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SOLINI 42Utii DlCtita AL:6II,AT
LONDON,
SATURDAY, APRIL I, IRO ,

- Accounts have been received from Gijon down to
the 24th,-1 hid tend ra ctinfirrn the favourable tidings
which we recently communit:ated Spain.
The force, of. the spaniards itt Asturia was augment-
ing daily, and they were animated by the warmest
spirit of 'patriotism. The supply of 'arms- w hich they
haVe lately received froth thii Country has greatly
contributed to heighten this spirit, and to till them
with confidence as to the final event of the contest
Atilt) the French. The Marquis Da ROMANA, 'ac-
cording to these accounts, occupied Villa Franca, and
ban 18,000 men under his immediate command.
There are. 12,000 more at Lugo. it does not appear
that the French have lately made any aaive move-
ment, and the euthusiasm: of . the Spaniards was
spreading in other • quarters. If matters should
therefore come to, a rupture between France and Au-
stria, Spain will most probauly, with the assistance
of this Country, be relieved from all immediate dan-
ger, and may make the moit.vigorous preparations
against any future attempts on her independence.

The Treaty which has recently been Concluded
with ,Spain has afforded the Opposition Writers a
new ground of attack upon Ministers. The com-
mon interest of the two Countriei, it is said,. is the
strongest bond of, union', and therefore there was
no•occasion for a Treaty., :This argument, if jibe
not convincing, has, to us, at least, the merit of 011 e
Velty, for we always imagined that where two Couii-.
tries had a, commoti interest, it was the best poiSibie
reason for a Treaty of Alliance. But we are told that
the Spanish cause is no whopeless,. that it is as impossi-
ble to restore NRDINA ND the With to the Throne of
Spain, as to wrest the Sceptre of France from the'
hut: of BLIONAPARTE. Whence arises this despair
of the Spanish Cause, or what right has the author
of thearticle to which we are alluding, to insinuate
that " the Spaniards are not true to' theMselves ?"
In the Eastern and Southern part of Spain, theexer-
tiens of "the People have been uniform against the
French, and from the recent accounts' which we
have received, we find that the inhabitants of the
North are following the example of their Brethren of
the South.. But the real cause of these gloomy pre-
dietioirs respeCting the affiiirs of Spain, is, that, the
people of that Country have not thought proper im-
plicitly to fullOW the rules which some of the Oppo-,
ition of. this Country prescribed for their conduct.
When 'the-Spaniards first resolved to throw off the
Frehch yoke, their exertions were !entity Applaud-
ed here, and the most confident predictions of their
ultimate success were pronounced, providefl they
withdrew their allegiance ' from their- legitimate
Sovereign, and established some new-fangled
Revolutionary. Government. The Spaniards, how-
ever, did not follow this advice—they declared
their determioatien to .retnaiu faithful to their
laWful M'anarch, and , from that period we heard
nothiog in this Country: from, certain gear=
,tens b lainentationS of ,the want of 'enersg.:in:
the Spain irds, and exaggerated accounts of the
strength and SUCC*II3.of ,the French: But there is.
another objection 'to this 'Tre:ey,* which certainly
does not conic with a very. good grace frOrn time
quarter alluded to. It is said that the,Treaty, is too'
• favourable for Spaiu—that Ministers !me net .exaCtt7tl
a sufficient price lbr,theassistance we
.are.to aftbrd.
The Public, we are. sure, cannot forget,the langnage,
,which was 'held last year by 'the Opposition,
speallig Spain.' The. Ministers were 'hied uPeiti4o
give every possible assistance to the Oorieni cause iii
which the Spaniards were erigage,d ; but they were
cautione4not to slog theirassistance with any in-
terested .stipul4tien s, and nedling bargains." We
were then told, 'ono told with truth, that there was
" no advantage ,which.we could stipulate fur equal
to that of the establishment •of a ,Government in
the Peniosula, independeat of Fraoee." The
great object tor Alinisters to
,look to was the In-
dependence of Spain; and Minister's were daily
cautioned . pet: to impede ihat .greatobjea by Any ,
attempts- (foiinded upon a miserable narrow-Minded
polio)) to get poi session, of the Fleets. or I.l9rtresss
of Spain ; autijet these very WWI are now ceuSuring
blinisterbecause they hive concluded a Treaty, of
which the Independence 'of Spaiii is the great oh-
jea, and in which Ministers have certainly not
thought it ,wise to make tiny " eedling *bargains7
with the Spanish Government, fur the assistance •
which this Country into afrord,

A Cabinet Council, composed of nearly the whale
of the Meinbcrs, was hula yesterday at Burlington-
House. 'Their diAtueratintis lasted from three till
live o'clock:

