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of November, 1810, and etedemnecl afterwards because it is alleged they had hien under llritish Con voy," &, . The case of the ship Atlantic is a singular one ; s he was captured by a French privateer, and carried into bantzic, where various &vides were used to induce the crew to acknowledge sbe had come from England, but without effect. The consequence was, the men were seized by a troop 04m-d'art:set, and committed to the public prison, where they were again tempted in vain by bribes and thivats to impeach the ship.— Having filed in these attempts, the whole crew, ex cepting two who had contrived to conceal theauselve's, were impressed and ordered If in nOogion: to Aillwerp, tbr the purpose of serving on board the French fleet ; and, however strange it may appear, it is confidently averred, that the crews of the Hercules, the brig Jtt- Tian, and the brig Catherine, Isere all impressed, and sent off to Antwerp by the same conveyance. The two persons who escaped went afterwards to the French Consul, shewed him, their protections, and claimed their freedom front attest ; but instead of granting them any favour of this sort, he took their protections froth them. These men afterwardsescaped; and have arrived at America, where they have made known the facts just detailed. . - dIBRALT.AR AND MALTA-MAILS. The Lapwing packet, .1-IARTNEv, has arrived• at Falmbuth, with Mails from the Mediterranean :she left Malta on the 10th Octobers Gorgetti on the 13th, Cagliari on the 17th, and Gibraltar on the 17th No vember, at which time there welt lying there his Ma jesty's ships Sax Jumr l SPAREOWLIAWK, STEADY, TUSCAN, SWALLOW, and EICTREPRENTANT cutter. The Sandwich packet had arrived, and proceeded on for Malta: The Speedy packet his arrived at Cadi2, and may be soon expected from thence. In consequence of one of the seamen having died oitt of the Lapwing, she is . irdered into quarantine. The MENELAUS, with Lord W. Br.NTINCK on board, for Sicily, passed by Gibraltar, on the 14th November, without stopping. By the Lapwing we have received the following interesting communications from various parts of the Mediterranean: " OIBRALTAR, NOV. 4. The French have taken the Castle of Neltaviedro, and have approached close to Valencia--a few days 'will decide the fate of that city." " VALENCIA, NOV. 1. ds We this moment receive the unwelcome news of the capitulation of the fortress of Murviedro, which has enabled the French army to approach to within one league of this city. This is telling you that great intents are at hand." ALGESII2AS, NOV. 7. 41 I hasten to enclose you three authentic accounts, the perusal of which will; I am sure, give you great s,ttisfaction. FROM GENERAL BALLASTEUOS TO TTIE MAYOR OE ALGESIRAS. a Field ot Batik, between Xerei i i Boras% Not. & " General Ballasteros has the honour of informing the Mayor of Algesiras (that he may be pleased to make it known to the noble inhabitants of its dis trict) of the complete victory which has just been obtained by the King's troops over the enemy. Part of the litter's artillery, the whole of their park and" baggage, a great many horses and mules, and a v sst quantity of muskets and knapsacks have fallen into the hands of the conquerors, who have also taken a• pretty good number of prisoners. The field is strewed with dead bodies. (Signed) « BALLASTEROS." .FROM AN OFFICER OF GENERAL BALLASTEROs's StAFF. " Field of Lobo, one league from Bornm, Nov: 6. - I . We yetterday beat and completely defeated Ge neral Semelle, who was in Bornos with 2000 men : he had many killed and wounded, and among the formei, the Commanding Officer of the 16th regi ment. We have taken some artillery, all their am munition, many horses and mules—in short, Most valuable spoils, with which Many soldiers have en iiched themselves, some of them having had no less than 1000 lard dollars td their share knapsacks, inusketi; &c. In sho'rt, it has been a second edition of XinYena, but with much greater advantages— many firisoners. The cavalry has marched fin-war& and we with the infantry are come to this place, I think it will be to sort►e purpose; and that the sth act of the drama, " The Field of Gibraltar," ?