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you any artillery or travelling carriages in the ord.
&sauce store-ships ?
A iiswer—Tnera were mortars, but no beavy,ar-
iliery.

Brigadier-Gen, NtnniutuaLe was then carted,
and, without any material dithwence, rorrohoilited
the statement ut the other Genend 14ficess who
preceded him ; adding, that the Britrah arany could
not have inmred safety Wake iiinkbitainteof Lisbon,
had the Convention nut Wen agreed to:
Captain Pitzvat, of the eie,;inozoi, stated, that
Lisbon was better defended ht the at g positions
of grounds than by its works ; it-was open on
almost etery side. There iiete new %yolks eon-
strut:Um! Isy the French, but they were directed
against tire town, or for the idotact• of the'airips
in the river. lle had not, howerer, bud time to
examine then. The fort v St. Jalieu was strong
against a regular siege, for winch much time would
have 'writ required ; but a breach might, in his
oni aa i,, n, have been effected in about a week, and
the place carried hy•stonn, fur which service there
o nobd lame been wanting I I pieces of heavy ar-
l•ltery, t mortars, and 2 howitzers. The fort of
t 'oscura' was defeissiine ivy land. Of Peinehe
lie had no aceurate kiloirhiltr, but considered it
ivy strong both br laid and sill.
Sir A. VI'ELLESLEY observe', that it was his
wish to put some questions to Captain Preval. re-
some conversation ht: toil with French
offices*, hot as other Officer% lota not arrived, he
old not comoite the prr.ent the proper time.
Lord Moine. It is hest to troatpotre any exami-
patient which could, even by implication, affect Sir
Barrard, Captain Pieria then withdrew.
Sir New Dautvrtetd:, W uienser to a qnestion
Nor Earl Motes, staled, that hall there beau any
heavy artillery or travelling landed at
blonder, they COnill not big brought on for want
of homer'.
Earl Moms neat put the following questions to
Sir Arthur Wellesley :
gireetroo—Harl there been artillery with travel-
ling earriiges, could they have proceeded with the
army from Moodey; ?
Ammer—No.
Question—Was the difiieulte from the trout of
home, or the birdireas of the roWds?
Amewer—l will extend my answer ; The roads
throughout Portugal are very had and very
marrow. I should think thut it would have
bete very difficult •to bring forward heavy artil-
lery, or travelling, earri..,es, even by Cie employ-
" meld of a large t,umbrr of horses to draw
them ; but the (curve must be Elll.i rc, from
my narrative, end ifoll3 the answers I hare
Riven to questions before, that there were horses
with the army only in sufficieut numberstodraw else
6PM train.
To, rent, was eitairtimd by Sir A.
Wellesley, relative to ! is de iver rag to Sir Hew
Dalrymple the copy of the Memorandum of In-
structions, written by Sir A. Wellesley, and deli-
vered to General Murray, for hit conduct in con-
cluding the Cooveution. It would be unnecessary
to go into the evidence, as Sir Dew Dalrymple
admitted the receipt of it on the laid sitting.
Sir HEW asked Lieutenant-Colonel
Torrees if he recollected whet. Brigarlier-General
Charks steviart joined the army ? Ile answered,
on the evening of the tad or 2.4 th of A ogien.
The Presideut of the Board. Sir D. DeNots,
Men o' ,rived, that the Board was adjoitruerl oust
the /revisal of Sir Harry Burrard, also was expected
daily, nay hourly, and when he did arrive it would
be necessary that he should have tonic time to pre-
pare. his narrative.
The Court adjomed at a quarter past twelve

iclock.

FOREIGN lATELLI4LNCE.
.GOTIENBI'll( II MAILS.

GOTTENNURGHt ROV. 14.
There wee a severe battle fought iu Finland on
the 27th or 28th of October. Colonel Sandels
succeeded in completAy routing the Ituesions, and
forced them to sue tor an armistice, to bury their
dead, which was granted for twenty-fouf hours.—
Prince Dotgorucki was killed.
Mr. Thornton, our late Ambassador at Stock-
holm, arrived, thi, evening, on us way to England.
'lnc Crocodile frigate arrived, on Sunday last,
with the subsidy.

