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SIR L NEWTON REFUTED. A GENERAL MEETING of the SUBSCRI BERS, and other, interested in the MARTINIAN on MUNDANE . SYSTEM,' In opposition to the SOLAR SYSTEM, bfilpl.24leyfillt Wal, be held at the CROWN AND ANCHOR, •on Tunittmalk the taken sd of August, MS, at Twelve o'Clock. The Chairiirill be at One prechtly. Prospecteses trray behad grog. at the Barof the aboye Tavern Mr. MARTIN will be happy to explain his System it/Trieste teeny Oentleman who may wish to confer with him on the Subject: • COMMUNICATION wrir IRELAND. THE Nobility, GOVERNMENT Public * art re ' speetfully informed; that kik GOVERNMENT VIES. S LS sail from Bristol to Cork every Tuesday, from Bristol to Waterford every Thursday; and from Cork and Waterford to Briatol on the same days. They are elegantly fitted up for the accommodation of Ladies and Gentlemen, with well•alred beds and every convenience. From their welt known short passages, with the general atten tion to both families and individuals, the Proprietors presume to hope for'a crintinuance of that patronage from a generous Public which they have endeavoured to deserve. Apply sa T-Ovair end PHILLIPS, No. I, Broad Quay, Etistol. CADIZ M.4IL. •, .• •". CADIZ, JULY '3. Yesterday was celeb rate d i n t hi s capital , with-all those recfuisites which so delightful an'ockaqeo 11.1, that of marking so brilliant andtseaSOndbre a victory, and which does so much honour to the VaHain' teqops who obtained it, and the illastrioui Chief who pee, pared and directed it, demanded:, re Desnn was sting in the Cathedral; .with the assistance of the etingresi an Regency'; there-were.discharges of - artillery, 4 generatanti very brilliant illumination; many toasts ware drank in the coffeehoases teed perhaps ill other parta)-a- 4. Tii our Inclependenee'Ps r :OTo our Liber ty"'—'' Tb.• the Sovereign Congressn—g. F er di na nd ' VII:"—" ?he present Regency of Spain, composed of true patriotic Re gents "—" C ar di na l de Bourben" —" ' Signors Agar and Ciscar"-4 , The Allied Eng; lisp, _Portuguese and Spanish troop,"—o , To the ce lebrated Captain, Lord Wellington, Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, who only knows hOw to conduct to vic. tort'"4.- 4 The other Generals of-the -three. Allied. nations"." Union among all Spaniardi." —From eleven.alnight & the music belonging to the Spanish Guards promenaded the streets, playing patriotic hymns. ' The cry of.---eg Long live Spain' C-4, Long live Ferdinand!'-....“ I,otigAive England"— , 4 Long live George 111.9-44. Long live the Cortes"- 48 LOng live the Regency"—' Long live Lbrd Wel- . lington"—" Lo n g li ve the Ambassador" -‘was re. peated with the greatest applause andderrienstrations 'of joy and gratitude. • [MOM THE CONCTSO OF TIIR 31st OF JUNi s d ON THE VICTORY OF VITTORIA. Though Vimiera, Amarante, TalaVera, 13nsaco; Puente de Onoro, Arepiles, &v. had never . existeB, the battle of Vittoria, gained on the 21st tibiae; against the French; would have been stifficientilooe to have immortalised the-name of Wellington, and to crown with glory the distinguished valour, disci pline, and firmness of the Allied troops, who,' under the orders of that illustricus warrior, fought 'on that memorable day. - . • • , Already the preparations and dispositions tebjelt, Lord Wellington had made to commence the cam paign indicated that his progress could not bus be, great and rapid, and i n t h e mont h o f Ma y l ast w e' hinted our eoniiction that he would experience but little resistance at Salamanca, on the ,Duero, or op the ,Ebro ; but that he' must at length come to an engagement with the enemy, in which case we could not donht on which side would be the victory. The military skill of Lord Wellington, displayed on all . 'occasions, the confidence which the troops have in this Commander, and' which is the result of repeated success, inspired us With the most confident hope of victory, if the enemy should dare to make head' against his brave and skilful army. The enemy ventured—the battle was complete. . The defeat of ihe enemy was to be expected, but it has alsO been so signal ,as to exceed our utmost hopes. The French atmies, called the Armies of the South, of the Centre, and of the North, collected into one only, have suffeted the most complete defeat. Confusion, disorder, dispersion, . and the precipitate flight of these legions of vandal 4 -so formidable 'in other countries,` hive sheivo on this occasion !wooly that it•is possible to defeat them, which we Well knew before from the result of other actions, but that the French may be dispersed. A kind of discovery appears to have been., made ,on this occasion, that they will disperse when near their frontiers, in a nl-innnr they camice in the interior of the Peninsula, and we have reason to believe, that when the war is carried to the frontiers or within France- their disper . . sion will be more frequent and their resistance less: • The physical and moral influence of.this great defeat must produce great results,' It is tree that a great number of the French have saved themselves by flight protected by the local situation, but these sante will collect again on the 'French frontiers where their presence will be the best document for the publics: 'ion of the truth. They will propagate it through. F:ance and inspire consternation and terror, whi c h en :y kindle the fire of iosurreciion among such of htjth - Frei.ch as cherish a secret hatred against t ' monster who has been the author of so many mise ries.