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T -4IC FRENCH. .11 . S PARIS, NOVEMBER S. -• 1 1 ' • On the 29th of List month all the' meh 'of War awl vessels in Brest, displayed their colours, 'in horfoui. of the victory obtained at Coimbra by the French' army et Portugal. ".".Ik - rilt is reported that his Majesty will shortly make an excursion to Cherburgh. " Toulon Roads, October 22, 1810. SIR—We have read in Nos. 282 and 288 of the Moniteur, under the London head, extracts from the English papers, containing the very inaccurate letter of Captain Blackwood, which has . excited the indig nation of the whole world., They will all affirm that only one ship of the line, the Ajax, and the Amelia fri gate, were able to get within gun-shot of the enemy's three vessels, on account of the total failure °Utile wind at first, and its changing so much afterwards, that the enemy were to windward, and of course bad it in their power to begin the attack ; but so far were they from wishing a renewal of the combat, and bear ing down for that purpose on the Amelia and Ajax, that they made all sail. The bravery of the sailors belonging to this squadron is not at all inferior to that of the English ; and the time perhaps will come, when Captain Black wood will have occasion to give a different proof of courage from that which he has boasted. 46 It is not true that the flag-ship of 130 guns fired a broadside upon this Captain, or the other vessels ; if it had they would have felt it. It requires the Eng lish propensity to boasting to suppose that the fire of • three ships of that nation could silence the fire of six of ours, and oblige-them to make off. " There is nor one of our Captains who does not Wish to be laid alongside Captain Blackwood for an hour, for the purpose of teaching him to hold his tongue or tell truth. He has already had proofs of the superiority of our artillery over that of the Eng lish, since he has acknowledged that he had a Lieu tenant and seven men killed, and 13 wounded, and that on board the two ships of his Majesty's squa dron which were cannonaded by the three English ships of the line, the frigate, and sloop, under the command of Captain Blackwood, there was not one person hurt." AN OFFICER, Of the.Medlterranean Squadron." NOVEMBER 6.—Dnbourdieg, Capitaine de Vaisseau, commanding the naval fofce in the Adriatic, to his Imperial Highness Prince Eugene, Viceroy of Italy : • u Ancona, October 26, 1510. " Monseigneur—ln conformity to the orders of your Highness, dated the 17th instant, T sailed from this port with a naval division, consisting of the French frigates the Favorite and Uranie, commanded by M. M. de la Meillerie and Maxgalli, the Italian frigate la Corona, the corvettes la Bellona and Caro lina, and the brigs Mercury and Jena, also Italians, commanded by M. M. Paschaligo, Duodo, Rodri guez, Palicuccia, and Baratovich, having on board a battalion of the 3d Italian regiment of the line, and Colonel Gillingue, aide-de-camp of your Highness, destined to command the .troops when disembarked. On the 20th, at seven in the morning; the squadron* sailing in two divisions, I encountered a brig from' the eastward, which I discovered to be a ship of war, the wind was westerly, almost a calm. 1 chaced it the whole day, and it owed its safety only to the calm, and to its sweeps. In the night I changed my course. On the 21st, when off the isle of Lissa, I met a se cond brig, to which I gave chase, so as to cut off her communication with the land, that she might not .give the alarm. In the night I sent a boat to wind. ward of the island, which took a fisherman, who told me that the English frigates, three in number, were on a cruize, and that there were in the port twelve privateers, and more than 60 prize vessels, under the care of an English officer and a midshipman, with about 200 men out of the prizes. " On the 22d I was off the port of St. George, in the isle of Lissa, which I entered with the frigates la . Favorite and la Corona, and the corvette la Bellona. left the rest of my squadron under sail, cruizing at the mouth of the harbour. I hoisted the English flag, the enemy's vessels did the same, and a privateer, which was under sail, entered at the same time with my division. Upon the information that there were no ships of war, I ordered the troops to land, under the command of M.M. Gifßingue and La Bcdavere ; I gave to the Captain of the frigate, Lameillerie, the efiarge of conducting the disembarkation, with my instructions and orders to destroy, burn, and sink all the vessels, except such as could be fitted out and put to sea without delay. At a quarter past twelve I an chored, at the same instant the troops landed, and the l flag of hi* Majesty replaced the English flag. Wei brought off 30 vessels, ten of which arc fine priva teers, carrying -10X7 guns, leaving the rest of the yes; eels a