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MONDAY, Ariat, 17, 11109.

H. M. S. Surveillante, with Sir ARTiMit WEL-
LESLEY anti several other General Officers ota board,
sailed from Portsmouth on Saturday evening.

Our Fire Ships were to be sent into Basque Roads
on the 12th ir►st. if the weather permitted.

Pour. Gottenburgh Mails arrived to-day. The
follovtiing arc their contents :.
Extrta of a Letter frotn on board the Flora,
Transport lyitug in Winga Sound,. dated 9tli
" His Majesty's Ship .Raim.er returned here last
slight from the Shaw, where the Danish Gun-boats
came out and gave her battle : she bad one man
killed, and was: mach cut up : her fore-sail was
cut to pieces, and also a great part of her running
rigging, and would most undoubtedly have been
taken, if the caltn had continued.. We muster
strong in Winga Sound ; there are five Sail of the
tine, viz.-:-Centaur, Sir S. Hoon ; State/y, Adr
.nniral 1;41111E ; .Capt. HotsEiNiArr ; Pe/(erophon and ; two
.Sloopi ; one .inn-brig,
and a Cutier. the Officers of the ,Nager report,
that,' they have received ordersio proceed and take
posbetnion of the Danish Island of Anhult.
GoliOloll3o UGH, APRIL 10. The Messenger
PArtsonis arrived here,',iria gun-brig, from England,
on the, gth inst:, late in the evening, and proceeded
to Stockholm early the following morning. This
day arrived five Mails, alio. a Swedish Courier With
dispatches from England, and the Messenger
MARES, }or whom -much anxiety was felt; • ar-
rived at • the ,same time. An Officer was sent
this morning from Gen. AIDIFIIi.DT to Sir
,S; HOOD,
with assurances that it. was the. intention. of the ex-
isting Governthent to continue its friendship with

England, and to request he would permit the Ves-
eels which bad lately come from England to proceed
' to Gottenburgh. The result of thin interview; has
not transpired. The Admiral has detained the con-
' voy Ludy arrived from England, end it is believed it
is his intention to order them back 'without unload-
ing their cargoes.

CiorTLNBURgii,'APRIL 5,--A Letter has been re-
ceived hereto-day from General Aaturni.tir, 'desir-
ing that the greatestresped and attention'might be
paid to the BritisbSubjeas in the. town. A similar
order has been received by the Commandant, desir-
ing every ?rotection might be affibrded to the English
Ships in the river, as. it Was the wish of the existing
Government to continue in friendship with England.
APRIL 7,—General'Aammo-e arrived here this
alit:moon, to, take his new conimand.: he was re 7
ceived.by the troops (3000 in number) with repeat-
ed 'huzzas.
'4'he 4ipckilulm.Pos:t arrived at noon this day. By
a private letter we are informed, that M. D'Ar.o-
rut's, the niiasiau Envoy to Stocktiotra to settle
the terths of• the Armistice, had only .stopt 48
hours, end that he was insiruaed to listen to no
terms 'of peace, unless the Ports of Sweden were
shut,against England. ' . •
• •
• Some uneasiness exists respciaing the two-Packets
which sailed from Harwich on the 2 Ist and 9?d 11t!
'as they have not yet'arrived, alchough:tire 'Wind has
Imo favoprale rot several dayi. '

'We have received,.some Portuguese' Papers which
contain accounts of the operations of the Spanish ar.
roles in Ejtretnatinra and Catalonia, under Generals
Cuann and Ranttio. Letters from Gijon of the
31st tilt. state;, that the Marquis DE LA ROMANA had
entered 4144.0rias -with 14,000 men. '4

BY the I.Ast adeouqi hrom Havannahs, dated the
13th of .11ecetuber, it 'appears that the loyal Spa -
siiards had succeeded in taking the City of St., jag°,
in the island of rtAispinioltt: The Mulattos and Ne-
groes assiSted the Patri2ts in this enterprise. There
piptsfy ofet,verY thing at tiavartnah, and a vessel
was, ahQut tn. depart, laden
.with 3000 muskets and
”,03(..1 for De. Castro. A liritith fnree of
one Sail of the Line and 't hree Ft ;gates, 'whicti),Vas
Cruising to the north-east, near the island of Samana,
Lads al we ;414 sornelime ago, taken 'possession of
that island, but hes sinCegiven it up to the Spanish
General. Most di terprned spirit_ of loyalty
ind attachment to the'mother country prevails among
the people of tlispaninlai and it 'as probable that in
s short .period they will rid the *soil of perfidious
Srenchroene. Intelligence had been received at
Ilavaort'a from the 'capital of Peru, dated She 2Rth
ro:ver.:sber, stating., tt.lat,"AltoltlAND the Sevenths
11441 Open solerhnly'proClairned 'Jting' in
Ilsiostkikarss lad- dispatched agents to that' city,

who had arrived tr,iew hlyirs before the Mac

(pis of-SameßNELos, the Ambassador from the le--
gitimateGovernment of Spain. -"The arrival of the
Marquis linmediatel) put an end to the anxiety
which had been excited by the French Ruler's em-
bassy, and 16 millions of dollars were colle&ed for
the purpose of being transmitted to the Mother
Country ; of which a fourth part was the sponta-
neous offering of patriotic enthusiasm. ,

