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London, England, 1809-07-07 00:00:00

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IMPROMPTU.
Like I C;;TIS poor WARDLE fain woyiclsoarfie n.ounted, fell, aiicl);Ow can rise no more;..
YetdifPrenr causes brouglu clleir common fate`--
One weak in wing, and t'other weok.intate.

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It
I can hardly be. doubled' that the tiaiiOna.
sellers who have
,filled their windoWs with repre7
sentations of a certain Patriot, will feel for their.
brother tradesman, Mr. WRIGHT, the Upholsterer,.
and no longer suffer the Portrait of such a species of
Reformer to mingle with the representations of men
whose worth and talents do honour to the country.
It is said that SAN DON has-coniMenced proceedings
against Mrs. CLA R KE, for obtaining money from him
upon "false pretences," in the case of FREN d fl'S levy.
Such a trial must give rise to much curious discussion,.
COOKE has been so sUccessftil. in hiS exertions at
Liverpool, during the last three Weeks, that the,
Managers of the Theatre at that place have presented
Mm with an elegant piece of. Plate, with an inscrip-
tion \testifying their sense of the value of his_ ser-
vices. We do not know whethar_ this-, gift was in
the form of a sup. It is, however, but justice to
this Atior to state, that no, person in the profession
has beet's more ready to assist his brethren of
,the
sock and btiskin, and 'no peison can boast of so
many gifts of giatlinde from iiidivitlnals for whom he
has exerted his abilltied,

The,appearance throughont Ireland general has
been improved in a remarkable degree by the late
rain ; it wears a' general aspeal of promise, in a luxu-
riant and abundant harvest ; the fruit has, however,
been. considerably blighted by the severity of the
tempest w Lich ushered in last month.

