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PORTUGUESE PAPERS.

LISBON, JULY 11.

A letter from Jasse Carlos Borges Rohello, to the
most ilhistritius..B:= turd° de Silveira Perito, states—
the enetiTiontiiiiie-s to retreat from Benevente.—
Some Castilians have assured me, that Ney is march-
ing diteot farAstzrga..." -This letter is dated July 5.
' By of acconnzs•lfrtiro Ciudad Rodrigo, we
hear th..t the French General of cavalry, Franceschi,
%wad two of his Adjasta.nts, were taken prisoners on the
read from. Zamora to Valladolid. This capture is of
importance, both from the consideration and rank of
the General,. and from the accounts thus obtain-xl, of

the wretched condition of the army of Soult, which is
...without cloathing, without shoes, without money,
, having lost its military cheE.ts, equipage, baggage,
7, papers, and every thing it had.
Two
~regiments of infantry in Gallicia reined to
enter into action, and a general discontent pievails.
„among the French troops, who are tired of the war,
.as they have not obtained the advantages they were
promised. The vanguard of the army of Soult,
which the said Franceschi commanded, and which is
arrived at Zamora, consists of six regiments of in-
fantry, and six of cavalry, making in the whole or.ly
4000 or 5000 men, as the regiments are very weak
on account of their losses, and their numerous sick.
On the 2d Marshal Soult himself arrived at Za-

mOra, and x.ll be followed by the re,t of the army.
A letter from the Commissary at \Var, Durset, to
the In.endant General of the army of Soult, in Ma-
drid; dated Zamora, June 27, says :
" The asimiaistration of the second corps of the army is in a
most deplorable state, and I intreat that you will immediately send
us assis:arce. Nice morths pay is owing to the soldiers, and the
regiments have los: their chests and baggage at Vigo. The sol-
are without shoes, illantry and cavalry. The loss of
thr chests and bagi:age deprives es of any resources for cloathing,
and the officers are r,:•elucetl to a lamentable situation. The Sub-
-I,:specier, I .aherses, is dead i:nd Mr. Errard sick, at [lga. Ihe
Paymaster general was made prisoner at his house at Vigo. At
Pinaiiel, ns no carriages could be obtained, the mcney which was
ii.t!ds t was given up to pillage, because it was better that the
French so'diers should have it than the enemy, who followed us
c!otel7,at.d there was no place where regular distributions
could be n.ade.—On the sth Jay of our retreat, the English at-
takite : U 4 1: eleven at right. and threw our troops into disorder.
" On the turond day of our retrea: we had the misfortune to

los• Mr 0-elizet (this Commissary was made prisoner by a pa-
trole of the army of Atarsl•al Beresford in pursuit of General Loi-
pop). }must errreat you, General, to give the necessary order•
clat 111 the transrorts intended for the regiments of the army, and
• svittch were to have been sent front Bayonne to Valladolid, may
g • •td immediately for Zamora."
Tr a letter from IVlarllal Soult to General Fran-

erschi, dated Puebla de Sanahria, 26th June, the
Psr-ner writes that he had set out with his division for
Zamora, by the w; !y 0.. Mon Beleis ; that he had re-
presented to his Catholic Majesty, Don Joseph I. the
want his troops were in of all kinds of necessaries,

and requesting that the requisite baggage and mili-
tary should he sent to himxt Zamora.

In a letter from Marshal Soult to Joseph Napoleon,
he states that he had hft in Lugo 967 sick. The in-
surgents, he says, •taking advantage of a good posi-
tion at St. Claudio, kept up a constant fire upon
their column, which found itself obliged to retire,
with some los,. General Loison ordered the village
to be burned, as also that of Calelilas, in revenge ftor
• their having assasinated twenty-five chasseurs of the
sth regiment.
On the 24th all the troops formed a junction at
Pueba de Sanabria, which place they left on the 29:h
. and 30th, and arrived at Carrion, on •the ht and 2d
of July. The Marshal requests his Majesty Soseph
0 send him the succour he had applied for on the
SOth of May, " Your Majesty," he says, " must be
sensible, that it is now mare than five months since I
have received any orders, notices or succours of any
kind, and consequently that I must be in want of

many things, and iguorant rf the general
tions, The estal,lishmoat of an hospital is
sable, and a supply of provisions for four months,
which would be ti,e only means to prevent the French
from being obliged to sul: them ia the houses of the

peasants, and tieing murdered by them. For this,
' to put GalEcia in a state of &fence, a million of
rials would be necessary."
LISBON, JULY 15,

