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BREACH OP PAROLE OF HONOUR.

TRANSPORT-OFFICE, FEB. 10, 1812.
WHERAS the French Officers, Prisoners of Waii,
named and described at the foot hereof, have absconded
from as under, in violation of their Parole of Honour ; the
Commissioners for conducting his Majesty's Transport Service,
&c. do hereby offer a Reward of TEN GUINEAS, for the
Recapture of each of the said Prisoners, to any Person or Persons
who shall apprehend them, and deliver them at this Office, or
otherwise cause them to be securely lodged in any of the public
Gaols. And a further Reward of TWENTY GUINEAS on
Conviction of any British Subject aiding in their escape.
From Thame, on the 9th instant,
Fontana, Surgeon, of the Army, aged 22, 6 feet 0: inches
high, slender made, long visage, fresh complexion, dark brown
hair, dark hazel eyes, mole un the right check, and has the ap-
pearance of an Italian Pedlar.

Edward Arbriri, Midshipman, 21 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches
high, slender made, oval visage, fresh complexion, brown hair,
and hazel eyes.
From Launcroon, on the Bth Instant,
Jaques Breter, Captain of Navy, aged 47, 5 feet 43 inches high,
stout made, round visage, fresh complexion, black and grey hair,
speaks a little English, and has the appearance of an English-
man, supposed to have worn a blue coat.
J. Langlois, Captain of Navy, aged 44, feet 73 inches high,
stout made, oval visage, sallow complexion, light brown hair,
light hazel eyes, 'speaks English tolerably well, and has much the
appearance of an Englishman, is supposed to have worn a blue
coat and pantaloons, spotted swansdcwn waistcoat, and his hair
very thin on the crown of his head.

ROOMY AND CONVENIENT COUN PING-HOUSES.
'[o LET, within three minutes walk of the Royal
Exchange, a Suite of Counting-Houses, on the Oround floor,
with safe Repository, a separate Entrance, and every other con-
venience; with immediate pox,esion.—Apply to Mr. Arnold,
Builder, No. 10, Great St. Helen's, Bishopsgate-street.

THE BEST FLOUR MILL IN ENGLAND.
To be SOLD by AUCTION, by Mr. HARWOOD,
On Monday, the 17th instant, at One o'Clock, at Jack's Coffee-
house, Corn Exchange, Mark-lane,
THAT well -known STEAM ENGINE and
FLOI TR MILL, which has been for some time at work at
H. Edwards's Steam Engine Mat:u:actiry, Mill-street, Lam-
beth-walk. _

CER I IFICATE.--Londou, July 19, 1811.

This is to certify, That ere, the Subscribers hereto, were pre-
sent on the Premises of Woolf andEdwarls, at NIB( street, Lam-
beth, on Friday the 19th day of July, 1811, to witness an expe-
riment made with a Steam Engine of Arthur Woolf's Patent Con-
struction, to ascertain how much "oat could be ground into
flour by two pair of French bur stones, of four feet diameter each,
attached to the said Engine, with a given quantity of Coals, and
that the following was the result. Worked the Engine four hours
and 11 minutes, and burnt 3 bushels of NewcastleCnals, weighing
t+s2lbs. During the above time and with the above quantity of fuel,
one ;,air of the above Stones ground 36 Bushels and 4411b5. and
the other pair 24 Bushels and 25Ibs. making together 61 Bushels
and vsilbs.; and it is our opinion, that if the second pair of Stones
had been in as good order as the first, there wou.sl have been
ground with the above fuel at least 731 Bushels; equal to 24
bushels of wheat with one bushel of coals. The Wheat weighed
57ilbs. per bushel.
Joseph Bramah, Engineer. John Dickson, Engineer.,
John Penn, Engineer. John sherwin, Engineer
John Edwards, Engineer. Thomas Rowr.tree, Engineer.
Peter Keir, Engineer. Charles Fairbone, Mathemati.
James Moorman, Engineer. cal Instrument Maker,
James Smith, Engineer. Thomas Jones, Mathematical
Richard Jackson, Engineer. Instrument Maker.
John Norton, Engineer. Richard Devidney, Miller.
Joseph Machin, Engineer. George Nicholls, Miller.
James Burton, Engineer.
N.B. From a similar exper!ment made with one of Messrs.
Bolton and Watt's best Engines of eight horses power, in pre-
Bence of several of the above Gentlemen,it appeared that not quit
six bushels of wheat could be ground into flour by that Engine,
with one bushel or 84 pounds of Newcastle coals.
•,,,* The Engine will be at work tur three days previous to
the Sale, from Fen in the Morning to Four o'Clock.

