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LISBON, APRIL 10.
. Bs a letter from the head-quarters in Chaves,
dated the 3 tat ult. the tolluwing intelligence has
• beta meet ed

• •// Suurr the 23d lost. Astorga is formally invested
by a force. consisting of from 10 to 12,000 men,
commanded by Junot. On the 13th some skir-
mishes took place, time moult of which e as favour-
elate to tke Spanish. It appears, that General
Alahy is advaucitirto succour Asturga : but all the
troops IA CsAilltMl are not very numerous.
" Von Antonio Ater, Capt.-General of Asturian
has proceeded to Badajoz, and the lee troop., who
are in that principality, are coinmailded by General
Punta The M:srquis partizan),
endeavours to collect s small inrce, but the whale
tract of country, as far as the river !Cameo, is oceu.
pled by the French. Ou the left bank of the
ribmro, small parties of the enemy's troops continue
vow and then to make their appearance."
CADIZ, 14AACCI 27.
The head-quarters of the army have hero re-
moved to the Royal l.le of Leon. Tue tuemr is
still working at an eutrenched camp iu the vicinity
of the Castle of San Catharine ; it forms a square,
with several salient points in front.
It is reported, that the 900 French, who effected
their escape from Ronda, have fallen vi:titus to the
milk fury of the intrepid patriots.
'.esters lately received from Gibraltar, state, that
t!ie i:re of patoution is spreading wide and far
tirroi: • the mountainous district of Ronda, the
inhabitauts of which leave their families and homes,
and take 'Terries to pursue and destroy the French,
who had the audacity of pent tratiog into those
parts. hlarabella, Ronda, soil Orisons, are free,
and their recapture offers invaluable advantages to
destroy the enemy, who, full of terror, is king in
every direction. The intended King fled from
Malaga en the 13th instant, at seven o'clock in the
morniug ; the ret aptuie of Ronda and Marabella
greatly contributed to his Hight.
The Super iur Junta of Government has published
an recount, by which it appears, that the gallatit
and intrepid Patriots, whose fly lug parties keep the
croon,. 01 a constant state of alarm, lately attat Iced
and defeated a eronsitteroble dttai bluetit of the
• mieray's tromps on the road leading from St. Olalla
to Kompsitlo. The French I. as eolol*.til 10 30
killed and Is wroi•oled. The euenty has also lately
been routed in the vicinity of Valverde.
DA04.102, APRIL 4.
largnitt's composed of 0.000 foot and
600 h•srae, arrived io Merida on the id inst. and on
the follawiss.4 clay moved Irmo thence, in the direc-
tion of Villa Nova de lo Serena, whither it was to
proceed by tarred marches.
The light troop. of the vanguard of Billasteroes
many scored, no the Ist instant. at Azualvolloo,
form which pia, e their Commarnier, Dim Josef
voiladares, sent an official lottruition to the NI uni-
civility of Seville, kw bold the following day 3n5 000
nations ill romiliess for the use of It.. Spanish array.
which is on it. march to that capital.
On the 27th of last month, 4,000 French march-
ed from Seville to Ch. poor, where the head-quar-
ters of the French evil are established, which is
oppooal to that of liallastertia, • hose head-quarters
are still iu
111 Ira Ma,...10a are several II- isuc parties, soma of
considerable strength. which greatly harass GA
molest the enemy's troops.
Letters are this ssiosne:lt received from Seville, of
the 30th silt., which contain the following north-
pence:--" In this capital and its suburbs more
than 11,000 French h:.ve met their fate. In Quin-
tillawa the militia of the province and -.nine flying
parties were lately engaged with the eneinr, whose
loss was comidrtable. &holier informed the Mu-
nicipality, that he should, verbal's, order the biiilge
to be broken down. Joseph Bonaparte ha+ return-
ed to Carolina. It is said that Vict.rr us on the
point of leaving the Isle of Leon fur Cartoona."

