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LATEST. FROM EUROPE.
:f New-York, ; August 10.
By the ship Alligator, CaptJenkins, from
LivcribJ, liie editors jof thj New-York Ga
zette have received; London papers to the 19th
.lime. The following articles are extracted
IVojfi, them. Thepapers from London, being
no laKf than Admiral Ctfiingwood's commu
ticationNfrom Cadiz, liothi'hg new can be ex
acted from them. ,
London, June 13.
La't evcn'Rg.at 7 o'clock, a. Messenger ac
crropynied by a Spaniardonc of the attend
8:ijs of the Spanish Noblemen, who lately fir
ilvtd in London, left town in a post chaise for
1 uhntutji ; thy were the bearers of dispatch
tso Corunna. The greatest exertions possi
ble are making at the. Tower for the finishing
tit' muskets. - The men -work night and day.
The Channel firet has sailed from Torbay,
tp resume is-stauoiv oft the-rrenchxoastr
and othersi who possess influence in the coun
try. ..These were directed to assemble there
on tlie 1 5th June, to receive from the hands
ot the emperor Napoleon, anew Constitution
al Code, by which the future governnientt
Spain was to be regulated. It was the publi
catroaof this document at Oviedo, that deter
minedEbe patriots of Asturias to resist the ty
ranny of the invaders, and declare war against
France. By a proclamation issued on the 2fHh
cf May, all Frenchmen were ordered to be ta
ken into custody,' and' all French property
seized, together with the ships found in the
ports of those provinces hi which the patriotic
standard had been raised. ATetter was at the
same time' sent off -to Admiral Valdes, com
mander of the Spanish fleet of Minorca, in
forming him of theieyentsUhthad taken
place.- ' . ;x:;..., j-';;
Letters from Barcelona of - the 2 tst li lilt.
were y est efday rc celycd in town. They state
Considerable surprise has been expressed at
the fjill '.before the House of Commons, to
ItG'JLATt. THE Tl'.ADE WITH A M K R it A , SOUie
paboii-i supposing that it is for the creation of
a y:icuKK place.' .
Major General Mooi e, to take the command
at Ne.v found'a-iid; is going owt in the convoy
vl ith is under orders to sail with the Speedy,
hem Poitsmomh.
VWaye received some numbers of the Pa
ri pb.niti.vir to the 1 st, and Dutch papers to
lbe4ihinsL Bonaparte-remained at St. Jean
iieluz. On the 24th Tilt. The late si .accounts
from Rladrid are, dated the 5th. They ton
tain a pompous. acrount of the ptesentation of
t!ie constituted 'authurities of SiaiA to Murat,
as also or the Jvisidn, Fri-iich, Austrian,
llntch, Saxori and 'American mini sters. This
(tivinpny was continued from day today from
tie 9th to the' 15th inclusive. The Moniteiir
a-so contains a detailed account, ol the iourriey
at' the k'n g anil queen of Spain to l ontainblcau,
nd of-(heir reception in the. several towns
through which They passed. Great pains are
iaken in-tfrC-Mfrnite-tir to assnre--it$- readers;
thaf"biiip is in a state of perfect tiancuility ;
but this st&ement is not very consistent with
other accouiflsy which represent tlfe French
troops as pouring into Spam from Italy.
ikiuj uui j ims t'ccir wyiigcti iu reiax uie se
Tcrkv of bis BOti-commercial decrees, irithe'
same manner asthe English minister has found
it necessary to relax the severity of our orders
in couhcil. To alleviate the distress of the
:op!c of Holland, ,an ordinance has been issu
ed, allov;ing the exportation of certain articles,
U.c prooAioty t hat country, rnvate letters
om Kottert!aroT)l Hie 8th mst. count m this
iiilt-Higenir. vc have also received some
Altona and MamlHirg papers, in which, as u-
o in the Dutch journals, are several para-
gwpys", .in which the-idea of an . expedition ton
-ladia is adverted to, Spain, huw-evlr"," is Hke!)i
to' afford French enterprise sufficient employ
ment, lor the present. . . ' y -
The tbllow-ing-proclaim ationili'-Said" to have
been written by -the prince of Asturias since
fie Tell into the fangs of Bonaparte, and has
been since published in this country :
' N03LK ASTURIM.'S,
"lam surrounded on all sides I am the
tktim of perfidy. (You once 'saved Spain un
&r worse circumstanpes. I am now a liiison-
i nhdj.10 not ask of )ox the crpwri of Spain i ,J
tut that you will arrange and organize a plan
ith.tbe- province'' which) are-immediately
'tar you,-by ''ivUicb you mayyiniJiditte your
ljjiarty, and not admit a foreign yoke. Yon
must subduea perfidious enemywho dcsoils
ef his lights your unfortunate prince.
