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THE sIX 14.

80411 A DICIRA&SUN/ AIJDRAT ? '

• L O,N D 0 IV,
JAIVAU Y 16, 1809.

. On Saturday the Expedition which had been
assembled at. Portsmouth, sailed for Spain, under
onvot.of his Majesty's Ships Mule and /AC--
Thc.y are destined, we understand, for Vigo. From
this circOrnstance we are induced to believe that it.
i;Sir Jour; Moona's intention not to re-embark,
except in the last extremity. The reinforcements
which he will soon receive will, we trust, enable
him to defend the passes of Gallicia, notwithstand-
ing the great superiority of the .gneMy its point of
numbers. •

Veiterday nulc:h Papers to the .i st instant reached
town; The only intelligence they bring is contained
in an article from Vienna, dated theii h nit. which
*Wei, that another Revolution has taken place 'at

Cianstanticopk, in, which MusTAPIJA B4IRACTER

hJs fallen. This man, who seemed calculated by
the extent of his abilities, and the energy ot his chit-
. raaer; to restore the Ottoman Empire to something
like its former power, lOst.his life itt an attempt to
introduce sonic reforms in the State', and particularly
among the Janissaries, a body of men almost useless
,
in a military point of view,, artd;yho, 'f.ttr many'
years hove been formidable only to their Sovereign
and his improyei-oents which have
taken place in the disdipline and iatsics of modern

acalio, LIM not escape the observation of ,many ih-

telligent .n en in the Turkish Government, and va-
rious attempts have been made within these few
years, to introduce the European discipline into the
grtirhish Armies: these attempts have not only
failed, but the Authors of them hitVe anifigmly
'their lives. .rrom the peculiar energy which marked
BnritAcTEtes charaeter, and the popularity he had
atquired,. we entertained some hopes that lie would
live. succeeded in iris 'aftloottsUndertaking, but he
was pubic to enlighten the brutish stupidity of the
fi:ittissaries, and an insurrection built° out in 'Con-.
statitinople on the t 4th of November. During the
v01,.341 of that clay, that Capital Wil3 a scene of slangh=
ter, tint the .Linisiaries were ultimately successful,
as the itith :they made an attack upon. the Palaces
and'Bmlitcr.kilt, 'other than fallciiitti,into att.: hand,
of his enemies, blew himself up, having ineviOnsly,
thi= deposed Grand Signior Mt/STA-NM
'We do not knoW,whether Mr. Anatrt wait in Con-
stantinople during Ibill dreadful scene, nor have w:
as Yel tiny Means of jud;ing of the,effea whit,.lr this
Revolution, is likely to produce qn the Cuuncils
of the Porte. '

Some piivate 'Letters, which, were roceived at
the same time with these Papers, stale; that Ile
Einperof of Atts-rittA continues his Military pre.,
arininnS, and that the -Troor3 li ue
,lately. made
6onlowovements which indicate a hostile divosition
towa,-cl, France.

The following particulars respeCti ing the, capture
of his Majesty's Schooner Raolt,'vvere communicat-
ed in
,a Igttei• from thu Master who succeLled.
Lieutenant Lawrence, in the oommand of the Ship
and from the 'mouth of the only survivor 'of the
onfo4ututte crow who has hitherto reached Eng
hid, and, who himself' was shot through the
wrist pod shoulder, besides game wounds with a
cutlass ' ,

