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~M I ~ I ~ vete, but it was not unjust ;, he would repeat, that Sir 1. C. Hippisley had endeavoured, by every means within his power, under colour of friendship to the cause, to destroy the Bill, an,d to frustrate the well grounded hopes of tke Catholic The Hon. General continued for some time in vehement action, but the words to which it was adapted were notheard in con -sequence of the disorder prevailing in every part of the klouse. Mr. CANNING said that he rose merely to apolo gise to the . House for not addressing the House in re ply to some of the observations of the Noble Lord, but the remarks he had to make would more properly be stated in a future stage of the Bill. He was fully convinced, from the conduct of the Noble Lord (Cas tlereagh) that be was a sincere, he might even say an ardent friend, to the measure before the House, although differences might exist upon particular po;nts. Of the Noble Lord's powerful assistance he should always be happy to avail himself ; and he (Mr. Canning) was perfectly ready, in or out of the House, to confer with. the Noble Lord, and to com pare their mutual opinions upon this important sub ject ; t# here the Noble Lord was wrong, he was con vinced no difficulty would be found in conceding the . point, and where he (Mr. Canning) was in error, he would be ever happy to acknowledge his mistake, and to adopt the better ideas of the Noble Lord.— /Hear, hear.) Some remarks that fell from his Lord ship regarding the Veto, he did not comprehend, but speaking generally, he should think it right to exact from the Catholics every thing not absolutely inconsistent w i th the tenets of their religion : while, '. however, we professed to tolerate it , w e m ust not , ' wound it in the most vital part. With regard to a provision for the Roman Catholic Clergy, he was not so fully convinced of its expediency as to justify him in introducing any meashre ; and he thought that if such provision were necessary, the pro posaf would much more fitly come from the Noble Lord, a a Member of his Majesty's Government.-- He sat down. reassuring the House of the cordiality and 'sincerity of the profession, that he should be at all times happy to unite with Lord Castlereagh in a mutual endeavour to render this Bill as perfect as possible. The question was then loudly called for by all sides of the Howe.' A division consequently took place.—The Numbers were the following-- For Dr. Duigcnan's .‘mendment for reading the Bill a second time on this day three months 203 Against it - 245 —Majority - 42 The Bill was accordingly read a second time, and •the House, at two o'clock, adjourned. THE EVENING STAR • LONDON. FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1813. • PRICE OF STOCKS THI4 Ditv PT ONE crci.ocK : Red. 580 —Cons. Scii— for aec. 591-4 per Cr. 7211 L per Ceut. 813ii—Bonds Is. 2e. dls.—Esch. Bills 4s. 61. pre. DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH, AT ALICANT, The intelligence of the defeat of SUCHRT brought by the last Lisbon Mail, in a letter of the 14th April, from Alicart, published in the STAR of Tuesday last, is this morning confirmed to its utmost extent. The following are the accounts that have reached us this morning : " FALMOUTH, MAY 11. , g Arrived the Nymph packet, with a Mail from Cadiz, in ten days. By her we learn that General MURRAY defeated SUCHET, on the 12th ultimo, near Alicant, with the loss of 5000 men, killed, wounded, and prisoners. The loss on our part is stated at 800 men. SUCHET, previous to his defeat, had surprised a body of Spanish troops, and taken some of them priloness." ANOTHER LETTER-SAME DATE. • " The NYMPH Packet, Captain 11tasiY, is this evening arrived from Cadiz, which she left on the Ist instant, and brings an account of Sucuer having been defeated with the loss of 5,000 men in killed and wounded, by the Allied Troops, under the com mand of General MURRAY. It appears that on the 11th April, the enemy made an attack on the divi sion commanded by Don FERNANDO MILLARD, and although they defended themselves with a great deal of bravery, the enemy were successful, and on the same day presented themselves before Villena, when the Castle containing the Valez Malaga Battalion, about 2,000 men, surrendered. _ _ _ -- - , 44 On the following day, the Allied troops had col lected under General MunitAv, on which the enemy commenced an attack ; but as General MURRAY did not wish to maintain that position, he retired with his troops, defending the ground step by step, until night came. On the following day, Sucnrr again ad vanced, with about 18,000 infantry and 2000 cavalry, and which w,-re permitted to approach close to the bayonet, when immediately the dreadful carnage took place—the British charge : the enemy were routed at all po;nts.