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MADRID GAZETTES. MADRID, DECEMBER 24. It gave us the greatest pleasure to see amongst us Monsieur the Ambassador from France. His Excel lency, shortly after his arrival, was invited to a grand ball, which he attended with a numerous suite. Count de Perilada does not as yet seem inclined to take his departure for the place of his destination. For many reasons we should wish io see it, although there is a Spanish Ambassador at Paris. DECEMBER 25.—His Majesty unexpectedly made his appearance at nine o'clock in the morning, ac companied by the Captain of his Guard, at the Of fice of the Minister of Finance. All the clerks were instantly assembled. His Majesty then entered into the minutest detail of the occupation of each of them. He said many flattering things to some of them, and orders were issued on different subjects in his presence. 'rile King wishing to recompense the generous con duct of the two Commandants of the depots of Spa nish prisoners at Luxembourg and Seissons, has con fered the supernumerary Cross of Charles 111. on Mr. Dutreux Boch and Captain de Clacy. DECEMBER 28.—Mr. Cevallos has issued orders for the construction of a new canal in the Province of Murcia. The plan was presented to Charles IV. in the year 1803. DECEMBER 29.—Some officers have relinquished in favour of the Royal Treasury a number claims which they held against the Government. his act of patriotism if worthy of the Spanish name, A, i w t • " 4 . • • ei SARAGOSSA, DECEMBIA SI. The famous Villa-Campa, who was 'Governor of Madrid upon the arrival of the King there, and fled when the Cortes quitted it, has been thrown into pri son. Rebleda, Intendant of the Army of General Blake, and Gayan, have met with the same fate. Dzeziassit 24.—Three Judges of this Royal Au diencia have been replaced by three new ones named by the King. TORTOSA, DECEMBER 44. AU persons who accepted of any office during . the stay of the French in this city have been thrown into 'prison. The Clergy who hold livings are to remain in the prison belonging to their different orders. AU others are to be sent to the common jail. DUTCH MAIL. STATES OF HANOVER. HANOVER, DECEMBER 29. Count Schalenburgh Wolfenburg having been named President of the Assembly of the States, Mr. Erblandrost, Von Baref Osnabruk, General Syndre, and Counsellor Meyer, Secretary-Generals. The Assembly being now duly constituted, began its pro ceedings after hearing the propositions from his Ma. jesty's Ministers, Icy an Address to the Prince Regent. These propositions having mentioned his Royal Highness's intention, after securing the independence and safety of the country, to give it an internal ad. ministration most suitable to the spirit of the German nation; for which purpose the Deputies of the several • Provinces were here tor the first time assembled in a 'General Diet of the whole Country, ani.l proceeded to mention the points on which the opinions of the -States is required. 1. The consolidation of the taxes and debts of all the Pro vinces Into one mass; to which end his Royal Highness has been pleased to determine that the Royal domains shall contribute to the wants of the country. 2. Tile regulation of the system of taxation, recommending • particularly the land -tax, which is the oldest method of taxa tion I. the greatest pan of Germany, and most part of the Hano verian States. & The ascertaining of the debts. 4. The support of the army, which will be made easy by letting the most considerable pan of the army consist of landwehr. S. To consider how the administration of justice and the po lice in the Patrimonial Tribunals may be rendered more couso. tont to those of the Sovereign, and the rights be modified, the exercise of which caused great inconveniences; and 6. A better regulation of the administration of the high De partments of Justice. • The Assembly appointed a Committee to consider 'of the order in which these objects shall be discussed. On the 27th it was resolved to represent to the Mi. .flistry, that it was impossible to regulate anew system of Taxation before the end of this year; and, there. :fore, to request that the levy of the Taxes, as at pre sent, may be continued in 1815, till the new is ready to be introduced. In the same Sitting, thanks were voted to the Hanoverian military, who took an active part in the late war; and at the same time it was re solved to inclose this Address in a letter to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, which has been .presented to-day, by a Deputation from the States. [This Address is merely complimentary, and con "tains nothing remarkable.l JANUARY 2.