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a.1 1-' ILL '-‘-LiwJllL.i J’JB .
Macdonald, in Catalonia, 17.000 ; frith Vic
tor at Cadiz, 16 000 ; with Sachet, in Ar.
ragon, 16,000 ; with Sebastiani, in Grenada,
16.000; with Mortier, in Seville, 8.000 ; at
Madrid. La Mancha, &c. 17,000 ; making a
total of 175.000 men.
Since his liberation from prison Mr. Gale
Jones has been tried lor a libel on Lord Cas
tlereagh, and convicted.
We extract the following interesting pa«
per from Mr Lewis Goldsmith’s Secret
His»orV of the Cabinet of Bonaparte.
SECRET TREATY OF TlLSIT>
••AttV. 1. Russia to take possession of
Turkey in Europe, atul to pursue her con*
'quests in Asia as far as she thinks proper.
* 2. The dynasty qf the Bourdons in
Sftain anti of the Barganza family iu Por
tugal. shall cease to exist ; a Prince of the
blood of Bonaparte's family shall be invested
with the Crown of those Kingdoms.
** 3. The temporal authority of the Pope
to cease, and Rome and her dependencies to
be annexed to the Kingdom of Italy.
“ 4, Russia engages to assist France
■with her marine for the conquest of Gibral
tar.
“5. The towns in Africa, such as Tunis,
Algiers, 8cc. to be taken possession of by the
French, and at a general peace, all conquests
■which might have been made by the French
in Africa during the war, are to be given
as indemnities to the Kings of Sardinia and
Sicilv.
“6 Malta to be possessed by the French,
and no peace ever to be made with Bi-g
land unless tha' Island be cedtd to France.
“ 7 Egypt also to be occupied by the
French.
** 8. Vessels belongirjj to the following
powers only, shall be permitted to navigate
in the Mediterranean, viz. French. Russian,
Spanish, and Italian ; all others are to be ex
cluded
“ 9 Dermark is to be indenruiifiid in the
North of Germany, and by the Manse towns,
provided she consent to give up her fleet to
Francp f
“ 10. Their Majesties of Russia and
France will endeavor to come to some ar
rangement, that no powfer shall in future be
pern i’ ert to s rri me.chant ships to sea,
unless ihe> have a certain number of ships ,
of war. i
“ This treaty was signed bv Prince Kou
rakin aud Prince Talleyrand.”
* The public'cannot expect from me that
I should inform them how, and by what j
means, I was put in possession of .hisimpor
tant document; however, in that quarter
%vhere it was necessary to substantiate my
assertion by proof, I have found no hesitati
on in doing it. L. G.
j See my last publication, in which there
are some facts relating to the intentions of
France, with respect to the Danish fleet ;
and I must here observe, that whilst Bona
parte was thus holding out to Denmark in
demnities in the North of Germany, Mu.
rat was sent on a mission to the King of
Sweden, who was then in Pomerania, of
fering Norway to his Swedish Majesty, if he
•would irr.kc a peace with France.
t By such an arrangement, the ports of
Prussia, Mecklenburgh, OldentJurgh, the
ilanse towns, and several others, must be
Povernrd by some of the leading maritime
owers in Europe.
[Goldsrt.i h was 8 years at Paris, and much
of the time in office ]
Extract of a let'er from a British Officer
in Portugal.
“ Alberche , July 4 1810 3 leagues in
front of Celenco.
“ The French aie in g>e.• force. Tney \
have an army before B; d. joz, which is'
observed by Romans’s people* ■ nd 9.000 j
men (5,000 ofwh'rhare English) undtr gun.
ter.il Hill. They have also a force in the
neighborhood of P’acintia. Th* chitf inim
ical fovt.q is under Massena a* Ciudad K .d„
rigo. '1 Ik Erglisit army is *n fit* divisions^
number.d from < i e to five The fifth is
termed l ght. aun consists of the 43d, 52d,
95 h ai d two i epin»ents of 'he Portuguese |
C; '•.(dares (marksmen ) Each divi tun has I
a tactual o it some Pu-tugn sv regin.ents,
*■ l hr fii si ciivisit n, on. e. General Snen
err, is in Cele co audit* in :giilinrh(M d j i|ie
second wi • General Hid, at 1* nalngre ;
the th. d, with General Cole, caiuoned at
Guaida and the adjacent villages ; the
four'h is at Pinbel, under Pictor ; and fifili
or light division is perilously advanced, and
clo-.e to the enormous French force before
Ciudad Rodrigo, whose gradual fall and
brave defence it hourly witnesses. This di
vision Is under the command of General
Crawford, and is in admirable condition,
notwithstanding half the. troops are daily on
picquet, and the remainder marches on'be
fore day break every morning, end is turn
ed out by false alarms two or three times a
il ty.