prey to the fl ones. The troops took possession of the Isle t aliere they met with no resistance.. The t nglish garrison has been made prisoners The object of his. Majesty being fulfilled, I did not think it my duty to weaken the crews of my squadron, by bring.. ing off the ten privateers and sever..l vessels, though] those destroyed were valued by the enemy at more than 20 millions. . • " Monseigneur--The resuliof this expedition is 62 vessels burnt, of which 42 were loaded ; 10 privateers having in all 100 pieces of cannon and a quantity of arms of'ev.ery kind, manned, sent for Lessina, and conducted here : 10 vessels restored to the subjects of his Majesty. , Illyrian, Italian,. and Neapolitan yessel4, .1-1. ; 1(X) prisoners, and 26 French delivered, 'of whom. five are cannoniers. The English squadron, consisting of three ft igates, one corvette and two brigs, has avoided measuring their strength with us. I can assure your Highness that officere and crews were in the best disposition , and very , desirous of fighting. I &bill have tilt: honour of communicating to your High nen the nanvs of the officers who have the best tale to the favour of his Majesty. I have the honour to be, &c. ' (Signed) il DUBOURDIEU. P' [A d.!cree issued at Fontainbleau the Ist instant, -- exemiAsfrom. Custom-house duties, all colonial pro 1 e - d t •- brought fri ! rn the Isle of France, Batavia, and the o:.. - colonies in the East and West.lridies belong ing.m Ira - if - they Ire directly imported in French or Dwell vets ' • ; "Colonial produce 1x po rte d Worn ............... 7..e., the tame plarisin'A-merican vessels, are only . to pay *stitii;rili of 11 . 14 duties esiatilish il by the decree of the. • 4501* . t, August. The decree is to have a retrospective • Awl *nd‘to be in force front the itte,A,Vgliii, . 1810.3 - a ~~r Doglegs.. ocrorma 28. All the colonial produce in our warehouses was seized yesterday. • PRAXKFORT, NOVEMBER 2. The measures adopted•here respeettr.g.British MOT. chandize and c , lonial 'produce are also put in force in the kingdom of Bavaria. They commenced at Ratii. bon on the night of the 26th ult. All the warehouses and shops in that city dealing in such articles were occupied by soldiers and shut. LEIPSIC, OCTOBER t 5. It is reported that a Swedish edict will shortly ap. pear, which will not only adopt the same measures respecting colonial produce that the other Powers at tached to the continental system have, but will also contain some very rigorous regulations relating to Brieth merchandize. Such articles are to be put oat of circulation in every part of Sweden. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. CASTROPOL (in the Asturias), OCT. 16. The division of Bonnet, which at the commence ment of this year cpnsisted of 15,000 men, is now re duced to between 6 and 7,000. The Asturians have nearly the same force; but besides this, they reckon upon 4 or 5,000 men from Galicia, who are come as auxiliaries to drive the Vandals from that principa lity. The armed peasants with equal courage fight against the enemy., VALENCIA, OCTOBER 16. We learn, that on the morning of the Ilth instant, his Excellency the Commander in Chief of this army and kingdom proceeded from his head-quarters at Castellon de la Plana, to continue his observations, to review' his troops, and to acquire on the spot all ideas necessary for his future plans and operations.— We understand that his Excellency is at present at the fortress of Pensicola. . . . Disc‘pltne w ill soon acquire aU the necessary vi gour ; and the Proclamation published on the subject of desertion, the articles of which will be strictly ob served, after the fifteen days indulgence granted for the return of deserters has expired, will restore to our battalions those inconsiderate men who have hitherto found an asylum 'from the punishment due to this perfidious crime in their paternal homes, in the indo lence of some magistrates, and in the ties of relation ship, and friendship. But, after this, the authorities, their parents, and relations, must answer, before the tribunal of their country, for the persons of these cow ards ; and threatened on all sides by the sword of the law, they will find no lurking place in which to con ceal their perjury, and neglect of their most sacred duties. The intrepid Senor Rambla obtains constant ad vantages over the enemy on both banks of the Ebro, and in all his enterprizes chastises them with his brave party of patriots. Nothing new has taken place at Tortosa ; and, in the mean time, the rains have destroyed the works, and sickness thinned the ranks of the enemy. TARRAGONA, OCTOBER 13. Extract of a Letter from Marshal Don Jose Obispo, Comman dant of the Division of the Liobregat, to the General in Chief, giving an account of the action which took place at Hospitalet, en the 7th instant. " Having received notice that the enemy