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FRENCH PAPERS. COPENHAGEN, JULY 9.-. On Snaday last the Eng-. lish ships cruizing on the coast .(Sweden .struck their sails, which signifies the loss of aa officer oThigh.rank. To-day we learn that the death of Sir James Samna = was the cause of this token of twinning. ' *. On the 4th an46th of this month another convoy .of. the enemy's, of nine vessels, psased the Sound with out being attacked by - our gun boats, as they had a strong escort,-and the wind was favourable. Another convoy of more than 20. vessels likewise passed throuah the Belt on the 6th. • Iris slid, that the -great* part of the heavy artil- , lery which had b . ee sent towards the touts of Nor way,has retimsed to Gottenburgh.—Moisikier Jvly2S.. EalNguit; Ju6Y B.—On the sth instant there was an engagement in the Sound, which .lasted. three hourt, 'bziween • several small English ship and our guu _boats. The English ships were convoying some merclAnt vessels. Three of the latter, three Swedish privateers and a yacht, were driven on shoie; bpt the yacht was afterwards got off.: The Englirh ship against which bur gun boats maintained se honOurable a combat, under the orders of Lieutenant Swenson, in.the Bay of Kisege, has been sufficitntly rePaired, and has arrived at Gottenburgh with a number of wounded, she must also have lost Many men in the engagement. • PETanSBVRGTI, JULY 21.-4 t is not certai . 'n that the EMperor sill go to Finlind.. F are every day beginning their march for 4bovuice. Viimitt, JULY 6.—lt is now deterniined‘tl;A her Majesty the Empress shall be crowned - Queen of Hungary at Presbnrgh, in the beginning of Septem ber. The States are already convened for the end of August. His Majesty will be there with.his august 'spouse probably some days before the ceremony of her coronation. • CANTON, Dec. 23, 1807.—There are now sveral ships at Bambon, both-English and American ; 13 of the former belonging to the East India Company, the others are in,ntunber six or eight. On the 3d of December a trading ship from China, belonging to an English merchant, and loaded for Bengal, took fire, and burnt to the water's edge. The British ships of war :have committed many hostilities near Macao. The . English have killed an American Captain who had twice refused them per mission to come on board to examine his ship. To justify this murder, they declared that the Captain was a pirate, and without any other form of process carried away the ship; cargo, and crew. We well know, however, that the American • Captain. never committed any act of piracy. His name is Nicholls, he commanded the ship the Topaz trading to China, and appertaining to one of the first houses in Balti more. We shall see what the Americans will say to this act of violence.—Menitemr, Jay 29. SPAIN. SEVILLE, JUNE 2S, Lieutenant Colonel Don Juan de la Cruz Mouses' writes from Arongilla, on the 23d of the present month, to the Lord Marquis of Coupigni, Contemn dant of the vanguard, and to the Supreme Junta, the following account of the glorious engageMent which has taken place with a party of the army of Dupont. : At three in the morning of that day, Mourgen put hinneW in march, with the intention of occupyirer the advanced posts of Arongilla, with the corps un der his command, composed of the company of Wal- loon Guards, that of Balbastro, the volunteers of Va lencia, those of Campomiyor ; the cavalry of the Prince, the dragoons of the Queen, the hussars of Ontiaveir, of Berlin, and the squadrons of Cannona. Tk's column being put in order, proceeded by the cat.seway of Aldea del Rios, and when he had ad vanc•.hl about three quarters of a league, Captain Don Joseph St. Martin informed him that he had disco vered a party of the enemy. An attack was imme• diately ordered, but as it could not be executed on account of the enemy betaking themselves to flight, it was resolved to cut them dff by taking another course. St. Martin marched a circuitous way, sup ported by a party of the Campomayor, under the command of a Sub-Lieutenant of the same, Don Cayelano de Miranda and the cavalry under his com mand ; the hussars of Olivenza and Bourbon, the strength of which was twenty-one horse. With these he passed to the post house cf St. Cecdia. On go. ing out of that place he had a view of the enemy, who were formed in order of haute, in the confidence that St. Martin, with his small party, however brave; would not dare to attack them. That Ofiieer, how. ever, regarding only the orders of his superior, placed his troops in order of battle, and attacked with such intrepidity that he completely routed the enem . y,leav ing on the field a great number of dragoons dead,and taking many others prisoners, whom, though woun