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...'-- t hat brought 'the above in'tell;gente; left it. The , Mocha was soon expected, by which remittances to tie a mount of two millions of dollars, it was sup posed. would be obtained ; but the best informed had doubts whether in the present distracted State of South America, any more el the rich treasures with which it 2bounds, would be acquired to assist the mother coun try in the present arduous struggle with her enemy. The exchange for Government Bills was at 471, 1 snd :or private Bills at 18; so that although: merchan die was low, the difference between the old exchange o f 40, ;Ind the present of 48, left a profit of 20 per cent above what the goods might secure. T:le Government dispatches brought by the Nonce state, that nine battalions of the enemy's force had been detached from the besieging army, whose desti nation had not been ascertained. We suspect these axe the troops which we heard some time ago were dispatched by SOULT to reinforce MASSENA# 'fins morning we received some additional Cadiz Papers to the 6th of January. It is rather fortunate that large imp•rtations of Merino sheep have been made into this country from Spain, for we now find that the Supreme Junta has prohibited their exporta tion in future. The following are extracts from the Spanish Papers : CADIZ, JANUARY 4. The day before yesterday entered this port the King's corvette la Paloma, proceeding from Malaga, having on board his Excellency D. C. Asear. Circular communication by the Minister of Finances to the Su perior Junta+ of the Provinces, acal to the Intendants and Sub- deleptes of Revenues : 11 The exportation of Merino sheep to foreign countries has alwaysbeenprohibited, and although G overnment has sometimes given permission to export some, it has been in moderate quantities, in conse quence of very powerful motives, and under certain formalities, calculated to prevent the frauds which might be committed under the shade of these indulgen a ties-. The Council of Regency has been informed of the scandalous abuse which is carrying on in the ex portation of Merino sheep of the kingdom to foreign countries, by the total unobservance of the laws rela tive to this particular; and it being of the greatest importance to the welfare of the state, that a termina tion be put to this disorder, introduced to the great prejudice of the Royal interests, it is the will of his Majesty that all the Authorities abstain from granting similar permissions, which is the prerogative alone of Government,and that the intendants and subdelegates take particular care, at their own responsibility, to fulfil the royal orders, which prohibit the exportation of Merino sheep ; paying the greatest attention to their respective provinces, under the conviction that ill, who by their negligence or connivance may give oiccasion for or permit the least contravention of the said prehibitien, shall be dismisssed from their cm ployments." TARRAGONA, DECEMBER 6. We have the satisfacffon to announce, that in a few days onr army will receive an augmentation of 15,000 Then. The gallant spirit with which our valiant divi sions fight will communicate itself like light to our new levies. The decided hatred of the Catalanian people to tyranny and oppression ; their promptitude in making, at the first intimation of Government, all the sacrifices the salvation of the country required ; and their constant confidence and brother-like har mony with the army, which with so much valour on all occasions it maintains in defe;ce of this kingdom and the honour of the Spanish arms—make us con• sider as useless all the efforts the tyrant may make, and despise the reinforcements that in his rage he may bring to this region of honour and death to the slaves of France. TARRAGONA, DECEMBER le. The division of General Labarre, in the beginning of November, dispersed the convoy proceeding from Mequinenza to the besiegers of Tortosa ; rendered useless the 3000 men which protected it, and sunk or burnt several boats laden with ammunition, which weir going down the Ebro. The Gazettes of Cordova, of the month of Novem ber, contain accounts of different actions between the patriots and the French near Qnesada, Jodar, Passa dilla, and Alomilla ; in which the former have almost always the advantage. Those of Madrid of the same month also mention combats maintained by the French troops in Cama renas, Valdepenas, Scc. in which they are stated to have gained advantages at a trifling expence. EXTRACT Or A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER Or RANK, DATED DX IRLANGIN, DECEMBER 18, 1810. " We have the glory of having fought with only 400 horse, under General Bum.), which