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NEW EDINBURGH ENCYCLOP(DIA. *THE Public are respectfully informed, that the -IL FOURTH PART of THP EDINBURGH ENCTCLO PCBDIA, conducted by Dr. BREWSTER, is just arrived, an.. may bt had of J. M. Richardson, No. Sl, Conlinll, opposite the Royal Exchange. THE EXPEDITION. - TO OFFICERS OF THE ARMY, MERCHANTS,.GOLD siva SII.VERSMITNS, Br.e. &c. This day vas pobli4hed, prior, in boards, only lOs 6d. A COMPLETE VIEW OF THE GOLD AND 1 - SILVER COINS OF ALL NATIONS ; exhibiting, In Illore than Four Hundred Copper-plate Engravings, a Fac Simile of each Coin, their' Names, Assay, Weight, and sterling, value: To which is added, Sir Isaac Newton's Table, of Foreign. Gold and Silver Coins, /elute in 1700 • also; Mr. Snelling's made Si 1766 ; with Directions for making Assays. and &nebulous therefrom, including an Explanation of Assayers Marks, and Tables for reducing Gold and Silver of any Oneness to Standard Weight, with a variety of Other useful information.. By JAMESTDE, Goldsmith. Printed for J. M. Richardson, No. 23 , CornhiU, opp l bait& th e Royal Exchange. N. B. The great utility of a Work like the present, on the accuracy of which the most perfect depentleutc may be placed, is so obvious, as to render further recommendation unnecessary ; added to which, when the Public are assured that every Coin described in the Work has been assayed anew for the'exprtss purpose of rendering the Treatise the most authentic upon record, the Author trusts he has done all in his power to mike it worthy of puteic approbation. FROM THE FRENCH AND DUTCH PAPERS. NAPLES, JUNE 14. Our flotilla, consisting of two frigates : two Isi4gb, and 40 gun-boats, with 1000 soldiers on board, Zaikid from hence on the 10th, in oider to take possessioa of the island of Ponze, which lies aboitt thirty miles from Gaeta. June 25.—The environs of this capital present the appearance of a camp, so great is the number of the troops assembled in it. The troops newly formed, rival in order, zeal and courage, the old troops. No thing can be more imposing than our army : the, guards of honour, composed ' of the principal land holders of the Kingdom, continue to give their atten dance upon his Majesty ; .they are distinguished by their fine appearance, the beauty of their dresses, and their devotedness. His Majesty, surrounded by these brave'youths, resembles a father defended by his own children. The news from Rome cannot be more sa tisfactorT ; that capital is perfectly tranquil; the best spirit animates its inhabitants. Numerous deputa tions have been sent from the provinces, to bring the homage of their fidelity to their new Sovereign. The number of Romans who have enrolled themselves in the new guard, amount to more than 1000. The pro vinces follow the example of the capital. The Eng- Nei have effected some partial disembarkations in Calabria, but attacked by-General Parteneaux, they have been every where obliged to re-embark, after having lost many people, and being-obliged to leave behind more than 100 prisoners upon the shore. They have only succeeded in spreading proclamations, which have been trampled upon by the inhabitants. MADRID, JUNE W. The King having been informed that different bands of rebels of Andalusia had assembled in the mountains of the Sierra Morena ; that part of them had entered the Province e. , f La Mancha, with the design of exercising their robberies ; and had ap peared at a certain distance from the fourth corps of the army, commanded in chief by Count Sebastiani, towards MangoranisGeneral Sebastiani several times offered the,m battle ; the rebels, notwithstand ing their numbers, always retired as soon as he ap- proached them. The King has resolved to go to these places, to endeavour to bring the bands to an engagement, who c.:ln only escape our troops but by flight, and who they 'slave only to wait for to be destroyed ; they are commanded by a person named Vanegas, who has been already so well beaten atUclis. His Majesty in consequence set nut from Madrid the 9.2 d of this monLh, at nine o'clock in the morning, with his guard : he will sleep the first night at Illis cas, and the second at Toledo. On the following day he will continne his r;al . ,e towards Consuegra, pissing through Mora. lie is accompanied in this mili:ary and political tour by Marshal Jourdan, and by the Generals lksolles and I.eri. During the abscuce of the King, ‘ , ..hich will he but of a short duratic.n, Madrid continues to enjoy the greate3t tranquillity. We every day recc:ve new details of the brilliant victory gained by General Suchet over Blake.