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Annivrn=-1 Cadiz, 5 DOlin, 1,-Waterford. Duo--. 1 Lisbon, 1 Guernsey, 1 Jersey, 1 - 13razils,.,1 Dublin, 2 Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS ruzsliAr'.Ar TWKINE o'cLotK,. C0n5015,...... 62ii I Red,Ann 60i Gil THE SIJN. stiLF;3l QUIS DICERE FALSUSS Aup&AT ? D 0 N, frEr..rsii.vi; , ;:'-beitmstn 22; 1812. There , Aitifel tiO. arrivals this iirornibg either from the - NOilli Or . 'from Ti'ance. • There are,.hoW ever, several reports in circulation, ; , to . -. the_ truth of which:we ea mot pledge ourselves, though we think them highly probable. it is Stated, than . orders hive been sent to the Austrian corps which is co-operating with t harench, to con fi n e itself en tirely to the defensive, and it is added, that . Gen. BELLEGARDE, who is 'considered as entertaining sentiments by no means favourable to the French,. has bee& sent to. take the command of that corps, instead of Prince SCHWARTZENBERG. lt is also_ rumOured, that Prince STAHREMBERG is about to repair to this country on a mission from Vienna. We this day received Cadiz Papers of a late date. The intelligence which they contain, though not very important, is of a satisfactory na ture. Some extracts from these Papers will be found in a subsequent column. An AggregateMeet;ng 9f Roman Catholics was held in Dublin, on . the 15th, at which several speeches were made, and several Resolutions agreed to. Our Readers will he able to form a pretty accurate jUdgmqut of the tone, temper, and objects of the petsons who cOmposed meeting, from the following acoonnt, which is ixtracted from The Publin Ev6ikfg cst " AGGI4EQATE CATHOLIC MEETING. " Theatre, Eishaj;gble-street. " Lord ri.t.i - GAL in the Chair. The Aggregate Catholic Meeting * jotter , .rnblatcd, and, the- following Resolutions were adopted by acelarna,tion. The:Meeting was most numerously attended, and several Gentleioen spoke in vindication of the,. views ::and conduct of the Catholics of Ireland.. CounSellor riNLA T spoke with his usual energy" and eloquence. Tri the course of his Speech he thentioned,, that neither Princes or Parliaments could stop the progress of the Catholic Cause, and the enthusiasm of the People--tbe thousands within and wiihout doors -=, burst forth into shouts of acclamation, that reach ed from Fishanible-street to the Castle of Dab lin ! The ,Speeches shall be detailed in the next Publication. " That an Address be prepazed, and presented tO his. Royal Highness the Prince 'Regent, praylng his inteEposition on behalf of the faithful arid- long-sitfering People of Ireland professing the Roman. Catholia Religion. That - the IHdividuals entrusted: with the management of our Address, 3ud Petition, composing the General Board of the Catholics of ,Ireland, bercquested to•prepare and present an Address to the Hon. C. IT: Hutchinson, expressive of the unbounded gratitude of the Catholics of Ireland, for his unremitting patriotism, splendid talents, and incorruptible integrity, and of our deep regret, that the, Irish People are at present deprived Of his eminent services in Parliantent a deprivation which we rank amongst the most severe of ca lamities to freland. " That the Earl of Donougbmore be requested to pres,ent the Petition of the Catholics of Ireland to the House of Lords. " That the Right Hon. Henry Gratta,n be requested to pre sent our Petition to the House . of Comincns. " That the most cordial gratitude of the Catholici is due, and hereby given, to our Friends and Advocates, the liberal and enlightened Protekants of Ireland, composing so decided a majority of our 'Brethren . of the Protestant Religion, amongst whom we are proud to recognise all that is distin guishee by rank, by takrit;liy fortune, and by independenee of mind. " That we have seen •c% ith indignation, but w•ithoutsurprise, certain Itesolutions, lately published by some Members of Grand Juries, and some individuals in different counties, containing insinuations' And charges against the Catholics of Ireland, ,accusing them of disaffection, of entertaining dis guised and secret views, - and of an intention to obtain a Ca tholic 'Ascendancy." • • We have seen New York Papers for the 10th.