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PARLIAMENTARr PROCEEDINGS.

that they were more resident in their
than they used to be formerly. As to the higte!
orders, they were not chargeable with a neglect
duty; and as to the particular observation, he dint
conclude by saying it WAS an unfounded slanda.
The Bishops of Loypow. EXETER, and Wr urrii: •
also defended the general conduct of the Ligher ar..c
lower orders of the Clergy. They had not heard
any complaint against such behaviour as that deur._
bed by the Noble and Learned Lord, and ezpressve
their astonishment at the tendency of his Slate Meat.
Lord it L: DLS DALE explained, and assured tt.t
Right Reverend Bench 1-. e did rot make any dis:t
speedo' attack upon them; but what he stated

HOUSE OP LORDS, MAY 17.
In the Appeal Cause, " Hague v. Napier," the judgment of the
inferior Court was reversed.
In that of " Hague v. Hanney," the prior judgment was
affirmed.
In the cause, " Sharpe and others v. Burys," Mr. Adam and
Mr. Leach were heard for the Appellants, when the prior judg-
ment was affirmed, with at 100 costs.
The Irish Militia Bill went through a Committee, and was
ordered to be reported.
Mr. LUSIIINGTON, Sir FIEDICRICK FLOOD, and others from
the Commons, brought up the Exchequer Bills, the Wexford
Harbour, and several private Bills, Which were read the first
time. _ _ .

A vast number of Petitions from various parts of England,;
Scotland. and Wales, praying for the extension of Christian with a view to the far consideration of the Bill.
Knowledge in the Last Indies, were presented by the Dukes of Lord ELLENBOROUGH remarked, that nt:.
Bedford and Athol, Earl EitzwiMara, Lord Donde', the Mar- residence,
~,I:alislcnholt prevented:adbet by the
Lesttbitvtprosio
ofvcionscides
o ri chi
guises of Buckingham and Lansdowne, Earls Darnley, West- just now,
moreland, Stanhope, Harrowby, and other Noble Lords;—all Bill. With respect to die Clergy who were not:-1,.
which were ordered to lie on the table.
sident, he had. known such at the University, %Li
TEMPERATURE OF THE HOUSE, AND BROKEN UP
PAVEMENTS. were now no more; but they were deserving of t
highest encomium for their learning, morality, benevo
The Earl of DARNLEY called the attention of their Lord-
ship, to an evil which he was persuaded many other Noble lence, and all the brightervirtues. He had gone to Lear
Lords felt with him, and which had pressed upon him in a pecu. , their sermons on a Sunday, and he had been delighted
their with their elegant composition.
liar manner the last time he had the honour of addressing Such at that period
Lordships. He meant the oppressive warmth and closeness
were the class of men upon whom observations had
which prevailed in that House on every occasion when there was
a numerous attendance of the Peers, and though he had been been made this night ; and he understood from the
told that some philosophers and men f science had pronounced Reverend Prelates, that in general they had progre,..
that the inconvenience to which he alluded could not be reme. sively improved. As to thcir axing in many places
died, he should nevertheless take an opportunity soon ot bringing i upon living n a market town, that was very natural,
on account of cheapness and accommodation. lie
the subject before a Committee.
The LORD CHANCELLOR left the Woolsack, observing,
he should be glad to promote any proposition to remedy what Could not believe it was from a paramount attach-
the Noble Earl had noticed. Fur his own part, he bad been ment to patties of cards, although in the innocent en-
frequently placed in a most miserable situation, exposed to va-
joyment of such an amusement,
impropriety in their partaking in the diversion. He there could be no
rious currents of air ; be would have gladly exchanged places
with the Noble Earl who complained of heat. Feeling as he did
with respect to interual inconvenience, he would draw the atten- did not mean to say but such a person might too
titan of the House to another subject of complaint. The lower often be seen to attend to this amusement; but with
passages to the House were constantly so obstructed, that it was the feeble resources he possessed, and the oftentimes
necessary some regulation should take place. His l.urd.hip dirty cards with which he played, it was not probable
could not say whether other Noble Lords had experienced the
inconvenience that he had, but more than once he had been he would trespass the bounds of innocent pastime.—
stopped in Parliament-street by the state of the carriage way-- Whatever might also be said of a single instance, yet,
Repair* of pipes and throwing up stones made the streets and the blame there perhaps was more to be attributed to
avenues to the House at times impassable. He had no objection
the bawling of an old woman, than to any neglect o.'to allow Corporate Bodies, whether Water Pipe Companies or
any other, their rights, but they were bound to take care the . duty in the clergyman. With respect to the Bill it-
streets are passable. His Lordship then intimated, that if he I self, he considered it altogether a crude concoction.
i
found a continuance of the same impediments, he should feel it He thought it would be advisable if the Noble E:trl
his duty, as a Lord or Parliament, to compel all those who offer.. 1
. (Harrowby) would accede to his recommendation,
ed obstruction in any shape, to leave the passages open to that
House. He should also bring the matter under consideration i that the Bill should stand over to another Session,
with a view to provide for the safety of his Majesty's subjects. when a measure might be framed more unobjection-
Lord DARNLEY then gave notice of his intentions at au able in its provisions.
early day, to move that the subject should be referred to a j The Earl of HA RROWBY said, that the present
Committee. measure had been in agitation for ten years ; and it
might be in agitation for ten centuries, if the Bill
• were to continue to be postponed from Session to Ses-
sion. It was, therefore, his intention to forward the
measure in the present Session of Parliament.
I Several amendments were proposed and agreed to,
when it was ordered that the Bill be reprinted.
It was understood, that on the third reading the
House will divide on the principle of the measure.
Adjourned till to-morrow.

