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t ry those who were not killed were made prikinet Mueh French lihioet was sised 4 &ma on our part link Imo was sitquainW Dupont in amoug the prisorwra. %', It is likowi.:et - 4, that Valeasia.has entered into a treaty with t. glis:l; -and that ip couae queuee, i,ii the gth, ou:is which weee - iii Ma jorca and the aijaixiit a were ,ilivinbarked at Valesatia, andoit the w e time, iithousand mus kets, with a quantity of aru.nuaition. The English have offered to return with further asaistunce. " They add fisAner, that the advanced troops of the Velentialis were at Alb:trete, an 4 these with the 'furl ian troops, will compose u force at 164,000 me.i, with a formidable tram of artillery. It is stationed that Moacey, whose intentiou it was to occupy the province of Valeutia, has not ventured to spilt Mingrauella." OVIEDO, JUNE _29. Letters from Madrid state, that the French Ge neral Le Febrr de Nunes, has been routed by*the troops of Arragon, between Mallet' and Gallen, with his division of thou') nien ; that Guru. Renne or Renner, who was inarcha4 with a division of 3,000 men to riinforce Dupont, had also been de feated ; that the French in the vismity of Tudela were annihilated after the action of the 9th ; that General Saeary coecapicd the Royal Palace; that Murat remained indispo-11 at Charnartin ; end that the wolks at Itetiro were going on with, the artillery to ',Supply than Lein taken from Segovia and Aranjoes. BENEVENTO, JUNE On . the I ith arrived here the army from Alay orga, coto.iderably augmented by various divisions from ltli.nwnshiut, comprised with this jurisdic tion. Ik: C.l.ef in command we; accommodated iu the Episco:,4l Palace, and the Lieut.-Gen. in the house of Nasem. ‘Ve have here tile Ctv.ahitteers, the body guard, and the Queen's re giumt of Cavalry. The whole of the cavalry a.uountg to Bor gnu 'llea. The infAntry is in num ber 6,:u4. All the troops Ime are exoncted to be embodied with those of Gallicia. INAGANZA, JUNI 15. The Commandant of Bra.gauza, in a letter, gives • an emu's'''. to the Caterin-Getieral of Old Castile of the univenseins in his pi-evince, and of the an sieti• of his companions in arms to mak- a tom- MGM e.tioie with 1.1. e Spaniards, and to throw oil the load with which they ox oppresaed, under the Satellites of the Emperor of the French. It is reported that (;eneralJunot, with his whole ;s arrested at Lisbon by General CarraWm.— ' This iutelligimee is not official, bat merits attention, sad proaalny will be soon confirnied. OPORTO, JUNE 8. 111 an official letter, we have received an account of Inc following ci-eurnatauces, which happened here on the 11th The Spanish Coomianier„ at the head of his troops, arrested is this city a French General, with all the officers and soldiers under him. At the mine time, the Spanish and our own troops coin. menceci their march, and their pvismirrs aids them. It is said that in the paseession of the t' tench Gene. rat were Maud four millions of new crusatlos. CIUDAD RODUIGO, seat 16. The French troop,' which are in Almeida threat en to force a passage throne!' this place, after hay . log Limo refulecd perusismon In proceed toy the Go vernor. The vigorous measures which arc nucleon • that frontier have obliged the French to remain in a stete of almost total inaction ; confining their operations to the destraction of a iniserabie village : amd having attacked, with 600 dragoons, twci small _parties of the pessantry, which anemic sech a spirit. ed resistance, that they obliged the Freuch to retire with cou,ideruble loss. It is currently redarteil here, that the French troops in Lisbon have been destroyed In the joint effiwts of the Spaniards and the Ehgli.iih vrhd quitted their ship*, amid that General Juin* is cult ducted as a prisoner on hoard the British fleet.— This account is the more credible, because, for four days past Junot was in Almeida, where arrotn modations we.e prepared for 3000 men, ancl hi is certain that they hate not yet arrived. PAMPLON 1; Jr NE 6. Yesterday 800 horses, and 200 French iotfantry, with a piquet 01' cavalry, left this plats-. This di vision will mint go beyond Tudela, ahem they will he received by a pirry well provided with artillery. All time rosources of this kiogioto tire in motion.