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Amn, awl PrlD4iiktot of its Autliettee...-(Madrid Gazette of Oct. II.) DIA LAC h. OCT. 8. I.etters . from Merida. of the .9th ult. cnntirmn the iotelligrioce that the Fromeh have evacuated built Yalv.;s and Foot Lippe, and that Portugal is completely cleared of the common enemy. The Spaosish. Etlmlibh, and Portuguese troops, who so gallantly defeated the enemy ou that country, are now ready to march to t hi:, country and do the same here.—.(Corususs G'azwite, Oct. 11.) VALLINCIA. OCT. 11. The Council of Government of this kingdom, received by use last mail the fo:lonitig official re port from Count Coutusitism and Prince Pio, de puties of the Central Joists : • 1 The Supreme Central Ju::te, attending to the organisation of the army with all the solicitude and real which this important subject rei l uircs, hub been pleased to revolve that four armies eJwll be formed, namely, our of the left, under the orders of the Mur - qszis de la Komuna, which, in the inte rim, is to remain under the co tttttt mud of Doss JOU. thins Blake ; one-of the centre sunder the ostlers of Captain -General Don Xavier Custanos ; one of else right under the command of Don Juan Mi rtrel Vereil and one of resers'e is Arragott, to Le commassiled by Doss Josef Palafox, Captain-Ge neral of that Kingdons.-n'Corussma Gazette of Oct. u.) • 1111.1504, OCT. 13. Nis Excellency I'nui Joachim Blake reports, from this towit, awl titi.ter tlav's date, to the Coliticl or the kii- - .. • . feudal • ACIRLDA, OCT. 9. Them-my firca%tile,ll,ooo stmng, 1000 of which arc excellent cavalry, marched dais day from this town, far Lograiio.—//.4i../ tttRID, orr. 15. It is reported here. that tire armies of Castile and Andalusia hare advanced, nod are iii Navarre; the French have made a retrograde wrovement in the province of Alava, sad occupy a line, 15 miles in !stem, rem hin t ; as far as Pempelnim. We are al most insured that 3000 troops from 'Majorca have landed in Catuloaia, includiug cavalry.—/ Ideas.) TUDSLA. OCT. 5. Tbc Fri itch who were in this kingdom and oc cupy the podia* of Caper's°, Olite, Jafel/o, Pain plnno real Estefoi, amount . to about •10,000 men, and 1‘..t.10011 are iu 1 ittoris ; should not the latter malt. busts. to return to Vfaucr, they will be eon,- plotely surroulded lay nor troops, who are ap mitcAogy for that purpose from all piarters. A texitutirig has been made in this kingdom to enlist all lawn, from 17 to .w years of irp, who all, with out exeeptiuu, enter the service with the utmost rradme-4 and vatiefiwtii:m, on account of the jus tice of our cause.—/Corerma Diary. (kt. .20.) PRIVATE CORREAPONDENCE. OCT. 15. Vtater:ay same very serious disturbauces took place this city, which originated in the purest pitriotism. It had trasuipired that some persons, siippneed to be Frenchmen, had uttered expressions disrespectful to the Spanish nation. One in par. to aloe had disgusted the people by drinkibg the health Xing Joseph," in a public coffee-room, which irritated those who were present to that de. tree, that they immediately put him and his com panion to death, and driagged their bodies through the public strew-t.. A large moll wie.ranbletl, and proceeded to the house of the Russian Ambit.. sailor and rciptired to he delivered to them six Frenchmen, who, it was understood, had taken she ter in his Excellen y's house. Matters had risen to such a pitch that the Govcrnutcot was obliged to interfere, and the rne.isures adopted in COUNCIL' LICIICe soon le-estahlnlied order and trim quiNity in the cit.!. The Huainan Apilvsibbbilor it wa► found had retired to .traejuez, solar say en ac count of the proceethug. of yebt,rday, dud others, because he had received orders lima tie Supreme Junta to declare the intentions of In Niftier in is hours, or o; herwise to take hi. paasportb, and de part the kingdom within eight day. FROM Tilt DUTCH PAPERS. PARti, OCT. 4. It is stated in the German Papers, that she Ein perur, un his journey to Erfurtli, wrote to the Prince Primate a letter, in which he says, I ass going t' Germany, 4n gire pewee to Europe." otr. 6. Letters front Bayonne, of the 30th, state, that the insurgents haring made a nroremeht it ad vance, on the side o Aineijago, two miles front Miranda, Marshal Bessiercs marched to attack them. Ile drove them back a great way, and threw them into complete confusion. When the courier cause away, the !Marshal was still ot-eopied in pursuing them. The let te VA from Bayonne, of the Ist i indent, con firm the above, and give. the following statement of the positions of oar army : " The King's head-quarters are at Vittoria.