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del Infintado arrived there in disguise, and declar ed that there was lin ground for any apprehension on account of Ferdinand VII, this p r i nce b e i ng perfectly safe. General Combines took from Dupont no lee than 1,300 waggons, loaded With booty of immense value, and with intimunition....(The Loyal roam guest of 10th Anus.) MADRID, AUG. 12. On the 17th instant, the Supreme Council of Castile went to the church of Ses Maria, where Te Deism was rung with the ; t rea t es t solemnity, to give thanks to Clod for the signal benefits he has dispensed to the monarchy. Ou the ash To Demo was iu like manner sung in the Roy al Church of San l.idra, in the presence of the Sr:notaries of iitute, and hi. Eace:lency Don Parke Cabuldos. OD the 10th inst..ia the Church of the Fathers of the Trinity, a Mass, a Te Deans, and Y Salto, were likewise sang. Preset the Supreme Council of the Marine. M A MUD, AUG. It The following is the answer which the Governor of Monica, Gitneral Marquis del Policia, returned toCoaot de Septlite, who solicited his accession to the party of Napoleon : "To ypor imithous communication of the 19th ituttoat, obviously calculated to excite disturbances and cosninotions in this island, I reply, that I have 'altered thew be burnt; and that, this very day, gerdinwiri the Vilth, whom God will preserve, has been proclaimed pot lawful Sovereign, in the Most *atom manuer, throughout this island and the Spaoiali fleet, coder waversal shwas of satisfaetioo awl applause.. " The man who how commands in this Island is a Spaniard, incorruptible, and hostile to the pasty of the wicked. lie doev wet acknowledge any an thorit) pemtittstod by egetPlisn, hope, oe fear; he k n ew * that a►sa aulaved. or appraised are Sot to • command freemes. east seas wiihaetouiduaent, that there are Royal Xx4ribtaaatee which• abase the aiarfrity raged in thew to destroy the rights of awl the iodepeadeace of the moo- ea t I . lif it possible that you shoo" kilo appalled by 'eat if death, to such a degree, as to do soll,ing %saw year nallatr laildT'loialloot - your 64 an- Wier Gine—Oita so longq indolent and posillani elpsonaoog traitors who propliase the sacred cross se =dyeing teryiee, to get lite:kited in your brave inaaand the coward die but awe, bit %Oast lives eternally with God. Pstareo, dor. oflllinnrca." Stabs% Janel 4, 1604. D. Andre! Lastaeca, said D. Vincent. Duke de litsterada, have been appointed, by the Provisional Osionneo Qesteral, to receive the 'offers if thine wiir•wirike &lain theanny of Madrid, or make cootrihistief for the public service. The Xationel Beak is to fate Anne if the menies'sibieh shall 11. IWO Arilmt oiroaa: the Eneelietiey, Don Pedro Gonzalez Llama*, Cemsesinsier in 011ie cif the Artery of Defence of Valenta Valenta mid Murcia, who is now in this capital, addemed the follinwieg Proclatnation to'the troops dee his consinted; before he arrived here : ORNERAL ORDERS. • • All;OVIT IS, use. • &Idiots of the Army of DeMse4 if the king doeil-iat Valencia and Marcia 1. 7 -We are ou the paint of entering Madrid, the capital of the vast do minions and kingdoms which compose our beloved nation. The eagles of our enemies dread the svenging arm that - comes to ehastize them fur their iniquities. You have seen the temples and sanc tuaries outraged in the most scandalous manner, thut inheritance of our forefathers, granted the m by Divine Providence, must be maintained by-the Spaniards with all their might ; the strictest discipline and military order must be ind ispensably observed by those who march on the rood to &log i let no sen der onrielves worthy of that honour, in order that our fellow-citizens may admire the virtues which we ought to possess. Soldiers, he obedient to your becanse it is your duty to he so, and be con data that they will never wink at indiscipline and disorder, which cannot but disgrace theta. Compa nions in arms, chew your gratitude to the, people 4 1 New Castile, who have so kindly endeavoured to meat all'our wants; Madrid is its capital, u it is that of all Spain ; treat its inhabitants as your brethren, and let the most perfect harmony peeved between them sad you. MI this is reconimeud e ed to yults. mid