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Letter from Major Phillip Keatinge Roche, one of his Britannic Majesty's Military Commissioners, addressed to the Supreme Assembly of the Province! of Asturias. " MOST EXCELLENT Sits! " I feel it my duty to avail myself of the earliest opportunity to acquaint you, that having on the 13th ultimo received a press ing solicitation from the Supreme Junta of Bilboa, requesting as well my presence there, as an immediate supply of arms, ammu nition, and money, I lost not a moment in taking the necessary arrangements to comply with their wishes, and was fortunately enabled to get under way from the port of Gijon, in his Majesty's ship Seine, at day-break, on the morning of the 14th following, having under convoy an English brig laden with an abundant supply of military stores of every description, taking also with me 200,000 dollars, for the use of the Province of Biscay. " Early on the morning of the 16th, we brought-to off the port of Bilbos, and I instantly dispatched a Spanish Officer with a let ter to theaunta, informing them of my arrival; but soon, to my great mortification, learned, that a French corps, to the amount of.near five thousand men, was at the same moment entering the town, having defeated, though not without considerable loss, and after a very spirited resistance, a body of about two thousaid of the armed inhabitants. " Under these circumstances, I immediately formed the reso lution of attempting to rally and arm the people, and with this view disembarked at Castro, a town four leagues to the West ward ; but the enemy receiving information of my design, in stantly pushed forward their cavalry, and it was not until the evening of the 22d, that, at the earnest entreaties of the Magis trates ana people, I quitted the town, the French having threaten ed to burn it to the ground. " I however brought off with me 2500 stand of new Spanish arms, captured from the enemy, and which I have the honour to present to this Supreme Junta. " The numerous atrocities committed by the French in Bilboa exceed all belief, and surpass in their nature all the former acts of murder, plunder, and violence, which has stamped with eter nal infamy the French name through Spain ; and will, I trust and hope, actuate every good Spaniard to prefer a glorious death to witnessing a repetition of such disgrace to his country. " I have the honour to be, most Excellent Sirs, " Your respectful and obedient humble servant, " P. K. ROCHE, " One of his Britannic Majesty's Commissioners." ADDRESS OF MAJOR ROCHB TO THE BISSAYA.VS. " BILAVE AND NOBLE BISCAYANS " The eyes of all Europe are upon you!—The moment of your deliverance is at hand !—The sacred flame of patriotism and of loyalty, so dear to every Spanish heart, rapidly spreading over this great kingdom, has burst forth in your enlightened province. Already are you panting to share with your gallant and noble countrymen in arms, the honour of expelling from your territory die vile slaves of the most ambitious tyrant that ever disgraced the page of history; who, under the sacred snack of friendship, has tiisM•nAired and dethroned your King, and repaid the generous hospitality of the Spanish nation, by the cold-blooded murder cf your countrymen, the vinta:L-2n of your wives and daughters, and the plunder and robbery not only of your property, but of your very temples. " 'The eyes of all Europe and of the world are at length open ed; and it falls to the glorious lot of Spain to give to future ages a lasting example and proof of what a nation may do, determlued to preserve its independence an I its honour. " England, ever the generous, the ancient, and faithful friend of Spain, could not be indifferent to the cruel destiny intended for you, nor to the gallant and noble exertions you are making for your very existence : she has therefore, with the characteristic magnanimity which belong , to her, stood forward in the hour of need and of danger, and with one universal sentiment, from the King to the bwest of his subjects, devoted to your deliverance the powerful aid of her fleets, her armies, and her treasure. One of the humbler, but not least zealous of his Majesty's set Tants in your cduse, has the honour, by his Royal order and in his Royal name, to come amongst you, with the fullest assurances of his Majesty's gracious intentions of affording you every assistance and supply you shall stand in need of; and already there is upon your coast ,a powerful squadron for the protection of your com merce and your shores. If a Spaniard is to he found, so vile an egotist as not to fly, at the sacred call of honour, to the standard of his CoD and of his King, let him look to those nations who have iron iniously submitted to the bondage of the Usurper, and read, in their degradation, the slavery and fate inevitably pre pared for bis own.. Let him not think that a shameful and cri minal neutrality will save him or his province from the gripe of this morster,-who is familiar with ingratitude. " Noble and gallant Discoyars! preserve your ancient charac ter for bravery and 'heroism. Be true to yourselves ; be unani. mous and faithful in defence