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on ThursciAy evening, in Brook. reef Li? soTA:enr,r-square, a round cluster brilliant BROOCH found it, and will bring it to Messrs. Dingwal .-;,r*i K lieu, jewellers, No. 9, St. james's-strcer, :;11411 re, ceive • 'ye Guineas reward. MAILS. ARR IVIo-4 Lisbon, 2Anholt, v i Waterford. Dux —2 Ca. diz, 2 Lisbon; t Malta, t Jamaica, t Dublin, :.Waterford. VRIC OF STOCKS. THIS DAY AT TWVLVIto'CLaCit. Consols. - - - 611 61 I Red. Ann. - 6oik H E S U N. QUIS DICLRI. YALSUM AUDLAT L 0 N D ON, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1812. The official account of the aElion between his Majesty's ship Viaorius and the French' 84-gun ship, the Rivoli, was this morning received at the Admi ralty. The force of the enemy was greatly gape- . rior : the Rivoli had eight hundred men on board, of whom 400 were killed and wounded. The Vic furious had only 500, of whom 40 were killed and go wounded; among the former were two Lieu tenants of marines. We have this morning been favoured with the following private letter from Portugal : " Niza, April t 6. " A part of our Army under Lord WELLINGTON is marching Northward, and only leaves General HILL with his di.ision in the South. A French corps penetrated as far as Castello Branco ; but on bearing of our approach fell back, and part of our troops entered that town today; and I should think, as soon as MAamowr learns that ue are marching to Ciudad Rodrigo, he will give up his design against that place. " If you should in Englsnd be criticising on our dash against Badajoz, and the consequent loss which we sustained ; and supposing that the breaches were of little or no service, as the men could not get in through them, I must remind you that the breaches still 'drew the enemy's attention from the attack on the castle, which they thought we would not venture, and occupied a great propor tion of the garrison. If we lost many men, lei it also tO be taken into consideration, that had not Lord WELLINGTON followed up the business as he did, we should have had a general aEtion, which would have augmented our loss to double the number." We received Lisbon Papers, this day down to the 1 Bth ult. Their contents principally relate to the fall of Badajoz, and other matters, with which we have before acquainted our Readers. Cadiz Gazettes to the 7th ult. had been received at Lisbon, but they gave no accounts of fresh movements on the part of the enemy before that place. They had, however, ceased throwing bombs and grenades into it.— The French, it appears, had condueted themselves with their usual cruelty to their Spanish phsoners-t a circumstance which must, if possible, increase the detestation in which the enemy is held, and contri bute to invigorate the efforts of our allies, who, however, seem to be animated by a true zeal of pa triotism, and determination to assert and establish their independence. We refer to the Papers them selves, which will be found in subsequent columns, for the contents of the Lisbon Papers, as well as of the two Anholt blails , which we also received this day. The article dated Gottenburgh, May 2, gives suck a favourable account of the state of the Russian armies as we hope is well founded. It is to us, we confess, a matter of surprise as well as of regret, that after the full and deliberate investigation which has taken place upon the Ca tholic Question, it should be thought necessary to bring the subject again forward for discussion dur ing the present Session, and that a day should have been seleaed for that discussion, which, by the courtesy of all parties, has been hitherto considered as one on which no business of importance should be brought forward—we heats Mr. PITT's Birth-day. Is is true, that the objea of the intended mot io n , is not at once to put the Roman Catholics in possession of all that they tequire, but there can be no doubt, that if the motion for the Address to the PRINCE REGENT were agreed to, the Catholic Question would be in substance cart ied ; and, therefore, we feel it to be our duty to call the serious attention of all those persons (whether in or out of Parlia ment) to this subject, who are disposed to maintain those establishments which have