— The motion made in the - House of Representatives on the 6th slt. for prohibiting the exportation of Flour ai Bread- Stuffs," was negatived . by a majority of 78 to 26. Superfine, flour at NeW Fork, on. the 7th, was 12 . dollars the barrel.— ( Truro Paper) Lord ,CASTLEREAGIt stated :in the House of Commons last night, that the-House would, either to-morrow (this day) - or . Wedfiesday, adjourn to the 21st of February, and moved a Call of the House for the 10th of that mouth, to insure a full at tendence of Members for the different ballots for Conmitttees-on Election Petitions. • We feel much concern in stating the death of Mrs, FREELING,' the Lady of FRANCIS PREELING,. Tsq: of the . Genera! Post-Office. This Lady was the daughter Of the late Sir HENRY RIVERS, Bart. And sister of the present. Her loss will be deeply • felt by her family, as she was distinguished for domestic virtues and accomplishments. The death of this amiable Lady was occasioned by an lam , ,zonation on the lungs. CADIZ PAPEItS. CADIt a Nov. 27.—8 y vessels arrived to-dat from Catalonia, we learn, that there has been there a very sanguinary action, in Which theißa von D'Eroles was in great danger : but having been opportunely assisted bi'Manso, the battle terminated favourably. • - It is also said, that the army from Alicantis. marehing - against Valencia. 16.—The brave Duran has just, destroyed a column of Vandals, between Her rera and Carinena, killing and wounding .150. of :them, and taking 20 prisoners, several horses, six waggons,.and other effects. CADIZ, Nov. 29.1 n the brilliant action of Mina ; on the 15th ult. between Zirangi and Ma neru, according-to• hig own dispatch, the enemy Sustained a loss of 1400 men, among whom were 29 Officers, and the Colonel of the 105th reg►i ment, killed .: there had entered Pampeluna 639 wounded. Mina took one cannon, 25 hOrses, and 18 chests of _muskets : his loss was 27 killed and 81 wounded. It is said that the intruder Joseph was lately in Salamanca. [FURTHER EXTRACTS.] .CADIZ, DEC. 3.—tord W.4.LINGTON'S_ retreat has caused no discouragement- here. the enlist ment is carried on With great.activity throughout the country, and in this province we already have an army of reserve of 25,000 men. Letters from Madrid, of the: 28th tilt, state, that ?JAS S ENA had left Bayonne in great haste for Paris, in conseqUenCe of symptoms of commo tion in the latter place; that Generals CA nrAnELLI and DUMOUT/ER had' returned, • Avith 'BOOO men, from Castile to Vittoria ; and that Esroz y MINA had moved with his whole force towards Ar ragon. XIxoNA, Nov. B.—The enemy has greatly weak ened his line, and it is positively said that SUcHET hae been obliged to send reinforcements to Arra gon.—(Conciso, Nov. 30.) ALICAt:T, Nov. ll. Su cRET continues bis dispositions for retreating, but he endeavours to leave us eternal proofs of his Vandalism.—(Same' Paper.) lieqd-quarters of the 4th - Army, lafatites, Nov. 24. • The 2tl division has left . thic place, and the re maindPr of the troops are to march.—(Conciso, NOV. 29.) • CADI4, Nov. 29.-walsey write from Meant; under date of the 9th, that Lord WILLIAM BEN TINci.L bad arrived there from Sicily.—(Redactor Gyzeral, Nov. 29.) MADRID, Nov. •19,:—1t appears certain that CAPRARE/.LI has marched towards Vittoria, with a corps, according to some, of 10,000 infantry and 4000 horse. It is also asserted that the Castle of ' Burgos has been distuantled.—(Reseney Gazette, Nov. 26.) The Regency Gazettes of the 26th and 28th of Nov. and 3d Dec. contain all the'Official docu ments which passed between Ms - aawna and his Commissioners and the Commandant-General of his Catholic Majesty's Army, D; DOMINGO 01 ,MONTEVERDE : they are very vslitminous. The first is a letter from Gen. MIRANDA., re questing pas Sports for two Commissioners, and a suspension of arms'. The second from Gen.MoNTEvEstos, according to the proposal of CommisSioners, but refusing to suspend the proceeding of troops by sea and land . to take their positions. The 3tl is from General MIRANDA, stating, that