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FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 16. M: EMBIlli RITVRN I. 0 TO SERV& 111TBIS Pi ISIST PAILLIAMIUNT. Borough of Dorchester—Samuel Shepherd, of Blornnsbary square, In the County of Middlesex, Esq. In theltiom ham A`Court, Esq. who has accepte d the Chiltern Hundreds. County of Nottingham—Frank Frank, Esq. Rear-Admiral of the VAite, in the room af the Right Hon. William Henry Caven dish Bentinck, commonly called Lord William Btnttuck, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. '-OFFICE, APRIL 16. A letter has been transmitted to this Office, ad ' dressed by Captain Conde, of his Majesty's ship Por- cupine, to Rear-Admiral Penrose, dated in the Ga ronne, above Pouillac, the 2d inst. giving an account of the capture or destruction of a flotilla of the enemy by the advanced boats of the British squadron, under Lieutenant Dunlop, of the Porcvpine. The flotilla was observed at day-light, proceeding down from Blaye to Talmont, and, on the approach of the boats, the vessels were run on shore, and their crews, with about 200 soldiers from Blaye, lined the beach to protect them ; but Lieutenant Dunlop land ing with a detachment of seamen and marines, drove them with great loss into the woods, and remained till the tide allowed the greater part of the vessels to be brought off. One gun-brig, silt gun-bpats, one armed schooner, tho e chaise mimes, and an Imperial barge, were captured ; and one gun-brig, two gun-boats, and one chasse claret., burned. This service was performed With the loss of two seamen missing, and 14. seamen and marines wound ed; and the gallantry and good conduct of Lieu tenant Dunlop, and the other Officers and men em ployed on the occasion, are highly commended by Rear-Admiral Penrose and Captain Coode. Copy of a Letter from Captain Hope, of his Majesty's ship En alymion. addresNed to Admiral bit J. B. Warren, and trans mitted by the latter to J. W. Crokrr, Erg. His Majesty's ship Endymion, at Sea, Dec 4, 1513. Sin—When in the execution of ) our orders to join his Majesty's ship Valiant, I have the satisfaction to inform you, that yesterday, after a hard run of eight hours, we captured the Perry kite- of marque, a re markably 6ne 4merica4 schooner, of 230 tons mea surement, just off the stocks, and copper fastened. I have the honour to he, 4te. (Signed) Horn, Captain. Cof a Letter from Captain Peelle% of his Majesty's snip rn pinnies°, altip4sed to AdMiral Sir J. B. Warren, an 4 trams:at:4 by him to J. W. Cpaker, Esq. - kiis Maiesty's skip San Domingo, at Sea, dated . Sit ? klarck ,•iS i 4. I Live the honour to inform you that his Majesty's ship wade my command, captured this day, after a chase of eight hours and a half, the American letter of Barque brig Argos, armed with IS carriage guns and 65 men, fYom Savannah, bound to the 1-14van tab, out 4se days. • have the honour to be, &e. (Signed) S. JotiN PWIIELL, Captain. [For Military Promotions, Bankrupts, Soc. see the last past.' SUPPLPIEDIT To S4TURDAY'S GAZETTE. .- FOREIGN oulcs, APRIL. 16, lel4. A dispatch, of which the following is an extract, his been this darseceived from Lord Viscount CA.s• TLZRZAGII, addressed to Earl BATtit:u..;r : Paris, April 1 . 3, 1814. • I have the honour to acquaint your Lordship, that Monsieur made his public entry yesterday, and was xeceived with the utmost cordiality by' the whole po pulation of Paris. It was deemed more expedient that the solemnity should be purely French, the Allied ~oveteigns did not tbei'efore attend, nor did any of their troops join the cortege; but as theillourbon fa :nil/ had been to long resident i England, I thought I should neither incur the displeasure of the Prince Regent, nor give occalion to any injurious comment, loy meeting his Royal Highness at the hairier ? and accompanying him into Paris. The whole of the British Fni4ions here present attended, and, With the Field-Marshals of the Empire were close tp his per son, whilit he traversed the town amidst the applause of tie people. • FOREIGN OFFICE, *pimps, ism A dispatch, of which the following is a copy, has been this day received from the Right Honourable pr HgNuv'WELLesLey, `K. B. his Mjesty's Ambas sador Eitreorciinary and Plenipotentnry to 1;..s ca. tholic Majesty