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LONDON,
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER. 24, 1809.

Last night we received Spanish Papers to the Ist
The inttlftgence they bring is not very in-
teresting, but they establish one important laa, viz.
that as late as 19th ult. General BLAKE'S army
remained in its old situaion, and had not been de-
feated. A bank, however, was speedily expeeled
to take place, as the Spaniards were detertnihed, if
possible, to effea the relief of Gerona. The En-
glish fleet, consisting of upwards of :3o sail, was off
Barcelona on the 20.11 of fast month. This-account
perfectly accords with those which had previously
reached us, of the sailing of Lord COLLINGW6OD in
search of

inst.

We felt great pleasure in stating yesterday, that
Leiters had been received from Marquis WELLES..
LEY, announcitig his Lordship's acceptance of the
office of Secretary of State for the Foreign Depart-
ment. His Lordship's Letters convey in the strongest
terms his Cordial apptobAtion of the late proceedings
in his Majesty's Councils. The Marquis in-
tended to sail tront Cadiz on the Bth inst. in the
Dotegni; so that his arrivA in this Country may
be hourly e:Tened.

No official intelligence has yet reached the Adtni-
rAlty respecting the battle supposed to have taken
place in the Mediterranean; but of the faa that two
or three of the French line-of-battle ships have been
destroyed, and the convoy taken, we have no doubt.
We are strongly inclined to hope that we shall short-
ly hear of the surrender of Barcelona : that import-
ant place must have been in the utmost distress to
have induced BUONAPARTE to risque so large a por-
tion of the remnant of his navy for its relief.

Yesterday at two dclock a Cabinet Council was
held at the Foreign Office, which did not break up
till ball-past five. There' were prese,lt tine LORD
CHANCELLOR, Earls BATHURST, LivERPOOL, CHAT-
HAM, and HARaOWBY, Lord MULGRAVE, the CUP. N-
cELLoR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. ituna, and Mr. IL
S. DUNDAS.

This day Sir RICHARD STRACHAN will leave town
for Walcheren, to superintend the embarkation, of
our troops, &c. from that Island. One hundred and
fifty canal diggers are embarked for the purpose of
cutting down the dykes.
It is reported, that 10,000 troops, cavalry and in-
fantry, with a large detachment of the waggon-train,
are to be immediately embarked for Portugal.
Yesterday morning at eleven o'clock the remains
of the late Marquis of LANSDOWN were (agreeably
to the desire expressed by his Lordship a short time
previous to his death) deposited in a vault ereeled
for the purpose, below the chancel of Paddington
church, and in compliance with his Lordship's wish,
every part of the procession was conducted with as
much plainness as was consistent with the high rank
and consequence of his charaaer.
A man, last week, C3ine to several people at Sand-
, representing himself as just come from Flush-
ing, and a native there, with a cargo of superior
smuggled brandy. He brought samples of the brandy,
and offered it very cheap ; indeed, so cheap, that
Surprise ought to have been excited ; but cheap
brandy was not to be resisted. He received orders
from several people, and engaged to deliver the
brandy on a certain evening. When he brought it,
he was observed to be much agitated ; but the sus-
picion that this ought to have raised was complete-
ly done away by his broaching the casks, and
desiring them to see if the brandy correspond-
ed 'with the sample, which it did. He was then
paid ; and on going away desired the put chasers
to put the brandy in a secure place, and leave it to
settle two or three days. The latter circumstance at
last roused their suspicions, and as soon as he was
gone they bored the casks, and found thm to con-
tain water only. On examination, a small tin mug
was found closely fastened to the inside of each
cask, with cloth at the turned up edges, nailed with
minute nails, and well puttied, which kept a small
quantity of good brandy quite clear and unadulter-
ated by the surrounding water, and he had bored the
cask exactly oposite to the mug. A pursuit was im-
mediately made after him, but without success, and
he has not since been seen at Sandwich.

We have received the-following letter from Bre.7
men. It is not of a recent date.

" BREMEN, Nov. e.—The trade in this and other
cities has been for a long" time very bad, and the dif-
ficulties have been daily increasing upon us. Since
the peace between Austria and France, no expec-
tations can be indulged that any intereourse, what-
ever can be carried on.

" Troops are marching from the interior to the
cities once incorporated on the Hanseatic league, and.
upon them the burden must fall mast heavily. The
garrisons are not only invested with military powers,.
but civil authority is confided to them, so that, in
the sacrifice of our ancient institutions, favourable to
commerce; a, complete stop will be put to our trade,
which has been lately so much reduced.

" The entire ruin of these towns roust be pe in-
evitable-consequence of the present system, and the
oldest houses of tl►e largest property, and must esta-
blished -credit, refuse to enter into any specu-
lations of a smuggling nature, and .are now con-
stinting the profits of their former exertions.,--
These cannot last them long, and in a few ye:w;,
unless some essential alteration shall take tho•e
who were the richest, will kIC come the pooreit of Q.,.r
citizens."