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ADMIRALTY-OFFICE,

November 16, 1110
IT being intended to shstri4ote to the Poor
iVidoos of Commission and Warrant Officers of the
Royal Navy, whose eirciimstances come within the Utiles of
the Charity established fur their Relief, each Monies as may
he due to them oa Recount of their Pensions no to the 3001
this is to give notice, that any Widu,s
who have not yet applied fur the Peosioo, and intend to I
in their claims, most do so as soon se possible, by 1 c .1.
die sseil to the tkeretary of the Ailinwalty. And th,t lll
inch Widows whose claims have bees airemly allowed. moat
0.2,114 Of Wine to Ibis (hake, between the 17th soil .totli to%t
the Afiiditrits required by the Rules, In order to thew Inao;
v.ististuzd upon the Peoria+ bat, which will Ix immediately
prepared. owl twit' in the middle ufi.itsuAry neat.
All Letteis fruits Widows coweerning ilieir PI lotions, must
state the Rank their Rumbas& held in the Royal Nary.
J IV. CHOKER.

AN ENGLISH AND DUTCH DICTIONARY.
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Ina id. Wend.
4 NEW POCKE r DIC TIONARY of the
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By 1110 WAR IRWRTENSHAW SVGDEN, &CU
Of Liegeln'olan, Banditti at Law.
Lenclon printed for J Harding, It. Jessees.fereet ; J.
7f. Ricliardsue, Royal Exchange and W.lliass Reed, law
Ecil-yard, Tensple-bar
of irbote way be bad, by the rise Author, • nee rai•
heirs the third, of A PRACTICAL TREATisr. of
“i• LAW of VENDORS awl PURCHASERS of C..
TATES. Price ins. til. is hilarili.—Also, A PRACTI-
CAL TREATISE of POWERS. Price iv,. in boards.
••• " The Letters to a Mse of Property coata:ii the
;narrow and weeper of the elaboiatc and rateable Treat i,c ou
the Law of Vendor and Vendee; and although he strictly
=NM'," Wessell to the superfine, of his subject, his purl
randgt unequivocal proof' of extroUve knowledge, weed
ifulgraert, and singsfar aineecocl ."....-tloathlJ Review, Jane
tole.

On thia amorist the enemy has endeavoured se-
veral times to pass to the south of tile Tagus, but
always without success. Neer TIifICOS they made
a small raft, which, however, was destroyed, and
three of them killed. In front of Chamusca they
made a more serious attempt; they threatened to
destroy that town, situate on the left hank or the
Tagus, with artillery, if the boats whirs, were there
were not sent to them. But in this war, the soldier,
the peasant, the boatman, all tight with the same
velour, the same desperation. The brave peasants
filled the boats with straw, and set tire to them—
thus defying the threats of a ferocious enemy, who,
lifter firing a few shots. which did no damnge, dis-
gracefully retired.
At another irot of the Ta,..;us, making nu or a
boot which they had, they parsed to the other side
to plunder; but were repulsed wall the lose of 14
or 15 men, and their boat burnt.

soy. 3.

Lord Wellington. u he discovers or anticipates
new movements on the part of the enemy, adepts
such measures as he jit lges proper to counteract
the plans they sissy attempt to carry into execution.
—Such is the disposition of the armies under the
command of his Excellency. and Inch the arrange.
meat of every thing relative to them, that the reel
movements of tininevims divisions are made with
the same facility as those of the smallest corps.—
The activity of the hero Wellington is as couplet':
ous in the grand operations of the army. as in those
of no moment.

The enemy appear to be i:itcnt ow the passage
of the Tagus or the Zezere ; but they hare paid
dear for their first attempts.
Our army still continues in its old positions ; so
does Massena. He yesterday 'mule a thaw of ■t-
tacking us, but retired without do,ng any thing
His positims is nearly as strong as ours, so that nei-
the party hkes to attack. General Farra's disision
of cavalry crowed the Tagus yesterday at this place,
for the Alentep. which will prevent small parties
going over, end be a great check on Mitten's there.
We still hold Abrantes and Coimbra. Mortier has
left left JUDO men in Seville, and is gone to join
Victor at Cadiz with WOO. Balasteros has 4000
men near Seville. P 610011,11 hive been exchange 44
here.