hitherto been con sidered as essential to the preservation of our civil and religious liberties. We are aware that by ven turing to speak upon this subject we shall expose ourselves to all that clamour which is now raised against every man who attempts to raise his voice in defence of the Protestant Establishment.' We shall be represented, we know, as bigots—as ad vocates of intolerance, &ci &c.; for such is the state at which we are arrived, in this Pro testant Country, that while 'the most active and persevering dtorts are used to undermine and destroy those fences which our ancestors pro vided for the security of the Church, it is considered almost •as a clime to speak in its defence—nay, we have seen a Clergyman ; justly --eininent kir 'his learning, his piety, and his talents, publicly teiu suied for having in his pulpit ventured to defend the rights of that Church which it was his duty to sup port. Nothing-can beli:riber, however, from our in. tention than - to excite rel►gious athinusities among our fellow .subjeCts; acid we think we cannot with any justice be accused of such a wish, merely because we are anxious to call the 'serious attention 'of the Protestants to this most important subject. It is notorious, that.before Mr. GRATTAN'S Motion was brought for Ward, the most unexampled activi ty was displayed in procuring 'Petitions in favour of the Catholic claims. No exertions were made on the other side - : the Protestants, so far from adopting any measures that might excite religious animosities, or that could be attributed to bigotted feeling, preserved a profound silence, and • suffered the Catholics to proceed without obstru&ion or op position. What was the consequence of this libe rality on the part of the Protestants It was as serted, that because they did not petition, they ac quiesced in the demands of the Roman Catholics. It remains to be seen, whether the Protestant sub- jects of this Empire are or are not disposed to have that, interpretation put upon their former silence. The reasoning of the advocates of the Cat holic Claims is, indeed, curious. If the Protestants resist the Ca tholic claims, they are called intolerant and biggotted, &c.; if they are silent, then it is inferred, that they are disposed to concede all that the Catholics have - demanded.—Those who wish to change the fundamental principles of our Constitution, in Church and State, are represented as the en lightened friends of civil and religio,us freedom ; while those who maintain ,those principles are re viled as. intolerant fanatics, who wish to introduce religious dissensions ! We shall take a very early opportunity of reverting to this subjeet. The PRINCE REGENT held a L evee thi s -d ay at Carl ton- hopse. Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, the PRINCE RE GENT left town for Oatlands to compliment the Duchess of YORK upon the return of her birth day. • His Royal Highness was met there by the QUEEN and PRINCESSES from Windsor, the Prin cess CHARLOTTE of WALES, and the ROYAL DUKES, from London. The `PRINCE REGENT was expeCied -to return to town in the evening, as was theiQunCti and PRINCESSES to Windsor. They were escorted by a party of the 18th Light Hussars. On Tuosday the QUEEN, and PIIHCeS4eS ELIZA BETH and MARY, took an airing to Taplow and back to Windsor. The Duke of CLARENCE left town to on Wed nesday evening for Bushy, and yesterday his Royal Highness went to Oatlands, to celebrate her Royal Highness the Duchess of YORK'S Birth-day. Mrs. HOPE opened her magnificent mansion on ••Monday night to the fashionable world; 1500 cards of invitation had some days previously been issued, and all came, with a very few exceptions. The Countess of DERBY had a grand music party last night, at her house in Grosvenor-square. At n"ne o'clock the company began to assemble: up wards of one hundred of the first fashion were present _ Lord and Lady SoMERs and family, returned yes terday to their house in Great George street, West minster, from their seat at Ryegate. An Installation of Knights. of the Bath will take place on the 23d instant, after which the new in stalled Knights intend giving a most splendid Ball and Supper, according to Knightly usage. LITERARY FUND.