—These fugitives, however, must remain metal for some time, and' before they can again take the'. - field the allies may gain great advantages. ' - Under this point of view, the defeat of the enemy is one of the greatest and. most useful triumphs that has been obtained, and the number of carriages,' equipages, cannon, &c. that have been taken, is of less consideration. If the fugitives by their presence have carried consternation into France, presenting themselves as mute, but infallible witnesses of the rout and dispersion of the French army, the effects of the battle will have a greater influence than any of the celebrated victories which Lord Wellington has gained. We call them mule witnemt, for their presence will sufficiently •establish the fact of their defeat;—but it is to be presumed that the fugitives, to excuse their defeat, will 'be so Many trumpets to publish the impossibility of resisting the Allied Army; and by this excuse, which is so natural, will augment the feats of the inhabitants, and, propa. gating consternation, will make known through the Test of France the triumphs of the Peninsula, and the danger to which the boundary departments of France are now exposed. . • -•• STAR P4P2R. OWILDIfH VINDICATION, • • - The Reply to the Article contained hi the C 101111• hap" Gowns of the 4th of June, 1819, respecting the tomplaints made by Sweden and Great Britain against Denmark, ingested in the Sa4a of the 29d June ig No. 1. Denmark cannot justly conceive herself entitled to ridicule the moderation and disinterested-. ness of the• Swedish Government, in demanding only the alienation of the Province of Drontheim, as, ever since the peace of Jonlcoping, Sweden 'has unceas ingly afforded proofs of her forbearance. With re spect to the violent acts committed by Danish priva teers against her navigation, could it possibly be sup posed that Sweden should patiently suffer for a con tinuance, that a State stepping' forward as a guaran- ' tee of the Continental System, deprived, as she is, of her navy, and employing marauders in its stead—a State' without money, and without credit, and em barrassed by bankruptciei accumulating upon bank. ruptcies, should, without controul, •lord it over the -commercial intercourse •and coasting trade of Swig,. . den ; yet, it was , not till above one hundred Swedish' vessels had been captured, that. our cruizers were or dered to - drive Away the marauders that disturbed our coasts: !. . M All claims ofiltially made through our Anabii 7 ardor had. proved fruitless; ordinances, interpreted 6y motives of gain, wereoquoted, and for the same object chi" Were employed. The Swedes,. who. had confidently relied on the peace between the two coun tries, lifted up, for a-considerable time, the voice of complaint to their King, against this conduct dis played by Denmark, before he used force against acts of violence thdt had been carried to such an extent only from his incredulity its' to 'their existence.. It; Denmark conceived herttlf.for a Moment entitled to lord it imperiously over the Swedish commerce—if the Prize Court in Zealand (so.well known lot Itt ' rapacity) took * upon itself to explain treaties bet Sweden, Russia, and'France, and presumed to de fine the rights of Swedish navigation, it is more than probable that these pretensions would, even without our resistance, and from their own futility, have fallen to the ground, had the Danish Cabinet for a momen considered its own situation. ~ But what moderation, therefore, has Denmark to expect ? Let us examine her conduct towards Sweden for the last twenty-five years.--What was her conduct in the year 1788 ? Weak and irresolute did her Government totter to a war, at a time when the whole western frontiers were without troops - for their protection. It thus proceeded until stopt by uur heralds, and thus they shrunk back at the ap proach of those valiant and brave Dalecarlians.who still bore in mind the heroic exploits of their ances-, tors, the contemporaries of Gustavus Vasa. Did, Sweden give the least cause for war in the year . 