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ifONDAT, 'OCTOBER. 29, 1810.

Vire .belicre that Government have not received
any dispatches front Portugal, either yesterday or
to-day. The opinions respecting the result of the
present situation of the contending armies, arevari.
eus in an ottusual degree. Many think that MASSEIA
must retire, from waist of pravisiuns,'or eadeavour to
beat the Allied Army withoutdelay. If htassmt
canict engage the Allied Army with a great prq-

pect of success, i►r his view of the subject, it is not
likely he •should make the attack, because, if he
is compelled to retreat at length, for want of
food, he will certainly chuse to commence his re-

treat, as touch as possible, with unbroken forces.
But there is another conjecture, which appears to
10S full as probable as that of MASSENA'S retreat for
want of provisions; and that is, my Lord WELLING•
TON being compelled to quit Portugal,from his inc.apa_
city to feed Isis soldiers. It cannot be supposed, that
leis Lordship will with.hold from theold and neze pa.
pulation of Lisbon any. part of the food necessary
for their existence. That must be put out of the
question. Is it then probable, that Lisbon can de.
rive the food it wants, and Lord WELLINGTON
the food his allied army wants, from E►►gland, with
sufficient regularity, in sufficient panties, during the
winter ? But if MASSENA can get food to carry .on
• protracted scheme of warfare, it does follow that
Lord WELLINGTON may be driven out of Portugal
by hunger. There is another cptestion, can wo
spare the food for Lisbon and the armies from our
population at home ? Will it be prudent (on their own
behalves) for Ministers to make the attempt ? And
this question is the more important, inasmuch as my
Lord Wm.r.tsCiTON ►lid create half, and more
than half of this difficulty himself. He shwa
neither have sedueed the Portuguese to fly
to Lisbon, nor have driven them there.
When he himself Wended a protracted defenc... he
should not have willingly shut up within his lines

an immense extra populatiuti. However cruel it

may be, it is usual, and the necessities of war
authorise it, for a Commander to send every
useless mouth out of a besieged town---and
this is the first time we have heard of a Ga.
peril driving, or enticing, the population of

the country, through which be retreats from • the
enemy, into his own linos, where he means to make
aloud, and may be ion shut up, if he can resist.
Lord WELLINGTON'S tactics seem, however,
to be perfectly understood by his friends hare ; and

verliaps we shall have some good and sufficient cx.
I:l4uation of this new manceuvre iu eiiiitary affairs !

Wo have reoeived by the Hindostan, the Sydney
anettes to the sth of May. Lieut.. Governor
Cowles died at the Settlement of Hobart) - on the
slth of March, whilst sitting in 'his chair convert..
iug with his Surgeon, wholted attended him during a
short illness of six days.: His fut.eral wee atteuded
by all the Officers of tho Settlements 14lCUL LORD,
of the Marines) following Metier as Chief Mourner;
upwards of six hundred • persons attended to
pay the last duties of 'respect to
,their revered

Commander. Tl►e ifercary schooner arrived
at Sydney on the 4th of May, with agars° of pork
Otaheite ; she brought *aunts of tho con.
tinuancc of the civil wars -bctween•Possattass and
subjects. Accounts had been received at
.Spd...
ney or the loss of the lifary w.lialer, Captain SINK
WORDS, off the east end of NetiZealand, with 110
tuns of sperm oit. • The .orelirertilayed ky a ycl-
Lei in company; suptiosed•. to be 'tlto• inspector,

Captain Was.ata.:—Asersign..ptiars of article* in
Sydney, May. 4 :—BretadBll.. nintkinl.fork, and
• bat', H.
,6d. por 11,4•4sats,- 65., Maize,. 41. pots.
tut s, 15s. G 4. par Cwt..; •fyWhr.. 311. each ; eggs,
4s. Otl..pet dozen. '"! •

There is a report, that, since the Negociation
far tho return of Mr. CtsNixt; to the Cabinet

eserturos have been made to Lord Slo.
titUUTUI and his friends, to join the present Admi.
nisiration ; and, certainly, a friendly it:tercuurse
subsists betwee►► them. It it expected .that Lord
Stmt ,yin will take the plastc of President of the
Conned, in the room of Parl CAUDUN—aiI
that Mr. 13.txttuasr will succeed Mr. liyintt as
Necrrtary for the Hume Department. The Earl of
Lecgt,toetaisassaic n ill also, it is said,, he placed
in a conspicuous situation.

