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THE COMMIS4IONERS for VICTUALLING Au MAJESTY'S NAVY, te. do hereby give notice, That oa FAIDAT, the 18th Instant, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for - Two Thousand Four Hundred Sacks of BISCUIT MEAL, Two Hundred Sacks of Kiln-dried Household FLOUR, Thirty Tons of COCOA, British Plantation, Four Hundred Quarters of PEAS (Kiln-dried), Thirty Toni of New RAISINS, and Twenty Tons of New OATMEAL. • FRENCH PAPERS. BARCELONA, JAN. 2. A fresh ,expedition of transports has left here. It consists of four transport ships, escorted by a sloop of war, and having on board 37 ecclesiastics, secular or regular, and 256 citizens, ail destined for our different transport settlements in Africa. The objects of this transportation are all persons so compromised, that, according to the laws of the king ' dorn, would have '6 eencondeinned to death if they had been protecuted in the usual form. M. °Aril, Minister.,fiestipotentiary to our Court, arrived on the 30th, - bringing with him an aotograph from the Emperor his muter, which felicitates our Monarch on having decided to proceed in person to restore peace to Catalonia, and entreating him to effect in his Government those reforest which are calculated to conciliate all parties, as the only means to re-establish permanent tranquillity in Spain. The policy of M. Calomarde is very much altered since he, proceeded to Catalonia. This Minister, who . prapostd a general amnesty far men of : all political parties Wee have sfeecesively appeared - since 184,8 i fits ptibliely declared, .that if the Council of Slate • should meg* it's assent to this measure, he will advise his Majesty to adopt it in virtue of• his absolute power; and that in the event of his. Majesty not believing he can adopt on his own outhority a proceeding of this im portance, he would tender his resignation. '1 can assure you that this h a fact, and that the Minister will be powerfully seconded in his endeavour by M. Oubril; but . I am not able to state the reasons which have pro duced this important change in M. Calomarde. LISBON PAPERS. mediately appointed, and the Itcatainaiion of 'the e th ers deferred till the following day.' JAN. 4.—The Bishop of CaPo Verde said, that Dealt appointed a member Of the Committee of infractionv, tie thought it his duty to observe that the prineipal business of that Committee was to inquire into crimes, aud,to pats sentence on them, and that some were Of :such a nature as to require capital punishment; thit ecclesiastics in general, and especially those who exercised the epispopal functions, were prohibited from participating in suck sentences, their duty in the primitive ages of the church being to supplicate and to pray i • this was the true spirit of the church, and be prayed to GOD to excuse him from staining his hand with blood, hotaever criminal it might be. iii stepport of this petition he said that in the Chamber of Peers, when they were to - paps sentence on a Deputy, the Rev. Bishops, who were members, begged, for this reason, to be excuted•fran attending that sitting, which wit granted them; fie did not make this reettlest isitb , a'riew tb excuse himself from any Nig= but *lase he convinced that lie it/ImM ado Ateillihereft re- • J&x. t, I "re be delivered into his Majesty's Victualling Stores at DEPT FORD ; One Half of each of those Articles by the Ist of February , end the remainder by the Ist of March next. Samples of the Cocoa, Peas, Raisins, and Oatmeal, loud be pro• d t kied by the Parties tendering. The Cunditionr of the Contract may be seen at this Office. Each Tender Must specify the price in words at length, and be delivered before One o'Clock en the Day appointed; and the Person who makes the Tender, or some Person on hinbaa.ll, most attend to answer when called for. • M Iir.,4LLES COMPI/611 TAYLOR'S SPAIN AND 0 . 04 TliGetti S TNE' SUBSCRIBEKS‘ to Bkicsl4l TATE() iv • SPAIN, are realieetfully informed that Parte IV. 'Lind V. :re now ready for delivery. Imperial 8,0. pike 81. Royal 4w. proofs. 12s. India prOoklmperial 4to. 181. India before the let. t.rs, St 61. Publisbed by IL Jennings, 2, Poultry. nArry's lIANOVER. trlIE SUBSCRIBERS to CAP:I'AIN BATTY'S J. lIIVIOVERIAN and SAXON SCENERY, are respect fully informed that Part VI. is now ready for delivery. Imperial No. price 121. 6d. Royal !to. Proofs, 18s. India Proofs, 110.6 d. India Proofs Imperial 4te. with•the Etchings, ..€2 2s. Published by R. Jennings, 2, Poultry. VIENNA, Disc.