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FOREIGV lATELLIGENCE. PARSE, JANUARY. *24. The fmperor yesterday took tile dive'rfon of hun ting in the environs of Versailles. This evening the King and Queen of Naples give a asked It is rumoured that the King will set off to-morrow I r his States, and that the Queen, during her farther stay, will occupy the Pavilion et Flora, in the Palace o, the Thuilleries, the Elisee Napoleon being intended fir the residence of the Empress Josephine. A letter from Bayonne, of the 2.lth inst. says : According to the last accounts from Madrid the King had set out for Toledo, with four of his Minis tets and twelve Counsellors of State; in order to put himself at the head of his army, and to advance to Seville." The Journal de ?Empire contains the following ar ticle, under the head of Dresden, the 16th inst. : From the circumstance of our King having left Fa- is sooner than the other Princes of the League of the Rhine, and his having frequently while in that capital had private conferences with the Emperor, the public conclude that a very important event, previ ously in contemplation, will immediately take place. —There are even reports in circulation which lead to an opinion, that the Royal House of Saxony will •receive additional splendour. Since his Ma jesty's return, the young Princess Maria Amelia, daughter to Prince Maximilian, and who has not yet attained her sixteenth year, has been treated with Particular distinction." MADRID, JANUARY 20. We shortly expect to hear of important military operations on the part of the French troops who are in motion for La Mancha; and it is reported that the departure of his Majesty and the Duke of Dalmatia for the army is positively fixed fot to-morrow. His Majesty the King has, in General Orders to the Army of Spain, directed that in compliance with the express desire of the Emperor and King, all the Spanish prisoners, without distinction, shall hence forth be sent to France under an escort, in the ratio of one soldier to five prisoners. All Frenchmen or foi&gners taken in the field, and ascertained to have joined the rebels upon compulsion, are ordered to be forthwith incorporated with the French or allied troops respectively. The wisdom of the measures thus adopted with re gard to the Spanish prisoners is amply demonstrated by the following extract from an intercepted letter, timed Cordova, December 3 : It is of great importance that our good friends at Madrid should endeavour to furnish the prisoners with the means of es cape, and enable them to rejoin the army. It would be a valu able service in the estimation of the Junta, who will not fail to reward stich meritorious acts, as soon as they have it in their power to do so. The prisoners may take whatever oaths are pro posed to them : that is a matter of no consequence. Such oaths are only so many words given to the winds. Those who keep sio faith with us must be paid back in their own coin." HANIBURGH, JANUARY Q. This letter, in which the Junta of Seville and their HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 7. Lord MUI.GRAVE laid on the table a Letter from the Secre tary of the Admiralty to Lord Cochrane ; one from the latter to the former, and some other documents relative to Lord Gambier. Adjourned till to-morrow (this day). Generals are alternately accused of perfidy, and in' which the writer does not abstain from calumniating the Emperors of Russia and Austria, is addressed to Don Antonio Martinez Izquierdo. But so far back as three months ago, this " good friend" was sent off from Madrid to France, for uttering similar sen timents. For some time past, the posts and special couriers have arrived here pretty regularly from France.— This fortunate change is owing to the excellent mea• sures adopted by the French Generals in the North of Spain. The pacifying of Old Castile, in particular, by General Solignac is very highly spoken of. In the' space of six weeks, during which this General has been charged with the Government of that province, he has completely dispersed or destroyed the banditti that infested it. The gangs of Barioluchio, Couvillas, Rodrigues, Jacobe, &c. have in succession suffered the fate which awaits all such banditti. There remained only one foe unconquered, who was more dangerous than the rest ; both from his influence and the description of troops under his command. M. Fortier, alias •Mar quezitto, formerly Colonel of the regiment of Arra yon, scoured the country at the head of 4500 men, Including the regiments