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IRS ms , r r • t OONA§ I P Pii/iteRS. Isot • ALlC*l4lr; AUGUST *, By account' reeeivtid from the kingdom of Arra- Fon, we 'Pam, that*lftthugh the whole extent of that coimtry the enemy is harassed in the extreme. :Oa the 19th nit. a party of armed peasants drove the enemy into Sarragossa, after killing 58. The * - French amoitated to about 1500, and the Spaniards were in about the same strength. The patriots 'are in considerable force at Daroca, and they are watch ing the operations of a corps of the enemy stationed at Astanda. Our troops are under the command of Colonel - Roquellas, who has muck distinguished him self. A person who arrived in Valencia from Ma drid, gives us the pleasing intelligence that few troops .remained in that city to oppress and plunder the in habitants. The usurper was still there, but was every day threatening to take the command of the forces in the east. In the beginning of July some serious conuribtioilt took place, originating in the bad treatment and cruelty of the French. They cost three hundred lives, and at the end of July, when he quitted the ca pital, the apprehension of further disturbances had not subsided. *TORTOSA; JULY 29. The enemy continue to bombard this city with great impatience, and it is plain that he k endeavour ing by his utmost exertions to reduce it to extremities, before the arrival of the assistance expected from Va lencia. He threw on the 26th about 400 balls and 250 grenades, which, however, did little injury. We look for in a short time the forces under General Ca ro, amounting to 23,000, 7000 of which is cavalry, of the chosen troops of Valencia. According to all advices, so eager are the natives to join his standard, that he is daily compelled to re. fuse the services of hundreds. JULY 31.—Yesterday evening 150 men came in from the camp of the enemy, and were joyfully re ceived. They communicate some very welcome in telligence, as it seems that the fire from our walls has done great mischief to the enemy's works, so much so, that one battery, which had been a principal an noyancei had been abandoned. By the discharges on the 28th instant he is stated to have lost 300 men.— These deserters confirm the accounts received of the sickness of the French in this province, which is esti mated to the extent of 6000 men. The parties of armed peasantry incessantly attack the outskirts of the enemy's camp, and are daily cut ting off his convoys of provisions. We have the sa tisfaction to hear, that on the 17th of this month nine waggons of provisions of all kinds fell into the hands of our brave countrymen, who had descended from tear Ruella. We have not heard the number of killed or wounded on either side, but ours, ve believe, was very inconsiderable. SEGARF, AUGUST 2. On the last day but one of the former month a very gallant action was fought in this neighbourhood between a party of mountaineers and a body of French on a foraging excursion. The patriots were only 9.5 in number, and the enemy as we learn, ex ceeded 300. The French were stationed in a valley with their booty, and the peasants came down the side of the mountain and fired upon them before they were aware of their approach, the Spaniards conceal ing their numbers in ambuscade. It was vain for the enemy to attempt to pursue through the intricate , passes:so that they were exposed to the fire of the patriots, without the power of .returning any thing but random shots: After sustaining the fire for some time, the enemy made the best of his way off, leav ing behind him a considerable booty in money and goods. The Spaniards hung upon the trees 67 dead bodies, and carried off the booty. 'Afterwards .the corpses were removed and buried. treat across the 4jerra, Morena, And by iotomatilxi 'received this starc.hed from Gua. dalcanal towards Co It fully gicertii nn fhere that Massena's forces are iritiore that lcilt;ose before bim. Alt the 'ettelny's forces' Andaiusia do not exceed 30,000, and by desertion, sickliest, and the sword, are daily decreasing. No reinforcements arrive from France, although the French Papers tell us that whole armies are passing through Bayonne. " Blake has formed a respectable army in Murcia ) , Alicant, &c. and has been joined by reinforcements from Valencia: Advice was received, here yesterday, that he had marched to Granada, 'Which place the enemy, on his approach, evacuated.