Advices from Badajoz speak of the poskinn of the
• armies. General Cuesta occupies the environs of
Almarez, and Marshal General Wellesley, Coria and
Placentia. Marshal Beresford set out for the army
on the 10th just.
COIMBRA, JULY 13.

By intelligence from our frontiers, it appears that
the head-quarters of the British army were, on the
.30th of Junt, at Zarea Mayor, and by advires re-
ceived yesterday, we learn that they were since at
Placentia. general Cuesta had sent a Lieutenant.
• General to the latter place, to complimeat General
Wellesley, and, it is probable, also to confer upon
the operations (d the two armies.
The army of Sehi.-tiani had wholly retired to the
right bank of the Guadiana ; his vanguard was posted
• Tin-Consuegra, hiadrilejos, and Villa Nubia, and the
head-quarters at Toledo. The vanguard of the Spa-
• nish army was on the bridge of the Guadiana, sup-
ported
.by a division stationed at Villa Harta, and
another at Dainiel. The corps of reserve was at
Matuanares.

BADAJOZ, JULY 5.

The Chief nigistrate of the city of Cnria has issued
the follow'ng Proclamation, relative to the march of
the English army through that city :

" INHABITANTS OF COSIA!

_ _ _ •
M The love of our c, untry, and of our religion, which, under
the present clrcumsta• :es, is but one fivlinri—the desire of re-
venging the atrocio.is injury- which our august Monarchy has suf-
fered—the stiitirtelts of ho-our, which rin so distinguishing a
feature of our character among all :..F.•igrcts, inspire me with the
ambient hope, that I need not you of the kind ani hos-
pitable tr.htment with which you ought to ruciive the troops of
his Eritai.aic Majesty, ar,• to march through this city,amti
its envirr. s. They l.ft their naive country. crook's' the.seas,
and all clang(,., for nu other purpose t h4.is to woke their
. forces wilt o• rs, in wer'r to restore out bileved Ferdinand to
the Spanisi.: Throire, from he ICIA• dragged ctrivin, by the
• most d'ab•Mcal ircrie;ue, arid most missetuvres, in a
manner uirerly the morals attl politics of our phi-
losophical •Which you is Igne root cA the sacrifices which
1ng14:4 is making to derend oer just rause ? Who can deny per.
services,. her rougratmmay, and all the civic virtues which she
possesses ? Writ) does rat .ee that in thtac times, she has proved
the ems:: hii tier opyrit, tl to th, abwia; • {Amer of a Tyrant, xv hose
boundless a. • bition aims at rile subjuEarion of all Europe. She
alone, hi aild unshaken in his printivic:, maintains social order,
and gallantly ass,tts the ettisial rir*is of D'art—she,at all Clines
among the first • f mankind, a •fice.sand times del'eateclelms Lm-
poor of the French in the v• :y Cibil,(t where he fumed the plan
of aativersal destruction. L.. t the I name—let the sun,
sad sacred ftilme of George use 114.,, rtiisanidtrosat the columns

TIIE EVENING STAR.