= The following are the latest accounts that we have received from-Co:1u, from the Sato the 13th of Dec. CORFU, Dims. By a Scampavia, which arrived this morning from St. Maura with dispatches, from the English resident, MajocTemple, to the Lord High Commissioner, we ieata that on the 30th of November, General Church, with six vessels, one of which was a steam boat, probably the' Enterprise, arrived at Dragomestre, in •Acarnatga,' where he landed spoo Greek troops; or . According tto.,• another account which is also given in our „Gaertne r . with 5,000. 7.—Lieutenant Colonel Rudsdell, Secretary to' the Lora. High Commissioner, embarked this morning on board the Sir Frederick Adam steam boat, (or An cona, whence he will proceed to London. Mr. E. .Baysie's will act as Secretary, during his absence. ' Since yesterday workmen 11.tve been employed to bring new artillery into_ the forts of this town,.particu-, lariy the old fort, whese,o new redoubt is also being erected. In the rocky island of Vido, opposite this town, the works already commenced, but.hitherto net yeti accivtly carried on, are now continued with great dili. since ; 600 men being daily employed upon..them. • • JAICIMBER S —A - letter from Presesa, of.the 3d inst.. K that on the in five hundred Turkish cavalry had arrived at Luro4six leagues Ns of Prevesa), and were stationed upon the coot. The §graskier, Redschid Padre, was himself expeitid at Prevesa. Another letter from Prove* of the 4111 1 , confirms the art iv al of several Greek vessels, with troops, at Dragomestre, which was immediately abandoned. by the tew kish troops sca t onedthere. Veli Beg, Governor of Prem.+. Captain G. Varnachioti, and other Greek Captains, who had subodited, were preparing to proceed against Drag°. mare, and the cavalky . 14 z .Luro was to march to the same place. Dec. I S.—A letter just* received here from Zante aqnounees the arrival of an lonian Scampavia from Navarin, on the Oth inst. The master of this vessel states, that when he left Navarin 54 Turkish ships of war and transports were there ready to put to sea.—lt could not be discovered whither these ships were bound, but it is said they would go to Alexandria to take in provisions and. ammunition, and bring them to the Morea. GERMAN PAPERS. • - KEEPSAKE FOR 1828. This day wvi published, by R. Jut/twos, 2, Patiatilp frIlE KEEPSAKE, a Literary Album for 1828, 1 containing eighteen highly finished Engravings post • 8•0. price One Guinea bound in Crimson Silk, Gilt Leaves. A few copies of the -beautiful illustrations are on Sale • Imperial 4to. price XI is. French Proofs, X 2 12s. 6d. India Pr oofs, 23 15s. 61. India Proofs, without the Writing ( £4 44.- of wbich only Ten Copies remtin fur Sale. The Publisher, has likewise for Sale most of the Original Designs, with • Collection of Druvings, by J. M. W. TURNER, F.sq. It. A. 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Nelson, Surgeon, Glas g ow ; and aU respectab le Medicine Venders. Of Whom aho may be had, Mr. Lignunie Improved VEGE. TA BLE LOTION, for all Scorbutic Eruptions, price 2s. 9d. duty Included. Mr. Lignum's SCURVY OINTMENT may now be bad of the above Agents, price Is. N. each Pot, duty included.' ' 0 The news that the Turkish vessels were at anchor at Navarin, consisting of 54 sail, viz. 1 two-aeckei, 1, cut down ship of the line; 4 frigates, 8 corvettes, front 15 to 20 brigs, and the remainder transports, is con firmed by a merchantship which has arrived to-day, in four days from•that place. Moharem Bey, commander of the Egyptian fleet , who was grazecrby a ball in. the b.ittle of 20th October. is reported by the Captain of the'merchantman to be , recovered, and is' at*Nivarin. Tatter Pacha was gone to Constantinople. Ibrahim Pacha was - alternately . at Navaiin and Moslott Lord Cochrane, with the Hellas frigate, a corvette, a brig, and 'a schooner; was cruising near Navaritf."