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=to say that his opinion, don, was superior, or per : which the Court might form. his dispatch of the 271 hi of Au as it was a record of the thanks and which were justly due, not the corps, but to the and ... who commanded ( e friri l rthnr battle of Vimiera. lit must say, himself, that his landing and taking Hader iniluence on the question . consideration in the army— A rm i st ice which was preparing, and which 01 in the Convention. The general principle of arm i st i ce was agreed to by all - the other Lieute raweeerals, and be made it subservient to the _pr ep of landing in safety the whole of Sir John doe's army. The general principle of the Con tagion had the sanction of all the other Generals ; :a libis opinion was not overturned by Ste opinion ea * Court, he could submit with patience to what ear be had suffered in his feelings from other opi. s ip* which he could never persuade himself to con siog well-founded, unless the Court were to adopt m ei l their sentence. Tt e president then stated that the whole of the evi ismi bad been gone through, and every thing that d public interest. What remained would be mat ter d arr angement, and of private consideration for go Boyd,. Th e pu blic Ms therefore, no more to be admitted. TwELITH BULLETIN OF THE FRENCH ARMY. " Aranda, November U. • At the battle of Tudeb, the General of divisive, Lagrange, c hord with the attack of Cascante, ordered his division to march by m beito, and put himself at the bead of the first division, com m.& of the 94th rqbnent of Light Infantry, which fell upon the ' s oy with such impetuosity, that 200 Spaniards were killed in gs Fleet charge of the bayonet. The other echelons could net doe lip. This singular intrepidity spread consternation and dis gdff meg the troops of Castanos. It was at this eminent that c o wl Lacings, who was at the head of the first echelon, re caged & bell, which wounded him dangerously. On the 26th the hike of Elesingen advanced by Terracotta to Borja. The enemy dipped SO tumbrels, which they had at Terracotta. • Chairelbfanrice Mathieu arrived ea the 25th at Borja, per we way, and every moment taking fresh prisoners, the s e which already amounts to 5100; they are all troops el *shoe. No quarter was given to any of the peasants who wa k ing ' in arms. We took 37 pieces of cannon. Disorder aolidelem haws seized upon their leaders. Their first proceed *ow a violent manifesto, in which they declared war against Teem They burned to her all the disorders of their Court, sb hemsracy of the ram which revel, aad the baseness tithe Fat, who, for many years, have prostrated themselves in the on Ajax manner at the feet of the idol, which they hod with al adz rage now be is fallen. They have a very false idea in Gernany, Italy, and France, 0.1 Spanish monks, if they compare Ant to the monks which exist in those countries. We And meg the Benedictines, the Umatilla', fa. in France and kb, &crowd of men rametable in science ant literature; they enhgvish themselves by their adoesties,•and by the honourable ad mid slam to which they belsu The Spanish Monks, on the comerary, ire chew= from the Ines sf the people; they are ignorant mid drank..., and can ally le tarred to people employed in alenshterieeme-t•thrr ate iptent, and has the very rammer and "pinnate of it. It Is say era the lowest classes that they have any ladies,. A - eps meld think himself dishonoured by 'Amite* a Moak to Artale. As to the unfortunate Spanish paints, we an only amine them to the Irellalts of Egypt—they have no property— mil Wog belongs to the Monks, or some powerful house. The liberty to keep as inn Is ;feudal right, yet, in a country so &- ea:4bl nature, we And neither post nor isms ; the tams are wisonektet belong to the Lords. The great have degenerated to sod a *gee, that they are without energy, without merit, sad see without influence. " We every day find at Valladolid, and beyond it, considerable atigssioes of arms. The English faithfully executed that part of ihdr Mpeemeot—they promised muskets, petards, and libels; these they have'sent in profusion. Their inventive spirit has been *died; sail they have carried to a great length the art of woke libels, as of late they hove distinguished themselves by ntirfarrockets. All the evil', all the scourges which can allict waled, emu from London r to T. le : [aid be did net pr • r espect :0 the ca ▪ 54 021, to that t: was haPP7 that hi • was in evidence, ' be had given, y to the valour of t of the General e Asskrf) at th e bat , for himself, command had :to ". 