§: cot yet concluded." PROM THE GOVERNOR OP TA1 , 014 TO Till& GOVERNOR OP AlGgsntAs. " Nor - embet 7. " We are all anxious' to hear from our General, who is reported to hate entered Areos with a loss of 100 men, but this requires confirmation. General Capons and the English last night commenced their march for Vejer, with four pieces of cannon. I will inform you of the result. " I suppose you have already heard of they advan tages obtained by our troops in Estremaclura, at Arroya del Molinos,- where they defeated the 5000 men, of whom consisted Girard's division. That Ge neral was wounded and flying, having lost the only three pieces of cannon he had, the whole of his bag gage, and upwards of 1000 prisoners, among whom are General Mornbrun and Colonel Duke de Arem. ' berg. Yours; &c. (Signed ) 66 bABOV." oCTOBER 26. ORDER OF THE DAY TO THE SEOND ARI4Y. The General in Chief, sufficiently accustomed to the vicissitudes' of war, is not surprised at the ill suc . . • ; Fels of yesterday, although he had the best *yowled hopes .for flattering himself with its good success, and commenced die action urider th molt •Oncottriging appearances. CortseqUence of this misfottnne he is not less confident of heimg able to repel' the iriva sioft of the enemy.: The conduct of the Generals, Chiefs, Officers and. Soldiers, was in general satisfac tory, and particularly by that of the 4th division of the 4th army under Field-Marshal Don J. jayas ; but the General is muchllisconteuted with certain corps and some individuals ; will not publicly cen sure•them till he has enquired into the tircumstances„ as soon however as he has proved their cowardice, he will visit theth with all the rigour of national jus tice and vengeance." " MESSINA, OCTOBER 5. Her Majesty the Queen of the Two Sicilies, after having been so ill that f.lats *ere entertained for her life, is now considered as out of danger, for which happy event Wednesday last was observed as a gene ral thanksgiving day. Mass was said by the Arch bishop of Messina in the Cathedral here, and a solemn Ts Demo performed." " CADIZ, NOVEMBER 9: a The surrender 'of the French troops in Can hyud, in number 500, to the •aliant troops of the Empecinado and Brigadier Dtiran, is confirmed." VALENCIA G.A iKITE EX TRAOItbINARY. STAFF OW THE SECOND ARMY. Intelligence received a t Yen iscolaiiOnt Catalonia, on the 19th of October, at nine in the morning, brought by a British brig of war, and communicated to his Excellency, General Blake, Commander-in-Chief of the 2.1 and 3d Aintlei, by Brigadier Flores, Go. vernor of that Foitiess " On the 7th instant, at night, Baron de Bit)les entered Igualada, dttd surprised the French garrison of 500 men—he give ho quarter, acid pit 300 of them to death ; ttie othct 200 escaped, leaving 200 hones, ready saddlcd and bridled, in the stables: 44 At Cervera, on the 10th and 11th int. the same Baron took 330 prisoners, and further captured 11, bullocks, 600 sheep, 100 quarters of flour, 400 of wheat, and a quantity of barley. " After this action Eroles marched to Tartiga where were the French who had escaped froth Igua lada and Certerai td the number of 600, 'who yester day arrived at Villa Nettva de Sitges, on their way to Majorca: After these three action's 1300 French who garrisoned Montserrat, evacuated it, and took the road to Tarragona, all of which his Excellency has directed to be made known to the public in the very same ivords that it was received, for their information and satisfaction. (Signed) 44 RAMOR PERIL" ' Voitn6i, octobet 20." The ROVER 'arrived yesterday at Spithead, and brought in as a prize a French corvette letter of marque ; the master of which left Batavia on the 7th . of August, and says, at that time two British men of la'ar and several frigates were blockading the island, bui tit& no troops had arrived. the report of the state of the IC.Dro yesterday was, 14 diat his MaJzsva , remained in the same state." THE PRINCE RKGENT.