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re port of our Minister of the Tntf rior, and advice of our tounciT of State, we have desreed, and do decree as follows s ARTA the dispositions of our Decree of the MI of last month relative to the importation of oat n, cow, or horse hides, Whether cu red or otherwise, from Buenos Ayres, Caraccas, and Fernam bourg, shall be applicable to ail oxen, rowi, or horses hides, in troilucLd into our Empire, whatever may be their origin. Our Minkters of the Interior and Finances are charged with the execution of the present Decree, which shall be inserted in the Bulletin of Laws. (Signed) NAPOLLON. CASK 'O BASSO, NAPLES, COUNTRY OF 2.IOLEsF, DEC. 9. The calm which we have lately experienced has ena bled the enemy's ships, which the gales in the month ofNoveasber had driven to a distance, to again ap pear on our coast; but the indefatigable bravery of ourlegionaries has rendered abortive all their attempts, and obliged them to keep at a respectful distance. MORLAIX, DEC. IS. The privateer la Gazille yesterday landed 32 pri soners from two prizes in this port ; one of these prizes was pre cceding from the Havanna, the Captain of which had collected, previous to sailing, the fol t on ing accounts relative to the Duke of Dantzic pri vateer, Captain Aregneaudeau. This privateer con tinued to iiestroy the English commerce in the West Indies. He frequently changes his point of cruizing. Be has taken, sunk, and burnt, some of thirty ships, amo ng which a vessel having on board the Governor l ithe Caraccas, the Principal of the Customs of that island, and two or three Spaniards of distinction.— Captain Aregneaudeau found on board this prize 40,000 piastres. He landed, no doubt, for want of revisions, the crew and passengers at Porto Rico, and then cruized in another airec Lion, where he ;net a Spa nish galliot with ten carronades, and having a nu merous crew. He attacked, and compelled her to strike her flag after an engagement of four hours. She had, it is said 160,000 piastres on board. Captain Aregneau• Beau treats his prisoners with so much generosity, that he has gained the esteem of the enemy. We may form an idea of the mischief which the Duke of Dantzic has dtrne the English commerce, by the num ber of cruizers which are in pursuit of him ; they amount to thirteen, of which seven are frigates, but hitherto his sailing„ which is truly extraordinary, has erabled him to escape their pursuit. At the depar ture of the Captain who furnished these accounts, it wits believed Captain Aregneaudeau would refit in an American pit. AM3I'LRDAM, DECEMBER ,26. We have rcceixed from tale Texel details which can net fail of being afflicting to humanity, occasioned by s gale experienced in the Ma th Sea. The ships over ttken by this tempest tormed, as it appears, part of a envoy of more than 100 sail, returning from Sweden to Engl rnd, laden, it is believed, with warlike stores. At break of thy the 25th December, atter a most drcadiul night, a frigate, two brigs, and a ship of the lte, were perceived at abe'ut half a league distance from the coast of the Testi. The ship of the line was entirely disma,ted. Two brigs have been drivers upon the coast, where they ware wrecked.—Two brigs belonging to His Majesty, add the privateer, Furet, saved 136 men from a ship which was shipwrecked, and have brought an English brig into the Helder.— The Captain of the Furet declares that he saw a ship of the line, which he bzlieves to be the Hero, oaf two brigs perish, without it being possible for him to render them the least assistance. The men saved from the wreck, add, that ten transports have been driven upon the banks of the Teach The intelligence, in fact, which is received from that island, state that it is surrounded by wrecks. Sorge thirty men who gained the island by swim wng were saved. THE EA 1 N ST:IR. LONDON. MONDAY, JANUARY 6. InPIJANs.