The Sun.
London, England, 1809-03-22 00:00:00

SPAIN A,V.D PORTUGAL.

Copies of, or Extraaii from, the Instruitions to the Corn.
minders, or other 0 flicers,-of.his Majesty's Forces in Spain
and Portugal, in the year ilia; together with such Corn.
mun .i icatios'as have,.been received • from the said Com*.
slanders, or other Officers, relating to. the execution of the
said. tiltreaioni, so tar the same may not be attended
with public inconvenience.

Inclosure in Viscount CA3T LER LA nu's Letter to the
pi Officer, commanding in Portugal, dated Aug.. iB, 1808.

, List of Offit,trs who have received orders to proceed to
Spdt;, and Portti,;4l. special Inatruttions

Asturias, GijOn, :&c.--Major General LEITH, one
Aid-de•Carup, Major Roinit, Capt. PATRICK.
Calkins, Corunna, &c.—Majbr-General BROM..
RICK, one. Aid.de-Camp ; Lieutenant "Colonel
PoYi.s, Captain KEN'NeDY,,Capt. CARROLL. •
Brigattier,Gentlal eDECEIEN, Capt. HASSERROOK,
Capt. BaOOIO.IAN, 'Capt. HEYLIGER. -
Portugal, Oporto, &c.--Brigadier.-Ge4erJ SON.-
TAG, Capt.IIAGAY.
,Lieutenant-Colonel TRANT, Major PttEv;:L.

.4ttaeliecl to ibe Portuguese LeYy•-r-Licutenant-
Colonel Sir ilo.tzett.r WiLsoN, Littatentapt-Colonel
INLiPOUCIII,II., MajorSarors LIMN.

COPY, OF ,LETTER FROM. VISCOUNT, CASTLEIIIIAGN
TO IvIAJOR-GENkRAL, LEITH.
SIR, • Dcs'willpg-streeri Aug.2B, 0108.
This letter will be delivered to you by Captain
Lefevre;. whose talents 'as an. engineer Will-be ot
much use ii accelerating t4e survey ot the military
line of the A ourtash 'and the principAitv of St. An'.
dero. Tie cxacnination of the country to the East-
ward A,I St. 4.ndero' is. kndly-ol less pressing irn7
• :

In addition to .an exanainaion of the principal
by which he endow may atitoopt ito'penetrate
ise either of these provinces, *With upon the map
ztp,.mtr to be limited. to t-hor mad froM Burgos by
ittyilus3 to Sr. Ander, and thlt 000;10 Leon to
iedo, it is desirable to ascertain what the bieility
is ofiaieral communication b-tvt ecu these two lines
al operalion--that is, how 'far a corps in the Astir:-
rice, ems move to support one in she. Montana, and
vise oersa ; and !Luther; how far corps, pressed
in the Asturias, by a soperior force, can fall back on
Ferrol; The iticlosed will point your attention to
what immedrately relates to the Asorrial in a de..
fen,ive sense. I should wish you, however, to ex-
tend your views to the practicability of offensive ope-
rations, and to state your upon the eotopara
five advaiitages Oa forward movement. upon either
of the lines above referred to, or whether a line
more to the Eastward can be looked to. In consi-
dering this question, you may take it upon the tuba
supposhions—lst, of 20,000, and c2dly, of 30;000
British troops being disposable for this operation.;--
you will observe the defensive view of the stabled is
Ulien upon the supposition
,that only 10,000 men
mat present'applicable to servterz,,in the North of
Spain, svhiich twist be considered as the limit, till
our operations in Portugal are .terininated. You will
feel the importance, as our army will have to depend
oltogoiher orlon the IrVionrevu at the country ink hick
they act for moving their 911pplieti, of avoiding,. as
far as possible, an extended hoe of ;operations. I
state the embarrAssmetit to be the transport of. the'
,
provisions to the interior, as I can nay; no hesitation
so undertaking to tricet all the %yams of the arnw
Whilst un the coast.
should berglad to- know what. number of tran-
sports may be convenieotly sheltered in the ports of
Gijon and St. Ander ; and Whether cavalry can be
disembarked at either place: Von will also apprize
ine,,wiihoniconitnitting the Govermiterit, what he
disposition at present is of the Juntas of A itntias acid
St. Ander, to receive the car=ol eration of a British
corps, either frir offensive or defensive porposes.—
~, You will also inform me of the state of tilt: climate.
which may be-expetied in the' ensiling months--
during what period the troops can continue to ope-
r?te without unduly exposing their health—and
what covering- they may expect to find when they
can no lon4e.r keep the field—what influence the
climate is likely to have oft the operations of the enc-
- is iOirs be expeaed that they will be compelled
to, suspend operations during the' winter, or is it
more likely that.thl will continue, as has been their
habit in other countries,- without interruption in the
field ?
y. 11.13,01 communicate, as early as possible, ybur
sentiments nh the points above stated, as well' as any
others svhich you may -deem inaterial, to Sir Hew
DalryniOle, or the Officer cornmanding in Portugal,
as he will be instructed, under'certain circumstances,
to ~t 1 •withon,t waiting for orders from home. ~
nit,asurei would you.reeernmend for ets.
Bic,cay and Navarre to rise ? If you see a
pro' pect of a diversiOn important being produced
in the fear of the French arioicit, you Avid address
r -11 Ott the subject of arms, to Sir -Hew Dal-
) •
and the Juntas .of ()Viedo and Cyallicia;'•
50,000 stand having, tretlO' lately forwarders to the
lacier anthoritles tortne service of the Northern De»
• pvti„e,nis i t Spain and: 30,000 stand,' together
vt, ith 30,000 pike.t, having been sent with Sir Ar-
thur Wellesley to Portugal. ,
Can you cootrit,•e, ay some confidential Spaniard,
to opeo a communication with Genera) Palafox in
Arl'agon, for the purpose of ascertaining what his ,
. situation and tire; and how far he could 'co
operate in breaking iea Upoll tie French line of opera.
lions on
,that, Nide, which seems to extend for not
less than 400 Mikis, taking it: fccrm th 6 frontie*r
See,ovia';- and as they have to guard both the Vic-
toria and l'ampeluni roads, a number, of light corps
of armed peasantry, I should apprehend, would either.
intercept' their .convop, or catupel them to waste
wilds Of their force in eseorts. ' . •
haie the honour to be, &e.
(Sigrted,) . CASTLBitEACii.
To MoiorXrneral Leith; dre.

INCLOSVRE IN VISCOUNT CASTLEREAGH'S LOTTER
TO bIAJOR-91SNERAI. LEITH, OF AUG, 26, 108.

QUERIES.
Whether, if the enemy have from 30,000 to
b0,(44 at Burgos and op that line, and, before they
engaged by an army in their front, Ahoold attack
the are the Asturians capabje of defending
their Prdvince without assistance?
":•si.' Whether 10,000 British, aging With the army

of Asturias, And supported by the army of calflc"a
vn their flank, would enable thew to resist such an
attack=?

3. W-htt her a British corps,. if pressed, could fall
back on Ferrol, if they had not time to re,embark at
Ginn ?
4. `Whether, carrying their supplieS, artillery,
horses, and some cavalry for patroles, they could
fine! the means of moving their provisions from the
coast by carriages of the country, in the Asturias Mid
Montana ?

6. What position should the British take up for
the defence of Asturias—whether central, as Oviedo,
merely to. move forward to the frontier, on the move-
, meat of the enemy being known—or a more ad-
vanced position,' and what ?
6. is there more than one pray icable: road by
which the enemy can attempt to penetrate into the
Asturias ; and how many passes must be occupied
for securing the defences of that Province ?
-7; The same query with respea to the Montana.

