years, born in Ireland, minister from his majesty king George III. to the prince of the Asturias, Ferdinand VII.

Q. To whom did you apply in London to propose, and to procure the acceptance of the project which has brought you to France? -A. To his royal highness the duke of Kent, who mentioned it to his father, the king. The affair was afterwards conducted by the marquis Wellesley.

Q. What were the means put at your disposal for executing this enterprise?-A. There were delivered to me-1, A letter of credence to remove all doubts as to my person and my mission to prince Ferdinand. 2, Two letters from the king of England to the prince, which have been found among my papers. 3, Forged passports, routes, orders from the ministers of marine and war, stamps, seals, signatures of the officers in the department of the secretary of state, all of them seized at the time I was arrested, and which I carried with me, to convince the prince of the means I had. 4, As to the funds requisite for the undertaking I had about 200,000francs, and eventually an unlimited credit on the house of Maensoff and Clanoy, of London. Finally, the vessels that were necessary, viz.theIncomparable, of 74 guns, the Dedaigneuse, of 50 guns, the Piquante galliot, and a brig. This squadron, which is victualled for five months, waits for my return on the coast of Quiberon. Thus provided, after taking leave of the king and his minister on the 24th of January, I left London on the 26th for Plymouth, with commodore Cockburn, to whom the command of the squadron was con

fided. M. Albert de St. Bonnel, to whom I communicated my plan, remained in London to receive the passports, itineraries, stamps, seals, &c. that were ordered. The departure of M. de St. Bonnel, was delayed by the indisposition of marquis Wellesley; he did not join me before the end of February, and we sailed some days after. I landed at Quiberon on the 9th of March. Q. What precautions did you adopt on your landing to conceal the documents explaining the object of your journey?-A. I put the letter of credence I mentioned in my cane. The two letters of his majesty the king of England were concealed in the lining of my coat; part of the diamonds were sewed up in the collar of my surtout and the waistband of my small-clothes. M. de St. Bonnel had the remainder, which he secreted in the same way, and in his cravat.

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Q. Before your departure from France for England, had you tablished any communication with Valancay?-A. None.

Q. Where did you go after you landed?-A. To Paris. I travelled with the help of one of the itineraries, which was given me in England, and which I filled up.

Q. Did you remain long at Paris ?-A. I was employed in selling the diamonds which marquis Wellesley gave me. I bought a horse and cabriolet from M. de Couvert, who resides at the hotel d'Angletérre, in the street Filles de St. Thomas. M. de St. Bonnel purchased twohorses for persons whose names I do not recollect. He was to buy one from Franconia, after I set out for Valancay, and another from the Princess of Carignan.

Q. How did you again admit

tance into the castle of Valancay? A. Under pretence of having some curious articles to sell. I was in hopes to have been able by these means to deliver to the prince the letters with which I was intrusted, to put him in possession of my plan, and to obtain his consent. I could only communicate with the prince don Antonio and the intendant, prince Ferdinand refused either to hear or see me. Indeed, I have reason to believe, from the strange manner in which my proposals were received, that he sent information to the governor of the castle, in consequence of which I was arrested.

Q. What means had you prepared to convey prince Ferdinand to the coast, in case he consented to accompany you?-A. The object of my first journey to Valancay was to impart my plan to the prince: and in case he agreed to it, to fix with him a time when I should return to take him up. Afterwards I would have proceeded to the coast, to apprise the commander of my squadron of the day appointed. I would then have returned to Paris, to procure men and horses necessary for the relays on the road. On the evening of the day appointed the prince would have left his apartment, and by the help of the relays we would have proceeded to a great distance from Valancay before he was missed.

Q. Whither did you intend to carry the prince after you got on board?-A. It was marquis Wellesley's intention to send him to Spain. The duke of Kent was for sending him to Gibraltar. But this plan disgusted me; it was in fact sending him to prison. I intended to propose to him to make his own

choice, and to carry him wherever he pleased, for I was informed that captain Cockburn had orders to obey my directions.

Q. Who are the persons you in. tended to employ?-A. M. St. Bonnel was the only person acquainted with my design. I did not intend to look out for. any one to assist me in executing it, until I became acquainted with the prince's determination. I should have employed but few persons.