-I—Holday at the Eschelter, lank, East- liaLa atui South-Sea HoUses. The Cabinet Council held on Friday was summon. ti by the Marquis WELLESLEY. Another Cab ine Council was held at the Foreign Office on Saturdays at two o'clock, which was summoned by Mr. PER rt:vat, for the purpose of arranging the outlines of Speech which was submitted to the PRINCE RR tor th's day in Privy Council, for his approbation, ..4•1 gill be dciivered in his name to-morrow, at the eitaing of the Session of Parliament. The Cabinet vas attendel Earl CANtneg, Earl BATtrunsT, Mr. Ptoci.val., Mr. Yonxn, Mr. RYDER, the Marquis Wr! T.1.1.LY, Eltl CI LI vEnrooL, Lord MELVILLE and lionr,-%;\ IW. The Connell on Saturday did not ticak up t,ll ~b,lttt six o'clock. The PatNc:: 's speech is understood to be Sn WPi that :to amendment to the Address will be rkn-cd b-y• .he Opposition : there will be no trial of It:01th there fcre in the way of discussion. A comparative Statement of the following branches of Revenue for the two Quarters ending sth January 1511, and sth Jantrary 1612, respectively : JANUARY 5, 1811. JANUARY 5, 1812. Cresol. Custom+ 91;433 • . 1,305,193 hciie 3,964, 1 110 - • 3,948,493 C , 33/ps I ~.:73,473 - - 1,241,665 . _ Making a snr - ,10, of upwaras of 8100,000 in fa of the present year's Revenue in the department of the Customs. The Board of Trade on Saturday gave notice of a em arrangement with respect to the Licences gran ted for the commtrce to Norway. It has been deter mined by their Lordships, that none will be issued imports from that country, excepting tc s uch ships O' take exports from hence of British goods, to the ?Ole of to for each ton of their bulk. . Of t!'^ num er ou s bili s i n c i r cul a tion drawn on the rm of Messrc. BoLuEftos, LUSOIINGTON and Co. for account of Vrovincial Banks, alt have been taken "p. fur the honour of the p.lrties, with but few excep '"'!c which it it presumes will be also provided for. 'lessrs. DOWN, TiILIRN MN, and Flom, have inter "l °II the bLintlf of three cf these country establish- Attle.S. THE KING. WlNnson, JAN. 5, TEN °Twat. —Yesterday being the day for the Quarterly Report to be made by the Queen's Council on the state of his MAJESTY'S indis position, dl the Membersassembled by half past eleven o'clock. They sat in consultation together till past one o'clock, during which time it was supposed they drew up a mitt of questions to be put both to the re gular Doctors and the mental practitioners, on the ac tual state of his MAJESTY'S health. The medical men were called into the Council in the following order :—First, Dr. MONROE, and • then Dr. SIMMONS, the two visiting practitioners who came every alternate week. Then the physicians of the KING'S person, Sir HENRY HALFORD,Dr. BAILLIE, and Dr. HEBERDEN. Afterwards Dr. JOHN WILLIS, Dr. ROBERT WILLIS, and lastly, Mr. DUNDAS, the surgeon. The questions, :ix in number, were put to them severally, and after they had given their an swei s viva voce, they were desired to give in their answers in writing, for which purpose they were fur nished with copies of the questions. This they all did without communication with one another. This was assuredly the effectual means of enabling the Council to compare the answers of all this medical phalanx, and to form their own judgment on the case from the tenor of the whole. It is impossible for the nearest observers to state the precise question, but it is easy to conjecture the drift of them from what fol lowed, as well as the nature of the answers ; for about seven o'clock in the evening, the Members of the Council had made up theii Report, and presented a copy of it to the QUEEN. The substance of the Re port we learnt was— " That the Physicians were unanimously of opinion that his MAJESTY was not in a state to resume and exercise the functions of Government—that they did not think that either mentally or bodily he was worse than on the jth of October last—that they all con curred in thinking his recovery WAS highly improba. ble, but that they did not absolutely d.spair of it." This is the substance but not the literal text of the Report. The Members of the Council then