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CHILL EXTRACT 01 A LletTIM FROM A bRITISit OPVICER, DATED VALVARAISO, MIT 2. " The possession of Valdivia is of the utmost im pottance to this Government. In the hands of the SI :.niards, it would easily enable them to raise and rna:atain Guerillas, if not an army, upon the banks n. Lhe Bial3io, and thereby keep the Province o: Conception in a constant state of alarm. They might even extend their views to the capital, upon the first favourable opportunity. The assistance of the royalist' residents, malcontents, and banditti, would not a little facilitate a project of this kind. All these hostile ratios will now be suppressed, and the Chilese Go vernment will be able to recruit its army from the delightful Province of Conception, instead of being o!•liged to employ a force there to prevent the incur sions of the Spaniards. The country round Valdivia is delightful. The erre:nal verdme reminds me of England. The soil i s rich. and capable of producing everything in great 11 , 17niance. The Spaniards attach no value to it, 1,ec.u. , •, there ate no gold mines. The Chilese look Ivor) )7 as a most disagreeable spot, from the rains which prevail during a great part of the year. This C. my. like many others in South America, only : es a population to make it a delicious residence. .I%:e temperature is more suitable to the European, co:w.itiition than any I have yet seen. The burning, or otherwise clearing, the now impenetrable forests, would still further improve it, by rendering it less humid. The fertile plains of Osorno were colonized by the father of the Supreme Director, O'Higgins, and now supply Chiloc and Valdivia with corn, flour, &c. Major Beaucheff has marched to Osorno, at, tl:e head.of WO men, to espel the parties formed by the runaways from the garrison of Valdivia, where they commit great depredations. The inhabitants have formed themselves into companies for the same purpose, and have already destroyed them in great numbers. Many of the enemy will doubtless escape to Chiloe, but it is an arduous march ; there are ter:) or three very difficult rivers to pass, and they are at 1 , present wandering about without knowing which way to turn, The conquest of Valdivia, the Gibraltar of South America, will not be properly appreciated in Eng land, because its amazing strength is not there gene rally known, and the numerical weakness of the little handful of assailants may be overlooked. All the batteries, forts, and castles, garrisoned by eight hundred regulars, were carried by assault, or aban doned by the enemy, in a very few hours. Panic struck by the boldness and rapidity of our move ments, the enemy fled in the greatest confusion, and after having been driven from two or three strong and important posts, where considerable opposition was at first made. Lord Cochrane is perhaps the only man that would have attempted such an enter prize, and no man could have displayed more per severance, skill, or foresight, in the execution of it. Although the flag-,hip had seven feet water in the hold, in consequence of having grounded in leaving the Bay of Talcahuano, his Lordship steadily pur sued his course, and proceeded forty miles that same night. The self-possession sheven by the Admiral under circumstances so critical, was truly admirable. Indeed, to form a just idea of his Lordship's talents and suFeriority, it is necessary to see him in dangers the most trying, and in difficulties the most appal ling, for it is then that he shines most conspicuously. , g With regard to the affair at Chiloe, although the result was unsuccessful, the Creole troops fully jus tified their former fame. The enemy knew of the fall of Valdivia ten days, and saw our vessels thirty six hours off the port before it was possible to disem bark. Thirty of the Cavalry and fifty Infantry sent to oppose our landing, were dispersed wiLhout trou ble. The !lest morning, at two, a small battery fell into our hands, and we advanced upon the strong fort of Aguz, situated on an eminence, and sur rounded partly by the sea and partly by an impene trable wool, approachable only by a narrow path on the sea-shore, the entrance to which was defended