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SPANISH PAPERS. GERONA, JUNE 16. For a few hours this city has enjoyed repose. The boruhar.lment continue.i for three days, without a mo ment's intermission ; is impossible to form an idea of the devastation. Eleven mortars were inctssantly sending shells through the air, which have caused great deArliction. Yesterday there were two large tires, and the 'King's hospital was burring yesterday morning ; but the sick and wounded were all saved. Almost all the houses are in ruins. JUNE 17.—The tiring this morning has been most heavy; it appears like the Jay of jwigrrent. Since last night the enemy has thrown upwards of a hun dred shells. Our troops, to the numbe.r of 300 men, returned this morning, after having defeated the enemy, and destroyed a battery which he con structed to annoy us. MURCIA, JULY 4. At day-hreak of the (29th ult. seven hundred men of the tine regiment of Almanza, which consists of one thousand six hundred, marched out of this place for the combined army of Arragon, Valentin, and Murcia ; they will he followed by hundred who are in Sierra Segara, and three hundred more from Carthagena. The patriotism of the inhabitants of this capital and province, and the nrceasing zeal of its Superior Junta, which has raised and equipped this brilliant cnrpc, is now occupied in forming an other no less brilliant, with the title of " .Reunion of the dispersed n/diers of Saragossa." GRANADA,JULYIL A dispatch addressed to Joseph Bonaparte by the intendant of Lagrono, has been intercepted, in which he informs him, that five hundred insurgents had en tered that city, and taken possession of the public finds, besides making some prisoners. They behaved well to the sick, and sought particularly for the Cor rigidor appointed by Joseph Bonaparte, but he had effected h s escape. He complains in the same dis patch, that the Junta of Molina de Arragon had caused him considerable mischief; having organized three thousand men and called on all the young men to take up arms against the French, which was ac complishing every day. CIUDAD RODRIGO, JULY 14. The French who left Salamanca five days ago, returned the night before last, to the number of three thousand infantry and five hundred cavalry. The enemy has evacuated Gallicia, and from fourteen to sixteen thousand have pasted themselves between Zamora and Benevente, almost all badly armed. In Zamora the Germans fought with the French, and many were killed on both sides. It is said the enemy is collecting twenty thousand men to attack this place ; lout we are under no apprehensions, as we base a garrison of mire than twelve thousand men. TARR AGONTA, JULY 12. [From the Comet!: Evtraordirary of the principality of Cztalonii4, 64 His Excellency the Marquis de Cot:pigny has just received the following dispatches Most Excellent Sir—While the chiefs of the se veral corps are preparing a detailed account of ali the individuals who have on this memorable morning en. vered themselves with immortal glory, in the defein.e of the Castle of Moniuich, I cannot help antic:rating this pleasing intelligence, for your greater satisfa.:- tion, and that you may impart it to his Majesty. 4 No pen can adequately paint this glorious day ; and I will therefore only inform your Excellency for the present, that at day-break this morning the enemy •surrounded the said Castle with 6000 select troops, as one of their wounded declares, menacing an a:- tack upon three breaches, more particularly upon the largest of them. .All the troops which garrisone.i the castle instantly occupied their posts with the greatest order, maintaining the name which had been pointed out to them by the Governor some days be fore, and. received the enemy with admirable firm• ness. Five assaults were made by him during the two hours while the affair lasted, but in all the five he was put to a shameful flight, leaving the ditch, and the covered way which leads to the tower of St. Lewis, covered 1% ith his dead. The artillery of the place and its forts kept up the action with the valour which became them, causing great slaughter to the enemy, who never ceased to fire grenades, bombs, &c. upon the city and fortifi.