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'By an 'extraordinary Courier just arrived in this t . qtpltal, his Excellency the Viceroy has received the 'A following dispatch from Brigadier Don Felix Maria Calleja, General in Chief of the A rm y of the King ' I against the insurgents : . . • " Most Excellent Senor—l have just received from Lieutenant• Colonel D. Josef Manuel de Ochoa, corn- 9 riandant of the division of the interior provinces on the frontier of Coahuila, the following letter : 6 The following is the interesting and agreeable in- formation I have received in letters from Monchova, signed by Don Simon de Herrera and Don Manuel Salcedo, the Governors of that town : 6 It would be very expedient for your Excellency to 'send us 500 men, in order to bring off the homy of the 204 insurgents whom Captain l3ustamante made prisoners, together with the property of the Bishop, and some cattle ; and also that the Generals Hidalgo, Allende, Abasolos, Aldama, Zapata, &c. who were taken in Acatita de Bajan, with all the vehicles in which they were carrying off gold, reals, and silver, 4 may be conducted away in Security, with the artillery and prisoners taken from them, amounting to more than 200, over and above those taken by Captain Bustamante.'. " I hive accordingly sent the 500 men requested, and with the rest of my army have this day began 311 y march, in order to retake Saltillo. (Signed) 0 March 28. " ," T.M. at: 0, WM." PORTUGUESE P4PIRS. , , . .--.. LISBON, MAY 28. Letters from Elvas, dated the 25th, state that the most active exertions were made to finish the siege of Badajoz, for which service had marched the regiment of infantry No. 17, besides other corps. Fresh de. tachments of troops had arrived from the army of hi: Excellency Lord Wellington, who was at Elvas. The head-quarters of Marshal Beresford it appear! were at Zafra. According to other accounts, the army of the enemy had continued its retreat, so that even his rear-guard was no longer in sight. It is as serted that the defeat of the French has spread ; great panic through the remainder of the army, am that a disunion prevailed among the Generals, ani w e pt of confidence in the officers, who said they , hai been deceived by being assured of the victory, an being told that they had only to fight irregular an • ill armed troops, and undisciplined ordenanzas. . MAY SO.—Letters state that Marshal Beresfore on the 25th, had a small action with the rear-guar of the enemy's army, in which the latter lost betwee 2 and 300 men. • We were likewise yesterday assured that there ha been a glorious action in Granada, which had givt another victory to the arms of the allies, Some English cavalry, lately arrivjed from En land, has been disembarked. MAY 31.—Sonte letters from our frontiers in •i. North say, that according to information receie, from the French prisoners , M assena ' vas ver y ill, ai ':;1 that the discontent of the remainder of the army which he was Chief was general, and gave much at easiness to the General who succeeded him in t command. . , ' According to some accounts from the South, t . army of Marshal Souk continued to suffer losses. • repeated and imall skirmishes, which always ten i , sated in favour of the allies. TARRAGONA, APRIL t 7. , t ' By a Courier just arrived from Vich, we learn tl the Marquis of Campuverde, with all his troops, a the division of Sarsfield, has arrived at that city, This unexpected, and ;n part retrograde moveme we are L inable to account for. Some pretend to a that it has in view a com bined p lan a g ainst Hosi rich and Gerona ; but the more probable reason ' to unite our whole force, for the purpose of proce . ing to attack the Fr ench at Fi g ueras, who are th with 7000 infantry, and cut off all cs.mmunicat .. •‘;,.,. with the castle, from whence we were obliged to i miss the prisoners, on account of their consum Il i provisions. . In the mean time we know that our military c rations in this quarter have been tolerably successf and that since the capture of San Fernando, few d have passed, in which there have not been favour: encounters ; from all which there has resulted the struction of more than 2000 Frenchmen: Aran. SO.—The general arming of the principal decreed by the Junta in February last, goes on a the greatest activity. The funds destined for object arise fro** a contribution of two reals ror/la be paid ever th r e e months by all the inhabitant . Catalonia of both sexes. fl. rho troth there entered this place 542 erisor Mt. The citadel of •Hostalrich is besieged .by our troops, who on the 25th made themselves masters of the town ; i ncons equence of which the besieged ~old not come down tor water, of which they are in the greatest want, as well as of provisions. We are assured that the enemy's garrison in Ge rona also suffers great want of provisions. The . French of the Ampurdan maintain themselves the town of Figueras, upon which the castle of S. ernando is constantly firing. There are other French Molins de Rey and its vicinity. These at Figueras amount to 9000 inlantry and 4(X) Cavalry at least.