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London, England, 1810-03-03 00:00:00

'Alava avdpat 141 Ia sad Llefkoaolrarik 'ar that araaied
p. rim!, I ma nut prepaired lu say ; I should rather drink
rook, mot, ultb the tini e collected tau the part of the ene-
my, hare eentured•yo divide the army so as to make • siege
of both places; but that must have depewled so much sputa
circuu.stauces, it is impuraibie to gist. a preCl.e 0. is
slut I should leave dui, when the army aas lauded; but I
should not have hesitated to sod it, ;inquired by the navy,
the army being in good health_
Is the Committee is unde.stand your Lordship's upinio•
to be, that iii case the Sett had arrive.' on the 3d a Rails?,
the army might
,have beeu disembsrked, and contitiuell oar
shore from the 3.1 Jona to the e:O4, without prejudice. in
your t.urd.hiti s judgment, to ii• berme re-esailsarkatiusi
The army might certainly have continued to that period, had
it taco collected in the field; but I am by no means sure
it could hare remained iu security, ensbai krd in any open-
liana to that period, that would necessarily have divided
the Drum very murk, and not placed it iu a state to make
bead ag..istst the etirmy.
(ro be continued.)

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LON DON,
SATURDAY. MARCH 3.

• Last night. in the House of Lords, the Marquis
of LA119001%11 made his promised motion for an
Address, praying that His IttlaJarew would be
graciously 'leased to declare the particular
ter who advised his Answer to the Address of the
City of London. An interesting debate ensued ;
after which the House dialled. and Ilie motion
was negatived by a majority of 46.

Last night, Mr. Witivaasso proposed certain
Resolutions in the Hoare of Commons, prom 1111 l c-
ing a censure upon Lord CHATHAM, for the un-
constitutional act of presenting a Narrative to Hi,
MAJESTY. in private, upon the subject of the
Scheldt Expedition. After a brilliant speech from
Mr. Wurrnict•m• the CHSPICELI.OIt of the Ex-
CIitQUSIS recommended that the motion should be 11
deferred till Monday next; when each !Wernher
would hare an opportunity of consulting the print-''
ed evidence. A Err wale d 4 bite, Mr. WHITBREAD
acceded to the proposal, and the farther considera-
tion wit peftpotred accordingly.

Number Ili, containing the Minutes of the con-
clu•inn of the Earl of Cusrussi's rvideure on the
'Walchereo Inquiry, has been printed.—lt Waving
been alluded to by Mr. Wouroarso. Ira Ins speech
last night, we this 414 y give as much of it as our
I. 'is anus,. We will give the remainder on Mon-
dsy.

A rettiectahle 'Keening Print, of yeoterd .y., an-
neutic.s.the arrival of the Coajurer schooner, after
a loti•taLtr of mix day: from Liabrins with tio ;turnout
of the total etacetation of Poringsl, on the e Ist
I Ist, by the British and Portuguese ormiess, which
are stated to have sailed on that day for Gibraltar.
We have letters and porn from Lisbon to the 18th
last, at which tint« no such rvrut was in contem-
plation ; and we, therefore, cennot credit this ac-
count.

Acivonts hair
her rrcetyrd from Cadiz of so
late a &de its rho• 1411 nit. They state that the
greatest cmititlence prevailed wish ►espect to the
means poa•r.sed by the garrison of repelling any
attack that might he made by the enemy. This
confidence bad been strengthened by the arrival of
4000 British troops on the 17th. The garrison
now consists of about 30.000 men. A strong. de-
tachment of British seamen had been landed to
work at the batteries. On the evening of the
the French ma le a brisk attack upon the Isle of
Leon. from the side of Chivlana, but were se well
received, that they thought proper to make a speedy
retreat. ,

The French force in And:line:a is estimated at
about 60,000 two. The main hotly, emssiseng of
25,000 men, under the ionnedtate mend of Jo-
%ten Boa ar4Wel. Is at Port St. Mary'' ; 10,000 it
Sail incur ; 13,U00 near Seville ; and the rest,
under SIBasTI4III, at Grenada.
About moo men have been sent towards Be.
dojos; and in the morning of the lith a small
ia►rtl' of dui onus san3moned the place t • aut.
render,•htlt were driven hack. It is doublet' wile.
ther they meats to mike a serious attar k in
that quarter, or whe►her they are merely making
demonstrations I. divert o►r attention, and ;nevi nt
us f tun *ending troop' to Cadiz. However that
may be, our troops are nu their march to 13sulajos,
to give the enemy battle. RoalAaa is as Burlaps,
and on the l' i► puldi.hed ■n animated Address,
recomme 'ding the sung determined resistance, and
1 the most ituelittkett cons+ Olej'.

Two Me Ma IN of Cie Supreme Junta hare helm
arrested at Cada, ande► earpieion of iiiring infor-
mation to the enemy, and have been sent 011 board
the Spanish (ripe, /at Paz.

Some of the Mnr, ttttt Prints of yesterday poly.
lished, as nem, a 71Iess4gr from the A ..erieen Pre-
t.ident, dated on the 3.1 Jinnsry, oliie:s we pulp-
lishei so long hick as the 16th of 14. t mniv
eitertlAy a (hurt of Director.; we. 131.1t1 att the
House, when the miclrrinentitoned Com-
month-rib look their tidal Irase of th, Court, pre-
vious to departing fur their respective destina-
tions,

Captain A. RAIMOCIO, %wit Castle ; Captsia P. ItallasHl,
A hilt ft k Caallip-.4.111.1441;rpri.

Captaio H starrua, Prromi ; C. 10.1 Ramadmi,
Mu I rapmflati. Hooper. Sim Rllllu Ikaaley-Illado as and

Caplan] J. Ross was sworn into the entstnian:l of
the ship Carmarthen, t m.s.g.tell to R ' b.ay Atr.ct ;
as was Captain Yoy so, tut. tht: Len Lldsts, tot
kledgira and Bombay.