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THE BRAZILS. RIO DE JANEIRO, JULY 29. Lord Viscount STRANGFORD, his Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the PRINCE of Baism, attended by Mr. E. BYNG,- his Private Secretary, and accompanied by Lord Foams, arrived in the lsanstieNT frigate, Captain Macices mg, on the 22d July ; and on the 24th, the convoy, under charge of his Majesty's ship LIGHTNING, enter ed this post; Sir J. GAMBIER, his Majesty's Consul, with his Lady and family, came out passengers in his Majesty's store-ship Serapis. Lieutenant CHARLES THURLOW SMITH, R. N. (the Admiral's nephew) sailed on the 27th, with a cartel for Buenos Apes, having on board 37 Spanish sub jects, one of whom is the Chevalier de LINIERS (bro ther to the General of that name).—Lieut. SMITH is the bearer of a letter from Don PEDRO CEVALLOS, his Catholic Majesty's Secretary of State, directing all English prisoners to be released, and delivereil up to Sir SIDNEY SMITH, who, till Lord STRANG roares arrival, officiated as Minister and Consul, as well as Commanding Officer. The FOUDROYANT, 80 guns, Rear-Admiral Sir SIDNEY SMITH, Captain SCHOMZERG ; the AGAMEM NON, 64, and Prrr ordnance store-ship (with Con greve rockets), arrived at Rio Janeiro on the 17th Ma:. after a passage of 65 days from Gibraltar — found Commodore MOORE, in the MARLBOROUGH, 74, with the detached squadron, just returned from off Bahia, in pursuance of orders from Sir SIDNEY while before Lisbon, stating that a French squadron was at sea, and the probability of their shaping their course for South America. On the 4th June, Sir SIDNEY SMITH gave an en tertainment to the whole Royal Family and Court, on hoard his MAJESTY'S ship London, 98. On quit ting the ship, the PRINCE REGENT presented to the Rear-Admiral with his own hands, the standard of Portugal, to be borne as an augmentation to his coat of arms, and declared the revival of- the Order of the Sword, instituted by Don ALFON!O V. surnamed the African, in 1459, of which order Sir SIDNEY SMITH is to be created Grand Cross. All the English Captains before the Tagus, under his command on the 29th Nov. to be Commanders ; and the First Lieutenant of each ship, Knights of the same ; also Mr. F. HILL, his Majesty's Secretary of Legation to that Court. His Royal Highness has conferred a medal on the four Captains composing the squadron detached by Sir SIDNEY to escort the Portuguese fleet to Brazil.— It is worn by a red ribband round the neck, and bears this motto, !talon , Lialdade—" Valour and Loyalty." These marks of favour and approbation sufficiently demonstrate the sense entertained by the PRINCE REGENT, of the share our naval Commanders had in the magnanimous decision of the Court of Lisbon, on the 29th of November ; which in this country seems to have been only recognized in the diplomatic de partment, which in fact had nothing to do with the events of that day. For on the squadron arriving before Lisbon, Lord STRANGIORD, then Chargé d'Affaires, made his escape to it on the 18th Novem ber. After the sailing of the ALBAN cutter on the Stli of August, much apprehension was entertained of some accident having happened to her, as a box con taining the papers of the LIGHTNING sloop (directed for England) had been picked up to the northward of Cape Frio ; and she had been seen by the CoN. FIANCE steering a very in-shore course on the 9th, and six bodies afterwards drifted on shore near the same place. The LIGHTNING being gone to the Cape of Good Hope with convoy, there was no means of as 'certaining whether the box of ship's papers had been actually put on board the ALBAN. The CO:MANCE, and VIPER schooner, have been sent by Sir SIDNEY SMITH to examine the beach, where the Portuguese had found and buried six bodies. SPAIN. V. DE GELTRA, OCT. 15. This week there was an action in the vicinity of Barcelona. The cavalry recently arrived from Mi norca, on this occasion, gave the French a sound drubbing ; in consequence of which, it is supposed, they will not make such frequent sallies as hereto fore. Head Quarters, Villafranca, Oet.i 8. Official accounts of the action of the 12th of Octo ber, at St. Cugar del Valles : ~ Scarcely had twenty-four hours elapsed from the arrival of 200 Spanish hussars at the line of the Lo bregat, when we experienced the happy effects of supplying the deficiency of cavalry necessary to ope-_ rate effectually against the enemy. ~ This was made manifest in the action on the 12th, at St. Cugar. 