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I J fMllic4 FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. • _ * ADMIRALTY OFFICE, AUGUST P.. Copy of • Letter from Atimiral Lord Gambier, .Commander-in- ' Chibf of his Majesty's ships and vessel* employed in tot Chan nel, Soundings, Zte. to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated in Cawmad Bay, the 6th August, 1804. 4441—8 e pleasill to lay before the Lord Commissioners of ihel Admiralty the Inclosed Letter from Captain Redd, of his Ma ttes ship Indefatigable, dated the 4th inst. gas ing co. account of having -captured the French ship Letter ot Marque 11 Dhabi."' on the slat ult. front Bourdeaux bound to the We of France. The inekfatigable arrived in Plymouth Sautull•S morning with ter Prise, and will retuwa to her station off the Gironde imtnea, diately. (Signed) GAMBILL His Majesty's Ship Indefatigable, off Utillant, August 4, 1808. My Loan—l haVe the honour of acquaintin; your Lordship, that his Majesty's ship Inciefatigible, under . my command, captured on the 31st ult. in latitude 45° 34' N. longitude 2° 39 W. the French ship letter of m a rque la Diane, pierced for 22 guns, 14 nines and. sties mounted, with a complement of 68 men on board. She is from Bourdeaux, was bound to the Isle of France, has a cargo in, apart of which consists 1 of Naval stores, on account of the French Govern went. She sailed from the River Gironde the even-' ing before, is a fine ship, 432 tons burthen, sails welt, but six years old, coppered, and is apparently well calculated for his Majesty's service. She was on her second voyage to India. The letters and dis patches were thrown overboard and sunk in chace. (Signed) J. TBEM VINE RODD. Copy of a Letter fromVice-Admiral Dacres, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's ships and vessels at Jamaica, to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated on board the Veteran, la l'ort Royal, the 10th of JUne, lenB. • • 1 Sta-1 have the honour to transmit; for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the copy of a Letter I have received from Captain luglcfield , rcrorting the capture of the French National brig le Gliffon, ci lti guns and 105 men, by the bacchante. (Signed) I. R. DACRZS. His Majesty's Ship Bacchante, Port Royal, Jamaica, May :27, 1808. SIR--I have the honour to inform you his Majesty's ship under my command c ip - ..ured on the 11th inst. off Cape Antotiio, after a chace of several hours, the French Imperial brig Griffon, commanded by Mons. Jacques Gautier, Lieutenant de Vaisseau, mounting fourteen 14-pounder carronades and two long sixes, manned with 105 men:, She appears a very fine vessel, quite new, and, in my opinion, well adapted for his Majesty's service. In justice to the French c9mmander; I cannot omit saying he sustained and returned our fire for thirty minutes, with much gallantry and perseverance, not striking his colours till we had run him within half a cable's length of the breakers off the Cape, and the ,Bacchante then not her length from him. I have reason to be well satitfied on'this as every ether occasion, of the steady conduct of the officers and men I have the hononr to command, and am happy to add we had no person hurt in this affair ; the enemy had five wounded. (Signed) * J. H. Itccu.arter.n. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. ORMIANCE-OFFICE, AUGUST 8. Corps of Royal Engineers. Second Lieutenant Alexander brown to be First Lieutenant. Dated August 1, ism Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Nort h umber l an d . _ —_ ._ . Isaac endow, jun. Esq. to be Deputy-Lkutenant for Newcastle upon-Tyne. Dared June 28, 18041. Northumberland Regiment . of Militia. Wm. Morrtseti, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated Augast 1,1808. Frederick Lawson, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated Marcie 18, 1808. John Boyce, Gent. to be ditto. Dated June 28, 11188. Newcastle Associated Volunteer Infantry. Robert Clayton, Esq. to be Second Major. Dated 'July 1,1808. Benjamin Sorsbie, Faq. to be Captain. Dated December 90,1807. Wm. Boyd, Esq. to be ditto. Dated July 1, 1808. Jonathan Hilton, Gent. to be First Lieutenant. Dated December 30, 1807. George Currie, John Robertson, and Wm. Andc rson, Gents. to be sittio. Dated as above. Wm. Heaton, Gila. to be Second Lieutenant. Dated December 80,1807. George Shaciforth and Robert Marshall, Gents. to be ditto. Dated as above. Eminerson Charmley, Gent. to be ditto. Dated July 1, 1805. