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CN THE BA-ITLE, ur ALIUjERA.

BY E. A. BRAY, RSQ.

Several weighty reasons called for the order which
his Majesty wa gratioi.i,ly pleased to issue at the
beginning of !he w•ii, le4tor:ug to the establish-
went of, the British Army, three. .regiments which
had long been employt,d by tho Ctown on the ini•
porttint service of guarding the frontiers of the
United Netherland:;, and.the Austrian barrier on the
confines at France.

it mm Vidory's Spresding laurel, haste, Renown !
tyi z.,ittir nations weave the triple crown I
i tear, in tharaders of diving /lame,
111 its truuilet, 4.11,1 DA A'S
0 more i tuna, when Britannia bleeds,
ovies her triumphs, nor her clanger heeds;
tut Bunt% joins, with Lusitania's band, •
-I 0 trust *for conquest in her tried command.
flow can her sons, in patriot blood ;Allied,
Refuse in Britons boldly to eutifide— •
When, as o'erpower'd amid th'unequal fight,
8l ow they receded trues-their statiou'd height,
"Wye l•lQUGltroty, cheering mid th' exulting foe,
View to their ail, felt the fatal blow;
1V liiist all his comrades rival glory sought, •
And tell, like Spartans, where they nobly fought t
How can the rue, with ail his countless host,
E'er live o'er lititons to fulfil his t,oast:—
:WWol ili4 brave brothers BARR'S /ORD commands;
lie I,VDC), with patriot ardor, 4iranger bands
Taught Mini worst dangers, like nta (1104, to dare,
And bids them truly or ins glory share.
%Vireo they
,whose iraine.so CLltill'd to hear, •
1.11014/4014 Ault 1V A Lill (Olt shall their names be told,
And wept as b) tviantua's bard oiold)
Vied with :heir tiobloa Chichi, with veterans vied,
And, crowning lite vvithglory, nobly died I
4 his, wnere surrounding hoes, with fierce command,
Clairti'd the stis'd banner from his struggling hand,
Indignant cry 'd—" No I never but with lite."
That, deeply wounded, mid the bloody strife,
Tore from tnetruktin brag; whilst dying, tore
shatter'd colours, ilnpping with his gore,
And bury'd them, from insult's curse to test
(SiscriAl deposit !.) in. his i.r.ittrot breast. •
Still Ulu iiioOti tOetalas! true) may boast
A trophy ravistr'il by it nosti
bht.' trio" it nrt?t,p before a Despot's seat.
iT will putish suon or prove but their defeat
.Whilst many Jo cable, plum% with silver Mogi,
Chain% to the altar of the King of
bhall ever prove, `Mitt impious laoastie
We owe our vidoties to the Lord of Rusts.
Tune

Ist, It would have been contrary to reason and
justice that the nature of the service on which the
Crown found it expedient to employ part of the
already estiblithed ,British army hito;ld occasion the
extinction of the regiments so employed, while
twenty•two of lower, date on ihe establishment re-
maine&at home safe tram such a fate or that the
officers should sirker any loss front the nature of
the service, or the footing Upon which the Crown
had employed their regiments. •
ed, All who had any zeal for the honour of the
British aruis must hate applauded the pre,ervation
of three regiments which had, performed, exploits
equal to any that Ivstory recuids, and weteamongo
the oldest regular troops in Europe, having exitited
lonti before there was any stat,ding army in British
pay., although thi only came upon the establish.
Them at the same time with the present 6th and iih
of Foot.

