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mule prisoners. General DUPONT was am ng the hitter. It appears that the Spaniards gave gitarter in this action. The rear guard of the French, taken at Valdepanas, were bent into the in terior. /The Spanish hero, by whose skill and von r ige this victory was achieved, is General ECIIA• TANI 4. A French corps of 300 Q men, which was on its march under General Ronne, to reinfwee DoPoNt., has been also totally defeated, and ull who were not killed were made prisoners. Some miner suerceim have been obtained in va rious places, but the particulara are not noticed. Among these we find, that the French division under G.neral MtiKCEY had suffered loss in the aeighbourhond of Cuenca. It was his object to penetrate into the province of Valentin, bnt was driven back. Another French corps is said to have beau defeated near Oc la Madrid. seven or 8000 men only remain, who have retired within entrenchments, apprehensive of an attack, which was daily expecte:l from the com bined {elves of Arragon, Valentin, and Andalusia. All the provinces of Spain are under arms. and propose to assemble the .sheral Corte*, or Grand Council of the nation. Sir THOMAS DYER Lad arrived at Gijon, and was fintnediately waited upon by a deputation from the Provisional Government at Oviedo, by whom he was received with a degree of pomp and enthusiasm difficult to describe. A letter from Mr. CAN NIS C, of which Sir Tdollas was the bearer, was immedi ately publishdd. It contained the warmest assurances of the cocaina co-operaboa of the British Government, and had raked the minds of the Spaniards to a fren=y of joy ; and an important Proclamation, of which we hare given a copy, was published in consequence. Two English ships had also arrived at Gijon, with an immente quantity of muskets, pikes, artil lery,atid ammauition. Sir T.DYsu had sent a vessel to cruise off rem!, for Sir Aarttua WaLLESLEY'S expedition. Tae private letters confirm the news of the French General Du PA 14 fig defeat, and state that similar attains happen daily. It is computed that not less than 3L,000 Frenchmen have already been destroyed. IV hercver one appears, be is put to death, and any Spaniard, who seeins inclined to favour the French, [is treated in the like man ner. MURAT is beaten out of Madrid, and is en trenched at Rains : he is said to have not more than ten thousand men with him, and is wait ing reinforcements. Madame MURAT has fallen into the hands of the Patriots, and is detained by them as an hostage. The rumour of JOSEPH BO N•PARTE'S ileatit is not true. He had ad vanced into S, min on his way to Madrid ; perceiviug his danger, very prudently re turned apin into France. N APOIAON has left Layoace on his retarn to Paris. It is understood at Oviedo that General JtrNOT is WOU KIM, and a prisoner at Lisbon; but for the truth of this article our informants do not pledge themselves. . - These accounts of the victories obtained by the Patriots in the interior, rest principally upon the authority of The Oniedu Gazette. Government, it may be observed, have not notice.l them in the Bulletin• to the LORD Mavnit.. From the first moment of BONAPARTE'S imprudent, flagitious, arid violent attempt to transf:r the Monarchy of Spain, with its immense eoloines, islands, anti pos sessions, to his brother JOSEPH, we have endea voured to show the probable, if not the inevitable consequences of so rash an act. We have proved, even from the accounts given in the Ploniterte, that NAPOLEON inauifested, early in June, a pre- . cipitation and a perturbation in his counsels, strongly expressive of his anxiety ; and such as never, at any period of his invasion of Austria, or. Prussia, pervaded his deliberations. Above all, we observed on the extraordinary circumstance of his selecting for the unprovoked deposition of the Head of the Catholic Church, the precise time of his enterprise against the most Catholic people of Europe. From these and many other premises we venture to infer, that the intoxication of power, victory, and iwesperity; had corrupted and enfee bled the sanity of his mind. Consequently, that a combination of imprudence and of atrocity would infallibly arrest his further torngreto, towards uni versal despotism, and check, if not precipitate him front his stnpent:ou* elevation. Every day end hour confirm us in the solidity of this reasoning, which derives additional forte from the events that are now taking place in almost every port of Spain. It is evident that he is des tined there, to find limits at least to his vast ~- quests, and to his still .more gigantic projects. Much, indeed, is already