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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. CADIZ MAIL. SEVILLE, SEPT. H. The satisfactory intelligence him been officially' received, that a division of Itlake's army, .cons: minded by Don Fityine Garcia Conde, has succeeds' ed in breaking the enemy's line, and entered' Gerona with provisions and warlike stores for that / invincible 'dace. The generous movements of the inhabitants of the Pyrenees continue ,with unabated vigour and perseverance; and lidd not the important fumes*: of Sara, through cowardice, fallen into the enemy's hands, those gallant mountaineers, supported in their movements by that important place, and led on by the worthy Chief who commands them.- would, perhaps, by this time, have carried their victorioas banners to the banks of the Ehro ; and' Navarre and Arragon would have been a second time indebted to them for their liberty.--/Govers.' mint Gazette of Sept. I g.l ALICANT, 100. 9.9. By a ship, which, on the 97th of tins mouth, re ! . rivet' here, from Tarragona, intelligence has been received, that, on the 13th and 14th of that month, 0000 horse paned through that place, fur Gerona; and that positive information had reached Tarra gona, that provisions are very scarce in Barcelona-- that the enemy sustains greet losses in his inroads into the country—and that the French troops are in great distress. On the 23d instant, entered this port His Majesty's sloop Caro/ion, Dan hatpin Molida, commander, of a guns and 00 men—and the brig Palowo, Don Diego Quievelo, com mander, of 16 guns, and 100 men. which bring from Cadiz 1,000,000 of vials fur this kingdom, sad another million for Tarragona. On the 4Gth inst. arrived here from Carthattena, His Maje.ty's polacre N. S. del Carina*, Don JII4II Navarrete, Commander, of 10 gam, and 70 men, with gnu-powder, bills of every calibre, bumba, grape abet, and other warlike stores and provisions, fur Gerona and Tarragona; they have sailed for their places of destination. srctttt, arr. 6. It appears by reports transmitted by the Supe rior Provincial Junta of Arrazom that the battalion commanded by Don Katnou Gatin. lately attacked the enemy, who occupied Patti, with a force of 300 man. Our gallant countrymen opened their fire 0 1 0,1 the Freach, who with rtoo4l it fo► half an hour, and then took to a disgraceful flight, leaving the conquerors iu possewiion of the greate►t part of their baggage. Th..? Supreme Committee of the Royal and dis. tinvii.hed Spanish Orylor of Charles 111. his unanimously voted 10030 ducats of the money Wale received from America, to he applied to the support of the widows sad orphans of that uncon querable place. O. th e lath of lad month, his Excellency Mr. Frere, who, with such ardent x'•.ll for our natiolial glory and independence. Iwrinritie..l the functions of flit Britannic Maje,ny's NLnl•trr with the Su preme Junta of Government, had his audi,Lca of leave. The Junta of the province of Goadslasers has Leen provisiomilly established in Siguenza. to orga nise the pvtnorc insurrection sad general snort anent in that proviwce. The people conform them selves with enthusiasm to every measure which the Junta think. proper to adopt. All the young nteu assemble in St4tienza and Molina, in which place a fine corps of !so horse has already been forgoer'. In Upper and Lower Rinks the same patriotic seal prevails, although the latter is completely surround ed by the enemy. Gen. D' A goal t, this French Governor of Navarre, having condemned four Spaniards to suffer death. on a c harge of their having murdered a •French *timid au4 merchant, and given pablic notice of the execution of his sanguinary order, Don Itittri ano de Itunialc s, Coniniander.m-Chief of the nish troops in the mountains of Aragon, for 'llia Majesty Ferdinand VII. has lamed a proclamation in anaw:r to the former, which contains the follow ing artieies 11. Manuel Antonio Oruyrr, Thomas Periche, Juan Bean hies., Francois D4:1401, and Augoste de la Celoinhicre, all Agents of the French, shall he conducted by my troops to tlig camp of Erizonia, and being placed in a position fet ing Madrid, looking lo their King," pept (Joe Bottle', they shall hear the sentence of death pronounced ; sod being afterwards ordered to fare Fainpehina, they shall be beheaded, and their bodies suspouled from gihhets, con lb' roads which le of to Iladriil, with the h,ll ow.Ng inarril,t . on their hacks Agents of the French banditti, punished by Spanish justice" Should the intended King, Generate D'Agoult and Loanet i'whe eninissiads ht Fast, er any other permit, abuse his authority, to take away the' life of any Spaniai.l., we s h,ll arc k, 4 mule the nuamber or Frenchmen, who ate in oar ponce, to he b.dieade4.