FittpatlAND VII. : Alledo4, March !9, im C. MY Enna—On the 28th ins;. a courier arrived frogs Catalonia, with a letter from .k.ing Fersilnlati 4 0 O. Regency, sriiitaiping the gratifying intelligence of his aftieal at Gerona in perfect health, On tine 24d3' • fnst . .iiit. His M jest eMsCludes his letter by espies si.ug his satisfaction at findilamsell restored it; his cut try, :dui surrounded •esf a people and by an army whose fideltty tew..rds turn has been' eall4ly &41,nerci11.1, rbe,t4il%. wods can convey a just in of the joy aid intim:4lin With which this interligence was re-- Ateiveti lif.tdrid. The feeliu manifested by the in ' ftibitai;;,i of the capital upontliiS cssaaion, affords a most satisfactory testinafiny of their unshaken loyalty and attachment to their legitimate Sovereign. The same courier brought from General Capons, the Commander in chief of Caialoria, a letter, in lte 4 .states, that haying learnt that the King was to be at Perpignan on the . 2uth instant, and to coo ilium his iourney totKrona by the route of Figueras, Ise had proceeded to Bascara, upon the banks of the T wo- flitivia, in ordts to make the necessary prepara lions for Jais Majesty's reception ; that on the 24tli the Ittag presented hipaself vn. the left bank of the river' Fiuyis, escorted by Marshal Suchet and a detach. anent of French troops ; that the French troops haring halted, 'and his Majesty having crossed the firer with bis suite, ceippaseti of /Spaniards only, General Co pouf advanced wil'a his truogs to teceiye the King, and attended him to Gerona: It 3ppe#rs that the King was acc,Ompanied by his uncle the Infant Don A.ntcnio, but that his brother the Ii sort lion Carlos had 'remained at Figueras, on account of indispoSition ; he ..v . as; howeffer, expected to jCip - the,King sin the following day. beg to offer to your Lordship tray most cordial swsgraiolitions tapir an eeeni which secures one of the principal Cojects for Which wesare contending, by tau restorat:on of 'the Jegitiniate Sovereign to the Usralt of tpnia. And a cant* but be gratifyiiis so' t- the British nation to reflect, that this is not less due to its unexampled enertiotrs, and to the valour and good conduct °flits irmies, than to the firmness, per severance, and loyalty of the Spanish people.—l have the honour to be, ete- rt. wu.1281.111f. The Viscount Castlereagh, &c. &c. &c. WAR DEPARTMENT. DOWNING-STREET APAiL Ns 1814. Dispatches, of which :he following are extracts, have been received at Earl BATHURST'S Office, ad dressed to his Lordship by Field-Marshal the Mar gams of Wzra.mo row : Samatan, Mardi 25, 1814. The enemy continued his retreat after the affair near Tarbes, on the 20th, during the night and fol. lowing days, and arrived yesterday at Toulouse. — Their troops have marched with such celerity, that, excepting the advanced guard of the cavalry attached to Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill's corps, under Major-General Fane, who attacked the enemy's rear guard at St. Gaudens, our *troops have never been able to come up with them. I inclose Major- General Fane's report to Lieutenant-General Sir Row land Hill of this affair, which is highly creditable to the Isth light dragoons. Borde, 9 Nu. Mirth 22. Sig—Having advanced as ordered, I came up with the enemy's rear guard, about one league from St. G.. udens. It was supported by four or five squa drons of dragoons, formed urn the height in front of the town. With two squad! ons of the 13th light dragoons, supported by part of the 3d dragoon guards, I drove in their advance, and their support having rernalned too long in front of St. Gaudens, the lath dragoons were enabled to come up with it. They charged the enemy's .squadrons with the greatest gallantry, and drove them through the town. The enemy having again formed beyond the town, they were again at tacked, and pursued more than two miles. A namber of the enemy have been killed, and one hundred and two men, and about the same number of horses, taken. Thirty of the men are badly wounded. Captain M'Allister, who led the advance, much dis tinguished himself, and nothing could exceed the bra. very and good conduct of itte whole of the regimen•. had reason to be much satisFed with the conduct ' of Brigade Major Dunbar, who was amongst the fore most in the attack. My loss has been very trifling ; I hope not more than four or five wounded. 