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ir I c Fr - , teltottl mem*, st 4 all Visipel.: et rtawft &Blum* eta away by tirtrests, as it slid tacitleing since, when the Amain& *cares tams into oar poets' buldindreds : Besides, nho.doiett twit know, that they give a dottided preference to the *Mesa Madeira, of Spain, and Portukal, iv baying more b o dy ; and to the brandies of Catalonia, Us Ming cheaper' And; over, not content to commonse it themselves, they *ill hawk t about the Ninth of Eai o pc, to the great prejudick of our's, for which we fuuud a considerable vent by land. They will yell as tobiteej hut does it unit us to let perish a new branch of agriculture, which is making daily the greatest prelims, and frees us from a burdensome foreign tribute!—Cuttons; but cannot the Levant furniab us with enough, and take in exchange the rich productions of our manufacturers, sugars and coffee ;° where can they ere it for themselves, if nut from the posstestuns of England or of her conquests' trill they have the effrontery to bring MI the produce of our own col, •.ies, and become the prey of oar enemies ) This would t.ar much !—What care we for those costly superfluities, tlo co.ssuruptiou of which is of so much injury to our own • e„• r It cur epicures cannot do without, oar pleated" will r them want. 's Many more reflections, Sir, might be edited to what I have jolt said, but let us confine ourseli es to this. pie Americana, teleroted by so 4.1 neutrals, will do us still greater injury, with regal to the exportation of our grain. They can carry theirs much cheaper to all the people that con sume saes; sal biing at equal price, and even higher, will al. ways be preferred by the Eugliali. They will bring it to Spain Portugal, and deprive us of the last vent that still re mained to our southern departments. All that lias been said until now, relates nut only to France, hot to the coun tries subject to her influence or under her doiniumit, and from which may be drawn this exact and nielaliel•oly. con sequence, that. sill maritime commerce or oulonial, admitted or tolerated era the Continent of Europe. wall always turn to the advantage of the Lochs& people, and will furnish them with the means of prolonging the war. That the Americana are *boat to become (he tnost powerful auxiliaries to Me commerce, and that the veil under which they pretend to disguise it, will give • sew energy. That it is the greatest Wriest of Fr.:ma-emir! ef her eilbee, to defeat, BY *et. POW, SUL Mann', that adios., cumin ante between the people who esti themselves our friends, sod the eternal enemies of our repose mid of our prosperity." • "D. C" was on the point of forwarding my letter, when I learned, from • good source, tttat all is now finally arranged . between inland and the United States, and, according to news of the eiph April, to reciprocal satisfaction. This *pen and frank step of the United States, is, at least, more -.decent Hoak that at lbst adopted. They laser agreed with tha English sot to come to France, Holland, or Italy, and to take frusta them the fault (admire the precau tion)! 4 sow Order tel Council,* troth April last, declares. Ohms lougaviso is • rigorous state of blockade' All this _yob igthc United Stoats are open, as formerly, to the Esp. Itatt eatemerre Thls itl excellent ! It rentals' to be knows leashes Hines hapty combinations will sot he rendered use less b hits who so well tsars plow to lave his mikes exc. mita& Will he soiree ark the eimatrtss about France to tee isniudoted with Erg'fish goods, which could fraudokutly be introduced into ins empire , Whether the frowtiers of Ger assay ur lisiitzerlaud will not be as Hum misty 'lust as antic • Hullarsawsteisether all oar Allies will Slut join to t , .t , geetwi.di of o tag ',kith has benne too • preention will wet be tionilogitsdcarr4d to tht• great- OM pitch of incrityr..whotborot nen not learn, &Snit isety, So du without yew fictitious ructif o lacisto r aid thereby p rom o oaa ur t wo oil times worn men flout perishiag as vic tims to Eighth tr io w tpt,ly and Americas cupidity I" FOREIGh rELLIGENCR. Ri%NiSlt PAPERS. st.Tit.t.E, ocT. 31. The enemy ire ehandonso4 Rs+. At present, there are iu that province snore than 20,00 u men ready to take ep mins, and &division of 2,J0.) into. anal !SO horse, prepared. The earns is the case in Navarre. There are azarcely any French remaining, s they have all siravom off to Madrid, in order to unite all their forces, to oppose the progress of the willies of La Mancha, Estrernadura, and Castile. But, in the menu ►ime, the Navarrese are organising thesis selves, and becoming ►oldiers. The