1808 ? Has a more crooked declaration of war ever been produced? or was any declaration of war more ridiculous than the one which was then issued forth with a view of justifying that unjust war ? Wai not. .t.he object then to regain the provinces conquered by Charles X. ? Why did the King of Denmark stamp with the name of rebel the first Swedeakvho, after the Revolution on the 13th of March, 1809, was sent to him with overtures of peace ? Rejecting with !laugh. emess the ft iendly representations made on the part of Sweden, yet how soou did Denmark lower her tone, when she was at length convinced that this irn i perious,conduct could produce not the least inipees [ sion in Sweden. " The death of the Cro*n Prince Charles Augus tus afterwards gave a more extensive field for lope. The privateering system was discontinued for a while, in order by that means to acquire the good will of the Swedish nation'; but this was merely an armis tice with CorsAirs. The King of Denmark then dareelio propose himreff a: the heir to the Swedish Throne ! His agent at Orebro condescended to the most ridiculous flattery, with the hope of getting a few voices. He soon, however, discovered that he was preaching in a ivilderness. The election of Charles Augustus made all these airy imaginations vanish ; and the pri vateers, as might be expected, renewed their depre dations. At length, having for a considerable time in vain opposed this violence by diplomatic remon strances, the Swedes at length employed force against these marauders, and their mischievous activity ceased. 44 No. '2. After all these irritating acts, and the scandalous and oppressive demands on the part of Denmark, and which we have now shortly recapitu lated, is it to be wondered at if Sweden, even at the expense of Denmark, endeavours to procure herself a situation that may, for the future, protect her from the possibility of aggression by a kingdom which has ever been ready, tp use its power for her destruction? No. S.—Denmark speaks of the national feeling which ought to render detestable the demand of Si thousand Danish troops to be placed under the com mand of the Crown Prince of Sweden. But what must become of this national sensibility, 'when the Danes are informed, that after their governthentlad prepared quarters for the French troops, to take pos session of Hamburgh and Lubeck, one of the adju tants of the Prince of Eckmuhl had the command of the Danes in one of these cities. In a short time ithese vicyinis will see she Danish fortresses garrisoleci by French troops. Instead of this singular mode of maintaining the national dignity, why did not the King of Denmark come forward and command in person his troops against the Emperor Napoleon ? The Cabinet would then have acquired greater ho. nour than by arming their coasts, and carrying on hostilities, against the English ships of war, which it is not in their power to destroy, and by loading the inhabitants of their country with taxes, who are al ready too grievously oppressed. " The Court of Copenhagen has always been in clined to accumulate every thing without doing any thing. The time is now passed when such an experi ment can be successful. The military art has .now extended itself beyond the parade: Politics haie also taken a more active direction, incompatible with the, tardiness of antiquated customs. 4{ No. 4.—Pains are taken to convince the 'tants of the two Kingdoms and the Duchies that the King of Denmark was actually inclined to modera tion but what will they say when they ale informed as ' a fact, that Count de Bernstorff, who, it is com plained, was not listened to by.the English Govern ment, mutt attribute the refusal-he encountered only to the extravagante of his demands. Notwithstand ing the endeavours made by the Danish Cabinet to 1 J . persuade Europe 2nd the* own subjects, that they wished fora peace with England, that they would unite themselves in the common - cause s and that, from ; noble impulse, they Would .c:+ntribute to the defertite of Hamburgh, we need only for a moment to examine into the condiict of that Cabinet to be persuaded that they sought to gain time, to accom modate their actions to the c ha nge of events, and thus pooled on during the winter, in order to be the better able to unmask their views tfter hostilities had commenced and the event of the war was ascertained. On the one hand, Baron Alquier is detained, with great assiduity, at Copenhagen, and Mr. Walters dorff at Paris. The English convoys that pass through the Sound, and the Swedish gun-boats that accompany- them, are fired upon. On the other hand, the Cabinet of Denmark refuses the . French Ambassador to cause r e Dews to be sung for the taking of Moskow, and states this circumstance to the Russian Minister as an incontrovertible proof of courage ; and at the same time they deniand an Ar mistice with England, and occasionally cease hostili , -tips in the Sound. They next . send, with great pub.- l*ity, separate missions to the Emperor Alexander and to En gland—they- contribute, for a few days; towards the defence of Hamburgh against the French, and -at last, after this chao's of contradictions and in consistencies, they adopt a system of unconditional submission to the commands of the Emperor Na pnleon."- . 