When was it published?

November 14, 1809 in The Enquirer

Foreign News November 14, 1809

The Enquirer

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Gen. D'agoult, Don Muriano De Romales, Ferdinand Vii, Manuel Antonio Gruyer, Thomas Periche, Juan Beaubier, Francis Desaix, Auguste De La Colombiere, Lonnet

Q: What keywords are associated?

Spanish French War, Executions, Proclamation, Navarre, Arragon, Retaliation, Ferdinand Vii

Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

French Governor Gen. D'Agoult of Navarre condemns four Spaniards to death for murdering a French sergeant and merchant. In retaliation, Spanish Commander Don Muriano de Romales issues a proclamation ordering the execution of five French agents and threatening double executions for any further Spanish deaths.

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Gen. D'Agoult, the French governor of Navarre, having condemned four Spaniards to suffer death, on a charge of their having murdered a French serjeant and merchant, and giving public notice of the execution of his sanguinary order, Don Muriano de Romales. Commander in Chief of the Spanish troops in the mountains of Arragon, for His Majesty Ferdinand VII. has issued a proclamation in answer to the former, which contains the following articles :

"I. Manuel Antonio Gruyer, Thomas Periche, Juan Beaubier, Francis Desaix, and Auguste de la Colombiere, all agents of the French, shall be conducted by my troops to the camp of Erigonia, and being placed in a position facing Madrid, looking to their King, "Pope Botteliah,"(Joe Bottle) they shall hear their sentence of death pronounced : and being afterwards ordered to face Pampeluna, they shall be beheaded, and their bodies be suspended from gibbets, on the roads which lead to Madrid. with the following inscription on their backs :-"Agents of the French banditti, punished by Spanish justice."

"II. Should the pretended King, Generals D'Agoult and Lonnet (who commanded in Fara,) or any other person, abuse the authority, to take away the life of any Spaniards, we shall order double the number of Frenchmen, who are in our power, to be beheaded."....Seville Gazette.

What sub-type of article is it?

War Report Military Campaign

What keywords are associated?

Spanish French War Executions Proclamation Navarre Arragon Retaliation Ferdinand Vii

What entities or persons were involved?

Gen. D'agoult Don Muriano De Romales Ferdinand Vii Manuel Antonio Gruyer Thomas Periche Juan Beaubier Francis Desaix Auguste De La Colombiere Lonnet

Where did it happen?

Navarre

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Navarre

Key Persons

Gen. D'agoult Don Muriano De Romales Ferdinand Vii Manuel Antonio Gruyer Thomas Periche Juan Beaubier Francis Desaix Auguste De La Colombiere Lonnet

Outcome

four spaniards condemned to death by french; proclamation orders execution of five french agents and threatens double retaliation for further spanish executions.

Event Details

French governor Gen. D'Agoult condemns four Spaniards to death for murdering a French sergeant and merchant. Spanish Commander Don Muriano de Romales responds with a proclamation detailing the execution of five named French agents at Erigonia camp, facing Madrid and then Pampeluna, with bodies gibbeted on roads to Madrid inscribed as punished agents, and threatens double the number of French executions for any further Spanish deaths by French authorities including the pretended King, D'Agoult, and Lonnet.