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a comtnercial depot, be ruined. The trade ias likewise sustained considerable injury, Ive to sustain much more. very little indeed from the interior of Spain. z our advice: are of an early date, as well !yak. BAD.NJOZ, DEC. 21. • ire bCtt• een 6 and 7000 men at Yevens, un tiers of the Duke of Belluno. There are :ora. The garrison of Toledo is very in. )le. On the sth inst. 400 cavalry entered 'hey asserted, that owing to the total want ) ns, it would be impossible for their troops tat Madrilejos, Consuegra, and the neigh aces ; and that it would be necessary to • positions affording them the means of sub. for they carry no supplies with them, and -efore, rely on the resources of the territory EVENING.SfAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 11. r, ;CE OF STOCKS 'THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. s -r r Cent Coos. for money 69f, ex. div.—for account 69 1 4 . 1.e.uce.169116-omnlum 3 pre.—Ex. Bills, 109. to 13s. pr.' I'ItIC7 OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 5 pe r f'.-t. Ittd. of I India Bond s 28s. 295. p rem. s rr Cent. Cons. 690 Imp. Ann. 71- ;•,1 - l'en% 85 841 a Exch. Bills, 10$. 13s. pre. sr Crc. Navy • 1044 Omaium 3 i pr. Le , g Ann. t 8 9-16thsf • State Lottery Tick. £22.155. Iplia '.4 ,rl. 194 for op. Cons. for acc. 703 .‘ fo•• d:rii ..since .C 8,500,000 was issued from the Exchequer . 0 e i • F. , nt., to pay the six months interest upon the Consols, the • -3 e q: of ulich to the Poblic took place y . sterda y at the Bank. 1 4-'.• • " ---.... r:mtioned yesterday the arrival of an Ameri can frigate in the Downs. She proves to be the John ,o n: , commanded by Captain EvAws—left New York on the 15th ult. and has brought intelligence considerable importance. The proceedings of t h e American Senate bear an I aspect decidedly hostile to this country-:--nay, such :s the rancour they seem to entertain, that it has hur -icd them to measures which, on the fate of them, betray strong symptoms of political insanity. Not content with expressing their indignation against Mr. Jactsot4, some of the Members, in imitation of the spirit of the British Orders in Council, have proposed that British vessels trading to the Brazils and the Spanish Main, shall be compelled to ta4e out American licences, end pay certain duties to be hereafter stipulated ! &c. &c. We shall not detain our Readers with any remarks of our own on these proceedings ; but only remark that the Report of the American Secretary of the Treasury for the last year, furnishes a striking txposi of the madness of the Executive in their exhibition of puny malice against this country. We have received Papers and Letters from Portu. gal, Spain, and Gibraltar, of recent dates, from which we have given s6me extracts. All the accounts that reach us from Portugal, con vince us that the departure of our army from the Pe rinsull is resolved on. Coimbra is probably the pre sent head-quarters, but some letters which we have seen express a belief that they will soon be at Oporto. It is certainly high time to put an end to such a fruitless waste of British lives as our army in that country has experienced. Of our force now in Por tugal not more than 12,000 men are fit for duty.. The average number of sick, by the weekly reports from the middle of October to the middle of Novem ber, was 13,000. The original force was 33,000 — deficiency 8,000. The , principal mortality was at Villa Vitiosa, where we understand it was dreadful. It gives us much pleasure to be able to state that all the accounts received from wounded officers left at Talavera, speak of the humane attention which they had experienced from the French officers, in terms of the highest praise. Finding many of the British destitute of matrasses, when they entered Ta lavera, they put all that were in the place in requisi tion for their use ; supplying their wants even before Attending to those of their own men. The latter : c re next ,erved—the Spaniards last, or rather not aE. Letters from Martinique, by the Leeward Island Mail, arrived yesterday, give us reason to hope that the expedition against Guadaloupe is not abandoned. i)r, the contrary, they state that a force, consisting :rom 5 to 6000 men, was ready, and that the attack would be made without delay. Some rein forcements were expected from Halifax ; but whe ther they arrived or not, the expedition was to pro ceed. The blockade was as close as thirty ships of Rat could render it. The island was much straitened for provisions, and the inhabitants most anxious