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rest to impost they should offer themselves at a future time. " That, with a view of gaining delays, and draw lag from them the greatest possible advantage*, a note had been sent, requesting that mine pure might he authorised to explain his preansions iu writing; but th a t if th e E mperor shoukt 7jlrraist in not receding, His Majesty was resolved to lose his 'life, rather thaw yield to so iniquittous a renuncia tion ; that with this security and positive inform.- time the Junta should costtinue its proceedings ; and I concluded, adding, that having asked Don P. C. vanes, when 1 took leave of his Excelleneg; if I shoilld coinnounicate any thing to the Junta on the .conduct which it wus to observe ton ards the French ? he answered, that although the Commis sion did not include this point, I might say that it was agreed, in a general manner, that at that time ,no alteration should take place, because that it was to be feared, from the contrary, serious conse quences would result to the King, the Infants, and as entity Spaniards its accompanied His Majesty ; and the kingdom would he endangered, by mani festing hostile dispositions before it was ready to threw off the yoke of oppression. Your Excel kney knows, that with these expressions,' I expii dated, not only the whole night of the stith of April, but also on the morning of the 30th, in' which His Higheees the lutiinta, Don Antonio, de sired that I should assist in the sitting held on it. Meleisting of mod of the Members of the Suprema Juane, of all the Presidents of the Tribunals, and of two Ministers from each, with the two-fold oisject of informing all of my com mission, sad learning the &Ma of the day, and other business that might he diecureeil, la order that I might inform His Majesty of the whole at Doyenne. where I reunited on the eveniog of the 6th 111ity,lafter 000tiuual daturas and apprehensionstkit augmented my speed ; and slue, it is very proper, in egotinims. that the heroic mat in the firm cha racter of my borereigo should not be concealed. and the more so. if coutirated is a manner the meel..etkeistie s by the exact fulfilment of the dis. thug. et myr atission in all its parts, I entreat your lit- -hooey aid the Council, if not improper, Oa paper co be keened in Ile (Anew and Diary of this dity. ' 11041:40d preserve your Excellericy ow" )9.111. ,near' ilherillollzeuattnite. i) 4ll N . J. NAV ARRO. "To his insiereer fleas ". bias y Alverde." m. KAMM. OCT. 1. With a view of imparting more activity and vl gnor to the war department, a military committee bus bow appointed, consisting of the five following Gasseralsse•Doe Custatios, the Marquis of Castelar Dols Merle, Doe Sangro, and the Marquis of Ps lavios.—./Corsono Diary of Oct. 8.) - It larepotted that the diplomatic hero of the day, his Excellency Don Pedro Cevullos, defender of the innoceece *four beloved Ferdinand, and, in short, a true Spaniard, full of honour and greatness of sou I, proceed* to Austria, Russia, and Prusida, to repre seat to those Courts, and to all Europe, the perfi dies of Napoleon, of which he was himself a witness at Bayonne, and to require justice ofevery nation.— (Corinne Diary, Oct. loi) RCVS, lITPT. 3. The column of f.,000 which, it is said, • came to Perpignan to take possession of the Castle of Sat; Fernando, as, attacked 'ley the Miquelmes oral Soinatents, and several parties of regular troops, which are posted on our frontiers. After an obstinate combat, the French were obliged to retire, with the loss of from 4to 600 men. We are assured, that, in their retreat, the soldiers killed their officers for having deceived them, by telling them that Spain was perfectly quiet, and there was ne occasion for fighting. There is a report, that within the lest these days 3.000 men have arrived (ruin Majorca, and will be 'followed by the cavalry in that island. The French engage in frequent skirmishes with our troops, no doubt because they are apprised of the expected arriral of the troops from Majorca, and wish to weaken our strength before we are joined ley thew. , Casette, Oct. I.) • Copy ofa Letter written by Signor Jose Antonio Ban Paro. a Cuptain in the Portuguese Infantry, . to his friend at Venn), Don Manuel de Una y Woo: " Lisbon, Sept. is. " Raving been in use district of Charts, and acquainted a ith most of the occurrences in the graoinee of