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wives and children. The Militia, therefore, owed a debt to the country of making their services as effica cious as possible. He wished that, instead of allow ing the Militia to enter into the regular Army, they should be allowed to extend their services generally to every part of the United Kingdom. Mr. CALC RAFT thought the Noble Lord seemed to consider the raising 20,000 additional men as a light matter, and almost a thing of course. He felt the same difficulty, however, that had been expressed by other gentlemen, in consenting to entrust a greater disposable force to those hands who had managed so badly what was under their direction. He thought the military estimates should he laid before the House prior to the discussion of this bill. TheCHANCELLOR of theEXCHEQUER was sorry that the question had gone to so great alength of discussion. He must, however, say that there would be no backwardness on the part of the Noble Lord or his Majesty's Ministers, in giving the House the fullest account which was in their power upon the subjects which had been mentioned. If it should then be found that the resources of the country had been shamefully wasted, whatever judgment might be pas sed upon Ministers for causing this waste, still that would be no reason why the waste should not be re paired. He should, however, declare that there had been no waste ; and he was confident the House would be of the same opinion when these matters should come regularly before them. The Gentlemen on the other side would have a very difficult task, if they should endeavour to persuade the House that no . effort should have been made by this country to aid Spain. It they meant, however, to allow that some thing ought to have been done, they would have then to point out to the House in what manner this suc cour would have been administered under their able hands, if they had been in power. From the speci mens, however, which had been given in this way in the debates in the present Session, his Majesty's Mi nisters felt undismayed at the result of such a discus sion. The House had already heard most curious plans of campaigns suggested by some of those Gen tlemen, and perhaps they would hear some more cu rious in the next discussion, but he believed they had heard nothing, nor would hear any thing from them which would incline the House or the country to be lieve that more effectual aid would have been given to Spain, if the administration of the resources of the country were in their hands. Mr. TIERNEY spoke at some length in explana tion. Mr. ELLIOTT was sorry to see that Ministers had no other resource, but going to the old hackneyed scheme of robbing the Militia to recruit the regular army. He thought those bills went to introduce an indirect and fraudulent system of taxation into the country : and that although Government might give ten guineas to the balloted man, that would go but a small way in getting a substitute. The question being put, the House divided—For the motioe 77—Against it 26—Majority 51. Leave was accordingly given to bring in the Bill, which was presented, and read a first time, and or dered to be read a second time on Monday next. Adjourned. of vengeance.—Another vessel was yesterchT .ted to have also arrived, which left Coruna se ,ce as the. 21st inst..at which time the Spaniards, it was stated, still continued to defend the place. We have not been able to ascertain the truth of the latter statement, The following letters, received this morning, con tain some interesting particulars : " PLYMOUTH DOCK, JANUARY 24. " I now sit down to give you a few more details of the late events in Spain. Upwards of 130 transports have already arrived, and more are continually com ing in. Both officers and men look most wretched and forlorn, and are nearly destitute of clothing and necessaries of every description, owing to the preci pitate nature of their retreat. . " Our brave fellows had beedcontinually engaged with the enemy, from Christmas-day to Tuesday last, fighting by day and retreating by night. " The cavalry were all embarked prior to the ge neral action which took place on the 16th. On that day the 4th, sth, 23d, 36th, 38th, 42d, 43d, 50th, 52d, 51st, and 95th Regiments of Infantry, with the detachment of Artillery, were all that were in action. The whole number did not exceed 7000: that of the enemy opposed to them was at least 24,000 ; add to which, they were seen advancing in columns, as far as the eye could reach. " The French force was commanded by Marshal SOrLT. General JUNOT was also stated to have been engaged with them, as second in command. " Against this formidable army, our brave band of heroes not only maintained their ground, but ab solutely repulsed the enemy three several times, and drove in their lines ; but as they had such powerful reinforcements at hand, their ranks were instantly filled with fresh forces.