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PORTSMOUTH. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, At the Bluc Posts Inn, Portsmouth, on Thursday, May 3, 1810,1 at twelve o'clock at noon, THE FOLLOWING GOODS, viz., 136 Bales of Cotta, 7 Casks of Bees Wax, 93.5 Barrels of Turpentine, 10,000 White Oak Hhd. Staves 49 Pierces of Rice, And 73 Hhds. of Tobacco. Linde.] front the American Ship HURON, from Wilmington, in North Caroh.l.l.—The whole to be viewed ; Catalogues to be had ; and further particulars known, by application to DAY and PHILLIPS, Portsmouth. This day wa, published, elegantly printed in Royal Quarto, in an sinitorm Size, with the late Sir George Staunton's Account of the British Embassy to China, Price .C 3. 2s. in boards, T" '!'SING LEU LEE ; being the Funda:nen -I- tat Laws, and a Selection from the Supplementary Statutes, of the Penal Code of China ; originally printed and published in Pekin, in various successive Editions, under the sanction, and by the at:thotity, of the several Emperors of the Ta "Fsing, or pre: ::t dvns y. Tran , lated front the Chinese ; and accompanied with an Appendix, consisting of authentic documents, and a few occal.io:tal notes, illustrrive of the subject of the work ; By Sir GEORGE THOMAS STAUNTON, Bart. F.R.S. Priiitz,d for T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand. Of who:n may be had, 1. The late Sir GEOaGi:: STAUNTON's ACCOUNT of the BRITISH ENIBASSY to CHINA. Elegantly printed in two Vols. Royal Quarto, with a separate Volume, in large Folio, of Piates, price El. 4s.—A few Copivi, with proof Impressions. The same Work, in three large Vols. tivo. with a Selection of the Engravings, lot ice LI. Is. 3. IRA'IRAVtL iu CIIINA. By JOHN BARROW, Esq. In one Vol. 4to. with ourn..moui Engraving:, price 125.1 d. FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, APRIL 4. Yesterday the Emperor and Empress being seated on their thrones, and surrounded by the Princes and incesses of the blood, the Grand Dignitaries, and Grand o:Beers, received the homage and felicitations of the Senate of France, the Senate of Italy, the Council of State, &c. The President of the Senate addressed their Majes. ties in these terms : l'O THE EMPEROR. SIRE—It is with the most respectful and profound emotion that the Senate this day present themselves I before your Majesty. Never have they more power- fully felt the force and dignity of those family tics which unite the Monarch to his faithful subjects.— Your most tender affections, Sire—the most intimate desires of your heart, will henceforth be identified with the first interests of the Monarchy, and the most ardent wish of your people— the duration of the mu •t powerful dynasty which has ever been founded among men. " How many hearts, even beyond the frontiers of your Empire, have bounded with joy at what is to con stitute your felicity; and your great soul has not been in,cosible to their tran.ports Europe contemplates with rapture the august daughter of the Sovereigns of Austria on the glo rious throne of Napoleon. Providence, Sire, in re etving for you this illustrious spouse, has been pleased to manifest more and more, that you have been born for the happi%ess of nations, and to secure the repose of the world." TO THE EMPRESS. g‘ M.lnAm—The shouts of joy which have every w:lere ur Majesty's step,, that con cert of lh:ne.lictions which still echoes from Vienna to I ) ...ris, ate the faithful expression of the sentiments of tire people. The Senate comes to offer to your Ma k:sty testltr.:nies of homage, not less ardent, not less sincere. " Imperial Crown which sparkles on your brow, that other crown of graces and virtues which tempers and softens the lustre of the former, attracts towards you the hearts of thirty millions of French men, who make it their joy and pride to salute you by the name of their Sovereign. These Frenchmen, v:hom you have adopted, and to whom, by the most sacred of promis's, you have vowed the sentiments of azender mother,* you will rind worthy of your kind regards. You xvill more and more cherish this good and tender-hearted people, who always feel an anxious wish to love those who govern them, and to place af fection and honour by the side of zeal and obedience. Thee sentiments, which we have the happiness to ex! : . ess to your Majesties, are under the guarantee of Heaven, like that sacred oath which has for ever united the great and splendid destinies of Napoleon and Mau is Louisa." His nyesty answered the President in these words: " SENATORS—MyseIf