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r ove for Campo Major; but, in consequence of or-' dens received there from Lord Wellington, and of , i f orinsiti .n that Obe enemy had crossed the Tagus Attitar ax, the whole division returned to Porta icr., and next day proceeded to Alpalhao, from , pro ice they moved, on the 18th, by Niza to Villa S'elha, where they passed the Tagus by a bridge of ; rat s, and arrived at Castello Bianco, from whence e le y are to proceed without delay, to reinforce Lord at Almeyda, who is threatened by Mas sena at the head of a large force, and probably, before th i s , has been joined by Regnier, from Estramadura, wa h ?5,000 men. General Hill has ,with him 9000 and 5000 Portuguese infantry, four regiments of cavalry, and six brigades of artillery, besides some co mpanies of riflemen of the 60th, and a regiment of rortuquese cassadores. it The troops are in general healthy, and well sup ; but owing to the rapidity of the march, and t he tNcessive heat of the weather, some men have a nd a considerable number have been sent to the General Hospital at Abrantes. In one. day, on the march from Niza to Villa Velha, on the 19th, the 5 7 t h r egiment alone buried five men, who started in the morning perfectly well. This mortality prevails only in the British troops, as the Portuguese, being ac cu-tomed to the heat, and enabled by plenty of 6eej and wine to endure fatigue, have not suffered at all. These troops are perfectly clothed and equipped, in all re -sp.:cts ; and have attained, highly to the credit of the few British officers who have had the arduous task of drilling thcm, a very perfect state of discipline and steadiness. They are very fine-looking stout men, enured to hardship and to the climate ; and as they are now well disciplined and provided, why may we sot expect that they will behave well ? The Portu guese national characteristic has beer. courage, as they have evinced in their foreign conquests, and their de fence of this little kingdom, for so many years, against de superior power - of Spain. “ The corruption of their Government, which has of late years sapped every source of energy, and pa ralized every exertion, is now, in a great degree, coun teracted by the British influence in their Councils ; and, under these favourable circumstances, we have reason to expect and hope they will do their duty : if they do, Portugal is not log—if not, the small Bri tish force at present in this country will be exposed to imminent hazard." SECOND EDITION. After this paper was at press, we received accounts from the North of Spain, stating, that the whole of Navarre, it in a state of insurrection, and the Bis cayans m arms, and that the French were every where retreating. Of the Spanish ships sent from Cadiz, 5 of '74 guns had actsally sailed from Minorca before the 'ronnant left the pert: Two ships of the first rate .were to sail for the Ilavannah in a few days, under an escort, and the Asia, of 64 guns, was to sail for Plymouth with 250 French prisoners. Only one ship of the line, the St. Elmo, remained in the road. Sir RICHARD Kean, who had arrived at Cadiz a few days before, states, that the enemy were working hard at their batteries, but had hitherto made no pro gess in the siege. He thinks, however, that they will be able to reach the roads where large ships can lie with heavy mortars, and therefore he proposes to remove the larger ships. He speaks favourably of the zeal and good will of the Spanish Admiral VILLA VYCINTIA. Fourteen Sail of the Line in Cadiz Road disposed of, August 1!, 1810. Falgeneso, 74, Lorenzo, 74, to the Havanna!' with the bul wa:k. Algesiras, 74, at Portsmouth. Gloiioso, 74, lueto, 74, Paul*, 74, Neptuno 74, Americo 74, gone to Mahon vath the Norge and Blake, August 10, 1810. Principe, it t, St. Alma, 113, to the Havannah with an escort ;bout the 14th of August. Asia, 64, on her passage to Plymouth. Montarez, 74, at the Caraccas, floating battery. Sr.l.'lmo, 74, in Cadiz Road, under orders for Minorca. WIWI°, SO, under orders for Vera Cruz. Sunday morning, Lord MULGRAVE arrived at Yar mouth, on board one of the Trinity yachts, which was escorted by tl'e KANGAROO sloop of