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PORTUGAL ijestv's ship hus has arrived at Portsmouth, Itches from from Portugal. T received by the LAVINIA frigate some Lis -s, but the LAVINIA having sailed before the :t, they only come down to the 20th ult. have been received from Sir ROBERT WlL the 2d of March. It appears from these, El maintains himself in the position which honourably to himself, and happily for Por ideed, instead of retreating, he ratherotx ines, and occupies a number of advantage commanding the roads through which !nervy can advance. :ements contained in letters written by offi cers under Sir ROBERT are highly favourable to the rase of the patriots. The enemy's force is represen :o! as far inferior to what common opinion has ,:.,:rned it to be ; besides, it is divided. The arrival English army, it is said, would determine the contlict, :mid suffice to expel the invaders from the country. From intercepted dispatches, is is ascer tained, that I\riarshal SOULT acts on the presumption peninsula is abandoned by the British. that the wh ole The following is the latest intelligence from the Corps under the command of Sir ROBERT WiLsOlkr, t .which a number of British Officers are attached : c y of a Dispatch from Brigadier-General WILSON, Chief of Legion of Lusitania, Written from Fonte de Santo Estavam, 6tiii the 3d March, 1303, and addressed to his Excellency 50. D. MIGUEL PEREIRA FORJAZ. I have the honour to communicate to your Ex cellency that, notwithstanding the enemy has receiv ed three different reinforcements at Salamanca, where : lev• have now six thousand infantry and one thousand cavalry, I have preserved our advanced posts as be fore. The enemy on the 25th ult. advanced with a corps of infantry, but having learned that I had made a movement on the right of the Lake of Penha de Franza, with 1200 men, returned again to Salamanca, Ca the Ist instant the enemy attempted to surprise car advanced posts with a corps of cavalry c .resisting, 79, and a reserve of 50 ; but not succeeding in his atte npt, I iremediat ely ordered 60 dragoons .o pro ced against them, who defeated and pursued h cm ; at ill speed for the space of three leagues, making t ; three prisoners, and killing and wounding several of i them. The enemy retreated to a distance of six leagues from our post. I was much pleased with the gallantry and good behaviour of our troop. I had previously stationed troops on the high road from Porto de Banhos, and particularly where the enemy were to pass to Estremadura, a point of much im portance to them, and not less so to Portugal. A few day . ago I paid a visit to General Cuesta. I was much pleased to see the army in good condition, and particularly the cavalry which is excellent. The de. sertion of the Germans begins to be very considerable, and it is an object which I endeavour as much as pos si'ale encourage. The peasants discover much zeal, and rhase of Serra are animated to such a degree, that en }revisions failing us, they declared they would not ():'y devote their property and fortunes for the main tena.lne of the troops, but would even sacrifice their l:vcs for tilt; defence of the country; and I am certain ent, without trouble, I shall be able to maintain a ctnaiderable portion of troops in this quarter." Adjutant-General's Office, Lisbon, March 18. GENERAL ORDER. A General Court Martial will assemble at Camarata, on Tues div, tLe 215 t instant, at ten o'clock in the morning, for the trial of such prisoners as may be brought be fcre it. The army in Portugal is brigaded as follows, until farther orders. I.:Lutenant-General Sir JoHN F. CR ADOCK, K. B. and K. C. Commander in Chief. Major-General SIiERBROOK, Second in Command. First Brigade—Major-General Co-r - r o tg, as ‘isted by Brigacrier i neral S r w R T.-14t h Light Dragoons, 3d ditto King's Ger rian Lei ion, 2d Battalion 9th Foot, 99th Foot, 9;th ditto, five companies 60th. Second Brigade—Major-General MURRAY, assisted by Briga eier-Generals DRIE BERG and LA NGWOR r st Battalion King's German Legion, 2d ditto, sth ditto, ith ditto, 4th Light Itifan- ty di:to. Third Brigade—Major-General MACREN7I2, assisted by Bri :.7ier-General CA M P.RON.-•—•lst Battalion 31st Regiment, 2d tto Detachments, 3d ditto 27th Rt giment, Ist ditto 45th ditto, Goth Regiment. rh Brigade—Major-GetieralTirsoN, assisted by Brigadicr tral G.-Ist Battalion 3,1 Foot, 2d ditto Detachments, :Lt.to 87th Regiment, 1 ditto 98th ditto, 20th Light Dragoons' cade of Gurrds, a Reserve—Brigadier-Geileral CAMPBELL. Battalioa Coldstream, 15t ditto 3d Guards. Dispatches were yesterday received at the Admi :,,'tv firan Sir J. 