of your COD, your King, and every thing dear Ito the heart of man ! " La every man suppose, that the deliverance and salvation of Spain depends upon his individual arm; rely upon it, PROVI• DENCIE, liming the justice of your cause, will crown your exer *no %jai victory; and future ages will bless the Spanish name sad nation, os the saviours of the human race. (Signed) " P. K. Roche, " One of his Britannic Majesty's Commissioners." GERONA„ A1:101/ST 19. On the Scl Inst. a poor madman disappeared from this city, and, on the sth, presented himself to the most illustrious Junta, delivering to them certain pro- clamations and papers 'in French and Spanish, with the following letter : 4RMY OF THE EASTERN PYRENEES. Head Quarters, before Gerona, Aug. 5, 1508. To the Members composing the Junta of Govern ment in Gerona : Ger&Leman—His Excellency the General in Chief Duhestne, having hitherto dismissed to their homes, without any injury or hurt, all the peasants whom his soldiers hive brought to him, though they have been for the most part taken with arms in their hands, he has given me orders to restore to your city this man, who came out of it the day before yesterday, and has been taken by the advanced guards. Though every thing indicates that this person has come forth without the walls as a spy, or to disperse proclamations, yet the principles of humanity which characte rise his Excellency the General in Chief, have induced him rather to permit one guilty person to escape, than to punish a man who is, perhaps, innocent. On this account he has ordered me to send him to you, and I beg you, Gentlemen, to acknowledge the re ceipt of this. I have the honour to be, &c. DEVAUX, Chief of the Staff, and Major-General of the besieging Army. The illustrious Junta of Gerona having considered the preceding letter, and the printed papers which were to be insinuated along with it, resolved to send them back accompanied with others, which should give information to the French army as to what they were perhaps ignorant of, and that they might know as soon as possible that the Spanish na tion was very far from permitting itself to be deluded by their fantastic illusions, indosing at the same time the following address : TO THE GENERAL IN CHIEF DUHESME. Gerona, August S. EXCELLENT SIR—We admire the trait of humanity which your Excellency has discovered in sending back a fool, who, in consequence of insanity without any object, fled from this city three days ago, and whom, being examined, your Excellency could not have failed to recognise as such, knowing at the same time that your troops,- in the attack of Orriols, on the 2d inst. acted with the greatest inhumanity towards two soldiers of the regiment of Rosas, and one of the vo lunteers of Barcelona, who having alone surrendered, and being wounded besides, were murdered in cold blood, against every law of nations. Since the commencement of our hostilities, more than 500 French prisoners have been sent into this place and remitted to the interior, where, in every in stance, humanity and their misfortunes have been re spected. They have been treated as religion and Spanish generosity required. The French Commis sioner Schirisvit, your aides-decamp, and other offi cers, live and exist, and have been treated conform ably to their rank and character. They can inform you of the truth of what we now say. On the 20th of June, your Excellency attacked this city, and particularly the suburb of St. Clara, where several French soldiers remained prisoners and tvound ed. They were conducted to the hospital, where they were taken care of, and attended as if they had been our brothers ; for Spaniards combat their enemies front to front, with arms in their hands; but when they are wounded or disarmed, they no longer con sider them as enemies, but as prisoners and christians. In fine, not a drop of French blood has been spilt in this city, because religion and Spanish magnanimity are deeply engraved on the hearts of its inhabitants. If your Excellency do not restrain the excesses of your soldiers, who, before our very eyes, burn, lay waste, and destroy our harvests and our houses, car rying on war in a way unheard of, and hitherto un known among civilized nations, your Excellency will have to repent of it when it is too late. Don Francisco de Milans has sent an account to the Junta of this city, dated the 11th inst. of the at tack which he sustained with the troops under his command, from the French in tile environs of this city. The following is a part of the relation : " Yesterday evening having advanced with my troops to harass the enemy, and seized all the points which appeared to me convenient, I ordered one com pany to attack them in their encampment. Our ene mies took to their arms, and, advancing against our troops, they attempted to force the point three times -with infantry. Not being able to dislodge us, they resolved to attack me upon the left, making a thou- sand manoeuvres with their cavalry before they at tempted it ; but they were received with valour, by a company placed there in concealment, which drove them back with great loss. At last, after having attacked me on five