152 ANNUAL REG I ST Ell, 1810. 



CHAP. IX. 



Address of the Supreme Junta to the People of Spain after the Buttle 

 ofOcana — Means used for the Defence of the Sierra Morena. — Pas- 

 sage of the French over this Chain of Mountains into Andalusia.— ^ 

 General Sebastiani marches against Grenada. — Marshal Victor against 

 Cadiz.— -The City and Province of Grenada reduced under the Power 

 of the French. — Manifesto of King Joseph Buonaparte to the Spanish 

 Nation. — Seville surrendered to the French without resistance. — Ad- 

 dress of King Joseph to his Soldiers.— The Supreme Junta retire to 

 the Isle of Leon. — Timid and treacherous Conduct of not a few Indi- 

 viduals of this Body. — Miserable Intrigues among the Junta. — Cha- 

 racter of the Junta. — They become Objects (f general Hatred andCon- 

 tempt.— Forced to dissolve themselves. — Cadiz saved, even in defiance 

 of the Counteraction of the Junta, by the Patriotism and Military Con- 

 duct of the Duke of Albuquerque. — Patriotic Ardour and Exertions of 

 the People of Spain, particularly the Inhabitants of Cadiz. — Junta 

 appointed for the Government, ad interim, of Cadiz, — Selfish and paltry 

 Views of this Junta, and shameful Conditct towards the Duke ifAlbu- 

 querque.^-This Duke deprived of his Military Command in the Isle 



of Leon, and sent Ambassador to England Recalled by the nexdy- 



appointed Regency. — His Death. — Funeral in London. — and Eulo- 

 giums on his Character. — Blockade and Defence of Cadiz. 



THE great battle of Ocana, the Supreme Junta published an 



fought on the 19th of No- address to the people of Spain, for 



vember, 1809, by which the main the purpose of animating their 



army of the Spaniards, amounting patriotism, quieting their appre- 



to 50,000 men, was destroyed or hensions, and encouraging their 



dispersed* was considered by hopes.t " If, ' they said, " good 



Buonaparte as decisive; and he fortune and military skill have ra- 



hastened at last to plant his eagles vished the victory, they have not 



on the ramparts of Cadiz and the deprived us of that valour which 



towers of Lisbon. The grand ultimately prevails over skill and 



French army which was concen- subdues fortune. The brazen wall 



trated in December, 1809, in the raised by the perfidy and injustice 



territory between Madrid and of the French betwixt us and 



Toledo, about the middle of Ja- them, can never be overthrown by 



nuary, 1810, drew near to the transient misfortunes. Where is 



foot of the Sierra Morena. the Spaniard, who, even amidst 



After the disasters of Ocana, the difficulties to which he is 



• See Vol. LI. (1809) Hist. Eur. p. 196. 

 + Seville, December 20, 1808. 



