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CADIZ, FEB. 17.—.--On the 2d inst. the. Council.
of-Regency, wimp: from the-urgency of the- pre-
sent state of affairs, has been formed by the SupreMe
Junta of Government, entered upon, :its fundions.
It consists of fire Menthol-8 Of the Junta, the Bishop
of Oresne, President; Don F. de Saavedra, Don-F:
X. Castanos, Don A. Escana, and Don E. F..de Leon. ,
Joseph Serra, an inhabitant :Qf Port St. Marv,
which he left at
:three o'clock in the afternoon, was
examined by the Junta, and declared in the course
. of his examination,_ that- the French have occupied
the said place with one 'regiment and one battalion
of foot ; that they have mounted two guns in the
castle of Scalalina, and two at Guia ; that King Jo-
seph arrived there yesterday at one o'clock in the
afternoon, escorted by too men, and alighted at the '
hobse of the Marquis de. Canada Tirry ; that the
French have completed a bridge of boats, and-con-
verted the Convgnt of St Francisco into a stable that
they declare their determination to be masters of Ca- '
diz in a fortnight ; that he saw four French engi-
neers,-who, left the place for •the purpose of .
noitring the-lines of Isle de. Leon ; and that a report
reached Port St. Mary before he left it, that the
Marquis de la Rotnana was on the rear of the French,.
with an army of 70,000 mea.
The fluke of Albuquerque, having received a
It-
ter from -the Duke olatimatia; inviting him to t•tili-
mit to King Joseph, returned a very spit itedunsWer,
in which he declines all tun her communicati,m with
him till -Ferdinand VII. shall have been restoted -to
Spain,--" I am also to inform ycur Excellency," he
says in this interesting Paper,, " that toe English,
that brilliant. nation, which is valiant and noWe as it
generous,is do not-harbour in their bosoms any idea'
lik that pointed-out .by your Excellency, to render
themselves masters of Cadiz; they have no other.% iews,
than to,assist us in -its defence with ail the power-
- lul theans 'which the Spaniards have requested of
them, and accept with pleasure."
-'Don Echeveta is Sierra Morena, where the
, disPersed troops of our ariny rally. ' Blake and Car=
ore also said to -be with 'him. The enemy's
fer:e in Port St. 'Mary does not exceed 2000 men,
. Letters from Algesiras state, that General Sebasti-
ani •has entered the city of Malaga, but met with a
stronger opposition than ;he expected. Other ac-
counts state; hove:.er, that he made his entry with-
out the least resistance; 'and that the vaunted heroism
of Don Anello, and the patriotic enthusiasm of the'
inhabitaats; vanished at his appearance. '
Miranda arrived here in a fishing-boar.; and the
same ctly several English transports entered our poll
'from Lisbon,- having on board, 1700 British foot,
1000 of whom are Highlanders, and 240 artillery-.
men, who immediately lisenibarked,and marched.
into the town, The battery of St. Fernando is
placed in the most respectable state.
On the 121 h--inst. the Supreme Junta of Govern-
ment informed the public, that according to the
last official accounts Xt?rez was occupied by- 1600
French troops; Cabuzai, 'Akan, :Littera, and Labri-
ga, by 1200 e Puerto Real, Chislauil, and Rota, hy
10,500 ; and
.Seville, by 3000.

OPORTO, FEB. k owselves here, as
you may suppose; in rather a critical•situa;ion., The
alarm:is getteral,-,eipecially' among the native
bitants, but l' do not conceive; tie danger to be so
very immediate, for I think we nriy be able to con—
tinue here till the niontli.of May.
LISBON, FEB. detachinents,-v,hich a, I
mentioned to you in my last, ,were sent twin this

city to the assistance of Cadiz, arrive/ very •oppor-
tuntly, as, though the force was small, it was suffi-
cient to determine the w,l%;eritig.pOlicy of the plaCe,
which wetued to hesit-ate whether it should admit a
French pr British garrison. Had these auxiliaries
arrivied a few hours later, this important place would
have been lost. The head-qUarters of Lord 'Welling-
ton were this day at Artien, whence he may advance
towards any point the. enemy may threaten.

• Lisgt;k, FEB. lg.—pi) the ►eth was presented to
this
.Governrnat Li, Excelleuey. CHARLES SMART,
in the, charaeler of Envoy•Extr:orclinary and Minis-
ter. Plenipotentiary from his Btitannic "Majesty. He
was presented by his Excellency J. C. Vo..Lens,
who had preceded him hi that capacity, and who on
the same oeCasion took his leave, and embarked for.
England on the 16th.
They write froth Badajoz, of the date 13th it;st.
that a-pary of 150. French dragoons had pasSed the
Guadiana, on.the 12th in the evening; but repassed
it on•the'l

The populace in Bad ijoz are tranquil and in high
spir,its... The garrison. has received dirolions from
the Marquis 'DE ROSIANA in what Manner it. will be
nccessarylo act, in case of an attack.
The division' o(! Brigadier MENiCUO entered that.
pike yesterday. at 'nine at night ; it
,was feared it
was cut off, as no accounts had been received of it
for two tlayS. On the night of the 12th, two divi-
sions of the artily of. the. Duke DEL PARQUE, at
present tinder the \command of the Marquis of llo_
"%lAN-A, took tip.their quarters in Albubuerque. A
flag of • truce from the enemy; which came
into : the, place pn the 12th, was sent back
immediately without the letter it brought having
been opened, and -was informed that any other that
might be sent would be fired upon.

