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LONDON:
TUESnAY, NOVEMBER 3, Mi.
By the last letters received from Russia and Swe-
den, we are informed that every preparation is mak-
ing by the British Mrichan's for leaving St. Peters-
burgh, as will appear by the fello%ing extract :
" Sr. Pcrrasnutton, Ocr. 2.—The people here

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are in alarm.—From what we know, as well as
from what we hear, we consider nothing in this city
is safe."

The Emperor Actx ornEti has, in consequence,
ordered, by a Special Act, that the duty on all co-
lonial produce that may be re-exported during the
present state of alarm shall be remitted. In fact,
every fresh account from that quarter brings along

with it the features of approaching danger ; and
though ALEXANDER may be nursed by his Councils
to carry his retreat into Archangel, yet they must
he very little acquainted with the true situation of
his affairs, who do not perceive that by every re-
move he drags along with him a lengthening chain of
disaster, which must ati last, without some unfgre-
seen intervention, bind him more firmly to the plans
of his powerful Opponent.

Lisbon Papers to the 21st, and Cadiz, to the 22d
ult. have arrived this morning, from which we ez-
tract the following :

Lisuov, Ocr. 20.-011 the 11th inst. the garrison
of Burgos made a sortie, and were repulsed.
SOULT, it is now confidently asserted, is marching
Inuards Sladrid, and a battle is expected.

Linos, 16.—1 t is supposed, iu letters of
C:e 3d of October, that Souvr would march by
Jumilla for Almanza,, and that SucifET would pro-
tect him tollen.

BALLASTYRO3 was still in Granada on the 6th of
octobr.

According to intelligence of the 11th, from Se-
ville, SouLT's troops were in St. Clement.
C.►nuz, OCT. 18.—On the 15th August, General
LLASTEROS remained in Granada.

.MAn►ttn, Our. 12.—The French have collected
ia St. Domingo (D Vittoria) 50 pieces of artillery,
brought from Castile; they talk there of the retreat
of the intrusive King, supposing he would go to
Pamplona ; and that MASSENA continued in Bayonne,
where he was fortifying the points of S. Juan de Luz
and °retina.

CAniz, OcT. 16.—From La Mancha they write
differently respecting the destination of the Allied
troops, and Sour. T's movements. The sanguinary

SouLT haring joined Suczirr, the number of their

joint armies are estimated at from SO to 60,000
men; some suspect that SOULT will march towards
the Tajo, and that this operation will retard the

progress of the great Lord. It would not be
wonderful that should they even collect from 30 to
40,000 men, that they may attract the attention of
the great Lord ; but if we consider the number of

the Allied troops who are upon the Tagus, those of
the second and third army in Taraucon, the army of
General 134LLAvrEerri, in Jaen, &c. &c. the expe.
clitionary army from Alicant, and the junction of the
Guerillas, it does not appear probable the two Mar.

Oats will attempt an operation which might cost them
dear, if the Lord, marching by Rioja, pass the
Ebro.

On taking a view of the late General Election, we
think that little comparative reproach ought to be
made to the Representative Body, rotten and cor-
rupt as it is, after the decided proofs given of a far
stronger degree of corruption in the Constituent !
Body; and no occurrence since the Revolution has I
more decidedty proved the danger and disgrace of
allowing those degenerate aristocracies, called Cor-
porations, to possc•ss the exclusive right, as they do
in many places, of electing Members to serve in Par-1
liament. The influence of 'these execrable bodies in
towns where the right of election is not confined to
them, proves them to be at once burdensome and
mischievous, while the returns from Bristol and Li-
verpool teach us how little likely the Constitution
is to be renovated, or the house of Commons
purified, by general elections. We will not, how.
eter, at pr;‘sent, eater into the merits and reputa-
tioa of the respective Candidates at these places,
but content ourselves with a short review of the con-
duct and character of Mr. CANNING, who was
brought into Pai liament as a soldier of fortune, for
the purpose of vending his talents to the highest bid-
d-r I and after finding that the popular side did not
answer kis purpose, he marched over in open day
'from their camp, armed and accoutred, into the camp
'of his advertary, the late Mr. PITT, when the bribe
beld out to him' was the office of Under-Se-
cretary of State in the Foreign Department.—
Camas* is unquestionably a taau of talents,

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