1 have tb.e honour to be, 4c. (Signed) H FANE, Major. General. Litmtrnant Gestural t,ir R. MU, &c. &c. &c. a EXTRACT Fi►OM LO R D WLLI.INGTON I , e) sse., Acril 1, 1814. . . The enemy retired into'roulouse upon the approach of our troops on the 28th ult. They had fortified the suburb on the left of rhe Garonne, as a tete-de. pout, which they occupied ru considerable force ; and the remainder of the army is in the town, or im mediately behind it. The great tall of r.cin in the course of the last and 4ie beginning of th!... week, and the melting of the sanw is the • mountains, have increased the river to such a des nee, and renders the current so rapid, as to frotrate all'our endeavours to lay our bridge below the town. According tonsy last accounts from Bourdeaus of the 16th, his Majesty's ships had not yet entered the river. Nothing of importance ofacurred lately in Catalonia. , P 4 PI, 'ZS, MADRID, MARCH so. In the Earraordinary Sitting of the Cortes on the '4th, when the arrive) of Ferdinand was announced to that body, the following letter pt his M4jesty to the Regency, written in Spanish with his own hand, was also read; • " Ocrena, Ma; eh 24, 1414. 44 I have just arrived here, thank FILAVESI, in per fect:health; and General Copons has this moment delivered to me the letter of the Regency, 'Mid the documents with which it is accompanied. I will puke myself acquainted with the whole of their con gests, having to assume the Regency that [ have nothing so much at heart as to give them proofs of try.aaftsfacOon,.aod of my anxious wish to do eyery thing that may conduce to the welfare of my subjects. It is a great consolation for me to see myself on my own territory, and amidst a nation and an army to whom I am indebted for a fidelity as constant as generous. (Signed) " r 'ruts KING." [Then follows the letter of General Copous to the Spanish Government, the substance of which is given in Sir H. Wellesley's dispatch.] The Secretary at War then acquainted the Cones, ; by order of the Regency, that the latter were anxious so inform the Congress of the tollowi , ig circumstance : ....-General Socha wished to stipulate with General Copons, that the possession of the person of the King alsould serve as it guarantee for the delivering up to Sachet of the French ganisons of the fortresses of !which we are not yet in possession, as !Al as those of Lerida, Monson, and Alequisenza. Ouch a pro. position was insidious,. as the enemy thus reinforced with '20,000 men, might have proved an oyermatear for Lord Wellington, and•the sprea:li:ig of the insur- . rection 44 favour of Louis XVIII. in the southern de.! partments of France, might have been impeded. Ge neral Copons, however, m tnaged this m suer with great dee:;:rity, succeeding if obtaining the person of our beloved Monarch without acceding to Suchet's dernaad. The whole of tins ;I:formation was received with great applause, ai 4 l the thanks of the Curses! • were voted to General Copot:s. On the morning of yesterday the hotly guards snatched out to attend Ferdinand VII. who is ex. petted by the road of Valenta. Soon alter, the Car. dinal de Bourbon, Pre.ident of the Regency, and Senor LuyAndu; Minister of State. Set ours) 'meet his Majesty. day a solemn scrvite King was performed in the Chi whias the Cones and the Xi) Haring assembled in the Hall proceeded in procession fro!!! kaaidGt a numerous ppilioiirfe, : with troops, an 4 Atecptppanie4 arid Generals, with their Esc Arpiiisvador ansl the 4i man von'. All the fitlecloieS of the t . passed wge &mg w ith taprstr) nity excited 04 highest geni6:loon ,c 4 paogle wldersliod tlie 10,4. I FRENCH -POLS% '44- --ma. ki-... , •!....-- - - . - -.. 