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fortniAg illilCtiun with Portazgo. The position which be last occupi ed was Oquenda. The above is communicated for the information of your Most Serene Highnesses. JO A (Signed) QUIN SLAKE. nead-quarters, Quincoees, September so, 1808. PORTUGAL. PRIVATE. LETTER. 13 LISBON, StPTLIADLI 30. a Ton will find in the Lisbon Gazettes you will receive herewith, all the news of this place, except that of the arrest of the Spanish General Garrosa, which took place at St. Amaro on the night of the 96th instant. St. Amaro is a suburb of Lisbon, and about as far from the city as it is from Temple Bar t o the middle of Piccadilly, and it so happens that I re side at the house of an Englishman, which is next door to that in which General Garrosa was concealed. This man betrayed the Spanish troops which were in the neighbourhood of Lisbon when the revolution in their own country commenced. Under false pretences, h.: made them march to a position, where, by a pre vious concert with Junot, they were surrounded by French troops, and compelled to lay down their arms. They wer e then hurried into boats and imprisoned in the hulks on the river, where they remained until our t r oops took p o ssession of Lisbon. It is generally said that the traitor was discovered by a waterman (1. e. one of the men who are here employed to carry water from the fountains, in order to supply the houses) but I have been assured that it was the Por tuguese who lived in the same house that infermed of him. As soon as his retreat was disclosed, two troops of cavalry, and two companies of infantry, were sent ' to surround his residence, and to keep off the enraged Spaniards, who otherwise would have torn him in pieces' and the Portuguese, who threatened to pull down the house. Perfect order was, however, pre served by our troops. Garrosa, I understand, is an Italian by birth ; he is very much indisposed to-day, and, it is slid, he has swallowed poison." ..111E J_IVINING STAR. ..~ LONDON. • • --• TUESDAY, OCTOBER IS:. Sr. Lett.-.-140 business done at tb Stock Ezetiange. - PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAV. 3 per Cent. Red. Ann.63l-4 t India Bonds; 4s. 51. prem. 3ye C. Cons. Ann. 664 I Ex. Bills, 6s. SD. pre. 4 per Cent. 8041 Omr.iunn 24 dis. 3:per Cent Nsty 3:ate Lottery Tickets. 20. I ss. India Stack 280 . I Cons for ace. 6644 1.35 t night Dutch Gazettes to the 10th, containing Pals news to the 4th inst. came to hand. The two Einpetors met at Krfurth on the 27th ult. NAPOLEON arrived ant, and having paid a visit to the KING cf SAXONY, who had come to Eriurth the day before, afterwards proceeded towards Weimar, to meet ALLCANDER. The two entered Erfurth on horseback, about three o'clock. For the trifling particulars that have transpired, see the extracts. ?7o doubt remains of the French under Marshal liry having again occupied Bilboa. An official statement of the event Kill be found in the preceding columns, with additional extracts from the Spanish Journals, Which reached us yesterdai. The Spaniards, who were not in sufficient force to retain the place, were timeously apprised of the ap proach of the enemy, and retired in good order, with all their artillery and baggage, to Balmasexia, a strong post in the mountains, where they were joined by another corps that was on its march to Bilboa. The third division of the Gallician army afterwards marched to their support. The French and Spanish armies were to close to tub other at the beginning of this montk that a ge gen' engagement could not be well avoided. :If the positions of the latter be accurately described, the ene my are confined within a very narrow space, and if they 'are again driven out of Bilboa, it will require all the - AMY of Marshal Nay, who has assumed the command of the French; to effect a secure retreat. The armies of the:Asturias, Castile, and Gallicia, art BOW under the command of General BLAZE, who, by thistime has been Joined by the foreei under