Tile American Papers which we received on Sa-
turdajr," atford, we are sorry to say, such decisive
proofs of the implacable hostility of the American
Government to this country, that we are inclined to
think that, even the decided Friends of Messrs. JEF•r
Fan SON and MIDDISON in this country, will scarcely
venture to defend there. Hitherto Mr. JEFFELISON,
ie lanjuage at least, affetied• something:like an*
equality to the Belligerent Powers, though,-in sub- •
stance, he manifested the must decided partiality to
France. It seemed to be the sole object of the Arne-
ricanFresident to find out grounds of complaint against
Great Britain, and to invent excuses for the insults
which were daily heaped upon America by the French.
From a very early 'period of the Revolution. down to
the present time, France has, with the exception of
some very short intervals, treated America as a hos-
tile 'country. Her Ships were captured by the
French' Cruizers upon the slightest pretexts, and
often without any, pretext 'at all. The American
averninent•-applied•-for redress, but instead of re-
,dress, M. TALVEYEAND Would not even allow the
American Ministers in Paris to statetlieir grievances
without &wimp (reagent.. The Americans were
insulted and plundered in every possible way, and
at length, in 1800, a Treaty was signed between
France and-America, in_which the latter,.,instead of
obtaining redress for the injuries she had sustained,
'aaually consented to give tip more than twenty mil-
lions of dollars belonging to American Citizens,
which had been seized and confiscated in France.—
Since that period official informatiOn has been laid
before the" American Legi.lature, that American
property to an equal amount bass been. seized and
confiscated in France. But Mr. JEFFERSON had ra-
ther see his countrymen plundered, thoOgh he was
the chosen protedor of their rights, than offend
BUONAPARTE by his complaints. With the seine
apathy Mr. Jerreasog beheld the Milan Decree in
1806, the Berlin Decree in 1807, and the Bayonne
Decree in 1808, though It is impossible to conceive
a more couiplete system of outrage upon Neu-
tral rights: But when Great Britain began to
adopt measures 'in her own defence, then the
clarntior of the American Government, until of
its friends in this country, knew no bounds.-
FortunatelVfor Great Britain,. oiir Ministers were
not •to be 'moved by clamours or by threats they
persevered in theirsysteirs, and convinced Mr. Jaf.
reuses; thAt 'his plan lot ruining Great Britain oper-
ated itt fad against America. The Embargo,
Which was to have placed Great Britain at the feet
of France and America, havi ig completely failed, a
new measure has been resorted to, we. do not besid .
tale to 'assdrt, in the hope of producing a war be'.
tween Great Britain and Atnerica. IVIr JEFfERSON
and Mr.MADDI4OI.I knew very Well that they could
note carry ai motion in the American Legislature
for a War with Great Britain, but they have in-
gentotisly adopted, aplan.. which they think cannot
fail of producing so desirable an event. This plan
is, to prohibit all intercourse with Great Britain and
France, 'and their Dependencies, but to permit a
commercial inn:rewrap with .1011 and and Italy, Ukey
being Independent States such has been the fair,
impartial, and neutral condna' adopted by kmerica
with respeti to. Great Britain and France. There
are many other observations that naturally WA:W. to.
our Minds upon` tins subje,4, out se lijive not room
for them at present. We shall cenclude this article
with the observations Of an American Writer upon
the situation in which Mr. Jirgetisost found 'Attie,
rice, and in which lie lett it : , ,
NEW "YORE;'' htlintlT 4..-4EFFERION"S- AdMinir
stration of eight years is this day 'Closed,. We, were
about 'to write .an article adzipted to
.thia occasion
when we meived the lollowitig from :en able: and
esteemed Correspondent :,-.--TnOMAS j,gyypisini
found our Cy LIU t,ry at peace—our Commerce extend-
ed over every ,:ea--our CitiEtni3, 'industrious, con-
tented, and prosperous---ourrTreasury ft►ll -our
Iteventies sure, ample, and yearly increasing, and
our National Honour without a:slain. He leaves
his* Country on the verge of war—our' Commerce
annihilated) ,our Citizens idle, discontented) and
impoverished---our 'Treasury empty—and our Na-,
banal Charge er disgraced in the view of his own
Country and of the' odd. ilecame into ortce.
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with a kind of fictitious reputation, and retires co-
vered with contusion and, disgrace. • ,

• Accounts are said to haVe been received frw
Prance, wliichstate, that an arrangement` has taken
place between Austria and, France, by which the
former consents to give up to the latter Trieste and
Fiume, and 'engages ,that no Austrian tropps shall

appro.:id) withio 120 leagues of the frontiers of

Soxony or Bavaria. We do not know upon
what autli'Ority this report Is founded, but we
-do 'not think it entitled to much credit, for we
cannot suppose that the Emperor of AUSTBJA,
after making such preparations for resistance, would
consent to terms which would deprive him of the
privilege of guarding his oxn Frontiers.

We have received Jamaica Papers to the
.25th
Feb. The following is the only article of any in-
terest which they contain •
KINGSTON, FAL 18.--13 y a Spanish Captain, who
arrived here on Monday evening, we have been fur-,
fibbed with the following interesting . particulars re-
lative to a battle fought between the Spanish Pa-
triots under the command of General Sanches de
jlaniirez, and the French, near the city of Santta-
Dorningo. This Captain arrived from Coro, %Oat a
cargo of corn, 'at a small port, -"about fourtees
leagues and a hail to leeward of Santo-Domingo,
called Palenquin, on the 26th ult. He then proceed-
,
ed to the headLquarters of General Sanches, about
a league and a half from the city of Santo-Do-
mingo,. who' stated to • him verbally the particulars
of this battle :—on the morning of the 24th ult.
about`, three O'clock, the French sallied opts from
.the city, with the whole of their force, and surprised
the Spanish tort and camp of San Geronymn; the
fort was only defended by 30 men, withour cannon ;
the camp consisted o( about 700 men, and, being
unexpeBedly assaulted, were thrown at -first into
great confusion. , The officers, however, by their-
firrn andipirited condo?, succeeded in rallying the
men at Hayna, headed by General Sanches in per-
son, and they soon compelled the French to retreat
to. SanGeronymo, which is a fort within gun-shot
of the city. General Sanches then thought it pru-
dent to retire td his head-quarters at Myna, in or-
der. to colle6t and concentrate'his scattered forces—
The loss of the Patriots was too and odd in killed
and wounded, and 20 or ati missing, together with
two four-pOnnders. The loss'.of the French :aves
.150 killed and 60 prisoners.- Among the killed of
the Patriots were two Officers of great. diatin'aion
and tried 'valour ; Don Marcos Torres, Colonel of
Dragoons, a step-brother of General Sanchei, who,
at the head only of eight dragoons, boldly charged
the French arary, and killed with his own Sword.ten
Frenchmen ; hebad'received five mortal wounds,
when his servant bound him cm his horse, and ear. 7.
ried him to the camp of, General Sanches : Don
Miguel Camano, Captain of Dragoons, rushed into
the French column 'with. six dragoons, and after'
pe(rorming prodigies of valour, expired. having re-
ceived ten-wounds. In the attack on Fort Gerou-
mo, the French Colonel Aussenac, second in tom,
mind, and two other .officers of high rank, were
Our informant further declarers, that Major.
Carovahal, temmanding the detachment of 2500
Patriots on the eastern bank of the river,' is continu-
ing night and day an incessant fire on the City' with,
a single eight-pounder, tie only piece of ordnance
e has'; that be left the head-quarters of General
Sanches at Hayna on the mh instant, .where the
Patriotic Army was in the hghest spirits, nod intend-
ed in a day or two to make a desperate artack'on
the city. He also state% that he. carried a dipardi
into Jactnel, front General Sanches to Petion, and
was informed by the liaytion General.commAading
there, that ,Petion had, some days previous, sent
about.l2oo of his troops, wiiit ammunition, to the
assistanCe of the patriots. Previous to this Captain's
leaving fit, mimingo,:a Spanish National schemer
bad arrived there fi,om the Havanna, witlynoney and
atmnunition but such was the patriotism displayed
by the Spanish soldiers that they refused takieg
money ; they' said it was only arms they wantkii,
and to be eondnaed to the assault of the city. 4,

