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LONDON, TitESDAY, AUGUST 9. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCk: Consols, money, 671'—for sec. 6714—Redueecl 681 Ome;ens f prem.--Excheq. Bills, 6s. prem. PKICF Olt STOCKS YESTERDAY. • per Cent. Red. 683 India Bonds, 6s. Ss. pr. 3 per Cent. C 0 ,4. 67314 Excheq. Bills 3s. 6s. pre. 4 per cent. n 44-44 English Tickets. 221.65. per Cent. Navy osi Cons. for ace. 673 - Long Ann. 18 13-16t4 TOTAL DEFEAT OF DUPONT. In the greater part of our impression yesterday, we laid before our Readers the following satisfactory ac counts from the Spanish Patriots, which we again Insert, for the information of such of our friends as were supplied with the earlier part of our impression. Yesterday afternoon, Lieutenant Ate, of the BLACK JOKE lugger, arrived at the Admiralty, with dispatches from Corunna, which place he left on the 2d instant. The substance of the dispatches were ioon after published in the following BULLETIN• " Downing-street, August e t i 868. A dispatch has been received from Lieutenant-Colonel Doy&e, dated eorunna, the let of August, stating, that the Junta of the Galßeim had received advices by letters from General CosvAvos and General Count Ds TILLS, dated Andujar, the !Ist of July, to General BLAKL ; that on the 20th (the day be fore) Central DUZONT had been entirely defeated; that he and his whole division had surrendered prisoners of war, with all their arms, baggage, and be.4y ; and that another corps, posted in the mountains, between the top of the Sierra and raylen, had eapitularod, on the condition of being sent to France by sea; so that not a single FrenehMan remains in Andalusia." 1....wm• By the BLACK JoKz, Lieutenant ALT, were received the Seville Gazette,, containing the following OFFICIAL AC C OUNTS OF GENERAL CASTANOS AND COUNT TILL!; ADDEN6SED TO TIIE SueREALE JUNTA " MO°T StIIIPIN6 LORD, U I have the satisfaction to Inform your Highness of the complete victory which has ,been gained since the Battle of Baylen. Genetal DUPONT is a prisoner of war, with all his division, arms, artillery, baggage, &c The remainder, who were not engaged in the action, although they did not share this fate, are included in the capitulation, and obliged to return to Prance by sea, that not a Frenchman may remain in Andalusia. My Nephew, Colonel Don PEDRO Au nts-17r: Glitow, will communicate the details of the affair ; in the mean time I assure your Highness that the gallantry of the Officers and Soldiers, and their constancy ender toils and privations are worthy of the just estimation in which the army deserves to be held by your Highness, and of the confidence I en tertained of their patriotism and zeal for the public cause. " I venture to request of your Excellency the ful flment, in my name, of the vow made by me to de dicate this action to the glorious San Fernando. •t May GOD preserve you many years. " XAVIER DE CASTANOS." " Bead-quarters, at Andujar, July 21. 't'othe moat Supreme Junta of Government." The following is another letter from his Excellency Count Ds Tula t " Yesterday, the 20th July, Spain, or more pro perly, your Highness's army, gained the most com plete victory the Nation has for many centuries be held in these parts. The result has been similar to that of Baylen ; in one moment the Andalusians have been freed from the French arrns. "The division of Dcrowr with all its baggage, its booty, and all its Generals, are prisoners of war ; and the other divisions which occupy his Majesty's do minions, from the summit of the Sierra to Baylen, are to evacuate the Peninsula by sea.—This is the principal point of the Treaty, which General CASTA NOS and myself had the satisfaction to sign last night, and as we withdrew from the field at midnight in want of sleep and rest, I cannot immediately send your Highness the particulars of the Capitulation, or of the events which have taken place, but ill do it as early as possible. " This most agreeable intelligence will be carried by the Lieutenant-Colonel of the column of Provin cial Grenadiers, Don PEDRO JEROME, an Officer of the greatest merit, and who, by talents and courage on many occasions, and particularly in this army, has rendered himself worthy of any favour your Highness may bestow upon him. " I have directed that the oath of Allegiance to our sovereign King FERDINAND VII. which has not yet been taken in this city, should be administered to-day, that Te ))cum should be