IThe QUM? and Princesses S6PIITA and AITELIi
are in a fair way of recovery. from- the violent cold
with which they have been affikted; but are not
able to go out yet.
Yesterday being Good Friday;: in the timing
his Majesty; the Duke of CAiIBRIDGE, Ptincesss
AUGVSTA'and MARY, accompanied by Ladies ALM-
NA CUMBERLAND and THTNNE, Generals.GWYNNi,
MANNERS, and FITZROY, rode to St. George's Cha-
pel, and heard a sermon-by the Rev. Mr. CooKsom,
from Paul's first Epistle to the Corinthians, 1i th
chapter and 24th verse, " This is my body which is
:broken for you, this do in remembrance of 'me."—
Aftcrwards. they returned to the Palace.

Colonel ,COCHRANE JOHNSTONE has obtained a
command in the. West Indies, .and has just sailed
for that quarter.
Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ is making extraordinary
erlions.fo equip the Squadron with which it is con-
jeaured he is about to proceed to the Baltic. The
immediate obje& of attack is not yet known with
certainty—but a great number of small gun-boats,
and more than the usual complement of men, will
accompany the squadron.
Captain L. O. BLAND (late of, the Flora), is ap-
pointed to the Africa, of 64, destined for the Baltic.
. The Galatea, of 40 guns, is undergointa cqm-
plete repair at Woolwich. The gallant and indefa-
tigable Captain SAYER* who distinguished himself so
nobly in. the West-Indies, is to. be re-appointed to
her. •

' Sir DAVID PUNillAtis the present cOmmender in
Chief, was educated t the medical profession; and
entered the ermy in that department ; he' for some
time served as an Assistant-Sergeon to a regithent.
Sir DAVID commanded the cavalry of the army on,
the Continent, when the immortal Sir RALPH ABA..
CROMBIE commanded one wing, and General Hai;
COURT the other wing of the army. It is about a*
year. since Sir DAVID married the fair and accom-
.plished Miss DELANCEY.
We understand that his E*cellency Don PBDRO
CEVALLOS has received certain intelligence that Sa-
ragossa is not taken, or at, least was not taken on the
6th of last , month ; and that Pares.yox is alive and
in good health. There is certainly something sus-,
picious in the account in the French and lluteh
Papers, which announced the death of that
:gallant
General, and the capture of that celebrated city:
A letter from Lisbon, by the last packet,
dis-
closes a fad • of great interest, `A .French, spy
was, discovered, and his person. and papers se-
cure. a few 'hours after he had left Lisbon. . He
had viously imposed himself on the Members of
the
) 6,. ency, as a secret, but accredited agent
from t le Court of London, and in that diameter
obtained from time to time she whole of the plans
for the ,future movements and _ disposal of the
British, as well as the PortugUese troops. His
consummate address introduced him to the in-
spection even of the Government Dispatches.—
He was about to quit Pu,rtugal, when he was reeog-
. nieed by an acquaintance as the Editor and Con-
ductor-of. the Bayonne Gazelle. He was,unusually
anxious that his ,real name should not transpire,
as be stated that his appearance in Portugal was
on affairs of the utmost importance to his private
interests. This concealment, so eagerly selieil-
ed, excited suspicion .and led to inquiries, the re-
sult of which was an order from the Regency to
secure his persen. He had, however, in the in-
terval, effeeled his 'escape from Lisbon ; but his
mute was discovered, and in a few hours afterwards
he was pursued.and pvertaken by a party oftaralry,
with whom wes the Gentleman to whom he was
really known. His papers' are of the utmesvim-
portance, and many of them are already in London.
They lead to discoveries of real. consequence to this
, country; and will, we understand, invcilve several
persons here in extreme difflculty and danger.
• Marshal Dotoo,•accompanied by CQLIIIIIIONIAN`. .
ZOW, as appears by a letter of so recent a, ate as,
. the leth of February, arrived at Petersburgli eerlyAn
that mouth in the character of Minister. Pleuipe-:
tentiery ; and rumbur states the wavering ALLXitti...
DER to be in a state of fluctuating hesitationebetween
the fulfilment of his Erhardt engagenfents and 'iris
reluctance to abandon Austria. to, that. t'ate Which 'is
now so greatly dependent on the decision of Russia.
We. have seen with much regret the leading Paper '
of Opposition take great pains to demp the hopes of
this Country, and indeed of every Country in Eu-
.'rupe, as to the event of the expetted comost between
6Anu
thestri a s
Liabride6: kl'ta-atenlcye,.—l'l
with
e an Paper
asse assertion,
began
. I
ion, a
‘t,
Li titcli, articletie
trust, is wholly destitute of truth, for it seys,,khat
little interest is excited by the approaching War, and
that people seem to have made up their Minds as to
the issue before it has Cow-tete:ed.—That people
may feel- the Kea of French craft, and may be ap-
prehensive of the enorinoris power, of France,: tiny
be readily admitted ; but the cause, instead of-being
little ipteresting, certainly engrosses in a great degree
the attention 'of mankind, as it iilivitilaily iniThies f
not only the safety and happiness of Europe, tiet
,ef I
-aft its several dependencies. • Is it ~possible to sup-
pose that people micel little interested in a contest
ao awfully important, and can coolly look on the
possible triumph of such, a man. 89 DoOWAFARTE
over the whole Eurepeen Continent.
,On the :con- .;
trary, every body regarded his al tack on •Spain.with
horror, and heard with pleasure that Austria ;was
likely to arrest his coarse in tine ci.aoerj,/,,, ,Upett the
same principle people will .now rejoice that • Spain
' has again slieWn such a spirit as 'will he likely to prp-
duce
a diversion in favour of Austria, and the 1
efrorts of each distraat the views of the Usurper,
and at least prevent htS. being suecessfnl'iss':both•---
But ' the Morning Paper alluded to, gives a de-
plorable picture of the state of the Austrian army, '
and • of • the • financial resources of 'the .Emperor
FRANCIS. We should be glad to 'know how the
writer has been . able to. obtain such a' knowledge
of the state cif -Austria, as we have had so little in-
tercourse with it since our tintbannete' difference '
with that country. We, however, have had other
accounts, upon
,which we think more reliance can .:
be 'placed, and we -have reason - to believelhat the
militarystrengtli of Austria is upon an excellent '
tooting; that the. Austrian. soldiery and' seople in
general feel the utmost detestation against France,
since BirosaiaaTa's atrocious capture of the
,Royal
Family of Spain, and his still more atrocious attempt
to butcher that country into a surrender of its nude-
peptlence. We iheretore look 'with some degree of !
hopoto`the ensuing contest, and with some degree j
of tear also, but certainly not with the little interest '
in the cause Which party spirit imputes to the world '

