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1 N3W ORDERS OF COUNSEL Prefent i the King's Molt Eicelknt Malay in Council. This day was publifhed, In One Volume, Svo. price Ss. in boards, or in Canso. price 4s. in boards, Ncw Fditions i.f SERMONS on the DOCTRINES and DUTIES of CHRISTIANITY. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand ; Hatehard, Piccadilly ; and S. Ciseyne, Edinburgh. Of whom may be had. The Hocr SockoasiNT of the LORD'S SU PPEIt ; a Sermon, from tbs above., price 44. or sL is. per hundred. FROM SATURDAY NIGHT', GAZETTE. At the Court at the (Itteets's Place. the 25th of November, t 8.7 Whereas it has been reprefented that it would be expedient to fix certain periods it which it ihall be deemed that a reatonable time than h.,ve elapfed for receiving information ,at diff rent places, of his MAjefly's Order in Council of the 11th of November loft. retpedlicg the trade with his Majefty's enemies, and in their pro duce and manatadtures ; his Majelty taking the fame into confi deration, And being defirotts to obviate any difficulties that may arife it) relied thereto, and alfo to allow ample time for the laid Order being known to all perfons who may be affeeteti thereby, is pleated, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order and declare, and it is hereby ordered and deslared, that it,f , ,rmation of the laid Order of the I tilt of November initant fhall be taken and held to have been received in the places hereinafter mentioned, at the periods refpeetively al:fig:led to them, namely, Ports and Places within the Baltic—December 11, 180 Y. Other Ports add Places to the Northward of Amfterdam—De cember t, From Amfterdantro UThant—December 4, 1807. From Ufhant to Gape Finilterre—Dt cember 8, 1817. From Cape Finilterre to Gibraltar, inclufive—December 13, stit, 7 Madtira—December 13, 1807. Ports and Places within the Streights of Gibraltar, to Sicily and Malta, and the Weft Coaft of Italy, itteltdive—January , £BOB. All other Ports and Places in the Mediterranean beyond Sicily and Malta—January so, tBoB. Potts and Places beyond the Dardanelles—February t, 1808. Any Part of the North and Weltern Coaft of Africa, or the Mods adjacent, except Madeira—January tt, tBoB. The United States and Britilh PoffeiTions in North America and the Weft Indies—January zo,tBaB. Cape of Good Hope and Eaft Coaft of South America—March 1. 1808. India—May r, 1888. China and the Coaft of South America—June t, acB. And every wird failing nn or after thofe days, from thofe places refpedtivcly, 111111 be deemed and taken to have received notice of the aforefaid Order : And it is further ordered, that if any veffel &all fail within twenty days after the periods abave alligned re Ipedtively, from any of the raid places, in contravention of the faid Order of the r rib of November infant, and (hall to detained as prize on account thereof, or mall arrive at any port in this king dom, deftined to force port or place within the rettridtion of the raid Order, and proof (hall he made to the fatisfaaion of the Court of Admiralty in which Inch veffel than be proceeded againft, in cafe the fame (hail be brought in as prize, that the loading of the faid veffel had commenced before the faid periods, and betore information of the faid Order had actually been received at the port of fhipment, the faid veffel, together with the good, fo laden, mall be reftored to the owner or owners thereof, and mall be per • mitted to proceed on her voyage in fuch manner as if fuch veffel had failed before the day fo fpecified as aforefaid : Anil it is further ordered, that no proof flan be admitted or gone into, for the pue rile of (hewing that information of the laid Order of the z lab of November loft. had not been received at the faid places refpec tively, at the feveral periods before affigned : And the Right Ho nourable the Lords Commiflioners of his Majelty's Treafury, his Majetty's Principal Secretaries of State, the Lords Commiflioncrs of the Admiralty, and the Judges of tbc High Court of Admi ralty and Courts of Vice-Admiralty, are to take the =diary meafures herein as to them (hail refpedtively appertain. W. FAWRENER. At the Court at the ~►ucen's Palace, the asth of November, iEo7, Prefent, the King's Moft Excellent Majelly in Council. Whereas his Majefty by his Order in Council, dated the rich November initant,refpeCting the Trade to be carried on with his Majefty's enemies, was pleated to exempt from the reftridtions of the laid Order, all edicts which (hall have cleared out from any port or place in this kingdom, under