—On the 13th of April they re tired to Vrai, and being followed, they retired during the night to Villena, and on the following morning, to Fuen'e la Higuera. Great hopes are entertained that the province will be soon free from them." A Kid from Cadiz brings las the following details relative to this splendid victory : " AucArrr, APRIt is. u Marshal Suchet collected 18,000 men, among Athens 2000 horse. Since his defeat he has been briskly • puriued : he has lost above 5000 men, All the allied and Spanish troops have marched in pursuit of him. The number of the enemy abandoned and taken by the peasants and troops are great. airing the action Ito ptisr,ners were made, because no gnarter was given. On the 15th the enemy retired to Vias ;—in the night to Villina, ,and since towards Fuente la Higuera." ALICANr, APRIL 17. 4g A person of character writes from the field of Coneentayna, of the date the 16th April, as follows I am sorry not to be able to give you a circumstantial detail of our labOure, and at the same time of our victories. It appears that Divots PROVIDENCE is wearied with protecting the satellites of the tyrant, as since we left Alicant we have met with nothing but victories. It is now six in the morning, and we are encamped a quarter of a league beyond Coneentayna, having joined the regiment of Chinchilla, with which we form the vanguard. There are Eitglish and Ca labrese, both infantry and cavalry. " Now that it is seven we have received orders to march, we know not distinctly whither, but we sup pose forwards to San Felipe de Xaliou. Five Colonels, 43 officers, and 2000 wounded French, have passed from Xativa to Valencia. are, that the enemy abandoned SOO wounded in Biar. —Our head-quarters were in Alcoi ;—the adygnced guards near St. Felipe ; General Elio in Fuente la Higuera." lg BADAJOZ, APRIL is. 44 The continual conveying of provisions which there is in the vicinity of Ciudad Rodrigo, leaves no doubt that the Allied Army is going to put itself in motion." APRIL 111. " According to accounts from Aranjuez, the French were to have left Madrid yesterday. The troops which were in Ciudad Real are marching by Toledo and Puebla de Senabria. They write from Toledo, that Morello and Penne were expected there." " GRANADA, APRIL 22. " We are assured that several letters from Alicant state, that 1500 of the prisoners taken in the last ac tion of General Murray with Sucher, have arrived at that place, and that the battalion of Veliz Malaga, has been recovered." 66 General Arispe is wounded—l have been as sured that he is dead. I will not fail to send you accounts when opportunity offers. gg A Colonel, in the vanguard of the 2d army, writes as follows, of the date of the 18th.—We have already taken 4000 French. I hope soon to be able to send you still more favourable accounts." From the details brought by the above Mail, rela- FROM THE REDACTOR GENERAL OF APRIL SO. Live to the late events at Alicant, we may judge of ' " Senor Espoz y Mina writes from Lodosa, under the degree of credit due to the French statements date of the Ist April, that on the preceding day he that are in circulation respecting the campaign in the had attacked, between Leriu and Lodosa, a part of North. The Alicant affair was announced in the the column commanded by General Barbet, com- ' Moniteur (see the STAR of Tuesday last) as a most posed of 1000 men ; of whom he took 635 prisoners, signal and splendid victory, obtained by the arms of with 30 officers, the rest being killed—except Colonel : the Emperor and King I May they often boast such Gardin and three others, who escaped (wounded) by victories! the swiftness of their horses." I We mentioned yesterday that the Moniteur was VALENCIA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, APRIL 15. i silent respecting tke battle reported to have been " Head.quarters, Petril, 14th April, 1816. t fought on the 21 instant. between the French and the " The superior Political Chief has received from Allies. The report, however, was kept up yesterday the General in Chief of the Second Army, from his ,to a late hour, and