as the marching of troops is not comprehended, he can hut consider the answer as a negative to his proposition . . The fourth from General MONTEVERDE, atter some recommendation respecting the marching of troops at the very time the first letter was sent, again offers to receive two Commissioners. The fifth from MIRANDA explains the circum stance alluded to in the preceding letter, and says, Lient. Col. ALDAO shall immediately, proceed to smooth all the difficulties it may have occasioned. The 6th, from 'MIRANDA serves as the creden tials to C. C. JOSE DR SALA V. BussY, Ser. jeant-Major of the, Artillery, and M. ALDAO, 1 Lieutenant-Colonel: of Engineers, whose propo sitions areof the following tenor; to submit their disputes to -the mediators appointed by the Court Of England, and .expected from one moment to another ; that in the mean time both armies shall remain in the positions they respectively occupy, without receiving reinforcements; and that the suspension - Of arms shall continue till the arrival of the English mediators. The 7th is a reply from Geleral IlosTEVEanz, stating, that the propositions are of such ana ture as to preclude the necessity of a reply, that they cannot be listened. to. The Bth, from the Commissioners, says, that they did not come svith an intention of basely giving up. an army of 10,000 men, and thAnsands of worthy and virtuous citizens, &c. and con, eludes; by requesting General2.lfosiTEvEßDE will give them a clear and exact idea of his intention and wishes with respect to the army and people they represent. • The 9th contains the last propositions made by the Commissioners, in consequtnce of veclial ex planations with General MONTEVERDE, ofthe fol lowing tenor :--,- The territory not yet conquered. from the United Provinces of Venezuela shall be delivered up to the Army of the Spanish Regency, and its inhabitants to be governed by the laws established by the Cortes. " The people of the Caraccas to be respected . in their persons and property, prisoners takers on either side to be set liberty, and neither perse cuted nor molested for their political .principles. Thirty days to.,be allowed the Generalissimo of Venezuela, to consult the Governments of the four Provinces," &c. &c. • The lOth is the definitive reply of Gen. MON TEyRIIDE, the principal contents of which are, that the country not yetconquered, together with the arms, ammunition, '&c. shall be placed at the disposition of his Catholic Majesty ; that ,per sons residing in it, shall ileither be molested nor persecuted *for the opinimns ,they have hi theft() held. That the pvisoners" shall be set at liberty : that the_ convention is to bit;irgaged: t i within forty-ei g ht 'hours after it arrives head-quarters at Vittoria'. The I lth is from MIRANDA,' and serves as the-. credentials to the Missi o n o f t h e Marquis de CASA,- LEON. The 12th contains propositions froth the afore mentioned Marquis., in stib§tance as follows The property and persbus Of all the inhabitants in all the Whole :territory,of Venezuela, occupied or not occupied, to be held sacred. The paper money to be considered property to the present holders, &c. &c. &c. The 13th i from. General MO&TEVERDE ; iu it he refuses. t? grant a general indemnity to permit the Pope's money to be circulated' till Qtmein men't decided upon it. The 15th is from MI aAsnA,.statingl his . having invested the. Serjeant-Major of Attille4, - PE ,BATA and Busty, to conclud e th e neg o c iairon... ALICANT, Nov. 11.--Every effort of the ene:- my has been directed to send powerful reiaforce , meats to SITCRET. A division of from six to 7000 men, which occupied the banks of the Lobregat;, . it appears, bad "no other object than to elude the vigilance of the Chiefs Baron DE EROLES and : AtAwso, who; witbtheir respective [divisions, were observing them, and by an able manceuvre to open to themselves a passage to Valencia, either by the high road or by the, coasts of Garrat ; but perceiving that they were likely to be surrounded by those active and expert parties, they retreated hastily to the capital,_fording the Lobregat up to the middle in water. .'There has lately been taken in Villa Franca, the bearey of a letter from SUCHET to DEO - Er47di-; resting him to send to him the greatest reinforce ments he could raise upon. the ,whole coast. MADRID, Nov. 25.