that we should take possession of it. The regular French troops were supposed not to exceed 600 men ; but the Governor, EIUJOUT, had put arms into the hands of about 5000 Negroes, and given them a considera ble share of discipline. In the absence of all official or well authenticated accounts of the proceedings of the Madras native army, exaggerated reports may be expected to pre /ail. Among these, we are assured, may be reckoned the rumours of the seizure of Seringapatam and Hy drabad, and the imprisonment of the Company's Re sidents at those places. The dissatisfaction, or by what ever other name it may be called, of that part of our India force, had not, when the last accounts came away, assumed a shape so criminal and mutinous. — Symptoms of disobedience, however, vane manifested, which were very likely, unless great judgment, deli- caey, and firmness, were ipp to reme terminate in some dreadful crisis. We understand that a letter has been received from Prince of Wales's Island, from an officer of distinction, which states, that it had been announced to upwards of 150 I officers of the Madras army, 4g that their services were no longer necessary," in consequence, as the writer says, of their having declared their determina tion, not to draw their swords against 'heir brother Officers. It is states in letters froth Madras of Au gust the 104, and Ceylon the 22d, that the King's army, under the Command of Colonel HARE, had taken the field against the Company's Troops. —Two regiments of infantry, the 72d and 83d, with four troops of cavalry, and a detachment of artillery, under the command of Major-General WETUELALL, had embarked at the Cape for Madras. Lord BARNARD (son of the Earl of BANDON) will move the Address of the House of Commons on the King's Speech, at the ensuing Meeting of Parliament. It will be seconded by Mr. PEELS (son to Sir ROBERT PEELE, Bart.). —We have not heard the names of the Mover and Seconder in the House of Lords. Yesterday, soon after twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY arrived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, where he was received by the Dukes of YORK, KENT, and CUMBERLAND. A little after two o'clock his MAJESTY held a pri- Tate Levee. The following had the honour of being presented to his MAJESTY The Dean of Ex cm, upon his being promoted to the Dean ery of Lincoln, by Lord John Thynne. Admiral HOLLOWAY, upon his promotion and return from the Government of Newfoundland. Major-General A. HoPZ, upon his being appointed to the com mand of the 74th Regiment. Captain GEORGL BLITHE, upon his promotion and return from the Mediterranean. Major-General LAYARD, upon his promotion. The Earl of LINPSEY, upon his marriage. Mr. STUART, upon his going as Envoy Extraordinary and Mi nister. Plenipotentiary to Portugal. Sir RICHARD STRACHAN, upob his return from the Scheldt. Colonel DONKINo upon his return from Spain, and on his ap pointment as Quarter -Master-General in the Mediterranean. Lieutenant Colonel OVIRRIT, Deputy Quarts Master Gene ral, upon his return from Walcheren. Major GARDINER, Deputy Adjutant General, upon his return from Walcheren. The Earl of BRZADALEANE, upon his being promoted to be a Major General. His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave au diences to Mr. PERCEVAL, the rest of the Cabinet Ministers present, Sir D. DUNDAS, and Mr. M. SUT TON, who laid before his MAJESTY the proceedings of some Courts Martial. About six o'clock his MAJESTY set off on his return to Windsor. The LORD CHANCELLOR was prevented from at. tending his MAJESTY yesterday, by an attack of the gout. On Wednesday the 3d inst. came on at Aylesbury \ the election for a Knight of the Shire for the county of Bucks, when WILLIAM LOWNDES, Esq. of Whad den Hall, after being proposed by Sir JOHN DASH WOOD KING, and seconded by PHILIP PAUNCEFORT DUNCOMB, Esq, was unanimously chosen, amidst the plaudits and acclamations of a most numerous and respectable Meeting of the Gentlemen and Yeomanry of the County. The situation of Governor of Portsmouth, which, according to report, had been assigned to the Duke of CUMBERLAND, ha been finally bestowed on Lord CHARLES SOMERSET. Lieutenant-Colonel GEORGE VIGOREUX, of the 2d Royal Veteran Battalion, is appointed to be Lieute nant-Governor of the Scilly Islands, vice Major-Ge neral HEWGILL, deceased. Alderman HUNTER was yesterday elected Colonel of the West London Militia, in the place of the late Alderman NEWNHAM. The West London Militia will march on the 25th inst. from London to Greenwich, to remain there for t he ensuing half