I,
hr'wb- ,w:cd mihc corporation
the k ItaLcIaifroi ny.
indivi-. cf.ttuybodr.poliuccr
corporate u Ji;such there be.
Thil,bcnt?rthc c!iniioCirion
ihttitt itbt of preemption in ci
' tticT of the'district caat or west t.f
-pcztl rWcr, shall intct fere with each
. btrur, chc rcspster, , and receiver.,
public m'mraarr hereby authorised
io their rtspccilfe districts so to re
gnlatt their ligations as to prevent
such interference , v
- J; B. V A RN U M "
- .Su.i'crcftlx HwfiJttjrttaitoUKCxr
. : XiEO CLINTON
, Vice-hui tftt United Startt,
Ai-provW, March 31.
' 11 ' Ttf : JEFFERSON.
REVOLUTION in SPAIN.
CirtrJu AZdt JsJf iheeujicil of Caatil.
YO U have, for twenty yfcars
together, obeyed -with? uncxecp.
tiorubU loyalty, the august roon
irch'of Spaio,tVrtrcaiiTog in. thq
steps of youf ioreUthers; you nave
made Suitable returns to his pater
nal love, andahafed.We4tcon
ccrri which the couucil expressed
.to'his majesty rVspcCUDghiabdi
"cttjounn the day following, that
on which it took .place ,lf we
puj.ia.'xcd his success jiN accession
to the throne, it ' was .merely to
cini ly with' hi: supreme com
nianls. We wool i h.ve loni;
ctn-tinued -.ulimisiive autt frithlut
' to hiV iuictMF we tud under
hat hi kbditioaana re
t thi vTown- was nm
a i a.pjmta wunuic rcuiaiw:
suuuknAodA freedom. , r '
' i-Vr since Charles IV. made it
liV'utndttbisab'dicauoahAdbetrt
lirted iro(nbim,ic that be- dcem;
. cd hime'f fully entitled W resume
the crown, : the. bpard xjF- govern-
ment, : the council of Castile, audi
th'e wh.Ie nation; havn been- aox
Vibbalv waiting for the-decision tf
: a question cf such hVgbLrimpdr.
ta'iice ; ant) the council Have ex-
amintf ly vrith' the greatest cnV
t;cn, the locumcxU :iipon .vidch"
the powerful empire who basbben
appointed ior thai purpose, a
groUudrd his determirfauon.'-The
mot importaoCQf tfiese arc sub
i'line J here ;.and in .the optuion
, formed by the council, thty have
tic certainty, "that they have not
. dti;ed'lrom that wbtch the au
: f ct party him-lf wouU have a -d
-pied, "if ;lcss complicated cVr
tu.:iiuhxcs hil not' opposed thar
coiivcrV ItiJou;tetl!y unfor
. Auntc, thut'theunlotl of; the Fa
Jii. is of thi3.reop!chas hot ct"
. .uken place'; hut tjijs mufortune
will pnive lcss.distrVssiag to their
benaficent heaits,: asthe result of
the i ate event holds out fhttering
kt'pti for the future, and the nation
v i;l hortfy be eaabjed to proceVd,
with steady steps,: in the career of
. her happinesl and prosperity' ' ,
1 hoc hopes begin it bcfrali
zrd, since the king has appbintcci,
t supply his placn In. the .govern-
ment wi tnesc emgoomsv a prince
whr., without any otherlinterest
than ihat'of Soaia. already evinced
by his bene hreni'-aod unremitted
txet tions tl the beud of hjs'jirmyiJ
deritcs" himsclt i with' eagerness
and Cie mottr. suitable means, to
Fh4tcver is conducive tcrher mory
ju,d felicity. 1 w,- : i
. sharej isti the f cpf tmentsj qf1 th
coui)CiV yicvmi ihe crisis of
.. the prcCcdin? tvehts'in jhe'same
Ihv aQdxonsrdirs .'the deternij..
