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.. _PORTUGAL. TARRAGONA, DEC. 18. The public spirit of the principality continues in all its vigour; the army has been recruited with 15,000 young soldiers, whom the examples of their companions in arms will quickly convert into vete rans, and the advantages which have been recently obtained will support their patriotic enthu;iasm. At Castelfullit our troops have covered themselves with glory, as appears from the following letter of Briga dier the Baron d'Eroles to Don Henry O'Donnell, the Commander-in-chief : " Otot, Dee. 10. " On the morning of the Bth, when I was distri buting brandy to the troops, 1 received accounts that the enemy had jto t marched from Olot, which they had entered on the evening of the 6th. Scarcely had the news spread among my troops, when an uniform cry was heard among them—' We want neither bread . nor brandy, but only our cartridges to kill the Fwench.' I took the advantage of their enthusiasm, and marched them to meet the enemy. " In an hour and a quarter we had already reach ed Casteltullit, my division having marched three leagues in that short time. My troops came up'with part of the enemy's rear and rooted it. The enemy, instead of continuing their retreat, collected their force, took up a strong position in the plain of Pol. lige, protected by their artillery and cavalry, and coolly waited for my attack. I bent all my endea vours to turn their position ; and for that purpose Ordered Don Estevan Llovera with his battalion to march to the right, detaching at the same time other parties to reconnoitre a wood and join Lovera, if they found nothing to prevent it. ".The enemy endeavoured to counteract this plan by attacking the centre, which I opportunely rein forced with some companies.• His cavalry charged, and were thrown into disorder. This attempt hav ing proved abortive, and perceiving that his flanks were in danger of being turned by our columns of the right and left, he retired to a new position close to St. Jayme. " This retreat of the enemy, and the sight of the loss which his resistance caused him, excited new en thusiasm in our troops, who charged them with in trepidity, compelling them to leave this new position ind retire upon a battalion which they had in the plain of Argclaguer, and which rested on the houses of e that y v i llag. I ones eI had, d caused to 2 a dv B horsemen a ncewith o y f S. Narciso,A d jutant , th Capt. D. Narciso Masanas ; and the approach of this small force, which they had not hitherto seen, made the enemy abandon their position, and retire to a wood is their reir, on the other side of a small river, where many circumstances concurred in forming a fine position. " There the combat was renewed with unequalled Intrepidity on our side, and with extraordinary obsti. ;racy on that of the enemy, whom neither their ad vautageons position, nor the superior number of their force, and the constant arrival of reinforcements, could prevent from relinquishing this point, which was strewed with dead. We pursued them as far as Desalt', fi om which position, a few months before considered by them as a very strong one, they retired without halting, notwithstanding a reinforcement of 1300 men which came to them from Maya, and re turned thither on learning that I had retired. " Night was now come on ; the troops wanted both food and rest—circumstances which, joined to the failure of our ammunition, prevented us from march ing on, and obliged me to attend to the refreshment and relaxation of soldiers so brave and well deser lain. Every thing announces that the loss of the enemy was extraordinary. We found a multitude of dead bodies, which with all their care they were un able to carry off. " I cannot speak certainly of the number, but it is beyond a doubt that some of them confessed at Bes. alu that they bad lost nearly 400 killed and 500 wounded, of whom six officers died on the same night in that town. Among the latter is said to be Gene ral Clerment, who commanded in the action. " We only took ten prisoners and two horses— whether it was owing to their being led to believe that we gave no quarter, or from a persuasion that they did not deserve it, in consequence of the nume rous atrocities they had committed, seven of them threw themselves in despair from a precipice in Cas telfullit, and many rushed on the points of our bavo. nets.---Our loss has been only one diem . cne ser jeant, and 23 soldiers killed ; and one Captain, three subalterns, one serjeaat, and 45 soldiers wounded." PRIVATE LEI - TER.