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1 4 : THE EVENING STIR. LONDON. MONDAY, JULY 11. 'VCR of STOCK* THIS DAY:,AT rata O'CLOCK I Cons. money. 7041—for July 7011-..Reduceet 3.4--Oennitun 3f. PikiCg 9FSITQCKS ON SA:Tilltilaa. 3 per C. Red. Ann. eva - Imp. s per emiont 3 per C. Cons. as+ ROOF Inrp. Arra. 7f 4 per Cent. Cons. 8.4 BO 851 Ex. Bills, 4a a ds. pre. S per Cent. 94 if Otnnitin 3i Long Ann. 1 14 18 I#•••litks Tnglish Tickets, nal. 65. India Stock, 191 i • Corr. for acc. 70ii3/4 VICTQRIES t ) OVER THE FRENCH' IN SPAIN. " Good Winn needs no Busis 4 The F'llowin cheering intelligence speaks for itself: Pfftcial accounts were received i..sterdalttiora As-' tunas announcipg— • ~ .THE SUERENDER OF THE TRENCH SQUADRON 'FO - - - - THE 'SPANIARDS-. ~. THE DEFEAT OP THE. FRENCH DIVISION UNDER . THE ORDERS, OF DUPONT, NEAR CORDQV A, • " • BY 'ECHAVANIA , , ANOTHER COLUMN, COMMANDED 13Y LEpEVRE, , ROUTED EY 0301IIIAL PAL' AFOE NO QUARTER GIVEN. THIB 18 THE WAY IN WHICH INVADERB SHOULD IN ALL CASES BE TREATED , ' • THE DIVISION OF MONCEY HAS SUFFERED LOSS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF CUENCA IN MADRID, SEVEN OR EIGHT THOUSAND ONLY REMAIN, WHO HAVE RETIRED WITHIN EN TRENCHMENTS, APPREHENSIVE OF AN ATFACK, WHICH WAS DAILY EX • PECTED FROM THE COMBINED FORCES OF ARRAGON, VAI.EN CIA, AND ANDALUSIA - - ALL THE PROVINCES OF SPAIN ARE UNDER ARMS, AND PROPOSE TO ASSEMBLE THE GENERAL CORTES, OR GRAND COUNCIL OF THE NATION. To the above we have to add, that letters which reached us this morning from Gibraltar, state, that ALL THE FRENCH, IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF BARCELONA, HAVE BEEN KILLED OR TAKEN PRISONERS BY THE PATRIOTS, VNDER GENERAL ESPELATA. A French prize sent into Plymouth brings accounts that the traitors of the Aristocrat'' Who had joined NAPOLEON'S Court at Bayonne, have been fighting ler the French against the Spanish populace inhabiting the province of Biscay, which reaches from Bayonne to St. Andero—a small track, and which seems to he the only Spanish territory now occupied by the French. _The French have taken possession of St. Andero with about SOQO men, but before they arrived the boats of his Majesty's ships COSSACK and COMET had Landed, spiked all the guns and blown up the maga_ tine. In that quarter it is reported that BONAPA RTE is marching to Madrid with an army of 100,000 men. We do not believe it—He will be careful how he ven tures to advance into the heart of a country where every human being is a patriot, and every patriot ready to sacrifice himself for his country. FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, JULY 9. A Dispatch, of which the following is a copy, together wi h in closures, have been roceiveil from Major Gentral Spencer, by Viscount Castlereagh, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretarie s 81 State, dated off Cadiz, June 12. His Majesty's Ship Atlas, off Cadiz, June 12. My Lord—The. French squadron consisting of five sail of the line and a frigate, having placed them selves in a defensive position, in the channel leading to the Caraccas, and out of the reach of the works of Cadiz, and having refused to listen to any terms, I have great satisfaction in reporting that the Spanish gun and mortar boats, and the batteries erected for this purpose, on the Isle of Leon, and near Fort Louis, commenced hostilities against the French ships at three o'clock in the afternoon of the 9th, and the firing continued without interruption on both sides till night. It was renewed on the part of the Spa niards on the morning of the 10th, and partially con tinued till two, when a flag of truce was hoisted by the French, but the terms proposed being, inadmis sible, the Spaniards intend to recommence hosti lities with an additional battery, to the eastward of Fort Louis, consisting of 30 tq-pounders. Admiral Purvis and myself %wished to have co-ope rated in this attack, but the Spaniards, feeling them selves confident in their own force, have declined our offers of assistance. The Supreme Council of Seville hare nominated Commissioners, and applied last night for passports, and a frigate to convey them to England, and they are also equally anxious to send feluccas with dis-, patc.hes to South Arnetica. Information having been received that a small Venal corps was assembling at Tavira, with a view of entering Spain by the river Guadiana, we have been requested to proceedagainst this e,n-ps, and either to attack them on the coast, or endeavour