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London, England, 1809-04-19 00:00:00

veden will very soon be closed against
ate letters from the Continent considet the
:ion of the war as the result of policy on
th of France and Austria. BONAPARTE,
lelays to attack because he adds to his
ry dal, and thinks he renders the blow
!very day he defers it. The EmpeEof of
it is does not despair of the ultimate
of Russia, and to assure himself a this
not to forfeit his claim to assistance by
elf guilty of making the attack. He is
ienfore, to be purely on the defensive in

RIO DE JANEIRO, iIISRUARY 6. 1

PRIVATE irrp.R.
" My dear Sir-... The Windsor Castle is just ar-
rived, but has not yet landed her mail. I have a feW
moments to spare) and therefore able to write ten
words about Buenos Ayres and Mbnte Video. Elio,
and the latter hold out determinedly against Liniers,
ant 4 the former, and all coMmunication between the
two cities is cut off. A revolution took place at
Buenos Ayres, on the Ist of January, in which Ll-
niers triumphed, and is now completely master, as
Viceroy, of the city. It seems that the marriage of
his daughter with young Perichon,• which was con-
trary to law, disgusted the people generally, who
were, besides, very desirous to elect .a Junta, in imi-
tation of Seville, &c. The Cabildo met, and the
usual elections took place on the Ist of January ; after
II which, previous dispositions having been made by '
arming, &c. on both sides, to decide the matter by
force in case of necessity, a negoelation took place
between the Cabildo and Liniers, regarding his laying
down the sovereign authority.
At length the Heads of that Body went to the
Fueste to treat personally with the Viceroy, when,
crack np went the draw-bridge, and they were
quietly marched through the Puerto del Socorro to,
the water side; put on board a schooner, and haVe
been sent off, nobody knows where ; but it is sup-
posed that the voyage is not a long one, since it is
known there were very few provisions on board. The
names of the fools who thus put themselves • into the
Itrap are—Alzaga, Villanueva, Sta. Coloma, Varela,
and another. I have not time to write more, but this
you may depend upon."

of the war.
the Malta Mail, which arrived yesterday,
ention that the treaty of peace between Great Bri-
vil and Turkey was confirmed by the GRAND SIGNIOR
cn the Ist cfJannary ; and that Mr. ADAIRAVIS then
•oicling at Constantinople.

SPAIN.

A Gentleman who left Santander on the 30th ult.
reports, that the French had at that time a very small
force in the province of Biscay, and so weak was the
~arrison at the port from which he took his depar-
ture,
that the English prizes were in daily expecta-
tion of being able to effect their escape.
The following letter, received by the Lord Hobart
Picket, contains some interesting details • 4 •

• " CADIZ, MARCH.2I:
0, On the 18th instant, the French passed the Titus at the

p~eflte del Arzuhispo and Almarez, to the number of 30,000
ren, At the moment of the attack, El Puente was defended by
snoo men, who were turned by the hostile army, which forced
way in spite of their resistance. Cuesta then retreated with
his ,thole army,, in the best order, and, and without losing 'a
man. According. to the dispatches of to-day, he (Cuesta)
TruxiHo, but with the intention of retreating further should

• Perichon is a Frenchman by birth, and is the person charged
by ',biers with dispatches for Bonaparte, giving an account of
his defence of Buenos Ayres, against the British under General
Whitelecke, and who, on his return from France through Spain,
on his way back to South America, was, in May or June of last
year, apprehended in Andalusia, by order of the Junta of Seville,
and confined in Cadiz, from whence it would anpear he effected
his escape. lie never hid any rank in the King's service, but
was a Captain in one of the cavalry regiments raised by Linters
for. the defence of the colony after Buenos Ayres was re-taken
from General Berebtard, and is the brother of the Viceroy's
there-amie.

