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_,,~~; ' • ~.; ,- ••• rag Law I n telligence, Jae. see the lAA plKe. Tll - EBROISH PRES S. LON DON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEDIBEA 25. DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST ENGLAND BY AUSTRIA -PORTUGAL DENOUNCED BY FRANCE -EVACUATION OF EGYPT BY THE ENGLISH ARMY. We have received Paris Papers to the 14th inst. Their contents are of great interest. In the Mal tese of the 13th, we find an article, dated Paris, the 14t h, comprising a greater variety of important matter than has been ever contained in a single ar ticle of the same limits. It announces great poli tical events, as recently passed, and others of no less meenittide, upon the eve of execution. Four dis astrous expeditions, it says, have been lately under taken by England, viz. Egypt, Buenos Apes, Con stantinople, and Copenhagen. With respeet to Egypt, it appears, that after the unfortunate battles at Rosetta, the situation of the British troops at Alexandria became daily worse and worse, and the Governor of that country haring assembled a large force from Cairo, pro ceeded to attack them. He had, however, scarcely reached Alexandria, when the English Commander proposed to evacuate the city, upon condition that the prisoners taken at Rosetta shnuld be delivered up, which terms were accepted ; and the Go vernor took formal possession of the place on the 22.1 of September last. This important event is not merely announced in the article in the Moniteee. That paper also contains the official communication of it by the Turkish Governor to the Ottoman Porte, in an article dated Constan. tinople.—Such has been the fate of the expedi tion to Egypt. Of this, and the expeditions to Buenos Ayres and Constantinople, the articles in the Moniker speaks much in the style of tl•e London Courier, and (Vier Ministerial Print;, calling themselves Erghsh, which think only of abusing the late Adminiqraticn, regardk , s of the wounds that they it.fUt upon the coin - try through its sides. The happy coincidezne between the favourite Print of the enemy and tie favourite Priests of the English Ministers, in these three important cases, we will not call the fraternal bug, or attribute to the sympathy of congenial :rands. In every epithet of disgrace upon England end English arms, the Moniker is only their hum ble imitator. Their unanimity upon these points is tswewer, wonderful, when s^a see bow much they differ upon the Expedition to Copenhagen. On this point they arc in direft apposition. The En glish Ministerial Prints represent it as the most glo rious exploit ever achieved ; the Monaca., as the Brost atrocious in its principle, and ruinous in its consequences to England. The difference of opi nion, in this solitary instance, between the Ft each Gazette, and the London Ministerial Prints, is easily explained. The Copenhagen Expedition u the work of the present Ministers. Had it been undertaken by their predecessors, it would have been, in their candid opinion, infinitely more disgraceful and disastrous than the expeditions to Buenos Apes, Egypt, and Constantinople. Un fortunately, however, a most dreadtul weight of evidence is on the side of the Moniker. It an nounces that the Prince Regent of PORTUGAL Loses sits Teutons, that the House OT BIAOA%ZA lIAS CSASID TO REIGN, and is to be SOCtifiCtd as a Wain. ing of the ruin of all those who evince a partiality for England. It also 'asserts. that the Erip-ror •f AUSTRIA RAS DICL•RID WAR AGAINST ENO L•NIS.—The attack upon Copenhagen, it says, has induced every friendly or neuval power upon the Continsnt to break with us, and Portugal Austria are given as the two first instances. 