—A Decree of the Prince Regent has been published, ordering the taxes to be continued in the )ear 1815, on their present footing, according to the wish 4 the States, till a new system can be pre p:see& His Royal Highness the Duke of Brimiwielc, who came here on the 29th ult. departed again yesterday. THE EVENING STAR._ , LONDON. ~1~~~, TO-MORROW THE LOTTERY BEOINS.—THE PHUT TICKETDRAWN A PRIZE ABOVE atm WILL RE.I I:EIVE C D io,oun IN ADDITION, AND MAY PROVE A PRIZE 011 £30.000. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1815. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK Reduced 641-4 per ct.srli-5 per Ct. Navy 941} Consols 6111 -1-for account, 6611—Ontslum nothing done. Bank Long Aims. 46 5-16ths—Bonds 19$. 90$. pro. Exchequer Bills Ss. ss. prctu Doubts have been entertained by many whether the Pax .zIIDENT of the United States would ratify the Treaty lately concluded at Ghent. Those who have the best means of being informed respecting the ishes of the American people generally, have always maintained that the intelligence would be hailed with rapture by all classes in America (a few bankrupt ad venturers perhaps excepted) and that the Govern ment would instantly ratify the Treaty. Private accounts received this morning from Hali fax in sixteen days, state that intelligence had reach ed that quarter from the United States, announcing the arrival of 'advices from the Commissioners at Ghent with the welcome news that the Negociations had come to a happy conclusion, that the bases of the Treaty of Peace were agreed on, and the formal Signature of the Treaty all that was now wanted. — la consequence of this intelligence there were the greatest demonstrations of joy every where, and the Americans were anxiously expecting the arrival Of a vessel with the Definitive Treaty. A Dutch Mail arrived last night. The foreign Papers which it conveyed are filled with official do cuments respecting Hanover : these consist of ad dresses from all the old and new provinces of that kingdom, to the restored Government, in which the warmest eipressions of loyalty and attachment are conveyed. From the Congress of Vienna we arc not made acquainted with any partienlass which we did not know before, and these are not very authentic. Last night we also received 'Madrid Gazetto to the 91 A ult. and the Barcelona Diaro to the 28th. Ty; canny still continues to be the order of the day in that country. The Dutch naval armament, which left the Texel a few weeks ago,i bound for the Mediterranean, met with dreadful weather in the English Chan nel, and the ships which composed it have been obliged to put into various ports to refit. The Zea. land, the Dagrad, the Eyscl, and the Haavec, have put into Plymouth, where they will undergo :1 coma plete repair. The Rotter Jam, belonging to the same fleet, has put into Falmouth, but is expected round to Plymouth for the same purpose. The Endragt, the only remaining ship of the convoy, was obliged to make for Brest. The destination of this flzet has been variously re. ported : we can now state from authority, that it is under orders to proceed up the Mediterranean, to pay a vjsit of ceremony to the Day of ALunuts. There are a variety of presents on board, we are in. formed, for his Highness, and if these do not speak a language which his Highness understands, 'he Dutch. men are fully prepared to send on shore a few of VAN TROMP'S negotiators. Old MACKLIN used to say, th 4t the guns of a 74 could speak all languages; and the new government of Holland have determined to try this experiment with his Highness of Algiers, if he will not listen to reason in the shape of such gewgaws as they are pleased to offer him. The contents cf the German and French Papers which we yesterday laid before our Readers, par. titularly the substance of the Dispatch from Lord Cance.asatott to General DALRYMPLR respecting the cession of Genoa to Sardinia, gave rise to rumours that there were serious dissentions among the Mem bers of the Congress at Vienna ; that the occupancy of Poland and Saxony by the troops of Russia and Prussia was in direct opposition to the will of the other Powers ; and, in a word, that Europe is OR the eve of a new war. In confirmation of this it was asserted that the dispatches received yesterday from Lord CASTLIMEAGH announced that...the Cowes: had broken up.