composed the vanguard, 600 French horse sustair,cd by infan try, and sir pieces of cannon. " The action lasted six sours under an infernal fre. Our troops received seven charges, notwith ganding which, our loss does . nit exceed 20 men. The loss of the enemy exceeded 150 men. We re mained masters of the field of battle." ALDESIRAS, DEC. 1. The insurrection in the Sovrania de Malaga in creases, the Patriots have gained advantages in Al hama, Antequera, and Loja, and have received from the fortress ot . Gibraltar an Aid of 1000 muskets and 60,000 cartridges. • Brigadier Don Pedro Cortes, who commanded on the eastern coast, has been made prisdner, with four other Officers and 30 soldiers, in an encounter with the French. This advantage cost the enemy 100 soldiers, who were killed in tie combat. AltAmmon, mermin vs. to consequence of General Capon's retreat, the French had over-run the County of Niebla, and eotti mitted their usual extortions and acts of violence in that county. In Castillejas, Aremloerg demanded a contribution of 200,000 rials, and six mules ; and in Alrnendeo, also six mules, and 60,000 rids. To se cure the payment of the said contribution, he has car ried off two gentlemen of property from each place as hostages. Soult, who directed his March to the ports, is said to have marched back to the interior with 5000 men. It cannot be a matter of surprise that this movement should have been occasioned by the advantage ob tained on the 14th instant, in Cazala by Ballesteros, where, although the French were 400 stronger than our trbops, the former took to flight, were pursued to a considerable distance, and lost a great number of men in killed and prisoners. A few days before Soult left Port St. Mary, he gave a ball, and afterwards ordered the said place to pay a contribution of 25,000 bard dollars, but he was obliged to set off without being able to obtain the money. A still further delay will intervene before the . PRINCE can take upon him the Regency. Lord Lt. VERPOOL did not, as expected, move the Resolution yesterday, for issuing a Commission under the Great Seal for giving an assent to the Bill, but merely laid the proposed form of the Commission on the Table of the House of Lords, giving notice, that he would move the Resolution this day, provided no discussion was expected to take place upon it, but if a debate was likely to arise, then, he should postpone his motion till Monday, to which day, in the mean time, the House c* Commons adjourned, so that the Resolution ca•mot at any rate be sent down to the Commons this day. —By this delay, the PRINCR cannot hold a Privy Council tilt Tuesday ; and it is probable that he will not go to the House of Lcrds before Thursd.ty next. The question of privilege, which caused the exclu sion of strangers on Thursday in the House of Lords, related to Lady Lacers, the widow of Lord LkceLE, an Irish Baron, and brother of the late Duke of LEIN. STER. Her Ladyship resides in the west end of the Town, and was lately arrested for a certain sum of money. Mr. FLASHMAN, of Ely-place, had been em ployed as' attorney on the part of the plaintiff, and one Isaacs, a bailiff, carried the process into execu tion. Upon this statement being communicated to the House of Lords, they considered it a breach of the privileges of the Peerage, and the attorney and bailiff were ordered to be taken into custody, and were brought to the bar of their Lordships' House. We understand their Lordships' judgment to have been—that the attorney and bailiff be discharged on paying their fees. The lady is related to one of the first families in Ireland ; the sum for which she was arrested was £4B. Wednesday the Dukes of YORK and CAMBRIDGE, with a numerous party of persons of distinction, en joyed the sport of shooting in the neighbourhood of Oatlands, where they killed no less than 40 hares and '2O cock pheasants. After enjoying the sports of the field for several hours, they retired to the house of the Duke of Yoam„ where they were sumptuously entertained. Fox HUNTING.—The Essex Fox-hounds, under the management of Colonel CooK, had one of the severest runs on Saturday ever known in Essex. They met at Leading Wood, about three miles from Fifield.— The frost being very hard, the hounds did not throw Into cover till half past twelve o'clock ; after drawing the small cowers near Leading Rothing without suc cess, the Colonel trotted on to a cover about seven miles from the place of meeting called Brick-hills, where they soon found. The fox immediately broke cover and made for Norwood, where be was headed and went back to Brick-hills ; from thence to a favou rite cover called Manwood, from whence he broke over the open country and made for Lord Maynard's Highwoods towards Dnnmow, but being hard pressed was not able to reach the cover, and he turned to the right over the Rotbings, and at the end of one hour and fifty minutes hard running, they killed him in a meadow near Aylthorp Rothing. This severe chace proves the stoutness of the Rothing foxes, for out of fifty horsemen at starting, only nine were in at the death. KING'S THEATRE.