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ri °mires , p apers , to the 15th instant, *ere this pal ing received its towel, frem which we have made die f o llowing extracts I LISBON, NOVEMBER 14. The trans p o rts, with the last division of Junot's ore still here, and will be detained till the sa fety of those sent to France is known ; there were a b ou t four thousand. men embarked, but Upwards o f a thousand, consisting of Italians and Swiss, who off t actually brought here by the French id chains, have found means to escape and enter the British sev i ee ..•-they have been sent to England. General si r H a rry Burrard will sail in 1 few days for Eng land, in the Amelia : he will touch at Oporto and Coruna& He is to be succeeded in the command here by General Stewart, from Oporto. Much apprehension is entertained here for the Cricket, a !:iced ketch : she sailed from Falmouth the 17th ; from Corunna for this port, with dispatches, On the 25th nit ; and was last seen off Cape Finis- Te rre on the 28th ult. The Lively frigate has been m i r ing in search of her, but without success. ARMY. V THE REGIMENTS GONE WITH SIR JOHN 1100112 , FROM LISBON. stini IWh Light Dragoons. %Bit:taboos of the 2d, 4th, sth, 6th, 9th, 20th, 25th, 32d, so, 12th, 42d, 52d, 71st, 79th, S 1 at, 92d, and 95th ove Companies), of Foot. gd Battalions of the 43d, 52d, and 95th (four Companies), of Foot. Ist and sd Light Battalions King's German Legion. go t /Corps (two Companies). LIST OF THOSE IN LISBON. Ist Battalion of the 29th Foot. Id Battalions of the 9th and 31st Pout. Sd Battalion of the 27th Foot. Ist Battalion of the Line of the Ring's German Legion, at M amma ; 2d Ditto, at Sr. Juliens g sth and 7th Ditto, at Be -1®; and 60th Foot (sth Company), at Cascaes. LIST OF THOSE IN OPORTO. Battalions of 45th, 82t1, and 97th root. AT ELVAS. ken But orts COURT O E INQUIRY AT CHELSEA. to treat ; and he himself called for the assistance of j.Bir Arthur Wellesley and Sir Harry Burrard, in dis- SIXTH DAY, • Musing the teems. 'Sir - Retry Btirrard did not appear After the last narrative of Sit- Arthur Wellesler to take an active part in the discussion ; Sir Arthur had been again read by the Judge Advocate, Colo- •Wellesley did, and seemed to acquiesce. He saw, nel Torrens was called, and examined by Sit- Arthur. himself, the objects of the expedition could not then Q. Does Colonel Torrens recollect my having some be accomplished without a Convention, and he had. , conversation with him on the night of the 22d, or the chiefly in view the attainment of these objects : name-' morning of the 23d of August, respecting my having ly, the evacuation of Portugal, and co-operation with signed a Treaty of Armistice ?—A. Yes. On the the Spanish armies. Colonel Murray was dispatched morning of the 23d, at day-light, Sir Arthur Wel- to Junot, at j..ishon, on the 24th of August : the lesley mentioned to me the occurrences which had distance frorr head-quarters was 20 miles, and occu taken place on the preceding evening, and told me pied eight hours in travelling. Colonel Murray, du- , that he had signed a Treaty of Armistice by desire ring his mission to the French Commander in Ch'ef; of Sir Hew Dalrymple, although he totally dislApe corresponded regularly and pointedly. The Treaty, proved of many of the points in it, and of the tone when concluded, was ratified by himself and Sir Hew, of the language in which it was drawn up. : he understood, with the approbation of all the Lieu- Q. Did I specify to you the parts to which I ob- tenant-Generals. Several of the articles originally jested ?—Yes. Principally that part relative to the inserted, were either modified or expunged, particu neutrality of the Russian fleet, and of the granting an larly the 6th, 12th, 13th, and 17th. In cellitig for Armistice for 48 hours. the opinions of. the Lieutenant-Generals under his Q. Does Colonel Torrens recollect rnymentioning command, he did not cons:jer those conferences as to him, on the 22d, that I felt I did not possess the regular Councils of War ; but he resorted to them confidence of the Commander in Chief ?