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Q. What damage did you receive on the. 1Q tb ?
A. • The bowsprit severely wounded, great part of
the running rigging •and sails cut t,i pieces, Live
planks of the quarter-deck cut throug;l, and its:
beam completely, carried away, and a;;lnituber „of:
shots in different parts ot: the ; three in kill.
ed, and 15 wounded, two of whdm attet wards died-.

la. Canyon Say whetheryour ship receive4theSe
damages from the enemy's ships, or awn their bat-
teries i3—A. The,dantage iu the hull, alio kld(fd and
wounded, were fro fix oatteries of Isle d'Aix en-
tirely, pamet the running riggiogtF,?Fn the iiqu,lon
and Varsovie. , rJFti
Q. (By Lord GAMBIER.)-Ifl ,your cornii,g out
from the Isle Road, dtd you tteep.in the mid
channel, or as near as you could to the Boyart shoal ?
A. As close to thelioyart as possible; I.bore op
tor the end of it.

Q. Did Lord Cochrane ever send to you anit them
was .a sate anchorage to the southward
Capt. NALGOLM'S exa#.14,146071 continued. .
Q. (By the Coutcr.)--:-Did,yon observe theene-
my's three-deeker on stiore?;--A. Yes.
(4. Was she in a situatin, on the morning ofghe
i 2th, to •haVe done any rnischef Wail ships
had •been, sent in prior to the rem Oval of the- two
Vrench ships that remained at anchor, as well as •
what might have occurred from flib fire of these ttvo •
ships nearly•high water; and nearly noon •
she was heeling considerably, and appeared.to me to ' •
be heaving her guns overooard.. : When • she righted
gtie could have annoyed the ships coming in.
Q. At what time. ilia this three-decker remove
from the situatiu,i whefe ,iaw her asnore, heck
ing lettnnot say \cue( her betore or aster t WTO
o'clock ; 1 shoOd suppose ton,idelabiy -befOre t wo.
Q. Did the.;,ther French snips, -3.vntch were on
shore upon the Paiais, Enid afterward, got utf into
the entrance of the Coai'ente, do so -autiut the mite
that the-three-decker tli,i ?—A. Yes.

'Q. Did any of the eneily'tiships'that got on shore
upon the Palk& on the trig;,tit of the 12,h of April,
get off and riScat e, except'- those- that you iive -al-
ready mentioned ?—A. All got off except those that.
were destroyed.
Q. You have staled that had ships been sent in
to attack the enemy hetdreabe two ships that were
at an anchor removed, they-Wotild have been Sub-
jeot to the fire of these ships and you tiave also
said, that atter tire three-decker righted about "noon,
she aiSo would have annoyr:ththe'Ships so sent in.;
are you not then of opinion, that it would have been
proper to have sent any ships in while the twe' ships
at an anchor, and the' three-decker confirmed in
those situations, considering also that the ships scut
in would: have been likewise subject to the fire from
the batteriei-in the Isle•of Aix, and considering the
state and direEtion of the wind at that time ?—A. I
think that ships on no account could with propriety
have been sent in to attack the enemy till at least
half flood (about noon)'; and that sending them in
afterwards,. whilst the enemy rcinained upon thede-
fensive, would have been'attended with very consi-
derable.riSque, because had, they been disabled with
the wind as it was, they could not have come out,
but must have gone to the mouth of the iViarmaison
passage for anchoraue,Whicit was ill understood, but
where I had been led to\belieVe there was anchorage
for a fewlarge ships.
Q. You have stated it 'to be your opinion that
half flood was about noon, and that the' enemy's
ships got off at about two P.M.; and you have in
answer to the preceding question seated, that any
ships sent in previous to tile removal of the French.
ships that got off, would be liable to considerable
annoyance from'them, as well as the isle of Aix;
would you then have sent ships in before the two
ships were removed, and the three-decker got off?
A. Had it appeared to me that there was no other
chance of destroying those ships, but by such an at-
tack, I certainly think it ought to have been made ;
but it undersood that they bust all again ground
at the mouth of the Charente, where it was the re-
ceived opinion they could be attacked bygun-ves-
gels, bombs, and fire-vessels again, without any
risqne ; and had we had a reserve of fire-ships ready
that morning, I think some of them would have
been destroyed in' the flood-tide of the
.12th. There
were fires-hips prepared with all expedition, but they
were too late.
Q:' Upon the tvhdle, are you of opinion, that of
all. the French ships which got on shore upon the
Palais, on the night of the 11th April, any more of
them could have been destroyed than were destrOyed,
had the British ships been earlier sent in on nthq
12th April to attack them ?--T.A. Had they been at-
tacked by the British ships, they could not, in my
'opinion, have been warped off from the shore, as it
was necessary so to do to lay out anchors. Those
that were not aground had always the option of run-
ning farther up the Charente. If our ships bad
risqued against thew in.the attack, there is no doubt
they could not have been warped off. •
Q. It ai.p.tart that the two ships of the elnemy,
whiCh 'remained afloat, made sail towards the Cha-
rente Considerably before two o'clock in the after-
noon ; and that the three-deckers, and the other
ships a-grotind upon the Palais got off about. the
same time. AA what time then previous to that pe.