4 , On that day the enemy, about three thousand in number, marched out to rob, pillage, and burn Del Valles, under the colour of an expedition or attack (as they usually denominate such operations) though the country is quite open, defenceless, and unarmed. General Caldagues, being opportunely inf6rmed of this movement, marched at noon on the same day, from the lime of the Lobregat, with only 2500 troops of every description, in three columns, and six pieces of artillery. The Ist column was commanded by Don Carlos Montero, Lieut. Colonel of the Soria Regiment of Infantry ; the 2d, by Don Gasper Gomez de la Serna, Colonel of that of Granada ; and the 3d, by Colonel' Don Juan O'Donovan, commandant of the 3d batta lion of the regiment of Ultonia. The hussars, under the command of their Se7jeant-niajor, Don Casimero Loy, formed the advanced gu ird, and 100 men of the light squadron of Catalonia, under the - command of their Captain Don Ramon Armenta. " General Caldagues, having received certain in formation that the enemy were at St, Cuar, rapidly advanced towards them ; and on reaching the her mitage of Santo Domingo, discovered an advanced guard of two hundred, men, which had just been posted. It was instantly thrown into disorder, and compelled to fly with precipitation by the well-di rected fire of the field-piece, and a howitzer, under the orders of D. Gil Saenz •de Tejada, Captain of Artillery, and a discharge of musketry by the Royal Sappers, commanded by D. Melchor Silvestre. 4 , At this moment appeared at the entrance of the town a strong column of the enemy, who were gal lantly t ucked by only two companies of the Royal Walloon Guards, commandedby Lieut. Colonel D. Manuel Dumont, who were afterwards reinforced I. 200 men of the regiment of Soria. The enemy made a bold and obstinate effort to get possession of the two pieces of artillery above men tioned ; but two discharges of grape shot, and a charge by the brave hussars, put an end to the action almost as soon as it commenced. Such of the French as escaped being made prisoners, fled, some of them towards the town, and some to the left, to save their lives. ' While General Caldagues was occupied with this first attack, his Major-General D. Joseph Aloy so opportunely moved the third column forward on the right of the first, that the enemy abandoned the town, apprehensive of being surrounded ; pushing forwards, however, a column on the same side of the town, which fled the instant our's came in sight. The third column, and part of the first, pursued the enemy with so much intrepidity, that they were driven successively from the various heights which they occupied, and fled fronr post to post as far as the environs of St. Pedro Martir. Night and shame covered the French from•the indignation of our troops. ‘, The second column which marched by the left of the first to cut or another body of the enemy, was not able to effect it, in consequence of the ap proach of night, so that they took no part in the action. gi The general having thus got rid of the enemy, returned in the best order, to reoccupy his position on the line of the Lobregat, after an absence of only eleven hours, leaving to the inhabitants of the town of St. Cugat the dead bodies of the French, to in form them at day-break - of what had passed the pre ceding night. , 4 According to the most moderate accounts, the loss of the enemy was not less than 600 killed and prisoners. Among the hitter is Lorenea, Chef d'Es cadron, an Officer of Cuirassiers, and another . of Chasseurs. A considerable number of the Imperial Viletcz were killed, wounded, or taken. A number of horses were killed, and several taken, with consi derable quantities of arms, &c. 4 , On our side, we have had eight killed, and 88 wounded, including the serjeantanajor of hussars, D. Casimero Loy, and 12 missing. We had 12 horses killed, and 11 wounded, " General Caldagues bestows great praise upon all the Officers and troops, as well as the Miquelets. He particularly mentions D. Juan O'Donovan and ID. Casimero Loy, who, notwithstanding his receiv ing three bayonet wounds, constantly returned to the attack with unshaken resolution, and continued on horseback until the enemy were completely driven out of sight." MANRESA, OCTOBER 15. The follcwing is a copy of a dispatch from Colonel Don FranciAo de Milans to the Junta of Govern: ment in this place " On the 10th, at six in the morning, I was at. tacked by five columns of infantry, 400 cavalry, and nine pieces of cannon. Three columns attacked my front, and two on the flanks, with the intention of turning my position, so that, to preserve my artillery and my outposts, I gave orders for a retreat : but it was so conducted, that but few stopped until they reached Granollers. " 1 remained behind with about 200 men and SO officers, who being provided with musquets, returned with me to the encampment, then in flames, and kept up a brisk fire upon the enemy, which threw them into disorder, and, by the flashes from our pieces, di rected the outpoits to the means of escape, which all of them effected, with the exception of a Captain and about 30 men, who, from their own imprudence, were taken prisoners. I immediately proceeded to occupy the height close to the encampment, where, with about 100 men and SO officers, I held the ene my in check about two hours, and then fell back from one height to another, as far as Colreria de Car. taros, about three quarters of a league distant from the encampment. To acquire this short extent of ground, the enemy had