took some dinner, all save the Archbishp of CANTELIBURY, who set cif for Addiscombe. The other Members sepa rated about nine o'clock. The questions were said to be digested with great acuteness and precision, so as to draw from the Physicians the most direct and pointed answers, as the Council was aware this, w ith the Report on the sth October, will be chimed by the PRINCE REGENT to be laid befure the two Houses of Parliament. Dr. 11.1iLLIE (with Dr. ROBERT WILLIS only) con tinues this morning in attendance ; for Dr. JOHN WILLIS is gone to town. The Kix° was uncom monly tranquil in the first part of the week, and shcwed symptoms rather promising, but on Friday his irritability returned, and his delusions were not to be reasoned away. This morning he is also very much disturbed. The Bulletin signed by all the Physicians yesterday was as follows : " Windsor Castle, Jan. 4, 1811. , 4 his MAJESTY continues ne-arty in die same state. (Signed) 66 11. MALFORD. M. BAILLIE. 66 W. lIEBERDEN. J. WILLIS. •6 R. WILLIS." Wednesday his Royal Highness the Duke ofCcA RE\cE arr ived at Southampton. He was received on entering the town by the Mayor, and conducted to the Audit House, where he was made an Honorary Burgess of the ancient Corporation. His Royal Highness, accompanied by Lord KEITH, last week inspected the Depot at Pot tchester. His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE and Miss FITZ-OL A RENCE, arrived at six o'clock on Satur day, at his apartments in St. James's Palace, from Lord Kernes seat, Richbrook Hall. His - Royal Highness dined at home yesterday. The Nottingham Papers of Friday, though they make no mention of any recent outrages committed by the frame-breakers in that town, nevertheless teem with accounts of atrocious depredations and footpad robberies, which are daily, or rather hourly, perpe. trated in the surrounding country. TWELFTH Deg•.--Here ends the festivities of Christmas, and now the New Year is ushered in by the kind hand of FORTUNE, who alone can in a single hour end our cares, and add the smile of a happy Independence to our future prospects, by a single Ticket or a share of either of the Two Twenty Thou sands, or the other Capital Prizes in the present State Lottery, if bought on or before Monday the 29th in stant, as the Drawing will begin at 9 o'clock on Tues. I day, and finish the same day. SMITHFIELD MARKET.—Jannary 6. Ns variaion in Beef and Mutton. Veal dearer. 113 Pork no variation. The Hay Market was down all last welt. Beef 6s Oil to 6e 2d Veal 7. Od to 8s Od Mutton 55 24 to 65 4d Pork 6s Od to 75 4(1 • OEM" OF CATTLE TIIIS DAV. Deists, about 2120—Sheep and Lambs, 13,680. Calves, loo—Pip, 240. ------- PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD. Hay 41 iOs to 51 104 New Clover 61 Os to 61 6s New Hay 01 Os to 01 Os Wheat Straw 21 Cs to 21 106 MARK..LANII, JAN. 6.—The arrivals of Wheat this day make an inconsiderable supply, but not. much in demand; find samples nearly at last prices ; second, with otdivary, rather lower—bar ley and Malt in middling supply, at little fluctuation—White Peas litter—New Tick Beans nuw come to band, 445. to 496. Old as under. There are lew frtsh arrivals of Oats, and salts of fine named rather dearer. Flour without variation. Cilltar.Z.T PA ICkS 01 GRAIN. A,Vheat, 535. als. 1 Ws. lieal)s 525. 575. Fine ditto, 112;6. 120$. 'lick ditto 466. 30$. Rye 50. 554. Ditto (floe Old) 52...734 Diary, 4IS 544.0 d. Oats, 27s 30s. s3s. Malt, 725. tits. Poland din*, 346. Bss. rid. White Peas (boilers) 764. 624. Putatue ditto, 395. 4ce. Oel. Grey ditto, 55 r. El s. Rape Seed, £36. £62. kiwi 114ur, 934. 100se--Secoamis, 204 95t, N.11 7 .1L INTELLIGENCE. TORBAY, JANUARY 4. Sails the AonsTA frigate and the East•lndiamen, for India—all well. FALMOUTH, JANUARY s. Put in here by conuary winds his Majesty's ship HYACINTH, with 12 sail of transports under convoy, for Portugal.—Arrived the LANDRAIL cutter, from Scilly ; the MENTOR, Captain LE MERTRE, from Va lencia, in 33 days ; and the Ecno cutter, from Gi braltar, in 13 days.