and the Emeress merit the sentiments you express towards us, by the love we bear to our people. The prosperity of France is our first wish." . LETTER FROM COUNT REWARD) GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF MADRID, 10 THE PRINCE OF NEUFCHATEL. "MY PRINCE—I have this instant received a con fitmation of the intelligence which I had the honour to communicate, three days ago, to your Highness. The hurricane, which prevailed from the 7th to the I,oth instant, drove on shore near Cadiz four sail of the line (two of them English), and 50 vessels of an inferior rate,- of which we have taken possession. Of the persons shipwrecked we have secured 600, almost all of them English. The dispatches which I have the honour to address to you from the Duke of Dal matia, will undoubtedly give your Highness a more particular account of this event. 4 , The King reached Granada on the 16th. The in habitants met him at the distance of two leagues from the city. Wherev::: the King goes, he is astonishingly v - ell received t and lte confers happiness upon all his people. ;-..ajes:y all Ifs the most perfect health. The army is :n best condition, and is well treated by the in;) Ibitat.t.:. I am, with respect, &c. (0'00) Os AUGUSTUS SEWARD. as 11T.•.(1:1•1. 2 t 1110, 2 P.M." DUKE OF DALMATIA TO THE PRI OF NEUFCHATEL. hong ur of transmitting to you the Copy al the Duke of Belluno, dated Chica . It gives an account of serious losses .iny have experienced before Cadiz, from oth of this month. Four ships of the iptes, and more than 50 other vessels, on•n by the tempest ou the coos; from the Guadalquivir to dui elPtranity of Alia ! At the departure of the Officer me this dispatch, 600 shipwrecked Eng a nuMbei of Spaniards, had been col. !a had set Elie to two ships and ish ship of 80 guns grounded within the posts ; the Duke of Belluno caused the ''s answer to the Striate on the ith of March. crew to be taken out. He has also caused the re mains of this famous wreck to be collected, the con sequences of which may influence the submission of Cadiz, notwithstanding the number of troops wh i ch are in that town and the Isle of Leon. The next re ports will doubtless afford mere circumstantial details respecting this event. 46 I have also the honour of transmitting an extract from the Journal of the operations before Cadiz, from the 3d to the 9th of this month. You will see from what is stated there, that the tempest has also done us some damage in the trenches and batteries, but it will soon be repaired. " The Duke of Belluno had detached General Latour Maubourg, with four battalions and some cavalry, to the mountains between Ronda and the camp of St. Roch, to destroy the new corps of insur gents which the English and some Chiefs of the revolt had formed there. The bad weather had rendered it necessary to suspend this operation; but it is now re sumed, and General Peremont is to second it with three battalions from the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and the pike-men. He will set out for this purpose next night from Malaga, to advance to Ronda, whence the Colonel of the 2d Hussars, who was there with his,aegiment, and four hundred Voltigeurs of the Royal Guard, must have for the moment retired. It is therefore to be hoped that in a few days the town of Ronda will be re-occupied, and the mountains, as far as the camp of St. Roch, a second time pacified. " It will, for the future, be very difficult to guard against the intrigues of the English agents in these mountains, while the camp of St. Roch is not occu pied, and the lines re-established. His Catholic Ma jesty would have sent thither the division of General IDessolles, had not that division been employed, and Inecessary for guarding the communication from the Sierra Morena, to Grenada and Seville, and to pro tect the numerous population of the kingdoms of Jaen and Cordova, who are now harassed by thousands of dispersed soldiers and smugglers, who have not yet been collected, and who live by plunder. The number of the dispersed troops and smugglers is mated to amount to 30,000. Being, therefore, una ble at present to spare the division of Dessolles, his Majesty has resorted to other dispositions. " We are employed in the first place in forming into corps all the smugglers in the mountains of Ronda, and in uniting to them several thousand Spanish sol diers. If this operation succeeds, the corps so formed r will be charged with protecting this part of the fron tier, and with re-establishing the camp of St. Ruh, until regular Spanish troops can be sent thither. " The province of Malaga, which extends from Marbella to beyond Velez-Malaga, entertains the best disposition. The inhabitants have assured his Catho lic Majesty, that by means of civic guards which they have organized, and with several battalions and independent companies, the formation of which had been decreed by the King, they can maintain the tranquillity of the interior, preserve a proper respect for the laws, and protect the province from every fo reign aggression.. 