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. thediately ordered the dated of Brigade, Barrie, to take the command of Ciudad Rodrigo : he has set out with a convoy of corn destined for that place. (Signed) “ Count DORIMNNIL" " He ad-Quarters at Leon, Nov. D. 0 ' Monseigneur—l had the honour of informing you of the dispositions which I had made for the pur pore of re-occupying the Asturias. I had every reason to presume that the insurgents would make every ef fort to defend the pass - of Pajares. Accounts announced to me, that they had thrown up entrenchments in se veral advantageous positions t which circumstance induced me to support in person the division Bonnet, 'charged withthis expedition. I supported it with three battalions of voltigeurs, of the division Dumoustier, and a pot tion of the cavalry of the guard. On the sth we found the enemy posted at the pass—our voltigeurs darted forward ; the enemy, struck with terror, made a weak defence. All the entrenchments were forced in an instant—the enemy lost numbers, and hastened his retreat. This first blow being struck, I ordered the pass to be occupied in force ; and Gen. Bonnet advanced towards Puente Fierros, where the enemy had made every disposition for a vigorous defence ; but the General, who pos sesses a gee it knowledge of the localities, turned this formidable position by one of his columns, while he himself attacked it in front. • " The insurgents, on the point of being surrounded, abandoned their works. They were briskly pursued ;,..s far as Campo Manes, and Pola de Luna, where our - advanced guard came up with, and immediately at tacked them—the affair was quickly decided by the 1 arrival of two regiments. The enemy left a greatmug dead on the field of battle ; we made 135 prisoners. " General Pol, commantler of the insurgents, sill entertained hopes of stopping our brave men at the bridge of Santillana, where he was won king hard upon the intrencliments. General Bonnet, early in the morn;ng of the 7th camel one of his regiments ' to cross the river Lena at Vejo, and defiled by the left bank. From that moment the rout of the enemy became complete. He was vigorously pursued on the road to Gallicia, as far as beyond the Parua. " The army occupies Oviedo, the camp of Grado, and the port of Gijon. Gen. Bonnet, whote talents and experience are known, is employed in reorganizing tills province, and in entirely expelling from it the re mains of the bands. He is advancing to the" defiles of Gallicia. We have taken at Gijon a number of ships laden with English goods ; among others, a ycssel laden with gun-powslei , iron, and English clothing.. (Signed) The Count DOItSENNE. ARMY OF THE NORTH. While General Bonnet was advancing into tLe As turias, by the pass of Pejares, General Du Breton having collected a strong column at Torre I.s Vega, marched against Cabeion, and the other points in the province of St. Ander, which were disturbed by the Marquesito and Mendizabel. On the Gth the enemy was dislodged from Cabezon : the General took a position at Sadias. On the 7th, the enemy collected all his force, and attacked us : he was vigorously repulsed, and lost two officers, and a great many soldiers. At four in the afternoon, he rallied again, and re-commenced his attack ; bnt our grenadiers and chasseurs sprang forv - iard with the bayonet. The enemy's ranks were Thrown Intel disorder : a Colonel, and several other cfficers were killed : the rout was general. The enemy lost about 500 men killed and wounded, and many prisoners. The Marquesito escaped beyond the Deba, with a handful of men. Mendizabel, stripped of every thing, sought safety in the mountains of Potes. A fine Spanish brig was seized at San Vicente. A transport vessel, laden v, ith eight pieces of cannon, 500 muskets, and a great deal of ammunition, escaped ftom the pt rt of Gijon at 1.14 e moment when General Bonnet er.teted Oviedo. The bad weather forced the Captain to deliver Lis lading at Plenchia, where it was taken by our trtops. Tltt• Moveable columns of the district of the army Of the North incessantly pursue the sMall bands of brigands with the greatest success. lining the month of