—LISBON, JAN. IS). it We have now upwards of 150 sail of American vessels in this port, all of which have brought cargoes of rice and flour, Indian corn, 8:c. There is no pro spect of freights ; consequently they will all return in ballast. So many arrivals have caused the prices CO decline, but not materially. " The armies remain in the same positions ; and I ern sorry to inform you, that the combined foreenara Trot free from sickness. " It is the opinion here, that such is the strength of Lord Wellington's lines, they are not to be forced by any number of men the enemy can bring against them, Marshal Beresford is on the south side of the Tagus with 23,000 men, and the lines are nearly complete. Sonic and Monier are at Badajoz, and it Is feared that they will push for the heights opposite Lisbon." • ANOTHER LEITER-SAME DA7 E. " General Silveira has met with a defeat on the Isoth ult. near Trancosa, in which the militia has not ',conducted itself as was expected. His corps was dispersed., and four or five British officers either killed 'or wounded.—Mortier, after passing the Guadiana at Merida, instead of taking the road for that city, pur sued his march straight northward, and.his advanced guard had already made its appearance at Valencia Akar front which it is imagined he intends crass the Tagus by the bridge of Alcantara, or rohably uear Meadas. fie tarries with him a great Quantity of provfsfoos, stores, &c. but no artillery but .bis field-i4eces...--pAnother carps of French troops, tarrying with is a i great quantity of I navy artillery, :nude itl appearance btfore DAciajoz and Olivenza. ()rders . Lasta barn issued to the inhabitants of Alen. in evacuate the country upon the approach of the rarryhl ß wi t h them all their effects, and de :to) whi =mot by brou ght swap ', PARLMMENT4R2 - PROCEEDINGS. 1 - 10 USE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 6. . Thu Loan Custioci.t.os (being detained, as we understood, at the Council held at Carlton-irony.) did not take his seat on the Woolsack till nearly five o'clock, when some judicial and private business was disposed of. PRIVATE BILLS. - - - It via% ordered by their Lordships, that no Petitions for Private Bills be received atter Monday, 25th inst. Also, That no Report* from the Judges upon Petitions pre. sent. .d for Private Bills, be received after Monday, the Ist of April neat. Copies of the proceedings in the Ecclesiastical Courts hi Ireland, in the case of Lord v. Lady Cloncurry, bring duly presented and laid before the House, a Bill was brought in to dissolve the mar riage between the Right Honourable Nicholas, Baron Clammy, and Maria, Baroness Cloncurry, his now wife, which was read a first, and ordered to .be read a second time on Tuesday fortnight. The House then adjourned tiU Tuesday, when it is said Par liament will be again formally opened, under the authority of his Royal Highness the PRIN CZ RaorsT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. At a few minutes after four o'clock, the SPEAKLIt not being returned from the Council, Mr. Lee, the Clerk, informed the Members present, that there was of course no House, upon which they withdrew. EVY.NING STAR. -15' LONDON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: 3 per Cent. Consols, money, 6511—for account, 615 i. Reduced e 6 f--4 per Cent. 8343. 5 per Cent. Navy 981—Exch, Bills 3s. 6s. prem. Bonds 235. prem. THE KING. 66 WINDSOR.CASTLE, FAS/WARY 6. 66 His MAJESTY is quite as well as he was yester day. (Signed) " M. BAILLIE. W. HEBERDEN. R. WILLIS." " WINDSOR CASTLE, FEBRUARY 7. " His MAJESTY seems to be making rapid progress towards recovery." (Signed as usual.) THE REGENT. Yesterday being the day appointed for swearing in the PRINCE OF WALES as Regent, before his taking , uponhimself that important office,abouttwelveo'clock a party of the flank companies of the grenadiers, with their colours, the band of the I st regiment, drums and fifes, with white gaiters on, marched into the court yard of Carlton House, where the colours were pitch ed in the centre of the grand entrance ; the band struck up Goo save the King," and continued play ing that national piece alternately with martial airs during the day till near five o'clock. Colonel BLost- FIELD, one of the PRINCE'S principal attendants, hai. ing written to the Earl of MACCLICSFIELD, the Captain of his Majesty's Yeomen of the Guard, informing him it was his Royal Highness's commands, that as many of the Yeomen of the Guard should attend at Carl ton House, as usually attended upon Councils being held by the King in state. The Noble Earl not