therin,!with very little opposition ; but we cannot
learn that she has brought any other paiticulars.
The following Letter, however, speaks confidently
of the surrender of Flushing and the whole Island. of
Walcheren : • . .
" HARWICH, AUGUST 4
" The Captain of a foreign vessel which left the
Dutch coast last Wednesday night, says, he had
been with the Expedition from Saturday last—on
that day, about one P. M. he was in the midst of
our Expedi.ion, which was then about two miles
distant from Flushing. They were then at anchor :!
—Three guns having been fired at the British Ad.l
miral's ship, the whole of the fleet weighed and stood
closer in. The foreign vessel then set sail for another
part of the Dutch coast more to the Northward,
wlrcre she remained until Wednesday night, when
she received a short note by a fishing-vessel, directing
her to return with all haste to England, and adding,
that ' Flushing had been taken by the English.'--
1
By Flushing, the Master of the foreign vessel means
the surrender of the whole Island of Walcheren."

Yesterday the Bye-boat Pita:Nix, Itcoas master,
arrived at Yarmouth in eiglit days from Heligo-
land with mails, an Austrian messenger, several pas-
t sengers, and some recruits.

The Messenger left the Head-quarters of the Arch-
duke CitatiLEs. An Armistice (as is already known)
had been signed, but itwas reported at Heligoland that
the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA had ref ssed to ratify 111 1 .
The private accounts received by this mail cap
only be considered as indicative of the temper of mind
of the inhabitants of the countries under French domi,
nation. They are unwilling to believe that the Austri-
ans were defeated in the battle of Wagram,tand rejoice
in the belief that the french lost more men than the
Austrians is that battle. This temper, contrasted with
the haste of the Austrian Commanders in concluding
an Armistice, only serves to prove what we baye
often stated, that Germany has been lost, not by a
want of loyalty in the people—not by a want of phy-
sical resources—but from a lamentable deficiency in
the moral energies of those who hid the direction of
public affairi, and the command pf her armies.

By this conveyance we have 'received German Pa-
pers to the 2'2d ult. but their contents only serve to
augment our regret at the iinbecility gnd lolly which
has surrendered to the enemy what could never have
been acquired by force, had the Austtian rulers and
commanders, discharged in g proper manner the du-
ties they owed to themselves and to their country.

BANKS OF THE ELBE; JULY 21.

(PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE,) •
Letters from Vienna, coming from very respecta-
ble sources, represent the loss of the French in the
battle of Wagram as very considerable. Nesdr 30
Marshals and Generals were 'wounded. On the Bth
the inhabitants of Vienna received orders to prepre
quarters for 3'2,000 wounded French. On the same
day the Duke of Istria, Marshal Bessieres, arrived
there badly wounded, besides. Generals Rapp, Frire,
and several Others. Some say liessieres is dead cf his
wounds, as well as General Dussas. The Austrians
have also taken 800 French prisoners, and a great
number of cannon and other booty.
The Berlin gazette, which is prohibited here, is ,said
to directly contradict the French bulletins, and the
gasconades contained in the prints of Munich, Stutt,
gardt, and other journals of the Confederation of the
Rhine.

In an official bulletin published by the Archduke
at Prague nn the lath; he maintains he never was
forced in his centre or right wing, and to have,
exclusive of MOO prisoners, taken an invincible posi.
tion in defiance of the enemy. The Archduke John,
with the Hungazian insurrection, has not at all been
in the action,

The same authentic private advices from Vienna
also state, that the road from Wagram to the 'Aus-
trian capital was quite covered with waggons, con-
veying the wounded French officers and soldiers to
that city. It is asserted that if the Italian tronps
had not failed in the action against the Bavarians un-
der General Wrede, the Archduke Charles would
have gained a complete victory.
There are also private advices, confirming by the
derfin Gazettes, this agreeable intelligence, that-the
Austrians have re-entered Dresden, Leipzig, and
other parts of Saxony, since the 14th inst. ; and the
Duke of Ahrantes has been defeated in BayreutllA by
Field Marshal Lieutenant Kienmeyer, and obliged to
evacuate that century, with, considerable loss.