October, more than 500 of them have been killed at different points ; about 200 are in the pri ions, and about three bUndredhorses have been taken from theft. ARMY OF TIIE CENTRE. GEneral d'Armagnac occupies in force the town of Cuenca: the bands which infested that province have been successively beaten and disrriPcl. Some par tics retired upon the province t f La Mamba ; the moveable columns went in pursuit cf them. That of Colonel De Kruse came up whh cue of these parties At Villa Nuevade la Puente, and attacked it upon a• tugged rock, where the ruins of an old castle served it for shelter. The position was carried ; 1.50 tnen were killed ; the rest, to the number of '213, were taken, with their arms and bngage. Cl?:ptain Morales, at the head of a company of Spa nish Chasseurs, distinguished himself in another of these affairs ; he destroyed a Guerilla, and took 60 prisoners: TFI s E EVENING. S'T'AR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18. PRICF. OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK 3 per Ct. Cons. for money shut—Ditto for opg. 640 3 pct. Ct. Reduced 63-4 per Cent. 78it Navy 5 per Ct. shut —Bonds I4s. I ss. pr.—Omniuni dls. Exch. Bills (3d.) par Is. db.—Ditto (30.) Ss. to ss. pre. Menitrurr and other French Journals to the 12th have arrived. They contain a most gratifying offi cial documelit on the subject of Spain. The French Generals are now reluctantly obliged to confess that defeat and disaster every where attend their arms:— With Ginano's late we are already acquainted ; and as he is not alive to answer for himself, plenty of abuse is of course thrown out upon him by his mag nanimous brother Generals: But the most flagrant falsehood in these papers is the report in SOULT% let ter of the 26th October. He there describes the de feat and dispersion of that corps of CastrArros's army which two days after joined in the destruction of Gi- BARD'S corps ! GeneralGonmoT, another of the miscreants sent to scourge the Peninsula, has blown his brains out — a strong proof of the value of ILitLitireaos's services against hint. The French have certainly occupied Gijon and Oviedo ; but, on the other hand, they are in the last extremities in every other cornet of Spain, cf which the following private communication from Madrid is a proof, in additi , n to the French official details : We have received litre advises which have been publicly an• notinced by Ministers, that Su cit ET has followedup his successes, and has appi meted within a short distance of the city of Valer cia. In order to cc-operate with him, it bu been proposed to make some movements in the provinces of Guadalattara and Cu enca, and with th;s object, as well as to facilitate the communica cation betwien the military stations, Aranza is gone to Tarancon. " But this much is certain, that if affairs in Castile do not very materially change, it is impossible for the French Army of the Centre to effect ally thing conducive to the designs of SUCIIET. This circumstance, connected with the news of the state of Ca talonia, and of the unremitting zeal with which the natives of that country resist their oppressors, leaves to Suc nEr very little hope of assistance for the accomplishment of the gigantic project he has undertaken. " The desertions from the French are numerous, as their ad herents are destitute of pay, and have very scanty provisions.— About eighty have disappeared within three days. Jose en seems insensible to the danger of his situation; he spends his whole time • in amusement." The Dem= frigate, Captain FARQL:HARj has rap tured off Schevelling the Brave, a French privateer, from Dunkirk, copper bottomed, carrying 16 guns and 60 men : during the chace the privateer threw two of her guns overboard, and before she was taken possession of, the Captain and 13 men took to their boat and landed on the beach at Scheveilings The accounts from Windsor yesterday stated, ei that his MAJEs•rY I s debility had increased, and he had re• fused to partake of his usual nourishment." The PRINCE Racorr, though still confined, is in a fair way of very soon being restored to health. The confinement to bed for so many nights and days, from the