408 POLITICS OF THE DAY. 1808. 



seventeen proclamations issued by the Supreme Junta 

 of Oporto in one week. They are very violent, some 

 of them not at all badly written, though inferior to 

 the Spanish, and talking much more about religion 

 and the Church. The ribbons worn by the people, 

 three of which Warre received, are about Jesus Christ 

 and the faith, * por lo fee veneer o morir/ &c. The 

 Spaniards say ' per la patria veneer/ &c. So far 

 the former are likely to be more zealous and more 

 rash than the Spaniards. They have too many priests 

 meddling, and too much fanaticism afloat, to act very 

 wisely ; but if well supported in the other quarters, 

 they Avill do much good in spite of it. 



" They have got hold of a part of a guillotine, in 

 possession of the French, which exasperates them, 

 much. They have marched the French, consul, mer- 

 chants, soldiers, &c., on board of a ship and sent them 

 to England; and "Warre's correspondents all state tile 

 numbers in arms to be 50,000. They are very anxious 

 for assistance of any and every kind from this coun- 

 try. So far AVarre. 



" The Hollands are still very sanguine about the 

 whole affair, and I hear you continue to be so too. 

 But they admit that if the Seville Junta goes on by 

 itself and does not call a general Cortes, the Arragonese 

 will not submit to them, and that the whole will be 

 blown up. They think our Government have very 

 bad notions on these points, and this is the only thing 

 which makes them doubt of success. Yours, &c. 



"II. BROUGHAM." 



