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. - ARMY. A MAJOR in a Regiment of Two B?:talions will Exchange to a ReginSent in India, the Cape, or North s.kr rica.—Address (post paid) to Major H. Spring-garden Coffee ;lns..., Charing-Cross. , . REPUBLIC OF HAYTI. . . . ARMY' OF THE EXPIENTNWIN THE NORTH. YLZFORT MADE TO. THE PRIBIDENT OF HAYTI ST THE G'IXERAL OF .3RNTJaos — I.AMARR)..; -. 9fftfiiielliv AND COMMANDING THY TROOPS OF THE REPUBLIC IN IHE NP47 1 1._. _ _ “ On the 17th of Apriki learned that the enemy . :repenters:lring against the camp Foison. On the 48th. I left my ; head quarters with the rest of the troop's. Colonel Beat - Irak commanded the right wing of die army, Colonel Leger the centre, and Colonel- Ga hisel the left wing. The cavalry was ,posted at one (lithe wings. I caused the same order to be ett, scrve4 _the. march directed towards-Camp Foison. On arriving there I had the mortifiention to ice that the Commander, Charles Thomas, had evacuated it without Making any resistance, although his force amounted to IMO men. I learned :that the two di visions of the North. and that of Artibonite were on march, and coming to attack us. Remain, with his , tivision, had already passed through the interior, by the Moinstains • of Jean ta14e..1.; for the design of Christophe was to bum the Mole. The 19th I or dered to counter march. After several days of fa tiguing march, on the 22d, we discovered the enemy encamped on .the Plantation Defray, in a very ad vantageous posAtiort. immediately formed the de sign of sursounehwhisn. For this purpose, I or dered: Adjutant Zmaal, Delve to desire Colonel Beauvoir to suppo'rt the sight wing, composed of the lit and Sdlattalicoi afire 9th, the 16th, and 150 ...:,•venacifers of the reserve of the 24th p ' Colooel Leger to support the tentre, and Colonel Gabriel the left The - cavalry syas on the look out, ready .to move wherever there Alight be occasion. The first colitrinn being arrived at it ibstination, discovered that the enemy occupied a post on the small planta tioa Defray Lester. On ate approach of eolumn the enemy truck /ti g ht. I. l to possession of this' post procured vi biiv-savantage of taking several rebels who had been awarauding. The 2sd, Remain, be . Hiving it easy to dideidie ns from the post we had taken the preoedjag night, put himself at the head of his troops, and marched against Colonel Beauvoir, biftlre was repulsed With the Ii ISl7of forty soldiers left on the field of battle, and a Colonel. qgreat number of muslrts, drums, end o. weral standards of . the enemy, have fallen into' our.l ands. The ICA, they made an attempt on Colonel .Gabriel's post to make themselves masters of it; bt.tt, by the rein forcements which I successively sen t thither; their endeavours proved fruitless. I orderc 'd a battalion of the 24th to attack a post the enemy , iccupied-this battalion carried it by the bayonet. T.lds.last affair lasted from ten o'clock in the'morning till five in the afternoon. The enemy this day expenen, led a con siderahlelosF. A Brigadier General was urnong the slain, of the name of Jasmin, and a Colons:'. As to us, we have h:-el many soldiers killed, and a great many wounded. The Ist of May I went s ith the grenadiers of the 3d battaliop; of the 9th, those pf the 16th, the reserve of the 24th, a company of chas,lgurs of the 9th. and the ordinary companies of the 16th .Ind 23d, leavjog the rest of the troops in the posts we (Ic ed-pied. Having reached the village the same ch,'y (where, the enemy occupied the posts Delair ant.' Obuse), 1 lost no me- 7 r sent for a 12-pounder I had ha d the precautiOn to provide. After a cannonade of a day, whiih incomitsqded them &atty, they were obliged to abandon:Asir posts to concentrate themselves at Sauvale. -OntheMorning of the 2d, I ordered Adjutant Geneial. : Delva to march with' his small column against 'Sauvale, to reinforce the battalion of the 18th, which , in supporting the fire of the artillery, and two regular assaults, was se verely handled. Before he arrived at this post, the enemy's cavalry wad drawn up in battle order on an eminence; and gave indications of attempting to turn the battalion. I ordered them to be attacked by the grenadiers commanded by Colons: Beauvoir and Captain Eveillard. Our little cavalry was drawn up in order of battle, not far from the enemy. Our gre nadiers were not yet arrived when Christophe or dered hi; troops to attack ours ; who, although infe rior in number, did not decline the combat, and be gan to engage. The 23d, posted in a small defile, fired on their left, and enabled our dragoons to put them to flight. Monseigneur, his Lieutenant