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.... the French, finding Lignite Ca :nii.ger ourtueil, lopes' by superior numbers, Amotig the Officers • and thence inferring either weakness ui• want of of the British Army, killed, ere— , concert in the combined army, spent tne 'nth, fiNov-General Mrltensic and teueral Din(rWeiti, of the and 26111, in collecting all their forced in that part of Gcrnsaa Legion; Brigadc-Major Beckrtt, of de Guards, donel Roo*, Cultists-raw Guards; Colonel Gordon, oral Spain, preparatory to an attack. The enemy's force C it ' thus assembled on the lt6th, consisted of the curl" m ezi o i r in• r t; dyc L e ieuL; A ut i - c t. l 4, l l , oie r l l'a Ca. doer , ;1 9.!,1 u ; igade b: of Marshal VICTOR, Duke of BEI.EuNo, Al that of E Dunoighue, and Cripiana j G tl 'enige At r jut3n i t7;; tbs . General SEISIiTIANI, of the garrison of Nis& of, Coldstream Gourds. and of 7,000 of the guards of King JusEett BONA- Among the British wounded, are .—Major-(Sen. TARTE, the whole amounting to 44,000 men, coin- Hill, and Brigadier-Gen. Whittinglium, tliglitly.— manded by King Josara in person, assisted by The Spaniards (lid nut sviffer in the sense prupor. Marshals JOURDAN and VICTOR, and General SE- tion, the efforts of the enemy being !mini ipally PAS TIA NI. --- directed against tin: British army. The Soniards, CUECTA having advanced to Torrips, on the I however, behaved well, mid gave satisfsetion to 26th, he was attacked near that place by the French, the British Commander.— A intieg the I /ffieers kil mid obliged to full back to the left bank of the led an the part of the enemy, were Generals La- Alberche, and the enemy returned to Santa OINBo, PISSE and MORLOT. General., SEHASIIA%I and ihut indicating a determination to hevome the 800 LET were wounded. • iilants in their turn, and to try the fate of a gene- Such has been the result of the Buttle of 'Fala ial action, between that and Talavera, the position vera. It has afforded a proof of the superiority of of the combined army on the .27111. British courage—but of British coura g e we wa n ted Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY , perceiving the ',viten- no proof; aud, we kat, however great and glorious tion of the enemy, immediately called in General the victory may have berm, it can go but a short way to the deliverance of Spain from the Gallic Sucatiatmac's corps, from Caorla wog, leaving Ge neral MacitEriztE, who had turned the right of 1 yoke. the enemy on the 22d, stationed on the right of I The combined army consisted of 19,000 English, Alberche, with a division of infantry and cavalry, 9000 Spanish—total 28.000 ; amounting to tittle to cover his left. I more than one-half of the French army. The line of the combined army extended about two miles ; the British army formed the left, with General litt.t.'s division of infantry in ethellom, and in second line. The right, consisting of Spanish troops, occupied the ground in front of Talavera, down to the Tagus; a strong position, and well co. vowed sad defended by the Spanish infantry. The right, occupied by the Spanish, and the left by the English, were divided by a commandin g eminence, forming the centre, occupied by a bri gade of infantry in front, under General CAMP. BELL, supported by General COTTON'S brigade of dragoons, and some Spanish cavalry. We have already noticed that General MaciEN -7.4 was left as an advanced post on the right of the All, , erehe. Ile was attacked thereabouttwo o'clock, vas the 37t1i, but lieiag supported by Gea. brigade, and the cavalry wader Generals NYRE and Assort, hey were ail able to withdraw in good order. The attack matte here 14 the French 1110 , 01 11140%t furious, awl made in great strength. The 13th re giment, and the Sth banal:no of the 60th, particu larly distinguished themselves upon the occasion ; but the 2il battalions of the Is7th and 31st, sofferell the s rratest loss. The centre, thus