“ P. S. General Crawford has his picquets
still on the Agueda, but hasretiied Ins divi
sion to Lnnieida, (Almeida) a league from
Guile t s. To fight with such a retreat, and
Such difficult and distant defiles in the rear,
appears impolitic, and wo Id be hazardous,
teo distant from Lisbon, and against such a
host of foes in an open coun'rv, so favorable
to the service of their numerous calvalry.
I was at Gallegos, five days since loi a
few hours, and plainly saw the beach at Ci
udad Rodrigo. It appeared of much t-x tnl,
but J understand, the Flench cannot see sut
ficiently low over the glacis to batter the
V;a 11, It cannot, however, hold out much
longer and on its fall depends our subsequent
movements.”—Lon. Puf.
The quantity of Strong Beer brewed by
the fir->t iwelve houses in the London Porter
Biewcrv, from the5tli July 1809, to the. 5 h
July, 1810
Harr e/ft.
Barclay, Perkins 8c Co. 235.05.1
Mtwx. Read 8c Co. 211 009
Trueihan and Hnaburjr 144 99o
Felix Calve ri 8c Co. 133.491
Whitbread 8c Co. 110 939
Henry Mee.x 8c Co. 93 660
Comne 8c Co. 85 150
Brown 8c Parry 84,475
Goodwin, Skinnier 8c Co: “4.223
Elliott 8c Co. 57.251
Taylor 54 510
Clowes 8c Co* 41 590
1,316,330
Bt. Pr.TftRSBtJHc, June 13—The day
before yesterday, the most eminent mer
chants and bankers wire sent for to the
Minister of Finances, who informed them of
the measures for improving the finances of
the Empire. A loan of one kimtired milli
ons of roubles is to ne opened, on which ac
count the Einperor has published a Mani
festo—Colonial pred icts remain at a low
"fie*. Yesterday the course of exchange
was somewhat better,'which is to be attribu
ted to the great purchases of Russian pro
duces to freight neutral vessels.—Corre
a/iondcnt.
“HaVre, May8.1810.
*' to T3k Weld marshal vrinte ow
KSLINtt.
“SIR,
** It appears from the statement of the
force of the English army, as taken from the
English Newspapers, that it consists of 23,
000 men, English and Germans, and 22 000
Portuguese. The Emperor orders me to
acquaint you, therefore, that you must have
more troops than are sufficient to beat the
English army, in case they should endeavor
to raise the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. It is
bis majesty’s desire that you should proceed
with the 6th and 8th corps, leaving 2000
dragoons of the 3th. with General Kelierman,
and likewise a corps of about 10 000 men,
infantry, cavalry and artillery, sufficient to
keep opfcn the communication ; and you.
Prince with the 6th corps and the rest of the
6ih, forming together about 50.006 men,
must take possession of Cuidad Rodrigo, 8c
defeat the English if they advance.
“ I have just written to the King of Spain
and the field Marshal the Duke of Dalma
tia, to place General Regnier under your
orders, wiih the second corps d’armee which j
he commanded.' j
** I have dispatched orders to General
Regnier to approach Alcantara with his
corps, in order to manaiuvre with you on
the tight of the Tagus.
(Signed)
“The prince of WAGRAM &
NElJFCHA TEL.
The Pope, it is said, has nothing more
than what max be deemed a prison allow*
unce, as he has declared his firm determina
tion not to owe any thing to Bonaparte, whom
he has indeed excommunicated, though un
happily tht sentence cannot be carried into
execution, i here are, however, many de
vout persons who are anxious to render
every possible assistance to the unfortunate
Pontiff, and who afford him many comforts.
