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gu it'd is in frOnt, and the t three divisions form a circic round the French.' A detachment of the army of Arragon, under the orders of the second in command to General Palafox, is in the neighbour hovi of Purgns. The day before yesterday, the squa dron of c:, v ilry which was at Corunna, p.assed through this city by forced marches. TARRAGON, AUGUST 25. They write from 01st that the garrison of the Castle of Figueras has offered to surrerder, of it might be pertnitt , d to return to France; but thiS proposal . was rt j;cte.l.—The Governor of this Castle fell in an at ta::, by a lull which entered at his.mouth. CARTHAGENA, AUGT,TT 28. On the 23d a felucca sailed with dispatches for the Captain-General of Majorca. This Officer refused w send to Catalonia the Spanish troops which are in t hat island, though the General, the Marquis de Po lacio, applied for them several times, and•the troops themselves are eager to come: The brave Spanish hussars who are, as it were, detained there prisoners, find themselves prevented, against their will, from serving their countr7 . . TIANRESA, AUGUST 19. It is known here for certain that the Austrian Consul in Carthagena has received orders to collect all the Manifestoes and Proclamations issued in this country, and all the reports of our victories and authentic ac counts of the treacherous conduct of Napoleon hi therto published. The object of this order is to com pare the above collection with the intelligence com municated by Napoleon to the Court of Vienna, that his brother Joseph has been crowned Kii of Spain, and unanimously acknowledged as such by the Spa nish nation. CADIZ, SEPTEMBER 9. Admiral Rossilly, who commanded the French squadr'e►. that surrendered in this port, has been taken by the English and carried to Malta. General Du pont, who, with his whole staff, had also embarked for France, has likewise been captured by the Eng lish, and conducte,l, with his staff, to Gibraltar. VALENI'IA, SEPTEMBER 6. We are assured, by a letter from Estremadura, that there has been found concealed at Badajoz, a great quantity of bitrs of gold, which were at the disposal of Nuuega, Agent and Treasurer-General to Don Manuel Godoy. We belitiwe this to be a mall part of the immense rapine which in the space of eighteen years he has plundered from the nation. This letter concludes with an excellent paragraph, which we cannot refrain from giving literally : " Let us, says the writer, derive all the advantage possible from our triumphs. Let us only remember that we have been conquerors, that we may conquer anew. Let us fly from inaction and sloth, and only enjoy our victory so long as ft may be necessary to augment our battalions, and render formidable the numbers of the Combatants. I may say to- the Spa niards what Belisarius said to his troops : 'The Persians do not equal you in valour, but they excel you in discipline.' Strict subordinatiCn and ardent patriotiim ought ever to accompany our warriors : the French are still mil this side the Pyrenees, and our adored Monarch is hidden from our eyes by an infa mous and traitorous hand. Much remains yet to be done, but we can and must do it. Let us be vigilant, and disregard the insidious attempts made in various paperi to discoutage us. HE.svE!: and Victory have, already declared for .us ; let us not be ungrateful, but improve the benefits received." SEPTEMBER 17.—This city is fortifying, and we are repairing all the walls from the convent de la Corona to the gate Ruzafa, which has been in a ne glected'atid ruinous condition ever since the war of the succession. Six towers are likewise bnilding, in which artillery will.he placed, and .such is the activity employed, that. the whole will be finished in the month cf October.—Diario de la Corunna, Sept. 28. SARAGOSSA, SFPTEMBV.R 5. When the enemy retired from Saragossa,. and the kingdom of Amigon, they halted at TudeTa, where they appeared to intend to fortify theinselves. Our combiad troops occupied the positions of Borja; Tarragona, and the environs : the division on the, right, under the command of his Excellency .the Maiquis de Lazan, which maintained thq important post of Sahada, prepared to dislodge a. small division of the French which had taken post at Sos, in copse fence executed a counter march, taking its direction hj Exea to Tauste, in order.to pass the Ebro and charge upon Tudela ; which' movement being obser ved by the enemy, he resolved' fn abandon that point, pressing hastily in the d?recticn to Talteoiya and Caparossa ; our combined army, in order to avoid a great and decisive action wirh in; ci-,enly superior in force, took the judicious and i-rnd:nt resolution to fill hack upon points, when it miFht vigcirously attack with advantage, and hi:tr.:vise give time for the arrival of the succours we expect from the armies of Andalusia, Ca , tile, and Gallicta.