driven in, fell back spas the left. The slay was now far advanced, tend the early success encouraged the enemy to greater exertions. Their numbers increased, and towards evening they coalmen...eel a furious attack noon the British left and centre, now consolidat ed ; and upon the Spenianii on the right, in both of which points they totally failed. No official accounts, es far ma we could learn, had been received from the Earl of CIIATUAII. when this Paper was put to press. It was reportisl, however, last evening, upon the alleged authority of a letter from an Officer in the Expedition, that Flushing had surrendered ; anal that, on the Vll trance of our army into liar tow as, the enemy 11.bfaltg a mine, by which 2000 of our troops were killed and wounded. The wind has not been for some days favourable to arrivals from the Scheklt ; and, we trn.t, that tins report is without foundation. We hare received liasubu:gh Papers to the 6th instant, the contents of which are given in our pre ceding colusom.—Report thsti.s, that a congress it to ne held at Preslosrg, to settle the terms of peace between France and Austria, and that the Eu►ppe ror FRANCIS has left Buda, for a snore convenient situattout to accelerate that object.—Meanwhile the Tyrol, di%dasinng the armistice, remains iso arms agaiss,t the French, and a force of ttw,ussu hat hero sent to reduce that brave an,: loyal people. We have received New-York papers to the 2d instant, the contents of winch are important. In the House of Representatives, the Committee of Coradvlrce and Manufactures reported that ad ditional duties may be laid with advantage on the importation of certain articles, such us wearing ap parel, millinery, shot, and other manufactures in lead, and foreign salt. The particulars are given in the report which we have copied, but from the lateness of the time, it is not likely that any thing will be done in it during the present session. A mo tion having been made in the Senate, to amend the Non-Intercourse Act, to the following effect, vie:— " ['hat the provisions of the said Act, interdicting the commercial intercour, , e between the Unitti States, and Great Britain and France, and their dependen cies, shall extend to all puhlic armed ships and ves sels of all foreign nations, and the same shall be con tinued and made permanent," a long debate arose, and it was finally referred to a Committee to con sider whether such right existed. The Committee reported in the affirmative; but recommended that the question he postponed until the next ses sion, in contemplation of a reconciliation with Eng- Night did not put an end to the engagement. The French male several attempts before the morning of the 20th. to Kriel a position on the left of the Brinell army, bit they were as regularly and re peatedly repulsed by General Htt.t.—Thrse furi cu.: contests were decided by the bayonet, a wea pon which. told uniformly in favour of the British •riny.—!n tins almost unceasing struggle of the night of the 47th, the ~ !gth regiment, and Ist bat whoa of the 48th, and the regiments of Generals MAO*, and lIIPMARD STEWAST, particularly diAinguished thchisclves.—The enemy, although thus repulsed, did not despuir.—They commenced a general attack upon the whole of the left, which comprised the British troops, and pointed their ef- Cwt.* inertielly against the height occupied by Ge neral Hill; but in this attempt they were repulsed by the let Cierinan dragoons and the 2.,1d light dra goons, under Generals A%6ON mid PAYNE, sup ported by the heavy cavalry under General FAN'. The remains of the centre, under Generul CAMP. AISLL, and the right, consisting of the Spanish troops, were attacked at the same time, hut with no better success; the Spaniards having behaved with greatgallatitry, and repulsed the enemy at all points. General SMARAROOI(II'S division, which was be • tweet, the left cud the centre, was the only one of which the success was for some time doubtful.