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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, DEC. 30. The following is a copy of the address presented to his Majesty the Emperor by the Corregidor of Ma drid, in the name of the Magistracy and Citizens of that Capital a Sire—The city of Madrid, represented by its Ma gistrates, secular and regular Clergy, Nobility, and Deputies of the wards, presents itself at the feet of your Imperial Ma esty, to offer you its most respect- fal thanks for the gracious clemency with which your Majesty, in the conquest which your victorious troops -have made of this city, has been pleased to think of the safety and welfare of its inhabitants, and the praiseworthy and beneficent treatment which your Majesty has been pleased to shew towards them, and which the city of Madrid considers as a pledge of for. giveness for all that has occurred in the absence of our King Joseph, your Majesty's brother. "-The several Colleges constituting ;his Assembly, duly deliberating on the subject of their meeting, have concluded and resolved to intreat your Imperial and Royal Majesty that it may please you to grant them the favour of seeing King Joseph in Madrid, in order that ) under his laws, Madrid, with all the places under its immediate jurisdiction, and the whole of Spain, may at length enjoy that tranquility and hap piness which they expect from the benevolence of his Majesty's character. a Finally, Madrid flatters herself that she shall find protection in the power of your Imperial and Royal Majesty, at the same time that your clemency guaran tees her happiness." " Sire !—At the feet of your Imperial and Royal Majesty. " Madrid, Dec. 9, 1808." To this Address his Majesty returned the following Answer : " I am pleased with the sentiments of the city of Madrid. I regret the injuries she has suffered, and am particularly happy that, under existing circumstances, I have been able to effect her deliverance, and to protect her from great calamities. " I have hastened to adopt measures calculated to tranquillize all ranks of the citizens, knowing how painful a state of uncer tainty is to all men collectively and individually. " I have preserved the Spiritual Orders, but with a limitation of the number of Monks. There is not a single intelligent per son who is not of opinion that they were too numerous. Those of them who are influenced by a Dtvistr call, shall remain In their cloisters. With regard to those whose call was doubtful, or Influenced by temporal considerations, I have fixed their condition In the order Of secular priests. Out of the surplus of the monastic property, I have provided for the maintenance of the pastors, that important and useful class of the clergy. I have abolished that court which was a subject of complaint to Europe and the present age. Priests may guide the minds of men, but must ex orcise no temporal or corporal jurisdiction ever the citizens. " I have accomplished what I owed to myself and my nation. Vengeance has had its due. It has ?alien upon ten of the princi pal culprits ; all the rest have entire and absolute forgiveness. " I have abolished those privileges which the Grandees usurp ed, during times of civil war, when Kings but too frequently are necessitated to surrender their rights, to purchase their own tran quillity, and that of their people. I have abolished the feudal rights, and henceforth every one may set up inns, ovens, mills, employ himself in fishing and rabbit-hunting, and give free scope to his industry, provided be respects the laws and regulations of the police. The selfishness, wealth, and prosperity of a small number of individuals, were more injurious to your agriculture than the heat of the dog-days. " As there is but one GOD, so should there be in a state but one judicial power, All peculiar jurisdictions were usurpations, and at variance wit\ the rights of the nation ; I have abolished them. " I have also made known to every one.what he may have to fear, and what he m n i l y have to hope. I shall expel the English army from the Peni la. Sar a g ossa, Valencia, Seville, shall be reduced to submissio , either by persuasion or the power of my arms. There is no, obstacle which can long resist the execution of my resolutions. 44 But what transcends my power Is this—to consolidate the Spaniards as one nation, under the sway of the King, should they continue to be infected with these principles of aversion and ha tred to France, which the partizans of the English and the ene mies of the Continent have infused into the bosom of Spain. I can establish no nation, no King, no independence of the Spa. niards, if the King be not assured of their attachment and fidelity. " The Bourbons can no longer reign in Europe. The divi sions in the Royal Family were contrived by the English. It was not the dethronement of K in g Charles, and the favourite (the Prince of the Peace) that the Duke of Incanted°, that tool of Eng land, as is proved by the papers found in his house, had in view. The intention was