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London, England, 1813-02-09 00:00:00

within the *ails., with oaf due party of ohserti-
tion without, which, in the day time, patrol s
far as the gequelate (74 leagues from this), and
at night, takes shelter in one of the houses, si-
tuated a little beyond the range of our cannon.—;
The rebel' advanced guard is at Canelonis, and the
head-quarteis at Mercedos one of their divisions
is to come by Poronza, to watch the avenues of
Guro Largo, in case the Portuguese should come to
our assistance, which is not improbable. The
whole of the Buenos Ayres army may consist of
from 8 to 9000 men, and of these better than une
half are without arms. Their outposts have ad-
vanced to within half a league of this.
CADIZ, J. 12.—We are assured that the Al-
.liccl Armies are about to commence offensive ope-
rations upon a general combined plan.
.• SEVILLE, J. 24.—Yesterday General
Cns-
TANos arrived in this place.

By a letter received this day from Yarmouth,
we learn, that two of the-enemy's line-of-battle
ships have escaped from the Scheldt., No account
of this has reached the Admiralty.'

Di'patches from Sir Enwaan PELLEW, in the
Mediterranean, came to the Admiralty this,day,
but the contents have not transpired.

A meeting of the Roman Cathidies of this
country yesterday took place at Lord SHREWS-
BURY'S, Lord STOWITON in the Chair. The pur-
pgrt of the Meeting' was to take into considera-
tion the propriety of petitioning Parliament for
the -removal of all civil restrictions upon the ge-
neral body. The petition was read and unani-
mously ad4ted. After a long discussion, a pro-
position, stihstan•tially impqrting that,." no 'spirit
of Conciliation shall be :found wanting on their
part, in whatever is nut inconsistent with the ef--
feetnaT integrity and safety cif their religion," *as
fin:Ally negatived, and it appeared that. the whole
Catholic body are resolved upon complete unani-,
mit y with the Irish Catholics, in resisting the: Veto
demanded for the British ,Crown, in .the appoint-
ment Of Routan Catholic Bishops. A similar
Meeting was held at Dublin, on Tuesday, last,
when the Catholic Board took into consideration
a letter received front Mr..Truttronmu, Secretary
to the Board of English Catholics; and a letter
from Mr. Bumen, (if LineOln's Inn, undressed to
Mr. GRATTAN, in. which Mr. BUTLIM
conversation that he had had with Lord CASTI.E7
REACiIi, and stating, that he had prepared and de-
posited with his Lordship the draft , of . an iict of,
Parliament, to he passed this Session, for the
ltc-
peal of all the Penal Laws 4gainst theitonlan Ca-
tholic body, and that his Lordship gladly under-
- took.to take it into his Most favourable consi-
deration.

Finally, it was directed that a courteous and re-
spectful answer be sent to Mr. E. siehattlanAm by
Mr. Ilny, the Secretary to the Board.
As this subject is of the uttnost,importaoce, and
will andergo the most solemn legislative discus-
sion, we shall forbear to say any thing more at,
present than that the refusal of the Veto, pud
determination in the Papists to concede nothing
that they shall deem •' inconsistent wick the
eirectuai integrity and safety of their religion,"
afford little in favour -of their cause. Tte-
ligious toleration they enjoy in as complete a man-
ner as any Government can possibly grant ►t, mid
if they are not contented with that, it most he
glaringly obvious that their chief object is politi-
cal power, and their sole motive political ambi-
tion.

The Common Council yesterday finally deter-
.
mined to present a Petition to Pal liniment in fa-
vour of the East India monopoly. It was scarcely
to be expected, after, the orators .nt. the East
India House, who, declaimed in favour of the con-
tinuance of exclusive privileges, had failed in ad-
ducing any ptoofs in support of .their assump-
tions, that the advocates for monopoly in the
Common Council should succeed in proving
the necessity of its continuance. We fiiid nc
corditigly, that the same lack of argument,
the same absenee of proof, and the; same unwil-
lingness to state facts, prevailed at Guildhall as
bad predominated in Leadenball-street. After the
numerous meetings that have been. held in the
an
metropolis to consider this question, d the com-
plete failure in all of' them, on the part of those'
who came forward to advocate the continuance of
the 'monopoly of the East India Company, (many
of them men of considerable ability), in , sustain-
ing their °pillion by facts, it is by nn means un-
fair to ' asstitne that they have nothing to urge
which in the Teast involves the public welfare ;
and that the private interests of a considerable,
and certainly a reopectablc class of individuals, us
it forms their Only prominent fact, so in
reality their only motive. All beside's is general
assertion :old ttioupported allegation,
As this most important question must sivo come
tinder the consideration of the Legislature, we
forbear at present frOM entering farther into the
argument. , thought it right, however, to
city thus mudh upon the Petition of a pnblic
body to ParliaMent which so cautiously ;teach
entering into* the' real merits cif the qUestiou,.....
The merelrants and nuns uf.tcturetS.,who solicit the
Opening Of the trade, found their .elainiS upon the
just and enlightened principles of commerce .and
upon the evidence of facts, -whilst time 'petitions
voted in London merely Set tip the immediate: in-
tercets of the Meti:dpolis against those of the Eie.
pine. It is by placing the question in this unhap-
py, position, that those who deinanri-a continuance
of t i)e Company's monopoly have nullified the
prayer of their Own petitioni. •