The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-01 00:00:00

FRENCII UG,L TINS.

TWENTV.FIFTH
Uenevtnte, S.
• His • Majesty being informed that the English
army• was reduced to no less than 20,000 men, re-
solved upon moving his head-quarters' from Astorga
to Benevente, where he will remain some days, and
froth whence he will 'proceed to take a central posi-
tion at Valladolid, leaving to the Doke Of DatmaTiA
the task of desqoying the English army.
His Majesty, on being informed that in The places
where the prisonerswere colle6ted, and where there
are ten Spaniards for one Englishman, the Spaniards
ill-used and plundered the English, gave Orders for
separating the English from the Spaniards, and fOr
observing towards the former a particular sort of
treatment. • •
The rear-guard of the English, by accepting battle
at Prievas, had hoped to enable the left column,.
which was chiefly composed 'Of Spaniards) to iorrn
its jug lien at Villa Franca, He also hoped to gain
a night, in Order more coMpletely to evacuate Villa
Franca. We found in the hospital at Villa Franca
300 sick or wounded. The. English burnt in,that
town a large Magazine of flour and corn. They
also destroyed several artillery carriages, and killed
500 of their horses. We have already counted t 600
of them left dead on the roads. The amount of the
prisoners is considerable, and increases every :mo-
ment. In the 'cellars of the Lowy we .found several
English soldiers who had died from drunkenneis.
The head of Meas.a's division, terming pan of
the Duke of DALINTATIA'S corps) came up with the
advanced guard on the 3d,
~A.t 4 P. M. it reached the rear-guard oT the Eng-
lish, who were upon
.the heights of. Prievas, a
league before Villa Franca, ronsisting 0(5060 it:'fan-
try and floe cavalry. This position was a very tine
position, and difficult to attack. General. MERLE
- made his dispositions. The infantry advanced, beat
the charge, and 'the English were entirely routed,—
The difficulty Of the ground did not permit the ca-
valry to charge, and only. 200 prisoners :were taken.
We had some fitly men killed or wounded, Ge-.
neral Cor.SIMT advanced to see if the cavalry could
form,—his hour was arrived -a ball struck him
in the forehead, and he hied but a quarter of an
hour.

There are two roads froth Astorga to Vila Franca.
The English-took the right, the Spaniards the left;
they marched With-Out order—were cut off and sur-
rounded by the Hanoverian Chasseurs. A General
of Brigade and 'a whole ,:division laid down their
arms.

On the cd his Majesty revtewed-at Astorga the
‘divisionS of LAsonDe aha • LOISON, which form the
army of Portugal. These, troops see the English
flying and bah with immiente to get uo with
4ixeryL, •

His Majesty left as a reserve at Astorga the carps
of the Mike of ELCHMEN, who has had his ad-
i►aticed guard on the passes into Gallicia; and whois
enabled in case of emergency, to support the corps
of the Duke of DALMATIA.

Since the '27th ult. we have taken more than
10,000 prisoners, _among ‘vhotti are t,oo linglish,
We have taken also More than 400 baggage wag-
gons, 15 waggons of firelocks, their magazines,
ands. hospitals. . The english retreat in disorder,
leavhig magazines, sick, wounded, and equipage.
They experience a still greater 1054, and it: tbey
be able id embark, it ix probable it will not be
without the lOss of half their army. 'But intomitht
that that army was reduced below -90,000 men,
resolved to remove hiS head-quarters from Astorge
to Benevente.

.We found in the barns several English *lin had,
heen hanged by.the Spaiiimds—iits Majesty tray
i:ldignant .apd ordgred.,tlli: barns..ta be burnt—Th
peasants, whatever may be their restottnent; Wk.°.
tio right to attempt the lives. of ilia waggoners Of
either army. Ills Nlajeay has ordered the English
prisoners to be treatekl with all the respell due to
soldiers who llave avalliktoted liberal ideas And
atents of honour.

On the, .4tli) at night., the ljuke.ofs List.m4t.77l4''s
head-quarters were ten leagues from. Logo. '
.Governor, OH ST. CYR'S division entered flame-
Itina on the 17111. the i:Jth he came up with
Generals 4ituNo's and Viviss's troops at tlerati and
completely routed them. He took six pieces of, can 7
n0n,„30 waggons, and 3006 men.'
We have received the confirmation tif the nett/
announcing the arrival of the 7th corps, under (..;*e"-;
floral GouvioN St. QY Rj at Barcelona. ileentei.ed
that place on-the tit!). On the, 15th be fell in with
the troops commanded by Generals itsniNa and
Viyas, and completely dispersed them. He took
from them six pieces of cannon, SO caissons, and
3000 men, By meaus.of the junction of the 7th
corps with the troops, under General DUHESME) we
have a large army at Barcelona.
Whnt his Majesty was at Tordesillat, he. bad his
bead-quarters in the outward buildings_ of the It'oyal
Convent-of St. Claire. It was to this Convent that
the 'mailer of CHARLCS V. had retired.
w and where
she. died. The Convent of Si. Claire as built on
the,scite of a Moorish pilaw, of which about two
balls remain in fine preservation. The Abbess was
presented to the Ernperor,—She is 75 years of age,
and for 55 years she had not gone out_oil,iher dui*.
tors. She was considerably. moved when she passed
the threshold ; but she conversed with the Emperor
with much presence of mind, and _obtained several
favours rot her friends. .

INTRRCEPTED LETTER TO THE ,Z4IAROULS'
HOU A NA.