—We are greatly gratified to learn that the Panict REGENT'S foot and ancle are so far lecoVere4, that it is understood his Royal High .ness will be in town on Friday. . . . . remains of the Duch ess of MaitiiOnnuon !-- The were interred yesterday in as private a manner as pos sible in the family vault, in a Village about four mile from Igenheimi . . Monday, -Tidies MATSON, Esq. was elected Mayor of Sandwich ; and ANTHON.Y JENNING Esq. re-elected Mayor of Fordwich, for the year ensuing. Prince d'Airplitana andthe French General taken by General lines Division, and the Governor of Ciudad Rodrigo, landed at Plymouth on Sunday from the Dotterel slot) riof war, and are now at the King's Arms Hotel, Briton's-sideovaiting the orders of the 'transport board: Tile EARL OP Ffput.iiita.--The Earl of Findla ter and Seafield, Who lately died at Dresden, has been a voltrniary exile from his native country upwards of '0 years: Since he left Oxford, whert he was edu cated, he has resided chiefly on the Continent. His Lordship was esteemed a good 'classical schblar.• He admired Horace; but his favourite author was Virgil. His fine estates in Scotland, worth 410,000 a-year, with the title of. Earl of &afield, descend to Sir Lewis Grant, who is unfortunately in a beate•of mental de rangement. His Lordship Min ied a daughter of a Count Murray, with whom he lived but a >hort The title . of Earl of Findlater, being' united to hairs *tare, it said t descend to William Ogilvie, Esq.• late x eltfk in the War Office. • City Busmass.—Yesterday the Loren MAYOR went in Stott from the Mansion-house to Guildhall (at is usual on the first Covlrt being held), and held X Court of Alder:Niel . . The Thank* of the Court were voted to the late Lord Mayor. Pretepts for holding Ward motes in the several Wards of the City, for the elec tion of COmmon Council-men and other.Waid Offi cers, on St. Thomas's-day nevi were ordered to be issned afrd atso for the suppression of rice and-im- Morality; • COciti or KING'S BENeIVINL/FLIN, NeXEMBER ~ —This day the Grand Jury Crime into Court, and the following communication was read from the Box to • the Bench “ Grand Jury Room, 28th Nov. 1811. " The Grand Jury having seen an assertion which was pub lished in Me Friesian': Joarnal of yesterday, ander the head of TRIUSPH or . f ICE CfIiiSTJTUTI(N—DIFCAT OF THE PROiCCV TIOIs which contains the following assertion it b a fact, ' whkh we can stair upon authority, which for obvious motives e•We' muse conceal; that the Bills were found is the Grand Jury • by a inijoriiy of one only; " Now, we the Grand Jury. unaniniously feeling the mischie vous tendency of the paragraph alluded to, conidder our duy thus publicly &declare It false and unfoun ded. (Signed) " NATUANILL Hosit, Foreman." The body of a• man drowned, and shockingly dis-A figured, was on Monday washed up under Rich .: ' • mood-walk, Plymouth. • SECONDtDITIONT.,. tfrol ARMY- Yesterday the Duke-of - Your held a Military Levee at his, Office, in the HoMe Guards, amongst those present Mere Sir 'JOHN ATUART, STZVENSON and lkiwea, Drs. WORSLZY and BALFQUe• The eSeort of priioneri, taken in the gallant affair of General HILL, was confided - to Captain BARCLAY, of the 71stilegirnent, a most active and enterprising Officer, and who, froth Speaking all the langoiges el the Continent, was selected fsitthe • duty of conveying the heterogeneous cavalcade to Lids .n, heft. be safely delivered them to the „Provost Ma: shal, ow the. 16th ult. and returned the next -day to