severe injury to his foot, had brought on a disorder of the stomach, and his Royal Highness has also had severe spasms in his right hand and arm. Yestet day morning the Duke of YORK transacted business with the Ptinsea REGENT for a considerable time. We regret to learn, that the Gallant Hero of Acre, who has for some time pest been on a visit to his son in-law, Sir WILLIAM RUMBOLD, at Melbourne, in Derbyshire, in in such bad health; and on Saturday was considered in so alarming a state, as to render it necess iry to send to Macclesfield for Dr. DREWER, a Physician of great eminence, who passed through Del by in a chaise and four, late the same evening, on his way to Sir SinvEY. The best hopes are entertained that the country will not lose the services of this va luable Officer. Sir SYDNEY Smartt, we regret to state, still con thiues very ill. COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.-...SIIAKESPEARE'S play of Co:lolly:us was represented a second time last night, in a splendour and chastity of style, and with a mag nificence of preparation worthy of a Theatre which asserts ambitious claims, and enjoys exclusive privi. loges.' The Play itself does not abound with passeges ' of very striking beauty or poetic splendour ; but it possesses all that variety of incident and multiplicity of business which mark every production of its great author, and which always set ve to inspire and sustain PARIS, DEC. 19. an attentive interest, even when conselered separate General COmpere has arrived at Pan , with 40 C o. from the truth and , nature of his characters. The Ro man matron scascey affulds occasionjor the develope. /ands or Lieutenant-Colonels, 300 Officers, and 6,700 meat of Mrs. SIDDUNS'S superlative powers; what was Spanish prisoners, the fruits of the battle of Sagun to he done, however, she did with her usual excellence. turns and the capture of that fort. This conaoy of We th nk we gave not seen her appear this season in pr'soners was CondUcted with so much order. that more evident health and v.giatr. Mr. Krems: played only 100 had been left behind in the hospitals, or the hero with infieite force, and a success equal to his escaned. happiest performances. His tones were more than His Majesty the King of Rom, . rodent in a car usu lily lull, and his voice altogether exhibited a de aiage on the Boulevards yesterday. gree of eneriy, that we scarcely believed to belong AMSTERDAM, DEC. 9. ito it. This gentleman's port and action are generally The Anniversary of his Majesty's coronation re- replete with gracefulness and dignity : his representa rtewed to-dey the proofs of the general attachment of Lion of Cato iisplayed this in an eminent degree. In the inhabitants of this city to their august Sovereign. the scene with his wife and mother, in the last act of At an early hour in the m o rn in g salutes of artiller y , Ceridaeus, he appeared to refine a little too much in the ringing of bells, and ilsgs hoisted on the these points :he seemed absorbed in the study of atti. pal public buildings, and by the vessels in the road tilde, while his countenance gave us but little of that and In the canals, formed a prelude to the rejoicing. picture of rapid and various emotion with which he is The Admiral Maritime Prefect of Holland, in supposed to he assailed in that interesting cris . s. No order 16 celebrate the anniversary of th cornention thing, however, could exceed the fire ani animation of his Royal and Imeerial Majesty,. caused the keel of his concluding scene with the Volscian Chief.— of one of the three 71 gun-ships, which his Majesty The House was crowded to the extremities. Lad r rdered to be built when there, to be laid down During one of the most serious scenes in the play in the dock-yard. He had also the keel of the cora of nth on Saturday night, at Covent garden vette laid, the building of which had been ordeted Theatre, e Elephant was determined that the actors by his Majesty. on the stage shoeld not have all the amusement to . All the Churches of the different Cnlnlntm;olls were themselves, and by a &mender: roar, while Mrs. opened, and the people evince their eagerness to ad- notes was speaking one of her best speeches, he dis. dre:.s their-prayers to Heaven for the wel fare of his ', c omposed the gravity of the audience , who were a l. Majesty. most convulse with hughter. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. EAST-INDIA-HOUSE,DEC.•I7. a No.account has been received hers of the arrival of the TIGRIS, East•ln . diaman, at Portsmouth. She sailed from the Downs the 11th instant." N. B. Great doubts are intertained at LLoYb's for the safety of the above ship. PLYMOUTH, DEC. Id. Arrived this: evening a large French chasse-maree, laden with corn, peke to the ARROW schooner ; CoN, STANT, 14. guns, front Bascitie-roads, with four light transports. A vessel laden with sulphur patted from her cAles, in Catwater, last night, in a v;olont gale at W. N. W. she was however soon brought up and sustained but little damage. It blew violently the whole of the night, accompanied by thUnder and lightning. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 17. Ai-rived the VIOLET from Guerntey, and the SPIT• FIRE at Spithead from St. Helen's. Also arrived the Titus and Richard, two West Indiamen, from Jamaica.—Wind S.E. DEAL, DECEMBER 17. . . Arrived and sailed for the River, the Baltic from St. Mary's, the William from Martinique, and the Pallas from North America. Put back the NEKIVS and Autiox. Came down from the River, six sad of West indiamen; and remain. YARMOLT nrcEmna 17. Yesterday arrived the FLastatt On -brig, from Sheerness. This Morning arrived in these Roads the BLAZER gun-brig, Lieutenant CARTER, from the Bal tic, left the fleet all well. Sailed his Maje:a y's ship REGULUS, for the NOre, having received too much damage whilst on shore oft this port, to render it sale to proCeed to Leith with the 800 French prisoners she has on board ; also sailed to-day the FLAMER gun brig, and a convoy fur Heligoland. His Majesty's ship DESIREE has captured and sent into the Roads la Brave privateer, of Dunkirk, she mounts 16 guns, and has on board 60 men. The Holum friga.e, in working in yesterday, having carried away her bowsprit In a squall, was obliged to 'brzt ship and go to sea.—Wind N. W. moderate weather. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER ON BOARD TILE TALBOT 61001' OF WAR, DATED LOUGHSWILLY, DECEMBER 11. " We are ju.t arrived here from a cruize off this most dreary coast, and as I fear the account of our loss must have reached you, I take the earliest opportunity of writing, and of describing the very narrow escape we bate had. " At 12 •. w. on Saturday, the 20th ukimo, we weighed, and male sail from Loughswiliy, in company with the unforunate Saidanha, our Commodore. Sunday, ft came on to blow hard front the northward; hn., baying a good rifling, we did no: much care. Monday, a tremendous gale from the stertb-west. Tues day/ it increased; and Wednesday morning blew a perfect hurri cane. During this time, we had drifted so much to leeward, that finding ourselves stinted for sea-room, we were obliged to bear up for Loughsvvilly. The wind, which had moderated for about two hours, began to bier* again u hard as ever. To add to out distress, the weather threatened so much, we could not venture to make the harbour, which bore north-west from us; as, had we made the attempt and failed, nothing could have saved the ship. We now tried to wear ship, land being to i:eward di-tant threh miles, but failed ; we tried a second time, and, thank Gob, she came round, and away we stood on our starboard tack, W. by N. the land stretching W. one-half S. We now thought we had some chance; though a very poor one. " At 10 p. w. hurricane increasing -12 p. ar. saw brmkers a-head, and on our lee-bow, distant about a quarter of a mile; half-past twelve the Moon got 'bp ; and, at this awful moments when every soul expected instant death, the Master applied to Captain Swayne to set more sail, as the only means of saving the ship; the Captain's compliance with which, and our immediately setting the top-sail, alone, under Goo, save] our lives. At half past one, saw a rock a-head, and gave up all hopes. We now long-ad for day-light—it at last came—and the wind coming round to the N. and W. we, thank Goo ALP4I4IITY, weathered