One House, which had accepted bills to
the amount of 30,0001. for another firm,
which has lately- appeared in the Gazktt*.
r eceived an assignment of bacon, estimated
at 20,0001.—but the- fica season being nearly
over, it is probable their estate will not on
ly be minus 10.0001. but that they will be
gammoned nut of an additional 3 0001. by
the diminished value of this Anti .Jewish
security.
A shipwright at Copenhagen, of the name
of Wilder, recently bequeathed to the king
of Denmaik a fortune tf 500 000 rix dollars,
the lruits of a long life of industry.
travelling anecdotes or bonataxtr
Bonaparte, during his late journey, did not al
low his new wife more rest than what he himseif
took ; scarcrly was she arrived into a town, than
he compelled her however tired, to get in a ba
rouch, and to visit with him fortifications, dock
yards, basins, canals, 8ic. There is hardly any
doubt but he will ere long make her leap ditches
with him, was she even to break her neck in that
exercise, as did general llntraiid. It is thus that
man shews his love.
Among oilier inflUncek in Dunkirk, where he
arrived atone o’clock P M he hastened to get in
to a barnuch with her, and visited always with
her, all the works in the harbor and on the fortifi
cations, till half past six in the evening ; she was
then compelled to hear part of the speeches of the
different authorities ; and at nine o’clock at night,
j utter allowing her one hour to dinner and dress
I ing, he sent to her to assist at a fete which the
town liud prepared in her honor. Such is nearly
every day the life of that young princess. Na- j
poleon did not assist at the fete prepared for him
by i he city of Bruges, but as usual, he sent there
t'.e Empress, who, by the aiticnity of her man
ners, niiulri the good Flemish people forget her
husband’s impoliteness.
It is a fact not generally known, that the presi
dent of the R y»l Academy, during a professi
onal life of fifty years, has not received more than
twH orders from noblemen. As a contrast to this
• patliy .imong a class of men who have been con
sidered in all ages and countries, the privileged
patrons of the Fine Arts, m..y be mentioned an
instance of liberality of very late occurrence,
which is no less honorable to the individual, with
whom it originated, than encouraging to artists,
from the prospect it opens to them from a quar
ter where they had less h.pcto look forencou
ragemeiit. A gentleman of eminence, in the
mercantile world, waited upon Mr. West, a tew
days ago, and reques.ted tn interview with him
On being introduced, he informed him that the
object of his visit was to enquire for whose col
lection his picture, in the late exhibition of Chrut
teaching Humility, was intended. Mr. West gave
him to understand tiiat tie had no specific order
to undertake it; that lie had painted it solely
from his love of ih • art, and with a view to keep
j alive, as much as was in his power, the decay ing
I state of this nation for subjects of historical tie
: 8 gn ; and that he should consider it, as he always
| l,ad done, a duly he owed to his country and to
his sovereign, to devote lusprofessional life to that
' impoitant end. The gentleman, finding Mr.
West had no objection to part witli the picture
to him, said—Will you permit me, sir, to present
you with a thousand guineas for that picture ?
The public will briefly see what we have
repeatedly told them ; that Lord Welling,
ton m;*y be a good, fighting s nuier—a bra vs
■ n an-such a man as theicis no want of
! in the Mu' sit army ; but that he is some
i what di ficient in judgment. For our own
! part, we have nevei had but one opinion of
him ]' was the decided opinion of Sir John
M mie that Spain could not be defended with
the slightest hop®, against the power of
France. Lord Wellington, setting himself
up against this opinion, and entering into
j immediate contention with the fame of Sir
John M< >ore, undertook to deftnd it, and we
! are now ab^ut to see ihe issue. Lord Wei
lington is as much to be compared to Sir
John Mo< re, as one of those brave captains
: who daily cut out gun ..boats, and fight ships
I of greater metal than their own, is to be com
pared to Lord Nelson.
Hell’s Alesicn^er, July 23,
FROLICS IN FRANCK.
In the late entertainment given by the ci
ty ot Paris, to their majesties, the Orches
tra in the dancing hall contained 300 musi
cians.
On the 10th of June, the Sunday after the
arrival of the emperor at Paris, there were
distributed to the people of that city, at the
Ely si an fields. 144 buts of wine, 6000 pieces
of eatables and 6000 loaves of bread.
London Pcfier.