—Ov. Got. Scf•t. 17. OVIEDO, SEPTEMBER 15. The .Deputies from all the provinces t, the Central Junta, arc arriving at Madrid, where, according to the recommendation of the Conde de Floridablanca,. the saloon of the Ambassadors in the Royal Palace is preparing for their reception, as the most proper place for holdint , . the Sessions. Their assembly, considered in any point of view, wiil be the most respectable and august that Spain h:is ever seen. The supreme au thority is crncentrtited in one point ; and the whole nation will hear with pleasure the voice of their De puties, and obey their ot . clers. Far from us be dissen sion, the love of interest or conwrsands 2 -4 7 0r, theldve of our country requires still s?eller sacrifices. • M ADI TD, SEP I ErBER 17. Yesterday passed through this city the division of T.e Compigni, consisting of 10,000 men, which is-on its march for Siria. To-day entered that of Le Re ding, commanded by SiEN'inegos, said 'to amount to 10,000 men. It is said that to-morrow 1000 men of the Walloon Guards; with some oti..cr ttoops'oP this garrison, will leave this city ; and that on the day following the division which entered to-day, will again set out. We are assured that on next Monday will be held the first Session of the Central or Sovereign Junta. A report is current to-day that the French have evacuated Pampeluna, fearing to be attacked b the armies of Blake and Palafox ; hut this report riluires confirmation. The volunteers of this city . are embodied, and preparatior4 4reraking to equip them as speedily as possible: - I!, ;!m10%!:1f eV" 4" . •!, .' •A- .1 • - , '' . , • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6. . . PRYCE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, for money, 66—for ace. 661--Oniniuta ..1 46. Evi_ileq. Bills 2s. ss. prem. PRICE OF STOC KS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock shut India Bonds, par 13. dis. • 3 per Cent. Red. shut South Sea Stock, 71i • ' t per C. Cont. fib tisi Ex. Bills ss. pre. Is. dis. par 4 per Cent. shut Omnium, lit dts. 5 per Cent. Navy 98fil State I.pttery Tickets, 24.15 a. Lung Ann. shut Cont. for acc. 06/ India Stock 17611 GOTTENBURGH MAIL. We step the press to insert the following, receivod by a Mail, just arrived : KONINUSBERG, SEPT, 18. On Saturday or Monday next the Emperor Alex ander with his brother Constantine and their mutual fi iend Caulincourt, are expected here, on their way to Erfurt, where they are to have a meeting with • . poleon.—Constantine, it is said, goes thither with very ill will, but the Emperor insisted on it. The diplomatic concerns of the French at Peters burgh will, in the mean time, be managed by the Chevalier de BRAY, the Bavarian Minister at that city. The Emperor of Austria has also received through Duroc, who was sent to Vienna for that purpose, an invitation to be of the party ; but it is thought that he will decline it. General Sir ARTHUR WELLECLEY and General FEnlirsos have both arrived in England from the British Army in Portugal. They were landed on Tuesday afternoon at Plymouth, from the PLOVER, of 18 guns, after a passage of 14 days from Lisbon : but they had not arrived in town, when this Paper went to press. They left Lisbon on the 28th ult. at which time nearly the whole of the French troops, to the amount of 27,000 men, had embarked. It appears by the letters received from Lisbon, that credit is reviving in that city. The Government paper, which had lately been at a discount of 40, is now only at 20—Exchange on London 681. A Mail from Corunna has also arrived at Fal mouth, after a passage of five days, by which w•e havi received Spanish papers to the 29th ult. From these journals it appears, that the French Army remains in its former position on the line of the Ebro, but has received no reinforcement, being still stated at 40,000 men. The Patriots having succeeded in concentrating a considerable foice, without giving to the enemy any . opportunity of attacking them in detail, have begun their operations against the enemy's quarters. In several skirmishes the Spaniards have had the advan tage ; but the principal affair that has taken place was on the 20th, at Bilboa, of which the patriots have again obtained possession, after a very severe action, in which the enemy was defeated with great loss. The conquerors were received with great joy by the inhabitants, who immediately proclaimed FER nlwAwn There see ms great reason to hope, from the situation. of the two armies, that the French will be either compelled to abandon their position, or to fight under great disadvantage. A curious circumstance is mentioned in an article from Cadiz—General DUPONT with his Staff, who had embarked for France, are stated to have been rap