certain it is, that letters were yes head-quarters in Petril, the (fallowing:— Iterday received from Dunkirk, which mentioned the " The enemy, with a force almost double, at- t reported victory. It was even said, that the French tacked on the 11th the division of Brigadier D. Fer-! Bulletin was in Town. and that it estimated the loss nando Millaus, which occupied Yecla, and obtained of the French at 10,000 men, and that of the Allies an advantage, notwithstanding the bravery with at 25,0001 which our troops fought. On the same day Marshall We have not been able to ascertain that any Bulk- Suchet presented himself before Villena, and at night- tin has been received. As to the mention of the bat. I fall occcupied the place ; when the castle, in which , I was the Battalion of Veliz Malaga, immediately sur- tle in letters from Dunkirk, it could hardly be other wise, the statement having, as we stateti yesterday, appeared in the Journal de ?Empire. If an action took place on the 2d instant, the French might have some advantage, for, as we stated yesterday, they are at present numerically Superior to the Allies in that Tinter ; but nothing that can affect the general pro spects of the campaign can yet have taken place.— ' Letters of the 6th instant from Hamburgh, only two days post from Lutzen, are in town, which men tion nothing of any official details from the armies. —lt is possible that there may have 'been a buds ! near Lutzen on the 2d instant, but only possible; for on the 29th ult. the Emperor of RUSSIA'S Head s quarters were at Altenburgh, and OH the 30th those of NAPOLEON were at Naumbourgh, while several of his corps were still in the rear. Under such circum ' stances, some actions like those of the 27th, 28th, and 29th ult. might take place by the 2d instant; but there could hardly be a general action by that time. j EXTRACTED FROM THE LETTER OF AN OFFICER UNDER rendered. " At break of day, on the 12th, Arispe's division, which returned from Yetla, had joined him; and when part of the allied army began to march upon Villina, for the purpose of saving Velez, Suchet marched with all his forces with the object of attack ing Viar.—At three iii the afternoon, they presented themselves within shot of the English, when, as it was not General Murray's intention to maintain that position, his troops were retiring, disputing the ground by inches, till night put an end to the contest. This not being conformable to the enemy's plan, im mediately that he observed the allied army was re concentrating itself in Castella, he advanced his f i brces ; end at noon yesterday, after having displayed all his cavalry, advanced a corps of 2000 infantry with the idea of forcing the left of ear line, which the van-guard -of General Whittingham's division covered ; hut these troops and the English, whom he encountered at this point, received the atLact with the utmost serenity. 46 They allowed the enemy to approach to the very points of their bayonets, and then charged breaking the French column, killing, wounding, orl making prisoners, the unhappy slaves who composed it. Suchet having seen the result of his first attempt, was obliged to change his plan, and that was to vi gorously attack the line, and reduce his operations to li making various movements and putting himself in retreat. General Murray immediately ordered nine battalions and 1500 Horse, with ten pieces' of artil lery, to pursue, who caused terrible loss to the ene my's columns, which continued their retrograded march, beaten and fatigued. The allied troops are pursuing them, and I expect we shall obtain still greater advantages. In the mean time I have the satisfaction of communicating to your Excellency the result of the operations of the army during the last three days, which you will be pleased to publish in your City and Province. Goo guard, &c. (Signed) 66 X. P.m." The Regricy Gazette of the 29th contains a long detailed account from General Elio to the Chief of the Staff at Cadiz, which is in substance the same as the foregoing. He estimates the loss of the enemy, in the attack of the British line on the 13th, at nearly two thousand. The same Paper also contains a letter from Se nor F. Migares, in which be states his loss on the 11th to be :.:00 killed, and about 1000 wounded, the greater part of whom fell into the handsof the French. He declares his troops fought with the greatest bra very, and that it was alone owing to the great supe riority of the enemy they were beaten. ",CADIZ, APRIL t 4. ~• If we may believe some reports, the Vandals have again approached the right bank of the Tagus. The Generals Hill and Morello have however made a movement, and it appears that its direction is to. wards Talavera. 