Yesterday morning his PAJEcrit, Prineekaiii
paitt,:AnourrA, ato-.54ay, acconinanied by,,jAdy
ALFUNA CumettaLAND, General.; MANNEits and
.NlANNlNniutikt, and Major Paws, -rode; to St.
•Georscu's Chapel, and hcaid a sernlon preachedby
the Rev. Dr. Coor.so, from. t Crp, ch.,apeai vCrrro
'et4, and alter-viardi returned to the. Palace.
Their. M.,tiEsTrEs andihe Pat NiCIISSES are expea-
cid to arrive td-worrow at the Quee9'..i House, from
Wihdsor, N'v'hetv bk. KiJas•rsi llold a leveonn
Wednesday, and the (liner.;
rdorll at the Prince sapaiiment. ' 4-•
The Drawing'lnoin at St. adyertiSedi for
Thursday; thet4ith instant, i, put off till, further
orders'.

haVe, the:happiness of annonncing.the capture
of two more of "the enemy's frivates, one lYy the
Mratio and' Driver, wkicirti arrived at Bermnda.;
the ot herby the LNtonu,'wltich u,,.-ynt to St. Pierre,
ktartinigne, not knowing that that place was. to the
poissess►on of the British. •, ,
Information has been received that the Expedition
Iron) Cork, had certainly arrived ai the' month 'of,flite
Tagus, when the Dispatch came away. This Would
increase the'army at Sir JOHN CRADDOCK to near
20,0 W). men. •

•
fir .1.41 N cliAupoox has been appointed Lien-
iciL tit -Governor of Gibraltar, and, is to profited
innin' a 3 80011 as Sir Merl-rya WELLS3LaY grriVCS
the Tagui•
A Gibinet Council was held nn Saturday at the
Duke of PORTLAFID'9. All the Aletribers in town
%%'ert present. Their deliberations lasted from three'
till live.

Y6terdiv Mr. MILES atql Mr. rl'ltELlt, two of
lris Majesty's Messengers, arrived at 'tile Foreign
Otfico with dispatches from Spain.

N A(/AL.'.WS.

Pt.ruotqu, Artur. 15.—:Came down thelotrbour
and anchored in Cawsand Bay the Defiance, of 74

guns.
Arrived the kniphausen Galliot Die Goode &if*,
SonyaEs Master, from Falmouth, in ballast.,

Arrived the Intelligent Gun-brig, Lieut. Too tER)
from Lisbon : she brought over two Messengers
from thence, charged with dispatches for Goveal-
aunt : no particulars have transpired.
The Eclair Sloop of War which arrived here on
Wednesday from Martinique, left lying there the
A'eptune, Admiral COCHRAtieli Flag Ship, Belleisle,
Pompde, Intrepid, Ulysses, Ethalion, Cleopatra,
and Latonii.
Sailed the Phoenix Frigate for Portsmouth
tira Frigate on a cruize in the Channel; Quebec
Frigate to the Westward ;. and Attack Gun-brig on
a cruize.

*eat up the harbour the ,inzethyst Frigate, Capt.

SEYMOUR. ;

Went up into Barn Pool the Phoete Frigate.
The Ariemen:yrenCh Frigate; caplurrd by the
rime-Myst, has not.yet arrived : it is very probable she
may have overshot this'port:in the squally weather
on Thursday night, and gone for Torbay,.

SHEERNESS, Amur. I 5.--,-Saded theSheldrake with
a convoy for the Baltic, and the Locust Gun-brig for
Portsmouth.
A Court Martial sat on board the.Magnonime for
the purpose; of trying two 'lien for deserting iron, 14. s
Majesty's Ship Diclator, and afterwards entering into
the Marines, nail taking the bounty : the charges be
•tt
g proved, alts Court sentenced one to 'receive 30Q
lashes, and the. other 250 lashes, atid sit. month'
imprisontient,

APRIL 6,-..-AlTiVed leis Majortfii
Ship Goshaiak, Niith a convoy, from the Downs.
SAed his ltiajesti's Brig Sally, for Guorniep
and 'Sprightly on a cruize.