By the'azdintis, arrived on Tuesday at Plymouth
, from Corunna, accounts have • been received front
that part of Spain to the 23(1 ultimo. Ott the re Ist
a Flag of Truce, was sent into Corunna by Captain
WyNTER, of the Camas, for the purpose of mak-
ing enquiries respeaing Lieutenant-Colonel NAPtalt.
The Messenger wet politely received by Marshal
Nay, whor.commanded the garrison, and 'Calonel
Nartsa was allowed to return in the Cadmus on his
parole, for three months, and if not recalled by Buo-'
NAPARTE within that period, with toll liberty I 0
serve. According to the intelligence brought by the
Caderys, Marshal Sputa, the Duke of Dalmatia;
; had commenced operations against Portugal. NKr
has also set at liberty i a soldiers and 36 women Who
remained at Corenna.
A. Monument is about to be ereaed, by the.Oili-
cers of the 9111 Regiment of Foot, in the Cathedral
1 of Canterbury to perpetuate the memory of The
much esteemed and ever to be lamented Lieotenant-
' Colonel STUART, who fell at the head of his Regi:
ment, at the battle of Roleia, in Portugal, ou the
► 17th of August, 1808. -
It has been too much the fashion among on
Ladies of distinaion to open their houses for the
purpose of benefit Concerts, for foreign musicians.
As we have so many native performers, this fashion
ought not to be encouraged. The Marchioness
of
STAPFORD, it .is said, has resolied .to set a good
example in this respell; and not .to open her doors
any more on such occasions.
Miss SMITH 1$ still performing with great success
at Dublin, particularly in The Exile, which hie
been brought forward with great splendour at that
place, and in which she has excited
great applause
in the part of eilexine.
The Committee of Performers who condua the
affairs of the Drury-lane Company have manifested,.
such disinterestedness, as well is good sense, as en-
titles them to the esteem Of the Public. They have.
'diScharged all arrears to all, Performers whose in•
, come did not exceed three pounds a week, and have
contented themselves with a fair distribution alb..
'rest, though much below the rate of their forme;
salaries. It should be mentioned, that nothing like
" a diseontentedend repining.spirit" has appeared la
any individual, but they have all cordially embarked
in the cause of the more unfortunate put of agar
cot-1111mpg, and resolutely employed their time, 011,
well as exerted their talents, to soften the blow 0L
adversity. •
The late unfortunate evenfat Drury-lane, Is likely
to scatter tar and wide some of our brightest OW
nients. Mrs. JORDAN. and Mr. BRARAM, we Val'
stand, have declined an engagement at the Lytton'.
liantrAst goes to Dablin for the first time., and mitts
to the honour and credit of Mrs...ron DAN, be it said,
she means to exert her admirable talents, during t o '
Summer,' for the advantage of her faniily. 5130-11,.0
received offers from, Bath, Liverpool, and all "'it'
first towns in England, . and has accepted of wale;
her, profits, it is supposed,- for her summer engage-
ments, will be immense, but great as they unclon,ht
edly will be, they will not exceed her. metini.
-has our best wishes wherever site goes an,d, not
may, with the greatest truth, declare,
look upon her like again." ". been re-
The
el
e'deSfiotroNeil'.otGti'letEh96etii4CG4EQEittfollie,ncliiren.
