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field ; Maasetia . ean bring '70,00 ; with this small advantage he never will dare to make an attack, and attempt to advance into Portugal. He must have 100,0001 men to venture on. DA DAJOZ r jULT 6. li'e have seen a letter from Valverde del Fresno, of the date the 2ryth ult. which says, " The French army which is besieging Ciudad Rodrigo, amounts in numbers, it is said, to 0,000. The tire from the place continues day and night ; and it is af firmed that the French have already lost above 9000 wen."—(Badajox Diary, July 6.) JULY 9. In the action of Miajadas with the light party of I). Camillo Gowez, the Commander of the enemy's corps was killed. On the 36th of J nue, fon of the enemy's horse, add SOO foot, matched from Mia jades for Troxillo, which had mitered the former place on the preceding day, with 2NM other troops, either woundei or disarmed, and 200 bag gage waggons, eight of which were covered.-4 Yesterday arrived in this place thirty men of the party of Storni!, with two prisoners, and two large boxes with 'Aide, which they had intercepted and token front the enemy in Ohnedo. Colonel Ventuna Ximelier is dead of t h e wounds which he veceived in an engagement fleas Toledo. The death of that gallant Commander is wwch to be lamented. Ilia party took from the enemy 20 load of wheat, and 1250 sheep.—(lVewTelegrapli of July 13.) On the 6th inst. at 5 o'clock in the morning, Regnier appeared in sight of Herez , de los Ca balleros, whence General lama last marched be. fore Regnier's arrival, and had taken a position on the heights oil the other side of that place; Au action ensued, and the Spanish troops gallantly maintained their ground until 6 o'clock at night, when General lutaz began to retreat to Higuera la Heal, and thence to Cumbres. The French sustained n considerable loss, and sent 250 of their wounded from Aluseudrulejo to Merida.—ln the evening of the saute day Regnier fill also back to Barranota. His division occupies at present Santa Maria, Alinendrultio, and Merida. Letters from Oil+ de los Monte. state, that • reinforcement of 4000 French troops lately passed through that place, destined for Andalusia.—(Lis- Gun July 13 JULY 14. The division of Regnier, which marched oa the 11th instant fiom Merida and Aluseudralejia, is pursuing its march to the Tagus, divided iuto two - corps; one of which is mareCing in the direction of Carceres, and the other of T 1 uxillo. The latter left in Merida a rear-guard of 600 horse and 100 foot, until live o'clock iu the morning of the 12th. The .sth corps, commanded by Monier, which snatched from Seville to attack ILOusters's, occu pies A►acena, S. 01Iola, and Moninterio: and letters from Zara, of the lath inst. state, that some troops of that corps are also in Lerena. The Marquis de la Humana has received intelli gence, that the bridge of Arcehispo has been broken down; but the intelligence does not state whether it was done by the enemy or our troops.—(The sane Paper.) JULY IS. In the first days of this month an engagement took place near Paredes. two leagues from Toren con. where the French were attacked by Don Juan Martin ; 400 of the enemy's troops were killed ; 160 waggons with his wounded arrived in Nladritl, and we have taken upwards of Am prisoners. Our loss is very iuconsiderable.—( Lisboa Gu:etie of July :y.) JULY 16. About the beginning of 11 A month, there was en action near Pared -t, two le Ives from Titration, in which the French were attacked by the E prei wvlo (Don Juan Martin) : of the enemy 400 were killed, and more than 4JO carts with wounded entered NI tdrid. The prisoner exceeded 200 iu number. Our loss was very small. Villa-Campy commands to,oora men, armed in even• kind of inaity, in Cuenca. It id not known to what point liassccouit, who has given up the isominand to Iniu, has gvne. Lasbora Diary, ✓sly 21.) JULY 17. We learn from Mancha, through a channel de serring of credit. that Manoel Pastrana. (Chew /metre). the well-known leader of the mountain par tizans, commanded he Capt. Alexander Fernandez, entered Ciudad Real in the night or the AIM. The enemy suffered lunch, and the inhabitants delitered the seven gates of the city which the French had taken. •tntto•, JCNE _h. Eight French deserters, who have arrived at Gal legos, say, that the fire from Ciudarl lloclrizu has 41011 e them great damage, and destroyed almost