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s FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. 1)V11;t1 i•nrEttS. lIAIIIILINAH, JAN. j 6. Letters from Dresden mention, that sines the return of His Saxon Maje•.ty from Paris, the Prin cess Malta Amelia, daughter to his brother, the Duke Maximilian, has been treated with particu lar distinction. She has not ytt completed her loth year. An article from that city, inserted in the public juurnalv, mentions • rumour of an intended union between this Princess and the Prince Herm of Bavaria ; but, it is remarked, that the pupers published in Saxony observe • 11 0 (4111/11 silence upon this topic. INtirltUCIL. JAN. 4. On the 22d ult.a court-martial, of which Gen. tit verol le riga President, pawed seut epee of death on three insurgents, called Ignatius Haller, John hitcher, and &mid(' Bidder, for being taken in arms against the French, five days after the procla mation alms Imperial Highness, the Viceroy, on the e2cl of November. The letteis from Hovered° and Botzen, are still &lit with regard to Andrew Hotter. It may there fore be inferred, that lie keeps himself in conceal ment, or via hr has left the country. His wife and two datightera still occupy his house nt sey et. In the mean time the tranquillity of the Tyrol is been ,ig every day more secure. A few days after the entrance of an inconsiderable French gar rison into .Botxen, the communiemiiiiis with that place were tut off by a body of armed cc mle ; but as the peasantry of the environs took no part in their proceedings, they ware forced to retire without effectiog their purpose. A similar attempt was nude against Brixen, by one Koll, who is detested by the whole country. On the advance of the French troops. the mob that he had collected was beaten back, after some slight resistance, during which the houses in the suburbs were set on fire ; Koll wag taken prisoner in the action, hut after wards effected his escape. At Meran, events of a more sPrious nature took pl.iee. of which the Tyrolese give a most afflicting description. A French colunio. cousisting of be tween 7 mid soon men, was, in the first instance, repulsed, and in the vicinty of .las-y and Passeyer, two battalions were, after a brave resintotwe fur Cam.: days, overpowered and disarmed, by the su perior numbers of the insurgents. General !Unice was, in consequence, recalled, and General Bare gluey proceeded to conduct the opera taons, aud, by combining energy with humanity, produced the happiest results. His head.quarters are at Bourn. On the 17th, he caused two of the ringleaders to be shot in the market-place, and on the lath he issued a proclamation containing the most serious admonitions, which hare had the desired effect. SPANISH AND PORTUGPESE PAPERS. LISBON. JAN. 12. According to intelligence received from Cottubta rof the Pith iustaut, their Excellencies Matahal-Ge neral Lord Wellington and Marshal Ritresford, ar rived in that city, and reviewed, on the sth, the Portuguese troops, who are in cantonments in the ea%irotis of that town. They were highly pleased with the discipline of the troops, who went through their Jarrett* mancenvres to the satisfaction of their illustrious Commanders, end of afl the English (Meer, present.—(Lisbon Gaulle, Jen. 12.) Time accounts which we receive from our armies, are of the most satisfactory nature. They art on the best possible footing, both in poiut of streugth and doeerity ; and deserve, by their mancruvrrs end o °lotions, the praise of the worthy Chiefs, to whom his Royal Highness has Oratod to entrust them. The most perfect harmony prevails in our armies ; stud every man is ready to sacrifice his 'ifs for the preservation of his country, his religion s and his Prince, whose dominions all good Portuguese have soots to &feud.— Lisbon Diary, Jim It appears, by all the intelligeuce received from Spain, the tit,: French forces in that country have not yet been reinforced in any considerable degree. to judge, from tloe movements which they have hi therto made. The Spanish armies either maintain their position, being considerably reinforced, or tuRVe forward against the enemy. In short, every thong announces the most fortunate resat I 1.--/ Yesterday a report was current, on the strength of letters from Cestelle Blanco, that General Car rata attacked and defeated Victor's army in La Mancha, the remains of which Red in the utmost confusion in the direction of Madrit!..