Ce seialCuitera to the number of 7000 men, principally caral ) Wand artillery. The last named Commander has been ordered to Asanjuez, to explain his -nrotives for arresting M. Vat.zoss, who has been liberated by I the Supreme Junta. The armies of Andalusia and Valencia, lately under General CASTANOS, have as yet no Commander in Chief nominated ; CasrANos is absent, having been appointed to the War Committee. This force is now at Milagro (in Navarre) having crossed the Ebro at that point which has been abandoned by the French. From thence it was proceeding to Pampeluna. It is supposed that the Marquis of ROMANA will have the uominatul of these forces which compose what is called the central army. General Vivrs, Captain General of Majorca, has landed in Catalonia with 60G) regular troops, and has taken upon him the command of the army hi that province, the Marquis PALACIO havingbeca appointed a Member of the War Committee. The accounts from Madrid, given in the printed Journals, come down to the Ist inst. at which Peilod all differences between the Council of Castile an4-tlie, ether Councils had terminated, all submitting to the Supreme Junta. Letters from Cadiz to the 22d ult. severe received Teterday. Lbrd WILLIAM BENTINCX arrived there , en the 17th, and immediately proceeded for Madridy via Seville. Sir RICHARD STRACHAH attended the Admiralty rtterday moroing, previous to his leaving tows to tike olt him the oonintutd of the Flea, in the room ef won .15& of ill • . I.4l tAttl. i 6 obliged to snip on he MALTA AND GIBRA.LTAR. The arrival of the Isabella packet, with Mails from. Malta and Gibraltar, enables us to announce, that the Garrisons I both were well and in high spirits, at the end of last month. At Sicily Sir JOHN STEWART was ready to embark at an hour's notice 10,000 troops, in high discipline, and eager for combat. The Kingdom of Naples was believed to be the destined scene of action. The peo ple are represented to be anxious for the arrival of the moment in which they may fly to arms, ist tion of the Spaniards, to emancipate themselves from the fetters in which they are now bound. The Dalrymple Convention, according to the ac counts that have reached us, by this mail, from the South of Spain, has excited great disgust in that countrynot at the British government, but against the Commanders ; nor will any attempts that may be made to varnish over the disgracetver change its cha racter in the estimation of the Spanish leaders.—We subjoin such of the letters received by the Mail as possess any interest : " GIBRALTAR, SEPTEMBER 19. 44 This morning the KING'S-FISHER sloop of war arrived from Malta, having her Highness the Prin cess of ORLEANS on board. Her Highness made her escape with great difficulty from some village near Barcelona, on its being attacked by the French, and arrived at Malta about three weeks ago. S Err. 20.—This day a mail arrived from Lisbon, with the first certain accounts of the terms of the Convention agreed upon with General JUNOT for the evacuation of Portugal by the French army. The intelligence has produced a very different sensation to that of DUPONT'S surrender to the gallant CASTA. NOS. Instead of the usual rejoicings after a victory, ' the utmost gloom and dissatisfaction prevails in every countenance in the garrison. After hearing of the glorious victory over the French on the 21st of Au gust, great preparations were making here and at Algeziras for a splendid illumination and rejoicings, which were to take place on the surrender of the French army, which was daily expected. Now not a gun will be fired or a candle lighted on the occa sion, either here or in Spain. " SEr r. 21.