APRII.
General Rsllasteroo hes communicated the fol-
lowing report to his Extere.lty, the Manium de
Is Rom :

. 110. T Elteet.Lewe ttn—O• the isth tint after the
Ant division to Estrent.iilncis bad formed a itioteltwet sal. seer
I determined to attack the enemy, in St 01.,11:1, 'marching
In different cola nits, true of which put its. .1 in minion on
tire cath, at night, and the other 1,11 the rah, at tweak of
day , list the westhrr heroine no tcmpestuinis thAt I found
tat self obliged, at two o'cick in the mmisinc. to ewaperwl the
inaerli. At eight o'clock, the weather clearing up a little. I
put toy turps scan in nantiiin fur St. 01211.4 where I rw• lied
al haldpar twu, and learned, that the aortas hail marched,
at ones o'clock, Anr Ilonquilto, with a fume composed of
c,soct foot mad Sato bone. &tag &monis 1,, mum up •ith
lion, 1 ordered the light paean to tea eke Ronfauollo the same
eeraing, and to bet& barattaiog the French, while I, with
the rest of nog corps, adulated willing two leagory cloaame
from that place, whore I halted.
" The three lying parties, cosensantletl hr Don Ft lipe
Vi:iatisit, Dos LUIZ Carrot, and Dee Jaillit. Ruth.. Opelerd
thrlr tote at Is o'clock at night, and continuEJ it sii.til 6
o i lurk in the asuransg, shoo I arrived.
" ,tt q Ocleek, the Are haves( cuninosed isithnsit inter.
nits4...a, It was charts perceived tit a the enemy began to
e, itcst. Seto,( thistly pitasseil. as Air as Itiu Hitilla, lm
hAlted, mid toglap a use **m.o.-4 cat tii 4, a loch, brim: ,tioP-
parted by the rte:rwr•tt a (mop., commanded tly 1.1. ult.-
amint-Colonel 1,.• Veit., I).p. me, Coh•wei haftme the
aunts tatet ut • column: and anon' det..i.loweLti of ddlercut

corps, which fought is lice ler three tours together, wide
the minuet intrepidity and valour, t►ey kept t►eir ground,
and the enemy found it altogether impossible I. regain one
single inch of the territory, which hes just been relieved
from his scourge.
" In this...date of things I diseontinned the pursuit, be-
cense my troops stood much in need of food, and of .tine re-
pose. The ground gained by hard fighting is still in our
power, and I did not retrograde. an inch. The enemy's ad-
vanced parties are in sight of mine ; all the troupe under my
command are in the highest spirits, worthy of the Spanish
name, and continually desiirins to engage the enemy, whose
loss in the above engagement was considerable. Ours can-
not, as yet, be ascertained, as I have nut yet received the rea
turn from the ditlerent corps.
" Brigadier.fieneral Don Juan Finem de Cnntrerar„ COITI•
111311der-111. Chief of the first dit ufi..it of Lal I 1.1111.1111110, comm.
tributed much to the success of one operations, by the ',Ar-
dente and energy be displayed mm the occasion, and which
are worthy of the highest pi aisc.
" Rouquillo„ 27th March, I a tu.
" FRANCISCO BA LLASTEROS."
TABILAGONA, MALGII l).

This evening came in here 57 deserters from the
army of the enemy. They are unfortunate Germans
made-phooners in the Austrian war, and forced into
the army by Bonaparte, %lib his customary violence.
Within these few data 300 soldiers of the cat airy
have deserted, and we are assured that 900 infantry
are wandering in the mountains, as they are un-
willing to give themselves up to the militia, but
wish to meet with regular troops. The desertion
which prevails in the enemy's army is extra-
ordinary, especially since our late advantages at
Mollet and Saute Perpetus. The Number of those
who have deserted within a short time summits to
I000.—((;mete of the Regency, March 23.)

CETIACT FROM THE DISPATCHES OF TUE 01I9I•
RAL-111-CHIEF OF THE MIMIC OF ESTEEM/MU-
RA, OF THE DATE MAKII 21.