—One regiment (I believe the 50th) mustered only two Ensigns and 16 privates, after the action. When General MOORE . fell, two Officers im mediately went to.his assistance, to one of whom he Well—where are the French ?—are they still advancing ?"••••••••••" No, General," (was the replij " they are retreating."-- 6, Then I die happy," w3s the hero's last words. " Lady BLAKE and family landed here yesterday from the TONNANT, and experienced the most gene rous treatment and humane attention from Mr. MAR RIOT, of the Mutton Cove Inn, at whose house they took refreshment, and staid a considerable time. " General BERESFORD is here, and, I am happy to state, not wounded. " General BAIRD is on board the BARFLEUR. The VILLE DE PARIS is gone round to Spithead, with the body of General MOORE. " General ANSTRUTIII2I was buried at Corunna on Tuesday morning last" " PLYMOUTH, JAN. 24. 44 Came in the CANOPUS, of 84 guns, from the Me diterranean ; GOJIAWK, of 18 guns, from Corunna. " The Transports that arrived here yesterday amount to about 100 sail, the others, we understand, are gone ep Channel with the VICTORY ) of 110 guns, destined for Portsmouth. Not many of the Trocps are yet landed ; indeed the weather has been so bad to-day, that if the accommodations were ready, they could not have disembarked without much difficulty. One of the Transports, and a sloop of war, cut their cables this morning, and run from the Sound into Catwater, for safety. " The Chief Magistrate of this Borough, has this day issued a hand-bill to convene a Meeting of the inhabitants to-morrow, for the purpose of taking into consideration the necessity of opening a Subscription for the relief of the widows, and orphans of the sol diers that have lost their lives in the defence of Spain : many of those unfortunate women and children are now on board the transports here, in circumstances of very great distress, and if we are rightly informed, an appropriation of a subscription in the way pro posed, will be infinitely better bestowed, than if sent out of the country for the use of those, who lately refined them and their brave husbands the least shelter or accommodation. The cases of individual distress that occurred, during the retreat of the army and their followers, mould fill a volume." 1 1 4 11111111111111111111111.11111Pr Ir the defence of the country. The country treated lical act them as well as the regular troops, and in some in- reported stances better, as it made a better allowance for their - - late as 1 i. ii 11 1 11 I PI 1 . 10 PROTEST Of the Earl of Moira, as Baron Hastings, in the House of Peers, entered on the 23d instant on the Question being negatived for giving the 'I hanks of the House to Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Burrard Dlssz NTIENT, Because it has been established by evidence in a public Court that Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Burrard was in the Field throughout the whole of the Action at Vintiera, exerciFing Com mand ; and no Officer has the power of chsqualifying himself, or of divesting himself of the Trust .reposed in him by his Sovereign. On this account I cannot agree to leave out the name of Liet.-• tenant General Sir Harry Burrard, no neglect or misconduct ha-- ing been imputed to him, from the Thanks adds House to those who atchieved the glorious Victory at Vimiera. (Signed) HP.STINC.S, &-. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, JANUARY PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : per Cent. Consols, money, 66-11—for Feb. 6611. Omnium dis.—Exchequer Bills 1:!s. to 145. pre. A report was yesterday circulated, that a 74 gun ship had been lost off Falmouth. We can state with confidence, that though a ship of war has been lost, the calamity has not been of such magnitude. The ship lost was that mentioned in our Falmouth letter yesterday, the PRIMROSE brig, of 18 guns. We lament to say, that the account we gave yesterday is but too truly confirmed : not an individual was saved but one boy. The officers lost on this unhappy occasion are Major CAVENDISH, Captain DUNCANIIELD, and Lieu tenant WALDEGRAVE. The Pitimitosn was one of the 'ships which sailed from Portsmouth a few days ago with about thirty sail of transports, having troops on i By the OSBORN hospital ship, arrived from Lisbon board. Of tie rest of this fleet we have heard with sick troops to the amount of 200, accounts