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curing for it that felicity and welfare of which it is now deprived; and of removing all the pretexts which have been employed to seduce it;We hereby command:

I. That the installation of the present Government be made known to all the Inhabitants of Spain, so that all Orders emanating from it may be obeyed; notifying to them that for every disobedience shewn against those Orders they shall be accounted Enemies to the Legitimate King, and to their Country. In virtue whereof, affairs shall at present be regulated by the observance of the Miliary Ordinances and Laws which were in force before the said 9th day of March, 1820.

II. That it be declared that, since the day on which, by force and threats, the Lord Don Ferdinand VIIth was compelled to take the Oath to the Constitution, which, in his absence and without his consent, was proclaimed in Cadiz in the Year 1812, His Majesty has been in a state of rigorous captivity. In consequence whereof, the Orders communicated in his Royal Name shall be accounted of no value or efficacy, and shall not be complied with until His Majesty, restored to perfect liberty, can ratify or issue them anew.

III. That those who have conspired against the liberty of His Majesty, and those who continue publickly to detain him in the said captivity, by force, or by means of his co-operative assistance, shall be tried according to the Laws, and suffer the penalties by them attached to so flagrant a crime.

IV. That it be declared that many Members of the Cortes, which promulgated the said Constitution in Cadiz, were not chosen by the People, and that some of them were not at liberty to express and maintain their opinions. That the subsequent Cortes, composed in a great measure of Individuals elected by subornation and threats, whose powers were assigned to them during a state of violence and anarchy, were as little the Representatives of the Nation, and could not in a valid manner enact any measure that should be obligatory on the Inhabitants of this Peninsula, and of America belonging to it.

V. That, persuaded of the fidelity of a great part of the Army, which served under the banners of Religion, of the King, and of the Country, on the said 9th day of March; that they have been compelled to succumb to force, and that some have deemed it needless to manifest their sentiments, whilst others were not aware of the violence which compelled His Majesty to take the Oath aforesaid, or of the want of his authority and consent to the Orders issued in His Royal Name; and convinced that they are desirous of preventing (that which will otherwise be necessary) the arrival of Foreign Troops in the Peninsula, to stem the tide of evils, which must inevitably increase, unless His Majesty be restored to his Throne; we call upon all the Military, who are attached and faithful to the objects above stated, to perform their duty, and to unite under those banners which we shall [1821-22.] 3 T

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carry during the captivity of His Majesty. In virtue whereof, every Soldier who presents himself shall receive pay for 2 Years' service with an additional real per day, and 2 dollars shall be given to every Soldier who comes armed, and an ounce of gold to every Horse Soldier who brings with him a horse. And the Corporals and Serjeants, besides receiving a gratification, shall be promoted to the rank next above them. And, as a great portion of the Officers are desirous of proving their true fidelity, without connecting themselves with Criminals; when their conduct shall have been examined, they shall be placed in the situation adapted to each of them, according to their merit and rank, and shall be immediately put into active employment; and they shall be still more highly favoured, provided they bring some Soldiers with them. But it is to be observed that these favours shall be conceded only to those who present themselves within 2 months.

VI. That, in order that the distance which separates some of the Military alluded to in the foregoing Article, from the banners of His Majesty which are in our charge, may be no obstacle to their participation in the favours promulgated in the same, we declare, that to entitle them thereto it will suffice that, in the Capital, or in any other place in which they may be, when this Resolution shall be made known to them, they do openly come forward in defence of the August Person of His Majesty and of his Rights, placing themselves in direct communication with this Supreme Government, or with the Commandants subject to our Orders at the nearest point; it being understood that any particular service whereby they shall distinguish themselves in favour of the Royal Person will be most amply rewarded.

VII. That the rights and privileges which certain Towns possessed, at the period of the innovation, which has been confirmed by His Majesty, shall be entirely restored to them, for which purpose the same will be submitted to the first Cortes legally convoked.

VIII. That the Contributions shall be reduced to the least possible amount, collected by the least possible number of Persons, and with the greatest prudence and circumspection, all of which will be perfected when the free voice of the Nation shall be heard according to its ancient Constitution.