The Persian ambassador lately in Eng.
land, is on his return in tha British ship Li
on, of 64 guns lie goes by the way of Ma
deira, South America, Bombay to Muscat,
i 2,000.000 have been afforded by the lord
liuutenai ' of Ireland, for the relief of the
city of Dublin A number of sequestered
vessels at Trieste were sold in June last,sup-,
pressing eighteen of thirty .two bishopric* of,
Home and Tressimene, in consequence of
their bishops refusing to take the oath to
th£ etuperor. A French privateer from
Dantxic is said to have been taken by two
English frigates disguised under AmerL
can colors, off Bornholm, which the priva.
leer mistook for American meichnntmen
that she had been enquiring after. The pri •
vateer was said to have beeir taken by the
English twice before. The captain and 20
men were said to be hung by order of a court
martial, and two boys put on shore with a
reprimand never to be again engaged '.n pri
vateering.
CFrom Cobbett's Political Register.)
TO THE READERS Of THE REOISTER.
I trust, that when the situation, in which I am
now placed, is considered, I shall be excused for
not giving any thing of my own at present to the
public. Since the trial. I have been compelled
to leave my borne (to which I hastened on the
day of trial) in ordtr to go to L -ndon to put in
bail for my appearance to receive judgment.
From London, it was absolutely necessary that 1
should return hither, .in order to in.sk- some little
arrangement in my affairs here, which have, hi
therto, been always managed bv mvkslf. To do
this, even in a very imperfect manner, would ret
quire every moment of the time that I can re
main here/; and, therefore, I think that no apo
logy will lie thought necessary For my not writing
*ny thing for publication this week. Indeed, to
write to any purpose, with one’s rrtin J and heart
nulled to many wavs, is impossible. It would be
in vain to attempt it.
W* COBBETT.
Botley, June 28, 1810.
It is reported, but not on sdthority sufficient to
autuorise belief, that Cobhett is endeavoring *o
negociate with the British ministry, and that h«
has proposed to emigrate to the United States,
on condition ofa release from his imprisonment
( From the Parts Moniteur, ^uly 16_J
American vessels have entered the ports of the
North and the Baltic, with pretended certificates
of origin, delivered by the French consuIV We
have authority to declare, officially, that such cer
tificates are forged, and that the bearers thereof
are to be considered as forgers These documents
are evidently forged in England ; the consuls of
his majesty in America, having delivered none
for a long time.
Liverpool, July 25.—On Wednesday night
se’night. about 200 American sailors ass-mbleJ
at the Queen’s dock, and having armed them
selves witn staves, proceeded to the rendezvous
houses, in Cooper’s row, and Strand street, and
broke the windows and furniture and liberated
some seamen Mr. Miller, the superintendin' of
the police, hearing -if the riot, went, with three
constables to Sraiurstreet, accompanied by a pi
quet of the Hereford militia, and aucceeded in
securing two of the ring leaders, of the names of
James Wheeler &. Richard Hill, who had staves
in their hands, and were calling to the others to
icome oil They have been examined before P.
W. Branker, esq. and committed to Lancaster for
trial at next assizes On Mond-y evening, ano
ther attempt having been made by a body of A
merican seamen ; three were apprehended and
committed to Lancaster.
The reinforcement going out to lord ’Veiling
ton, we understand, amounts to 10,00C> men ; it ij
thought that in the event of the British army be
ing obliged to evacuate Portugal, it will not re
turn to England, but be landed upon some other
part of the peninsula.
Sir Francis Burdett having been invited, by
letter to dine, with the Electors of West
minster on the 31»t of June, returned the follow
ing answer :
Piccadilly, July 19,1810.
Gentiehek,
The electors of Westminster do
me great honor by this invitation which they have
sent nie through your hands, and I receive it
with great pleasure. At all limes, and in all
places, whether their representative or not, I
shall always be found ready to do them any rea
sonable service in Parliament or out. To your
selves, gentlemen, whom I well and personally
know, 1 beg to return my beat thanks ; andJI
hope we shall apend a pleasant day together on
the 31st of this instant July, unless the King,
and the commander in Chief, and the Secretary
of State, should draw out of a numerous army,
with a train of artillery, to declare war in our
streets against Roast Beef.
