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ler the )te 1 by ♦io- anie gait. flint tar rora Go. Y 9. I 1• lettr Is bru• in v;t• thcs= iopte4 strut is P too. • 11 1.1.4. on rnal ,„, t heir the l's e feg roiti the age " LEON, JUNE 28. " ASTORGA, JUNE 28. sion among the people in ever possible direction. If anion and good order be not preserved, we shall neier accomplish the purpose we have in view, which is to defend our religion, our country, and oil'. be loved Sovereign, Ferdinand VII. Be valiant and loyal ; respect the Magistrates and Constituted Au thorities, forget private resentment, and all will be attained. Badajoz, June 21, 1808." " All the letters that we receive from Astorga, Villafranca, and district of Bierzo, speak of the ar rival and progress of the troops whicheome from Gal licia, and mention the enthusiasm which prevails among the Commanders and soldiery, in favour of the great ause they have undertaken to defend. Don Joseph Maria de Prado came from Corunna to Bierzo, to witness the March of the army ; and in Villafranca he was received with that attention which is due to a Deputy from the kingdom of Gallicia, and to a Gen tleman of ciis high rank. In Astorga, the Gene rals and superior officers are accommodated in the best manner ; and regard is had to the troops encam ped in the suburbs and neighbourhood, that they May want nothing with which they can be supplied. We ate assured that General Questa will soon arrive, to have an interview with General Blacke. " We learn with satisfaction the intelligence from Benevento, that our Captain General has already or ganized an army, mixing with the peasantry an equal number of veteran soldiers. He has ordered that every officer, without exception, should rise at four o'clock in the morning, to instruct these new levies. This eommand is obeyed with the greatest willingness, from respect to their worthy chief ; and the raw troops, at the appointed hour, are in attendance with muskets in their hands: " A letter from this city, from a person deserving confidence, informs us, that within its boundary and its immediate neighbourhood, is collected a consider. able part cf the Grand Army of Gallicia. Several Generals and other Field-Officers, are accommodated in the city; and the sight of such a numerous body of troops, composed of such fine regiments, diffuses general joy. We are also informed through the same that an Aide-de-Camp of General Questa has passed onward to Gorunna, to announce to the Supreme Junta of the kingdom of Gallicia, that official ac counts have been received from General Palafox, of a complete victory obtained near Saragossa over the enemy. The dispatches are accompanied by a printed Gazette, containing all the particulars of this glori ous affair. Although we have no reason to doubt that the valour of theArragonese will be triumphant, yet we are happy to see it announced from such high authority; and we are glad to find that the corres pondence between these two distinguished Generals has been established. a MI the Gazettes contain lists of patriotic contri butions, in every possible form, for the support ct war; and parents not only contribute their jewels, money, provisions, and other effects, but their own persons and their own children to supply the ranks." " VERIN, JUNE 2s. " y intAligence received from Portugal yester day, we learn, that the Portuguese pursued a corps of 2500 French, under the command of General Loison, obliging them to seek refuge in Duero, near to Villa- Real, atter having killed two hundred of them, hav ing taken five baggage waggons, two pieces of ar- 1 tillery, the military chest, a quantity of ammunition, and made some prisoners. The Marquis of Valla d!res, who commands the troops in :he province of Orense, on account of the absence of the General in Chief at Bierzo, remains at this place, with some bat talions, to assist the Portuguese in case of necessity." " TUY, JUNE so. " The tyger Junot had the impudence, in various proclamations, to ask the assistance of the Portuguese, whom he had so cruelly oppressed, as an indication' Of their gratitude for the essential services he had ren d 4%1 them. It is in the blind and inexplicable con_ filence of Junot that the safety of Portugal has origi nated. This Junot, as soon as he was apprised tha t Oporto was evacuated by the Spaniards, building on this satisfaction and gratitude of the Portuguese, wrote to General Loison, directing him, with 5000 men, to proceed from Almeyda to garrison Oporto. Loison, who was as blind as his Commander in respect to this Lusitanian loyalty, commenced his march. with as much carelessness as he might have done five months ago. He divided his men into columns, and many of his soldiers were without arms, expec ting to procure them ready to their hands in Oporto. He dispatched his Avant-couriers, who were taken by the people of the town of Asnarante, who sent-to Oporto, from whence troops were procured to en counter LOISON. LorsoN was in the mean time in formed by a spy, that the whole provinee of Puero and Mino was in a state of instureerion, and there fore began to retreat, which he could mot detiolgood order, because a part of his forces were Withoutarelni. The troops from Oporto having approached;"dispel sed his army, took the unarmed soldiery prisoners, with a quantity of baggage, ammtmilloii,itisd the military chests of several regiments. 