insurrection in Gallicia is of a new kind. The went of muskets is supplied by any other arms, and the whole province, which has risen in mass, is now armed, and a pert of this force is in motion toward• Castile. It appear- , that u division of the enemy of 3000 men has left Toledo, to rein force the army of Castile, and frustrate the opera tions of the formidable Spanish troop. under the command of the Duke del Parque sad Senor Bel lasteros, who it is very probable have already en tered Salamanca. • Trains of artillery continue to be sent to the army of La Carolina, which army is provided with every• thing necessary, and considerably reinforced. P.S. We have just learned that a division of the army of the Doke del Marque, has taken, in the neighbourhood of that city, a consitleralde convoy, destined for that city, and many carriages, i at , ided to carry away the sick.--(Seeilk Diary, Ort. 31.) The Political and Military Carrier of Cordoba, boo the fallowing article, dated Saida Cruz the Models, October 19 : " On the 16th the generale was beaten at Manse. Dares, information having bevri received that the enemy intended an attack by Valdepenas and Mu ral. The second squadron of the free chasertirs of Castile, supported by another of the dragoons of Grenada, and 100 men of those of Sporn, took the road to Valdepenas, to oppose the enemy, while the first squadron took that to Moral. On the former side the enemy was soon repulsed, se he was not in much Wee; bet on the side of Valde perms our troop, found it adviseable to retreat, the enemy having been reinforced by 500 horse, a cannon, and • howitzer; The French had sixty Elea killed aid Few oS. 1, tersl em loss was only 10 chancurs and 13 horse. Diary, Oct. 30.) SEVILLE, OCT. 5.09. On the I4th inst. the enemy concentrated all his . forces in Toledo ; the Spanish division of Estretna dura has its head-quarters at Deleytosa ; those of Marshal Beresford, are at Castel Branco. The English army, which occupies the positions of Moutijo, Putbla,Talavera, and Badajos, is daily reinforced by troops which arrive from Portugal. The divisions of Ney and Mortier have joined in the neighbourhood of Plusencia.--(Diary.) On the 14th, the generale was beaten, at Olot, for the march of ull the troops, which was effected by the Provincial Grenadiers, the Swiss, and the regiment of Ferdinand the 7th, proceeding to St. relit', and Cas Planes, to join the regiment of America and the cavalry of Grenada ; and on the 13th, General Blake, with the other Generals, and all the troops, even the convalescents, marched from Vich. All these movements and preparations, which indicate it general attack, ought to flatter us with the hope of the complete defeat of the enemy in that principality, which intelligence may be ex pected every moment.—( ldeas.) Au English squadron. of more than twenty sail, is in sight off Barcelona ; it is supposed to he des tined for the blockade of Toulon. It seems that an insurrection lately took place at Rome ; the re sult of which was the assassination of the French, and three Cardinals.—(/dent.) They write, under date of the 14th inst. from the vicinity of Gerona, that, at midnight of the 13th, a bri.k firing was heard from that place, which lasted three quarters of an hoar. On the 14th, in the morning, some shots were hemd from the side of tirtniala, and afterwards from bvtween Ilrunola and Santa Coloma. It appears, that the savage besiegers have withdrawn their heavy artillery, and have confined their operations against that place to a strict hlockade.--(Governstent Gazette, 0rt:.3,1.) Oa the 19th inst, our army of Catalonia re mained in the mine positions.—(Seville Spectator.) CADIZ, OCT. 31. (PRIVATE LETTER.) " Nothing decisive is yet known relative to the establishment of the isew Government." T ',l 'BRITISH PRESS. LONDON FRIDAY. No•RYIiR 24. We have received Spanish Papers to the Ist inst. from which we have given sane extracts.--They contain the latest intelligence respecting the posi tion of the English and other armies in Spain.