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NAPLES, AUGUST IS.
On Sunday the 14th, a Cabinet Council eras rib-
-and immediately after a Council of State. On the
day following was published a decree, of our nest
Sovereign, dated the-28d ult. at Tarbes, appointing
the French Marshal Perignan a. Lieutenant-General
of this kingdom.
FRANKFORT, AUGUST 18.
Our Journals have . been very pleasant for some
days on an article in one of the papers published in
the South of Germany, which is lavish in praises on
the military ardour displayed by the children in many
of the Austrian provinces, who have formed them-
selves into regiments, go through manceuvres, and
engage in battles, to accustom them to war. There
is nothing, say these Gazettes very ingenuously; nore
affecting than such a sight • one of our papers has
broken many jests on this subject and the liberation
of General Mack, who, it states, is to be appointed
to the command of this formidable army.
The Prince of Anhault Pless. who d wing last war
commanded the Prussien:troops in Silesia, lately died
of an• apoplexy: The French troops are repairing and
placing the fortifications of Neiss in the most &rnsi4
.dable state of defence. • -
DRESDEN, AUGUST 14.
Orders have' just been received for placing the
whole of our contingent for the service of the League
of the. Rhine, in a condition to take the field within
20 days: In consequence uf these orders, 15 squa-
drons of cavalry are preparing to march, including
a squadron of the L;fe-guards, 20 battalions cif
lint-
fantry, including a battalion of tho grenadiers of the
Guards, and five companies of artillery; making a
total of 15,000 men. Their destination will be to
form encampments, until further orders, at Pinta,
Newstadt, and Stolpea, on the frontiers of Bohemia.
The cavalry will be quartered in the towns and vit.
lages, while the infantry will remain in the adjoining
fields. It is reported, that the 600:) Saxon troops in
Poland are under orders to return from that country.

SPAIN.

VALENCIA, JULY 26.

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The Supreme Junta of the Government transmit-
ted to its worthy President his Excellency Count de
la Conquests the following instrument.:
44 The Supreme Junta of the Goverament, which
has witnessed the wise expedients resorted to by his
Excellency Count de la Conquests, Captain-General
of this kingdom, in the disturbances which havearisen
among the people of this city, and the means taken
by him in the glorious defence which was made in
the evening of the 16th of June last, against the troops
of Marshal Moncey, in which he took a principal
share : concurring with the request of the other pub-
lic functionaries, and the desires of the public, who
recognize the eminent qualifications of their worthy
Chief, have resolved to confer upon him the rank of
Captain-General of the Army, as a distinguished
proof of the esteem he merits for his zeal andpar„rio-
tism, and the military qualities which adorn him.
" The Duke of cAsTito PION/WO,
" FR.-10AQUIM, Archbiftop of Va-
" Valencia, July 23. lencia, &c."
His Excellency, full of that modesty, dignity,; and •
patriotism which adorn his mind and character, gave
the following answer :
" The honourable office or title which you trans-
mitted me last night, attencled by an illustrious depu-
tation, without any previous knowledge on my part,
has never been sought or suggested by me, is hostile
to my principles, and, in some measure, casts a stain
'upon my operations.
44 What have I done which it was not my duty to
docin order to save my country from the foreign and
domestic enemies With which it had to combat ? 0,
if, perhaps, the disdurge of duty merits some reward,
the satisfaction of having discharged it is an adequate
recompence for the grca:cst. services ; and if I have
performed any thing extraordinary which merits the
attention of your Highness, the recognition of this is
to me the greatest reward.
• 44 Certainly I am not the oldest or most meritori-
ous of the Generals of thenation: this distinction

would be a reproach to my beloved companions, and
would expose me to the sneers and assaults of envy,
far more-terrible than the balls of our enemies. It
would exhibit to Europe and our beloved Sovereign
D. Ferdinand VII. a subject prematurely rewarded.
This I my, because it would not be known in the
different provinces, nor even in our own, that I had
no share whatever in this act of extreme goodness ;
hence I should deviate from the point I have always
had in view, and depart from that moderation and
disinterestedness which I trust form my character.
" A General is a glass which should, not be brea-,
thed upon ; the part which he has to perform upon
the theatre of the world is very delicate, but I should
never end were I to say all that occurs to me on this
subject. I shall preserve,for the knowledge andhonour
of my posterity, with a due sense of its worth, what
your 'Highness has been pleased to intimate, whom I
beg to exonerate me fxcan,the• distinction offend, for.
• the reasons I have just stated; and I beg you-illigh.:
rlxess to believe, that thi being thought wortht: the:
rank of Captain-General of the Army is the greatest
of honours, for which I return the warmest thanks.
" The Count DE LA CONQUESTA.
Pi Valentia; lgly 2VI

