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TJE SPAY, SEPTEMELR 13, 1808.

We are happy to announce the safe arrival of the
homeward-bound East India Fleet in the Downs,
urOer convoy of the Jupiter and the Thetis The
West India Fleet, of 100 SaSI, is hourly expected.

We received, last *night, Dutch and Hawburgh.
Papers. They confirm the accounts that previously ,
reached us; viz, that BUONAPARTE is at length with-
drawing his Troops from the Prussian Territories.
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These Papers contain intelligence from Paris to the
3d inst. ; the Moniteur of that day acknowledges
the escape of. the SpaniSh Troops from the Danish
doipinions, bLit, with unequalled effrontery, it speaks
.01- the treacherous condua of.the Marq. DE RONI ANA.
That BUONAPARTE, I,i,bose whole • conidu4 tawdrds
Spain has been n tissue of the most infamOus trea
chery, as well as the most ferocious cruelty,. should
sftsinatize a gallant Spanish Officer" with tr.:achery,
be-cause he was loyal to his Sovereign, and true to
his Country, surpasses anything we yet witnessed
of. 'human audacity, and affords the, strongest proof
of his inter contempt for the opinions of mankind.

A Fofeigher arrived at Harwich on Sunday, who
is stated to be a person of considerable,rank in the
present Government of France. He' tame over
from Holland in a small vessel with some other 'pas-
sengers. The arrival of this person, when coupled
with the hints lately thrown out in the Moniteur,
on .the subject of peace, have given rise to a number
of coLleaures. Some, importance seems to be at-
tached to the circumstance of his coming over in so
small a vessel. But the faa is that nothing is more
common than for persons who wish to makO'their
escape to venture over in the smallest craft. A..
vessel not above ten tons burthen arrived in the
River a few days .ago literally so full'ofiPassengers
that they had not room to lie down.

There appears strong reason to believe,either that
tL re has been an action in the Baltic, or that one
very shortly take place., as the Russian Fleet has
put to sea, with the intention of eag.:ging the'
Swedes. Their force is variodsly stated, at nine,
eleven, and thirteen sail of the line, and several fri-
ga:es. The Swedish Fleet being inferior in point of
number to the Russians, had retreated to Haeraster
Bay ; and according to the last accounts, Sir JAMES
SAUMAREZ having received this intelligence, from
his Majesty's ship Goliath, was making every possi-
ble exertion to collea the whole of his force, with
the intention of proceeding to efleet a junction with
the Swedes. The Lords of the Admiralty, with
that promptitude which they have upon every occa.
!tion displayed, sent orders, by the Telegraph, to
Portsmouth, for the Christian Seventh, St. Albans,
and Thuntlerer, to sail inns ediately for the Baltic.

THERE can be very little'doubt that BUONAPARTE
is determined to make an effort with all the disposa-
ble military force of „France, to effe& the complete
subjugation of Spain. His interest, asi well as his
pride, is deeply concerhed in the executiotY dP_tlitS
Ipro. .br.)lpCl
plan. If Spain should succeed. establisuinnex
ind6pendence, of which we trust thereliis • now no
doubt, and should enter into a stria alliance with
Great' Britain, not only all BuoNAFARTE's flews on
the Continent would be frustrated, but the existence
of the authority vvhich, be has usurped would be
endangered. It seems, however, strange that in
the present state of his discussions\ with Austria,
BUONAPARTE can venture to send so large apart of
his force to the Pyrenees. There is some reason to
icdr that he has prevailed-upon the Emperor of
sia to add to the list of egregious blunders which
he has Committed, and to overawe Austria, while
the Frenc4 ale employed in • the subjugation of
Spain. We stated some time ago, that the Empe-
ror of Russia had given orders for the formation of
three Camps on the Austrian frontiers, and there'ap-
pears some ground for apprehending that this step was
caned in corakquence of the advice of CACLINCOURT.
been thought somewhit strange :IA impoli-
tic in BUONAPARTh to proclaim, as he has. done in
,the Moniteur, his intention to persevere. in the at-
tempt to' subjugate 'Spain, as .he thereby gives a
warning to the Patriots of that Country, and conse-
quently enables them to make better preparation to
frustrate` his iniquitous purpose. This_apparently
unguarded conduOt has by some been imputed to the
same rash headlong precipitation which induced him
to signify that the House of BRAGANZA had ceased
to reign, and hence gave the Prince Regent and
family ap opportunity of escaping frdni the
vengence,Of the Corsican Tyrant. Btri the folly

