The National Register.
London, England, 1808-10-02 00:00:00

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time one of the most delicate, commands that ever was
e:►trusted to an officer.
The following regiments are under orders for immediate
embarkation :—The 7th Hussars (Lord Paget's) ; the loth,
or Prince's Own ; the 1 lth and 12th Light Dragoons; the
15th Hussars; and the 16th Light Dragoons. ,
The transports with the troops from the Downs have
arrived at Falmouth, where it is hoped they have, before
this, been joined by the Expedition from Cork.
The Order of Government to the Transport Office,
respecting the conveyance of the French prisoners in Por-
tugal, mentions their number to be 24,800 men.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York was summoned
to attend the consultation of Ministers, upon the question
of recalling Sir Hew Dalrymple. Upon being informed of
the subject of discussion, it is said, his Royal Highness
po!itely declined to interfere. fle had a respect, he said,
for the private character of that Officer; but as he had
nothing to do, directly or indirectly, with his appointment
to the command in Portugal, a measure of which he knew
nothing until it had actually taken place, he could not now
utecldle in the business.

Geller:lls Dalrymple and Whitelncite were for some time
closely connected as Governor and Deputy Governor of
Guernsey.
The dispatch of Sir Hew Dalrymple, which accompanied
the Convention, gives a reference to the bearer, Captain
Dalrymple, for explanations. It is said that when Captain
Dalrymple was called in by the Cabinet Council, to give
those explanations, he burst into tears, and retired 'after
some ineffectual attempts to force himself to speak.
Sir Hew Dalrymple is shortly expected, from Portugal.
Sir H. Burrard takes the command of the army, pro tem-
pore. The Duke of York is expected to take the command
of the forces in that country.
By the Cuckoo schoouer, which has arrived at Plymouth
from Gijon, letters have beeH received from Madrid of the
§th, from Valladolid of the 13th, and from Gijon of the
16th ult. It appears that the Spanish armies are rapidly
concentrating themselves, for the purpose of driving the
French from the strong positions they occupy behind the
Ebro. According to the last accounts, General Blake had
reached his position at Reynosa, and was going to occupy
Biscay and Guipuscoa, assisted by the Asturian army. Ge-
neral Cuesta was marching to support his right. General
Castanos had left Madrid with his cavalry, and was going
to Burgos; his infantry were advancing to Sorreia. General
Llamas was marching to join General Palafox. The French
under Moncey had attempted to surprize General Palafox
at Tudela, but he effected his retreat to Saragossa, upon
which the French changed their route, and directed their
march towards General- Blake.

Lieutenant-Colonel Rainy, of the tst battalion of the
60th regiment of foot, has been lately tried by a Court-
Martial at Kingston, Jamaica, on several charges of mis-
conduct in respect to regimental business, and sentenced to
be cashiered.

Wednesday, a Court of Directors was held at the India
Rouse,when Capt.Tweedale was sworn into the command of
the ship perseverance, consigned to Madriss and China.—
Inc court adjourned at six o'clock till Wednesday next.
The Lord Mayor has appointed an especial Court of Com-
mon Council to be held at the 1G nildhall, at twelve o'clock
en Tuesday neat, to consider of an Address to his Majesty,
for an inquiry into the cause of the late disgraceful
Convention in Portugal.•• • '
Amsong the articles saved from the effects of the fire
K loch destroyed' Covent-Garden Theatre, not the least re•-
►narkable 'is the Cap of Liberty, whch used to be sus-
pended over the Bead of the Chairman of the Beef-steak
Club. This curious relic, which was presented to the
lub by the celebrated John Wilkes, was dug out of the
ruins yesterday sennight, withont having• received the
sleghtest injury. A very large g,ridirori, belonging to the
Club, and wh►eh is aearly a century old, has also been re-
covered.