--(ibid. Jaw. PI) 111ADAVIL, JAN. A. According to intelligence receivi-4 trom Gentle men of gr...it respectability, the French force in Talavera de la Reyna consists of about Coon men, horse and foot. They who occupy Toledo are ince•.santly manceuvernig and v.orking at the fortifications ; the French troops in Maottni du, the R'lnir• This shews that they do not expect any con.i.lerable reinforcements, but merely endeavour to m.int nu thentgetvem in their pre.et.t posittun ;‘ , thnut being able to make the lyrist progress their cn-i.Luerts.—;/6i4.) tDAIO2, JAN. 5. The eccntonr• which catty curter at thi• place are of the mist flittering fowl. The Duke del Purrp• a n d Bat:iiiiivros, it is said, 11r.• 11141'01111g with Ow utintKt activity to furru a iitintiou is that op.:ia- LONDON, MONDAY, Essaumm 6. We have received Dutch Papers to the 29th Tart; they afford gr. •.,ds to inspect that the ac counts in the French Papers, of the complete re de Lion of the Tyrol, a►e false. A French corps of AOOO men was lately repulsed in the vicinity of Passeter, the native place of the celebrated Due. FED,. Of this gallant soil enterprising Leader there 13 no serimni, but it is presumed that lie is .one to Al, nna ; it I-, however, very improbable that he would entertain soy hopes of succour at that Court ; nod still more improbable that he has abandoned his country, as his family remain at Pas seyer. Those who indulge in speculations upon the destined Bride of 13J if APAIITS. may be induced, by au article under the Hainhurgh head, to pre sume that the Princess MARIA AIISLIA, daughter of Duke MAIIMI UAW, the brother of the King of SA X 0 NY, is the unfortunate female destined for that precarious_ elevatien.—She is iu ber sixteenth year. Dispatches were received on Saturday by Minis- ters from America; but their contents have not barn suffered to transpire. They were brought by the Duke sprat packet. in 34 days, from New. York. The mails will be up this morning. The Sag/bare, bearing the flag if Sir J. W•Ill• RIM sailed fro. Halifax for Bermuda, the 30th of November, leaving at Halifax the 7.0/su, /adieu, Grerrier, end Ferrel. The Peirce. with store-ships, front Antigua, ar rived at Halifax early in December. While the Prim qf Kent packet lay at New- York, eight-or nine of her crew deserted. Mails from the Leeward Islands were receitel in town oil Saturday, containing letters from Bar 'entries of the 14th December, from Martinique of the 16th, and from Antigua of the 26th. From these we learn, that Admiral Cocuaase hues re turned to the West Indies from fialifint. sad wu at Port Royal, Martinique, the 17th December. making arrangements for the intended expedition against Guadeloupe, but which, it was supposed, would wait the arrival of the expected reinforce ment' from England. The force assembled at Barbadoes, including the troops from Halifax. was estimated at 8000 men, sad the different Islands were expected to contribute 3000 more ; in which vase the conquest could not be attended with much difficulty, as the enemy had not more than MOO or Woo reitular troops previous to the arrival of the two frigates from L'Orirnt; and with thee, cod some newly-formed black corps, the Governor had retired to the strong fort of Fleur de la Pays, where hr was preparing for resistance. It is stated hr had been obliged to disband the militia, in consequence of their disaffection. The &goers and Alfred, which tailed from Purls- mouth the Pth November, arrived at Barbsdoes on the 13th December, in company with the Freya and Frolic, and were on the 2lst assstilig in th ‘slockscle of Guadaloupe. The Loire and OrirAetii frigates were daily expected by Admiral Cotn.., LANE. The former sailed from Portsmouth the 19th November, with convoy, having 1800 troops on board, and the Orpheus had charge of a body of troops from Guernsey. On their arrival the long menaced attack was to be made on Gouda loupe. A letter from Antigua mentions the re ceipt of intelligence there, that our squadron off Guadeloupe had destroyed two French frigates in Ilaimateire ; bot that in accomplishing that import ant service, we had to lament the loss of several brave men, includiti; Capt. Cestetton, of the I lazard. The le and neindeer arrived at Barliadoes on the 14th Deccan with convoy from Cork. Accounts received, some time ago, from South America, stated, that an apprehen•iun prevailed in the provinces oil the Rio de la Plata, that their Government intended to transfer, or rather to be tray, theta, to the Princess or BRAZILS, who laid claim to the Sovereignty. in right of, her affinity to the Royal Family of Spain. These suspicions at I ist burst forth in a manner which soon terminated in the subversion of that Government. The cha racter of this revolution was, however, perfectly loyal, and