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SPAIN.

the Police, in order to be removed Witlsom the walls.
All the women and children of the same nation shall
be removed with their husbands and fathers ; as shall
also all the prisoners and deserters from.the enemy's
army, to places appointed for their reception.
" 11. To prevent those persons whose virtue is
respected by every Catholic, from being exposed to
insult, I permit the nuns to occupy other Convents,
withoet the limits of the City and Suburbs, where
they may have an opportunity of devoting themselves
without interruption, to their holy exercises.
(Signed) 66 PALAFOX.
" Head-quarters at Saragossa, 29th Nov. 1808."
LERIDA, NOVEMBER 16.
By letters from Murtorell, we are informed, that the
head-quarters of our army on the Liobregat are to be
transferred to the town of Sarria, at the distance of a
league from Barcelona, from which circumstance it
is supposed that an action was on the point of taking
place with the French.
VIGO, DECEMBER 21 •
The Resolution and Plantagenet, of 74 guns each,
have arrived here, so that we have ten sail of the line.
The Audacious is also expected.
CORUNNA, DEC. 3C's
Don Antonio de Alcedo, has this day issued a
Proclamation, informing the inhabitants that he has
been appointed Commander of the Militia of Honour
of this place, and announcing his determination to
fortify the approaches to the town. He expects that
all the inhabitants will assist in the undertaking, and
that the females will employ themselves in making
sacks and hags to be filled with earth. He calls upon
the people at large, and the proprietors of the adja-
cent estates, to supply him with 50,000 sacks, as
many saucisses and oscines, 20,000 butts without
heads or bottoms, 8000 stakes, four yards long and
eight inches thick, 10,000 pales, 2000 planks, and
2000 beams of oak or chesnut, &c. &c. He con-
cludes in these terms :—" Being thus well prepared, 1
I trust in Goo that he will protect our cause ; and ifl
the French do come, I shall take such measures that
Corunna shall, in the history of the present war,
be distinguished in a manner not less glorious than
Gerona, Valencia, and Saragossa ; and, if fortune
should prove adverse to us, as a chastisement from
Goo for our sins, I will bury myself in the ruins of
this fortress, rather than suriender it to the French,
thus finishing my days with glory and honour, and
trusting th.st all will follow my example."
DECEMBER 31.—The Government, desirous of giv-
ing the public certain information respecting Madrid,
employed, for this purpOse, a person conimendable,
tier every quality ; but who had the misfortune, in
consequence of indisposition, rot to be able proceed
beyond Becerrea. He therefore 'substituted another
messenger in his stead, whO has arrived at Torde-
sillas, but was not permittecrto go further, and can
relate no more than what he heard from a muleteer
he met with on the road, whb came from Madrid.
He stated that all the young men had left Madrid. on
the entrauceid the French.-

MURCIA, NOV. 17.
Letters from Malaga mention, that a Lieutenant.
Colonel has gone to Tavgiers to purchase 10,000
African hot ses, to form a respectable corps of ca
valry.

SARAGOSSA, DEC. 3.
pON JOSEPH REBOLLY4O DE PALAFOX Y MELZI, ETC.
GOVERNOR ANT) CAPTAIN-GENERAL. OF THE ARMY Op

A PR.,CION, ETC.
The country demands great sairifices. She calls
ens to her assistance ; she sees no other 'defenders but
her children ; we are her only support. We should
violate our duty Go her and to ourselves, did we not
employ our a:tms, and risk our lives and property in
order to save her.
" Noble Arragonase ! brave Soldiers ! ever ready
to shed your blood to defend her and your King, it is
unnecessary for me to remind you of sacred duties
which you have never forgotten ; but the important
charge which you have confided to me, and my anxi-
ous-desire to fulfil my duty and to make a just, re-
turn to your attachment, do not permit me to leave
unemployed any meal s that may contribute to deli-
ver you from thoseptsfidious wretches, who, already
setting themselves sir opposition. to our determina-
tions, already indifferent to the grattelcituse which
we are defending, give utterance to sentiments little
e.criirmable to our tried loyalty. I thereforearciain
and command, _ _ _

