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you any artillery or travelling carriages in the ord. &sauce store-ships ? A iiswer—Tnera were mortars, but no beavy,ar iliery. Brigadier-Gen, NtnniutuaLe was then carted, and, without any material dithwence, rorrohoilited the statement ut the other Genend 14ficess who preceded him ; adding, that the Britrah arany could not have inmred safety Wake iiinkbitainteof Lisbon, had the Convention nut Wen agreed to: Captain Pitzvat, of the eie,;inozoi, stated, that Lisbon was better defended ht the at g positions of grounds than by its works ; it-was open on almost etery side. There iiete new %yolks eon strut:Um! Isy the French, but they were directed against tire town, or for the idotact• of the'airips in the river. lle had not, howerer, bud time to examine then. The fort v St. Jalieu was strong against a regular siege, for winch much time would have 'writ required ; but a breach might, in his oni aa i,, n, have been effected in about a week, and the place carried hy•stonn, fur which service there o nobd lame been wanting I I pieces of heavy ar l•ltery, t mortars, and 2 howitzers. The fort of t 'oscura' was defeissiine ivy land. Of Peinehe lie had no aceurate kiloirhil t r, but considered it ivy strong both br laid and sill. Sir A. VI'ELLESLEY observe', that it was his wish to put some questions to Captain Preval. re some conversation ht: toil with French offices*, hot as other Officer% lota not arrived, he old not comoite the prr.ent the proper time. Lord Moine. It is hest to t roatpotre any exami patient which could, even by implication, affect Sir Barrard, Captain Pieria then withdrew. Sir New Dautvrtetd:, W uienser to a qnestion Nor Earl Motes, staled, that hall there beau any heavy artillery or travelling landed at blonder, they COnill not big brought on for want of homer'. Earl Moms neat put the following questions to Sir Arthur Wellesley : gireetroo—Harl there been artillery with travel ling earriiges, could they have proceeded with the army from Moodey; ? Ammer—No. Question—Was the difiieulte from the trout of home, or the birdireas of the roWds? Amewer—l will extend my answer ; The roads throughout Portugal are very had and very marrow. I should think thut it would have bete very difficult •to bring forward heavy artil lery, or travelling, earri.. , es, even by Cie employ " meld of a large t,umbrr of horses to draw them ; but the (curve must be Elll.i rc, from my narrative, end ifoll3 the answers I hare Riven to questions before, that there were horses with the army only in sufficieut numberstodraw else 6PM train. To, rent , was eitairtimd by Sir A. Wellesley, relative to ! is de iver rag to Sir Hew Dalrymple the copy of the Memorandum of In structions, written by Sir A. Wellesley, and deli vered to General Murray, for hit conduct in con cluding the Cooveution. It would be unnecessary to go into the evidence, as Sir Dew Dalrymple admitted the receipt of it on the laid sitting. Sir HEW asked Lieutenant-Colonel Torrees if he recollected whet. Brigarlier-General Charks steviart joined the army ? Ile answered, on the evening of the tad or 2.4 th of A ogien. The Presideut of the Board. Sir D. DeNots, Men o' ,rived, that the Board was adjoitruerl oust the /revisal of Sir Harry Burrard, also was expected daily, nay hourly, and when he did arrive it would be necessary that he should have tonic time to pre pare. his narrative. The Court adjomed at a quarter past twelve iclock. FOREIGN lATELLI4LNCE. .GOTIENBI'll( II MAILS. GOTTENNURGH t ROV. 14. There wee a severe battle fought iu Finland on the 27th or 28th of October. Colonel Sandels succeeded in completAy routing the Ituesions, and forced them to sue tor an armistice, to bury their dead, which was granted for twenty-fouf hours.— Prince Dotgorucki was killed. Mr. Thornton, our late Ambassador at Stock holm, arrived, thi, evening, on us way to England. 'lnc Crocodile frigate arrived, on Sunday last, with the subsidy. RICA, OCT. 27. Yesternay, the epth info. His Imiwrial Russian Majeaty arrived here from Erfu'rth on hi 3 way to Peterablitgh.