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ce tndeavour to cultivate an acquaintance with c•-• Cour.t Ein-----, he has been a If•ng While in •-, and a t. received will) much .Ction, We r Olat is if) be sent on a missioi, either to Pe jh ti, Lohcion. -,re told that M. de la Rochefaucault, the .1 Minister, is not liked at Dresde , i ; that he may things which offend (zui choquent) the Elect. r, who 13 60 Very religious, and so very punc tin 115. They say he is very much in debt—that he does riot even pay us tradesmen—that he gam bles very nigh, and his a mistress. Give us some Po-itoe information on this head. However you are desired no , to \ , isit him. You will most likely see at Dre den a person sent on a mission by Tal leyrand, and who is going to Pyrinont to watch (swrveiller), the Countess de Lille (3), his name is Al-eken!,eim, he is a Colonel o; the Gens d'Ar merie d' Elite. He speaks all languages fluently ; avoid this man, he is not fit company for you. You must endeavour to see, when you are at Dresden, a, Polish soi-disant patribt, called He was obliged it. quit War.aw not long since, about a rixe (a qoarrei) tie had - ith the Russian Prince Zubotf, whom he hallenged as one of the causes of the subjugation of hiE country. Learn from him what hopes tie entertains in case there was an attempt made to overthrow the Prussian power in Poland. It he wants money, let him have a moderate sum : bur let him furnish you with every thing you may think useful about Poland. " From Dresden you will proceed to Breslau. We know very little about Silesia ; we wish you to ascertain the tevenues, the nature of the trade, the wealth of the manufacturers and merchants, and of the stale of public opinion; what the people there think of France and her Chief Magistrate, and if they are much attached to the Prussiuns. What the usual military force is in that country, and the state of the tortresses. Are they in repair.? ‘Ve should suppose not, as there has been no war in that coun• try since 1763. Endeavour to ascertain the know ltdge, of these (acts from officers at Table d'Hotes If Count d'H. is at Breslau, pay him a visit, he is quite with us ; endeavour to get a letter of intro duction from him to his brother, who is one of the principal persons in the Prussian Government at Warsaw. We should wish you to visit Glogau, Schweidnitz, and other strong places in Silesia ; but we are afraid that you will not have time, as your presence at Warsaw- will be so necessary to further the negociations carrying on there. However you must be guided on that by what you hear at Berlin, about the state of t he negociations already commenc ed between the Prussian Authorities at Warsaw and the Pretender. But should you have time, we strot;_iy recommend you to make a tour to the for tresses in Silesia, on some pretext or other. We also wish you much to go to Prague before you go to Warsaw, and to send us a very detailed account of Bohemia, which is as foreign to us as the interior of Africa. " The same kind of information which we wish you to obtain about Silesia, we want about Bohemia. You must, in that country, be extremely circ,rm speat, as the Austrian Government wili not allow many thing.; which the Prussian Government dues. Betore you enter Ausuia your passport must be signed (vise) by an Ambassador from that Govern ment at a Foreign Court. Prefer the Austrian Mi nister at Dresden to that at Berlin." The illustrious consort of Louis XVIII. who lately ei:;(1 in London. (To be continued.) MAILS. AR✓.I an z Lisbon, i Guernsey, 1 Jersey, z Waterford. DLI F. I CA(IIZ, I Malta, z Guernsey, z jersey, I Brazils a Dublin, VIZIC M. S'T'OCKS. THIS DAY A 1" T Ott LV o'CLUCK. - - - 62111 I Red. Ann. . 62 63 Consols. T E SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICIRE FALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1812. Dispatche. were this morning received h om Lord WELLINGTON, dated at Freyuada, the 18th ult. No movement of any importance had taken place Mnce the pet iod of the last Dispatches. It, is not true, as stated in the Morning Papers, that the Desi, kl.e frigate has brought any intelligence .