The enemy on the same day,. (the 12th)' entereti
Olivanza;and demanded rations for the corps before
Badajuz, but he did not obtain theM.

According w accounts from Algarve, the enemy
on the tI th attacked th.e Isle of Leon, near Cadiz,
but were repulsed with considerable loss. it is said
that 40 carts full of the wounded were taken to
Seville.

ANECDOTE.---The late Mr. CALEB WfiITEFOORD
being 'at a City feait,' the Chairman, very soda
after dinner,,gave -d'lsoiist not-very consistent with
decorum. Mr. PITT, on lielrinethis toast, display-
ed :-oine symptom, of disgust, and p:lted it it was
coalition ?—" 'Oh yes," said. Mr. VIIIITEFOORD,
" very comaion, as Chuirmert."

The'following are extraBs of letters from Cadiz,.
rece•ved by one of the first honks in the City
" CADIZ, FEB. 'lB.,—The French entered Malaga
on the, :o th, and have indulged theinSelves ►, every
Species- of cruelty and .excess. King Joseph is at
present at Port St. Mary's; riding in his coach and
. six; he has with him about 3000 men." The'
• my are throtynigupf(Spaldonesy breast-orks;.?nd...
have already taken- possesSiOn of the warehouses of
Port *Royal, where their force at pres&tit appears to
be strong. The Government of this city have placed
an embargo on all vessels laden Wititeil, wine, and
provisions. We have had six men killed on board.
one of the gun-boats, and a bomb fell near the San',
Justo, which ,is moored close to the beach. Two
frigates have arrived froin South 'America with upr
wards of five Millions of dollars, acid we are abun-
dantly supplied with •all kind of provisions."
• " CADIZ, FEE. negleded to 141entio` n in
my last that the French are retreating- upon Xeres,
and one of the most extraordinary' events of the
present wir is, that the famous Pourlier, commonly
called El ,Marquisito, and
.who has made so :much
noise in Asturias, is at present the Govern& of
Xeres under King Joseph." •• .
Some additional:details are given in the following
official paper-!-- •
" The Stiperior Junta of
Ti GOvernment, which
: • -
loses no opportunity of.proc; ;ng inf' ormation
of
the positions and.strength or the-enemy, and Which'
will Unreservedly. impart ,the puSlic the hitt lli-
gence it acquires, has just received official nci;
that there are in Xel'es 1600 of-the enemy; in the
. jowns.; of Cabetds,•Alcala,' Utreara, and :Lebrija;
•1200 ; in Puerta Real, Chiclana; the bridge of the
same town, and at Rota, 10,560; and in Seville,
3000. '
"It is also officially known,. that'-the enemy lost
some men y6tefdiiy‘ during the _tiring from. the :lead:
of the bridge of_Suazo, supported-by two pieces of
artillery, which were advanced upon the second
crossing of the road of Puerto Red.' The design' of
this attack wade b;. us was to obstruft their_wearks,
which they had begun near the
,toll-gate," on the.
road.to Chiclana.-
• ":By order of the Supreme Junta
MAsitrai. MARIA DE ARCE.,‘
44 Cadiz, Feb. 12, iSio."

The, following letter from Headlharters, Lisbon,
contains some,important partipulafs •
Visco, FEB. 21.-A. French army of from 14
to 16,90Crare near Ciudad Rodrigo, and have seve-
ral times pushed their advanced guards dose to Al.
meida, but it was stated yesterdy that. they had,
Callen back. Another French army, in' two divi-
sions, of trorn.l to 9600 each division, has' been
near OliVenca and Badajo3., comina'ndeclT by
,Sebas-
tiani and Mortier. General Hill has marched from
Abrantes to Elvas, withabove 7000 men ; the last
accounts, fro M thence say, that these two'divisions
'have filieu back, and are marching into Spain. - •
" Lord Wellington arrived here on Saturday last
he was but two days in Lisbon. It was thought:
that on his reaching the head-:quarters the army
would be ordered towards thujronti,rs,
,but
at t~ev-
sent !bele is no appearance of 'any movement.
Within these .six or eight weekS, more. than
4066- men h e joined their respective regiments,
which were left sick in the different hospitals the
.
present is very healthy, and in'a very fine
and may he estiniated at 18 ur 21,000
cnlian'td)Ylieiaoatnd'y to tyke the field."

