Western Sun, Volume 1, Number 41, Vincennes, Knox County, 3 September 1808 — Page 2
Erom the crk Gazette afjulj 21.
ANOTHER REVOLUTION IN SPAIN. By the Wig Aurora, Captain Kiplcy, irrived Uft nirht at Quarantine, we have re.
ceived a Trinadad paper of the 26th of lowing tranflation of a letter from i it ? . . I r . i i
June, containing the following important
intfllicrrnce.
Trinidad, yune 25. Yefterday evening irrifed in this port, the polacre Ihip L'Orent, after the lhort paffage of 20 dtys from Gibralter. We regret that this paper ? at fo far ad. Yanced before the public prints received by this occifion were put into our poflcflion, that we cannot gratify our readers with an account of the important intelligence they exhibit, refpecYing the fpanifh monarchy, fuf&ce it at prefent to fay, that another revolution has taken place in Spain, by which the old king, Charles IV. has again refumed the reigns of government ; but by a
fatility which appears to attend all the con
tyy Sebastian Sfinnela, and dated April 8
Willi other Jpanifu documents)
tinental crowned heads, he has put himfrlflccnfidence. With the fame ientiments, it
under the tuition of Bonaparte who keeps
him, the Prince of AuRrias, the Prince of
Peace, and federal of the grandees, who ac
coropanied the royal vifitors to Bayone.
prfoners. The grand duke of Berg, under
the authority ot the deluded monarch, now
executes the office of lieut. of Charles, in
the Government of his kingdom.
FROM OUR CORREESPONDENTS.
" NswiYoRK, 7uly 32
Dear Sir We are exceedingly happy
to fend fomething of importance. i he fol
lowing is an extract of a letter from a
gentleman of the firft refpeftabili ty in
Trinidad, to his friend in this city da-
ted7une 27. -
" Two revolutions has taken Blace in
Spain, fince the 8th of March. One pro
duced the abdication of the old king in fa Vourofthe prince of Auflria .the other,
the refignation of the prince in favour of from the annexed official ftatement of the the father ; and as they could no, agree a- intendant ; and, even although there xnong themfelves, they went to Bayone to fhould be fome deficiency, yourfc excellency
fubmit their differences to the decifioti of rives us the ftxongeft affurance, that provi
(Here follows a royal Mandate fignedfignation of the crown was not accompan jat Aranjuez have taken place. I do not
ied with the requiiite fpontaneous tree let up ior a juogc oi n.i .1Tr.. vw, dom. nor of the conduct of the Prince of Peace ;
Everfince Charles IV. made it known but what I know is, that Kings fliould ne-
thatthis abdication had been forced from ver innure their fuhje&s to (lied blood, dohim,and that he deemed himfejf fully en- ing themfelves jultice. I pray God that titled to refume the crown, the board of your royal bighnefs may never experience
government, the council of Caftile, and the tt. It Would not fuit the interefts of Sprwn, whole nation.have been anxioufly waiting that a prince who has married a prince!; of
for the decihon ot a cpieltion ot luch high the royal tarnny, ana Who has lo long goimportance and the council have cxamin- verned the kingdom fliould be perfecutrd. ed, with tht greateit attention the docu- He has no friends left ; nor would your
ments upon which the powerful umpire royal highnefs have any, if yon were unforwho has been appointed for that purpofe, tunate. The people gladly feiz the ophas grounded his determination. The portunities of making themfelves amends molt important of thefe are fubjoined here ; tor the reflect they flow us. You cannot and in the opinion formed by the council, try the Prince of Peace ; his crimes if he
they have the certainiy, that they have not were charged with any, cught to be buried deviated from that which the auguft par- in the rights of the throne, I have often
ty himfelf would have adopted, if lefs com- expreiTed my wifli, that the Prince of
plicated ciicumftanies had not oppoferi Peace niight be difmifiVd : If I have not
thatconcert. It is Undoubtedly unfortu- been more urgrnt, it bus been owing to my nate, that the union of the fathers of this .friendship for King Charles, from whole
people has not yet taken place; but thmweak partiality I tholJrto turn my eyes
misfortune vvill prove IMs dittreihng to their Uh wretched humanity ! imbecility and er'-
beneficient hearts, as the reiult ot the late ror ;iuch is our motto I All this however events hold out flattering hopes for the fu may be reconciled ; let the prince of peace
ture, and the nation will Inertly be ena be bammed lrom Spain, and 1 ffcr him an
bled to proceed with Ueady lleps, in ihtjaliylnm in France.