Premiere. -The following was the General Order of Thanks to the gallant ;let Regiment: Merits, October 80, tem " The Von. LiemenAt-Contrail Castmown takes the'eataeci opportunity in kb power cf bearing this public testimony to the grand conduct of the Regiment oti the lase severs attacks and of raturnirg his sincere thanks to the Non.coMmissiuned Offictra and Men, for the as.al and eat rePhlity, which they die., played in the attack of Arroyo del MoknO; nrall the t4IMQ The Reann ent . has not only bad the imuotir of beingiriesteil for tke advanced post ofthe ebtmy, bite it has poifornsedthorte sleeks in the MIIIII2tV the tilpst cTedita*forameit,'bivine /ever, Web directed from the tabs Object: of deteatlial ifs, elpin,s4ther by the temputiocs4 rll?iii:e3:; or the unity of i nkg Othionens, • The fi rst intelligenWthe French General in ai;ei had of our . brave, lads being sp near. himi . • is said to have been irod.t . he PiPer pf the .71ft.Higlland pleyingi fire .Johnyr turn, ere ,lr,,e tfinf , J 1 Colonel CAMERCOt and captain . .Mipsoitili,o the 9Sta regii. meet, who were wountkd in this ft - stiunete and well- Conducted'attack,were also Severely. r waded on rho • nieniorable Ytl °mailer, 1799, in. Holland, and. fllst.- Mitch; 1801, in Egypt.. One of the above Pipet s Vas ClARkit,ofthe 11 st, he; ir will be recol "edict, calk rued to el.iy his . Da pipes aithe memorable bang! Vimiera, although lying wounded nn the groned. The Royal tuth GlotiCaster regiment of Militia,' now in PlkrnisMvg4FritOO, 'We iii daily expectation Of 'orders to: ensfiatE_ pt , yelaNd. Six regi- • ments, in sanait.ilialriCt,* ? ode tinderaihkrtfor ffie tame destiriaii,m. ' • , • t . We have had frequently occasiolk to tcontttsead the exemplary Coriduc; of. tharivih 'Regiments since their ars-Leal 4-this .countey. :The-Wessneetli rent, now quartered at Povery lave, -3r.-e pa* cUlar mailnet, gained the -esteem lif the inhabilients of that place i nothing can exceed- the,gentletianlY and. respectable manners of the Officers, or :the ger. jeat" orderly, and quiet behest iatir of the men. Mgt Titmice • • ode, the wortl:k Mayor, lately gave the ihole rtf the Officers•of the regiment an elegant dinner. Genend_ T:i.eow and the Commending Officers of all the tips composing the garrison, together with the heads of JP the public departments, and most of the principA habitants, were present at this entertaiinuett, and Seethed to co-olietate with die Mayof, enlea yours to .make the day agreetble fo the:r patacitt guests. A,splendid dinner has been since given ler, the Regiment to the Mayor and Corporation, at whteh tt the least of reason and the ,flaw of soul," preva*ll to a late hour. • • • ~- • , STAR OFFICE, HALF,PASTIVitirgeeLOCITC. The kotiut sloop has taken i . trisach vess4,.lpte, the Vincejo in .opr Service, from Bativia, *hid) place she left on the Auguit,wlen our ships tit.vrai were blockading . tWieveial ports oliava, but the troops had not arritect •, The College of Ce . rveri, :Mentioned in last.night's Gazette as being blockaded, his been taken by the ,Spiniaids. The French hive evacuated Montser rat, and the greater part of Catalonia is freed from the Freneh. The inhabithits are in high spirits. - Government hate toctived .intelligence thitt the Spanish General MINA, with 100 infantry, and 200 Cavalry, was attatktd by a tor of Fiend] near. Ayerbe, consisting of 1109 infantry and 60 cavAlry, the whole of which he either took or destroyed, with the exception of three men. A greit part of the pri toners had arritedsat Cortinni. THE PRESIDENT's SPEECH. We have just go: a copy. of the PRES' voes - speech. —lt begins with stating the hope that the successive tonfirmations of the extinction of the French Decrees • would have induced a repeal of the British Decrees.' I This was i-efUsed, the British Government denying , I that the French Decrees had been repealed, and tne United