In the preceding columns, we have continued pqr
extracts from the Spanish Papers to the 12th, and
Portuguese' to the 19th' ultimo, received yesterday.—
They contain some interestiqg details respecting the
retreat of the French from Galicia ; but we are sorry
to be obliged to state, that it does not appear that
any thing equal to what might have been expected
has been effected.

There ought not by this time to have been left in
,9pain a single Frenchman in arms. If they have
.been able to do so little against the common- enemy
while the greater part of his army was necessarily oc
copied with the war against Austria; what can we
hope from them when the whole French force shall
be directed against their coimtry ?
'According to the latest accounts, Sir .ARTUVR
ViItI.LESLEir was at Placentia on the lf2thi waiting the
arrival of the light troops under General CHAUVOIIR.

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ARMY.

A large detachment of the Royal Marines, nor: j.
Stonehouse Barracks, are preparing for embaricatior
on board the Woolwich and Prevoyante store.4hp,
for the Mediterranean.—A rropcaion'of boyi accom.
piny them. . .
r The Royal Anglesca Militia marched yesterJ.ty
from Oseringe, on its route Er Deal.

The offer of the Canterbury Volunteer Infantry to
do the garrison duty of that city has, vie understiind,
been accepted, and the corps this morning meur.:cd
guard in consequence.

The Perseus transport, No. 170, having en boa,,
42 horses, and an equal proportion of Royal Artii!err
Drivers, under the command of Lieut.
arrived at Deal on Monday last from Ramsg4;,, :LA
on Thur.Alay all the ships, having tlit officers, n.ur,
and horses, of the Royal Artillery Drivers attache;
to the Battering Ordnance, quitted the Downs eiz
their destination, under convoy of the RINAr.no.
Such has been the demand for small arms for
Grand Expedition, that an order has been made b
the Board of Ordnance, for 22,000 muskets to be scr
from the depot at Weedon; requisit!on
ceived. on Saturday se'nnight, and the whole was
packed in cases and sent off for Loudon on Monday
morning, by canal boats. On this occasion nearh
two companies of the Bedford Militia, stationed at
Weedon, were employed on the duty. The arau
will be replaced from Birmingham,
Upwards of 120 pieces of artillery are said to be
at the above detdt, with ammunition waggons, forge,
fcc. all in perfect order for immediate service.
We understand that preparations are making for
sending put several more regiments both from It elaaa
and in this country. from England several reg.:.
ments of cavalry will be sent. We have not yet heard
whether this new force is intended as a reinforcetmn;
to Lord CAATHAM or Sir ARTIMit WELL/W.l:l'S ar-
mies, or whether it is a new expedition.
We have now a large army in 6pa;n, a large army
up the Mediterranean, and a very large airy on the
coast of Holland ; and every one of them La; me
probably by this time been engaged with the enemy.
There never was a moment in the history of Old
England, so big with events, or when the news ez.
pected will so generally interest.
A fleet is about to sail from Portsmouth wi,hrcia.
forearnents for Sir ARTSI:II WELLEsnLy's arn:y a
Spain ; and another fleet with many o;fi, cers and a.er.
for Sir JOHN STEIVA4T's army' in Sicily.

With the first go Generals Miiptas and Muir,
COlonel LL/GH, and many Officers, tinder a strong
Medical Staff ; for we regret to hear by the last an..
vals chat that army is lamentably sick, there king
qp .varcis of 5000 in the hospitals,