15e On-boats stil continue to pezforat (rem

It appearing by positive information, received by
the police, that the residence of certain individeals
in this country riot prove prejudicial to the pub-
lic traticinillity and peace, is circumstances so cri-
tical as the present. the Government adopted the
'resolution provisionally to remove theta from Por.
tugal. This measure having been grimly ohm-
niated by an English Newspaper, called The Sex,
of the Sid inst. the Government of the Kingdom
bare ordered the astd calumnies to be contradicted;
sod to declare, that neither Marshal General Lord
Wellington, nor tie Minister Plenipotentiary of hie
Britannic Majesty, nor uny other individual of the
Englii Is nations had the least share in the shove
proceeding, nor Raiv previous colic, thereof; be-
cause it was in-rely the result of authentle
000. corm:tunic:led by the police. The oilier
absurd accounts of a onspirocy. of arms found,&c.
are so tiottnioa•ly Wt.?. that they deserve no refu-
tation. Offenceii of that deatriptia►, did 1114
reek exist, would be visited with punishiaent frr
more tigarcus.—(Lisboa Gessetle, Oct. 29.)
ILITIACT Or A LETTER rune 61AtALTAR. DtTED
OCTOBER 24.

" I have only time to ioforua you, that the vv.
!sedition whirr left this garriasn a feat days alri.for
the relief of Nlologa. has snstained a total thr...t.
and been obliged to make a precipitate 'street.
Part of the troops arrived by land this morning ;
and in the hurry of club trkiitg we have lost a item.
her in drowned. in addition to 400 prisoner*. sal
and their Commander, Lord Blaney, among the
number. We have Inst a number of officers. whowt
names I hale not yet beard. except that of Major

Great."
It is still affirmed from Cadiz, tLrit a !light fever
prevails in that city, but which the tirprOliCh of
winter readers less formidable then it would other-
wive be.
Fran Carthorse, we have lette7. ►o the 15th
October. The contegien. fever iv smut still to eel.
tinue unsubdoerl in that city. During the Litt
hours previous to the 14th ult. the average of
deaths was 13. But in the interiors sal st Alicant,
the peaple were free from fryer.
Ore of these !stirs states, that the fe•cr

.1 its way into the Trench ranks at Gerona gni
At the former, goo of the troops ore s•tid

,i;re f. len victims to it, and one-third of that

•abet at the litter place. The siege of Tortosa
ois canverteJ into a blockade. The French retired
t,ous the works which they had coustructed iu the
weighbaurbood of that town. and took up a liue of
pat, at a shun distance from it.

•6&VCLA. OCT. i I.

They write from Etches ate the 3d, that Blake
was so that neighbourhood with 30,000 wen; and
the latest new. Irons Catalonia positively asserts,
.0,4 Macdonald has Isrvn entir.dy defeated--330
• French itshustly, and .i3O cavalry, bring a detach-
bunt bout Cosfilota, entered Altroidow they so
• all the yillaget do not fail to lease 6064 thOktUS by
whirl the inhabitants eih Adore)* rtuseniter their.
vrt. . • v •
isit. mime portion pr itall party is ilt present iss
7falaverrubias, and 'addther near the attar spot; in
this tows we have Les.se party.

e gVI LLIC. MT. 30.