ded, they brought in on their own horses, the officer and the remaining soldiers having Red in such terror, that they threw away their helmets. They lek be hind them fifteen excellent hones. The remeinder were killed. Lieutenant-Colonel Mourgen ordered a retreat, observing that a reinforcement of 100 hone was coring to the enemy. The Lieutenant of the Cavalry of the Prince Don- Carlos I:ansivotte was, in consequence, ordered to support St. Martin on the Cat . mu : ay. The Dragoons of the Queen were, at the vane Lard - , ordered to advance on the right, underthe. command of Captain Don Joseph de Tones. The reserve of the Column of Don Joseph Botryai, Captain Commandant of the Company . of Masseurs of the Wal:oon guard, was added, with orders to Labe a posi: inft to ccver the baggage and ammunition.— With this operation they were satisfied, and retired in ,he 'aor. order. St. Martin has passed the most distinguished eulogium on all his corps, particidatty on the serjeant of the hussars of ()hyena; Pedro de Martos; and on the elute:ens' of the same, Juan de D.os, who at his own imminent danger saved the life ofihe serjeant of cavalry Eorbon Antonio Ramos, and of a soldier of the same regiment named Ignacio Alonzo. Those wio fled in inanser, art the boasted eoaquerors of Jena aed .datterlita. /SUPPLEMENT TO THE MINISTERIAL GAZETTE OF .SEVILLE, OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 6. Seville, July 6. At eight o'clock Asterday evening, the Supreme Junta received the follow:ng express from Granada MOST SER/NI Loop—At half past one yesterday we received by an extraordinary courier from Murcia, a dispatch of which we inclose to your Excellefity a literal copy. TLe intelligence being Ole nature so highly flattering, we will take measures to have It communicated to you In the most expeditious manner, by means of an extraordinary courier, anticipating time in the plea sure of mating known the triumrhs of the arms of the Xing of Spain. General Don Ventura Esculante has been furnished with a Similar copy, in order to communicate it to his Excellency the General iA Chief Don Francisco Xavier Castanos. The Supreme Yenta repeats, from the same motive, I•s desire : or cordial union with your Serene Highness, anxious for the ge neral good of the kingdom, and for the success of our united ar mies.—Gran preterve your Excellency many years. (Signed). YZIDINANDO DI VALOIS. RODRICH) ItIQUILAtt. Granada, JOT 4,1898. .JUAN ANTONIO XIMIWRI tall& - . BULLETIN. ' The Supreme Junta of this-Capital makes known. to the Public, that at this moment an extraordinary courier has arched from Murcia', with the following intelligence - . More Sangria Loan—Tie day at two in the morning, our most illustrious Bishop received a courier from the Supreme Junta of Valencia, with orders to communicate its contents 'to Carthogena and Orichuela, which was aecordingly done. But preserving the original, I hold it a respect due to your Excellency to transmit to you a Mend copy, which Is as follows : This Junta makes known to your Most Serene Junta, with the greatest satisfaction, that Marshal Moniey, having advanced with his army to the walls of this city, he made a spirited attack with his troops and batteries, the fire froM which urns kept up for seven hours without intermission ; but it was so completely an swered by the most animated fire from this place, that on the fol lowing morning the enemy struck their tents with precipitation, and having marched in a vague direction the whole of yesterday, have this day made for the Royal Road of Almanza, with the remnant of their force, having left in the vicinity of this place a multitude of dead bodies. The roads are covered with wounded cryjpg aloud for their officers and for their companions in arms, and for any means of self preservation. At this moment we are taking the most active measures to cut off the enemy's retreat,and tb destroy them completely. We conclude with the expression of the most heart-felt congratulation to your supreme justice. A literal copy of the dispatch received by express from Grenada, made known to the loyal and brave inhabitants of this place, for their encouragement and gratification, by order of the Supreme Junta. GRANADA, JULY S. Various letters from Valencia of the Ist inst. have been received, containing the details of the memor able attack upon that city. The substaace of them is of the following purport : " On- the 24th ult. at nine o'clock at night, ad vieveras received that the French had defeated the army of the Cabrillas. The Junta thereupon issued orders at four in the morning of the 25th, through. the Alcades of the different precincts,. that all the in habitints without exception should repair to the cita del to provide