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LON DON,
TRURSDAY, DacEnnEa 8.
";' Many people seem to credit the report of Bo-
ar ar.t art's return to Paris. It any great exploit
Ski been perform x 1 against the English, (loam to
he Jtavit of November, at would probably have
n known• here, through the French and Dutch
pers. There is, however, a letter in town, dated
au Astorga, on the 24th of last month, written'l
a British Officer lo Sir DAVID 141111)**4MT)
ich expressly says ;--,, We expect every how,
- be joined by BLAKE'S army, 113,000 strong, wins
e in high spirits, no say disheartened at the •o•
its which they have sustained against the Freoch,
impatient, in conjunctiou with as, to ruept
i again in the field." ' Tbia letter was brought
er in the Brume Citoyenee, which, as we know,
;tell Coruona ea the c'27th of November. It is the
siiiist and latest intelligence received in London,
in Astorga ; and if its contents, as we believe,
ay be credited, it certainly would tend much to
kilpilieve the public anxiety relative to BAIRD't as-
i4Bsy. Reap,. cting that of General Monet, we
know nothirk; certain. but it is commonly reported
mid believed, that the artillery and cavalry, under
General Illorit'a command, are arrived at Madrid.
If so, it must be inferred, that MOORE never cam,
ceired it possible that Box AAAAA E could and might
interpose with 20,00 u or 30,000 troops, between
him raid BAIRD: yet it is precisely this which we
fear and apprehend. A short time must relieve
the curiosity of the public.
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The Russian and French Messengers, who aw.
rived on Monthly iu • flag of truce ftom Boulogne.
sveo: permitted to land on Tuesday minting, and
about eight o'clock set out l'or London from
Dover, accompanied by Mr. SCOTT.• the KING'S
Messenger, who' had been scot down to attend
them. They arrived in town lite on Tuesday
night. Their dispatches were yesterday stehniitted
to a Cabinet Coattail, and tlw aoswer of our Go-
reromettt will probably be sent off this day. The
correspoudeuee is net likely to terminate so abrupt-
ly as was generally impposed.—No one, however,
expects that it will lead to a favourable issue.
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The trial of *!wander Devisors, Eig. for
defreading the public, is given at length in our
subsequent col utnias. He was found guilty. For
this the country i• indebted to the Commissioners
of Pnblic Inquiry, 'men who deserve statues of
gold.

General BERRARD was prolonged at Court yes-
terday ; a 0 was Sir ARTHUR 11'ELLEsLEY, on his
arrival. We have net yet learned that Sir flew
DALRYMPLE ilas had that honour since his return
from l'ortugal. Sir Aajtviva, on his visit, smiled
most graciously at the pioiliviit when the Citizens
of London were presenftuq, theirAddrees. W. have
not heard how Sir H. BOAR lAD conducted himself.
We admire the discretion of Sir ilzw, in keepiwg
„easy from Court, until the final decision upon the
'conduct of the Cintro Generals.

Whatever may be the decision of the Board of
Ihquiry, whicS, in consequence of Sir VAULT BUIL-
iAteS return to -England, will recommence its
deliberations in a few days ; end whatever opinion
they may ultimately form, relative to the authors
of the C:onvelitio.i of Cintra, and respecting the
Couveittime itself; we bcheve that the icatitacuts

of the public are already fixed upon tl.e subject.—
Whether we examine that a%reement by tts nio-
tires and principles, or whether we consider it in
Its consequences and results. down to tlpt present
moment, it apitears uqually to cliAllenir our con;
deinuation. We do not either attempt. or desi.e,
to apportion the preciie degrees and shades of
tiersonat eulp.ibility that attach to the respective

