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. be divided into two parts. He approted of the sup pression of seditious meetings, but the searching for arms deserved serient considerati(m. Mr. WILBERFORCE was happy that the cha . rulers of the Yorkshire Magistrates had not been at tacked, otherwise he should have felt it his duty to defend them. He considered- the Bill as necessary under the circumstances; arid he had no doubt that that valuable class of persons, the Magistracy, could ezecu:e ►ts provisions in such a way as to shcw that ' no impr:per advantage of its powers would be taken by them. The House divided :—Ayes 81--Noes 16—Ma ' jority 115. r 1 ESCAPE OF FRENCH PRISONERS OF WAR. • Lord CASTLEREAGH rose for the purpose of moving a repeal of the latss relating to the aid given in effecting the escape of French prisoners of war. As the law now stands, which the Noble Lord lobserved called loudly for the interference of Parlia ment ; the crime was only made a misdemeanour ; the object which he had, in view in the Bill he should move for leave to bring ;n, would be to constitute the crime'a felony, punishable as hereafter might be agreed upon ; with transportation either for life, 14, or seven years. When it was known that prisoners 11 of the highest rank in the army of the enemy had ' effected their escape by mean; of an organized system for conveying them out of the country, by a succes sion of persons so as to elude pursuit, the House would feel the necessity of providing againit the danger. (Hear, hear.) He therefore moved for— u Leave to bring in a Bill for the more effectual pu rl nishment of persons aiding or assisting French priso t pet s of war to escape out of the country." _ _ ' Mr. WHITBREAD hoped that some measure would b'taken speedily to effect an exchange of pH " soners of war. The point last at issue appeared to him to be very small. He had heard that fresh aisposi ' Cons had been expressed by the enemy on that sub ject, and he hoped that the advantage would not he overlooked. Beside all the consideration of feeling ' for our fellow subjects, there was one of policy, in get ting rid of the immense number of foreign prisoners. Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that there could be but one opinion in point of feeling, and he could assure the Honourable Member that no opportunity bad been lost sight of by Government respecting this I most desirable object. Nothing would he left undone by them to accomplish it, on terms consistent with principles, essential to the interests and honour of this Country. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill, which was brought up by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and read the first time. i Mr. W. SMITH gave notice, that he should move, 1 to-morrow, for leave to bring in a Bill, to repeal Nut: , 1 parts of certain Acts, as related t-i disqualifications in consequence of the denial of the Trinity. l The other miffs were then disposed of, and the', House adjourned at twelve o'clock. LP To OF THE MINORITY WHO VOTED ACCIAINST THE RILL TOR DOMICILIARY VISITS AND SEARCHING MR ARMS. Althorp, Lord Hughes, Col. Sheridan, Rt. Hon. R. Bennet, Hon. H. Martin, H. Western, C. Byng, G. Nvel, G. . Whitbread, S. I Creevey, Thos. Ossukton, Lord ' Combe, H. C. Parnell, H. TILLERS. ' Hutchinson, Hon. Sl.arp, K. Nurditt, Sir F. L C. H. sepdamore,— BroLghatn, H. TAMED OM _ Marquis of ravistock Sir A. Pfggot Lord A. Hamilton Sir S. Romiily. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, JULY 14. PRICE QF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. $ per Ct. Red. 54 91-3 per Ct. Cons. 55N—for opg. 57f 4 per Ct. 70-5 per Ct. 86i} —Bank stock Bonds lOL 12s. dis.—Omn. t 1 pre. zch. Bills. (sid ) Ss. pr.—Do. (*3.) 2s. Bs. die. CADIZ MAILS, The Speedy packet, Captain SUTHERLAND, has ar rived at Falmouth from Cadiz, in 20 days. By this opportunity we learn, that the French have been re pulsed with great loss, in a despet ate effort to possess themselves of Alicant. The Cadiz Gazettes contain an Address from BALLASTERO3 to the Andalusians, in which that gallant General gives an account of the action lately fought at Bornos, with the French under General Couttnoux, and in which the Spaniards were supposed to have been worsted. The battle, how ever, appears to have been most obstinately contested, and, on a comparison of all the statements, we have no hesitation in saying, that the Advantage was on Cite side of the Spaniards. The indefatigable Guerilla Leaders continue to annoy the enemy in all directions. A new partizan of this description (PAm/ten by name) has started up in the environs