—/Ideas.f rroc►ltocm, Nov. 5. His Royal Majesty arrived yesterday, at half past eight o'clock in the morning, from Oland, at the Royal country scat of New Naga. According to a report received from General Klerker, Commander-iu-Chief of the Finnish army, notice was given, on the t9th of last month, by the Commanding General of the Russian army, that the wrinistice would be at nn end on the .17th of this said month, and that hu*tilities would be re commenced that day, at one o'clock iii the after noon. The following is the notice which Colonel Sandell, Chief of Brigade, received on this salmject from time Russian General TutselikoC purtuanee of the order received faun► the. Com►uandiug-General, /;oust Bushoerden, I hereby inform you, that the armistice concluded between the Russians and the Northern Swedisi. arn►y, is to be at an end en the 0;t1t, and that hostilities will be recommenced, that d.►v, at one o'clock in the afternoon. I have the honour to be, with great reTeet, &c. &c. TorrscuxoFr, Lieksi.-9(n." '• ileadviarten savro;3l;,i, Oct. 7, (IV, 'sod. - (Sloe-hams (,azette, Aor. 5.) NOV. 10. Arrorrting to the last *tenants received from the enemy's army, in the last artioa between the Swedish and Danish rut-boat., Lieutei:ant he riff. and another officer, *hese name we have net been able to learn, and 70 men, Nero killed.--,'Stork loins termite of Nov. IL) THE BRITISit PRESS. LONDON, MONDAY, Novemsrm 28. Two Gottenhorgh Nluils arrived last night, with letters and pu l lers to the 15th inst. The I!tusiiiins did not renew hostilities in Finland, as report stated, without notice of their iuteution. The no tice required by the nriinstiee was given in due time. mid was followed by a severe at tion on the :nth or :28th last, in which the Russians were completely defected, and forced to request u truce for Si hours, to bury Own. dead. The Russian Prince DoLuosucair wen kdl d in the action. Various reports have heed in circulation, for the hut two days, but es there have been no arrivals during that tune, the puldie will }:uo•.v haw to ap- Isreciete theta. Otte of thee: MIIIOIIIIS stated, that Metylial fAssitays had armed at Zatortra, while another French division had taken the route to Ma drid, wider the direction of General LEFEISVILF..— We are assureJ. however, that Ministers her: not received any stic!i c.tutils ; that tin it latest ad vices flout Colonel Dot LW are dated from Tudcla, the 6th, and that they have nut received any ac counts of the movements of the (ankiest Army, subservient to its retreat front Valtuascilit. Gettetul I.l:l•stnte, it is underiatoud, %lab at Pa lencia on the 12th ; anti, it in Mated. that Frcuth scra nm tl.e follow ii.g dt.y st Mont, within a Icw ica.,rues of Betiaveiste. loot ad 01 looking to brillia.it tictorits and the compiete ex pulsion of the French from Spain, people flow ask, liONANtTE be aide to interrotie between the British armies ut,der ienerids BAUM a n d NlonuF, and will they be o'le to effect their rttreatt, the one to Li.l)on, the other to Corunnu? Tire 27 transports whim arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday last from Lisbon. brought house Cap tain Honor., and three other Officers, and 70 con valescents from the army iii Portugal. One of the pour fellows was so singularly urrfortimate as to have both his eyes shot out in the ball le of mien'. Five of the transports have *7u Swiss and Germans on board, beim; the whole battalion of the ath Swiss regiment in the service of luNA.. PARTn, sOn were employed in garrisoning Elves,. As soon as they were oar rz..t. by Coolish) ilo,ser, a Swiss Officer in the I lauoverian Legion, duly :rutho ri,ed by Sir I I. EURRARD, to ended In I li. BIOTA NNIC M a ESTY . • army, they all to a man left the French colours, and most cheerfully entered into our ser vice, uotaithstanslinwthe remenstrarrees, exertions, and the most dreadful threats, of their olficers.