struction to that city would most pro. bably have been realised. But, if Portugal was the only object of the expedition, the convention was no doubt most improper, for certainly, by a delay of some months, the French force might have been completely reduced; but he always understood that the expulsion of the French from Portugal was a mere preliminary to the great and the ultimate object of the expedition-a co-operation of the British army in the defence of Spain. If he was right, there was no room for delay; if the British force had been detained a month or two longer, the heavy rains would have rendered it impossible for them to join the Spaniards before the middle of spring. These were his reasons for ratifying a convention, which would be the more approved the more it was investigated. He received dispatches from Ministers after the convention, which induced him to think that they approved of his conduct. He had a letter from Lord W. Bentinck approving of the convention. He had letters of thanks from the chief Magistrate of Lisbon, from the Bishop of Oporto, from General Castanos, and from various public bodies, and he felt that he had done his duty to his coun try. Fifth day, Nov. 22.-Sir Arthur Wellesley read some observations on the narrative of Sir Hew Dalrymple. Af. ter a defence of his military operations, he made the important declaration, that "At the moment when his command ceased, it had been his object to have turned the enemy's position at Torres Vedras, and he could assert that, at that moment, however much the difficulty might have been, the means existed in his hands of bringing the contest to a fortunate conclusion." But this plan not having been adopted, Sir Arthur again expressed his approbation of the principle of the convention, although he totally dissented from particular points in it. He wished, for instance, that the negotiation should not extend beyond the suspension of hostilities; that, instead of "private property," the words "arms and baggage" might be substituted; and that nothing should be introduced about the Russian fleet. In none of these did the Commander agree with him; and he certainly appeared, instead of cultivating his friendship, to be pre judiced against him. When Kellerman's approach was announced, Sir A. asked Sir H. if he should go to the outposts to speak to him? The answer was, no ; that Kellerman had inquired for the Commander of the Forces, and that he must be brought to head quarters. Sir Arthur corrected a statement of Sir Hew's, in which he stated, that it was in consequence of a suggestion of General Kellerman, and not by any desire expressed from Sir H. Dalrymple himself, that he (Sir A.) signed the preliminary articles. Sir Arthur declared that he was in another room, when Sir H. came to him, and informed him that Kellerman had said, when he (Sir H.) was going up to sign the preliminary treaty, that it was not proper for him, the Commander of the Forces, to sign such a paper with a General of Division. He (Sir H.) therefore asked Sir A. if he had any objections to sign the paper, when he said he would sign it as any other paper that he might be desired to sign by his authority. But Sir Arthur disclaimed all responsibility, when his superior officer, the Commander of the Forces, was himself present; was in fact the negotiator of the treaty, had stepped forward to sign it himself, and was only prevented by General Kellerman on a point of etiquette. Upon the whole, he declared that Sir H. Dalrymple decided for himself on every proposition, and he (Sir Arthur) never saw the convention till he landed in England. Sir H. Dalrymple replied, that in the negotiation of the armistice, Sir Arthur certainly discussed the points for some time at the table with General Kellerman. Sixth day, Nov. 24.