a '6O - woz:=Egg iaxam"am----7.--- _ been prevented from retiring across the Tagus—that they would not have surrender ed p risoners of war; and as to the advan tages obtained by the Convention, with respect to Portugal, and to making our army a disposable force,it was impossible to say whether any other measures would have produced the same ad vantages , Captain Prival, of the Engineers, was examined, With respect to the defence of Lisbon. He stated, that Lisbon was betterat defended by its positio ns round the city, than by its works;. Fort - St. Jalien could not hold out a week ag ainst a storm; that the batteries of Casc ais were very strong ; a nd that Pcniche was iltrongtv fortified. Sir Arthur Wellesl e y here proposed to put some ques tions to Captain Prival, as to the conver-ation which he . had ndwith tood cer tain Frenen 0 firers; hut as that conversation, .^..we uer-, wou affec: Sir H. Ilan:ant, they were for the present waved. Stone ld questions were then put by the Court to Sir 11. Dalr..tn pie, he answers to which shred that difficulties arose in land itt4 the artillery—that it was impos-ible to land it at Masceirn, and that there was no means of mavia4 it from thence. Sir A. Welle4ey oas then asked some questions, to which he re.,,lici—that the heavy artillery could not have been brought fora:: - d if laarled at \londego Bay ; the roads through Portugal eirte very had, and very narrow ; that even if a large number h of gorse, w , ,-i .. employed to draw heavy artillery or travelli hisng cat riazes, it could Hat he effected; but itavas evident from nnirative and the questions put to hint before, that the horses with the army Wela only in suilicient numbers to draw the field train. Col. Torrens was again called in,• and asked by Sir A. Wei-. !este' , as to his having delivered in a Paper to Sir Hew Dalrym ple on the day the away marched froM Vioniera, respecting the Russian fleet, which he recommended should not be molested, but allowed to evacuate in four days, and to embark within lovas days. . Colonel Torrents replied in the affirmative.- - The President said that. t h e re would not he any roceedings . p farther until the arrival of Sir Harry Burrar d who was hourly eaeated.--kttjeursed sins die. -•••.••=.......••••••••.............." TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. PARTNEBSIRIPS DISSOLVED. Bateets, Berly Stafford, and Bi4keway, C. Banks, and & s how, Rieseley, Salop, iroa-tonsters.--Horrocks, i an t s, and Miller, Preston, an d Thorpe, Manchester , cotton aseretalets.--Besrala amiDiatell Union-street Dishorgate street, attornies......witiat asoi CO. k 1 at-At-place, 14int he th , coal merelmats.--Brearidge nod Drake. Barnstaple, attorales.— Keates, Mat, sad Sams, Cheadle, Suifford, matsters.— Smith, Mercer, and Marcy, Coventry, width-manufacturers. —amid and Bat, Nowenstle-upos-Tyste. spirit-merchants.— Jews sad Ash, Newingtoa.Causr say, babordashers.—Pitterson and Co. Hatapstead-road, eovr-keepers.---Dixou and Co. Lon don, alai:milers- Holmes and Gillatts, Lisuebouse, soap-hoiler4. —Fielding, Swallow, and del Halifax . merchant s.—K loch sad Gould, Birminesans, saddlers. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. TWO lose, Skinner-street, l t eeseasouger, from. N0v.19 to Jan. 7 , at twelve, at Guildhall. e BANKRUPTCY PE SURSEDED. James Beattie, Longtoa, Cumberland, merchant. BA NKRUPTS. Begjamin Demon, Jun. Wolverhamptou, Stafford. japanner, to surrender Dec. 12, at four, 30, aad Jan. !3,,at the Bid die,ermitsgbans Arms too, Shiffoall. Salop. Attoe•iiai, 14r. d Wolverhampton ; and Mr. Williams, Staple Los London. Li - -ponl, linen-draper, Dec. 21, 22, and Liverpool. A ttornies, London ; and. Mr. For- THE NATIONAL `EGISTER. • . NOV. 27. John Jaeman, Ramsgate, shopkeeper, Nov. 23, 26, at twoe and Dec. Si, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Cilium St. Thoniaes-street, Borough. John Parsons, Cheapside, warehousemen, Nov. 29, Dee. 10, and Jan. 8, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Foulkes, Southampton-street, Covent Garden. Pearce, Dover, cordwainer, Nov. 29, Dec. 6, and Jan. 3, at ten, at Guildhall. A ttonley, Mr. Allan, Frederick's place Old Jewry. --. Richard Gore, Liverpool, swesr-imsp.t, .. -_, _ Jan. 3, elYstgi t , i t therkenrge Inn, Liverpool. Attornies, Wk. '• l r - •'. -- ; ford-row, London; and. Mr. For- 's).'',o- '‘C' 4ii '--% , E" 1...,/"1• • a- ' 4 ''. ,-k, Lancaster. dyer, Dec. 14, , 1 ' '.2 ' 4 " Y 4 \og Tavern, Manchester. At- is ll lh' it: % -P./•- 4 ' . ' .4, ." ' well, M an chester; and Mr. U q,k \-, •... A • 0 ~ ' and draper, Dee. 1,2, ant' tt ~,,,„. , - ;... 