by a gun-boat; two 24-pounders on the ramparts com manded the whole extent; 400 men within were completely protected from the effects of our fire by well-constructed breast-works. We were, however, resolved upon storming it, and the Matine Artillery advanced in a noble manner, under one of the hottest fires of grape and musketry I ever witnessed ; but of '45 employed, 16 were killed and 18 wounded : the 125 Infantry did not lose many. The wounded were as re-embirked. In the retreat, the attachment of the .men 'towards the British Officers was very affect ingly exemplified. They bore their wounded Com mandant from the field under a murderous fire, pro testing they would sooner lose their lives than leave him to the mercy of the Chilote, whO is as ignorant, more bigotted, and crueller, than the most uncivi lized Indian. Amongst the foremost in the fort were fi.ir Priests, with lances and crosses, exhorting the garrison to exterminate all the heretics and insurgents for the love cf JESUS CHRIST. " Lord Cochrane, perceiving the Chilore.; showed no disposition to avail themselves of his presence and assistance to throw off the Spanish yoke, sailed the same night. It would be difficult to obtain and keep possession of an island, garrisoned by nearly 2000 Regulars besides Militia, unless the inhabitants were disposed to favour the enterprise. As to myself, my situation is every way com fortable, and the treatment I meet with is flattering 'and kind beyond conception. There are, however, some drawbacks, and the loss of one's friends is not the smallest. Amongst those of mine whom the for tune of war has ]aid low, is Colonel Charles. He' 'was cut off in the prime of life, at Pisco, in Peru, last November. He was the most amiable, gentle manly, and even-tempered man I ever knew, and a tmost excellent Oilicer. The composed, the soldier tike manner in which he died would have done ho- Alour to a saint." Trlis Majestys ship VENCEUR was to sail from Rio Ole Janeiro for Lisbon on the 10th of August, with Marshal BEHESFORO. Letters, dated July 30, from on board the ONTA• silo British sloop of war, mention, that in the action between the Rose, Chili ship, bound from Choeo, and Primavera, Lima armed ship, Captain FOSTER ' corn maadiug the former, was killed, together with twenty men. We believe the Rose is the ship Lord Cool xAss went out in. ROYAL AQUATIC EXCURSION. COWS SEPTEMBER E7.--wacw. .His MAJESTY proceejed to Portsmouth this morn. ing, at ten o'clock, for the purpose of receiving an Address from the loyal Inhabitants of that town. Ye.terday the following Address was sent to Com modore PAGtr, by the gallant fellows who had so' loyally made arrangements for drawing his MAJESTY to Church on Sunday: 64 TO THE HON. SIR CHARLES P DART. ETC. RTC. COMMANDING THE ROYAL YACHT THE 1 /FAL QEOI%UE, AND COMMODORE OF THE SQUADRON. " Ste—Although we, the undersigned, in common with the inhab.tants of Cowes, have bees among the e arli e st t o pres s for ward with our unaffected declarations of loyalty; nevertheless, in our more distinct characters, we consider it as a paramount duty, to endeavour, by our bumble efforts, still further to mani fen how deeply and gratefully we feel sensible, that while his Majesty is deriving renewed health and gratification from the invigorating element on which the British flag has ever been triumphant, the immediate and vital interests of ourselves and families must necessarily experience the most essential corre sponding benefits; for such, Sir, must be the natural result of his Majesty's return to animate our native shores, and of the powerful influence thus given, by his auspicious presence and example, to augment the great sources of our support, our daily bread!—May we venture, Sir, to hope that you will benevo lmtly become the into.preter of these our heartfelt sentiments, while we offer up our ardent prayers to Ilea by whom Kings reign,' that the reign of his Majesty may be long and happy, and that, in our humble generation, we may ever witness the glory of the sceptre and the trideut, in the hands of the British Mo narch, to he inseparable! " With the hi e -best respect, we are, Sir, " Your most faithful and obedient servants," [Signed by a D.