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the Orders ride bay, lingiskil and postal 9, tre bighly injn. • riot's to his iintraeter, his dignity, and his Agin* as Sovereign—. that conformable with the right which every Prince has, of mak- Log their troops wear whatever distinguishing marks they think proper, he ordered the new cockade, for the purpose of 'hewing the world that he no longer rectortised u his the troops who were ineorptitated with and placed under the command of the French ; and that withbut having committed any crime, and only for hay ing dist/urged their duty in Obeying their Sovereign, the persons who composed ids ndble Guards, and some other Officers, have been imprisoned. " To relieve the inneeent,tbe Holy Father requires and claims their liberation, whiuh be Lit hitherto demanded to no purpose, and which at present he claims again. " The undersigned having faithfully perfonned the orders of his Holiness, has the opportunity of renewing to your illustrious L or d s hip the assurances, &c. (Signed) " Cardinal ClAsittsw." hf.Lefebvre, French Charge d'Affaires." No. VIII. COPT OF A NOTZ 11110 M •u itZCitiatlCT M. DZ CINAMPAGNY, TO HIS EXCELS-INC! CARDINAL " The undersigned Minister for Foreign Affairs aids Majesty a s Emperor of the French, King of Italy, has laid before his gliagssty tie note of Cardinal Caprara, to which be is commanded to return the following answer : " The Emperor cannot recognize the principle that the Pre lates ere not the subjects of the Sovereign, under whose authority they axe born. " Al to the second question, the proposal of his Majesty is, and from which he will never depart, that all Italy, nom% Naples, and Milan, shall enter into an offensive and defensive tine!, for the purpose of remoling from the Peninsula cassmotions and hoe. tilities. 64 if the Holy Father secede to this proposal, every thing is set tled. If be refuses it, he announcesby such a determination that be wishes for no arrangement, no peace with the Emperor, and that he is at war with him. The first consequence of war is conquest, end the result of conquest is change of Government- ter if the Emperor is under the necessity of going to war with Rome, is he not also under the necessity of conquering it, of changing the Government, of establishing another, which shall make com mon cause against the common enemy with the kingdoms of Italy and Naples I What other guarantee could be have for the tranquillity and security of Italy, if these two kingdoms were separated by a state, in which their enemies wbuld be iert263 of meeting a cordial reception. " These changes rendered necessary if the Holy Father persists in his refusal. will not affeet his spiritual rights, he will continue to be Bishop of Rome, as his predecessors were during eight cen turies under Charlemagne. It will be, however, td his Msjesty, a subjc;t of grief to see imprudence, obstinacy, and blindness, destroy the work of genius and of enlightened policy. " At the moment when the undersigned received orders to de liver this answer to Ca. - dinal Caprua, be received the note which his eminence did him the honour to address to him on the 30th of March. This note has two objects, the first to announce the ces sation of the powers of the Holy See, which is notified contrary to ordinary forms and usages, and on the eve of the holy week, a time when the Court of Rome, if it were still animated by a true evangelical spirit, would have thought it its duty to multiply its spirituaTsaccours, and to preach and spew by its example union amongst thy faithful. " Although (the Holy Father haying withdrawrs the powers of bis eminence) the Emperor can no longer recognize him as legate, the FWD= Church retains its doctrine, in all its integrity, its tisk:and its piety will contimie to preserve In France the Catholic Religion, to cause which to be respected and defended Will always WU glory of the Emperor. " Tke second casket of the Note of his eminence Cardinal Cap tart, ato demand his passports as Ambassador. The