—An English General, who ccn the Spanish ea-, valry, was wounded and made rrisoner. MORA, JUNE 24. The King arrived this morning at Toledo, towards the middle of the day. On his journey:the inhabi tants, with the Clergy and Officers of Justice at theft head, received and accompanied his Majesty with transports of joy. The road was filled with the po pulation of the most distant villages, who ran to pay their homage. His Majesty told them he had already. taken care, that all tho provisions which they had tar nished, or which they might hereafter furnish, foe the service of the troops, should be reimbursed from the ordinary contributions, till payment was completed. Upon this occasion, the King has expressed his tisfaction at the firmness with which he knows many . Alcaldes of this Province have repelled the banditti which the Junta of Seville had organised in it, And who subjected to requisitions and all sorts of extor tions this unh'ppy co u ntry. Their most numerous corps, which consist of not more than 100 men, are composed of robbers and scoundrels, formerly con- demned by the Tribunals, and since formed into com panies of smugglers, to whom the Junta has given dignities and dispensed honours. This system is the same which was employed three years ago at Naples, and to which the public indig nation was sufficient to do justice. These horrible and sanguinary consequences tend to nothing less than the destruction of a country.— The Alcaides have begged of the King to permit the land-holders to arm themselves against these brigands. His V.licsty replied to them, that upon his return to Madrid he would occupy himself in the formation of national F,nartls in every place which had given proofs of its zeal ond fidelity, and especially in the Province o f Toledo, uith which he is satisfied ; but with this p lo aruie oth,.r military di spos i t i ons will ' concur, which will st:oa &liver the country from these incur and from ri - bbery ; bat above all, the great ~„I c t e ies of his aagust Brother,- in Germany ; will ' ,2 to FOC!ITe !:) :he Continent a general and dura. tend That 6plin will be the first to reap the b i e peace. benefits of a peace of which she has so much need. rs.en will disappear all the evils attendant on the fa naticism of persons ever disposed to suffer themselves to be misled by chimerical hopes ; when the Govern ment can devote itself entirely to the care of esta blishing, upon solid foundations, political principles, or when at last surrounded by the true friends of their country. it is certain of arriving at the end so desired. The King has manifested, in a particular manner, his goodness to the Bishop of Porto Rico, whom his Majesty . hat;l already seen at Maclrul, among the Members of the Deputations who went there to take the oath of fidelity in the name of the different towns. SARAGOSSA, JUNE 21. The third corps follows up its successes.—The fol lowing Proclamation has just been published in the Order of the Day : " SOLDIZAS • " The Emperor ordered me to come and replace the Mire of Abrantes; who so many times has victoriously conducted you egaiast the trenches of Saragossa. The first day of my arrival, I united a part of you, and led you against the enemy---attacked him, in.order to reconnoitre him. His superiority of numbers *has niade me resolve not to renew the attack, but to manceovre in order to draw bim from kis positions. We are unincuniber ed with baggage—we have worked ir constructing redoubts— we have erased the fort of Saragossa—chaced, and driven from their positions, the bands of the enemy which were upon the left bank of the Ebro! " Suddenly, an army of 5 0,000 men, with a numerous train of artillery, came to penetrate oar liars, interrupt our convoys, *NIL endeavour to surroansl um. It was upon this occasion that Tod . . Proved, soldiers, wipe Frenchmen can do when impelled by confidence. " Yon have triumphed an the battle of Saragossa—you have take% 23 pieces of cannon, tome caissons, three pair of colours, and killed or taken a great number of men. Upon that day the ftd Regiment of the Vistula slaNseti much firmness, the 11th of the line and Ist of the Vistula ,such vigour, the sth and 14th light battalion a boldness and assurance beyond praise. The 4th regiment of Hussars has covered it'd: - with glory. The Cuiras siers (stile 13th have proved themselves worthy to take a rank arisen the old regiments of the Grenadiers. he Polish troops have rhraUed them. You hive pursued the enemy by forced marches. You have attacked the entrenched camp of Belckite with the rapidity of lightning. 