Star. — London, England, 1810-03-30 00:00:00

■ merits of the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) who, he ob. served; in vain, bottomed himself upon Lord Chat ham and tire Expedition against Rochefort, and then proceeded to a height where he continued elevated, like the poor monk on Pompey's pillar. Leaving the Noble Lord upon his imaginary height, it would be easy to drive him from his other holds, when he would be left bottomless. The Noble Lord had, however, tried to bottom himself on Lord Chatham ! the great Lord Chatham ! Why, if the talent of the whole Adm inistration was united and compared with the single in tellect of that man, it would look as " Ossa to a wart." Lord Chatham dislodged a wretched and intriguing cabal; he was dismissed from office; he rose superior to his difficulties, gained strength from the fall of the mean administration which superseded him, and raised Eng land to the pinnacle of gloryonwhichshestood proudly at the commencement of this reign. On such a man's acts, he feared the Noble Lord could establish no prece dent for his conduct. Failing here, the Noble Lord next bottomed himself upon General Wolfe ! Gen. Wolfe went to Quebec, most probably ignorant of his ulti mate destination ; but he succeeded in his designs, and General Wolfe stands, both for us and for future times, a model of enterprize and discretion—(H ear, hear.) The next person to whom the Noble Lord had recourse was Lcrd Nelson ! Lord Nelson had a foresight peculiarly his own, to which he feared the present attempted parallel was but ill suited. At Aboukir he depended on himself; he saw that his ships could sail where those of the enemy swam, and lie made an attack on them ; only one ship of as gal lant a Captain as any in the Navy went on shore, and Nelson said he was glad of it, as it served the others as a buoy ; he succeeded in his attack, and attained a glory, in comparison of which the present imbecility , sunk doubly—(Heir, hear.) At Trafalgar, he im proved on the expedient of Clerk ;...and at Copen hagen he confirmed all his former successes, and esta blished his future glory. On this man also, it was to be feared, the Noble Lord could find no bottom. Thenext precedent chosen was theexpedition to Egypt; that expedition first was intended for Belleisle, and had actually proceeded to. Ferrol ; it went, however, to Egypt ; and the event covered Abercrombie and his brave coadjutors with glory. On this also he feared there was no bottom. (Hear, hear.) - He did not know, indeed, where the present Ministry could find a parallel. He would remind the House, however, of the expressions of the-Great Frederick relative to the men who had preceded Lord Chatham. The House might apply them. " They were" said hey " a batch of wretched little lawyers, presuming to compare themselves to Prince Eugene, whom the great Lord Chatham ousted." (Hear, hear, hear.) Having in vain tried to bottom themselves, then, upon great pre cedents, they had recourse to such authority as exist ed among themselves ; and a Right Hon. Gentleman declared that General Brownrigg gave an opinion in favour of the Expedition. The fact, was, however, he did no such thing. The Right; Hon. Gentleman then said the Dutch were sluggish and would not rebel. The General was here against him; but the Right Hon. Gentleman used his evidence most con veniently.; affirming . it where it made for him; and totally disregarding it where against him. It was said, however, that they wished •to discredit 'this evidence. They certainly did not; they merely contrasted it with the' evidence of vthers,• and finding three to one against a gallant General, and the gallant General against the Right Honourable Gentleman himself, they drew the obvioui inference. . An attack of this kind came badly from those who thought proper themselves to disregard Colonel Gar , don. But it had been found out that Colonel Gordon • , was a young man without experience. Now, really • he would much sooner be a young man without ex perience, than an old man in the same situation. He ;meant no disrespectful allusions, but he certainly had no fear in putting the experience of Colonel Gordon against that of Lord Chatham.—(Hear.) By way of an excuse for, the appointment of Lord Chatham, it bad been said he had served in America. This was not the case; he never had served in America. He -bad served, indeed, in the disastrous campaign of Holland ; and, as Sir David lYundas had said, he had no doubt he had behaved very bravely .there; but still that was no reason for now 2giving him the The Noble rely on his own judg he disdained military foble Lord's language, /ens who would first ieed, and-,then run and ;. Why, what rogues Lord have associated What an aspersion did ions ? (Hear, hear.)