to sustain an incessant fire from six in the morning until dark. " The enemy passed the night in the vicinity of the encampment. I returned to attack them on the morning of the 11th, with my small body, compell ing them to retreat as far as Bessos. " Being joined by the troops there and four cover ed waggons, they took the road to Granollers ; and. I as I at this moment received a dispatch from the Junta at Gerona, assuring me that the object of the sally from Barcelona was to operate as a diversion of the ,considerable force that was entering the country `by way of Ampurdan, I ordered my officers to con centrate my troops. This being done, I directed my march to S. Celoni to intercept the enemy, and to attack him at the Riera de Trent 3 Passos, that quar ter presenting the most favourable grounds for our operations ; but this plan did not take effect, in con sequence of my receiving intelligence, when I arriv ed there, that the enemy had returned to Barcelona. Upon learning this, I retreated to Arens de Mar, where I passed the night, and shall remain .during. this day ; and to-morrow I shall return to occupy my first position, where I shall await the further orders of your Excellencies. 44 The loss of the enemy amounted to ISO men. Ours consists of 12 killed and 20 wounded. Alining the latter are two Captains and one Lieutenant. I am unable to particularize those who distinguisheclthem selves, not having yet received the reports of the dif- ferent Commanders. May GOD, 11C. " Arens, October 15." ARAN/11E2, OCTOBER 29. His Excellency Don Josef de Palafox y Melci, Captain-General of Arragon, has transmitted a report made to him by Lieutenant-General Don J ohn O'Neill, commanding the right division of that army, which is as follows : MUST EXCELLENT SIR I " The enemy having united their forces from Mon real and Salina, at Nardues, for the purpose of ae. I tacking my position, and plundering the town of Aybar, they presented themselves in five columns of 800 men each, and two pieces of cannon, and com menced the attack at eight in the morning. The fire of the advanced posts soon indicated that it was a regular attack ; in Consequence of which I. ad vanced, without loss of time, to the above mentioned town, ordering the troops stated in the margin* to follow me. " Our advanced posts sustained their positions for three hours with extraordinary courage, but the su periority of the enemy obliged them to fallback upon • Eire DattalionnadFlity 4neolla Mbar, untll the fortes abovernentioned having joined, I determined to attack at. three o'clock in the after noon ; for which spose I dispatched, on the s ide of Leache, the Comm an dant of the Volunteers of Arragon, bon Pedro Gasea, and the Major of the Forces of Huesca, Don Pedro Villacampa, with 400 men ; and on the side of Olas, the Colonel Don Philip Perena, with the new volunteers of Arragon aad Huesca, sustained by other corps. The action began with such extraordinary order and enthusiasm, that they immediately made themselves masters of the wood that commands Olas, and the enemy, fearing that they should be surrounded, retreated hastily, leaving the field of battle covered with dead, and ob liged to abandon their formidable position at Nare dues, and retire upon Monreal. 4g Our loss consist's in eight killed and 14 wounded ; of the Ist battalion of Arragon and Huesca, which cannot be looked upon as considerable, When kis re ' collected with what superiority of fore k the enemy commenced the action. According to the accounts of the attendants on the baggage who came in, pro fiting by the flight of the enemy, their loss exceeded ::00. I cannot omit an eulogium due to the enthu siam and good disposition of the troops under my orders, and to recommend most particularly to your Excellency, the Commander and individuals of' the Ist battalion of Volunteers of Arragen, and the Ist of Huesca, who bad the greatest share in the action. ; I have ordered the Brigadier Don Diego Jivaller, who is in Legre, to occupy Lumbiel, to confine the enemy more particularly on my right." The following is the translation of a curious and most important commission to Don F. Palafox, bro ther to the celebrated General, a Member of the Central Junta, constituting him, after the manner of the French in the outset of their career, a Commis sionee over their Generals, with powers of the most extraordinary kind. COPY OF A LET TER FROM Till SUPREME JUNTA TO GENERAL DON FRANCISCO PALAFOE, BROTHER OF BON JOSEF PALAFOX, CAPTAIN GENERAL OF AR. R AOON 66 The Supreme Junta is convinced of the absolute necessity of our armies putting themselves in motion against those of the enemy, which are causing so great evils in the Spanish territory. The Junta has at differ- ent times made manifest its desire to the Generals, and however just the reasons for delay and inactivity may' have been hitherto, it has nevertheless been mischie vous, and many evils must be increased by it, espe cially should the enemy receive their expected rein forcements. The Government