points, the enemy was driven back, and forced to make a hasty retreat, only three of our troops being wounded. The officers and troops behaved with the greatest bravery, and Don Juan Caragol having distinguished himself, I have made him my Aid-de-Camp." Yesterday the Junta of this city received a letter from General Duhesme, in which he says, " that having received formal orders from his Majesty Joseph, King of Spain and the Indies, to keep in consideration the city of Gerona, in case of its submission to his authority, with the assurance of oblivion for all that has passed, whatever it may be, I propose to your Excellencies that you should send deputies to treat of the surrender of the city of Gerona, otherwise I shall forthwith engage in the 'operations of a vigorous siege, which will commence with the ruin and conflagration of the city. However much calumniated by many of their writings, I am nevertheless persuaded, that sensible and well-meaning people, as also the soldiers that are among you, will do justice to my frankness, and to the desire which I feel to prevent the misfor tunes which impend over this unhappy city. I beg a prompt answer from your Excellencies." The General Junta of this city unan turned the following answer : " Excellent Sir—The Junta has received your letter of to day ; and they reply by doing themselves the honour to inform you, that from the moment when this city devoted itself to the just cause, they foresaw the evils which you threaten. They are net intimi dated, but abide with constiaicy by their first resolution, and in the belief that they do not want means to defend it. God keep your Excellency many years. (Signed) JULIAN , DE BOMA, ANTONIO WICELLI, isly re- " MARTIN DR Rukauts, NAACISO DR ■URGURS TAt " Gerona, August 12, 1808. CARAMANI." TARRAGONA, AUGUST 22. From the dispatches transmitted to his Excellency the Captain-General of this principality, by Count de Caldagues, Commander of the army of Gerona, dated the 18th inst. we collect the following narrative of the details of the glorious victory acquired by the troops composing that army : •4 The Count, having received orders to compel the Fr ench to raise the siege of Getona, instantly resolved to carry them into execution with his characteristic rilan. He began his march, for this purpose, IVl rY artorell ; and being informed on his route, that the enemy's force was not less than from 7 to MVO infantry, and from 8 to 900 cavalry, with a complete train of artillery, he proceeded to form a junction between such troops as he could collect from, the precincts of Vich, Manresa, Granollers, and Tar.' rage, and those that were commanded by Captain D. Juan Claros, and who had for some been occupied in annoying the separate convoys which the enemy were conducting from France, by the way of Figueras, to Gerona. On his arrival at the town of Castello, he found that he could muster about 6000 men in arms ; and thoughthere were among them only about 300 veterans, and but a few more that were formed into companies of miquelets, he did not hesitate a moment to attack the enemy, upon a system adapted to the nature of his and their force. On the 15th, in the morning, he reconnoitred the camp and positions of Duhesme. The fortress of Monjui, reduced to the utmost ex tremity, could scarcely hold out twelve hem, inwhich ease the loss of Gerona would be inevitable. He therefore immediately issued orders for an attack the 'next morning, according to the following plan : Don Juan Claros, who was posted at Los Angeles with 2500 miquelets and peasants, was to move from his position as soon as the advanced guard of the main body came in sight, and to attack the Hermitage of St. Miguel, which was occupied by the French; then forming his force into two or three columns, he was to proceed to attack the remaining positions of the enemy, until he dislodged them from the town of Camdura, and the adjoining encampment. Here he was to maintain himself, in order to prevent the junc tion of any succours which the enemy might bring from Sarria and Pont Major, to draw off the attention of the troops occupied in the siege of Monjui, and thus to facilitate a sally from the fortress, whilst Caldagues should in the mean time support these operations, by attacking the batteries which played upon Monjui in breach and in reverse. This meritorious Commander arranged his march in four divisions. The first was under the command of Don Francisco Milans, who, with 500 men, was to lead the van, and to serve as a skirmishing party ; to this division were attached 50 Royal sappers, com manded by Don Honorato de Fleires, and two field-, pieces, under the command of Don Diego de Lark I Lieutenant of the Royal Corps of Artillery. The second division consisted of 200 of the infantry of Soria, and 948 miquelets, under the command of Don Manuel Bodet, Captain of Grenadiers. The third consisted of 743 men of the 3d battalion of Lerida, commanded by Colonel Don Juan Baget, whose rear was covered by the two remaining field pieces. The fourth column, or the corps of reserve, consisted of 1,145 men, with 145 grenadiers of the infantry of Bourbon in their van, under the orders of Don Juan O'Donovan, Commandant of the 3d battalion of the regiment of infantry of Ultonia. Proceeding in this order, and arriving within a suitable distance of the enemy, who were besieging Monjui, he ordered the division of Milans to form two subdivisons, and to ascend the mountain to the right and left; and that, at the same time, the '2d and 3d columns should ra pidly advance both to favour the sally from the for tress, and to pursue the enemy posted at St. Miguel, their advanced parties, and those who occupied the pass and the encampment of Camdura, who were then retreating before the troops of Claros ; and after wards to proceed against those who were posted at Sarria and Pont Major. 