of Cantabria and Castile. We have just learnt that General Solignac, having placed himself at the head of his troops, came up with the enemy at Rioja, after some forced marches, killed 600 of them in various encounters, and com pletely dispersed the remainder; but the greatest tri umph which General Solignac has obtained is, that he has succeeded in opening the eyes of the Spaniards to their genuine interests, and convinced them of the futility of all resistance under the present circum stances. We are assured that more than 3000 in surgents have laid down their arms and returned to their habitations. May the other Provinces of Spain follow the example of Old Castile ! and the calamities we have suffered will speedily be repair ed, under the paternal Government of his Catholic Majesty. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. SUMNER presented a Petition from the South London Water Works Company, praying for liberty to extend these Works to the Parishes of St. George and Christchurch. This Petition was ordered to be referred to a Committee. • A Person from the Exchequer presented an Account of the Disbursements of the Consolidated Fund, up to January 1810.— Ordered to lie on the table. A Clerk from the Military Paymaster General's Office, pre sented an Account of the Sums issued for the last year to the several Paymasters.—Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Mr. WHARTON brought up the Report of the Committee upon the Malt Duty Bill.—Report agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be engrossed. Mr. BANKES moved, pursuant to notice, for a return of the increase and diminution which has taken place in the salaries of the several Public Offices in England, Ireland, and the Co lonies, for six years, up to the sth of January last.—Ordered ac cordingly. The SPEAKER took occasion to give notice, that as the period for presenting Petitions, relative to Private Bills, would expire upon Friday next, he would on to-marrow and Friday take the Chair at three o'clock, in order to prevent inconvenience as far as he could to the parties concerned. The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Supply, the sums of 5€1,500,000 to discharge the arrears of the last year, and of £10,500,000 to meet the expellees of the current year, were voted for the purpose of Exchequer Bills. The Xing of Swe'hn, who still takes only the name of Count Gottorp, has arrived at Hanover, with his family, where he will stop for some d a ys.— He dines in public, and wears only a blue frock with a star. P.ARLI/IMEIV7'AR7' PROCEEDINGS. Report to-morrow. - Mr. Fawkener, from the Council Office, presented, pursuant to the order of the House, an Account of • the Returns made with respect to the residence of the Clergy.—Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Mr. FOSTER presented a Petition from the Foundling Hospi tal in Dublin, and also other Irish Petitions, pra.,; ;g the.usual annual aid.—Referred to a Committee, with orders to Report thereon, &c. Mr. Jenkinson presented at the Bar, pursuant to order, certain Military Correspondence.—Adjourned till to-morrow. THE EVENING STAR. - . It is confidently reported that the Russian General Piennigsen is marching through the Ukraine with an army of 18 regiments to Turkey. The Commander of the Turkish army, in the battle lately fought near Silistria, is said to have been a M. Gleysztor, a na tive of Szereszow, near Bricsc, is Lithuania. Before the partition of Poland, he was a Sub-Lieutenant in the regiment of Wodzecki. He was afterwards Cap tain in the Polish Legions on the Rhine. He served under Kosciusko in the battles of Ractaviice, Szeko zeny, and Nlaciejowiece, in the latter of which he fell into the hands of the Russians. He entered the Tur kish service two years ago. AMSTERDAM, FEBRUARY 2. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. S per Cent Cons. for money 671. 611—acc, 68i. Reduced 68f—.Omnium 1 # prem.—Excheq. Bilis 6s. to Is. pr. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock 275} India Bonds 11s. a 12s. 3 per Cent. Red. Ann. 68iii I Imp. 8 per Cents. 67i ii 3 per Cent. Cons. 681 61 Imp. Ann.