—lt charged the enemy most effeebially with the hay. one% but the impetuosity of the guards earned them too far, cud, after considerable loss, they re titled under cover of General COTTOM'S brigade of cavalry. Tin; enemy thus repulsed at ell points, com menced his retreat on the 2titie leaving in our hand* 20 pieces of cannon, live standards, a great quantity of ammunition, and seine prisoner,. be sides 10,000 killed and wounded. It is admitted, however, that he effected his retreat in the newt regular order ;" a plain proof of our inability to pursue him. A corps of 10,000, which was posted on a height, to cover his retreat, was, however, attacked with great impetuosity, cud buffeted con. aiderably. Our loss, we regret to state, was also very reit aLlerable. particularly in Officers. The total, rot both days, is estimated at—killed, sot ; wounded, 3.913 ; misbing, 63J—Totid, 5,367. Of these, the ‘153 mitering are supposed to have been taken eii., venters, having been -carried by their impetuosity into the heart of t h e enemy. where they were erne. land. The 4th of November is fixed for the meet ing of the next Srssion of Congress. - - - Tuesday evening tidily(' from, Leith Roads, the transports with the Berwickshire militia, for Dover, under co:l4°y of the Minor gun-brig. A vacancy having °cowed to the representation of the Boroagh of Pembroke, by therleath of Sir lluon Owaa, of Orielton, Bart. JOHN LORD, Esq. the successor to his iianw mid property, has •u -nnamed himself as a candi4late to suet:era him iu Parliament, and is opposed by J. H. ALLstr, of Crestoilly, Keswick Wool Fair, nu ‘V etlnesday sennight, was unusually thinly attended. and little or no bu siness door; the coarse wool of the mountain sheep •ppears to have declined again iii prier. Westmorland Assizes commenced on Friday, at Appleby. There are only two Prisoners for trial, charged with robbing a earner's cart. A tremendous storm came on at SiiWintry an Thursday evening :—the Waning was extremely vivid, the peals of thunder load and uwful, and the rain &secreted in torrents. About nine o'clock, • flash of lightning illumimited the whole and was Minced by a cresh of thunder e I , tad :nibs{ than any by which it had been preceded. The Murcury stage coatis, from Loudon to Farts►, was then near Woodyat% Ion; a sailor on the roof was struck dead by thelightniog, and at the same instant one of the horses wee killed by it. A wo man aho sat •u the roof, by the side of the sailor, declares that the stroke was visible., that cite s aw the huhttittig oat his face, and in the eagerness of her tir-t sensations, endeavoured to brush it off w:th her hoed. The women was unhurt, es were the other passengers and coachman. A tree in the Close of Sarum, in the field adjoining the Bishop's ...;arrilen, 'roost/tick by the lightning, the hark h e eled out hi ■ remarkable way, and scattered to the dis unce of 70 feet ; and four fat sheep, ut the foot of the tree, were struck dead by the lightning. We hire not yet heard of asy other fatal act:Mein.' 'l'h,• WIIidUIVP in the grecit.lionse,• ike. of ,he Key. Mr. (Jib., at Knoyle, were broken to pieces by thc E..lfft CH.1111.14'3 EAPEDITION. urtnAti or A EETTEE. Milli Art COMM OE smarm THE IttiTettA, DATED, AT Allolol, OFF THE MAND OF WAEC*EfITIO, AUG. 4. " I have the pleasure to inform yos, we left the Downs List Saturday, wad .arriassl beef th 4 follow ing day (:ianday), on Waist slay; uur 604911 em barked iii the boats, and !Audi:44o3:loot the small est loss: the enemy opened a is pfk i sk tire, frobri two battenes ; but not o ne o f t he "shot and shells reached our boats. Previous to chit soldiert4iump mg on shore, the goo-boats, and other strMe4l 'vet- sets drew up clot to the heath, and k.eptitipliweli a treinvadoos tire. that it Mild impossible far , 4lA., enemy to approach ; they kept Iniiind the stied hills, waiting the attack of the troops. It web the flisr4 