The, following Letter contains some interesting
andvn'couraging information :
CADIZ, Fin. lg.—Yesterday, King Joseph had
a bull_ feast, in 'Von St. Mary's ; and yesterday niorn-
ing a flag.of truce was sent to Admiral Alava, invit-
ing him to join .the French party, in which case his
`interest .and promoti.on shOnld be attended to ;.• ad-
vising him also to be on his guard against the Eng-
•lish, who might probably intend to carry away tire=
fleet the first easterly Wind.. .
"Alava answered, that it. was an inst.-tit to Ills Ito-
pour to suppose his condu& would 'be determined
by considerations of interest ; and pereinptorily re-
fused thesinvitation at the sametin-,e declining any
fUrther communication.

The mei-ch.:lms at Cadiz are no longer under'
File least, alarM for the.. safety of their persons or.
property. They. have all sent to Gibraltar. to bring
'back the goods _that were removed Chit her in- the
first moment of panic. The town is entirely gar-
tisoned. by British ; .aid as soon, as fresh reinforce 7,
mews arrive, the Spaniards intend to niake an at-..
tackAipon Port St. Mary's, where the' -enemy is ,
a ,out 12,0e0 strong in infantry,. besides 'a small
proportion of cavalry,' .
By the fire from the enemy at this station, six
seamen have been killed in a gun-boat. The St.
Just() sustained some damage, ou tlie 'same occasion.
If has occasioned great surprise that Marque'ssito,
otherwise General Porlier, has •deserted the Spanish;
cause, and had gone over to Buonaparte's-.• This
General is at Xeres, and has a..conirnand in the.
French army. It will be remembered, that he dis-
tiuguislied himself highly in the Xsturias.
ic The Freracb entered Malaga on the nth of Fe,
bruary, and conducted themselves with their 'usual
bailwity ; after-committing V3l-10.-US aas of atrocity,
they gave up the place to be pillaged for two days.—
Two -frigates;, have arrived from the colonies,with
specie,;. also a large fleet of Ainerican vessels,. With
all -;arts of inetcnandize. An embargo has been
ou all vessels having any provisions onlboard..—
• The Captains have: sent a memorial to the Governor,
but. without succoss. :There .lave been plentiful
rains here, and consequently an abundant supply of
water has been procured. Every reservoir is cum-
ple:ely filled."

On Friday died at his house in Southampton, in
the cigl.ty-ninth year of his age,. RICHARD 'VERNON"
SADLEIR, EiCi. descend.Al from Sir RALPH'
SADILgt it,. Knight Baunerer, and one of the principal .
Secretaries of State to King H ENRY, "the Eight
Mr. SADLEIR had long been in,the Commission of
the Peace, -and was the Senior Magistrate for the
County of Hants. .

• CORN EXCHANGE; MARCH 7.--The arrivals of.
Wheal to-day tn'a.ke a middling supply, with con-
aiderable remaining quaptitit:s of Foreign on hand,
salei heavy and hardly at last prices; prime Dafitzic
exceeds' the currency ; Rye is dearer ; Barley this
week 'rather i 4(:); Malt likewise; White Pease are
chever ; Beans of the two kirids dt little variation ;
Oats are in short supply, and Oils trade is nearly at
the late advance; Vlotii- as oar Ist.

LORD SOMERVILLE'S SPRING SHEI

-, . - " • . • EIRST DAY. . - ‘" , •
. t ''Cl forenoon,
jl'• •11, on ay at,an early. Mr. Sad:er's-.
yard, in-Goswell-streef, •began to by crovNed,.l,vith -':
Agricuiturkts and .others assembled to view tho
many fine anituols. exhibited, and nurn:.,r9ii§.and
corio4s implenients:n.airiculiure and other .useful