Tralasitiontea, I lose nu time iu giving yea some account of what has come to my knew ledge. (hi the llth arrived there 6,000 men from the allied army, leaving two regiments in the cam e t of Sauk Anus, and two others in that of Ourique. to-day our camp is at Santa Aunt, and in the coun try between Arrios and La Crux de Taboado. " The letendesit-General of Police, Lucas De Svabrs y Silva, begun to exercise his offer, as did also }lr. Ilermaii, whose business it is to examine time acciounte of the Treasury. Qn Monday, the Russian squiiiirou left the Tagus, except two small rends; which could not be navigated. It appears that they will only be considered as captures, in ease peace between England and Hassid should not be concluded within the term agreed stroll be tween the Euglish and French Generals. " The establishment of the Regency will it n me diately take place, and may be expected to be or ganized in the course of the heat week. The " The French are ev at dating Ferriage ; a part of the pr rison left it on the 11th, and joined the other French troops in the district of l'aizo. " The loss of the French in the battle. fought pre vious to the Cupitielation, according to has which I hare myself seen, was as foliose:— Kilkd--.2 Colonels, 34 ofeCLTI, 140 itifcrior officers, go.so soldiers. R'usuerd-3 Generals, 22 °Meer". 33 inferior offirere, 1,644 soldiers. Primmer, in the two actives-1 General, 1 Chief of Bat talion, 46 Akers, sad 51,390 soldiers ; in the whole, 6,639. Pieces of Artillery lost—Je. Delivered by Capitulation—Jul:4ot, General-in-Chief, and 3 Generals of Division ; tiO7 officers, 43 surgeons, lid as sistant surgeons ; a , aoa warvits, i a tum b rils, so cannons, 17 gUn•Carrinti, Si buses 4,f cartridges; 53,5iti soldiers, infantry, and 1,4)&1 cavalry, lot conductors of setilkry. " This day sill this abominable rabble embarked, and immediately the Portuguese colours were di*- , played from all the castles, churches, and many private houses. Repeated discharges of artillery were fired, and the bells rung. The day was passed iu cougratulations and mutual embraces between Portuguese, English, and Spaniards. " At four iu the evening we bad the satisfaction to see Junot embark, iu the dress of a peasant, uccom. panied by several English Officers, and followed by thousands of persons, uttering the must opprobrious invectives. 4 , The night was rendered splendid by a general illumination and lire -works. It is known that the greater part of what they have pluudered is to be repaid from the foods of the Bank of Flanders. To make good the dio atAge done to the palace of Alafru, only, will require • million of erusadoes. " The Spanish and Purtuvicse troops hive ap pointed the 17th inst. for their entrance into this ca pital. and triumphal arches are erecting. Almeida is not yet evacuated, but troops hove gone thither to bring 'may the prisoners. Of Velvet, we Dow nothing." NOV' —By a letter oe the wee embieet, received horn Dee Aetuaterieente J =rare da Sea PsyuAdasisaietratut-Geseral of Provisions at Climes, of the date of the 29th, it appears that the gorerument established by the Prince Regent, in hi. isheence, was re-established on the Both, and that sot of the principal persona is it ts t►e Archbishop of Oporto ; that the saber of ration delivered to the French, Including woman, Adana; sod servants, unwanted to sa,toko ; that the 'military Germano, till the Regency should be organised, has ussior the direction of She Eogiteli General, Hope, whe saperrlatevded thetranquillity of the city; that daring five days, from the lath to the omit, there were row staid rtjoicinr, music, aud entertninments, with ►oud sc. el:Ammons of Long lire the Prince Regent, and Me kluge ferdineod Vii. and George 111. and a getters! ilissiusthos every night. BUROO DI •RMA. SEPT. !4. The whole artily of General Coeur has joined here. The divisions of Andsbasin are in Soria, one of these last days they took 202 French cavalry prisoners --the troops of Castile kept prisoners in Lisbon, are expected here. steretnrea 49. Our van has already left us for Soria ; this day the first division marches from this place ; to-mor row tl:e second ; and immediately after, the re mainder of the army.