64 The intelligence which we have from Madrid, comes down to the 13th. The enemy shewed, by dispositions, that he was preparing for a, speedy re. treat. He continues his vexations and crimes. 44 A convoy of seven ships has arrived at Alicant with Sicilian troops." Anur. 29.—The last accounts from Valencia MARQUIS WELLINGTON, DATED APRIL 28. " We are now seriously about to commence the campaign—every thing is in motion, Cavalry, In. fantry, Spanish, Nrtuguese, and English. Lord WELLINGTON, with head-quarters, will start in a day or two. We are much disappointed that our / Generals do not arrive—Why do you keep them so long in England ? The army would be highly pleased to hear of the safe arrival of General GRAHAM—no man could be more beloved, and he has the entire confidence of the army. It is said that he will be sent to Alicant, where the force is now about 30,000 men. It delights alI to hear that so able a man as, Sir THOMAS PICTON has returned to the army—and all are sorry to hear that illness has kept back ano. ther General, in whom we have all a great deal of confidence, General CLINTON. It is said that Sir JOHN MURRAY will remain, as Sir T. GRAIIAM'S Se> cond, with the Alicant army. We move on in three bodies—General HILL will command one, Sir Tho mas PICTON another, and the GRANDE LORDE him. himself, (as he is here called) the third., Two very fine trains of battering artillery have been sent from England, in lieu of those we lost at Burgos, and in the miserable retreat from thence. It is understood that Lord WELLINGTON has determined to have it this year, cost what it will, and that General KEMPT, and Colonel SrunoEoN, an able engineer, will have the sole charge—if they succeed, they will no doubt get the red ribband." STAR-OFFICE, THREE O'CLOCK. The following Letter has been received in town this morning : 44 HAMBURGH, MAY 6. 44 The French, in superior numbers, attacked a Prussian detachment between Halle and .4erseborgh, and, after an obstinate conflict, forced it to retire. " The French thenentered Halle, but were quickly dispossessed of it, the corps of BuLow and VILLA having joined and attacked them. The enemy were punned several hours, and suffered much loss. Tkere is fighting on the right of the French, who have been concentrating themselves for these two days. Hitherto all has been to the advantage of the I Allies." Mr. BROVOHAM is returned to Parliament for a Borough ha the West. NAVAL. INTELLIGENCE. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Purser of the extra ship Tickets arrived at t!. t East India House late last night, bringing inte d. gence of the arrival, in tile Channel, of the under. mentioned ships from India and China, under convoy of his Majesty's ships HORATIO and Sir FRANCIS DRAKZ, Viz. The Dover Castle, Lady Castlereagh, an i Earl St. Vincen4 from Madras, which place they left in October, 1814. The Asia, Waltham :cow, Surrey, Bengal, Prince Regent, :Id Astell, from Bengal, left the 29th November. The extra ships Sir William Beasley and Tigris, from Bengal, left the 45th October. The freighted ships Regent, Sir William Burroughs, ati Guildford, from Bengal; and the Admiral Gamti , r, Gone::1 °Graham, and Fort William, from China. The Thornm,, Mary-Ann, Diana, and Iszbela—ships LZ u:r., psny, not belonging to the Company. _ The Whalers Charles, (gone to Mil:Jrd), Wdiiam reentrt, Adriatic, Kingston, and Eagle. The Fly brig; and the American ship Derby, from Ulna, prize. All left St. Helena the 15th March. Thirtytwo sail, including the JavA country ship, parted company at sea, on account of bad sailing. The Broxbornebury, Sir Godfrey Webster, Indus, 'and Coldstream, had arrived in Bengal. The Ann and Lord Keith were to leave Madras for Calcutta on the Sd October, The David Scott had arrived at Malacca on the 25th October; Royal George ditto. The Lady Carrington arrived..at Bombay 14t:t July, 1812. The following American Indiamen were detained at the Cape : Montezuma, De Feyster, Bengal, New York, Valentine, Mu, Isle of France, Providence. BARBADOES, MARCH 8. Intelligence has just been recCved that the Essex American frigate had been seen cruizing to wind. ward. His Majesty's ship GRAMTUS, Captain W*4. HENRY