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furnished w a s wonky of admiration. The Nitre del' Parque remained in Valencia, preparing for new and interesting operations. • • The Regency of St•ain, using the powers given them by the Cortes, fixed .upon the land called Soto de Roma, situated in the Veiga de Granada, to give to Lord Wellington. The Cortes not only approved this choice, but added to it, by including the land of the Chanchinas, with the clause of its being for him and his heirs according to the constitution and laws." We stated on Thursday, the arrival of the SNAP, at Plymouth, from St. Andero, and that she had brought accounts that Lord WEra.marotr had, on the 19th, summoned St. Sebastian's to surrender. The same accounts stated, but erronectusly, that the bombardment recommenced on that day. We are now enabled to state that later accountshave been re ceived from the North coast of Spain, announcing that the bombardment recommenced on thr 26th of August, as stated in the following letter, which comes to us from an authority that has never deceived us: " PLYMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 2. An account has reached us from a vessel gone up Channel, that the Bombardment of St. Sebastian's recommenced on the 26th ultimo, and that it is tre mendous beyond description. Nearly .100 pieces of exceedingly heavy ordnance vomit forth an incessant and destructive fire. Both the laad fotces and sea men are employed on this service. The little island of Santa Clara, off the harbour of St. Sebastian, has been carried in a grand stile by the boats of the Squadron, without any loss except that of the LYRA'S boat, which was swamped ; but the crew were all saved." The above vessel, it may be believed, brought dis patches from the North of Spain. Indeed, we know that dispatches, dated the 28th ult. have arrived; but we have not yet learnt whether they are from Lord WELLINGTON himself. Our Readers have already been informed, that very heavy ordnance had been sent to Lord WEALINGTON, to enable him to carry on his operations with effect. By the accounts now received, they appear not only to have reached his Lordship, -but to be in full an pigment. They carry shot of no less than tieetvight - pun& weight, and their effect must be dreadful be yond conception. We have been informed that it is now his Lord ship's determination to compel. the. place to surrender by bombardment (not to carry it by storm), by con tinuing to knock the town and fortifications about the ears of the besieged, without exposing the brave troops to the possibility of such a loss as was sustain ed in the late assault. From the complexion of all the late accounts from the Peninsula we have reason to conclude that Lord WELLINGTON will enter on no new enterprise till he has made himself master of St. Sebastian's or Pam peluna ; and therefore we reckon upon the operations carried on against the former, being conducted with unceasing activity. As to Pampeluna, we are in formed that its means of subsistence will not enable it much longer to stand a strict and effectual blockade. ionnnates march through that place, on his retreat, very much reduced its stores, as his whole army drew three days' supply from its magazines —which would have served the garrison fir two or three weeks. We confidently expect to hear of the surrender of either St. Sebastian's or Pampeluna in a very few days. We are without any fresh arrivals from the Con tinent to-day, but we have made some further extracts from the French Papers received yesterday. The events of the campaign are indeed developed with un. common rapidity. A new theatre of war is now opened in the direction of Italy. The Bavarian Ge. neral has declared Salzburgh in a state of siege, and he calls upon the inhabitants of the Tyrol to arms in defence of their country. We are thus informed that the Austrian army is in motion to recover for its So. vereign his ancient possessions in Italy, and if the spirit of HOFFER still hovers among his native moun tains, or if the patriotic SCHNEMER and his compa nions have been liberated from the dungeons of 01- =luta, in which they were immured by order of the wretched usurper, for their at:empts to rouse the Ty rolese against him, then have we nothing to fear from the Proclamation of General WREDE. • The Bavarians cannot now take the field with BONAPARTE'S Army against Prussia, Sweden, or Russia, for they must defend their own territory.