— inions. There was an on this subject, when if the army in Italy— of the campaign, which this plan he read to his .ding it, he tore it. He had the Noble Lord. the one produced vic disgraces, for which an demanding vengeance. ether anecdote recorded shew his respect for aescription -of persons derive them. After a igns, he did not choose, I upon himself, nor did ipon his Generals or ion-commissioned of& their decision. The : only thought proper I stance, but even now _ not supply him with a express his ridicule of them ; new word to express his William Erskine ; it grotesque and " chiral , of comprehension in unprehend the term.— light he sir William .c him as Commander 'e General Brownrigg tould take the field thus the issue ; and he saw he was willing to fight evidence of his General stations cast on it ; and )uncing it as clear, dis had ever heard. It was nau no uuuut. AIL , 11.111 U1;11.1 Y V 4. but still that was no reason for command of 40,000 men.— Lord, however, 114 d chosen to rnent in all his appointments ; opinions ; they were, in the Nc like lawyers' opinions—lawye deny the validity of a title-dee, purchase the estate themselves. of lawyers must the Noble l with !—(Hear, hear, hear.) W i I be cast upon his old companio The Noble Lord disdained °pit anecdote related of Bonaparte ha went to take the command of He brought with him a plan of had been digested in Paris ; ti General Officers, and after read had a plan of his own, and so I The only difference was, that 1 • tory, and the other calamitous d ' • indignant country was now de (Hear, hear.) There was anti of Bonaparte, which would military opinions, and the de from whom he chose to del failure in one of his campaign ' like the Noble Lord, to depend he choose to depend either It' Captains, but he collected his ni cers together, and abided by Noble Lord had, however, not to reject opinions in the first in: the common vocabulary could n phrase strong enough to express he had absolutely coined a nev disregard of the evidence of Sir was (said the Noble Lord) grc roes." It might be dullness him, but he really did not con , , !.‘ Chivalrous," however, as mi Erskine, he was content to take . . of his army, and he would give to the Noble Lord, and they woi arrang - ed—he had no fear for tl , by the Noble Lord's smile, that h him on his own terms. The ev 1 . •he must dtfend from the imputa he had no hesitation in pronouni v at!, and erudite, as any he hal . , 4 • . - t the •- . ' . . •. . • . ACM, * Mee itillielieliihs, dideredited, because it was , over, 'wbich they wanted ;he knew rightvrell his held pitidation, a landing wasUilked island instantly ' • Of i true; and all his predictions were ridiculed - and de- was quite safe, as he could not possibly share any re- taken poseessioa nied, because every one ofthem•had been calamitously sponsibiliq, as he had not been employed. The The Governor then • proposed to surrender, on the realized (Hear.) TheNobleLordhadcondemnedthem Noble Lord could not, however , so easily get rid of for conceiving speculative campaigns,andinsistingthar this responsibility. He gave him the credit, indeed, garrisbn being conveyed to Holland, but finding this . , s they should have been acted on. He was content, of not shrinking from it ;he gave him also the cre- article inadmissible , he struck his co lo urs, and sur• however, to take the campaigns of the Ministry them- dit of affording a full and complete prepatatiOn to the rendered at discretion,-11y these captures the enemy , selves. They were two in number ; the first was the expedition. The soldiers were well equipped, and are completely shut out from the West Indi es , not campaign of the Noble Lord and General Brownrigg. the Staff quite completed. 44 Even, (sand Mr. Whit- having a single port left for the receptio n of th e They commenced most valiantly. On they went, bread) even the City Staff was perfect. The fighting side by side, and bearing down every impe- City of London was represented by the jolliest of pet ty citizen with which they used to annoy ou r trite i n diment. Nothing could withstand them, until at Aldermen. (Loud laughing.) To him the_ Noble that quarter. lait, unfortunately, the Noble Lord advised the gal- Lord paid the most sparked attention. He went to lant General to take fire-brands, proceed up the Deal. He was the last person he saw. Oh ! how I This day we received letters and papers from New Scheldt boldly, and bum the ships. 