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be wai% to conlidc iu them ; to the Cootie-
men now on the opposite iside he war
to give credit for hone_sty of intention ; soil there-
fore, nude, the prevent circiiinstassees, he thought
kinvoss. hound to give them his confidence and en.
trust mein with the means iirvessary to the object
they had in view. He thoitglit there would be an
inconvenience and miscliiel attending the sending
back those hill., and he was witting to coistsibute
his sanction towards the passing of diem. nefore
ha sat down, he would take the liberty to advert to
some other points. He had formerly made some
observations upon Sicily, which hall .oiti."
offence. It was done iii compliance. with his Puha-
Meat:try duty. H., thmig'it it of the inmost
importance, that that comitry .4.“11:1 be c.maine
of resistance, and ise innea d•oilyel whether it was
placed iu that situation which MIS CUlCUlattli b Sr-
ford it. There was another topic upon which lie
would touch, that of America. fie could nut lll-
ticiently deprecate a practice which, he was ,orry
to say, obtaiised some, kind of sanction from time
conduct of this country, that of condemning, as
bruits otAdiniraltc, vessels that hail the misfor-
tune to appioach her slisre, isader the mold le ace
of an amicable disposition ; hat, war breaking nut
in the uncut time, were ilctaiiied as prises. The
Nom Member having dwelt a long while Lt depre-
cating such a practice, c includA hpct•cii with
expressing a hope that it *Staid give towl to a lucre
enlightened policy.
Mr. C. HuTCOUNION appraved.of amiefieff duo-

Mr. Po NSuatity—" The question before *us, Sir.
I take to he this, whether we shall groat three
:utl!ious of money no the way of a vote of credit,
mill leave it to the discretion 'of His Majesty's Mt-
%enact* to apply some tiara of • it in support of the
contest, in which Spain, Portugal, and Austria are
ugngwl ageinst France ? This, although much of
other matter has been introduced, is certainly the
only point we have particularly to consider upon the
pa'sent occasion. That we ehnuld enable His
:Mujesty'a Ministers to tsarist Spain aid Portu-
gal with part of this money, every body reems to
allow, as being reitsnnable and proper; the only
doubt stet .ed is as to ho.v far we should go, or whe-
ther we rhoislil go any blugth at all iu assisting
Austria My own opinion, Sir, upon this ponit, cer-
tainly is, that giiiisters must be vested with a di,
cretionary power. I eationt say positively whether
it be wise or not to wisest Austria with money iu
our present eircutustatiees. It is impossible fur me,
with the liatited information I min possessed of, to
give a positive opinion at the present moment ; but
thus far I am disposed to st rte, thatin iny
any aasistaiice we rail afford to give h:a• in that way
will not b: of any rent utility to her. If, however,
Mm listen do ;Menace any of that money to
Austria, and eau spew, uomi another and a future
w.ctision, that there was good reason to imagine ml-
vantage was likely to attar from it. even although
Austria should ultimately be unsuccessful, I shall
tint be then disposed in :dame them. A. to the
mode in which this money has been asked for by
Austria. I must observe that I cannot agree it was
9:oper or reasonable that lofty great encourage-
'omit 101oishl have been given by this Goveritineirt.
wallabier her socoaddently to rely noon our resist.
ance ; it may perhaps he justified, whets we consoler
the nature and character of that power actual
whom slw Se rooteradin Whets we are involved
in the seine strieegle, I ern tint disposed to con-
demn Ministers for not protesting those bill.
Austria has le sly drawn upon this coontre. but my
grin ',photon is, that Austria is irretrieviody
I thought site wvul.l be so before she drew the
sword. and two, wile-s she has drawn it, I find
tOllOll to alter that opinion. I am twirl)
tfnid it is slot now in the power of this coun-
try to avert that calamity. If it could have been
an, it W:44 our duty to have done it ; as that Power
has undoubtedly been our great stay upon the Cosi-
tinent of Europe; our otoject should he to itiam.
tain her to the utmost, as the greatest Continelital
Power to contend with France; hut now it is too
Late, when we lira that France is deterinmed to seize
the opportunity of a favourable moment to crush her.
