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MONDAY, AUGUST I, 1803.

The Plover Sloop of-War arrived at. Plymouth
on Saturday, from Portugal : she brought over a
Portuguese Officer, who arrived in town this morn-
ing, with Dispatches. The intelligence from
Oporto comes down to the 22d Llt-. Ai. that time
the Army of the Patriots had advanced beyond
Coimbra ; they consisted of about 8,000 regi-
mented 'troops, and 12,000 Peasants. It appears
that JUNOT was uncertain what steps to take after
the check which LetsoN'had received : that Gene-
ral had, however, sent part of his Force to join
another Corps under General LASORDE, whom .Ts
NOT liAd sent from Lisbon to Santarena, and bed ad-
vanced to Leyria, with a view, it was said, to
attack the Patriots. It is hoped, however, the Pa-
triots will wait the arriyal of Sir A. WELLEsLEy,-
who was off cape Finisterre on the 22d, With his
Army.

WE are happy to state that the :-.pedition sailed
from Portsmouth yesterday, under donvoy "of the
Audacious. The Transports amounted to about 170.
They will be joined off. Plymouth by General Au-
STRUTHER'S division of the Expedition.

Dutch Papers to. the 27th-ult. have arrived, which
contain some very minute details respeaing the pro-
gress of JOSEPH BUONAPARTE is Spain. It is, stated,
that he was received every where with the utmost
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demonstrations of joy, and such was the enthusiasm
of the troops, that the African Regiment of In-
fantry actually ran by the side of his carriage for
three leagues, although they were repeatc4 told
to desiA t Whiie he remained at Tolosa, a I.l.tputa.
tio.l ITT SE. Andero waitod upon him, ratified the
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oath that had bees taken by the Town, and solicited
forgweness for their error. This Peputation con-
sisted of six persons, but the Dutch Tappets do not
in us whether these Deputies from st. Andero
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khlg- Jowl' to Visit that own, or nitUruled
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bin) that he inhabitants had espelled the trench
troops from their wails, and that they were deter-
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inhied to maintaititheir own independence, and sup-
port the rights of their legitimate Sovereign. sto-
SEISES, it appears, arrived at Burgos on the t4th ult.
trONArAicrs Was at liAyoeine, on the 16th; but it
was supposed that he would set out upon a jcuraey
along the western coast of France. Softie of 'the
accounts say, that he ws expected at Strasbprglf.
These R.pers am more impoitant lox what they
do not contain than for.what they do, because, by
their siienee, they afford the most' indisputable evi-
dence that-the reports which have been circulated of
the defeat of General CA,STANOS, by pUPONT, is
unfotinded. • The accounts •in these. Papers frOm
Bayonne, 'come doWn to the lAth ultimo, and
it is certain that At that lime no good intelli-
gence bad been there received respell ing
PONT. If he had been successful, and got out of his
difficulties, the French Papers would stave been full
of the news. We are now therefore assured, that
CASTANOS could not have been beaten in any ation
before the loth, however might. have been
vießo-
lions, • •

-It is stated in a Paper-Of. this morning; that the
Duke of York is to have the chief command of the
Arny- in Spain. No aetual. apivintmeut has,
we believe, yet taken place, but we are convinced
that it would be gratifying to the People of Spain,
that our Army should be coTinanded by one of the
Prin ..s.

THE attewpts which are made by some of the
Qpposition Writers to damp the public expeMation
tievaing the event of the glorious struggle in
would excite our regret if they were not
cruplen with tinjn-It attacks, 'von Administration,,
iv.ho,are falsely accused of having lost time in nis7
6i.t es amarq themses, and sacrificing the
ii(Stin.ntis cause cif the Sdanifili Patriois, by tardiness
and negligeace. That part of these att.,cks which
implies the existence of diffl-rcnces among Mini..
sters is 'fin hackneyed an expedient of the Op.
position Writers, tnkt, it h.arcily deser.Ves.any •other
rotice than a Ed c.,n4adiCtion, for it has not
the least fliind.iron in truth. The present Mi-
nh.ters litiow the iinp,irrant and critical situation
in- which Europe is placed at this moment, and
bend all their powers in a cordiOl co-operation to
prevent the awful crisis froro passing without
dine attention to the nature- of events, and the most
aEtive'
exertions to turn them to the best advantage.
the' whole world must approve of the generous as-
sistance which we are rendering, to Portugal as well