—,'Serilte Gnsette E4S7' INDIES. MkeIIASOIAY 10, 1003. Thy Itijpont state of Jaypoor is said to be at this moment threatened by both the principal 1114bratt4 poorro; {init more porticultrly by Am ount Rio tiolkar, who, it would seem, is onre more capable of contlikting the concerns of his lorernnient in person. Anicer Khan is with hint. on the books of the linlee. Scindia is said to he engaged at present in ad. jusaing a dispute between the Kel!Adair of the Partreso of llhoongee and the Zemindara of the ad boining country; an appeal on the subject having een made to him, through the medium of their respective Vakeels. The place of his encampment is within 40 milts of Jaypour. _ _ . MAT 15. We stated in our last, on the authority of a malice newspaper, that Sonjahul. Moolk was like. ly to be immediately called away from Peshore by an insurrectiou in the neighbourhood of He ra', which has recently assumed a very formidable aspect. It now appears, however, that the danger wns considerably nearer. Mahinoud Shah, half brother to His Majesty, and a rival can didata for the Mooned, having collected a very powerful rebel force in the north, had actually mask himself master of Candithar, and (it the date of our last accounts) was understood to be in full march against the capital. The news had excited very great consternation at Court; and it was the general opinion, that the most energetic measures would he necessary, and that iu ail like.. lihood the Shah might yet have to fight another battle for his crown. A diplomatic mission from the Seiko, consisting of .16 perilous, arrived at Attack, in the Meer end of February. charged with pow coaraaaaicwtioua .to the Court of Caked. Four of the unsistrer had actually reached t'eshore. CALC4ITTA. Argil. 4.5. The embassy to the Court of Cobol continued to receive the most courteous hospitality and re spect--On the 13th March, Mr. Elphiortone had a private audience of His Majesty. at which he was received with much politeness. and was repeatedly urged by the king to accompany him on his iu- Waded voyage to Cahill. OTAHEITE. EXTRACT TRAM ♦ LETTER, DATED SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WAILS% JULY 17, 1908:- Arrived the Mercury colonial schooner, Thomas Reiby, master, from Otalieite. with a cargo of park, the whole its high preservation.—She sailed from hence the 10th of December last, iu company with the King George; went together to the Bay or Islands, for refreshments, and separated the 3ti of Jaritsary, in latitude 33.'40. ; the King George hound for the Frees; on the 04th of February she came to ouches , in the bay of Matavai ; and, having completed her eargo among the islauds, in two mouths, on the 9.3tk of April took her departure from Mites ; on her return to Port Jackson, made Norfolkisland the let of June. aril left the tith.— She found the American ship Amethyst, Captain Smith. at the Islands; frop whom site fortunately received a supply of salt--amt which she bad taken from hence having sunk a full third part from its ori4inal quantity; which, but for the circumstance a her obtaining an occidental supply, must have been productive of serious disappointment to the owners. We are sorry to learn, that Captain Smith Mad lad several of his people among the Islands, who deserted his slip from an iodination of living among the natives; to whose friendly disposition toward the English Mr. Iteiby was particularly indebted for the accomplishineut of hi. object iu so short a period.—Mr. B. did not at first see King Potnarree, for whom he took from rimer a gold time-keeper, sent hither to be repaired ; and which lie wain of aecessity, obliged to deliver to his mother. The Mercury was hove down at Ulitesa ; and, *port this occasion, was moored, as the chiefs affirmed, to the very tier, which had, upon the like occasion, been made choice of by Captain Cook. for heaving down the Resolution; and to bring to recollection the more strongly that great circumnavigator's vi sit to those islands. • chid; named Maher, pro duced • medallion of His :11aljesty, which In, lather had received as a present from Captatu Cook ; width. after some solicitation. be at knoll Kart: to Mr. Iteiby ; the reversed side. represtrwmg tan ships.. troweled by the words—Resolution mud Adcersture, ISOCCLIIII. This medal W cotender•- hly larger than a crown piece. and was originally gilt; but which, from the length of time, beitia years. is now overly worn off. By the order of Laboor, the head chief at Uli tea, a store-house, 100 feet is length. awl SO in breadth. was built for the reception of the dire- Ary's stores. the building of which wars completed in a day sad a Ina; so aaaaa uerous were tile work meat. Upon leering the island. the vessel stand towards Manjeea, an island to the south-west of U litre, the people of which seem perfect strangers to every Lac e of people but their own.