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London, England, 1808-10-08 00:00:00

7'l-IF BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 8.

EVACUAT IO N OF BUGOS BY THE FRENCH....
RET EAT OV THE FRENCH.

A Commits 11ait arrived last night, with I.etters
said Papers from that city, to the 2d instant. pot
the eveuing of the 22d last, the French evacuated
their head-quarters a: Burgos. after spikiug the
gam. and destroying the powder. They retreated
with great precipitation, falling back uponVittorra.
►division of theGallician army, under Gen. &aux,
which remeettpied Bilhoa, was pressing forward to
attack St. Sebastian, in the rear of the French. This
movement, in prosecution of the plan of the Spa-
mands to surround the French army, appears to have
accelerated the retreat from Burgos. The Fresich
army had also suffered much by desertion,
a result to be expected in the case of a reverse, in
a body composed of such heterogeneous parts, Poles,
itseauh Genuses, French, and Swiss.
The Supreme or Central Junta is nut to
hold its sittings at Madrid, but at it ranjuez.—
Several of the Members had arrived there. It is
supposed that the Archbishop of 'Tote's°. nephew
of CHARMS IV. will be appointed Regeirt of
Spain.-erßosafraaaz thus finds that the Born-
toss multiply like the Hydra's heads, upon his
(herculean efforts to destroy them.
The Spanish troops from the Baltic arrived at
Core= on the 30th la.t.
We can assure the public, from the best autho-
rity, that of Sir ARTHUR WELLESLRY himself,
that although he left Portugal so late as the 28th
ult. yet lie was so far from knowing, or having re-
ceived any information, of the discontent and in-
dignation excited in this country by the late dis-
graceful Convention, that the first intimation which
he derived respecting it, was from a Newspaper at
Plymouth. It will naturally be asked, why he re-
turned home. and on what ground or pretence he
obtained leave to quit the army? Sir Menthe
says, that finding no longer any occupation at
Lisbon, disapproving as he did almost every thing
that had been done by the Commanders-ia-Chief,
since the itst of August. and having some other
personal reasons for not liking his situation under
Sir Haw, he requested permission to return home;
but is ready to return* his station on the shortest
notice. General Fetacane, we have reason to
know, was actuated by the same motives, in so-
lieitirg leave of absence; and we are assured, that
many other Officers of high rank would follow the
example if they could, there being a very con-
Affable discontent in the army, even independent
of the di.approbstion 'excited by the Convention.
Of Sir Hew DALRTHIPLIS'S retell, Sir ARTHUR
WaLutssai is altogether isomatte oa no informs.*
from on the subject had reached Lisboa previous to
bas departure. We insert them paitieularr, not as
partizans of Sr ARTHUR Wllll 4111111 e. OCRS eat-
Ini,s of Sir HIM DAIATNIPLI. Troth skim, sup
tar es we are able to ascestaia its iadscos us to
mention them. In our MOON the real crimi-
Nal* are not so much OA Gummi% as the Adsai-
rastration, who mist m /Peetuipl a Commander
',ham they ma * to bare known to be deficient an
almost every easeutiataxnut that could qualify liim
Gar eo delicate arid aolumas a situation. That he
is oe ilia wit 7 1104134. sad say be soon expected to
‘rnves no rasa doubts; hot Ministers have never
3er signified • this fact to the public through any
authentic Chanel. They well know that their
own cullittittlitj far 'tweeds that justly attributable
to Sir Hew DALRV,erLE. BURRARD, we are as-
sured, is to remain in Portugal, to maintain orders
till the accounts from Rio Janeiro, of the Proses
Reeetta's inte,ations, shall be received ; while Ge-
neral Moose, at the head of the effective force,
either marches, or proceeds by sea, to join the Spa-
beads in Biscay, and in Old Castile.
After thus discussing the personal facts relative
to our Generals in Portugal, it is a more pleasing
'abject to turn our view towards Spain. Whatever
effect BON•PARTIeII suggestions, or artifices, may
produce OH the Emperor ALL:ZANDER. at Erfurt;
or however he may dictate to the wretched mem-
bers of the Ithenieh Confederation ; his arms ate.
pear to make no progress on the Ebro. The cap-
tare of Bilboa is a most serious blow to the French
forces. If the Gallician army, after making them-
selves masters of the capital of Biscay, should he
able to advance along the coast to Guateria, or to
St. Sebastian, neither of which places can stand a
regular siege, Besstenes would be placed in a
most hazardous predicament. In fact, lie must
abandon all his positioas ou the Ebro, and retire
torrents Parapeluna. Bat, even on the side of
Navarre, it is evident that PAL4PDX and the Arra-
gonese order