RICA, OCT. 27.
Yesternay, the epth info. His Imiwrial Russian
Majeaty arrived here from Erfu'rth on hi 3 way to
Peterablitgh.—/Ideas.f

rroc►ltocm, Nov. 5.
His Royal Majesty arrived yesterday, at half

past eight o'clock in the morning, from Oland,
at the Royal country scat of New Naga.
According to a report received from General
Klerker, Commander-iu-Chief of the Finnish army,
notice was given, on the t9th of last month, by the
Commanding General of the Russian army, that
the wrinistice would be at nn end on the .17th of
this said month, and that hu*tilities would be re-
commenced that day, at one o'clock iii the after-
noon. The following is the notice which Colonel
Sandell, Chief of Brigade, received on this salmject
from time Russian General TutselikoC
purtuanee of the
order received faun► the. Com►uandiug-General,
/;oust Bushoerden, I hereby inform you, that the
armistice concluded between the Russians and the
Northern Swedisi. arn►y, is to be at an end en the
0;t1t, and that hostilities will be recommenced, that
d.►v, at one o'clock in the afternoon. I have the
honour to be, with great reTeet, &c. &c.
TorrscuxoFr, Lieksi.-9(n."
'• ileadviarten savro;3l;,i, Oct. 7, (IV, 'sod.-
(Sloe-hams (,azette, Aor. 5.)

NOV. 10.
Arrorrting to the last *tenants received from
the enemy's army, in the last artioa between the
Swedish and Danish rut-boat., Lieutei:ant he riff.
and another officer, *hese name we have net been
able to learn, and 70 men, Nero killed.--,'Stork-
loins termite of Nov. IL)

THE BRITISit PRESS.

LONDON,
MONDAY, Novemsrm 28.

Two Gottenhorgh Nluils arrived last night, with
letters and pullers to the 15th inst. The I!tusiiiins
did not renew hostilities in Finland, as report
stated, without notice of their iuteution. The no-
tice required by the nriinstiee was given in due
time. mid was followed by a severe at tion on the
:nth or :28th last, in which the Russians were
completely defected, and forced to request u truce
for Si hours, to bury Own. dead. The Russian
Prince DoLuosucair wen kdl d in the action.

Various reports have heed in circulation, for the
hut two days, but es there have been no arrivals
during that tune, the puldie will }:uo•.v haw to ap-
Isreciete theta. Otte of thee: MIIIOIIIIS stated, that
Metylial fAssitays had armed at Zatortra, while
another French division had taken the route to Ma-
drid, wider the direction of General LEFEISVILF..—
We are assureJ. however, that Ministers her: not
received any stic!i c.tutils ; that tin it latest ad-
vices flout Colonel Dot LW are dated from Tudcla,
the 6th, and that they have nut received any ac-
counts of the movements of the (ankiest Army,
subservient to its retreat front Valtuascilit.

Gettetul I.l:l•stnte, it is underiatoud, %lab at Pa-
lencia on the 12th ; anti, it in Mated. that Frcuth
scra nm tl.e follow ii.g dt.y st Mont,
within a Icw ica.,rues of Betiaveiste. loot ad 01
looking to brillia.it tictorits and the compiete ex-
pulsion of the French from Spain, people flow ask,
liONANtTE be aide to interrotie between the
British armies ut,der ienerids BAUM and NlonuF,
and will they be o'le to effect their rttreatt, the
one to Li.l)on, the other to Corunnu?

Tire 27 transports whim arrived at Portsmouth
on Saturday last from Lisbon. brought house Cap-
tain Honor., and three other Officers, and 70 con-
valescents from the army iii Portugal. One of the
pour fellows was so singularly urrfortimate as to
have both his eyes shot out in the ball le of
mien'. Five of the transports have *7u Swiss and
Germans on board, beim; the whole battalion of
the ath Swiss regiment in the service of luNA..
PARTn, sOn were employed in garrisoning Elves,.
As soon as they were oar rz..t. by Coolish) ilo,ser, a
Swiss Officer in the I lauoverian Legion, duly :rutho-
ri,ed by Sir I I. EURRARD, to ended In I li. BIOTA NNIC
M a ESTY.• army, they all to a man left the French
colours, and most cheerfully entered into our ser-
vice, uotaithstanslinwthe remenstrarrees, exertions,
and the most dreadful threats, of their olficers.—
The first battalion of the same Itogiment, which
wa. at Lisbon at the time of Cie Conveirtion of
Ciatra, would have thrown mi the 'M., and the
odious Ranieri into which they had liven com-
pelled, and entered our ranks with the same ala-
crity ; not 1t... than OW men of the same army,
Poles, Pi aasians. Italians, Hungarians, Re. would
have repaired to our standard, if URNOIOrtiI for the
purpose had bAar taker' at the time. The 3,400
French troops, who were detained in the Taps,
until Sir COAALES Corrott had received intelli-
gence respecting the fate of our transports, were
about to sail for France. The Cricket ketch, with
&spate:ars for Sir CHARLCS COTTON, is supposed
to be lost, as she bad sailed from Corinna, for
Lisbon, three weeks before the transports came
away, and had not arrived. Sir HARRY BURNAM)
was to sail for England on the 19th instant, in the
Amelia, Hon. Captain latr. The I literuin (flag-
ship), Asulacious, Plantagenet, Ganges, Resqlutiore,
Nymplse, Undaunted, Lively, Census, Nautilus. La
Myrtle, were lying in the Tagus.

