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nearly finished. and the line of sharp-►hooters on the right ha. been advanced to within 100 paces of the wall that surrounds the Convent of the Holy Cross. From the 224 to.tke Val.—The approaches were cow itiettd. as welh ai the parapet, throughout the while length of the second parallel. The artillery were occupied in completing the batteries. The enmity kept up a swfy brisk Bra. but did hardly any faiochiet, • -* Free the •2111-to the 44th.—'Fwd new approaches *are Gowned. one on the right; the other on the left. The artillery completed the inside revilement. (linings) of all the batteries, and lifteeu platforms were laud down. Our sharpshooters were annoyed from the Convent of the Holy Cross. At mid night 300 urrnadiert were assembled and divided into two columns; the first consisting of 40 gre nadiers sod site sappers, provided with hatchets, p chute., and two sacks of powder, commanded l'apeuu Matzen, of the engineers, wus to cuter to . rent by the rear, while the other column, et •ter the command of Captain Francois, was to p :s.•-ate by the front. Captain Maltzen. after reeds which did no mischief. arriv ed at the g de. which he found barricadoed.—He ap.ilied his p.wder to it, blew it open, and wus the first so enter the Conveat with Captain Fran ces.. 'l'hey proceeded as far u the second gate, which Captain Maitzen also blew up. The Spa niarels theu, to the number of 200, abandoned the ground-i he. and retired to the upper stories, from wheels "they kept up a very brink fire. Captain Francois received a musket-ball. of which he is sinew dead. At the sane time Captain 31altzen rereist..l two shots: not wt htttoding his wounds, he did net retire from the scene of action, but ordered the secretary preparations for setting lire to the Convent. Re did not retire to have let wounds dressed until he had seen the greater part of the C .event is II ' , nes, and osost of the-Spaniards who wt re in it esvelloped in the lames. This sitair, esclasive of the loss of Captaiu Francais. °mi aowed us the loss done man killed and it wounded. From the 24th to the 25th.—The night was em plcyed in completing the hoteries, mounting the artillery, supplying ammunition, and putting them in • condition to open their fire at day-break. From the 25114 to the It6th.—The enemy were driven out of that part of the Convent that was not Most, sad the upper part of it was set on fire and totelfy consumed. One hundred and fifty men were posted and entrenched in the surrounding wall and the pales. The batteries opened their fire. From the 36tis to the 271 k—On the 26th, at four is the morning, the fire was re-commenced against the fort. Three powder maguises, one of which ems etuairierable, were blown up. sod a somber of howitzer shells were thrown. which set fire to the place is several gouts% On the nth, the batte ries began firing aside at dawn, mid did not cease all the day. The great siksio6 of shells that were throfieu into the fortress increased the fres that had broken out s blew um mother magazine, and so da mned the false bray. that it is especial the breach will sou be practicable. The fortress is to be summoned so the with. siresust TillitATßS.---spoujay TIM STEN I NG, SATURDAY, Jelly , ill be performed (17th the COUtie Opera .4 ! THIS LOVE! ea. THE MASQUERADERS. Woll (Om the Ant Mar) a mew Melo-Dramatic foterlais meet, ealkdi TWENTY TEAM AGO. Tie Priweirel Mammal by Mr. Ram L Mr. IC sigiit, Mr. 1. Smith, Mr. Diertow, Mime R. Reds, Mies Kelly The sew C.weic t.yereolTriekeapacTramikee,eoatiowileg to be mowed by William owl marlOwise sediesees Ames of leweliter, mod applame, will be repeated ea liewAwy. Wedweseey, awl Friday mid. BY PARTICULAR DESIRE TIME 711RATER-ROVAL. HA Y-111..RICIRT. THIS EVENING, SATI'lt DAY, lusty e t, will be perihelion' s Nrw Play, is Five Arts, mike. THE OOrIBTFUL SON; ON, SECRETS OF A PALACE. The