• ; t whatever of the St. George and Defence.' A be was;not went to look for those ships : she was sent with a flag of truce to theTexel,.oget information respecting the loss of the Hero, and the capture of the Grasshop per; but the weather was so. boisterous, that she could not possibly venture to approach the shore: The position of the St. George and Defence, when list seen, is as distant from the Texel as the latter place is from the Downs ; and we have yet to hope that'on the reurn of the ships sent to look for them , some decisiv9 information may be received, to re lieve the dreadful state of anxiety of the friends and relatives of those on board those two ships. We this morning received Lisbon Papers, from which we have made the following extrads":—. LISBON, DEC. 22.-Heai.quarters still remain at Freyn3cla, where our gallant soldiers and their in , comparable Commander amu3e their leisure hours with hunting, shooting, &c. General HILL'S division likewise remains quiet 3 lie has kept two or three regiments at Albuquerque, •ever since GIRARD's affair. Our men, who were sick are now recovering fast. MiNA cunt:l - Ales to invest Saragossa ; he had the other day a st!ccessful affair with a French force of 2000 MCLI at D3r6C3. Our last ;4dvices from Valencia, are of the 29th ult. at whet) time; SUCHET„ had not repaired the destruction the garrison caused in their..oolitie of the 19tii. 'the Guerillas, in the neighbourhood of Madrici, have paid another visit to King JOSEPH, and carried off from thirty to forty of his finest mules. VALENTA DS ALCANtARA, Deo. 10.--General BUGNEER, who occupied Placentia and its neigh bourhood, has completely fulfilled his commission, filling with misery that utifortunat_3 country. We are assured that he has sent away too Ecclesiastics, or respectable citizens, because their respective places did not, in fact were not able to pay the ex traordinary contributions imposed upon them. His conduct in the other parts of the provinge has been similar. The letters by the last courier say, that the de fenders of Valencia every day hope to strike some great and successful blow against the enemy, whom -they have already dislodged from the Anabalde de Alboyara, and obliged to concentrate themselves in Murvedro ; that the EMPECINADO and DuRAN have blockaded the garrison of Daroea. AIINA has en tered Huesca, and taken some hundreds of French prisoners. ASTURIAS. CASTROPOL, DEC. 6.—On the 4th November the principality of the Asturias was threatened,by the point of Pajares by General I;ONNET'S troops, at the time that a part of his force marched by Pott Vesta►io, intending to place the first division of the army between two fires, whilst-some of_their bat talions endeavoured Id draw the attention of General MENDEZABEL towards the side of the mountain. The Commanding General thought it advisable to retire to the line of NJrcea, to pri.‘erve his commu nication with General ABAIDIA, and wait more ex act in'ormation relative to the enemy's force, re specting which there were accounts. In consequence of this, the Superkr Junta, leav ing the capital, retired to the right bank of the Eo, where they continued their functions. It is the third time this country has been invaded. Tbis province, which had for four months enjoy ed the inexpressible advantage of liberty, and which Heaven had favoured with an abundant: harvest, as if to indemnify us for our past losses, and compen sate us for all the evils we h: ii suffered, now expe riences all the horrors of war, and is again Over whelmed in the abyss of misery. According to the last intelligence received, the enemy occupied Ville de Grado, and had extended their advanced posts as far as the Facons and Den gas. General ',ASADA had his head -quarters in Malliza, extending his advanced posts along the banks of the Narcea, from Viguentas till below Nalon, where he wade some French prisoners. From the eastern side it is said, that General FORMER was lately in Zeceda, for which reason the enemy had occupied none of the towns situated upon the coast from Gijon, neither have they far advanced from Pola de Siero. Their forces are con centrated in the capital and immediate villages, ex cept a great part which cover the road from Cas tile, to favour the exportation of grain, and keep up the communication with Count DausENNE. BERGA, IN CATALONIA, OCT. 18.