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w"1'1777.1!",' Ntr • . • "'"" - •N• - - .7 - - • it.: • . . _. . ai•AffsH Phnti . . ' EkTßAtltiDititaT GAZETTE Oti VALENCIA, Nev. t. 1 The , Superior Junta of Goyernment of 'This King ! dom has received from the General in Chiefs of the i sime, the following letter ftimt head-quaitert at Cas -1 tenon de la Plana : I-. " Mist Eteeltent Senor--litigather bon Lois Aainnio Florez,;, • Governor of PtiliXolll4 conimonieatts to me the Important and Agreeable intelligence, that the naval expedition which I ordered I him to execute, while the movement which I fnentiened in my Getter or yesterdiirwas made by land, his succeeded in seizing, lathe teeth of the enemy, the strong fort of San Juan, which commands and guards the port of Alfaques. " This unexpected blow on t.'.e Sank of the enemy is so far decisive, that It places the above port le our power, which will as looser serve as a .helter for Preach privateer. and small yes **, is It has hitherto done, and odr own ships niay enter it In tal assarky. (Signed) " Lots be BA1111111101111T: 4 CADIZ, DECEMBER le.l The French on Saturday last threw seven or eight large grenades from one of their batteriei, not far from tl , e Cano de Trocadern, into this city ; of which ' a couple nearly .reached the middle of the town.— Only one old house in Barris de Santa Maria has been damaged. The grenades were mostly filled with lead, and contained but little gunpowder, for which reason I ,enly two exploded. The general opinion is, that do [ effective firing can be kept up in this manner ; and that this city, from the nature of its construction, can never much suffer from it. The French, by meant 1 ref arge Mortars cast at Seville, hare been able to iihrow the grenades to such a distance. The excessive charge of gunpowder required by there mortars ren t ders them soon unserviceable ; moreover, the foun t dation of the batteries from which they are fired stiffert greatly. I Decimate 28. From the opposite coast we learned !yesterday, the enemy had been obliged to detach a crmsiderable body of troops to Seville, in consequence of a check received by Girard; in the vicinity of that I place. A party of our taro and marines landed last night at the mouth of the river San Pedro, where the ene my's gun-boats are, destroyed a battery erected for their defence, killed seven men, and brought away a serjeant and a private without other loss on our side than a serjeant of marines *Minded in the arm; which it has since Oen found necessary to amputate. Al though this information is not official, there is every reason fur believing it correct. , • : , . MADRID, NOVEMBER SC On the lath inst. entered this city, proceeding from Salamanca, 200 Dutch dragoons, and on the 19th, in the morl ing . set out for France, the two nephews of Joseph, Manano Clary, and Tauber la Fagerie, escorted by 400 horse and 800 infantry, ilith• two pieces of cannon. , . On the 19th a decree was issued appoint' Count ,Abantatio Commissary for the four Kin gd oms of F Andalusia. It appears he will immediate y set Out ' for his new employment. • . FORM OF REOINCY OF CADIZ. The individuals who compose the former Council of Regency, have received orders under the authority, of the Cortes, communicated by the Executive GoW rernment, to quit Cadiz and the Isla de Leon, an 4 to each member ie assigned the particular province it% which he is to reside. This determination of the Cortes was in consequence of the proceedings in the secret ' of the 17th instant. . : . • ease of king William ? ifaa the Seal been put to commission in that taint No. The Address had beeW voted, first by a mixed assembly, and afterwards b r . the Convention which never called itself a Parliamenaki to that Prince, calling up on him to take the g oveny.l serum into his hands, and to call a Parliataint. It was net until, in consequence of that Address, they King assumed the Government, that he called and held a Parliament. The Right Honourable Gentled man seemed to think that it was in his contemplation to speak slightingly of the present Chancellor ; but he could assure the Right Honourable Gentleman that nothing was farther from his thoughts, as so far from that. no man had a higher opinion of that Learned Lord's talents and character—no man could be more firmly persuaded