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RELATIVE TO THE
WAR WITH SPAIN.

No..l.—Extraft of a Dietiegeh from J. H. Frere, Eaq. to Lord
Ilewkshury, Cited Madrid, 10th June, 41103.0-Rustived
else July.
It is lieseible that the inclosed intelligence may have already
reached you through Lord Rabat Fitzgerald.
On eputstionine the Prince of Peace, he declared thee the
Ring bed made repeated initaeces toted informed of the asrms-
bier!, of such a body of troop.. but that no eeplanation hal
b tee This certaialy does not appear very probable;
bite it is a feet, that this Gelernmeut are treated with great
neeleet en the sue jeet of Portugal, and are kept in the dark
as to the ohjeet of the correspondence a high has been pranging
eritheueh activity between Iketterais Cieurtionville and Lann.
Mr. Cevallos when 1 mentioned to him the intelligence
,which I had received, viii that be had received the suttee ; but
bat later intelligence had persuaded him, that theinseemblage
noted not he all great or so immediate; and I yesterday received
a report, agreeing with this letter opinion.
(Tntinletion of lueloroite in Nn. I.)—Extract of Intelligence
from Ileyenne, dated 33th May.
I have already mentioned to you the arrival of some troops
at this place ; two other brigades are expected the 13th Fierce!
(id June), the 771 h and the 24th. There will be, eule.
pendently of the two divisions of 10,000 men each, intended
fur the conquest of Portugal, a bode of reserve of 12,000.
Thi camp is aheady.gperkeit out at Bidard (a league and a
ball from hence) icve I have already told you that one
of these divisions will much by Peep:gime and the other by
Bayonne. Thirty-seven thonsand men are therefoie expected
here; hut, as I h eve just said, the 12,000 of reserve only will
remain. The army will afterwards march into Spain. The
townie:et of it is provisirmally given to General Cam St. Cyr,
a neediest, I Glary, of I • who was Ambassador at Madrid.
General La Marque is iirtrint el with the organisation of these
truisms..
fhb Jane... There is for the present nothing new, or at least
very interesting The arrival of sonic battalions, and of a
regiment Of cliasseurs caralry ; the 210,, that which in tile last
war ....nee! the caaipaign of Purtegal they ere 'literate!), well
. Sisomitiol, but b.uliy erptipp,l, or rethei badly dothed. We
are pew assured, that thelaeiny which is coming here will not
exceed tire or 6,003 ma, although it is stilt reported teat it
will he engetentee to 40 ••e0 men. I believe it, fur Ido not see •
that the tauvernment bee -o largo a disposable force.
Pe. 2 .-Extract of a Dispatch from 3. H. Freres Esq. in Lord
Hawkesbury, dated Madrid, telt July, 1203.--. Received
Sd August. re.
I have to seknewledge the receipt of your Lordship's dim
emelt of the Ikt ultimo. and I have great ratisfectiou in reflect.
• tog rliet the last which your Lordship will have received fr,im
we, will aliew that I hare been fortunate enough to courier's'
cosideve to the general spirit and tendenq of the 'tonne-
iioll4 which youi Lordship last Ica down for my guidance.
• The present tale of things is one which it is nut very easy
to degree The. Prince of Peace lies ant yet thought proper to
eneveit himself by any distinct proposals upon the subject of
en isitier,; a gee ante for that netitrality which this euentry
pr-fesies itself to have adopted ; at the seine time., there it art
evelent increese m the ill humour of the French Atubasearlor,
and 641111 e sermes altercations have passed between him and the
tenets of Peace. Upon in, making genie enquiries upon the
Isiliptet oftlie French rasseitielement at Bayonne, upon which
Ile had before dem soled eu explanation of the French A lidos-
So ler, as mentioried in rite letter of the tern ult. he is iii ene
that lie at las declared es 1140. Oust if an army was reUected
there, be shout' establish a a iperice force. in tamp refit oste to
thein. Souse fen s since. General Bournonville deemed,
that the French army se.a itieesed into cantonments, arid the
orders for joitiiitg tt countertnanricd, and insisted ae
est thlish mem of a Seaisish ramp. The Prince of Peece, be e.
eser, tail that it ciiiiid still be adhered to as a incest', • of
reunion. He has said likewise, that if the French atter end
silent a passage, be weeded reise an army, and that the King
would p..:t himself at the heal of it to oppose theni.