: " ' : - - z': , "FLTINANDO. '
'VBayqnne, May 8,. 1808."
The freqtu ncy of couriers of late between -
.,!rpurtsof Vienna and Paris is thus aceount
ljr in:some of the last letters wijiwrfr haveJ
fen received fi;orn(.Holland. They aate, that
loMparte hai demanded a passage for his,
tops througbr the AistrLn States, for thel
jarpose, trs he proposes, of attackin g the Turk
Empire. This application it Is sai"d...Aft-er-
siuib negotiation has 'been rejected by-Aus-
''wrwiio nas placet! ncr army upon ;a -iwost
Ridable footing, ih'expectatiipQ, of a war
iiT'rar.ceT. She is said to ha've at present
ll0 liSS than 2Gb OQO.men in thiiiM sliest stale
iaratibn. and the utmost 'nossihle aotivi-
v 'S employed, in increasing this force.' A--.
jjCneril Icy y has. been rdercd in Hungary,
j0:n '.wliich not even nobles are exemute'd.
jiis usual g'.Hd fortune.' ' ftoulff" fttvor Bona- -f'.l,e
iq h?s desns jupfh-Spiin,- we haVeniS'
that he wi lt soon i& ftcr direct his attenti:
V-'it Austria, "and she is in the right-to pre-V-e
Lr what sue will have to encounter..;
: ..' S. -' June -.. 1 It-TZ"'
' he two Ji,M r mn ' Wlin In vp I we II elf Tinted
--- w a f a 4 a.a-k, " -l
tire produce "of AstUriaa have1 laid, before
that the utmost tranquility prevailed in that
vicinity. All tHc American vessels, which
had been for some time embargoed, had been
realised, and loaded to come, aw ay. This re
lease, however, was staled to be an under-;
standing with the French ' cbmrnaiidwit.'. It
is certainly not the, effect of any influence
hostile to-France For it is said in one of
the letters, !onie American seamen who had
deserted their ships, were brought back, and
forced to return to their shipping, by parties
of the French military.
; June 1 5.
Sir William Scott, yesterday, in Uie Prize
C urt' directed the whole cf the Portuguese
property which had been seized and brought
inlJ British ports, To. transferred to the
Portuguese Anibasau7JrT&dvr whose crler
utul tiiiectipn it ib to be disunited' to the va
rious claimants. .
Jane 1 7.
An American Captain, just anivttlxfiom
Holland, states, that all the Aniencan vessels
which were delainecfunder the embargo lit ;
the Dutch portsJiadjjeerLiu Ho.
' says-, indeed, that the embargo-is so much
relaxed, that any vessef is peruiided tocome
out which shall bt. laden with gin and the pro
duce of that country. To this 'refaxation the
DutchGovernmcnt are probably urgelr by two
motives, the one to release -the w ants of its
own subjects, by affording them a sale for
their produce, and the other to injure the ic
venue of tl js count: y, by affording facilities
for smuggling. .
" 'j . ' . June'16.
Sir Arthur Wcllesley, accompanied bjFhis
Aid dc-Camp, the lien. Fitzroy Stanbopt,
sets off, we hear, in tlie ccurseoi this, clay lor
Ireland, in order to take, the command of the
Expedition, now ready to sail hem Cork. Sir
Arthur and his force nrc, we unc'tts'undj in
the first instance, to proceed to Cadiz. ; and
unless it should appear expediert to emp!-1'
his' force in Spain, bir Arthur is to go on to
South America, which is now gen'-raily kno vn
.t'ilaye beeii tlie original bbjeet of the expe
dition. T.he destination of .'ir A. V ellebley
may., be inferred f:om the nature of his ap
pointments. Mr, Williams, who is a. gentle -tnatiql
considerable- intliiefiee has bt;n.
from his purliciilar ac'tntainlance with the lan
guage and habits of Spain, stleeted.to acebm
pany tliatofiicer trs his Civil Secretary. ,.
