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LOR DON,
MONDAY, FesavAaar 6.

The Warren liastings, Trate Britme, Seskbyl
Castle, Lard Melville. Cumberland, and Neptune
East Intruasuen, will sail from Portsmouth, as soon
as they hare repaired their damages, under convoy
of the Sirius. Captain Prs.—The CatThells, for
St. Ilelitua, I3encodt n, and China, will
convoy of the Nasser, 414, Captain CAMPBELL, as
far as St. Helena.—The Cluriude, Captain But us,
with Cotusaissiamer SHIELD, for the Cape ;
Commissioner hems, for Madras, is ordered to
sail atom., the moment she is ready.

The Leviathan, 74, Capt. Hinver ; and Bom-
bay, 74, Capt. CUMING, for Cadiz; Blodicra,
Capt. II ATLICY fur Lisbon and the Cape of Good
; Thaw's, lion. Capt. IV•II•DIionAVF., with
a convoy for the Mediterranena ; and the Jasper,
Capt. DA NI t: 1., I% ith a convoy fur the coast of Por-
tutrd—all at Portsmouth, are prevented from sail-
ing, by foul winds.—The Boadicea is to tuke out
Mr. JaFFF.ItY, Consul at Lisbon.

The Carette of Sawnlay contains an account of
a gallant naval achievement in the West Indies, by
the Circe and Dona: other vessels upon titai station.

The Traosport Board announced on Saturday
to the ship-owners, that Government did not at
preseot intend to engage any more transports ; not
the owners of slate transports, particularly those of
the smaller class, whose contracts have or are
almost to expire, hare receiredintimation that their
engagements will not be prolonged.

In the Americas House of Representatives, on
Thursday, December ind, Mr. NEWTOII reported
a Hill " To deprive, iu certain cases, vessels of their
American character ; and to prevent, under certain
difficulties, any citizen of the United States taking
a license from any foreign tamer to navigate the
scrim, or to trade with auy other foreign uud inde-
pendent power."

Notwithstainliag the military preparations mak-
ing by Government, and which ure asserted to be
destiesed for Cadiz and for Cardiogram. yet many
persons believe, on solid grounds, that no such in-
tendon is really in contemplation. Colonel TRENT
was, however, sent off, en Friday, for Cadiz, with
the strongest aiworanecs of support, and of effi-
cient aid, from this country, if the Spaniards can
maintain themselves -against BONAPARTE, in the
southern ibroinces. We certainly have over-rated,
for once, the rapidity of the enemy's movements.
The French were utst known to have entered Por-
liigoi lls lade as the Pith of lust month. Nor is it
by uny omens so easy to penetrate to Lisbon, as
report, or rather as ignorance and terror, had
ited. Elva., and the Fort tie hi Lippe, ure near-
ly int/mew:able ; and the enemy van neither mask
that fortress, nor t.tke it, nor venture to leave it
behind, withmlt great hazard. It is garrisoned by
730 English troops. Lisbon, dwreforr, is not so
wholly exposed as oe have been taught to imagine.
Besides, if the forts of St. Julien, of Calcites, and
of Belem, were really as strong and as defensible as
the Generals who coneluded the Convention of
Cintra represcidril end believed them to be, has

not Air Joust Casnock sufficient, force under his
command to undertake their defence ? We trust,
and we believe, he hark BONAPARTE is snore eir
pert and more formidable in the field, than in the
conduct of sieges. Ile failed before Acre, and ar)
he would before Mantua, and hefore Daistsic, if
corruption had not facilitated his advances against
Froth. The fact,jwe have reason to believe, is this:—
If the advice, from Seville, and all the southern
provinces of Spain, which are expected to arrive in
the course of the present mouth, should prove de-
monstratively that the Patriots remain unshaken,
and will entrust Cadiz, as well as Carthagclia, to
our safeguard, a new expedition will proceed
early in March to their assistance. But, ut this
hour, we are assured that the Cabin.l is divided in
of ' ' ; tutu members of it conceiving that we
should reserve our remaining curve for the up-
preaching hour of menaced invasion ; while the
others wish to repeat the ( iallician anti Portuguese
experiment, upon Andalusian ground. The ac-
counts which we shall proLahly receive, before the
tat of Mardi, will decide which of the►e parties
will be vietmions.

