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to be blamed for all this disuppointinent, mortifica-
tion, mid, we might ehnost say, disgrace.- Why.
His MAJesrit's Ministers, who superseded rue Vl'
hint SirAirraktit WE/ Amster,- who phased t.y- the
&Init Generals Mo 'Re and SceNci....a;.to place Sir
• Haw DALICYMPT,e at the head of the British forces.
A glance at Sir Hew Dat.itymeLL's dispatch will
*hew that lie feels lie is making an ungrateful Cont-
. inimication. His whole• letter is in the language
wad spirit of apology nod exense. He talks like
ally latitl-hilier, of the "surf and the 'Equinox,"
51111 the e, tlaii4er of the coast," but thise are mere-
ly intended in the way of mitigation. The poor
candidly admits, that lie e, leaded in Portage!,
entirely unacquainted With the state elf the French
army, and many cirettnistaneeS of a fecal and inci-
dental nature, which, doubtless, had gs eat tc•ight in
deciding the quediett." When the appointment of
a Commander in Chief to our, forces in Spain and
Portugal was first agitated. objectinne were made
to the Duke of YOttIC and •to other distinguished
names. • When we beard of the appointment of
Sir flaw Datmestet.e. we thought it was Inatiq
with n view to reconcile all parties, wed offend
none--a goad prudent measure, worthy of a little
place-keeping Administration. We accordingly
prettutneel and stated at the time, erroneously se
allow, that IVELIMILLY, hiOottf:, &c. Were io have •
.eparate commands, and that Sir Hew Ds Les•si-
' PLC. as au officer of long staniliii;, and of tie parly,
was to be the nominal and formal clianuel through
which they were to communicate with Goieni-
ment. But what is the fact ? Scarcely had Sir An-
rats WELLMEY commenced the battle of Ve-
ineira ou the ilst, cle4ral BURILAILD ar-
riied on the field to supersede him, and scarcely
liad General BUItRARD Arrived when he was
se4ed by Sir I hew DALILYMPLE, a man dropped us
it were from the clouds, and accenting to his own
confo.sion, Si entirely Unacquainted" with the basi-
isn.s in which he was destined to he the principal
performer. Such lathe responsibility that Ministers
have incurred. IVe r joie.; that the pressure
ieign•news saves us from the mortification of pur-
suing this ungrateful subject funlier.

Two Gottenburgh arrived yesterday, with
kite's and papers to the 7th instant. The Russian
fleet has souAlit shelter in Port Baltic, after an
attack by the Swedish fleet, aviisted by the
Cedtaltr, Sir SAkuft 11000, and the Implacable,
in which the Russians lost one sail of the line,
a ship of 74 guns. Port Baltic is a buy of Esthonis,
to the west of Revel, at she entrance of the Golf- of
Finland.- It was ,supposed that the enemy *would
he immediately attacked there by the combined
En4lish and Swedish forcei. Au Oteet attired,
lag evening., at the Admiralty, and it was reported
that Sr JAMES SAVNIAIMZ hating joined. an nenun
had taken place, in which the Russians had lost
seven sail of the flue. The Swedes continue to be
successful in Finland.

The articles in the-Paris papers to the 90 inst.
the substance of which we announced yesterday.
are given at length hi our preceding columns..
It was confidently reported, last night, 'hat Sir
ARTUUR WP.T.I.E,LET had arrived is lowa, and
procattledto Win,l4nr, to wait upciafriiia MAJESTY.
The gallnist General an.l.his friends ant said to be
nineli atislied with the recent pioceedings in
Port nal.

We 1111Vee received a great om.,s of Spaniels Pa-
pets to the oth inst. from a'nich we hate made co-
pious extracts. Swine accounts state, that' the
French army hart retreated as far as Pairipelutia,
and had been defeate,t there by Geacrsl PAL A FOX.
According to another account, the French forces
were resolved to make a stand at Burgos. king
JoszPit, and Gerier.sla BrAsttatiai and LA SAt.t.E,
were in that city so lute as the :Nth 4a,t. The
Spanish armies were rapidly a:hairdos.; in that di-
rection, and a general battle was expected. The
Russian and Austrian Ambassadors still remain at
Madrid. They correspond with thair. resrctisa
Courts through the port of Trieste.

Yesterday morning, His .Matimit, Pi incr.'s.*
Stinnes Avoesea, and ASIA lA, accompanied by
Lady GLORCEMvaIIAY and daughter, and Genvrals
Gee' and Firsitoei rode in Witalrnr Patti and
returned to the Palace at twelve o'clock.
His Royal Highness the. Prince of Wats*. has
been pleased to appoint the Rev. Wtcu.te Meer
aver, M.A. of Christ Church, thavril, to be one
of his Royal Highness's Chaplains in Ordinary.
Died, on Wednesday morning last, tit leis seat,
Higley, near Birmingham, at the very advanced
age of eighty-four years, WILLIAM HENRY
[Ant+, Lord Lyttelton, Baron Frank ley M Wor-
cestershire. His Lordship is succeeded in his titles
and estates by his eldest son GE011036 Ft Las, now
Lord Lyttelton.
The apprehension of a war between France and
Austria, and the mysterious end unfortunate affair
at Lisbon, embed the funds. yesterday, to subtitle a
drpressiou of about per Cent. leaving Combed' at
661 ; and Onmitnn II discount.
The Gentlemen desirous of contracting for the
ensuing Lottery. yesterday waited on the CMA
CELLOR of the Ezenenuee, to ascertaio the par-
ticulars respecting it. Mr. Peltccvat. informed
them, it war intended the Lottery should consi-t of
20.000 Tickets; only four days of drawing to be
allowed ; Anne on each day.-w-The dates to be lip-
pointed by the Contractors; and to conclnde draw-
ing on the 314 of December. There are to be
only three blanks to a prize, and no prizes less then
131. or higher than 40,0001. The bidding to be
decided next Wednesday.