of Alicant, with 700 mountaineers under his command, and has deprived the French army which threatens A:icant of 600 head of cattle, vhi,l, they_ had collected for thtir support during the siege. EMPECINADO, in a despatch tri the Junta of l Guadalaxara, dated Ibiernas, 22d May, informs them of a brilliant affair, in which he completely routed a French convoy, commanded by a renegado 6paniard, who prudently fled at the commencement of the action; The convoy consisted of 500 infantry, and 150 cavalry ; and but few escaped, Such of the prisoners as were Jurarnentades (Spaniards who had worn allegiance to Jos EPH BONAPARTE) were shot, amid the execrations of their gallant and patriotic fellow countrymen. In Catalonia, the affairs of the French seem 40 be i f) a most desperate state : indeed they every where suffer the ntrnost 'distress for want of provisions.— We regra to add, however, that the unfortunate in habitants are equally, if not more severely, visited by the ca.:amities of famine. • The fdil ow i L g are a few of the most interesting oxtracfs f r om the Cildi4 Piipers; 44 MADRID, MAY is. •, On the Ilth instant, a detachment of the Itoral 6 0 , 1 4ctif 11141'014 ;awards Tara,PON. awl dr , e repot was, that they were to protect the toad to Valencia, to which place the intrusive King was to proceed, but it precipitately returned from Vallicas without eating the rations prepared fur them. The cause of this precipitation was the advice it received, that El Empecinado had entered Cuenca. " Misery continues producing the most shocking effects in this capital, and sickness even extends td the accommodated classes. In the parish of St. Martin's there are seven Chapels appropriated to the administration of the sacrament. We are assured that, in the first four months of this year 18,000 people have died in this town. Our misery is incon. ceiveable, and proportionably great is the mortality in the houses, hospitals, and even streets." " CADIZ, JUNE 16. " They write from Granada, under date of 'the 29th ult. that scarcity and misery has there reached its utmost height ; and the barbarous French cut and carry off the harvest, which is fast approaching to maturity, and of the finest promise. 4 , The General in Chief has received the following; " Cervello, May 26, 1812. " Excellent Sir —I have the honour to inform you that the 3500 of the enemy who garrisoned the bridge and neighbouring points of Molin del Rey were attacked by the division under my command, and, notwithstanding the superiority of their forces, and the obstinacy with which they defended them ' selves, protected by five pieces of artillery, I have the satisfaction of informing your Excellency, that, after an action of five hours, the enemy was driven from all his positions, and pursued to the other side of the Llobregat, with the loss of 700 men, out of which I have 175 persons, including officers, in my power. —Our loss in killed and wounded amounts to about 90 men, the latter are in the hospital of VillaTranca, where they were conveyed by the peasantry, who cheerfully offered their services for this purpose.— I reserve the particulars to a better opportunity. The battalion of Catalonian Casadores cooperated on this side of Palleja, from whence they dislodged 400 of the enemy. 41 LOUIS LACEY." By a decree of the Cones, the New Cortes are to be assembled on the ht of October, 1813. Adv ices have been received from Gibraltar, stating, that the British Commander in Sicily had taken ad vantage of the absence of MuttaT from his dominions, and had ordered the embarkation of 6,e00 troops, under the command of General MAITLAND. These forces were to proceed to Minorca and Majorca, where they were to be strengthened by about 4,GQO Spa niards, and the whole to make a descent on the Pro• vince of Catalonia. The effect of this entcrprize will probably be to prevent SUCIILT from reinforcing either DROURT, in Andalusia, or MARMONT, in Cas tille, and also to obstruct the sending of any rein forcement to Madrid. Last night a few French Papas were received in 'Down, but not of a very recent date. They contain, however,-seme intelligence from the Peninsula ; but, as usual, it cannot be depended upon, for there is nothing even in the shape of an official report. All is vague rumour. A Gentleman who came over in the Lapwing from New-Y ork, assures us that he saw an d converse d with General MOREAU in that city a few days before the Lapwing sailed, sshich was on the 13th. It is not possible, therefore, that MOREAU could have arrived in Sweden, or that the intelligence should have reach. ed this country so early. His Secretary came over in the