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London, England, 1810-01-12 00:00:00

81E1:1116TARIII 01' Mat.

" Sta-Thr copy of a circular letter to the Lord Lieete.
Meant of this County, mammitted to me seasonces the die-
Potation @tithe Vehisteee Cep@ of Liirerpool lefastry, under
'my miaowed, ea the ground of its lieieg deficient is
" I trait, Sir, that I may be or:milted to sweet the re-
ar. thins which until Ilreeseatril!. fall melliN iis this cue.

" The Impactive Field Office', oho saw 0., fur tbe first
and only time, on the loth of iktober last, particularly com-
mended the runtimes of our arms and alko.kiutments •which,
he said, were superior to any volunteer corps he had seen.
And, with regard to persavered for tie
years and more in the politic cause, and being in the prac-
tice of assembling weekly. I eoncrived we had rosined halms
of soburdiaation, of more vane than the eighteen mantra-
errs, (and which tie.* 004 can give), and had ampnred •
steadiness pocalivir to sunelees. 1 coots)" admit, that we
might to hare been impressed fur deficiency, or in a way
that coold relict discredit upon ns.
" Hy ardent devotion to the public good has, however,
derived new life and hops from the ietrisiluMiuu of this mile-
tare doctrine, fur if dinsisast brave a jest mom of
J.-framer, then, assuredly, when this priwripl• is brought
lute rowel spoils:ldiom, and fell activity, we may expect to
bare the sanadits of stare directed fig sandals, nod its armies
eskeeseled by midis's. I have tbe Wagner la be, gm.
" Et). WILUAIIS, Liverpool Fol.
" Lieut.-Col. Commandant."

RZTR♦CT OF ♦ LETTIIR TROIA A SLITISH optics*,

DATED •BRAETES, DEC,. 11.

" Now 044 we are ele•r or Badajoz, I may ven-
ture to tell yogi, that the sickness of the arni..
whilst in sod near that place, has _been quite Lae-
labcholy ; the sick hare coastantly excredt el y.OOO,
and the deaths tu one month alone amounted to
urarly 1,300. During iiiy service in the Wr,,t
dies, I have seldom known the sickness and mor-
tality to prevail in a much greater degree.. We
have besides lost • number of officer.; awl I ant
quite certain,. that every ofGeet of the army who
has beeu with it MI the books of the Guaslian 0, has,
to a great degree, felt the effects of the climate.—
We are now on our way to Coimbra; and if the rails
will but keep °W W 1 we reach that place, we shill
do vety well, as It is expected we shall halt there
ten day% or more, to give time to the rear of tlie
army to Cr.... the Tartvi. IMO send yen tio SW*
the Portuguese arm) does not exceed 20,000 men,
such trash a, it is

With such an extract as this before us. chntairs-
ing simple facts, and others of a limiter adore,
which have been received from our army in Poo;
tugal, we cannot but wonder at the mutant usis-
representatious of the state of health of our troops.
What possible end out it auswer to deceive the
country with respect to the effective force which
could (re brought into the field against the enemy?
Surely it cannot be good policy to raise the ex-
pectations of the country to the .performance of
military achievements, which a well appointed army.
30,00 u strong. 'eight. with British 11.1011 r. effect ?
but, whets reduced, by sickness and deaths, more
than a third of that number, it is but fair that the
truth, and nothing but the truth, should appear ;
and that our brave army. who hate undergone such
fatigues and eckness, during the campaign. should
hereafter have common jostler done to them. mid
only as much expected from them as such a re-
duced force should accomplish.
A charitable old farnn't, in the perish of Kilrush,
county of Antrim, has beau in the habit of allotting
an apartment, adjoining Ins habitation, for the re.
ception of poor traveller', where they were accom-
modated with victuals mid lodgings. The charity
of the farmer was well ;finnan, and the bed was sel-
dom empty. A short time since, after night-fall, •
sturdy fellow ceded et the house and requested
quarters. The fanner imagining he had a sups-
Mous appearance, asked if he could give an account
of himself, so as to satisfy him, in the way of bail,
that he would not do any dainage. Tne men an-
swereil that he 'would give him God Almighty as
boil, that he would tot do soy &map to his house.
The farmer, content with this bout. schemed the
traveller. Early
iis the morning. before soy of the
family were awake, the fellow arose. packed up the
bed-clothes, together with some dried beef, and se-
veral other articles he fauud in the kiteheu, un-
barred the door, and went off. During the whole of
the ensuing day, a thick fog filled the air : the
thief continued rapidly travelling, calling for charity
at every house in his way, and in the evening
thought himself Insley miles distant from the good
farmer's house ; but, to his great surprise, and no
less surprise of the old farmer, he secideutally en-
tered the same bowie, about the some hour he did
the former night. with the bundle of stolen property
upon his back, and requested lodging; to which the
farmer answered," come forward, my good fellow, I
will lodge you this night yet ; I trusted to my bail.
and he has proved true." The fellow, struck with
astonishment, implored his mercy; he delivered up
all the stolen goods. and promised never to he guilty
of, the like again, and the farmer not only forgave
hieo, hut lodged him soother night, still trusting to
bail. It appeared, that, deceived with the fog, the
fellow had not been out oldie neighbourhood duriug
the whole day.
A few night, since, three ruffians in • beat,
boarded .t barge belonging to Mr. BASSI', lying
off Hanihm' Wharf, guarded only by a hid, with-
. out fire-arms, whom they ill-treated, because he
mode • resistance. and robbed the craft of three
pieces of broad-cloth, which they carried away to
the opposite shore.