bight 1 ever beheld, tore so many thousands of brave fellows wailing through the water op to their middles, all eagerly pushing on to the point of attack : the enemy, however, would not wait their coining up, hilt Sew in all :hi:actions, leaving their arms behind them. In ten ini .. tea, the. Eng lish colours were hoisted on the Sand-hill batteries. •' Next suornin7, a ntiniberof gurrlxrcits, with *ru ral brig. and bomb-eossels, bombarded r town called Ter.Vere, winch returned our fire during the whole day, and the shot fell in all directions about our vessels; but am happy to say only our man on board was killed.—Two boots were stink by the shot from the battenes, but the Crewe were saved. 'I Hering been sent in with a supply of shot slid powder, I went ow shore to within half a mile of the town, in order to have a nearer blew of what was going on; it was then night, and our sailors were throwing Cougrcre's rockets iuto the town, which. together with the gun-boats, did so much iniscliivf, that the place surrendered nest morning. Previous to the hoinhardinent, the inhabitants had retired to Middlebu„h, the capital of the " Ter-Yore it walled all rMIMAI, and so well tilled, that it was i 11l het our troops to sluilu it; there bcar. e A l.ouile in the piece but i.e. le criers.; eoluii, inatcrtai damage from our trerritoduus fire. Midilleburgh haw since surrendered without tiring a shot ; and all our siilliers and sailors are p one against Flushing, which they have been bum hariling them: two days.—l atu afraid we shall sus tain great loss before that place will surrender. as there are several thousand French troopsomd 2000 of the Irish brigade in the French service, Linder General Mounet, thief,. " At this moment we hear the gnus, like peehrof thunder, tiring without internine.ion. " Each line-of-berile Ship has sent on shore from go to 100 .earners, with puked, strorria, Ete. Our brave tars are found extremely useful, 4sarticularly to draw the CAIIOIOII. —The stragAting French diets conceal theiwelves in bushes, hnt the pikes soon bring them out. Eight hundred prisoners were taken last night. Our boats are on share bringing them off. We have 86 on board our ship already. " The Eagle, in coining in, got font of us, knock ed away our btern and quarter, and broke the thigh of Mr. Jones, the First Lieuteriant.—We have received so ninth daruage, that I imagine we shall either he rant into dock sr paid off iu a few days. " I cannot ascertain what number of men we have lost on shore, but understand the elith and 71st regiments have suffered greatly. " T he. Revenge,' Eagle, end York; are to go home with the prisoners. I hope we shall not be sent in till all is over here." Another letter, dated the .sth instant, from an offiver on board the ',dulls. 'met., that they had taken on board their lower deck guns, and were • proceeding up the Scheldt, in order to attack tlytrj enemy's fleet. ilc tardier states. that the enemy, had attempted toitluow a reinforcement of 10.000' men on the islaq,,uf; Walchertn, near Flushing; but that they wal e nearly all destroyed' by .our light vessels mist ktin-boatie. • Flushing had been boinbarded for two days aud.iiights. and. was an fire when the last accounts came away. --._t The Duke of Iturtsso, thou Earl of JERSEY, and Mr. NORMAN, arrived, on Thursday, at York, ou their way to the moors, to enjoy the pleasure of grouse-shooting. Lord ES N laatoßg also arrived at the same time, at York, on his route to Scot land. On Wednesday. Dr.SoLomott, of Gilead-house. Liverpool, with Mrs. and the two Misses SuLOMOX. arrived at Clark's Hotel, York ; on Thursday morn ing. they set out for Scarborough, in a most ele gant open carriage, drawn by four beautiful brown horses, the outrider. in blue and gold. We under stand the Doctor purposes attending the ensuing York races. Sir JOHN CAROFM, Dowager Viscountess, Iloii. Miss 11101 lion. Miss Isabella Moses, Miss CAR-. DKR, and