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perhaps now Utl late to the !t• solution 11. J% thee agreed to, mod the having rets4m..t, the Report war ordered to be received ie. 9locdct• next. Mr. ‘‘. tirriseran postponed his I%lotisau upon Mr. I.l:olflust's rom.spouticiice tit Monday next ; and keipg on his legs hr took that opportunity to urik *question, whether any person was appointed or recommended to the °Mee of Master Ctriirod of the Ordnance, which became vacant ou the 3d of Weds ? The CHANCI6I.7.OIi of the Exclumauatt baid, that ONO person aas yet appointed. • Adjourned to hlunfluy. • • ET/REIGN TELLIGENCE. SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PAPERS. CADIZ, MARCH 22. The weather seems at last settled. We are elnAthing and organizing our army; and it woald r debir3ble to ,ee it augmented by a few more lit: it's,' regiments. ussow, mAacn 19, We have nn . otlieiel intelligence, nw' hare we re ceived any Gozeite, direct lions Cults ; but we hare reason to nehete that the operations in March have been wore importint than they were in February, and their re.ults much more advantageous to the cause of the liberty of the peninsula. The stay of the French cannot he long. By the last accounts from Cadiz, Salamanca, and oilier piece., wi find that the French General. send to France all the inhabitants who will not Sake the oath of lideltty to the pretended King. rather eliti•mg t^ the towns deserted, thau to leare• ant M .tti ust e ‘ht onpuse.thrir wicked &signs. M at u 20. By the BaiNog received by the Mail nt yest. , 4,iy,, we learn that there lisd been en action in Ciudad Real, in which the Spanish troops oh 'tamed come advaotages. Cettirs Ginn Elsas, of: tbe date of the 13th inst. state, that in the vicinity of that city, and within the distance of ten leagues, the Portuguere, Eng. lish, and Spanish forces, exceed 50,000 men ; and that the french in Spanish Estreinaduni di ! nut imolai 13,000, the whole of which were in Me dd* and its vicinity. MAUCII 21. All the accounts received from ditieruit party of Spain, read to confirm and increase our hopes.— The enemy has 11Ut only made no new attempt., bet appeals to be retiring from most of the time he occui.n ; and io all the places olvs, ‘tet free, the spuit uf affection in favour of the !Tootl cause immediately manifests thus augment ing the force of the Spanish armies, and propagat ing and- extending iv i:c.dy part where the Spu tai can breathe free from oppres,on, those pa. tr. , is sitaliments which leer had iur a time ap ts.:led to have stifled. In some places only a Sew of the French have been able to escape, the greater put of thtui having been assassivated by the intriiiitauti. • LISBON. MARCH 22. An the accounts. received lty the Mail of ye.ter day. colifists the intelligence we had before. Oat the Frosuph bad evacuated Malaga. 111orvella, Ede tertrona,Tashi, S&P Hogue, and Algeciras. EADAJOZ, MARCH I£4. On the 4th inst. were brought into Ciudad ito-. drigo 200 Blanch pri•onrrs, made in an actioa fought about six leagnei from that pIdCC; WC are assured, that the number of killed on the part of the enemy was very cousiderable ; but we cannot ascertain it wi•h accuracy. as they burn their dead. to prevent our discovering their loss. "IlieGeneral who commanded in this. iu every respect. glorious scrims, was La Cit:era. AT AMOSTE, MARCO W. The 500 Frencli, who overran the county of Menlo, mud cow:tutted ti.e moat heinous crimes in th a t province, were defeated by the armed peasants between Valverde and Catlin-1r: 60 were killed s and the rest fled in tile direct:on of Seville. The inhabitants of the coast of Grenada, !tennis, and Ronda, and of many plams in the kingdom of Aridalu.i4, have ri.e r against the Preach, and seem determined to destroy their oppressors. The intelligence from Catidooia is of the most satisfartory calu•e: it is eves said, that the citadel of Barcelona is in our heads. SADAJOZ. MARCH 17. 