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7'l - IF BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 8. EVACUAT IO N OF BUGOS BY THE FRENCH.... RET E AT O V THE FRENCH. A Commits 11ait arrived last night, with I.etters said Papers from that city, to the 2d instant. pot the eveuing of the 22d last, the French evacuated their head-quarters a: Burgos. after spikiug the g am. and destroying the powder. They retreated with great precipitation, falling back uponVittorra. ►d i vision of theGallician army, under Gen. &aux, which remeettpied Bilhoa, was pressing forward to attack St. Sebastian, in the rear of the French. This movement, in prosecution of the plan of the Spa mands to surround the French army, appears to have accelerated the retreat from Burgos. The Fresich a rmy had also suffered much by desertion, a result to be expected in the case of a reverse, in a body composed of such heterogeneous parts, Poles, i ts e auh Genuses, French, and Swiss. The Supreme or Central Junta is nut to hold its sittings at Madrid, but at it ranjuez.— Several of the Members had arrived there. It is supposed that the Archbishop of 'Tote's°. nephew of CHARMS IV. will be appointed Regeirt of Spain.-erßosafraaaz thus finds that the Born toss multiply like the Hydra's heads, upon his (herculean efforts to destroy them. The Spanish troops from the Baltic arrived at Core= on the 30th la.t. We can assure the public, from the best autho rity, that of Sir ARTHUR WELLESLRY himself, that although he left Portugal so late as the 28th ult. yet lie was so far from knowing, or having re ceived any information, of the discontent and in dignation excited in this country by the late dis graceful Convention, that the first intimation which he derived respecting it, was from a Newspaper at Plymouth. It will naturally be asked, why he re turned home. and on what ground or pretence he obtained leave to quit the army? Sir Menthe says, that finding no longer any occupation at Lisbon, disapproving as he did almost every thing that had been done by the Commanders-ia-Chief, since the itst of August. and having some other personal reasons for not liking his situation under Sir Haw, he requested permission to return home; but is ready to return* his station on the shortest notice. General Fetacane, we have reason to know, was actuated by the same motives, in so lieitirg leave of absence; and we are assured, that many other Officers of high rank would follow the example if they could, there being a very con- Affable discontent in the army, even independent of the di.approbstion 'excited by the Convention. Of Sir Hew DALRTHIPLIS'S retell, Sir ARTHUR WaLutssai is altogether isomatte oa no informs.* from on the subject had reached Lisboa previous to bas departure. We insert them paitieularr, not as partizans of Sr ARTHUR Wllll 4111111 e. OCRS eat- Ini,s of Sir HIM DAIATNIPLI. Troth skim, sup tar es we are able to ascestaia it s iadscos us to mention them. In our MOON the real crimi- Nal* are not so much OA Gummi% as the Adsai rastration, who mist m /Peetuipl a Commander ',ham they ma * to bare known to be deficient an almost every easeutiataxnut that could qualify liim Gar eo delicate arid aolumas a situation. That he is oe ilia wit 7 1 1041 34. sad say be soon expected to ‘rnves no rasa doubts; hot Ministers have never 3er signified • this fact to the public through any authentic Chanel. They well know that their ow n cullittittlitj far 'tweeds that justly attributable to Sir Hew DALRV,erLE. BURRARD, we are as sured, is to remain in Portugal, to maintain orders till the accounts from Rio Janeiro, of the Proses Reeetta's inte,ations, shall b e received ; while Ge neral Moose, at the head of the effective force, either marches, or proceeds by sea, to join the Spa beads in Biscay, and in Old Castile. After thus discussing the personal facts relative to our Generals in Portugal, it is a more pleasing 'abject to turn our view towards Spain. Whatever effect BON•PARTIeII suggestions, or