— In Arragon there are 25.000 regular troops, and 80,000 well armed and provided, attended by 114 pieces of artillery. From Saragoem they write, that the port of Car thagena is opened to the English, who have un shipped 2.5,000 stand of arms, with ammunition in Pm rogortion ; and that they have again left the pla c e to bring over from Majort.:t 8300 Spanish soldiers. 'Valencia is united with Amigo'', amid the former is yet more abundumitly supplied a ith troops than the latter. Some persons, on whom we can rely, have arriv ed from France, who assure us, that in the interior there are no troops, and that the grand army on foot dues not amount to lOt,ooo men. TREATY. His 'Majesty Doti Fernando, King of Spain and of the Indies, and it his Royal name, the General Assembly of this Principality (Asturias), proclaim a Peace with England, and a close alliance with that generous nation, which has olleml to us all the as sistance we required, to support us iu the war with France; and we assure His Britannic Majesty, that we consider our's a common cause with his own, to destroy the tyranny of Napoleon. We also prnclaiin peace with Sweden; and we command that all our ports be opened to the vessel* of either nation, and ' that notice he transmitted to all the Public Fu.ie tionaries, and be published by Proclamation, with the ! greatest solemnity, iu this capital. By Ord.:: of the Supreme Council of Asturias, JUAN ARGUELLES TOREL, Repra.sentative said &tertiary. Oa 10, Jute 21, 1508. LUGO. JUNZ 16. Our regular awl provincial troop. a continual ly tiling oir with their buttalmus complete, to tlie number afilhooo, and :t grand train of artillery. The enlistment of :Awe.) peasants is actively pro- ceeded in, to enable Ghasertil Cuenca to reinforce his army. MADRID. Julia 14. Yesterday proceeded towards 14 rance several tbe Equerries of Mirat sad to-morrow be will himself leave this city, nnier pretence that the climate is injurious to his health: but the true 'cause is the total defeat of the army of Dupont in Andalusia: the ge...iter part of the soldiers being killed, and the rest haring been sent prisoners to -Ciuthul Real. After thi% example, Prince Murat is apprehe,isivc of exper:eneing the same fate, .u. shuuld continue in this neighuunrilood. MADRID, JUNE 15. We are much relieved here by the diminution of the Frencii troops, and particularly as the few which rein:int do not at all interfere with 114. In the gardens of the Hetiro they go on witu their fortincatious. Scarcely &soul is to be seen on the public walk of the Prado, on account of the hor rid scenes so lately exhibited there. We know that at two distinct times, bodies of troops filed off for Segovia, and it is said that artil lery was sent there : but we can know little of what padres in that city, or even iii the. surrounding pro iinca ; for what is communicated to us by their Journals, 1, only what is favourable to their inter eat. Their papers are thus tilled with falsehoods and lies ; yet more abominable are inserted in The Bayonne Gazette. worst is, that their Spanish aeoumpliceA endeavour to give credit to such 03 'bre preh:2ntations. The following letter is amid to have beet' inter ti " MY DE4V. BROTHER, " I desire you wilt vigilantly attend to your pro ceedings with the Spaniards, nut ualcevl for their sakes, but that they way be rendered subservieut to my projects. When once the authority of France is established among them, I expect to draw front their population fautook) men, with whose assistance I intend to conquer the kingdom of Moniceo, and the whole Mediterranean Coast of Africa. This conquest, besides preventing the English hots' drawing subsistence from thence, will put Spain in a helpless situation. For such pur poses it is advisable to give the preference to the Southern inhabitants, who are more ocenstoilied to the inclemency of the heat, and best calculated to cope with the English. It is necessary to avail our selves of the present cir.:uin,tances to alvanee our fortunes, while the booby Alexuader, *limn I hut e wade to believe is to divide Eumse with we, is amusing himself in conquering rocky lauds and icy seas. (We shall see e: hat will happen.) " You and Berthier are the only persons to n hoin I have disclosed this favourite scheme, Ikc. " Your affectionate brother, " NAPOutoN." DON AI VARO FLOREZ ESTEADA, ratorenvron at:- 7: KRAL OF THE raimorAietv or ANTuitits, MADE THE FOLLOWING PROPoSI 110 N ft) lhE lA:CREAM COUNCIL: The General Council of the Principality of As turias do not delay a moment in making known to the public the daily proofs they receive of the friendship