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the • County of Ayr. Ist Regiment of Ayrshire Volunteer Infantry. John MiConnell, Esq. to be Captain, vice PArk, resigned. Dated July 25, 1808. 3cl Ilattalon 24 Regiment of Ayrshire Volunteer Infantry. lingh M'Whlnnie, Gent, to be Qu - arter Master, vice Reid, re signed, Dated July-25, 1808. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Lincoln. Spilsby and Burgh Volunteer Infantry. William Parish, Esq. to he Major ; Thomas Payne, Esq. to be Captain ; John Gash, Gent, to be lieutenant ;Thomas Young, Gent. to he Ensign. Dated July 20, 1808. Horncastle Volunteer Infantry. Benjamin Howling, Esq. to be Nlajor Commandant; Thomas Clithcrow, Esq. to be Captain. Dated July 36,1808. JIA PTS. Joseph Oldham, of Melton, Suffolk, draper and grocer, dealer and ehapman, to surrender August 25, 26, and September 20, at eleven, at the White Hart, Wickham Market. Attornies, Mr. John Wood, Woodbridge; or hlessrs. Berry and James, Buck • lersbury, London, James Pearce, of Paternoster-row, London, scrivener, dealer and chapman, (late partner with Was. Dixon and Bennet Allen,) August 13, 27, and Sept. 20, at ten, Attornies, Messrs. Wharton and Dyke„Lamb's Buildings Temple. Thomas Kennedy, now or late of Woolwich, Kent, tavernkeeper, dealer and chapman, August 16, 27, and Sept. 20, at ten, at Guildhall, .London. ittOrPiCit Messrs. A. and J. Weston, Fen- . . church-street , London. John Poxall, of /slariborough-eourt, Carnal, Market, Middlesex, victualler, dealer and chanman, August 10, at eleven, August 23, at ten, and September go, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attor ney, Mr. Sherwood, Cushion -court, Broad-street. John Thompson, of Manchester ' m cottomanufacturer, dealer and ekaptnan, August 13, sy, and Sept. sO, at two, at the'Bridgo water Arms Intl. Manchester. Anomie*, Messrs. Kay and Renshaw, Manehestw, Charles Mears, of Stockport, Cheshire, cheesemonger, dealq anti Chapman, Auguit 26,;7y, and Sapt, Sto,,at three, at the .Swan - . Imt, in the Market -plact, Stockport. Attornics, Mr. Huxley, Temple, London; sr Mr. Dims, Stockport. John Toanant,late of Manchester, (but now a prisoner for deb; in Lancaster castie,) butcher, dealer and chap/Ilan, August 1:6, 27, soil Se 20, at tea, at the Golden Liou Inn, in Deansgate, Minckescur. Attorney, Mr. William Edge, King-street, Man, chelskr• pommel Emmet, now or late of Bhkenshaw, in the parish of Bir- Yorks4ire, carpet-manufactnrer, dealer and chapman, September ti, 7, and vo, at eleven, at the Coopers-Arins, Hw Attornira, Mr. Wiglesworth, Graft Inn, London; or Messrs. Wieleswor.b pd Thompson, 'kitasa Gear, of Old Gravel lane, parish of Si. George, Middlesex Tic' r, August-22, 23, d Sept. at ten, at Attusary, Mr. (;lement, Ratcliffe Highway, Amino, in 'Moses Apr, fate of Austiu Friers, but then of City, 4. I :kr? ahiprowper, ;lirrobaut t 41151:4 - writer, 44111411. , ' ' • - eri` ' '.. .. I , . of the Forces greatly laments ---:.---t. l eelelncelleney the Cbearnandee_ , _ to . 