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FORETCN iNTELLIGHNCR. PORTUCit'LsE PAP!, P % 114 SON. APRIL 14. • . Certain intelligence has been let:rived here that 13,1Hastert), is. with his division in Rooquillo ; the w holt coast of Honda 14 free, and General Blake is ma ching to Orspena Prisms, at the heed of 25,0ne I.IICII. N0t1111.4 is known with any degree of cer t 1 Sty of Kin., Joseph ; it is, however, assured. • that lie hiss left Andalusia. la C 41114 every thing • • in going on twooinitiouly well. The French have ,whaudoued MIV. rek= l ,lZh they had occupied, •ud, ttf, , • that the/ will soon 4. , CVIMI4O3 t whole territory. IlltatJuida Lty S. ville sari. iu Ayaiticrute, whither they rr tttttttttt osi the 24th • ti!t. The French are retreating (ruin Olva, in the .I,rt-cti , nt of Niehia. -g p.,rt is current, which seems to he well found ed. t tt the Duke of Abrantes has raised the blotk adt Astorga. . . \II the accounts which we receive from Spain, state. that the French in that country every a here :Hect with defeats. It was (lettere! Caro, who, pl.ii•ing the French that were marching from Sara gassa to v alen2ia, 1/4,000 in number, between too tires, put them completeir to the tout. hi Catalonia the division of Colonel Sawfichl, composed of 1.000 foot and 60 horse, fell in with French division, consisting of 1,100 infantry and 50 cavalry, in Mullet, attacked and defeated it with considerable loss. It is also known, that the Spaniards have entered Aratijuez, and taken there 6,000 stands of arms, and that the French wee: retreating to Burgos. In Estreinadurte, Ballesteros it carrying every thing before Mtn, and all the movements diode by the French, ind:eite an intention to retreat. According to the last iutelktence from Cadiz, the French have been compelled to evacuate the pest of Santa Mania, after an action, in which the. Portuguese regiment, Ye. 20, took a share. Thr report of the French having raised the blockade of Astorga is also confirmed. It.tD.l.ltoZ, At.ltll. 7. Ile &Trento. iu:its ir.f this province have re ceived the tolloailig letter, from that of Ciudad /to& if.To Neer fteetcevt Sllt—Litutenant•Col. Dun Mimi Sartglies, Command• r of the lying party of cavalry of this tows, has brourlit in, se the flints ciliate last sally, 33 neigh prisoners, with as Officer, and among them four dragoons with their horses, trli , on he took in the vacantly of Saw eight leagues .runt The Jaunt conceive it pruper to tnuismit to you this intelligence, that d you should judge it expedient it way he inserted la Tie Diary ; Sir thuegh the surer.. wmotof great Isaguitedr, the pohlie perhaps ought to be made acquainted , vith it, both Air the satisfaction of the said Cipainuisides snit his troop, mid ism order to produce au active mulattos tu the service of tbe constr.,. " the yummy remain ta their former potatoes, threaten ing apparently this place ; hart we are animated wilts walrus sad embaneurn ; and if the means of subsistence du sot fail, they will which in vain, though they bring agents( as a mud meter force than they have yet prodwred." The desertion of this enemy 111 the principality of Catalonia is extraordinary, uo le.. than 1,90 n me n have come user to our banners within a shun tithe. Arillti I I. Our combined army has defeated the French in Chiclaua, Henna, and Puerto-teal; iu conse quence of the said action, many wounded arrived jn St. Lucar, arid our conimuilication by laud with Cadiz is open. It is also s - lid, that our army intends to make a descent on Santa Maria, where the enemy has estab lished his head-quarters, anal that it would already have been effected. but fur the boisterousness of the weather. General Ballasteros contiours to occupy the Sierra Moretti, and to harass the enemy ; General Carrera is this day to arrive in Corra with his division. A dreadful explosion may he daily expected, which, from the tried energy of our chiefs, and the revived enthusiasm of the army, will, we trust, prove, destructive to the legions cif h.ll pies which otatt: Our VeiiiiiliU4l.—(Lisbust Gascile s April 14 j HAMDUR(.II DREaM M, APR; 1. .5. I t proposal of the Min:Nttr al 11 . :41, P. ince Pounstwa.l64,,..tbas. Geeserala of 11iig.,4146 in Ow army of the Duchy of Warsaw, Harper, Rozoiecki, Ka miuteeki, Sokultticki, and the French Colonel of Astillery, lepelletier, who bus been two }Parr in the .errice 4.f the Duchy, and greatly dirt-m -m.1414A himself in the lat.t campaign, bare been ap ; in turd (ieuerals of Divisioi4. 