have nothing. been received that when she sailed, eight days since, The transport lost near the same spot was the Dis- every preparation was making for the immediate eva patch, which had a detachment of the 7th Light cuation of that ,place by the British, two regiments Dragoons on board and a few horses. The crew and i (the 27th and 9th foot) were to have embarked that soldiers were in all about 200 ; and out of the whole, I day-in the River ; our troops were recalled from the melancholy to relate, only seven perssns were saved. frontiers ; the Portuguese seemed to be in a state of Besides the ships which we have already mentioned I the utmost alarm. to have arrived from Corunna, we are harpy in being Letters from Lisbon to the 15th inst. repeat the able to announce that the VILLE pi: Pants, the PLAN. I reports of the French having entered Portugal in con- TAGENET, and CHAMPION, reached Portsmouth yestar.. siderable force. The consternation at Lisbon appears slay with a number of the transports—all of them with to be very great, and most of the English, who were troops. 'This is a-mose pleasing c 4 -cumstance, as no . not connected with the army, had prepared to leave little degree of anxiety prevailed for the safety of the city. Our troops have been recalled from the .many of them. The whole, or nearly the whole of frontiers, and several regiments were under orders for the fleet from Corunna has now arrived. I embarkation in the Tagus. • The Captain of the Sally schooner arrived at Ply. _a Seine intelligence had been received from Madrid mouth states, that he was at the mouth of Corunna Iby the way of Badajos. It was supposed that the Bay op the 18th inst. which it v. as his intension to i garrison left by BONAPARTE, when he set out in pur have entered, to seek a market for his cargo (fish from I suit of the British army, did not consist of more than Newfoundland), but that he relinquished the idea, 8000 men, chiefly Poles and Germans. The,French on observing the whole to wn in a conflagration. It is had loaded 150 waggons with the effects of the Pence inferred that , the French had met with resistance National Bank, property of the Walloon Guards, &c. i rcap 4 :e Fpaniards, which had occasioned this diabia. —They seized and confiscated every thing in the houses of MEDINA-CELI, ALTANHEA;TRAiTiTAidARA , INFANTA.DO, FERNANZIUNEZ, OSUNA, SANTA•CRUZ, , and other families. The prisoners of war were all confined in the Retiro, whence they were to be con veyed to France, with the exception of the Generals and Officers, who were allowed to remain in Madrid on their parole The Marquis DE ST. SIMON, who defended the gate of Foncarral, bad been tried by a french Court Mar tial, and ordered to be shot, but was pardoned by Bo- NA PARTE, on the solicitation of the Marquis's daugh ter. It is said that the Marquis of SAN TA CRUZ, the Count DE TRANSTAMARA, and the Prince cf CASTLE• FRANCO, on whom sentenceof death had been passed, have also been pardoned, on condition of their re maining prisoners in France. About the end of Decejnber, the Junta at Seville sent a force under Brigadier General Don JOSEPH SERRANO, to occupy the principal points of the Sierra i Morena. The Editor of the Lisbon Gazette has been im- prisoned on a charge, it is said, of corresponding with, and favouring the French. .NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. LOSS OF TWO OUTWARD-BOUND EAST-INDTAMEN, " DOVER, JANWARY 25. 46 It is with much concern that I inform you that the Admiral Gardner and Britannia East India ships, outward-bound, in bearing upfor the Downs,early this morning, in the tremendous gale, got on shore on the South Sand Head ; and it is much feared that both of them will be lost. Of the crews nothing certain is known here ; but report says, that the whole of one them are lost, and the crew of the other is to be seen on the mast ; but, owing to the heavy sea, the Deal boats could not go alongside to rescue them. " 5 P. M.---One of our boatmen is just come down from the South Foreland ; and he says, that at three o'clock he saw some boats go alongside the ship where the men were seen, and bring them off ; but he could see no men on board the other ship, which was nearly under water.