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PARIS, JULY 12. It is a long time since a corps of insurgents, post ed in the Sierra Morena, were kept in the mountains by the presence of the 4th corps, commanded by General Sebastiani, and posted beyond the Guadiana. It was to no purpose that the General, in order to draw them into the plain, left the enemy the means of advancing against him. The Spaniards confined themselves to some attacks upon our advanced posts, and then fled to their inaccessible retreats. At length the General, in order to inspire them with greater confidence, repassed the Guadiana, and proceeded slowly to Consuegra. The Spaniards, emboldened by this retrograde movement, at length descended from the Sierra Morena, and crossed the Guadiana, in order to draw near the corps of General Sebastiani. The King, who had prepared this manoeuvre, set out from Madrid on the 22d of June, accompanied by his guard, and a brigade of the division Dessolles. His Majesty repaired by Illescas, Toledo, and Mora, to Conruegra ; from whence the 4th had just advan ced and continuing this progressive movement, the King on the 28th established his head quarters at Vil la Rubia de los Ojos. An hostile division occupied this post two days before ; but they did not expect our troops. The insurgents were no sooner acquain ted with the arrival of the King at Consuegra, than they abandoned Villa Rubia in the greatest disorder, and repassed the Guadiana precipitately. On the 29th of June, the Kiug repaired to Day miel, where he established his head quarters ; and re inforcements which had been deemed necessary?: being arrived, his Majesty ordered a movement in advance oi the next day. The enemy, struck with terror, fled to the mountains of Sierra Morena, and main tained his ground no where. The prolonged resi dence of the King at El Moral, where he had fixed his head quarters on the 30th of June, having no other object, his Majesty resolved to return to Toledo, caus ing, at the same time, the position of Consuegra to be occupied by the 4th corps ; as well for the facility of procuring provisions, as on account of the ulterior operations which events might require. LETTER FROM GENERAL SUCHET TO THE MINISTEII. OF WAR, DATED ALCANEZ, 19TH JUNE, 1809. " SIR-By the battle of Saragossa, this capital was delivered, and General Blake obliged to retire. By that of Belchite, his retreat is changed to a flight, and Arragon is freed from his presence. " On the evening of the 15th night put an end to the pursuit. On the IGth the enemy took a stand at Boterita, was driven from thence, and retreated further. " On the 17th I went in pursuit of him. On the march we picked up 500 men, tirailleurs, from Mur cia, among whom were 43 Officers. We killed a few hundred men. I slept at la Puebla d'Alborton. At one in the morning I quitted my camp, and presented myself before Belchite at day-break of the 18th.— The 116th and 117th Regiments had joined me. The enemy, who had received during the eight a rein forcement of 4000 men, occupied the heights; his centre at Calvaire, defended by a bridge, and protec ted by the town, which has a wall and gates : his left and his right behind entrenchments and a con vent, and almost the whole of the front covered by olive-trees and vineyards cut with ravines. I spread out my columns on the plain. I caused a battalion of light infantry to advance toward the centre, among the olive -trees, merely to occupy the enemy's tirail leurs ; and whilst General Hebert repaired to the left in a columa towards the heights between Belchite and Codo, I ordered General Masnier to march in columns by battalions upon the left of the Spaniards, to advance against and charge them instantly, after having broken their line by '2O discharges of cannon. " This movement was executed with great preci sion. The Ist battalion of the 114th and Ist regi ment of the Vistula, charged vigorously in the midst of grape-shot. Blake endeavoured to oppose them by charging dim with cavalry ; two squadrons of hus sars repelled him. At the same instant one of their howitzer-waggons was blown up by one of our can non-balls. It buret with a vast report, and spread along the ranks terror and death. The whole line was Woken and overwhelmed. It crossed the town in the most dreadful disorder. We crossed it with them ; men, horses, carriages, cannon, all