—Need we add that the whole of the inferences thus drawn from distorted facts are entirely unfounded. It is true that Lord CASTLEREAGH will soon return to this country ; not because nothing has' been settled in the Congress, but for a reason directly the reverse—Almost every important point that bu been under discussion has been arranged. HUGH STUART, Esq. of the Colonial Department, is on his way to America with a duplicate of the rad fied Treaty of Peace. We understand that if, on his :strive' in that country, he should ascertain that Mr. BAKER, who went with the original document, shall have already landed, Mr. STUART will not proceed to Washington, but immediately return to Engleud. Tuesday there was a Meeting of the Roman Ca-1 tholic Gentlemen at Lord FiNGAL 9 S house, in Dublin, The object of this ,Meeting was a decide upon the Petition which should be presented to 'Parliament in their behalf. Lord KILUIRS, Messrs. SHRIL, O'Gort. MAR, and Luna, had each prepared drafts of peti tions, which were submitted to the Mietii . t. Lord FOAL, Me ss rs . MONATVILI o 0 9 GOIPIAN e BLIMAHON, &c. made several objections to Mr. Stmt.'s, which the latter defended. After a long discussion, all the Pctitions were referred to a committee of whoi were to make tbekr jieprt this day. • HAMBURGH, JANUARY 4. It appears that Russia wishes to organise the ad m inistration of Poland ; at least this is supposed to be the motive of the journey of Baron Anstet, who has left Vienna for Warsaw. Prince Gallitzin, who ac companied the King of Saxony from Leipsic to Ber lin, and who since that time has remained constantly near his person. will likewise proceed to Warsaw. WARSAW, DECEMBER 24. The following Order of the Day has just been published here r 46 It is the will of his Serene Highness the Grand ' Duke Constantine, that the Officers of all ranks who lave not hitherto given in their names to the Corn- Juandants of the Departments, shall do so within the space of sixteen days from the date of the present orders : in case of neglect they will have to ascribe . to themselves alone the consequences that may ensue from it. It is observed, at the same time, that the Commandants of the Departments, according to the orders of his Excellency, General Dombrowsky, will immediately send to the Polish Military Committee, 'the list of the names of those Officers who Mall have had them inscribed in their bureaux within the periou above stated. (Signed) •8 TOU Pin it The General la Chief of the Staff." 3. L SPIPIL DfIILMOSPICIL _ JANUARY 16. Mrived and; his Majesty's ships HAMA DRYAD. libm Newfoun dland PIICENIX, from the Downs; and Several ships from the East Ward, particulars not known. Sailed the MENAI and TAMAN, with a con voy for Cork . ; and SPRIGHTLY cutter, an a cruize. Arrived to-day from the Downs the Chapman, Foam vett, for the Island of Ceylon ; Oxford, for Rio Ja neiro; Fane, for St. Michael's ; Lusitania, for Rio, and several other ships, and remain. Went out of harbour the SAPPHIRE. Released from quarantine the James transport. Sailed the PiCKLE schooner, on a cruize. We expect the CORNWALLIS with the ships bound to the Cape and East Indies, will sail to morrow or Wednesday.—Wind E. DEAL, JANUARY to. Sailed the MERCURIUS gun-brig, to cruise off the North Foreland.—Remain his Majesty's ships BOItl• RAY, RATTLESNAKE, and Scounos.