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EAST-INDIA HOUSE, November 8, 1809. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of Me UNITED 1 COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND, trading to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give nctice, 1 hat a Quarterly General Court of the. said Company will he held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on Wednesday the 20th of December next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for the purl pose of declaring a Dividend from Midsummer last to Christmas text. R ILLIA Ar R.el.lllSAr, See. TO THE PROPRIFIORS OF EAST 1ND4,4. STOCK. LADIES AND GEN7LESICN, AVacancy having occurred in the East India Direction, I re'pectfully solicit the favour of your Votes and Interest, that I may be appointed to the honour of Min it. When I first declared my intention of offering myself to your notice, as a Candidate for the Direction, my hopes were founded, solely, ul m the experience which you have had of my conduct, as a Proprietor. I should not, however, do justice to the un commonly kind and flattering reception which I have met with, if I did not, now, feel confident that, by a sontimration of such kindness, I shall be placed in the honourable situation to which I aspire. I am still impressed with the importance of that situation, even in common times. But at this time, with our Charter nearly ex piring, the Trust is of much more than usual magnitude. If the part, which I have publicly taken in the Court of Proprietors, should induce to believe, that I am qualified to discharge the pe culiarly important duties of a Director, I request the honour of your support. I cannot conclude this Address without expressing my sincere concern at the loss which we have all sustained, by the death of Sir William Bensley. I have long known and valued him ; and, upon many occasions, I have experienced his friendly disposition to wards me. lf, by your favour, I shall be appointed to fill the vacancy which his death has occasioned, I shall bear in mind and endeavour to imitate his many excellent qualities, and, particu larly, his inflexible integrity. I am, Ladies and Gentlemen, with much respect, Your most obedient, and very humble Servant, Strand, Dec 19, 1801. RICHARD TWINING. The Friends of Mr. Twining are particularly requested to meet at the King's Head, in the Poultry, on Wednesday the 20th 'LA. at 12 o'clock.-19th December. DUTCH PAPERS. an -4 1 1 1 : 1 to the lh ` held 4 • of De I pose test. TC 1 A I ' W and!, Hobe sold) as a I comr I if I di kindi aspire la in co pirin S t part, ghoul 11 culiai your 1c conc, Willi 1 . main ward vacai made, larly 1 1 . Strar T 1 meet i.i3t. = of t Prir app tact and rner lour is v C put Mil , Ma I) at t latt nop oth, ( IltV r chu The Wer / i I her ' Gr, i ; anc I ; 3 diti anc 1, into hib abc I serf the gui 1 ' Vi con 1 - mil A tile 11 quc alrt buc i : tan his pre Bai ,i. i 1 r:t v PETERSBURGH, NOV. 4. Our Court Ga7ette contains a long account of the operations of our army under the orders of Prince Bagration, General of infantry, by which it appears that on the 4th of last month our troops at tacked the Turks near Rassavat, carried the place, and completely defeated the enemy, who lost 5000 men in killed, wounded and prisoners, 13 stand of co lours, and 14 pieces of ordnance; the loss on our side is very inconsiderable. On the :id of October the Commander-in-Chief put himself in motion with the corps of Platow and Milorsdowitch against the fortresses of Silistria and Mangata, which were both evacuated by the enemy at the approach of our troops. The reduction of the latter fortress is the more important, as Constanti nople is supplied from thence with salt and several other necessaries of life. On the 13th of the same month General Platow attacked and routed a Turkish corps between Rats chutz and bilisti ia. The Turks lost about 10,000 men in killed and wounded, and numerous prisoners were made, among whom was Pacha Mahmoud. NOVEMBER 11.