Order* have been received at Portsmouth for all
the line-of-battle »hips and frigates, which are in a
state of torssurditess, to be got ready for ►ea, with
every possible dispatch. The Victory, Laiflca►,
Zealous, Elisabeth, and Norge, will soon be ready.
It is believed that their destination is Lisbon and
Cadiz; and that they are to act, with respect to the
Portuguese and Spanish ships of war at those ports,
dr circumstances at thi♦ critical juncture may re-
quire. The l'ortaise arrived at Purtionotith, on Weil-
nriday evening, from Gibraltar. She nil* released
from quarantine on Saturday morning. The Prin-
cess of Oitt.cvss,Brigialier-Cleneral Bowes, Lieut.
CHALNILI:%, of the Royal Artillery, Litala.
w&a, of the Royal Nary, and a Sicilian Messenger,
came passengers in her. She sailed from Gibraltar
Saturday fortnight. The Atlas, Rear-Admiral
PLievts, was the only ship then lying therv. The
lariperitt“e, Lord CuCHRAae, had brought intelli-
gence, that tour French frigates, which had es-
caped out of Toulon, were blockaded in St. Fiorcii-
so Bay, by several of Lord COLLINGwootir fleet.
The ltritotrn, Captain DURHAM, with Prince
LEOPOLD en board, had ►ailed for Sicily. Ilia
Ilighness being a member of the SPANISH ROY AL
FAMILY, hail come down from Sicily, to wait the
determination of the Spaniards as to the form of
Government they would establish during the cap-
tivity of Fec:DtaAND the V I kir.
la Loire, Captain Scnu►taraec, at Portsmouth,
was, on Saturday morning, ordered to take two
millions mid a half of dollars to Commis ; and the
/Webs, Capt. Loin au, is II tide!. orders for Lisbon.
Two troops o'fvt,lii: Ilarse Artilleej have

come in to Port.rnnuth, one from 13, i6liten and the
other from IVoodbridge, and entlaarked for Spain,
under the ....outman(' of Captain M. DUN LD• They
consist of 300 mail, and 310 homes, and twelve
awl are to land at Corunna. The
Goshawk, Captain IN NEs ; aurl Sparrowhawk, Cap-
till it haINGI.E, are to convoy them, the inoilient
the wind i 3 fair.

On Thursday, "Lieut.-General Sir Jails Cust-
om:6i, K.B. Commit:der of the Forces in Portugal ;
Lieut.-Col. Y MULL. Militair Secretary ; Capt.
Montt, 3d Regiment ; Capt. BURGH. t.ittli Re-
giment ; Capt. Fuecusast.E, Coldstream Cuards,
Aid,-de-Cinap, sailed in the Lavinia, Lord WM.
STC•itr, for Lislpott.--•Visconot M ATEROS 4, and
1)011 nt LA VEG 4, Spanish Deputies from the pro-
vince of Astoria, also went in her, for Corti:inn, awl
took a million .and • half of dollars with them, for
the service of the Patriots.—The Larisio has like-
wise taken out ir considerable amount in mer-
chants' mon. v to Cadiz.
There arc nearly 400 sail of empty transports
at Portsmouth, which have arrived from Spain and
Portugal. Those ships which were hired for three
months, and are not lit for horse ships. are to be
discharged from the service. A great number are
fitting to take inure troops.