1 PARIS, APRS it, . i n i . .... i. The day before yesterday, at foot ft. a. Fence from Fontainbleau arrived at Paris.n=- parte was still at Fontainbkau, with some men be longing to his old guard. It is only within these two days that the Paris Papers have found their woirib' the Coffee-houses there. As soon as the army was acquainted with their contents, a great number of [he military hastened to leave B onaparte. The procla mation of the Emperor Alexander, the acts of the Pro visional Government, &c. were not placarded at Fon tainbleau till last Saturday. Bonaparte was still at that place yesterday, at noon • hut it is said for cer tain that he is preparing for th e Isle of Elba. A great number of troops belonging to the allied armies sur. round Fontainbleau. PARIS. APRIL 12. The 12th of April is destined to furnish to the his tory of France one of its brightest pages. The en trance of a descendant of Henry IV. into the city of Paris—his arrival at the church of Notre Dame, to return thanks to Goo for the mioculous events which restore to the French the paternal sceptre of he Bourbons—his return afterwards to the palate of his; fathers, after such protracted misfortunes: such is the picture that historians will have to paint, and of which we can only give a short and imperfect sketch. At mid-day, the Members of the Provisional Go , vernment, and the Commissaries of the several Mini sterial Departments, preceded and followed by the Municipal Body, and numerous detachments of tl:e National Guard of Paris, repaired to the barrier of Bondy, to meet his Royal Highness Monsieur, bra ther of the King and Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom. A little before lne o'clock his Royal Highness ap. peared on the outsi ie of the barrier, surrounded by several grand officers and officers of his houselvld, and a group of Marshals of France, who had gone before to meet him. Monsieur, .and all the persons wit.) surrounded him, were on horseback. His Royal HiAliiiess was dressed in the uniform of the National ard. At this moment the Members of the Provisional Government, preceilAl by Masters of cheCeremnnies, advanced towards lus Royal Highness. The Prince of 13:nevento, in the name of the Provisional Covet n. ment, addre►sed the Piince in these terms ; " MONSE4NEUR-111a happiness which we feel, On this day of regeneration . , is beyond all expression, if Monsieur receives with that celestial goodness which d stinguishes his august house, the homake of our reli. gious tenderness, and of our respectful devotion?' Tile following is aearly the answer of Monsieur, as far as could be recollected : " Gentlemen, Member; of the Provisional Govern' ment —I thank you for all you have done for our country. I experience an emotion which deprives me of the power of expressing all that I feel. No more divisions ; Peace ; and -France. I see it once more, and nothing is changed, except that there is one Frenchroan more amongst you." The cries of Pivc le Roi ! Pive Mier Amite de, Bourbon: ! resounded on all sides. His ItAyal Highness having already entered within theft) mite, condescended, himself, to requeit silence, and inar rupted the acclamations of which himself wits the object. Then M. Baron de Chabrol, Ptefect Of the Department of the Seine, presented to his Royal Highness the Municipal 13ody of Paris, tad pro nounced the following speech ; M.INSF4ONILUR--4tter twenty years of misfor. tune, France sees again with transport the August Family, which, during eight centuries, secured its glory and happiness. The City of Paris, the con stant object of the affection of its Kings. ranks this day among the most gloi ious which have shone upon it since the commencement of the Monarchy. " The whole of France sighs t ,, r the return of her King : she is at last permitted to indulge the pro. spect of repose under the p:otection of the paternal authority of the descendants 01 saint Louis And of Henry IV. She expects frptu them the same af; fection. 0' Times of disaster, which were neither withnui glory nor without eclat for the honour of France, have not altered the character of u generous nation ; a ttrelary power is about to smite all wishes, all inte rests, and all opinions : warriors, magistrates, chi-, rens, ell Frenchmen, feel at the bottom of their hearts that transport of affection which attaches the French to the noble blood of the Bourbons anirnniedby the; same spirit, they will form only one family. 