This dey was tried a newl• -invented mortar, a
peculiar inventiee of the . Treech, by which they
designed to give bri.lidet proofs of t e, it industr3,
and 'utak& a sure iastroment to bombard the coy
of Cadiz. It was in hed fired twice, but so iael-
feetoolly‘ that it renders lees than the earnmon
nee: army are ia f.et the defects of thia monstrous
pieite of workmanship. It is • difficult to be
moved, that it benumbs the lim'us sf those eh.: are
employed iu working it it is extreilletY:thaceii
rate in its direction, and if ehaiged with 30Ibs.
of powdsm, the result is, that it cnim:t be ull iu
. darned. bat • ermosieleralite portion of tem.ins mt
the front of the piece without taking fire, owl it!
throws nu exceedingly heavy bomb con.i.lerablyli!
'limier than the ordinary once. Five others, evliihi
were to have been ready to the course of the month;
of Octob-r, have been comitermanded. The hose:
pitch* are full of French soldiers ; their number ex-'
cards, 2000, and their deaths are from lid to 25
. daily. The French garrison is at , resent about
300 men, and among them are severs' invalids.
We know, throuuh • very arthentie channel, that •
party of cavalry his intercepted, is • part of Sierra
Morena 'mined St. Elena, a convoy of considerable
value, which came from Madrid, destined for the
Duke of Dalmatia ; part of the escort wu entirely
defeated in the defiles, and part taken prisoners.
We are.jet•ily kJ to ihi,,k that this transport was of
the utmost importance..• much bribe regret which
the subaltern officers have ossnifested at the news,.
as by the great endeavours made by the Generals
to keep it conceded.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

. LON DON,
SATURDAY. Novinesa 17.

Wawitsloretry to say that the confident hope held
eitot en Thura.:.iy, in the Hussies
aud Commons, of en uniformly peoseei.:ee
'r Ate •of 'amendment in Hi. M esteems
'less been so soon disappointed. The Bulletin of
"Thursday sight, Dmitri at the very moment when
bulk Houses were deliberatiog epos this very as-
'earstsce, stated that His MAJCSEr lesd expenenced
"pi itscreese of fever in the course of that after-
*Deja. • We do not believe that the British mmei.
en instance of en Oppcsition catrloctst:
iipmits such fsie„ liberal, end manly principles, us
dolt srisich Is now, and has been fns bcreral Sessions
.petstitomied, with Alr. Poosusar et its held in the
13bitations, and Lords Gassy:y.lA and Garr in
LOrds.—lo the elle Of Mr Faatti-as &Mpg ry
*slimiest Session. add of His Mises-ries incr.'
their -proceediogs have be *marked by the
!mint rained delicacy awl respect for.the!sovereign,
sorrthe most disinterested and slalous attention to
the Coostitutioa and the rights of the People. But
berethey received credit for this generous end li hers,
Itoudnet ?--Nea The Treasury Jonnials, lost to all
sense of troth and gratitode, continue to ring the
thitages upon the 'relents--and all the Talents—
ma The :liming Chreeide. as the organ of all the
Taleats--altheugh they kuusv in their hearts that
31orsieg Cliensiele no more speaks the senti-
ments of the Goats end Gasovitt.ss, then The
Morning Pest. that ini•erobir to.l of Lord Wit.
seat kt and his soderstrappers ! The Monshig
CArehiele,it is well known, is, and has been for a
lossidl of time, the paper of time W IDOLS{ sod the
WAITIMARs. "

The fallowing Badleesaa-wers abeam yesterday
at St. Jamea's Palace

Window Getty Nay is —*fine &clod, p.
Muni, boa hail • little iucreAse tot fever

tins afternoon.

II a RLYNtain.
" IL HALPIND.
" KI3EI:DEN.
11. PAILLIK.
lt 1.1.13."

Window Coon o, Nov. IC
"ISt MAJESTY boo hod souse sleep in the ttigitt,

las fever id again a little !haled."

(bumed er ahoy.)

roman yestreeloy recei col Dippotcboo from
lA*4 %V xxt oa. d.de4 the :1,1 ;ablaut. 'Play
r.-:r. In tho statist.. to some previous dispechee.
...ce tliMe thit hart leen expected, for pow*
Am; GRA :414, that.there hod 6441 no bottle up to
dot; t• —Oast t detschaseista of cavalry. Oft of

them •Gerierul Corron's, k;:d venetreterlinto the
rent of the enemy's position, and, in conjunction
with the garrison of peaficfie, is hard:wing the right
wing of the French—and that the second detach-
meet, wader Gun. has, had crowd the Tager,
to prevent the enemy from foraging in the Southern
Provinces of Portugal. Ms Lorthhip represents
the enemy es greatly straitened fur provisions, and
holds out the most tiatterung expectations.