DRURY-LANE 'TnEATllF.—Yesterday a numero4
meeting took place at the Crown and Anchor, of the
Renters of. Drury-lane Theatre. Mr. Hosmin was
called to the Chair. Mr. Snead Lt attended, and
%tate4 that what he had to propose'to the Renters was,
that they should acsept an annuity of IEI2 I Os. in lice
of their present annuity of Or ; and that, instead of
their present free-admission, they should have a non-
• transferable admission for the lives of each Renter atd
their nominee ; or, if they disliked the free-atimission,
the annuity should be aCIS ; that if this arrange's:era
was acceded to, he trusted that 'measures would be
taken for the speedy rebnilding
.9f. the Theatre, Mr.
-S/ISRIDAN tomplained of the pqwer assumed by the
• Loan CIIASIBERIAI24; in licensing the minor Theatres
in decided hostility to the Theatres acting under the
authority ofthe Patents. A Committee was appointed
by the meeting. to take the praposal of Mr. R -11i:RIDAS
into consideration, and to confer with the Trustees,
i
and to prepare a Petition to his MAJESTY on the
cences granted by the LORDCHAMBERLSIX; and whicl
Petition Mr. SIIEUIDAN pledged himself to present to
his MAJESTY himself; as his situation as a Privy Coun.
cillor entitled him to require a personal interview
with his MAJESTY;
• TUE Flse Aars.—Thursday the scaffolding and
awning were removed front the Statue erected in Rus-
sel-square, in hapour of the late Duke of BEDFORD.
Many friends of the Duke, and lovers of sculpture at.
tended. The statue is colossal, the attitude gracefil
and manly; the folds of drapery arc ample yet suffici-
ently detailed. His Grace reposes one arm on a plough,
the left hand holds the gifts of Ceres, conforming will
the genes-al plan of a monument intended to mart
the Duke's patriotic fondness fur agricultural pursuit:.
Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, personifeil
in the endearing semblance of children, playing rowid
- the feet of the statue, whose apparent magnitude seems
augmented by the contrast. '1 he pedestal, in enitd-
lishments and site, is well adapted to the purposes of
illustration and strength—to the four corners lie at-
tached bulls' heads in very high relief, the cavity irn-
mediately beneath the upper moulding is adorned
with herds of cattle in recumbent postures ; on de
curved 'sides are rural subjects in basso-relievo, the firs:
represents the preparation tor the ploughman's dinner;
• the husbandman's wife, on her knees, attends the coos
: nary department; a youth sounding a horn, two
tics, anu a team of oxen at rest, finish the groupe—
The second composition' is made up of reaper 4
gleaners variously employed, the young v,•ornan in
the centre is delineated with the muchness AO
grice
Of a village favourite. These--enrichments, the tug
Season. and the statue of the Duke, are all cast in
bronze, and so very successfully that, with the peiish
of high finishing, they preserve the spirit of an of j.
nal model. The massy material of the pedestal is
Scotch granite, and, together with the i..uper4tic•
ni
• ture, measures, from the level ground tp the suns t
i
of the Monument, twenty-seven feet. The principal
figure is nine feet high.
Wednesday afternoon, during a severe thunder-
storm , a young lady, daughter of J. Ci.aus:, E,9-
of Sliawforc‘ was struck blind on the race-ground.
at liFinchesiser races, by lightning. We are ppi
to SlF3r.illopes *re entertained that her sight

• NAPAL-PIOI.I.IO.BI+ICL

PLYMOUTH-NICK, •AVGLIFT As.
List of ship in.commission, , nor in thin port
14laord, 74; Wool4viCh, 44 ;:lncer Charlotte And Prcvoy-
ante, sn; Narcissus and la Ithin, $6; Cossacks: i 0 ; Jealois,
lateen, Pheasant, Esplegle, and Sstallo*,*llll' Virago and
Pickle,l4; Entreprenantc, I'2; Goldfinch, 10; Miner ketch t
1) .Kt yacht ; Whiting and Weazle schooners ; and Nitnrod
tu:ter,

maid.

" MR. PRESIDLNT, •
" I closed my evidence on Wednesday, in the full persuasion
that having established every part of my defence, it was unneces-
sary forme to examine further witnesses, the more especially, as
I had called all the Officers who were in Aix Roads, and had been
actively• engaged in the attacif on the enemy. Their testimony
would, I conceive, be more fcceptable to the Court than that
of other witnesses deriving their knowledge from subsequent
information.

" The Court, however, in the decision of its discretion, thought
proper to call all the remaining Witnesses, and I heartily rejoice
that nothing has been omitted to render the Inquiry most com-
plete. It is with no inconsiderable degree of satisfaction that I
find in their depositions testimony equally honourable to me with
that of the Officers before examined.