expected from your ktyalty and obeilienc% by put General PEDRO GbIIZALEZ DE LEAMAN'. ohjeet of Li• mission was to declare necessity there was fur the tranquillity write owiforinity of its &spoilt cattalo Junta uy GOVeTWOMM organised by two peputies front . kingdom! that th kingdoms of , and Asturias, were ready to accede also those of Andalusia. • Junta here testified its supreme this propovitinu, on which it had the tun* actions reflections, and ) he carried into effect us speedily as possible, to produce the advantages which all the provinces anxilusly expect ; a similar opinion a nd approbation 4 the eatablishment of such u So. prime Junta 'was transmitted from Hadajoz, on the 21st; from Valentia on the Std; and from Grenada on the 30th July.—(Corres des Murcia./ Extract from Tie Gazette szff Valeatia, of July .5 Murat detached Marshal I%ioncey, with 10,001, men, to attack this province nu :be side of Cueucx, in the expectation that the army of Gen. Sabran, front Barcelona, would do the some on the side of Catalonia. General Sabran was perhaps defeated before h" could reach our territories. Aloacey passes( the steep mountains which defend our province, and succeeded in his attempts to enter it, though our veteran soldiers gloriously fulfilled then: duty. lyre enemy summoned the city to surrender, and the indignant populace, nobles, priests, and even women, all ran to arms, lined the %%ails, berries doed the gates, preparing the most determined re instance ; the enemy opened his tire, which lasted more tiau seven hours, directing his first attack against the gate Di Qoarti, and the twittery of St. Catherine. The enemy's cavalry was well covered ; but the fire of mussinetry from our wails, which was very lively, and coutinund, did gres execution among the infantry, as it attempted to lailvsnee. . • • The intrepid Captain who commanded the opera . nous is the batter:of St. Catharine, went epon the highest of :them. sad sieving his handkerchief; chslltaged the enemy to advance. The Command ant of the Cate di t.itnirti ordered that it should be opened, and the enemy judging they would be permitted to eider, advanced hastily in cotu Mil, but a discharge of grape shot was immediately made on them, which mowed them down by hundreds, asd cowered the ground with carcases. At length, at digitise night, General Moncey made a precipi tate merest, leaving behibd bin a variety of utett tile, and 10 picots of artillery. This army of 10.000 mete was milieu] to leas than ii,4100, and the prisouets we took .assured us that the greater part of the slimy would hare iin leftist* deserted the (kneed, if he had not as sured thee) the Spaniards would give thee( no quarter. The remainder of the army is pursued without intermission by the peasants of the Mena. and its flight is marked by its blood and abandoned spoils.: The latseneis, robberies, sacrilege.. and extortions, of the. French. hays so 'enraged the minis-of the peasants, thatithey consider them as bring* of another species. and pursue and destroy them like wild beasts. ALCOSAcA, (PORTUGAL ' ) JULY .21. The Trench. who were in this city, lett us to &T. at *eves in the morning, with so much pre cipitation. that not being able to make use of the provision they had collected, they d es t ro y e d t h em , even the officers throwing them away, and scatter ing their wine about the streets;—the least motion alarms and terrifies them, and the slightest ru mour of the approach of troops depresses their spi rits toauch a degree, that they have not power to ex amine what foundation there is for the report. Ever fond of society, both by character and educttion, they never were so eager for it as on this fatal occa sion, as they judge themselves most secure when they are all together. All that altraordinary bra very and iiitrepidity. which have been so vaunted in their Casettes and Oficial Papers, are now changed into diegracidal panic and pusillanimity.