1. That all the inhabitants of this city, of every
rank are condition, shall consider themselves bound
to devote to its defence their persons, property, and
lives ; the rich and great lending a helping hand to
the poor, fostering and assisting them, contributing
to cover their nakedness, and to enable them to main-
tain their respective posts—thus performing a sacred
duty, enjoined by natural affection, and recommen-
tied by the hcly religion which we profess ; and at the
same time remunerating them for the zeal with which
they defend their lives, their estates,, and their corn-
mon country. Should any man be so unnatural as
to disown their obligation, he shall be fined in -pro-
portion to the magnitude of his offence, and the
amount of the fine shall be appropriated to the sub-
sistence of the army. •
" '2. That such towns as do not contribute all in
their power to the relief of our present necessities,
shall be treated as enemies of our King, whose sove-
reign rights we defend, and their inhabitants of every
-auk sh ill be punished as traitors.
" 3. That every individual of the Army of Reserve,
oral the recruits of Arragon already enrolled and
r. s ranted, who shall not join his corps within the
of six days hereof, shall be treated as a deserter
:a time of war, and as such shall suffer the pains of

Extract of a letter from Vigo, dated atember 26.
A ship, with horses, is run down, and three other
transports are on shore here."
The Diligent sloop of war, and a store ship, arrived
at Portsmouth on Saturday from Halifax. They sailed
from thence on the 28th of November, at which pe-
riod the expedition under General Prevost, consist-
ing of about 4000 men, was ready, and expected to
sail on the Ist of December, to join some more
troops at Barbadoes, and afterwards to proceed to
make a combined attack on the islands of Marti.

the law .
•1. That the Alcades shall scrupulously examine
solders in their respective wards who may not
Ecie sc joaed, and make a return of their names and
C.J7pS they belong to ; and that the Justices of the
il.,,dota of Arragon do, under the responsibility of
t.erson and property, transmit an exact list of all the
I:,:lividuals of their jurisdiction who have served in the
army, cliLtillgu7shing the cavalry from the infantry,
and rei-arking their state of health, and personal v:
:pun

nique and Guadaloupe. The conjectures with r
spect to the destination of this force arc corroborated
by the following intelligence received from the
Leeward Islands The Neptune and Pompee,
men of war, arrived at Barbadoes in October from
Plymouth, Admiral Cochrane intended to hoist his
flag on board the former, and in consequence of
which her Captain, Sir Thomas Williams, returned
to England in the packet. The Belleisle, Captain,
York, Neptune, and Intrepid, with a great many
frigates and small vessels, were blockading Marti-
nique, but, notwithstanding many vessels from the
British islands had got in there with provisions,
thereby betraying the interests of their country by
supplying the enemy for the sake of private lucre.—
Sir James Prevost was daily expected at Barbadoes
with four thousand men from Manx, and it was
generally supposed at that island, that an attack
would be made on Martinique soon after his arri-
val. The troops there not exceeding 2500, whereas
there were 5000 in the garrison at Barbadoes, in-1
eluding blacks, and two or three thousand more
might be spared from the garrisons at different
islands, no doubt of its capture was entertained with
that force under so able an officer as Sir James, and
particularly as the Planters there are in general fa-
vourable to this Government; and near forty thou-
sand hogsheads, of the last crop at Martinique, were
on hand without the least prospect of disposing of
it. Notwithstanding the blockade of Martinique, the
Carnation brig of war, of 18 guns, was carried into
that island in October ; and the French corvettes
Diligente, of 22 guns, and 120 men ; Nysus, of 16
guns, 100 men ; Fanfaron, of 16 guns, and 100 men,
sailed from thence for France.—Flour was so plentiful
at Barbadoes as to be selling at from 13 to 14 dollars
per barrel. The only inconvenience felt in the differ•
ent islands from the American Embargo, was want
of lumber, cattle, and tobacco ; fifteen hogsheads of
tobacco had been sold at a dollar per pound."
Letters from Barbadoes of the 28th October state,
that the yellow fever rages there with great violence.
Many persons have fallen victims to ►t. Not less
than 20 surgeons, or Assistant-Surgeons, in his Ma-
jesty's service, have died in a short time of this dread-
ful disorder.
It is a little extraordinary that in a manufacturing
and commercial country like England, there has ap-
peared no publication which has adopted the plan of
circulating patterns of such manufacture as would
readily admit of being distributed through the coun-
try, in the expeditious way such publications afford.
—The infinite service this plan is capable of render-
ing to the Manufacturer, the Wholesale and Retail'
Dealers, as well as the Consumers, is incalculable,
and makes the delay of such a plan hitherto perfectly
astonishing : the Repository of Arts, published by
ACKERMANN, in the Strand, has our best wishes for
its success in this new lift to our Manufacturers.