'l'i is enmity of Pottugal, however, cannot reconcile Bon AAAAA E. She refused to seize the British shipping at Lisbon, and for this crime, although she has shut her ports against England, and offered to unite her arms with France, she must perish. In other words, Boss a- Pa RV/ has long since resolved upon her destruaion, and her hour is now come. Her neighbour, Spain, will not long survive I,er, and the last of the Bou a sows will probably not many months outlive the House of BRAGANZA. With respect to Aus tria, the Moniker states, that the Emperor Fa •sc is did ant lose a moment after he received informa tion of the refusal of the English Ministers to ac cept the re/fired mediation of Russia, and the Copenhagen Expedition, to declare war against this country. If-Austria has taken this step, we are convinced she was influenced by other motives. It we remember right, the time allowed by Bow PARTE for the consent of England to the proffered mediation, had nearly, if not wholly expired, be fore the English Ministers were informed upon the male& As to the expedition to Ze dated, it cer tainly possessed rp Tali:y likely to recommend it to the admiratioa of a neuual or friendly power ; nisters. . c ut Austria has seen too many ait4s of this kind, to be betrayed, by a quick sensibility, into such an hasty expression of a generous indignation.—. An article, dated the Dardanelles, 14th ()Lieber, states. that Sir Miracle Pante has failed in his mission to the Peeve, and returned to Malta ; but, 81611ASTIA111, we believe, has not been more suc cessful: and a promised slice of Turkey, with the pressing request of Bus A aaaaa . may have assisted the Copenhagen expedition to produce this change in the Austrian policy. This is the first account we have had of the result of the proffered media tion of Russia. That, and the attack on Co penhagen, must have been a long time known to Austria, and as she is stated to have declared war immediately after she became acquainted with these events, it is not a little strange, that we should have been so long ignorant of it. The writer in the Mouitase appears to Lave been aware of this oblation, and assigns as a cause, the difficulties thrown in the way of all correspondence between England and the Continent. the article then proceeds to boast the success of the measures adopted for that purpos", by which it says 100,000 letters have been already intacepted, containing Bills of Exchange for several millions sterling, and concludes with a philippic against the present Mi- We stated, on Monday, the probability that the Bremen decree, prohibiting the importation of all colonial produce wh itever, lest by chance some of it !matt.. be Engliih, woul.l be universally adopted iu France and the States under her influence.—Our cenjeCture, we fear, will prove correft. According to a ship letter received on Moeday, by vetch merchant, an American vessel from New- York to Cherbourg was taken possession of and se questrated by the Fi ench ',Ulcers as soon as it entered the harbour of Cherbourg, in consequence of its having Colonial produce on board, although this prcduce was from the French Colonies. The Flag of Truce. which sailed on Saturdly, is said to have been seen.by cote of our crui►ers, going into Calais about ten in the morning. The Lord Hobert packet has arrived at Falmouth with Mails from New York and Halifax. She brings intelligence from New York to the 9•h, and from Halifax to the 29th OCtober. The letters and papers brought by this conveyance will be deliver ed coot this day. Sir SA Num. Hoon was to have sailed from Portsmouth on Monday. but the violence of the gale peewee/ad bias. The 1 9 eb Reqieesaisoooo sir .saig.,. ender Lieutenant-Colonel Cotvizcz, is emb.irked, and will proceed to Plymtatth, from whence it will sail under General Besesroem Information has been received, from the master of a vessel which is arrived in ten days tram Btlboa. that fifty thousand French troops were instil; near that town on their route to Portugal. A neutral vessel, which sailed some time ago for Holland. with passengers, returned, eat Monday, without having landed them. She had been fourteen days in the Month of the Meese. but was not allowed to enter any port. Letters, of the 18th, have, however, been received, and by them we learn, that there is an em. bare° in the Dutch ports. Dispatches were received, yesterday, at the Admiralty, from Admiral BRIM IL ay. The Fortunee frigate, of 36 guns, Capt. VANSIT. TART. has captured a French privateer, of 14 guns, and sent her into Dartmouth. Our ship letters do not contain any other article of interest. Lieut.