Q. Are you acquainted with the neighbourhood of Valancayandthe country you were to pass through? A. Not in the least; but I purchased some excellent maps at Paris on my arrival, which would have afforded me ample information.

Q. What was your reason for forming such a design ?-A. It appeared to me an honourable one.

Q. Do you know this parcel ?A. I do. It contains the documents, stamps, seals, and other things I have mentioned, and which were found upon me when I was taken up.

(Signed) KOLLI

No. IV.-Is a letter from Charles IV.addressed to the king of England, in 1802, announcing the marriage of the prince of Asturias. It was given to Kolli, with a marginal note by the marquis Wellesley, to be used as a credential to prince Ferdinand. On the back of this letter the following was written, in the hand of marquis Wellesley :The secretary of state of his Britannicmajesty declares, thatthis letter is the same that his catholic majesty Charles IV. addressed to his Britannic majesty, on occasion of the marriage of the Prince of

Asturias, actually king Ferdinand VII. This authentic document is confided to the person who will have the honour of laying it before his Catholic majesty Ferdinand VII. to verify his mission.

WELLESLEY.

Downing-street, Feb. 29, 1810.

No. V. Letter from King George III. signed in his proper hand, to Prince Ferdinand, intrusted : to Kolli.

Sir, my brother, I have long wished for an opportunity to transmit to your majesty a letter signed in my proper hand, expressing the lively interest and profound regret I have felt since your majesty has been removed from your kingdom. Notwithstanding the violence and cruelty with which the usurper of the throne of Spain overwhelms the Spanish nation, it must prove a great consolation to your majesty, to learn that your people preserve their loyalty and attachment to the person of their lawful king, and that Spain makes continual efforts to uphold your majesty's rights, and to re-establish the independence of the monarchy. The resources of my kingdom, my fleets and armies, shall be employed to assist your majesty's subjects in this great cause, and my ally, the prince regent of Portugal, has also contributed to it with all the zeal and perseverance of a faithful friend. To your majesty's faithful subjects, as well as your allies, your presence only is wanting in Spain, where it would inspire a new energy.

I therefore intreat your majesty, with all the frankness of the alliance and friendship which bind me to your majesty's interests, to consider

of the most prudent and effectual means of escaping from the indignities you experience, and of showing yourself among a people who are unanimous in their wishes for your majesty's happiness and glory.

I annex to this letter a copy of the credentials which my minister in Spain is to present to the central junta, that governs there in the name and by the authority of your majesty.

I intreat your majesty to rest assured of my sincere friendship, and of the true attachment with which I am, sir, my brother,

Your worthy brother, (Signed) GEORGE R. (Countersigned) WELLESLEY. At the Queen's Palace, London, Jan. 31, 1810.

No. VI. Is a letter from George III. to prince Ferdinand, being a copy of the full powers granted to Henry Wellesley.

No. VII. This is a letter from M. de Berthemy, giving a description of the festivities at the castle of Valancay, on the 1st of April, in honour of the emperor's marriage; upon which occasion the Spanish princes are represented as having studiously embraced every opportunity of manifesting their joy at the event. Theyattended the chapel at the castle, and at the conclusion of the Te Deum, prince Ferdinand was the first to exclaim "Long live the emperor !-Long live the empress!" The toasts after dinner were: by prince Ferdinand," Our august sovereigns, Napoleon the Great, and Maria Louisa, his august spouse."-By prince Charles,

The two imperial and royal families of France and Austria."-By prince Anthony, "The happy union

of Napoleon the Great and Maria Louisa."-M. D'Amezaga, at the table of the officers of their household, gave," Napoleon the Great, and Maria Louisa, the glory and delight of France and Germany: may divine Providence grant them a long and happy life!" The castle and park were illuminated in the evening with between eight and nine thousand lamps.

No. VIII.-Copy of a letter addressed to M. Berthemy, by Prince Ferdinand, acquainting him with his wish to become the adopted son of his majesty.

Valancay, April 4.

Being desirous of having some conversation with you upon various matters which have long occupied my attention, I request that you will come to M. D'Amezaga's, our first equerry, at three o'clock this afternoon. This individual, exclusively,enjoys our entire confidence, which he has for a great length of time justly merited from his excellent conduct in all respects, and the perfect knowledge he possesses of our affairs, which he has always directed to our great satisfaction and to our advantage.