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LVD Li iiPPOR. JTMENIS,

YesterdaY a General Court of Proprietors was held
the India Hotise, for the purpose of taking into
,consideration the means for preventing the purchase
Or sale of Appointments in the Company's Civil Or
Military Service. ,
Mr. RANDLE ItCl4 01. v rose, for the purpose of sub-
m
itting to the Proprietors and the Court of Dire&ors
a Resolution on the SubjeCt. He began with review-
irk,- the circumstances which led to the appointment
ofba CoMmittee of the House of Commons, to in-
quire,
into the abuses which had taken place in the
exercise- of East' India Patronage, and commented
at considerable length. on the offences in the':sale
afid purchase of the .Company's civil and military
offices, which were disclosed in the'Report of that
Committee. The CoMmittee,- in their Report 'had
observed, that they did not recommend any legisla-
tive. Measure, with the view of putting an end to
these corrupt pradices; thiS they conceived to be in
the power of the Directors themselves; and , they
added that without an increased vigilance on the part of
the liireators to look after the nominations to offices,
it was quite impossible that these pradices could be e-
fealually stopped. It will depend then, said Mr. Jack-
son, upon our condud, whether • such abuses shall
continue rank and inveterate a§ before; or whether
they shall receive any 'effeaual check. It was not
necessary for hiin to say much of the nature and 0(.7
tent of the evil. This sale and purahase of offices
was certainly a kind of traffick, as odious as it was
disgusting and pernicious. The oext thing was to
Consider the remedy. And here he did not mean to
rafted on any Director. But it must be manifest,
that for a long period back, the• Directors had
given their nominations, and young men been
admitted with little or no enquiry. It was not
surprising, therefore, that these tra'flickers in places
should be so audacious in their proceedings, when
they were aware that few or no questions would be
asked, as to the propriety of the nomination or ap-
pointment. Besides, as matters were concluded, it
would haVe been considered as quite an affront, by a
DireCtor, if the Court had asked him what were his
motives for any particular appointment. He had
► heard of a Diredor, who, on one. occasion, had
Merely said to the Clerk, " Pass this young man for
a Bengal Writership ;" and this was the whole of the
examination. In the Report of the*CoMmittee of the
House of Commons, it also appeared, that a Cler-
gyman asked 'a Diredor for a Cadetship, not be-
cause he had a young man in view, of high spirit and
good education, but merely to oblige a Miss Spinluff.
Tile Director gave it, though he never saw' the
young man,. and she sold it for money. By way of
dire for this evil, lie should propose that these youog-
men should be Oresented, and chosen in an open
'Court of Diiedors, where the whole Cdurt may
!mean oppoitunity of. putting questions to the Di-
rector who dominates, as to the char-Peter, qualifica-
tions, and coonexionsof every 'individual ; and also,
thit even with regard to those who had been admit-
ted to the College at Hertford, every thing should del
pend on their chara&er and conduct while there.—
This was the ordeal which he wished them to go
through. He alSo proposed that every Direetor who'
nominated a Candidate, should endorse On,his pea--
lion some such declaration as thefollOwing I' A.
B. have examined into the charader, qualificatioos,
and connexions of C. D. and recommend him as
a fit person to receive such and such an appoint-
ment." And that when this Candidate was called.,
in,-he should be examined on all these points in.
open Cott% and that every MeMber of the Court
should have the right of putting what questions he
pleased to the bireaor who gave the nomination.
He could hardly suppose that any man who was'
consci9us that. he had broken the A6l of-Parliament
and committed perjury would have the boldness to
meet his Brother Direaors, and, pass such an ordeal
of examination as this. The Company could not be
too eircurnspea in sending out those,who, at a future
period, might be entrusted with the command of
armies-, the government of .districts, and upon,whose
character and conduct the 'happiness of millions
migh (depend. So numerous were these appointments
to Cadet Ships and Writerships, that he calculated if
they had been all sold within the last six. years, at
the price which had been fixed in the market of
corrupt sale, they would have brought-the enormous
sum Of .1,600,0001. He contended also, that it was
quite illegal.for the bireCtors to present nominations
to the President of the Board of Controul, or any of
the Members of that Board. 'By the Act of 1786, the
servants of the Crown were to. have no share ,what-
ever in these appointments;. and it: was cluite unfit
that those who Were
.16 have the controul over the
Dire:dors, should receive any favours from them.
The patronage should be solely confined to the Com-.
pany, and not irriparted, to Ministers. Were this
praCtice continued, it, wculd afford the enemies of the
Cot-Opal-1y", a handle to-accuse them Of corruption, and
be used as an argument against the renewal of their
Charter. It should be reeolleded,
,that little more
than 160 years ago Sir T. CoOke, then at the head.
of the
.East India Company, Was, proved, ' by a Coru
mince of he Honseaf commons to have expended'
100,0001. of. the Company's money among. Mem,.
bers of Parliament, and the King's Ministers, for
the purpose of obtaining a new Charter, and that..
on this ground the Parliament thought fit, to establish.
n new East India Company,. The Duke of Leeds,
one of Ale Ministers of that day; was.also impeach-.
ed on the very groUnd of having received, a share of
the money so': corruptly, diFaributed,. Lel,us consi,
der what advan'tag'es the enemies of' the Company..
Wand they are
.numerous) will have ~when they can
state that this or that duteur was given to Lord Mel,
vine, and this appointment,
,or that nomination,,
placed at the disposal of Lord Harrowby, or Lord
Castlereagh.
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Mr. JAcKsoconCluded his speech' with proposing
the following
,Resolution :
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" That this Conn having taken into its Consideration. the
Report.of the Committeeofthe House of Common's, cannot
help expressing their deep regret at the corrupt transactions
there exposed ; whiid they observe with pleasure that the
implication in such
Diredors are etoxftilciriiesrsccstlioymu. arpreeqat6,rieji
ot,
ticreocnoidftehdaelki ypaorft
oorpitnhieono,
irtehgras
gabreuasteesr.deg'Trellea
is absblutely necessary ; and therefore, that all Candidates
for Civil and Military Appointments be henceforth examined
and chosen in au open• Court of Diredors, 'in which a full
enquiiy shall be made as to their charader, qualification,and
cormedions, the petition of every Candidate being previously
endorsed by the Director whO gives the nornination; and
finally, that the names of Cadets and Writers appointed,
shall be subMitted to this Court every year."
Major SCOTT seconded the Resolution; and ex-
premi a strong wish, that th4,‘ Dire tors would look