—According to accounts arrived here, the army of Moldavia has defeated that of the Grand Vizier. It is said, that 16 pieces of artillery, and 12 standards have been taken. ALTONA, NOV. so. By his royal Majesty's orders, all colonial commo dities and foreign manufactures are to be sequestrated, and Commissioners have been appointed to inquire into the origin of said goods, the sale of which is pro hibited under severe penalties, until the result of the above enquiry shall be known. AUGSBURGH, NOVEMBER 27. Lieutenant-General Baron Wrede, in the Bavarian service, has been raised to the dignity of a Count of the French Empire, in remuneration of the distil) . - Wished services rendered by him during the last w ar . ithin a few days the first transport of the Austrian contribution is expected in this place, consisting of 13 millions of florins in gold and silver coin. According to the last accounts from the Tyrol, the insurrection may be 'considered as perfectly quelled, and many Tyroleans and Voralbergheri have already arrived here to buy grain. The noted Speck bucher lately made an attempt to incite the inhabi tants of the Lower Inthal to fresh commotiom ; but his attempt nut only ;ailed of success, but he was ap prehended by the inhabitants, and delivered up to the Bavarian troops. _ _ _ EUDA, N0V.21. According to a statement published here by autho rity, the loss of the Austrian army in trilled, wounded, and prisoners, from the 4th to the 12th July, 1809, consists of 17 Generals, 847 Officers, 30,471 rank and file, and 4,100 horses. VIENNA, NOVEMpER 18. All the colonial produce found in Fiume may be exported free and unmolested till the 4th of May, 1810.—According to the mos: recent intelligence fr Bucharest, the Russians have already passed on as far :IS Varna oa the Black Sc?, 40 German miles from Constantinoil.., and in all probability' they trill render themselves masters of the whole province of Bulgaria in the course of the present campaign. Nov. 25.—The Adjutant of the Archduke Charles, General Delmotte, has already arrived in this capital, and the Prince himself is expected in the course of next week. • The Empress at present enjoys a better state of health than she has done for several monthi past. ' General Andreossi has left this capital, on his way to Paris. Count Dumas, General of Division and Chief of the StaiF of the Prince of Neufchatel, is to remain here after the evacuation of the capital, and has al; ready hired a house for his residence. ' , - The numbei of the French sick and wounded who cannot yet be transported amounts to 10,700 men. Nov. 'A.—Yesterday his Imperial Majesty the Em peror of Austiia arrived in this city. He was dressed in the Hungarian uniform, and seated in . a coach drawn by six horses, which could hardly pass the streets, crowded by the inhabitants, who received their gracious . Sovereign with incessant shouts df '‘‘ Long live the Emperor !". At' night there was not One single Louse but what was illuminated. All 'the the atre.; are to be this' day thrown open to . the public, and a general - illumination w.ll again take place this cawing. Her Majesty the Empress is also shortly expected. The Emperor has ordered the Mt of 100,000 florins to be distributed among the poor. This morning Te .Derem was sung in the Cathedral. FRANKFORT, NOV. 29. The Insurgents in the Tyrol having laid down their arms, tranquillity is restored in that country, and the foreign troops which formed a cordon on the northern frontiers, are beginning to take their depar ture. _ _ The following Proclamation has been published at Insprtick Eugene Napoleon, Arch-Chancellor of the French Empire, Viceroy of Italy, Prince of Venice, Stc. Taking into consideration the acts of submission which the Deputies and former Administrators and Commandants of the Tyrol have presented to us, as also the letters which the Generals commanding the French troops in the Tyrol have addressed to us; and as it appears from the said acts and reports that the Tyro lese, impressed with a sense of their duty and interest, are has tening on all sides to lay down their arms and take advantage of the rardon which his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon has secured to them by the Treaty with Austria; and as the small straggling parties in arms which are to be found here and there in the Tyrol consist only of foreign intruders into the country, who wish to take advantage of the confusion and disturbances; and, in fine, as the Tyrolese themselves have desired the disarming and dis persing of these illegal bodies ; we have commanded, as follows : AR r.l. From the present day the Generals commanding the French troops in the Tyrol, shall take under their protection the persons and property of the Tyrolese, and especially of the Chiefs and Commanders who have given the example of submission to his Majesty the Emperor and King, and remain firm in the same sentiments. _ 11. Every person who, five days after the publication of the present order, shall be found in the Tyrol with arms in his bands, shall