to establish the predominant influence of Eng land in Spain; a senseless project, the result of which would have been a perpetual Continental war, that would have caused the shedding of torrents of blood. No power under the influence of England can exist on the Continent. If there be any that en tertain suck a wish, their wish is absurd,and will sooner or later occasion their fall. " It would be easy for me, should I be compelled to adopt that eteasure, to govern Spain, by establishing as many Viceroys in it as there are provinces. Nevertheless, I do not refuse to abdicate my rights of conquest in favour of the King, and to establish him in Madrid, as soon as the thirty thousand citizens which this ca pital contains, the Clergy, Nobility, Merchants, and Lawyers shall have declared their sentiments and their fidelity, set an example to the provinces, enlightened the people, and made the nation sen sible that their existence and prosperity essentially depend upon a Kingand a free Constitution, favourable to the people, and hos tile only to the egotism and haughty passions of the Grandees. " If such be the sentiments of the inhabitants of the eitp of Madrid, let the thirty thousand citizens assemble in the churches. —let them, in the presence of the holy Sacrament, take an oath, not only with their mouths, but also with their hearts, and with out any jesuitical equivocation, that they promise sitpport, at tachment, and fidelity to their King; let the priests in the con fessional and the pulpit, the mercantile class in their correspon dence, the men of the law in their writings and speeches, infuse these sentiments into the people s then shall I surrender my right of conquest, place the King upon the throne, and make it my pleasing task to conduct myself as a true friend of the Spaniards. The present generation may differ in their opinions ; the pasiions have been too much brought into action ; but your grand chil dren will bless me as your tenovator ; ihey will reckon the day when I appeared among you among their memorable festivals—+ and front that will the happiness of Spain date its commencement." Yon are thus,Monsieur le Corregidor, (added the Empeior) informed of the whole of my determination. COnsult with your follow citi.lens, and cosider what part you will choose ; but what ever it be, make youy choice with sincerity, and teJi me only your genuine sentitueLts; PARIS, JANUARY S. For several days no Bulletins have been- received from the army of Spain, but the public should not b e a la r med. We know that the Emperor set out from Madrid on the 22d, to march against the Eng lish army, and that on the 25th he was in his proper person on the right wing of that army. On the 27th or 28th a battle must have taken place between the united English force, amounting to nearly 40,000 men , supported by the remains of Blake's army, some stew Gallic= levies, and the armed peasants. The next Bulletin will, no doubt, be most impor tant. Valladolid is occupied by the French troops.— His Majesty, ,on leaving Madrid, appointed King Joseph his Lieutenant, and gave him the command of the garrison of the capital, of the corps of the Dukes of Dantzic and Benune, and the divisions of c avalry of Lasalle, Millhaud, and"Latcur Maubourg. We have been favoured with a letter containing these d e tails from a person of consequence in attendance on his Majesty ---Noniteur. JAN. 6.—The last letters from Spain mention, that the English army was surrounded. The head-quar ters of the Emperor were at Rio Seco ; those of the Duke of Dalmatia at Carrion. There is every reason to believe that the enemy cannot escape. We have received letters from Constantinople, dated Nov. 25. The tumults were not so great as the first accounts from Vienna describe. The European Am bassadors, and all the Christians in general, were re spected. Mustapha Bairaetar perished by assassin. ton at the moment that •he was endeavouring to escape from his Palace, which was on fire. He re ceived two musket balls, which were fired at him by the Siemens. He was succeeded by Isaac-Packa, the Governor of the Arsenal. This new Grand Vizier is a creature of Yussuf-Pacha, the 'Ex-Grand Vizier, and actually Governor of Upper Armenia. The tire did not make any great progress. Sultan Mustapha is still alive, and tranquillity is almost restored at Constantinople. French funds on the sth—Three per cent. 80. 15. —For March 22, 1809, 77 francs 15.