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PI ALL Persons indebted to or having claims upon the Estate of the lace A latquis of LANSDOWNE, are re -9 u I ed to bead a particuLr of their accounts to Memo: larrer Ls and l.: o. No. 64, Lipcoln'i-itin-Fieltia. WANTS a Situation, a Tradesman, of a' Me chanic Business, the sv bqween 40 and 30; can speak four Lappages.---For further particulars please to direct fur S. It. No. 3, Norfolk place,Lower-strert, Islirgcon. A GENTLEMAN. who has a share in a cele brated SUNDAY PAPER, being obliged to go abroad, wishes to dispose of it. Any Prrson who has any talent for wri:inE, or any particular politics or opinions to sup,iort, cr any cause to promote, or wants to make large interest of his money, has now a good opportunity of. gratifying his wishes.—Address explicitly to Mr. Robbins, N9,.Jii, Portland -street, London, and In immediate reply wili,b! jpep. • IMPERL 'CALENDAR FOR. 1 81 0. THE Proprietors of the above Work being extremely solicitous to renchT WAS complete as it is possible, and hav ing determined to publi'sh the ensuing Edition from Origiaal D .414 own's, embracing much additional and useful information, and which have, with considerane labour, been obtained from the respective Offices and other Establishments, they are under the necessi'y of reque3tilig fhe indulgence of the Public for a few days. It is now in the Press, and in early notice will be given of the day on which it vilfl be ready for delivery. FORGERY AND (REWARD OF FIFTY GUINEAS. WHEREAS, JAMES HOUSTAN, in Daffin, in the parish of Kirkfmtbrerli and Stewartry of Kirkcud bright, having lately Forged Bills to a considerable amount, dis counted the s - one,and absconded with the proceeds, intending to leave the Kingdom; a Reward of FIFTY GUINEAS is hereby offered for his apprehension, to be paid upon conviction ; and it is requested of all Magistrates, Custom-house Officers, as well as of all Bankers, or Merchants, from whom he may attempt to obtain • geld or Bills of Exchange, that they will be aiding and assisting in causing the said lames Houstan to be apprehended and committed to prison ; and forthwith to transmit infotmation thereof to the Procurator Fiscal of said Stewartry, who will pay all expences attending his apprehension, over and above the said Reward. The said James Houstan is about 32 years of age, upwards of six feet high, strong boned and rather thin, of pale complexion, fair hair, blue eyes rather sunk, long face, hangs his head, walks with a long strideor lounge, generally wear? coarse blue coat with metal buttons under a drab-coloured great-coat, corduroy breeches, long coarse boots, and carries a whip or Small hazel stick; speaks slow, and the Scotch dialect. He left home on horse back on Monday, the 20th of November, and would likely dis pose of his horse on the journey. Kirkcudbright, Dec. 2, 1809. ROBERT GORDON. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, DEC. 12. Copy of a Letter from Captain Macdonald, of the Red Pole Sloop, dated the 10th instant, addressed to Vice Admiral Campbell, and transmitted by the latter to John Wilson Cro- ker, Esq. Sir--1 have the honour to acquaint you, that on the 9th inst. at daylight, Beach) , Head N. by E. nine leagues, wind W. two luggers were observed on. our lee bow, to which chace was immediately given ; and at ten, I had the good fortune to get alongside the weathermost, which had the temerity to engage us for half an hour, when she suirendered. She proves to be le Grand Rodeur, of Boulogne, sixteen guns and eighty men, Captain J. G. Huret, four days from Dieppe, and had made no capture. lam sorry to id, that the privateer had one man killed and two wounded, one of them badly. Towards the latter part of the chace, his Majesty's sloop Pelican hove in sight, and pursued the other, but did not capture her. To the officers and ship's company I feel greatly in debted for their cool and steady conduct during the chace and action, when every manoeuvre was attempt ed by the enemy to escape. I am, &c. (Signed) C. MACDONALD. Vice Admiral Campbell, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's skips and vessels in the Downs, has transmitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. a letter from Captain Maxwell, of the Royalist sloop, dated the 6th instant, stating, that he had captured on that day, the French cutter privateer I'Heureuse Etoile, of two guns and fifteen men. She had sailed from Dieppe the preceding evening, and had not made any capture. Coyy of another Letter from Captain Maxwell of the Royalist Sloop, addressed to Vice Admiral Campbell, and transmitted by the latter to John W. Croker, Esq. His Majesty's Sloop Royalist, at Sea, Dec. 10. Sir—l have the honour to inform you of his Ma jesty's sloop under my command, having captured at six P. M. le Beau Marseille, French lugger priva teer, of fourteen guns and sixty men ; she is a very beautiful vessel, only three months old, and consi dered one of the fastest sailors out of Boulogne. