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mi l itant Commissioner, Ton Gaudette. Ttir.i :ioimediately to remove 'the said property under praeCtion of the said fortress, transmitting ,to Tour ! ; ce lleg f the instructions to his deputies to facilitate conveyarce. For the same purpose boats and g els are to be c4l3tained from Serjeavit Montinhce , os e d z Perne, to whom I have transmitted fit orders D bee the same ready, sending them to the,ports the aid c o mmissioner shall point out. The same instruc. ions are to be obeyed with respect to Commissioner ) g o, Auditor General of the Army, that this duty Da r be punctually fulfilled. ig D. MIGUEL PEREIRA FORJAZ. " Palace of Government, November 24. T o sr. Lucas de Seabra de Silve." T - lIE EV ENING STAR. LONDON. MONDAY, DECEMBER 17. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Cons. money, shut—for opg. THE KING. WJNDSOR CASTLE, DEC. 16•' Th? KING has passed an indifferent night, but i s a s well as he was yesterday. (Signed) " H. R. REY NOLDS. 4 g HENRY HALFORD. " W. HEBERDES. " M:BAILLIE". gg WINDSOR-CASTLE, DECEMBER 17 • His MAJZSTY has passed a quiet night, though rithont much sleep, and has appeared rather better trough the last twenty-four ho (S i gned as before.) Our Plymouth Dock correspondent, in a Setter of iaturday's date, says," Lucien Bonaparte and family lure not yet landed ; the PnEstoENT frigate has come ip with them into Bartspool, and it is expected they 011 land to.mortow, as privately as possible:— kl7.xce's Globe -Inn, at Plymouth, is prepared for heir reception ; but it is not imagined that they will tontinue long in this part of the country. Four places of residence are to be offered for him to make is election, and every attention will be paid him." The Mail brought by the Prince of Wales packet, om Lisbon, reached town yesterday, and brought ipers and letters to the 2d instant. The latter state that General DROULT ha! joined Ltbscsa with 22,000 men, stores, provisions, &c. The dispatches received from Mr. STEWART, dated he 2d, it is said, also mention the fact of Daourr's unction with the main army on the 29th ult. but not a such force as stated in the Lisbon papers. The iccounts from the immediate scene of war, however, ire rather at variance with these statements ; and we Him the fact will prove to be that DROUET had not tonally joined MASSENA in person. Daourr's corps was chiefly composed of foreigners, and as such it was t deemed expedient to admit them into or admix ern with the main army. The corps of Mowriea remained at Seville on the 7th November, and Generals BALLASTEROS and MD/ZABAL were at Zafra,watching him. MORTIER about 12,000 troops ; the Spanish Generals 90 0 0 .fantry and 2000 cavalry, _ _ The following letter from an Officer on the Staff )1 1.,171 WELLINGTON'S army, is dated the 26th of Koverlber: " Tne position in . this neighbourhood is so strong chat all BONAPARTE'S force will never succeed in driv ing a British army out of it. His army are very dis- satisfi el with the war, and it is reported that nothing 'gess than mutiny exists among them. The reports that come from the army are so numerous that I don't 'ke to give them credit ; however, the last is, that the enemy hare been reinforced with 20,000 men, if so, we may stand a choral to get another fight, and in that event I do nut Jolliet' we shall be successful.-- Our combined force is upwards of 80,000, and the rutty, with their increase, will not be more. They hale lost a great many of their first numbers, and, ' , Atli the report of their increase, it A also stated, we have cut otf.a division of 2,000; both these reports are credited. "'There has been a pretty dust . aumg the Docttrt.. Ills Lordship ha 4 ordered an enquiry into the Medi cal Department. A linard has been sitting fer Some time, and some of them have heady been brought to trial. Lord WELLINGTON has issued in General Orders, the severest thing X ever saw s on the Physi cians and Surgeons °Atha army." • • The FORTUNES, Captahl VASSITTART, arrived P . orttineuth from the Mediterranean, received - pia, tyre on Saturday •morning. She left the fleet off Toulon on the 26th of October. Sotne cif the ships .. had suffered in their masts, by violent gales Op the Itlth of.Noveinber she sailed from Algiers, with an .Anib..ssador trom the DZY ekf Acutetes on board to the trltish Court. The Fostivsze was five days re eeiviag the presents-on 'bend _which his Excellency has bion'.. ; .ht foe his MAJZStY.• Twenty-five large cases contain jewels and most valuable presents. There are besides, tzeoze lions, • two ostriches, four an telopes, one moduell'cow,and three Arabian horses. Sneral other beast's, also intendeti as 'presents, died th e passage.