North Wales Gazette

PECREE OF THE FRINCK REGENT OF PORTU- GAl, DATED RIO JANlilHO, JULY 6. 1S09. 44 Governors of the Kingdom of Portugal, and the ^lgarves the Prince Regent, unto JOu, greeting, as unto those 1 love and pi iZe-} it fleingniy principal, care to secure, •very weans possible, the "independence of my dominions, and tir deliver them completely from the cruel enemy, who so nitiiiiiiiarily,and contrary to the jjooil ftttttt of treaties, has invaded Jhe Slätt:S of iU) Crown,-in iiurope, and bat. never Ceiiktu siaktug-upoa "theia the most unjust war I "1' and as it is on the one hand adaww lodged, that in such a difficult crisis, more con- tribute to the defence of the kingdom than a Government composed of a smalt number of indi- viduals, and 00 the other it is tndispensthle to preserve, with our ancient and faithful ally the King of Great Britain, not only the best under- standing, but likewise to prove to him, in the most evident manner, that my intentions are not different from those by which he is animated, in the promotion of the common cause, that his Britannic Majesty may continue in the same efficacious manner to succour Portugal and the whole Peninsula; and as it cannot be doubted that this glorious purpose which I so ardently desire to effect can only be attained by the most extensive, linn, and reciprocal confidence; and his Britannic Majesty haying made known his principles on this subject, and what he judges will most contribute to a happy result, and is most essential to the defence of the Kingdom and of the Peninsula, I have seen fit to order that you shall be immediately reduced to the number of 3 or 4 governors, having a deliberative vote on all objects of the public administration, and that those shall be the Patriarch Elect of Lisbon, the Marquis Des Minas, and the Marquis Mou- teiro Mor, President of the Board de Coiisciencia^ e Ordene, Don Francis Xavica in Cunha e JVIene- ger, performing the functions of President, wf the- Privy Counsel, to which pl.icehe is appointed by the present Decree. It is further my pleasure to direct you to acknowledge Sir A. Wellesley as Marshal General of my armies, as long as he shall continue in the cornnJiJ nd of the allied Portuguese and English forces; taking, then, his rank over Marshal Beresford, as Commander in Chief: aud as soon as he shaU have been recognised as such, you will invite him to afl the sittings of Government in which matters come under discus- sion which concern (he organization of the army, or important detenuinaupu, whetherfinaucial or others, which if may he necessary to adopt for ¡he defence of the kingdom, a,illl of the whole Peninsula, taking liii' Lo Piisior) and advice on all subject's of that nature and should be be absent in such cases, not be able to assist at your deli- .derations,' you are to for his advice in writinr:if possible, giving hiui flill il)f(rmat¡()1! of the subject under'discussion, in order, tli.it he may he perfectly acqiiaiiVted with your dWnssion •ind determinationof natters of (he -ab»ve des- cription. In, this maimer the affairs of Govern- ment shall be-conducted -with the utmost, energ;, and harmony, as loltg ;rs unfortunately it shall not be possible to conclude á permanent aÚrl gene- ral pealt. ffis Britannic Ma jesty will then b' convinced it is tiiy, e;iriicit wish to eradkate Ib" general view t)fci),tlitio;is, of opinion* he tween the powers who make common canst', and he wi!! he made perfectly acquainted with the orders which I have given, arid shall continue I' live, that the most strenuous efforts shall be made to attain that safe and permanent p'eaec" universally desjred, by means of a grand display of all the forces and resources of my fciugfloiri. which I can only flatter ihyself completely to recover, by the most powerifil means and exer- tions. T PRINCE. To the Governors of the Kingdoms of Portugal andAlgrave. t ti,- Palace of Rio Janeiro, July"6,1809. — (Lisbon Gazette, Noo. 2i.)