00 St*--1 should not have detained your instruc-
tions so long, had not Sir Jong Moons returned
very late to Villa Franca. He' arrived greatly fa-
tigued. 1 delivered your letter to him, to which he
cannot return an answer till to-morrow; but he de-
sired me to inform you, that he would set out at on
early hour. There are at Benevento, 2 or 300 of the
French cavalry, who annoy our straggles 4t-sAittli

•:13enevente and - Villa Francs. General WORE
begs you will place a battalion on the heights over
the road, Where they may fith on them without
any . risk. • . , ,
" There's no news, We know ' nothing,of the
movements of the French, and we confine to.retreat.
I am not certain that Sir J. MOQRE will allow' ,me
to return to yoUr Excellency. 'ln that case permit
me to express a hope of meeting with you in. London,
in better times, ; 'for, be assuren, Sir, I retain a grate-
ful of your kindnes§, and am with the
greatest respeO, Ste.' . LYNEit.,"
Franca, Tait. S, 1809;

i'EVENTY.SIKTII BULLETIN. •
- . . Valladolid, lan. 7.
.•
After Governor DE ST. CYR entered Barcelona be
proceeded to the Lobregat, and forced the Enemy's
intrenehadcamp, and took 25 pieces of cannon. -He
'then took Tarragona, a place of great importance.
The annexed reports ,of Generals Durtisms and
ST. Cylt, coiXtitt the details 'of the military events
that Irave taken place in Catalonia,to the,s,ttst Of Dtl.
eember:—They do the greatest credit to General Sr.
Cva. Every thing that has taken place at Barce-
lona is to the praise of Gen. putrnsiwn, who has
displayed great talents and flrmuess.
The troops of the kingdom of 'ltaly have covered
themselves with glory—their excellent conduct has
sensibly nife&ed•the'Emperor., They are in truth
chiefly compos,td af'tlietorpsformed by his Majesty
in the earnpalgo of the year live. The Italian picked
men are as prudent as they are-brave; they ham
.given rise to no complaint, and have., shewed the,
greatest-tonne. Since the time of the Romans,
the people of Italy hail hot made war sti
Since the Romans, no epoch has been 'so glbrious
for the Italian arms. ,

The army of the- Kingdom of Italy is already
40,660 strong, an good soldiers. :these are the
guarantees which that fine country has of being no
longer the theatre of. war. His Majesty has. re.
moved his head-quarters tram Benevente to Valk.-
doild. He received to-day all the Constitnted Au,
t'Air ties. - •

Ten of the .vorst of
.the lowest ranks- have been
put to death. They are the aartte'mho Massacred
General CcvAteos,- and who for so loog a time have
oppressed, the better "sort of people. •
Hit Majesty has ordered th sumrt—'e.ssion el the
Dominican Convent, in viqielt one Frenchman was
killed. Ho•restified„his satisfietion at the Convent
of San Penete, whose MOnks are enlightened men,
who, far from having preached war and disorder,
at having shewn '-themselves greedy Of blood. and
murder, have employed all their cares end efforts
to calm thP people and Wing them hark to good
order—Seeeral Frenchmen owe. their lives to them
The Esreiterr -Nekhed to-eCe these reiiginus''men
and, when be was intOrmed they were Benedictines,
whose Members have always rendered themselves
illustrious in literature and sciences,'- both in' Prance
and in Italy, he condescended to express the satis-
' fiction he telt at owing this obliption to them.—....
Its general, the Clergy of thit city are good; the
Miinks who-are really dangerous, -ate the fanatic
potuinicians who ha:1;1;ot possession of the Ineuisi-.
lion, find who having bathed their hands in the
blood of a Frenchman, had the sserilegionPr coward-
ice to swear, on the Gospel that the unfortunate
man whdwas demanded of them was not dead, and
had been carried to the hospital, and who afterwards
owned, that after he had been killed be was thrown
into a' well, where he had been found. Barbarians
end hypocrites, . who preach intolerance, excite dig,
cord, stud blood, you ere not the Ministers of the
'01)9)0, The period when Europe beheld, Without
indignation, -the maitaere of
,Protestatits celebrated
by illuminations in great cities, can never be revived.
The tilessiters of toleration are the first' rights of
nian : it is the first maxim of the- Gospel, because
it is the first .attribute of charity. If_ there was .a
time when.same false. teacher& of the
Religion preached intolerance, they had not then in
view the interest of heaven, btu` ttose of their tem-
.poral they wished to be powerful amongst
:ignorant people. :When!a Monk, a ..Theologist a
Bishop, a Pope, preachea intolerance,' he preaches
his own condemnation ; ,he gives himself. up to the
laudling-stedcof nations,

Tire Duke-of DALM4TIA will be to-night at Lugo.
Nnmerous columna of prisoners are ou their march
thither.

C4knteial DA VENOT proceeded with soo cavalry to
Tbro. He eame up with two or 30U Merl. ,the re-
maim of the insurreaion. tie charged them, and
killed or took the greater Sri. The Colonel of tOe
Linicktiussars was wounded in the charge.

THE 'I3YtNTY.SEVENTI-1 BULLETIN.
, . lan. 9.
The puke of DAtIIATIA, after the battle of
Prlevas, procee4ekto expel the Eaglish from the
post of Piedra Fella. Ile there took 15110 .Eng-
lish prisoners, five pieces of cannon, and several
caisions. The enemy wa obliged to destroy a.quao--
thy of baggage and atones. The precipices were
with.them. Such was their precipitate flight.,
and confusion, that the divisions of Loaas and
110t1S3AVE found among the deserted baggagF wag.
guns filled with gold and silver; it cvas p,:irt of
the treasure of the English army. The p, ()petty
fallen into our hands. is estimated at two ,r,ilionf
of livres.