't your Royal Highness will gratify the wishes of a whole people, who are eager to crowd around you; you be affected in aglin beholding those places full of the memorials of your august ancestors, and which were always so dear LIS you: you will hear the joyful acclamations resounding on all sides; you will scr 1101)e again inspiring all hearts, and the happiness of the country will console you for yor lops and protracted sufferings " Monsieur listened to this speech with that Affecting goodness wino characteries a son of . tfie great Henry. He discovered the deepest emotions;''and 'employed'M in his &OW those engaging manners and those French graces which are so familiar to him,..' The cavalcade then advanced from the barrier of Bondy to the suburh. , and the street o f St. Penis, through which it repaired to the metropolitan church. The advance of the Prince was retarded hy the trans ports 'of aoy of an immense crowd eager to see him. i ielA/ fries of Five le Rai .Pive Monsiear ! resounded every where as he passed. His Royal Highness an swered by demonstrations of the wai roes; benevolence those wishes universally sent up by French hearts, and manifested with art enll n impossible to he described. It was nearly three hours before the ca valcade reached the church of Notre Dame. l'he church; which could Rothe Very magnificently prepared for the occasion in the short space of scarcely 21. hours, presented an appearance much superior to all possible decorations. In the sanctum/ . 'were as sembled the Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops; that were at Paris, and the Clergy of the metropolis and itX envirpns : in the choir and in the upper part of the Mae several 'of rhe*Kincip4.lotidibs of the State an I .comaderable number 'of Geiverili and o ffi cers, both 'French and foreigneis. 'Thepave, the passages, antalles, were filled with imluefise ceoerd of specs tat Ors, 'waiting for dig ;p4o,cp xvi!h, the most lively Itliotibn, whim some were ca g e y to recognize, and :bents to m for `tat 6nt Cu*. 'Arlan tin arrival . , . 'as announced by long continued acclamation'. The Canons, in their robes, waited for his Royal Highness at the great gate of tl e Ourch. He was received under the canopy, and his first movement was to throw I itnself on his knees to return thanks to GOD. The angelic expression which was painted at the moment on the august features of the Prince „annruniced that his gren4oul concsive44.. thought' of affection and generosity,. It was-easy to perceive that Monsieur was asking of Goo the bappi,ness of the The Abbe isemire, in the name (idle Chapter of the Cathedral, pronounced a speech, to which the Prince made an answer, full of grace • and goodness. On the passage of his Highness into the nave and into the choir the cries of Five le Roil Five Notati,w• were repeated with an ardour that the sanctity of the place could not restrain. Monsieur was conducted by Baron de eramaycl, performing the oflice of master of the ceremonies, t. the chair and desk which were reserved tor him unde ' a canopy in the middle of the choir. His Royal High. ness took his place there, surrounded by leis officers l and almoners. Behind the chair of Monsieur Were chairs, on which were placed the Members of the Pro. visional Government. Around the Prince, on his right and left, were General Desolles, Ci.mmandant of the National Guard, and of the Department of the Seine, the Marshals of France, and the Commissaries for the 'Ministerial Department : in front of the chair of his Royal Highness wete the Masters of the Cere. monies, with their assistants. The enthusiasm with which all the French were animated was rapidly communicated to the Russian, Austrian, Prussian, English, Spanish, and Porn. geese Merl, stationed in the choir of the cathedral. Many shed tears of joy. It appeared'as if the whole of Europe, represented by a selection of French and foreign warriors, swore at that moment peace, the blessing of which is about to beat the deep wound, of France ; our generous Allies expressed by the most lively demonstrations, that Europe is henceforth to Corm only one family. Old servants of the Prince approached him, melting into tears and kissing his iiands, while a sage look from Moneteur repaid them for all the calamities they have suffered. The Canons having taken their stations in the sanctuary, the Te Dana was performed at the grand orchestra. It was follreved by Amine :alma fie rqre, > f hich all hearts repeated. 