:•()(7, would you, had you cOmmandeil the Brilish
have sent ships in to attack the enemy's on
s;,ore ?—A. The moment that the two ships quitted
their defensive position, the risk was small, and I
would have sent them in. It was between the hours
of.one and two ; soon after that time the bombs and
brigs were sent in ; the Imperieuse' and Beagle very
soon followed, and in about 20 minutes all' the fri-
g:nes, the Valiant's and Revenge's signals were made.
The reason these ships did not join the Imperiense so
soon as might be expeEted was, that the wind failed,._;,
and the tide was no longer in their favour.
a. As Ihe frigates, the bombs, and brigs, went
in to attack the enemy soon affei the time that you
think w:is proper for the occasion that the Imperiense
followed, and about CO -minutes after the Revenge,
Valiiint, and other vessels were. sent in upon the'
same service, what portion of time was there in
y.otir judgment which might be termed a delay
in the Commander in Chief ?—A. Certainly

there was- nut More -than half an hour, or three
luarters -of an hour, from the time the two ships
yii!ted the defensive, till ships were sent in by sig-
nal. This was the only time that can-possibly be
called the delay. -
Q. Was there, in your-judgment, every Vraflica-
ble efihrt made to destroy the ships of the enemy
got into the entrance of the Charante?—A. I
u as-not in the road of Aix, but I am certain that
the Commander in Chief sent every vessel in that
be conld send to that purpose.
[Captains BEIITR AND, BALL, and NEWMAN,
Ns'-rr next called, but, their evidence was not mate-

•
ria.]
Cafila' la BROIIGHTON, of the Illustrious, called and

examined.