Colonel and Mrs. list's, are among the recent arrivals at Harrogate. Sir HARVEY GORING, Sir M. Woou, Sir WAT KIM and Ws WYNNE, are among the recent arrivals at Buxton. Mr. FRANCIS BUCKLE, though very lame, is much better, and did not receive so great an injury at Lewes, as at first reported. We midi rstaud that he expects to he at York Races. Arrived last week at Edinburgh J. P Grant, Coq. and Mr. William Gram, of Rotbiemur. chns, Alexander Grant, Dm. James Byers, fug. Mr. Mrs. sad MI hues Armin, and Mr. Riddingtow Set off from the woe place, the Hied Han. Lord Elihanke, the Hue/. ('apt. Wallow and Mwa Murray, Lady Wilson, and Miss Bantam, H.Philippo sod--Sandford, Esqrs. Hoe. Mr. Lasalle, and James Dewar, Rol. of Vogrie. Arrivals at Saramwst Kilarairden, Mr. Wattles, Iffe. and Mni. Smirkers, Mr. Mos. mod Mist Ryland, Mr. and Mrs. Phipson, Mr. Rich ards,ards, sir. I/rake, Dr. Blair, Sir Henry Oolearae, -Mari Ma. Brat deli, Si. P. Mrs. and plus Lloyd, Masa Webb, Captain sad Sirs. Phillip, Mimi S. Mien, General Doan, Mies hn,a, Mrs. Cal. Wade and Mita Wadi, Mrs Col. Ness, ilk. Wil son, Mr. Newel, &c. the Silver Arrow was shot for the rneetwrottliti at Kiel/mond, by fourteen archers, and aralwnis by the Rev. FRANCIS BLACK* RI:REM Mr. EATON, of West Witten, won the Liciitemmt. We hear there is likely to he another pedestrian exertion on the BA NCI AY plan; Mr. JOHN SIMILE?, of Brailiteip. in Stafliirrishire.ii ready to uridertalta to intik 11.30 miles sit luau successive hours. slid id willing to risk a considerable sum on his awls Or. formance. LYt i ELLICE,Vet COURT OF CH:in:CRY. Old CLAPAE b. BRIDGMAN and stubs An errotieuus report lurks unprore4t reopecting 'the above roar!, 4. give the following as a correct statement ti tit jurr.ituent the Louts .. faititabLu4 tolgAri, by observing. that ,the . piliciftsiingir were pelAcj,y re,.;ular and correct, an& that, 'in applying jp this Court. the Metal& hod folltured . a proper,coutse ; and his Lordshlts estailuJed nearly Hs follows, viz. There tei'Vorify rflurfrffilii evidence to go before a Jury; a Y may pdthish a wp - it ill ai Lord Etiton's work, but I i:intro, in so doing, take parts of Viner's, of any other Al , ringinrnt (.upposing the copyftglit therein to continue), and by consolitheing those works with tMinoi print them as my ("is. If I were so to do, I certainly should be ituilty of piracy. Part of Mr. Bridgmuu's cork 'seemingly taken from Mr. Selwyn's ; I thrr!fore see no eesaou to induce me to dissolve the injunction I hail before issued. for restsainiug the sale of the Dere:W*o6' work. Mr. Selwyn has certainly rendered an im portant service to the profession in his public-46ml It is a work of very great merit, as are some • f the productions of the. Defendant ; with a view, then , . fore, to do justice to both pair's, the sale of the work may be permitted to colitiaiic, lithe Defend ant will go before the Mater, and give secuitty to the Plaintiffs fora faithful account of the prods,, e arising from the sale of the work, and to iagy such further sum as this Court malt think a carnpensa. tiou fur the injury this pitieutita may sustain by 'inch pulrlyastion ; tile Plaintiffs, in the neon tiwtr, most bring their action, to which the Defenglaios should " plead forthwith, so as to hurt; the trial tel ; and the manuscript et the nervation's must he forthwitn rapuii.tcd with the Clerk, to Court, fur the inspection of the toluiurstr, i )ll ASSIZES. cavil, stag. aCcLiit u, CI.EittNrSoN clad OTEICILS. This c.:.tioe was erotight tor false nupriconmeat. Mr. 'UDY, absence of Mr. Serjeant Cockell, who was eitgageti ie. the other Court. said. he was afraid of coiniiiitting himself, being opposed by two Cotioi+el, he himself being only ii Misr at the ler. The deche Alois stated, that on the 44th August, 18U7, the Otfenitauts falsely and ' maliciously anipriiiinie4 the Plaiatit3; whereby be wins put teegreat expense, and itilured its Ins credit. The circumstaifees of the case were, that the Plaintiff was tetrad Q r singing, and was in the cot,- scant habit of Intending divine service on the Sat hath-day, at the chapel of Grioilleton. 