the enemy continue to advance, and of uniting himself with our

regiments of marine, which were marching towards him, and
the Kii,g's regiment, and that of Villaviciosa (both cavalry•)
thicli having been mounted had left Seville on the same destina-
-6.n. There have also gone out to incorporate themselves with
Cue,ta's army, other corps lately equipped at Seville,.as well as

at Ba,!ajoz ; so that in a few days we may expect to count 40,000

Eghting Men.
" The arm' of La Mancha, oder the command of Urhina.
,hose head-parttrs are at Valdepenas, marched rapidly towards
Tokio, in order to fall upon the rear ward of the enemy. The
r.r.guarci, composed of 4000 cavalry and the sainf number of
10. troops, under the command of Albuquerque, was, when
the last dispatches arrived from then, within six leagues of To-

The Duchess of GORDON set off from Dumbreck's
Hotel, Edinburgh, on Thursday last, for Kinrara
Cu ttage ; and on Saturday, the Duke of Gonnox set
off from the same place, for London.
HAYMARKET THFArnE.—Last night the tragedy
of Mat th was acted. Mr. KestaLK, who is ex-

lido ; and in this city the enemy had concentrated their whole
feree, ezetpt•The body which. was to advance against Cuesta,
amounting in all to I 2,00 n men, there not remaining more than
M at 111adrid, and 2000 at Aranjuez. Urbina has in all 30,000;
but though both he and Cuesta possess a greater number of men
thin the enemy, a greater number are without arms : hence they
are %dead :n the necessity of remaining in the rear till an action
take p!;y.:,:, when they uncleavour to seize muskets from the dead,
the wnend.:•4, and, if possible, from prisoners.
" In ~.1;; state of things. and knowing the activity which pre-
vails as to the arming and organizing the armies, we fear nothing.
moth hare the uttnest cot:Hence that we shall see the enemy
driven h.:elt.

tremely lame with the rheumatism, on his entrance,
addre!sed the audience; he informed them that he
had tl e day before been attacked, but hoped the.
usual applications would. have carried the disorder
oif; on the contrary, he found himself much worse,.
and assured the House, it was with the greatest pain
he could at all move ; he therefore earnestly solicited
the indulgence of the audience, which was cheerfully
granted, and he was much applauded throughout the
piece. The House was very fall. Mr. CpoKE, Mr.
LEWIS, and Mr. SlNlmq,xs, were every thing that cbuld
be wished in Lobe-7z-fa-Mode.
Another elopement took place last week, at a vii