all their batteries; and that on the 24th and 23th, they lost a great number of men. The day before yesterday a granaile set fire to • quantity of the enemy's •ininunitioo, and (lel sioned much mischief among both cavalry and in tautry. JULY 5. Yesterday, at seven in the morning, the French. who were on this side the river Agueds. attacked the divilion of Generals Cranford and La Carrera. who were, the tint in Alinsids. and the second in Guard I. An engagement ensued. but the loss on eithvr ,tde is not known. The Portuguese chassenrs were attacked by a body of cavalry ; they received t.irm brivety, and afterward. advanced upon them in their turn. To-Jay the Frencti ieturned scd took up their former positions in the vicinity of Galhegos and Itlarialsilha. Yesterday eleven French deserters came into Al meida: one wes front the catalry, and brought his horse. During the whole night and this morning the tiring at ;Ciudad Rodrigo was heard.— ( Lisbon Gazette.) ALMEIDA, JULY H. The action in which the English hussars Were this day eagnged with the enemy, proved very _glorious to them ; they did exceed fifty in number, and yet repulsed several times two squa dron of French horse, consisting of from '2OO to 300 turn, who were totally detested ; their loss in killed and wounded ainounts to from 130 to 140 men, and 33 were made prisoners, among whoa: are two officers.--(The same paper of July 18.) TARIOGONA..3IINIC }9. We team that the peasants of (flot have destroy ed in the streets and vicinities of that town, not less than a thousand of the French. in all the villages of the province which are free from the presence of the enerrty, the peasantry are arming with the great est activity, to prosecute the orations contest, and externiinate the cruel enerlywho infests this delight ful country.—(Lisboa Diary, July O.) COkUNNA, JULY G. By superior order the pleasing intelligence i. communieittial to ttrt public, that of the Po division, which eriterail 'pain but is few days back, 1,300 men have joined our troops turd light parties iu Rioja and Navarra ; and that the rest, with their bayonets fixed, declared to the'r Commanding Of& col-, that they should march back to Potent], be cause they had been deceived, and told that they acre only to garrison some cities in Spain, which we►e said to be perfectly quiet. --airbus Ga:ette of Jody 18.) CADIZ, JOLT 13. 1 have nothing new to communicate, except the arrival of Ills Majesty's ships Norge, Remhey, Littly, and Imperinue ; the two first are to retna•n here; the latter have proceeded further. 1 am sorry to say, Ballasteros' corps has experieared • check, in consequence of the eupe iority of the eneeny,iud isotaliged to IA back by different ways. emoscrn, JULY 15. The 3d Portuguese light infantry behaved very well neer Ciudad Rodrigo, is a skirinish. The French expend their powder very fast, end to no purpose. Several kirnii,hes have lately taken place, all of which have bees advantageous to the WELL() DE 3E1914 JUNE 45. It is reported that Loisson has been mortally wounded by r flying party, which took from him a pack , 4, with papers of importance.--( Dutlajqz Diary, Jay 8.) CELIERICO DE IIIETUA, .11.7Nr. The defence of Ciudad Rotlii o still continura. Yesterday and the dry before a tremendous tire was kept op. Yesterday, rt half .ifttr eight in the gumming. his Excellency Lord Wellington set out for Almeida, where he hie established Inc head quarters. Marshal Beres%rd has transferred his to Trancoso. It appears that the French have lost ■ great timelier of men in the siege of Ciudad Ro drir. Tc-day arrived here thirteen deserters, (:e:- mans, end one French prironer. r 15031 THE CADIZ GAZE:TT% DEL COMMERCIO OF Jt LY 11. Thowgh we have no official accounts from Ciu dad Rodrigo. we know that tho tire from the place isiakea• considerable impression on the enemy, and does them great damage. Notwithstanding the besiegers have outran( ed their batteries so near, the short calibre of their pieces prevents their having the effect that might be expected ; and as the ad vice. must deserving credit do not make the army of Massena to amount to more than 20,001 men, we confidently trust that the Anglo•l'ortuguese army, united with our vanguard, will give us a day of glory, through the judicious disposition. of Gene ral Wellesley, anal our 6,4mM-in-Chief. who has already had an interview with him. AMERICA. FROM rut; PIIII.ADLIPIII.4 