The enemy. after their ineffectual attack upon
&dojo:, establi►hed themselves in Merida, Zafra,
and Santa Marta. The Marquis de la Romana
sent against then Major-General Don Carlos
O'Donnell, commander of the second division of
the army situated at Albuquerque, directing him
to move upon Caceres, Truedlo, and the whole
front of 16..1)4416mi. O'Donnell left Albuquerque
at eleven in the morning of the 13th inst. with seve-
ral cori.v, amounting in the whole to 1,500 men, of
whom '2OO were cavalry. He continued his march
i s flu best order till the 14th, when the advanced
guards of the enemy were discovered in the neigh-
bourho al of Caceres, and the advanced guard be-
gan to tire upon them. The French, seeing the
good disposition and valour of our troops, retreated
by the heights, tdking !mistiest's from which they
were immediately sti.loslgell by oar flying parties
of infantry and cavalry. Having reached the Sierra
de San Benito, they attempted to n►ake a halt, hut
observing the Spanish cavalry endeavouring to take
them sit flank, and cut off their retreat, they
descended the Sierra, and crossed the great plain
which extends to the bridge of Salon, which they
passed with great difficulty, pursued by one parties.
which continually haras•rd them, to Aides de
Can°, distant from Caceres three leagues and •
half.

" O'Donnell did not think it prudent to expose
himself in that plain, fearing the enemy might re-
ceive reinforcements of cavalry ; he, therefore, re.
turned by Malparteda and Arroyo, to Albuquerque,
where the whole division arrived on the 15th, after
hieing gone 32 leagues in three days and a half.--
The French did not stop till they reached Miran-
distant rime leagues from the place from
which they set out in the morning; and it is known,
by later accounts, that they abandoned Merida,
Zsfra, sad Santa Marts. Their Ines must have
• ded 150 men ; since, though they used their
customary precaution of carrying off their wound-
ed, and even their dead of any rank (among shorn
was the Commander of their cavalry), they left 47
dead bodies on the held ; and the 'text day &even
carts, full of sounded, entered Merida, among
whom were several Officers. Our loss consisted of
two mem killed, and 46 slightly wounded : one hoise
killed; and 10 wounded. The Commander praises
li!;;:ily the discipline which the whole division Mi-
ser% ed in its winch, the union and order preserved
by the infantry of the line while pursuing the
enemy. and the intrepidity manifested by the flying
parties.

" It is believed, that in consequence of this %tic-
s:es., our troops eutersil Soot& °lolls so the it;ith,
to uhich Ores 11111qor-t.kiviessl lialiasterot pro-
ceirdsll to attack the Freuch it, their retreat.

Equal bravery and good conduct were isogon rested
by the eying parties, commanded by 1)on Julian
S..nches. Captain of Cavalry of Volunteers of
Ciudad Rodtigo, in the encwinter they had with
the enemy ow the 6th Mot. in the nsighhourhond of
Bonds and Fuenie de S. Esteban. tillsges distant
six leagues from that place. With only 16 men,
they attacked an advanced guard of 30 French
horse, of whom they killed nine, and wade IS pri-
soners, for the moist part badly wounded.
.. The Iwo which the French troops suffer in ill,
kind of warfare is ►uch as to disgust the foreign
soldiers. who daily desert. in cousiderable warn-
hers, to our banners. Nine Hanoverian ebasseurs
dinwrted. with their arms and horses, front Sala-
manca. to Ciudad Rodrigo : thirty have deserted
at BaLlajoz ; at Astorga more than 100: and we
are assured that more would desert. if it were not
from fear of the twasantry."—/fersette Let►aordi-
naryr Vase Regency, March i 7.1

LONE I)ON,
WEDNESDAY. Aran. .2 3 .