COPY OF A LrTTER PROM VISCOUNT CAMIREAGII
TO SIR HEW DALRTSIFLE.
•
SIR, Downing street, August 2.7,
Intelligence having been received by telegraph
.That Iliscay has declared war against ,the Freud, I
losthay a no tine in direaing Major-General Leith
to fnrnish you, hy, thu speediest conveyance; with
fUll information of the state of atfairs in that quar-
ter,' • in order that you may judge how this most im-
portant diversion in the rear of the Vrench armies
may bet be supported,'

You will see. the expediency of keeping such part
of your force as you may deem disposable in such a
state, of equipment artJ preparation as may enable
you to carry intu executiotvwith celerity any Ordets
.you nv!y peccive from hence. You will not,. how-
seoniidtt this intimation as intended In. the
smallest degree to turrow the discretion you now
possess of...detachitql, without waiting Jur orders
from home, such proliortiutf Of your force, and to
such quarter as you May deem fur the advantage of
his Majemy's -service.'
.• . have the honour to be, Arc.
• . . ,(Sigred) • CASTLEri;AGII.
To Lieut.. Gen. Sir ticw Ddlrmple,

COI'Y. OF A I„C.TTEA Fl Olt VISCOUNT CASTLF4EAGII
• To..NAJOII-GENERAI, 14EITH.
SIR, . London, August 27, ad.
I ludoie, for your information, a copy of a letter
which thaye written to Sir new Dalrymple, to the
substance Of which you,will pay immediate atten-
tion. It is unnecessary for me to impress upon you
the importance of Using every possible etlint to give
tef.rejt to the insurrection Biscay'., I sha3 cllc*a*
vow to totivard, v, 'thou delay, Htirriltente, a sup-
ply of:pikes. Arius and ammunition 'the Govern-
:thetas olGallieia and the Asturias must now have it
in their
,poWer to furnish., from the 'very' large proYi-
,sion sent within these few days frotn hence; and I
trust they.will see, that in no quarter ate theylikely,
at least in part, t. be more usefully employed than in
creating,a force in the rear of the Fretiolearwies.
I am, Ath. . • •
(Signed) .L.CSTL.tttutAn .
Nl:sjot-CerTtal.A.Otth,
. .

co or it I,ETTp, isnotst viscontiT C.kiknuttßAGil
TO M AJOIt-GENEIt NI.. LEITH.
Si a, Sept,. 14,
Intelligence having been received from Caota;ll
Cirroll, of the'fst instant, stating 'that Gun. Blake
w 3; proceeding and actually in march with the Gal-
lician army to occupy the vsition of lleynoka, and,
tl:at he was anxious provisions should be sent to
S.nnander for the supply of his army in case of pg-
ccaity.
I atwto, acquaint you, that the four victuallers
mentioned in the margin*', have been ordered to the
port. of Santander, and are conslghed• Co Mr. A.azi4
ti, Deputy. Cominissary,-Gencral,who is entrusted
with the provisions, and is to deliver thorn accord-
ing to the orders _he Shall receive from. you ;, and if
4u: shall not, be able to communicate with you, and.
receive a reiptisition froM General Blake, o(
the Junta of Santander, he •is to; make a delivery of
previsions-for the use of General Blake's army,.with,
out waiting for your orders.
Mr. Az/iotii will' report to you, and you will be
good enough t have linn ftirnished with whatever
"intelligence you are in. possession of re petting the
powers'of the country tor the march and support of
a large army. I have thulionour to be, ~t4c.
(Signed) , . CASTLERLAGII.
To Major-General Leith, itc.
P. S. In case of operations with a considerahie
English foice in the North,,ot. Spain, it will
.he ne-
cesssary, to secure alargth 'number of horse% and
-mules, or other draft Cattle. With this view. Lieut.
Colodel Hamilton, of the waggon train, ha* re..
received orders to proceed to -Gijon or Santander, in
order to 'tinperituend the .purchase. Mr. Aziiotri,,
the n4,puty, Con'innWry, is instructed to suppt)i- the
funds for the laipicise ; and as it may he of cOn-
sequence that n? time should be lost, I ani to:desire
,you will take such reparatory measures kir otturing
the supply 'OOO head assyoti shall thinkrtfostad-
visable-; and before any tunics fit for inspection can
have been .assembled, Lieutenant
,Colonel Munition
will probably Arrive in' Spain. The cattle wanted
are for provisions nod baggage,'as the. artillery will
bring their own nurses. Iy is 'wished that this ser-
• vice Italy be executed quietly, KO as t 4 avoid raisiiig:
expectations as tar as ,possible. •
*: Peggy, '22,7 tons toseph and Mary, 195 ditto Ann,
zoo ditto Hannah, 43 ditto,

COPY OP A LETTER PROK VISCOUNT C4STLEIIIIAGII
TO'idA3olt-GENERA4I.IIIT.IS., ,

S IR, 1)0i% rting-strot, -Sept r 17, AnS.
Fourteen, thobsand pikes have been embarked,
And consigned to you at Gijon.. They are destined
for the use of the peasantry its the province of gti.-
cay,. or elsewhere, as may be most- adva-'A:igeoni
and I am to desire you will take
,such roca,ures, for
the ditttribution ci them, or tor storing: them; as,
under existing circumstances, you shall consider most
advantageous tor the general service.
I have the henout,to be, kr%
(Signed). CASTLLIMAOII,
To Major. Gen. Leith, Ate.

cart OP 11 "LETTER FROJkI VISCoUNT CA.S.TLEREAcit
met.ron•GENBRAL nuppeamit.
SCR,, Doivtlin,strect, Sept. 15, ISA
I inclose for your information, extra& of an In.

strullion which him been sent, by his Majesty's tang.
mall& to Major-Genet:al. Leith, from, which you
will observe that it' is proposA," without delay, to
assemble a large corps of his Majesty's troops in the
neighbourhood of Coruniu, there to be equipped.for
service.

As it is material . that the troops, upon their ar-
rival at Corunna, should be disembarked and placed
in convenient and Comfortable cintonnients, whilst
the necessary..equipments are colleaing, I am to.
Convey to you the King's commands that you do re-:
pair in person to that neighbourhood, and, in con—
cert with his Majesty's civil servants, arrange 'with
the persons, in authority in 'Gallicia, measures' for
their rec.eption and accommodation.
The strength of the corps may be estimated at
about 30,000 infantry, and 5000 cavalry, and they
will carry a large supply of provisions with them in
vi&uallcrs, but will of•cqurse require to be supplied
with cattle on their arrival. , •
Sir John Moore will be direeted to send a Com-
missary from Portugal to superintend arrangements.
Till his arrival', the Commissary attached to the
'troops under Sir DiWid Baird's orders proceeding from
hence will a&

in the mean time you will proceed to make ar-
rangements for the reception of the 'troops from
hence, which maybe emaeded to sail in the course
of a few days trout Falmouth.
send you a mentorandm received from the Marquis
of Romana with li'respeet tot he cantonments in Gallicia.
But you will observe, that a much more'extensive
arrangement will be necessary upon the arrival of
thl troops from Portugal,' which Sir John Moore is
direded to move, either in transports, or by march-.
ing them through the interior;, as may seem to him
most convenient.
I have prevailed `upon the Marquis of Rpmana to
order his corps, wititont being disembarked, to pro-
ceed from Cornnna to Santander, there to be incor-
porated., and to ad wish the armies of the Asturias
and the Montana. By this arrangement, the te7
sources of Gallicia will be more applicable to the
accommodation and equipment of the British army.
If, in addition to the purchases which the Deputy
Commissary, Mr. A7ziotti, is diredted to make m
'the Asturias for the use 'of the British army, you
crin procure a supply of horses and mules in the Qa•
licias, or in the North of Portugal, it would much
assist Sir John Moore .in his arrangemeMs. The
Cominissary attached to Sir David Baird's corps will
furnish the means of payment.
The inclosed letter from the Marquis de Romans,
you will be so goo4sas to deliver to the 'ollleer in
command of the Spanish troops which have pro-
ceeded to COTLIWIR, add yin will, in concert with
the .British Naval ()dicer at Corunna, arrange to-have
them dispatched to. Santander without delay, order-
ing the Transports to return to Corunna as soon as
the troops are disembarked, in case they should be
wanted to bring the British troops:from Portugal.
I have the honour to be, &b.
(Signed) CASTLEREAGH. •
To klAjor-General 13rudOck,