-:--11-La public festival, whifit the FOn 7,u"E lay at,Aigiers, all the Officers had the honour t° kis st a e De - t's bud; His Excellency and suite ' landed from the F ORTAINI K on Saturday morning.— ' lie is 70 years of age: A Guard of Honour was waiting sever a l h ours on Saturday, in expectation that has Excellency would lands The FOILTUNEL left Gi htaltar on t h e 22d u l t . and b r n ug h t dispatches from Sir C HARLItCorron, which. the SEATIOnSE was coming nome with. The. BRAHORSE returned again to the fleet off Toulon. The BLAKE, 1411J,ONIZL, REELLUZI and ENTatEPAKItAIITE, were lying at Gibraltar. . ' , ••••••••r....• PARLIAMENTAR r PROCBEDINCS• HOUSE OF CbMMONS, MONDAY, Dge. 1?. A very full attendance of Members took place this afternoon at four o'clock, when the Report of the Committee appointed t 6 examine His Mat trrx's Physicians wasbrought up and ordered to be printed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then rose and stated, that as His MAJESTY'S lament able indisposition still continued, he would be pre pared on Thursday to propose certain measures for supplying the deficiency occasioned in the Executive Power by His MAJESTY'S illness. These measures ivould be precisely the same with those suggested In 1788, and would be reduced to three Resolutions : The first Resolution would declare His MAJESTY'S in- capacity at present to exercise the Royal functions; The second would declare the right of the House of Commons to supply the deficiency ; And the third would suggest, that a Bill be brought into Parliament, APPOINTING HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS Tae PRINCE OP WALES REGENT 07 THE EMPIRE, UNTIL HIS MAJESTY'S RECOVERY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved, that the House do adjourn to Thursday next, as it was not likely that the evidence of the Phy sicians would be printed before that day. - Mr. SHERIDAN and Mr. PONSONBY stated, that they would oppose the third Resolution, being that which went to declare the him' of WALES Re gent by virtue of an Act of Parliament. Such aline of proceeding, they conceived, would be derogatory to the dignity of his -ROYAL HIGHNESS; and they would therefore move, on Thursday, by way of amendment, that an Address of the House be pre sented to his ROYAL HIGHNESS, praying him to assume the Office of Regent, without laying any restrictions upon him by Bill or otherwise. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thanked the Gentlemen opposite for the candour of, their present notice, and trusted that the discussion on Thursday would be carried on with temper and moderation. The House then adjourned to Thursday. The House of Lords, after receiving the Report of the Committee appointed to examine the KING'S Phy. sicians, adjourned to Wedntsday, _•- StCOND . . STARI3IPICE, HALl4Alltilin ON2tICKS. Nil YAL INTELLIGENCE. .- . Mr. HAMMERSLEV, charged with dispatches from Lord Areimts:r, at Palermo, reached town yesterday. He came in the Prince °Males packet. Several Military Officers arrived in the same packet. FALMOUTH, DECEMBER is. Sailed the TYItIAN tor Portsmouth ; WEAZLE'OR a cruize, and the TOWNSEND packetfor Plymouth. D&. 14.—Arrived his Majesty's ships MANIT.Lot, HELICON, and WEAZLE from a cruize. Sailed the Princess Charlotte packet for Plymouth. TORBAY, DECEMBER 11 Yesterday it blew a heavy gale from the South-west the whole of th• day. A fishing-boat, belonging to Beer, with two men on board, in endeavouring to work in, she sank, and both men were drowned.— This day sailed his Majesty's ship SPARTAN for Basque Roads, and the LIGHTNING for Plymouth. PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER is. Sailed the INTELLIGENT gun-brig, Lieut. TUCKER, for Fowey, to attend and assist Mr. THOMAS, an Admiralty Surveyor, •to aid hi examining the pre sent state of that harbour ; the SHANNON frigate, to cruize off Brest ; the ORESTES sloop of war, for Mil ford, with the Supply naval transport under convoy; and the IfAvouttfrE stalls of war, on a cruize. Arrived the brig Commerce, of London, HEY WOOD Master, from Gibraltar, with a cargo of barille. Spanish wool, hides, &c. last from Peterhead, Mil.' ford, and Bristol, bound to London, put in here in distress—she sailed from Gibraltar the 11th of Octo ber, and is under quarantine ; also arrived the brig Bee, MoRGAN, from Lisbon for London, with a cargo, put in by contrary winds. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 16. Arrived the DRIVER from Halifax • and the RIFLE MAN sloop of war, from Newfoundland. The ANTE LOPE is appointed convoy for Spain and Portugal instead of the GALATEA.