— They appeareil to be acting upon the offensive ; and, upon the whole, wear an encouraging aspect. Mr. Peruse, the King's Messenger, arrived yea t•rday at the Office of the Secretary of State for Fweign Affairs, in Downing-street. with dispatches from Marquis WELLest.cv, at Seville, announcing his Lordship's acceptance of the offer of a seat in the Castanet, in ide to him by Mr. PERCIVAL, and also his Lordship's determination to set nut for England in the course of two or three days, to as sume his new rank and station in the British Mini stry. The great Nabob may therefore he expected daily; but what accession of strength the inefficient Ambassador of Seville can bring to the inefficient Junta in Downing-street, we are at a loss to conjec ture; for, as we lately observed, Mr. PIRCKVAL was already in possession of the whole breed, seed, and generation of the WELLESLEY/. His Lordship's de termination, however,althoughconfidentlyanticipat edby the public at large, appears to have astounded the Treasury Journals. To them it is quite a fortu nate windfall. The Courier of last night published it in the manner in which Lord MULGRAVI might expect to read an account of a second victory of Trafalgar; but, alas! the emblazonment is lost upon the insignificance of the subject; and, in stead of the trumpet of fame, we recognise, in all this enthusiasm. nothing but the silly voice of Audrey, in the comedy of As Yea Like It, when she unineautiigly ejaculates, The Gude give us joy, The Gods give vs joy !" The Messenger and dispatches from Seville were brought to Plymouth by the Pickle schooner. She sailed from Cadiz on the let instant, at which time it was fully believed that the French fleet had sailed from Toulon, and escaped the vigil once of Lord Cou.tanwoon. We announced, yesterday, the sailing of two sail of the line, the Kr/orlon, and the Repulse, of 74 guns each, from Portsmouth, for the Mediterranean. Orders have been also received at Plymouth, to send every ship of force to sea immediate ly. It is supposed that they are to proceed along the coast of France, in the direction of the Medi terranean, for the purpose of picking up any strag gling *hips that may have escaped, in the event of an action. This shrws the confident opinion of Go vernment, that an action has taken place, or may be expected. That the Toulon fleet had put to sea, is certain. Letters were on M'ednesdey received from Hol land. to the lith instant. They mention the cir cumstances of the late action in the Mediterranean nearly in the sense terms in which it has been before stated, and they supply us with some additional rani • enters. They observer that although the entire naval enutment of the enemy in Toulon left that bubo:lr to protect the convoy to its destination, the whole of the fleet was not in the action, the principal part having returned to port, after pro ceeding to a short aistance, and discovering no ene my. One of these letters states further, that the transports were 25 in number ; that more than half of them were taken by the English, and that the rest, having dispersed, were pursued in various directions. On Wednesday, His MAJESTY, in Council, was pleased to order the Parliament to be summoned to meet for the dispatch of business, on Tuesday, the 23d of January. It was accordingly ordered to be further prorogued from the Stit day of December to the above day. A Proclamation for that pur pose will appear in The Gazette to-morrow night. I 0 the case of Colonel WA RDIA verses WRIGHT. in the Court of King's Bench, yesterday, the rao lion for a new , trial was refused, without going into the affidavits of Mrs. Cr-tacE, and others, on the part of the Defendant. It occupied, however, a considerable part of the time of the Court; and being a cue of public exptctation, our report of it, which k commensurate' with its interest, obliges us to defer several articles until to-morrow. AVe may now congratnlate the public upon the suppression of thaw silly riots that have so long disgraced the tnetropulis, assuming 'us their cause the New Theatre of Covent-Garden. We have been ever confident that as soon as the populace were fully convinced that they were acting illegal ly. all tumult and disorder wonld intmedistrly sub side; and the experience of last night has fully confirmed our opinion. The accounts from Walcheren, the arrival of which we mentioned yesterday, are to Monday last. The evacuation of the Island was the princi pal subject of conversation, but nothing certain was known respecting it. A letter, dated Flushing the 19th, says, " According to the information r had received, that we were going to evacuate the Island. I waited upon General Dote, who I thought could inforin me as to the fact; but was disappoint ed, for his answer was, that he did not know as yet the intentions of Government."