On the 4th, at night, the Fron.::11 advane,-3 71,1 rd
WAS at PAS4IIO and Nocedo, On the sth the ene-
my's rear-guard WAS come up with at Puesia and
Ferree,.. the moment 'it .wlts going to blow n> a
bridge, a charge of earalry rendered the attempt
useless.--.lt was the. same, at thwbridg-e of Cruet
On the sth, at night, LORGE and LAYOUS94YE*3
division Were at Constantine, and-the enemy a short
distance froth Lugo.' On the Gth„ Inc .1)11%.e ot
DAINATTA VfIAS Oh his march to reach that city.
The English army sutfers.coniiiderably, it Ills no
Iptl&gr itillihtlhiliQL/ and baggage, and half the Eng.

fish cavalry is on foot.' Since our departure from
Tenavente, wale sth instant, we counted on the
road 1800 English horses that had,beett killed.

The remain; of ROMANA's arniy are found wan-
dering about in all directions. The remains of the
army of Majorca; ..of Iberia, of Barcelona, and of
Naples, are ,pande‘prisoders. •
General NIAnpETeT having coMe up, on- the
side of Zamora, with his Brigade of Dragoons, a
columeof 300 men charged and dispersed them; and
killed or took the greater part.
,The Spanish peasantry of Gallicia and Leon have
no mercy on the English, Not Withstanding the
strictest orders to the contrary, we every day find a
number
,of English assassinated. .
The head-quarters of the Duke of &CH UNC4I3N are
at Villa Franca, on the confines of and Leon.
The Duke of &cum) is on the Tagus. •
T.he whole of the Imperial fjuard is c)ncentrated ;
•

CitieS of Valladolid, of Palencia, Segovja,
Avitla, Astorga, Leon, &c. have sent numerous de-
putations to the King:
The flight of tue English army, the dispersion of
the remains of the arwie .IWMANA and h.:4ra-
madurai. End the evils which the troops of the dif-
ferent armies intlidt upon the country, rally the Pro.
vinces round the Legitimate Authority.
The city el Madrid has. particularly,tlistingnish-
ed itself. Twenty-eight thougand live Ininclred
heads of families have taken the oath of ailegiance
to on the Holy Siciatnertt. :The cal.:tens have
promised his Imperial Majesty that it tie Kill place
his brother on the throne, they will serve him Witt)

all their ctiorte, and defend him with all their

means:

iwiENTY.HIGHTH BUWATIN.
i/.
That part of the treasure of the ettettly Winch
has filleti into our hands is I ,130Q,000 francs,—
'hie inhabitant's assert that the English have carried
Da-from eight to tett

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The 'English Getter4l.ticenung it. irrtpOsible that -q
the French infantrY NO arnilery J;htitilti have tol-
lowed hitn, and gaincd:;opoultint4l cert:Ain number
. of marches, partienlarly sib 4pountaini f,O
those of Galicia, thought he, coall only be pursued.
by cavalry awl sharpshooters.. theretUre [lto
position ot. Caq,(ro arm his right, .suppotted by tho
river Toinbago, which passu,s try Lugo, and is not,
•
fordable.
• The Duke of baltnatia arrived on the 6th in
presence of the,enetur. He employed the 71.1) and
PO) in reconnoitring the enemy, and collaciing his
infantry and artillery, which were still in the
fie formed his- plan ot citack. :Foe left only of
the, enemy u"A. attackable,he maintnivrert, on their
left; tits dtsoisitions retiuneri same inciVteta..ntS-657'
the Bth, the Duke being detertnined' to attack oil
the gib, but the etwny retreated in the night, and
itlthe morning our advanced guard entered Lego.
The Enemy left 300 sick in the hospitals, a park of
18 piecrs of cannon, and 300 waggons of aninunt-
tion. ‘Ve made 700 prisoners.
The town and environs of Logo are chocked.
with the bodies of English horses. Hence, up-
wards of 2,400 horses have been lolled ii> the •
treat, The weather is dreadful—lain and snow' fall
continually. •

The En4lish are matching to Cprunna in great
haste, where tlicY have '4OO Transports. They hare
already lost haggal,-., ammunition, a Out amen of
their most ntterial" tlitiliery. arid upwaris of 3000
prisoners.

On the lath our advanced guard was at lictanzos,
ti short distance from Corunna.

In reckoning the sick, stragglers, those who have
been killed.by the peasants and made prisoners by
our troops, vi,e'ritay calculate the lossoi the Eng-
lish at one third of their army. They are reduced
to i 0)00 Men, and art nut yet embarked. From
Sahagun they retreated 150 leagues in had weather,
worse. roads, through tnouritams, .and days closely
pursued at the point of the sword.
. it is difficult to conceive the folly•of Their plan of
campaign. It mast he attributed, not 'to' the General
who cotnrriands,. and. who is a clever and skilful
man, hut to that spirit of-hatred and rage which mill,
mates the English Ministry.... To push forwaid in.
this manner 30,000 men, exposing then) to destruc-
tion, or to ,light as their only resource, is a coneep•
tion which. can. only be inspired by the spirit of
passion, or the most extravagautpresumption.,
The English Government is like the liar in the
play, who tans told the same untruth so often, that
at last he believes it himself.

Lugo, was pillaged and sacked by the enemy.
w cannot these till stern to the English
General ^ ►t, is the usual and inevitable effect of
forced -marches and,precipitate retreat. Toe inha-
bitant,: othe kingdoms of,Leon and Gallicia hold
the:. ;?:iigli;h in horror... Undtr this head, the events
that have taken place are equivalent to a great
tory. . .

Zamora, %vhose inhabitants had been animcited
by the presence, of the English, shut their gates
against Getiettil MALTIFETET Geneial Doßzitau
proceeded against it with tour hattalions--he scaled
the city, took ii, and put the' most guilty to the
sword.

