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cortcd by seven mil of the line: two of theAussian
*WIN are Set Y 44 they are trot tit to go to sea, mon
will there re be broken up here. The other seveu
are completing their provieoas from Mir garle:6l
making eve p• preparation'. for their depart e. Il
is buppooeci they will sail the begionintetoest'
week. The ships which 'form the *semi are the
Barfleur, Admiral Tyler. Dowegni. Ail.roberk.
Hercule. *lied, Roby, uud Conquest. l It 'is a
groat disappointment to our flees, that to R'us-
mans are perutitteil to go totoe quiet
arty they do. Our tars were most *Aeons to try
the Inside of the heroes of the North, on whom Ito.
naparte chiefly relies to compel England to a ma-
ritime peace. It was generally believed they would
have been fought for. In fact, orders for the at-
tack had been given, when an express arrived seem
ori!enug every means to be itself to conci-
liate the Russian, sud, of all things, to avoid an
aetiou with them, from which we infer that ',one
treaty lung be on foot between the Courts 111 St.
Peterslburgh and St. James. The Russian Athol-
ial (hues with Sir Cliarlos Cotton to-da3, which is
pretty friendly for people at war with reek
other.' ' " SEPT. I I.
" I 11UVe just learnt that a vessel sails to-morrow
inorimeg, at day-light, with dispatches. Admiral
Tyler, with his squadron, went out of the Tagus
ilar, and is to anchor off l'aiwaes, where lie will
he joined by thentusbian fleet, w Mel' is to go out
f the Tagus to-morrow morning.
" The French army is to soil iu three iliviio*.
iirst division are embarked, nod will sail almost
immediately, under convoy of Le ymph, t
Irene% , who takes Jiiiisit on board, w with (Officers
hie stuff. The Residower„ Cam. Adams, goes
with the second division ; she also takes two Gene-
rals rod other Officers. LAimulde, Lord George
Stewart, goes e.ith the third di .i•iou; each division
will consist of nearly noun !net."

" ',arr. 12.
I closed my ktter this morning, thinking the
Podargrus, which is going to England with dis-
patches, was about to sail ; but leariiiiig she is to
wait till the First division of the French army leaves
this, I will continue my account up to the latest

moment.
• The Russian fleet, consisting of rig sail of the
line, and too frigates, went ont of the Tagus this
morning. Admiral Tyler, with his squatloni, wns
waiting outside to receive them, and will proceed
ins:a:Aid:ly to Portsmouth. In pas.ing through
our ships, they tuanned• the rigging, which was re-
turned by our rhips._ The too line-of-!rattle. ships
left behind arc in isissession of a few men, who tire
loft for tile purpose of taking este of thew mita
their fate rindl be detetaiiiied.
• The first division et thc. Freti..ll army are all
ready to sal, except their wanting souse 'water,
which will soon he stamdied t' soil La ylpl,r, with
the French 12oininsinfer iu 4,...hief oti board. made
the sigiial for railing this , ore to
provide triatisports to carry 114,600 men, mud Jtutot
is allowed to take 800 horses, that 6, including
those fur t'ae artillery, cavalry., &c. He himself has
bought up all the Euglisti horses he could fret at
the rate of 200 %ulna's each. The L'Aimabk, Cept.
Lord H. Stewart, is to have charge of the convoy
sod the Admiral is partleufaviT onerous they /imolai
sail to-morrow. • They_ go to, Basque Rom's. Tile
army to be landed et R.ehetle. The second divi-
Dion of the army begins to embark either to-usor-
row or next dny. Our troops here now
Vshott, and the Portuguese flog is flying at Belem
Castle. and most of the fortifications. 'flit: French
had takenoffa vast quantity of plunder, but irCutu-
vnittre of Gcnend (Meets lipve appointed Commis-
sioners to attend the embarkation, &e. &c. acid ino.t
of it '. ts been re-lauded, and the inhuliiitants are
required to rend in es desire& they may have on.
the Yreoch, which are atten4ett to."
arPti, 13.
" The Piero* sails towtee. at one o'clock.
The French golossis are hantarA Amvn this morning
on hoar& tht •I}a of WV and they are taken poo-
session of byes Of the squadron, for the Ptauce
Urgent.
The Erllpse arrived to-day from Oporto; with
• anew°, of light transports, to convey the French
troops
PILOCLAAATTON