—Wind S.W. thick weather. WELLS, JANUARY 15. The John, of Sunderland, Fons Tait, with hemp, for London, came on shore yesterday morning in a gale, but has got off with little damage. Also came on shore the Supply, of Newcastle, SWAN Master : the crew were with great difficulty saved—the ship is also expected to be saved. • . .GRA.VEIIEND, JANUARY 16. Anita the oAnttpiciortq from Bengal; True Briton, Williams. from ,Jansatea; Kent, Salter, from Ostend; Louisa, Peters, (torn Dublin; Lord Duppliti, Rowe, from Cork; and Barbara, Thompson, front Cadiz. Sailed the Stadt Oldenburg, Dewes, for Bremen; Hunter, Hodge, for Grand Canary ; Eleanor, Elli•, fur Dublin; Fanny, Black, for Cork; Windlust, Engelman, for Amsterdam. NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. I.ieutenant Richard Weymouth, late Flag Lieutenant to the Hon. Admiral Legge, to the rank of Commander. Lieut. uant Popham, son of Rear-Admiral Popham, to the rank of Commander, and to the Pandora. Captain Dowers, to the Wanderer. _Lieutenant Roikk..../agent fur Transports, is appointed Real sident Agent at Cork, pro tempore. Lieutenants W. Watt to the Zephyr, Richard Connor, () to the Boyne, H. Serrell to the Phllomel, J. Kelly to the L./solidus, W. Prowse to the Leveret, A. Davidson to the Lritomart, Jones to the Desiree, H. Belsey to the Bermuda, J. Mince to the Nau tilus, J. G. Archer to the Bacchus, Murray to the Amelia, Col man to the Cordelia, and Nichol is to the Pilot. Mr. Brown, purser of the Zealous, is appointed to the Nor thumberland, at Chatham. The following Gentlemen have passed for Lieutenants this week t Messrs. Woodntan, Ball, Wilhanvon, Morton, Burmaster, Jones, Lewes, Bell, Imes, Butkr, Shairps, Campbell. GREENOCK, JANUARY Is. On 'Tuesday morning, the Margaret, MalisTvrtz master, from Londonderry for the Clyde, was driven on the rocks twelve miles to the southward of Ayr, and all the passengers and crew lost, except the mate and one sailor. The vessel afterwards drifted over the rocks, and it was expected the cargo would be saved.—A letter from Elsineur, dated December 21., has been received, which gives a favourable account of the navigation at the entrance of the Baltic, at this critical season, when a few hours of severity might put an end tit all ingress and egress. It is stated that the wind had taken a favourable turn, so that the ships were at length able to get out of the harbour, and proceed to the places of their destination. Those to the West had the convey of the euttainuta and NIGHT INGALE, and those to the Wore that of the BEAVER. The %%rather was very mild for the period of the year. • We hear that no hopes remain of the safety of the FLORIDA, of 20 guns, Captain NATHANIEL MITCHELL, and PEACOCK, of 18 guns, Captain RICHARD COOTE ; the former was sent, some months since, with a con voy, from Bermuda to the West Indies...the hitter was under cruising orders. Neither has been heard of, and the conclusion is they must have foundered with their crew. They were captured vessels pur chased into the service, admirably built for swift sail ing; but to novices in the management of such con structed ships, always considered very dangerous in heavy seas.—Arrived the Fielding, MlLacricatr, at Lochryan, from Miramichi ; and, from the Clyde, the Jane, —, and Mary, HOLMES, at Guadeloupe ; the Alfred, LANG, at St. Thomas's; the Francis Ann, LaGGIT, at l'ictou ; and Belleisle, Tout), at Berbice. AYR, JANUARY 12. MgLANCHOLT Smereuroc..--Early on Tuesday morning last, the Margaret of Londonderry, JOHN MeINTIRIt t Master, with three men and 20 passen gers, was wrecked in Cu'lean' Bay, when all perished, excepting Norman M'Leod, mate, and Edward Do nald, seaman. The latter arrived in town last night, and related, that they left Derry on Saturday even. ing, and their sails being shivered to pieces in a dread. ful storm, the vessel struck about five o'clock, when the master, one of the hands, and some of the passen gers, took to the boat, but were drowned ; that he and the mate stuck in the rigging, and when day dawned, though a great number of people were col lected on the shore, from the violence of the storm no assistance could be given them ; there was then on the deck a man holding his wife in his arms, a woman surrounded by five children, on leer way to her hiss band in Glasgow, another woman and child, a gen. teel looking woman, who told him she was a quarter master-terjeant's wife, and had lived some