—The siege of Tortosa is also said to have been raised. 44 On Wednesday last came into this city two re giments of Portuguese cavalry, commanded by Bri gadier General Madden ; they are fine men, but in differently mounted. They are to reinforce Roma na's army. " I have perused letters of the Bth, 9th, and 10th, from Madrid. Great disquietude and disconteni pre vail in that capital among the Court party. Napoleon is displeased with his brother Joseph, and he and . his Ministers apprehend that the fate of Spain will be that of Holland. ig Massena is out of favour, and some add, doomed to destruction. The people of Madrid omit no occa sion of shewing their hatred to their present rulers.— Ot the regiments raised at Seville at the beginning of the Revolution, the 2d and 3d swore allegiance to King Joseph, and continued in his pay. When Mor tier marched from Seville to Estremadura, these re giments made part of his army. The 2d crossed the bridge, and there ran away, some 'with their arms, and others threw them away, and in a few minutes only fourteen men remained with the colours, which lay on the ground. When the 3d was ordered to march, the Colonel refused to fight against his coun trymen, saying, he swore only to keep order in the City." THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : S per Cent. Cons. money, 6.sl—acc. 6.51 66. Navy S per Cent. 981-omnium 6t o 6 dia. Ex. Bills Is. dis. toss. pr.—Bonds 16s. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stuck shut India Bonds, 105.131. pr. 3 per Cent. Red. shut Imperial 3 per Cent. 631 S per Cent. Cons. 65 641 651 Exch. Bills 3s. dis. 4 per Cent. shat Omnium dis. 6 per Cent: Navy 97ft 914 EngUsh Lot Tickets, .e 62. ISs. Long Ann. shut Cons. for ace. 6.5. i 64,1 65f Gazettes from Valencia to the date of the 9th ult. have been received, containing details of military operations in the North East of Spain, from which we have given some extracts. A letter from a Gentleman, well known ,in the City, dated Badajoz, the 24th ult. and given in a pre ceeding column gives a very minute account of the state of affairs in that quarter. According to the accounts received at the head quarter's.of RObIANAPS army from Madrid, great dis content prevailed there. King JOSEPH and his Mi nisters were under great apprehension that Spain would share a similar fate to that which Holland had already_experienced. It is asserted in one of the foreign Journals that NAPOLEON has determined to recall a large portion of the German troops employed in Spain. This inten. tinn will naturally be attributed to the numerous desertions from the foreign troops in his service, to which we havehad occasion frequently to advert. Letters from Dunkirk of the 16th instant, state the arrival at Boulogne of a vessel, with four pass Agers, all of whom were arrested under the last Decree, and immediately sent to prison. The ship and captain have been released, in consequence of the captain being unacquainted with the 'existence of the Decree: Yesterday, about 12 o'clock, his MAJESTY arrived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, where he was received by the Bukes of YORK, KENT, ald CuidaEtt- LAND. At two his MAJESTY held a private Levee. The following had the honour of being presented to his MAJESTY : Major-Gtneral HODGSON, on his promotion, and on his return from Bermudas. Colonel Lewis, of the Royal Artillery, on his promotion. Captain STacErooLE, of the 'Formant, on his return from Cadiz; and his destroying the fortifications off Matagorda, by the First Lord of the Admiralty. Lieuteuant-Colonel HVGoNIN, on his promotion. Captain FAIII E, of his Majesty's ship Abercrombie, on his re urn from the West-Indies. Vice-Admiral Sir EDMUND NAOMI, on his promotion. • Majer-General BAILEY WALLIS, on bis promotion. • Rear-Admiral STOPFORD, on