44 His Majesty having accepted the proposal c 1 the Magistrates, and principal inhabitants, judged the circumstances favourable for putting them to the proof, and orders have been given for the Imperial ! troops of the fourth corps to retire from Malaga to Antequera, whence they are to be employed in the expedition to the mountains of Ronda, and will atter e wards proceed towards Grenada, to assist in the ex pedition to Murcia, which cannot be longer deferred. " I have said in a former report that General Blake was in Murcia, where he is forming oew levies. This ! Chief, who can no longer be considered as any thing but a Brigand, has succeeded by threats, punishments, and depredations, to force the . people of the moun- I tains to arms. He had caused a column to advance ; from Almareo upon Ytra, to Torbiscon mid Motril, which obliged Alpugaros to revolt. The battalion which was at Motril had to retire towards Velez- Malaga, but General Sebastiani immediately formed ! this position for destroying the insurgent column. 44 General Blair was directed by Langaron and Orgiva upon Motril, which the Imperial troops re-en tered. The insurgents saved themselves by disper sion. A great number were killed and made priso ners, among whom were some Chiefs, who we: e pu nished on the spot. The General Gedinot set out for Guadix, and proceeded by Ohanes to Almeria, whence having subdued that country, he returned to Guadix and Baxer. It is to be hoped that these dif ferent expeditions will have satisfactory result;, and once more secure the complete submission of the Al pugaros. " While Blake was making these demonstrations in the Alpugaros, and on the sea coast, he also instigated the inhabitants of the mountains to separate the king dom of Murcia, from Jena, to arm, and directed their masses by Villanueva del Arzobispo and Cazorla upon Übeda. General Dessolles, Governor-General of the Provinces of Cordova and Jaen, being informed of this, immediately directed 1000 infantry and 100 dra goons to proceed to Übada, under the command of General Grandner, Chief of Battalion. This brave Officer having established his troop, was attatked during the night. He fell immediately on the insur gents, dispersed them, and took a position without the town. When he sent this report he was proceed ing to reduce the other districts ' • so that this expedi tion has defeated the plans of Blake, and has pre served the South-side of the mountains of the Sierra Morena from new misfortunes. • 64 The greatest tranquillity prevails in the interior of Andalusia. In all the towns the National Guard is organized, and assists in maintaining public tran quillity ; but the events mentioned above, and the ne, cessity of encreasing our means of operations against Cadiz, have rendered it necessary to press the move.; meats on Murcia and - Carthagena, and to suspend the siege of Badajos, for which preparations had been made. 6 , The Duke of Trevisa has transmitted an account from his head quarters at Zafra, respecting bodies of insurgents which had been formed tinder the direction of the English and the agents of Romana at Xeres de los Caballeros. He ordered General Girard to send an expedition to that quarter. Col. Musnier was en trusted with it. On arriving there he found 1000 armed men who wished to resist. He immediately attacked them, and they were dispersed, after a num ber had been killed. Next day the inhabitants of Xeres isubmitted to the King, and promised to reject in future, all incitements to criminal insurrection that might be I addressed to them. Another body of insu rr a ti wa s 4 formed at Llerena. The Duke of Trevisa sent an ezpeditlon there also, from which he expects satisfac tory results, He had also to send out an expedition to re-establish the communication with Seville, which had been intercepted by a numerous band of from five to six hundred men, who had occasioned a loss of i twenty of our troops marching to join the sth corps. It is believed even that Colonel Blanchville, who was with this detachment, has been killed. •s The King arrived yesterday at Grenada. His Majesty was received with splendour and enthusiasm by more than 150,000 inhabitants. He found pre parations had been made for forming several batta lions of infantry and some squadrons of cavalry. I conceive that I am entering into the views of the Emperor, when insisting on the formation of new corps, in order to be able to establish, as soon as possible, a Spanish division at the camp of St. Roch, and to charge it with the defence of that part of the frontier. (Signed) " The Duke of DALMATIA." s' Grenada, March 17. REPORT FROM THE DUKE OF 112LLUNO. . . CHICLANA, MARCH 10.