effected ; far more than even the most sanguine person could hare ex pected, in so short a period of time. The insur rection of so many p►ovinces, the capture of his squadrons or ►hips at Ferrol, nod now at Cadiz the defeat or repulse of some of his forces; and that whisk, in our estimation, outweighs all other advantages, the detestation and abhorrence which the mode of hie conduct, i■ decoying, entrapping, and imprisoning the two Spanish Kings, has ex cited among their subjects: these circumstance* seem to be the forerunners of his decline, per haps of his fall. The opinion of his irresistible power, and invincible military strength, con stitettd, ha fact, the charm and the fascina tion which enchaiard Europe. It is now broken ; he never can repair it, unless he eon :gib lee, by arms, the Spanish Nation ; and even POLCON /ANA( nutst, we may presume, begin to see the difficulty, if not iinprarticability, and the folly of such en undertaking. if In does tint, we may affirm, that his understanding is indeed cloud ed. But he ha- yet auother rainy aith which to contend, more painful, and more s!aii4.-roas, 11l certain clises, even than detestation. Werra, dune isietnant," he may say, as did a Tyrant of an tiquity. But if 1\ APOLSON cannot place his bro ther on the Throne of S pa i n ; if POO Joseen, after being brought Gain the foot of Mount Vesu slum, night Mid day, to the foot of the Pyrenean mountaine ; if, after being made, like Sancho, Governor, or Sovereign of.su imaginary country, into which he dares not set his foot, lie shouLl be put into a post chaise and seat hack again, over the Alps and the Apennines, to the !sleet from whence he aline; if his mock Catholic Majesty should be exposed to this sudden necessity of. tergiversation and retreat; ridicsle will attach to both these worthy Corsicans. The deed which the Spanish nation has effected may he emulated by other kingdoms and people. Germany, Italy, nay, even Russia, though enlisted under the very banners of the Tyrant, ild lighting his battles on the Banks of the gulf of Bothnia, may venture to stop, to arm, and to march against the scoiirge of humanity. France herself, so long crushed under the iron mace of conscription, and so exhausted by anarchy, as well as despotism, yet may be awakened to action. We anticipate as highly probable many of these events, though nut immediate, vet as in the womb of time. Nor do we doubt that, unless some very great, and very unexpected reverse shall take place, NAPOLEON has precipitated himself from his eminence. We behold before um, iu prosp'•( t, better times. But, while we make this declaration, it would be deserting the cause of truth, and en deavouring to mislead our readers, if we did not, with equal candour, point oat to them some parts of the intelligence recently received from Spain, as carrying the marks either of imposture, of for gery, or of error, on their face. The letter from N•entsost to his brother-in-law, Muscat., with out d a te or place, and said to have been inter cepted, is evidently a pious fraud, but it is a vary clumsy one ; and such as, though it may obtain belief at Oviedo, or at Seville, will at tract no intention here. Of the four actions as serted to have taken place, we meets that with DUPONT, on the road Loin Madrid to Cordova, that near Cuenca, with 'MONCEY, or wish Bu sts:ars, that in which the Marquis de PALO FOE defeated the French near Saragcssa, and lastly, another, said to have happened at Cabocei, iss the vicinity of VAla:lolid, we confess that we have 2.ouse doubts. Neither our time nor the li mits of our paper permit us now to go into the dis cussion or investigation of these various affairs ; but we may probably resume the *abject to-mor row. Nor are these the only facts contained in the in telligence from Spain, which awaken reflections its our minds, and evcii dipose us to suspend our judgment upon certain points. if we may believe the letters from Madrid, of the 14th of Jo le, Mu- RAT was then setting out for Bayonne. Ilis arri val there, about the 19th of June, was even loosely mentioned, though not positively specified in the Moniteur. Yet, on the 25th of Stine, we find real or pretended letters from Madrid, stating that Meat? was still there, fortifying himself at the linen Retire. The official Proclamation of the Assembly of the Asturians, a State Paper, the au thenticity of which we cannot question, and which is dated only last Thursday ac'nnight, the 30th of June, while it manifests the glorious spirit of pa triotic resistance, %Inch animates that. and malty provinces of Spain ; yet most pathetically alludes to, and laments, the hose or degrading sulitiss,ion of oilier prot•iaces tONAPOLEON. 