M. D'Amezaga, who has on my part had the honour of conversing with you upon the matters above alluded to, and other affairs which concern us, tells me that you are already acquainted with them. Our conversation, sir, will consequently be short, and will not interfere with your own affairs.

That which at present occupies my attention, is to me an object of the greatest interest. My first wish is to become the adopted son of his majesty the emperor, our august sovereign. I conceive myself

to be worthy of this adoption, which would truly constitute the happiness of my life, as well from my perfect love and attachment to the sacred person of his majesty, as by my submission and entire obedience to his intentions and desires. I am moreover, extremely anxious to leave Valancay, because this residence, which has nothing about it but what is unpleasant to us, is not in any respect suitable for us. I feel a pleasure in confiding in that magnanimity of conduct, and that generous beneficence which distinguish his imperial and royal majesty, and in believing that my most ardent wishes will soon be accomplished. Accept, &c.

(Signed) FERDINAND.

II. Bonaparte's Decrees for annexing Rome and Holland to France, and also the Hanse Towns.

1. ROME.

Extract from the records of the

Conservative Senate of Feb. 17.

The conservative senate, assembled in the number of members prescribed by article xc. of the constitutional act of the 13th Dec. 1799, has considered the project of the organic senatus consultum, drawn up in the form prescribed by article lvii. the constitutional act of the 4th of August, 1802, after having heard the orators of the council of state, and the report of the special commission appointed in the sitting of the 14th of this month, the adoption being voted by the number of votes prescribed in article lvi. of the constitutional act of the 4th of August 1802, it is decreed as follows:

TITLE I-Of the union of the Roman states to the empire.

Art. 1. The state of Rome is united to the French empire, and forms an integral part thereof.

2. It shall be divided into two departments: the department of Rome, and the department of Trasimene.

3. The department of Rome shall send seven deputies to the legislative body. The department of Trasimene shall send four.

4. The department of Rome shall be classed in the first series-the department of Trasimene in the second.

5. A senatory shall be established in the departments of Rome and Trasimene.

6. The city of Rome is the second city of the empire. The mayor of Rome is to be present when the emperor takes the oaths on his accession. He is to rank, as are also all deputations from the city of Rome, on all occasions, immediately after the mayors or deputations of the city of Paris.

7. The prince imperial is to assume the title, and receive the honours, of king of Rome.

8. A prince of the blood, or a grand dignitary of the empire, shall reside at Rome, who shall hold the emperor's court.

9. The property which composes the endowments of the imperial crown shall be regulated by a special senatus consultum.

10. After having been crowned in the church of Notre Dame at Paris, the emperors shall, previous to the tenth year of their reign, be crowned in the church of St. Peter.

11. The city of Rome shall enjoy particular privileges and immunities, which shall be determined by the emperor Napoleon.

TITLE II. Of the Independence of the imperial throne of all authority on earth.

12. Every foreign sovereign is incompatible with the exercise of any spiritual authority within the territory of the empire.

13. The popes shall, at their elevation, take an oath never to act contrary to the four propositions of the Gallican church, adopted in an assembly of the clergy in 1682.

14. The four propositions of the Catholic church are declared common to all the Catholic churches of the empire.

TITLE III-Of the temporal existence of the popes.

15. Palaces shall be prepared for the pope in the different parts of the empire in which he may wish to reside. He shall necessarily have one at Paris and another at Rome.

16. Two millions in rural property, free of all impositions, and lying in different parts of the empire, shall be assigned to the pope.

17. The expences of the sacred college, and of the propaganda, shall be declared imperial.

18. The present organic senatus consultum shall be transmitted by a message to his majesty the emperor and king.

(Signed) CAMBACERES, Prince Arch-Chancellor of the Empire. FRANCOIS, JANCOURT, CORnet, Secretaries. COUNT LAPLACE, Chancellor of the Senate. The senate met on the 27th of February, at half-past one o'clock. The prince arch-chancellor, who presided on the occasion, read the following message from his majesty:

Senators, We have dispatched to Vienna, as our ambassador ex