conducted in the most peaceable and re gular manner. The suspected authorities being removed, new functionaries were appointed in their place, of tried attachment to FERDINAND the VI Ith and the former order of things, and, before the end ofSeptember, order and tranquillity were perfectly restored, without strife or bloodshed. Gii thy •ntd of that mouth, the new Governor of Buenos Ayre, issued a proclamation, grouting a complete amnesty to all persons concerned in the disturbances which had taken place. to report it. Saturday morning the brig Eliza, PALMER, from Gibraltar, arrived at Om Nlotherbltik, Portsmouth. She sailed on the Ist ult. under convoy of His MA JESTY'S ship Mercury, Hon. Capt. DESCAN, with ti sail of transports and merchantmen, and parted from them on 'Tuesday last, in the Chicuiel. 'The Mercury and the remainder of the convoy may be hourly expected. Also arrived the Patriot, Bitovrx, from Moga dore, bound to Loudon. /is the 15th ult. in lat. 47. JO. :wig. 10. W.; she fell in with the ship Parcher, Captain FALSE/ME. from Bengal, bound to Lan do.. and took out Colonel ST. Lanett and n.. The Porcher experienced very bad weather on the 4th, 13th, and 14th, split all her sails, and carried away her rudder. ()a the 21st, the Parcher fell in with the Dryad, Captain E. Gat.wry, which took her in tow, and carried her into Cork, where she arrived on Friday sennight. The Pincher left Bengal on the 10th September, and St. Heleos, on the 211tb Nov. in company with the Gaages. The 4th and nth regiments, which have em barked at Portsmouth in twelve transports, for Gib raltar, sire to take the place of the 30th and 47th Regiments, which are to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope. A detachment of the 3d Dragoon Guards, and of the lit heavy , German Dragoon,, with upwards of 200 horses, have ernbarted for Lisbon. The Comet, ('apt. M. SKIM convoys thew., with the trade for Portugal; and the Jamaica, Capt. lysAatr, the troops for Gibraltar. The whole will Sail the first fair wind. We stated, on Saturday, some of OUT objec tions to the steps taken by the lie use of Commons to prevent the publication of the proceedings of the Committee of Inquiry upon the Wslcheren Expe dition, in the usual way, in the Newspapers. We have since heard that the meariare is to be aban doned, at the request of Ministers; but this pro mise may be only a trick► or a false compliment to Mr. PIRCEVAL and his coadjutors. For our own part, our zeal in the cause is very mach abated.— An idea has gone abroad that the Newspapers are interested, that their sale will be hurt by the veto to publish as nine!. and that, therefore, is condemming the enforcement of the order for the exclusion of strangers, they are influeweed by selfish motives. This reminds us of the argument of some very deep and sage politiriaars, who have discovered that the Proprietors of Newspapers are a peck of unfeeling, sordid wretches, coostitntional, natural, and pro fessional advocates for war, because war excited curiosity, and curiosity must produce en increased demand for Newspapers. These sage and deep politicises, little considering, et the time, that any profit upon the increased sale was absorbed by the inctease of price, in all the articles and means of their trade, by that veer war which was suppo.ed to be the fountain of their ill gotten riches, and this to le great en extent. that, with a very hot we; and very hot expedia bons to Spain and ii'alciuren, which, if the argu ment had any foundation, must have made the last a sort of leap-year iu newspaper prosperity ; they were obliged to go to Parliament, as paupers, and *elicit relief. This is a very ungrateful and very humiliating subject, sod therefore we will slot at present press it farther. In our disapprobation cf ISllt.Your.'s conduct in enforcing the standing order of' the House to exclude the public, we deny ell 'selfish motivo.s. and stand upon public grounds. The in creased anxiety, trouble, and expewe, of reporting the proceedings, as in the Duke of Yoat's case, could not be repaid by any increase of sale upo n newspaper, where all are exerting theit%i.ll justice to the subject.