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1 . .. • . VICTUALLMCWIFFICII, re. se. tees E C43I4MISSiI /N ERS fur r e. His P1....i f ., :Var:, de hey Ore *dice, Tat ms MON DAY, the 113 d qf J, , ameg.siest, they will be reedy to rcctive Tenders Is lorit , eg Pied up), d'iti.ireat for the ripply qt . w',./ii FIiESR BEEF shall ' demanded/47.th, saws of Ili, ,Ifolo ~,, f I t Ships and breads at th a iled g Geent.ey, for liee6 . e ?riewthe certain, firoin the VA aviary, 111(19, and .4ether wail Az irronthr fairways , shall ices on either side for the form iWO ini ther*qr The timitle of retestto be by Bilis, payable with in terest, "Mete duns t;lter date. The Conditions of the Cowl-art met he seen rat f' e !Sec-et, .1 . 11 Office ;at Age QtriCe : .w bj applying to di ...ritiaa.,t, rot GimeNsey . No 'swami will la. .!0.1 to arty Ten is which the Pram Atilt • wot . te iecorted to crud, at knerk, orldlet shall not be "Watered to the thorld IrArr ()or o , Clo .1 toe tie amid 11..nd.0, the 2JI ~ i January sire, so, ii..1r... the Person rho welt. the 'limiter, in . • , war PLII•11 IN his lehaff.ettes. , ...to iIIUICIT when celled tor PIIaNIX FIRE-ORRICE. EIISONS toiose Insurance l'aipaentr dut c.uatsructs, err irriurt,e4 In NV :Voila?. !Lai 4 Rime" ore wit reghly Me 04cei Loutbaral-strect, . ;ad Cheriagicruse ; awl 'Ali the merer:it .igents sts the o.ffspea; - - die Corairy. - • - Yoe orvot bowie:. to Ole rale of Ileilflotes. sod otl . B.,ildios Alaterioto: norfer..i: pra , ?m , for to.orrd bq Pakirt INII7 to ',eke :141i.. to ere .be.not tiro or, re4if ftoli NO irri.. %Ore Ike tt2r.r,o. maL i n t .4.Witiqgo. min rel &ere, hosottlissA Farm se (or now Po'acies. Idoo.log .rock is iootreoloit to. pr Coo Jnlk .10NP.T, Soc. No Matte will be eie4eb7 this Mice ha P•lities et Insurance upon me TM a /beet Nrideed Pounds Lir ape4rae. CAPLIAI. SALE OF SILICMERC FAY ANI) la- ItAiltitY. M t )S wh T irs :gr a t for:tite la lteeu w t: rs. pmi le, rd h ts io r , , ' Invo i ti th r: Nobility; Gctitry, and Pnitiet:. W 11.1.1.114 ttI)BINSON lit•ila loam - Jollot them, that, betog attitut glint IQ tootiocts, be it sellaitg tot !La EN4II ' s tarioditta the FaAtionableGmida, ,pue taamefactamit fee the pre vent .1:01011! MAL a most tmitort.tot to lime ra,,otliecialiy to tottitti.o oho boy r.tuatd.titsiy, mitt t bu want parivbs 411604 min, o.e.A.C. Nil..atalugites 1.. to- lame osi the masses, No. )It, Ills • elettareactet, Covitotlardro. Tiei day.o• published. 'many priaPil its One large sta. Ts luau., peke 11. 1 ic. ti 4. se Were, 4E 111 S frAiX 'sr Prom T fizit Ihieutery 4,1 stir Island, is the Year 11105, the Sett:sews of Lard ara(ert:l. 'Nov Ji) JOll7. Pol ER. Loaioa : Print, .1 fur J. 31a4rotaa, az, Poultry. • Of wh.at *nay Ix Lad, TI K CRI ricAL REVIEW, as labhohed. FORtIGV I %TELLIGENtIi. FROII THE FitENCH 20.4PERH. PRI/CIAMATtON Cr BONAPARTE. ffirsrit axes !--.V.pat bay* hee l , e l uded by pertildt , oua men. Tney have ete,r.tgtal soft In aeu.eless atrttg4le, and you hate had recour..e to arms. Ii there one alt-or.,mt you, who. af,er a , unit's re beetion opott all that lot. , pawed, avoid wit he ton t/Need, that y 011 have Ixrrtt the .port Of the eternal anemic' of the Coatinwit. %la, take rlenght iu wit- C,•• efiumon of Spanish and lereoch blood ?' Whet paouhle remit vrotald attend even the sne ers, of smut campaigns? Au endless war upon your soil, awl a ted.oote uncertainty re..peetiog the fate of your pro;rerty and heat. Within the space of • rev: the .11Hictions oh popular factions. 'rise ilrtingt t,( your armies luau WWII the work of some marches ; I have tattered Al./Arid :--the right% of war would justify one in runkbig a signal exam-ile, liy washing away, in sartrar g es of ,real to the and to my nation: but I have liitaned to the dictates of elem.