" The Rank, Lieutennut James Lawrence, sailed
„. fro y
m Plmouth, under the orders of Admiral Young,
on the 44th of 'June, 1808, with,divateltes for the
`west Indies. After a fine passager.she arrived at
Jaiviaica, from, whet ice, after having,wai,ted a .few
&pito refitilmd take in specie, she sailed feri.Eng.
land, August 4111., Fortwo days they were follow,
ed by' a- E'rettch Schootior (which ia Fret ty generally
tha caw when a Ship has any money on' board, and
of which intelligehca is soon at some of the
french Iltlautis);. but whom they (xlO4. On
!nth Ur ivugit'st, 41 'day-light, they, Ml in with two
French Sstioonctc;, and immediately cleared for ac-
tion: on the 'largest Vessel cutting alongside with
Intd not nosweril when flailed, but
igulitdiately hoisting Freußit rOlOnts, 14aw.
rel‘ce shot the French Coptaina,When a most despe-
Idle /talon commenced I after an hour's hord,fight"
qtr,L: received leis last wound tryst rnw ket

ball,`.and the Rook WAS immediately c3rried by
boarding, the French Officers repeatedly calling .to
the men to give no quarter. .
Mr. Stewart, the Master,. received, seven, most
desperate wounds with a cutlass, of which he after-
wards recovered, but I am sorry to add is since dead-
of the yellow fever. Mr. Donnelly, the Clerk, was
also dangerously wounded in.-thOsgroiir,. but is now
recovered. Mr. George Reed, an Officer in the
Royal Artillery,, who has served his country on the
island of Jamaica for 2& years, and who was related
by marriage to Lieutenant Lawrence, was induced
to embark on board the Rook, with, a very dansider-
Able property, in hopes tore-visit his native country;
but was inhumanly killed by the enemy when
boarding ; and so eager w hero they to get posseasinn
of a valuable ring which he happened to have on his
finger, that thdy nearly cut .his,hand off to attain it.
The survivors were stripped naked, put in their
boat and turned adrift; but by the exertions of four
who. were. not wounded, they reach edlanci and- were
most hospitably received by the nati+es. The Rook
was so much daMaged that the enemy could not get
her into port, and therefore 'set fire'to her. '

" 14Awkewcn was a native of Hampshire,
of a very respe6table family, and added to the in-
trepid courage and humanity of the British seaman,, a
suavity of manners and disposition which endeared
him to a numerous circle orrelations and friends, by
wham his memory will be long cherished, lie fell
at the age of 29 years, leaving behind him a widoW
and infant daughter to lament Isis loss."

On SatUrday, at one o'clock, a Cabinet Council
was held: at the Foreign Office, which sautill past
four.