—The Anniversary Dinner of this truly meritorious Institution took place yester day at Freemasons' Hall. The Earl of CHICHES TER was in the Chair. _Lord MouNTrroßats, Lord VALENCIA, the LORD MAYOR, and Mr. Sheriff Bracn, were, present, and a very numerous COM - party. The Duke of KENT'S Band performed dur ing the dinner, and as soon as the doll was remov ed, .Von no'bis was sung by SHIELD and a party of his =stein friends. After the usual loyal patriotic toasts, among which " THE KING" and the " PRINCE REGENT" were particularly well received, " God save the King" was sung, the company standing, and the Band accompanying the chorus. This national air was also warmly applauded. " The Naty and Army" were received with due honour. We have not room, howeter, .to enter into a detail. The Earl of CHICHESTER, Lord VALENCIA, Mr. Sheriff Bt BCH, and Mr. ROW CROFT, severally ad dressed the company in favour of the Institution. The last Gentleman entered fully into the subjee., and spoke in favour of the zeal which seemed to a&uate the nation at large to forward the objeas of general Education, in a very eloquent and impressive manner. Messrs. SHIELD, WEBB, DIGNUM, &c. gratified the company with Glees and single Songs. The usual Glee, in honour of the Institution, written by Mr. FITZGERALD, and composed by SHIELD, Was sung with great applause; and another Glee, extraCted from former addresses of Mr. FITZGERALD, and composed by Mr. TOPLOFF, Organist of St. Vedast, Foster-lane, who was present, and sat at the Piano. forte, and who has the misfortune to be blind, was also much applauded. Mr. FirzoeftAt.n recited with his usual energy a new and spirited Address in honour of the Institution, and Mr. BROWNR re cited, in an impressive and masterly nianner,'a very , elegant ascl classical composition on the same sub jea, written by the Rev. Dr. SYMMONS, a Gentle man of well-known talents and learning. The day went off with afestivity obviously heightened • by the glow of benevolence. THE LYCEUM.—The new Opera of The Devil's Bridge was repeated last night at this place, and received with such a warmth of applause thartnlly confirmed the favourable decision of the preceding nigtfi, and augers a cgntinuanceaf attradign. NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, MAY 6.—Arrived the American brig Tigress; belonging to and from Baltimore, With a cargo, bound to . France, detained by the Hermes sloe♦) of war; she .brings intelligence that the Gleaner hired armed ketch - had arrived at Annapolis from this port, with dispatches, which were for warded to Washington.- The Intelligent gun-brig sailed from hence last night with a convoy for the Eastward ' which put back this day by contrary winds. Sailed the Pickle brig of war for Guernsey .and Jersey. Arrived the : /'em/us, DAYhIENT ; and the Flora, Fuss from Liverpooi ; and the Garland, SPUN from London. LISBON PAPERS. LISBON, AtRIZ. 18.—Never was a campaign More brilliant than the present. To do justice to the merits of our great Commander, or the va lour of his gallant army at f3adajoz, is impossible. The breach was defended by every invention of destruction ; chevaux de Irize of swords, bomb shells, mines, beams, large stones, old gua.tarriages': it is inconceivable how it could be taken. Put LLI - is here; he says he was (let assailed by men but devils. The fortress is now thoroughly re paired. General HILL'S division, is at Almendra lejo ; Generals SLADE and LONG are advanced to Villa Franca, observing SoULT's movements, while Lord WELLINGTON, with the remainder of the army, marched to Portalegre, to drive MARMONT away, who had advanced as far as Frenedas, and pushed his parties as far as Fundao and Celerico ; this diversion on the part of MARMONT, was a good one, as it drew Lord WELLINGTON from the pursuit of SOULT, if such was his intention, raising the - siege of Cadiz, and compelling the enemy to evaculte the Arida lusias; Our cavalry .a few days ago came up with that of the enemy, near Usage, killed too of them, and took 300. A quantity of ammunition has been sent from this place to ,Badajoz, sufficient to rep - lace all that was expended in the siege. _ In Badajoz we made 4700 prisoners. It is supposed, that four of our divisions crossed the Tagus at Velha, on