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able conaiderathin to supply tbe v - acancy. excuse that they acted in obedience to the Xing. • Pdavhsgpassed my witoie life In the County, and been engaged i • SITTING OP TUE 27TH. 44 7 , sin , its Cjvil and Military services, I heise it Will no:se be A coifidentia! letter from General liallasteros was presumption in me to entertain the laudable ambition of 1 ill useful 'if I sho•dd , "• -"our or read, dated - ' •ai Ximena, October '- ' . _ - - ..o years de-mcd being setts ~..... , : and ... .n.o•thl have the bigh honour of being ......_ _ ... head-quartet% , 22, in erect...a one of 'your Represeutatives in Parliament, I pledge myself which he says, 64 tha,t,'aftetit r4pid marsh, lie came to a R411%110(1 diligent discharge'pf the impoetagodwies of that ' up with the enemy's si*My in the above town, and situation, the great objects of which are the support and mobil*. t ...4 i t bo , me loss, hivuiF" taken seteral prisoners, name of our excellent Constitution; and the advancement of thi : Cll ''" prosperity of the County. ' muskets, and ammunition. ' . .. 1 have the honour to be, with the highest respect; . G Gentlemen, RANADA ? lllPTErvi#gi 1106 _ .. , • Your ma.t fsi•bful and most obedient servant. i Various French Corps'Of greater _at stpillef foreel Mosety-Hirot House, Surrey, THOMAS 3UI - CON. I lately marched from this c - kty in different Airectiopi ; 4 Novembrr 14, 1831 . some to attackthe di*ision of the enticiesMontijo,„ . . watch . the - - * Sierra - PAPERS. I and others to __ patriotic parties in then. Nevada. The latter troops, which were composed STATE OF THE NATION. Po!es and Juramentados, r from iheir exr returned 1. - lion ori ( the fey) , folkh shattered ;tor the pAttio 4, The presstne of the-Non-Importation Act and tic partici equehtly surprised them, and caused dissolution of the %A of the United States, are continually our 'the embarrassments and dis- therl l -59 11 §-iderakle-k 4 F , - - - • ' The -orFan,---1-- Igmentins t.. . • tress oi .the commercial classes of our citizens, and " .....utatandaat Rodaoo4so -oists forme r ly a lawyer at Antequera, and is now chid* or a- party ? thence, their numerous effects -are extending to all other descriptions of the community. ' The Directors lately defeated the Frenchsarrison of that tow n . In - - - ''' ha - it Wholly retired to Granada; it con. - - of the Batik, with a very 'audible spirit, nave endea- consequence, ._ , . _ .._ -.AA; _ sisted of about '2OO men, and brought .5 0 x i ounded. vowed to draw in their large capital as slowly as possible ronvistent with ;he interest of the institution; Numbers of the enemy have fallen by the hands of lint their Loans being very extensive, and these con- this patriotic party in the environs of Antequera ; and only a few days ago they took, in the vicirity of stantly 'contracting, added to ether embarrassments—. ga which trade has so long experienced, cause numerous Mala , a French courier, escorted by 17 men. bankruptcies, especially in'our large cities. The ruin I In Admunecar, the garrison which was there, con which the blind policy of od . rtilers have thtis brought Fisting of 100 men, has also been killed or made pri upon the country becotnes daly more alarming, and employment But the nun who gives most alarm and sweeps bk.: a pestilence hundreds, and hundreds from mployment to the enemy, is the Akalde of Ontivar. active life. To add to the' public distress, which thisiThis distinguished partisan had a very warm action rate of things has produced, the prevailing party are with a ]French detachment from Mo:ril, which was already crying out for war. Every specks of excite- in Itrabo. The hottest contest was in the town itself; ment is employed to render a conflict with Great Bri- from Which the few Frenchmen 'who were left alive tain acceptable to the people. fled, escaping by the windows of the houses ; and it .-1.4 But let the people, and especially the farmers, . is assrt,Fci that their loss was 500 men. consider, what war will lead to; The moment that 1 VALENCIA, OCTOBER n. 