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sir, London, 6th April, 1809.
On my arrival in Town this evening, I sec, with as
much satisfaction as I am capable of feeling. your
name to an Address in favour of Mr. G. AV. THEL-
LUSSON ; I am therefore emboldened to trouble you
•with this letter, not only from that circumstance, but
as the severe probity of your own conduct, and the
mercy with which you view the failings of others,
will enabl.2 you best to appreciate the integrity of my
Cousin's co-Auct, :IA the remorse I at this moment
feel, at the situation to which my offences have re-
duced him.

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By a letter from Alicante of the 15th February, it
appears that there is still a great want of arms among
the Spanish Patriots. How often have we recom-
mended that in this respect they should obtain every
aid in the power of Britain to bestow ! In no way can
Spain be served so effectually as by enabling her own
population to take the field. Every man voluntarily
armed in such a contest becomes a real party in the
struggle, and all his relatives, from that moment,
feel an interest founded on family attachment.—
Every moral energy is thus called into action in aid
of the physical means provided for the defence of a
country.

It has been stated in the French Papers, as our
Readers have seen by the extracts given in the STAR,
that the Marquis de RoNtAx4 had been defeated on
the frontiers of Portugal, with the loss of 5000
Spaniards killed on the field of battle. Comparing
the date of this statement with the subjoined extract
of a letter from Gijon, it must be entirely destitute of
truth. At the time when the action was supposed to
have occurred, the gallant Marquis was on his march
to relieve his countrymen in Gallicia, and yesterday
fortnight the division of his forces the nearest to Por-
tugal was at least 120 miles distant from the place
assigned for the conflict :

01 Gijon, March 24.

" Don Pedro Zulaiber lias this moment received a letter from
hip brctlitr the Officer in Ovitdo, informing him that last night
arrived there a Captain of Romana's army, a division of which
would halt last might in Cangal de Fines, another of 18,000 men
at Villafrauca del Lierro, and the last of said army was left at
Lugo, or near it, where it had intercepted the whole plunder of
Gallicia, which the enemy was retiring with. The retreat of the
French from that province gains credit."

" Alicante, February 15.