and render her incapable of further risiatance. With
regard to Portugal sad Stein, the cure is grate
otherwise. IVe have already so far engaged our-
selves with those countries, and hare acted with
them, have given them so much eileouritgement,
and are so loun4 by stipulation and alliance with
them, that it is impossible to retract, or that ally
one can 'Sty that we (milt: not to leave the money at
the discretion of Nliiii.ters, to bestow omits those
powers as they shall think lit. Upon such au oc-
casion as the present, it would be, perhaps, most
discreet, to abstain from offering any opinion as to
what may happen, or :olio what may he most for
the interest of this country in the procedure
or Government; but I cannot, Sir, consistently
With my own feelings, and the ditty, 1 think, I
owe to the eisentry. refrain from hagaiding one by
way of caution, in their future conduct.—Alv opi-
nion is, that the contest of Spain mei Portugal will
wholly foil of the wished-for snares. and that the
power of France will become **completely predo-
minant in these count' ice, as it is over ugly other part
of Europe. What then does this cauntry require on
the part of Ministers? It requires that tiny. a.
the Government of the coootry, should, at a tune
whoa there is yet the meatus of doing it, take care
to 'secure the insular and American possessions of
Snots' and Portugal. so as to plane them smut of the
r-ach of France. When I say sersee,l tin not mean
that this country should exercise oily act of &mufti-
-on over these pos-easions, or steal them as ',louder
arising from the wreck of the Stoutish cause.
No; but I say that this couistry should, 1w die use
of its counaela and advice. together with the soak-
cation or all its strength and moos. place 'South
America, in particular, in that state in witieh of
shall not be possible for France to establish herself
in is, NA as to make d.s.eli t Bonaparte maintain his
assumed title of King of the us wed iis King
of Spain. I hope we are not so entangled by any of
oar engagements, as to Ferdinand VII. oho, afflict'
the lawful monarch of Satin. is at present nothnig
more than • primmer of lioiaaparte, as Id he pre.
vented fiom availing ourselves of Joins; that which
necessity might teach us we ought to do; I mean,
of supporting any disposition that may he evinced
by the people of Smith 'Jolene* to set sip a Gri.
rerstinent of their own. If they choose to .et stp the
Government of reolmand the Vllth, he it isn.
This country should support thent in following

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their interest and our security. But if we put
off hiking our stein. till
_at distant day, when
the piswer of t:rence lieC/11111111 thoroughly rata-
biisiie. its Ohl Soigne she will find the means of
drawing a part of South America along with it,
under her &minim; and cootroul.-1 take this
importunity 'if insking this isheervation, as, be-
fore the next Sessiuo of Parliament commences,
perhaps the time tiny act/sally he past, in which
this country can take any steps at all upon the
subject. livery oat, eCIIIIII4I that it is not its the
'sower (delis Stale of the lluu.e to have sill that
inhotriation that rim viable us to form a core
rect (minion ; het I only suggest, for the cone
shier:thou of Itlittistera, previous to that period,
what I cow :rive to be fur the real interests of
the country. There is also another subject,
upon which I wish to hazard an opinion.—
If France succeed 111 Spain and Protege', what
will he the aittietion of alma. countries ? All throe
individuals wilts have resi,ted the Flower of France,
must expect front her that treatment which she
Law Issevvr failed to observe towards those in other
moistness that have resisted her. Whatever pro-
mises were ;mete to them in the 'tiptoed of thin-
culty, Franke will never liiok Upon them but with
u jcaleus eye; and will govern them with an over-
bearing haul, and it is therefo e the interest of
these individuate to unite wiih us in effecting
whatever object nosy teed to the pernument 'titte-
red of England—err in doing so, they Meet thole,
own safety. If therefore we must quit those
countries entirely, we should render their resources
of as littler 'teal as possilsle to the %mod power of
• France. Whin that crisis occurs, it shoitli hetet
it concerted with the inhabitant, of throe coo:odes,
that they ohould agree with us to destroy their
Maritime power as snitch as possible. Frame
should be disithltel from fitting out fleets Irina the
ports of Lisbon, Cadiz, and Curthagena, erg tint
this country. If the yield those Beets
and navel Arsenide they ought to know that they
are yielding them to the ruses', of their ally ; and
that if they tire sincerely our friends, they ought
to sum- 'der then to those who will and can
uniatige them for their advantage. I desire not
that this country should by this procedure and
advice act the ''art of u pirate or of a tow;
eherous ally, nor that we should forcibly deo•
troy those ports I have um: ittiotted ; I 1/IVIIII so
such thing; but L mean, that the Government
should be upon its guard to use all powiilde ineens,
in a proper season, to induce those who now resist
the power of France, to prevent the evil come-
trainees that might subsccuiently result from
their sehjugatime by restart-a% their naval force
of as little adviiiitago to the enemy es possible,
and to enter into all our views; for it is mini.