war. His Lord ship is engaged in making a cursory survey of the island ; and yesterday morning the yacht again got under weigh to the Northward : Leith, it is said, will be the next place visited by his Lordship. A f:nv minor French journals were obtained yester day, to the date of the 18th instant, referring to ope milns on the frontiers of Portugal, of little impor tance ; hut in a letter from Paris, received by the same' opportunity, k is distinctly stated, that the French army under MASSENA is so sickly, as with dif ficulty to continue on active duty in the field. A Heligoland bag arrived yesterday, by which we have Borsen-Halle Gazettes, and letters from Ham burgh to the date of the 18th instant. Sunday last sailed from Gravesend, on beard the Mary, Captain W. LEWIS, for Malta, FRANCIS SUM ling, Esq. his Majesty's Resident in Wallachia and Moldavia, who is going out on a special mission to Turkey. _ _ The Board of Cabildo at Trinidad have been em. ployed some time pa s t in ameliorating the Spani s h Laws, and they have recently passed a resolution, de claring the practice of burning people alive in that island to he illegal. A Country Banker, ending the run on his till too 11 - equent, and his visitors inconveniently numerous, has fresh painted his dm.: and passages every day, that customers may not crowd upon him from the fear spoilinj their coat:. • THE ARM' ,_.....L,, r CotiraT•MAltflAL.--Yesterday the General Court• Martial again assembled at Chelsea College, in put• nuance of i s adjournment on Saturday last, in order to hear the reply of Robert Thorp, a private in the "d Royai Tower Hamlets Regiment of Militia, to the Defence of Captain and Adjutant Mason. The skeleton of the 2d battalion of the Royal Irish, commanded by Major WALKER ; and the skeleton of a battalion of the 60th, commanded by Major MARL TON, have arrived at Portsmouth from Jamaica, with many sick officers of other regiments frbin that sta tion. The Ist battalion of the 18th, 54th, 55th, and two battalions of the 60th, are with Genelsil Mason; in the island. The skeleton of the 70th regiment, commanded by Colonel GRANT, has arrived at the Isle of Wight, from the West-Indies. We regret to hear that several of the islands are now very unhealthy, and that of late many officers have died in them. it is expected that the large fleets, with strong re inforcements of men and officers for our armies in the Mediterranean, under Sir JO/IN STEWART ; in Spain, under General GRAHAM ; and in Portugal, under Lord WELLINGTON, will sail thi s d a y. These two fine officers, General LutatEr, of the 2341 Dragoons, and General HAY, of the Scots Royals, go to join Lord WELLINGTON, and the bend of heroes under him. Lieutenant-General M.KENzis is coming home from the army in Sicily, aid General HODGSON from Bermuda. The 6th and 38th Regiments of Foot sailed yes terday from Torbay for Portugal, under convoy of the Ecuo sloop of war. The Commander-in-Chief has issued an order simi lar to the one of last year, addressed to the different Officers in the various districts t'aroughout the king dom, requiring that a certain portion of his Majesty's troops shall assist in getting the harvest in. Dr. BORLAND goes out as Inspector of the Has. pitals in Sicily, and carries with him Drs. MonEwooo - and FALCONER, able Physicians. Dr. FALCO NER is well known, as having particularly distin guished himself in Walcheren. It is said that the 11th Dragoons, commanded by Colonel CUMMING, which is in such high order, will soon be sent to Lord WELLINGTON. General ENGLAND'S regiment, the sth Foot, com manded by Colonel Paterr, has sailed for Cork, and the 2d Battalion of the tith Foot for Halifax. A Bill of Exchange was yesterday received by a Merchant, drawn for a sum exceeding J€3ooo ; the amount of which (as expressed in the body of the bill) is for the maintenance, support, and cloathing of deserters from the army of the enemy, taken into the British and Spanish service. The bill is drawn by General DOYLE, at Tarragona. The Magistrates of Edinburgh fined one of the inhabitants, on Tuesday, J€s, for exchanging the clothes of a private of the 91st regiment, whereby he was enabled to enlist as a recruit with the Ist regi ment of foot. BREAD.