— The Royal Family of Bavaria, like that of Saxony, has also fled from their capital. In the same quarter Europe, the French*Army of Italy, under EUGENE BEAUIIARNOIS, is also in motion ; and, from its passing the Izonzo, we apprehend that offensive, and not de fensive operations, are in contemplation, on the part of the VICEROY. Upon turning to the map of Europe, our Readers will see, that Austria, after drawing a cordon around her own frontiers, and detaching an army towards Italy, cannot spare many troops to co operate with the Allies in the North of Europe. But the preponderance her declaration of war has given to the Allies is by no means lessened on this account. On the subject of the real state of affairs in the North, we are unable to gather any further particu- I ,r; from the papers now before us. BosaPAnrc is tvitklitly unwilling to publish any thing respecting Austria until he can announce a victory. MARI♦ L'UtSA has arrived at Cherburgh. Is she also doomed to he kept in ignorance respecting the hostilities com menced with her father ? DtSPATCHES }ROM /.01tD W. BENTINCIL r Dispatches have been received from Lord Ws, LINGTON to the 27th ult. There is notlting near tom him whatever. From Lord Wit. BANTINCK they are up to the 19th. Suefurr had collected about 80,000 men, and Lord WILLIAM not having been joined by all his troops, did not feel himself equal to a pitched battle. He, therefore, left Taragona open, having been before it and the Frisch, after blowing it up, evacuated it. Sccurr retired afterwards towards Barcelona. Lord WELLINGTON BIGISLY AMOY= of Lord WILLIAM. conduct. WINDSOR, SRPTBMBER S. Yesterday the Princess ELIZABITIi t with her usual attendance, took an airing in her carriage to Clay Hall. Princess CRARLOTTIt t attended by the Duchess of Lute, took her usual airing in her phaeton with hekgrey ponies. This morning her MAJESTY, accompanied by Prin cess ELIZABETH, took an airing to Frogmore, and walked in those beautiful gardens. The day being remarkably fine, their Royal Highnesses Princesses Auousta and SOPHIA, attended by Lord WALIOKG. HAM, Lord ARDEN, Generals TAYLOR and WYN YARD, took an airing oa horseback in Windsor Great Park, followed by Lady MARY PAULETT in a coach and four. Princess CHARLOTTI for some days has not been on horseback. Her Royal Highness takes an airing in her phaeton every day. RAMSG4TE, SEPTEMBER 2. A grand Ball, in honour of the Marquis of WEL• LINGTON ' was given last night at the Albion Hotel. It was fu lly and fashionably attended. Among the families of distinction were those of the Countess of BELLMONT, who was accompanied by her two d.tugh. ters, Ladies PRUDENTIA and MARY CaiTE, and Mrs. MARCH ; Lady ELLENBOROUGH and her daughter, Miss LAw—a very fine and beautiful girl ; Lord and Lady MANNERS, Sir WILLIAM FRASIER and family, Ste. Lady PRUDENTIA Coors opened the Ball with General ANSON ; Mr. MARCH followed with Ladi MARY COOTE. The second dance was led off by General BRADSHAW and Miss Kali?. The Duke of CUMBERLAND, k is said, is expected home very shortly ; and a number of grey horses are now purchasing for his Royal Highness, preparatory to his return. The Earl of LIVERPOOL is daily expected at Wil mer Castle. Yesterday, on the receipt of a telegraph dispatch at the Admiralty from Yarmouth, the Earl of BA THURST sand Mr. HAMILTON had a long interview with Lord MeLvitax, at his Office. • Yesterday his Royal Highness the COMMANDER IN Cuir' gave audience to a number of Military Officers of distinction, at his Office, at the Horse Guards. This day his Royal Highness the COMMANDER IN CHIEF will leave town for Windsor, and in the even ing retire to Oatlands to dinner. The Marquis and Marchioness of LANSDOWNE and family arrived a few days since in Scotland, from their seat in Ireland ; they are expected to rpturn on the 10th or 12th instant to Bowood, Wilts. Thursday se'nnight, Lord BELGRAVE and Mr. Butt, arrived at Limerick on a tour to Killarney. Lord and Lady G. H. CAVENDISH left Bolton Abbey on Wednesday for their seat, Holkham. Mr. CHOKER, the Secretary to the Admiralty, has taken a house at Fulham, which was formerly occu pied by Sir PIIILIP STEPHENS, one of the Lords of the Admiralty. Mr. WHITBREAD is entertaining a select party of friends, at his hospitable seat near Bigglebwade, in Bedfordshire. Mr. and Mrs. C. KEmnLE, are performing in Ire- Livid, nor do they again return to Covent Garden Theatre. Mr. CONWAY, from Dublin, who is engaged at Covent Garckn Theatre, is unquestionably a great actor, being actually above :ix fed high. LYCEVM.