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F6RETGN INTELLIGEACE. PORTUGUESE PAPERS. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. Tata•CT Or ♦ PRIV ATI. 1.1 TTEIL rung LISBON, DATLD SLPf. I. 44 We have rumours here that Almeida fell oil the 27th, at night. Au account, which is said to have just been received, states. that the trenches were opened on the 24th ult., and that on the 27th a !pr i or tie blew up, which did such damage to the place that its surrender was the consequence.— The piece is certainly of some importance; but the loss by no means renders our affairs desperate.— Colonel Coe, Commandant of the place, is safe.—lt is net impossible that this may have been the effect of treachery." GVARDA, AUGCIT We have little news here, but that little is wails- factory. The enemy has evacuated Pinhel ; and has his principal force round Forte de la Concepcion, where Massena has his head-quarters. 14.000 men surround Almeida ; since the 17th eery little has been bred at it, but their heavy guns are now all mounted, and the bettering was to commence on Saturday last. As Sean as they begin this opera tion, Lord Wellington, it is thought, will entertsiti them with a specimen of British valour. If Massena therefore does not inowa off, in all probability he will be attacked to-morrow, and if he retreats, he must lose some of Ibis great guns. Lord Welling ton's headquarters .re at Al..srei, the Marshal's at Arelana de Rtbetra, and the light brigade at Ca- Lees Nigro, the 14in light dragoons within four miles of Almeida, and the whole of our remaining forces at Guarda and Celt:nit*, and all could join in eight houre. It is expected General Hill is going to advance, do as to dank the left wing of the French; whilst nagoier's corps is kept in check by General Leith. If the enemy only w■it, though a bloody, it will doubtless be a glorious day fur Britain, es the re spective forces are nearly equal. The soldiers of the . French army me very much discontented, in con sequence of being obliged to work in cutting the cora, threshing and grinding it. Massena has toned it necessary to place all the Swiss and German 'Yrgimenta in his rear. Romanis has been defeated, near Merida, by Monier. Lissom. seer. 1. We have received Cadiz Gazettes up to the 25th of August, the contents of which are interesting. The army of the Centre, under the orders of Gene ral Blake, advanced on the 10th of August from Elate to Murcia. The military intim' of Tortola extends from the 4th to the 21st of July. Central O'Donnell has bad an interview with General Caro, in Peniscula.t6 concert their operations; the latter on the 3d of August had his head-quarters in Abitibi de Went. General 0' Domicil having ea treed Tonna*, ordered, on the 4th of A nest,* general so•tie, the smelt of which was the destruction of nearly all the astemy's works. General Vtliac traps has agsiti a•.lranced in AMP. won. and eat off the cosumttnicstion between the French corps which occupy Sarnossa and Dsroca. ♦ALENNCU, AI:G• 3. The divisions of our army, which are destined to ti2stroy the Fre:ich force that occupies the position of M wells and the right hank of the Ebro, have bete con.i•lrrably reiliforced. General Dan Jose Caro has already set out to take the cotninauti thereof. Ao! dont. r•reir--d from the Portaguese held quarters in Ae•leus de Holmes, dated the 46 , h jive. I ter. thdt tt6e enemy continues hid works in front of Alm.ida, hut he has not yet opened hid Err alaiust that place. The insurre , :tion in Biscay, Navarre, anti As turias, becomes every thy more genersl and re spect lisle; and another eeiseditio s i. on the point of stilisig from Comma, destined for some p .int ui that coast. We shall ,hortly be able to state the particulars of these duf•rent movements. The brigade of Po►tsdoese horse, which cm Cie 22d inst. arrived in Badojoz, put itse:f in motion oss the nth,' to join the artuy of the Martinis de Is Rotaatia. It is a matter of sincere exultation for this coun try, that the Portuguese troops, wheuevsr they meet with the enemy, display the utmost steadi ness, intrepidity, and salour. Iu point of discipline they are equally conspicanus„ thanks to the einineot