I

' arts, :
. .
, . Among, the company vase noti4M—.
Each-:-EgriMioni,'„Harcourt, Nlrtiraininon, Macejesfield,
&c. . .
• . Lo•ds—SornerVille, Dundas; W hitWeirth, Sack,ville; Broke;
Heithlield„ O'Neal, &c. •• • • r, •
67,5 form Sinclair .loim.Sanders.'Seahright, Thernas Carr,
'-"Ch:Tries'SlOrgan, W. W.' ',Vl:tan, &t. " _
The Hon. t,e,or&r: Rose, iti;Colorielikautroadr, Colonel
„CurriiiirJuiri., &e. "Sic. . _ '•,-. : ` .v% • ' •
, .
A.nivog the notices stock up in tilt sthev:•-yarc4
were tW,'.O,- frbm Lord •Sotnery lille; one `t auto. tAi at
this,cattle . 0
. exhibited with irroper certified::.;, .or
•:., '
with Ins Lordship's con eni, xs exti a siock;'woul„, tot
inserted file 'of exnence to the owners; till the
•
• conclusion of the'..idiew on Tuesday eveitig at si:s".
- o'cfock : the otlier handsetnesly, annonocekl:- his
Lordship's intention; in 'd'i.•-ributitig his dinner •
i
tickets, to preler the agrlculturists• anti farmers frcro.' ' ~
distant comities o. ho a. t..-nd tlie'shey.,,, and Teeniest- '
rug Abuse present, who may - not . Wave received . '
• ticketS, to leave their'\ nnill..s.:itild: aatle'S.44til .M r.• •
• . i '
Sadler at the gate,• in. order. fhat tickets 'May be' re- !.
served fact...tem, us far as the greit room at Free,
ni •• • -
asons'. 'ft.ivez.n•can furnish rootn. , • '
• The isrills of pretniutris of the -Smithfield ' Club
and Stissex...Agnettural Societies were 'stuck up';
notice of a large -s,ale of Spanish wool, &C. '
- - i
Messrs., Gibbs and CV. strewed some remarkably fine and
it,re:: 5 -:ti turnips ..groiVn (join seed, imported by the . •
board .:' atgriculturei•Jine
_purple- Hungarian tienip-r, or - - '
Koht,ti,,ol ; Mangel Wurzel 'roots, and 'Dutch Man el t'o'ur_ - ,
eel :• webs Of .14,:inetf, 01 -Siberian barley ;' purple,. or A fiiran.
• • •
peas; seeds of several of the best natural 'grasses, arid moue.:
rods other agricUlt drat seeds and-roots. . .
.. . •
1111rofnas . Joyce, 0e Fre.shiOnl, sheavednumetous I,', &swat' . ,
broad and narrow cloths,.kersevineres, k...c.•otvareaus cot:jots, .
an
mufactured by _him trout 'Anglo-merino . wool., t.)rie or-
these was a tellow-pieeeto that which lately gained-else prize
Ironythe Bath Soc...'..szy, for the hest piece of cloth:trout wool -
or any county manufaCturectih England. •
‘Viliiam Shepherd showed a new and 'portable maeltinefor
accurately weighing bxen or other live cattle, al,:i dist trouted.
1. his•list or pricers or agricultural implements.-
)amt'sßraby, a Weighing machine for live-sheep, a spring
draft.steel-yard, and a very simple and good chaff:cutt..•r. , • '
-7.14411 i Hill exhibited a. spring whippie- tree ;' a swing ‘dliii-:- ',.
dr.dt plough, of Lord - Sonterville's hive:Li:on ;"a double- • '•
L &hand ditto, with a movable wing at the end of the nroilld-
i board, a siiitn-colter plough,. /with a shittnig or- risieg wing
1 along the top.of the mod-id-board ~...a large and strong, O.,•peh-
I drain 'plough :,--a two-share trenching rlorfgh, ode work i;1
above the other ; a hand-Wheeledhoe; •.a hand turnip ,chill,
and fiexible'ttlbes; for l'elieving hover cattle; she-dist: touted
1 his prices of these and various utile"' impleinents.. ' " ,
1-, .Manle,y, -a cultivator or eXpedition-plough, anti a
neat model Of ditto.- ' ‘,
, lames Roberts-slimed an iron scarifier, .broad.share, and a
drill, a 'winnowing machine, and a very simpie_and elfz-o.:
tual machine for slicing oil...cakes, carroisi, turnips, "ate. tsar•. .
cattle: ' - ' .
Richard Baker, a'claff-eutter. -• , r ,
Thomas Pasmore, a.brdisitig machine and a chafF-cutter „ '
0 • •
of•iron in't he same frame. - _
. William GOwing, a--small baud thrashing inuchine;. with
swing cyVndrical beaters. • - • ,' , .
' John Onions, a. model of a thrashing mill. • •
"i:hornas Chapman,. a• one-horse thrashing mill : a inedel
of a machine for groolioA b.r t,..tins t.,....ra_t,,,, ~.,,,,,, -, •,„,.•
teariirg boric branches for cattle.
Thomas Looter., a-large thrashing, or rather a rubbing-ma.' '•,
chine, for Separating corn; 4 fanner tut corn, aa. raw cutter, .• •• ,1
a potatoc washer,
.and apair of barrows. He nistributed.the t • I
lists of prices of thcse and numerous other ii,iplements6 - -
. Mr. '1 homas Qoldhawk slreAed the caeJses.ot live very fat • .
and rine s,`-toothed AleriCoSouill-down sheep, :en on grass :
and turnii s : threeof these 'having been °red e-y George Home ' -