—0 n the 12th inst. the ene my remained in Valencia, demolishing the ,forti - fications, levying contributions, removing the hospitals, and making such dispositions as axe usual on the eve of evacuating a town. The army of Elio, and apart of that commanded by the Duke DEL PARLAIYE is at present in Alba cete, and that. Pt - Alicant - greatly" reinforced Xation, • They write from Soria of the date of the 20th, that the Numantines have had a glorious recon tre in the district of Carinena, (kingdom ,of Arra-- gon,) in which the enemy lost abOut 300 men. 'Several persons lately -arrived from Bayonne assert, that no reinforcements have been for a long time received, and that the army of. C.FrA RELLL., which went to the relief of Burgos, it com posed entirely of the relics of that of MAamONT, and the garrisons collected from different pla4s'in: Castile; Rioja, and BiScay, leaving several points' absolutely unprotected.--(Gazette of the Regenq, Dec. 3.) TELLERS OF THE EXCHEQUER. Th 4 following, are. the letters from the Mar quisses of BIICKINGHAM and CAMIYEN, offering for the public service parts of the produce of their offices as Tellers of the Exchequer. The Loids of the Treasury, in ccmseqnence of their offers, requested them to pay their respective sums into the Bank of England as voluntary contribution?. (Copy.) No. 1. The Marquisses of Buckingham and Camden, to the - Chin 7 , cello,. of the Exchequer. SIR, • Exchequer, Nov. 21, H 92; Under the impression which we entertain of the increased sacrifices to which the country will in all.probability be called, by the pressure upon its resources, in a moment of unexampled expense and difficulty, we are anxious to express, through you, our desire and intention of contributing- our voluntary aid to the expenses of the war : we therefore request you, as the regular official chan nel of communication from the-Exchequer to the Lordi commissioners of .the Treasury, to signify to thein our intention ofpaying, in aid of the ge neral services of the year, and in quarterly pay ments, one-third of the net profits arising from the salary and fees of our respective Tellerships of the Exchequer. We propose, and intend,, to continue this vo luntary contribution for and during the present war ; and to commence it from and after the pre- , sent-quarter, ending on'the sth of January next, - We have the honour to be, Sir, • - Your very obedient huthble servants, , (Signed) NUGENT BUCKINGHAM. CAMDEN. To the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer,. &c. &c. No. 6. (Copy.) The Masquisses of Buckingham and Camden; fci the - Chan cellor of the Exchequer. _ Dec.-1-4:0 812. As it is understood, from the discussions that have taken place in the House of .Commons, on the - subject of the Public Revenues, that the ex penses of the ensuing year will probably exceed. those of the present, we think it right, in expla nation of the letter which we had the houottr:of addressing to you on the 21st of November last, to state to you, for the information -of the Lords Counnissioners of the Treasury, that ahy year during th e pr esen t war , the net profits of t several fees and salaries-received in: our 'offiCes in: the Exchequer, should exceed those of the cur , rent year, it is our intention, in every such year, to pay, as our voluntary contribution to the pub lic, in addition to the one-third of our profits, as stated in that letter, the whole of such excess be yond the net receipts of the present year: • ' We have the hon Our to'be;:Sir, Your obedient humble servants, (SignecJ) — aNTUGNTBINKINGHAM. '.l'o the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, &c. &c. BREAD.—This day the LORD MAYOR ordered the price of bread to be raised a farthing in the Quarteru Loaf. NAVAL NEWS. $ ' PLYMOVIII, DEC. 20.