I remain, gentlemen,
Your most obedient and
Very humble servant,
FRANCIS BURDETT.
Mr. Geo. Puller and Mr Robert Hutchinson.
Boston, Sept. 11.
FROM FRANCE.
Captain Tucker, who arrived at Mir
blchead on Sunday, was in Boston yesterday
He informs, that the Captains of American
vessels taken by French privateers, and who
were at Bayonne, had compromised with
ths captors, and that the compromises had
been ratified by the Council of Ptizes at
Faria. The terms were in some instances
half the vessel, and half the proceeds of the
cargo; in some the whole of tlie vessel and
half the cargo. There were no better terms
—but in some cases where an estimated
sum had been agreed lobe given to the cap
tain for his half, by the reduction in the va
lue of merchandize, it had bean nearly the
who'.e »hat the cavgo sold for.
Theie had been no change favorable to
American property which had been iong
aerjueatered. It was all advertised for
sale ; the sale to commence on the ,t of
August, and to continue daily 'till comply,
ted.
Several vessels arrived in Spanish ports
direct from America, after the suspension
of the non-intercourse law. They had all
been sequestered, and remained so.
There had been a report, some days pre
vious to the sailing of Captain T. that Gen.
Armstrong had effected some arrange
ment with the French Government; and ths
report was renewed the day of his sailing._
It was said, that American vessels were te
be admitted in French ports with the pro
duce of the soil and industry of the (7. States,
excepting Tobacco. There was no talk of
the General’s coming home Mr. Lee had
sailed for this country on a visit, leaving his
family in Frattce, and a deputy Consul at
Hordedux. Mr. L. Bailed 18 days before
VvHUl. 1 .
A great number of troop* had marched
through liaijounc into S/tain—and 45,000
fresh troops from the North were passing.
They were well clothed, and appenied
chearful, expecting much booty. It was
calculated that the French had lost, in six
months in Spain, by disease and the sword,
nearly 100 000 men. Great numbers of
Spanish prisoners had been brought through
Jiuynnne. They were used very ill. The
English prisoners, on the contrary, had no
cause to complain of their treatment;
The Spring Bird brought despatches for
the French Consul.
LATEST FROM BAYONNE.
The schr. Spring Bird, Capt. Tucker, 44
days from Bayont.e, with several passengers
Capt. T. was captured and carried into Bay
onne, where he Compromised with his cap
tors, and received half the proceeds of Ins
cargrt, about 14000 dls ; he was permitted to
lake Wines and Brandy, but through fears of
capture by »he British, bought Bills on Lnn
dun at 15 per ct. dis. A number of other
Americans at Bayonne and St. De Leuz,
had also compromised, and were to sail soon ;
schr. John of Marblehead, had sold her car- j
go of green fish, for 16 d»ls. per quintal at '
Bordeaux alter which it was sequestered,
but expected to be released; three vessels
from Marblehead, which cleared for Gijnn,
had been condemned, vessels and cavg. es ; a
New-York brig had sold her cargo for 86 000
dls ; but was obliged to give up half the pro
ceeds of sale ; The Two Brothers Dt.xey,
having compromised with the French g:>„
vernment, in the same way, bygtiiug up half
the proceeds of sale, was to return in seven
days.
Baltimore. Sept. 14.
FROM THE BALTIC.
The Chesapeake, capt. Mono, mentioned
yesterday, left Cronstadt 18ih June 25 h, off
the entrance ot' the Sound, in co. with ship
Horace, Beckforti of Salem, ws» boarded by
the British ship Standard of 64 .run-., w io
endorsed their papers and w:u oed » iem n >t
to proceed through the Sound, as b<- Sound
and Elsineur were in a strict blork -V. - -
Tliev wy e treated very politelv by t- e Stan
dat'd and ->ffe;ed any assistanc1. Came
through the B»lt in co. with about 150 sail.
Julv 19 left Gottenburg in co. with about
S00 sail, bound into the N Set. Same
morning a flee' of abuil 200 sail, sailed from
Gb.tenburg oarls tor the Baltic- Previous
to the sailing of'tiese two fleets, there was
supposed to have been in Gottenburg rra.N
as many as7 or 800 sail of'hipping, among
Which there were mom 70 sail of Ameri
cans.