—Wind W. very strong. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 4. Yesterday, Sir CHARLICS Corrox shifted his flag from the SAN JOSEPH to the ToustAwr.—Arrived the Mary Ann American brig, detained on her voyage from Bourdeaux to New York with a cargo of brandy, by the AcuArss, of 18 guns. Arrived the VoLAGs 22 guns, from a cruize ; and the ARROW schooner, from the Rochefort station.—Went out of harbour the CONSTANT, 14 guns, and DOTTERELL, 18 guns.— Came up harbour the SCYLLA, 18 guns.—Sailed the SAN JOSEF, 112, for Portsmouth ; the EARL SPENCER cutter, for Cork ; and WHITING (4), for Milford.— Yesterday was brought into this port a large chasse maree, laden with brindy, prize to the Punting; but while proceeding over what is called the Bridge, be tween St. Nicholas' Island and the main -land, she unfortunately struck on a rock, and Skied : the crew left her in this situation, considering her entirely lost; but another tide lifting, the floated again, and was this morning picked up by two thhilT-smacks, and towed into Catwater on her broad side. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 4. The idea of Naval officers here is, that the ST. GEoneE,DEFENmand BELLETTE, are safe. The officers of the DESIREE, just arrived at one of the Northern ports, state that they saw the hull of a two-decked ship ashore on the Haak sands. A prize of the HERO is arrived here, which left that ship 11 days since, in the North Sea, with the bulk of her convoy ; this would be about the c...)lth ult.—The CRESSY, Captain PATER, arrived here on Wednesday from the Baltic; she was one of the ships left by Sir JA NI ES SAummtrz to render any assistance which might be required by the Sr. GEoncE, both ship., had been forced back to Wingo Sound, in a violent gale ; having obtained Swedish pilots, and the wind shifting, they sailed again without coming to an anchor; and while off the coast of Jutland, between Bovenbergen and the Horn Reef, they encountered a most tremendous gale. The CRE.',SY could only carry her courses, and was with much difficulty prevented being di iven on shore. She had supplied the ST. GEORGE with a temporary rudder, made of cable, which it was hoped might have answered the purpose of managing ltzr. In consequence of the gale she parted company on the 23d ult. and left the DEFENCE,: BELLETrE, and Hort, in company with the ST. GEORGE. The CRESSY brought her pilots the whole of the way, the weather being so very boisterous she could not put them on shore.—On the 18th ult. the THRACIAN, Captain Siam, cruizing off the French coast, fell in with a French lugger privateer, near Cape Barfleur, and after firing at her some time, drove her on shore under Cape Levie, where she was totally destroyed on the rocks. The HueNET, after going into Cherbourg, and land ing an American Envoy, arrived at Cowes on Thurs day. The squadron at Cherbourg consists of two sail of the line, two frigates, two brigs, and several lug gers, apparently ready for sea. DARTMOUTH, JANUARt 4. Arrived the Eliza cartel, from MorLai', with two English and ore French ladies passengers; also an American messenger from Paris, with dispatches for London. DEAL, JANUARY 3. Arrived his Majesty's ship RAPID, with a convoy of coasters and colliers, and one ship from Quebec, from Falmouth. Sailed the CIIEERLY gun-brig, with the outward-bound, for Portsmouth; also theTktam es nous, NORGE, POICTIERS, and VALIANT; la PIQUE, on a cruize; and the PHIPPS schooner, for Sheerness. —Wind N.E. YARMOUTH, JANUARY S. Sailed the SHELDRAKE sloop of war, and VIXEN gun brig, for the Nore. Arrived the BANTERER, from off flushing ; DARING, from a . cruice ; and the GRIFFIN, from the Nore; and PaovinExcir armed ship, remain in the Roads with the Solebay and Snipe. GREENOCK, JANUARY s. Arrived here yesterday morning, the brig Duke of York, REYNOLDS, from Lisbon, after a passage of 19 days, having performed the voyage out and home in 52 days : spoke on the 2kh ult. seven leagues to the westward of Cape Clear, the