- cati , ns ; but this did no damage to the inhabitants or troops, who maintained their serenity and attention to their duty. 4 AU are heroes: I ascended the castle with the reserve, several piquets of infantry, the Staff, and some individuals who voluntarily accompanied me. I could not avoid acknowledging to these brave de fen&rs how highly they had merited the gratitude of t'ieir country ; and I distributed rewards among them, in the name of the King our Sovereign, in proportion to the merits of each. Our loss has been slit ht, in compar;son with the vigour and obstinacy of he aNsaults; but that of the enemy has been great, from the well-directed musquetry of our troops, and the infinite number of ty , mbs, grenades, &c. which were sent among them by the besieged, while they co‘erezt with glory the arms of our beloved King Ferdinand VII. On • I, i< happy day, and wi.ile no other sounds than thore of iov were het , rd, an accident took place: which somewhat embittered our enjoyment. The tower St. Juan, one of the weirk• between Monjuich and the fortfess, ; but it did not occastctn the mix_ chief which might have been expected, as part of tl'e sntall number wh:ch garrisoned it were engaged in tile conflict without the tower. ['l he" foll, , wa aft unimportant paragraph, respecting the rc vv.ro.. v.anted.] eni'my retreated with great loss to the same posts and h.t—eries they had occupied before, conti nithsg their b - uttbardmeut prom thence on r‘lonjuich and the Fortrel s with 'he •arne fury, and avenging themselves by he 11 , :iig t ip ruin,:. • I am fi-mly pe-sttAkkil, that in the long series of malt try nectirrenr t!s v oti c t, h tAken phicc, the enemy has never encrumtercd a more heroic opposi• tion than th which it stistaired this memcirable day, in the attach upon a breach wide enough tc. admit ;6 men abl ea it. We terminated this happy morning marchitg in a body to the Catl , cdr.i, with the Bi -hop :Ind Ch;sl;_ ter, w here 'y returned thanks to Go• , •ts was due, by a solemn T. Mum, and .t tteneral seh.trge of ar (Signed) ALVARE.A.' 4 Germs, hull 8,1809. VALENCIA, JUNE M. After the battle of Belchite, 22 Poles deserted to our cdours, notwithstanding the misfortune of that day. The public may infer from hence, what are the forbodings of the enemy in regard to his fate, if, when he obtains advantages, part of his best troops abandon his ranks, and seek an asylum in Spanish generosity. At Gerona we witness the same kind of Immigration. .This place has maintained its commu nication, notwithstanding the enemy .has increased his forces to effect the strictest blockade. The garri son and people have made some brilliant sallies, and covered therns:lves with glory. All the batteries of heavy artillery and mortars have been taken or de stroyed, and the continual and well-directed fire of the place has made great slaughter among .the obsti nate besiegers. We know that the army is approach ing to relieve the place, and there is little doubt that the enemy will, a third time, be obliged to retire from before Gerona, defeated and confounded, it indeed, he should be able to effect his retreat. PARIS PAPERS. TWENTY-NINTH BULLETIN. • " Vienna, July 22. " Generals Durosntl and Foulers have returned to the head quarters. All our surmises with respect to the fate of the former have proved erroneous. He was not wounded, and had no horse killed under him ; but as he was coming back from carrying to the Duke of Montebello the order for concentrating his move ments on account of the destruction of the bridges, on the esad of May, he crossed a hollow where he found twenty-five hussars, whom he fancied formed one of our out-posts. He did not per ceive they were Austrians until they had made him their priso ner. As we had been so long without hearing from him, as well as from other probable reasons, we thought he had been killed. " The General of Division Regnier has taken the command of the Saxons, and occupies Presburgh. " Marshal Macdonald is gone to take possession of the citadel of Gratz, which it is expected he will enter to-day. " The Marshal Duke of Ragusa encamps with his corps on the heights of Krems. " His imperial Majesty passes his guards in review every mor ning. The velites and foot grenadiers of the Italian guard are re markable for their excellent order. " Prince John de Lichtenstein, on his return from Buda, was presented on the 18th instant to his Imperial Majesty. He was rarer of a letter from the Emperor of Austria. " Count Bubna, Major-General and Aide-de-Camp to the Emr ror of Austria, has dined several times with Count Cham -14411. " The commercial boats, which the events of the war had scat tered in various directions, have been collected and repaired chi the banks of the Danube. They come every day laden with woo-I, vegetables, corn, and flour. " 'I he whole army is encamped." By a Decree dated from the Imperial Camp at Schoenbrunn, July ISO], his Majesty has named Co lonels Duperroux, of the 113th Regiment, Kozinow ski, of the Vd Regiment of the Vistula, Daigremont, of the ; iteOment of Cuirassiers, St. Cyr Nugues, Chief of the Staff cf the 3d Corps of the Army of Spain, flax°, Commandant of the Engineers belong ing to the s.trne corps, Devallens, of the 4th Regi ment of Hussars, and Meyer, Aid-de-Camp to Ge neral Suchet, Officers of the Legion of Honour; and Lieutenants Feucheres, Deslombes, and Ricoux, Pri vates of the Legion of Honour. By the same Decree, the Emperor has ordered the distribution of ninety-seven decorations of the Legion of Honour among the regiments belonging to the 3d Corps of the Army of Spain, which distinguished themselves most in the battles of Saragossa and Bel- VIENNA, JULY 15. It is stated that the French and Austrian Plenipo tentiaries who are to conclude and sign the Treaty of Peace will meet at Brunn ; and General Count Andreossy and Prince Lichtenstein are pointed out as the persons entrusted with that important mission. Nothing has yet transpired of the Negociations which have already taken place. It is only remarked, that the greatest activity prevails in the Office of Count Champagny, Minister for Foreign Affairs. His Ex cellency repairs every day to Schoenbrunn, and spends several hours with his Imperial Majesty. Many promotions have taken place in the army.