41Y AT PORT AuottsTA, KiNGSTOIif,_MA? .91S. . .. .. st, m. sitt e. t, the Bth NeNtstilis Ike mad* ad aa per la allatietso early a period of his command, he is cane's upon Scene degree of agitation was excited in this city so painful a part of his dace '=l example alreadywaade by prompt and laodable mete, but In coesiderauon atilt 'early on Friday morning last, from the report of a- (lons serious insubordination having arisen in the 24 West n et n India Regiment, under the command of Major DICA' trustieg that their crime originated in chi:U . ll2..9er' _ thos iti e sd who kr, litatiened at Fort Augusta. - • I a we e re lle b b i od ued y o o n f the the Regiment , and , ot w hen here sey by ati several wounde : te:ted.7tuti and that the enormity of the of- It aypeara that the Regiment. had paraded at the eo aaranee of the oset:-vdtt occasion, an ee d uo th o r , ough the instigation of Accustiamed.hour in the morning on the beach, about ter orders (or until his Majesty's pleasure is known) th c e ash f e ol u : $OO yardi from The Glacis leading . to Port Hender- lowing prisoners'—Robert Hawker; RobenToen, wm. Roe. fence just adnot e. oc . tuned to them, he is pleased to respite until Au- W Harry Cope, whose portion of guilt is not aggra vated son.. in the f0rt ... 54. recruits were left to be drilled John Stolesberry, William Gillman l liunes S t ub bs, . ' by a black tierjeant. They were vineipally of the • si_ tera. Chamba and Koromaritine nations, purchased a few : b h y ola n tnem fr.mard in a more fr.- - ourable point of view. months since, to serve in his Majesty's colonial corps. ! a . T a p n a d ekular acts, and whose youth and apparent contrition Forty-six of them were attached to the Second, and! iringthme p a i oe t ,nr o m f c l e l' i t ned s cke d r u in t o y f , fi w tatig h r7 :ch ot eal ter ls , , In the performance of Ude painful eight to the Fifth West India Regiments. The men ' unpardo na ble forthe b in . crime il de 'ev ri a v cre e ezample s u co m n e s t ol n u y tion from its being proved, in the On the bes& had not long been under arms before a terrible war-hoop was heard, and the.recruits were fob -1 of the circumstances attending, or leading to the intltin, that it served to rush out of the Fort and approach near the-1 cannot b at: manner, on the late very minute investigation originated solely in the e:rocious spirit of ignorant and undiscl left of theltegiment. p ureed recruits; and, that the regiment manifesteei on that unfor- I cm highly creditable tot Mae ves, h 1 and honourable to the elm wards them to learn the reason of the noise, and ; e occasion a sense of loyalty and attachment to their OS. : ratt et. ' of soldiers . He trusts they cannot but most sincerelr la what they desired. He had scarce reached the spot t tunat , ft:lre he. was knocked off the horse with the butt-' seal for the service, and their confidence • *sent the fate of those valuable O ffi cers, w t h n o fell oe fit fidelity ims t a e nd tb a eir het lend of some of their firelocks, and received eeveral I tachment of ctbate. .th . eir men In getteral, which theyjmd ever been stn - wounds about his head and body with their bayonets. I of which he almost instantly died. di° H us e to strongly eecornmends to the Officers of that Regimentosson' of the men,. the heluous often* Major Dailey anxious to know what occasioned `tor rcib w l tu y e t h o impress onthemisids that unhappythose men suffer, and they will urge: I the tumult, repaired directly thither. Unhappily for ' ; them to conduct themselves with good order and regularity, as: him, he experienced a fate nearly similar, being knock- : t h e means of wi ping By Command, only away the disgrace such acts must um ; meanly brin g on any corps. I ed off his horse, and wounded about the body, &c. W. TONGE, Captain, Appearances at this moment not being favourable, Acting Dep. Adj. - Gen. I i the officers dispatched a serjeant to the Fort for am- i Juice 6.