projected a sally from Barcelona on the 7th, in order to pro cure wine by plundering San Justo and Esplugas, the division of the Llobregat attacked them in the morn ing of that day in the town of Hospitalet. The result of this distinguished action was the capture of 45 pri soners, among whom wasaCaptain ; a greater number were killed and wounded, many muskets, and three military chests fell into our hands, and 20 of the ene my's soldiers besides passed over to us. Our loss, consists only of 15 men, killed, wounded, and miss ing, and two horses killed." TARRAGONA, OCTOBER 9. Extract df a Letter from the Marquis de Campo Verde, to the General in Chief, containing the details of the victory gained in the plains of the Cerdana on the 29th of September. Having received information that the enemy had a force of 1500 men, with two pieces of artillery at Puigcerda, the Marquis marched against them on the '2Bth of September ; but, on arriving near Puig cerda, he learnt from his small parties that the enemy had marched from that town and gone towards Mon luis. On this he ordered that the cavalry should ad vance at full gallop, and should keep• the enemy in play till the infantry came up. The enemy retired, pursued by our hussars, who annoyed them by con stant skirmishes, and took up a position on the ascent of the Percha, reinforced by 500 men who had march ed from Monluis. In this position, notwithstanding its very favourable nature, they were attacked with the greatest ardour by our troops ; our corps advan ced with the greatest emulation against the enemy, who, threatened on all sides, and attacked by the bayonet, gave way and abandoned their artillery, which was taken possession of by the brave 2d batta lion of Almeria. Their complete dispersion followed, and our brave troops, net satisfied with seeing the field of battle covered with the dead bodies of the enemy, even advanced under the walls of Monluis." —The Marquis adds, that on this occasion the troops fully did their duty. Both cavalry and infantry dis puted the glory of being the first to attack the ene my ; so that no one corps could be said to have dis tinguished itself more than another. Our loss in wounded of the regiment of Almeria, is Captain Juan Blanc, and 22 serjeants, corporals, and privates, besides six killeil ; D. Felipe Faster, Captain of the battalion of Palma, was severely wounded, besides three soldiers of than corps, and one killed ; one Captain of the volunteers of Tarra gona, and eight men wounded ; D. Ramon Borras, Sub-Lieutenant of the regiment of Almeria, and 16 , privates wounded, besides one killed ; of the Royal hussars of Granada, Don Jose Nieto and ere soldier ' wounded, three horses killed or wounded. The corps of Hiberia, Gerona, and the 2d of Arragon have not suffered any less. The enemy left more than 500 killed on the field of battle— one Captain, one Lieutenant, and 66 men were made prisoners. The number of prisoners is small, in consequence of the trick which they played off on two o,ceasions on our troops - for Having made the signal of surrender, they opened a fire upon our men when they advanced to take possession of them. The aboveactionwas fought within therrench terr'tory. SEAUF.I.4, OCTNCIER tl. They write from Elche on the sd, that Blake was in.that neighbourhqia with 730,000 men: and dui late* news from Catalonia positively asserts, 'that McDonald has been entirely defeated. Three bun dred and fifty French int:miry, and two hundred and fifty cavalry, being a detachment from Cordova, en tered. Almaden. Some onion of Mir's party is at present in Talarrubias; another near the same spot. — in this town we have Lasas's party. SEVILLE, SEPTEMBER 50. The hospitals are fall of French soldiers; their number exceeds 2,000, and their deaths are from '2O to 25 daily.--The French garrison consists at present of about 500 men, and among them there are several invalids. We know, through a very authentic chan. nel, that a party of cavalry has intercepted in a part of the Sierra Morena, named St. Elena, a convoy of considerable value, which came from Madrid, des tined for the Duke of Dalmatia. Pert of this escort was entirely defeated in the defiles, and part taken prisoners. We are justly led to think. that this trans port was of the utmost importance, as much by the regret which the subaltern officers have manifested at the news, as by the great endeavours made by the Generals to keep it concealed. CADIZ, OCTOBER si. CORTES. Many people seemed tO think, that, immediately upon the installation of the long-wished-for Cortes, the French would fly from the Spanish soil, a wise constitution would be formed, a formidable army rais ed, &c. just as if all this were the work of a month or two. But we can with confidence assert, that this wise Congress does not waste a single Moment, and that its measures inspire the best hopes. In proof of this, we have to announce, what is reported with con fidence, that the Cortes hate demanded from the Re gency the following accounts : 1. A general and particular statement of each army. • 2. What number of men is necessary to complete each army,, according to the plan proposed. 