Star.
London, England, 1809-09-30 00:00:00

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Foreign
Ofll\•.e, from Spain. They were brought by the Cadiz
packet, and are not supposed to be of importance.
By the Duke of Kent packet, which brought the
Spanish Gazettes, we have received private letters
from Cadiz to the 14th instant. They add no ma-
.erial intelligence to the contents of the Seville Ga-,
zettes.
The Spartiate, of 74 guns, and the Cayenne sloop
of war, with a fleet from Malta and Gibraltar, ar-
rived off Cadtz on the 13th inst. and after being
joined by the vessels from that port, proceeded on the
following morning for England.
Intelligence had reached Cadiz of the arrival of
the New Viceroy, Don Balthazar Idalgo de Cisneros,
in South America. He was landed at Monte Video
in July. The Spanish account proceeds as follows :
" The information which had previously been re-
ceived, deterred Don Balthazar from proceeding im-
mediately to Buenos Ayres ; hut he lost no time in
the commencement of a correspondence with Liniers,
some time since created Count of Buenos Ayres, by
the Central Junta, in which he solicited a meeting a!
the Colonia del Sacramento, which Liniers at first
declined, but afterwards acceded to, and at the same
time resigned the command of the troops to Brigadier
General Don Pablo Nieto, who accompanied Cisne-
ros from Spain. This officer had been previously
gppointed by the Junta to the government of Monte
Video ; but the troops at Buenos Ayres having evin-
ced a decided dislike to being placed under the com-
mand of the former and present Governor of Monte
Video, Elio, the New Viceroy, determined on his con-
tinuance in that Government.
" Liniers remained at the Colonia, and Cisneros
proceeded to Buenos Ayres to take possession of tha-
Government, which he did with great eclat on the
' 29th of July. Liniers followed on the sth of August,
with the wife and family of the newViccroy. Cisneros
was to have sent Liniers to Spain, but the latter de-
clined the voyage, under an impression, that his
being a native of France, would in the present state
of Spain preclude him the possible chance of having
his conduct impartially investigated. He is to retire
with his family to Mendoza. His there-amie (with
her family) to whose influence much of his irregular
conduct had been attributed, had proceeded to Rio
de Janeiro, and an American of the name of White,
supposed to be her Agent in most of her smuggling
transactions, was imprisoned by Cisneros, who also
dismissed the Collector of the Customs from his em-
ployment, and issued a proclamation, in which it ,
was stated, that English vessels, to be entitled to ad-
mission, must henceforward produce a clearance'
from some Custom-house in Spain, and that in no -
other way would they be allowed to trade."
We have also been favoured with an extract of a'
letter from Lisbon of the Isth inst. the contents of
which are interesting. Treason has again been dis-
covered, and among the delinquents are several most
interested in the prosperity ,f the country :
" LISBON, SEPT. is. f
" This is the anniversary of the Felix Restauracao. Great re- l
joicings of course. Our volunteers all out, and to-night the Opera
House, for many months shut, will be re-opened under the pa-
tronage of Mr Villiers and Admiral Berkeley. It is not thought •
that it will continue long open, as we have no good actors. Schar-
manilla is the Prima Donna. Thus you see we are amusing our-
selves, regardless of danger. From the anti), we learn nothing—
perhaps it Is for the hest that we are kept In perfect darkness.
" It is said, that within these few days several arrests have
taken place. It is said that Ratton is among the number. They
are confined at the Castello Belem. Some fresh instances of
treason have been brought to light. Several Judges are among
the traitors.
" The Portuguese Government betrayed a wish to make a bar-
gain by the bars of Silver lately sent from England; but in conse-
quence of the activity, intelligence, and perseverance of Mr. *II,
(our Consul) they have been thwarted. It is now understood that
they only mean to charge 21. per cent. for the expence of coinage.
General Beresford is here, but we know not what he is
doing, or ''where his army is. Our artillery crossed the Tagus
yesterday and to-day, to join Lord Wellington.
" We hear that on the return of the Expedition from Ant-
werp, 20,000 more troops will be sent to this country they will
certainly protract the defence of the kingdom ; but should Austria
tall their assistance can be of no avail.
" A regiment of cavalry has just arrived from Ireland (the lit
Dragoon Guards), and it is said many more troops ate expected.
Lord Wellington Is at Badajos, and report states that ise is at,
reed to panintence offenthe operations."

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THE ARMY.
General FRAM embarked yesterday at Pert:.
mouth for Gibraltar, where he is appointed Secczci
in Command.

The ALERT cutter has arrived at Yarmouth florr.
Flushing, which place she left on Wednesday even;--r
last—the sick were recovering fast, and the
were daily decreasing.

In Middleburgh and Flushing fortifications
raising, and every preparation was making to rend -r
the Island perfectly secure from any hostile attack.
The Medical Report from Walcheren I.t::
week $75 men, and 5 officers—Remain in the Hosp,
tals 8600.

Wednesday Colonel COOTS, son of General Coon,
with a number of attendants, arrived at Watkins's
New Crown hotel, Plymouth Dock, on his Way -
to
Penzance, where he is going for the benefit of his
health, which is evidently much impaired.