of the English Government and Nation, who, in order the better to euable it to supply all our wants, have promptly sent to this capital a Mi litary Committee, composed of three Officers of distinction, who this morning presented themselves before the Supreme Council, not only to assure us, that all the supplies and succour which we pointed out to them might be daily expected in our ports, loot also to offer, in the name of their Government, to this Principality, and to the rest of the Spanish Niail.lll, all other assistance we might stand in need of; to send us troops, money, arms, ammuoition, arid other warlike stores, and to make common cause with us, in order that we might be able to re pel and destroy the common eleiny. That generous Nation deserves the utmost I .e ttitude on our part but as it offers its protection to all the provinces winch defend the good cause, it will know, on the oilier hand, how to employ ul its poser against those provinces, which, guided by a pernicious self iahuess or apparent timidity, are forgetful of their duty, in the present critical circumstances iq which the country is placed, and do not endeavour, in imi tation of the real Patriots, to defend t►te glorious cause, and shake ail a disunseeful yoke. The Supreme Council think it right to declare to the public, that they felt the liveliest emotions of gratitude and respect, when they heard the Com missioners give them the assurance, that it was their anxious wish to shed the last drop of their blood fighting with our brethren, in defence et the com mo:i cause. ALYARO FLOREZ ESTE UM. Ovi.leo, der inth Jnite, lad it having been resolved, that the preceding proposition be printed and circulated through all the (lista iets of the Principality, we com s at •it e d it ASO to you for your information. Cod keep you many years in hi, holy guard. U. iedu, the 3oth JIM!, 1804. IGNACIO FLOREZ VALDRE, JI'AN ARGUIiLLEB TERM % Representative sad tkoretsry. • HAMBURGH PAPERS. EIORES or TSE ILSE. JUNE i 4. The slay before yesterday, the Fre:ac•h Journals ►rought the infamous intelligence of hlu Britan nic Majesty's death, to Newburgh, which made in general the liveliest itnpressitai on the mercantile community, particularly as the French official Journal contained it. Some. hours after, how, ever, direct advice. were received fmui London, of the tith instant, which refuted this foul and diabo lical report. The rumours of a probable rupture, and new war, between Austria and France, become daily more general, and, it is s.tiil, that the Emperor Francis is not pleased with the late changes in Spain and Italy, and has made complaints with re vert to theta. In the mean time the Fisseeh ar mi.-, still occupy the following geographical posi tion a4ainst the Austrian Monarchy on its northern frumiers, vis. in Silesia are statiolicil the corps for trierlf commanded by nu-shuts Ney, Mussel:la, and Mortier, besides the major part of the Duke of Berg's cavalry•; farther to the North, in the Duchy of Warsaw, and the territory of Deltaic, the corps of Marshal Daronst, the Polish and Salon auxiiiaries, and the grenadiers sad voltiguers of General Gudinot ; the N.W. are the corps or Marshals Sank and Victor ; the front of the Aus trian Monarchy, in the West, is only occuFied by the troops of the Rhenish confederation ; in the South-West, towards Runuary, is General Mar moat's corps ; in Dalmatia, and in the South, the new grower of Italy and several French divisico.. The following article was publWaed by the Pre fect of Bourdeatix on the Intli ofinae: lIA OO NNN Jutrr. O. " TO TUE RRRRR CT OF Till 0110501, PRESIDENT OS Till EII•MMER OF COMMERCE. " Sto—l hasten to inform the Chamber of Commerce, (bat Ilia Mniesty the Emperor sad King his just received • letter from his august brother the King uf Holland, to the following perpose : " Advices from London inform us of the death of the King of England; the new King immediately ascended tte Throne, and discharged the whale Ministry. May this event be • presage of a general peace, the object of the Emperor's a isle,, of t►e event of which Europe lose sensible which would be so advantageous to the commerce of Hour &aux in particular.