be arrested and shot. 111. In like manner every person shall be arrested and shot, who, five days after the publication of this Ordt r, shall be con victed of having concealed arms in order to employ them against the troops of his Imperial Majesty. IV. The General in Chief of the Staff, and all the Generals commanding the different troops in the Tyrol, are charged to pro vide for the execution of the present Order, which shall be printgd and affixed up in all the communes of the country. Given at our bead-quarters at Villach, Nov. 1'2,1809. (Signed) EUGENE NAPOLEON. PARIS, DECEMBER 6. - - - The festival appointed by the City of Paris for the celebration of the Anniversary of the Coronation of his Majesty, of the conclusion of Peace with Austria, and the return of the Emperor to his capital, was celebrated with the same splendour as distinguished five years ago the union of the Monarch and his peo ple, when admiration was joined with affection and unchangeable fidelity. The general preparations and fitting up of the dif ferent halls was the same as at the last tote given in the Hotej de Ville. About five o'clock, the Kings of Wurtemburg, Saxony, Holland, Westphalia, and Naples, and the Queens of Spain, Holland, Westphalia, and Naples, followed by the persons of their Courts, were received in the Hall of the Throne by the Pri n ces Grand Dig nitaries there assembled. At half after six their rmperial and Royal Ma jesties entered the apartments, amid shouts of" Long live the Emperor I—Long live the Empress !" and I a few minutes after, the Eraperck took his seat on the throne that had been prepared for him, and after the acclamations excited by his presence had somewhat subsided, and the Duke the Governor had received the commands of his Majesty, the Counsellor of State, the Prefect of the Seine, Frochot t delivered an ora tion, which, among other passages, contained the fol lowing : The admiration, Sire, the ardent wishes, the extraordinary ho mage which are paid you on every side, seem to supersede ours. Now that all hearts .are French, we fear that our affection and loyalty may appear of less value. The hope which your Majesty gave us, that dining your absence you would never forget your good city of Paris, has not been falsified, though your Majesty in so many other • capitals received the same homages of reverence and love w hich we lave so anxiously desired to offer you. But why these doubts?—Who can love you more than we —What other people has reseiyed from you so many benefits ? What other people raised like us, by you, to the height of their wishes, can equal us in gra: ? since every moment of your life has been dedicated to prorgre our happiness—to render France the first of Nations, and Paris the first Capital of the world! When this discourse, which was heard with the most lively interest, wa* concluded, the acclamations of " Long live the Empfror !" again resounded on all sides. The Emperor then, in a most gracious manner, returned the following apswer I consider it as a real festival to dine in the hotel of my good city, and thereby gtve an evident proof of my love to it. Its in habitants must love me, and I believe in the sincerity of what they vay. Their interest and their happiness are in my heart : pr:Aent or absent, I shrill often think of n.y good city, to bestow on it whatever may l)e wanting to it, an 4 'thus render it worthy of myself and my great- people. _ _ _ . . At these Words the acclamations redoubled, and the Emperor passed into another apartment, where several persons of distinction, public officers, &c. were assembled ; after which he'returned into the Hall of the Throne, and from thence, acporupanied by the Empress and the Kings and Quegns, wont into the dining-1141. DECEMBER 9. • The Council of Inquiry appointed by his Majesty the Emperor and King, convened by his Excellency • Count de Huneburg, Minister ;,t War, in obedience to his Majesty's orders, dated Scloenbrunn, Sept. 7, IFif)9, and assembled :it the General Military Depot, closed on the 25th of last month its deliberations, and proncunced the fqllowing sentence; That General Mon net, contrary to his duty, did not fulfil the orders of his imperial Majesty, in case of his being pressed hard by the enemy, to the dykes rather than surrender. That he surrendvred the fortress at a time when it bad only sustained a bombardment of 36 hours, when the garrison was still composed of more than 1000 men ; when no breach was made in the rampart, and the enemy was yet more than 800 metres distant front the fortress ; and when our troops were yet in pos session of the outworks, and when, consequently, the place was notoreally besieged. That the General is therefore guilty of gross snisconduet, which calms); be attrlbtred to any other motive than cowardice and treason. ' And the Council declares, moreover, that the General is guilty of extortion and embezzlement; since it appears in evidence that he did icei ive, or causal to he received for his own private bent.