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tendert; Lutkin, and Adjutant-Ge neral Kirchhof. which should require their beinK any lousier detained under arrest. ills Majesty his therefore been pleased to order that the arrest of these officers shall cease. FRANKFORT, moincu 12. The English have already cointnenced hosti;dies against the Austrian flat 4., and carried into Malta 3.2 Antis, le•aring that Hag, some of which were coining froto Corfu, and some frotn saupsims, MARCH 2. Admiral Gantheounie has been appointed to the roininead of the combined Toulon and RochlOrt fleets, and has already in consequence set out for Ton Mo. Rear-Admiral Lallemand commands the Itouhfort mitialroto under him. ,Accorditig to later urcounta, Admiral Gantheautue sailed fruits Tou lon ou the I.lth Feb. MAVIIIIt. PM 8. An article in our Gaulle stator, that thotivli there me eleven English ships of war lying iu the rood, before Cadis, a fleet of fifty transports, Under the escort of some armed ships, had late y sailed for St. Lucar.. The Sp .aish fleet, at Cadiz, had received orders to join the French mitiadron lying there. and both had taken in provisions for three months, and were ready to sail at the first notice. J/' ix: (Ex taut from Mt Cara/tar Cl/ramie lc) OIRRALTAR. •rITT, Q, 18015. The Canna ing Papers have been received since Saturday last. His Majesty has been pleased to address the fol lowing Royal Decree to his Excellency D. Pedro Cerallos, Principal Secretary of State: My beloved Sabjects--Your noble agitation, is the present eireenistmees, is a new testimony which assures me of the sentiments of your bend ; and I, who lore you as an affec tionate fattier, hasten to comfort you is the dir.treas with w►ich you are afflicted- Live tranquil; know that the army of my dear ally, the Emperor of the French, passes throsik my kingdom, with sentiments of peace and entity; its object is to move to those points shich are threatened with a descent by the enemy; and the bringing together my guards is neither done with the view of defending my per son, tier of accompanying me• in • journey, which red disposed men make you suppose tube necessary. Surround ed by the unblemished loyalty of my beloved subjects, of which I have eac► irrefragable proofs, what can I fear And, s►ould urgent necessity require it, could I doubt of the assistance which their generous ?nulls would afford me No, my people will never me that urgency. Spaniards, tranquil. use your spirit ; conduct yearsehres ow heretofore with the tioops of the ally of your gineious Sovereign ; and you will see in a short time tranquillity restored among yon, and me enjoying, by the Lksaiii; of God, peace in the bosom of lay family, sad of your affective. I , THE KING. Given at my Royal Palace of Aranjner, March 16, ices. To D. Pedro Cevallos. ROYAL nrfßrr. \Visiting to take upon myse!! the command of the army and nary, f have resolved in deprive Don Manuel &Any, Prince of Pence, of the ► i tuations of Generalissimo and Ad miral, allowing hint to retire wherever he inay think pro. per. You will consider this sufficient notification, and you will rommunti ere it to those whom 't may CO:ICtrIl. (Subscribed with the Royal sip ature.) Amnion, March 18, 1808. To D Francisco Gil and D. Antonio Aligner. fltst--DosPedro etTANI inform, me, in a eonnannicatice of this date, that this King has been pierced to address to Iliu the following Decree " As the complaints under which I labour will sot permit me longer to suppost the henry burden of the Go vernment of my kingdom, nail a, it is necessary foe the re covery of my health to enjoy a priants life and its:puling, in a more temperate climate, I have dee:mined, after the most serious delitivratiou, to abdicate my Crown to favour of my heir, and very dear son, the Prince of Asturias—lt is, thrref,re, my royal th.t he be acknowledged and obey ed as King, and natural lord of all my kingdom.; and dotni micas ; and in order that this my Royal Decree of free sad volmstary abdication, may be exactly and properly executed you w:11 communicate it to the Council, and to any others show it may concern. (Signed) I, THI. KING." "Gives