• They will, o n 'lit, be gainers, if reduced to the itccessity the Minutes, as publiblied by the su.i.oritv batztent. The public only will lost by the and their loss will be considerable. A detail will certainly come forth. of all the finally put and finally answered ; but the, jected, and the answers imperfectly givenoil pressed. The arguments and debates, and k in the scene upon these questions and never appear. All the spirit of the bthi. N . those lines and colonel', which are necessar s t,, e stitute a true picture of the real case, wonting; arid, as to names, the people all knew little of the conduct of their reprrsentssivi,, they cats know of what is paining , in Ow been, Constantinople ; for, the rrindegedßeperter, whomovithout meaning any ~ifeileseelterealti•tr better in the gallery cf the limier of for the newspapers, mina only report obit set down for him. Upon every question d.scussion, he it ordered to withdraw and it main in the Muse, it is oo part of hio Every event, every week that elapses, end reflection, combine to etrengthen the which we have so often, and so strongly, r* on the impediments, external and internal, struct, Mud miry ultimately overture, the enterprizit of the Ruler of Fiance, for th.• Lion of Spain and Portugal. It i► °Woos arms of the Freoch,though victoriou►, are sire. In fact, let as ask, what portion of Spa s BON•PARTE occupy, or posses, at the close ..t nuary, 1110, which he had not conquered a ago, in January. 1809? Saragossa and hair, indeed, both, we must admit, brw ductd to surrender since that pi riod ; but, ea other hand, Corueina, Ferrol, and many - in Ggilicia, Astoria, and L. on, ha . ve throws off yoke of the invaders. Madrid, Toledo,' Burgos, all these cities, were in NAPA, session, either previous, or stilt/. (pelt to the pulsiois of Sir JOHN hlounE frotn the - Neither towards Valencia, ruir ‘I dor*, nor Merida, do the arrineft of NET, VltTue, and SOULT, seem to 61(1v :we. hear norhin4 of them in La Mancha, from province they appear to have retreate.d. Nor, may credit the positive assertions of the • 'air either of the bridges over the TpKue, flat Alumna, or the other at Arzolnspo, at-mm.l the enemy. They Ire er.dently stattouary, waiting f..r reinfurcetuents. in order to Nuke operations. It was not thus the tale upon elf nttlr t° theiusel re ,, o ~.,bliss eta the Cebu , see ce " tt Y 4 1C,p, sit' i.Orlty of a , 31 of all t by th e chi". • A dry ande 4 , all the ow.. ince is t e t heCtllesti„ t BCZA gioettiertll h e s well tens end tnese.% • thy to and l'hereri the busii.es e , • r , and necessary e ,„ l. cell tries, al case, will y, 'cable eople all kens preseutativi-,, env' in Lissa, * "d Reps 'Acre tBru i hive le of Cunin toe Gossett report alio n eve a ra uestion inrolh,, • orrcuce as ; and it he r e !, o f hill Orman * fel de,r ants to • apse., and nes r uin :11 r i °e i n ni t i t , g e i r t Ytis t i t i a . nat:h14:4176;10,4:4 .oLl,,ArPniithrrani.eta‘ri:ot:,l,l o fGe bt itot rhe stated ion I o,ort not prows * • ion of Spoil ono nth of t the close se t h e pr rragiin. Doqueted v nt Mt cud Gen,* Bettye, . of M idmit. o d ; b ut, un t:4 toll that other our many *the, Ono re thrown of ire acre in r Toledo, Se,ol and rouse the same klsweLsos's 'pelt to the of eivslr: lite in the penius • the the f ed a ror. tl ti iirria, hos Co • MOlTtil, fmm t er, to advance. ha quart nor, de eh*, frost wiri of Led. Nor, tins be Sego' the Spann/4', r Taps, tl•at d amass ed“ Or f OVA Ps3! °"uPw‘i b! few Ic „ stationary, ail f two g ler to r-,woe ways, he as that the Gino- in the re PrO*6. There, itilhaos t overtuswd tatty eorei reel, that, to CO. tot, ark his brother set the di Such i Pent usidertakii,:, Sight, set drl, and then Spotlit, remittent, to to the 14: dictates M:st do se not hear the Arno all 0 the Irene :r his return , exagerat a, or at S will not al it esptmologe • foond,itin )serre. that,. Lions a re nature it will, hated in las performed s fr A u n t n a tio . t a i n o ti tl v o e g f i'ille of l'are, or his new bruit, hod or ion in. bottle, Iles loa c n i f ; ae r e° t , Soi of Aline err a ; 4 . N e ls : Dw it L • L t :h ho e " , ll° B.: l4 tg nl Lit e: , i4 : l : l : lll : :,. ll war lid, .an the army :7ga:fit whichl(t of N' ic ' he A ►sl ro:B:nflir.ur in :' the Lord out merely or denJ up d ue t s * 181 CIIISitIO e t, tAussamt Ictsisips to . tau ter SP" G ! enerals the roasts, an" f;- orge . s *erne° , nvi!' the HMI. y, where ua Jett et itaid to no bete n* • no split' The FL w wish to be ' free per M represented rile spa Pm ' Prevented They will "" t Capt, J ro ta, Of euplor "r room i m pede • P. the i" ience of th e alt. wm c, „ :t t ptt6oo l l in t toot- Sit 1, that ihr wTh e L e : w y f . le hx: ° ,: n i tti . si e gt o h. l l dory"' , tal i 111:11 nation lass o out kii'isitt nu rec leirof case. , I.y A' tions with the army which we have is that province under the cumin/mil of the Duke de Albuqurque, all with that of La :Mancha, which when united, may act with effect, and, by gainiu6 a decisive victory over the enemy, indemnify us fur the