• When I !Let called open him, after the receipt of your Lord-
,. ship's dispatch, I told him, that though I had already ex-
pee uel to him this Ilitell6oos of His Majesty respectitig Portu-
gal, yet that I had reetaved such positive instructions from
your Lorilship upon the subject, that I could not forbear re
peeting the same declaration in a more formal manner l'o
this he answered, that he helievril that the differenem between
I saner and Portent were in a train of being :ruled, het that
his country wouM still continue its preparations, and that
be bad elven raiders foe twelve regiments of militia to be asse.a.-
blast, to them past of ill Castile. •
10001 id seenteingular, and even sospiciesue, that while lan-
guage rif this keel is passing, no positive declaration shored be
ma& to Greet Britain, nor a' y statement made of the
means which Mght he necesany, and which they might ex.
rev Great Britain to return:rote in vindication of their nierra
lite, if attempted to be violated. It is, hnwevie , remarkable
that many Sraniards, with whom I have crinversed• and who
were arduely desirous of an alliance against France, hare nevor
seemed betook for any anistance front England ;weenie! her co •
operation; and the various symptoms of di humour its the
part o. the French Minister are evidently real tied enaffeeted;
at the same time the *Ventura of Their Majesties are marked
to the Portuguese Minister and nue& in a manner which has
excited general übs ion,
The King has been mu: le irritated, in additien to the former
piuvorations from Fiance, lay the violence which has been
• offered to the independence and neutrality of Tuscany ; and
both Their eta:levee have been Seemly and deeply affected by
the de.th of the King of Etruria
Thp disposition of the people has been always favouiable to
Englind, aid has been much more tie of hire • and even arbor,'
those clases, whose politics are not se spirited or so generous se
as those of the mob, there is a great disposition to take part
deeidodly with atiethis is only checked by the apprehenrien
or our being perfectly Cut iiff frum Continental alliances. aid
that therefere the whole brunt of the war wpuld fell on Spain.
The cernmon people are persuaded, that there is a secret
understanding *oh Engand, and that when Spain is com-
pletely aewe,l, the two 'towels are to fall jointly upon France;
they ailid several paeiculars of the supposed treaty, and are
universally deliglitesl with the prospect.
No. 3..—Extract of a Dispatch from 3. H. Vivre, Esq. to
Lord Heerkeihory, dated Madrid, 7th July, 1803—Re-
reived, 3d August.
Before I had finished the precipitin dispatch, I was called
•
away to the usual audience which Mr. C.evallos gives to le-
reign &kitties on Vicdoeulav night. I then learned that in•
telligence had arrived of Hs. Majesty's Government having
accepted the mediation of the Emperor of Russo. M. Ce.
wallas communicated the intelligence to me. He eXpeeleed
•
lbis wish for general tranquillity ; that it was abuse all things
Ills Melt-eves desire to press-nye a good understanding and
hutment with Peielecieeethat war was an adVaat.lg, to any
pewee, though if intiteite to enrich our sailors; that cora-
nieree wan the true interest of the two nations. I replied, that
the eantinieuts of Eitglatet woe the same ; and that Hie Ms-
G.iveninient lud given a feir proof of them in airetain-
trig from the licit-Ilion of the Spanish vessels, eta element en
critical is that of the arrival of At their specie, and under c•r•
c umetaness with weed have !mike* jueuhed eueh a nen.
sure; but that His Mapety wished rather to trust to the he-
neur and generous feelings of ]pis Catinilic Kenny, pert asksl
titet, whatever appeared ambiguous or doubtful, w a the glee
of eireuinuaners, and rise of any unfriendly inclination. He
•
answered with twee feeling awe openness then I ex:retied,
that His catholic Majea'y was fully mrisible of the ainsdeoce
sill generosity trf Inn Mejeste, and deeroue of culteialeg the
Is •st ur.der-'and-ng with his Government.
Upon tte whole, a:onside:ins the deposition at present ex.
i,tsrs here, I eatit.et but consider it is eetremely favooralee,
et the *3llle time that it will require great attention and ma
pagometit to maintain it for any length of tune upou its pre.
6Viit footing.
It is to be conselenel that a degree of irritation equal to
what exists at presenters exists) on former ant bias
as often 'wielded ; and the Gsernment, for re sent rif encourage-
armee or opeurtunity, and tire absence of immediate pluvecii-
%Jen, have again relapsed to their old habit of acquiescence.
The degree of provocation which has been given its tile pre-
Sent instance, and acetinuitetel in so short septum of time as
the affair of Liesisiana, Etruria, and Naples, is not liferly to
teem again. The feeling of resentment against FraliCe, nicet-
ies., wail prohdaly grow weaker, and the present disposition
be materially altered, unless k is kept up on the part of
Eiglarel by marked and particatig ;Mete ins to tin, Court and
glee les Minister.