I shall not enlarge much on my original miscon-
duct, or whether a hitherto avowed and well-known
practice, or the intentions under which 1 have acted,
are excises or not. Invested with no public charge,
in the kindness of private friendship, I may seek some
consolation from public censure. My business, by
this Address, is to confirm you in the consideration
you have had of my cousin's conduct, and to satisfy
you, Sir, that neither direegy or iediree'iy, did he know
or paeticipate in any part of the Abuses that have
been committed ; that he is not even gaU:q of negli-
gence, or want of due tr,cautiop, in attending to my
recommendation ; and as the Report of the Committee
of the House of Commons dues not contain my vo-
luntary confession, I think it right that you should
know in what manner I obtained from my Cousin the
Writerships he gave me.
The first Bengal Writership, that in favour of Mr.
SMITH, I obt::irr_%l from him, on the plea of a wish to
oblige Mr. SMITH, but really with a view to a Politi-
cal dvantage, to result to myself alone, in no reTect
of a pecuniary nature ; and such a Treaty was actu-
ally commenced, although, on its failure, I accepted
retribution in money.
The second Bengal Writership I obtained unequi-
vocally on the representation that I wanted to oblige
my old friend, Sir W. James James, and so it stands
in the Papers of the East India Company.
The Madras \V ritership I obtained in consequence
of obliging a Friend of Mr. G. T. with a sivation in
Ceylon, which was resigned by the person who held
it, at my request. LOR.
lam to state, dint in all and every instance, Mr. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY and Princess Ain G. Toneeessos was particularly inquisitive as to the ousra, accompanielby Generals SPENCER, GWYNNE,
qualities of the persons reemmended ; and they have and FITZROY, Colonel TAYLOR, and Lady THYNNE,
all uniformly proved to he, both from Intelligence, rode in Windsor Great Park till half-past 12 o'clock.
Connection, Talent, and Educatiim, such as were emi- At a late hour last night, it was rumoured in the
nently qualified !Or the situations that they filled ; City. that an account had reached town from one of
and one of them at least has, on these accounts, been the Eastern ports, of a fleet having put to sea from
recommended by I,is superiors to the particular at- Flushing, consisting of eight or ten sail of the line
tendon 01 the Directot s.
and several frigates ; but what course they hag! taken
This statement, Sir, I urn willing, if necessary, to was not stated. We do not believe this report rested
verity upon oath, it• oath can add solemnity to the on any respectable authority. No such intelligence
solemn assurance I give you ; and I trust, Sir, that in has been received at the Admiralty. g
Yleatever light my conduct may be viewed, I may
A requisition from many gentlemen and freehol-
yea tank w nth those, who, though they may not have
the virtue to abstain from bad actions, have yet too ela rs. of the county of Berks has been sent to the High
Sheriff, who has appointed the 17th of April for the
averds others, Sir, Nir. G. THELLUSSON might have
much pride to palliate them by a falsehood. To-
meeting, at Reading, in order to address a vote of
thanks to Mr. WARDLE, and to take into consideration
acted with more caution ; he might have scrutinized
the propriety of pe itioning for a shorter duration of
more deeply their motives ; towards one, who stood •
ament.
in the near relation that I did, the companion from Parli
his youth, the friend of his 'nest confidential moments, LORD PETRE. —The remains of this respected No
the adopted son of his father, a person whose situation 1 blewan were on Thursday morning last removed
in life, whose friendship and connections, placed him ( frond Thorndon Hall to Ingatestone, for interment in
above suspicion, such examination must have ap- i the family vault. Upwards of twenty Noblemens'
*Feared as superduous as it would have been degrading i and Gentlemen's carriages followed in the procession.
and offensive. His Lordship was in his forty-sixth year, and has sur-
Excuse nice Sir, ;f i i what I have written, I have vived his father not more than eight years.
adopted no pee i ten ti .1 i v expressions—seheited no Monday next, Captain CUNLIFFE, eldest son of Sir
pity ; I have I ,CP 'it'aki:!:: of III': Own cialdte:t (ally j FosTra CUNLIFFE, Bait. will lead to the Hymeneal
as it relates to nun? ; I !,,,,,, been ,- ndeavem ice. ti, ins_ i Altar the Hon. Miss CREWE, the beautiful and ac-
tify a person I conceive end know to be highly in- i complished, and only daughter of Lord and Lady
jared—whet are toy feelins, my unhappiness, and ; C"LWE'
my rem-: se, at :*ci:ii; this cffcct cf my misconduct,l The fleet destined for the Baltic is assembling at
are only to be itnagieed by those who see, like me, ; Yarmouth; the Ruby, of 64 guns, with the Ariel
their Offences puns-hed, not on themselves, but on ; sloop of war, passed the back of the Goodwin Sands
the person whose contidetiee they have abtoed. lon Thursday afternoon, from Poitsmouth for the
I must also add, that a setae of Justice alone die- ; above rendezvous.
rates this Letter. The hostility betwixt Me. G. 1 Wednesday last, a ewe, belonging to the stock of
THELLLs:oN and myself, previous to the disclosure.,ll Mr. Joseph Ridge, of_lford, near Lewes, having
these Trati,,actions, was such as no circumstances yearned twin lambs, the one of which was lying at a
coidd easily have healed, and which these are not i short distance from the other, Mr. Ridge, (his shep-
likely to conciliate. I herd being busied with another cas was hasteaing
I beg, Sir, that no feeling towards me may induce', to place the lambs above-mentioned
together, with
you to suppress this Letter ; shame may be my por- the ewe, but before he could get to the spot, a raven
tion, but your kindness towards my Cousin may yet pounced upon the lamb furthest from its dam, and by
save me some remorse. r: J. A. WOODFOR. i one stroke of his beak, tore out its entrain.

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" A st: ong citadel is to be built on the Mountain of the For-
sal, and three formidable batteries on the angles of the new wall,
&c. &c. The expence is estimated at 150,000 pieces of eight,
of which the inhabitants are to pay part, and Government the re-
mainder. We have airs ady repaired the old fortifications, and
done wonders in a little time ; but unless ;here are some thou-
s...n(ls of muskets and bayonets, of which we have not yet re-
ceived one here—all cannot he well. You already know me are
all in the house soldiers in the militia, and mount guard at the
Mole Gate and I'uerta de la Reyna when it touchts us to go about
once a week ; we have also to attend exercise, and patrole the
streets by right. The French seem to be retiring towards Ma-
drid from Cuenca, "Farancon, &c. We are extremely ignorant of
what was going forward further off, and as we cannot depend on a
wcrd of news, you must not expect any from this quarter. Sa-
ragossa seems to hold out its most glorious defence against 50,000
French. Velencia is preparing to do the sante when attacked;
and as for our part we are 211 we can. There are Ceoo
new-raised troops here jus&ow, commanded by Pio Herm:Ao ;
but no arms for them even to learn the exercise; so what will be
the consequence if attacked?"

The Duke of Yonx arrived at Windsor on Thurs-
d.ty morning, from Oatlands, on a visit to their MA-
JESTIES, and he remained there till this day. The
Duchess was also expected, but is indisposed with a
violent cold. Soon alter, the Duke rode on horse-
.hack with his MAJESTY, the Duke of CAmmunGE, and
Princess AUGUSTA, accompanied by Lord AnnEN,
Lady TIITNNE, Generals SPENCER, GWYNNE,
ROY, MANNERS, Count MUNSTER, and Colonel TAY-