—Xcizaano . Diary, Mi. S.) SANTONA, Na??. i 7. AVe receive, this moment, positive intelligence that Joseph Napoleon slept the night before !set in a Villogenear Ditratign, (rive leagues from Bilbpa.) The town took the alarm, moil the division of 6000 Inca, Collllllilll4le4 by the Margins de Portazgo, put itself in motion, because it was reported that 5000 French were in Durango, and threatened to forts another attack on Bilboa. It is said that Joseph is endeavouring to grin • isost on the coast, in or der to proceed to France, because his retreat thi ther, by Vera and huts, is cut off by the army of Arritgon.—(lllid.) NA, OCT. 9. By a courier whi c h arrived COlC from LIN the army last night, at 10 o'clock; we learn that on the 4th inst. the whole army was in motion ; and, according to the declaration of a person who was at Billie* on the Stith, arrived in this part in a vessel from San toria, it would seem that the French find themselves cut off in Bilhoa, since the whole army, with their artillery, having left that town un the aiirrning of the 30th, were obliged to return the same day; we may, therefore, expect that our army will easily fall upon Ney and the 14,000 men which he cool_ nand', and that our arms will have a glorious day ; we also know that the divisions of Seignor P. Llamas, and the army of General Cuesta, have formed a junction, and that 9000 Asturian' re. 'Rained at Regnoaa.—(ldese.) OCT. 10. P•ivate letters from Bulbs. state, that ou the !7.h ult. and two following days, the French were occu pied in plundering upwards of twenty houses in that city, the owners of which had fled, having beets proscribed. Massuredo, who commands under Nev. had signified to the inhabitants, that unless all the fugitives returned, the whole town should be given up to an indiscriminate plunder. On the 30th, be tween four and five o'clock in the morning, the French began to march out with the whole of their artillery, Ike. but suddenly returned, about nine, finding, it is said, their retreat cut off. As soon ns the inhabitants learnt their return, nnil the rause of it, they instantly ordered away every description of vessel in the harbour, in order to prevent the escape of any of the Commanding Officers, but especisslly Massaredo, against whom the nige of the populace, and the soldiery, is indescribable,- General Blake's bead-quarters ware cm the 4th at Quincy:ices, a few leagues from Bilbrr ; but when the last Courier left him, a hicli was at two o'clock in the morning of that day, the General was on horseback, and the whole army under arms. Ciital/011 was at Logrono with 22,000 men, viz. 15,000 infantry and 7000 cavalry; Potato:, with 18,000, war advancing by Itonces Villes towards Foutarabia, to cut eff the retreat of the enemy by Irani. A reference to the map will chew what foundation there is fur the hopes entertained of the speedy surreiuler of Manilla! ley and his army. Twelve p. m. Gen. Castanos left this city yesterday, to take the command of the central army, whose bead-qiinrters will, for the present, be established nt Agreda. COUINNA, OCT. 13. This morning arrived under convoy of the Amelia and Loire frigates, and Champion sloop of war, a fleet of transports, consisting of 140 sail, haring on board 13,000 British troops, commended by Sir I). Baird. It was expected that the disembarka tion would have commenced to-morrow, but the Junta of this province having been dissolved the day before yesterday, and the Supreme arid Central Juntas being recognised, it was thought neces sary to have the sanctios of the latter, before the troops were suffered to land. A messenger was sent off for this purpose to Madrid shortly after the Clime ral Caine on shore, and, until he returns, which will be in eight days ; the whole will remain on board 5,000 cavaliy are also expected from England. As soon as the transports are cleared, they will pro ceed to Lisbon to bring away part or the English troops from thence; when the whole are collected, they will be seat to the army. under General Elm ke, as circumstances may require. A general illumi nation, for three nights, and prayers for nine days, have been ordered throughout all the "kingdom; on occasion of the installation of the Supreme Junta—it commenced here Out night. corr. 14. Yesterday arrived in this port several English transpire% having on hoard 1300 u English foot, commanded by his Excellency Sir David Baird ; 5000 English horse axe also expected. The ex ertions made by the great British tuition, to vindi cate our independence, are truly adinirable, and we entertain no doubt but that whatever may lie the enemy's force, after these gallant troops, who are AUXIOII/ to cover themselves with glory, shall hate joined our breve armies, we shall see humbled to the dust the lofty Eagles of the French. By an English sloop which arrived here yester day, from the coast of Bilbou, intelligence has been received that our army was on the point of ;tiring battle to the tueiny.