--All the offi dal accounts, which come down to the 13th inst, as well as private letters of the 15th, afford a consolatory idea in contemplating the patriotic re-a6lion of our arms, since the disasters. The General in Chief D. Louis LACY, officially has informed the Superior Junta, of the bravery with which the Baron D'EROLES and his valiant troops took a convoy under Iqualada, destroying a bat ., tallion which escorted it, and a strong column which sallied from Iqualada to proted it; the killed were numerous, because the action was obstinate and bloody; the prisoners and wounded amount to 200.- On the 11th, the Baron informed the General in Chief of his having taken prisoners the whole gar rison of Cervera. In Bell-Puig, 400 more of the enemy were blockaded, and the Baron was fully confident they would meet the fate of their com panions iu Cervera. Partial aaions daily take place in every dire&ion, between our Guerillas and the enemy, in which, since the assassina tion of Senor MONTARDIT, in Balaguer, it is not customary to give quarter. Our army augments extraordinarily, and the arms of independence ac quire fresh motives for the exaltation of the pa triotism of these valiant inhabitants. LISBON, DEC. 17.—Cadiz Gazettes to the 4th have arrived. They do not confirm the accounts before received, that SUCHET had raised the siege of Valencia. They speak of an action of the Em pecinado, but not at Cubillejo, with the French, who had evacuated the Castle of Molina ; he kilted 400, and wounded 500. BALLE9TE4O3 was under the artillery of Gi- bral tar. HEAD-QUARTERS OF THE SIXTH ARMY, NOV. 11. VALENCIA D'ALCANTA It A , DEC. 6.—The head quarters of this army left Villa Franca on the 7ih for Vinhatet, and on the stria clay, the troops of the# vanguard, and the second division, which occupied El Viergo, put themselves in motion in different directions, debouching by the passes of Fuenceba don and 'Manzanal, and some corps approaching to within a quarter of a league of Astorga : the troops of the third division had orders to operate in the directions of Baneza and Benaveate. The object of this movement was to call the at tention of the troops which were in Leon, in order to reinforce those which were entering the Asturias, as was done ; for on the 9th, 4000 infantry and Goo horse passed by Orbigo for Astorga. The ob ject proposed being obtained, the troops retired in to their cantonments, leaving a corps of cavalry in advance to act in the vicinity of Carrezo. His Excellency received yesterday a letter from General SILVIERA, dated from his head-quarters at Vilbreal, in which be says, that be had received or ders from General Lord WELLINGTON to as in concert with our army, on which account he had marched for Chaves ; in which place, and in Braganza, the division under his command would assemble to aa as circumstances might require, his principal object being to defend Portugal on that side, and, when it can be done without risk, to ce.operate. in the defence of He also says, that Don CARLOS D'HISPANRA, is at Lumbrates, arming and clothing his division, for the us. 2 of which, he had received from Lord WEI, LINTON, moo stand of arms. It is very evident that there is no cordial unani_ mity among the Members of Opposition, and, in deed, that- they are a divided band, who a& without any concerted method, and do not know the senti ments of each other, except upon the great point of a general zeal to get into place. A striking instance of this want of cordial communication was obvious on Friday last, when Mr. SHERIDAN', and a few of his political friends, opposed the thanks to Lord MINT() for the memorable capture of Java, alleging that he acted improperly in quitting his Government, and that he displayed no such merit in the conquest of the place as should call for tlpt high distinction of Parliamentary Thanks.