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milted country. which the context shews
must mean outraged and insulted by him ; ,
and to say, we will give you fair play by |
your coming before those whom you have
©u'raged and insulted ? It is, I think, im.
possible to state any thing to be a libel, if tltfr
is not.
Then gentlemen, we conrfe to the second
publication. That begins by stating the
question as before, with the words prefixed,
•* Trr-l of Lord Castlereagh and then
proceeds •* Last Monday, notwithstanding
the mean arid malignant attempts to stifle
the discussion of the present important quea
tion by tearng down & defacing the bills.’*
Mean and indignant attempts. Gentle,
men, if any of you or I saw placarded, that
there was to be a debate on our conduct
and character by a number of persons as
sembled for the purpose of that debate
is it mean to protect your character as well
as you can by abating as a nuisance the pub
lication to draw people together ? •• Ma
lignant !” Against whom t jt.is an act of
self -preservation to dcsur.y the noxious ex
hibit to collect people together to murder
'nv reputation. “Mean.” As against whom ?
Mean to avoid a discussion which no per
son has a right to direct or to in»tiu'e.—
In this way it goes on, •• Notwithstanding
the mean and malignant attempts to stifle
the discussion of the present important ques
tion by tearing down and defacing ‘he bills,
a crowded assembly among Whom were se
veral noblemen and several members of the
house of commons, attended, and after a ve
ry interesting debate, 'he opi ner was about
to reply, when a g<nrlc*iwn intimately and
personally concetnrd, entered die room, and
having pledged himself to attend on the next
evening, and either open the debate, or take
«n |mi mi uirunvuaniini! me iju^auv>u was, wjui
the consent of a large majority, at journed.
—Several imporran and extraordinary dis
closures will be made in the course of the
evening; and lord Castlereagh or his adhe
rents, arc peremptorily summoned to attend,
and prevent, il possible, his character from
being consigned to everlasting infant) and
disgrace. The sratement respecting the ex
coition of William Orr, in !• eland, under
the administration of the noble lord, altho*
SncomrsMhle evidence was laid befire him,
proving hts innocence was read from Mr.
xinneity’s letter, and excited in the audi
ence visible e»roti«-ns of horror and disgust.**
Li -d ('astle r« agb is here peremptorily sum
m.-.ied to at end. Now gentlemen, look at
the extravag mi power assumed by this mock
tribunal ; fits'., there is to be fulmina.ed a
gairst the person an attack upon his charac
ter, by these unlicensed persons assembled
for * he most scandalous and penal purpose;
for all the persons assembled for that pur
pose constitute a disorderly assembly, and
are liable to be punished by law, and then
the party whose character is to become the
subject of animadversion, is peremptorily
summoned to appear before this self.consti
.tuted 8c disorderly assembly, Gentlemen, this
is a sor- of tyranny that I have never heard
of as exercised in the free land in which I
have the happiness to live. I have heard of
similar things which have been done in a
nother country, by an odious assembly that
■we have all heard of, denominated the Ja
Cobin assembly at Paris, where the founda
tion for the overthrow of the monarchy, and
of all civilized order in that country, and I
may add also, in other countries, was laid
in the abused power tn.d the arrogant pre
tensions of such societies. Here is lordCas
llereagh “ peremptorily summoned to at*
tend, and prevent it possible, bis character
from being consigned to everl.isting'infamy
and disgrace.” Is not this libellous? If it
be not, let the name of libel be blotttd out
of cur books. Lrt the thing he considered
no longer a subject of discussion, or a mat
lei of legal conren platim in this country, if
a man mav in this manner be. summoned, at
the peril of inf my and disgrace upon a
charge like this to present himself before
such a jtnlica UVe.