1.1.- .t . ' - . W
rj.Voat;aopceu.uy tne wisuom o
the" . trihupAl,5 id V whiclf IC ui&:
scribrs without restriafoa"; fi the
fuifilrnt'ofithclrreocabTc de
trces of Pro viilence which" nctec,
; . fAiaiea rtUi6uipecU
" to'thttir sovereign apd . W the
; by 'which thcrafe 'governed.
The phociplc. docuiaehsijaottd
and svhich the ! council rcl Aken
": Keld bu the tjth ..iql :tfce ':"prt:
sncc cf tKci rexccHenci e marquis
Labailcro, Uon; Fo. .Gil;.- and
Oouaald 0?Farnk dembera at the
hfd i.gpyeriimcntparthVftfU
DeAreir.BibcrOnhe'i0ih
cn,t Tocmb, I put Sno iht- bands
y jun m. decree of Ktdiaiion.
.bands of toy auUt iriefca
ful ally the mptrcr cjf .therehefr,
iUng tr fiJy,' Bd;jt. is nqtoridu?'
that mson could pot, fnducelus Iitk
penal antfroyal majesty to ackiipiyt
ledge him in: that capacity, I so-:
Icmnly declare iliat the deed pt ab
dication, which Ilsubtcribcd cnttie
19th of JastiMonthi U null and void
in all its pans ; and, jcVeforci it is
my,. will that ; 'yiiu shouldinake.. it
known to oil my subjects, that their
good King who luveS therm wishes
to dedicate thfe rcmairfder oT his life
ti unremitted excrtioasfortljeirhap-
p'.ness. .I provi'iohiily confirm tri
their situations the members oi me
present board of government, and all
ihe civil and military offiecrs who
have been appointed ever since the
J 9th of March last. j I intend to go
and meet my august ally the Empe
rorof the French, King of Italy'; af-uc-hich
I will send further orders
to. the beard; , r- .
; ; I, THE KING..
Sen LorenZfft JfiriLiT, 18CS".
lo the Suprceie Board of Covernxect. ,
Zttttrfratn bit Majevy the Empertr
franc to on J9ji L-xmi
of Atturias. ,
" "BaoTRKl I have received your
Ioyal Highne, letter. The inspec
tion of.ycur. Voyai J fcuhtr's'paDtrV
triusi havv; already, cb .vinced you of
the affection v. hicb I ever borc him i
undethc present circumstances you
"will allo.v me to speak t your High
nes TviihfrankncsSc candor. I hoped
that, upon my ai rival at Madrid, I
rmsibt perauademy Jllustriou friend
I to maksome ucceksary refurms iiv
bis nonunions anq iij some degret
to atily the pfiblic opinioTf." Tho
Prince ot Peact dismUaiori appear-
td to me necessary tpr lus nappi
ucss andthat oL hit' people. The
.event in'the North hve retarded
my Journey, .tn the mean time the
occurrences at Arunjuez have taken
placed 1 clo not sjc up pr a judge
or what has bapDened. nor of' the
conduct of the Pnpce of Peace f out
.fhat I Jcnow is, that Kings should
hevr eriuVetheir 5 subjects to shed,
blood in i doing themselves justice. I
pray' to TJod, that your. Royal High
ness may . n ever experiehce it. It
j would not suit ibe'iflUTcsts of Spain
Uiit a rj?n9e wng aa xnarnco a
Prmccss ot the itoyai ramuy ana
who.hassolohg go7crnecd the King
dom vhoilld He uerscc.oted. He ha
no friends left ; nor would you-
RoyalHighness have any, if you
should one.day be unfortunate. The
people jj'Udly aeire the opportunities
of making themselves amends far
r he t e fcpect t hey she w u s. Tt on can -not.
try tlie prince; of -JPeace. ; hi?
inmj, if-.ho is charged with any,
jought to'beibund.in -ih's rights of
thc'ihronc. 1 have oltcn cxpresse;
jny WVb', rthat the Pnnctj'of Peace
might'oe dismissed ; 1 ltvbeui
more, urgent, ii has been owingjto
my fiiiiUtlshlp for;rvng Ch-itSes, from
wIHjsc veak part laluy J cduie to turn
ray eyes. ' Oh; wretched hu.oanit) 1
rjmbcUi:ty aud trrot.I uch is our
motto. All this however, may br
reconciled let the Prince of Peace
bc'banished from' Spam, and profTcr
bim an assylu'rri in France
With rcfpctt to the abdicadon of
Charles XV. it has tuken'p'.ace at a
time when my armies occupied Spain
-iand Eutojifind posterity might
believe" thatT havp sent so many
troops fwr the sole rjuipbse of driving
my friend and. ally from the throne.