'Cite 14th regiment, the lit of the Vistula, and the light artillery have particularly distinguished themselves. You have driven and dispersed this army, entered . the town with tlitm, sowing every where terror and death. Nine pieces of cannon, the last the mealy had, remained in our badds, 42 ammunition cars, 2 or SOO mules, some magazines of cloth ing, of rice and biscuit, 6000 muskets, some thousands of priso ners, and a great number of killed, have completed your triumph. The enemy has already passed the frontiers of Arragon. " Soldiery, after such fine results, gained in four days by your courage, you will learn to judge of your force when confident in yourselves, and conducted by discipline you will always be invin cible. is We will inhabit camps, we will exercise ourselves in them, we will form the young men who come to our ranks, and pre serve chat manly courage which constitutes the French armies. I will watch over your welfare; the country will furnish you subsistence ; and you by your discipline will give security to the inhabitants. " You will bring back to submission and peace deluded men, victims of sonic ambitious Chief and of English intrigues; you will cause to be esteemed by yourconduct the government of the worthy brother of our great Emperor. I acknowlege my satisfaction with the surgeons of the army and staff, for their zeal in follow ing the steps of the ar.ny and assisting the wounded. Generals and Chiefs of Corps will immediately acquaint me with all the brave ofEaers, subalterns, and soldiers who have merited recom pences, in the two days of Saragossa and Belchite. (Signed) " SUCH ET, " General in Chief and•Govsrn•r (A True Copy.) General of Arragon." ST.Cv a Nucufs, Chief of die Staff. AMSTERDAM JULY 9. _ _ The fort Rammekes in Zeland has lately been oc cupied by troops belonging to the corps commanded by General Monnet. It is difficult to form an opinion on the reason which has occasioned that measure, unless it be ascribed to an arbitrary deed of the said General, which will certainly be punished by the Em peror Napoleon. Very. fortunately the above act of violence has nil been attended with any unpleasant consequences between the troops of the two nations. SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PAPERS. LISBON, JUNE 28. The army of Carolina have already established their head-quarters at Man7anares ; their advanced guard has proceeded to Villatta, and the enemy was at Consuegra. The ruffians tinder Victor passed the Tagus at Al mare: ; and on the '2 ;d a firing of cannon and mus ketry proceeded from the other side of the river, which was answered by our van-guard, commanded by ,Zavas on this side. This firing which was very brisk, had undoubtedly no other object than to favour the retreat of their army by keeping back our troops. — On the 2101, the enemy kit the Tagus, having de stroyed the pontoons made use of, and our troops 'began to pass over in their boats. You see. therefore, that our soldiers are close at their hechi ; and it would not be surprising if they were at this moment in Ta lavera la Reyna. The English are already on their march from Abrantes, and yesterday the head-quarters were to be removed. It appears that they were to direct their course towards Coria and Placencia. Three thousand more English have just arrived here, and we are look. :lig for others. (PRIVATE LETTER.)-LISBON, JUNE 29. .The Cabildo of Buenos Ayres, who were sent ba nished by Liniers to Patagonia, have been released by the Governor of Monte Video, Senor Elio, who chspatched the sloop of war the Diomante upon that service, which succeeded in capturing the vessel they were going in, and carried her into Monte Video, to the great joy of the inhabitants, where they were re ceived in the most friendly manner, and a general re joiiirg took place in the evening. •• VALENCIA, JUNE IS. We do not know what had taken place at Sara gossa on the 3d instant, because the gates were shut, and the guards permitted no one to come in or go out. The common opinion in the neighbourhood was, that a pillage of the place had begun. It will be no wonder if on the approach of General Blake, they should, as usual, • abandon their position. The communication with Gerona is intercepted ; but we know, that the mighty men who have ap proached •that fortress have done little ; .for the heavy artillery from the walls