—The troops which I have detached to reduce the insurgents in the moult- ; tains of the Bishoprick of Cadiz, had advanced to Alcala de los Gazulez, when the weather became so bad, that it was impossible for them to proceed farther. The roads had suddenly become altogether impracticable, the beds of torrents which crossed. them being full of water. " The first efforts made by our soldiers to pass them spewed the inability and danger of their endea vours. Several men were drowned, and this accident occasioned the postponnnent of this expedition. I shall take advantage of the first fine weather to re sume it, and as soon as I have verified the report , which has been transmitted to me from Tarrifa. . . " A corps of English and Spanish troops, it is said, have landed in that town, which they allow no person to leave. I shall order a reconnoissance to morrow, to learn the truth of this report, and shall afterwards take suitable measures. 44 The enemy has sustained same losses, occasioned by the bad weather. The tempest, which has raged ► for these last three days, driven ashore and wrecked a great number of v:7sscis, both ships of war and merchantmen. Form ships of C..: line, mounting from 71 to SO guns, were diva ashore with such violence, that they were wrecked wi:hin irirket-shet of Lestran, between Port Royal and Polt St. Maria. Another experienced the same fate near th. Carracas, and also a frigate in the bay, near l'orc Royal. " The tempest has done so much damage, that along the whole coast to the moktl.ii of the Guadal quivir, nothing is to be seen but the wrecks of vessels' and dead bodies floating. Two or three hun..lred of the crews, Spaniards and English, been saved by the sailors of the Imperial guard, exposed themselves to great danger in performiae; this work of humanity. It is impcssible not to remarh t!; at the Spaniards and English, who w,Te re:cued by our sailors, were the same men who, but a few days l-efore, had trc:ited them in the mlst cre,cl manner, and had even gone so far as to refuse them rloirsl ment. There is some reason to hope that it v. - 11. ale practicable to secure the artillery of one of the fours, which will be extremely advantageous fur the attack on the Isle of Leon. (Signed) 44 VICTOR, Duke of Belluno." MADRID, 10 " MY PRINCE— . fitmation of the to communicate, The hurricane, w I,oth instant, drol the line (two of tl inferior rate,- of w the persms shipwi all of them Engli the honour to add znatia, will undou particular account gg The King re:: habitants met him the city. Wherev: well received an pimple. W. c.ai The army is by the in;) PR "I have the ho of a Letter fri rr lima the 10th. which the enemy the 4th to tlac 101 line, several frig have been thrpw the mouth of tla the Bay of Cadit who brought me lishmen, and a n • 3.ected. The En one frigate. English range of our pos &e hts Maievy's SPALV. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM A BRITISH 07FICE:n. " Cadiz Eay, March IR. " We have lately been joined here by the Teme- I rairc, Tonnant, and Achille, making, with \chat we I already had here, eight sail of the line ; which, in my ! humble opinion, is quite a sufficient force for any ser vice that can be required in this quarter ; but I learn I that the Caledonia, San Joscph, Eagle, Ori , n, and ! others, are expTcted. There are only nine sail of the j Spanish ships (two 3-deckers and seven of 71 guns), and three frigates, that could be immediately removed; three Spanish ships of the line were lost in a heavy gale, which began the G:h instant, aad continued for . three successive days, without intermissim ; a Portia- ! guese ship of the line, and abn:i thirty rich laden merchantmen, were also lost, all in that part of the bay occupied by the French. Besides these, a Spa- I nish 74. and a frigate r .r, inliorc up the Caraccas ; as did also a P..rta:;ttese sl )op of war. The whole were ; burnt, with the exception of the last-mentioned 74, which was got off.