mrs. st and Evens. s Died on Monday night, the ,20th ult. of consumption, in an yhscure dwelling in.Cross- field, Halifax, and in circumstances of ex- treme distress, Mrs. Standevens, aged 30. The short history of this accomplished and unfortunate young/womau is painfully inter- esting; but as the lesson which it teaches-is fulfof instruction, a few particulars are ad ded, in the hope, that, as a warning example to female youth, her sufferings and melancho- ly fate, may Hot have irt-, va,' Kliza Evans was the only child of the Rev. Mr. Evans, of Malpas, in Cheshire, domestic fhaphin to Lord Cliolmondeley. His charac- ter, as given by one who kuew lilin, •?very respect excellent. He was exemplary itnd'useful in the of his sacred office, Policed and caressed by lite rich and the great for his acquirements ami virtues, and beloved by the poor for his piciy and charities. Eliza ost her- mother at the- early age of live years, •nd len years afterwards was bereft of her-fa- 'her. The interval between, tlipse two vfitiOnswas spent in the best, schools which Chester and Shrewsbury afforded. Her al- taitiinbuis were worthy of the opportunities which she enjoyed. In addition toher native Sanguage,- she became mistress of the French and Italian, exc el led in music and drawing, ind attained eminence in the variety of fancy- work, without having neglected the more useful acquisition of plain-work. Ste vva* sent for from st hool to attend the death-bed of her father he left her at the age of 15, about ip-boo under the guardianship of Sir Thomas Edwards., of I'rodesley. To this [little fortune Lord Cliolniondeley added the life-interest of the leasehold property possess- ed by her father, estimated.at from 60 to 701. per annum. Her guardian died soou after his curate, and his ward continued to reside with -Lady. Edwards. Some circumstances, which at this distance of i'tne it were "tiselesq to de- tail, separated her from the protection of this family, aiW she left them, to reside with an old servant and housekeeper of her "father. It is unnecessary to give any particulars <if the 'e&rl'y dis;ippoiutmeut of 'her hopes. Young, "accomplished, and in some degree -independent, separated from- any iriear con. ucctioiiSj and womanly beyondJier years,, by one imprudent act she plunged herself into embarrassmeii til which ended only with her lite. At tliis-period;,slic became acquainted with Air. Staiideveiis,, a young man of three and twenty, the hero at that time, of the Shrews- bury theatre; and who wore the sock and buskin alternately, witli equal and no mean celebrity. They "met at a musical party. They wut both musical. At 16, whilst in mourning tor her father,, she became a wife, mourning tor her father,, she became a wife, at 17 a mother, Her history is now soon told. Her life was what may be seen in the green- room of every provincial theatre. Tier talents! were not adapted to the stage her figure1 was little, her voice had lost its sweetness, and in particular she could not get the better of a timidity which made her never feel all home upon the stage. She did not rise above very subordinate parts in the theatre; and, during the greater portion of her career, she -was an actress, not from choice, but necessi- ty. She dressed her face with smiles, and her person with finery to enable her to still the clamorous craving, and clothe the nakedness of six poor children at home. To the wear 'and tear of the first actor in all parts in a provincial theatre, Mr. Standeven's constir lution, originally robust, fell sacrifice. As his health, and perhaps his theatrical fame and his powers of entertaining decreased, his family increased. A long sickness destroyed his only means of helping his wife and ciiii- drcn, and added to their embarrassmcnts., The leasehold property, the gift of Lord CholmoAideley, had-been disposed of; About two years ago death removed poor Standevens telykl) lati oil of poverty and suile which lie coufd not alleviate. It ought not to be omitted, Uaat when separated from his wife by sickness, whilst she followed with part of her family th6' fortunes of the compa- ny, this- poor maw's letters endeavoured to clieor and support her, and breathed uiiabated leuderness and affection for her and her chil- dren. Mrs. S. endeavoured to retain her sta- tion on the stage, but in vaiu. On the expi- ration of her engagement, it could not be re- newed her strength was unequal even to her subordinate parts; the insidious disease to. which she fell a victim was graduallly uuder- ming