—Aastrsan . Observer, January 1. BUCHAREST, Ow. Private -accounts from Constantinople say; that M. Ribeaupierre left his country seat at Buinflrdere on the 13th, and sailed far Odessa without meeting with any obstruction from the Commanders of the forts on both sides of the Bosphorus. Messrs. Stratford Canning and Guilleminot are reported to have met, as they left . the Dardanelles, a French fligate,Sent byAdmiral de Rigny,, on which they immediately went on board to continue their voyage to Smyrna. We hear of great military. artangements making by the Porte. A magazine of muskets, which has long 'been collected by speculators at Constantinople,.arnountiog, according to report, to 120,000, is said have been' purchased by the Govern sent for a large suns. " • Many thousand militia have come from Asia, which is very remarkable at this season of the year, and prOves the sentiments of the Turkish nation on this occasion, as in general the Asiatics do not present themselies - foi mititary service till the wing. They are to be attftid. ,at Constantinople in the European manner. and :Cato Widdin. It it-farther reported, that in order to ineet the expenses caused by the extraordinary armaments; the Sultan intends to have recourse to a kind of loan. Proposals are reported to have been made by the Porte to several gteat Frank mercantile houses, to pawn to them the produce of the mines of Asia Minor, •consist ing chiefly of copper, of which there is at present a great depot in Smyrna. One hundred millions of piastres is mentioned as ;be amount of the loan. Ne gociations on this subject are carrying on with theVite roy of Egypt,•to whom an agent will be sent. Accounts front Alexandria, of the 10th November, had been received at Constantinople, `which were, scot very favourable to the commercial interests Ofth,{ rojnans. The events at Navarin were already karma . &e t c.—Alien:eine Zeitung, Jan. 6. Am express dispatched by the - Pcittaguete Charge d'Affaires at M a drid; arr i ve d b et e to- d a y 'with t he official news of the arrival of tlenhfiguel at Pans. , ' JAN. 2.—TcOday At noon, tonformabl y to the 18th 11:rtieli of Charter, the Royal Sitting for the aiptsi . thit of ttoll Getwild'Curtes took place' in the'. Holt of the, Palace of Ajuda. . . As soon as the Members of the two Chambers had taken their seats, the President appointed a deputation of twelve Peers . and twelve Deputies to receive her: Royal Highness the Infanta, on her entiance into the Hall. - ~ .. As soon as her Royal Highness was seated, she-de sired the Peers and Deputies and Secretaries of State to take their seats, and then delivered thefoilowing speech from the Throne: " Worthy - Peers of the Kingdom, Deputies of the Portuguese Nation— •. . , -.. • „.„. , , ss For the thiril time you meatia d; l 4 1 ° 4 • 4 ". 44111i ' the useful labours.which the Charter of the Portuguese Monarchy has confided in jou: Your .zeal is always the same. Every day new . lights, the effect of calm experience, assure an honourable result to your exertions in the service of the country. "You ate not ign : mant that muck is still wanting completely to found and consolidate our political edi fice. Ido not doubt that you will now exert the most prudent diligence to accelerate the great work ; the time is not long, but prudence and zeal can effect much, and you have given sufficient proofs that you possessboth. " The King, my august brother, who was inspired by, a desire for our happiness to give us in the constitutional ,charter. an indisputable proof of his wisdom and mag-• nanimity, trusts to you to realize this great enterprise, which has pictured in his mind the noble title of his. glory, and the invaluable pledge of the happiness of. Poi . togal ; and all the world now know how you deserve this confidence. . ,-• . ss My _beloved ,brother, the infant Don Miguel, is charged by the laws 'and the orders of his Majesty with the 'Regency of this kingdom ; and, to take possession of it, left Vienna oo the 6th of last month, arrived at • Mabeich tor the 9th, at Strasburg on the 16th, and was 'expected at Pans on the 18th, and it is to be presumed 'Nat he Js now. id England. His intention., confotmable ,to those (gibe King, our august Brother, have been manifested by him; and this event agreeing with the political views of great nations, added to the measures of the Government, has : disarmed; the pa:ties, and eallifesrthesigitsitions.in the country, . which was a ne cessiry ' conseqrnce of e4iraordinary circumstances. The Government of a neighbouring nation, convinced . of ;be true bonds which_opite the recigocal interests of the - Peniisola, sincerely opposes. the attempts which madly. ambitious and restless spirits have not ceased JO- make. , I The picture of our finances is not unfavourable to the public credit of the State, yet an unexpected and unforeseen event has affected the interests of the nation, 'and especially the inhabitants of this capital. The Go. verno:ent, however, trusts that by the assistance which k has afforded, and by the measures which have been and .will beadoptetl,' the credit of the Bank will be •sheittly restored. • , es We enjoy profound peace with Forcign Powers—a peace