the breaktrs, got off the coast, an] clear of all dat:ger. I cannot tell you with what coolness, the Captain, Officers, and ship's com pany behaved. Our unfortunate Commodore was so far to lee ward of us, that It was utterly impossible for her to escape. the struck far to the itestwani, near the mouth of Loughs:stilly." We have great pleasure in relieving the feelings of the friends and relations of those who belonged to his Majesty' ship SALDANHA, by th: following list of per. sons who were left s when she sailed, on board the TieEsr, at Cork, and are now safe in that ship : Richard Standish, Lieutenant of Marines; Wm. Sinnott, pri vate marine; John R. (Maley, midshipman; Charles Hodges, able ; Jelin Warren and John Carey, ordinary ; Charles Ford, able; John WCafferty, 1.. M.; James Game, corporal of marines. John Pidgeon and Win. Saunders, private marines; Wm. Moore, able; Richard Bickerton, ordinary; J. Knight, ordinary; W. Page; Mlle; W. Collins, ordinary ; G. Roosty, private marine ; Jerm. Bell, ditto ; John Gilmore, carpenter's•crevr ; P. Current woman ; J. C. True, ordinary. We have received but little Additional intelligence relative to the loss of the SALtaxnA frigate, wrecked on the night of the 4th inst. off Lough Swilly. The SALDANIIA'S lights were seen from the signal-tower at Parmet Point, passing up to Lough Swilly, about half past nine o'clock on that night; itis thetefore imagi ned she must have at uck upon Swilly Rock, which is at the entrance of the harbour, a mile from shore, and that she went to pieces shortly after. The wreck stranded close in thore near Knockall Fort, and the body of Captain PAKENHAM was found rn that beach, with only his shirt and trowsers on, which led those on the spot to conjecture he had made an effort to wive his life by switmr.ing. The Honourable Cap tain WILLIAM PAKENHAM was the bmther of the Earl of LONGFORD, and nephew to Admiral T. PACER tam. He commented his career under Sir THOMAS DUCKWORTH, who highly esteemed him as a perfect seaman. His relations gild numerous profesional friends will know how to appreciate his loss. The eat ire possessed not a more amiable member of society, or intrepid officer; one whose fate calls louder fur commiseration, or whose qualities were more worthy of ~; , . THE ARMY. The narrative of Sir SAMUEL Auctnstrrv, is trily honourable to the English character. It is in such enterprises as these where the Navy and ; Army act in conjunction, and in which the pectei tr dexterity of the English assists their native vatice, that the true warlike forte of theie Islands is demdasnatfd. No thing could be more skilfully deyised, nor more gal ! lantlY executed, than the plan of the assault. Though we must deplore the fall cf many brave men, yet we are persuaded the loss was much less than would hate accrued from a lingering and protracted mode c ) f attack, ift which our soldiers Would have had to contend with a worse enemy than the French—that with the pestilential climate of the City of Bata via. They will now be stationed on the mote healthy scite of the fortifications which command the place. There is not an Officer of More inftlligence or ac tivity in our service than Sir SAMUEL. Avetimurr. Had he lieen left ku the command in South A l nurica, the same success would have attended the expedition to that quarter. Sir SAsfuEL Accusterst was born in America, though the famay came originally horn the North of Scotland. The present Sir Rosso Asracaomete, brother of he hrro cf immortal me ruory, had the merit of bring brought forward Sir SAMGEL. He was Adjutant to Sir Ronfitr ABICR• CIIOIIBIZS regiment, the 75th ;he then made hi-n his , Major of 13rig.tde, and kept him near himself so long j as he contin.led in India :—and on that large scene ! he learned the art of war. The transports with the 37th regiment have arrived a. Portsmoutn.—They ere to be matcLed to St:ssex ; where they will rem tin with the 42d, 59th, 3th, anJ 7th Dragoon Guards, until they are embarked. General CAMITF.LL, an able Officer c.f Lord Wu -I.lNoroN's Staff, is coating home, in order tc.1):: sett out to a distinguished command in India. Report says, that in no burg t;Me Genentl A nen cnosone and Sir SAIILIEL Auc:IIIIUTY will come hotite from India. The letter of an Officer high on the S•aff of Lerl WELLINGrox's army has been filicß:l to US: it is ill teJ the 21st ult. Nothing was then doing. thqugh the cavalry were then prep.ii•ing fcr something.