— Miirs!ial Bcissieres has Ins 11414 d-quarters at Mi randa, Marshal Moncey at Paespellina, Marshal \ey at Bilbon. It was reporteil at Bayonne, that Marshal Miincey u a. engaged with the iiiiiiirgenits of Arra gon atom.: time whole of his line, that he haul tthtitite• e:t a complete victory over theta, furl taken h 0 pick:es of 4.111111011." • OCT. S• Toe Monitc. , r, of yesterday, 'contains several t. icial documents, relative to the Convention con cluded- between the Coininan:lent-in-Chief of the English and Erenckurinies in Portugal, according to which the letter are to evacuate that kisigdoin.--• These official documents are introdneed by the tot. loaingailiservations " Amonling to the papers received from Lon don, there is reason to think, that, shortly after the battle of Vimiera, a fresh expedition from Ltiglewl biaded in Portugal j, and that the Duke of Alt motes, notwithstanding the advantage he had oh tained, did not think Min:tell* in a condition to pro vide fur the defence of the country, nisd to dispose of the English. He, therefore, preferred entering into u Contention, rather than to occupy his en treldiell camp, mid the forts of Li.bon, and in ex pose to destruction that fine city, with the good dis position of which lie still had reason to iw satisfied. The Duke way also have been ;minced to balsa this step, by the uncertainty he was in respeetiug the factotums taken is Franceimul whether the period a hew he might receive * tendon:einem was near at hind. It occurred to him, that his best course was to carry lyiek his corps of troops to France, to fo, in the rear guard of the Grout' Army iii COI some tun- after to return into Portugal itself, which lie now evacuates. The facility with which the English could supply , their sirmy with proii situ's, sod recruit them with fresh troops, is an ad ditional reason for thinking that the step take* by the Lake of Ahrantes was that which prudence must strongly dictated." titre fettowv •0 abdrno of 'fr. .trArles of the arasisdor and Cuort Maws.] Our newspapers contain several extracts from an English- journal, from which it appears that the Convention concluded in Portugal has trot met with the approval of the English nation. The .leisrmal de 1' Empire of this day affirms, that the people of London have burnt General Dalrymple in effigy, who ratifieJ the Convection. Since the retaking of thlhoe, Nothing of any importance has occurred in Spans. Upon the ap proach of the French, General Blake precipitately evacuated that city ; this lie was induced to do more speedily, in conseque n ce o f l earn i ng t h at whilst Marshal Ney was marching with his troops against Whoa, by way of Durango, General Mou ton was advancing with his division to Ealmaseda, to fall upon his rear. It is confidently expected that our inlay in Spiiiii w all maintain its present po sition, until the arrival of the different corps of the Grand Army, now on their march; hut, with the utmost possible expedition on the port of the troops, that cannot take !dace before the begin ning air November. Our advice* from Erfartli come down to the 3d of October. The two Emperors pass a great part of the day together, and iii the evening attend the Theatre. The Emperor, it is positively stated, will return is this capital before the meeting of the Legisla tive Body. Nothing has hitherto transpired re specting the real olijeet of the assemblage of so many Sovereigns at Erfurth. The AleraNdrine privateer, sf