hisappointtiont to the command at the Cape of Good Hope, and who at the same time took leave of his Majesty. Rear-AdsuirA Foy tit MAN, on his return from the Modkerra neon, and on his promotion. Lieutenant-Colonel PRITZLEE,OO his appointment to command the Cavalry Depot. Major-General HAY, on his promotion. Captain EDWARD BRENTON, On his appointment to the com mand of the Spartan frigate. Captain SYKES, of the Royal Navy, on his promotion. Captain Eowozo Saucy on his appointment to his Majesty's ship St. Anton's. Colonel ROBINSON ' on his promotion. Captain WoooLarLosocc, on his appointment to the Ga latea frigate. Sir CHARLES THOMAS JONES, on his promotion. Admiral Wurrsnoo, on his return from the command oath* Irish station, and on his promotion. Major-General Dismay, on his going to Cadiz. Captain &Kamm ()Totowa, of the Royal Navy, on his pro. motion. His MAJZSIT held a Privy Council, and gave au diences to the Earl of LivanrooL, Sir T. TRIGGE, Sir D. Dusipaz - Revak " Supron, proceeding* ..................... '... I , . : .. • Cai t* , AMP 'ER 7. Niger CIAT, hi s Majestri ship Sy , Capt. Tows - having on board 'Adniiter W kitti and si sailed from Cove for Piymentlit 'he Btisk - sliit ~, lk War, Capt. Gomm, having tinder cotiiroy five sai transports with the German Legion on board, sailed fur Lisbon. t'f.L . eIS7;:<MZ t- ) ii , • '•: *. jFALMOUTII, SEPTEMBER. 37. Thea packet, with mails for Sarin am, waits for order - •• PLYMtTfIi, orrEmBER A carfer sailed lad evening .for Modal:, with an Admiralty Messenger, charged with dispatches for bfr. MACKENZIE. • Captain S. Hoop Users has hoisted his pendant, on board the DIIEADNOUOJIT. 98, vice COLLARD. The SCIPION. Rear Admiral STOPFORD, Captain Berausoi, is going to the Cape of Good Hopron four years station. The gallant Admiral is now in London, making preparations for his -departure ; and will set off to join his ship at this port immediately after the Levee on Wednesday. Preparaions are making on board the Sums for the reception of tte Admiral's family and servants, who all go with-him to the Cape. &tiled the - Stamm brig of war•with a Messenger and dispatcher fot.C-adiz • the Vires*.E schooner to cruise off the harbour ; - a nd the PLOY= sloop of war, on a crone., Went out of hathour the' CONFLICT gun brig. The Jean.and Ann, Hoszni, Newton, Dovurs, tegrity, Rotuma, and Nancy, HUGHES, from Hayle for Swansea, with copper ore, were driven into Penzance with the gale on Tuesday night last : the Jean and* Ann had her boat and . Thomas Matthews, her Mate, washed overboard, and received other damage. Capt. HOSKIN fell in with a wreck on Tuesday night, but could not discover what it was.—The Argand lamps with reflectors, which have been substituted for can. , dies at the Eddistone Light-house, increase the body of light to such a degree as to be distinctly and clearly visible from the Hoe, 15 miles from the Eddistone rock, though the former lights were seldom seen from that place. SOM*I-1 AMERICA. &trace of a letter front an Eagianhed ertiat resident at Buenos Ayres, dated Yid" •)( - s ; 46 My letter is already very long, but r not rt . (rain from giving you a few hints with to ti e political state of country ;—the rem ' vibiti has taken place is all quiet and peaceable;und e v en n i thing going on well; I have not heard of any op ft ' sition to the new state of things, except in ht - o " w4 Video, where I believe the old Spaniards are mud more numerous in proportion than here. and l ire contrived to make that city acknowledgethe fern in Cadiz, which is used, as an argument against th acknowledging. the Government appointed here ; I believe I hate often before infornwd you of the b a . tied and jealousy between the Spaniards and Pon t gtese, and I consider it my duty to impres s this A. titularly on your mind as a thing of the utmost io. portance in the present state of affairs, and oug h t t etOt have great w with our Golernnient in adopiir,, the course they may henceforth pursue 4 it has 5t.;,.; . fpr some time imagined that they mean to favour i'. . pretensions of the Queen of Portugal as next heir the se