'The ceremony being over, his Royal Highness was ennducted back under the canopy, aspid acelsunations still louder, if possible, than those which were heard at his arrival. He again mounted his horse, and the cavalcade that had gone to meet him at the barrier conducted him to the Palace of the Thuilleries, amidst the transports and effusions of a people abandoning themselves to the most lively enthusiasm. At the moment of the Prince's entering the palace, the white flag was hoisted over the pavilion of the centre, amiJ the acclamations of the innumerable crowd who covered the gardens of the Thuilleries.... His flo r al Highness, before entering hie apartments, went throagh all the ranks of the national gland, with which the court 01 the palace was filled. He conversed aid) a great number of them, took them by the hand with and to all used the most affecting language, which Trench Darts eageriy rest. ceived. Being conducted to hit apartments by his at tendants, he gave several audiences; at the conclu sioa of which the cavalcade retired, carrying away those lively impressions, the memory of which never be effaced. When his Royal Highness had reentered his apart ments, .one of his suite said to him, Your Royal Highness must be much fatigued." if How," re. piled the Prince, 44 should I be so fatigued on such a day as this—the first dap of happiness which I have experienced these twenty-five years past." In the evening the greater part of the public edi% fices, and a great number of private houses, were spontaneously illuminated, and decorated with inge. eioux emblems. At the Thwart Frosair, in the evening, was per. foe/lied the piece called i he Bvseieg Party of Harry 11.! . . which had not been performed ter twenty years be fore. The allusions which it presented to the ex;st frig state of affairs, were eagerly seized wad cheered with indescribable enthusiasm. The natioesl air of Pot Henry V. was joined in by the Audience with exclamations of Ply( le Roil Ville Owings. l and ta the scene where the health of the good Henry is drank, the spectators, amid the loudest acclamations, made the performers follow it up by giving the healths of the King and his august Brother, and of the Em peror Alexander and the Allied Sovereigns. PARTS, APRIL ts. The news of the departure of Bonaparte for the Isle of Elba was announced at the smite time as that of the arrival of Monsieur. _ _ His Majesty the Emperor of Austria has set off from Pion, and is coming by short stages to Paris, review. ing on the road all the corps of the army. , The Mirshal Duke of Treviso (Monier) has pre sented to' the Minister at War the act of adherence of the generals, colonels, officers, and soldiers, of the division of the old guard, of the lit and 2d divisions of the yottng guard, and the dragoons of General Pastel, Which were under his command. Mar . 4hal 'Wince) , Duke of Comegano) has also sent his adherence, and that of the gendarmerie under his command: •• • ' His Majesty the En perce of Itissia has been pleas ed to receive a deputation fir in the pational tute, composed of the President and Secre:arics, with several members? in answer to their address, he ex pressed himself in nearly the following trims : I hive always thought highly of the progress' which the Erma; Live made in the sciences anti in literature Tbey have greatly contributed to the diffusion o f knost4edge in Eu rea rope. I, by no means, impute f.) itl4m the calamities of their country; and I feel ex tremely interested in the re-establishment of the r lib 1 . ty. To be useful to mankind is the only object of my conduct. This is the only motive of my coming to France. I shall embrace with pleasure, gentle men, in opportunity of forming a more particular acquaintance with you. His Majesty the king of Prussia visited, on the 6th of this Month, the ball of the Legislative Body, and 04 of the Throne : he caused tiie ststne of Brim parte to be uncovered, and tiled his eves several tams upon it. The affecting answers of his Majesty the Empero r Alexander are always received with) new pleasure. On the day of his entry into Paris, a young mail, for the anrivxl cf the :hurch of gaa. Maria, at Jegency were present. tof the Congress, they ft thence to the church, e, qii stre ! ts bait !liked 4 'by vatrns ardluiges f i :xce,fienrjes the En 1011 an 'ltnd Portugue n. Itc erects through r ch taiestry, *di d the . leer ikath:in i 4 ;he alauence . . ii. • ' 1