Gallicia is the province or Spin which mariifen-s
the bz.it dislioaition, it tcceiv,..4 :he French 111 dv4.
vervr,,4 Who have relieved them at once from IC•.
revers- and from anarchy. The ili,hop.ot Logo,
Imd the Clergy of the whole province, manifest the
wisest senor-I-lents.

Valladolid, has taken the oath to King Jostrit.--..
Si•,. men, the leaders of revolt and massacre of the
French, have been condemned to death.---. Five have
been executed. The Clergy asked pardon for the
sixth,„wlto is the fattier of four children. His Ma-
jesty commuted. his sentence; and said, he wished
thereby to testify his satisfaetiOn of the gond conduit
of the cK:ular Clergy of Valladolid ott several irw-
porprit occgisiops.

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tittle axed by Jew', it would be competest so she. . eeisreet.:`,.larkCe 2, Westbodrue-place, Sloane-square ;
Hon. en flatlets Urrneter the 'lttbjeel Of i xiii,tiirde-.,
,atide•Lietite-Colonel.Brook, eth Deseeon Gl,lBltii., .
motif/ . .-lillt ever; it here had . been.hey'4l4 in : It was also ordered, that R•N
• 1., Biddulpiebe de-
-To
the p .t..tieat cf tile Apr uotS„of 'Cho I;7o,:prt, ,14:i01*.... .ii:t,f.l i() ,it cud in his place to-leartoW; and misat the
of4th einteAdeet yeatie•t e Han. 41ti1erna0014,41..",. leinleing-hoeles'ot-ar0.708511k?.;,)1,....udi1it.441..iyh-ai,:iCp. fur
allow the
,these , were not times in wiriCh fe*,lo•7', theereopth of fitly
hold the supplyfrom his West r iapon such geipritli.:.'2 . Me. Heeette Totnttcrom moved that there be laid
.k',verYcliligence.mAtould b 4:.. used J0.1.1X,pk411, tl.e pro,. befotte.•theeklaeseea copy of a--Letter front-Mesast.s...
duetion of the annual accounts, which. evieele • cer-
,Pearee to the Secretary al..Wtir, dated Jape 2p,
tainly be on the table 'within the time limited by 18(ta, with A view, as the Hon Melithe ..statea,, of
law _.. , ... .. . .
'hewing that smile of the grounds laid by an Hone
...
Mr. P. Mooxit"saw no reason why the Public Ad- ' Gentleenan for a motion last Session, respecting
.
cptin'ts should not be reade.ep for each year, coding Icontratis for supplying great coats.to the army,were'
.. not be . .
' the foli of January, or the loth ot,lanuary. ln the founded in, .error. Afier a, short conversation, in
COSIOMS and Excise, so large brandies of the,public which
revetioe, the accounts were made :up weekly., on Mr, WARDLE complained of having been talttm by
'Wednesdays to the precoditig Monday. The Public,: surprise, which rendered hhn incapable et the time
Acceetets might with the same facility be made up ~ of refuting the statement' of tlie flon;Geutleman,
:every „month, and that was essentially: necessary, ~ and Mr. Hil.,,kisoli, Mr. Wilberforce, Mr, Whit.
'With, a view to ascertain how far any object of bread, and the Chancellor of •the
.Exehequer,, took a
;prespeClive economy ' might be effirtled through the part. '.l.'he- motion was withdrawn;, and:a notice
conternplation ef past eependitere. Without, there-, given for to-morrow. .. ,
;force mowing. any 'disrespeCt to the ,Right, Hon. VOTE, IT ,OF THANKS To liRTGADI ER-GENERAL,
iGenilernan, or: any other . peesop, if, the accounts ceeueteep. ..
!shridld not be,prodUced before a specific application On the suggestion of Lord- CASTLEREAGH, the
''for a supply should be made to Parliament, he. should Vole of. Thatsketri the Offieers'etieteeedi in the ba t. le
take the.sense of the House upon a Resolution re- i-.of Vinsiera was read, when, on the motion'Of that
spelling the provisions of the Act now in force. . ' Noble Lord; the same thanks were voted to Brig,..
The CHANCELLOR of the ENCHRQUER would be Gen. Craeturd, whose WHIM had beeh,"through to-
`particularly happy it the Lion. Gentleman could, by -t advertene, pinitted in rime farmer vote. . - • ,
any' regialetion he could propose
.for the produetion t EXTENSION' 0 E Tilt:. PROVISIONS OF TUE
of the Public Accounts-, remove the necessity for , , e33,1.1E0,-ee• To. EQuil•T Y it"eircirslii.(ce' m d
Sir biA,NIUE,I, 11014 ILLY, pt.rsitan 0
.. , my.
farther grants of Supply. 'But the lion. Gentleman ef
.or, anc. }leashed leatfe to bring in i.l. Billar extend-
, must know, that .it .would he wholly impossible t 0...
the proseeons- of the 4f.;Lt Geo. x. to Debtori
I..make up the accounts of the public expenditure, , Ing
onfitied for Er uit Debts. 'Tlielion. :end Learned
eeteniting throng!) such a inultipheity of hatid, and .
etuer . • , . .
.., .
~ .
d.
6 stated)•thyat there was no difference in rt-a
over. so greet an Etripire, Moothly.• Ple.,was ready cA.I.
lily between .legel,and eqeiteuebts, but in tht... MO L.
to give every assistance in his poseer to expeditathe
pro
of recovery, as,Equily (solute intprisone%l the panics'es.
l, 1 dt3Ctif , a the Public Accuithte, but tee . Hotisa .-
not for dethe, .but, ter cootemet ; and y?t,: by, some
and the public would only be deceived, if indatedeo'..• ...
. the, provisiouS'ef this hu- ,
suppose that any heoelit, on the ground Ot econo-
.unaccountable omission,
pre.. m e anActieenninonle called the leircis Ad, had eie
my, would thence be derived. Whether the
sent toode of Neparing anti presenting the Peelle., ver Set bean e"%tenchld'io 1...'1.1.14•Y 1--).l)teri- On those
; "gireite.
,eave was.grven to bring to a
.Bill to extend
Aecounts eould be improveci icy a
,nee/ regueitien
~
was adi aiitc.l question. But, 'uedoiietedly, whilst • tle Pr°"")"(,)1 ' 'he' 4%..1 to ik'''."""' '" custody for`
non-peymeue ( t money pursuant to orders of' Cour.ts
their produaion was.governed'by a positive .Act of
Parliament, sio Warne was iniputable, beeeiise they '°•1: Equity.,, ..
- - , ..
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, BOARD 0.1. INQUII.V.,- : - • 'net
wore. net preelred i.itut presepted according, to such I
..Mr. Ctlititte, fruits the. Boar of Enquiry,