3. What quantity of arms, ammunition, and clothing is want. ed for each army. 4. What means have been taken to provide in whole or as past for the said wants. 5. What number of ships of war the nation possesses, specify ing the state in which they are. 6. What number of ships it will be aecessary to arm, mention ing their several classes. 7. What naval stores are absolutely requisite at present. S. What number of seamen is wanting to man our ships. O. What numbers are aecessary to keep up the armed force. LISBON, OCTOBER 31. According to accounts from the frontiers of the north of Portugal, the French troops are shut up in Burgos, Valladolid, and Salamancha: in all these places they have small garrisons, and a great number of sick. General Serras has about 5,000 men on the north of the Douro, a force with which he can accom plish nothing. The French in Almeida are not nu merous, and are alarmed, and very fearful of being attacked. PRIVATE IN, NOVEMBER S. " We were never so confident of success as at this moment. The enemy, without any provisions, and destitute of resources, what may we not expect from a gallant army, well provided with every thing ? As a proof of the desperate situation to which Massena is reduced, it is certain that his army, at least some corps of it, have made different efforts to pass to the south side of the Tagus to procure supplies, but in every instance the enemy was frustrated. The dare rent Captains who were sent to sound the bar have returned with favourable reports, and I am happy to inform you that the embargo is taken off, so that ves sels of all descriptions can now depart. The positions occupied by the allied army are as follow : Lord Wellington's Head-quarters are at Perro Negro. General Beresford's Division ,near Savral. .--- Hill's Ditto, at Alkandra. Pietotio Ditto, at Torres Vedras. Leith's Ditto, at Rebalddra. 66 Baron Eben's Lusitanian Legion is at Runna ;, others at Mafra, Peniche, &c. ; and since the famous affair of Busaco, Lord Wellington has received con siderable reinforcements of British troops, supposed to be upwards of 6000 ; and of Spaniards still more, consisting of O'Donnell's and Carrera's divisions, under the command of the Marquis de la Romana. Colonel Trant is at Ourem. Bacellar, and , their ad vanced guard at the rear of the French army, are already at Obidos, so that the French are completely surrounded, and .their defeat seems almost inevitable. At present there has been nothing but skirmishing with picquets, in which the French have sufferedgreat ly. Deserters are coming in daily in great numbers, and report :he French army to be destitute of provi sions. In fact, they already amongst themselves call it 66 l'armee Perdue." 4 , The Allied Army is likely to act upon the offen sive. The British and Portuguese are in the highest spirits, and most anxious to give the enemy a final proof of their bravery." . , ANOTHER LETTER-SAME DATE. " In consequence of an attempt, which, however, proved abortive, of the French to cross the Tagus, General Fane, with several thousand men, principally cavalry, was sent over the river to join the Portu guese on that side, who consist of 311000, with a view to frustrate the future endeavours of the enemy. The gun-boats have also gone up the river, and are new lying there for the same object. 0 n the south, side of the Tagus, opposite the French army, batteries have been erected by the Portuguese militia and pea santry, mounting nearly 100 pieces of cannon, which with the troops there, and the assistance of the flotilla, will be sufficient to repel any attempt to force the passage." ANOTHER DATE. a We have been informed on respectable authority, that Victor, who was at Seville ' and before Cadiz, l has broken up with his army of from 12 to 14,000 men, and is now on the road to the Province of Alentejo. a We are assureti f ; from people who have the best means of judging,.-that Massena's army does not amount to 60,000 men, and that among those are many sick lrom.fatigue, and the want of wholesome provisions. Oqr troops continue in the Most perfect health. do not.suppose in the whole army there are 200 sick, cvsepA ironscasualties. If Massena does , not make his rad*. quickly, he will In obliged to fight, he battle,imder ski ,disadvantages as will ren. dcr the result a matter of certainty.", THE EVftENING STAR. 144nRM - • • SATURIMY, •WOVEMBER 17. •• - -PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ON O'CLOCK 3 per Cent. Corm money, c. 67 11 . Reduced 661.14 pa' Cent. 824. Navy 5 per Cent. 100t1 —Op:niurn 41 , Excheq. Bills 10Z Its I:r.