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rifMnT .72 I _ ' '477 , • *hall be able to follow tifrat won,. and drive thrill out of the couutry. Fite balls anti it stone strtiek tne during the engagement, four besides the tinV with which I was oliligetoO•quit the field--orte the shoulder, one in to r kuapoick, one through my pourli, one on the after -I won wounded, and a %tone ou the kuee, frau the bursting of a shell." FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PORTUGUESE PAPERS. ~^ .;.' •• • . • fe",, -• r . • 43/11Cie '7' •, ,• BOST6II. Air, Coles, •the Mei/lei:Ter to Fraticei t tli Syron, proised through this city 4estertley morning, on his way to the city of Washington. The vele rity with which Mr. Coles travelled, has tell to the opii.ion that he is the bearer of very important inforiliation from France. added to this, we nil ' tlerstaud, that, at the time of his iieparture fut FriilleV, it was his Inv talon, in ease the state of our atimrelwould permit, to remain in that country two or titter years. His smitten return, therefore, does not augur very favour.Gly to the hopes of a good tnideratanding with the French Government. Several late letters from France concur in allud ing to the probability of Mr. Armstrong's speedy return home. Every' information from FlllllCe increaser in hos tility to this country. A letter, of the )7th from Pens, positively states, that Mr. Armstrong's baggage waa sett:idly shipped on board the Mentor, mid that he was to e : nbark i:ftmediately, The French Government, it is said, will give facility and safety to our commence on Wo other terms than our with from all connexion with Great Britain. The American property in France, it is 'apprehended, will be sacrificed- the moment Mr. Armstrong withdraws from that country: To what a deplorable, humiliating condition are we reduced ! Ou the 'abject of the three eontlitions prea-ribed to Mr. Erskine. in the letter of Instructions of Mr. Canning, The Nem-York Evening Post mys, ti The first condition being in the spirit of our own lair. may, without disadvantage or dishnnonr, be complied with. The matter of the secteid condi tion being distinct, and forming no part of the sub ject of the projected arratigenieut, may, with other and similar points. be referred to subsequent 'sego ciatiou. 'And with regard to the third condition, by: the adoption of the same open aid dignified course. whisii was.formetly punined by the United States, to enforce a non-intercourse with Fiance, it . becomes ni t ilecessary. and would.' without doubt, be relinquished." It is Mith regret we have seen the abuse heaped on the British Goverutuetit, from various quarters. for a supposed breach of contract. We should 411 learn citation from the ieme, as it now appears, by the publication of Mr. Canning's instructions to Mr. Erskine, that three conditions were proposed Its eroential to the arrangement, neither of which was stipulated in that• arrangement, though the two tirNt were sa n d to have lieCti:ftiggsted by the Members of out own Administration, atitrifie Jost . is stated to have been acceded to by Mr. Phickoey. PROCLAMATION. a rlitrell flr ST TO TUX UNITED STATFI OW A rdWlt If A. " WebbingtOu City, Thursday, Angitst to. " Whereas, in consequence of a communication from Ilia Britannic NiAjeety's Emmy Extraordinary and Minister _Ple nipotentiary, declaring that the British Orders iii C. plutit, of January and November, 1807, *mild be withdrawn on the loth uf t , env last, (and by virtue of which an Act of Congress was passed, entitled .. An Act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Binsin and France, soil their dependencies, and fur other purpiews,") I, William Madison, Pnaident, etc. did /nue a proclama tion, ua the toth of April last, declaring that the Orders in Conned aforesaid would be withdrawn on the loth of June, after which the trade