of the city, has greatly thinned their ranks, and fertilised the soil with their In the mean while considerable numbers of our troops are marching in their rear. SEVILLE, !UNE In. The French have passed the bridge at Almarez, and our advancedagoard is at Xarenzejo. The army of Sebaitiani is At Ocaha ; and the advanced-guard of our army'of La Manca is at Madridegos ; but, as the enemy hit waste and ravage the country they Pass through, our treops cannot pursue them so ra- PidlY as they wish. • • TARPAGONA,.JUNE S. The skirmishes which take place in this country are incessant, and greatly harass the French. The 'regular force of the enemy prepohderating over our own, he has had the audacity to undertake the siege of Gerona. The division before that fortress has been reinforced by four or five thousand Miqueletes, f - rorn i French Roussillost. These troops are said to have been led by' the traitors Garriga and Duran. The enemy will not fail to be driven back with shame. LETTER OF GENERAL BLAKE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT.. 4 ‘ Head Quarters, Caspe, May 30. tg MOST EXCELLENT Slit.--I communicated to you, OR the 21st inst. the evacuation of Alcaniz by the enemy, and their retreat to Hijar, Puebla de Hijar, and Samper. In the latter place they left a pretty strong detachment. On the 21st I sent D. Casimero Loy, Lieutenant Colonel of the Spanish hussars, with eighty men of his regiment and two hundred volun teers of Valencia, to reconnoitre the positions of the enemy. He not only effected his purpose but attack. ed the detachment stationed at Samper, forced them to abandon their quarters and baggage, atid 'retreat to Puebla de Hijar. " Meanwhile the enemy were joined by the troops which they expected from Zaragoza to the number o! three thousand men. Having thus collected a force of ten thousand infantry, eight hundred cavalry, and twelve pieces of cannon, they marched fi)ril..ard to attack us. Informed of their movements, we pre pared to give them a proper reception. " The plain of Alcaniz, which has witnessed this glorious action, is surrounded with mountains of un- 1 equal heights, and at various distances from the posi tion which our troops occupied. At about two mus ket shots from the city rise some hills accessible to cavalry, and divided in the centre by the road to the capital, which sinks with a gentle graduation till it reaches the plain. On these hills the main body of our army was placed, its flanks supported by two bat teries, which, as well as some others in the centre, protected effectually the whole extent of our line. " The part.2f the plain which lay on our right is the lowest, and forms a kind of fen, the more dan gerous, as it is covered with trees. The heights which surround the orchard terminate at a short distance, from this fen, and are commanded by a single hill on the top, on whick stands an hermitage, that serves as a key to the road to Caspe, which runs in that direc tion. In order to prevent the enemy from availing themselves of the advantages which this position offered, it was occupied by two thousand men, com posed of the battalions of Daroca, the reserve of Ar ragon, the sharp-shooters of Murcia, and the 2d di vision of Volunteers of Arragon, under the command of Field Marshal D Juan Carlos Areizaga. 44 The vanguard were posted on one of the heights in front of our position, and consisted of a battalion of Ferdinand VII. three hundred men of dee battalion of Volunteers of Valencia, two cotnpanies of grena diers of the regiment of America, and. two others of that of 'Frazier, under the orders of Lieutenant Co lonel D. Pedro Texada. " In the olive gr-unds on our left were placed our light troops, to prevent our being surrounded, and the cavalry commanded by the Brigadier D. Miguel Ihariola, took post in advance of our position on the road to Zaragoza. " At six in the morning the enemy shewed them selves on the heights in our front, and directed a warm fire against our advanced troops, which fell back towards the corps to which they belonged. The vanguard, supported by the cavalry, and several pieces of flying artillery, not being able to resist the superior numbers of the enemy, retreated, the infan try to the Hermitage, and the cavalry under the pro tection of our batteries, which began to fire upon the enemy with no small effect. 