at Annsjas, March tg, 1808. " To. 1). Pedro Cevallos." I transmit to yoa,by command of••Flis Majesty;tbls De. tree, in order that it any be carried into affect, in so fat as ro,.7ards you. May God preserve yes many years Ananias, March 19, 1808. Stu—Doe Pedro Cavallo, inform* me, in a enminuniepi- Ken of this date, that the King has been pleased to midri is to him the following Duarte : " As by the abdication which my revered Father bus made is my favour, of his Royal Crown, the Secretaries of State, Dos Pedro Ceralloe, the Marquis Caballero, Doe Aiitoniir Olaguer Felice, Don Francesco Gil, Commander of the Order of Malta, and DI:10 Stigma Cuyetano Soler, are out of office,' and a nomination by me, therefore, becoming necessaty, I Lave dttermined to com6rm esrh in the office with which he was formerly entrusted, in consideration of the talents whichi they perrnaq. Yon will consider this as satbrieut notifi cation, nod you will communicate it to those whom it may concern. " At Anatues, 'March 19, MS." "To D. Pedro Cevallue " . I transmit to you, by command of Dia Majesty, this Decree, in order that it may be carried into effect, a., far as regnrde you. May God preserve you many years. DON ARI• 11 ANTONIO MOT T Temporary Senior Governor of the Council. la various orders, which 1 have just received, our Lord the Kin, Ferdinand the Seventh, is pleased to inform roe, that His blajeaty has molted to confiscate immediately all thc property, effects, 'harm of stock, and other ryveune, of Pert Manuel Godoy, w herever they are, fur winch purpose has taken all the proper memory', as if they belonged di rectly to His Majesty. Thai be has revolved to pass very anon to C.," city to be proclaimed; however, be wishes, that previously, the Inhabitants of litasiridoto devoted and loyal to his royal person, would give him proofs of quit t anti tran quillity, since he has communicated to them there• most ef- Kano Orders against I)uo Manuel Godoy, hit propeety, ant r.vennes. That it is bis serious iatrution to make a compensatiou to all ho belured subjects, who bare mitTered in his raise, and that be will constantly watch o►er them, and never cease taking such measures as may contribute most to th.dr happiness. And, finally, he informs mc, that Ito has appointed the Duke of I nfaatago, Colonel of his Royal Spaniel' Guards, and has conferred on ►ins the Presidenty of Rigtllo; at the same time our Lord the King has determined, that all those persons who were confined iu coniecitienee of the affair which happened an his Palace of San LeftllZO, should return near his Royal Person; and that thus may come to the knowledge of all, sod that ties Loyal Inhabitants of Madrid may know how great au interest our Lord the King takes in their happiness, and lit the gra tification of then wishes, he has ordered me to make thi a public, as I do by there presents. >tfadrilizot► Marc►, 111015. Day ARIAS Vox. •e• For laths House Debate, as 4 Miser Haman luta& gescc, see the last page. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, TUESDAY. APRIL 46. WAR W:TH AMERICA, We stnted yesterday that Mr. Bose had return ed from America, having left the Embargo Act and the Pats's)Est.'s Proclamation, prohibiting the entrance of our ships of war into the waters of the United States, in their full force. His mission has, thirefore, completely failed, and the ministerial prints, in which it has bees represented as success ful, have greatly misled their readers. It is idle to say in their - defence, that Mr. Rose's missies was confined to the affair of the Chesapeake, and that our apology has been accepted. The Pates.. DENT'S interdictory Proclamation was the mode in which the American Government resented that injury, and the apology was offered for the purpose of inducing-the PRESIDENT to with draw it. The interdict, however, still conti nues, mid, therefore, we repeat, Mr. Rose's mission has completely failed. This position the PAEsI• DENT may stile " dignified retirement," and the embargo no doubt may harmonise with such an idea, as a measure of prudence. It is alike di rected against France end England ; but the in terdict was conceived and executed in an hostile spirit, and is directed against England alone. As such, we understand she will retest it', and, before • many days elapse, letters of marque and reprisals will probably be issued against that country.