Prioripal Cberarters by Mr. C. Amble. Mr Rowerbv, Mr. 41.biet, Mr. Fariry, Mr. Busisler, Mn. Glover. Miss H. Kelly, and Mn (abbe Iv which wig be added ; the awriesiyes Trsigeity of TOM THUMB. UsagKing Artless, lb. 71;ess DAMAN Ms. e. Ilse Nl* is respeetidiy iaransell. dot to ore Caleedy. called NO Lek is the City, uirsissidobly postponall GU licsass seat. whim it sill is poises& E BRITISH PRESS LONDON, SATURDAY. Jim. ( 'l. The arronnts from Madras by the last fleet. though carefully enneealed, are known to be wife. vourable. Colonel Bst.s, it is said, though foetid guilty. has only been sent. need to one inosith's sus pension fro n pity and service. Whether this le. laity Sri/WS from Civourable circumstances in his eine, rir from a de,.ire in the Government to con eiliate the army, we cannot say; hut it is believed, oblivion rather than irlitat.on will he sought re specting tne late toisir sly cuminotiont , . It is said that Sir Samos,. Aucntinve has commi.rion. to iitnitod he toe nerventy, authorizing Inns 1. 4111.11110 the ti iver..usent of Madras. Lo Civil an- lolitiry. In that event. Sir G. HARLOW, 04 d prow,* I.or I . Mtvieo. will cntne Mime. Sr h. Se a 4ClSAflees net l eo tiv India. Perhaps lie may tit.: cum atatbil 111 or near the Cope. W e here made tome extract. f.on the Meniterr the 13th. sad Dutch Papers c.ftue 'foe unfortunate people of Holland have already ex perienced • wimple of the mild and paternal Go vernment of BONAPAITS! Its first act has been to issue a Proclamation, by which every soldier quar tered in Amsterdam is authorised to demand of the person upon whom he is billeted, a daily allowance of a gill of Getters, Z 4 ounces of bread, two ounc► of greens. eight ouucrs of meat, and a pot of beer. Thts is almost equal to placing the army on bee quarters, for there is not one word about payment to the poor Dutchmen. . The Russians display new energy in their war against the owl another fortress have fallen, and that of Rudachuk is invested.— The Russian Commander-in:Chief had marched, in expectation of forcing the Turks to a general action. The Monitearcontains a rontinuation ofthe siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. Thlt fortress, it appears, was to have been summoned on the 4etli last. We kuow s however, that it held oat so late as the 4th instant. We have received New-York Papers and Letters to the et at last. The former contain no intelligence of any interest in addition to that which we gave yesterday from the New-York Papers to the eoth. in which it was stated that there would, probably, be an extraordinary call of Congress. This report, we now find, is contradicted in a letter of the gOth, from whit 6 the following is an extract:— New. York, Jose 20. Frees letters received this day from the seat of Govern ment, I am enabled to .sore you, that it has been deter mined not to call Congress together testa the regular period of its meeting. What mosmares will thee be adopted with respect to Eraser, reinaisis• to be sews bat it is geserally hoped t►at the Presidest will, in the mean time, wars oar citizen. against all Minn:mese with that enuotry. by Pro claniaiian. With respect toGeeat Britain, we bevel's/dash' that souse accommirdetiove will take place before the expira tion of the period of intercourse limited in t►e late Act of Congress. By au Official Notice, which the Spanish Coasul at Baltimore has published in the American Papers, it appears that the districts of Mainmaybo and Coro, in the Province of Venezuela, have not con curred with ►he Caraccas in the Declaration of In dependence. ' Private accounts from the Texel state, that the Comosauder of our squadron had lately sent in • Flag of Truce to obtain the release of a livhing-boat whi c h had hero captured by the enemy. King Louts replied, through the Commander of the Dutch squadron, of that the boat having gut into the baud. of the French, it was isopeesible for him to order her to be restored ; but he promised that upon her coming to be sold by auctioo, he would himself buy her in, sod send her back; or, if that could not be done, to purchase and send back • boat as nearly rambling her as could be pro cured."