The Sun.
London, England, 1809-04-14 00:00:00

LOCAL MILITIA HILL.

The, Order of the Day having been read, for tak-
ing into further cauSideratien the Report of the Lo-
cal Militia Bill,
On the motion of Lord pASTLEREA.OI the Bill
was recommitted. •
A long and desultory conversation ensued on se-
veral of the clauses, in which Lord CASTL RR RA G
Mr. G. VA:4BITTART, Sir T. TU RTC Np &co P,irtia!
pitted. ,
yft was agreed on the motion of Lord CASTLE..
REACH, to, Cliekld the period for coMPleting the vo-
luoteering, front .t,he I oth at June; originally propos-
ed, to the Ist Jaduary next.
Eris Lordship also departed from his original in-
tention of allowing a bounty cd. only one guiuea to
volunteers in the Local IViilitia, and the clanse' al-
lowing two guineas b011:C explanatioo,
agreed to. •
The only other material point in the Commit-
tee was ,an . explanation given by Lord Castle-
reagh of the clause for training the regiments, if
necessary, out Of the county to which they belong-
ed. 'ibis' was not an alteration adopted in a
'tar), point of view, nor with the idea-of extending
the powers of the 'Bill, .but merely for the.salce of
local convenience to the men themselves, It had
.been represented ,to °averment that in several
counties there were no towns large enough to receive
the men, and that in others there was perhapano
place nearer than.from 30 to4o miles from the rest-
dunce of the, regunent which could receive, while. a
neighbouring county presented proper quarters,
Sc.c. at only the distance of five or, six miles. It. Vas
therefore not to extend their services, but to give
way to their convenience, that it was left in • the
power of the Lor4 Lieutenant of the County toap-
ply for this indulgence, where it was necessary,--»
This explanation was received 'as perie4itly satisfac-
tory, and several new Clauses beieg added, the Re-,
port was received, .4nd the Bill ordered to be further
considered on bronclay, when printed, with the
amendments.
The SECRETARY at WAR presented the continua=
tion of the acconnt of the Halt-pay Fund, ordered
by the floose, which, was on the fable, .and or
tiered to be printed. •
Mr. FOSTER brought in. the Rill for continuing
and enlarging the Powers of the Irish Conatnis-'
sioners of Inquiry, which was read, a first time, and
ordered to be 'read a second time on Wettnekday 'and
printed.
Mr. WHARTON brought up the Report on the
Public. Records of Scotland Bill, which wait agreed
to,' and the Bill ordered to be printed, and raad,a
third time on Monday,
Iltl4H pI.TII.I.ERIES.

The Hotnia, on the motion of Mr. Fotrea, went
into a COmmittee on the .Irhh Spirit Duty'l3lll,. ip
which-Mr. Foster and the Chancellor ot- the Ex-
chequer explicitly deelared,.that they considered the
duty now imposed, as giving the Irish Distiller a
preference to those at England, and that the mea-
sore was only temporary till theßeportn Of the COM'.
mittec on the subjea, i!ow sitting above stairs, could
bed received, when they wodd bring forward a re-
visal of the wholesystent. Mr. Foster in particular
declared, that the present theastire was not what he
ap.)rqvt44.l, but only adopted In censequenc,e of the
opposition he had received horn theGentletnen on
the other side.
.4
J,'tter sotne nbservations from Mr. 13A1111A1V and
Ir. MANNtrio, the Report was , trdered to be re-
ceived toTrnorrow., . ', •
A Thu for better paying the .Compassionate List
-of the I\:ivy, and the liall,pay of the Royal Marines,
writ bronglitin
.by Mr..'W4AItTON. Iteutl a first
li.ruc, and pr 140.0 htitiollil on
'Monday..
Adi°uP,WA at nine 9%*loOrt -

MAILS.
&atm en-1 Dublin, t WatertOrd. Dus.-3 Gottenburgth
t Malta, 1 Waterford.

I'itloE O STOCKS
DAY AT TINTIVI O'JLOCK.
COOSOIS • • • • . • • • 67 I', 63 67i

TFIE

S U N.

1101.114 QUIS DlCial /*LIMOS AUDSAT

L 0 ND D N,
FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1809.