" Some positions laid down by two of these witnesses have
been so completely refuted by other evidence brought forward,
that I feel ►ttyself the more confirmed in my opinion, that the
measures I pursued for the attack of the enemy, were those best
calculated for the advantageous attaian►ent of the object in view.
" GAMBIER."

The PaEstntrrr then desired that Lord Cochrane
might be called, and on his Lordship's appearance,
addressed him as follows :

44 Lord CocnicasE—The Court having taken into
clue consideration your note addressed to me, have
resolved (the contents of that note being foreign to
the matters immed ately under their consideration, the
Inquiry into the conduct of Lord Gambier) that the
request contained in that note should not be complied
with."

Lord Coatftaws.--id I bow with, due deference to
the decision of the Court, but have to request, that
the not. advsted to may appear on the minutes of
evidence before the. Court."

The PILISIDENT.m.je My Lord, the Court will take
the propriety of such a step into consideration "
The Court was then cleared of strangers, and after
three hours deliberation, the Court was again opened.
The witnesses were first admitted ; and on our ad-

mission,


LAW IN7'ELLIGENCL

COURT OF CHANCERY, AUGUST 4.
HAYMARKF.T-THEATRE.—MORRIS V. COLMAN'.
The LORD CHANCELLOR delivered judgment in this
case, which from its complicated nature has been so
long depending, and so often mentioned. His Lord-
ship took notice of the different allegations in the Bill,
and stated the transactions between the parties in de-
tail up to the time when the cause was brought into
Court.
Mr. Morris it appeared, was proprietor of a fourth
share of the concern ; Messrs. Winston and Tahour-'
den of another fourth share, and Mr. Colman of two
fourths. In 1805 the parties drew up an agreement
for a deed to be prepared in a fortnight from the dare
of the agreement, by which, amohg other things, Mr.
Colman was to be Manager of the Theatre, and to
have the rejection or admission of dramas, the casting
of parts, &c. Mr. Winston was to be Stage Mana-
gar, and Mr. Morris, Treasurer. If any of the Pro-
prietors chose to perform in the plays, they might do
so, but the remuneration was to he decided by the
majority of votes. His Lordship observed, that
under another clause of the agreement, by which it
was provided, that every thing should be done in the
way most conducive to the interest of the concern, it
might perhaps become the duty of the Court, in mercy
to the- other proprietors, to prevent any one who
chose to become an actor from performing. Mr.
Morris was to have one vote, Mr. Colman one vote,
and Messrs. Winston and Tahourden one vote between
them, so that if the two last could not agree, there
could be no majority. Mr. Colman covenanted faith-
fully to execute the duties of a manager, and the par-
ties were to be tenants in common of this property for
ever. The fact was, that no deed was ever drawn
up in pursuance of this agreement. In 1807, Mr.
Morris purchased 'the share of Mr. Tahourden, with
the acquiescence of Mr. Colman, as he alledged rj
without that acquiescence, as alledged by Mr. Col,
man. This was a material fact, for if it was without
the acquiescence of .Mr. Colman, the spirit of the ,
agreement had been violated and a new deed must be
drawn up, founded upon the respective shares and
interests of the parties,
Mr. Morris, in the present year, filed his bill to corn.
pel a po-formance of the agreement, by having the
deed drawn up, and praying the Court to appoint a
Manager of the theatre. The ground stated for the
latter part of the application was, that Mr. Colman
had not performed the duties of Manager as he ought,
and the facts stated in support of this allegation were
—lst. That Mr. Colman had been arrested in 1807,
and had ever since resided within the plies of the
King's Bench prison, and from that circumstance was
incompetent to give the requisite attendance. 2d,—
That he had withdrawn the farce of the Critic from
performance, at a time when it was attracting crowded
houses by which the concern was materially injured.
Sd. That he had allowed the Covent Garden Com-
pany to perform the play of the Africans, which it
was alledged properly belonged to the Hay Market
concern. 4th. That he had withdrawn or interrup-
ted the performance of the farce of " We Fly by
Night," when it was attracting crowded houses. sth.
That he had done the same with the farce of:“ Kil-
ling no murder."
Mr. Colman in his answer maintained, that he was
competent to perform the duties of Manager—and
was even more competent now than when, by the con-
sent of the patties, he undertook the business at first.
He also stated it to be of importance to the concern
to keep on good terms with Mr. Harris and Mr. She-
ridan, the latter of whom had requested the with-