a constitution naturally delicate, and her spirit was completely broken. On foot, with her children, in rags and wretchedness, she travelled Irora .1 idswell, in Derbyshire, du search of her husband's parish. About a year ago, whilst on this route, she arrived at Halifax, and entering at night, without any previous intimation, the house of a distant female relation of her husband, threw herself and her children upon her protection. But the circiimstancesof this relative were entirely unequal to such a call; she had for many years takon, care of and ed-ucated the eldest boy and has continued her kinduesas to that unfortunate family to the present hour. Mrs. Slandeveiis and her children lived some time in a room, in Copper-street, and afterwards about three mouths iii Cjross-fields.. Here I tkey wer? supported by a small allowance from her husband's parish—by her'needle—by her teaching a few scholnrs-;by the kindness of their relation-tnd by the casual bounty of the charitable. Her disease had now nearly run its course its last stage was aleviated. and the passage lo the grive rendered- easier, by medical assistance. A few days before htr death, she was admitted a home-patient of ihe Halifax Generai Dispensary, and 'was relieved from ihe fund of the Benevolent So- ciety by the visitor of the district in which she lived. She was perfectly aware of her 'apJ proaching dissolution. On the evening on which she died, she said to a poor kind néigh: lio, not leave me. Martha 1" the.poor woman knel beside her (the bed was on the floor) and supported the dy ing ii^other in her arms. After having in this situation been a short time engaged iii prayer,"she Itfoked on her eldest daugkler, who was kneeling at the foot of the bed, and, fixing her eyes upon her, serenaly breathed her lasl. Hep d> mg words were, "t bequeath my children to God, and resi into tis com-; mended her orphan* to the prol^dion of Hun;' who is ttiie' Father of the fatherless and. U-uiliu^ to his uierciful acceptance, gave back, let, the hands.of the widow's God., 4 11 'i 'Ims -is-, sorebwfut tale, but there a're ■some j cii-cuiiistaiiecs on which ihe feelings may dwell with pleasure. The acquirements of her youth she rtl iined to the day «f}ier,death. Iu her ac- cumulated distresses tiiey ministered to her! support, and mitigated fhoslHferings which they could not remove. She was thus enabled To be -tlie innlructrois of }jer children. In the several towns which the company visited s!»e taught drav. tug and the use of thu piano-forte, f and n.ade raffles ol pictures and iV.nc^-work for the support ot her family. Her quickness in plaui-work contributed to the same end. And when her work failed, or was finished, she spent her hours in reading. She more than once attempted to .establish a school but, the world's prejudice marred her success :-?• She had been or was a player and it, is no wonder that this laudable purpose failed. IJirfortUftaie-Wonfan One single act of impru- dence altered entirely the complexion of her life." What a contrast do the two portions pf It prewenttlhough in the first fifteen years she felt niotlter, and though her.t'atlier's death ultimately deprived her of an adviser a,ed of a home, her cb ildhood and youth were spent, happily and use- fully, in the acquisition of knowledge, and in the society of valuable friends. The last fifteen years present a melancholy and different picture ;—but, in circuinstaticr.sk- and in'socicly by no tiiean;5 favourable to vir- tue, her character remained without blemisli and wilhoul reproach. And surely it is high- ly n,a'^}'n £ tljat the rei:gn>us im- ;pr(!,sion of her infancy and io fa r iron) being effaced by subsequent years spent in a dang'Tous profession, and marked with a vmiety of fullering, were recognised during her illnevi and in her la^t moments and they did not torsako her amidst the most squalid wieli hudne, or during the most acutp suf- ferings; hut enabled her, in circumstances (If extreme distress, to die in peace with humble resignation aud hope, five destitute orphans survivjj her, tw o duyghlei s of the age? of 12 and 10, and three boys o'i the ages of 13, 4, and 2 years the íilxlh child died five yearrf ago. It desir,ible to prevent j the girls be sent to the work-house of their parish, to save them frotn the dan- gersrfncniettt to their sex, to their youth, and to their unprotected situation. To effect this purpose, and to fit them- out. for service, contributions have been solicited at Halifax. Halifax, Nov. 25, IS09. J. T.

