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C . LYCEUM THEATICE. The Opera of Lone iu a Village was per fame& last night, for the first time at this Theatre. Mrs. Btsnor, who made her debut at Drury-lane The atre, in the part of Rosetta, was absent from indis position; and Mrs. MOVNTAIII not being prepared to come forward at such short notice, Miss KiLLY most obligingly undertook the part, so late as last morning. With all this disadiantage, this young lady proved a moat interesting Rosetta. She sang the songs with great sweetness, and ht the scene where she admonishes Madge, displayed such dis crimination, feeling, and good sense, as convinced the audience that there was nothing wanting but •Iroper study to have made it a most perfect repre rutation. Mr. [inters, in Young Meadows, ~.ointrining sense with sound, gave great interest to the character. His songs were executed with his usual taste and sweetness, and received touch ap plause. Mr. Dowyon's Justice If'4l4rock. Mr. SMITH'S Hodge, and Mrs. BLARD'S Madge, were excellent. The Opera received unbounded ap plause throngbeut. The Statute Donee, aided by Mr. Perim, kept the house in a roar of laughter. Hie Royal Highness the Duke of CI-taxmen left town, yesterday, for Bushy House. The Marchioness of Downiintaa will shortly join the elegant company expected at Hatfield House, the seat of the Marquis of Saussuay. Earl Oitosvencia has returned to his house in Grnevenor-square. His Lordship intends to go next week to Newmarket ; after the meeting he will proceed to his seat in Cheshire. . _ . . It is 'Asserted that the Mottirear vindicates Lord CHATUAN. We do net wonder that the French should be his friends ! The Honourable Mrs. DICUMMOND BURRiLL and family left town yesterday for Drummond Castle, Scotland, at which place the Duchess of Goanott is shortly expected. General VIM, Member for Beverley, in York shire, has purchased one of the finest oxen that can he procured, and it is at present in the Captain's Park, (Stock Park), near 'Windsor. It is intended to regale the poor of the parish of Stock, and will be roasted on the itith inst. on Sink Common. Twelve hogsheads of beer, and 18 gallons of spirits, are, by. his order, to be distri.aird on the joyful oceusien ? and the surrounding farmers have agreed to give their men two days hol)clays. The new Saloon at Bow.eratsv is beautifully fielded up, and prepared for the reception of com pany every night. The companions of the young city frizeur, who has made himself so ridiculous at Covent-Garden, very facetiously entitle his exploits" The tragedy of Barber-Ross-a." "l'he people of Birmingham are much obliged to the enemies of Covent-Girden Theatre. The nightly riot has given that town the pleasure of Mr. Cougit's presence for a few nights. On Thursday he performed the part of sir Peetinae Mac Syco phant, in the Comedy of The Man of Me World. The..itight lion. Ler I Gael( DE RUTRYN gave a sumptuous entertainment, at hirsvat at Brenda., Tuesday se'unight, to the officer, of his reeim. 1, the eth Warwickshire Local Militia, when the day wee spent with the utmost hormone and convivial ity : and on Friday evening the officers of /hat re giment gave a ball to the Ladies and Geotleasen or the city and neighipmtrhoped of Coventry, which war numerously and fashio.iably attended. Cheltenham arrivals-- Sir C. Dillon, Lady Lambert, Archdeacon Corbrit and fa mily, Cul Orr, Col sad Was Dyer, SLij Dalrympir. Ma Quin Maj. Nichol% Msj Dawsu.s. Copt Haynes, Captain Sitwell, Capt. Robertson, Capt Gambier, Rev R. Picker ing, Rev R. Parker, Rev. Mr. Hicks, Mr. Ilawkesworth, Mr Corbett, Mr. C Spence, Mr P. L'Eripinasse, Me. E. D. Sitwell, Mr. C Ellis, Mr. J Shure, Mr De Fre ie.., Mr. Boohoo, Mr. J. Feudal, Mr Corner, Mr natl.:wield, Mr. Muttlehury, Mr. Forbes, Mr Erringtnn, Mr. Fitter, Mr. White, Mr. J. Les, Mr Leach, M Leyresler ' Mr. Richards, , Mr. Holmes, Mr. Stokes, M. Duller, M tteorlin, Mr Rom Mr. C. H. Lloyd, Mr Ilansersos, Mr. Ciirruway, Mr. Halls well, Mr. Chase, Mr. A Campbell, Mr Gee, Mr. Jones, Mr. Mrs. and 2 Misses Foley, Mr. and Mrs. T. Hurst, Mrs hike Hunter, Mrs. I.yster, Mrs. W.l.h, Mrs. llorlses, Mrs Rey. °olds, Mrs. Thos. Dibdin, Miss Boohoo, Mus Blake, Mw Stewart, etc. The Mr. Ross mentioned, yesterday. in our ac count of the proveediugs at Covent-Dardeo The atre, is not Mr. Ross, senior, of Bisivopsgate-street e but his son. Mr. Russ, senior, is incapable of such gross impropriety and iniscrindnct. A tooselerfill !lids Wheel for Friday. neet—Fotie Twenty Thousand Pounds, besides