It is confidently remitted that Lord Mul.naAVE
is to be irloced at the bead of the Ordnance, and he
succeeded at the Admiralty by Mr. Vona& The
blockading system has been objected to by mnisy
professional men, as not perfectly practicable ; but
if Mr. Yonaß can shut up the enemy's. ports as
completely as lie shut up the gallery of the House
of Commons, lie will carry, at ad events, that
branch of the naval service into complete effect.

We have received Portuguese Papers to the 11th
instant. containing intelligence from Cadiz to the
49th March. No military operation of any im-
portance had taken place in that quarter. hut
hopes were entertained that the French would
he obliged to evacuate the whole of Andalusia. in
contemplation of which event General Bt aks: was
preparing to cut off their retreat. General BAL-
LASTCIIO3 had his head-quarters at Moto);Ho on
the 47th. }Ls artily is estimated at 3t5,000 men.
with which he meant to advance to Seville.

In the north of Spain, we feud that Aitorga had
keen, on the 31st, closwly inve.ited dnring the eight
preceding days. The Spain it'ds do lint seam to be
in Aufficient force in Gillltem to relieve it.

Desertion is represented as becoming general
among the foreign troops in the French service,
especially those Germans taken prisoners in the late
war, and wl BONAPARTE. with his characteristic
barbarity. and disregard for the esiablished laws of
nations, has forced into his service.

Paris Papers have been received to the 17th inst.
BONAPARTE, who was to have set out for St. Quin-
tin 011 the Kith, has postponed his jatirtiry, and, as
the Session of the Legislative Bctly was expected to
finish on the 21st, it is probable that he intended
to close the sittings of that Assembly a message.
According to letters form Constantinople, Mr.
ADAIR is coming home, on account of ill health.

There are some curious articles in the French
papers respecting Kowa sue. His journal, called
77re Bee, it appears, ha. been suppres.rd, in 1'013141.
quence of its bring obnoxious to the G►eat N APO•
who, with all his armies aml cannon. is still
afraid of paper bullets. KOTZFOUE ha. fortunately
escaped, and has embarlied at Kiel for England.
The principal part of the Dutch territory, which
has just been united to France, is to form a depart-
ment, under the rime of the Departiaeut des
Bunches du Min, of which Buis k be will be
the capital. The remainder, which con.ists chiefly
of the isles of Zealand, will be united to the de-
partment of the Deice Nellie&
The Paris papers indulge freely in extract. from
the London papers, respecting Sir F. 1k aU :IT.

Yesterday, tlu• 41,9;1,05:hes were dually closed at
the East India HisoNe, nod delivered to the Put-
ser• el the uoderineii.iimed vv.--

Rustlaty, Captain A. Halriluat ; Surat raitly, Captain A.
Rubes toots ; Aleatick Caatle, Captato P. Rullaud , Royal
George, trout:it's A Wahiawa Croton, Capsule G. (.say.
—4:or Ultima direct

emicsiger...pr. linmlmv—

- -
Henn Broom., F.M. Pr...nleut of the Select Committee •f
aopetcarcors; Sus George It as Staunton, Bart.; and Mr
Malt. t, Writer. _ _

Letters from Madam communicate the arrival at
that port, and departure h.r Paris, of Messrs.
AI•K ENZI r. and Olt Ai SSW.. *ho sailed some time
itg) ifolll Plymouth to tirgrulate Cu exchange of
prisoners of war. Thee also add, that they were fe-
et ived with every mark of respect on then landing.
The Master of an Arm-titan vessel, which has
been condemned at Chnstianaand, in Norway, states,
that between forty and fifty American vessels
had been seised in Norway, and were iu course of
adjudication. The slightest pretexts were made
use of to cover these turacies.

We understood thin Jos!, augogrr. EN. Fdtc•
riff-depute of the county of Haddiusonn, is to suc-
ceed the late %PRISE HODSON CRY, EN. al
Judge of the ugh Court of Admimlty of Scotland.
ALEXANDER MICONNOCIIIE. Esq. it is said, suc-
ceeds Mr. &RNLI' in the Sheriffdom of Nodding-
ton.

