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r MM LS. (24 liz, c Guernsey, t icrscy, 3 Dublin, t Wa- rcr:dr:!. Nhata, 2 Guernsey, fwd. terse}', z Dublin, I Water. PRIC OP STOCI:S Tl4l* DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Costs. for Opening - G 4 I Red. Ann. . 611 THE SUN. SOLILItt QUiS DlCift& FALSUbI AUDEAT ? LUNDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1811. We received this • Morning Cadiz Papers to the 13th ,instant. It does not apjear that .the French have yet made any serious attempt upon Valencia ; and we entertain strong hopes that they will soon be obliged to abandon the siege. The active and nide. % fatigable General BALLASTitROS. has undertaken a ' new expedition : he has sailed from Gibraltar with 5000 men, to the Eastward. - The French are stated to have evacuated the pro. vince of Asturiti. Two French frigates wei . e chased last week by the Queen, and the Rhin fripte, but they succeeded in effecting their escape into crest. It was , suppoed, Irani their appearance, ill they were from the East Indies. The following Bulletin was yesterday shewn at .81. James's Palace : WINDSOR CAsTLP, DEC. 28. " The KING continues nearly in the same state." It. VIALYOI(.I.). " NI. itAI 1.1.1 E. " IV. H I li,hlth EN. " 1. WILLIS. " R. WILLIS." Yecerday Lord ARDEN and Mr. VIWERS came into waning as the Lord and Groom of the , King's kledebaMOer. Un Saturday, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council was httld at the, Foreign Office, , ;vas attended by most 01 the Ministers. It sat till halt past tour o'clock. , • On Friday tOunt NIUNSTER 'had an andience, and tranliatied bucines with the PaiNcE REGENT, at Charlto Pal ice. Saturd3y thr Duke of CUMBERLAND visited .the PRINCE REGENT. "it:sterday s al two, n'ulock the LORD CD ANCRIo. LOR waited on the PRiNCH RUGLNT at Callloll Pa- LIM On Friday Dr. JACKSON, Canon of Christ Church the ititi'nded Ili,hop ()I Oxford, had an ,audience of the I'ItINCU RittittN7', at Carlton P.slace. The Dots ins lAraa tutor to the • PRINCE IittGENT. He is bro ther to the Dean of that name. We are glad e to find that the Ri4ht Hon. W. W. who has b,Nn seriously indisposed, 'is nearly recovered. This Glentletnan is one of those who tire not to be diverted from their duty by party cla• tnour, but ! who, at the sarnetimp that he discharges his dot) , with firmness, never loses sight of dignity and tnoderation. , THU THEATIII3. , —LYIISS SMITH, .vitro ..may be deemed the second in point of merit, ,as a tragic aeliess, on the London stage, returned to Covent. Garden Theatre on Saturday, nut as Pwinci, in Petcy, for which she had been announced, but, on account of 'the indisposition of YOUNG, in the pert of /3e./vide:4, As this cliaraaer was so recently Jpertbrened by Mrs. &Imo!4s, with a.ritte of excel.. knee that defie 4 all competition, we shall merely observe, that though Miss Smren displayed a con siderable degree of merit, yet there Wag sprrewhat too much of violtnce, or, rather, energy, in her general execution of the part. - iieteidora is all soft. 'peas, tenderness, and conjugal atiection, except when she is roused into warmth by puticular in citement, The performance of Miss SMITH, how. ever, it' not critically exaiii, was very animated and, effective, and therefore, perhaps,' better suited , to the general taste. She, wss received on her entrance with greet warmth, and through the whole of her pertOrmance Was much applauded. In consequence of the indisposition of KEMBLII, the part of Pierre, was assigned to 13Aaav mous, who acquitted him self respedably. Mr. C. K emns was, as usual, excellent in Jaffier. The Elephant was very restive in the new Pantomime, which has merit enough to attritt.t without him, and we telly think the Ma nagers ought to give Cilin a discharge, tor, otherwise, Ins is so very untraEtable, he troy be the occasion of some serious mischief. - MYSTURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—.I.4I6I