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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. SPANISH AND PORTLUUESE PAPLIZS. 4EVIL LE, SEPT. 6. The Madrid Gazette, received here, coot:fins ra tions decrees by the Usurper. Oise of these sup presses all the Monastic Orders iii Spain, assig g only a small peusiou for life, to the individuals composing cheat. The Archbi►hops and Bishops are also put on the pension -list, and their property and revenues are sequestrated for the use of the State. Another decree unnuli all titles of Nobility nut conferred or continued by the Usurper. Such is the condition of Spsiii, and such will ever be ih.r. fate of those unhappy countries (lilt become sub ject to the atrocious mud tyrannies' dominion of the French. TAIMAGONA.AUGI : 17. We have 'Acid! advice's, tom., on the flight of the 10th, 1,500 of the enemy, with n body of en and soure artiltrry, marched from Barcelona :Lod St. Aadrs de Pnlotner, to surprise our advanc ed isms near Moisgot, and tug ii the whole of our line; hut they smirched Kick, with the loss of 300 in killed uud wounded. Uur loss consisted of 11 killed, cud 10 wounded. IT. SIATHEIdS. AUGUST 17. The French General iu Saragossa has issued a decree, ordering half the crops of whelt, barley, and straw, to be sent into the French magazines, under pain of a general pillage. All the !Mag. eoutailsia6 500 are to contrihnte upon this occasion the sMa of Hum dollars in specie ; awl those which exceed that nuialice, more iu plopor tion. Fathers of limilies are to produce their awls, when called upon, or to be respon►ible for thtir absence. It is said, that in the lute attack by the French upon Mequinenza, they were repulsed with great lust. LISBON, BKPT. 14. The following is an extract of a Jett ~ T received from the heifOrsoarters of the army of listreista dim, dished tt.o unit 'natant : " The corps under Thirthul Ney consists of 14,000 Wen. The neuil-triarters were at Sala vainithi. kind the army ueenpieo the sarrm...diag positiono. f tint at them. to the, army of the Marquis Romans, now on .vr the command of Gen. Men.lizalial. There so a report of an engagement whit!' lusted three iLla ) and terminated in the total defeat of Ney, with the 106 a of 4,000 men. Marshal Soult has 8,000 .nett, and hit head quarters are at Pliteencia. This army occupies Curia, Calitteo, the books of the 'Deter and Tagus and the advaucc,i mead to the hrid 4 e of .trz , - biepa. It Ims to defend itself a K iiima the troops of Marohal Berrotord, General Wellesley, who it at Batlajos and the corps of the only of &are r 1, whir, rptcrtlij a line front Jaritieeyo to 70. Vo,ce i ne, covering toe brigh t '. of Alinar, a, 'il.- ~11 liwr, Fret mellow), &e. A - -.!.at Alorti,r has 10,060 mini-- Ms head-quarters ore at Talavera ; end t room' occupy Naval Moral. Calzada, ()ropes*, &t. lie rimatos on the defensive, being threatened Ly the army of Estrentarbirs, which it, ad anieriat, com manded by (neutral Eetna, %%Lout' he 4 . l -4 , farfor. are se ietor has 30,000 lflis heed-quarters are at Toledo, mod his pinny copies the plains of Toledo and La Mancha. llio adsasced posts reach as far as Oakland. Ile w.deoeo the motions of Gcueral VenegitA end Brigadier Lary, who comtinind thr run gum', Lill Whose were movueceiisful in an attack wean hv t enemy at Winne'. General Se:opinion has 10,001) men. chiefly cavalry, 'MI hit itedd-titiaf te..eb ere at Fueula!nAda. Ilia tc.roy.t•Ntrittla tr. , in ..Aroojuett to Alvirla. The no.itrgt. itts of Castile annoy them with a number of rinirni:di.n; pairites, whil7 It daily ictercept disport hey , matJ carry If the pronnous and n.nney focwinded to the in 111 y t atpreKr. that the garrthon of iledrid doe: not exceed 11003 men, and; consequeletly, that there are not more than 7(1,000 in all this part of!;;r.i,i. It ir elm ascertained, by the urCounts of °filters who have breu made prisoner., and soldiers who have desert ed to us, that they have Lars many darn without pay ; and that they !hive het no wine since •ie