-potation of Four, in behalf, and at the de sire of the Pilots, Seamen, &c. employed in the Harbour and Roadstead of Cowes.) " Cowes, September 36." These brave fellows took this Address alongside the royal yacht,'with a band playing " GoD save the King," which they sang most enthusiastically. The Km; was on deck, and expressed himself highly de lighted at this additional proof of the love and affec tion which his faithful People bear towards him. Sir CHARLES PAGET was commanded to express the satisfaction the KING felt in receiving this mark of their allegiance and fidelity, assuring them at the same time that his MAJecTv respected and loved the high and honourable character of the British Tar. PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 27. This port was rionoured this day by a visit from his lklairary. At twelve precisely, the British thun der frons our batteries announced that the Royal squadron hove in sight; and in a few minutes the whole fleet. with the Royal yacht, anchored at Spit head, each ship returning the hearty salutes which were received from the shore. As soon as the Royal George had anchored, the . fsllowing Gentlemen, headed by G. GARRETT, Esq. proceeded on bard with the Address, in the barge of his 11a . iesty's ship TARTAR: The Rev. C. B. llenville, Vicar of Portsmouth ; E. B. Ar naud, 31. Greetham, G. Grant, W. Turner, C. WL:kworth, and J. A. Ilickley, Esqts. On arriving alongside, the prty were received at the accommo :ation ladder by Sir EDMUND NAGLE, as the Lord in Waiting., and were ushered into the Royal Presence on the quarter-deck. The Centle men who conveyed the Address being uncovered, his MAJESTY came forward to receive them. He was dressed in the full uniform of an Admiral, and took his seat under an awning on the deck. G. GARRETT, Esq. then read the following Address: " TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT NLAIIIITT. .ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR.• • This being Michaelmas-gay, Mr. Alderman WOOD and Mr. Alderman TDORP had the greatest shew of ' hands, and were accordingly returned by the Liver}• for the choice of the Aldermen, when they declared their choke in favour of Alderman Mom,. 3IAV tz rxr.asz YOISI MAJESIV, " We, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, in habitants of the Town of Portsmouth, beg leave, on this your Majesty's first visit, off this port, since your Majesty's acces sion to the Throne of these Realms, to approach your Royal Person, and to offer to your Majesty our renewed assurances of our inviolable attachment to your Majesty's Person and Govern ment. We at the same time presume to express our humble but carrest prayer that your Majesty may long continue to reign in the hearts of a loyal and affectionate People, and in the en joyment of uninterrupted health and every earthly blessing." During the reading of this Address, his MAJESTY WAS much affected. He was supported, o n hi s r i g h t , by Sir W. KEPPEL, Sir, G. COCKBURN, and Sir G. CAMPBELL; on his left were Sir E. NAGLE, Sir C. PAGET, General THORNTON, and Mr. WATSON, Pri vate Secretary to the Household.—His MAJESTY was then pleased to return the following Answer: "s GraTtestex--I have great pleasure in receiving this consti tutional and affectionate Address from the loyal inhabitants of the ancient and renowned sea-port town of Portsmouth. No thing can be more acceptable to my feelings than the expres sion of the inviolable sentiments of a loyal people, faithfully at tached to the Crown and Constitution of the realm, and sensi ble of the blessings which they enjoy under them. I cannot visit this great naval station wi:hout contemplating, with just pride, the numerous expeditions which have proceeded from its shore, whose brilliant achievements have shed such lasting glory on the navy of the United Kingdom, and so eminently contri buted to the security of this vast Empire. It will ever be a source of sincere gratification to me to know, that the town, so usefully connected with this great and warlike station, is addi tionally blessed with prosperity and happiness in its peaceful relations." After having returned this Answer, his MAJESTY conferred the