to prevent the further prosecution of their plans against* Spain. I accordingly propose to sail immediately for this ob ject, Lord Collingwood approving of it. Admiral Purvis had already detached three ships of war off the mouth of the Guadiana, and has of, fend every other necessary assistance, which Lord CAlingwood has since confirmed. (Signed) • 13. Ma;os Generil. . Conef a Letier from Coserat Marla, Captain General of Ais tier dalusla and Governoi of Cadiz, addressed to their Encellsocier Admiral Purvis and Major General Spencer. Admiral Rossilly, as your Excellencies will observe by the anne-ted copy, has proposed to disarm,butupon conditions which I thought were ir,admissible. that ever may be his terms of surrender, I shall in no man deviate from my promise ; it is therefor 2 noes= sari that I should have-your consent, as I have it. tdtdy said in my first conference with Brigadier. Ge. tt+ftral. Smith and Captain Sir John Gore, to whom I hive pledged myself with simrlicity and good faith. It will afford me considerable satisfaction to con sierwith your Excellencies on all •decurtences, incl.; 'dents, and circurnstafitit, conducive, to our common alb!antage, and contrary to the interests of the coro!! lon enemy. ' • ~ : , t Io ' NOthing eyes rne more real pleasure than th e al - . tlttconftdence of your Excellencies in my candour 4 sincerity, with wh i ch I remain your Excellencies , . st affeetionate:and devot6d :,ervant. (Signed) 1 Cada, lone 11: • THOMAS MOItLA. . . . lopy of a Letter from Admiral Rossilly, addressed m General • Moils, dated on board the Admiral's Ship, Hero Bay, off Ca- • cliz, June 11. Captain General--Obliged to defend myself on iccount of the inquietude inspired into the people of this prsvince -by my imposing attitude, 1 yesterday, in order to tranquillize thorn, prOpose l to.your Ex cellency to quit the Day. In case the English can not' secede to this proposal, I suggest the idea of dis embarking my means of attack, and keeping my ships' companies on board ; no colours shall be dis.l played on my squakon. Hostages shall be given for our security, our sick, and all the French people in the province, with their national and inclividual property. Hostages will be equally given ott my part. The re freshments, water, and provisions necessary - for• niy squadron shall be provided on my paying for them, as has hitherto been done. In short; I shall . demand no condition but those which are, necessary for my honour and that of the people serving under my or ders, and as are compatible with the public LI-linguini ty. Deprived by my proposal of the means of defence against the exterior enemy, I demand security against them. Receive, Captain General, the renewal of my dis tinguished consideration, with which I am your Ex cellency's must humble servant. (Signed) no:•sILLS. Copy of an Answer from General Mork to Admiratßossilly. Empllent Sir, Admiral Rossilly—ln answer to err- Cain proposals and official demands tran,rnitted by your Excellency, which, although dictated by your honour, are unquestionably incompatible with mine, as must be evident to your Excellency, I have to ac. quaint you, that I cannot accegt any terms but an unconditional surrender. My honour and character not allowing me to depart in any way from my pro mises, I therefore inform you that my orders from the Superior Council being positive with respect to the surrender of the squadron commanded by your Excellency, I cannot enter into any conditions with out previously consulting them. It is likewise my duty to consult with the English Commanders, as, without their consent, I cannot compromise myself. For these reasons, I shall suspend my attack, until I have dispatched those two expresses, availing my self, however, of the intermediate time to prepare other means for the attack. Nothing opposes the individual esteem entertained for your Excellency, by your faithful servant, (Signed) THOMAS MORLA. Cadiz, June 11. -^ simmommumi. jolir war in ifitt tingdom ; ".pints of 145 iloggeths laden with cotton. It is said - that they con tain a great deal of the plate of which the churches had been mhbedl but this is not yet ascertained, no, inventory having yet been taken of their content& MADRID, JUNE M. - • Yesterday proceeded towards France several oi the Equerries of Murat ; and to-Incerow, he will himself leave this city, under pretence that the. climate is injurious to his health—bat the tree cause is the to tal defeat of the army of Dupont in Andalusia — ,the greater part of the soldiers being killed, and the rest having been sent prisoners to Ciudad Real. Af ter this example, Prince Murat is apprehensive of ex• periencing the same fate, if he should continue in this n eighbourhood. JUNE 15.