in con' u sion. This torrent dragged with it the camp of Cal vaire, and all the rest of the line. Nabilt, who then came forward, accelerated the general flight. The whole plain was covered with fugitives, who threw away their wallets, muskets, and cartridge-boxes. Had I had more cavalry with me, I could have taken many prisoners. " One single regiment, the first of Valencia, suc ceeded in rallying at above two leagues from the field of battle, and attempted to defend themselves. The hussars of the 4th rushed in among them, and cut them down ; only about 2or 300 were taken. One standard, nine cannon (the last possessed by this army) 23 carriages, a thousand English cartridges, shoes, hats, great-coats, as well as 3000 prisoners, re main in our power. We have collected more than 3000 muskets. The fields are covered with them. I am now pick.ng them up. We have found immense flock., and magazines of rice and biscuit, and I have buret 25 waggons of ammunition. I have sent in pursuit in different columns, and I am arrived here at Awatutz, Caianda, and Caspe. The number of the prisoners increases every instant. I have the ho nour t • send you some reports, which shew the situa tion • f the hostile army and its chiefs ; I subjoin a sketch of Use formation of that army. " I am about to address a Proclamation to the Arragonese. id My loss in these two affairs scarcely deserves trol be mentioned ' • and does not exceed 40 d ea d, an d 200 wounded . The Spaniards. when once beaten back, quitted their positions with so much precipita tion, that their fire was not very fatal. (Signed) e COUNT MICHELL* JULY 14.—His M a j esty h as ra i sed General Ma e= to th e di gn i ty of M arshal of the Empire,it Leeward for his valiant conduct. M. de la Ri b uissicre, one of the Ent s arrived at eleven o'clock la s t ni g h t , et the ages, p Pakce of the Prince Arch Chancehor of the Empire. He was dispatched on the 7th July, by order of the Empe ror, w i t h int:enlist ace to his. Serene Highness, o f t h e victory victory obtained at Deusch Wagram, b y t h e army under 14 nije st r a 6r0.81' -; • .., ' ! this victory was Moravia, fearing to be turned by she Poles and zs of artillery. Russians. • containing the particu- 'An order of.the day, of the 19th ult, =flounced _of _ !cisive battle of De g& to the Archduke Charles's army, that Austria has Wagram, was read in the principal theatres, and ac- Arne, as the Ceakaat, besides Englihd. The official cOmpanie4 by tumultuous acclamations. Gazette now declares, that_theseAUies are the Turks; Lawn from Genoa and Marseilles mention, that but every one knowi,that the Turks, unable to assist the Regency of Algiers, at the instigation of the Eng- the Austrians, cannot , defend themselves from the lish, demanded of M. Dubois Tainville, Consul Ge- Russians. neral of France, payment of an annual tribute, and ZARA, JUNE so. upon his refusal ordered him to be'arrested. A pro- We have received official intelligence, that the Ser. visional embargo has been in consequence laid on all aians, on the lst and Yd inst. totally defeated . a Tur the Algerine ships and property in the ports of France. kish division under command of the Pacha Colaso, MINISTRY OF THE MARINE. I which had crossed the Drina, in order to relieve the fortress Socal. REPORT OF CAPTAIN porzt TO THE MINISTERS OF The Servians have taken possession of Jeniska and the roads to COnstautinople, so that all communica tion is cut off. Soliman Paella has not ventured to attack them, though at the head of a large army.— Since two months, only three couriers have arrived from Constantinople, by way of Albania. From Rornelia ' we learn, that the Russians have possessed thernselves of Seteslam and Adacalesia, two fortresses on the Danube. - The Servians remain in the same positions. The Turks have attacked with great valour at Jeniska zed Jeneravas, but without effect. MARINE. g 4 Sir—On the .sth April, at half past eleven in the morning, weather thick, and a fresh breeze from W.N.W. his Majesty's frigate Niemen under my corn mand, I discovered an enemy's frigate, about two leagues and a half to leeward. I immediately tacked to starboard ; but I scarcely made sail when I per ceived another frigate to leeward of the former, which obliged me to change my course, and stand off with ail the sail I could carry. " At five