—l never before witnessed such a i melancholy picture ; scarce an hour elapsed during the gale that sonic unfortunate vessel or other did not ; pass us in the most wretched condition, imploring that ! assistance which we had it not in our power to give I them, without exposing our men to the same fate as' the unhappy sufferers. The French exerted them selves much to plunder, and succeeded but too well ; fir several vessels were thrown dry for a mile at low water ; among them one of our transports, with part I of the 4tli regiment on board : they were of course made prisoners, and the vessel destroyed. " I The French have their head-quarters at Chiclana, ' about four miles to the southward of the outposts at i Isle Leon, and are in possession of all the towns and ! Iplaces around the Bay, Rota, Port S. Mary's, Porti Real, and are fortifying themselves strongly there. We have a Spanish ship of the line and several gun boats playing upon them night and day ; and of course j there have some broken heads, but we have lost more by accident than battle. We have planted guns and mortars on the ruins of Fort Matogardo, which greatly annoy the etlemy. We are quite in the dark as to the enemy's force ; but you will see by the chart how difficult of access Cadiz must be; there is but one pass to the Isla, and that so narrow, that I should think any attempt to approach the outworks would be attended with very fatal consequences : they have been driven back from two or three advanced tempo-' rary batteries ; but our troops cannot act with effect, • for the whole country is a kind of morass, full of swamps and salt ponds. The Spaniards have se veral strong works, (manned. with English artillery) that front and flank the only pass by which the enemy can advance ; independent of which, we have several gun-boats stationed to the right and left of the bridge over the river which forms the island. Suppose all these works to be forced, there still remains a fine fortification {called Fort Ferdinand), two miles from Cadiz, on the land side, which com mands every pass by which the enemy can come.— While Cadiz is defended by the English, I do not conceive it possible for the enemy to take it ; but if left to the care of the pusillanimous sluggish Spaniards, it would won be carried by the enemy." PdRILIMIENTARr PROCEEDINCL HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL it. In the Committee of Privileges, on the Roxburgh Peerage, Mr. IVPConnochie was finally heard on behalf of the Claim of Lad, Essex Ker.—Further proceeding on Friday. Some private Bills were brought up from the Commons, and several private Bills were forwarded in their respective gages. Adjourned till to-morrow (tile day.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. P. MOORE brought up the Repo; of the Highgate Archway Bill, which was agrerd to, and the B:11 urderid tube read a third time to-morrow. Mr. GRATTAN brought in a Bill for amending and eaten i• ing the Act of the 37th of the King, for the relief of Irsolvolt Debtors in Ireland.—Read a fi:st, aud ordered to be read a se cond time on this day se'nnlEht. _ _ _ _ _ Mr. MAULE presented a Petition from cert4n of his Const:, twenty in Scotland, against the Act tor the Prohibition t.f Ns:il lation from Corn.—Ordered to lie o 3 the table. Sir C. PRICE presented a Petition from certain of his Consti tuents in London, praying that the Bill for removing the Catti-- market from Smithfield should not be allowed to pass into . and Sir Jo UN SUAW presented a Petition to the some effect iror4 the Governors of St. Bartholomew's Hospital.—Ordered to lie .r.• the table. Mr. CURWEN gave notice, that he would upon Frfcl?7, it the Committee of Supply, move for the grant of A3Mo to Capt Maul)y for his ingenious discovery mad active exertion to sire tale lives of men off the coast where he was stationed. '1 he Report of the Irish Post Road Bill was further considrn.4 —the amendments weed to, and ordered to be reutathird time on Friday. The committal of the Highway Bill was deferred till Friday. The Committees of the Supply and Ways and Mans war , postponed till Friday. Sir JOHN NEWPORT moved the reading of the Order of the Day with regard to the Bill for Preventing the inibezzlement of the Public Money ; but, upon the motion of Mr. Paulson, the House was counted, and there being only 15 Mlen bers present, an adjournment, of course, took place. 111 EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, APRIL 12. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per C. Cons money, 6914—acc. 701. Reduced 653-4 per Cent. K 4-5 per Cent. Navy 914: Exchequer Bills, 9s. 15s. prem.—Bongo 20s. 211. prem. PRICE OF S'I'OCKS YES' CERDAY. 3 per Cent. Red. Ann. 681 H India Bonds, 19s. 20s. pre 3 per Cent. Cons. 69-. T il Exch. Bills, 9s. 15s. pre. 4 per Cent. 8511 Lottery Tickets £24 6s. S per Cent. N-tvy 991111 I Cons. for Acc. 69i 70 69j 1,t)::g Annuities I Si 5-Iti Tuesday, the Dividends on the 4 per Cents. 3 per Cents. Re duced, :IA Long Annuities, commenced paying to the Public, at surplus of the Consolidated 1 u•:d for the Quanta enditig the sth of April, is 41.2,ttt!"2,271. 12s. id. In addition to the intelligence from the North of Europe, which we gave from the foreign Journals re ceived yesterday, we this day present our Readers with some extracts from private communication:-, which throw some additional light on our future com mercial relations with the Baltic. It is reported that the Danish privateers are ordered to detain and send in all vessels trading under British licences. The following letters will attract the attention of per:ons interested in the trade of the North Seas: " CIIP.ISTIA NSA tiD, MARCH 22. eferring you to my respects of the !At, I have now to inform you of the condemnation of the ship Commerce, of Ph - ladelphia, Captain Skinner; amount of the original iuvoict ire America, 125,04:0 dollars, exclusive of the vessel, which 0... t at least 25,000 more. Also the ship Industry, of Norfolk, Ca p tain Bryant. The only pretext these pirates have for their t ti• Litmus condemnations and' violent outrages committed on cur flag is, because we look like Englishmen, or that cur instructions are to remit the Wance of our proceeds, if any, to houses is Ergl:tod. " The Coors of Admiralty in Norway arc inlependent of t ta King, who can neither interfere with their process, nor reverie or amend their decisions." The following letter is addressed to a mercantile horse in Leith : " COTTENEURGII, APRIL " This will be delivered you by Captain Carling, of the Triton, a small brit which several Gentlemen here have chartered, and sent over ei;!ress, to hasten the departure of some ships load• ing for this place, this Government having issued an Edict exclu ding ail British merchandize, of every name and denomination, under any flag whatever, from the ports of Swden, after the Vith instant. 'Flii3 restriction is the consequence of the treaty of peace with France, now ratified. Americans direct from America are permitted." By an article from Copenhagen, of the 22d of last month, we learn, that the exportation of wheat to friendly powers is permitted from the kingdom of Denmark. It is said that the harbour of Carlscnlna is so much crowded with German and French ship ping, that there is not room for the entrance of ere additional vessel. Letters from Bremen assert, that the expertatkn of linens is prohibited from that place. Letters from Amsterdam and Rotterdam, of the Sth instant, present a melancholy picture of the state of atfairs in Holland. The conveyance of goods be tween the contiguous provinces was still interdicted. The extortions to supply the aids required by France were continued with unrelenting severity. The project of France to oblige the Dutch to receive all their trading commodities through the territories of Nero- LEO N, was considered as a grievance of the most serious nature, in a country depending wholly on its com merce for its prosperity, and ruin and bankruptcy were considered as the necessary consequences of such a system of oppression. French and Duch papers to the Bth inst. have been received. They are partly filled with the congratu latory addresses of various public bodies on the mar riage of the Emperor. The French accounts from Spain are uninteresting ; they inform us, however, that the Spaniards still continue to harass their op pressors, by occasional insurrections. The Honourable Colooel EDWARD STOPFORD, 6%• ther of the Earl of COURTOWN, was, on Tuesday last, unanimously elected Member of Parliament for the Borough of Marlborough. Yesterday morning, pursuant to notice, tenders were made to Government of hemp. The distinction et Petersburgh clean was offered at N 74 ; of Riga clean at on los. 4U the contracts prorosed were accepted Mr, Lad, and ;bgate tutee 31vt nt a sc- !orst:, !conszi- tiron. lit le7, Capt arc tilt iidered, titi:e ilay. s war r of the tient of the ?resent, 4.14 t: 'ctn. pre e. 69i ents. Re- ?ublic, : Quartet ortli of nals rv- leaders re com- .