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) JOHN MAXWELL. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kent. Greenwich Water Fencible Volunteers. Captain Wm. Brownfield to be ney, resigned. Dated November 22,1809. Lieutenant Thomas East to be Captain, vice. Brownfield. Dated as above. Thomas Ross, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Slaney,cleceased ; George Slaney, Gent. to be ditto; vice East. Dated .14 above. Commissions in the 38th or. Ayrshire Regiment of Militia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant. Colin Campbell, Esq. to be Captain, vice Eccles, resigned. Dated November 24, 1809. J.mes Findlay, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Paterson, resigned. %Val. Alexander, Gent. to be ditto, vice M'Gechin, resigned.-- Dated as as above. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. lam, vice Sla- John Pearson, of Holyhead, in the Lland of .Anglcsea, Nortb Wales, stationer, dealer and chapman. John Houlding and James William Sowerby, both of Liverpool, merchants and coparthers. BANKRUPTS. John Smith, new or late of Leeds, Yorkshire, grocer, dealer .and chapinan, to surremler December 26, 27, and January 23, at eleven, a! the Bull and Mouth Inn, Leeds. Attorniez, Messrs. Lee and Raynar, Leeds ; or Messrs. Sykes and Knowles, New Inn, London. I c•lin spencer, of Manchester, victualler, dealer and chapman, December 27, 28, and January 23, at two, at the Coach and I tones Inn, Manchester. Atturney, Mr. Cardwell, Manchester. Sxnue: Paull, of Lalehtun, Middlesex, baker, dealer and chapman, December 16, 26, at twelve, and January 33, at ten, at Guild hall, London. Ammo*, Mr. Richard Matthew Eghans Hithe, Suinea-Bridge, Surrey ; or Mr. R, S. Taylor, Field-court, Gray's Inn, London-. Thomas Anstead, late of Wake4old, It'orkzliire, innkeeper, dealer and chapman, January I, 2,and 23, at eleven, at the New Court House, Wakefield. Attornies, Mr. Richard Battye, No. 20, Chane-ry-lane, London; or Mr. Edward Brooks, Wake fi eld. ajorge Wooten, of Northellurch, Hems, straw hat dealer, dealer and chaptnan, December 16, 28, at one, and January 23, at tee, at Cuiiditall. Attorney, Mr. Jo: quo Mayhew, Sytatmd's Inn, Chancery-lane, Loldun. - 1 hon t as Astr.e. , late of No. Old North-street, Red.lio n - square, * Midede-sex, muchu.t , dealt:: and diapason, Decemb er 16 19 , en 4 January 23, at ten, 4t Attorney, M r , L ee , L , a t ale-stree.t, lidburn. ipooos Lurcock, a dettim rn booe, Kent, w oo ll en- d raper, dealer „.-n1 chapmao, Dec. 30, January 6, and 23, at devep, at Guild, 4484 n o io rti. attorney, NU. (kin? atainswi, Cone-street, P,116.1 FRENCH PAPERS. IPENING OY THE LEGISLATIVE BODY, AND SPEECH DT THE EMPEROR AND KING. ' (From the Moniteur of the 4th December.) Yesterday, at six in the morning, a discharge of artillery announced the solemnities that were to take place. At half-past ten the Emperor left the Tuille ries to proceed to Notre Dame. He was in the Co ronation coach with his Majesty the King of West phalia. The King of Naples, the Princes, Grand Dignitaries, Ministers, Grand Officers of the Empire and of the Crown, preceded his Majesty. The Clergy received his Majesty at the entrance of the church, and he was conducted to the choir, under a canopy. The Tribunals of the Choir were occupied by her Majesty the Empress, the Imperial Family, the Kings of Wirtemberg and Saxony; and the Queen of West phalia. One of the Almoners of his Majesty said the Mass, his Eminence Cardinal Fesch, Grand Almoner, celebrated Te Dem. H;s Majesty, reconducted under the canopy, as on his entrance to the Church, proceeded to the Palace of the Legislative Body. The Emperor being seated, the Members of the Legislative Body, newly elect, took the oaths : after which the Emperor made the following speech : " Gentlemen Deputies of Departments to the Legislative Body, " Since your last session I have reduced Arragon and Castile to submission, and driven from Madrid ' the fallacious Government formed by England. I was . marching upon Cadiz and Lisbon, when I was under the necessity of treading back my steps, and of planting my eagles on the ramparts of