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London, England, 1813-02-18 00:00:00

LONDON,

• THURSDAY, 'IEBRUARY 18, 1813.
RICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONI O'CLOC.KL
Rod. 59I—COni. Self—Coos. for ac. 58}11-4 per Q. 7501
Spot Cent. gaff-- Bds. or. 70. dle.—lmp. Am* 157 f
Zxcb. Ms Ss. Sit pr.—Onsohon it

We are happy to learn, by a Gentleman lately ar-
rived from Denmark, that the British name is be-
coming popular in that kingdom, and the English
Newspapers and Russian Bulletins are read with
avidity. It appears that the influence of the French
was so great as to prevent the appearance of the Rus-
sian accounts in the Danish publications, while those
of France were regularly admitted. The Russian
Ambassador remonstrated with the KING in petson,
who declared his inability to grant him the privilege,
but he observed, at the same time, that he could not
object to the Ambassador's chewing them in his own
house. The latter, in consequence, threw open an
elegant apartment, furnished regularly with the Rus-
sian Bulletins and accounts of the F: each disasters,
and all the English Newspapers. The crowds who
daily attended were so great, that, to regul.tte their
'admission, officers were necessary at the doors, and
the public joy was manifested at every arrival of news.

We have before us the letter of a Military Friend
at Lisbon, who gives a most animated description of
the fetes at that capital, and of the reception of the
Marquis of WELLINGTON. Never was a Member of
the House of BRAGANZA received with more magni-
ficence by the Public Authorities, or with more en-
thusiastic warmth by the people. Our Readers and
the public have, however, already had detailed ac-
counts of his Lordship's reception there and at Cadiz.
are still more pleased with another part of our
friend's letter, in which he says----if On my journey
through the country, from our division to Lisbon,
nothing could be more delightful than to see the al-
tered and improved state of the country, so lately
desolate and left smoaking in ruins try a barbarous
and ruthless enemy. That so great an improvement
could have taken place, was hardly to be credited :
no other country under Heaven could so quickly
have recovered itself. Lord WELtaxoron, carrying
the Army ( Portuguese as well as English) into Spain
last year, and subsisting them in that coi,ury, has
done wonders for Portugal. Now there appear inha-
bitants in a country that seemed to have been depo-
pulated; that which appeared in dreary waste, is now
in cultivation ; houses are repaired, or rebuilt, that
were burnt to the ground; and the eye is not now
shocked by the sight of dead carcases—famished
and sickly creatures, dying in every quarter.-r-
Infinite merit is due to these (particularly the
Anglo-Portuguese merchants) who distributed the
generous subscription made in England for the
suffering Portuguese, after MassENa's tett eat. Com-
mittees of them, as well as of the Clergy of the
country, travelled about and ascertained the state
And wants of each district and village: even now
they continue to distribute salt fish and other articles
of food, blankets, and farming utensils ; and I have
witnessed how warmly grateful the Portuguese are
to the Biitish. I hope the Russians may receive a
portion of that relief which has done so much good
to the people of this country, while it has raised in
their minds the character of Englishmen to the highest
and proudest pitch."
Our letters state, that the Marquis of WELLINGTON
is making the most active preparations for another
campaign, which will be very early—he will go into
the field the moment the artillery and cavalry are in
any kind of order. Our allies, the Portuguese and
Spanish, are said likewise to be making the most
active preparations, and the Spaniards seem now to
be in earnest. Marshal BERESFORD has added con-
siderably to the strength of the Portuguese army ;
levies are going on in every quarter. In the mean
time, our own gallant fellows have got new cloath-
' ing, and having been some time in comfortable gnar-
-1 ters, are only anxious to be again in contact with the
enemy.

The Marshal has greatly increased his popularity
with the Portuguese, by a recent kind measure to-
ward the soldiers : he allows 200 men fronveach Por.
tuguese regiment at a time to go on furlough to see
their relations and friends.

The regret is great and general throughout the
kingdom of Portugal that the state of Marshal BE.
RESIORD'S health should require his leaving them,
even for a time. Their confidence in him as a leader
is unbounded ; no other man could effect so much
with them and their Government.

The latest accounts from Spain state that the
French troops are still committing horrible depreda-
tions in most places, indicative of their retiring; they
have almost dilapidated the once-beautiful city of Sa-
lamanca, as well as Valladolid, Leon, and Penaranda.
We have ourselves received letters, and we have
seen others from Officers in Portugal which mention,
with the generous feelings of English soldiers, that
the disappointment was general that the Officers of
the German Legion had not got the substantial advan-
tages held out to them. No set of men, they say,
could have behaved better or with more heroism than
the Ofliceis and soldiers of the German Legion have
done in the Peninsula; their cavalry is an invaluable
body of men, and their riflemen superior tO our own.
Joining our Correspondents moat cordially in every

lityiebtenetoraise irtitembi ee dui* *Ant fro*,
we most uy that we differ most materially with them
in their wishes nil ihib occasion : the permanent eda-
bOdyfitg of foreign ?mercenaries in a free state, has
always foreboded the destruction of its liberties, and
we should deplore any further invasion of the Consti.
tution for this, be indeed any other purpose.—Let
their services be rewarded, but let it be done in some
constitutional way 4 they are entitled to every con-
sideration.