might he renewed, and as it us now officially made known to me, that the Orders in I:envied are Rut withili awn, agreeably . to the declaration aforesaid, I du Ilmrtby pluclaim the rants, and that the Acts &Imre still remain in torte. JAMES MADISON. EIT&ACT OF A eItIVATE LETTER. ,~ LISBON, Ave. 29. The whole of our army 11411 left Simiii. Sir A. N'cllesley has his head-quarters et Elva., front which place he will march to Abrontes. General. Beresford is at Citoter-Braoco. They are said to have been obliged to retire for want of provisions. The gretich hare retired towartaa Madrid. AUG. 28. By letters from Castel Branco, we learn, that the besl-quarteri of hit Excellency Marsha Btresforil were reinJviog front brims to that city, on account of coroviiiiing its movements with . the British army liiiiletHarshal•Gustral Wellesley. Tire corps 'or Ney has again separate , l itself from thatssf Sault, moil taken the road of Sala- Animas. Sault k %WI at. l'irsencia, with only hie sliviision; Victor, Sebastian', awl Mintier, are at ,']col Talavera, and Oropesa.—( Lisbon Gazate.) write from Spain, that the Murquis tie ha wit expelled at : The object of • his jonniey Sii)lllo%eli tb be of great importance. Ainong ifie varmow, Zni4Ctuics oo this Point, the Most general tole is, that he will take the Cammaivi of the army of Estrernatl Coes reit. de Yarde.) 114DAJOS, AOO. tt. • ItciVAL octuEß, • ADIONVMD TO &ENDRE! DON J.EIS MENDOZA, AND Dow ANEMIA GONZ4I.r3 PA( HMCO, M6lllizitS OF TRUE 11UPR.ME JUNTA. " The Serevne hoot& of the awernmeitt of the Kin:a • om tta~esecu, .ith the most lively intere,t, the fil*ri v;tioui "inch yvur Excelleoviett your Mcitiorril of the i 114 lust. on the canter which hitieled to the went of provisions . in the ronshmeol army, and the means of remedying this evil ; eel white it employs tlst u lSe4ssary IlreallUKS for thin."„pur pose, it cliarkis me to inton rum Ex...enemies, that our own security and defence rectuirit,g that...thrombi army sl;esold hr abundantly supplied with whatever it ;elsires for its sub sistence and opei alums, chilli,' o*, generous all its, whei, fight hag for our liberty and indypendence with the saute culhw tillirta as they would defend their emu, render themselves eroditeis, both by grstitude and justice, to every cuasidcra tiol and sacrifice of the nationsud Government. Your Ex cellencies will' use every possible and conferrable effort, is order that the said army may want nothing; co-operating wall, the commis-ion which His Majesty has siren to the Member Doti Lorenzo Calvo,.and with the int( salons of tbe GoetruMs it, which ate directed exclusively toward the wel fare nod salvation of the country. 1 etortiuunicate this by Royal Order to your Eximbermsest ler lotnr information, di rection, and folblueemt •e. ' 4 May God preserve roar ly yews ! A. MARTIN DE is A 4.11"." " Royal Palace of Seville, Aug. 1.1." NSW ' . • , Sint --With the "'Sliest pleasure we have renciVe4 the royal order of your l'lajtpty,, of the date of the i:tls, enjoining us to redouble one exel Wise far the supply of the Enelish smolt:try teoups. hale the S 2 aka* to in(orru your Majesty, tbst,the ittbsbityi!ts hew supply es , ' ry thing with grea:est alacrity, and this wasp eorstabates tow) rations daily, and 'seal and oats inure than cattle beet/parted from • irourtry so ravaged by the enemy. We hale used every - - . mem to collect all the grain belonging t Mt government of Garriwillas, which is dm!y rending , in the mills of T.r. ban. The !lour is afterwards deposit/12 on the two bridges to the said turn of Garrio illas, do order that it may be I. Te 4 hurls Whenever the Intendant May apply Mr 11, or ',ions. The oats art deposited in St. Jago del Campo, all within the distaewe of four leagues If Sei►bor Doe Lorenzo Calve will send an toner, it *boll intairdiaWly he executed. " We request. your Majesty to be convinced that our patriousin cannot be exceeded. Provisions are daily sine hie, even more, in the opinion of almo , t every one, than are nerrm , iry, t►is province being aa (rank and liber.Q as soy other, if uut inure to."