—(4lll-. *erre Lssitsag, Jiffy zg.) • _ - BURGOS. let. 17. This morning, at fire o'clock, the French army, consisting of 13,000 men, under Marshal Bessierta, left this town precipitately, lit cooseqomme of a imessisons sent by Germs& Ceases wort Blake, who are to cuter it to-morrow, thrtaseeing that in ease they did oot evacuate it by that lime, no qoarters would be given. From the French themselves we learn, that Joseph Bonaparte returned to Bribeisea, where he still continued. AUGrif le. F r o m Balboa we learn, tbat the French entered that city en Tueaday last (the )6th), after a mast vigeeese resistants. the part of the inhabitants, as well within the city as in the suburbs, and that ea Beth sides there has been considerable slaughter; the entry of the French into the city took place at ix o'clock is the morning, the firing lasted till nine, from which hours, till Thursday night, plunder and every species of atrocity followed. It is thought that by this time the enemy have evacu ated the city, but we do not know it for certain.— A ccor di ng to these accounts. the French entered about 5000 i% number ; but there were not ware than 4000 Bisclayaos to oppose them, as there was net time to collect and arm a greater number. TIANA. JOLT 29. The French seeking no doubt hot that the sum of woucy which they had basely exiptoyed to se. 11.0... P .4 . ll .elbereerli fa all Meepublic galisall4 — tarporas esplainod the al+ Cons, which very properly obeyed fit the loistretrous the urgeut necess they received. The souse day fisailtale*Fonticil of tli! kingdom, : baring set, the Hussiaut,Aur lad a Virg tr*Attabirsh confereuce with the Gov a • which should be was to require 'a Nati for his *the junta of each which he obtained. • rcAglalpsca to f g Gallicia, Leon, rum above Atiihairastlor di Ilikhavaw wit the to this plan, as als4l French, as the Dutch di ' 7 grouuderfo sap- The Supreme .1 • pose that Russia entertains lief le *to 'satisfaction with t France. previously wade A letter from Salamanca, states, that the Duke which ought to ht (Seppkowist of Ilse Madrid Gazette of ding- ii.) Smut*. ♦Ca. 4. In the night of the 31st nit. I)un Manuel Ter /Ado prmented himself before the Supreme Junta hem. commissioned by the kingdom of Celtics*: seer burial; prodeced his letteii etipebomp be loqiiPmwir dace Spanish honour, ba.l effected its purpose, made a fresh attaci• ou the city of Sasagospo.kkoo strong, early on the morning ?fthetills lost,A bat eery of six pierie‘o/ cannon, diva• of which Titre leaded midi grarsadsgt, and ♦he iiiatb, purposely, merely loaded with powder, defended this ontnince of the liastrogate. against which the enemy, who bad been suffered to cross the Ebro, without oppo sition, directed their attack. They were permitted to approach, withiu musket-shot, to the part which they supposed to be sold to them, and even there the gun only loaded with powder was fired, in order to confirm them iu their supposition, that they might approach without any apprehension of danger. But alien they were per featly. within the range of the above battery, the five pieces of cannon, loaded with grape-shot, opened on them a most tremendous ere. With produced a dreadful slaughter among the enemy's troops; at the wine time the Arrago nese made a vigorous sally on the French, spreading among them consternation and dismay, and put tbt.us completely to the rout; this success did not, howevel-, twitidy the brave and valiant soldiers; they pursued the enemy, attacked their camps, and compelled them to make a prreiiiitate retreat.-- Thus, the attempt of our ferocious enemy to re duce the capital of Arragion has again failed of success, uor will they ever be able to attain that aim. Palafos commands here—he coinmands Arragunese ; the enemy will never aueceed.-- (Oviedo Ga:elte, All!. 13.) REVS, tK iCATA LOY 1.4 JOLT 6► Nlre daily see Frenchmen., wounded in the fre quent bkinuishes they intive with our troops, car ried into Barcelona. Their army is considerably diminished, notwifffltauding it has been reinforctsl by the Italians, Germain.. and French, who were iu that city, sod who have been compelled to verve under the Imperial Limners. Yest,nday several Officers arrived from Minorca, with the agreeable intelligence that 5000 veteran soldiers had embarked in that island fir this prin cipality, and to-day we are assured that WOO of them are already ariired.