-grey oaf). Some turn, the author* of all your ralaen!ies, shall alco.e he punished. I shall speedily drive from the Pe 1111 l sal* that Eitglish, army which has been wait totipaio, nut tor the purpuae of ;Assist ance N you, lout to cospire you with a 11.1. e confi dence, and to mislead you. • 1 had declared to you in say Proclamation of the 2.1 ofJurie. that I wished to no your Rrwolerator. To the right., whalt had been cooled to rue by the Princes of the last dynasty, t ou wham] that I sriould ad(' the right of eotispiest. That shall not make uuy alteration to my intetatiours lam even disposed to praise all that may lw generous in your ellorts; tan willing to admit. that year real littered, have berm emaciated from yon, that the real state of thi ha, been rhogni,eil from you. Spautardo, your des tiny is in yourow n hoods, Reject the poisons which the lingh 41 have spread amongst you ;—let your Kiwi , be assured of your adeetioii and your confi dence, and con will be itbire poweiful and more happy than ever you Wive been. All thot obstructed your prosperity and your grandeur I hare destroy- PA; the chair whirl' hale borne down the pi tivie have broken; tarry Constitution ;; it es you li mited and eo:l.ututiettat, itnitewl oi MI absolute lo.saceliy. it Jevvt , dr upon yourselacs whether *tits Constitution shall still connote.• in your b au d. But sl l hi all on efforts prove iraitless, and should you rust talent nay confidence. nothing will remain for we lan to treat you as conquered pro ebtetes, and to plum my Im-other upoit_ another thro;;e. shall then place the crown of gmati np on toy own brad, nod cause it to be respected by the guilty ; for Gull his,. civeo use power and incli nation to surmount all olistaietes. Gives, at our Imreriad Cutup at Madrid ; Dec. 7, ItiOt3; (Xigat,l) ru:..om. lry the Emperor: .113ita.ter Streeter at State, (Signed) H. If. MA it 1.."1*. MUNICIPAL. IN ITING. NIADRItI. err. 9, IPOR. 'llia day, at eleven in the morning, the Dour appointed for the opening of the Sitting, the &flowing persons amirnitiled togedwr Ttw Corregidor the Redding ; the Aleatler : the Dery !. ties of the Third Eqtar ; the Heads of tbr nasly of the Mesta* ; the Procurators ; the Alkaaril-Itlejors ; the bat. haps Bather ; the Vicars , the 1:ody of the etnatta trod beneficed (*ray; the Heads of tin dacnnt contioott. *hies; the body of the Nobility the Ilrmitirs of roe lira principal Clurporatioor ; and all the Deprtattosta reperat at ins the tit dieisioos of the City of Madrid. The t:orregisior. 11/1.4i to adil;.ws the meeting, and informed them, thiitlia bad hod the honour of be ing admitted to prevent the homage of his respect to His Imperial and Royal Majesty, soil to lay at the foot of his 'Drone the tribute of the gratitude of the inhabitant, of Madrid for the kinitiieso and elensency which Ilia Majesty had sheen towards that city. The 4 . :nrregianr expreleked to His 13l n mei • The Conocil of the Malta k compoo.<l a the greet piopric Wit ioesti:e. 'Royal Majesty the happiness which his presence shed over the city, and the' desire with winds all the inhabitants were auitnated to &fierce and to justify such a peculiex Mark of favour. The Corregidor observed, that His Inipeiral and Royal Majesty had condescended to converse with lion in the most benevolent mariner, and added, that the object of this meeting was to acquaint the Deputies or the City of Marina with the Laturdicent lineation. of lli.:Niaje.ty. Accordingly he hail to repeat to them, 1m tow wane terms he hail heard them. the ,edtilueots Majesty, and the fa. onside aispositions he entertained towards the whol e of Spailt ; adding, that the fate of Madrid ruuld depeod upon it,. own conduct. That that would la, a happy awl prosperous one, if the in habitants adhered faithlishy to the Coustitutioa, and acknowledged wilts sincerity, for their legiti tnate king, Jo•epli Naptileou I.; but that, on the other hood, Spats stimuld be reduced to u provineit Of France.. Here, the Corregidor drew a faithful picture of the good nature of King "'eV.' who had employed his best