111.611 th,74,1 THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. . THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15. ?RICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Canis, for lan. 65167—Reduced ssi 66—Ontniem 1 1 dis. &Arguer Bins, 6e. es. preen. PRICE OF STORKS YESTERDAY. pa C. Red. 6611 ladies". Bills, Its. Ss. pr. 4Per Cent. el} Lottery Tickets 221. 19s. ilankLeng Ann. 1s 1-16 Omnium 1 dis. per Cent. ESA Bank Stock for ace. 235 Ina) Ma, 7s. 6s. pr. Consols for ace. 66{ ' tit lacking ever the extracts from the French which'we yesterday laid before the public, mare happy to find,that notwithstanding the hurry stith which the Bulletins were given, it is only neces sary this day to insert entire the 12th, which was ' given in an abridged form. It gives us great pleasure also to state, that on a cool perusal of these Bulletins, and divesting them of the studied verbiage with trbich they are clothed, they do not warrant a beiief, do the triumph of the French has been so complete as they would insinuate, and as we were prepared to apses by - the accounts previously received by Co w:num% The Spa n ish army on the Ebro, it is true, has been defeated, and has certainly sustained considerable loss; but it does not appear to have been completely rooted and dispersed, in the strict sense of these terms. On the contrary, the main body under CASTANOS Seelig to have made good its retreat to Saragossa, the scene of previous brilliant achievements on the part of the Patriots. We have only to add, that the opi nion which weltave just stated receives some counte lance from the contents of SPANISH JOURNALS, Which have this morning been received by a Mail from Corunna. The papers alluded to do not, it is tnt, bring down the intelligence to the battle of Tu dela, which Cerra:roe had with the enemy on the 23 d ; but as they deny the loss of the Patriots, under ROMANA, on the 10th and ilth, at Valmaseda and 14 Pinesa•Ito have been nearly so great as the Bulk- Aim have stated, we may presume the rrench accoulliS Of the battle of Tinkle to be equally exaggerated. The details in the Spanish papers are not .3 ample 11 might have been williedi•bui the private letters (set de rend wt when our Paper tau put to press) stsa.y be expected to furnish farther particulars: TUDELA, NOV. n. By the information which has been given by a spy to General Castanos, we have learnt, that the whole number of the French that are in Navarre amounts to 25,000, and that the reserve is com posed of 6000 Dutch troops, whom Napoleon had brought under pretext of forming a guard of honour for his brother Joseph. The head-quarters, it is said,have been tranferred to Cintronigo, three leagues from this city. At seven in the evening, orders were given for She troops that are here to march out at ten, in order to be at break of day in Caparrosa ; which point has been attacked by the division of Senor Marc, who yesterday marched to Sabada. Other divisions will pass the river along bridges, and attack Lodosa in the rear. MADRID. NOVEMBER 19. According to advices which we believe to be au thentic, we learn that the third brother of Senor Pa lafox had taken the command of the army of Tudela, In concert with his brother, they' met on the 12th, at day-break, Palafox himself by Lodosa, and his bro ther by Rancesoallis. The former took the bridge of Lodosa. The French fell back upon it, but fled at the first discharges. The dragoons of Pavia and Farnese pursued them. They killed a great number, the action concluding at two in the afternoon, when the head-quarters were established at Caparrpsa. Twelve pieces of cannon were taken, and the French lost about 49 prisoners, and five thousand killed. The brother of Palafox likewise routed them com pletely. Our troops, in both armies, have suffered a loss of from eight hundred to one thousand men in killed and wounded ; that of the enemy is not less than fifteen thousand in killed, wounded, and some prisoners.l Orders have been given, that if Duhesme and his troops in Barcelona, do not surrender by the 20th, they shall be put to the sword : the castles have been battered for the last twenty-four hours on the side of Llobregat and Besos. OVIEDO, NOV. SC The consequences of the attacks of the 10th and 11th instant, at Espinosa de los Montano:, although they proved unfortunate, on account of the loss of our intrepid General Acevedo, have not proved so calamitous as they were represented to be by timid or ;2-informed persons. The enemy, according to intelligence which has reached us, advanced to St:Vi cente de la Barquero, 1800 men strong, with some horse, but retreated soon after. They prriviously at tacked some of our troops, who behaved well upon the occasion. We have neither any particulars nor official accounts of the action, but this is certain that the Marquis