'this measure is adopted, our revenue, already greatly! On ti , e 16th tilt. Colonel - ratis -ia Andri- diminished, will scarcely be su ffi cient tb pay those who-collect it. How then will the expences of Go vernment be paid? What' shall we li ive to depend upon for defraying the expenccs of war ? The . mer.. Chants are alrrady impoverished—the };reatseities*ill carcely be able . tosupport their own poor—we have 1 therefore , Cot. Don , Mari; ani, Adjutant General of the Staff, entered upon his office as Governor of the Castle of Sagunto. Otithis ' occasion, the garrison was drawn up on the battery ;' that Governor received the oaths from the hands of Don Carlos O'Donnell ; and a salpte of 'A guns was fired on the nee. no mo ney (n our treasury, and taxes on land must ensuc—there is no other reiouree—and these will wwe wh:n the produce of our farms can scarcely ray. ;he expence of carrying it to market." — (l ronion leek. ralistiy - , ..._ , c.+sion. On the 22d, the new Governor addressed to his gartison a proclamation. full of sentiments of honour, valour, and confidence. The inhabitants *of this capital continue tranquil, ' • resolved MORE - FRENCH ROBBERY. The sloop Eipres , .., Captain Piuwood, arrivo On and perfectly to sacrifice every thiug in its defence. According to the most accurate accounts, the army txte yesterday in 4tida)s froirt Oporto. , the bth of September, in-1;00 7 1011g. 33...vas b e arded from a-French irigate, who laid they were from the Isle of France, and to Brest. They rohbea the Eitress of fifteen hundred 'dollars in specie, all the spare klocks,w, beef, pork, 9'l, paints, &c. &c. ; avid after 'threatening to burn the sh op; left her to pursue her loy•ivi she being only in ,ballast. Th;;; is another and urquivocal proof of the practical repeal of the lircniff iilundeting and buriong Decrees of Berlin folk F ' of Suchet consirs of 20,000 men. The garrison of Sagunto amounts to 3000. TRACT or DI'4FATCHRS FROM DON JOSE DURAN TO THE CAPTAIN-OENERAL 'LAKE. tiead-quarrers at Calatayud, Sept. 27. ' As I in f ormed your Excellency by letter under daze the 25th, / incorporated my division with half the division of Guadalaxara ; while the other half, 'older eta oriers of Colonel Vicente Sardina, operat- - ' upon Molina ; and: at day-break on the 26th, and _..a 14ilan."—(NoVak roman': Journal, Oct. 8.) -4 .4.srrppn PROOF. • " The h.ig Atirc,r.s, CApt tin Lake, wh;ch arrived at this poit•yesterday, from Gibraltar, was boarded An the passage by the French frigate Cl.lrinda, and - rued of 1500 dollars, a part of her pravisions, cabin stores, wearing : apparel, &c. and perm4ted [0 pro.. reeds .The frigate was on a eruize—last from the Isle of Franee."A--(Nrur Tor/ Mercantile /Mar.) . •• - . arrived at this town of Calaiayud. The enemy re. eeived us with a very bilsk fire; but were notwitk• stanJing dislodged'from all the heights, and fled in [the greatest disorder : only a few of them were able to join their princial fcrice in the fortified convent ilof La Merced . .. p . then made my arrangements its concert's kh Brigadkr Don mtt.m Martini we took possession of the town, and sent in a flag of truce to the French alit up in the Convent, to which they p.fused to listcrn. We in consequence threw some - • ;PANISII - PA”Rt SITITNQS OF THE CORTES, OCFOBER On the troposition of the Regency, and in.confor mity to the report of the Committee of commerce, a farther interval of two months was granted for dis . posing of French property. • .Qo ;he froPoZtion t f the Regency, all plate and jeeis brought to Cadiz from provinces invaded or about to be invaded by- the enemy, were declared ex empt from !oration ; and an exemption from the Seignoiate duet, was:grant .d to all silty,- grenades against the conv,nt, which- (lid not fail to answer our ideas. A flag of truce was again sent in, and the terms again rejected. Not being possessed of artillery, it became necessary for us to have re course to min;rlg, at which we have laboured with the greatest aeuvity. The. loss of the enemy has been about 40 killed and GO prisoners. (Signed) JOSE DURAN, SECOND LETTER. Calatayud, September 90. While we were pushing forward our mine against , er coined Ilt ,e dFie c s the mint iii this ,sity. e.:Qther points of the sreatest importance were re ferred to the Regency, in order that from their re port the 'Cortes night &liberate upon them with Better 'means cf inft.rmation. Of this Sort were the propositions, that all funds in money.brought to Ca diz froM the interior and the provinces Of Scala, should be declared free from - c , nfiscation—that the export of coined money should be declaredfree upon paying a. duty of three per cent.