—Wind N. and now moderate." " DEAL, JANUARY 25. " Last night and this morning it blew a very heavy gale from S. W. to W. N. W. and day-light pre sented to our view a most distressing scene, three ves sels on the Goodwin Sands, with only their foremasts standing, and a ♦ery heavy surf breaking over them. Vice-Admiral CAMPBELL sent two gun-brigs, a lug ger, and a cutter, to anchor as near as possible to render them every assistance in their power. The vessels are a large brig, the ADMIRAL GARDNER, and the BRITANNIA outward-bound East Indiamen, the crew of which, it is feared, are lost. Great credit is due to the boatmen of this place, Broadstairs, and tamsgate, for their exertions in endeavduring to save the lives of the crews—they succeeded in getting to the Indiamen, and some of them are now (4 P.M.) coming on shore with part of the crews, both of which are said to be saved, except seven of the BarriNkriA's and three of the ADMIRAL GARDNER'S men ; some'of their cargoes may probably be saved, but . the vessels must inevitably be lost.—Wind N. W." • TORBAY, JAN. 24- Yesterday arrived his Majesty's ship LA FLECHE from Portsmouth, and the LORD COCURAink gun-brig fror :„. mi a cruiz:. Four P. M.—Now coming in several sail of the line, supposed to be the Channel Fleet, under the com mand of Admiral Lord GAMBIER, from off Brest.— Wind W.S.W. blows hard. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 25. Arrived his Majesty's ships VILLE DE PARIS, PLAN TA.GENET, and CHAMPION, with a fleet of transports, from Spain; Juno transport, REAY Master, from Qui beron ; and the Quebec packet, WALKER, from Lon don for Quebec. —Sailed his Majesty's ships GALATRA and la COQUETTE ; the Thomas transport, of Bridling ton, SimrsoN Master, was destroyed in Corunna har bour on the 17th inst. to prevent her falling into the hands of the enemy." His MAJESTY did not come to town yesterday, a was expected, it being represented to .him that the roads between Windsor and London were in many parts almost impassable. The notice did not arrive in time to prevent Lord MULGRA NTE, and others of the Ministers, from attending at the Queen's Palace, to gether with the Archbishops of CANTERBURY and 1 YORK, and a number of those who were to have.been presented. • Her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES were also expect ed in town, but were prevented by the same cause. Yesterday the Duke of CAM/MIDGE dined with the LORD MAYOR. The Duke of SussEx caught such a violent cold in attending the fire at St.James's Palace, that it brought on an inflammation on his lungs. On Tuesday he was considered in a dangerous state, but yesterday he was better. The sufferings of our brave soldiers in their retreat to Corunna, have been unparalleled in the annals of military operations ; the letters from the various ports at which they have landed, describe even those who have not been wounded as walking skeletons. It is impossible to conceive a more judicious application of the money subscribed for the Spanish Patriots than the relieving the sick and wounded, or the rela tives of those who fell during -that arduous service. Information was yesterday received at LLOYD'S that the Maryland, an American East Indiaman, carrying 21 guns an 45 men; bound for Martinisue, with In dia goods and provisions, has been detained and swat to Antigua. ! • ~ . LAW INTELLIGENCE. CONSISTOSLY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS, JAN. ,2c. GIIEGSON GREGSON, This was a cause of divorce, or separation from bed, board, and mutual cohabitation, brought by Jesse Gregson, Esq. against Grace Gregson, his wile, by reason of adultery. There were two allegatio7ls produced in this case on the part of Mr. Gregson, the husband, the one pleading the facts of a criminal intercourse passing between Mrs. Gregson, his wife, and Thomas Theaker, his coachman, and the othe r pleading a criminal intercourse passing between Mr:. Gre . gson and John M'Taggart, Esq. for which t wo actions had been brought by Mr. Gregson against the parties in the Common Law Courts, and two verdicts of damages obtained. The particular circumstances, respecting the facts of a criminal connection passing between the parties, being then so fully stated to the public, it is not necessary to state them again. The Court (Sir WILLIAM SCOTT), after hearing the evi. dente read, and the Learned Civilians on one sip; and the other, was clearly of opinion that the fact c. adultery was fully proved, and that the husband was entitled. to the remedy he prayed, and accordingly pronounced for the same. COURT OF CHANCERY, JAN. 24. EX-PARTE GRAY, A BANKRUPT. This was a petition presented by the Bankrupt, who is a Builder and Contractor for the Transport Service, residing at Portsea, for the purpose of superseding the Commission of Bankrupt, which had been taken out against him in June last, on the ground of his not having committed an act of bankruptcy. Mr. MARTIN and Mr. BELL were heard in support of the petition, and Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY, Mr. CULLEN, and Mr. HoRNE, against it. The LORD CHANCELLOR dismissed the petition. