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..„ .. 1.. 1 • i their A • tect arm I the I. on 1 . pers A ploc to a and T , . diat, , that to t 1 that knoN A port i.xter 1 love that that . . by ti emp T its V proc I 1 T , arm: ters man ! Man Lea . i . I T takil can I • Gov wick. •. -. 1 and 1 . pub tjel Jen. dis: A inn( i A,. PORTUGAL. - famous pet E knator has escaped us ( Murat), but the vengeance of 1-lEttenN will overtake him." • The Gazette concludes .with orders for raising Men in the different parishes, and regulations of much energy connected with this measure. It enacts that . an Alcalde shall, with a Notary, go round each parish, and in a book enter the names of those who may voluntarily enlist, specifying their age and occu pation, their wish either for the infantry or cavalry, what de , cription of arms they may be in possession of, and whether they undertake to subsist themselves, or demand pay. Those who do not proffer personal service, are to specify whether they will undertake to supply arms, money, or cloathing. It is, however, intimated that if their country shall want their ser vices, all from the age of 15 to 50, shall be enlisted without regard to their consent or refusal. Such per sons as have arready been in the army, are to specify whether they are incapable of further service, and the rank they formerly held. VI ANA, AUGUST 9. To-day the intelligence has bee:a spread, that all the French endeavoured to leave Lisbon, in order to see whether a retreat could be made. through Spain to Prance, - in small divisions; they, would, -however, be all cut to pieces, were they to attempt this. Al garve has been a long time free from this scourge, and we hope that the delivery of all Portugal is at hand.• We shall see what the 14th will effect. AUGUST 12.—0 n the 6th from 5 to 6000 English debarked at Figueira, in addition to the 10,000 laude before. We are assured that they are destined to Lisbon, where they expect to arrive on the 14th or 15th. SR/11N. OVIEDO GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. OVIEDO, AUGUST MADRID, AUGUST 2. On the 29th ult. about four o'clock in the evening, it. was reported that Joseph Napoleon was marching, and that all the troops in the city were following him. This report was confirmed by the movements made by the French milliners and all those of that nation who did not belong to the army. The same evening i they withdrew from the hospitals, and conducted to Retiro all the infirm soldiers. They put in requisi tion all the carriages and horses that could be found, and the troops prepared to march. In fact, that very night and on the morning of the 30th, a great part of the army, the sick, milliners, trades people, &c. of the French nation set out. On the whole day of the 30th, there followed preparations for the ntatch a Joseph and the remainder of the army. Hi dined at half past four in the afternoon, in order to proceed, in the dusk, to sleep at Chamartiri. The carriages were harnessed, and repaired to the Court of the Palace, but the coachmen and muledrivers, and 'most of the attendants of the royal carriages had disappeared ; on Which account Joseph could not depart that night, and was obliged to suspend his journey to the morn ing of the 31st, when he departed on horseback, as he was unable to put the carriages in motion. The same morning he took from the stables all the mules, horses, andharness,and shamefully sold all at the lowest price. In the evening of the same day, they forced open the gates of, the public Treasury and Beak, putting the people in st;ch terror, that we passed a most anxious.i night, thinkingthat a general pillage was about to take place. They took from these buildings above four teen millions. At. two o'clock in the morning of the Ist instant was heard a cannonade, which, though at first it was taken for a fatal signal; was in fact but the precursor of the brightest and happiest day that evar rose over Madrid.' On this signal all the guards were withdrawn, and all the French filed off towards the Parade, whence they marched off. Scarcely did day appear, when all the people ran 'through the streets, and the posts of the guards, but nothing was to be found. They passed to the Retiro, and there they found only a few dying wretches, and here and them a dead body. They beheld, with amazement, the ditches, pallisadoes, and terrible batteries, di rected against this city. The gun-carriages were in flames, above 70 cannon were ,spiked, and about 2000 barrels of powder thrown into a large pond. The inhabitants of Madrid, on seeing themselves de livered from this destructive apparatus, gave thanks to the SUPREME 13,EING, and immediately began to assume for their badge, the portrait of Ferdinand VII. AUGUST 6.