3d, At the beginning of a war whereof the chief
' theatre was the part of. the Cuntinent where the
Officers of ihose Regiments had been bred as. mai-
taryMen, the expediency of capacitating them for.
being immediately employed, must have been ob-
vious to all who know the great importance of a
perfect milit,try knowledge of the country in which
the operatiOns of War are carried on. It is well
known ,to some persons in high situatitins, that once
of these Officers
.foretold, at the
.beginning of two
of the expediticitS to the Neilwrlands, what must,
from lOedi circumstances,be the success of both
of them. All those`objets have nevertheless
been frustrated
,by some of those whose duty
it was to concur in carrying into effeet his Majesty's
just and gracious intentions, and what was thus
done, contra!), to the express orders of the Sove-
reign, as well as to justice, honour, and manifest
expediency, has ever since been perniitted to re•
main in force, to the tr.termost grievance of the
Officers concerned, whence; their reliance on the
sincerity and uprightness of the intentions with
which an otliCial letter' was written for their direc-
tion, by his Majesty's orders, at the time of the in-
terruption of the alliance with the-Dutch Republic,
has °cc:nitrified their suffering the greatest loss that.
Can befal military mei) ail such. Yet hoW great so..
ever the injury dnne to them is, al) men of
hoeour will consider that as a much. greater
whiCh is done to
,the most just and upright
vereigni whose. atith,rity has been • thus abused;
tor arose ()dicers were trea.ed exactly. as it the ob-
Jra ot the letter wriven for their dirLelion had been
to induce them to take such steps as must occasion
the ruin of their military fortnne.
They were encouraged to renounce that moral
certainty of rising high in another army, which
many g( their brother Officers retained under the
sandtiarrof the saw letter, and as there were then
in Lila British army setan General •Orfteers who bad
changed; withoht loss of rank from the same regi-
ments into ether British try otis, they could not sup•
pose it possible that those whom their gracious Se-
vereign himself was pleased to invite oyer, could
not recover their rank:otherwise than by purchasing
,the five steps from that of Ensign upwards, by
which anyone could thensecure io iiituSell, on his
first entr,ince into the army, a place in-the future
list ot General Orfif.ers, and which most of the
Field Officers alluded to had, the Ismaili of doing;
nor did they know the meessitjt of it antilit was;
too late, by ten year‘, to put it m praf;fic.e; when,
atter the re-establislitnent of their regiments, they
were informed that they must either remain exclud-
ed from the military line, or consent•to re-enter it.
under all the junior Officers who bad been. advanced
to the saute rank with themselves ,duritig that pc..
the number of whom was above three hun-
dred. The grievousness of which loss maybe judged
of from hence, that the highest honours and great-
est fortune ever' acquired in the militaly line by any
British subject, must have been lost to hifiiself and.
his posterity, had the like happened to hint. Many'
of those whourpersons unacquainted with the. Of.
firers of the Arniy anti Navy supposed to be grati-
fied by what was thus done, have expressed, in the
strongest terms, their ahlsorience Of such cendudt.,
As (bete may be sorne"of • the same' class of men to
Whom the case is, still tinknoWn, this is published
for their information.

* Nysus anct-furyalui.

OXFORD COMMEMORdTION.

Oxyoun, gusts 26.—. At half Oast ten o'clock
this morning, the Vice-Chancellor of the Univer-
sity, the Noblemen, Heads el Houses, ,odors and
Proeteis, and Genilemen who partake of 'Lord
Crewe's benefaction, assembled at Exeter College,
and Ny'ellt in prosession to the Theatre, prt ceded by
the Bede • and a long retinue of University Of ;at eleven o'clock they reached Me Theatre,
and an elegant Latin Oration was spoken by Door
Copestone, Proteiiiir of Poetry, in commemoration
of the Founders of the respeetive Halts and Colleges,
and also of the Prizes; at halt-past tl, the Latin Verses
to which the prize was adjudged, were recited in the
rostrum Opposite to that in winch the first oration
was delivered ; at twelve the ,English Essay 'corn,
mewed, and about one the Latin Essay, after which
sticeeeded the English verses.
The] Honourable Gtolge Knox, son of. Lord
Nertld,ifid, and another. Gentlemen, whose name,
we could not learn, were admitted to the honorary
degree of Unetora in „CIO Low,. and a Gentle Man
Commoner of Wadham-trail, .to that of Master of
i oisiter the Vice. Chancellor had pronounced a
abort spcach, declaring to the two former Gentle-
Men the degree which this .Univerity'had been
pleased to confer on them, they,took their seats on
the Bunch with the Heads of Houses.
At hali7osst one, the Vtce-Cliancellor dismissed
the Meettog.

In the evening there was a Concert, for which
game fif the first vocal and 111441111110/0W performers
bad been fir a long time previously engaged ; and
several grand enictrtainments were given, the most
splendid of which was 11)41 of Dr. Eveleign, Princi-
pal of New College; the urbanity of whose man-
ners, and the beauty and accomplishments of whose
daughter, were tile therm of universal panegyric.--•
The girdeng we still more beautifully illtunimated
(ban theY were when'the enteitaintrient. was given
to the Prince of Orange ; a profusion of lamps.
supposed to be about t.to thousand, presenteu of 4
1100 d of glohly," 10 the enraptured speaaters. Ahou
nine the opens of the 41 light fantastic toe" begun,t
and fifteen couplt-s went down.