States being given to understand that the Non- importation Act would lead to measures of rctaliatidn, I The encounter between the President and the Lit tle Belt is alluded to, and all the blame if the first fire thrown upon Captain BINGHAM. The British Government is accused of having inter- 1 posed against the proceedings of the United States it i the Floridas. ,', -, I France is stated not to have repaiied th e other wrongs &me to the United States s nor restored the American. property seized. Her unerpoctesl restiic, tidns require corresponding restrictions on Freed' 1 1 iMpO i rt S: • I With respect to Sweden, the United States al* it Peace, and the mission to Denmark has been yeti be • neficial. i Measures have been taken to provide for the gerieril Secur' itt, by works, &c. More ample provisions are necessary, and the measures of England having the character of war on American commerce; Congress will feel it to be its duty to put the State int.) an ap propriate armour. The regiments are prrposed to be filled. An auxi liary force to be raised, and offers from Volunteer Corps to be accepted. It is recommended that the acceptance of licenieS- 1 from foreign Governments Fe made punishable. . , , • . . . • - Letters from Dublin, are sot ry to say, st .'ll repr ' e. Sent the tounty of Down at being in a disturbed state. An oath of a most diabolical description hasbeia ad; Ministered Sy sortie miscreants. : . ' NOTTINGHAM, DEC. L—Three trimp's of the 15th' FALMOUTH, DECEMBER 1. 1 light dragoOns are here, and detached in many small Arrived this day the Marlborough packer, Capt. 1 parties in the adjacent villages; in Partied of eight or ten men. The yeomen cavalry front tartly, Bic. are BULL; from LisVEn ;she has brought twins plasm- ordered in by the County YT2_,gistrateg. Two comi.: gers, and they bring duplicate dispatches of the affair : fl i es o f the 2d N ott i ng h am local militia are here a lso; of General HELL. The Walsingham was lying in the : st under the direction or the Magistes. La night; ( the tra nick-nanie• I ir the Tagus. The Sandwich packet, supposed to hare ; P arties of Ared Le ' ri men ame-breohersy, to the amount of 2.50 men, b 1 oke se been lost, arrived at Gibraltar the 15th ultimo, and . f r ieraq franiei in the Villages near this totvo. All is on sailed again on the 16th for Cagliari. The Speedy ' the alert an the side of the military; They break only packet was to sail from Cadiz, with a Mail and pas- the frames of such as have reduced the price of the sengers for England, about the 14th ult. so that she' men's wages : those who have uot s tower, d the price have their frames untouched. In one hote:e last infht, may behourly looked for. Arrived th e Earl St. Vie- . . they broke tour frames out of six ; the other two cent, Beznentir, from Palernio, in 30 days; site Pro ' i which belonged to masters who had not lowered die videm transport from Lisbon,ls days passage; and' wages, they did not meddle with. It it supposed that a sloop of war from Fartsmouth for Corunni. Yes; ' the masters will came into the old prices, and these terday pit in here and sailed again for Plymouth, the ; the busines s . will end. 0 mi Soin'eth:ti w g nor ill the don pa e ri to l) qui fie t ship Bangor, Capt. - MorrLer, from Rio de Janeiro, th in e as p te 4l i e, is n g i e a n ny of y Who P m art no doubt in a eta . y was taken off the Liiard on the 21st ultimo, by the wretched state, owing to want of employment, and French privateer Junon, of 16 guns and 120 risen, and the high price of provisions. Nothing cast exceed the , retaken again by the RECRUIT, of 18 guns, convoying ' good conduct of the 15th light.dragoOns, for hung. • • out the Newfoundland contoy. The privateer took out MI T an-dood discipline. A troop of the 15 th light dragoons are ordered to Louoroh, andanother 16 of the crew of the Bangor, and was within pistol. to Stamford, in addition to t h e thre ug escolspe, Not ' shot of the gun-brig; tint owing to her superior sailing tinghaen,—Xhe following order, was,:itlikveeea to she got away. The Darlington EttEd Nocton packets Major Lord Waldegrave, coMmandingothe Siker** ; are detained by contrary winds.