--The Dutch Admiral added, that • report had reached him, that 111.41111041. had been defeated with great loss. on the frontiers of Portugal, by Lord Watmaceott. This report agrees with one also received from another quarter of the Conti , nun : but it is necessary to observe, that the state ment is not coollraied by any official adrift.. The last dispatches which arrived from France. re lative to the proposed Exchange of Prisoners, and which were brought by a 31e-swage, on Saturday seunight, contaiueel, it is said, instead of the ex pected definitive arraiigment, a new proposal, which is understood to be, that all the Spanish and guese Captives should be seut to this country, in stead of befog transported by France to then own. The effect of tine alteratioe would be, that they would be received her.: in a state of beggary, and must be fed, clothed, and supported at the ex pense of Great Britain. Ministers have had several meetings aim this subject; and it is asserted, time from motives of humanity they would not object to this new requisition. if they could suppose it to be the last ; but they appreheud Boviaemere will rise in his demands in proportion to their condescension to his wishes, and that he has 110 serious design of co gto an ultimatum on the business. It has been supposed. from the delay. that Mr. Mantel,- ate has been employed, during his residence is France, on some negot when unconnected with the avowed object of his Mission : but for this supped& time there is no foundation. A Requisition to the Sheriff of the county of lieut is hots fur the enrpose of calling a general meeting, to petition the House of Commons on the sub . ;,ect of Parliamentary Reform. We are sorry to hear. that another mercantile failure took plate on Thursday in the City. On %VedoesJsy. the lag division of the Lancs. Ante regiment of Milos% miseolsod into Wirroessee. where the whole regiment will remain till further orders. The 4J brit/Moo of the jtitil Foot also rived there the same dry from Cirencester. Oto Nlond.se and Tuesday the Royal Cortlad' reoutesit of Maui* marched luso Exeter. It must afford .he highest sativfaction to every tree Englishman to Norm that frier new ships of h the oe have been added to the British navy .Whin the last toren days, viz. the Queen Citerlolte, of 1..0 gu11.% lately launched at Deptford—the hopreg stahte, of 90, at Chatham—the Coaqatuadore. of 74. at Buckler's Yard—and the Coogaireor. of 74. at l'ortsmoutb.—The keels of four other ship. of Noel dimensions and forte are ordered to be e 4 medial* laid ou the &ante slips.—. The Qaorra ('her! die, on being coppertd, is to lie in ordinary some tune at Chathsni. A most remarkable phetinmeatia prorated itself on Moodily afternoon, stoma thr.e o'clock. at Itamegete: during • squall of theorise end rein. a stream of water. apisereutly seven ire eight feet in diameter. was observed to issue from a very homy Week flood in the rest ; which. after taking a be nzoatel direction towards the south, for abort half. suddenly fell into the sus. ■ very little dis tance from the shoo. with a ru•l.ing noose. agitet lag the water all arouud inn 'newt eittionrdinary rammer, end rebounding adsia to the height of se. rcpt ygirds. - 7 jenity is Council for a Charter of hicorporatien. in order to establish a new Theatre—that they cannut advise His Majesty to.yield to smhapplicationsbe cause it would put the parties upon grou oda ofgieat er advantagei than thoseattached to the existing Pa teutp, which would b. unjust to the interests secured under those Patents; and as to the suggestion of resorting for such • purpose to the authority of what is called