--(Lisiosi (iasette, dlog. 29.) " CADIZ, AUOVIT 23. " Coreta havir‘Snirered a renewal of his attack*, sod re p•tteJ his omilteitationA for leave to retire for the benefit of health, has resigned the command to General Erinia. " We bear from %Zeus, by letters of the 9th inst. that the French General commanding the Worked, of Gerona, issued Pmiclansation, ofr.iug • license to quit the army, a ith pension of ten realm daily, to those who should concur in the ass...it and capture of that place. In consequence, on the Wit, the French attacked that fortress with the el catest 6t rr, but were enirely routed. Oa the following day they repealed the *stank at Roir points, and were in like manner repulsed. (ki this, I tr. Roeirn, with his division, attacked the I tenth, routed them, and tendi 7110 prisoners, seizing at the same tinwthe provision. they bad collected in their war.houses, smi olllt i gnt them to raise the urge. By this act Geroin: has rendered itself worthy the highest praise. " A i•cu'r ss Venn Tao his reviesse,l the troops under Ins cunsniand. They e.,nsist of 116,nd.) Ines. " One 21 m'es yawn's in shelr former rnsiti,,m, withnstt any fresh occurrences , . There is nut • Frenchman su La Mancha. • . " The brig Sas Lai, Goriest % commanded by rortariz , united in Sill dill how Ferrol. _rtler brings intelligence, that is the masse Of September the Ferrol syun.hon will be ready 10 depart, gni that four frigates have already set oat f.,t Cadiz. " 417COPT 24. " This day we learn 'root Seville, that on the lid Lord Wellesley vrt out nu n volt to his brother, and that he was . ompailied b the Mewlsllel. The 3farquis is very active, grval tioifitiroste i. Owed in him. 't lie 'inn torlirilte ship, l'ernatodu Srptiinu, is expected In Cu. Bay, alsoalu.ln is cumin/ Irons Cart hsgena. %ovals are shout to sail for Vera Crum and Lima." TH E BRITISH PRESS. LONDON. TUESDAY, SE rrsmass it. 11'e yesterday animeneed the arrival of Cap tain NEST. from Lisbou, with dispatches from VISCOUIIt WELLINGTON. By the Fylla, of 24 guns, in which Captain WEST came home, we hare received Portuguese Papers to the 3eth.— The whole of our army has lett Spaiu.—Viscount WZI,II.ISGTON had his Ittstlimartens.sit Elea% CM his retreat to Abrentes, and General BERFAIrORD had fallen back to CilmtVl DrAtICO, to combine his movements with the main - army. The French armies retained their former positions. It world thus appear, that they do not menu to molest the British army in its retreat. Neither the official r dispatches, our private accounts, inform us whether I Viscount Wk4amsoxonlllClllloloelfgenttit the Pallier suit or not. It is probable that he will endeavour to maintain a footing in Portugal, as we fluid Govern ment are seeding out reistforeements. It is me lancholy to think that every . new account in creases Out dissatisfaction at the conduct of the Sivitnarde. Viscount WI6I:LINISFON'S dispatches state, the Supreme Jenne %sive informed, oh the 20th July, of' his great outit of provi sinus, and yet we find, from a Royal Order in The Lisboa Gazette, that so late te, the 15th of August. no steps lied been taken to remedy the evil. If, however, private accounts be credited to their fu.st extent, we have to complain not only of want of provisions, hut of medicine for our sick. The latter is the fault of our ow it Government, and not of the Spaniards. The greater part of the troops orty employed in the expedition to the Scheldt hare returtn•d home, amounting to 42tino wee, of rhota 5,0110 are aick. The fume left behind for the defence of I • ..