13:1t1 Carlos O'Donnel, t ton niainimg the second of the army of the leet, has transmitted to his Excellency the Martinis de la Romans, the following report of the Most Excellent Str,—Ttlis morniug, et break of day, the enemy was attacked to Caceres by the troops under my command ; and although be no doubt, received Intel I timer of our approach, and 1111113 prepared to receive as, he was driven from the town and its envirm.s, and pursued to the ..Aistance of tun leagues sod a half, leaving • number of kill ed and wounded 011 the field of action. Our 10,11 • t onrists iu 13 wurwled, among abuts is au ofsct r (.1 the Navarre- volotattw,, “ The light 'lops, and the companies of the chvosPors of Toledo sad Lohers, who alone took an 'Retire where in the whoa. behaved with their stein. tois,cl gallantry. Cotooth I)on Carlos d'Herpano. who commanded the van. although be was much iudisposed. healed the ettwic in peruse. with the utmost inttepettoy sod cool blouel. The enemy re. teemed Is ittendis.” '• OTOntuttt.t." The division under the -orders of General Coo. trerar, which left this pace en the 4th inst. *seised at Xeeta de for Caballeros, in the night between the loth sad lOth. It consists of 3.500 foot, and 600 horse, and would have reached that place sooner, but for-the heavy falls of rain, which rendered the straight road altogether impassable. Its advanced parties are at Burguillos, and even a league beyond it. The troops of that division intercept, daily, provisions destined for the enemy's army. We learn from Santilgo, that General Malty, at the head of hisdivision, is marching fromGallicia to assist theAsturians hi the expulsion of the enemy from that Principality. The action which took place between At ilar and Oviedo, between our troops and the French, proved very ndvanta 4 eous to us, and in consequence thereof the enemy was obliged to retreat with great loss. LISBON, 111.411K11 !2. On the sth instant, Marshal Ney marched from Zimora. in the directiou of Ciudad Rodrigo, with a division of 110111 10 to 12,000 foot, 600 horse, two pieces of ordnance of the largest calibre, and twe howitzers. On the 11th inst.-Janet errived in Rio-Seco with u envision of from • to 10,000 men, and directed his march to Astorga. But letters from Pouferrads, of the Stit, affirm, that Astorga, at that time, had not yet been attacked, and that Junot's division remains Bauseza. Villopando, and the neighbouring places. Some French parties have made their appearance on the banks of Rio Negro, and on the road of Sanabria. • Letters from Almeida, of the 14th inst. advise, that the Freneh still occupy the same points as be fore ; it appear- that they have been reinforced by a division of 6000 in n, corunnoded by General Loison, and arrived from Astorga. It is entirely composed of c.,tisce pt., most of whom are boys. Mortices head-quarters have been transferred from Znfra to Catzadilla; near the former place the en, my is said to have collected a large number of h •asts of burden, and a report is current, that the enemy is retrea-ing to Ancnilraie. It is also 'aid, that Joseph Bonaparte has already pawed thr- ir.:h Cannons, on his way to Alinagro, situated i t ae Minolta, on the other hand of Sierra Morer n. T. Frelich Generals Mortier, Reznier, Merle, a ri d (Lira, Wee had *conference at 4ltnagro. ALIMTIJO. MARCH 19. This clay arrived in &dojos Is de.erters of u regis 'gent of hone, belonging to the Hanoverian legion: Ii the course of their examination, they deposed. that they w.-re marehed to Spin frora Leghorn; *raised in the former country in December of list year; alai that not only their comrades, but also 'wady the whole French army, were sadly tired of the aar in Spain; and that the number of deserters would be far more con , aderable, were they convinced that they would ino-et with a kind reception. The oboe deserters desired to enter the British service. CADIZ. MARCH 4. The day before yesterday. the Doke of Albu querque emend upon his futictionsom Governor of this pace; Don Francisco Xavier Veitegas having been appointed Viceroy of Santa Fe. We learn. by private letters, that an enemy's column. composed of 1400 men. has been defeated in Valverde. From Gibraltar. they advise. that the enemy in 'toads is soon to pay very dear for the teuierity with which he pushed on to that place. Lissom, amaze , 24. Accounts were yesterday received. that a battle has taken place in Spain. the result of which was very favourable to the Spaniards. It is also said. that movements ■re observed iu the French armies, which sees to indicate 'au intention of evacuating the positions which they occupy