Vienna. Three 'months have seen the rise and termination of this 4th , Punk War. Accustomed to the devotedness and C 01- rage of my armies, I must nevertheless, under these circumstances, acknowledge the particular proofs of affection which my soldiers of Germany have given,' me. The genius of France conducted the English army—it has terminated its projects in the pestilen tial marshes of Walcheren. In that important period I remained 400 leagues distant, certain of the new glory which my people would acquire, and of the grand character they would display. My hopes have not been deceived—l owe particular thanks to the Citizens of the Departments of the Pas de Calais and the North. " Frenchmen—Every one that shall oppose you, shall be conquered, and reduced to submission. Your grandeur shall be encreased by the hatred of your enemies. You have before you long years of glory and prosperity. You have the force and energy of the Hercules of the Ancienti. " I have united Tuscany to the Empire. The Tuscans were worthy of it by the mildness of their character, by the attachment their ancestors have always shewn us, and by the services they have ren dered to European civilization., " History pointed out to me the conduct I ought to pursue towards Rome— the Popes, become Sove reigns of part of Italy, have constantly shewn them selves enemies of every preponderating power in the peninsula—they have employed their spiritual powei to injure it—it was then demonstrated to me that the spiritual influence exercised in my States by a foreign Sovereign, was contrary to the independence of France —to the dignity and safety of my throne. However, as I acknowledge the necessity of the spiritual inns ence of the descendants of the first of the pastors, I could not conciliate these grand interests, but by an nulling the donative of the French Emperors, my pre decessors, and by uniting the Roman States to France. ".By the Treaty of Vienna, all the Kings and So vereigns, my Allies, who have given me so many proofs of the constancy of their friendship, have ac quired and shall acquire a fresh increase of territory. " The Illyrian Provinces stretch the frontiers of my great Empire to the Save. Contiguous to the Empire of Cons:antinople, I shall find myself in a situation to watch over the first interests of my com merce in the Mediterranean, the Adriatic, and the Levant. " I will protect the Porte, if the Porte withdraw herself from the fatal influence of England. I shall know how to punish her, if she suffer herself to be governed by cunning and perfidious counsels. J have wished to give the Swiss nation a new proof of my esteem, by annexing to my titles that of their Mediator, and thus putting an end to all the uneasiness endeavoured to be spread among that brave people. • " Holland, placed between England and France, is equally bruised by them. Yet she is the debouche of the principal arteries of my Empire. Changes will become necessary ; the safety of my frontiers and the well understood interests of the two countries imperi ously require them. " Sweden has lost, by her alliance with England, after a disastrous war, the finest and most important of her provinces. Happy would it have been for that nation, if the wise Prince that governs her now had ascended the throne some years sooner ! " This example proves anew to Kings, that the al liance of England is the surest presage of ruin. 6' My ally and friend the Emperor of Russia has united to his vast Empire, Finland, Moldavia, Walla. chia, and a district of Gallicia. lam not jealous of any thing that can produce good to that empire. My sentiments for its illustrious Sovereign are in unison with my policy. 64 When I shall spew myself beyond the Pyrenees the frightened leopard will fly to the ocean, to avoid shame, defeat, and death. The triumph of my arms will be the triumph of the genius of good over that of evil, of moderation, order, and morality over civil ; war, anarchy, and the bad passions. My friendship and protection will, I hope, restore tranquillity and happiness to the people of the Spains. " Gentlemen, Deputies of Departments to the Le gislative Body, I have directed my Minister of the Interior to lay before you the history of the legisla tion, of the administration, and of the finances of the year just expired ; you will see that all the ideas I had conceived for the amelioration of my people have been followed with the greatest activity ; that in Paris as in the most distant parts of my empire, the war has not. prodtwed any delay in the public works. The Members of my Council of State will submit to you different projects of law, and especially the law upon the finances ; you will see it in their prosperous con. ' dition. I demand of my people no new sacrifice, al though circumstances have obliged me to double my military means." PORTUGAL AND SPAIN. - - . _ . • DECREE OF THE PRINCE REGENT OP IkilatlGAL. . . . DATED RIO JANZIRO, JULY 6, 1809. " Governor" of the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarve', Friends! " I the Prince Regent send unto you, greeting, as unto those whom I love and prize.