—The Opera of Rich and Poor was last night performed here. There were several changes in the cast, but the only novelty of importance was the appearance of Mr. GATTIE, as the representative of Rivers. With every disposition to think favourably. of Mr. GATTIE, we could not but consider his as sumption of this arduous character a bold attempt, and were not without apprehensions that his failure would be great. Our fears happily proved vain, and his chaste and animated performance was highly sa tisfactory to the audience. In the early part of the play, the ease and propriety of his deportment left us nothing to wish ; and the energy he occasionally dis played, convinced us he possesses powers which have not as yet been fairly called into action.—The Opera was well plated throughout. Miss KELLY is entitled to particular notice for the great importance she con fers on Zorayda. In the scene where she implores forgiveness of her father, her acting operated most powerfully on the feelings of the audience. A Lady in the Pit was so much affected that she sunk in a fit, and her cries and groans called the attention of the audience for some minutes from the stage. KNIGHT WIS particularly happy in his performance of Frani. He sung the medley song with great humour, and was obliged to repeat it. DARING ATI EMPT. —Early on Tuesday morning, five men attacked the house of the Rev. Mr. CHARLES of Llangattock, near Abergavenny,land in attempting to force their way into it, they awoke that gentleman, his son, and his servant; and young Mr. CHARLES demanding their business, one of the ruffians called out, , 6 Shoot him !" The young man, with much presence of mind, ran to the kitchen, and returned with a gun and a pistol, with which he armed him self and his father; this *was hardly effected, when the five depredators rushed in, and the gallant youth shot the forenfost through the bosom, who fell back, and expired with a groan.' The four remaining rob bers then lifted their companion's body, and retired without molestation. They laid the corpse in the neighbouring church-yard, but none appear to know any thing about the body. Every exertion is making to trace and apprehend the ruffians. A►AdAL INTELLICENCR. FALMOUTH, SEPTEMBEI t. Ne arrivals u:i-dzy. Sailed his Majesty's brig SNA P, for Portsammtb ; Rover, Platters, for Guernsey; and the Chien, Rowe, for London. Half-past 11, Since writing the above, the Adventure Packet, from the Brazils, is arrived; also the Princess Elizabetb Packet, from Lisbon, in 27 days. The Adventure landed her Mall at , Crookhaven six days since ; she spoke his Majesty's ship COLUMBINE, with 4.2 sail under convoy, from Oporto. As the wind has backed to the westward, we shall no doubt have some of the long expected .Packets in to-morrow. Wind W.N.W. PORTSMOUTH. SEPTEMBER 3. Arrived his Majesty's ships SLAP, from Falmouth ; GRASSHOPPER, from Plymouth ; and TORTOISE sloop, from the Mediterranean, and is put under quarantine. Also arrived the Alliance, PARKUAN, from Water• ford; the Property, AMY, from Jersey; the William, SHARP, from Guernsey ; Wheatsheaf, SILVER, from Liverpool ; and several sail of colliers from the East ward.—Came into harbour the FROLIC, of 18 guns, Captain MITCHELL.—SaiIed the Holm sloop of war, on a cruize. The West-India Fleet were off the Stan this morn• ing, at twelve o'clock, coming up Channel. The TORTOISE, Captain Cam, has just arrived from Gib raltar, with dispatches from Admiral LINER; which are not of a recent dat e , nor are t h ey considered of much importance ; the TORTOISE having sailed on the 29th July, on the 15th August spoke his Ma jesty's ship BACCIIIIS, in lat. 50. 8. long. DEAL. SEPTEMBER. a. Arrived the Rezmout sloop of war, with a convoy from Portsmouth, which are sailed for the .River. Also arrived his Majesty's ships DONNEQAL, and SPARTIATE from Portsmouth, and proceeded imme diately for the River. Sailed the ACTIVE cutter, on a cruize off Flushing. Came down from the River the Transit for Smyrna ; Magdalena for Quebec ; and the Leda, for the Mediterranean.—Passed the Downs this forenoon two 80 gun ships for the River, under jury masts; to refit. The West India fleet, under convoy of the BEDFORD, is not yet arrived, but hourly expected.--Wind S. W. YARMOUTH, SEPTEMBER S. Sailed the PORTIA, on a cruize; LANDRAIG cutter. for Falmouth ; and the PRINCESS Auciusrat, for Heli goland, with a victualler under convoy. ARRIVALS. At I.y nn, the Vestal, Mason ; and James and Margaret, --• from Memel.. At Hull, the Emanuel, Zweder, from Gene; and Tugent, Zens, from Rostock. At Newcastle, the Dorothea Louisa, Buck; and the Henrietta, Lesette, from Rostock; Jo hanna Magdalen, —, from Calmar; Voidhagen, —, from Woolgast. At Liverpool, the Agress, Mudge ; and Berlin, Col ton, from Jamaica. At Leith, the Regent, Jepson, from Got tenburgh. Off hhiads, the Catherine, Sword, from Archangel. At Yarmouth, the Providence, Wilton, from Meisel. At Ma deira, the Born Concieto, , from New York. The letters by the Princess Elizabeth packet, ar. rived at Falmouth from Lisbon, will not be in town before to-morrow. The packet was nearly a month on her passage. The dispatches for India were finally closed yes., terday at the India Housc and the Board of Con troul, and sent off last night for Portsmouth, with in structions for the ACORN to sail as soon as possible, but as the wind is adverse, a further delay will take place. The following Letter has been received in Town a. _ _ Livcapoot., SEPT. I.