CURATES' BILL.
Upon the Order of the Day being read for taking
the Report on this Bill into consideration,
• The Earl of HA RROWBY proposed to move cer-
tain Amendments, and afterwards it would be for the
House to oppose the Bill itself upon the motion for
agreeing to the Report, or upon any future stage.—
The Noble Earl proposed several Amendments, some
of which were of a verbal nature, and others for the
purpose of rendering the principle of the measure
more perfect. Must of these Amendments were
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
agreed to.
The Call of the House being enforced, the Gallery was ro:
Amendments were also proposed by Lord Lure- ,
sonouou and Lord GurtiviLLE, which were also The
cmton
opened for for of. stranit,m
rt until slxo'clock.
ee on the Scotch t.ou of Session Ball was p-t
agreed to. poned till Monday next.
The LORD CHANCELLOR considered the clause ' The County Bakers Bill was read a second time, after a IIN
of the Bill, respecting the appointment of the Curate to observations from Mr.FILANIC LIN Lewis, and others, and order.
to
Ccon Hplintitptetsd.
House, s I. live in the Parsonage
in case of the Incum. ; ed
LEY moved for certain Papers conrntell
bent's non-residence, as completely unfit for any prat. ! with the Catholic Question, pursuant to the notice which he
tical purpose. For, under all the provisions of this gave on a former night.—Agreed to.
measure, if he held possession, and were required to ' Th.e clorittee on: theb Irish Cotton Weavers Bill was pcht.
give it up according to this Bill, lie might refuse, and
The second ryeading goft.the Irish Schools Bill was postpcnel
'
if he had an Attorney at his back, he would defy tin Thursday next.
any power under such an Act to remove him for three I The further consideration and the Report of the Prisonat
years. The Noble and Learned Lord also adverted Relief Bill was postponed till to-morrow.
to the differences which would arise between the Cu-
neTsdhac Committee of Ways and Means was postponed till Wed-
rate and Incumbent, as to the restriction of the resi- Mry..H. ADDINGTON brought in a Bill to amend thelVfilitia
dent : the Incumbent was bound to reside nine I Acts, which was read a ant time, and ordered to be read a
months, or he must lose the Parsonage House ; and , second time on Friday next.
Sir H. PARNELL postponed his notice respectg the
yet the Curate was not bound to reside one month, I
Trade which stood for Thursday, till to-morrow se i.omight.Corn
for the purpose of enjoying the Parsonage Houke after • The third reading of the American Prize Bill was postponed
the nonresidence of the Incumbent. As to residence, tin to-morrow.
he should be glad that every living in the kingdom WAYS AND MEANS FOR IRELAND.
should have a Clergyman to reside on the spot, not On the motion for the second reading of the Res°•
nine months in the year, but the whole of the year ; lutions of the Committee of Supply,
still this was not the Bill which would, in his opinion, Sir J. NEWPORT again shortly objected to the
produce any change for the better on that account. clause for v-
an additional imposition on Malt, concei
The Earl of HARROWBY considered the objet - . ing that it would, in the first place, prove unproduc-
tions as applied to this Bill, in respect to supposed', tive, and that if productive, would cause a serious
cases which might arise upon the subject of non- I evil of another description. He should, however,
residence, as applicable to former statutes for the take another opportunity of entering more at large
same reasons. I into the discussion.
After some further conversation between the Arch- Sir F. FLOOD warmly oppposed the clause in