MISCELLANIES. /'j Miss Patersou, the lady who was married to Jerome jjuonaparte, has for soiue time past resided at Baltimore, and is one of the pa, i; de 1. most lovely women of which that city can boast. Since deserted by her unworthy hus- band, her conduct has been, as it always was, distinguished by its propriety, and mauy arc said to have attempted persuading her to ac- cept a more honourable partner. ) rom her refusals it was believed she liid resolwd to die a Queen-Dowager of Westphalia or ex- pected, perhaps, from the hands of Napo- leon, the erection of some Transatlantic prin- cipality or monarchy hi her own fiivour, of in of Jerome's son. Bui all at once she had attered her mind, renouncing an una ginarv or artificial grandeur, for the expecta- tion of rea) felicity in marriage with all Eng- fish gealleiiiaii, Mr. Oakley, Secretary of the British Legation to the United States of Ame- rica, and sou of Sir Charles Oakeley, Bart, of Shrewsbury. ■■•Madam Jerome Buona- parte's son was born in London, in 4805; A curious decree of the Bishop of London's Court, was.read it, Lile parish Churcli of Isle- worth, on Sunday se'nnight, whereby one iCeane, a market gardener, was'expelled the Church for four months, for brawling aud chiding in the church and church-yard. Two causes-of considerable importance to those concerned ill building, were on Wednes- day determined before the Court of Requests, Bath, between Mr. John Smith, timber-mer- at d ch^nt, at the Albion Wharf, and several saw- yers in bis employ. They had deiiumded what they term throwing the cutting of oak,:elm, or fir scantling, into (luarteq which Mr. S. resisted; as by such oittde-.they had charged 400 feet for every 1,00 they had absolwtaly cut. After a full investigation the Court determined j in favour of Mr. Smith, against the iihposi- tions, eiideavot-ired to be Setup by the sawyers, thereby estahlishingacgeneral rule that these iiien are entitled. td no more admeasurement for their work than where the ^aw absolutely passes. In Newby Park, belonging to Lord Gran- y t. tham, there is now growing an oak tree, of the uncommon admeasurement of 25 Ions, or 1000 solid feetr which, at the present prices oftilllher and bark, is worth upwards of 250 guineas. The-election for Chancellor of Oxford was decided on Thursday. Lord Greuvilie is Liie successful candidate, having gained the elec- tion by a majority of13. The tolkwiug are the numbers Lord Greuvilie 400 LordiEldou. 393 I)uli6 of Beaufort..? T-hejforlowJn^ Is, we^feMeve,' ■ cortfct li»4 of Chancellors of the University of Oxford, from the reign of Edward VI. to the presvul time. b » "I When elected 15-52 Sir John Mason, Knt. 1556 Cardinat Puie, Archbishop of Canter*- bury. 1558 Hettry Fitzalen, Earl of Aruiidal. 1559 Sir John Mason, again. 1561 R6bert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 15S8" Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Citans cellor. 1591 'Thomas Sackville, Ear! of Dorset. 1608 Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of I -1 -C,Eiiitei-bury 1610 Thomas Egerton, Lord EUesraere. 1616 William, Earl of Pembroke. 1630, William Laud, Archbishop of Cat terhnry. l'64l Philip Herbert, Earl of Pembroke* 1613 William, Marquis of Hertford. 1647 Philip, Earl of Pembroke, again. 1650 Oliver Cromwell, Protector- "'165T Lord Richard Croaiweil, ditto. 1669 James, Duke of Ormond. 1688 James* Duke of Ormond, grandsrtfi '(jfthe"a:ùov'é b 1110 —*■——>, Earl of Arrin. T7/)9 John, Earl of Westmorland. ■ 176H*<.Jet»rge?Hfeury, Earl of Lite-.hfield- w 1778 Frederick, Lord S'orth. 1792; Williahi^'Duke of Portland. tnravel &nd Stove.~Th« foilo wing remedy-, rejmte'd to be infallible, has heen lately made' public:" Take an •Mvdfnl ot a common weed called Wiid Carrot, t -■ !it:r the rocits or blos- soms, to which i pilll and half of boiling water, stew it by tiie tire till the liquor be- comes strongly impregnated with the wetd. Let the patient.take a teacup-full in tbe ex- It IN a present relief, and, by a continuation of it will effectually dissolve and eradicate any callousasubstance, though ever so large. ever so large. r A cartel for the exchange of prisoners be- tween ■this country and France is settled, ai'-d Commissioners are to be appointed to go to France for the. purpose. The Persian Ambassador is a person of a most iioble aud "digtiified deportivjent. He is handsome and eJegant.Be has a is not. considered large, of only szl'vl,.V,Ihi-e children; but it is considered as. a mark of pe- culiar good fortune, even in Persia, that he had six chiidren born to him on one and the same day. A house is taken for his Excellen- cy in Mansfield-street. Local Militim.—Letters have just been issu- ed from the War-Office, staling that Colonel# ot Local Miiitiafare to insure the arms, ac- coutrements, aiid clothing in their depot, out of the regimental contingent fund, as in the eveut'of the 'destruction of these articles by fire, they are reslioiisitile to Government fof their value.—-The following alterations have taken place in the Staff, to be retained at this head-quarters of the different regiments.——» Corporals not to receive permanent pay aftaf t.he :i:lhinst.-Also, alter the same period, pay will only be allowed to ouf Serjeant per company, including the serjeant- niajor, and likewise for one druminer lo two* companies, including the drum-major. A leiiiiht of the Duke of -——, iu Norfollft who had long rented a farm «t 1TOI. per an-i ltlfn, at the expiration of the lease was tol& lie i'i st be advanced on the renewal of the lease. To this lie objected taid wken lie was told lhat in future be must pay 7001. a year i £ [ be stopped, he appeared thuuderslruck, anil j Tiovild not consent to) give sucli a rent. In th j altrruoon of the same day, au intimate frien<l | called to ai>k him if he would accept the pro<* posals of his Grace's steward, for be had beell informed he had declined rhem, and in that case mi the morning he should go to the Duke and solicit his acceptance ot him as his future tenant. The farmer replied, it was true he had declined another lease oil the proposed I terms, and asked his friend to stop and dnnk. tea with bin). In the mean while, however, | lie dispatched his son with all possible speed t(? the steward, saying, that on matuve coO" sideration, he should be glad to have the fiew lease immediately executed.