,pre- •
new reeelaceet, tee yet in existence: • seated a t'.,opy of the Preceeditigk4 the., Board of
' Tbe-Mot io n was then agreed to, and the 1-lonse
Inquiry relative to the Armistice and:C. onvention .
having resumed, the Ileport was ordered to be re- . in Portugal. Ordered te-l'te.ort the -ta• blei and to be,
ceiveci to-morrow. .. printed.
. ..
IRISH MILITIA VoLUNTEt It BILL. 1 .
•The ,Ith and 7 th.:Repoits of the cle. inln4s; griefs of
' Sir A. WELLESLEY gave notice that he S:iould to- I AE.EOUnts in Ireland were ordered to
morrow move for lertve to bring in a Bill to allow a `i
the
ITlotiOn Of Mr. Former. - • ' -. --' '
certain proportion of the Irish 11lilitia to:volunteer .
s 1 it. to !IN- Moolt,E's DISPATCHES. .• . -
into the Line. . . , . Mr. .WIIITBREAD having' bad reason to conclude
' • MR. IEFFERY, OF POOLE, .
front .what had fallen frima..the.Nohle Loid (Castle.;
Mr. BANEES gave notice that he should to.morrow t reagh) on a former night, that sonie. part of the
Move an humble Address to his Majesty,, that he last Disp.itches from Sir .1'... "Name would be pub
would be graciously pleased to order a copy of time - .
'tilled, felt dr,appo no such' that n such' publication
• patent, appointing Mr. Lynn Conservator of Scotch had iappeared in the ,aubs,cquent,,Gazette, and ex--
privileeesin the Low Countries... His object teas to pressed a hope that the,Noble Lf.iel would seder,
ascertain se hetlier there was any timing in, that case some part at least ,of that important.' document 6be
that would bear,upon the qnestion respeeting the .+p-
p- given to tim L public:.-. e
poiternerit ot a Member of that House as,Consele
•Lord 'CA'S'ELEREAGH replied, that the Hon. Gen-
General in Portugal. - - ..: tleman had, by bite question, but anticipated. the
Mr. Secretary CANNING, by command of .his Ma- .
explanation, which it %vas his own intention to
jesty, and in •pursuatese.ot ate Address of the House, comm. p.. it?. s.s, ith a meliestion, which .he mount to.put to.
preseutOil from the Bit a copy of the patent ap—
pointing Mr. Jeffery his Majesty's .Consul General . '•(.lll'3l't fi°n. l''''tien"n near I"' ( g* • °n".ntlY.?*".
• • If the Right Hon. Gentleman had made up .hi
• tniriclwniethhardespteiv6tento,ntchiteicnotttit.(llreNoitia.
ntdb,;,."l)3titohn:F°..l
in Poongil, . , • .
Lord IfOLKSTONB •WiSlletl to put a question to the which .' •
Right Hon. Secretary of State on the stibjed of the
•j bruary, he submitted toe hint whether nmch tante
paper lie had just presented to
theli"""' lie de-, might not.. be *saved to. the, Plouse by a
sired ,to be inforteed, whether any salary was .any .'• .
motion for all itistrudions. which had been sent out
• nexed to she office of Consul General in Portugal, • , .
• by his Majesty's c'!otritnand,, (u the COlntrianders of
prelitninery
as that did not appear by the patent of appoi.nt- his - • •
forces to Spain, to.
nier'it. •instruaims
posed to make any appasit ion. e All the;
. Mr. Secretary CANNING replied, that no salary which i iabeen Su sent, with
which he. shouid.not be dia
.
wus annexed on the face of eh* patent, because no et:cello-4'e • tratesace
,v seat out,eand applying to pending'.
110 USE OF ComVolvs. emolument was derived. from the pnblie revenues of • , ' the exception of, some
this country. : tets, could be laid before,the Honse.withont injury
- i ,TUESPAY, J&N, il, country. The salary was derived from the Con- ,„ th
TtraNits, OF PARLIAMENT 'CO SIR DAVID ' ' burs fees which,fluauated in aniount between iboOl.. to be aisle to produce, before the subje4t Would
, . and even the latter. he hoped
Beittp. ' te ome public service
per annum the lowest, and 30001. the highest limit. jb.• .1 1. • ... With respect to the immediate
The SrcAtLER acquainted the Rouse that he had At the appointment of Mr. Jeffery. it was thought '• eUrtuer cuscuSsion. , s
,he hal to
re,ceived high General Sir Dio. id Baird, an answer to (desirable to lower the cluoloinenta of some. Co- '
;se •-• tl tl , letter had been marked private and
question ,
the letter, in which he communicated to that gallant suls, and those of others, and to place the Consul i ' ' ftut.' " lat
i''
. *body '
objedeif tl.e Hon. Clentlemart
9e • conadential, and in.the at the letter also there
Officer the vote of the: 'Thanks of' that House, on :in 'Portngal sin the touting of the North Aerican j
, was - ,e, declaring it to be a cornsounieateen.
• -. a passa6
.. .
Wednesday last. The enswer was%read' from the ' Consulate, excluding persons in etude, end limiting : leeeeiette to, the statement of his on. Relation, he
Clie, fuel vas in .subs'fance, that, the allant oat. ,the income, 'Pile amount 'of ,emolument winch
g l r
1 livid conceived H
ed that a discretion had been left ta his
cer had dsily reeeived• the Speaker's letter, with its Mr. JetretY was to have, was 15001, petannum and - Majesty'aGtivernment, as to What.parts el the leiter
esteemed inclostue; .at, the same (hue eequeeing of • ooe,fourth of what fees he ihoold collet over .that the_.
i . ) might think proper to publish. Upop •-the
tlje Speaker Ili make known to the House,--.the ,ac... sum, as an ieducement to insure theiecelledion : the J fullest consideration, and the most diligent perusel
kttowledginents of the Army limfely under his' .othe,r three-fourths of the surplus of the-fees over of the letter, he found it extremely difficult to ae-
commend, and to adept himself his nolo' ,heel 15061 t he Winded over to the fund, as a provision .
.4• . -t) ,parate what might be published, from what, con-
eh:ol6 for the terms in' which he had communicated for °ther CQnsuls; Fie' was' lbaw"er" t' 3'l°l4' slue tiv with a proper delicacy for the friendeof Sir
to hint the Vote of-the House ' ' ' ' that air assurance had been .given to Mr. JeflerY, , eel 5 l 1 tbe ' to the hi •