artifices, may produce OH the Emperor ALL:ZANDER. at Erfurt; or however he may dictate to the wretched mem bers of the Ithenieh Confederation ; his arms ate. pear to make no progress on the Ebro. The cap tare of Bilboa is a most serious blow to the French forces. If the Gallician army, after making them selves masters of the capital of Biscay, should he able to advance along the coast to Guateria, or to St. Sebastian, neither of which places can stand a regular siege, Besstenes would be placed in a most hazardous predicament. In fact, lie must abandon all his positioas ou the Ebro, and retire torrents Parapeluna. Bat, even on the side of Navarre, it is evident that PAL4PDX and the Arra gonese order Figueras. It will be curious to know 1: hat i 3 come of the traitor, MALAREDO, and his Corte.;, or Assembly, ethivetied and legislating at lijboa. In a word, if the Spaniards eau avoid split ting on the rock of domestic discord, and prerert all jealousy or competition for aupivniticy between the Provincial Juntas, if they can quickly establish au effivieut central tioverinneut, obeyed throughout Spain ; it seems scarcely possible for their enemy, powerful, able, and exasperated as he is, to subject the country. He has lost too much time, and it is not to be regained. The arts of corruption and clisini:ou lie will doubtless try, and he may pour in a hundred thousand men before November. Hut winter, snows, mid the Pyrenees, will impede his tuareh ; while the Spaniards, aided by the English, may, we trust, oppose him with adequate nunib.rrs, with a great proportion of ve teran troops, and with Patriots already inured to the field. We repeat it contideutly—BoNAPAßTC is fallen. He is still terrible, and he may maintain his ground in France ; but, unless our Ministers aid him, his cause in Spain becomes daily more hopeless. We trust that he will not find his best supports in the errors of our own administration. The French troops from Lisbon, it is said, are to he lauded at the bile de Rhe, near Rochelle.— This measure hal' been resolved upon, to insure the safe return of our transports, which BON A PARTE, with his usual good faith, 'night have kept, had they put into L'Oricnt or Rochefort. We have received a series of the Moniteur to the !9th last, and Dutch Papers to the Ist instant, from which we have made same extracts. In our paper of Tuesday last, we onnouticed Box *PALM'S departure from Paris, and In* progress on his jour ney through► Boildis to Chuloos. whence lie pro- ceeded through Verdun to the city of Metz, on the Moselle, where he arrived on the 24thi. From Mets he was to set out at four o'clock on the morn ing of the .25th, for Frankfort, at which place his Secretary, Maawr, arrived on the Yid. Their ul terior destination is not mentioned, but the re port boat it is El rurth, is corroborated by the di rection which BONAPARTE Lisa taken. Private ac counts from Crattenburgh, of a later date than the but nand, state, that the ALEhlllike CONSTANTIN& 'sod M. CACLINCOUST passed through Konigsberg on the 15th and 16th of September, and His IMPE RIAL MAJESTY was expected by the 19th at far thest, with a magnificent suite. Another says, that ALEXANDER actually paused through Konigsberg on the 18th. We thus find that ALEXANDER com nienced his journey 'several da) a before BONA PARTE left St. Cloud. As they probably arranged matters so as to meet at Erfurth aboet the same time, this ass necessary. as the place of rendez vous is much nearer to Paris than to St. Peters burgh. Bat this is not the only mark of inferiority which the intended meeting die* upon ALIA:Lin- Dm Two-thirds of BONAPARTE'S journey lie through Frame, along die great mad tine road to Frankfort, and from the political state of the coun try from that to Erfurth, it can scarcely he said that he travels one step out of his own dominiotio; while, on the contrary, ALEXANDER is dragged,a long and unpleasant journey through foreign territories, over broken and neglected roads, and through towns reduced