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tATURDAY; APRIL 15, 1809.

Accounts received this day state, that Lord Cocu-
BANE, with his usual vigilance and promptitude,
observing that the Enemy were ereaing in Basque
Roads 4, Battery to annoy our Ships in their operations
aguinst the French Squadron immediately attacked it,
!Ink with two long 24 pounders, kept up such a tire,
that it was speedily demolished. The enemy have had
the caution to 'keep a boat stationed close ie the:.
Cables of all their Ships, to preVent being surprized
by our gallant Tars.

WE are happy to announce the; Capture of another
French Frigate, after a most desperate Itaion.--The
following are .the detailo, which iwe received this
morning upon the aubjet from our Correspondent
at Plymouth

" PLYMOUTH, APRIL 13.—This morning.arrived
here the dmethyst Frigate, of '36 guns, Capt.-Say-
, MOUR, than a cruize orflourdeaux, Where,. on the
dth instant, at one o'clock in the morning, she fell
in' with the French 'Frigate Aie!ticn, of 44 guns and
300 men, to which she gave-chace, and soon came,
stp. with her, when • a most 'gallant action
*need, which continued (running and close) for
five
,hours and forty rhinutes, when the. enemy

ruck to the superior skill and bravery of British
nrs, after having all her masts parried by the board.
'e Amethyst tuts lost' her fore and main-masts,
9 of her crew killed, and 37 wounded—the) Gunner
is the only Officer ' burr. The French Frigate has
Ivo men killed and wounded,' is of e hugest class,
only three weeks off the stocks, has ialuable cargo,
bound from, Bourtleaux, to the Isle of France; she
was taken in' tow after the aetion, 'by the .tirethuro
Frigate, Capt. Norms, and her arrival is • hourly'
expetied." ,

Wa this morning received American l'apell to
the 23d alt. They contain Mr. MADISON'S Speeolt
upon his succeeding 111 r. Ja!nasaN as ,President,
the Non-Intercourse Ail!, and many ocher articles
of importance, upon which we are prevented
.by
want of room from commenting at any length this
day. The Embargo, as we before informed our
Headers, is taken off, and the Non-Intercourse Bill
is substituted in its place; but :in.this', as in every
other measure recently.a; Topteri thsAmerican
Go-
sernmesnt, a„niarked Itlppsition has been shewn' to
bring on, if possible, a War between .9reat
America. it wat at first staled, that the Notts

Totercourz Bill was to extend to Great Br:tain and

izer Dependencies,. anti to France and her Depen-
dencies. This regulation, had, at least, the appear-
ance of F.quality;- but the real object 0f...* Ame-
rican Government is. very clearly mani dby a
subsequent provision,-.that Holland, and great part
or Italy are'nat to be cousi4ered as Dependencies of
France, tut as ladepen4ent States!! Upon this very
extraordinary provision., an American Paper makes
the.following very pertinent observations .
Why is the Kingdom of Holland omitted in
the list of nations with whom we are to have no in-
tercourse ?, Why, is part of Italy omitted ? Does
not the law expressly state that we shall not com-
mune with France or her dependencies ? Is not
Holland dependant on France ? And is not NAPO-
LEON King of Italy ? Are not Holland and Italy
blockaded by Britain ? ,'And would not any neutral
vessel attempting to enter their porta be captured by
,English cruizeri:? 'lt is well, known that the
Administration : were acqUaluted with these fads
when they passed the 'Non-Intercourse taw:,
Do they permit,. then, *easels to 'go .to Holland and
Italy,sthat they.may be taken by the liritisb,-which:
captures 011 be a cause for entering into an. imme-
diate war with that nation

We shall reeunio our observ4tions upon the Pa-
pers on Monday..