— We are told that his Majesty has presented the Cross of the Legion of Honour to General Narbonne, Go vernor of Raab. General Mathieu Dumas fills the office of Chief of the Staff of the army under the command of Major- General the Prince pf Neufchatel. Three days after the battle of Wagram, the fol low•iug order of the day was published : " Head-quarter;, Wolkersdurf, July 9. " The day of EnTersdorff, and she decisive battle of Wagram, have crowned with success the most complete and the most glo- rious for our armies the great enterprise which their toils and pre ceding battles bad prepared. " The enemy has lost an imrsv:nse numb-r of standards, sixty pieces of cannon, and 25,000 pri-emers. The 6..13 of actian is covered with his dead, and all the neighbouring villages arc ;Flied wish his wounded. " I iis imperial Majesty expresses his approbation of the con duct of ihe whole army. " art i.lery, by their vig •rous attacks, the engineers, ponto veers, and sailors, a; well by the rapidity with which they fixed the bridges undtr the fire of the enemy, as by the immense labours through which, in a few days, they have secured the passage of the army over the last arm of the D4nube and the islands, raised entrenchments, and ope , ed roads for our troops, have greatly con• t!ibuted to the fortinE.te results of the battles of Enzersdorff and Wagr-en. The Emperor also expresses his particular approbation of their conduct. (Signe.l) " ALEYA ' NDER, Major-Genera" JULY B.—At the present moment, when part of the army goes into cantonments, and the other is about to decdtrip, it. is thotOlt proper to give as much pub licity as possible to the following order of the day, d‘ced from the Imperial head-quarters at Wolkers, dorff _ _ " The approach of the harvex!, and the necessity of renewing our tesouroes, require that the greatest attention should be paid to the preservation of the ripened corn, and that proper measures be taker. to secure its produce. A rigorous observance of the regu lation of the Bth of June, is alone able to protect the persons and property of the inhabitants of the country. The severe examples u.taca have been made, and even the last acts of mercy of the Emperor, have revealed to the army his firm intention of putting an end to devastations of the most criminal and dangerous nature whisk ha , * ti&iS plia. The Mediate and Generals In Chief shall once more prohibit the foraging in fields where the corn is ripe. They shall take care that no village or field be set on fire• They shall recall to their habitations, and take under their protee. lion, the country people, who cannot cease to fear, and resume their useful labours, until all the soldiers of the army, no longer blind to their own interest, shall observe the strictest discipline, and succeed by their conduct, to inspire every husbandman with confidence. (Signed) " ALaiLANDsit, Prince of Neufchatel." The division of the army commanded by the Duke of Ragusa shall in future be denominated the Eleventh Corps; that of Marshal Oudinot continues to be called the Second Corps, as it was whilst under the com mand of the late Duke of Montebello. The Emperor visited yesterday the field of the battle of Wagram. His Majesty was struck with I grief at the deplorable state to which the fire of both armies has reduced the neighbouring villages ; and, it is said, ordered every possible assistance to be af forded to their inhabitants. A new demand for lint and rags has been made to the citizens of Vienna.