year. On the same day the East London Militia will come into their city quarters at Bunhill-row. A corps of 2200 Hessians lately received orders to march for Spain ; but before they reached the 'Rhine, no less than 2000 of them deserted. The surplus of the Consolidated Fund, in the last quarter, was £1,200,000. The surplus in the three quarters has been £4,400,000, exceeding by £400,000, the sum granted upon estimate from the produce of the four quarters ending the sth of 'April, 1810. Licences are now granted to ships in the Baltic which have been detained on account of the interrup tion to the navigation, on a proper statement being made of the causes which prevented their departure before the obstruction from the advanced season of the year; and such licences are to continue in force until the 25th of June next. All licences are sus pended to foreign ships trading to ports of Europe where British vessels are still admitted. Yesterday, a meeting of the Lords of the Council took place at the Council Office, Whitehall, upon Plantation Appeals ; which was attended by the MASTER of the ROLLS, Sir Joint Motor., and Sir JOSEPH BANKS. Tuesday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain A. ROBERTSON was sworn into the command of the ship Surat Castle, consigned to China direct. The ships Warren Hastings, LARKINS ; Carnatic, SWINTON ; and Lord Melville, WHYTE, arrived in Bengal early in August last. The ships General Stuart, JAMESON ; Union, SIMP SON • Ocean, *T AGGA RT ; Tottenham, HUGHEs ; and 'Devaynes, NORMAND, had nearly completed their loading, when they were to be dispatched to Europe. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East-India House, when the u nder-mentioned Com manders took their fina l leave of the Court previous to departing for their respective destinations, viz. Captain J. Martin, of the Woodford, and Captain G Wehtead, of the Alfred, for MaAras and China • and CaptainWilliam too, of the Ocean, for St. Helena, Bencoolen, and China. Through a private channel we have received some communicAtions from Norway. Six or seven ships had been unexpectedly seized in the ports of that count) y. Two of the Masters have arrived at Kings ton-upon-Hull, to consult with their owners on the means of redress. FALMOUTH, JANUARY S. Arrived several transports from Portsmouth for Lisbon, B:c.—The following packets, for foreign sta• tions, will sail the moment the wind becomes fait : The Princess Elizabeth for Lisbon, Eliza for America, Queen Charlotte for Brazils, Duke of Kent for Windward Islands, Snake for Malta, Manchester for Jamaica, and the Lord Hobart for Cadis. • PLYMOUTH, AND PLYMOUTH DOCK, JAN. 9. Arrived the PEACOCK sloop of war, from Sheerness. Sailed the ECLIPSE brig of war, for Falmouth ; and from thence to cruize off Scilly and the Lizard. — The ships mentioned in my letter of yesterday, as on their way round here from Portsmouth, proved to be the ACHILLE, ST. GEORGE, TMPETUEUX, CZSAR, and CALEDONIA : they are stated to have since arrived in. Torbay. Orders have been received to equip all the small vessels of war and hired craft, at this port, for sea, as expeditiously as possible. This is conjectured to be in anticipation of an American war. The PHCERE frigate, whose arrival we have no ticed, towed in large ship, which she found deserted at sea, laden with hemp, belonging to Hull.—The CROCUS has detained and sent in here the American ship Triton, laden with cotton, &c.—Wind strong at S. S. W. lJn purowy ••••• • m••••• from the Sonthsiratd, raised it heavy me... of Roseau, Dominica ; and having changed during the night to the Westward, occasioned such A u-c. meadow surf in the harbour, that about four o'clock on the morning of the 13th, the American brig Gre y . hound parted her cables and went on shore ; and shortly after, the ship Snsannah, of London, shar:d the same fate. The surf having continued very hit , h during the whole day, it destroyed the ship and a very valuable cargo- • On the 13th, the wind having set into St. Pierre's Bay, Martinique, from the S. W. and W. and occa sioned a very heavy surf, the ship Fortitude parted her anchors, and went on shore ; her masts were lin• mediately cast away to prevent her stranding, and it is conceived that she may be got off. She had about 4.00 hogsheads of sugar on board. A small schooner was at the same time likewise driven on shore ; the brig Alexander was on shore for some minutes, but through great exertions was saved ; and the ship Nanny parted two anchors, and with great difficulty rode out the swell. At Trinidad, on the 18th inst. a severe gale was also experienced, attended with dreadful thunder and lightning, and deluging rain, by which the crops have been materially injured in - many parts of the island. Four or five small vessels lying off Port mf Spain were driven ashore, but were got off the fol lowing day with but little injury. The American brig George, which arrived at St. Pierre, Martinique, on the 20th September, with wine and oil, as reported, from Falmouth, England, was discovered some days ago by his Majesty's brig Pet.