at present. OPORTO, MARCH 17. Letters from Catslnnis state, that the French army in that quarter has sustained such considerable losses,that it is altogether incapable of undertaking any operation of moment, without having previous• ly received a reinforcement of 13 or 15,000 men. The Governor of this place, on the loth inst. Limed as order, by which all persons belonging to the MINN are ordered to join their different corps before the 6th of April next, on pain of being dolt with as deserters, and their property confis cated, without the least distinction or delay. CADIZ. MARCH tO. The account. which we daily recess,: of the state of the smurrect ttttt of the iohillatitats of Andel usia, are of the most flattering nature. The Council of Regency published, on the 17th inst. an Extraordi. nary Gazette, stating that Ronda has been evacu ated by the French, and occupied by our troops, under the cummund of ingather-General F. Gon zales. SASLIC. Mikan' 2. Events have considerably augmented, during wine years, the number of Germans, who endea voured to settle in Switserland, either as simple in. nat ',zed **Sects. These individuals are numerous, else( mlly in the class of artisans. Su order to get admi.led in Switzerland, thews!. er part ti,leatoured to ni Ivry there ; but latterly it bevarne very diffir ult for them to obtain peranaaion for these morriaget, on the part of the Government. The question whether this eousent is absolutely necessary. has therefore been diseuss.d in different places. In some cantons they have r.goe to a re volution. in ord. r to prevent all inroorvemenee to the State, to act with great riznur aping all strangers who way be fathers of natural cn.ldrrn. Its tb. caston of Turiovic, thy. kind of M•er:.i. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, SATURDAY; APRIL 7. The following account of the conclusion of the debate. in the House of Commons upon Sir F. BURDETT'S CON, is copied from THE Cassis of yesterday. Mr. ADAM moved. as au Amendment to Sir Rousso Sat.usr.t•¢v's Motion for Contain ment t o the Tower. that Sir FRAU!, SUEDITT be Reprimanded in lin place Isy the SeEmsea. Mr. Wis. Santa and Mr. WILILEIRECE supported Mr. ADAM'S . ElDCOdillellt. Mr. WIEDHAM spoke in favour of the motion for commitment to the Tower. Mr. SHERIDAN replied to Mr. WIND HAM, with great force and eloquence. Mr. PEE CEVAL answered the argument of Mr. SHERIDAN. —Alderman Sit tw and Alderman Puce spoke against the motion fur commitment. Mr. Lin ear:las, Mr. GOOCH, and Mr. posits GIDDY. spoke on the same side. After a discussion of about su hour. the House dirteled, when there appeared, as we stated yesterday. • taajoiity of 30 in favour of Sir ROBERT SAl.U3Sualr's motion. —At the rising of the House, about hnifitast seven, last morning, warrant for cotnntitting Sir FRANCIS to the Tower, was signed by the Set:sate, and delivered to Mr. VOLVO,. the aerjra it ie. Arms. Mr. Cocm.sn p r o c e e d e d t o the Ilarinet'. I m l a o s ui.e,in refused a iricd;ititit:liYo' to execute the warrant; bot ce. Ile returned. and. befor e the Rouse set, yesterday, informed the SPEALEI of the result. The SPEAKER immediately 0 ,. tiered Mr. dusts* and Mr. Wattin - r, two of life Meseengi rs of the Rouse of Commons, t o “ t „ " ' • • tend the Scrjrant, who, accempanied by thr again went to the Baronet's house. in p. 1 . 1 . 4. dilly, tvitere they were met by his brother, :11 lit'aDETT JON Eli, and informed, that he was st seta ut Wimbledon, but would be ready to them between ten and elevi la this day. The rea son ahy hlr. Colman did not proceed iostiaid t to take Sir FILINCIS into cw.tody, is obvious. It necessary to afford a little time to make lite / . bons at ti.e Tower for his reception. Ithttit..l...!. .to that circa were given to the Earl of Molts, ‘l._ Constable of the Tower, who immediately pr , _ ceeded to carry• them into execution. So c.rlv as half.psst ei,;ht o'clock in the morning, nose pieces of artillery were taken from the tads part=, and, placed •'pposite the gate ; the ditche s that surround the Tower, were tilled with lister. All the yeomen, in their full dress, were at *het: respective posts, and a double guard was placed en the outside. The Tower Hamlets Militia rec.