66 Indeed (said tenderly a ff ecting was the interview ! The fleet York to the 18th ult. The papers of cours e can pre . the gallant General) lam tired'," and so ended the sailed—how sad was the parting ! The Noble Lord sent nothing new, as we have before ( o n F r id a y l ast ) exploits of the combined Commanders, and the glo- stood on the shore saluting the jolly Alderman, and, rious hopes which they had originated. (Hear, hear.) catching his last sigh— , given extracts from New York papers to the 20th. The other campaign was that of General Crauferd ; " Adieu, he cried, and wiv'd his 1111 y band!" 1 A private letter of the 17th, says :—,, We still continue in suspense respecting the eemeval o f th e But at last the envious winds interfered : the Phenix and most valiantly did he cut and dash at every thing before him, and a most noble issue had he conjured spread her wings, and wafted the turtles and the Al- I iron -intercourse to the destined port !—(Loud laughing.)— ; -intercourse law. We wait with i m p at i ence t h e up ; when, alas ! the vision vanished, and the army 66 Last night, (said Mr. Whitbread) I looked about : receipt of accounts informing us what conduct your appeared perishing in the marshes of Walcberen ! h... for him, when an allusion was made to the ex pence ! Cabinet-means to pursue in consequence of the dis- The campaign of the Noble Lord disdained any he " was not bound to a day."— mitations of time ' lat which the City estimated the Expedition. The' missal of Mr. JACKSON. -If •a hostil e a.. ,p e aspect treeis nn:re . Here was a slight difference between the plan of Ge- • jolly Baronet was away, but another kissed the rod. apparent, we are sanguine in our h o pe s ; I really do not know his name—there are so many et latt • neral Brownrigg and • his ; • the gallant General was he may be known, however—his face is less I ons of amity between the two countries will y e t bound to a day—all his success depended upon being them ; and most dismally L in such a place on a certain day ' round and less ruddy than the other—( Continued laugh- be placed on a durable foo t in g. " for his campaign did it fall out, that he could not in • ter)—indeed, there is no distinguishing those City Re- To this letter is subjoined the followia; •-•-• 14 P. 8, the nature of possibility arrive at that place on that P resentatives : there are three of them there, huddled A m a il h as just arrived from Washington , by which together on the same bench I—three Baronets 1 all ele- we learn that the Committee appointed by the Senate ardour of his fancy, buoy the whole fleet up the day.—(Hear, hear.) —He would, for instance, in the ; rated—for unheard-of cervices !"—(Hear, dear.) He to consider and report on MAcoa's Bill for the rep fully a week at least to accomplish ; and thus the return once more to the Noble Lord.—The Noble cal Scheldt channel, in few hours. This it required , must leave the Aldermen, however reluctantly, and ' of the Non-intercourse Law, have reported in its fa 'a Generel's famous plan fell to the ' round, because it Lord, indeed, was in high company ; he had called your, after striking out the part which went to autho g no less a personage than Napoleon to his aid !—but, rize the capture of the vessels of the belligerents foundwas impossible. Even in attempting to bear up be- Napoleon would not come. There was-now an excuse, w i th i n a certa i n d i stance o f t h e coast of the United fore Flushing, the two Admirals' ships ran ashore ; indeed, for him ; " he was married and could not States. It is made the Order of the Day for Mon and had it not been for the panic of the enemy, come'—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord was very un day the 19th March. But still we think its fate will might have been instantly consumed with red-hot sa il ant gallant to make such a request at such a time. He shot. Who would believe, then, that the General, enterprising as he was, could possibly, in could scarcely expect the Emperor would have left his depend on the complexion of the accounts which are a few hours, bear up above a hundred ships, through young bride, in order to give evidence upon the I daily expected from Great Britain." the more extended and difficult navigation of the Scheldt inquiry. The marriage, however, had new whole river ? There was, now that he had disposed taken place; and he hoped sincerely the honeymoon of the gallant General's fanciful campaign; one cir- might extend happiness over the face of the earth, and cumstance in the evidence which he must allude to, establish that peace which France had so often offered and which, in his opinion, subjected the Noble Lord in vain. —(Hear, hear.) He bad indulged in some farce on this subject—alas ! he was to the most severe account. It appeared that Lord was now come to a me- Chatham did not know the situation of the arsenals lane:oleo-7m:: I estimate ereortnh' j e '' d prodigality twdy of human life, and the wanton at Antwerp. Now, from intelligence laid before the extravagance of human happiness—he was come to consider the Secret Committee, it was proved that the Noble Lord cruelty of men who had sent out troops to perish unnecessarily aid. What was the reason that he did not, as in duty and ingloriously in the most unhealthy climate in the world, at its most p estile n tial h season ! It had been said by way of extenuation of their lives_ bound, inform Lord Chatham ?