-Colonel Torrens and Captain Malcolm were called by Sir A. Wellesley, chiefly to prove that Sir A. disapproved of many points of the armistice; that he had not the confidence of Sir H. Dalrymple; and that the latter had paid no attention to his recommendation of advancing the army, until the necessity of it was again urged by Sir A. to Col. Murray. Sir Hew Dalrymple then read answers to a number of written questions given him by the President, chiefly relating to his proceedings on landing; the steps he took to obtain information, and the knowledge he obtained of the comparative state of the British and French force, their numbers and resources, previous to the armistice. The The result of the answers was, that Sir Hew had obtained very little information, and that he did not recollect precisely from whom he had it. The rest has been anticipated in his previous exhibitions.-Gen. Fergusson also read answers to some written questions of the President. From the landing to the battle of the 21st, there was a regular supply of provisions, and on that day there was three days biscuit in the camp. He did not know the strength of the forts on the Tagus, and the defences of Lisbon; the castle of Lisbon he believed to be of no great strength, but the forts and positions of defence in the vicinity and on the Tagus were certainly strong. Had the French withstood a siege, the army was not provided with the necessary artillery, the largest being 9-pounders. In the event of such an attack Lisbon must have been destroyed. As to the convention, General F. seemed to doubt whether the objects accomplished by it might not have been obtained more speedily by other means. General Spencer gave in a military report of the strength of the forts commanding the Tagus. Seventh day, Nov. 26.-Generals Ackland, Spencer, and Nightingale, were examined. They were of opinion that the French would not have surrendered prisoners of war on the 220, nor, if dri.. ven back upon Lisbon, without making farther efforts. The French could not have been prevented from retiring a. cross the Tagus, and the advantages secured by the convention could not, in their opinion, have been secured by any other means. General N. however, was somewhat doubtful as to what might have been their conduct, for “he would say, that the whole French army, both men and officers, were completely bro ken-hearted, and dispirited, after the battle of Vimiera." The convention, General S. observed, was similar to that in Egypt in 1801. In reply to some questions about artillery, it was stered that the Alfred, which was armed with 24 pounders, was ordered to attend the movements of the army from Mondego, for the express purpose of supplying whatever heavy ordnance may be wanted. There was no heavy artillery on carriages, and if there had, it could not have been brought forward on account of the badness of the roads. Captain Preval, of the engineers, gave some information respecting the works at Lisbon. The President then signified that there could be no further proceeding until the arrival of Sir H. Burrard, who was hourly expected, and the Court adjourned sine die. Scottish Chronicle. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY. January 25. THE Court having advised the infor mations ordered in the case of Rachel Wright, convicted of child-stealing at the Glasgow circuit, in Sept. last, delivered their opinions at great length. Their Lordships unanimously agreed in finding that child-stealing is a crime, according to the law of Scotland, and one that, so often as it had occurred, had been punished capitally. Sentence of death was therefore pronounced on the prisoner, that she be executed at Edin. on the 8th March. Before pronouncing sentence, the Lord Justice Clerk made a most impressive and eloquent address to the pannel.-All their Lordships were present. She has, however, received a respite during his Majesty's pleasure.The circumstances connected with this case are the following: "On Friday, 8th July last, the mother of the child having gone into a neighbour's house, left her playing at the door. On her coming out, about ten minutes afterwards, she missed the infant, when a search was immediately made, and every means used to get intelligence concerning her, but to no purpose. The distraction of a parent's mind, in such a situation, it is more easy to imagine than describe. In this distraction, however, did both parents remain until Sunday at mid day, when such intelligence was obtained as led to the recovery of