- 4 per Cent. 84i 84 Exch. Bills, 6s. 10s. pre. 5 per Cent. Navy 99ii State I.ottery Tickets p 22.155. Long Ann. 18i 9-16 tbs Consols for Acc. 681-1 A very considerable naval force, consisting of se veral sail of tbe line and smaller vessels, is forthwith to be sent to the East Indies. Several ships now fitting at Plymouth, and others at Portsmouth, are named among the number. A considerable body of troops also go out in the ships of war. Portsmouth is ap pointed as the general rendezvous. The reduction of the Isle of France is said to be the primary object of this force ; but it is also destined to relieve our ships now on that station, and to fill up the vacan cies in our foreign garrisons, occasioned by disease and other casualties. LONDON. Moniteurs, and other French Papers to the Ist in stant, have been received. In a short article, dated Bayonne, January 20, it is stated, that a division of the French army had taken possession of the City of Valencia, after a battle, in which the Spaniards were defeated with great loss. It is, howeVer, admitted,• that tke official accounts had not been received.— The " insurgents," as they are called, are accused of having committed " shocking enormities" in Va lencia, previous to the arrival of the French. According to letters from Copenhagen of the 20th ult. the papers of the Betsey, Capt. Wisdard ; Native s Hill .ce, Capt. Hardy ; which the guardship at Tonnin ye been fabricated in Eng cargoes, consisting of su for English account; the all mitioas, the majority 'cry small proportion Arne. An article from Paris, dated 31st ult. acquaints us, that the vast range of country from the river Elbe to the ancient frontiers of France, are to be annexed in lull sovereignty to the Empire of BONAPARTE. These immense districts include the commercial depots on the shores of the Ems and the Weser, our commerce with which has so powerfully excited the jealousy of the French Ruler. The Itloniteur of January 31, contains a note, which we shall subjoin, upon that part of the King's Speech, at the meeting of Parliament, which relates to the state of our commerce.— The real words of his Ma jesty's Speech are " Whatever temporary and partial inconveniencies may have resulted from the measures which were directed by France against those great sources of our prosperity and strength (viz. the trade and revenue), those measures have wholly failed of producing any general effect." Theta words are thus cited in the Monikur— " You are aware that the measure* adopted by the French to dry up the great sources of your prosperity, have been to a certain extent efficient. Their effect, however, has only been momentary." Upon the sentence thus disfigured,. the annotator says—" We shall explain how that has happened.— The state of affairs in Spain has opened to you the greater part of the ports of that kingdom—they shall be shut against you. Trieste afforded a great vent fur your commerce ; and that, port is for ever shut. Holland, in particular, has impairecl the effect of tboie • mi. 04.11 - . • , ROTTERDAM, FEBRUARY I. ' , MUG* which could and ought to ha* - bens . Letters from Tonningen of the 22d ult. state, that- pletely enforced by her. She has betrayed the cpth the Commission appointed to examine the cargoes 'mon cause. She has received your merchandize under brought there by American vessels, had commenced their operations, and had, at the above date, ordered the American flag, in spite of the United States, or the restoration of the cargoes of the following vessels: under other pretexts ; but this will -no longer be dae• The Pickering, Captain Carter; Telegraph, of lloston, Captain case.. Your Orders in Council of 1807, make it neces- Atkins ; the Three Sons, of Salem, Captain Woodward; the Devotion, Captain G. Miller; Orion, Captain J. M. Miller ; sary that the coasts and ports of Holland should be Concoe ila, Captain Isaac Johnson ; Thomas, Captain B. Law of o c cupied by revenue o ffi cers and troops, who shall be New York ; and Pittsburg, Captain Yeardsley, of Philadelphia. efficient, and who can be relied on ; and as the result It was also expected, that the cargoes of the other of the first and second coalition was, the extension of ' American vessels, whose papers had been delivered to the Commission, would be given up. . the French coasts to the Scheldt, the result of your Arrived in the Texel, on the 29th January,"the : Orders in Council of 1807 will be the extension of Mary, S. B. Ecles, Master, from Boston, a prize tot the r rent's' coasts to the Elbe. The obstructions the French privateer the Duinkerquois. - - which you have hitherto found to be only momen- The Jane, from St. Thomas and St. Croix • the Susannah, from the Baltic ; and the Anne, of 200 tarp, will henceforth make a deep and permanent tons, have been captured, and carried into Calais. impression. It is obvious that the operations of the war upon the Continent, by the union