31..jur-General Skjoldsbraird, well-known by his voyage to the Cape, and Colonel Baron Von Otter, who accompanied Gustavus Adolphus tuthe territory of Baden, and then went for a short time to Paris, :ir e arrived here on a visit of curiosity. To-morrow they proceed to Stralsund, whence they will teturu to Sweden. co un t Einsiedle, our late Envoy at St. Petaw- Itnrgh. is pine from thence to Parts, to take no , - Mt of his new employment there. Cou n t Sri woreld gars again as our Envoy to Vicuna, 111 d Mrtowski, Envoy to Spain. Fits btaje•ty, towards the end of this month. will ,kit A journey to Warsaw, by the way of Crarnw, Teton' by that of Posen. Prince Poniatowski MUNICH, MARCH 30. are already appointed for titling • 111 yin rihrher. 4 'ow uitasim possession of the nsolyastequited equittries. The Privy Counsellor, Count Doring-Gurtenzell, wjll take possession of the principality of Bayreuth ; the Privy Counsellor, Baron Vou Welchs, on the tith of April, of flatimlson, and Count Keichersberg, of Salzburg; and the I ions iertel. NU NICII~ APOOI. 4. Though the arrival of the Minister of State, Mositge las front Paris, has been e x pected here for more than a week, it is now said, that his Erccel lency will remain there the whole of the month of April, and probably of May likewiNe, as important affairs render his continuance there necessary. At Pari , , preparations are now making fur a general meeting of the Confederation of the Rhine, which will be held there in the course of the slimmer. There is n report that His Nlnjesty. our King. will, in the course of the ensiling mouth of May. itgain make it journey to Paris, where Neveml tioreeeigtis of the Rhenish Coactleratiou are like iiivit.ll, to he 'resent at the festivals given by Naloilvoti the fit at. APRIL 6. IVithin these few days several divisions of con scripts, from the Tyrol, have arrived. They are seen, accompanied by their new comrsdes, the sol diers of the army, in the streets mid public places. His Majesty, with the generosity natural to his character, has gem orders that these young war riors shall be treate•i with the greatest mildness and forlieJrimee. The) will be mixed with their elder compmions in armors. STRASDUIGH, Y•RCH 31. Yesterday. the head-quarters of General Dupes arrived here from Rastadt. The General and his Staff are likewise here, and three battalion. of in- Ling ry ref divining) have entered. and are quartered on the : it is believed that they will in ware &fin our Kliffnonn. Gcncr.il Jars itud his head-quarters are arrived at Schlettstudt. and his brigade has taken canton ment 3 in that vicinity. Our national guard still occupies some posts within the city. Many travellers, especially from the Au►trian Stater, pasta Ibis city far !'aria. AIISTIRDASI. APRIL 7. It is understood that the town of Embdeu, and the whole coast of what was formerly East Fries 14ud, wilt be occupied by French troops. A regi ment of cavalry and another of infantry are al ready on their march for that purpose. These tropes will arrive there on the 22d, and act in COQ. juncti , in with the army of the North, under Mar shal Oathoot, Duke of Reggio. HMI* RHINE. MARCH 31. _ There is talc of the erection of u superior tribu. nal 1.1 the States of the Confederation of the Rhine, which, with certain modification•, shall have the same organization as the former Mahe Council of the Empire. The most important documents of the late Chancery of the Empire have been al ready vent to Paris, and probably the most inipor. taut archives of the Anlic Council of the Empire will likewise be scot thither. RANKS Of *CHIL VAR, APRIL 6. Intelligence has been received here that the Diikc of Oldenburgh, by order of the French Co ve &&&&&& en', has been peremptorily desired to lay an embargo on all ships, and goods chipped or intend ed to be shipped in his Duchy. At Varel, when the last letters came away, the embargo had been laid, and, by the command of the French, all goods, ei ther imported ur for exportation, were put under wrol. ♦PRIL 13. - The French garrison at Hatnburgh, consisting of several regiments of the division of General Molitor, has soddenly beets diminished two regi ments, who received orders some days ago to break up t i ►r ci-tleessnt East Friesland, where they are to occupy Funialeti, and the