A letter from Madrid states, tint JOSEPH had re.
tumid to the Capital ; that the inhatilifiitts were in
frnstry ; that a contribution was *trial of 1100,Q06
risk per day, to supply the Court, the Treitaory bd.
lug nithout inntiey ; and that the oe now
Royal paper, were at 9-2 per cant.discount. The Nils
of Sao P. re4h64, the former Goernmect paper,
%vac at 83 NI cent. lisconot.

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A letter has been received from Oporto, stating
a very unpleasant fact, not mentioned in the db..
patches, or communicated through any other chats.
nel. The French, to the number of 3000 cavalry,
sudelenly'appearid, prior to the affair of Bunco,
od the south brink of the Vouga. Colonel TRANT,
With 5000 infantry, and a squadron of horse, was
at that time on tile north shore of the same Jiver.
On the approach of the foe, all his efforts to in.
duce the Portuguese militia to maintain their ground
were Ineffectual. The French had important duties
to perform to the south of the \range, and the bag-
gage, as well as the troops, fortunately reached
Oporto ; nor was any attempt made by the French
to intercept them.

A tiring on the French coast was hard on Satur-
day, supposed to be rejoicing for the victory which
MASSENA claims with respect to the battle of Hu.
saco. It m.•►y have been for the arrival of the Em.
peror of AUSTRIA at Paris; or might be some shots
exchanged het►recu the enemj's flotilla at Bunlogsaii
and our croizevs. _ •

An Order in Council appeared in Saturday's
Gazelle, that, iu consequence of Ow yellow fever
raging at the Havannah, all vessdls coming directly
or circuitously from thence, or any other port in
the island of Cuba, or that have taken on board
any passenger or goods which may have comefrom
thence, &e. be ordered to perform quarantine.
Letters from Amsterdam to the 25th instant were
received en Saturday, which state the arrival of in.
telligesice from Paris to thel9th Inclusive ; at which
time the account of the battle .of Busaco had not
reached that city, or if It had, it was not suffered to
transpire.
Colonel BARCLAY, of the 511 regiment, was
brought on shore at Portsmouth, from the Appallo,
on Monday, and immediately attended by Dr.
NPG 'tenon. He is wounded through the right
thigh, and the left foot. lie is doing as well as can
be expected.

It is stated in letters from Holland, that no less
than sixteen French Couriers were imprisoned at
Bayonne for having refused to proceed to the armies
in Spain and Portugal with dispatches. Hardly one
messenger out of six, who takes the route of the
Western Pyrenees,' is known to arrive at his dasti.
nation. There is no security for their arrival ex-
cept in strong escorts of ca►alry, and even these are
frequently attacked and deeroycxl.
The lamentable consequences of the annexation of
Holland to France ate not only felt
.in the total
stagnation of trade in that country, but in the ex-
traordinary decline of the public funds. The two
and a half per cents. have fallen as tow so nine.

A private letter has•been received from Portugal,
which states, that, after the battle of Busaco, Lord
I/Va.:Jr:atom finding it necessary to retreat, brime.
diately dispatched orders to Figueras, at the mouth
of the river .Mondego, where a magazine of impor.
tance was established, to remove it with all possi-
ble speed to the other side of the river; but un.
fortunately, and to the great astonishment of the
bearer of the dispatch, on his arrival at Figueras he
lettad the place already occupied by a large carps
of the enemy.
Some Native Officers stationed in Bengal, for the
purpose of Suppressing the predatory bends in the
Upper Province's, together with a Magistrate high
in confideuce, have been 'accused of conniving at
the depredations of the freebooters, if not of par.
ticipating in this plunder. :The former have been
dismissed the service, rodlike latter suspended.
The 7'otonshend packet" le arrived at Falmouth,
with a Mail from Jamaica.
Letters from Buenos Ayres, via Madeira, to
the 16th August, confirm the intelligence of Li-
alEit'S son having been arrested. He was, it ap.
pears, hastening to join his father with a stun of
money to pay the troops, when a detachment from
Bueuos Ayres intercepted him at St. Nicholas.
Notwithstanding the smallness of the force which
LINIERS had to oppose to the designs of his cnc.
:isles, such was the influence attached to his name,
and so considerable were his resources, that he was
conceived capable ()illumining the contest in which
he was chtaged.