Q. In your services in Basque Roads, had you
any oppoitunity of making observations upon the
state of = the eneriq's fortifications upon the Isle of
Atx ?-r-A. Yes, I lied.; I was on board the Amelia
wren she was. ordeied to dislodge the enemy from
tee Boyart Shoal, and being above the enemy, on '
the Isle d'Aix, I observed the fortifications. They ,
appeared to 'Lein aivery diflerent state from what I
had eb,erved them two or three years before, when
Was ,A lib Sir Richard Keats. I thought they were
repairing the works they were throwing up. I •
counted on a semi-circular battery, which COM-
niaiiikcl the road where the enemy lay, between 14
and 20 guns. There was a small battery lower
down, tearer the sea. I don't know the exact num-
ber of guns there—there might be six or nine.,
'What 1 had before taken for the block-house, above
the semicircular battery, seemed to have no guns
whatever. It appeared to be a barrack ; and I
thought, from this observation, that the tortifica
Cons of the island in that part were not so strong
as was supposed, and I reported my opinion to Lord
Gambier.
Q. Are these the only guns you observed upon'
the Isle d'Aix that could beat. upon the anchorage
near that Island ?—A. They were all that I observ-
ed; there might be more.
Q. Did you notice any furnaces for heating shot
—A. Nu.
Q. Du you know that there were any mortar-bat-
teries there ?—A. Only subsequently, from their
throwing shells ; but it was supposed so at the time.
Q. Did it appear to you that the enemy was at
the time construaing nevv works is front of the old
ones, and nearer to the sea I—A. It appeared to me
that 'they were repairing and improving the old
wotks.
Q. Did it appear to you that, the heaps of rub-
bish v.'hich you saw were the remains of works
that had been destroyed, or colleted there for the
purpose‘of constructing new works?—A. I think
that it was the remains of the old works that had
been taken down.
Q. Did you see any other cannon on the Island
than those you have stated ?—A. The whole
Island seemed to be fortified. I spoke only of those
that bore uron the Aix road.
Q. (by Lord GAMBIER.)—Point out on the chart
the pos,eoti of the Amelia, when you were on board
of 'her and made those observations ?—A. The bear-
legs la etc neat ly about S. E. and E; we were just
out of gout-Shot un both sides.
Cotee you asc. stain , the number of guns
or wont,is t ti the S. 4110 S. E. sides of the Buoyart ?
lee on the S. E port, except part as
fa, as the Setiliciretilir battery went.
(ll,y tee Cow t—the first general qt.wsticm.)—
A. I think it would hate been more advantageous if
tee heeee-battle ships, frigates., add small vessels
ha I gone in at bait-tiood, between eleven and twelve
clock.e.
Q. Were there two line-of-battle ships remaining
at it:a:lie:l—A. Yes:
Lid you notice the position of the French
3-decker when she was ashore Yes; I (lid.
Q. At what time did the two ships remaining at
• anctiot ,rcabove to the entraece of the Charente
1. Seon atter noon..
Q. As the two ships that remained at anchor did
r•(•t change their situation till after it was noon, and
the Ereech Admiral and the Ocean continued in
her position till about the same time, if the
British slops bad been ordered in between eleven
and twelve o'eleek, which you then thought was
the proper titne, would not the ships so sent
in lw e been exposed to the fife of the two ships
that le trained at anchor, the French Admiral's ship
- et (.1 tee batteries of the Isle of Aix at the same
titne.—A. Certainly ; but I cenceived they were
partly panic-struck, and on the appearance of a force
cotnieg in, might have been reduced to cut their
'cables, end try to make their escape up the river.,
Q. In the event of their proving not to have
been so panic-struck, and having defended them-
selves, aided by the batteries on shore, are you of
.pinion that the British ships must have suffered
glratic on the occasion ?—A. I think they would
have suffered, bat ships might have, in my opinion,
Lven placed against the lenteries of Isle d'Aix, so as
to take off their fire, and silence them. I mentioned
to Sir H. Neale in the moreitig Oiat I thought the,
enemy's ships were attackable, speaking of the con-
tused state in which they appeareci to be at the time.
Q. How near can ships of the line approach the
bAttries of the Isle of Aix, on that part where you
wou!d have recommended an attack Judging
by the chart, I should suppose very close, about two
cables length.
Q. It s, ips bad been so brought up against the
batteries iu ,ti:e Isle of Aix, and it shestld have hap-
pened that they met with such damage from the at-
t mpt 'o render it necessary to withdraw them,

and such a case naturally implies darr age in masts
and rigging, where, considering the strength and di-
re ion of the wind at 'that. time, Gould those ships
have returned ?—A. I think as the wind was N.W.
they might have found sale anchorage in what is
c2llcd in the Frerch chart Le Grand Trousse, where
there is 30 or 40 feet water, out of the range of shot

and shells in every dirk :lion.
Q. Do you think that ships having been subjea"
to the fire of batteries 'on shore from the Isle of-

Aix, at the distance of two or three cables:lengths,

and finding a necessity to retire from these batteries,
could possibly be in a condition, with a north wind
and lee tide, to fetch the anchorage you have de-
scribed from the Isle d'Aix, without driving on the

Palais shoal ?—A. It would depend upon circum.