GAZLTTE. A Gentleman from Havanaah has favoured us with rapers of that place to the ad instant, from which we have made a few transient-41s for this day's Gazette. we also undithtaod from him, that it was uncommonly sickly in the port of liavannah, atteutied e ith ;mat mortality. misllLo, Amt. 26, 1910. The faithful city of Mexico:in conjuliction with the illii.triuus Vice Karig, gave yesterday a signal proof of their energy, and the contempt is which they hold tla , rile efforts of the dete,table Joseph Bonaparte to subvert our loyal minds. During last week, and while the faithful were celebrating the mystery of our redemption, and implming at the foot of the altar assistance in these trying times, there fell unto the baud, of the Government, through an act of Divine Providence, a number of Prods in itions, which the infamous Joseph Bonaparte hid sent to America by faithless etnissarits, equally ig norant as himself. These proclamations abounding with promises, threats, foolishness, perfidy, and humidity, met the reception they justly merited, it beiag ordered that they should he committed to the flames, which was done yesterday morning, with all the solemnity usual in CAWS of flew:int delinquency. . . The portrait of our beloved snit legitimate sore. reign, Ferdinand VII., was •levated so the grand scriare, in [root of which was torstructed a pyra mid, where, in the present e of n notary and con •tables of the Court, the public cxzcattoner loCt tire to the desplcahle and indecent prochunations of the Quixote King. The whole square was lined with troops of ca►alry and infantry. and a co►tcourse of at least 100,000 persons filling the vast extent of this square. the tops of houses. steeples, and balconies. who had united to pronounce the public anathemas wiih which a religious and faithful nation condemns in its heart a tyraumc usurper. who in his dreams thi:, les it his. Destruction to the Bonaparte'. and live Ferdinand VII. resounded through the air at the moment the vile Proclamations were thrown into the tire. This was the general voice, which. like u torrent, shook on his throne the Demon of rebellion . and discord, and hurled him to destruction. After this ceremony finished. there Himme l & a Proclamation of the . Vice. King, calling upon all good citizens, who should have or know of any of these seditious papers, to give immediate notice to the civil authority, on pain of amerciament. FIFTH TIME. 711FATRE-ROYAL, HAV-MARKET. THIS EVENING, TUESDAY , July 31, wifl Le performed • New C.inie*ly, in gee •ein, called HIGH I.IFE IN TI3E CITY. The Principal Characters by Mr. Mathews, Mr. Jones, Mr. Eyre, Mr. Iltrhantl, Me , Grow, Mr Carr, Mr Hay, Mr. Liston, Mrs. Glover, Miss 1k Camp, Mrs. Eyre, Mis ken. drill, marl Mrs Gibbs. The Prologue to he spoken by Mr. Stanley, the Epiltignit ity Mrs. Clover. To which wtlt t* added, the Diautatic Piece of THE Currie. Sir Fretful Napery, M. Mathews ; Puff, Mr. Jl.lllll Voss Fero.° %VI/awe/uke, lr. Leli 011 Tilborina, MISS H. Kelly. To morrow, the Dramatic Prostrb of Siring is Selierioc, the Piny of The Afrisana, ausl the Musical later of Killiag au MlKlltr. NEW MEI.O.DHAME—NINTII NICHT. LITPLF.II 77 F.ATAT.—ENGLISO OPERA. THIS EVENING, TUTSDAY, July 31, will loue perfeetned Wide tune) u New ( . 011114: ()peril, called OH THIS LOVE' Cir. THE NIASCIVERADERS. Aftcr Hoe Optrn, A SPANISH DIVER IVISZMFNT. Principal Daiircrs-ssllr. &twain, Mr. NoMe, Miss top pino. Mobs Susi b, Miss B ristow, Man Twasnky, Miss Darts, MissTonste, Miss Gran, Miss Leto, Miss DtIIIICI is, and the whole Corps de Ballet. With (for the 9th dine) a New Melo-Dramatic Entertain. neat, called TWENTY YEARS AGO. The Principal Characters by Mr. Raymoir!, Nr. Waight Mr .1 Smith, Mr. Donlon, Miss E Bolton, Miss Kelly. The wew Mclo-Drassatic Eatertainnicnt of Twenty Years Alto, eoestioving to he received with tanivei aal bents of ap ples*. frost every part of the Theatre, will be repeated cs cry genii.' till farther notice. To•nowerww, Tricks upon TravePers —Os Thursday, (2d taws this saws) False Masao THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, TUESDAY. Amy 31. FALL OF CWDAD RODRIGO,. Portuguese Papers have been received to the :mod inst. They antnounce the fall of Ciudad Rodrigo on the 10th, after a most gallant resistance. 