COPY OP 'A LEITER FROU VISCOUNT CASTLEREAGH
Tv MAJOR-GgNE'4IAL - -
SIR, Downing-street. Frept, 25 •
hive to acknowledge the receipt of your letters
• 'noted in „ the. margin, which have- been laid before
,the King.
I have the satisfaClion to communicate to you his
Majesty's entire approbation of the zeal, diligence,
and ability with which you have hitherto executed
the duties entrusted to you, and I trust you will con—
dinUe to. use your utmost exertions in prosecuting
itid important' objects of your mission- to a-suCcesi,
la result. •
Ihave to aequaint you, that his Majesty has de-;
termined 16111104th assemble a large fotce in the
North of Spain, under- the•ordets of Lieut.-General
Sir. John Moore. A i it is not deemed adviseable
that any part of this. corps shook': .be committed in
Operatjuns till tire, whole can be as,.erribled and
-equipped for service., it kis het./1 send
the force now as:.embling at F.ilinouth, .under Sir
D. Baird, In Coruntil„t here to Meet the force 'which
is ordered to procekt from Portugal to compose a
part of Sir .1, Moore 's army.'
b A Deputym Comissary,- Mr. A zz,iit asiisted'
y
Colonel Hamilton, of be, Coips of Drivers-, kis
been sent into the Astor:4ls, and the Principality of
S.Mtander, to pinchase horses and inoles for 'the ,rlri7;
ikti army; in the Of uhiclt,important
scrvico yon to iil ri:oder el'erti.p.l4 in your,
power.
The horses and multi can be forwarded in finch
divisions from theoce, as may be most'eativenient
to the cantonments of theßrittsli army.
Feeling all the importance of,your suggestion sitith
resped to strengthening the force whien now covets'
the Montana, I alit happy acquaint you that the
Marquis of, Romani) has consented to order his
army trout Corunna, consisting of nearly !dm°
asien, to be disembarked at Santander.
corps is entirely composed of veteran and highly
discielined soldiers, I trust its utiiity'will not be con-.
fined-to its own exertion) ; but that by at) incor-
poration of the trained 'Peasantry in the Northern
Provinces,' it • may give ininiediate solidity, to an army
of much larger 'amount.. .
The Marquis. propoSea immediately to triple his
infantry, by forminga regiment of three battalions
upon each battalion of his pre.ient. farce; and. I have
assured him :that he will receive trowyon every aid
in doing so. The Total want of regular force, both itt
the Nsturias'andl Moltana, to,fortneven Ike basis
Of any army, will, I have no doubt, render thear-
rival-of this valnable'eorps, a Matter of the utmost
satiitaaion to thou; eotruStol with the chief authprity
at those previnces ; they will fel that in tio way can
their present force be so Usefully ethployed, as by being
comolidated with so large a body oftegnlar Spanish,
trunpa, and I s!ttluld hope, that, trout the
ocruishid 'name: and -ehai hetet- of the Marquis of Re-
main), who has recently given so important and io-
tere.sting a pled,,,,e to Spain and to the world of his
devotion to-the cause of his country and of his Sove....
those provinces -will be'aoxious to place sO
experienced an officer in the chief command of theit
armies. 1 • -
I have given. the Marquis. De Romaimassurancett.
that you will concert measures with the Bi,shop . of
Santander for the' reception and -aCe.ornmotbtien of
his troops vipon'their arrival. They proceeded -dowo
Channel yesterday With a 'fair wind for Corunna,.
from which place orders will this night be sent tor
Unit repairing, without Jess of time, to Santander:

You !rill feel .the Importance et Is)/leg tha polio 4
without delay,. for inducing the Goveronmi of th
Asturias, and that of the Montana, to•uoite. theil ar'
mies with that. of the Marcinis,of,Roipano. I if,
close a Letter 'on this subje& from the \';scounr
Materota to his Goviattmentp which you will dd• •
vier. I have the honour to be, &c.
• - (Signed) CASTLEKEA6II.
To Major-General Leith, &c.
P. S. The 14,000 pikes, for the embarkation el
which direaions have been given., will be sent in the
`course of 'a few days to Santander. They will be
placed at your disposal, 'and I shall hope that some
opening will present itself before,loug for turning
them to account.

COPY OF A LETTCII PROM VISCOUNT C:►STIAMISAGH

TO lIIAJOE-GENERAL LEITH.

SIR, Downing-strew, Sept.-26, 0101 f.
Lam, to acquaint you,. in addition to my letter of
the Lt sth inst. that as the corps under the command
ot.the Marquis de Romana is nor of a provincial na-
ture, not' raised by any particular province; it is not
intended to demand from the Province in which it
may operate, its pay and ,supplies i alai is 'Majesty
has graciously consented that it shall bo subsisted
from the resource's of Great Britain, till on arrange•
went can be made with the general Government
Which may be established in Spain. •l ai» therefore
to desire,that you will take tne:tsures with hio Mi-
jesty's Deputy-Commissary, for having the . cap
supplied by British resource;, till the arriVal Pf •
Marquis de Romana, by whom.more cletailgi -
Struaions will be sent to you upon this head.
' 'three hundred horses will be wanted for.the ar-,/
tillery of the Marquis. De Rptnana's corps, and 1 ant
to depire you wilt authorize. the Deputy,Conunisiarr
to transfer fdr that service' M 360'.0f the number. %Wewhichplay be purchased for his Majesty's :service. •
The Deputy Commissary will be able to assist the
OffiCers under • ybur command, in drawing upon'
England for their pap aud allowances.
I have, Sx
• • '
(Signed) CArrLtotpkoit.
To Major Gen. Leith, tec.
the above arrangement might be pro'
du&ive of great embarrassments' if drawn into pre.
"dent, you will take care that it be understood AS
exclusively applicable, for the reasons above speck
fled, to the corps in question ; that it is, not to
tinue above two months Worn the period of its.
.
svoal,towbheioh will afford full time fo'r its being 1P,646191
ia the general system ; and that
utmost. be paid for by bills 90
the Treasury,- it being imposlible to find a suilicietw
Pr,:intdesdut:phiaiellsnnoltuesti,cceed 30,0b0 men at I e
e,y of silver to meet' the many clutuandS 0:1,34q 11, a
tuis moment (won our resources.
.•