• fT iWelcheren iy 16,009mt0 ; end of thew, also, we understand, there tiff 5,001) upon the sick livt ;' amounting to more Than one-third of the whole army upon the sick I kt. We have received American Papers, containing a 'Proclamation by the Presnicmit of the United States, enforcing the nu -intercourse act againbt this country, in consequence of the reftei:4l of time British Government to ratify the arrangement made by Mr. Lignites. We do not give oily opinion on the question, whether that GuatlFalau exceeded his instructions or not; ,bat; suppos. nig Wilt lie had .exceeded them, we do think, that, under all the circumstances, it would stave been the wiseat, and most dignified coutioe,,. to .have passed it over in silence ; that ir, if we may be allowed to wee a homely phrase, 1 , 1 to make the best of a bad bargain." The more information s*e derive relative to the vet) late Expeditious, into Zealand and into Cite- tile, land we have hadopportunities, both oral mud epistolary, of forming a judgment ow' Loth ; the more confirmed is our conviction of the criminal incapacity of the Minimera who planned the two : enterprises; mo less than or the glaring inaptitudi.! of the two Generals, resprctivily choien for carry ing into execution the plans formed by the Cabinet. We presume, that there is not in the kisigdoeu an individual so servilely disposed to flatter the ad- ministration, at the expense of truth, of common sense, and of the universal sentiment of the coun try, as to attempt to maintain, Quit the primary objects of the armament, now (MAO return home from the coast of Holland, have net been complete ly sacrificed. Tip- eepture, or. destruction of the French .fleet; together - with the tirtircertained operation of an attack oft- Bbxseares. in the Netherlands, while be was peisonalty prevented, by the position of his affeies in Austriii, from ex tending isid s oriprotegOn to this piirt . 'vf his wide amended dominion; U) : othei. Words o mn- eapari nick restiscitate Moll:kick and qt. Low Coun tries; and 'thus, while ;we opterate . d a powerful diveraoli in favour oriisir all; Fancied, to shaft: the Corsican's usurpation in this inlet. of ,Enrupe suds, or nearly-Awe •we C?cletiFCl/P.:FA N:111154 or Lordrstt.rft ay serllitit'tnft.twt lawn the 'great t in t r f oii.o. szt in.oidt t ift,,,, of •- -ex ped Thera, - t ot- wattC 411 74 1 •4 1 4 4 PO. ceive, that, in order to.eacct,theeitinststWood, per haps, useful, .orpraesticalds oCicts, .energy, ve locity, and decision, ought 4 'haveChftracieriatil• the Commander selected so•presitle over the exe-': cution. Success obviously depf . ndesiii.qii the clie~~e; pf sue h • leatler. !vow, ou whom-did their st;lec *tion call ? On a Nobleman, unquestionably respect able, as a - man of sound understanding, and of 41 certain ability in the closet; of whom Lord Tnuittow asserted, that " he was the only indi idual with whom lie ever sot iu council,. as a Cabinet Minister, whom he never heard talk non sense ;" and whose judgment, it is perfectly known, the late Mr. PLTT highly respected, and frequently . consulted. All these qualities and talents, joined; to great natural reserve, habits of silence, 'and snj air of dignity, or of pride, which hanished all fami liarity of approach, might, and still do,, qualify, Lord CHATHAM to fill a place in aihninistrationi ':~ j'~p But, where were the physical, or iutellectual en dowments for canintamling as army t' Wi-I Mr CANNING be pleased to ilifurni us) wdr those long-confirmed and constittdiorifil Wibits o indolence, procrastination, end Votte . nce; whicl obtained him; when • first the appellation of the late Lprd CAPAILACGuti, his never giving atiiilenyor ir a s veer iatoiewur ► Was it in :these Willits.. -1 4 e nanermaiintable from ill health, -and deelinireg that oar discerning .Ministers ilrew a faviiuriable prognostic of his activity in the fieldr Ifi these rerriarkO Von the spa, and the brother, of two most. illustrious men, we trust 'tisatawe crania