The Presiilent informed Lord Cochrane, that.the
Court, after having considered the propriety of includ-
ing his letter on the minutes, had come to a determi-
nation to comply with his Lordship's request.
The letter was then read, and was as follows :
. .. 4th August, 1409.
44 Sri—Having heard from my brother Officers that a report
has gone abroad that I censured, in general torms, the conduct of
'Use Officers employed in t',t- mad of .\ lx, on the 12th of A2ril—
I wish to have an oppr: 7 .1y to declare the truth en oath, con-
sidering reports of r:.,: nature highly injurious to the service of
our country. .
" I am also desirous to lay before the Court the orders given to
the fine-ships for their guidance—as they will tend to elucidate,
and clear some ci( those who consider that blame has been imputed
to them.—l have the honor:r to be, &c.,
(Signed)
" To .Tr Roger Curtis, Bart. President, tke."
The PRESIDENT then desired Mr. Greetham, the
[Judge-Advocate, to read the sentence, which was as
follows:

" COCHRANE." '

Pursuant to an order from the Right Honourable
the* Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated
the sth day of June last, and directed to the Presi-
dent, setting forth that Admiral the Right Honour-
able Lord Gambier had by .-his letter to their Lord-
ships' Secretary of the 30th of May, 1809, requested,
that his conduct as Commander in Chief of the Chan-
nel Fleet employed in Basque Roads, between the
17th day of March and 29th day of April, 1809,
might be inquired into by a Ceurt Martial, and that
by the log-books and minutes of signals of the Cale-
donia, Imperieuse, and other ships employed cn that
service, it appeared to them that the said Acmiral
Lord Gambier on the 12th day of the said month of
April, the enemy's ships being then on shore, and the
signal having been made that they could be destroyed,
did for a considerable time neglect* or delay taking
effectual measures for destroying them. And they,
therefore, in compliance with his Lordship's request,
and in consequence of what appeared in t_sitid log-
books and minutes of the signals, thought fit that a
Court Martial should be assembled for the purpose of
examining into his Lordship's conduct, and trying him
for the same. The Commissioners proceeded to try
the said Admiral, the Right Honourable Lord Gam-
bier, for his conduct in the instance herein betbre-
mentioned ; and also to inquire into his whole con-
,duct and proceedings as Commander in Chief of the
Channel fleet employed in Basque Roads, between the
said•l7th day of March and 29th day of April, 1809,
and to try Mm for the same accordingly, and having
beard the evidence produpod its support of the charges,
and by the said Right Hononrable Lord Gambier in
his defence, and what his Lordship had to alledge in
suppdrt thereof, and having maturely and deliberately
weighed and considered the whole—the Court is of
opinion, that the charge that the said Admiral Lord
Gambier on the 12th of the said month of April, the
enemy's ships being thea.on shore, and the signal
having been made, that they could be destroyed, did
for a considetable,time neglect or. delay taking effec-
tual measures for - destroyino them, has not been
proved'against the said Admiral the Right Honour-
able Lord Gambier, but that his Lordship's conduct
on that occasion, as well as his general conduct and
proceedings as Commander in Chief of the Channel
Fleet employed in Basque Roads, between the said
17th day of March and the 29th day of April, 1809,
was marked by zeal, judgment, ability, and an anxious
attention to the welfare of his Majesty's service, and
doth adjudge him to be MOST HONOURABLY ACQUITTED,
the said Admiral the Right Honourable Lord Gam-
biers is hereby Most Honourably Acquitted accord-
ingly— (Signed)
ROGER CURTIS JOHN SUTTON
W. YOUNG JOHN PIWIN
J. T. DUCKWORTH NOSIRT HALL
W. STANIIOYR HOWARD STIRLING DICKSON
R. DOUGLAS RICHARD D. DUNN
GRORCHI CAUPBELL
M. GREETHAM, JUN:
Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet."
PRESIDENT--" Hand me up my Lord Gambier's
sword."
It was handed to the President.
PRJOIDENT-.-" Admiral Lord Gamkier, I have pc-