ship Stranger. Louri)x, of this port, from Malta to Dublin, out 51 days, all well. The Nestor, CRAWFORD, of the Clyde, which was some time ago reported to be lost, joined the outward-bound West-lndia fleet, off Cork, on the 19th ult. all well. Vice Admiral Sir H. E. STANHOPE, Bart. struck his flag on Monday at the Nore, and Sir I ?MONS AS Wu.r.rams, who had been appointed to succeed him some time ago, hoisted his flag on board the. NA- Moen, as Commander in Chief at Sheerness ; Capt. C. I. Acsrtr, to be his Captain. The passage vessel Jubilee, belonging to Mr. WILLI A ers,:of Portsmouth, stated a fortnight ago to be misting, was brought into that port on the 23d ult. She was taken by the Sophia, Captain 1. , Cia ER, who fell in with her off Beachy-head ; and, in con sequence of seeing her so awkwardly managed, bearded her. He found five foreigners on board, who had entered into our service, and deserted. liavii,g taken out the crew, he sel.t the yowl ir:tc Ifortsm .uth. THE ARMY. It will he 7ati,factory to the Public to be informed. that the Commissioners of Military Inquiry continue their labours in the end:avouting to discover and preventing the abuses, &c. in the Public Depart. ments named in their Commission, und have midi for, and intend presenting at the meeting of Palk... went. their 16th and 17th Report, which finid.e. their inquiry into the Ordnance Departments. His Majesty's sh 7 p Rou.A,-having the Dawson. Peace, Nato's, and Royal Briton transports under convoy, sailed from Deal on Sund.ty, with the f Regiment of Foot on board, for Cork. EXTRACT OF A LET FIR PROM LISBON, DATED DEC. 13 : " last meek I made a visit to the lines, fortified -by Lotd Writ.ttworom, which will be celebrated fur ages, in having with. stood the concentrated force of the French &miles, and saved Portugal. Unless you have had an idea of the nature of this barrier, from the frequent mention of it, you may not fully cent • prebend my Wel description. The lines may be said to deteod I triangular portion of the kingdom of Portugal ; possessing pecu liar importance, by containing thy capital, the port and the grand depots. Without large importations of provisions, this country, in the best times, could not have subsisted. Now, with an ins.* poverlshed peasantry soda neglected soil, the French, even if in possession of the interior provinces, may be considered to have gained nothing. Starvation is Inevitab'e. The preservation a Lisbon is, of course, of the first inip.ortance; and to effect this, Madre has so wenlertally provided. that a comparatively salad ' , hare remains to be performed by art. "1 his, how. ver. ceasing ta speak in re:4os terms, is a Work of %yowler; A amount. Front Alhautlra, a little tuwn (to the : urth bank of the Tagus, tehuat '45 miles from Lisbon, to Matra, oil the ‘..1.14t trus,iug th. Westeru Aceaa, ruin a chain of mountaitrt o! perhay.s to miles so entire-, that that a pa.:-.able valley rarely intervenes. The part es hich I have seen has the outward ridge so ab: t.pc, that after marching up a rugged and harassirg ascen!, an army would find, that even then to gain the height, they w Jetta need scaliog ladders as much as if a regularly built wall was t..) be surnsoanted. The few directions in which a bsely of mra Loaltl apptuat:h, are so commanded by artillery, that au effectual e;aujleter would be carried on dining the time occupied in the n expe.-ditieus march. Ditches, pallisades, and other wurits :em! greatly to the inaccessibility of the place. " Among the means employed is a perftct Une f ornted of the trunks and branches of trees, laid on the ground, with their sprout, outwards: a species of obstacle which would be found of immense trouble to pass; impossible, in fact, to either infantry or cavalry. Supposing, however, all these d.faculties overcome, the end i 3 not yet attained. There being a succession of teights in the rear, the passes are all guarded, and there, are large forts upon the sununiu, which being indricently provided ter ranee, would require a