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FORMGN NEWS.
Srrpm tbe Cos fstb *fuly “7-
m voLurroN in sp.ain.
’I his intelligence which has
reached us by a variety of uncertain
yatm un< metal cnanneis, is now
confirmed. This nwrning* an offi
c* • tame up to town tichis Bri
tannic trajefty’s brig Emulous,
commanded by ficut. Stupas in
3 7 days from Barbados, having
ci.patches from the Biirifh admiral
at F *hat island, for mr. Erskine, the
British mir.ifter near this govern
ment. Subjoined, our readers will
find lome ru>tes on the (late of Spain
which will enable them to form, a
ti lerable idea of the (late of that
country, with fume other iiitepefting
matters.
We learn from letters, (which
we have not room to insert) that
this revolution has been produced
by a variety of cirt umltances. The
Spaniards were persuaded, that Bo
naparte intended to place a king of
his own family on the throne of
Spain. He had got in his poffefiioii
at Bayonne, the old king and-his
ion, Ferdinand the new king—Bo
naparte then dethroned Ferdinand
and reflnred his father, who imme
diately surrendered his crown to
Bonaparte. This information hav
ing reached Spain, the provinces
formed them fives into a kind of
provincial government, which is
termed the junto of each prov
ince, that of Seville lias taken the
lead. Nothing can exceed the en
thufiafovand unanimity of the Span
iards- The French were attacked
in all parts of Spain, without the
means of communicating with each
other. At the bead of the preient
■€ ©4 Ferdinand, by whom he was
rest regent, when that ill advised
prince fe t out tor Bayonne. He was
the fit ft to riTift Mu: at, who, it was
laid, is “a prisoner at MacUid. A
mong the firft objects of the provi
sional government of Spain, a good
understanding with the B< itifli com
manders was deemed dlbntial—this
was soon effected, and afluranees of
co-operation, when required, were
instantly given. The French fleet
confiding of 5 fail of the line and ‘2
frigates, at Cadiz, were fumfnoned
to surrender tothenew r government,
but refufed; in coniequence of
which, they were bombarded four
hours when they surrendered
All hostilities between England
and Spain had ceased, and comtnif
lioners for the conclusion of peace,
and other objtfb, had failed from
Cadiz for London.
Many other particulars, of which
we had taken notes are omitted, in
order that we might hasten to lay
this important intelligence before
our readers.
The state tjffairs in Portugal will
he found detailed in the following
extraft of a letter which has been
obligingly communicated to us—-
“ Oporto is in pcffeffion of the
people of Portugal, after making
prisoners 4000 French troops. The
port is open to the British and Span
iards.
“ General Junot and the French
garrison at Lilbon are almost in a
(late of siege—all the French force
now remaining in Portugal is 9000
n*m, of which 6000 are in the cap
ital.
“ The Spanifti troopa that had
been sent to a& in conjunction w ith
lie French ganiicn had been dis
znrtiitit Fy fenrrbl Junot confining
ot ah’ ut o.>U> men, which was
done by the treachery or their own
commanders, and by being placed
‘ in a firuation where rdttiancc was
imp< ftibie.
‘ ,fc An iufptdion of the Spanifti
troops had been ordered in the great
S (quare of Lisbon. The French ar
my were filemly got under a; ms,
and polled with numerous field ar
tillery in every avenue leading to
rhelquare; and in this fituaiion
they were ordered to lav down their
arms—rtfiftance was ineffectual,
and the order was executed. Se
veral of the officers made their es
cape either to Spain or to the Bn
tifh Sect off the Tagus. It is ex
pelled that general Junot wij! sur
render to the fleer, confequeniiy
the fall of the Ruffian squadron is
certain.”
Extrafd of a letter from admiral
Cochrane to his Britannic majesty's
consul at this place.
“ I have forwarded a copy of this
intelligence to the captain-general
of the CatTacas, and have (topped
all hostile proceedings against the
Spanifti provinces and colonies.**
The ( (ficer who came up to town
informed us, that the Acaito fiigate
went with the dispatches of admiral
Cochrane, and took with her all
the Spanilh prisoners that were at
Bnbadoes.