sung, and an illumination made for three nights. Gon preserve your Highness many Mrs* 44 Most Sereneit.ord, " Count Da TILLY. " The Most Serene Lord the President, and Member of the Supreme Junta of Spain and the It:dies." Woperations which preceded the surrender of the army of DUPONT, the following f‘w particulars are cent:tilled in a private account : " The Spanish Geeeral having received intelligence tbet a Ants of 8000 men, wascn its march to join Gcncral DUPONT, resolved to attack him before the junction should take place, and the action commenced, as we have already stated, on the toth oh. It was most obstinately concerted for some time, but at to attack him the next morning, when General Dv eottr,in order to save his whole army from destruction, proposed to surrender A negotiation immediately took place, and the whole of the French army, including 8000 men that were on their march to join him, surrendered prisoners of war, with all their artillery, magazines, &c, &c. So that, to use the words of General CAS• -restos, in his official account of this glorious victory, " there is not now a single Frenchman in arms in the whole of Andalusia:. We are enabled to add, from authentic informa tion, some farther particulars not mentioned in the above brief dispatches. DUPONT, some time before the battle, had retreated from Andujar to Baylen, and the former town biocarne the head-quarters of the Patti, army. Measures had been taked previously to the 19th to. secure all the passes in the enemy's rear, so that his retreat was rendered impracticable. This service was entrusted to two very able Officers, with a few regular troops and a great body of volun tecers and armed peasantry, who daily lrtrassed the French, narrowed the space from which their derived sustenance, and reduced them to the greatAt dis tress. General ESCALANVE commanded at La Caro lina, four Spanish leagues north east from Baylen, on the road to Madrid, and thus cut off the return of the enemy to that city. General REDING occupied another very important post on the right of the French, and a chain of communication being kept be tween these Generals and the Commander in Chief, Dort CAETANOS, the enemy was completely surround ed on every side. The force under the immediate command of DUPONT, was 12,000 men, but reinforce ments to the amount of 8000 were advancing to endea vour to join him, when General CASTANOS gave him battle. The Spanish Army was put in motion on the 19th, and the battle commenced on the 20th. The conflict was long and obstinate. We have not yet re ceived any authentic account of the killed and wound ed, but the loss must hmve been considerable on both sides. DCPONT exhausted, in vain, all the resources which tactical skill and long experience in warfare enabled him in his perilous situation to call forth.— At last, to save the wreck of his army from total an-, nihilation, he proposed to capitulate, and, as is stated . above, surrendered to General CASTANOS. There is one circumstance stated in the official ac counts which deserves particular notice. The whole of the French army has not obtained the same terms: The forces under DCPONT which were defeated are prier:ours of war"—those which were not engaged in the actioh ate to " evacuate Me penituula by sea." Since writing the foregoing, we have received the following further intelligence from Spain, brought to Portsmouth by the PLUTO : By letters dated St. Andero, the Ist August, it appears, that a Nobleman had arrived there who had escaped from Madrid on the 25th July. He says, that there were not above 12,000 French with Jo- SEMI BONAPARTE, at Madrid ; that they were fortify ing the Reteiro, and that the City Was the most afflic ting spcctable possible. Several of the new Ministers had made their escape from Madrid, and as the Duke D'INFATADO was not there, it was hoped that he also had escaped. Official advices have been this morning received from General CASTANO'S Camp, up to the 17th ult. These state, that General CASTANOS having made all his preparations, and determined on his plan of attack, marched to Andujar on the 15th. General REnnvo was to pass the River above Manjibar, and attack Baylen. The Marquis DE COMPIONY was to pass at Villa Nuova, and support General REDINO. Geaeral CASTANOS, with the Sd division and Reserve, was to attack the Bridges in front.