— The first battalion of the same Ito g iment, which wa. at Lisbon at the time of Cie Conveirtion of Ciatra, would have thrown mi the 'M., and the odious Ranieri into which they had liven com pelled, and entered our ranks with the same ala crity ; not 1t... than OW men of the same army, Poles, Pi aasians. Italians, Hungarians, Re. would have repaired to our standard, if URNOIOrtiI for the purpose had bAar taker' at the time. The 3,400 French troops, who were detained in the Taps, until Sir COAALES Corrott had received intelli gence respecting the fate of our transports, were about to sail for France. The Cricket ketch, with &spate:ars for Sir CHARLCS COTTON, is supposed to be lost, as she bad sailed from Corinna, for Lisbon, three weeks before the transports came away, and had not arrived. Sir HARRY BURNAM) was to sail for England on the 19th instant, in the Amelia, Hon. Captain latr. The I literuin (flag ship), Asulacious, Plantagenet, Ganges, Resqlutiore, Nymplse, Undaunted, Lively, Census, Nautilus. La Myrtle, were lying in the Tagus. Order* have been received at Portsmouth for all the line-of-battle »hips and frigates, which are in a state of torssurditess, to be got ready for ►ea, with every possible dispatch. The Victory, Laiflca►, Zealous, Elisabeth, and Norge, will soon be ready. It is believed that their destination is Lisbon and Cadiz; and that they are to act, with respect to the Portuguese and Spanish ships of war at those ports, dr circumstances at thi♦ critical juncture may re quire. The l'ortaise arrived at Purtionotith, on Weil nriday evening, from Gibraltar. She nil* released from quarantine on Saturday morning. The Prin cess of Oitt.cvss,Brigialier-Cleneral Bowes, Lieut. CHALNILI:%, of the Royal Artillery, Litala. w&a, of the Royal Nary, and a Sicilian Messenger, came passengers in her. She sailed from Gibraltar Saturday fortnight. The Atlas, Rear-Admiral PLievts, was the only ship then lying therv. The lariperitt“e, Lord CuCHRAae, had brought intelli gence, that tour French frigates, which had es caped out of Toulon, were blockaded in St. Fiorcii so Bay, by several of Lord COLLINGwootir fleet. The ltritotrn, Captain DURHAM, with Prince LEOPOLD en board, had ►ailed for Sicily. Ilia Ilighness being a member of the SPANISH ROY AL FAMILY, hail come down from Sicily, to wait the determination of the Spaniards as to the form of Government they would establish during the cap tivity of Fec:DtaAND the V I kir. la Loire, Captain Scnu►tar a ec, at Portsmouth, was, on Saturday morning, ordered to take two millions mid a half of dollars to Commis ; and the /Webs, Capt. Loin au, is II tide!. orders for Lisbon. Two troops o'fvt , lii: Ilarse Artilleej have come in to Port.rnnuth, one from 13, i6liten and the other from IVoodbridge, and entlaarked for Spain, under the ....outman(' of Captain M. DUN LD• They consist of 300 mail, and 310 homes, and twelve awl are to land at Corunna. The Goshawk, Captain IN NEs ; aurl Sparrowhawk, Cap till it haINGI.E, are to convoy them, the inoilient the wind i 3 fair. On Thursday, "Lieut.-General Sir Jails Cust om:6i, K.B. Commit:der of the Forces in Portugal ; Lieut.-Col. Y MULL. Militair Secretary ; Capt. Montt, 3d Regiment ; Capt. BURGH. t.ittli Re giment ; Capt. Fuecusast.E, Coldstream Cuards, Aid,-de-Cinap, sailed in the Lavinia, Lord WM. STC•itr, for Lislpott.--•Visconot M ATEROS 4, and 1)011 nt LA VEG 4, Spanish Deputies from the pro vince of Astoria, also went in her, for Corti:inn, awl took a million .and • half of dollars with them, for the service of the Patriots.—The Larisio has like wise taken out ir considerable amount in mer chants' mon. v to Cadiz. There arc nearly 400 sail of empty transports at Portsmouth, which have arrived from Spain and Portugal. Those ships which were hired for three months, and are not lit for horse ships. are to be discharged from the service. A great number are fitting to take inure troops. The P.anuae , C:i pion' BARRIE, haring seen her coin oy from F.n:•land into 'halts, joined Lord Com.iacwoon off Teodoro, on the 9th nit. On her .e age she was clim.ed by five French fri gates, which had escaped taut of Toulon.— Lord Cow to UWOOD dispatched seseial ships to look for them. His Lordship was closely blockading Toulon, with the Ocean, (tidg ship). Royal Sovereign, Vice-Admiral TUORIA BOROUGH ; COROptiA, Rear-Admiral Maanti ; Fur- Spartiatc„llaptifii eat, Warrior„ilun -I.wer, Camin•rlgad, Colursus, Northumberland, Fame, Sultan (of the line), Spartan. Ponsome, and several sloops.