vjeoiicuiea, m-e. nis summousj we come
to wnat is consider* d is the trial, and then
it is snid, *• Last Monday, after two even,
ings' discussion, a crowded assembly unani
jr uslv decided I should have expected
»ut h a s of decision in such a place, and
*o convened and inflamed, “that LordCas
tlereagb’s conduct towards Mr. Finnerty,
ought lobe reprobated as a flagrant infringe
ment upon 'he liberty of a British subject,
and a « owardly act of oppression against an
intoct nt individual. ” Then it is said, “In
cits, querci of Mr. Finnerty being detailed
at he House ol Commons, he was unable to
attend til! late in the evening,when,to the uni
versal satisfaction of a mist respectable audi*
ence, he entered iheroom, and delivered a
most animated statement of the proceedings
at Waleheren and the conduct of lord Cas
tlereagh. It is unnecessary to add, that
Mr. Finnerty experienced the most flatter
ingand unequivocal proof* of the public ap
probation, while on the contrary not a hand
was held up in his lordship’s defence. Thus
has been furnished a memorable and striking
instance of the folly and inutility of attempt
ing, at least in this country, to oppress and
bear down an innocent individual.” I think
that is a pretty round allegation, that such
an attempt had been made to oppress and
bear down an tin cent individual. “ By
this disrussion, virtue and independence,'”
1 presume, in the person of Mr Fmneriy,
•• have received their just and adequate re
ward, while pride and arrogance,’ 1 must
collect from the contest’ in the person of lord
Castlereagh. ‘ have been humbled to the
dust—The nmnnge'I enjoy a heartfelt satis
faction m 'bus announcing he decision a-.id
feci con: eiotik ’hat they hare done tjieir du
ty.” Tb s is tbe record of *he judgment on
the unanimous decision * f this respectable
and well collected assembly.
Gentlemen, you have been told by the
learned advocate for ft-e defendant, that a
professor, whose name 1 forgot, has said,
that the g*ea» And characteristic blessing of
this country Was not that we had fr*-e laws
or a parliament of wisdom to make them,
but that we had these sort of subordinate
parliaments—tl.Ase debating societies Upon
my word, that learned professor has taken
a very imperfect measure of the liberties of
this country, or the means by which those
liberties and laws are preserved. I am, in
my station, as much a friend to freedom of
discussion and to fair deliberation upon all
subjects, which it behoves the subject, for
the preservation of his freedom, for the in.
formation of his mind, or for Ihe performance
of his duties, to discuss and deliberate upon,
as any man who ever sat in this place,
Unequal as 1 may be to my predecessor in
other respects, in th*i I am •qual to any of
thorn, in having an ardent love for tbe con
stitutional liberties of my country.—-—But I
Cannot conceive any thing so injurious to
either as to assist in giving effect to, or in
suffering eo go unpunished when they exist—
these licentious attacks upon li.e happiness
of individuals, and upon tTie security of tfie 1
state. The freedom of the pre«« it secured
by allowing eVary man to publish, -without
the pi evibus control of a licenser, that which
in his judgment he shall think fit to commit*
nir.ate to the public ; but he does it at his
peril, being responsible to individuals whom
tie may injure, or to the public whose peace
he may disturb. Subject to that respor.sibi
lity, and to that risk, every man may pub
lish what he pleases. No attempt has ever
been made in the times in which I have had
the happiness to live, upon that liberty so
exercised in the fi.st instance, by publishing
without the control of a licenser; but, it eve
ry man was to publish without the fear of
puniahmeut wimt his malice might suggest,
or what his falsehood might direct 10 be
said to the prejudice of another, no man
would have his good fame, the most es
timable blessing of life, in any degree of
security.
Gentlemen, in the discharge of my duty,
I am required to give you my opinion upon
this case. IF I were to state a doubt, it
would Ife to abandon one's understanding.—
I do with the most perfect Confidence pro
nouncC to you, that it is a most scandalous &
infamous libel, and I have no doubt, that in
ktlie discharge of your duty you will come to
the same conclusion, and will thereby be the
means of resisting »he evils by which we
are surrounded & o' iressed. The Jury im
mediately pronounced the defendant Guil
/V*
Nkw-York, Sep. li\
Another Decree against American Com
tnerce.
