The National Register. — London, England, 1808-12-04 00:00:00

772 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. _ . thris in Segovia, and that Blake is in Valmaseda. It is un derstood that this information is official, and that the President has ordered all intelligence, whether of a favourable or adverse nature, In be communicated to the . ptplic. Cuesta gave orders this afternoon, that bis travelling carriage should be in readiness, which I have already seen pass this sway. It is also stated that he has hero h•mourably acquitted reTecting the dispute he had with Valdes and his nephews in the Council of war, and that ht. is soon to take the command of the Army rof Estramadura. P. S. M Ina tn, N ov. 19.—8 y letters from Navarre, writ solo by some Officers, we learn, that our troops attacked the eeetny on the 1311 t, took possesion of Caparroso and its heights. passed the Ebro at three points, on all of which the enemy ha• been defeated w ith considerable loss. When the Courier who ha• brought this intelligence left the army, the action continued on every point with the greatest vigatir. DEC. 4. following day. Lord Paget took the post from for him self and Aid-de-Camp on the2lst, to join Sir David Baird. " Captain Jones, of the Engineers was in the action of the Captain Shiel, of the same corps, was in that of toe 9th, and wounded in the thigh whilst encouraging the Spaniard; to move forward." Albuquerque, Spain, I. I wrote you on our leaving Lisbon for Spam. to which 1 refer you for the particulars of our strength, route, &e. I ha%e at pri sent very little left to say, only tit it we are arrived at this place, being the first town in Spain. We are certainly - inar,li ing for Burgos, by Alcantara. Ciudad de Rodrigo, aml Valladolid. We are the advaoced coup , : muter Nlaj General I'aget : our march is in the following, order, azd, ?fith, 21 Light Battalions. King's German Legion, and 1.4 1. , 0t Battalion King's German Legion. IVe march by battalion', each follow ing the other, at a day's distance successively. '1 he rest of the army, that go w ith are a, follows : UNFIRR LIEUTENANT-GENERAL FRAZER. fhe 18th Light Dragoons Brigadier-Ceneral ;ion lion. }I. Stuart. :11ajar-(eaeral S Lord W.llesitinc4. The filth (5 , h Battalion, five Compaoie.i), 9111 . Illajor-r.enera! . . 4`td (9d Battalion) . 5.2 d Otd Dim)) . Bereat.): . d. V•4191:It I.lEl.lfliN A NT-GE:N EH IL Tilt 110 N. J. Ilorr.. 31 Ditto Kiug'S German rite 4th . . . 2htlt . . . 4•2 d . . rile :36th . 1 I st . . 4 .2'2:1 . 6:)th (sth Bat. five Companies) The 2d 6ih file sth . . Ski . 9lt . . Brigadier- Ceneral t'uni ford. firigAier u( . . 111ajor-general tisth (2d Um. four ('omintoies) • UNDER At 1.14)R-GENERAL The 20th . . ryt(l 9)lh fs;h flat. five 01:lip:toles) The I-t Vigils Battalion h. G. 1. 2,1 Ditto • Bri-adirr-Gcnrral I ane. GET. Br izad irr-r;enen t A ostrut her. } Colorwl Alien. FRO.W TIM: LISBOA Mill. I.isaox, Nov. 13.—0 n the Mit of this month. the 'Merchant' of this tow n hayinr met b‘ appointment at the Palace of (iv yermnent, the Secretary of State, charged with the (encral in spection and direction o f the It ox al Treasurs, pronounced s Speech, which iecived perfectl N to meet the ideas nod patriolie sentipient" of the Gentlemen present. Ile exposed to them the Coe present ex ham:tell state of the Public 1111.0 - ices, and e m necessity of the public o ants heinr, speedily supplied I,‘ extrs ordinarx means, and by volontarY contributions of the merchavto of the kingdom, who, from their known patriotism and 1:1 ,liy, would undoubtedly feel inclined to assist the publiceause o if h sve4 't donati , in , as their respective means w mild allow them l " tic " e to that important purpose. Ile lastly der h red to he c %plc -sly authorised by the Prince Regent, to assure the iiiereliut,, a : Lisboa that every six months co) reel Ilsts shou ld published ld h of the contributions receixed, and faithful accounts of the avaa n.r in which they had boon expended for the maintenance of ills Royal Army. t The Intendrtnt-ncneral of Police of Lisbon has latel V i-stied a Decree, da t ' al the 10th inst• be which he ordains all l'or:imol`e. siilljects oho shall have been found gulltx of haying