The inhabitants of Monte Video, as well as
those of Colonia, are stated to be greatly exaspe-
iated at the prompt and vigorous proceedings of the
'Junta, in sending away the late Viceroy and Au
dencia. The Governor of the latter place was even
considering the expediency of a public avowal of
his sentiments, and the propriety of making some
hostile movements, when his designs were frustrated
by.tbe soilden,appearatice of a military force, and
he was compelled waft& safety in flight. His par.
'tisans,.made some susistance,. and blood was spilt
before tranquillity' was restored.
The recent letters from Malaga state, that the
vintage has failed ibis season. The few raisins ga.
thered are of betrirtitalierss le lie :nearly use.
less. The French who were in the vicinity of Ma-
laga during tlio Summer, devoured the entire crop
of Jordan Abounds.

Several vessels havo beet, ordered from Plymouth,
to co-operate with the noliiary operations at San.
tuna anJ it vicinity, on the North coast of Spain.
A9ajur.Gencral NIMITINGALE goes out to Por-
tugal, to succeed Brigadier.Gcneral CATLIN CIIAU.
PAID.

A part of thn Ist battalion of the dOth Regiment
(COO men), un Friday arrived at Cowes, to embark
for Jersey.
• The Ilussar brigade, and the 2d battalion of the
521-Regiment, will shortly embark fur Portugal.
An Officer of high rank at Malta is reported to
have fallen in lobo with the eldest daughter of Lu.
CILNI Bo N ‘r.i RTE.
A party of 221 recruit; for the 2d North West
Militia, uu Ttiovstlif, marched into Nettingham,
on, their way to jutit'the :..egitneut at Gosport.
Mr. Daustmostrt, tbo hanker, has resigned the
command of tiro Prince of Wale's Volunteer Corps.
. • Three old men, belonging to a workhouse In'
Edinburgh, labt week went out together to drink
drams; in e,Uesequente of which ono of them died
rho sonmeteiringl.another iu three days; and the
third withla Welatk.

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, OCT. VS.—Yesterday arrived the
Totenshe.nd packet, Western, with mails (rum la.
maica, forty-nine days passage ; no news. She
his brought over about 100,000 dollars on freight.
Also the Adventure, Tilly, from Plymouth.

Sailed, the Dart cutter, Lieutenant Crossman,
with mails for Cadiz and Malta ; Marlborough
packet, Buil, with mails for Lisbon ; Eliza,
Rundle, and Friends' Adventure, Chapman, ,for
Liverpool ; and Brothers, Mason, for Ports-
mouth.
Arrived this day his Majesty's hired ship Ilum7
her, 16 guns, Capt. England, from the eastward ;
Ann, Bretton, from. London ; Young Henry, Cot-
ton, from Hayti, for Greenock, very leaky ; Ont.
nium, Johnstone, from Quebec, la ith timber on
government account ; and Shellelti, Hurly,• and
Sawn, Evans, from IVaterford.
His Majesty's ketch Gleaner, Lieutetrtnt Green,.
is arrived here to take out Captain Burgh and an.
other Officers to Portugal.
The Queen Charlotte packet, which sailed from
hence Oil the 15th instant, with mails fur America,
met a heavy gale of wind on the :12d, in which she
was. disnutsted, and Met other serious damage ; she
fortatintely fell in with his Majesty's ship Pheasant,
who took her in tow, Capt. Mudge arrived here
this evening from. Mount's Bay• with the mails,
which must be forwarded by another packet.
The Mullet schooner, which sailed same day
with the Queen Charlotte, • also returned to Ply.
mouth, haling lost her guns, &c. &c.