—(Hear, hear.) How- i last season was . remarkably rigorous ; be had to would he answer to the Country fee this most culpable state, f Mini sters , from good aut h o ri ty , that it was one of the mildest ever eceived ou.— neglect ? How could the Right Hon. Gentleman known in Walcberen! ( Hear ) Sent to inevitable sickness—even .At. avert the still more serious res in that sickness out' poor soldiers were neglected. Who could won ponsibility of allowing der at it , when they recollected the ill-constituted, ill-arranged, unison a report th and his incompetent colleague (as he conceived him) t o i ll- di gested Medical Board .? —( Hear.)— Their head, Sir Sautozo) had been remain in office ?—(Hear, hear.) He did not wish, - Lucas Pepys, said, what he meant by the investigation of camp indeed, to produce any comparison between the and contagious diseases, was the inspection of the hospitals.-e• an, but neither the tin; Noble Lord and the Right Honourable Gentle- He might just as well haste said, that the way to judge of the A th er ef or e it de s e rves n diseases of the foot, eas to look into a pair of cast-off boots ! man. The Noble Lord had, through the entire (Hear, he.zr !)—To shew eke effect which those diseases had From Galicia it is state(' progress of this questioa, conducted himself in I hadonly Regi- i • • • upon our army, le to state, that out of the 3d • active m putting every ph the most candid and manly manner ; he had de- ment of Guards (Light company), which marched out of I.on- I don 128 strong, only 32 returned, and five out of that number fence ; that they are in dared he did not shrink from responsibility, and he consistently voted foe inquiry.—( Hear,' hear.)—The w ai e tro re i r E fi x t f ur d ui i ' l l hue was our army crippled by this dis- stand of arms from Eng Right Hon. Gentleman, on the other hand, had af- on the ide ! l of t ancone wase ,;. near i.h c o o nNcludilo'nfowrdithwo hoot hadrem remarking ed Right heavy contributions to fected candour, and acted with duplicity ; he had pre- the new word really seemed not to know the meaning of the old that the church plate is tended that he sought investigation, and yet he voted °IleS• He (Mr . W.) hid considered a coup-de-mai* as a single, , distine d t, and quickly executed operation; but the Noble Lord i diately. The City of d staunch against inquiry. He now, indeed, talked of the benefits of this inquiry, when he could no longer avert se emed and w suspended consider it rather as ( t e h a e r. l result t of I li:oi l :r as ed w e e p u e 1" 1 :.; fortified. it, and pretend to panegyrise that which could have said, that if the Ministry, so often broken gown already, and The French are rub good result, unless it involved him in merited con- discomfited, were finally subdued on the present occasion, they demnation.—(Hear, hear !)—Since this inquiry had bad betn carried by a , coup-de -grain. ( Hear, hear, hear I)As to bourhood of Salem th proceeded, he had only to regret that the names of meeasreotteenotioonthoe Right W i h a' t c H seren, he really cast all the blame of that 1 Hon. Gentleman opposite, who, when the i l ately plunderpo the different Members did not go forth coupled with , Cabinet were perplexed g over their failure, had increased their 1 i f • vep off th ' the questions which they had separately asked the wit- ; eonfieion by creating private feuds, and casting the apple of dis nesses ; considering from whom many of the questions 1 " i cord among them. (Hear, h aw ?! ) Exhaus t ed as he now was, I the advar an had come, the effect would have been extremely diver t- unan im ous a s the os Intse i rs, t h d e should l conclude by' demanding their I pecta ,.. ing. The Noble Lord, foi instant, had asked Captain . i decision—the wr i er of our brave army den The tnndde demanded a t n d t e h d e ma their t 1 . Woodriffe ( who had surveyed the whole country from tyred thousands whom we had left to rot in Walcheren, de the top of a church steeple) what good he could foresee manded it. " There is, indeed, (said Mr. Whitbread) from the, from the expedition ? The witness answered "none at e sal entre h to eart the d circumfer f ence of the Empite, one, united, uniier- , all." (Hear). Foiled in this, the Noble Lord begged of then to the e s o n p p i n i i g o a c t i r t y tos o o r f j the i p c e e . 