Lapwing, and, it is understood, has proceeded on his way to Sweden, but, as it is reported, merely with the view of settling his private affairs. From-the passenge rs by the Lapwing we also learn, that three days after they sailed they fell in with a ship bound for the United States, by which they were informed of the assassination of Mr. PennEwa— It may be from hence presumed, that on or about the 23d of June this account would reach Washington, and that the Senate, which had postponed its determination on war, would be inducrd to defer yet longer such a decision, in the expectation that the decease of the Prime Minister would produce a considerable change in the politics of the British Cabinet. Yesterday the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl of.LI VERPOOL, and the Sicilian Ambassador, had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT. The Duke cf DEVONSHIRE entertained a large party to dinner yesterday, at his seat at Chiswick. The Eail t f SEFTON had a grand dinner party yes terday at his house in Arlington-street. Ths Earl and Countess of COWPER entertained a numerous party to dinner yesterday, at their house in Maddox -street, Hanover-square. The Countess of JERSEY gave a superb dijeune on Saturday at Osterley Park, to a nu merpus assemblage of fashionables. BRISTOL ) JULY 13.—State of Saturday's Poll Awls 36—Hutcr 3—Total, Davis 1765, Hunt 215. The following is the literal copy of the Summons sent to Mr. FITZPATRICK for printing the penal laws against the Roman Catholics, to which Earl GREY SO forcilily called the attention of the House of Lords last night, and which was also alluded w in the' 1-1 ou se of Commons a. Sia,—You are hereby required to shew cause before the Right Honourable Was. SAUKIN, Hs Majesty's Attorney,Genp ral, at h:s house, in Stephen's-Green, on or before Wednesday, the Bth daf of July instant, why a C r i m i na l I n f ormat i on should not be filed against you for printing and publishing a false and seditious libel, entitled, " A Statement of the Penal Laws which aggrieve the Catholics of Ireland, with Commentaries, two parts, part 2d "—Dated 34.1Ju1y, 1812. "Tabs, and W. Kr macs, fi jluh Fivpatrict, CapeNtrett. " Crum saCitorst" SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. :NET JULY MEETING, ISM MONDAY, JULY 13. Renewal of the July takes, a Subscription of 60gs. each, 30p. Ic. by 2.yr. old colts, Nit. Mb.; fillies, Rst. 41b. T. Y. C. lA. F. G. Usboroe's b. 1. July, bast( r to Poppy - 1 Ld. Stawell's c. by Orville, out of Sir David's dam - 2 Mr. Andrew's bl. 1. Lufra, by Walton, out of his brown Trumpator mare . - - 3 Seven to four apt. July—Five to one apt. Ld. Stawell's e. Fifty Pounds for 3-yr. olds, carrying 6ct. slb.; 4-yr. dlds, Bet. ; f-yr. olds, Bst. blb.; 6-yr. olds, eat. l 21b.; and aged, 9st. D. I. • D. of Grafton's br. h. Whalebone, 5 yrs. - - l I.d. Rous's ch. c. Flamingo, S yrs. - - - 2 Ld. Lowther's ch. c. by Walton, S yrs. - - S Five to four on Whalebone, Mr. Prendergast's c. Skirmish, by Sorcerer, dam by Dungan non, beat Mr. Baring's br. e. by Totteridge, bought at Tatter sail's, Bst. 71b. each. Ab. M. 500g5.-3 to lon Skirmish. Ld. G. H. Cavendish's Barrosa, 7st. 101 h. beat Mr. Astley's Elve, Est. 41b. Ab. M. 100 gs. b. fr.-6 to son Barrosa. D. of Grafton's brother to Joke, Sst. beat Mr. Craven's Too ley, Sit. 811). R. M. 100 gs. b. ft.-6 to 5 agst. blucher to Joke. ~~. THE ARMY: u LISBON, JUNE 22. (PRIVATE LETTER.) 66 The particulars of the capture of Salamanca you will receive in the official accounts, but I send you some particulars previous to that event on which you may rely, and which will prove gratifying to your military readers. gg After having refreshed and concentrated his army, and got the cavalry into good order, Earl WELLINGTON moved forward himself against MAR MONT in the North, leaving SOULT to the gallant Hai, who commands the ,southern army. Even the 4th Dragoon Guards have now got their horses into or der, and joined the army. 44 The number of deserters, and among them great numbers of non-comthissioned officers, who flock in to our army from the enemy is prodigious, and must greatly wealcen his force : in one day 150 came in with their horses : they have been obliged to send all the Germans, Swiss, and Poles to the rear, leaving only Frenchmen and sane Italians in front and near out-posts. , 4 The army which had for some time been silently collecting near Guinaldo and Ciudad Rodrigo, was reviewed by Lord WELLINGTON, by divisions, on the 6th, 7th, Bth, 9th, 10th and 11th, reviewing a division each day. On the 9th Sir T. GRAHAM came up, and a grand council of war was held, at which like wise, Marshal BERES?ORD, Sir STAPLETON COTTON, Baron ALTEN, and other Officers assisted. 