in the evening the wind changed to N.E. with squalls ; at which time the frigate in my wake appeared to have somewhat tine advantage ()Nailing. At half past seven, I lost sight of the frigate to lee ward, and the other was distant about two leagues N.W. quarter N. At eight o'clock, she was no longer in sight ; and I immediately changed my course, still carrying a press of sail. 44 At three-quarters past nine, a frigate appeared to the windward, and soon approached to within half cannon shot. She made some signals, which were answered by the vessel to leeward, and which I sup posed to be one of those that chased me in the course of the day. The fire instantly commenced with the bow and stern chasers of both ships. At half-past eleven, my rigging was much cut ; and not wishing to expose myself to further damage, I decided on engaging. " A quarter of an hour ofterwards, the action began at pistol shot, under easy sail. Both ships made use of various manoeuvres until two o'clock, when I dis covered that the enemy was endeavouring to lay me athwart hawse, by bearing down upon me, I adopted the same manoeuvre, and then tacking to windward, I passed under his stern, in which situation I gave him a broadside. My intention was to board— but the enemy avoided it by dropping to leeward, which gave me the advantage of the wind. At half past two, I lost my mizen mast ; the larboard netting caught fire. The enemy, who was much crippled, availed himself of this accident, and dropping astern, attacked me on the quarter. Ten minutes after, the wreck of the mast was cleared, the fire extinguishsd; and I brought my broadside to bear. " Within a quarter of three, I had the satistaction k. to see the enemy lose his main and mizen masts, and the Gm.~ immediately make sail before the wind, drawing along the two m.ists, which retarded his sailing. He The French could only carry sail on his foremast, which was shat. two following days ; tered with grape. a general action. they returne... " In about fifteen minutes my First Lieutenant, cannot collect from this account wn... Valin, informed me that the enemy had struck, and mender of the Spanish. corps. that they hailed us to stop firin g . _ I ordered M. Ke rangone to take possession of her, but we soon saw We perceive with regret, that the - another frigate bear down to her assistance. She made neral Pg,sitz ore-occupy the im' signals to her, and.fired some musket shot at me. I gossa, and expel the French'' then renewed the action with four guns only, my abortive. After sustair' crew being employed in repairing damages, with the intention of fighting the fresh frigate, which was only pelted to renounce a short distance from us. tirely from Al " The action soon began with her, with repeated him, had cries of " Long live the Emperor !" She lay along. • t h e J r side me only a short time. My rigging was in too c . bad a state to enable me to prevent her from ranging on my starboard quarter, from which I could not bring my guns to bear on her. " At half-past four my maintop caught fire so vio lently, that it was impossible to extinguish it, parti cularly as the fire engine had been rendered unser viceable by a shot. Shortly after, the main-mast fell by the board, and encumbered the guns, which could not be brought to bear on the first frigate. This ves sel took part in the action by firing into my bows, and this was my position, when, at three quarters'past four, I struck to the Arethusa, of 48 guns, '26 nigh- We mentioned yesterday the arrival of a Gentle ' teens, 2 nines, and 18 thirty-two pound carronades. man from Holland, who reported how adverse the " The Amethyst, which I engaged for six hours and a half, was of the same force. people in that country were to believe that the Aus " Your Excellency will be pleased to take notice, trians had been defeated to the extent mentioned in that before the Arethusa came up, whick had been the 26th Bulletin. As might have been expected, nu. cruizing on the coast of Spain (for it was not this fri- I mesons rumours have in consequence been circulated. fate that chased me in the day time), the Amethyst Sad only her foremast remaining. • It is even asserted that a demi.officialAustrian account " The Niemen had then all her masts (exeepf her has been received,giving a very different account ofthe foremost) and sails a good deal shattered indeed, but battles of Enzersdorf and Wagram from that of tile capable of being soon repaired. 