ST MI SEITVIN .t 5D crises commtsstoNt.rts, ?on
EISING CAltatED tETO EFFECT Tut: toNTENTIoN
MISSED UPON SCTWEEN TEE IiEbPECTIvE
tua-
M&llEtta IN curer:
44 For the ftilfilment of the stipulations made in
the Convention agreed upon for the evacuation of
Portugal by the french Army, That property of
every kind, t;ootiocated, or seized, from the subjects
or other persons residing hi Portugal, a liether of
the Royal Palace, ltoyal and Public Libraries, mid
Museums. mid froM ia,Eviduals tint are still exist-
ing in Portugal, should be restored :
We, the Commissioners fur seeing carried into
execution the said Treaty, as his Excellency the
Commander of the French Army has already anti-
tied to his army, think it also right to make public
the same for the information of MI concerned, and'
far facilitatia% the re,titutioaer theyeagiriiis back
such property, we have judged expedient to appoiut
a (.:onimittee of three persons, viz. Lieut.-CM/mei
Trout. 0. Sr. Antonio Rudrignes tie Oliveira, and
Mr. Dubliur, Cuoialissaire dos Gaerres. to meet at
No. 8. Cargo du Loretto. who are appointed to re-
ceive, inquire into, and judge of all reelatnations on
this head, and whose orders for the restitution of
piviserty, so whomever addressed, *ore to be obeyed.
And it as directed that keepers shall have charge of
sequestrated or mired property in every house to
',which it rosy hare been removed!, to assure the con-
servation of objecui or. moveables transported from
royal or public loonies, to other., for the use or con-
venience of such General, Athninistrutor, or other
subjcet of the French Army. These keepers will
make the description of all oresldes with the name
of the owners, and he accountable for whutever Ts
therein, mad they will be delivered only pn legal
proof of ownership, to the prosiessoe. of such articles
as shore described. whoUill transmit to this Coin-
'slitter a rettun of what each nay have in his pos-
session of the property designated. And all persons
may with safety apply - to this Tcibunal.
.1 We thilsk neeessery also to make known to
whom it may concern, thin nuirturchase made of
articles taken. frons the ',Milk arsenals or stores,
since the 30th Angust, or wlutteyer shall, on trial,
be proved to have beeu illegally sold or disposed of

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON.
SATURDAY. Ocrosta 1.

Moui:enrs to the 20th have been received, which
state that Bonaparte, at the Grand Parade of his
troops at on the flay before, hail wade a
Speech to theca, iu which lie recalled to their
minds the triumphs which they hail achieved in
Italy, Germany, Ike. and after telling them that
the English li,nl polluted the soil of Spain, he Mild

it would now be their duty to take a tcrrihle yens
gtwnce on the Spaniards and the English ; that
they must cross the Pyrenees fur that purpose, and
restore the imperial Es,gles to that lustre which
they had so long displayed wherever they bun been
carried, This speech, it is said, was delivered in
the most vehement manner; but no actoulit is
given of its impressiou on the Vreneli troops_it is
propuble that it was not afro favourable skimd as the
•vanity of Ow Tyrant might expect, intoxicated as
he is at the servile houniee which he has so long
received from them, wherever his power has been
felt or feared.

We Ware 'received letters and papers from Ham-
burgh, to the l7tli instant, containing news from
Vienna, to the i.tth. The Vienna Papers speak
with freedom on the utT.iirs of Spain, and announce

the stirrentler of th:' french fleet at Cadiz, to the
Spanish Patriot::: an event which BONAPARTE
has appeare:l so anxious to conceal from his
Mart s. hurt of the correspondence between
the ENOLISH AMBAISAVOR and the KAMAN
...iltstser.tt„ut St. Pert niburgh, has also been pub-
lished in The Vicuna Q.:Me. This was laid
before the British Rouse of Commons during the
last Session of Parliament. in January lust; and
the most interesting part of it, in the present state
of attain' between Austria anti France, is the reply
of the Russian to the British Minister. on the sub-
j-ct of the secret articles of the Treaty of Tilsit.
These secret articles, our reader's will recollect,
Count Rostsszow allowed to exist. The private
letters f Vienna state, that the great Inilitury
preparations of Austria were continued with tame-
'sitting vigour : hat the general impression through-
out the German States was, that there would be.
no war between BONAPARTE and the Emperor
Fasnot.