IX. That, in order to attain that object, and that the expressed wisdom of the Nation may alone guide our steps, Representatives from the Towns and Provinces shall be assembled, according to the ancient customs and usages of the Peninsula, who shall propose to us the means of raising the necessary supplies, and the mode of bringing them into use with fairness, and without the ruin of the Inhabitants; and who shall state to us the evils which afflict them, and those which they may have suffered during the revolutions which have unfortunately occurred, to the end that, in the name of His Majesty

and during his captivity, we may afford them redress and consolation, and adopt the measures calculated to ensure their future welfare and tranquillity.

X. That, considering the merit acquired by this Province, in having been the first to offer, with heroic fortitude, to its King, the warmest sentiments of its ancient fidelity, and that a great portion of its resources depends upon its industry and commerce, we will grant to its Inhabitants, in particular, all the favours and privileges which may be in our power, in order to promote their interests, which shall be extended to others, who shall be found possessing equal energy, excepting solely those Places which shall manifest disobedience to this Government.

XI. That this Supreme Government, being desirous of proving to the whole of Europe that the only sentiments which animate it are, the re-establishment of peace and order, and the destruction of ideas subversive of and contrary to Religion and Thrones, we command all the Authorities subject to our jurisdiction to take especial care that, within the extent thereof, no Person be sheltered, of whatever class or condition he may be, who, either in publick or private, directly or indirectly, may have attempted or shall attempt to overthrow any of the Thrones of Europe, and their legitimate Governments; and that, if any such Criminal be apprehended, he be placed at the disposal of this Supreme Government, for the ulterior measures.

XII. That, it being indubitably notorious that the respectable Person of His Majesty is treated with every insult, and that repeated attempts have been made against his estimable life, which is the most secure guarantee of the felicity of Spain, it be declared that, should similar excesses be repeated, notwithstanding the appeal of this Government, which expresses the true wish of the Nation, we will omit no means to cause such chastisement to fall upon the Perpetrators thereof as shall be a warning to future Generations; but that, on the other hand, rewards will be conferred upon those who contribute to His Majesty's defence.

Given at Urgel, the 15th of August, 1822.

THE MARQUIS DE MATAFLORIDA.

THE ARCHBISHOP P. DE TARRAGONA.
THE BARON DE EROLES.

INDEX.

1013

A.

ACCOUNTS, Financial, Commercial, &c.

See GREAT BRITAIN, UNITED STATES, &c.

ACT of Independence of Peru.........

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..Lima, 15th July, 1821. 393

of (Provisional) Government of the Free Departments of Peru,

8th October, 1821. 759
...... of Independence of the Provinces of Guatemala....15th Sept. 1821. 854
of the Congress of The United States. Punishment of Citizens

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engaging in hostilities between Fo-
reign Belligerents. 20th April, 1818. 382
Commerce and Navigation of Florida. 498
..Claims and Titles to Land within the
Territories of Florida, under the
Treaty with Spain of 1819.. 913

of the Ionian Parliament. Punishment of Ionian Subjects for en-
gaging in the War between Turkey
and Greece................2nd April, 1822. 1005
See also CONSTITUTION, DECREE, LAW, ORDER IN COUNCIL,

ORDINANCE.

ADDRESS of the Cortes of Portugal to the People of Brazil.
New Constitution of the Monarchy.

See also SPEECH, REPORT, MESSAGE.

17th August, 1822. 807

ADMIRALTY. Correspondence with British Naval Officers.

Slave Trade.............. ..1821, 1822. 167, 219
AFRICA. Exportation of Gunpowder, &c. to certain Parts of, prohibited.

British Orders in Council. 363, 364

ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, &c. Trade with the. Edict of the Emperor of
..16th September, 1821. 472

Russia.....

ALGIERS. Treaty of Peace with The United States.

Algiers, 23d December, 1816. 841

AMERICA. Exportation of Gunpowder, &c. to certain Parts of,
prohibited...

British Orders in Council. 363, 364

Trade with the North West Coast of, &c. Edict of the
Emperor of Russia.............. .........16th September, 1821. 472
See also SPANISH AMERICA, BRAZIL, UNITED STATES.
ARMS, Ammunition, &c. Exportation of, to certain Parts of Africa,
&c. prohibited. British Orders in Council.....................363, 364
ARTICLES, ADDITIONAL. &c. See TREATIES.

AUSTRIA. Convention with Prussia, and Russia, and Sardinia.
Military Occupation of the Sardinian States.

Novara, 24th July, 1821, 650

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