But let us now hear them, as becomes men with such feelings, express more cheering and bolder hopes rising from a confidence in the supremacy of justice,—­hopes which, however the Tyrant from the iron fortresses of his policy may scoff at them and at those who entertained them, will render their memory dear to all good men, when his name will be pronounced with universal abhorrence.

‘All Europe,’ says the Junta of Seville, ’will applaud our efforts and hasten to our assistance:  Italy, Germany, and the whole North, which suffer under the despotism of the French nation, will eagerly avail themselves of the favourable opportunity, held out to them by Spain, to shake off the yoke and recover their liberty, their laws, their monarchs, and all they have been robbed of by that nation.  France herself will hasten to erase the stain of infamy, which must cover the tools and instruments of deeds so treacherous and heinous.  She will not shed her blood in so vile a cause.  She has already suffered too much under the idle pretext of peace and happiness, which never came, and can never be attained, but under the empire of reason, peace, religion, and laws, and in a state where the rights of other nations are respected and preserved.’  To this may be added a hope, the fulfilment of which belongs more to themselves, and lies more within their own power, namely, a hope that they shall be able in their progress towards liberty, to inflict condign punishment on their cruel and perfidious enemies.  The Junta of Seville, in an Address to the People of Madrid, express themselves thus:  ’People of Madrid!  Seville has learned, with consternation and surprize, your dreadful catastrophe of the second of May; the weakness of a government which did nothing in our favour,—­which ordered arms to be directed against you; and your heroic sacrifices.  Blessed be ye, and your memory shall shine immortal in the annals of our nation!—­She has seen with horror that the author of all your misfortunes and of our’s has published a proclamation, in which he distorted every fact, and pretended that you gave the first provocation, while it was he who provoked you.  The government was weak enough to sanction and order that proclamation to be circulated; and saw, with perfect composure, numbers of you put to death for a pretended violation of laws which did not exist.  The French were told in that proclamation, that French blood profusely shed was crying out for vengeance!  And the Spanish blood, does not it cry out for vengeance?  That Spanish blood, shed by an army which hesitated not to attack a disarmed and defenceless people, living under their laws and their king, and against whom cruelties were committed, which shake the human frame with horror.  We, all Spain, exclaim—­the Spanish blood shed in Madrid cries aloud for revenge!  Comfort yourselves, we are your brethren:  we will fight like you, until we perish in defending our king and country.  Assist us with your good wishes, and your continual