— Lieutenant-Coloncl CRUZ was to pass the River at Mantreolege, and to occupy the Sierra. Colonel VALDE PINOS was to occupy the Puerto del Rey. On the 15th General CasmNos took his position and cannonaded the French with effect. General COMPIONY beat the French at Villa Nuova, and killed about 200 of them. Lieutenant-Calonel CRUZ was obliged to retire, by the superior numbers of the enemy. supplied from this country wit and £300,000 in specie. DUTCH PAPERS. stuns atlas Dutch journals to the sth inst. containing Paris news to the 30th ult.—Boma:m.lra arrived at Pan on the 21st ult. and left that town the next morning, and was to be at Toulouse on Sunday, the 24th ; he was thence to proceed to Agen, which he was to leave on the 29th, for the purpose of visiting Bourdeaux, where he was expected on the 30th. Such is the route men tioned in these papers. Where he was to go from , Bourdeaux is not stated, but according to some ac counts, he is expected at Rambouillet on the 14th inst. his birth-day, for the celebration of which splendid preparations had been made. It is stated in an ar ticle from Hamburgh, of the 29th ult. in the Rotter dam Courant of the 4th in. that intelligence had been received at Copenhagen of the capture of the Swe dish army in Finland, consisting of 12,000 men.— This is evidently an unfounded rumour. The Got -1 tenburgh Mail furnishes the means of detection. By it we learnt that his Swedish Majesty established his head-quarters at Great Carleby on the 24th ult.—one I day later than the report. The Spanish troops in the vicinity of Hamburgh have taken the oath of fidelity to their new Sove reign, JO9EP/I Narom.:ov. This need excite no sur. prize. They could be only imperfectly informed of recent events in their own country ; and besides, they had the bayonets of the French at their breasts. These papers maintain their usual silence with respect to Spain. Private letters from Holland state, that strong srnptoms of revolt against France have lately mani festei thenzielves in several distlicts of Get-many, and also in Poland. At Dantzic the people are said to have suddenly risen upon the French soldiery, and put numbers of them to death. The final result of this insurrection is not mentioned. Dantzic is known to be very strongly garrisoned, and therefore the con spiracy must be formidable, or the irritation extreme, that Could prompt the inhabitants to insurrection. FRANCE AND AUSTRIA. Dispatches were yesterday received from Sir Jamas Sat - mmtEz., in the Baltic. Report says, they an nounce the commencement of hostilities between the Austrians and French. Whether this be any part of the contents of the dispatches we know not ; but a letter from an Officer in the Baltic states, that Sir JAMES, while cruizing off Stralsund on the 29th ult. was informed that hostilities had actually commenced, a battle having been fought in Galicia, in which the French were entirely defeated. The loss of the French is stated at 14,000 men, and the statement is said to have been confirmed by several vessels from Pilau. We state these rumours ; but, though we con ; sider hostilities as at no great distance between these Powers, we douby much whether they have yet com menced. The Victory, a merchant vessel, is arrived from Pernambucce in sixty days. We have the satisfac tion of learning by her that every thing was going on well at the Brazils. A considerable force was col lecting at Rio Grande, for the purpose of proceeding against the River Plata; but the expedition was sus pended, in consequence of the arrival of intelligence that a material change had taken place in the rela tions between Spain and Great Britain. A fleet of merchantmen, consisting of nearly 200 vessels, were to sail for England, under a strong convoy, about twenty days after the departure of the Victory. On the 27th of April, four boats from the MF.LAM ! Pus frigate went into Porto Rico, with an intent to ; cut out a Spanish schooner; but after taking posses ; sion, they were obliged to abandon her, being aground.; —The Spaniards kept up a well-directed fire of can non and musketry from two batteries all the while. Mr. Giumasox, the second Lieutenant, Lieutenant Noirriicar, of the Marines, and seven seamen were unfortunately killed : Mr. JOHN BARRY and four sea men were wounded. On Thursday, the 25th of this month, the Brigade of Guards,now in London, will have a general change of quarters as follows :—the 2d battalion of the Ist regiment will move from Portman-street•Barracks to Knightsbridge Barracks ; the 2d battalion of the Coldstream, from