career ot her happmets and her prolpenty. With refpeft to the abdication of
Thefe hopes begin to be realized, lince Charles IV, it has taken place at a timo
the king Ins appointed, to tupply his place whcn my armies occup-ed Spain'; and uin the government of thefe kingdoms, a rope and pofterity mi'-fit belitve that I have
prince wno wituouc any oiner nueren mar imt lo many troops for the fole purpofe
that ot 2pHi, aireaay evincea oy ms oen-ini driving my U inid and ally from his
ehcient and unremiteen exernor a xnei. ,ron..
V j L:.irir u - r
ncao oi ms army ucvoies numcn, wnu ca- A . . , . r . , gernefsand mod fuitablc means, to h.te- . A. . De.Sl.bonr.ng fowre.RB, .1 m to ver i, conducive to her glo.y and f.lituy. 1 1l,,re "?to w P P.rev,""J r, , i f k ...t u n. o niy acknowkd'inc: this abuication. I
l ne ooaraoiffovernmciii vuiv.u ih.mcj , n . i . ii .u. i r .u k, . tncretorc wifl to conveHr witff your royal
cd tViat i-rifia nf the nrpcfdiiiT events in th I . . . J ,,v-
V. w- fj ' O
Gibralter, April J2. We have been favoured with the fol-
the
count of Efpeleta, captain general of Cati it r j
aioma, to ms excellency general oi uiviBon Duheme, commanding in chief the army obfervation of the Ealtern Pyrenees.
Bare dan a, 18th March, SIR, The troops in the Citadel, and
Forts of Monjut, may confider the whole
of this citv its magazines, and all itsprovi-
fions as theirs. They have no enemy to fear, nor anything to expect, except in fo
tar as having a common mtereft with the town and Spaniih inhabitants. Your ex
cellency occupied thefe fortreffes, in the
name of the emperor and king, as an ally ;
and asfuch, the Spanifli government cen-
fented to the occupation of them by your
troops, with the greateft good faith and
has opened to you and the army under your
command, its treafures, its resources, and
the bofoms of its families, in order to afford to you a hofpitable reception and to (lure with you the food deflined for its own ufe.
Military laws prefenbed the mode of
fupplying garrifons, when it happens that they are either engaged in botVile operations, or nre befeigedj or when a fcarcity in the country is threatened which obliges the general commanding totake precautions for the fubftltance of his troops, by eftablifhing depots. But, exclufive of the
circumftances, this meafure only ferves to
fufpicion and ciltruft. Neither my condu6, nor the conftant moderation of my troops, nor' the favourable reception the French army have met with, ought to excite alarm.
The town i provided with fupplies' of
every delcnption, as you will perceive
Bonaparte, who has laid violent hands on the whole party, including the Prince of Peace, and fcTeral of tfie grandees, and keeps them ?U prifoners. He has made the'king appoint Murat, lieutenant general of the kingdom Murat they fay is in Madrid with 54,000 men, but 1 don't believe he has more than 30,000. The province have revolted againd hit authority, and againft the authority of Charles proclaiming Ferdinand the VII. the lawful king, and called all faithful Spaniards to take arms in defence of their relegion and
their country The fupreme council of
government is at Seville, and in Andiluha
fions are collecting at the ports of France,
which are fo be fent to this country, free
of all duty
His Maiefly the Emperor and King,
whofe worthy name has infpired us with
confidence, while his troops occupy our
forts being truly informed of our docility and the honorable principles, will not be well pleafed when he hears, that you alarm
this city with terrible forebodings, as a re compence for its conflant fubmifiive con duct.