fest to every hotly, that the first thing that any state*
man at the head of the Councils of this Counevy
ought to look to is, to increase, as much as posse.
ble, the maritime power of England, and to destroy
that if Forties.. We most look upon ourselves as
wholly inch pendent of tile Continent of Europe,
cultivating the commerce of all other countries itt
the world, and by our maritime force to exclude
France from that enjoyment. I have thus, from a
strong settee of duty, taken this opportunity of ex-
citing the attention of Ministers, between this pe-
riod MA next session, to what appears to me to be
the only means of trltittilite safety, securing what it
possesses, mid of increasing its power in the saute
proportion as that of France, es the only means of
enabling this country to close successfully the con-
test in which we are engaged."
hlr. Cs x s txo, in u very able and masterly speech,
which the latenesii of the hour prevents us fruit:Val-
ls* detailing, answered the various arguments that
had been inset against leaving this grant at the die.
penal of Ministers. fle observed, that whatever
shades of difference there uppeured to lie in the
(millions and sentiineets expo:sued, the result
seemed to hr so witch in favour of what load been
proposed, that he might have refrained from mak-
ing soy oisservatiosis, had there not been such a
variety of topics introditeed, as might render Min
exposed to a charge of being less tittettive to sug-
ge.tious tlirowit out in that ?louse than el,ewhere,
were be not to notice them. The greater part of
the speech of the Han. Gentleman who had first
spoken seemed to I,e already confuted by some of
his friends who had succeeded him. The vote
proposed was nothing re than the ordinary and
annual vote of credit, mid it would not have beets
necessary to have stated particularly that a sum
was proposed to he given to Austria, had it not
been the desire of Ministers to state every exigency
that was already foreseen, and had Austria herself
not already anticipated that aid. He agreed that
it would be dangerous to establish this as a prece-
dent, awl therefore every' care had been taken,
subsequent to these drafts by Austria, to prevent
her or any other country recurring •to such met-
sures. The peculiar circumstances under which
Austria at present stand, and the circuitous mode
of communication, she hod, a, to this country,
formed some excuse for her conduct. It was not
the duty of thus country to damp the exertions of
Austria, nor to discourage her resistance : if she
tl ght Tenet:wee necessary for her safety.—
These were not times in which war was undertaken
upon ordinary .coesiderations. It was not single
province,. nor 'single armies, that were to be glee
feuded, but the actual existence of a whole coun-
try was to be contended for. Certain danger
was to he apprehended from continued. stibnite.
sion, and therefore it was for Atsseie to weigh the
censerpiepere of that couttnuance. and to commas
her own strength with diet of France, known% that
she had not to place oar assistance in thr tale.'
She was reminded df all the rionscquence4 by this'
Nemec, in the language of fritiikiwas, not its the
lesigiiitge;Of excitation or ineiteinteit and even un-
der these circumstances, Austria thought it prudent
to eater into the contest. out of which she Mill'
either come with safety or with ruin. The Flnii.
Gent. who opposed this vote to Atodria, expresses'
hiadniibt as to whit fent:tee to loon as to :het:nit:lure
of Austria. from the 1101111111.11111; but thought pro.
per to torin au op.:tin.: -that the preminptioit was,
that Austria wits the aggressor ruttier titan Vilifier.
His (it. C.'s) opiition wii. finite the reverse : and
the reran,. was, that thus, Ilosm.maraik Gentlemen
had colleeerl all his presumption bons esroncoos
hikes of the repot,' that took vlnee in the early
part of the Re•oktion, in which he conceived
that all Europe were leagued, not foe their own

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amongst them, Fromm, •
original aggressor ; sod all
Powers had been overcome,
times in which the aggressed
the aggressor.. Auidani Must
fresh war, upon the presumpti.
evitable, and from aconvietioi,
meet it-at the titer when t"
meeting. it with effect. If .