—Tuesday evening there came l on to be heard before the MASTER of the Rou.s, an argument on a bill filed by the house of Alexander Davidson and Co. against Mr. Taylor, of the Opera House, and the Executors of the late Mr. Gould, for sums of money paid to Mons. and Madame Des Hayes, for dancing at the Opera, which sums, amounting to 82,500 per annum, the said bankers had paid in con sequence of chair guarantee. To this Mr. Taylor ob. jetted, because his late partner had made an impro vident engagement, not warranted by the deed of trust. The bill, after an argument, was dismissed, as against Mr. Taylor, leaving to the bankers their re• medy against the executors of Mr. Gould. • Saturday the remains of the late Mr. Lewis, the Comedian, were interred in a family vault at Christ Church, Liverpool. The procession consisted of a hearse and four horses, followed by two coaches, with four horses each, in one of which Mr. THOMAS LEWIS (the youngest son of the deceased) attended as chief mourner ' in the other there were a few friends of the family. The whole was conducted Privately and so lemnly, and the funeral service was most pathetically read by the Rev. Mr. VALISE. The streets through which the procession passed were crowded with peo ple, each anxious to pay the last mournful tribute of respect to the memory of a man who had so long con tinued the pride of his profession. Every face ex pressed sincere sorrow at saying good-by for ever to their departed favourite. Two's Chronology just published, which includes a correct register`of all the remarkable events in the present r, &c. &c. is a work of such general utility, that no Compting-house, Public Library, Seminary, nor indeed private family,.should be without it. It is a volume of useful knowledge well worthy the atten tion of every person in the kingdom. On Wednesday last, at Grimsby, an apprentice boy, belonging to the Berstig Greenland ship, acciden tally fell into the river, and was drowned. ?RE ARMY, The Germans, and second division of trocps, have not been able to sail from Portsmouth : so contrary has the wind been, that it is feared the fleet under Sir Jost/4r YDR/C will be obliged to return to port, NI/VAIL mrrnmatmcs. PLYMOU al, JANUARY, 31. I mentioned the arrival of the Noacz from Cadiz Yesterday, with three transports under convoy, hav ing French prisoners and Foreign deserters on board; and that they were all put under quarantine : the crew of the NORGE are, however, in perfect health.— There were no art ivals this day.—The COURAGEUX, .7 i•, and ENDYDIION irigate,have come up the harbour to be docked ; and the FAvouarrx sloop into B.irn. pool, to refit.—The following packets are new at this port, viz.—The Ann; Marlborough, Princess Mary, Princess Charlotte, Lord Hobart, Duke of Kent, Princess Amelia, Swallow, Manchester, Chichester. FALMOUTH, JANUARY 80. Arrived his Majesty's ship FoxitouNn froen'a cruize. • PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 1. Arrived his Majesty's ships DONNEGAL. Datwlcz, Co(warm and THRACIAN, from a cruize off Cher. bocrgh ; GANNETT sloop of war from a cruize. DEAL, FEBRUARY 5. Arrived his Majesty's schooner Nov:AnsiL from Plymouth, and remains.—Wind South. SHEERNESS, FEBRUARY 1► Sailed this day the Pyramus, so the westward.— Arrived the Pilchard, from Chatham.—The Egeria went out of harbour. ADMIRALTY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS, Fem. I. This day the Right Hon. Sir WttuAsi SCOTT pro ceeded to the adjudication of the following cases : Coed Haal, Tonningson master.—This vessel sailed under Da nish colours, laden with rye, malt, pease. &c.—Ship restored and the malt condemned. Capton' espences allowed in taking the depositions. Dre Drie Freunden, lorginson master.--This vessel sailed ender Prussian colours, laden with provisions. Further documents re quired. Anna Regina, Sculdt master.—Thia vessel was laden with iron &c. No claim being set up, the property was condemned. Ceres, master.—This vessel was laden with barley and rye, and being a shame case to the above, a like sentence was issued. ------- Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain BLANCHARD was sworn into the command of the ship James Sibbald, consigned to Madeira, Madras, and Bengal. 