A Lisbon Mail arrived last morning. with letters
anal papers from that city. sad advices from the
British Arm); to the dtb natant; up I. which date
tio battle, nor movement of importance. had taken
Aim The two armies remeined in the same posi-
tions; that of MASSEMA wa7 cumilereil nearly as
Atrong as the British. It was supposed en ear army,
aut he had resorted to thew strong fortifications
from an upprehensint of nu attack on the part of
uc troupe. We hope that tl.is may be the true
view of his case. and that he is not preparing to
msintam his posttion iu front of nut army for th-
•••ntee. Bnt wh iteve, in iy be hie real iuteuf inn,
this state of things must dissipate the &Winn into
which the Treasury Journals would betray their read-
er.. They repeatedly •tiibured us that Mlissus oat
pressing forward to 1..Y.):1 in despair. with tamise
at his heels; and tls It the rti3nplit i;e relehed Tor-
res Vedras, he must • °4.q. stuck bytti ti-
TON uud •r every por.1:11e di-advatibigic or vein-
wince bit ret,.eut. line, Cow coulident
rion f have proved tutu 7.1 Assam A hita stone mit ;ier
theone nor tbcother. ,:.oveinesita of some of his
troops from his rear. I:10y that of Lorson's
division to !homer, Had the reported 'attempts to
throw bridges across the dians, wtta n were toterpre.
a I into symptoms owl peinirations of retreat. it
now appears acre for the porpost of (iming the
roads. and procurimy: supplies of provisions. They
may also have for their object to facilitate the od•
mice of Moores corps ; and probably that of
KILLIRMAN, who is said to hare keen collecting
troops in the North of Spain. to reinforce MAIM
Ns. It is very trite, that Vino and Celorico were
occupied by SILVEIRA, and Coimbra by Colonel
TaaliT; but all the intermediate country in the
rear of the enemy, however eshansted, was open
to them, and must supply whatever means it pos.
Mauls.-...Shstedd 11Assuts be able to maintain lons-
self in his preseat position during the sinter,
Wetuncron's sitaatiou will lie one of great peril
and diSculty.

Yesterday a Court of I)ireetors was h..td at the
East lathe House. when Captain W. BAY NIS War
sworn into the emmissod of the ship Merchiastess
of Exeter., empou net! t.) Sr. flelena sud Bengal.
The East I PIA in COMIII4IIe4 ship Ems.. ceptsin
Nrouttr. for Bombay and China, dropped down
oa Thursday from IllArkerall to (hoarsen&
The CounAnet.lt .to-Cates bei/1 • Pubitc Levee
yesterday, et his Office. fiorse Guards, which was
but very thinly atteuded. as rceoaut of the petrel
M.O ruing.
. hlsiors4 cier4l Ntorrttaust.* will embark ire-
utedistvly at Portal/ma! h. fir Port tags& to take the
command of a br:gode. vacAut by the death of
Major-Geuetal C. CRAVLURID. _ _

'1 he tat and 2d division of the Motiatotrhabire
Regiment of Alilit.a this week pegged throligh
Eater, on thrir route to 13..rry.head barracks.
The East Kent tirgirsieut leaves Exeter this day.
f...r Dar. wino r.

The 9th itrigimeut of Listht Dragoons, now at
Exeter harracks, Ore s'iortly to ensbart. for the Cape
of Gnnd Flop..
The Apes, Inspeetor, and all the establishment
at Falmouth, (with the reception of the Pniseiril
Clerk, who remains to leeward the Made to the
new station) arrived at Plymouth on Ltineadat,
mind have establirbtd the Packet-Office at l'ly-
moot 10-Doek.

