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oithe Tlosateries. His Exceffettey and his suite
will be youveytihtlAg rye's carriageLi
sante darthere eh' grand in the Place
ale Carrousel. , • , 3
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We find the followsistgodvicesisseirikes.butritufs:
"‘ On the Nth inst. sitTsteltisiautery, on his way
'in great haste from the Battesitt to Vienita, passed
eltrutigh Setnlin withort stopping for an instanos--
tt is heoce inferred, that he is the bearer of vary
iruportant dispatches. . '
4' The Turks lowing assembled a great force ist,
• wise, Czerni George suddenly collected all hue-
troops, and ordered therm to obstruct the adiottee
of the Turks. The latter; however, succeeded in
elisludging the Servians from several entrenchments,
with considerable loss.
"6 The report is confirmed of the Servians having
• twptured twenty-four richly laden vessels, which
the Turkish merchants were sending from &mid,
t.. Orsowa. On the 24th instant, however, they
• ere restored, in consequence of strong remou-
. *trances on the part of the Austrians.
• ". Twenty thousand bake of cotton lately arrived
at tirsewa troin Scullin.
The intelligence of it battle having taken place
on the 14th lest. at Nissa, is fully confirmed. It
was in conseq nowt of this battle, that, on the 16th
and 17th, orders were issued for all the Serviette,
without exception, to take np arms.
" Letters from Anemia state, that in the course°
last month very serious disturbances broke out be-
t Ween the Alleuniansand Macedonians, during which.
was exhibited the horrid spectacle of a son lighting
against his father. Muclitar-Pacha had the au-
dacity to draw his sword against his father. Ali.
the Paella of Albania. Victory declared in favoitrof
the fceliii.44 of nature ; and the sou, who hail
better bliuded by ambition, was totally defeated and
striven bad( to his own territory, notwithstanding
his being supported by a iminerolis body of rest,-
/lite Macedonians. The father was assisted by the
brave Albanians. The Totrkish troops took part
w:th neither, but remained inclifilreut spectators of
these bloody encounters."

The FR EN CIIG EN- ilt.4 iii;s PORTUGAL.

or the French Generals engaged in the actions
of the 17th and 210, in Portugal, a few words may
not be uni.sitereating. Of the personal conduct of
Juuot, who manatianded ut the battle of Vimiera,
little is loosen. The captured Officers, and even
timed high rank,
.si.inke very slightly, and even
' with reprobation, of his tuaticouvres during the
action. Individually, however, their language was
hi4lily respectful towards hint ; he wa always
4' the blikl:;" and the syitem of equality, in the
armies at least of France. seems to be utterly ab-
horrent to the reigning practice. The vessel which
carried home Captain (now ‘4,1),
_Campbell,
brought letters from JnnoS..emd efiesbie, his
Secretary, to be forward 4 ta their' reipectiye la-
tries the rirst opportuuity,..
• Galeria! Lfiltloll is as little spoken iof ; he has,
' . however, the reputation of beim an able man.
General Laborde
,distingtoir hed himself at Ra.'
leis on the 17th, when the mountain names were so*
u•• •
, 'ably contested with the English. His reputation is
•
that of an experienced Officer ; but he Leona most
&redoes character.
General Bretnere was, also distinguished at the
affair of Itoleia. lie thrice led the attack' sithieb.
proved as destructive to the 9th and 29tH regis•
melds of foot, and thus covered theretorak of lA-.
• horde with the main body of the army, and after-
!, wards retired I self in pod order.' though with
• great loos. Here it waslhat Colonel, Lake mid'
Stewart fill. He was not liowever,'so fortunate
ou the flat, bring made a prim/not in' the gallant
charge of General Ferginon's Brigittl6, litich broke
the enemy's eight column, at the head of which
Mreniere fought.
It is impossible here not to notice some cireum.
•
• st•inees connected with the capture of this Officer.
He surrendered himself, upon the column giving
••
• way, to Corporal Ross, of the 71st regiment, and
• immediately pulled out his watch and money,
which, with Ins sword, epaulettes. and sash, he
• presses! upon his captor. This gallant man, how-
• ever. vetuswal every thing he was offered, brought
the Geownti in safety to Colonel Pack, and deli-
vered him lip to that Officer. Breniere, in sato-
esishment, could not help exclaiming--'s What snit
Magmata out this be—lie has done me the greats-t
. services—lmp brought me here safe at the risk of his
life—and yet refuse's to take from me all the reward
1 can at present offer him ?" To which Coloael
r_ • Pack rather drily replied Wears British soldiers,
Sir, sad not pluuderers." Oar readers will be glad,
hewes cr. to know that such tamidsoct did not pass
unrewarded ; as soon as S;r Arthur IVelksley was
made acquainted with it, lie asked it as a favour
from Colonel Pack to make him a serjeant on the
. held of battle (with which the Colossal irosuirliately
complied). and gave from his own pocket a hand-
some gratnity to this generous fellows
The conduct, on that day, of a connn of this
blemical Corporal Roos, who was piper to the same
• regiment, is too remarkable to be paused over in
silence. As Ise pushed on iu his ranks. fighting
bravely, his piper being slung behind him for the
. present, he received a severe wound in the leg from
a tivisket-liall—t:nding himself disabled, he deli-
berately sat down on the, ground, and, unstrapping
his instrument, he called oad---" Wird, my bra'
Lads, 1 eau gang no farther wi'ye a fighting; but
dc'el ha' my soul if ye sal moat music ;' and imme-
diately began playing his most warlike airs with
his utmost might, and the greatest unconcern. We
shall only odd, that General Ilretsirre has been
_ brought to England in the St. A/Inas non of war.
General hibault, Chief of the French. Staff, was
the acti et of the 21st. In his pocket
was (sand the French Order of Battle. Some
lineation has also been startle of a General Ilialister,
but of liiin we know nothisig.
General Kellerman, who was deputed by Junot
to treat for terms on which to 'intender his army,
coinnicunied the Reserve in the action of the 2 Ist.
Ile it was who endeavoured to re-take the eassimis
taken by General Fergusoa's brigade, in a despe-
rate attack on the 71st sad aid re intents which
were halt.-. 1 in the volley where tiny LI been lost.
Li this attempt, however, lie was foiled by a
tisaoseuvre of time Commander in Chief, who, from
ins -ititatinii Oil the ki:4ll ground, owing the disad-
iratila,;e to which these corps would be attacked its