COPY OF A LETTER PROM VISCOUNT CASTLE*III3O/4,

To LIEUT.-GFNERAI. Sia.Patik
SIR. . Scer. s 4; 10.
His ilajesty having determined to
ai
of his troops; of not less than .0,.000 infao"Y
5000 cavalry, in the North of Spain, to co-o}tl,"Le
with the Spanish armies in' the expulsion of ttj",,
french .from that kingdom., has been grgc!l,;;E-
-please4 to'entrust to. the .command
•..
ibis.
forec. •
orees tit
he Officer comturinding' MajeitYil
s a
fortugil dirrovii to dentch nutter par
employ a corq
corps of 13906 infantry, together with the
King's Gerinau regitueut. of Light Dragoons) 1.150
atLisbon, and a doe proportion of artillery, t°,,
joined by a corps Of above 10,00,0 men,
now assembling at Falmooth, the detail of Wbit'l
you will receive herewith enclbsed. .
The cavalry will he sent from WI-lee *upon the re"
turn a the horse-transport; from the Tagus, solo'
timerAnce ordered; and it May be e*peeld to ;irtira
betbro the rest of the corps cat) be assotjtbled attl
equipped to take. the field.
' .It. has been determined to assemble this force ill
the North of ;Spain, as the quarter where they 0,1
be speedily, brought together, and that to whica,
the exertions of liTe enemy appear at present t0,1;.3
it wfl.retptire
arrangemeido befortra face of.tilis magnitude can b;
enabled to take the held ; sf;l as it; is not, del-111'5'
'advlable that itshould be par=tially committed
the Enemy before•the whole ciin be asseinbled,
rendered completely movable i it has been thoogll
pru4sbt to send that part of this army which is lo
proceed from hence, .to Corunna, father than to di9-
entbark• any -part of it, in --else first instance), At ant
_more:advanced triards.theEttemy..
It kt ill be for you te'cOnsider on what poll.° ,-a
or On tile borders of Lt.,on, the ;oree ca"
inostspOyantagcnnily!a4setnbl:Al and erviipped for,f4r
vice, from.whence they May 113ve forward as clirr Yr
as circumstance's shall permit ;. and it left to Y", 13
Pantry and artillery shall be tranSported
judgmtat to decide, whether -the.whole of In‘
by sea to j Corunna, or I.vbeilier prul'oli°ll
be sent through Portugal to Mat destioation•
land
cavalry. you will, of- counre direct to move hY
and it the horses foribtake . •
artillery Can
Of tllOl4°W,l
route, so as to atto-i4..0.•,the, wbote o.'
transports being returned to Eogland, it 'Bl
}rtt fruit)
meal to accelerate I. the Ova/
arrival'
hence.. . • - , •• is-
' it will be necessary to concert kith the %.'"'"'„rnd try
sary-General, Mr. Erskine., '.v ho will be attacro..
the service of your army, the best meow; of 4,661; for
Win& an adequate supply of' horses and ow° vay
f root ,Lishorlti
rendering yonr army tuovablo: and that this
bid
be effeaed with more dispatch, it Maybe odor
to drati,... your, supplies from ditresent'priit9`i
"„„Ph'ch
and not altogether to depend noon , "::130
has been considerably drained of its resources, '
A Deputy Commissary Geijeral,
equipment of Georral Illake's
has bt.4.1% Oispatchedw' c. tpi 1 of ill"
41 (, One aMi di
Waggon train, into the -.Asturias, to procure st--d
horses anal as that country can furnish
he is di;ected to report the progress of his pOrchaosi
to you. Whet) you have aseertaine:t the flambe
t,
thaikcattle of ditferent descriptions that You will
quire for rendering you.ariny movable (w hichyoo
feel. it important to restri6t within theuarroweOt coin
pass consistem with the efficiency ofyour corps), P,),„ -
will be enabled to regulate the purchases EPA°
riecee
the several Agenti;' and should you-deem
sary to procure tire support of his,Majesty'SMinis"
ter, Mr.. Frere, Mr. Azziotti:i
fral Government to facilitate these puroh.a"s' P,O
will address yourself to him on this subject, of '•
any of his Majesty's civil or military agents, now 54..1
who is now proceeding to the Ceu);
ployed in the respe=ctive Provinces•in Spain. .

I

I inclose lei your information a sfitienie'nt of ti;;
various equipMent'S which have proceeded with the
now corks no on ieiviCe in Portugal, Which,
subjeti to the Waite that has Since taken place, will
enable you fn judge of the means immediately Within,
your reach (or the eguiPMent of Your army.
I also send a similar statement with respea to the
corps assenibled` at FalMouth, under the 'orders of
Lient.-General Sir David Baird. Whatever supplies'
you may wish to receive, not" therein included, Will
be immediately forwarded from hence. .
With respect to provisions, the principle Aipon
which I have gted has been to send three months
prdvisions in viCtuallers, with every corps that has
moved, exclusive of the provisions in their trans-
ports, which may be averaged at about ten weeks
additional consumption. This supply, aided by the
cattle to be procured for the troops when -on shore;
may be deemed 'as. considerably exceeding a supply
for six months. And as provisions for ...40,000 men
for three Months are ordered to be embarked, and
constantly kept up . as a depot here, then: will be
ho difficulty 'in sending you, at the shortest ne-
tice, such supplies as you may think maybe more"
Conveniently introduced by sea, and for which you
may not think it prudent to .depend on the resources
of the country. A large proportion of biscuit has
been sent in the victuallers, that you may be relieved
from the inconvenience of baking when the troops
are in Motion.
With respe& to the plan of operations, on:Which
it may be most expedient to employ youi Corps,
'when assembled and ready for services, there will be
roll time, b fore your equipments are completed, for
concerting this with the Commanders of the Spanish
Fcirces.

I shall lose no time in forwarding to you from
hence such information as I may have been enabled
to collect ; and I am to recommend, that you will
take !lie necessary measures for opening a commu-
nication with the Spanish authorities, for the pur-
pose of framing the plan of the campaign, on which
it may be advisable that the respe6tive armies should
• ad in concert.
His
Majesty has been pleased to dire&, that the
command it; which you are employed, should be con-
sidered as akin& sand separate from that of Portugal;
YOU will continue to communicate with the officer in
the chief conimand at Lisbon,and a6l in concert with
hirn, as may be most for the advantage of his Majes-
ky'a service:
I have the honour to be, &c.
. (Signed) CASTLERBAGII.
'TO tittit,-Ger, Sir John Moore, K.B. &c.
I.To cdninued

I

PRICE OF STOCKS.. • •
THU DAY AT TWZLVII. O'CLOCK•
Ltont.ola . - 67/ I Cons. Or Acc. -

• ff RE SUN.

SOLIM QUi. WIC!tRI IPAISUU AtIbIIAT

LONDON,
WEiNESIJAY,, MARCH £2, 1899.

The imperieuse.Frigate, Lord COCHRANE, arrived
at Plymouth on Tuesday, from Cadiz, and his Lord.
zhiP came to town last night, and, immediately al-1.
tended at the Admiralty with Dispatches of the
utmost from the Spanish Government
The substance of these Dispatches, of course, has
not transpired; but we understand that the accounts
which he has brought ate of a most satisfaaorynatui.e.
The spirit bf independence which prompted the Spa-
niards last year to make such noble eilorts to thro‘y off,
the French yoke; does not appear to have been at all
depressed by the advantages which the French hpve
obtained. In almost, every part of Spain, the inhit-
bitants were rising en masse, and had attackod and
defeated several small parties of French. The Army
of General Cu Esn'amounted to 3500 Cavalry, and
21,000 Infantry; it was; according to the last ac-
counts, 'stationed on the Frontiers of Estremadura.
The latest accounts from Portugal are of the gb th
nit: At that time every thing was perfealy tran-
. Till. The French had not entered that Kingdom.
Sir; 1101111 RT WiLsoir, with a considerable body of
Troo-s,
p was on the frontiers of Portugal.

TRIM is reason to hope that the state of affairs
in Sweden is pot of so alarming a nature as has been

represented. It appears that two regithents of the
Local Militia, which were stationed on .the bOrders
of Norway, commanded by General AuDzItSi'ARRIt,
addressed a complaint to Gm-et-mm-2m, throug h him,

-- -
on the want of a regular supply of provisions, Sce

The General is supposed to be inclined to French
principles, and he gave encouragement to their mu.
tinous disposition. An event very honourable to the

Bwfxlish army resulted from this circumstance.,
iol" tile Norwegians, conceiving that this supposed
nnsunderstanding between the •Sweelish troops in

tenerai and the Government, presented a good op.
I)oitunity for them, menaced an invasion of the
Country. The refraetory Swedes immediately issued
a Manifesto, signifying that their complaints wen! an
domestic grounds, andwould not prevent thein from
the most resolute defence of their Country. It seeing'
that ALDERSPARRE was one of the discontented rucn
who to few years ago opposed Government in the
"lief., and relinquished his rank and privileges as a
Nehlemb, and has made this ungrateful return to
the. King, who endeaVoured to soothe his party by
giving him a high military trust.

A Letter has been received from an -Officer ot
hoard the Lively, dated 7th March, thou off Mamia,
htnall place of the Nosilt Coast of Spain, where
they were employed in affording assistance to the
St apish Patriots.

ESEC
0 't_-7D EDTTIOns

Sulv-oFFICk.
THlter, o'cLoC-4, r.