—Yesterday the Junta of Council and the Alcaldes of the Court ordered that every one, from the age of 16 to .50, should immediately enlist and take up arms; but we aie assured that this order will not be put in force, owing to the arrival of two Aides de-Camp from General Castanos, and to-mor row a Te Drum is to he sung. Signior Don Arias de Mon, Govrenor ftro lempore of the Council of'Castile, under date of the 4th, ac quaints this Supreme Junta that Madrid was free from the oppression of the French ; and afternoticing the loyalty of the Council, notwithstanding the critical circumstances under which it was placed, especially in not wishing to swear allegiance to Joseph Napo • Leon, concludes by wishing this Junta to name De puties, that with Deputations from the rest of th.t Juntas of the kingdom, they should be united to the Council of the capital, in order to adopt measures for rthe welfare of Spain. The Council of Castile has done in this no more than follow the wishes of all the provinces, who have for a long time desired a Su preme Junta; composed of men of the first abilit! and respectability, to put the finish to the glorious Work which has been Commenced ; to be the terror or the evil disposed, and to present an impenetrable obsta cle to the vile arts - of our enemies, their seductions and intrigues. Florida Blanca, Saavedra, Jovel lanos, Valdes,•and niiiiy other military and political characters with which Spain abounds, T-TE.Avux has preserved, as a miracle, for the welfare of their country. AUGUST 12.—We have received intelligence of the precipitate retreat of the division of Marshal Bessieres. The late events were celebrated with illuminations, ringing of bells, solemn mass, and Tr Demi, at which the Supreme .Tunta, and the Officers of distinction assisted, together with an immense concourse, and repeated dischargesnof artillery expressed th^ demon stration of thanks to the GOD of Armies for the deli verance of the capital from the hands of the heroes of the 2d of May, and the oppressors of the kingdom.. The troops which had been ordered from this pro vince, after the battle of Rio Sico, have rejoined Ge neral Cuasta's army. CADIZ, JULY 29. The Spaniards who were prisoners in England, bare arrived here, and the news from England announces . the cordial reception our Deputies have met with from all ranks. VALENCIA, JULY e n. Twelve hundred tten have disembarked here for Saragossa.—A ship from Majorca and Mahon has arrived, sent by our squadron, with Dispatches for the Supreme Junta, stating that 5,600 men were ready to en:bark, all troops of the line, and , that at that time they were standing in for Tarragona—which intelligence gives us hopes of the speedy restoration of our unfortunate capital, Barcelona. The navigation of our coasts is perfectly free. Vessel; have arrived from Cadiz. BENEVENTO, AUGUST 4. This evening at• sun-set an Officer arrived here with dispatches for General Blake, which appear to be from the Duke del Infantido. We are assured that General Cuesta has already 40,000 cavalry un der him, besides other reinforcements. AUGUST s.—We are apprized that on the 4th the French troops went out of Mayorga with great pre cipitation, to- join those that. had already quitted Madrid ; in their hurry they left many cart loads of provisions and otheil effects, of various descriptions, behind, which Ea into our h?nds, and the acquisition of which will be very seasonable to us. To judge by the precipitation of their flight, in which they leave every thing that can any ways retard it, evea their sick and wounded, we conjecture that we shall have farther collections to make. It seems the French have taken the road to Na varre; and besides having put their mules and horses U feed on our corn, they have burned all the Indian corn and sacked the towns. This is the manner in which these ungrateful wretches have repaid us for the reception they got from us ; but this ought not to astonish us, as they do not regard the welfare of their own nation. A well-known milliner in this city sought the pro. tection of her countrymen, and proceeded with the army, carrying with her many millions, the fruit of the ridiculous Spanish taste for French fashions ; but the road her rrotectors robbed her, violated her perm, and afterwards murdered her ! VALLADOLID, AUG. 7. The departure from Madrid of the intruded King with all his retinue, is fully verified. They proceeded to Burgos, where he at present is found collectiry, all the troops dispersed, and the sick of his nation, and who were occupying the hospitals of Madrid, Se- Palencia, Burgos, Rio Sico, &c. in order to their effecting their reracat to Yrance, which is now their great desideratum. A party of Andalusian smugglers who left this •ce in pursuit of the French, were fortunate enough overtake some suttlers that were with the army, id took from them 700,000 reals with other effects. Two close coaches arriveo here, and went ininte ttely to the new Palace, where they left the equipage it they were conducting. They Went afterwards the jail of this city, where they lodged the people it were in the carriages, without our being able to tow to this moment who they were. /Us EXCELLENCY DON GREGORIO DE LA CUESTA TO TDB JUNTA OF SALANIANCA. " Quarters General, at Munoz, Awj.