--.The inhabitants of Flocking were. however, acting upon the pre sumption that the evacuation would take place, and the merchants were accordingly selling off their goods. The letters from Middlehurgli of the 18th inst. on the contrary, make not the ►lightest mention of the reported intention to evacuate the island; but, on the contrary, talk of the repairs of the barracks, fortifications, and other improvement.. Letters and Papers have been received from Norfolk in Virginia, and from Boston. in New England, to the date of tire 16th ultimo. By some of these it appears, that the President sat not expected to arrive in Washington until the sloth of that month ; and it is mentioned as the general opinion, that Congress would insist on the ratification of the treaty with Mr. Emu KL. before any diplomatic conference would be entered upon with Mr. JACKSON. We noticed, yesterday, the return of the Viokt, in ballast, front Boston, not having been suffered to take in cargo, with an account that the Non-Intercourse Act was strictly enfprced ugainst this country. Of the ;ti•ih Regiment, now in Walcheren, 350 have come home sick, and 100 more remain sick in the hospitals on the island. There is not. we are happy to state, any founda tion for the ►eport, respecting the loss of the sloop of war Little Belt, off Jamaica. She arrived at Halifax, on the 28th of September, after having seen a convoy for Barbados, and a vessel with pro visions for Honduras. to their respective destinations. Mr. ALcocit. one of Representatives for the county of Wexford, is. we understand, now in England, in such ♦ state as precludes all hope of his presence in the Rouse of Commons in the en suing Session of Parliament. This event has ex cited a great sensation in that county ; and in the absence of Mr. CAM•MK CoLcLotinn, now a prisoner in France, it is possible that the Ely interest may Karl a competent successor to Mr. A LCOCK. We understand, that no more licenses will be granted by Government for importations from Embden. li is reported, that 10,000 troops, cavalry and In fantry, with • large detachment of the waggon train, are to be immediately embarked Mr Portugal. Government have engaged the buildings lately used as barrack at Faversham, for an hospital to accommodate • number of sick soldiers, who are daily expected from the Island of Walcheren. Tuesthiy Colonel Cuir um. of the 85th regiment ; Capt. 'r.sx Loa, of the 81st; Commissary BOYCE,' and Captain DARCY. of the royal artillery, arrived at Harwich, from Flushing, on account of iil health. The Marquis of LA moociwN's funeral took .plaee at hall past .eleven o'clock, last morning. his Lordship's remains were removed from Lansdown House, Berkel ey-iquare, to Paddington Church, for interment. The procession !unwed in the fol lowing order : • Foserteen Horseflies. A Gentleman, wn bororback, carryisc t►e Carcase, op a crim son velvet eashion. The Hearse, draws by six ►ones, decorated with Mad plumes. Two Moans's' Casettes mid Six ; 1a the brat were, Mr. H Smith, Mr. H. Leigli,aad Mr. Stewart; the second, wars Three Howsesties of Om Houshold. The procession was closed by the late hlarquiv's carnage, and the carriages of the following Noble men and Gentlemen TM Earl of WlWl,lasa, Earl Dysart, Lord Vidiaad, Lady Charlotte Fioeti, the Bishop of Aronls, Mr. Raker, Mr. U. Smith, Mr. Cooyers, and Mr Robert Holt Leigh. For some base past, various persons have made it their business to attend all the markets in London and its environs, to purchase guineas, half guineas, and seven shilling pieces, which, no doubt, are sent to a foreign market in neutral ships. Thin trade is attended by very great profits. This sort of traftic is said to be carried on to • very great extent at Flushing ; and, should it mations long, the scar city of gold colasge will be severely felt. THEATRES. covseT-GARDEN. We have much pleasure in stating, that our pre. diction respecting the decease of the old price fac tion has taken place, even more suddenly than we hoped for. Last night a few feeble struggles were the only symptoms of lingering existence, and th e wretched creature expired with Don Juan's descent to hell, without ir groan or convulsion. Prat, be to its ashes, for it was a " vile monstLr."—sh,,k, speare--Ileat The play was Every Man us his Ilesseer, and it received every assistance that Jhe comic humour of Fawcett, Liston, Simmons, and Munden, su,t the excellent acting of Cooke and Mts. Johustun, could bestow on any play. I)on Juan followed; and Grimaldi was, as usual, the lite of the piece. As we have before noticed, the row was nothilig; en appearance of irregularity from the number of persons standing up in the pit and dress-boxes, awl a few casual noises, were ell that remained to ie. mind us of the once uproarious opposition. Tau or three attempts were made to originate the row. but they were as weak, that the disheartened party instantly sank into silent dismay. One small sheet of paper, in imitation of a placard, was flourished foes few moments, but not being greeted with the wonted applause, it was immediately lowered, and