Capital Prizes, amounting in the whole to 5100,0001. Prise-ntotsey, rind only 5.000 Numbers. This enterprise cannot fail of inducni7 many persons who never before tried their goorChick in any Lottery. Very oft' it has occurred, that Tickets have been sold from 30 to 100 guineas, and not a fourth part of the arisen lure could take place. The public fancy it, and admire it. Homer pd Co. harem present two, three, and four Tickets of each number. and • vs riety of Shares, which they are determined to self at the present prices, At their Old Established Stats Lottery Offices', 26, Combat, and St. KM. caret's Dill, Borough. The Public have for some time pest ,hewn an rigerness to have Four 'Vicki-to of a Number. .inch the Office-he, pers could not deliver them. owing to • regulation in the Bank, not to let the 'rickets in Class D he issued, until those iu A. B. and C, were disposed of. The Bank, within these few days, have begun issuing the Tickets to the Office-keepers in Class ; therefore, such Ladies or Gentlemen as choose to have Two, Three. or Four Tizkets of a Number, may he supplied in Pool variety. at the Old Established Office* of T. Rally 4, Coenhill, and 9, Charinrcross, ttfl next . Thureday sight. On Thursday sennight, at a very early hour, the cable end of a Louse, at the corner of Ynrk-street. Dublin, fell suddenly into the street. Tic conse -9.IIPSICINI most have been fatal to any passenger ',thin the reach of its supers' iiiii sled materials, lied the accident occurred at a more scissored pe "4d of the day.---The building, of which tlw above form• d a part, was, many years ago, the residence o 1 Lord Ropes, brit has since been metamorphosed. by a speculative purchaser, into three habitations. -~--,-- • • . . t'OrfrENT-U4libEN 711EATIti. rum inemr. it In with ettreme pleaeore we find seirselees. A General Coate-Medial wen Intel, 614 ors Lisatimarit froitt the re-establishment of tithe, enabled to re- :e di t'liculan u( u 6 we ; e re , .. "t , Of turn to what used to be the Critic's evocation at the visa P e r eess of the i7th ; upon which cl.er * predie Court Theatre, viz. to notice and i o ff er reisktrks oil the having found him, Lieut. White, guilty, it therefure icuteicid performers and performances. The plity of Speed him to be cashiered ; wick emigre HIS Majesty h a been Me Plough is of itself att -active, but was last eight pleased to approve and confirm ; and has, at the war time, rendered more so than usonl, from the excellent the s ,,, w a t r di r.:,Y er P ie l ' ucc . a d ;. / T",, te t t i t iT i t i a7... d . 7:""" manner in which many of the characters were to preclude hint Irian entering into the serviee again, st a (a played. Munden, in Jet. Abel /lowly, enlivened tare period. the part with all the rice comic humour of %hick he is so completely master. His arch looks, while describing the qualifications of Lady Nelly, and his expression of fearful solicitude, whets he catches a glimpse of hope that her former husbaiid way not be dead, were irreaistOily ludtcrous, and con vulsed the house with laughter. Jones, iu Bob Handy, was also admirable, and.distitiguishrd him self particularly in the dancing scene; into which he threw so much ',inflow, that it was uniiersaliy esitored. Farmer dshfield had an able a representa tive in Emery, that we were taught (and high is the compliment) to forget the exert tence of Knight. in those pesters where feeling preiloininaten, he was truly greet. li, the scene where he and Dame Ashfield open their daeighter's trenk, sod in that where he " argifies Me topic" of turning out Henry, his g, Inc detinew ion of the character was hey mid our utmost expectations. Mrs. Gibbs, .iiss Bristow, Mrs. Davenport, and Mr. C. Kinuble, were deserv ing of every praise, for the manner Hi which they sustained the parts respectively allotted to them. The latter expenenced a most undeserved, and al- , most solitary, hiss, on his swirl. TiA, remainder of ghe Dramatis Persona are too well known to require any commei.t. The whole was ex twedingly well nerforinc.l. The house was, from the beginning, very respecta b ly tilled, and we newer witnessed greater order and regularity than prevailed throughout the whole of the three first acts. After all our troubles, it was really a great mental treat, and appeared to be en joyed accordingly. After the admission of the half- price gentry, there was some noise ; but every new effort proves, that the party are becoming weaker and weaker. They are filfilling our prediction. and, as their funds fail. 'dying gradually away.