—lt being my principal care to secure, by every means possible, the independence of my dominions, and to deliver them completely from the cruel enemy who so inhumanly, and contrary to the good faith of treaties ' has invaded the states of my Crown in Europe, and has never ceased making upon tl.em the most unjust war • and as it is on the one hand acknowledged, that, in such a difficult crisis, nothing can more contribute to the defence of the kingdom than a Government composed of a small number of individuals; and as, on the other, it is indispensable to preserve with my ancient and faithful ally the King of Great Bri tain net only the best understanding, but likewise to prove to him, in the most evident manner, that my intentions are not different from those by which he is animated in the promotion of the com mon cause, that his Britannic Majesty may continue in the same efficacious manner to succour Portugal and the whole of the Pe ninsula; and as it cannot be doubted that this glorious purpose, which I so ardently desire to effect, can only be attained by the most extensive, firm, and reciprocal confidence ; and his Britannic Majesty having made known his principles on this subject, and what he judges will most contribute to &happy result, and is most essential to the defence of the kingdom and of the peninsula; I have seen fit to order that you shall be immediately reduced to the number of three or two Governors, having a deliberate vote on all objects of the public adminstration, and that these ahall be —the Patriarch Elect of Lisbon, the Marquis das Minas, and the Marquis Monteiro Mor, President of the Board - di' Consciencia e Ordens, Don Francis Xavier ila Cunha e Menezer, performing the functions of President of the Privy Council, to which place he is appointed by the present decree. It is further my pleasure to direct you to acknowledge Sir Arthur Wellesley as Marshal General of my Armies, as long as he shall continue in the com mand of the allied Portuguese and English forces, taking then his rank over 'Marshal Beresford, as Commander in Chief; and as soon as he shall have been recognised as such, you will invite him to all the sittings of Government, in• which matters come under discussion which concern the organization of the army, or important determinations, whether financial or others, which it may be necessary to • adopt for the defence of the kingdom ' and of the whole peninsula • taking his opinion and advice on all subjects of that nature; and should he be absent in such cases, and not be able to assist at.'your deliberations, you are to apply for his advice in writing, if poisible, giving him full information on the subject Under discussion, in order that he may be perfectly acquainted with your discus sion and determination of matters of the above description. In this manner the affairs of Government shall be conducted with the utmost energy and harmony, as long as unfortunately it shall not be poisible to conclude a permanent and general pcace. His Britannic Majesty will thus be convinced that it is my earnest wish to eradicate the general vice of difference of opinion between the Powers who make common cause ' • and he will be made perfectly acquainted with the orders which I have given, and shall continue to give, that the most strenuous efforts shall be made to attain that safe and permanent peace which is universally desired, by means of a grand display of all the forces and resources of my kingdom, which I can only Batter myself completely to recover by the most powerful means and exertions. " Palace of Rio Janeiro, the 6th July, 1809, " TEM PRINCt." " To the Governor of the Kingdom of Portugal and Algarve." PRIVATE LETTERS. - " LISBON, NOVEMBER 25. eg At last the political and military arrangements for the management of the affairs of this country, have been formed. A Royal Decree has been pub lished with the customary ceremonials, the substance of which is— " Ist. The Regency is to consist of the Patriarch,' the Marquis de Mendos, the Marquis of Montemore. The Military as well as Civil Affairs, are to be under the controul of the Regency ; but in the former the , members are to be assisted by Lord Wellington, on all occasions, while he continues Commander-in- Chief of the British army in Portugal. g. 2d, Of the armies of Portugal Lord Wellington is to be Commander-in. Chief, during the time he con tinues in the kingdom. 