'lle Agenora, Griffiths, from Waterford and Milford, bound for London, has been taken, retakes, and arrived at Portsmouth. The Lady Mitchell, Wood, from Halifax to Liverpool. was deserted at sea by her cre o, on the Ist of November, being in a leaky state. The New Success, from Duagarvon to Weymouth, went on shore near Ushant, in October last,. and mai aieibeci by the enemy. LTC£I.7I4 TneATRE.—A new musical piece, enti tled The Peasant Bog, was on Thursday night repre sented at this Theatre. The leading features of the plot were as follow :—An Italian Duke ( HOLLAND) goes to the wars ; his cousin (RAY/4mb) becomes anxious for the title and estates ; he attempts to woo the Duke's niece, but is rejected. Disappointed in love, he resolves on murder ; and as the Duke is about to return, at that precise period, he determines to murder him. A rencontre ensues, in which, after receiving a slight wound, Alberti is rescued by the sud den appearance of Lodovico (Loveamov a) who pur sues the assassin, and wounds him in the right hand. The assassin, Montalvi, flies, and to escape the pur suit, which is close upon him, drops his cloak, mask, and dagger, at the door of a peasant's cottage. Ju lian, the peasant's son (Miss KELLY) comes out, and in the act of examining the cloak, is seized by the Duke's servants. He is thrown into prison, and, at length, brought to trial, when, at the moment of sen tence, Lutkviro appears, and Nontalvi is convicted of the crime. Miss KELLY did all for the Peasant Boy that the most sanguine wishes of the Author could require. In the scene where she pleads her cause before the Tribunal, her feelings were excited to such a degree that she fainted away. The interest of the denouement was, for a moment, forgotten in the general and anxi. ous concern for the fate of the performer, who was carried off the stage. When the curtain dropped, as the audience continued their inquiries respecting her, Mr. LovEcmove came forward, and informed them that she was considerably recovered. Miss DUNCAN was encored in a song, which she accompanied on the harp. The following is a specimen of the Poetry—• :,A crown of fresh roses at sun-rise I wreath'4,l, All dropping wits silver-bright dew ; Alt ! how soft and how sweet were the perfumes it breath'd, And how blushingly beauteous its hue ! Etultittg I wore k--the merry hours basted, And laughingly tripp'd away morn ; A storm came at noon—the red lightning-shaft blasted AU my roses, and left the bare thorn. range groves and bowers, To seek other flowers, But none find so fragrant or fair; My brow now Is torn By the sharp-pointed thorn, It reminds me—* ISOSE ONCE WAS TIMERS ! Love! Love! Love! Capricious God ! tyrannie Thy words are mad—thy looks are wild.... Who trusts thee most is most beguird-- , 1 pry'thee fly from me! Love! Love! Level 'Forgive my spleen—forget my pmer I all my pettish oaths outwear, And sue thy fetter stiU to wear, More dear than liberty ! Love ! Love ! Love! Tiro' strong thy bow, and keen thy daft, Thou neer did'st leave the stricken heart, Without a balm to soothe its smart, Then pry'thee gay with me! oLbtreEsTzlt nEcnoM • • Gloucester, Febrouy 1. Notwithstanding this majority, the partisans of Mr. Durrow, calculating on the great numbers 'they have to bring up Irom the distant parts of the country, aid manj of them having been prevented from attending in consequence of the badness of the weather, enter tain not the least doubt of taccess. • 1 7 11krr DAv's Iyl t„ For Sir Williita Guise 014 .1 4 0 , 4 ; tor Sir W. G uise 116 Mr, Dutton 1475 StsossoDmr‘ Pots.. For 'Milian Guise 67.5 Mr. :.r. Dutton ' 432 1 Majorirt for Sir W. Guise ]4S TIIIIII:DAT'S POLL. 4Pe2i Majority NI- Sir W. Guts* U 397 rOORTH DAT'acot.t. 411/ Mijority for Sir W. Cul4e 157 % 264 Sir William Cui.d Mr. Dutton Sir Wm. Guise Mr, Dutto Tota M*jor*y far Sir \V. Guise Finr.R.— , A fire btoke out at the ho.:-e of Qs-env Pots, Esq, Brackhall, Surrey, which consumed the same, together with outhouses cnntiguntis. It was occasioned by an oven being over-heated, and it was discovered at midnight, but providentially the family escaped in safety. . _ ... A dreadful fine broke out yesterday morning, about ring o'clock, at a barge-builder's, a, Nine Elms, Bat. ivrsea, which raged with the utroost fury. 