stances. It would have been slack water about two

o'clock, and the wind then moderately fast, they
might have been enabled to reach that anchorage in
a crippled state ; I speak only, to the convietion in
my mind, of the possibility of silencing the batteries.
Q. Are we to understand then, that you would
haVe recommended the measure of sending shipS in
against the batteries in the Isle of Aix, upon a pre-
sumptien that the batteries Must 'be silenced, with-
out ads erting to what would befal the shipi hi case
they should not be silenced ?—A. I did not give it
that. consideration at the time. I only speak my
opinion, that. I conceive it was praelicable to acquire
that anchorage, although disabled. I heard my Lord
Gambier the same morning say, it had been his in-
tention to have gone against the batteries that I now:
speak of with the Caledonia and some other ships,
but as the enemy were on shore, lie did not think it
necessary to run the risk, when the objeet of their
destruCtion seemed to be already attained.
Q. Did you on the 12th of April know of the
safe anchorage you have now described for line-of-
battle ships, out of the range of shot and shell ?
A. Only by the French chart, and which, from
having been long accustomed to use, I imagined ac-
curate. My coojeaure of this being a proper an-
chorage for ships, arose from conversations I had
with my brother Officers, that . should Lord Gam-
bier think of attacking the enemy in the situation in
which they were, when we first came into Basque
Roads, and'ln case of being materially damaged, if
the charts were to be believed, there appeared to be
water enough in that position.
Q. Do you know, that from the anchorage in
Aix Road, to the anchorage you have just now de-
scribed, there is any shoal water between the Boy-
art and the Palais shoals ?--A. No; I do not know
whet her there is or not. I sounded as I came in from
the fleet, !Alt I did not find any bar.
Q. You have spoken of conversations you had
relative to attacking the enemy's ships at their
anchorage near the Isle of Aix, by the British
squadron. •If you had commanded the British squa-
dron, the enemy's ships being moored in two close
and compaa lines, supported by the batteries of, the
Isle of Aix, and without any other knowledge of the
soundings in the vicinity of that anchorage then
was possessed by the fleet, previous to the attack
upon them by the fire-ships, would you have gone
in with the squadron to have attacked them in that
position ?—A. Most certainly not. 1 only mentioned
my knowledge of the anchorage to have arisen on
our first arrival, in case there was a possibility of
such an event taking place, and which no body be-
lieved-ever would have taken place, there being no
prospea of success attending it.
Q. After the two ships which had remained at an-
chor had gone up the Charante, aod the Ocean and
other ships which got off the Palais had o'etained the
same situation, do you know if any prafaicable at-
tempt for destroying them was omitted to be carried
into execution ?—A. I was not iti-shore, and there-
fore cannot pretend to say. The commander in
Chief appeared tome to have sent them every assis-
tance they could possibly require for the enemy's de-
struetion.
Q. How many ships of the line did you think
would be sufficient to silence the batteries of the Isle
d'Aix ?—Two would be quite sufficient.
Q. How many would you have thought necessary
to have sent in to the Road of Aix, to attack the
ships ?—A. I should think five of the line of the
least draught of water.
9. It two had been sent against the batteries,
and five against the ships, must it not, according to
the common circumstances attending actions, have
happened that several of those ships would have been
disabled, and many men killed and wounded ?—A.
I should think by the batteries there would ; but I
conjecture the discomfited French squadron would
have made very little resistance.
Q. As an attack not proper in itself should never
be made on the mere conjecture that the enemy will
not resist (it is not =alit that the attack suggested
by the witness was improper), what would probably
have happened to the ships if the enemy had re-
sisted ?---A. It was impossible to foresee what might
have happened; but from the situation in which the
enemy were,.not having recovered their fright of the
night before, I think the loss would have been very
little, as few of their ships were in a situation to fight
their sung.
Q. Do you know whether the five or six ships
which you proposed to send to attack the enemy's
ships would have been exposed to other batteries on
the Isle of Aix, besides those of which you purposed
to effea the silence ?—A. From the view I had of
the Island and its batteries when in-shore, I should
think they would not. I speak from subsequent
knowledge.
Capt. KERR requested to le called by Lord G Am-
BIER and re-examined.

Q. (By Lord GAMBLER). What, from your ex-
perience of the died of the batteries on the Isle
d'Aix, would have been the fate of the Revenge,
and any other 74 gun ships, had they been placed
within two or three cables length of those batteries,
with a view of engaging them, until they had silenced
them I should certainly have expeEted, from
the heavy fire they kept up, both in coming in and
going out, that ships stationed there must have been
completely dismasted, and suffered a severe loss of
men. • _ _

Q. What would have been the probable fate bf
those disabled ships, with the wind blowing trona
the North, as it did on the 12th ?—A. If disrnatect,
they must have been lost.
Q. (By the COURT.) If ships so sent in to.attack
the batteries in the Isle of Aix, did not, troil, the'
strength of the enetny's works, and the resolution of
those who defended• them, succeed in silencitig the
batteries, and found it indispensably necessary to te-.

TIIE SUN.

•OLtM QUI• PALSUM AUDIAT

L 0 ND 0 N,

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1809.

Our Dover Correspondent states, that a vessel has
arrived at Folkstone, which brought intelligence that
the Island of Schc.ven, at the,Mouth of the Scheldt,
bad been taken by our troops.

On Wednesday night, a Telegraphic order was

received at Deal from the Admiralty, for all .the ves-

sets, with the heavy artillery on board, lying in the
Downs, to sail immediately to join the Expedition ;
and they all sailed yesterday morning, under con-
voy of his Majesty's sloop Rinaldo.