the Dormaot Patent, they are of opinion that that idea cannot be carried into effect, because, for reasons which they state. that patent has become invalid. As to the expediency or not of a third theatre. to meet the increased population of the metropolis. the Privy Counil leave that point altogether to his Majesty's wisdom to decide. The result of this repot t, upon the whole, is. that if a Dew additional theatre is required, it most be un der the authority of a new grant from the Crow ri, and that too of no greater extent of powers than those of the intents of the theatres of Covent Garden and Diary-lane. On Wednesday, about hull past two o'clock, Her MAJKSTr. Princesses AUGUSTA. Mu ADETH, and Sortit•, and suite. arrived in two coaches and four. at the Marquis Coatiwassis's house, at Swinley. The Royal Visitors were received by the Noble Marquis and family, the Duchess of Hicusiox D. the Marquis of filusiet.ee, Earl and Countess of lisecouar, Lord M•aciia, Lady LOUISA Count MUNSTER, General tiaßTu, and Coluuti Ugssitown. The Royal Party at down to a surriptuoug din ner soot. after three o'clock. The Stafford Militia Baud attended. and played on the lawn. About five o'clock. 11cr MA, MY and the Putuccases tet off on their return to Windsor Castle. lie MAJASTY and Fritterer; AUGUSTA took their accustomed rides on Thursday end yesterday.in Window Great Park, with their usual attendants. Pnneels Senna is slightly indisposed' ORS a cold, and has not bees oat oa horseback this week. Princess AGF.LIA is getting better. His Royal Highness the Duke of Ctartenct in ide a visit, yesterday, to tow., from Mashy I louse. His Royal Highness the Prince of W•tas left town yesterday. fur Kew. to dine with his Royal brother the Duke of CUSISCILAND. flis Royal Highness the Duke of Cassalisca left Windsor yesterday, for the Caine purple. The Earl and Countess of licaatirot left town last evening, for Tunbridge Wells. The Hon. T. CAPRA left town yesterday, for Hireckley Hall, Leicestershire. Statement of the Elul of BILIULELCY's health yaGerety:-- 10 MITI N. " The Earl of Berkeley bee Famed saltier a raetkie eight, bet Is free hone lever libel 11110nisg. (Slimed) " J uly J EBNER " Beekrki-Caetle. Tkereday twining, 19, 1510." Viscount and Viscountess Coalman will give a grand dinner tomorrow, at their seat at Chelsea Farm. On Saturday last, his Grace the Duke of Rico hors and suits left Dublin ' on a visit to the Earl of CIIIRLIYILLE, at Charlies%He Forest. 6 Tuesday evening the Right Hos. Sir GEORGE FITZGERALD HILL, Bart. sad suite, landed at Va• naghadee, from l'ortpainck. The Earl of Werrinoat. AMO gave a grand dinner yesterday to the Cabinet Ministers, at his house in i.:rosvelsor-sqUare. The Countess of CEARMILLIAM and Lady NURSE Mass arrived at Linn's Hotel. Belfast, on Friday lavt, and set out immediately fur her seat at Gill-hall. Tuesday last, Sir THOM CI GAGE, of Ifoograve hall, in the county of Sussex. Bart. son-ist-las of the Right Hon. the Eain of linntsnatt. arrived in Tesler, and the same evening proceeded to Ardfpt Abbey. the seat of the Earl of GLiuopaa4 ON Wednesday Lady ORKNEY entertained, a large party of the neighbouring Nubility, at her beautiful residence, at Clifden Spring. Among the cowpony were. Lord and L a dy B osron an d family. the Marchioness of TROYER!), Mr. and Mrs. Bence. &e. The Earl or maccLtinsco has appointed Mr. JANES MARSHALL to be o•e of Hi. MAJESIT'S Yeomen of the Guard, in the room of Mr. JOSEPH HOLT, who put a period to his existence, by cut tiotrhis throat, • short time since. The Clubs net with great success in the last Lottery at tioatisott and Co.'s, C,orobill; part of the 40,0001. sold by them, was divided among thir teen jolly vratermen of St. Catharine's; besides Aare* in the Borough msd maws allow places in the Metropolis; also at Liverpool, Bath, Chester, Taunton. Leith, and Deal. Many Clubs are uow forgoing front Gravesend to