The next advices fronrSpali will doubiless
enable cur governiiicbt to 'determine the 'ex-
tent of the assistance necessary to be afford
ed the brave patfoTsof thai ct.iintr'.. " In the
mean' time arms ai id accouiiements are to be
sent off wit hout loss of tinrie ; and the libera
tion of the Spanish prisoners, vvhieh waTirst
restricted to the natives of A.si-nrias and Gal-'
Iieia, is understood to th e w hole 'of t he, p i i so n
ers of thaimtion' in1' Enghiid, Mica, are 'm
mediatej!yv to be sent to tlie first convenient
port inv possession of the patriot's i-i - l ) rders
,4iave ben received at Plymouth andCha'bam
to this effectajid a number of reyehue cutters
have been placed under the command oHhe
Pit A Ami psq b nrinlrvifl in l,vtv-i'irf.
to consist cf certain Grandoes, nam
Pfoclam,atioa, Archliih6ps Bishops,
Translated frqm HfianiJi ftaicrs published at the
. Jti'uvanna by authoriuj, ;
S-F.VILL.Ji TO THE PORTUGUESE ...
. " Your fate has been perhaps more severe
than has' been suffered by" any, people upon-
tarin. . f - '
' Vour Kings forced to '; fly from you, and
the samewhicji has happened to JSpain is. an
j.rrcfialg;fble. proof of !iie- aisolute recKsity.
uiv.fer which , they (the king) did it. ; You h we
liecn oriiere j not .to defend yourselves, and
you hive not defeiidcd. Junot offered to
make you happy and your happ'inesslias been,
to be treated u'.h more cruelty than the most
ferocious conquerors have used people whom
they jiave stnu'iicd by forct of arms and after
a most obstinate resistance. t
- f u yottr have been deprived of your kings,
V'Qur. lands,"- usuage, customs, goods, liberty,-
bf life itself and of t hat f ol y " re! i gi on which
your enemies have .riev.crreexted,but; w-hicl
i inKiers s-rnie' '' internstin dol-nnie-jus rbla'-"
j-to the affairs of Sp-.uitr If apptars1- by ,
'hat oathe 1 9th ult. MuPat isued a pro ..
Ration from Miuirtd, in -which, as preskfent
W-JuWav he directed that all the ..Ucl-chtr
ed to prbtect-,;and, have even feigned to prac-
tics thcmselv??. Your nobility has been an-
nihilated, youroods. have beeiv'cpnfi seated?
,as a punishment for your fidelity and loyalty. ;
" You have x been dragged1 vilely Jtp foreign
regions, and you have been forced to become
prostrate at the feet of that which has caused
you so many evils, and which for the most
terrible perfidy has usurped your empire, and
rules you with an iron sceptre. Already your
troops have passed your borders and go chain-
, ed to die in defence of that which h: &
oppressed yott, of that which follows a
spirit profoundly wicked to destroy those
which ought to be your strength and make
.tbtm serve with their lives, to their triumphsj
and to that ferocious glory which they aspire.
Spam has seen, between gnel and desparation,
yo ir servitude, and all the horrible evil -vvhic!
have followed it. Ye are her brothers, and
pant .to fiy to our succor. But some chiefs,
a g )vcr;hnent either weak vie eorrupted, has
Jf rrested jt, and prepared the means by w hich
t he ruin of our king, of our laws, our indepen
dence, our liberty, our lives, the same holy
religion' which -.unites us, that all houhl ac
company your own. destruction ; and by which
that barbarous- people might accomplish a
triumph, and the -slavrv ofltje rest of Eu
r.jp;jOur loyalty, our generosity, our jus
tice, could not suffer a wickedness so attro
cious, thev have broken the restraint. Let
us go to light. We have armies, and chiefs,
and there it but one cry throughout Spain
To die a U iridrjec.ee of the country ; but also to
make those vile ericmiet to fall with us.
u Come, then, gene'rous Portuguese, . to
unite yoursslves with Spain, to die foiLt!ie
country. Its stnnd.uds expect you, and will
receive you with gladness, as brother's - infa?"
moiisiy oppecssca. . 1 tie cause ot Pcrtug.il
and ot Spjiu are the same." Do norLar our
troops ; their desirec- are the vame as your
owi. and with their arms and forces-you may
reckon upon security..
Within yourselves you have an object
foi your v enge.tiice. Do not obey the authors
ct our ciiaim tie srattacK lhiii i. i-hyre-
r?art oftht veil, which concealed the negotia
tions, whereof liayonne was the centre, by an-
nouncing the - conclusion of a treaty between
the emperor and the different members of the.