in Moore, cou ~ no given pule, and
Mr, Sheriff SMITH 'presented a' Petition from the tbat it the fetes of hie
,otfice should fail short of , therefore thought it better to withhold the whole.
Lord Mayor, Aldermen.; and 'Common Council of *1.5.001.. ,they should be made good, to ilea eunreant, However; he could /assure the lion. Member, that
the city of. ondonepraeine further time for the per., _AO that it s barely possible that he should have to i . there WAS nothing in the cominunication which,'
• cheseeit bowies ',for the 'improvement of the entrance derive any part of the ineerne of his offiCe froln the upon *othergrountla ' •whether as telatinglo the con-
into Lv.union, by Temple Ser.—Ordered to lie, on the public revs:Ames of -this Country. ' , '
. clit6t of his Majesty's Governiment, or the inatrue-
tebie, . Mr. Tiette ZY asked whether it was jntendecl that'
(ions for the military measures of .Sir John Moore,
Mr. Alderman- S,ILAW resettled a Petition front' the salary of the office was lobe enjoyed by a 'Mem- ; . that could make it a( all desirable for him to keep
the-Proprietors of an Juventiart"fer BeCtlt'hig crAtill4, • 6er of Parliarnent resident iit .this cotantry ~c ithoot- . baek the paper; and if it should. he the wiSit of the
. .
Woollepre and paper, from mildew, preying a Bill to vacating his seat. .
, • friends of Sir John Moore, he should not oppose its
protect the,ir property in they iliVelliioll for e certain •Mr. Secretary CANNING replied, that he had ime- . preeealen,e*
' . . ~
time.--lleferred lea Seleet -Committee. . gilled the tion.Gentleinate, whose appointnieut %vita Ai—r. r,-,
oNBONBT, had no objeelion to pat the Noble
Ordered, on the motion of the CHAleekteLOß of - allthled to, had ,iinmedietely proceeded to his, desti•• Lord in possession of • the,'general purport of his
the EXCHltsallita, thou the than,ks of this House‘be 'nation, poll this question had been stirred; When, . motion, which might -etteble -the Noble ' Lord to
given to the Rev. Challes Preby; for the Sermon he upon niquiry,- he found he had been detained by pri- 411 ape a motion. for any papers' he may desire aCcoiti-
preached before that • llouie, at' St• 'Margaret's. vale effeirs. -If that Geetleman should hereafter re- .in • kits id 1 f . 1 • • •
. gly. • motion woe , se or a genera enemery
Church, 'Westminster, on Monday the 30th nisi. . ' turn tor a time to England Upoteleave of absence, be • the cis& "f h' I‘,/ • .h G
into con r -o s ia• ejesty overnatillt to-
.
• CO AIMltTli 4OF suvirt, ye - sew no reason why he shoeld be'precluded from ree wade 4aiti,,and- whh respea to the corolua of the'
. . . . .
On the ;Motion of the CHANCRLtOit Of the Ex- cetving his tees of Office. • . .
eratupaign.in that country.'
. ,
THE
rantiltlKß the 'look:. Went into a Committee of . the - DUKE OF YORK. ,:- Mr. Wurretteeo observed, from all•he heard, he
1, hOte lit tile!, t() cousider of the iidk]lion that a sup- Mr. Wa'RDLE declared • that he 413061 do overY believed the friends of Sir Jollar n Mfre to beanxions
ply be. grailted to his 2Mlajesty. Mir. NN'iiarton in the thing. in tiffs power to-be able to go into his ease :for the preduelion of the letter. ' • :
Chair.
. .
• . againet his Royal Highnesa the Duke of York, re- • General STEWART stated, that though Sir' Sohn
, On the Motion 'being put that' the Supply 'be lative to the exchange of Major Knight and Lieute. Moore had marked the letter private, as a corn
uttied to.his Nl.,•ijesty, • nant-Colonel Brooke, With the witnesses at present mune:audit would be -expeded on •an 'arrival froM
• Mr, PETER Mobßa wished to repeat a question, in lamilth`an. If he shoold,not, he trusted the:l4ooe Spain, -ha had lett a :discretion to his Majests.'3
which he had aketuly on a former night put to the would indulge him with some further time, end for Ministers- to puhliAl - some parts 'of hie letter. ' For
'Bight Hen. Gentleman, ‘,‘. Whether it was his inten- the. attendance of these officer:; tie former of wllOlll , 111 S.. own Jebel he could that •belp thinking that the
fluty to have the Aceouots of the EXpenditure' of , he understood to be at present in Jersey er
.Goeroe
,telt.,'lliott might easily be. ttelde,..ite' there *ere' parts
t,e.Wt •year, l'alid befeeethe'HOlise, before it shook' ; sey. Fie trusted too that he should be allowed to ,of :the letter evltieteieeould .give .satisfaaiottio the
be (.Itilekt upon to vote any fr4sh-Stipply to his Ma-'; 'gall for. all ofliCial and.othet docuntents.which may army and the public.
.i'''''',V. '
Ibe necessary to make, out his case. 'After .a short -.Mn. ABERCRW4II I. did Justice to the fair and
,„ •
The CHANCELLOR of the ; VACIIEGURR had no conversation, in which it was suggested thee it might candid manner in' wbich the -Neeteleeet had ewe;
cloaca lii lt
other Ty,wer to '4ive thah that lie had snide to the he deferred sununonitte, Lieut.- ,01, icanz.ht, tilj it eenue..,:epoie the, o..seseiseee, and .had ea
iesestien ot the Hen. Gentleman. - The present itia# should be known whether liiseivie.nce woe4l.,be doubt that .1 he sense, of the telstious-oftSitllolto
a totaion of 3 course, renewq.l fit the commence., nece•eary, the order for that Orkieer's attendance , Mooee wallet be ;tteleee: npule.,ehe blibiad as .it now
inent of every 5e5,,i01.., .end not to hedelerred till the ' vs dispensed with, and the following V, ere: be4t.,r, FitdOCl.
llot:
•protion Of the Ace aims of the preceding. year, dered.to attendthe Committee .rte the whole .tteuse
me heft were' regrilatt4 as to the time of their produc- to-morrow. • . . . . --
bort by the provisi6tis of an Au. of Parliament i and Dr. Andrew Thynne, Be.rner's-street ; . Robert
any delay on the produ6tien of which, beyond the Knight, Esq. 4, Dean-street, Audley-square; Mary

