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London, England, 1809-02-13 00:00:00

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SPANISH .PAPERS.

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4...ARAGOSSA, DEC, 31.—Our Gazette of this day
the contains copies of several. 'letters, found among the
We stop the Press to submit to our Readers
following extras of a letter from Falmouth, as dispatches addressed TO BUONTAPARTE, and intercept-
ed on their way from Paris to his head-quarters..
every thing relative to Spain must be interesting at ,

,the present moment.
" Arrived the .?v Ton Packet, with dispatches
from the Nlediterranean. On the 6th instant, the
Packet spoke his Majesty'S Ship Pallas, on a cruizr.
Thegrand army under General RIMING, which lately
had retreated in divisions, had, formed a junction
in Tarragona, consisting of 24,900 men,including a
Swjss regiment, which had arrived at -Minorca ;
3,590 men had also joined from Valencia.
" All communication between the French Army
and those shut up in the Forts of Figuera and Ragas,
had been Cut off by the Spaniards.
" Cadiz is fortifying in every part. The army
under the cqrnmand 9f the Marquis of LAZUN has
taken up a very strOng-postion between Figueras and
Rosas."

LETTER- rtiosl OcIANIPAGNY, MINISTER OF STATE TO
• 131/ONAPARTE, DATED ?ARLS, DEC. 7.
" Throughout all the Austrian dominion's theut-
most activity'continues to .be displrly ed, 'with regard
to the new organization of the militia, which seems
to- excite strong apprehensions in the breast of the
king. of SAXONY, and Duke of WARSAW. In Munich
less uneasiness is entertained on this subjed, because
no movements are observable among the Austrian
troops. ALI PACIIA is daily drawing more ,cluSely
the ties of friendship, with the English, but.' being
apprehensive of some rigorous measures on the part
of the Turkish Government, he has sent his trea-
sure to a place of safety..•','
Count ROMANiOFI7 has dispatched a Courier to
Moldavia. . I have availeclanysclt of this oppOrtunity
.to send some Bulletins. to Constantinople, and have
also ordered then) to be distributed on the road'
thither. The Ottoman Ambassador has postponed
dispatching a Courier to Constantinople, until Ml 6—
ligence shall have been received of your Majesty's
arrival in Madrid."

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AifIOTIIRII, LETTER }ROM TIIB MINISTER OF POLICE

TO ZUONAPARTZ,DATED DEC. 8.

" In obedience to your Majesty's orders, I have
caused .the articles relative to Sicily to be success
sively inseried, in the. Dutch and German Gazettes,
which will be'repeated in the French Papers; but I,
have given the most positive orders. that no phrticu-
lars of that expedition shall be Meettoned, lest they
should rouse the enemy's attention. I inform your.
Majesty that the Frankfurt Gazetteer seems to be
mneh. disatrealed, since it became neces..sary to
adopt strong measures in order to compel him. to
insert the article touching Spain. Nor is the city
better disposed ; the Anglomania Which prevails in
Frankfort is wonderful. It is front 'thence that
bad news are spread all along the 'left banks' of
the' Rhine."

A Letter frot'n the French Ambassador hi btu•
nick, M. Oro, to the French Minister of State,
26th of. November, 1808, contains the follomiing
passages:—

" The Austrians continue to Make entrenclutentis
in Carinthia; a great number of peasants are etnr
ployed in the defiles of Dafehstein, Rastadt,
tendarf, and Lueg. :We are here convinced, that
the Court of Vienna intends to carry the plan of the
new organisation of the militia into execution to
,full extent, and to derive greater 'advantages frock
this this measure, than were at first expelled. But
a want of principles seems Oil to prevail, and the
armies are increased at the expence of agriculture
and industry. The emissaries who haVe been sent
into ditrecept • parts of. Austria report; that no move-
ments of any consequence have hitherto taken place
among the troops.
". The. Marquis of CA mkt) CHIARO is waiting here
for fresh orders, and it appears that the at:cession of
his Majesty King JOAcium to the throne: of Naples,
has been made known to the Court of Vienna tuOcit
later than had.been supposed,, for which reason the
Minisster cannot proceed to that capital, until
the Court has returnees an answer."

SEVILLE, JAN. 1.--The Supreme 'Central
of Government has published the following
tIRCER.
" The Royal Ordinances, as far as they concein
the army, have not enacted any ponSliment to be
inflicted on Officers who .:nher desert their colours,
or abandon their posts, because it was,not suppotcl
that men who bore sadh honovirable coirmiissions,
would be cvable of canimitting a crime so base and
altogether unpardonable in those who ought to set to
the common soldiers the exitinplo' 'of fidelity, con-
stancy,
.ind valour. Experience has,.: however, un-
fortunately shewn, that a considerable number of
Officers have\ not only committed that detestable
crime, but also iipread disorder, confusion; and pa-
nic terror through every place which they passed on
their shameful flight, pretending to be betrayed by
their Generals, While they dastardly abandoned their
country in the hour of danger, and "became. its bit-
terest enemies. The Supreme Central Junta of GU-
Vertunent has hitherto used mores moderation
,and
meekness than was perhaps expedient, but being
now convinced of the necessity of inflicting exem-
plary punishment, and persevering in their been re-
solve to save their country, to rescue the unfortunate
FERDINAND 11-011) S)avery and'confinentent, to pre-
Vent the destruction of the holy religion of our an-
cestors, and prow& the honour of our wives and
datighters, who, by thousands, have been violated,
44honoured, and exhibited naleed In the Public
streets by our barbarous invaders, orders, that
Officer, of any corps or rank whatever, who lelves
his regiment without having previously ob,aincd
leave of absence in writing from his Gvneral, shall
be shot, and his estate or property confiscat'ed tf,ir the
benefit,,Of the poor inhabitants of his native place„
.whose sons or relations have fallen in the service or
their octuntry.
,‘ Royal Palace of illi'azds, Siville,
" the ad of Jun, 1809.-

The specie lately brought to Cadiz, from Vera
Cruz; on board the Eng,lich Frigates Diamond and
ilielpornene, amOuntr, according to an official account
published by authority, in the • whole to 3,30
piastres.

51. DELIJY, a cbetnist of Amsterdam, has disco-
vered a composition, which, from its superior
strength, he conceived would supersede the Use of
gunpowder; lately
.employed, however, in
some experiments, s.ltrge paper exploded, and tore
ott frii left Arm,'most of tite fingers of the right hand;
and otherwise wounded him so.severely, that his Litt;
is desPaired ot.

The Bamberg Gazette of ihe 13th ultimo an-
oolatiee.s. 'the followingltrtptiiai endwMinent4try it ve
reglSlPrvu Oldf,o —l.7q the Lbake of_ ati;i4iol
.a reveniic or 50,000 ,trapps,.:ua, .4el
ab~tlic iii at Cvlie, Winsen,'inid_Berghe9l to the.
Arefe-TreSsurero—Viikii-4 roi-.‘citglk (LtERtY
-404pciar, francs, from, t-W I ht.., I msbu cgti, ,
and Winseni to. IVlirshFl ,BPplpt t (Doke or.
112 i); 56,000 •r. 3 6
nerui FRIANT, 39i0n0 francsOiam ;
to Go-tieeat nissoi4„, 3,07)(w,70-.iiiM-ttrtiM; in t,o
`ll.AneAitaurcyh' Gnni,tt v.