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eosin/ of tetters lirestlght by the 4sielotin 'At et the eth, together with advice that the diviiion of Bed sleres was precipitately retreating, has filled the people with ley, as well nem the flatterim hope it i ns pi r e s , as because they sec the capital of the kingdom five, and the heroes Of the 11 of May res. cued from the oppressors of humanity. A gederol ringing of bells, a splendid illumination at night of the whole city, and the following day a solemn Te Deem and a mass, celebrated with all pomp in the cathedral church, at which should be present the Supreme Junta, all the officers and soldiers, and an immense multitude, awl repeated dis charges of artillery, morning and evening, are the public acts ordered by the Santa, to give thanks to the God of Armies. His Escelleney Signior Don Oregorio de lu Conti has added to his army the troops which had liven ordered Mao ibis province after the battle of ttio Seco. Oyu**, Lab. 15. Colonel de Vii has reported to his Excellency General Acevida, under date of the 6th inst. that ,n the preceding day he mar6ied from port San I'sidro, with or detachment of the troops stationed there, and inan hod to Leou, is order to obtain in telligence of the enemy, and obtain a supply of wheat. As soon as he hail entered the town, he proceeded to the market place, in order to main tain the public tranquillity, and Ordered all the proclamations and edict* posted up in the name of Joseph Bonaparte to be torn doan. Soon after, the Major-General Marquis. de Poitadgo ehtered likewise the tongs; with an escort of cavalry and 100 infantry of the army of &Ada, when cur August Monarch, Ferdinand "11. was haniediattlly peolairned with the ceremonies usual on similar occasions, at the niquisilion of the goglioh Coin.' missionars in this province. Major-General Fran cisco Banister* marched, of the 19th inst. at the head of 3,0•0 men, to, Saidt Andtro, to reinforce the pools of Escudo and Iteywou. coaninta, AUG. 1. 'This morning three' transports arrived here from Engfand. under convoy of a frigate; the former had 600 Spanish *loners on hoard, and the latter the vemaieder of a million of pia,tros offered by Great Britoint A packet at rirod alb with Iso Lairs, with uniforms for our troops ; the Idler sails to-day, on her return to Song nd. SALS•M6bA, JULY R. On thesillb of this month the Emperor N'ispoleon received in likyorino dye extraordinary. eourimat althea:zit the co.ttents of their dispotehes are net known, ytt thfy most, have been of et Very on. peasant notate. •lieseease. Nootikete left' floyenne the mate day at ten o'clila at night. savixtei ate& 'S. The dor betties ytisterifigctlas city had the Mese presahlerestisfoesion tri lee enter it; covered witb glory, and maid the most iivdy demonstrations of an immense maltitade of pee*, oar noble and ilium rions'delherer,bil Exeelfeng Senor Doti FMmt tins° Xxviet Casanderri• occiai#anied by Senor; Conde Tills, abd the Deputies of 'the Sovietize/ Junta*, who bad Lela sent to meet tie.- They then proceeded to thilWerretAitan Cglifch.• to re-• turn thanks to the alispovrerful and alleigiarious St. Fenhonwi, foestbe Obtitiniediu the plains of BROW . This Magian end cathnlie • duty twitig , Setter ''Cirststroi . repatrecH., the Supreme Junta, where the Giener..letas received with the eomplamaser and coagratnhitioes doe to so distinguidieda Geisend.- and at the same-tiara iw. ' neared with a crown of laurel; which had been Pm - . siously prepared and presented' by the patriotism of the Ladies of this city. Not content with these' transient demonstrations of their joy and esteem. the pod citizens hove resolved, that the shall preserve the memory of the hero; and have °petted a subscription te reword the areal oho Malt paint the best pictnie, • four f• ants long Lend 'three broad, representine the surrender of the French troop% and containing the portraits of chi Selo' Caguas, Coast de Tilly. Itedieg;-Cottpigtri,- end General Dupont. •Me sere ImaiSs why the hisserttly hark Au we' *nail s a loniser asissav,hht hob or Staab; the Supreme ' fam e re *At me the tidier, a doe sdalen;We know it woneasterroeste* duel; aid which, ...re it, has ftly has&Str the bowie .Eases maim. - VOleft/iSPIXYBAWCE. tXTRACT OF • PRlFkrz LATTISO Antos 2 Mt bee nom tisane, AtJo:42.'"