By the politeness of a respectable mer
chant in this city, we have been favored
wiihthe Hamburgh Correspondent of the
36th of July, from which we have translated
: the following important decree :
Berlin, July 21, 1810.-The follow
ing decree has been published here:
DECREE
7b discontinue the Commercial Intercourse
with the United States oJ~ America.
His majesty the king of Piussia, our gra
cious sovereign, &c.—finds himself innured
for the ntore effectual observation of the
Continental System already adopted, in con
junction with the impet ial court Of France,
and that the same may be observed and
strictly enforced by his subjects, and to pr«
vent any abuses into Which they might be
led, hereby decrees and orders. That all hit
ports shall be shat against all American ves
sels, without any exception.
1 hus fr^m the date of this our publication,
no Vessel coming from any American port,
or belonging to any citizen ol the U S will
be permitted to cn'«r into any of our har
bors. on this side. But every vessel of that
nation when appearing upon our roads, or
before any Prussian port, shall he warned
I off; and in case of contravention besides the
confiscation of vessel and cargo shall be
i further investigated and punished. Berlin
July 19 1810.
By special command of his majesty,
(Signed)
Habdenbehs Gol«. Doh
na, Kircheisen.
Berlin, July 21, 1810.—Our Couit and
the whole capital are suddenly placed in a
deep and grievous mourning since our be
loved and adored queen departed this life
on the 19'h inst. whilst upon a visit to her
father in Sirelitz. Her disease was a long
j complaint : she was seized on the 30ih of j
June, and died on the 19th of July. She was j
in the 34th year. She was married om the
24th December, 1794.
Boston. Sep. 14. —Yesterday the ship
Monsoon, Brigham, arrived at this port, in
35daystrom Cadiz, which he left on the 7th
of August.
“Captain B. ihfnrms that things remain
ed in that city, much as represented by the
late accounts received here, that the fortifi
cations were nearly completed—the inhabi
tants in good spirits, with plenty of provisi
ons, but considerable difficulty was experi
enced in procuring water, in consequence of
rheir being annoyed by the French. That
about 20 British transports sailed Aug. 6th,
destination unknown. Five or six line of
battle ships and an equal number of smaller
vessels of war and gun-boats were lying at
Cadiz. The latter were actively employed
in molesting the enemy on the opposite
coast. Eleven hundred French seamen were
said to have arrived at St. Ducar, by land,
about the first of August, where a multitude
of gmi-b >»ts were in readiness for their re.
cep» oil. Siven or eight American vessel*
were reported to have been brought into St.
Lucar, before the 1st of August; names un.
' known.
Prices at Cadiz—Flour 13 tol4 dollars,
dull sile. Beef 14 to 15. Pork 17.”—E. C.
j H. B.
LATEST FROM LISBON.
The New London paper of Wednesday,
says-•* After the paper was put t«press;
touched at the harbor's mouth, brig Calliope,
of New York, 35 days from Lisbon, with 103
fine Merino sheep on board. We can only
learn r>y the person who stopped a moment
on board and brought letters to be forwarded
by the mail, that there had been some fight
ing between the armies; and that the Bri
tish and Portuguse w»ie retreating towards
Lisboh.”
Jfjrtraet of a letter from Cafitain Charles
Cook, master of the shift James Cook, to
his owners in Newhuryftort, dated Kos„
tock, June 20, 1810.
•• I have to advise you of tht re-capture
of the James Cook, on the 10th inst. by the
English frigate Fisgard ; she was cut out of
Wismar with no rudder, and only her low
er rigging standing ; her anchors, spars,
tackling, fcails, &c. being brought here by
the Frenchmen; the captain informs me
his salvage is one eighth part; but if I can
not obtain sails and cable he will be obliged
to burn her, for he cannot spare stores on
• his station to get her to England.-The
French plunderers yesterday sold all my
cargo at auction; they also advertised my
sails, 8tc. but on my appearance they stop,
peri the sale; they have since offered them
to tne for 8 3000. I offered them 1200, for
these tree Oooters have used some of them ;
and my boats are converted into privateers ;
I shall offer them ft 3000 in order to gel the
ship to England, for there is no canvass to be
had her«.”