" 5. Ti:at rll who profess want of confidence in
tae aiefs, of the people of the army, who make pas-
quinarlei.4 c:cite riots or disturbances, shall be imme-
diately apprehended, and carried before the newly-
appointed judge of the Police, Don Santiago Penicela,
'4%'hn will pass judgment according to the times and cri-
tical c::camstances h which the country is placed, and
su:Lable to their crimes : before imposing the punish-
ment of death, he shall consult me.
" 6. That all the measures adopted shall be obeyed
with religious respect, since they arc all directed to
tce gcod of the country, which will recompence in
happy times the sacrifices we make, and which
zie so pleasing to GOD and the celestial Protectress
who guards us.
" 7. That all the horses shall be well supplied
with: cisterns and vessels of water, in order to be ready
assist in extinguishing any fire which may occur,
azd that the Alcades de Barrio shall, in particular,
s,:perintend this important prepamtioft.
" 8. That the entrance and depature of persons by
tiegatt:s shall be watched with the greatest care, re-
ecl:ecting that the enemy even assume our dress, and
resort to every artifice, because they do not trust en-
ti:ely to their force, though greatly superior in num-
bers.
" 9. That precisely three days shall be allowed for
departure of all the women, old men arrived at
sixty, all the boys not able to carry cartridges with
moderate equipages, for whose convenience orders
'cave been issued to all the towns and villages, to re-
ce:ve them with kindness, and to supply their wants.
" 10. That all Frenchmen, who may happen to
within the city, shall be presented to the Judge of

FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
••••••••=••••••*
I •
At the Court at the Queen's Palace,the 4th January,
1809, present the KING'S Most Excellent Majesty in
Council.—His Majesty having been pleased to ap-
point HEN ItY BENTINCK, Esq. to be Gc vernor and
Commander in Chief in and over the Settlements of
Demerara and Essequibo, he this day took the usual
oaths appointed to be taken-by the Governors of his
Majesty's Plantations.
His MAJESTY having been pleased to appoint
CHARLES BENTINCK, Esq. to be Governor and Com-
mander in Chief in and over the Settlement of Suri-
nam, he this day took the usual oaths appointed to
be taken by the Governors of his Majesty's Planta-
tions.