honour of Knighthood on G. GARRETT, . Esq. now Sir GEORGE GARRETT ; and he, as well as the other Gentlemen, were severally presented, and kissed hands. During the above ceremony, the artillery on shore kept firing, and the bells were ringing a merry peal. At six o'clock this evening his MAJESTY received the following Officers to dinner : Admiral Sir G. Campbell, as Admiral of the Port; Captains Hollis, Raggett, Briggs, Vernon, Marryatt, and Lloyd, Cap tains in the Pvrt ; Captains Sir C. Paget, Sir C. Burrard, Fisher, Montague, and Alingay, Captains in the Royal squadron; Com inissioner 11. Garratt, R.N. lAeutenant-Governor Loring, R.N. Captain Ross, R.N. and Major-General t 1 tltiams, R.M. An Address from the Inhabitants of the town of Portsea is now signing, and will be presented to his MAJESTY. The Earl of HARRINGTON is returned to town from a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of TAVISTOCK, at their seat, Oakley-House, Bedfordskire. HAZARD and Co. respectfully remind the Public that the Lotte.ry begins next 'Thursday, when Two Prizes of £lO,OOO must le drawn; 4,500 Tickets will be drawn that day, and the Holders of Blanks then drawn, will have the Option of receiving £l4, or of taking a Second Chance far the Capitals which may remain in the Wheel for the last day's drawing, October 18th. Scheme contains Two Prizes of £20,000, Two of £lO,OOO, &c. Sterling Money.—' HAZARD and Co. have recently Sold Four Prizes of £30,000, and Six of £20,000, at their Offices, Royal Exchange Gate ; 26, Cornhill; and 324, Oxfordi-stleet, corner of Sicitllow-street. INTELLIVENCE. The Sachyhts„ Dopct.as, from Cardiff, to Oporto, was on shore on the Mumbles, on Toesday.—Carg4'discharging. The June, WARDLE, from Rotterdam to Hull, was lust in thik Closter; on the 19th insteCrew saved. Livearooa, SEPT. 27.—Arrived the Cossack, Torrixa, froin Honduras; on the £3d August, in lat. 30. 43. long. 70. spoke the brig Navigator, of Sunderland, from Jamaica for Leith ; she had lost seven men by sickness; put two men on board of her. The brig Sirius, of and for London, from Jamaica, was in corn. pany. The Vere, Arrsr , .wkicla was on shore, bas been gut•off and_ brought into dock. HOLYHEAD ' SEPT. 27.—Arrived the Thalia, SIMPSON, from Jamaica, for Greenock, with loss of main -boom, and short Of provisions; and Gleaner, Wavatomer, front St. John's, New foundland, with loss of main-yard and bulwarks. FALMCVTII, Stet.. 26.—Sailed the Regulus transport, for Haffax. PORTSMOUTH, -Sam ea.—Wind W.—Arrived the Prince of Orange, from the Downs for New South Wales ; Prince Blu cher, Jonesos, from ditto for Madras ; Liberty, Seamy; from Mantel; and Mary, Beowx, from Batavia. Sailed the Lloyd's, WA sn, for Honduras. DEAL, Seer. 28.—Wind W.5.W...--Arrivcd and sailed for the River, the Henry, HARRISON, from Quebec. Remain the Bril liant, for Calcutta; Mathews, for Rio Janeiro: his Majesty's ship Cortiozaost, and several others. 11.%?!SGATE, SEPTEMBER 28.—An iron.stocked anehor, marked T. P. weighing about newt. with about 50 feet 12. inch cable, partly wormed, has been landed at Broadstaira. HARWICH, SEPTEMBER 28.—Arrived the Henry Freeling and Prince of Orange packets, with Mail; from Holland. Sailed the Daaufoy packet, with a Mail for Ilolland. • SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 28.—The Prince of Orange, Plural-Mr coal-:,,den, ran on the Brambles last night, but is e x p e c te d to be. got off by discharging part of her cargo. GRAVESEND, Seersmaxa 2S.—Sailed the Hoogley, Lama,. for Fort St. George. • HULL, SEPTEMBER 27.—Arrived the Thomas, BRASS, from Davis' Straits, with 17 hilt, 400 butts; and Truelove, WATSON, from ditto, with 14 fish, 390 blots. The Alfred, CLARE, trona Greenland, is in sight. llet.r.tsr, SFr?. 25.—The Margaret, KEITH. from Dundalk to Drawl:elm, struck upon a rock a little south of Donaghadee last I f fen, but got off with trilling damage. Lorca, SEPT. 26.—Arrived the William and Ann, WAKE, from Davis' Straits, %%41116 fish; Dexterity, MARA, 17 fish; and the North Pole, 16 fish, DCNDEE, Sem 25.—Arrived the Bon Accord, BARKER, from Greenland, with 19 11.6. C'eamst-Houst, Sim. 28.—Entcred Inwards:—The Patent: . 