of the learning, abilities, and issi duity, with which he discharged the duties of his high office, and placed him on a level with any of those I who had ever filled that ticked station. As to the Wish of the Right HOrtottrable Gentleman to know Whether he had any authority for what he had asserted respecting Lord Thin-low, because of the absurdity, as he had represented it; of LordThorlow's supporting all the previous proceedings, still determined to refu* to Ox the Great Seal to the Act when paised, he should inform the Right Hon. Gentleman, that there was... no such absurdity as he ima g ined in the case. Lord Thoth,* supported all the previous proceedings ; Mit i trthen the Act shotild have passed both Houses, then I the questions would arise as to the mode of giving the Royal assent ; on which occasion Lord Tharlow, it was known, would have refused to apply the Great Seal, under a conviction that the more constitutional *node would be to add• - ess the Prince to take upon him the administration of the . Government ; and then give the Reval assent asstitutionally, to the Act. The Right Hon. Gentleman seemed to haire at length discovered the character of his own meastre. As the Royal Dukes had desired that their names might not be inserted in the commission, the Right Hon. Gentleman contended that, out of respect to these Royal Persons, and to the Prince, the Prince Should not be put into a situation to give effect to this phan tom, but that the Parliament should perform its own dirty work, its own drudgery. As to the law of the case, the Right Hon. Gentleman had omitted to shew that this course was legal or Consistent with the statute law of this realm, which he should"contend it violated. He did net mean to hold cheap the law of the Right Honourable Gentleman; but as he ap peared to have felt sore on a former night at the men tion of Reubel, he felt bound to assure the Right lion. Gentleman, that he had never any idea of putting any comparison between him and that monster. He had the honour of knowing that Might Honourable Gen tleman, and could sincerely declare, that no man valued his estitnable qualities and private virtues ,more highly than he did ; but he must alad observe, that Reubei might not be the only person who found himself in possession of a portion of the Royal autho. rity, of which he could never have conceived any ex pectation. He certainly could not Marne the Right Bonourable Gentleman for nrit recollecting his law, being now First Lord Of the 'treasury; and having 'the Sxchequer, the Finances, Sinecures, Offices, Pa tronage, Jobs, Contracts, Funds, Taxes, Stocks, Ste. to occupy his attention. In the late discussion between Lord Grenville and the Right Honourable Gentleman, he offered to indemnify that Noble Lord • but Lord Grenvi ll os sot satisfied *ith his law s dairesd to hate better law, and that the matter should be submitted to the Right Honourable Gen tleman's Attorney and Solicitor-General, who de clared that his indemnity was no indemnity. It was not his wish to run down a profession of which, in early life, he was ambitious to be a Member ; though it had been said of a Parliament, from which all lawyers were excluded, that it was Parliarnsestum idioms", he thought it a possible case to have a Pee. firrieratois sulterdoctunt. Lawyers *ere a good thing ; but as .the homely adage says ! , t we may have too much_ of a good thing;" and that with respect to lawyers was the caseurthe present Cabinet. He did not Mean to go more at length into the question; bin when the kiln Honourable Gentlennus directed his Law Officers to draw Op the instrument, he would order to commit matt of treason against the Con- Mitution. The. Resolution was then agreed to, and the House laving been resumed, Cut report was brought up and agreed to. A Meow was then sent to the Lords to desire another conference, on the subject of the last confer- OT the Zinn INCIVOLIILPCr, IL Was persons who composed the Council of Regency, within the term of two months, should present to the Cortes an account of their administration and general con. duct, with the view for their future trial. That is to , say, that when such an account shall be tendered, these Ex-councillors of Regency will be examined, to ascertain whether they deserve approbation or punish ment. The order by which they are