The extreme tenderness and delicacy which the
Coininander-in-Chief felt, relative to besieging, or
rather attacking Lisbon, on act ount of the injury
which the buildings or the.inhabitants might, and
indeed probably would undergo, excites some asto-
nishment. Must not every city submit to similar
evils, when possessed by nu enemy ? How are the
Spaniards to regain Barcelona, or Parupelima, ex-
cept by violence ? Was not Bilboa repeatedly
entered, plllaged, and evacuated ? But, there is no
man who ever was in Lisbon, and who does not
know that it is nearly us indefensible us lionte,.or
Berlin, or Milan. It could have made no long
nor effectual resistance, as Juror well knew,
though oar Generals did not. If, however, we de-
sire to have military authority on• this point, • e
have only to peruse the evidence given by Captain
PREVAL, of the Engineers. It con leave no doubt
on the mind. He expressly stated, on his examina-
tion, that Lisbon was better defended by the ,
strong positions of its grounds, thou by its
It was open on almost every side. i'here wen•, in-
deed, new work. constructed by the French, but
they were directed against the town, er fur the pro-
tection of the ships on the riser Tagus." So much
for the strength and defensibility of Lisbon ! Oh !
but the Fort of St. Julien was impregnable! Let
us hear Captain Pasyst. on that subject
" The Fort of St Juliels," says he, " was cer-
tainly strong against a regular siege, for Which
much time would have been required. AO a
bresizh might, in Isis opinion, herr been effected in
about emetic, and the place carried by storm, for which
service there would have been wanting some pieces
of heavy artillery, two snorters. and two howitzer.."
—Perhaps it will be said, that we must have lost
two, three, or four thousand men, in accomplish-
iiig this object, as well as considerable time. No
doubt we should. But Portugal would in that
case have been ►tally evacuated. debtor wool('
not then have been, as we know he was, en the 14th
of November, at Bourdeaux,on his march to Spain,
at the Intel of the first division of his troops. Nor
need General Moose to have been, on or about the
same day, the 14th of November, as we know he
was, struggling with every impediment and cala-
mity, io his passage through the most impervious
provinces of Spain. He might have been sent in
our own transport., mood to St. Aside:l,, long ago..
Spain might then bast been staved, the French ex-
pelled from Biscay, ii.ad the entry of BuMArARTIC
might have been rendered almost impracticable,
when he returned Gem Erfurt to Bayonne. Nor
do we believe,• that the loss of men sustained un-
der the walls of Lisbon, and of the fortresses along
the Tagus, however it may be exaggerated, would
have eipsallestiffie diminution that we have already
nsidergontOokikeitses, fatigue, and extenuation.—
*e repeat it,' that the Cosivention, whether exa-
mined d privi or i posteriori, iu its motives, or in
its effects. as it has operated on our military the-
;litter, er as it has affected Portugal, Spain, and
Praises; in any, or in all of these bearings, it sip-
: pears to h►ve been unnecessary, tame, beneficial to
the foe, iond most injurious to Great Britain.
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—,Yesterdar morning Mr. GULDSMID had a long
ftiiilikelite with the Duke of CUM/COLLIN!), upon
the subject of the Meeting of Merchants that
is to be belt,' to-morrow, for the purpose of pro-
viding dottier for the Spanish Patriots.
We lately stated, that all the line-of-battle-
flips, at Portsmouth and Plymouth, Lee been
ordered to be got ready for sea with all pos-
sible dispatch. We understood that they are
victualliog for five months, avowedly for the Spa-
nish coast. Various objects are assigned to the
arinaineet. According to one report, it is to
earry out a large body of troops destined to act ou
any particular point of the coast where their ser-
vices may be called for: a measure which has been
much too long delayed, and long since expected
from Ministers. It is also fund to be destined, in
case of a serious reverse, to &roar the e4tape of •
our army, and to rescue the Spanish navy from the
gripe of France.
Oa Wednesday and Thursday last, 546 of the
Workington. Harrington. and Maryport Volun-
teers, under the command of Lieut.-Cololonel Cur-
wen, transferred their services into the Loot!
Militia, and were sworn in at Whitehaven. (if
the 54 wanting to complete the corps, many were
prevented attending from sickness and the short-
nc,, of the notice, no iutimation being given
until Wednesday morning. The Officers hare,
with equal spirit, unanimously volunteered their
services.

At Bury fair, on Thursday last, there was a con-
siderable spew of nest stock, both hemebreds and
Scots, though not so many as on some former years,
which, in general, sold at high prices. Of horses
there was but au indifferent supply, hut the few
good young cart colts obtained high prices. Butter,
on the above, and two following days, sold at from
675. to 68.1. per tirkin, for prime dairies halves, 3.15.
In the gale of wind that separated the last con-
voy of cavalry tninsports, one of them, with a di-
vision of the Prince of WALF.S.I Dragoons, the
10th„ was boarded by a French schooner, who only
took the anus of the men, hut were alnint to kill
the horses, when a frigate heaving in sight. they
hastily quAtc,l the transport before they effected
their brutal

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