—G VIRAL PACs sqnselron were all ready for ims, coleii.tiog of eleven sail of the line, and several frigate.. _ We have had an opinsrtutiity of obtaining some information ou various particulars connected with the late interview at Erfurt, from an authentic quarter, which, we are persuaded, still be con►i dered by our readers as erpaaily curious and inte resting. They will berve to throw some light on the rens or BONAPARTN, as well in Spain as its Sweden and Turkey. The King of PRIJ! , SI A was invited both by N APOLF:OSI a n d A LEN•N DER to repair to Erfurt—but that Prince, couscions that t!:e necessity of transporting a large part of his troops into Biscay would pel the Corsican to evacuate, at least partially, the Prussian territories, and well aware that his oppressor never would con cede ally thing, except to the pressure of Ins own affairs, refused to quit Konigsberg. The Em peror FILINCIS, ou the contrary, pressed by AN DRF.OSSI to meet flumseascrx and the CZAR in Thuringia, consented to be present ; but the re monstrances and UN postulations of his young Em press prevailed on him to retract Ins intention.— Th 'Prince s s, daughter of the Archduke FERDI NAND. RiMI sister to the present Qu:•els of SAM. DIA. is known to hold the Freuch Csierper in the utmost abhorrence, and her influence over her hus band is very considerable. A tr.xaNuea, more subdued and more passive than FRANCIS. or than FREDERIC WILLIAM, complied without hesita tion, when CAULINCOURT signified BONAPARTE'S to have an interview with him in Germany. Ile had made an ineffectual effort, as lung ago as May last, to break his fetters; but the attempt wily 'erred to rivet them, and to display his own weakness. Tine CLAR, at that time, embraced the resolution of going intirFinland, in order to renew his forces its the neighbourhood of Abo. No sooner was the intention made public, and a day named for Ins departure, than CAC 1.1 x col; CT demanded of His MAJESTY pi:rink:ion to accompany him.— ALEXANDER politely, but timely refused it, alleg ing, that lie should go with the utmost privacy, and return in a very short time. CAE LINiOURT never theless persisted ; and on the Cz.ta's continuing to deny him, he ,hewed NAPOLEON'S orders to bins, never to allow any day to inns without seeing Ilia IMPERIAL MAJESTY. No alternative remained, ex opt to renounce the intention of visiting Finland altogether. lie was, in fact, obliged to continue at St. Petersburgh, under the inspection of Cati 1.1 NCOCET. At Erfurt he gave every proof of unbounded submission to iAPOLtiON• On the 3d and 4th of October be wore the uniform of the French Gre nadier Guards. De not only permitted his Mi nister, Count Ron ANZOW, to receive from the pol luted hands of BoNAPAIITE the grand cross of the Legion of Honour, but he assisted in person at the ceremony, wearing himself only the decorations of a simple Kui jht. Rosiarszow, by the Emperor his Master's permission, accepted likewise prevents from the French Ruler, to the amount of G 00,004) litres, or near 1.3,0001. sterling. The first article agreed on in the conferences was the rupture of the Armistice in Finland. thitTAVI.79 . 4 ejection from Sweden, and his complete expulsion from Lis dosiiiiiions, by the joint arms of France, Russia, sad Denmark, formed another stipulation. The partition of the Ottoman territories on this sii. the Bosphorus, conceding the Maritime Provinces to Prance, and the NOrtheru Provinces to Rallis, !vas settled. No part of thy spoil seas al!oth tria. The two contracting ;Nunes agre e d . SEPII should tie placed on the thron e of the seal of ALEXANDER'S aerluiet eaeMln, probation of which measure, he eutosio4,l diately to recut his Anrbassado•, Couat Goisow, from Madrid. But u, the - subjugation of Spain, by :wins, it was might be impossible to oecomplish, nu the resistance and attachment of (lieu:air' ancient Sovereigns, it oat Poi tiled, that FERDINAND the Seventh should he wilt his people. Previous, however, to the of such a measure, he - was to espouse wile LA PAGERIE ; to re..Lis the Treaty iu 17:;ii, by the late koig Cuatiths the with the French Convention ; to exclude lish front any communication, trade, or with Spain, or her Colonies, direct or , lastly, to leave the three provinces of Lli,oa h year, and Catalonia, together with their fio:, iii NAPOLEON'S possession, as a gin/ranter in; DIN AND's Such, we have good grounds for beli,%: asserting, were some of the leading stip agreed to, and finally arranged at Erfurt. 