—A rr i ve d thi s the French brig privateer, San Saud,' of .16 and 70 men, captured on Tuesday last, alltu l chace of twelve hours, by ,hiS• Majesty's frigtl Andromache and Briton. The above privateer been out of St. Maloes six weeks, and made 0 1 prizes ; the Frederick, of London, •Capt. I.lOD l ' froin the South Seas, for London, after a so. o action.of about au boar, in which Captain 134. and three or font; Men _were's cv erely:Wounded, 0 1 the Mate killed, two or three Frettchmen 1 0 ' 1 wounded. She also captured' the Swedish s ll 4 ,Speculation, train. Cork, bound to Lisbon with pro' visions: The French privateer, the night before captured the Swedish ship, spoke an English brig laden with bale goods, that bad previously he o captured by another privateer.—Arri ved tbelkincri' can brig Leaver, MILLS, from Boston, 30 days pa;' sage, botindto Bourdeadx, captured bythe Briton , and ilndromache, t frigates. Arrived a ,Frenel' schooner laden 'with stores, captured by th e Constant gun-brig. FALMOUTH, DEC. 19.—Arrived last evening bl `Majesty's ship Andromed a (i n li eu o f the drpo genic) having on board Rear-Admiral LlNzElf' who proceeds with the Mediterranean convoy# hourly expected off this port. Put back, with loss of maintop-mast, the brig;; John and Thomas, Moßalsow, with copper ore, fur: Arrived the brig Traveller, SWAN, Master, front Lisbon, bound to London. Also arrived the Duke. of Kent packet, Cross (acting), from Corunna ; and the Princess Eliza beth packet, KIDD, from Lisbon, last from'Scilly• put in there by contrary winds. A letter from Captain DANCEY, of-the Carteret packet, which left this On-the 17th inst. for Co runna, mentions his having seen -two sloops of war, one a ship and the. other a brig, engaged with a frigate, (which he. Supposes to be Ptench), that soon after the former made sOl tO the ; southward, and the latter to the westward ; be supposes that the sloops of war found the:frigate too warm fur them, and the irigate was not in, dined to renew the action. Sailed this evening the Lapwing packet, Captain VINICOMBE, with dispatches )viiieh were received last -night, tor Lisbon, supposed to be relative to the great victories in Russia. ISLANDS . OF SCILLY, DEC. 16.--Caine in a:very large American schooner from New York, prize to his Majesty's, brig Zephyr, - Capt: fricticss, laden with sugar, coffee, elephants' teeth, &c. supposed worth 30,0001. sterling. The brig Harmon' y ) of Teigninonth, WILLIAMS, from Newfoundland, with fish and oil, bound to :Torbay, yesterday got among the rocks:, and-was in great danger ; but several pilots. going off to her, she'was brought into harbour without being,- damaged, for which they were awarded, by-arbi tration., the sum of fifty pounds. A. brig, name unknown, is .on shore this even ing ; it is reported she is from Ireland, laden vbitla provisions. The cutter Pearl, of London, BEATIE, from London bound to Vigo, is _under repairs, baying carried away her bulwarks. His Majesty's sloops Aehates, Reindeer, Sher; p shooter, and Helicon, are in the . roadsted. The Achates will take convoy up Channel. Dac. 17.—The vessel, or brig, mentioned is my letter of yesterday, being on the rocks, name unknown, now proves to be the Thomas-and Sally, of London, MARTIN, from Waterford, bound to London, with butter, bacon, and lard. The weather being very tempestuous, she is an entire wreck, but a great part of the cargo has been al- ready brought t.) the warehouses. PoßTsmouTa, DEC 21,7—arrived his Majesty's - ship La Hogue from the Downs. Sailed his Ara:jes - ty'S ship Bermuda for off-Cher burgh ; and the Elgin cutter with a convoy froJA Plymouth. The Venus fripte is_ apptAnted - convoy for tio East Indies, and will sail to-morrow, if tl3 Iv* befair, iTA.IIVI CH ' DEC. 21.—We omitted to men tion yesterday that ten sail of Liverpool ships arrived . at Outtenburich the daN the packet sailed, Slited the following packets, Lord Duncan, Lady Nepean, and Earl Lc ester, for Gotten burgh ; and the Kini, George and Lark for Ifeli gorand. P. S.—The Lo:•d Punctin 'juke is detaiaed far • a Messen,or. CORK, DEC. 16.—.0n Monday, arrived his Ma-. jesty's ship SYbelle, Cap. IleToN, from Plymouth, Which place she left on Sunday. Me Indian sloop of war, capt, JANE, arrived.tbe sameday. •