the child. The circumstances attending the discovery are worthy of record. record. Having mentioned their loss to Mr Ewing of Glasgow, he, on the Sunday, after the morning service, intimated, that if any person could give information respecting the child, he would be happy to receive it. Providentially a person was present who had seen a woman carrying a child into Kilmarnock the preceding day, and from the inhuman manner in which she treated it, conceived that it could not be her own, and that most likely it was the one advertised. This information being immediately communicated to the father, he instantly set out for Kilmarnock; but, upon reaching that town, he learn ed, to his disappointment, that the woman bad proceeded towards Irvine, whither he posted with the utmost speed. While hastening to Irvine, in extreme agitation, he was accosted by a gentle man on horseback, and asked the cause of his pushing forward at such a rate; who, being informed of it, immediately dismounted, and gave the poor man his horse. This circumstance, however, al. though well intended, had likely defeat. ed its purpose; for the poor man, impelled by his anxiety, kept the horse at a quick pace, and being wholly unaccustomed to riding, found himself soon unable to proceed farther. At this moment he fell in with a young man (a volunteer, we believe,) to whom he made his case known; when he forthwith volunteered his services, and, mounting the horse, proceeded in quest of the thief. When he came within a little of l'restick toll-bar, he descried a wo moan with a child, answering the description he had received; and immedi. ately demanding, in an authoritative tone, that she should stop and deliver the child, she was, as it were, fixed to the spot, and speechless. The child had been so subdued by beating, that she showed no symptoms of relu at coming to a stranger; and h getting her secured by a party of volunteers who were passing at the time, rode off in triumph with the infant to her father. When he came within sight of him, the only symptom the child showed of sensibility, was of exclaiming, 66 Eh, there's my daddy!"-It is unnecessary to add, that he hastened home, to restore to the arms of his afflicted wife the infant, whose loss had almost deprived ber of reason." Lately, at ditto, John Wentworth Sturgeon, Esq. to Barbara, second daughter of the late Captain James Skene, of Aberdeen. At London, Captain Pulteney Malcolm, royal navy, to Miss Elphinston, eldest daughter of the Hon. William Fullerton Elphinston. Walker, Aughtergaven, to Cecilia, second daughter of Mr Cornfute, merchant in Feb. 1. At Perth, the Rev. Robert S. Perth. Binny, to Janet, youngest daughter of the 13. At Edinburgh, John Stewart, Esq. of late James Dundas, Esq. of the East India Company's service. 13. At Dumfries, William Walker, Esq. late of Jamaica, to Margaret, eldest daugh. ter of the late Rev. Dr Burnside, of that place. 16. At Heckfield church, Hants, the Right Hon. Sir Arthur Paget, K. B. to the Right on. Lady Augusta Fane, daughter of the Earl of Westmoreland, and the divorced lady of Lord Boringdon. Esq. of Cannon Street, to Harriet, only Captain Peter Parker, of the Melpomene frigate, to Miss Marianne Dallas, daugh. ter of Sir George Dallas, Bart. Charles Christie Esq. of Gunnersbury Lodge, to Miss Dickinson, daughter of John Dickinson, Esq. of Winchester Row, London. BIRTHS. Fullarton of Skeldon, Esq. a sou, who died on the 10th. 17. The Lady of Captain M. H. Scott, royal navy, a daughter. 19. Mrs Gillanders of Highfield, a son, 23. At Alva, Mrs Johnstone of Alva, a daughter. 24. At Collie.Priest House, Devonshire, Lady Mary Hay, a daughter. rie, a daughter. rol, a daughter. 29. The Lady of Geo. Macpherson Grant, Esq. of Ballindalloch, a daughter, At At Cove, near Cork, Lady Charlotte Drummond, a son. Feb. 1. At London, the Countess of Loudon and Moira, a daughter. 3. Mrs Bruce of Kennet, a still-born child. 5. At London, the Lady of Geo. Mackenzie, Esq. of Berners Street, a son. At ditto, the Lady of Malcolm Ross, Esq. a son. 9. At ditto, Mrs William Brown, Lang. don Place, a daughter. 11. At St Mary's, Scilly, the Lady of Lieut.