1 had then only 50 French; that notwithstanding the present occupation men killed and wounded. " I learned from some French prisoners who were of the encampment at Wolkersderf, no victory was ob on board the Amethyst, that when she ceased her tained by theenemy. That the Austrians did not reti ett fire, near four o'clock, they were obliged to leave until after the engagements were terminated, and that the hold, on account of the great quantity of water the object of the retrograde movement was to drag she made. the enemy from behind the D anu b e, and to gain pos. " The bravery displayed on this occasion by the officers and crew of the Niemen, is above my praise ; session of a more advantageou s encam p ment i n t h e and I request that your Excellency will procure them vicinity of the Taya; that the Archduke JOHN will pro holy, in consequence, be enabled to ta k e possess i on that reward of which they are most ambitious, namely j of Vienna 4 and that the loss of th e F renc h was muc h to submit their conduct to his Majesty's attention. (Signed) 44 Du Porsr.•' greater than that of the Austrians, who effected their NUREMBURG, JULY 5. retreat in perfect order. We learn from the Prague official Gazette, that the French, who are besieging Presburg, have de.' lt is our duty to state this rumour ; b ut we wou ld i stioyed the bridges on the river, in order to deprive ill discharge oar trust were we to m i n i ster to pu bli c the great Austrian army of that passage, in case they credulity by giving to such reports an importance to should stand in need of it, in order to pass into Hun- which they have no solid c l a i m .—W e d o 1 1 0 t b e li eve ga. Order of the I that the Austrians were mu te d, i n t h e strict serve of that word, in the late bat t l e , more t h an t h at t h e An D Charles on the 2Sd ofay, issued by the Archduke June, expresses the great dissa tisfaction of the Archduke at the conduct of the French army was muted in the preceding ; but it Hungarian insurrection at the battle of Raab. The carries absurdity on the face of it to suppose that the whole right wing, composed of that Militia, fled in G Au s stria g n ly Co sorti oqn_ tied an. position, with the Danube der wou in his nglyhave abandoned so strange a manner. that it should seem its leaders ire little sensible of the importance of the crisis in which a the ilustrian Monarchy is at this moment.., front, and which commanded Bohemia, Moravia, and General Chasteller, says a Bulletin of the 18 th of ' a part of Hungary, fo r one i n w hi c h h e i s assa il a b le June, unable. to re-enter the Tyrol, with great diffi. on all sides, Awe he is cut off from Hungary, • t culty has reached Hungary, having crossed the Da -1 dispute possession of Moravia, e nube, n e ar Buda. He hopes, by a great circuit, t 4) join th e A rc hd u k e J o h n. into Bohemia is his o n ly re f uge i n case The Archduke Ferdinand has ordered rations to be I Our Readers cannot have forgotten provided for him at Teschen. He is bearing towards reports of battles and victories,' THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, JULY 25. Sr. JAMES—Holiday at the Bask, litohecter, and Stony Ors es PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY . S per Cent. Red. ssii India lio'nds, 20m. pr. S per Cent. Cons. Ann. 67H3 Each. Bills, 6s. I3s. pt. 4 per Cent. 114 f Omnlvm, rem. S per Cent. Navy Hal State Lottery Tickets m 621.115. Long Ann. II 11-16 Cons. for sec. Sit 6Sit The intelligence from Spain given among the ex.: tracts in the preceding columns, is copied from Pari s papers to the 16th and Dutch to the 21st inst. The retreat of SELtSTtANf, we are told, was for the purpose of drawing the Spaniards from their strong holds hi the neighbourhood of the Sierra, and bringing them to a general engagement. The snare, however, did not take effect, though so much reliance wasplaced on its success, that KingJosiurn left Madrid with consi derable reinforcernents,for the purpose of being present at and co-operating in the extinction of the pr... Spanish army. The Spanish General was fortunately too wary, and too much on the aft'. Upon being apprised the enemy's movements ( whose head-quarters were a t Villa Robia, on the 2111th ult. which was occupied by