office* said entreaties for the conservation of that tatirital, as well as of the neighbouring cities, and who treated than with the tendernere of a generous father. Tow Corregidor impress al Menu the minds of all the Deputies, that the pr setae of the King in his eapibsi, should be considered us thy greatest advan tawe that could 1w wome I for it, Accordingly, the 13 idic., deeply penet . rated with the sane sentumeat-, 14 1141 *slaloms t.l erutti-i• Lute their best endeavours 14), the leirpintwai of the ittlnibitantA of Marina. determined humbly to im plore Lila Imperial and Royal Majesty to indide . the eaputal with the presence of the king, that (my, and even ail Sp.an, !wing leonine:4 of the signal Advantages winch must, be derived frosts the witAisin of hi. Got eminent. The livputies iisasted that a f:•esh tribute of thanks should be presented to Ili• bnperial and !Loyal .Slnjestv, for the kindness with a Well he hail tresited that C . :1;;., which his triumphant arms had gm:quilt-11, a:nl ( j r- the gesseron. pardon of abut had aliseisee or King. Joseph. tits imperial and Royal 11.!aj ..ay is also to be 111b plored to extend• pardon to t.m.e wlmisi fear had induced to desert the City, as aril as to all the pea saute who had taken up arm*. His Imperial and Weal .olajesty is alga finally to he implored, that he Will be pleased to osar his tromps to respect pmyerty, the holy temple., the re. to a word, the peopert ) or every This litigable sopplielitirm is to be hoid heroic His Inytierial and Royal Majesty. and is to be ,ireseit ed to hills by a Deputation token frotu utno.i the Ite l .reseut.st eves of the city of Madrid. It %Vila rrsnlerd, iu the saute Sitting. that a tri- Lute of the most lively ItraititiWe shou:d ire pa:- Dented to the King Jts.eph Napoleon, oho e ititercestion stilt his August Biothur. the Emperor of the rreneh. saved the city of •• His ltoyal Majesty shall Ira humbly s.opplietted weaut tier favour -of his presence to he city of Muarid. *at under his just and lieutiicestt Govern not tit. good order. piglet, cud ttantintint). usay be iestoretl within its wells. I lir. !loyal Nlarjesty shall he implored to etnplcry his Itor al quad others with his ltn l a•nat Brother, iliac pantos, swot• lie obtained to 'the absent, and to those inhabitants who had taken sip arms. The present proms-v. 4.51 shad be presented to H • is Imperial and Itoyal Illujesty. (Ilea fallow urreral thousaset signatures ] Oa the 11th, *similar meetiug was held, for the Deputies of the Inhabitants ui the parail:es, mud who meeetleel to a similar toessere, whie•h was bke wtse ist..eu.upaitietl with a east ts:►iul►er of signatures. PORTEGUEE PAPERS. 1.1• DON. DEC. • We have no news from Spain that c.ia be de pended upon. Sir C. Cotton sailed nn the VA inst. in the Hi bernia, and four sail of the li•ie having ciiled on u cruise, we have only the Ganges, and one or two smallor ships of war, left. Ad' many troops as conld b.: spared have left us and gode to Spaiu. The 14th Drago:ms arrived here on the 334 from England, and have disembarked, iu order to pro ceed to Spain by land. pry. 24. The Portuguese, who avail themselves of every opportunity which offers, to give the most convinc ing proof* of flair loyal and zealous attuchment to their Sovereign, (Admired, on the 17th inst. the Ibirt of their beloved Queen Maria I. not only in this capital, but also in Situbal, and se veral places, with every demonstration of the must ardent loyalty and lure for their sovereign.