'l'. DUCKWORTH, dated the 26th ult. :!. In consequence of the intelligence which - id rtitchid Admiral DucKwottrit, of the blockade 7 the Dreg Fleet in Basque Roads, he was preparing r!t.trii to England. Four ships of his squadron ~; ordered to proceed to Cadiz. I —ppv difference has arisen between Admiral ~ , rd GAMBirit and Rear-Admiral HERVEY. The • . is in conseencuce come home in the Tonnant, will stake his flag. The Charges preferred ,linst Adtair.tl 1-itatvEy, are for striking the Master Toy \ - .INT, and using disrespectful language to c Comn - reZter in Chief. Admiral 1 - lEtivEY has . .eivise d( r:ianded a Court-Martial upon the Master, upon Lord GA!-lIIIER.—An unusual bustle pre . at the Admiralty in preparing for these several _ats-Martial, which are expected to take place at ..nii(tith in the course of a week or ten days. Or have been sent off to various distant stations to ••; home a sufficient number of Officers of Admi- I Irmvyy's rank to form the Court-Martial upon gallant Officer. ~ : I,:iday Captain Gr.oric.r. MORRIS and his officers, tried for the loss of his Majesty's ship Magnet, Baltic, and were fully acquitted. Captain - inarneeilatcly got another appointment. lily Mai sviLh dis Pal Vie have Papers I:,t packed Adv ices dated t !l.it he still I:e took so h tuga l. In, t ends his lit o's lasses, a lone die et The staff EXPEDITION. An Expedition is reported to have been sent to Archangel, to destroy several men of war which are building in the Dock-yards at that place. About 100 sail of transports which Government had last week declined to retain any longer, were I yesterday engaged again for a certain period. This morning before six o'clock a Detachment of the Guards, to the number of three hundred effective men, belonging to the First Regiment of Foot, mus tered iit the Bird Cage Walk, St. James's Park, hay- 1 ing volunteered their services to join the British forces lately returned from Spain, and now lying at Chat ham in readiness to embark on a second expedition. They assembled without any fire arms, only their knapsacks, to render their march to Chatham less fa tiguing and tiresome, that place being the military 1 depot. At seven o'clock they were drawn up under the command of Colonel RAINSFORD, Captain RAMSDEN, and Ensigns PENRUDDOCK and MORANT. Sixty-four Recruits, who with the Guards were very fine young men, bringing up the rear. The Band played the Grenadier's March, in true military style, and accompanied them to the Brick layer's Arms, on the Kent road. Only one poor fellow, who had drank rather too freely, halted in Bridge street, and was escorted back to the barracks by two of his comrades who were not of the marching party. A number of women, some their wives and rela tives, attended as usual on such occasions to take a farewell of the heroes. Another draught is expected to take place in a few days. SWEDEN. Lieutenant BLOW is arrived in town from Sweden, with dispatches for Government. He left Gotten burgh on the Ist instant, and came in the CHARGER gun-brig, in company with twelve sail of merchant. men under convoy, which have proceeded up the River. Previously to his departure from Gotten burgh, Admiral KEATS and Sir SAMUEL HOOD were gone to Carlscrona, in order to bring from that port about 80 sail of merchant vessels, laden and bound for England. Admiral BERTIE had repaired to Hel singburgh. Thus it appears, every precaution has been taken which circumstances allow, to guard against the possible hostile effects of the late revo• lution. According to the private letters received both from Stockholm and Gottenburgh, it appears that the pub lic feeling is by no means decidedly against the KING. The seamen and soldiers are attached to him, and in general the lower classes. It is the nobility who have she wn themselves most clamorous for peace with Russia and France, probably with a vies to the recovery of their antient political power. Among the persons of consequence who have avowed themselves in favour of the cashiered Monarch, is Field-Marshal TOLL. This, we understand, appears from a correspondence which has been transmitted hither, between Sir ARCHI BALD DIXON, Mr. FENWICK, Admiral KEATS, and the Field Marshal. The Swedish General has loudly declared that he will not abandon his Sovereign, though he perish on the scaffold for his resistance to the usurpation. Other letters mention the same fact, but deny the until of the statement. It had been said that Gene ral TOLL, with 12,000 men, was descending from the