—(Oviedo Casette, Aug. 17.) TAZILIGON•, JULY 9. General Chabrim o not deterred by his late fruit. .less attack on the town of Carona, chose to make another attempt, at the head of 4000 mem, in hopes that it itei:eit prove more successful, bet his expect ations have been totally frustrated ; he was attack ed in his march, defeated with the loss of. 18 pieces of caumm, and forced to fall back to Barce lona with the remains of his division.—(ldea./ OPORTO. JULY t 3. Within a fey days we expect here from Englimil our ships, troops, and many natives, who some time 'Mee left this,kii4;dous in order to go to Brazil, but who have -remained by accident is England:. If our countrymen before anxiously sought an al !um on the blinks of Janeiro, under the benefi cent protection of their Sovereign, to avoid the persecutions and honor. which have threatened them from the common etionly,•they, may now re turn full of joy to their native rail, to join their brethren, sn'l take an active part. in the military operations which have bean to happily conductrd, with the assistance o( them breathe only vengeance, till they effect the final extermina tion or start-Mee of tin: pc who have so 911 . i natty in vaded the territory of an independent Government. It is since known that the English squadron, which was expected every day trii land troops, landed on the 36th in the nailing in the road of Figueira, and that some Generals of that nation disembarked them. A new plan had been farmed for the Portuguese army : several hodiee of cavalry had been organized, and some battolions of light troops had been created. OPORTO, •t:O. 3. ' His Britannic Majesty, constantly animated by sentiments of the most sincera friendsiiip for his old and 6nn ally, the Prince Regent, hits been pleased to scud to this country powerful succours in support of our efforts to destroy the common enemy. An army of upwards of 15,000 men, com pletely furnished, and 13,000 stands of arms, to re. place those which were taken from us by. the French, and supplii.• of every description, have already ar rived, and the non/Ltd:our allies are now landing ' s.) proceed to their place of destination. Gen. Wel lesley commands them ; the character, valour, Mi litary science and talents, of that General, are un qoustisnable idooluts of his success. His Excel idierpnided deAkjtdd of July in thi a city, w h ere received the most distinguished marks of nipect and anantaissay on the part of all the in.. habitants. His Eternency the Most Reverend Bishop, Governor and President of the Supe.:ene Council of Government, received his Excellency with all the distinction due to his rank, and uith that peculiar satisfaction naturally inspired by the presence of generous allies. The utmost exertions are making, both here and in the neighbourhood, to procure the necessary provisions, and whatever elas is .required for the operation of the English army.—(The Laval Porteignese, of Aug. 3.) PROCLAM.TION, IT TUC COMMANDERS IN CRUM OF HIS RIC Mum?. FORCES EMPLOYER TO ASSIIT TUN 1411141/. INRAIIITANTI OF VII aIIIODO3I OF FORTFOAL : " Psesms o► Pologoatms-The time is arrived to rCiltile your couotrYt 84 to restore the Gera's- inept of yonilawful Prince. jesty, our most gracious , compliance with the wishes for succour from all purls aid a British army directed fleet already on your coast. who land upon pout sentiments of friendship, The glorious struggle in • for all that is dear to cuss wives and children; the Princes I the independence, vice of your kingdoms ; your holy religion. Objects attained by distinguished and constancy. The noble tyranny and usurpation maintained by Portugal..._ in contributing to the seems glorious, the views of the same as those by which mated." (Signed) CUARLES Lavin, Aapurt a, tans." OW TOM OWIIROAL COIVD•NOING MIXT. TO THE Soxamat IN PORTUGAL. " SOLDIERS OF WIC FRENCH went is now arrived to speak - hitherto refused *listen *- Open your eye', Soldiers, winch bar grown up under foelialtwobition of your " the Aerie` the sanguinary tale- .Listen to the voice, 'shish has proved a man bentaar, thralls the same moat intrepid bravery with What do you hope Armies, the brave Eugindx, •SPeeillrday our dear allies, Government, winch has outrai i; eii the tecuted the other with lily ? To forge chains for the field of kettle—what rt is neverthefess your - 31littrayed Prince, but. an . jpoople, but