night, about eleven o'clock, the body 't7f an ag - d female was dis covered in 3 state of nudity in a hickney coach, in Little 'Queen•streel,, Lincoln's , Inn.tieldS. The body had , been opened from the neck to the .abdo, men, and the scissure subsequently sewed on, , when the corp , e was tied with a strong rope, the knees being bent up against the chest, 4parently for the moie convenient conveyance of it in the coach. It was cli*covered, 'Nye are given to understand,` in the following manner :—Some young Men, who had amused thentselves with been drittking rather freely, opening, t h e doors of all the hackney coaches they trot. On opening one of them they perceived .the naked, body within, and instantly stepped the coach, and gave the coachtnao, coach, and corpse, in charge to , the next watchman'. The coachman atfeeted not to know what fare he. had tak en up, but said he had been ordered to drive towards Smithfield. The body was first sitert to Covent-gar. den w atch-hOuse, where it would not be taken in. was,afterwards taken to St. Giles's watch.horase, and receive.l there. A young man, who officiously st..ked the beadle what business he had to interfere, was taken into custody, 'and will be brought before the .Masiitrates at Marlhorough.street Office, where an inVestigation wilt take piace this day at IVA:lye • o'clock. A surgeon, v. ho, WIS called in to ex:poine tile body at the watch-house, stated, that, it had undergotte sine part of the process of disse6iion. In all probability, the whole is a resurreaion trans 00.1,10. NAVAL N E WS. PLYMOirrk, Dec. (28,—Arrlyect a convoy from the Eastward; the brig Wee' Planters, belonging to this port, JENKINS moSier, from London, with a cargo for this port ; the Unity, l'Av;.on, from Ports mouth ; and the Friends; WiLLIANIS, from. South ampton. Put in here last. night by entorary winds , the 4nn and Elitateth,'GaAY ; and ilia MOTIIY, from lioriLlon, with ea:goes, bound to Sailed the Princess Charlotte frigate, Captain 'roam, with asmall convoy for Coronua. Arrived the Thomas . and Mary, HERRING-, f►ow Sunderland, laden with coals for this: port: Last week the Queen man of war, and Rhiu fri gate, tell in with two French frigatei off the coast of France, to which .they gave chace, but notwith standing every effort was Inure io come up wi►h them, they effected their, escape into Biest. They . were supposed to be trout BAtavia, haViug . a very dirty appearance, and in all probability one of , them conveyed General JANSEN;, the lat.! Guverndr, to France. . , On Thursday `fact 250 French prisOneri 'were landed from the prison 7 hhi d s in this Harbour, and marched under a military e>cat, to Stapleton Prison, near A Foreigner, who states that he Came thither in la veisel from London about tinee weeks since, has been' taken op and confined in the 'R., Prison here, in consequence of his not being able to give a satisfactory account of himself, and he having a very suspicious appearance. We are extremely happy to find that the Nice Officers in this neighbourhood have been uncom monly active in their endeavours to detect the bar barials' whu committed the recent most btrOCIUUS tt~urdetsin P►etcliff Highway and GfaVel-lalie. 1) r, DEC. (.9.--Sailed his Majesty's ship Chris tian the 411th 114.Portginouth. Cite down from the River a few sail, of mer chant men, and ten mote are now working through the Go Po lITSMOUTH, Dcc. 29.—Apived •the Christian the Pllth' and Kite sloop 01, war from the Downs. Sailed his INl:4jesty's ships Ganymede and Dread notiaht. • • TORBAY, DEC. 1.130,-Put into this Bay his, Ma jestY's shipaTyrian aridi/ovemnah from Poi tsmouth, with convoy, bound to the Mediterranean ; about 4 o'clock A. M. a heavY gale came on, when the Minerva, PARK, and 'about eight others were obliged to. slip and run for lattixton Pier, where they arrived in 'safety. The wind is mote moderate, and the con- voy are getting under weigh, Arriired the Cossack sloop of war with a Mail iron► CilCll2. CIIATIIAM, DEC;29.