,
stop, the Presi to titate,•that the' following

Telegraphic Dispatch has just reached the Adraira4

dlialymouth

" GOVERNOR OI CADIZ MURDERED."

u THE ENGLISH IN GREAT FAVOUR."

Our PlymoUth Letter, of Olio day states, that

:here were some disturbances at Cadiz, and it ap-

pears obvious, from. , the above Telegraphic Us.

patch,•that the Inhabitauts,of padiz suspected the

Governor of treachery, and therefore infliaed sum-

tnai-y. punishment upon him.

NAVAL NEWS:

PLYMOUTH, MAR4H 20.---Arrived His Majesty's
Ship iniperieuse, Capt. Lord COCHRANE, from Cadiz
arid Gibraltar, with dispatches,- with which Lord
COCHRAN'S set off for London this morning.—She
brings intelligence that great disturbances took place
at Cadiz among the lower orders of the people, Pre-
vious to her leaving that Port, and that they had
actually got possessign of the money lately brought
there from South America.,.

Arrived the French Lugger La Itlancey, from
Bayonne, laden with bread and Provisions for the
supply of the French army in Spain ; she was cut
out of St. Sebastian's aboOt a month since, by the
Boats of the Arethusti and ,Resistance Frigates, whu
destroyed five other-Vesseli of the like description
in the same pldce. Also arrived the British Sloop
Parerjun, BROWN E, , from Bermuda bound to Lon-
don laden with turpentine ;. and the Cutter, Busy,
BaLL, from Lisbon bound to this. Port, laden klitil
fruit. •

It was the 4fricaine Frigate which sailed `from
lence on Saturday last, and not the Thetis.

Sailed a Man or War Brig with a Convoy to the
Bastinhird; and' a Gun-brig with n Convoy to the

Westward.

FALMOUTH, MARCH 19,--rArrived the Portu-
guese Sehooner , Nuopodesa,. horn Oporto. She
sailed from thence on the .f22d.ult' in company with
about, ten, other Vessels, under,convOy of his Ma-
jesty's Ship Adonis, and parted from them off this
Port yesterday.

YAIMOUTII, MARCH. 20...—Saika his Mltjesty's
Ship Si.alely, for Gottenburgb, having on board Ad-
miral BERTIE.

Arrived his Majesty's Ship Melpomene from the
Downs, and remains in the Roads with his Majesty's
Ships Bellerophon, Aboukir, Princess Caroline, and
several smaller Vessels.

I)EAr.,, MAttot 2t.--Sailed his Majesty's Ship
Skylark on a cruize.

......

SHEERNESS, MARCH 2t.--The Roebuck was paid
up to six months, and sailed iiniuediaielyfor yar.:
mouth to hoist Admiral B. DOUGpAS'S Flag.

POETRY.

LiNES PROM AI3I3RDEEN.
Woo, hrldister Prrisasab,4
After all that's been said►
Sure nothing than this can be truer—
That the Word of a Prince
Is as like to convince
As the ()alb of a liloor or a Brewer,

* lb Aberdeenshire the letter IF, is pronounced as F.
•

- -
. We yesterday announced the capture of the Pro.
ierpine Frigate. She waacaptured by two large
French Frigates, La Ptne/ope and Li Pludineare,
'From the French official accounts it appears, that
the Preserpiiie had been very audacious, frequently
standing 60 close to the shore as to look into the
port ot Toulon.' This provoked the .French Ad-
miral, who sent out against her the two above-men-
tioned Frigates. Once she escaped by flight, but
on a second,occasion her
pursueri came up with her
about half-past tout in the morning. Art engage-
went ensued, which was fought close along Side tar
three-quarters of an hour, at length the Proserpine
' struck to her two opponents. The enemy states
the Proserpine to have had t men killed and 15
wounded, and that both the French Frigates Came
out of the itaion without the loss of a man killed or
wounded. This i,i of course a falsehood, She was
carried into Toulon.. •
It is said that Lady CHARLOTTR is re-
stored to her family) and that the misunderstanding -1
which gave rise to her .flight hes been happily ex-,
planted," Such
.an event would doubtless be gratif
lying to every liberal mind; but it would be strange
indeed, it after all ;the reports which have been so
confidently circulated, matters should have taken so
amicable anti happy a turn. .
COIO44.;CLIAN GE, M4HCH ate .not
many fresh arrivals. of Wheat or.liarley, but tolera-
• ble remaining supplies, chiefly second and ordinary,
which kis dull of sale, and !rather lower, but
fine samples of these articles support their last prices;
Maltat less ; White Pease, mach cheaper and a tan-
', ing article; Grey, aed ileans.a. the two kind vary
'but 'little:; the supplies of Oats are considersble,
mostly inferior, but finesamples are (Jeerer ;—Flour
hardly supports the prices generally quoted.

HOOSE,OF PEERS,

TUESDAi', MARCH, 2!.

Mr. T. Clarke waS heard in the ApPeal. ,the Rev.
Dr. Playfair, and other Professors of . the University
of St. Andrew's: v. Dr. James-MacdonaH, and other
Professors of the satno Llniver,siryourther hearing.
,on Tuesday next....
The American Freight Importation, Bill, and the
Newfoundland "Judicature Bill, were "brought up
from the Commons, and read a first time.
Lord LivEat!oot.. presented certain papers; pur-
inapt to an' Address of the Houso dike tOth
Ordered to lie on the table.

I'h6 Matine Mutiny Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be Couimitted.--,Adjourned. •

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

• TUESDAY, MARCH 21.1
,A Message from the Lords announced their Lord-
ships assent to certain public and private Bills, -
Sir IL fizELE opposed the committal of the Man-
chester 'Water Bill, on the grounds of its being
against the wishes of the people.
A long desultory conversation followed, in which
Sir OSWALD MOSELY, Mr, H. Bitowx, and other
Hon, Members participated.
After which the Gallery was cleared: We under-
stand a division did not take place, but that the
'mole was postponed;
Mr. JOHNSTONE bid before the Home, the 11C*
catints of corn imported from freland Withinthe last
year, wlsich were ordered to lie on the table. .
REPORT OF NAVAL. REVISION.
Mr. WELLESLEY POLE brought up the Tenth Re-...
port of the, Commissioners for Naval 'Revision.
Sir C. POLE, in
,a speech of considerable length,
expatiated with great ability on the necessity of
guarding against negligence in every thing relating
to nasal affairs. He then read extracts from certain
reports before the House. Accounts, it appeared,
had remained miliquidated for more than 20 years;
this was a circumstance, which he could not approve
of. He then spoke in high terms orthe meritorious
exertions-of the Committee appointf,d, He had felt
it his duty to call the attention of the House to this,
subject, and he with pleasure availed hitnielf of an
opportunity to do so before the Nivy Estimates were
produced. He concluded, movie l; as a Resolution,
that that Honse were of opinion, that neither of the,
plans submitted to them by the ComnibiSioners for'
Naval Revision; were likely to be produaive of any
other effeas than were in themselves.the tnoit belle..
ficial, but the Committee were 'apprehensive that'
' unless men were seleaed whose former services had
recommended them to notice, men of approved ta-
, lents, unremitting assiduity, and long experience,
those advantages which might Otherwise be ex-'
petted to result from them would be lost to the
public.