time b. fore the Kittle of Talavera. It follow., that a general and attack may annihilate the unterable remnant of our opprtooors." srpr. 16. Yesterday being the anoivevAry of ther;:toration lathe letitiustite Government of his Royal Fliglisot-b3 the Prince Re,, , eitt, was eetebrated by repvated chargEs of artitle:y t...oitt the rotsiir mud the armed vessels iu the Ii arbour. vollivti of sinali arm+ front the tegilactle qulrtercsl iu the capitol, which pa raded in the it , kcie, and the pill :rnimice of MO Mass in the rtlitrotwhi. • Tile kstivity closer! with A general illuminati:lu in the evening. • 1DA.107. lIIP'f. S. On the egth of lust mouth, the followioz order urns published to the several CO:1)11 of the tinny of E,tremodurt " Don Praneiaro Xavier rile Fgain , I,iculenast-Grimrel oI the Royal Armi , o, Perpetual .Counerllor of the Su leretne Unlined of War, Director lad Itiaportor4;rmnil of all tbr Artillery and Provincial .lliht a, Generul-in-t. bier •f lb. Array Operations iu I...altestadura : •• Considering: the presenration;f the army con fided to soy command, as one of the prim „oil of toe ditties, I cannot but lix tiff attention on the provisions trade by the general mder of the JUtit of July last. Observing that the prie,sent circumstances are very different from those which occasioned the pitblishing of that order, which was intended to prevent, by the punishment of some. individool,, the general roil then every MI too prevalent wooing the troops, who dispersed whenever vile enemy at tacked. or mode dispositions to attacli os. " As eirrunistenees have varied, s.i.tie modifica tions may be necessary, but the so.ivi ordm might so subsist in its utmost force, in all (Masi is, and at all times. when the same (looses may recur; though not when tltyy Inning, rastirely different, it ,b It he incon sistent with the maintenmec and bic care of the strrogth of the army. After having ta: en the oiii piton of the Ai:censor-General. I declare , and order ani [pito.% : " 8. That the Royal Order of the 14 of Jonnery of the pryer* year, relators to de.erters, shalt be stye% ."ka and repeated. 4 a. That all deserters, Lid stark an &flake the:t colours, abet, fa Ilse preAVIKe of the rmtaiy, 4 marehisag t .wards hu,Of In the rrtreat, aft., thz nth of .lnly, shall sub- I , e t No e oetl,r the .s othrof the amid mouth; In 4 t each deserters shalt tor tarusitted t o Moro to the envie only I ,mtei their right ko any reward or pay Are the thus they bare r.erritd, and harorring the olthgati t at to *sr y g . r i! loafer awrite. • • e Thum saly *1.4 M0 , 0;4'14.4 u assevier. an* iecor• 110 i r !-; ---r LONDON. WEDNESDAY, ScrrEmosa 27. li!scconne, in Cornwall, the seat of Lord GREN VILLE, which devolved upon his Lordship by the death of the I.ve uufurtunate Lord CAngt.Fonll, only brother of Lady G2ENVILLE, along with the family estates, to the amount or 30,0001. a-year, is distant from London 430 miles. Howie, in North umberland, the family residence of Earl Gaxr, is distant about 300 miles. The Ktute's Messen gers, who set Mimi Saturday night with dispatches fur their Lordship's, requiring their attendance iti town, to assist in the formation of a new Ministry, would probably serve at their sere, al destinations in the course of yesterday or last night. Their Lord ships know their d :r t their K fig and Country too well to allow us to slauht .!. they wilt not obey the summons, however •:5:;•..,:,. the task must prove, to arrest the pr,.. ; . public cal-tuity, which Ow utter incatnr': -insisters has hronglit upon t:ie nation. T....y e.nitiot, however, be ex pected in town s tirm the beginning of next week. In the iaterval, things must remain as t.sey are. We tin. day resotne oar extracts From the Spa nik! papers to the 7th, soil Portuguese to the 17th inst. Gen. Eon, t, the succ.