.4cC, COMMSIIOO&Ag. an„EnBeiim_de Vaisseau, with
a complement iar.W, loin. I have the honour to
be, &c. (ftsted.) ; •THOMAS ROGERS.
'Gilled-games Skinner, Captain of Foretop.
Wouneleclant Palmer, .able attaman, since dead.
P. S. Since writing _the, above, the beats of the
Kent and Wizard havebrought out, without mischief,
;ffrinit undek the guns .of a fun Gear Leghorn. where
they hid taken shelter, three laden vess is, and burnt
t fourth, which was aground and could not be got off.
Copy of a Letter front Rear Admiral the Honourable Sir Alex-
ander Cochrane, K. IS Commander in Chief of his Majesty's
Ships and Vessels at the Leeward Islands, to the Hone rab.e
W.W. Pole, dated on board the Neptune, off Point Sabnes, 1
Martinique, Nov. 10,1808. ..
Sir—l have great satisfaction in inclosing, for the inform u'on
of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a cepy of a letter
from Captain Pip:, of his Maksty's ship Circ -, a,enai-eirg me
with the capture of :be French Corvette.fall 'en,. : the last of the
two which were so gallantly beaten by hi, M jos y's sloop Goree, I
commanded by Captain Spear, the othr having been brought in
by the Pompee some time since. I am, Ate. (Sigrlid) 1
A LEI. COCHRANE. A
His Majesty'sship Circe, off Fort no; al, 1
--, Martinique, October 31, 1808,
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, JANUARkr 4. Sir—l have the pleasure of acquainting you, that
The KING has been pleased to appoint the Right
at daylight I observed a brig under jury masts corn-
Hon. CUTHBERT Lord COLLINGWOOD, Vice-Admiral ing before the wind, and on my making sail, hauled
of the Red, to be Major-General of his Majesty's
close round the Diamond Rock. It being nearly
Royal Marine Forces, in the room of Admiral Lord
calm, she was enabled, with her sweeps and a boat,
GARDNER, deceased. to get under the protection of a battery on Point So.
TY-OFFICE, JANUARY 7, 1809. lomon before we came up with her ; when, after an
Copy of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Lord CoUingwood, Cosa-
action of ten or fifteen minutes, she struck her colours.
Mender
,in Chief of hit Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the She proves to be the Palineur, commanded by
Mediterranean, to the Honourable W. W. Pole, dated on Monsieur rOUrnierB, a French National brig, of 14
board the Ocean, off Toulon, the 19th of October, I SW?. 24-pounder carronades, and two 6-pounder guns, had
Lie--1 tncicse a letter which I have just received from the Right but 79 men on board, most of whom were troops of
Hon. Lord Cochrane, Captain of the Imperieuse, stating the ser- the 82d regiment. I have to regret the loss of one
vices which he has been employed in on the coast of Langue:loc. man killed and one wounded ; the enemy, seven
—Nothing can exceed the activity and zeal with which his Lord- killed and eight wounded. The battery was so much
ship pursues the enemy. The success which attends his enter- above us, that few, if any, shots were fired at it. I
priies clearly indicates with what skill and ability they are con-
ducted; besides keeping the coast in constant alarm, causing a am, &c. (Signed) H. PIGOT, Captain.
total suspension of the trade, and harassing a body of troops em- Copy of another Letter front Rear Admiral the Honourable Sr
ployed in opposing him, he has, probably, prevented those tr6ops,
Alexander 'Cochrane, K. B. to the Honourable W.W. Pole,
which were intended for Figueras, from advancing into Spain, by
giving them emptoyment in the defence of their own coasts. sh) dated Belleisle, to Windward of Point Salines, Martinique,
the coast towards Genoa the enemy has been equally annoyed by ' Nov. 2, 1808. •
the Kent and Wizard. Those ships have had that station some
time to prevent the French ships sailing from Genoa, and have 31- Sir—The inclosed cepy of a letter from Captain Cockburn, of
his Majesty's ship Pompee, will acquaint you, for the Inform' a-
most entirely stopped the only trade the enemy had, which is in tion of the T.ords Conunissioners of the Admiralty' with the cap-
vet7 small vessels—during their cruize there they have taken and tune of the Pylades, a French brig corvette of six teen guns. I
destroyed twenty-three of those coasters. I inclose the letter of am, &c. (Signed) ALIX.COCHRANI.
Captain Rogers, giving an account of the attack made at Noli,
His Majesty's Ship Pompee, Barbadoes, October 22,1808.