bishop of CANTERBURY, the Bishop of LONDON, Lord' question, from a conviction that it would tend to di-
GRENVILLE, and Lord ELLENBOROUGH, minish the revenue. It would also discourage-the
Lord REDESDALE stated, that the mischiefs agriculture of Ireland, and particularly that of the
which had arisen from non-residence of the lower county of Wexford, which was a barley county.—
clergy, were experienced in all parts of the kingdom. The beer in Ireland was already bad enough, and
This practice on their part had increased within late was in many places nothing but a composition of
years, and Curates who formerly resided in their pa- Guinea pepper, alum, garlick, quashee, henbean,
rishes, now live at a distance in a market town, to and other noxious vegetables.—(A laugh.)—He WAS
which they were attracted by their love of card par- of opinion, that if the tax was laid on beer itself, it
ties. On a Sunday he had known instances, when would be less injurious.
a Curate would ride from parish to parish, and with I Mr. FITZGERALD shortly replied, and übserv-
such precipitancy as to render their conduct indecent, .d, that the substitutes mentioned by the Honourable
and to bring disgrace upon the profession. In an Baronet were employed in the place of hops, not in
instance of this nature, he knew it to be a fact, that of malt.
that the Clergyman so far neglected his duty from a' General MATHEW had visited many parts of
wish to proceed and return, that he ascended the Ireland, where the cultivation of malt had increased,
reading-desk, and so rapidly disposed of the service, and the people, in consequence, had become more
that a farmer's wife who was present arose from her happy and orderly.
pew and insisted upon his return to the desk, telling The Resolutions were then read, and a Bill order-
him aloud, that he had not discharged his duty.— ed to be brought in conformable to them.
(Hear, hear, hear.)—The Noble and Learned Lord PETITION FOR PARLIAMENTARY Rl7l'olol.
was astonished at the present opposition to the Bill : Mr. CANNING said lie held in his hand a
there seemed an unwillingness to agree to nioasiirei lion from a number of persons for whom he enter•
which were to call upon the higher orders of the t.nu d the greatest respect, although he had the rails.
Clergy to see that the duties of the profession were lortune to differ with them on the subject to which it
performed. !dated. The Petition was signed by six thousand
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said, if the iehabitants of Liverpool, and described the continue
inference to be .drawn from the Noble Baron's ob. ante of war, the burdensome taxes, the national debt,
servations were to guide the judgment of their Lord- and the other evils under which the country Has stn-
ships, it would be wrong to pass the present Bill— tering, imputing them to the impotent state of the
it would be high time to pass a law which should take Representation, and praying that that House would
the power out of the hands t f the Bishops who had so adopt measures for shortening the duration of
grossly abused it, and lodge it in the hands of the nierw, excluding placenien from the House of Com-
Noble Baron, who had this night accused the higher .ns, and tot extending the elective franchise.
orders of the Clergy with neglect, and the lower or- The Petition was then hi ought up, and ordered to
dens with gross misconduct. If such were the es! A• 1:e on the table.
blishment of the Church, it had better not exist, but
some other Church be placed in its stead. He did
not agree with the statement of the Noble Baron, that
Curates were now more absent from their patishes
than they used to be twenty years ago. Indeed, in
those dioceses with whisl, eras arquaiuted; he knew