-ssor of CUESTA in the c..nsoniod th, army of Estrentaduni. has com menced his functions .with an Order, relaxing the severity of Oak'. of the 3J of January, retiiteetov; deserters, u. nor, become unnecessary. from chmsge of circosmaanres. It will be 'teen. o e reference to an advertisement in the front of this Paper, that preparations have beet, made, by the Proprietors of Covent-Garden Theat.e, for subrnit , iii,; the accounts of their con• cern to a Committee. The Soitetroa-Graitaat. the GUYEnNOR of the Baas. the Coramott-Sva axatir, and another Gentleman, equally competent, have, we understan.l, consented to eadectake the lelieate and unpleasant tusk of exposing the state of the property; a result so much deprecated by the pretended patrons of native genius in their own affairs under the Income Tax. We can now confidently assert, on the concurring testier.ony of eee:.3. It•. ter recently received from Middleburg and Flushing, that, notwithstanding the continued and augmenting insalubrity of Wel eheren, that island is to be permanently retained ; and thirteen or fourteen ships of the line are to re main on that station during the approaching winter. The Adinmistrateon, if, in truth, the discordant members of the present nominal Cabinet merit the name of an Adn • •stration, have, indeed, sufficient ly manifested their contentment with Lord CHAT HATT'S services, and their determination not to call s hien to uny account for his failure in the Scheldt, by udruitting ham to be presented to His MAJSSTY at the levee, on his Irate return home a circum stance which could not have taken place, if they, like.tl►e public, were of vision that he had lost, by sconduct and delay, the occasion of attacking and destroying BoNAPARTE's Beet, near Antwerp. In order to justify the retention of en island, which, they are conscious, must ;wove a grave to the troops quartered in it, attempts have been made by the Ministerial Papers and Agents, to prove the im portance anise:Led to the possession of Flushing, in particular, by the Emperor CHARLES the Vth, so le is than by Queen ELIZABETH. But, an instant's examination will demonstrate the fallacy and nul lity of such allusions. When CHARLES recotn me►►ded to his son PHILIP, to preserve. and to for tify Flushing, lie did it on totally other ground. than Lord CAIrIERREA6II, or Mr. Cattutisti--fver the Duke of Putert.sep is ost of the question— caul{ make a similar recommendation to (-humus 111. The whole Low Countries, from Friesland nud Grnniuge►l, down► to Artois and Hainault, be longed to, sod constituted part of, the dominions of CHARLEs. butt, as. his son only held these eaten and commercial provinces, by ■ delicate and precarious tenure, the neat °Chia Government being remote, in the centre of Spain, the Emperor wisely advised him to secure the possession of a town and a port, whirl), to a certain degree, might curb the Dutch and Fleming.. I .i'lmt analogy is there between loch * feet, irn d.v eisvcdieney of now .... ••-• attempting to te:::»taiu the place, and the Wood. I,gainat the wive' red 4 11eilitery farce of 8011.4. PAATII ? As little can the example and policy of ELM BETH LC cited, AA forming a guide, or a protedent, for . present imitation. That great Princess, who, SS Wattea told King JAMLI 11. always chase a wise Cabinet ; anal who assuredly would never have selected, for her advisers, such men as now occupy high situations i► uslininistnition, did, undoubtedly., i geceive from the States General of Illolland, in 1585, not the isle I f Walcheren, but Flushing, Kammekens, and the Brid. These •e volitionary towns," as they were denominated, she held, and devolved to her timid successor ; who, us is well known, sold them to the States General, in ititti. Flushing ass, therefore, above thirty years in the possession of be English crown. But, during that whole period, Holland was connected by the closest ties with ELIZABETH, or with JAnt:s I. The Dutch possessed a powerful and stwerior navy, with which they biocked, insulted, and destro , .,sl the port of Antwerp. Neither PHILIP 11. nnr 111. ever attempted, like the present Corsican Empe ror, to construct and assemble a naval force iti the Scheldt. Even in 1388, when the Spanish Arma da