Spanish house . The article wherein th
JMohiieur announces this impoi tant intellU
gence is dated Bayoniie, May 11, and i aa
tollows t "' " '
" By a treaty concluded between, the em
peror Napoleon and king Charles, and which
has been acceded to by the prince of Austurias,
and the infants Don Carlos, Don Francisco;
and Don Antonio, who comprised the "whole of
the members of the house of Spain, all the
existihtr differences have beeh-ndmctl. W
re still ignorant pf the conditions of the'
treaty. According to the constitution of our
government, it cannot be made public till it
has been communicated io the senate. But
we prt'eeive by the proclamation of the Kinir
of Spain and that of -tmr prince TAlfuTiasT
t hancllul ol,. dismayed wretches, arid already
vanquished by the very perfidies and, cruelties
whiwli they have commiued ; and in tlit eyes
of Europe, and of the whole world,, they arc
covered Avith ciisyrrruv.
" Rise in a mas!- Avoid to stain yougen
erous ha?'id with any, crime; but go to fight
against-it,. and destroy it. Our forces re-united
Y(il put an end to ..this pei lidious enemy
and' Foruigal, f?p-iin, all liurope, aain will
brewtli, fer will die fiec, and as men.
. Portuguese I veer couniry is not ytllost, - Their Spanish majesties; are daily expect
unless that n has Uvn ontv delayed. Unite, edat Fontainhlea U. where evpi-x- t hint ir
and fiy u to re-estaihsb and to save it.
that the emperor Napoleon is clothed with all
the rights of the house of-Spain. King
Charles, Queen Louisa Mria, Queen Maria
Louisa,, and the mfant Don Francisco, dined
to day .with the emperor, and set off to-morrow
for Bordeaux. , They will make thi
journey in lour days, and will repair to Fon
tuinbleau, whence they will, go to Campaigne.
It is believed that this residence has been des
tined by his majesty to king Charles, that he
may spend the remainder of us days there.
Tlv- prince of Astu.ias, the infant Don Carlos
.and the mfant Don Antonio, spent the cven
iiig yesterday with their majesties the empe
rot'and empress.- They will spend two days
at Bordeaux, and will afterwards proceed to
Yaleiiry, whence it is probable they will go to
Navarre. It is believed that his majesty has
ceded -to them that" superb domain, and the
fore.it appertaining !o it. ':
41 It is said many Spaniards of distinction
are on the'" road to Bayor.nt, where it appears"
t he emperor is hIkhu to hold a general junto.
It is presumed, that nenviH be occupied not
only -m regulating the succession to the throne,
.but also in fixing certain ameliorations, wiiich
all . gcodi-?'ipani irds rail for.. Every thinp- is
- entirely trati'pfij iiv'Spain. ' Things are aA,
(lie best fooling th-.re." ' .
Mat 22:V ,. :
Yesterday tle sene 'a's'sgmbled in order
io hear the proposal of a senatus cOhsultiiiTii
uniting' Parma, i'b.ccnza, and Tuscany "with
the doiniuions of France. -p . '
.. . . May4.
Sfvilxe, June 4.
EXTIIAC 1 S. 7
- From l . tters.chted 31st May, from Cadiz ;
ve. learn the foji jwi ig: At . iii'ii-s b'cl-ck .
AM- l)f that ,-irh : rhitjj: tvf- S-ju-Hlton
Don liurique M'Donnel wd D- n Pe'd.o Cretix,
went to hold a truce v.iih the' Admiral of the
British squadron which blockaded that port in
order to establish co:5lV. tenets ; and ciht in
the. evening rettmn-d vith the 'Satisfactory,
arcouius' that the Brititb - forces conformed
r.t!ieniselvcs t the dispositions of the Supreme
Couipl, of!t rtrs.;' . ail the assi -t.vu.ee that might
bev wanted. a':-,-cnJcV the rest 5.000 men that
theyphad ;mtpted for Gibraltar ; and in con
secjtA'nce, 'hey on'ered the detention' of.lhe
.convoy winch cbudugied thefh tmd that on
the day fdjlowingl-an cfficer was landtd in
order to determine upen what rnight'be judg
ed expedient;" ' ' ,
" Frbtn- advices received by the Supreixre
Council, it is' known that there 'had entered
into Yelves a corps of G.000 French, to the
Portuguese ; and the speedy disorganization
of the Whole French army in Poriueal was ex-
15 ' ' .; -S?:vil!.k, June.l5,- v.