undt sips/has the honour to address them to him. His Majesty sees with regret this formal demand for passports, of which the use in modern times is to snake a declaration of war. Rome is therefore it war with France, and in this stare of things his Majesty has issued the necessary orders for the restoration of the tranquillity of Italy. The Court of Rome in this conduct, and in chusing for this rupture a time when it might have believed its arms more powerful, may have been induced to look forward to other extre mities—hut the enlightened state of the age will arrest their effect. Temporal and spiritual power are no longer confounded—the royal dignity consecrated by Clo.o is above all attae.li. "The undersigned hopes that the observations which helm re ceived orders to transmit to his eminence Cardinale-apron, may de- . . . tamine the Holy See to accede to the propositirms of his Majesty. Be hu the honour to renew to his Eminence the assurances of his highest consideration. (Signed) Cs AMI snows." " Paris, April 3, 1808.* Aft liapoe Cost Pant, of a late date, was yesterday received in town, containing nothing of importance ; but an American Captain, who left Amsterdam on the 21st instant states, that a rumour was then pre valent in that city, that a French force, amounting to 10,000 men, had been completely defeated in the neighbourhood iof St. Andero. Extract from Council-Minute, of 19th July, 1808. —From this time, no licences hall be . granted for importations from France, except cor grain, provisions of all sorts, not being salted, (beef or pork), seeds, articles used by dyers, rags, oak-bark, turpentine, hides, skins, wax, raw materials and tallow. Yesterday his Grace the Duke of PORTLAND gave a turtle feast to the Spanish Deputies, together with the greater part of our Cabinet Ministers and their friends, at Burlington House. Yesterday the Duke of YORK held a public day at his Office, in the Horse Guards, and gave audiences to the Earl of VlEsrucaLANrs, Generals SHERRROOKA upon his return from Sicily, Sir CHARLES GREEN upon his retura from Malta, and a number of military pricers. Their Graces the Duke and Duchess of RictimoNio, the Marquis of HUNTLSY, and a number of other of the Nobility and Gentry, appeared at the Camp at the Currago of Kildare, on Thursday last. The whole line of cavalry and infantry, consisting of near 13,000 men, were on the field. The manoeuvres dis played a fine military spectacle in the different posi tions taken by the troops. Their Graces and suite (fined with the Earl of WARanycrros on Wednesday, and on Thursday with Lieutenant General Sir DA- M) BAIRD, who has the command of the encamp ment, and they returned to the Lodge in the Park on Friday. Coxes-Woo .—On Saturday last, abeut twelve "dock, Con - CS-wood, near the seat of Lord HAwstv mnivywas discovered to be in a blaze of fire. All kamis in that neighbourhood were immediately col lected M order to arrest the progress of the raging tielnent.-but all. their efforts proved ineffectual, till the seasonable shower which fell in the evening came to their assistance—iabout ten acres were completely destroyed. THE EXPEDITION& • v general Mooat's E 4 en . (for by this tame ie it still best known) rethains, we fear, still wind-bounds - Yesterday all the ships of which it is composed drcip ped down to St. Helen's, and there was an order for, all Officers to repair on board ; but, even if the wind had been fair, it could not hive sailed before to-day, this being the day fixed for Sir Heaps BURRARD to go on board. Return and arrangement of the forces, destined for Spaii; and Portugal, including the expeditions already sailed under Lieutenant-General Sir AnTHUR WRL LLSLEY, and Major-General SPENCER. Commander in Chief Sir Hew Dalrymple. Second in Command Lieutenant-General Sir H. B. Burrard. FIRST DIVISION. - --- - -- - ------ - i Commanded by Lleutenaut-General the Hon. John Hope. 2d Foot - 700 4th Ist Battalion 9781 Brig. General Arland. 28th Ist Ditto 1000 267$ 79th Foot, let Bat. 1000 91st let Bar. 940 i Major General Ferguson. 