'RE YEN PAPER:. PARIS, JULY 16. LETTER FRO* THE MIKE OY AI.III2PERA TO THE MINIS. TER AT WAR. 4 • _ _ " Valencia, June 90. _ MoNstswe're Duc—By my Reports of the 21st and 25th, I had the honour of informing your Ex tellericrof the raising of the siege of Tarragona, the departure of the English fleet, its appearance on the ~east of Valencia, and of the return of the troops I had conducted into Catalonia. • On the 24th, Masnier's division and Argre mont's brigade entered Valencia, in fine condition ; the inhabitants could not persuade themselves these troops could have cleared with so much rapidity so great a space. , 4 I conceived the project of taking advantage of the absence of the English corps to attack the Duke dcl Parque, to manceuvre and obtain • over him, if possible, an advantage which would weaken in opi nion and reality a corps tolerably well organised and proud of its former Chief, Ballasteros. 44 Notwithstanding all the diligence I used I could not act till the morning of the 26th, The enemy an .ticipated me, left his entrenched positions on the heights, in the neighbourhood of the Xucar, eva cuated St. Philippe, and only preierved an advanEed guard upon. the Col de 011ena. Informed of the enemy's retreat, I ordered Generals Habert and Ha rispe's divisions to pursue him, and myself marched to St. Philippe three companies of the 14th, and four chosen companies of the 44th, attacked the enemy at 'the Col de 011ena. The defence was brisk, reserves Chaviog hastened to assist them ; but Major Durand 'put an end to the battle, by ordering the four corn. panics he commanded to cease firing ; he waited •the enemy, and Charged him impetuously with the bayonet ; the affair was murderous, more than 150 of the Spaniards were killed or wounded. We bad four killed, and fifty wounded; thirty soldiers and two Officers remained in our power. From that time the enemy continued his retreat to the camp at Cas. Cella, of which I am assured by 25 or SO deserters, who arrived at my camp during the night. r have placed two divisions ; one at Fort Phi lippe, the other on the heights, upon the royal road, not finding it convenient to follow them further. They occupy positions mu c h m or e p r ud e n t th a n th ose Oche banks of the Xucar, and are ready to mutually assist each other; " As soon as I was informed of the retreat of the Duke del Parejue's carps, I determined upon driving away from Requena Elio's corps; who, with 8000 in fantryxl2oo horse, and four pieces of cannon, threat ened ,Valencia f whilst that Villacampa, upon the lett bank ortheCuadislaviar, approached the capital. On the 25th I directed General Musnier to march upon Villacampa at Pedralva • he was not expected. I made him re p ass t h e Guada laviar on the 26th and 27th • he marched with nine battalions, 600 horse; and four cannon, upon Requena, to attack Elio ; on his arrival, our hussars •drove the enemy's cavalry beyond the town. The Castle was occupied by a Spanish garrison. General Musnier, after having . thrown some shells into it, summoned the Com mandant, who requested till six in the evening, per. suaded that General Elio would give battle to deli.; ver him, which was not confirmed . ; he surrendered the same day, with 1.54 soldiers, and three officers. We found in the fort sOme thousands of English cartridges, grenades, Etc.' The following day, the 28th, General Musnier marched upon Utiel ; the enemy presented 900 horse, which covered Elio's re. treat, and which constantly avoided every offer of 6.oting. " I am informed the English Expedition se-entered Alicault on the 24th in disorder ; how great the con steraation in that town is, your Excellency may judge, by, she declaration of the Captain of a Moorish vessel which arrived in Valencia two days ago." MAGDEBURG, JULY 17. The Emperor arrived here tadai at seven in the morning, his Majesty mounted on horseback, and visited the fortifications, which' render Magdeburg one of the strongest places in Europe. His Majesty left Dresden on the 10th at three in the afternoon. He breakfasted at Torgau, and visited the fortifica tions of that place, and saw there the brigade of Saxon troops commanded by General Lecocq. At six in the evening he arrived at Wittenberg, and viewed the fortifications of it. On the 11th, at five in the morning, his Majesty viewed the three divi sions the sth, 6th (and another) from France, he ap pointed to the vacant situations, and granted rewards to several officers and soldiers. Setting, out from Wittenburg, at three in the afternoon, the Emperor arrived at six o'clock at Dessau, where his Majesty saw conga' PhilippOn's division. - His Majesty left Dessau at two in the morning, and at five was at ,filagdefituy, wore are encamped three divisions of General count Vandamme's corps—C Afeisitemr.) HALIBIJILGH, JULY 6. We continue to labotir with ranch activity upon ntdAcatieus • of our town ; they are already . . i r 'greatlY advanced, and what has been erected since the'return'of the French is almost incredible. • Be. sides the soldiers and inhabitants who are employed on those works, several thousands of peasants bays beep put in requisition on the left bank of the Elbe. We are assured,that a bridge of communication will