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A Y* Foreign Intelligence. LONDON, June 28. We have received intelligence of" a very recent date, from the new resi dence of the Portuguese government, by which we learn that Liniers still re tains his authority at Buenos Ayres. “Rio Janeiro, April 8. “ All trade to the river Plate hith erto unlawful is still interdicted, and it is supposed that the government of Buenos Ayres, and Monte Viedo are waiting orders on the subject from the existing government in Spain ; in the mean time, by licences granted by the Viceroy Liniers, and by smuggling a vast quantity of goods are introduced. « As soon as the embargo is taken off in America, a great many vessels arc expected here from that country, and no doubt, among other articles, they will supply us with flour of bet ter quality, and cheaper than comes from Rio Granda. “The valuation of certain descrip tions of goods underwent some alter ation since the arrival of the Consul (iieneral who called in certain persons, supposed to be welt informed on the v aloe of goods ; but a great deal was, perhaps unavoidably, left undone, which it is hoped will lie accomplish ed, and every thing ratified bv a trea ty of commerce, said to be in great forwardness between this Court and (ireat-Britain. The business of the custom house is by no means more tedious than it was at Lisbon, and in this respect we have netthe least com plaint to make. “ The Exchange was at 73 to 75.” July l. NEW COMMERCIAL DECREE, '•Extract from the Minutes of the Se cretaries of State. “ IMPERIAL DECREE. “ From our Imperial Camp at Eb crsdorfF, 4th June, 1109. “ Napoleon, Emperor of the French King of Italy, Protector of the Con federation of the Rhine. “ We have decreed, and do hereby decree as follows: “Art. 1. The relations between France and Holland shall be re-estab lished upon the same footing as before oar decree of the 16th Sept. 1809. “ Art. 2. Our Minister of Finan ces is directed to sec tbe present de cree put in execution. (Signed) “NAPOLEON.” This Imperial prohibitory Decree ot 16th September last, now repealed by the above prevented the importation of colonial produce into France from Holland. But new and severe decrees against American Commerce are daily expected by the merchants in Holland. “ Bouen, (France) June 22. An imperial decree has been issu ed from Ebersdorff, authorizing the minister of the interior to deliver li cences to foreign vessels to export French wines, brandies, cordials, dri ed fruits, vegitables, corn, and salt; 8c bring back ship timber, hemp, masts and iron, from the North, Jesuits’ bark and medicine; but no colonial produce. COObalesof Arragon, (Merino) wool was sold at Bayonne, the 4th July. In one of Marshal Ney’s dispatches, he mentions one of his Majors, who in the battle at Oviedo, received his 55th wound. The following is said to be an ac curate statement of the affective strength of the corps to be employed on the expedition Cavalry 2350 Infantry 34,403. When the artillery, engineers, &c. are added to this force, the amount will, as we have already stated, not he less than 40,000 men. The following distinguished Naval Officers go with the expedition :—Sir R. Strachan, Admtral Stopford, Ad miral Otway, Sirß, Keats, and Lord Cochrane. July 5. We understand that the American Consul here has received information i from the American Consul at Amster-1 dam, that the existing state of affairs j between tbe United States and France rendered it hazardous ior American vessels, particularly with colonial pro duce to proceed at this time to the ports of Holland 4 as some, which had ! already arrived, were under difficult 8< embarrassing circumstances. To-1 baccotmd pot.ashes, however, are al-I lowed by law to enter ; but on a view ; of all circumstances, those concerned will judge of the risk they run 'in pro- ! ceeding there at this moment. It was expected, on Saturday, that ! orders would be issued for an imme- j diate embargo at ail the out ports 1 in waiting all day at the custom nouse. The Spanish are in no want of ar tillery. A gentleman from Cadiz, in forms that from three nr four thou sand pieces ot brass ordnance, from the foundery in Seville, were in that city. The prejudices of the Spaniards a gainst the English, on account of their religion, had in a great measure sub sided in Spain ; The priests had ta ken much pains to convince the pop ulace, that the English, by the assis tance they had afforded the patriot cause had washed out much the sin of heresy. The beautiful Queen Frederica of. Sweden and her interesting children, are with the late King Gustavus A dolphus, in his confinement. The latter demanded his liberation, and that he may be peimitted to visit the Continent. The king of the Two Sicilies (Mu rat) had left Naples with his body guards and infantry. He was expec ted at Rome the 12th of June. It is probable he will oversee the new or der of things inthat province and then go on to Austria. A Naples paper of June 11th, says the English have embarked all the troops from Sicsy : We have seen them pass by. We know not their destination. The Tyrol and the Votalberg [June lGth] were in complete revolt. The Fren< hhad been driven from Inspruck and .sere surrounded in ICufstein. The Grand Duke Constantine (Bro ther of the emperor of Russia) leit PetrVjSburgh the 28th May, to take comntuind of the Russian army which is to 'act against Austria—Other ac counts say against Constantinople. BOSTON, August 16. Extract of a letter from Halifax, August 8. “ By the arrival of the frigate .la maic.