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tuum shall be transmitted by a message to his 
majesty the emperor and king. 
(Signed) CAMRBACERES, 
Prince Arch-chancellor of the Empire, 
Francois, JANCOURT, CoRNET, 
Secretaries. 
CounT Larprace, 
a Chancellor of the Senate. 
The senate met on the 27th of Fe- 
bruary at halfspast one o’clock. The 
Prince Arch-chancellor, who presided on 
the occasion, read the following message 
from bis majesty: 
SenaTors.-—We have dispatched to Vi- 
enna, as our ambassador extraordinary, our 
cousin the prince of Neufchatel, to solicit 
the hand of the archduchess Maria Louisa, 
daughter of the emperor of Austria. 
We have given orders to-our minister of 
foreign relations to lay before you the arti- 
cles of the treaty of marriage between us and 
the archduchess Maria Louisa, which has 
been concluded, signed, and ratified. 
We have been desirous of eminently con- 
tributing to the happiness of the present ge- 
neration. The enemies of the continent have 
founded their prosperity upon its dissentions 
and divistons. They can no longer nourisa 
war, by imputing to us projects incompatible 
with the ties and duties of affinity, which we 
have just contracted with the imperial house 
Yeigning in Austria. 
The brilliant qualities which distinguish 
the archduchess Maria Louisa, have acquired 
her the love of the people of Austria. “Fhey 
have fixed our regards. Our people will love 
this princess from their love for us, until, 
being witnesses of all the virtues which have 
given her so high a place in our thoughts, 
they shall love her for herself. 
Given at our palace of the Thuillerics, 
this 27th of February, 1810. 
NAPOLEON, 
After the message was read, the duke 
de Cadore communicated to the senate 
the articles of the marriage treaty, which 
are in the usual form, 
SPAIN. 
On the 6th instant the French made their 
appearance on that part of the coast opposite 
Cadiz, and immediately summoned the city 
to surrender. A flag of truce, with the sum- 
mons, was sent from Port St. Mary, and re- 
ceived by the junta on the afternoon of the 
6th. It expresses Joseph Bonaparte’s wil- 
lingness to forget.and forgive all provocation, 
and requests that persons may be deputed 
from Cadiz-to treat for the security of the 
squadron and arsenal. The junta imme- 
diately returned for answer, that the city of 
Cadiz, faithful to its principles, renounced 
every other king except don Ferdinand VII. 
A letter from the duke of Dalmatia, dated 
from Seville, Feb. 2, gives an official account 
of the entrance of the French into that city. 
he Duke of Bellune had previously pro- 
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mised, In answer to two flags of truce, that 
the inhabitants should be protected; that 
those in arms should be allowed to serve in 
the troops of king Joseph, or retire, and live 
peaceably on delivering up their arms. The 
inhabitants then submitted, and the French 
entered the city, where they found 263 pieces 
of cannon, and a large quantity of aris, alm- 
municion, “and provisions. 
Letter to Major-General the Prince of Neufchatel. 
In my last dispatch, I bad the honour to 
inform your serene highness that gen¢ral Se- 
bastiani was on his rel to Malaga. That 
general has reported, that while at Grenada, 
he was informed that after a fresh commotion 
at Malaga, aman of the name of Abeillo, 
formerly (a colonel, had assumed the 
chief authority; that he had put under arrest, 
and sent off by sea, the old civil and military 
administration, general Cuesta, and the prine 
cipal inhabitants; and that, supported by @ 
number of priestsand monks, who were preach 
ing up a crusade against us, he had succeesed 
In arming the inhabitants of rhe mountains’ 
and the city. - Acapuchin had been appointed 
lieutenant general; twoothers, field-marshals; 
monks were colonels and officers; in a word, 
this new insurrection already puten an alarm~ 
ing appearance. A corps of 6000 men had 
advanced to the defile of the mountains, and 
prepared to defend the passage of the Col 
Bosche de Lasno. The inhabitants cf Alha- 
ma had risen in arms, and it was necessary to 
storm that city to obtain possession of if. The 
English, who were at Malaga, were exciting 
the cae to anarchy, at the same time that 
they were preparing to takethemselves totheir 
vessels on the approach of danger. 
General Sebastiani had received orders to 
march upon Malaga. Being informed of 
what was going on in that city, he accelerated 
his movement. On the 5th he marched from 
-Antequera with his advanced guard, drove in 
without difficulty the enemy’s posts that de- 
fended the passes, though the road was broke 
up in several places, ane foilowed them up, 
fighting a!l the way, as far as in front of Ma- 
laga,where they rallied, and joined an immense 
mass of insurgents, having with them a nu-~ 
merous train of artillery, and a detachment 
of cavalry. It was now four o’clock in the 
afternoon; the infantry were still ata dis- 
tance, and general ig eee anxious to 
spare those wretched people, sent them three 
flags of truce to summon them to lay down 
their arms 5 but instead of making a proper 
return to his generous proceeding, their mass 
put itself in mocion, and advanced to attack 
thecolumn, at the same time that they com- 
menced a very brisk fire of artillery and muse 
ketry. General Sebastiani seized this critical 
moment, and ordered a charge of cavalry, 
which carried every thing before it; 1500 
insurgents, including a number of priests and 
monks, were killed on the spot, and the 
troops entered the city intermingled withthe 
fugitives, The firing was kept up in the city 
for 