ROMAN CATHOLICS.
Mr. GRATT.‘N, before he moved the Order of.
the day for resuming the Committee on the clattiotel
the Bill tor the reliet of his Majesty's Roman Cath''',lc
subjects, wished to submit a provo..ition that npg•lt
conduce to a better undurq:uldiog as to the coupe co

eel the pn*Tiloss of the BM
alone which were to come under discussion in the Corn-
mince, but the several clauses of a Right Hon. Gen-
tionan (Mr. Canning), together with the suggestions
of the Noble Lord opposite to him (Castlereagh).
...These additions went to affect various pans of the
Bill, and ought therefore to come before the House
in one consistent view and as Members of the same
system. He should propose, therefore, that the Corn-
ntitree should sit on Wednesday to receive the new
clauses, and that the Bill so amended should be taken
into consideration on Monday next. His impression
in submitting this proposition was, that of the impor.
tance of concurrence among those who were friendly
to the general principle of the measure. He trusted
that the candour of both sides, whose object in com-
mon was to unite emancipation with security, would
lead them to accommodate each other in facilitating
the final accomplishment of a measure that promised
to confer an immediate benefit on Ireland, and a
lasting good on the whole empire.—(Hear, hear)
Mr. RYDER had thought that the mode before
adopted of introducing the additional clause was ex-
tremely inconvenient, and conceived the plan of the
Right Hon. Gentleman now proposed quite satisfac-
tory. He had ventured to predict, that the Bill in
the shape in which it entered the House never would
psi, but had not expected that his prediction would
be so soon verified. At the same time he must ex-
press his opinion, that no arrangements could be
adopted or any securities devised which would at once
satisfy the Catholics and preserve the Protestant esta-
blishment from imminent danger.
Mr. CANNING observed, that his clauses had
been only suggested in order, in the first place, to
pat the House into early possession of what would
afturw;trds come into effective discussion. It ee-
crred, therefore, only a retrospective view, and not
the prospective sagacity of his Right Hon. Friend
(Mr. Ryder) to announce, that the Bill would not
pass without some alterations. He had received, in
consequence of this public notification of the views
which he intended to take in the Committee, various
suggestions from different quarters, entitled to the
-eatest attention, and many of which he had adopted.
- being re-printed and re-committed, these clauses
1 be submitted to the decision of that House,
might otherwise have remained in ignorance of
until the moment when they were proposed.
all respect to the imaginary triumph of his Right
.a. Friend, it was obvious that on a question of
this kind, which had been a theme of controversy for
so many years, there must exist many substantial dif-
ferences, as well as many shades of opinion. It had
beer, the aim of the Committee which prepared the
BA to meet, consult, and treat with the greatest
possible tenderness, the honest prejudices against
which they had had to contend, and he looked forward
%nth confidence to the day when they would have to
encounter the easier task of combating the more de-
enemies of the measure--(Hear, hear.) •
Lord CASTLEREAGH approved of the pro-
. of the Right Hon. Gentleman, Mr. Grattan,
was desirable that the House should look at the
a whole.
Alter a short conversation between Mr. RYDER
Mr. PONSONBY, it was understood that no delay
take place beyond Monday next, when the dis-
in would unquestionAbly take place. Adjourned.

THE EVENING STAR

LONDON.

TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1813.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY A r ONE O'CLOCK:
lied a4-.Cons. 591—for act. 59f—for epg. 590
per Ct. 7sh-5 per Cent. 114 —Bonds is. 2s. dis.
Bub. Bills 4s. Is. pre.—.Bank Long Annuities 1411-16th I