Sumner, Esq. and two by Merits Birtbeck, Esq.. .• •
• The animals exhibitetiwere sewer in number than on some
former occasions ; but it seemett agreed, that in excellent e -
they exceeded any cornier shew: They were as follow i--- • • !,
' •."I`vt"o Devoh'oxen, worked 95 days by Loin Soule:v.llle, and
since gra.2cd by thciiat,l !Wilson, sent drivcrt seven miles to • •‘,
the's:l6w. . . . - , Two Hereford oxen worked. 47, days by Lord So:men:We,
grazed by Richard Hudson, jun: travelled seven amps.- • ,
. Two Devon and French mixed 'breed of oXeri. -rising six
years old, w.orked 1 so• di:.•.s, by the Durce of hedrintt,•,g,azett_ •
oy ditto, tni'vel led 45 miles. .
, . Two tierei-Ords,•wodied 'O5 days, by loku,Terrett, and • :
gipzett,by niin 4 ,`trvellea:,. mites. I ,tes.
7,l7avo.pevons, 6 ye.rs• oio, woil:cd 75 dal s, fl.y:iatnes,boud, I
„aril spied by ‘Yrii. 't‘ eimer, traveller; 135 miles. -* ,
:TWO Devons, 5 years old, worked 69 days by .Martin Web. •
bet, and grazed oy him, travelled 135 miles. ._
, .' A Hereford, ox, worked 96 days by Lord SOrnerviller-and .
Lrazeti .by hint, travelied,io miles.. -•-. . . •
', -I( pair or yoke of Devon oxen, shewit lean from the plough .
- by Lord SoinerVille, intended for exhibitron next year, r. ilea
fat ; a test to which it is desirable- that inure -oh tile silew. 1
cattle should be bll':illlltted, aSjile means ofjudging.aoeurate- ' 1
ly of the.: merits. . - _
.1
As extra cow stock, were sliewn—, • •
- - -
-, ' Ar•Devonheiter, bred and tea by Edmond Thomas:Waters -
1
• on hay and molasses. '. i
.'., A dun red anti white ‘Yerkshire cow, fed by
.---- .Hudson. , •
A SliSsek •cow, bred, by Lohn Elman, anu fed
.by ---.
Hudson. • • ' • . ' • • - :
~ - • .
A Devon•cow, bred,by Lord Somerville.
Prentice, a 'arise: tiereford out. . -
-, A pen of hoe Merino- i:ylanti and Down wailers, t 2 months '
old, wed ;b5, 'John Thorpe.
, rive Merino4yland ii months old wethers, bred by C. - •
•lenkinson. .
Five South. down wethers-' above to months old, bred by
• the Duke of Bedford. ' ... •
rive South down wailers, 1 i months old, bred by John •
Farricontb., -- ' • . •
. • Five SOuth-downyvetlicrs it, months old, bred t:l,lohn - •
Boys. ..,
five Merino wethers, each of different crosses, 'viz...L-Wil t- _ -
shire, Leicester, South-down, Ryland, Dorset, 3 years old,
bred by lames ty jibs; travelled on foOr's3 mites. ' ':' • • •
Five. Merino South-down Wethers,. 3 years cid,' bred by ~
George H. Sumner, and fed by ThoinaS Goldhawk-.
.. five Southdown 23 months old, bred by john bovs.
Five South-down 'wettiers 3' years old, bred by Earl 'Bridge; - ,
water. • ~ -.
Five South-dtwn wethers,•2 years old, bred -by the Duke
, ,
of Bedford.
.. r ... . •
. Fivl.... South-down wethers 2 years old, bred by Bayley. , i
Frye •sioth_down. wethers z years old, _bred by --.----
.-- 1
W Weil, kn:, ~ i , .' • • -• , ,_
Five •.,trutti-down wetheis 3 years Olti,'llred by -7-..--' -
Warren, sit. -
• As extra sheep-stock were exhilafted— 2,
Four*Wiltsh re wetliers;_ led-by Alorris Birkbeek,• whic'h, . i
_together. lveighed.as follows : '
• .' November 3,, te)o9. -- - - - - gi7 lb. • ,
I" March 2,, ilito --- -.- - -999,1 b. ,
. Indrease • - - --- tSz lb. •
, . .
• • , • Cwt. Qrs: lb. :• •
,
• ' laving eat, in the meantime of Lay .• - 'l9 - 2 IS • '. -
, m
Itops •••• - --- -‘ - • 43-• t, • 6 • , ...
. •'. - • 'Quoit-cakes . . . 1"-- - 2 2 -20
. ,
Five Merino three-quarter bred,
.by Morris liirkbeck, and - i _ .
• fed by
November
zii:,er. ,weighed
-9
-,. 7 .
~,
..-. . su3;filbb., , - , j
.
. ,l ncrease .• -•--- A 3311). r
C iv t . Qrs. lb.
to
-' • Having eat, of hay - . f
, .. - • i 20 . '
i,,, ! i , . 'cuinips - ,-
.21 1 20
Ic• nil-slakes • , - -„, 2 2- 20 —.,
' .• •A Southdown wether, 3:' months old, bred byVlOlin-BuyS
$
' and fed:on hay and green vegetables: -- ' • • " .
- 1 '
• .A Meriod.and New-forest-(heaths-cropper] wether,:_bred jay'
James W 111,00 ravelled .un loot 63 miles. .
, The 4)1.0 exhibited were 3SIOIiOWS, viz. . -
- ,
Two ' White coarse-haired pigs, nine months old, fed ori •
bran and- molasses, •by Astrinole.' , ~.„ ‘• , .-• • ,
. at tnin-paired.white spotted ESsex and Suff)lk pig, '22 .
weeks old, bred and red by Geisrge' Dodd, on tour bushels,ot • ' ' •
barley-ground'and•molasses ; the-mother wii`t..l:•SSiX,- .
A carcase of an Essex and Sulk* pig, i7-weeks old, bred 11
by liarflitidge water ; the: znather was SuktOlk. ' ' -11 l