The expedition under the command of Major-
General SuLa !MOON E, which tailed front Ports-
mouth, on the rath tilt. supposed to be destined for
Cadiz or Ceuta, has been dispersed. 'Flie Lord
Hood transport, one of the convoy, put back to
Portsmouth, on Saturday, in distress ; she sepa-
rated from the rest of the fleet on the ;Mill ult. iu
lat. 4:ti. 50. long. tO. SO. W. in a tremendous gale,
at which time only thirteen sad of transports were
in company. The Ileury and Sarah transports,
two of the convoy, are arrived at Cork, they parted
on the :nth. The convoy consisted of the Niube
frigate, Captain Lomat; ; and the Iris, Captain
M'Leon, with about forty transports, having on
hoard 4,30 u men, under the command of
Major-General SHERBROOKE, Brigadier-General
CAMPBELL, and Major-General TiLSON. The
army consisted of the first battalion of Cold-
stream Guards, Colonel HULSE; the Ist battalion
of the 3d Guards, Hon. Col. Svorroan ; the 87th
Regiment (id Battalion) Major Quist; ; and the
With Regiment, Col. Du rr.
Two transports with artillery, and the brig Mary,
with Medical Officers and stores, which were Koinif
to join the expedition, are now at Plymouth, to
which place they were forced hack by adverse winds.

Saturehty the Doke oll'onit witated on the KING,
and trawacted business with him, and in the after-

corm returned to London.

The lima has been jileaseil to appoint .losr.ex
CHA2LES MELLISH, ES+ to be His :414usters'a
Coil-tit in the Territory of Louisiana.
The Klass has also been pleased to appoint Al'4
utnnv Sw•rs DonGLAs, Esq. to be His Auks-
TY'S Secretary of I.egation to the Court of His
Stctt.ts St MAJESTY.

A report has prevailed some time, which we trust
will prove unfounded, that Lord COLHUANE, with
pa t of his ship's company, hail been made prisoners
of wur, while delimiting Fort Trinite, or Le Win-
ton, corninuntliii.,!, the bay of Rums. The report is
obviously founded on the recent dispatches from
Lord COLLINGWOOD, which stated it us extremely
probable that the enemy would possess themselves
of Roses ; hut even in that cane, Lord Coenualse,
finding the further defence of Trinite impractica-
ble, might retreat to his shipswithout serious mo-
lestation from the enemy.
Orders acre received at Plymouth, on Thursday,
for the immediate re-embarkation of the troops
which had landed there from Pitman, with the ex-
ception of the sick and wounded. The greatest
alacrity was used in getting the men on board,
and before noon a conmlemble part of them had
embarked ; but it coming on a heavy gale, accom-
panied by a great fall of rain and sleet, the em-
barkation of the remainder wan necessarily sits-
',ended. It is supposed that they are to proceed
to the destination for which General SIIIMMMOOMeIi
expedition was intended.
The debarkation of the troops from Spain conti-
nued, during the whole of hat week, at Ports-
mouth, from which place they marched for their
several destinations. 'Chose regiments which are
vniog to the Downs, for the Essex and Kent dis-
tricts, have beim. sill trans-shipped, under the di-
rection of ('apt. AUSTEN of the Si. Mom's. They
will sail o lien the wind comes fair.
The Ilononrahle WIL LIAM Ileascitir has de-
clined entering a protest ugaiost the return of Mr.
IllasticovL to Parliament for the county of
I laid..
Out Thursday, a division of the 29th Regiment
marched through IVincheoter, on their route to
lic.ter.

tioet-rtinteitt ha: reason to believe that Ferrol was
not take', h) the down to the /lot of 'tad
mouth, or latvr. At Unrolling, the French Ltd en-
tered, tiller a long cud vigorous re...mauve oil the
part of the Four hundred holm.. were
burnt flown M the enemy, in getting posscission of
the town.

The i th, or ELLIOTT'S Light Dra4oorts, which
ha% e displayed so mod) brave, in the retreat of Sir
Juan Month:, and at the battle or Curunua, were
heittlels by Nlr4j,,r FultitEitut, the brother of CECIL
FORRESTLII, EN. M. P.

The Jl,til dui on Friday, ilk.l not arrive at Glas-
gow till Saturday morniiitc, at ti%e o'clock. ; that
of Satisrdov arrived on Sunday nrorniah at four ;
and that of Su en Monday morning. at two.

Detach:lie:its of the Guard*, and of the 12d and
79th regiment* arrived in Canterbury, on Wednet-
ttly, from Rainsgite; the Guards have since
ttooehell to Chnllsuin, anTI the 2d and 79th to
folaveseittl. A corporwl and six privates of the
9.201 marched into Canteibury et the same time,
and are to remain there until further orders.
The Syluesmrs trenvort, R sbr wigs keit on
the 14t11 ult. en the coast of Irelead—crew laved.