--The seven persons whose sentence was !munition, while some of them flew to . Major Darley's I con fi rmed, were shot on Wednesday morning. ' assistance ;ho was taken to his apartments, and lan- I The following Petition and Memorial has been guished about an hour, when he expired. The am- I presented : ! munition having arrived, the men were directed to iTo his Grace Witseast Duke of Maxcatasrts ! Captain Geste ; load and fire on the mutineers, which was promptly rat, and Commander in Chief, in and over this his Majesty's 1 ' obeyed, when 1a of them fell dead, five were wound- Island of Ja m a i ca, and the Territories thereon dependiag it I ' America, Chancellor and Vice-Admiral of the same. ) ed, and two taken prisoners ; '2l who did not appear ,e h um bl e r a dts ETaTiot! and MIibIORIAL of the Grand Jury of ito be active in the mutiny instantly surrendered, the County of Middlesex; . without the smallest resistance. The remainder being StitwETll, dismayed at the check the party had received, ran off what your Petitioners and Memorialists have, with the great to secrete themselves in the mangroves and brush- eat concern, witnessed the serious revolt and mutiny which took place on the 27th of May last, in his Maji sty's Second wood, and there is little doubt ere this they are corn- West-India Regiment of Foot, composed of Natives of the pletely subdued or shot, as detachments of the reiti- Coast of Africa, and lately stationed at Fort Augusta; wherein meat were sent in pursuit of them. their Commanding Officer and Adjutant were slain by the Mu . - No other reason was assigned for their improper ti ". eers ' that from the daring atrocity of the act, and the evil example conduct by those taken, than that they had been too such an instance of insubordination may have upon the minds of repeatedly drilled, and that they wished to return to the Negroes in general throughout the Island, and contemplating their country. the dreadful result the occurrence of such a crime may occasion, Every regret for the untimely fates of Major Dar- )'our Petitioners, a* the Grand Jury of the County where the of fence was committed, feel It their incumbent duty to express to ley and Adjutant Ellis have been evinced, the service your Grace the sentiments which that - melancholy occurrence has having lost is them two valuable officers. Their re- impressed them with. mains were interred with military honours, amidst the 'that your Petitioners and Memorialists entertain the most lamentations of their brother soldiers. serious apprehension, that the continuance of his Majesty's Se condOn the first knowledge of an insubordinate spirit having manifested itself in some of . the garrison at West India Regiment of Foot in tbis hand, will be at tended with consequences most fatal to the general peace and safety of this cautery and its inhabitants; and are impressed I Fort Augusta, the drums beat to arms in - Spanish- with a conviction, that a speedy removal of that regintort, will Town, and the St. Catherine's Militia, with a degree be conducive to the general welfare and tranquillity of thi s Island. of celerity highly commendable in them, were in a Your Petitioners and Memorialists therefore humbly pray your disposition for actual service. They proceeded some Grace to communicate their wishes to his Majesty's Government, part of the road to the Fort, but learning there was that orders and directions may be forthwith transmitted to this no necessity, were saved from a most harassing and island for the removal of the said Second West-India Regi ment tedious march, and returned tp their homes. of Foot therefrom, or that yoar Grace will adopt such measures as the eai;,..ncy of tki. case may require, and to your Grace may seen, Brigadier-General Darby, with great promptitude, meet . also proceeded to the scene of action, with be 18th And your Petitioners and Memorialists shall ever pray, tee. Regiment, under command of .Lieutenant-Colonel Yesterday (June 10) his Majesty's frigate Melpo- Honeyman, but their being no occasion for their see- mene, of 38 guns, Captain Parker; having on board *vices. all, with the exception of the•flank companies: Vice-Admiral Rowley, to succeed Vice-Admiral Da returned to their quarters. Two men of this Regi- ere', in the command of this station, anchored at Port meet expired on the march, - 'supposed from, the aces- Royal. On her ipproach to Port Royal she saluted