4 ' if the plan was concerted with judgment and foresight, the result most completely corresponded with it. All who had any share in executing it gave the most brilliant proofs of their skill and valour.— The regiment of Altonia, and the 2d of Barcelona, those irresistible warriors, under the command of their worthy Officers and valiant Chiefs, D. Narcisso de la Valeta and D. Henrique O'Donnell, attacked the enemy's batteries with the bayonet, with such ardour and celerity, that they scarcely gave the enemy time to think of resistance. Defeated and thrown into confusion in their positions,they perished or fled under the impulse of the terror with which they were struck by the valour of the above-mentioned troops. A mo ment of repose induced them to return, in order to reconquer what they had just so ignominiously lost ; but in this they were disappointed by the opportune arrival of the second division ; and on the advance of a small party of the grenadiers of Soria, under the command of their brave Lieutenant D. Tadeo Aldea, who received a glorious wound, the enemy retreated. Beaten at all points, they precipitately sought for safety in the centre of the plain of Sarria, on the other side of the river, and under the protec tion of the whole of their cavalry. In this descrip tion of force we were unfortunately deficient, owing to the Governor of Majorca having refused to assist us with the regiment of Spanish. Hussars, who having been raised in time of war, having served with repu tation, and being in a better and more complete con dition than any other corps in Spain, would, beyond all doubt, have completely routed the enemy on this occasion ; but, instead of this, the brave men who are so lavish of their blood in the service of their King and Country, groan under the misfortune of not having been able to reap the just fruits of their heroism. The engagement commenced at seven in the morning, and lasted until late in the evening, when there tieing no longer any enemy to fight, the Com mander gave orders for properly garrisoning the dif ferent points of defence, aad fur permitting the troops to repose themselves. At day-break, advice was re ceived that the enemy were retreating in two divi sions, one towards Barcelona, and the other towards Figueras, the only points of rendezvous which re mained to them, leaving behind them considerable quantities of powder, shells, grenades, balls, cannon, howitzers,mortars,muskets, wheat, and other articles, the fruit of their rapine. Milans and Claws are pur suing them in their retreat, in the routes which they have respectively taken. Such is the result of this memorable day, in which the troops, miquelets, and peasants have co vered themselves with glory. Gerona is delivered— Duhesme humbled—the garrison of Barcelona ex tremely weakened—our troops Bushed with an ardour suited to the advantages they have obtained, and the eagles of the great Napoleon laid prostrate in the dust, and besmeared with the blood of his legions.— Though we have not yet received a detailed statement of their killed and wounded, we can positively assert ' that on the tops and sides of the mountains, in t h e dales, in the vicinity of the farm-houses, and iii sho rt in all directions, are to be seen the dead bodie s of Frenchmen; and, according to the information re. ceived, they carried with them 30 waggons filled with the wounded. In acknowledging in general the merit of all -those who contributed to this glorious triumph, An d their indisputable claims to the gratitude of th e i r country, we feel it our duty to particularise the indi. viduals who comanstaded at the different points of at, tack, inasmuch as their tions principally contri. buted to the glary antis Majesty's arms. In this list we have to meotion.D. Nmiuo de /a Valeta, Com. mandant of the 2 , 1 of Barcelona ; D. Francisco Mi. lane-del Bosch, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Garrison Battalion of Ceuta ; D. Juan O'Donovan, Commaa. dant of the 2d Battalion of Ultonia ; D. Henriqu a O'Donnell, Serjeant Major of the same corps, who has been wounded ; D. Juan Baget, Colonel and Commandant of the Sd of Lerida ; Don Juan Cla. ros, a Captain on the half.pay ; Don Manuel Bodes, Captain of the grenadiers of the regiment of Soria ; Dun Manuel Montessinos, Captain of the infantry o f I Estremadura ; Don Manuel Antunez, Ensign in th e Spanish Guards • Don Cosine Garcias, Breve t C ap . tun in the Bourbon regiment of infantry ; and