Richmond, and every other plan: in the kingdom! an additional to,oool. in the pr. went Lottery, to be drawn October the 1 1 9th. create* • strong desire of adventuring. The Monument erected in the North Aisle of the teddy of Canterbury Cathedral. to the memory of LieuteCtslosiel STvaire, of she 9th foot, who glotiosely fell at the battle of Roles& in Portugal. was saposed on riSturday last to publia view. his of swielsle. and does much credit to the artist, P. TaaNtall Li, from whose chi-sel it is produced. The accounts from all parts of the county speak of the great improvement in the growing crop4?f corn, atc. from the late , twins. General opinion is its favour of a f.it averitge crop of ever) epeatca s a grai I.—/Ksit Piper.) We are happy to tearer by accounts froos , dillisrest parts of the country. that Vegrtaliem of estay de. settlings, particularly wheat. potatoes., intrbarley, never were a more plentiful or prornissog appear anew, notwithstanding the great drought, which was so proridennaliv 'uterc led by timely and gentle sl.ower• of rain. Tie oats, in minty places. how. ever, is shorter than usual. at the same time, to appestats's., bearing • very doe grain.---ljay also green• to be backwards. het the after- i ,rass protium. to no 'he amends, in • rest or.evisure, for the foe. mer dvficteney•—(Lhitcrick Parr ,/ • • DOReIikSTFR Wool. On Wednesday ia.r, ,he aunusi fair f •r theple •stUatrol seas hehte Pllhrelirc ee it , (9 two immense b•irna, nelongtog to Mr. thivr, a wasp. ctol.le`iiiliabita,it . bf th.it tow one of id% w l s d the -woof briony.,i:•gstlie m w in the netghhinitintiastricts, so (li.ps*p i l as to [wet, * venient kis exsuti.lo'.l;y the buyer r 4in the tali, ' barn, winch ~ err 300 fret !mix, and 30 fee t di wide, hveitter• tonsil:Apim des arse l a id f or the coulir ro ne ; almut 200 prisons sat dosi, Eat I of Mittitiolield Ireing irt the head of th e cipal table. sisil John Vane, Esthete of the atria. hers for the cou.ity, at the helot unioollisr : aw a y loyal and patriotic toasts vrere thank, a,,1 Icirosay and good cheer prevailed. God sore Me King sung in full chorus,. by way of r ifirsk, bsf s , re rising to conclude on the s. of the nay. The London Wool-staplers dil u..t mete ,J the meeting in such numbers 4.4 Win expected, but tire country buyers made goud use of oi t i r ore, mid before sun-set the whole of the wool wit,. South—down from 665. to 755. per tod (of tai); Berkshire from lids. to 4515. Sir Joseph Buirkp, and • iminher of the wh at distinguished patron , ' of the g;o+th and Inuit is British wool, attended the meeting. His Majesty has given directions for the (Irani, ' of such sheep from his Mer.no R oc k at Kee, as fag intended to be sold on Wednesday iftat. 4P; c k. A te, 11 1 / 4 I It • NIS W THEATRE. It it now generally understood, that the Privy Council at the Cackpit have reptirtetl to the king their opinion upon the late application to His Ma- . • CUGN7I:Y 6.1.11 CY. EXETER, PAY In. During the last week, the inhataisot4 ul rho tas suffered the greatest mcousenie lice, ft ciu distrust in the responsibility al ser) try Baulk, occasioned by 0,- (adore of toe 11 tot: a Bank, under lino of 'Wilcock' and Co. su ore city, and the rtportcd shippuge cf some ctue:3lll the county o f D evon , 81 well is to sariuus I,llth the kingdom. lu consequence of slot ci.cua. stance, and the scarcity of "mull change, stl bui. nest a a..., as it were, at a stand, and every Wainer bowie in Exeter and the county of Dtrou iL.h fered a considerable run on its cosh Imposts Ou Fridry, however.