at least fail more nobly than
by' a gradual dissolution and
from this conduct reflect upon
own fate. It was dangerous •
like prophecy but if the nei
continent informed .us that
was still in the possession of
heart of the countay was still
mined, he thought there might
CHM to that cause, of which -
ous an example upon the
agreed that at was our duty
t„ {pal, although.various tit
their acquiescence. I'he Rt. h
site had stated cautions and
which weaned quite nonecesimry,
tended to place the Government
ii, difficulty, and to afford
subject for disapproval of '
a future, occasion, as was e'
the last warning given by
nun:able Gentleman, at the
*ion. If the Government
the ships and colonies of Spain.
be said, lay their opponents. Cl-
hie forecting precipitatel‘
six weeks' life In Spain.
proper to Idol( upon her
if they had beets more aninllS
51.:2 might have existed.
France, by Irer rapid strides.
get possession of the Spanish
possible for this country to
the independent Governor,
been erected. then it would
opponents, that Ministers ought
aware that the spirit of Speo
corpse was alone rnu►ioinK.
might be the cmsduet of
Hoit4urable Gentleman serf.
prone a cause of cossplaiiit
lie should, however. NT
they should he judged of ,
stances as they might arise,
assumption that they had or,
whirls ought to have guided s.
to avoid incurring the charge
incapacity. Of these two charges,
would rather incur the latter.
As to what had been stated '-
opposite. at to the Injustice
diction of this country: it wa
tified by the almost universal
nations, by which British property
coiniscateii throughout the whole
persons, however innocent
prisoners by the mandates
some observations as to e
Government of Sicily being
really was, the Right Honourable
eluded with expressing his
Andress proposed, which
regular, as it involved a
foreign relations of the country
when discussed, was generally
amid formal notice.

Mr. POSIOIIIII, explained
Session, he refuted to give
al to what conduct ought
wards Spain and Portugal
cause he was in perfect iguoranee,
transpired. He was not
he therefore gave his advice.
Moo was, that if other measure.
IN Majesty's Ministers, Fr
subdue the peninsula.
Lord Hume PLITT said,
on a former night so mach sir
laid ou speeches at public dii
the Ministers of the Crown had, a
declaration as to foreign politics,
self in that House, by saying. it
he was led into the indiscretion.
lion. Secretary (Mr. Canniug)
same benefit from his first night
noted person, who was eternally
gambling, and who stated he
because he had once attempted
chief part of his fortune, and
never ;rambled. lie trusted,
Hon. Secretary had exhibited
time. ‘Vtth respect to A.
matter of great importance, .
down a precedent, which might
a situatiou in which it would'
succour against its will. '
the word r.l the Hight .
inyroper inducement was
to int line her to go to war.
should be laid before the
• the inspection of a committee
respect to the assistatice whi,
expedient to atford Austria,
of the war, it was
ter. 11Ie felt that she was '
than war or subjugation
in the last gasp of her existence, mid it became her
to make a last straggle; hut this COU,gtry M:11.
trouial ro com•ider of what use the degree of iss,p.t.-
duce which she was able to contribute w as likely to
be ; whether the very small and limited supply
in her power to bestow, svii, likely to enahle that
country to resist the power of France ? nod whethe:
what would be much for 17...,,1end
.1, give, .11
might not he little for Austria to receive
From this view of the subject, he saw the Poi
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neces,ety fur econotnising our repute:en: it
not economicag merely for cm...elves. but
FAirope and the world at Isrge.• The period ".
arrive when the restoration of a new ord.r of Minot 1_
would depend upon England atom-, in tie orosiwct
of which ele ought to he •tu.h..u• at economy
With Tepid to the 'gime in which t
placed respecting Spain, if His ‘llesty's
teeth the wrong aide it would not be • ".,
dilatory; if the right. they still might not he ex-
empted from reprotches--(Heor ! henr ! frost Ike
Ministerial rise./ I mean it they choose the right

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'ranee into Mlaltportioes
undoubted/is ./4111
ilthough the Cootinental
Mn,e there were. surely
rued should against •
lust have engaged m this
'gumption that war was
heion that it was best to
rn there was a cheree of
I Austria was to fell, she
lan she would have dorm
nd decay, and wesh;uld
upon what is to be our
-11 is to venture arty thing
next accounts front the
tat the capitel of Awnow
i of the. enemy, and the
still patriotic and doidk
eight be yet hopes °fuse-
la Sinai's hull set so &evil •
a Gontioent. F.very oog
to *wort Spain and Per-
ietttlemen had quatilio4
t. Hon. Cseadesaan *pp**
sod hasasil "pinions. •
ecessary, ipillabirls asap
ernmeut eI Os smog •
ifford their appaloosas
of their conduct upon • •
evidently the cue with
y that same light Ho-
hr close of thalami Sow
t had tote's passeas4o of
ipaio, it would perhaps
a, that they were Warne.-
ely, se there were at lomat
although they
' 4111 a corpse ; steep
4360414 to preserve her;
lf, on the contrary,.