92d Ist Bat. 940 2880. 5558 SECOND DIVISION, Commanded by Lieutenant-General Lora Paget, 6th Foot, Ist Bat. -900 i 29th 800 Major-Central Spencer. 32d • - 900 2600 Sth, Ist Eat. 1000 3Cch Ist Ditto . 950 Brig. General Nightingale. 82d Ist Ditto 950 _ _ 5900---- 5500 TtIIRD DIVISION, Conunanded by Lieutenant-General Frazer. Oth Foot, Ist i3at. - 900 Ditto 241 Ditto . 050 Major-General Hlll 40th . 990 2840 36th, Ist Bit. - 000 45th 950 Brig. General Pane. 97th 750 260 5440 FOUR7II DIVISION!, Commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley. 20th Foot, Ist Bat. - 600 38th Ist Ditto 980 Brig. General Crawford. 71st la Ditto 950 4 Bat. of the I, , ght Infantry oft 2800 _ major.Gen. Murray. the German Legion _ 5330 RESERVE, Commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore. 18th Light Dragonni 640 . _ - 3d German Legion Light Dragoons 565-1209 54cl Foot, 2d Bat. - 955 Ditto 2d Ditto 820 Brig. General Anstruther. 95th 900 2675 4qd Foot, Sid Bat. • 800 60th sth Ditto - 9.:0 Brig. General R.. Stuart. Two Ger. Light Inf. Bat. 1800 3540--. 7418 RECAPITULATION. Ist Division - • 3558 id .. - - ssoo sd - - - 5440 4th - - - .5320 Reserve - - 7418 Total 29,216 The Artillery, Royal Waggon Train, &e. are not Included in the above statement. In addition to this, a second expedition is already planned, to consist of 8000 cavalry and 15,000 in fantry. Among the latter are the Ist and 2d brigade of Guards, at Deal and Chatham, amounting to near 5000 rank and file. Too much praise cannot be given to the Navy, Vic tualling, Transport, Barrack, and Medical Boards, who have each sent one of their members to expedite the important service proceeding from our different ports at the present moment. The Storekeeper Ge neral has likewise been extremely active at the dif ferent ports from which the Expeditions havb started. THE ARMY. GENERAL ORDER. Horse-Guards, July 20, 11108. The Commander-in-Chief directs it to be notified, That, in consequence of the state of preparation for immediate service in which the whole Army Is at the present moment held, his Ma jesty has been graciously pleased to dispense with the use of Queue:, until further orders. His Royal Highness desires the Commanding Officers of the Regiments will take care that the men's hair is cut close to their necks, in the neatest and most uniform manner, and that their heads are kept perfectly clean, by combing, brushing, and fre quently washing them ; for the latter essential purpose, it is his Majesty's pleasure that a small sponge shall hereafter be added to each man's regimental necessaries. By order of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chlef, HARRY CALVERT, Adjutant-General. General MOORSIIEAD'S Regiment, the 51st, has arri ved in transports at Spithead, where the Royal York Rangers still continue. A transport has just arrived from Madeira, which place she left on the 23d June—General BERESFORD and the troops all well. One of the regiments with General BERESFORD, it was reported, was to be sent to the Mediterranean. The General's departure was delayed till his successor arrived. Colonel CLINTON goes as Adjutant-General to the Expeditions. The Cromarty Volunteers have transferred their services into the local Militia. Colonel DONKIN, late Quarter-Master-General in the Kentish District, has relinquished his command for a similar appointment on the Staff of the Expedi tion destined for Gibraltar. Early yesterday morning, the 16th Regiment of Light Dragoons, commanded by the Hon. W. HMl cotntT, marched through town from Richmond, on their route to Woodbridge Barracks, Suffolk. The 4th Battalion of the Royals, the 2d Battalion of the 25th, and the 3d Battalion of the 27th, Lord MOIRA'S Regiment, are expected to proceed imme diately from the Camp at the Curragh to Cork, where they are to embark, and make part of the second ex pedition. ~--- h;ltjfiedL trttELLtotifck. The ivtaltraret, Garin, is arrived at Liverpool, from Jamaiea ; she parted from his Majesty's brig