—There was no Court of Aldermen held this day. The Lonn MAYOR, after inspecting the returns, ordered it to continue at its present prices. A meeting took place yesterday morning in Hyde. park, betwixt S—, Esq. and Captain A. when, alter an interchange of shots, in which S—, Esq. was wounded in the side, the seconds interfered, and a re conciliation took place. On Thursday a Court-martial was held at Ports mouth, on Mr. CHRISTOPHER SMITH, under clerk of the CunAco,t, for enticing Mess. WM. BRUTTON, and ClA:minuet Aosrax, midshipmen of the said ship, to emigrate to America. He was sentenced to be imprisoned two years in the Marshalsea. Rear Admiral SAWYER, President. Saturday, the 18th inst. about twelve o'clock at noon, a large three.masted vessel was descried by s.me fishing boats at Brandon Bay, off the western coast of the County of Kerry, apparently in a state of distress; when, after a few moments, she suddenly went down. The boats that witnessed this lamentable event were at too great a distance to render the least assistance. _ _ _ A monument is abilut to be erected by subscrip tion to the memory of the late Lord NELSON, in the island of Barbadoes. DRY DOCICe+JOHN HAWKER, Esq. a merchant of Plymouth, has purchased the San Rafael (one of the eld Spanish line of battle ships taken by Sir ROBERT CALDER) for the purpose of making her into a dry dock ; frr which purpose her stern will be cut away, and a pair of gates hung in its stead.—Mr. HAW/CER gave £1,870 for the San Rafael. BELL Rocit LIGHT.HODSE.—This magnificent structure, which will afford so much security to the navigation of the east coast of Scotland, we are happy to learn, is now nearly finished. It was founded about three years and a half ago, when the contractors did not expect to finish it in less than six years. The mason work is now completed, the capital of thb co lumn, which was hewn and put together in Edinburgh, having been removed to the rock about six weeks since. The lantern, which was also constructed in Edinburgh, will very soon be put up, and it is expected the light will be displayed some time next month. The light house is the finest structure of the kind upon the Scotch coast. It is built on the plan invented by Smeaton, and adopted on the construction of the Edystone. The Bell Rock being larger, its base is of a greater diameter, and its height is more consider able, from the top of the mason work to the base it is 108 feet. _ _ A young Naval Lieutenant lately wrote a letter to Mr. YORKE, first Lord of the Admiralty, offering him £lOOO to get him made Commander. It is need less - to say, that the latter was much exasperated at this insulting proposition. In consideration of the in experience of the applicant, he did not strike his name off the list altogether, but dispatched a letter to Sir EDWARD PELLEW, desiring him to summon the youngster before him ; and, after a severe reprimand, to place him at the bottom of the list. The first Class of Tickets of the present Lottery having been all delivered from the Bank, it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to obtain rive of one Number. Persons who wish to have two or more Tickets of one Number, or who are desirous to secure particular or fancy Numlors , should nr o lke au early applicatio& INTELLiGINCIL . • FALMOUTH, AUGUSt Attired, the American ship General Colburn, front Norfolk, out if) days : the Nelly, MAINHARD, from Jamaica, passed this . port yesterday, out 54 days. TORBAY, AUGUST if. 5 P. M.—Now getting under way the ECHO sloop of war with the transports, having on board the 6th and 38th Regiments, bound to Ireland.—Wind about North. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 11. This afternoon arrived the PERT sloop of star, from the West Indies, with dispatches from Admiral COCHRANE, which I understand contain nothing of importance. Left all well in that quarter; not an enemy's cruizer to be seen. Also arrived the Eliza ballast on board, under which, however , were found about 20 • b ro ri b sk a l v y : a lin li d cen w c i e ti f t kegs of Holland', which may endanger his vessel, though be pre ' tends they were placed there by his people, at Ostend, without and Jane tenders, from Dublin, crammed with im pressed men and volunteers, fur the navy; and the LvnA brig of war , from Basque Roads, with two French chasse marees, her prizes, laden with wine and brandy ; left our ships on the French coast, all I well, on Thursday last. The French ships, at Brest and Rochefort, remain nearly the same as per last report—no likelihood of their coming out, while we have a single cruizer on the station. Sir HARRY BURRARD NEALE was expected in. Basque Roads, to supersede. Rear-Admiral SOTHEBY. The Com.= gun-brig likewise arrived this day from Cosunna, which place she left on Sunday, the 17th instant. Up to that time no confirmation had arrived of the battle reported to have taken place in Portugal on the 7th. The letter received by the British Consul at Corunna, announcing such an event, (and brought here by the Captain of she Marianne ketch / who came passenger in the NLMROD ) must therefore have been' a forgery.—Sailed the DECOY cutter; with a convoy for the Downs. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST ST. Arrived his Majesty's ship TONANT from Cadiz ; Films frigate, Captain HAYES, from the Leeward Islands, with dispatches ; Hope sloop of war from a cruize • and the RAPID schooner from Plymouth.— Sailed ' his Majesty's ship SOPHIA on a cruize off Havre. The Weymouth store-ship, arrived from the West Indies, brought no convoy : she sailed from Port Royal 26th June with his Majesty's ships PERT and PELICAN. They rendezvoused at Negril Bay to collect convoy. Sailed the 30th June with sixty sail. On 3d July, spoke his Majesty's ship BULWARK, Cap. tain FLEMING, all well, bound for Vera Cruz. The PERT parted on Sunday last with the ships for Ire land and the Bristol Channel : and last night the PELICAN parted up Channel, for the Downs, with the remainder of the convoy. Very favourable seasons at Jamaica, and particularly healthy.—Wind S. W. DEAL, AUGUST VT. Sailed, Astrea, for Surinam ; Samuel for Jamaica ; Alfred, for Rio Janeiro ; and the Jesse, for Gibraltar. Came down from the River the Neptune, CHALMERS, for the Brazils ; and the Robert and Sarah, TWADALIE, for Cadiz.—Wind N. BRIGHTON, AUGUST IL The offing has for some days past exhibited several Beets of 'hipping passing down channel ; and this day, the Mary, Captain &Lev, from St. Domingo, with coffee ; and the Phoenix, Jamas TAT Loa, from Jamaica, with colonial produce, passed for the Downs : a large quantity of letters were sent to the post office at thisplace, and the following passengers were landed from the Phenix : Doctor and Mrs. CARROLL, Mrs.PAZTON,MrS. Has yea Mr. BRYAN, and NIX servants: they proceeded to the Castle Tavern, where they at present remain. DOVER, AUGUST 16. The fi ring continued till seven o'clock yesterday evening, very o l r it t t ra le d l i n ng ter fr m om issl o o u n r . G l o t v i e s rn do m u e b n t t le ; by the French Emperor's journey towards Holland. A brig, under Prussian colours, was sent in here last night, by a gun b rig, which came out of Ostend. l ilts Captain pretends his knowledge. Sil a n oc casio n e d ll :c l o SHEERNESS, AUGUST is. The MssNa N a st is found se bad .he is ordered to be paid of; ' the ItAIiONAIILI, of 64 guns, is to be fitted and relieve her; I Lieutenant PRINOLL is to command her (who at proem com mands the Magnanime.) 1/MtMtn * AfTZLLNMEar ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENT. ACCOUNT OP LIVINGS ne =OLAND AND MALLS wort £5O A-YliAlt. Not ekesedlng .110 a-year • - - •• & ir From ZIO to .E2O 711 From AVO to £5O • • - • • !pi Frain Z9O to it4o • • ••• • 111,7,3 From MO to # 4 :11 a a.ib a a 43$ From ASO to sEtSO ado 407 From £6O to OM • • - a • • 371 From 3C711 to XBO • • • • - sig From AVO to 890 From Z9O to Xl01l From 21011 m XllO • • es - • or us From 41110 to &170 • • • • s • 307 From Xl2O to Xl9O From "ISO to Xt.