46 The latest accounts from head-quarters are dated upon the 19th inst. Nothing had transpired there of particular importance. Notwithstanding the change in affairs, no movement of the troops was either in act or in contemplation. Lord Wellington was then at Badajos. " The intelligence from Spain gives no account of any general or 'decisive battle. The Spanish and French out-posts have frequent encounters. " The political changes I have mentioned ap peared in the official Gazette on Tuesday last, and they have been subsequently introduced into other papers. What effect these alterations in the public authorities will produce here, and what influence they will have in the way of example on the neighbouring kingdom is yet to be ascertained. To express my hopes on the one hand, and my tears on the other, without stating the circumstances by which the for mer are supported and the latter awakened, would be trifling with your understanding." “ SEVILLE, NOVEMBER 10. " The efforts of the rapid movements of the army of La Mancha already begin to manifest themselves. On the Gth our cavalry, about 2500 in number, char ged, put to flight, and pursued the enemy's cavalry, consisting of 3000, killing more than 100 of them, and taking from them a considerable quantity of pro visions and other articles. • " NOVEMBER 11.—By a dispatch from the Gene. ral, the enemy's loss is ascertained to have been 400 in killed and prisoners. They were pursued as far as Tembleque, where they took the road to Seper. The enemy were filled with dismay, and our troops animated to enthusiasm by the event of the late ac tion. " NOVEMBER 17.—We yesterday received advice that Arrizaga, leaving two divisions of infantry and some cavalry in the environs of Aranjuez, to conceal his real designs from the French, ordered the rest of his army to advance to Fuente Duenas. 'When the courier came away, 12,000 infantry and the cavalry had already passed the Tagus at that point. The infantry passed by a flying bridge, and the cavalry by a ford. The artillery was immediately to be con. veyed across by a bridge, constructed with great soli. dity. The passage was effected without any opposi tion from the French, whose vigilance had, in this instance, been completelyeluded ; for they were throw. ing up works near Salinas, in the supposition that our army intended to advance by Aranjuez. The forti fications in the vicinity of Salinas have thus been ren. dered useless; for they are now exposed to be attack. ed by us in flank or rear. We may, therefore, daily expect to hear of a battles the result of which, if fa vourable, will enable us to enter Madrid. That such will be the result, we are led to expect from the great confidencereposed in the activity, zeal, and talents of the General, and in the high spirits and good dispo sition which our army evinces on its march, " It is further stated, that the Dukes del Farque and Albuquerque have formed a junction, and are directing that( mirch upon Madrid. The French Moniieurs Madrid must therefore be on the alert to escape from the storm with which t hey are threa tened. •4 '•lt is positively stated, that a levy is to be forth_ with decreed of 50,000, to be taken from the age of 16 to 55, without distinction of rank ; and that, Ia addition to this, there will speedily be formed an army of 60,000 men, for which purpose there is to be a general requisition of arms and horses. , 4 To conclude, instead of being dismayed by the bad news from Austria, we are all of us daily anima. ted with a more ardent determination to resist th e French, and to overthrow the reputation of their fen.. cious leader." TURKEY. INSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 41. PRIVATE It is now 50 days since accounts arrived from the Austrian Government, and of course, by this strange circumstance, we are in complete ignorance of what is transacting in Austria, but we have good hopes that affairs will yet take a favourable turn, although many are inclined to look upon it as hopeless. • The accounts from the Turkish camp, and of th e operations of the Russians against the Grand Vizier' army, are very vague end-irregular. It semis, hcw. ever, that the Russians who crossed the Danube at Ismael 30,000 strong, and advanced to Babada l , maintain their ground. • It is understood that the Turkish squadr:r., amounting to six 74's, and two three-deckers, will 2r.