es, should nisfortitoreaeig
sh ff-ets, before it wee
to reaps.. them. end if
tent alluded to ha I Dec , •
Id he said by three Nat
ought to harebeeu sooner
la: • had Elul, awl lost a
ng. In short. whatever
f :11iiiisters, that Hight
seetu.d determined to
plaint agaaist therm—.
his claim to this, that
if fairly by the circtim-
ise, and not by the rrtvh r
overlooked the reinciple
xi their conduct, 111 carer
targe of preiipitstisey or 4
charges, he corer. red he
titer. than the forripr.-••
11 by another Hon. Gent. • I
ce of the inaritime
was evidently to be jail-
ed breach of the laws of
property ens every *here
e whole Continent ; and
t and unoffendiug, take,.
es of the tyrent. After ;
the inspomakility of the
Mg more perfect than it
nourable Gentleman con-
his diaapprobalion of the •
he thought was most ir-
discussion of the whole
nuotry ; &subject which,
orally done by a previous 1
ted ; and said, that, last
ye say opinitia or advice
1
ght to he pursued to-
-1; hr then be.
;norance, nothiug having
so at the present time
ice, end his decided opi.
inures were uut taken by
France would ultinietely
lid, he was surprised that
h stress should have been
lie dinners, when our of
t had. at a tavern, made a
*nines, and excused
ying, it was the tint time
seretion. He hoped the
anniug) woulJ reap the
t night's experience, as a
Tinny exclaiming agaiiist
ed he was ou inveterate.
tempted it, and lost the
and from which time be
ite.l, therefore, the Hight
Sited for the tint and lad
,ustrin, he consideted ii a
ice, how they would lay
might put Parliament in
*mild be obliged to grant
Ele was inclined to take
lion. Gentleman, that
ass held forth to Austria, •
hifonnstieu, flowerer,
e House. or submitted to
ttee on the subject. With
vhich it might ee det.nostl
na, for the further pro-
;cis quite another mat-
s left no other alternative •
un ; the found he-rself
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:ill' SAM iIEI. iv moved for a Return of all
the Persons, mule mid fetnule, committed iu the
years 1805-6-7-a, distinguishing the crime with
which they were charged, I-ndenting also en ac-
count of steels as were discharged, cud such us were
cm.itaily convicted. After some observations from
Mr. RoaNEn stud Mr. W. WYNNE, the motion
was agreed to.
The Irish Distillery Bill was deferred, on the
suggestion of Sir JOHN NEWPORT.
The Douse weut into a committee on the Irish
Pus: Road Bill. The Report was ordered to be
merit ed to-morrow.
On the s ti;ozemt inn of Sir JON?! LWPORT. the
()patrol the Day for the louse gniti4 into a Com-
mittee on the Irish Revenue Regulation Bill was
deferred till to-morrow.
The Other onlers were then disposed of, and :It
Two 0.L.1.00E this morning the. I louse adjourned.

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LON DON.
THURSDAY, me 1.

Reports of ill succesis to tiit Austrian arms in
Boliesuia are in circulation.

It is tlioneit that the Expedition no% fitting out
at Itimu.gate, may he destined to taxi-t
Germany.

The Rns,:ian fleet is siipposed to be destined
against Stockholm. The Emperor's army
broken •p from itx cantonments us Finland, and
he threatens to 11041 T it into the heart lif SOCIII.III
wiles she comwiits to accept x King of his nomina-
tion. Sir JAMES AkEZ hats ,wilvd for the 1;a1-
tic, and we hope will come up *kb the enemy.