Gene rals, and his Field Marshals, had this day stag's legs. The impetuosity with which our cavalry charged, sa bred, and dismounted, many of theirs, was admirable. Our grenadiers in following a small defile encoun tered the toot guards of Chnstophe, to the number of a' battalion, posted on a rising ground, which was advantageous for them—but our grenadiers totally disregarding the terrible fire that was kept up upon surmounted the eminence, and overthrew the with the bayonet in his lines. This guard, so iwned, and which Christophe believed invincihk, his time was beaten, together with his guard of ,ur, and obliged precipitately to seek safety in z—and but for the goodness of the horse which istophe rode, I should have had his head instead having. mine, which he had demanded. The the night, he caused his artillery to draw off, WO battalions io view of our post, to have :o make his retreat . On the same day I learned Remain had hastily evacuated the mountain. .1 quest of the troops that were then to form a fete assault On the Iwo battalions which were sheltered—bot they quitted their post the same leaving a great zr.any dead and wounded.- r . ,zeta President, behold the exploits performed by brave troops. - All the regiments distinguished iselves. I hive nothing but priises to bestow on le officers: We have had in these long and con . crmbats many officers and a much greater of soldiers killed and rounded. On their art the enemy have suffered a very considerable loss. luistophe, alter these late, battles, will for a long lose his fancy for burning the Mole and having lead : Colonel Beauvoir, and the other Officers yOor regard: Adjutant General Delia hath .wn the eourag, of a brave soldier, united with t: lents of a skilful officer. As to Toussaint, lie epidity itself. Signed) Lakaarte.” Head quarters st Nowise, May 4,1804,7 •••• a..•N. . • s. 17. a MOST SERENE STIGNTORS, gg At half past five an Officer came in with a flag truce i _requAsejt ag that orsiers should be given to General4 l Penapauspend hostilities whilst General X)upont should Sad aconference with General Reding. I replied, in the negative.. A few moments after, I re received a letter from Genera} Pena himeelf,• inform, ing me , that . they had Sigicited terms of cipinflitional I grant them no other. terms than that.they shall be Prisoners of war, with permission to the . General and his Officers to wear their swords, - and take with them a portmanteau each, filled with their clothes only, in consequence of the pillage which they have commit ted in our towns = assuring, however, at the same time, that they shall be. treated with the same respect as those belonging . to . the squadron at Cadri, aticl a manner worthy of Spanish generosity. ; " Whilst the detail's are 'preparing, I beg leave to acquaint your Highnesses, that we have taken sornis cannon and prisoners, and, in short, that General Du pont is completely hemmed in on all sides. " May Gon preserve yottt Highnesses-may years. " The Most Serene Seignor X.VVIER DtE c4sTANpit. " The Most Serene the Supreme Jacts of Governmeut." . . " N. B. A dispatch of the same date, and commu nicating the same intelligence, has been received from Seignor Count Tilli, a member of this Supreme Imata, who accompanies the General of tbe.army." NOTE OF THE stultsmE BLVILLE, Jut sr M. g g The Supreme Junta his the most entire satisfac tion to inform the public, that by a dispatch received this day, by express, froin the most ercellenn Seig. nor D. Francisco Xavier Castanos, Captaiz•Genelnl of the Forces of Andalusia, of which a literal extract is hereto annexed, a most convincing proof is given of the military talents with which the operations have. been conducted, inasmuch as the results exactly c os. respond with the well-digested plan which had been' formed. So fortunate have they been, that from the very first encounter, the enemy has continued to fly with the utmc st disgrace, and his flight has been a complete rout ; this offect having been produced by events which . he certainly could no: have prevented; 44 MOST SERENE SE.GNIORS, " In my dispatch of the 17th, I aciattinted you with the state of onr op!ratirsas and procexliigs, On the 13th General Reding wrote to in • pm me, that at nine ill the morning he had entered - Baylen with his t own division and that of the Marquis de Compeignc: which I had ordered to join him ; and that the enemy. were retreating from that place to Guarroman, having left behind only a grand guard, which was put to the rout. I instantly wrote to Reding to attack Anclujar, in flank, with the two divisions, whibt 7 l-should attack it in frifast, I was preparing toeicecntCray plan atslay Art eat this morning, When, at two o'clock, I was ap p.sised that the entity were eVacWillgAMlUj4 l .anct niAring a precipitate flight by the road to Madeid.