(Si gned) (Neniteur.) CLI.iMPAGNY ." BA MU OF TYE ELBE, JOIE 2. It is this day said, the French have by fore:: of arms entered the fortress of Gluekstadt, which they now occupy. In short, their behaviour in Denmark is a true appendage to that which they first displayed in Spain ; the consequences seen) to be no longer doubtful. Between Austria and France there are now very serious negotiations; Bonaparte, it seems, wishes to attach Gallicits. &e. to the Duchy of Warsaw, and he is ilk° jealous of the Emperor having or dered a general conscription of all young men from 18 to 40 years of age. The report of the King of Prussia having desired to become a metier of the Rhenish Confederation is totally false. JUNE 14. To - morrow the head gnarters of Bernadotte are to Le removed from Holstein to the village of Floc tai:, to tie hoa,.?? of Baron Voight, the Danish Nobleman, who is now in Paris on a mission. The Prince's staff will be quartered in Ham burgh, whence General Dupes goes as Governor to Altona, where the Master of tke Po:ice has al ready been suspended from his fiiiirtions; the Ge neral has also taken upon him the Censorship of The Altona Mercury. The idea of forming; camps in Flo!stein has been abaorioned for the present. The Spanish Life Guards are shortly expected to iacreuse the division of the Spanish army now in Deurnark, under the Marquis de Romania. The report of the bombardment of Revel causes great sensation. All the towns in Holstein are now fall of French, Spanish, and Dutch troops, and the inhabitants are leaded with burdens. The Dutch troops in Holstein behave yell rudely to the inhabitants, to whom, as well ma to the Spanish soldiers, they are become very hateful ; they chiefly consist of Russian deserters, prisoners of war. All the Russians who have entered the Dutch service are to Le :immediately dismissed, and sent back to their own country, oio Den mark. The French troops and their allies multiply in Holstein and Schleswig, like the locusts in Egypt. The inliabit+u►ts groan already under oppression, and out of one hundred, there is scarce one Lut regrets the want of true policy on the part of the Danish Government, in breaking with Great Bei tail., to become a vassal of France. 7hr degradation of the Pope has made a most unfavourable impression on the minds ef all men, whether Catholic% or Pmtestantv, all over Germany. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DUN, TUESDAY. JULY I. We annoti.,eed yesterday the surrender of the French lupin:him in the Bay of Cadiz. This im portant event was officially communicated in the course of the day in the follinsing letter, which was posted on the front of the Mauston House : Advtirelly-Qffive,ly MT Loan-1 have great pleasure in acquaint ina. your Lordship, that by a dispatch received this morning at the Admiralty from Vice-Admiral Lord COW NGIVOOD, dated off Cadiz 14th June, it appears that the French squadron in Cadiz struck their colours to the Spaniards at seven o'clock in the morning of that day, when the Spanish colours were immediately heisted on board them. The Spanish Admiral is about to embark for England, on board the Revenge, commanded by Sir Jostm GOYS, us one of the Commissioners from the Council of Seville to Ilia MAJESTY's Govern molt. 1 have the honour to be, &c. &c. (Signed) MULticiTt. Toth, Right Has tlw Loan M • YOR. The following Bulletin was also distributed in the Miuiliterial circle► : " Admiralty-Odice, July 11. " Dispnchts were this morailig rec,ived at this Office, from % ice-Admiral Lord Co t.:ANnwoon and Admiral Sir CHARLEs COTTON. By the former it appears, that the French Slim ken in Cadiz struck their colours to the Spam at seen o'clock on the Morning of the Pith Jane, when the Spanish -colours were immediately hoisted on board them. The French Qhipa were net much injured, nor lias 'there been nawl) loss of men e ti either side. " The Spanish Admiral is one of the Commis. sioners about to proceed to England, and the fterehgei commanded by Sir Joust Goat, is sp. T.conted to bring them over. " The Dispatches frUU4SiT CRARLZB COTTON, down to the 11th of June, confirm the reports of the general spirit of detestation of the French Ga. vernment in Portugal, in many parts of which it has been formally abolished, and that of the PRINCE REGENT re-established. " By a tether flaw Capt. CREYKE, of th e Eclipse, dr ted Oporto, 40th June, it appears, that owing to the treachery of Dar OLIVIE&A, Gover nor of Oporto, (now confined an a traito r ), t h e French were enabled to re-establish their anthor;iv, which they maintained until the Pith June, the day of Corpus Christi, when an attempt was made to carry the French flag in the processton. This hi t:eared the populace