'What provinces are those so pointed out ? We fear that Biscay, Catalonia, Navarre, and New Castile, arc among the num's:tr. It appears likewise, that BONAPARTE has sent a corps of troops to S. Audero, of which imrsortant town and port he has gained possession. Vet St. Andero is, as we knots, not very distant even from Oviedo. These facts, or doubts, should not make us despond, in the smallest degree; but they should make us pause. The surrender of the squa dron at Cadiz is ascertained. How will the Corsi can communicate those tidings,to• his good subjects at Paris? How will he contrive to mask, or to varnish it over ? We aball see. News dim insdrrection at Lisbon, against ill- NOT, is said to he pllcially received by Govern.. ment. His situation is certainly critical, and may become perilous. In the present state of Spain and of Portugal, we can hardly think of Ganda Car telly. or of Savolne. Nor can we waste much time about the permonal disputes and little altercations that have taken place between GVITAIITS IV. and General Monet. It is to Bayonne, to Madrid, and to Lisbon, that all eyes are now directed. A Heligoland Mail arrived last night. with !let ters and papers from Hamburgh to the 26th of Jane. Among the falsehoods recently published by the Monitcur, in the proseention of its plan to delude and mislead the public mind upon the Continent, is the propagation of a report of the death of the. King of Ensitsx?. The recent proceedings of . • • .•,i the French . is SPaia and Italy appear •to bier alarmed Austria. We have received Papers and Letters from Hot= laud to a hate date. The former contain o Procla mation of Lows Bow•eture, ►tating, that King Jossea was received in Spain with the most ar dent demonstrations of joy, end that perfect peace arid tranquillity prevailed throughout that *bolo kingdom, particularly at Madiid and Cadiz. The falbelioticl of this statement, wad the impudence of this attempt of detusion. are too palpable. we hope, even for the Dutch to be the dupes of it.— The Dutch Papers contain nothing else of auy in terest. Sir A. WELLEILLY we; expected in Cork on Tuesday lust. On Monday a King's Messenger ar rived there with dispatches for Admiral INUITS/IED and C:eneral novo. Two regitnents of infantry and a regiment of cavalry will join the Expedition embarked there, which, the Cork paper of Monday says, it is expected will very shortl;- rucved on its destination. We have not heard of the actual arrival of sir JOHN Monne'a expedition ; but 11'1(61 , 4;1nd that the most active exertion.; are waking fur re-victual ling it, the moment it reticlie.. a Britialt port. The report of a mistinderbtaniling between the gallant General and the King of SWICOLN ooutinoea to be repeated with confidei u The Primrose, acconip.miesl by the Repid gun wrat into the Tagus early in the present umath, in order to cut out two valuable merchant men ; when a s.4rit from one of the batteries struck the Rapid between wind and water, soil *unit her almost instantaneously : fortimate4 tt w.is a 011111, which enabled the boats of the Poimrose to save the whole of the crew. The biX sail of the line in Minorca are stated to have been placed under Wills's protection, the lith ult. in trust for FeeDl a an n The Captain -Ge neral having previously acceded to a proposal to that elect, made by 1.014 COLLINGWOOD. The money scut by the Akmeue tin Ports mouth, for the use of the !Spanish Patv.ots, amounts to one million of dolts's. Hi* Excellency Le (Yheirdie; . de SOUZA Coy.. TI N so, the Portuguese A Imesador, arrived silly month, on Thorsility ; and dined, the mune af ternoon, at the Kings Arms, kit company with a select number of his countrymen. Ili* Excellency is going oil an important mission, connected with the recent events which have taken place is Spain and Portugal. Excepting the Brigade of Guards from Chatham, which •vere to embark yettcrtlay, ors orders have yet been isvned to the troops in the Kent district, appointed fur foreign service, to move from their present positions. Tran , ports, however, are rapidly assembling in the Downs, and the 'Pransport Board has offered an advance of five altiklinits ytx L. l l for copperobottomert vessels for Six mouths. A convoy for Quebec hi to sail from Portsmouth on the 25th iastant. The St. James's Volunteers, consisting of 500 men, with three field-pieces: the MarY-he-honne ditto, of 400 men, and two field-pieces; the Prince of Wst.r.s's ditto, of 000 men, and the Duke of Custom:L*7;l'' Sharp-shooters, of 200 men, mak inK in all 140 , 1, are to have a grand field-der and sham tight, on Thursday next, on klanipstvod Heath. They will march from town about twelve o'clock. At a meeting, held its Limerick, on Friday sett night. the Man Stlca:l - 1.