The P.anuae, C:i pion' BARRIE, haring seen her
coin oy from F.n:•land into 'halts, joined Lord
Com.iacwoon off Teodoro, on the 9th nit. On
her .e age she was clim.ed by five French fri-
gates, which had escaped taut of Toulon.—
Lord Cow to UWOOD dispatched seseial ships
to look for them. His Lordship was closely
blockading Toulon, with the Ocean, (tidg-
ship). Royal Sovereign, Vice-Admiral TUORIA-
BOROUGH ; COROptiA, Rear-Admiral Maanti ; Fur-
Spartiatc„llaptifii eat, Warrior„ilun-
-I.wer, Camin•rlgad, Colursus, Northumberland,
Fame, Sultan (of the line), Spartan. Ponsome, and
several sloops.—G VIRAL PACs sqnselron were all
ready for ims, coleii.tiog of eleven sail of the line,
and several frigate..
_

We have had an opinsrtutiity of obtaining some
information ou various particulars connected with
the late interview at Erfurt, from an authentic
quarter, which, we are persuaded, still be con►i-
dered by our readers as erpaaily curious and inte-
resting. They will berve to throw some light on
the rens or BONAPARTN, as well in Spain as its
Sweden and Turkey. The King of PRIJ!,SI A was
invited both by N APOLF:OSI and A LEN•N DER to
repair to Erfurt—but that Prince, couscions that
t!:e necessity of transporting a large part of his
troops into Biscay would pel the Corsican to
evacuate, at least partially, the Prussian territories,
and well aware that his oppressor never would con-
cede ally thing, except to the pressure of Ins own
affairs, refused to quit Konigsberg. The Em-
peror FILINCIS, ou the contrary, pressed by AN-
DRF.OSSI to meet flumseascrx and the CZAR in
Thuringia, consented to be present ; but the re-
monstrances and UN postulations of his young Em-
press prevailed on him to retract Ins intention.—
Th 'Princess, daughter of the Archduke FERDI-
NAND. RiMI sister to the present Qu:•els of SAM.
DIA. is known to hold the Freuch Csierper in the
utmost abhorrence, and her influence over her hus-
band is very considerable. A tr.xaNuea, more
subdued and more passive than FRANCIS. or than
FREDERIC WILLIAM, complied without hesita-
tion, when CAULINCOURT signified BONAPARTE'S
to have an interview with him in Germany.
Ile had made an ineffectual effort, as lung ago as
May last, to break his fetters; but the attempt
wily 'erred to rivet them, and to display his own
weakness. Tine CLAR, at that time, embraced the
resolution of going intirFinland, in order to renew
his forces its the neighbourhood of Abo. No sooner
was the intention made public, and a day named
for Ins departure, than CAC 1.1 x col; CT demanded of
His MAJESTY pi:rink:ion to accompany him.—
ALEXANDER politely, but timely refused it, alleg-
ing, that lie should go with the utmost privacy, and
return in a very short time. CAE LINiOURT never-
theless persisted ; and on the Cz.ta's continuing to
deny him, he ,hewed NAPOLEON'S orders to bins,
never to allow any day to inns without seeing Ilia
IMPERIAL MAJESTY. No alternative remained, ex-
opt to renounce the intention of visiting Finland
altogether. lie was, in fact, obliged to continue
at St. Petersburgh, under the inspection of Cati
1.1 NCOCET.

At Erfurt he gave every proof of unbounded
submission to iAPOLtiON• On the 3d and 4th of
October be wore the uniform of the French Gre-
nadier Guards. De not only permitted his Mi-
nister, Count Ron ANZOW, to receive from the pol-
luted hands of BoNAPAIITE the grand cross of the
Legion of Honour, but he assisted in person at the
ceremony, wearing himself only the decorations of
a simple Kui jht. Rosiarszow, by the Emperor
his Master's permission, accepted likewise prevents
from the French Ruler, to the amount of G 00,004)
litres, or near 1.3,0001. sterling. The first article
agreed on in the conferences was the rupture of
the Armistice in Finland. thitTAVI.79.4 ejection
from Sweden, and his complete expulsion from Lis
dosiiiiiions, by the joint arms of France, Russia,
sad Denmark, formed another stipulation. The
partition of the Ottoman territories on this sii. the
Bosphorus, conceding the Maritime Provinces to
Prance, and the NOrtheru Provinces to Rallis, !vas