elite; tl the British Channel, and advanced to the Straits of Dover, the Mince of PARMA, alto WHO to hate crossed over to Kent, from Nietsport and I:, had uo vessels of war miller Ilia comtnand. The Scheldt was not, iusiertl, navi gable fur large ships at that time. To compare, therefore, the measure of ELIZARLTII, in garrison ing Flushing with 800 meat ; or to draw any parallel between her conduct, and that which it is judicious to adopt in Inn, is only an insult to common sense. That Flushing was au unhealthy place. in the 16th and 17th centuries, we may presume ; though its insalubrity is never mentioned by the writers who have attempted to justify Janus the First for selling it to the Dutch. The expense. not the mortality, incident to retaining it, forms the pro miueut feature of the defence set up fur diet Priuce. But it should not be forgotten, that Flash ing was ceded to ELIZABETH. not taken by her, and never was besieged, or inrestud, during the long perinsl between 1585, and 1616. All the natural or artificial necommodations, constructed to supply the garrison with water and other couvenienciei, remained without injury. But General ‘IonnET cut the dykes and slui-!es ; thereby inundating, in a greater or less degree, the whole island And he was justified in so doing. Any of our Com manders, in his place, most, or ought to have done the same. In consequence of this measure, the water is become pestiferous, and productive of the moot ineurablellistempers. Not merely intermit. ting fevers and agues, for those are caused more by the intemperance of the air, than of the water ; but dysenteries, putrid fevers, followed or accom panied by total penetration of all strength, and universal emaciation or del,!lity. The tape-worm, • disorder incident to stagnant and putrid water, has even appeared among our soldiery. The de struction already caused by these awful visitations exceeds belief, and cannot he expected to diminish before November. Some thousands may, we fear, perish in the intientediate time. Even the Dutch themselves, it is well known, abandon Walcberen in the Autirrin. We mean, all moll as are in easy circumstances. Did our Ministers know, ur did they not know, these facts? Or will they dispute their exactitude ?. They must be either the most ignorant, or the most culpable and injudicious men who ever composed • Cabinet. But Lord Catiri.e- Rearm well knew every particular here detailed ; as the invasion of Welcheren was agitated, dis eu.sed, and 110814 rejected, by Mr. Perr, in 1801, for the reasons above alleged. We challenge the Secretary for the War Department to deny, or to disprove, our assertion. If he can, he probably will. This most painful subject is by no means exhausted. We shall take a speed/ opportunity of resuming it, and of stating various other circum stances, indispensably necessary to be Moment aged to the public, respectiug Walcheren, the Expedition. and the conduct of the Commander in-Chief. Dispatches were, on Monday, received from Lord WELLINovatt, dated Badajos, the 13th instant.— The enemy had made no movement towards the British, nor had they ibewn any disposition so advance iii that direction. Our army was so catitoned that it might be collected, if neces sary, in the spare of owe day. The first division was at Stomp; the second at Real ; the third at Camp Major; and the fourth at Bath i. The lil re ht cavalry wen I. E lyse ; the heavy cavalry and horse artillery were at Merida. By the last dispatches Irani Spain, it appears that a communication hail taken place between the Marquis WeLuest.Le and Lord WELLINGTON, through the medium of Major ARMSTRONG. who accompanied Lord WELLZSLEY to Spain. having formerly been his Lordship's Military Secretary in India. Major ARMSTRONG left Seville on the 14th of August, mid returned on the lyth, having per formed in the interval u journey of 450 mitt a on horaetiack. The head -quarters of Lord W CLLR ~a- TON then consisted of One room, without a door or windows (all having been burnt for firewood). and very few planks on the floor, through which you could see into a dirty stable. The answer returned to inquiries yesterday eutorniug, respecting the health of Mr. Csigatma, was... that fie had suffered considtrable pain since Monday, but had, notwithetsudiag, enjoyed a tolerable night's rest, and was doing pretty well." -- • 1 .i.k.,..,.