—Came up the River to refit his Majesty's ship Horatia, Lord CHAS. STEWART; and a man of war brig, with French, prisoners. . 'His Majeity's ship 441untagile is docked, and ,to be littO for service. His Majesty's ship Audacious is paid Off ; the 111 o• uarch 'will be ready to be paid of in a few days. Sailed down the Fiver, his Majesty's sloop GrYl fun, Capt. TANCOCK, and andored at the Nore. Ships fining at this port, viz. Bellona, Nymphon, Horatiaa, Rakish, Raven,' and the Cruiser. Com Dn. 23.—Yesterday morning arrived the Resolute gun , brig, Lieut. KEBNAN, with the VolUn teers, &xi from Waterford, for the fleet: Arrived the same day, an American Ahip from Si. city, which immediately dropped down to Aghida, to perform quaramine. His Majesty's ship T,ndymion, Capt. Sir NV, Bo rg ton, has a signal flying for convoy to Portugal ; and in the event 'of his Majesty's Ship Dauuttess, Capt. BARBER, not arriving titne'enongh, the .En4ymion and "iodide, it is said take the fleet of transports, wish the German Legion, to Lisbon. This day four troops of the German Legion are to embark' here, when the whole embarkation will be Completed. They consist of the Ist regiment 600 strong, commanded by Lieut. Col. BULON,:and tile 2d regiment 600, Lieu!. Col. SCHUNQUIV,R. Government have ordered them to Portugal to join our army under the gallant Lord Vis. WEL LINGTODT, at hits. Lordship's partieplar r equest .— I'lws2 brave (allows had made a tender of service for that quarter, previously to their receiving the above 'notification. SeVera' Officers are going out by the above fieet to join their respective Regiments, The 14ar6 Spencer, Liaut, J3OTUWFLL, has a sig.. nit liy;ng for the Downs, and takes under convoy all vessels hound up Channel. ' The West India fleet is unmoored, and ready for a start. C4blt PIERS. CADIZ, DeC.9......:11t: intelligence fmm Valen cia came down to the 28th ult. at which time no thing new had occurred. General BALLASTEIWS had, with 5060 men, eMbarked at Gibrahar, to strike some decisive blow, which we believe will fall.upon Malaga or Granada: -- • Dec. 4.—There is reason for supposing that the head-quarters of; the sth Coil% will be removed to Übedia des Obispo: We have inforue from Va lencia to the 26th ult. that the enemy had begun to fire their artillery against. she city. It is said the French intend to batter Tarrifa -with heavy artillery, for which purpose they are opening roads for its conveyance: ' CADtz,. Nov. 27.—rSi/e have received news from Valencia as .late as the Qd inst: On -the preceding . day our troeps burnt . the limpets; constructed by the enemy in ;he suburbs of Alurviedro, Alboraya ; and the immediate points,as well as those they had formed of large pieces of timber at the entrance of the Convent of Trinity, on the other side of the Turica ; the French attempted to extinguish the fire, but did not succeed. A considerable portion of muskets" sent by our generous Allies, had arrived there; and we know that the • Spanish division which invaded Arragon have obtatied, and continue to obtain fresh ad vantages. The.Freneh corps commanded by G,eneral BONNET, COMiStillgoh from four to f.ve thousand men, that lately invaded the principality of the As turias, have again evacuated it, after plundering Oviedo, and committing the mobt horrible excesses, by which our enemies continue to increase every day the aversion. of the Spanish Nation towards :hem, and its resolution more deter Mined iather to suffer a thousand deaths, than submit to their in , fatuous ) nhe. ALCANIA, Nov., s.