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VICTUALLING OFFICE, Jansery 5, 1808. THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUALLING AIS ,MAJESTY', NAVY, b heftily:iv( Notice, That on Tuesday the 2d of February next; they will be ready to receive 'Misdate in writing (sealed up), and treat for THREE HUNDRED TONS of CHESHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, WAR WICKSHIRE, and GLOUCESTERSHIRE CHEESE, or Cheese of equal goodness; and for ONE HUNDRED and FIFTY TONS of ROSE CORK (seconds) BUTTER, or BRITISH BUTTER, of equal goodness ; to be delivered, one half in the course of a month; and the other half in one month afterwards, into His Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, Portsmouth, and Ply mouth ; in the following proportions, viz. CIIMESC. 110TTItIt. DEPTFORD - 100 Tons. SO Tons. PORTSMOUTH 100 SO PLYMOUTH 100 So •••••••- 300 1 SO And to be paid for by Bills, payable with interest, ninety days after date.—The Conditions of the Contracts may be seen at the Secretary's Office. No regard will be had to any Tender is which the price shall not be is soled is words at length, or that shall sot be delivered to the Board before one o'clock as the said Tuesday the 9d of February next, low lisekss the per son who males the Tender, or some person as his behalf, annuls, to answer when called for. 1. J. a 1 J 4 1 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, DECEMBER 15. It is said that the Prince Regent of Portugal is cer tainly gone to the Brazils. Lisbon complains bitterly of his conduct, and among other things of his having spiked some of the guns of Fort Belier, in order to leave the English free access. It was announced at the departure of the courier, that the English had just debarked at Peniche, a very important post, 11 leagues from Lisbon. A dreadful storm which took place at Lisbon, was succeeded by a slight shock of an earthquake, which happily did no damage. On the 24th of November a flag of truce, sent in by Sir Sidney Smith, arrived at Lisbon with the following notification : " To all whom it may concern, " It being notorious that the ports of Portugal are shut against the British flag, and that his Britannic Majesty's Minister has quitted the capital, the mouth of the Tagus is declared to be in a state of rigorous blockade. It is therefore notified to the Portu guese Government, that the execution of this measure will be ri: gerowly enforced, until the difficulties that have lately arisen be done away. " The Consuls of neutral Powers are also informed of this, in order that they may acquaint their different Courts with this block ade, which will be maintained in the manner authorised by the laws of nations, and the treaties concluded between his Britannic Majesty and the Neutral Powers. " On board the Hibernia, off the Tagus, Nov. 22. " W. SIDNEY SMITH." DECEMBER 16. _ . General Junot's Proclamation, upon entering Lis bon, states in substance, that the French army entered that city to save the Prince and the country from the influence of England—but that the Prince, so re spectable for his virtues, has suffered himself to be guided by the advice of some bad persons about him, and has thrown himself into the arms of his enemies ; that these persons insinuated apprehensioni for his per sonal safety ; his subjects have been considered as nothing, and their interests have been sacrificed to the cowardice of some courtiers. " Inhabitants of Lisbon," adds the General in Chief, “ remain quiet in your houses, neither fear my army nor myself ; we are only terrible to our enemies and to the wicked. The Great Napoleon, my master, has sent me to protect you—l will protect you." It was not Fort Belier, but Fort Belem, the guns of which were spiked by ;he Prince's order. General Delaborde has been appointed Comman dant of Lisbon, and of all the troops in that city. We hoped that the Prince, knowing at length what were the real interests of his kingdom, was preparing to accede to the grand confederacy of Europe. But all these demonstrations were only so many ruses to gain time. And what use has he made of this•time ? He has deserted the throne which he might have ren dered free. The result of his wise manceuvres, is to' insure himself till fresh incidents happen, the post of Viceroy or Governor of an English Colony. His conduct has proved the necessity of the expedi tion to Portugal. The expedition of the English will soon convince him of their gratitude. But Europe sees with joy thas an alliance which unites the two most powerful sovereigns of Europe, could never be cemented at a more critical moment. This compact alone can gua rantee it from the incessant aggressions of a mari time despotism, whose surest and richest spoils are always the wrecks of the thrones it pretends to pro tect. _ _ _ The following remarks appear in the Moniteur upon two articles of news extracted from the English Pa pers. The first relates to the communication