de la Romans soon after marched with the four divisions to occupy the positkn of Colum bus. By order of the Supreme Junta, the General in Chief of the army of reserve is also marching with the troops who appear necessary to cover Columbus, and other important points. The troops, dispersed in consequence of the above action, are tallying, and on the point of, rejoining their banners and chiefs—to display again the same valouras they did in the battles f- of Valmaseda and Espinosa. Their gallant conduct deserves the more admiration, if the state of hunger and extreme privation be considered, in which several corps found themselves. Our loss in Officers and soldiers is, in point of num bers, very small, but extremely painful on account of the death of two gallant Generals, Don Vincent Acevedo, and'Don G. Bernaldo de Quiros, in whom were united in an uncommon degree, intrepidity, mi litary experience, and the most . ardent patriotism ; yet their severe loss ought not to dispirit the Astu rians : they know full well, that there are others still existing, perfectly qualified to lead them on to vic tory and glory. CORUNNA, DECEMBER I. Letters received from Llannes, in Asturias, of the 20th of last month, advise, that the corps of reserve composed of the provincial columns of Galicia, or the companies of grenadiers of the army, and of regi ments of volunteers of different descriptions, put itself in motion on the 21st, to , join the army of Leon. We learn by letters from Madrid,- that men are armed and sent off from that place with the utmost activity, to reinforce the army in the neighbourhood of Somosierra. They are all in high spirits, and determined to give the French a warm reception, should they dare to carry the insolent plans into exe-- cution which they seem to have conceived. Some letters also state, that Napoleon has returned to Paris, in consequence of intelligence received from t h a t capital ; they add, that the Russian Ambas sadisr before his departure from Carthagena, received ' letters from his Court, and he promised us very favourable tidings within a short time. Although this piece of information may be true, yet we must not suffer ourselves to be lulled into a state of in activity, but imitate the energy of Arragon, Madrid, and other parts, if we wish to attain the desired end. The stteqtion of the whole world is fmed on us— it is unavoidably expected that our deedgy-sball keep pate with our assertions, and that, true* ow Na tional dignity and honour, we :honk; rainy sacrifice our livis to ward off theignomWolpt yoke with which w e 4oklertatened. . • ^ . • Timaight before last the English packet Zliza lived here, and brought ns letters and papers up to the 22d. LISISON, NOYES/MK 11. The army which is organizing in this country pur suant to the decree of the Regency of Government, will be composed as follows : Si: Battalion of Masson of GU mai each. 4 / 1 . aU InOto Twenty-four Regiments of infantry, of I Sin Ant each, in all Twelve Regiments d Cavalry. of 504 men eack 37,900 7121 Forty-eight Regiments of Pidatis, 0(1101 men each ' U,$U And four Regiounts of Antßert, of LATER ACCOUNTS. By the subjoined letter, which has just reached us, it appears, that the INDEFATIGABLE, Of 44. guns, has arrived at Plymouth, and has brought news of im- portance from Spain. If we may believe the rumours at Plymouth, the British troops, which had begun to retreat, must have again advanced, and succeeded in forming a junction with each other, and with Romans. We shall rejoice to find this intelligence confirmed : PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER a s. " This morning arrived, the INDEPATIGAILI6, of 44 guns, from the Westward; two Officers have landed from her with dispatches, and immediately set off for London. It is rumoured that they bring 'accountan of the junction of the armies of Sir DAVID BAIRD, Sir JOHN MOORE and the Marquis of ROMANA, making a total of 70,000 mes ; and that the defeat of Aill'ANOt' army is not so serious in its nature as has been reported." The officers or couriers alluded to in the above letter reached the Foreign Office last night, and brought with them dispatches from the Supreme Junta at Madrid. They went from thence to Mr. CANNING'S house, and afterwardsto the Duke of PORT ' Liam's, where the Ministers then were, having been to dine with his Grace. By a passenger who came by the extra vessel from Corunna, which brought over these couriers, and who brought a Gazette of the 25th ult. from Madrid, we have received intelligence which tends to contradict some of the statements given in the French Bulletins, and serves to illustrate others which are designedly left in obscurity by the fabricators of those