whole sea-coast as far as Holly .d. the Duchy of Oldenburg, too, the !Jake has her► obliged, by the orders of the French assists, to detain all ships that were not ready to set sail, or that had not actually, to prevent cundscati 4444 put to sea. French troops and Cuatou►-houst Officers will, it is said, occupy the wort of that Duchy, and eery thing will be done to render the comMunication with England, vio Heligoland an•l Yollarid, if not wholly impracti cable, at least extremely difficult and dangerous. Near Cuxhaven and Nritworth, the communica tionhas, of lair, been rendered very diiiirous, till the re-appearance of some English ships of war at the th of the Ellie. The Senate of Hainburgh has ha•en invited, or rather commanded, to attend at the Chapel of the French Government at Ham burgh, on the 42d inst. when a 7e Ileum is to he snug to celebrate Napoleon's second marriage. The Senate has also been ordered to give expeneive files, on account of the seine event, with illum►ina ttosss, balls, Ake. ■t the elpenve of the poor op pressed city. The hostile spirit of the Danish and Swedish Cabi , nets against Great Blitatn, at the Fell tiest of France sod Russia, becomes daily more apparent, from late measures taken both countries, as well as in Prus-is and both Pomeranias„ to suppress the com merce and navig Ilion of England of her allies. Pri% ate letters received, sin Paris, by some French and Sp antsh houses in the North nt Germany, state, that the French besieging corps before Cad's has sullenest very severely from the cambium! Spanish, lhitish, anti Portugue.e forcer. The Atuesican ship. that lately arrived at Ton- LYCEUM TIIERTRE. (Curler the ■peeial UMW` of the Lord Chamberlain.] Their Majesties . ' Servants *ill, Ibis present SATURDAY, April VS, 18 to, perform Ike Comedy of THF. SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Sir Peter Teazle; Mr. Wrotighttin i Sir OW.. .Surface, Mr. Dos tun; Lady Trask, Miss Duncan. • End of the Pla THE VILLAGE D OCTOR; Composed by 1111011Winif Francesco Antonio Montivtani, • celebrated Mime, and Principal Grotesque Dancer, from the Theatre at Lisbon his oth appearance in Eaelanil. To which will be added, a musical entertainment, called MY GRAN DMOTII ER. Sir Mathew Medley, Mr. Maddock■; Vapour, Mr. Dr Camp; Dicky Gossip, Mr. Mathews, Charlotte, Mrs . Mathews; Florttla, Miss Duncan. On Mooday,The Maniac ; or, the Swiss Banditti. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, SATURDAY. Aram 28. A Gnttenburgh Mail arrived yesterday, but it does not contain a single article of any interest. The Paris papersareequally barren of intelligence. Of Spain they make uo mention ; and, from this silence, we derive strong hopes ►hat the favourable account of the Spanish affairs communicated by the Lisbon Pdpers, is well-founded. The German Papers state, that a meeting of the States of the Confederation of the Rhine will be held at Paris, in the coarse of the summer. To the list of foreign sea-ports, the commerce of which Bonaparte means to take iutu his keeping, are to be added Embden, and the whole colist of East Friese land. A Lisbon Mail arrived yesterday, with letters and Papers, to the 15th instant. They contain little intelligence from Portugal; but this deficiency is amply compensated by the flattering picture which they afford of the state of affairs in Spain. At no period, since the surrender of Dueosiv, did they present so favourable au aspect, or more flattering prospect of success. We were then amazed by a sudden blaze of loyalty, but every thing was to be dreaded from the veteran arts and arias of France,ex ercised upon a rude and indigested mans, such as the Spanish nation then appeared to be. That mass has ' new survived the explosion of the mine prepared for it, and, to its native energies, now adds all the advan tages of two years of military discipline and train ing. For our ow :t part, ti e have alwa .. cherished the grateful principle, which says, that a nation CBll ' never be conquered which is determined to be free ; that, in the transition from independence to slavery, the will must be assenting equally as in the passage from virtue to vice. Seeing, therefore, the unities. sal indignation excited in the breasts of the Spanish people by the crimes and perfidy of Boma Patti, we acknowledge that we have been, from the be ginning. among the most sanguine in our hopes of their ultimate