" The. Supreme Council reeeivtd by ex
press this morning, the follow hug adVice": v
" Lisbon. Jujuc 2 For three clays havi
been seenfrpm hence" ai ihe mouth of this
Bar, afocjuiclable English squaclroh; Yestet
day I inyself.cQSintecl , eighbtei) ships of vvar
nearly within cajAiion"sbvt. .with -loityftil cf
transiwrts, with-it reckoning others which
7 appearmore di'unt, upon the horizon.
1" it is asserted that nart of said souadron
cojnes-ifmuij (he AUdiCtfraneaWr w$vtr it de
struved hTsijiht of Majorca, the uiiit.ed French
s'j raJr.Jui which har got out of Bret and'
K'oChefort, reunited w-ith that of Toulon and 1
fie" Russian .-..ships -'which had joined them.
It irpjrears that there have been brought in"
tow nine vessels buT of this defeat, and . whic h
are now yvitH the squadroiuat the entrance cf
this port. ' French troop have marchedifor
different places in - Spain. "( Those of SpVm
Have ddfiled off. for ;thaf qganer, some by
orders and others of their own accord' , , -
r- r " EAFis, Mat 1 7.
JThft4Jerk6-w4e-thestOT
nation and of. its sovereign, will be irrevocablv
'fixedi no longer appears to" be wrnote, the
vui.iAt jouruw uicu; ycm w mru'.r as.uc
evprx' 1 hiritv if. in
'preparation. -Set.ral baggage .waggons have
already been bent from hence thither, and a
sfjiruiron c f chas'cur. cavalry of-the imperial
guard hi rived ytstcrdav, which will be follow
ed by a detachment of the horse .guards.
According tjib letters from Touks. his majestyv ,
was t arrive on the 2l-t. The Queen Maria
-Louisa, was' Dot expected till the 25tfe z
.. MADRID, May 12. . ;
'The militaty preparations at St. Roche
and Qutn, Income every day greatetV . Orders
Ifuve been sent: to all nhe parts tohasten the '",
:ciipment of the men of war. 'The 'disorder
of our finances- is beyond all conception ; but
a loan was indispensable, and, the book
have been filled as soon as they were opened,,, '
'- V Mat 13. ' . ' ' r
The grand duke of Berg resides now inAhe
.palam- Tlie public service goes on as usual
Perfect reptSe K signs in the , city. We "ex
pect every moment tidings cf the choice of
our nw king. ;The abuses of eve.ry kin!"
which exhausted ourToutitry :wou'd at . last
have brought" it to destruction, and vyithout
.doulit we should not have escaped the hor-
ro'rs" of a bloody revolution. Now we, enter
tain' the" hope -that our new ' soverei grit'' will
graduallyvand- without. . violence, restore our
old 4aua)i'chy to it youth again, and that our
longi?f; for amelioratior. and reform will bt afr;
length gratified. "' . ,; r :
-L- r n ' Tf1S'T y '
.en. Cha'les' ill died, the crown el!, L
,' December 1 3, 1 488, on Charles IV ..born Nov...
1 1. 7t8r mat lied Sept s 4 1760, to Louisa v.
,J.laria 1 heresa' a. daughter of the ' Puke of
Parma, wiio as born Dec. S, 1751.
A Libthr. lo? Charles IV (Infanta do--of !
Spain aftd thjtidl soh of Chaf les I tl) FcrdiOanci ; .
Antoiuc, borin Jan, 12, 175 1, was pr'oclaine4 ;
Ofbotb SitilieS, Oct. 6, 1795., '. ' . '
' ' Children h Chartea IK - , ,
- 1. "Charlotte Joachim-Theresa, -.born J&nfH'
25, 1777, married tht Uthiof Jan.; 179f
.vVan-.Miri a-Joseph, Prince -bfvBrszil, whc ' .
took . the reign of tekif gdo.m of ' Portugal.
- Jidv-15, 179. )ir---s v . I: .. v.; J,
: 2. Maria LowisaloseLhir-e.' born Julv BJ'-r
2. minifd Sent. 25. t7T5. tr I.r!rin r
1 . . -;
I72. man ied Sept. 25. 17.15, to
! Infant of wpain, w ho died t he" j7th of Alar
3Trrdinand, Prince '.of Asturias, !orn OctJ, '
14, 1762,' nlarricd August 26, 1802, with J
Maria AnthbuTet! a .Thre a AmtHa; -'.princes', 1 r J
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