—A. I do for advice to guide his own conduct, for the better recollect that Sir Arthur Wellesley did express re- promoting the success of his Majesty's arms. It was Bret that he apparently had not the confidence of the not his wish or intention to raise any barrier between Commander in Chief, or some words to that ef- himself and the responsibility attached to his com feet. mind. He had not followed servilely any man's Q. Does Colonel Torrens recollect the answer of opinion, but acted in the manner that to the best of Sir hew Dalrymple to the communication made by : his own judgment appeared' right, under all the cir me on the morning of the 22d, of the necessity of , cumstances. Sir Hew then gave his opinion in detail marching the army ?—A. Sir hew Dalrymple re- :of the military force of the country, and the strong plied, " that he had but just arrived, and was cons posts of which the French were in possession : of the quently unable to form any judgment of the matter; " ' strength of the old fortifications of Lisbon he thought upon which 'an Officer of the Staff spoke aside to Sir very lightly, and the new works added by the French Hew, and then followed Sir Arthur Wellesley to seemed chiefly intended to act, if necessary, against communicate the desire of the Commander of the the town itself, which, from their situation, they ef- Forces, that he should form regulations for the fectually commanded. The French force which march of the army, and give what orders be thought finally evacuated was 24,735 men ; and at the time necessary. of his departure from Lisbon, he left the British Q. Was that Officer of his Staff Colonel Murray ? troops in a situation ready to commence their march —A. It was. by small detachments to Spain. Q. Does Colonel Torrens recollect that I told him Sir flew next said he had not been aware, nor had Colonel Murray had spoken to the Commander in he any information of what force the French left at Chief, upon the necessity of marching, in consc- Lisbon, and in the forts, when they advanced ; but qtienec of my ;lying urged to him (Colonel Mur- he conceived, that when they fell back upon the ray) that necessity, after the Commander in Chief of strong positions near Lisbon, their force would be the Forces had declined attending to my recommen- very respectable, and that the river Tagus allowed_ dation ?—A. I certainly did understand from Sir Ar- them facilities of concentrating a strong force in any thur Wellesley that Colonel Murray urged the neces- point where they might be attacked. He nevertheless sity of an advance of the army to the Commander of had no doubt but that they could have been ultimately itt h Regiment or F. i the Forces, in consequence of a conference with him driven across the Tagus, although they could not (Sir Arthur) on the subject. But I cannot call to my be prevented from crossing that river. General Kel. Colima, Novestarn IB.—The whole of our In recollection whether or not Sir Arthur Wellesley told lerman expressly threatened, that if the Armistice Pantry have marched from this place except a de- me that he had this conference with Colonel Murray should not he agreed to, and the force should be tachment of the 60th, to guard the depOts, &c. Sir after he had urged the matter himself to the Common- obliged to cross the Tagus, they would destroy the city' Dom Uwe with the advanced corps, is at Astorga. der of the Forces. of Lisbon. This measure had not of itself great Colonel Torrens withdrew. weight on Ms mind ; but he could not avoid con- Sir lotoi Moons, with his advanced co r p s, is at Sala- ; , Capta i n Malcolm, of the Donegal!, examined 1)) siderite. , that any destruction which might be corn manta, the rest of their divisions are cantoned in ? f ie o Sir Arthur Wellesley. mitted in Lisbon, would so far be efficient as a mai towns in their rear. Q. Does Captain Malcolm recollect what passed tars , measure, inasmuch as it would in a great d LordPeerowith the 7th Light Dragoons, marched i when the Commander in Chief. Sir Hew Dakymple, save the rear-guard of their army from attack, while forward yesterday. ! came to him on the morning of the 24th, accompanied they were crossing the Tagus. If they had mused The 10th move to-day, and the 15 th , on Monday by me ?