—(C'oramur Diary, ()Liar,. 14.) SARAGOSIA, SCPT..I7. It is impossible to depict, in ed,luate Ce 101177, t':e dreadful, yet improving aspect of this ern.11161)It!3111,1 memorable town; upwards of half of its Imildin / s are destroyed by cannon bulls and flames. Tim English General Doyle could hardly recover from his astonishment, when he saw the webs winch served for bulwarks to its gallant defenders. "Is it possible," he exclaimed, " that the conquerors of Dantric, Ulm, and hlagdeborgh, should have sunk with dismay before those feeble ramparts and calling afterwards a heroine, who, stepping into the pluce of her husband, an artillery man who dropped down dead at her feet, served his gun da ring a severe action, he embraced and compli mented her with a tine present. Our enemies, who attacked us with so much haughtirie.s and pride, were astonished at our tirinotss.—.l French General said to one of our men, taken prisoner— " During is years' servk't, 1 never witnessed any such thing ; here it is necessary to tight from house to house, from window to window." It is a remark able circumstance, that the head-graters of both Commanders-in-Chi e f were the precinct of the same walls, whence 1..e1; byre, at tick with terrorat the sight afro many slaughtered Frenclimeu, wrote to our illustrious Palafox in these terms:-- " Head-quarters, Septa Eagracia. " Peace and Capitulatinn_t . r ♦ASWBN. " He'd-quarter,. Samosas. " War and Death—Palafox."— (Oviedo Gaztut of Oct. 8.) renttontoiN lARY GAZETTE OF OCT. 6. The most Serene Council of the kingdom har ing received, on the 3d of this month, a report from General Blake, of the _7th of Sept. where by he acquainted their Highnesses that the cen tre of the enemy's army was falling back, by which retreat he afforded our army au opportunity of ex tending its advanced posts, and occupying very im portant points; and their Highoesses learning that very disastrous accounts were circulated in this place, of which they had no kind of inforination,but had •reuscn rather to believe the contrary; they I thought it right to publish, with that frankness which becomes the Sovereign Cumacil, the favour able intelligence which they had reeetted, amid their well-grounded hopes of still greater advan tages. The retreat of the enemy was a feint in tended to draw our attention to another part, end fall with treble their strength on the troops we had in Baba'. This was the plan of Marshal Ney, who commands the whole army of the centre, which was destined fur that operation ; bat the vigilance and foresight of Marquis de Pc, tuzgo, dis- last your letters tent The Corui hnviL CO DIU I !Peri& ina very our matter They mossy, House books for a law against troops, come in the character of deliverers; or if such a law them, they would have tlionglii in the breach than in the observance. sengtr who was sent to Mudrid insttuctious et the Supreme Junto, back at Commie for eight days, supposing the answer to be fay , troops must reinaiu on board. the expiration of that time, permitted would be too late before they - theatre of war, as the fate of lbably decided before this time. landing would be of no art. T' time, when tha British troops the glory of assisting to expel Spain, had Ministers the oisduin of it, but they have lost the opportunity. and us the Supremi tarid, may have heard of the Coy they may probably think that 0111(.1 s torunna acted tery Sir DAVID ilArao's army under watei the probability thl Frelld: lazily, under Marshal eided before this time. The ac theatre of war, which are to the I courage that supposition. At that bead-quarterswereatQuinvoces, of Bilboa; CASTANOII was at t concerted Ney's plan ; esti. ohscr g mense superiority of stromaill which nthet'. Itißdrinoi iotoairkiho:fautpi:iollidlseiht:dsvcdaoilalttefrlll'illisotBdniitlahtillat7te.idntialfp'pesti .dal.irclitilte.:lll:(:::',lf.i.p.anoriuiintstditthioelhreoewili'f:t.E3,lela'th:grheereetieutoratdidutl:,',l,ll,'. changing his position, without the loss ore g d beating the enemy ; General