SPARROW and her convoy on the 19th June, ht lat. SO. long. 79. The following vessels were in the fleet, viz. the Malvina, Trusty, Kitty, Duke af York, Jo nah, Eclipse, —arlbury, Dorothy, Antelope s Cam bridge, Venus, King George, Anderson, Lavinia, Hollen, Lord Sheffield, Douglas, Imperial, arid Lady Cremorne. The Caesar (one of the convoy) put back to Jamaica. TORBAY, JULY 25. Arrived his Majesty's ships SPENCRII, VALIANT, and BETSEY, from Plymouth, and remain with the Channel fleet. PLYMOUTH, JULY 25. Came in the HARLEQUIN, of 18 guns, from the towns, with a feet under convoy. Sailed the DREADNOUGHT, of 98 guns, to join the Channel fleet and TONNANT, of 84 guns, for the Coast of Spain. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 2'. Arrived his Majesty's ship le TIORE, with a convoy frotn the Downs ; and SANDWICH, from Guernsey ; also the Alfred transport, LUMLY, fr In Plymouth. Sailed his Majesty's brig I..xvtar, on a cruize. DEAL, LY 26. Arrived last evening :Torn orlc his Majesty's gun brig Imotax . r, having under her convoy four sail of vessels, which have sailed through for the River. — Arrived this morning from Plymouth his Majesty's sloop CARES, having under her convoy several sail of light transports, and three or four homeward•bound ships, all of which have sailed through for the River, except the CERES. Wind S. W. REMAIN IN THE DOWNi. Princeu of Orange, Trusty, Clyde, Alert, Nedrlven, indignant. YARMOUTH, JULY 26. Sailed the GORGON, of 44 guns, fOr the Baltic ; and the MusQurro sloop of war with a Spanish Mes senger for Gottenburgh, with dispatches. Remain in the Roads the Roebuck, and Alexandria frigate.— Wind S. E. HULL, JULY 25. On Wednesday morning, the Charles armed ship sailed from the Humber, with a fleet of vessels for Got tenburgh and the Baltic. A letter received here from Captain Marshall, of the Samuels, dated Banff, gives an account of the success of the following ships at the Davis' Streights fishery, viz :—Samuels, 20 fish ; Duncombe, I St ; North Briton, 13 ; Prescot, 13 ; Gardner and Joseph, 11 ; Cato, 9or more ; Lynx, 8; Brothers, 12 ; Thomas, 11 or 12 ; Symmetry, 9, three small ; Trafalgar, 15 ; Mary and Elizabeth, 10; Leviathan, 6 ; Elizabeth, full ; Harmony full, at the S. W. fishery ; Fauconberg of Grimsby, 4. The Samuels left the country on the 19th June. On Thursday last the Columbus schooner, - of London, from Greenland, (formerly a Spanish privateer) put into Berwick, having sprung a leak and started her ' oil casks. She reports that she spoke the Lively Greenlandman, of Berwick, a few days ago, with 17 I fish. The Fair Weather (an American), from Tenericre to the West Indies, is taken and carried into Guada loupe ; part of the cargo discharged at Dominica. The Mary Ann, Benfield, from Yarmouth for Li verplol ; a brig and a sloop, were taken off Penzance on the 24th inst. ; the former is since retaken, and ar rived at Penzance. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CANTERBURY RACES, TUEJDAY, JULY 19. A Sweepstakes of logs. each: - Eight Subscribers. Sir J. Hollywood's Hawk, 4 yrs old 1 Mr. Watson's Hymen, S yrs old .. . 2 Mr. Cator's h. c. by St. George, S yrs old ..1 s Mt. Dering's ch. f. Miss Hawk, s yrs old . .. • 4 A Sweepstakes of cogs. each. Ten Subletibers. Capt. Wheatley's Sir Launcelot, 6 yrs old _ ... 1 Slr . E. Knatcht6U's Master Juicy . , 4 yrs old .. ‘-,ir I. Ilonywood's Delville, 5 yrs old s Mr. Baldock's b. h. Resolution, 5 yrs old •• 4 Xentlsh Hunter's Sweepstakes of sgs. each. Twenty-five Sub scribers. Mr. Watson's b. h. Monarch .. 