Extract sf a letter from f a lianinhplace
about 00 miles -V. JV of ChristianeanJ) mated
June 1810.
“ After a passage of 40 days from Boston, we
arrived here on the 5th inst. being brought in by
a Danish privateer, who boarded us about 5}
cagues from flila place, and after looking ouet'
’up papers, observed we had no Charter Party,
and must be carried into port for further examina.
tion The next day we were carried into Far
nmd, (a few miles from this) and cxaminrd.—
We then applied to the agent of die privateer,
«nd likewise to the cap'ain, for the cause of our
detention, but could learu none. Wc were, bow
•ver, informed by the Americana here. (of whom
you have a list at foot) that we shall be tried by
the Prize Court here. Wc shall, of course, eon
teat every thing with them, and you may depend
upon our exertions to do the best we can. We
have written to Mr Isaacson, at Christians;)nd,
for advice, and shall write you every opportuni
ty
“ American vetsclt at Egv>og-Ship Eger'u,
Law, from New-York; schooner Fly, Curtis,
Cadiz ; brig Catharine, Ockington, Boston 5 Mi
nerv». Baker, from Portland ; (these two last
were carried in with us ;) brig Joseph, Turner,
lying at another port near us ; brig Ellen Maria,
Adams, from Lisbon; brig Sylph, Forbes, from
New York.” .
New York, Sep. 18.
latest From England.
Last evening arrived at this port, ships
George Washington fronh Liverpool, and
William from Belfast, by which the Editors
of the Mercantile Advertiser have receiv
ed London papers, to the 1st ot August, in»
elusive, but they are very barred of intcllL
gence.
Mr. C. W. Apthorp, of Boston, who ar
rived here yesterday in the ship George
Washington from Liverpool, with despatch
es from Mr. Pinkney, informs us that anew
Minister Plenipotentiary f whose name he
does not recoiled) had been appointed to
the United States by the English Govern _
ment.—• Alter. stdv.
Despatches from lord Wellington had been!
received in England, with information of the
fall ot Ciudad Rodrigo in Portugal. On the
day Ciudad Rodrigo capitulated, the Frenth
cavalry debouched on the plains of Almeida,
and were attacked bv part of the English
14th and 16th dragoons, under Col. Talbot.
They were repulsed with the loss of 300 in
killed The English lost about 20, including
Col. Talbot whose charger’s fore-legs were
broken by musket balls, and making a des
perate plunge, he threw the colonel over his
head upon the bayonets of the French, who
instantly dispatched him.
The electors of Westminster gave a grand
dinner to Sir Francis Burdett on the 31st of
July, at the crown and anchor tavern^ in
the Strand. On the Baronet’s leaving the
tavern, the populace took his horses front the
carriage, and carried him in triumph to his
house
Mr. Apth'vrp, of Boston, a passenger in
the George Washington, is the bearsfr of des
patches from Mr. Pinkney for government.
The despatches are said to be of importance ;
and contain information, that another British
M nister is appointed to come out to this
country.-- — A*. Y.Gai.
London July 30.
Bonaparte is expected to visit Amsterdam
immediately after he has celebrated the an
niversary of his birth at Paris. He has or_
dered his son by Madame Louis Bonaparte
to be sent Iro n Holland tb Paris. It is this
young Gentleman for whom the Duchy of
Berg is destined il Bonaparte’s system Should
last, (quod Deus averiat l) till he is old e
nough to take upon hi resell the reins of Gov’t.
Louis himself is wandering from pUce to
place. From Neundorff he went to Cassel,
reluctantly, as we understand. He had in
tended to proceed to the coast, in hopes of
having an opportunity of making his escape.