Extract of a letter from lord Collin*-
wood, io admiral Cochrane , dated
u Off Cadiz, June 18, 1 808.
44 The Flying-fifii having joined
me on her way to Barbadoes, I a
vail myfelf of the opportunity to
put you in poffdfion of such events
as have occurred in Spain, & come
to my knowledge.
M His” rfajcil y r s government Kas
directed in this aids that every af
fifiance (hall be afforded. i have
lupplitd them w ith from
the (hips, and about 5000 men un
der major-general Spencer, are on
their coast, ready to act as ciicutn
ftanccs may make neceffiry, and
a further force by this lime is on
its way from England.
4< J he Portuguese, although dis
armed, are ('aid to be riling in all
parts of the country tp expel the
French, which they have done at
Oporto ; and as the enemy's troops
there, are very few and very much
divided, there is every reason to
suppose. they will be iuccefsful.—•
T heir principal force is at Lisbon,
which cor.fi(ls of about 5000 men ;
and a large body of people, qo,coc,
partly natives and part Spaniards,
under the commmand of the Por
tuguese gen. Gonretztrere, were,
by the last accounts I received, on
the march to attack it; if Lisbon
falls, the Ruffian squadron undej
admiral Seniavin, which is in the
Tagus, will probably share the fame
fate; indeed, there is no indication
cn their part, of much zeal towards
their new allies.
“ 1 have thought it neceflary to
give you this information of the
state of affairs in Spain, as his tnaj
efty's government has directed that
every aid may be given to them,
for maintaining their independence
as a nation, and refilling the ambi
tious projects of France.
44 All decrees, and every a£t of
the several juntos, or supreme coun
cils throughout Spain, are in the
name of Ferdinand VII. who is a
prisoner to Bonaparte, as well as
his two brothers, and the country
at prAent is governed by those jun
tos, in -.be ffvrral p*v*rrrs.
44 The importance of prefer ring
the colonies from failing into the
influence of France, xm mill t>B
well aw are of; and that the French ~
have already taken means for led di
cing them, so that every means
fliould be be ufefi to inform them
of the true state or affairs here, and
of the biave refifiance made by them
country. For this purpole lam au
thorifed by ids majesty's govern
ment, to give paOporis to ihips or
vefftdiS whicfD.are employed either
in conveying their Jifpatches and
orders to the colonies, cr the per
form they may think it neceflary to
fend out to conduct their affairs in
this critical juncture —1 have given
fome paflports for this purpose
Two frigates and several feluccas,
intended for the provinces in A
merica, will be ready to proceed to
different parts of America, and I
request you w ill please to appiize
the officers under your command,
of those ships and
which they may probably meet, &
direct them to give every aid to
them in the fit vice which they are
employed.
44 Those vt.ffcls will have mer
chandize in them, the adventures
in genera! of the crew ; and fonie
cl them will also have quicksilver
which is much wanted La Vera
Cru/. The pa ftp its I give you
are intended to iiulude those arti
cles— indeed, at this moment, there
fliould be no litigation—every en
couragement ought to be given to
Spaniards, and their vefMs carry- 1
ing dispatches, to be conlidered as ;
Iricnds.**
“P. S. The information con
tained in this lerM, you will be j
picaftd to commuriicate to the gov- i
ernors of the levcial iflaods wirhiiu j
tire’ iimitrsf j
Extract of a letter Jrom capt. Brad - j
ford to rear admiral fit, vis,
dated Uircra, June 12, 1808. :
44 1 am just returt'ed horn the ad- 1
vanced guard at C >rmona, where ‘
the utmml coi fi
in an admirable position, they are
are prepared to check the advance j
of the French, who as yet have
made no indication of moving from j
Cordova, in front of which city, •
they are employed in ftrengthenino- j
an excellent pofttioa by works.