Erfurt, the place assigned in the Gottenhur4li
Mail, fur the approaching inter% iew between BO-
NAPARTE and the L•'ulperor of RUSSIA, is a fortified
town in Lower Saxony. There ALEXANDER will
be as tauch.in. the power of the Corsican as in the
heart and centre of France. We do not mean to,
say, that BUN %PARTE intends to abuse the adran-
tage, and to seize upon A LEXANDEN at Erfurt, as
he did upon FERDINAND VII. or CHARLES IV.
•at BayoMw. What we complain of is, that a:great
and independent Sovereign should put himself in
the power of a man in whose character perfidy is •
prevailing feature, tad this leave himself at
his mercy. The moment he enters Erfurt, lie
ceases to be a free agent, and acts under the in-
' fluenee of his rival. From a conference and meet-
*, upon such terms, we may expert new exer-
Aitnis, Oil the part of ALEXANDER, to advance the
immediate views of Franca, and, ultimately, his own
destnwtion. At Erfurt, he will be urged by new
• temptations, and bound by new promises, to pro.
secute the war against Sweden with redoubled
vigour, and to keep a wary eye upon Austria, lear-
ing NAPOLEON to bear with all his force upon
Spain. This policy will serve Naeor,Rox more
effectually than the immediate destruction of
Atcxa.xnua, who will be spared as tut% as he is
'woman, to the purpose of the Corsican. Were
r it not fur tlii!se reflections, we should view Erfurt
as another Bayonne—the lion's den, from whence
there are,
n •calla wrong= ;'

and regard ALSZANDER and Coanytetny as
doomed, in a few weeks, to become inmntes of the
Royal Menagerie, which NAPOLZOIS is collecting
in France from every quarter of the Continent.

We, yesterday, announced the arrival of the Po-
dargast brigs Irt guns, front Lisbon, with an account
of the embarkation of the first division of Jtosoir's
army, and the artualPailing of the Nrissiati squadron
for England, escorted by a .quadron rif 7 sad of the
lice, under the command of Admiral Tv LER. We
stated, at the same time, that Sir Firm I)stersr-
Pl.ll, anxious to nrpair his errors, had stepped the
plunder which the French were carrying away nu-
tter their construction of the fifth snick of
the Convention, guarautreing their private pro-
petty of every description. General BEasarotin,
sad Lord PIOZY, on t'..e ote part, and Ge-

newel VeLLsemeu on the other, had bees ap-
pointed to supeeintetni the execution of the Con-
vention ; and a t omesittee was at the same time
appointed for the purpose of ascertaining every par-
ticular snide of plunder, and restoring it to the
rightful owners. On the loth, the G.nrerals ap-
pointed to susperieteed the execution of the Coe•
vention, in order to satisfy the miuds of the Portu-
guese upon the subject of the property. •itionied •
l'roclumation, which is given in our preceding
colusuns, hut, we fear, as we stated yesterday. that
it is impossible to disci Militate completely between
the bona fide property
.01 the French soldiers a •id
their Portuguese plunder, and that the remedy ere-
scribed cull operate only as a palliative, not us acute.
The only mode of sending the French Bunditti
home, without their plunder, we repeat, would be
to take from there every thing but their arms end
military stores. All the rest neither is nor can be
any thing but plunder.

Report.states, that the Article of the DALRYII.•
PIS. Convention, stipulating that the officers nod
crews of the Russian fleet, taken in deposit in the
Tagus, shall be immediately sent home, is not
likely to be carried into effect. A Ministerial Print,
of j esterduy, which gives an intimation to this ef-
f .ct, states, that " We are bound to send the
Russian sailors home, because, looking to our-
selves alone, we had a right to make such terms.
But we have no ri;zlit to stipulate for the Swedes
—who are justified in taking them, as the Rus-
sians are not bound to remain neutrid."—liVe
do not believe that the Apostles of the ono
morality will dare to commit themselves to this
course. 'flie ed Article of the Convention con-
cluded by Admiral SEttissist and Sir Casat.v.s
COTTON, stipulates that the Russians are to be
" conveyed to Russia in men of war or proper
vessel 4, at the expense of His BRITANNIC MA-
JESTY," that is, in British seasels.—How then
could British Ministers permit Sweden to stop
British ships employed in the execution of their
own treaty ?—They dare not be guilty of such
baseness.