— The only superior noise was occasio,ied by the ap prehension of Mr. Scott; not, we believe, for any new act of folly and indiscretion, but on a warrant for assault on a former occasion: A few pla-ards were hoisted during the last scenes of the play— they were soon torn down and trampled wider foot by the respectable portion of the audieuce, who were enraged at tht intruders, for destroying the con tinuation of the enjoyment they were partaking of before their entrance. One of these ephemera ex hibited a figure blowing a horn. and inscribed " Old prices." None of the others were at all re. ruarkable for humour or originality. The rioters continuing to gam strength every moment, after the hour of half-price. the noise was progressive, until the rising of the curtain, by which Mme it reached its highest pitch. We are sorry to state, that the farce afforded no opportunity to the functions of a critic ; for though the tumult was exceedingly inferior to what it had brew en former instances, it was still sufficient to drown the per former.' vowels, aiel interrupt the spectators gran& canoe. A few placenta were wow exhibited, but they were too distant, as well as too wavering and transi tory, to enable us to collect their contents. A nine, who wore a livery, and sot in the front of the two shillitig gallery, having made himself conspicuous by his vociferation, attracted the notice of the Bee street Officers, one et whom made an attempt to take hem out of the house ; but though he did not succeed in removing him immediately, we imagine that they met together aftarweirda, sod retired to the office. There was • number of ladies, both to the pit and boxes. The performance having con cluded. without being audible in Ley part, the old-price men set up a roar of exultation ; but we are convinced, from the general appearance and temper of the house. before the admission of those disorderly persons, that it only wants a little per severance, and a little activity, to defeat them al toether. When the curtain &opt, the half-price men at tempted to organise the pit, by directing the audience to sit down. lii this they were disappoint/a-I,ns also in an attempt to engage the house to sing God save the King not that those who were silent were less loyal, but they would not join, as those noisy gentlemen mike use of this national sir, as an engine to dis turb the peace of the house, feeling themselves disappointed. Lord Yarmouth, who was in the pet, attracted their notice ; silence was demand ed for his Lordship's speech. which. when oh tensed, was followed by au mimeaning laugh. His Lordship, very properly, did wet take any notice, hut treated th em with the contempt they so richly deserved. Being disappointed in this effort of riot, they called out " Tung Lord Yarmouth oat! Tarn him out They did not dare to carry the threat into execution. and his Lordship left the Theatre without being assaulted. An orator. whom we be fore had occasion to mention, and designate, as we uoderstood, as a billiard marker, stood forth for public fame, and spoke nearly as follows: G 3111111-1 believe you have all an intention to he.gihisd; dm, mid so ether person smarm' to address, will do you that hossour..—(Leed hewers.)..-the have been Illpitaten of in the public prints as 'prestiece, and scoffed at as ant being able to pay whole price, and called by the name of half-price men. This we mast not suifer ; 1 will Jell my image, and give mynas to the Bargee, before I will submit to any Editor taking such a liberty with me. I mil in a Newspaper of this day, which I could not get 'viands ! , that we were to eressiy libelled ; then, if we walk St Jamas'. Park, on Sudsy, with an empty stomach, let es come at whole price, and sheer those brave Manageis what a deter , mined few aka secomplisi. Courage buys! courage ! fur if yrs will only evince that noble spirit, we will leave the thea tre as Diked m Lawervc" We hare to regret, that, as s his orator had come :to the upper tones of his voice, and was on the !point of making a Centrum, he was carried off by ;one of General rotraseasf s advanced guard, who brought him into the presence of the Commander• in-Chief. at Bow-street Office, to the general satis factMo of the tannest part of the audience. Another Ezrfaixter, in the front of the pit, took the cite; but he being a foreiguer, and speaking • language wholly unknown to us, we trust our readers will excuse us for not reporting it....