— The Marquis de Campoverde was at Vich on the 27th iith his , troopi. General Sachet passed through Lerida with 6000 men,. and a convoy of 400 carts. He was to-day at Montblanch, six leagues from this ; we do not know his destination, but it is supposed that he will endea vour to relieve Hostalrich, or to draw closer the plockade of the castle of San Fernando. GERMAN PAPERS. 1 . BELLENZONE, MAY 1. Theartillery of the Italian corps received orders to set ottt , on the 29th ultimo. It will arritt to•morrovr evening at Varese. • VIENNA, MAY 4. His Excellency Count Walls yesterday dispatched a courier to his Majesty,:aodlt it thought the Em: peror will arrive to-morrow, to preside at a Causal of State.• The object is to adopt vigorous measures against the stockjobbers, and execute in all the details the great patent respecting the finances. Every body does justice to the activity and wisdom of the Minister ; but there are a number of obstacles to overcome, and he must be supported by the su preme authority. The Archduke Palatine will, without fail, arrive on the 10th, to settle with Government the business of the Diet of Hungary, which must assemble in the month of August. Count Esterhazy has gone as Com missioner from his Majesty to arrange the disputes to which the patent has given rise in many counties. GIESEW, MAY la. The Grand Duke of Hesse's Regiment of Guards has received orders to hold itself in readiness to march for Dantzic. It will form part of the cordon of troops which guard the coasts of the Baltic. PANSCOWA, APRIL 22. On the 17th the Russian Colonel Geodorocirtsch, commandant of Belgrade, received a courier from Wallachia, with dispatches ordering all officers or sol diers absent from their corps to join them in twenty four or thirty days at farthest. • The disgrace of the Grand Vizier is attributed to r the Captain Pacha. It is supposed that this opera 'will break off the negociations which were opened be"- tween Russia and the Porte i,;r peace, and this con jecture is founded in'the supposition that the Captain Pacha, who has triumphed, has always opposed him self to peace. . . Bar should to go more at length into an inquiry .drith regard es ieerned in this Bill, that the bearing of Comet acts' be postponed till to-morrow.—Ordered. the Pay of the Navy than the present motion could do, he therefore moved as an amendment, that the words Mr. WILURFORCE gave notice of a motion for to-mamar tai with respect to the Invention of Captain lvlby, of the navy, for the preservation of the Lives of Seamen. " Naval officers serving abroad," should be struck Mr. ROSE moved for a return of the number of F rench pd.. for the purpose of adding sonera in England, from 1807 down to April 14110. After a few words from Mr. Whitbread &cruse the table, the Motion was agreed to. Mr. ROSE moved for a return of the number of sick and con- COM Tatman in the English Militia, together with an account of t he effective strength of each regiment —Ordered. these words, " the Navy." A Lor dm d iral HARVE Y seconded saidceo ndheed hadthe motion. not hem 4 any plaint in the Navy of the insufficiency Of pay in ge. neral ; he thought, however, it was often misapplied, and sometimes not even paid at all. His Lordshi p begg Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY moved for 'oeveral returns, with then ed leave to call the attention of respect to convicts in the gaols of England,lrelaad,aed Scotland, to the case of ships on the East India which were ordered accordingly. JOURNEYMEN TAILORS. . stat t i h u e n, H a l i st " cnu of many of which he read, with the number of years Mr. LOCKHART rose, in pursuance of his no - the y had been from home. The Centurion had been tice, to call the attention of the House to some regu- there eleven years, the Rattlesnake came in the other Latina on the subject of the Tailors' trade in the City day, after being there fourteen years, and only out of London. Combinations among this body w e re of man of her original crew returned in her ; the Fez very old standing, and called, even in ancient times, frigate, in which his brother (Mr. Cochrane) was ar. 'for penal acts. The oldest which he could find on officer, had been there fifteen years, and still re ., the subject was in the reign of Edward VI. the next ermined. His brother and several of the officers had was enacted in the reign of Geo. I. and another still. come home, but the men were obliged to :email., more severe in the reign of Geo. 111. It was found, and go without their pay. • The Albatross bad be..l, notwithstanding, that those combinations had not there twelve yea's, and not a farthing of money had only increased, but that they were conducted on a been given to- the men in all that time. He bad that scale of great magnitude, and with such peculiar sa- morning made a calculation, and hound that if there gacity as to defeat the object of every penal statute. were only 100 men remaining, there would be due a There were, within the bills of mortality, about 21,000 