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ide, and determiue to give asaistainca to Spain,
they may yet make anal an application of the
force, they may so divide, scatter and delay it, alto 1.
expose them-elves to the jtio. reproaches of the
country (Hear ! hear irons the apparition.) He
agreed in the prisiciple which the Right Hon.
Gentleman had laid down (tho' it was a new one
for that Gentleman to adopt) that they should suf-
fer any thing rather than compromise the honour of
the country ; the waniiiig of his Right Honourable
Friend was a good one; they should not lightly
hazard an expenditure of money and of blood ;
but reserve them for that great effort which they
might be culled upon to make, and-he hoped would
succeed in making, at no distant period.
Mr. WHITDREA u then moored the Address, which
was negativrel without u division, and the Retolu-
lions of the Committee were agreed to.
Mr. MARTIN, in consequence of the lateness of
the hour, deferred his motion to Friday next.
Mr. Irlusaissort moved for leave to bring in a
Dill to establish Vice-Admiralty Courts in the West
Luba Islands--Grunted.
Leave was also given to bring in a Bill to allow
further time for the payment of duties on wine and
other articles.
The Arroit,mv-GinEstat. moved for the sc-
realiiiig of the Seditious Societies' Bill.
Sir SAMOLL ROMILLT observed, that the hour
was then so lute, lie thought it would be right to
deter so important a question to another opportu-
nity, be thought the Bill objectionable upon many
grounds ; it' the House was desirous, he would
ciovi into them at that moment, but he thought
it inure advisable to defer it.
A ft,r sumo further oliscrvations front the A TTOR-
N L, Loud 11. PEI iv, Mr. PERCEVAL,
mid Ar. H. MARTIN, it was deferred to Tuesday
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Yesterday morutuu, tier Maarstv, PlilleY•St%
AUCIATA, asap Surat*. attended by
Lady Tina MK' went to Blai kheath,and dined stall
the i)uchess of Sautissvicis, awd resumed to the
(guise's Palace some after six o'clock.
Last night. an extra br. of Litters was forw:vded
by the Post-ollice, from Nltutste.b to Plymouth, lur
America.
The Pikharl schooner,arrivoil at Plymouth from
a cruise iu the Clianitel, lies brought a report that
two French ships of the hue, supposed to be those
recently esoaped from the Sainte*, had arrived off
L't /tient ; bur boding it blockaded, they immedi-
ately changed their course. and were pursued by
the British ititiadmil. The latter consisted of spat
sail of the hoe, of which the lieieace •iid the Ikl.
lama of. 74 guns welt, were the only slope that hurl
neared the elleim„ of whom they were left in chase.
The nesistariee,..if gnus, Captain AD4W, is
arrived at Pit month. from the Northern cue-t of
Sleeps. She brings letters whichstate that the Spa-
niards have regained possession of Ferrol, and ail
the a:lipping iii the harbour.
We fear, that, as the Paris Papers boasted, that
the French have succeeded in throwing z re-
infiireements into the provinces of Leon, Asturias,
and ; and that. however adverse their of-
fairs may be in the South, thi.y will be able to
maintain themselves in the North of the penin-
sula, until, as happened in the late campaign,
BoteArAltri shall return to the Pyrenees, and de-
1114e the country with an °wale lining force.—
On the toil' last the French entered (hied*,
and were esvected at (;lion on the folloaing day.—
Intelligence to this effect lies been brought to
Portsmouth by a vessel front (lijori„ with the
loyal and enterprising Bishop of ST. /Italian,
xnd soyeral other ecclesiastics, so hoard.— The
Marquis, of ROMAN A, 0110 hail left his army
;it (;a;i4c,i, and repaired to Ovirilo, to dissohe the
imbecile Joists of the province of Asturias, was in
that city at the time, also made his 'escape, sail has
pro, ceci.,(l in a ship of war limn Gijon to Vigo, to
rejoin Ins army. Is is stisoected that the Junta
of Asteri,s, indignant at the conduct of the 3lnr-
roil of Howe 4. o IlUttillg an cmd to their autho-
rity, had invited the French, and formed a plan
for putting the pl.,ce into the bands of the enemy,
as the approach of the French was sudden, and it
Walt not supposed that they were in the presume,
until they had reached a it Inn a few miles of Chiedo.
Neither the quarter from whence the French force
came, nor the name of the Caton:ander, were knows
is hen the Spaniards, arrived' at Portsmouth. left