—SaiIed the GOSHAWKE, START, and PLOVER, on a cruize.—Wind W. DOVER, DECEMBBR 16. " • • Arriied the Colpoys, VENEBLES, from Monte Video; raffet,- —, from St. Helena ; and the Rapid, of Uul in 12 days from Oporto; with a bag uf letters. • DEAL, DECEMBER 15-16. The brig late frolnTrinided, and the ENTERIMIZE, WARNER, of Shields, have arrived in the Downs, after being captured and recaptured. No damage of consequence was done by the late gales to the ship. ping in the Downs. The PIGMET cutter takes convoy for Portsmouth.—Wind W. • SHEERNESS, DECEMBER 16. niS Majesty's ship RUBY has sailed for Chatham, the PANDOIIA for Heligoland, and the SNAKE, for Leith. The DicTaToit and EGERIA are come ihto :iarbouv ft orn the Nore. YARMOUTH, 11ECEVIVIER 16. Arrived from tile 1531t1C the NV,IOI:II , .ARX Slat*, Capt WATTS,' and sailed this morning with the Acute arid WARTY. the 1-iriturr has prisoners for Sheerness. Arrived the Vrouw Eli zabeth, KLAAS VNDAPrt.c, bound to Hull, with Pitch an d TS " , iletaitled and scut in by the BraroatA 4 fegun.brig ; and the Con fiance, Netts PErkasoN, hound to London, with Deals, de • rained by the Hastaa r gun-brig. Retytain in the Roads, Sow buck, Magnet, Bruiser; Mama aadl'atrio gun-vosek% Len lIIPLA'STOIVE ad:Crierat ALIPIRING. On the 7th instant, Brigadier-General CIieSVERING addressed the letter No. L to Lord Fouterroxs. • N.. 1. No. 2, Psfnels-.trust, Cavendish-liquor*, Dee. 7, I NO. Mr LORD —Having been abroad since December, 1809, 1 did not till lately meet with a book entitled " The Rival Princes." In that work there is a letter signed 4 , FOLKESTONE," wherein a most unwarrantable liberty is taken with my name. But as it is impossible that a son of the. Earl of RADNOR could so degrade himself as, unpro provoked, wantonly to sport with the character of any man, I hope your Lordship will assist me in en deavouring to discover the person who has presumed to shelter himself under your title, being satisfied that you must concur with me in opinion, that he is a most malicious and impertinent scoundrel.—l have the ho nour to be, my. Lord, with great respect, your Lord ship's obedient servant, 11. NI. CLAVKLIINIG. Viscount Folkestone, &c. Upon the receipt of this letter, Lord Fot.x.ewrose sent the answer No. 3, in an envelope, containing a note from Mr. LUSIIINGTON, No. 2. No. It. SIR —T am desired by Lord FoucEsrotrx to forward the inclosed to you. His Lordship declines any cor respor.lence in future, an requests that any further communication may be made through me. I-am your obedient bumble servant, (Signed) STEPHUN LUSHINGTON. December T. 1810. No. M. Dec. 7, IMO. Sex —I have already publicly avowed, and again avow, the letter signed 6 , Fouctsrear.." and pnbliated in a work entitled the Rival Princes. I I will add, that the epithets you apply to the sup ' posed unknown author of that letter are grasNly false, and unbecoming the character of a gentleman to use. (Signed) Fat K RSTOR R. The next morning Gen. CLaveanto called upon Mr. Lunn:in - I.mq, and having found hire at home, delivered to him the following letter : No. IV. No. 2, Princes-street, Cavendish-square, Dec. 5, eitist a. es. Sir—l have this instant the honour of your note, with an accompanying inclosure from Lord FoutesroNa. His Lordship avows himself the author of a scurrilous letter, wherein he secretly stabbed at my character, aed consequently appropriates to himself the opinion tbat I have been compelled to deliver of'such an infa mous proceeding : and he fancies he can irritate me 'btepithets, which I should most justly have incurred, bad I permitted the letter alluded to in the Rival Prtnoes to pass unnoticed. Experience has proved to me that a man who is capable of wantor'y attacking another, is equally ea yable of securing himself behind his privilege; there fore I will not send a challenge to such a Member of Parliament ; but if any man who, unprovoked, has attempted to assassinate me, should think fit to invite me to the field, I will attend for the avowed purport/ of destroying him, or falling in the . sitiompt ; to ad- I complish which, such combat shall not be agreeable to , usage on trifling points, at the vague distance of 1$ paces i but shall either be decided with the broad-sward, or with pistols, the muzzles in contact with each other; and if I should have the good fortune of meeting I* public any man who shall have presumed to say at to wade..." that I have acted unbecoming the chew , ratter of a Gentleman," the strength of my case Mai be tried upon his head. 