. .
'° Reding, after his daring attempt to Purprite Barcelona, 1 loge in the New Forest, Hants. A clergyman of con,
tote; was rruotatta by the treachery of some of his officers, and 1 siderable property had a party at his house to spend
afterra eing flreed a passage through the hostile army which sur- 1 the Easter Holidays, amongst whom was Captain S.
Tended him, though with great loss, has returned to the head- lan half-pay dragoon officer. The Captain remained
varters at 7 arragora, where Blake is to join him with the di-1 until Wednesday last, when he took leave, and- re-
vision which Lanni formerly commanded, and which has now I tired, as it has since turned out, to an Inn, at Salis-
been entrusted to him. I bury. On Friday, Mrs. P. the Clergyman's Lady,
" The spirit of the people remains the same ; things go well, i who is between 30 and 10 years of age, was missing
axed they will persist till the end is gained, bough at the price of ' at the dinner hour, and the family were thrown into
great sacrifice.. _ I a consternation at her absence. Her arrival was ansi-
" The interior provinces occupied by the enemy are at open ously waited thkt night, and on the following day it
v ..r with him : he commits his nccu.tomed cruelties, hut nothing, was ascertained that a Lady answering her descrip-
&ter. the peopie : he practises his usual frauds and artifices, but tins, had been seen walking with a Gentleman three
ever. these are of no avaiL miles from Salisbury, on the Stockbridge road, and
..
" in Callicia and Asturia affairs arc growing very serious for they were afterwards Liken up in a return postchaise,
,and the ruOans know not what to do. thrtand conveyed into the other Western road. The
i
Their armies are diminishing considerably, while ours increase Parties, after three days search, were traced to Sloane-
tyr: (:,.y, and are learning the art of war.
street, in lodgings, where they remained yesterday, no
y
'1 his I. our real situation, and I beg you to believe nothing to step having been taken by the husband. Mrs. P. has
!:'., Jontrary ; fur I have purposely delayed writirg till now, that • a Tamil) of three children, has been married six years,
I wi,:ht .:•;:t1 you nothing which I hail nut in) self t.b.erved and and lived on the most affectionate terms with her
r. f',:red on." - husband.
Thursday morning a duel was fought near Shooter's
We have great pleasure in making the fallowing
Hill, between Captain L. of the Royal Artillery, and
extract of a letter from Tarragona :----,, I am happy
Captain B. a Naval Officer, residing in that neigh-
that the exchange of prisoners, to which I referred in bourhood. On the second shot Captain L.'s ball -en-
try 1 Ist, has taken place. Several Spanish Officers, tcred the right shoulder of his adversary, their seconds
SALP AS, BA RTII, MENDI, and others, ate returned then interfered, and the dispute was settled. The ball
was soon extracted, and Mr. B. is recovering very fast.
here, as also Mr. REED, and the other Aid-de-Camp Monday se'nuight, an affair ef honour took place,
of General Rnoo:o. The two last are recovering at Armagh, between Lieutenant S—s and Mr. H—Y,
-ast of their wounds : they speak highly of the huma- of the regiment quartered there. The former re-
..Ly of the ;'panianis, who, by their courteous beha- . ceived the latter's fire, without taking effect ; after
which, the parties were reconciled.
❑:1-, evince that they think that they cannot do too ,
FlRE.—Yesterday morning, at two o'clock, a fire
: . ;cii for those t•. Lc; had so gallantly defended their . was discovered in the house of Mr. FIELD, grocer, in
..:Ise. General R:ano:o is in a fair way." iEr e-street, Coldbath-square. Several engines arrived,
; but there was for some time a want of water. The
'ititerday Sir Davin Dt'Nn.%s held a public day,' house in which the fire broke nut was totally destroy-
,... lii. Office in t!',o Horse Guards, and gave audiences ed, and a dwelling-house, also belonging to Mr.
ty Sr DAVID Ti min, General FRAZER, and about Fiet.n, in Summer-street, and the house of Mr. WEA-
.-:7Z:. ( ':,.•T Military Officers. lIIERIILAD, linen-draper, in Eyre-street, were much
(_,:.-•:::1GottrroN is appointed Commissary-General, ' damaged ; the house of Mr. KIPLING, linen-draper,
i:1 the r-,,m of the late Sir Baoox WATSON. : opposite, also sustained some injury. A young wo-
T!.(- .'vlayor of Liverpool has refused to call a man, a servant, was severely hurt in escaping from
'.-et.a:g of the inhabitants to pass a Vote of Thanks a two-pair window in the house where the fire began:
to Mr WARDLit. The requisition was presented to but we are happy to hear no lives were lost:
; Coast Maui: Er, MARK-LANE, APRIL 19.—There
Fna an Thursday.
Various meetings have taken place throughout are inconsiderable supplies of Wheat to-day ; fine
:reLnd for the purpose of expressing the gratitude of nearly at last prices, and other qualities are cheaper.
ti:e Irish nation to Mr. Walton: and the minority who There is a short supply of Barley, which supports
voted with him in the late investigation. London- last prices. In Malt and Beans of each description
:ferry took the lead, and it was followed by the city little variation. White Pets are lower. There are
4 Dublin. The Mayor of the latter place refused considerable supplies of Oats, with sever?l cargoes
e• call the meeting, or to allow the use of the Town from Ireland ; the samples are chiefly second and in-
i•;.l oat the occasion ; but the inhabitants met in the ferior, which are quoted cheaper. The prices of Flour
a -Nulty rooms of the Hotel ; Alderman Lucas was continue without alteration.
GINI•RAL CURRENCY AS UNDER : •
. the Chair, and the vote of thanks to Mr. WARDLE Wheat, 655, 134:Nt. 9V., • ' Leans (new) 545. 59s 04.
.nil his supporters was unanimouWy carried. i.nri''ditto, ,its. 955. ./ l'izie ditto (new) 425. 48s. ed
‘
It appears by a paper laid on the table of the House Rye, 325. 575. Oats, :155. 28s. 325.
0; Commons, that the total amount (4. exemptions Barley, 425. 495. Poland ditto, 355. 365. Od.
Potroe ditto to 37s Od.
wader the Propel ty Tax granted to foreigners posses- Malt 7os'7Bs.
-. Whitui!eas !boilers;, 9. ilers;, 8s 108 s Rape Seed, 561. to 621.
ig money in the funds, is, for the year 1508
9 Grey ditto, 4tis. 525.
i.,A,1.50 I('s. Id. I Fine 11tpar, so.. 8.75.---SecBnds,7.ss. 80*.