can no longer observe, with indifference, that their towns are sacked and destroyed with impunity, at a time when our forces outnumber those of the enemy, and oar soldiers burn with impa tience to attack them. There nias be immediately an end put to such delay in our opetations, which, if carried on with activity, might save the country, while want of energy exposes it to great danger. To avoid delay, and to give to the armies all the energy that is required on this occasion, your Excellency is commissioned to go to the head-quarters of the Army of the Centre and elsewhere, with all the powers of the Supreme Junta, in the character of its representa tive, in order to treat with the Generals respecting the reunion of all the divisions, the combining of ope rations, and every thing thus disposed, yourself re solve upon such attacks as you may think necessary and conducive to the attainment of the so-much-de sired object, that so fully occupies the nation, and that our circumstances, and the interests of the cause in which we are engaged, so imperiously demand. And to the end that your Excellency may more easily discharge this imp o rt ant commission, the Junta has resolved, that the Marquis de Coupigni, Marechal de Camp, shall accompany you, conforming himself to your orders, until he joins the division under his com mand, and likewise the Brigadier Conde de Montijo, who is also to be obedient to your orders. 66 The Junta hope, that the zeal and prudence of your Excellency will confirm them in the just concep tion which they entertain of your talents, and that these will be employed in attaining the object of this charge, and in exciting, by all possible means, the enthusiasm and patriotism of the trocps. a The Supreme Junta inform your Excellency, that the honours due to you, in the character of their Deputy, ought to be the same with those due to a Captain-General of the Army. Aranjuez, October 18." PuLtfox set out on the s:.me or following day to the army. VALENCIA, OCTOBER 25. Four thousand Spanish troops, with some English from Portugal, have disembarked near Tortoza, to join the army of Catalonia. Besides a numerous and well-equipped train of artillery, they have 10,000 muskets to distribute among the Catalonians. The Spanish troops of this convoy are chiefly of the' ca valry regiments of Santiago and Alcantara, and are under the command of Marshal Laguna. In five or six days, a division of the army of Andalusia is also espected, under the orders of General Reding ; pre. parations are making for the reception of these heroic conquerors of the barbarous Dupont, with the cer tainty that they will also vanquish the atrocious Du hesme and the brutal Lechi. PRIVATE a UNNA, OCTOBER so. Since the first difficulties have been removed, the marching of our troops has proceeded regularly.—. The following minute of the order of the several dis. embarkations may perhaps be interesting to some of our friends : The 95th and 49d of the line landed on the 26th; and en the 28th set out for Bemuses, which is the *point to which all the troops go in the first instance. First Battalion of the Ist Guards, and 14th of the line, landed on the 28th, marched on the 29th. Second Battalion of dine, and 2sd of the line, landed on the 29th, marched this morning. Fifty-first and 59th of the line landed to-day. The 96th of the line and the Royals are te land tomorrow, There will then remain on beard, the 60th, 7111th,4nd 81st of the line. It is understood, tlit the Beth, 60th, and 76th are to rectudn a month here with the Staff; but these arrangements are, of coarse, liable to be changed every hour, The harbour, too, will be considerably cleared to morrow, if the wind is favourable, as tbo ;Aire is to convoy between sixty and seventy of theireasporta home ; twelve are Arady gone to Lisbon with the Amelia, so that them Tailk then remain between sixty and seventy here. I have as little time as opportunity to write at length on general politics. We hear little here, a 4 that little cannot be relied on. Spaniards , great numberl'who are opposid seems their line maybe fl true, A party of about 200 cavalry Pancorvo to within a short el: having pillaged the count people a great deal, made this, which was magnified French army, was an mil , NOVEMBER I.—The I can add a line or two. in not receiving our letters be forced to remain wit: longer. The packet destined a few days since off Gijon, - solved to- make for Sant probably unfavourable vessel which spoke the pa) may have to wait long come by land from Santa The bad weather whicl ders all travelling by waL certain. A small vessel was sent frotßh r,er e "t time since to Gijon, with money to make 114 for our troops, and returned yesterday aft er ` two days off Gijon, without being able to et t ? landing. a NOVEMBER 2.—So large a part left us, that we now find ourselves tered here, and we receive from the hosts every accommodation which national customs and habits allows. The talk of the day respects the principally. Yesterday a gun-bri) cutter, arrived ; and the latter, it proposals of peace from Bonaparte, mediation, which our Ministry have fi Junta at i4adrid, whither a dispatch, instantly forwarded. NOVEMBER 3.