Figueras. It will be curious to know 1: hat i 3
come of the traitor, MALAREDO, and his Corte.;, or
Assembly, ethivetied and legislating at lijboa.
In a word, if the Spaniards eau avoid split-
ting on the rock of domestic discord, and
prerert all jealousy or competition for aupivniticy
between the Provincial Juntas, if they can quickly
establish au effivieut central tioverinneut, obeyed
throughout Spain ; it seems scarcely possible for
their enemy, powerful, able, and exasperated as he
is, to subject the country. He has lost too much
time, and it is not to be regained. The arts of
corruption and clisini:ou lie will doubtless try, and
he may pour in a hundred thousand men before
November. Hut winter, snows, mid the Pyrenees,
will impede his tuareh ; while the Spaniards, aided
by the English, may, we trust, oppose him with
adequate nunib.rrs, with a great proportion of ve-
teran troops, and with Patriots already inured to
the field. We repeat it contideutly—BoNAPAßTC
is fallen. He is still terrible, and he may maintain
his ground in France ; but, unless our Ministers
aid him, his cause in Spain becomes daily more
hopeless. We trust that he will not find his best
supports in the errors of our own administration.

The French troops from Lisbon, it is said, are
to he lauded at the bile de Rhe, near Rochelle.—
This measure hal' been resolved upon, to insure the
safe return of our transports, which BON A PARTE,
with his usual good faith, 'night have kept, had
they put into L'Oricnt or Rochefort.

We have received a series of the Moniteur to the
!9th last, and Dutch Papers to the Ist instant,
from which we have made same extracts. In our
paper of Tuesday last, we onnouticed Box *PALM'S
departure from Paris, and In* progress on his jour-
ney through► Boildis to Chuloos. whence lie pro-
ceeded through Verdun to the city of Metz, on the
Moselle, where he arrived on the 24thi. From
Mets he was to set out at four o'clock on the morn-
ing of the .25th, for Frankfort, at which place his
Secretary, Maawr, arrived on the Yid. Their ul-
terior destination is not mentioned, but the re-
port boat it is El rurth, is corroborated by the di-
rection which BONAPARTE Lisa taken. Private ac-
counts from Crattenburgh, of a later date than the
but nand, state, that the ALEhlllike CONSTANTIN&
'sod M. CACLINCOUST passed through Konigsberg
on the 15th and 16th of September, and His IMPE-
RIAL MAJESTY was expected by the 19th at far-
thest, with a magnificent suite. Another says, that
ALEXANDER actually paused through Konigsberg
on the 18th. We thus find that ALEXANDER com-
nienced his journey 'several da) a before BONA-
PARTE left St. Cloud. As they probably arranged
matters so as to meet at Erfurth aboet the same
time, this ass necessary. as the place of rendez-
vous is much nearer to Paris than to St. Peters-
burgh. Bat this is not the only mark of inferiority
which the intended meeting die* upon ALIA:Lin-
Dm Two-thirds of BONAPARTE'S journey lie
through Frame, along die great mad tine road to
Frankfort, and from the political state of the coun-
try from that to Erfurth, it can scarcely he said
that he travels one step out of his own dominiotio;
while, on the contrary, ALEXANDER is dragged,a
long and unpleasant journey through foreign
territories, over broken and neglected roads,
and through towns reduced to poverty and wretch-
edness. At every step he will witness some
dreadful effect of the disaster and ruins of
that war which he commenced as a principal, and
concluded as the partner iu despoiling his ally.
something to wound his pride, and agonize his feel-
ings, if lie possess either Innimuity or manhood.
It is with a mind thus mortified, humbled, and de-
graded, Ir! is to meet the crafty and presumptuous
Corsican at Erfurth. If, on equal terms, at Tilsit,
lie was awed by the presence of a superier genius,
what degree of submission, however low, may we
not anticipate, when lie meets that superior genius
upon his own ground, eurro•inded with every ad-
vantage, and has placed himself in his power.
We also stated. on Tuesday, that MURAT had
taken possession of the Throne of Naples. The
intelligence in the Paris papers from that city is of
a later date. They state, that he received the
oaths of allegiance from the Neapolitan Prelates
, and Chief Olken' of the kingdom, at Naples, on
, the 14th ult. his Consort was expected at Milan,
, on her way to that mpital, on the sense day.