affected, does not respect crimes of which they have been guilty as Regents, for in that character they are not yet to be punished, so that this regulation supposes either crimes subsequent to the public duties of these persons, or tyranny and despotism in the Cortes. Let us inquire into these interesting particulars More minutely. IF crimes should have been committed, they ought to be proclaimed before the nation, tried with impar tiality, and punished with firmness. if crimes should have been committed, no such moderate punishment should be directed, as to put the parties unier t tem porary arrest, and then set them at liberty in Another part of the kingdom. If crimes should hair beea committed, the nation at large, the rights of each in . ence. dividual citizen require that they should be pro. , ?Ms many. claimed, and the offendets made known, that they The CPIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER may not be engaged in any public duties. If crimes observed, that, at an early hour to-morrow, the should have been committed, it is imperatively 'obli- Comroission for opening the Pailiament would be gatory on the Cortes publicly to examine, publicly to ready. That after the .Parliament was opened, he sentence, and publicly•to chastise the delinquents. should then state the outlines of the Bill for settling If such a course be not pursued, this punishment, the Regency; and move that it be brought in then, for it deserves no better name, originates hi intrigue intelnding that it should be read for the second time and corruption, and if it be so, in whom shall cona on Wednesday. On Thursday it Would be proposed 1 deuce be reposed ?—What opinion will the people that it should go into the Committee. But it from ; form of their Representatives ?—lf once the mark of any accident the Bill could not be brought in to-mor , i tyranny be discovered upon them, against which they row; then he should, with the leave of the House, I declaim with so much energy, what benefit can the .. propose that it should pass through two stages on ' country &rive from them ?—What misfortune will Wedriesday;and the Committee refrain for Thursday. await diem, if they themselves lose that public opi. With respect to the order for the call of the House, nion, by which they alone are supported ?—And if by which stood for the latter day, it was usual that the , their mysterious deportment they defeat the exalted order dropped on opening the Parliamont ;he should' purposes they were appointed to accomplish, what therefore propose, to-morrow, that the call should ! ignominy will be connected with their memory in all stand as originally fixed. I future generations ? Sir THOMAS TURTON suggested the propriety If crimes should not have been committed, and 1 'of delaying the call, as mar/ Gen tlemen were absent : those suspected of them should thus be dispersed, at 4essions, who could not attend ; and, on a ques- !how can they render the account requited ? Or is it ties of such importance, their accession might be that they are to be separatei, in order that they may desirable. i not be able to form the account required of their pro _ i ceelings, thus removed to a distance from the seat of The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not see the necessity for that delay, *that the acces sion would he of so great importance as IQ call for postponing the order. . . „... ,s. The House than adjourned: N0,..,z..\-• TRICE OF STOCKS TEITS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. S per Cent. Cons. for money and aceounr, 65j 66 Reduced 664-4 per Cent. 81 j. a per Cent. Nary 98* I:chequer 81115,95. to Its. pr.—Bonds,rls. pr. Ontaitun 4 die. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Steak Mai Onsnium eft au I per Coat. Red. 1144 India Bonds gas S. pr. Ps: Cwt. Cams. 116 Eseheq. Bills los. 13e. 4 Per CIO. Sl* Lottery Tickets 211.185 S per Oat. Nan 911144 Cana. for arc. 611 f. Lowg Aleasitkit ri 041 I blia la act. ' +am v"""' vt's •%. .111.1nNIAPT , r , • • • a . (Nets a to yiteriout, aad thetefore arbittart Ai e has been promulgated ; if only three days ago rorthy Deputy Llano proposed a law, similar to i s Habeas Corpus in England, td secure personal tOy, where, we ask, is this liberty i How can we Oct it, witnessing a conduct so contradictory to Jlirinciples ? et us speak with frankness. Theories the most iseral, principles the mos- generous, are,the subjects f your public discussions. But your secret sittings, 'hat are they ? In these, we discover.all those dect icing which dilappoint the object tf the best princi ?les.