The Senate of the Ihsieersity nf. Chignon have
conferred the degree of 1)ortor in Lain on the
It, v. Joist Yorpo, one of the lion. East India
Coinpany's Chaplains on the Bengal Establish-
ment.

Jry
__.,se, that we do not recollect
any occasim, upon which he exerted liiin.tlf mere,
or with more distinguishes] success, When
urma MrS.SIDDONi, as Lady fllactsti, the pine.
lie will scarcely require encomium, where
mium hum hero exhausted. Never et any time
Wool she more successful; the proud xpostalatioo
with which she sought to overthrow, and surer. tied
in overthrowing. the 'scruples of her husband, was
um leas forcibly exhibited, than the deep mad
lute despair that followed her success. The
diseased," aptwared in every feature, in perry a,
unit, and in every intomition of the voice; and those
who went away withUnt a deep impre.ssinii from her
exertions, are us much to be pined fair the west of
moral feeling, as of literary anal theatrical judg.
went. Mr. C. amine, anal tke other performers,
each in their several degrees, acquitted themselves
to the satisfaction of the Unitise. The pontuinittii.
cal Ballet of Poe JIMA followed, and was received
with great applassee. LYCr.I,II THEATRE.
The Comedy of lie Celfelleracy we repeated
last night, and went nil' with eclat. It is, indeed,
admirably got op, and all the performers. become
mellowed iii their respective parts; appear to every
possible advantage. This observattoo applies with
peculiar force to Mr. Met.vllCS Brats, which ass
distinguished by an eau( and itchness of bantam.
truly admirable. Mitts DuNCAN, in Ciarisra,
also shout- 'unrivalled in archness and vivacity.—
The novelty of the eight was Mr. Moult',
Josea, of the Covent-Gardeu 'Theatre, in the Cha-
racter of Mile, in the absence of Mr. PAL'
MFR. who is indisposed. He appeared to !.eat
advantage. und received much applause.—ln the
his: act, where he ribscrves to his mother. that a;:e
had i!n:ie him all the injury in her newer, hr •:14
very f•Ueet•Nlfille The {Wage b,clar followed,
mini presented the famous Milne, from Lisbon,
a second time, to a London audience.—His
sudden leaps natal plunges display extraordinary
strength and agility, but his style and manner are
new in this country, and we must be familiar
s and appreciate
tthhertnnhttinulyo.rdeTr hteohfoetetisehbilanstled"ritall.full and elegant
audience.

Yesterday morning, His MAJESTY. the Duke
Of CASIDRIDGR. and Princesses AUGUSTA and
SOPID A. rode till twelve o'clock; titsy Wen ac-
companied by Lords ST. If NA's', and Aanea,
Generals GWYPINK and FIT2II, Y. .1:01Dit Mua.
ATM Colonel Tsvt.tia, and Lady COLLILI.
His Winery is DOt expected in town this day.
The Duchess of BUCULEUGH, Ladies Gear,
Aswavatua. PLUNTWOSTII, Ei.ssitoa Duanss.
and E. Bovt.r.. with the Hem Mrs. Spices, pa-
tronised Mrs. SIMARD'S benefit, at the Edinburgh
Theatre. last night.
Among the fashionable groupes which attended
the opening of the New Theatre. in Tottenham-
street, on Monday night, was Lord COUOTENAT and
a party of thirteen.
Lord and Lady HARRINGTOD entertained the
Duke and Duchess of Ricnnos IS, the Duchea of
Goitelost, and several other distinguished person..
on Settudie last, at dinner, at their apartment at
the Royal Hospital, near Dublin.
Admiral Cot rum is going out to take the com-
mand of the Nlediterranean fleet, in room of Lord
Cot.ttsr.woon. On this occasion the punsters ob-
serve, that Admiral Curio/slums*. can be Worsted.
Mrs. Muosta's Elvira, in Pizarro. is expected to
produce an overflow, this Met, at the Haymarket
Theatre.