between Gibraltar and the Spanish territories. The Moniteur observes, " Commerce was carried on then between Spain and Gibraltar. If the King of Spain knew that his Governors betrayed their duty and trade. with England, whilst England invades his colonies, surprises his frigates, massacres bis seamen during peace, and causes so many miseries to his people, his Catholic Majesty could not but be indignant at it." Upon the second Extract, which relates to Mr. Rose junior's mission, the Moniteur remarks, that " the Eng lish have strange ideas of the Sovereignty of Nations, if they think the Americans pusillanimous and impo litic enough to barter away their independence and 'abandon their share of the commerce of the Colonies to England. If they should adopt such a mode of conduct, renounce the sovereignty of their flag, and interdict themselves from all commerce with France, there is no doubt that tearing thus to pieces their first charter of independence, they would be at war with France and with all the Continental Powers." TO TILE OONWL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT MARSEILLES. " Tunis, Nov. 5, 1907. " Stit—l hasten to communicate to yott the following news, contained in s letter I received three days ago from the Consul. Genera of the United States of Algiers, Colonel Lear, dated the slst of October last ; by which he informs me, that, on the 15th of that inonth, the T)ey sent for the Dragomans of the American, Swedish, Danish, and Dutch Consuls, and vrik:ed them to inform their respective Consult, that belied • waited for their annul. tics due for sometime—that his patience was exhausted, and that if be did not receive advice' through the medium of Alicant, or by some speedy arrivals, which should assure him of the annuides being soon paid, they should feel the consequences. TltepOnsul- General considered this as a formal declaration, the reigning Dey being in the habit of carrying his threats into execution—and he thinks that there is little doubt of his breaking with one of the Powers, or with all. But we presume that, if his attacks be di rected against one alone, the extent of our commerce in these seas will be an object of temptation to him. " You will, in consequence, immediately strobe all Amen can ships in your district to be on their guard, and also transmit this information to such of our Consuls in Europe as you may have occasion to correspond with. " I have the honour to be, ace. (Signed) " C. D. COXE." DECEMBER 19. There were rumours yesterday of the arrival at Paris of an English Negotiator ; the same rumours are in circulation in London, where flags of truce are made to arrive daily, with important dispatches.— These reports are so often repeated, that they no longer produce any effect. Intelligence from Germany announces the recall of the Austrian and Prussian Ambassadors from London. TRIESTE, DEC. s. During the last week a ship laden for Messina was set - on fire, through the carelessness of a sailor. It had hemp, linen, and cloth on board, and also three barrels of powder, which were increased by the pub lic apprehension to thirty. In consequence of this, the greater number of people, fearing a calamity like that at Leyden, ran out of the town, and but few persons ventured to attempt to extinguish the flames. Happily some courageous sailors succeeded in throw ing the powder overboard, and sinking the vessel. FROM THE FRONTIERS OF TURKEY, DEC. 5. If we may credit the reports from Servia, which, however, as experience has taught us, are neither cer tain nor accurate, that country will soon receive a fixed Constitution. It is announced from Belgrade, that the Councillor of State Rodofinikin received on the 16th and 20th of the last month, two couriers, with important dispatches from the head quarters at Bucharest. It is even asserted, that one of these cou riers has brought the new constitution of Servia. In pursuance of this Constitution, the Assembly, hitherto known by the name of the , 4 Synod-of Servians," is to assume the title of Senate, and be transferred from Semendria to Belgrade. On occasion of the turn which affairs are taking in Servia, and the consequence which the Servian Ge neral Czerni Georges will probably retain, the public papers mention the cause which first induced this brave man to put himself at the head of his discon tented countrymen. At the time when the mutinous Janissaries of Belgrade, by their acts of violence and murder, filled the whole district with despair, one of their troops entered the village of Ramenika, in order to assassinate one of its richest inhabitants. This was George Petrowitz, surnamed Czerni, or the Black.