eirtraxelio II to seilnee liriti-li subjects from their dui' and :illegiame t" 1hr"Oli Sovereign, awl otfored them oppertuni ars ill desert, shall puiiiisca according to the utiattA I issue of the lio%. Lr.TTER FROM AN ENGLISH OFFICER. " General Blake was attacked by the French under General Lefebvre, near Durango, on the 31st ult. and after a very oh stinate action of nine hours, w:t obliged to retreat, ss hick he t! 1 in good order, ihrougb Bilboa and V-iltnaseda to Lava. ;iere he n , in the 4th instant. On the sth, he made aw at tack on the Erem h, and dr. lye them, ss ith considerable loss, f inn V almascda and Oransia, in order to effect the junction of' e Asturian di hirh isis wit enraged in the former --lion, ( having been posted agar er.ilana,) and n ho had since • en - e p t irated from the army. having thus got together the 1. 1 ole of his force, he moved once more towards Bilboa, and tacked the entAny near Suenes; on the 71 h. Ile made a good d;spositinn of hi- troops, and had turned the enemy's left wing, bit his centre Ai% inL , nay, he was obliged to retreat, in spite of Ifs advantage, to Valmaseda. ilk rear-guard was engaged on 6th On the 10.!i, he was at Espinosa de I%lonteros, n here b • w-s attacked by the French ; the action of doubtful sueres., rather in favour of the Spaniards, continuing from one p. in 1;t1 'sight. Next morning the French renewed the attack, ;we • the .1-turians, n Ito priacipally composed the left wink , gave s• iiich means the enemy gut posse..ion heights that (.onman.led the road, hs hick the army wit- to retreat, great c , nfusien took place. anal many of the troop , disper-ed. The A -tartans, who are all peasants. officers as well a- men, for. ht sera well it: the former engagement , of the ;oh, 'lib. and IO h, but Plally officers being gone off, and of them three Cenerals, one C,:uet ins) being killed, and two w minded, their gis ing way this at. Iv is nut to lay wandered at.—General Blake w as at Iteinosa on the lath. (teller:if Blake's intrusion n to retreat by eamito and Leon, upon the British arin, but to main it, the wean time at Iteinosa as long as the enem, left ban to But on the 13th tic received intellig - ence that the French were advancing to attack him, al-° that they had prshed a corp. float Burgos to Aguilar Del Campo—so that he 1, as obliged to retreat into the valley of C thaereiqua, in the rovinee of Santander. Ile left Heinosa ou the evening of the 1:1h, at sun-set, and next morning was at (:ti " Blake retreated from Winona, with little mote than 7 or 8. 00 men ; but ou the night of the llth, a division of his army is on the other side of the htrhuur opposite to Santander; many fugitives had entered that city. The provincial militia of Santande; are reckoned 50t10 men. The di-mounted cavalry of the litrquis nrunont are '2OOO, these may he armed a- infautrs, so that some sttrignine persons suppose that the m argl o., N h o is at that place, may assemble VO,OO men. They alto calculate, that, as the Asturiays have a reserve in their ono country, and 'many of the fugitives of the arm. that took the ti. Id went home, if the remains of the army of the kit retreat into Asturias, they may p o ssibly assemble 4:).000 melt. 'l•he peasant.: o f th e alla y, vs Ito dispersed, having ail arrived v lilt their arms and ammuni tion. it is iuferard, that they t. iit caecrftilly come forward . 8 stilt. Bern een Iteinosa and Astorgas, on tht. 1 Ith, Fith, and Atilt, thes e were French.posts in several places. At Aguilar ;IA Campo, on the 1:101, they took the baggage anti some guns 1110te's army. A Spain,- h park of artillery left S:0 , 10111.1 ou the 18th, to retreat to Leon by nay of Stiliagua, at which piace, WI the same day, aa,alaJan t, ac given that the roads and avenues were occupied by pat roles of French cavalry, fio that it is pro bable Ow park of artitlery was taken. Ceneral Cranford was no the !fit h at Astorgas, and Sir David Baird at 1 illa Fratiea on the I7th. The first of nine ttivisitons of cavalry was to be at a day's journey befwe Lugo, on the Vlst, 11111 i the last w as to leave Comma on that atal the The tenth 191 h Le, I)} reps stn( del {{U! ten' field met had ene true Tor 6dt Cal for to 30 All fill 1(