Finding, however, this impracticable, he
went to Cassel, the residence cf his brother
Jerome. We shall probably hear of him no
more. Bonaparte will order him into con
finement ; ahd in one of the state prisons in
France he may be destined to linger out the
remainder of his life. With the celebrated
Madame Roland he may, with justice ex
claim, “ Aujordhui stir un Trone, demain
dans let fers.” (To.day on a throne, to
morrow in prison.)
Murat seems bent upon a Naval Expedi-!
on, and ia supposed, by this time, to have
made an attack upon Sicily.
By a Gentleman who left Rotterdam, on
Tuesday, we have some interesting details
of the situation of the new territories of
France North of the Mease; Besides the
Royal Guard of Louis, all the Dutch troops
in Rotterdam. Hiptrlem, Utrscht, and some
other places, had been marched into France
ontneir way to Spain. Their numbers might
be estimated at between 12 and 15,000. A
bout 2000 officers of police were to he ap
pointed with special powers and authority,
at any time to enter the dwellings, ware
houses, or other buildings of the natives, for
the seizure of all property suspected to have
come from this country. Temporary regu
lations were in progress to prevent any of the
inhabitants from quitting the city without
giving previous notice of the objecc and di
rection of their journey.
London, August 1.
Pilot Office, Four o'clock.
We stop the press to mention that a Spa
nish frigate, which sailed from Corunna on
the 24th tilt, and arrived at a late hour last
night at Spithead, brings intelligence of a
general engagement having taken place on
the 20th, between the allied armies in Por
tugal under lord Wellington and the French
under Massena, which terminated in favor
of the allies, who are reported to have lost
8000 men, and the enemy 20 000, with the
loss of all their artillery. This intelligence
was received, though not an an official com„
ihunication, at the Admiralty, about 2 o’clock
this afternoon.
Yesterday arrived at tltis port, the U. S.
frigate President, Commodore R'tgers, and
brig Argus, Captain Lawrence, from a
cruize.
Extract of a letter from Hamburg. dated
July 24, to a mercantile houne in thin ci
*y
** The mail of this day from Copenha
gen brings an account of the condemnation
of the following American ships, via;. .,.
the Asia, Catharine Jane, Franklin and
swift.
•• It is said the Austrian, French 8c West
fihalisn ministers left Berlin, all on the same
day. '*
Nkw.Yok, Sept. 18,
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
By the fast sailing ship Robert Burns,
['aptain Parsons, which arrived this after
loon in thirty days from Liverpool, we
lave received London papers to the 12th
>f August.
We do not find in odf London Papers any
icceunt ©I the appointment of a new minister
from the Court of St. James to the governj
merit of the U. 8.
Capt. Parsons has brought despatches from
the American minister in Loudon, to the Sec
retary of State.
Capt. P. informs us. that Cotton was sel
ling in Liverpool at 14 pence ; Flour, 63s.
and Wheat 16s.—Mer. Adv.
- The productions of this country, Cotton.
Flour,Grain, &c. had experienced a reduc
tion in price, the harvest having proved more
abundant than was expected. It will be
aeon, by our marine department, that near,
ly 300 sail of American vessels had arriv
ed out in two weeks preceding the 12th ult.
The London Statesman of the 7th August,
speaks wi*h confidence, illative to the repeal
of the Union. On the 6th of August, the
Committee of the Boatd of Aldermen and
Common Council, appointed to prepare Pe.
titions for a repeal of the Union, had a full
meeting, and Committees were appointed
to further this object, in an address to the
King and the Empire.
JV. T Gazette.
London, Aug. 2.
D eafiatchea from Sicily.... -Thi s morn
ing Colonel Banbury, bcl >ug ng to i!ie Staff
of the British army in Sicdv, arrived at Ld.