—This day the Clarion% a Spanish line of battle ship of 80 guns, arrived in the bay, from Malaga, on her way to Cadiz. She saluted Rear- Admiral PURVIS'S flag as she passed, which was im mediately returned. " SEPT. 21—The packet from Malta arrived this morning, in sixteen days passage. Brigadier-General DISNEY and his Staff are on board. By the packet, we learn that Sir Join STEWART and ten thousand of the finest troops of the army at Sicily were ready to embark at an hour's notice ; and it was expected that a powerful diversion would soon be made in the king dom of Naples, where the natives were all anxious to follow the glorious example set them by the Spanish nation. " The FAME and APC.:LO sailed this day, to join the fleet off Toulon. " SEPT. 23.—The letters from every part of Spain speak in the most indignant terms of the ignominious Convention concluded with the French at Lisbon.— I inclose you copies of two of them, received by pea . .. ple of the highest respectability here, and written by persons who, from their situations, have every mean of being well informed. The British Government, I am happy to add, escapes censure, but the evils expec ted to result from the Convention are not the less re :, petted on that account. " CADIZ, SEPT. 17. "Yesterday a Russian Officer arrived here express -front Lisbon, by way of Badajoz,on his way to Trieste, with dispatches to the Russian Government. By him we have learned the authentic accounts of the extra ordinary terms which have been granted - to General JuNo? and the French army under his command in Portugal. It is impossible to describe the amaze ment and indignation they have excited in this coun try, where they are reckoned far more degrading to the British national honour, than those which Linens dictated to General Witintowcz, at Buenos Ayres. 1 " The gone opinion respecting them prevails at Madrid, where they arc reckoned in the highest de gree disgraceful and impolitic, as by this means be tween twenty and thirty thousand of the finest French troops will be sent back to France, from whence they will soon enter Spain again I so that with respect to the final issue of the grand contest in which we are engaged, they will do us infinitely more mischief by being sent out of Portugal to join the grand French army advancing against this country, than if they had been suffered to remain where they were, till the fate of this campaign was decided." " MADRID, SEPT. IS. 86) The Gazette Extraordinary of yesterday an nounced the grateful news of the deliverance of the Marquis de KOMANA and ten thousand of our gallant 'countrymen from the jaws of the enemy, through the sealsnd intrepidity of the British navy, which dif fused the most universal joy in this Capital. The same Gazette also contained a communication, by order of the English Commander in Chief in Portugal, of the capitulation concluded with General hymn, for the evacuation of that country by the French army in consequence of the victories of the 17th and Rlst ult. , 66 I do assure you, it required the first piece of news to render the other at all palatable, its the ea ,of sending Jumor's army back to France at such a me rent as this irunivarsally condemned, and - . . • some of our leading men have expressed their opinion of the terms of the Capitulation in much stronger language than I choose to repeat. Luckily we have no fears for the result of the glorious struggle in which we are . engaged, and the enthusiasm in favour of England is so great, that we cannot suspect the Go vernment of that country of any intention of sacri ficing the welfare of this to any temporary partial interest of its own with respect to Portugal, and we attribute the blame solely to the Commanders of the English Army, who must have been sadly duped by Amor in the negociation. " We expect that the Supreme Central Board of Government will be finally arranged before the end of this month, and that they will assemble at Aranjuez. " CoL De LE has been uncommonly active since his arrival here. His knowledge of the Spanish lan guage and abilities, gives him great weight, and no measure of any importance is determined on without consulting him. " Mr. Joim MURPHY, one of the partners in the principal English house here, is, at his own expellee, raising, clothing, and arming a regiment, called