1,, mean time, CHARLEs the FOURTH, his Qui t. GOODY, the Prince of Peace, hate b e e n to the Palace of Cleamberil, near Bloi►, of Navarre, near Evrens, in Norinitridy, longed to the late Duke l) Ctrt.o Los, prepared for their reception. The Queen of A. and her young son, are placed at a the village of St. Mendez, near Paris, multi lier cure. FERDINAND, and his two Broths:., WADI CHARLES ISIDORE, who is uear ta, years of age, and the Infant FasNcis, about fourteen, continue closely confined in Castle of ‘ralency. It das I/ONAPARTV..! some weeks air), to have reanoted FERDISA. Pnris, a n d he *us Pu k eu out of his prisoa fot purpose ; but on the road to the capital, orders arrived, and he was remanded into meat. N trims:oft doubtless reserves him to liberated, or net, according to circumstances events. We have received Ltomtoii pavers to the but their contents are of no importance. We have reveived letters and niaica, to the 18th Soptember. The b... ant part of their contents refers to the . Cuba, and confirms the apprehension that Pr.tich party, in the southern ports of this would endeavour to maintain themselves in lity to the Government. The rumour of Lord MoLttivit's remorsd the Admiralty Board continues to gain Matters are not, however, sufficiently itiatur,d enable us to ascertain whether the change of try is likely to be total or only partial. Were w to judge by the conduct or some of the time-scri ing prints, we should suppose that this event i much nearer at band than the public expect. Th Courier, one of the most servile and devoted of:.! the set, has already deserted the ranks, and Only oil the 11l ill nteri 4 l livery. It will be a curious in political apostney to see the calumniator of U Fox and the Duchess of Dsvussiiist, lawainz aw criogiog to that great political party, from whir it originally derived its support, afterwards bases . deserted, and loaded with every calumny and r proach which rancour could buggeat, without r spect for age, sex, rank or virtue. We stated, on Saturd.iy morning, that The Ga. zelte of that evening would contain u Proclansumm proroguing Parliament to Monday, the 16th ofia nuary, t h ou to meet for dispatch of business.— Want of wisdom and ability, on the part of 31ini— ter*, has made abundance of hiibhiris the will act be easily dispatched. The flower of the army has been sent to the Baltic, to Spain, and to Portugal. An immense expense has been incurred by these expvilitions—what have all these sacrifices of men and money achieved ? The Convention of Chum. Ministers have a heavy account to render to the public. They are wise, therefore, in putting off the evil day. [lad every thing gone on smoothly and prosperously, they would p►obably have advised that Parliament should meet before Christmas. The Board of Inquir; resumed its sitting% on Saturday, at Chelsea; and a little after 1 , 2 o'clock adjourned over, sine die, awaiting the return of SII 11. BUIItd4RD. An account of the proceeding• i 4 given iu our preceding eolinnie,. Dirpatrhes were Rept of, 184 night, to Tnrt• mouth, to be furwartbA from the:nee to the Mtd: ternuteutt. The Seagull sloop of war, Ist( ly slink on the coast of Norway, has been weighed by the Not wesaas, and is now in their service. In consequent.. of the glooine neeonets from Spain, the Funds fell on tionrciny near half v et. cent. ronwils left oft at (iSI for tuonvy, uGt for the next amount, and Ownseeta . For a consteleralrle time there here been an ac counts from the army under General Carrascs, but letters fr Tit(leis, tuttesinitted fl.oon It!wield. slew that tlw bend-quarters of the army the centre 1e..-re nt that place on the title isotanto-r These letters atinrel a melancholy picture of the state of the patriotic forces at that time. The discontents in the arm'. of Coma...llm. ecrasionett the dishanding of the troops %nide it. ar.ottcd 4 gteeti, , ne of S :enee :o t l .eote,l Cou:n lie cargo. t•uwl • , nit acrot le naticii to list in *se!, tie sem o the e, 'louse ' peaty coo LLs the xeluds the e, or inter( Let or Q . of Biocar, their fun:. urantes lot or belietiiv , MIK wild. Erfurt. I. ; QutAN, • r.nll 110 lb, ti!! 1.111.0%, ern Queen of 1.1 - at a hotkr 'aria, owlet wo Brothe:.., neartort,;.. 'cirrus, %!1•1 confined in &ITN'S lift:I! FERDINAN D s prisoa roi• spit J, coven led into !tees him to !camstances a to the 19th i once. pullers from J 'he tno,t imp" to the affair, ension that ti of than idur• neck', its Lost e's removid fro, O gain groliti. noattit.,l t COLC 11 A