- "On the 17th our Wylie • &Bowl forced a Pass maintained by 6,000 Preach, • which ittpleit none but British troops could have at - Moved. " Our light courpanies 'charged and routed the French with dreadful slaughted"' riot snore than two 'tee could pats . At a time. I boas sow to in form you of a more ••glorioiss 'titan fought yester day at this place.' •We marched en the ground-on • the 1 9th insterestod-tb• leek' and, no the else, about nines" at.'we saw the enemy advancing ever the kills, about.-list to 15,000. men. Patt'of our army moved offtficir ground towards the sea, sod the remainder stood In their lines, sod waited the enemy's contiog up, which they did is a most do. 'ermined resolute manner, driving our advanced past-,before them " At length the right of nur army charged Otero; tftqk 16 pie ces of ordnance, waggonl, horiet, Th: runny thought t• eut'off Our left, mul charged 5500, Lut t h ey were cotivietelyreo4,:*,;lll iftet slaughter, a n d l os t th e i r seco n d In cinismatids The id lost an Officer, Lieut. Molten. We were completely victorious—the enemy lust Aol/0 wfen their knapsacks were full of all sorts of plunder— vioney, church-plate, &c.—l have a large chalice, taken out of one of their packets.--I have been now fourteen days and never had my clothes off. The enemy poisoned sonic of the wells on the 17th, by which some men were poisoned. I saw one of the 32d, and one of the Oth, in the agonies of death, after drinking it.—.Adien I I write this on the ground." iXTRACT OP A LIETTER raom FIGUEIRA, DATED Sgn •ui.csr. "On the lath, there was a slight action near Ovicdos; in which Lieut. Bunbury was kihi.d, Captain Pakenliam wounded, and 20 men killed, wounded, and prisoners. On the 16th the army hatted; the 17th a battle was fought one mile from Oviedo", tub sonic heights covered with under wood, with masked butteries, which did great exe cution among our troops; but they encceeded in thiving the enemy fro:a their position, and took two pieces of cannon and 100 men. " On the 21.6 t a general action took place in the village of LOrelito, 17 miles from Peniche.—The were joined" few hours before the battle by Ostend Anatreskber." . , THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, SATURDAY, Semmes& 3. --......._ i • We yesterday annoitimed the arrival of the ling expected dispatches Irmo Portugal, and wn'otori ped the press to give the substance of the elsrihus intelligence which they contained, as announced in the folios mg:communication to the LOUD MAVOII: " Doviiinrstrres, sere. I, ism " sfr Loao-.4 have the honour io acquaint your Lordship, that Capt.'', Campieil arrived this evenin g with dispatches, from Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley, dated Villein. the 22d ult. giving an coconut of TWO vreroaiLs obtaimd over the Freacio aims i 9 'Portuga!--:0 he first on the 17th at "Zainhiatint, over the silt aticcd carpi of the French, consisting of !M/00 Men, coMinautted by General; Laborde and Breuer, in which the French were defeatei with the los: of i.soo men, ksiled, wounded, aid prisoner"; the ecru ,if .ratt. TUE WHOLE Or TOE FaCtien Attll V IN POLTLIDAL, cotel siting of fouiteeu thcusa id men, commanded by Godsend' Juuot, whereto the Freed, were con., rt.stosor DE reAtiD, with till' ICIA of 13 pieces of cannon, 23 tumbrils of aulinutiitiou, sod üboat I,loolnitil, it: killed, wouodeds and Prit'nerg• • y insecinencia off this sadoo. Giuntral 11:4101 1 ! -a wired' with a Flair of Truce at Head-quarteni so the Ind. to Treat for Terms. • " laittiltesanteGenensl Burraid landed, and ar rived in the field of action, eller the battle'! had; commenced on the 31st ult.; bit he gemerousl ; , declined taking the entoinaud from Si: Arthur Wellesky. ' On 'the 22d, Lieutenant -General Sir Hew Dalrymple lan led, and took the Com•aaild. , 4 I have the honour to be, lac. . (Signets; " CAOCTLI:DELGH:' " Td floe Riglitll , 4l. Lord Mayor," Air. Tbere'easi be little doubt that this glorious sue oesswaiapoedily followed by the 'omen ler of Oc neraUftnor awl lie farce, the occupation of Lim. , both the possession of the Russian fleet, soil the complete' 'delineative of the who:e kligdout of Portugal from the pestilential presence n • i•iyadere and aggressors, as licentious and menaces as ever l a id waste and aillieted a conquered country. ft was generally expected that Ministers ottsvld hire gratified thentriiety . and impeiteroce of tba fleabite, by publishing an' Ealrserdinary Gess& leaf *lit. ! brit none appe.tred, and in its.abeetice we hare itavea able to collect the following particulars.