fuch regulations as his Ma- jetty may think fit to prefcribe, and (ball be proceeding direct to the ports fpecified in the raped:titre clearances ; his Majefty taking into confideration the expediency of making fuch reAulations, is pleafcd, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that all veffels belonging to countries not at war with his Majefty, mall be permitted to lade in any port of the United Kingdom any goods being the produce or manufacture of his Majefty's dominions, or Eaft India goods, or prin.: goods, (all fuch goods having been lawfully imported) and to clear out with, and freely to convey the fame to any port or place in any colony in the Weft Indies or America, belonging to his Majtfty's enemies, fuels port or place not being in a Rate ut aCtual blockade, fubjed to the payment of fuch duties as may at the time when any fuch vcffels may be cleared out, be due by law on the exportation of any fuch goods, or in rcfpedt to the fame being deftined to the ports of the Colonies belonging to his Majesty's enemies—and likewife to lade, clear out with, and convey as aforefaid, any arts dee of foreign produce or manufadture which shall have been law fully imported into this Kingdom, provided his Majefty's liccnce flail have been previoully obtained for fo conveying fuch foreign • produce or manufactures. And it is further ordered, that any veffel belonging as aforefaid (ball be permitted to lade in any port of the United Kingdom any goods not being naval or military ftores, which (half be of the growth, produce, or manufacture of this kingdom, or which (hall have been lawfully imported (rave and except foreign Lugar, coCee, wine, brandy, mutt' and cotton) and to clear out wi:h and freely to convey the fame to any port, to be fpecified in the clear ance, not being in a state of adlual blockade, although the lame fha:l be under the reftridlions 01 the Paid Order—and likewife to lade, clear out, and convey foreign Inger, coffee, wine, brandy, fnuff aad cotton, which (hall have been lawfully imported, pro vided his Majefty's licence (hall have been previoully obtained for the exportation and conveyance thereof—and it is hereby further ordered, that no veffel (hail be permitted to clear out front any port or place in this kingdom to any port or place of any country fuhjedted to the reftridtions of the (aid order, with any goods which Mall have been laden (after notice of the raid Order) on board the veffel which than have imported thc fame into this king. door, without having firft duly entered and landed the fame in lonic port or place in this kingdom ; and that no veffel (hall be permitted to clear out from any port or place in this kingdom to any port or place whatever, with any goods the produce or menu figture of any country fuhjecled to the reftriaioos of the laid order which than have been laden after notice as aforefaid on board the veffel importin:: the fame without having fo duly entered and land ed the fame; or any goods whatever which mall have been laden after fuch notice in the veffel importing the fame, in any port or place of any ccuntry fubjedicti to the reftrielons of the Paid Order, without having fo duly entered and landed the fame in fume port or place in this kingdom, except the cargo (hall conGft wholly of fumy. meal, grain, or any article or, articles the produce of the foil of fume country which is not fubj ited to the reftrietions of the laid Order, except cotton, and which [hall have been import ed in an nomanufaCtured (Late, dired from fuch country into this kingdom, in a vcirel belonging to the country front which Inch goods have been broughti'and in which the fame were grown and produced: • '' . .1 • And it is further ordered, that any Tetra belonging to any . country not at war with his Majefly, may clear out from Guern a fey. je:fey, or Man. to any port or place under the reftridlioos of the laid Order, which Mall be fpecified it the clearance, not being in a fine of adtual blockade, with fuck articles only, not being naval or military floret, as (hall have been legally imported into Inch ifsands refpedlivcly, frosn any port or place ha this kingdom diredt ; and with raped to all fuels articles as may have been im ported into 11w laid Mande refpedlively, from any port or place un der the rettridtions co the Paid Order, it shall not be permitted to ay veffel to clear oat with the fame from any of the laid Mande, except to fume port or place in this kingdom • and the Right Honourable the Lords Comtniffloners of his Majeßy's Treafury, • his Maj Ity's Principal Secretaries