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ARMY; A CAPTAIN in a Garrison Battalion at Home, wishes to exchange into any Regiment of Dragoons, either now in Spain, or under orders for that Coontry.—Letters (post paid) addressed to A. B. Post Office, Signsonth, will be Imme diately attended to.—N. IL A Regiment an India would not be objected to. THE WAR IN SPAIN. FRENCfi•ACCOUNI'S. PARIS. NOVEMBER 21. THIRD BULLETIN OF THE ARMY OF SPAIN. " Burgos, November 13. " The army of Gallicia is. flying from Bilboa, and is pursued by Marshal the Duke of Belluna in the direction of Espinosa, and Marshal the Duke of Dant ziz in that of Villarcayo. Marshal the Duke of Dal matia has proceeded for Reynosa to cut off their retreat ; so that very important events may be ex pected. " General Milhaud has entered Palencia with his division of cavalry, and sent detachments to the passes of Reynosa in pursuit of a park of artillery; belong ing to the army of Gallicia. 66 The young students of Salamanca, who thought of nothing short of the conquest of France, 2nd the fanatical peasantry that already dreamed of plunder ing Bayonne and Bourdeaux, and conceived that they were every where conducted by Saints that had appeared to their cheating monks, now see all their mischievous illusions vanishing ; their despair and confusion are at the height ; they lament over the mis fortunes to which they have become a prey, the false hoods they have been made to believe, and the cause less struggle in which they have involved themselves. " 6 The whole plain of the Castiles is already co vered with our cavalry; the ardour and zeal of our troops enable them to march fourteen or fifteen miles a day, with great ease. Our piquets are upon the . • Douro. The whole coast, from St. Andero to Bilboa, is cleared of the enemy. 46 The unfortunate city of Burgos, a prey to all the calamities of a city taken by storm, trembles with terror. Priests, Monks, and Inhabitant's, took to flight, upon the first tidings of the battle, apprehen sive that the soldiers of she army . of Estremadnra would, as they gave out, defend.themselves in their houses, and that they would be first plundered by these, and aftcwards by our soldiers, who, having driven out the enemy, would find no inhabitants there. _ _ _ d , Such men as M. Von Stein*, who, from the want of troops Of the line, themselves incapable of opposing our Eagles, encourage the extravagant idea of an insurrection en masse, ought to be sensible of the evils resulting from it, and of the very inconsiderable ob stacles which such a resource can offer to regular troops. 44 in Burgos and the environs, a quantity of wool has been found, to the amount of 3(, millions, which his Majesty the Emperor has ordered to be put under sequestration. All the wool belonging to Monks, or any other persons who have joined the insurgents, will be confiscated and appropriated in the first instance to the indemnification of the losies s:tstained by the French ; for even 'at Madrid, Frenchmen resident there for forty years, have been stripped of their pro perty. Those Spaniards who have been faithful to their king were declared exiles. The property of the most virtuous and enlightened minister Asan7a, of the most able seaman Massaredo, and of the best *oldier in Spain O'F:rril, has been publicly sold. That of Campo d'Alange, respectable for his virtues,! his reputation, and his wealth, being thp owner of 60,000 Merinos, and having an sumnal income of three millions, has become the prey of these frantic proceedings. g , Another measure ordered by the Emperor, is the confiscation of all English goods and Colonial pro duce, landed in Spain since the insurrection. The merchants.S London do very well to send their mer chandize to Lisbon, Oporto, and the ports of Spain. The more they send, the greater the contribution with which they supply us. 66 The City of l'alencia, governed by a worthy Bi ihop, has received our troops with kindness. That city suffers none of the evils of war. 66 A virtuous Bishop who observes the doctrines of - the Gospel, and who is inspired with Christian cha-.o rity, and from whose lips flows nothing bat honey, is the greatest blessing that I!EAVES can bestow upon a people ; but an ambitious, rancorous, and wicked Prelate, who preaches nothing but insurrection, dis obedience, and disorder, is. a monster that GOD has sent in Os wrath to nations to mislead them, by pollu ting the eery fountain of morality. ti T i Or'pri,sons of Burgos arc a great number of monks, who were stoned by the peasantry. Wretches, (said they to them) it is you that have plunged .ui into this gulph of inisety ; perhaps we ,hall never again beheld our unhappy wives and our poor children. Wretches ! a righteous GOD will punish you in Hell for all the calamities you have brought on our families and our coontry." FOURTH BULLETIN OF THE ARMY OF sgAIN. . • turps. November 1 3. 