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The SupreMeJunta, respecting the inodkrquois
and sublime Sentiments which place this illustrious'
Chief in die small catalogie of truly` g rfat :Men,
caused the following wilting to be addressed tOlim;
I, When the Supreme Junta of the Government
decreed the rank of Captain-General of the. Army to
your Excellency, their only desire was, to give your
Excellency a proof of their sense of yoiir distinguish-.
ed services, and to comply with the wishes of the
people, who look upon your Excellency with theten-
derest regard ; but it is not theirintention to do any:
violence to the opinion of your Excellency, expressed,
in your letter of this day, .
" Thus, your Excellency will permit the Junta to
retain their deep sense of gratitude towards your Ex-
cellency, till the establishment of a Central Junta, or
the restoration of Ferdinand VII. to his kingdoms,
whose sanction may leave nothing wanting to the ful-
filment of their wishes. .
" Your Excellency will be pleased to receive this
proposition-as a mark of the highest gratitude, as
well as to accept the sentiments of high esteem justly
entertained by the Supreme .Tunta towards ; oqr Ex-
cellenCy, their President, &c. • . - -
" Valeocia, Jul-, 5,:. DloNlllloo Dis rAvA, Ikei-illp,

paZTVCAL,
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PROCLAMATION
OP TIE CODIVOIAL IN ernes or vat ettattiabitis
MINT TO HIS SOLDIER& '
44 Soldiers under my command, companions and
friends : it is not to reanimate your courage, and to
rekindle in you the fire of enthusiasm, or the love of
glory, that I address you this day : These consider-
ations would be unworthy of the high regard which
your ac k nowledged valour and magnanimity demands.
More important objects demand, at this time, my
zeal And attention.
n We are going to engage with our enemies—the
enemies of our Prince and our Country. Our final
lot is to be decided : consider whether yoll would
wish to be freemen or slaves, rich or wretched, men or
brutes, without cultivation, manners, or civilization;.
,whether you would wish to live in peace in your cows-
py, or be 'carried away by, a traitor into,other coun-
(tries, to destruction and death.
" Perhaps the horrible scenes of carnage 'with
whiclithe enemy proposed to compleat his infamous
worksof despotism, and the blood of your fellow-citi-
zens, have no effect on you.: the piercing cries of so
many innocent victims, sacrificed .every day in so
many different ways, to the idol of the irreligion and
immorality of our perverse adversaries, make no im-
pression on you—your country bleeding, dying, and
reclined upon the tomb, which the French Govern-
ment has prepared for her, does not excite your indig.
nation or your tears. . ~
44 Soldiers, the way of glory is opened to you;, dal:
subject for triumphs, and the day of vengeance:. "".4
64 Soldiers, it is necessary that I should remind you
that it is not so much on numbers as on guidance,
that the strength of armies depends ; that victory is
almost always the reward of subordination and disci-
pline; that the laurels of triumph are reserved for
those who can display intrepidity and valour,. and
who are capable of sustaining all kinds of privations.
The goodness of your Government, and the activity
of your Chiefs, have obtained for you every means of
diminishing them, and you know at I prepare to en-
dure them, how great soever they may be. Your
permanent interests ought to be preferred to casual
inconveniencies ; their short duration will corn
site for what you suffer. • - -
In an enterprise, the most glorious, of whieh:j
there is any mention in the records of the Portol
guese nation fighting in the presence of your allies,
warriors of the most consummate experience and the.
most exact discipline, all that constancy is expected'
from you which can be shewn by men profoundly 'I
convinced of the importance of their duties; and who
would be that coward who would desert his post,
and not prefer death to a few days of life without ad-
vantage ? It is from you and our allies that Eu.ope,
now expects hefliberty : her eyes are therefore fixed
on you. Would you, therefore, have it said, that
the meanness of your sentiments has again sunk
Europe, and perhaps the whole world, in an unfa-
thcmable abyss of evils ?
Will you be upbraided as cowards? Shall car
ntl
families and nearest connections cast away the bo
by which they are united to you ? shall your poster
rity wish to forget your names, and cursing the day
which gave, you birth, perpetuate the cothplaints of
their captivity to the most remote generation ? .shall
your comrades look upon you with a just indigna-
tion, and your .chiefs give you up without pity 9
cowards and traitors to the just severity of the laws 4
" No, soldiers, I know you better ; PROVIDENCE
now designs you to restrain the violence of the French,
and to give your country cause for triumph ; you
will remember that you are Portuguese ; that you
are the sons of heroes ; let us be heroes like unto
them : let us go, soldiers—to conquer or to die is
our obligation.
" Given at Head.luartens, Coimbra, August 11, 1808.
(Signed) 64 BEREARDIN PUIRE DE AIIDRADA,"