VALUABLE FREEHOLD MANOR, ESTATE, and TITHES
at ALTON PRIORS and STOWELL, WILTS. .
FOR SALE BY AUCI lON, by Mr. RUSS,
At the Castle Inn, Devizes, on Friday, the 21st day of February
next, at `I hree of Cluck, in the Afternoon, in Two lots,
Lot 1. THE MANOR of ALTON PRIORS
and growELL, in the County of Wilts, com-
prising a capital Mansion House, Coach-house, Stables, Yards,
and Gardens. Also a substantial Faun-house, with all neces-
sary and convenient. Barns, Yards, Stablea, Labourers' Cottages,
and other Out-buildings, and upwards of 1120 Acres of rich
Arable Meadow (partly watered) Pasture, Wood, and Down
Land, situate within a ring fence, at Alton aforesaid, only seven
Miles from the Market Town of Devizes and Marlborough, in
the renting of Mr. Robert Graily for the remainder of a term of
twelve years which will expire on the 25th of March, 1817.
This eligible Estate is free of all 1 kiwi, except the modus of
£5.75. 4d. payable to the Vicar of Alton, and 4s. to the Hos-
pital of Saint Crass, at Winchester. 'llw Land-tax is redeemed,
the Parochial Taxes are light, and as at the end of the Term it
will bear a very considerable advance of rent, it affords an ex-
cellent opportunity to any one degroats of investing his money in
the purchase of Land.
N. B. The Kennet and Avon Canal runs throughyart of die
Estate.
I.ot 2. The Tithes of Corn and Hay, and other Great Tithes
arising within the Hamlet of Stowell, consisting of 330 Acres or
thi reabouts, of valuable Land, principally Arable, in the occu-
pation of Mr. William Hi.chcock, as tenant from year o year.
Printed particulars and Conditions of Sale will shortly he
ready, and may be had at the principal Inns in the neighbour-
hood; at Mei•srs. Debary, Scudamore, and Currey's, No. 14,
Gate-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London; at the Auctioneer's:
and at the Office of Messrs. Guy and Michell, in Chippenham,
where a Plan of the Estate may be seen.

YORKSHIRE.
LARGE'AND VALUABLE MANORS, RECTORIES, AND
ES'IATES,
To be sold in London, and at Beverley, in Yorkshire.
On Friday, the 20th day of March neat, at 'Twelve, at the Aue-
' tion Mart, in the City of London, in Five Lots,
rrHE MANORS of BENTLEY and SPEETON,
the Advowson of the Chapel of Spertrm and several Fret-
hold, and in part lithe-free Farms and Lands (with land-tax re-
deemed), containing about 4140 acres, situated in Bewley, Spee-
ton, Muston, Filey, Hornsea, and Duunington, in the East Riding
of the County of York.
And in the Month of May next, will be Sold by Auction, at the
Beverley Arms Inn, in the Town of Beverley, in the Coimty
of York, in Twenty-seven Lots,
The MANOR of EISTERN WICK, and several Freehold,
and in part rthe-free Farms and Lands (with land-tax rode. toed),
containing about 600 acres, situated at Elsternwick, Fihy, Moles-
crott, Cherry Burton, South Dalton, Steen Ross, Dirableton,
Marton, Horn-es, er.d Reightcn : together with the Perpetual
Advowson of the Rectory of Leaven, in Holderoess ; and also
the Tithes of certain lands, containing about 1,700 acres, in
Hornsea Burton, Woodmansey, Thearne, Wet', Storkhitl, Sand-
hula, and Tickton, in the East Riding of the County of York.
Particulars of those Estates to be sold in London Will be ready
by the 20th of February; and may be had by applying to Messrs.
Graham, Kinderley, and Doraville, Solicitors, Lincoln's-brat Lon-
don; Benjamin Handley, Esq. Sleaford, Lincolnshire; Messrs.
Black and Chapman, Lend Agents, Middle Temple-hall; Rich-
ard Townsend, Esq. Sawbery, Seas p and JAL Lialtroyd, Esq.
Beverley.