--In their dress and colour they differ little from the Friendly Islanders, but owing. perhaps, to the total waist of intercourse with civilised visitors, their manners are ferocious. o their aspects are forbidding. These people ane said to be much above the toolonary.size. robust, and very musculor. On the Mercury's approach, 60 or 60 canoes went out to inert her, each canoe havisig only one men in it, armed with a long spear and several short ones. As soon as she came to, which was about two miles from the shore, they went along-side, end entreated the hands to get n arer, which. together with their repeated efforts to decoy them Soto the r mums, produced a oa of their views, and, io cons nonce, the scl - nei's vcople got ready to defend theinselve HI ease °launch. Their numbers prodigiously increasing. every precaution we. used to prevent ally f getting on board; they appeared to have no kind of know ledge or Are arm-, which they saw without eino. tiou. They demanded every moveable they saw on deck, and were understood, as their language differed little, if at all, from that or the Otaheitans. The pigs on board they insisted upon having, fre quently praised the size of the Mercury, and re quested to know whose canoe she was? But at length becoming imitative, a number grappled with the bowsprit rigging, end esideuvoored to pull her ill towards the shore, while others were rodeo voliring..by main strength, to pull the bolts from the sides, for the sake of the iron, with the value of which metal they were doubtless made acquainted by Captain Cook. As they had not any articles for barter, and the Mercury had not expended the whole of her trade, Mr. Iteiby offered to purchase some of their spc..rs, as they were ingeniously carved; but none of them would they upon any account part with ; at length they began vehemently to threaten the people on hoard, if they continued to object to going on shore; many had spears in their hands; and one, who had taken a long spear up, with much seem ing composure, while speaking to a seaman in the maim chains, of the name of David Clarke, in stead of offering it for hurter. as was expected to be his intention, made a sudden plunge at the belly of Clarke ; who received the spear through his right hand, and into the left groin, about an inch. The unfortunate man fell upon ri.teiving the wound, and was with difficulty got in. A generul disposition of attack was now manifested, and talf-defence became a duty:—two musketoons were immediately discharged among the foremost ; and we are not sorry to observe, that the whole contents of one were lodged in the body of Clarke's unprovoked assailant. Their consteruation at the noise they heard may easily be conjectured : they staid not to examine the cruise of the explosion; bust, taking to their paddles, in a few minutes reach ed the shore, where an immense nmulser were as sembled; and the Mercury took leave of this little inhospitable island, which is in about 21. 38. S. and 138. IL E. long. It is mach to he lamented, that even the Friendly Islanders should still retain their cruel riotous 0, seicriticing huiaan beings to their superstitions. — On this subject we copy the following extract from a journal on board the Mercury:—" loth of March, at t p. es. saw the nativts at Hubaine mur der a man, as a sat:rake, awl hung him up ill a bas ket, is a range with four other., who had buffered the seine fate.-12th of Mardi, saw a canoe take in the murdered bodies at Hubaine, to be conveyed to Ulitea, a distance of eight or ten leagues, there to be buried iu their grand asorai, or place of worship." On the lath of March, 40 or 50 canoes, with 20 to 30 men in each, arrived from other parts of Hu brine, to the bay, at which the Chief Omit corn -11114114111, to hold a consultation on the subject of the nolabolams refusing to pay their yearly tribute, which was usually paid in swine; and which refu sal, it was supposed, would be productive of au ins mediate war. The distnasted brig mentioned last Sund■y to be in sight off the Heads, proved to be the Boa Cidadedo, from Palo Penang, the 3d of March, in ballast for the Fejees, to procure is (logo of sandal wood.