to poverty and wretch edness. At every step he will witness some dreadful effect of the disaster and ruins of that war which he commenced as a principal, and concluded as the partner iu despoiling his ally. something to wound his pride, and agonize his feel ings, if lie possess either Innimuity or manhood. It is with a mind thus mortified, humbled, and de graded, Ir! is to meet the crafty and presumptuous Corsican at Erfurth. If, on equal terms, at Tilsit, lie was awed by the presence of a superier genius, what degree of submission, however low, may we not anticipate, when lie meets that superior genius upon his own ground, eurro•inded with every ad vantage, and has placed himself in his power. We also stated. on Tuesday, that MURAT had taken possession of the Throne of Naples. The intelligence in the Paris papers from that city is of a later date. They state, that he received the oaths of allegiance from the Neapolitan Prelates , and Chief Olken' of the kingdom, at Naples, on , the 14th ult. his Consort was expected at Milan, , on her way to that mpital, on the sense day. The expedition under duocominanri of General BAIRD remained at Falmouth on the irl instant.— It consists of 11,200 infantry, and 5000 cavalry; the latter under the command of General SLADE. As the cavalry could not be embarked for some days, it was supposed that the infantry would not welt for it. The Staff was not completed on the The artillery force exceeds the usual pro portion. Sir Aaruua WELLESLEY wee closeted a con siderable time with the Duke of You yesterday morning. Streatham, Zt t (AtS WYE LLICENCE. 014 OCTOBER SELVING. loss. • • • • *. ;- I.6•Reess,f ode. 11.! -Led Sersidak's:Barspaid. Nib ''boat-Gea. Coecr's Brad bovVr7ilf 41 *-•.> ifiumfi1h.....1: 4 0• 04 1. 1 . it. .1 1 Sips 4 VII, M g r. Vinsitta;f l s 1101'neg- ' Payee's Rarbarira, est sib. tech. • ' 1 1'.94?-1111fleiesit, odr. rilte ilager Illf•eientiOr Qat Crosrenter's Rifleman, sat. boat IllieLloyd's Fan, yst. R. M. 10016, g. to t ors Rillesuan. The Kiaf l s i ALlc. of loop, fur a-yr olds, carrying lost. alb. s-yr ot WS anti: 6-yr , salt. and aged, fast. ob. D. C. ' Mr. Wyadlihnletb. e. filettlod, 4 yrs old Duke of Itaileed's b. c. Rambler. 4 yrs old Mr. Lulea ch. h Snug, 6 vs old 3 Geo. Crwveaur's eh. b. No Cllfli* late doperatiliws, 5 • . yrs old Mr Howarth's hr. Lt. Calsia, 5 retold Duke of Gruftou's b. c. a yrs old Mr. Payne's br re. Barb3risn, s yrs old Lord Sackeille's ch. h. Prospero, aged dr 5 to I us Clectiou. The Tows Plate of Sul. for 3-yr old colts, est. 71b suit Slim, oat. 31b. D. I. Entrance 30*. The 'simper of the sate. ocriptitin fur 3-yr ohla, oil Wedoesdly, to earry llb 'mfrs. Sir J. dbelley'a a. I*. Fumy Mr. Wyuilbana's b. f A irdereda, by Golasulas Mr.iluvrortb's b. e. Weaver .. ..- . ... . Sir F. Sta•dish's 1. by Sir Peter Ld. F. G. Osburoe's br. f. Sleeping Beauty, by Serennw. • Jr Ld. Gresveuer's b. f. Plover Gen. Grueveuor's b..c Rifleman 6 to • against Fanuy.....; to s apt Antlerids..--4 to I apt Wearer. Kr. Batson's Claarnier, art. gib. rec. front Gra. Gowned Bradln!y,_7a. ith• M. tore p. Mr. fttlorweare's Zodiac, wt. sib. roe. ft. free Ni. ASP inor's Brighton, out. B. C. ruop. I. ft. Mr. Shakespeare's Mango. rat. albs est. ft. fresh Sir C. Tar uerN Jock, sat. T'4 11.8 C. coop. b. ft. Mr, Shakkspeare's Harpuerstes,gst. Gib. rec. isp free SA. C. Turner's Jock, list. Across the Flat, 2oogi. h. ft. SIR HEIV DALRYMPLE. TO THE EDITOR. Stu—Having mentioned Gca. Sir IL Dalrytople,tbough it is certainly a matter altogether indifferent to the patine,* he thee tkatOffieer be a native of Scatlstiel or of Yorkshire; yet u a Correspuodest iu Tit r nlllll6ll Fosse, signed A Scotch um., has thought. proper to assert, foriccally, in eontradictioia to truth and fact, that be is an Englishman ' horn in the county of York, 1 shall state such' particulars as may de* onstradictiou. Hill fethnr was of the county of Ayr, and rose to tim rank of Lieiatersaah•Coloccel in the British ocrvite. The aroma /Le Hew is