—On the 28th ult. entered in Molina, an enemy's division, consisting of 2000 ilifantry, and too horse, to take off the garrison that was in the Castle, which, the same day; tftY.y smut on fire, and the following one marched towards Daebla, taking with them all the effects they were able to carry ; but the Enspecinado, who waited for them in Cabel!cros, attacked . and.made them preci pitately retreat, with the lobs of Many persons, We are assured that on this occasion the enemy had 400 killed, 500 wounded, and ,lost ono piece of affillery ; and that El Empecinadb continued to pursue them, and that time division: of Thigadier DURAN .was wiling for them in Puerto de Used, it hrough which they, must- pass in' their way towards Daiwa. • A French column of .1000 infantry and .500 Miich 'on the yyth ult. were at Siguenza, 'the 3d inst. retired in the dir6hion of I.3rihuegu it tOok ., with it much'corn, and sonie . persons belong ing to the city, apparently as hostages for -the retrains of , the contribu t i ons it . h a d i mposed in • meney and grain, 'the collection of which, and the intention of distraaing the attention of El . Etupe. cinado, were the principal end(that the enemy pro posed by this excursion: • On the 2d, inst. the French also "evacuated` the city of Cuenca, where they returned, in number woo infantry and 500 horse, and took the road of Ta ra two I . • CADIZ, DEC.'2.—ln Valencia, order, tranquility, and confidence' reign. We haire received the Cata lOnino Gazettes'. to the .itith ult. : among other things; they . contain an account of the excursion made by the van-guard of the Baron D'Ettouts' army into the enemy's. territory., VALENCIA DE ALCANTARA, Nov. 200—Various Guet ilia, parties have been formed In the neighbour. hood of I3adajoz, who harass incessantly the enemy. On the 1211) set out' from Toledo towards 'ralavera a convoy, of 'ammunition; escorted by 200 int an try and four pieces of catincin. Nov. 30.-4eneral CASTANOS to•day set major Lord WaLtisfrroN's bead-quarters. in his absence the reserve of the filth army will be commanded by the Marquis MENsi.uo, and the van-&uard by the Co* DE PEN NEI.. B4Cili, NOV. 2.—The division of Baron Da EROLES occupiei Pnrgnecla, from whence it ye ter day tuaNhedtowarda the valley of Querol and town The enemy continue shut up in Montb run , w i t h- 9 out daring to disturb Ole movements of our troopi, or prevent the'Contributions, which in their siglit,' a t e exatled in the French tetritory. On the. 29th ult. in the afternoon, passed through this town more than 2000 head of sheep and ie cows, brought from the towns of Porta and Hospitalet, in france. On the 30th more sheep passed this place, like wise proceeding from France. The expedition to the valley of Querol and town of Axe has produced great advantages for the subsistence of the army. The 'inhabitants of Axe came out to receive our General, and pay the contribution. resistance of the people of Merencha caused it to be plundered, and by accident the town was set on fire. Th ei booty was considerable because Merencha was the depository of money, valuable effeCts, and colonial produets, for the whole valley of 4;lceral. The following is extraetecl from Ve Pafriuti . a Dublin Pape:, of Tuesday lasi NO MORJ DELEGATION. The Announcement hiving been made, through a channel, and in a manner, which is to be receiv ed as official, that " there will be NO PETITIO4 TO PAR LIAM ENT," ate I.IILISt express our satisfaction at the DissolOtion of tlw CUI/10fie COUNCIL OF FIVE: HUNDRED. What they themselves i termed the Piapose of their Election, is now abandoned and it authorises us to • recur to our forturt obter; vation, that should they chuie after all to relitil quish their' Petition, their intermediate pi polj can be nothing other than an ultimate prelenuo,...t; The Cominittee has not now even the pretence of another Session :,—and if the new Aggregate As sembly shall,deterroine on petitioning the PatNBa REGENT, we trust they will be cautious of '11)1)04 041 g a Delegation fur its ostensible purpose, lest such ju termediate occurrences as we have lately witnessed, may Assured co nve rt Witeintoa pretence. are, d FINN iL 'VIII not lend his name or his presence that Lori uch :t ~leering. His Lordship, and the temperate Catholics, must by this wine see, that the Government will NOT permit lation of distinct from the objeas of 'certain others, wio L I ) 8 a:sie i the Law influence e;--. objectsth t a r i e n 11";:ejrieci which turbulence and clamour ever acquire over 3 mob.