The Chesapeake waft boarded fjy several
of the Baltic fleet belonging to S r J «.-»
Saumarez’« squadron by whom thei -ere
treaul with politeness. The Bri'ish nffice-s
expressed their desd-e to giVe’everv p- tec.
tion to the American fDg against the D uiish
privateers wnich /ere very numerous in
the BaLic. Panel company off die Sc.uv
with brigs Eliza Ann and Susanna for Ual’L
m-'-e and Horace B*ckford, for Sal m._
Left at Go'tenbUt g, ship Asia, Lee li for
Boston. Was informed at Gd'temmrg hat
the e were about 70 sail of American ves
sel* detained at Copenhagen at er having
stopped at Elsineur and paid their Sound uu
‘y
About the 19th July, part of a large con_
voy from 'lie Baltic was attacked off -he
Naze of Norway by six D «ni9h gun bng,
and some gun boats, out of which fleet the
Danes captured 40 sail, among which were
10 or 12 Americans* It was supposed the
Danes got their prizes into Fatirsund and
the neighbouring ports. Ail the British
ships of war, with the exception of one g.m
brig, had parted with this part of the con_
v°y-This information vas received from
several British ships of war in the Stag,
erac, who advised us to avoid the coast of
Norway.
\CnfjTee House Books ]
FROM PORTUGAL
Brig Augusta, Dav's belonging to Mr. F. VV
Sargent, has arrived at Gloucester, in 39 days t' lrn
Lisbon The following translation i.s made from
a Lisbor. paper of July 31, forwarded by Mr.
Low.
Almeida is 8 or 10 miles within the PGituinn-se
frontier, and is situated on the fiver Coa. Ciudad
Rodrigo, is in Spain on the A^nedi, and 15 or 20
miles from Almeida.
Baiile in Pokiugal
Lisbon, July 31 The news from thefrnatiersof
j Portugal, are glorious f >r ttae rm, of nut conn
try. : a great part of the prog i .stick that we
published some time ago negi-ig m be verified,
that is, that the Po tuguese troops would n > ’
disband and disperse, when the enemy should
charge them, and that there would not be r-m.-vv
ed among us such scenes' as happened u Reich tr
and Ocana And the truth of it appe . (.,ti u n
rem'iin fir ever memorable in the annals of !»or
tuguese glory,m the engagement of the 24 b it
Coa / The foil .wing is a recapitulation of’he e
vents ol that d y, collected from accounts of
tome private letters
Gen. Loison, at the head >ffrom6 to 7000 men
3000ot'which were cavalry, attacked Pont*
where the allies under the command of Gen. r i
Crawford were fortified, to the number from 4
to 5000 men with few pieces of \rtillery, and 2
howitzers . the attack was executed with rapid!!
ty with a detachment of cavalry, in such a man.
| ne r that the sentries nearest to the enemy
I co-ulrl n >t make their signals in tint*, nor was the!
* rpi lie ry able to play with much effect : bere
ft* elite battle was decided « I'arme blanche •
(with the if word, the sahre and toe bavonut i
the English and the battalion of Chasseurs of Vd
la Real, with our regiment No. 9, performed
great feats .farms ; •o that though the enemy
had attacked with an exiraordinary impetuosity
they saw their fury checked, and having suffered’
considerably, they desisted from their endeavor?
to force the pass ige of Ponte, which they left
strewed with tue dead. They repeated three
times the attack, and were as many times repul
sed with great loss ; we experienced some loss on
our part, owing principally to the ardour of our
troops, who in the last attack pursued the enemv
very closely, daring to break through them ; in
which they sustained the greatest force of their
lire The French lost from 7 to 800 men ; our
1 iss is not more than 373, to 277 soldiers, and 25
officers of all grades We took a number of
prisoners, and it is said that many deserters came
on our side.