sum of £25,000. The Wilbelmina had been they ' tailors, and of these 4000 had been proved to be in a ten years ; and there was now a teak ship, called the regular combination, provided not only with counsel, Blake, which will never come home ' so that the men but with a fund of money. They were not content in her are com p letel y exiles. His Lordship observed, j with aiding their own combinations, but even the that nothing could more reconcile the minds of men ts, combinations of other trades, particularly of the Ca- the naval service, then a knowledge of being often re. ' lico Weavers. It was unnecessary for him to enlarge li.:ved, and sent home from ,distant stations ; and the upon the danger of such combinations, or the proba- knowledge of the contrary being the case was certainly bility of their taking a much more extended and dif- an injury wit ; and he was certain this country had lost ferent compass, unless speedily repressed. He con- much, and would lose much more, if these regula. eluded by moving " for the appointment of a Select tions were not altered. A declactien of £75 per cent. Committee, to take into consideration the regulation was made on all captures, from the prize-money ct of the Wages of the Tailor's Trade, &c." the officers of the navy for the Court of Adrnii atty. Sir T. TURTON was against the laws which at He repeattad what he said on a former night, that five present existed, and against the enactment of any far- millions annually might be saved to the Admiralty. ther restrictions on this class of journeymen. To say, therefore, that raising the pay of the ofEcas The motion was then agreed to, and the Commit- of the navy would be a burden on the public, could tee appointed. not be correct. I-le had heard of an expression made PAY OF NAVY OFFICERS. at a public dinner, viz. " Where was now the com. Captain BENNET rose to make the motion of merce or the ships of France ?" His answer was. which he had given notice with respect to the pay of " Go and see." If they would do so, he would shear naval officers on foreign stations. Owing to the flue- them 200 sail lying and sailing on the coast of maims in exchange, they were often very great losers, France. We had ships enough to look after them ; sometimes even to the amount of from 85 to 40 per but there was no stimulus to officers of the navy to cent. His object was to have them placed on the same do so ; they knew better than to throw away their ex footing as the army. It had been said that they had ertions merely to fill the pockets of the gentlemen of many advantages over the army. But though he the Admiralty Courts, who took the whole prize-mo had been from his infancy in the service, really his ney for the fees of condemnation. memory did not serve him with any advantages ex- Mr. YORKE said, that at this late period of the cept perhaps that of not being subject to be trodden Seietioe it would be impossible to enter upon a sub down by cavalry. He was not propodno that for ject of such detail as that which was brought before which he had no vecedent, as on the Scheldt expedi- the House. As to ships being detained so long upon tion the two sera ices were placed on the s a me footing foreign and distant stations, it was much to be re. with respect to pay. If they granted his motion , be gr e tted , but it was often unavoidable. He washappy, would be prepared to spew that the proposed alters- however, to state, that in consequence of the success don may take place without any change in the Act of his' Majesty's arms in „India; a considerable part of of Parliament. There were many memorials from the naval force on that station had been already re officers an this subject. He concluded by moving— called. " For the eppointmeat of a Coirmaittee to considcr so Captain BER:ESFORD said, that the Noble Lord much of the Act which relates . to NaefOfficers sex- (Lord Cochrane), who had latterly been lounging ving on foreign stations." ' over th e world in quest of grievances, did not appear General TARLETON thought that where any to have duly appreciated the exertions of the officers deficiency in the pay of officers arose from service it employed off the coast of France—although they were ought to be made up to them. not always running vessels under batteries to get hold Lir. YORKE did not think it necessary to use any of a few crazy boats that were worth nothing, they arguments now, particularly as this question had been wanted no stimulus to do their duty. brought forward before, and no new arguments had Lord COCHRANE in explanation said, that he been used. • The chief burden on officers lay on the had not charged those officers with any want of exec- Mediterranean station, and care was now taking . to tion, but merely stated that a proper stimulus was nut remove the officers in quick rotation. Also some nn- held out. convenience had been felt on the Lisbon station, which Captain BENNET, in reply, stated that .he had was obviated, as nine vessels out of eleven were now had several conferences with the Admiralty on this