14 was attacked by the GA and Bth divisioos of the French army. Duriag these rocee4ings before that city, other detachments of the enemy beat up our athanced posts, and noincruvred on this tide the Agueda. On the 4th .they attacked General CRAUFLIIII nt Almeida, ai.d the Portu gtheee General CARRERA at Guarda►on. They did not succeed in driving theta from either of those places, ■ad on the next dry resumed their position at Gallegos. In one of those affairs, *NA took place on the both, the day of the surrrender of Ciudad Rodrigo, the enemy's cavalry debotic lied on the plains of Almeida. and were• bravely attacked end re pulsed by eight squadrons of the Rib and 16th Light Dragnets, under I.ieut.-Col. Tat NOT, who charged them gallantly.. We lost two subal terns of the 16th,, anti eight of ten privates. Both the fore-legs ofColooelTa 1.13 f/ horse were broken, the animal plunged forward and fell ; the Colonel fell o‘er over his head on the enemy's bayonets, who instantly dispatched him. The enemy lost SOO men in killed alone. Our loss was under twenty. Lieut. Col. TALBOT was brother of Mr. TA Lou?, the member fur the County of Dublin. An official re port from Lord W ELLINGTON states, that on the 11th the enemy advaticed, and obliged thigadier-Ceneral CRAI:PIJIM to fall back to the vicinity of Fort Conception. On the seine morn ing ■n engagement between the piepiets took place, in which the enemy lost two <Accra and 31 men taken prisoners. The following were the positions of our army at the date of the lest aceotailts :—Our cavalry was all 10 advance; the Royals at Sabugal; the I tth and and 16th regiments at and near Fuerte de la Con ception; the 3d and 4th on the Coo; the infantry occupied a line from Celerity*, by the valley of 111ondego and Guardia no the one side, and to Fuer te de la Conceptinn on the other. Accounts from Cadiz have been received to the 14th. They convey no information with respect to the operations of the division that was attempting to take the French in the rear from Ronda. BAL LASTCRUa has sustained a cheek, and been forced to fall back. On the tith, General Kew.; ma attacked General 1111 AZ, with nine or ten thirissaud men. et Xeres de los Caballeros. The latter took up a position Oil same heights, and maintained a gallant action with the enemy till the evening, when he retreated. BLGNIER hiinfelf fell bark after the action. Private letters from CAI: Ml'lololl the arrival of Gen. FFItGl.$Oll tl.ere on the Hilt ; and add, that no serious attack hail toren made by the enemy. They ovcs.nonolly tired hum • new hatter) in the Mr or 31.itagordr. The fleet at rivrd from China I..iletl (corn thence the stl. or Word] ; Lh Sr. Wi ens the 2tl t :11. 4 % ; off d a Cape of Good five, spoke the ward-bound. The C'etthaelle proce e d e d China sea7with the !Irv% when ahr parted ooli, and proceeded to Bombay to be docked, li ed , leaky and incapataie of receiving a carp at for England. The passenger* by the Chma fleet are es f.i!o Pe G!attou—Mr. Mary. Per Warms Hastings—T3Tra. Gikhrist, Alm L Onti Lieut. G. Nagle, 11. dl. 47th liegatueat Pei Thaatial--31r. W. Brown. Nepl•Oe--31r. J. Muluny, Mr. J. J. r, tie, and Lieut. J. Du le. Per Allman—Mr. Mack. Per - Plotttoleiam—Mojor D. Morcott, Capt. J Cr„, family, Master Cnelboru , and Mira r Per Coutts--.M..ster Day, Per Peraereraact-i-Lieuii Surgeon Seedily. Scaleby Caatle—Mr.ha Moo 31..t , a , fr 11„,, piliohtune, Mr. C. Magnum, rind l..eut P.,lt Pe. 31.iremis of Ely—Mrs. flutia.u. The St. Aibans, which convoyed the fleet f China, it is stated, has 011 board JohiL coos to the EaPt lath* Co;uraoy, to tn , , uinvont of hundred thousiud pounds, and upaac..l.. • Co:ouel D We have sea iverl New lurk Paper, to tl'e last. from which we hacr made bottle extr , There will not be na extraord.bary niretru g ul Col gre-44. The Sandwie4 pachit, I. at F,rl, ii nuth on Thursir% • %, 1111 111..11, 1100 the Islands ; nod tiling., intelli,:eurc mhos euribles Us to contradict the rnne.nr of of:macre in the inland of Dominica, an nth al th e rumour of disturbances at Aluriiiiique. of the Lind had happened in either of A ship naraed the Soruss was brought lieu H u g on Friday, loaded with wheat and yarn. She to cat out of Ronne. in the inland of LOI'lli10!UI, ne the 18th ult. by Its seamen and mimes, in th e boats 13 , 1ongisi t g to Una MAJLSTV's lurk, Ciptaiti IVATTS. The Success sem Laii4 front Milan to London, and had been capturtitiP; the Danes, who had taken 4G lasts of whist out of her. The officers