-, r I ca ;mot conceal my surprise, hat the inhabitants of Andi Var did not give me the slightest noticesef this mover vent. “ Fit ding that the enemy were making their escape j from mc, I ordered Geaeral La Pena, with his divi-i sion and t•orne reinforcements, to harrass their rear ; I a dispoSitic u so much the more proper, as I had just i received a letter from General Reding, informing me that he had m' arched from 13aylen at three in the morning, with tll‘.! intent of making his attack upon Andujar at eleven . ; so that in consequence col I* active- and opportune mbvemcnt, Dupont will find himself placed 'betwei'm these two divisions and that of General La Pena. 4 Satter myself Oat the result will correspond with &tiledl com . bined dispositions of the plan. -- -7----•—•- , - - -- • - - --- --- 4 ' Your Highnusies mayhourly me:et intelligence of the intended attac4bf to-day, for Which every thing is prepared. I occur this city, with the division of General Jones, where I have 'tak_ett a position.adapted to cit. C u m s caoces, The entity have left SO3 sick ; and •kis believed that Gpogol Vede3 wakkilled in the 4s4 r of Mengibar, . ' • if, I. have also received advien, frinncommandant Cm, that he had proceded with his , sharshootcrs to Los Bunos, in order to cover **movements of the fespective divisions ; and, if Colonel Baldecanos has followed my kostnictioits to him, a most favourable opportunity vrill'oecur of tecupying Despenaperros ; since, in 4 dispatch wliie: h we have intercepted, dated the 16th, from the chief of the Staff of the French' army a. at ilaylen,ià the Commandai : lt of Santa Elena, the latter is directed to marth to-Quarraman, leaving only 500 men at that point. . • • •• May Gon preserve pouf inoalSesene Highnesses many years. ” iiesaluarters at Ando*, 3 eveektesee . ' ' morning, July 19, 1808." - " The Most Serene SelgnorOM/110. pt o,4lfrplar !A The most Serene SOgnqrs the President and t 54401 . ' ..' of the Supreme Junta of Government.” _ . . f! By the same courier extraordinary has been vei -1 ceived a dispatch from the Mpst Excetleist Spigaci Count de Tilli, a Member of the Supreme Junta, which . in additipa to the communication (mm his Excellency' the General-in-Chief, mentions the deplorahlesitua. 44 in which*tli enemy has Ffi i 4 ce4 l i r town of 11ittA b=3 Minqi are•lease, uld be room to sis:spectonz place of disloyalty, OT should tbeie suspicions be con tremble at the example Ala, Asparing, in order 44- iITUTOD4c, and to prevent similar prOci eedings in OVetPls* 1 which maY-Ale-Aer44iii°rg344-14-E.14 hands. 'This dispatch atiVOOntains :tiaft*i#ntories of two magazines which the. Freich left boaklid them at Andujer s but as it likewise metttions': : 4:third - Which thire,l44 not been time to exansisr, sad-as wed in eipectatioit if the still more fortunate results *fa de cisive action, the whole of the requisite details will he, subsequently submitted, • ..• _ . Ju.4441 B4uTtsre Nib°, Secretary:72 MURCIA, ISJLlr s tr c . „ . morning arrived he exPress *fah !ell • Valencia at one o'clock yestetday; and this instnnt,, (9 it.,M.) another has arrived, with orders frcun 'the Qaptain General of Valencia to permit 1500 Frail& srlsoners, who are on their march to Carthageng, to pass without any molestation. . We are at this moment occupied in ,itelehniiing the • • defeat of Moncey, by the ringing sibells, masses, and discharges of artillery and *usketrn SALAMANCA,. JUIAI INS,* - :.1 1 ..• v On Sunday the 24th inst. at IltriCrectock -i bl the afternoon, General Cuesta siseatedl!ii skrwith WI cavalry and some artillery apd . anunmlltion staggons. We know not when he will WWI us, nor Nelii_ther be will direct his march, The Supreme Junta of Sevill e has inforistefthe said Captain General, by the meditun'Oetisetaptiin General of Estramadurai of the awn:oder of the ar' my of General Dupont. . The Portuguese Ambassador, who was at Naples, arrived here to-day on his way to Lisbon. According to letters from Madrid, that capital ap, pears to be in a state of great discont,eqt, mut much greater alarm. .In proportion as. theinliaisitaots, axe withdrawing from it, .the French troops coptioue -m 4sestiOlf: there. It9T . 2 40,4 aillßoilli . to the number of 25,000. A NOTE or Tilt COMlNfti,kl, It;a .-At, under the itssent cir cumstances, they have not collected, greater number, it if a clear sign ULU ' the irresistible force' is vanishing. • .