Your excellency will please to requefl
the opinion ot his imperial majelty rel-
pectmg your determination, before you car
alone 150,000 msn were in arms. It ry it into ehett, and to accompany your
wout i appear that thej rife cn-maiTe, anrequelt, with explanation of mine, as I
nuffKree all who do not wear the red coc
kade, which ihe council has ordered that every man mall wear. We are before now,
1 fuppofe, in polTelhon of Cadiz and 'pofleffion of the Spaniih troops have not.
the Spaniih navy, which the council If, before you receive the refolutions of
lhall lay the bufinefs before the king my
matter, without whole orders, 1 cannot
giv to your excellency what the forts
in
have at're-d to deliver up in trult to admi-ithe emperor, your excellency mould find
ral IVuvis and gen. Spencer, whofe expe-lrounds for living with precaution, and duion it now appears, was fent out to fa-junder the influence of fear, in the fort, vour the kind's emigration to Mexico, which a: prefent are to be confidcrcu as
Six Frenc;i fliips of the line are alfo in the forming part of the town, then the meafure
inner harbor, but they aie completely in you propole nucjht be rtforted to with pro-
lecnardv. Not a man dare co on more, pneiy. iuc in tne mean ume wnen no
and Pruvis is in the rear with 14 fliips. fuch necellity exifls, I wifli to imprefj on
The populace of Cadiz tore old Soland, your mind, that it will lerve no good pur the irovernor, to pieces, from a fufpicion pofe to fupply the forts with flores of pro
that he was in the French intereft. The vifions ; that fuch an intention i3 pointed French merchants are all on board the ''and offenfive ; and that it will not be ih
French fhipt, and the only means of faving the power of your excellency, ormyfelf, to
their lives, is to furrender to Purvis, for, remedy the contrq'.ier.ce of the fenfation
if they landed, they would be hunted like. which fuch a mejfurc may excite amoii
wild beafts, by the people."
the inhabitants.
Your excellency will be pleafed to ac
rept of rny mof high confederation, May
Gud preferve you many years. The count of Espeleta.
MADRID GAZETTE, May 13.
From the Trinidad Weekly Ccurant, Extraordinary. We haffen to perform the promife infertedin our ordinary of Saturday UH, by laying before enr readers the moft extraordi
nary intelligence that has ever been pro. Circular address of the Ciuncil of Castile duced by political events to aflonifli the u- Moft faithful Spaniards!
civerse. 1 ou have for twenty years together
Onr of the firft empires on tbe globe ex- obeyed with unexceptionable loyality, the tending over bcth hemifphere, its dnmin. aiiguf) monarch of Sp-in, ever treading in ions, on vhich the fun never fcts this col- the Heps of your forefathers; you have cfial power this trnfrndant throne ard ruadr luitable returns to Iu3 parential love. its inmfnfe treafures all is abandoned ! all and llnred the jufl concern which the is rrfined by the imnirc'i ind to whom ! council exprriTed to his majly refpectin ti a ftreijricr t a f rri;;nr whn hjs de- his abdication, cn the day following that crived him fubiugat-d him--difgraced on whieh it took place. If we publill.ed his Irm. and hnm lir not bio Hi to call fuccel'for s accelfion to the throne, it wa? his friend, his Irjal end faithful ally f .' merely to comrjly with his fupreme cornHead ! mark 1 learn 1 1) beloved Briton?, innd?. We would have long continued and let the bafe pirtizant of the TjrtrJ fubmiffivr and faithful to his majrffy, if we tow apoltgifc for him, if they can. jUd undcrftuod tlat Lis abdication and rc-
.. ;u t i i iij
r,. MrrU rnfi,l, thif1i.rm.nat;nr.riv" "' 1 ,uvc ,,u,,cno protCCUeu
. . v .1 r .1 . i tnele Attairs. oucrnt to convince vou of the
annmrAri rn.. wnnnm r t t irninna i i j
A.auw Wnulltnt r.A lfMpport youw.il fii.d in me, if adieus, of
inn. ..fh fulfilment nt4 the irrevocable dr. d'icnptlon tVer dlttfirb your' rc.gt,.
" iA,7h- ir;.,,. run. i r
ftv ! tt- r r i i iviiii, vjuci irj iniurincB me oi xiiej
relicrioiu oeoote. attached to their fover-r'""- Oluoocr 1 WM greatly con-
eign andtothelawi by which tfiey are go- , nt l ' V V 7 y l ' 1 1 i . J LI have contributed, bv mv fup-rrenion?:. to
verned. . , ' "oo:" :
The principal documents quoted, and " WY . " Uf xnur Koyai i.igii,eU
.ut.u .u. :i uA .,r-.o ihiuiu uicau me cor.irquencrs oi tommo-
WIIIV.II Hit IIOU kMM VIMII1UI 111
tion at the meeting held on the 6th inft
in
tioTis
quences
fome of mv fcattered foldiers inav
. . ' . 4
be afTafTinated, but fuch exct fifes could on-
I u .