-As "a nctghbomjg sovereign, L,am J
JDOuna to enquire, miownat jias ta
chrilicejpvctious tot acknowledg
IpgV fins 'z abdication; . I Uxerr fore
iin" tb'conTeiieOwith i , your royal
highness upon the subject. . Thci
cauiirjn with whicfj I have hitherto
pJocecdccUt these aHiiirsJ oUhC to
wiii una in4mei lftacuoii;. orany.
CCfcnpliorir." Kver . Qiiurojti your
i es'cm. : V halKing.Crl'arles inform
I vd me cC th Kt T October1 last.
was gtcaiif tyutcr uuii. i mcui
nd'l rlaitcv rayscliV;that I have
contributed, by my uggestions,lo
tfoeir haypy-is'ug'' ' i", . ' , Your, ro'y -
al Vigtjpevs should dread the conse
quenc?sv of 'popular comuibtiens';
some,pf rrry scaticrcd bold'tera. may
be assassinated, out such excesses
cc old ' only bring' ruin upon Spam
j . '; ; r-Iloy u I Hi g b n e ss . knows
alt the deceases xif. my heart you
ay:seei.tliat ramJ8gitaled by va-
xicmncef swaicn .wan io oe nxeo..
ercoU J will deal wit h you as I have
dealt wi'.h your ;RoyarFather :relr
upon my wish to rejco)cde - every
thine, and. to MndoDnbitunities to
grvc -you proois 4i m y. affbctioa and
regard. And' 30 1 pray Cod : mar
keerj you," brother iuader "hisbqly
na wormy piottction. ;f
- - - NAPOLEON.
jv ' Perfiotious.mu'arenieav
tng tp bribgftita upon you;;1 ami
wouldrajri upply yOu wuharrmi,.
that yTDdinlgbt, W against
the, f refecfi? troops,'lWxipUs,reci:
procaUftbsttr rou up against them
ana tnem op agamsryou. vvnat
could "Jbe the result of such sinister
intentiorls lj Norther',-; with out J
doubrthanthe devastation of Spain
and calamities of every descrip-,
uon. The" faciious minds, from
which f had so muchrtobear, are
l as yet in agitation j and under cir
cumstances equ ally important and
critical, I am. concerting matters
with my ally, the Emperor, cf the
French, concerning whatever is
connected with your hdppinessv
But be surehot,to listen to his cn-
emiesj the'Vho exasperate you
affaihstUini, thirst for your blood,
and are ithfcr tpe : ene miesip r our
n a t to n j p rthe : n gem sr o f : n gla n rl
If you heaf ken. ib, them, you will
occasion the loss of vour colonies,
the division of your provinces, and-
a long series of disturbances and 4
evils to you country. .
.cmtrc-rust ray expe
rjencr, and submit to the authority
which I fcold from the Almighty
and frbrii jrriy ancestors. Foil ow
my example,, and believe that he
friendship of ,the Emperor of the
French,' our ally, can alone save
Spain and make her happy.
r k,Bayo4ne, in the imperial pa
jace of goVenunerjt, May 4,.1803.
Ltiii KING.