46 A letter which we have seen says, that' the joy of the troops was unbounded on seeing the Her of Barossa among them : he had been very ill, and the report was preitalent that he could not soon join again. Never was man more venerated or adored by men and officers, by a whole army, than the gal lant GRAHAM IS.' 4g In the reviews where so many gallant regiments made a fine appearance, we understand that the King's regiment of Foot, and the Ist Battalion of the 42d, with the two heavy Dragoon regiments of the King's German Legion, attracted most notice: but Lord WELLINGTON appeared most pleased with the Light Division, which that excellent Officer, General ALTEN, keeps up nearly in the same state as when the much lamented CRAWFORD had them. • 4 By the latest accounts from the interior of Spain, the wretched inhabitants are in the utmost distress for provisions. Since the French retreated, great num bers from the interior flock to the frontier towns, a very great number from Madrid and Valladolid have come into Ciudad Rodrigo quite famished, imploring bread. 4 , A Guerilla party lately captured the whole of the French dispatches, containing their returns, strength of the army, and of every corps, and sent the whole to Sir T. GRAHAM. " MARMONT'S army continues to suffer much from disease, they have 7,000 with flux and fever in Valla. dolid and Madrid. a The measure of attaching to every British regi. ment 100 Spaniards, for which of course you have heard Lord WELLINGTON received the permission of the Regency after the fail of Badajos, succeeds most admirably—more men having offered themselves as volunteers than could be accepted. They are cloathed and accoutred precisely the same as our own men ;, and that they may s acquire the manceuvres and be as perfectly efficient as our own men in every respect, each Spaniard is placed in the ranks between two British soldiers, who have the charge of instructing him. Another advantage attending this arrange ment too is, that however reduced any English regiment may become from sickness or service, we shall always have it in our power to keep up the number of Spaniards, and they again, will, in a short time, famish such a number of veteran officers and soldiers to organise their own arrnier, as will make them alone, under the blessing of Con, more than a match for their unprincipled invaders, who, I think, now sta n d a f a i rer c h ance t h an ever of being shortly glad to reach their own side of the Pyrenees, as completely abandoning Spain as they have already done Portugal." This morning, his, Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, attended by their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of SUSSEX and CAMBRIDGE, And a numerous Staff, reviewed the 18th (Hussar) Regiment Wile* Dragoons, on Hounslow Heath. Dom—Saturday evening a meeting took place at Birmingham-Heath, between- LieutenAnt N. of the 12th, and Lieutenant J. of the 24th Foot. Both find at the same instant, when LieutenantN. was wounde4 in tio throat, but not danFerously. I• NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The following Letter was this morning m i d i Lloyd's; • " ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, JULY I;1 " GINTLIMEN—My Lords Conuniuionees of the A4g m having received Inf ormat i on that the Dan;sh frigat e aid brigs which sailed from Ch r i st i ansound had been chastgaZ Ahrendaple on the following day, I ant commandel hy Lorsi,hips to acquaint you therewith, for the informaticad merchants concerned in the Archangel trade.—l ant, & c , (Signed) " Joan witbea cacu i% " Tc Messrs. Taylor and hiausky." FALMOUTH, JULY 11. Sailed his 'Majesty's brig Hors with th e Pollier, JOLLY ; Little William, MAzwi t u, s T TAiLna ; Henry, F ROST ; an d Aurora, Ajtjus. join the outward-bound Portug a l an d M edi convoy, which appeared off the port this of from Torbay. Also wiled the Fteeling pack et , with Mails for Cadiz. Called off the po rt t hi s iog the Hemsley, LADLEY, from CurAcos, bo4d i t London, out 4.7 days. PLYMOUTH, JULY 12, The Grace cartel has just arrived from and brings an account that the Lord Mints c 2 4 .7 large ship of 800 tons, with prisoners from , * of France, had arrived there oin the lstinst.ashaild for a crew to navigate her to this port. A re i veithe MzsEuro schooner from the Eastward. Tba nneu nits, of 38 guns, is gone from Barn p th Sound this morning. The Vtcroaints, of 74 I " and the Rivoli, of 80, are released from quaran t i ne . and the BRASIELR has come from the Island a n i Main to Hamoaze.