The official report of the Allies respecting the
of Lutzen is hourly expected. In the mean
have to state, that all the private accounts
have been received from the North corroborate
statements that appeared in the Hamburgh jour.
Captain WKeaue, of his Majesty's ship CAL-
in a letter of the 9th inst. writes as follows :
" OFF CUXHAVEN, MAY 9.
By the Hamburgh Mail, this minute arrived, I
ived the agreeable and important intelligrcf
great battle having been fought on the 2d inst.
Lutsen and Pegau. The Prussians alone
taged, and the respective armies were corn.
l by the King of PRUSSIA and BONAPARTE in
The latter lost two Marshals, and the Prus-
ie to regret the loss bf the Prince DE STSE•
but remained masters of the field of battle.—
Htmesame lost an arm, and Generals
!OAST and BLUCHIM were likewise wounded.
be Prussian cavalry was not at all engaged, in
Ice of the great number of artillery which
had in the field.
A corps of 600 men, which the French attempt-
throw into Leipsic, have been cut off, and will
liged to surrender.
"On the same day, the 2d, the Viceroy of•ITALY
defeated near Halle, by General BuLow, with
of three pieces of cannon, and a great aum-
ammunition waggons, and 1500 men killed,
prisoners.

" Tills important event will not fail to produce a
trable effect in this neighbourhood, and may
Lin oblige the enemy to retreat from Cuxhaven,
they have occupied."
Other letters, dated Hamburgl, the Bth instant,
' that the intelligence was generally credited
the Allies had defeated the French at Lutzen,
the 2d instant ; that the French lost on that day
men, and the Allies 10,000, chiefly Prus-
The loss on both sides is probably much un•

At
Hamburgh the people are all in high spirits,
confident that their means of defence are now so
and well arranged, that they can bid de-
t,) a force of at least thirty thousand men.—
thousand of the Hanseatic Legion had joined
and there were still left for the protection

of Hamburgh seven thoomod volunteers, already
trained to arms—besides, every citizen capable of
bearing arms had become a soldier. The streets and
market-places were completely filled with the young
men drilling for the field. Such a thirst for military'
glory was never before witnessed.

The Mecklenburghers have shewn great alacrity
in the common cause. Their regiment intended for
the defence of Hamburgh was on its route, and
would have proceeded earlier, but for a delay occa-
sioned by a want of muskets.

In consequence of the continued hostilities of the
Danes, the Governor of Heligoland has prohibited
any vessels from England proceeding up the Elbe.
On the 9th, a British vessel, from England, was cap-
tured in that river by the French.
The latest letters from Heligoland are of the 12th
instant. One of these, dispatched by a boat after
the packet was under sail, mentions a report which
had just reached the island, that the Hanseatic Le-
gion had driven back the French from Wilhelmsburg
and Haarburg, with the loss of 2000 men. We shall
be glad to find this intelligence confirmed.

By an American prize brought into Plymouth, in-
telligence from New-York to the 11th ult. has been
received. As we conjectured on Saturday, no such
event as a cessation of hostilities has taken place.—
The Captain of the prize has brought another report
which we fear is equally unfounded, viz. the burning
of the town of Norfolk, the Constellation frigate,
several gun-boats, and two frigates on the stocks.
—We say we fear this report is unfounded, be-
cause nothing ought to afford so much satisfaction
to every British bosom as intelligence of this
description. We have given some extracts from the
Papers brought by the above vessel. The medi-
ation of Russia has been so far listened to by the
American Government, that they purpose to send an
Ambassador to St. Petersburgh to negotiate a peace
. with Great Britain. Mr. GALLATIN is named as the
person likely to be appointed to this office, but we
doubt both his talents and his sincerity. The corre-
spondence between Commodore BERESFORD and the
Governor of Lewiston, previous to its bombardment,
affords another proof of the spirit with which the
Americans continue the war.

OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE DEFEAT

OF SUCHET.

An Officer of the British army at Alicant arrived
this day at one o'clock, in Downing-street, with dis-
patches from Sir JOHN MURRAY, and the following
Official account of the battle near Alicant, of which
we subjoin a translation:

**OFFICIAL ARTICLE.
THE FIELD MARSHAL DON F. :C. ELIO, GENERAL IN
CHIEF OF THE SECOND ARMY, REMITS TO THE MA=
JOE GENERAL OP THE CHIEF OF THE STAVE, FROM
HEAD-QUARTERS AT CASTELLA, THE FOLLOWING DIS-
PATCH, DATED APRIL 15 :