—lt is said here, that a Gentleman has landed in Wales, who had arrived from New York, and who states, that the Macedonian and United States frigates, which were at New Lon don, have been destroyed by the British squadron.— It is also rumoured, that a person authorized by the American Government has landed in Ireland, and has brought over terms of Peace from the Republic, which must be acceptable to this Government." We copy the following paragraph from the Was sou, Courier of Tuesday last : We hear that a King's cutter, yesterday morning, standing into Irvine Bay, fired a gun for a boat to come out. The Commander of the cutter stated, that the President frigate had been captured by one of his Majesty's cruisers." The Admiralty have not received any such intelli gence. We are happy to learn, by the following extract of a Letter from Malta, that the effect of the plague had decreased, and that there was a prospect of it entirely disappearing : " MALTA, JUNE 29.—We hasten to inform you, that the plague has greatly subsided in this island; and we confidently expect that the warm eeason dur ing the two first weeks of the following month will occasion it wholly to disappear." Saturday evening, ten French prisoners made their escape from the Sampson prison-ship, opposiis to Hoo. Nine were shortly after retaken ; the other one is supposed to be drowned. A marine, belonging to the Canada, was drowned in attempting to Beim after them. We have much satisfaction in noticing a fact which clearly proves the progressively flourishing state of Agriculture in New Swath Wales. It has hitherto been the practice of the Commissioners for victuallipg his Majesty's Navy, to put on board of all convict ships sufficient provisions for the convicts for nine months after arrival in the colony, but this year the supply has been reduced to six months. Wednesday afternoon, as EDWARDS'S Reading Coach was on its way to London, one of the wheels came off, near Colnbrook Bridge, which overturned the vehicle, when the coachman, in jumping off the box, received considerable injury, particularly by vio lently spraining both his legs. None of the passen. gas received any injury. VIE ARMY. • Major• General RIAU. * of the 69th Regiment, hvi been removed from the Staff of Great &juin, and appointed to the Staff in Canada. Deputy Commissary-General GRIEVE, lately en% ployed in Portugal, has been ordered to superintend the Commissariat duties in North Britain. - It has been officially announced from the Wa office, that an allowance will be made to the 114;m. h Catholic Clergymen, who attend the forces for Divine service. Duringthe absence of Generals Clamour and WM. YARD, Major• General DARLING is in attendance the Commander-in lief for the Adjutant-General Department. The 21st Regiment, or North British Fusileers, Oct very shortly to join the incomparable Fttsileer Bri gade who have immortalized them selves by their exem plary bravery in every battle since the war commenced In Spain. i The Ist battalons rof the 7th and 23d Fusileer giments, that have suffered so severely in the ba ties of the Pyrenees, are to be completes immediately to their full complement, by drafts from the 2d bift talions, now at home. Similar reinforcements are to be sent to all the re■ giments now serving in the Peninsula. A great number of spring waggons are about to shipped off for Lisbon, tor the ease and accommosk tion of wounded soldiers. The Royal Meath Militia, in garrison at Ipswici have received their route for Bath, and are to matt on Monday next. The West-Essex Reg;ment of Militia, which has of late been quartered at Sheffield and Hud.;ersfield, have received orders to hold themselves in readiness tc embark at Liverpool, at an. hour's notice, for lrelant LOCAL MILITIA.