- Ana intercept the co;,. the Black Sea immediatel y, voys of troops, supplies, ecc. from the Russian ports to the Turkish coasts of Bulgaria and Romelia. These Turkish ships have been lying off the mouth of the Black Sea forthe last 4 months. The equinox is now passed, and they are to begin their cruize ; but the Turks do every thing in a way contrary to ail:: people.—l heartily wish them suzceis." THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Is. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK 3 per Cent. Cons. for opg. 7014 Red. 699-omniam 2i p: PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock 278 Irish .5 per Cents. 984 3 per Cent. Red. 69iii Excheq. Bills Bs, 13s. pre. 3 per Cant. Cons. shut Omnium 21 prem. 4 per Cent. 844 State Lottery Tickes £22 15s. 5 par C. Nary shut India Stock for acc. Long Ann. 18 9-16ths4 Cons. for acc. 7011 It is understood that Commissioners have been ap pointed by the Transport Board to proceed to Morlaix, to negociate an exchange of Prisoners between this country and France. In the preceding columns we have given some farther extracts from the Portuguese papers and let. tern received yesterday. One letter from Lisbon states that just as the mail was departing a report obtained circulation of two desperate engagements having been fought on the 20th and 21st ult. between the French and the armies of ALIIVQUERQUE and DILL PARQUE, in both of which the latter were defeated with great loss. No official or authentic advice upon this subject has, however, been received ; and we hope it u.ll prove that the report originated in the circumstance which we yesterday stated of th e Ariny of La Man. cha, whisk was advancing upon Madrid, having, front the superior numbers of the enemy, abandoned its original intention, and effected a retreat. There has not for a long period appeared a more curious or interesting document than the Address of NAPOLEON to his Legislative Body, delivered on the 3d instant. His stile, as on former occasions, is af fectedly mysterious and oracular, but he tells more of his views than all his opponents could have di vined. He declares, without hesitation, his intention to annex Tuscany and the Papal States to his demi ni?ns. In right of his predecessors, he revokes the gift of the territorial power and possessions vested in the Holy See, and acknowledge; only the spiritual in fluence of the Sovereign PONTIFF, as necessarily ccn nected with the religion of his fathers. Of the troops of his German vassals he now speaks as if they were his own. Custom and habit have made him familiar with the courage and attachment of the French armies; but the circumstances of the late war with Austria call upon him to acknowledge the particular proofs of; affection which he has received from his soldiers of Germany. Of Holland he speaks in terms somewhat more equivocal ; but they are still plain enough to indicate an immediate change in the Government and destiny of that devoted country. He avows that he meditates changes which he conceives to be necessary for the safety of his frontiers, and to the real interests of both countries ! He congratulates and flatters his ally and friend the Emperor of RusstA, on the events of the war; and the Swiss on the new proof of love he is about to bestow upon them, by assuming to himself the title of their Mediator. But the parts which most affect us are bis allusions to Walcheren and Spain: he says 44 the genius of France [does he mean Lord CASTLEREAGH !] conducted the English army which " terminated its projects in the pestilential marshes of Walcheren"----he has reduced Arragon and Castile to submission, and "when he shall shew himself beyond '• the Pyrenees, the frightened Leopard will fly to the " ocean to avoid shame, defeat and death." - - Her MAMMY is slightly indisposed, and of course, has not been out of the Palace these five days. The ICING has been pleased to appoint Sir Gone OUSILLEY, Bart. to hold the situation of Mehmandar to the Envoy Extraordinary from his Majesty the King of Persia, at this Court. His MAJESTY has appointed the Rev. Dr. Goon.' ALL, Head Master of Eton School, and one of the Canons of Windsori to be Proitost of Eton College, in the room of the Rev. Dr. DAVIS, deceased. • If ;e tt at If f. It 1. '1•• t 5 iG le Vf Ss. • • P- iz, aiS ne et. tes ied !en' Leh eat ect v:11 r.Ce an. OfTl it% Off of the af- ore di- ioq fit- gift the in- .on. ops 'ere