cut. leer candidate:3.f° aepoin!aeents among tltc r.
lies of those of their militate ' Servants In the Een,
who were but-so Met Mei ly .ptoeideAlfer.e •
, Mr. 'Lowtthes spoke to the same effe'il; aiei.•ree
gt-etted •t hat the -roa ri. ime servants of the ComOny
wese so poorly
,provided ti,r. He had knownea
man who bad been; 4.5,7 years Mate of an' •indiarrefie
and had-retired; Witlet» any recompence for his Fong
and-faithtul services. . He. paid the highest reonreli,:,
ments, to the Learned Gentleman who had brought
forward this Resokition., • f-1 had bt.tilf as itev-vereen
new ship 'on the old East India Comp int•'S batter:xi'.
He hoped that all the filth and cobwebs of ',the
ship would be swept away, so t hat. the India Gain,
PaliSr.y. instead of beingilletd.ont as an Atigean stable,
would be held up as the
,adriairation 'of Mankind.' •
Mr: S. Dixon"thought it much .fitter that re'eela.
tions of this kind should originate wit:i the
tors than with the Cottle of Proprietors. •He there*
fore thought the Resolution should be; r.ither in tide
form of recommendation than order; At the sanie'
time he aScribed the corrupt praelices whiCh- had
now-been deteEted, to the neglect of the - DireaorS
themselves. e • e •
• Mr. P. Mooßs said, he had listendd with g;tea:t
surprise to the doCtrines of the Hon. Gentleman
whb spOke last: It Would have be: i Wellfer hint
to have known a little more of the Constie_eion of.
of the Company before he spoke; for it ~vc-e; ;Le
very essence- of that Constitution that sue', it.. 9
(ions as the present should -originate with ihe Coe.
of Proprietors, and be confirmed by , the Directote.
Besides; the Gentleman's inconsistency etThs quite
evidente for while he charged the Direetors with
neglect ; he opposed the resolution; ' which was in-
tended to prevent it in future. • The Resolution pro-
posed by hiS learned and eloquent Friend Met with
his unqualified approbation. _
Mr. GRANT, (the Chairinan,) said,. that after hav,
ing dwelt so strongly, on several late occasions, on
,the necessity of putting a stop to these corruPt prae-e
.tices, it could hardly be susreeted that he shduid
objeet to the present •Resolui ion. He must siv, ' how-,
ever, that .the Court of 'Directors were entitled Id
some credit for the steps they had already taken to .
effed this purpnse. ...The- late EnqUiry by a Com-
niittee of the House of- 06trinions had Originated.
with them,
.and they had zliready resolved on mew. •
sures 'for' checking these abuses, as fir as lay in their
-power. But, though he approved of the Resolu.
tion in general, he thotight the wording .ot intirew
out some reflections on the. Court of Dilectors,
which were not merited ; for if he were tO detail the ‘'
steps which the Diredurs Lad already taken, he Lic:
lieVed they would oot be accused of any laxity.—
Since '• this business broke out, the Dir‘-tors lidd
formed new regulations, for the express purpose Of -
putting an end toethese prd.atit.es. With tegart
to
the company's school at Hertford, the a,imissteri io
it was not considered as an' irrevocable grant of an !:
official appointment, for that was cond:tional, anti-.
depended on the behaviour and conduit Of the pupils%
themselves; and there had been inseme.2s.tn k% tee,
from • impropriety of belia.4oer, these .young men
had been 'obliged to withdraw from- the .setnithir)
As to the placing at the disposal of the Presi.,e t' of
the Beard Of Controul, a nomination or two,
.froin
time to time, he thought _this a Matter of no great
importance. It could hardly' be. cone.trued as any
thing like corruption,. and should tether be cons.der- '
ed as proceeding from a' wish, to eon, parti-
cnlarly as the Direalors sometimes totind themselves .
compelled to oppose the measures of Ministers...._
The fads to which his Honourable Friend had al-
luded, relating to Sir T. Cooke,. and the puhlic •
characters of his time, were a decisive proof that at t
that period politiCal corruption was much more pre-
%Went than at present. . one Gentleman had re-
comMended, that in. appointments the preference
should be given -to the sons of the Company's •
tary Servants. Now, Ile believed .there was 'no
military service in
.the' world so well rewarded as'.
that of the Company ;acid he could: never, consent •
that the motives for exertion )?.141c1 be diminished, •
by giving eicltisive encouragement to, hereditary
claims. With regard. to the present Resolution,. he
was certain'that the Conti of Directors would -give
it every support, for the purpose of carrying it into
effeCt. .

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After some further,discUssioni the Resolution was
and unanimously agreed-to. . . .
Mr. -Jicksol4 then moiled a Resolution, giving
the thanks of the Court of Proprietor 4 to O. Smith,
Esq. M. P. who nioved,in the . House Of Cominons
fOr the appointment of 019 Committee-of Inquiry;,
to' Charles Grant, Esq. M. P. who seconded the
Motion ; and 'to the other Direet.ors, being Members,
who-supported it.
this Resolution was also agreed to, and Mr.
Smith and Mr. Grant returned their thanks to thO-
Court.
A third motion Was agreed• to,. for, publishing in'
all the .Newspipeis the above Resolutions, agreed
to by the Court of Proprietors, together with all such
regulations tis may have lately been adopted by the
DireEtors, lin order to attain the same object, Of pre-
venting the` continuance of abuses.
the Court then adjourned till the 14th instant.'