of State, the Lords Commit . - fionens of the Admiralty, and the Judges of the High Court of Admiralty and Courts of Vice-Admiralty, are to take the need. Lary mtafures herein as to thcus shall refpedively appertain. W. FAWKINER. At the Caurt at the Queen': Palate, the Seth November, 1107 ; Prident, the King's Molt Bate'lent Majetty in Council. Whereas his Majeßy, by his Order in Council, dated the a ith ofyuvember infant, refpeeting the trade to be carded on with his Majefty's encodes, was pl-afed to exempt from the reftridtions of the Paid Order all veffels belonging to any country not at war with his Majesty, together with their cargo, which (hall be comiug from any pert or place in Europe which is declared in the raid Order to be fubjed to the reftriclions incident to a RMa of block ade, dired to fume port or place in Europe belonging to his Ma• jetty. and alto all veffels which Mall be cleared net from Gibraltar or Malta, under Inch regulations as hie hiejelty may think fit to preferibc. and which (hall be proceeding Oared to the ports fpeci fied in their refpective eleamacrs: And whereas it is expealicio to encoarage the trade from Gi braltar and Malta to count,i,s under the la firidious of the laid Order, fubjett to regulations to be made in refpedt thereto: His Majefly is therefore pleated to prefcribe the following re gulations, in regard to fuch trade, accordingly, and by and with tne advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby or dered, that all forts of flour and meal, and all forts of grain, tobacco, and any other article in an uninanufadured Rate, he. ing the growth and produce of any country not bring fubjedted by the laid Order to the restrictions inci.t.nt to a gate of block ade, except cotton, and naval and military gores, which than have been imported into Gibraltar or Malta dired from the country where the fame were grown and produced, than, with out any licence, be permitted to be cleared out to any port or place not being in a State of adtual blockade, without the fame being compelled to he landed ; but neither the fail article of cot ton, however imported, nor any article WiliCh is not the growth, produce, or manuladure of this kingdom, or which has not been imported in a Britifh (hip, or from this kingdom diredt (except fifh), and which mall have been laden at the port of original Shipment after the period direded by an Order of this date, to be taken as the time at which notice of the laid Order of the itch of November !hall be confidcred as having been received at fuch port of nilpotent, than be permitted to be exported from Gibral tar or Malta, except to Come port or place in this kingdom ; and all other articles of the growth, produce and manufacture of this kingdom, or which (hall have been imported into Gibraltar, or Malta in a Brinfh Ihip, or from flame port or place in this kingdom, together with the article of fifli, however imported, may he exported to any ports or places in the Mediterranean or Portugal, under fuels licenco only as is hereinafter birdied to be granted by the Governor of Gibraltar and Malta refpedively : And it is hereby further ordered, that licences be granted by the Governor, Lieutenant• Governors, or other perfons having the chief civil command at Gibraltar or at Malta re:pee-burly, but, in his Majelty's name, to inch rrfon or perfons as the laid Go vernors, Lieutenant Governors, or perfons having the chief cons (hand, !hall think fit, allowing incii perfon ur perfons to export from Gibraltar dired, to any port to the Mcditerran:an, or to any port of Portugal, or to any port of Spain without the Medi terrancanme t farther North than Cape Finifterrc, and from Malta direct to any port being within the hlediterranean, with any arti cles of the produce or manufadure of his Majelty's dominions, and any articles which (hall have been imported into Gibraltar or Malta from this kingdom, to whomfisever loch articles (hall ap pear to belong (not brine naval or military Rotes), in any vef fel belonging to any country not at war with his Majesty, or in any veffel not exceeding one hundred tons burthen, and being enarmcd, belonging to the country to which fuch relicl ball be dared nut and going, and alto to import in any fuch veffel or veffels as aforefaid, from any port within the Mediterranean, to Gibraltar or Malta; or from any port in Portugal or Spain as aforefaid, to Gibraltar, inch port and fuch &ablation rcfpedlive ly to be fpecified in fuch licence, any articles of merchandiec whatfoever, and to whomforver the fame may appear to belong ; fuch articles