—Atid With what.thotive do you affect to apply to secret. those principles which you discuss and ic knewledge before the World ? Yet mote, why are tie Resolutions of your Assembly in direct opposi- ' tials to those principlbs ? Why do you preach liberty . 11111.1 practice tyranny? Why do you hot terminate dive secret sittings in which public confidence is de-. 6+by4 and public liberty assailed ? - it may be said that these rbmarks are dictated by *Cathy. It might be that they were dictated by friendship and gratitude; but I declare that I am guid- i ;sd by no such personal affection. Truth, sacred truth, 1 I '66'sincere love of liberty, the detestation of tyranny 'in every form—to these are to be attritiuted the pre :tut obtertations. I believe that the freedom 4 the press has been established for such purposes, and I dO net expect to be the victim of its violation. (Signed) MARIAHO DE CARHERER6. Cletiii December 16,1610. PRIVATE LETTERS. , " GIBRALTAR, DECE MBER 16. I" 'he LiVlATllANarrived yesterday from Minorca to refit ; she brought several transports along with her, having 1200 German deserters on boai.d. ef The Garrison continues perfectly healthy, and the fever is considered to be Completely eradicated. u The THAIS and convoy for England, sailed froth this on the 14th. - Lord Coctistame sailed !or Algiers a few dais ago, in the Isdu.ostat.. The SIZAHORSI and convoy tailed for Malta today. Geheral fle.aox goes taSialta in the ScAnosise; in his way to Sicily." - " CADIZ, DECEMBER ea:. " We kale accoutits from South America, but they confine. Wee unfavolirabk. The sptcie received by the Bulwark h by 14 means sullcient so supply the public exigency." - Masa Daya.,—" The new invention which the French have al to annoy us, we are sorry to say, has proved effectual.— are continually firing the grenades from the Cabeztiels, Matagorda.. These are a kind of missile, which was for: contrived by a Spaniard, and which, when the French en. ge Seville, they found in the Arsenal. The French have tread, isipl'oved upon this instrument, and after seeing the flash from the ball falls in the town in about SO sec-onds." " LISBON, DECEMBER 29. 4 t have just returned from the Camp. Marshal Beresfard crossed to the opposite side of the 'filgus, near where the pch are. The enemies reinforcements. about 13,000 strong, I not on the 9.6 th joined Massena, though several attempts I been made, but the peasantry so annoyed them, that they aid not advance until the 25th, and they were expected to be Tltbmhr on the 26th, when sume effort it was supposed would made on the part of the French. Dstzsiaza St.—Witt:di these few days we have had some rements in the armies a portion of the artillery has been dirt Rntly disposed of, and the Officers have been ordered to join Or relpeetive regiments. Massena has received some fonsi- Fable re-fpforcements by the way of Almeida. It is expected ibe army that Lord Wellingtoa will fall back to his own'posii THE EVENING STAR. TUESDAY, JANUARY I. WINDSOR CASTLE, iANUARY 14. MAJISTY is as well to-clay as he was yes terday:" (Signed as usual.) .8 WINDSOR. CASTLE; JANUARY 15, 1811. a His MAJESTY has had a good night, and is in all respects as well as he was y.sterday." (Signed as usual.) Last bight the House of Commons agreed to the Resolution passed in the Lords, for affixing the Great Seal to a Ctinitnission for opening Parliament, which cf course will be opened this dap. ■_-• r i A New York and Ha lifat Mail arrived this !horn jog, by which we have received files of American Papers to the .sth December. Their contents have been already anticipated, by the arrival of the Par,- sinest's Message. If we may credit the Journalists, the animosities of the AMericans are much more yin lent against the French than the English Government: General ARAtiTRONO has not been received with the most cordial tokens of approbation for his conduct at Paris. Captures of American vessels by French pri vateers furnish, as usual, daily topics of complaint. It Appears by the latest letters brought by the Lis bon mail of yesterday that there had