We are still unable to communicate to our
Readers any authentic intelligence respeding the
Expedition. No accounts had reached the Admi-
ralty when this Paper was put to press.

• A report was circulated yesterday evening that a
Vessel had arrk ed at Guernsey from Gijon, in seven
days, the Master of which stated, that Sir ARTHUR
WELLESLrAr and General CUES-TA had formed a
jundion, that they had retaken Madrid, and that_
they had defeated the French army under•Joscra
BUUNAPARTE Mid SOULT, on the borders of Castile,
&c. It is hardly necessary to state, that this report
is wholly destitute of foundation. 'rite, last Dis-
patches from Sir A. WELLESLEY were dated the Ist
ult. and yesterday letters were rectived from Lisbon,
dated the sth tilt. which state that Sir ARTHUR
WeLLESLEY'S head-quarters were on the 3d at Castel
Branco, but that a part of his army was advancing
upon Largo Major. The troops which had been
recently disembarked at Lisbon, remained encamped
in the vicinity of that city.

Since writing the above we have received Spanish
and Portuguese Papers, the former to the 14th and
the latter to the tyth ult. • The following are the
.most important articles they contain :
BADAJOZ, JULY 11.—The English head-quarters
are at Cosca, and their advanced guard at Placenta.
Gen. WELLESLEY has promised that by the loth
instant, he would be in front of our army, on the
right bank of the Tagus. On the sth the English
arrived at Placentia, and on the same day the French
burnt the town of Calera, and afterwards returned
to Talavera de la Reyna.
His Excellency General CUESTA has ordered se-
veral batteries to be placed on various points of the
banks of the Tagus.
'On the 7th inst. the English were preparing to

pass the Tietar.
CORDOVA, JULY 4.—Don PHILIP DE LA CORTE,
charged with protc&ing the town of La Mancha,
left Captana in order to execute his commission.
After various movements, occasioned by those of the
enemy, he learnt the small force they had in Ocana
and Aranjuez. He marched troin Villatoba, at eight
o'clock at night, on the 21st of June, with two
companies of grenadiers and cha4seurs of the regi-
ments of Aliazar de San Juan, 28 cavalry, and
•1 t pikemen (whom he armed with poles, which
were furnished to • him by the Curates of Miguel
E,:twan and Peubla de Fadriiine), in all amounting to
134 infantry, and 39 cavalry, With this force he
marched through the environs of Coana and Aran-

jeuz, to Soto Mayas, sin-prized the guard, broke the
doors open, secured the servants, detached several
parties to colic& all the cattle they could meet with,
and retreated to Noblejos, without the least loss or
accident, having taken, in the whole, 13'27 head of
cattle.

LISBON, JULY .17.—Seville Papers have been-re-
ceived du wn to the 7th inst. which state, that Gene-
ral VINEGAS made a report to the central Junta,

dated the Ist instant, informing the Junta of a :10.
rious a&ion which took place in the night between
the 28th and Qgth of last month, and in which he
routed five French regiments of foot, two of horse,
two of chasseurs, and one of Uhlans, with the loss
Of 114 slain, and many wounded, according to the
report of the deserters.

BADAJOZ, JULY 4.—After the van-guard of the
army bad passed the Tagus without opposition, the
skirmishing parties under the command of Don Jo-
sEPH VELLALOBAS were pushed forwards to Calero,,
where they met with and destroyed a small party of
the enemy, of whom not one escaped ; but observ-
ing the main body of the enemy's cavalry coming
upon him, he judged it proper to retire, which he
did till he joined his vanguard, without losing a
man. The latter remains on the right Bank of
the Tagus, the other part of the army occupying
its former position on the left.
They write from La Mancha, that SEBASTIANL„
on the 15th June,- had retired to Madrigelos, with a
small escort of cavalry, and that there had arrived 'at
Consuegra several waggons laden with biscuit and
some carriages, with 3500 French.