The quarterly- Dividends will be paid
,this day and
to-morrow at the Bank to Banliers, acid on Monday
to the Pnblic in vneral:

SMITHFIELD MARKET, JULY 7.. .
This day's
.market was not. well supplied with
different kinds of Cattle ; Beef. is. dearer than our
last report ; Veal is
.cheaper; Mutton, Ifamb, and
Pork, sold at last prices,;'. add the trade for the mastpart was not over briSk.—Tbe sales,in the Hay
'Market. were inconsiderable; H4,l%as, dropped in
price since Monday's rna:ket;',,strAi and clover
fetched laSt gubjnin a coned statement
pf the prices and numbers :--

, Beef 4s. 8d: so 's, 80.—MpttOU 4s. 8,1. to 6d.—Veal
As. od. to 6s. 6d.—Pork4s. Bd. to 6s. ed.—Lmnbss. Cs. od. to
7s. od. ,
and Lambs, 5,400. Calves, 130.
Pigs, 24'
450.78h7ef

SMITHFItLD HAY-,MJAIIXET.
Hay sf. is. od. to 61. los. ,0t.1.-eS2AIKI9I:
Qs. 0d.7-Cloyet 61. cos. od. to 71. Jcs. ocr.
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;os. cd. to sh

CORN-EXCHANGE, JULY 7,--The 11Inket to-day
has considerable remaining supplies of Wheat, most-
ly foreign, second and ordinary sales thereof are
Made heavily at rather lower prices; Rye sotnewlut
dearer; Bailey in _short supply at little variation;
Beans of
.the two kinds likewise; vary few White
Pease;
•of Oats the supplies are considerable, mostly
from kiciliand, but sorcery any tine; 1-lour as our
last.

_FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

ORDER OF THE DAY.

VIENNA, JUNE 18.-44 The Emperor sees with
grief the disorders which take place in the rear of
the army, and which multiply so fast that they-oc-
cupy the whole of his attention. Bad men dO all
they can to dishonour the .aintr. Instead of being
*WI their colours iu the presence of the enemy, they
remain behind, committing every kind of excess,
even to the perpetration of crimes.
" His Imperial Majesty orders the Generals bering
Governors, the Commandants of Provinces, to form
on tt:e spot 'movable columns, each'of which is to be
composed of an Adjutant Commandant or a Colonel,
a Chief of a squadron, irCaptain of Infantry, an
Otticer olthe Gendarmerie (who is,.to make a report
'of the legal proceedings), and of a Magistrate of
the country.
" These Officers shall establish as many military
commissions as 'there will be movable columns.
" The first of these commissions shall establish
their jtitisdiaion over the circle of Vienna ; the 2d
over that of St. Polten ; the 3d over that of Steyer ;
the 4th over that of Linz ; the 5111 over that of
Untermarchandsberg.
" There shall be attached to these commmissions,
and under the orders of' the Adjutant Commandant,
three brigades of Gendarmeries, 6o horsemen, and
gu. men, infktry.
" Each detachment of cavalry shall be command-
ed by a Chief of Squadron, and each detachment of
infantry by a Captain.. All these detachnients shall
have the number of Officers prescribed by the mili-
tary regulations in proportion to their force.
" All the stragglers,. who shall abandon their
corps under the pretence of fatigue, in order to pluw•
der, shall be arrested, and tried by. a military corn-
. mission, and the' sentence shall be executed on the
spot
" The Adjutant-Commandant of each movable
cOlumn shall every day make a report to the Major-
General, concerning the spot where he is, and the
operations of his commission:
The columns which may consist of more than
150 men shall be divided into small patroles, as the
Adjutant-Commandant May' think proper, and will
repair wherever it may be necessary.
" The present order shall be affixed to all the
towns and villages on the road from Strasburgh to
Vienna, and read to the different regiments and de-
tachtnents on their passage,. A copy shall be •de..
livered to all the Commandants of troops on march.
" The Prince of treufataiel, A LEXANDR E,"
Schoenb-runu, lune 14." "

NURENBMIG, JUNE
. 19.
a A detachment of ca-
valry, supported by party of flying artillery, march-
ed for Wurtzburg, to put a'stop to the incursions of
the Austrians. They continued their route as far as
Bamberg; but the enemy had already retreated.—
The General of Division, Rivand, is said to have pro-
ceeded to Franconia.

A convoy of 54 vessels, ladeawith wine, salt, &c.
got safe inio Genoa on the itth inst. froth Totilon,
Marseilles and Cetle.

In the Paris Papers' of the 24th ult. we find the-
following articles: " [tumours of a peace were lately
in circulatiou at Vienna ; it was added, that an in-
terview was to take 'place:between their Majesties
the Emperors of Russia and France. We know
trot. what has given rise to these rumours."—" It
Las .been rumoured at Nantes, on the authority of
persons sent home from Cayenne, that M. Hugues,
the Imperial Commissary in that Settlement hadsold
it to the English. Prudence prescribes, that- we
should wait for the decision of superior authority res,
pe6ling the capitulation of Cayenne."