be licensed al' illiber nrlity, or 'perttrualqp It is the Ccitumairder-in Chief of the late inglorious and tinprodirctive Ex pedition ; it iiinte feeble, culpable, .tto+.initliKcient Ministers witer are rlptdly coadimther ilnik grant empire, by their presumptuous ignfirire, and attar incapacity, through ao abyss of expeire, IR of military disgrace, into the toils of 'that flagitiouS but formidable Tyrant, who h already subjecte the Continent. by his arme.r i s cr;ines.and Ju arts ; it is in their public, and, therefore, responsib capacities 'done. that we.tailfcl , l the . fuoctionarteis entrusted by His Martsre ss ielils the national re sources, treasures, and firMieraPtanustilytheir coil. duct to the nation. . • At` • •••. But it may be said,..tlinitlf Lord CHATHAM has not executed the primary, he has at least fulfilled the oecondisry objects of the expedition. Flusliiii; has siirretidered, and Walchi•ren is ems. l'rous thew e, it may'lie asserted, we con electrify, attack, or itivinlc the Continent, a liile we block the ScheWt;• and by meons•of our blear contiguity to the low conattn.s, open u possitge for all our pioductiono, into the interior of Cerruaily, or even of France. We sincerely wish that any, and all these promised, or imagined benefits, may flow from the reduction ansl occupation of Walclicren. While, however, we ardently desire, we are very far from la lieving, that such will he the result. The vigilance and the ani mosity or IN APUIMON, which never intermit, ii,tl abide Iwnd to their 'imposes all impediments ; ' sill probably oppose effectuol obstacles to ow tom- ~'~ -7* T. ~,; Y mercial speculations. Such is the opinion of meal eminent mercantile characters, who ready mils• trust, and utterly reject, such conclusion„ ia favour of our renewed trade, through Flushing, with the Continent. As little Au the navy coincide iu opt. Ilion, relative to the practicability of commanding the 114 viglatimi of the Scheldt, by means of our recent acquisition in Zealand. A subject upon which we may soot, have the u►eaus nail the occasion of saying more, from the beat sources of intelligence. lint granting even, for argument's sake, that both these advantages would, or might result, from our retaining possession of thele of Walcherew ; two new questions arise : we keep it in deft ince of BoN SPASM? And if we can. ought we to do it May we net hay it at too dear a rate 1---la reply to the first quart, we are assured, from various and concurring testimony, which we cannot draabq that" there are betwet n Walcheren and South Bete. land, three fords, fitly breast high, where, at low wa ter, any number of troops may be sent across; cud where no ships can get roar t.nough to annoy them." Now, if this fuel lie autheotle, and we fully culisi der it as such, how are we to keep this island 'kg ki mit NAPoILEoh's armie, ? Are Mr. CADINING and Lord CAST-EitE Ault prepared to deity the nmsertioo here . . made ? We are perstiaderi they cannot. Even sf we can successfully resist mid repel any attempt of France to reconquer Waleheren; will snuad will 4an aniryinstify it ? Would that the two Secre- taries of !state, for the Foreign, and for the War De partment, could only see the awful and affecting spectacle", which tha piers, and *burrs, and harbours of Haraich, Deal, Dover,' Itionsgite, and Ports mouth, now ezhii.it ! They are covered with eat ciated, yellint, sinking, and expiring soldiers. Lief ed by boars iii crowd', ansi carried off io wagguos, to hospitals. hue greater part of these unfortu nate men are Ur the prime of life, or rather in its bloom; awl only left this country six weeks age. inietath and vigour. IValcheren is a grave; *Oral iIMMI Surinam, or Jauntiest, or tile most imilivalthy of our West Lulls islauds ! This, end only this, is the acquisitiou we hart rade, at such an expense of blood and treasure. and of "rationed reputation ! But Ministers must answer for their endue:. Agemention, gnus, was lost in the ri 7-terPtatit. 