543. 
tain complete the independence and integrity 
of the Spanish monarchy, and its transmarine 
colonies, without retaining the smallest. of 
its dominions for. himself; or separating any 
partirem the whole; that his Imperial Ma- 
jesty engages to maintain the unity of the Ca- 
tholic religion, the security of property, and 
the contifuance of the existing laws and usages 
which have for so longa period of time, and 
in so indisputable a manner, preserved the 
power and honour of the Spanish nation ; 
their Highnesses conceive that they afford the 
most undoubted p:oof of their generosity, and 
their affection towards it, and their eagerness 
to return the ardent attachment which it 
ears towards them, by sacrificing. to the ut-_ 
most extent of their power, their-isdividual 
and personal interests for the benefit of that 
nation, and by this present instrument to as- 
sent, as they already have assented in a par- 
ticular treaty, to the renunciation of all their, 
rights to the throne. They accordingly re- 
lease the Spaniards from all their duties in 
this respect, and exhort them to consult the 
common interests of their country, by con- 
ducting themselves in a peaceable manner,. 
and ‘by looking for their happiness to the 
power and wise arrangements.of the Emperor 
Napoleon... The Spaniards may assure them- 
selves that by their zeal to conform their con- 
duct to ‘those arrangements, they will give 
their Prince and the two infants the strongest 
proof of their loyalty ; -in like manner as their 
Royal Highnesses give them the greatest ex- 
ample of their paternal affection, by renoun- 
cing all their rights, and sacrificing their own 
interests for the happiness of the Spaniards, 
the sole object of their wishes. 
(Sigaed ) ‘<< J, THE PRINCE. 
‘© CARLOS ANDANTONIO. 
S¢ Bourdeaux, May 12, 1808. 
On the 29th of May, the Council of 
Castile held an extraordinary assembly, 
im pursuance of a command communica- 
ted by their excellencies Don Sebastian 
Pinucla and Don Arias Mun, the seniors 
of the Cooncil:— = ” 
«6 Sir—His Royal’ Highness the Grand 
Duke.of Berg, Lieu:enant-General of the king- 
dom, ‘commands, that at cight o'clock of the 
morni:g of to-morrow, the 30th of May, 
the Council do assemble, in order to proceed 
to tke execu‘ion of a decree and a proclamati- 
on of his Majesty tae Emperor of the French, 
King of Staiy, and protector of the Confede- 
- acy of the Rhine. ~ ea allie 
“% {n this deerce it has pleased his Imperial 
and Royal Maje-‘y, by virtue of the rights 
to the Crown of Spain which have been ce- 
ded to him, toinform the Council of Castile, 
of the measures which he has taken, in order 
to fix the basis for the new government of 
the kingdom. His Majesty commands, at 
ghe same time, that his Highness the Grand 
Duke of Berg shall continue to fulfil the 
functjons of Lieutenant-General of the king- 
dom 3 and he requires the Council of Castile 
_ State of Public Affairs in Fee 
{July 1,~ 
to publish and affix the said imperial decree, 
that no one may pretend ignorance of the 
same. ae ah 
‘¢ Pursuant to this and to an express com- 
mand from his Serene Highnes the Lieute- 
nant-General, I give your excellency notice - 
that the court will assemble to morrow morn- , 
ing. . 
_The Imperial decree itself is to the fol- . 
lowing effect: erly 
‘© Napoleon, Emperor of the French, 
King of Italy, Protector of the Confederacy : 
of the Rhine, &c.. ‘ if 
«© The King and the princes of the House’ 
of Spain having ceded their rights to the’ 
crown, as is known by their treaties of the 
5th and 10th of May, and by their procla-. 
mations publisned by the Junta and the 
Council of Castile, we have decreed, and do_ 
decree, ordered and do order as follows :— 
' © Art. 1, The assembly of the notables, - 
which has already been convened by the 
Lieutenant-General of the kingdom, shall 
be held onthe 15th of june, at Bayonnes> 
The deputies shall be charged with the senti-+ 
ments, desires, and complaints of those they 
represent; and also with full power to fix. 
the basis of the new government ior the king-. 
dom. 
J ; 
*¢ 2, Our cousin the Grand-Duke of Berg, ~ 
shall continue to fulfil the functions of Lieu- 
tenant-General for the kingdom. 0 
‘<3. The Ministers, the Council of State,: 
the Council of Castile, and all civil, ecclesi-, 
astical, and- military. authorities are, as far 
as is “requisite, confirmee. Justice shall be, 
administered under the same forms, and in 
the same manner as js usual. fs bulge 
‘¢ 4. The Council of Castile is charged: 
with the publication of this decree, and with 
the affixing it on all places where it may be 
necessary, that no one may pretend ignorance 
of the same. pits 11 
‘¢ Given in our Imperial and Royal Palace 
at Bayonne, the 25th of May, 1808. 
: (Signed, NAPoLEON.”) . 
Copy of a Circular Letter from the Council of 
, supreme and general Inquisition, to all. the 
Courts of the Kingdom. — Cie or 
«* The melancholy consequences of the 
disgraceful tumult in this capital on the 2d 
inst. by the violence of the people towards 
the troops of the Emperor of the Frenchy: 
have rendered the most active vigilance ne= 
cessary on the part of all the magistraciess 
and all the respectable bodies of the* nation, 
in order to-prevent the renewal of such ex- 
cesses, and to preserve tranquillity in every 
community, which is actuated by a due at- 
tention to its @wn interests, no less than by 
the laws of hospitality. towards friendly offi- 
cers and soldiers who injure no person, and 
who, up to thisinstant, have given the great- 
est proofs of good order and discipline, by pus 
nishing those who have been guilty of ex- 
cesses, or who have ill-treated any Spaniard 
in his person er property. | 
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