There will be a Drawing-room ,at St. James's, on
Wednesday next, the 1 firth inst. when her Majesty's
Birth-day will be kept. •
A letter from Falmouth says, that accounts re-
ceived there from Rio Janiero, of the•end of Nov.
stale, that 'lwo:British Vessels, laden with goods of
British manufaature, have been seized by the Span-
iards in the river Plata. • ' •
Captain COCK, of. the Townshend Packet, arrived
in town yesterday from the Brazils, with dispatches
from the Portuguese Government, and Sir S. SMITII,•
which are said to be of a very agreeable nature. The
Townsliend pertormed the voyage from Rio Janeiro
to Falmouth in forty-ono clays.
Saturday the QUEEN,' Princesses AtiOUSTAs and
ELIZABETH, 'llOllOtHEd Lady CHARLOTTE' FINCH
with a visit, at her apartments in St. Jaines's.Palace. •
Yesterday the ROYAL FANI IL Y attended divine ser-
vice in the Citteen's Palace, which was performed
the Rev. Dr, Gsrvroist, the Chaplain in waiting. j
Yesterday tilts' PritlCess CHARLOTTE of WALES
. paid a Visit to theiy Ms:CyrlaS and tho PR I NCOSSES.
' Yesterday the 'Dukes of CUMBER LA Nil and Sus-
sex dined with her MAJEtiTY, who on Saturday and
-yesterd,ty evening had
.Seleet parties.
On Saturday the Prince of WALES and th'e ROYAL
Ilutscs' paid their respe6ts to their MAJESTIES.
By'a letter. from Liverpool, of the itth instant,
which informs us or the capture of the Lydia and
Lout cranstoul4 we have intelligence that four
FrenCh., Frigates and two Corvettes, under a Com-
. modere,,had left Cherbourg!) on the evening of the
10th November. It wets supposed from the latitude
in which one of them. (the iimphitrife) was
covered, that they were proceeding tO• the West
Via TuctanahThe tragedy of Otizellw was re-
presented on Saturday last at the HaytnarkerTheat
and Mr. YoyNo assumed the hero of the piece.
This charafter has so often appeared before• the
,public, that .the manner is now determined; and it
is 'hardly possible for
,tty performer to thrown .new-
light Upon it. Mr. YOUNG was content to :perform
it with lino and siMplicity, and the same good
sense which has hitherto marked his „aaing, was
conspicuous on this occasion. He was chiefly suc-
cessful ih the scenes with lago, and particularly in
tliat in which he demands some proof of his wife's
imputed disloyalty: He was' much applauded
thiptighollt. COOKRIS hoarsens was so- much in-
'creased, that he could only give a faiht outline of
/ago, a eharatter which he has generally rendered,
very effeClive. CHAULES KEMBLE'S Cassio is one
of his best cifOrts, and he was-particularly successful
in, the drunken scene. Miss NoRTON deserves
praise and encouragement for her zeal.amt
assiduity,
but
,tragedy is not her forte, aid the port of Desde-
mow is aboVe her pretensions. Mrs, St. Lahates. ;-
Emilia was marked •ley fervour and expression. •
• Ttift OntRA.--”The King's Theatre was better at-
tended on Saturday last than on the previous nights.
The. co: sic Opera of La Capricciosa Pentita was i.
repeated, but not with bolter effeU. COLLINI does
not seem to improve in public estimation, It has
been justly observed, that by attempting to imitate
CATALANI, she exposes herself to comparisons not
likely to be of Service to her. P'EGVILLO haft eon,-
posed a neW Ballet,'entitled Les Amours de 61,lauque-
ou, La Pengeonce de Venus. Perhaps it may' ten-
prove on repetition, but at present it is more 'sur-'
prising than intelligible; .Three new Performers are
announced, In order to keep up the spirits of the
Subscribers: Signora PtIOJETTe, Madame gu'ssANo,
who. is to be Dennz, and Signor PEDRAZZI,
W 110,4 to be the first tenor. There is an attempt
to throw ridicule upon the plan suggested, by the
of erecting a new Opera House, but it is
Certain that several of them have resolved upon this
measure, unless rnore;effe6tual arrangements take
place'in the present-Theatre.. '

„ „
rriday last tne t.IANCELLOR, of 010,TEvity.
Rur it received the bitidingi for ft new .LOttery of
2(1,0(w rickets, to be 'drawn in row days, bow)
Tickcti each days and to titiiin in April. l'ho Bid-
ders were ',Messrs. HENS LEY rand P0.14,1tv, Eu, m.
IlicitAttnsolm, COrTi SPIEWELL,'
tMessrs. fiLINSLCY-pd Put4sy being the highest Bid-
ders, the Contraa was taken by them.—Tickets will
commence delivery at the Bank of England to the
chlice-keepers on Wednesday next; to! whom an
immediate applickion must be inatle,to procure any
particuhr number.

NAVAL NEWS,

_Prom Mt LONDON G4ZATT,B, Yam. 14, dato L

.
ildmifalloy-Officej Jan. 14, 18og.-
Copy of a Letter from Rear-Admiral the Hths. Sir Alexander
Cochrane, K.B. Commander, in Chief of His Majesty's
Ships and Vessels at the Leeward Islands, to the Hon:
W. VV. Pole, dated on board.the.Belleisle, at Barhadoes,
Od. at, !US.
SIR, . .
I inclose, for the information of the Lords Com-
missioners of the Admiralty, the Copy .of a Letter
from Capt. Sanders, of His Majesty's Sloop Bellette,
giving an account of hii capturing a large-Schooner
Privateer of seven guns and seventy men.
am,, , •
ALEX. COCHRANE. •
Ilis Majesty's Sloop Bellette, at. Sea,
SIR, 33(1.0g. 148.
I have the honour to inform you, that His Mal
jesty's .Sloop Bellette, under my Command, hai
captured, after a Chace of four hours, the French
Schooner Privateer Confiances mounting, sever! guns
(pierced for sixteen), with a complement of seventy
men, three days. from Cayenne. •
have the Honour to be, Ste.
(Signed) GEO. SANDERS.
Hon. Sir Alexander Cochrane K.B.
Commatitterin ,