* • From all4O to ,Cl9O ucL Total 199$ e Of these eery small livings, three are in the Diocese of Lich field and Cove.atry, throttle that of Norwich, two in that of Sts David's, one In that of Liandaff, one in that of Loudon, wee hi that of Peterborough, and one in that of Winchester. A FAMILY OR FANATICS. —There is a family of that followers of Johanna Southcote settled at Teddies ton, in Middlesex. It consists of a man, his wife, and two daughters. They are every day, nay hour, mak ing proselytes of the ignorant and unwary. The father, who is far advanced in life, sits in an old arm-chair, gravely dressed, and is introduced to their followers as God Almighty, who, on being properly applied to, forgives the sins of his supplicants. The daughters are called Martha and Mary ; they are unencumber ed with clothing, except a white sheet, which they wrap carelessly about them. Martha sometimes lies a whole day surrounded by the sheet, whilst she spits devils at those she does not like;. but, unfortunately, they are concealed from all eyes but her own. She frequently pretends that she has been in a trance for several days, and gives the most extraordinary ac counts of what she secs and hears during these pe riods. About a fortnight since, an amazing coo , course assembled, by due notice being given that oue SAVIOUR had appeared to Martha, and desired her to infoim her mother that she was not long to sojourn here; and as preparation, she was to make the largest currant pie the oven would hold, and on the Sunday following to sell it at Is. a slice to those who could afford to pay for it, and to those who could not she might give it gratis. Every part of the house and garden was filled with visitors, and happy were those who, for either love or money, could obt.in a piece of this holy pie. While the London mail coach was on its way to Plymouth on Friday morning, in coming down a hill near Chodleigh, one of the doors flew open, and four Gentlemen, inside passengers, were so lastly locked in the arms of Morpheus, that one of them fell our, without being missed by his companions, nor was the circumstance known till the arrival of the coach at Ivy Bridge, where the guard procured a horse, and I rode hack several miles in quest of the missing pas senger, but could not find him : he, however, arrived at Plymouth the same night, in one of the heavy coaches, having received no other injury than a fete slight bruises. A man in Cornwall is said to have declared late‘y, on his death•bed, that it was he who murlered Sir John St. Aubyn's set vant about 38 years ago. Saturday, Mary Boom, a laundress's servant, ot• Windsor, was brought before E. BoviNnuoN, Esq. Mayor of that town, for stealing a gold watch out of the apartments at Augusta Lodge, belonging to Miss Guskoni. She was remanded for another ex amination. The Annual Conference held by the Wesleyian Methodists is just concluded, at their Chapel in thi City-road. According to their Report, Great Brit..' 1 is divided into 26 districts, over which are placed 622 Ministers, who change their destinations annu ally, and some quarterly. This is exclusive of their clergy in Ireland and America. Nay-a-guinea a week and a pet of furter has been offered within the last few days, by advertisement. to any young man, whose coat is not out at the elbows, whose voice is pretty strong, who does not pronounce the vowel V for the consonant W, and wire eserra f and who has a retentive memory, and can get of by heart speeches which are afterwards to be spoken ess- Semisoft, at a crnebrated Debatieg Society in the heart of London. An Hibernian reoman of the Hod applied for the situation ; but his broad dialect was considered an insuperable barrier to employment, although he offered to sing a song into the bargain. . HARWICH, AUGUST 21. The whole amount proved at all the three meeting' This morning early the Lord Nelson packet, Captain Dims t, Messrs. arrived from Heligoland with a mail and passengers. The Lark of ,..dofthe owKwooos' creditors is only ‘403,000. proofs a number will be wiped off. packet, Captain NAILER, sailed this day at noon with a snail for m" Gottaburgh ; and the Lord Duncan packet, Capt. Ha stupors, The Princess AMELIA is still considered in a very will sail as soon as refitted for Heligoland, with the mail of yes- i fair way of recover y. terday. The Viper Excise cutter arrived yesterday from the Westward, and remains a itb the Fox, Captain Heats, in the An Officer speaking of a Coadorreal Regiment, same service, said, the greatest confidence might be placed on it, as YARMOTITH, AUGUST 27, it was almost entirely composed of tried sue/. Sailed the Acura gun-brig, on a cruize.