to such a degree, that, u n ,l, r the countenance of the priests, they rose at mum., broke open the depots, supplied thenseelsea with 25,000 stand of urius, and, together with the regulars, formed a most determined and enthusiastic army. From this moment all French authority ceased, d every man, either French, or nuat.ected of being I:- dined to the Frencri interest, was arrested. " The Bishop of ONmero is elected Governor. An army of :20,000 men was iieut to meet the French, who, n ith a corps of 900 men had mashed nithin six leagues of Oporto. The Pro iurei Trasor 111untes, Motu, and the Northern part: cf have risen in arms to the amount of 100,000 men, inclusive of the force in Opm•to. " General SPENCuIt arrived off Lisbon in the Scout brig, on the 24th of June, and after municating with Sir CSARLES COTTON, returned to juin the forces off Cape St. Vincent. " A dispatch has also been received from Admi ral Lord GAM as Le, inclosing a letter from Captain Muss, of the Cossack, dated off St. Anders), the .2stli . of June, by which it appears, that on the 9.1 d the French entered the place, previous to which the boats of the C'ossock and Comet spiked all the guns on fort St. Salvador, de Ano, and fort Sedra, and completely destroyed the magneines, with 500 bar. rels of powder and a quantity of other stem. The boats had just returned round point de AIIO, when a considerable body of French dragoons appeared on the hill." The ellen:leis throy_ g!! which this grateful intelligence has- been received, are, the Stu; privateer, of Guernsey, and also the Black Juke lugger, arrived on Friday at Falmouth, the former iu tea days, the latter in four days, from Gijon. The Stag landed net English Gentleman. with dispatches from Sir TruMAS DYKE. Mid Ma* ROAM. Tit Biaek Jake brc tight a Spanish officer of rank, a: - ooluiquiivd with Lieut. Lessen, of the navy, with dispatches and Spanish newspapers, front the latter of which we have wade extracts. The Oeieub, Gazette, of the 2d July, contains ao official Copy of a Dispatch from the Captain-6,- mm! of Arragose to the Captain-General of ()Id Cuatile, stating, " that the provinces of Lerida. Toctusa, Sea de Urgel, Lerbtra, lgrahlesda, eel others of Catalonia, and the acighbouring ones of Castile, had I . 4aced themselves smiler the crmula ad of the Captain-General of Arrayou ; that the French, after catching Tudela, had matched to Mellen and Alagon, and made au attempt On Sirs gos but un the 15th their casrtli was dete..ted and thrown hack on their infantry ; and the whole were 'obliged to retreat in disorder. The Arra konese leo; ed immediately to clear their. protiise front the eekerny. The French in this action were cominantled by (general LE FilitE NAT TS. TIP"- Patriot army was commanded by General PALAFOX, who had his head -quarters at Saragosqa on the IL6. The Spaniard, it said, gave no quarter u ! no this UCC34:OII. In one of the Patriotic Pro..lamations pull on the •291 h of June, we find * the following declaration Should the French troops commit tiny robberies, devastation,, or murders, either at Madrid ,or any oth..r town, they shall be considered as guilty of high tre.w.n, and no quarter shall be given to any of thew." This may account for a sanguinary war fare. so little congenial with the Spanish character for meeitaciinity mid generosity—no severity can be cruelty. when exercised by Spaniards upon the agents of the dreadful massacre of Madrid. Atiotier victory is said to have been obtained by the Patriots, near Co:dove. The enemy ;9 this affair alit the corps wider General Dt post, consisting of 12.000 oleo. Several letters eon firm its total defeat. It was attacked on the Bth by the Patriots in its progress to Ands lusia, between the Vinta de l'ardertas and road to Despana-Perms. They permitted !he first and second column to pass unmolested, but fell upon the third. and not n single man escalle,.. The rear-guard, consisting of lot* dragoons, thus tut off, tell back upon Valdepenas, where it w::s joined bye force. of 740, but they were unable to resist the Patriots, and were made prisoners. The rear and centre being thus di-posed of, the fiest arta second divisions, which had been stiffens' to p,,: unmolested, with General Durour at their iwad, proceeded on their route, and reached' the haw . ..* of the (linulultiuivir on the luth, but the locidg. , over the river was broken dose. They were el' tack:d 1. the Spanisni4 and were all tither tiq hi ih