4 4 His Malesty, yesterday reviewed the division of ma d - *Be appointed the most meritorious offi • Oar Readers will probably recollect, that this is the name of the Prussian Minister who lately gave such offence to Bonaparte by hinting at a leesg sostassie hs . Weida. M. Von Stein was dis missed in consequen ce of the ' French charging him with being the Mahar .f some intercepted tenets, written with a view to rouse toe Went mail** at his 02 *M . 7 eers and sub-officers to fill the vacant commisslona, and bestowed rewards upon the soldiers that dis tinguished themselves. His Majesty was highly pleased with these troops, who had just arrived, with out a single halt, from the borders of the Vistula. The Duke of Elchingen has set off from Burgos. 44 The Emperor reviewed his Guard this morning upon the'plain of Burps. His Majesty afterwards inspected the division of Desolles, and filled up all the vacancies in that division. 64 Events are in preparation, and all is in progress. Nothing can succeed in war that is not the result of a well-digested plan. gi Among the prisoners were some who had on their buttons an eagle reversed, with two arrows, and the motto, 46 To the Conqueror of France r' By this ri diculous bravado we may easily recognize the coun trymen of Don Quixote. 46 It would , be impossible to find worse troops, either in the mountains or the plains. Clownish ig norance, silly conceits, cruelty towards the weak, and baseness and cowardice towards the strong—such is the scene we have before us. The Monks and the Inquisition have plunged this nation into barbarism. 44 Ten thousand light infantry and dragoons, with 24 field-pieces, marched off on the 11th to attack the tear of the English division that was said to be at Valladolid. These brave fellows went over thirty four miles of ground in two days, but our hopes were disappointee. We entered Palencia and Valladolid, and advanced even six miles further, and found no Englishinen, but abundance of promises and assur ances. - - In the mean time, it appears certain, that s di vision of their troops has disembarked at Coquina, and that another division, at the beginning of this month, entered Badajos. The day we fall in with them will be a day of festivity to the French army. May tternioisten with their blood that Continent which they have desolated by their intrigues, their mono poly, and their horrible selfishness I May they, instead of 20,000, be 80 or 100,000 strong; that the English mothers may learn what the calamities of war are, L and that the English Governpient may not always continue to sport with the lives and blood of the peo i pie of the Continent. 46 The greatest falsehoods, the basest means,- have been employed by English Machiavelism to mislead the Spanish nation ; but the bulk of it is still good. Biscay, Navarre, Old Castile, and the greater part of Arragon itself; are well disposed. The nation in ge neral beholds with the most profound sorrow, the abyss into which it is plunged, and will speedily curse the authors of so many calamities. 44 Florida Blanca, who is at the head of the insur gents, is the person who was Minister under Charles 111. He was always the sworn enemy of France and the zealous partisan of England. It is to be hoped that he will, in the evening of his days, discover the errors of his political life. He is an old man, who, to the blindest attachment to the English, adds the most credulous superstition. His confidents and friends are the most fanatical and stupid of the Monks. • Tranquillity is restored at Burgos and the envi rons. To the first moment of full, confidence has succeeded. The peasants have returned to their vil lages, and are again pursuing their labours." DUTCH OFFICIAL REPORT. [From tho Supplement to the Koninklyke Courant of the 25th of November.] Head Quarters at Bilboa, Nov. 2. MAJOR OINERAI. CIASSS COMMANDING , TIIL DUTCH DRIOADR, WITH TNT Alla 0) SPAIN, TO HIS LICLI.LENCY Till MINI-" STIR AT WAS. Honourable Sir—l had the honour to inform your Excellency, from Bayonne, that the brigade had • re. ceived orders to direct itself upon Mondragon, but as the enemy had made a flank movement, I received or iders from Marshal Lefebvre, between Tolosa and Mondragon, to cause to march upon Mondragon only thehorse artillery and miners, but with the rest of my brigade to take a military position at•Bergera; I 'and on the following morning, at day break, to March with great circumspection through the moun tains to Durango, where the corps of the Marshal was quartered (en bivouac.) We accordingly arrived at Bergera without seeing the enemy, and passed the night there.