the Volunteers of Spain, composed of three battalions, each consisting of 800 men, and which is now nearly completed." Yesterday morning the last ,division of that very fine body of men the 10th Light pragoons, marched into Portsmouth, under the command of Colonel Lawn ; about ten, the PRINCE was at the Dock-yard, and the embarkation commenced as on the former d.,y; ; the PRINCE himself gave orders, remained on the ground till the last horse and man went on board, and then he went on board to see hiw they were ac commodated. Mr. Commissioner Townes, of the Transport Office, and several General Officers ac companied him. The numerous spectators as well as the men, appeared to feel this kind condescension of the PRINCE. When the PRINCE appeared-at the jettey, the men that were embarked cheered their Colo- nel from all the transports. About three o'clock, his Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE, arrived with his son, Cornet FITZ- CLARENCE ; he does not embark till to-morrow, when it is hoped that General SLADE, with his Brigade, the finest perhaps that ever left England, will be able to sail, as the wind is coming round to the Eastward. They proceed, it is said, immediately to Bilboa. From the accounts of those that met them on the way, Sir DAVID BAIRD'S fine army of 14,000 men must have landed at Corunna some days ago, and are probably now on their march through the interior. Last night the PRINCE gave a farewell dinner to the Officers of his regiment, at the Crown Inn, Ports mouth, to which the Duke of CLARENCE, Sir JOHN . . , - SLADE, and some of the PRINCE'S friends, Commis sioners GREY and TOWREY, Admirals MONTAGUE, OrwAv and TYLER, Governor WinTHAM, Generals PORTER and SLADE, were invited. If the PRINCE does not leave Portsmouth today, the Hon. Commissioner GREY is to have the honour of entertaining him, the Duke of CLARENCE, and a numerous party to dinner. General COTTON'S Brigade of Light Cavalry will be the next to be embarked, then Genpral PAYNE'S brigade of Heavy Cavalry, then another brigade of Light Cavalry, and then General Dottitim's brigade of Heavy Horse. MUNGO PARKE.—Accounts have been received from Africa, dated August 20, by Mr. James G. Jackson, Professor rf the Arabic and African lanoliagcs, by a caravan, which perferrned the journey across the de- I ,sart, or Sahara, from Timburtoo to Morocco, in 105 days ; by which it appears that Mr. Parke's interpre ter to the Sultan of Sondan arrived there with the caravan ; but neither he nor any other person knew any thing certain of Mr. Parke's death.—The Tua. rick and Brabeesh Arabs had committed depreda tions in the neighbourhood of Timburtoo. Four hun dred load of gum Sondan had arrived at Mogadore, from that emporium of central Africa, besides a large quantity of gold-dust, ivory, &c. The only circum stance that affords a colour of probability to the report of Mr. Parke's death is, that some time since a Fort on the river Niger ha d been stormed, and all the Christians found there put to death ; but it is pretty well ascertained that Mr. Parke was not at that time in the neighbourhood of the Niger. THEATRE DRURY-L/LNlL—Afrer an interval of five years, the splendid afterpiece of Blue Beard wit; revived last night at this Theatre, and attracted a numerous audience, who were also charmed with some admirable singing by Mr. J. SMITH, Mrs. MOUN TAIN, Miss LYON, and Mrs. BL iND, as Selim, Fatima, Irene, and Beda. RAYMOND went through the part [of Nontifique with considerable success; and Dowiox, MATHEWS, and ttitLia. were extremely diverting in Ibrahim, Shaci;4ac and Hassan.—The scenery, dresses, and decoratiinis, were altogether very splen did ; and the dancing, newly composed for the occa sion by rl'Eovittg, displayed to great advantage the exertions of the Corfu du Ballet.