The expedition under duocominanri of General
BAIRD remained at Falmouth on the irl instant.—
It consists of 11,200 infantry, and 5000 cavalry;
the latter under the command of General SLADE.
As the cavalry could not be embarked for some
days, it was supposed that the infantry would not
welt for it. The Staff was not completed on the
The artillery force exceeds the usual pro-
portion.
Sir Aaruua WELLESLEY wee closeted a con-
siderable time with the Duke of You yesterday
morning.
Streatham,

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WYE LLICENCE.
014 OCTOBER SELVING. loss.
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bovVr7ilf 41*-•.> ifiumfi1h.....1:40•041.1. it.
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Mgr. Vinsitta;fls 1101'neg- ' Payee's Rarbarira,
est sib. tech. • '11'.94?-1111fleiesit, odr.
rilte ilager Illf•eientiOr
Qat Crosrenter's Rifleman, sat. boat IllieLloyd's Fan, yst.
R. M. 10016, g.
to t ors Rillesuan.
The KiaflsiALlc. of loop, fur a-yr olds, carrying lost. alb.
s-yr ot WS
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6-yr , salt. and aged, fast. ob.
D. C. '
Mr. Wyadlihnletb. e. filettlod, 4 yrs old
Duke of Itaileed's b. c. Rambler. 4 yrs old
Mr. Lulea ch. h Snug, 6 vs old 3
Geo. Crwveaur's eh. b. No Cllfli* late doperatiliws, 5
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yrs old
Mr Howarth's hr. Lt. Calsia, 5 retold
Duke of Gruftou's b. c. a yrs old
Mr. Payne's br re. Barb3risn, s yrs old
Lord Sackeille's ch. h. Prospero, aged dr
5 to I us Clectiou.

The Tows Plate of Sul. for 3-yr old colts, est. 71b suit Slim,
oat. 31b. D. I. Entrance 30*. The 'simper of the sate.
ocriptitin fur 3-yr ohla, oil Wedoesdly, to earry llb 'mfrs.
Sir J. dbelley'a a. I*. Fumy
Mr. Wyuilbana's b. f A irdereda, by Golasulas
Mr.iluvrortb's b. e. Weaver
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Sir F. Sta•dish's 1. by Sir Peter
Ld. F. G. Osburoe's br. f. Sleeping Beauty, by Serennw. • Jr
Ld. Gresveuer's b. f. Plover
Gen. Grueveuor's b..c Rifleman
6 to • against Fanuy.....; to s apt Antlerids..--4 to I apt
Wearer.
Kr. Batson's Claarnier, art. gib. rec. front Gra. Gowned
Bradln!y,_7a. ith• M. tore p.
Mr. fttlorweare's Zodiac, wt. sib. roe. ft. free Ni. ASP
inor's Brighton, out. B. C. ruop. I. ft.
Mr. Shakespeare's Mango. rat. albs est. ft. fresh Sir C. Tar-
uerN Jock, sat. T'4 11.8 C. coop. b. ft.
Mr, Shakkspeare's Harpuerstes,gst. Gib. rec. isp free SA.
C. Turner's Jock, list. Across the Flat, 2oogi. h. ft.
SIR HEIV DALRYMPLE.