—Wind variable. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 13. The ARDENT man of war is appointed car to o n: Guernsey and Jersey. Arrived the Nom Seal sloop of war from a cruize ; and a convoy from tla Downs. DEAL, JULY Is. Sailed his Majesty's ship PO/CTIERS for of 1%4 and the RISIALth Oil a erniz-% Came down frock River.the LAE, f , r Gibraltar; Byker,Loam, for Malta; and a few others and remain.—WWE CORK, JULY O. Arrived the Gleaner, Su Aw, from Triaidad;a the 20th June, in lat 40. 48. long. 42. spoke ha lir jesty's ship FORRESTER, having under her coerol ll sail of West Indiamen, bound to this port and Lisa. pool. Yesterday afterno,'n his Majesty's ship Le). NIDAR, Captain GRIFFITHS, pissed by this hem; standing to the Eastward. Her crilizing time nearly out. The LI ONIDAS spoke the STBILLA tripe, Captain Urrox, ten leagues off' Cape Ckar, thelt inst. all well. The JAI.ousE sloop of war, C.aFeasa Moaats, after a complete repair, may be mead About the 18th inst. A signal has been: made tai morning,Tor a man of war in the Offing, supped to IA the BRISK sloop of -var, Capt. MOERSHIAL Passengers for India : • Per Nor harnptoti —Messrs. Y. and W. M'Esnle; L free Mariner ; at d Mr. G. R. Wilton, Infantry Cadtt,ls Mr. G. Stockdale, free Merchant ; and Mr. G. kaidt, Cadet, for Madras. Lieutenant Barr and Ladll fir Per Euphrates —Captain omas and Lady, sad Ni. Watson, Cadet, for Bengal. Lieutenant Cots; Mr.LD. t Infantry Cadet; Misses E. S. and M. Seluty,L. Keys, for Madras. Air. W. Jones, Infantry Cadts,lat It is reported that a 2d battalion of the Ropllll, vines is now forrninf, to join the expedition s& Lord COCHRANE. at will be selected from Ibis divisions; and a company of Marine Artillerysiii thereto. • A Letter from an Officer of his Majesty's sit AMERICA, dated Gulph of Venice, May 1%1814 (which is subsequent to Sir EDWARD Prausesdin patch, in The Gazette of Saturday se'nnight) suss that at day-break in the morning cf the it boats of the AMERICA and LEVIATHAN, coseldW I'ECLAIR brig, were towed in shore, and landedil marines, u.rder the command of Captains Read OWE,, at Linßulla and Alcias. They inranif mrirchnd forward to the attack of the batteries, under a heavy fire grape and musketry, which they length obtained pbssession of, spiked the puns, sod then brought nut 16 sail of vessels of different desajr tions ; seven of which, laden ith salt, they ans. wards scuttled ; the other nine, which woe Ueiet with wine, cogniac brandy, leather, class,broad ctsa• &c. weresent to Malta, convoyed by l'Eccata. The LATONA t Hon. Captain EDWARD RNA O arrived on Friday at Portsmouth, froin"Lish,e left the Tagus on the 18th ult. with 47 sail of tos• sports, many of which went into Plymouth. N have brought to England 500 German recruits, see entered the British service after the (al «f Bactsjog The Brune, Leyden, Bristol, Mermaid, Nemesisr° 4 Romulus, armee en flute, had left the Tagus. *lv secret service. They did not take many troops frol thence. ft is supposed they are gone to Cadiz elsi Sicily, to convey troops to the coasts of Caulk* and Valencia. The Hon. Colonel Pacasaalk., 2o was wounded at Badajoz, Colonel Fuitsa , Ow' stream Guards, and Colonel DuscaN, 77th trel l h came home in theLatona. Admiral Brum. ! I I in daily expectation of being relieved by Min w e a : MARTIN. rhe Latona was hailed on her Wag e " one of the transports, the Master of which d os board, and expressed to Captain ROD.4EV his apps' hensions that the German recruits had conspired* take his ship into France. Captain RODNEY itilor diately took out two French Medical Officers 0 1 . were on board, and his ship in tow. • Another of the children of Mr. Compel', of r'k ete street, Mary-la-bonne, (who were poisoned 141104 arsenic administered to them by mistake) died" Sunday : he was a fine youth, eleven year s of age , The trial of Daniel Dattorox, for poisoning RAor horses, will-take place to-morrow Se'nnight, at Or . bridge. A letter, planning an escape , has bee° tected in the hands of Davison's wile, and the pr frustrated. continue at its presempricf,.l6•6l' BREAD.—This day the Lord Mayor ordered it MARRIED. Saturday evening, Lurd Viscount Mountjoy to Mrs. Beea% widow of Ike late Major W Brown, Seymour-place. June 20, at Lisbon, the Earl of Euston, eldest goo pf tire ' of Grafton, to Mary, youngest daughter of the Hoc. A G. C. Berkeley, and niece en the mond. ‘ . ' Dlkb. a. Thursday last, at his seat at Aslafaeld, Stdrolk, CO O4 - if s Mingay, a Grntleanan long and deservedly distio6isii? ~ Carat-rate ritsder. __.........v'e 1.40N1)0N h-inte-t! by Lavin. KEN rubusk4 tkers, and at dot Star OSCO, IP. L'