Zjtltcrt irtdciin tke Royal Dicret tn hit Im
. JQTKEa-7r.My absence and in
fimitiesiwt allowing "me 'wholly
to,dedicate myself to the unremit-,
;ed exertions required For the go-
vernmcnt of my states, the tran
quility of irty kingdom, arid the
preseration of my crown, it has
struck.me,.that I could do nothing
better than to appoint ,a Locum,
teiru, who, invested with.the.sii
pre me authority, which I hold from
God and my ancestors, should g -
vern and xuletor. .me ana in my
name7 over all the provinces of
spam. . .v
In cocsf.fluetlce whereof; vand
having previously consulted the
welfare of my people, and my wish
to rescue the. monarchy from the
precipice intd which the malevo-
ent, andtpe enemies of the peace
X the continent were on the eve
of pi unging i t ; . duly appreciating,
on the other hanu, the emtoent virr
tues.or ,wmcn your, toiperiai ana
rwyal ..Highness khas guen us so
many prpofs,ahd ihe great services
you have done us j I have resolved,
with the consent and approbation
uf my great .and faithful ally, the
j. peroc and Ktog, upon ; ppomt-
ng yonr Imperial & Royal High-
ucss mv Lieutcnant-Gcneral, by
.nc decree, which I have iust is-
sued to trtiJoara or Goverument,
md which is here, annexed ;. eh-
. . - .
treating vcu, rnnce, to transmit
t to,thm,.and to accept ot this ap
poiiitmcm,wnicn wiurestore peace
to mv- mind. And so I prav God
may ktep you, orotner, under nis
holy . and worthy protcctiou.
brlAKLtb.
bayemne, Ma 4"; 18ufL
Appoinuricnt of the Grand Duke of Berg
to ihe h;2h dirnity of Licuteiiant xtne-j
To tec $uja(jine (Loxrd of G&ctrnmcnt. '
HaVmg (Teemed it proper to
jiyextrie same airecuon to an ine
otce itfr Kin btn prirh & M evr
tothe security o,f. the. property of
inuiviauavL,"et to tne maintenance
of tranquility ajgainst both internal
and external foesr I havethought
it royjduty, in order to attain that
iibject, to appoint Xjeutenahtyge
leral'of the Kingdom, iJUrfheloVed
brother, the Qiar;d Duke of fie rg,
jy ho, at me sa me time'.cotnmands
the troops oi Jour aUyJtHe Emperor
of the French.; T, '.V'Xf-'bl.
" ' ' And therefore, vrp i cmrhanB'
our:,-Sdpreec rCuncif p(;Cttlet
and other councils, tHecMnc eHes
auucnccsarj
dom. thcCaataiis-rencral.G
ecute anqcmorce the. execution of
hjigrdefsVa
bcirjgj puir will.as Ukwise thatj
as liieutcnam-nrral otHe King
uooi, nc.snau. .presiqe. over; ine
Board of GovernraelatXett
r i . ..... fc. "-r .W.-
of Berg heute Aantgenerai of the
kmguorrV, WrrH' Vjifeenal;. and
royal highness having confirmed
the members of all the tribunals
in their respective places,, the coun-
cil- has lssuel under the, same jdate ,
a royal 4eree enjomihhefim
partial and Speedy aominiStyation
ot justicie, and directing stamp pa
per to bear the worJs, Government
of the Lieutenant Greneral- of the
Kingdom. . ; ,
The King; .the Prince ofMu
rias,! and their highnesses Don
Carlos and Don Antonio,. nave re
no mice d the crown, and'theff right
to. the sarriel is appears by thelfol
lowipg documents : . ; .a. .
,iJ lrave tkpught it proper to.giVe rsy
bcloWd subjeitshe last proof of my pa
ternal love for them. Their happiness,
the peace, prosperity; preservation, add
integrity of tiie'dominvons whichDiitne
Vfoa4eiice.: has? pu ndi&y, tovettr
trie nt, have, bee; daring "iny xeigfi, the
only objects f 6f rpjrlnceaaaitt solicit a Je.