—Remain in Ilse Roads A Country Paper announces, that at a late metting the Roebuck and Havoc.—Wind E. N. E. of Publicans, the Feeler of the liar was called to the LEITH, AUGUST SS. Chair, An express arrived in Glasgow on Thursday afternoon from i One o f vi _ ___, Saltcoats, with the unpleasant accounts of the gelded Christian and Elizabeth, BLAIR, from Dublin to Glasgow, with a valuable , splendour op his office .— " Run in debt," replied the an increase of salary, as he could not live in proper cargo, having been stranded on Wednesday night near Ardrossan. i Two of the crew, several passengers, and a sailor belonging to . Saltcoats, have unfortunately perished . We are not yet acquainted 1 Emperor,. g tie 4 4 It will give your creditors an interest it with the precise nature of this accident, nor exact number of liv e s suisitortm lost. It is expected the cargo will be saved, though Ina damaged G overnment. 44. 36 . N. state.—On the 117th June last. the Harpooner, Captain Davy e, Mt. A. JACKSON, of Port Royal, Jamaica, while of and from Whitby to Quebec , on her passage, in let. • • riding along the banks of Fall river, on the evening and long. 11. W. fed in with the brig William Agnis, of Fisher. of the 10th ult. was precipitated down a tremendous row, WI ['LIAM Fu NI i master, bound to Quebec, in distress, precipice 80 feet in height, and both himself and horse making a great deal of water. Captain DAVIS sent his boat and dashed to pieces. took out the crew (consisting of nine persons), and had just got them on board of the Harpooner when the brig west d own . Some passengers arr;ved at Harwich f roth Heligo- The Resolution, Blaksby, from London, is totally lost on the land, report a rumour on the Continent, that the Kixer coast of Africa. : (id PRUsSIA is about to renounce his throne 1 _ ARSIVED—Off Brighton, the Phenix, Taylor, from Jamaica. ! SHOCKING MORDlts.—Extract of a letter from Of f the Wight, the Ceres, Taylor, from Tobago. At Bristol, the ' Clonmel, dated Aut 18 :-.--,, Mr. MAKEN, a en. Hercules, Guy; Martha Brae; Diana, William Miles, with se . , gus g veral others, from Jamaica. At Liverpool, the Thomas, Lynn • • tleman of considerable landed property, had let some Indian Trader, Lea, from Jamaica ; Union, Harlet, from Barba: land, contrary to the wishes of the peasantry ; on his 1 does; Hannah, Macy, from Philadelphia ; Rainbow, —.— ., from return home one evening l a tely, he was way-laid and New-York; Jane, Griffith, from Savannah. At jamaica, the murdered with the most horrid barbarity. Another Fanny, Wooldridge; Clarence, Jackson; Mary, Oswald; and entleman, returning home, was shot in the back Elizabeth, Cooke, from Liverpool. At Hull, the Kingsbery, 0 Driver, from Dav is', Straits. At Oporto, the Friends. Davidson ; r ) several slugs were lodged, and he died on the spot. Brilliant, Wilson; Duchess of Bedford, Paterson; Dulwich, A poor man, with his family, were murdered its hie Taylor, from London ; Brothers, O'Keefe, from London, leaky, bound for America ; the Venus, Helena, Iris, Flora, Neptallk, .I. cabin, and then burned, merely from the pique 4. Oporto packet, Industry, and the Rosamond, —, weir neighbours. The Assizes are held here guars . Arebtivrase NTS—Captain Forrest, to be Flag-Captai n t o Si r terly a the short time I have been here, fourteen Francis I.aforey, as Commander in Chief at the Leeward Islands ; criminals have been hanged for murder. The Sea- Lieut. G. Dore, to the Thracian ; Lieut. 0. E. Marshall, H ano i- "i on s began yesterday, and the Calendar announce, bat; Lieut. Richard Mitchell, Latona; Lieut. G. Wilke!, Aben• 163 prisoners to be tried. There are two sets of dis. crombie ; Lieut.o J. Honey, Lieut. W. J. Clark, and Lieut. O. miters, who meet in the mountain, opposite the bPs- Goslia, to the 'Vemeralre; Lieut. H. Edwards, Hibernia; Lieut. racks, who 'have pitched battle; g they are called C 4" Robenet, Audacious ; Mr. least, to be Purser of the Ramillies; Mr. hs, 10 be Purser of the Northumberland. a eats and Shanavuk." A