caused ne interruption to the performances. At the end of the Pantomime, the company departed ; and the poor chop-fallen dozen of O. P.'s, who had infested the pit, slunk off with long laces, the pictures of disappoint. Went and chagrin. Again and again would we repeat our gratula. home on this fortunate termination to the length. cued scene of disgrace that has been acted. It not this triumph of the Proprietors of the Theatre, (however just we may consider their cause, and however we would reprobate the oppressive suet illegal measures resorted to for their ruinj— it is not the triumph of those opinions we have, from the first, maintained on this question—it i. not the discomfiture of the base and wicked, the. we hail so joyfully. as it is the brightening of the British character, itnpl;ented and obscured In these pretended representatives. We rejoice is see, that, when convinced, and aware of the sigh path, no artifices, no delusions, no sophistry, cat tempt honest Bull to take the wrong.— Every fair and candid nian new allows the the O. P. course is hostile to those laws which hate made this country the boast of the Uni. verse, and that it is stained with every bast intrigue, dirty passion, mod outrageous violence To aid such a cause, John Ball will iieccr lens himself ; and it is, therefore, that we have thi, night seen a few petty rioters attire ineffectually exalt themselves into notoriety. The charm broken ; and the well-meaning are to be impala on no longer, by the artful and designing. 1.11C1111.1. Last night Mr. Illstvim appeared, fur the first time, in the Fin of Colonel Feigtievell. is tip lively comedy of it bold Stroke fur a Wife. Be displayed great versatility of talent in the different disguises, and received the most unbounded ap. platuse.—Mrs. ORGIER was an interestieg Asine Lovely. The comedy went off with great spirit The new farce of Nut at Home has undergone the roost judicious alterations, and was, last night, loudly applauded, without a dissenting voice. ?INGRAM. Q. Since the 0. P. are beaten, pray where should they p • 4. Bonaparte to serve, and be decked iu the P.O. N. P. BRITISH INSTITUTION. The Gallery of this lestitatien has been devoted, denim; the summer recess, to the improveineat of our junkie artiste At the close of the last Exhibition, His Majesty .as grd ciuusly pleased to permit one of the pictures at Hatup Court Palace to be lest to the Institution, for the study limitation of our artists. In 'dilation to this Royal l'atro the following Noblemem and Gentleinen sent eighteen p . tures, beiog some of the finest specimens of ancient art, •is . !Marquis of Stafford... Titiaa's Mao:master, by Merest. Lady Ler.ll4. .. .. ..... Portrait Vandyke. 5 Landocitpr .. Earl Grommet. d Diets Lord Kinnainl ) Portrait i Cosumatiew .. Teniers. Sir F. Baring, 8art..... tombeepe Cuyp. Sir Abrin. Haw, Bart. S ChipsChip s Crwr i fe4 . Ilagar soil Isnnsael . Henry Hope, Earl ... Butgoosaster ... Rembrandt. . Markin' .. Guido. IL P Knight, Fey.... hitt. A. Caracn. Win. Smith, Earl. M.P. Ceoreersetism -•. Erkhout. Capt. Apr, M.P. 5 LaNdwype Both. Ditto Rev. W. H. Carr 5 St. flay F is amily ..... .. Bar 4 occo,. i Ad Wm Morland, Esti ... CArist and the Coon Relent. Now an hundred Mathes lime been made from the nhove saleable sinks; the MIS.* past of-ehich is highly creditable tv the talents and genius of our artists. This part of the plan of the institution, which offwi le the at ititent an opportunity to profit by the works of the old masters, is particularly entitled to conseesdatios ; wad we trust that the liberality of those of our Nubility and Gentry who are in possession of sae collections of pictures, will coutione their support to • plan which cannot tail of rutting Si the greatest utility to the rising genius of the oeuntry. The Earl of li►Crtvs returned to town, rateb day morning, and in the evening set aid to ht. mother. the Marchioness of HEAD/Oat, at her house in Devonshire. Lady Jonas returned last night to her boom in South Audley-street, from Devonshire. Sir Robert LAWI.CY bay taken the home last occupied by Lady PltaTill, in Gr.s►eoor-aquaria .54 intends coming to it from Staffordshire. A Punster observing that the rioters had wits covered all the pit seats io Covent-Garden. and sampling this with their rude conduct at the theatre declared. that they had converted it into a Dare- Goriest. Lord Lawny* Gewsies house, is Great Stan hope-street. May-fair, is ruing in readiness, pre. porstory to his Lordship's nuptials, which are expected to take place oast week. • A fall blown rase was pulled a few days ago is the garden of Mr. tll'Nus ► of Crevigh, Cellos! of Down. ..•