( i.ed orders to be in readiness, and a brigade of artil lery, which was to have marched to Woolwich, w as ordered to remain; and no stranger was suffered to enter the Tower, who could not give a sails. factory account of himself and his bit Ines*. Even after admission at the outer gate, he was questioard by the centinel in every quarter through which he had to pass. At ten o'clock the Earl of Kit ILA arrived, on horseback, attended by a si ng le groom. and alighted at the Governor's house. The people nriw began to assemble in great numbers, anticipating the approd6 of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT. Some surrounded the Toot a gates, and tilled tha immediate avenues, on the land-aide ; where, notwithstanding the sails aid the cold, they continued to accumulate, to tl e amount of several thousands, and remained until night..fuil. Many concluded that be at.tild Le conveyed down the rive., to the Tower, a. a surer *.y, awl bet.er calculated to avoid. all tumult. These, in great number, lined the banks of the mutes. and the wharfs in the vicinity, where they continued until a late hour. At live o'clock, a dra goon arrived with an express to Lord 3loteit, and was conduced to the Governor's house; 41116', about sii, his Lordship went away. An opiaip then lie jinn to prevail. that the Baronet was not corning either by land or by water. Orders were gime to let all strangers out, and to admit none upon any account. Great bustle and confusion ensued, while those of the crowd, who were anxious to r.aeh home and refresh themselves after their fatigue and' disappointment, pressed through those also still lingered behind. The apartments intended fur Sir FRANCIS BURDETT adjoin the Governor's How.— They were completely prepared for his reception at an early lasinr. While those scenes ware psssi .g in the East, the West presented a not less interest• ing spectacle. At an early hour a placard, of which the following is a copy, was posted all trier Westminster: " BrADETT—STESTIIINSTEIt." " A Requisitionis signing for a Public Meeting of the Electors of the City arid Liberties of W.itrnin s.er, to adopt such measures as may be exp. (Lei t. in conprqueace of the House of Commons having deprived us of one of our Representatives." At every curspicuous and .nontisent corner, gronpes of people were eeea dt.ring the whole (by reading this placard. The pone: forgot his errand. a:id the carman stopt his team, that he to l,t catch a glimpse of what had eccitesl so gnu: interest in the readers, and appeared so But it was in the street, au fr 'IA. of tie 13.tret. house. its Piccadilly, that the greatest anti ty agitation prevailed, and bustle sud confu.irt their r. ago. During the whole of tine (13y it tilled by a crowd of people, some of them scrarif , 4 purple ribbons, the Baronet's colours, and all thou:- ing and hurtaing. At the anroach of a r.^.l - :r or horseman, thy took ta the:r hats. ay<l, ~ v • big them over their herrls, with shouts of ht:: - It. r FRANtIi Bt:RDErT it,r t.d th. perffitge " join in their acclamitm4s. 'f h .us!,i n'r,•:.< ,' li+t call, but some who refused were 'wilted with mil Is aid assailed with linotivg and hissing. private carriages, which attempted to ln•s wit! , la noticing the crowd. had their windows bruken : al I slivered Ge ntlemen received a plentiful sow!: -I mud. Among them was one. wbo received a 1.1 hill on the face. He gallopped off, holdin : I. $ now: in his hand. A hackney-road man slew, echo happened to be a little tardy in olreyie git r t. to huzza fur Sir FRANCIS. even rile hr 11,,d off his hat. and joined in chorus, •a+ eo elo•A•• -• Lille(' on all titles, that Ir. herd ras liter. lr r:- •ered with ,and. The populace continued to themselves in this manner in Pict !Willy, until it Ir boor, wittnnit mansfeviing any dmolsilion 1.1 n:'. or proceeding to venous acts of v:ntence. In coons of .be slight, however, a !may of thew ••• out to ..•t Mr. L►TUBptDGE with "nine walk a their di.i.leniere. They in the ti-4 u.- otauct, , o Bcrltt Icy -spare, ui ggggg :tor° [cation thail,c ty attbjet:s the stringer to the puoi.hineot of erotic log on the public works, for one, tr a, or tlifee months, according to circuntrances. If he cannot provide for the subsistence of the children horn out of wedlock, after having undergone this punit.'nutat, tho stranger is to Ise placed at the dispotit:ou of his go vernmeqt. Similar penalties are decreed againt the mother of natural children, on like cases. This law produced a great settsatim.