66 It was necessary to take possession of the Her mitage and route the corps by whom it was defended. in order to attack our position. The enemy, ther%! fore, advanced over the neighbouring heights towierd.' the post guarded by Areizaga, but their fire of mus ketr,y and artillery was coc.rageously supported and returned by our infantry, to the assistance of which a howitzer had been sent. Yet the enemy did not desist from their attempt, but by an incessant fire from the whole of their line, covered the march of a close co lumn of 900 or 1000 grenadiers, who, with their bay onets fixed, and horrid yells, rushed to the foot of the hill on which the Hermitage stood—but their impe tuosity yielded to the firmness of our troops, and they soon shewed their backs to our warriors. " Perceiving that the enemy did not seem to have given up his intention of taking the post of the Her mitage, I ordered Colonel D. Martin de Manchaca, to attack their centre, in order to form a diversion in favour of our right. Notwithstanding this movement they renewed their attack on the Hermitage, and met with a similar repulse. I had previously ordered the cavalry to repair', from the road of Zaragoza to that of Caspe, to join Areizaga, but no sooner did it issue from the plain, than it received a discharge from the French infantry,l by which Brigadier D. Miguel Ibarrola was wounded. Their cavalry then charged ours with great advantage,' and compelled it to abandon its position. Unable to fore,e our right, the enemy suddenly attacked Man chaca's advanced column. " As it was merely intended to make a diversion, and was in a situation in which it could defend itself long, it fell back upon the main army, with the ex ception of the first light battalion of Zaragoza, which effected its retreat to the Hermitage. This success -induced the enemy to attempt passing through our centre In order to execute this bold design, they formed themselves in our front, and under the pro tection of a tremendous fire of musketry and artillery, sent a column of 2000 men by the road of Zaragoza, which passed through the middle of our position. " In its course, this column routed every thing be fore it ; neither the fire of our infantry, nor the quickly-repeated discharges of our artillei y were able to check its progres. Resolutely scorning every dan ger, it rushed impetuously forward to take possession of our centre batteries, and had not fortunately the Officers by whom they were served, preserved the most astonishing coolness, and reserved their fire until the enemy almost touched the mouth of our cannons, the French had perhaps then succeeded to break- our line: The fire of musketry of a battalion of the Ist and 2d regiments of Vakncia, and one of that of America . .placed on the left of our centre, contributed, greatly to its security. " In the frenzy of his attack, the enemy almost V succeeded in surrounding one of the batteries ; b i r those who had penetrated so far perished by th e h. ( of our troops, and chiefly that of the volunteers ci Valencia. , g Suddenly the column destined to break through our centre directed its march towards the town, and depriving us of every hope of retreat, conveled our troops to disperse themselve,. Yet the undaunted resistance which the enemy experienced in his attack. ultimately frustrated the success of his: udaciou s plan, 'and the French troops who boasted victory when. ever they met ours, at last retired in disorder, leaving many corps on the spot %%We'll they had so lately passed in the confidence of victory. Qur troops followed the French, who halted or. the heights where they hid Appeared at the beg nning of the action. After seven hours firing, both armie. remained in sight of each other, divided only by tl.: pleasant vale of Alcania, till night, of which the enemy availed himself to retreat, leaving a gre2; quantity of spoils behitid*him. Five hundred'Frencit corpses have been found en the field of •battle, and by the reports of peasants, who- watched the retreat O." the enemy, it is calculated that his loss in killed wounded cannot,be less than 2000 . men. (Sighed) a JOAQi:IN BLAKE." BAple/pZ, J UNE to. A letter froiti General Cuesta. dated Miajados, the 18th instant, states as follows ; ' " My adiacteed posts are at Xarueiejo. .The night before last the enemy evacuated Trnziklo, destroyiag all their ammunition, and leaving behind th4m 70(x, fanegas of wheat, and 800 quintals of flour, 'which will not be ill-timed for us; they have also left behind General Trias, who is now recovered, though still weak." JUNE 21.