—~""rmiier-
I • It is with much regret that we find ourselves
under the necessity of announcing to our Headers
the progress of the French in Portugal. From the
zeal and spirit' manifested by the Portugurese, and
the determined animosity which they upon all occa-
sions expressed againstt the French., we were led to
hope, that if thesprogress of Marshal Soux.r7s army
was
,noteffeCtually resisted, at least it would be ma-,
serially impeded, and that Oporto would not have'
surrendered without a siege. In this hope, however,
we have been disappointed. Government yesterday
received dispatches, announcing the surrender, of
that city, almost without reaistance.• When it was
known, that the French were advancing in. forte
froth Braga . towards Oporto, the inhabitants noi'
only.dechlred their determination to defend it to the
last extremity, but they actually pin several peisons.
to death who were supposed to be rathertivourable
to the French, and who wished to surrender.
Aniong others J. DA CUNHA, and. Louts. 'D'OLI-
VEIRA,: were murdered in the most barbarous man-
ner. The French appeared before the walk of
1 Oporto on the 2711), nod an the: 29th they took
possession of the city. All the'exertions-of the Bi-
shop; which were incessant., to' inspire the inhabi-
tants with courage, were ineffeaual : we are hOw-
ever happy to find, that 'the worthy Prelate has not
fallen into the hands of the -French'. The force
with which Geheral SOULT has invaded. Portugal
from the North,: isT not sufficiently numerous to en-
able hint to advance upon Lisbon, where we have
16 or i 7,000 men, but it is said thatGen.VlcTott,
having defeated the Spanish army undet General
CUESTA, lia's entered Portugal on Its tastern fren•
tiers, and that he is advancing towards Lisbon in
that direction. This intelligence, however, rests only
upon private accounts. No 840 information, we
have reason to believe, has reached Government.

The Right Hon. ROatRT S. DUNDAS, havva.
.cated his seat for '4dinburghshire, by accepting the
place Of .Chief Secretary, to the Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland,. in' the room of Sit—AaTilva %WAS.
LI?.

Mr. WARD yesterday gave official notice to the
Commons, that the Lords of the Admiralty had or.
dered a Cbint-Martial to be held, on the Ist of May
next, at Portsmriuth, on Rear. Admiral IltarrrY, On
a charge of breach of discipline, preferred.by Lord
GAMBIER.

Yissterday morning a detachment of the Gdards
belonging to the First Regiment: of Foot, and
amounting to three hundred men, were mustered
in. St. James's Park. They had volunteered .their
services to join the. British forces lately .returned
from Spain, and who are now at ,Chatham, in rea-
diness to eronatk on a second Expe'ditidn. :They
set out on their march with cheeit4l
Another draught is expetied to take place in a few
'dap. . •

NVeunderstanci that-Earl GREY, deeithdly disap-
proves of the -late conduct of some of the Apposition,
Members,' His lordship sees the.whole affair in its
true light, and
,has not hesitated holourably tb ex.
press his sentiments upaii the bu bj .

On Wednesday Mr. WESLEY tried the new organ
built by. ALLEK, for-Peterborough Cathedral. :He
went 'completely through all the stops in the choir
organ and swell; upon which he played several mast
delightful extempore pieces, anti afterwards several
voluntaries. and fugues from HANDEL, 8.7 c. upon
the Great. Organ. The Bishop, and many other
amateurs, and professbrs of eminence were present,
who expressed themselves highly gratified by. his
performance, and
,the excellence of the instrument,
which for power and sweetness of tone is unri:;
valled. , _

Mr. 1-Idertatt, the Artist, leas been so much
dispdsed, that his Iriends .were serionkly..alarnied.
He is, however, now perfealy recovered, and will
goon give abtihdant proofs that his talents are in full
vigour,

•
Mr: Wire hss sent it piBure to the Royal 4ea.
(law, Which is much adrssired 'by his professional
brethren. ' The sated it GRAY'S celebrated Ode
Tiie Bard, and it is treated with a poetic spirit suite
abie ever o 4 oi that celehrate4 comporitiO.