't he early arrival if the engines and the prompt auistance of the firemen and others, prevented the fire from spread. -ing to any greater extent, and after four hours great exertion, It was got out after destroying the premises. It is not known how the fire happened, but it is con. jectared to have begun through the carelessness of some person having left a lighted candle near some wood and shavings, which must have communicated to the buildings. Yesterday a Man wns brought to Bow-street Office from the Stamp Office, under the f Bowing stances :—lt appeared, from the evidence of an et graver, that the prisoner applied to him to engrave an instrument to stamp the name of Thomas Robins, whom he represented as a banker at I.4keard, in Corn. wall, who had the misfortune to disable himself front writing his name, his hand being shot with a pist. 1. The engraver at first hesitated at undertaking to eke lcute the instrument, but was at length persuaded by the prisoner to do it, and ;Treed to get it done in a week for two guineas. However, after the prisoner I was gone he repented of his engagement, and made some enquiries ; he found out the bankers in London with whom the bankers at - Lisiteard cashed, and learnt from them that one of the partners of the Liskeard Bank was in London, and upon inquiry of him, he was infoftned that no such accident as Mr. Robins shooting his hand had happened. Information of the circumstance was given at the St .nip Office, in case of his applying there for damps—which he accor ,dingly did, and presented 100. pieces of paper fitr stamping, suspected to be for the purpose of issuing notes resembling those of the Liskeard Bank. The prisoner was ordered to fwd bail. Yesterday Franthre. h Portuguese sailc!, was fully committed, from the Mansion House, chargect with stealin g eight five shi ll ing pap ers o f co pp er f rom the shop of Nutall, watchmaker in Hounalsn itch. From the evidence of Mr. and Mrs. Nutali, it ap peared the prisoner, with tWo• others, went into tae shop, en pretence of buying a watch ; and, while 0n, , : of them was looking at the watch, the others stole the property. with v.!11.31) they got cif before a con stable could be procured ; but, being pur sue d, th e prisoner was taken, with, te two parcels in his pos session. In defence, he said (through an interpreter) that his enmpanionsgave him the money, and that he did not steal it. Yesterday J. Mason, aged 16, was felly committed. from Hatton Garden Office, charged with stea;ing a cake of bees'-wax from the shop of Mr. Plumb, oil man, in Leather-lane, in company with'V. Atterbury, who was capitally convicted thereof, at dip.! last Old Bailey sessions, and another boy, not yet taken. A Mrs. Stanton has been examined at Marlborough. street Office, charged with passing one pound and twa-pound - notes, purporting to be of a bank at haven, at which place no such bank is in existence is and about Chelsea. When apprehended, several net.: of a similar description were found about her. She was committed for re-examinatirm. Another woman, named Gast, seas also remanded, charged with obtaining goods from various stiop. keepers under fake pretences, On Friday se'nnight a heinous attempt at robbery and murder was made in the neighbourhood of Louth; the circumstances connected with which 2t tempt are as follow ;—On the day mentioned. Mr. Hobson, of Skendleby, went in his gig to Louth, to pay a pretty considerable sum of milney, His busi ness detained him rather late ; so that it was quite dark when he set out on his return home. When he had got Out about four miles, at a part of the road called Mannersdane, he perceived a man standing just outside of the rut. It should be observed, that thereabouts the road passes through a kind of swamp for 40 or 50 yards, which, particularly at this seasiit of the year, prevents carriages from quieting the track on the rampart. The circumstance, therefore, of a man standing as we have described, created a suspi cion in the mind of Mr. H. who, in order to avoid danger, gave the whip to his horse, and made him start into a canter. As soon as he reached the man, the fellow made a snatch at the bridle of the horse, and called to Mr. H. to stop ; but the suiftness e.f the animal occasioned the man to miss his hold. Thus disappointed, he exclaimed, D—n him, I have missed him," and at the same instant aimed a bl, , w at Mr. Hobson, with a cudgel u inch he had in his hand—but, luckily, hit him rather smartly on the shoulder only. 111 r. H. escaped 171tholit further jury, and tin - ight himself, by cetri:suing to canter iaway, free from danger; when, at t;le other en d o f t h e swamp, he perceived another lei km- standing in the middle of the mad, who, as soon as he thought Mr. Hobson within a sure reach, discharged at him the contents of a pistol, which providentially missed him. The discharge 'was so near, thatby the lief of the flash Mr. Hobson could clearly.see that the pistol was one of those small pocket Ones entirely of steel. The villain having failed in his murderous at- I, tempt, went out of the way, and Mr. H. continfed o { his journey without further molestation, and arrived I safely at home: , fa. , ' S. , . • I