sire heat of the weather. Admiral Dacres's flag, which was immediately re- Information was transmitted. to the General orfi- turned by the Veteran, and shortly after the Melpo cers in this district, and on Fridiy noon Lieutenant- mene entered port, the band on board of her playing General Vilettes, most of his .Staff, and several other 4 . God save the King." She sailed from Spithead on . officers proceeded to Fort Augusta. All the boats the 20th April, having a fleet of 53 sail for the West at the wherry-wharf in this city were impressed, and Indies fonder convoy, the Amaranthe brig of war, took down in the evening three companies of the 54th with Sir James Cockburn, Governor of Curacoa, en Regiment, under. the command of Major Haligar, board, also in company. They touched at Madeira where they are to remain for the present. on the 10th ult. an/. arrived at Barbadoes on the 2d The principal, part of the 2d West India Regiment instant, having previously fallen in with the Cork have been sent on board some of the vessels of war fleet, under convoy of the Aurora frigate, of 28 guns, in Port Royal Harbour, to make room for the detach- Captain Seymour. The Melpomene only remained meats of white troops sent to Fort Augusta. at Barbadoes four hours, and left 39 sail of the Lon don fleet (the rest having separated for the different islands under convoy of the Amaranthe) to proceed MR. EDITOR, the following day under charge of the Aurora frigate, The public mind having been much agitated by the unfortunate which is to see the trade safe into St. Vincent's and affair which lately took place at Fort Augusta, in a detachment of Grenada, on her way to this island. • about 50 recruits of the 24 West India Regiment at drill, near 30 The Amaranthe is to land Sir James Cockburn of whom rushed out of the Fort with their arms, during the time C ur acoa at , and afterwards proceed for this seldom the regiment was at exercise, and before .ny stop could be put to • then), killed their Major and Adjutant; the circumstances of Yesterday (June 10) arrived at Port Royal his which have been most aiusely and minutely investigated by two Majesty's frigate Hebe, 32 guns, Captain Fyffe, from Courts of Inquiry, and by a General Court Martial, before which a cruize, with the Spanish brig of war El Valladore, it has been fully proved that the whole of the unfortunate affair Of 20 guns (long nine end 24.-pound carronades), with originated in a few ignorant recruits, and that upwards of twenty of them were innocent of the offence. 'ro quiet the public appre- a complement of 150 men, commanded by Don Josef hension as much as possible, I send you, by the permission of his Auii, captured by her on the 9th ult. within a few Excellency the Commander of the Forces,the sentence of the tee- hours sail of Vera Crux, after a Chace of eight hours, neral Court Martial, with the consequent orders the-eon. during which she hove six of her guns overboard. She I have only further to add, that the seven unhappy offenders were shot pursuant to the orders, and that the cooduct of the 2d was from Pensacola bound to Vera Cruz, and had West India Regiment was strictly correct and regular at the vac- previously touched at Campeachy,; she appears to cution. W. TONGE, Captain, be a very fine 'vessel, and nearly new. Acting Dep. Adj Gen. - A most unfortunate and melancholy accident hap ILXTRACT FROM GtNERAL ORDE RS , DATES ORet's PEN : Just 7, 1808. pelted ahortly after the Valladore was taken pos-' At the General' Court Martial of which Brigadier General aession of; Lieutenant Hamilton, 'First of the Hebe, William Balfour was President, which was held at Fort Augusta accidentally fell overboard from the prize, and, not on the 50th tilt. and continued its proceedings until the 6th hat. I withstanding every exertion was man ,: to save him, by adjournment, was tried the following prisoners : Robert Haw ker,unfortunately dro wned Robert Wren, William Cashell,• Hugh Dive, William Wri