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THE NATIONAL REGISTER. JULY 24. have had the good fortune to get possession of all the property a nd baggage, of willed the people have been infaMously plun dered, in the countries throligh which this army passed. Our loss consi.ts only of from 1,700 to 2,000 killed, and au equal number wounded a loss hearing no comparison to the triumph we have obtained. Their precious blood is shed in the field of glory, on their own territory ; and these blessed martyrs demand new victims; let us prepare for the sacrifice. Aragonese !—Be not impatient. The enemy against whom we tight is rash, and will all frequent opportunities for you to exercise your skill and your courage. If, especially, the Jae less hands which violate our city of Madrid, and their Com mander Murat, should venture to approach us, we should receive the intelligence with the highest satisfaction ; we would antici pate their expectations, an'! meet them half tray. " A ragonese 1-1 f the battle of Saragossa had been gained by these intruders, we should have beard their babbling of the victories of M arengo, Austerlitz, and Jena, acquired by the same valour. Although the conquest we have effected has been saw. , uinary, S et it has been glorious. Do you consider it as a tritlidg commencement of your future triumphs, under the powerful assistance of your illustrious Leader and Patron? Iliad-quarters at Saragossa, PALAFOX. 11th of June, 1808. FURTHER CONFIRMATION OF THE VICTORY OF GENERAL P 4 LA FOX. PROC LAM AT lON. BA n A JOS. Jux E 27.—The following Notice was received at nine o'clock at night from his Excellency the General of the Province : " SOllll, JUNE 18.-It appears that the Divine Blessing again attends us and the Generalissimo. Our Lady elf. Pilar has gi%en us a new proof of her favour and protection. After the Fr cch had fallen in the battles of Tudela, Mallen, tlgaul, and Agra_ on, in which places they appeared to the number of 5 or an army of 12,000 French had orders to enter Saragossa out the day of Coy ats Christi, and the command was, that the wan should he penetrated, although only one soldier remained to descend from tie ramparts. By the miraculous interference of the Holy Virgin, a battle was fought by the Patriots against these troops, at the cEstance of only a gun-shot from Saragossa, ~-111 tI. Frewc,, were put to the sword, ►vet a single man remained 1.1 tell Ike dismal narrative to his countrymen. Tile Aragonese fought like furies, and as they approached the enemy, they threw away their muskets and rushed upon the plain regardless of lire. Four hundred horses which remained, and 27 baggage waggons were taken afier this victors. Our loss, it is supposed, has been great, hut without considerable sacrifices no such triumphs can be acquired; conquest, however, will amply repay lib the losses we sustain. This is communicated to the Public, for its satisfaction, by order of the Junta. ANTONIO BERGER, Sec. Fly order of t h e Supreme Junta of Govermnent, this informa tion publiched. e yak J uric 29, 1808. JUAN BAUTISTA PARDO, Sec. 469 All the plunder collected by Murat in Madrid, and by Junnt in Portugal, has been intercepted by the Spaniards at Navarre, and the French cat to pieces who escorted it." FROM THE SEVILLE GAZETTE. ORDER OF THE DAY, JUNE 22. SeLatins r The light troops of our van have given a proof of their intrepid patriotism. They reached Cordova by forted marches, and, at that very moment, it became necessary to dis lodge the enemy from several points. The Commandant of the van, considering„ that the troops must be tired after such exer tions in this hot weather, desired 50 men per battalion from among those who should find themselves less exhausted, and bet ter able to endure fatigue, to come out of the ranks, of their own accord; when they all, without exception, contended which should go first ; and the 'Superior Officers w ere under the neces sity of appointing those who were to form the detachment ! Soldiers! This gallant conduct ought to excite your emula tion; and 1, who see the martial spirit with which you lung to come within sight of the enemy, flatter myself that you will vie with your worthy companions in this patriolic heroism. You shall soon see, and conquer the enemy. (Signed) CISTANos. The French garrison in Madrid does not amount to 3000 men. The Duke of Berg continued in the Monclova, whence lie in tended to remove to the Retiro, as soon as it should be fortified. Moncey's division, consisting of 4 