—We are Inuits r3lieved here by the di: minuLion of the French troops, and particularly as the few which remain do not at all interfere with us. In the gardens of thd Retiro, they go on with their forti. fications. Scarcely a soul is to be seen cut she public walk of the Prado-, on account pf the haerid, scenes se lately exhibited there. We know that at two distinct times bodies of troops filed off for Segovia, and it is - said that artillery - . woe sent there —but we can knell, little of what passes •'t that city, or even in tte surrounding province ; fo. what is communicated to us by their Joutnals is only what is favourable to their interest. Their papers are thus filled with falsehood:, and lies—yet more abomi nable are inserted in the Bayonne Gazette. The worst is, that 'their'Spanish accomplices endeavour to give credit to such misrepresentations. The- following letter Is said to have been inter- cepted Mr D*A* EtOtsta-4 desire you will vigilantly attend to your proceedings with the Spaniards, not indeed for their sakes but that they may be rendered subservient to my projects. When nitre the authorLy o( France is established among them, I expt:ct to draw from their pnpalatlon two hundred thousand men, with whose assistance I intend to conquer the kingdom of Morocco, no( the whole Mediterranean coast of Africa. This conquest, be sides preventing the English from drawing subsistence from thence, will put Spitr is a helpless situation. Yoe such purposes it is ad visable to give the p eference to the Southern inhabitants, who are more accustomed to the inclemency of the heat, and best cal ulated to cope with tie." English. It is necessary to avail our selves of the present circumstances to advance our fortunes, while the booby Alexander, whom. A have nude to believe is to citeld• Europe with me, is amusing himself in conquering rocky lands And it, seas. (We shall see what will happen* " You and Derthier are the on!y persons to whom I have d's- Josed this favourite scheme, Sce. " Your affectionate brother, (Signed) " 14APOLtON. ' AI.It.A.CETTE;I I7I4I L It is positively known that dispatches having been intercepted from Murat to Baron de Albala, .at Va lencia, appoint,ing him -Captain General -of that King dom and Murcia, and inforining him that 6000 French troops would arrive from Catalonia, topreserve the public tranquillity, the people rose and took ven geance on this vile instrument Of the Grand Duke His head, placed upon a long pole, was carried through the city, and at length fixed up in the Gras d Square, as a warning to all those who May 'have the meanness to sell their country. I'AMPELUNA, JUNE 1. Yesterday 800 horses, and 2000 French Infantry, with a piquet nf cavalry, left th's place. This division will not go beyond Tudela, where they will he re ceived by a party well provided with artillery. All the resources of this kingdom a: ein motion. In Ar ragon there arc 25,00 0 regular troops and 80,000 well armed and pro v ided,attended by 114. pieces of artillery. From Saragossa they write, that the pert of Cartha gena is opened to the English, who have unsliipPedl 25,000 stand of aims, with ammtmition in proportien;l and that they have again left the place to bring over' from Majorca 8000 Spanish soldiers. Valencia is united with Arragen, and the, former r 1 yet more abundantly supplied with troops than the latter.—Some persons, on whom we can rely, have arrived from France, who assure us, that-id the inte terior there are no troops, and that the grand army on foot does not exceed 104,000 men. BAAGANZA,IVNE 1!7. The Commandant of Braganca, 'in a letter, gives account to tbe Captain-General of Old Castile of the movements in his province, and of the anxiety of his companions in arms, to make a common cause with the Spaniards; and throw Off the load with which they arc oppressed, under the Satellites of the 4 7 Emperor of the French.