Liverpool’s office, ii) D >wning Sireet, with
th* agreeable intelligence, that the attempts
made by thy French and Italian army on
the shores of Calabria, to invade. Sicily, have
been almost totally frustrated. Their fleet
of transports has been dispensed by the gal
Kant exertions ol our tnvs on that station ;
seven vessels have fallen into our hands,
witli 3.000 troops on board, and several have
been driven bn shor. and destroyed.
August 6 ——Some G-naan Papers have
been received this morning, from which vre
have mad** some extracts. Among then is
a letter.from Paris, which sates that the!
EX'Minis.cr nf Policy:, F >uche, the Duke of
Otranto, has fixed his residence at Aix in
Provence, in France. It thus appears that his '
appointment to the government of Rome wasl
— w. ‘'Uinmai, «»IU Uirtl lie lldh UUUdll)
fallen into disgrace
London August 6. It is stated in due
Of these papers, that the brother to the hue
Crown P«*mfce has been selected to succeed to
the throne of Sweden.
A Gottenburg mail arrived oh Friday.—
1 he private letters by this conveyance state,
that a treaty for an exchange of prisoners
between England and Denmark was in pto_
gress. and that his Danish Majesty hail eri
larged the period for exporting g’ ain, from
the Duchies of Schleswick anil Holstein —
The remains of the crown Prince were in.
terred on the 13th ult. Wallachia has been
formally incorporated with Russia, and the.
event has been celebrated at Burcharest,
with great splendor.
Lord Castlereagh is now mentioned as the
probable successor to the present governor
general of India.
August 8 —Despatches were yesterday re
| ceived at Portsmouth, from General Ann'
strong the American Ambassador in France,
addressed to the American minister in this
country ; to whom they were immediately
forwarded.
August 9.—-The Emperor of Austria has
effected an almost total change in his Cabi
net Council ; Count Zichy is to be at the
head of the financial department. He pos
sesses the entire confidence of his Soveie.gn,
and was principally instrumental in effecting
the change, which is stated to afford great
satisfaction to the people,
j A gentleman who came from France in the
same vessel that conveyed the despatches to
Mr. Pinkney from Gen. Armstrong, has
brought intelligence from Paris to the 5th,
and from Morlaix tothe 7th inst. The ofli
cial Papers transmitted to Mr Pinkney,, we
understand, relate to the condemnation of
American property, in France, Spain, Italy,
and Holland; and to the intended departure
of the Minister of the U. S. from th French
Capital. Public notice was given in the
Moniteur, that tl.a sales of ships and car
goes of th U. S which had been sequestra,
ted, would commence «*n the first ol this
month, which measure was carried intoex.
ecution without the least reserve, and the ef"
fects were sold at very reduced prices. One
vessel had, however, been allowed to take
her departure from Bordeaux, which indue
ed a hope that some relaxation of the order
might take place ; but no favorable compi o
mise between the captors or government, &
the proprietors was permuted. It was, wt
are informed, the design of General Arm
strong to leave Paris before the usual time of
the prevalence of the north weswardlj
winds ; but his application for passports to
fulfil his intention, had, upon some pretence
or other, been hitherto ineffectual: no Amer
ican could quit the limits of Fiance, unle-s
he proceed directly from thence to Ameri
ca ; andleave was not even granted to en
able him to visit the dependencies of the Em
pire.
I lie same cartel, through vhich we ac
quired the preceding particulars, brought
despatches to his Majesty’s Ministers, from
Mr. Mackenzie. We are told, that the pi i
vate opinion of the British Agent is, tnat,
not withstanding the series of disappointments
which he has had to encounter in the dis
charge ot his duties, an arrangement for the
release of his countrymen would be ultimate
ly accomplished.
I he Argus, Arthur O’Conner’s paper, was
to expire on the last day of July.