- 3 VILLA NOVA DE LA GELTRU, lULT:S. ' s Though we do not receive any advises 'from Va.. lencia, Arragon, Castile; Asturias, orthe kingdornof Gallicia, we have received a few letters from Malaga ' and kilboa. . vie nave also received a few letters by sea from Cndis and Valencia, assn ring us, that in the-; latter kingdom•the Valencians.have killed more than 10,000 Frenchmen, and taken upwards of 2000 pi. - j soners, belonging to three columns which marched 1 from Madrid more than 15,000 strong., , : ,p - , :I ' At larceloua we have disposed of abobt 9000 cf , . them, including the wounded ; for, in consequence of the various skirmishes which have taken place since the beiinning, there are 5 to iioOttmissing of the to tal of their force, who have been killed or made pri. soners by the peas4ntry. The French at Barcelona do nbt - now extend tiftir qcursions beyood.twO or three leagues from NI city, add in these they plunder, kill, and commit every sort . of atrocity. They have not yet made their appearance here, nor are we desirous of seeing them until we have com pletely organized in the principality about 50,000 Micaletes (smugglers) who are assembling front all the towns and villages in the environs. Of this body there are already embodied andinstrncted in tho use 'of arms from 5 to 6000, who, to-morrow or the day after;-without fail, will reach Molins de Rey, which about two leagues from Barcelona. We expect from 10 to 12,000 infantry and cav4rr from Mahon and Majorca. Of the infantry, the greater part are Catalonians who served under the command of the Captain General Vives. It is folid that they were to embark tomorrow.. • PALENCIA, JULY 17. On the 13th inst. the French, marched from chit place 15,000 strong. On the following day they had . an engagement with our army between .Rio Seco and Palacios ; and the discharge aartillery and musketry was heard here, though seven leagues distant, Yesterday 130 waggons with wounded Frenchmen came in here, ancrthis day isktire.are expected. This may be relied on as a fact, - 14 saw the waggona come in. It is also certain tliik a French General was killed and another wounded. The Colonel anti Lieutenant Colonel of the 22d Regiment of cavalri. 'are also: killcd, *The tame regiment lost 82 arum :of.inkerier rank, and the infantry had a great nullier and wounded. It is a fact that nothing is to be Met,with in the streets but wounded French: men; aixcl that both our hospitals are filled with them. At Rip , Seco they massacred even the monki ansl duns, 04 pillaged the town. • ANDINUELA, JULY 22. At two o'clock yesterday the drums beat the ge- I nerale, a*d we marched to occupy the heights of Fon zebadon,.where we passed the whole night in the most chearful and contented manner, though-there was a heavy rain in the evening. It appears that there was a slight skirmish between our advanced parties and those of the French, who. were compelled to !etre* with some loss, and a good drubbing.. At day break this morning, we. reseivetkorders to return to our *4l' ! totnent : . - . . • •• , -.( - • : : • .1. _ SADA3O7. /MT EL There are letteri of a late date from °cam, v.l icl. positively state that Moncey had passed through that 'place for Madrid, with little more than 1000 mm, fa. tl g ued, and hi complete disorder. They were 101- ,towed by UM waggons, fillecrwith wounded soldiers. ;ULY • - • - - • We hive learned, with the greateit sitiffaction v all. that has Aaassil .i.a.4a11i04,u) ;he 21i1iit44,-,ltyle.. liar with universal approbation ; aad the energy, iviih' 4 4hich those briVe defenders of, the cppncry have espoused the cause of -cpr beloved reaiaand VI 1.. is Celebrated with, pactilaz encOzniuins. In spite of all 'the artifices of the Emperor of the French, we are persuaded that he will never be able to accomplish hta purpose. ' - Let his journalists say what they please, st is her in t k i~a[ 46 , do , not talk in their usual haughty s i z oin; they are very mach chop-fallen, , . IM•Ory where - things are going oa well. In this guar.- ' -,, wo are all very tranquil. eirr The Empercir set out yesterday for Paris. , . . rAI.F.NCIA, JULY 24. Oil the ,401.7 . of.S4o.l4uenaventurs. we were kept in 'la state of constant WOW from five in the morning u nil about twebro• se noon. During all • this time nothing was to be-heard but an uninterrupted canno nade in thit 4ite.cdon of Montealegre,Talici4, and she convent er2ilay:4lkM* After the battle,-dtm. Freitch havinz first pillages' and destroyed thoplamo just mentioned, entered the town of Rio Seco, where they committed the most horrid enormities, anclkillecr : illk . incAlculable number of people. Among thes e • Were 6ye Franciscan friars, five Carmelites, and three pominicans, * They cut off the hands of a c u ra t e , I ho sought to protect hernselffrom outrage by eleva. i kill *,host, robbed Ilim orAe cup , and threw away 'ie Skereditiements. i It is impossible to ascertain the number of the • tench killed in the battle ; but it is a fact that it is.. difficult to pasi through those places, on account of t the . fcetid smell of the dead•bodies. From* 10th tip 1 to this date, 150 waggons have passed thiongh hese, .filled with their wounded, exclusive of those whp still.. ! • remain in Rilitcc , . The HOspitai, the Infirmoryi . 