It was many years ago officiallyncitified, that his
Royal Highness tne Duke of York did not 'consider
the case as belonging to his department, and toe
complaints repeatedly made since; • to Fersons en-
trusted with the authority of the Crown, have been
acknouledged by. some 4'vt.i.y Admini-
stration to be jes:ly grounded, yet the eiteds com-
plained of, continue to be suffered and to pass for,
being authorized by tine, who, 11Cltc cast trod ever
been billy represented to him, would justly consi.
dor those as his greatest 'enemies' who could antler
the least grounds to remain tor such an imputation.:
For particular reasons this case has not yet been
hid bet Ore his Royal Ilightiess the Prince Regent.
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HOLKHAM MEETING.

TUESDAY, JUNE 26.

After breakfast the company viewed the carcase
of .th.. cross 'Merino' wedder, the sweep,takes on
which, by twelve subscribers, was won by Dr. Bate
liey. The slatighter.house return was, carcase
est. ut. 04lb. stone;).; tallow We, ; offal 10lb.
sisin 011). The sheep proved hey handsoine in all
points. Tile copipittly then rode and saw another
,tss,tensive held under turnip tillage, similar to that'
of the ,heeding day, (,ti which tour different drills
were employ, d in sowing turnips with pulverized
tape cake. A ride through another braoch of fine
crops totviirds the se4 vueceetled„ in the course of
which the inge,nanii process of math% the new
,liots of turnips with 3 CatlV4likoweeper, was exhibit-
st:l; A' yipw of ti,e prize wedders mid South ,Down
reps for letting, filled up the remainder of this in-
struaive fore•part of the day, until dinner. in the
wining, the compity assembled at the sheep pens,
at the sale of WOO, South .0,4W1), and ityklatid
crows, Mid , Soul b Down theaves.: the ,former sold
low' but the 'Mier considerably higher than the lots
airs Monday evening, Several hoe South Down
rants were then let by. lottery : the highest prized
ones' were; draw it by Lord Dandas, Mr. 9wen
Wynne, and Mr. Blzh.

A gang of thieves attacked the cottage of Mt'
Gariat, about -two miles on the road trom Heston
to Ha} es, on Tuesday night last, and atter obtaining
money and plate to the amount of 701. they broke
open the cellar door, and, regaled themselves with
wine and Mindy for abont an hour and decamped.
The house, stands 'alone,. and only:Mrs. Garat and
a Man and,rnatti-servant were home.• The thieveS
were five in number. Mr. Garrat bad fortunately
taken 3001. to London on Menday.

Yesterdsy morning the waterman belonging to
the staid of hackney coaches at Buckingham-gate,
ginilico, was found suspended from one of the
trees in the ',lmitation a little above the Queen's•
Houses in ascending constitution hill ; he W 44 quite
cold when round. The body, was conveyed to St.
Martin's Bone-house, where a Coroner's Inquest Will
take place this day:

Friday •nd Saturday last the Lott E3SCX Militia
rthi'l'efted from EliirViich 134 i-racks, on their route lb
,Patonoutb.


71----z-zviirtn 4.3 Z ("I'

In a late number of the Spanish Jnoroll, called
1 &pawl, there is a' curious accouirt of the state
of the Inquisition, down to the period at which the
insurrection broke out in Spain. It arrears that
the Quenurdero, the place in which lteretie. were
burnt at Seville, and in which more than taoo,po-
rished dining the four first years Prom the estab:ish-
meta of the Inquisition, was destroyed only about
somewhat more,than a year ago, when fortifications
were eredingin consequence of the approach of the
French. The following is an account:of-the list ex-
ecution under the authority of the .Ingoisitinti,
which took place at. Seville about thirty. yeius since.
In a future paper we shall. give „another extrao,
'Which will chew the controul the Ituptisition exer-
,cised, particularly 'over literature, until the recent.
events sapped its power :
The Inquisitions bad unqoestiotrably,beeoreduced
to a mere shadow of what .it formerly was, The
influence of -the -gerierrrl difiusion of knowledge
throughout Europe, had moderated rhe ,barbarous
severity which this tribunal exercised during the tirst
years of its establishment. How was it possible,
that, at the clOse of the I.Bth century, victims
should be burned by thousands, as at the com-
mencement of the ifith ? Allowing the fanaticism
of the Inquisition not to have yielded to the spirit of,
times, that of the accused was much too feeble to
make theM aesirous of 11. e crown. of Mai tyrdorn.—
In truth, whatever inclination` the Inquisition Might
have to burn heretics,. there were' but few of these
who testified any, wish to become burnt oKrings ;
and all who bad . the -misfortUne to Ixll into the
hands of the holy office, 'if they could 'not disprove
their heretical opinions, made allpossible haste to
renounce them. This islhe real slate of the Inqui-
sition during later, periods. Its laws, forms, and
principles were the same, but the persons were dill
lerent. The man. who, from bigotry or fanaticism,
was not inclined to abjure his opinions, would, ac-
cording to the existing laws of Spain, in 1800, haye
been convinced of his errors by being led• to the
stake. Here is no extravagant assertion. I have a
perfea recollection of the last viaim who was burn-
ed by order of the Inquisition at Seville: ; The year
I am unable to fix precisely; but about thirty years
back, more or less, this tragedy was stied. Though
then very young, I saw the Sacrifice, and there is no
person in the neighbourhood of Seville who eitiur
has not seen it, or heard an account'of the whole,
from his parents,