—A. I do. the Tagus, it would have taken the British army . Q. Does he recollect my having recommended to some time to have crossed that river—he had nct the 21st. ' the Commander in Chief, to announce to General doubt, however, but that the French would have been On the 24th there will not be any troops in Junot the termination of the suspension of hostilities ultimately reduced, although it might have been an Continua, exc ept the above detachment ; no farther in forty-eight hours, without reference to that part of affair that would have taken up a considerable deal advance of troops will take place in less than three the detail containing the sentiments of the British Ad- of time, and our allies might have sustained consider weeks or a month. ' miral respecting the article for the capitulation of the able loss and injury. 1 Russian ships ; and that General Junot might pro- Being asked what length of time it would have a:aih5r~.......+..0 • , pose a renewal of the negociation if he thought pro- taken niter the Convention to send the British troops We stated yesterday, that the Rover. FAMILY left ; ca ;--- per -s A. I town for Windsor, soon after five o'clock on Wed- Hew Dalrymple and Sir Arthur Wellesley, in which it uncertain—but that without any loss of timo, provie today evening. His M.unsrv's Court at the Queen's was stated, that the Admiral would not rlgl ee to that sions and arrangements had been made for their pas- Palace, it so happened, concluded just time enough :part of the Armistice regarding the Russian fleet, sage through Portugal ; and if the destination had kit his carriage to precede her MAJESTY'S a short and Sir Arthur said, he thought as much ; and in an- been suddenly changed, and the British troops had distance. When it came to Turnham Green, from Iswer to a request of Sir Hew for his advice, said he been sent to the North of Spain in transports, a much the darkness of the night, and the great speed the ! thought it adviseable to inform Junot in general greater delay must have taken place ; for, all the ar korses were travellingat, one of the leading horses : terms , t h at t h e Ad m i ra l di sa pp rov ed of the Arnie. rangemen t s w hi c h h a d beets made for their passage es which the postilion rode fell, threw his rider, and t st:ce, but saw no necessity of pointing out the parti- I through Portugal would have been thrown away, and it was expected that the carriage, with his MAJE S TY : eular article to which he objected ; and added, that time must have been taken for the arrangement of in it, mun have been overturned ; however, by the Gereral Junot should be toll the suspension of arms I their reception, and means of passage through the tuitions bf the other postilion it was prevented, and would terminate within the forty-eight hours agreed I North of Spain. He estimated the force that the at inhabitant of Turnham-green, who happened to be cri, leaving that General at liberty, if he thought I British army could move forward, if they had not on the spot, hastened to the assistance of his MA- : proper, 'to propose a renewal of the suspension. I agreed to the armistice, was only 16,000 men. The Zest?, and got him nut of the carriage, without re- i Captain Malcolm then withdrew. i way he collected that ameunt was as follows t He caving any injury ;he was, however, under the des-; si r A RTuun WELLESLEY then put in a paper, is- i conceived the force which landed at Mondego Bay, agreeable necessity' of wading through the mud, sued in general orders by Sir Hew Dalrymple, on ! was about 12 or. 13,000 men—that under General which was unfortunately collected to a considerable taking the command, expressing his admiration of , Anstruther, he thought, amounted to a little more ... . ... the TORTUGA«. depth, and rem a ined in it till her MAJESTY'S carriage the • bravery and conduct . of the troops in the recent • than 4000- As to the 42d regiment, although it was ame up, in which were her MAJESTY, the Princesses actions, and observing that the nature of the service i expected to join, it had not then come up ; and there- Auourra and ELIZABETH, and Lady AYLESBURY. they had still to encounter, and the privations they fore, deducting die number of men lost to the ser- Tile Princess ELIZABETH instantly jumped out of the were likely to experience, would