-Cad. Acs: arose Ilearsow has, in the most handsome manner, been selesSed and appointed to the Government of St. Helena, with the rank of Colonel, ;is the sonic* *of the Hon. East India Company. A General Officer, of high and distinguished re putation, is said to have been offered, but to bavede clined, the command of the land-forces intended to ea co-operatively. upon the proposed Bzpedition, with the squadron of a celebrated and molar Ad mit al who lately sailed from Plymouth. Some unfortunate disagreements, during the late respec tive services of the abovementioned Officers in Sicily \. and Calabria, are said to ha ve been officiall y assi g ned as the motive of this refusal. ' Yesterday, the Loma Mayon raised the price of Bread half an Assize, which makes the Quarter° Loaf Wheaten 101 d, and Household 9d. to com mence to-morrow. The A load, Rita Altos. from London, for Bristol, is stranded near Truro. The brig fteptiont, of Jersey, fremrooel" I wrec k e d near Cardigan, crew save The Delefted, You so. 1 rom London for St. Vin cent's, is put into Harwich with damage, received in the gale of '2oth inst. The Inoeltirncia, BaKali, from Lislitrit for Lon. don, is put into Weymouth with damage. Ike Gores te, of last night, contains en Order in Council, permitting, from the SSA imeefft, (the time to which a former Order in Couno nd ed) to the .sth of March next, o the. ion of any hides. pieces of hides, dre :. •i. calf-skins, or pieces dealt-skins. • ..„ eas ed, horns, or pieces of horilli; • *cud, (incept cotton wool,) and gnat-ski . ... ~, „.,: Or un dressed, in any foreign ship or • that, on the arrival at any port at t h - So of any fereign ship or vessel , w e arti cles above-mentioned, the said : . : Ibe ad mitted to entry on payment of tu •. duties of the C ust oms and Excise as are due and paptlialih the like goods, when imported in 4p3flStiellit or Irish built ship or vessel." -„ 77,` ORIGINAL POETRY. Lines, addressed by a Lade to her Hu:band, an the taorning of his natal day. In honour to this bless d, this happy day, My Muse dictates her tributary lay; Not from Parnassus' fount she hath her art, Ah ! no, her joyous is my heart; My heart, which gratulates you an this morn, Amt hai's th' auspicious hour you were born. There are, who deify a man unknown ; There are, who court all people out thole own; Not so with me, when I your worth approve, 1 know you good, and glory in your Ina. ! may that Pow'r, who rules tt.e words wide sway, Shield you from harm, and bless each coming day ; Yuur secret wishes fisid their destin'd goal, And every wayward fate—a deadly shoal ; May oar dear children share your noble fire, Re all that I con wish, and you desire; Arid your ioadaiwinus days in yearn to come. Stevie to you the sweets of Harvest Nome." 7 HEATRE. DRURY-LANZ. Mr. T. Di spin's favourite Opera of The Cabinet was performed, last night, to a most brilliant and crowded house. Mr. BRA AM was in fine voice, and was most rapturously enwed in the Polacea and Beantifid Maid. Mrs. MouwraiM wzs also in charming voice, and her sweet duet with Mr. BRA -11 a i, and her song, " The Bird in yonder Cage," were oar, d. It was a rich treat for the lovers of music, tail admirers of scientific singing, who ex pressed their delight by the most unbounded ap plause. Miss Lye's also displayed her sweet voice in the happiest stile. It was, on the whole, " the feast of melody." bile Rosenberg went off with the greatest success, and reiterated plaudits. On Monday the Duke of Yost went from Oat lands, to Windsor, and after transacting business with His Mai err v, dined with the Queen and PRINCESSES, and in the evening came to London. Yesterday his Royal Highness held a public day, at his Office, in the Horse-Guards, which was but thinly attended by Officers. Yesterday morning His MAJtsrv,Princesses Au. arse• and Astatis„ attended by Lady Wator. realm. General FITZEOY and Colonel Talmo', took an airing on horseback, in Windsor Park. The Quests and Princess ELIZABETH took an airing to the Princess ELIZABETH ' S Cottage, in Old Windsor. His Mamie u expelled in town, this day. to hold a Court at the Queer's Palace, and to receive the Recoarra s s Report. His Grace the Duke of NoatoLt left town, last morning, for Lewes, to attend a meeting of the Lieutenantcy of the county. Last week Lord HaMPDea and family arrived at %ride Piece, hie larediAlipenviret, near Law's& The Earl and Counte , s of D•irsLLY will remain at their seat, at Cobham Hall, until the middle of January. The Duke and Duchess of RUT r. MID'S house, in Lower Grosvenor-street, is undergoing a