t- _r.

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72-7.;

THE INQUIRY.

N14N13rp..5; OF- FyIDE.NC,E,

,~.~.,

ctr.re the Lpmmltteeof the whole tionse,-appoilit‘ell
Policy aid Condac!..l of the
to•tht: Scheidt.

DAY).

!he Eight Hon. ths. Lord Ms. CASTLEREAGH, a
Member, of the House,
• by the Conitnittee.
vniir.liord,llll,),brought wi,h-yon
- •-:.•,,-)•-•-ltn,1!-,d to in I.be.evirlen.ce of 'Lora
bqrn ?-4 have; I should wi.4- in delivering in this
t • at tie Gln-ttnittee Would allow..tne. to state
c.;if.ortwatices npi!er which •it is pre&ented.-
`,T;ta ing.,been called upon to produce-the f`
reteried to:in Lord bbathant'S' evidence,
coati have no objealon to do-,so, bitt I•do not' ap-
i.rel4bel it to be clothrd 'with any 4trieily official
c",tlT-a6ler. The circumstances 'under which it .was
Treptired I will state .to the Committee ; I.think it
vc,is on the 2IA I received his Majes-

t:.;'s.pleasure isfiprocet:4 in the execution of 'the ex
' —peonk-Tn to the; Scheldt ; I immediately prepared a
erojei of ie,t,uctions, which I communicated about
' The e. act-of the same month. to Lieutenant-General
the Earl of Chatham; Commander in Chief of the
ried part of the operatiorfs, and had subsequent
communications, with his -Lordship on the. plan of
operations; therein desccibed.. At -a, later period
Fsubrnitted to the consideration of, his Majesty's
• Onvernihent the more general -instruaions of the
Milt July, which, weie adopted, and to which his
Majesty's sign manual -was affixed. The projet of
inStrue:tibils-whicit I now deliver in, althotigh at the
, same titlie communicated to his Majesty's
apprehend can only :be .considered as-a Me-
- morandinii oft he view which, as Secretary• of State
for the War department, I personally entertained of
' t-ile-coqrs.e that service was, to take, and upon which
• I had official 'communication with the Coriimandcr
in Chief of the army to be ernploy,:-.(1 -upon it. It
contains the principle and Ou..line of- the service, as
'Was at that time 'in my contemplation ;
,and
rathe,c-believe correctly represents the general-un--
- derstanding which preVailed between iris Majesty';
Government and the Cormnander an Chief, With
Pr,spect to the niod/J in which it was to be carried
initi execution, under .he' instructions of the. istl)
of Jute but I .do nut, cAisider the paper itself as
•-•
having been formally satiLliOned by his Majesty's
Government,
• Did- your Lordship afterwards in any. measure
alter the view you then hid of-the subject-?,-There
are two points which: I shy,uld wish to state to
.the-'
rn
.Comittee, in which it was altered; the first, the
point of Cad,sand,,st,lbsec.rnt toilie receipt of the
report ofthe Board oLAdloiraitye, bearing date the
18th of June, upon a representation of the import-
ance, witti-a View of Itcilitating the entran6e td the
West Scheldt, of occuplmg Cadsand ; a de,ertnina-
tion, to- t hat -effea was taken, 'The other point on
wl'iieh„.a.change. of determinat!ion took , place was,

.'wtth'ie4neti to the orders thlt chould be given as to
: the disposition of the army - after the operations
. against-Walcheren were toffrninated; in the Menlo-
random now delivered;. the direaions were to re-
tai)l a position on the
,Scheidt' until further orders
friAn home ; in theinstruaious-of the i6t,h of July,
'the army was ordered to return immediately 'twine
on the termination' of the service. - The reason of
that. change was, that, upon a full consideration of
the state of.arTair at that Moment, and particularly
of the supply of foreign-corn as applicable to-service,
abroad, I dYil not conceive that the Government
was justified
,in contemplating th,e possibitity of con-.
tinning a protraeled
.".c,our,e of -service upon the
CiSntinent ; and in consequence of that and other
c,Losiderations, a dturmination was taken to direa
,the anny, to return to England on the termination
of the service, leaving an adeqnate garrison in the
- Ist ,nd of Walchererfor its secprity. • ,
{His- Lordship delivered in the I.‘lemo-ranattn?‘
•
(No. t and .2), which were read..l
P. 40 of OF I-NSTRUCTIONS,,No. i AND 2.