'ermit me, now, Sir, to apologize to you for being under the necessity of submitting what must be most unpleasant to peruse, trusting that in equity and im partiality you will acquit me of any intemperance, on considering the dilemma to which my Lord Fouens- Toxes conduct has reduced me. I have the honour to be, Sir, with great respect, Your obedient humble Servant, STF.PIIEN LUSII,NGTON, Esq. H. 1.1. CLAVERING. Mr. Lositimme having perused this letter, in formed General CLAVERING that he should commu nicate it to Lord FOLKESTONE ; but that for himself he must entirely decline being present, or having any concern with a meeting such as described in that let ter. General CLAVERING said, he must make up his mind ; that his injuries wet e of no common sort ; that the meeting should be upon the terms described in that letter, and upon no other ; that he would have no second ; that friends were too apt to settle such ataits. —Mr. LUSHINGTON repeated his determination not to be present on the terms mentioned, nor at all, except General CLAVERING was attended by a friend; and added, that he did not think Lord FOLKESTONE had acted with the intention General CLAVERING imputed to him, from the intimacy which had subsisted be tween Lord TotatEsTomt and a near connection of General CLAVERING'S, uninterrupted even by the publication of his letter, which had been done in breach of confidence. General CLAVERING replied, that he could not consider the matter in that light ; that Lord FOLKESTONE ought to have apologized to him, when he did to others. In this conversation Mr. LUSHINOTON observed, that he was quite sure I that Lord FOLKESTONE had no intention of availing himself of any privilege of Parliament ; that none ex isted in the present case, as no part of the transaction concerned any proceedings in the House. On these points General CLAVERINO differed. Mr. Lusfuswrost communicated the letter No. 4, to Lord FOLKESTONE; and the same day waited upon General CLAVERINO, and delivered to him No. 5. No. V. Dec . 5, 1510. SIR—I have with the least possible delay commu nicate 4 to Lord FOLKESTONE your letter ; and I am requested by his Lordship to say, that he is ready to meet you upon any terms which may be agreed upon by any gentleman on your part, and myself on his ; •that his Lordship never entertained the idea of avail ing himself of any privilege of Parliament ; find he does not consider that there exists any applicable to the present case.—l am your obedient humble servant, H. M. Claw, ring, Itsq. STEPHEN LUSIUNGTON. General CLAVERING Shaving read this letter, ob served, that lie had for three weeks carefully delibe rated upon the line of conduct he should pursue; it was detailed in his letter (No. 4), and from that he would not swerve; that he did not consider this a com mon case—not a difference upon slight points, which could be settled in the usual mode ; that if he went out, he went fully detertniaed to exterminate Lord FOLKS STONE, or to be exterminated himself : he repeated, that he went with the same dipsoition as to meet an enemy in the field 1 bu suioidfred his injury so great. • • . . , - •, Matt he woad nation he &seldom tf) Atte*** . the letter, though not intended for puhlicstion ) • Wei not been disavowed, as Lord Footstrowt thought to do by the others t that he would appo:ot no second whatever, but would aLide by what he had at firsa written t that one of his reasons was, that seconds were usually satisfied to have an apology made, and to that wauld never consent. Mr. LUSIIINOTON said, Lord Fouturone h'd 1106 any intention of offering any apology, and ttpeated this distinctly afterwards. General CLAVERINO replied, he had not constilted any one upon this occasion; that. perbajs, he should have a difficulty in finding any friend whose mind was wrought up to the pitch his was ! that he would meet Lord FoLl(esToNE in five mlnntes, in that room, in Lord FoLarsrone's, or in the garden; but that he would not name any person to act en his part. Mr. LUSHINGTON said, he could not thifik of being present alone. General Cuivehrno observed, that he should bo well satisfied to have Mr.Losinwcrion only; but that though he had no thoughts of a surron, yet he would not object to one being present having no aioliority to act in any way for him, atui that it should be so understood. Mr. Lusnmoren replied, That though quite unused to these matters, yet that he had always understood that it was usual and right for a gentleman to attend An each side, and that nothing should induce him to go out singly. General CLAvERMO 'asked W Lord FN. E.lrre4 would consent to meet him on the talks mentioned ill his letter T Mr. LusinNOTON replied, that Lord Fourratimrs had already given his answer, which was written in No. 5; namely, that he would meet General Cl.a• VoltiNG in any