— There were a very great ntimbrr of sick, paiticuLtly of officers. The Royal Bucks Militia, the first division of which marched into Canterbury ru Mood .y, from Dmr.T, are destined for Chelmsford, and the la .rts :udjaceut, there to wait the disposal of the Lad (+Chatham, the Commander•in Chief of the Eastern D'art :et. About four o'clock on :=.uaday s.'nright, as a loaded boat bel.mging to Sandgate, consisting of Ate persons, vizt William Kennet, of Sandgate ; Thomas Marsh, of Folkston* j James Forster, of last'ngt Thomas Ore, of Ramsgate and Shadraeli Mackney, of Deal, a passenger, was leaving,Dunkiik, to pro cecd on her voyage, she was suidenly, by shipping i heavy sea, upset at no great distance fr. m the shore, as their cries were distinctly heard, and two of theta instantly stink and disappearei, and the either three were seen for a considerable time clinging to the bot tom of the boat, but, as the sea at that time was rag: ing in all its fury, no one dared to venture out to their assistance, and they all° were observed to share thsi fate of their companions. Coecoait's leorasr,--z.An Inquest ,sias taken on Saturday, at the Horse-shoe public house, in Grove. lane, two miles from Bushey, on the bndypf Wm! le Gonemo, who was shot on trespass by a •:vatchman. In the preserve of Mr. Corm. It appeared that the preserve in question had been trespassed on until scarcely any game or fish was left, and two men had been several nights placed on the watch. The de ceased, who was the son of a small fermi., was stir. prised by one of the men on the watch, carrying off a quantity of jacks, on Thursday night; and there being sin Other man in comp inf: a 'tint resistance was made, and the deceased received the contents of a fowling-piece in his chest. The Jury conceived the watchman did his duty, and delivered a verdict ac cordingly. A case, entitled “James Goble, executer' of Anne Biggin v. the Marquis of Donegal," was triedin the Court et Common Pleas, Dubin, on the 7th init.— It was an action upon a bond for £5OOO, executed by. his Lordship on the t2lth of June, 1799, to Miss Anne Biggin, as a security for the payment clan annuity of ,e3OO a year, to be paid to her quarterly, during the joint lives of her and his Lordshp. Miss Biggin was the Lady so much celehrat.if for her bearey io ; London. 'Die bend was executed by hi: Lordship on his parting with her, preparatory to his marriage.— Miss Biggin afterwards lived with Colonel Montgo mery, who fell in a duel with Captain hlacnam..r.i, which melancholy event is suppnsed to have accele rated her death. On the part of the Ncble ill:TA:int, evidence seas produced to spew, that the real hulite of the bond was Mr. Holditch, the coach-maksa, in Long-acre, that he bought it up for a trifling sum, and that no part of ,the annuity remained due at tl e tine I of Miss Biggin's death, which took place in the be-, ginning of 1809. On the part of the plain:Ur, the ex ecution of the bond was proved, and a great many letters of the Marquis of Donegal weie tea!, to :hew the affection which he entertained for her. The evi-' deuce having been gone' through, Lord Noanuite charged the - Jury, is favour of the plaintiff;—who. after an hour's deliberation, brought in a verdict for', the plaintiff, £621. Coast Mastarr.-This day we have but few fresh ' arrivals of Wheat, and the quantities remaining but inconsiderable : sales are dull, nearlp at last-quArdl prices some s' lett samples of fine Old about lais. l per quarter. Raley, with Malt, are both heavy t sale, at the late seduction. White Peas hardly a last prices. Beans, of the two descriptions, likewise There are shirt supplies of Oats, and this is named fully at the last quotatirn. Flour the vane. Wheat, 80e. 98$. 115 s. Beans 55a. 61. Fine ditto, I SU. 1236. irk ditto 45e. 544. , Rye SS& X& Ditto (fate Oki) SSa. File Refit s Us. lies.--tiecia4s, 10.. Ns. . . t~