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE .OF PEERS.
TUFSDAY, JAN. at.
The Appeal Causes, which stood for this clay,
were rostivnit...d•till.to-morrow. •- • • ~,..
s Arei)nis.hop of CANTERBURY moved the
Tiliifilts of ihe'House to the Right Rev, PrtiAte who
pr,4chtd before their. Lordships, ottlVlalday Jan.
3U. ''Agreed :to nem' dis.

OygRTIIRES k 1,1) NI CttEURI ii.

On
_the, motion of NJ r. .Secrevary„c4s.muc the
papers relative to the fate Qvertnres frotn,Etiufflt
were entered at read.

Mr. Secretary tiCsNIWO then rose and said' that
in propo,;it:ls to the House to address to his Majesty,
the expreslco 'of is thsnks for the communication
which his l‘lajtr had been graciously pleased to:
have tn4de.. of their acknowledgment of the prin-
ciples upon which his Majesty had aeled throtio-
- his communications with the Ccurts of France
--askiwattariel—Potiti.sifotiteiricatiftrtiorrto-,-sirpnrr
Majesty dUrittg‘the coutinl.laktqf`klieJvf,..w,tikh
Jia,:wiss. amble- -bring io en end. Cf)l4S4teot with
itotinur.ol.:"PitTiff;liF cemild 'not antidpatiOpii6-
•sition, nor did her believe there-could- exist any
versify- of Lk apprehended, " that .atiy•
question winch would that day arise, must apply
to thd'onßstod of his 'Majesty's Governovnt as to
the 'manner in' 'which it hild •foll3wi-d up its

4,

, .
ciPles, , ,p9t to the xrincip!es, them elves upon
j which rhej --WhArever Of • doubt or of
I: hesitation there should be, would only be felt a9';

applying to the particular steps of the Negotiation,
am! 4tot ,tl.) the;prineikles upon Aidl . it turned of
the result in ,vhich a terminated. No man, 1)t