tured by the English, and carried into Gibraltar. Ad miral Rosstux, who commanded the French fleet which surrendered at Cadiz, is also stated to have been captured in the same manner, and carried into Malta. • The Austrian Consul at Carthagena was employed, by order of his Court, in collecting the Spanish ma nifestoes, accounts of battles, &c. for the purpose of being sent to Vienna to be compared with the French statements. Large bodies of troops continued to pass through Madrid for the main army. Our Readers will find other particulars in the er-. tracts given in the preceding cola-mns, and in the fol lowing letters : I , PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 4. This afternoon came in the PLOVER, of 18 guns , from Lisbon; Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY, and General FE:tovioN, are come passengers in her, and set off for London immediately. They left Lisbon 11 days since, at which time the first division of the French . troops had sailed for France, and the second division was preparing to sail : the FLovEtt passed through the Russian fleet yesterday, steering up Channel : great discontent is said to prevail at Lisbon, in conse quence of the Convention, both with the Portuguese, as well as, the navy and army. General DALRYMPLE is said still to command at Lisbon." " FALMOUTH, OCTOBER 3. " Arrived this evening the Dispatch packet, Cap tain litmus, with dispatches from Corunna (five days _passage) which were sent off by express imme diately on being landed. 64 They are said to relate to a most desperate battle which was knight on the 21st ult. near Bilboa, in which the French had 2000 killed, and SOOO made prisoners. Bilboa was taken possession of by the Spaniards. His Majesty's ships DONEGAL and TONNANT,. with the SNAPPER schooner, and two Spanish frigates were lying there ; as also the Eliza packet, Captain SAMPSON, which packet arrived at Corunna (after first landing her mail at Gijon) in four days. In a gale she had carried away her main-top-mast and fore-top-gallant mast.—The Lady Pellew packet, with a mail for England, sailed from Corunna on she 21 se ult. and is not yet arrived.-Wiled S. W." SPANTSH ARMY. • •: • The following ,is a statement of the forges of the Spanish Patriots, from a private letter : General BLAKE'S army 56,000 infantry, 10,000 A , titrians expected .shortly to join, three companies artillery. General CASTANO3 70,000-2.2,000. • Gc. neral FLANIA 16,000 Valencians and Murcians. General CCESTA 8000 infantry and 1500 cavalry. Pa lafox's army and the Spaniards from the, north not included,, besides a considerable force expected from Biscay. French.force 40,000 infantry and 6000 ca valry. We have received Hamburgh papers to the 21st, and Dutch to the 30th ult. from which we have given! some extracts. There are a variety of statements in the Dutch papers respecting BONAPARTE's journey to Germany. According to one report,.he is to return to Bayonne by the 18th of this month, to take the command of the army acting against Spain. . In the mean time, a conscription of all the principal, perfor mers on the Paris stage has been made for the amuse ment of the Emperor of Russt.a, during his stay in Germany. The troops of the Rhenish Confederation are all pressing towards the French Head-quarters' at Bayonne, at which place, according to the arrange ments that have been made, they are expected to arrive by the '24th of this month. " ' It appears that MURAT did arrive at Naples on the Bt-h.ultirno, and immediately proceeded to exercise the Sovereignty which NAPOLEON'S decree has con ferred upon him. We believe, however, he does not sit very tranquilly on his throne. He has to dread a descent of British troops in Calabria, which may perhaps encourage his subjects to treat him much in the same manner as the Spaniards haveJosnm. Yesterday accounts were received from the Brazils. They "state, that the PRESIDENT frigate, ha/ing Lord STRANGFORD oa board, arrived at Rio Janeiro on the 20th July. The PRESIDENT sailed from Portsmouth on the 26th of April with a convoy, which she parted from on the coast of the Brazils. Every thing was proceeding in that part tranquilly and prosperously, under the auspices of the new Government. Letters of a recent date from Riga state, that the Senate of that city had petitioned the Emperor ALEX ANDER • not to quit his dominions for the purpose of meeting BONAPARTE. The answer returned to this 1 representation is said to have been, " that the Senate Would better consult its duty, by attending to tht..e concerns which were within the limits of its functions, than by interfering in affairs of State." The person I who.transmitted this information added, that the reply excited no surprise ; for it was impossible his Imperial Majesty could make any other, while he had Cm:- usc-outer at his