- TER, attempting to get into Guadaloupe ; and on be ing pursued, was fun ashore by the crew and aban. doned ; but afterwards got off by the crew of the PELTER, and sent into Antigua. • LORD GRENVILLE, AND THE UNIVER MT OF OXFORD. His Lordship held a convocation, yesterday, at Camelford-house, of Delegates from the University , of Oxford, to admit his Lordship as Chancellor Of that University. The preparations for that grand ceremony were in a style of the greatest elegance. A temporary hall, annexed to the grand hall, was erected for the occasion. It was lined with scarlet cloth, and ornamented with draperies to correspond, edged with black velvet, Mosaic border. The grand entrance hall was fitted up for the ceremony ; the floor was covered with a superb carpet, and the walls were lined with crimson cloth, edged with black velvet. In the adjoining apartment, tables were laid out for the company. They were most elegantly adorned with gold plateaux, lighted by silver branches. On the side-board was placed a superb new silver chased candlestick, with numerous branches, bearing wax lights. Two adjoining drawing-rooms were ` most superbly lighted up with Grecian lustros, pded for the occasion ; the furniture, crimson velvet edged with gold, and rich gold mouldings. At a quarter to five o'clock, the Delegates, in their robes, arrived, with their attendants. At six o'clock his Lordship entered the grand hall, dressed in his new robes, which were of black figured satin, trim. med with rich gold lace, and a square cap. His Lordship took his seat at the head of the table. On his right and left sat the Vice Chancellor, and the following Gentlemen , including the arquis of STAFFORD. The Rev. the Vice Chancellor ; the Rev: the Dcsn of Christ - Church ; the Rev. the Rector of Exeter ; the Rev. the Provosts of Worcester ; the Rev. the President of Trinity; R. Bourne M. D. Worcester College ; A Bell, LL. D. St. John's College the Senior Proctor ; the Junior Procter; Rev. J. Goidesbrough, M. A. Magdalen College ; J. Rathbone, M. A. New College ; Rev. Berkely, M. A. New College ; Rev. T. Namara , H. A. Worcester College ; Rev. -- Dunn, M. A. ditto ; Rev. Coneybeare, M. A. Christ Church : the Public Orator ; and the Registrar. WILLIAM CROWE, B. C. L. of New College, opened the Convocation with a Latin speech of considerable length, which was answered by Lord GRENVILLE, and followed by several other Gentlemen. At eight o'clock, the company sat down to a most sumptuous dinner, consisting of every delicacy of the season, served on a most superb service of plate. CO , IS a o gai ta nd w ill ha' We ba r „at Cali' s froln Ses Ther e nr er the ord ons hio al)! tjr a a• f pro vision o re main tir i ng ra a ke other i s tence ; fc ust , ter y OCCUP .111 ao a a. ito an ri. to ed re. os, of 'he ere to eSt -ch IC :ral the :t1 sett ts. ex• t of Iber Res; Na' the atll ded lag :ole• the Our re' seer o ut agh PORTSMOUTH, JAN. in. Sailed his Majesty's ships ROYAL OAK, DONS EGAI COQUETTE, and TYRIAN, for the Coast of France ; ACHILLES, CESAR, IMPEfUEUX, and la ESPEIGLE, for Plymouth. The wind is now about S. E. and bids fair to get round for the outward bound by the morning.—Wind S. E. DEAL, JANUARY 10. Arrived the American frigate John Adains, with dispatches. Sailed the SOUTHAMPTON frigase, Trrus, JOHN, and Douno armed vessels. Several of the out. ward-bound are getting under weigh.—Five o'clock, wind S. S. E. YARMOUTH, JAN. 9. Early this morning, Admiral DOUGLAS received ' an express from Capt. FRAMES of the NEMESIS frigate, stating that ship having got on the Sand off Happis burgh ; in consequence of which, Admiral DOUGLAS ordered the sailing of the following ships to her as sistance, viz. TARTARUS and MOSQUITO sloops, DRAKE brig, and Cheerful cutter. Ships in the Roads—ROEBUCK, DEFENCE, PIUNCESS CAROLINA, SALDANIIA, CENSOR, and BOLD. One P.M. the NEMESIS frigate, with the TARTARUS, MOSQUITO, DRAKE, and CHEERFUL, are now working into these roads :—cannot get particulars ; but learn that she threw all her guns overboard ; and, by the assistance of the shore-boats