- "—", It is reported that General Junot, with his whole Staff, is arregted - at Lisbon by General Carraffa. Thi. intelligence is not official, but merits attention, and probiblY Will be soon confirmed. ... , . LUGO, JUNE 16. • 1 :' Our regular and provincial troops are continually filing off with their battalions complete, to the num ber of 19,000, and a grand train of artillery. The l enlistment of 30,000 peasants is actively proceeded in, to enable Geteral Cuenca to reinforce his asmy. BADAJOS, JUNE 18. .. An extraordinary Courier arrived last night, with dispatches to the Captain-General of this Province, containing the agreeable intelligence of the surrender of the French squadron in the Bay of Cadiz, after resisting, for three days, the fire of the batteries. PANFENADA, JUNE es. The rogiment of Seville has just come in. It was this tarps which escorted the French General from OpintO to Corunna ; and they assure us that Junot be _ I wto, here immediately with 4000 prisoners. FROM THE SPANISH PAPERS. • opoßTo, JUNE 8. By an official letter, we have received an account of the following circumstances, which happened here on the 6th instant : • The Spanish Commander, at the head of Es troops, arrested in this city a French General, vith all the officers and soldiers under him. At the same time, the Spanish and our own troops commenced their march, and their prisoneis with them. It is said, that in the possession of the French General were found four millions of new crusades. - ' CITY 0 RODRIGO, JUNE 16. The French troops which are in Almeila threaten to force a passage through this pile:, after having been refuse:l pet-mission to proceed by the Governor. The vigorous measures which are made On that fron tier, have obliged the French to continue in a state of almost total inaction ; confining their operations to the destruction of a miserable village : and having at tacked with 600 Dtagoons two small parties of the peasantry, which made such a spirited resistance, that they obliged the French to retire with considerable loss. It i; currently reported here, that the French troops in Lisbon have been destroyed by, the joint efforts of , the Spaniards and the English, who quitted their ships, and that General Junot is conducted as a pri soner on board the British fleet. This account is the more credible, because, for four days past, Junot was in Almeida, where accommodations were prepared for 9000 men, and it is certain that they have not yet arrived. .: [RN E 23.-IVc are already in a .ileate. of-greater tranquillity in !his place, in consequence-not only of the seizure of the General at_Oporto, but because we ' are this day assured that the : Regent of Portugal has met with st simil:'r fate at Lisbon ; and v)e 'mite ill suittastion of now having itt , our possession a part a the numerous spoils whICL-40,jaal a man acquired its - , WORD°, JUN! ItS. I In the Gown?! Courier orate 2ed of June, the route of General Dupont is not only confirmed by several letters, but tke particulars are given with so remark. al:4e a coincidence of fact', that no doubt remains The following is ote of the letters al. WIWItO : " Manz :mares, Tune IL " The division of Dupont, which consisted of 12,000 men, is its progress to Andalusia, was a. aelted on the Bth, between the' ie Vint* de Cardenat . road to Dope/ea-perms, where 4000 Irregular troops *titV - ed. They permitted this first one sae coed colored, to osi titiftlested, but fell upon the 'MeV, and net i* a single man es pea. , " The rear-guard, eeitiposed of 1000 dragoons and others, f$ back loop Veldepenas, whete they me: with met whit marry raise foetunet., Mother corps of 'NO Frenchmen came hither. when they were received by the armed people; and as they were fee tigued, and few in number, they surrendered themselves up p r j. toners, and were sent into the interior. " The day briery yesterday the two first divisions were at. tacked, not 6-,wing been able to proceed further than the bridge of Gusdalqulvir, which was broken down. They were there et- • tacked, and those Who were not killed were made prisoners,' Much French blood was shed, but of our part little loss was Ult. • tattled. Dupont is among the prisoners. " It is likewise said, that Valencia has entered into a treaty with the English; and that in consequence, on the 9th, the woofs which were in Majorca and the adjacent islands evert disembark. eel at Valencia, and, at the sante time, a thousand muskets, with a quantity of ammunition. TliF English have offered to return with further assistance. " They add further, that the advanced troops of she Vden clans were at Albacete, and these with the Murcian troops, mill compose a force of 184,000 men, with a formidable train of ac I. 1 Ivry. It is mentioned that Moncee, whose intention it was to (erupt the Province of Valencia, has not ventured to quit Mire grand's." '3 UN! 29.