The:DireCtor of the Custom' s at Paris has address-
ed a Circular to the Chamber of Commerce at the
difftrent French ports, of which the- following is a
copy Messieurs, his Majesty.' the Emperor and
King has, by a special decree, authorised the Mini-
ster of the Interior :to...grant licenses to for3ign
vessels to export the pi-educe of our territory,
and to import in return timber for ship-building,
hemp, masts, and iron, frOrn the North, and also
Peruvian bark, and other drugs. The vessel so
licensed must, on clearing outwards, be laden with
the following articles only, viz. wine, brandies, li-
quors, dried or preserved fruits, pickles, corn, and
salt. On their return to our ports, they must im-
port no description whatsoever.of colonial prodUce or,
merchandize, except as' above specified; for should
the articles even be of a description admissible in or-
dinary circumstances, they will, in the present case,
be totally prohibited. •
These licenses will have the effect of exempt-
ing the vessels therewith provided, from the extra-
ordinary regulations of the Customs, and of con-
fining the examinations to be made on their return,
to the ascertainment of the description ofthe com-
modities, which are above specified, and whereof-the
importation is perMitted, and this without render-
ing the Captains responsible in any other respect
whatsoever.

" The punishment for a violation of the condi-

tions of the license will be the confiscation of the
property, a fine upon the owner fov violating his
'Majesty's orders, and the recal of the license, as
as being null and void."
The following order of the day has been, pub-
lished •

" SCHOENBRUN, JUNE 16.---The right wing of
our arniy, cbilithanded by the Viceroy qt Italy, cele-
brated on the 14th iust. the anniveriary of,Marengo
by a brilliant '-vitaory over he unitedarwiet of the

Archduke John and the Archduke Palatine, near

the tow of Raab, in Hungary. These two armies,
-which occupied a fine position near Raab, were at-
tacked, charged, .au routed.
" The enemy 1i s left four standards, six pieces
of cannoti; and 4000 prisoners, among whom a Ma-
jor-General, in our possession.
" The enerny, after abandoning:the; field of

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battlecovered. with his dead, fled in the greatest.dis-
( order, towards Comoro, where he has been Closely
pursued. We have lost between 5 and 606' men,.
among whom 'we regret to find the brave Colonel
Thierry, of the-23a. regiment of light infantry.
In consequence or-this viaory, the town
of Raab , has been invested, . and its -bonibard-,
,ment has begun. His Imperial Majesty has
ordered a salute to be fired by all the batteries of
the army.

" The Emperor, the 14th instant, _appointed
.Mr. Bignon- Administrator-General` of Financios
and,Domains. He will dired, under the controal
of the Intendant-General, the administration ot,.the
conquered provinces, whose intendants and local
autt.orities will be 'placed under him. He will also
direct the receipt of the ordinary revenues, and the
levy of war taxes, which are or may be imposed•---
The diredors of the various parts of the administra-
tion of public revenues are to give him an account of,:
their operations and their result. It is well known.
that Mr. Bignon, has already exercised the same func-
tions at Berlin, as long as the Prussian States ro
mained under the administration of the French: "

. Count Hardeg is appointed Great Hunter'and
Preservator General of Forests.

Two other intendant's of the conquered pro-
vinceS have also been appointed, Messr*. Bremond,
Deputy
.Inspector of RevieW,s for Carinthia ; and
Joubert, Director General for Trieste lied the county
ofGoritia. The latter has under bitn two auditors to
the Council of State." •

"ST. GAt.t., JUNE i6.—The insurgents of Tyrol
and Voralberg have been forbidden, under pain of
death, entering the territory of Switzerland..
FRANKFORT, JUNE 23.--The nuke of Abranies
arrived here this
.day. His Excellency will .take
the command 'of the army of observation on the
Elbe.

The number of French troops at Hanau amounts
to ten thOusand men. Infantry and cavalry are
daily arriving. The just Lion of these reinforce-
ments with the corps commanded by the King of
Westphalia will form a large army, which will
quickly drive into Bohemia the division of the Ge-
neral who Calls himself Am-F3nde.

LUDWIGSSURG; JUNE 22.—The following' has
been officially published here . . • .
" The invasion of a-, part of Saxony-by a body of
Austrians, who, it is even reported, have sent de-
tachments into Thuringia and Franconia, as well as:
the movements in t he Tyrol and the Voralberg,. have
induced his Majesiy; the King of Wirterntierg to
increase his military fdrce considerably, in. order to
secure his kingdom against an attack. The militia
battalions •are nearly completed, those de depot-are
organizing, and in less than eight days there will be,
besidys the troops of the line, -8 or 9000
are
ready to march. The depots of 'cavalry are also put
on the war tooting, so that besides - the King's
Guards, there will be a disposable force 01.800
cavalry. The forest-keepers and marksmen are
formed into corps of sharp-shooters, and the no-
bility obey with the greatest zeal, their, Monarch's
call."

