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ceived our regular files Of London papers.
/ II appears by the London Observer of Aug. ~,
that from Madrid accounts Of July 90, the Duke d.
\ Angouene had departed for Seville.
! Lord Nugent was about to proceed to Cadiz to
join the spanish cause.
/ Arrivals at Trieste from Mytelene, June 2lst. in.
formed that the troops landed at Cavisto by the cap
tain Pacha, have been completely routed by the
Greeks. The Greek feet of l20 sail is in pursuit oil
the Turkish feet.
London, Aug. 7.
A letter was received yesterday from an officer Of
marines. on board the Revenge78, at Chatham with
information that orders had arrived from the ADM.
rally for the immediate sailing of hatvesse, ogeth.
er with the Spartale, 76, and two irigates for the
Tagus The instructions were understood to be,
that the squadron should unite with the vessels of
war lying in that river, and proceed toTh'cM to Ca
dz. So urgently was despatch enjoned, that the
vessels are not TO be permitted 10 touch at Ports
mouth, as at FIRST arranged, and the baggage of Sir
II b. Neale who hosts his flag OIL board the Re
yenge, has in consequence been brought back from
Portsmouth where it had been sent to wait the
coming round Of the ships to Chatham.
A letter has been received from an officer in the
French army OF Catalonia, which says" What
ever may be the duration of the campaign in the
rest Of Spain, that in Catalonia is sure to be long
one for Nina completely out-senerals our Mar
shall (Moncey)
We have received last night .NaRrid Gazette Of
the 29th ult. the contents of which OF much i'm
portance. The French commander has at length
been forced by the conduct OF hisSpansh auxiares
upon measure which goes at once to simplify
the character of The war and to direct to its proper
aim the patriotic feeling of every natural born Span
lard. We aIlude TO a "general order" published
at Madrid at the moment of the Duke d Angou
ieme's departure which is in fact military seizure
Of the whole OF Spain by the French troops sand AMI
utter subverson Of every shadow of authority placed
hitherto in the hands of Spanish subjects. Here then
il is no longer Ultra against Liberal, or servsm
against the Constitutional is France agains, Spain
as it was 10 years ago. in the time OF Napoleon Be-
uaparte. The.Spanish Monarchy is now parceeled
out among six eutennants Of foreign invader.
All Spanish funconaries are bound to obey tIieiri
commands. The supremacy Of France is declared
even over those provinces in which her soldiers
have not foot Of ground on which to repose them
selves, and the language OF an universal conquerorl
employed before conquest has been any where
effected.
Madrid, July "a. |
The action before Cadiz on the 10th was one Of
the most serious that has taken place. In that be
fore Corunna OF the 5th. the 9TH regiment appears
10 have suffered most. The sick and wounded in
Seville, in consequence OF their numbers, are TO be
transported to France.
Pampeluna and ST. Sebastian hold out obstinaely Il
the garrison of The former has made many saies |
In the last, while two columns of 500 men each,
protected by artillery, engaged the enemy on one
side, another column Of 1000 men cut down the
corn on the other side to carry it into the fortress
Gen. GuiIlemnot has given positive orders 10 be-
siege both places in form. .
Dispatches received at London from Paris, at
ate hour on the night Of the 4th August, were
leemed OF SO much importance, that ii was thought
sxpedient Immediately TO summon Cabinet Coun.
ri; but the members being distributed through
ilfferen parts OF the kingdom, it was impossible to
get hem together before Thursday the 7lh. The
whole Of the Cabinet were present with the excep-
ion of Lords Bexley and Sdmouth, Mr.. Secretary
Peel, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Wynn. Soon after
hey were convened, Mr.. Ward arrived with des
'atches from Sir VIM. A'Court, at St, Lucar, from K
which place he had travelled in ten days. f
The next day the result of the deberalion of The
>abnet was sent to the king by special messenger
nd the Cabinet held another council. Mr.. BeeoI II
ne OF the Cabinet messengers, was held in readi.
ess to depart for Spain with dispatches, by the i,
Royal George steam packet, which was to be sent :
1rthwith.
LONDON, Aug. Q. =
A letter has been received from Rome, dated the :
9th, stating that the church of St. Paul, ertra
MroS, had become prey TO the hames.-This
hurch, which is the largest, the richest and
host ancient in the capital of the Catholic world
'as remarkable for the elegance Of its structure, !,
nd the five coonades Of Greek and African marble n
hch supported its naves-Twenty -four of these \
liars, of African marble, were taken from the tomb
Hadrien, in what is now called the castle of Saint :
Anglen They were, when the accounts of the 10Th e
1T Rome, buried under the ruins.
AFRICAN COLONY. y
PETERSBURG, VA. SEPT. 1G.-One of the free =
olored persons, who left this town for Africa Some
me ago, returned here on Friday night for his ia,
lily. He speaks in the most enraptured terms of 9
he native country of the Blacks, describing it as