We have received some Dutch Papers, contain-
ing letters from Vittoria, which state, that the
head-quarters of the French army were at Miranda,
and that BESSIERE** corps was extended from Pan-
curls) to Burgos, his head-quarters being at Sawa
Maria. JOllltPil EviNAPARTIC was at Miranda. A
reinforcement of 3000 uwu had arrived at Bayonne
on the gth.

The Cosdr, of sit guns, Rear-Admiral Sir R.
STRACII4N, and the Malta, of t:4 gums, Captain
Otwtv, have arrived at Plytnouth, from the Me-
diterranean. They sailed, from of Toulon/ The
sth last, awl Gibraltar on the loth. They bat, off
the former place, ten sail of the line. A 'rumour
had reached the squadron, that one of thr ships at
Toulon had tuutiuied,.wbieh seemed somewhat pre-
bable, as one of the squadron was observed to'have
Levu %artied up the harbour, and dismantled.
The French have lately built and launched a
ship of the line, at Genoa, but attempts had been
ni.ide to destroy her, since which time she has been
constantly guarded by soldiers. _

When the above ;hips left Toulon, Sir "ijiiiipt
STUART and the Expedition had not sailed from
?icily. t

If the public indignation were excited, is eis
strongest degree, by the contents of the dispatelfilai
t: atsntitted from Portugal, on the dth of September;
those which hove been recently receivtd, down to
the Wilt, are by no means calculated to diminish
that sentiment which the preceding acconnts itp
spired. It is in vain that the Ministerial Papers
endeavour, by a variety of expedieuts, to divert*?
to distract the national attention fres, tiveniseket,
the primary authors of the disgrace and calamity.
Will they, as the best proof of their own participa-
tion in the common feeling ; or, if they can bring
forward any facts that may even palliate the infa-
my attached to every part of the Convention ; will
they publish au account orit, on which we may rely
as authentic ? Will they state to the country whe-
ther it is intended to be elevated by them, eccord-;
inn to the obvious tenor of the articles ; or whe-...1
titer It is to lie set stale and violated, on account,
either of its original and inherent illegality, or be-
cause the French have themselves broken and in-•
fringed the conditions ? Agitated, italigmuit. and
almost agonised as the nation it staler the shame,
added to the tuisinrtune, sustained in Portugal,
we have a right to know from Government, in some
authentic shape, what has been done, as well as
what we may expect to be dune, by Sir Haw
DALRYMPLE, either to retard, to amend, or to
alter, in any manlier, the accomplishment of the
deed. We say, by Sir Hew I)Autywrim ; for,
however Sir ARTIIVR may divide with him the
criminality of the t.'onvt.ntion origivally made, the
final execution of i:. must rest aid' the Commander
in Chief. It would, in fact, better aid the cause
df Administration, to speak out, and to inform us
how the business it proceeding, than, by au un-
manly silence,• to leave this capital and kingdom a
prey to a thousand rumours. But have they en-
largement, of mind enough to understand and to
rofiaw this line of conilnct ? We shall see. 'Mean-
while, we will state such information ou the Nib-,
Jett as has reached us through various channels.

Many letters froua officers, nerd a* well as raiii-

tary, written from the 7th of
the 12th, have been shown u.. A
most unqualified indignation at the z,
tempt for its authors. Of the ni,•,cn
tokted or tolerated by Juror, and 1..
theek speak in terms justly suited to
ties, which they describe to be of taii
WOW and pecuniary ; in other sorii-,
robberies. Of each of these species
Portuguese were the principal, or ti
Sir flaw is ustorted to have refuoci I
femme, or justice, or redress, in the I
though calling so loudly on the nut,
character, and humanity. But, whether
crilege and plunder appeared to him
more importance, or crimes of a deeper
assassination, or whether, from any other
of the comparative moral deprority ,
fences, it is admitted, that a committee
quest of some kind was to be lin:Berko
tuted, relative to the effects oeised on by
On the justice of such a retrospective
tire proceeding, when every species of
most comprehensive term, is included
ranteed to, the French, by the original
tion, we need not long detain our
fancy that neither Sir WILLIAM Scorr,
Civilian, except that fungous Florentine,
MACIIIAVEL, would undertake to
thesi.. It may truly be said of Ministers ,
buoinee, as PRIOR does of PAULO PtIItGANTI,
another of equal difficulty--