Don . Thomas Garcias, Commandant of the corps of Ve. guda : all of them are deserving of their country's gratitude, and are entitled to the consideration of your Excellency. " I have also to recommend, in a particular MU. net, Don Josef AJloi, Serjeant-Major of Engineers, acting as Major-General of the division he served with, and whose skill and bravery most certainly contributed chiefly to its successful operation ; and, finally, Don Santiago Nogues. Lieutenant in the re. giment of Bourbon, who acted as his Aide-de-Camp, and who, with the utmost celerity, and amidst the greatest dangers, carried his orders to all points." Since the arrival of the above dispatches, his E reel lency has received others from Hostalrich, Mat aro, Granollers, and Calella, detailing various encounters with the fugitives on the road to Barcelona, in all of which they proved to be in a state of complete dis. order, and at every step of their progress many of them paid the forfeit of their lives ; so that their dead, almost touching each other as they fell, clearly mark out their track until their arrival at Barcelona, where without knapsacks, muskets, shoes, or even their or derly-books, their remains being about 800, formed a junction with a corps which advanced from Barcelona to protect them in their flight. Their passage through the country cost them 1200 men. Most assuredly they have good cause to learn, as is their practice, all the turnpike and bridge-gates in Catalonia, for we must do them the justice to admit, that the toll they have paid has been rather extravagant. It is affirmed that Lecchi ordered the cannon of Barcelona to be immediately fired, to announce an event so fortunate to his arms. Catalonia would at this moment be completely rid of those miscreants, were it not for the walls of Barcelona and Figueiras, the only places of refuge for their cowardice. But these .strong holds will avail them little ; the bravery of our army will speedily overcome them. • From the returns annexed to these dispatches, it ape pears that our loss on the 16th was, of the regulars 7 killed and 38 wounded, and of the miquelets 15 killed, 70 wounded, and 13 missing. VICH, AUGUST 2.2. The Junta here has 'received from that of Gerona the following advices, of the date of the 19th inst. After the enemy bad precipitately abandoned t'le field, taking their way to Barcelona and Figueras, the most active exertions were made to pursue them in both directions, by Don Francisco Milans and Don Juan Chaos, the former following them with the troops under his command along the shore, and the latter by the way of Ampurdan. 4 , When the French an ived near Calella and the villages near the coast, they were surprised by a vigo rous fire which some English frigates, and the small squadron of S. Felice, commenced upon them. This obliged them to abandon their artillery, consisting of 6 pieces of cannon and a howitzer, and 70 waggons, with provisions, part of which they burned themselves. The resistance to the enemy was rapidly cOnimuni cased along the whole coast, as far as S. Boy, and all the villages sent out armed parties to meet them ; 600 men came out from Santa Coloma, 400 lrom FLstal. rich, and 2000 were collected at S. Boy for the same purpose. We may therefore hope the most con ',tete success over the enemy, who flies attacked and liar rassed on all sides. The other French division having arrived at Llers, imposed on that and the neighbour ing villages, an exorbitant contribution of wine and meal, Which, however, they could not collect, as General de Caldagues immediately marched by the way of Lerida, to join his forces to those of Glares, in order to cut off their retreat." SARAGOSSA, AUGUST 24. The Captain-General of this kingdom has received a dispatch, dated the 22d instant, from Count de Montejo, General in Chief of the combined troops of Arragon and Valentia, stating his arrival the pie:ed. ing day, with his division, at Tudela, where Ferdi. nand VII. was proclaimed with the utmost degree of solemnity. CARTHAGENA, AUGUST 25. The Marquis de Camarena la Real, Governor of this place, has given public notice of his having re ceived a dispatch, dated the 14th ult. from the Colsul General of Spain at Algiers, informing him, that ten• gallies, carrying 24 guns, and a xebeck of 4 guns, had sailed from that port to cruize between this quar ter and the Straits, for the purpose of cap= log ?a tuguese vessels sailing under the bpanish flag. OVIEDO GAZETTE, SEP I EMBER 14. CADIz, AUGUST 19.—The greater part of the pri soners which have arrived here from Duront's army —ltalians, Germans and Poles—have enliste among our troops, and seem to be well contented with their situation. They have increased our farce mote than 600 men. MADRID, AUGUST 20. A courier has arrived from Arinda, with advice that Moncey, who commands the vanguard met w ith opposition at Pancoilm, and had been obliged to make a retrograde movement after having lost more than 1000 men. SEPTEMBER 3.—lt is to day reperted here, that three Frenchmen have made an avemot to ass issinate General Palafox : they, however, failed of accomplish ing their purpose, and were ail .Ippraiend,:d. mfl