a perific and assassinated . Armand our vengeance. There remains ease way of avoiding so cruel a • Abandon your co'ours ; copse sod joie selves to our army ; if you do so, in the of the Prince, in the name of the people, I presser you that you shall be treated as friends: sod the you shall one day have the pleasure of returning to jour homes and to yonrj families, whose grief at losing you has distracted them. This advice can neither by reseaderel.es coustrary to 4.lty or honour. if it is properly understood. But. goblins, if therein any among you who are so insensible t. Ibeswert emotions of religion and humanity, that they will not quit their posts, they me well worthy of the canoe they defend. and the recom peace that awaits them. Such. nicosters are, at least, a heavy burden to the world. Soldie:s, make you determination while you have ea opportunity.— ter es is made. a floied at derßewhlptartar, of the Portopoos Army, dot loam( August, lo c o I (r 4•0 1 1) " 21.1teLter.— E VANDEADD." OVIEDO, AUG. 31. On the 4th inst. Senor Don Arias de Moo, sl provisional • Goternor of the Council of Castile, communicated to the Supreme Junta that Machod was free from the oppression of the French, and after. having meuerked the loyalty and fidelity sf the Council, considering she difficult circumstances in which it was placed, in not having consented to swear obadidenee to Joseph, Napoleon, he con added by requesting the Junta to ;pp riot Dept. ties, who, with others from the rest of tile kingdom, might form a Council to laboor for the welfare of Spain. The Council of Castile has in this only followed the reconsimadations of all the provinces who have for some time wished for a Supreme Junta, uniting in itseif ell power, and which, being composed of wise men, deserving the public coati deuce, may put the last hand to the noble work which hie. been begun; may be a terror to evil goers; and an impenetrable defeueeagainst the vile arms of the enemy, seduction, intrigue, awl subor nation. Florida Blanca, Saavedra, Jove Lbiacs, Valdes, and so many other• brave soldiers and true politicians, with which :;pain abounds, Heaven has preserved your lives for the safety of your country. The Directory-General of the posts of Dladrid, communicated, on the id inst. to his Excellenet Senor Don Gregorio 6e la Cue.sta, that the French army, in number 21..0.0 men, finalised eisacuatir.g that capital on the Ist; that this retreat is to be at tributed to the disquietude of the Governments and its having received information of the surren der of Dupont ; that the last division bas pas.c.l through niadilla, distant four lingoes fro= Ma drid ; and that its march was slow. on acelitot of the immense c u mber of earnagea and baggage waggons, loaded with the spoils of the Hmal Pa laces, and the places they had plundered. Senor Ceesta has transmitted this minium:ion to the Junta of Villa franca, in order that they may com municate it as tlirr, have done. This pfensiog intelligence, received by an extra. ordinary courier,mcd afterwards coofiraied tl Prince. His Britannia it King and Master, ishes and ardent supoli rls of Portugal, sent to ected to co -op tima oast. The Eng .0; • shore, do so hip, faith, and h o , .0 which you are ee ga, ian ; the proteatio o of e restoration of your la ence, nee., the very mid for the preservati; Civets like these csa only had *samples of f ort , noble struggle ag e i ng ri of France will het j o - II; Spain. and England, I : l4i c: rjsi b i u ) , -B. o f it u r L iat ar: a s caa e u c y .: o o u rr rst "im o ji l e wr u :i ; ne ARTHUR WiLLTS6CI. uudinott lAwiliro rag Porruc, IRAF OF VW FkINCil FRZOCII MINT !—.The (tab openly to those who ; 11 to the laugagge of rs, to the deep abyssal( uler your feet, throu g h Emperor,aud ' my barbarity aryistut ee, to the cry df an arm in may be a soldier and y ne heart may be united t ith religioa sad morality. e for from the Poring... glishr, or tie high-spir• aes, sworn enemies to yoi outra 4 eti the am, and the greatest acts of for your country, or ler • ihat a frightful alteruatne. fate. But en allied a • in hospitable and pills; and assassinated nation, ce. There rensains hot so cruel a calamity.— ' ; cope sod joie your. ' you do's*, in the Law