'l'he fortes from Oporto have been in pursuit of a separated telltale, consisting of 2000 men, which, no doubt,. !Mist hake surrendered. It is pi - emu:led, that the column Oh retreated towards Chaves, and that was defealitd near Lamego and Villa-Re4,_belOngeoLia. that' aim , - di vision." • .I:4C argr . , " FERAOL, STJN 29. 44 'this department does not deserve the silence of the Journal of Santiago with respect to its exertions. The Naval officers have employed their utmost zeal for the common defence ; and these districts will yield to no others in the love they bear to their religion, their country, and 'their King. As you have not stated tvhat has been done here, we will tell you in a few words what we have performed. 44 From Ferrol, three battalions of marines have taken their departure ; one battalion of brigade artil lery, one company of horse artillery, and the regi ments of Naples, Ireland, and Seville ; battalions of volunteers of Corona, and one of Navarre; the first column of the battalion of grenadiers, and pro vincial troops of Leon, Lugo, Mondonedo, Monte Rey, Salamanca, Santiago, Pontevedra, Tuy, and Valladolid. Ferrol contributed also catnp equipage, provisions of every kind, hospitals, arms, and ammu nition. In Ferrol also was commenced the formation Of the battalion of Victoria, which is organizing under the direction of Sr. Maralles ; and two companies un der the orders of Sr. Tobar. In short, the Supreme Junta of the kirgdom must be perfectly satisfied of the favourable diiposition of all the officers and mem bers of the marine service, who ate soliciting employ ment in the army, and who are ready to be sacrificed at the altar of their country." “ HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP OCEAN, ” OFF CADIZ, JUNE 90. " We are at anchor off the town, and I believe shall so remain, until peace is concluded with Spain. The whole kingdom of Spain has risen in arms, and there is no doubt but they will clear their country of every Frenchman. It is impossible to express the civilities we every day receive from the Spaniards. We are sup plied with every article of refreshment at a cheap rate. Tht French General DoroNT had advanced as far as Cordova, in hopes, no doubt, of retching Cadiz in time to save the French squadron ; but, thank on! there he stuck, and could get no farther. He has about 9000 men with him. About 500 men that were to join him , have been prevented by the Patriots." " CADIZ, JUNE 25, 1809. " The Orestes will sail for England in the course of this night. I avail myself of the opportunity to inform you, that the French troops under Do roNT have evacuated Cordova, where they have plundered as much as they could. They fled precipitately in all directions, , eavinr behind all their heavy baggage, &c. Strong parties from the van and main body of the Andalusian army col lected at Carmona and Utrere, who followed in pursuit of them ; and the inhabitants of every place, through which they could pass, were sr many enemies, by whom they were annoyed night and day, by cutting off, or destroying every soft of provision, and har ra,sing their retreat. It is already known, that upwards of 1000 have been killed by the armed peasantry, since they left Cordova. In the whole country, nothing is heard but the cry of " V.ncer Merir." " it is a singular coincidence of occurrences, that the truce with Admiral Puitvis c•ff Cadiz, and with Lord COLLINGWOOD at Majoica, mild have taken place on the sante day, and gene rally all round tke coast of Spain, nearly at the same period; circum►tances which have made a deep impression on the minds of all descriptions of people ; and from the happy alliance with the nglish, and •lie general ardour that pervades the whole country, no doubt ran be entertained of out ultimate success in ditching our atrocious enemy. 