Mr. WARD said be thought, no man, .at all con-
versant with public business, cpuld need be infouned

Het

that responsible offices should only. be given to' Men
of ability, experience, &c. He, however objeCled
to the motion, as, in his opinion, its obje& was to past
an indite& censure on thepresent Boardof Admiralty,.
if the Hon. Member disapproved of some of theit
arrangerrients, in his opinion he would have done
better to have come forward openly, and pointed out
in what instances he thought their entidua censura-
ble. As, from some of his observations, 'it appear-
ed the mode of victualling the Navy, gave him of-
fence, he wished to know if he had any grounds for
censuring theserespeaable men who bit at.the Vic
tualling Board. Could he censnre the Chairman; a
man of unimpeachable respeaability, 'whose name
alone was sufficient to excite esteem ? Could he
censure the Deputy Chairman (Mr. Towne) ?.
he object" to Mr. Boscawen because he was a Law-
yer ? Formerly no Lawyer was permitted
,to hold
such a situation, but latterly the law which prohi-
bited them had been disrega'ded. For his part he
felt no hesitation in saying, that for various reasons,
it was extremely proper a Lawyer should hold such
a situation. i)id the Hon. Member objet to the
appointroents of Hawkins and Brown, who had
been appointed in eonseqnence of the suggestions of
those men, whom he had stated needed only to be
mentioned to be praised?. WOuld the Hon. Baro-
net state any objealions to those appointments ? He
wished the Hon. Gentleman would discard al I ant-
come forward openly, " take his hand from
his mouth," and declare distinBly where the objec-
tion if he wished to. do justice to the present
Board of Admiralty, lie would, have gone deeper in-
to the sdhjeet, and declared what ought to:have- been
done. The lion.. Gentleman then stated that in
170' it was-asserted that an ingnify into maval , af
fairs would have proved detrimental to the public
service ; bnt nt the same time, it was set forth, that
many months should not ; elapse
,after the con
clusion of a peace before an ample intitiiry ..should
take place. Bet this prinuised inquiry was :never
niade. a mentioned :this to prove that the present
Board of Admiralty, at a time when Eitp,iand had an
'the navies of the world to combat, had done what
others could not do, under less unfavourable cir-
cutristances.. , The present Board at Admiralty had
been but 'a
few months in office before they brought
up the immense errear which their predecessors had
failed to bring forwnrd. He could not, therefore,
think it just 'to put that on the journals of the
House, which might induce posterity to think they
had been remiss in the disclarge of their duty,'
and which, in effect, censure Lord Mulgrave, and
the Board of Admiralty, as having plaCed per-
sons in responsible situations Who were incompetent
to the discharge of the duties attached to their ap-
pointments. This obloquy was unmerited, it was
indeed inconsistent with some of the reports which
had been made by the Coiomittee. With respeet,
to the removals which had taken place, hi had only
to say, that Mr. Marsh, though a very resp•Etable
`man, was disqualified by -age from pellet-Ming the
'duties of his office, as was Mr. Budge by ill-hcalth.
The Hon. Gentleman then -justified the appoint-
-milts of Admire Domett, Capt. Stitwart, and Col.
Wadi, He wished the House to note,' that at the
time Colonel Welch was appointed, no snggestions
whatever had been received iron) the Commissioners
for Naval Revision ; he was appointed in August,
1807, and the report of the Committee did not reach
the Adtuiralty till Sept, 1804 ; he had, therefore.
it was obvious, been appointed in the regulor way.--

. . . . .
...
,en proceeded to spenk of the ci:-c-.7-.-ricir.-.- "'.
oluncl N'v'tlr....h boing an (ifii‘r ih-,thi, t: -'.,. v,...., ~
Mr. W.HiTBREA) spoke tC ,ordt.r. ....: ..; ~ - .
Crlttlerrian,was.not referring: to any. thin: t H.. •
ed in that discussibn, and it was rather t;..,0 nit c', :,
go bnck to reply to what had passed thtf.,e, v',,..-':
ago..
__,_,
.. ,

Mr. WARD briefly repliei, and went on to
that as he thought the lion. Baronet meant to int.
imie blame to the Admiralty, itt.• conceived he I d
right to know on what he gr4unded censure.

He then spoke of the propriety of appointing mili
tary Officers to be, on, the Corornittee. Mein the
different' 'Modes of viOnalling-ithe army and navy,
and from the circumstance of a ;difference
Ways made between the rations fOr troops etriharlied
for foreign service, .and those of seamen, he salted`
again and again, that, in his opinion, it was propei'
to have an Army Commksioner at the Board. Hi:.
then adverted to the merits of those 'appointed
Sp.oke of the reSpeCtability of their families, &c. and
cohcluide4 by stating, that the Hon. 'Baronet had;
not given one single reason, nor even the 'shadow, of
a reason, for t ensuring the Board of Adiniraity.
would admit it " a truism," that men of ability
should be. seleeted to serve the public; btit the pro-
posed resolution, it his opinion, went to censure the
Board. of Admiralty lanjustly, in as much as DO. evi-
deuce had been ildd‘iced to prove its arrangements
were such as to merit that degree, of obloquy he
Would caston them.' • ,

Mr: H. Miims Said, he had never heard Moro
warmth nor less argument than in the speiCkitrat:
delivered by ads: lion.-lOentlernati. The tact was,
the Adiniralty' had dismissed, or allowed 'retire, •
Mr. Marsh, who preside& at the Vielualling,Boani;
tinder pretence of his age and infiamities,lecause
the•accottots were in arrear, and had appointed
person much the senior of him they had removed ;
and the pdrson so appointed hod been longer in she •
Vidualling Office than any other, so that if bad , •
habits were en Obje6lion; they applied in full force
to him. Mr. Budge had also been removed; without
any application on his part ; 'and' Mr'. Mo9dy, why
was allowed to be one of the best accountants in
ahe country; and if it were true that the accooots •
of the office were se tretnendously in errear as had
been • represented; e it' Was very extraordinary they
should gel rid of such a man, who was in all respeala
so capable of forwarding I hem.
Mr. BASTARD vindioated the motives had'.
actuated his Hun. Friend. (Sir C. Pole) in propOsiog
this. Resolution. was sertes tit hear his
able Friend, who had disco( ertal" such untibrm s.eel
for the discovery and correction •of attA'
with so much harshness as he heti experienced
night. We had heard of a Board connoted wish the
Navy tieing so vicious, that the business alsoletely
could not go an. The Resohitian of his lion. Eked
went to prewnt these abuses fcr the al ere ;
was his opinion, that if the Members of any. Board
did not do their duty, they should rather, be punish.
ed than pensioned.. ; ,
Mr. WELLESLEY POLE addressed the House at
sOmelengtin He did not mean to.stYea'k disrespect.
fully of such Members as had been removed front
the Vi&ualling Board, but maintained' that such
measure became neceasary, from a perplexity which
sometimes occurred in their accounts, which he-dal
not mean to impute to design, hos' to an ell-pee:lns
system upon which they had been secostomed to
aZit. In support of his opinion the l ' • i fen, Galen -
tleman tailored some pasiaees , from t Rea
port of the Commissioners of-Naval , where-
of the Honourable Gentleman who brooght
ward the motion was Chairman, to., prove that their
conchs& had not been sufficiently serict in passing'
the accounts whieft Were stibmitted to thcheinyeati- •
get ion. From the Report it appeared t hitt up wards of
.4000 casks had retrained in use of ter alley were re-
ported to have been sent oft' or de!"urozed. ltr Itni
accounts of 3 SIOTaCt;pC7 it appeared he hadat great
surplus of rum on board when there. was aecoresi-:
(terrible deficiency in the article of brarelyee The
storekeeper had explained that incoasistency,
ever, by spying, that in the hurry in which the Dec/
liras sonietimett-supplied, the one. liquor might-have
been given for the other. Whh that explanation
the Board appeared satisfied, and passd hiSaccoutes,
Witheait making Of objeaion to his having deliver•
ed en' article of a greater prices* one of e less. la
the article of pork, 3768-pieces of six, Pounds each,
remained in the stores, whilst there waa'a great de-
ficiency in the • number of (OUT pound pieces.. The •
storekeeper said, that circumstance rieest has.e arisen
from the four-pound pieces having' been delivered
out by mistake -for pieties of six pounds. In -the
article of brsad too, there was 'a surplus of 7085
poundi, which the storekeeper endeavoured to acs
count fur, by supposing that a greater quantity or
floor'had been constutied in pastry than was a4nally
the feel. Yet notwithstaeding 'all those 1 true at- -
tempts to account for the inaccuracy of his accounts,
the storekeeper had theM all passed by the iloard,
and, what was more' strange,. the tioneurable Geos
Ileman who 'matie the motion that night, and vt.bo
was at the flamingo(' the ItepOrk had taken 'no no-
tice of the sobjeet ever since to the House, nor did
he take any steps toTheck a similar occurrence dur-
ing the ten months he was at the Board of Atli-Meshy.
The:Houourable Speaker then detended4he
of the present Lords ,af the idtuiralty itt arming
the, alterations in the constitillion.of the Vieluallh,g
Board, for -aOtivh they hail been blitmed. He, said
that Mr. Wady was of rmitted to retire at his ow'e
request, alien a service of leity-nine years, w hen
his heelth anti sight ukre much impaire'd, and al-
lowed to continue to drew t hree,fourtha of ins try.
That Gentleinao had solicited forbeing allot (ci to
retire upon his whole .salary, and the First Lord f
the Admiralty. Who. heil'heen setiafied With lee r.
vices:, was at first disposed to grant ids request. het
as no precedent appeared for such an arrang•etitelit,
he-coeld only allow what he at preSentpossessed.--
Mr. Mush plso had been allowed to retire on al-emelt
of bodily infirmity, which had affeeled hint to suah
u degteee that .he had not attended the Board for
eight Months before his removal. On their r,,rnoi4ll,
Lord MUlgrave ordered that the two fittest persona
should be appointed to succeed them who Caine..
SOthie the description of persons retommended by
the Commissiottera of Naval Revision, and the
SOLIS so seleded had been found well deSatVing el
their situations, and not at all known to, or co 1!
netted with, Lord Molgrave, or with any hivre-
latiOns or political frieeda, 'fhi oee Lad been Porter
to Lord Howe, aud tho other held the &tine hi4Vati4,ll
Otider Lord Keith.