—that funds depo sited in establishments and private mercantile houses it Cadiz should -nct he subject to scquestratio in goy cafe the Coition of Li Merced, a party uts ad yanced to Frasno, and took there 32 prisoners, with an officer, in a fortified position. The mine being now ready, from humanity an other flag of truce was sent in to the French ; but the Commandant refusing to surrender, the mine was exploded. Though it did not fail to produce considerable effect, yet the breach was not practica. ble fix an assault. This afternoon a new mine is opening, from which I expect the most favourable result. An "enemy's corps a 200 in f a ntry and 50 horse, _ _ c of, war, &c. • rdertNo OF TUG 25T11.• • On the Repot of the Committee of Justice, it watt agreed that the Judges appointed for the trial of the Ex-Regent Lardizabek should_be entitled the Tribu nal created by the Cortes ; that they should he ad- dressed with the title of Highness; that their dis patches should run in the name rf the - King, and like those of the Royal Council ; that they should meet it all hours they might think proper ; and that the Regency provide the nee scary c lerks,- &c. CONSTITUTION OF SPAM The Committee preseoted their Report on !he pri po;ition of ;:error Duenas, that to all the hightr civil, rni,itary, and. ecclesiastical °dices, as well as those about the Royal HOttiehold, the King should not • which were coming in this direction by the pass of Frasno, has 'crime! ; and the troops which we have salt to attack them are in pursuit of the enemy. (Signed) JOSE DURAN. pITTLit FROISI GENERAL CHARLES O'DONNELL TO GENE.. RAL BLAKE, DATED OCT. 4. " At six in the morning of the 2d, the enemy at tacked the great guard, situated in the vicinity of 13ehie, whose Commandant, Lieutenant Colonel R. Cavero, not only waited for them with firmness, but obliged them to give way, charging and pursuing them for half a league. He ceased to follow as roon as they had been joined by a reinforcement, which rendered them very superior, and fell back upon a vanguard cf the division established in Puebla de Va'bone, composed of the squadrons and 2d • • &let s 94415 t, by the left t•take there fn thereat. ? sewed. xis.._The_ roes ch go' ' sina r rt e who were tipon the lefi ' tbe I Ribu Roxv _ flank to _ bridge __ _ which- thep passed preview. to its isectspistwin by enemy, and the rtmairtdtr of the tra of both dt scriptions by their rear to to Benagumi. ' • " Ins tan t 1 y that I saw the tapetiotity oftbeetemy's. forces, which exceeded 8500 infantry and 6001sorsi4: I took measures for passing the river Turii by Vslle. marchante (because my instructions coanaaded-mo not to commex e a general action , without , a • cor.- of a hai result), which I accomphsheti• la taint y ppy escalons, by half-pnst . tieivein the morning, leaving a squairon of the King's batutlion, and tut> of the . . . • Juan, to cazadores of Valencia,ulder General San , protect the firds for the infantry. " The enemy pursuing advanced and detached;he whole cavalry to cat 4qr retre 4,10 ejfect *KiP- account, it WAS judged proper to norm by the high rr ad.. a Considering, therefore, that the column o f Itiok * , tini Onty of ktinitbalion "of of their, c» they succeeded in interposing_ bets/et4l the _ ring's squadron. which formed the 144 esealo4, afd the ford which they, attempted at the same eitacia tit 41 risks, but the fire of the two companies — of Sen.!! whii t th Irulkeen placed in ambush there ? obliged them 1 -to-give up the design and retreat with loss. The King's stitiadron, which had been cut off, marched by its lair, and- succeeded in effecting its retreat, though with some loss, by Revalta, where it crossed the river. " Upon the left bank of the river, and above the town of Villamarchante„ there are two steep heightso ,whish