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These accounts further state, that the Marquis of Santa Cruz, the Prince of Castel Franco, and Count Altamira, who were all members of the Junta held at Bayonne last summer, and who, after taking the oath of allegiance to their King, Joseph Napoleon, abandoned him, and joined the insurgents, had been arrested at Madrid, and sent to Bayonne about the end of December.

The Madrid gazette states that Bonaparte had reviewed the whole of his principal lines. There is a very long article, occupying no less than four sup plementary sheets, on the utility of the abolition of the, feudal rights and the convents, together with the great pub lic advantage that must result from the sale of church property. At the end of each of the supplementary sheets is inserted an advertisement for the sale of the church property.

On the 22d of January Joseph Bonaparte made his second public entry into Madrid. A sullen silence reigned thro' the whole city.

Napoleon Bonaparte suddenly left Spain about the 17th of January. He appeared at the opera in Paris unexpectedly on the 27th. The secret rapidity of his motions does not surprise.us; and we are told the object of his present journey is to prepare for an attack upon Austria, who has positively refused to acknowledge Joseph Bonaparte as King of Spain, and who has for some time been making great military preparations.

The following is the French account of the operations of their army in Gallicia, after the embarkation of the Enghish at Corunna.

"The Duke of Dalmatia being arrived at Ferrol, caused the place to be invested. Negotiations were begun. The civil authorities, and the military and naval officers, manifested a disposition to surrender; but the people, fomented by the spies whom the English had left, resisted.

"On the 24th Jan. the Duke of Dal matia received two messengers, one sent by Admiral Massaredo, Commander of the Spanish squadron, and the other, who came across the mountains, sent by the military Commanders. These couriers were both sent without the knowledge of the people. They stated that the authorities were under the yoke of a furious populace, excited and paid

by the agents of England, and that 800p men, belonging to the city and its environs, were in arms. The Duke of Dalmatia had to resolve upon opening the trenches; but, from the 24th to the 25th, various movements were manifest in the town. The 17th regiment of light infantry had repaired to Mugardus; the 31st regiment of light infantry was at the forts of La Palma and Saint Martin, and at Lagrona; and as they blockaded the fort Saint Philip, the people began to fear the consequences of an assault, and to listen to men of sense. On the 26th, three flags of truce, furnished with authority, and the annex. ed letter, arrived at the head-quarters, and signed the surrender of the place.

"On the 27th, at seven o'clock in the morning, the town was occupied by the division of Mermet, and by a brigade of dragoons. On the same day the garrison was disarmed; the disarming also produced 5000 muskets. The people who do not belong to Ferrol have been remanded to their villages. The men who had stained themselves with blood during the insurrection, have been arrested. Admiral Obregon, whom the people had arrested during the insurrection, has been put at the head of the arsenal. There have been found in the port three vessels, of 112 guns, two of 88, one of 74, two of 64, three frigates, and a considerable number of corvettes, brigs, and unarmed vessels, more than 1500 pieces of cannon of every size, and ammunition of all kinds. It is probable that, but for the precipitate retreat of the English, and the affair of the 16th, they would have occupied Ferrol, aud seized this beautiful squadron.

"The military and naval officers have taken the oath to King Joseph with the greatest enthusiasm. What they relate of their sufferings from the lowest classes of the people and the English, is inconceivable. Order reigns in Gallicia, and the authority of the new King is re-established in this province, one of the most considerable in the Spanish monarchy.

"General Laborde has found at Corunna, on the sea-shore, seven pieces of cannon, which the English had buried on the 16th, not being able to take them away. La Romana, abandoned by the English and his own troops, has filed with 5000 men, in order to throw

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himself into Andalusia. There remained at Lisbon only about 4000 or 5000 Englishmen. All the hospitals and all the magazines were embarked, and the garrison were preparing to abandon this nation, as indignant at the perfidy of the English, as they are disgusted by the difference of manners and religion, by the continual and brutal intemperance of the British troops, and that arrogance and ill-founded pride which render this nation odious to the Continent."

Thus it appears that a full week elapsed after the embarkation of our troops, before Ferrol was in the possession of the French. The populace here, as in other parts of Spain, were determined to defend themselves, and here, as at Madrid, they were betrayed by men in official situations. This pusillanimity of the upper ranks is one of the most deplorable parts of the Spanish character. No effort can succeed; no revolution was ever accomplished; no insurrection ever prospered, unless it was contrived and supported by the higher ranks of society.