-- Extraordinary-bustle and activity prevailed yes. tertlay, at the Admiralty, and they were generally considered to be the first movements to that result. We have received a mass of Papers from New- York, from which we have made several extracts. On the 26th of February, the P_ ar.stnatur pre sented an important communication to Congress. recommending the immediate raising of an armed militia and regular force. " This communication," a New-York paper observes, "was not made until the Osage and British packets had left that port, a mea sure of policy highly commendable, and, perhaps, advantageous, as the intelligence of an appear ance of warlitle preparation might have made im pressions in England and France, which, at the pre sent period, would have operated against the inte rest of America." The New-York Et:Prins Pose, of the 2.lth telt. contains the following statement, which the Edi tor observes 4. will never be contradicted from any quarter deserving of credit :" .. Mr. Rose, probably suspecting that the incle eisive and unsatisfactory language held by our Minister. was to amuse, some day last week had an interview with him, for the express porpote of coming to a precise explanation, that lie 'night understand distinctly his real situation. At this in terview, Mr. Ross put to Mr. MADISON this plain question, in substance :-ss " Supposing, Sir, that I should now, iu the name of my Government, offer yours proper and ample reparation for the affair of the Cliesapenkr, and to disembarrass the question of all possible difficulty, we will suppose the reparation ofic•red to he perfect ly satisfactory, am I to understand, that this be ing done and accepted by the American Govern tnent, the Perst PENT would then recal the Procla mation interdicting British ships of war from our ports ain . l harbours ? 4. To which Mr. MADISON immediately gave in substance the following answer, which, we venture to say. will astoaish. at least, the people of the Eastcni States: No, Sir: I tell yon, fraoLly, the Pat iotat would not. The attack on the Chesapeake is by no means considered by sp. a,. the sole or principal rause of complaint agaiii4 Great Britain; and I shall admit.tai you, that if that affair had not hap plied ' the PittSl DE NT WOollti, in all probability, have soon isbued uroclamatiou of similar import. The • proclamation is, therefore, not to be rescinded till all came of complaint is removed.' Mr. Pt vcErent , has been nominated by tie PUNE WIC T. mid approved of by the Senate, a: the Nlinister to oar Court. The practice of duelling continues to gain ground in America. On Saturday the e7th of February, Mr. (IARDF.N4ER, in debate upon the additional embargo act, observed, That there appeared to him to he an invisible hand secretly guiding the affairs of the Cabinet, sad directing the measures of that House, to forge chains to link them to the chariot of the Gallic Conqueror." This eras taken very much amiss by some of the majority, awl the [louse adjourned in a passion. On Illooday, three of them. filessrs. G.W.Csmram.r.,Morrou ✓um, and JORNSON, made use of language ofcwi tradiction of en highly personal nature towards Mr. GAIIIMMILIL The latter gentleman, we under stand, sent a message by Nfr. W. to Mr. CAN:rsEl.i, so the first in the order of 'using the expressions. The parties accordingly met, and Me. GARIV:- ties was wounded in the neck, but it was ex pected that the wound wilt not prove mortaL TWo Gottenburgh Mails arrived lest awning, with Letters and Papers to the 16th ; and last night were followed by the Mail, due ea Sunday, with Letters and Papers to the 19th instant. So kite as the 10th, there were no French troops in Zealand. 