to be fpecified in the bill of lading of loch veffel, fubjed however to fuels further regulations and reftridions with refped to all or any of the laid articles fo to be imported, or ex ported, as may he inf:rted in the laid licences by the Governors, Lieutenant Governors, or other perfons having the chief civil command at Gibraltar, or Malta, for the time being refpedively, as to them (hall. from time to time, fcent fit and expedient : And it is further ordered, that in every fuck licence Thai be inferted the names and refiderce of the perfon or perfons to whom it Mall be granted, the articles and their quantities permitted to be exported, the name and delcriptiou of the valid, and of the Mar ter thereof, the port to which the veffel (hall be allowed to go, which mall be flame port not miler aduai blockade; and that nu licence fo to be granted (hall continue in force for longer than two mouths from its date, nor far more than one voyage; or any fuch licence be granted, or acknowladged to be valid, if granted to permit the clearance of any did to any port which mail be edit- any blockaded by any naval force of his Majetty or of his Allies : And it is further ordered, that the Commanders of his Ma jetty's Mips of war and privateers, and all others whom it may concern, than (offer every Inch aerie' failing conformably to the permiffion given by this Order, et having any licence as afore laid, to pals and tenet's, dired between Gibraltar, or Malta, and fuch port as Lhall be fpecified in the licence in inch manner, and under fuels terms, renutations, and reftridtions as fhall be ex pealed therein : And it is further ordered, that in cafe any veffel, Co failing as aforefaid, for which any Inch licence as aforefaid, null have been granted, and which (hall be proceedinn dime% upon her Paid voy • age, than he detained and brought in for legal adjudication, loch 'diet, with her cargo, (hall he forthwith releafed by the Court of Admiralty in which proc , ctlings mall be commenced, upon proof being made that the parties bad duly conformed to the terms, re gulations, and rettrialintis of the Paid licence, the proof of fuch conformity to lie upon the perfon or perions claiming the benefit of this Order, or obtaining or ufing Inch licence, or claiming the , benefit thereof. . And it is hereby further order d, that no veffcl belonging to any Rate on the cue' of Barbary (hall he prevented nom failing with any articles he growth or produce of fuch (tate, Irons any port or place in CA Rate, to any port or place in the Mcditerra• nean or Portugal, filch port or place not being actually blockaded by famenaval force belonging to his Majelty, ur his Milo, without being obliged to totlch at Gibraltar or Malta. And the Right Hon. the Lords Comtniflioners of his Majefty's Trcafury, h!e - Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, the Lords Comniiffioners of the Admiralty, and the Judges of the High Court of Admiralty and Courts of Vice Admiralty, are to take the neceffary rnealures hum, as to them than relpedlively apper tain. W. FAWKENER. At the Court at the Qzeen'a Palace, the isth No•. t 80, : prefent the King',: Mitt Facetient Mamiy in Council : Whereas his Majetty, by his Order in Council of the t Ith of November inftant, was pleated to ordcr and declare, that all trade in articles which are of the produce or manufadlure of the coun tries and colonies mentioned in the laid order, (hall be deemed and confidercd to be unlawful (except as is therein excepted); his Majefty by and with the advice of his Privy Council is pleated to or der and declare, and it is hereby ordered and declared, that no thing in the Paid Order contained (hall extend to fuhje.d to capture and confilcation any articles of the produce and manufaCture of the laid countries and colonies laden on board britilh fhips, which would not have been fubied to capture and confifeatien if loch Order had not been made :—.And the Right Hon. the Lords Commiffioners of his Maiefty's Treafury, his Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, the Lords Commilfioners of the Admiralty, and the Judges of the High Court of Admiralty and Vice Adnii• ratty, are to take the neceffary mca(ures herein as to them may refpedively appertain. W. FAWKENER. At the Court at the Queen's Palace, the ayth November, 1807 ; Preterit the King's Molt Excellent Majcfty in Council. His Majefty taking into confideration the circumftances under which Pruffia and Lubeck have been compelled to (hut their ports againft Bruin' (hips and goods, is pleated, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that