- arid use, from the year tson to the year 1806, the sum of 10 ITuich stivers, or 20 sous Tournois, for each half anchor Geneva which was exported. (Signed) Count RAMPON. Count d'ALzyk:Ltz, Vice-Admiral. HER Ermiln. Count SoKoxx. 'Count BASSON. The above sentence . was - confirmed by the Emperor and king on the 6th inst. and ordered to be trans mitted to the Minister at War, for the purpose of I being carried into execution against the delinquent. His Imperial Highneisthe Viceroy of Italy arrived yesterday at this capita); and 'alighted at the Hotel P4rbieuf. Tbey write from Madrid, ceder date of 2i.th No vember, thai the number of Spanish prisoners taken in the battle of Ovapa amounts to 30,000 men, • . AFFAIRS OF SPAIN. Head-marten of the Spanish Army, at Wad, Nov. 27. " ORDER OF THE DAY. " His Excellency the Commander In Chief of the Army, Mar *shal of the Empire, expresses to the General of Division, Pimb, and to all the troops under his command, his entire satisfaction with the glorious conduct of that &view on the 7th of Novem ber, in the attack of the town of Hostalrich, which they carried by assault, notwithstanding the vigorous resistance which they met with from 2.000 troops of the line, part of the armed inhabi tants, and the artillery-Ore from the fort and towers, where the enemy had mounted several pieces of ordnance. This division has completely attained the object of its mission by destroying all the magazines which the enemy had formed in that place. " A punishment will serve as warning example to the rest of the towns in Catalonia which still persist in this revolt, and take up arms instead of peaceably remaining at home. (Signed) " General Rer, " Chief of the Staff of the 7th Corps." i g PARIS, DEC. 4.—The following report has been received from the Duke of Dalmatia to his Excel lency the Minister at War : " Dan Barrias, Nov. 19, 1809. " The troops of his Imperial Majesty have gained a signal victory. The battle was fought in the vici nity of ()Gana, where the insurgents had assembled a force of 55000 men, 700 of whom were horse, with a numerous park of artillery. The 4th army, joined by the sth under the orders of Marshal Duke of Tre viso, the division of dragoons commanded by . Gene ral Milhaud, the division of light horse under the command of General Beauryant, and the brigade of light horse of General Paris, the Royal Guards, and two battalions of Spanish troops, marched yesterday to meet the enemy, who, according to every intelli gence received, had taken post at Oeana. About nine o'clock this morning our advanced parties came in sight of the enemy's army. At eleven o'clock the action commenced, and in two hours it was decided in our favour. " The Spaniards, encouraged by their superiority in numbers, made a vigorous resistance : but they were attacked with such irresistible valour by our troops, that they soon gave way ; their position was carried, and they were thrown into the utmost confu sion. All their artillery and field equipage fell into our hands ; more than 50 pieces of cannon have al- I ready been brought in, 15 stand of colours, and nu merous prisoners have been taken, among whom are three Generals, six Colonels, and 700 inferior officers. The ground is covered with the slain, and with more than 40,000 muskets. They who escaped took to flight, without arms, and without knowing whither to direct their steps. " This morning the King gave th. command of the cavalry to General Sebastiani, and the admirable manner in which he manoeuvred and m4de his charges fully justified his Majesty's choice. General Milhaud also greatly distinguished himself ; and all the diffe rent commanders of horse displayed the utmost in trepidity and valour. The Marshal Duke of Treviso commanded the infantry of the 4th and sth corps ; it is utterly impossible to behave in a more gallant manner than he did. He received a contusion in the aim ; but this did not prevent him from continuing the command. 