been some move- Aunts with the armies which gave some indication di approaching hostilities : 1200 marines had bee's or dered to assist in manning the batteries for the de fence of the capital, and 3000 sailors had volunteered to be employed on the South Bank of the Tagus. Letters and papers from Cadiz have also been re ceived, and from these It appears that Marshal SOULT has put his army in motion, but whether in con s eq ue nc e of the state of affairs at Madrid or for the purpole of reinforcing Massar is not ascertained. We aie rather inclined to think that the latter is the fact) AAA this we think serves to account for the movements Portugal whiCh are alluded to in another column.— ' ; Should this opinion prate correct, it will serve to et plain what was 'Meant by a late expression in the Aid a a Mare had been prepared to entangle the Lisbon, --- niteur—tll:l. _ ___ authority, and from the depositories where shardoeu- British armY that covers ~ talents are to be found for their justification or crinii. It is far from being improbable, that NAPOL TON may have given orders to raise the fie of Cadiz, and nation ? Or are they to be delivered up to all the vascillation of public opinion—neither declared guilty i march the whole of that force to Portugal, wi t h the 41ope of overwhelming Lord Witt.t.inoros. 'His Lord or innocent—but permanently punished by the sus. picion by which their character is surrounded ? Or .I ship, *e doubt not, is 'male of the projected attack, is it the design to injure indiiiduals without incurring ! and is prepared to frustrate its abject. personal danger, and to issue, arbitrarily, a rigorous In the mean time the allied forces are vertactive, the S order by those who have neither any ground of suss - Spaniards having destroyed the French m agaz i nes an d picion, nor can supply any ground for it ! Or is it batteries at Mogner, whilst -our flotilla has demo intended td give strength to the spirit of party, and.to lithed some batteries, and spited their guns near Cape St. Mary. Advice has also been recei ve d, substitute revenge for justice ? Or is k the *ish to infuse terror. Ind by such means to secure that obe - i 4 that Fort St. Pedro was stormed by a det ac h men t 'I of 300 seamen and marines, from the fleet, un d er th e dime, which by confidence and affection cannot be obtained ?—Rembve these serious doubts ; the safety I , commiind of Captain Fax. Lows, and carried in the of the country requires is--.lls Mew at the Cents 'highest stile, with the . loss of only one mail, a Ser. 1 demands is . . • - jetint s end aiae killed on the at of the enemy." '` • . . k I& " 1 •••• I .1. Itwp- 'hit . Ai mt. , . The differentregiments In Ireland, which wire 4inde,! to be sent to Portugal, rent ain in the vicinity of Cotk, ready to embark; but ilia preparations aria ***king fur th it purpose. 'Besides Genettl FANS, tytho come home frrfnli Lisbon in the Cormorant; fiery ill, are the Hog. Cti. lonel MEADS, Lieutetabt-Conel Ca/m.lllmo (c,,rn minding the 4th k'oriuguese Regiment), MO , HATIVILY (Deputy Qtlarter-M AGE ster- neh I), Captain PRINGHWIST (Aide-de Camp to General l AN2), and Dr. Roo :allot; (7th Regiment). NAVAL 11VTELLICENth. • FRENCH PRIVATEERS. DIAL, JAW. 14'.—Arrived and sailed for the Rii'ei several merchant vesselb, among them are the Esser l Rosa, Henry, ..lusdnean, and Cumberland, Captain BARRETT, froth Quebec. The Cumb.4land was boarded last evening off the South Foreland by it French privateer. The crevi of the privateer weri repulsed with the loss of one killed and two wounded. The Cumberland had her Chief Mate and two n! Ist+ crew wounded; sheremaists in the Downs with the lose of an anchor and cable. Two other privateers were' . in sight.—Wind $. W. D r own, Jab. 14.—Last night Ate or 31i prriattere were on the coast, and a man of war brig to wad: ward of them. They were firing very much on a large shi ;(the Cumberland—see the Deal letter) t liar, but they did not take het, as shortly afters passed this harbour for the Downs. Wt have not heard that they made.auy captures. Several the F'Ortimouth convoy passed at a latehour last night. MARGATE, JAN. 14.—Ahont eleven o'clock last night a French erivateer was daring enough to come into of r Roads; and to cut from her anchor the brig Flora of Carmarthen, Captain Geones Gitoitoc.