talents and unremitting actisity of His Excellency Marshal Beresfnrd. The Academy of Sciences has, by the desire of • gentleman of rank, proposed the following prize question:—What will be the m st proper mode of erecting in Portugal a monument of etcroAl grati tude, best adapted to preserve in over latest poste rity, a high sense and lively recollection of British beneficence, which, by sacrifices the most costly, supplies us with every mesas requisite to save our country, and assert our indepeudei.ce ? IIAGANZA, Art.trr 19. The expedition of Puebla de Sensbria was at tended oith a much greater loos to the enemy than 'lllllll at first eoticeired. General SerrAs lost up wards of Eno men, in killed, wounded, and pri aaoars, before that place; and the enctny hating iritiblinkgrn th• great..st part of his troops from .Valladolitl, mitt Crenrcente, in tinier to sorrottml Pmbla, the Spaniali light parties unisrdistely en tered those pin% put the IN Cak they met with to the sword, and destroyed all tie French property they found there. The strength of those garrisons is not exactly known, but we underst .t.d that Valladolid was garrisoned by 0.00 dragoons. We tibd s by. an official letter from Lord Wel lington, dated Heud-quarters, Alverca, the 22.1 last. that the enemy applied himself to open trenches near klmeida, but that his progriss was consider ably obstructed, not only by the white of the ground. but also by the tire of the place. ALICANT, JULY -23. The uncle and worthy succeator of the immortal Mina, attauked lately a Fre:ich corps, convisim4 of 800 men, which be completely defeated, and took 400 prienners, two pieced of cannon, one howitzer, and four ammunition-carts with valuable articles. SPANISII I'APERS. ALICAN MI6. It is known that the brave defenders of Tortosa made a wally on the 12th, the result of which was a great damage to the enemy, who lost e cannons, I howitzer, .500 head of sheep, and a very great num ber of oxen. The French want provisams, espe cially wine, which is to them an article of the first necessity. They hare a great numher of sick, mast of whom die. BATAJO4 AUG. 25. A body of the enemy's cavalry was driven on the 21st from Benveniila by • luoily of our cavalry. The French returned, having received reinforce ments; but were av,ain obliged to fly from soldiers they so lately preteuded to despise. the ships .:could be real Hamburshers, ilremeners, or Lubeekers, and sail from those harbours. " The cargoes may consist of corn. flour, and ether articles and product,. from Germany, and may be unloaded, whenever the sender thinks proper, even in En land; Tint afterwards. the said ship is to he st nt to Dunkirk, linurdeaux, cr " The ship may sail to any one of the said three French pors, either in ball; lit, or with wood, lienip, or pitch, or other northern pmiloetsdit for the ser vice of the marine ; ur likewise with linen or hemp yarn flout German States; with steel, brass, bronze, with satin, wire, scythes and sickles, hogs' bristles, northern skins, white lead, and Saxon .malts. " The owner is likewise obliged to take, in the French port where the ship 14 hound to, and under bail for its return to the I lanseatic towns. a return cargo of wines, brandies, or French fabricated goods, to the value of those articles of which his cargo consiiited at the day of Ilia departure. The ship can take no corn or flour as a return cargo. " To obtain a licence, the owner most address himself, in writing, to the Director of the Cu-tniu house, sending him a ,igne.l cl.rat ion of th e name of the ship, her size reckoning two thousand weight to ■ ton or load, and the iiiiinher of men, the name of the Captain, and the name of the house that is to be bail for the said ship, the name of the harbour in France to which it is deoined, and a full declaration of all the goods in kind and value. " The owner must, lirfare the ship can leave the harbour, pay to the Director the sum of Go francs per ton. " This licence to be in force one voyage; but a ship may get a new one on the rime conditions.