Calais, captured on the 3d inst. off Portsmouth, ufter an obstinate action, and has earned into Fessinp, an English brig, of tons, and 15 seamen, exclusive or live passengers und two Fri nch prisoners. She was on her voyage from a Spanish colony, and was lu.leu w ith robsiiial produce and logwoed. The Captain gave up all their itrivate property to the passengers and the two prisoner... The 5 per cents, are at 05 f. GO c. Bank shares 12A f. 25 c. HAMIVIMPI, OCT. 4. The Danish Eaet India Company have had in fcrrtnation from Batavia, of the arrival there, on the 10th or March, of the Ifroonpriaren. Captain Frock, which had beets hired by the Glitch Government to carry troops to the eastern coast of Java. ommeti 7. According to the latest advices from St. Peters burgh, a new levy of Moron men is going forwerd in Husain. The it:maim fleet rennin,* in Port Baltic, and en the attempts of the English against it have completely failed. AMSTLODAII, OCT. G. Yesterday evening. between six and seven n'elorki His Majesty safely arrived at his ['Mare, in this Capital. I4e this day had a grand tcyze, which was unmerously attended. OCT° B E R 9. The Diable Noir Dwelt privateer, captured. he-• green I lelip!and and the Weller, and has carried into I)elfziel, the Furtuma, laden with piece aoads, itinf coining from Heligoland. Ou the sth alt. a vessel belonging to Rnip hausett, latlett with Iseult) and pot-rah, was carried into Eisineor ltt'it Danish privateer. According. to letters from St. l'etersburgh, of the lids September, boor An-wilt:an %VINCI 11, which arrived there, had been refitted admission, ou ac count of their papyri nut being regular. OCTODER ACCOrdin2 to the Danihb papers, there have been enpturea VW I 4'4 /mil into Christians:lnd a K ip liaurr laden with thither, an I ii. ish bitty laden with coals, a n d the lunge Cornelis, with a cargo of bugur, coffee, and aloe. The ,Ilexantkr has been carried into Eipir.tind. GE2VEII.IL KELLER3LIN. [ITN .treuunt 4.f tl,c laic Affairs in Patina] Geueral Kellerman set off to visit the Bri fedi camp, to propose terms of capitulation, lie ssys, he was sarpnsed to find that he met with no out-posts of the British army.. Whet► he approach ed towithio a oak of the head-quarter~, l►e stopped nearly half au hour, and motioned with himself, whether he should go back, or go forward. The consideration that he had not yet met with an out post, or a single British, soldier, impressed his mind "with a belief that Cm British arm►• lutist he in a had state ; and he determined to to forward and otFer terms. lie, however, says, that the out-posts that were placed, were at a sailicieat dirtatt.•s to prevent the British camp from being urprised.— When he entered the Britisl► vamp, he proposal! terms which he would neve, have• thought of, bat for the circumstance of there beiug no out-posts ; those which he did propose, he had no idea would he granted: but to his surprise and gratification, nothing tem refuwd hint that lo: reflecting mind psompted him to ;lA. ‘Viieu he first eauborked on hooni the ,rl,friegi4e, to return to France, he slid, that in leKs than *ix weeks he expected to lie at t'adix ! But his *pi nion urn rwards altered, in consequence of some acemiutS resetting his ears of the determined spirit of the Spaniards. lie does not expect to meet with a very favourable reception in Fraaee, not withstanding his character stands high no a breve and good officer, and his fame at the battles of A us.. terlite Nlarettgro bee never been tarnished :but he has been griihyof signing an instrument which has some marks of justice and !warily aliost it—the appointment of a committee of officers to re-laud the French baggage, and examine it foe plunder. This is a crime about which helius some fears ; for, as one of the French officers told Geneenl Beres ford, if you waist to discos the plunder, Gene ral, begin with the Commander-in-Chief, aud go down. to the Asljetant."