bring in London, the letter was opened by the Exon in waiting, who ordered six Yeomen and an Usher to attend at Carlton House, which they accordingly did ; and they, together with the PRINCE'S servants in state, lined the grand hall and staircase: several Life- Guardsmen were also in some of the rooms, in a si milar manner as on Court-days at St. James's Palace. About a quarter before two o'clock, the Duke of MONTROSE arrived, being the first of the Privy Coun cillors who attended ; he was followed by all the Royal Dukes, and a very numerous assemblage of the Privy Councillors, who had all arrived by a quar ter before three o'clock. The whole of the magnifi. cent suite of state apartments were opened, and the illustrious Persons were all ushered into the Gold Room (so called from the style of the ornaments). Almost every Privy Councillor uow in town was pre• sent—and they were above 100 in number. About half past two o'clock, Earl MOIRA, 01 his Royal_Flizhness's Council, being also a Privy Gotta cillor cf the King, brought a message from the PRINCE to the President of the Council, Earl CAI 4• DLN, desiring his attendance on the PRINCE in an ad. joining room, according to the usual form, to com municate to him officially the return to the summons, &c. The Noble Earl accordingly went with Earl MoutA, made the necessary intimation to his Royal Highness, and returned to the'company ; who dur ing this time of waiting were highly gratified with seeing the Princess CHAutorrxon horseback, accom panied by vs() grooms, male a tour of the beautiful gardens in the front of the Palace. Her Royal High. ness appeared to be in excellent health and spirits. After Earl CAMDEN'S return, the PRINCE approach. ed in grand procession, preceded by the Officers of his own Household, and several of his Council, among whom were Earl MOIRA, Lords KEITH, CAssius, HUTCIIINSON, Mr. SHERIDAN, Mr. M. ANGELO TAT: LOR, Mr. TYRwtIYTt, Colonel Mac-MAtiox, Colonel BLOMEIEI.D, General HULSE, Mr. BICKNUJ.., &c. &c. (His Chancelhr w.ts by accident cot present, and there was a delay in consequence of his Royal High ness's anxious desire of his presence ). The l'amcst was also accompaliied by all the Royal Dukes.—.- They passed through the room where the Privy Coun cillors were assembled, through the Circular Draw ing•room, into the Grand Saloon (a beautiful room in scarlet drapery. embellished with portraits of all 1 the most distinguished Admirals who have taught the battles that have ging) us the dominion of the Seas);; an d here the Pamckleated himself at the top of thpi table—his Royal brothers and Cousin seating them-. K404%104 baud acgotding to micwity, sad all the • Officers ,or his Household, not Privy Councillors, ranging themselves on each side of the entrance to the Saloon. The Privy Counsellors then proceeded, all in full dress, according to their rank—the Archbishop of C‘interbury, the Lord Chtukcellor, the Archbishop of York, the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal, &c. &c. &c. and as they severally entered they made their reverenceto the PRINCE, who made a graceful return to each, and they successively took their places at the table, and lastly, Mr. FAWKENER and Sir STErnsqi COTTERELL took their seats as Clerk and Keeper of the Records. The PRINcE then spoke to the following effect : MY LORDS.---I understand, that by the Act passed by the Parliament appointing me Regent of the United Kingdom, in the name and on behalf of his Majesty, I am required to take certain oaths, and to make a declaration before your LOrdships, as pre scribed by the said Act. I am now ready to take these oaths, and to make the declaration prescribed." The Lord Privy Seal then rose, made his reve rence, approached the Regent, and read from a parch ment the oaths, as follow, 'the Prince with an audible voice pronouncing after him : " I do sincerely promise and swear, that I will be fai.hful and bear true allegiance to his Majesty King George. So help me GOD." a I do solemnly promise and swear, that I will truly and faithfully execute the office of Regent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, ac cording to sin Act of Parliament passed in the 51st year of his Majesty King George 111. intituled, an Act to provide for the care of his Majesty's Royal Person, and for the Administration of the Royal Authority, during the continuance of his Majesty's , illness ; and that I will administer, according to law, the power and authority vested in me by virtue of the • said Act ; and that I will in all things, to the utmost of my power and ability, consult