---Ponds .:6..276. yr. • PRICE OF STOCKS YESTEI:DAY. 3 per Ct. Rod. (Attie India Stock 181 182 3 per Cent. Cons. 67.1 India Bonds 24.. 265. 5 per Cast. Navy tOor i L. A. 17 13-16tL.1 • t • 5 at VA • • dm= The dispatches which we announced in the Brea part of our impression of yesterday, to have be en ceived from Lord WELLINCiON, were dated th e instant, and refer to dispatches of the Ist, which not yet arrived, in consequence of the frigate that then on board having been blown off the Their general tenour is highly favourable to the of the. Allies. No general action had taken place late as the 3d inst. and his Lordship was every adopting fresh plans by means of which to annoy enemy. Among other expedients ,he had mulct detachments of cavalry, the one under the con of General COTTON, the other under General The fbrtner had penetrated into the rear of the my's positions, and, in conjunction with the • of Pen:che, was harassing the right wing of the • while the latter had crossed the Tagus, to prevent enemy from foraging in the Southern provinc Portugal. The rci;ts hostile armies continLed same - positions as at the date of the former advici s but the most flattering expectations on our side w universally entertained. There have been other arri,als from the Peninsu but none of them bring later accounts than those t ceived yesterday. The ESPIEGLE sloop of war has arrived at Ply mouth. She left Lisbon on the Ist instant, in cup pany with a man of war brig, having twenty.l transports full of french prisoners under convoy some of which have arrived at Portsmouth, as state in the next paragraph. She brings accounts that th enemy are deserting in great numbers to Lisbon, an that the French army is plentifully supplied with bee and cattle, but in great want of bread. The MERCURY, DOTIREL, and ESPIEGLE men of scar{ yesterday came to anchor at Spithead, with a largo Beet of transports from Lisbon, having on board about 4000 French, taken at Coimbra, tvith the whole medi cal staff of the French army, medicines and instru news, by the gallant Colonel TRANT ; and the sicl and wounded of the British army who were at Lisbon When the fleet sailed, .we believe, on the sth, MM. SENA had demanded a cessation of arms for six weeks but this was refused, and MAMMA was retiring. B; these ships, dispatches have been received from I WatuNcrrow, and there are many letters from army. Every means has been taken to reinforce Aln regiment of the line has bet gre l sent to the army from Cadiz, and General GAAttu has nobody in garrison but the foot guards. A many of the regiments under Sir JOHN STUART ha been sent from Sicily. We likewise bear that veral mere battalions will be sent to Portugal from this country and from Ireland. •In another part of this Paper will be found win particulars extracted from the journals and from pp vate letters. Accounts have also arrived from Cadiz to the 4t: instant.—The follow ing are the only articles they pm sent, relating to military affairs : CADIZ, OCTODER 30. _ - , The head-quarters of General Capon's divisios were, on the 25th, in Castelegos, it consists of 3001 infantry and 400 cavalry. Ballesteros had his, on ins 20th, in Aracena, where General Butron, with 80 horse had joined him ; his advanced posts were within sight of Chapearri, five leagues distant from Seville. Aremberg occupies Maguer, La Lux, Belluvos and Bonares, with 1400 infantry, 500'horse, and six pieces of artillery, and two howitzers. CADIZ, OC rOBER 26. The army of Valencia and Arragna are to move towards Tortosa to assist that place, t h e siege o: which is carried on with the greatest rigour. 'FI e army of General Blake remains in its former posi• tions : the enemy has united towards .Granada , acd have in Beza from 8 to 900 men. MADRID, OCTOBER S. Letters from Salamanca inform us, that disease.; of the soldiers of Massena have been caught by the inhabitants, in consequence of which the mortality in that unhappy country is very great, in which this cit . • cumstance, as well as many more, will ever perpetu ate the memory of their visitors. The Marquis of Valdecarzane is since dead of the epidemic disco'. They write from Medina del Campo in the 16th -September, that 700 prisoners belonging to the gar 4rison of Almeida had, passed through that place, 21 14 that the skirmishing parties in Castile are daily ail • 'inented. They write from France that it was rumoured *re that the King of Prussia was dead. ConcerninC e King of Sweden reports are various , some say that his abdication was ialked of; and that Bernadotte, having before renounced the Roman Catholicind embraced the reformed religion,. would inundiatel succeed him—it was likewise reported that Ch l 4 s XIII. has been poisoned, as well as the Princed Augustenburgh ; and there is reason believe that e. same fate- awaitsthfrtjux Ana tince t ba v ,14 .914.1.11 - burgh, and this Empeoor o eilexatider. ,T;