Lower Westminster to Portman street Barracks ; and the 2d battalion of the 3d regi ment from Knightsbridge Barracks, to quarters in Lower Westminster. A vessel for Dublin put into Balbriggan on Thurs day night, from Oporto, laden with wines, &c. by which we learn, that every person in Oporto was under arms, and wore a cockade ; as fast as the French were met they were seized, and put on board the British vessels. About 10,000 French only re mained in Lisbon. The 77th Regiment, 400, Which was quartered at Lincoln, has marched for Winchester, there to be under the eye of their General, the Earl of CAVAN, who commands that district. This regiment lately returned home a complete skeleton from India, after having been in that quarter of the Globe for nearly twenty years, where (particularly during the latter part of that period, being then commanded by Lieut. Colonel SPRY) they reaped immortal glory in the several engagements in which they had die honour of Information was yesterday received of the landing being present. of Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY with all his force. The That fine body of men, the Ist battalion of Dorset landing di I not take place at Figueras, as was gene- Volunteer Infantry, commanded by their Colonel, rally expected, but between Peniche and Mafia ; the the Right Hon. the Earl of DIGBYi (Lord Lieutenant latter is not more than 40 miles from Lisbon. Sir of the County) have volunteered their services for the A R THUR'S force is stated to amount to 14,000 men. Local Militia. Theirsoldier-like appearance and strict attention to discipline whilst under arms, have gained It is said, that he has been joined by. that part of the the encomiums of all thi - General Officers who have Portuguese army which had assembled at Coimbra. had the honour of inspecting them. Important, and we hope grateful news, may be hourly A blew-York Paper, of the 14th of June, mentions fixpected from that quarter. • a report from Washington, that Congress was to be The Supreme Junta of Oporto, acting for the whole convened, and an immediate war was expected to take place between France and the United States. General Ranoto, with about 8000 men, attacked the enemy, who had about 5000, completely beat them, and took two pieces of cannon ; but from want of provisions was forced to retire to Manjibar. On the 17th, after a Council of War, it was deter mined to order the Marquis Da COMPIGNY to join Ge neral REDING, and it was determined that Baylen should be attacked with two divisions, and a feigned attack to be made on Andujar with the third divi. sion. By a letter intercepted from General DUPONT to the Duke Dr. Rovtco, it appears that he was in great distress for provisions, aad was in hopes of a rein forcement. These particulars naturally led to the glorious Cvents which followed from the 17th to the 20111. EAST INDIA gittPPlNG.—The eitra'ships MONARCTT, EARL. SPENCER, TRAVERS, LORD ELDON, and CAn- ARTURN, outward-bound, iwere under way from Mideira the Bth July last. FALMOUTH, AUGUST G. Arrived the Painerets CHARLOTTE packet, Captain GisisoN, from Jamaica, with mails, in seven weeks passage. Passed by. yesterday- evening. the ship Crescent, Aomcw,-from Surinam, for London. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 8. Arrived his Majesty's ship Pt.trro, with dispatches from Spain I several transports and outward bound vessels, froni the Downs.—Wind W. N. W. DOVER. AUGUST S. ?assed by the Dakd of Kent, Rees, from Jamaica; Simon Cock, BEEN, from Curacoaoind Fanny Sewell, GALE, from Sicily—all hound to London. His Ma jesty's gun-brig Funtous, with about twenty sail of transports, came round from the Downs this morning, aad are now turning to the westward against a strong adverse wind.—Arrived in the Roads the GLOSIMEN sloop, from a cruize off Boulogne.—Wind W. S. W. and blows fresh. DEAL, AUGUST 8. Arrived his Majesty's brig Resciturs, from Cork, with a convoy, which are sailed for the River ; also the Penelope, Wnrra, from Surinam ; Sir S. Smith, LAWSON, from Madeira ; Diligence, FLUB; and Fortitude, PEMBERTON, from Liverpool.—Wind S.W. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. OR Alms ND, AIIOUIT B.—Passed by the Devonshire, Pike, front Prince Edward's bland; Andromeda, Ferguson, from Oporto ; Malvin*, Bear; Cambridge, Sullivan ; and the 'Fruity, Crosby, front Jamaica.