— This since so celebrated Servian, seeing Iris house environed, rushed out, armed with a firelock, a sabre, and two pistols. With the first shot he le-, veiled two of the Janissaries to the ground, with his sabre he dispatched several others, and succeeded in fighting his way to a neighbouring forest. Hete he ' was met by another fugitive Stanoch Slavich, famons for his extraordinary valour. Two or three hundred of the Christian inhabitants, who were, roving the woods and forests, without any dwelling, collected around these two chieftains. A corps of four hun dred men, sent to disperse them, were defeated and driven away by Czerni Georges, with only eighty men. This first good fortune was the signal of an universal insurrection. The Servians made them selves masters of some palmier', or intrenched places. The Turkish Generals, who remained faithful to the Porte, secretly aided the Servians, furnishing them with artillery against the common enemy Paswan Oglu. Such was the origin of the Servian insurrection, which has arisen to so alarming an height in so.short a time. Czerni Georges is represented to be a very honest and brave man, yet void of military talents— it is said that he cannot even write. Military matters are conducted principally by Rodis Petrowitz, late a Captain in the Austrian service. Among the superior Officers is Jacob Stephanowitz, who surpasses almost all the rest in political knowledge, humanity, and science. Reports are spread that fresh disturbances have taken place in Constantinople. Nothing is yet known with certainty as to the nature or issue of t,hese tu mults. DEC. 4.—The new Constitution of Servia seems in fact to be already established, and is in part made known. The Servian Congress assembles daily, in order to consult upon the measures and provisions which the execution of the new Constitution may re quire. General Czerni Georges attends these sittings and has a vote in them. The best understanding and reciprocal esteem is kept up between the General and the Russian Minister M. de Rodofinikin. The part which Russia is taking in the concerns of Servia does_ not, however, appear to be hostile to the faithful exe cution of the armistice with the Turks. his even4s 7 serted that the Congress sent, on the of Novem ber, a courier to the army of Bosnia, with orders ,to retreat instantly within their own frontier, and raze all the batteries and ramparts which had been thrown up ; for though the Turks broke the armistice, it was designed only to punish their breach of faith by an incursion, but on no account by any serious military operations to act contrary to the armistice of Rud schuck. Five days afterwards, on the 26th, the Corp. man dant of Belgrade, Mladen Mallanowich, was sen t t?y , the Commander in Chief to Drina, &assume again the command, in Person, of the light corps returning from Bosnia. He is succeeded in the command of Bel grade by Melan Obrenowich. The ad interim Com mander of the Servian army in Bulgaria, Melenko Stoick, is also arrived in Belgrade, and has been re. ceived with public honours. As to the articles of the constitution of Servia, it is understood, that in Belgrade and the other towns, sj preme tribunals are to be erected under the presi dency of a civic Magistrate or Mayor. In the vil lages there are to be Justices of the Peace. All these posts are to be filled by those only who have served in the field as'officers or subalterns; and who can read and write, Measures are to be taken for promoting civilization of the country, and the introduction of the arts and sciences. AU who partake of the Govern. Lit 4it introduced ; every one is to be a soldier, but they Servi otterei a, r StisithtteeSitimttlimtlii°ntawrsy thf lo r n estaWi scri edt P c ti a o sbnleti n ce. is to 111tvig : wi wh h° o w a u re tailectanall in d actual service are to carry ups. The sale of houses and lands is to be made by formal in struments ; but foreigners cann o t p ossess them. The territory of Servia is to be divided into 12 or 13 districts. VIENNA, DEC. s. . Little attention seems now to be paid to politics in this capital. The peace of the Continent appears to be settled for ' a Tong time, and the spoliey ef our Court is hailed with blessings, for having nutcle.common cause with the Continent against England. ' We'irr assured.. that our Ambassador at London, Prissce•Stirtirtilberg, it recalled. There has lately been established a number of new batteries for the protection of the port of Trieste : a numerous train of artillery has been sent from arsenals of the interior of • Austria, and even from this capital, for that destination. All the coasts will likewise be furnished with cannon, in order to frustrate all attempts that may be made by the Eng lish against our maritime places—for it is easy to foresee, that the British Cabinet must be much in censed, at seeing our Cotirt adopt the measures so imperiously prescribed by the interest of the whole Continent, for at length putting an end to British despotism. We learn, besides, that the Archduke Charles has lately issued orders for reinforcing the troops already stationed on the coasts. It has also been lately determined, that the Aus trian frontiers on the side of Turkey, shall be fur nished with a cordon of