-Whatever dispositions andrtieasufes have
been adepted: ever sineTny accession ta
the throne of my ancestors, tended n that
just end, norcould they tend to any other:
t present, under the extraordinary cir
cumstances hi which 1 have been placed
and see myself, my conscience,' my ho-.
iioUt and the 'fair name wtiich I leave to
pos'ierity, imperiously ieuire foir me,
that; the last act of my sovereignty shoula
exclusively be directed to the'promstion
of the same fend, namely, to the peace,
prosperity, security and integrity of the
monarchy, tlie throne which I relinquish,
and to tne greatest happiness of my sub
jects of both hemispheres , i-
And accordingly, I have ceded to my
ally and dear friend, the Emperor of the
French, all my rights to Spain and the
Indies, having stipulated that the crown
of Spain and the Indies shall continue jn
dependent ahd entire, such M it has been
under my dominion ; aad likewise, that
our holy religion is to, be not only, the es
tablished religion, but the only one pro
posed 'throughout the territories of this
"monarchy. You are to Understahd it so,
and comniunicate the saune to the other
councils, to the tribunals of t(h kingdom,
to the heads of the provinces, both rnili
ary, civil and ecclesiastic, and to all the
justices of my kihgdoin, that the last act
of my aovereignty may ccmKr theltnow
iedge of all Uirouf hour r&y Spanish and
Indah dominions, and that you atid they
may concur ir carrying into execution the
dispositions of my delrfriend, the rh
peror.Napoleh, whos a-m is tha.mam
feuance of psice, friendship, and a union
actwcea France and Spain, a'd 'We pre
venting, of excesses andopularcbmmo
tions,. t'ae effects of wluctv are invariably
found to bt public calamities, the desola
tier, oi tarr.iltes, ana tne nun or all
: Grvcn at BajQiine in ihe Imperial Pa
lace of Government, May 8, lbOS
. ..,, ,. I. THE KING.
2j tie temptrarj ocn:arijjf mj Zvbn'cti
cf Castiic, "
' Don Fernando, Prince b 'tis turi as,
and the Infantes i. Carlos and T). Anto
nio grateful for the love,, and constant
fidelity which ali the Spaniards have dis
played towards them, and deeply concern
ed at seeing them, at present, a prey to
confusion, . and . Consequently.- threatened
with the 'greatest calamities j and well
knowing that, vhh the greatest part of
them, this originates in the.r gnerance
both of the motives of the conduct of their
highnesses upto, this moment; and of the
plans which -have been devised, for : the
happiness or the country, they conceive
it to be their' duty to give them tbe'safu
tary irfformattbn they stand in need of,
not to impede their execution, anci at the
same time, the'cTfearest probTof the love
which. they bear them.
They arc, therefore, under the neces
sity of makiog known to themT that. the
circumstances under which the Prince, af
ter the abdication of the Ki g hiifaiher,
assumed therein? of government, wheu
many. proVintes of the kingdom, and' all
thcr iroa'-ier towns', were- cCcuped-by a
great niirnberof French troops, Vhd up i;
wards oi o'jjW men ot; the same Jiauon
were stationed.iu the capital and ts envi
rpns that these cuco.RSJances anil Veve
rl facts whxil could not be knowu) to
othir psirs uis, convincedthewr hihnes&ea
thai,; suoiiaed.wiUjidariger5, tliey:bad
lytu (txiinae tbe C0UiSetWiVc!. 5hca5tt be
actcnaed with the tw4Stev:ix n 'co.nse-:
guetvceo f wb icK,". tfc ay.r6sbled poa i.
tuigut for lybni; . ;'f:. lj.
V.is Ko soontt had tht: Pfinc'e reached
mut "townl Iha trerrViceTexDe
found that xhtbf'grflMw'jic.
tested against hrs )atcadoiri aerim
to have been forced 'irojna him andas the
Prince had 6phaJU belieydtr to hate j
neea voluntary, when he.accepteatthe t
(crown, hel was induc!"hlshlv
that 'such; a protest eirSted, ad ahortly
after his father icsiened it,: in hiil name
and ih'that of his olVdynaitjl ittfayoi
et -themperor of ih .Irrench, that -thfe
latter conauhag 4fae ggl Vo.jrinatd
priht sdetj Ah person and dyastyhji
4tv
'Iri ta:atateVirfrifia) ihdr fOYali
yinos&cs iin nt9coiajuewion tye
:Uiai ion. -iivh ichv t hejhdervt
a'i jikewjsVah cih
whic'Hiiialn .u hice
Spain.1 ,ii UaH'iitfi:W-hcS:
eveji atttrC;H.4ta
iarwsin suort)ntAeim
lV; M uc xatajr as jt wmuop arf
at Ua&iysti&i
and .of th upr.faica Amooll
'Hscacenngi crt :thwhccarrtti
that tUe. respecitiTjtcr copcutrehCeiJccJ
otibevt hignaesses taeec9eir:
lights to-pthat JhrorVaawuiraaejby
Fcree , appom tmflc j.the - G rand Du
. Hutu .i v n j nc 5 ;ons.eque Ate, soar,
rfea&lcsjfcuedi
eien. private property. ir,d ,ww-; .