— Too many praises cannot be bestowed on the ‘ ladies of that city, for their zeal and humanity in ob'ying, and even anticipating the injunctions of the Govern ment, for the relief of the wounded. The greatest part of the army is about to encamp, and they already begin to build barracks for the Imperial guard. The negociations proceed, and the little information that transpires, although by no means authentic, is suffi cient CO dispel every apprehension of the renewal of hostilities. Many necessary and considerable sacri fices, on the part of Austria, are mentioned ; but they are the price of peace, which can only be obtained and secured through them. It is also stated that the Emperor Francis agrees,to send 60,000 men to join the French army in an expedition against Turkey ; but this is merely a rumour, which wants confirma. Ition. _ _ Mr. de Hoppe, Secretary in Clfancery of the Court and State, was arrested here at the end of last mont h , by order of the French Authorities. But through the solicitations of his wife, he has been allowed to remain in his own house, guarded by ;ens d'armes. It is said that he is to serve as an hostage for Mr. de Tour non, the French Intendant at Bayreuth, who was car ried away by the Austrians. Mr. de Z,ttolisko, Coun sellor at Court, belonging to the Administration of the Police, has been arrested on the c.me grounds. MUNSTER, JULY 42. His Majesty the King of Westphalia. is expected at Hanover, which place General Reubell entered the 19th inst. at the head of 6000 Westphalian troops. CASSEL, JULY 22. His Majesty has organized, by a late decree, a bat talion of national guards, composed of eight com panies, one of which is to consist of grenadiers, and another of chasseurs, containing each 154 effective men, officers included. AUGSBOURG, JULY 20. Certain intelligence has reached us, that after the departure of the Duke of Ragusa, the Austrians al most instantly again took possession of a part of Lower Stiria ; but the province will, by virtue of the armistice of Znaim, be shortly given up to the French troops. It essentially contributes at the present mo ment, by its fertility, to the suppler of Lower Austria, and particularly of Vienna, with provisions. Gratz, the capital, is one of the most important towns be longing to the Austrian Monarchy. Marshal Mac donald's corps has been ordered to take up canton ments in the province. MUNICH, JULY 9.2. Although the Austrian Major Teimer, who com mands the insurgents of the Tyrol, was informed of the armistice of Znaim, he had on the 17th, the au dacicy to make a general attack upon the positions of the Bavarian General Count D'Arco. He gained and kept possession for an hour of the town of Mur nau, but was at length defeated, and driven into the mountains with considerable lass. MADRID, JULY 20. His Majesty's last labours have been dedicated to a consideration of the condition of persons employed by the State, and the adoption of an equitable system for reform, and the granting of pensions to those who retire from office. The old Government. had vainly attempted to correct the abuses existing in that part of the administration. The reward due to services always fell to the share of intrigue. Ern ployments and pensions were 'multiplied in propor tiOn to the number of persons intended to be served ; and places were subjected to an incessant mutation difficult to be conceived. Ignorance and effrontery obtained the posts claimed in vain by talent and in struction, and discouragement sprang from talch an ill-contrived organisation. The numerous t3xco, torn from the labours of many unhappy beings, were scarcely sufficient to pay all the pensions so incon siderately lavished away. The decree issued by his Majesty, which insures pensions of retreat to those who are employed in his service, secures at once, their zeal and gratitude, and will pro►e one of the greatest benefits conferred upon his people. PARIS, JULY EN The Prince of Ponte Corvo arrived here two days ago. In conformity to the orders contained in the letter of his Majesty the Emperor and King, dated July 13, from his Imperial camp at Znaim, in Moravia, and addressed to the Israelitish Consistory, at Paris, by his Excellency the Minister for Divine Worship, on Sunday next, the 30th instant, prayers and thanks givings will be offered to the Most High, in the Jewish Temple of the street St. Avoie, for the vic tories of Enzersdorff and Wagram, in which the God of Armies has so evidently fought with the warriors of France. Jun' 30.--His Majesty has ordered an immediate stop to be put to the reprisals lately decreed against the subjects of the Dey of Algiers, as the Dey has given satisfaction for his conduct towards Mr. Dubois Thainville, and the Frenchmen in his dominions. In consequence, the sequestration laid on his vessels and goods is raised. His Majesty also revives the decree of Sept. ! 16, 1808, relative to colonial produce coming through Holland, and which had been annulled by the de cree of the 11th of June last, —No colonial produce \ coming through Holland shall therefore be admitted lon the territo r y o f t h e F renc h E m pi re , wh atever b e 'mode of its importation, or the certificates with which it is attended. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 10. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. coos. for money 68;---for account 686. Reduced 681-o;unium 1 to PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. IndiaS d a Bonds kl 2 B ;s 4 . 