-Colonel George Molle, of the 9th regiment of foot, a son. 15. At Ayr, the Lady of the Hon. Roger Rollo, a daughter. 19. At Denham Green, the Hon. Mrs Erskine of Cardross, a son. The Lady of Brigadier-General Henry Campbell, a daughter. At Botley Grange, Hants, the Lady of Colonel Gordon, a son. DEATHS. Feb. 1808. On his estate, in St Thomas's in the East, Jamaica, after a residence of 30 years upon the island, George Tod, Esq. eldest son of the deceased Mr George Tod, shipmaster in Leith. March. At Halifax, Nova Scotia, Lieut. James Gordon, commanding his Majesty's gun-brig Plumper. As a man and an officer, he was highly respected and eloved. Oct. 6. At Jamaica, Lieutenant Andrew Skene, of the 60th regiment, fourth son of the late Capt. James Skene, of Aberdeen. Not.At Richmond, Jamaica, Peter Martin, second son of Mr Peter Martin, Belleville, near Edinburgh. 9. At Kingston, Jamaica, Mr Lauchlan Bogle, merchant there. 20. In Jamaica, Lieut. Col Robt Honyman, second son of Lord Armadale. He served as a volunteer during the campaign in Egypt, where he was honoured with the approbation of Sir Ralph Abercrombie, and acquired the esteem and friendship of Sir John Moore, Generals Hope, Spencer, and other distinguished officers. At the attack on the Dutch lines, at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope, he, under Sir David Baird, led on the 93d regiment, of which he was Major, and was severely wounded. As Lieutenant-Colonel of the 18th regiment of foot, he lately received the thanks of the Commander in Chief of the island of Jamaica, for his active servi ces in suppressing a mutiny of the Black troops in that island, where he has since fa..en a victim to the fever of the country, at the age of 27. Dec. 1. At Milton, Captain Archibald Macdonald of Milton. In the island of Dominica, Charles M Murdo, of his Majesty's ship Amaranthe, son of Capt. George Lewis M'Murdo, Dumfries-shire militia. 27. At Crantit in Orkney, in the prime of life, James Watson, Esq. factor for the Rt. Hon. Lord Dundas. Jan. 3. 1809. At London, in his 53d year, the most noble Dennis Brown, Marquis of Sligo, Earl of Altamont, and Knight of the order of St Patrick. 3. At ditto, the Hon. Henry Percy, son of Lord Louvaine. 3. At Dundee, Mr Patrick Williamson. 4. At Aberdeen, Mr Alexander Crombie, merchant, in the 61st year of his age. 4. At Dumfries, Miss Barbara Grierson, daughter of the late Mr John Grierson. 4. At Linlithgow, Mrs Mary Mitchell, relict of Baile John Gibson 5. At Branxholm, aged 63, Adam Ogilvie, Esq. of Hartwoodmyres, Advocate, and Chamberlain to his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, greatly and deservedly regretted. 5. At Upper Libberton, Mr Patrick Cun◄ ningham, farmer there. 5. At his house, Leithwalk, James Ogilvie, Esq. late Collector of Excise for Fife. 5. At London, the Hon. Mrs Cornwallis, sister to Lord Bayning. 5. At Bath, General Edward Smith, Col. of the 43d regiment of foot, and Governor of Fort Charles, Jamaica. 5. Mrs Forbes, wife of Jas. Forbes, Esq. of Stanmore Hill, 7. At Ormidale, Major Alex. Campbell, late of the Argyllshire militia. 7. At Callander, Mrs Ann Drummond, aged 64, widow of James Simson, Esq. of Edenshead, Fife. 8. At Dumfries, Mrs Riddick, relict of Robert Riddick, Esq. of Corbietoun. 8. At Edinburgh, Mrs Amelia Fraser, relict of William Abernethy, Esq. of Crimonmogate. 8. At ditto, in the 30th year of his age, Lieut. John Berry, late of the Royal Navy. He served on board of his Majesty's ship Revenge, in the glorious action of the British fleet, commanded by Admiral Lord Nelson, off Trafalgar., 8 At Hamilton, Archibald Burns, Esq. Commissary of Hamilton and Campsie, and Sheriff-substitute for the county of Lanark at Hamilton. 8. At Dundee, Mr David Livingston, writer. 9. At Glasgow, Mrs Elizabeth Macfie, wife of Mr Gilbert Lang, jun. 10. At Forres, William Monro, Esq. late of Jamaica; he lived respected and died regretted. 11. At Edinburgh, Mrs Ann Carstairs. Jan. 12. At Montrose, Lieut. Jas, Ouchterlony, of the Edinburgh Castle Invalids, at the age of 83. 86 13. At Aberdeen, James Paull, Esq. aged years. 