TO THE EDITOR.
Stu—Having mentioned Gca. Sir IL Dalrytople,tbough it
is certainly a matter altogether indifferent to the patine,* he-
thee tkatOffieer be a native of Scatlstiel or of Yorkshire; yet
u a Correspuodest iu Tit r nlllll6ll Fosse, signed A Scotch-
um., has thought. proper to assert, foriccally, in eontradictioia
to truth and fact, that be is an Englishman' horn in the
county of York, 1 shall state such' particulars as may de*
onstradictiou. Hill fethnr was of the county of Ayr, and
rose to tim rank of Lieiatersaah•Coloccel in the British ocrvite.
The aroma /Le Hew is about Afty-sewea =7,1. ars, astra
distentered the arly as an Eicalgia in tbe a Ism he
remained many years. Hu mother's name wais Bum; ad
stir haring, as was before observed, married ear by second
husband, General Sir Adolphe, Gughton, be bs airs soca-
cure aduptorl, befriended, acid brought fornard ih lids big
sife's sole.' SIP flew had au pateinaouial inherit/mix, weer
a small fiqmium but be rainteled a lady • !to brbitlid
considerable accession to it. She was a daughter of this bale
General Leighton, I lidless the youngest. These einem.
stances may cleallekge implicit belief Year's,
41( YORKBBIBLMAN.
...
Lieut.-Geaenali Hard Pauly. arrived in town,
yesterday usimnsimpt ksualseal fie* mod six • o'clock.
from Portsigoakiandi••lsados lung audience of the
latilsoof Yost) .
.Ikiijorptiaaeriii-TUluntar et aim ad Guards, ar-
riveditsi ton-neon Ilkinaday niglitilrain the Cape
ot,Gaste4 • '• •
Amass* is rotate •of the officers retnined
Rots-Pbrtux.ti switktklir A wrul: a We t. taw Era'.
Sir C .e Bassaixa is appointed Governor
of St. Vincent's., • ,••••c t •
A Proclamation' %as been issued by Sit. IL
DALRYMPLE to the Portogitest, explanatory at
`‘e object which the nritisli (internment had its
in of dm

week, the Dahstaft, a fine F.
cd ut Antwerp, and Came down
Scheldt. The Moo log day she went into the
harbour of Flushing, to be rigged cud fitted for
service.

The Russian squadron from the Tagus arrrived
on Thurvday MI Portsmouth.
The Ceres!. Mcs.Lai.l , is arrived ut Liverpool.
front New Pro. id-oce, in 49 Maj... On the 6th Sept.
in let. 35.14, N. long. 1i8.38, W. she Nitrite the
Melampur, from Milder, who informea Captain
Messraue that the fleet from Jauntier, consisting
of about 30 sail, were about two houtleed rides
a-head ; so that they may b 2 expected to arrive ink
a feW drys.
Jaws Starkey, and Collins, the two bur-
glars, coufined in Mount-street Infirmary, fur
breaking into the house of Countess MORTON, are
in a fair way of recovery, and will iu the course of
a few days undergo their examination.
flue of the Lanerster conches was overturned, in
Dale-str,rt, Liverpool, on 'l'u;•sday se'unight, by
th•e breaking of one of the wheels. Several of the
passruger• were much bruised, but rinse of them
sustained any ►erious injury.
The Grand Muccal Festival, at Birmingham,
commenced on WctlitesdayL under the dirretitm of
Lord GUERNSEY. Mrs. BILLINOTON troy( her
bravura songs A canspir," and C'erfvsa
aLaN-
sienuaN;' to the delight and itztonishine.:t every
one present. A manuscript Terzetto, " CAA moil
um beam cepose," by Mrs..BILLINGTON, BRASIAM.
and NALD!, was admirably executed ;_
_and tae

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view, in sending ko„iirtny to *be Benito of the
Tager, and reitietottoilvtlat f:;•ulteil el Regent!,
uonointeil by the,,Pillnet ofetiso BRAZILS peinoot
toAs4rparture,, ...,
; Tpooopfirig,shigo craw Jeriwkies. wore is corn-
tlwrith. the, limo*, brit; 0E0,144:0w. WPM Attgutt,
7 . 1t.... ei, init.,24. T. , , :us
arkiTY,lbaitii•igrieolt -.lratries,- Urban, Cistern's,
WaitenliK uwoop,kiikcpipettclireilihoo, Liebe, David
i
Isaac Destav;, 'F.I .m4..kaltis 17k. Fiends. iiityyroxid, Remy
anvoriii, Javillw Kiligitiik I.%gi 'Seipp Ligfiltfuvt., Lire,
Le,
Dia au, artha ~' lid.atilial: -Mary ,AVi‘a, Pursuit. Limo-
-1 lerY, Robust, Suslamd4.Bsativa, William 1111, William
1 Peat, Wutkiliaad Coatki..aad, affll.4t four others, inuuve
autuowu.
Tile Jena". DAVI% Well c4ptured ou the 15th ult.
near Gottenburgh, .
The lisdatstry, Duatat.t., from lionviitras, for
Londontois lost.
La,t 'thibiulit week, t)vo .Dahuati, a fine rrrorli
74, wits latiiitind at Aotwerp, and came down the
. .