66 Our loss does not in my estimation exceed 400 ' men. The MarOal Duke of Bellana is ordered this 'morning to cross the Tagus, between Villamanrique and Fuente Duenar. He is to attack the enemy in the position he has taken up at Santa Cruz, and pur sue in whatever direction he may choose to retreat. He was this morning informed by letter, that the enemy had concentrated his force at Ocana, and or dered to direct his march to that point. " As he had to perform a very long march, he' could not arrive sufficiently in time to share in the action; nay, the King did not receive any intelligence from him the whole of the day, and his Majesty is, therefore, perfectly ignorant of irhat the Duke of Belluno has been doing. I shall, however, have to make my further report on this subtect as soon as possible. 64 Please to lay my report before his Imperial Ma jesty, and to accept the assurance of my high consi deration. (Signed) " Marshal Duke of DALUATIA, Maj. Gen." 46 Bayonne, Novembzr SO. 6 "1 . his morning we received by an extraordinary courier, intelligence of the victory of Ocana. " The passage of the troops of the third division of the army of reserve still continues, it will be ended in three days. The destination of these troops is Vit toria, where the head-quarters will be fixed. General Loison, Commander in Chief of this division, arrived yesterday evening, at Bayonne. He is on the point of departure for Vittoria. We are assured, that he is appointed Governor General of the provinces of Gui puscoa, Biscay, and Alava. King Joseph is expected here in a few days, on his way to Paris. i; This evening or to-morrow his Excellency the Duke of Elchingen (Marshal Ney) will set out for Spain. The Gazette of France has some days past announced the arrival of Marshal Jourdan, at Paris, he has not, however, passed through Bayonne ; he is not expected from Madrid for three or four days. " General Bonnet has again taken possession of St. Andero, after having defeated the Insurgents un der Marquesillo. Nearly 2000 of the enemy were killed or drowned at St. Vincente de la Belquerra, the rest fled in the greatest confusion." " Madrid, November 20. " The battle of Ocana, which the King fought yesterday, was one of the most decisive which the troops of his Majesty the Emperor and King have eyer fought. The Members of the Junta of Seville, who have the most influence, were in the rear of the army of the Insurgents, and announced in a high tone, that they were going to bold their sittings at Madrid, but they were the first to fly. This appears to be the las; effort which the Junta of Seville will make. The following Order of the Day has been pub lished, and affixed up in all the public places ; " ORDER OF THE DAY. " Yesterday the Kiug gained a signal and decisive victory at Ocala. " Two hours were sufficient to disperse the army of the Insur gents who expected within two days to make their entry into Madrid. It was entirely dispersed or destroyed. " Four thousand men were left *dead on the field of battle; 20,000 were made prisoners among whom were 2 00 o ffi ce r s, SO or 40,000 muskets, 20 standards, 90 pieces of artillery, and an incredible quantity of baggage were the results of this splendid victory. (Signed) AUGUSTUS Du. LIA an, Gov.-Gen." PRIVATE LETTERS. , • 1 CADIZ, November SO. e , The news here is very bad. The Spanish army of La Mancha, consisting of about 55,000 men, Live been attacked by arrench force of about 40,000 strong, in the neighbourhood of Ocana, and completely routed. They attacked the left and centre first, who stood their ground well, fought hard, and made the French fall back. "The enemy then changed their plan of attack-, :Ir. opposed themselves to the right wing, consistil.y chiefly of cavalry : the whole of which fled precipi. Lately without firing a shot, and most of them threw away their arms. The left and centre, seeing this, although they before fought so well, followed their el ample, and threw away their arms. The French ca. valry, as might be expected, availed themselves of the confusion that followed, pursued and cut to pieces all they came up with. The British army still remains about 13ad.•114: ; and I suspect there is more chance of their fa11.,,g back than of their advancing." • " HeadrAuarrers, La Carolina, Novernbrr YS g , The battle fought between the Spaniar4 arid French at Qcana on the 19th instant was obstina . o.4 contested, and most 'Sanguinary. The French Li 4 50,000 veteran troops, cpmanded by JosNen *BONA PARTg, in person, assist i byTTSh4ls MORTIEft and SouLT. SOULT. The Spanish force a Aired to 50,000, of which 5,000 were killed, and 15,000 taken prisoners. The defeat was decisiye, and the rout became general. The Spanish Commander in Chief was surrounded by the French, and must inevitably have been taken, but Colonel ROCHE, having collected about 500 Spa, nish cavalry, arrived at the critical moment, making a gallant charge, in which he was wounded ; he had the good fortune to rescue the general, and to escort him in safety.