-The half-price men being left without competitors in the pit, they, as netta/, held a convention for a few minutes, and departed its a body. The lights were then put oat, mud the &maims sang—" All's well." r•soloar-wousa,owt. Ig. Jame, Clifton, a respectable-looking inidelk-siged mum, who has been leers years in the service of the East India Company, was charged with stealing half a pound weight of raw silk, oat of their Henget warehouse. It appeared from the testimony of Evans, Lewis, and f.torel, three other officers in their service, that, on Wednesday moron% last, about half past eight, the Prisoner came into the warehouse where the raw silk is exposed fir sale, having a great rest in hi s h a nd, whi c h h e was seen to sprea d emir • bale of silk ; he was observed to threat his hand into the bale. ‘. hence be took somewhat, which he concealed about his rr on ; he afterwards was seen to coney it iato the pockct of the great coat, spun searching of which the silk eme found, while he was shiest from the spot. He at first denied all knowledge, either of the coat or silk, but after wards owned his having borrowed the former. He was fully committed fur trial. GUILDHALL, err. 13. Irlivibrth Ric , : was charged with pickniz the pockets of a Mit oldie name of Hotfoot., of ten sores, of at each, and bag watch 'Eltriirosecutor stated, that as he was coming along St. Paul's Churchyard, last might, about the hour of twelve o'clock, in a state of intoxication, he fill .down ; the Pn saner, an unfortunate girl of the town, assisted him to rise, hut, In doing so, contrived to ease him of his watch and mo sey ; he iransediately called fur assiatauce, and had her se emed; upon eearchiag her in the watch-house, six of the notes were found comeated about her person, but the re mainder, with the watch, could Out be traced. The Prisoner niade the usual defetice, of his having picked her up, awl given her the money She cos folly committed fur trial fur the theft, and he was bound over to prosecute now s T . COY G A RDEN THEATRE. Purist the disturbance at Covent• Garden Theatre, the Magistrates attend at the office till midnight, in case of a serious riot taking place On Wednesday evening Mr Resat attended, and, stem after ten o'clock, • Gentleman ' trio said his name w a s Des mord, was brought, in the castidy of au officer, charged with making a disturbance iu the boxes. Hiceetson, of Battersea, Surrey, Esq. said, that, after the couclusion of the Opal, the Prisoner, who was in the front sit one of the boxes, in the lower circle, got up, and, staoding upon the cushion of the front of the box, ad dressed the pe.mle in the pit, in nearly the following wank "Getertesten—Thin in the otth night that you bare net here with the son decided opposition to the sew prices. Gentlemen, I fear Mr. Ramble, or Bow-street—' Here the bell rang, and the curtain drew up. The effect of his speaking caused the people iii the pit to cheer biro, andel, not " em .^' which, with others expressiag their disapprobation of his conduct, eertainly created a tumult in the boom for the time be was speaking. This statement was confirmed by Baron Peiltzar, of the Nine Elms, Vauxhall, and Mr. Beaudou. He wan ordered to find bail. dies Cluitke, costiaerchant, of Hackney, was charged by Peter Fisher ' of Castle-street, L.-irester square. ' Mr Fisher stated,.that he observed Mr Cheek, in the front of out of the boxes im the fourth circle, awl that he, with the aesistauCe of Another peasou, hung a paper user the front of tin: box, mid then, mending up, waved his hat to the people iu the pit, and said, "'sue, lay boys, a strong pull, a :one pull, sad a pall altogether ;^ which was im mediately followed by shoutitig from the pit and other pai'• of the house, pi oilseed, an he supported, by Mr. C. speaking. This was confirmed by Mr. Janice Osborn, of Alderegate ',mot, and Mr. Bennett. ordered to find bail. Thesese Wasph was charged with assaulting Richard Wood, in the pit, who stated, that the Prisoner struck hint with a stick on his head, and on his hand; there were gnat noise and confusion in the pit at the time, and be observed ham strike *revel other people before he struck him —Ordered to find bail Yesterday morning, soon after two o'clock, two young Ines went to the Brown Hear Public-hues, in Bow-street, which ,s open all night for the acrommodation of Geutlemeo, and had a bed. About eight o'clock they both came don n stairs to go out. As soon as they were rune, the waiter, who let them out, maned a pair of shoes and a pair of gaiters, which bad been cleaned, ready for the Geotleinan they belonged to turn ou. The waiter went after them, mud overtook one of them at the corner of the street, who denied any knowledge of the shoes and gaiters ; on being searched, an iron crow was found iu his pocket, minder to those used in house break,.'