44 Gen. Johnfioms corps isretur- j
ned, and has marched to the main j
body of Spanifti regulars at Urrere,
which is the head quarters of the
captain-general Cafatana. i
44 When at Cormona, I saw 300 j
Swiss, who had just arrived from ‘
Carpi, where they w-ere pefted on 1
their march from Madrid ; others !
attempted to follow, but it is sup- i
posed they w ? ere obliged to dis- i
perfe. j
44 To deferibe the sentiments of
the people, I need only observe,
the lowest class cannot be bribed
to convey any intelligence, as ap
pears by the numerous letters they
deliver to the magistrates, when
the impossibility of knowing thev
are traitors, would ensure them eve
ry means of palling and rejaaffmg
un dis covered.
44 Some evil-minded men have
been arrested ; but their names Sc
number are so inconsiderable, that
it has not been thought of fuff dent
moment to puirifh them.
* 4 The accounts ft-pm Portugal
are as favorable as can be dtfired.
M. Caraffa, the Span
ish forces at Lisbon, and the mar
quis de v.{iq commands
at Oporto, have afnired the junta
cl their ccrcurrcnce in the meafurcs
adopted - f their intention of counte
saocing the defer lions of the cnen,
and the fuectffes or lifts design.
Mr. Caraffa r s ictrer adds, the Ruf
fian squadron would net oppose any
attempt of the Englifii to land a
force in tliat part.
44 T he prefidioa.of Afiica are Se
cured by the arrest of the French
emiffvuies sent there ro liberate the
Caves, so much, that they are with*
drawing much or iht ir lorce from
them, to increate th.r defence be
fore fLvilie.”
Cadiz, June 19. ;
Extract of information from Spain.
Note I.—Every day circum fian
ces lock place to confirm the friend
ly disposition of the Spanifti people,
as well as the provisional govern
ments towards Great-Britain. At
Algeziras, about the 15th of June,
a valuable B.fifth merchant fliip, ta
ken by a French privateer, was sent
with a prize crew into Algeziras;
but no (boner did she arrive in that
port, than the Frenchmen were
drove out of her, the Brrtitht sailors
were released, the ship returned to
them, a;id sent to Gibraltar—in
deed every hcfiility between Great-
Britnin and the Spanifti nation had
ceased, and was succeeded by the
molt friendly mtercouiie.
ft Spanilh fleet of fix fail of the
line,’in Minorca, had made arrange
msnts with lord Coking wood, to
re: ain there until they iliould re
ceive orders from the junto of Se
ville.
Note 2.—On the advance of
gen. Dupont, with a detachment of
the French army near Madrid, to
wn* ds C-uhz. so supper? the cause
amouglt the people of Cadiz, that
the capiart-getieral of Ardahufia,
trie marquis de Solatro, also gover
nor of Cadiz, was in the in sere ft of
Bonaparte, the correfpondtnce be
tween him and the duke of Bern
n 11 • . O
was tißrthy intercepted ; the people
oi Cadiz surrounded his house, and
having got the marquis into their
hands, tore him to pieces; his house
was levelled to the ground, and
completely destroyed. In Cadiz a
provdional junto was immediately
formed, dependent on the junto of
Seville, and don Thomas Morla
was entry tied with the government
or Cadiz, in she room of Solano.
At Bureelotin, don Pedro Trux'-
ilto was at the lame time destroyed
by the people-there, for aiding the
French general in that place; and
the people dftcov.ring t! ac he was
in correipcndcnce with the duke of
Berg.
Note 3. —\\ F hen the royal fami
ly of Spain went to Bayonne, they
were escorted by a regiment of Ca
ribineers, con lifting of 800 men
that had done duty as the royal
guards. On the fate or the royal
family of Spain being made public,
fome diftarliance was’ apprehended
by Bonaparte among the Spanifti -
nobility and soldiery. The com
manding olficer of the opaniili re
giment of CanbineeVs was ordered
to parade his men the fame evening,
for the purpose of their being dif*
armed. This order he evaded, un
der a premile of executing it the
following morning—however, on
alletabling his men on the usual pa
rade, all mounted, he informed
them cr the orders he had received,
and told them if they would follow
him he would lead them into Spain ;
tiny at cz.ee agreed :o the propofol,