regular siege to reduce. An extensive valley In front, formed the separation be wens our's and Mas. semis army this time last year. The French were encamped upon a corresponding, though more gentle elevation on the other side; where every movement and °vexation were seen by glasses from our posts. I have been told by Officers who were on the spot, that the sight was of the most pleasing description; and par. ticularly at night, when the fires for cooking, Sce. formed a track of Same winding along the inequality of the ground for many miles. In the towns I saw, the marks of French possesion still renuin. Shutters, doom, picture-frames, even floors and cielinp were destroyed to serve as rue'. " The r e.a.,antry Bed,' as you have heard, and lost their all; and afterwards, upon the retreat of the enemy, when they were enabled to return to the r homes, they found themselves destitute of every thing ; equally unable to obtain supplies, from the want of money, and the Impossibility of finding any thing to purchase. The scarcity soon introduced sickness; and it has been computed, that, In many places, half the number of those who returned, fell victims to the conjoined efforts of nakedness, famine, and disease. The munificence of the English nation, has, I fear, gone but a little way towards the benevolent ends that it bad in view. There is great judgment necessary to the planning the mode of relief. This, perhaps, is not wanting; but the ins. partiality and integrity requisite in the distribution, I fear, will be in vain expected." NErARIOUS PRACTICES AT THE A DMIRA It was Mr. YORKE,' the First Lord of the Admiralty, who made The discovery of 'the forgeries and frauds con nected with the Navy Office, Greenwich Hospital, &c. In consequence of a clerk bting unwell and not able to attend, his duty was performed by another person, who refused to pursue the mar-practice:, which had been carrying on for a considerable time. On some official papers being laid before Mr. YORKII, he was struck with the appearance of fraud. A Board was immediately assembled, and a, very strict in. vestigation took place, which was attended by the Magistrates of Bow -street, Mr. GRAHAM and Mr. NARES ; and the officers Lavender and Vickery were employed :o apprehend suspected persons. Satur day morning Lavender and Vickery took a Me,. senger and two others, in official situations, into cus tody, and conveyed them to the Public-o ffice, Bow. street, where Mr. CROKER, the Secretary to the Ad miralty, Mr. BICKNELL, the Solicitor to the Admi. rally, and Mr. Driat, the Secretsry to Greenwich hospital, attended, and a very long private investiga. tion and examination took place before Mr. Bumf& It appeared that frauds to the amount of several thou sand pounds have been eprnmitted for these thirteen years. The investigation was considered of so much importance to the public, that Mr. CROKER, who was engaged to attend a Board, remained at the Office during the whole -of the examination, which lasted upwards of four hours. The criminality of the mes senger greatly astonished the Secretary, as he was a man he lutd much confidence in ; but from the loves. tigation on Saturday, he turned out to be the princi pal confederate of the clerk alluded to, is causing men's names to be put on the books for a greater num ber of years service that they had performed. Thus those persons obtained higher pensions than tl were justly entitled tn. Other deceptions of a similar na ture were carried on, for which the clerk and the Ines senger received the sum of elf for each man for whose interest the fraud was practised. The part the messenger took was the most audacious. It Was his duty to read over the long lists of names, and in the course of about one hundred, he would omit reading ten or twelve names, in order that those he and the clerk bad agrted with for e2O, might be brought for. card on a different list, to them to larger peasioris, and other Frit iieges. Mr. Blame committed tat m all three lior a fiat tarts saaxiitatiou. •