uShe country, Which scutes for
alpn,pettdof nme, nd in an infalu
manner, ihepower and prosperity' 0f th!
Spanish naiioti-theur Toyal ghi.esJ
proot ot tberfjgenerosity, of the iZxeih
bear the, Spaniards, and of the g atefui
sense which they entertain of their '
ment, : by sacrificing, -.as fir as in them
l esi their personal interest to their advan
tages,.and, for this purpose, Idh-r-jig izl
they have adnered, by ,a separate convea.
Ition, ,tp the eessi&n of their rights to the
throne, .In conseqaerice whertoi, Vhey
release Jhe Spaniards' from all their oUu.
gation tfl tWslrespett and exhort them to
look to" ibie fCOmmon ihtereks of th
court fry, keeping' quet; .and expecti
their happiness from the Wise dip'ositj0ilg
and potferjof theEmperor Nipale'an : by
hir raUyisub'missiori to which, they w;il
give.their Prince arid the two Infanre tni
. strbngestjroofs of iheir loyalty, as their
highnesses give (to thern of their pater"
nal affecrion, by Vesignm j all their cliims"
"and disregardiiig'rtheir own interests to
make them happy which, is thconJy05,
ject of their wishes. - r ,;
V ,v ! I THE PKIKGE.
:,.:' - ARLOiTOKIO,
'JBcur Msaux , May 4 r ""
; TRXttiliAJD, JUNE 27,
, ;;lwo reyolutioas have tak-ri
plage in Sjjain. since the 15th of
Marih. ? pne preceded the abdU
cation' of htrbld iing in favor cf
the Prince of As turi as. Theothr
the resignation of the Prince la
iavor of the father and as they
could notagree amopg thirfr?selve3f
they wt.nt.to Bayonuc to submit
their differences to the decision
of Bonaparte, wko has laid violet
hands" on the Whole fdrhiiy, indad
ing the Prince of Pace and seve
ral of the grandees, . and keeps
them all prisoners. He has made
the King appoint M urat Ueutenant
general of. the kingdom. Muat
is'in Madrid With 54,000 nun.
The provinces have revelled a
gainst their authority and agaicst
the authority, of Charles pro
claimed Ferdinand VII, the law
fui king, and called upon all faith
ful Spaniards to take up arms in
defence of their religion and their
country.. The supreme council of
government is at SeyiileJ and in..
Andalusia alone 150,000 men are
in arcis lt would ; appear they
rise en massed o& massacre .all
who do hoc wear , the cockade
which the council has ordefedlhat
every man.. ?hall wear. Wear&
beiore now inpossfssioa of Ga'd'i
and. the Spanish navy, which t-e
council; have agreed to deliver
Atbnirai Purtfis and
GenSpencer,;whs
expsditica.
it now appears j was sect oui to fa
vour the:Kirig emig'hoa to
Mexico Six ErenchhigSioJjtlie
line are also iri the inner harbour ;
but they are in cprnplete j sbpardy,
nora man darego;pri shore, apd
Adm. PuTVis irin tlieir rear with.
Vk ipTl Tfeplace of C0z,
' tor eold Gf oy erriorSoland to pieces
on suspicion oi his being ti? ihe
incriint ere st. 3 ; The Freich
merchants : ajret all on board the
rcncrishrpsj'ri4tfe o meain
of saving their live is; to .stujenj
der thmeJvurVlSte
khey landed.they'vTould be hunJci
like wtld'beasts h the peJp
was;
afte ot &tfam oan
f3th;of Jdn
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