ports of Sweden till Very s
shipping.
The private letters from t
r.„(7.l,tination of the war
rt Loth of France an
say, delays toth attack
every day, and thi
• „,ore,tire every day he de
k: ro.‘, it is said, does t
cner.ttion of Russia, and
.ivkioas not to forfeit hi
hiimelf guilty of Tr
lved, therefore, to be p
11,:e opening of the war.
Letters by the Malta Mn
reation that the treaty of
via :tnd Turkey was contirr
cn the ‘2lst cf January ; an
•oicling at Constantinople.
SPA
A Gentleman who left
reports, that the French ha(
force in the province of Bis
~arrison at the port from
tune, that the English priz
tion of being able to effect
The following letter, rec
picket, contains some inter
" On the 18th instant, the F
• Puente del Arzobispo and Aln
red. At the moment of the at
POO men, who were turned b)
e: way in spite of their resistanc
his whole army,, in the best or
5i:::le man. According. to the e:
is at 'CrusiHo, but with the into
the enemy continue to advance,
regiments a marine, which w
the Kirg's regiment, and that
ehich having been mounted hat
avo. There have also gone of
Cuesta's army, other corps late'
at Badajoz ; so that in a few da)
Eghting Men.
" The arm' of La 'Mancha,
whose head-parr:l-s are at Vald
Tokio, in order to fall upon th
I.,:n•gt:arci, composed of 4000 c
lc:h: troops, tinder the commas
the last dispatches arrived fro*
Ldo ; and in this city the ener
feree, exctipt -the body which.
amounting in alt to 12,000 men
g M at Madrid, and 2000 at Al
but though both he and Cuesta
thin the enemy, a greater numb
are reckeeil :n the necessity of r
take p!;y.:,:, when they uncleavot
the wnitriai.4, and, if possible,
" In this state of things. and
vails as to the arming and organ
tot' hare the utmest cot:F.den
driven h.:elt.
" Itedin,:,„ after his daring
ae: was frustrated by them
after h.oving fnrccd a passage tl
rended him, though with gr
varteo at 'I arragora, when
vision which Laran formerly
been entrusted to him.
" The spirit of the people r
axed they will persist till the ci
great sacrifices.
" The interior provinces 0
v \%ith him :he commits hi
deters the people : he practise;
even these are of no avaiL
" la Callicia and Asturia al
them. and the ruOans know n
" Their armies are diminish
svti-y and are learning th
his is our real situation,
Jontmry ; fur I have purp
1 i;:;:d you nothing vet
C. P,:ted un."
We have great pleasu
extract c.f a letter from '
that the exchange of pri
I tst, has taken place
SAL, AS, BA Mit, NIENE
hero, as also Mr. REED,
of General RED:No. 'I
!ast of their wounds : th
..Ly of the ;'paniar:l.s, v
evince that they