—Mi readers will recollect that Sir .AarHolliVELLes. ser,lifter having &nide junctins with Geseral etriccit, was near Leyria on the 12th. Ile lroi : ued hie marcti.ivith all prismihle Teed, having recetrid an accouirit of the gorily haviug advanced Atom ,Liabori• to meet him.--On the 13Th tkilie / nit an affait of adraccet posts near Opedwi or Obiedes.-011 the 16th she army Eaked.-43ri the 17th our troops runlet up with the atfo2eeil corps of the French, amonuting to 6Ono melt, #they' ;sere most advantageously posted in the y/DDITto but this did not d e t er Sir Menne Wet, baster from ao ! attempt to dislodge them.— boly part of our force was engaged, chiefly the Eth, Oth,!"tOtli,. 60th, and 9.5 th Regiments ; of These. the 2S3th atutg.ith bare the brunt of the battle. Nothing Could exceed the steady diseipline r and the cool and' determined Courage with which our troops adrin'ced to the attack .-.4t was a very severe conflict,- bat h ere it was remarked that our artil lerY was infinitely bowie served than that of the Preach, imitated 'to be the' test in Europe. .The. enemy, it length, Yielded in lintldiralou r , and fell -back in confusion, and with great loss. They had 45006 infantry sod too cavalry. ! The following was the order issued to our troops-4. Drive the Freneti . out of the passes on the road to Lisbon ;" and this ordervraisitecisted. Sir Aatou a pursued the enemy on the fifth; and pressed on au the tnth. Oa the vothile hilted, and drew off nearer the sea, to cover the landing of General Asszavrottee ilivi.ino.-.- 40 As soot w Ott • taft44l/ aka comptetei.l, the whole irtity was refreshed after the fatignas they had WI : dergone. 0; the 31st Sir Annum found that the enemy were dteterusiaed to give him battle. They commenced she attack rather before it was expect ed, and maintained the Contest for some time with great fury. At length victory decided in our favour— theesiemy were completely beaten and dispersed into its + . woods, contiguous to the scene of action. The action was fought at Vemeira. Ju NOT commanded itt person, and his main attack was commenced on our crotte left —our right, containing &limit Gino meat, was not 60 • much =gaged as the other two divisions. The French General SIIIRAV LT WaS .kolted. and CAllerßl BERME Wet wounded end made prisoner. When taken by one of our gee/la thers, he offered him his puree and match to let him go, hut the grenadier spurned the offer, and brought the Geseral to his Colortel—The French General exorcised to the Colonel much surptise at the dis interestedness of the grenadier.--•s Don't he sur prised," said the Colonel, " We are not tome as robbers."--ilkeetra then addressing himself to Sir A. Wct.test.er, said, " From tlie manner in" which you have fought, I snppose you have get the picked men of the army of England 1"—" By co means," replied Sir ARTHUR, a this is only 1 spot cimen r..." what the rest are." ~.After the bottles en the r/th Ind Id, 'se At 'Sim WELLESLEY issued th e follosing 4enyral Orders : el' rElt THE BATTLE OF THS ITTIL LITZILT IMU:4 OCELRAL ORDERS., " Hetd-irtrtere, LOwnititt, Melt SC ^ Tbe lieutenant...Gram] was perfectly satisfied with tho ermdoet of the moons in Abe sett.. of verterday, particularly with the gallantry displayed by the sth, gets, 29t1s, Goth, and 9.th regiments, to a .rose lot it pt:ocipally fell to engage the roomy. " From the (specimen afforded yesterday of their beha viour is seam, the Lieutenant -General feels confident that Mr troops will distiagoish themselves whenever the 'army may give them member «maim, and it is Maly mummery Arida to remwousead to them t gad, latettitt to the prelusive - son of order sad regularity, sad 'trite olsed.towe to de eoestesods which the .Scent may give. • 'fe O. B. TUCK Ell, D. A. G.