=- II f ■ LONDON MillKSTS. COE^J EXCriANtTL, DECEMBER IS. +-oJ.- There was a liberal supply of English and For- eign Wheat this; morhing; the prime samples were taken off at fast Mondays prices.—The or- dinary sorts remain un'sold.-Five maltiag Bar- ley's obtained their former price, being but few at ma I' k. ct. Bofhng 'Pease werg^rether chea pe r, likewise Grey Pease.-—J?ew fresh Oats wercsold at 4ast. week's pi-ices.-the inferior samples were very dull in sale.— Rye, and_ Beans with little variation.—Rapeseed and Linseed keep thai* prices. General Currency as iinder., Wheat.. v,«—i~s 84s 96s 4 Crey Pealse.Zq 61 s (a Fine. ~s 92s 108s Small Beans. 38s 45s llye.. —-s48i54s j Ticks.—s——s Barley.ia^Ss 57s Oats 29s 35s 0* Malt. _s$6» 86s Polands 32s 40s <(«f White Peas—s 70s 84s } It^pe Seed.48s 52s w AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN, By the Quarter of liight Wiikhestec Ikisl«;!«»;- WTieat I Rye. I Barley (fttl" s., d. s. rf. s. d. s..1-. Anglesey,v.. 42 22 sv d. s. rf. s. d. «. 4*. t Anglesey,v.. <—42' 0 22 Carnarvonsh.j 93' 4 47 4 27 Denbighshiw 110 & —" 56 2 | S3 Flintshire^ 118 0 — 58 It Merionethsh. 104 8 -——— 56 6 [ 25 Montgomery^ 109 T i_— 60 0 j 2ft ? Chester, ^1 8 ——-—J SSr. Pitt CLI, pr,, LEATHER/Ax LEAI).ENIlApfi. Butts, 50 to 5G!b. each. 19 to 'iI DittoS6,!o66lb. to Merchants Backs. 18 to Dressing Hides 18 to Fine Coach Hides. 20 to 'i!t Crop HhleS, for cutting, 35. to 40,. 18 to Plat Ordinary, 45 to 50 IT to Calf Skins-, 30 to.401 b. per dozen.. to- Ditto, 50 to 651b. jjer dozen. 36 to Ditto, 30 to 90IT> 3? to Small Seats,'("Greenland) 'f) to fy- Lrirge ditto, per dozen 10; 4 11 TaKuedrtiorse Jlides,]icrlb. 20 to. I

TlTr IONLiN ISLANDS. At a moment when Bonaparte, master not only of Italy, bnt, in virtue of the rccent treaty of Vienna, Sovereign of atlthc Austrian 41 Littorale," or maratime provinces, from Is- t..ia, at the head of the Adriatic, round to Cat- taro, in Dalmatia, possesses both sides of the Gulf of Venice; the acquisition of those is- lands may be of the last importance. It is. indeed, singular to consider, that this French Emperor, who may be said to compress Eu- rope, from one extremity to the other, and vhose power on the Continent is unlimited, becomes impotent and powerless, the instant that he attempts to extend his power beyond the limits of the land. In 1109, when he has unquestionably reached a point, of elevation, Altogether wiihout precedent, since the time of Justinian, he possesses only three islands, worthy of mention, in any part of the habita- ble globe. Even those three, he holds by the most precarious tenure. We mean, the Mau- ritius, in the Indian Ocean Guadaloupe, in the West Indies; and, lastly. Corfu. It is "triore than possible, that, in the lapse of ano- ther year or two, those may be lost to France, vvliieli will then exhibit the extraordinary of a revolutionary Despot, reigning L. Virtually over all Europe, without possessing "fitheran island or a colony. Such are the jirorfigioHS and iocalcii table results- of a navy f ich as that of Great Britain. Of those islands thus acquired, CephaloOia ijj.jhe largest, and may, if protected by wise laws, become, under the British Government, .v-ic of the Emporiums of the Levant. It is in circuit full one hundred and seventy miles,. f possessing, on the South West-side, a very -spacious harbour,.named Argostoli capable of ajfprdiug shelter to a large tie«t, and land- locked on almost every jjilartef. Cuder the Veil et ia -,I o" eru inciit, there were two forts upon it, but they have been allowed to fall into ruins. The1 wines^ as well as all tb«pro. ductions of Cephalotwa, are highly esteemed ia its vicinity, separated only'by an arm of the sea, about a league broad,-calk'd the Canal Guiscai-tl(" stands Ithaca,orTeachi, the Little