or about the 15th, so that by this time MARMONT must be off. According to letiers of the 13th inst. from Elvas, SOULT immediately retired from Estremadura, after hearing the fatal success against Badajoz. It appears certain, that BALLESTEROS entered Seville, which was almost ungarrisOned, but was not able to retain possession of that city, because SouLT's retreat was direeled upon it; he found himself again obliged to evacuate it. However, as in that capital were the principal establishments of the French, it is natural to suppose be caused them great loss. Letters from Beira Baxa state that the French re main, making excursions throughout the country, not being able to do any injury to Almeida, nor even penetrate by the Coa, they descended along the frontier, entered lower, and invaded Alpedrenha and its neighbourhood, and it appear; they have even advanced as far as Fundao. Brigadier Luis had previously ordered the flocks to be driven off, and every thing possible removed, agreeably to the new instrudions of Government. Their obje& must have been a diversion, which ceased to exist on the night of the 70); we may therefore hope that the stay of the enemy in our country will be very short. LISBON, APRIL I7.—Cadiz Gazettes to the 7th instant have arrived : they give no information re spe&ing the movements of the enemy in the lines - - before that city, and only state, that they had ceased throwing their bombs and grenades—that on the 3d, BALLASTEROS was in Poblaciones del Prado del Rei—diat ROVERA had routed in Catalonia, near Darmus, so completely a corps of 600 men, that tOO only escaped—that ESPOZ and MINA had taken the French garrison of Tofal;a pri•oners—t hat the French had.committed the unheatd of barbarity of killing with the blyonet many of the Spanish pri soners made in Valencia, who were not able to keep up with them on the march, and that in one single day, within the distance of a league, they killed 400 of theie unfortunate men. LISBON, Arm, Is.—Yebterday, at nine o'clock in the morning, General PHILUPON, with his staff, and General WERLAN, arrived in thisscity. BANKS OF THE TORMEC, MARCH RMONT was yesterday in a very bad humour in consequence of the Guerillas having taken a convoy, with which were some carriages and horses belonging to the Marshal,.several portable mills, &c. : all was lost ; several of the eicort have arrived here. The bis cuit which has been colleeted here is for a small number of people for a few days. BONNET, with his division, occupies Sahagun, Alaneilha, Leao, Orbigo, and Astorga : in Leao there are 5000 in fantry and 200 horse; in Astorga 800 and in many other points weak garrison's. CANTER. with his division, occupies Villa!panda Atld its ncig b ' bourhood; DORSENNE is in 11.irgos. BANKS OF THE GUADELQUIVER, APRIL 3.-1 the 301 h March, Sourir reviewed in Seville 1 0 r men, a few cavalry, 42 pieces of artillery, and t O howitzers. On the ist April, in the morning, SouLT set 0 for Tocino, escorted by some cava l ry. O n the I 7000 infantry, with 22 cannon and three bowl'i er !: commanded by Gen. GAZAN, marched ; they t °°° with them much warlike ammunition and provisioreit 3000 are also ordered for San Lucar, in particoll A great quantity of b o mb s , an d th e clotliog for ° the troops are colle6ted. SOULT is using every exertion to relieve 133 W; FaoNTitas OFFI3I3IRA BAXA, APRIL 7.-0 0 ti 2d the French presented themselves in the vioin iff of Ciudad-Rodrigo, and crossing the Agueda, bic' e % aded that fortr ess . Iley consisted of 4000 0 1 °i f 2d divis;on ; 3000 of the third or fourth ; 20 0 ° 0 the sixth 3000 of the fifth,'and others; and 3 1 0 of the seventh, according to appearances- W re not observe any batte r ing a r till er y f rom S a larnall eaa l . and very little light artill e ry ; they, bring With die 30 waggons ladden with 'scaling ladd er s. 0r) tt: fl 6th they had 'retired, leaving the commOicati° wilh Ciudad Rodrigo open. .4NHOLT COTTENBURGIr, MAY 2. „ The French a r e iA motion, but the latest accounts from St. Pei: burgh say, it is gen e rally s upp ose d they will venture to attack the Russians, who are repre'e llt as 400 3 000 strong, and iii the most perfe& 91° 0 discipline, all p o s s ibl e p a i ns h av i ng been take" render them so ever since the Treaty of Tilsit' 0 Emperor in person commands th e army, and; hi pledged himself to the Senate, to have no inle rvi l wish BUONAPAHTE but in the field, at the Ile a " his troops. Sir J. SAUMAREZ has just arrived. A - n otr OREBRO, APRIL I S.