I

believed,: in. tbeifiouse would say, that if we .bue
siness,had beeqiotAtiprwiSe:condutteel, it wesuld have.
led to' negotlatton, or ended,in peace. What he,
therefore, had to sarlin proposieg the address,
would lose much of its interest, becau,s'e the result
under anycireunastances,- would not have been ditty.
'terent,, as the intentions of tne..eneney were oh-
,vious on, the face el their everturei. o•-'t'13
contend Ulm the overtures luid ever, been i•ineel.el •
meant to iced to a negotiation, . or .;iffer '.!.1 d'°
stiglitest chance Of pe,ieot the lace.
ttires their de:usive Charaeler was nia;
saw befute-band what (wen here ltceil
result. -.lf it could be that :ley 1)1.11 li,ie HA'
been introduced int,: the di.ett..-sian Lti with.
~
:the sincerity of r
nity lost of bringing to allittinz.the ietentititt.id th°
enemy.; if it could 1.-g• n ,ttvy-ticca.trott had
been taken to put an end to the intr. cOtar,e;'befeta.
it was obyic)us that •it could coiit:nued :star
any prosilect, or without di4lolloar ; tre:wonld nil.!•
mit, that in either,of ttlefie eases, though the in itre"
salt toiglit be the saint, vet t hat Winne weeld jitsilyar-
t 1t ll try iii.:Atijetstr's 'Ministers: for what he teat to sap.
therefore, he,nreattt to coetiue lii rls It te.their'Coq-r •
dud, rather tha'n by tit:to-tea to enforce 014'4)4-
npon %%illicit every man must be agreed. .Ittere.WlLl
'this singularity in lii, present sittrati;m,
Address upon .this subjett, that_ it Nlieisters-
been called to account for .t heir. eonduetin-tlee--;tranir
either at the'itiement tit wEich it. t0u1,5
or immediately after its l'erfilitietitrm, 11.fr":(E''
-hati.l.lr d;lferctit topics to torici, elion from tiroll3-10
which he tve,s now ohliged to advert.. Ally Merrilwho.recellee:tcd the setisition.excited by ti-et.
et-lure:in this that;
rettlember .thef.Statee.f,the publig.luinci at
tied, - and upon. this..sl.4ezi, tp.t.'Abe ay, ire, ti, It
fly Butt .W 33 tilt, ii)::11(1. .tl..lifsAdejosty's
ment, it wns that,ol haNiitigentet "„•3
turei of *a dell crt.lus tt!.l4trvlcyi:l4thei
.thpn ; bjlt
putting a preeienate 6101 i. 11) tiro pint;peet,or'o
t„ll4.6',..NV•ika. j Call litn3ktitid
>advoCates of Peace- , necessity
of negociation,even all .those . were, uniruraally
th co ;
opinion, drat in ~.klug he'overtute, theekleyny 4?‘
no natention hut to deluJe, uo Leijeet in .I.l9;•ticcd,
big hop, j.„-ont ibat .4,1,;•;),00-.0.o.. 41 0), ho 4"() •
bts,Colle'ile;ues had tile elkibrtune, rnistortul.e
could be differs from the puli' it;
They felt it-theit dety, 110..re,,er del,.iftre ttie oV3r7Y*4
tore • might appear to be, ..tai...rmde.ey...er
tail, beyond the ,passibility of deubt,, the real;ine
.tentions- of enemy.), If •they had suffered any,.
'unnecessary time to elapse helot ,0 they had
plished that objea, l t would' a.low it to have
ii pra'airal evil' to the Country ..bat It was s°
eva counterba::tneed , by,. the advantage resultitig
froth shev.ing, that whilst weviere sincere in our tie
eire of peace, the real intention of theenerny Wait°
delude. For one he had thought it his•dutv tufford
ti'l'e'
'orerture was rejected to try to aseertaei s"
titer the enemy Vas.really desirous of peace. :4""Y
pet-Sobs at.that period were or 'OPirlion, ter in tile
ueexample4 atrocity of ileoaaparte's coaduct toward' •
Spain, that we would ihiive been juptiticd not only
uphn ~evety ground of
,high opoo every',dietate of soend
in rejeding every over-
lure front hint towards- ne:ecrat ion. :most proo"'
thought the. withdrdwing use
,12,•endi trnbps twin
I *Spsie„and the restoration of the legaitilate PO"
.vernment in that •country, 013glit to have beet)
..tni)(a)t..ii,e
or
c 4; 41.0
acceptingitiott ref
any o
cateringcrtinto e any
s. Upon tb
fitoial,principle. he ctiuld not dirler from 1110,,e.
epteOtairted that sent imeht. Hut thinkieg that P9'
litiiial Considerations were not, always to be. coo"
trOule.tl'.by the principles off morality, and that 6°'
vetottiutts nal other cornplicatc4 cli.uit;s4operforfil
beside 'What A rigid :reg,ard to the austrad .nallis ,
morality .enjoined, .hoteeVer • atrticinus,• "however:
violent, or howevel• ibiettitout "the ot
4.luonaparte might 'have' 'been, he did it tliirlk
that this Governi tent. had
atonement as a preliminary to .!-:
Was not in this ...world an .if
collier 'such• a right, anti consequently 'lie cliff
make. the dentine., Vie was restdy to allow, feeacy''",
blot if tki,jetnatid had•been •)., .h•
placed upon 'a high gibunkl, thcA..g.. he. Jet
tt `!vise to rt:44b (ea',
essential intepAts. • it' 1'1;A. were-n'
been purstled by his ?.,!aj,,tty 's. Govere):e...
wonld not hare it,,. ;.,ree eke! to Ittik'e
day of* their trial.
the; (loildocq of
may have iurfiasberd the .Ifroei:y ''lll'
fjrzner his :11.ti,:,,ty's riot
iltitik it right to l'Arin'aricl,. iiiiy ,coodii;o1)i
'hut such as by Ow r;7tusol of wen) he :010,t pi.:c: I°4';
itef at th4"bar Ili the Ent-op.:311 as 1114 4.o.'`9js
of itl.
..("Pi/iL., trijoy had talep .ade any .S-tcrittc-e ~,
'':,
tile hope), of-peace. 'I heir ituieeeeetl ‘l.`Ji 16
14at it there *as theY
to ,mtall tlieMitelves •01 it ; tint it ti,cl
,suchnesult should follow; the overtule, t"";
were clietertnitted that the •fault Monti! eht lie wilt!
them.' They telt that to deorand as.the price of 0"
term g itthl i',..t;eofiation; tfie erfe-h4liqn
by the Fre.ncli; woeld hive to to that, WO::3
it was the .butitic:i's:uf to dO
tiet:,otiategfor ;to .1-t‘4,}tni.-' I lit; tone V.11(1/C501:;44.1(3
of
.11(P. protector C 0 el.:11:::it;e: a tii,ht hod „74:,:
very either' fact 01111 ;11)!4:1'!“.:•::, beet! t;Onyy,) e"
43. • SA-icli t:giti,"-: A
4=6lllplaillt tU alba whose territottei t 1.17
ben alsi' invaded, aed successfully invaded, 041!

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