The Sun.
London, England, 1809-07-08 00:00:00

DUTCH DECREE, JUNE 30, 1809.

Art. 1. The list of 'articles allowed to be import-
ed, by the Ad of 3 I st March, shall be extended to the
following :—Rice, staves, bark, and other drugs
used in medicine; cottons, Georgia, Louisiana, aniii
Carolina; Java coffee, sugar, from our Colonies.

Art. 2. Besides Certificates of Origin, required by
our former Ate, the pireaor of 'the Board of Trade
41hall appoint seven Brokers to elltnipe the 4090,

to ascertain if they tire ray the produce of our
Colonies; or the United States. And for the better
means of examination, all .goods shall be.unloaded
in the Royal .Stores. •
Art. 3. A month from the date hereof, our Di-
reaor of the Board of Trade shall report to us, if
it is advisable to permit the continuation of these
measures.

Art. 4. American Vessels arriving within, three
months from the date hereof, and those already in
port, shall not be subjeet to the Blockade Decree,
provided the same have not been in England, nor
been visited by the enemy. All Captains shall make
declaration conformable' to this article ; and in case
of prevarication, Ship and Cargo, to be confis-
cated. •

Art. 5. Forasmuch as the cargoes appear to be
.conformable to our afore-mentioned articles, the
same shall be placed at the disposal of the Proprie-
tors or Consignees ; the sequestrated goods to re-
main in the Royal Stores, to be disposed of accord-
ing to law.

fir itawnuß NYAL.Lest.ey is said to be raising a Par..
Auguese army, which when united with the English,
will's:educe, in the whole, a force not leis than
70,000 men. With thiS, it 'was expeaed that he
would proceed towards Madrid, from wilenC:., ac-
cording to some accounts, JOSEPH BUONAPARTE had
already retired; according to others, he was fortify-
ing himself in the capital, in the expeetation of be-
ing attiated. '

7By the' Mail from Malta, we learn that an Expe-
dition was in preparation in the Island of Sicily, to
make an attack upon some part of the Italian Conti-
nent. The aetivitiof Sir JOIIN STUART leads us to
believe in the Probability of such intention on his
part ; as we are likewise induced to trust to his mi-
litary skill, and the valoui of his troops for ultimate
success. Indeed, destitute as Italy now is of French
forces, and enraged as its inhabitants must be, at
the unjust oppression which the Head Of the Popish
Church has recently sustained, we should deem the
situation of MURAT somewhat critical. •

A letter received yesterday from Dover confirma
the account which reached us a few days ago, rela-
tive to a disturbance at Middleburgh between the
Dutch and French soldiers quartered in that town..
This account was brought from Flushing to Dover
by a smuggling vessel, and states, that the distur-
bances were by no means of slight importance ;
they continued for several days many lives were lost
on both sides,•and w~ have yet to learn whether the
affair has subsided.

We are sorry to hear that the troops at BnrbadOes,
as well as in other quarters, have suffered a.great deal
by sickness. General MONRO commands at Barba-
does. Sir GEORGE BECKWITH, and Generals MALT=
LAND, GLADSTANgE, 011 J COLVILLIt, Sill; remain at
Martinique, and had with them`the t3th,lsth,6oth,
03d, goth, the Royal York Pia-Peers, the York Light
Infantry, and the ist, 3d, and 4th West 'lndia regi,
rnents.--Sir Gitotton BECKwITH has given up his
share of the prize-rabney'for the capture of Marti
niqiie and the Saints; and it is said that Sir ALEX.
CoCHEANE has 'done the same. •

We should with to 'be informed by the Morning
Paper, whjch is so extremely offended with Govern-
ment on General FaaabssoN's account, whether that
OfOcer in declining to accompany Sir A. WaLLes;..
LET, has astjgned the climate of Portugal as the ob-
jetition, or whether he had then declined, generally,
to serve on account of the bad state of his health'?--
We must, take this opportunity Of expressing our
thanks to that Morning Paper for the ackm*ledge-
ment made by it, THAT acnya SERVICE HAD BEEN
OIPPERED To Gats. FEROOsSoN, and for thus support-
ing our assertion, that no political motives had caused
the country tote deprive 4 of his military talents.
Ltsecm, AMR 200.4atetters just received from
Spain inlorta us, that the army of Cuesta consists
at present of 30,1)00 infantry and gOOO cavalry; the
army of Carolina consists of 30,000 men ; and the
whole are placed under the command of Cuesta.—
Vielor's force is greatly diminished by desertion ; but
he is still in considerable strength, and was, accord-
ing to the last accounts, intrenched.

abe Portuguese vanguard is at Alcantara.
Yesterday-a regiment of British troops sailed up
the Tagus; and on Sunday two regiments of itt•
(natty were landed here from Gibraltar. •
A very large force is colleting in the north of
Portugal. Within the last four days, one brigade
and two regime. is of the line, which had been
quartered here, have marched towards Braga. The
whole of the forces in the north are under the com-
mand of the Portuguese General-Silveira, who has
eminently' distinguished himself, And has the un-;
qual.fied confidence of the troops under his corn-
mind.

We are aaively recruiting for men, who are to
compose new regments. This service is not at-
tended with much difficulty. To;.vards payment
of this and other extraordinary expences, a contri-
bution has been levied on the opulent and middling
classes of the inhabitants, which is not to exceed
one million of crusades. The contributors pay cheer-:
fully.

The weather has been very unseasonable, and un-
usually irregular; at the time tam writing the rain
falls in torrents.

Very little is correElly known here of what pass-
ing- in Gallicia since SOULT'S army arrived there
from Oporto; in equal ignorance are we with re-
aped to VICTOR. The greatest pains are taken to
keep every thing secret. Sir A. WELLRSLEY, after
leaving Oporto, iouk the road to Abrantes. Gen.
BEKESFORD has been here for a few days to make
arrangements; he quitted us on the 9th for Badajos.
The armies are in motion ; hut they cannot march
with great rapidity, being compelled to carry with
them every necessary article of provision and stores,
the country thrlugh which they pass affording no-
thing to their necessities.

VICTOR,,it is now said, is between Talavera, Me-
IKIA, and Truxillo, his army spreading to the margin
of the Tagus. The Allies are approximating to the
same situation.' • •

4 Fleet of Transports, with cavalry, is arrivei
bare from Cork, atter a passage of nine days, and
a ccawoy -qf Merchant Ships aril TranqQrto have
saii44 -for 81104114,

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