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, l AN. C 4. KODOP V. WARING. This was an action brought by the Plaintiff, a King's Messenger, against Major Scott Waring, t o recover £502, the expences of a journey from Lon don to Vienna, and back, under the following cit. cumstanees Mrs. &Ott Waring (formerly Miss Hughes, of dra matic memory) was desirous of sending Mr. Annesley, her son by a former husband, to the Continent for the purpose of joining his regiment, having obtained a. commiss►on in the Austrian service and applied to the plaintiff as the niost likely person to conduct him safely to Vienna. The Plaintiff undertook the charge, and they travelled under the title of Count Nodopski and companion, when they ultimately reached Vienna in safety in August 1807. In consequence of The si. tuation of affairs on the Continent at that period, there was great difficulty to strangers travelling, and they were under the necessity of taking a very circuitous route before they could arrive at the place of their d , !- stination. The Defendant had paid to the Plaintiff about i 8270 on account, and the action was brought to recover the balance. _ . _ Mr. Parsons, Mr. Falkner, and several other King's Messengers, we i r called to prove the charges usual and reasonable. Mr. Serjeant BEST, for the Defendant, contended, that as this was a eontfact made by Mrs. Waring, for her son by a former husband, the present Defendant could not' be liable ; but the Learned Judge (Mr. Justice LAWRENCE) was of a different opinion, as it appeared'that the Defendant was present at makiag the contract,' and did not object to- it. The Leaned Serjeant then went to the merits of the case, conterd ing, in an animated and impressive speech to the Jury, that the Plaintiff was already amply paid by the money advanced to him The Jury, however, were of a different opinion, and found a verdict for the Plaintiff, to the full amount -of his demand. A few days since, two Warrant Officers stationed in the Lake near the Buildings, in Portsmouth, whilst grappling in the Lake raised a wherry, which they towed ashore at the Hard : on examining it, it proved to be the beat a young man had purchased and fitted [ out at - the Buildings some little time before, and he [ was never heard of nor seen afterwards. His body has never been picked up. INUNDATION PRODUCED BY THE THAW.—The sudden Thaw has produced effects in the streets of the Me tropolis, and the roads in the neighbourhood, which have been scarcely paralleled at any former period. The water produced by the melting of a vast body of snow, has rendered some of the roads quite impassa ble, and the torrents which have thus been caused, have done great damage. At Battle-bridge, Gray'':- Inn-lane road, the water yesterday rushed into the houses, and the inhabitants were forced to fly to their upper stories for protection, the road could only he passed with great difficulty by carts. In Dorset-street, Portman-square, the common-sewer has blown up and left a dreadful chasm ; and the houses in the nedi bourhood are all under water. In the neighbour hood of Kennington and Vauxhall a torrent )f waterlas arisen, which, in it progress, 1 , as carried away furniture, trunks of trees, cattle, &c..and has destroyed a great number of bridges—the Clapham road is rendered quite impassable ; several houses were yesterday completely insulated by the water, and the inhabitants unable to obtain provisions, or to get out of their houses. A considerable part of Deptford-bridge was yester day washed away, and for some time rendered im passable, by the torrents from the adjacent hills. — Fortunately no person was hurt by the accident. BOXING.—A match for 100 guineas was decided on MOnday, at Eaton, between Flowers, the coach man, and Rosset , a sawyer, which, in ten minutes, was decided in favour of the former, ECCLESIASTICAL and ACADEMICAL PROMOTIONS. The Earl of Oxford has been pleased to appoint the Rtv. Joni , Nance one of his Lordship's Domestic Chaplains. Duatit4 UNIVERSITY.—At a meeting of the Provost a::,! Senior Fellows en Monday se'nnight, for the purpos e of electli g a Professor , arosu44. . Botany,winu declared duly the room o f the late Dr o Scott, Dr. Wrr Allman, of DIED. Lately, at Langtoff, aged 90 years, the Rev. Thomas Atklilson, Vicar of Reighton, and Minister of the perpetual curacies of Sled merit and Filey, Yorkshire. He preached, and baptized a chill, on the day before his death, in his usual health and spirits. LONDON : Printed and Published by LEVEL KENT, of Car tater, Plano, Lambeth, u the STAR-01r71C ! s No. 1, Luc' intent, .IhisliniinsiloB9 at tho STAn-Orrscr.,Temple bAr.