and the capture of the vessels in the road. I have the honour to
be, &c. (signed) . COLLIN ONVOOO. Sir—l have great pleasure in informing you, that
lrtperieuse, Gulf of Lyons, Sept. 28, 1808. his Majesty's ship under my command, on her pas-
My Lord—With varying opposition, but with un- sage here, on the 20th October, fell in with, and after
varied success, the newly constructed Semaphoric a long chace of eighteen hours, came up with and
Telegraphs, which are of the utmost consequence to captured la Pylades, a French brig corvette, mount-
the safety of the numerous convoys that pass along ing fourteen twenty-four pounder carronades and two
the coast of France, at Bourdique, la Pinede, St. long nine pounders, commanded by Monsieur Coche-
Maguire, Frontignan, Canet, and Foy, have been rel, Lieutenant de Vaisseau, and having on board 109
blown up and completely demolished, together whit men.
their telegraph-houses, fourteen barracks of the Gens She was eight days from Martinique, but had not
d'Arms, or Douanes, one battery, and a strong made any capture. She is only three years old, in
tower upon the lake of Frontignan. Mr. Mapleton, perfect good state, and in every respect fit for his Ma-
First Lieuteatmt, had command of these expeditions; jesty's service. lam also assured by her officers, she
Lietanetrant Johnson had charge of the field-places, is the fastest sailing vessel the French had in these
and Lieutenant Hore of the Royal Marines. To seas. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed)
them and to Mr. Gilbert, Assistant-Surgeon ; Mr. E. COCKBURN, Captain.
Burney, Gunner, Messrs. Stewart and Stovin, Mid-
Copy of another Letter from Rear Admiral the Honourable Sir
shipment is due whatever credit may arise from such
Alexander Cochrane, K. B. &c. to the Honourable William
Mischief, and for having with so small a force drawn
Wellesley Pole, dated on board the Northumberland, to wind-
about two thousand troops from the important for-
ward of Point Salines, Martinique, Nov. 2,1808.
tress of Figueras in Spain, to Cie defence of their own-
Sir—l inclose the cony of a letter from the Master of his Ma
coast.—The conduct of Lieutenants Mapleton, John- jetty's late brig Maria, giving an account of her capture, by *
son, and Hore deserves my best praise, as well as large French Corvette .14, of 22 heavy guns.
that of the other officers, RoyaltMarines, and seamen. The Maria was a small brig, of twelve twelve pounder carrqn-
-I have, &c. (Signed) emir:Ante ades, and two long fours, and sixty-five men. The officers and
Imperlecse—None killed; none wounded ; one singed blowing crew, however, fought her well, and did not striae till she was
near sinking. When the enemy took possession they were
up a battery. obliged to run her on shore and destroy her.
French—One Commanding Officer of troops killed; haw many
others unknown. I regret the loci of her Commander Lieutenant Bennett, who
0
His Majesty's Ship Kent, off Genoa, August 2, 1?0S. was an officer of long standing, and of great merit. Mr. O'Don-
nell, Midshipman, was also killed, and four seamen, and nine
Sir—l beg leave to acquaint you, that yesterday, others were wounded. I am, &c. (Signed) ALEX. COCHRANE.
'running along the coast from Genoa towards Cape del Roseau, Dominica, October 18,1408.
Melle, we discovered a convoy of ten sail of coasters Sir—l have taken the earliest opportunity of ac-
deeply laden, under the protection of a gun-boat, at quainting you of the loss of his Majesty's brig Maria,
an anchor close to the beach abreast of the town of Lieutenant Bennett, late Commander.
Nolis ; and as there appeared a fair prospect of bring- Wishing to join you as soon as possible, I made
ing them out by a prompt attack, before the enemy
application for a cartel, which was granted for four
had time to collect his force, I instantly determined
to send in the boats of the Kent and Wizard ; and officers and myself, by General Erneuf, for Dominica,
where we arrived this morning. On the 29th Septem.
as there was but little wind, I directed Captain Fer-
bee, Point Antigua Grand Terre beaming S. W. at
ris, of the Wizard, to tow in and cover the boats,
six A. M. saw a sail bearing S. E. by S. Made all
which immediately put off, and, by great exertion,
soon towed her close to the vessels, when it was found sail to cut her off the land. When we came within a