Her MAJESTY having signified to Lady ORKNEY
her intention of dining at her beautiful Cottage, at
Clifden Spring, on Wednesday, every preparation
was made by her Ladyship that could add to the
convenience of her MAJESTY, or the beauty of the

spot, and we certainly never witnessed any thing
more enchanting titan he whole of the scene. At
one o'clock, her MAJESTY, the PRINCESSES, and his

Royal Highness the Duke of.CAMBRIDGE, arrived at
Maidenhead Bridge, attended by the Earl and.Court-
tess of KAacotniT,..the Countess of I Lal-1135TER, and

Lady GEORGE MURRAY, Where the Royal Bodti,
and the Band of the Staffordshire Militia, wets

prepared for her MAJEsTy's reception. As soon as
her 'MAJESTY appeared on the banks the music
struck up " God save the King," which received
every effed fro:n that excellent band. The Royal.
Party then proceeded up the Rivet', her MAIE4STY:S
barge taking the lead, to Clifden Spring, where the
Countess of ORKNEY, the Marchioness of THonioNv,

and ,Lord and Lady BOSTON were in waiting to re-
ceive Jeer MAJESTY. . Soon after her MAJESTY'S ar-
rival, which was about three o'clock, dinner was
served on two tables—the one for her MAJESTY and
her party in the banquetting-room, the other for
the Ladies in Waiting, under a tent, on the other
side the Spring. Among the company we noticed

the four Misses IRBY; tile two Miss -MURRAY,
Count. MUNSTER, Lord KlitxwALL, Colonels DES.-
BROW and TAYLOR, the Rev. Mr. MURRAY, and•
Captain VYSE. Her MAJESTY never appeared An.
better health or spirits, and conversed with the
greatest affability and condescension, to all the com-
pany, till near seven o'clock, v% hen her MAJESTI
returned by water to Maidenhead Bridge, accompa-
nied by all the parties in boats, ho had come to
witness the beantitni scene.
Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held at Isling-
ton House, at which were present, his Grace the
Duke of PORTLAND, the LORD CHANCELLOR, Earle
WESTMORELAND, CAMDEN, LIYERPooL, BATHURsTi ,
and HARRowBY Lards CA3TLEREAGH, MULGRAv
and LEviSoN GOWER Mr. Secretary CANNING, and.
the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.

A letter has been received in ihe City (via Ame-
rica), dated Canton, the 28 t h Februa►y, which men-
tions that the homeward bound China fleet was to
be dispatched for England on or about the 6th of
March.

The French cruisers in the Channel appear de-
termined to give every annoyance they can to the
American trade. An American ship is arrived, the
Captain Of which informs us, that he was boarded
by a French cruiser, but was suffered to proceed, on
account of the scarcity of hands on hi,a-rd, the French-
man hiving put nearly two-thirds of his complement
of !ren on board of Americans which he had sent
into various ports of France.

The remarkable instance of the Artifice- and false-
hood of BUONAPARTE, which we ) esterddy sub-
mitted to our Readers, mu,t add contempt to, the
abhorence with which the French people view their
Usurper and Tyrant. The suppression of any thing
injurious to himself in the British Monarch's Speech
from the Throne, was to be expected, as the Ty rant
studiously keeps his subjects in ignorance; yet sure-
ly it would have been inure politic to suppress the •
Speech altogether. But there was as mw h folly as
impudence in assigning sentiments to the Briiish Mo-
narch which he never uttered, particularly in niaknlg
that Monarch compliment an Usurper, and exagge-
rate his power. The whole of t his pitiful trick shevcs
that BUONAPARTE is much better qualititd to follow
the profession of his lather, the pet titoging AHnr-
ney ofAjaccio, than to give dignity •to a throne,
however he may be elevated by the caprice of for-
tune, and the daring guilt of himself and his asso-
ciates. ' We sincerely hope that an abundance of
copies of this deteetion of the Corsican's gross arti-
fice and falehood,, was sent with onr Expedition, in'•
order to be dispersed as widely as possible through
France and all its dependent states, to rouse tilt ni into
a general insurrection against so mean and so odious
a Tyrant.
We have no words to express what we feel for the
brave people of the Tyrolese. They were the first
to take up arms, they were the last to lay iiwal
dow.n. Amidst every event they preserved their luy-
alty unbroken, t heir constancy unshaken,- They did
not wait for the countenance an:l supp.,rt o. r_•-
gular troops—no sooner had the war broken out
than they ro,e as one man, and with no 6' her
succours than what they derived from their 0011
gallant feelings, their hatred of their new waii,
tens, and their attachment to their old, they
cleared their country of the enemy, and returned
with enthusiasm to !heir ancient allegiance.
It is with deep regret we have to notice the 16-
lure of a merchant of the first respeCtability in the
City: His public charaaer and his private virtues
have been long the subject of just and
,general
mium. His debts to .arge, but his me ins or')
very considerable; and we learn wi:h pleasure there
is every probability that his-creditors will not -be
serially tffeaed.