— In all the playhouses, johtys, very analogous to tSe present eircuin.dances, were performed. A royal salute was fired from all the forts, by the British troupe who are iu this cavitail,asid by the men of war lying in the port. The ardent desire of the Portuguese to en gage the Preach, whose perfidy, bad raid', and abominable maxims, have reodereil them ob jects of general lietebtution, will tow hare au op poitotssty to display arse►*, iii consequence of the rielef ttt itt allots taken by Isis Royal Higliiiess to di►- paarla an army to the assurance of His Catholic Majesty, his faithful Ally. royal deterinium nolo was scarcely knowii, when our gallant troops, rejoicing iu the import tttt ify of taking vengeance of the treacherous euriny, hastened to put themselves in motion, and nrar:•h to Spain. The first division of this entry; co:upoaell of 6,00 n men, our thousand of whom are eitmlry, has aln ady reached the points where the troops are to join, under the orders of. Major-General A Motile Jose de Miranda Henriques. The esperieace anal valour of that General, and the good disposition and discipline of the troops, alo not admit of s doubt but that their assistance will be round extremely valuable, after they Shull have arrived at their place of dmaination.—(Lichen (;azette, Dee. 24.) , 1 r . , . 1 i ; 1 , t I IMPriti AI. DErILEF.S. wAretr.ww. zmriltOß OF TILE rtExcu. KIVU OF IT.I PROi4.l7Olt tit THE cumrsogitaTs IN OV TUE 11.11111 NE, cr. etc. Taking' into our consideration, that Ise of the greatest aintses which have been introduced into the finances of Spain, etrimna from the alimation of the different branches of the imposts, and that never theless imposts are from their nature inalienable, we have decreed, and do decree 114 1,16/WS Prue!, th. pcbliearion of the present Ileeree, et rry Owl who shall he it. I.ll4.etlotot, Palter hi grew re he Ka r x, or ioy oak. or by any other ttoreci, of arty p01e... whet , eor .4 the et. il eeeletiao:re I imposts cheat cease to neuter them ; clot front .lo o m they may hr Ictrtaher, shall be attar.cr. a!tte the pcyusent *4 their rutin eta c tanirottle to the astute he h. tog, or of the Treasury. The present Decree shall be Fu fished sal registered in all thr (*.a: twilit, Courts, it,id Trttitanals, is sirder to its beittig cstriud Tutu i•arrutinu ss a hi* of the State. r . 4 1pled1) N iPOLIEON. lay the Elitpl : Ilinaster Secretary of State, (Sigurd) N. It. 31.kk KILTILICT FROM TOE MINUTES OF TOE OFFICE o► IittIICTIIRY AF STATE. Imperial Camp al Mail:id, Dee. la, 'bee. Nispolron, Emperor of th” Frroch, King of ftol:‘ , and Vrotector of tlw Codietlerati tttt of the iiiiitw, hove tlevrertl, rod do drrrcl• Hs follows : .let. 1. AU Seigniorial Coeds of Jambes are abulabed in Spain. J. niter than nisi Ito etberjericlirtioti then toe Royal I nuns ef Ji.%t .8. Time pr..riot Decree atoll be pBthl.oBB,l 388 d re:lister...l it , all the ( AWarts. a.d Teibmiak, in order that it ine) b.. exc. tile Lill that Law of the mat., (Sigurd) NAPOLEON. ry the T:Boperor Miaw:er Sevrtlary of Stow, .11isweti) H. R. MARLT . Than are several other Decrees, and ?mune inter cepted curresprsudence. lly one of these Decrees a genera pardo n is !misted to all Spasionls who shall b.. 411.:visost to Bonaparte, wills tire following excrptions; a n d the Members of the Council of ("iistile are branded as coward's, mud iiisaorsloy of twin.; 11agiNtrates of a brave nation. The following sa.rsoo, are proscribed ss avowed etwenivti to ranee anti Spain, viz. TLe Poke 1 Date dc Hijar Duke dr Medina f'rle Duke dr 41):.usia Marquis dr Saws Cs nc (:slut dr Lavin. Nom.: Cowin d'Alt'lnira Prior. of Cosirlfr.sice Pierre Cerallas, :ate 7.loiider I 1;31.4up of Santander. of Moir. 1:y another rree the li the number of oilvi.nts art , attd feudal rights ate abolitsi ; wtiticed to aur-third; TIII BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, MONDAY. JANUARY 9. DP:PATCHLS FROM SPAIN-PARTIAL ACTION BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND FRENCH All- IMILS-CAPTVIE OF A FRENCH GEN IRAI. OFFICER. An Officer arrived yesterday, from Cotonou, ut the office of the Secretary at War, with dispatches for Goversirmtt. They coutain en mamma of the movements of our army, from the 17th to the .27th of December. In that interval, as we hail already been apprised by the . Spanish lettered and pipers, Lard PAGET had a gbod deal of skirtitis: o i oo g with detached corps of the enemy'. cavalry, which lie Noel repeatedly attacked and defeated. Ou the gist, this gallunt leader attacked and routed mane of the enemy's cavalry, taking 144 prisoners, and Lieutenant-Colonels, besider 11 inferior officers.