and maintain the safety, honour, aid dignity of his Majesty, and the welfare of his People. So help me Gon." And the PRINCE subscribed the two oaths. The ' Lord President then presented to his Royal Highness the Declaration mentioned in an Act made in the 30th year of King Charles 11. intitled , s An Act for the more effectual preserving the King's person and Government, by disabling Papists from sitting in either House of Parliament," and which Declaration his Royal Highness audibly made; repeated, and sub scribed. The Lord President signed first, and every one of the Privy Councillors in succession signed these instruments as witnesses—and the same was de- livered into the hand of the Keeper of the Records. The PRINCE then delivered to the President of the Council a certificate of his having received the Sacra ment of the Lord's Supper at the Chapel Royal of St. James, on Sunday, the 27th January ult. which was also countersigned and delivered to the Keeper of the Records, who deposited all these instruments in a box at the bottom of the table. The Lord President then approached the Regent, I I bent the knee, and had the honour to kiss his hand. The Royal Dukes, followed, and afterwards the Arch bishop of CANTERBURY, and all the rest according to the order in which they sat at the long table, ad vancing to the chair on both sides. During the whole of this ceremony, his Royal Highness maintained the most dignified and graceful deportment. And there was not the slightest indication of partiality of beha viour to one set of men more than another. The ceremony being closed, a short Levee took place in the drawing-room, when his Royal Highness addressed himself to the circle ; and afterwards he gave an audience of one minute to Mr. PaRCEVAL, who had the honour again of kissing his hand, as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. His Royal Highness gave private audiences also to The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, Earls Camden, Westin land, Liverpool, Bathurst and Derby, the Marquis Welleslg, Lords Mulgrave, Palmerston and Gwydir. Sir David Dandaf, Messrs. Ryder and M. Sutton. The latter laid before his Royal Highness the pro• ceedings of some Courts Martial, and took his Royal Highness's commands upon the same. They were introduced into the presence of his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, by the Earl of MOIRA. The followink among others were present : Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York, Clarence, Kent, Cumberland, Sussex, Cambridge, and Gloucester. 1 he Archbishop of Canterbury. The Lord Chancellor. The Archbishop of York. The Lord President of the Council. • The Lord Privy Seal. The Duke of Montrose. MA/QUlSSES—Hertford, Buckingham, Stafford, Lansdowne, Wellesley, and Douglas. EA acs—Moira, Liverpool, Aylesford, Mount Edgcombe, Derby, Grosvenor, Bathurst, Chatham, Aylesbury, Pembroke, Spencer, Hardwicke, Wittcheisea, Buckinghamshire Chester. field, Cholmondeley, Lauderdale, Temple, Carysfort, Harrowby, Chichester, Grey, and Powis. Viscou NT s—Cathcart, Morpeth, Sidmenth, and Castlereagh. Loans—Qrenville, Holland, Erskine, Ellenbo rough, C. Somer set Palmerston , Arden, G. and J. Thynne, Redlesdale, Teign mouth, S . John, Walsingliam, St. Helen's, and Mulgrave. ' The Bishop of London, the Master of the Rids, General Fitz patrick, and Chief Baron Macdonald. , Str.s—W, Drummond. J. Sinclair, W. Scott, J. Nichol!, D Doodas, E. Nepean, and J. Anstruther. The Speaker of the House of Commons. Maass.—Ponsonby, Tierney, Sheridan, Ryder, W. Elliott, C. M, Sutton, Arbuthnot, Corry, O. Canning, C. Yorke, T. Gren ville, G. Rose, Wallace, and Lena. The table was covered with crimson velvet, and there were several silver inkstands, which are said to have formerly belonged to Queeo Anne, • Tao Privy Council, whes assembled, are entitk4 sod ed. used by the name of Lords. At a late hour on Tuesday night, his Royal H1f,41. -suss the Prince of Wax as received from Mr. PE:WI:- VAL an answer to the letter of the night preceding. The Right Hon. Gentleman signified with dual?! re spect, the readiness with which he and his colleagues would receive his Royal Highness's commands----ind declared his belief that the persons whom his Royal Highness might now, or at any time, honour with his confidence, would. be fully able, under the Re strictions, fora time which the Parliament had thought proper to impose on the exercise of the Royal Autho rity invested in him as Regent, to carry on the ad. ministration of public affairs, under every exigency that might