elbow. Considering the despotic nature of the Russian Government, we feel inclined to doubt that the Senate of Riga has ventured to make such a remonstrance. It appears from these letters, that sanguine expec tations had been entertained for some time at Riga of pace between Russia and this ccuntry. It is extraor dinary that they make no mention of the perilous state of the squadron in Baltic Port, or of the disgraceful manner in which it sought shelter there. The report of the arrest of the Emperor of RusslA seems now to be generally discredited. The probabi lity of such an event induced originally a general be lief in the rumour,but,upon a comparison of dates and a consideration of circumstances, it does not now ap pear entitled to any credit. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY ar-' ' rived in town, from Windsor, and was received at the QUEEN'S Palace by their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Yor.K., KENT, CAMBRIDGE, and CUMBER ! LAND. Soon after which his MiLJESTY held a private Levee, which was attended by— _ The Duke of Portland, Earl Camden, Viclunt Castlereagh, l.ord Hawkesbury, Lord Heathfield, Lord Nelti!grave, Lord 801t,,n, t,,n, .(Lord in Waiting) Mr. Verney, (Groom hi 'Waiting) Cap tain Thompson, and Mr. Fawkner. Captain TIIOMPSON had the honour of being pre sented to his M.tJE.STY•, on his promotion. His M..n:sry afterwards held a Privy Council, which was attended by the Duke of PORTLAND and the rest of the Cabinet Ministers ; and a little before five o'clock, his MAJI.STy left town tor Windsor: The Sheriffs will wait on his MAJESTY at Windsor on Saturday, to know when he will be pleased to re ceive the Address from the City of London. The Swedish Ambassador had a conference yes. terday with Mr. Secretary CANNING, at the Foreign Office. The Right Hon. Secretary was detained so long at his office, that by the time he went home and dressed - for the Court at the Queen's Palace, the Levee had broken up, and the RING had set off for Windsor. Captain ROBINSON, of the Madras Establishment, arrived at the Admiralty yesterday, with dispatches from the Commander in Chief in the East Indies. A Gentleman has arrived in town, who escaped from St. Makes in an open boat. We understand that he waited on Ministers with some important in formation relative to the state of affairs in France.— When he sailed, several frigates were fitting out at St. Maloes, and the port was tilled with privateers. The '2d battalion of the 60th Regiment of Foovm barked on Tuesday at Plymouth on board transports, to proceed to Falmouth, to join the Expedition about to sail from that port. INntA-Hotisr.—Yesterday a Court of Directors was held, when the under-mentioned Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz. Captain Wedderburn ' Cumberland, and Captain Kirkpatrick, Henry Addington, for Bombay and China—Captain Welbank, Cuffnells, for St. Helena, Bencoolen, and China.—Captain Swin ton Carnatic, for Madeira, Madras, and Bengal. Swin ton, Court adjourned at 6 o'clock till Wednesday. A requisition is in a course of signature, with the High Bailiff of Westminster, to convene a meeting of the Electors of that City, to consider of an Address to his MAJESTY, praying an inquiry into the causes that led to the late disgraceful Convention in Portugal. A requisition has been sent to the Sheriff of the county of Berl's, to call a meeting for similar purposes. .t, . • . 44717C44 . /gni. rrO.P.FOX. . „ _ • Tues l I y the ECLAIR, IC guns, arrived at Plymouth from a crone, and with her a very fine Frenth'brig, ‘alled the .Gpa;44).44e of Berg, from duadaloupe, laden with' iLtgeri csifffee, and elephants tee`b,• very valuable, which 'she Obptured to the westward, the 97th ultinio another of the like description was in sight, but the ECLAIR having . so French prisoners on: board, was not able to take possession of her the Ecr.Aut had previously taken a very late French brig, of 300 tons burthen, called the Fanny, from Bour deaux, laden with provisions, for Cayenne, but she is not yet arrived. The Grand Duke of Berg was for merly the Duke of Montrose packet, belonging to Falmouth, and captured, from the English about sin months since, near the Island of Jamaica. FALMOUTH, OCTOBER s. Several more vessels have arrived to join the trans- . ports now here : the expedition is expected to sail on Wednesday next—it now consists of one hundred and seven sail. A transport put in here yesterday, hav ing on board about 150 Spanish' troops from the Bal tic, for Spain ; she parted convoy two days since.