P4RLi4MOTARk AOCRE.biNGSs

HOUSE OF LOAM FEBRUARY 10.
The Regency Espences Bill was read a third time and pissed.
The Marquis of LA NSDO W It moved that the Reports relative
tb'the Irish Bogs should be printed.—Ordered.

THANKS TG LORD WELLINGTON.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose, pursuant to no-
ice, to move the Thanks of the House to Lord Wel-

lington and the Division of the Army engaged in
the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. In presenting him-
self to their Lordships in the discharge of this duty,
he was well aware, that in cases of this kind many
considerations natorany suggested themselves ; and
more especially it might be asked, first, Was the ob•
ject sufficiently important in itself to call for this high
distinction ? and, secondly, Was the advantage gam-
ed equal to the sacrifice made for its attainment ?
He would not now take upon himself to point out
any principle of general application ; nor would he
stop to discuss the question, Whether either of the
circumstances above mentioned might not of itself
e a sufficient ground for the highest honours which
the House could confer ; but these certainly were
considerations that upon such occasions as this natu.
rally presented themselves.—With respect to the first'
.1)
of these points, the importance of the ea.!, priye, it
must be considered, that Ciudad Rodr.go was a for-
tress on the north-east frontier of Porteg il, the pos.
session of which by an enemy would be a main point
in an attempted invasion of that kingdom ; that it
opened the way into the heart of Spain ; and, connec-
ted as it was with the fortress of Almeida, formed a
powerful defence for Portugal, as' far as its defence
could defend upon fortresses. Though its value, he
allowed, considered merely with a view to its fortifi-i
cations, was not great, yet it was a most important
iposition—one of the most important that could be
found on the frontiers of any kingdom, on account of;
the extraordinary rapidity of the river in th it quarter.
It had always been regarded, in a military view, as
a cation of the highest consecnience; and as such it
was considered by Lord NVellington. The import.
ance of the place being then, he apprehen&d, beyond ,
dispute, their Lordships would next turn their atten.
tion to .the manner in which the operations against it
had been conducted ; and here, as connected 'with
the subject, he must advert to the circumstances un-
der which it had been taken by the French in 1810.
Their Lordships would observe, that the capture at
that time took place when every exertion was notori-
onsly making to bring the whole French force into
Portugal—when, as the French Commander in Chief
openly announced, the number of the French army
destined for this invasion was not less than 110,000
men. The siege of, Ciudad Rodrigo was the first
operation in the execution of this grand project. No
less than 27,000 men were employed by the French
in the siege. Lord Wellington had-with him at that
time about 17,000 British, and 14,000 Portuguese—
the rest of the army being at that time with General
Hill in Estremadura, watching the motions of a di-
vision of the enemy's.army. His Lordship (Wel-
lington) well knew the value of the place, and at-
tached a due degree of importance to its relief; but
he had not only to look at this single object, but also
at the effect which the attempt to relieve it, under
the circumstances in which he was placed, might
have upon the whole operations of the campaign.—
Of the force which he had thb wider his command,
the Portuguese formed no inconsiderable part ; and
they were then untried. Lord Wellington did not
think it prudent to rest too much on their exertions,
until he had an opportunity of trying them for the
first time under circumstances more advantageous.—
Not thinking it safe at that time to count too much
upon them, he had of British troops little more than
one half of the number of the enemy. But if, not-
withstanding these unfavourable circumstances, he
had ventured to give battle, the battle must have
taken place on the other side of the Agueda ; and if a
check had been the result, what would have been the
Isituation of the army with that river in its rear ?
And even if he had succeeded in the conflict, but
'without all the consequences of success, he would
have had to retreat more than 2.50 miles, with the
wounded which must have been attached to the army
after a battle. Such were the considerations which
prevented Lord Wellington from marching immedi-
ately to the.relief of the place, notwithstanding his
high opinion of its importance. But the object ofre.
lieving it was in his contemplation up to the last mo-
ment that relief was possible ; and if the Spaniards
could have been prevailed upon to undertake any
operation which would have compelled Massena to
detach a part of his forces, his Lordship was resolved
to have made the attempt. But as it was, looking at
the state of the respective armies—considering that
the Portuguese troops were then untried—taking into
view the consequences that might attend a failure or
even a partial success—and knowing that Portugal
might be defended against the greatest force that
Massena could bring against it, when he got within
his lines at Torres Vedras, he felt it not prudent to
risk an action, though sensible of the value of the
object. His Lordship, insides, had a communica-
tion on this very subject with a distinguished officer;
now no more, who was a powerful and enlightened
support of the allied cause ; he meant the Marquis
of Romana ; and that officer was fully satisfied that,
under all the circumstances, it was not expedient at
that time to attempt its relief. He thought it right
to state this much with regard to the past, not be-
cause it was not absolutely necessary, but to :hew
I that Lnrd Wellington was at that time fully aware
; of the importance of this station, and that it was only
from a combined view of the whole operations of the
' campaign, that he judged it improper to make an at-
tempt to raise the siege.
After having said so much upon that part of the
subject, it might be necessary to explain in a few
words the reason why an earlier effort to get posses.
sion of the place was not made after the retreat of the
French, He need hardly say more as to that point,
titan *at alter the retreat of the rregch, Almeida