—This honest hint was not cliregartled, and the next day 27,0001. in money was landed, pert of Junot's, dies Duke of Abraii tell' baggage ! General Kellerman was tbe only French officer agaiust whom crimes of the most sordid, avericioas, end diabolical kind, were 'no represented to the Cominittee--there were two or three instances against hint, but they were not worthy of marked reprekensiou. Junot, Duke of A I . :mutts, and Getterel I.oisson, were primed to be the most ferocious, hard-hearted, thiei Mg ras cals, that ever were head of. If their crimes did not come to us se irrefragabry autlumticisted, we &multi be disposed, from considerations of the rank of the perpetnitor„ and the enormity of them, to think them wife/ended, or greatly exaggerated; but we ere no longer sceptics to French barbarity, and their 4e:unable thirst for plunder.—The most valuable of the plunder was found in the officers' baggage; the men, generally speaking, had little that was worth much. Kellerman never speaks of the battles of the 17th and 21st of August ; he is fond of talking of the Convention, and takes great credit to himself for the terms he ob tained. lie would exonerate Sir Hew Dalrym ple from all blame, as nothing, it imps:artsl to-him, was done without the concurrence of Sir Arthur Wellesky : but, he says. General Beresford, in the effuir of examining for plunider, ehewed more shrewdness, but less liberality, than either; and he is happy in tint haviug had to uegociate the terms of the Cuuseation 'with him. There were upwards of two hundred sail of mer chantmen. principally Danes, at Lisboa and St. Übe', when Portugal was evacuated ; when the Portuguese Rag was rehoisted on their forts, a royal salute was fired--the viserelumt ships did the same, and hoisted their colours ; though it witathe opinion of Sir William Scott, that Sir Charles Cotten might, consistently with the laws of nations, take possession of them, as prise, ; but he did not. General Kellerman was close to Colonel Taylor, of the 20th nragOttnir, when he was killed.—lle speaks of him as a very brave man ; he says none but a truly brave man would have adianced as he tlid ;, and not !toying infantry to support WM. the French cavalry surmunded him, and he lost his life in cutting Ins way through them—Kellerman hail possession of his horse, bat he handsomely gave it up to the regiment, in atkniration of the owner of it. lie says he does not understand why the peo ple of England should be so dissutitied with the Convention; for if the tertus had not been agreed to. it was the ioteutitui of Junta to have gone into Lisbon, and, after having burnt the place, t• burn all the ships iu the Tagus, pax o►er to Fort Elvas, and strongly fortify it, where they could have held out for nine months against an army of even Skimp; Caen. THE BRITISH. PREs LONDON, MONDAY, 0i.;..,111.-tt We have been favoured %%ill' a number .. r Portsmouth Telegraph, day, from which we have made die tracts : " It is reported in the hest-informed that Isis Royal Highness the Duke ore. tends to hoist his flag oa beard the Barfeut guns, at ,pithead, lie haring solicited s' formerly held by the Earl of ST.VINCYNT, Fisiisterre to the Datiaaellcs. Capt. ire understand, has beau selected by Highness for his Captain ; and Rest./ R. liv.s.rs is to Lie Captain of his 1 mesas fleet. His Royal lli,, ;nes; coati, mirat 1110 nuitiag for the depart son, Cornet FITZ-CLARENCE. of the ' Dragoons, whose regiment has been rented from soiling, by contrary wiuds.' " The Russian ships Terertly, Skory,. Arita. Moicisiey, Katvizaw, Krolyn frigate, are gone dotvu to the - of the 11.1otherhank, where they the posit tilt the conclui.ion of a peace wi Admiral Sit isvt N is waiting on hoard till ships are appointed to take hiaa and his ou iiiiii and to Russia ; he does hot onshore." " All the ships and out which we mentioned last week, as being , contrary winds, remain her, yet, front cause—the gales of wind, this week, exceedingly violent, but without doing riot dantuge to the shipping, or occasioning of any lives, that we have heard of, Omni , boats were upset." We have received Dutch papers to the containing fhe Paris mews to the gi h. Government