-- Sailed the MOURISTON armed brig with a Beet of coasters for Wales. • PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 5. • Sailed his Majesty's ship Tinumi.tt with a convoy for Plymouth ;. and SPARROW on a crnize. His Ma jesty 's ship EGFRIA is appointed convoy for Ply mouth. Wind N. E. 51IEERNESS, OCTOBER 5. Sailed his Majesty's ship Pitiactat with the convey for Gottenburgh and the Baltic. The signal is flying on board a gun brig at the Little Nore, to collect the trade bound to Heligoland ; and she is expected to sail hence to-morrow or Friday. Arrived the Vrow Alberdina, I.Eciorai, laden with indigo bound to He ligoland ; also the Johanna Adriana, CouriasAN ; and Juffran Cornelia, WEI*, both hound to the Baltic. and sailed immediately under the protection sof the Paatclat.-Wind S. W. LEITH, OCTOBER 3. Yesterday arrived in out harbour the Eliza, a Da ni!,-11 privateer of lour guns, prize to the-BAstusic sloop of war. Previous to her capture she had taken a schooner from Wick laden with herrings, belonging to Burntisland, which was seat to Norway. Wed. nesd.ty, the 'list ult. a boat, with two young men, approaching the Bell Rock, was unfortunately upset. and one of them drowned. This day the Rixonovit'' sloop of war :.ailed from the Roads with a convoy front Archangel for the southward. His Majesty's.. ship Tait: a it, of 3 1 4 guns, arrived on Thursday, from a cruize to the northward, • 1 , , SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, ISO& WEDNESDAY,. OCTOBER 5. Mr. ShakespearC's Discount, est. beat D of Graftou's Vandyke, Rat. 71b: 1). I. 2uOgs.--7 to 1 against Discount. Fifty Guineas, free for any horse &c. for 4-yr olds carrying 7 s t. 411,. 5-yr ol d s B .t. 51b. ti-yr olio flat. lllb. and aged 9st. B.C. Mr. Shakespeare's Zodiac, aged - • walked over Ld Grnsvencr's b. in. Metecra, 6-yrs old - . dr D. of Gl-afton's b. nt. Vanity, 5-yn old . - dr _ _ . _._ . __ _ . „ Gen. Gowrr's h. by Wotan's, Bst. 91b. beat Mr. Wyndham's c. by Ambrosio, Bst. alb. 1). I. SOgs.-11 to Bon Wonky. One-third of a Subscription of 2Sgs. each, for 3-yr old Colts, c , ar.• Tying fist. 91b. and Fillies tot. bib. D. 1. D. of Grafton's Vandyke - / Id Grosortnor's b. c. Sunbeam - - - 3 Ld Stowell's b. h. brother to Deceiver - - 3 Mr. Vansittares ch. c. Burleigh - 4 Mr. Kellerran's ch. c. Zoroaster, by Sorcerer - 3 Mr. Lake's b. c. by Gouty, out of a sister to Ostlands 6 14 Jersey's b. c. Whistler - . * - - 7 Sir J. Shelley's ch. f. Fanny - - - dr _ _ .. __ lAI G. H. Cavendish's b. c. Hymen - dr Seven to 4 against Vandyke—G to I against Sunbeanr—S to 1 against Burleigh-5 to I against Zoroaster. Sweepstakes of 25gs. cock". Two-yr old Course. Mr. Ladbrokes Tristram, 7st. 11b. and Sir C. Bunbury's . Agnes, by Sorcerer, 6st. I 21b. off by consent. —Mr. Batson's Hedley, nst. I olb. paid. Sir C. Bunbury's Agnes, by Sorcerer, Bst. 21b. rec. ft. from La G. H. Cavendish's Podagra, 7st. 10446.—Tw0-yr old Course s . 100— h. ft. Mr. C. Brown's Achilles, Bst. 71b. against Mr. Wilson's 1. by Patriot, Bst.. Two-yr old C. 25gs. Off by consent. CAMBRIDGE, OCTOBER 5. On Frith) , a successor to the great PiRSON is to be appointed. Dr. BERNEY, of GreenwiCh, has offered himself as a Candidate. No man treads closer to the late Professor than he does ; but hiistance from the University is the reason, and cit.; be the only reason, why he is not unanimously elected.— Three others have been started, Mr. KAYE, of Christ College, late Secretary to Lord HENRY PETT'Y ;* Mr. MONK, and Mr. DOBREE, both of Trinity College. The last is in Guernsey, his native island ; and, therefore, though be yields to none of his competitors in qualification, has probably little chance of success. Between the two remaining Candidates it is difficult to decide. Ihe Electors are the Vice-Chancellor, the Master, and the two Senior Fellows of Trinity ; the Provost of King's, the Master of Christ's, and the Master of St. John's. The three Electors of Trinity are of great weight, but a counterpoise is often ob tained by the junction of the others. Insurances have bees effected at LLOYD'S to the amount of upwards cf half a million, on vessels now on their voyage from Russia, freighted with the pro duce of that country. The Tragedy of Hamlet was performed last night at the Opera House, by the Covent Garden Company. Mr. KEMBLE played the part of Hamlet with his usual excellence. The musical Farce of The Quaker follow. ed, in which Mr. BeLLAmv was loudly encored. An account of the death of Mr. HORNE Toot, accompanied by a biographical notice of that Gen tleman appeared in two cotemporary journals of yes terday. We can assure our Readers, however, that Mr. TOOKE is not only still alive, but his disorder has taken such a favourable turn, that his friends are in great hopes of his recovery. His stomach now re tains tee food and medicines administered to him, aria he freluently• drinks tea, of which he is particularly fond. His conversation is cheerful and an i m a te d, and he expresses himself very warmly and affee fonately to those friends whO Make• enquiries after his health.