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THE EVENING STAR.

• LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21.
PRICE OF S FUCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Cupfuls, for Jan. 641—Re.Iuced 62 63—Onanium prem.
Exchequer Bills par.

PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Bank Stock 224 ii Omnium a 1 prcm
3 per Cent. Red 631 i 63 62j India Bonds, par as dif.
4 pa. Cent, 81i Bi.it Excheq. Bills, as ail, 2 pr.
Long Ann. t 7 15.16th5t3-16ths I Conf. lot ()pg. 64i it

His Majeny's flips POLYP Ha m s, (Rear-Admiral
MURRAY) AFRICA, DAPHNR, and FLYING Fl3/1,
with the Fleet under convoy, are arrived at Cork
from Monte Video.

This morning arrived a mail from the Leeward
Elands, brought to Falmouth by the Windfor Caine
packet. The Princefs Amelia packet. with mails
from Falmouth; and the THAIS fire Osip, from Ply-
mouth, had arrived at Barbadoes.

The expatriation of the Portuguefe Court is the
fubjed of general exultation, and in truth it may be
confidered as a matter of real triumph. The Houfe
of Braganza, threatened with annihilation as a Sove-
reign Power, transfers the feat of empire to a new
region, beyond the reach of that power which fought
its deftruEtion. The Court of Portugal had committed
an unpardonable aft in refuting, at the mandate
Naromion, to commit an a4l 'of injuflice and
robbery, by feizing on the perfons and properties of
Britifh fubjeas. The malignity, in the firft inftance,
was levelled againft Britifh induftry and profperity.
—ln this his aim has been difappointed, and the
eftablifhment of a new empire in the Weßern World
will eventually, if a proper ufe be msde of the event,
give to this country the whole of South America as
a market for our manufaeures.

We augur this not merely from the facilities which
the eßablifhment of a Royal Ally in that quarter will
give to the confumption of Britifh commodities.
Other circumflances, alto riling nut of the infatiable
ambition of NAPOLEON, point the fame way, though
the fartheß thing from his wifhes. It feems pretty
obvious, from the accounts we yefterday laid before
our Readers from Gibraltar, and other letters from
the fame place,given in the fubfequent column of this
Paper, that Spain herfelf is about to undergo force
great political change. The pretence of fo many
French foldiers in Spain is not without its objet.
The liege of Gibraltar, it is true, is the oflenfible
caufe ; but NAPOLEON has never been without a pre-
text for marching an army when he had any thing
to etre& by it. The Spaniards know this, and there-
fore give no credit to the avowed pretext—hence the
difpofition to infurreetion, and the diflike (hewn to
French fraternity.
We mention this difpofition, not as being likely to
change or affeA the views or fchemes of NAPOLEON,
fo far as they relate to Spain itfelf, but if filch be the
feeling of the mother country, we may infrr the
exiftence of fimilar fentiments in South America.—
There the French can have no controul, and the
occurrence of Inch events in Europe as may with
reafon be expected from the prefent movements, will
be the fignal for a new order of things in South
America.

It is indeed moft fingular that the enflaving of
Europe fhould be the Cigna! for the emancipation of
another continent ; but events teem to point that
way, and vie fincerely with that no injudicious inter.
ference of this country may ever attempt to give
them a different direition.

Letters, whore contents are of a very fingnlar
nature, have been received from Holland. It is faid in
them, that Boma Pam has agreed to an amicable re-
paration from his wife; that the kingdom of Italy is to
be fettled upon her, as force confolation for the lofs of
her Imperial Confort ; that his journey thither
riled with this arrangement ; and, finally,
that he himrelf, after Madame BONAPAR TR is dif
pored of, is to take a Ruffian Princefs as his
(ponce, with a view, no doubt, to the preferva-
tion of the BONAPARTE dynafty on the throne of
France. Reports of this kind have been frequently
circulated—we know not whether there is any more
liable foundation for them now, than at any former
period. As to the journey into Italy, however, there
are fufficient carafes for that, without having tecourfe
to this matrimonial motive.

Yefierday a Cabinet Council affembled at two
o'clock, and continued their deliberations until nearly
five. Six of the Members were preterit.

A meeting was yefterday held at the houfe of the
SPEAKER, of the Trullees for the purchaff of a Na-
tional Ellate for the Heirs of Earl NELtow, at which
the Duke of PORTLAND, the CHANCELLOR of the
Excutqyza, Earl MuLcaava, and Earl Miaow
attended. We have not yet heard what place they
have fixed on.
It is laid, that there is at this moment actually cut
down in the Brazils, timber fufficient for the con-
firueion of 20 fail of the line. Our Well India
iflands can be amply fupplicd from the Brazils with
provifions, lumber, and every article of neceffity.
The Lords of the Treaftsry have appointed ED.
WARP EARL, Efq. formeily of the Clifton's at Pouf-
mouth, and late of London, to be Chairman of the
Board of Cuftoms, in Scotland, with a coafiderable
Addition of falary.
Sir WILLIAM Twyani", of Roydon Hall, in the
ppnty of Rent, is appointed Receiver Commal for
th*

GIBRATAR, NOVEMBER 22.

Manuelle Parquale, Mate and Clet kof the Ruf
flan fhip Agamemnon, Georgio Demetrio, Matter,
left Algefiras lift night, and Malaga three days ago,
Rates, that previous to his departure from Malaga,
authentic advices had been received of the entrance
of eleven thoufand French troops into Madrid. That
on their arrival, about twelve days ago, the people,
ignorant of the party which theft French troops
came to fupport, immediately rote upon them ; but
being unprepared, and not fufficiently armed, they
were obliged to give way. The French at Malaga,l
Rating the lufs on the fide of the Spaniards at three
thoufand, their own at thirty-fix only. The Spa-
niards Rated the lots to have been confiderable on
both fides, but confefs that the French had got the
better ; but on explaining that it was his Royal
Highnefs the Prince of Muria: they went to fupport,
tranquillity was reftored. That the Prince of Peace
was naturally waled to fall. That the number of
French troops in Spain amounted to ninety thou-
fand. That fix thoufand were expected at Malaga ;(
and French troops were to garrifon all the Spanifh
ports, while the Spanifh troops were fent to -garrifon
Purtoguefe ports. That on his arrival at Algefiras,
he had heard tbofe accounts nearly confirmed. That
there were feveral reports about the fate of the Prince
of Peace, all contradictory. That wheat has been
fold at 95 rs. vu. per fanegue, at Algefiras ; that it
was very fcarce in all the provinces. That having
applied for permiffion to come to Gibraltar by land
or water, he was refufed. That being feat to folicit
a protection for his veffel, which he left at Malaga,
where they fold their cargo of wheat, and having or-
ders to come to this port (from whence their veffel
failed Come months ago for Sicily), in order to put--
chafe cochineal, indigo, coffee, &c. he went on
board one of the veffels in the Bay of Algefiras, and
in her boat came over. That it was publicly men-
tioned in Spain, that the French were coming to
attack Gibraltar, and that the afiertion received cre-
dit, from the French having entered Madrid, which
they laid was not the road to Portugal.
That, independent of every letter from Madrid
which he had heard read, mentioning the entrance of
the French troops,he had teen one of his countrymen,
who had left Madrid after their arrival, in confequence
of the diflurbance, at which he was prefent.
That there are 1200 priforers and malefactors at
Malaga, who were making rejoicings at the expected
approach of the French troops; that they all expelled
to be let at liberty.