uott, John Stolesberry, William Sillman, David Argand, John I was unt " Falmouth, May 25 1808. Danger, and Thomas Moody, soldiers of the 2d West India Regi- I " A fire commenced here at eleven o'clock last went, charged with being jointly and individually conceriied in a night, which has consumed all Markret-street, from mutiny which took oitce in a party of recruits-et drill, it Fort • ; Mr. Cadenhead's, next to the tavern, to Lamont and Augusta ' on the morning of the frith ultimo, and for violeatly es.. Summer's house (Mr. H ' ighatt's) on the West side, saulriug Major John S. Dailey, their Commanding Offic e r, and 1 Lieutenant '!'longs Ellis, acting Adjutant of the Regiment, i n i tint! from Mr. Mood y 's house all :: long to the wharf, the execution of their duty, and whereby their lives were lost ; 1 on the East side, besides many houses in the adjoin and at the same General Court Martial was tried the fallowing ing streets ; so you may suppose the mercantile peo men of the said Regiment, also charged with the foregoing crime Isle are the most severe su ff erers; some however are and with desertion from th e i r R eg i ment , v i z . Willi am l' ee le, , , John 'lunge, George Dalner, Jame s S tu bb s ,- Wm. Rossitera, and I insured. This melancholy s c ene is -distre s sing beyond flan.). Cope :—The Court having maturely weighed thi evidence measure; every necessary of life mttst be in demand, pianist the foregoing prisoners, with what they have separately offered to their defence, Is ofopini o n t h at t h e saiditobert Hawker and scarcely to be had, which, added to the present distressing tim - es, puts us in a situation by no means Robert 'toren, Wm. Cashel', Hugh Dive, Win. Trunott; Joh n Stole'sberey, Wm. Gillman, Daniel Hagan, John Danger, Wm. enviable. rule, John Tonge, George Dallier, James Stubbs, Wm. Rossi- I " From what I can learn, the cause of the Ere was ter., and Harry Cope, are all and each of them 'guilty of the' the careless manner in which some ashes from an crimes with which they stand charged; being a brestek of the Ar- oven were throw n out at F ran ci s Ly on ' s h ouse. titles of War, and do therefore adjudge that each and all of - thetn • do suffer death :—But the Court acquit'llontas Moody for want " The Post Office is burnt—my loss is 1501. of sothcieet evidence. ' D. P. M." . %is Excellency the Commander of the Forces approves of the " Falmouth, May 95, MA. f t .regoing sentence. '1 he Fisoners, John Danger, Hugh Davi es 1 “ I have just arrived in time to witness the de- William Minot, Daniel Hagan, William Prete, John Tinge struction of two-thirds of this town by fire; it broke and George Delmer, whose daring atrocity is most conspicuous, nut last night in a Jew's grog-shop, next to Charles will trivet their just and awful sentence, by being shot •to death; Campbell's store, which it learned to the ground, to by a puny or the Second West India Regiment, on the Sande, outside of e'en jepsusta, near the spot where their crime was gether with all the houses between it and Highatt's, eenentitted, in Me tinnestee of the tserrison of Port AugusM,.on on both side; of the main street ; Mr, Curistie's FROM THE KINGS EON CHRONICLE. Head Quarters, Gray's l'em, June 9. ,rte' . • • 'haw", er d all between it and the tarn, are itt TS. ins. The. flames wele so rapid, that little property has been saved. The fire extended as far as Phcentt Deficiency, which has been saved, but porn- Mr. Brown, the Attorney at Law, has lost his officv 4 andevery paper." " Falsaoeth, Wednesday; tat &clock, P. M. u it is with extreme concern I have to inform. you of the melancholy accident that happened here about eleven o'clock last night faro-thirds of the town are now in ashes ; it has burnt fibril the tavern down to Mr. Ilighatt's, which was fortunately saved, other. ' wise Doman's wharf cause have gone; Millar and Blair are saved, also Hascliman's and Gale's. ,All from Millitr's to Highiit's iiflow a heap of rui ns I