all Chips and goods belonging to Pruflia, which may have been (dud lublcqucnt to his Majefly's Order of the 19th of November 1806, and are now detained in *he ports of this kingdom, or vlfewhere, and all Mips and goods belonging to inhabitants of Lubeck •sthich are Co detained, (hall be reftored upon being pronounced by the High Court of Admiralty, or any Court of Vice Admiralty in which they have been or may be proceeded againft, to belong to fuhjt•dts and inhabitants cf Pruffia or Lubeck, and not otherwife liable to confifeation ;and that Such Chips and goods Shall be per mitted to proceed to any neutral port, or to the port to which they refp.dively belong ; and it is farther ordered, that the (hips and goods belonging to Pri.flia or Lubeck (ball not, until further orders, be liable to detention. provided fuch (hips and goods &all be trading to or from any tort of this kingdom, or between neu tral port and neutral port, or from any port of his Majefty's Al lies, and proceeding dirt, to the port fpecified in their refpedtive clearances—And the Right Hon. the Lords Cornmifiloners of his Majefty's Treafury, kis Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, the Lords Cotnroiffioners of the Admiralty, and the Judges of the High Court of Admiralty and Courts of Vice Admiralty, arc to take the neceffary - meatures herein, at to them Mall refpeclively j appertain. ( Signet ) W. FAWKENEIt. ' At the Court at the Queen's Falace, the zs th of November, 384, Prefent the King's ailt Excellent Majefty In Council. His Majefty taking into confideration the elreumftances under which Portugal has been compelled to (tut her ports againft the chips and goods of hia Majefty'sfubjeas, is pleated, by and with the advicreof his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered char all flaps and goods belonging to Portugal, which have been, and arc now detained in the ports of this kingdom, or elfewherc. Elan he rettored, upon being pronouneed by the High Court of Admiralty, or by the Court of Vice Admiralty, in which fuels pro ceedings may have been or fhalt Isecommencect, to belong to fub• jedts and inhabitants of Portugal, and not otherwife liable to con nfcat ion ; and that the Paid !hips and goods (hall be permitted to proceed to any neutral port, or to Portugal : and it is further or dered, that the fillips and goods belonging to Portugal (hall not, until In rth t r orders, be liable to detention ; provided fuch Chips and goods (hall be trading to and from any port of this kingdom, or to and from Gibraltar or Malta, and proceeding diredt to the port fpecified in their clearance, or between neutral port and neutral port, or between Portugal and the ports of her own colonies, or from any psrt of hie Majcßy's allies, and proceeding dircdt to the ports fpecified in their refpdetive clearances: provided fuck ports than not be at the time in a Rate of adtual blockade : and it is further ordered, that the Mips of Portugal (hall not . be confidered as entitled, under any treaty between his Majelty and Portugal, to protedl any goods laden therein which may be otherwife fubjedt to conhfcation. And the Right Honourahle the Lords Commillioners of his Ma- jetty's Treafury. his Makßy's Principal Secretaries of State, the Lords Commitfurriers of the Admiralty. and the Judges of the High Court of Admiralty, and Courts of Vice Admiralty, are to take the neeeffary medal - es herein as to them Mall refpedively ap pertain. (Signed) w. FAWKENKIL. [This era z ETTt likevrife contains a Proclamation proroguing Parliament from the 17th December to the sift January. to then meet for the difpatch of various urgent and important affairs. It alto announces the appointment of the Hon. W. Hill, to he En voy Extraordinary to Sardinia; and J. Smith, Ng. to be Secretary of Legation to that Court.] [Fur the Remainder of the Gazette, fee the LaR Page.) FJR.EIGN INTELLIGENCE. GOTTENBURGH, NOV. xB. Yeflerday the Tartarus bomb put in here, having on board the Englifh Minifler, Mr. Merry, on his return to England. A cutter alfo put in with an Englifh Courier charged with difpatches from St. Peterlburgh, for London, they were forced in by a gale from the Weltward. The cutter arrived in thirteen days from Cronfladt, and when fhe left it (the 4th of November) nothing new had occurred. lite Emperor had returned to St. Peterfburgh from a review of his troops. The French General, &- vary, was making a great figure there, attending the Empercr at all the parades with a numerous re tinue in fplendid uniforms. It is reported from Co. penhagen, that General Peyman and fevcral others have been put upon their trials. COPENHAGEN, NOV. io. According to intelligence received from Sweden from a very refpeetable quarter, his Royal Swedilh Majelly has concluded an armillice with France until the Ili of April next. And Martha' Brune is daily expeeed in Helfingbourg to open negociations for peace. The Englint Envoy, Mr. Pierrepont, is faid to be on the point of taking his departure for Eng land. Nov. t t.