•
. , iidnlzraiy Office, Jan. 14, 1809.
. ,
Extra} of a Letter front Itear-Adiniral Sir R. C. Kees,
K.B. addressed to Vice-Admiral Sir wines Saurnarez,
Bart. and K. 13. and transmitted to the Honourable W. W.
Pole, dated on board His Majesty's Ship the Superb, or
cot tenburgh.

I have the hpnour herewith to transmit a Letter
which has been addressed to Capt—Sir Aichibakt
Dickson, of the Orion, by Capt. Morris,• of the
Magnet, reporting to him the capture, off the
Island of Bornholm, of the Danish .Cutter Privateer\
Padilla, mounting ten guns, and with accrps: of
forty-two men. •

His Majesty's Sloop Magnet, off BortIlioir:),
SIR, ' Dec.. 5, 008.. . .
I have to inform yott that, cruizing in obeditn:ce
to your orders, I discovered at noon'a Cutter-under
Bornholm, and, by disguising His Majesty's Brig
under my. COMMillia, SUCCetlieti in drawing her Off
the land, when-I chaced 'and, came up with her 'at
dusk, the north end of Bornholm, bearing .S.S.E.
two miles. . '

, .
She is called the Paulina, 'a. Danish Privateer,
mounting ten guns (four and eight-pounders), and
manned with tbrty-two' men ; from, Copenhagen
twelve days, and had not made' any capture;. her
guns, except three,- were throWn ‘pverboard ddring
'i the chace'. - - •

I have the ,honour.to be, 8:c.
GEO. MORRIS.
_ •

To ,air' A. C. Dickson, Bart.. Captain of .
iiliy Majesty's Snip Orion.
.4dmiralty-Office, Jan. 14.

Copy of a Letter from Charles Gill, Esq. Commander of
tits Majesty's Sloop Onyx, to; the Hun. W. W. Pule,
dated Hull Roots,. 0, dog,
El lt

I beg leave to inform you, for the information of
my Lords Commissioners of the,Mmiritic.Y. that
thenorning of the Ist when in
30—long. 3. we discovered a strange ,Brig au
the lee bow, 'standing to the southward, on which
,we made the private signal. ' She immediately shew-
ed Dutch colours, and hove to, as if prepared for
battle. Wa kept our, wind until eight o'ciock,when,
being perfectly ready, we.bore down, ,and brought
herto etas& a(lioa. The. Enemy attempted several
times to rake us, but, from one superior sailing, we
were enabled to foil every ammo... At half past
ten she struck her colours, being much cut np in
her sails and rigging, and having most of her guns
disabled by the superior fire kept up by the Onyx,
which, considering the very heavy sea, displayed a
cool and steady conduCt, by far beyond any thing I
could expel from so young a Ship's• Company, end
nierits my warmest commendations. She proved to
be'the Data). National Brig Manly, formerly British,
and ,captured by the Dutch in the River, Ems. She
mounts twelve eighteen-pounder carronades, and'
four long brass six-pounders, with a complement of
ninety-tour men; commanded by Captain-Lieu-
tenant J. W. Heneyman, of the Dutch Navy.
• I am happy to say'our loss is much more trifling
than might be expeo'led front so long and close a
Confliet, which can. be only accounted' for. by,the
very heavy sea. running the whole' of the time,
having only three wounded, and the enemy five
killed and six wounded. ,