4 from Stockholm; Royal George, front Waterford; Sally, front Memel; George, from St. Peteraburgh; Percival, from Quebec; Peace, from Higa ; Aurora, front Oporto; Jane, from Jamaica ; Brunswick, from Quebec ; Ann, from Anti g ua ; 'far, from St. Domingo; Renard from the South Seas; Union, from St. Petersborgh ; Iklr, front Quebec; Prizice Reg ent, from Ja maica; and Harmony, for Archangel —EnteredOutwards : The Lord Cathcart, for Rio Janeiro; Colonel Allan, 'for Lima; John Thomas, for Waterford; Brantley, for Genoa; Dorothea, for Bremen ; Caroline, for Jamaica ; Resolution, for Cork ; Garland Grove, for Jamaica ; Piggott, for Tobago; and Cockburn, for Valparaiso. Aftftzveo—At Whitehaven, the Ann, Bowman, from Que bec. At Quebec, Thomas, Bothsvick, from Portsmouth. At . Bilboa, Venus, —, from London ; .and .New Delight, Tho mas, from Bristol. At Malaga, Design, Guild, from London ; Pallas, Randall, from Bristol; I'rince Regent, Edmoadstone, front Newcastle; andiJohn, Day, frcm Plymouth. Monday the Shipwrights and Dock-yard men in the Metropolis and its - vicinity are to go in eroccs sion to Brandenburg!' House, for the purpose of pre senting an Address to her MaJtsrv. This prcces sion will be extremely numerous, and Nvill precede the line of carriages containing the Ladies and Gen tlemen who are to go up with the Address of the Male and Female Inhabitants of the Metropolis, voted on Tuesday at the Freemasons' Tavern. A very numerous Meeting of the Lightermen and Watermen of the Port of London, w Olin the Lord Mayor's jurisdiction, which extends from the mouth of the Medway to London Stone, above Staines Bridge, took place at the King's Head, in the Borough, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of voting an Address to her MAJESTY. Mr. J. C. ItYLAND was unanimously called to the Chair. Some observations were made by several of the members of the Meet ing, who reprobated the severe tendency of the new measure, which expressed the patriotic feeling of the advisers of his Majesty in a way which it W3S impossible not to understand. They argued, that the Bill of Pains and Penalties was a worthy part of the system pursued by Ministers_ to mark the distance between the upper and lower ranks of the population of the country, or rather the idle and the industrious classes. It was matter greatly to be lamented, that for the purpose of proving the determination of Ministers to act upon a bad system, the national gallantry of England should be tarnished by an attack upon a female. —Several Resolutions were voted, and an Address proposed and adopted, amidst cheers. On Wednes. day a Deputation from the Meeting, waited on her MAJESTY to know when it would be her pleasure to receive the Address, when she was graciously pleased to appoint Tuesday next.—Several stairs are now erecting on the river side, at the bottom of - the lawn, to facilitate the landing of the procession. The barge in which the Committee, appointed to carry up the Address oathe 3d of October, are. to be accommo dated, is that which has been used upon state occa sions, and will be in readiness at the south side of Southwark Bridge at nine o'clock in the morning precisely. The men appointed to row the state barge are to appear dressed in uniform, and wear scarlet and black caps. The barge•will be adorned with the national flags, richly emblazoned on silk. We all recollect with what promptitude Ma jocchi, the Italian shipmaster, and his mate, deponed that they had seen BERGAMI and the QUEEN sitting on a gun, on the deck of the vessel, and kissing one We learn from our Correspondent at Calais, that another. A British Lieutenant, in a coffee-room at Leith, reading this part of the evidence, sodd en ly M. SCANIANI PIVOLA, Italian Courier to the QUEEN of ENGLAND, had passed through that place on hi s started up, and, with the honest emotion peculi ar to way from London to Paris.—Journal de Paris. a British tar, exclaimed, •It is all a d—d lie. I was —" The pretended Me- MEMOIRS or Bittusx.r on board the polacca the whole time the QU EEN was ! there, and d— tewas on deck of e yes. moirs of BERGAMI say nothing, explain nothing, and sel at all, nor indeed g o n board of h the the er, except a very can be of no use to those who follow the grand pro- small swivel, which was stationed aloft.' This honest cess with the attention which it deserves. It is a gross fellow set out, several days ago, to London, as, o ne lure, presen ted De6ats by cupidity to imprudent curiosity !" of the QUEEN'S witnesses."