SMITH act"•eg, immediately put to sea in quest of her. Captain Smurit is a most active brave officer, and we are all on the tiptoe of expectation. Should these vessels meet, the result does not appear to any one here to be doubtful. FALMOUTH. MAY 11. Arrived thc Carteret packet with a Mail from Si. rinam, last from Guadaloupe, in 49 days. She is pat under quarantine, in consequence of having h.id communication with a British frigate from Gibraltar, out of which she took Captain CODY, late of the Mary Ann packet. The Carteret has been due since the 19th of April, and reported to have been taken by the Essex Atmrican frigate. She brings a con firmation of the Princess Charlotte packet besting off an American privateer, after an action which lasted at intervals four days. PLYMOUTH, MAY tg. _ _ Arrived his Majesty's ships AucArrit and ItEIX. DEER, from the Westward. Came in the brig Ajax, from Aberdeen, bound to St. Croix, captured off the Western Islands by the General Tiimkins American privateer, of fourteen 18-pounders, and 109 men, and retaken by his Majesty's ship ItzvottrrtoN.use. The Equity schooner, of this port, from Madeira, was taken by ah American privateer, and retaken by the Mtpusa frigate. Sailed his Majesty's ship ANDRO• DIACIIIy for off Bourdeaux. PORTSMOUTH, MAY IR . . Arrived the Dolphin and Abundance store•ships from the Downs ; his Majesty's ship HOPS, from a cruise ; and the PORPOIS4 from the Cape of God Hope. Sailed his Majesty's ships ETNALION 11114 ANTILOP*, for the Downs.—Wind S.S.W. A very unfortunate circumstance happened yester. day, at the Marshalsea prison, in the Borough z The roof of a very large building, formerly occupied as part of the establishment of CaLvitar's Brewery, fell in, owing to the decayed state of the timbers, which forced the bound:uy wall of the prison down, killed one man, (a prisoner) broke the legs and thighs of another (who cannot possibly live), and slightly hurt some others. COURT oe Rules BZNCII.—Mr. HRIIRT WRIT t. proprietor of the Indstentieht Whig, was yesterday brought up for judgment, for a libel upon his Royal Highness the Dbke of CuwatatAnti. Mr. W SITS addressed the Court at considerable length, and de clared that he was not actuated by any malice towards the Duke of Cumberland, and that he had no intention whatever of char ging his Royal Highness with the death of that person : but as be entertained great doubts whether Sellis actually killed him. self, be wished, by provoking discussion, to lead to the detection of the real assassin.—The ATTOR RR tiasrzAß contended, that it was impossible to put any other construction upon the langur used by the defendant in his paper, except the une put upon it by the Jury, viz. that it contained a distinct and unequivocai ; charge against the Duke of Cumberland. It was, he said,a melt atrocious charge, awl called for the severest punishment.—. 1 be Court ordered the defendant to be committed to the Kieg' Beach Prison, and to be brought up again us-morrow week. CORN EXCHANGE, MAY L 4. Our Wheat trade continues the same as on Wednesday, Far. ing no fresh arrivals this morning, and hut few buyers. M:1 money is asked for Barley, and the few sales that have been e • (vied were at an advance al la. per quarter. Oats are .2t. ref quafter dearer, and ready sale. Beans also go off freely, and t:e 21. per quarter higher. in other articles no variation. ty• A REQUISIIION having been sent to us, steed b/ many persons possessing considerable property which wbt affected by the BiU now referred to a Select C ommittee of 14 House of Cvcarnons, desiring us to convene a GENERAL MEETING of those interested in the projected Altera - Ea/n o the neighbourhood of Crisaino-Caoss, and the intended NEW SCREE r from PALL-MALL to the REGENT 's PAR I ST. MART-LA-BONN S, in order to emitter the must effror4" measures to be adopted for securing, as far as possible, to ii,ll%i• duals, a full compensation for losses sufained by the operat. '" of the said 1311, we request the favour of the attendance 0 1 parties concerned, on MONDAY neat, the 17th day of MAI ire slant, at 1 welve o'Clock at Noon pre cisely, at Wsi.i.rs's goo"' King-street, St. Janseersqsare.-- D aw son and Wiaristalr, SaviUsphuq tttb hlay, 11111. _ MARRIED. On Thursday, at Harlow, Ems, Mr. lams Scott. of 1416 ` 11 Broad Oat, Sous , to Miss Sarah Brarnenlere. a liar"' LONDON i rnated by Lavas. Kam a • nese( r ,—.. . 94 publisked there, awl at the liitat4Met, TerAtle'bar'