cross the road and form a pass; upon one 'placed the battalion of Valenciao . Volunteers, anti that of Molena upon the other. General *an Jualk, formed the cavalry he had with him, in rear Of the 4 the valley s in order to dispute, coule qui omit, th4t passage of the enemy, who formed their troop: on the: opposite banks, and appeared determined to force it.. For two hours acrd a half they remained in sight of us, inactive, and half an hour before dark they cam _ _ leav;- mcnced their retreat towards Pienaguacil, _aving their advanced posts along the river to observe ;la. — Night haying set in, I marched tq ltiha Roza, from whence I sent onto* to the troops who.in thermotnins had retired by this brictle to join me,* which was ac complished—the whole Bf.the division having united of Artii, 140 men of giment of C•renena; and 100 of the battalio3 iarteli, , seltWentiiie, might 'be sormunded by superior A force, I found it iedispsotsabis w order , to uke post on thii helests on the tight, ant: m{ in. dtin itself there, - while 1, with the remainder of the infsntrtand csyslry, held the enemy in check. TLis dam , tounudiately formed a close column, and, 'ma r ; fl i in hie rear-guard the part of the regiment tif .Ca. which he bad with him, under the commsad o re f -" C en a 4 pinin Dotileuttlin 'Mon, Chand began his terta;, which he executed without difficulty, prote tr by that force. ''ich F oed by t , whL fought with the greatest bravery ; while the cavalry. under the or,len of Co lone' lion Zernardo Morena, rot:cted that of the Attachment of Soneja, and held the enemy in cheek in, his ra Serenity • " under Avj , at this point yesterday at 11 o'clock. • " The troops which were engaged conducted them selves with the utmost boldness and ormness ; all acted with the greatest order, successivc:y occupying the ditTerei ltions which *had been pointed out, :nt posit so that every praise is _due to their discipline, and the firinnils of the Chiefs and oi4c.ers who ditected them, Ocr loss consists - Mich killed and 52 woimded, and 118 missing, of which the greater pArt will soon join, as we have positive information that but few were taken prisoners at the passage of the river, and those so dangerously wounded that it was. impossible for them to retire. a ‘ The loss of the enemy must have been consider-. able, because in Vallona our sharp.sooters directed their fire upon close col: - of infantry. The squat.. - * br his rapid march to 3egarb-6, with as uncoils/nos ~ promptitude, and ♦ goer. 44 At this time, after haying disposed the cavratri - Hus. _ drun of Lanceri Whiciicharged ours was recei rT a you y at a short distance, in their attzempt to pan . the river.—the companies of Soria fired when with* pistol shot, so that I can assert they have lust note • people than 'ny division. Field.Maiskil Don Pidro Vdlaeampi, wl#lus, sisted me throughout, had the satisfaction td see the' troops which he had formed m Arragori, ewe the' first proof cf that valour and discipline with which hel knew how to inspire them, The Officers of my MAE' completely fulfilled their f - and my Field the, command of 1.,ieuv,..... ,-...usoncl of . s.re of Arragon Don Fratleieco Romeo, in the high r :id; in platoons, with WO men of the regiment . f Cannon. , for want of a more advanrage. us situa tion. and the rest of that regiment under th.ir Colo nel, Don Ramon Galan; in order of b3.tie, on the kit of I ordered the Brigadier-General DOia . Manuel Carbon to take the posioonof &los with the battalion of Darty.,,i, abich scantly amounted to men, and to net as circumstances might repire and to join the former, if he we :e prevented f I taking that isofi "' tio2,as was the case ; . 44 - Thesc.slispositins did not any way alter tho* of the enemy, whe hastened by the high way, not withstanding tjte incessant and lively fire of otn- brave infantry, in its well coniuctvd . r.artat • till the latter having arrived at the h ea d o f t h e bridge, and being reinforced by another - of the regiment of weir tuncuons, Adjutants distinguished themselves, particularly Don A. •Ramcn, who being cut off by the enemy in pas sing the rear, joined the cavalry, which lie cpnducted i to rudealba." rit"CLAMAT4ON OP THE GENERAL Hif CHIEF LOUR LACY TO THE CATALONIANS. 