* APTFE DAYTLE OF THE 2 grraotre anon nonggoL ontogett. " Headite seta% Veinier*, hag 21. " Lielmeaseat-Cleag a l sir ',Aber Wit/coley enoviitulatas , the army os the sigma victory the, hare this dny veer the enemy, and returns thous his rearrotit tirooks . theielotolute and heroic conduct. He exper:eoro4 the IA eereti pielionnt ti illumine twain' lea/mere ae the g 4 hin:ry of the corps, and has to particular to police the that kip:olml behaviour d the Royal Artilkry; toth I ight Dragoon; the meth, Goth, 9d Wt. 43d, soth, ed bait !ad) loth 310. IA IPE ban. 9511 i, sod 97th Regiments. It will allitright Lienteosot-Goorral the mate., Orme.* to repeat to the Conomor,der in Chief the bravery diltioyed by al the trwuegsker MTh r nee be eatertalSt of their ntentoriutol oled aoselhehininhot tliremettort L*.Ae- " G.B. I TCKER, D. A.G.! After the battle of the 31st," Sir Amin.* pro. frewid to .end off the right wing.. wlnat had been Ilesii:eagnieci than the two. otherthei•ions, to pall to Lisbon,. and ilettipose itself between Lisbon find the retteatins army of the enetny.e.... This we understand was adopted. and our troops two the roi,l that leads by the sea through Torres rednu and Miami. 10 the mean time General a.t.t.zawin Wes 'sent with a flag nf.truce, on the td. to propotie te-uss. Art or had et pected, with cieh email:levee, to beat us; that be said to his troop, before the battle--0 Comrades there are the, Euoli,b, and behind thews is the sea—wbe cool ' an-1 deadly ; you have only to drive glens all into it." The Neglicintion was going on when the ac counts case away.'--4 body of iuwo•T's Guards, greuadieto, foegist no steadily on their part, that J4l) were fownd dead in. their rank,. It is raid that in the ti•tros proposed by the en• ray, they wished to stipttlsta flyr the cam" ing ,ir their piuwi er , which thoy hate to an inrtnense 4-nonnt ; but this, of course, would not be granted th, la. the battle of the 17th we lad 446 killed and wounde:l.--In the battle of the 31st we had 133 ,k.11e41,. 434 wounded, and 31 miseini,.—Total of ow Inca 11645. • • ' • Thetren.di, to The itatlaittle, t unit tam la the seriteal hei;le asnu T0ta 1..... 4 .li rke f01101sjilk; are among the Urinals Officers tilled, wounded, and prisoners Aisitest to—nab Reginald; Lent. iti t ory, Ldled ; Capt. Palmlike's, imsandeeL Anivi s e Recatenti Liege , Colosel Lake, ktiled ; !Majors Wee sad lkerton, aenroded Capt. Todd, tie..oteer Capella Hedge, ruanded ; Laid. llievelasbani, Tallal,diee killed, *emended and prigs:tars. Regialeut ; .I.ledtettaat Marts. and Entip Dods worth billed; Captain ('ray, sod iv., Cldit-ers, mines ea. kowera, rovadad --Taal, too killed, roaud•-d, mad pri. softies, 1111101111111101011 . Caeme I !Stewart, kaki lui or irommiet '• • • • Captain ars?, Repel draillefe, killed; Captain Bratifwit, Assistant At6stast Geefrost, Such are the partictilafs Which we have been ebte d to collect ip the absence of the EXTAAUG• citutidm..43asfiess... All the Mini , terial Pept . re aeseGed. that the E.rnwortlfsar?, Ce:ette be peblished last evimin. The pulliic ana.inus:y exp6ctid . it. It is unwed that from 13 t, IGOO 'off' the BviAith troop, bate fallen, and their &wads and relatives, who parted from them a few weeks since, full of health nod entirtre,* naturally expected that their feelioss would be • . " • censerteri-sthat not t non -Wonlit Le iott to gratify their impatimt curiosity, mod put en end to the painful state of suepal.e t , Thd promiied Extraordineri Casette, hotinikvalif 411 not published kit night, and we understand its publication is deferred emit the hour this der wheat it may prove most advantage* to the paoprieeeret It will be cu r i ous to see how t ie Milliotoisveen td account for the conduct of Sir A. Ws;tastietro Ist attacking the enemy befor e the snivel of Vernal • : Butte/IRD. They bad repeetedkr aidartot. if! tEelt favourite Journals, that General ‘Vethlts,Lpe wim apprised of the approach of General floagpate s and meant to delay his attack until he had loosed a jonctiou with hi,n. Here, however. ee. god hint dashiug on to within So mike of Lialma i lettaing it in the power of Jusiov to Ibrips him to mein% mind he pleased, before the errivil organs Abeepania-s. Part of the v an g uar d of tglittier s wee r osterithis standing, in the action ; esJ had Gemesoi t Atostar. LEY waited only a few hours, ht woobit boa* the