themselves with arms. " So great was the number of the applicants, that the quantity of muskets in store being insufficient to arm them, all the English swords, of which there was a large" stock in the Arsenal, were delivered out, though many were without hilts. From the citadel were conveyed. a'number of cannon, carrying from 18 to 20 pound shot, and from the Gran four 24: pounders, and many more of various calibres. " At the gate of Quarte, where the enemy were expected to make their attack, were planted one 20. pounder and several 12 and 16-pounders. The other gates were also more or less fortified according to circumstances. A great quantity of timber which had just been floated down the River served to block up the entrances to the streets withiti the walls, and to form a breast-Work for the protection of the artil lery posted without the city. The whole of the 25th was occupied in these preparations. 44 On the 26th, trenches were cut across the roads, in order to prevent the approach of the cavalry, and to impede the advance of the infantry, and theditches surrounding the city 'and citadel were fillet with water. . t .< On the 27th, ,in the evening, General Caro at tacked the enemy,• at the distance of a league from the city; but, notwithstanding the utmost gallantiy on ,his part, be found it impossible to bold the Preach in check ; and the enemy confidently advan. ced towards Valencia, threatening destruction in every ,carter. On the 28th, at eleven in the morning, our 'ad vanced corps came in, bringing intelligence that the enemy were already within a quarter of a league of the city ; and in a short time after the enemy sent in a flag of truce, with a message, that if they were peaceably permitted to enter, persons and property should be respected; bat if not, that they would en. ter 'with fire and sword. .On the receipt of this mes sage, histicieliercy the Captein-Geseral, the Arch. bishop, and the nnited be dy of the inhabitants came to a resolutiop that they weald make the most obsti nate defence, which resolution they accordingly noti fied to the enemy. 46 The Frerch, in the Amen time, determined to make eve- y effort to accomplish their purpose, had began ta open their fire upon the city, and to endea- 'Jur to force the gate of Qaarte, which was precisely the cite which hadbeen put in the best state of defence.. The tunny occupied a broad street which runs in front of the gate just mentioned. The gate was thrown open, and a 24-poonderbeing brought up, it made an inconceivable havock among our enemies.— Their loss was incalculable, for their dead lay heap ed on each other in the street. eg Our countrymen, defended by thewalls and heavy artillery, scarcely lost a dozen men. In the evening the enemy -began to find their ammunition fail them, `and they made an attempt to penetrate by the g ate of St. Vincent ; but this also proving ineffectual, they were under the ne&stity of retreating. • They lost 5 pieces of artillery in this affair, and on the 29th our troops, who had gone in pursuit of them, brought in 8 more, but the latter were spiked. " It is impossible adequately to describe the enthu siasm and heroism of the females, and the manner in which they contributed to the defence of their coun try. Our troops continued to pursue the retreating remains of the enemy's army, Inc! we expect to hear of their being totally routed." Such is the substance of the private letters. The Corer° de Memo of the sth July farther states, that the remains of Moncey's army, being from 2 to $OOO in number (as from 6to 7000 fell in sight of . Valencia), filled with terror and dismay, had passed the river Jucar, at Yenta del Rey, with much hazard and loss ; and that to ensure their total route, Seignor D. Louis de Villava, the General-Commandant, had taken measures to detach the best corps of the army of Murcia, with a..strong train of artillery, in order' to intercept the French in their retreat, and to attack them wherever they should fall in with them. The same paper also mentions, that a division of the enemy, consisting of 4000 infantry and 400 ca valry, mostly very young and contemptible recruits, had assembled at St. Clemente, and prcceeded with out interruption to Iniesta. It is probable that they would follow the same route, and experience the same fate with Moncey's division. BENEVEIITE, JULY 15. This morning our brave warriors entered this place, covered with glory. It is at present impossible to give a detailed and circumstantial account of all that took place in the obstinate and sanguinary battle of yesterday, but in the mean time we can assure the public, that the enemy received a severe chastisement, and that our army.acquired eternal renown. What was not performed by