1 1 Sir Edward Knatchbuli's Clifton 2 2 A Sweepstakes of 10gs. each. Fifteen Subscribers. Mr. taker's Master lackey, 4,yrs old 1 Sir Edward Knatchbull's Augusta - 2 Mr. Watson's b. e. Hymen, 3 yrs old 3 _ . Mr. Witherden's c. by Gohanna, 4 yrs old - - 4 WEDNEzDA Y. King's Plate of 100 Guineas. Colonel Klngscote's b h. Corsican, 4 yrs old - 1 1 Mr. Fenwick's b: h. Sir Launcelot, 6 yea cdd - 2 dr Sir John Honywood's Hawk, 4 yrs old - dr A Maiden Plate of 601. Mr. Pest's b. c. by St. George, S yrs old - - 1 1 Mr. Cramp's Driver, aged - - - S 2 Mr. G. Witherden's b. f. Miss Kitty - 2 bt. THURSDAY. The City Plate of 501. Mr. Ladbrokes b. h. Corsican,4 yrs did - - 1 1 Mr. Witherden's b. f. Miss Kitty, S yrs old - 2 ctr Sir J. Honywood's b. h. Hawk, 4 yes rid - - 9 dr A Match for 50gs. Capt. Heywood names. Mr. Grey's b. g. Spider, aged 1 Mr. Evans's c. m. Sylphid, 5 yrs old - 2 FRIDAY. • The County Plate of Fifty Pounds. Mr. Fenwick's h. b. Sir Launcelot, 6 yrs old 1 Mr. Hy de ' s c. m. Augusta, 4 yrs old - 2 2 _ _ . Sir JoIM Honywood's - b. Is.'o;tiville, 5 yrs old drawn A Handicap Sweepstakes of Tett Gaineas each. Sir John Honywood's Deicille 9st. - 1 1 Mr. Trevilion s Hotspur, Sat. 101 b. - - 2 2 Mr. Fowle's Mignior.ette, 6st 101 b. - 3 S Mr. Best's St. George's C01t,73t. lab. - - drawn Mr. Withetien's Miss Kitty, 7st. 61b. - drawn A Match for Fifty P. a ds. Mr. Etans's c. m. Sylphid, 5 yrs old, 9st. 81b. - 1 Mel. Honywood's b. it. Madcap, agtd, 9st. 13Ib. - 2 r The sport of this day by far exceeded all the pre ceding days together, the last heat between Delville and flotspur was so obstinately contested, that the Judges had great difficulty in deciding the winner.— Buckle, the jockey, who rode Delville, declared it the hardest heat he had ever won. I TritilvDEA-sToRM. I Duritigithe severe storm on Monday, a house isel q adiz ing to Mr. Cheesman, situated in Broomfield-place, Deptford, and the one adjoining, were partially Struck by the lightning.—The electric fluid appeared to c:i-ne from a south-east direction, and striking the window of Mr. Cheesman's house obliquely, tore away the , frame and till. In the room it did more considerable - damage, tearing away the plaistering and cieling, and otherwise injuring the roof. Mrs. Cheesman, sitting in the room, was thrown on the floor by the violence (1 the shock, but received no other injury than the frighr. The adjoining house experienced a similar shock, two females in the room were struck to the grou d, one of whom, at five o'clock, last evening, had nut recovered the use of her limbs. Monday last, as a young woman, servant in the Fish. ing Smack public house, Cold Harbour, Blackwal', was standing on the steps leading to th e River, she was so much alarmed with a fl as h o f lightning, that she fell into the River, and was unfortunately drowned. Among the other dreadful effects of the thunder storm on Monday, was the sudden death of a resident in the London Road, St. George's-fields, who fell from his seat next the parlour window, at the first tremen. dous crash, lifeless ; all assistance to restore what was thought to be suspended animation, being of no avail. A letter from Strathblane, Scotland, dated the 21st instant, says, " This vicinity was visited to day with s most tremendous thunder -storm, accompanied with heavy rain. The peals were incessant ,or .11e .ce if three hours and upwards,having 0.. an about raaear. and continued till near three. About one o'clock, the lightning struck the Tower of the Castle of Mug- Jock, entering by the roof, where it tore up the ceiling and slates for many yards, and threw down several large stones from the corners. It then made its way through the inner wall of the staircase, making a large hole in it, shattering the wall for a considerable space around. It afterwards directed its course down th staircase, where it broke one of the steps, precipitating the half of it to the bottom. It next forced its way through the top of a stone vault, throwing down a Lu ge stone near the centre ; thence it seems to have escaped by the door into the earth, as no farther trace of it ,has been observed. Fortunately no person residing in the Castle received any injury, although the family were dreadfully alarmed with the loudness and al;. ruptness of this particular peal ; which they describe as being more terrible than any thing they had - ever heard." Thursday, about 3 o'clock p. m. a violent thunder storm took place near Linlithgow. The lightning struck the house of Mrs. Finlayson, where it did con siderable damage ; it destroyed the cieling of one room, having been attracted by and led along the bell-wires; from that room it descended to the apart ment below, in a spiral form, described by a little boy present as like a burning hoop ; and had such an effect on a lady who was attending the boy as to render her insensible fer some time. A great deluge of rain fill. GLOUCESTER, JULY 25.