44 MOST EXCELLENT SIR--The army under my
command being established, as I have already infor-
med your Excellency, in the line, which, in combina-
tion with our Allies, was formed from Alcoy to Yecla,
passing through Castell4, Biar, and Villena, having
troops in Sax and Elda.
" On the morning of the 11th inst.. the division
which, under the command of Don F. Merjares, co-
vered the left flank of this line, was attacked. The
result of the action was, that the enemy, under the
command of General Baron Harispe, took possession
of the village, and obliged our troops to yield that
point, as appears from the dispatches transmitted to"
me by the said Brigadier Merjares, of which I sub-
join copies, numbered 1 and 2.
,4 While this passed at Yecla, the battallions of
light infantry of Velez Malaga was at Villena, and
Marshal Suchet was at less than a league distant
from that town, with a strong division of infantry,
cavalry, and artillery. During the whole day he did
not dare to attempt any thing ; but the General in
Chief of the British Army having caused his cavalry
to advance to reconnoitre the enemy, he put himself
in motion and came with all his forces, though with
circumspection, and without daring to make any
charge, following the English to Villena, the gates
of which he did not reach till it was dark. The bat-
talion of Velez had provision and ammunition in the
i town for two or three days ; and when, by the ad-
vance of the French, its retreat was exposed, orders
were given to shut up every thing in the castle, and
there defend themselves. The Colonel however, Don
Jose Luna, did not observe that they were endea-
vouring to surround him and prevent his escape—an
operation which was not finished till the morning of
the 12th.

•" On going out to a little distance from the city, I
perceived that the castle began to fire from all sides.
Knowing that the enemy had surrounded it, and
that the said corps could not save itself, without the
assistance of a force from the Allied army, I passed
from Sax to Castella, to confer with General Murray,
and propose a movement upon Villena. That Ge-
neral acceded to my request ; but when the English
cavalry began to march from Biar, and about 100
Spanish horse, consisting of Olivencea and some
parties of chasseurs of Jaen, from Sax, it was learned
that Harispe, with the division he had at Yecla had
arrived at Villena, and that the battalion of Velez
Malaga had surrendered.
gg in consequence of this very unfortunate in-
formation, which was soon confirmed so as to leave

its doubt, the expedition beeninixoeies and danger-
ous, from the superiority of the French cavalry.—
The English fell back to Biar, and I remained with-
out sight of Villena. But the enemy bringing up at
this time a great column of cutiassiers to act against
my cavalry, while they directed all their infantry, the
remainder of their cavalry and their artillery inquest
of the Allies. The latter waited for them at Biar,
and an obstinate action took place, but as it was not
the intention of Ccneral Murriy to retain the village,
he began to retreat, defending the ground inch by
inch, and making a terrible slaughter of the enemy,
who obstinately followed them to the entrance into
Biar, where the firing ceased, because night put an
end to it.

a I, with three battalions of infantry, retired to
Postel, which is on the side of Castella ; and the ca-
valry, which was commanded by the Colonel de Oh-
vencea D. Viunte Algarra, remained in Sax.
go The Allied Army posted in Castella determined
to wait the enemy, who took a position at the en-
trance of Biar and Onil.

,g Thus passed the night, and at break of day on
the morning of the 13th, a strong column of infantry,
with about 300 Cuirassiers, took the road from Vil.
lens to Sax. A firing took place between them and
my Guerillas, but they did not dare to advance upon
my position, and fell back, after having lost a cuiras-
sier by a musket-shot, retiring by the same route that
they came.