—His Serene Highnefs Prince Frederic of Heffe has been appointed Governor of this capi• tal, and the. Count Baudeflin Commandant of the troops (banned here. According to public entice iffued by the War Department, no deferter, who is a native of Great Britain, limn be (offered to enlift in the Danifh army, butt treated as a prifoner of war. Hanoverians, however, may either enliti or receive paffports to return to their native counts y. We learn from Aulberg, that the Englifh have Itationed a (hip near the light-houfe of Schagen, which twills every night a number of lanterns to ferve fr r a beacon to fuch of their (hips as navigate in that quarter. ELSINEUR, NOV. za. Since the Bth inflant the roMerr have Phut up the Sound, in loch a manner that they du not allow any Matter of a merchant fhip to go on (hurl and pay tolls. They compel all (hips which enter or fail out of the Sound to ffretch over to Helfingbourg, and bring up under the guns of their (hips. On the loth one of their frigates, which was lying off Helfing burgh, let fail from their Ration ; (he had Englifh foldiers on board, probably the Highlanders who were on board the Neptune, and put on (tore in the Me of Huen. STOCKHOLM, NOV. is. His Royal Majdly has been gracioufly pleafed to allow Robert Dundas, a native of England. his wife and lawful Woe, to airtime the title and armorial bearings of the Noble Swedifh family of Setton, and ordered them to be entered at the Herald's Office, in the lift of the Swedifb Nobility. RENDESBURGH, NOV. 6. By a Royal Ordinance of the 23d of Oetnber, the exportation of timber from any part of the Dana dominions has been prohibited until further orders, on pain of confifcation of the timber, and a fine equal to the value of the goods confifcated to be paid by all loch perfons as thall be convieled of having offended agaitat the above Ordinance. TERRITORY OF WURTEMBERG, OCTOBER AE. His Majefiy, our Sovereign, is continually em ployed very actively in public, and very rarely per mits himfelf any relaxation. It is generally expeeed here that the kingdom of Wurtemberg will flill receive a very confiderable augmentation. BANKS OE THE MAINE, OCTOBER 24. The fortrefs of Braunau was, in the middle of Odober, revidualled for three months by the French. A letter from Vienna contains the following intel ligence :••••" There are Rill Tome differences to ad jutt between the French Court and ours. Frince requires the (hutting the Auttrian ports againft the Engli(h trade. We underhand that Brannan has been again revidualled, and that the French, accor ding to every appearance, will not evacuate Auftrian Friuli fo loon as was expelled. The contributions levied for the tall war are not yet, it is laid, entirely difchargcd, and probably this has a connexion with the continuance of the occupation of Braunau. TRIESTE, OCTOBER z;. Since the Engfill have begun to refpea the Anil tri.in neutral flag more than they have hitherto done, many veffels with the produas of the Levant, as oil, currants, cotton, arrive here, and trade begins to re vive. Several (hips that had been detained at Malta have likewife been releafed, and have'already arrived at 'Nen, Fiume, and Porto Re. The'Englifb flotilla, of fiz frigates and corvettes, which was at anchor before our road, failed again, after a few days, for Corfu, under Commodore Campbell. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30. ST. AND a cw's DAY—No buftnefs done at the Stock Exchange. PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. 