documents. The Gazette to which we have just referred has two Supplements, containing an address from the Consejo of Castile, and a proclamation from the Junta Cen tral. The latter is a general invitation to arm, and contains an order for an addition to the means of pub lic defence of 150,000 men. Under the same authori ty, the protection of the capital is committed to Gene- EILIS MORLA and CASTELAR. The additional resources are not confined to these measures ; a considerable body of horse, and a strong division of infantry were sm their way to Madrid. Besides these precautions, others had been taken in the North. In the chain of mountains which separate Old and New Castile, there are two passes or defiles ; namely, Puerto de Guaderama, and Somosierra : at the one 14,000 men are posted, and at the other 20,000 ; and they are seemed cothpetent to repel any force the enemy can advance upon those situations. In the defiles of Somosierra a peasant has been detected, provided with a number of letters addressed to the friends of BONAPARTE in Madrid, which have been placarded in the principal streets of the city. If we might credit the trench accounts, they had ocFupied the country between Saragossa and Madrid. The Spanish account states, that about 50 or 100 French cavalry had rapidly passed over a part of that extensive district, to spread terror through the corm. try, proclaiming the extermination of the native ar mies, and the approach of the conquerors. Many of Our readers will recollect that this was a common artifice of the French in the North of Germany sub sequent to the battle of Jena—usually employed for the purpose of plunder, but sometimes connected with important military operations. The news with which we are favoured by the same opportunity, regarding the situation of the left wing of the Spanish army, is very satisfactory. It appears that General BLAREi, in resigning his authority into the hands of the Marquis of RoWANA, surrendered to his orders twenty-three thousand men, who, he said, had never been vanquished ; but, who had re treated before a superior force. The whole of these troops were collected in the city and suburbs of Lean. The person who brought these particulars left Ma drid on thb 25th November, at which time no news of the defeat of CASTANOS had arrived : on the 26th he was at Guaderama, *here General Hoes was posted with 2000 horse and 9000 infantry. On `leaving that place he made a detour to the West, to avoid the enemy's patroles, and arrived at Salamanca early on the 27th,where he found Sir J. Moms, and no movement had been made of the army under his corn. mend. On the 28th he was with theforces under Sir D. Bpitti at Astorga, which also were without any know. ledgeof CASTANCoe defeat, or orders to retreat. He did not reach Corunna until after the departure of the Packet, and be collected no additional information at that Port. Colonel Bon , came over to England in the same vessel with this Gentleman, who had been with the army of General PALAPDX, and who, no doubt, is the bearer of the account of the battle of the 2Sd ult. to Government. He had, however, observed perfect silence on the subject, during his voyage home. It has been stated in some j'apws, bta we know not on what authority, that the Esti of Cnitiesess is ap pointed Commander in Chid et the British troops . m lipainatid Portugal, aad that be is to be • Cokma•• MA ci 110., who it to act is Ad Ce. sorrel to the Army. rutin= IMILLICRATS. EAST&INDIA SHIPPING. On the 28th July lag, his Majesty's ship LEGIOI.II4O left the following ships, outward.bound, in lat. SI'S. long. T. E. Tilip , —EAßL ST. VINCENT, BZIGALIJAgg Owings or Goanox, liunnArr, and Hannon...E. A letter has b.en received from Copt: Hawes, of Lie Mosaacw, outward-bound, dated at sea, the sth Aug last, advising that on the Sd of that month, In lat. 2. 14. 8. long. 27. SO. W. the Monarch, Earl Spencer, Lord Eldon, Travers, and Carmarthen, fell in with the ship Jenny, under Hambro' colours, from Buono. Ayres, bound to Totaling, laden With bides and C per, which they took possession of, and sent her to at Cape of Good Hope fat condemnation. FALMOUTH, DECEMBER if. Arrived the Urania Portuguese frigate, from Ports. mouth.- SitiledtheMorristowu'arnaed brig,far:Wales, with a co:sm.—Wind PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER It. Came in the Spanish ship Fernando , Septithey. Cap tain DOIUDIZO Paulo, from La °tura, fort with sugar, coffee, cotton, &c. detained by the ST. Fiouwao of 40 guns. The ST. Fiats:az° it gone up Channel, with the Duke of Montrose, Northampton, Walpole, Worcester, Sir William Pultetiey, and Union East Indiamen t 'Sarah Christina packet, Ran ger, Ferret, and Charming Kitty, whalers, and Abra ham Newland transport. Also came in the Hambro' ship Oporto Packet, Capt. Ehlers, from Tenerife, for London, with barilla.