—During the tremendous thunder-sterm, on the night of Friday se'nnight, a most alarming circumstance took place at the house of Mr. T., Whittard, of Horsley, in this county : About deem o'clock, a fire-ball fell upon the house, throwing down a considerable part of the roof. It then entered a room where his niece (who is in.a bad state of health) was in bed, perforated the wall, and split one of the rafters, forcing its way through to the dwelling underneath, inhabited by a man and his wife. The fluid likewise damaged the wall in seve ral places, in this part of the house, and afterwards darted through a window, without any of the par ties, whose lives wttre in such danger, sustaining the smllest injury beyond the dread_ occasioned by their perilous situation. In an orchard belonging to H. Biedermann, of Tetbury, a large apple-tree was shivered to pieces by the lightning ; and 23 panes of thick glass m the green-house were broken by the hail-stones. At Burleydam, near Whitchurch, Shropshire, the cattle, fear-struck, herded close together in their fields, and the lightning struck down five cows belonging to Mr. Benyon, of the Rookery, in the parish of Aud lem, together with his son, who was passing at that moment. On his providentially recovering, he ran to the cattle ; one he found dead, another with her head doubled under her brisket, but which soon got up, and, with the other three, are likely to do well.— The one which was unfortunately killed, on being struck, sprung several feet, and instantly expired :-- the fatal stroke caught her on the top of the tail by the rump, and, passing down the side of her hind quarter, in a burnt seam of about three inches wide, ran across the ribs, and descended down the shoulder 'and leg seemingly into the earth. A General Court Martial has been assembled for some time at Weeley Barracks, near Colchester, for the trial of a Captain of the 10th Regiment, on five charges preferred against him by his Commanding Offices,,Ljeutenant-Colonel NEWMAN. The Court assembled on the Bth, and closed the prosecution on the 25114 whet it adjourned to the Ist of August to allow the Prisoner sufficient time to prepare his de r ce..,The Court is composed of the following Offi cers, *is. Major-General ROBRITSON, Preitdent. - Right Nand. MEMBRRS. Lis Ha■d. _ Majoir PRINGLE, 65d Regt. Major PRTILIZ, 79th Regt. • Major Rosa, 87th ditto. Major MURPHY. 88th ditto, . Captain DUNNZ, 88th ditto. Capt. TmoursoN, 88th ditto, Capt. Bar Ls, 63d ditto . . Capt. Musts, 79th ditto. . Capt.Marc•trit 79th ditto, Capt. BLIIIIICT, 95th ditto. Capt. ELDER, 95th ditto. Capt. COOKSLT, 79th ditto.. Lieut. TviAcatILMOD, 95th do. Lieut. CAMERON, 79th ditto. .-.-• SUTTON, Esq. Deputy Jodie Advocate. A Lieutenant of the name of Creeton was yester day- held in sureties to keep the peace, for sending a provoking challenge to Mr. S—, a surgeon, invi ting him to a meeting of honour! The challenge stated that the surgeon must comply, or be horsewhipped. A dispute had taken place between the parties at the Opera on Saturday, the Lieutenant having spoken to a Lady under the protection of Mr. S--. Gregson, the pugilist, while sparring on Tuesday with Firby, being rallied, retired to the extremity of the stage, when both fell off, and the former broke the sinallbone of his arm which had previously been broken in hi , combat with Gully. Thirteen Capital Prizes to be Drawn of JE20,000, 810,000, £3,000, and a fill proportion o fTuesday, August 2, is the : T er 0, Prizes. ie.s,oooNext day. Tickets and Shares, warranted undrawa, are selling at all the Lottery Offices. l' I • • -