010 ( If e airv,ohieta r to , th e ars.)orroGwivse ofit 1 every one to tell what a desperate weapon Congreve's the army—give it as the last consolation, to the widows and or. - --- rockets were. NOW this Was hardly fair ;it was like a phans of the dead—Give it as a pledge o f honour and integrity Saturday last, the Right Hon. Citanes YORKE was tradesman pu ffi ng off goods, in which he had a cot- oi Captain Pitr which ARKE th ßn o id a few words i n return vindication of the Ex. retued for the close borough of Westhury. There tern ; but in the end, the Noble . Lord made no tee pe jitiaft House adjourned, at two o'clock, to this was so much hooting 4id riot among the people s whatever of these destructive instruments, in 11;s day. • calling out " clear the gallery," throwing mud, Sec. speech. He begged pardon' of the Honourable Ger.. tleman opposite (General Craufurd), but he really i ' Eli E EVENiNG'STAIt.. . , that the Mayor was obliged to send to Warminster for a party of dragoons, but fortunately peace we.; was led away from his campaign by the Noble Lord ; ! ' . LONDON. . . restored before their arrival. but to• tell the truth, he had indulged in a gentle i .. --. COVENT-GARDEN THEATIM—Last night a Coe shimber during part of its fatigues—(A loud laugh). : F RID AY , MARCH 30. medy, entitled " Hew to Tease and how to Please," was 4, I have indeed wondered, Sir (said Mr. W.) how I PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. produced at this-Theatre for the first time, but was your vigour was able to stand it ; though my surprise ' 3 per Cant. Cons. for money, 68H—acc.68ii is much abated, when I consider the exertions which S per Cent. Navy 98{ 99—Exch, Bills 2s. to 7s, pre.—Bo n ds log. very unfavourably received. you are ever ready to make for the general interest— i ' i FALMOUTH, MARCH 27.-:-Arrived the Prieoess Elizabeth pac (Hear, hear, hear.) I really, however, had sunk into a . Yesterday Government received dispatches from ket, Capt. KIDD, with mails from Lisbon, in 16 deys, it is salti pile brings no fresh news. slight oblivion during some of the sieges; though, in- Cadiz, announcing the disastrous effects of the h r•t P Lll II " - 1401/TH, MARCH 28.4 brig of war passed up Channel deed, to say the truth, few of them took much time— ricane experienced at Cadiz on the 6th, 7th and Bth , ias ' with • Lc t t eve e nr t g dispatches from Ghee Straits. Arrived, the (ices,) And, when I awakened to resume my ser- - ;tender , f Du instant. We gave the whole of the particulars yes -1 Liverpool with fin pre w ssed m men im - Ld n ththeeEPpiheansantbrir of war, happening to ask from a friend near me, how far we had got ?— " Oh, (said he) our General says, ,by terday. They wert brought by Captain MACLEOD s of ' with dispatches from Lisbon and Cadiz, lag from the former place... Sailed, the Formidable, Aboukir, l'Amiable, l'artar,and G—d,' he has just taken Bergen-op-Zoom—(Loud and the Antelope. _ Tribune, for the Downs.—ent out of harbour, the Defence, repeated laughing!) I was a little startled, I confess, at The Spanish Admiral in Chief, ALAVA, has been Dictator, Africi, Naiad, and Orestes.—The Rhin, ship of war , first, Sir, but at length; upon reflection, I thought the' teas detained and sent in a Spanish brig from Bilboa, hound to superseded, and VILLA VICIO2A, a brave and pa•• Rouen.—Arrived, the Chrietina, transport, from Osbealter and oath most venial, and I trust when it is recorded . eriotic O ffi cer, has got the command. Lisbon : from the latter place pile has brought 69 Invalid soldiers, where another oath stood, it may be obliterated by . . with women and children. the 'same means. (Hear, hear, hear.) Alas ! what' The British' troops at Cadiz are in number About PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 29.-.-Arrived at St. Helen's, the LOME a train of reflections did not that oath awaken ! How 5000, consisting of the 87th, 88th, 94th, and 97th frigate, froM the West-Indies.' The -- N AUTILUS takes convoy for many poor Le Fevre's did I instantly fancy, linger- Reg iments, and about 500 Artillery. Guernsey, and wilt sail to.reorrow.—Wind N.W. ing under wounds and sickness, without a friendly I - , • • DIAL, MARCH 29.--Arrived his Majesty's ships AUDACIOUS, Shandy to relieve them from this calamitous Expedi- i W e are h appy to learn that the accounts receive d . mount, and Llfled the thriller from the Westward, and tion ! (Hear, hear.) The gallant General has said, 'at Cadiz from South America, give grounds for ap- the fatter from the River. Came down from the River the Indus, 1 Pktenle, Sovereign, Sir Wilaan Bensley, and Upton Castle East he is tender of his soldiers : I am sure be has been 1 prehending that at no vet distant y period, the colo- Indiamen. The Fxv sloop of war has made a signal for convoy prodigal of himself. (Hear, hear, hear. ) Let me as-' nests will sure that gallant General, there is not a man in this on the Mother C ountry. Nothing . else can so effec. I convoy YARMOUTH, MARCH 20.