A letter from Frankfort, of the 4th instant, men-
tions • serious alarm there. The arhllery was sud-
denly hurried into the place. the spites were then
immediately closed, and doniiciliory visits ordered
to be Made in evcry part of the city. The result,
nor even the motive of this exbrisordmiiry proceed-
ing, is not yet ascertained.
The Cash/lost, reported to have been lost off the
coast of France, is safe at Demi.

0.1 Thursday another gentleman. heeded with
powers. from ltio Jana ro, atriveJ in two,.
Thursdsy Mr. l'isaassittiT left town for Yoe.
mouth. for the purpose of doing the honours of ilia
country to the King el SWIDILS. Ili. MAJE%fY
not to come to town directly. Fie is to take up his
ee.i.lenee for a that in the cautery and livery pos-
sible attsiitios is to be pail to ins illustrious cfiarue-
ire.

Lest morning the f.illossing Gentlemen waited
•yes Ilse ens us 41.w*. of the. Estimating; to
for the ensuing Lottery, to consist of 20,000
tickets :

31ctsrs. Devilry runl
s:warn aad Ca.
Richardson arid Swift,
Dish and Cu.

who having .11 bid the same, viz. 161. Mr 6J. were
jointly declared Coutractora.
The Contractors orate here the ninion of making
four or are Tickets of one Number; and alro, whe.
thirit shall be drown ort tlw 15th or IGth of Fee
bruary next.

Ou Saturday evening last, as Sir EDWARD nVi..
LIR. sod all the members of a Court-Martial, were
returning from the Salvador. in the Admiral's barge,
to Plymouth, is a heavy pie of wis!, she sprung a
leak in her miens, and was perceived to be tild4g
very fast, when a brig was hailed to teenier *unit-
*nee. Fortunately, hasher, ley the exertions of
the crew, in bailing her with their lists and what-
ever was at haul, she was kept above water till she
got to shore.—Soule of the Captains were up to
their knees in water.—Thelea ran is high that is
very I,robsble, if she heal gone dbwn , many lives
eeeelei have horn lost, before any boats could hate
come to assist.

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ORIGINAL POETIII%

TILE MEDICAL RETORT.

TinsT BPICISANI.
Inca mat liner arrive which so "porcine cis weepier;
Iketar is WrPit3'.l, •+ud Physic a hather
IlLut the Duch. says " Hold, if a f. asbri al best,
Let roar (mitres* cutittotir—rti frat4t.r my Cest."

ON THE MARPIAGE OF A GENTLEMAN AMU
Tl3l WIDOW GHOST.

trrox D EPIGRAM.
" What a desperate Ihilorr 1" the ueiglihuirs all any.
To marry a tam:, that will Winn yuis r..cli tiN
$ No ghost do I fear," miss the spouse, `• while 'us
And the Parini.: permits me to lay it by right."

TOE CLOSE OF AUTCMN.

BREVIS.

trtn Antismog's eheirk the ruse is
fleeettlyss and chill is Antoine's ply,
And Mutiny Artentat's sky ,
But Ale 4 thotiy;b its charms sou: ~ re,
To tee it. fsietest smile. our dour,
And deer its West nieh.
Anal loe.liest mew thy churnss to nn,,
lisersom of variety !
When lore, 4. forgetting end forgot, "
I mart: the &lin:* routal my cut
Fast a;lthilr Ow NoVeribeell gale,
With desolation All the Ter—
Anti MI my wousli.nd pstli They strew,
They slew see emblems, tad and tree,
Of twenties. height sod-frail as they.
Deuced Welter t Hoar, and sure decay !
Life, like the leaf, n.ast sum tieseeed,
And Ant!, like it, ie earth 111 End.
Bnt,prasae suaralist : t►y tears
Are cairn and futile as thy then.
Irrhets Fad the zrzve's sad sister': gloom,
Again shall life end Indere Wont
Nor s►rink from ti:r.es's or emboss' Lane%
But :luarish with t trrnal therms.
0 " sere rod yellow' leaves! iu vain
The sad and eaelettsa!ir steam

My pensive mind purveys.
Woo he, prowl See IlarJ of Osseo,
Of pi e'en t praise/ soil &sure Cone,
The s.ct tly.so3r.iii,e subject elinose ;
0 Scutt ' in thine hispired
Her hrie:t wintl,lllloot,l riar's decay.