sticcess. Although that hope may never be realized, we shall have no reason to charge ourselves with want of judgment or political sagacity. By the peace with Austria, and the friendly relations between that Power and France, cemented by the marriage of the Princess Maus- LOUISA with BON AMTS. he has been for some time able to direct his undivided energies against Spain; and yet we find Spain, not only *instil/deed, but full of confidence, and the armies of France scattered over,the Peisisisula,iii a state of inactivity, dispersion, or retreat. The French, in the vicinity of Badajos, conti nued to threaten that place; but it is stated in an article from it, dated the 11th, that the combined British and Spaitiali army hail de feated the enemy at Chiclana, Medina, and Puerto Beal, ru consequence of which the coniiminication MR+ open between Cadiz and fladajos. Several of the enemy's wounded hail arrived at St. Incur, and the combined army meant, a• soon as the weather became nio deride, to make • descent on Saida Ma. est, where the French had their head-quarters. It is stated, in another article, that the attack on Santa Maria had actually taken place, and that it was evacuated by the enemy, after a battle in which they were defeated. The whole coast to the East, stretching along Grenada was clear, and every thing indicated the retreat of the French from the whole of Andalusia. In thst event, • general 5,.- bon may be expected, as they must encounter the whole array of BALLASTFROS, who occiipictl the Western part of the Sierra Morelia, and had his head.quarters at Itorisprillo. But the reverses of the enemy are not confined to the Province of Andalusia. An active and, desultory warfare is carried on in every (loaner of the Peninsula, and with uniform success, on the part of the Spaniards.—ln the North, the siege of As turga is reported to have been raised ; and in Old Castile the French Me. e retreating to Burgers ; while in the centre, a Spanish diviaiou, threat g the capital, had advanced to Aranineit, The Ship I. letter of c 2, for f...otiott'," AsTmoss sent into 'eytnosth, on French tichroner privateer La four . carriag- guns. with .malt 35 men, after a most gnlkot a half: sive was carried by boarding. The French Captain and ten liven were killed, and several wound ed. The Larkins had fame men killed and serend wounded. The privateer. when taken, had her o three dada out of St. Miaow, hut made no rapture, Great cridit is due to the commander and cree the blUkiss, in hoarding and cam itig the prhate,r, as they were : greatly inferior in number of men. Ilia privateer has lust her foremast. In consequeneeof the restoration of intoquillity in the metropolio, part of the troops which Wert marched from the Knit' district, in that vivinity, are ordered to return to their former stations, of these, the Queen's RAS•+ h ire ortivid at Can. te►bury, in three divisions, the Royal Bucki Militia, from Chatlinin, arrived in that city on Tuesday, and rnari•hed oil Wednesday morning to occupy their former quarters at Warr. Tilt 3,1 Lancashire Militia are ul•u on their march for Dover, from ti e Swaim D strict, and will arrive then. in the course of the present week. The two troops of the 12th Light Dragoons, which lately arrived in Canterbury, returned to ►heir former quarters at Stupor Barracks, near Sandwich, on '1 huraday. We understand that the 3d. or King's Own Dra goons, lately stationed in Canterbury, and which left it on account of the late diatiarhances in the me. tropolis, have received their route for Guildford, where the first division will arrive this day; the detachment which was left b-hind, will march hem Canterbury on Monday next. —The remains of the 93d Light Dragoons, which consipt only of about 200 Teo, having suffered aereiely io the battle of Talavera. are to be removed front Guild. ford to Canterbury. The last dispatches front Cadiz represent that city in a state of complete confidece:! in its power of resisting and reeing any attempt the enemy may make against i T he apprehensions that were en- tertained of a. deficiency of water have been re moved, by the discovery of *owe wells in the vici nity, of a very good quality. A letteir.from Cadiz. by the packet, states, that the Fronds prisoners of Durum's army, on board the prison ships, are dying dsily in great numbers. Yesterday, a Court of Directoes was held at the East India House, when Capt. J. MURRELL ea, sworn into th- command of the ship Exeter, and took His fib leave of the Court, preview. to de parting VI- B mbav i eel. The Court adjourned at six o'clock ti I Wed "today next. Extiact o a letter fr m a Seri-ant in the 79th regiment f fow , dat. d Lisbon, Aiail I :—" The British army is labout forty le.gu•s four doe en:. which I left about a month ago, .n I, I hope, ill few days, to juin them again.