— Going and returning is reckoned a voyage. (signed) ' 1 EIMEL." BEM:OLAND MAIL. IMPT. 1. Letters from Naples atute, that the King was ex.' pected there. the expedition ligature S:cily having been portpored Gtr an indefinite tittle. COPEIMAGeII, AUCI. 28. In Norway the disagreeable intelligence has been received from 'Fromler, that 31 Danish merchant vessel. li.tve been captured by the enemy's cruizere. Oh the 24th inst. en English convoy, composed of 180 sail. passed the Belt, standing to the North ward, under the convoy of two ships of the hue, two &ignite, and two gnu-Wigs. One of the fie gates had a very smart engagement with four of our gun-boats, commanded by Captain-Lieutenant wow; succeeded in cutting off some of the southernmost bet was obliged to quit his rises in consequence of a sail of the line bear ing up iu support of the frigate. TONNIVGCR, AUG. 30. Orders have been received here to titt ich all American thips found iu this harbour. in pursuance of His Danis!. Majesty's order, n strict embargo his been I.W ou all shipping in the western ports of the I)uchies, and on the Elbe. MCGGIO, •vcvsr 6. It is here generally believed, that the misfortune which befel the convoy commanded lay Captain Gatosolo. and more particularly the unfortunate action off Ainamea. in conscque - we of which, Cap tain Caracciolo's convoy was lost, along with a large collection of articles of the utmost importance for the completion of the expedition, with all the barges destined for the cavalry..are likely to pro tract the intended descent in Sicily for a con-ider able time. All the troops also wipe couccutrateil in the environs of Rapiers and Scylla. as well AS in the camps near Melba, have recersed orders to bo into cantonments in the neighbouring tillages. SToCk 110131, *LG. 21. 01 the fulloiring letter From Ombra ma 1) copits apprs4r litre in print : ntusan, U. " Yesterday latticed here tau couWen; fronri";ris, with dispatches from Nlarphal /3.-rmidotte, with his portrait, that of his lady, and of his son. Among other reports, it is said, that in case the Marshal should be elected successor to the crown, he will place 800,000 francs from his own property in the Lank, to re-tom:ham the anal domains in Po merimia, together a ith all the Swedish condemned ships and car { or. is France; the latter are esti mated at 3,000,000 of dollars." 'The assurence .loch the :tlarshal, according to this account. is 'aid to have given, is to procure us a free export of all our products, and as much com munication with Et g!sil a. the present circiiin stanres will permit, and our wants iinsvoidably re. quire; by which it would appear, that Bonaparte's affection for ns, end his great desire of seeing the Marshal elected, is Ilr)OUta any doubt. DRESDI AVG. 26. CotistGottorp(Gao.uvus Ai..ephts.)pa.le-ii through this l.lace, uu his return from lierenhurth : he took the way to Altenburg, and it is believed he will re turn by Weiintir to Switzerland. ➢t was errone ously thought that he would stay at litreuhurth. •00. ii. The Count or St. Lee (ei-derant King •t 1 - 101- likod) intends to spend the wlig,le th of Sep tember to Toplitz : his health is mending. HAMSUtOH. ACO. Baron .4'quier, the appointed French Ambassa dor at Stockholm. passed through this city to-day, on his way to the place of his dcstination. _ •U6C!T The i',g Notice was to-clat liublt..hed here: " The Director of the Custrm-douse commu nicates to tile Nlerctiants. th•t he has receive fro n the French t: 'et-T.lllmA 20 licences Int the port of 11.1outirAli, In 1.4. and 10 for Bremen. To 111,44:is Huse lIC.t..CtS It is requisite OW THE BRITISH PRESS. LON LION, MONDAY, SLPTEMBER 17. A Lisl.on Mail arrived lalt night, with Spaniels Papers to the gad] last. and Portuguese to the c2d 'mutat. A private letter from Li.bnn states, that the 'reaches w.-re opened before Almeida on the 34th. and that it fat on the night of the 37th. The blowing tap of a magazine is stated as one of the immediate c muses of this event, which is suspect ed to have hero brought Simi by trmehery.