of the two great empires, and the adoption of the same system by PrUssia, Denmark, Sweden, and Austria, will give new vigour to our measures, and totally depriye you of the means of any commercial intercourse with Europe." The order for the sequestration and confiscation of American property is again stated not to have been confined alone to Italy and Spain, but to have been extended to . the ports of France, and Holland, in corroboration of which we are informed, that in the beginning of the present month, a large American ship from Boston, was carried into Amsterdam by a French cruizer. TILE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF AMERICAN VESSELS SEQUESTERED AT NAPLES : Brig Caroline, Maw, from Boston; ship Hercules, Warr, from Salem; schooner Hamilton, BROWN, from Tunis; ship Au. vista, Mooae, from Baltimore; brigs Zephyr, MURPHY, and Sophia, CARMAN, from Baltimore and Tunis; ship Margaret, PA IR YIELD, from Salem; brigs Orezembo, HOLDER, from Bal timore; Two Brothers, GARDNER, from Beverly and Algiers Romp, LA ND ER, from Salem; schooner Kite, THOMPSON, from Baltimore; brig Victory, FELE, from Salem; ship America, of Salem, carried into Africa by a French privateer. Vessels ar riving at St. Sebastian are all sequestered. N. B. Two or three of the above-named vessels succeeded in obtaining their release by the payment of a large sum of money. Yesterday at two o'clock his MAJESTY held a pri vate Levee at the Queen's Palace. The following had the honour of being presented •to his MAJESTY : Captain CaaTtscr, R. N. upon his return from Walcheren, by Lord Mulgrave. . . Sir Gcoacc JtststscuAst,upon corning tohic•tifle. - Licutenant-Colonel PATERSON, upon his return from Wal cheren. Brigadier-General Sir CuAttes STEWART, Adjutant-General to Lord Wellington's army, upon his arrival from Spain. The Dean of CHRISTCHURCH, upon his appointment. Captain WHALE, of the Ist Regiment of Life Guards, upon his promotion. Lieutenant-Colonel SEYMOUR, of the 23d Regiment of Dra goons, upon his return, from Spain. Lieutenant ADAM, of the Ist Regiment of Life Guards, upon his promotion. Adjutant-General lll:swim, of the Ist Regiment of Life Guards, upon his return from the Scheldt, and upon his promotion. Captain ANDRICAS, R. N. upon his promotion, and upon his return from the West Indies. _ _ Colonel BLAQUIERZ,UpOII his appointment to the Quarter laster-General's Staff. His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, at which the Recorder of London made his report of the convictsl capitally convicted in December Session last, viz.— Wiliam Wallis ' for a highway robbery ; John Thurston, the elder, for burglary; Jane Riley, for stealing in a shop ; Carl HI"hold, James Ellis ' and Ann Melton, for stealing in a dwelling-house ; Antonio Berengo, for a highway robbery ; • and Elizabeth Ware, for returning from transportation. His MAJESTY was graciously pleased to respite them all during pleasure. His MAJESTY gave audiences to Mr. PERCEVAL, the rest of the Cabinet Ministers present, Sir D. DuNDAs, and Mr. M. Surrox, who laid before his MAJESTY the proceedings of some CoUrts-Martial. ESSEX ELECTION.—At the close of the Poll yester day, the numbers stood thus— HOUBLON - - - 2188 BUI.GOTNIII .. .• 621 Majority - .--...1567 Yesday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain C. 0. MAYNE was sworn into the command of the ship Mums, as was Captain HAMILTON into the ship BOMBAY. The Right Honourable ROBERT Dusn.ts SAUNDERS I is re-elected Member of Parliament for the City of Edinburgh. We intended this day to have laid before our Read ers some remarks on the vehement attack on the liber ties of the country by Mr. MINDHAM, in his late dia tribe against Newspapers ; but on looking ovex our Memoranda respecting the virtuous and patriotic conduct of this enlightened Statesman, with the view of proving, if possible, that the Gentleman allowed himself to be hurried on by passion, and on that occa sion maintained doctrines altogether foreign from his real sentiments, we were not a little surprized to find these very sentiments in unison with the whole tenor of his conduct since he entered on public life.