require from them vice, in the two actions of the 16th and 21st, he carriage, and his MAJESTY got into her place ; the a repetition of that perseverance and firmness i thought the British force was not there than about Princess was obliged to walk for a considerable dis- 1 r which had hitherto so eminently distinguished them. 16,000 men. tance through the mud, to the other carriage, in Next followed a series of interrogatories from the Questions by Sir ARTIII:Jt NVELLELLEY to Sir Hiav which we re t h e P r i ncesses M A RY, Sornm, and AME- . ...Mtn to Sir HEWDALIVYMPLIG They were *read from a • DALRYMPLE. LIA, and Lady CRANLEY. They then proceeded to i written paper; and Sir HEW having been previously 1 Q. What time, in your opinion, would have been Windsor. Hi s MAJEsne's carriage followed, empty, furnished with copies, promptly wad his written ' requisite to procure boats for the passage of the Tagus? with a single pair ; the fore horses being too much ; answers thereto, seriatim. —A. To that question it is difficult to give an exact w _ dare d to pro c eed, a nd the ride : as so much bruised . ' The questions put to Sir Hew related to the answer. Early steps would certainly have been take:: that he 'was taken to the Pack Horse inn, and put proceedings of the army on his arrival; the motives , to have collected boats, which I believe were in stub to bed. 1 w hi c h di recte d hi s con d uc t ; t h e nature o f t h e cou n- ' t dent numbers in certair positions of the River. The try,in which he had to act, in a military view ; the i last position which might have been taken, seems not state of the British forces, their artillery and Com- ' ill calculated to cover the embarkation ‘wing to the missariat provisions, &c, ; and the comparative situa- nature of the Tagus. It preliminary measures had tion of the enemy. ' The substance of these answers ' been taken the passage might have been effected in was already given, for the most part , in his former one day. detail. He said, that immediately after his landing' Q. Did you ever communicate to me the letter re on the 21st, he dispatched his, letters for England, ! specting myself, received by you from the Secretary and shortly afterwards met Sir Harry Burrard in the of State, and which was read in Court on Wednes same house, in which he tonk up his quarters, but i day ?--- A. Never. he did not recollect that Sir Harry had shewn him I Q What were the lines of communication, and any reports t or Communicated any particular details ' the positions left in the hands of the enemy, as men-' respecting the o • of the army, or the situation i tionedin your narrative, in consequence of my adcit. of the enemy. e did not know the situation of the • tion of the line of advanced posts by the sea coast country, nor had he accurate details' of ibe enemy ' s i —A. I stated, that this was tLerpinion I had formed,l forces, but understood from Lir H. BUrrard, or some ;in a great measure, if not entirely, before I landed', other offifer, that it was estimated at 14,000 men. . in Portugal ; consequently the Members of the Court He had no accurate detail respecting the state of the are much better qualified than I can be, to form a' forts in the Tagus, nor of the means taken by the judgment, what degree of weight attached to the French to preserve tranquillity in the capital. There observation. were but eight days provisions on shore for the British , Q. Were the memoranda delivered to Lieutenant ts, and for any further supply they must depend , Colonel ,rltirray as instructions to him, in treating on their ships ; but Lisbon, he understood, was well for the Convention, drawn up by Sir Arthur Welles. supplied with provisions t and the same - contractors ley in the terms understood by you ; was a copy of had undertaken to furnish the Russian ships. He , that paper delivered to you on the 25th of August, could not exactly state who the officers were from and was that paper the same, or similar to, the pa. whom he received his account at the time, nor the per given into Court by Sir Arthur Well.esley ?