This evening a crowded house is expected
at the Haymarket Theatre, to witness the first
appearance of Mr. and Mrs. Moons, of pro-
vincial celebrity. Mrs. M. has made choice of
Moira, in the Tragedy of Pizarro, (the first time
of acting it this season); and Mr. M. Sharp. in
Itatca'S admirable Farce of 77ie Lying Valet.
On Snuday a capital new and excellent-toned
organ, built by ELI.IOT, was performed oo by Mr.
Jams% at Camden Chapel,Peckhain, when, after
• sermon by the Hey. Dr. Daunts, a liberal cut-
lection was made for goo children, belooging to a
Sunday school held there.
Yesterday morning, being Easter-Tuesday, the
Her. HoWLASD HILL preached his 111111104 sermon
at Surrey Chapel. to girls, amounting to he."'"
six end seven thousand, consistiras of cbsof
schools, Sunday schools. boarding oritn•lN mad
other children. The Rev. Gosticsooo souk h.s
text from Psalm li. v. to.
" Coate is we ■ dean bean, 0 God, sad resew a vibe
spirit within we."
The whole of the discourse was admirably 11,1•14-
ed to the tender years of the h s ; impressing
on their mind., in a familiar and plain lantrittr•
the necessity of attending to the good instructions
of their parents and friends. The spacious chapels
upon this occasion, was set apart fur the children
and their governesses. They began to arrive at tie
chapel soon after seven o'clock, aPhosigh the sr:-
vice AM not Issgin till eleven. Mr. Hat. present. d
all the children with an appropnate 11) tun, a lin, n
by himself for the occasion. which was ...NJ ni'h 4
very sublime effect by the children. On ‘l.
Mr. Hsu. preached to a number of boys at the
same place.
The public will please to observe, that the tidy
person in partnership with the late Sir J. Illts•s-
-001111, at the time that firm shared thus
grand prise of one thrinimod ehi.h pro
duced 24.7651. (in last April Lottervi N P.. ET-
TON, who is now remised to Nil.
the Mansion House.

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This Theatre was greatly crowded, lust nithi, by
when the tragedy of Norbedi was represented with Pt
considerable effect. Mr. KENDLE, in the part of ot
MaebetA, though evidently labouring under r told es
displayed his powers with such ability as trios. it
ported his audience. The various um' kinsm of the to
passions, the struggles of lotion egotist fOll. -PI
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science, were Cindy marked ; :it'd pity, min.,' wti,
iudignatinn, followtd the Illipiring nsurper throisett la
every stage of his unenviable ruceess. It would
lit 11,
endless to enninerdte 11108111 MS of the acting who ii,
Mr. liEnsin so happily evernplified; it is onlY
necessary to observe, that we do hnt ..
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SHERIFF WOOD.
r. Sheriff Woo° Laving stated nt the dinner,
at ote City of Load* Tuvern, on Thlipo
•ay lest,
(secording t the repeet in several of the morning-
p Ter.) that the it Civil Magistrates, who•n he
me: in Piccadilly, on Sunday, the Si th
tl,ll4ht proper to say, •• that if the people did not
(itiper-e, they would order the troops to charge ;
but that threat was not executed, on of his
promptly telling those Magistrates, th.it if they
attempted to issue such au order, and any death
ensued, he would indict them for murder," we think
it incumlsent on us, es the two /13:14i...trete. alluded
to, positively to assert, that no such conversation
passed between the Sheriff and ourselves ; that we
never did entertain or express au intention of order-
ing the troops to charge ; and that Mr. Sheriff
w 000 never did sue to us, or in our hearing,
the threatening language stated to have been
promptly used by him its reply ; and further, that
toy interfereure did not in any respect prevent any
,rtiostire which the MagiAretes, assembled at the
t:loncerter C..ffee-house, thought proper to adopt,
from being enforced and carri-d into complete ea-
ehnlion, ROBERT BAKER.
tads April, 1 10. RICHARD BIRNIS.