--Salled the New Brunswick, Surr, for .Quebec; and Princess Mary, Hunt, for Cork. LEITH, AUGUST 6. The intended harbour at the Troon will be very soon begun. The forming of the course for the iron railway to Kilmarnock has been already begun.. Tuesday was landed from his Majesty's ship ARDENT, the crew of a Danish schooner privateer, captured on the coast of Sweden (and sent some time since into a Swedish port), and marched under a military escort to Greenlaw prison.—The Aurora, SADLER, of London, from the Greenland Seas, with 58 whales, arrived in Brassay Sound 20th ult. said to be the most successful vciya i ge that has been made to Greenland from Britain since that fishery commenced. Also arrived in Brassay Sound 24th ult, his Majesty's ship ARlADNE.—Arrived at Berwick, the Lively, Captain Curran, from Greenland, with 25 whales, 70 seals, and three unicorns—a bumper ship. This morning Jamaica Papers to the 18th June, were received in town. We are sorry to find that a serious disturbance took place at St. Ann's, Bar badoes, among the soldiers of the Ist West India regiment, in which Major DORLEY and Adjutant ELus, lost their lives, before order was restored.-- Sixteen of the soldiers were brought to a Court Mar- tial—fifteen of whom were found guilty—seven were ordered to be shot on the Bth, and the rest were re spited. Cordova, so long famous among the sons of Cris pin, will be more renowned than ever, for the ha thering lately received there by DUPONT. Government, we understand, intend to allow a number of half-pay Officers to volunteer their services in Spain and Portugal, to assist in the organization of the patriotic masses. They are to retain their half pay in this country, and to receive pay from the Spa nish or Portuguese Governments from the date of their arrival in those countries. COUNTY OF. CLARE. ELEcTtorr.—The following is an exact return of each day's Poll for the County of Clare, to Tuesday evening : lit day. ad day. 3d day. !th day. CoL Fitzgerald ... 3 160 119 147 Capt. O'Bryzn ... 5 106 es 119 Total for Col. Fitzgerald ... 424 Capt. O'Bryen ... 316 Majority for Col. F. 109 It is understood that the contest will continue for several days. The last arrivals at Bath arc— - - Baron Wolff, Sir C. Dillon, Colonel Bunney, Colonel Mingay, Major Knight, Major Erskine, Rev. Dr. Drake, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Leigh, Rev. Mr. Andrews, Captain Bunney, Mr. and Mrs. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Worthington, Mt. and Mrs. Darby, Mr. afid Mrs. Walter, Mr. and Mrs. Donne, Mr. and Mrs. A. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Burgess, Mr. D. Goldsmld and family. The last arrivals at Tenby are : Earl and Countess Powis and family, Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lee, Mr. and Mn,s Herbert, Captain Miinwaring, Retrerends Mr. tonestreet, Mr. T. Williams, Mr. Rudge, ant Mr. Cleves; Messrs. Horton, Rose, Johnson, Elford, R. Smith, J. Sick, CuiS,Tpwen, Casurlet, Gittens, Kensey,,jt sell, and Hasell; Mrs. Walcot, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Webb, Mrs. T. Webb, Mrs. Pottenger, Mrs. Powls, Miss Jones, Miss C. Wall, Miss Wingfield, &c. • A Navy Surgeon, named Jackson, was yesterday committed to Newgate from Marlborough-street Office, for a rape on.a child twelve years of age. Mr. Angelo, the celebrated Fencing Master, was held to bail on a charge of assault preferred against him by three mechanical men. The assault was commit. ted in Piccadilly, and Mr. Angelo complained of hav ing been very ill-treated. The evidence was, however, on the other side, the Defendant being alone. Sunday morning a young man, near the Red. house, was drowned in the presence of several specta. tors. It is supposed the cramp had seized him. The body was not found till after dragging three hours. On Sunday two young men, named Pain and Moor, in the employ of Mr. Golding, perfumer, in Cornhill, were drowned, while bathing off Galley Quay, Lower Thames-street. Their bodies could not be found for a length of time, when the resusci. tatory process was made use of, but without effect. Monday se'nnight Thomas Pepper, Joseph Gunnel, and Janus M'Clean, were executed in Dundalk, put. suant to their sentence, for the murder of Serjeant Fonam, of the Scots Greys. The unhappy men con. ducted themselves with much propriety from their conviction to their last moments.—Bridget Took and John Fraynr, convicted at the last Commission of Oyer and Terminer, for uttering forged bank -notes, were executed on Saturday at Newgate, Dublin.