the Prince's grenadiers, and the volunteers of Navarre, Toledo, and Balbastro ! What spirit, valour, and presence of mind did they not display ! They set the grape shot at defiance, and rushed with pleasure into themidst of the great est dangers. The first corps carried, at the point of the bayonet, a battety of four pieces of artillery; 1000 of the French fell by the hands of the second and third ; and the last, pushing into the midst of the ca valry, spared neither them nor their riders. Upwards of 1.500 of the enemy were the victims of their valour. The column of the provincials of Gallicia, immo vable as a rock, struck terror and :dismay into the hostile army, and in a short time had no enemies left to combat. Would that it had directed itself to another point ! What did it not do ? What did it leave to be done ?—The van-guard under the command of Count de Mazeda, consisting of 8000 grenadiers and light troops, with their worthy Commander in Chief, did every thing that could be wished. Each and every of the corps demonstrated that the kingdom has not in vain reposed confidence in them. By ten o'clock in the morning, the victory seemed to be ours, and the total destruction of the enemy's army as certain. They were fully aware of their danger, and appeared to have exhausted all their resources. They made, as a last effort, a tremendous discharge •of grape-shot (of grenades according to others) upOn the.left wing, and at the same time attacked it with their numerous and well-appointed cavalry. Had the new levies kept their line, imitated the good ex ample of their leaders, and been obedient to orders, the enemy would have found his ruin in the move ment to which he owed his safety. But having for a moment been dismayed, the enemy had an oppor tunity of in some measure recovering themselves, and might perhaps have destroyed our army, had not the wise and magnanimous Blake, with our flying aztillery, under the command of Captain Don Antonio Paredis, stopped their progress. At the conclusion of the action, our army retreated in the best order, to retteah the troops, with the intention of afterwards re. turdisig to the field of battle. VILLA FRANCA, JULY 16. . According to a letter from the Colonel of the Pro_ vracials of Tuy, who was present in the battle of Rio Seco, that affair was, at the commencement of it, very favourable to us. The enemy lost four cannon, 1500 horse, and 2000 prisoners, besides a great number who lay dead on the field of battle, and about 1000vavalry , who were disabled. But the remains of the French cavalry having formed again in one body, 'attacked our advanced troops, and made great havock among them. The battalion of the volunteers of Navarre were the principal sufferers, as, without waiting for orders from their officers, they rushed upon the cavalry, and sold their lives at a very dear rate. The Generals were in consequence obliged to retreat, which they accomplished in good order to Benevente. The French did not attempt to pursue them, and do not appear to be much satisfied with the result of this affair, which *as no doubt to be trumpeted forth in every part of France as a complete victory, and the total route of the combined armies of Gallicia and Castile. ASTORGA, JULY it We have had the satisfaction of seeing the brav e 4 army of the kingdom of Gaidcia pass thmtigh thi s place to take up a position at Mtnzanal and route. badon, after having left prostrate, on the plains of Rio Seco, between six and seven thousand of the enemy, Compared with this, and considering their numerous cavalry, our loss is very insignifis:ant. From the po. sition which out army has taken, and 'coking to their conduct in this last affair, we anticipate the total de. struction of the enemy, should he have the temerity to venture on another attack. CCRUNNA, JULY 79. The Government has issued a public notification, that, among other generous propos;tions, Ergland has made an offer to g rarantee tbe repayment of what. ever sums of money shall be advanced by the wealthy and loyal subjects of Ferdinand VII. fcr the support of his just cause, and that of the valiant armies who are defending it. The following are the preliminary ar ides of a ne-,r and perpetual allianie, offensive and defensive, Jr:. tween the two nations of Spain and Portugal, conch'. ded on the one hand by the Government of Callicia. in the name of our august Sovereign Don Ferdinand VII. and on the other by the Suprcni:, Junta of Co. vernment established at Oporto, in the name of the Prince Regent of Portugal. _ " Oporto, July 4. " Air. 1. Thereshall be peace, friendship, and good under. standing between the two Powers, and they shah mutually aid each other in expelling from every part of their territories in the Peninsula, the tyranny of France (beginning with Portugal) with a vies► to the preservation of the plerfect independence of the two nations respectively, and to the re-estahlishment of the sovereignty of their lawful Monarchs. ". 