FAL*OUTiI, Agtiu. 1,4,--.Arriyo the Ann, STE
YENS, fromm Teneritfe, last - from Gibraltar, in 29
days: she-was boarded near Madeira by the SPecii"
haw: yrench Schapner Privateer,, of gnus* which,
after plunderinA her of sails and stores, pernlitteci
her to proceed. .
The 'blurt Packet, IiVOLTON, with Mails for
England,
Arm sailed from Gibraltar two days btliore du),

The .4mAhitrite French Rig. ale,
,
fire by
the Leroy in Wort floyal.flay, Martinique!
ear •
lost only h
inevent her -falling into our hands, and, has beep
masts and upper deck by she fimrs'
repaired, and sent t 1- l' tia tikecel,ve a comp (t
0.1.1 t t&, . 7 • • ..
refit. _ ' which wag se,t ors
Since the reduCtion of Vv i, the French, it is ;lidP.
have been guilty of the most horrible xcesses,destroy:
incr ail' those villages which had principally Mon-
titited to tit:: patriotic ccrps by which that service
had been 'pi:l-formed. M tonarizon they hung
3Q
Monks and 49 of the chief inhabitants, and theft sO
the sown On tire. The patriots retaiated l Wl'
rity, and lately put to death, 130 Frlenchmen, Inaue.
prisoners near the bridge of St. Pay°,
The, must recent. accounts from Stockholm state',
that Gem cepEaSTanbt and Count Lattooti4TlLlYrb
the Comonniders of.the Western Armies, had beo
arrested by General ADLESPAR Rd; that KLiNGIO4
was ~appoirtied .Goverilur of StdekhOlm; ,ind that
WAS tioininined Preiident of OW
•lallSraniii!titlub!lriiiii:tj!l4l:ooiLulithnig.er,cae.perlestriati of ti'le 'name °t.
, . 4
Findley, for a wager of ten guineas, undertook t 6
Valk from. Shoreditch . Giturch to Tottenham AO
tilaate, ckt,''" being''ll '
itne no liltei Itesl 7
.rt,' tat iici thi iihf;ye ominutes,
rtlii t!t ( iithr tiLliries;
tuinut, less than the ti,lile, aillinttli he stopped o/'

:the road teri.ininutes; tar i.e...freeshment.
A Frenchman, who has been travelling about lid'b
.country under the pretencerf exhibiting "4.15 i
~.IGlio at
Venf.:.i;:silhettietatOrt'p'ea,34sOytigC,:faile,ttliteu..tiFinde*rHebr:ecnaleils‘,%au•asluriatite4nrilan4.lniereltio::totn.tPt IPtbreeeliSecien:rifisaspr:'l;
The late Mr. DEMI, the Banker, who died on
i
Friday" last, and *as a Partner it the 11°P4 4
,10
Strew, &c. is said to have left propertY thew,
atiiount of between t*o.and three hundred
Sand pounds. • to
'-'''""KIMIBLE is going to Ireland in a few 'lO will
p
Diet!elrish Stage, a °
Wilsll DC
iwtail
erform for a cerain number o(nignd probably hts,
tae `1 his leave
Provincial Theatres. aril
The letters 'that passed between the late Get,s, al
Mooun and Mr. FRERE, in Spain, in the
November and December last, we intended.lo
this day, but their grmt .length preelud4o
They form an interesting correspondence, Par,o
lady- on account of the wide ditfereilce bct wee!)
tis,
views and measure suggested- by both 'Par
hoe
General MOORR, it appears, entertained lad,' I%,jr,
of the final triurnpu of th iP
e Spaniards ; o'l Licit
F4EIIII, on the contrary, bad foll.contidence t
Spirit and perseverance. -
rs
t-LERKUNWIE SESSIONS.....-Mlll iiOVC -
f"
dided on Saturday ter ~nasoult on his falbe,rae
law, It. Pearson, with an intent to kill, hitn,beiore
particulars of this atrocious- ad are 60 10th red of
the public, .we shall only say lie was:convict hard
the asianit, and %%Ili sentenced to be kept '
labour foe throe in C Idbitb-fields PrOn. •
0
Old kailey, two of whom were capitall) €(l.z,e' be/
viz. /Wert Lock Leadei, alias Thrifsmn, and r,• to°
d ti,.` ci rel,i'
On Saturday twelve prisoners were trie e
,
Lock Under, alias Thurston,: for stealing of
property of John Ashby nine' were convt'
felony, and one was acquitted. •

