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London, England, 1823-07-15 00:00:00

strong brecv in their fucrour, succoetied'in pass-
ing the Cdstle without receiving any injury; they
must therefore be in possession of the. city of
Maracaibo."

Letters have: been•received from Bahia,_whith
give reason to expect.that we .shall soon.liear of
the surrender of that place, the last strong-hold
of -the-. Portuguese power in Brazil. . the
21011 of May, General MADEIRA issued. a Pro-
clamation; in which the alarming crisis in which
he findi himself is very plainly indicated. IL is,
to: the following effect , , .

" Inhabitants of Bahia !—The crisis in which we are now
placed is dangerous, because the means ofsUbeistenee are want-
ing, and there is no certainty as to the arrivalofprovisions. It
is My duty as General and as Governor to make every sacrifice
for the preservation of this city ; but it is also my duty to exer.
cise every precaution, in order that, by a case of extreme ne-
cessity, I may not be reduced to see the troops I command,
the squadron, and even yourselves,. sacrificed. I avail myself
of every means for fulfilling these two duties.- Do not supposq
that measures adopted for security will. always be followed by
disasters. The measures to which I resorted alarmed yor., but
you have since learded that they were not of an extraordinary
nature. Though yet in the midst of formidable armie:s daily
precautions roust be taken, because we may not always triumph
audit is necessary to prepare for adverse fortune. You may:
however, be certain
,that all the measures I shall henceforth
take will be precautionary. It is proper that I should coMmu_
eleate with you, since should it happen that we must abandon
this city, many of you will also leave it ; and I should be seri-
ously responsible to the Ration and the King, if I did not give

you prtvious intimation.
4‘ IGNACIO LUIZ MADEIRA DE MAI4IAO.
Readivarters, Bahia, May 28."

The account of the ceremonies attending the
Royal Marriage in Sweden, from a respectable
Correspondent, in our Paper of this day, presents
A striking instance of the vicissitudes of human
life. On the one hand we have. seen Btro*NA-
PAaTit, the, patron of the King of Sweden, after
:all his unrivalled power and splendour, die in
'hopeless exile. On the other a man raised by
tim from the humblest ranks in life, placed on a
throne, and apparently likely to enjoy it in se-
curity, notwithstanding all the efforts of the
IloLv ADVOCATES for LEGITIMACY, who never-
theless think proper to intrude into other coun-
tries in order to deprive the People, of Freedom
and National. Independence !!!

, .
THE KING'S COMM-- Yesterday, at two
o'clock, his MAJESTY held a Court et his Palace in Pall-
, mall, which was attended by their Royal. Highnesses the
Dukes of York, Cumberland,
,and Prince Leopold, the First
LOrd of the Treasury, the Lord Privy Seal, the Secretary of
-State for tie Colonial Department, the Master General Of the
Ordnance, the Master of the Horse, the Vic.. Chamberlain,
the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the- House-
hold, the Earl of Harrington (Gold Stick in Waiting), the
Baron Theotocki, Dr. Golden, the Marquis of Herford, the
Dean of Windsor, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Duke of Beau-
fort, the Marti uts of Angleseti. the Earl of Winchelsea, the
Duke of Rutland, the Earl Spencer, the Marquis Camden, the
Prince of Solms, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.
(latter King at Arms, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of
Lauderdale, Viscount Lake (in Waiting), Mr. Elphinatone,
the Lord Steward of the Hotntehold, &c. The Baron Theo-
tocki, Senator of the lonian Islands, Knight Grand Cross of
sp 311r.lutel and St. George, and Dr. Daniel Coidan, Menthe;
od the Legislative Assembly of the lonian Islands, were intro,
deceit to his Majesty by the Earl Batharst,, accompanied by
the. Earl of Lauderdale, when the Baron Theotocki presented
to the King an Addess from the lonian Islands, to which his
Majesty was graciously pleiSed to giVe an appropriate aoswer.
Tile 31arguis of Salisbury was introdUeed to his Majesty, and
lied an audience to deliver the insigne of the Order of the tIaN
ter worn by the late Marquis, his father. Mr. P. Elphinstone.
was introduced to the King to deliver to his Majesty the in-
Cigna of the Order of the Bath worn by his brother, the late
Lord Viscount Keith. His Majesty gave audiences to the
Duke of York, the Earl of Liverpool, the Duke of NVelling-
ton, the Earl Bathurst, and the Duke of Dorset. Arrange-
ments were made for holding a Chapter of the Order of the
Garter, but it was postponed till a future day.

On Thursday night his MAJEcTY will give a
grand ball at Carlton Palace, Pull.mall, to all
the remaining Nobility and Gentry in town.
• Yesterday the Princess SQPIIIA visited the
KING.

A...re port is'current, on very good authority, of
.the arrival of Intelligence from Bahia of an in-
,surrolction among the Portuguese troops in that
place, 04; the 30th of May, who had put General
]NiaiVe. wit
_under arrest, and announced their in-
tention immediately to abandon the place and
embark for ;Portugal. This event, if true, must
at once put an end to the contest in Brazil.
It is, reported there Will shortly be a coinage;
of Domble 'Sovereigps. •
. It was recently publicly notified in the Corn Market of Am-
terdarn, as well as throughout Holland generally, that from
and'after the the Ist July !natant, the new system of measure
would take place for Grain of all sorts, Seeds, &c. By this
system (drain is to be sold per LAST of 30 makers (combs)
;Dutch. And instead of the efurrency being in gold florins,
pbunds Flemish, &c. hertofore,. the prices are all to be
noted down in florins Netherlind Currency. Owing to consi-
derable arrivals, and the favourable appearance of the coming
Crop, corn of all descriptions was of very dull sale; and, in
:tract, lower prices were obliged to be submitted to, in order
„tio quit.
The ceremony 'of decorating the Statue of
WILLIAM, in Dublin, was on Saturday for-
mally discontinued, in conforMity with the res°.
lution of the Grand Orange Lodge, Up to five
u'clock nothing remarkable occurred in Dublin ;
the street in which the statue stands, which is the
principal thoroughfare in that city, was filled
with crowds of gazers, consisting, for the most
part, of Roman Catholics of the lower orders,
On Saturday next, the ceremony of laying the
first stone of the Royal Universal Infirmary for
Children, will take. place in the Waterloo Bridge
Road, when ,the Duke of YORK, as Vice-Patron
of the Charity,- will preside, assisted by several
distinguished characters. Seats for the accom-
Inodation of ladies have been provided, and the
'Patrons and Friends of the Institution will As*
!nimble t ihe Freemasons Tavern, and proceed
,in processio •aver the Waterloo Bridge, to the
site of the ground of the intended building, where
they will arrive, with the Duke of Youx, at two
o'clock, soon after
_which the interesting c,ere-
?hotly will commence,. ,