Cephalonia so famous as the country of Viy- ncs and the residence of Penelope. The island is nearly forty miles in circumference, Ceri. go, the ancient Cythera, according to the ^Ijthologists the ancient residence of Venus, is situated to the South*East ot the Morea, and is about 50 n\ile9 in circumference. The '"greatest part of it is mountainous and rocky, but the rest produces corn and excellent grape. The town of San Nicolo, in this island, has a fort, and a oocl road for ships. Zante is the last and mosi southern of this cluster of i lands, being about twelve nviies from Cepha- lgia, fourteen miles long, and eight broad.— Jt is not far distant from the Morea.and yields to none of those already described, in fertili- ty. Its currants, no less than its wines, are vcehbrated throughout the Levant: and it has a fine port on the south side, which portion of the country is said to be almost covered with fruit trees. Of the remaining Ionian Islands, Corfu, the most northern, claims precedence, Though inferior in magnitude to Cephalonia, it is of far superior importance in every point of view. Placed by nature precisely at the entrance of the Adriatic, close to the shore of Epirus, it may be denominated the key ot the Venetian Gulf. Unrier the Venetians, in the middle ages, and down even to the seventeenth ccn- turv, Corfu was esteemed the advanced bas- t1011 and bulwark of the Christian States, against the Ottoman Power, when, the Soly- mans, and the Selims, menaced Italy, no less than the German Emperor. Situated in a beautiful climate, enjoying a salubri-ous air, and exuberant soil, near one hundred and twenty miles in circumference its producti- ons of every kind are of a superior quaJiiy, Homer has placed in Corfu, then denominated Vhreacia, the gardens of King Alcinous, It 0 is only about fifty miles distant from Otranto, in A pulia, and was justlyrcgarded by the Re- public of Venice as oneofthe most invaluable possessions of the state. There are in itseveral excellent ports but the circumstances which distinguish it from all others in its vicinity, is, that Corfu has a strong and almost impreg- nab!e fortress. It stands, as does the capital of the island, which it protects, in a central position, looking towards Epirus, built partl on a rock, surrounded by the sea, partly on mount St. Mark. The French garrison at Corfu, is stated to exceed 5Wincii, .lid the reduction of that island will not be very easily effected. The poss&ssiouofthewh&ic Adriatic coast, which the French have acquired by the peace with Austria, renders it an object of material im- portance to us-ty expel then* frofa this island." In our hands, it would finable us in a great measure, to command the entrance of the Adriatic, and consequently? hot only to ob- strucLajl French comniercial operations in that quitter, but prevent them Irom de- ri v in&gttjL -great.. b £ »e fit frani the fa milies- for ship building, which they would otherwise have from the possessions of the Naval Arse- nal of Venice, and the fortress of Dalmatia. Wood for fuel, and animal food, are two ar- ticles of supply which Corfu is unable to sup- {)ly for its own consumption. It would per- ta'ps, not be impossible to cut off* those esseu- tiai supplies; but 4sour object is rather the, festoraliou of the independence of the Sept* Insular Republic, than the reduction of the Ionian Islauds under our own dominion, it might be imptxllllc-to have recourse to mea- sures of Inutility, which might distress the peaceable and "weii disposed inhabitants Corfu, more thall, the garrison by which the Island is. defended. Government indeed, it is said, are in ex- pectation of hearing of the surrender of Cortu, against which place an attack had been ar- ranged, immediately after the tali of Cepha- lonia, Ithaca, Cerigo, &c» -I I<h-