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'The Portuguese Papers to ihe 3d instant' contain a
long account of the operatioes of General Ruston,
in Catalonia, down to his retreat to Tarragona, on
the 25th of February. The details, however, are
not now interesting. The, tame Papers furnish us
with the following official account of the MOVOMIIIH3
of Gen. CUZSTA :.......
BADAJOZ, MARCH 22.—The General in Chief
has commenicated to the Supreme Junta the oc-
currences 'at the bridge of Areebispo, and other
parts of Spanish Extremadura, in the following
dispatch :'
Most Excellent Seignior,
According to the repeated advices which I receiv-
ed some days before, that the enemy were reinforc-
ing themselves with the troops and artillery which
they had in the environs of Toledo, to the number
of 26 or 27,000 men, with intention, in conse-
quence of the express command of the Emperor, to
pass the Tagus at Almaraz, and the bridge of Arce-
hi:l)o, they actually carried this design into effent at
the last-mentioned bridge on the t tith instant. , In
the morning of the 12th they attacked our position's
.. , of Mere de Ihor and Fresnedoso, with t'2,000 men.
Our resistance was obstinate and bloody; but our
troops were at length compelled to give way belbie a
superior force i retreating, nevertheless, in good or-
der to new positions, which they again defended in
a manner surpassing what could have been expe&ed
from raw and inexperienced troops. They finally
continued their retreat in good order, to the position
i of Mirabete, as they had been previously instructed
" • to do us such a states of things, , where they joined
iiie in the Morning of the loth. The enemy ad.,
vaned in two columns, one directed its march to
the bridge of Almaraz, to turn onr advanced guard,
who -were occupied in defending that post against a
superior force on the opposite bank. The othereo-•
lunin proceeded by way of Deleitosa and Torrecillas,
to take a position between Truxillo and. Mirabete,
to intercept my
communications aud supplies, and
to
attack site in the rear, whilst the force from -Al-
. maras, Palish% the river in boats or on rafts; should
. attack me in front. In this situation, the Gentsial
. commanding the advanced guard thought it necessary
to fall back to Ai habete, by which means the enemy'
were left at liberty to pass the river with some light
troops, and afterwards to effea the passage of their
artillery.
Under these circumstances, I deemed it equally
prudent and necessary to evaeuate the post of Mira.
bete, w hich I accoidiugly did at half past ten o'clock ;
endeavouring to avoid Thu line ot march ot' the
French columns, with which, however, my ad.
Vance had some skirmishing during the night. We
at last arrived in the sicinity, of Truxillo, whence,
after giving the troops some rest, I proceeded to take
the poAition which I now occupy ut Santa Cruz;.
leaving tnyadvance posted at a little distance in front
ot Tauxillo. The troops who were engaged evinced
steadiness and bravery, and all condutted themselves
to the retreat with 'subordination and good order, not
the slightest dispersion hating taken place. I ex-
Peal, in consequence of fresh orders. to be rein-
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forced by the. division -under • the Duke of Albu.
querque, in which case. I shall be in a condition to
oppose my ,force to that of the enemy, in order to
Prevent the execution of his projects. May God
preserve your Eicellency many years.
(Signed) GmEonmo Da CDESTA,
Arai adoltacsud to their Excellencies the President and Sup-
sultratrulug:ltma OaLthhilS9.P, 10/111"*.
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Private letterXitate, that the army tinder Sir John
Craddock amounted to upwards of 22,000 men, and
these troops havingadvanced against the enemy, very.
important intelligence may be expected by the next
arrival from Lisbon. Marshal Lannes, it is said,
hag the thief command of the army advancing, from
. Estremadura against Portugal. His force is stated at
between 40 and 60,000 men.--The fora with
which Marshal Sault broke up from Orencd-against
Oporto. did not exceed 10,000 men ; he was how-
"' follewed by several detachments,, which bad at
the close of the last month augmented his army to
about 22,000 men.
Sartuat, Nissen 20.—. The Captain-General of
Catalonia, Don Theodore Reditig, in a diipatch of
the 27th ult. to the Central Junta, &c. informs
(hem, that with the intention of realizing a most ad-
vantageous plan, in concert with Don Thomas de
'Veri, Representative of the Central Junta, &c. he
took up a line of Post froM Martorell, through
Bruch, Cepelladas, S. Magi, and Coll de Santa
Christina, as far as Tarragona ; the head-quarters of
the whole, under tte' command of Field Marshal
Don J. B. de Castro, being established at lgdalada.;
thereby covering the. Southern part of the principa-
litheed communicating by Valls with the Northern,
and confided to Lientenant-Colonels Don Ramon de
Milani and Don Juan Clams the execution of a part
of the euterprize. He was also joined by Col. Don
Francisco Milani, who bars obtain, so much cele-
brity in the present war. A general plan of attack
upon, the enemy was agreed on ; but when nothing
remaittecl but to fix s day that they might ia in
concert, Gtaterat St. Cyr, ~van had re-concentrated
his army, attacked • in great force, on the itith of
February, different points °lour lefi, and compelled
then) to fall back in succession to Igualada, which
Gen. Castro evacuated in good order, retreating
With his artillery towards Cervera.
' This movement haVing disconcerted the Captain
t client's plan, he resolved tore-assemble his forces,
and conduCt them to Tarragona. In execution of
.-,ibis determination, which he kept a profound secret,
he marchettfrom that fortress on the 20th of Fe;
brnarYs with only 300 horse, a battalion of Swiss,
and six pieces ,of flying' artillery; 'as the corps were
on their marsh for the village of Pia, they saw the
enemy on .their right, occupied in pillaging and set-
ting on fire the towns of Villarodona and La Pobla.
He Was joined by the troops who were retreating
front Colt de Santa Piristitra; and sent orders to Bri-
gadier`Gen. Don 14.. de ltenzo, Vi 110 had shut himself
ep with 100 men, in the. mono cry of.SantaCruz,
where they had gallantly 'deft ded then selves for
it
' two days against the enemy t at surrounllcd them,
to force a passage the same night, and; effee his
junction with them; this that Officer actitnplished,
without the loss of a man,, or' any port , of his bag-
gage or stores. With thele force'he proceeded
for Santa Coloma de Queralt, at wilitch Point, at the
„i'llitant of etfeeting a jUnalou wiyh the troops horn
'uouttnaneu, and Santa Coloma/he had the mortiti-
tatiottlo, learn Abet the French had catered Vali,

having held a Council of War, a retrograde move-
ment was resolved upon.
He reached Mont blanch on the 23d froM S'anta
Colonia, having previously caused the Coll de Li/\t
to be occupied.
A party of the enemy having made their appear-
ance in his rear, and speedily retreatLJ, turnit.g
by the Cull de Cabrii tor Pia and Valls, the Get.eral
held a Council on the 24th, which determined that
they should put the army in motion, pass the Coll
Ribes, or Melas, the same night, and make the best
of their way for Tarragona: At five o'clock in the
morning, the advance under General Castro, and
one halt of the centre, had already passed Valls,
leaving on their left the enemy's camp tires; but the ,
other half of the centre, and the rear, under Field
Marshal Don Josse Joachim Marting, had not yet
come up. The march proceeded with the greatest
order and silence, till the General with his escort,
passed a small bridge, when he was attacked with a
volley of Musquetry within Ohiol shot, which for a
moment occasioned some.litt le disorder and wounded .
several of our men. The General on this began to
,cloae up the troops who were in his rear, and or-
dered those who were in. advance to halt and tall
back, in, order to prevent the enemy from cutting off
half the rear. Having seen the corps occupy the
stations assigned them, he ordered the artillery to
be stationed at three distinct points, and perceiving
that the enemy were descending from the heights of
Valls in several columns, he detached several parties
of infantry and 801 W cavalry' to repulse,them. The
unifiery on both sides having began to play, Reding,
on perceiving his advance engaged, made every exer-
tion to maintain the advantages which they were ac-
quiring. All the regiments endeavouredardour
to outvie each other in advancing, compelling the
enemy to fall back, and even fly before them to the
very heights of Valls. • He had ordered the artil-
lery to give over tiring, and appeared to have üb-
tained a vitilory; when the enemy, by receiving
fresh reinicrcements, were enabled to make a more
vigurdus stand ou the heights.
In consequence ut this:our troops, after march-
ing the Miele of the night, being iocessantly ocCu• ►
pied until mid'-clay, orders were given that they
should concentrate; themselves on the height which
they had previously occupied. The army being
culleCted in this position, and the while of the bag-
gage, &c. being in safety, it was. thought proper to
•.continue the retreat to Tarragona, in the. course of
mhich, having culleeted the whole of the troops that
had been dispersed, the enemy attacked our army at
three different points, spreading out their line with
thegreatnst ostentation, to show how numerous they
were. _ -

