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men that the Constitution is the only right make now no use of their arms, and their 

 path. feet are pretty well crippled. The party 



The changes which have taken place in which styles ftself a division, consists only 



our foreign relations have not depressed the 

 spirit of the nation. The timid, who can 

 never see the resources of the country, and 

 the malevolent who would take advan- 

 tage of its weakness,, never can alter the 

 sentiments of a nation punctilious of ho- 

 nour, and which never was accustomed to 

 make any compromise with injustice. 



The diflferent branches of the public ad- 

 ministration afford in general a very fa- 



of 900 or 1,000 men, and is commanded 

 by the leader Roy, having lost its perfidi- 

 ous chieftains Bessieres and Ulnian ; the 

 former is at the head of 40 horse, and the 

 latter has, perhaps, by this time, been 

 overtaken by the victorious rohnnn of 

 Hriaadier Torres. Colonel Pablo, with 

 1,200 troops belonging to ihe 5tli district, 

 is on the front or tlank of the factious 

 band; and Colonel Arana, who is advann- 



voiirable prospect. The Cortes will, with ing from the 4lh district, may also have it 



their usual zeal, continue the important la- 

 bours which have been commenced, and 

 the national prosperity to which these 

 labours lead will consolidate the constitu- 

 tional system which valour and energy now 

 defend. (Signed) Fcrdin&nd. 



Palace, March 1. 



The following letter was received 

 from the commander of the first military 

 district: — 



Excellent Senor, 



The movements announced in my dis- 

 patch of yesterday have this day been 

 carried into effect, and the factious, 

 cloiiely pursued, have sustained great 

 losses in deserters and prisoners. They 



ill his power to attack the enemy. 



The soldiers whom I have the honour to 

 command, pray to heaven that, in conse- 

 quence of the above-mentioned troops to 

 cut off the retreat, the factious may halt 

 for some time, for otherwise they will 

 cease to exist. 



The spirit which animates this part of 

 the country is einiiieiilly constitutional, 

 and the active militia of tlie district have 

 apprehended many of the factious who had 

 separated from the band. 



Uead-quaiters at MuniUa, February 25. 

 El Conde del Abisoal. 

 To his Excdlency the Secretary-of- 

 Stale for IV ar. 



INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, and DEATHS, in and near LONDON, 

 With Biographical Memoirs of distinguished Characters recently deceased. 



CHRONOLOGY OF THE MONTH. 



PEB. "27. — A meeting at the Mansion- 

 •*- house, (Sir W. Rawlins in the chair,) 

 to consider the unjust claim made by the 

 clergy of those city parishes within the 

 operations of the Act of the 37th of Henry 

 VII I. by which a sum of 2s. 9*/. in the 

 pound, on the net rental, is imposed, in lieu 

 of ancient tithes, oblations, &c. Several 

 gentlemen addressed the meeting; after 

 which a petition was read, praying for 

 leave to bring in a Bill for the relief of the 

 city, which was unanimously carried, 



•iB — Mr. Mabeiiy, in the House of 

 Commons, moved for the reduction of 

 seven millions of taxes, and re-modelling 

 the Sinking Fund : the motion was nega- 

 tived by 152 to 72. 



— . — An iuvestigation info the state of 

 Lord Portsmouth's mind, which occupied 

 seventeen days, terminated; when the jury 

 iinanimoiisly pronounced him to be of nn- 

 sourrd mind, and incapable of managing 

 himself and his affairs, since the year 1807. 



Maiclr 3.— Intelligence received of a 

 dieadtiil conflagration having taken place 

 at (.anton : 15,000 houses were destroyed, 

 500 lives lost, and immense property, be- 

 longini; to the East Inrlia Company and 

 native mercliaiits. 



4. — Mr. Hume, in the House of Com- 

 moiis, made an elo<|U(nt speecli, intro- 

 ducing his motion for cliurth-rtforiii; which 

 wa.* negatived. 



5. — Six persons suffered death at the 

 Old Bailey. 



7. — A public dinner was given to the 

 Spanish ministers resident in London. A 

 great number of noble and other patriotic 

 individuals were present ; and several 

 speeches were delivered, which evinced 

 the purest patriotism and love of un- 

 shackled liberty. 



A very desirable establishment has re- 

 cently been formed in Bridge-street, Black- 

 friars, under the designation of " the Me- 

 tropolitan Literary Institution ;" and, from 

 the respectability and liberal character of 

 the Committee of Management, we augur 

 well of its prosperity. 



MARRIED. 



At St. George's, Hanover-square, Phil- 

 lippe Louis Joseph, Baron de Dion, of 

 VVandournie, France, to Miss Eliza Bick- 

 nell, of Clarges-street. 



At St. Luke's, Chelsea, Robert Raymond 

 Stewart, esq. to Miss Sarah Anne Scott, of 

 Watton-greeu, Norfolk. 



Thonras T. P. Robson, esq. of the East 

 India Company's Bombay Establishment, 

 to Miss Margarctfa de I'Angle Davies, of 

 Tetbury, Gloucestershire. 



Mr. William Pope, of Chertsey, Surrey, 

 to Miss Mary Newbery, of Bow. 



Lieut-Colonel Lasrelles, of the 66th 

 regiment, to Miss Catherine Berry, of 

 King-street, Portman-squarc. 



At St. Pancias New (.'liurrii, tlic Kev. 

 William 