--.Salled the BRATDAIN with a House, who esteems his services more highlythan I ' for Heligoland ; and the a CALLIOFL sloop of war, OU ' 11 prevent th • do ; not one who sympathizes more feelingly in 1 tue y the i rbe ing ultimately brought under cnsize. Arrived the Store and STRANUOUS gun-brigs, from a his sufferings, or respects 'more highly that ho- . the influence of French councils. I cruise. The ORION, EDGAR, 11114 SATURN, 74 guns each, bolted to the Baltic, have all Blue Peter dying. Passed, this forenoon, a nourable badge which he bears about him, of fleet of merc hantmen, with a film breeze at'S W. beund for Got his ardent efforts in his country's service. . (Hear, Yesterday Government also received dispatches tenburgh, under' of th AL . convoy __e —ItICANDRIA f ri gate. hear.) I really thought, however, when the gallant announcing from General BEC ' KMTII and Admiral COCHRANE, Glialirnwii Maims! 29.—N0 arrivals.—Sailed the U p ton General was planning all his sieges, that I saw th e ' the pleasing intelligence of tbe surrender Castle, Adams, for India ; the Woodman, Harrison , for Malts : the Atlantic, Clarkson, for Halifax; the Ann and Isabella, RO.• gallant Toby Shandy mounted on his hobby-horse, h ti of t e' utch islands of St. Eustatia and St. Martin's gers, for Quebec. ' taking Namur. M g r. Shandy differed in one thing however, from the allant G 'to small detachments of his Majesty's land and sea CURN MAR ZIT, MARS - LANK , MARCH So.—'There are e° ll ' eneral and the Ministi sitratile fresh supplies of Whew, principally this week's Foreign which he supports. Mr. Shandy had a regular i d er Y nl forces, under the orders of . eneral HARCOURT and - arrivals, of about 30,000 (Rafters, which causes heavy Sal" et sad of every thing in his campaign. (Loud cries of hear.) I Commodore -Fame. These events took place on the hither lower prince. Rye end Rape Seed are dearer. Barley His sods and grass plots were scientifically inters ' ec- 16th of February, and we ha i are hippy to state that they 32s. to Siis. per quarter. Malt each dull gale. Beans of both kinds likewise. New Ticks ow are also in considerable suppiYl ted, and his jack-boots regularly mounted on the bat- i 8 "° 1141 and Weller qualities are cheaper ' Flour inclines lower. were effected w i t h out the loss of a single man on our . series as cannon. (Hear, hear.) The gallant Gene ral fought all his battles with the Spirit of my Uncle' part. St. Eustatia surrendered shortly 'after it was , LONDON : Printed and published byLEVEL KENT, of csie Toby, and even offered his head on a charger if he sumninned , ' but the Governor of St. Martin's made ' • 1 terburrPlees, ~ at the STaa-OreICE, gm Is Carg" was defeated. (if laugh.) It' was not his head, b eve- a skew of resistance, and refusing 'to enter into • I wive P Ike al * STAlPotinee3Tes" k 5 cal. . . . , Last night we received Portuguese Papers to the 11th instant, from which we have given extracts in ot.r front page. By these papers it appears, that the storm which did so much damage at Cadiz extended also to the Tagus, where several vessels were wrecked. At Oporto the bridge was thrown down, all the lower part of the town overflowed, and thirty people lost their lives. This day we received other Portuguese Papers to the 18th instant. They mention a report that Marshal VICTOR (the Duke of Bzu.oxo) had been killed in some late affair in. Spain, but neither the time nor place is mentioned; and therefore it deserves im credit. From Galicia it is stated that the Junta have been active in putting every place in the best state of de. fence ; that they are in daily expectation of. 30,000 stand of arms from England ; that' they have levied heavy contributions to defray their expences ; and that the church plate is to be sent to England imme diately. The City of Astorga has lately been strongly fortified. VIZEU, MARCH IS. • • The French are about 15,000 strong in the neigh bourhood of Salamanca, their foraging parties have lately plundered several villages on the frontiers, and driven off the cattle. Skirmishes take place between the advanced posts almost daily, and we are in ex pectation that a general attack will be made ere lOng. The British have, at Almuda, ten days provisions for 30,000 men ; at Oporto, six weeks provision for 10;000 ; and at Coimbra, two months provisions for 15,000 ; they are collecting at Leiria. t„..' • N." • • • • 4 ...I .