PORTSMOUTR, OCT. 48.--Arrived the Plover,
from Plymouth ; the Niobe frigate, Capt. Loring,
from off Havre ;- Revenge, 71 guns, Capt. Nash ;
the Donegal, 74 guns, 'Captain Malcolm'; and
Coquette, 18 guns, Captain Forbes, from off Cher.
bourgh ; the Firm and Linnet, front a cruise.
Sailed the Belvidera, 36 guns, Admiral Sawyer,
'Captain Byron, for Halifax; the Spartan, 36
guns, Captain Brenton, for the Downs ; the 'The.
ban, on a cruise ; and Podargus, 18 guns, with a
convoy for the Drs.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 27.—A rrived the American
ship Superior, John Luscombe, master, from Phi.
ladelphia, put into this port to repair damages re.
eeivcd in rigging.
Sailed the Northumberland, of 71 guns, for
Lisbon.

Arrived the Naiad frigate from Portsmouth, hay.
ing on board Admiral Laforey, who will hoist his
flag on board the Dragon, of 74 guns, ociw laying
in Cawsand Bay, fur the purpose of proceeding to
the West Wits, to relieve Admiral Cochrane, who
comes home on his arrival on the station.
Went uir harbour to repair, the Neptune, of 98.
grim
Sailed the Asia, Spanish ship, of 64 guns, for
Portsmouth, to be repaired., ' •
Arrived the Seine frigate, from a cruise. -
Sailed the American ship: Agenoria, Smart, for
Liverpool.
A rrrived the Britannia, Brown, from Quebec,
with timber, &e. loft that place the 10th ult., with
a fleet of 36 sail, but parted in a heavy gale of wind
on the 11th instant; and on the 14th following, was
captured by the Trfgrer French privateer, of 18
guns ; but having sixty Englishmen on board taken
out of prizes, she was given up to the Captain and
crew, after putting .on board the Captain, crew,
and passengers of the Portuguese ship Intriga,
from the Brazils, bound to London, with tobacco
and hides, which she had previously captured; also
the Standard, of 64 guns, from Portsmouth.

Sailed the Naiad frigate on a cruise ; the Cheer/a,
guu-brig, with a fleet for Liverpool ; also the
llareke and Peacock brigs of war, on a cruise.
Arrived the Romulus frigate, from the Downs.
Sailed the Surveillante frigate fur the coast of
Spain.

Went op harbour to repair, the Seine frigate.
The. Tonnunt, Mai-s, and Poicticrs, line of
battle ships, which sailed from hence a few days
since, are gone to Lisbon.

Considerable agitation was experienced in the
public mind on Saturday afternoon, and during yes-
terslay, hams report of the KING !Wing ill, and a
currency was given to the rumour, In consequence
of his MAJESTY not riding out on Saturday, nor
att►'nding diiitie service yesterday at St. George's
Chapel, which was his constant custom. We have
been however, to learn whether there was
any foundation for the report.
No direct account could be obtained of the Prin.
eess A MELT on Saturday, but the general answer
was, that she was much the same as on Friday.—
Yesterday it was said, that she had two hours sleep
in the night, and was a little better.' Dr. Port and
Mr. DUNDAS left IViittlsor on Saturday morning,
leaving Sir HENRY HAL.ForeD and Dr. 13AIL►E in
dose attendance:—the two former returned to
Windsor again in the evening.
The Isabella (Spanish schooner), from Tene.•
rifle fur London, was lust 19th inst. near Tralce ;
cargo expected to be saved.
'i•ho Princess Mary, NV Bassani!), is lost at
Newfoundland.

The Union, IVATSOSI from Jamaica to Charley.
ton, was driven on shore on Tybee Sands, Aug. 31,
and it is (cited she a ill be lost.

The !Bram, SlitnElt, from London for Shields,
is lotit off Flipokorough-head.
The Ganynede takes convoy from Port mouth to
lho West bulks, hinnct) Samoa! IS. •