Aug. 9-We know not whether the
symptoms of discontent in the interior have
increased with the increasing distress'of the 1
people, and have induced Bonaparte to re
lax the severity of his restriction ; but it is
now stated, that lie has expressed at* incli
nation to open some commercial inter- i
course with this country by means of neu
tral vessels. The prefect of Usiend is said
to have within these few days published
some regulations, which, instead of compel
ling vessels to take one half their cargoes
in wines or brandies, diminish the quantity
of these articles vary Considerably. As the
British government h«3professed an inclina
tion to accede to the principle of this ar
rangement, and as there is no material difl
ference in the terms, great hopes are enl
tertained that it may lift brought to bear.
1 o forward this important measure, a gen
tleman who enjoys the confidence of the new
ly appointed Board of Commerce in France
and was selected by them for the purpose!
we understand has been some days in
town. He is authorised to communicate
with our Hoard of Trade on the subject; but
whether directly or through the channel of
the merchants, We are not informed.
In the event of the intercourse taking
place, ft is understood that the trade will
be carried on through the medium ot neu
tral vessels, sailing under licenses granted
by either government. Particular ports a
mong which areOstend, Dunkirk, & Havre
are to be assigned for the reception of the*r
vessel s. —• Conner*
August 10.—Tt Is stated, in private lettm,
that during the last month no troops had pas*
sed through France in the direction "("Spain.
The general opinion at Paris was, that the
war in that country would be much protract
ed. Ne.w orders had been given for the spee
dy equipment of the fleet in the Scheldt and
the Texel.
Much observation has been made on ^
proposed arrangement for commercial inter
course between G. B. and France; and it
has been said, that a gentleman is just ar
rived in London from the Chamber of Com-*
merce at Paris, to facilitate such a purpose*.
The following letter relative to this subject
has been received :—
** OaT*nu, Aug. 4 --W<- are in hope that
a renewal of • "inmcrcial intercouase by means
ot licences, will be effected, on the application
of our merchants at Paris—Letters just receiv
ed from, thence notice several deliberations on
tlie subject, but we have not yet ascertained,
whether any relax ition of the system will mutvfc
ully take place. The probability is, that the de
cree of restriction wdl be moderated, and that
a smaller quantity of wine and brandy will
be allowed to be taken with every cargo of
corn ”
It is said that the enemy are making vigorous
preparations at Boulogne and the other ports from
thence to Clierburgh, and that a number of ves
sels are constructing, on an entire new princi
ple f**r the conveyance and exercise of heavy
-mllery
It s -id th it mi officer of some rank lately de
n-tied from Massenu’s army, and that the infor
mation which br give was so important, that
Lord Wellington thought it right to send
him to Ergland, and he is at present in I.ond6n.
BRITISH ARMY IN PORTUGAL.
This morning desp t he* were received from
Lor • We'linguin, dated Alvnrca, 25lb July.——
We have intelligence trom head-quarters one
day, and irom Lisbon four days later, being to
the .10: ♦ ult. The following extract from one of
mu letters Comprise# some important particular*
of the tnost considerable afi'iira between our
lrocp3 and the French in the Peninsula, since the
ban I • ot T.-itavera.
“ Li bon, July 28-Some movements on
the 231, indicated an intention of attacking the
adva iced corps under General Ciaufur«l, wilich.
was posted on the right bank ot th.* C ia. On
th. m .-ning of \ he 24ih. at 5 o’clo k. the ene
my advanced w th 8,000 infantry and 3,630 ca
valry o omm nc! the attack, t iie to. ul :.f the
English force in iliat situation was 4,000 infant
ry atld 600 cavalry.-three limes the Fi nch
char. <al <*ur tr iops, nl were as often repulsed
with the greatest gallantry. The principal con
test was att .fc bridge of the Coa, where con
siderable numbers fell on both sales The result
of the action was, that G ner..l Cruuhml fell
back Upon the main body of- the British army,
and the French took position immediately- on
(heir retreat, on i he left bank of the C .4 Our
l.i-s is stated at 2f0 then in k lied, and 15 officer*
ink lied, wounded and prisoners ; that of the
etlciny issuppost d to be. at least 500 .”