—Bank shares, 1207, 50. MADRID, DEC. 24. This capital exhibits an extraordinary sight Registers were opened in 64. quarters. Thirty thou sand fathers of families rushed to these in a crowd, and have signed a supplication to his Majesty, in which they entreat him to put an end to their misfor tunes, by granting them his august brother, Joseph, as King. At the same time, the Host was elevated in all the Churches—the Priests attended at the al tars—all honest men, even those of the lowest classes of society, enlightened by the calamities that fell on them in consequence of the absence of the Go vernment, eagerly flocked to take the oath of fidelity to their new Sovereign. BAYONNE, DECEMBER if. The Conscripts of the Reserve, who were quartered in the adjacent towns and villages, have all entered this city. They are lodged in the barracks, constructed on the glacis, which can accommodate 10,000 men. On the 24th arrived here a division of the Spanith soldiers, made prisoners in the battle of Somosierra. Considerable trains of artillery,caissoons, and baggage of all sorts, are incessantly passing through this city. According to letters from Madrid, the Duke of Hyar, one of the ten Spaniards proclaimed traitors to their country, has been apprehended. Letters from Burgos, by the last post, state, that the Marquis de la Romana had made his appearance in the environs of Palentia ' with the remains of his army, and a small body of English. The Mar..hals the Dukes of Dalmatia and Treviso (Soult and Mortier), and the Duke of Abrantes (Junot), have put them selves in motion, and Ire manoeuvring to surround him, and to prevent him from reaching the coast, and embarking, which appears to be his intention. The most perfect tranquillity prevails in Madrid. Commercial affairs have experienced no interruption, and all bills of exchange are punctually paid. Two fine regiments of dragoons, the 10th and 11th, attached to the second division of the army of reserve, have arrived here, and our city is crowded with troops of all descriptions. VIENNA, DECEMBER 24. Last week a Grand Council of State was held.— His Imperial Majesty presided on this occasion; and the Archdukes and Ministers were present. It is rumoured that her Majesty's Coronation, as Queen of Bohemia, is fixed for the 16th of May. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 19. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Consols, 6511 —Reduced 6311-4 per Cents. 81 - S per Cents. 991 par—Otnohnn 1 dis. It was reported, last night, that Government had received dispatches from Sir Joux Mookw, dated a week later than thou from Astorga; and stating that our army had taken up a strong position in the defiles of Gallicia, with the intention of waiting the attack of the enemy. We do not find, however, that any thing later than the 21st ult. the date of the last dispatches from Astorga, has been received. A report was current at Plymouth on Tuesday, be fore the snail left that place, that a letter had been received by an Officer of rank at that port, stating, that the French have again entered Portugal in con siderable force ; that a division of 14,000 of them were within a few leagues of Lisbon; and that there were no British troops in that quarter to oppose their progress. What Agree of credit ought to be given to this report we cannot determine. Our Correspondent endeavoured to ascertain the date of the letter, and also by whom it had been received, but without suc cess. We have received PORTUGUESE PAPERS To the 4th instant, which are silent respecting the pretended entrance of the French into Portugal.— They appear, however, by these papers, to have some advanced parties at no great distance from the fron• tiers of that kingdom. The following are the prin cipal articles contained in these papers : LISBON, DFCEMBER 31. Extract from an official communication of the Su preme Junta of Badajoz addressed to the Portuguese Commander-in-Chief. Badajos, December 28. The Supreme Junta gave notice to your Lordship that intelligence has been received from Don M. Gar. cias,Member of the Junta for the city ofTruxillo,dated this day, that on the 26th, at noon, the enemy entered that town 2000 in number, and that at two o'clock the next morning an officer arrived at full speed, after whose arrival much uneasiness was observed among the enemy's troops, all cavalry ; and the following day, at eight o'clock in the morning, they retreated to Sarasego, 'four leagues from Madrid, at all which _ movements Don Mafia Garcia: was present--(Lesiss Gesiette, Dec. SI.) The same paper coottains a resolution of the Board. of War, dated Palace of Government, the 2U inst. signed Don Miguel Pereira Forjaz, Secretary of State for the War Department, is charged to carry into effect the plan of erecting and training sixteen legions of infantry and cavalry, for the defence of this city, ' which has obtained the sanction of Government : every legion is to consist of three battalions, or thirty companies, composed of twenty men each, besides officers. , 1 ~_-"_ NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. COVE OP CORS, JANUARYJ. These 24 hours past it blew a gale ; there aril fe three vessels, anchored amongst the fleet, supposed to join the convoy.—Wind N. JANUARY 6.—Arrived the Trust, of Jersey, fr om Cadiz, with fruit and salt, taken by a French prin. teer, retaken by a British transport coming home from Quebec ; and the Diana, of and from Greenock . ROXBURY, with goods for lunaica.