forests of Dalecarlia to restore the deposed Monarch ; but these letters state that the General was at a great distance from these regions, holding a distinct corn mand in Scania to resist the incursions of the Danes in that maritime province ; and that no symptoms of discontent with the new order of affairs has been ma nifested by the troops under his orders. It is true that the Gelseral was suspected of an ardent attach ment to his Sovereign ; and one letter mentions that, as a measure of ptudence, he had been put under arrest. In the mean while, the new Government is pro ceeding with caution and prudence in its operations, endeavouring, if possible, to make peace with the late encznes of Sweden, without, at the same time, entering into war with England, hitherto her Ally. Just before the last letters were leaving Gottenburg, intelligence was received that an armistice had been concluded with Denmark. It is already known that an armistice had been concluded with Russia, and that Aland had been evacuated. Nevertheless, the REGENT professes a desire to maintain peace with England. The DowArina QUEEN has been permitted to visit her son the KING, who, it is said, is become some what more tranquil than at first in his affliction. Only one change has taken place in the Ministry —Baron STF.DINK . is become Minister for foreign Af fairs. This Nobleman was Minister in Russia during more than 20 years. He has a high character for knowledge and experience. He is supposed favour able to the Russian and French interest ; and indeed, under the present circumstances, no man would have been chosen to fill so ostensible a situation who was not acceptable to the Emperor ALEXANDER. Letters from Gottenburgh mention, that the French troops had evacuated Hamdurgh ; and that it was now garrisoned by the Danes, who have a force of between three and four thousand men performing duty in that city and Altona. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. EAST INDIA MEN. A letter has been received from Capt. DosAthsom of the ship NEPTUNE, outward bound, dated 6th March ,last, in lat. 3G. 36. N. long. 15. 26. W. in company the WARREN HASTINGS, LORD MFI.VILLE, TRUE BRITON, CUMBERLAND, SCA LEBY CASTLE, and CUFF•• NELLS all well. FALMOUTH, APRIL 11. Yesterday arrived the ship Brown, Captain G RAY, from Saloe, 42 days, with wine, brandy, &c. for or ders ; the Minerva, ONANS, from Poole ; the Lord Nelson, SHEFFIELD, from Plymouth ; his Majesty's schooner NONPAREIL, with dispatches from Sir J. T. DUCKWORTH, off Madeira; and the Cornwallis packet, with Mails from the Leeward Islands : she sailed from St. Thomas's on the 12th ult. Sailed the Duke of Marlborough packet, BULL, for Lisbon ; Nocton ditto, MA RTHER, for Rio Janeiro; and Prince of %Vales ditto, KERKNESS, for New-York, with mails. His Majesty's brig ORESTES, of 16 guns, Captain L A PE NOTIERE, sailed on a cruize. The American ship Pacific, with dispatches from New-York, is supposed to be arrived in the Offing. The Consul's boat is gone off, but the wind being contrary, it is though the ship cannot get into port before the morning.— A post-chaise is in waiting to take the bearer of the dispatches to London.—Wind W.S.W. PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH-DOCK, APRIL I^. Arrrived the PARTIIIAN, of 18 guns, from a entice off the Land's End ; the ORESTE.S, of 18 guns, from Falmouth ; and l'Eclair cartel, from Martinique, last from Morlaix, (where she landed the Governor of ' Martinique), charged with dispatches relative to the surrender of that island to the British. Also arrived the Portuguese brig Sta. Lorenza, Don E. FELIX Master, with hides, tallow, &c. from the Brazils, bound to London ; she was captured the 4tk ult. by the General Matthew French privateer, and recap. tuned by the RESISTANCE frigate, Capt. ADA M.—The Ann, BENNET, from St. Michael's, bound to London, arrived here yesterday ; she was captured on the 4th inst. by a French schooner, and recaptured on Satur day last by his Majesty's ship TONNANT.—AIso arri ved the James and Catherine, WEE, from Glasgow, with ruin for the Victualling Office at this port ; the Bee, TIIOhIPSON, from Chester; and the Eliza, NEW MAN, from Newport, with oak timber ; the Thomas, LEY, from Liverpool.