asiure you it is a most Melancholy sight. Christie's, Charles Campbell's, Mcirtisen's •old home, and all is that vangc, are laic+. -AA as well si Lyon's. Haw. thorn's, and all in that r4ittee;.Mrs. Williamson's knose 1 is gone, and most intlet..district.”, si3.4mr. *. • lieed-Qua - ters of the A teutian Ar ny, Stones. !Lily 10, I VB. SlR—Having keened fratet Major Rocise the ceadiness yoe. have expressed to afford the assistance of the British frigates under your eommand upon'this coost, in the enterprise I am about on ' &waking, beg to return.ru my best thank, for this most desirable and powerrul co-opsrAtion ; but I avail myself of this opportuni:y of repeating what I have already had the honeur of conununiceting to you, through that officer ; that it is by no means my wri.a that the smallest risk should be incurred by his Majesty's ships, or that A single seaman shodld be landed. Major Rocas, who has my entire confidence, .will explain to youtfutly the manner in which I conceive his Majesty's ships an der your command can render us the most eCeetual service. H e will also give you a copy of the signals agreed upon for come munication between the squadron and the shore as wells o u the fullest explanation of toy intentions in the proposed attser.rpea the enemy at Santander. !lave the honour to be, Sir, with great respect, Your most obedient humble servant, . (Signed) NICHOLAS DE LLANO PONT2., Lieutenant-General of the Army of the Asturias. To Captain Atkins, Senior Officer, comtnandint his Britannic Majesty's ships on the North Coast of Spain. His Majesty's Ship Some, of St. Arebro Ju'r 7, HMIS. Sta—ln somnrunicating with you on his Majesty's servi:e, have so much observed the justness of year ideas, and correctness of opinion, as most readily induced me to ce-operate with the na val force under my command, in all your suggestions. And I beg to assure you, t:ett I attr4....ter in a great measure the speedy re-establishment of Governmett„ and success of the Spa nish army under General PONTE, to your abiati:s and exertions; and in this opinion I am perfectly joined by Captain Towles of his Majesty's ship Iris, Captain More of the Cossack, Captain RAMSAY Of the Eurydice, Captain HAIDTMAM of the Unicorn, and Captain DALY of the Comet. The public service in whiok we are engaged has called forth this mark of approbation due to your abilities and exertions, and indu ces me to . rirquest you will be pleased to convey it As, the wets:lest manner to the Right Honourable Lord Cast tax keen, his Ma jesty's Principal Secretary of State, • have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, 1). ATKINS, Captain of his Majesty's ship Seine, and senior Officer on the North Coast oeSpain, To Major Roche, &s. Santander. =TRACT OF A LETTER FROM OVItDO, JULY 91. " In the battle of Rio Seco, the French made the attack, and surprised the advance of the Patrior consisting of 40,900 infantry. The French were2o,ooo strong. The Patriots would have annihilated the enemy but kir the following cause :--Each Province hat an indejandent Junta or Executive, dirmy. and General. The Gallieian F.rmy was, and is commanded by Blake, the son of an Irishman: He was chosen by the Junta, though only a Colonel,. the .army having pat to death their old Commander, the Margais of Figuentes, on suspicion of treasoa. Notwithstanding which all the Spanish Grande-es, Officers, and Gene ra's, pay hint obedience. Th.? Astui i en army was commanded by CeesrA, an old warrirr of 75, but of great energy. They did not agniciatheir per. They might have enclosed. tbefiencb betwien.r.dies tia and Valladolid, and h.,tve pushed cn to burps, and so have caught Don Joseph napping. It was CUESTA who suffered most. '1 he infantry were de feated; but the cavalry, consisting of 6" performed prodigies of valour. Blake occupies, with 6 4000 men, a very strong position among the mountains of Asturias ; he is busy in disciplining his army.' He 14 in the greatest want of cavalry and