History of the Peninsular War, Volume 1 (of 6)Southey, Robert
History
History of the Peninsular War, Volume 1 (of 6)
Southey, Robert
Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Insurrection in that city 373
Palafox made Captain-General of Aragon 374
Jovellanos and Cabarrus at Zaragoza 374
Palafox declares war against France 376
Addresses to the people 378
Proclamation of the Junta of Seville 386
Directions for conducting the war 391
Measures for enrolling the people 394
Appeal to the French soldiers 395
Movements of the French against the insurgents 397
Murat leaves Spain 398
Several Frenchmen poisoned by the wine at Madrid 397
CHAPTER VII.
The Notables assemble at Bayonne 400
Azanza appointed President 401
Urquijo summoned thither 401
He represents the state of Spain to Buonaparte 402
Arrival of Joseph Buonaparte 403
The Notables receive him as King 404
Their address to the Spanish nation 405
Proclamation of the Intrusive King 407
Bishop of Orense’s answer to his summons 408
Buonaparte delivers a constitution to Azanza 411
Speech of Azanza at the opening of their sittings 412
Address of the Notables to King Joseph 413
The Bayonne Constitution 414
Religion 415
The succession 415
Patrimony of the Crown 416
Ministry 417
The Senate 417
Senatorial Junta for the preservation of personal liberty 417
Senatorial Junta of the Liberty of the Press 418
Council of State 419
Cortes 420
The Colonies 423
Judicature 424
Finance 425
Alliance with France 426
Security of persons 426
Limitation of entails 427
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