1 and the streets, aS•c, flied lyith the•wotmfled. .' , I' ? I'heir army was one oftbe finest that France could . ! procNce. They wese all picked Men. Their loss mita ihave been very great i for s. reinforcement •of 1400 men, who arrived here on the 23d, had sca,rceli en- I tered the place, when they recAved orders to proceed LereCl ui a battal advanta disregar them, St enemy resowne for this honour, Christot of his h: 3d, in tl leaving - time to that Re sent in complet well she night, Citiaer) them all the ; ***oil number PiTt Cpristo time la my hea thewn Ike ,o2k is -Abel • • SPAIN. dujar. ft is undoubtedly s .e.., CoSLUITYA. GAZETTE F.XTRAORDINARY -A"I arle,, z : . ,,1 ' ractised Misr IN 4 *- ' . • , that there art lt? ORDER OF THE GOVERNMERT. j " t. 1 kb. I. The fo ll owing o ffi cial dispatches have been -- - in J . abitants of ale pla )3 , express : - ' •. • • tithe enemy. But shot Head - quarters at Ana*, 6 o'clock 11, ; ' firmed, they may well treN • evening, July 19, 1808. .. . this Supreme Aviliority is pi 46 Mror r SPIWVIP RICUTIROFIS. ; :•••• .• - • • fo_ __La ...- --- on their march. MADRID, JULY as, - - On the 13th of this month, at tweri , e - o'Clock, was vmpunced, by the discharge of artillery, which was not at all attended to, and by the ringing of bells, which were scarcely heas for an- instant, the ap proach ofJose l phl, King of Spain, The bell-ringeis were -threatened with severe chastisement, bet they , would not perform the 'duty required. During this important interval t paroles of French, attended by cannon and ammunition, paraded the streets of the city to prevent disorder, by inspiring terror. On the 20th, the new Monarch made his triumphal entry. with his Officers and trotps-Ta day for us the most melancholy and distressing. Orders had been given that banners should be displayed from the windows; but this command was not merely disregarded, but all the doors, windows, and balconies, were closed ; no one quitted his house, except, in the neighbour, hood of Puerto del Sol, some few to see what was passing. At the time the King approached, any street where a few people might be collected, orders were given to be uncovered, but, instead of !be ; dience, the Spaniards turned their backs, and left the place. Not-one native complimented the strange; with hezzas ; some small number before the royal carriage, hired for the purpose from among the ad, herents of France, grumbled, rather than applauded, I Some few French courtiers followed, rather to gain admittance• to the Sovereign, than to congratulate Jim on his reception. We are surprised and disgusted on seeing the ac, Flat:nations and rejoicings with which Joseph was welcomed, according to the false statements of the Madrid Gazettes. According to these, the streets ' were brilliantly illuminated, and filled with Grandees and comp - any of high rank and distinction ;no such , exhibitions were admitted, and no ptisons of title and honour were Piesent; for scarcely an individual of . I family remained in the city to witness the ceremony. To-day it has been directed that the Counsellors 1 of State attend to swear allegiance to Joseph and his new-fangled Constitution. This ceremony is to be forced upon them. I am also informed that the same ) command has, been given to the Secretaries, to com ply with which they were very reluctant; but no thing would satisfy the Government; they were coa -1 strained to assent, and in the same spirit every spe cies of 'submission will be exacted. I need not say in what degree such compliance' is obligatory upon them. • Orders have also been given for the display of banners, illuminations, free theatrical petformances, and bull fights to-morrow. All the diversions will be for the French, for the people ve too melancholy to partake of it. • Great numbers leave •the district not to witness such scenes. Believe not a syllable that you read in the Madrid Gazettlis f all is iniquity, all is falsehoOd; nothing can be more contrary to the fact. , It is reported that they are now engaged in print ing the gew constitutia‘ 'Whip ivappears, it will , 1