- of the County in the Chair, the followin 4 resolutions were agreed to— Resolved, That it appears to this asertioc, that natty pests of the county have been of late disturbed . by nightly meetings of armed pm ties, who have marched through the country, sa open defiaace of the kis., aud committed various acts dtastrago. Resolved, That we hold it intl;spcnaable to lose no time in sappy engin them disorders, and that wt ph tip ourselves col testa...4y slid isidivislmdly, to avail oarselvc• of the il:eaers vested in ashy the I . ..bste-Thiy and otter Acts of Parliament, to resist, uppne, and disperse, persons cngagtd in them un lawful proceedings. Resolved, That the High Shelia' he reverted to apply t o hie Genes the Lord Lienteisaut, to esepo..er Ilse Cow.matuling Officer of the district to send detachments of troops to such disturbed parts of the county as the Magotrates of these pasta may think necessary, mad that hist:rue will be pleased to order such sum of nierary to be placed at the disposal of the High Sherif, es stay induce persons to give such filiation me may lead to the convect:ou of those who Sr. con cerned in those outrages. Sunday a tuan,its coa, , equenee of a decree in Doctors' t:orupoons, stood in a whit.- shod. in-St. Andrew's Church. Holborn, for deriming the name of the landlady of a public-house, in rat ton-garden. _ . GeNERAL MEADOWII.—Being on a reconnoiter. ing party in the Ilitviiore, a cu-poiiiid shot struck on the ground lit some distance from the General, and was passing in such a direction as • would have exposed Ilia' to danger, had lie continued his road. Quick as lightning he mopped ilia horse, nod pall ing off his hat very gracefully as the shot rolled on, very good Inimourenlly said, " i bey you to pro ceed, Sir, I never dispute precedence with any gen tleman of your family." It is in contemplation to cwmplete the Criul from Southampton to Salisbory, which has lung lain iu a ruinous unfinished state. Captain Atm, is aryointed to the Jasper sloop; liucu GOOLD, is promoted to a Lieutenant, and appointed to the Bellonshat Halifitst. We am sorry to hear that Mrs...Munn has sid fered so much front the hurt she received by the breaking down of the coach, she has been confined ever *rm.-eat Banbury, and tumble to perform. The frequency of accidents of this kind has heComc a most serious public evil, 'thick loudly calls for re dress. No less than four bees have been lest by the overturning of stage-conches. since the first of June; to say nothing of the many fractured limbs, and a great vari.ty of dreadful injuries, which have h-en otherwise sustained. The pn4lic nhouhl eftite, for their own security, to enforce the regula tions of the act upon this subject. A few days since, a serious accident occurred to JOHN QUANTOCK, Esq. the worthy Mont- of Chi cheater. Oa his journey mi.,. North Heath. hoi home took fright, and dashed the gig to piece,: he has recc•:red several contutioas, especially is the face, but is now in a fair way of r. covery. ;,*6I1110; i DUBLIN THEATRE, JULY 7. On Tuesday evenicg. Mr. MUMDEIS, after an nbsence of tire years, made his uppinralice at Crow street, in Sir Robert Bramble, in The Poor l;en ind Nipperkin, in Sprigs of Laurel. This distinguished Actor has been long a favourite with the Dublin audience; and his excellence in these two characters is generally known. The Play suf fered considerably in its interest and etlect, coo sequence of the abseiwe of Mr. Gor.oort, who bad received a severe contusion by a full fro.n his horse. Mr. Ststesosi and Mr. Baert.ty were both men tioned us the substitute for this excellent Perform er, but, when wanted, neither could be found. A Mr. Voinsocit rend the part, and, The abort notice considered, acquitted himself decently. Last night, Miss Saws made her second ap pearance. We had anticipated mach pleasure , from her Mrs. Beverley, in The Gamester, nor were we diaappuiuted, except Au far es else emu infinitely superior to our expectation ; it may appear like enthusiasm, but we cannot •avoici stating the con viction of our mind, that she vied* Mrs. Sinuous. In judgment, conception, and action, she is at least tier equal ; in voice, articulation, and execution, she is her superior. Her business in Beverley's dying scene was qUite new to us. It would be possible for words to convey any adequate idea of her look of dumb despair; tnc audience were ohm lutely transfixed for several minutes, and, after the curtain fcll, the applause continued