time id Hamilton, and a Mrs. Carrick, the only person whose name he knew, with her child. That the tide making about eleven o'clock, they were all swept off the wreck, and though some reached the shore alive, they were so benumbed with cold, that they soon expired. Fifteen of the bodies are already come ashore, but the corpse of the master is still missing. She was loaded with beef, hides, butter, flax, linen, and linen•yarn, for Greenock, and supposed to be worth from two to 10000. It is expected a great part of the cargo will be saved. and that the vessel will be got off. Much praise is due to Captain Thomas Wallace of this place, who, on hearing of the loss, with his acc?stomed ac tivity and, humanity, immediately repaired to the spot, and has continued there since, exerting himself for the recovery and securing of the cargo ; and we understand Mr. Wallace is of opinion, as the boat drifted on shore, it he had been there in time, he would have been able to save most of the lives.— , About day break yesterday morning, it blowing a dreadful gale, considerable anxiety was excited by the Amity, of this port, Daummouo Master, appear. ins in a perilous situation, not far from the rocks to the north of our harhour, and being for some time discuyed from the view of the spectators by A hail shower; but for.unately, being able to make a t tack, bile ran ashore on the other side,, without receiving any damage, aria is eTpected to be got off: TNR 4RMr. Orders were yesterday issued from the Office of the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for the immediate disembodying of several Regiments of Militia. The following distinguished military characters have within these few days had interviews with ttu' Duke of Youx: General Sir Charles Hastings, Major-General Disney, Majoi. General Sir William Ponsonby, Major-General Sic G. F. Walker, Lieutenant-General Slade, Lieutenant-General Gray, Major-Ge neral Hawkes, Eieutenant•General Stephenson, Major-General • Madsion, Major-General Cunsollngs, Major-General Vincent, Major-General Griffiths, and Major-General Gammal. The following are the Regiments quartered in Tre. land : 411. Royal Irish, 6th and 7th Dragoon Guards ; 4tb, IStii, zn4:. 15th Light Dragolits ; Ist or Royal Scots (3d bat.,; 11th, ctst:t. ußtli, 32d, 34th, sGtb, 38th, 42d, 45th, 414th, Sthh, t'l9:h (2cibrt., 60th (sth bat.), 61st, 62d (tal bat.), Ruth. 71st, 724 (2d hat.) 741:.. 77th, 79th, asd (1 bat.), 84th '?d bat.), Roth (2d bat.), 9oth (Pa hat.), 91st, 92d, and 94th Regiments of Foot. Militia Kegiments, the Ayr, Cheshire, Edinburgh East and West lisNex, Forfar, and 3d Lancashire, East Middlesex, Monmouth. Rertfrt sr, Shropshire, 2d Somerset, East Suffolk, Wiltshire4tl We. York, North York, Armagh, North Cork, Donnegal, I .ml..);.lerry. North Mayo, Roscoulnion, Tipperary, Tyrone, act!' Wozforl.— Total—six Regiments ef Cavalry, Y 8 of the lane, and 17 of 7.1 - Total number of nieu-36,400, escluiive of Artm Engineers, Ste. Our Readers will hear with regret tl,at last niAll• died SAMUEL TIIORNTON, Eq. M.P. for the Borough .of Sintthwark.4 The PnINCE Rem:NT has conferreJ . the tedi dt reni Ribband on Lord ERSKINF, as a ni•irk of bis spccal reg.trd, that 'Nobleman having been Ante SO year: in personal establishment as Prince of W 4 LES.. ' Thursday the Duke of 'ironic visited Mr. exhibition of sculpture. Saturday the Dukes of KENT and Gt.orcEsr: - r went to view Mr. BACON'S exhibition of sculpture. The Duke of ATUOLL has ordered ten bolls of meal to lot distributed among the poor in the villne of Stanley. A solemn service is to be celebrated .in Al the churches of France on the 'list instant, in honour of the memory of Lows XVI. A private arrangement harrestnred to the Ditches: of Ont.Eass the fine estate of Chanteloup, sold long ago as national property. BREAM—The prices remain the same as last week. A new Juliet is coming out at Drury-lane, young and beautiful. A new musical entertainment is in rehearsal at Covent-Garden Theatre. The music by Mr. Bailor and Mr. REevr. Yesterday, the Prince of Orange Packet, BRIDGE, arrived at Harwich, with a mail and passengers from Holland; and Diana packet,with a mail and passen gers from Cuxhaven. By