the Spaniards two days befoie) he suddenly repassed the Guadiana, and retreated to his former position. The French made some movements in advance on the two following days ; but having failed in bringing on a general action, they returned to. Consuegra. We cannot collect from this account who was the Com-, wander of the Spanish. corps. We perceive with regret, that the attempt of tie- 1 *sal gaisics ore-occupy the important post of Sara rasa, and expel the French from thence,. ha proved ilkortive. After sustaining - two defeats, he waccom felled to renoence this prOject, and to t vi , th a roposiii, tirely from Arragon. Sumer, who was opposed bp him, had established his head-quarters at Altanitt on 1 the 19th ult. It is some satisfaction to find that the Spaniards displayed no little skill and greet bravery in these actions. It would appear. from the offitiel report, that their defeat on the 17th was swing to:thi' accident of the blowing up of one of their aramunitioeki waggons. The French Captain's account of the action be-' tween the AmarsasT and Mester; will be read with interest—by those who have not before read Sir MICHAEL Sayatoua's narrative of the same affair I Holland, before the96tli Bulletin was we wonder then at the complexion of mods . ?. They bear exactly that hue expected to be given to them by sanguine restate facts which they are unwilling - WINDSOR TERRACE.—This place was company on Sunday evening. His companied by the Princesses ELIZABETH, MARY, walked there for a considerablf cess AUGUSTA remained with her 1V Royal Party appeared in excellent versed, with their usual affability, present. Princess ELIZAMILTN wore a royal purple over white satin ; her gown very high on the tucker: a small white lace half-handkerchief over her head, and another on her neck. Princess So elms, a lilac imperial net robe, her hair without any ornaments. Princess MART, dressed in the saint man; pink. Princess AmiscrA has removed to considered much better. Yesterday morning his MionsTY, and AUGUSTA, accompanied by Lords RIVERS, Lady J. Titymtn, General FITZROY, Mr. DRAZ GROSVENOR, Lon, rodeirtWindsor Park, and returned at noon. Mr.Daax OsoirvEkoa and - wards left Windsor for £don. new creatios of Barsolts very g unil, it is said, include several landed Jaime in the kingdom of A mistake has wept itito the Papers, Marquis WEl:Lanny was accompanied, Spain, by the Secretary to the Etatatty, lion is filled by Mr. - B4wrnocosintw Film, been in Spain some time. The other' oially attached to the Embassy, are Lordship's private Secretary, and r Lordship's physician. Lord WELLIRMAT parried besides by the Hon. W. Bart.- of the Earl of BATHURST * Mr. W_ Lordship's nephew, Major ARMSTRONG Foot, Captain CAMAS" Mr. G. K. do not think that these Gent/etnen official capacity. The Hon. Himay most probably not take his departure Lord WeLLEstatv is about to return, take the place of British Minister to Junta. Count GERMAN GARNIER has been sident of the French Senate. General DUPONT, and the next ti who signed or assented to the capil have been for some time confined Friday the Ist Regiment of Roy._ lunteers, commanded by the Right CHARLES HOPE, were reviewed on idurntsfield by his Excellency the Right Hon. Lord ( —They made a fine appearance, - their evolutions with great exactness The following article is from 73i of the 14th ti-ip.l‘ 144.srs from e, grass mention,ihat the Embargo Law, supplements, and the Non-Intercourse. be repealed ; and that a bill would terdicting•commerce with France tionary power with the President, -course with that Power, whenever _.--atd be wade." Dpas.....On Monday last, a duel was fought in a tenet near Norwich, between Mr. and Mr. both of that city, in consequence we no. dAtind, of their paying their addresses to le same young shady. The parties filvel, brit neither ree t ieed any injury ; after which topdalftltation took place, and Mr. L. • resigned. bis pretialoll.o ate the fair lady. Et.orILMINT.- - rbi , 'Aft of a SPenith afiliderailat resident in this country, has recently eloped with ; young Hibernian, not yet nineteen, who had been a frequent guest at the husband's table. They were traced to some considerable distance I, but Moen the circumstance of their taking bye-roads, and walking occasimally across fields, all traces of thdb half* been lost. 'llk Lady is not quite twice the age pf het enamorata. Rowilm-Matcluts.