1 ! The report which has been propagated by sonw bne who dots not know me, of my having embarks( to leave this province, has above all things offend me, and obliges me solemnly to declare to those whei believe and ,me justice, that, even should I lose the well founded hopes oishortly visibly seeing the (ate of this principality, in which I am The. most in terested, change fur the better, I would prefer perish.' ing with the last soldier, 'rather than abandon my post; the Government which has confided it to me, , can alone alter my resolution. Banish mistrust— unite with one mind wilt* me, and our enemies shall be exterminated by us to satiate oar just ven-. geance," In Catalonia, the disposition of the people is ex- cellent ; 11 battalions have already been organized, each house must furnish a soldier _ _ company . C.4' traneta, wider the ordas of Captain Ara - zun, they not if stopped the progress of sheen my, hot obli ged'him to ta.ke shelta be tipd a ?louse in the s4ciaity a the same, f 4 In this situatlon, I enlesvonrect to send or.!ers to Brigadier Wi. • .Carbon t.) 1411 Ili the left of thc .tpon . enemy; and attack him with all iv, force ' • but as the distance was great, and h e h a J occupied the gardens with spong parties, the passage was absolutely im.' possible ; and the precipitation with which he fell 131 would ha, von our centre Ave rendered dihgence uselem In effect, notwithstanding the well directed discharges th.t the battalion of Cauw►eaa poured id All upon a column of French infantry, which, with in. creased numbers attacked its 'rant, end another which threatened it from the might:luring hcight4 our cavalry could not sustain the attack cf 403 bar-4 who tell upon them, and would hate destroyed them, if this brave corps, which had nrcl.ns to retire by tbt high reads supported by the same, had not made a discharge which checked them, and at the same mo ment. spunky-matched by the only road2ehicii re: /trained dpen, enterit the city at the came time as • sin) - nun thitenetny, without a.. igfe Flavin k left hi: =l, • • and incessantly pursuing th e i r marc h from p to position, till they had placed themselves in min?. - The cavalry made the greatest efforts to face about, !put the thtdoessof thezround , and the advance dr considerable forces by our left, did oot admit of this manoeuvre ; and there remained no other resource than abandoning the'high mad. " In this action we have lost ocers of much merit, who will long be regrettd by the corps and., soldiers, and who may be bell up as ocaraples ; but if Ire consiier that the forces which attacked us amounted to at least 35Q0 infantry, and *5O horse, and that ours scarcely consisted of 60Q - of the Regi- Oast of Carenena, and 250 cavalry, it vein be easy • to concltide what the conduct of our troops must have been. I can assure your Excellency, that there was not a s'ngle man who did not fulfil his duty. I saw officers and soldiers dispute the honour of of fering themselves to the greatest dangers, and, al: though wounded, not abandoning their posts. It would_ _ require much time to particularise them all to your Excellency, because all were heroes, and all have rendered themselves worthy of the national gra titude. " I cannot exactly state the loss of the enemy, but if the well directed fire of our infantry for two bows and an 114 f which they disputed the ground, and the regular retreat made by the detachment, without ceasing to combat, be considered, it must be con3i. derabte ; and in this the intelligence of the peasants concur, as they - state having seen the enemy burn or (blow their dead into•wells, and carry off many wag gons laden With wounded. J. OBIWO. rurntsh a • (Signed) Op the sth, General Mahi marched to Chincll4l w Alm` a / 4 3 "4 6 bir 5 with 6000 infantry and 300 horse ; we presume his IPRIVATE LETTERS. cleitination is Riquena. General Freeye commands CADIZ, OCT. 26.