—This Piece is likely to have a new run for a number of nights. BANNISTER was to have played Shacabac, his origi nal chancier, and MArittwa that of Ibrahim, fOr snerly in the hands cf SUET, but the death of Mr. BaNwirrint's mother, in the morning of yesterday, was the occasion nethe above change . — M r. LEWIS, of the Covent Garden Company, also performed Mari:let, in The Busy Body, which was the Play of the evening, for Mr. BANNISTER ; a change which the audience regretted only from the circumstance which occasioned it. KING'S THEATRE.—In Lady Macbeth, last night, Mrs. SIDDONS maintained her empire over the atten- 1 tion and feelings of her auditors. KEMBLE'S Macbeth I was, as usual, f or cibl e an d i m p r e ss i v e ; and the Tra-1 gedr was altogether received with loud applause. The Macelit of C. KEMaLE, and the musical talents of BELLAMY, TAYLOR, Miss BOLTON, and Mrs. LIS.. TON, as the Witcar, added much to the attraction of the performance. COWIN? GARDEN Tnaarna.—The workmen will begin to lay the wall of the new Theatre in Covent Garden, on Friday next. The space is to be 88 feet, which is eight feet more than that of Drury-lane.— The situation of thei stage will not be ire before, and a passage will be left 16 feet wide from Hart-street to tiza Piazza. • ~~ NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOU TH, OCI OPER I 1. Arrived the Lady Arabella packet, Capt. roar* , with mails from Malta and Gibraltar; in twenty d.ty.; from the latter place. Also arrived the Charlo;t• . transport, Captain WATsoN, with troops from Coi Wind north. PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 17. Arrived his Majesty's ships SYBILLE from Ply mouth ; and LINNET from a cruize. His Majesty's ship EGERIA (now at St. Helen's) is appointed con voy for the Downs, and will sail to-morrow. Wind N. W. DEAL, OCTOBER 17. Arrived his Maj2sty's brigs PANDORA and lkoon- HOUND from a cruize, and retnain in the Downs with a fleet of ships of war, transports with troops on board for foreign service, and outward-bound vessels. Wind N. W. and blows strong, YARMOUTH, OCTOPFR 17. Arrived the CALYPSO sloop of war from Cotter burgh, with an English and Russian Messenger with dispatches. Ships remain as per last. Wind W.N.W. GRAVES r ND,OCTOMEII 17.—Passel by the Providence, James, from Dublin ;F,}iza 4 Shaphard, from Jamaica ; Amelia, Hales ; Daniel, —; Baltic, Carrol ; and Princess of Wales, Hoosock. from Quebec. Sailed the Bee, Holland; and the Maria, Elliot, fir Heligoland. NAVAL PROMOTIONS. Captain list.t7All is appointed to the St. George, Rear-Admiral ELIAS HAMMY'S flag.sllip. Mr. WILLIASt CALLAWAT, Purser of the Hermes. Captain Rat4WICK, to the Wercurius. Captain C. W. ISor s, to the Zealous, at Portsmouth. Mr. 'Lac°, Wass, to be Purser of the Onyx, at • S' e mess. Captain CHRISTOPRZR WATSON Is appointed ts the coramant of his Majesty's ship DoLeans. at Deptford. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1804 MONDAY, OCTOBER 17. One Third of a Subscription of 25gs. each, for S-yr olds cerrylog Est. sib. 6-yr olds 9st. and aged 9tt. 91b. B. C. Ld Grosvenor's b. m. Meteors, 6 yrs old • Ld Lowther's ch. h. Brahman:, aged - Mr. Fermor's ch. h. Cerbcrus, 6 yrs old - Seven to 2 on Meteors. - 1 . dr Gen. Grosvenor's John.eGaunt, Bst. 10Ib. beat Mr. Lloyd's Fun, SO. 11b. R. M. loop. k. ft.-2 to loa John-o'Gaunt. Ld Grosvenor's Eaton, beat Mr. Wyndham's Election, Bst. 31b. 'each. Across the Flat, 200p.-11 to 10 on Eaton. Mr. Fermor's Brighton, Bst. lb. against IA Lowther's Tot, Bst. Ab. M. 200 gs. h. ft. (dead beat).-2 to 1 against Brighton. D. of Grafton's Morel, 7st. 21b. beat IA Sackvillt.'s Bastard, Bst. 101 b. Across the Flat, 200 gs. h. ft.-11 to Bon More. IA Foley's Agnes, Ilst. 51b. beat Gen. Grosvenor's Rifleman. Bst. R. M. 200 gs. h. ft.—Even. D. of Grafton's Musician, list. beat IA Darlington's Goodall, 1 8st. 61b. Across the Flat, 200g5.-5 to 4on Musician. Ld F4remones brother to Trafalgar, sit. lb. beat Mr. Cra- • ven's Beau Nash, 7st. 91h. R.M. 200 gs. lu ft.-6 to 4 against the brother to rafalgar. Sweepstakes of 200 gs each. Across the Flat. • . . D. of Grafton's Vandyke, ist. 61b. Ld Sackville's Prospero, Bst. 71b. • 2 Mr. Howorth's Cassio, Bst. 2/b. 3 Five to 4 on Vandyke. Ld Grosvenor's Violante, beat Mr. Shakespear's Harpocrates, , Bst, 21b. each. T. M. M. 200 gs. h. ft.