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return, • •.
1 burgh. But he must request further time, front his Lordship ,
4....••••••••••• to you out sword, in .the
NINTH DAY.—pdtursmoutFt, AUGUST 4. I fullest conviction-
that, as you have tituerto done, you will on all future' The Loan CIIANCELLOR ordered the matter to be referred td
The Court assembled at ten o'clock, and Lord occasions use it for the honour and advantage of your the Master of the Long Vacation, to esoimirte into this one fact
I or ilAturalization.
Gambier having taken his usual place, colintry, and to your own personal hotaciur. Having ILI:-.P:11tTF LEWIS IN THE. MATTER OF SMITH AND LEWIS:
The PaEsinzsr asked his Lordship whether ise had to far obeyed the command of the Court, I beg ton ! S
ir S. Rotairtt moved, that Sir Watkin Lewis might ba piT4
any thing further to. submit to the Court in addition will permit me in my individual capacity to express raid' to teceive the profits of the offick of High Baff of the Bo;
rough of Southwark, It appeared that Sir Watk:h Lewis had
to what was already before it ? to you the high gratification I have upon this occa• assiped the profits to a Trustee, along with other property, as
Lord GAMBIER. replied, he had nothing further to stony , a security for annuities which Smith had purchased from him.
present to the Court beyond what was contained in Lord GamaiEFt." I cannot sufficiently express the Sir S. contended that the other property Was sufficient security,
a paper he held in his hand, and which he begged i sense I feel of the patient attention of the Court, and and that the profits of the office could not be legally assigned, ir..4
asinuch as it was an office connected with the administration of
might be read by the dodge... Advocate. beg to return thanks to you, Sir, for the obliging ' justice.--.lle LORD. CMANCELLOR said he would consider of ft,
The Count ha
.e ling. acquiesced, the following paper manner in which you have conveyed to me their sen- I OTTTON V. PASKER.
was read : . timents." Sir Peter Pa'kcr is mortgagee in possession of art estate id
_....

Antigua. A bill was filed by the Plaintiff, the next ineumbran•
ear, to procure an account of the proceeds. It was stated on the
part of Sir Peter Parker, that the Chief Justice of the Islardo
Mr. Rowland Burton, was the manager of the estate, and that he
had got no aacoutits from him since 1801.
The Loa u Cit ANCYLLOR did not think the ease strong enough
to call for his appointing a receiver in the first instance :--but he
ordered Sir Peter Vatiter to. account tie otw iei roma= ; aid if be
di4 nor, he would appoint a receiver.

SURREY SPECIAL SESSIONS, AUGUST 4.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS.
This day the Magistrates met pursuant to appoint-
ment, and liberated a vast number of persons who
were confined for debt in the King's Bench prison.—
An objection was made to the liberation of one than,
because be was not actually confined in the prison
until the 3d of February, but in the Custody of a
Sheriff's officer since the first, being the day specified
in the Act. After Counsel had been heard on both
sides, the Bench determined, that a prisoner was to be-
considered in confinement from the moment the offi-
cer took him into custody, and the present applicant
was consequently discharged. The cases of the se.
veral individuals who were afterwards opposed will
be argued on Monday. The general grounds of op-
position were swindling, imperfect schedules, and ir-
regularity of the notices.

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