—lyne Mcrenry. —Journal des . CORN-EXCIIIANCIE, SIARIC-LANIt, Sart. 29.—Our Market was FIRE,This morning, between 12. and one o'clock, abundantly a applied with Wheat this morning, consisting of what remained over from the arrival; of Mo n d ay an d %rialt o fire broke out at Mr. Fisher's, corn-chandler, in the h as ea solit le d w e edremt "d s •t w hat ldscharcelavr y any Broad-way, Westminster, which consumed the pre- sates , were w an e d re fo m r a w de h I v as to-day, there a yalt ar mises; as also those of Mr. Cook, an eating-house ; su b m i tte d to , b et t h e qua li ty o f the new Wheat from u the Eastesa Mr. Cooper, an apothecary ; and of Mr. Holland, a district being so very ordinary, the Millers only select the fhttvt sample,, which are 2s. per quarter lower than on hforday, but potatoe-dealer; besides damaging the Castle public all other descriptions nominal in value. Barley Is fro= house, and the backs of the houses in C astle-yard , .24. to 35.• per quarter r eape rthan on Monday, and very heavy- Little Chapel-street. Mr. Holland could not be pre- sale at that reduction, the supply being much Larger than the de railed on to quit his house till he and his servant ' mud. The ports being now shut against the importation were forced out by the flames. A strong party-wall Oats, from Holland, etc. fine fresh Corn sold freely this mora prevented the conflagration from extending towards ing, at full as much as on Wednesday. In Beans and Peas s o es& ration. Tothill-street. . There was but-little water when the 3faaawe, Sam sp.--Beef, 46. osl. 50 sa. 04, prr fire broke out; the .Chelsea main, which is . always ' 'tone of albs. ; Mutton, is Dd. to ss. 2d. Ve l a Ss. ed. to 6s. e f t.- on, not supplying that part of Westminster. Various Pork, ss.Oti. to 65,241. _Lamb, 04.0 d. to 06.0d.—Cattle at Warta* .rumeurs are afloat respecting the cause of the fire, n'ts , , 4 W 2"; sheep a nd ., Langt 6 . 2 °°; Us which we give no credit, trap 5/.101. to it sa 41. Clover, M. SO it A t ileiww,l4 Aft Ito ik tux' J~ 14 1, THE QUEEN. Yesterday another Procession went to Branden burgh House, for the purpose of presenting an Ad dress to her MAJESTY from the, Parish of St. Luke. It consisted of 56 carriages, Containing a great pro ' portion of the Inhabitants of that Parish, male and female. The latter, most of whom were dressed in white satin and feathers, led the way in 20 carriages. The male part wore white favours, as did the posti lions ; and the.horses were similarly decorated. The fineness of the day gave additional splendour.to the i scene. The people assembled in great numbers in the streets and on the road to Hammersmith,- who loudly cheered the cavalcade, which arrived at Bran-1 denburgh House soon after three o'clock. Her MAJESTY was in readiness to receive the Ad dress, attended by her Chamberlains, Sir WILLIAM GEL!., the Hon. KEPPELL CRAVEN, and Alderman Wo3o; and, as soon as the Procession arrived, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Deputation were ushered into her MAJESTY'S presence, and were re ceived, especially the female part, with great polite ness and cordiality by her MAJESTY. The Addresses having been teat, the annexed Answers were re turned, and the Ladies and Gentlemen having had the usual honour of kissing her MAJESTY'S hand, departed. A crowd had as usual assembled in front of the house; and her MAJESTY, after receiving the Address, having presented herself at the window, was received with the most heart-cheering applause. " I return my unfeigned thanks to the inhabitants of the Parish of St. Luke, in the County of Middlesex, for this to}•al and affectionate Address. " I have but little power of benefitting the generous and en lighteued People of these realms; but the little that I have shall ever be exercised to the best of my judgmunt in support of the most salutary Institutions. It is intellectual culture that adds most dignity to