Communicated by Viscount.Castlereagh to Lieut.-General
• _ .the Earl of Chatham, lime; dog.

• N. I.—Draft to the Earl of CHATnAm.—(Seciet.).
"'Downing-street', 18,;9..
MY LORD—The importance of chscking. the
ri,1%,11 power which the enemy is, so raphily aCCU•
41.-ulating in the geheldt,.arld of Making a poWerfuh
di‘..ersion m favOur of the Austrian arms at biz! pre-.
,ent moment', ,hay determined his M..jesty to' direct
the efforts &f his naval and military force to that
• . " The accompanying statement will inform your
fordship of the amount of krce of the respective
,-...tvices which has been ordt.red to proceed on this
jowl expedition, the chlif direction of which.
hi. Majesty has been gmcicu,ly pleased to confide
Stu you Lord ‘hipi.
Altliough ,he effect that may be expeEted tQ
11. produced on the general .t .-;:ale of the war, by the
._enToloyment of: a large- Briti-sh army, of not less'
half 40,0(1.0 men, iii a-.'quarter where the enemy
has--o many .and s9ch impartant interests at.stake,
tins had a principal 'sliiore determining his IVla-
iztAiv's Governiilent to tndertake- tire present en-
. 4:erpriie, your- Lordship will consider the 'opera,
% tioo ithints,tion in its execution, as mote itnnie.-
zi.i4telir•diiei„led against the fleet and' arsenals of
- in the Scheldt.. _ ,
", The complete:Sticce.ss of the operation would
ireinde the.capture-ordest-ts#tion'of the whole of
t:te :merry~ st+ips,
,either builchng at :Antwerp 9r-,
in t hek ;
,the entne destruction of
y'ards and arsenals at'Antwerp, Terneuse, and
• Cu.i.tifig; and the rendering, if possible; the Scheldt
• Z'u I ng,:r navig!tbre for- ships of war.
As theaccomplishment.of, these important.ob-

in their fulleSt'extent, must in a, great, mea-
upon the rapidity with which the enter-
carried into. execution, it has been deemed
t.dyrsirble to appropriate such an amount. of force
, service 94 may enable you, at the,same tube
' tt tdu eice.tii)y Walc4eren and South Beveland,
• . • ,1•••:):,ce at once a consiiierable corps against Ant
hich may he reinforced as soon as Flushing
if not a •tually reduced.
• A- .he.artaillinenrof the entire of the objets

£14711 .I\l'.(jsty bas in view may ultimately be
should, the enemy have-tire means of
,-;440.1b11iq in sbeh strength, Antwerp as to.

tender-perseverance on. your Lordship's part 11-i neon -
;Sistent with the security of your army, your Lord-
will in that case use your inariost endeavours; to
concert with, the navy, to secure as many of the ob-
jecis,abbve pointed out as the circumstances oft he.rop--
met!, gill permit,; and as the posseS4on of the Island
ot "Walcheren and the icon of-Flushing may 131 t hem-
,selves; under certain contingencies, be acquisitions
of the utmost consequence 41 the •further proSecu-
. tion of the' war, I am to signify to .your. Lordship
the King's command', that in the event of your
being obliged- to retire 'from the more 'advanced
.poshinns on the_ Scheldt, you 'do maintain the.
Island of Walcheren till his Majesty's pleasure is
signified.
" I forbear to enter into any details with respeft
to the execution' 0.1 the service with 'which your.
Lordship is intrustied. .The Se. will more correctly
suggest themselves to your t,ordship's military oh--
servation on the spot. There is only one case.
which I deem it necessary to provkle'for, namely,
that of the service in all its parts. hat ing :been
completely 'effected; .and the moment_ arrived when
a decision must be taken, ,whether. the army shall
descend the Scheldt, or retain some position in
ranee.

" In considering this important question, your
Lordship is. aware that the stateof the campaign on
the C9ntinent does nut, at the present moment, per-
mit his Majesty'S Government. to contemplate the
pbssibility of commencing operations with a British
anny from a point so much in advance towards the
frontier of FranCe as Antwerp, neither is there any.
allied force -as yet in,the field in the North of Get
-
many-. of sufficient magnitude, with 'whom:an ad-
vance from thence, could be combined nor, has it
been 'deethed Consistent with the celerity of move-
;meat, on which. the success of the . idten,!ed stuck
tuay depend, to send the army equipped upon a
'scale which *crtalify it to enter immediately
upon a canipaign. -
" The Expedition must, therefore'be Consi•
derd its not,- in the first instance, assuming aity
other c.haraCier thawthat of a coup-de-main, com-
bining with it A pow erful diversion against the
enemy. .
‘! Whilst the *operation is in progress, other pros-
pests may, open thetpselvei, and events occur which
;nay induce his Majesty's Government to extend.
their vie%s.. .." • ..