— The subject, however, embraces so many objects, moral and political, that we cannot find room in this day's Paper to do it justice. Tuesday a Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall, which was numerously attended, when the Committee of City Lands presented a Report in tela lion to removing Smithfield Market, upon which a very long and able debate ensued, and it was finally resolved, upon a division, by a majority of 16, that the Report should lie upon the table, and the former Resolution of the Court for its removal was rescinded; and it was referred to the Committee to treat with the Governors of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, for their for, roune purpose d near Hosier-lan e, theMarket.nCow-lane,an d Smithfield,' , 1 We have a singular fact to state respecting his Ma jesty's ship JUNON Captain SHORTLAND , captured • and burnt by the irench frigates Raisonnee, Florida, 1 Seine and Loire, 150 miles to the windward cf Guadaloupe, as stated in the last Gazette :—When the JuNox fell in with them, they hoisted Spanish colours, and made the correct Spanish tirivate signals established 6y these Auras 1 by which they decetved i the JUNON, and thus got her within their power. Cap -1 tain SHORTLAND received several desperate wounds ; about 20 men and the marine officer were killed, anti 40 wounded. posed to t nem t flat 4s a matter of no coin are only so many words given to the wit no faith with us must be paid back in thei This letter, in which the Junta Generals are alternately accused which the writer does not abstain 1 the Emperors of Russia and' Anse' Don Antonio Martinez Izquierdo, as three months ago, this " goo( off from Madrid to France, for u' timents. For some time past, the posts at have arrived here pretty regular] This fortunate change is owing to I sures adopted by the French Gene' Spain. The pacifying of Old Cat by General Solignac is very highly space of six weeks, during whit been charged with the Governmer he has completely dispersed or de: that infested it. The gangs of Barioluchio, Cot Jacobe, &c. have in succession suff awaits all such banditti. There foe unconquered, who was more d rest ; both from his influence and troops under his command. M. quezitto, formerly Colonel of the gun, scoured the country at the I including the regiments of Cantab We have just learnt that Gener. placed himself at the head of hi wtth the enemy at Rioja, after sor killed 600 of them in various enc pletely dispersed the remainder; 1 umph which General Solignac ha• he has succeeded in opening the el to their genuine interests, and corn futility of all resistance under tl stances. We are assured that en surgeries have laid down their a to their habitations. May the Spain follow the example of 01, calamities we have suffered will ed, under the paternal Governer] Majesty. HAMBURGH, JANUA The Xing of Sweden, who name of Count Gottorp, has a with his family, where he will set Be dines in public, and wears with a star. It is confidently reported that Beanigsen is marching through t: army of 18 regiments to Turkey. of the Turkish army, in the battl Silistria, is said to have been a I tive of Szereszow, near Bricsc, is the partition of Poland, he was the regiment of Wodzecki. He fain in the Polish Legions on the under Kosciusko in the battles of zeny, and lqaciejowiece, in the 1 into the hands of the Russians. kish service two years ago. AMSTF.RDAM, FEBR According to letters from Cof ult. the papers of the Betsey, Cal Capt. Hill ; and Commerce, C • vessels had been seized by the g • gen, are ascertained to have bee Lind ; where it appears the carp gar, coffee, Otc. were laden for crews were a mixture of all iv being Swe&s, and a vary stn; ricans. 1 "VIM • T 0 OCTOBER 10. The Expedition which sailed from Messina nn It. 23d of September, under convoy of the WARRIOR, o: 74. guns, consisting of the 35th Regiment, Roydl Corsican Rangers, two companies of the 44th, and company of Artillery, the whole amounting to 2000 , arrived at Zante on the Ist of October, and were . then joined by : the MAGNIFICF2iT, of 74 guns, L. JUDAS, SPARTAN, and BELLE POULE frigates. O n the 2d of October the troops were landed. The fri. gates bombarded a battery, consisting of three guns, and one battery of one dun, for near three hours and at the same time a battery, with seven gnu' mounted, fired occasionally from the town, but not an English or Frenchman was killed or wounded. On the 3d the Commandant surrendered the Islavi, when 150 French (but most of them Italians) and 400 Albanians became prisoners. Not a gun wa, found mounted at the Castle, which is situated on t very high hill, comanding the town, and which gable of being made a very strong place. The town of Zante is situated in a Bay, and is a very beautiful town;--the country is beautiful ; the Island is about twenty miles in length, and contains 35,500 inhabitants, according to a census lately t a