benefit of the whole. Ohr trots ones neushieed; would 'have 'constitutedsec overvileilmiag -lures, and Jo hO7 would have been coerces.. at bma eta , pease. Are we to suppose. Mee. that Clement Wts.l.Es lay was anxious to snitch kite laurel, and therefore resolved to antkipate thstarrivolef Gate. ral attain ? It appears Mat Geueral Avowal, • thought so. ' Although he arrived es loliaat p in the action, and was the senior Offeser a horde- - dined the command, and left, Sir dat'llott t. & L OA it out. Tins will be attribeted. to Abe delicacy of a , generous and made asumeerieWsp , think it was a false and morbid delicatty.rs-liamilk* mg cometie gime*, he ought In bare tilled his priie. l fi r e bed no right to atinttLky and see an infetioT blicerdo his day, because he cooler dot delegate his authority. We ,01l re member the last scene in the glorious life of the great Lord Nstase, in the battle of Trefolase...." 4 , My Lord," said Capt. /14apr, " shall Coitus.- woimi tilt', the command of the Aster. 'Ain't live," 4oi;irered tl.e ee'piringlseem Gene- AI Bute**Arlsaving'coms upon the field battle Sit *rib* Wits.t.ststr's atitherity cesitd of 'midst * * We gibe Sir Arnica Wir.ct.ts‘s,v full : erdiirliecobrage and gallantry, but, /oohing to *fir rev/Jct.% 'and lissowiag that the ggeliem-01tr.4 'alp take/ ;dace wile the contending emir* ova 'tie' hit ileal.." laird regret that hi NO himself Ili the 'wry of a battle with Jester., before Pm arri fal °VG - eaters' 'iv alaait's foreeolgitristal ea he e ' Mss ot its approach. . . " The ofßrial disiatc.h.., euotaimitolllll6olllle* the. victories obtained over Gesserel•Junore, were brought to Portamoeth by the kungieue doin g .B4;81, There hav e h ere a l so several edit arnsele thee *peel and Portogii, lucloding tea Black Joke. Lieut. ALT, at Falmonth, from Ols janolia,Pharais Irigate, from Coronas, the Ails. c•nck, from Figuaire. and the iffahea,•frore Ca if, with dispatches See Government. By these' t>>e hare received Oviedo Gasette, to the eth test, and Madrid to the filth, from which nehave mad cu. *his extracts. Tha accounts hum Coruna. state, that the I reach kite left Burgos, and letters from l'a rov. of the 13th, sameenc% that the enemy had attacked him the day before, hut bed been ram pulsed. The enemy then retired is treat haste, lustieg teen', cannon and tonihrils behind theses They wive pursued by rOO6 picked too! es• shunt Gene Valenciars, and 4000, chiefly peasantry. The letter from PALAFOI adds, that the P'rtitels are now completely driven from Armen. Thy ware next day to sing Te Dram. According to the Oviedo Papers, 'the French troops were in tail retreat from Madrid, by the Way of Vittoria. JOSEPR BO 2r *PASTE was to Some Barre on the 12th, in the evening. ifistraltal MuacLE, who commands the rear guard of the retreating artily, was to remain there, and the division of Stamen was then mitering. ear TA rios is said to have entered Madrid ea the Sth efts I The Preach entered Bilks& on the Ifith bit ant without obstinate revistamce. The destree dots of the French wasdreadful. The Spaniards had strewed the 'beets with gun-powder, sod covered ;t with straw ; and, when the French entersoi the town, the inha . ..;itants set fire to the trains, and blew up the enemy. Preparations have been made at qijois for the ma ceptmn of an army from England. Colonel Dottie is with the army of General Bi.as a. the head-quarters of which are at Asinine. On the 4th tilt. La Ferman made a fresh attenive oe. Saragossa, and entered the city with 1 1,005 Inca ; bet, atcr a moat sanguine s he out a ga i n w i t h . t h e l oss of .fro.n to 6004 of his temps. The Spaniards here practised the mono stratagem which they employed at Bilboa.--They stirred the streets tritt gunpowder, covered it with straw and -set fire to trains laid for the purpose, end, Wier op the french a, they pawed. The French garrison in Barcelona is said to hare proposed to capitalate. The &noon intelligence of yestenlay a drrubtodly diffuse the warllterr .at'.•fnet!Ort thmiligh•- out Stein aad Portugal. It may, indeed* be said to plsoe the ht.:fa:inn of the latter blur. dem, from the Corte:an cote, out of all question; and it very strongly confirms the enpectation of tht evratgal ooptisioo of the hawk hem _Am