The reverses in the north of Spain, and the retreat and embarkation of the British army, have not at all diminished the ardour of the Spaniards in the south of Spain. They are arming with the greatest activity, and the force under the Duke d'Infantado is increasing daily. On the 1st of January it consisted of 24,000 infantry and 3000 cavalry. Besides these, 8000 men were on their march from Estremadura, and 11,000 from Carolina; so that, on the 23d of that month, the Duke would have 45,000 select troops ader his immediate command; and, in the mean while, an army of reserve was forming. The advanced guard of the Duke's army had been defeated by the Duke of Belluno -IOCO men were made prisoners, and 20 pieces of cannon were taken by the enemy. The Duke was at Albacete.

Saragossa still holds out, and if the Spanish and Portugueze accounts are correct, the French have lost a vast number of troops before it. The following statement appeared in the Spanish papers:

Badajoz, Feb. 3.Yesterday a Saragos. san Journal was received here, containing the particulars of the recent siege of that city, which was attacked by from 45,000 to 5c,cco French, under

the command of General Moncey. The conduct of General Palafox furnishes several anecdotes highly worthy of relation. The French General sent in a flag of truce with a summons, promising him a very advantageous capitulation. The instant he read this proposal, Ge neral Palafox was transported with indignation, and his feelings burst forth in these elevated expressions:-" Never can I capitulate or surrender; talk of that when I am dead.". Being fur. ther told that all Spain was in the power of the French, and that he could have no hope of establishing a communication with any other country, he replied,

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My communications are open with every part of Spain, and with the whole world; and if they were cut off, my bayonets would again restore them." He added, that he was not in a situation to apply for a capitulation ; “ for,” said he," if I had only a fifth part of the soldiers that I actually have, I should still vanquish you, as the plains of Arragon covered with your dead can testify, and being now at the head of a numerous and invincible army, I wil endeavour to effect your total extermination."

Saragossa was closely blockaded by the French, but continued vigorously to hold out, and the gallant Palafox had proved successful in several sorties lately made by him from that renowned fortress. The patriots had also been successful in several actions in Catalonia, and advanced to the town of Figueras, and destroyed the French magazine at that place.

The Supreme Junta having discovered that a treasonable correspondence was carried on between some of the leading characters of Cadiz and the late Governor, the traitor General Morla, measures have been adopted, by which the correspondence has been intercepted. A number of arrests took place on the 2d of February, and the most serious apprehensions were entertained the following day, lest the indignation and fury of the populace should lead to sanguinary excesses.

The accounts from Cadiz of the 31st Jan. state that the Spaniards were then making every possible preparation to increase and strengthen the fortifica tions of that city; a great part of the arsenal of Seville was removing thither;

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the Spaniards in that direction conti nued firm in their determination to resist, by every means in their power, the progress of the enemy; and their efforts for that purpose were every day increasing. Preparations were making at Seville for the reception of the 40th British regiment, which was on its march thither from Portugal.

It appears that all the cannon in the lines of St Roque had been removed into Gibraltar for the purpose of being sent to Tortosa, in Catalonia.

We learn with great pleasure that the French and Spanish squadrons were moving to the outer harbour. The numerous French prisoners, confined both on board the hulks and in the city, were to be sent to Minorca and Majorca.

PORTUGAL.

Contrary to the expectation of every person in this country, the French had not entered Portugal on the 16th Feb. the date of the latest dispatches from Lisbon; nor did the Portugueze seem to be under any apprehension of an immediate visit from them. The people of Portugal are said to be arming with great enthusiasm, and formidable lists of armies already raised have been given. For our part, we do not believe that the Portugueze will attempt to resist the approach of a French army. The nation is too much degenerated to admit of such energy; nor, admitting the populace to be so inclined, could any leader of sufficient abilities be found in Portugal to head them.

Some disturbances have taken place in Lisbon, and the British, it appears, have not escaped insult. The following is the account of the affair that has been published:-Mr Villiers, our Ambassador at Lisbon, and his suite, had made every preparation for embarking on board the Venus Danish frigate. His own baggage, and that of his suite, were on the wharfs, and at the moment when they were about to be put on board, a Portugueze mob, suspecting that some of the remains of the treasure of Portugal had been secreted, seized the baggage, and with it seized the servants in the suite of Mr Villiers, who were thrown into prison. Mr Villiers lost

no time in remonstrating against the violence of the proceeding; and the Government published the following proclamation :—

"Just representations having been made to the Governors of the kingdom, of insult offered in this capital to the military and civil officers of the army and navy of his Britannic Majesty, and to individuals attached and belonging to the British embassy in Portugal: The Governors of the kingdom are perfectly aware that those outrages proceed from the perfidious suggestions of the enemy of this kingdom, who, convinced that the power and strength of such a generous and useful ally oppose an invincible obstacle to the atrocious project of subduing the peninsula, endeavour, by every means in their power, to destroy the harmony which so fortunately subsists between Portugal and Great Britain. They therefore think it right to counteract the diabolical measures of that plot, and accordingly declare, in the name of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, our Lord, that they are determined to punish as disturbers of the public peace, and enemies to the state, all such persons as shall offer any insult to individuals belonging to the British army, who may be easily distinguished by their military uniform, and to the civil officers of the same army and navy, or to persons attached to the said British embassy, who shall be furnished with proper certificates which prove the service and employ they hold.