I his is a specimen of the campiij^n opened on
our frontiers : the encrnymiwt perceive by this
that they cannot gain an inch of our ground, with
out its being stained with their blood—Ruber
die a thousand times than admit the chains of a
tyrant, who at the same time that he sheds our
innocent hlood, affects to desire to render U9 hap.
py by compulsion. May the blond of the Mar
tyrs of the country shed on the h, i ender the
Deity propitious to us, and join in the justice of
the cause that we defend. By all these move
ments and operations of the enemy, principally
by the obstinacy it manifested in causing our
great advanced corps to repass Cos, it may be in
lerred that the place of Almeida, will be bi-sieg
ed by them and perhaps it is now inve«ted,
which they could not do as long as our troops
should remain beyond Cua In regard to that
place, we know that it is in the best state of de
fence possible ; it has plenty of provisions, am
munition, a full garrison, sufficient to make a
long resistance : The Martial of Engineers,
Mathias Jose Dias Aaedo, had made certain re’
pairs that it wanted, with the zeal sod wisdom
that characterize this Chief; afterwards Briga
dier Cox, an officer on whom much reliance is
placed, took the command of it ; therefore we
expect that it will he bravely def mded, and with
advantage; especially when the allied arm- is
in the vicinity, ready to annoy at every moment
the beseigers, and take advantage of any good
opportunity that should offer
Badajoz, July 2G Our first corps of cavalry,
which arrived at Truxillo, marched afterwards
towards Cacercs ; we arc assured t-at th- enemy
are there in great force, along the a ag - u.*»
•ide of Almurez i we are making the most ener
getick preparations in our many.
A bit .York, Sepr. 11.
LATEST FROM CADIZ AAD 07
BRALTAU.
7’Jic br>% Young Soldier, which arrived
at Kbit port yesterday lift Caihzon the 30 th
of July, and Gibraltar on ihcTifi of August;
it was reported at Cadiz tint the British
and Portuguese armies hud formed a junc
tion. and were on their march against the
trench.——The French were casting mor
tars of a large calibre at Seville Jor the
siege of Cadiz. American produce at
Gibraltar very dull. Admiral Fethno-e
had arrived there in the 7'cmeraire of 98
guns, on his way to join Sir Charles Cot
ton. off 7'onion. — Ill was quiet in the ci+
: ty of Cadiz. ■■ --.Vler. Adv.
V Boston, Sep. 8*
FROM FRA ACE.
Letters from Wiscasset dated on Tuesday
announce the arrival there of the sch Be'tsym
Coomes from Belfast, which on the 14th
Augus., in lat 43°, Ion. 44, spoke, the ship
Ann. 30 days from Bayonne (where hound
to not mentioned, but probably New York)
with one hundred and c gir.y five Americaa
seamen onboard, being pa** oi the crews of
\ nerican vessels condemned in Franca
William Lee. lisq late Consul of the U.
Slues ai Bordeaux was on board. The
Ann was ‘hurt of provisions. Two of the
American seamen were pul on board the
Be.'sy.
On the 19'h July, C tdiz was well sup
plied with provis ons, and markets for A
merican produce had fallen. Flour was selling
at S 15 ; Hice at S4 5U; tobacco was very dull,
scarce any sale. Tbs following British
ships of war were lying in Cadiz harbour,
viz Ini-’?iciP*e, Atlas, Zealous, Audacious,
Veti'ruble, ai'74 guns each ; Arethusa t'rf
g \ 36; tamper and Alert 18; Devasta
tion 12. and fE nu (bomb) 8 guns.
VVashisoro», September 12. Since the ncr
tice vv: l.-ok a few Jays since of the misr-presen
Utiou in the English prints of M-. Pinkney's
•peedv s, we have received tlie London Courier
ot tii-23 1 of June am, the Morning Chronicle of
the 25: m of tlie saint month, which corroborate
our statement. Aw the remarks ascribe I to Mr
Pinkney have produced no small sensation’ in
tins country to bia prejudice, it is but justice to
h-m to republish the following articles. The '
M e-ning Chronicle, we are advised, gives Mr
Pinkney’s remarks correctly. It is proper to add,’
on an incidental topic, that we have the authori
ty ot H letter written b, a respect,le American
in London, for suy.ng that Mrs Pinkney so fir
t:oo» wearing diamonds, on her appearance at
court, was plain'; attired.—Kat Int.
From the Courier.
“ In.thft preceding pag,, we have copied from
a morning paper an account of the meeting of
the Society for the relief ot Foreigners in distress.