6 , By this e'me I expeet that the French force In the environs of Madrid must have surrendered to the Spanish army, which had been assembled at Valladolid, under the command of Gene ral Cuesra, and which consisted of 40,000 men. the force marching in from Valencia towards the centre, exceeded 60,000. We have also had information that the Catalans bad attacked t'ee. French in Monjui, who were attempting to effect their retreat by sea. But as there is a Considerable English force au that coast, it is hoped that they will not be able to effect it. " We are under the greatest anxiety for the safety and return to this country of the Spanish army in the North of Germany ; but we fervently hope, that the force which England has in that quarter, will be able to extricate them. GOD grant it may prove so, as the liberation from thence of our brethren, at this conjune ture, would be a servict. , that Spain could never repay. It is im po;sille to &scribe to you what could be done by them to for. ward the glorLus C;A:O2 in which we are so heartily engaged." A letter from Holland was yesterday received in town, of so late as the lsth instant, which states that the utmost possible exertions are using throughout France and Holland to accelerate the carriage of troops to tpain. For this purpose, orders have been issued for _pressing horses, carriages, and carts, and every means of conveyance for troops. The extraor dinary vigour and activity of the reported prepara tion implies very fully the sense which the French Government feel of the danger it has to encounter, and bears a grateful testimony to the power of the Spaniards. This circumstance was indeed manifest, from what we heard through the passengers who came by the St. Michael. They state that they sttw, in their way through the interior of the country, vast numbers of French soldiery, In carriages and on horse back, moving from every direction towards Spain. ~.. That discontent prevails in France is distinctly ,stated by an intelligent observer, who has just arrived from that country. In all the circles of any rank and intellect to • which he had access, and iu which men , felt that they could confidentially communicate, he heard the Most unqualified reprobation of the conduct Of BON#PARTY., and particularly his proceedings with .mard to Spain. `The sentiment of the great mass of the people it was Impossible to ascertain, because, in consequence of the rigour and vigilance of the po lice, very few ventured to express their opinions.— Some, :homily, had the. hardihood to do so, and they "suffered the' cbuttnuctces. Before our informant left Paris, aboit . 40 la6l , :ins bad 'been committed to the Temple Re' 0 speaking too freely." A . cisriOn'has been-drawn round the Royal Family tlfS . pain, aiiii iiikisersoa. iLpermitted to visit them.— Within di a . ; circle.M..dp TALLEYEAND is also placed, itil&r 4* siirt .orfionostrable arrest. Ever since the beginning of lqrit least 4L..is....eyer: since the rash, iicAerb4ts - and:, violent sutra as. 46 , :lONATAIrrET mist which the rriocakalmpaviousamptalanted, :1../*Abtft..:4oP4lo-b.7 .w'g-EnlPeillik - 4 c:isans ‘,. . . .. ..: .-... ,:.• :.- ..:.. I; Arno* but . • THE GRAND EXPEDITION. Monday night; the 94 battalion of the 9th Regi- Merti marched from Canterbury, in Order td be ern barked this morning at Ramsgate. Among those Regiments embarked is the 97th, or Queen's Gerrnans.—This Regiment, it will be recol lected, in Egypt, on the memorable 21st of March, judiciously and opportunely led by the hero of Maida (Sir Jon); STUART) stopped the French Cavalry, after it had cut through the British Lines; and de cided the event of the day. - The 16th Light Dragoons have marched from the Southern Coast of Kent, for Twickenham, and the Villages in that vicinity, prior to being reviewed, after which it will proceed to Ipswich. The 18th Light Dragoons, it is understood, will replace it in that district. r RAMSGATE, JULY tB. 4t The embarkation commenced here on Saturday last, when 800 of the 2d battalion 52d regiment, were shipped on board the transports, and sailed to the Westward that evening. Yesterday 400 of the 2d battalion of the 4.3 d, and to-day 400 of the same re giment, with 400 of the 97th : they will sail this evening. The transports do not wait in the Downs, when the troops are on board as has been t'ie case be fore, but immediately proceed fur Portsmouth or Cork." " HARWICN, JULY 19. ge This day embarked here two companies of the 95th rifle regiment from Colchester. No more transports have arrived. The transports with the 2d and 20th regiments still remainhero, as alsol'AistAßLE frigate and FCRIOVS gunbrig." AUTIC AL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOU CH, JULY 17. Sailed this morning the TOWNSIIEND packet, COCK Master, with dispatches for Corunna. Packets to carry out the mails regularly are appointed : the BLACK JOKk lugger sails on Saturday next, with mails for that place.—Arrived this day the Chesterfield, ROBINSON, from Liverpool for Malta ; Anne, ARTIS; from London for ditto; Hope, OactiAno, from Li verpool for ditto ; and the American ship Ranger, SHERBORNE, from Gibraltar; and Hazard brig, Ru- THERFORD S from Malta for Plymouth. PLYMOUTH, JULY 18. Came in the Fame, Capt. MEREDITH ) and Reward, Capt. TURNER, from Gibraltar ; Ann, Capt. BRIGHT; Supply, Capt. JEFFERSON ; Eagle, Capt. ROBERTS; and the Apollo, Captain CHAPMAN, from Malta : Algol, ALLAN, from Oporto ; StiapPer schooner, from; the Channel fleet ; Sir John Duckworth; —, froth Holland, where she carried prisoners on parole. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 19. Arrived his Majesty's ships HYDRA and Du.=Ntr, with about 30 sail of vessels under convoy, from the Mediterranean.—Wind N. W. DOVER, JULY 19. His Majesty's sloop CifAttrzgatn went into the Downs this morning from the French coast, with a lugger in tow, which she captured early this morning, under the batteries in Boulogne Bay, but am sorry to add that two of her men were killed, and one wound2d. I have not heard whether the lugger lost any men. Several transports came out of the Downs this afternoon, and are now turning away to the westward.---Wind S. W. and moderate. DEAL, JULY Ig. Arrived, the CHALLENGER sloop fruna croize, and' brought in with her a large French lugti privateer, of 14 guns and 40 men, which 'lris cut out from under the batteries of Boulogne by the boats of that : vessel last night. Also arrived the I raouPacsastoop from a cruize.—Sailed, the Gtoarn: sloop, with a convoy for Portsmonth.—Several transpdrts, with troops on board, have arrived in the Downs Ramsgate Pier. REMAIN IN THE DOWN'. Princess of Orange, Hero, St. Alban's, Trusty, C11..14., Mina, Trompeuse, Ch.dlenger, and Bustler.—Wind East,llght air. ' YARMOUTH, JULY 14. Sailed the STARLING gun-brig, with convoy, for London, from Gottenburgh. Arrived the AR/EL sloop of war, with a convoy, bound to Gottenbursh. Remain in our Roads die Rozaucir, &MCANDREW, SKYLARK, NRD ELYEN, DRUMMER, and PINCHER...-. Wind S. E. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. °air:ricer), Jets 19.—Passed by the Whim, Forbes, from . Gibraltar; Maria, Sinclair ' Marian, Weatherbead; Adventure, APKer.drick ; Navigation, Moncur; Kitty, Musgrove; Two Friends, Turner; Nestor, Richardsou, and the Duchess of Rich mond, Newpett, from St. Croix ; and Beaver, Vine, from Cerk. —Sailed the Hound, Linden, for the Brazils; Chester, Nicol, for Gibraltar, and Earl Bathurst, Norval, for Antigua. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONBY.—The Archer, for the Britannia, recaptured sth December, 1807, will be paid on board, -on her arrival, and recalled on Wednesdays and Thursdays, at No. 9, New, Broad street. . ... ______ • ___. A Council of the Cabinet Ministers was held yes terday afternoon at the Foreign Office, in Downing= street. . The Turkish Ambassador had a long interview on Monday evening with Mr. Secretary entianxio, at his Office hi Downing street. Sir JOHN MOORE left town yesterday for Ports mouth, to proceed upon the new expedition.. CITY Busi SESS.—Yesterday a Covit of Aldermen was held at Guildhall, at which thepince of the guar teen loaf was ordered to remain at 12-1(1.--.111.tvit.,i. 1 SoLoreos was admitted one of thelt Sheriffs elect i Vrokers, in the room of S. LEvErg, rcOgned... g e r . ir ,bonds 41992‘.. / i - ,.tia'aie execution. of i . . Ts. A ...,..i.r..1 i. la# ,t Jt ka.i.ig • . .111Wi . - . .. • - OLD BAILEY. ... . . Yeiierday thirteen prisoners were tr:ed, twa of I Thom wete found guilty, viz. Joseph Snt:th and Cherie, Meyric4, for brraking and entering the dwelling house of T. Davis, and stealing a dial, a blunderbuss, several bottles of Wine, and other articles. Th.• prosecutor keeps the house and gardens known as " B tg.ligge WAs." On the night of :he COth ult, the cellar under th • Long.roorn was locked up In the loom tags d " Nell G‘s ynn's town," the file arms were deposited, and die wine in the cellar beneath. Afloat eight the next morii:ng, the cellar door was di , c wered to have been firaed; and the wine missed ; an.l two quart and two pint bottles of wine, were found in the g trdm ; and a variety Of bcttles were foundln)ken, and the liiacir lying about the cellar. The prisoners were lest sea by a watchman named Parker, at two in the mottl ing, in School-house-yard, when they were mice:a -1 ing behind a baard, a blunderbuss and a musket. lie instantly gave notice to the other wa - c:imen ; and by the direction of Simpson, the constable of dic night, they were ordered to leave their watch bow, and conceal themselves in different stations. Just . the daylight appeared, the two prisoners, and anoth man (escaped) came to the spot from Aylesbli: --- street, they looked round with great circumspectio... and conceiving the coast to be deal', were about t. , stoop in order to gather up the fire-arms, when tne were assailed by the watchmen, two of them ran oil towards School-house-yard ; and the third along Aylesbury -street, and was seen no more. Smith was secured in the passage leading from Chn-kenwell- Qreen to St. John's-squarei Simpson, brandishing., his hanger, told , him he would