[PRICE SIAPERCSMALFPRACIF
- .
was the first object, besides that the icemmilition at
the French force in Estreniadura carried the shr (4
grime time into that quarter. Theta sierindier con;
siderations, however, whiCh contributed to raard ttsi
! i commencement of this operation : and ate veil ma
terial circerestance was, that the siege endd bnly be
undertaken with advantage at certa.n seasons
.Pfthe
year. Theic was no bridge over the Hirer there, but
i the bridge at.the fortress ; and in the rainy season
I the current swelled by the mountain torrents was so
rapid, that it was almost impossible to throw a bridge
I over it. Another- consideration was the danger of
; not having sufficient supplies ; a crcomstance which
i tendered it of &eat importance, in the first place, to
put Almeida in a proper state of defence; and now
be had the satisfaction to say, that it was in as corn-
Iplete a state of defence, at
,it ever h 4 been liuring
any period of the war. Maki; said so much with
regard to tholust, as connected with the subject
which more immediately called for their attention,
he would now come to the particular operation itself,
1 upon which he rropo*d to found his Motion of
j Thanks to the Gencral and the troops. And; in the
first place, it was impossible not tip be struck with
i admiration at the wonderful rapidity with which it
j had been executed. The French, in 1810, had fully
invested the place, on the 11th or June, having par-
-1 tially invested it for some weeks before ; and it was-
Innt till the 10th of July, a space of 29days, that they
made thernitlies masters or its The pro-an opera-
tion was, on the other hand, undertakes) in the winter
season, on the 7th of January ; and on the 194 of
1 the same month, a period of only eleven days, the
place was in possession of the ;Hi. s. He might add,
that so improb lisle did any thing like this rapidity
appear in the French array, that the Comtnander in
Chief, Marinont, hart not the least doubt of Inks in
time for the relief of the fortress, ifll* could lie
~. „.,.(b
I4me
with a summer. force .on the 2Pth of the month, tett
I days after tl' place had fallen: He knew this fact
from infrdematiOn upon which he could depend.
Marmrat had been collecting forces, with a view to
rev:ll the place in the getly, and by that means draw
eiens from other quarrel* so that the operation had
an effect in that respect upon the war in general.--
In contemplating all the circumstances of this distin-
guished transaction, there were three that must be
regarded with pecttliar admiration. The first Vvas,
the consummate skill, indefatigable exertion, and
excelleiv„ judgment of Lord Wellington, who directed
the operation.. Every one thought it almost impossi-
ble that the place should be taken in less than 25 or
'7 days ; and yet such was the almost miraculous
exertions and dispatch used by Lord Wellington, that
the fortress was taken in considerably less than half that
time. The second circumstance that must excite their
Lordships' admiration, was the gallantry,and spirit
displayed by all the divisi ins of the army employed
in this enterprize. From ilk. attacks upon St. Fran-
cisco on the Bth, to the close of the 'operations, they
had admirably distinguished themselves; and an