—Wlnd N.W. FALMOUTH, JANUARY to. Arrived his Majesty's ship HUMBER, from th e Downs ; and the American ship Cincinnatus, Capt. Hum; from Bourdeaux, which place she left on the 6th inst. detained by his Majesty's ship l'AusAlm— Wind E.' PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 17. Came in the Chelmer, Captain Glum, from braltar and Cadiz, with wine, for London ; John, Captain DUNNING, from Newfoundland ; Hercule, Captain DUNCAN, from St. Lucia, with sugar and coffee, for London : she sailed under convoy of the GALATEA, of 32 guns, and parted company to the westward about ten days since ; NARCISSUS, of 28 guns, from off L'Orient,—Sailed the CADMUS, of 18 suns, with light transports, for Spain ; FRRYRNT O of 18 guns, with victuallers, for Spain.—Came ENCOUNTER gun-brig, from the Eastward. PLYMOUTH-DOCK, JANUARY 17. Two of the transports, under convoy of the Fls• GARD frigate, which sailed with the Expedition from Portsmouth on Saturday last, put in here this after noon, having each lost an anchor and cable in the gale on Saturday last. They are laden with ammu. nition and camp equipage, said to be destined for Sir JOHN MooßE's army, in the event of his making a stand in the position he was left in when the last ac. counts came away. The transports will proceed on their voyage to-morrow morning. The convoy which sailed on Saturday, consisted of upwaids of sixty sail of transports, having large supplies of artillery, ammunition, and other warlike stores ; together with the troops that have been so long waiting there. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY is. Nothing arrived or sailed this day.—Wind E. DEAL, JAN. ta. Arrived the WILn.IoAR sloop from the Nem— Sailed last evening the WARSPITK, Capt. the Hon. 'H. BLACKWOOD, for Portsmouth ; CALLIOPE sloop off Flushing, and INDIGNANT gun.brig off the coast of France.—The following ships under Rear• Admiral Sir R. STRACHAN, K. B. have received orders to sail immediately for, Portsmouth, from whence, it is con jectured, they will proceed. to Cadiz—they are ex. pected to go this evening, being a very fair wind ; the Vxxxa4sLE, Rear-Admiral Sir R. STRACHAN, K.B. ; AWAY, Capt. CUMMING ; Hutch Capt. NEWMAN . ; LEVIATHAN, Capt. HARVKY ; ILLtrsrmous, Capt. BROUGHTON ; and DEFENCE, Capt. Exixs. Wind S.E. CHATHAM, JAN. IS. The artificers and workmen of the Dock-yard have been paid their wages up to Michaelmas last. Thurs. day, Friday, and Saturday, Were the days of payment. —The inclemency of the season is such as to pre vent, in a great measure, the performance of any work on the King's Lines, of course, most of the workmen have been discharged. YARMOUTH, JANUARY 18. This morning Commodore PATER arrived here from a cruize, with the Paniczss CAROLINE, ABOUKIN BELLEROPHON, and STATELY. Sailed the AIVIASLS frigate, and ROS AWED sloop of war. This morning the royal standard was hoisted on board the ROEBUCK, and at one o'clock the ships fired a royal salute in ho nour of her MAJESTY'S birth-day.—Wind E. S. E. - PROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVISIND, JAN. 18.--Passed by the Ben, Barker, from Na va Scotia ; and the William, Wells, from Gibraltar. Sailed the Priscilla, Weble, for Dublin; Sincerity, Love, for Guernsey;— John and Sarah, Dagpt ; Richard and Ann, Dower ; and the Grape, Douglas,for Malta. The Albion, Adie, from the Cape of Good Hepe, for London has foundered at sea. The Captain is arrived at the Brazils. The Mary, Ellis, from London for Portsmouth, is lost near Poole; and the Minerva, Lsidler, is lost in Rip Bay. FRENCH AND DUTCH PAPERS. In another column, our Readers' will find extracts from French and Dutch journals, to the 7th instant. They contain no new Bulletins from the army, but the Moniteur announces that NAPOLEON left Madrid on the 22d ult. in order to attack General MQORE, and that he reached, on the 25th, the right wing of the British army, estimated in these papers, at 40,000 men. This we know to be some thousands beyond their real number ; but were they 50,000 it is a fear -61 odds with which they are called to contend, should the enemy's main body come up with them: The Monis:yr supposes that a battle must hue taken place on the 27th or 28th. We wish this may not have been the case—and, from the date of Sir JouN MOORE'S last dispatches, we hope it has not.—That our countrymen in such an event will maintain their character is not to be doubted : but a masterly retreat is certainly a more desirable event than a battle un der such circumstances. The troops left for the protection of Madrid are un der the command of the two new-created Dukes of DANTZIC and BELLUNE, subject to the orders of King JOSEPH, BONAPARTE'S Lieutenant. NAPOLEON does not now talk of his right to the throne of Spain by the cession of the reigning family. His right is that of Conquert ! ! The people are pro mised great things if they submit quietly; but should they resist, they are to have g , no nation, no king, no independence."