and twit in the WoodiorCr hour pushed boldly into the harbour. reserving char tire until nearly ulonvide of the prize, when they lid, and instantly boarded her. All the crew o f a e Success, except one mar, Raped overboard, ae4 swam to the ihore. The captured res,d ea► nearly unritred, and 'pug with.o pis! o !..!. n i of two Isitteriers which cusurae•r,ced • hea n he upon her, and killed nue Gritinh seaan n a .a a amino,. and wounded four other, before rhq could ,gat• her under way. Twenty.ton rit teeu of dillosient sires were at the taste lApel higher up in the harbour;' *Fee of the neut.' of them tired several shale. andssistiled in porsiit of the Seeress. The Lupton waited their approach with coolness, anJ when near enough, fired Iwo w three sullies of small arms, and '4afe•d Los Dunn, when the privateers•gare up the Owe. A requisition is prepariug in Dublin, to he pr• seated to the. High Sheriffs of that city, fur toe purpoae- of coiling an Aggregate Meeting Ue Citizens, to frame a Peution to the king and fa hatueut fur a Repeal of the Umos. The dilferest Castile ate Ilrifußing Post Halls, fur the K yrr of peetiiiiiing separates sod distinct Petiticus furs Repeal of the Union. Swint doubt has beet) entertained respecting tuthriiticity of the A.clitness of Ding 1.01.1% to U. fiutth Legislative,Bedy. in etwarequeuce of it, rat liavipg appeared in the. Dutch Ita, , ers. The onrs siosi to thus rept shied. imprisatt letters frisu 11, state that it ea& huendc I to hive trei p_riuted sit the /pie ! ! Currant, on the day that the French triSpe,gused Anist.rdain and tool. et pgion of the Got ernment ;Iwit the pithlicatiou am prohibited by the Duke of liactau. On Monde, ' the cutter belonging to Colc Purge of Roue/ Flintshire, struck upon a rn. lt on the entrance into the Sw illy, in the titer Men 6, sod almost immediately sunk. By the exertions of the Banger Ferry boatmen, who observed the accident, Colonel P. and his auite sere providentially rt• beved hum their very perilous situation. A detachment of the Durham Regiment of n• litia has marched from Nilsen to Porchister. Deputy Commissary-Genera MAsay 15 :Ip. poiuted to the liump.hire District. in the ro Deputy Commissary-General Co,. s reinute.l the Keitt District. • -------- A role leis been made by the Irish Jude's, 14 1 they will not in future travel en 5111411414 but amg Divtne Seri ice in their robes. /kr. wherever tiri may halt the day previous to the Sabbath. It is mentioned f.om ‘Vashingtoo, that de French Ambassador has been extremely indiguao! and his remonstrated with great warmth against the seizure of some privateer* under American canto. but supposed to be French, tilted out at Nes Or leans ; and it is said. he her required the dislue. , l l of Commodore Potttq who is in continuum' fuer, for the part he has taken in the affair. Extract from an American Paper of the 11th of May last:—" We are happy to hear that it ilia em temptation. by the I ns u nincr-officesof this city sud New York, to presoit to Admiral Pvavis a VII medal, iu testimony of the Orbit they eatertou of his sonnet", disinterested, and humane exertiosis• assisting the distressed American vessels and cry*• in the storm of Mari h, iu the harbour of ()oh:. - This testimony is a be accompanied by a hatu!sosa cont. ibutiou for the relief of the families of linti 4 : seamen, also were sacrificed in that ineritonous vice."—Norfolk Gazette and Pubhe Ledger. The question, whether the Rev. CILIRLEfHtf• Lev had a right to appeal !against his expalswa from All Souls College, Oxford , in Jul y iso9, 00* heard on Friday at Lambeth, before his Grace Archbishop. Lis•Visitor. Sir IGSAPT an d qtr lYsi. SCOTT. Lola; his orresamas on at exclO wil taken agaiost such right as exercised by the Orelra and Officers of the College ; when, after a rr,iler learned"litatohtflty the Cou nsel on both sales 1.. Visitor derided (moor of the right of apriho' , ordered the Warain and OR to 'notion,. grounds for the expolstoo, within a muth. • PION A Ai toord is antique P elisse. enured fouled r with a , s►erellr A Hi writer irka of lino Dan cpc trot, bet. , • that d fair mi Bpi inR their lei nareol be, to t Lte • 1 To ea Spew ud Kap IWO Vest' lock Ile old 31 Lori [y. 41 I. ltu anal rat. 4! uric.. a , i!lue 1, int,. ittnne ST A 1 ittdmr " Ti. nw► lb BMW Stce " FAO 1 11. "Berl Sete onrth RA t Ne *".t. 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