861111 DOTTIL bad been at Copenhagen, but had left it, and proceeded to Demme, the ca pital of Fuden. The disorderly conduct of the French troops in that ialaud to assigned as the cause of Bataanorrs's departure ; but it is more pro bable that he was on his return to the Continent. being afraid of being shut up in Zealand by an English force. ♦ detuchment of the Swedish army haventered Norway, in the acquisition of which country, Swa den will probably seek a compensation for its loss of Finland. and Swedish. Pomerania. •Frem its geographical situation, an English squadron cannot fail to enable Sweden to make that conquest, and it is not supposed that Russia will venture farther than Finlaud. Tfte French, Russian, and All 3-. trier► troops are either in motiou or preparing for it,. on the side of Turkey. That ancient empire will earcely survive the present year. An article, from Berlin, is a' volume of evidence; to shew the degraded and feeble state of the l'rossi►an Monarch•. The Director and, the Inspeetor of the Tkentre of that dry Itilee !win punished for (taring to celebrate the Lirtli-day of the Queen by a public festival, without having ap prised the French General, in thut capita!, of their intention. The embarkation did not COlllOllOOOl a% Ramer gate until Sunday. . The first division of ilse . 2d battalion of the German light infantry went oh board that tiny. The remainder were expected.to follow yesterday. Several horst-transports ar rived on the same day, but It is suppow.l that the whole of the infantry will be embarked loeforis the cavalry will go on board. The following is said to be a correct Est of ihe Medical Staff attached to the. expedition iindeithe cowhand of Lie tieral Sir Joax Moots : luppecter of Hospitals, Doctor TR•Nri. Physicians to the Forces, Doctors LAI.ECNIN and TICK. Staff Surgeons—Mears. 310 , 17 tot r, LtNIM&Y, Kft•T zatica, and Drava.—Apothecary Mr. 11 90N. Depsty Purneyors—Hewn. Gummi, and ElltAIOSi and twenty Hospital Mates. • Colonel NI t: ax Ir, Quarter-Muter-General, and the Hon. Cartaia BLAQUILar, left London, on Thursday evening, on their way to the Continent, to make the noceseary arvangenients, previously to the arrival of the expedition. The Few:cif Freelin:: picket, Captain BELL, readied Barb:vines on the 6th of February, and Jamaica oil the 14th ; from %leum she arrived on Friday at Fahuonth, after a passage of seven weeks. The letters and papers brought by the packet will be delivered this day. Admiral Sir ALEX. ♦truss COCIIRANI's igtholrOn. cousisting of the Belleisle, of 74 guns, Capt. Mamie; Rant Wee 74, Capt. PicENORE ; York, 74, Capt. BARTON ; Captain, 74, Capt. Woi.i.Ev ; befiqice, 74, Capt. EarNs; Isitrepid,64, Capt. WORSERY. 'Litd a fri gate, were off Uartiuiy u c• oh, the 20th of February, all well. Among the lute captures in the West In dies, are two Spanish schooners, by the Maras fri gate, which had alsci detai led an A nieritaii,with 1000 barrels of flour. The Meleager frigate, Captain BROLf:HTON, has taken the Danish sloop Bella, a small French privateer, and the Spanish schooner Antelope, of si' guns and sixty-three men, laden with wine, brandy, silk•. and dry goods, besides 47,000 dollars, from Ca,liz to Vera Critr. The Garland frigate has captured a Spanish schooner from Cuba to Porto Riea, with sundries, and rii-calitured the British schooner Hope. The Topeze frigate has carried into Port Royal the American ship Eli:a. BURROW., with wine, salt, &c. from Cadiz. The ravtniriee sleep of leer bad detained the American ship Rittenitomse, Swti:4llsav ing been previously taken by • French privateer, nad been condemned, lied %afterwards permitted to mid for America. The Dadaists frigate bad captured • Swedish brig of 18 guns and 57 . uien, "from Port-au-Prince to America, after having fired 100 shot at her. A convoy was appointed to sail from Jamaica for Eng land on the '::.oth of April. Several of the scattered' ship► of the convoy which left Portsmouth on the 186 December, had arrived at Junkies. The Spanish 74, San Lorenze s was lying at the Ha vaimuli, with topmasts struck. Admiral Dituav, with two liuc of battle ships. several frigates and Lubin:ins, packed the Cape tia the 19th Dicemtree for India. The packet brings no account of the ltochfort squadron. The following is a hat of the British sgiairon of • Cadiz : Northumberland, . . 