—Nextday, the 30th, the brigade was in. specked by his Excellency the Marshal, who expressed himself gratified with their appearance, though much fatigued with forced marches. His Excellency ad dressed the troops, tea t% them that the next day he would conduct them to a more favourable country. The troops replied, that their only wish was to face the enemy as soon as possible. At four in the afternoon, I received orders to take up, with the infantry, a position on the left wing of the line, whither General Villette accompanied me, pointing out the rocky ground where I was to take post ; and gave me orders to attack the enemy next day, the 31st, at day-break. The right wing of the enemy was to be forced in their position by my troops before the rest of the army put itself in motion ; t General added, that the success of the whole plan very rnuch depended on this movement ; and said, when I went to my position, ‘f General, I depend a great deal upon you. ' 4 At day-break 'I made my dispositions, and attacked the enemy with the light infantry and grenadiers, commanded by Lieutenant- Colonel Storm de Grave, supported by the rest of the regiment. The fire was severe ; the enemy *would not relinquish his position; I detached one company, and then three companies, under Lieutenant-C.614d PhaffeOrathp to make a circuit and fall upon his flank. This moVemetit threw the enerOy into disorder ; advanced my troops,/ and their first and second posi. tiona were taken. The enemy posted 'himself a third time upon a heigh t, which I' in like Mapner atticod, and he was at overpowered, after making a ,gorott.s naialgace ! in conformity tp my or&p, t pursued him over the heights - rati . d rocis f itisi- it Was sufficient to shew ourselves to putihe enemy to flight. I then pushed on to Zernosn, where .1 *ratted for fur ther orders. While we were storming the- third lao : = shim, a heavy fire commences on the right wing.— The centre, and the right wing of our division,. con. sisting of the 94th. and 95th regiments of French in. fantry, who were posted in the low grounds, met with no resistance„• the enemy having concentrated his force on my side; in order to oppose my iassage. The enemy being driven from all hit' poSiitlecnk .received orders to pass the night a league, from Zornosa, on the road to Bilboa. Next day, ,No. vember 1, V seven in the morning, 'the army ; 4et out on its march to that place, where his . Excel. I lency, the Marshal, expected that he would find the enemy; but after a laborious march, : through the mountains, we were very much smprized at not 'meeting a single Spaniard in arrns,..they having ef fected their retreat in the night. The troops have now arrived here, and wait for further orders to go in quest of the enemy. [The General then ptocced.s to specify those officers and corps that distinguish themselves, and estimates his loss at abotit 12 killed and 4.1 wounded.] On my arrival at Zornosa 1 found an Aide-de-Camp of General Vilatte, who in Ithe name of the Marshal Duke and the abovemen tioned General, testified that they were extremely gratified with the conduct of the troops, and that it was impossible for them to hive acted better. His' Excellency had the goodness to repeat this to me . in person, as did also General Vilatte and else other French Generals. I flatter myself that t'ais action has gained us respect with this corps of the army, and hope to be able to transmit to your Excellency accounts similar to the pr4ent. The hussars are here, and under the orders of a General of Cavalry. But they have not hitherto been of ihe smallest service ; for the mountains and rocks arc so steep that they are only passable on foot. On that account s I and the officers of my Staff were un der the necessity of being on font during the whole action, while the horses followed us through the vallies. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) Cilassr,•Major General. • His Majesty the King of Holland, being highly gratified with the conduct of his troops, has charged the Minister at War to communicate his satisfaction, and to obtain the necessary information, for the ikur. pose of rewarding those who have distinguished thean. selves in this affair. PARIS, NOVEMBER 20. l• ? "~_ A statement of the Finances of the empire . was lately presented to the Legislative Body, by which it appears that the expenditure for the year 1809, is estimated at 730,000,000 francs. The Conscription for the kingdom of Italy, for the .year 1809, is fixed at 12,000 men, and will be imme diately carried into execution. Letters from Bayonne state, that General St. Cyr has marched from the head-quarters at Vittoria, by- Pampeluna and Puycerda, towards Figueras. He has established his head-quarters at the latter place, and the communication between Figth-ras and Bar celona is restored. The former town, in consequence of the impregnable fortress of St. Fernando, serves as a Place d'Arstee for the army. The magazines - are established in the second. A part of the National Guard of the Eastern Py renees occupies the principal passes of those moun tains, and keeps up the communication with Figneras. The greatest preparations are made for the mainte nance of the troops. It is probable that the army of observation in Catalonia will begin to act on the of fensive at the same time as the grand army, and that it will advance upon Arragon, to operate a junction with the left wing of the grand army. BAYONNE, NOVEMBER 14. The affair of Burgos has had the most conspicuous effects. The Spaniards fly confounded before our army, which marches forward with rapid strides.— The cavalry take a great many prisoners, and for some days they have been constantly arriving hi this city.. The passage of troops of all kinds, and of ar tillery, still continues, without ceasing. VITI'ORIA, NOVEMBER 12. The French head-quarters are at Burgos, where their Majesties the Emperor and his illustrious .bro rher also are. In the environs of that city a great and glorious action has been fought, in which we have taken 10,000 prisoners, among whsm are between 6 and 7000 English. Blake and Romana are in closed in the mountains of Asturias, and can only escape by sea, if the English chuse to carry them off. Two divisions have marched from Burgos, the one to St. Andero, and the other to Valladolid ; they must have already arrived there. When Bilboa was taken possession of, there wen fpund in the port three English ships which could not Make their escape. Their lading consists, at erttg other thitigs, of ruin, which has been given out for the use 'of the army. His' Majesty enjoys the best state of health. • •_-,. . BOURDEAUX, NOVEMBER 14. Yesterday the Citizens of this town, with livliest satisfaction, beheld, as a pledge of our future , success in Spaiska Spanish General's staff brought in .prisoners of, war. The , officers were numerous, and had a consider4ble retinue. .A Colonel belonging to this, staff, in answer to some questions put to him, intimated, with Spanish frankness, that he trembled for the fate of the insurgents, when he saw such nu merous bodies of French troops at Bayonne, and on his way hither. TRIESTE, NOVEMBER 3. In the Adriatic there is at present an English squa dron, commanded, as is reported, by Admiral Col lingwood ; the frigates belonging to it cruize on the coasts of . Istria and Dalmatia. Within these four. teen days, the English have sent three flap of truce to the Russian Admiral's ship in our port, which each time gave occasion for bolding a Council of War, at which the Russian Consul attended. It is said the English Admiral has demanded that the four Rus sian ships and two frigate*, which are in our port, be unrigged, disarmed, and their cannon carried oh shore, until stz months after peace. It appears that the Rus sian Admiral is not inclined to comply *ith Ibis de mand: Ile has br9ught up his fleet nearer to the walls, and a courier bat kam dispatched to the 0' sift Agebaeratdor at Vieetat TEMEVENING S LONDON. TUESDAY, DECEMB: ttICE OP STOCKS TIIIS DAY AT 01 ,Consols for app. 061—Reduced 65,11--.ow lr d aii Ezeuequee Rills, 6s. Se. plat, • PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDA S per Cent. Red. 64} India Rends, 9 per Cent. Cspas. shut Ex. Bilis per Cent. 811 82 001011:171 S per Cent.: btaty shat State Lottery Long AAP. IS 1!16tli COQ. fist acc. IMINOMON011•111•11 I • ANOTHER FLAG OF ' "Yesterday morning Government `Telegraph of the arrtival of a Flag France ; and in the evening an Erpres ; Mr. CANNING'S house with the