. He described the public house is Wild-street, where his companion resorted. The waiter, in consequence, went with Bacon, the captain of the patrol., who was in at tendance at the Office, to the house; he was net there; they waited a few minutes, sold he came in. As soon as he saw them, he ran out of the house. They pressed him, collie' out—" Step Awe , " Bacon had a desperate fall in running, and cut his hand open. The Prisoner was, however, stopped by some persons passing at the time. Or Baron's searching him, be found the shoes and gaiters, which had been stolen. The Prisoners were brought NAN. Mr. GRA NAM, %bee be who had the shoes and gaiters was committed for trial, and he oho bad the troll crow was sent ma board the Tender. TNIO3.IIIALL, OCT. 13. lbelewd lostrkkes, charged with bresAtag open a stable be longing to sGentleman in Keniiiiigtoo-lane, sad stealing a large box-coat, on the night of the 15th of June last, was fully committed for trial George Chureloal and Jodi Golding, apprehended on • charge of sheep-Mealier, were reamoded for another exami nation, on Wednesday seat. On Sunday sennight, • daring highway robbery woo committed. between Chatteris and Doddington, in the isle of Ely. Mr. GREEN, chandler, of March, accompanied by his wife, was driving in a one horse chaise, when two men on the road wised the horse's bridle, rod demanded Mr. Giteast's money. Mr. G. declared he would not be robbed, and im mediately jumped out of the chaise; whereupon one of the villains discharged • pistol at hem, the ball from which took off three of his thigers, and wounded him severely in the face. Mr. G. was then robbed of live ten-pound notes. We have to record two melancholy accidents, which liappened the same day. in two parishes ad , joinin to Holdernees, two young female friends. On T hursday, us the maid servant of Mr. Faaarra. at Flinton, was milking a cow, another leaped on the one she wasengaged with, which, slipping away, the fore-foot of the other came, with all the weight of the animal, upon the hod) of toe young woman, and was pressed into her bowels. When she was taken up, nearly the whole contents of the body came out ; and, though every •orgicol **widows was afforded her, she languished till the twat day, and died of a mortification. The other had hero on the side of a corn-stack, Imitator( sheaves ; her font slipped, and, in courting down, she fell upon the prongs of the fork, which entered her bowels. sod when the fork was withdrewe, a large portion of the intestines followed; they were carefully re torted, the wound secured. bat she was not ex pected to survive. ~"~~- . T ~ : .~ ~ y. CAMP/Ill:1 IS SPAIN. raids. net. .27. [Valises °, ietal. arrests esittcLi.:plai.) (Frau, t e Mortitear.) • REPORT UP THE MOVEMENT OF THE SECOrZO, f FIFTH, AND SIXTH CORPS, FROM TtII OF THE 14 - ERO, AND THL: KINGLUM (Pi LEON; TO 't HE TAGIJr!. The 2d corps of the army was Geed at Zola,. Salamanca, and Tom. The Sth corps was at Molina del Campo a.al Val ladolid. The 6th corps occupied Benavente, and Leon. On the tOth July, apprised of the moverneats made by the English army on the Tagil,. I order ed Marshal the Duke of Treviso to collect the sth corps at Salamanca. At the seine time, 1 directed the greater part of the 2d corps to be concentrated in the vicinity of that city, and I gave indict to Marshal the Duke of Elehinfeu to hold himself its readiness to march with the tills corps. Ou the 24th. Marshal Jourdan informed me of the junction of the English army with the Spanish army of Catena, at Talavera de la Reyna, from which place the Ist crape had been obliged to re tire ; be, at the same time, acquainted me, that it was the King's intention that I should advance, as speedily as possible, upon the rear of the enemy. proceeding, for that purpose, towards Plasenem. The troops of the three corps of the army, being on their march, is order to uuite at Salamanca., fresh orders were iminedisiely dispatched to accelerate their movement. On the 2 . 