INTZLLIGENCR.

PORTSMOUTH, .AN. 10.

Sailed the Rapti Mk, 74 gun*, Lord Amain.
Beanelate; 74, Capt. Malcolm; Syria*,
Capt. Davies:nri-, oquette. 18 guns, Capt. Farber,
fur ot Cherliourgh ; also the Impetsteux, 74 gun%
Captain Lawford ; AckiNe, 74 guns, Sir Richard
King ; sod L'Aspiegle, Capt. Campbell, for Ply-
mouth.

Tbc wind is now about the S.E.. and bids fair
to get round for the outward-bouud to billl in the
morning.

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TALIIOI.IIIII. JAN. 8.
Arrived, several transports, from Portsmouth, for
Lisbon and Gibraltar.—Wind S.W.

PLYMQUTkI-DOCC, JAN. 8.

Arrived the Minerva, 3t, Capt. Haskins, with
two prizes, taken by our cruisers, mentioned on
Saturday ; also, the Crortu. 18, Capt. Buck, from
a cruise ; the Gambier, hired cutter, front Roch.
fort; and the Peacock sloop of war, from Sheerness.
The Naiad frigate is rzptcted every hour, in •
leaky state, haring touched on some hidden rocks.
A large convoy is just arrited from the eastward.
BURR AM (TORBAY), 9.
. . .

,
Arrived. jut evening, from the eastward, bound
to Ireland, end put in here in consequence of
of the wind being agsinst them, the Uaaseet sloop,
wits about 30 snit under convoy. - •

MOIL, .1 AN. 10.
This fry the Sid Regiment of Foot starched
from this place on their route to Lewes.
Arrived this day, the Dictator, 64 gone, from the
Baltic, and remains ; also the American frigate
John Adams, with dipat-has.
Sailed the Smiths/Teas frigate; tits. Jan,
and Demo, armed vessels.

. _
This morning, the wind- having shifted to the
South-east, the ontward-hound, with cotwriv, and
the Venerable, of 7' guns, got under weigh; but at
noon the wind cause again to the South, sod they
are now (4 p. on.) at anchor off the South Forehand.
Remain His Majesty's shilis as per Inst.—Word
South. cote, 4A N. 5.
Oat Thursday night last the ship Cambrian, of
Lomb's', Captain Drake, from Lisbon to Liverpool,
with a very ',burble cargo of tobacco. ike: put into
Dumnauus Bey, during • heavy gale of wind and
k weather ; her ancht soon Kaye, and she drift-
ed close to the western point of Car berg
in such immoral danger, that the vrew at one time
•irserted her. She remained, however, in this satiat-
ion till 12 &clock oo Sunday night. when the vita-
ienee of the weathir forced bar ashore ; bus the
very spirited exertiuns of kintigerford Baldwin. Esq.
mid the boat's craw. succeeded in getting-her ;
and availing themselves of a shift of wind in (heir
favour. tau up the hay, cud anchored an a place
of safety on Monday 1110 666 6 ig, with loss of ammo,
cable, rigging,sails, boat, tire,
The 'Nest lathe fleet in our barlinair waits only
fair a fair wind to cane...fed to sea, under convoy of
the t'harybdis and Chalienger.
Wedneralay arrived the .sybille, Capt. Lipton,
from 4 cruize, with a prize.. A few eta). ago. iii
the Bay of Byway, she fell in with an American'
schootnr, which had been captured about a month
ago. by a French ship of war, and was then close
in with the French CO4lll. Slot bed • inii:shilinian
end four French sailors on board, besides the Ame-
rican Captain and two of his crew,
The Emerald, Capt. Maitland, proceeds on a
'relief, se soon as the weather moderates.—Captain
Upton taken the command of One statiou until the
return of the Admiral.

The Jalouce, Capt. Morris. is under orders for see.
The tortaset. Capt. A'anstttart, has put into the
river Shanonu to osier. &c.

The Virqinice, Beace, i. expected every day
from a crutae.