removed from it. He did not •wish to accuse the subject, and had wished very much that the busin e ss Hon. Member of any undue desire of popularity in should have originated with them. He therefore could bringing forward this motion, but he really thought, not be charged with bringing for Ward this measure unless some , very cogent reason was shewn, that such from any desire of pepularity in the navy. In the questions ought to be left to the consideration of the courts of the last war, the marines at Malta received Executive Government. So far from their wanting the dollar at 6s. led• while the army took it at 4s. 6d. officers on foreign stations, the post was become rather In the expedition to Walcheren, the army and navy a matter of canvass. were put on an equality in this' respect, and he did Mr. LITTLETON supported the motion, and not see why they should not in other inatances. s thought that House, as a guardian of the people's pe- Mr. ROSE said, that the inconveuience to the pulo cuniary interest, ought nut to let officers in service lic would be greater in this arrangement than the ad suffer. That House had been disgraced by many vantage to the navy. A Noble Lord (Lord Coca. prodigal grants and misplaced sinecures ; anu surely, sane) had stated that five millions annually might be where a grant became a matter of duty, they should saved to the public with respect to prizes. He would pot refuse it. assert, that one thousand-pounds could not be saved, ' Mr. WHITBREAD said, his Hon.. Friend was, in and be would defy. the Nobly Lord so put his state his opinion, strictly regular in bringing forward this ment on paper in such a manner as would convince motion, and that, notwithstanding what had been al- one human being. ledged by the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Yorke), The House then divided—For the motion 14— no decision of the question had yet taken place. The Against it 51—Majority against it 40 . • question now to be considered is generally this, that PUNISHMENT OF LIBELS. the House should go into a Committee, to take the Lord FOLKESTONE, after a tew preliminary subject into consideration. The Right Honourable observations, begged leave to call the attentien ot tne Gentleman, however, iabjects against dispensing with' House to the cases of two men lately convicted by the old rules and customs, because he says ther e i s no .Court of King's Bmch for libels; and he would Oen knowing where they will stop; and would rathea sub- letve it t o t he j ud g ment of the House, whether, ea • jest officer, in the navy to be the sufferers they now der all the circuinuances, the sentences were not most are, than alter old rules, however injurious to the ter- cruelly severe. The first case he should mention wa d vice. The. Right Hon. Gentleman says, would you., alter time- pay of the o ffi cers serving at the Cape of News. who had been convicted of a libel for an arti that of Mr. Drakard, the proprietor of the Stamfor Good Hope t but this did not apply to the, present de which'was afterwards copied by the m Edi . tor of thet question, for. there are not a tenth part so many of Ex a miner ; who, upon being tried by criminal i. was acquitta n l our ships on that station as in the Mediterranean., !nation for publishing the c a di e d nuc l ei present meae, He (Mr. Whitbread) should be glad to know why the by a Westminster jury.e officers engaged in that honourable expedition to the to make any farther observa that aordu had been excused faith this hardship, and those ser- that those men who so frequently charge others wiih ving in the Mediterranean should be doomed to 'en within g to bring into contempt a nd overturn the jiid i• clure it ? The Hon. officer who made this motion cial authority, should themselves not hesitate to pro- Itad long served-on that station, and having heard smote for an article which one Jury had declared W be the complaints of the officers, as well as knowing from no libel. The Lahr Officers of the Crown,' , however . . experience with what truth and justice they were notwithstanding the verdict in the caseot theksaminer i , rade, had therefore brought it foswerd. . He did not continued their prosecution against Drakarli.ir t le ask for any specific measure, but only that the ques.. same article, and they were successful in this prosect. tion should be considered , and this Mr. Whitbread titan . When Isilr.Drakard was btought upto the thought the House ought to comply 'with. .• .Bench to receive judgoaera for this offence , h e tiled an Mr. ROSE opposed the motion. . a ffi davit as to hi s general stand uct, ind tha t ot his pa r . Mr. BASTARD said he thought the o ffi cers of the' As it had been urged at the trial b oth b y theCounse at Navy should not be thus unjustly taxed, and he would the prosecution, and even by the Judge from the Bengt therefore vote for the motion. that he was a man of factious disposition, wishing to . Lord COCHRANE thought 'there could be no ' uphold the conduct *of the*French Government, at more risk or loss to the nation by this money being \ to depreciate our own by the emporium t he thm l t! if. drawn for in favour of the Navy, than •there is now i it necessary'io bring forward manTestracts Innioatl in favour of the Army at Lisbon, Gibraltar, and other' ferent papers of his, to shew diet tielisd freq uen 1 1 places in the Mediterranean; and was of opinion.thatl cnpdemned the Government 01' the Officers of 'the Nally should in that respect be • out to bit reader's as an arbitrary aohl &Wil l ' the d. hat ,„6 I placed in same situation as those of the Army. I venumeM: To.his ........ mi s P iile he hem ...__L:. e:. t - _,__Prif_v ...;..A_ that ma _ha thaaserlia it_tarn France, and mid 1 CARLSHAM, MAY 10. All the ships which were sequestrated in this port have received orders to land their cargoes, which will be transported into the interior. They will justice of such of these ships as are deemed lit for the purpose, gua.boats, or transports for bombs ; or r if it is neces sary, block up the entrance of the pert with them. le of It pears the that And and tord, had 'en Eng , ... BERLIN, MAY 13. We are assured that the grea,ter part of the arrears of contributions which remained due to France is now discharged, and that Government is now going to give its attention to the fulfilling the engagements it contracted with individuals.., the ived and of un-• the PARLMMENTAr PROCEEDINGS. that and • HOUFS OP LORDS, JUNE it The Committee of Privileges on the Berkeley Peerage sat from half-past one o'clock, till nearly half-past eight. The evidence on the part of the claimant was closed, with the exception of Mrs. Glossop, sister to the Count. ss of Berkeley, whom Mr. Serjeant Best stated to be in in America, and requested that the further consideration of the claims might be postponed till the next &s -alons, upon an engagement on the part of the Claimant then to produce her as a witness. This was objected to by the Solicitor ' General, but the consideration of the question was not entered '1 kilo by the Committee, it being agreed that the Solicitor-General should call the further w knew; who were in attendance on the part of the youngest son. These witnesses were therefore examined ; and some letters from the Earl of Berkeley were given in evi dence. The further proceeding of the Committee was appointed for to-morrow at half-past one o'clock, when a witness is to be examined, whom the Counsel for the Claimant declined calling. It was also suggested by Lord Redes4le, that it was matetial their Lordships should be in possession of the evidence of a cer tain Noble Lord, a Member of the House. • The Irish Militia Pay and Clothing Bi'd, the City of London Improvement Bill, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland's Augmenta tion of Salary CU!, the Militia and Local Militia of Great Bni taln Clothing and Pay Bill, the Bill to make valid certain Inden tur. a for binding Apprentites, the Subaltern Officers of the Bri. tish Militia Allowance Bill, the Bill to repeal certain Allowances to Serjeac-Majors and Adjutants in the British Militia, and va rious private Bills were brought up from the Commons. Adjourned. a • HOUSE OF COMMONS. . • A new writ was ordered for Wexford, for a Member to serve in the room of Captain Peter Berkley, who had accepted of the Escheatorship of Munster. B. bURREL obtained leave to bring in a Bill for remo ving doubts as to the registering of certain property bought and sold under the Commissioners of the Land Tax, on which per sons claim the right of voting on the election cit Members of Par liament. The Bill was read a first time. The Spirits Duty Suspension Pill, the Vote of Credit Bill, and the Irish Vote of Credit %11, went throu‘h their respective Com mittees. Mr. DENT rave notice that he would early nett Senior. move for certain papers relative to the Colony of Sierra Leone. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL obtained leave to bring in a Bill enabling his Majesty to make a certain disposition of the Crown Land, with respect to the grant of a burial.groutsd within the precit,cts of the Tower of London. The Westminster Hustings Bill was read a second time, and, after a few words front Sir 'l'. Turton, was ordered to be com mitted to-morrow. The Lottery Bill was 'read a third time and passed. • The adjourned debate on the Perth Road Btll was resumed, and certain amendments proposed, which wereagreed to, and the Bill was read a third time and passed. . The Bank Token Bill was read a second time, and 'ordered to be committed to-morrow. The Norway Timber Bill was read a third time and passed. The Cape Flnisterre Trade Bill went through a Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Cornish Miners' Bill was read a third time and passed. The Report of the Committee Ms the White Herring Bill was brought up and agreed to, awl the bill ordered to be read a tht:d time tomorrow. • The Report of the Customs' Seizure Blfl p s brou g ht up ,. an d As Bill ordered to be read a third thus, to•Mosserwe The Report of the Spirit Suspension Bill wetbrought tip, where