—'r i nd S.W. i Light Dragoons : i NOTIFICATION FROM TRH IiAOIIITHATIS or•titt •CO PINMOUTH, DECEMBBt i. or NOTTINGHAM TO TIM TROOPS lIMPIAITED IN vaesseish; ! Arrived the ship Ranger, of London, JASIES MUT- i ING /As PUBLIC PFACZ OF TKI COUNTY. . „ I , - . to The MagiArates of the County of Natitill filhitbeig Lev, master, fromMaranham, in the Brazils, last from the of And soldiers, now etttp tnyid i wt ‘ i c,i, pperm i nso hlt ge Tenby, in Wales; with a cargo of cotton and bides, toots and unlawful assemblies of persons to conmsklspny Inst. for London . , dialing been captured by the French County, that the troops are of thfins * ee t 1 4 "Polk's' Os So' ot ti Magistrate, pers o na authristA and ernf petered e 3 schooner privateer la Junon, about seven leagues off apprehend, any of the o Meeting for the pi Ipte f vr fe- '• the'Lizard; and in Eight • hours after was recaptured * nmniuned * (Signed) 4. Groans stifttionit, I 4 ' Clerk to the Cminty,Magiltrffist ' by his Majesty's ship RECRUIT, who by the mance* ! . ci ae onyx. latest letters received from m a d r a s " 'id vres of tlie vessel suspected Ole was a capture ; the the f it o n ll und ow a in ß g ew pa wa rag s paragraph at the leas sowtatenc .: E 50n. H..., • privateer was in sight, but the Recauir having stie ral vessels under convoy for Halifax she was preVent ed givlng chafe: The Ranger put into Falinouth yesterdayi but t h e Wind springing up favourable the again set sail and arrived here about 12 last night--; '. ebi eed to stand upon the pillory. to sy a line. and tn-lind We • r sec ell urities fur his good behavionr r. I.n was defended. es sesetihr t i ts: l:l A:lr w OC u AT filf " fraud and ei l, a le "(cu . s t o7 kt." 4 t or It; ___•_ . tbe asnd Jery found ito , xhuriament agate Maeda Ctiite• rg u es c , ed or n tle ou tr: t .r . y ,..o e r ty et his ; which his Majbsty's pardon Is ormer Ifcnce., with whirr telfibeu. All the crew bat the Captain, Mate, and Steward, are = were n s tp.t a u can o n i c & Batley stands eassnalstoti tor tett an b ea m. t h e pr iy atee r,• A s lo op laden whore m it, b e : at the.nest Quarter Sessions, by Mr. Sr's iistn, one ni* the )daces of the Pteci, on a &Imo of perjury and Conspirsel." longing to this port, Joints Master, arrived here yes- ,wart-I.To.clay we hake not many &Oster. terday a ft ernoon from Faro; on her passage hither ..z 1 -€ rivals tss•Whea s i, but tolerable quantities on Boa qd I she passed the•Aomeonar, 74 guns, with a nunt'oer fine sampler nearly at. Monday's currency, infirrior at Of transports under convoy, full of sack and wounded sottievehat less—Barley at the late rednctfon—Whdt is t r oop s; f rom Lisbon; The above siveii also passe d a lower- s -White Peas like,t-Beans of each i d= _ Dutch brig ladek With spices stand wine, a ?rile io don vary but little in pin There are mho to „. remaining supplies of Oats, but not many fry:leer , the P4IIIIIOD cutter.' • 1 rivets; this trade named at• little finciumism-apsd D . *. 2..7-Ahrtivild; the Rota, tioninisow, from sales of Flour at Monday's reduction. ' • • the Mediterranean, - after let abet** of nearly five ' CCIIIIIINIT FUCHS p tams. . . .. Wheat, 76. sod . 110 e. • • Beers 34c Mc yeast; the Annittritostiii4 14, Multi* FMK/ cutter, Flimtditte i 1164. IBM. lick ditto mtg. Ste. ' 60111 with 0 R y e See ' 6° ‘ ' ' Ditto (line Ohl) Su its. • I ' Sailed, die CADMUS k 1) e : curiproys rtsmth. .p: . : .: 1 Gm Omni Sr& Ste. k Rape Seed, 231., .tom ' au Boar, NS. 101111101111,' 505.1146* . i The tenor of the Speech is of A hostile n.,ture. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. . .*