"The Governors of the kingdom are. perfectly satisfied that all true Portugueze are sensible how much it is their duty to contribute to the preservation of the harmony which so happily subsists between the two powers; and that it is only by the union of their forces, and by the powerful assistance of the British army, their national independence can be asserted. They therefore hope that they, on their part, will heartily join in such measures as tend to prevent the ill informed or seduced from insulting the subjects of his Britannic Majesty, a most beloved Monarch, who, by his firmness and wisdom, has disconcerted the plans of the tyrant of Europe, and who, by means of his generous assistance, restored us to independence, sacrificing his gallant troops in

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our cause. It is mean to forget favours -to requite them with insult is an atrocious crime. He who commits them against an allied nation offends against public peace, endangers the public safety, and reviles the national character; a crime so heinous shall not remain unpunished; the law and the Magistrates shall justly and severely punish the offenders. J. A. S. DE MENDOZA." The police of Lisbon has issued a decree, ordering all Frenchmen who are not naturalized nor confined for criminal offences, to quit Lisbon in eight days from the 6th of February, They are to retire to Caparica, Morsacem, and Trifaria, and forbidden to carry on any correspondence or intercourse, which is not absolutely necessary for their subsistence, or the liquidation of their mercantile concerns. Violations of this decree by Frenchmen, or by Portugueze harbouring Frenchmen on their premises, are to be rigorously punished.

We understand the British Government has agreed to make a loan to the Prince Regent of Portugal of the sum of L. 600,000. The mode of repayment is to be by consignments of Brazil commodities to Portugueze agents here, and the produce, when converted into money, is to be delivered over to the Treasury.

NAVAL INTELligence.

On the 15th of January, a fleet of transports, consisting of about 40 sail, having on board the 1st battalion 3d Guards, Hon. Col. Stopford, the 87th regt. (2d battalion) Major Grose, the 88th regt. Col. Duff, &c. in whole about 7000 men, under the command of Major General Sherbrooke, sailed from Spithead, under convoy of the Niobe and Iris frigates, in order to take pos. session of Ceuta. On the 24th they encountered a violent storm in the Bay of Biscay, which entirely dispersed them. Several of them returned to Portsmouth, and others got into Corke, damaged. We have not heard of any being lost. They have since nearly all of them assembled at Corke, and sailed again for their destination on the 21st of February.

The London Gazette of February 4. contains dispatches from Lord. Colling wood, dated on board the Ocean, off Toulon, December 1. It gives an ac

count of the exertions of Capt. West, of the Excellent, and his ship's company, in assisting the Spaniards to defend Rosas, and the castle of Trinity, against the French in the month of November. These services appear to have been in every respect meritorious and splendid, and to have prevented these places for a long time from falling into the hands of the enemy. The fortifications were in bad repair, and the garrison not sufficiently numerous to defend the works. Our gallant marines and their officers supplied every defect as far as it was possible, and acted with an energy and activity entitled to the highest praise. The conduct of Lord Cochrane in particular is peculiarly splendid. We cannot avoid laying the following letter of Lord Collingwood, published in the same Gazette, and dated the 14th De~ cember, before our readers:

"My letter of the 1st inst. would in. form you of the enemy having laid siege to the Castle of Rosas, and of the measures taken by the British ships in that bay in aid of the Spaniards for its defence. The Scout joined the squadron off Toulon on the 7th, and by her I received further accounts from Captain Bennet, of the Fame, of the progress the enemy was making against that important fortress. Captain Lord Cochrane has maintained himself in the possession of Trinity Castle with great a bility and heroism; although the fort is laid open by the breach in its works, he has sustained and repelled several assaults, having formed a sort of rampart within the breach with his ship's hammock cloths, awnings, &c. filled with sand and rubbish. The zeal and ener gy with which he has maintained that fortress, excite the highest admiration. His resources for every exigency have no end. The Spanish Gov. of this castle is wounded, and on board the Meteor."