--The reluctance of Lord FINIAL to adOnt the Delegation of yesterday's Assembly, ploves his opinion of the law : that he loowg tl'e Assembly NJsilfw? —that d ibi e eo l e i g ito a tt t l o eD F ciLt egi cr. udido It:111A. lxtv ial AI4E It was wise to relinquish' the Lite Petition to Par.: liament t--that the Legislature would even reco,ye • Petition, framed -and -c-dfiducted by the MeV! means of Delegation, was not 'sma tt e r of cerminft.. Twat the _p at NCB ;ARGANT 'will receive any, Ntition from any part of Fathet's 'Subjects , if eyregge in proper Terms, and constiqued by leg3l the Roman Catholics may rerna;p assureo they cannuot eN.pect his Royal Highttes4 e ither to El:mote or to sanction w hich do nut • with the conscience of ins Royal k'Atier. The Roman Catholics-=that part ,of ti.ore at Ir , ist which are perinitted to'reileetrnost infer from thp proceedings of yesterday, that the Irish Govern., men t m ust.have felt itself sanctioned by the optnes• snit of the Regent, befor e evert the temperate titil as sures of yesterdly w ere, reiortvil to, essen those measures were to that serious responsibility which is accounta ble for the peace of the country, And that peace must be preserved. The t nodera. (ion and firtnness.of Mr. HAR E re ndered him highly worthy o f the delicate - fun6tiOn which wa s entru ire to his hands. The decorous submission of Lrds VINGALL NETTERS/ILLII.tO the law,• and the equally decorous refuSal. raaers to .put themselves forward as its deli.. berate - and forewarned violators,' is alike. credits. ble.,—Thank God, the sanguinary purposes of sole of other respeaable chs have been disappointed : the " several hundreds of the populace" whom the Herald states to 11 1 r surrounded the. Theatre, did not ~,express sense" of the' day's proceeding s ; and, thank Pod' " a deluge of human blood • did NOT Ow in the streets of the . City ." rfhe peace of tb e tropolis of Ireland, of theempir e, must and be preserved.. No demagogue shall emitter!' i°t' no Faaion shall destroy it. The R oi nari 00° 1i 't of may Address or Petition" e ither the Beget' Legislaturetlte L.g ati.y_wiwthiojilliet s molestation : but they 111 petition 134 all penalties," t hey must not exp el from these Restriaions which the .La w impoes ~ the rest of the Empire.. • o to be be m t7elievanedci p r fo:t Sittino appointed in Middlesex and Londn, t/41‘ fore the Right lionoerable Sir JAME 9 MonlFtlll Et * P t i ChefKnr, Lard J•ist ice of !Ili Nl,,jeAy's C°- . ) my Tern), 1812. C, "121 on Pleaq, at Westm inster, in and 366 111. IN TERM. kattrnatai.x. 1°C4"14. (an, 21. Friday, . lan. 24. Saturday, • Fe.b. Friday, - 3 1, - Saturday, • • 1' 'Flrursday, . Feb G. , Friday, ArTER TERM. 14:b. 13, Friday, feb , 14' Thursday s b ght . . --..... , . brow The dramatic romance, entitled The Peasa nt 5( 11,1 forward last 7 4 0,340 n at been represented on the Baal stage, and in . ordl r ge g've it more than usual eclat, Mr. CAroN , 14 ,''',, c) e , excellence-As an artist i's so deservedly admired, . 4 ent,neti„the piece',with beautiful, approPli ale ' a" pinotesque scenery. ' ' le), , COlOnel GILt Isri s s (*ay, Tht Belfast Chrank the who distinguished blinself so pdrticularly ia t ot fhe,'Ll.ocurn, lio capture of Batavia, j 4, we Understand., a 03° ' this part , of treland , and was born near Cornber. . The bonne of . Messrs. Zukenbeker. and Ble i 0, sogar refitiers, has bet, b ur nt, down, at ' ..1 , e whereby .property was destroyed to -an)totren amount. ' ' ' I . w" Thu - • r.(lay night, 114 J. Waring. of Wrarwic , - , • „ wil ily tur , It* ' r le ' .If., tr•An Strauxh, be wo linocken cs - ' of U tWO t i g )l i )4 1 - 1 ,:a ( I S, , who t him and ro bbed bi F" m ; c , !'"Ar 0 , I Feline, f(' , ll nateli inis3ing a packet int'ls containif.:7 10Q .4. -,