—The Amazon fry having on board, Lord Holland. with her four victuallers. NovEmBER 7.—Yesterday arri , COUNTER brig, with an English said to have brought dispatches of portance for the British Minister this morning landed from the Pt.°. the General of Cavalry Lord PA ports with the troops were seen the leagues from the coast.—Some reports favourable nature were in circular respecting the movements of the certain has transpired, nor has any thing official on the subject.— continue to march in detachments they are to join the army of that way from Portugal. GT ANDER°, NOVEMBER A dreadful account has reached Bilboa, The French have again that place Yesterday and to-day continual landing of wounded soldiers. have also got possession of Castro are on their way hither. The inhabitants are much alarmed, and all the craft the effects of the place. NOVEMBER 12.—When I last wrol counts from Bilboa were distressing, counts, thank Qom are of a different General Blake has given the enemy a bing ; the killed, wounded, and prisoaers 3000 men ; .500 horses are taken, and all the French had in the action I The the enemy two leagues, and have session of Bilboa, in which place they of 200 wounded French. i El , ENING STAii. LONDON. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11. PRICE OF STOCKS MS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCE C,posol+, for money, Seliforaec.66l—.omoitun I In consequence of the South NV_ has been an unusual number of arrivals two days. The MARY packet has arrived at Faltnauth the Leeward Islands in thirty-nine days, from tola.—,-The Susanna, a merchant vessel, Luck, has arrived at Liverpool. By that of late the French Islands have been supplied with provisions by for the strictness of JernateoN's Embargo, The PARTHIAN, of 18 guns, has - mouth with dispatches from Lord I Admiral Puavts. Yesterday arrived at Portsmouth. ports from Corunna and Quiberon, ,the RACOOX. The ELIZA packet has also with 4 Mail from Conmuai The SconpioN, of 18 guns and the Onzsres of 18, also have arrived at Plymouth. By the vessels from Spain variety of intelligence.—ln have again large extracts, mane ourselves to what relates Otateral BLAU. Wt are - there appears to have been ;camas than we vine willing joined dispatch from that General the action opthe 81st nit. the ' preparing to quit that place, the army at Valmaseda, where were to be established. The published on the Bth instant wider the title of EXTRAORDNARY , CORVSSA, A Dispatch bas been received by kingdom, from bis Excellency General Blake, Captain General of Gallicia, dated Mining the duplicate( a dispatch, ip*riards. speak nnteis - 21 opposed to the rtitach l a intruded upon with ins. cavalry lately advanced Bhors ; ntry a little, and frighteeed Lode their retreat in safety. B, ified into an advance of t uignificant affair. ' f convoy remains in port.; - . We have been disc tters from England, and shat ; a without letters several da r , estined to this place vas se e , ijon, and the Captain was re lantander. The weather 1 for a voya g e hither, bat C packet is arrwed here, l a d . g ig for the letters till they .., ntander. :rich prevails in this seasou water as unpleasant as it Lt. rt of our troops!o‘ I mes 'comfortably s the hospi ta li ty , rich the diffe eeke ows. he news froth F ing i an n-brig, a A d ta .d ay , it Is repotte c i, b • , aparte, under R. have forwarded to . 'patch, they say, n frigate is just ' 9 d. The frigate . trrived here the ill Messenger, who 1 es of conside;able ister at Madrid; n PLOVER SlOnd PAGET.—The tra n this morning, an reports of a rathat eulation. this marJ s , he enemy ; but now t ' Government publi L—The English urn ents for Burgos, via hat nation, now on r r'. VEMBEi 9, cached this place • ; • gain got possessics o.clay there bas been soldiers. The • titre ; and it is said inhabitants of this e craft are loadwg Ist wrote to rot ow essing. Our elsei?l different comp enemy a consign: ad prisoners maw L k e e n , and all demo* 4 I The Spaniard / F 4 1 have once more 8 01 P Lace they foundup' NG inth Westerly winds, in of arrivals within irrived at Falmouth fro irty-nine days, from To i merchant vessel, from is spool. By these we id lauds have been pi the Americans,-4 0 I MON I S Embargo, guns, has arrived. as m Lord Cogoonoto • 1 mrtsmouth six sail d ;Miberon, under crovil also arrived at I • ' I, in four days. ;uns ; `she PLOV/LR, of Is° from the coast of aln we have received a 1 n the preceding columns ( ss and shall therefore relates to the army re concerned to state, ' en more truth ip the f filing to believe. Tin 4 t General shews, that . the Patriots at Bilb®a lace, and to join the 0 where the' Hea. The dispatch alluded edi by the Junta of • EXTRAORDINARY. . 4 a CORUNNA, roovE.bahr receive/ by the:Junta mellency General • of Gallicia, dated Ist of a climatal whicb