r,uis CbcI!ero, Don Fro. Gil. and Gonza- V ? u 7 , lo O'Farrer, members of the board of go- r'Vl k
tk nrpnfp of thir r Yrpflmr iVs mar. I
.cr-fk.iuro n.n nil. and r,;a. 'y brmS ""uin con Spsin .v. .. . Your
vernment, are the following ones PROTEST OF CHARLES IV.
uws all the recefirs of mr
heart you may fee, that I am agitated by
iueas w hich, want to rr fixed.
various
You may be certain, that, at oil events, I trrtill x T J ': . ' . T
month, I put into the lianas of my fon a """ "VM "yJU .
decree of abdication. On the very fame jwrynjamrr z reiy upon my wiu. to reday I entered a folemu protr ft ,gainft t,K "C.l every thing and tp find opportunidecree which had been i(W in the midO Xo Klvf y proofs of my rftmii ai.i
of wild commotions, and forced from me by n,Kt,r,Sarcl- And lo I pray God muy
the cirtumlUnces of that periodNow k'P pother, under his holy and wop
that tranquility isreflored ; that my protefi
finn.
is in the hands of my auguft friend ard faithful ally the emperor of the French,
king of Italy and it is notoiious, tint, mj fon could not induce his imperial and royal majefty to acknowledge him in that capacity. 1 folmnly declare that the deed of abdication, which I fiibfcribed on the 19th of laft month, is null and void in all its parts ; and, therefore, it is my will that you fhould make it known to all my fubjeds, that their good king who loves them vtiflies to dedicate tic remainder of h'rs life to unremitted exertion for their happinefs. I provifionally confirm in their fitu ition the members of the prefent board of government, and alt civil and military officers
who have been appointed eveifince the 19th of March laft I intend to go aitd meet Tjy auquft ally the emperor of the French, king of Italy ; ar.er which 1 will fend further orders to the hoardSoti Lcrenzo, April 17, 1P08. I tiik KIG. To the Supreme board of Government. Letter of his Majesty the Emf ercr of France to his Rjal Highness the Prince of AsturiansBrother I have received ycur royal highnefs's letter. The irspecYion of your royal father's paper, -nuft -iready have convinced you ofthr ejection which evrr bo re him : under the prefent circumftance, you will allow me to fpek to ycur highnefs with frankrefi and candour. 1 entertained a hop- that on my arrival at Madrid I might perfuade my iHuiirici s fiend to make fome : ecefTary reforms in hi dominions, ard in feme decree to gratify the public opinion. Thr Piince of Peace's
difmifliou appeared to me rcquifite for his happinefs and that of the prople. The event!:cfthe north have ie!ardcd my journey. In the y.can :im: :hc occurrences
(Signed)
NAPOLEON
T j be Continued'
WILLIMA HENRY HARRISON, Governor and commander in chief of the Indianna Territory. A PROCLAMATION, Whereas the circumstances of the Territory require that the Legislature should be convened at an earlier period than that to which it Hands prorogued I have t!refore thought proper to j-point and do by thefe prefects appoint Moi.day the twr;i-
y iialii Day oi rpier.ioer r.ext, lor t e meetng of the fnu.e, xwd the mrr.!",rr f
the Legiil-tive Council ard of the Mm-fe
of R pitfent.uivea, am! eac!; ard f vuv, f
them are rt quired toi-Ue their atttiiuMe
'n tht d.,y, m coidii.ly.
Given under n.y huid ard ihr fel r.S
t lie I erriioiy ; At V
feventecnth cy of
ytr ol our l.uux our thocfitid eiht hundred tih; : and of tUe li.depMidatiCe of the United states tho thirty-third.'" WILLIAM H. HARRISON. By the G overncr, Jn. GIBSON ofc.rrtary.
incrni.rs tU.J
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t
A UP Li!
A TT E NT 1 0
1 SHALL a i;lv to the court of '.orhmon Pitas ot the county of Knox, at tlu ir term of Nm crv.hi r next, for the dhtblilhment cA a Frrryat my land on White river, purdiant to a law cf the Indiana Tenitory. Jasper Mount. AuguU 19th, 1C08.