domioions, but I hope to Goff they will nera attempt any_sueh thing ; the present Govern aie our particular friencls—they are ready and willing to make every reasonable concession they can, in tw o of the English;—Spain is lost—they know it; ae d now look to England as the mother country, intpk, . itg her friendship and protection. !The Government, I assure you, is not a mu t ,anzinus, and has its doubts as to what steps we ilia take. I was asked by one of the Junta, the other day, what I thought England would do ? I hardly knee how to answer, for my apprehensions ate very Fp ; that our Ministers will make some inetrievablehlot. dee with respect to this country, but I put the tier face I could on . Itould said nay opinion was, .64 could do nothing less than concur in what had boa done, and send out a fleet for their protection. -Ou Ministers,l strongly suspect, are entirely ignorant a , to the popular inclination here, and Lord Strangford, our Minister at Brazil, is equally so ; I can aistne you as a tact; that when a friend of muse went f rom here to Rio some few months since, and told Lord Strangford of the sentiments of the people hen, and their determination to resist any attempt to esta. blish the Portuguese family in this country, his /ord. ship was completely astonished, and scarcely km, bow to credit it; and if this is the man that pais. ters derive their information of this pan of the World from, and who is well known •to bepartienlarly at. cached to the Portuguese interest, it is next to impos. sible that things can go well ; there are already MOO Portuguese troops on the frontier, and a new Cover. nor for Monte Video has arrived within these fern daps in a British sloop of war, the Porcupine, from Rig Janeiro ; all these movements look very suspicious, but you may depend upon it, every South Americas Spaniard will die before submitting to the Portuguese; this- is the universal and unequivocal sentiment— every Spaniard hart it in his Inonth;and if our Covers. meat does not know it, it is fit they should know it before it is too late to be of any service to them ; let them consult any letters from this place that tooth on political matters,. and they must find them all to agree on this point ;—the course to be adopted by England is so manifest, that nothing but comple x perverseness can dictate a contrary one ; it is wino the people entirely to themselves with respect to their internal regulations, and send out a fleet to poact them from foreign enemies ; by such a step we shall keep - to ourselves all the advantages to be derived from this most.fertile country, of all its riches we an still completely igiorant. " We already receive the most flattering moks of respect, where before we were treated with contempt; they emulate us in token of friendship, and are proud to be considered as our brethren in political libeetti claiming as a sympathetic feeling our friendship is return. The Spanish character generally develops itself in extremes, and if these dawning prospective frustrated by the opposite decisions of our Govern. ment ; if the folly and blindness of Ministers should lead them to espouse the cause of the Portuguese. is opposition to the decided sentiments of the Spaniels, this country is lost to u; for ever—no t n it z ; can ever dare to set fOot here trio ; those and apparently sincere expos:ions we now expvion will be converted into the most bitter Imprecat;easot revenge • those arms that "are now proud to embrace us as - brethren, will indignantly spurn us as endelest and the very hand that is now eager to seal die bond of unity, will rush with eq - nal avidity to dissolve ft, by planting the knife in our breast. " Such is the prospect that presents itself, and from which we have to chuse our course. I shall say no more, but leave it to your Netter judgment whether these observations contain any intelligence that may in any shape prove beneficial to the country." The price of corn heti fallen very much in Penske market ; the prices last 'Thursday were as follows: — Best Wheat 345. Red 28s. Barley 14s. Oats 81. NEWMAYOIt&—Dr.LOCKVER, son of Mr. LOCITZ4 merchant, is elected Mayor of Plymouth, by a ma jority of 36 over Dr. BF.LLAMV ; the numbers were 81 and 45. GEORGE Diu., Esq. is elected l' fa r °r of Dover ; and JAMES MAJOR, Esq. Mayor of Folk. stone, in Kent o sfor the ensuing year. Friday Let, being Holy Cross Day, the choice of a Mayer of Canterbury for the ensuing year, took Owe when Mr. Alderman Potty and Mr. Alderman %via , LIAM KEENE were nominated. The numbers were, for Mr. Alderman POUT 37% and far W. Aid *Kumla 207, giving the former a majority of 10101 14 upon which the Sheriff declared him duly elected. EXF.CUTION.