--On the other hand, in - the Upper House, Eail MOIRA and Lord GREN VILLE not only concurred with the Earl of LIVERPOOL in considering Lord MINTo as fully entitled to the Thanks of Parliament, but most zealously assented to all the high eulogiums which Lord LIVERPOOL had bestowed on the talents of the Governor Gene ral of India, and on the particular merits which he had displayed on the service in question, but warmly complimented Lord LIVERPOOL for having paid so just and so e:oluent a tribute to Lord MiNvro for having so ably planned and so zealously co operated in the success of so important and so glori ous an enterptize. As to the alleged impropriety of Lord MINT°, in having quitted his Government, it was stated by one of the Diretors of the East India Company, that it was considered as the duty of a Governor-General to give energy by his pre sence to every operation that may be deemed rff-• cessary to promote the interests and sustain the dig nity of the British Empire in that quarter. Her Royal Riglines ihe Princess of WALES will, partake of an early dinner to - morrow, with her MAJESTY, at Windsor Castle. . _ His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT had a select. party at dinner yesterday : amongst the com pany were Lord YARMOUTH and Col. WMAHteN. Lord HOLLAND had an audience yesterday with the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton House. Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALES dined with her Royal Mother, the Duchess of BauNsWICK, yesterday, at Blackheath, and return ed in the afternoon to Kensington Palace. Four of his MAJESTY'S Physicians were examined at one o'clock, yesterday, before the Committee, ap pointed by the House of Lords to inquire into the state of his MAJESTY'S health. The examination took place in the Painted Chamber. l'ne Physi cians were, Sir H. HALFORD, W. HEBERDEN, M. BAILL;E, and R. WILLIS._Dr. JOHN WILLIS will be examined this day before their Lordships. THE THEATRE. --The very pleasant but coarse old Comedy of She Would and She IPoulrl Not, was last night revived at the Lyceum Theatre, and in general supported with great spirit. DOWTON'S Don Manuel was an exquisite proof of genuine comic humour. No point came " tardily oft" and indeed some of a piquant nature were perhaps ra ther too forcibly brought forward. LOVEGROVE, who possesses great merit, as.well as great versati lity, wa's uncommonly successful in Trappanii.— There was an archness, a sly humour, an imposing gravity, and indeed a general spirit, that rendered the part unsually striking and effective. The Hip. politic of Miss DUNCAN also deserves a high com mendatory report. We have not taken sufficient notice of the new Pantomime at this Theatre. It is altogether as suitable to this period of the year as any,that we have seen for many a season, and The 11' hite Cat, though not so large as the Elephant, may well compete with it in the power to " elevate a:,d surprise." The largest emerald which has ever been seen nas lately been imported from the East Indies; it was one of the molt valuable stones of Ttutoo SAIB'S crown. It is of an extraordinary size i-!nd its weight is supposed to exceed considerably 506 g rains. BREAD.—There was no Court of Alslercnen to day the Lohn MAYOR after eMing the returns, ordered the Peck Liat to tail id.---GlAartern Loaf Is. sd. NAVAL NEWS. IDEAL, SAN. ii.- Arrived his Majesty's 51443 t . er Bretus from the Baltic. Came down the River the Datiid Scoti Ent Inc la man, and sailed to the Westwatd. Arrived - his Majesty's ship Musciuitd frotn Sheer tiess'; and the Cheerful from a cruize FALMOUTH, JAN. 11 .--,Sailed the Swath/i packet fur Lisbon and the Brazils. GRAVESEND, JAN. 13.—Sailed the Cv11%,..:!..: East Indianian fir the Downs. YARMOUTH, JAN. 13.—Sailed this morning his Majesty's ship Desir,:e for the Nore, to refit and the. Censor, with a convoy for the Downs. No intelligence of the St. George and Defence.. LEITH, JAN, 9.—Tbe brig Balance, under the flinlbur,;ll flag, arrived in the Roads on Mondly, froth Petersburg!), with hemp, flax, and iron, bound for - Liverpool, put up through stress of weather.