thorough repair. Mr. and Lady ELIZABETH WHI AAAAA D intend remaining at their seat, in Bedfordshire, until the meeting of Parliament. The Duchess Dowager of M•tioussrae, and Lord ERADIRICIL MoNTAGIM, arrived yesterday at their house in Berkeley-square, irum their seat at Twickenham, for the season. Lady FoLaTtook an airing yesterday for the first time since her accaurbenunt. The Countess Dowager of CLONAIIII. returned yesterday to her house in Portman.square, from Yorkshire. Colonel and Mrs. Beau/sot:l 4 s house in Port man-square is getting in readiness for their re ception. ?sirs. Jolt:oases Biaarre, and Mr. BANNISTBIei Dwritete, it The Ihresetant, on Saturday night, pro mise one of the highest comic treat of the sea- I, is son. The Buena's , hounds will meet to-morrow, at Sedgewick, near Ricksmansworth ; on Saturday at Lord Howe's; and on Monday at BlackiPark. Matvies was to play Vapid!, in The Drama se, on Monday, at Bristol, and Robin. in the musical farce of No hoop, No Sapper. • The Marchioness of HIRTy ottn is tenant, for life, to the estates of her late mother, Viscountess la wns. Mr. MIYNELL, of Iloare.Cross, her Lady ship's grandson, is neat in remainder. ' The Gneiss Doeseter was suosti uted on Monday I for The Wester: Isle. at Covent-Garden 'Fbeatre, on account of the indisposition of Mr. Ka st sas,sitho is laid up with the gaut. Tragedy takes the lead at the Dublin Theatre. as well as at Covent Garden; Mr H. JOHNIROII plays Pierre, to Mrs. Mason's Bet ikons. Viscountess Cass aaaaa on, who, we are told, is arranging the Marchioness of A ecacoers's parties, is at Brighton with her Lord, who is indisposed. lhe Duchess of Goat►o', and the Marchionesses of H vireo' es'and SA LISSUa r. have long been the leaders of fashion, and it is hoped will long con tinue so. Mr. DAVY composes the music 'for the forth coming Melo-Drama at Covent Garden Theatre.-- The interest is produced by a Blind Bay. which Mrs. C. Kamm! is to perform. The Edinburgh Theatre was to open on Saturday last, with the Comedy of The Was to get Married, and The Spiled Child. A Mr. M &esti.. from Co vent Garden Theatre, Mrs. Yon% o, and Mrs. Pinson, late Miss Sixtus, are the prin‘ipal perform ers. Wednesday se'nnight the Bishop of CORK and Mrs. Se. LAILRISCR, General FLOYD and Laity Deets v , the Right Rev. Dr. M _OY RN, the Hot,. Colonel Fos r aa, and a Large party of ladies and gentlemen, were elegantly entertained at the Man. t aou-huu►e, Cork. -, -- - , . 7 -"NIA • IRELAND. buntta, now. 19. Mr. Carry will be returned for the ccuny of Mo naghan, on Wednesday met, without opposition, Mr. Westerira having declined. The streng•h of either Candidate was pretty nearly equal, when Col. Anketil, who has the disposal of Lord Cremnrne's interest, threw it into Mr. Corrv's scale, and so res. tiered a contest, on the part of Mr. Westerns, coote pleely desperate. On Monday last, es sonic of those unfeeling wretches, who are employed for the purpose, were driving a bullock to a slaughter-house, they vaded the poor animal to such a degree as to render his fury ungovernable. Escaping from them, he ran down Arran-quay to the tenor and imminent dan ger of all who met him. A man, who was passim over the Old Bridge, endeavoured in vain to avoid him ; he caught him on his horns, and flung nine clean over the wall into the Liffey, where he was rescued from drowning by s boatmen who hap pened fortunately to be near where he fell. fhe infuriated animal now scoured Bridge-street, Upper Bridge-street, Corn-market, High-street , Skinner row, Castle- street, and entered the Castle-yard, where the carter of his Grace the Duke o' Rich mond had just arrived from the Lodge in the Park, The man attempted to repel him by a stroke of his whip, but the bullock rushed on him, and before any one could interpose, ic sed him three times, to the height, it is imagined. of fifteen feet. Happi'3 , the horns of the animal, plunging in the giouno, proveweed his goring the miseratle sufferer ; hat such has been the effect of his successive falls, that 11 the surgeons who ;lad been immediately summ o n ed by his Grace, have not as yet pronounced any opi nion as to the probable result. Resistance was new deemed impossible, and the furious animal having regained the streets, pursued his way through Little Ship. street, and