—She was dismasted six weeks ago, on her passage thither; since which, the Cupt. Mr. Demi,- na, (formerly master of the Buffalo), died of ass old complaint; and the Chief Mate, the only remaining. European on hoard, died after she wits boarded on Sunday last, by the Eadearour. The above vessel was towed in by His Majesty's colonial schooner Estramina, the supplies taken . by winch were truly acceptable, as the brig had been besting about thus coast for u;t k vards of a month, in a distuasted and a distressed slate. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, SATURDAY, Summing 30. The Duke of Bsurtswietc received, yesterday. intelligence, by an Officer, just arrived, that the Arini-.tice had been put un end to by the Austrians ; that the Prus'.iun army, muter General Buictua. hwl mart heal to co-operate with the Austrian forces, ■nd that the King of l'itust.t had litinself set off for PeterNhur4h, to coacr with the Emperor AILEXA N• DIM The news was considered as authentic through the evening. We regret to say, that all negociation for a new Ministerial arrangement, may be considered itA over, or, at least, as entirely susisentled fur the present. Lord GREY remains in the country, and has de clined attending Mr. PERCEVAL'S 8111111110ns ; and Lord GRENVILLE, although lie has arrived in town, in deference to what he considered to be the im plied wish of His MAJESTY, has refused to meet either Mr. PERCEVAL, or the Earl of Livuurnot.. Mr. l'Enccvat.'s letters to Lords GARY mid GRCN ♦rr.t.s. sanctioned, as it is presumed, by His MA JEiTT, were verbatint the same, and requested their assistance to extend and cot:Wine all A lininistration. This was, in fact, a proposal fur a coalition. Mr. PERCEVAL, we think, could not have expected that it would have been successful. The two King's Messengers returned with the answers, on Titans day evening ; and, about eleven o'clock at night, Lord GRENVILLE arrived in town.—His Lordship goes this day to Dropmore. Lord GeEnett.t.e was at Carlton-House as early as nine o'clock yesterday morning, and remained with the PRINCE for nearly two hours. Mr. SHE.. nioAti had afterwards a very long audience of his Royal Highness; and, in the course of the morn ing, the PRINCE also saw his Royal Brothers, the Dukes of CLARENCE and CUMBERLAND, and hii Serene Highness the Duke of BRUNSWICK. Dispatches were recrked yesterday et the Fos reign Office, from Spain. They were brought by the Cadi4 nickel, istsJ are not I.IIIIIIOSM to be of importance. A Cadiz Mail has arrived with letters and papers to the 13th instant. It is stated in an article, dated the t tth, at 14evillv, that Gerona has been relieved by a division of BLAKE'S army, which 'nuke the enemy's line, and entered the place with military stores and provisions. General D'Aoou ET, the French Governor of Navarre, having *Merril four Spaniards to be put to death, on a charge of hating murdered a French serjeant and merchant, the Spanish Gener.il, commanding in Arragon, or• tiered four Frencinnen to he executed in retaliation; ■nd threatened, that, for every Spaniard »ordered, in future, by this French, lie will order two French men for execution. Mr. Fittftit. late Minister from England to the Supreme Junta at Seville, had his audience of leave on the 34th last. The Earl of LP/ earwig. hes transacted the biniiness of the three Secretaries of State, since the duel between Lord CASTLEREAOIIII Ord Mr. CANNINU. I.etters were on Thursday received in town from Bayonne, dated the Ith imitviit, and front Bustr.. deaux. dated the tith. They state, that the roads from Bourdeaux to Bayonne were covered with troops, destined to reinforce the Frc:;.:O army in Spain. It is said that 440400 Inui;,ad arriv►d at Bayonne. .. ! PRIII - 4 117ff THEATRICALS. Some Noblemen and Gentlemen are preparing to celebrate tite Jubilee with Prhate Theatricals. The follmii.ig pieces are is rangiest for the cre. ClibiOw : Mr. WARDLE—PIot and Cannier piot—lie it much to blante--Sack 'Wings are—Trials all-demod. The Upholsterer. Mr.. CLARKE—I/ear hint oat—Stop hint *rho Via —More Secrets Ana one—mud, The sixty-third Letter. Lord Cweriacci—Defayi and Blunders—Bre would be a Soldier—The Huisoars rj the Arnim; with Britons strike honer. Lord WELLINGTON—The Wild Goose Chase-. The Fatal Vision--and, The Wiraderer. Lord C AST LCIE•GII— The Revenge—Re t ter late than 'serer—end, Who would have thought it Mr. CAN NING—T/8 Double Dealer--The Arti jfee—and. More Ways than one. Lord My I.GRAVE—The Connoitsettr—The Chap. ter elf Accidents—end 'lir well it is as worry. Lord ELooe, Mr. PERGET AL, and CO.