—A, precise details given; but when, on the next morn-, I am perfectly persuaded that the memoranda drawn log, he proceeded to give orders for the march of the ' up by Sir Arthur Wellesley as instructions to Lieute army, he found that both Sir Arthur Wellesley and , nant-Colonel Murray. are the same as those contain- General Murray had changed their opinions. Gene- ed in the paper given into Court by . Sis Arthur ; but s al. Kellerman arrived in the afternoon of the si2d at j I do not recollect of receiving any copy of those me the British camp, as be uiderstoodp . with full powers rfloranda . . ... - - • The Tartar, MITCHILL, fr'om the Brazils, is arrived at : she sailed from Bahia on the 9th Oc t• e Coulims of Cardigan sailed from thence foe lieelon on the Gth October. His Majesty's brig Start arrived in the Bay on the evening of the Bth October With five vessels under convoy from Europe; the Brothers, of London, was,one of them. . Mr. JOHN CAMPBELL, Indian Agent for the Up per Mississippi, was killed in a duel by Mr. R. CRAW.. "RD, a British Agent, on the 13th August, in that territory. . . A pettilent fellow, maintaining . hit opinion upon a Pint in the game of whist, exclaimed, " I can skew It You in lieglc;" upon which a Cork ay retorted," Sir, • you must mean wiarsar 1" Ex enANQE, MARK-LAN P, Nov. 2.s.—This -Illy of Wheat is rather considerable ; the to be heavily made, and hardly at the .m—Barley and Malt are each rather 'eas and Beans, of the two descriptions, quotation--''bete are several fresh ar ts, but owing to the late demand, causes :early to support late prices, and - terms of late declentinn. IrttRAL CORIIINCT A S PM:ILA $Bl. Beans, (Old) 745. ROL 04) 9us. 925. Tick ditto, 625. 725. Slats, 365. 4es. 454. Polaud ditto, 465. 475. Potatne 4131. - 011. (boilers) 190 i. 140 s. Rape Sets), 361. to 491. 5 65. 425. fine Flour ROL 85L—Scconds 495. ed. 'I . • -•. •. /• and /ou' nt Cee's Excr details day the suppli cull continue 13ritisi reductioe We Dearly at last rithcs t ri 'als of Oats, e this trade r.ea, ec:ratice llour at t h e 1 oe ; for Gts. :aced rye Weir to SI S 4 6.495. 4 ' ,611 ,715. Ms ;:e Wiate k Peas (be) . . 0 ' 4 1 9 late, see. Fin Q. Do TOW recollect that the first proposition made by General Kellerman in the negotiation of the ar. mistice respecting the Russian fleet would have • one to allow the Russian fleet to return out of Porn al ? —A. I cannot say that I exactly remember if su h a proposition was made.; but I am sure, if made, it was not strongly urged, or long discussed, else it nitht have made an impression on my memory. General Fiaouson was then examined. He landed with Sir A. Wellesley, and had been present at the battle of Vimiera. From the time of the landing to the battle, the supply of provisions had been regular, and upin the list, there was a supply of three days biscuit in the camp. As to the gene:-.11 nature of the country occupied by the British .tt the time of b.l it was certainly unfavourable. He did not know the strzngth r , f the forts upon the Tagus, and of the de fit :es of Lisbon ; but he believed the castle of Lisbon to be of no great strength, and not capable of much resistance. The enemy were certainly possessed of considerable resources in their po;:zior.s in the neigh baurbood of Lisbon Qt..', on th? Tagus ; and if they resolved to cross over to the sc,ath side of the Tagus, there was no passibility of preventing them. . He was ;hen asked—Suppose the Armistice had been rejected upon the.22d, and the French attacked in their po,itions, whether it was not his opinion, that from the known character of the French General, and the mode in which French armies were accus tomed to conduct themselves, the city of Lisbon wt uld not have been in great danger of destruction ?