— All tine appears to hest been preparatory to a general attack upon the filmy of Marshal Sutra, whose Head-quarters remained at Sublime, on the 2:0I. The necessary urrungentents having been mole, we thatlerstatid Sir JOHN Moonlit had aimed &rivent upon that day, to commence a gesteral at tack upon SOL' LT'A corps, in that position, when he received an account that NAPOLEON had broken up with his troops before .:putrid, and wee upon his march to SEiNJOHNVII and Valladolid. Our readers will recollect that SOC LT'S corps Wlti mem into Gal foie with Multi to traverse the northern coast of Spaio it, the direction of' Cornotiti, wider an idea entertanted by NAPOLEON, that the British army Kill retreating into Portugal. That opinion, hoe ever, we, errotteons, tool has Ind to important eon set:promo. By acting upon it, Souir's corps was placed in a most critical situation, as it was re prised to au attack from the envoy tinder Sir JOEN Moony., of superior force. ‘Ve find that as soot, as \ A rui.Lox saw his error, he adopted measures to talent it. It may be seen it, the 1911. Bulletiu, which we published on Saturday. that he was preparing, to 'end a fort:: from Madrid in sup port of SuuLT. The corps of the Doke of DANT.. siC, (Marshal Lefebvre) arrived ut Madrid on the btli, and was ieviewed next ,tae on the Prado.— Four days afterwards, we find it, the same it that the Esteutort, on the lath, reviewed the trkule (y* the united mpg of the Duke of Dia.:Talc beyond the Ittnige of St gnvia." New the stalled carp:: of the Duke of DANT/IC must mean Isis own corps, augmented by other corps, and as a full French netts amount. to 2.1.000 suet,, the force re ,iewell on the road to S.:grain most have, been very eon iideranle.—Segovia. it will be also seen, on re ference to the snap, is on the direct line between Madrid and the position of the British army. and the Doke of Dastzte's force could be sent in that direction with no other possible view than to °pirate against Sir JOIIN Mauer in support of Marshal Sourr. Tire runwainence, we under stand, has been, that General Mooat: Castling the whole French army tearing down upon biro, 1111111 e. diately commenced his retreat, in artier that h might not be gut oil trout hi: resources and magas rives ; and eonceivitig that it would utd be prudent to hazard a general action with such greatly supe rior force. This movement, we understand, was not effected without some sharp skirmishing be tween the rear of the. British end the van guard of NArtitzom, from Madrid, pressing close upon it. The •tititssli troops poii:riuully engaged upon this etvattioit were the loth Light Dragoons (the Fritter of WeLks's Regiment) and the igth. They lead a sharp action, in which they killed a great many of the enemy, and took a French Ge• iieral (nicer prisoner. Li..utettatit-Colonel Ltttii, ' of the loth Dragoons, is stated to have greatly et, tiugnished hinmelf in this action. The Duke eti DANzzic, (Marshal Lefebvre), is said to be th e French General take n prisoner. The Officer wt.e arrived yesterday in town with the dispatches, is a son of the Eon! of Floes:Nowt. He left Sir ,!i:arkr MOORS jt AmLOrgO, to which place he hod (lire:v.4 his retreat with great i.e Igettent amid in good or der, but closely pct....J.(11 by the French army. Under these rirettui-Lpieeti, there is a ehatire Ora the reports of au inottrvectima evilest the French, and eftlicir maiseacre ut Merited, may not lee wite t out some Paulithition. It might be eepeeted, that finding the principal part of the French army mitt.