• 3. " Excellent Sirs! The General Directory of the Post of Ma drid has under yesterday's date communicated to me by express, that on the SOth day of July a considerable stir was observed among the French troops in the capitd, amounting to 22,000 men, which announced a general retreat, which is attributed to the cFsturbances in their Government, and tp the notice which they had received of the capitulation of their army in Andalucia under the command of GencralDupont. Within 64 hours of their hav ing been apprised pf such event, they havti effected tlica departure from the capital, with all the sick that were able to follow, toge ther with all the French natives resident i:: Madrid; so that the capital has been completely freel of all Frenchmen, of whatever character or description : even the last division passed, on the Ist, be the Inn de Pesadilla, distant four . ,ucs front the Court.— heir march will he slow, on account of the immensity of bag gage and incumbranc'es, arising chiefly from the spoliation of his Majesty's pzlaces and. the town, which they have plundered, as well as the General Treasury said Treasury of Consolidation. (Signed) " GREGOIRE DE LA CUESTA." - • TRAIT OF GENEROSITY OF AN ENGLISHMAN. MADRID GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. • Letter addressed to Messrs. Don Channel Benito This was published in consequence of tumults ' de Cannedo, and Don Mize Gonzales Pola, Citizens .king place after the departure of the French. We at this RoYal , C the substance. It is signed by the 4s - ulate of Corunna :.- in only ... t•I ZNTLEMEN, Cpretnia, August 10. trivernor Don Bartolome Munoz. It commences t a You will be 'pleased to receive, and deliver in ith fur animates appeal to the Castilian character, ' my name, the sum of reals Veillon 45;176:17 to . the td beseeches the peltle at a moment when Fame is Supreme Junta of this kingdom,' in &der to the same thli.shing the glorious victories of their brother Pa- being employed as they, together with the existing t ots over the Invincible: of Marengo, Austerlitz, and Authorities in Spain, which have formed a common lena, not to stain the reputatirn of the country by cause against France, shall best direct. • Ais.urbances. It then proceeds—" The fate of the " I have the honour to be, &c. innocent victims of the 2d May, whose blood is still I " FREDERICK ORELLOT, Of LOltdo3l." AUGUST 10.—The armies 'of Valencia and Arra. -on entered this city yesterday. They came with the • tendon of driving out the French, and have now fol. mied them towards the frontiers. All the troops I it were in the garrison have accompanied ihern-,,50 Lt the police of the city is now entirely carried' bit 1 the inhabitants, from which duty no onE i 4 Ipt, not even the ecclesiastics. • The 24th will be a grand day in this capitat •and , vicinity, for on that day Ferdinand VII. will be iroclaimed here and at Toledo. The following are tho positions which the Gallician army now occupies: the van-guard and head-quar -Ts are at Astor7., , a. The first division under the corn-, old of General Cagigul, at Orbcgo ; the second at ianzanel ; the third at Viferas, and the fourth in .eon. ••••••.•• At lastlbe communication which had been inlet rupted, is grown open, and the.postpassas iu every ,direction free. Paossonoss.—The Kingdom, attending to the ser vices performed by the English Colonel Dan C. W. Doyle, and to the respects due .to his Britannic-Ma r" sty for the dispensation of his generous protection , - has nominated him Brigadier of Infantry of the Royal Armies ; conferring at the same time the rank of. Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry, on Captains of the same nation, Don Thomas Kennedy and Don Wm. Carroll. And the merits and services of Don Manual Acha de Patino, having also been considered, he has been accordingly advanced to the honours of aKing's Se cretary. CORUNNA, AUGUST 11. The day before yesterday, a vessel arrlV:d here from Figueira, which she left on the 4th instant she brings an account that .112,enen, cavalry of the Portuguese troops of the line, had arriv.:d at Cohn bra, having made a precipitate march from Lisbon, to solicit succours for that city. They stated, that Juno.. had projected to disarm all the Portngnese troops under his command; but that they, aware of his design, haa• resolved to resist rather than suffer it to he. done ; and that on the 30th and ;;Ist, they killod such of the French as endeavoured to disarm them. A great slaughter took place on both si:des.. BILBOA, JULY 1.