feo' mdre pleaige in announcing her capture,
as she ' sailed from the create], 'ip company with
another Brig,i for the sole purpose of annoying and
intercepting our trade with HelikOlond, she has
made one. small capture from Embden, laden with
'oats; supposed to be for England.
I beg leave to recominend to their Lordships' no-
tice my First Lieutenant, Mr,'E, W. Garrett, who
is .an old and very deserving Officer, and to whose
advice. and assistance I feel rnuch indebted ; also
Mr. Wc.Trewren; the Second Lieutenant; who is a
deserving good Officer, and to whose zeal and aetivitY
the service, is 'Much indebted. •I cannot pass' over in
silence the assistance received. from •Mr. G. D.
Louis, Ading Master, w hose exertions in manoeuvring
the Brig, so as .te completely toil the. Enemy's
schemes to rake, evinced a great display of profes-
sional skill, and whose condrid the whole of; the
time was highly meritorious, asiwell as that of., Mr,
Z. Webb, the, Purser, who volunteered his services
in the direaion of the small arm Men and marines.
• I have, &c
(Signed) CHAS. GILT,
A Gist of Killed end Wounded on hoard his Majesty's:443li'
Onyx, and the Dutch. Notional. lids Manly during the/re
Von of the tat latlllarY; 1809. .s '
Onyx, 10 Guns and-70 Meat,

None killed.
Thomas Smith, Searnan, badly wounded.
Vinci Harlow, I) slightly wounded.
Ames LangwOrth, goy, badly wounded, since dea4.
, .
Mal. 16 Guns and 94 Men.
5 killed 'and 6 wount •
(Signed)

C.-11AS. CILL, Captain.

FA/34(MM
,JAN. 13.—Arrived this day the Ship
Canada, STAlttaigo Master, from,. London for Suri-
nato : she sailed from hence on the 2d instant,
der copvoy of Ibis. Majesty's Ship Alert,' and put
back this day, having` thrown her guns overheard in
the gale, and received some other damage.
Also arrived His. Majesty's Brig Swallo

Ewa, from a cruize ; and the Townsewl Packet
Cocx; from the Brazils, 42 days from Rio de Ja.
niero. Mr. Cocx; -on his landing, went off with
dispatches in a Chaise and lour for London. No-
thing bas transpired relative to them.
Arrived the-Brig Herd, CV!. BALL, from Cc
runna, which place she (eft on the 4th instant for
Vigo., but was driven off the coast. It was reported
when Capt. Bsi.L. left, that the British army had
been surrounded by the French.

Sailed yesterday the Dispatch Packet for Corona,
with Mails.

-,rlr; PLY4OUTH, JAN. I 4.-4013 fOrelloOil a large
Transport got under sail in Cat Water, and in pass-
ing through the several Ships lying there, ran foul
of the: French Brig Caroline, laden • with a va.
luable cargo of sugar, cooe, pepper, tea, nankeen,
&c. The fluke of the Transport's,anchor stuck in
the bows of the. latter, and in a short time afterwards
she sunk in 'deep water, where she at present re,
mains: the utmost exertions are using to, weigh
her, which are likely to he eticaual, but the greatest
part of the cargo will be so damaged. as to render it
of little value. The Caroline was captured and
brought in about a week since by L'Ectair SlOop
War.

The Gibraltar, of 8Q guns, is come into harbour
to refit.

Atrived PEATSOIf, from it John'tt;
with masts ; 'the Susarrand P0.113f, SHAW' flora
'Aperiire, laden with. wine; •tho Pheasafit
,SlRop of
\Vrar frtimr
Portsmouth and four light 'Lamy prta
•
ffprn the Eastward.