k en •of them by order of the French Commandant, a n a . tive of Paris. The town is at no great distance horn the Morea, (ancient Greece) I believe about 20 07 30 miles ; but so near that the houses can be seen. On the 4th we sailed, leaving the 35th Regiment, and two companies of the Corsican Rangers, as a ur rison, and in four hours we arrived off the harbour of Cephalonia, which we soon entered. On the East-side of the harbour was mounted an old gun, which was discharged twice : shortly afterwards the troops were landed, and the French retreated to an old Castle, r five miles from the town. Next day the Commandant (born in Corfu) surrendered' lilinself, with 49 French and Italians, and about 100 Albanians.—Any forti. fications that could be made -here would be useless, and the Island is not worth . keeping, as it is very mountainous, and does not produce sufficient to main tain the inhabitants. We have sent. off a ship for provisions to Malta; the garrison left here is the Corsican Rangers, anck two companies of the 44th Regiment, General Os- WA LD will probably leave some transports here, to take us away in the event , of the French landing on the Island, which cannot be prevented during the winter, as they have at StrMaura, (on the Continent) a very strong place, a garrison of 2000 men. The French Commandant himself informs me, that as soon as affairs are arranged ori the Continent, the French army will take possession of Greece. This day the WARRIOR sailed, with k detachment of the 35th, to take Serigo, between Candia and the Morea. One Russian merchantman was taken here, but our prize-money will not be worth accepting.— The length of the harbour is about 10 miles, but only about twe miles where the men of war anchor. The harbour is on the West side, and the Eastern port is towards the Continent. The inhabitants of the Island, with the exception of some merchants in the town, appear to be in a most wretched state ; five years ago they had a good deal of trade here, but at present they have only some old ships left in the place. The fleet is going off in a hurry, which makes me conclude. Lord PAGET and his brother Major PAGET, of the 7th Light Dragoons, have been at Portsmouth, on a visit to their brother. A Troop of Horse Artillery is expected to arrive a' Portsmouth Monday next, and embark for Portugal. A detachment of the 2d Battalion sth Regirarra of Foot, have arrived from Ireland with the heavy baggage of the regiment. Monday morning in consequence of an order re ceived on Sunday, Captain LENEBRE'S troop of Hors.... Artillery marched from Canterbury, on its route via Maidstone and Guildford for Portsmouth, in order to embark for Portugal. • The two other troops of the same corps will shortly follow, as also the 13th Light Dragoons, which we some time since stated we:e tin der orders for that purpose. A Court-Martial has been held at Portsmouth I : on Captain LAKE, of the Ulysses, for leaving a man on an uninhabited Island, in his passage from the c West Indies, and Captain LAKE has been dismissed , the service. - We have received some inforination from the Cape by letters conveyed in the last ships. One of the most remarkable facts in the history of geogra phy is communicated by this opportunity. The Isia:cl of Bossen, or Penguin, sometimes called Seal Island, at the Western extremity of Table Bay, has entirely disappeared beneath the waters. A convulsion \yds felt at Cape Town, in December, only two leaf2,ll:. distant, by which some damage was occasioned t‘. the houses, but we do not find that any lives wer.: lost at that place, and it is supposed that the earth quake extended to Bossen. The island was about two miles in length and one in breadth, and was, al• though flat, somewhat more elevated above the stn• face of the sea than the contiguous Island of Eliza beth. The Dutch, when in =ion of the Cape , kept a guard of 24 , men on , and it was em• ployed as a place of banishment for criminals, to the number of from 70 to 100, who dug limestone to supply materials for the buildings on the adjace . r i l continent. No women were then permitte d to restut. here, not even the wife of the Port-master. It Scas not allowed that strangers should visit it, since a Da nish ship which had lost great part of her crew, and was refused assistance at the Cape, sent a boat en c shore, dispersed the guard, and received o n board as many malefactors as was necessary to n . ;gate her t o 'Europe. At the southern extremity the Island, 3 flag was hoisted on the approach of any vessel.