`6. This country continues in astate of great tr.inqUil lity. The English squadrons are continually in sight ; the Commander of them had three days ago a confer ence with this city, delivering them official tidings oil the peace with Spain, celebrated on the 4th inst. Great news in France ! In my next I :hall commu nicate them to you, for the present I shall Only "tell ; you, that that country is already risen, and it is added, I that Napoleon has been seized at Montmarsan, as he I was proceeding on his route to Faris. You peradventure imagine, that the Biscayans are on terms of agreement with the French; nothing less than that—Biscay has, in defiance of the whole mass ' of exhortatory dispatches received, never debased itself to procla:ni Joseph. When all the Provinces drew out to felicitate him on his passage through Vittoria, this deputation continued unmoved at Bilboa. What would this prove ? That the proximity of the enemy, though overawing our efforts, never did impose on our minds ; our sentiments are ; uniform with those of our other brethern. On the 4th of August, Lieutenant-General Eguia quarters at Vittoria, from that date the 'olse;. rations of this Province will begin their course. GRANADA, JULY 27. The Junta of Malaga has officially ancounced to the Government here, that on the `2sth a vessel ar rived at that port from Ivica, the Master of: which declares, that on the 14th inst. there arrived a packet giving intelligence of the arrival at, Alctidia cf an English frigate, which had suffered severely in a combat which a British squadron had had off Toulon wish a French squadron, which had left that port with eleven ships, containing 13,000 troops, who were to be disembarked.on the Balearic Islands, or on .the coast of Catalonia, which squadron was beaten. Two vessels had been taken by the English, two had sunk, and the rest were pursued. LEON, AUGUST 7. The whole of the army having been reassembled here this day', it was determined to proclaim Ferdi nand VII. a second time, declaring the refusal to recognize him a capital offence. This ceremony vss performed by our old Junta, for that established by tf:e French has been sent to the d—l. The French, accord:og• to the accounts which have reached us, are 'already a considerable way on the other side of Pa!encia, and continue their march with such rapidity, tha: horses, camp-kettles, and va-. riots articles of their baggage, are kft on the road. They commit ravages of every kind. - SALAMANCA, AUGUST 3. The army of Cuesta, Captain-General of Old Cas tile, is at present between Ciudad Rodrigo and this , city, in a town called San Munoz. He retains there 170 Q cavalry mounted, and 3000 infantry, troops of the line, without reckoning the recruits which are instructing in the use of arms. His Excellency has ordered, besides, that all the veteran soldiers who had received their discharge, and are not above 50 years of age, should place themselves at the head of these. lt is said, that he has required 3 or 4000 cavalry from Andalusia, in the expectation of which, and in order to exercise his infantry, he has stationed himself at San Munoz. Commissaries go from this place every day to furnish provisions. The day before yesterday the Duke del Infantado arrived here. As soon as this was known, the people assembled in a body to congratulate him. He dined early, and departed at two o'clock, in order to pro ceed, to our head-quarters, where he remains, we know, not for what purpose, though it is not doubted that his reception will be favourable, from the high reputation he has always maintained for integrity and excellent disposition. This Nobleman was ac companied by an Aide-de-Camp of the great Palafox, the hero of. Saragossa, and his Excellency the Marquis de Almarza. SANTIAGO, AUG. 12. A letter from Madrid, dated July 20, states, that on the 28th in the evening, an Officer arrived from the army of Andalusia, with a dispatch from General Castanos to O'Farril, requiring him to deliver to the King of Naples a letter, to the following effect The General in Chief of the combined armies of Estramadura, Valencia, and Andalusia, consisting cf 120,000 infantry, 11,000 cavalry, 320 cannon of, every description, &c. enjoins the King of Naples, within three days, to evacuate Madrid, with all his troops, as should that period elapse without such evacuation, the General will be obliged to employ all - his forces with the utmost severity, which he hopes will not be the case ; and he trusts, that on their re treating, no violence will be committed towards the persons and property of the inhabitants of Madrid, as the General retains in his custody 27,000 French ' soldiers, 12 Generals, 103 Colonels, and 1,100 Offi cers, to none of whom, in such case, will any quart ter be given." The letter from Madrid then proceeds as follows : a I have already stated the time at which those dis patches arrived. O'Farril on reading that addressed to him, resolved, after some consideration, so deliver its snciosure to our MITOTEUTiate 00Yeicigu. L lic maw; -- Anding . some difficulty in reading it, asked O'Farril, as he went on from one syllable ta another, the meaning dell this. .o)Farril endeavoured to exculpate him. self as well 4.lhe could ; but his Majesty not being sa... tiified with his excuses, sent for Savary, Grouchy, Ur. ,quljo, Maz-zaredo, and some others. Sarary seemed disposed to accuse Grouch y, while the latter retail atel, ' and all of the Generals agreed in blaming the condutt of Murat and the Spanish Ministers. The good Mo. lurch, transported with rage at the scene which he had just witnessed, threw himself oio a sopba, whence he fulminated his just indignation against Mazzaredo and Urquijo. At length he retires to his chamber to consult with his pillow what was best to be