— This intelligence rest- entiiely on the enthitrity of the private letter. We m-ty a:lowed to itioltilgp a hope that it 16 not true, as it is stated in one of the Lisbon Papers, that the enemy had not opened his Are nn the place so late ss the 26th. The latest intelligence from the army. in the public print., a dated Guards, Stir 38th. It st ars, that t ee eruy ha I evacuated Pinhel.and that NiAs -11Ell• hail his head-quarters at Fort Conception, in the vicinity of which the main body or his army was stationed, leaving sixteen thousand men to carry on the teige of Alin•ida. Lord WLLLINGTON had his head-quarters at Alverca. The lath . Light Dragoons were widtiu four miles of Al meida, but almost all the rest of the British forces were at Guards and Ccl tiico. and the whole could join in eight hour.. The insurrection in Biscay and Navarre, it is said, every day extends itself and becomes more formidable ; and the French having withdrawn the greater part of their troops from Leon, Valladolid, and Benevente, these places have beret entered by Spanish parties. We regret to find it stated, that Rom•N•lial been defeated by :Monica, near Merida. 'We have received Paris Journals to the Bth. They mention, that of 6,000 Dutch troaps which had been marched into France, 3,500 had received orders to hold themselves iu readiness for a distant service. Their destination had not been distinctly stated, but (ruin particular circumstances it was known to be Poland. BONAPARTE. had lately 'erica. ed a body of 12.000 men, many of whom were con scripts. A put of them two days after receivtd a route for the eastern part of Sown ; and the re mainder, it was conjecturen, would Le ordered to the North of Germany. important tieg.tiatious, it was reported, were carrying ou between Bossrsttet and the Enipelur FRANLIS, but tlit.ir immeitate object had riot tr.in spired. further utm dirt the Austii.sn onarchy would shortly reCtiVe Scam: terr;torl:ll UCCelvio:l, 2, we sui Oi,e of three foyers hint. P' sr, to the Itl.SCAfil'lZe of the F.inrre , .„ the expectati..oaof all loyal rrencnmel 1.. , I In en lilighted by All untoaard art ~l et,t which !Att It br fel the Eturets Louisa in de•cel hog the steps vf her chariot. A Heligoland Mill nrrived on "..attird,iy, bring ing letters from ti•at place in the Bth, and Earn. burgh Papers to the I imdant. The greatest con fuvim had prevailed at Heltgoland since the sth, the inhaUtaiits and troop, beirl busily employed in makil.g preparations again.t sn expertrd attack, and in removing their valuable efrects to the upper town. A letter d it-ri the 7 , h -at we arc ail ata•rie 1 here at the tht••■'ened attack of the acite4 force, of frsece iteggl renmark Tture gs toile doubt of their intention tcconnts, froth pricute and vines'', t( ad t o r o om, it . we are I,iing no time in malclw± pceparation to mire them, wbich rre trust we w.tis incees.s, e funnel a ‘..lert.er corps orsri.ll..y, gliary , shot leis, and infantry ; anti a eiroug navalotilve Gat the vessels I f war being recalled &oat the the L'Aimahie, we bare gut the Quebec trip: or war, a great smug gun-brigs ; and More r ed, A , crest propultion of the most valud m h ov i i i i t o tbasisigher town, atfd Peery :o isl on the part of the mercantile body, worst." • From The Hamburg,' Coreeepostdo papers received by the Heligoland M that MURAT had abandoned the lin: and was prepilrin4.to return to 'Val prated defeats and lows sustained I his flotilla and convoys, in several ac crullers, are as , igned as the c,,eses of nation. It was lately insinuated iu reign papers, that the menace of Li., a feint to effect a efivers.on in favour the French army iiaSpain ; but had case, it would have been advisal.le force, as both Corfu and the I' Spain were never more in want of as• therefore conclude, that the conlcs,ii which it i• stated, that the capture of lectioa of articles of the utmost impoi completion of the expedition," had BAT to abandon it. This is equival roismion, that he found the enterpri7.