appear tri have delayed the cation of the result of the campaign until they had learned the impression made in this country. JUNOT eertekly no other defence than the censure stowed in this country upon the Convention It appears Gom these papers the reinforcements. under orders for . petted to join before the beginning of and that the enemy's expectations of success to slacken. Instead of repeating the threat, 17 the, end of December there will not in Spain iu a state of insurrection " strivt their prowecto to " a confident hope will be able to maintain their positions." Private letter* from ilollisitd state, CARTE was expected to set out from Fraiskibrt on the I 4.th inst. The nil Virtcxxi, whceltee been often, employed Court on mission/ of Brent pelitis al lots seen nt Erfurt, where he had interviews with Bona Parry and the Emperor A, The Kin' of SA% oxt and 1% crrrttlxt attendance on the Emperor of the FILE! was expected that Their Maiestiel-of B. WIRTUMI3IIItO would also appear to their hotriagr. We have received lettersand papers na, to the Y 341 inst. Their contents, of w, give!) the substance, are very iiniportaut. senger returned to , Corunna, nn the -2,2 d, &id, with !Pave for Sir DAVID RA laod troops The d item barkutiom was not, however. place until the 24th, stud then only It ii probable that part will be sent Aroiro and Bilbao, the latter of which the posse.sion of the Spaniards. The coated that int:iortant place' on the IT treAted coretwise towards St. Sebtotian. accounts stite, that they hove retired tion of Pumpeluiiii. The French evacuated from an apprvhention of having their retreat Their force amounted to five thourind, tinder Gen. AI EN I.IIV . The iiptiniards, tinder Gen. BEAK L, Were on the point of effecting their purpose, when the Frejc6 withdrew with precipitation. The latur had not completely left the place when the Patriots entered it. The Freud' have not received any con siderabk reinforcements, and arc void not to cured 43,000 wen. Of these, 12,000 were on the r•th stationed at Vittoria, and the remainder oceupiel line to the eastward, in the direction of Pattipeluns. An article from St. Ander°, dated the tOth, state'. that the Spanish troop, had entered Vittoria, after considerable loss, and that there was to be a kiln Tr Detant, on ttie next day, in celebration of this event. It would thus appear that am action of con,iderahle importuner bas beet) fought at Vitto ria, and crowned with success. But thi- 11e11111 ii rendered doubtful, us there are accounts of a subse quent Jute, in which it 14 lint noticed. Three thou sand of the Spaniards, frent Denmark, ler the Marquis of ROM AA A, had matched from St. Andero, to join the ranks of their count r . ynn•n. The Supreme Junin, we are assured, enjoy the full eonG.lesne or the people. and have edopti several measures relative to military arraosentent , . winch have given the ..rest. -s satisfaction. slid ar likely to be attended with the happiest effects. time be an .) . thm, a l. 1 .1 ) .1. "'WIN/ or the ki.igilenn, that Grimm' fearful on acx tof the inoremeats made by our army, pre- cipitately evacuated ; our advanced gourd took QO priso.:ers. The most eipediesit measures had been adopted to cut oit the reersit of the General with has corn% YR* strong, and to make them prisoners; and this operation was on the point of being curried hitt:. effect, hod oot the.ertiy4 ;or, informed of our movements, retteateti at break of day, earryiag MI his artillery, he the way of Mon. diu‘on, aril in the town a simian co! pr which bretight asp hia rear, and felt back as our Andy nihraticed ; I °Meer. 1 serjeaut, and 18 tutu, were taken 'atwitter*, unit some killed. SSC L 101 •P A 'maven omega vssry 1.111- 6101:111 OW Tar. :ZT)ItirTOBAR, 11111.1 SIN. NIZZLIN STAe 1111.110A• Q. Tsar mem '—A finnan Joseph Pacifier. Q. Yam ewe years old. Ti.., ranee pleas L....A. Sheehan{ Q. trim W Geseral of your Division . Merlin. Q. !That is the aims et sour regiment Third Lucius of Reserve. , M. What is the 'teeny% of roar division t—A. From too to Ore thunssed