It may naturally be asked, 'what was the °Mince
that merited so severe a punishment ? The onfor-
tunaie woman who was the subject of it, was the
daughter of respectable parents.. I knew in &rine
her brother, a Priest, r who lived a considerable time
after the execution of his sister. She had lost her
sight in her infancy, and the small-pox, • the cause
~of hei toss of sigh , had greatly disfigure.d tier 'contr.
tenance.. Famities in :Spain, of the middle rank,
generally unite, with a nice:sense of hondnr, a de-
votion that borders on superstition ; and this blind
and disfigured child, accustomed from the first
dawning of reason to go t'u church only, and to di-
colarsC with her Confessor, must soon have. disco-
vered, that devotion was the only source of 'Plea-
sure,' and even of subsistence, that fortune had not
denied her. I -do '.iiot speak here of true piety,
Which I lisped from the bottom of my heart. I
allude to a kind of professional holiness, very corn-
Mon among Spanish women of a certain class, 'to
whom is given the name, of Beata,. This appella-
Lion was always applied to the person lam describ-
ing, who; was as well entitled to it'as most.

Every one has heard of the. hated imagination,
so eharaCteristic ,of the Spanish WOInCII. Thu
boundless field whichalevotion offers to the faculty
of the soul, when refined to a .degree of mysticism,
can only, be conceived by qne who has very closely
examined the subjeet Suffice it to say, that a per-
son of talents, and a lively temper, who commits
himself under the, guidance of a mystical direaor,
repat ultimately become .a visionary,. or a .madman.
This was the case with an unfortunate Beata, Pre-
vented by blindness from engaging h any etuplby-
meat, she 'was occupied in. constant meditation.
The Monks, desirous to find extraordinary cases
similar to thosethey had read ''of in their books,
quickly gave oyit that she was a privileged *spirit, fa-
voured with heavenly visions. Unfortunately he
.poor girl grew up to womanhood, but did not grow
in grace only. Her poverty precluded. all hopes of
an honourable .establishinent, suitable to her young
desires; and her blindness forced her .tweiantinne
the same sanditied course of life she .had originally
set out with., Among the many divines 1)9111 she
consulted, as-is must in thoae cases, in order to ob-
tain the approbation-Of the spirit, was otte who, from.
his ideas and professions being at variance, was in a
situation very siMilar to het own.' The friendship
which took .place betwixt this instructor' and' his
pupa was not so spiritual and refined as that of
Ma,danae Guyon and the amiable Bishop of Cam-
bray, although like that it gave rise_ :to a theological
system on the part of the two devotees. The gross
breach of moral duties which this system incolcalei
' has no legal punishment attached to it,,but the me-
taphysical part,. termed Molinistn, is neither more
nor less than heresy:, and Is punished by the stake,
As the Beatas are grew, though spiritual coquettes'
respeelieg confessors, so this one continued, to an-
noy whit tier heresy not a law Readers, 4icentiates,
.and Preachers. Some of • these refietting-on the
danger.they of being emitted before the Inqui-
sition, or elite of being self' condemned, made what
is.catiletl by the Inquisition an. Espoetanea (a voluna
tary concession) aceutiing themselves equally with
their accomplices.. In. consequence of this she was
seised and thrown into one ,of the dungeons of the;
.Ingaisinen in Seville. &house of eorrectieu would
havehean rather too severe for the offence ; but that
is not sufficNiitin the caw of such as have the
aces to metidie wnh 1.1),:ology. The cootinement
of the licata.lasted tor thrc.e or four, yearn, tltit iiti
which there was bcoreziy 41,y th:r4urt ut c;htuaki.t,r iii
the plats that did out labour at the grcl/ VWOi k ci.
converting the thaetac. Th,t kw, hed exh.ii.istLd the
art of syllogism ; hat th'e infatuated A.voiwi,t cod-
tinned deaf to their weight} eatteatics ttl,l
meta*. She was not fay ;:ware
in notsuffering berself.to ide cohviiiec-:d; i:e
wait now gradually cooling ton CI
at length arrived, and she still Persisted to ci,:!ci.d

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