about Afty-sewea =7 , 1 . ars, astra distentered the arly as an Eicalgia in tbe a Ism he remained many years. Hu mother's name wais Bum; ad stir haring, as was before observed, married ear by second husband, General Sir Adolphe, Gughton, be bs airs soca cure aduptorl, befriended, acid brought fornard ih lids big sife's sole.' SIP flew had au pateinaouial inherit/mix, weer a small fiqmium but be rainteled a lady • !to brbitlid considerable accession to it. She was a daughter of this bale General Leighton, I lidless the youngest. These einem. stances may cleallekge implicit belief Year's, 41( YORKBBIBLMAN. ... Lieut.-Geaenali Hard Pauly. arrived in town, yesterday usimnsimpt ksualseal fie* mod six • o'clock. from Portsigoakiandi••lsados lung audience of the latilsoof Yost) . .Ikiijorptiaaeriii-TUluntar et aim ad Guards, ar riveditsi ton-neon Ilkinaday niglitilrain the Cape ot,Gaste4 • '• • Amass* is rotate •of the officers retnined Rots-Pbrtux.ti switktklir A wrul: a We t. taw Era'. Sir C .e Bassaixa is appointed Governor of St. Vincent's., • ,••••c t • A Proclamation' %as been issued by Sit. IL DALRYMPLE to the Portogitest, explanatory at `‘e object which the nritisli (internment had its in of dm week, the Dahstaft, a fine F. cd ut Antwerp, and Came down Scheldt. The Moo log day she went into the harbour of Flushing, to be rigged cud fitted for service. The Russian squadron from the Tagus arrrived on Thurvday MI Portsmouth. The Ceres!. Mcs.Lai.l , is arrived ut Liverpool. front New Pro. id-oce, in 49 Maj... On the 6th Sept. in let. 35.14, N. long. 1i8.38, W. she Nitrite the Melampur, from Milder, who informea Captain Messraue that the fleet from Jauntier, consisting of about 30 sail, were about two houtleed rides a-head ; so that they may b 2 expected to arrive ink a feW drys. Jaws Starkey, and Collins, the two bur glars, coufined in Mount-street Infirmary, fur breaking into the house of Countess MORTON, are in a fair way of recovery, and will iu the course of a few days undergo their examination. flue of the Lanerster conches was overturned, in Dale-str,rt, Liverpool, on 'l'u;•sday se'unight, by th•e breaking of one of the wheels. Several of the passruger• were much bruised, but rinse of them sustained any ►erious injury. The Grand Muccal Festival, at Birmingham, commenced on Wctlitesday L under the dirretitm of Lord GUERNSEY. Mrs. BILLINOTON troy( her bravura songs A canspir," and C'erfvsa aLaN sienuaN;' to the delight and itztonishine.:t every one present. A manuscript Terzetto, " CAA moil um beam cepose," by Mrs..BILLINGTON, BRASIAM. and NALD!, was admirably executed ;_ _and tae - J view, in sending ko„iirtny to *be Benito of the Tager, and reitietottoilvtlat f:;•ulteil el Regent! , uonointeil by the,,Pillnet ofetiso BRAZILS peinoot toAs4rparture,, ..., ; Tpooop f irig,shi g o craw Jeriwkies. wore is corn- tlwrith. the, limo*, brit; 0E0,144:0w. WPM Attgutt, 7 . 1t.... ei, init.,24. T. , , : us arkiTY,lbaitii•igrieolt -.lratries,- Urban, Cistern's, WaitenliK uwoop,kiikcpipet t clireilihoo, Liebe, David i Isaac Destav;, 'F.I .m4..kaltis 1 7 k. Fiends. iiityyroxid, Remy anvoriii, Javillw Kiligitiik I.%gi 'Seipp Ligfiltfuvt., Lire, Le, Dia au, artha ~' lid.atilial: -Mary , AVi ‘ a, Pursuit. Limo- -1 lerY, Robust, Suslamd4.Bsativa, William 1111, William 1 Peat, Wutkiliaad Coatki..aad, affll . 4t four others, inuuve autuowu. Tile Jena". DAVI% Well c4ptured ou the 15th ult. near Gottenburgh, . The lisdatstry, Duatat.t., from lionviitras, for Londontois lost. La,t 'thibiulit week, t)vo .Dahuati, a fine rrrorli 74, wits latiiitind at Aotwerp, and came down the . . KLYCS THEATRE, HAYMARKET. After the reprt4sentatiou of The Sinner, last night, in which Mrs. Stuoons and Mr. KUMBLE displayed their tisitid excellence, and in which tno,t of the Performer% were very re%pectal , le, a new inelo-drama was exhibited, for the first time, enti tled The Forest of "fermata:a:lt ; or, Ps boccie sad Afi Pratte:l. FABLE. Amor* (Grad Duke ofTrrrs,lvauis, Laving heard much in praise of Elisars, daughter to the Sovereign 01 Bulgaria, send* Ornald, his confidential friend, to snake proposals of marriage is btu name. . . thwe - id has no accomplished but ambitious sister, named Mica, who has never Met: seen by illwarie. Oswald sends home the picture of lea foster, instead of that of the Princes Alisstra, to his anaster, who becomes enamoured of the por trait, rod seeds War.