t A 31, he had known
Mr. -lar e e
sh lliAlOiboor twwyearsatio,tinthe be-
-• an efficient Orfiee;lllentl-he saw
him r.eeidentally in rite streets a few daya-ago, and
he entertained the same opinion of him, which made
• him su'ped that his, remoealaeas 1111m:cowry, unless
hts'ae'e had brcruehteetine distemper upon his mind,
'which did not,appear to affebt his hotly. As to the
suPposed neglect at his Hon. Triend, when at the
Board of,Admiralty, to check the alleged abuse*. in
- 1 passing aecounta for Naval service, it might be de.
fended on the same 'principles as the.present Board
,w,Tre.,. that the Multiplicity of the business prevented
.thern from attendingao every thing, It occurred to
him, however, •that the inaccuracies stated by the
Right Hou. Gentleman were pat very material,
compared with the gres,c, qe,sotities of provisions
wa. aith true Fleets weir•lenpplitart, and that when
• ext'eedition was necessary, ita freilaently happened,
to victual a Fleet to go to se‘efetv men would be
tOtout to undertake the tutuatiotea) they were corne
- pelted to give atate accurate eccoulit of every article
idiey, served oot ; and .•if that were done,aitoe most
censureed, and great advantagts thereby lost to•
the country.
The CIiANCE,LLOa of Vie ExicHeattee spoke
against the. nee ion.
Mr. Wurreaean said, he saw eoreaon why the
Odieers 44 Govereniete alleluia not be eompelled to
keep as accurate ,accounts as, merchants ; and he
considered the cases stated by Mr. W.' Pole to be a'
period (laud. „tie thotied that it was the duty of
the [lOll. Baii)tit Who brori
%ht forward the motion
to move ;toy proceedings. upon the Report.which he
had assisted to draw tip, ally wore than of any oilier
MeMber of,the
Menae, in. a speech of considetable
length,leel ed that lie was ready to assist any side
of the, Hbe the reform at-public abuses, without,
the l"Ift n.ny. Fatly motives. He .vindieated
the r of the Baronet who had moved
the Ree,:ation, as a man who had particularly cou-
t.eoitea tt, the !Ate ieqoiries respecting the public
expeedeure, and observed, that had the vattous.Re-
;trios of e'ie Commissionere in the difiluent depart-
Limits been 'duly and timely attended to., a hundred
millions, triighrhave been saved to the public. He
gave his most unequivocal concurrence 4o .the mo-
tion of his trofionrabie Friend, as he did ,not wish:
steep inquiries to'be laid on the shelf, withuut being
• fee: aateo 111 C neressary measures. •
Mr.Pettegvat. explained.
Admiral IVI4UKH4O4 expressed a surprise that Ale
• motion of the Hon.'Baronet should' have been taken
up do warmly by the Gentlemen on the Ministerial
side of the House, and thought it an argument in
faveur bf the motion, that those Gentlemen should
bave thought it necessary, in opposiog it, to voter
ko feelingly on their own defence.
'Sir titott,Es Poee explained at some length, and
meted, that: n bridging forward theanotion, lie had
entertaieed no hostile views aeainst any individual,
but inerely wished to have the Resolution on record,
as tot expression of the sepse of• the House ou the
subjeet tit the Report .alluded to.
'file previoit3 question having been. put, the motion
was Ater) negatived without a division,
I.JUN.CASTLEakIAGII presented at the,Bar several
Paps r tiAtitive to' toe returns formerly movedlor
restee•tiog tee expedition to Portugal.
• tdr. R. WARD presentE4 several Accounts rela-
five to the I‘l.4rine Force of the Country, which
were ordered to lie on the table.
Tee. Rix Cued Bill was read a' second time, and
erd,tael t
,he committed to,tnorrow.
'1 inch tin,4ar Dirt it back Bill was brought in
and read a first time, and 'ordered' to be read a se-
cond time to-Morrow.
Mr. FosTen, broie;ht in the Irish Corn Exporta.
lion Prohibtooti Brit, , which•was read a 'firm time,
awl ordered to be read aseeond tune to-morrow.
. Ttie lU,use weft tow a.cptiunittee on the Naviga-
atitt t,n Inv motion of Dar. Rose; adopted a
re,,oleliott that leeve should be given to bring in a
t(..lr the purpose of rtetting a Prize Court in the
Island of Malta; The House having resumed, Mr.
'Wharton brought tip the Report. Tho•lteolution
33,;1; agreed to, anira•Bil): ordered to hetreyglit in
- The Naval and. Marine Moors' Widows Pension
Bill was read a secute.l time, and ordered to be Coen.
Mittedaat Thursday' next, and in the mean time to
be pneted. •
Mr. kosrea moved the Order of the Day for the
conamionent ot the Irish Malt and Spirits Duty Bill.
Tfle Order haying been accordingly read, the
Il4ht Hon. Member stated, that lie had moved it
Merely with a view to postpone it till a future day.
euestion was of great importance to Ireland,
'and few of the Members from that part of, the United
Kingdom, being present, and the Hintze having al.
i:endy sat till it late boor, he moved that this Bill be,
conimittod op Thursday next.
' Sir J. New Putt,' observed that the commitment of
thiS Bill had already been, postponed several times,-
and, in speech of, greatlength, combated theprin-
ciple of the Bill, as a measure he could by no means
agree" to, without endangering, the peace and trait-
verity of Ireland, and adding to the discontenteot
the buik of the people of that part of the 'United
Empire.. fie therefore moved that the Bill be MU*
rifeted.this day six months. . •
4,4',licorsa stated, that 'he, liad the autherity of
the hrewers of Dublin for this meaSturo,•, and fee' a
letter front' one of the trade with. li'ikeleg called a
imitating in that City, declar4.4.l their acquiescence in
the measure.
Mr. moi,,,yetwoolairthe Mose Without farther
deluy Ii) eo him the Committee oenight. As the
terne distitlery in.lteiaiul wolcltl 'Ll.pire in May
next, Ito eoneccsaery delay, he thought, ought to
be etlinitted: •
Mr. PARVitt.t, thought the Bill extremely objec-
tionable, as it went to impose all at once art addt,
riahal Duty ULI :Wilt 01,501. per cent. Re 014 not
e that the general body of Brewers in Ireland
eoold approye of it. The, Bill, however, woadaf-
fect tilt: CenatinterS• mere than the Brewers.
XL W.. Stetrit ohjefted also to the Bill, es it
iricreate the difficulties that the
Loa lee appointed to inquire ioto the differences
hot,tvetto the two countries had already experienced,
`aed reedier .anassitnilatieteot time interests, and bur-
deo& ,he two countries •lesa- Kau! icable.
Mr, BkititioNt 'oiiposed the Bill in its present

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shape, and, as it professed two ()bleat; suggested the
propriety of witbdra(ving the present measure, and
substituting in its place two separate and distind
$lll4.