* amend swung of wt betants was held at the tisuldhali, when resulutkas expressing a firm contictiou of the "Viet butu.st and undeniable credit of the four establi bed Ezit-r Books, were entered into. These resoloticiai rear signed by et great umber of respectable sJ wealthy subscnteene, 'Mich tranquillized the osr4i of the public., god restored their cusitideace oda Banks of f.aeter. Sunnier wettings havuotts held in Other towns, with equally good elect, of the Batiks in this city bassos agreed to rector lead Runlet Notes in pique/otos before, we are hai l / tool the ebonite's lies nearly subsided; sot us efts?, this la a very ftew days, mutual coi6dries will be re-established, and that the dißealives sad incourebience which have been felt dam% the lot week wilLhe entirely removed. A malicious report having got into ci culatian, tending to injure the credit of Mr. 'lnn, of i‘e Commercial Bank, many of the holders of unto out his firm, pnnciptilly country penpli, who urn unacquainted with the stabilit) of it,, comes, pressed in crowds to preset* them for peyote; but although the Mika has been 'try great vow last Tuesday, we are happy to state that the par menus have been promptly made; and the Wind offers of rapport -which Mr. Teed ha, received free the respectable and wealthy in habi.a lit. of 110 tows and neighbourhood, leave 110 d"uot of ive ifftc tually overeoiniog the invidious attempts that sew beeh mode to injure bile. A statement of the el. Weida the coocero• Wive been lwd berme • e n#l &of gentleniea-ofittlis town, who bete env Leta-ay aecertainoct, that 'there are resources tea Mimeo*, ainouot. user And above every pusadis deloadd that can be evade, Y"terdaylioi,as a young horse belongisg to Mr. H►scoctt, of Carriugton Mrs's, MAy-l'svi sus passing through Charles-street, tiros.aca. square, ins carnage used for breaking ci lure male-tree broke ; thr driver ass thrown ir,s his box, but not seriously hurt. the horst' kicked and plunged, and the carriage coming in (vitae with a push and tamp -tine, the boric kicked with so mach 'latency that he broke his otr hind. g shaft in two.—Mis throat was immediately cut. N:r. Hoircout only purcha•al him on Thursday, s;..i paid the high price of one hundred gums's. Ptcaeocaras.—lt was anticipated that man gangs of daring pickpockets would wort to Duo ford, at the launch of the Queen (Anthem on I'‘r' day, the Commissioners of the Yard therefore' plied at the Public Office, Bow-street, fee .o:se assistance; and in consequence. Clark and a twel of the patrole attended, and apprebruded tut Yard uo lees than eleven well-kirown pickpockets and took them before Mr. Goutrui w, the raw Magistrate of Deptford, who rent setts' of thew hoard the Tender. The tomorrow MN brawn was seen in the yard, but in tt.e cruwd eeesped Ire vigilance of the Officers. Ou the opposite show, in the seighsourhood of Blackwell, there sere *corm' numerous gangs. who openly 'imbed (be pockets inside out of a number of respectable pestle' without the least iotetruption. It is owls tr. be lamented no effectuid check is put to thr . -e awl' day robbers, oho ell the pnblie-street, or that as Pbliee Act that was passed for the 'surest parr."' of hindenng and soppressisig this description a robbers is not enforced. On Sunday night last. the houses of Mr. Teo -71111 WA1.51 and JA74XII KINN CALI'. prat W . " borough, in the cuuuty kilkeunv„ acre turroon ha by a party of armed mesa. who 'fired s everal shso into the houses. and particularly into the.bedsr4o to which Mr. %Vaasa slept : they broke the de-) 4 and siadowe; and swot. if Messrs. WAL"," II err k roe cola did trot surrender up that part 10, form Gorolsolly. in the bworiy of leak. whirl they had lately' taken fern the Ea rt of 11... 101110VGII, they wolf% sson pay them another ‘144 They glso sent thfeiteuing messages to otor , 1 " sollws who bad .takea part of t . .eia lands. Tlicrt every reason to belhere, however, from the turned made by the gentlemen who live in that t art sif iM etiantry, and with therciti‘opera!it,n of the lrithl reefeutable tesabtr on `ice Linea:lo eiltate,tbet a speedy stop will he put to diets outt.tgcs. T lur. ,Ike I did the 1 liti r eib l i I {lii Ca 11114 0 i • • vie We die CU NI N. &a sir ti w et o Cr 114 el ow