—The other British Officers present it, the action, and who behaved most gallantly, were Lord MACDUFF• Colonel COLBORNE, and Cpl. Druo:4. The.latter has been taken prisoner. The Spanial , ii also lost 54 pieces of cannon. The French have like ' wise suffered most severely in men ; but the most traordivary circumstance attending this disastroo event is, that the Spaniards seen to think nothing of it. They are no way depressed, and affirm that in one month they will have a more neriterous army." THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK . S per C. Cons. for orb. 701-I—Red. 6911—Orr,r,itira 41 pr . Exchequer Bills Gs. 14s. prem. _ PRICE OE STOCKS YESTERDAY. It per Cent. Recl. 69i f India Bonds, 21s. £2s. pr. . 1 ! per Cent. Cong. shut Excheq. Bills, Ss. Us. pre. 4 per Cent. 8•Iii 84 Ormium, 1 pr. 5 per Ceqt. Navy shut State Lottery Pacts A'32. 15s Long Auu.lBi 9-16 Cypoh fxr acc. 70111 -.--r We have received Seville Gazettes two days later than those by the last mai, with some other Spanish Journals, containing information three days more re cent than any received before.—They state respecting the fatal battle of Ocana, that for some hours victory was expected by the Patriots, and- at length the ac clamations of triumph were heard from the ranks. when one disgraceful incident turned the side of for : tune in favour of the enemy. A single regiment of cavalry, which in an advantageous position covered a large body of the infantry, shamefully took to flight at a critical moment, and spread disorder and con sternation among the Spaniards ; presently the con fusion and - alarm became general, and the superior . tactics of the French enabled them to take advantage of such a situation. The consequence was, that tl.?• army of General AREIZJVGA viz!, _rotne4 and dis persed, hai before been staid. As soon as thi; intelligence rii24o4 Seville, the Marquis de la Rossarra. with _Flawirment .of from 8 to 10,000 men, left it to ROO* Ip.4caraina, to reinforce General AREIZACK, 41 that neighbourhood. These are exactly the kingl of account; we were prepared to expect from the Spaniards. It is but justice, however, to add, that they are not the only people on earth who contriye to console themselves under disasters by finding out, that but for this tiling or for that, they would have had a complete triumph over their enemies. It is only a less-quaint way of saying, they brat us because we could not'beat them; I 'but it is always satisfactory to fools. Our arch-enemy is not so easily safisfind. From Dutch papers to the 15th, containing Paris news to a late date, we learn that General Mover, though he so stoutly defended the garrison of Flashing with 4000 men against tht whole c'dmbined lifiro of the army and navy of Great Britain, and by so dying enabled the country to rise and pour in succours into Antwerp, so as to defeat all the purposes of our expe dition, is pronounced to be a traitor and a covarS Responsibility is not merely a name in France. These papers present an account of the fatal battie of Ocana very different from the Spanish palliatives that have reached us. The action; it appears, took place on the 19th ult. and the loss of the Spaniards is computed at 4000 killed, and 20 a 000 among whom there is an adequate proportion of cers. The French were commanded by King Joswi in person, and the fate of tile day appears to have been decided in little more than two hours. Wt: have no doubt that the loss of the Spaniards has been much exaggerated, but neither can we doubt that they have sustained a most decided and dreadful defeat. Nor is this the only disaster which the Spaniards appear to have sustained. A French carps under the command of general Bop.= has defeated Ge neral MAIII;WESITTO, with considerable loss, and re occupied Si. Ander°. The 30,000 Conscripts destined to reinforce the }'rench army in Spaiii have passed the Pyrene The last division of these victims of ferocious ambition marched from Bayonne at the end of October. NAZOLEOICWAS present on the stll at the entertain' t , .4 1 ma WI the the ent WI re the twh I l i MI OX rel 1 the tad of of see feel 01 Oh Ca sa Or 1 e ll ali • lig