Sailed the Gls/chit/di Sloan of Wai-vr sevora!
light Tratisports under oinyoy for *Vigo the!, Gold-
jinc4 Sloop of, War v.;lth Dispatches fs.y Spain i and .
Rowena armed Brig tot Falmouth.
S4iltl' the Sloop of War ott acruizc., •

PORTSNOUTIf, JAN. 15.--Arrived his Majesty's
Ships Mars, .Arassau, eilvavirkr, and 'hie!, toge-
ther with a small convoy, from the Dowt,s ;Ilse
his,Majesty's Ships Linnct, a:fender, and Sprightly.k
from 4 cruize i and the True Briton, Cumtelland,
and Lord Melville East Indianaen, from the Doi,vnsi

Sailed the Fisgard, Niobe, and Isis Frigates,
with
a convoy of Transports, for Spain; also the FFirm,,LieUt. Lirrrst, for Guernsey; and the Dexterous,
Lieut. Ton:tut:sox, for a cruize, •

DEAL, JAN. lb.—Sailed' his Msje3(y's Ship iftvtn'
eible for Portsmouth and ti w Vranw
Lisboa-
a,c I

KINSAI.E, JAN. 0.7-AfriVC&tile S'aily,
from Virginia, with 330 hogsheads of tobacco. 'now
Master reports that the Embargo is taken WI, but
the truth bf this statement isytry much doubted.

The Laurel Sloop of War, of 22- guns, comniand,
ed by Captain Woot,comus,.fitted out at Plymouth;
nod sent to cruitze in the Indian Seas, is reported to
have beeo taken by a Frenell.Frigate 61'44 guns, tax
which she surrendered without firing a gun,
:The American Ship Briatrs, Of New York, was!
`captured by the Pame Ernotif Privateer on the It tl,t•
of Septemhetlatt, and carried into Cayenne. Tho
-Brutus was condemned by the Gevernor, VteTOli,
Under the French Decree of the 17th Decd.
1607, notwithstaticling she was at an English. port,
in India, at the time that Decree,was issued.
in a
conversation that took place between Captain
,En-
WARDS and the-governor, the latter descanted on the'
unfortunate situation in which America was placed?
being neither governed at home nor resPeaettahroad;
and made a transition to the happiness enjoyed by
„those nations which reposed under his proteaing'
The Americans," lie added, " arc a most
ungrateful people—they treat with insult the nation
;4whose powerful assistance they owe their inde-
pendence; and I should be willing to lose my right
. anus in a war that should terminate in the: conquest
of .the., United States of America.'" The' sena'
ments avowed by
,Vivrott iinoults arc, we be'
lieve, yery generally entertained throughout lb(' •
French nation.
The violations of the cnibargo in the Lreited
‘States are frequent and` successful. In some cases,
where Revenue Officers have , been put on board
.suspicitius vessels to prevent their sailing, these
men have been carried out to sea, .and 'not untie- •
quently visited the four quarters of the globe, meat
against their inclinations no donbt.
The detention of the Lora llotart Packet,
ill
OdObt.T, was owing to. snipieions „ entertained
,of
a quantity .of -specie being. secter.4 on board.--
When the Officer from their hesapeake boarJea
the Packer, he detnanded from CaPtuin
if she' had a clearance from the Custinu,ho am;
'2subsequenily required to see his Coireriission-
Captain HAMILTON: replied, ties beit,g a GOvern-.
-i4Writ Ship he never cleared hem any Custom-
' Itolise and thai he- could hot with propriety
`Strew his coMmission to any Officer suing Under
foreign Power. The Packet wa, teen ordered to
anchor ; and the same day Lipton HA 5110.014
represented. the affair to COIOtiVI BARCLAY* the
British -Consul.' days after, an (hiker from
the Chesapeake came aientside ttnd 'said that the
COminoclore was smistied that -the ,t ore.
was a Packet, and that the de.itand .of the com-
mission was waved, but as intOrrnation had bells
lodged against the Packet for lialviog a great gnaw'
tity of specie ,secreted On bond, be. required a de-
claration from the Captain and Passengevs as to that
point,
the Legislature of New York has:voted 100,000
dollars 'for fortifying the Narrows, and appointed a
Committee to expedite the en;otlpt ion of the Woiks,
Iu the event of a the a.ftlitiimal fortiticaionl
I Will enable this., port to bid defiance to the most
IV. of to -