be established from hence to Har burg, by Wil helmsburg, where one can pass in all weathers. PRAGUE, JULY 3. On the 26th June, the Prussian General Scharn horst died here of the wounds he received in the battle of Lutzen: Count Metternich returned to Gitschen as the 30th June, from his journey to Dresden. FRONTIERS OF SAXONY. JULY S. Many French troops daily continue to arrive at Dresden and its vicinity. The passage of troops o r the kingdom of Saxony is very active. The tetes-du.pont constructing before the strong places situated upon the Elbe are nearly finished and furnished with artillery. The new ,intrenchments that surround Wittenburg air already formidable ; Magdeburg, Wittenberg, Torgau, Koeningskin, are already provisioned for a longlime.. We are assured a new tete-du-pont is going to Ite established in the' environs of Dessau. • VIENNA, JULY 7. The last courier arrived Isom Gitschen informs us. that on the sth the Emperor •w►as to quit the Castle of Gitschen to inhabit that of Branders. PRAQUE, JULY 7. • The Emperor has left Gitsehen for the Castle of Branders, two miles from Prague. It is supposed his Majesty will reside there some time. AUGSBURGH, JULY &tend columns of French and Silesian troops are at this moment traversing the Tyrol to proceed through the kingdom of Bavaiia to their ulterior de. stination. Those troops are accompanied by some regiments of cavalry remarkable for their fine appear ance and the beauty of their horses. We shortly ex. pect in the town a 'corps of Neapolitan troops, pro. ceeding from Italy for the Grand Army. The Tyrol enjoys the greatest tranquillity, and the inhabitants manifest a sincere devotion to the King. Accounts from Italy inform us, that the Army of Observation which was formed there, if now en camped between the Piave and Adige, and that thi; army is daily reinforced by new regiments which cross the Adige. We know that several corps of infantry and cavalry are still in march to proceed thither. His Serene Highness the Prince Viceroy has hi; head.qtrarters at Verona. The levy of conscripts throughout all the king. dom is followed with activity, and the, young men depart with the desire of obtaining glory ; a great number voluntarily enroll themselves, PARIS, JULY is. On the 3d instant, the English attempted a disems barkation near Fiume. The troops who guarded the point of disembarkation retired. after a vigorous resistance, but the enemy having learned reinforce ments had arrived, and that troops were in march from Trieste, made haste to re-embark. COPENHAGSN, JUNE z. Count C. Bernstorff, ci-tivaat Minister of Preen Affair*, and Envoy from Denmark to Vienna, is, we are assured, destined to be our Plenipotentkary„ at the Congress ofPrague. Some days ago a flag of truce arrived here from Sweden. The Danish corps which is in the frontiers is now under the orders of the Prince of Eckrnuhl. The • Swedes still .remain tranquil At Stralsund, where they have hitherto, though uselessly, expected 50,000 Russians who were to have joined them, and which recent events have forced to join the GrjAnd Army in Silesia.. • THE EVENING STAR LONDOS. SATURDAY, JULY 24, leli Paris Papers to the 20th inst. arrived at a late hour last night : they are still silent on the subject of Vit. toria, and yet nearly a month has elapsed since the disarm was known in Patis, Another Report from Sucarr details some operations undertaken against the Spaniards in Catalonia, subsequent to the re.em. barkation of the Expedition from Abe -ant. Sower has now evidently found in the Duke del PARQUE and General Euo, Military Chiefs of afar different cha. ratter from Bau.Asreaos and those of the old school:, indeed, he Cannot conceal his chegrin at the loss of &twin-mos, for he mantioos his nine in terms of respect. We are glad to ftne w bowevekthat his sue. cesitei took up seels.o rodent position." that Afoot:sea . r fond it " ineeisetnient" to follow theta, The intelligence front the Banks of the Elbe in the Path Papers, is rather nee se interesting ; every thing denotes preparations farbastilities—BOATAPAßTK has visited Magdeburgh, * Wittenburgh, Torgau,, and Dessau, which are deseribed as being in the beat state of defence. Numerous bodies of troops are hastens• iog up towarda Saxony from various points—a es* cumstance which we should not Al/together belie,* upon the authority of a French Neempeper, dist w not know upon the authority of private advises, that the reinforcements which have passed through Frank• fort from thence to the Grand Army amount to 115,000 men, since the armistice, and that quarters were ordered in that city for 100,000 more, which are to he marched in the same direction before the day appointed for its termination. On the whole the accumulation of force with the French army is pro. digious; but a strong persuasion prevails in that coun. try that this mighty hos; of preparation will be yen. dered useless by a peace: It is the with of the french Ruler perhaps to keep up soots expectatioas; but the most recent intelligence ' •