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London, England, 1809-04-20 00:00:00

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Portugal ? Tobtdo is 'namely forty miles from
Nladrid, and Uastts♦ was believed to be within
seven or eight leagues of Toledo on the 18th of
March. His Catholic Majesty may Lind it aukward
aid dangerous remaining in his capital' under suck
circumstances. For he has only a slender military
force near his august person, and he would proba-
bly dislike giving audience to URBIDIA. Neither
do we believe that Don Joseph has any inclination
to visit Saragossa or Barcelona, howaver pompous-
ly he may describe the grateful allegiance felt for
him by the inhabitants of those cities. The fact
is, and fiver] the French Paper* admit it, that iu
Catalonia half the province is in actual arms against
JOSLPII. Tarragona, 'ludo's, Maiirews„ Solfolia,
Balaguer, and many other places, continue to re-
sist the invaders. RIMING is still alive, at
their head. Aaturia is intact. How, then, eau the
Corsican venture, with such opponents behind bun,
to march in person against Austria? He may be..
compelled to do it, and we are far from saying
that he will not burst into Stn rim, or advance
straight to Vienna. But, in so doing, he evidently
commits to hazard all his past acquisitions. This,
we are convinced, is the cause, and the explanation,.
of the actual state of affairs on the Continent, and
the delay of hostilities between France and
Aurtria.

Some more papers relative to the late campaign
in Spain and Portugal have been laid before the
House of Common.. In oue of them Mr. CAN-
NING admits that Sir DAVID BAUM went to Co-
ronet' iu conformity with the wish of Ministers,
merely upon the advice of the Spanish Com-
manders, and without having previously commu-
nicated with the Junta of Oallicia ; and Mr.
STUART. in a dispatch front Aranjuez to Mr. CAN-
NING, admits that lie has reason to believe that the
refusal of the Junta arose " merely front local and
personal reasons ." Of the wisdom of seeding aii
expedition to Cotonou, without knowing whether
it wool(' be permitted to land there, our readers
will judge.
By a private letter from Mudeira, of the :6th
ult. we learn, that the outward-bound India fleet,
which reached that island on the nth of March.
sailvd again on the 18th. The enemy's cruiser*
were frequently in sight during the passage, and
j on one occasion had the audacity to attempt an
attack on souse of the ships to leeward, with a view
to cutting them off. On a sitgoal being given to
clear for action, and the necessary preparations
made, the cruisers dropt ardent, and kept ut a re-
spectful distance. Of these the Sirius captured a
ss:hramer, worth only about 1,8001.
It appears from an account laid before the House
of Commons, of the value of imports and exports
between Great Britain and Ireland, that the total
value of imports in the year, ending the sth of Ja-
nuary, 1807, was 145.8561. 78. 3d. ; in the year,
ending the sth of January, ISO,. 2.89.4151. ISt,. 2d.;
and in the year, ending the 5:11 of January, itiOtt,
63,9591. Ids. 10d.That the total exports during the
three said veers, were, for that ending the sth of
January. 1807, 193,6431. lgs. Id.; for the year
ending the sth of January. lame, 130,5831. 904. 2d.
and for the year ending the sth of January, 1809.
94401. 4s. 4d. The value of flax-seed imparted in
the three corresponding periods was, iu the year
ending Jan. 1807, 144,1741. do. ending January,
1808. 110,0551.; ditto ending January, 1809,
30,5101.
It 'appears from an account laid before the House
of Cominou4, that exemptions grunted to foreign-
ers in respect of the duty on the funds antler the
, Property Tax, for the year ending the 10th of Oc-
tober, limit, amount to 61,4601. los. Id.
It appears from aii account laid britire the House
of Commons, that the Notes or the Kink of Ire-
land, including Bank Poet Bills, in circulation on
the Pt February, 1809, amounted to 3,072,3151.
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Report states that Mr. Owliin is appointed •
Chief Justice in Centido.
MINORITY
OR TUE MOTION OF LORD FOLKITOME, /OR • CON-
MITZI= TO INQUIRE INTO /MUIR..
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[tad Visct. Forbes %Vita. Ord, F.,q. 11. C. ( "lobe, lb..
Sir W. Lemon, Bt. Hon. C Pelham. John (-Aileron, E.q.
Sir T. Miller, Bart. I). North, Esq. Hon. C. Bradshaw
Ski . St. A obyn, lit. H. Parnell, Esq. Lee Antouie, Esq.
Geo. !libber!, Esq LG. Wardle, Esq. Hun. W. Lambe.
Geo. Knapp, Esq. S. Whitbread, Erg lion. W. Lyttletoa
Thos. Foley, Fag. Lad A. Haniiltou J. M. Lloyd.
J.S r ii demon., Esc' C. C. Western, Egg . TIILLIIRS.
T. .1. Symonds. 11. Tracey, Esq. Lord Folkatone.
T. Cressy, Eng. T. W. Coke, Esq. , Ho.C. Hatchinnua.
As the term I. Bivour -" has occurred in the

letter of Sir J. MOORE. unit may be nut miderstood
by many of our readers, we subjoin the following
ex planet ion :
" BIVOUAC—a guard at night performcd br the whole
amity ; whic►, either at a nit re, or lying before an enemy,
'Very evening Arms oat from itd tents or hats, and mutinies
all sight 111 arms."
Some papers and letters front Holland to the 13th
have arrived, but then• contents are unimpor-
tant.

The wind being fair, for the lest two days. for the
!progress of the expedition under tlw command of
Sir A. WELLIBiLLY, we are Ituiws that it will
reach its detitinatiou in sufficient time to act with
glorious and beneficial effect.
The Fortune, Hont;.ox, from Ca4liorin, for
Belfast; and the St. Latrrrnre, —, from Poole,
bound to Newftwftwilaiwi, were captured the for.
user on the 3d, the latter osi the sth instant : the
latter was giver up, atter being plundered, and is
arrived at Kinsale.
The dinelio. mill, from Greenock. for Heli-
goland, was driven on shore no Sandy island, on
the 13th instant, during a heavy gale, hnt since
got off with trifling denier. Five other vessels
were driven onshore their at the same time.

Under the present critical state of Portugal; it is
much to he regrmted, that the great armament.
commended by Sir Annum WittEstlx, was an
long wind-bound. Yet all the wind. that can blow
from every point of the compass. cannot prevent the
sailing. on to-morrow. eau rich Lottery Fleet from
the Port of Fortune. Prise Money await*
it every hour throughout the day. Such. there-
fore. as hare not vvt entered nut hoard, bate net a
monietit to Wee in malting au alit comm.