—(4beille du Nord, 23d March.) AMSTERDAM, MARCH 6. The• 45th of February war to the inhabitants of Vlaardingen a day of terror. The weather was stormy the whole morning, with much rain ; but about three o'clock in the afternoon, a furious bur mane stove, accompanied by a noise like that of many carriages rolling upon a road. Thee fell hail of an extraordinary size, and at the same time there was an horrible explosion of electric matter. A frightful column of fire seemed to fall upon the reformed church. The lightning struck the Stee ple, and, conducted by a tube of lead, reached the roof of the church, whence it spread int• the in side; the confusion was general ; every one eu•lea voured to fly from the church. The Municipality gave orders to examine the tower, when it was dis covered, that the fire was near the dial of the clock. In a few moments the fire was manifest, notwith standing which, in consequence of prompt mea sures, it was got under; and this accident has bees less disastrous than could have been expected.— (Setae paper.) BRUNSWICK. FEB. 28. We expect a French garrison of 3,500 men.— (Sense paper.) ENGLAND AND AMERICA. We have seen letters from America, of a recent date, which describe the slate of psrt,es in that country, with, we believe, much accuracy. There is one class of men for peace and accommodation with England, ou almost any terms ; a second, for those intermediate measures, betwesa peace and hostility, the Embargo or bon-Intercourse Lase; while a third, bold, violent, powerful and active, is for direct end open war: These, in public assemblies and private parties, have in general the ascendancy. In the Senate and House of Representatives this stint has not, however, l i k en any very d eep root ; • though even there, the advocates for war have avowed dirt/lid...es in a tone unequivocal and decided. Thus cir:unettanced, between casnteriel- • ing parties, the Executive authority endeavours to hold a firm, yet even hand, though every day sailed by opinions s o opposivo by political clieffs• so influential in the state4bl so extremely warm in the advocacy of thoseAcessures. which each may think necessary to its own individual interest, or to the comm9n, welfare of the courarY.— Thus critically sitekt*d, the President prepares for war, yet wishes for peace; if hirposind has any poli tical bias, it is supposed to lean to the French par ty ; but in every event, be has declared his fixed resolution of maintaining the independence of America. It is with regret we have to state, that what is denominated the Frerseh or Anti•Eaglisk party, is principally constituted of Irishmen; many of whom, still smarting under the impolicy, perhaps the injustice, of a forced emigration, now-endeavour to retaliate, and avenge their real or supposed ries, by involving the B,iti,h Government in war with a country with which the strongest ties of in tense. of political and blood relationship, should in duce it to preserve an honourable and lasting peace. In treeing this outline of the state of parties in the United States of America, in that country so dear to Irishmen, so gifted by independence, and con secrated to freedom, where a Montgomery ran, and a.Washington conquered ; in sketching this view of the political classes now figuring on that theatre of departed glory, we speak on authority upon which we can rely, diainteresteci and honourable, and to which few have access. We do not bring forward the subject unnecessarily; we feel for Ireland, we are aware how deeply her interests are insolved in the variance lola een England and America, and consider it a duly to impart to our countrymen the information whi , •li may be serv.cesble to them, and which we have taken much pains to acquire. NEW -THEATRE-aoyAL, COVENT-GARDE:N 71gs present Saturday, April ' will be _pcefoemtil, • Co medy, called Tilt JEALOUS ItIFE. To wlritli will be added, ?NC nEVILIN ; OR, TOT Witell OF I{INDIOR. LYCEUM' THEATRE —Tkia present Saturday, April 7, will be preformed, a New Perin-Comic Operl, called Itiaauc! OR, Ttic Swiss B•sDsTTI. To skids will be added, 111 T OR 31,w. r, 1h