—An opinion beingxgenerally pre , valent amongst individuals connected with the Local Militia establishment, that such persons as have cow pieced their period of service in that b. , dy are entitled i to set up trades in royal burghs, we think it right ' rectify this mistake, by giving publicity to the ft/1m ing letter from the War-Office, in answer to an in quiry on that subject—" I am directed to ..cknow, ledge the receipt of your letter of the 17th of Mitch last, and to acquaint• you, that the Secretary at Wa having taken legal advice on the question therein put, is of opinion, that, under the 188th section of the ge ' neral Local Militia Act, 511 Geo. 111. c. 38. no per ' son can, at present, claim the privilege to set vp trades, by reason of their services in the Local Mi litia ' • as that privilege is only granted to those who shall have served, when that force is drawu out into ' actual Service ; by which expression it to be under stood embodied. •The two phrases, " drawn out foe trainingand exercise," and 44 drawn out into actin' ser. vice," being throughout the act contradistingUished." MURDER.—Monday last an Inquisition was taken at Woodbridge Barracks, before JOHN WOOD. Gt Coroner of the Liberty of St. Etbeldred, on view the body of Thomas M•Mahon ' a private in the 69:h regiment of foot, who died on Sunday last, in cruit quence of a wound he received in his left groin frot. a bayonet, on the night preceding. The Jury, afters minute investigation of nearly eight hours, durinr which time ten witnesses were examined, returned 'verdict of Will ul Murder against Maurice Griffith also a private in the same regiment. It appeared in evi -1 (fence, that on Saturday night last, abut eleven r o'clock, Griffin and the deceased we're in a hut loge ' titer, with several other so!ditrs. They drank some beer, appeared friendly, and afterwards shook Lands with each other ; but Griffin abusing a brother of deceased, they fought, when the deceased gained advantage of Griffin. The soldiers, Griffin, and deceased, soon after left the hat : M4Malion and Grit were both quite sober. In the course ref halt an h., Griffin again saw the deceased near his own room, some words then passed between diem, and Griffin ran away, but immediately returned with a dray bayonet : the deceased direct:y said," he will murk me," and ran across the Barrack-square; Griffin pt.. sued him, and the cry of murder was heard immediate ly afterwards. Griffin then came up to some soldiers who were standing together, when one ofsthem seeing something glitter in his hand, which (as the night w:. very dark) he took for a knife, said to Griffin," Sure you have not killed him." Griffin replied, gl Y and will kill you too, if you have any prate." Grit left them and went to bed. He was presently takels by the guard, and upon being accused of the murder * he denied having been out that night ; but was asked, by the officer for his bayonet, which he (Griffin) pointed out to him, and which was bloody at the point for about two inches upwards, and the blood on it was quite fresh. The deceased was attended by the sur. ,peons till four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, when he died ; but on that morning, about eleven o'clock (then having his perfect senses) he signed a deposi tion in their presence, declaring Griffin to have stab bed him. Griffin was committed by the Coroner to the county gaol in Ipswich, to take his trial at the en. suing Assizes. He is not more than 19 years of age; he volunteered into the 69th from the Tipperary Mi litia. The deceased was 21 years of age, and had only been in this regiment about three weeks, in which he bore an excellent character ; he was buried on Tuesday last, and was followed to the grave by the officers of his regiment. He has left a wife and one child to lament his untimely end. We are extremely sorry to state the following out rage, which took place on Summer-hill, Dublin, on the evening of Friday se'nnight :••-An Englishman, in the employment of Mr. Hutton, who bad under. taken what is understood by piece•cvori for that Gentleman, was way.laid, and surrounded by a gang of armed ruffians, at about eight o'clock in the evening. He was knocked down, beaten in the most violent manner, stabbed in several parts of his body and had his head fractured, so that his recovery is tatally despaired of. Several persons, who wished to interfere, were deterred by menaces of the bandite, who told them to keep off, for that it was a matter of a private nature, with which they had nothing to do; and when they had accomplished their work, the as sassins walked off very deliberately. Pot ICA OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE 0 CLUCKs Pit shut—Ccas. 171—tor see. 571!—845. psr, Is. die. 4 per Cott. shat-5 per Ct. 471--Omn. 6 pr. Beak Li. Aus. 14 Nis Is. db. 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