ACCORDING to private Letter: received this morn.
ing, dated Charlestown, so late as the wth ult.
brought by 'a Velte) which touched at Dartmouth,
the Non-intercourse Bill had passed, and is to_ be
carried into elle& on the' Roth of May. The Em-
bargo bad been taken off, with, respe& to Neutral
Powers, on the 15th of last month, but remains still
in force against this Country and France. Vessels
were loading and about to sail for Neutral Ports at
that period. •

Some of the letters which have been received by
the last Mail from Sweden, state, that the deposi-
tion of the King by no means meets with the appro-
bation of the people in general, and that'a counter•
revolution W 3 3 by no means improbable. The in-
formation, hoWever, which we have received, and up-
on which we place great reliance, induces us to enter-
tain strong doubts with respect to the accuracy of the
statetnents in those letters, as far as.they relate to the
probability of a counter-revolution. There is every
reason to believe that the Duke of SUDUBM4NIA
will; as soon as, possible, conclude- a Peace with
Russia, Denmark, and France, and although he
professes to wish to retnain upon amicable terms
with Great Britain, we doubt very much (supposing
his professions to be. &mere), whether he will
be able to obtain Peace upon such terms. In the
mean time, however, Government ore adopting every
necessary precaution for the security of British pro-
perty in Sweden. . ,
.

By a letter received at a respeBable Commercial
House, this morning,
,dated Lisbon, April 2d, we
find there was a report at that place, that the French
entered Oporto, and had taken possession of the yes-
r!els in that luirbour, amounting to about is sail.

the Bikelliqzie has arrived, with a Convoy from

Jamaio.

Government has received some further accounts
from Vigo, which state, that the zeal rnartifested by
the Spaniards in ,that quarter is' almost' incredible,
and we have every reason to believe that in a short
time it will be proda6tive of the most important
consequences, •

It is impossible to describe the apprehensions en-
tertained by the French Garrison of Vigo, of.falling
into the bands of. the Spaniards. It was in conse-
quence of their most earnest application that they
were taken wider our proteaion, and embarked on
board-British Bhips,'nnd sollger were they to-avail
themselves of that protvaion, that many.of them
waded into the sea, up to their necks,- 'to get to our
bow'

A Utter- baa been rcceiv©d from Capt. DONALD-
SON, of , the Ship. Neptune, outward-bound, dated
6th March last, 'in lat. 36. 36. N. long. 15. e 6. W.
in company with the Fleet, viz;--i/Parred Hastings,
Lord Melville, True 4.iriton, Cumberland, Satiety
Castle, and Cuffitells, all well.'

The Betsey Cutter thrived on Wednesday at Ply-
mouth, from Rochefort. She brings intelligeme
that preparationS were Making for the altdck upon
the French Fleet in Basque Roads. We trust, there-
fore; that in a few days we shall have the pleasure
of eornmunicatißg to our Readers some satisfaaory
accounts from that quarter.

Ibis MAJESTY didnot take Motional ride on horofi.
k morning; on account of the r;iin.
1.),0e4c00. Yon, gL t Wincli;or un. Wednesi
day ;or London, after Oeilli4phi a yioic iQ 110 MA is.
1::1(fc,r ai,gstY 41,70%

SECOND EDITION.

SUN-OFFICE,
ITALF-PAfir TWO o'cLocr, P. LC

.

We stop the Press to state, that Dispatches bora
just been received from Lisbon, which are dated the
led of this Month.

We are concerned to say that the information re-
ceived by them is of a very unpleaannt nature,--
Oporto has fallen, without making any resist-
ance whatever. It is understood that the B
slwp of Oporto displayed much courage, but his
example was not followed by his countrymen...--
On the approach of `the French that Oat to,, death,
all those who proposed to surrendeT,„bist they
afterwards surrender& Without:relistance,
standing the exhortations and exertions -of the Ai.