—Yesterday there welt three Rowing Matches from Strand-lane to the Temple. Stairs, from thence to Hungerford, and back to Strand-lane Stairs, which completed each race. The contest lay between six apprentices above Bridge; they started about twelve o'clock for the first match, which was nearly at the top of the: tide, and the Whole were completed in perfectly slack water. The t prizes were hats and other. articles of wearing app eel, which were subscribed for by a number oft free watermen. The day being extremely fine, a vast number of spectators were on the water. The skeleton of a Mammoth In high preservation (being the, second) was lately found on the coast of the White - Sea, at the mouth of the rim Tana. • A Heron of extraordinary site was yesterday shot • final the top of the College of Physicians. A remarkable circumstance occurred to some Gen. Jlemen who were angling at Shepperton on Tuesday last : a small roach having been hooked, a jack of four pounds weight snapped at the roach, and com• pletely swallowed him; and by the dexterity of the angler, the jack was-also_pulled into the boat. MANCHISTEit Tuitemut..-On the last night of the blanchester theatrical season, Mr. M'Cmaany carne forward and addressed a numerous and elegant au aience in nearly the following words : " Ladies and Gentlemen.-This being the asectasios of the 1 I feel* itienmeeut Upon me to return pateful thanks to ::;t1 thoth wisobave hot:Mired the theatrewith their support; at the same time, I cannot help lamendng that the astempk has net been mote severalty followed, fortis a strebaselsoll tank that, notwithstanding every possible effort arida lane been made, the performers that have boas brought, et peat Watley, and the new pivot.s that , have been produced, in a etyleaOnkielis permit me without vanity to say, I believe would not L ad/et dlotadit oft a London theatre; *llllll as it is to asser t , it is the ilia, that it has not been attended with when ; indeed the mode j e q uite the reverie of success, 'tis to ms Miter reis:e-the moneY that I hal is the funds, an =hi* hest, w wan oat ineousiderable, Is lath * . 41imed i the logleiger, I beneight, the fruits cf my early indasefy. is se ddi mason, !elder leisure for rent ; auu for the !betty that at Leis meminallves p lc the power . o f aderessint f i air of night. I . w` , , _ This morning, at half past seven, this victory 9 FOREIGN I]VTL►LLIGENC.E. announced by frequent discharges of artillery. This evening, the Bulletin, conta t ining the parti PARIS. JULY is. lays of the memorable and decisive battle of Deu re 91 , d ki v - • ki Is received. j• it • of the preset. A e which mighr, nguiae mentai lg to credit. ..• • g was crowded w the! !is MaJzsrt, a( BETH, SOPHIA, a table time. Pri -••• ' MAJESTY. 11 t spirits, and t:-4. s with the Nolnlit, -113 i • Ile imperial net r k , he bogo:13, with ah. thief thrown eare'... s ." bs be, over White wit, " • oniy her robe :II .1 ) Frogrnorc, art , Princesses sow.::, ords WA LSINGHW, 'Tats CARTV.M.VA7, Rnd Colo ne l T;,, : :urned to the Pal Ind Daughter after. ry generally sprt ;e • rend gentlarien . c a Ireland. imiett pers, n on. stating hisw t iy lit t2 tbassy. That situ:, • Ew Faux, who her Gentlemen off. a re Mr. FORBES, ha I Dr. KNIOIITOK, h t • ELLIELEY it SCUM, trntutsr, seconds 4 C WILLIAM POLE, his ram; of Iv 10th Caanur, &c. but se hen go out. in any Nity WELLESLEY Will tore for apain until turn, when he will er to the SuPrenn been appointed Pre. to hint in command, nnoe 7lu'L' 7 3 °ia . tY ean g s E s tu mern a iv L hilVua and or t egv Erntiin d d :H u ct ben. ns . i r en epre C tfioi n ot i ne a n t flu :r , : ctot rßC :a ti g sfG La i c r h o l eto a l"li cn iVn u el : :t l i . go 1,..aw, with all its course. k aa a 4 won't old helkanghtin, : e , leaving a discre. t, to open the inter* ver an izr.angernent duel was fought in A.. - 7a :via, and whence a rar* Ms 1 gat gen to two t Isto antsatost, espy! 0 000 r Wing the haw of ammo. !tailors you after ads mot fuge in case of miskionne, be perform, who Ingo irnistitaceml your blindness, tartar it forgotten how m an y fru 410 . 148 g t heir 11 " 11 / 1 1111 diamOsignmot ill vI4 Vd5. 1 4 0 6 ihookbs ProVegil, 01411Oppiliese, which Ism Wen strangers tc rieS trauainkce4 .1 / 1 1.7 Of us Iwe 110/10, respettrnly !214 Tor—fartwell r • that to