METXM!NGEN, JUNE 22.—On'the igth the
surgents cf the-Tyrol attacked the vanguard of Ge-'
neral. Picard, near Kempton, but were repulsed
with considerable loss. •

CASSEL, JUNE 24.7—The King is arrived at Ar-
:ern With his paid, the regiment of Berg, and
he Dutch division.

This day General D'Albignac with his division
effeaed a junt.tion.with the Saxons on the Saale at
Weiisentels.

The Austrians are stated to be at Leipsie; if so,
General D'Albignac will attack them to-morrow.

Letter from the Duke of. Elchin;en, Commander in Chiet of
the Corps of the 7th French Army in Spain, to the War
Nlinister.at Paris, dated Corunna, lune 3.
`.` I had the honour of sending you, on the 2lst
ult. an account- of the Austrian expedition. I now
must inform you of the return of my troops into
Gallicia, of the difficulties which they had to en- .
counter in their march, and the events which
have taken place in that vast province during my
absence.
" On the 21st ult.- General kellerman arrived
at Oviedo, and his troops successively. replaced
mine at Gijon Aviles; and the important positions
of Pennaflour and Gallegos. After 'having settled
with this General the dispositions necessary to
maintain tranquility in the country, began . to
march.
" The 22d I reached Aviles, where General Mar-
cognet had two..dayS before gained a brilliant success
over the insurgents; who lost 200 men. The 25th
dragoons and 39th of the line, distinguished, them-
selves greatly iii that action.
During the march of my troops, the left was fore"
most. A squadron of dragoons commanded by Co-
onel Ornano, formed our van-guard, and was fol-
lowed by the 59th regiment of the line, under the
orders of General Bardet.
" Colonel Ornano took a position on the Nalon,
with some companies of sharp-shooters, opposite
Muroz. He was instru&ed to collet at that point
as many beats as he could. Another column ascended
the bank of the river for the same pUrpose, as far as
Pravia, whence it brought barges laden with twelve
thousand rations of food; "destined for troops who
were to defend the passage of the river.
" I had sent from tiveles, under thF command of
thwchief of battalion Reynard, my Aide-de-camp,
a flotilla armed with some pieces of cannon and 120
infantry, along the coast to coiled boats and. enter
successively the rivers which we were to croSs.
"The 23d the insurgents lined the heights on the
left of the Nalon a iew embarkations sus Iced to
disperse them, and they lost 40 of 50 The
passage begun at three.in the 'afternoon, and ended
at ten at night.- The horses, of the cavalry swam
across the- river. The rear-guard, coming from
Gijon, did not effed its passage until the next
morning. .
" The 24th all the troops were in , motion to
march on to Luarca.. A ford was discovered in the
Caneiro, which the infantry passed on a- bridge of
chariots, without any opposition* on the part of the
enemy. The rear-guard then joined the first bri-
gade., and was thus united with the test of the army.
The ftitilla continued to follow the coast;'increasing
the, number of its boats continually. It was ;ordered
to enter the Navia; but having.reached Cape Pedro,
it was attacked by a privateer and a large chasse-
thatee,.which. Were forced to sheer off, after a warm
engagement of three hours.
" On the 25th at break of day, the column passed
through lauJrca and reached the Navia, the further
bank of which was'clefended by a multitude of mi-
litia-men and peasants, with two twenty-four, one
eight, and one six-pounder, and who received us

with a warm fire of artillery, at a musketry. COlo-'
:nel Ornano being detached to explore the "river,
found a fordable place opposits Coama Lthe. sharp-
shooters,mouuted instantly behind the dragoons,ltod
the enemy, whose flank was attacked, hastened his
retreat ; but having perceived our ,movement too
late, his losS was great-,' and the-dragoons -cut down

many.
. ,
" Whilst • this._ took plate at the ford, -several
swimmers, at the head of whorn'was Captain Tres-
s*, crossed the river tinder the fire of the.batteries,
roiling before them a cotter filled with muskets. and-
cartridge boXes. This handful of heroes soon
rushed upon the enemy, who, attacked on every side,
fled, and abandoned his, artillery. At that moment
the passage of the
.infantry,becarne praaioable land
easy, and vas executed's° rapidly, that by nine in.
the evening, the rear-guard alone remained on the
right bank, which it reached during the night. The
flo►illadireaed itself towards rtibadeo, in order to
protea our passage of the Eo.
"The 2Gth, the troops were divided into twaco-
lumns. The One marched towards Castropol, and
the other to Lavega.. A ford was discovered at the
latter place, .and the infantry passed on a bridge of
cartg. learned at Castropol the arrival of the Duke
of Dalmatia on the Minho.