The dreadful storm of the 17th January has done considerable damage to the shipping. Two East Indiamen, the Britannia and Admiral Gardner, were driven on the Goodwin Sands, and wrecked. Great credit is due to the boatmen for their exertions in endeavouring to save the lives of the crews. The whole of them were saved, except seven of the Britannia's, and three of the Admiral Gardner's men. Part of the cargoes have been saved, but the vessels are lost.

BOARD

BOARD OF INQUIRY.
CONVENTION OF CINTRA.
Eighth day. Dec, 13.

The Court resumed its deliberations this morning at ten o'clock.

The proceedings commenced by reading a letter from Sir H. Dalrymple to Sir C. Cotton, stating the operations of the British army up to the battle of Vimiera, and the terms of the subsequent armistice and convention.

Sir A. Wellesley then came forward, and stated, that, being at Brighton when he received Sir D. Dundas's letter of the 10th instant, requiring him to deliver in a narrative of the operations of the army, and the orders and instructions given from the time when he saw Sir Harry Burrard on the 20th, to the period when he finally resigned the command to that General on the 22d, the time was too short to draw up that narrative, and, consequently, he was unable to comply with the wishes of the Court; but he was ready to answer ver bally to any question that might be put to him, and to give every information in his power; observing, at the same time, that it rested with Sir Harry Burrard, as Commanding Officer at that period, to give the narrative the Court wished for, and he doubted not but it would be satisfactory

and correct.

Sir Harry Burrard then placed himself beside the President, and read his narrative, in substance as follows:

"Mr President, and my Lords and Gentlemen, In obedience to your commands, I attend the Court of Inquiry this day, and I have now the honour of submitting to your consideration a narrative of my proceedings and conduct, with respect to his Majesty's army in Portugal. On the 15th of July, received a notification from Lieut.-Colonel Gordon, that I was to be employed as se cond in command in an expedition determined on by his Majesty's Government, and begged I would immediately wait on Lord Castlereagh. I waited on his Lordship accordingly, and understood the expedition was destined to act inSpain and Portugal, as circumstances should render necessary. On the 20th, I received a notification from the Commander in Chief, that his Majesty had been graciously pleased to appoint me second in Command under Sir Hew Dalrymple, and with that notification, I received a copy of my instructions, and a list of the Staff, and the amount of the army to be employed. On the 23d I received my final orders from Lord Castlereagh; on the 27th I embarked at Portsmouth; and on the 31st sailed from that port, it having previously been stated to me by the

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Under Secretary of State, that Government were extremely impatient for my sailing. I also received a letter, previous to my leaving Portsmouth, from Lord Castlereagh, intimating a wish, before I proceeded to the south of Portugal, that I should touch at Oporto, or send some confidential agent there, to collect what information I could upon the matters connected with the service. Having experienced baffling winds in the Channel, I went on board the Brazen sloop, and arrived at Oporto on the 16th of August, where I learnt that Sir A. Wellesley, having been reinforced by General Spencer's division, had debarked at Mondego bay. I proceeded immediately on my voyage, and arrived at Mondego Bay on the 18th. It was my intention to have disembarked at that place, and to have sent Sir John Moore to the Tagus with his division, with a view to take the enemy in the rear, but I found a variety of obstacles opposed to me. In the first place, Sir A. Wellesley had swept the country of every species of conveyance, and though the people were disposed to assist the British arms, they had not the ability Carriages we could find none, the streams were all dry, and with respect to provisions we should have been in a very precarious state. I made all possible inquiries after the 150 mules, promised by the Bishop of Oporto, but none had arrived, nor could any account of their speedy arrival be gained. It was equally imprudent at that time to have landed part of the reinforce ments; for had Sir John Moore's brigade been disembarked, it would have taken time to equip that brigade, with a view of marching into the interior, and would besides have placed the columns at such a distance, that a want of co-operation must necessarily have been felt. I therefore resolved on proceeding to some other point of destination. On the 19th, we spoke a dispatch-boat, which informed us that Sir Arthur Wellesley had had a smart action with the enemy on the 17th, and had sustained some loss, but not adequate to that of the enemy. Having no cause to doubt the truth of this information, I directed Sir John Moore to return, and land at Mondego Bay, in order that he might be enabled to support Sir A. Wellesley, should he be obliged to fall back, or to assist him to prosecute further advantages. By the same boat I gained information that Peniche was in the hands of the enemy, and that it would be impracticable to land with safety south of that fort.-(Sir Harry then described the order in which he purposed landing his troops.)-On the 20th ult. when I was about to disembark, Sir Arthur Wellesley came off from the shore; and

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