3 per Cent. Red. 63iii India Stoek 4 l79 3 per Cent. Conf. 63i; i India Bonds, lc dif. 4 per Cent. 8s H Exche. Rills. is 4s pr. s per Cent. Navy 98,1; Omnium, tif pr Long Ann. t7{ 15-t6the Tickets for City Lottery 71 14g. Short Ann. 7 9.t6thsi Conf. for acc 644 e FLAG OF TRUCE TO FRANCE. The Auflrian melrenger (M. Mk tz) who came over a fortnight ago from Calais in a French fchooner bearing a Flag of Truce, fet off from London on Saturday evening, reached Dover yeflerday morn ing, and immediately embarked in a cutter b e lo ng . ing to Dover, which had been ready for his rectis Lion Since Friday. As fonn as he was received on board, the cutter failed fur Calais, carrying a I ' l et; of. Trace, and as the wind was quite fair, it is be lieved at Dover that the reached her port about pne o'clock. At Dover it was reported, that the MefTenger was the bearer of difpatches from this Government of a pacific nature—but of this nothing could be certainly known there. We mull (late, however, that the opi. nion we hazarded, when the above Meffenger reached this country, has gained ground for force days. The prevalence of this opinion railed the Funds a 'kilts on Saturday, and various circumfiances (tome ri them entirely ideal) were mentioned in correbora• tion of pacific negociation having aaually corn. menced. The prevailing rumour was, that Mr. HILL, who, it will be ken by an article in the atzette, is appointed Minifler Plenipotentiary to the Court of Sardinia, is in the firfl place to proceed oa a miffion to the Court of Vienna, to notify his Majefiy's acceptance of the proffered mediation of Auflria and Ruffin. What truth there may be in the reported objedt of Mr. litst's million, we have not the means of knowing ; but that a with is at leaf: entertained to treat for the refloration of peace, we can hardly doubt, and that Aufiria furnifhes tl.e prefent medium of inter communication. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. An American vela, in 13 days from Lifbon, fat arrived in the River; the Mailer of which limes, that before he failed a report prevailed, that Spain had declared war againft Portugal. This intelli. gence, judging by all the circumftances hitherto made public, is extremely probable : NAPOLEON has avowed his intention to expel the Houfe of Bra ganza from the throne of Portugal—Spain has no will of her own ; and mutt execute whatever may be enjoined by the 1 7 rench Law-giver. The declaration of hoftilities by Spain, will decide the line of conduit to be followed by the Plumes REG stir. Without the fmalleft hope of being able to avert the threatened ruin of the Court of Lifbon, he has no choice left, but to execute his plan of emi• gration. Certain it is, that the Royal carriages, with a great quantity of valuable moveables, are chipped. A gentleman who was on board the 74 gun fhip, fitted up to convey the Prince, was fhewn the great cabin, hung for the purpofe with black velvet and gold, and a Rate room in a fimilar (tile, which was faid to be prepared for Lord STRANGFORD, who, it is afrc.r ted, wi:i accompany the Prince. There can be little doubt, however, that the PR !NCR IZIGENT was willing to fnbmit to almoft any terms the enemy of England might dictate, rather thzn ex ecute fuch a projeet ; and to this mull be attributed the feverity experienced by fuch of the Britifh fob jeEts as ventured to remain at Lifbon after the time ftipulatcd for their departure : but time alore can determine whether thefe meafures will now bereceived as any kind of atonement for fuffering fu many of the Englith to efcape with their property. The following letter, received by one of the convoy under the LIVELY (the greater part of which, we hope, art by this time in port), ferves to thew the feverity of the treatment experienced by thole Britifh families which were Co unfortunate as to remain in Portugal. " OPORTO, NOV. 44 I have only time to inform you that we are all in the utmoft difmay and confuGon. An order at• rived here on the 9th from Lifban, dit eaing the irr, mediate arreft of all the remaining Englifte and II ith families, and the fequaration of their property. The order was immediately put in execution ; detach• menu of the Police Guard were direaed to mak: diligent fearch, and molk of the Britifh have been Attired, examined, and given to underhand, that they are prifoners of war, although they were allowed to depart on their, parole of honour. The Englith FaBoryhoufe, has been feized in the name of the Prince Regent, and is in the poireffion of the Officers of Police. The dwelling houfes of Mr. Searle, Mr. Perry, and others, have been taken poffeflion of in like manner, and they, and the property found therein, feized in the name of the Prince. " A Portugnefe ve ail, which had been chartered at a large price, after having been at fea eight days, and after proceeding sio leagues on her way to Eng land under convoy of the Lavinia frigate, returned hither yeßerday in a very dif.ibled Rate ; both (hip and cargo were Immediately feized. The cargo is ordered to be fold for the benefit of the Government, and the fhip is to be confifcated in confequence cf her having Bi itilb property op board." Nu