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London, England, 1809-08-17 00:00:00

BARBADOES, JULY 1.

The two French frigates Fclicite and Furieuse, part
of Commodore Troude's squadron, which not long
since so interested the public attention by the hope a
;heir capture or destruction in the Saints, after quitting
Basseterre, Guadaloupe, on the night of the 14th ult.
put into Sr. Martin's.
Accounts to that effect are received, here from Do-
minica, where the Achates sloop of war arrived on
, the 14th ult. in quest of Sir A. Cochrane, to give him
the intelligence. It appears that the Furieuse having
sprung a leak, caused them to put in there, and was
discharging her cargo (both are loaded with colonial
produce), in order to repair it. They were watched
by two of our sloops of war; and in the mean Line
1 the Rear-Admiral having arrived at Mariegalalte,
1 the Achates proceeded thither with the informs.
don.

JULY 4.—The British frigate formerly mentioned
to have been ashore off Mariegalante, and sup Posed
to be the Gloire, proves to have been the Thetis, and
was fortunately got off after starting her water and
taking her after guns out, with the loss of her false
keel, and some injury to her bottom. She arrived
here on Sunday, and sailed yesterday for Halifax, and
takes the trade bound there .from the islands as she
prpceeds.
The two French frigates,Felicite and Furieuse were
not at St. Martin's on Sunday, the 25th ult. So says
the Marine. Intelligence Book of Cock's Insurance
Office, on the authority of accounts-by the schooner
Spy, arrived here from St. Kitt's (where she heard it)
and Martinique. Vague as this account may appear,
we see no reason at present to doubt it.
BRIDGE-TOWN, JULY 4.
The brig Mary, from Rio Janeiro, in Si days, ar-
; lived here on Saturday afternoon. The accounts by
this vessel are most afflicting as to the state of com-
merce in that country ; scafeely.a species of British
or European manufacture, but what it is over-
stocked with, and lies actually perishing in the ware-
!
houses.

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The Surinam 'and Demerara trade, consisting of 12
sail, passed to leeward of thisliland on the 26th ult.
under convoy of his Majesty's brig Opossum, direct
for England. •
The fleet, 41iich sailed hence on the 46th tilt. un-
der convoy of the Dolphin, arrived off St. Pierre,
Martinique,, on the night of the 28th, and proceeded
on to the general rendezvous the following evening.
,
His Majesty's ship Inlt4pid was at Grenada on the
' 26th ult. taking in prisoners.oiNtart and would sail in
a day or two after for Fort Royal, Martiniq,k.
The Dame Ernouf schodnerthat sailed from Gua-
daloupe with. the Fiend% frigates Felicite and Fu-
rieuse; but was nothing delayed by their Rutting into
St. Martin's, captured on the 17th- ult. in lat..-? 4 25.
the Spanish schooner Aotelope, which shy ransomed.
and-has sincif attired at Martinique. •, •

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SPANISH PAPERS.

SEVILLE, JULY 20.
The enemy continues to put sue his system of se-
duct on and corruption, but is ever meeting with
proofs of the integrity and loyalty of the Spanish
character.
The Bishop of rampeluna, who at present resides
at I.erida, a few days since received a letter from the
Duke de Mahon, pretended Viceroy of Navarre, under
the usurper, inviting him to re-occupy the episcopal
chair which he occupied before the usurpation, and
offering him pardon en the part of the usurper. The
Bishop returned the letter to the Duke unanswered.
The Central Junta has ordered the publication of
this honourable act, that it may serve as an example
to all good patriots, and fill with shame those who
have basely become the agents of the most vile of
tyrannies and iisurpaticns.
The Central Jwlta has also published a series of
official reports concernbg the siege of Gerona, as
well as the incessant skirmishes which take place in
the neighbourhood of that heroic city, the object of
which has been to occupy Cr: attention of the besieg-
ing army, and afford some relief to tile city.
On the 11th July, a convoy of 1000 muskets, some
pipes of brandy, provisions, and S 4 cprintals of pow-
der, was intercepted, and at die same time 5`.1 priso-
neis taken. The enemy left 114 dead in the field.—
Unhappily, a galley full of ammunition afterwards
blew up, by which the greater part of the convey was
destroyed, and 15 Spaniards killed, and 18 wounded
by the-explosion.
[The series terminates with the detail cf the glori-
ous affair of the Sth July.—See the STAIt of the 10th
instant.]
At the end of the documents is the following
Note—
• His Majesty has beard with singular satisfaction
the reading of these dispatches, more especially the
narrative of three circumstances of bravery and
skirl which ma; k the exploits of all who have thus
nobly conducted themselves, particularly the het oic
n d the astonishinf.;• defence of the castle of Molijuich
against five assaults, repelling with so much glory the
lover and fury of the enemy.
• And Lis Majesty being informed that the Gover-
nor cf Cermet, exercising the authr.rity he possesses,
has already granted rewards to the valiant defenders
cf that castle, authorizes the General in Chief to
grant suitable rewards to all who toil: part in the
ab-e.e recited actions, and io particular to Colonel
Franeisco l'efilans, and Lieut.-Color:el Don Juan
Lros, who are distinguished by such a series of
screices aad in consideration, as well of the exern-
'ary constancy of the iavincible defenders of this
illustrious city, as of the paternal cares and indefa-
t;e able zeal of the worthy Junta, and the apostolic-
: d patriotic valour of :Ise Rev. Bishop andhis Chap-
%kilo have never abandoned the Church, their
st t use, nor their beloved town in its extreme danger,
d ri:•g tee:, months cf siege and assault, and four
weeks of horrible bombardment, his Majesty has re-
st lv,cl to publish the whole in a Gazette Extraordi:
r. rv, for the immortal honour of such well deserving
p. tric,ts, and as a streng and perpetual example to the
re t rf the nation, who il7-0 labouring in the great
w( rk of common liberty, and for the admiration of the
pl:stnt age, and of posterity."

F.REIGN INTELLIGENCE.

ST. PETERSBURG:I, JULY 19.

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His Majesty the ErojyTor, who went w Burgo, in
to be present at, and tr, close t'He Diet as-
s. nibled thee, k expected back by the ccnnnence-
v ent of the next week.

'1 he Enzlisli stitizclron con.:l,trttl.y zrnins between
C.; onstadt Revel, in the Calf of Finland, with-
out :Ittrrnpting any entei.prize, except the capttn-ing
of scrne at'si coasting, vessels.
The Government has prohibited Cie sailing of Rus-
s:;:ti merchlntmen trc.rn Cronstadt, lest they should
fill into the hands of the English.
Some of the neutral ships arrived here have already
bcen pet un-2.0r serriestration, in consequence of irre-
Eularities discoVered in their papers.