at Winterton, the crew were saved and the ship was got off. ABERDEEN, JANUARY 6. The Jean, SIMPSON, which was driven on shore at Skate-row, and the sloop Nelly, —, on Forvie Sands, in the late storm, have been got off, after dis-.I charging their cargoes. The former arrived here, and the latter carried into Newburgh ; both vessels considerably damaged. On the night of the 18th ultimo, the brig Thomas and Mary, of London, bound for London, from Got tenburgh, with a cargo of timber, was driven ashore at Garmouth, with the loss of anchors, cables, and helm, and obliged to land her cargo to get repaired. l GREENOCK, JANUARY 8. The Hart, O'MAY, from hence for Malta, was drove into the Roses, in Ireland, on the 23d ult. in a gale. Captain O'MAY writes, on the 30th, ~ that after being 100 miles from land, we were obliged to lay to for three days, and on the 4th day made the land again with great difficulty. Same day, saw a brig dashed to pieces against the rocks, and all hands perished ; could not learn her name. As our damage is not material, we will sail to-morrow." The Mersey, M‘Nata, from Galway for this port, is put back in distress, with loss of main-sail and other parts of her rigging. The following vessels were at Galway 31st ultimo, ready for sea :—For Clyde, the Mersey, M'NAIR ; 1 Betsey, STEWART ; Harmony, BLACK ; Pearl, Nl , Mit.- LAN ; James, BANNATYNE ; Fancy, O'DONNELL.— For Briitol, the Rover, 0 9 FLAHERTY.—For London, the Jane, MTARLANE.—For Waterford, the Ocean, Dzvox. The Governor of the Isle of Bourbon shot himself when he found the capture of the place inevitable. He left a paper, declaring, that he could not survive the disgrace of falling into the hands of the British. On the 4th ult. a duel took place at Washington, between Mr. J. G. Jackson and Mr. Pearson, a Federal Member from North Carolina, near Maryland. The first shot exchanged produced no effect, except the , explo sion of powder. The second shot resulted in the re ception of a ball through some part of his body, by Mr. Jackson ; the wound is not supposed to be mol l . tal. Mr. Jackson lies at a Mrs. Digges's, about five miles from George-town, near the Frederick road. This-disagreeable occurrence happened in con se.quence of some words which passed between the gentlemen during the June session, in s the discussion FROM LLOYD'S LIST. of the reports of the Committee in relation to the GIAVESZNN, lAN. Io.—Arrived the Brown,Alezander, from American prisoners confined in Carthagena. Quebec; and the Ocean, Greves, from Cadiz. Sailed the Royal An affair of honour took place the beginning of Jubilee, Norris, tor Malta. November last, near St. Ann's, Barbadoes, between The Arundel, Steele, from London and Antigua Lieut . B----, of the 3d West-India Regiment , , of the Medical Staff, which was to Martinique, has been taken , retaken , and sent for and Dr. Martinique. amicably adjusted by the interference of the seconds, after the parties had each fired a shot without effect. The Penelope, Boon, from London to Curacoa, A more fatal duel, however, occurred on the Thurs. is lost near Curacoa—Part of the cargo and crew day following, in which Mr. HUGHES, a volunteer in saved. the above regiment, a young gentleman of respectful The Abegowno, from Rio, has been taken , re and mild deportment, and highly esteemed in the taken, and arrived at Plymouth. arrison, fell a sacrifice to a too nice punctilio of mi- The George, —, from St. Kitt's, put into St. , L ary reputat i on , i n yielding to this inhuman prac. Thomas's on the 2 0 th of November , leak y , and must 1 tice. On the exchange of a second shot between I • . unload. I himself and his adversary, both fires took effect, his The Flanders, —, from Faro to London, is i wounding his opponent in the pistol arm, whose ball lost near Figuera. I pierced his heart, and he expired on the s pot. A C o. The Launcelot, Watson , from Dub lin to Jamaica, . roner's Inquest has been held on the body, and a ver. was totally lost near Milford on the sth inst.—Crew dict of " Wilful Murder by a person or persons un saved. known" returned.--His remains were interred after -The Jenny, Crombie, from Planteburgh Bay to I . wards at St. Michael's Church. the Cape of Good Hope , is total l y lost near the Great I Some nights ago, three ruffians, in a boat, boarde I River, and seven of her crew drown ed. a barge belonging to Mr. Baker, lying off Hambro' The Governor Carlton , from Surinam to London, Wharf', guarded only by a lad , whom they ill-treated, is taken and carried into Seville. I . and took out three pieces of broad cloath.