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London, England, 1808-12-10 00:00:00

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SATURDAY, DECEtIBER 10, 180 S.

A number of reporti. were-circulated yesterday,
respe6ting the movements of the Armies in Spain,
but we can assure our Readers. that no intelligence
whatever has.been received from that. Country since
the Dispatches from Sir D. BAIRD, -the Substance of
which we stated on .Thursday. _ Those Dispatches
were dated the night of the 29th, and contain
no further particulars respeaing the defeat of Ge-
neral CASTANOS'S' Army than what we have al-
ready laid' before the MAC. The report of the
surrender of General Hopp's Brigade. is wholly with-
out foundation, at least we can take .upon ourselves
positively -to state that, no, stick intelligence has,
'reached this Country. -

We are sorry to see ,a -disposition on the part of
some of our Contemporaries, to indulge in the most
desponding speculations. The news we have
lately.received is, certainly disastrous, but we can-
not conceive how the men who lately indulged
in such sanguine expetaations of the success of •
the Spaniards, can now suppose that a few reverses
should induce them to give up the contest in de-
spair. It was natural to expect that when the nu-
merous and diiciplined legions of France were op-
-posed to the inexperienced.. Spanish Troops, that
in the first instance they, would be successful. It
is to the perseverance of the Spaniards that we look
for Ultimate success, and notwithstanding the losses
they have sustained in the commencement of
' the conflilit; there is strong 'ground to hope that, by
their own
_exertions, and the powerful aid of-this
Country, they may _yet. bring. it to a successful and
glorious termination. "-

__Two Ladies, relations of TALLEYRAND, returned
to France yesterday in the Flag 'ot Truce. They
Were taken some time 'ago on board a Dutch Ea-st
Indiaman, and TALLEYRAND requested Mr. CAN-
NING that. they might, be permitted to return to
France. This request was immediately complied
with-by; Mr. CANNING, and the Ladies sailed from
Dover yesterday.

The Public, we are persuaded, 'will read with
pride and pleasure the account of the Meeting held
yesterday in the City for the relief of the heroic
Spaniards, as well as theAdvertisemtml hich sinews
the extent to which British generohi.y was imme-
diately carried. But while we adMire the 'noble
spirit of munificence whiCh so many wealthy people
displayed on the occasion, it is proper to remind
our Countrymen that the gift of every person, pro-
portioned to the means of the Donor, will be readily
received. It is not only to relieve, the Spaniards,
but to manifest the national feelings, that the Sub-
sctiption is instituted, and the humblest contribu-
tion, from a generous and sympathizing heart, will
be honourable to the glorious cause, and give an
interesting grace to this most laudable plan for sup-
porting it.

The Terpsichore Frigate had lately an aaion, in
the Bengal River, with a French Frigate,' but owing
to the bursting of a gun on board the former, the
Second Lieutenant and 19 of our brave tars were un-
fortunately killed, and the French Frigate made her
escape.

,This morning two Gottenburgh Mails arrived, the
contents of which we have given in a subsequent

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An Order of Council, we understand, has .been
signed; and will appear in this night's Gazette,
opening the Ports in the Spanish part of St. Do-
mingo to a free trade with this Country.
A 'Oabinet Council met yesterday,about t wo o'clock,
at the Foreign Office, and sat until seven in the even-
ing. When it broke up, Mr. HUNTER, the Mes-
senger, was ordered to proceed with Dispatches to
Spain. As Tuedays and Thursdays are the days on
which Cabinet Councils are usually assembled, much
importance was attaehed to the extraordinary meeting
of yesterday, on account of the haste with which it
was summoned, and the continuance of the delibera-
tions t r so lung a period as five hours.—lt is under-
stoOd that the subject under consideration was the
sitnation of our army in, Spain, and it was reported
last night, that Mr. HUNTER carried out with him
the approbation of Governrnent to the plan of re-
treat snggested by Str JOHN MooitE,and orders for the
whole of4he British forCeto be concentrated in Porto-
gal.—:fran.rports have been ordered to Corunna and
Vigo; and every arrangement has beep 'Made to
facilitate ibis operation.
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