mile of the chace, she seemed to haul more for the
impossible to bring them out without landing, most land. Lieutenant Bennett supposed her to be a
of them being fastened to the shore by ropes from
their keels and mast-heads, the boats therefore pulled French letter of marque. When we came within
un shot, shewed our ensign and pendant, still keep-
to the beach with great resolution, exposed to the fire i g
ngtook us aback, and fell dead calm, which exposed us
within her and the land. A flaw from the land
of two guns in the bow of the. gun-boat, two field-
pieces placed in a grove which flanked the beach, a
to her broadside. She then hoisted her French ensign
heavy gun in front of the town, and a continued fire
and pendant, up ports and raked us fore and aft,—
of musketry from the houses ; but those were no Lieutenant Bennett used every exertion in ordering
check to the ardour and intrepidity of British seamen sweeps to begot out, which was instantly done ; but
and marines, who leaped from the boats, and rushed we received her second broadside in the like manner.
upon the enemy with a fearless zeal that was not to Wit kept up a constant fire when our broadside would
be resisted. The gun in front of the town was soon
taken and spiked by Lieutenant Chasmar, Second of bear ; it still continued calm ; finding it impossible
to save his Majesty's brig by attempting to run, and
the Kent, who commanded the seamen, and Lieute• from the state of our masts, and yards, and rigging,
nant Hanlon the Royal Marines ; and the enemy,
then making much water from shot received in our
who had drawn up a considerable force of regular
troops in the grove to defend the two field-pieces, was hull, still kept up the action. Our ensign haulyards
being shot away, the French Captain asked, " Had
dislodged by Captain Rea, who commanded the we struck ?" was answered in the negative by Lien-
Royal Marines, and Lieutenant Grant of that corps,
!tenant Bennett, who was shortly after killed by three
who took possession of the field-pieces, and brout;ht 1
i grape shot he received in his body. I still ordered
them off. In the mean time; Lieutenants Lindsay
I the fire to be kept up, until I found his Majesty's brig
of i
and Moresby of the Kent, and Lieutenant Bisset, in a sinking condition when I struck..
the Wizard,who had equally distinguished themselves
Whether from the confusion of the enemy," or from
in driving the enemy from. the beach, were actively
employed in taking possession of the gun-boat, and the situation she was then in, they, shortly after tak-
freeing the vessels from their fasts to the shore ; and mg possession nflis Majesty's brig, ran her on shore,
au entire wreck.
I had soon the satisfaction to see our people embark, n
and left
and the whole of the vessels coming out under the She is the French national vessel le Sards, mount-
protecting fire of the Wizard, which, by the judici- ; ing twenty-two guns, and one swivel : on her main
ous conduct of Captain Ferris, contributed very essen- ! deck, sixteen thirty-two pound carronades, and four
tially to keep the enemy in check, both in the ad- long twelve-pounder guns. On her quarter-deck,
vance and retreat of the boats. ; two nine-pounders.
,
I should have pleasure in noticing the Midshipmen I lam sorry to add the loss on board his Majesty's
and others who were conspicuous in this little enter ; brig, Maria, was James Bennett, Lieutenant, Com-
prise, but I fear I have already given a longer detail , mander ; Robert O'Donnell, Midshipman, and four
than it may be thought worthy of, and shall, there. ' seamen, killed ; and nine wounded, now in Point a ,
fore only beg leave to add, that one seaman killed, i Petre hospital, in a fair way of recovery. It would
and one badly wounded, (since dead) both of the, have given pleasure to both officers and seamen to
Kent, is all the loss we sustained. The enemy left , have captured her. From her superiority in force I
many dead on the ground. was compelled to strike. I have, &c.
The gun-boat was a national vessel, called la Vigi- ) (Signed) Jaunt Dxesorr, Master.
[Tern ova'.

WHITEHALL, JANUARY 7, 1809.
The King has been pleased to present the Hon
and Rev. Anchitel Grey, Master of Arts, to the
Twelfth Prebend of Durham, void by the translation
of the Right Reverend Father in GOD Thomas Bishop
of Rochester to the See of Ely.