K nee that part of our paper was put lo press,
we have received authority to state that the re
[ port of the few observdio.ig made bv Mr Pink
ney, at the dinner on Thu. s lay |rtSt, of that So
l c’.e1 y* :,s wholly incorrect With the exception
of a very few words, on thanking the company for
drn.kcg n»s health ; expressing hi* well known
concurrence in their wist,, • rh.t there might he
V'r '-^Ar' -nri,,y he’ wc.'en Gyeat Britain and the
jU. 'i, rus speech was confined to the nalureand
I in-r.if” of the benevolent institution, of which.
I .ritii several other foreign ministers, he is a mom
, h-r. 1 he words “ filial piety” applied bv Mr*
* i o»-y, to the Society of wiiich he was speak
ing relatively to, huntv, its parent”
Frout the Aiorning Chronicle.
‘‘ Mr Pinkney rose, a-id, in a speech of great
and impressive eloquence, returned tbatiks fo*
the honor tb-t had been done him by driflktng
h's heanh. It was unnecessary for him lo add
II at the wish of die company of” Perpetual ami
ty bet ween G B and tlie U States/’ was also
Ins In pi «.:e ol -ularg.ng on this topic, he ask
ed pi rmis-uon to say two or three words in addi
tioo to what tiad br*n so well expressed oy his
royal highness the Duke of Gloucester outlie
subject of the admi. aole institution, which liad
been tlie occasion of their meeting together-—*
Amo .gst the many charitable establishments of
Hit* country, there were few >r none that promi
sed, to be so extensively useful. This bVntvo
lent Society had nothing local as to its objects as
d ofl -red relief to the distressed of all nation.,
witUoul distinction
After paying * just and elegant compliment to
tlie illustrious id.airman, on that characteristic
benevolence « ,ch in hi udhimso warmly to pa
tronize this most excellent institution, Mr. P'.nk
nev proceeded to display, with the greateste
loquence and - fF ct, the peculiar m -ritsofthe
onanty. r,e words "filial bitty," which, in
th« S|f,eInent ,n l\'e T™* F. iday last, were
m stakenly apphed to A.nenca in relation >o G.
B. were happdy a- bed by Mr. Piskn-y to So
cieties like t Jag of wiiich he was speaking rela
tive y to the virtue which suggested and produc
ed them. He stated hi the conclusion of hia
speech, that he telt confident that Hie example
of this Society would in time be followed by A
m*T?rthra,l,hR t0.'tk ,lel,Kht'b hopmg that ip
would be followed also by the oth r n itiotis of
the eai th ; and, if be should, he exclaimed, wiiat
a glorious and animating spectacle would these
widely spread institutions exhibit to ih-; *-ye of
benevolence ; and what a happy effect might
they not be expected to produce upon the heart*
of men, instilling into them, more and more, and
from day to day, the love of the r fellow crea
tui' a : that.Societies hke this werec««*e, as well
effect They were produced by charity but
charity was again produced by them S indeed,
lie adued, must it be with all institutions wliici.
tend to fulfil the great designs of Providence —
. With a tiue filial piety, to adopt the expres
sions of a great man, they cherish and strength
en, and diffuse the influence of that virtue, what
ever it be, to which they o we their ex i'ence ”
The » ole of Mr. Pinkney’s speech waa
marked with all that discretion wiiich becama
his situation ; yet he gave ample scope to hi*
feelings as a man, in tins great cause of humani
ty ; and Ins sentiments, which were delivered La
the most eloquent language, were heard by th«
company with heartfelt satisfaction and long con
tinued applause/’
I he Came/eon schooner, whose owners
lately chang d her name to the Kamona, du
ring the time the British ship oi war Avon
was in tne Uel twaie has pasieb thro* the or
deal of the laws in this city. We are in,
formed from an official source, that she had.
been seized by the proper authority, upon
information lodged by the surveyor of this
port : 1 hat she has been condemned, at the;
district court, he'd last week, for illegal sr*
mament, it being clearly shewn to the court
that she was a foreign belligerent vessel, in
a neutral port. 1 ,-ior to her detention, and
during her repeated visits to the Avon in
our waters, we had used the privilege of e
very citizen in stimulating the proper au,
honty to enquire about herillegal proceed
ings. The enquiry was m>ide, and the end
has justintd our interference with the offi*
cers ot the cuitoms.—Vhil. Even. Star.