troops—and with that view icveral regiments are already proceeding to Hungary, and thence to Formia and Croatia. The marriage of the Emperor is now settled for the 6th of January, 1808, when the following rejoicings are ordered : ------ - On the 6th, the day of the marriage, there will be a grand dinner at the Court; and a gratuitous ad• mission to the Theatres—on the 7th, a grand ball at Court, from seven till tan o'clock, and the play houses again open gratis—on the Bth, a ball at the Great Theatre, which is to be illuminated ; and tickets to be distributed for admission—on the 9th, his Majesty will g o iscogstito to the Vienna Theatre,— on the 10th, Sunday, a redone, with tickets of ad mission—and on the 11th, a ball will be given by Duke Albert, of Saxe Teschen. VIENNA, DEC. 16. On the 11th inst. the French garrison of Brannau marched out of the fortress, and possession was taken of it on the part of the Austrians. Yesterday the Diet of Hungary was to be closed, yet it is thought that the sittings will continue some time longer ; but the Emperor is to return on the 21st instant. The Diet has decreed, in support of the Royal finances, a grant of six per cent. on all income, and one per cent. on all immovable property. There are Magnates in Hungary, who, in consequence of this new tax, will have to pay two hundred thousand florins. Prince Esterhazy will have to pay upwards of double that sum. HAMBURGH, DEC. 11. We learn from Norway, that the Norwegian sailors have taken and carried on the western coast an Eng lish packet-boat, having on board a person of dis tinction. The Council of War has opened its sittings at Co penhagen, for the trial of Generals Peymann; Biele field, and Gedde. Mr. Gramm, the Danish Consul, who was .put under arrest, and Hope, the merchant, and several of the Clerks of Commercial" Houses at Copenhagen, are also brought before the same Tribunal. A correspondence has taken place between the King of Sweden and the Crown Prince, respectin, the arrest of the Swedish Consul. VENICE, DEC.IO. During the stay of the Emperor and King in this 'city, a decree was issued, dated the 7th December. for the improvement of that city, more espteally its port. An Engineer in Chief is appointed to superintend the works for repairing the port, and cleansing thf canals. The great arsenal is to be enlarged and im proved, and a canal dug 25 feet in depth, to com municate with the arsenal -at Malamocco, so as • make its passage accessible for ships of 74. Near thi passage a bason is to be made, capable of containin , ships of 74. PETERSBURGH, NOV. 12. • Though the English have released the Lubeck shit they had detained, our Government have just or. dered the vessels of that flag not to leave Cronstadt, for the declaration of our Court against England ma; induce that Power to take other steps against the trade of the Hans Towns. DORSTEN, DEC. 24. • lresterday a detachment of French Custom Houe officers (douaniers) pursued their march from this place. They come from the left bank of the Rhine, •and are going to the banks of the Elbe. For several weeks small detachments are daily pas sing through this place on their return to France. COI'ENHAGEN, DEC. 15. Among the prizes which our cruizers are daily sen. ding in, there arrived one yesterday evening in our harboar, which has occasioned our Crown Prince perform a grateful and noble-minded action. One of the two prizes brought in by our cruizers, the brig Paulina, had on board the English Ambassador Gar licke, orichis return from Memel, where the King of Prussia has just refused to receive him. As soon as the Crown Prince was informed of this, he instantly ordered that a vessel should be prepared to convey this Gentleman (whose honourable conduct during his embassy justly gained him the esteem of the Govern ment and the public), with his servants and effects, from the prize ship to the Swedish harbour of Hel. sin burg. This was carried into effect immediately, and the Minister is already arrived there. .t The patriotic gifts and offerings for the land ser vice continue ; and a second Report of the Commis sion respecting Naval Affairs announces considerable tontributions towards a new fleet. Further, the ma *azines of corn and (*lei previsions landed in Zea land are sufficient to minutia that Wand more than two years. ' •:a .." fir. • . differences appeared days pre4i s na to the GENT. The people, Appi of the French at Abrantes, before the barked, and the fleet were under way. On formed of the fact, a violent tumult ensued. and Don RODERIGO were accused of having and deceived the public ; and the populace dcd the house of ARANJO, broke the windows, ;ommitted many other acts of violence. The 6f the PRINCE Rearm', for the delivery of prop from the Custom-house, without payment of the as tomed duties, had been violated, nor were anyf permitted to be removed, even on the assuroci he owners, that they were to be *hipped for brazils. • ' • • FRANKFORT, DEC. U. Th