in; reported, at a late hour. that two French, the other Russian, hid aril'. thistok believe, was not the case. They still remained % board the vessel which brought them to DOV , er st % the subjoined letters left that place, at six O'clock l might.' •• It is repotted that when these Messengers lettis24 NAPOLEON had returned to that city. Wy ss In a there may be is this we know not. Some tuok that the arrival of these Messengers is in itself a h o di proof of the fact, conceiving that dispatches cinch importance as they attach ,to those now sc ot Irm a require his presence. It is however extremely ink ai ble that they are from the Russian and FrenCb sten for foreign ' affairs, and merely relate to die receipt at St. Petersburgh of the answer made W al e Court to the proposititione sent by the two Empe rors from Erfusthi The following are our letters: " DOVER, DECEMBEIL A nag of Truce arrived off here this mah . at slay-light, frpm Boulogne, having on boa t Messengers, due French and one Russian : an enos was immediately sent off to Deals for the Telese to announce theis arrival ; and, as soon as the v - Came into the harbour,.the Flag of Truce was broil* • • th •• board of in, and centme s en put onher, and odss placed on the Quays, to prevent any communitait with the shore. Nothinglas therefore yet tang)** as to the object of their visit, but it is rumoured the t h e y say BONAPAR7AZ has returned to Paris. Ica -however, ascertain whether . or not that is fact. 'The Messenger's still remain Oh board the vessel, andorill till prderi arrive to allow them to profeed ce to London. They are acconamoda.ted.this time with; little sloop instead Pr 1: filing-boat, and a Crime •of a man of War has foizie over iri her asCommaides. The Russian Messenger is said to be the same wbs lately came over from Erfuith." ANOTHER LETTER. • * 'a Deena's; 0 2 a Rat 44 A. French boat; with a Flag of Truce, las jet come to anchor in the Roads ; she has on boards French and Russian Messenger. They are not pal omitted to land. An Express has, however, been a to Deal to communicate to Government the amid of these persints, and to know if they may be allot* to land here.. " 6 P. M.-•,•The boat has • come into the hiXots but no answer has as yet been received from De, and the Messengers still remain on board. Scotts have been placed on board, and all conuhntio*' with the shore prevented. " P. S. There is a report in circulation of credit of the persons arrived in the above boat, till Boxermers is returned to Paris." P 111 $ *IL .~ 4 1 ! oto G DUTCH JOURNALS, We have received Dutch Papers to the fail containing some farther French Official details telade to the war in Spain. The 3d and 4th both dated from Patrgos—the former on the 1 the latter on the 15th. They are barren of el" The 3d mentions nothing of military operatic/ 1 0 cfpt the detaching of the Duke of DALMATIAN is called) and Ceueral Mu.zuun, to Repos", the contiguous passes, with a view to intercept' Oallician army in theirretreatfromßilbott. inthe4l /4,000 men at'e stated to have advanced beyoadVi ladolid, in searcii-of the English army, and ebele• mise themselves a day of festivity whezevertbesehmk forces meet. An affected tone of regret is assumed/ stating, that the expectation of finding them at Vsb dolid had been disappointed. —g , Would they / 111 instead of 20,000, eighty or 100,090 mete it' the Bulletin.—Oh that they may be so when ' meet the Leitch ! If IslArourozelte E°°' die 3 bg del sn ~11 I~ to •U obtain something like a real olumpl, allow the British to collect, in one spot, thousand men! But this be will not permit prevent it !. With all his boasted courage tremble to lead his battalions is per ' a host : The stile of these Buljetins is similar racterissd those transmitted to Paris paign in Poland.—But for Reuriaser Spaniards ! Those political sarcasms and all 111 ._1 1 1 derision which used to be levelled against his worthy ally, are poultd out in torrents Spaniards.- A letter from Vittoria, dated the 12th, ricP": .2 411 action ill which 6 or 7OOO English troops said . .to have been taken ; bust this opry instiect4' abiitrditieS which the Freucla Newspareil,o' • -a! STAR. al DER a. )NE we -Wm, —Chard's% 14 dii„ TRDAY.bis . • , nds, Bs, 9:.ls.pe, 9s. pre. Is. dis. otter). Tiektte, 2li. acc, GGti d 'TRUCE, •*. t were • lag of Truce fit tk Express arrlved ro Messeugei s , ort . • staVsl rated ; but thisal so .ambitie. ll letliftn wt, one h permit if be urage be revs against lar to what • during his t. v we now 110!