Mr. FOSTER explained, and contended that two '
Bills would be attended with.greater ditlicialty,
Mr. BARHAM, in,an explanation of great length,
complained that sufficient encouragement was not
given to the distillation from sugar, and, that this
Bill went necessarily to increase the duty on spirits of
this description, and would therefore, in the same
proportion, encourage the illicit distilleries.
• Mr. LESLIE FOSTER sups erted the Bill of hik
Right Hon." Relation, and contended that it, was the
obis& of his Right,Bon. Friend to haVe the same .
duty on spirits from sugar as there would be on that
from col'n, were there a market for. it. - He larnimted
that do -le* IASI) Members were present.
~
W
The CHANCELLotroif the EXCHEQUER did note
think it pradicable- the Bill into two, by
Al
rejecting it in its present b age. By allowing it,
however, to go into Ole Cot tnittee, it might be so
,amended as to meet the is 1s of the Hod. Members ,
whb appeared most stre4us in opposing it. The''
$lll had two objects, ant ,eithcr of them might be
thrown out of so atoditied, as to becoMe unexcep-
tionable. He' thought the Bill particularly favour-
able to the views of the West India Proprietors. ''',

Mr. HalifißT hpolse also in thvour of having:tlie
Bill divided into two. • _

The SPIIAKRIt here thought it necessary to explain
what to him appeared., to be the regular course.---
Should the Bill. go into a. Coniinittee, be observed,
that every part of it would be liable to amend-
meet r r omissiPti, as the Committee should see pto-
per ; but if it ,was poCooned for %ix months, accord:
ing to the. pradice of the lionise, that step would
be equivalent to a total re:piton of the Bitl, and
no similar measure could: be. introduced Ouring the
(;resent Session. Though this was-toc. uliclooVed
practice of the. house, it "would renwla wit., thetu
to determine: whether any future mea Sure of this tie,
scription was of a similar native. or not ; but if any
objetAion should • on this ground be made to any
tibeasure, it was usual to .sustain that objection.
Mr. H. HUTCHINSON Condemned the principle
of the Bill, otherwise he would certainly • given
his vote in favour of the Ri6bi, Hon, Ge4.tk min's
postponement he conceit co it
usual to force the Mover of any. Bill to discuss it, t!ll
preparedfor that purpoeu.
Mr. GRATTAN opposed the. Bill, conceiving the
additional duty of bO per cent. on 111.1 it to be a dan-
gerous es perituent, wltiiout knowingi., however, timt
it really would prove injurious,

Mr. Alderman COAIBE opposed the Bill, and se-
conded the amendment.
Mr. littsmssoN supported the original motion. •
The House then divided.
For Mi. foster's motion, 30; for Sir John New-
port's, 43...-Majority ogamst the dill; t 3.
The gallery was not afterwards opened, but we
understand that the Spirits Wash Will went through
a Committee, and was orkred tole reported to=day.
Adjourned at half past tWeive o'clock. :.

Capt.. HEW ETSON, the pedestrian, ran two miles
on the Uxbridge-road yesterday in three Seconds
der tett minutes, at.two starts, tor a wager of fifty
uineas. running inaicti will take place between'
him aid Mr. Ilotie, the peclestriati, in a few dap.
It is t) lye tried who4an run the greatesvdioance
24 hours.

• On Friday morning, a singular accident happen-
ed in Covent-garden; The (trier of a market.-cart„
who bad been wantonly beating his horse, was in
the . ad of cutting the animal with a coael!whip,
when the lash caught bkn round the neck, and the
shock locked his jaw. ,:In this situation he was con-
veyed to a surgeon for assistance, and his jaw was
unlocked ;. but it lucked again the same night, and
ho cot.tinued in a,dangeruus state till Sunday morn-
ing, when he expired. He has left a wife and se-
veral children.

Yomer.---On Monday morning a woman offered
stone trusses fir .sale to Mr. Sheldrake, truss-maker,
in the Strand, who, on examining them, totted them
to be his awn make, and that they were part of those
manufaured for his Majesty's navy, for which he
contudted to do in a particular manner. On her
being questioned as to how sire became possessed of
them, she answered that she had received them to
sell for a debt due to her for washing, from a Clerk
belonging to the Transport Board Office at Deptford..
Upon enquiry at the Transport Store Office, her ac-
count was confirmed by it being ascertained. that •
there was a Clerk of the name she described, belong-
ing to the Office. Information being given at the
Public Office, Bow-itreet, Anthony was dispatched
to take him into custody. When he was appre-
hended, he denied any knowledge of the woman or
the trusses. However, yesterday; upon his under-
going an examination at Bow-street, mid the charge
being pretty well made but, fie said the trusses were;
given .him by a Lieutenant, but did not know his
name., It appeared that toe store's, in which we're
trusses, were under his care.. He was committed
for Anther examination.

The trial of Mary Bateman, of Leeds, the re!.
puted witch, for the wilful mutiler of Rebecca Pe-
riga; of Gramliy, near Leeds, by poison, commenc-
ed on Friday morning, at York, before Mr. JuFitiee
VAWIIENCIft
.alld Mr. AMOCO BI.ANC, and eon
t nued until nine o'cloc. k avnight. The Jury,, without
retiring, 'found the prisoner—Guilty. / The Judge
immediately, in a most impressive manner, passed
sentence ofdeath, upon her, and ordered her body to
be given to the surgeons fin disseaiott. The prisoner
pltladed pregnancy, in bar of execution. A jury of
matrons :were;
.ituntediately itupantielled in court,
who found:that slit war "not with. quick child. Te..
execution therefore tookplace on Monday last. The
Court was extremely crowded at..a very early hour, •
and all the avenues so choaked up, that it was with
the greatest difficulty the :Judge could, enter the
worn.

Yesterday afternoon as Mr. Luther, son of a mer-
chant residing in King's-road, Chelsea, was riding
along Gloucester-place, New-road, he met a groom
siding brisk rate with a led horse, and Mr. L.
not keeping at a proper distance, the ledhorse threw
out with both, feet, and haring struck him, broke
his,thigh in a shocking manner.

HARD HARRIS, of No. 4, Martlett-court, Bow.strect ; aid t
ex, No, 112, Straud where Adveraiertzents, Orders 1,

From the LOA DON GeIZETt I Marchlt t, mg.

11 hitehall, March 21i 1809. •

The Ding has been.pleased to order
.a letter to be
clireitited to the Chapter of the Cathedral Church of
Hereford, recom rbending unto them the Reverend
George Gretton, • Dottor in Divinity, to be chosen
into the place of Dean of the said Cathedral Church,,
the same being void by the death of the Reverend
William Leigh, late Dean thereof. . .„

arren. Office, March xt, IE:9.

MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN TUII s PRESENT

PARLIAMENT.

11orogghbf King's Ly Hoirourable.Horario %Val-
pole, cryrinionly 'called Lord 'Walpole, in the room of Lord
Walpole now Earl at ()ri'ord, a Peer Of the United I•;,illgticiin
of C.; reat'Brirain and Ireland. .

Borough of Dungannqn.---Claud Scott, EN, in the room
df the ft !gilt Honourable Claude Haniil tun, commonly calltd
Lord Cl..ude Hamilton, dec4sed.
City of Peterborough. --The Honourable Francis 'Russell,
comihonly called Marquis ut Tavlstock, in the ro,:m ut
trench Laurence, Esq. ,deceased.