" The 27th marched, the greatest part of my
troops to Mondonedo My- vanguard made some •
prisoners. and the enemy retreated do Meyra.
" The 2sth I approached Lugo ; my right ex-
tended beyond Castro-del-Itey,- and sent to recon-
noitre the enemy's position, . and the state of affairs
in Gallicia. I then learned the arrival of the 2cl
corps, - and the results of the enemy's attempts on
the town of San-YagO.
" The, 2gth T. proceeded 'with the 3d Hussars to
Lugo, to hold a confidence with the Duke of Dal-,
matia ; and on the three following days I marched
the troops towards Betanzos, with the view of
.being
ready to a& against Carera's corps at San-Yago.
" P. S. General Fournier whom I left in Lugo -
with three battalions and two squadrons, maintained
his position for four days against an army of several
thousind Spaniards,. among whom were regular
troopS commanded by Gen. Mahy. His total loss
in ,101 led and wounded did not exceed :)tte hundred'
and thirty -men."

MUNICH, JUNE 19.—The Gazette of this' oWn
has officially published the-following article
" The Wirtemberg Lieutenant-General de. Ply'all
arrived on the evening of the 12th inst. at Lindau..-.--
On the morning of the 13th, Major. De Scheller un-
dertook to explore the country 'towards' Laybach,
and drove the insurgents to the other side of the
Pielle. The Black Wirtemherg bUssars and the-
French grenadiers were marching against Horbrang,
when suddenly they were fired upon trona a house
near the spot. They instantly forced their way into
that house; killed seven rebels, and after taking the
children and cattle out of it, set fire to it. This
event roved a signal for a general rising of the
people at Bregentz, and in the neighbourhood. The
tocsin was rung on every side, the insurgents coiled-
ed in great numbers, and threatened the flanks of
the French and Wirtemberghers, who had been join
ed by the Baden troops, and who retreated to Lin.;
dau. The rebels entered all the country houses,
from whence they fired on the town;the artillery of
which, until live in the evening, answered their lire.
At that time they fell back, and at night their fires
were descried in their former .positions. They left
Many killed behind them, and 'carried away a still
greater number of wounded.
`` The rebels plundred several houses at Aschach;
and committed all sorts of enormities ,at Horgenk-
..
'Weiler, Runkin, and Richenbach. The latter were
chiefly laid to the charge of the Saltzburg chasseurs,
and some Austrian prisoners who have found means
to escape. In, general thiS war assumes., on both
sides, the atrocious characteristics of civil wars.
On the 1 tth, 15i30 men of the Imperial_Foot
Guard arrived at Ravensburg, which they left on the
13th for Wangen. The condna of this fine corps
is highly praised. The principal places which it
now occupies are : Tettenany, Raveusb.urg, Lindau,
Wangen, and Buchltorn. It will soon be followed
by-other French,. Wirtemberg, and Baden' troops...—.
The reinforcements which are expo fed are estimated
at 4000 infantry and 900 cavalry.
" The fortress of Kdstein, had long been sur-
rounded by the Tyrolese insurgents, and all commu-
nication:with it was interrupted. The want of the
most common necessaries began to be felt, when on
the t 8 th, Lieutenant-General Deroi,.who commands
the third Bavarian division, undertook and succeeded.
in supplying that place with provisions,
" At seven o'clock in the evening of the 17th,
the troops destined to that expedition. were colleded
in the wood behind Degerndorf.. At two the next
morning they began their march,
.and before eight
reacheeKulstein. The Austrians and .the insurgents
retired without making any resistance.
General -Deroi instantly caused the provisions)
ammunition, remedies, and every necessary article
.which he had brought, to be carried with the
greateit rapidity into the citadel. He took away the
sick in boats,, which conveyed them to Maserbiirgh,
and supplied their place with fresh troops. Such a
quantity of provisions, &c. had been prepared, that
the commandant of the fortress- could not admit the
whole* within its walls. Kufstein is thus provided
with every thing necessary to baffle a besieging
enemy.

This useful expedition has cost us nothing : we
have not even . had a single man wounded. About
five in the evening the corps of General Deroi re-
treated, and; at ten; took up its former position near
Degerndorf. 7 .
Late information has reached us from Lintz, by
Which we learn that the position of the two diVisions
of the Royal army is still the same ; nothing new
has taken place."

DUEL.--Yesterday a duel was fought on Ealing
Common between Mr. C-N, a mate in the.Eait
India Company's service, 'and Mr. R-, a rner-
'chant residing in the city. The.rneeting.originated
in a dispute which took place at the Lyceum. the
preceding evening. Both Gentlemen fired, and Mr.
R-- was slightly wounded in the arm ; the se-.
conds then interfered, and the parties were recon-
ciled; and'returned together to town amicably in the
same chaise.

LAX REPO T.