—Gene. ral Ferguson replied, that he had no reason to sup pose that a French army and a French Comm u der would have acted at all differently from wh it any other army or any other commander would have Bone in similar circumstances. In answer to another question be said, that he could have no doubt, but that if a British army had been circumstanced in the same way that the French army was, the city of Lisbon must have suffered consider ably before they would give it up, or surrender them. selves prisoners of war. He was then asked, Did not the Convention imme diately deliver Portugal from the French armies, open the harbour of Lisbon to our fle p eserve the city o' Lisbon and Portugal from great evils, release a considerable number of Spanish prisoners, and remove from the Spaniards the apprehension of unot's enter.. ing Spain ? He replied, that it did liberate Por tugal from the French, but not immediately, as the French troops remained there for a considerable time after the Convention. it certainly did ultimately re lieve Portugal from French troops ; it prevented the evils which otherwise must have inevitably fallen upon the city of Lisbon, but he could not say that he be. lieved that, after the surrender of General Dupont, the Spaniards could have any serious apprehensions from Junot's army. As to the Convention itself, he found it impossible for him to give an opinion, whe ther the objects accomplished by it could, or could not, have been obtained more speedily in another w ty. The enemy were certainly much disheartened at the result of the battle of Vimiera. Being asked as to the artillery landed at Mondego, he state,l, that there was none larger than 9-pounders in the army, and certainly it was not usual to attack' forts with such light guns. He repeated, that it was imprssible to prevent the French from crossing the Tagus ; but as to their retreating to Almeida, he did not think that very practicable ; 'but from the moment that Sir John Moore's division arrived at Marcera, it was quite impossible. Sir Hew Dalrymple was then asked on what day the Convention,was transmitted, and whether he pans mitted it in French or in English ? He answered that he traumitied it . on tSe 3d of September, and that it was sin French. Govral :3Fencer was then called as a witness, and being shew'i the written questions, he preferred giv ing his answers in writing. He was accordingly fur nished with a copy of the questions. General Spencer then gave in a milit.r report.of the strength of the forts, which commanded the Tagus, It appeared, th.lt fort St. Julien was of very consider -able strength, and could receive a garrison of 12,000 men. There were several tanks in it, which give ' an abundant supply of water. The strength of all the other forts and batteries on the Tagus was alto stated in this report. The Court then adjourned to Saturday. NAUTICAL, INTELLIGENCE. LIST OP SHIPS IN THE TAGUS ON THE 15TH INST. Uncle: Vie Coniniand of Sir C. Corroa. Hissaarin, I.lver.r, AUDACIOUS. • COMUS, PL, IN3 AG/.NIT, UNDAUNTED, • GANGE: , , MYRTLE, RI,SOLUTiON, and NEN 1 , 11, NAV FILL':. PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER 23. Came in his Majesty's ship DRUID, from Cork ; and Success, SAUNDERS, frcm Waterford. PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER 24. Arrived a French privateer (late the Buoy boat cf this port), captured by his Majesty's ship COQUETTE ; also arrived the Joseph, —, from Gibraltar; and Severn, Panntox, from Cork.—Sailed his Majesty's ships LAVINIA, for Lisbon ; and SEMIRAMIS, On A cruize.—Wiad F.S.E. DOVER, NOVEMEER 24. Arrived in the Do xns ye.terday, his Majesty's ship KANGAROO, Capt. BAKER, and sent in here the French lugger privateer, which she captured on Sunday night last : the K ANGA noo sailed again last night cn a cruize. —Came in the brig Lit:le William, Captain G4/?TON, 'of and for London, from Gibraltar, with barrilla, rags, &c. having sustained much damage by shipping a heavy sea in the late dale.- Anived in the Roa.ls from a cruize, his Majesty's sloop Cftocus. i YARMOUTH, NOVEMBER 24. Sailed the MINOTAUR, of )74 guns, and the Ctrat- . EATANT praam, with convoy. Arrived the CALYPso sloop of war, frlm a cruize.--Remain the Roebuck, Aboukir, Stately, Majestic, Princess Caroline, Stre nuous gun-brig, and. Scala: k schooner. Wind N.W. DEAL, NOVEMEER 24. Remain in the Downs his Majesty's ships, &c. as per last. -A signal has just been made fur the out -1 ward-bound to get under weigh for Portsroothh. GRAVI/lIND,NOTILEINVIL 24.—Pasied by tl.e Freedom, Coeur, from Cortmsra ; and the Ralph Nlekolscin, Findlay, from Lisliwil. p—Ssiled the Mary Ann, Bernie, for Rio Janeiro; Guam, Contts, for intnies ; Carmarthen, Sangster, fir Tobago; Prine,ss of Wales, Hutchinson, for St. C ress; and tLe Elias, kirsKl, far Ott.enburgh. - ..Y . • • { , i , , f 1 f I