>, nnd the ship Bee, from Eng land we have received London papers to July 5. “The French army near Vienna' still continues inactive. The Russian force which is said to be approaching consists of only 40,000. The Prussi ans will strengthen Austria to this a mount, if it is true they have declar ed war against France. “ The Austrians occupy the bank of the Danube, opposite to Presburg, and above and below Vienna—and fre quently annoy the enemy. “ There are somehints of overtures for peace between the emperors of Austria and France. Bat on Von Vin cent is said to be gone to Vienna ; arid Bonaparte has sent counts Bergen and Zengtrdorff to Walvetisdorff, where the emperor of Austria resides. The Monitor says, “ this circumstancehas given rise to reports of peace.” “ Bavaria and Wirtemburg are 6- ver-run by insurgents, and Switzer land is said to be in commotion. >■ Extract of another letter August 8. “ I sent letters the day before yest erday by Lieutenant Byng, of the ar med schooner Brean. “ Admiral Cochrane is coming here from the West-Indies, with his squad ron. It is said he will be expected in about a fortnight.” August 9. “ The Lady Pellew, has just arri ved from Falmouth 29 days. I have yet only seen a London paper of July $, the English Chronicle. It says, “ We stop the press to state, that in telligence to the 30th ult. from Co runna, announces the entire evacua tion of Gallicia, by the armies under Ney and Soult, whose united forces have been reduced to 12,000. They carried with them 6000 sick & woun ded. Thus the port of Ferrol is again delivered from the enemy.” * August 9, at night. “ Since writing this morning I have seen a London paper, the Evening Mail of July 7. The “postscript” says “ Letters from Heligoland of the 2nd inst. were received yesterday.” It | was reported, and believed there, at j that date, that a further battle had ta j ken place between the two grand ar mies near the Danube, in which the French were defeated with great loss. “ The new expedition preparing in England, was expected to sail (or be ! ready to sail) abuet the 15th or 16th I ult. It is slated to consist of near 35,- ! 000 men. I “ Our collector has just informed me I that the clause in the act permitting the American trade to these ports j (Halifax, Shelburne, Sec.) in Ameri ! can bottoms, having expired with the j last session ofparliament, anew clause j had been passed previous to its expi i ration, authorising hit majesty to per- # mit that trade under-Certain restric tions, by his order in council, until the year 1812—but, his majesty not ha ving thought proper to renew his or der in council to that effect, the trade to these ports, in American bottoms, could no longer be permitted here.” From a London fiafier of July 7—Yester day, Mr. Jackson, his majesty’s envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotenti ary to the U. States of America, took leave of his majesty previous to leaving: England. Spain Again Victorious! The following is the latest official ac count from the Spanish Armies- By this it appears that General Blake has succeeded Palafox as Captain General of Arragon, an J has already met and repulsed the enemy. The Captain General of the Province of Arragon, has written the following official letter: Head-Quartern at Alcaniz , May 24, 1809. Most Excellent Sir— The enemy re enforced with almost all the garrison of Saragossa, arid with different corps they had scattered in several positions on this side of. the Ebro, came to attack me yesterday, in my position before this city. General Souehet, who. has just succeeded Junot, wishing no doubt to signalize himself by some remarkable exploit, upon taking the command, aim ed at no less than the entire destruction of the rising army which his majesty has been pleased to entrust to my command, and to accomplish this object, Souc'ret came from Saragossa to command this expedition in person, bringing Watti er and other generals with him. Ii seems that gen. Souehet had no idea of the characteristic bravery and firmness of the Spanish troops, and it has cost him dear to come to that knowledge. Neither the brisk fire of their artillery, nor their superiority in cavalry, which was two or three times more numerous than ours, nor the repetion of four at tacks made with tire greatest fury by • their most select infantry, could make the brave Spanish troops give one foot of ground. In every attack, the French met with the most obstinate resistance, were repulsed with very great loss, and pursued to some distance, until having found at last all their attempts vain, they took advantage of the darkness of the night to effect a retreat. I will not stop now to give the particular datails, or to mention the merit of those who have distinguished themselves on this occasion, and are deserving of advance ment, lest I should delay for a moment the advice of so pleasing an event. But it is with great satisfaction that I can assure your excellency, that I have ne ver seen the French attack with so much eagerness, or received with so much gallantry, as on this occasion ; and 1 would be guilty of an injustice, if I was not to