Colonel CATHCART, son of Lord CATHCART, MI.O
has been very ill since his return from litUing, is
now in a fair way of recovery.
General GROSVIMOR is perfectly recovered from
late indisposition.
Yesterday the Grenadier and Light Companies of
the Coldstream Regiment mounted goard at S!.
James's, for the first time since their return from South

THE LATE DUEL
BETWEEN MR. CANNING AND LOGO CASTLEREAGH.

A full explanation of the circumstances which led
to this extraordinary disagreement has been handed
about in the high political circles, together with the
note containing the challenge, and Mr. CANNom's
answer to that note. As the whole case is but imper.
fectly known to the public, we shall endeavour to
describe the facts from the representation of those by
whom the narrative has been read.

So long since as the Easter recess, it was submitted
by Mr.CANNING, and given as his opinion in a meeting
of the Cabinet Council ( from which Lord CASTLEREAczi
was absent), that he considered it absolutely necessary
that a change should take place in the War and Co.
lonial department. He assigned powerful arguments
ircsupport of that opinion, and st_tgested that no one
was-so fit to be the successor of Lord Cas-rcescautt
as the Marquis WELLESLEY. All the Members of tJe
Cabinet then present concurred with Mr. CANNING,
who was perhaps the only advocate on that occasion
for the immediate disclosure of these sentimms to
Lord CASTLEREAGH. The others, irflutwed by a
regard to his Lordship's feelings, and having the re.
collection of the then recently concluded inquiry into
East-India Patronage' fresh in their memory, agreed
to postpone the delivery of their avowed sentiments
until the. end of the Parliamentary Session. This
proposition had Mr. CANNING'S unqualified approba.
tion. That period arrived, and Mr. CANNING twin
urged the Duke of PORTLAND to enforce the pr
situ= submitted to the Cabinet. His Grace, still
winced that the necessity had not been diminished,
was at a loss to devise the most delicate and prudent
means of conveying the sentiments pf the Cabinet to
Lord CASTLEREAGH ; but after some few days CK.•
sumed in deliberation, Lord CAMDEN was selected as
the best calculated f .1- the disclosure. At this junc-
ture, however, Lord tasmertEacit and most of
M.saesTy's Ministers, were so busily occupied in
the constructiOn and arrangement of the Expedi-
tion to the Scheldt, that delay was again deemed
prudent ; and no communication was made to Lord
CASTLEREAGH until Mr. CANNING, on the 6th inscunt,
tendered his resignation. On this occasion the Duke
of PORTLAND contrived to communicate the original
sentiments of Mr. CANNING, with the concurring ()pi-
nion of the Cabinet, to Lord CASTLEREAGII, who after
a short deliberation wrote to Mr. CANNING a letter of
considerable length, in which he charges him with
unfair and illiberal motives, accuses him of hypocrisy,
demands the accustomed satisfaction, and names the
place of meeting,
To this note Mr. CANNING returned a laconic
answer. He laments that the information given- to
his Lordship must have been derived from a very
partial source; and that, had hi,: motives been fairly
inquired into, it was impossible they could bear the
construction so unjustly put upon them. After de.
dining all further explanation, Mr. CANNING agrees
to the meeting on Putney-Heath.

Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, a Cabinet
Council was held at the Foreign Office; at. which
were present the LORD CHANCELLOR, Earls LIVER.
TOOL, CAMDEN, CHATHAM, HARROWBY, BATIR:fiST,
.and WESTMORELAND ; Lords MULGRAVE and Lab,
sow. GOWER, and the CHANCELLOR of the Exuma ER.
• Yesterday Sir THOMAS DYE* transacted business
. at the Admiralty.
The Earl of BATHURST gave a sumptuous dinner
on Thursday, at his seat at Wimbledon, to the I-
lowing Noblemen, &c.
Earl of Harrowby, Earl of Liverpool, and Earl of Westinore•
la d; Lord Mulgrave, Lord Castlereagh, Lord Levison Gower,
Sir Sidney Smith, the Chanceuor of the Exchequer, &c.
The Lords of the Admiralty, on the representation
of Sir WILLIAM Coitus, have rewarded the Rams.
gate boatmen with 4.0 guineas, for their meritorious
services on Tuesday last, in saving a 'boat's creg of
the DIANA frigate.
• During the violent hurricane on Monday Right and
Tuesday morning last, the AIert,'DUNCAN, of Lynn,
lying in the roads, drove from her anchors, and struck
on a sand-bank, by which she sunk, and, it is (earflap
will be totally lost, Fortunately the crew were saved,
It is understood to be the intention of Mr. Wattoi.g
to have his prosecution against Mrs. CLARKE and the
NA/RIGHTS moved, by the ordin.iry process, from
Hick's Hall to the Court of King's Bench.
There is no instance upon record of any specula.,
don so well adapted to meet the means and inclina-
dons of all ranks of society, as that afforded by cut
Scheme of the present Stare Lottery ; for those whl
require very large fortune may get Eighty Thousand
Pounds, by purchasing Four Tickets of One Num-
ber; those who can be contented with Twenty Thou-
sand Pounds may obtain that sum by the purchase of
Single Ticket ; and even a small share, which
is
within the means of the humblest individual, will gain
him a little independence.

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