* to his treacherous (timid to hasten the tuarriage. Ostoold emielesies his usgociatiou, and de parts from Ifulpria with the Priticess, but by a pretended rencoutte math a iVallathrim banditti, be puts to death all those of I:tisanes retinue aho had men lier fare, it haviug been the custom for ladies in Bul,taria to appear always veiled in public ; and leaving the Princess to the care of two ruffians, in a ruined palace in the Forest of Hermanstadt, he decks his sister with the royal ornaments and dress, and car roty her towards the Court, under the assumed title of Princess Balgaria. The true Maass having succeeded in softening the hearts of 100 ferocious guards, sad essaying (rum their intentions of murdering her, lads shelter is a little Ms um the burden of the forest. To this Lode sliwarw Wino Usiess, the pretended Princess, bating met her in be plogress towards his capital. Oswald and L'lrice are disisiaytd at seeing their victim, mod by their threats and artifices prevent the affright ed Princess from discoveria4 She experiences a vari ety of adventures while thus situated, and particularly at tracts the notice of :Remo, who already begins to dis like the haughty medtur,s of sad to wish he Lad out so hastily been fascinated by WI picture. In the mean time, Zan:dams, one of Edition's escort (a Dislikes** and a friend of her father, the Bulgarian King), having escaped the fate of the Waiter's, other attendants, arrives, on his way to Hermmistadt, at the inn, recogaissa his Sovereign's daugh ter under her disguise, sad having Weird Ossualers COO- Gdalli (Ka, k) to coatis, part of hie caste's villainy, Le throws himself at Mienrie's feet, wad amen &wed and [Unica. die testionoay is set at Arse believed, till two rut. liana, who were to have dispatched Shiers, are bresght iu *ippon of it, awl a diamond etc meat, which Urns bares aet heree tta ii t ueves =imeret soma by Slerrsee, aid produces an info real Princess. The con spirators are peikhest= le itsserit is suited to Elitura. The nada eismteatity of the beekeeper, Bead, his wife Gerlredt t awil Oda yrs Alias% farms the lighter pail of the piece. Aims, origasiag Deers to be one of his own reek in life, losbes loft to her, aid assists, innocently, in adding to the esibeeresepstats she is perpetually thrown Mtn , by the novelty awl 4boyer of her disgnised situation. This piece to Mr. SILLPFINOTON'S play of The Mysterious Bride, compressed into two acts, with the adventitious aid of pretty and appropriate tuusic, some pantomimic action, and every assist ance of the Managers and decoriq ; awl, • stn the exception or Mr. and Mrs. IL Slithgtitt. teas better performed than at Drury-lane Theatre. It was heard throughout with much attention. Yesterday morning lb. MAJEsTY, the Duke of KENT, Princesses SOPHIA, AUGUSTA, and AMELIA,' accompanied by Lady Hulce, General FITZROY, and Colonel Tar toa, rode in Windom Great Park, and returned at twelve. The Queen and Princess ELIZABETH took an airing to Frogmore, ate. The Puke of Ciosnainak was yesterdayinorn-.. Mg on a shooting party, in Richmond Park. Mrs. Grooves is performing at Liverpool. This actress should he ahrsys attached to the London boards, as a comic actress of superior merit. The Opera of two acts, written by time late Mr. TOBIN, and which, by his express desire, was to be set to music by Mr. Sumas, according to report s : was lost in the ruins of Covent Garden Theatre. A few evenings since, Kitten, of the Circus, rem ceived a severe wound on the hand from a broad sword, while engaged in a stage coinba!, and his arm is at present in a useless state. The Countess of Gt7II.FOAD came to town, last night, from Windilrilon, to Sir Feast ts BUR DETT'S house, in Piccadilly.