e R uss i a n prisoners of war, who, o n , generosity of the Emper o r Napoleon , are ni,,a7C Acc ing from France to their native country, h aw. e fol passed through our city. It has been ( * rem ; their residence in Prance }tees had a b ene fi o a? . stuff • . upon the conduct aft °A.cfri.mwards i h na inata are placed their autlority, which is r ink i cy a severe than it formerly was. The well-know s oyal joviality has beenAhns ineressed, whil e Th ili npf ded pline does not seem to have suffered from t i, h u m an e treatment. We hear Coe soldiers i„e nt singing their national songs to the tambe iz • habitants, in whose houses they ha.. e be en , ite r om . -speak favourably of their conduct s T!.e y a re to • inia to the Russian frontier, not in the umial milit o cy, through Thuringen, but more to the south, ,- s 0 Franconia.' Etas' Dec. 22.—Yesterday M. Schwinine, R us s za faire Interprete in the Foreign D , !paran est, Ass , through this city on his way to St. Petersbutt qua Russian Admiral Siniavin had dispatched him Lisbon on the 26th of NovembT, afte r t i t ' Seto under his command, consisting of thirte en the line and five frigates, had entered th e T —I • Since, on the 30th of November, General ,y nt ,• Ass tered Lisbon at the head of 3000 troops, no ~ s ei are wanting of effectually defending the w e :ern harbour from all hostile attacks, by oemp y i ti Tan hatteries at the mouth of the Tagus. s ' r TII'F EVENING STAR. Au • Fre • . LONDON. V . r. WEDNVIDAT, JANUARY 6. ErIrIIANTNO boohoo done at the Stock &ali t PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY, ''" Bank Stock 226 Long Ann.ll per Cent. Red. Ann. 6 3 13 India Bonds, is. ii h , 1 1 " 9 per Cent. Cons. Ann. shut Ezch. Bills, Is. t,, 5, •1 ,. i• 4 per Cent. 801 81i English Tickets, ski% Lt S per Cent. Navy shut -Cons fc,r sec. 6401 Tl 'tic Last night we received Paris Journals to ti e . ult. and Dutch to the With. We had before : 8 Paris Papers to the 26th, the contents of which n I. bid before our Readers on Saturday. The . . I Y Journals now received, contain some French d ments and reasonings upon the emigratios PRINCE REGENT of Portugal. They are fulled. ' u hoods and contradictions. The Morkterr long since, that the . PotriecE REGENT should, ,• 3, power for refusing to seize English persons ase se perty, though he was willing to proscribe their le but the Gazette de Frazee, and even General J • le state, that the French entered Lisbon to we ' eePnoccE and the country from the influence of of It appears by the Dutch Papers that tie id Prince of DENMARK has released Mr. damn. ' ds late Minister at Copenhagen, who had been takes' ' sea. Mr. GARLICK, it will be recollected, ter moved from his situation as Minister just befit ' ins proposals were made to the government of lc hagen, which ended in the rupture between tie . is- States. O- The Court of Vienna is proceeding regularly i e . peace-administration. al, Brannan is at length restored, and the Trery. Presburg is thus at last executed. When sail ne Tilsit cease to be an existing proof how Frame en trifle with the most sacred engagements and p . ng Some amusing detgils will be found c. Servia and CZERNI Crofton ; but we know too of the bearings and ties of diis province toward his Porte, its antient sovereign state, and the three er, perors, who are, we doubt not, preparing to , Of throw that that state, to feel a strong interest nd he m- PORTUGAL. m- A Gentleman who left Lisbon on the 30th d LO vemher, gives some new and interesting his og respecting the departure of the Royal Family appears, that the inhabitants of Lisbon had bees sure A, that in consequence of the expulsion of the fps tish residents, and the measures subsequently -. or- to, had so completely appeased the wrath of . dt, French, that it was not intended their troops''" die • ' A Y proceed bey ond Alcantero, a town on the frontiers. So effectually were the Portuguese deluded by this assurance, that they were lulled we perfect security ; nor were they roused into any his picion of . the truth, until they were advised of tit ne, rival of JuNoT's army at Arbantes. It was also understood at Lisbon, that the ' per- REGENT had not determined to embark, until he informed of the arrival of the French troops at A. tes, and that it was that circumstance which ha - en- his departure ; he was accompanied by most afig 0 to our • Ministers, amongst whom were ARANJO and Den )ne DERIGO. The former had been in disgrace; but prig ciliferences appeared to have been adjusted for ser- 'al' f days prelhouS to the embarkation of the Paws 2S GENT. The people, were not apprised of the amts A I ) , of the French at Abrantes, before the PRINCE Wesr . vey barked, and the fleet were under way. On being' his formed of the fact, a violent tumult ensued. A " 1.1- and Don RODERIGO were accused of having rol its, ;el. and deceived the public ; and the populace sum * tied the house of A R ANIO. broke the windows, I