Our artillery again opened its fire, and played tip•
on the enemy at a pruper, dist.snce, which was bO.
well directed that their columns fell back, and ours
at the sane time continued to advance ; nevertheless
our troops had 00 cl.ince of safety but from their va.-
lour alone. The enemy seemed to make a brisk at-
tack on the right, but their real and must, vigorous
attack was on our left, which they at length suc-
ceeded in forcing, about half-past four ocluck, after
a most valiant and obstinate resistance. Some of the
corps mime in in pretty good order, others in small.
parties, and the major part of the dispersed troops
have arrived in the fortress of Tarragona, where Ge-
neral Reding also arrived in the night of the 25th.
This was one of those turns of war in which
bravery must give way to superiority of force. Our
troops scarcely amounted to 10)00 men ; nevertlie-
less they maintained their ground, and stood the
hottest • tire fur 'eleven hours in succession, without
skewing the slightest sign of timidity or cowardice.
General Reding adds, that our loss cannot be stated
with any certainty until he shall have received the
returns.
The General in his dispatch makes no mention of
his having received a wound, but his Majesty has
been apprised of this fad by another document. His
IVlajest . has therefore been anxious to make known
to the public this trait of generosity, which heightens
the lustre of his universally acknowledged merits
and Most estimable qualities. His Majesty has at
the same time the satisladiun to learn that no.serious
,consequences are apprehended from the wound..

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Aril IL 14.

A Petition was. presented this morning by Lady
Augusta Murray, otherwise D'Ameland, against.
his Royal Highness the Dulra of Sussex. It was
heard in his Lordship's Chamber. Almost all the
eminent Lawyers' of the Chancery'Bar were retained
on one side.or,the other, viz. Sir Samuel hominy,
'Sir A. Pigott, Messrs. Richards, Fonbianque, Tro-
ward. Daniels, &c. Their arguments having run
into length, and a great many parties being in -at-
tendaneo in the Court, his Lordship sent one of his
officers, about twelve o'clock, into Court, to in-
forni them that the business which he' was engaged
in would occupy the remainder of the day, and they
accordingly dispersed.
Lady Augusts ‘sas in attendance, with her son
by his Royal .17liglinc:,3 the Duke ut Sussex.—they
were in mourning.

smiTtitl ttf ARKE'F, APRIL 11.•
This day's market Was amply supplied whit prime
beasts, and the slew of cattle in other respeas was
pretty good.; Veal and Lamb are cheaper than our
last report ; Beef, Mutton, and Pork tsold at 'last
prices, and the trade in general was sornewhatbriik.
The sales in the Haymarket were:tolerably lively ,
Straw and Clover have got. up in price since Friday's
marlset ; Hay obtained last price.—The undermen-
tioned, prices and numbers are an accurate state-
ment.;
To sink the OITA per stone of Slb.
Bret' 4s. Ed. to 6s. 44.—Mutton ci. ad. to 6s. 6:l.—Vral
6s. 6d. to 7s. 6d..--I'urk )s. act. 6s. to Bd,--Lamb 7s. oil. to
Ss. 4d.
liciist s, 2,350. —.5 heel, and Lambs, 16,500. —Calves, tsi.—
P igs, zoo.
Hay ocl. to 61. 6s. od.p—Straw 166. ad. tit
al. 35. ed.—Clover 01. 1011. LO 71. y$ `6d: 6d.

CORN-EXCIIANOIdi APRIL 17.••-ThitidaX the fresh
arrivals of Wheat tnahc a tolerable supply, and fine
samples fetch a small advance, but other qualities► at
little variation ; Barley in short supply, and • about
2s. per quarter dearer ; White Pease again cheaper
Beaus of each description are rather dearer; Oats
are likewise in tolerable supply, and sales tl►errot
are IMMO at * small datuation ; Flour at last
vrices.

Adatingly-Offlce,' 4prjl 1.5; 1809. -
Captain James Lucas Yvo, of his Ailajestra Ship
the Canfiance, has, with his Letter dated at Cayenne,
the 9th Fehrpary_ last, transinitted to the Flononr-
able ,William Wellesley Pule Copies of his Letters
to Rear-Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith, detail-
ing his proceedings in the Expedition againstllle
above Settlement.

Having, in coiijunaion with the Portuguese land
forces under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel
Manoel Marques, taken possession, on the Bth Do=
camber list, of the di!itriti of Oyapok, and on the
15th of the lame month, with the Coufiattee and a
Portuguese Sloop 'and Cutter, reduced that of Ap!
proaque; Capt. Yeo, together with the Lieute-
nant-Colonel, proceeded' to the attack of the Island
of Cayenne With the Cunfiance,-two Portuguese
Sloops; and some smaller Vessels, having on board
five hundred anti fifty. Portuguese troops; the fol-
lowing is a Copy •of Captain Yees Letter, on this,
subject.

