The Sun.
London, England, 1810-01-16 00:00:00

The following is an extract of a priitatelettc.r:—
" LISBON, .LAN. o..—The main boiy.bithe army
halted at Coimbra (or a few days only, and Jitter
leavit”g-itl.vo briizaties and shroe Portuguese corps at
Abrantes, marchL•d towards Oporto, where the bead-
of..larfers are to be establishea. About fozlr fie
brigades, it i beiith'ed, will remain at-Coimbra.

:underwand that it was at first intended.to fix
the head-quarten at Viseu, hut this deterusination
was altered,' in consequence of information having
'beeq received, that a French army of considerable'
force marching on Braga, With the view of pe-
netrating to Oporto. General' Beiesiord is gone
AlmettkL The Portuguese army under, his com-
mand, I am as;ured„ is in a most excellent condition,
well equipped in every respect., and amounting to
i.:etween thirty and forty thousand men. , •
," Four transports arrived here on Wednesday list,
with horses tor the waggon train, and, detachments
for the d;fferent regitntmrs. Clothing for thirty
thousand Portuguese isdally, expected (torn London.
It is also said ;Jut ten or t.velve thousand more
trocTs will. soon arrlve tortintorce our army.
'1 he superstition of the Portuguese is Often ex-
tremely embarrassing io onr countrymen. On the
,try aher last Chri:itrads; some Otlicew- who were
Frcelnasons, matched frOin the barracks with
music, flags, and ail 'the in:ignia of the fraternity,
to a large -room, which they had fitted up as a
lodge. The vulgar here :vete extremely offended
at this proce,4sion, and the common remark was,
" it was no wonder evil should build 'their
country, when men, who :could at any time raise
the 1),20., were allowed to parade the streets, and
openly peiferm their incantation." The Officers
who.6tteiided on this oceasion„ It is said, have
oeeti reprimanded, and some of them even put
under arrest.

Villiers, our Ambassador, is soon tore-
turn to England. It.is scid that he is to be succeed-
ed by Lord ChalUs Fityzerald-. A Brigadier-Gene-
ral Of the Artillery arrived here yesterday, and'also
Coi. Arbuthnot, Gen. Beresford's Sycretary. These
Officers are'on leave Of absence, and tt;e former
re-
turns`to England:"

Yesterday, about half past tvri_relVe o'clock; their
MAJESTIES-, ,and Princesses AUGUSTA and ELIzA-
BETrI, arrived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor.
Mis'i GOLDSWORTHY came out yesterday fOr.the first
time, since her severe indisposition, and was in at-
tendance to pay her respeCts to their MAJESTIES and
the PRINCESSES, The Princesses MANY and SOPHIA
remain with the Princess AMELIA, at Windsor,, till
to-morrow, when they are expected to town, to-latt,
present at the drawing-room to be held on Thursday,
in celebration of her IVIA3E-Ty's birth-day.
Yesterday the Duke of CUMBERLA\ND dined with
her MAJEsrv.

Yesterday..the Duchess vf YORK arrived •at York
House, St. James's, from Oatlau,i,., to dinner.'
Yeste,r6y, the Duke of SUSSEX. comj►;eted his 37th
year. " , _

Yesterday Goyemment granted licenses for ex-
portation andimvria; ion from the Baltic.

There are letters from .liiiboa of the 3I st of De-
ceMber, which say, that,an embargo has been laid
upon American vessels there, and also the Crews are.
imorisoned. 1-
_

A Leiter has been received from a young man, a
Prisoner in France, dated Auxerre; in the Depart-
Mem of" Cote d'or, on' the 2lst,of ,Decerubc.r. It
states, that a general remove has taken pace among
the British prisoners throughout France; and that
in ft-Pure they were to be divided 'into classes, and•
each class to be stationed in a different place ;
Auxerre Avas fixed on for the masters and Mates in
the , inerphants' service, recetving pay irons the
French Government; -about 1400 of 'whom. were
stationed there, and •had the liberty' of the' town,
but were not --allowed to pass., the gates,' The
meat was very indifferent',. and frOin seven to I 2
sous per lb. On the Sattrday,preceding Are broke
out at Auxerre, ivnich threatened to consume the
whole of thd town,- but,it. Was got under by the ac-
tivity of fire English prisoners; several of whom had
received slight injury. The thanks of all the De-
partinents had 'been given to them, for their
on this occasion.

Notwithstanding the bnrning of the.storehouse,s
at Isle Bourbon, in which the greater part of the car-
goes of the',Captured, British' ships 'were laid up, that
Island is likely to prove a most valuableiprizeto the
land and sea forces to which it surrendered. It is
said; that letters received' at the Admiralty,• front
Admiral BERTIE, Commander in Chief of .his Ma-
jesty's 'ships and vessels on the Cape station, an-
nounce the arrival of treasure at that place froinlsle
Bourbon, to the amount of tbreo millions and a ball
of dollars, supposed to have been realiSed, altogether
by The sale of British captured ships and property,
to the Americans who frequented the Leland, and
the Isle of France,' for the purpose of making pur-
chases.. Judging from this fact; the capture of the
Isle of France may be looked forward to as a perfect
mine of wealth.

A private Letter from Dunkirk, dated the 7th
instant, states:--

"The present is to inform you of what is pass-
ing here respe6ting trade, which begins now to re-
vive.a little, since both Governments are granting
licenses for the Importation and exportation -of cer-
tain goods. Above fop cargoes of cor❑ have al-
ready been, expedited from hence for the Port of
London."

• Among .other' proposed inquiries in Parliament,
it would be, extraordinary were not an investigation
to be instituted into the causes of the almost entire
dis'appearance of specie from circulation. This is a
subject of the highest impoitance to the guardians of
the public purs'e. It is believed that touch of our
gold coin has lately been drat. n \into France by
seis coming with grain and other c,,tinuodities, which
have refused to take colonial produce :pr British ma-
t,ufattuit:On return, declining all payment otherwise
than by specie.
Lard S— C— is the Nobleman wit, m it was
lai cly,at tempted to carry off friom the He of Man.

• SMITI-,IFIELIj MARKET,
.1;11.15.
This i.ay:s Market tws amply,bupplied with prima
Beasts, ano the show of Cattle in general was consi-
(lerablc ; Btef at're,i Veal are. dealer than our last re-
port; Aintton and Pork sol.d at last prices ; and the
uade for the niot, part was' trierably goad., The
in t Mat kei-w,ere somewhat lively; Hay,
St!aw, and
.Clover, -fetched better wices than Fri.