--Me have little hopes of the the remainder of the third army. siege of this place being raised, as the French have pretam. LETTER FROM DON JOSE OELSPO TO GENERAL not far from us, a force under Soult and Goudenot O'DONNELL. of 13,000 men. An officer who has had an oppor fg The necessity of supporting the flying column tunity of going over the enemy's works, says, that under the command of Lieutanant-General Don An- they are incredibly strong, particularly near Cbiclana tonio Garcia de los Rios, which, in consequence of and Santa Maria, so that it would require a very su the orders of his Excellency the General in Chief, perior atiny to remove them. The fortificati , ns of had left Segarbe on the morning of the 30th ultimo, Seville have lately undergone repairs, as if the French and the consideration merited by a yillage which had expected some attack in that neighbourhood ; but we generously maintained these troops, %las the cause of cannot expect, in the present situation of things, that the action of that day, of which I have not been able the Allies will be able to get near them.—The enemy to give your Excellency an account before, for want have retired from San Roque in two divisions. One of the - ieformation relati se have the power of appoiniiug any but su c h as wereihnFagroti of Airagon, whoret necessary ive to the different h a s gone towar d s Seville undo S oult, and the otherrdereil to join the - gpanish cozens , born in the Spanish t en it or y. Th e , Caxadixes of Valtncia, and first volunteers of infan- corps engaged. to t h e east ward under Goudenot . Ballastcros has Committee were of opinion, that the following addi- try of the same name, who were In Lyria under the "When (on the 28th of the same month) I reti- t a k en near l y 1 00 pr i soners during the retreat o f t h e tion should be m..de to Ar.itle 222 :—" It i s requ i. c o mma n d of Field Marshal D. San Juan,. imme- red from Torres to your Excellency, I left in Sonija the C a pt a i n c f remains in 'roues, for the reasons that I st a t e d F renc h. ' C o l one l S k erritt, with the 47th and 871 h, she that the person appointed a Secreta r y o f Di s - di a t e ly I knew they advanced with forces, which in- Ike front of Tatifi, and we expect them patches should be a citizen born within the Spanish dicated more than a mere reconnoissance. the fist battalion of volunteers of Arrzgots, Don back again when the French are removed completely Mariano Moreno, with a detachment of 2JO infantry out of the way.—Ou r l ast letters flout Valencia Ale t, nit' ry :" approved. And the C omm i ttee were "" I p u t th e infantry which were with me, consist also charged to present sin adtheon, which, for si. ing of two battalions i f Sorea, two t f the Princess, and 30 horse, in order to observe the enemy, and his dated the .12th inst. but they mention no genetal at nsilar rea'ons, should be made to the 193 d Article , s antione of the Volunteers of Mule/sari:oder arms, movements on the high road, making frequent r e - ti on between the Patriots end the F r e nc h. l'he enemy which treats of the qualificati o n s necessar y to * t h i am connoierngs in front. placing them on the heights contizs to Bena- had made several attempts to get nearer Valencia Torres Tones, whence having. no doubt, discovered lantry of Blake. " On the 29th, the enemy's scouts advanced to than Morviedro, but had been prevented by the gal liegent. our position, they returned to their former post. On therto been the battier, Übe fi,llowing Articles were next approved :- 1 "The enemy, concealed by heights which did no t , C an as i t i le is o it f kel S y a ht- Art. '2 22 . In a separate regulation to te approved allow us to discover either their force or dispositions, by the Cortes, each Cabinet Secretary shall have the did not commence the attack till they had united.— the 30th, at eight.ia the morning, the °facer before A house here has received a detail of occurrences up affairs marked out to biro which belong to his de. At ten they commenced it with all their sharp shin,- nientioned seat me notice tharthe meaty was advan. to the '6th / S to u n r t u e m in a i n il :ci s . or after reading it I do not find partment.—Art. 224. All the orders of the King ters, sustained by battalions en bataille. As she , cing in force, and that his advanced - guard had al- any thing of retest. The Spaniards wet ' . . • . . 11.11.- _ r _~ ..