Itequelini, , vision, occupying at last the which appears more fully by the said repo rt , by command of their flighnessea, is inserted in order that the public may not enter least uneasiness or apprehension oil that . The Serene Council hope that the *linemen movement of the enemy will lead to the tor . of Marshal Ney, mod the whole of the corp s a ltich he occupies Bilboa; General Elake I very properly fallen buck with his wim h taker' post with it on the neighbouni.:; from which position, .and the teinfilire.: which he must have received, we um ) hop e complete and signal victory. REPORT RECEIVED YISTLIDAY. TUE 3Vm or BY TUE 1104 T SERENE COUNCIL Ut tan DON, 'Rom TYR GENERAL IN MEI ur ARMY. "MOST SEREN a Loans—The corps of the( which, as I informed your Highnesses, molar of the 27th inst. marched to Vittoria, moved that town to Bilhou, commanded by its Comer Chief, Marshal Ney, with an intention of ration oar fourth division, with at least treble its stir. The said division, however, evacuated that p . time, and retreated with all its artillery:mil hag in the beat order, to Beilumseria,which place a environs it still occupies. The third divi•ion the same day marched to succour the fourth, to no notice of a column of enemy's troops, which watching its movements from a pc .itiou at a distance from the road, and with whose viva posts our tirailleur* were frequently engage. Brigadier Don Francisco Riquelmi was march to Bilboa, when he was informed of the evacua• of that town, and its occupation by the enemy. consequence oftlsis information, he altered his ro and directed his march to such points as aim him an opportunity either to support Portazo, form a junction with him. The post he occup last was that of Coqueuda. I communicate it your Ifiglinesea s for your Highnesses iliformati perserve your Highnesse s many years. Bead.qatortem, (lainicooes, Sept an , ism "JOACHIM ffLAKE " to ilts tow Serene Council of the Kingdom of (Mikis." fritTL.L.l BRITISH PRES ~„ LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27. A Mhil from 'Comma arrived yesterday, letters and papers to the lath instant, the • rents of vlsich are given in our precediug coinm The expedition limier General B i ala]) arrived . ~.7orunna on the lath, but the Provincial Jai inviug been dies:As-ad, it was thought utilisable :onsuit tite Supreme Junta before the troops a • 'emitted to land. Dere is another instance nismanagement and want of foresight oil the ps if Ministers; a second tali..ion of Sir Jun Joctu'it expedition in did of an ally. ailmittil he cause assigned fur subjecting our troops i ludrantine at einuana s isoolss so long "sled 'ultnouth, this comet entered agaiust their is et Coruna thews that the Spaniards are ic cry anxious for our assistance. Did they wish ur aid, they would nut have buffeted any such httl tatter of etiquette or turns to deprive them of it 'hey would Hot, in such a caw s 'ottani upon eve 'tiny. They would nut have searched the Custom louse books for a law against the importation o imps, come in the character of friends, allies, are dinners; or if such a law obtruded itself upo len', they would have thought it more Immure the breach than in the observunce. The M tiger who was sent to Madrid for the advice structious or the Supreme Junta, was not expects ch at Coruna& for eight days, during which Noosing the answer to be favourable, the Bribe tops must remain on board. Shottlil they Le, a • e expiration of that time, permitted to land, i • ould be too late before they could teach t/ retie of war, as the fate of !NEL'', army was irt°' bly decides! before this time. In that et rut time itiing would be of no use. There sea, inured, a le, when the British troops might have slimed glory of assisting to expel the French from aim had Ministers the %shalom to avail theinselvto it, but they have lost the glories, golden aortunitv, and ns the Supreme Junta, near Ma- d, may hav e h ear d o f t h e C onvent i on of Cintra, .v 111 Y probably think that the Custom-house at Comma very wisely in pliant; Davin BAIRD'S army under quarantine. We c wilted the pr obabihty that the fate of the %•.t;': lazily, under Marshal Nes . , has been de 'll before this time. The accounts from th• etre of war, which are to the 6th instant, ND. all" . rage th a t su pp os i t i on . A t t h a t C atql. MALI: 41 -quartuswereat Quincocesr,*lthlei it few hatgu CASTANOS vas at Lope's% with a fort