His Majesty's Ship Coutiance, Cayenne Harbour,-
51
R, • • wit laundry,
My Past Letters to you ot the 26th ult. informed
you of the arrival of the Portuguese TrOops at: Ap-
proaqtte. On the 4th instant it was determined by ,
Lieutenant-Colon'el Manuel Marques and myself
to make a deSeent en the east.side of- the Island of.
'Cayenne. Accordingly all the Troops were em-
barked on board the small Vessels, amounting to
five hundred and fifty,: aed-eighty seamee,and ma-
rines from the Contiatwe, and , a party of marines ,
from the Voador and Infante Brigs. • On the morn-
ing of the Oth all dropt into the mo6th of the ri-
ver. In the mind!, l'peoceeded with-ten canoes
and about two healed and fifty men, to endeavour'
to gain possession of two' batteries;- thesme, Fort
Diamant, which commands the entrance of the
River Mahuree; the other, Grand Cane,, com-
mending the great road to the town of Cayenne.
The Vessels, with the remainder of the troops; I
entrusted to Captain Salgado -of the Voador, with
orders to 'follow me alter dusk, .anchor in the
mouth of . the River Mahuree, sod wait Until I
gained the beforementiotted • batteries, when, on
toy making the signal agreed on, he was to enter the '
River and disembark with all possible dispatch. I
reached Point Mahuree tit three o'clock next morn-
ing with five canoes; the others being heavy,
could nut keep up. We then landed in a bay half
way between the tsvo batteries. The ,surge was so
great that our boats soon went to pieces. I order-.
ed Major Juaquiw Manuel Pinto,' with a detach- •
mem of Portuguese troops, to proceed to the left,
and take Grime Cade; while myself, accompanied
by Lituteoants Mulcaster, Blyth and Read, (ot the
Royal Marines) Messrs. Savory, VV'm. Taylor, Ford-.
er, and Irwin proceeded to the right with a party of
the Coetiance's, to take Fert Diamant, winch was
soon in oar possesbion, mountieg two 24 and 0113.1.
brass 9-poutider, nod 50 men. , I am sorry to add
that Lieutenant -John Read, of the Royal Marines, a
Meritorious young officer, was mortally woentied, as
Mao. one
,se atilatt and live marines badly. The
French Captain and Commandant with three sok
diem killed, and four wounded. The Major 'had
the saute success the ten. mounting two, brass 9-
poueders and .40 men : two of the enemy were
killed; The entrance of the river being its our pos-
session, the signal agreed on was made, and by noon
all were disembarked. At the same tune I received
information of Gen. Victor Heves having quitted
Cayenne at the headof 1000 troops to dispossess us of
out posts. Our foice beingtou small to he divided, and
the distance between the two posts being great, and
only 12 miles from Cayenne, it was determined to
dismantle Fort Vietnam, and coded all'our forces at
Grand Cane. I therefore left my First Lieutenant,
Mulcaster, with .a party of the COII69LICOS, to
perform that service, and then join me. On arriving
at Grand Cane I perceived two other batteries about
a. mile up the, riser, en opposite sides, endiwithin,
half gun-shot of 'each other : the one on the right
bank called Treo, on an eminence commanding the
creek leading to Cayenne; the (Aber, at the optso-
. site side,. at the entrance of the creek leading to
the house and plantation of General Viilor augues,
and evidently erected -for
.no other purpose than its
defence. At•three o'clock I anchored the Lion and
Vinganza matters abreast of them, when a smart
action commenced on both sides for an hoer;
when getting the enemy's metal and position .so
superior to- ours, the. cutters having. only four-
pounders, and,• many of our men falling from the
incessant shower of grape shot, I determined- to
storm them, and therefore &retied Mr. Savory (the
Purser) to accompony a party of -Portuguese to
land at General Liggett' battery ; at the liana). time
.1
proceeding myself 'accompanied by Lieutehant
lilyth, toy gig's dew, and a party of Portuguese ;
troops, to that of `Teo; mid though both parties
had to land at the very muzzles of the guns keep-
lug' up a continual tire of grape and musketry, the
cool bravery ot the men sown carried them, and put
the enemy to flight ; each fort mounted two
brass nine-pounders and fifty men. This service
was scareely'accomplished before the French -troops
from Cayenne attacked the Colonel at Grand Cane.
Our force then mod) dispersed, I therefore, without
waiting an iustant, ordered 'every body to the boots,
and proceeded to tins aid uf the Colonel, who, wuh
his small tome, had withstood the enemy, and after
a- smart action of three hours. they , retreated to
Cayenee. At 'the saute time,' two hundred.. and
titty of the enemy appeared before Fort Diamant;
• but pelt:invite; Lieutenant Mulcaster prepared to
receive theni, and imagining his force much greater
than it was, they, on bearing the defeat of their
General, followed his example. There was yet the
strongest pit of this enemy's to- be. taken, which
was the private house of General -Vielor•Hugues;
lie had, besides the fort above-mentioned, planted
before his itouse.a tield-piece and a swivel, with an
hundred of his best troops. It is- situated, on the
main, between two and three iles in the
at the end of tie .11;14!;1111dr the sane length from tbe
river-; oft the right of which is a thick. Wood, and
on the left the Cletik Fondle.- I have: also to re-
mark, that there is nothing near appertaining to
Government, or for the defence of the colony. On
the morning 'of the ath I proceeded, accompanied
t -by Lieutenant Mulcaster, itlessrs. Savory and For-
der, with some seamen and niarines of the Cain-
fiance, and a party.of Portuguese troops,. with a
• field-piece, to take the said pest ; but as my only
objets was to takethe troops prisoners,. by which
. the garrison, of Cayenne would be much weakened,

- -
A flag of truce', to acquaint the Officer 0111110.111
ir;g, tliat my only objeet u•as to take post, ft,l
which 1 had force sufficient ; and, though
lose some men in taking it, there could b 4 nn duty•

as to the result ; I therefore requested, for the
of liuguanity, he would not attempt to chf'6,4l
place not tenable, but that I was tietertnitied, if 1w
made wieless resistance in defending !I .priv ;It

bitation, against which I gave him my honour no
harm was intended, I. should consider It as :t t,,r.
tress, and would level it to the ground T. e
enemy's advanced guard allowed the gag of trots
to approach them within a boat's length, t lies, tired
two vollies at them, and retreated. I taco [wit....

