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London, England, 1810-08-15 00:00:00

a Sicily, reepeetiog on attack from the
greatly subsided. A strong reinforce-
-val force. mad the additional 4,000
the f;ainvescrie's convoy, hive
4 to a state of seem rity. TM' French
dyed or caittured daily.. The Sa/-
expected Iron the Dardanelles -tali
leave of absen r. Sue was to sail
_.' this month. She will proceed to
titgland withodt waiting for convoy. The Ex-
erninge continues very high to-day. .
, CIIIIIaALTAS, JULY 14.
The Black Ake cutter was taken in a calm by
- 'two largeprivaterre, and carried into Algiers. She
- 'was charged woli dispatches from Coutsatinople
. and Malta. as well u with overland dispatches from
lathe. There arc twenty-four privateers of the
'.. same description, mostly commended by worthless
• Gesoeite, which truize between Ursa and Bo-
- wai. They luive taken the ,tie al, a liar vea-el,
which sailed from hence about three weeks ago.
e--A beautiful American brig. the Awithitrite,
which left here about the same More, has shared the
Patna' fate ; also many others. The Prince Ernest
packet is considered in•great peril ; she will be au
-.. excellent time for them if tiny fall in with her,
having a lerge Thintity• of chillers on board. The
• ' COMUS is attired from Algiers, with the Portuguese
.1 Asitatral Scarinchia on.hoard. lie has purchased
... • pease with the Dev. in behalf of the Portuguese,
... far two years, for whicb.he is to pay 900.0t10 toilers.
1. '•••• 11.1CANY, JULY 17.
' Tlie.oool‘ll of his Sicilian Majesty, in this ctty,
ties just received from Mahon the following ins-,
• portent italternmtutti:—
The Sicilian pie'aere of war, the Queen CAartufe.
is juat *mired' here from Prleriew. She hes on
board diapateliesfer his It.iyal Ilighne., the Duke
• of Orleans, awl. hi inumediat IV to proeeeil to Cadir.
The Captain slates, that iii, the' day he left Palermo,
eta sedicial ectssent bed arrived of the combined
Sicilia. squadrons having defeated and
ettitseVeyedie flotilla r 1( gun-Mate. which
: tba • Vlitgat formed in Calabria • for the
im
• . a landing in Sicily.
.. • I.ltanT, JOLT de.
.., We undeceives'', that since the retreat of Gea.
b Craufurd, Lard Wellington and his wholesforce are
- upon the toed to Lostion. He hes broke up his
camp in the tantintaitui. and has sent the baggage
.. • *brie him. We look for him near Lisb•m, but
ili.:Whets.he aillarrive we can torte no cuuj•cture.-..
a• The French are Aided to be upon his heels. and
I accupybitiiimund as fest in h rents it. . Every
!•• Stalwiet • thamountains op •tis Liebriaie fortified by
• age sow', nader the orders of flritisli engiarers.
• .ne that it it not likel• that the • remy will be able
- to'do much harm es Leirrl Wellington retires.
British ilsisti-Quartsi s, July 27.
blatiseira is nretweuvring around us in prom...loos
force. and in all directions; and no doubt the
French are its earliest for the invosidti of Portage!.
' They are quit: at this moment. Ind it it the calm
before a storm, which is gathering Erma every
• quarter. Still we do not despair. nor is there soy
thion like despondency to be iiieCOVt•TC(I in the.
Britialt army ; though there are croakers, and tint u
fen, who wish (u get home; but vrtio, perhaps,
would be discontented:is soy quarter. Our gallant
leaders pas-ess the hearta.of the army, and the must
nobounded confideuce. We have likevrio- Some
... good General Officers wider Wellesley. To oar
-:' great jay. Gen. Stewart. from Cadiz, has rrj ,cued
• this army.
COlonels Talbot and flull are universally lament-
ed—they died nobly--the deaths of soldiersi
7 The talsair of two 31 ears has been &root istied is someday.
Tins will be result of all Boaaparte's projects.
IMIMIMI•JbillWIIIIIIIIIIIML
LORD WEL LINGTOA'S al ii,ilY.
- The English army in Portugal, andel, Viscount
We Ilit:gton, it the date of the last official accounts,
$ amounted to 27.000 men. and was in tire divi-ions,
disposed of as fulloes :—The first, commanded by
"4° General Spencer, consists of. shoot 6,000 men,
it 'posted et Celorico, 'bout 1n miles from the grand
1 e erre! of the. French army. 'rite %mood &vitriol' Is
‘,- at Goiania, and is about 10,006 strong. under Ge-
neral Cole. Guards iv thirty Miles il:stent front
the French lines. The third division is at Piiihel.
and is trommand.iil by General Penn ; its force is
4.000 men, sort it to upbn a• bete with General
f 15pencer. et Celorico. The fourth dirt-non is under
• General H.H. who ions mitrAing from Castel
. trisnew, to juin the second divisimi at Guards.—
The fifth division, or the advanced wiartl, la under
Gerrehl Chilean', and is between two of the
hearrehtlef the rna. All these divisions are posted
. upon monriteine, n' at the fret, which descend gm-
. dimity into the plant, at the extremity of which
••;. C :head Rodrtio is sitnnted. There is therefore
twitivere the two armies ;huts plain. whizli is ten
mike brawl. To comprehend. however, the strength
we three leisibuns. us well as the advantage of the
10` line of retreat, we titbit follow the road from these
k, frineitione to Lisbon, the only point upon which Lord
I. Welltnigtun ea:: retire. From Lisbon to Guardia,
.the pointing of the proiripel corps, is MO miles,
ieventy days' 'lurch. There are three great roads
front Lithon to the Spanish frontien : one by
Abruittee, the second by Elvin'. and the third l'y
Coiodirs. 'flue reale of the .F.,17,1i5h army was by
Abraiites. The pnticipal fortified towns on the
road rein Liaison to Guards are Castel nratico and
Cavil h.. Santarem is a very important post. 45
miles teen Lisboa. situated anon • height, and
enniimuntiog the wranel matern road. It (molt dotes

will only leave n
rollick:cure regiutento, rvel'
Thueegrees with
vet out us or uhuut
) take ull the effective
Kates rimier the e•ure
,swu iii the Lauds of

in The rtetiro to
returned to their

', have
they

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tater% viho had airemhla i
set otf with the convoy, have
lodgings, declaring that they w
ati.l along with to-ir respectivt
ere to march lb ithont a week.
the report that Jo.ep.i is to ve
the Srh of nest mouth, and to to
troops with him, leavittg the gi
of the poor iovalals. uuJ tlia.to,
4
Abe burghers."
'PRIVATE CORRESPON
We took for the patket from I
anxiety. N,, convoy hotts444l
here. It vrtil, perhaps, he Illy!'
of next mouth.
The fear* 10 Sicily, respecting
,enemy. are greatly suholled.
Meet to the naval force. awl tt'
'troops brought in the t;anttitt
pt teed that Island in a state of it,
heats sift destroyed or capturei
:rtgate it expected trout al
Air. Atkif, on terve of ahserr
itimut the end of this month.