" In Castella Sachet shewed more courage, but he
paid for his temerity by the sacrifice of 2000 men,
who perished in the contest with the English line,
where the attack was met with the utmost gallantry.
Marshal Sachet led his whole army to the fosse of
Castella, displayed his cavalry at Onil, and had the
imprudence, at three in the afternoon, to detach a
body of 2000 men, in order to force the left of the
line, which covered the vanguard of the division of
General Whittingham. These troops, and the 27th
Regiment of English Infantry, which was there at
the same time, received the attack with coolness, suf-
fered the enemy to advance to the points of their
bayonets, and then charged and overthrew them,
taking prisoners 200 men, besides killing *nd wound-
ing great numbeXs.
• 44 When the Marshal saw the result of his first at-
tack, he was obliged to change his plan, if that
plan was to attack the line of the Allied Army, and
therefore was forced to make a menacing movement
to cover the retreat he was preparing. • General
Murray perceived his intention, and caused nine bat-
talions, 900 hurse, and 10 pieces of artillery, to come
out to meet him and obstruct his march, in which he
so well succeeded, that in less than half a league, the
distance to the entrance of Biar, where he had !.iken
his position, he caused great havoc among , co_
lumps. Night coming on the enemy retired, and die
Allies returned to their former position.
•4 On the morning of the 14th some parties of
French cavalry appeared between Villena and Sax,
but the moment they saw our troops they fell back
towards Fuente la Higuera, for which point they
knew Suchet had marched, though with his army
considerably weakened.
" As the army under my command covers the left
flank of the allied army, I have removed to Castella,
and keep my cavalry upon Villena to observe Fuente
la Higuera.
44 I can now assure you, that the enemy has sut.
fered extraordinarily, and dearly paid for his temerity
and the advantages which he alone obtained atYecla
over Brigadier Merjares' troops, who fought with
bravery and were worthy of a better fate, in conse-
quence of his superiority in numbers. •
44 In this city, in Biar, and in Yecla, the enemy
committed all kinds of excesses and atrocities.

•4 The first letterfrom Brigadier Merjares, is dated
Jumella, the II th April, states, that at five in the
morning he had been attacked, and obliged, after a
most gallant and determined resistance by his troops,
te retire, in consequence of the enemy's great supe-
riority, whose force consisted of three thousand in-
fantry and 60 horse, with three pieces of artillery ;
that he had three hundred men killed and one thou-
sand wounded—the greater part of whom made pri-
soners; and that the enernyhad suffered considerably.
44 The second Letter is dated from the same place,
on the 12th of April, and after detailing some cpern-
dons of the enemy, concludes by saying, his troops
are full of courage, and may be immediately em-
ployed, without fear, against the enemy ; convinced
that it was only on account of the enemy's great
superiority, particularly in cavalry and artillery, that
they were forced to give way."

By the ship Henry, arrived at Hull from Konigs-
berg, which place she left on the Ist instant, we Lave:
received advices that the bombardment of DAut7icf:
had commenced. The garrison did not exceed 8000
men ; the Russian force before the town ~rmlunted to
18,000, who, it was expected, would shortly attempt
to take the place by storm.
The East India question is not likely to come to a
Parliamentary decision in the present Session. It is
supposed, therefore, that the Company v, receive a
prolongation of its charter for a short term.
The Royal Pembroke Rifle Corps embarked at
Dublin on the 14th inst. for Liverpool.
TWENTY THOUSAND AND Two Ht.:NW:ED POUNDS!
No. 8385, drawn This Morning a Prize of £'4.JO,
and, as the first Prize above £2O, entitled to £20,000,
making the total amount £20,200, wax Sold in One
Quarter, One Eighth, and Ten *Oi:,teenth shares, by
BRANCO/481 ai the Lucky Office, Holborn Bars.

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NA V. 41, !WELL ICEIVCIL

VALMOUTiI, MAY 16.

Arrived this day the Marlborough packet, Captain
Butt, with Mails from Lisbon, which she left on the
10th instant : sLe has brought home 23 of the Ann
packet's m • , Captain PETER Hitt, vt hich vessel was
captured on chit ilst ult. after a very gallant resis.
tance of two hours and forty-five minutes, by the
York Town American privateer, of 13 long double
fortified nine-pounders, and 136 men, the packet had
only 10, six and nine-pounders, and 23 men ; 31'e
was vei y much cut up in her sails and rigging; her
bulwarks all knocked away, foretopmast gone, and
one man killed and two wounded when sl.e struck.
The Captain, Surgeon, Steward, and two boys, went
in the packet for America, she sailed from hence on
the 12th ult. with Mails for Jamaica, vt h;ct. were
sunk. arrivt•A the Qum Charlove packet,
Capt4in KIRICHESSI with Mails from 13,-;mula, thirty
days passage. The Freeling packet was expected at
Halifax, from Anapolis ; and the Speedy packet was
at Bermuda, expecting to sail soon for England. A
great many prizes were at Bermuda, nine were going
in the day the packet came out.

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