—Letters from Madrid state, that the French General Le Febre ti.: Nattes has been routed by the troops of Arragon, between Mallen and Gai- I en, with his division of 6030 men that General Renr.e, or Renner, who was mar: ping with a division of 00)0 ' meta to reinforce Dupont, had also been defeated; that the French in the vicinity of Tudela were annihila ted after the action of the 9th; that General. Savtry ... occupied the Royal Pahace i that Murat remained in t:isposed at Charnartin ; and that the works at Re- • Cr) were going on, with the artillery to supply them being taken from Segovia and Aranjue4._ VALLADOI.ID, JUNE sa.. * . TO TRZ EDITOR OT TR! OVI/00 CAVETTI. 4 I am one of those who were present in the affair of Cabezon, -an I I therefore feel it my duty to inform you, with a view to es publication in your Gazette, that I am filled with indignation at the falsehoods which are stated in the Madrid Ge--ette—far it Its the audacity to assert, that from 400 to Sets Frenchmen rpm to flight from 14 to 15,000 of else rebels of Valladolid, as we are celled; the fact being, that the number engaged on both sides . were ve.y nearly equal, with the ddferenee in the enemy's favour, that they were superior in artillery, and that we had het four pieces of carnon. There, however, considerably annoyed them, and the result was, that instead of putting us to flight, they left en the field mutt than 700 killed, and carried into Valladolid a enniter nr wounded. They had 94 of their wounded in the hose pleat, and among them were several Officers. They also carried off with them the body of an Officer of superior rank. On our slid we buried 113. This was ascertained by the people who tame out of Cabezon to bury the deal, immediately after the French precipitately evacuated that town. Within these two days, it bat been stated at Cabezon, that a number of naked corpses were, seen floating down the river, and it is ' , rowel than they were French ; for immediately after the lea , th., in order toprevent the extent of their loss from being discovered, the baggage corps strips ped the slain, and threw them into the stream. Such was the result of the battle of Cabeton, &c." Don /liver° Floret Fs - racla, Proenrre:-Ceneral of the Printlye,- lity of Atturas, made the following propel .ition to the Suprenue Council : Oviedo, June 110,1110 S. The General Council of the Principality of Atrto. rias do not delay a nioment in making known to the public the daily proofs they receive of the friendship of the English Government and nation, who, in cr. der the better to enable it t.o supply all our wants, have promptly sent to this capital a Military Committee, composed of three officers of distinction, who this mor 'ming presented themselves before the Supreme Coun. oil, r.ct only to assure us that all the supplies and sue cour,which we pointed ont to them might be daily expected in cur ports, but also to offer in the name of their Government, to this principality, and to the ':eirst of the Spanish Nation, all other assistance we might stand in need of ; to send us troops, money, 'arms, ammunition, and other war:ike stores, and to make common cause with us, in order that we might be able to repel and destroy the common enemy.-- That generous nation deserves the utmost gratitude en our part ; but as it offers its protection to ail the provinces which defend the good cause, it will know, on the other hand, how to employ all its power a gainst those provinces, wlich, .guided by a perniciovs sel fishness or apparent timidity, are forgetful of the'r duty in the present critical circumstances in which the country is placed, do not endeavour, in imitation Of the real patriots, to defend the glorious cause, and shake off a disgraceful yoke. The Supreme Council think it righ;, to declare t. ;he public, that they felt the liveliest tanotior.s of gratitude aid respect, when they heard the Commissioners give them ;be assay. ante, that it was their anxious wish to shed the lad drop of their blood fighting with our brethren in de fenCe of the common CAW' . ALVARO !LORE:: ESTEADA. Oviedo, Jul. 30. 1808. And it having been resolved that thepreceding pro position be printed and circulate through . the d's tricts of the Principality, we communicated it also to you fi r your inforrnati9n. Goo keep 3on many years in his holy guard. IGNACIO FLOM'S VALDF.E. J UAN AURGUELLES TERAL, Representative end Swear!. he wl The HI Ste ell b r at( c a rtai a Tit -- In a •, • I,t Nttre , .1v Opot sone: u ' l sho a 1