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_ » Political independences and social, felicity 
Were our objects when, at Aranjuez, we tried 
to seat on the Spanish throne, a prince, ido-, 
. Tized by, us for his amiable and benevdlent 
disposition. Such are still the objects of 
the Spanish people, for which they have 
already Sustained a three years” sanguinary 
warfare, and have, Jatterly, convened the 
Extraordinary Cortes of the, Spanish monar- 
chy... To defend the country, against . its 
actual enemics, and to secure its tuture in- 
dependence, js the, usiyersal wish of the 
‘people, and the sworn duty of their repre- 
Sentatives ; they wish for a monarchical con- 
Stitution, but one free and equitable, as now 
; contemplated by those represe slatives!. Na- 
poleon is deceived as to our real objeccs. 
, Spaniards combat not for vain glory, oc for 
undefined or unjust objects; our political 
independence, domestic tranquillity and free- 
dom, aid the integrity of our territories, are, 
our real and only objects. Lidsa 
, Letus announce to all Europe, that Spa- 
niards contemplate, with astonishment and 
- admiration, the spirited and generous exer- 
por of oura lies. Let us express our g:a- 
titude to our brethren in America, who have 
ith such enthusiastic loyalty. asserted the 
iuse of the mother councry, and present 
ch a striking contrast to the vile assassins 
_ Of the crafty tyrant. Let us evince to the 
_- ‘world that the immense power of our com- 
Mon enemy will not avail agaiwse the im- 
pregnaole barrier of your heroic virtue, 
though he should take advantage of the 
helpiess Situation of a young and unpracti- 
sed prince, and convert him personally into 
the blind instrument of his atrocious pro- 
jects. : 
The Cortes, the legitimate interpreters of 
our wills in this terrible crisis, swear so- 
_lemnly, in your name, before the Supreme 
Being, in. presence of ali the nations,or tne 
earth, and of the august and beneficent ally 
ia particular, not to lay down their arms, 
_. mor afford the enemy a moment of repose, 
mor to enter into any concert or agreement 
‘with him, until he shall have previously 
iy evacuated th territories of Spain, and those 
‘of our neighbouring and illustrious ally, 
Portugal! Unite with us in this solemn 
ath, all you respectable clergy who wish 
. to maintain the cause of our altars and our 
holy religion ; all you ennobled Spaniards, if 
_ you pretend, in imitation of your ancestors, 
_ to defend the throne and the country; and 
th, all you industrious and commercial citizens, 
and proprietors of every descriptian repine 
_-‘Mot at any sacrifices youmay make. for ob- 
_ Jects so justly dear to you: recollect and 
Consider the barbarous and profane atrocities 
@ your relentless enemy! If any amongst 
you prefer wearing the marl of inglorious 
avery in your unmanly foreheads, Jet him 
Y ; 
Ly the landjof heroic freedom, aud on him 
§.of the nation, 
qe the indignant curses of 
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State of Public Affuirs in February, 
171 
. Given at the Royal Isle of Leon, the 9th 
of January, 1811. , 
ALonsE CANEDO, President. 
JosE Martinez, Dep. dec. 
Jose Aznarez, Dep. Sec. 
GREAT BRIVALN. 
Recap:tulation of the Parliatsntary Rroceedings 
relatine to the Establishment of the Regency. 
Though the King’s illness.commenced on 
the 95th of October, very little was heard of 
it, publicly in London until the 30th or Sist, 
the day beiore the mecting of Parliament. 
The meeting of Parliament is, perhaps, the 
circumstance to which the people is ind-bted 
for such early information of the state of his 
Majesty’s health, as we may conclude, from 
what we have learned in the course of the 
discussion,, that were it not for the casual 
omission of the sign manual to the proper 
instrument, we might have remained ignorant 
of it, until the.time appointed for the regular 
meeiing would haye made the disclosure una- 
voidabie. Onthe istof November, the Lord 
Chancellor informed, the House of Lords of 
the melancholy event, and Lord, Liverpool 
moved an adjournment for a fortnight (the 
shortest period within which Parliament can 
be assembied jor the dispatch of business) 5 
he moved_also, that the Iiouse should be 
summoned.tor that day, and chat letters should 
be sent by. the Chancellor to the Members, 
requesting their atiendarite : those motions 
were agreed to without debate or division, 
A similar,potification was made to the Come 
mons, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 
and similar proceesings adopted, The cause of 
his Majesty’s illness was siated to.be concern 
for the alarming state of his daughcer the Prin- 
cess Amelia’s health and very confident hopes 
were held out of his speedy recovery. 
On the 14th, the physicians attending his 
Majesty were examined before the Privy 
Council at Buckingham-house ; and the Pare 
liament mecting the following day, pursuant 
to adjournment, the Chancellor, in the Lurdsy 
spoke of his Majesty’s convalescence, from 
the favourabie symptoms which his disorder 
began to assume: he moved an adjournment 
‘for another fortnight, and was seconded by 
Lord Moira,, Lord Grenville complained of 
the conduct of ministers; they, ought to have 
established the necessity of their meeting in 
the manner they did by the best evidence—. 
the examination of the physicians by a Come 
mittee of that House. He did not desire, 
however, to oppose the,question of adjourn- 
‘meht. Lord, Grey also, spoke to the same 
effect. In the Commons, the Chanceilor of 
the Exchequer moved an adjournment for a 
fortnight, and spoke of the King’s health 
‘almost in the same terms which had been used 
in the, Lords: both he and Lord Bidon men- 
tioned their confidence to have arisen from 
the opinion of the physicians... Mr. Ponsonby 
and, Mr, Whitbread censured the manner of 
proceeding of the minister, but did not gpopte 
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