The New Hampshire Gazette

IMPORTANT
Foreign Intelligence.

In our last we mentioned that news had been received at New-York via Trinidad, of a second most important revolution in the Spanish Monarchy. The new King, Ferdinand the Seventh, resigned the crown in favor of the old King his father, and the father re-assumed it into the hands of Napoleon! The instrument in which he resigns it closes thus:

"And accordingly I have ceded, to my ally and dear friend, the emperor of the French, all my rights to Spain, and the Indies, having stipulated that the crown of Spain and the Indies shall continue independent and entire, such as it has been under my dominion; and likewise, that our holy religion is to be not only the established religion, but the only one professed throughout the territories of this monarchy. You are to understand it so, and to communicate the same to the other councils, to the tribunals of the kingdom, to the heads of the provinces, both military, civil and ecclesiastic, and to all the justices of my kingdoms, that the last act of my sovereignty may come to the knowledge of all throughout my Spanish and Indian dominions, and that you and they may concur in carrying into execution the dispositions of my dear friend, the emperor Napoleon, whose aim is the maintenance of peace, friendship and union between France and Spain, and the preventing of excesses and popular commotions, the effects of which are invariably found to be public calamities, the desolation of families, and the ruin of all.

Given at Bayonne, in the imperial palace of government, May 6, 1808.

I THE KING."

The Havana Packet, arrived at New-York, on Wednesday last, in 12 days from Havana, and brings the following important Spanish PROCLAMATION.

The Marquis of Someruelos President, Governor, and Captain-General of the Island of Cuba, &c. makes it known, to all her inhabitants, that he has received the following MANIFESTO, published by the Supreme Assembly established in Sevilla, of which this island is a dependence:—

Declaration of WAR against the Emperor Napoleon.

FERDINAND VII King of Spain, and of the Indies; and in his Name, the SUPREME ASSEMBLY of both:

FRANCE, or rather the Emperor Napoleon, having violated the most sacred compacts with SPAIN; having taken away by force the Royal Family: having compelled them publicly and with violence to resign and abdicate their sovereignty, which is manifestly null, void, and without effect; having forced with the same oppression the sovereignty of Spain to be given to him, which no person could have power to do: having declared it to be his will to elect the king of Spain (the most horrible transgression which history can speak of,) having entered Spain with his armies, which have taken possession of its fortifications and cities, then unprepared; having perpetrated on the Spaniards all kinds of murders, plunders, and abominable cruelties; having not only recourse to the force of arms, but also, under pretence of adding to our felicity; having repaid with monstrous ingratitude the services which the Spanish nation had rendered him, and also repaid our friendship with deceit, treason, and the most horrible perfidy which a nation had ever been guilty of towards another nation of sovereignty; For the truth of which we appeal to the whole world: Having finally declared that his intention is to overthrow the monarchy, its fundamental laws, and threaten the ruin of our catholic religion, which we have sworn to maintain, having thus forced us as the only remedy for so many evils, to declare War against him, which we publicly do in the face of all Europe:—

We therefore declare in the name of our king FERDINAND VII. and of the whole Spanish nation, WAR by sea and land against the Emperor Napoleon and France; so long as they shall be under his domination, and tyrannical subjection.—We order all the Spaniards to act towards them with hostility, and do them all the evils and prejudices according to the laws of War, detain all French vessels in our ports, all the property, claims, and rights which they have in any part whatsoever of Spain, belonging to that government, or any individual whatever of that nation. We also order in the same manner not to detain or molest the vessels, property and rights of the British nation, nor any of its subjects whatever; because we declare that we have obtained an open and free communication with England, and have concluded with her an armistice; which we hope will end with a solid and lasting peace.

We protest further, that we will not relinquish our arms, until the Emperor Napoleon restores to Spain, our king Ferdinand VII. and Royal Family, their liberty, integrity, and independence; and afterwards respect the sacred rights of the nation, which he has wantonly violated. We order for the better promulgation of this, the publication of this solemn declaration, that it be printed, sent, and posted up in all the provinces, cities, and possessions in America, and also that it be publicly known by the same way to all Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Given in the Royal Palace of Alcazar, in Sevilla, the 6th June, 1808, by disposition of the Supreme Assembly of Government:

JUAN BAUTISTA PARDO, President.

MANUEL MARIA AGUILAR, Secy.

WE agree to execute whatever has been directed by the Supreme Assembly, in the above declaration; and order that it be respected by the inhabitants of this Island in all cases. It is however requested that they do not trouble or molest any French subject.

By order of His Excellency

MAURICIO PARRAS PITA, Secretary of War.

(Signed) The MARQUIS of SOMERUELOS.