—Yest er d l y large ' e ', . 6 tions fromall the four estates waited on th eh.l : l l and QUEEN, and their Roy a l Hi g h nes s e s the Cll°\ , PSINGE and Duke of SUDERMANIA. 4 ve , t' His Royal Highne ss th e C a o wN P a PscE 'i ns , j iy. ed the Speaker of the ,Estates of the Peasant's Sii in the Swedish language. , re' HiS Royal Majevy'has 'received a subtnis''v- • port from MAJOR. KLINT, commander ° I t gate Ciutpinan, stating, that at day bt'eA , °L) , 12th of April, he (iiic()%serecl a 1 , 3g - rer,.'. oo inlmed ately gave_chase, and at ,8 o'CluCk t" ' se,sion of her. She proves to be the French ter La Torture, comm an d e d by Capteio flEl' o CHALET, mounted with two l arge and s° rrel'c tr i' sliding guns, and m a n ne d w ith 21 men. T be 2 vateer was the same day seat into eariscron3' The General iLelle.siey, -, and the P' esl ::e ,l DUNN, both from Gibraltar to Malta, the tl n ob va i rn a e u i_g s r r % l Fcb ila n ar p l a s 2 : b a i r:e t r t b e e ci - h f e t a ro t k ' s f a, e ab oF t r i o ' . f :o b u lr ou t alt guns:y February, off i E a : n o d t *A l 4 l oa Minorca, rc n l li t vce L ib ) lry ) : : c ' 11:1 : ci. e C-- fn i 'e nit ': u a i nd si c x ar t r i l l e o d rit i i t ) i s to 3:l:oarnc: craii -e . l , The .J Tees, STK U2SA Li., from Liverpool to '''".,cii into lt P is a n re n p p e o a i ied, in letters received . i ' ffol Hull, that the Russian Governmenytesl:ifiu32;°,64a.l re stitutan to be mad e to the a ccredited oge nt b eell the proceeds of a cargo of goods, w hich lia" op sequestrated at Liebau, in consequence of h er it i 4 ing been provided with , c renetiff e Papels• dea al so stated, that a similar o rder would be este-Lie' to the other Russian ports. The letter fr° llt o w.; bats, on which this information is grotinded, i 5 ' .13 . 41 1L April 13, and was received at Hull by a I llert. vessel arrived from thetiee., t ' l a i l l We are deeply concerned in stating, 1, 1 1- , - , 0 , neighbourhood, of Bolton, Chowbent , Leig''' or Tyldesley, i yldesley, a sec t et syst e m . of otganized li t ' or proaching to reßeilion, has been carried O w 1 ,6 some time. Many fa,`Aories and mills wer e ptso o 4 destroyed, and the lives of many resPeOablcP-.ever, spira tbbrese obtained, lai d op e threatened.. By a well conceived project, l'°‘):titi4 havemost judiciously executed, these. sec ret ril e- cot t. privatelalnd th b e ya duty of the Bolton Local .Miliiiii, their dii'll' , e -1 and no c turnal assemblies are routed, their P a i i i3 - v e • seized, and a great tiumbef of their Afrlgleadils ~,ct patient and Pese,v;itoil been secured, and sent tu Lancaster gaol. A t ) ; Li ct i .the papers seized is a roil, containing a ;„i signals of theprio., names of great numbers implicated. file I‘ l3 o t o trates are iodefatigable. Much praise is d ue oi Captain BU LLER , of the Greys, and his trooP i es ' te ( to Major P ILKI NGTON , and his troop.— (61 Paper. The northern parts of the kingdom were for s days.last week agitated by rumours o f extensive,iiii ,1 3 i . 4 1e , turbances to take place upon the I st or 411) 1941ktbeett and some verse in Ezekiel was sa id to have 3 o f in circulation among th e rioters. Of this, " 0 a re the ditferotit oaths a d m i n i s t e red, Goveraineotoly come out on the trial; in possession. These, and other faets will Pr °l7 ,o!, which will take place ' mm a alt Spec Co mission being now in preparation. j ifl su rlie jreci The quantity of wheat annually .con London is stated to be upwards of seven 1101)_0„. thousand quarters ; and a diminution of this c . 3 , of the rioters in _cii, sutnption appears to be,' at the pres:nt moinell'' matter of the highest importance. th is d: l i • KING'S BENCII.--D, J. Edon, "'as itii• brow ht up far j u dgMent, and sentenced to be disi prisoned an Newgate for 18 ciiendar. nth, 0 (" during which time, and within tLI first .ril ' t o stand in the pillory, in the. 0,0.8ai1t,/, -betv''''' hours o- 1 and sit. - - -