* a ielt ,4 % ~.. -,.. : t a i‘ RAI ‘... fi 1 '. -, . 1- ). 1 ' '7`attr,A 4 f " 1 1°4 - ts c1..--.,s__, sigible, *to id of set, %tibia fifteen days from the date of this order, reisair to aid join their respective corps, or apply to the justice of the district in which they may be, for ;tam pons to return to the army; such as shoal return within the time mese'dad, or shall have applied for pas ports, may relent to the service us the trims prescribed in the preced ing article. " 4. Such soldiers as being sick have left their corps, and have not presented themselves to the established hospitals fur their recovery, for want of having time tairocare the uetresary doruineots, shall not be considered es iscorrigible deserters, sod comprehended in the Order of the with of July ; provided, within the time already prescribed, they shall return to their colours, or present themselves to the said hospitals, into which they shall be received ; except their Mores should be such as nut In permit them to du either one or the other. It is, however, to be understood, that this ludo gene., shall be allowed only fur this single lime, as is (more they must pusetnall) observe what is ordered with re spect to the sick who are to be received into the hospital. "This Order shall be read ill front of the colours, with the customary formalities; and the Chicle of the mereral corps take care that the preceding arCcks arc pwuetu. ally curried into effect. " FRANCISCO DE EGUIA. " thatleioarters, Deleitosa, August *9. (A tree fury.) ✓ " M. JOSE MARIA DE A LOS, " Major-Defter.' edge lvfautry." (Lision Diary, Sept. 14.) E BRITISH PRESS. BRIGHTON, gurr. On Thursday and Friday hst, • Control Chuff. !tier: ittl sat nt the Old Ship Tavern, in this town, for the trial of un officer, for shooting without leave. L'esitCoast-Colonel Coepe, of the Nottingha m Nis c•ss President, and Captain Boileau, of the 4.111)4: regiment, Deputy Judge Advocate. The officer was artjuitied. Mrs. NAM II on wedmialay, performs Rs. rine, in the O t .: ra Of The Cabiset. for the bandit of Miss Johnstone, with the poweiful yodel aid of Mr. Philipps, fruin the English Opera, as Ori n ad o . Bannister, who has been delighti n g th e lose„ of dramatic excellence throughout the week with Isis cerformances at our TI ire, left us, yetoentoy, 1 the prosecution of .1 Eastbourne, Hastings. liatinigate, Usui, end Dover. Worthing continn,e. faq ; 5..i3-;rr °tithe Certinunivs Ball it five4l r Theoriairy oust. LEIF AS, SLPf. 25. The Ball sod Cult A -oliably. at the LIIIIII nu IlMulnr 'Ult. w 4. Innbt respect ably anti numermisly attended ; t h e com pany. present were— . . Lady Moocriffe, Lady Lary Ronan, Mite Mowerlife, soul the Mora tirattan, Sir H. Alti I.udy Loslinizion; Cul. all Lady Wood, two Thu Woods, Iti v. Mr. Wood, Cul. Hillard. Rev. ,Mr. Hillard, Miss Patera, Major 11r/dwell, cqt 3rd. Irr, Mr. and Mrs. and two dins Penning', Mr. *ad Mrs. Fuslit, Nat two ilia. Fester, Mr. Gillirrt, Mr. sod Miss Pri,:o, Mrs. Air;er, Miss Stanford, Major Miss 'Willard, and a patty of Ladies ' Mr. nod Mis Harrison,, Capt. L. Willard and Laity, Capt. N. 