--I ye ym<n in Lis bon is armed; not one that is able, a t hes a tire lock ; all ready for th.: fi. Id at A in ..• e A's notice. '114,e Portuguese army is about 89,000, all well disciplined, and the Brilish Shout 30,000; if they prove true, we can l.ut IioN•PARTE deluxe from enteriag Portugal. Our army locks well at present ; they have b• en fir Iwo mo the lying at their ease, I vi g upon. the hest tie co mry can If. fool." Silt Fa (Preis lieacare.—When ama bee uies a ova., falourute, it is art n ing what pr juaice will do for him.--The p I ul .rity of WILKES lax So iii4ll at one ilea,, Von nta, y t .e,p e h tight him a handsome man, and that his ',Luting be came hint : A linigis..ble maw c of thi. i. r corded : In a conversation between ta• of his Wks ars at Guild hall one dry, after he hid made • carafes-fable spete'b, .1 Tow," says one to the other. " What a fine handsome fellow Master WILLIES is !" " Hand smite !" bays Tom, " Nay, sot ntuchaf that, for be squints most horribly." ". Squints !".. soya the other, r.king a steadier view of him," Why, yes. to be sure e squints • little, brit, hang :toot MOM tbaa a g. attletnan should do !" The conduct of cflicees and men of the 51st Regiment (Light liallintry). while qic rtercd io sad near the Metropolis, dining the Well reatened torltancee z _tos an exent4sgs,„ Is to •Ailltuth the approbation a/ all rank., of the inhshitants. The grand hope of the Frew% to make them selves masters of Valencia. was founded less on tie: strength of their arms than Oft the ,•11, cop of their intrigues.—They had bribed some persons in the city to raise a disturbance, io the midst of which the gates were to he thrown open, sodthe troopa admitted. But the plot was hvialy d nerved. and the General, Don Josern CARO, frariug St. rested the traitors, the French immediately grovel. harassed in their retreat by the troops aud pemsoe" ry that were crowding towardaVaieocia, to assist in its defence. The number of traitors was .0.10. twenty of whom art • said to have beet tried sal executed. . . That magnificent work. the Fulkstoce Ittriour, torrymg on with V. °Orrin' eelent), sod is eves now • protection to colt.te nt . The armed schooner privateer, the Trite Briton, of Etta tons, c.ine in on S•turtl4y lar.t, to relit ; snot e.s-els of • less tle-ctip• Cost. are drily tislciag shelter Iron, the %%esters Well. (Ire.tt credit Is doe to the Dirrctoo , of this onti.-rtak:o.:. whose rit,rtior 4 t.. Attain thus grind object +are indefotigabie. I he Pier rn ty a^M be said It. he ons•-third Iron, the lurr ty with which tl:e luau:tome rock, ore judge that in two pore it wall be colup;eted. . . and plundered it 4. 600 n stand of aims. 1L.,,, oikei eases are repainfettof the active mul iv! „, ,: i airfarr earned males tint Peninsula. It, slict: . laauk.whial Inight4isiire'6ven dune fur 5 1 .. u , lA , 4 _ . the councils of Engltiner been directed h i rti t • rgy and wisdom. ' • . The - shlis I. uriint,, letter of marque, from Joloai. c 2, for f.,109:1','-ARTNotiv Cum.'s , toino.ao.dtt, sent into 'eyinouth, on W e d nes d ay n glit. th e it, 10 French seheoner privateer La Aniline, nviiiittn,. dii four•carriag- guns, with %m a ll suns, manned with tut 35 men, after a most gallant action of one hour ki d thl a half : she was clArriori 1., 1..,.........._ ..... _. nine n, and which could not obtain (ease to unload as f...t xe thOr widied. have sailed from the riser Eider for the Baltic. NRW 711E4 TRE- COVRNT•OARNEN. This present SATURDAY, April le, 18 le, will b► stied, TII F. GA M ESTER. • Beverley, Mr. Toon; Stukely, Mr. Curike ; icwson, Mr. C, Kenible , Me. Beverley, Mrs. Siddons Charlotte, Mrs. St. Leger; Lucy, Mrs Whitmore. To which will added, a Musical Farce, called WHO WINS? or, THE N MOWS CHOICE. lambs Enttempure, Mr. Fawcett; Caper, Mr. Liston. Widow &Muir, NI,. C. Keuildc ; Lisette, Mrs. Ridgway. (In Nl.inda, Marbeth.—.on Tuesday, All in the Wrong. 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