Yesterday a Court of DireBOTS Will !Ad ,at the 1
East India House, when the Silt new Dire&Ore took
the 1131.131 oaths and their seats. COM. G.RANT 1111 d
Wit. ASTBLI, Esql. were. eleded. Chairman and
Deputy Chairthan. The Court adjourned at six
o'clock till Wednesday next.
An Expcditiou is reported to have
been sent to
Archange:, to destroy several Men of War which are
building in the Dock- yards at that place.
About toe sail ,of. Transports which Governm4'
had last week declined to retain any longer, vil.
yesterday engaged again fora cettalu period.
' The payment of the dividends commence at the
Bank, to the Bankers- and' Mirchants, to-worthy':
and on Monday to the public at large. , -' ‘,
We have received letters from Lisbon, whlOri
though not of a date prior to those received bY,..tittt
' Mad, enable us to state some Ws of importance,.
They are dated the 2otti of March, and were brOtlsl,4
F by the Lavinia Frigate, whiCh sailed some days .her
fore the last Packet. We have already noticed tho ,
formation of a Court
.Martial at Lisbort__ of which 1
GeheralCotTost wait to be President. Outlettsoo
we are sorry to observe, state that the Court was to
meet for the purpose of trying. three Officers, lc*
cused -of having killed a Spanish Captain in a drunitia
quarrel. .
. Tbefollowing General Order was, issued for
appointment o 4 the Court Martial, and for brigaditill
the army . . .
Adjutant-General's Office, Lisbon,, Mash itt,
- • GENERAL ORDER. ~
, .
A General Court Martial will assemble at COO:
rata, on Tuesday,° the '.2lst instant, at ttn,,tAla°
in the morning, for the tt ial of such ptisoriertas "4
be brought before it. : - ~ 0
The army in Portugal Is brigaded asfullows, anal
farther orders. . '
s.ooss X- a.
Lieuteq"alfed .I(ne.rCil PcvSjitujitinlideFr .i"lC43sitl'r4 '`
' 4
nin and-
Major,Gen. Suarianaox....Second in Cy- ra a
First 13tig°d-).,,e'"blajor-Liiineral Conot4, Ahodireas
14. Brigauterlut4,ieral SrtwAirr...:.•l4l.l.6",ligl'l
goons, ad ditto King's Gornian .I.,egion, ed o.0111iP?
*th toot, epth ditto, g7th ditto, tivh companies 6°tP,.
Second Brigade—hlajt,t:Pe.tHeriti ,MgattAY, 0"
silted .b Briga4ier-Generahr: i)sitssiatio and L'Aso'ci
wowrst.:•:--ist battalion King's German Legion, la
ditto.
dittO, sth ditto, 7th ditto, 4th light infantry
Third Brigade...-MajOrGenerell MACl‘lie4Zlg) ai`
s.isted by Brigadier-General C}a4l4loNo-...151 bat
lion 31sf.regiment, Rd ditto detachments, 34 di!`? ls'
.
117th regiment, Ist ditto .4bth ditto, 6 COMpta
60th regiment. • I
Fourth Brigatle—Major-Pener.al Tams., ),04,.
by Brigadier-general SONTAG.Ibt battalion 3440°",
ad ditto detachments, 32d ditto' 87th regiment, 14
ditto 88th ditto, 20th light drageons.
Brigades of Guards, a Reserve—Brigadier-Genentl
Caurast.t..—ist Battalion Coldstream, Ist dim.'
Guards., . .
The following is the latest intelligence from the
Corps under the command of Sir itoeSRT W11,6°14'
to which a number of British Officers are attached :
rti f
Copy of a Dispatch from Brigadier.Generai wit. sos, ~.1,-,c,,
of the Legion of Lusitiat_written trona Fwite de
._%3l';„
I:0MM), Llama the 30 of Mardi, 1809 and adttro6o.
Ins Excellency Sen. U. Mictrxi. YZAIIIRA EORJA2'.6
' •' I have the honour to communicate to yotirt,,,
cellency that, notwithstanding the enemy he
'-
oivuedsaitldhreecavdalirffye:elnthraevienfopiernenis at Sal
where they have now six thousand infantry and cO,
ethe
vPuansices adsubeittl-oirae.corTpsheol!ninefrnanylitrrillie:Lte'etti loilvth riladlt';'l°''' rugc''lcedd:
that I had made a movement oe the right of lbe l' 'l4
of Penba de Frauza, with 1200 men, returnecilal;
to
s.3lol"inal the Ist inst. the enemy atternpo, I° ,5,,,'1,,q4
gp4i9rsiotzi:i:gotouofr
7apgdrva.c,
aaeniudeiccr aaPmgraeseitnstrwtvelithohefia*::noirpbstiln/51a.;404
rug in his attempt, •I immediately ordered 6° aO,l
pursued them at full: speed for the spa declspaeraotrititin'eilii
leagues, making three prisoners, and kioll4 :,,t
wounding several of.
them. Thu enemy rel',.3i
to a distance of six leagues from our post. ,:‘,:,,0r
much. pleased with the &slimy and gooti be'n-- ;ti
Of our troop. I had previously stationed "ilia° ''
the high road from Porto de Banhos, and par,Ca,
lady where the enemy were to pass to FArdoutii,uno
point 01 much importance to them, and not I°' -
to Portugal. .
I :04‘ni- fewu pdlaeyass eago
tto seepaidtt.tYaifirittny(oi'Gn
lion, andfarticularly the cavalry, which is exci:ll<:cil
•L'-The desertion of the Germans begins t" be übt ,ii
considerable,,aisd it. isan ohjeCt which I eadeav°„,l
much as possible to encouraae. The peasants dig.w.ll,
milt-il zeal, and chow of Serra are anttnated. to seed
it'ilegree, that on prostisious failing 116, they ileePilid
that limy would nut only devote their property bit
turtunes for late maintenance of the trooPi''.o of
ifutild even sacrifice their lives for the dot°,`"lt4e,
,4 shall
I Inn certain than, i without tit? 4 fil.
.4 shall be able to maintain a ;94414.1.401° eti°.
egno.o,Ci Lc/1;0,111'1,11:i
.:!
i4(,0 I,)s, in Oil cloCcrs",