In ...0h...! riornas swi sorted hues'
As the lout :,(11.rvast, tloe boar of eve
(Each oweetei warbler silent) seems to grieve
Fur closing Autumn nud deprroqr.lny
Uitifruing its suninser-.:ir;e, su rut nud luw,
My sympathetic sunituas
Tilt Hi? IS, awl silt-our still the plaintive lay.
Nottlawnbcrland, Nov. tt, '&10.

I.4IIIIO.VABLi Afitttli'did YSZTERDAY.

Lon' Henry Fitatered, at kW Louse in kliatford-olare,
from Southend; T B. Illateisfortl, Ensi. aI.P. at his house
in If 111 street, from the Isle of tt ieht , Lord Mark lien, in
Park elr.et, front his seat at twitch!, Berk.; Hon hunts
Illanannald. st bit house iu C,utsoo,stre•t, from Brighton ;
aid Viseottut Aslsbrooke, at his house in Sluais•strtcl, from
Seutlaud.

_. .
Ills aoyal Highues• the Duke of CLASEXCE left
town yesterday for Bushy.
Viscount Mkt-doting entertained • select party
at dinner yesterday, at his apartments in Whitehall.
Earl Cowes.. Lord KIN NAM). and several other
persons of diatinetirm, were present.
Lord Rheas ex, who has been wounded and taken
prisoner in the unsucceasful attempt torelieve Nla„,
tlgs, is ten Irish Baron. Ms Lordship is in bre
fortieth year; he is married to the eldest sister of
the Earl id' Culedon. by whom he has a son seven
years out, and two daughters.
'The first Winter flatland Card Assembly was to
take plate last night at Cheltenham. under the pa.
tronegc of Lady CnsaLorta Cuomo. daughter to
the Earl if li rest AIM
The Melton Coursing Meeting commenced on
Mouday lest, with it numerous nosaination of grey.
hounds for the Cap.—The Seaffham Meeting
began likewise on that day *where the attendance
of members and vieitors is always large.
The Mg Agricultural Socie6,rat are sistosheri
t. God Mr. Cleats= Cot Lies got 10(50 guineas--
foe a holl l
The Dublic Theatre is expected to open with
great eclat. Mr. JONES ha. roltirgril the stage
one half, and it has hero sires ,0nf...1 .taring the
claim of the Theat re. A slumber of hew rerfortuers
hove as bron engaged.
The Private Thiraitre in the City of Canterbury,
rsieti by suing:Noma by the officer, stationed there,
was opened last evening, with the Play of treys
mod Warm and the farce of nerfppnotice ; and
in order to keep alive the spirit for anttesetwent, the
officers of the Queen's Bays tared use Monday to
is,,, Several Matches and S vet-wakes on Barham
Down !lace Coiner; the horses to start at twelve
ecleek.
The town of Birminglism is rcductri to a state
of despair, Madame CATAL4IIIs kiting rans!Jle to
open the Theatre Here for the 'rioter season.
The Theatre at Leicester closed on Friday with
Mr. M•Citesoe's benefit, whieh 'Nostrad a histoner;
and the proprietors took Oust opportunity. as •
mark of respect, .f humbug to the Manager •
prevent of one !teethed gisioees.
Carious illaillMY of temporary irlitub:re 41114
cleoforre,—One night this week the lead reef of a
watch-house, as{ mealy *les (risen' Smithfield. wes
tarried away by thine., sijaile tine Constable of
. the night, itc. were sitting within snugly by the
are I ! !
A Nia/WllllOOll LILAT.— I yews; womaii, a Per-
t vent to Mr. Sedum, a oubliette in Mount-street.
jumped frees • seeontl-floor window. 24 fret in
1 eight. on Thursday night, sod *milked off, to
avoid being taken for horny, at., en sort pled-rd a
Iring, the property of her tne-ter. She di mot
. experience tise!diihttst injury by lies jowl,.