'on the lUth June. This vessel was once CoMmanded by the great Lord Nefisow. A Portuguese frigate arrived at &illy from the Brezili states, Butt • French frigate had arrived at Rio Janeiro, to oegririate a petite. The whirqui• of Liu SITLY and several other Of ficers arrived in town, on Sunday, from the Scheldt. 'Mud oltrrost the übole of the military forte em jtorked in the Expedition (with the exception of ns;000 left to garrison Flushing and the other towns of IValcheren) are now either returned or on their way home. By a cutter lately arrived from Rochefort, we learn, that two of the enemy's frigate• bad come pit of the harbour, and were lying under the Isle of Aix. A neutral vessel came out, while the cut ter mumbled off the port, and informed her, that there were right sail of die hue afloat iu the bar hour; so that. if tins statement be correct, three new ships have been added to the tire which ef fected their escape from Basque Roada. ThcAick and wounded were lauded on Saturday, and a detachment of artillery ; the other troops were expected to be disembarked on Sunday, and will immediately march for Colchester, Wesley, The E.ntleconr, —, from Cork, to London. is On shore near Padstaw, and expected to be lost. The "retie, from Pillow, is taken and carried ia 20,Clopenhageti, and condemned. e The May, Capt. Bitowl, arrived at Liverpool. Ofrotu 14tienos Ayres, was sl.okcn with on the 30th of okugust„ by Ills MAJENTY'II ship illsisite. who in durated her that she had sviikeis the homeward ' boand Jamaica fleet in list. 4!, long. 41. • III! MAJESTY'S ship Sirius kit the following shifter outieued-botriel, un the 17th April last, all ;rep, iii lat. ti5,•.13, S. long. 28. 10, W. all well. etas trairto I lestitizi„ Copt. I.AttKiss ; Lord ilet latjte, NV nr ; True Briton. ; DON A LDSON ; ienieby tcotle, LA/CM; al/4; Cusbilocr- W Evbfr.bauttw. LEITH is on board a 74, off He is, we are concerned to state, dangerously • • Th'e Yd regiment of Gertnaii Heavy Dragoon,. quertered for sonic titne poet in lfi llinrohe and its vicinity, &inched on ‘Vedneialay last fur Cork. where they are to be emliorkeii for foreign service. They, are to be reprise ed by the 19th Light fJra .,goons. sOn i'Vedneorlsy morning a detachment of the nth Regiment o4i, peg fruits their depot at Sale,- leery (chiefly coosistilig of volunteers trine ,he bids Militia awl three 011iver.). to Hilsea Barrio ko, to entire* to juin their brave ciourailes ill S 1 iii. Uu Thurstl4, the 43th Regiment of FOot c.tnie into qiiiiters in Wiliebvi t ter. • Extract of a letter from an officer on hoard this Royal Serereign, dated MI Toulon, July Ws 18 0 11: --‘• roe twirl thou a week past, we bane had daily Kenos or dioagrecable purnishments and CODE 111••• martial. the Aso trued was a marine, 4,- 1 lonriig to tbießelreark, 011 charges of seditiou s sod attempting to raise. a mutiny in the ship; lie ens • found pike, aiid sentence/I to he haegsd on board his ""'" ship, which sentstue was carried into erte. cution ou•Weinesday lest Tno of Ins conmults net e tried with hue, up sonar charges. and 14 n -I,ticeil to receive 300 lt•hes ru, h round the fleet. 1 are sorry to state. that the Lin/nark has been fur some time vast in •,disiirderiti sate: the severe measures, 'le - meter, as Men were nereworrily had re criers., tn. hare happily soppreserd this spirit, mod brought heel( the misguided Well to a sense of their duty. 1.114 morning, (July 13), a court-inertial Cos nn bussed 015 E ship, for the trial of Lientenavt %V A I.IIROEF. 4 OI' the mortise's, belimerna to His Ma • STE'S slap Co/ustais, on cliargiss of minions 1 + 1,4 istodnet. exhibited ugali•st him I lie• Cowin', it the sit;d ship. .1 Ise twit, sifter A • final, 1011/Id LOA guilty. lUD; Ls was sentenced it• Lie cashiered."