—Extract of a dispatch addressed to the Supreme Junta, by his Excellency D. Isidove Monte negro, dated Aliseda, June 19, 1809 ; " In Nisa, five leagues distance from Valencia de Mantara, there are 4000 men who compose the van guard of the English and Portuguese army ; they will successively pass through this town, to the amount of 20,000 men, of which it consists. It intended to have stationed itself on the points of Valencia de Alcan • tara, SanVincente and Albuquerque, but recent events appear to have determined it to advance, and in fact we ate assured that there are accounts from Alcan tara of its being in the vicinity of Bazagona and Pla cencia. On t'te 16th inst. jut as the F:e ich troops had left Tarimscha, an English Colontl and his ser vant entered, and inquired' the route of the enemy; soon after they were followed by about forty Spanish cavalry." AMERICAN PAPERS. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO BOTH nousEs OP CONGRESS. In obedience ,to the directions of the Act supple. mentary to the Act, entitled " Au Act to establish the Treasury Department," the Secretary of the Trea sury respectfully submits the following Report : The net revenue arising from duties on merchan dze and tonnage which accrued the year 1807, amounted, as it appeared by the last annual state ment, to 16,060,000 dollars. _ A correct statement of that revenue for the year 1808 cannot be prepared at this time, but may be es timated, as will appear by the estimate A, to about 10,270,000 dollars. The revenue arising from the same sources which accrued during the first quarter of this year did not much exceed one million of dollars ; and although considerable importations may be expected from Great Britain and the 'West Indies during the last six months of this year, yet, considering that there will be no arrivals from China and 'the East Indies, and the situation of the commercial intercourse of the United States with the rest of the world, it is not pro. bable that the revenue accruing during the year Ibo 9 will exceed that of the year MU& The specie in the Treasury on the lit of Octo ber, 131.8, amounted to - . - 19,845,717 se And the receipts during the last three months of that year, as appears by the statemeat , (13) to 3,537;316 99 17,483,084 51 The disbursements during the same period have amounted, including dollars paid in reimbursement of the princtpal of the public debt, to - - - - 7,491,339 79 Leaving a balance in the Treasury, on the Ist of January, 1809, of • 9,941,694 72 17,485,034 51 The Cash in the hands of Collectors and Re ceivers,and the outstanding reeenuebonds,amount. ed, on the Ist of Jan. 1808, to - 9,680,000 From whicii, deducting tor the expences of col lection, and fur tha drawbacks payable during the year I BG9 3,c,c0,000 - Leaves Air the probable receipts of the year 1809, exclusively of the inconsiderable sums which may be received on ac:euut of the revenue accruiug durii:g that year, a sum of Making together with the hplance in the Trea sury on the Ist of Jan. 18G9, the sum of 9,941,000 16,821 ,000 An oggregz!e of 16,13'21,000 dollars, applicable to the expendi ture of thi, year. The expences of the year I So9are in conformity with the existing appropriations, estimated at 14400,000 dollars, conti,ting of the following items : Civil List (including the c3(pt-nges of tins Session of Congress) miscellaneous exp4cces ui foreign intercourse 6,890,000 1,242,000 Military and Indian Departmerts, viz. Appropriation for the Army and de partments - Ditto for fortificat:ons Aims and military stores 2,795,000 • 475,000 550,000 3,820,300 Naval departments, this year's approprialion 2,915,C0u Public debt - (1,517,cit00 collars of the appropriation of 8,600,000 dollars for the year 1809, having been paid in advance in the year 1808, in rr•tier to effect the reimbursement of the whole of 8 per cent. stock) - 5,453,000 14,430,0(X) It must, however, be observed, that the estimate of the sums payable in the course of this year ori, ac count of the drawbacks, is conjectural, and that the exportations, particularly of colonial produce, would, it the restrictions laid by the Continental Powers of Europe on neutral commerce were removed, produce a much greater defalcation it. ihe yet receipts into the ' Treasury than the sum assumed in the (receding esti mate. In order .to guard against any inconveniency ising from that contingency, and for the purpose of keeping always a moderate sum in the Treasury, it ,may be necessary to borrow a sum equal to the amount of the principal of the public debt, which will be, r . e. • , imbursed during the year, and which will exceed thr'e millions of dollars. II