occur. Mr. PARCEVAL concluded with declaring, that he will execute the commands with which he shall be honoured by his Royal Highness with the utmost veal . and fidelity, for the honour of the Crown and the in emits of the Country. • ' We understand his Royal Highness will not go in person to the House of Lords. The necessary matter for directing the attention of the two Houses to the business of the Sessioniviil be communicated by Com mission. The House of Lords adjourned to Tuesday next , the Commons did not form a House ; but a similar proceeding will be adopted by them this day. This morning a Gibraltar and Cadiz Mail arrive'. From the Gibraltar papers we have given some into. resting extracts, but the Cadiz gazettes are filled, as nsual, with details of petty skirmishes, which want cf 'room prevents us from giving. The same cause c‘:rn gels us to withhould some long Reports of the pr,.. iceedings of the Cortes, which do not sees► to have ended in the adoption of any specific measure. GIBRALTAR, JANUARY 5. From Catalonia we lament to hear, that a success jful attempt of our boats on that coast to destroy an enemy's convoy, in Palemos Bay, has unfortunately ended in the capture of Captain Pane, of the Cam brian, seven or eight officers, and upwards of 200 seamen or marines, who were employed on that en terprize. WE understand, that after ebrailing their object in the Bay, the party landed, and that irfor• mation having been given by two deserters to the French in the neighbourhood, of their numbers and march, they were overtaken aad cut off before they could return to their ships. ANOTHER LETTER.-SAME DATE. On the night of the 23d ult. a battery of three 16 brass pounders, situate to the North of part of Ca buezuela, and near the entrance of San Pedro, was stormed and destroyed by a party from his Majesty's ship Milford, consisting of the Master, Captain of IMarines, and fifty men. The moment judiciously chosen by the Admiral, was most promptly and gal ' lantlyseized by this small party, which returned in safety, after spiking the guns, faring about six of the enemy, and bringing off two prisoners. JAN. 12.—J1 gives s us great satisfaction to be able to state, that in consequence of the favourable intel gence received both from the East and West, in the course of this week, the communication with Spain has been re-opened, and the quarantine taken off ves sels from all ships proceeding from the ports of the Peninsula and others, with the exception of Cadiz and Carthagena, the merchant vessels from which are still to perform eight days quarantine, reckoned from the day of departure from the above mentioned ports. An Express arrived in town yesterday from tl.e Baltic. bringing information to the Merchants, that the Russian Government has consented to the libera tion of the Teneriffe vessels, upon the payment ef 30 per cent. on the amount of the shipments. Four Anholt mails arrived this morning. Tile Swedes have with some spirit refused to comply with the requitition of NArof.rom to furnish him with 2(.90 seamen, on the ground that it is contrary to their constitution. From Turkey we learn that the armistice betwen the Turks and the Russians bad been broken, and ti,e two armies are once more in the field against each other. The frllowing article from Copenhagen thews A determination on the part of the Danes to adhere to the new Commercial System of the French Emperor : COPENHAGEN, JAN. 4. On the 12th of last month his isi.ijes!y issued a Decree, in virtue of which the cargo of every ship which shall have been taken by the enemy and that shall be landed on the coasts of Denmark, is to !),! placed under sequestration. The crew and p.ye:s will be strictly examined by a Military Commission, and till this has been done it will not be lawn!: to: the crew to have any communication with the inha• bitants. There shall be a military guard placed on board the vessel till the sequestration is taken off.— An officer of marine, and a military one, with a civil one, shall he appointed to take the necessary informa tions. The General or Officer commanding in the alistrict shall appoint the persons who are to com pose the military commission. GLOUCESTER ELECTlON—Gloucester, February 4. LIGIITiI DAY ' S POLL. Guise - !1 Dutton • 24 KIDITH DAT, DP TO TWO O'CLOCK. Guise - $0 Denton - 33 OINLIt•L {TAT[ Of TDI TOLL. Majority for Sir William Guise - 431. Mr. Du trot's friends are still certain of success. CO4IIIPT-GARDEN.—The Knight of Sow:tuition .ap peared again last night, with iu much success, that trimnpb may be deemed cerain and complue.miiiii