men, all isfantry, with the excepting of so Lone. Q. To what may dims Merlin's division belong Met. hu ilariMou fames pert of time army emnetanded by 31 anti a I /icy. Q. What service has raw division perfloribid shire it . tarnemated Ulm the And time the 2Ptii of Sept. It leftMem emetwelled by the 111;atsish troops, cud retreated to Damage ; iM advanced poste were first at Ceertlinho; and ow the with, ill MOde41:011; when, nn the 24111 sod 25th, a rcinfurearnent of 11000 men arrived • 'on the 9;111, the troops kil Llareano, wader the ',dent Miestwil ?icy, and retunted to Siam; thaw issairdiatu ly occupied the heights eflliwro, , tied Amoreiwilt, with is, mist, v We the rest teorfL pint as **leant Mw high mad, whsk the light eintspi. Imandiers, hasserosimieum, end the Nespolaan restaiiimidengestass directed the r Imola to the toms. Oa the Nab, Matsbal Wew beached a shoe; body of horse, to observc the Mere- Illantauf Pie Spanish army. the Frintr rrroliging in she same ymoulttua. 011 Pm sgsb, Glesaral marched with two thangind owe, to secopy the heights of Mara. bake said S . ...di(' where be rata4 net. s ill tlar I lit aO. sober, by *Wet of Ifartile4 May, who marched to Vittoria sill, snow swat the fatitivring day be returned t &Him ; leaving some admired posit% the Isseestr plate. Q. At vubst-ternitit did Morti s'. division kine Pillage, on flue tech inalmat. and fur wball roman . Merlin's dor isiem begaa trorVeCNAte el the 11th, at night, and run t ;oiled Mitigate cc the tills, et break of day, karate only vote ad- vanced Testa to the town; the Presets eviestatel bresmorifigy cumortell to tw attached by die Spanish hoops. • Hem sere you Wien prisoner?—.l I was takers pri- mers. qnr the bridge of (it:Marano, by the wpanish troops, where as, aisseliwast hat taken post, to corrr the r, treat of the e*, seeps 4 WM. I. the orient* at the French 'Writer* mid soldiers en the peewee war i—A. 'Fbe French t*ieers think the war injust e sad useusheusd by the antlidiuo ai flumparte ; the wbuk wawa we or the mine opin,no, but the whiter' are always ssfiveed if they are elbowed to rub, because they du set relives im the calamities attends• qn war. Q la Km; Joseph comAidered by the array as a wood Ge. amid ; sad has be Rot amp among party amen the l'itoich ? --A. king Joseph Mies nut possess any military talents, mad Serer eutmeneds an army lint 11,e Frterli n spect him ea sorriest e,f the meekin ss ei his el,araeirr, and bream s . he ie brother of the nopecur.—;Cerrams Diary qrlkt. 21.) •nern Asg•• a-SS t,„„ tcrnl art irt d f t led On Sato, I. 'V° I CEA/110.4A i teed rarfleur, of If Croat Ca t pt. M'Cl.tua sale by Itoui rlu r-Ad mind . S; bait . utilities at Ad ' a II spartnre Ic i nth Li z t. I ds." twro stil g, St. I s • Mat v ter 111' ‘2 , c neate ns pat I e to lie rith Russia:— •ct rl fore! El the Ticerdy, id those nude? this Illeaa to come 114 too sis and convoy ig detnitadbr f:11 rota the 1 11:11:111 g t --° vi -he wire ag any loon jolting. the his t l ' .l /sou t h irevilai rill ern the Pith inst. Co: The French th e the tosotamis- ain Portugal D o ; n %%hies is hie met ', affray respires Car , :m ar : nal). be- of gre' „i g • that untie of tba Spain are es- ea,! of November, SUCCeS, begin :lireat, " that ' it he a villa! Cos they new re. ope that they s." Bil that Peak. La In El flirt far mJ u.trian Colic- 61 ployed by his the I importance, IL terviora 606 it , ALEX /wont. 111 .ILIA Were in A: IENCII, and It TI B.tvtata an:l r render him Ills 11l tii ▪ from Cortni- whirh 'enure a. it. The Mei- from NIN- tt troops to land. th ever, to take er y partially.— at hl by sea to St. ch is twain in 1.1 French e‘a- - 1 ,2t1i, and r, I s - a. • Otir.r its the fi coated Billoia retreat cut off. Li, under Gen. e-e 11 en d to. he bor clued any A en Tt t i . aw iu c cr e l . not rcd the .Ih lee e 10t11, Statev , allcr ts to be a celebration of t NII action of !gilt at % Itttr thi- news is 1 tta ur a &Our- Three thou- k, her the in St. Andero, v(I, enjoy tle , • have trraoßentent -, :lion. mind a". 1 st effects. I e WWI