for a consi derable time. Beverley was admirably performed by Mr. Ilumaitts, and Stukely was much snore thass respectable in the hands of Mr. FOOT, The recitation of Collins's Ode au the Passives, by Miss SMITH, which followed time Play, is one of the finest efforts of human genius —to he understood it twist be seen, for it out-runs the greatest stretch of tunes. • JUR. HOLMAN OF TEE DUBLIN 71fEATRIE. In consequence of a number of letters having been written, evidently wit;: a malicious intent, in Mr. Holinan's name, to gentlemen residing in th e country, and u l so t h e circulation of advertisements in' the form of play-bills, of a base and intistnous des - scriptiou, calculated to injure that gentleman in the pqblic opinion, he has offered a reward for the dis colvery of the persons in the following terms : Whereas. a paper Sas been &emitted of the most Mb mow tendency, printed in the form Lin phy-bill, ea f.,r Holman's bentfit Mr. Holman hereby urcrs a reward of Fifty Pounds for the discovery of the printer of the above-de scribed will/Timms production —Letters also, of en offensive mature having berm written in Mr. Holoont.'s native, and at!. &egged to retaking!' rrsidiw , in the cult:ars, Me. helmets offers the epee terror' f r the detection of the mairoe or authors of those mato iotos forgeriei. Theatre•Royal,Jaly 7." nom==gotamommont Winflior Terrace was very splendidly attended on Sunday ..+w ,end a newiercus assemblmo of Nobility were present, to pay their respects to Their NLIJRaTIES, previous to their lenviitu towit for the mason, us well as most of the Nobility and Gentry who reside in the neighhouiliood of Wind sor. Their Matcsoar.s and the Pentecost" came upon the Terrace soon after ;o'clock, and remain ed till half past eight :—Au t o ng . the numerous Company were Dnhe of MONTROSE, Earl BAT/It:RIM and Fainily ; Earls Wesramactien s RADNOR, and CAMDEN Countess CAMDEN, Lord and Lady IScutacsr, null Lord and Lady Wm:- amenity. Their MAJEsTIIs out:AMOR:I4 COW:. versed with them all. Yesterday morning, Ilis Nlamtscr, Princesses 'OPHIA. AVUUSTA, and AMELIA, accompanied b j r the Duke of .110Ersosc.; Lords CAMDEN andlVsar- MOaL4NO, Grounds CARTIVaIfMT. aAI FITE. ROY, lion. Mr. Gazuvict.t. Count MUNSTER. Sad Col. TAYLOR, ride in Windsor Great Park, and returned at half-past twelve. Col. Duetc and mite arrived, on Thursday, at WATKIN'S Hotel, Plymouth. He is going on as important mission to Spain. Mrs. Gt.ov ER was to close her engagement at the Glasgow Theatre, last night, for her owls be nefit. See was to play Entity Tempest, itt Tile Wheel of l'urtane. Mrs. Pow Etc, Mr. Juglig• Mr. RAYMOND, Mr. Tailor, Mr. Wins . ; Ifs*" and Mr. Hnt. , ..oun, weir to perform for her. Theliarchioness of SALISBURY awl the Ladies , G. and E. CLAM same t town yesterday freia Hatfield, to attend the Duchess of Bocrox's grand ball. The kreparations for this grand en tertainment are in the greatest style of elecance. The news from Spain is very serious mud very kri.rkt, notwithstanding it has been brought by the Mark Joiv. The Earl of Slow-L:DGZUNIIE has arrived at his seat in Deem,. Mr. YOUNG played Sir Eduard Mortiaier, in. Cotwals's admirable !play of The Iron Chect, fast night, with the grer.test judgment and good setae, and received unbouaded applause. Mr. ELLISTON 11141 sin ised at Liverpool he wag to perform the parts of Oetacian in The Mountano. ens, and Frederietin the farce of Of Age To-woe. row, last night; Mrs. H. Stnnutss was to play Iloraxtlie. and Miss BOLTON Zora;,wie. Mr. Coosa closed his engagement at the Men.. cheater Theatre, last night, for his oven buietit. rn the ',arts of Cabs Macleod. in Or cornet• of The Fashionable Lover; and Sir Christopher Carry, la the opera of lade mad Yu iCO. Arrived at Svranwa— Admiral Lunt Dollamm ' Admiral and Mrs. Christi(' ant family, family, Mr. T. Woodward, Mr lust family, Mr. Brant, Mr. Fowler, Colonel ROI, :Ir. Jclf, Rev. Mitt Thomas. two Maillie• Kraders, Captain Robinson Arrivisl Ni Tenby— The Rev. Mr. Davies, Rev. Mr. Pierre, Mrs. lifiltna wad family, Major Wan.lee, are. Cu.*, Min Yaylb, Miss sharp, Mrs. and Mies Parsatte, Master Green, Mr. and Mrs (Toon, Mr and Mrs. Peary, two 11Har.. i:raos, Mrs. Homiltssi, Mi.. Cconehell, :11. and Miss Ir.'u, S.r F.issrd Pilo!, He,. Mr. Covrrwilslo, Mrs sot M.rs Dsr;os, Mr. said Mrs. Rirksrdson Mo. and Mos Shaw, Mr. Moor. Mr. • arml Mrs. Fkilisps, raigiolier-Nrueral BitowttC Soi.thanirts , tout, his faintly. fqi Exeter, 41:•trict he is appoi dto command. His . 01.141,t st tisioxittor di. s.l, oil SolitIoN• 1 , r10. , 141111, in the st . ur of liar s i r, alto: five jay. tllt.r.ti or• stork: :c:itt.