or 5000 men, had marched out of Madrid, making inquiries respecting the roads which lead to several provinces, so that its destination is not known. The division, formerly quartered in the Escurial, which had pro ceeded against Segovia, and was 6000 strong, was beaten by the Segovians on the Bth, with the loss of 3000 men. One morn ing, a party of Volunteers of Spain, who were in Madrid, hav ing gives their bait of corn to their horses, the Sergeant ordered the saddle and saddle-bags to be put on, and the party to fortis on the Barley-square. He next mustered them, and ordered them to mount, draw their swords, and sound a march through Toledo-Port-Street. The French Guard at the Gate immedi ately fell in, and paid them the military honours. The Sergeant returned the usual salutes and the party de►erted, nor have they been beard of since. FROM THE GIBRALTAR CHRONICLE, 'vim 2. EDICT POBLISRLD IN THE ISLAND OF MAJORCA. Ferdinand VII. King of Spain and adjacent Islands, 4r. and in his Royal Name, his Excellency the Captain-General of hip Army and Kingdom. I make it known ta the faithfNl inhabitants °Obis island, that last night I convened in my palace a meeOng, composed of all the Constituted Authorities, to ;lay before them the course which ought to be pursued under the existing circumstances, in which both my loyalty and the unanimous Wish of the people was , that we should continue to acknowledge Ferdinand. V 11. our lawful Sovereign, in consequence whereof, it was agreed upon, that these Islands shall continue faithful to hi; Majesty Ferdinand VII. to which end, and that we may have the benefit of the full exercise of the rights of Sovereigns}, in his name, as far as is requisite, a Board was appointed, u hich will begin this very evening to exercise their authority, ix.' publish w hat may be deemed conducive to the prosperity of the Island.—A Te Deum shall be sung, and then shall be a levee, royal salute, and illumination. (Signed) D. Ju st - ilfroutm De Ya►ns. By command of his Excellency, and, ay Secretary, authorised by the Board. (Signed) 110177104.03111 JONAI. Royal Palace of Palma, May 30, 1808. The Supreme Board has sent the fallowing Letter:— " 4 MOST SERENE Sin, " D. Dionisis Capez, Member of this Board, and nn ensign in the navy, accompanied by the Portugueze Captain D. Sebas tian Alartiney, is going, in the name of this Board, to inform Y. M. S. H. of the occurrences with+ have lately taken place and, as they are thought most inipi.rtanit, it hos been deemed re• quisite that he should give you a verbal account of the sante. that you may take the resolutions and send us the assistants" which we stand in need of. May God, &c. . _ (Signed) • " The Marquis Ds CARRION." " Ayamonle, June 20, ISOS." The purport of this verbal information is, that the Frail have been driven from the forts on the right bank u the GI Matta, uppcniut to Ayautonte; the inhabitants of t ' *bid EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM OIBRALTAR,JUNE 26. " The Spanish arms go on most prosperously in this and the adjoining provinces. Dupont's army of 15,000 men, which had iineuded to proceed to Seville, has begun its retreat from Cor dova, to join Murat at Madrid ; after losing nearly a third of its number, by desertion, sickness, or being cut oil by the na tives, who are univermlly armed, and who destroy every party that ventures from the main body of the French army. General Castanets, who commands the Spanish army, is in pursuit of Du pont's division, with nearly 20,000 men. All the passes in the mottatains through which Dupont's army mu►t retreat, are occu pied by the Spanish troops and peasantry, and his destruction is considered as inevitable. The total of the French force in Spain does not now amount to more than 40,000 men—it never exceeded 60.000; and was always greatly exaggerated, to awe the na tives, and we have' certain acconnts of more than 18,000 having been cut off, or taken prisoners, since the commencement of hos tilities against them by the Spaniards. " The French have been guilty of the most inhuman cruelties and escesses ,n Spain, particularly at Cordova, where every house was ransacked for three days. Even the churches were plundered, and converted into stables. Many of the inhabitants were murdered at Cordova, in attempting to protect their wives and daughters against the brutal violence of the soldiery. The hatred of the Spaniards in return amounts to almost a frenzy ; their esthetes can seldom save a single French prisoner alive. r