way, which might be deemed fair anti proper by two gentlemen, one appointed on each stk. -The question was repeated by General Ct.snalon and he was again referred to the letter No 54 whiCh General CLAVOLIING observed, that he wad not appoint any one. Mr. Loom:Aron then said, e , Am I to understand that you refuse to accept Lord PoraltbroNVs Offeror meeting you, and paving satisfiction in the mode ea. pressed in that letter, 0.4111011, to be fixed by two Cent 'llemen, one appointed on each side, as is usual anti i customary?" General CLAVERIBIO observed, that he considered the injury as such, that he would Oot Consent to accept that offer: Mr. LUIIIINOTON said, that in matters of this sort distinctness and clearness were of the greatest impel' Lance, and that in Lord Fnutcs-ronc's name he again demanded if General CLavciuno would accept the offer made of meeting hint in the field in the manner to be fixed by seconds T General CLAVeItiNG lame than onee refused. Mr. •LUSHINGTON add, that as Lord Foutairrosiy's offer of satisfaction has' been explicitly refused, he was authorised by Lord F. to tell General Ct..avaso• that - he declined having any thing further when* to do with him. General CLAVintllll3 replied, he supplied Lora FOLKEITONZ was aware of what he threatened to dip if he met him in the street, as he had in his letter No. 4, stated his determination. Mr. LOSerNOTIP: ielswered, that Lord FOLUITOtt. had read.the letter, and must be aware of its contents, and added, that as Lord VoLeesTOWea propoua& Wee refused, there was an end of his Iniesion ; but that he was ready to be the channel of any future cornrow nication if General CLAVEttINO should think • fit to make any. General CLAVERIXO desired Mr. LOSIONGTON, who was quitting the room, to come beck, and said t would write to a friend, who perhaps would cousent to be his second on his own terms; that he would mention the affair to him, and make a communion tion to Mr. LUSHINGToIf the Monday following. On Sunday General Cfatetalna called upon Mlis and said he had been down into t)- AUSHINOTON, ..tO the country to a friend of his, Capt. SMITH, of the Navy, who had kindly consented to he his second on this occasion ; that he would candidly confess that Cap. tain SMITH disappr,oved of his letter Nn. 4, and that therefore the part relating to close fighting must be considered as retracted; that considering all the tip cumstances he thought he might be excusable. On Monday, December 10th, Captain Smarts end Mr. Lc:maxim: met ; and having become mutual* responsible to each other, that the respective patio for which they acted would rigidly abide by that united decision ) and thinking the dispute might be adjusted in a manner strictly honourable to bode parties by mutual concession, came to the following agreement 46 General CLATERINO is sensible that the letter he wrote to Lord FOLKE3TONE contained very impropee expressions, which were dictated by the warmth of irritated feelings; but which, upon cool reflection,* retracts and disavows. 44 Lord FOLKESTONE considered it as impossible, whilst those letters remained disavowed, for him to say. any thing respecting his letter published in the " Rival Princes ;" but these letters being recalled, he does now, as he would have one in the first in. stance, had they not been written, admit, that he is sorry that any expression offensive to Generil CLA.• ' VERING in a private letter of his, should, through a breath of confidence, have been made public ; and he adds, that he never had any tyteution of giving offence - to General CLAVEMEO• MATTHEW Saturn, Capt. in the Royal Navy, STEPHEN LEOHNOTONeit COIN MAlttla, MARZ-LAINC, Der. 1?- -Ibl fru& arrink of 'Wheat to-day make a tolerable suptly I not much doe, winds sapports fast prices ; inferior rather tower-A-Barley and Malt axe both chesper—eas and Beans, of each desctir ion, at l ttie ea; tw dom.-66e quantities of Oats are considerable, and this trade also named somewhat cheaper—Plottr hardly at the Currency; • ortau4L IroIiREIM? As °Mita. What SU. TOL Ha. Beans, liOs. Ili. ed. _ Fine ditto, kW 922. Tick ditto, 445. 50a. 0 14. Rye, (new) SI& at4l. Qats, Ss. Qss. ells. Barley, kis. 40s. Poland ditto, 306.'4. 11111 Malt; Geo. 14v. Pomo, ditto, Ns. GA. White Peas (Boilers) 14a. Mi. Rape Seed 141 la. The Flour, 110 a. to pia.—Seconds, 034 to M. mom THE LONDON GAZETTE. Detenthee t p. Average Prite of Cote la &liana and Woks train the ramie ending the sth of December, Lei°. Wheat aye. Earley. Oats. Beau. Peals. d. I d. s. d. I 1. s. 4. la. d. 9S 7 1 LI 11 eS 0 15711 ISt iI SI 0 The avenge Price sager, emnputaal from eist mgrs. wog is its week wadi% doe lila day nt Dep. is au. pas cert.