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON;

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. i
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PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY *T ONE O'CLOCK.
Consols, money, 6641--for ace. 61',...mbsled 671 a. ,
Ommuni i dis.—Exch. .54. adore.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
S per Cent. Red. 6641- I Omnium, I die.
S per C. Cons. 66-1/ India Bonds, Si. Ss. St.littint.
5 per Cent. Navy 9st Ercheq. Bias Se. els. per
Imp. S per Cent. 66 • Cons. for acc. 66,3
Imp. Ann. 7 11-16

The .To,r. Hendrick, from Oporto, has arrived
at Plymottth, but not having left the former pan
later than the 23d ult. the accounts she brings
add but little to what was before known. The sub-

stance of 'the intelligence brought is, briefly ;—That
the army under Sir JOHN MOORE reached the coif
' on the 20th ult. and were proceeding to act in concert
with the tioops' under Sir HEW DALRYMPLE. Tthe
feet off the Tagus were all ready to make a push, wi
soon sts the Situation of Lisbon favoured their pm
pose.—A few days before this vessel sailed from
Oporto, a flag of truce had been sent by the Russian
Admiral, 'at Lisbon, to Sir .CHARLES COTTON, the
substance of which was, not known. The TALBOT
and ECLYPER sloops of war, were at anchor off
Oporto, and that harbour, as well as Figueira, was
full of British shipping. The Ammons., of 50 guns,
had sailed from Oporto to join Sir Cniattas CorroN,
off Lisbon: When the Jonge Hendrick sailed from
Oporto, a fleet of 28 sail of transports were going
over the Bar with troops.
A letter from Sir CHARLES COTTON'S fleet, off Lis_
bon, dated the 22d ult. the day after the battle of
Vimiera, states, that JUNO?, previous to his quitting
Lisbon, to meet the British army, had secured his own
plunder on board the Russian fleet ; asid had sent a let.,
ter along with it, directing the Admiral, in case he (Ji.
NoT) shotlld by an unforeseen accident fall into thehands
of ths enemy, immediately to hoist Portuguese colours,
and thereby protect both the ships and the property
from the hands of the English. This might, no doubt,
be the view of the French General, and may likewise
have beta accordingly =caul by-the Russian Admi-

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rat ; yet we have little dot& but that their helmet
by this time frustrated, and that both the Rusisa
ahips and the Portuguese plunder are under the con.
mantt and at the disposal of England. This was,
indeed, a very feeble attempt of Junrr, to rescue by
guile that which he could not protect by arms, km
the valour of his opponents.

THE CONTINENT.
Paris Journals to the Bth ultimo, and Dutch to the
gd instant, have arrived, from which we have given
extracts of every thing deserving the name of news;
a which there is none from Spain or Portugal.
It appears from an Order, issued at Vienna, that a
war is considered as inevitable. The Order is to the

inhabitants of the suburbs tofitrnia st sispeber rfpenws
to vont et the extrenchtonsto, isrproisorsion Sir .heirjenifett,
A letter from Constantinople gives more ample at.
counts of the late Revolution than had before reack44l
us. What a picture does it exhibit of the expiring v e