of that hasty declaration might be eapeaed to t
teach him some 'caution, and not to expose him-
self -to discomfiture ,and ridicule by the same
temerity. Indeed the patience ' with which the
Portuguese had submitted to the tyranny of Ju-
NOT, and with which they had 'suffered their Royal
. Family to depart,. rather than make any effort to de-
liver themselves, might be thought to offer some
_excuse for iIIONAPARTE'S expe&ation that he-Should
be quietly suffered to fix his yoke upon the Spaniards. -'
In* Spain, however, his troops have met with such
signal defeats, his Fleet has been secured, and the
,
condua of his Brother, and his armies has been so
outrageous, that the general spirit of the nation has
been roused, and as the Spaniards have so freely han-
dled his charaaer in their manifestoes, they must
know that if he could possibly succeed in,subju-
• gating the Country, , his vengeance would lie bound-
' less and unappeaseable ; and therefore •he must
be convinced that the Spaniards are likely to strain
every nerve, and resort to all possible means to escape
the dreadful fate with which they are threatened.
Besides, he cannot but know that in proportion to
their experience in military affairs, the Spaniards.
must -become better soldiers, and more able to de-.
i fend themselVes. against the monstrous attempt to
enslave,them and reduce them to a. state of hopeless
misery, in resentment for the bold truths which they
have uttered respeairt him, as well as for their
presuniptiOn 'in resisting his pretensions to the
Spanish Crown. He may naturally conceive also
that the Spaniards will relinquish all foolish jea-
lousy, . with such formidable dangers before them ;
and though in the beginning of their struggle they
might wish to reserve all the honour to „them-
selves, they will .be glad to avail themselves of
' the co-operation of British Troops, in avertirt6
' the vengeance of their foes, and supporting the in-
dependence of their 'Country. The efficacy 'of-
, such an alliance is evident, in the recent triumph of
British Troops in Portugal, and the Tyrant must look
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with dread on their junaion with the Spaniards in
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the field. . . .

Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, 'Princesses So-
PHIA, AUGUSTA, and AMELIA, accompanied by Lord
WALSINGHAM, Lady THYNNE, Generals CART-
WRIGHT and FITZROY, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode in
Windsor Park, and returned at twelve. • - -
Yesterday the Windsor and Ciewer Volunteers
were inspected by General DUCKENFIELD, the
Inspe&ing • General for the DistriCt, and went
through their exercise to the greatest satisfation Of
the General..

A Vessel is arrived in the River from Bilboa, from
whence she_ escaped on the 3d inst. in ballast. The
confirms our former accoun!s of the town
having been; .given up to piii,3-ge I.)y the French for
two days, and of niimbers.of the inhabitants !laving-
been put to death. At. the expiration of that time
the enemy retired with their booty 3 but the place
was immediately after entered by another party of
French robbers, who remained in possession of the
town when the Vessel sailed.

Yesterday advices were received from St. Do-
mingo to the 2d of August : they state, that there
have been several severe actions between the. Rival
Chiefs in the Kingdom of Hayti, and, that PETION
has been every where successful. St. Mark was
still in possession of CH RiSTOPH E - but how long it
would continue appeared very uncertain. A sortie
hdd been made from it .by CIRISTOPI4E'S' troops,
consisting of about 3000 they were oppQsed to
!pun only of the enemy, who kept them in.check
until reinfercementsarrived from Port-au-Paix,.whetr
they .drove CHR IiTOPHF:S forces with . great
slaughter. General ROmAirr had been shot by the
order Of CHRISTOPHE, in consequence of, his sop:.
posed attachment to the cause of PUT lON j and the
troops who •served'under that General embraced the
first opportunity to desert to the enemy at Port-au-
Paix. PETroig is stated to be much recovered in his
health, and to have quitted PortZan:,Prince with 8000
men, to gO against St. Mark and Gonaives.
The final answer of BUONAPARTE to the petition
of the Merchants at Beurdeaux, relative to the re-
straints upon their commerce, was forwarded ,from
Paris on the 29th of August. It states (according to
letters from-Holland of the Bth inst.) " that in con-
sequence of the close alliance.which exists between
France and Russia, it is utterly impossible to com-
ply with the prayer of the petition ; and conse-
quently no neutrals can be permitted •to enter into
or proceed from Bordeaux or any of the port.. of
France."—Suchis the statement received_ froM.Hol-
land- by the last "conveyance, the accuracy of which
we cannot pretend to vouch.
The late important news of our triumphs in Por-
tugal, have been 'recei'ved with much greater en;
thusiasm in several parts of this Country than they
'have 'been in the metropolis. Illuminations took
place in many parts as soon as the glorious tidings
arrived. Exeter in particular manifested thenoblest
spirit of patriotism on the occasion. Nothing but
shouts of raptUre were heard in all quarters of the
city, as soon as -the news arrived. A general illu-
mination took place; anti not one inhabitant could
be found that did not join in celebrating the vitory
which our countrymen bad gained over the most de-
testable enemy we ever encountered, as well as in
the laudable
,pride of having effected the deliverante
of an oppressed people, our antient Ally.
As soon as information arrives of the surrender
of JugoT, and the Completion of the glorious Expe-
dition of the British Troops and their'gallant Con:i-
nlanders, we hope that the Metropolis will not tail
to testify its sense of the national triumph, a triumph
that comes.horne to the hearts of Englishmen, who
are always as anxious to shew their hunianity as
their spirit, and who never had a better opportunity
of manifesting their charaderistic generosity than in
the glorious attempt to rescue Portugal and Spain
from the domination of the most execrable Tyrant
that ever appeared on the face of the earth—,