settled. No part of thy spoil seas al!oth
tria. The two contracting ;Nunes agreed.
SEPII should tie placed on the throne of
the seal of ALEXANDER'S aerluiet eaeMln,
probation of which measure, he eutosio4,l
diately to recut his Anrbassado•, Couat
Goisow, from Madrid. But u, the -
subjugation of Spain, by :wins, it was
might be impossible to oecomplish, nu
the resistance and attachment of (lieu:air'
ancient Sovereigns, it oat Poi tiled, that
FERDINAND the Seventh should he wilt
his people. Previous, however, to the
of such a measure, he- was to espouse
wile LA PAGERIE ; to re..Lis the Treaty
iu 17:;ii, by the late koig Cuatiths the
with the French Convention ; to exclude
lish front any communication, trade, or
with Spain, or her Colonies, direct or ,
lastly, to leave the three provinces of Lli,oah
year, and Catalonia, together with their fio:,
iii NAPOLEON'S possession, as a gin/ranter in;
DIN AND's
Such, we have good grounds for beli,%:
asserting, were some of the leading stip
agreed to, and finally arranged at Erfurt. 1,,
mean time, CHARLEs the FOURTH, his Quit.
GOODY, the Prince of Peace, hate been
to the Palace of Cleamberil, near Bloi►,
of Navarre, near Evrens, in Norinitridy,
longed to the late Duke l) Ctrt.o Los,
prepared for their reception. The Queen of
A. and her young son, are placed at a
the village of St. Mendez, near Paris, multi
lier cure. FERDINAND, and his two Broths:.,
WADI CHARLES ISIDORE, who is uear ta,
years of age, and the Infant FasNcis,
about fourteen, continue closely confined in
Castle of ‘ralency. It das I/ONAPARTV..!
some weeks air), to have reanoted FERDISA.
Pnris, and he *us Pukeu out of his prisoa fot
purpose ; but on the road to the capital,
orders arrived, and he was remanded into
meat. N trims:oft doubtless reserves him to
liberated, or net, according to circumstances
events.

We have received Ltomtoii pavers to the
but their contents are of no importance.

We have reveived letters and
niaica, to the 18th Soptember. The b...
ant part of their contents refers to the .
Cuba, and confirms the apprehension that
Pr.tich party, in the southern ports of this
would endeavour to maintain themselves in
lity to the Government.

The rumour of Lord MoLttivit's remorsd
the Admiralty Board continues to gain
Matters are not, however, sufficiently itiatur,d

enable us to ascertain whether the change of
try is likely to be total or only partial. Were w
to judge by the conduct or some of the time-scri-
ing prints, we should suppose that this event i
much nearer at band than the public expect. Th
Courier, one of the most servile and devoted of:.!
the set, has already deserted the ranks, and Only
oil the 11l ill nteri4l livery. It will be a curious
in political apostney to see the calumniator of U
Fox and the Duchess of Dsvussiiist, lawainz aw
criogiog to that great political party, from whir
it originally derived its support, afterwards bases.
deserted, and loaded with every calumny and r
proach which rancour could buggeat, without r
spect for age, sex, rank or virtue.

We stated, on Saturd.iy morning, that The Ga.
zelte of that evening would contain u Proclansumm
proroguing Parliament to Monday, the 16th ofia-
nuary, thou to meet for dispatch of business.—
Want of wisdom and ability, on the part of 31ini—
ter*, has made abundance of hiibhiris the will act
be easily dispatched. The flower of the
army has been sent to the Baltic, to Spain, and to
Portugal. An immense expense has been incurred
by these expvilitions—what have all these sacrifices
of men and money achieved ? The Convention of
Chum. Ministers have a heavy account to render
to the public. They are wise, therefore, in putting
off the evil day. [lad every thing gone on
smoothly and prosperously, they would p►obably
have advised that Parliament should meet before
Christmas.

The Board of Inquir; resumed its sitting% on
Saturday, at Chelsea; and a little after 1,2 o'clock
adjourned over, sine die, awaiting the return of SII
11. BUIItd4RD. An account of the proceeding• i 4
given iu our preceding eolinnie,.

Dirpatrhes were Rept of, 184 night, to Tnrt•
mouth, to be furwartbA from the:nee to the Mtd:
ternuteutt.

The Seagull sloop of war, Ist( ly slink on the
coast of Norway, has been weighed by the Not-
wesaas, and is now in their service.
In consequent.. of the glooine neeonets from
Spain, the Funds fell on tionrciny near half vet.
cent. ronwils left oft at (iSI for tuonvy, uGt for
the next amount, and Ownseeta .

For a consteleralrle time there here been an ac-
counts from the army under General Carrascs,
but letters fr Tit(leis, tuttesinitted fl.oon It!wield.
slew that tlw bend-quarters of the army the
centre 1e..-re nt that place on the title isotanto-r
These letters atinrel a melancholy picture of the
state of the patriotic forces at that time. The
discontents in the arm'. of Coma...llm. ecrasionett
the dishanding of the troops %nide it.

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