co,srelatnce of what
occurred in the recent investigation in the 140.12_091:.
Commonti, on the e‘rn
ah„1,,,„ and letters of LioN
VAN. DoNovArf, however, positively
declared
thei
he made • the applicati9n to MIS. CLAdneXClte fed 1111'1::
Deanry liertford, then vacant, in if _ c
Rev. Mr. GLASSE, wholly without the knowledge of
that Gentleman.
According to report,. the Ladies of Diver Ill"!
caught the rage forPcde.strien contests, arid it is sax,
that. two Misses of that place, on Monday
last, for rt considerable wager, walked • eight miles
within two hours. This we cannot but consider PS
malevolent report, intended to bring 'disgrace on ilea
fair inttabltants of Pover, as it never elm be conceiv-
ed that any females of a respectable rank in Society
would engage in such unseemly practices, :11"
tie
could giVe credit
,to this report, we should tuvn
pe&'to: hear that the.Ledies of that place were '4o'
gaged, in running racer .tor smocksi. or;. pet haps, 1°
enter into s4vimming punt naturaliks. •
The Whoo, rvoePliY ,Ought .ata.eatteiend, has, it
seems, within the last t4(41 days beetl'a great object
of aural ion' in the neightfourhood of Plackfriars.-',
Many,
s.beol;vieivi.,Per,asNeyeiiilialpiliiipiOsed
'to think that it
is
not 'r
passage
froin
avnie4;
tor
gibgurte, to
ettbiaotr.roti‘ anlveyno,titlhaer
nose him in the lobby," fur he strongly itivaol
the ott:a4tkey eerVes. long before • lie is within the
reach of the
.visual ingot). IndAted the etred i 3 8°
noisome and offensive, the/ we understand the Ant'
mal 1S to bet:removed t thaday, in order to obviate
all dangerous Consequence that might Otherwise ef•
feet the metropolis.
An elopement high life, attended with cireuni?
steecesof a.very particolarnature, has oceurredwitll
in these few days. Tuere are circumBtance4 at prs
sent which forbid the names of the parties-twig
nv,l•l7iirefihionei:i.7eaV'ser-,,,, well,Slas;a)4l°%:ikg,ii:::2l,alr;f4l4lCutirtui'unidtYclii4
doing in. two. or three days. .•
A few days *lee a. bdsbarici found hisfrail rib in
avoserysuspicions situ
atienmill ft mak friod
that-his wife sfiuuld.entertain such gots o
t
choosing
nco
theex.pence of his honest`; and iihun nil% the elge..t.
of a legal diyorce, he took the jitir delinquent to D_Lli.c
ton, on Monday lair, and exposed,her tor sole
public street, with halter.r-round her ncck.
ho
say s.edocer being the highest bidder, lei,l u l his pre,
d bargain hi triumph. The parties are all_rto
dents of this (Birrtrinaltton Chronicle.) .
•
A requisition having beensent to the ,Lono
to convene art Especial, Court of Cpioirilt)ruridott;.,Ctritylit;ii.
for the pnrpose of enn;Aderlngt
ttlblee
cTillt,ar:kisnonfgtohleaCbtoe'xp,oratien, and the Freed°"ll„'s
lo.e
Lordship- has appointed Thisrstyli'l OVA
1i
i
tli;l":1;
pose.
On Monday next, accords`;';: to :amnia]. o.lstutl'
the Right EIJII. the I..orto,Niayok, and Slierlol
will go, in state horn the acc°ll-
- by 'several Aldertnen, tik;C proceded.by the
Blue-coat children, to Christ; Church, Novgatie,e-
street, to' hear Devine Service, and a Sermon to
Preached upon the ittter which they will
return to the Mansion House,- and partake of a to'
sumptuous dinner. .There.wifi bee grand sapper t
night, and bail given, at- which a great` nutty` ;
the Nobility and Gentry are invited. I