.• Ginnie' sight own, Dalrymple's case is
Hanks than any that he places
Amongst him Helli and his Puce."
if, however, this modern Put LocTseas,
nflicted such a wound on the name and
best interests of his Sovereign, us well as
try, can likewise heal the wound which he
duced, with the same instrument ; if,
'debug our misfortune, by ft Frees
solemn compact reflectively caocluded, he ran
justifiable pretences .to elude, or to
article of it, we shall congratulate the wham
while we reprobate the perfidy and bad .7
Atrocious Vsurper of France." as Ml*
mon denominates him r or of tt His 1
Royul Majesty, MIPOL ROM I." as Sir
WtttEstfte his 1., a public
whether we term him Emperor, or Ruffian,
ma creep under his gaberdine 1 The crime
committed by signing such a Convention,
can now mi 1..., it seems, be exPlat,d by
a . second crime. Bin the nriainal sin
home, in the Cabinet, which tither sent su .
or such iwtrOdion a; for there ao, 'her otet:t
inquiry, and, as we trust, if proved,.
arises. That the Portuguese have not
risen lu arms against us, their.preteisded
nor against' the French, their avowed
we believe true. !n -.this .circumstance,
-11Itaisterial Papers find great matter of
to the public, and of palliation to the authors
Alpe ,Convention. They might, wi h nearly,
Not quite as much reason, congratulate
Alit our gallant sailors., defrauded of the
feconipense of a long and toilsome .
414 not mutiny, on being tinplojed by
Commanders, for the first time in British
annals, to conduct a hostile fleet from the Tr
gas to Portsmouth, in deposit. They may, is
deed, say with Virgil,

" Sit yes ow tuVis, mollificatis spy !"
Parliament, it ia true, may vote theta a 9orr.
not as the Captors,' but as the Deposi
of the Beet; a circurnatAuu:e calculated to suds
the Convention itself etilluleeree to the nation.
We have yrt much to sad, and to remark, oil
this.ko fertik topic; bet we meet finish for the

present. -
Orders hare beeii.reCliveit st Portsmouth to fit
out several old frigates. Some Wee of batter ,hi'
are to be vita elf, and their eritsteheba untied ow
to the frigiuea.
In furtherance of hie viewe Spain. Bo"
PARTS has put 10•0064wageb.... is: the Mires
lot the roortpusee if his troupe, m a state dm
iluioition ; till. he stated to be.iss.the manner of the
great Duke uf Nleateoitiovun.
Seivral private letters state, that NNOT hail do.
Pistolled immerge 27"0 men, of which buchri I
_ _ _

115.000 bore arias.
in the Lerh pocket, Captain DILL, arrived
liorwich, hove ,ore come ovens' p.ie
*yoursthe AochttapbulltDll e of RHEIMS Vi'c°""t
1/ "nor ft., and, catered or the suite of the Coma
1)z LISLE. Itwas reported in crottenburahr 1,1"
the Lark sailed, that an es.change of two hundred
prisoneir was to take place in Norways and tile!
were very *non expected at ;,:ottentnityh•
Thursday Mr. CAPE', and Mr. %Vs trim(' tso
gentlemen of the Stock Exchange, waited, at the
requr,t of the Creditors of the HoUlie, the
of which we mentioned yesterday, upon the part-
ners is the concern, one of whom laid a irry can.
did statenitut of the affairs of the [louse before
them. Their creditors are chiefly persons in
the Stock Exchange, to the amount of :nor
than 1200,0001. The as.ets to pay those deb
consist chiefly in the houses which fell to th
lot if the City Tickets ; soma thousaad pound
owing by two Noble Lords; iti,otool. in sh
Cfsesalsor ettlse City of London, winch was I.
as a deposit on the third City Lotter. he
which is now relinquished; a few thou:and pound
owing by pursing, fir Tickets; and two houses a
Cala ~,,, soloed at io,oweL asseti„."6"l!„`a th
whale to shoot 1500001. if the city House'
valued at 102,0001. shall fetch sum they s,
cAtoriated at. The amount of :to deficiency till'
appear', we stated yesterday, &abase b.-en great'
exaggerated.

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