" The proximity of the scene of action will, it
-is to be hoped, enable his MAjesty's Government
to furnish your Lordghip in the pkogress of_tt•e
sei-
vtce, with instructions imtn4.diately applicalle to the
circumstances of the moment, but your Lordship will
consider, in theevent•of such instruaions not reach-
ing you, that it is left throughoupayour judgment,
according to the movements of the enemy, either to
retire the army to Walchtren and South Beveland;
• or to maintain a more advanced position till its ulte,
rior destination can be dedidt:d on with reference to
the then state"of atfdirs. <. • .

- not only this, but on .every point. conneaed
wit h .th-e general condua of this important service,
his Majesty is graciously- pleased to confide to your
I.ordshiri the full€st discretion. to a6t as ,yon may
deem most for the honour and advantage of his Ma=
jesly's service.
" .HiS" 'Majesty feels assured, that his army and
navy will vie with each other in giving effe6t to.an
enterprize, than which none has ever been consi-
dered of zreater‘importance to their united efforts.;
and-as the surest means of sOccessfully surmount-
ing eveLy.obstacle; his Majesty ,trustS that the ut-
most spirit of 'conceit and harmony will' prevail
throughout the whole of their operations between the
respective services. "

in their ,'odtiteCineileeS- fo add to tl4 Tseciirrity of
Greo Britain, and to-improve our me.ins of prose-
culing the war. againwtlFrance,
,whilst the .defensive,
et-14)ft by which alone th& enemy ,can succeed, either
in circumscribing or defeating the attempt, must
be made upon a scale which cannot lad to relieve,our
Allies on the Continent "fror4.nitrch of the pressure
to which they. mil,,st otherwise be exposed in their
present struggle for independence.
" 4th. That whilst .the present expedition 'com-
bines a powerful diversion- with the imniediate pur-,
suit of objeas of the utmost value in themselves, it
enables Greet Britain to employ . a larger proportion:
of its disposable force against-the enemy than it could
attempt to do in any other mode' or in any other di,
rtfition, regard being bild to the extent of force al-
ready employed on foreign service, the pres9rit state
'of the Caritinent, and the limits necessarily imposed
upon the ,military'exertions of thiS country at dm
present rnotnent by-the state-of the exchanges, and
the .scarcity .of ;.and
‘-‘ Lastly, That as the naval and military branches
of t he artivament will continue toaa together through-
out , the. operation, for their mutual support and
protection,. th.e.safety of neit(er will h'e hazarded in
a greater degreethan the legitimate risks of war
in the pursuit of: objetas of such 'magnitude-. will
justify. -
I have thought: it right to. transmir to" your
Lordship the accompanying liapers, thus shortly 'to
recapitulate the views with which the present ser.;
vice is Undertaken. -

-" I cannot close this letter withdut adverting to the
principal point ,upon- which the complete success of
_ the operation may nitrinately hinge. -
" Lallude to t he .possibility of ate ships afloat be-
ing plaCerlobt of the reach of attack under the pro,
section ':of the Citadel of Antwerp, and that your
•Lordship s!toula riot find that you can get possessibn
of that work ,with•the -mains you possess, and with-
!in the time whi-h, consistently wi;h. the-safety "of
your arniy, you can venttue to-remain before it.
" I feel it due to your. LordShipAhat it should be
distinCtly, understood, that this scase of psos'sible
hilur,L. has' been previously considered, and that.
wnatever may be the-degree Of -risk of its occtirrirrg,
t brit -11,is one of those contingencies in contemplation
of which lijs Majesty's . confidential-servants have
,nevertheless felt thentselves•citilcd tin to- recommend_
that the enterprise should be,undertaken." .
[The Chairman was directed to report progress,
and ask leave to sit again.]

From the LONDON GAZETTE,. Maroi. 6, 18-10..

War;:qffii-e, .111:dcb 6, *Filo,

Commission in the Ist-Regiment of Herefordshire Local 'Mi-
' litia, signed uy the. Lora Lieutenant.

'Charles Holloway, Esq.. to be Major, vice Down.:--s, re-
signed.

Commissions sigaed.by the Lord Lieutenant-of. the County,
• • , •of 4 ,• -

• Bearslead and Mailing /.(kirnent of Local Militia.
John Barlow, Gent. to be Lie:no:llam.

• Onthance-Offiev, 3, IZzo.
Medical EstablishmenCfor the Military tha

. .
Ordnance.
Thomas Colborne, Cent. to be' Secoud Assistnt-Sargeon,
vice Lowe, deceased.

, Crpwn-Opce, Mat cb 6, igio. „
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