11. That the Kingdom of Gallica shall, in the first instance, furnish all the aid in its power to reinforce the army of Portugal and that It shall further be bound, as far as it shall be able, to in- duce the other provinces of Spain, bordering on Portugal, to as• semble such a force as may be necessary to accomplish the de. struction of the common enemy ; and that in like manner Por tugal; over and above the aid which it will have to give Spain, as soon as it shall have secured its own freedom, engages., as far as possible, to contribute to the re-establishment of the freedom of the other Provinces of the said kingdom of PcrtugaL " 111. The British nation, the ancient and most faithful ally of Portugal, having a common Interest In the present treaty, a copy thereof shall be communicated to his Majesty the King of Great Britain, in order to obtain his guarantee of its stipulations. " In testimony whereof, we affix •ur signatures to the present Convention. " Don GEIJARO FIG UEROSA, Brigadier -General in the Spanish Army. " Don ANTONIO DE S. J. DECASTRO, Bishop of Oporto, and President of the Junta of Government in this city. JCLY 23.—0 n the 19th inst. arrived at the port of Vivero, in an English frigate, Don Joachim Freyre, a Lieutenant of the Navy, one of the Deputies who were sent to his Britannic Majesty. He set off immediately for this town, and arrived here on the morniag of the 20th. At-the same time an English frigate and sloop war entered this harbour; they saluted the forts, which returned the honour with 21 guns. They had on board a Deputation from Great Britain to the Go. vernment of Gallicia, consisting of General Sir Ar. thur Wellesley and four Colonels. At one o'clock the General and Colonels arrived at the Mole, amidst an immense concourse of people, who incessantly shouted, " Long live the King of Great ftritain."— At four o'clock in the arta - noon, by order of the Go. vernment, a Deputation, consisting of the Governor of this garrison, Don Miguel Blanes, Atu.i:or, &c. Marquis de St. Miguel, and Senor de la Penela, went on board the frigate in which the Envoy from his Britannic Majesty arrived. Having exchanged the most sincere protestations of the strict union and al liance now existing between the two nations, the whole of them landed amidst repeated discharges of artillery. The party then proceeded to the Palace, where the Members of the Government had assent. bled, and the Envoy from his Britannic Majesty was received in great state. On the same evening the following note was addressed to the Clergy of the different parishes:— " This City, in order to manifest Its generous gratitude to the English nation, grants permission for a general illumination, to commence at nine o'clock this evening, and communicates the necessary information to your Reverence, in order that you may contribute, on your part, to so honourable a festival, In giving orders that all the bells be rung, and for a longer Mac than is usual ir such cases." During the illumination and ringing of the bells, the Members of the Government and the British Envoy paraded the streets, attended by a vast con• course, accompanied by a band of music, and escorted by a body of troops. He. afterwards went on board his ship. He landed again on the following mcrro ing, am:a repeated discharges of artillery, and on entering the house appropriated to his residence, company of the Royal Corps of Artillery, with colours, was stationed to keep guard before it. ' Marshal BESSIERES having written to his Excellency Don JOAQUIN BLAKE, in the usual style of Bonaparte's Generals, with the view of bringing about the des. truction of this country, and the annihilaticii of its inhabitants, the General has in reply addressed to hm die following letter : stitox GINICRAL, July 24. " 1 return thanks to your Excellency for the humane treat• meat which you assure me has been given to the Spanish , •i -soners, and on my part I assure you, that the French do not mistake Spanish generosity. It belongs to your Excellency incl, to me, to banish from our armies that ferocity which does cot belong to the truly brave. rood soldiers fight with spirit, tad esteem these enemies in proportion to the firm resistance they 'so perience from them. From your Excellency's well-known ch.. ratter, such are, I believe, the principles by which — your condust Is guided. " lam also convinced, that your Excellency Tin know Lot to 1 * tiptraciste TINT dEedo etimate heirt. 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