13. At Sligo, in Ireland, Andrew Hume, sen. Esq. merchant, after a long and severe illness. 15. At Aberdeen, Mr Robert Tower. 17. At Brechin, much regretted, at the house of the Rev. David Blackadder, Thomas Blackadder, aged 75. 18. At Tweed Bank, the Lady of Lieut. Colonel Dunsmore, much esteemed, and sincerely regreted by a numerous circle of friends and relations. 18. At Dumbarton, John Gray, eldest son of John Gray, Esq. Sheriff substitute of Dumbartonshire. 19. At Portobello, Mrs Mary Mitchell, wife of Mr Charles Ritchie, ironmonger, Edinburgh. 19. At Edinburgh, Mrs Mowbray, relict of Mr Robert Mowbray, merchant, Edin. burgh. 19. At Daill, in Argyllshire, John MacDougall, Esq. of Lunga. 21. At London, Lieut-General Hibbert, formerly Commander in Chief of the East India Company's forces in Bengal. 21. At Hamilton, Alexander Gray, Esq. manufacturer there, and one of the magistrates of that burgh. 22. At London, Lieut.-Col. Bothwell, late of the Royal North British Dragoons. 22. At Edinburgh, Mr John M'Glashan, writer. 22. At the manse of Kincardine O'Niel, the Rev. William Morice, in the 81st year of his age and 48th of his ministry. 24. At his house in Whitehall, London, aged 80, the Right Hon. James, Earl of Fife. His Lordship is succeeded in his titles and estate by the Hon. Alex. Duff, of Echt, his Lordship's next brother german, now Earl of Fife. The British title of Baron is extinct. 24. At London, Gordon Turnbull, Esq. late of the island of Grenada. Of this gentleman it can be said, that, so perfect were his virtues, no one who knew him but will lament his death, and venerate his memory. 24. At Edinburgh, Mr James Brunton, writer. 25. At Barnton, the infant daughter of George Ramsay, Esq. 25. At Kelmune, Duncan MacDougall, Esq. of Kneepoch, Argyllshire. 26. At Edinburgh, Mr Alexander Morison, late of Wrights Houses, aged 88. 26. At Kennoway, Capt. David Seton, aged 57. 27. At Plymouth, Major Archibald Argyle Campbell, 42d regt. son of the late Duncan Campbell. Esq. of Killochronan, Lieut. Col. in the Breadalbane Fencibles. He was distinguished by every qualification that can render an officer valuable to his country. The officers of the 42d regiment, in which he served 22 years, lament, with deep concern, the loss of an inestimable friend, and the soldiers as for a father, whose exemplary life became the victim of the incessant fatigue sustained in the arduous discharge of duty, and in unwearied exertion to alleviate their hardships. Seized with a fever soon after the battle of Corunna, in which he was engaged, he lived to arrive and expire at Plymouth, in the 41st year of his age. 27. At Edinburgh, Mr Alexander Law, messenger at arms. 27. At Byers, East Lothian, Beatrix Dudgeon, second daughter of John Dudgeon, Esq of East Craig. 29 At Hope Park House, Robert Nas. myth, Esq. advocate. 30. Lieut John Macdonald, of the Royal Artillery, son of Captain Macdonald, Ballispardan. 30. The Rev. James Gordon, minister of Bellie, in the 82d year of his age, and 55th of his ministry. 30. At the manse of Abbotshall, the Rev. George Shaw, in the 73d year of his age, and 40th of his ministry. 31. At Edinburgh, Mrs Jean Storie, widow of Mr Alexander Storie, candlemaker, Edinburgh. 31. At Craig House, H. Colquhoun, Esq. On his passage home from Corunna, Lieut.-Colonel Symes, of the 76th regi ment, formerly Ambassador to the kingdom of Ava. Lately, aged 72, his Excellency Count Bruhl, many years Minister from the Elector of Saxony to his Britannic Majesty, Knight of the Order of the White Eagle. Lately, at the Rectory House, Lincoln shire, Mrs Radcliffe, the celebrated authoress of the Romance of the Forest, the Mysteries of Udolpho, and other popular works. Lately, at her brother's, the Rev. S. Raymond, of Belchamp Hall, Essex, the Right Hon. the Countess of Dundonald. Lately, at Nith Bank, Mrs Murray, mother of the first Countess Lockhart. Lately, at Edinbarnet, aged 90, James Stirling, Esq. of Law. At Edinburgh, aged 75, Mr John Home, land surveyor. At Titchfield, Rear Admiral Jonathan Faulkner. At Catisfield, Rear-Admiral Edward O'Bryen, who gallantly broke the line, when commanding the Monarch, in the memorable action off Camperdown. He was |