HOME INTELLIGENCE:
T\e Du/:c of Tort —At the house of a solici
tor, of the n me of Parker, in Gray’s Inn, a pe
tition to the King has be< n deposited, stating
generally, that the circumstances disclosed in the*
enquiry nfefore the H- itss of C unmons, by Mrs,
Mary /inn Clark, had most of them been con
tradicted, and that the rest of them, to this day,
had received no confirmation from other testi
mony.
It likewise enumerates, that the measures ta
ken against the Duke ol Yoik were to answer
the purpose of party or faction in the Common*
House of Parliament, and were not, therefore*
to be considered as deciding the question of me
rit cm the oon.Ui.il uf Hi* itoyal Highness. It
I onr.iudi s hy praying tbit the Duke of York mag -
be restored to the office (>f Commander in ►
Chief, asserting, that his official industry and
talents, during the long time he held that im
portant station, had proved him to be the most
proper person to discharge th functions of it to
the improvement of the service and to the siitis
faction of the country
I liis petition, had, we understand, been sign
ed by several General Officers With whom
this application to the sensibility of Rie Sove
reign originated, is not publ. ly k'lown
August 11-VVe received this morn
ing letters from our correspondent nr Lis
iion.atid papers to the 30 h if.. and accounts
from Lord Wellington’s head quarters, to
the 26th. They are extremely imeresingv
though no battle had taken place_ft was
the general opinion, however, that it could
not be delayed many days. Our army i*
in the best health and spirits, abundantly*
provided and anxious to meet the enemy.
Massena seemed to be concentrating hi*
whole force in front of Lord Wellington—
He is waiting for Regnier’sdivision, which,
breaking up from Truxillo, has crossed the
I agus at Villa Velbe about the same time,
on his road to Cartel Branco, abon* the same
time that General Hill was on h's road to
join Lord Wellington. Our Private cor
respmdent mentions a report prevalent af.
Lisbon on the 29th, of his having flanked
Rrgnier, but adds that the report had not
been confirmed. We are not accurately
acquainted with the strength of these two
corps. It was said that General Hill had
15,000 men, and R gnier 26 000. If that
I be the fact, the former will, no doubt make
| job time naste to join the main army,
without attempting to ft.mk or attack Keg.
nier. I he latter, on the other hand, might
he expected toattempt flanking the former,
and thus interpose between him and the
main army. But if he has any such intern,
tion, he does not seem likely to execute it,
if thetwo Generals crossed the Tagus about
tht >vne tune, for the distance from Alcan
tara to Cassel Branco is much greater than
toe distance from Villa Yelbe to Castei
Branco.
Tne 9th regiment from Halifax. onr>
thousand strong, landed at Lisbon on the
28ui ult. and was to join the army as soon*
as possible.
A letter from an officer, dated Villa Fran^
ca des Novis, July 25, says, “ the whole
army is in motion.”
General Leith’s division was at Thomar
on the 26th.
At Oporto every man capable of bearing
arms has been put in requisition.
I he following has been given as a s atej
ment of the force on each side :
French-Massena, from 60 to 70,000 j
near Leon, from 5 to 8.000 ; Regnier, 26,000 .
in Andalusia,50.000 ; in Old Castile, 35,000*
British, Spanish and Portuguese-Ko^
mana, from 12 to 13,000; Lord Welling,
ton, (British,) immediately under him.
32,000; Bcresford, 10 000 ; Hill, 15,000;
Portuguese troops, 200.000.
Aug. 13-Hamburgh papers to the 1st.
I aria to the 4th, and Dutch letters to the
7th inst are received. An article dated
Vienna, July 20, says, that the Turkish ar„
my having taken a position on Mont Balkan,
the Russian Oeneral did not deem it advisa**
hie to attack it. but took a circuitous route,
nnd arrived at Bassargik, in Romelia. It is
'tated from Leghorn, that between 300 and
400 men having landed from 3 frigates in
Corsica, were beaten by the inhabitants,
ml compelled to re .embark with conside.
• able lois, A decree has been published by