— S sailed from Gottenburg - h with the convoy au the t Bth of last tri and has had very bad wea ther; the Captain was washed overboard the secood day after they sailed : she afterwards lost a4l tier boats in a gale of wind. Arrived in the itoadi yesterday morning, the brix Landisfarne, of Leith, from St. Andrews, in Ame rica, with timber. , Some of the French Officers, prisoners, landed here, from the Zealous, yesterday morning. JAN. 11.—The Snake sloop of war arriv.ed on Thursday, in Leith Roads, irom a cruize. A brig is come into the Roads, suppo,ed to be the Cho sloop of war, from a cruize. Thirty-eight Danish prisoners were landed yester— day forenoon at Leith, from the privateer lately cap.,- tured by the Egeria. Some more French pritoners were lauded this morning from the Zealous. DARTMOUTH, JAN. 10.-OU inguy relative to the report of six American vessels having Leen lately taken and carried into Morliix by the French, it ap pears that only one American vessel was there, and she was not a captured ship. The Mariner, BALLA NT YNE, put back to Ports mouth on Saturday last, with the greater, part of the fleet that sa►led on the 7th inst. having been •drivect over to the French Coast by contrary winds. NAVAL APPOINTURNTS...--Capt. Sheppard iS ap pointed to the Victory, of too guns, at Spithead, to relieve Capt. Dum4resque; Capt. Dunn, to the Bacchante frigate, at Depttbrd, until Capt. Hove, late of the Atnphion, joins ; Capt. Plampin, of \ the Gibraltar, to be Captain of the Duncan, of 74 guni„ at Depttoid; Lieut. Richard Head is appointed to the Vneiable, at Portsmouth; Lieut. Robert Scal lop, to the Namur, at the Nore ; Lieut. :Richard Beta, to the Raven ; Lieut. John Browne, to the Hogue, at Woolwich ; Lieut. Richard Stuart, to the Castilian, in the Downs ; Lieut. D.,xer, to the Venerable ; Lieut Nathan Ball, to the Semiramis; Lieut. William Hooper, to the Malta ; Lieut. John Bailie, to the Royal George; Lieut.-- Peachey, to tho Diana ; Lieut. John Stn;th, to the Boyne Lieut. -- Thompon, to the Argo; Captain G. Scott, to the Gibraltar, at Plymouth, in the room of Capt. Platupin, apponted to the Duncan, of 74 guns, at Deptford ; Capt. Win. Cutrib,:ilatid, to be Regulating ()dicer at Cowes; Lieut. G. Marshall is to be Flag Lieutenant 'o Admiral Sir T. Williams, in the Namur, at the Nore. The Armada, of 74 guns, Capt. A. MACKENZIE, is fining at Portsmouth _tor foreign service, it is sup. posed for the Mediterranean. The Aboukir, of 74 guns, Captain G. PARREft, is ordered to cruize off ihe Isle of Bas. The Furieust, Captain MOLINSEY, takes covoy to the Mediterranean, and the Zenotia. Capt. A. MACKENZIE, to Lisb,,n. Captain TETLEY has captured a tine French ves— sel in the Mediterranean, a few days out ITOCW Leghorn. The Gruner°, from Corunna for London, has been captured and carried into Dunkirk. The Adventure, JACKSON, ftom Llvrrpool IQ St.. Kitt's was taken ih:: 21st of November by the two French frigates lately arrived at Brest (rem aitavia. The .Speedwell, from 'Waterford for London, drove or Romney Sands, near Dover, in the night of Tuesday last; cargo landing. The robbery at Mr. Cobb's house, at Elstree, which is briefly reported in some of the papers, was attended by circumstances of some interest. He had been with the greater part of his family on a visit to a friend at Barham 'Wood, leaving one of his daughters, wlio ‘A as indisposed, at home, and a young Lady on a visit at his house, remained to keep her company. These two Ladies retired to rest about twelve o'clock. The family party did not return home till about two. Sometime after they were gone to bed, the young lady visitant dis• tinelly heard people moving about the house, one of whom said, " we want more light," but under an impression of its being some of the riervar4s, she paid no regard to if. The robbers limited theirde predations to the lower part of the house. They found upon the sideboard about sixty pounds worth. of plate, which they seized. They got into the house by taking out u pane of glass with a dia mond, and cutting out a piece of the window shutter, whereby they undid the inner fastenings. It has excited a s:rong sensation for miles round; private patroks are employed in the neighbouring villages, and. many families sit. up all night, report ing, when morning co ot.s, imaginary attempts, which orii;inate only in their own fears. I i