losses we have lately sutured. In the mean time we shall not fail to gain many advantages over our perfidious assail ant•, by th.se parties of true patriots, who every day prove, that our country may he saved, if we are not iletiriettt iu the love of it, and union arming ourselves. The Elighsli, under their worthy General, Lord Wellington, who were at this place, assure us, that they have occupied the points svhich our army had evacuated in Castile, in such a manner, that. ac cording to the plans they have formed, the day of our glory aid the moment of our vengeance are not fir distuut. Every one of us is edger to render memorable that day, by exerting our ancient vir tues, and freely dispensing our treasures. ANOTHIR LIMN, SAMS DATIL By letters from the Army of the Centre, we learn that the cavahy has retired upon Zaen, and other places it. that province, in order that our infantry, intuutettat the bridges of Despettlmperros, may tact without ohstruct ~,,, ; that post, 010110 the cavalry cannot amt there, beiti4 of great importance fur ob serving the movement. of the enemy, and strength ening those pu.itp,aa which are in danger of being attacked.--:Lisbon Gazette, Jen. I I.) SADAJOZ, DEC. 30. According to the last accounts received from the army of the ee at e, it was in the best t rdar and dis cipline, and tecuvied the same positions as we be fore stated. lt consisted of 35,000 men, all armed ; on the 23t1 inst. 10,000 muskets were distributed 'loom! those who had none, having lost them in the dispersion at Ocana.(Snate Paper, Jas. 9.) CADIZ, DEC. 31. The following patriotic trait of the intrepid Mina, who so successfully harassed the enemy on the north of the Peniusala, deserves honourable mention : Among a number of prisoners, lately made by his party. was the !Ay of a French General, who offered him • ransom of six thousand piastres.— " :feud me six thousand stands of arras," answered Mina, " and you shall have the lady." Itetrogryde movements are observed onsnn4 the French troops in Castile, and the Duke del Parcpie is said to be ag.iin advancing.—fibid./ T H E BRITISH PRESS. can made war on Awstria or on PT 1:1*6. velocity of movement decided, and thing. 11'01 he not begin soon to feel, that, jugate a nation, by shoo he end his brother held in abhorrence, is quite I different - from vanquishing armies in the find. and then tiruidsting a feeble Prince or Government, to cept the ponce which he offers or dictates? does he linger at Frianou Why do ae him, as we did immediately af:er his retina Erfurt, at Madrid, or at Astorga, or at Sr , Is It di.ease, or catalepsy I 11'ithout es opinion upon that point. we may obserc^, that, Ins stippobed attack. of whatever nature it was, August lest. at Schoenbruun, lie has performed pii!Oic act, demanding c'.ertion of body, or hyoid a journey, or an audience, or a nod , scene, or a dinner at the Ilmel de Ville of Pare, a hoisting party. Is he waiting for his new' and does he postpone the destruction of Spain. he has accomplished that marriage rites and airs ? No ! He is waiting for new armies, Liars, and means of carrying the war into ' sit, with irresistible force, as he did, a into OW and New Castile. He may order his Minister of Fiasnee, in a pert which is calculated for the merid:,n of I don. and the inanity or falsehood -of which err fectly understood at Paris. to say. .0 that he *eine& during 1909. so establishment of else died thoesastd infantry. besides cavalry." A , same Minister may add, as if a merely mod ilicidental circumstance, arising out uf, or sidling from. the preccdii.g frets, that " of the force proposed to be kept up during t amounting to three haadred wad J iffy is to be employed oa the operations in SAM, the other half is destined in defend the coesttitl"' maritime expeditions." Then, assertions !" current in • caihtal. and a country. where un 0 dares to contrail), to dispute, or to Jett ct and ie pose them ; but they will inspire aa appri: beyond the Pyrenees. Would we wish to beg the prevent picture of Spain, as it is represented the Preach themselves, by Joserm BOalr and by NadeoLaoses Clesorrals? They will lot accused of pas tiality to the insurgent', et Tipp to exaggerate the ol.stscles that impede dnction of the country to the oheAience of di dynasty of Ajsccm. Yet it es pieri.ely in Gwaeterts of Paris and of Itlailrid, that lb' 1 ° damning proof. are accusmilited, a the deflieu we might nlinunit lie tempted to s,:y. • lily, of enforcing the ignominious teal oppro:w. 17rimoy meditated fur the Siesiiidi uot" people by a foreign ruffian. r If we penes the di at h ad !Al , " A ~- / ~i /*