—For other particulars see the ex tracts. His MAJESTY'S Speech, delivered this day by Com mission from the Throne, was-yesterday read at the houses of the leading Members of Administration, who gave dinners to their friends. At Mr. PERCEVAL'S dinner were present Lord Charles Somerset, Lord John Thynne, Sir John Nichols, Messrs. Wharton, Robinson, Ward, C. Long, S. Lushington, G. Johnson, Sturges Bourne, ellesley Pole, Elliot, the Attorney and Solicitor Generals, &c. That very distinguished Officer Sir ROGER CURTIS, Bart. has been appointed Commander in Chief at Portsmouth, vice Admiral MONTAGUE ; and an abler man, or more adapted to the situation, is not in the British navy. The public know with what activity Sir ROGER has acted as President of the Board of Na val Enquiry, for some years past. A few days ago as the Morning Star cartel was taking on board some French prisoners at Plymouth, a cot was brought out of Mill Hill prison by a porter, which he suddenly threw down, and ran away, upon, finding something move. On some soldiers coming up and examining the package, it was found to con tain a French prisoner; whose name not being includ ed in the exchange, had taken this method of escaping. The Paz schooner is returned to the Downs from a cruise off Flushing, whither she was sent to recon noitre the enemy's fleet in that port, in consequence of the report of their having put to sea ; a person was landed from her, and found the fleet all mug in the old harbour partly dismantled. INDIA Housz.—Yesterday a Court of Directors was held, when the ship TAINTON CASTLE, of 1198 tons, was taken up for the service of tke present sea son.—The Court adjourned till Wednesday next. ' If it be true that the Court of Persia has refused our application, it is stated as certain, that the Seiks, the political enemies of the Persians, have encou raged our friendship. Without the assistance of this people, no force from Persia can attack India. In consequence of the iudden death of his Lady, Colonel JOLLITFE has resigned the Government of Su rinam, to which he had been recently appointed. A grand Masquerade was given on Friday se'n night, at the mansion of Mr. GREAVES, Mount Plea sant, Liverpool. The company assembled before eleven o'clock, to the number of about 270. It is allowed that no entertainment of the kind ever given in Liverpool passed off with more satisfaction. After I supper the dancing commenced, and continued with I much spirit till a late hour in the morning. There is a woman residing at Vienna forty years old, and twenty years married, who at eleven births was delivered of 32 children, of whom 28 are now living. We are glad to see that the sale of the new Play keeps pace with the popularity of its Performance, six large Editions having been sold within eight days, a circumstance almost unprecedented. A letter from the West-end of Loch Tay, states, that a smart shock of an earthquake was felt at Killin, and for several miles round, on Monday the 9th inst. between five and six o'clock in the morning. To-morrow an Admiralty Sessions will be held be fore the Right Honourable Sir Wu. SCOTT, Knight, at Justice adjourned Cases 9f Offences committed on the High Seas. A more affecting and melancholy spectacle was scarcely ever witnessed, than was presented on Sunday evening at Derby. A poor widow of the name of FEARN I followed her deceased husband to the grave, attended by eleven helpless orphans ; and what ren dered this awful solemnity more• affecting, be fore the remains of the departed father were com mitted to the earth, the disconsolate mother (who had not been brought to bed quite three weeks) re turned thanks for her safe deliverance from the dan gers of child-birth, and ten of her unfortunate children were christened. tr 1 ' ~ I' The Russian 'ship which was driven into Leith Roads on the Bth inst. is called the Princess Amalie, Capt. Unonius, from St. Petersburgh to the Brazils. with naval stores. She had suffered extreme distress on her passage, from a constant succession of tem pestuous weather ; and, from her strained and leaky condition, must discharge her cargo, and undergo a thorough repair, previous to proceeding upon her voyage to Rio de Janeiro. The following is extracted from the log-book of the Pilgrim, NicsioLsotv, which arrived at Port Glas gow, on Monday, from Berbice On the SOth of December, at 7. 30. A. M. Cape Clear bearin g E. S. distance 224 miles, and Tory Island N. E. distance 941 miles, saw a brig to leeward in a very &stressed situation, with no topmast, and her main mast gone at the head. At eight bore up, and ran towards her, in hopes of saving the crew, but when got near, could not see any person on board ; then run within twenty yards of her, and found the was water-logged, and her quarter-deck drove np by . the violence of the sea. and her stem was out. She was apparently north-country built, no head, with yellow sides, and her anchors lashed on the forecastle ; no cables bent, her jib-boom rigged in, a studding-sail-boom on the forecastle, all her rigging gone from the hull, and all the boats of the deck. — The sea running high, accompanied with a strong wind, prevented us fnam boarding her." I [For the remakoler .f the Nautical Inteilligesoe medicine lor) ~l ~ ~ I