—Sailed, the ImpLacast.E, of 74 guns, the VILLE DE PARIS, of 110 guns, the for mer for Vigo, and the latter to join the feet off Brest. DHCEMBEit 13.—Came in his Majesty's ship Irma- FATIGABLE, With dispatches from the Coast of Spain. Sailed the Vinaco, for Spain.—Wind N W. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER IS. Arrived his Majesty's ship INDIGNANT (is appointed convoy for the Downs) ; Phipps, for Cork ; the SPAR ROWHAWC for Guernsey and Jersey. Wind westerly. DECEMBER 14.--Sailed his Majesty's ship MEDUSA, on a cruize.—Wind N. W. DOVER, DECEMBER 14. The MARI/ilit gun-brig has sent in here a Swedish schooner, laden with pipe staves, which she picked up off the Galloper without any person on board, and with both masts gone : her name is the Maria from Calmer. Passed by the brig Fly, from the Cape of Good Hope. DEAL, DECEMBER is. Came down from the Nore his Majesty's ship ROYALIST, and the Canada, STIRLING, for Surinam, and remain in the Downs with the ships as per last. Dacatwant 14.—Sailed this afternoon, the East- India Fleet, for the River ; and his Majesty's ship Ousos, on a cruize.—Wind W. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, his MAJVITT ar• rived at the Queen's Palace, fiom Windsor. At two o'clock his KAJ=TY held a Private Levee, at which the following had the honour of being presented : tear-Admiral Sir SAMOLL MOOD upon his promoden on being appointed an Admiral of the Whi te, and upon his return from the Baltic. Major-General &maim, upon his return from Portugal. Viscount SwitaToll.llllloll main to his title. Captain Dirtiness, of the Royal Navy, upon his being affilia ted s Cootsaissionerst Bombay. Csplaip Lulea, upon his roam from the Mediterranean. Mijor-General Pimp Boirus, Upon his return from PortugaL Captain Wenn, of the Royal Navy, upon his being appointed a Commissioner at Madras. Captain WULIT, Ot the Royal Navy, upon his MIMI frank service in the Battle. Colonel DALNICWATIZJI laid benne his Manny the Seventh Report of the Commissioners of Military Inquiry. His bLuzsTY gave audiences to the Duke of POItTs LAND, Mr. CANNING, and the rest of the Cabinet Mi. !Asters. His MA.nwrr held a Privy Council, at which a Proclamation was agreed to be issued, for further proroguing Parliament from the 16th, to the 19th of January, then to meet for the dispatch of business. JOHN JEFFERY, Esq. the Member for Poole, has, we understand, been appointed our Consul-General in Two num of war sailed a day or two ago for Vigo, and ten more are preparing to depart for the same place. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Commanders took leave , of the Court, previously to departing for their respective destirtations, viz. : I. N. Waive, Lard Melville, Madras and Bengal—G. Bow. lAN, True Brit on; P. WZDDILILIWIII Cumberland; I. LOON Scabby Cystic; for Bombe and C11.1.-4t. Wataaux, Cag uas. tar St. Helena, Beneeeka, and China. • The undermentioned Captains were sworn in to the command of their respective ships, viz. : M. Isaic, Metcalk ; J. A. Ceressimmut, Semer—Mariras and DeogaL Lord Mum writes, on the T a d June, from Cal. cutta, to the Chairman of the Andia Company, that profoUnd tranquillity, order; and good govern. mes 4 signed throughont all the Company's posses sions ; and that the next year he 'should certainly be able to remit from .80,000 to 120,0001. sterling sur. plus avenue to this country. • Monday, at Plymouth, as the PAIITHIAN t of 18 guns, Capt. Battxmourrou, was getting under weigh, between the Island and the Main, to carry dispatches to Spain, one of the Master's Mates came on the deck, advanced towards the Captaiq with a pistol, and shot him through the body ; be fell on *qua:. ter.deck, and expired almost instantly—the Officer was immediately secured. A Coroner's.-tequest is to be held on the body of Captain BAZO i lafralf, which was brought on shore next morning, under the dis. charge of minute guns from the skip.. The cause of this desperate act is not stated. Monday the long-depending Sweepitakes of five bunters, which have taken tickets tor , the Kma's Hundred, at the Ascot Races, took place for 25 gs. goad% ea' Ascot Heath ; a "two.mila heat between Wens. "rtans. Hswirr, FrmcsaaLD, Pewit's and vammis. The gentlemen rri4 horses appeared on Om wound, at two o'crock, when Mr. Vatteas and ~:Fs.wtca withdrew their hoe e , they being out of HWAtine. Tag three first started for the stakes and I l tliewnd good sport : the stakes were won by Mr. TelliAre - horse. A great number of sportsmen and lipielliesen attended on the occasion. hs id GE