eminent officer who had seen a great deal of service
in foreign armies, had remarked, that there was one
striking feature in this transaction, such as he had
never seen nt:r read of before in similar operations,
:lama; , :hat every attack had succeeded f that there
was no failute in any one point; and that those at-
tacks which had been usual), been considered as
mere diversions, had in this instance risen into real
and substantial enterprises, contributing effectually to
the success of the whole. The third fact peculiarly
deset ving their attention was, that another glorious
instance of the superiority of British troops had been
exhibited ; and more especially in-tbe case of the en-
gineers and artillery, whose skill and exertions were
here most particularly required. He might now per-
haps be permitted to say without r Isheess, that there
was no branch of military service in which the stye.
riority of British troops hid not been most distinctly
marked. In their infantry, in their cavalry, in their
artillery, and even in their commissariat, that supe-
riority strikingly appeared. Such was the effect of
the excellent military system established here, and
put in action by the admirable judgment of ourComs.
mander in Portugal. That superiority was felt, not
by the British only—it was now also felt by the ene-
my.—There was ,an end of the loud boasting of the
French ; they heard no more of driaing the English
into the sea; of inviting them from their ships to try
the contest on land. The enemy had found that the
English spirit resided in English bosoms, and that on
whatever element they fought, they were prepared.
when led by proper Commanders, to chew their su-
periority, and to do honour to their country. (Hear,
,Itear.) If this operation had upheld the honour of
Itheir armies, and exalted their character, it had been
no less Useful in grovid;na ir their security. Here
there was no wanton and useless effusion of blood—
it was a part of a great system, which, if steadily
pursued, he felt confident would ultimately lead to
such an issue as all Englishmen must wish for. But
he was unwilling to rest the claims of the army to
their applause upon that consideration. Whatever
might be the difference in their opinions as to the po-
licy of the war, or the mode of carrying it on, dire
was one thing in which all would agree—in giving
the just meed of applause to our Commanders and
Armies. They at least had done, and would do all
they could ; and, if there should be a failure at last,
the fault would not be theirs ; they would not be
to blame for it. The wisdom of the Commander,
the distinguished valanr And unwearied (zealots et
the troops, called upon them for their tribute( 1 'Lanni
and admiration r.) richly earned; a tribute which it
was no less w.se and political in them to give, than i
was just and fitting cur their armies to receive.
their valour and exertions must depend, net only t
safety of Portugal, but if that shout.' tail, of you
own soil. By colif.Tring their well earned bona
upon them, therefore, they not only paid that wine
was most justly due, but also provided in the
manner for their own security, as well as for the
Iratter and safety of their coon ry.
The Noble Earl then moved the Thanks of the"
Lordships to Lord Viet/aunt Wellington,