74 listlyart, Atlas (Flag•ship of At Purvis) • Zealous, UMW, 74 Faun, Windsor Castle ' . . 94 I ilustrions, . . Queen, nevanr, 74 Mercury. Frigates. Excellent, 74 Grasshopper brig. Magnificent, . . 74 Sabrina 'leap. sail 'tithe lies , a frigstsi, t brig, and I sloop. Tile enemy's force in Caiis consisted of mix sail of the line, French ; seven ditto, Spanish ; total 13. The squadron was left completely victualled on the 9th inst. . Recent accounts have been received from the Mediterranean, which state, that the Carthagetia squadtou remained at Minorca, having toi.tained much damage, and that they were Wockaded th?re by Lord CecitcAse. They also report, that the Toulon squadron had railed with troops, and that Lord COLLINCIWOOD and Sir Rrtnsao STILACHAN ware off Sicily, ignorant of the destination of the enemy. The force at Minorca it estimated at ten sail of the Ana and one 3-decker, nearly ready for sem.. If - this-statement he correct, it pre/misty in cludes the Cam thageue and Rocllfort uqoadroos. The Freach have nesides four sail of the line at Cork.. . Ws stated, yesterday, that the Slatires frigate, which brought• home Mr. ItosE from America, ipoke on her ; pastinge IHir Marcsty's ship Cenalm rims, Capt‘in • Wr 4, with emigraatjoqug,usw. on Ward, from Lisbon, who communicated to her, by .iptal, that the King of Spain 'rat deposed, and tint the Prince of Asturias had been procluinsad Official intelligence of thia impoytaint event has been received by Ooyerment. The Sfirinkla State Papers, announcing the abdication of the KtNa, the acre... Man of the • Prince skitirrustas to tibe,Throne, and the contisattioniaf Ilse property of that modern SEJANUS, the Prince of.the Peace, art ghien in our preceding column's... • A General Court, Wf Propribtors was , held' yet terday at the East India House, when • Petition was unanimously agreed to, and ordered to be presented to the House of Commons, praying a Idan 0t3,409,000. Dispatchri were eeiverl yesterday fro. the Enst-lndie , !, dol•ed o board Hit MAJtATT'S libip Corsdige, ott Batavia, c 1?tli and, pith del. IWO, giving an acconntof l‘ e gallant utt‘itl actious, the particulars of which wi appeal. in Thl Gicatie of to-itioreo* t.% ening. Recent Tirigoitai from France. we , understaud. mut:: that 111Nae.4 - 4 - rti is now in Spain. • At the date of the latLst accounts from our aqua drn% 011 f.. 4,1,, it VIOS hourly expected that the Ratn.ian fleet would littenipt to pat to sea, in con setinenee of the great scarcity of provisions. ,Bread WAS led. per 11). and meat Bd. 80/!APARTIC was eiofeavimillig to rail; 10,000,0001. sterling in For tino!. The enemy's force in the Tagus consisted of Dine sad of the hue, Busiiiao, two fin4ates, and three brigs. The British squadron was a.uply sup. phetl with water ancrptirvisions. ' We stated, yesterday, that several verse's are on their passage from Portugal.' for England, with intent to proceed from thence to the Brasilia.— AbOtit 40 possengeis have arrived at Porton:math, in the Yeller, the arrival of which we announced yesterday. Autotig the principil of these emi grants am— _*_ _ Clara Callas, Joao Pereira de Sa. Calass, icegneiaate de li& de Liana; Artesia Garics Pinto de Abadureira Diem. !acts dor 4a Pidgeon de Gua ; 0. ISarltarel Fraaciwo Jet* Viers ; Fruit-km Awe Pioix Corte, Negnetaatee da Amnon* Jose neje Ceuta,' °Wade do Porta ; Oelosel Halation. The numl.a . :r of Portu,utor who are only - waiting for an opportunity to emigrate, is eatimated at 400,000. _ Colonsf BALATIMIE made his escape from Lis bon, by Mt order of Marquis Oil 501.A140, COlR maader in Chief of the Spanish. linty tit Setu HAl, with the Nuard-yalonnes of tight soldiers, himstlf disguised as a common soldier, overland to Aya moute., in Spain, where he embarked in a fishing- . boat, paying 23 joined the Adjnirars ship the .21st March, off Cadiz. Ile reports. that the greatest part of the Portuguese would readily join their Priuee at Pr•zil, could they get ships to take thorn from the IN. , rth of Lisbon. Ovalle, or A ico. awl en the We,? of Cape St. ViII4.V.CIt and Tavirr. Il td f." 311141 it imposaible to join the off Cadiz, hip orders were to travel' by land to Gibraltar.