man; and which, while it abstracts him from the grossness of vice, renders him more capable of liberty. I shall ever feel it a duty to give every possible encouragement to those beneficent Establishments in which the young learn she ele ments of knowledge, and imbibe the priisciples of virtue. " The evidence, of which my enemies have availed them selves to criminate my character, reflects more disgrace upon them than upon me. The turpitude of perjured testimony is ignominious to the acct:ser, rather than to the accused. " I would willingly resign all my rights and privileges for the benefit of the people, or for the interests of liberty; but ought with patient acquiescence, to suffer them to be taken from me only in order that my adversaries may the more easily infringe the rights of the nation, and promote the purposes of tyranny? I feel no higher ambition than that of promoting the public good; and the nation have had several convincing proofs that a sorgid avarice is not among the imperfections of my character. " The constitutional liberties of the people have, within a few years, experienced numerous restraints, but those restraints have still left us such a portion of the Liberty of the Press as has not only most successfully dtfended me against my enemies, but has excited such a spirit in the nation as appears to augur the most favourable consequences to the public weal. " The Liberty of the Press is that vital flame that has pre served the Constitution in the worst times, and under. the domi nation of the most worthless faction. Political liberty has little to fear while the Press is free ; but if the free agency of the mind, through the medium of the Press, should ever be destroyed, the people have nothing left but to bow the neck, and to bend the knee, at the shrine of arbitrary power." The following is her MAJESTY'S Answer to the Female Address: " The Female Inhabitants of the Parish of St. Luke, in the County of Middlesex, are requested to accept my co rdial ac knowledgments for this affectionate tribute of loyalty and at tachment. Those females who have been mothers, and can esti mate the force of maternal affections, can best appreciate the pangs which I felt when my only child was forcibly torn from my embrace, and rendered an alien from my society. What mother could calmly acquiesce in such privations, or patiently endure such wrongs? The highest eminence in the ascent of social life is often the region of torpor and of selfishness, where the affections are benumbed, and a sort of sluggish apathy is in -CI-isted round the heart. But I may appeal not oily to nume rous acts, but to the general tissue of my life, for the proof that the UNIVIRSAL FATHER has mingled in my temperament no or dinary portion of the benevolent sympathies. I have never suf fered the high station which I occupied to chill my ardour, or to paralyze my will, in the Practice of benevolence; that practice has cheered the gloom of my solitude, and relieved the listless ness of my worse than widowed hours. " I claim no merit for acts of kindness which inclination prompted me to perform, and in the performance of which I found the purest delight and the sweetest satisfaction. But, if my natural temperament were more than usually sensitive and affectionate, the amiable females who have subscribed this Ad dress will clearly understand, that the cruelties which I have ex perienced must have been felt with double poignancy. 4 ' My nearest and dearest relatives have vanished in the shades of death. The loss, at least, of one of them, has left a dreary vacancy in my heart, which no other earthly endearment can supply. Those fond caresses, which once united the mother and the child, can no longer be mine ! But, instead of indulging in unavailing regrets, I will henceforth endeavour to supply the place of the kindred affections by the patriotic ; to regard the people of these realms as my children ; to make their happiness my pursuit; and to consider their augmented liberties as my highest exaltation." Last week a Meeting of the Householders and In habitants of the worn of Abergavenny was convened, when an Address was voted to the QUEEN ' and signed by upwards of 500 persons.