10 the West whereof the tkeV. hnoria Clerneittson, one of the Defeedmitis, was. the ofilimitiug clergymen. The Plaintiff who tonstaut habit of leadilig the band, ;loth warming end afternoon, and trot the Ira.t objection was matte until the everting of that day. The Plaintiff war singing as amid, and with n book looting time upon the desk ; thegler gymka took 1101 Us offence, and, from the'rvirine-"' desk, called out, Take that ream into rostodx." The other two Defendants took hiss and kept lien confined all night, and thee they had hiss before the Justices, where lie was compelled to find bail, socket the quarter sessions, was tried and acquitted upon the evideuce which was adduced against him. halms:ars as if this was made a party question et Gritirlleton ; as there were about forty of them came to the sessions. It clearly appeared the Plaiiitiff's conduct in the intervals between siagisse, was cegular ettreme; he went to chapel as sidal, and he beat 'time as usual; no iutinia tioh had been given tts him that he had been doing ewroog, or that he should not do so. If the Plnin tilf had been intexWated. he would have coutluctcd hilastlf differently.` as this was his usual caudate, By the rites of the church, the whole congrtgation have,a eight to sing, and because my client cannot rung so well as the rest, he is to be taken op and confined. He sang es well as he could, and in his usual manner, beat nig time with his hand put him in mind elan epitaph written upon a parish clerk of the name of Stephen, who had been a rimier like the P 1 .i..titi: " Stepea Rod time arc new both even— ",tiSsee Steplaru brat 1 ia.e, saw Tuna beats eteptiza.” He trusted he should be able to support this case y etidenee which would entitle him to a verdict. Peter Hamer said, he was at Grivdieton chapel on the !Gat August, 1807; he saw Eceks there tu the morMitg, mime as usual ; he hewer e.lw him misbehave ; he saw hint about tnne o'clock in the evening, iii custody of Thomas Hall, amid SI a din. Witness saw hiss mono etyma set o'clock ;a the morning . of the 17th, ~ then in tot Ott . the Id of Septerelwr witneirs was at Cluishurn, alien the Plae.vitf wee committed to the house of cornettion, and lie found marmite tir• fore Dr. Collins. Plaintiff was reckoned a lama ine singer. Wileseeley saw &ch., taken into cut. tody. The singer* sit its a particular part of the gallery, and Plaintiff' cunfortni.d to this principle. Tney were singing an evicting hymn before the If. ternoon service !organ. The Cergy twin was us be fore the *linens cattle. % sow him whiey.tr to the parish clerk. and the clerk went and whis pered to Btemard, one of the Defeidants, and de went and whispered with Fcrlee. The Clerowm , called out—"l fluid upon him heitte pulled out ," looking at the Chart 1-warden acid comtable iot the titrie. leeclek was siogine, with his spectacles upon his time, and u hook in his hand. He wail "tie, d and brought down by order of Clementema Renter. lie was I , inglng, ns usual, as other peeelc in the chapel, beatin g time with his bend. He was dragged down by hie feet and head by two or the e of them ; they dragged him down the steps.— Wittfewe went to the door and saw Kira in custede. He wis in the hands of the deputy constables in It. evening. On being crovi-examined by 3 tr. Tamen, tilt . eouartel for the.Defendaut. Cleineursou, wailers/ alild'heltiowi Horses aml Vernon, they are respect. partshioaere. . Witness heard llortier say to some people, keep hint quiet? Mrs. Peek *ad wept other It.sprctable people went r..it when he it as polled dews;. Plaintiff said to the Clergymait. r not 4 0 out for you ; what carnet hetes I emeraitted i ant lint esecommunicat...l yet." • He was sot drank, out Lad ail appearance of a 1 4