'Willa r d, and Mr. C. Willard, Myr. Thomas, Mrs. Juan, Slajor end :Mrs. &thew, Mrs. Harrison, Lieut..eol. rreutniek, ed Snrrey, Captain Bridgman, Capt. Chadwick, and nowt of the grittemett belonging to the stel Surrey and Shropshire regiment:, besides many others, too nnineruus to meettee. The next b(411 is Ilse-a tor Monday, the 2(1 of October. The Duke of PORTL AN D returned, at half past six o'clock, last night. from Bulstrode. The Earl of CHATMAM entertained several Mili tury Officers, at dinner, heAl evening, at his house, in Hill -street, Berkeley-rola-ire, The Duke of Omni:lac entertained • select party, yesterday, et dinner, ut Chiswick. . • • 'file-E arl of - Bsszx gave a grand dinner ► yester day, at Cashiohury. The Earl of I.tvoarool, is expected I:stow'', this day, from Adsecionlic-place, 'tear Croydon. Lally FoaTast.xg's hou,e, in W/inspole-stet, is getting i 3 readineso for the reception of her Lady. ship, nho is expected in a few days from Brightoc. Viscount and Viscountess CsicrLansAan came to town, on Saturday, from Stanmore, and, after visitin; their bieuds, returned in the evening. The Countess Dowager of SEFTON had a select party, last nigl.t, at her house, in Hill-street. The Countess of ESSEX iotends to leave Wor thing, ott Saturda:, for Cashiobory. VIsEOUUS CRESIORNE will give a grand dialler, tie-cr Sunday, at Chelsea-Fans. The Duke of Si. A tn.trt's returned to town, yesterday: Lord Slows** was considered rather better yes terday. Earl Clioutourist.al had rrselect party of No bility at dinner, yesierday, at Thames Dalton. The Dowager Comte's of CL ERMONT haa been pwrsiog tL, summer at Cleriutatt• Lodge, Norfolk. Her Litsl,,.l.ip is shortly expected at her house in Berkeley-square. Lord and Lady GIOII6II CATENDISM intend ur leave town, next week, fur their seat, Latinseis, in Buckinghamshire. Colonel BEAUMONT'S seat at Bretton Hall, tear W'aketield, Yorkshire, has been, during the summer season, vi,iteil by the surrounding Nobility, to par take of his elc•gaitt entertainments. He is expected in town in the course of next month. Mr. CAN YIN 0, it is said, prreeni;d hisfrmit very ankwardly to his opponent. The wound, we under stand, is not exactly is the thigh, as the Widen Weidman would say. Arrivals at Cheltenham Spa-- Lady Walsrourt, Hon. Mr. Lypn, Rey. Dr. and Mile Burton; Colonels H, Powlett, Behow, Buckland, aged Stew art; Majors Higgins, Dalrymple, and Monica; Cantatas M. Browu, E. Currey, sod Davies; Rev. Mears. Bring keret, Sneidell, and Murray; Mr. and Mrs. Parkhurst, Sent, D. A. Linda S. Danbury, Edward Curs. Oiler, Thainmen, Forrester, Ireland, and Hayes ; Mt's. and Miss Cloves, Messrs. Jones, Anemia, T. 'tattersall, George Manuleu, Morgan, Freeman, tleatheote, C. Smith, Binney, Lynch, S. Wy grant, M. CLAWS, Lee, Kerlsy, Hclaliu, Kearsay, J. I.A. rt, Bullock, Belmar, Undo, Wu,. Eeott, Daly, Sayers, Vt. Bartlett, Romer, C. Satterthwaite, Puwlett, James Auriot, Wakeman, W. Laetrile, Lire, Speidell, Hurablower, B. Col, Jerome, Fantasist..., anti Way ; Mrs. Powell, Tiltelore, Cm- Beton, Miller, and Jethro ; Mimes Howell, AMe. k, Daum', Colchrugh, Lcy, Earelay, lkin, Bartlett, Pen_l, Sue &v. The Bristol Theatre will open nu Monday nest, with the Tragedy of 'sire Presers'il. limn of lieleidero by. Miss !SMITH, who is engaged for a few nights, previous to her return to the Dubin! Theatre. His Serene Highness the Duke of Bramssvick gave. lost Friday, at the Bugle Inn. St•ai,,,rt. the Isle of Wight, an elegant dinner a .a.toli of the most reepcctable Gentlemen of titat The young pupils who ewupoaed th e b an d 0.1 Monsieur L'Abbe Dt.gronthe's Academy. und,t the patronage of his Royal llig4nesa the Duke i Kent, had the honour to play attend puritaie wt., which gave great satisfaction. When first they at rived, is fell uniform, his Serene Higbarsa, alto had the goodnetv to get up to introduce them to the room, shook hand - , with several of them, gave them refreshments. sad took particular notice of them all the time they were performing. After the division; yesterday, in the Common Council, a warm altercation arose about a ; the minority contending that the o.a Com mittee of 30, which reported against this choot r, should regulate the proceedings ; and the majp.lty insisting that a new Committee of twelve Le chosen for the purpose, out of the per..s friendly to the measure. The clamour. Wenner, became so violent, the Loa° Maeoot was *Weed to break up the Meeting. An early day will, host. , ever, be fixed. to prepare the Address to His Ma— Jr.see, and appoiot a Committee cf irlongeineut. . ~. je:t: preo fall fro , obi Au