111 2 i.- - ir ! o t.' las. , • • A) . Sheffield. Anomie% 311e , srs. Parker - 77,- - % *lP.'' Mes4rs. Blagrave and %niter, Syroond's Intl, .' an - ' -lane, London. Edward Satford, Yorkatreet, Commerrial-road. flonr- factor, Nov. 29, Dee. 10, and Jan. :I,• at twelve, at ti4iklaall. Pt tierney, Mr. Hunt, Warwiclivaotat, lioWorn. - - • . 4 •;••• • ' 7r ."• • ' DIVIDT,NDS. • Feb. 14. Charles Hussey and Niclio!as Husgey, Senate street, lines-drapers. at one, at Guildhall. Dec. 24. Houghton Spencer, West Wrutting, maltster, at twelve, atGuildhtill. Dec. 17. William Phillips, Rochester, taylor, at twelve, at Guildhall. Feb. 14. Joshua Richard Wilkinson, Iforsleydown, cooper, at one, at Guildhall. Dec. 13. Charles Glover, A lbermarle-%lreet, uphoWerer, at twelve, at Guildhall. Dee. 13. Charles Mort on, Croydon, h orse -dealer, at one, at Guillihall. Jan. :30. Joseph Stevens and Jahn Carter, Bread-street, warehouseineu, at twelve, nt Dec. 6. Thomas White, Southwark, haberdasher, at twelve, at Guildhall. Dec. 19. Robert Gonhien, Liverpool, merchant, at twelve, at the George Inn, Liverpool. Dec. 15. Alexander Woodward, Liverpool, wine-men lint, at eleven, at the York Hotel, Liverpool. Dec. 29. Henry Andrews, Canterbury, seedstuan, at ten, at the Guildhall, Canterbury. Dec. 21. Edward Faulding, Gainsborouo, linen -draper, at twelve, at the White Hart lila, Gainsborough. Dec. 29. Peter Blatchford, Lifton, tnill. r, at ten, at the White Han Inn, Launceston, Dec. 14. John Varley, Manchester, drysalter, at three, at the Bridgewater-Antra, Manchester. Jan. 13.*William Thompson and Ebenezer Leadheater, Dcan street, Southwark, merchants.. at twelve, at Guildhall. Dee. 13. Nathan Hust, Healey, miller, at twelve at Guild hall. Dee. 17. Isaac Penn, Leather-lane, colourtnan, at twelve, at Guildhall. Jan. 7. William Tokenhouse-yard, broker, at ° Le, at Guildhall. Fllcan Daniels, Coletnan-street , merrhaat, Dec. 17. Joseph at twelve, at t Dec. Si. Samuel Ful ler, Catnbridge, draper, at tee, at Guildhall. Dec. 19. George Davis, Cranburu-street, linen-drape'', at twelve, at Guildhall. Dec. IT. Henry Grundy Becton, Gray's-inn-square, moae)- scrivener. at twelve, at Guildhall. Dec. 27. Charles Baker , Saville- p laee, I.lpnbeth, Mau-fac tor, at ten, at Guildhall. Dee. 24. Moses Joel, High-street, sitoreditelt, glass-dealer, at twelve; at Guildhall. Dec. 13. Bernard R oss, New City Chambers, merchant, a t one, at Guildhall. Dec. 17. Timothy By rehmore, Market-street, Osford-mar ket, victualler, at ten, nt Guildhall. Dec. 15. Robert Eccles, Charley, cotton-manufacturer, at eleven, at the White Horse Len, Pre s ton. Dee. 13. Metall hledford, Fi ns bury-square, mercha nt, at Ir., at Guildhall. Dec. 21. Richard C hambers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, irot:- mon ger, at eleven, at the Shakespeare l'asern, Net; castle. Dec. n.. George Edwa rd Ser g eant, t w elve, at Guildhall. Portsea, slopseller, at CERTIFICATES, Dec. 13. Elijah Johnson, Bleeding Heart- yard, Charles street, Bat ton-garden, cabinet inaket.—Stephen . Slialleross and Robot Barnes, Manchester, cot ton-matpilacturers.—J nsc pli Smith anti Samuel Worthington, Herat, lAsneashire, muslin-iiiiinufactmeiN —Frederick Charles Augustus Sandwell, •Devivs, clothier.— Loag-lone, John Eesirtland, Birmingham, wood-se rew- maker.--. 1 (ilin Oa rk, Bermondsey, .hide - salesman. --Thomas SinnlliiJe. Stoke-in-tinliewi, Devon, huicher.—N ewhitrin Neut, No4caoh' upon-Tyne, linen- draper . —Ueorge Harrison ;:nd John Wa"'n' Noble•street,Cheapside, hosier...—Bobeet 13, yap, lireek-stieel, • Soho, t allo w-cbatoiler . • it: .44A :~ M .J ~ ~~{ 7Z:irm NO :Ai