
and high rrgsrd. And so, I pray God may
keep you, brother, under his holy and wOr
thr protection. . ' "'
' (S'uned) X NAroLECN..;
Anointment cf theCrari Dub ef Eergtt tht '
high dignitj of Lieutenant General if tht
... Kmgiom - - ''-'. . '
to t svritMt aoaaoet cOviaxnixT.
. Hav'iDf deemed It proper lo giie the
' Soon after Ferdinand's quitting Madrid '
to proceed to Bayonne, the. Grand Duke
of Berg assumed to himself the temporary
cammind. of the fovernment bit' the coun
try, by the title of Lieut. General of the '
kingdom this usurpation) the Spanish, na- i
tion bas resisted almost to a man. The spirit
. to oppoie French tyranny, the abhorrence cf ,
the acts which hsye been practised agaitut
the Royal family and the slate, and the una-'
- Dimity and enthusiasm manifested, to ie.
, siore the nation to its independence, was, '
perhaps nertr surpassed in any country or.
In any cause j even in. the parts where the
French are in foree, (as in Madrid and Bar- :
cclona) this spirit it ssid to exist in its full
extent, though the avowal of it is. punished.
" At Cadiz en the 8th and Oth Inst, the
French squadron of fire tail id the line and
a frigate, which at he beginning of this re-,
volution, had moved up near the Carracas.
were bombarded ( end afief the auspetisinn '
of the attack for four days, on the morning
of the 1 5th, they struck their colours, and
were taken posseision of by the Spaniards, . ,
M As a provincial government each pro,
vince has established, a junto of several
persons, of the greatest Influence to which
the people are obedient, and tlieinostx.es
lous ia its cauiet This, of . Andclusia, is
the one with which the English have had ,
tnost communication. Its army is 'command
ed by Gen. Cartanos, and for its state, kc.
the support j (J rerer tou ,0 tj)e enclosed copy of a
,cl,er from ?Pl Bradford, an otT.cer of the
this-intormalion ot the state ot affaire ia
Spain, as his Majesry's government hsve di
rected that every aid may be given to themt
for maintaining their independence as a na
tion, and resisting the ambKToua projects .of '
France." J 'y .V-v:-:; 'f-'X : ' ,.V J, '
. All the decrees and every act of the ever, 5.
ral j liiUos', or supreme councils -throughout -
Spain, are in the name of Ferdinand 7th, 1
who is a prisoner to Bonaparti, as well as hia "
two brothers, and the country at present ia
governed by those juntas' in th several pre,
;Vinces.v;:'-';J T'l'-'.VJ,,-' .f'' ."',.', "" " !
: The importsnce of pjeierVing the eoW ;
mTes from falling into the inOuerlce of France
yoq must be well 'aware of and that the
Fiewh have already taken measures for se
ducing them ( so that every means should be -tiied
to inform fiem of the true state of af
fairs here k of the brave resistance made by,
their country- For" this purpose I am' atr
thotised by his Majesty's government to give
? passports to ships or vesntls which are era-
ployed either in cpnveying their dispatchesv"
and orders to the colonies, or the persona
s they msy think it necessary to send ontta con-
duet-thetr aifairs in this, very Critical juncture :
v have' given some passports for this pur
pose. Two frigates and several felucasin- .
tended for , the provinces in America will
l.e ready to proceed to diftVrent parts of A'
merica, and 1 request you will please 16 ap
prize, the cflicrrs under four command of
those Spanish ships and vessels, which they
may probably wee!, and direct therri to give
every aid to them iu the atirice which they
are employed. - " ' . .
Tkose veels will hire merchandize in
them, the adventures in general of the crew;
and some of them will also have quicksilver.
winch is much wsnted at La Vetal'ruz. -i
The passport I give you arc intended to in ! f
elude those articles indeed,- at this moment.
there should be no litigtoo ivry encnu " '
ragemcntot;j;h'.lobe given to the Spaniards,
aad their vessel currying diapatcuci bacon. ? "j
aidered as friandj."'
. P. S. The informet'mconittiteJ in thit faJ
terjou rvill be pleated lo communicate to the Cosv
rrnor a tht teteral itlandt wiihi tht timilf cf t
jsur tenmanded, - : . , . . .'X.
tit. Juljit.. f
ur Hope, cspr.1
-English forces, who has been with It some"
time., Tbe mass of he Province of Valen
cia, and of AMuriat,' is tquslly numrrou.j
. and that of tbe former aided by some regu
lar, is said to be on the way to Madrid to
drive the French out of It t In short. Sir
the whole population of the country is in
. arms, and wheneverthe French meet a Span
lard, tUy find an inveterate enemy.
To the English rraiioo the "Jpaniarda
. look, as that on which they depend fur sup
poit, and security against the common ene-.
my J and some districts have declared them-
eelvee at peace with (at. Britain, without
l waiting for the usual forms) but at com
wissionera deputed from the Snpreme
Council at Snritle, bave to-day gr t to Eng
land in the Rtvtnge, to treat with his Ma-
'jty"a government, I make no doubt the
with of the Spanish nation will soon he gra
tified by regular convention.
. Tbe French are making considerable
exertions to get a lst ge army into Spain t but
Tbe Utter here refcred to is too lengthy
for insertion to day, We shall endeavour to
ftTtitaplecilnourricxt.
iriLMlXGTOX.-
v TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1108.
, , - , From Waihir.gton Cit
, Ibt government sthoone
AVoodwerd, sailed yesterday.' She carri.
out two messengers, rapt. Haley lo France
em! Mr, Atwater to England. Capt jy
w'dl be landed at.Havra-de-Gf ace, while Mr.)
Atwater will repair to England. On there-!
turn of Capt. Haley from Taris, the HonA
will sail for England, whence she will return i ;
to this place with captain Haley and Mr. At. V
water. ; ' . - 4U
The Secretary ;f State left thia city ot , S
Tuesdav lor his seat in Virfiiii. J
f i ri'.u: i ft.t- . . . .
. uciici.i i nniaitnt mil inim r.. nn inn.i.-i
lait for Baltimore. .
! The frttiJcnt ef the United Slattt left the) '
City on v ednesdsy the 2uth mat. for Moo
ticello. . ; ;
The Srcretay of tha Treatnrj bas also lejf '
the eity for New-York.
. , :otX'wt " .
' . TOUT OK WILMINGTON
' EMTiaio , -
6 Sch'r ?!!, CJJti, 18 ttat r FhitditU
p'tia, to maittr, ' - . "
. Seh'r, ViJpliin, from Kern-fliter, tt mttttr.
Sch'r, 'l)fertf im f.'eit River, far Jtete. ,
JVi, put in, trj Irch : , ,
. - . ci.KAit : , " .
August r, ling May, Uoich, IVnlaieMm '
EngCharktiott JVrJ, Uu,tt .V:rr, with
piutengert , vj.- - ,