but refiating it was possible this outrage w.!.; (~.
mated from the igdorance of an inferior Weer, I
sent Lieutenant Mu!caster a second time, whet,, ,in
his approaching the house, they tired the fteiti-preetl
at. him. Finding all communication that way
effectual, yet wishing-to preserve the private pt-r•
perty of a-General Officer, who was perimp
rant and innocent ,of his Officer's coridria, .ert.
one of the Gerieral's slaves to the Officer with the
same message' who returned with an answer -I hat
any thing I liad to cotnthunjcate Mut r be in ;
at the same instant he fired hisfield-r..ce as a

to his,troops, tO;(). were in a.nbuill'On 9nr kight, in
the wand,. to fire, keeping up a Ntmcii,aild •
re6ted lire from his. hc-Id-piece at the house. It
was my intention in hive. advanced with my. tit iu-
piece; but findirg he' had toade several fo.,se.4.in
the roaa, and tlit wOO:L'being lined with tnnatt:try,
not. a than of whorwu tt, could we, and the iieltt •
piet4;.in_ front, I °Mired nor,: to tje thrown

Ibi•e, when our Alen. h. cheeri, advanc;:(l. Wv.ll

. .
pike bayonet, ti?ak i vnerny's gun ; re
treated into the 'bowie,. tend kopt up a sinnrt tire
front the windows; but'on-our enivriog, x]wy Auw
through the bask preinnies into wood, fi,i,,.;
they retreated. Every thing way i
the ground except the habit:l6oll6 of. the

As vie received information that about four !)*

cited of the enemy were about to take po“escioll
of Beattregard plain, on an eminence which .:unt-
mands the several 'roads to and from Cayvtine, it

wag determined between the Lieutenani•Colottel

and myself to be before-hand with the enemy,
and march our whole force there (tired. We
gained the situation on the enemy on.the9:b,
on the 10th Lieutenant Mnlcaster and ttl Porte-
guese Officer (Lieutenant, Bernardo Mikillis), were;:
sent into the town with a summons (No. 1.) to the •
General.' In the evening these Officers returne.t,
accompanied by Victor liugueie Aide-dc-Camp, re,
questing an armistice for t 4 hours to arrange the
Articles of, Capitulation ; this being granted; eel
hosulges'exchanged, on the 11 th the Licutenaw f
Colonel and myself met the General, and partly er.,
ranged the Articles; a Second meeting on the:
morning of the 12th tiled them, (No. 2)
and on the morning of the 14th, the Poringoese
Troppr. and British Seamen and Marines maretOir
into Cayenne, and took possession. of the Towii
the enemy, amounting to four hundred, laid clown
their arms on the Parade, and were inimedimely
embarked on board the several Ve4sels helon,en4 tcr
• the Expedition; at the same time, the M.hti.t,
amounting to sit hundred, together with reei,
hundred Blacks, who had been incorporated %%tkit
the Regular Troops, delivered in theirarms.
It.is with pleasure I oberve, that throughtaitthol
Expedition the utmost unanimity has prevailed b
tweets the Portuguese and British, and I have my-
self experienced the mess friendly intercourse with
Lieutenant-Colonel Mamie! Marques.
The conduit et C.:aptairt. Salgrade of theVoAdei
in the post ! assigned him, was that of a zealous mid
t nergetic officer, and A he) I shwa do hitn.an
justice were I to withhold.my testimony of his M.-
.1 must also acknowledge with satista6tioti the
services of Lieutenant Joie Pedro Schulti.,- Who boa.
ed the Voader's Marines, and indeed
.every
vidual belonging to
.the, Portuguese squadron..
'lt has always been with the highest gratification
to: my feelings, that I have had to mention the 'poi
000 of the Offieers,Seamen, and Marines cat tied
Ship I have the honour tp CoMinand, but dur;tig
the whole course of my service I have, never wit
nessed such persevering resolution as they have oi.o.
played from the commencement' of the campaign is
the redu6tion of Cayenne. . .

To my First Lietttenant Mr. William Howe
enster.l feel Myself pr'inci'pally indebted for th ~e 4
able support I have received trotn htm
though it was no more than I expetied tcu,i, oft
Officer of his known merit in the service.

Lieutenant Samuel Blyth continued his ext..;;‘),,i,
notwithstanding his wounds, and the assiit i;,(0
deriVed from his ttaire. int Npidity can never be for-
gotten. •
I 'must, Ihere pay a tribute to the memory Ail' :I
very zealous and gallant, young Officer, lhe
Lieutenant Join Read, of the Royal Marines.
condua was always exemplary, and whenever we
landed, his exertions.were most strenuous; Hti'*.as
mortalty wounded, as before obsetived, in loaduig
the lklarines into Fort Namara. •• His memory writ
long be cherished by his brother officers.
To Mr.-Thomas Savory (the Purser), Who hits
Made himself retuaibbly useful on vtuiout
shins, and who, from toy having so few on
ha detached a service as this hag been, 'WAS et' OW
greatest utility to me, I feel myself much iudetp -O.
Mr. JaMes /Argue (Master's-mate),,. to wheio I
gave charge of the gun-boat No. I, con(uct.;-d I:‘ r
much to my satisfaction and James Thompson
(Gunner's•tuate), who had charge of the, gtiti-t) 'at
No. 2; is entitled' to an equal share of commend:-
V tion. • _ -

To Messrs, William Taylor' (carpenter) ()two
Fortier, and David Irvin, Midshipmen, Mr. Tfith“,l
Si'voter, Assistant-Surgeon, who gave. partialiO:
tention to the wounded, my warmest thanks are due.
It is butjust that I should take notice of thS
exertions of Mr. J. Acts' (adin) Master,, who ho
passerl fur Lieutenant, whom sett in chart. of
th Ship, and who proved himself worthy of the
confidence reposed in hitu. The Tome Frolic :1
frigate appeared in the offing an the WO, with a
reinforcement for the garrison ; though with ertly
Englishmen and 20 negroe44, and no other orfi-
ebrs than two young Gentlemen, Messrs. Cietwrg.;;
. 'Yea and Edward Bryant,' be contrived by his sh,il„l
mantzuvres to drive her °tithe coot.
As to the Seamen and Marines, all .praise i-ar,
bestow :falls short Of their merit; trout tilt! 15. i,
December they never slept in their beck; the v,e.%