—Mr. HORNS TOOKE. was nearly in the same state as the day before, ut the tine her Ladyship left Wiinhlcdon. The Earl and Countess of ESSEX arrived, last evening, at their house in Hill-street, from Casino bury. Mr. 11. JbHItsTOH, we understand, does not re turn to the Dublin Theatre. Mr. liotwsts suines his situation of Manager, and the new en gagements are, Mr. Linv is, junior, and Mr. lit D• DI ST. Mr. MAZZINGIII ii employed on a serious Opera of Mr. ItEt s, for ti.e Covent- Garden Company. Vissountess SUDI.BY had a seleeteard-party, last e her house iii Dover street. The n Countess DowagerSPENcsm is expected in town, next week, from her seat near St. Alban's. The Duke of MONTROSE is daily expected at his house, in Grosvenor-square, from Scotland. The Hon. Mr. WARD is preparing to leave town, for Portugal. His Royal Highness Momstcus arrived, yester day, at his house in South AuiHey-street, from Gosfield. Mr. Justice MAYNE is arrived in town from Ireland. The Countess of Airr.Estuaw is expected next week at her house in Seytnour-place, from Wilt shire. The licenses of Vauxhall, Astley's Amphitheatre, and the Royal Circus, were rime...ell yesterday. Mr. and Miss HOLMAN were to take leave of the Shrewsbury Theatre, on Wednesday list. Mr. HOLMAN was to play Akrender and Petrnehie, and Miss HOLMAN Stearn, to bur father's Alerander.-0. The perforinances were for her own benefit. .. is erment that FAL4POX and the Arra- - MO - ruing. The performances were for her own benefit. a nd - DIA a • eidMiTal/re.;ct; end tto seder his command may harass him, and The Streatham, Captain Dst.s, outward-bound, Last week his Highness the Duke of Clt.oti- performances altogether were as creditable to the tender such an operation very difficult. In Cute- arrived at Rio Janeim, the 17th July last, having mute paid a visit to Mr. asd MIS. CHAMP- taste and judgment of the Directors, as flattering lour, we ree, too, that at various places on the sprat er foremast no badly that it cou ld not b e NET* . at tp re b er di e i g h, w h ere , aft er viewing the to the talents employed. The bend was the large-t t fis at sea. Capta i n ALE h op e d should b e beatifies of that charming place, he was entertained "'tot.. b e t ween Gerona and Barcelona , the F renc h fis h D h e ever assembled in that town, and consisted of near hue bees attacked, and driven with I as well ale to proceed to sea by the 25th July.. at dinnerinu sty le of superior elegance, and with after- two hundred performers. the whale lad by Mr. Ca. k 1.5 iliegn me, from their positions. If we The Streatheas left Iles MAJEWTV ship Leopard, war ds return ed t o Bath . .much . gra t ifi ed t he HER. The town of Birmingham is represented : tilt the Spanish narratives, may crc- a n d the following shps, on the 10th July, reception he met from his worthy 110=t and hostess. extremely „ ull of company. Among the most dis- aml wc . see no reason to Earl St. riseelli, Capt. *MASON ; Bengal, Capt. At the Ordinary at Oswestry races, last week, a tra : u t uisheJoare, the Marquis of lILRTFORD ; Lath 916 1' 6 ° 3 their authenti c ity, whatever exaggerated Smart: ; Jaw. Ilwehess of Garden. Cansaott ; gentleman, well known in the sporting woad. un- of AyLgarDaD, WAawics, and dertook„ for the trifling sum of seven shilling ` , to Ca A yEa ; Vi.count Duut.tir and WARD; Lords accounts NAPOLKON may publish of the success of Harriett, wcu; liaddart, NtssErr. his arms in Catalonia, his hold of that province con- The 14w1 9 Jose Dwattrrs, EERFuItD ; parted com- eat three quarts of custard in theshort space of two WlLL.m.insy DC Uanalt, BRADFORD, and Cat. minutes, which be performed, with apparent ease. 'THORPE; Sir CHIA Rt.'s SI/anat:sT; end ethers of bhii solely in the 'ant on the Ist June, and the Indus, 'Wta.Twww. • . vunte:svion of Moutitiy, and on the 23d. in IQ seconds under the given time. fashion aud distiLstion. I ,