founded on alliances and'on the general interests. The Government will neglect no means which may continue to enure the duration of friendship with our Allies, and the tranquillity of the whole nation. Pursue, then, the gloi ions career upon which you have entered. Poitugal looks upon you as the instruments which a. great King employs to make it happy and flourishing; the King takes pleasure in the punctuality with which you answer his wise thoughts. Be assured that his Majesty will be more and more confirmeckin his opinion of your zeal and prudence, and that the whole nation will always look upon you as true friends of the coun try. ' I know well that you ask no other reward faithe inconveniences to which you subject yourselves, and.the ezettions which you make to serve it. I acknowledge it, and do not hesitate to declare it ; hut it is certain .treat for such generous minds, for true Portuguese, the highest reward is the entire approbation of the Monarch, and the grateful praise of their fellow-cit izens." Ac the close of this speech the Secretary of State for the Affairs of the Kingdom said in a loud voice to both the Chambers— . " Her Serene Highness the Infanta Regent, in the name of the King, orders me to declare that the session of the Chambers for the present . year (1828) is opened." Upon this her Royal Highness retired, accompanied by the same deputation ; and at the same time the, Chambers withdrew, and the persons of both sexes who bad been permitted to be present on this solemo,ooca sion. Salutes were fired in the morning, at noon, and at sanset a. by all the fortresses, and by the ships of war in the Tagus. JANUARY 3 and 4. SITTINGS OF THE CHAMBER OF PEERS. JAN. 3.—At this 'sitting 36 Peers were present, and 41 absent.; seven had sent notice of the obstacles that prevented . ' them appearing. some routine business was . . The Margiiis•de Tancos and the Conde de Mesqui •tella were appointed Secretaries; Conde de Pigueira and Conde dos Galveas, Vice Secretaries. The President declared the Chamber of Peers was duty installed for the session 1828, and. a, deputaticm was nominated to wait upon the Princess Regent to "inform her of it. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, JAN. 3. • •The Deputies having met a little before ten o'clock, the President invited the two youngest members to act as secietaries ; and as it appeared on their calling over the names that 95 members were present, the President said—" This number exceeding the half of the total number composing. the. Chamber, the Chamber is opened. The first step was the nomination of Secretaries and Vice Secretaries. Senhors Antonio Vicente de Carval hoe Souza and Jose Cayetana de Paiva Pereira, were chosen Secretaiies ; and Senhors Jose Antonio Fereira !Irak-Lamy and Bent° Pereira Cabral, Vice Secretaries. The remainder'of the sitting was occupied in debates respecting the appointment of committees, and it was resolved to nominate new Committees of Finance and of , Administention; also that the special committees should be appointed in the Chamber, and that the Committee of Infractions (whose business is. to inquire whether the i. constitution has in any respect been violated) should consist' of ieign tienapers: This last committee was im• - , Senor L. T. 6abtal, in reply, said, that the Bishop' had given many proofs of a disposition perfectlt ccf responding wtth the apostolical character with which he was invested, and therefdre there Was no reason Co be serprised at the request he had just made. 'There, were, however, other considerations to be attended'ao. Christian charity does not in any manner oppose the fulfilmfint of civil duties. There have been bulls, allow ing ecclesiastics in all civil causes. I cannot 'speak of the date of these bulls, becanal did not come prepai ed for this purpose, but many Members of this' Chabber are aware of their existence. (The President interrupted the speaker by saying that it was not .necessary; to treat the matter in this light, as the Cornmittel,hid 'not to be judges.) The President baying put the gotta - nil whe 'ther the Bishop should be extused from bein,g , a Mem ber of the Committee in question, it 'svii unanimously 'decided in the negative. The Chamber, diet efore, proceeded to "lie choice of the other Committees. • • • LORD COLLINGWOOD'S CORRESPONDPICE AND MEMOIRS. FURTIIHR EXTRACTS. Shtittly after the battle of Trafalgar, Lend Calitig• • wow' wrote to Lord Pathan], then First Lord of _;the Admiralty, the lollowin . g letter lelative to the pronto- Officers belonging to his ii4criosis fi:et t-r a I beg to express my earnest hOpe thaVyone , L4'14100,10 take into consideration the pauliat cireuristangeO.qf the late action, in ibitis ga l l, ntry Played fay the Beet; . and a pOvlplui armament „or .the efelay rained itt as Aoki time ',as • no, ai,tion ; , but Wbat diatingisiOlud ft Irani 'all otbersis, L that . the %%al re.alds to tharCePtains, sirisingfroni thosale of Ow, • is alMost all lost by the %trek sa i d , destruction, of . 