—High odds on Violante. I,d r. G. Osborne's b. f. by Whiskey, or Sorcerer, out of Ca nary, rec. ft. from Gen. Grosvenor's b. f. Chryseis, by Aspara gus, out of Lady Jane, Bst. 21b. each. Two-yr old Course, 200 gs. Mr. Lake's Nymphina, Bst. rec. SOgs. from Gen. Grosvenor's Bristle, is . 71b. Across the Flat, 200 gs. h. ft. Ld Grosvenor's Plover, rec. ft. from Mr. Vansittart's Bur leigh, Bst. 31b. tacit. Two-yr old C. Mts. h. ft. IA Darlington's Rubens, Est. 121 b. rec. from Ld G. H. Caven dish's Dreadnought. est. 10lb. Ab. M. 200 gs. Mr. Ladbroke's Chester, rec. 80gs. from Gen. Gower's Brad bury, Bst. 21b. each. 14. M. 100 gs. Ld Grosvenor's Chester, against Mr. Shakespear's Discount, Bst. 21b. each. Ab. M. togs. I. ft. Off by consent. At a General Court Martial held at Parkhurit Bar.- racks, on the 4th and sth of July, 1803, Ensign NE VILLE FISIIEH, of the 50th Regiment of Foot, was ar raigned on the foil wing charge, namely :- 1 'or dkobedienee of orders, in net emtsarking in the Harle quin Transport, on the 28th day of May last, which order was repeated on the tollawin day, and again on the 10th day f June, and for absenting hiliself from the Army Depot without leave, sometime between the periods of the 11th and 29th of July, 1808." Upon which charge the Court came to the follow ing decision : The Court having duly considered the evidence given in support of the charge, as well as what the prisoner had to offer in his defence, is of opinion, that the prisoner Ensign NEVILLE FISHER, of the 50th Regiment of Foot, is guilty of the whole of the charge alledged against him, and it dots tly!refore adjudge him to be dismissed from his Mak sty's service. His Majesty having been ple..sel to approve and confirm the sentence of the Court, His Royal Highness the Comm ender in Chief di rects, that the foregoing charge, together with the sentence of the Court, shall be read at the Head of every Regiment, and entered in the Regimental Or derly Books. (Signed) HARRY CALVERT. Horse Guards, 4th Oct. Adjutant-General of the Forces. 1 Monday se'nnight a General Court Martial was assembled at Kiggell's Barracks, in the city of Cork, for the purpose of investigating a charge preferred against Lieutenant ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, of the Royal Tyrone Militia, for.being absent without leave. The warrant for assembling and holding the Court Martial being read by the Judge Advocate, the following Members were sworn to form the Court Martial : Colonel HODDER, North Cork Militia, President. Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. JAMES By TL ma, M.P. Kilkenny Militia. Lieutenant-Colonel JoRN JASILS CVLLEN, Leittinl ditto. Major IRVINI, Royal Tyrone do. Captain Frrz-Mauitics, South Mayo do. • Captain Mutenr, Kilkenny do. • Captain Hcatmincs Kilkenny do. Captain NORMAN tiNIACRE, North Cork do. • Captain EDWARD HOARE, North Cork do. Captain FARIS, Leitrim do. Captain A. C. OiMa LLIT, South Mayo do. Lieutenant PATRICK RtaRDON, North Cork do. Lieutenant ALRIAN DEN. BOYLE, Royal Tyrone do. Lieutenant JOHN WARRIN, Kilkenny do. Lieutenant Pe ru LAWLISS, South Mayo do. Captain MEDLicorre Buitatmans, Judge Advocate. The Court immediately proceeded on the erarnina. tion of the.witnesses. The prosecution being closed, i Mr. CAMPBELL entered on his defence, which occu. pied only a few hours. The President then informed the parties that the proceedings with regard to the evidence on both sides were terminated. The Court, however, has not been finally dissolved ; and we are informed, as soon as the sentence of Mr. CANIPBELL iis known, that other Officers will be also tried. The friends of Mr. HORNE TOOKE will rejoice to , hear that the chance cf recovery is now Er-atly in his favour. The appearances of the disease are at present more favourable than they have been for this ft.r.night ;. 1 1