Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-04-17

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We are commanded by his majety
to inform you, that he has directed
the climates of the current year to be
laid before you. His majelty relies
upon your zeal ard affection to make
fuch further proviions of fupply as
the vigorous profecution Of this war
may render neoefary and he fruits
that you may be enabled TO find the
means of providing fuch fupply with
out any great or immediate increafe
of the exiting burthens upon hi,
people.
His majeffy feels afIured it will be
highly satisfactory to you to learn,
that notwithstanding the meafures
reforted to by the enemy for the put
pofs of deitroying the commerce and
refources of his kingdom, the public
revenue has continued in courfe of
progrellive improvement.
NY Lords and Gentlemen,
We are directed to inform you
that the meafurcs adopted by parIia-
ment in the lat felton, for effablilh-
ing local militia, has been already
attended with the happieR fuccefs,
and promifes to be exten6vely and
permanently beneficial to the coun-
try.
We have received his majefty's
commands mott Especially to recon-
mend to you, that, duly weighing the
immenfe intereits which are at fake
in the war now carrying on, you
fhould proceed with as little delay as
pofIible to confider Of the mott effec-
tual meafures for the augmentation
of the regular army, in order that his
majefiy may be better enabled, with
out impairing the means of defence
at home, to avail himielf of the mill
tary power of his dominions in the
great conteft in which he is engaged ;
and to conduct that CONTEXT, under
the blef1ing of Divine Providence, to
conclu6on compatible with the
honor of his majefty's crown, and
with the intereft Of his allies, OF Eu-
rope and the world.
LONDON, IAN. IS.
On Gen. Mooas's being killed At Corrun-
ma, the command devolved on Gen. Baird, and
on his being wounded, il defended to Gen.
Hope Accounts of the battle which imme.
aiatcy preceded the embarkation of the Brit
iih, were publifhed by government in the
London Gazette ye0erday. Gen. Bard, iu
the covrfe Of . fhort letter, fays, "fbe battle
terminated IL tie complete ssd esfi,e vspsie ssd de.
Jssf sffSe amy at tvs,y psisf If nffsei." Gen.
Hope gives the detailed account in letter to
Gen. Baird, dated Jan. Js.
He Aates that the attack commenced at I
P. M; thar before S, the Briti1h had not on
~ repealed every onfet, but gained ground 1t
amo1 all points, and occupied a more for
ward line than at the commencement of the
aStion; that at s, the firing ceaied THAT not
withdrawing the refult of this battle, II wal
thought proper to purdue The determination
of Gen. Moore, to embark the troops on the
night Of the 18th; preparations for which
had been previou0y made. The troops were
notify Withdrawn at 10 At night, and embar.
ked before daylight, and the piquess called ia
about in the morning. Soon after the
French. for the fri time, difcovered the Brit
ifh had nearly all embarked, and they advan
ced, and annoyed thofe who remained; bu
the following day and night, oil the Brit. .f
were on fhip bosrd.v IN the battle Of Gov ~.
runna. The French lofs he climates :, dou
BILE that number.
LONDON. Jam. 80,
General Blakes family are among the reeeo,
arrivals from Corunna but the General j.
not with them
The total lois fustained by the Britiff, army
in Spain, from the moment they entered that
country till they finally evacuated it, IL IL re.
ported amounts to little more than 1000 men
The whole of the returns have not We, been
accurately made out !; bat a. far AZ thew hav.
been received il is proved, THAI ;ni{ead NJ
$4,000, upwards of $4,000 embark ed Al Cor.
ruua and g. 100 at Vipo The foilo.v.cc :. =