turned down Bride-street, where he killed a child on the spot. Pan ick%-close terminated his destructive career, as he was shot dead there by a person who chanced to have a load ed gun in his possession. Such have been thdlae mentable consequences of the wanton cruelty of those miscleants, who amuse themselves by i Aiding the most unnecessary torture on the animals com mitted to their care. From the laudable mad ha. mane aaivity of oar chief muniaii al Megfearoae, we trust that the original offender may be brought to such punishment as the law appoints for his offence. tasseling, now 17g a , Yesterday morning, pursuit hi orders isseM . the preceding day, the Limerick V clo Arm' Comb% commanded hy Captain Wilkinson. anl the WOMB Infantry, of this city. assembled, fully accoutred, WI Arthur's Quay, and Custom-honse-yard, whore -, • they received their necessary instructions ; they • were then marched off in detachments, with a Peace-Officer to each, and proceeded to different pasts of the liberties, when they made a close Batch for fire-arms, and returned in the evening, hay. ing got several muskets, fowling-pieces, pistols, swords. &c. Captain Wilkinson, this morning, delivered np to General Michell, commanding this dean* s tern ty stand of arms, taken by his corps cavil. y, in the neighbourhood of Castleconnel, pan, Ste. In consequence of the Edit: , one part.nr Ihst Coen of Portugal, G. Maunsell, C Deafer of the Customs of this Port, detained, last night, the Portuguese schooner St. Antexu• De nett, and this day her crew were taken out and committed to •~~ - t THE CLERGY. The following is thu substance of a Circular Lit ter, sent to all the Bishops, by seder of the Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, dated 6th of Geo. her. 1807:—" After calling their Lordships' wen-. tion to the penal enadtments of the Residence Aft, and stating the increased number (as appears by the last annual returns) et Clergymen nun-resident without license. esemptios, or notification, it re minds the Bishops of seition 30 of that Ad, which empowers them, in their several diocese*, to issue MONITIONS, requiring Such spiritual persons to forthwith proceed to, and reside on, their respective benefices, and to p -rtorm the duties thereof; and desires the said hish ips to acquaint the Privy Coun cil, whether or not monitions have been issuod by them to such dzfaulten, according to the direaions of reStion 34. of the said AS." 11 In consequence cf Mr. Whitbread's presuming. in the preamble of his bill, for the better manage ment of the poor, on a general neglect of their education in linglancl, the Archbishop of Cath terhury has, through the m-ilium of the Clergy, taken the means necessary for obtaining information on that subject. The Rev. Gentlemen are request ed, to transmit, as correlly as way...hie, to tie Bi shop of the Diocese is which they respeetively re side, a list of the different English Schools. in their several parishts and neighbourhoods, distinguishing them by, Endowed Schools—Schools supported by voluntary subscriptions, or donations—Schools receiving pay from the Children's friends. and Sun day Schools, and statiog the number of etildren usually educated in each, and what they are west. seerearsww=meme The further regulations, under the consideration of Ministers, coneeSed with the late Or as in C. until. will. it is pndersteod in the City, be finally arranged ti:is day, when a cenfereuew.is to take place between a Deputation of Merchants and the Members of the Board of Trade. An application, his understooe, will be made to Government, by the British rumbas's, whose pro perty was seized in the Danish ports, than an in. dermufication be allowed 'been out of the Danish promty which has been detained in our ports. The greater part of the Ktvia's German Horse and Foot Artillery, last week disembarked froth 22 transports, at Portsmouth, and are gone into the Barracks at Portchester. The Ist and 2.1 light battalions, and the Ith and Tth of the hoe, of the German Legion" are also arrived at Portsmouth. They are ordered to Cork. The td ban slicn of the 23d regiment, also for Cork. are expetted to embark Vas day ; and the 2.1 battalion of the 14.!b. and 800 tioops. in detachments, w , ll err ee in the cos, se of the week, for the seine place. • P 4 nn l he