—On Monday se'unight) B. and ,B. Whiahon. the first for horse•stealingt and ' 1 " latter for cow-stealing, were executed at Modighau They bcith acknowledged their guilt. *Mahon to nearly 70. At the Summer Assizes, 1808. he Isall! son hanged at Mitllingar for passing a bank pan PI that was stolen the mail and some time Or PRIVATE LETTER.-BADAJOS, AUGUST 24. se Lord Cochrane and his brother set out for Lisbon from this place yesterday. On the 12th inst. a skir mish took place between two divisions of Romana's army, and a body of French, consisting of about five' or 6000 men. Roniana having received intelligence that. Mortier had marched from Seville, with 11,000 men, and had shaped his course towards Ronquillo, marched from this city with his army to Zafra.. His advanced division, commanded by Ballasteros and Carrara, were to march to a certain point, and wait for die Commander in Chief but either from pre sumption or ambition, and thinking their forces supe rior to the enemyithey resolved to attack singly, with the view of obtaining the whole glory of the action. Ballasteros arrived long before Ins appointed time, and certainly -engaged the enemy bravely. He was in fact on the point of being enveloped by superior force, when Carrara, with the same view came to hiss relief, and the French immediately retired to Lerena. Their numbers were from Live to 6000 men • and had the Generals Ballasteros and Carrara obey ed Roma na's orders, to avoid an engagement, and if attacked, to move back and meet the central army, it is certain tharthe enemy must have been destroyed, taken, or dispersed. 6 , The French remained a few days at Lerena, put some villages under. contribution, and then crossed the Sierra Morena to Guadalcanal. The skirmish was bloody on both sides, aad the Spaniards fought like lions " I have been two days with Romana, at head quarters, at Salvatierra, 10 leagues from hence.— There is a great want of money, of arms, and of clothing, particularly shoes, which are dreadfully wanted. It is very distressing to see the miserable soldiers marching without shoes, over rocks and point ed stones; and forty gun-smiths have been unem , played for some days for want of money to pay them, and to put chase materials. Notwithstanding all these privations, the confidence of the Spaniards was never - greater, or quir hopes more sanguine than at present. se The skirmish abOye•mentioned took place at Villagarcia, a league to the east of the road from Monasterio to Santos, A French regiment was beaten • in the action and dispersed. The men fled to Seville, turd arrived there at night, and this was followed by illuminations for 'tie victory of Villagarcia, ;luring whicb, ; wort prevailed that the Frcpch army had 3 4 . 1vtat4ty dispersed;,..her,e a pop the people cried .; .ttitc . 4 . 9Frea t yernandp • Sekitosto, 4 and stones were I * - Xvitt toit) os 57,9•4 .n. PORTSMOUTH, WT. is. Arrived his Majesty'. ship THRACIAN, from off Cherbourgh. Sailed, the Dayrrsous, with a convoy for Ply:nouth. Wind Easterly. DEAL, SEPTEMI3ER 10. Came down from the river the Pursuit, Jubilee, Hunter, and the Barbadoes. Sailed his Majesty's ships KANGAROO, and Coltman, on a cruize, the for mer to the Westward, and the latter for off Mashing. Arrived the ZEPHYR and BEAVER sloops of war, from Portsmouth. Wind N. E. GREENOCK, SEPTEMBER 17. The Lady Coote, Cominr., arrived here yesterday from Kingston, Jamaica ; sailed thence 30th July, in company with the brig Elizabeth, for Liver pool, parted from her the same night. in a heavy gale; spoke the Elizabeth on the 26th August, and parted again in two days after in a gale, in lat. 41. .51. long. 53. 