'the ships. What Government may pleasc to dq.;ip:toii te sptct, I connot say, but none was ever more werfhy of :regard. To the Officen, aniensji, whops are. massy young men qualified fot‘Lientennists, the inost grateful reward would be promotion . ; istsci •if your Lordship would enable me to dispense it to tbern by commission• ing the four ships, and appointirig 'he Officers serving in this fleet, I should feel exceedingly- gratified in having it in my power to reward so much merit as is now before me. I have mentioned ibis sub ject in full confidence that your Lordship feels the same disposition towards them with myself, and . in doing it I hive only perforasecLn duty., which owe to them." It would stem to be reasonable, dm the officers who had gained ruch.n vivo!, shkalsl have the promotion which 'Might . be necessary to Sllnia vacancies. Lord Barham, however,thOnght differently and could by no means wave the priefleges thstAt. miralty in a favour of vulgar merit. Ho writes thus tn Lord Collingwood In order ,to prove' disappoint. 'meat to individuals, I must beg•Abit:sou wills rictly cooling, to the I tiles laid arien-hythe Admiralty. by which they leave death and Cosee-skartial vacancies to the commanding officer, and feserite all others to them. celves. lam the more particnlar.on thee subjects ? because the neglect of them liWeseated much dive. pointment ip• individuals As; well_as.' theif friend's hem Lshall (rouble you, through my secretary, with a list of such persons;as I yrish to . fill the Adirdi,a . lty vacane cies." : Lord Colliogwood writes thin. to Lord Barham on the 6th of March, 1806, on the subject of the ap- Pointments: 7 -, 16 1 hope •Lnur Lordship will excuse my expressing My great disappointment that the only officer for whom I was particularly'aorioos, or. hom !'recom mended to your Lordship to he ,proznoted, has been passed over unnoticed ; and I . can now - say what.. will scarcely be credited, and whit I am willing to•b.elieve your Lordship is not aware of, that I am the °ply Corn. mender in the fleet who has not had,by the courtesy afthe Admiralty, an opportunity to advance ot•e officer. of:any description. The misfortune I had in losing two friefids in Captains Duff and Cook, made it necessary that. I should fill Visit. places, which I did as justice demanded, by promoting the First Lieutenants of the Victory and Royal Sovereign. My first Lieutenant stands where I placed him, in the Weazle, covered by his wounds, while some of the deserving in private ships are Pest Captains. Lieutenant Landless, the only person I .re commended to your Lordship, is _an old and valuable officer ; he has followed me from ship to skip all the ,war. A complaint which he had in his eyes prevented his going into the Sovereign when I removed a few days before the action ; but I did hope that my earomi . .A. commendation to your. Lordship.. migbt. h .- b-a ja 7, 4i4e sinn him favour. My other Liestitenant, who recnnyestat4 then iQ me a in c t t o io t n h , e a S n o d v i e h r e e i i Sovereign, was, w s a a s s:ed from the for the mortificatianso ' which °there, ise he would probably have bee? subjected." The interest which predominated o'er that,of Lord:tot. lingwood, and the individuals which Lord Barham de scribes as being disappointed because their protege. did not get the vacancies which ought to have been ginen to meritorious officers, is described in the folliantiog;ex tract of a letter fromLotd Collingwood to Cape 441.ave1 , his old Lieutenant; • • Royal 'Sovereign. • " Lord 'Mulgrave lionsvA my opinion of you, and the confidence I have jn,:yori ; Istat the truth is, that lie f is so pressed by persons . haripg Aarliamentaiir influence, that he cannot , find hiniself it.; : liberty to select those whose nautical skill 'aid gallantry wouig o ilier wise; re sent them as proper men for the service- A pralt l or two - .in the skin will not weigh against n !rite in Par weal. and my influence is very ligbt at piesent." The first conseqnsmett g Mammary patrOxiii .•:•. • SP:e • . I '4lo •