oaicers, and his men are badly clothed ; however, 'they have aims, courage and enthusiasm, and with thes: :he Patriots must ultimately succeed, if they act in perfect concert. BEsstaiies, I understand, has retired out of Leon into Old Castile. The head-quarters of the North 'Wes tern army is at Astorga." FROM THE SEVILLE cAzErrp. By a decree of the Emperor of the French, made at Bayonne 30th May, in conformity with a Seitatus Consuftwit of the 24th of the same, the States of 'rus- . catty, Partna, and Placentia have been united to the French Empire. Napoleon may be a , ked, on this oc casion, if these provinces were threatened with ally revolution, which obliged him to take them under his command ; if there were to. 'the Royal Family of Etruria any dirrentionr injurious to the people ; if the King er Natick of Etruria had c -emitted any fault which deserved that the former should be deprived of his sceptre, and the latter of its independence? But the King of Etruria shall possess other estates; yu, probably, some house of pleasure like that of lencey. Unlucky the nation at whose expence this compensation is to be made ! Does Napoleon regard nations as hocks of sheep, the datninioa of which may be transferred from hand to hand at his pleasure ? Again, it may be asked, why is the kingdom of Etruria called the State, of Tut cony*, &c. Does Na poleon think to justify so criminal an usurpation, merely by giving it a decent name ? Does he think to recover the rights which war gave him over those estats, and whit,' he ceded to the Prince of Parma, by merely giving them the name they were called by at the epoch of their conquest ? He believes, Europeans, he believes only, that you are so weak and silly as to suffer yourselves to be educed by his promises and subjugated by his rower. One expression of one of the orators in the Senate, on the occasion of passing the decree Irfore men tioned, is particularly remarkable. Yhe w,tole c6a of the Mediterranean. ,says he, will become part of me French territory, or of the territory of the Great ,ire. Yes, it is the interest of France, ani theref:re it mist be so at the expence of ail justice. Lut nh .t is this great empire th it is so obscurely ann to us? This is explained a little after, by tellin7iis that the coasts of Naples make ~ :rt of the federative system of which France is the center. Do you an, r tietstand this ? VT the Freud. are toM that your Moriaich empire you wi Stiarkling of hi Etruria is adC tOry of Franc the same mar is the interest Coasts- of the peered ' • to-nil session of the Prussia and R , thy he will w; 131aCk Sea ; at wonder to Stu spot. Power to die than to to fall it his fi yourselves wit of Europe? l Gustavases gt ..;: Till WE: PRICE OF Si Consols, in Oinnturn Pitt leak 9014 11431 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons 4 per Cent. 844 Aper Cant. Neel buts Ann. 18 II A Letter a olio Janeiro. *oln Sir Sin 41Ahniral in th in Spain was 1 and Sir &D' E for England p brings are ma! nsitted by the The Eliza 1 *red off Port She sailed frc there the folloi Sir SMNET $1 ivfok,tack, SITRIMILLA NT, iressals ; Frier Adriatic, Vent tonging to La Princess of Wl' and two brigs sate, and Hy. the coast.--T1 Landon, had Niew South W brig, sailed frc fifteen vessels call of Fernan - We announc sloop from G' *ids dispatch( come down so I but, tts they cc operations, the leaving Bulletii of our impressi " By letters appears, that a escaped from that there Ave! SEPT! BONAFAR ing the Reteirc ling spectacle i lad made theil IYINFANTADO had escaped. 44 Official a 4 from General these state,' tl his preparation ittack, march AMINO was to attack Bayler to pass at • itanixo. Ger and Reserve, Liealinant•Co Mantreolege, VALna T'rmos " Oil the V. and cannonade COMPIGNY beat about 900 of obliged to re enemy. ga Clesera 1 11 . 11 e enemy, w} than, and too' of prOeisions 0. On the V rained to order neral REr MC should be atta attack to be soon. " By a lette the Duke DE diatress for r