COURT OF CHANCE ULY 6.

BANKRUPTCY.

EX-PARTE STEELE IN THE MATTER op rimuS.

This was an application by petition 'to set aside a
Commission of Bankruptcy, on the ground of col-
lusion between the bankrupt and the petitioning'cle-
ditor., • .

. Mr..HAßl''stated, from the. PetitiOn of his client,
Mr., Steele, that the bankrupt was• an attorney, re-
siding near Manchester—that an execution had been
sent into his house, upon which he immediately rode
to Chester, a distanCe of about 40 miles, to the

house of his brother,, another attorney. The bro-
ther, it was said, was a creditor to a considerable
amount, and immediately upon learning the bank-
rupt's situation, he took the necessary measures tor-
stAing a.docket, the bankrupt hiMself having en-
grossed the affidavit and bond. 'The petition also
stated, that the Chester Commissioners had refused
the proof of Steele's debt, unless he would release-
the aCiion at law, while they admitted some doubt-
ful Claims of the bankrupt's brother Thomas Pykos,
that Thomas Dykus was the petitioning oreaitor—
that he was solicitor to the COMMi'BIOII, -and bad
Chosen himself one of -the assignees. There was-also
atonlplaint that the Commissioners had refused to

the petitioner the liberty of examining the bankrupt.
Sir S. ROMILLY replied on the port of T. Dykus,
and contended that there was no complete evidence
of collusion.

The LORD CHANCELLOR, though he thought the
condu& of the bankrupt and his brother. suspicious,
did not think there was judicial evidence of impro-
per collusion ; nor. did he think there was any im-
putation against the CoMmissioners: He could not,
therefore, supersede the commission ; but he order-
ed another meeting to appoint new assignees, and
• corre& some errors itt other respe(ts which shad oc;-
corred in the course, of the proceeding.

CottoNEit's ImauEsT.-=-An inquest was held yes.
terday, at LiMehouse, before Jon X. WRIGHT
UN-
wtN,_ Esq. -Coroner for'Middlesex, on the body Jos.
Fe ler: The deceased was son ofihe foreman
Mr. Mitchel}, an eminent
~rope-makef. •-- Last
llT:dnesday- week,. he. .t as oftlered being Mr.
Mitchell's horse from the East India .Pock. Tavern,
to Limehouse ; he was unskilful.- in riding, bin got
upon thehorse, whf.ch, eager to return home, quick-
ened its pace. The deceased was alarmedvtand called
Out for God's sake, to one Nicholl\s, who was in the.
road to stop him. 'The horse, frightened with.
the exclamation of the deceased, set otfon the tun. a
gallop. Nicholls not-being able to stop him, the de-
ceased, in about two minutes afterwards; threw him.,
sif from the horse, and pitched upon his head,. Ho
was tike:i -up insensible and conveyed home, Joint
Haltness, Esq. Surgeon, detailed the medical treat-
ment adopted towards the deceased by • himself, as.: •
sifted by SitiVilliarn Blizard. They found,a large
tumour on the head, but no 'frai.-lure on the skull ;
they. were of opinion death had'ensued from extra.
,vasation in the ventricles, or on the Surface of the
brain.—Verdiel,. Casual Dea‘k. . .

- On the same day, another inquest was held before
the same'Coroney, at the L6ndon Hospilaly on the
body of Patrick M"Graff.—This unfortunate mail
was riding-on a timber-carriage heavily laden, 'be-
longing to Mr, .Mountfbrd, of Whitechapel, and in
passing throught Stratford,. about nine o'clock oh
Saturday evening, he accidentally fell off, when. the:
hinder wheel went over, his ribs. He died' before
his arrival at the Hospital.—Verdid, Casual Deaih.
A melancholy. accident happened at .Coinbrook
turnpike, near Windsor, on Monday afternoon. The
driver of one of the Windsor coaches from the Tuns
atWindsnr, imprudently trusted the reins to a Gentle-
man driver, and on the arrival of the coach at the
gale, 'the tore wheel's were driven against the gate-
post with such violence, that several of thepassen-
gers were thrown off. the roof, and a genteel woman
who was on the box, was so much cut and bruised,
that. her life; was despaired' of. The comb in her
hair was driVen into her head. The pole of the coach
Was broken by the shock, .and it is hoped this acci-
dent will be a warning to coachmen not to give their
reins up in future.

SHIP NEWS.

GRAVESEND, JULY 5.

Arrived—the Maria,
.Dickson, and Lubin and Eliza, Hun-
ter, fran New-York; Suir, Brunswick, and William, Car-
ver, .from Quebec; . Scarborough, Conner, from Pernam-
buco; Swan, Green, from St. lohn'a; and the Sinclair,
I ackson,. from Rio Janeiro.