cut his head off,. if he did not surrender, when he walked very quietly to the watch-house. Meyrick was brought to the same place, but not until after an ohs . ina e resistance. When the prisoners were secured, the watchmen re. paired to the place where the fire-arms were seen; but they had been removed. SThee, however, found a bottle corked. It was opened in Court, and - proved to be full of port wine ; and the neck of another bottle thrown away by Meyrick in the pursuit, w,15 duced, the neck was also corked. Simpson confirmed these facts. The prosecutor said, that to the hest of his belief a dozen bottles of wire had been stolen • from his cellar, six of Port and Six of Madeira ; he. also identified the fire-arms. Smith, in hic defence, denied any knoWledge of the robbery. He w,is going to the Wcr end t'f the town, to borrow a horse to carry one of his friends to Fairlop Fair, when he was unexpectedly seized, and threatened, by Simpson, with his naked hanger : he therefore had yielded quietly, conscious of his inno cence. s isieyrick justified the resistance he had made, as he had been charged with a crime of which he had,no idea whatever. He asked the man who too k . him what distance he (the priscner) was from him when he saw him throw away a bottle of wine ? The an swer. was, five or six yards, and he Vas confident the prisoner was the man. _ _ _ The lodgings of both prisoners were searched, and on their wives the officers found skeleton keys, for opening locks of drawers. The Common Sarjeant summed up, and the Jury found both the'prisoners Guilty. - The same day the Sessions ended, when sentence ' of death was passed on William Bumstead, for steal ing monies in the dwelling house of C. Artis ; R. Whittingham and Levy Lyon, for stealing goods in the dwelling house of G. Hatton . ; W. Fa zakerly, for stealing goods in the house of T. Eddes ; T. Mon day, for stealing a sB5O note, the property of B. Park hurst ; E. alias G. Rouse, for stealing good , in the house of R. Skillman ; .1. West, for a burglary in the house of J. Hanson ; John Smith and Charles Meyrick, for a burglary in the house of John Davis. Twelve were sentenced to be transported for seven years, viz. C. James, W. Taylor, D. Robinson, T. Cripps, Catherine Perry, Charlotte Wood, T. Da venport, J. Henley, Ann Finland, Rose Kite, E. Churchill, alias Roach, and Mary Jennings. Elizabeth Waters was ordered to be imprison-d in the House of Correction at Clerkenwell, for the term of two years—three to be imprisoned in the same gaol for 12 months ; four of whom are to be privately whip ped-19 for ¢ months—two to be imprisoned in New gate for one year; two for lesser periods ; two to be privately, and one publicly whipped and discharged— two judgments *spited—three fined Is. and discharg ed—and thirty discharged-by proclamation. The Sessions were then adjourned to the 14th of September next. SPORTING.-Mr. Payne's b.b. by Don Quixote, Bst. 41b. beat Sir J. Shelley's f. by Don Quixote, 7st. 4.1 b. at Newmarket, on Monday, Ab. M. 200 gs. Two to 1 on the winner. Two more coal-porters were yest?rday committed from Union-hall, for a conspiracy to raise their wages. Their employers stated that they already earned on an average 12s. per day. Saturday —W illiams, driver of a coal waggon, drank a quantity of cold water, while in a state of perspiration, and being immediately taken ill, was put 'into a coach, but before it reached his residence is Earl -street, he was a corpse. An article from Naplel, dated the 12th of June, in the Monitorr of the 22d, gives an account of the trial on the 10th, of seven persons, fur having, in the night of 30th and 31st of January last, caused an explosion in the house of Sauerry, the Minister of Police at Na ples, with the intention of destroying ham. An infer nal machine, as it is called, is stated to have been pla ced in the laboratory of one of the parties, an apothe carp, which was under an antichamber through which the Minister must pass to get to hisapai tments: amatch attached to the machine was to be lighted when the Minister entered the Court-yard, and it was calculated that the explosion would -take place at them )ment when he was in the centre of the antechamber. 5A1.1.• CETTI came home about half an hour after midnight, and the moment of his entering the Court-yard was the signal for lighting the match. The explosion, how ever, did not take place until the Minister had reached his chamber which was on the side opposite to the la boratory. The greater, r.rt .of , the palace was de stroyed, but the Minister papa into a balcony, and escaped ; his family were taken out of the ruins much wounded. The persons conivrned in ths plc t escarei in a boat, but were some time afterwards seized, with the exception of one, and at this oial were 14;ad suilti, And /mind seattance okdeath. ~iS .. . r:.raii6i