11. W. ; spoke on the Bth August, in the Gulph passage, the Stranger, Lownost, of this port, and kept with her till the 15th, when she parted, in lat. 32. 37. long. 74. 10. The Stranger sailed with the fleet, and lost the convoy on the night of the 30th July, in a gale, off Cape Antonio ' • spoke, on the 4th instant, in hit. 48. 26. lon g . 42. 5.W. the Thetis, M‘LF4t, from St. Domingo for this port, out 34 days. Left no ves sels loading at Kingston for Clyde. YARMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 19. The Prince , cliAn and Tutor, arrived and env Snowtiny - honey, t I ~ ~.~, . - ------- --- Arrived the DRA la t Captain MOUNSIIER, from a crnize.—Sailed the Barrow/m.4 Captain HtNT, and BRISEIS, Captain ADYE, for Heligoland.—L'Alaseaka frigate, Lord GEORGE STUART, for Heligoland, it ly ing to at the entrance of St. Nicholas Gatt, and will get in in the afternoon.—Remain the ROEBUCK, RED BREAST, and HAVOC gnn•brigi.—Wind N.E. - FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GIATtIIND, Serr..l94--Anived the Triumph, Rost, from Open°. Sailed the Betsey, Maim, for Gibraltar, and the Janet, Wri.nt, for Teneriffe. The Old Manchester, Captain HAWN, which sail ed from Hull the 29th August for Quebec, returned to that port on Tuesday, leaky. The Fortitude, LErrox, arrived from Grenada, sailed the 28th of July, in company with the Lady Mackworth, and parted with her the Ist of August, when she was joined by a large ship, supposed to be the Duke of Montrose ; on the 21 of August spoke the Sally from Liverpool, and a brig from Bristol, which had been blown out of Antigua, with loss or anchors and cables. The fleet sail e d from Tortola the 28th of July, and frost St. Thomas's the 51st, tinder convoy of three line °finale ships. The Judith; was captured in the Mediterra nean, on the 17th of iviarch, and i Farried into Bizerta. Monday se'nnight as the launch belonging to the Adamant, of 50 guns, was going out of Leith har bour, laden with coals for the Clio sloop of war, it - Wowing fresh from the west, she was struck by a wave, and, filling with water, almost immediately. sunk, close to a Danish brig. Luckily the crew, ,consisting of eight men, and the Master of the Clio, got hold of the brig's cable, and the boat of which being alongside, they were all saved. a A young lady, unde r 22 y ears o f age , eloped , her mother, at Ilbury, Berks, on Sunday last, w Serjeant of the 7th Dragoons, on furlough. lady has personal property at her disposal to the: amount of 410,000. A reward of £2O, by hand bills, was offered for the recovery of the lady, and she was discovered with her man of war at lodgings in Newman -street, yesterday. The 19th of next month will make ainost agreea ble alteration in the ci - of many persons. On that day the Five Prix* 420,000, and other great Frites of the present libitt.ry, Will be all deter minvd, owed - uader. „---- . --.--• ... bag*, incavut. LAXLETT, AVM De au deter- , the Earl of LIVERPOOL, Sir T. T RTGG F., Si r mined, another of his sons WS* transported. - of AS, Messrs. RERcEVAL t RYDER, YORKE, and Andrew Millar, who late! • broke out of.Annan Panarratasuster4. • y that was stolen frOtc the mail i and some time lo r . flentman of the .toesee , s. The latter laid before his Mutual( the . . gaol, and for whose apprehension an advertisement CANNING 4 VOlEnteerCaPtakuy of int 00654 gs of some courts Martial, . appeared in this' astr olteritig . a reward of 100 gui- took, on Thursdij last, to travel 6= 440/1 ince of ORANGE, aECONOP4IIied by his Guar- nis, came to Carlisle on the night of his escape, in successive daYsi for V O O gu i ne a s' at fos rutororriverlor k Thu r sd a y la t a at Limerick, osnipany with his brother. They slept at th e In of turnpike ad. 924 . siiiips from Basingstoke/ iturtintroceedecl to visit the Lake of KA- Ake !Walker, fn ',ticket-OW ) and set off next g ceclockin the *I • • dui his 60 miles-svithe .. . 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