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London, England, 1809-09-07 00:00:00

Aga, What w4l be *kr lealiegs when they learn.
the events that have ;him, Taken piaci l .
Our letters froin Gibraltk ire 'of db. 14fh•tlioi&.7
They bad received intelligence that the
TOULON FLEET •
was ready for sea:. In consequence of thin'
fence, two additional men of war had proCeeded fro:4
GibrAlta to reinforce Lord COLLINOWOON wbo *WAS.
off Toulon with bit. fleet watching the motions of the
eserny• .•
The same letters inform us that the A.tierine crui-
•
zers were out in great numbers in the Mediterraajean,
but no accounts had been received of their having as
vet offered any molestation to British ships,

RETREAT OF OUR. ARMY FROM SPAIN.
The Dispatches from Lord Wra.4nicrron, alluded
to in the preceding page, are dated Truxillo, on the
21st inst. Our army having been extremely digressed
for want of provisions, his Lordship was. obliged to
fill back, and was on the road to Elwas. There had
been Tr appearance of the enemy, who, it seems, had
got passed the Tagus, except with a body of cavabi;
near Arzobispo, which took the cannon of Cumm's

rear guar.].
The enemy's Army had separated. Sot'LT's was
at Placeatia—Nry was gone back to.Salamanca—
and SEBAsTIANI, in Estramadura
MonTign, VICTOR>
and La Mancha.
Sir ROBERT Writ.soN had engaged, with his small
NEy's army, on
,its return from Salamanca,
near Banos. After nine hour's gallant, contest, he
was obhgeit to retire through the mountains. His
corps bcl..ived with great- gallantry.--Genero CuESTA
re" siz-ned the command on the ph,. sua'd Was succeed.
ad by General EQUIRI. . • •

we have received Paris Papers to the 28th ultimo.
They are filled with details of the.preparations made
ftv securing • ntwerp against the attacks of the Bri-
frsh : titre accounts have now, of ooOf.se, lost .all in-
Thetinke of PONTE CORP° (131(RNADOT71!),
30.i114-011. the 20th ult. ALAntiv.evp, to take the com-
mand of the troops employed in its defence.

rtsterday at noon his 14AiiitY-arrived from Wind.
sor, at ;he Queen's Palace, and was shortly afterwards
auensied by the Dukes nillostic, KEgT, CAMBRIDZIE,
and CUMBERLAND. Soon after two o'clock his MA
-
:Lin' held a privrekLevee. The following had the
honour of being presented to his MAJE.QTY

-..M.- . r.

Lord MANNIItt.
Rear-Admiral Si/ 'SYytitzT Smile-, on his seßin fretiiajtii
•
Lientsaact-General liensoN, on his sppointmont to
aut;,l 4 the Mb Royal Veteran Battalion.

,

Sir :Au!) Detates, on his proneoeion to the Colonelcy in
f of the 95t11 Regitnent.. ,

Nr Grotct ROPEY, on being created i Baulk.

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His Mutsu aftengattislefa nniTy'COsticil; and
rave audience to the Da of. Potri.LANti, and the
Teit.of the Cabinet Min-isms.. Rv DER, the Judge•
hdmite, laid before his 14.A.A•vry the proceedings
of seven' Courts-Martial. About half-pa.st five his
Wrori left town for Windsor.

• At one o'olock, yesterday, her MicrEsry and three
if the PRINCESSES, and Ladies in waiting, escorted
ty a party of the light horse, arrived at Ham," the
scat of Lady CAROUNZ 1111114 ER where they were re-
ceived by her Ladyship and ifrs..LtONite DAUER.
The Royal Party partook of a sumptuous breakfast,
after which they attempted to go over the pleasure..
grounds and Fardens, but being prevented by the
rain, they repaired to the -drawing.rootna until dinner,
which was served at half-past three o'clock, in the
grand saloon. It consisted of every delicacy of the
star n, 'erved up in a splendid style, After dinner,
the weather being more favourable, the Royal Parw.
promenaded the lawn and gardens ; and, after taking
tea and coffee, at six o'clock, set off for Whittier.

I)uri. —A duel took place on Tuesday, On itar-
fordvA Common, betwixt Deal and Barn/taus. be-
C4ptain C. and Adjutant R. in consequence of
a:e on board a vessel from Walcheren, wbe*
bo:b ~..icers had served. The contention wa.srespect-
ing el:: comparative services of the Royal Marine
ArtiLry and another corps, during an action at Wal-
theren. On the third fire Captain C., was slightly
Wouath.l in the arm, when the parties shook hands,
and the affair was settled.

A pitched batee was fought in Marpla-bonne.
►clds, on Tuesday morning, between a fellow named
Jone, and one Toug:! a bargeman, for 4O guineas,
which was won by the former, after a severe contest
of I'J minutes.

The following attempt to escape was recently made'
lti fu.i: convicts at Fort Cumberland, near Ports- ,
mouth. The driver of one of the carts employed in 1
cartyn
tf gravel, being suddenly knocked down, the
four con-,-;.:1 seized on the team, consisting of two 1
hoists, 'what two of them immediately mounted one
o the horses, and rode into the stream, in the hope
of reac:iing Hailing Island, on the opposite shore..,-
Bat the animal became so deeply immersed that the
tzvicts were washed off and drowned. The animal
being thus released, returned to the shore in safety.
The other horse being mounted in the interim, by one
tithe remaitt7ng convicts, he rode it down to the edge
date water, and was thrown on his head, and mnch
Izniscl. This horse being now free from all incum-
iracei -was most rated by the fourth convict, who rode
more safelrhcross the mud of Langston Harbour to
iiiiton Common ; but the horse soon sticking fast in
tte mud, the-convict was taken.off its back, and the
I..ire,il was 'with difficulty brought to shore.
Ginnox.—One of the booksellers in Paternoster-
row, who was a publisher of works in numbers, went
LI Mr. Gibbon's lodging's in St. James's-street, sent
tp his name and was admitted. "' Sir," said he, " I
ant now publishing a History of England, done by
zev ral good hands. I understand you have a knack.
u them there things, and should be glad to give you.
every r asouable encouragement." As soon as Gib-
`n recovered frothliii. iurprize, he -rang the bell,
ad desired lini...anuat w show this.encourager opt
'tuning down stairs.