the Cossack, Ha ennow, of Glasgow, arrived at Cork, we have the following very unpleasant par ticulars :—The Cossack sailed from Havannab, 24th November, under partial convoy of his Majesty's ship Ivrea, parted 3d Dec. in lat. 31.10ng. 70. tell in with an American privateer, of 14 guns, which succeeded in capturing the fallowing vessels : —The Roselle, of Leith; Princess, Dawes ; Portsea, Stock; Brigantine S. B. Brand. The Cossack escaped, after fighting the Livateer in company with the Only Son, Mackie, for verpool. The Captain says, that 490iinfl of the Ann's convoy were cast away neatthe The Alexander and Joseph hive both arrived at Rochelle from the. United States, tend the former lett Savannah the 12th ult. It was reported that the Bri tish expedition to New Orleans had tailed, but the ac counts from Rochelle, received yesterday, give no support to such a rumour, and we believe it to be wholly unfounded. Hari.—This morning,between one and two o'clock, a most alarming fire broke out in the back premices of Mr. Sum', a Leather-seller, in Cock-lane, Smith tick!, which, from the oily substance contained therein, created an unusual degree of alarm, as the fire instantly extended to the five adjoining houses, when the whole neighbourhood became in a perilous state, ' as its communication with unabated fury continued t I increase, when most fortunately the arrival of a num ' her of engines from the different Firenffices, after some time prevented its spreading to any considerable extent. Unfortunately on this occasion five houses 1 were entirely destroyed, with the whole of their con tents. Happily no lives were lost. Ie may net be amiss to observe, that where this fire commenced was within a few yards of where the great fire in the City of London ended, A. D. 1666. SPORTING INTELLIGINCE, JAN. 16.—DERS! 2000 to 100 apt Sir Joshua by Rubens; 500 to 100 Sir Joshua apt Equator • 300 to 100 iir Joshua Agit the Sally colt ; 500 to 100 Whaleb one and Black Diamond.apt all Boyee's Stable; 752 to 50 apt Mr. Watson's Dick Andrews CO'I; OAKS.-500 to 400 on Lord G Cavendish's f. agst Deena; SOO to 400 on Minuet apt Duessa; WO to 50 apt Liuton's filly. Mufti/tn.—The Surrey Fox Hostels meet '1 huriday. a; the George, Westerham ; Saturday, at grown Ash HUI. 'obit, Esq.'s Fox Hounds meet Thursday, at Pend Hill. ihe Harriers meet Saturday, at kennel. Pytehley Hounds meet Thursday; at Chanvelton ; Friday, at Hemplow Hill ; at half•past ten Vett day. The Oakley Hounds meet ***horsey. at Bletsoe; Filday. at Salem Thrift. at eleven each day. The Hatfield Hounds air Thursday, at Prae Wood ; Saturday, at Dowdelle, at half-pact ten. The Fox Hounds of R. S. Lloyd, Esq. meet Thunday, at Abilsams Past, at•half.past ten. The Jimisr.Maat moot Smoiday, at Matching Great. The East Essys Hounds meet Thunder, at Teter, Hall. Thursday as the Marquis of BUCKINGHAM and Co lonel BROWN were entering the town of Aylesbury. from Stow, to attend the Quarter Sessions, the carriage vas overturned, by which his Lordship's servant, who rode on the dicky, was so much injured, that he died on Sunday morning. Both the Marquis and Colonel **OWN were hurt, but not materially. We have heard. with regret, that Lord DONOUGH MORE has got a fall from his horse. by which his Lord ship has sustained considerable injury. A. case of peculiar interest will very shortly be brought before the LORD CHANCELLOR. It is a petition on a statute of lunacy. preferred by the brother of a ,Noble Peer, who is presumptive heir to the title, against the Noble Lord. The f acts are simply these : his Lordship was, during the life of his first wile, under a certain trusteeship. He married again, with the eldest daughter of one of the Trustees, and the crust was dissolved soon after by the new fainily. His Lordship's brother contends, that this step was most improperly taken, as the Noble Lord's general incom petence was particularly well known to the world, and be has several affidavits to prove the incapacity. Oa the other side the father of the new-married Lady ha. tiled 87 affidavits to rebut the charge of mental know petency on the part of., the Lord. The first bearing will penbably be in private. r:iY.:L /~ A