- drawn, the Spaniards sho,ehd take adventage of the oppoi tensity. We have received Lsttett papers to the 27th butt, but they are destitotc of nen. fn o Spain. All the hoops which. could be spared have kf; List on for Spain. They were to be followed by the led/ Dragoons, which landed ou the em. A Aluil limo Corr 00000 a arrived on Saturday, with letters and paiiers to the Ist instant. The papers contain nothing 11f any interest of it later date than the accounts brought by the Diapia. ,The private letters of the 31,t, state, that the British head. quarters had been established at Sabagun, about eighteen iniles fruto Saldana, the head. 1111111 term oi . the Fiend' army under Marshal Sot: IT, and that nil the enemy's pickets, en the Western Ranks of the Cea, had been driven across that r fiver. q lint her letter glees a different direction to our arm) ; it states, that it was moving to the east ar.l of the Carillon, with a view to cut off the retreat of Marshal Sut.LT, and that the affair in which unr cat airy distingui.hed themselves. took place near Pakticia, and not at Sabagune-- The head-quarters of the French Airily ceme ntite!, ou the it'd!, at Saldana.-,-lt was understood to have beau strongly rrinfoiced front Alain. '1 he village of Eseob4r had &wen plundere,l and eirt..ly deatroyed, in cotivelyien..e of the inhalTrtatits having fired on a French patrolr which catered the The leen accounts from Saragossa are of the stll. —it that date the enemy occupied Ala;on, tn.ent 15 miles di.tant, but nothing ass known tille r of their force ca. intesitions.—"lhe inhabitants were en gaged in extensive arrangements fur their defence s and were revolved bravely to taist..its the .4toriout character they had aequired.—All old risen, wetuch. and chi.dreu , or such pe rams, generally, as are on. able to bear arms, arc obliged to leave the city. arid the 5 - Iciiistrates iu all the towns of Arragon are rendered personally responsible for the appearance of ail soldiers or recruits within their respective dis trict*, itt the !nod quarters. before the sth Deve.e ber. A Proclamatiou, enjoining these measures, was hauled at &MIK/1.104 011 the 2d, by PAII.AFUA, alto has been hives ed with slimier powers to those en. trusted to MlN:mt.*. The Supreme Junta was about to remove to Se ♦ille. The army of General LA PEPA had, on the I Rh, passed St. Clemente. Generals Mos I.A GAZULEr had, at the same date, necrip;cd the passes in the mountains of La :Mucha. The rc se:ves of the army of Grenada had marched figois (iw:die to the froutiees, the reserves of Jeau 'and Cordc••va acre asseur:Aing ou the Guadalquivir, and, with the te,erve of Andalusia, would form an army of locally till ) thow‘aori men. Extract of a letter from au officer in the British squadron, at Vigo, dated the 9.9 th List :—" Tile best act:omit. here say, that the French stormed Madrid three several times, and were repulsed with great loss--they retired to the Ream, and are now there, surrounded.—Two sheers of rank among the Spaniards, who would li.ve acced ed to their proposed truce, were mati . sacred be the moh.—Jo,ooo men, at least, it i • confidently suit', have fallen by the Spanish arms.—The date I rail• not ascertain, but imagine it happened about three weeks ago.—.4Jur army were within two days 111011 h of this place, when dispatches of the about news overtook them, and they are now retracing their steps back again.—By this time they insist be be yond Salamanca, amp the two armies of Generals BAIRD and Sir Jows twits have formed a junc tion, 35,040 strong—not a man more. From the tops of the houses the French were thrown into confusion at Madrid, by bleu, boiling hot water, and eery missile weapon they could collect to de. stroy their iusailei%. This news is. no doubt, true, hut proliahly not to the extent it is here willingly believed." The tmops from the Downs, wl.ich :irrived at Portsmouth, so far back es hl.u, .ht last, remained xt Spitheari last 'running. The win,l having barn favourable for Spain, their supposed destination, is