— . They were prevented from getting her away by thi alarm rivets by the ships neer her ; but they toot off i l'the Captain; two Mates; and three lads. They left behind them a pistol and three Cutlasses. The Flora will be brought into harbout next tide; she Is about a mite from hence. TORBAY, JANUARY This day arrived his. Majesty's ship Oitimr, Sir ARCRIRALD DICKSON, Bart. Commander, from Ports:. mouth. Also arrived the American ship Argo, Cap. tarn HunotsoN, froth Smyrna ; parted convoy front ivy other tail in the Bay ef Bis Cay with another ihip, which is not yet arrived, but expected, as she parted from her last evening ; they were under convoy 'of hit Majesty's tlOop of - war thee TiVEZ/J. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY is: The Posseig, 80 guns, and STANDARD, 61, nil. out of harbour to-morrow, if the wind suits ; and, company with the GANGES, 74 guns, will proceed tit Leith, with SOOO French prisoners, omit in the depots here.—The SEINE frigate is ordered to take ecuvrey to Portsmouth, where she is to be laid tip.-- , -No at. the lILOvER sloop of war to truile Gir l Portland, the SANDWJCH lugger foe Guernsey; sag the DEcor cutter on a cruize. PORTSMOUT,H, JANUARY 14. Arrived his Majesty's ship DENMARK froth a ctnidei and the dakxsumAohieknatiled with the Weat bid fleet. Also arrived the RECRUIT from Gibraltar, and is put under quarantine. Sailed the CHRISTIAN VII. for the Downs ; and the CowitAiamix on a oldie.. Wind S. W. . . SHEERNESS; JANUAR - Eta. Sailed his Majesty's ship Oaßßest, for the 'Di:lvens; DILIGZNCR, for the Thames ; and the DRAKE andCAL• • more, for Yarmouth. The Forums's 'is gone but of harbour. The Vine, a fine.new 1 4, is commissioned by Captain ; and the DARINT9 is paid off. JAN. 14.- , r The GRARESIOPPIR, Spy, and Fontußri are sailed to the Downs t the ALEXANDRIA is come into harbour ; and the Quenic is docked. YARMOUTH, JANUARY as. • Arrived the following ships from tie Baltic, the Rosa sloop, CRUIZER, SNIPE, arid CENSOR gun. brigs ; and from a cruize the VIXEN, ExEKTION, and Locusr ; the latter of which has captured off the Ship Wash a slobp.rigged vessel, laden with half ancksirs of Geneva, named the Sally, of Aldborough . ; the cargo of w hich hay been landed and lodged id the Custom House warehobte. Sailed in enthtit of a` privateer on this coast, the SNIPE gun htig, Liints- runt CHAMPION ; and a convoy for Heligoland. The ships in the Roads are the Roebuck, Partridge; Ran. -er, Lynx, Cruiier, Magnet, Kite, Portia, Britomert, Sheldrake, Martial, Hearty, Blazer, Acnte, Cracke r , Chearfuli Swan, Alert, Prineess -Augusta, Eninis, Patriot, and Jande. And on this t eac h thbsßold ;dull Attack gun brigs.—Wind S. W. fine weather. Letters from St. Petersburgh of the ISth ult. that the Emperor AtExARrEa has complied with the demand of the French Government, to furnish a cer tain number of Russian seamen to man French ships Of war.—We are still, however, loath to credit thil monstrous tale of Russia's dishonour. . ; Private letters from the North have brought AB Ai. count of a general disaffection of the people of Nor way, in consequence of the Cdurt of Coperthigett s having tornplied with die injurious and unprincipled' demands of France, particularly those which related to commercial restrictions. The Captain of the got. !kit North Star, of Papenbtirgh, arrived on the 9th instatit at Aberdeen, from Christiansand in Norway, reports " tha: a revolution hAd actually rarer. /dace over all Norsveir. 'The fortson the Norkay coast, he added, are all in possession of the insurgents, Consisting of the whdle military and naval force Of the country ; the'former having been ordered to enforce obedience in the latter, hot only refused, but joined them." The Alieieken lotiritali says t-. 64 The Master of the above vessel has been fiequentlY in port before, and is accounted a man of veracity. The vessel arrived at Aberdeen after a run of fire days." Mr. VESEY, the Equity Reporter, is appointed by the MAsrEtt of the RoLts, to be one of the Six Clerks in Chancery, in the room of Mr. RANDLi Font+, de. ceased. • . . Sunday last JOHN Botnaiti r Et+ b# WeSoliiehi gave a very splendid dinner to a 1 party of friends: Among whom were F. L. Tirrt, ltsq. Sir WILLIAM 13uRact., I.ieutnant gAt474/1, end most of the Gentry residing,in the neighbombeod. , . • • • ...