—The followings ships arc in the Sound with their flue Peters flying, as signals for sailing STATIRA, 40 guns I PHOEBE, .36 guns Qussec, 36 BONNECITOTENNE '2 4 PHOENIX, 36 SWALLOW 1$ PORTSMOUTH, APRII, 13. Arrived the BACCHANTE from the West Indies ; Vesuvius from the eastward ; and Lt FLECHE from a cruize. Last night passed by a fleet to the east ward ; and this morning another. His Majesty's ship SUCCESS is appointed convoy fOr Portugal, Cadiz, and the Mediterranean , and the FIELDER for thc West Indies. Wind W. blows fre.h. DOVER, APRIL Is. Came in last night, with the loss of an anchor and cable, the ketch Wheat Sheaf, of and for London, with fruit from Lisbon ; also a Pappenburgh boy, with salt, five weeks from St. LT be's. Arrived in the Roads from a cruize, the Ely and RoLLA sloops. l'Assed by this day two convoys, from Plymouth for the Downs.—Wind S.W. and moderate. DEAL, APRIL 13. Arrived last night the HUMBER armed ship, with convoy from Falniouth ; RESOLUTE gun-brig, with convoy from Ireland ; tv:o of which brigs got on shore on the main, but fortunately got off again this morn ing with the assistance of the Deal Boatmen : also, arrived from a cruize, the ROLLA and FLY sloops.— Arrived and sailed for the River, the Abeona, FIuN TEE, fi omMalaga ; Patent, BOYLE ; Resolution, MOR TINSON ; and Fortitude, BROWN, (part of the fleet), from Jamaica. Put back several outward-bolmd yes sets, &c. which sailed yesterday. Several other ves sels are now coming round the South Foreland, for the Downs. This afternoon, as a boat belonging to the PERU VIAN sloop was going off, it blowing a strong gale, she was upset : the crew, consisting of an Officer and eight men, were fcrtimately preserved from a watery grave by the boats belonging to the ships in the Downs, before the boats which launched from the slore could get to the spot. YARMOUTH, APRIL 12. This morning arrived from Gottenburgh, with a convoy, the CHARGER, I.ieut. BLOW, who left the SUPERB, Admiral KEATs, and those under his com mand, all well.—Sailed for the Coast of Holland the SARPEN gun-brig ; and for the harbour, to refit, the VIXEN gun-brig. APRIL 13.—This morning arrived from the Downs the ALFRED, 74 guns ; and, from a cruize, the HEARTY and BRITONIART gun-brigs ;—and remain in the Roads with the ROEBUCK, Vice-Admiral Dot:- or.As--CHARGEn and Acc•:j: gun-brigs, and ALBION cutter.—Wind N. 'W. CHATHAM, APLII. 9. Money arrived at the Dock-yard yesterday for the payment of the artificers and workmen, up to Christ mas last ; the pay will commence under the superin tendance of Sir ROBERT BAIU.ow on Tuesday next, and continue Wednesday and Thursday. The COURAGEIJX, from not wanting so large a re pair as was expected, is to go out of Dock the 17th inst. she is already coppered and most of her defects made good. The ADAMANT now in Dock, and fit ting for an hospital ship, will also go out of Dock the next spring tides. The TnusTv is along side the jetty, clearing out her stores and ballast in order to be Docked. The gun boats at this port are getting for ward as fast as possible, and in a few days they will be completely ready. They carry a long 2,1-poun der forward, with a large carronade aft, look very snug and sail well. LAW INTELLIGENCS.• COURT OF CHANCERY, APRIL 13. MYSTERIOUS MARRIAGR. An application was made to the LORD CHANCELLOR to commit the father of a female, recently married to a young Gentleman of fortune, a ward in Chancery, and also the Clergyman who married them, upon the ground of a supposed collusion. It appeared that the young Gentleman resided in 'he neighbourhood of Fulham, and was considered of weak mind and understanding, and that a corresFcndence had been entered into between him and a female in the same neighbourhood, whose family were supposed to have • designs upon his person and fortune. This induced the friends of the young man to throw a shield around him, and intimation was given to the Curat of the surrounding villages and parishes, not to publish the banns of matrimony between the parties, without notifying the same to the friends of the young Gen tleman. Notwithstanding this precaution, the young folks procured the solemairttinn of marriage by • ie help of the father of the Lady and the Clergyman moved against, in the neighbourhood of Tunbridge in Kent, and for which the present application was made. The LORD CHANCELLOR directed the matter to stand over till the parties implicated should have an oppor tunity of replying by affidavit, the case will then be fully heard, and the particulars amply stated, till when we forbear to state the names. Wednesday his MAJESTY held a Privy Council, at which Mr. HUGH ELLIOT was introduced, and sworr. in Governor of the Leeward Islands. Friday last, LEONARD THOMAS WoRSLEY HOLM Esq. eldest son oldie Rev. Sir H. W. HoLmE,,, was elected a Representative of the Borough of Rye in Parliament, in the room of General Sir Anratlu WELLESLEY. • Yesterday the Lords Commissioners of A , in Prize Causes met at • the Cockpit, • . agreeable to adjournment, to hear and detelr.:,., , . . • same, but Sir W. SCOTT being out of town thea• Lordships adjourned. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the six new Directors took the usual oats and their seats. C. GRANT and W. ASTELL, Esqrs. were elected Chairman and Deputy Chairman. A rumour was circulated yesterday, but we could not discover any authentic source, that the people of Ferrol had risen on the French, and that it was ex pected they would force the garrison to surrender, and rescue the fleet from their power. This would really revive our hopes of exertion from the Patriots ! The boats of his Majesty's sloop RINALDO lately cut out of a port to the eastward of Dieppe, in the most gallant manner, a schooner, laden with cyder, under a most tremendous fire of musketry from the shore, by which two of the Rinaldo's brave crew were slightly wounded. The Royal Charlotte, MORRIS, is arrived in the Clyde, from Grenada, which place "she left on the 2d ult. in company with the Eglinstown, GILLINSON, bound to Glasgow, and parted from her on the 7th, off St. Thomas's. The Soverereign, —, for Lon don ; and the Hector, —, for Liverpool, put into Grenada in February, being leaky, and discharged part of their cargoes. The former sailed again on the 1 lth of February, and the latter was to sail the mid d'e of March. The Royal Charlotte met t!:e e tte s op of war, at sea, on the 11th of March, and rec v d flora her the news of the surrender of Fort Bourbon. The Officer of the Bellette, who boarded the Royal Charlotte, told Captain Moanis he s ipposed the Fri t' sh trod s had before that time made a landing at Guadaloupe. The Bellette had two transports under convoy, going to collect more troops to aid in fle en terprize, of the complete success of which we expect very shortly to be informed. A Requisition for a County Meeting in Hampshire, for the purpose of thanking Mr. WARDLE, was last Saturday carried to the Sheriff, signed by sixty nine landholders of that county; men free from all party connections, and chiefly yeomen of large property. The Requisition was signed at Winchester on the same day. Monday a numerous meeting of the inhabitants of Norwich was held at the Guildhall, in St. Andrew's. The Mayor, S. DAY, jun. refused to call a Common- Hall. The inhabitants, however, persisted in their intention of meeting, and the Mayor did not think proper to keep the Hall•cloors closed. JAMES MARSH, Esq. was called to the Chair, who briefly stated the purport of the meeting, which was the same as that of the Common Hall in London, namely, to return thanks to Mr. WARDLE and his parliamentary sup. porters.—The Resolutions were put and carried unanimously. Some persons attempted to interrupt the business of the meeting, but the people soon cleared the Hall of them, and the business proceeded without further interruption. A curious circumstance occurred' on Wednesday afternoon in St. James's Park, durin the firing of the guns. A lame spaniel dog kept barking and wagging his tail, when the Artillery gunner, Mr. Serjeant CLEGG, threw a piece of the match-light at him, which burning the animal's face, it flew at the engi neer, and bit his cheek and hands. A second person seeing his danger, endeavoured to extricate him, whom the dog also bit, and then evaded his pursuers, by ; making a rapid progress through the Park. The Rev. FITZGERALD TISDALE, rector of Ken mare, County of Kerry, was barbarously murdered on Sunday, 26th March, in the morning, at a place called the Priest's Leap, when on his way from Ban try to Kenmarc. The body was stripped of every thing, both money and clothes, and thrown into a cave some distance from the road. CORN MARKET, MARK -LANE, APRIL. I 4.—There is again to-day tolerable supplies of Wheat, but few prime samples, sales of which maintain last prices, but other qualities arc dull sale—in Barley and Malt little fluctuation—White Peas rather lower—Beans, of the two kinds, likewise—there are middling sup plies of Oats, but in consequence of large foreign ar rivals being expected, this trade is named cheaper— Flour at late prices. GENERAL GURRIINCT AS IiNDIR Tseansick (new) 415. 589. . 4%. 04, Wheat, 561. 78c. 1365. Fins ditto, 929. 965. Rye, 52.. 575. Oats, 255. 2118. 225. Barley, 40s. 478. Poland ditto, 245. 375. Od. M:.lt 70s. 77s . Potar.oe ditto to 989. Od. White Peas (boilers), 11081208 Rape Seed, 56L to 601. Grey slim, 48s. 545. Fine Flour. Sus. 4.55.. 1,• --Somali, Ise. eft