done. The day following( yesterday) arrived, and all of them pre. pared to march off, including the sick, leaving only Grouchy behind to conduct the 4000 troops, who set out a few days ago for Ocana, and who are expected INcie on their return this night. A considerable body o: I troops marched off this morning, and their King %rah them. He is at the head of two divisions, consisting of from 6 to 7000 men—and if it be true, as is here sported, that Urbina has gone to Burgos with 16,000 then, we have no doubt of their being soon Cavanited." VITTORIA, AUGUST e. This morning forty waggons, containing a great ittiuri.ber of sick, set out for Bayonne. We expect 7co of the same precious cast fr,ltn Burgos, and even ilnore, who are taking the same route. This morning :a..number of waggons and coaches arrived from I .l4ltdrid : though they bear the name of the Er npe _ ror, it is evident they belong to the Royal Family o f Spain, as well as the horses that draw the:h. From , r Airagon we hear every day of more and more won, ( ders. In Andalusia and Valencia it seems also that .she scene is happily closed ; Castile and Madrid on ly . . remain. • ADDRESS OF THE COUNCIL OF CASTILE TO TEC PROVINCIAL JUNTAS. "EXCELLENT SicNoß.--Madridt which has groaned during more than four months under the heavy a n 4 irresistible yoke of the French army, begins to breath& • again, through an especial interference of DIVINE PROVIDENCE ; and the Council which could not fail to be involved in a great degree in the consequences of this subjection, avails itself of the first moments of its liberty to state its sentiments to your Excellency. It is certain, that these cannot but correspond with the immutable loyalty and the indelible love of justice and I . reason which always constituted its character, anti • • have gained it in all times the confidence of the nation. —lt is this which has supported them in the midst of the greatest, dangers, and added firmness to the con stancy with which they refused to recognise th e Ki ng • whom the most monstrous perfidy had designated for them, further, perhaps, than circumstances justified. The Supreme Tribunal does nor doubt that your Ex eellency will be convinced of this truth, as sell as of the sincerity with which it has now the felicity to be able openly to avow that firm resolution which it had always kept, to support with all its power its lawful Sovereign and his rights, and those of the nation, as declared by the law. The sentiments and desires of this most faithful city are the same, and the Council submits them to the general judgment of the nation. At the same time that it carries into effect all the means which the present critical circumstances per mit, it will adopt, hi-conjunction with you, the plan and measures of defence which may be practicable— weak and insufficient, certainly, as its own resources are without the prompt and efficzcious ail which it promises itself from your Excellency. • st With respect to the measures of another kind which without doubt will be necessary fur the salva tion of the country, and its elevation to that rank to which it roce in the times of its prosperity, it belongs to the Council merely to rouse and excite the authori. ties of the nation, with which it will co-operate by contributing for the rneral welfare, its influence, its -counsel, and its knowledge. As it is not possible to adopt under the• present' extraordinary circumstances,. the expedients pointed tett by the laws and custom! of the nation, the Council will not occasion any delay by elabbrately suggesting what might perhaps be the fit means of fixing the representation, and ascertain. ing the opinion of the nation ; and confines itself for the present to the indication of a measure in which it would concur with the greatest satisfaction, viz.— that your Excellency would be pleased to send, with the greatest dispatch, Deputies who enjoy your entire confidence, and who, acting in concert with the per. ' j sons named by the Juntas of the other Provinces and the Council, might confer on this most impor tant- object, making such arrangements that all pro• jects and expedients proceeding from this common ' i centre may be as expeditious as the end to be at. tained may require. Your Excellency has displayed such striking proofs of your constant attachment to the King whom Pro vidence has given us, and of your ardent zeal for the honour and fidelity of the nation, that the Council cannot but expect with entire confidence, that your sentiments will concur with those of the other provin• cial Juntas, to whom it• has this day transmitted the present Manifesto ; and that you will continue to evince the same solicitude and zeal you have hitherto shewn, as well in dispatching to tir Council and Ca. pital the prompt aid of troops, which will shelter them from fresh oppression, as in uniting the aid of your authority and ability to that of this Supreme Council, in concerting measures for the defence of the whole nation. May God preserve your Excellency many years ! " Madrid, August 4, 1808. " To President of the Junta, I