—Pie Nic entertainnieot—Thy, Plotting Lovers-7% e Perplexed Couple—Try again —And, .elny Port in ill storm. i t ". •I , , . .... _ • %I . ' ' . .. ••• . . f ... . , „ • . r . ..• 0 ~...._ ....ri' t - 14 THEATRE, L YCE UM. Mr. JOHNSTONS, last night, resumed his favou. rite putt of Dennis BradgradJery. in Mr. C 0,.. MAWS arlen;rithie Comedy of John Hull. He never played it with more humour, richisetss, and vivacity, nor appeared to more advantage. The applaure was commensurate with hie'merit. Miss RAY looked very pretty, and was extremely interesting its the gentle Mary Thereberry. The Piece we at of with great spirit. Wm faxi.huis assumed the part of in the Farce of The Peril to Pay. h was not one of her happiest performances, althou,h site displayed much vivacity and humour. The house was full in every part. Thursday and )e.terday satirising Wm MAJESTY rode 11'inikor Fara, accompanied by the Dukes of KENT and SUSSEX, Princreres AUGUSTA and Sopui&, Ladies ELY and Tay NNE, the lion. Mr. VaLLlLas, General FITZROY, and Colonels Dts. BROW and TAYLOR, and returned Lathe Palace at la o'clock. Yesterday se'imight, a meeting of the inhabit. ants •of New Windsor and the vicinity was Con vened for the purpose of considering the best means of celebrating the happy event of AA MAJESTY'S catering the 59th sear of liis nign, on the 15th of next month ; the M.ARIS in the Chair; when a Comruittee, consisting of the follosicg Gentlemen. was appointed to devise the menus necessary for ce lebrating the same : The MATtia, the MAYOII ELacr, the Justice, Colonel Lissaitow, M. P. Haceemto it.ssistioTTosi. E-q. M. P. ,frtev. MT. PLISILSY, Rev. Mr. CHAIAPNESS Colonel ROOKS ' and thirteen others. Wednesday last, His Serene Highness the Priam of ORANGE arrived from Lord DE DUNSTAN. VILLE'S. at Hartland-abbey, where he was most hospitably entertained by Mr. and Mrs. ORCHARD. Oa Thursday he viewed the grand and sublime scenery of Hartland and Clove.lly, and from thence proceeded to visit Loed ItoLLa, at Steven. sttaie, on his say to Ilfracombe. The Countess of J ERSEY led town, yesterday., oil a visit to the Duke and Duchess of RUTLAND, at Belvoir Castle. It is said that the Lord Chief Justice ELLENDO ROLM! has engaged Waldershare-Louse, in lieut, for three years. Mr. WILLIAM BURRELL, AMA son of Lord Gwvene, will this day attain leis twent!-first year. A Grand Ball is expected to take place ou Manley, at his Lordship's house, Whitehall. Colonel CATMCANT, sou of Lerd CATHCART, who has been very ill slam his 'ewe'' lions Flushing, is now in a fair way of recovery. General Gatesrtment is perfectly recovered flora his late indisposition. Mrs. C. Loma is expected in tout, next weeks from Hampton Court. Lady IIItATIICOTC'S house. in Grosvenor-square, is beautifying, preparatory to the ensuine MI1112•0116 The Earl of ESSEX entertained a seise' party at dinner, yesterday, at his house in liill-street, Berke. ley-square. Earl CAMDEN was in town lest night. ilia Lord ship seldom sleeps in town at this time of time year. on a Friday, a., lie pr •fers the W Mr. BRAHAM, on igonday evening next. will sing his favourite songs of The stalk mid the leer, and The Death of Abeeeromha, at the ll.rinitigliana theatre, for the benefit of Mrs. T. Dumas. la voice, science, PlCCellt ion,and taste, this native genii's stands unrivalled. The performai.ees will be The Wanderer, arid The Wedding - Day, in which Mrs., T. DIDDIN will perform the Countess cud Lady etattest. The last arrivals at Cheltenham era His Royal Highness the Duke of Lord Mac Do nald ; Rear-Admiral Sir R. K. atm, Fur S:nniii Taonr, Mr. Illareptiere ; I;(neral Mathew; Major-General Camp bell, Major-Geiser:it Meyrick; Lieutenani.Colunel IJow we, Lientrnaut-Colonel Phrayse, Lieuteuurt.('ulsnel Wills ; Captain Holland, Captain Hunt, Captain Caulfield ; tenant C4ble; Her. Di. Owen Dr. Ireland, 13r. M. Jameson ; Mrs. and Miss I:.•rrbnr, ill. Robert Wolfe- Icy, Mr. Stock, Mr. J. Stork, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Nesbitt, Mr. Geom. Hall. _ _ _ Mire Ilawutus's Benefit Concert sill take• place this night, at the Uirttlinglitint Theatre, under the patronage of-- The Right Hun. the Earl of Dartmouth ; Lord Vi moot Dudley :sad Ward; Sir Robert Lawle), Bart ; Su. Charles Mo.rdaunt, Bari. M.P.; Corlett Stratford Dnedate, Esq. 111. P.; liCtltate Legge, Esq. and Juba Ta)lor. Esq. has law the Foon-turtane to pro cure the powerful aid of Mrs. liii.t.satrros, in ad. dition to the vocal talents or hervelf, Mr GOIM. sad Mr. Itauti.tstas.—Mr. CYAN'S& sill laid % Iland.