71 h, Marshal the Duke of Treviso commenced the march with the sth corws• which I reinforced with lOW dragoons of General Lorge'a and La Houssirie's divisions. On the 30th, the 2d corps followed this mores meat; arid, on the 31st, the 601 corps ar.ived at Salamanca, which it quitted the tat of Aug ust, followed the direction w hi c h t h e two ot her corps had taken. On the 29th, the advanced guard of Maistsal • the Duke of Treviso fell in with the advenced ports of the enemy at Lacalaala, and pursued them to Bliss and Col de Banos, where three Spanish bar tabour, forming near 3000 Wien, attempted to de feud themselves, and m blow up the bridge over the river, called• Cisesperde-Hotnbre; but they were soon dispersed by the tat rsrigadre of the Ist dirt. sion of infantry of the sth corps, commanded by Gen. Girard. Neverthelesa, the dispositions ren dered necessary by the pre* •:eri of this feeble de tachment, retarded the march of the column, sod Marshal the Duke of Treviso could not reach Pls. - sencia before the lit of August; them h.• toned 330 English sick in the hospital, and rook sortie prisoners. The preceding day, a itiimht:r of con valescents of the ,ante nation, and the rear of a convoy which was in that town, had left it to rejoin the English army at l'alaverm. • The occupation of Plesencia was of the highest importance to the imperial army, afire it intercept. ' ed the line of operation of the enemy's army, Lid afforded us facility to mancesere upon his rear, if ite continued his march Madrid, or if he eiren kept the 1 14).1i:ion of Talavera. We 1.-arnerl, that, MS the 21th, a battle had taken place at the latter ;Sewn; and that the enemy, though he pretended to Aimee thy sitvasitage, still ackuow (edged that he had swatained iinmense loss. Intercepted letters Wise apprised us that his situation at Talavera was most disastrous. The 2d corps of the army arrived at Planseacia on the 2d, awl the morning of the 3.1 , The 11401 C day, the sth resumed Its match, proceeding to wards Naval Moral. It was followed, on the 4th, by the 2d, and the mine day. the 6th arrived at Phi pendia, whence it departed on the sth. Thus the three corps of the army being united arid in co lumn upon the road which the enemy had pursued in his march upon Madrid, was prepared to gives hint battle, ausi.to attack him, wh he might be, with the certainty of success. On the 4th, Marshal the Duke de Treviso took a position at Naval Moral, and"' male some prison ers- on his march. The reconnoitring parties which he sent towards the Tagus, near Almams, brought intelligence that the bridge of boats, which had been constructed by the Spanish army, was destroyed, and that there remained on the left bank seven or eight boats, which the enemy employed to thruw parties upon the right bank. The reconnoitring parties which had been tower& the bridge of Argo- Bispo, reported, that they had fallen in with a strung column of the enemy. iii which .they hail distru guished a great number of cavalry, cannon and baggage; that they had learned, that, at Oropeta, there was also another column, which seemed to be manoeuvring upon our left, along the foot of the mountain, and that Talavera de la Reyna was still occupied by the Spanish army. The recoil• noitring parties were brought back by a wrong detachment of cavalry, which was seat out after them. This intelligence, added to the reports of severed deserters, induced a belief that the enemy had be gun his retreat, and Marshal the Duke of Treviso even thought that he ought to be attacked. The 2il corps accelerated its movement. On the 6tli it was at Casatejada, and on the Gth it took a positioe on the heights between El Gurdo and la Puebla, de Naciades ; while the Sth pushi.d on beyond Valvedejas, and the 6th reached Naval Moral. The advanced guard of Marshal the Duke of Treviso met wrth the enemy beyond the bridge of Areo-Bispo: he was immediately attacked, and obliged to pass precipitately to the left back of the Tagus, where a great bindle was observed. The English army "'peered emir. ly cooped tip in the defiles, and had passed beyond the bodge of A rso- Bor. While the Spanish army of Cursta effect ed its retreat by the left balk, and formed in seves nil lines opposite to the bridge, several cannon-shot were exchanged free, either bank, but without effect; it wes late. and, that day, oothing muia could he attempted. On the fth, 4 :tbeenetnic ,hewed the whole Speubh army, formed in eireed lines. and apparently diw posed to &Neel the passage of the .gum. The bridge was barricaded and defended by two tow. n l / 2 maimed with infantry, as well as by several hut thrive, with embrasures, connected by a covered way, upon which the reed cond,orted, after passing the jingle:v. These obstacles, which would have rendered the operation difficult aid eiruortriary, if they could not have been partly obviated, rendered certain tits- 0 e ; I .‘ .14 -