21e. pre. 3 per Cent. Red. 68i 69 661 per C. Cons. 6111 ; i 4 per Cent. 84ft Exch. Hills, Ps. I:ss. pre. 5 per Cent. Nary 981 99 English Lottery 1 ick. 411.1 is. Long Ann. 184 15-lbths I Cons. for opg. 6sit Letters from Spain and Portugal received by t}: • Mail of y2sterday, state that VICTOR and SEBASTIAN:, after a tedious and fat'guing retrograde march, have succeeded in uniting their forces a short way frrrr. Toledo. Some letters make them amount t0.i.5,(m5 men : the dispatches from Sir Annicat WELLESLE'r, however, rate them at 30 or 40,000 only, The allied troops under Generals WU. LESLEY, cf.: ESTA and VENEGAS, have effected what is called i n military language a junction, although sill at snn., distance from each other. CursTA, Who Cro7`. mands the centre, consisting of 10,000 infant r y and 12,000 cavalry, was contiguous to Talavera de la Reyna, which the French had just .ihar.dor.ek'..,... VENEGAS with the right wing, consisting of a'aont. 2.6,000 men, was descending the monntains of Tol Sir ARTHUR 'WELLESLEY commands the lef: winz, and was north of the Tagus, in the vicixity of Monte Clams. His troops amounted to ( 26,0 r), ' but he expected e—ery day to be reinforced by ROO men from Portuga!, and one English regiment on its march from Gibraltar. The British troops are in high health and spirits, and their only fears are that the enemy will continue their retreat without giving battle. We trust that our gallant countrymen will be properly supported by their Spanish Allies. The Supreme Central Junta have published an ela. borate oratorical proclamation on the occasion of tLe anniversary of the battle of Baylen. Its aim is to excite the energies of the Spanish nation, but its alit!. sion to the triumphs of Austria on the shores of the Danube are now out of place. Paris Papers to the 81st nit. have been ret:eiv?-! ; they contain the 29th Bulletin, which is dated on the 22d ult. and at that time the French Emperor stir. continued with his troops in the vicinity of the Ans. trian capital. It appears that the Armistice had oc. casioned some discussion from the important fortress of Gratz not having been given up. Presburgh, however, is already occupied by French troops. The Austrian Official account. t,f the battle of V. gram, which has been published, does not materially differ from that of the enemy. The Paris Papers•contain intelligence from Madrid of so recent a date as the 20th tilt. At that per!ed it does not appear that JosEPH BoNAPARrt enter airi• ed any apprehensions of being forced to evacuate the capital. He is represented to be engaged in the aboi lition of useless offices, and in providing suitable set. tlements and pensions for the servants of the State.— The intelligence of the advance of the British army, which must have reached him a fcw days afterwards, has no doubt directed his attention to objects of more earnest solicitude, and more urgent importance. A Gentleman who has arrived in tows f: orm Paris, which place he left on the 51st ul:. reports that B. NAPARTE was daily expected in his Capital. No account had been received there of the signing of Preliminaries between France and Austria. At Paris it was industriously circulated, that tie Armistice had been granted the Austrians at the in. tercession of the Emperor ALEXANDER ; as if in t} :e few days which elapsed between the battle of Wa• gram and the Armistice of Znaim there could have been a communication with the Court of Russia. The accounts of the Expedition to Walcheren had reached Paris on the 31st ult. H:s Majesty's ship DIANA, having Sir SIDNEY SM:T/I on board, has arrived at Portsmouth from the Brazils. Yesterday, at noon, his Majesty arrived at the Queen's Palace horn Windsor, and was received, on hi; arrival, by the Dukes of YORK, CUMBERLAND, CAMBRIDGE, KENT, and SVESEX. H's MAJESTY hell a Private Levee soon after two o'clock. The following had the honour of being presented to his.M &TESTY — Admiral Lon! GA)illrlt, on his return from sea. Sir GEORGE l'O.Noz, on his return from Ceylon. Mr. JOHNSON, Judge of ;be Supreme Court of Ceylon, 0 0 lefty , : of absence. Mr. STUART, on his return from Spain. His MAJESTY afterwards held a Priry Council, and gave audience to the Duke of PORTLAND and ti e rest of the Cabinet Ministers. _ About half•past five his MAJZSTY left town fat Windsor. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the Fo. reign Office. The Secretary of State's Office for the Home De. partment is removed to a spacious house adjoin , n3 the Treasury, lately purchased by Government, Dorset House. Lord MELVILLE is entirely recovered from his lace indisposition ; and yesterday Mr. Rosintr DUD-'` left town for Dublin Castle. _ _ _ The son of the Hon. LINDSEY MERRICK BuroLELL, second son of LORD GWYDIR, was christened in bis Lordship's chapel at Grimsthorpe Castle, on ['hors• day se'nnight. The sponsors were Lord G►s'rlK, the Earl of LINDSEY, and Lady WILLOUGHBY. The child was named atter his noble relations, viz. ALSE' MARLE BROWNLOW LINDSEY PETER. • t is tt ig 111 to I .le . :11t ns. nc. $