mention with the utmost frank ness, that this important victory is ow ing in a great measure to the bravery and skill with which the field marshal don Juan Carlos Areizaga commanding the right, and to the brilliant conduct of brigadier don Martin de Loigorri, commandant general of the artillery, as well as that of every individual of this most distinguished corps. I communicate this event to your ex cellency for the information of his ma jesty, of whom I earnestly pray that without prejudice to the rewards that may be justly distributed in the army for their merit in the battle of yesterday his majesty may vouchsafe to raise the rank of licut. gen. don Juan Carlos A reizaga, and to that of field marshal don Martain de Loigorri. God preserve your excellency for many years. (Signed) JOAQUIN BLAKE. Most excellent segnior don Antonio Cornel. Bklchite, June 13. GENERAL ORDERS, Head-Quarters, Bdefine,* June 12. A French army commanded by Bon aparte in person, has been beaten the 22nd May. At the same time that ge neral Suchet was so shamefully beaten at Alcaniz, by the brave troops of Arragon and Valencia ; the Austri ans our allies, overthrew the French on the banks of the Danube. The battle of Eising will be considered as one of the most memorable of the present age. BLAKE. *ln Arragon , about 17 American miles S. of Saragossa. From (he London Sunday Review, July 2. The three divisions of the armament are now in great forwardness, and very powerfully ausorb the attention of the British public, and arouse that cf the enemy. S# much preparation was scarcely ever shewn before upon a like occasion. We would by no means damp the ardor in the expectation .of dur countrymen, but we must confess, that however old in rank as a General the Earl of Chatham dates his commis sion, we were a good deal surprised to see him placed at the head of so impor tant an expedition. What service has he seen ? What experience has he had to entitle him to so distinguished a com mand ? Is lie only a pro tempore com mander tilia fitter chief can be chosen? \\ ere his brother still alive, we should i think this preference natural enough, flis Lordship may be a proper Presi dent of a Council, but to preside over an expedition, which i 3 to intimidate our enemies, and encourage our allies, we do think a more judicious choice of a leader might have been made. We are glad to see Sir Eyre Conte in so im portant a post. We may therefore have no reason to be sorry he was recalled from Jamaica. What, however, shall we say of the Gen. Ferguson be ing left out in this, and the other list of appointments? Ministers may answer , this question. Mr. Whitbread said, with reason and truth, that ifthey over looked so brave and patriotic an officer, the people would not. The total effec tive strength of the expedition will be little less than 40,000, including aitilie ry, engineers, and S3OO cavalry. LETTER From the Rmpercr JVafxjthm lathe Duke of Sudermvnra. my brother, I have received your Royal High ness’s letter of the 17th March. You are right to believe that I Wish Sweden to enjoy tranquility, happiness & peace "dth her neighbors. Neither Russia, Denmark nor myself were eager to wage war against Sweden—but on'the con trary, did everything toward eff dis asters, which it,was easy to foresee. I nave taken the earliest opportunity to acquaint those courts with your Royal Highness’s sentiments and views ; and trust that they will perfectly agree with me in opinion ; and that it will net be our fan!'., it Sweden should- not be re stored ! ; the enjoyment of happiness and peace. As soorras I shall he. informed of the intentions oi my allies, I will not fail to communicate them to your Royal Highness. In the mean time you will not entertain a doubt ol the respect which I entertain for your nation—of my wish for its happiness—and of the high esteem with which your charac ter and virtues have inspired me for your Royal Highness. 1 pray to God to keep you, my bro ther, in his holy guard. Your good brother, NAPOLEON. Sportsmen, pay up. SUCH subscribers to the Augusta Jockey Club and Cherokee Ponds, Soulh-Carolina, races, as have neglect ed to pay up their respective subscrip tions for the last races at those places, are informed for the last time, that unless they come forward and make payments by the first day of October next, they will positively be sued for the same without any discrimination of persons whatever. The subscription lists of the above Clubs are placed in the hargijs of Mr* Benjamin Pierce, the City Marshal of Augusta, for collec tion—He is authorised to receive pay ments and give receipts to such as may avail themselves of this notice ; as well as to collect by law ail sums that may remain due after the above time has expired. September 2. 8 GEORGIA. In the Inferior Court of Clark County , 4 th August , 1809. ON the petition of William George praying the bentfit of the acts for the relief of insolvent debtors. It is ordered, that the 20th day of October next, be appointed for the purpose of hearing tilt: nu ritsof the said application; $e that lie the said William George, will on that day be discharged from ins con finement, provided be in the mean time complies with the requests of the said several acts, of which all concerned will please take notice* True Copy from the Minutes , Teste, JNO. SMITH, Ci'k. August 2*. 7