• and was empiacekt, that if Ls ports were not site, under th- pro, own numerous and formidable hAttei own shore, they had nothiug to (Apr sal dein' uction, should they darer( Channel. The report of another engsgemp i Turks and Russian., under the %.11 proves to have been correct; but we that fortune has again frowned on tl withstanding the most gsllant beht part of the garrison of the plat.e. The garrison of Rudschuek also give sitni'ar displays of valour. Orders have been received at Tt tech all American vessels king thei barge has been laid on at all the D. the Elbe and the western parts of t" Sleissig and Holstein. If there he for the alarm entertained at Heligoi barge may. perhaps, he preparatory lion of an attempt upon that joist'. letter, dated Ibnabursh, the 31st lasi " The day before yesterday, a Decree arri bagels, oraering that serurity shah be cepa an the raise of all Grais exported its falai until a certificate is retarard by the Vouch at the twit for which the ship nears out of lireted the cargo there. These certificatei iu the space of three itioaths. There is nut the least doubt but similar s.l.pted in every port of the Baltic ; and c. difficulty or sLipping grain to this coast great." Extract from another letter, ..tme " I arrived oil the 171 h at Rostock. and adabeseat, Cooed that place in possession troops, oho catered the day brier., with v.:Al:rating die property dill had been 141 they bane in the wean time ward. As yi tabled .bat their intention is Sonar say It per rent. will Isa levied on the cola!; this, will not be the caw, and confiscation may be eight ►hips which have arrived sines the lei have not yet beeu discharged. Their rapers to Paris. " There is no ship of war stationed at Roads, to inter nt vessels from e..i.ie inin 111 wrong. I went on board the guard ship besisesa, in case it might not b lye been mid was armwered, that no war's to that el !tined from tire Admiral. and 0).0,11'40°0 they dare not do it. Last Sunder, three es appearartee ia the Offing; one of the master' and wee detained. He pee the others • Immediately eel their tables, and were el." The Proprietors of Covent.spirdel ■n Address to the Public, given in ti paper, state, that they have let to i eight Boxes which their adversaries col to be open to the Public; that they the purchase-money. have espendi went of the debts of the Theatre, al to replace it. It follows, of course, not, at present. remove the idler complaint ; but they promise that season these Boxes shall cease to In and shall be iu future let out nightly Tins is a most humiliating coti'essien of the Proprietom, and we really ci they (311 .ay or promise more. The pule h. i:s4 taken and paid for, ti of the Theatre hate no control ce may he also observed, that they are r Public would never sit in them exce, aticessity.—We wish Englishmen tl went ul all their characternoie freedo • pursue this business farther, we met it will -scour of a spirit of persecii tio from their characteristic spirit and fr The following 1% an e>tbart of Officer belonging to the Pori " The male population of the multi SO years of ag-. are: nrined tinder I CI I.lltg, A iv/Asher tinny. of 0r... men, well disciplined, unit chiefls - English Offircra, forms the first cli of .bout the ssroe strenth, but ser disciplined, Canis the sty nn t 1.1 .-s. levy es muse, • ho are armed ovh Pikes. &c. hut untrained, tor.oz4 ui f control." "*I'Y a la ral wdY, tlr elga2 •lle° 1 1:11:'::: t r ; :t t 't h e' Ind et en ted rat C s oonr f l are ?I I of inv as l. ...,,, c; a t scour of C01:',1 1 ,,,i CA" t had T% French oloto of a s si s t ant e. I dlcoodon senor, 1I 3" importance I d . An K had obi lqe d M r luierle n t t o si: . dal pile im p ro "., ;utt-boat, and tut.. Thu prote,:to m FIT lidtteri.g, it-nu th far cxtkct liar 1 vcnture ac,,.., ' . At. snd gement het- r ;• ie 011. of Si loll& 010.1 1 It we have to tr.,. on the former, rot. Pei behaviour ou :he acv e. t also contiau.„l h i , gel at Tonniorn toe. me g there, alai en r. the Dord:h pont." sod tem a of the Dodoes e he any fouls:6w* lefigoland, the far ratory to the nen island. A prix sp. lot last, sars— arrived from C. eau *.era fat an price a fat nil. from /Not honsh consul r, ng: oul of her Ame r .. lades mutt be relays V d. isni , ar wastes, 1 and c.,n‘sque.n.l,, thd' condtry, must bet a: , , tme if:.. . and In sly great vs ;roma of ekte Frmsc ti , with the meat .0 .en landed, and eb As yet it is sat ace - d !say that a ditty 1 " ; this, is toy opal. I.t Dt. may be espeeteel. the lath, from Si'. 1 . Papers have been A Pet , sell at present off t lain Rostock. Tie. 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