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'fitP bead-quarters of the French were here )es. trrilay. Msnbal Betliere. powetl throngh Bens rente on the 30th, at night, and pursued the enemy to Puente. The (light isf the English is so quick, that they leave their sick and wounded in the hos pitals, and shout their horses that were fatigued or wounded—they hare . also been obliged so burn a superb ruaguzine of clothing, &r. All the Ger in the Euglishservice desert. The Frearh army 16;1 be this eve !! ioo g at Astorga, and near the confines of (Sunni& TWENTY-TBIR RULLETIN. • AEI(AYE!TE. JAN. L. Th►• Mir4lu,l Sault arrived at 1:m11 .1111 s on the oils. ahi.h wits occupied by the cult y'e left wing uu.ler Kwsu.wa,. . .... General Frain-owhi overthrew them with a single cha-;;e, killed twiny ; they last one Co lonel. too Lieutenant-Colonels, fifty Officers, and 1400 men. Go the LI 1 tt. llttrishal Soult catered Leon. Mondial fiessieres, with 9000 cavalry. is pursuing the English. We have taken 100 w.iggotis of hag gage left on the road to Astorga. Roinana's re mains have thrown thettP4rlves into A4torgu. Central St. Cyr hos joined Corners! Duhemonu; this junction has raised hiss army to 40.000. The h iii of Spain hus gone to Atotojnez, in order to review the first corps, corutu.lo.; the Duke of Belluno. - ' TIMNTY-COU lan LOLL Tl\. ASTOIIOA. JAN. The Emperor arrived here on the to. The road from Beneveute to Astonts is covered with desil Engl;sl) horses, waggons. and caissons. On the rood from Astorga to Villa Franca, Ge neral Colbert, commanding the advanced guard, mails 1000 prisoners, • The Emperor hiss vliarged the Duke of Dalmatia with the glorious mission of pursuing the English to their point or debarkation, and of dams ins theM into the sea. - General St. Cyr has carted Barcelona ; the Dukes of Cornet;lntim snit Treviso leave Ssragoess. antl taken itossessiou of 'Monte 'Ferrero with little lit,. General Igt , tiani buying piloted the Ta i ;lts . on the 24th, at Arznhimpo, hal attaekoi and Healed the remains of the Estremedunatt netny. Genera Valletice has passed the Tagus over the bridge of Altnaraz. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM THE SPANISH PArLGS. CORUNSA, JAN. .1. On the 15th of twit month died, iu Frativ i :ussa. Colonel Jorge. Captain of the Guard of the Can t:tin-General of Arragou, it. consequence of the uncommon exertions he mote 1111611 g Ole late glorims► defence of that town. Before the Frc: , .c.:, invasion he was a respectable farmer in Itahen, ouch the first icon roused in his countrymen the entlaustastn which so successfully opposed the sa tellites of the atrocious tyrant and oppre...or of the human race.—(Coratine Gazi lie of Jan. 4.) Jam.(. The retreat of the English army in confirmed.— At twelve o'clock yesterday, the army lied an seinhled at Lugo, with the rt.-Erwin,' ..f General Fraser's division, which had made a causiderahle advance towards Vigo, but wars ordure...l to fall but It to the assistance of the mum body.a !tattle Ealing hourly expected. Bencvente has been burned, and the French threaten Astorga with the same fate. At both these places, Ett 6 dish piisouers have liven murdered by Bonaparte. Previous to the assembly of the English at Leto, their cavalry, which cm ,'red the retreat, esssisied by the flliing artillery, hail thrice repulsed a co lumn of the e opray, ctinsistmg of 1000 citrAry, and render. 1 it completeli for petent to act again by itself. EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE. - . . The Supreme Council of the kingdom, although no official reports have lwvii received from the army, is informed by private letters, that itio filliug Lisa, 141141 that the French inive crossed the Nlantael, altliongl. they were three times repulsed near Villa Franca by our ullies. 1u concert with the Deputies of the Central Jutita, the military chiefs have adopted thin no-t vigorous measures of defence, a hick the C 11111 l eil trusts the noble *cohabitants Nill P 'ippon with that valour and firmness which form promi nent features of the character of every good Spa niard, and correspond with the generous sentiments of the inhabitants of this town. JAN . 9. EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE. The ( :overnur of Lirgo has reported, tinder date of the 7th instant, that on the 6th instant, at three o'clock in the afternoon, at a league distance from thia town, the English troops were rtig;lgt.ll with the advanced parties of the enemy, hut the latter ere reptilbefl, owl the Pontier shrv.e4l 110 ititentien to maintain theifM•lvca ill that porition. These exertions on the pa‘rt of our allies ought to iiiiiinnte the natives of this kingdom, awl the in habitants of Corunua, to contribute, as far as their circumstances will permit, to the speedy completion of the works which have been planned by the Of ficer< charged with the d• fence of the place. The Supreme Council of tile Kingdom, which has received so many proofs of the loyalty and valour of the inhabitants of this town, cannot cdtertaiu a doubt but that, uuder circam stances. critical as the present, they "till make the utoost efforts in its defence, end be con vinced that without the strictest order and obedi euce to their ►awful authorities, every thing must Iwo confusion, and the ino.d vigorous measures of defence prove useless. Under this impression they will, therefore, punctually execute ever• measure which the prudence. zeal, and patriotism of those who command them, shall suggest. The staff equipage of the English arrived here ou the 7th ; but the head-quarters of that army are still at Lugo. On the afternoon of the 6th, the enemy made a partial attack on the Ei;6lish po4ition, but were repulsed with the loss of about 30., toter, that of the English being but tritlimi. The sea batteries here hare been dismantled, in order t h at they might not furnish the eiii my with metros of annoyance. The enemy have two columns on their march to Portugal ; one for Lisbon, br I: __sirens:Aura and Elvas ; the other had reached Zatilor.i on the 15th, oil its way to Oporto. JAN. 13. The whole of the English airmy effected a retreat to this place and its vicinity on the 11th, in the evening. (leis. Iterestortl, however, occupies the heights near Bisrs.;o.., with a corps of about Luoo men, who are busily employed in fortiting that position. Whilst at Lugo. Sir J. Moore drew tip his wrmy in order of battle, inviting the enemy to attack, which was, however, declined by him. IADIz. JAN. 4. Bonaparte left Madrid on the z•_'d December, with 30,000 men, in two divisions. The 51argiiis de hi Motions had &dodged the French from Palencia. When the la 4 accou n ts were avespived from him, his heinbspiailers were at Carrion de lot Comics : his army amounted to 32,000. The Duke of Infantarlo's army consisted of 31,00*) infantry and 30u0 cavalry, the van of which occupied Turancon, 40 miles from 31adritl. It *Minims to 12,000 men, mind had been recently re nforeed lby 4000 picket! troops. We have very good news from Catalonia. Three officers. belonging to the Doke of Infants do's army, have berm shot, fur tittering exprrs.ioos calculated siel designed to aisle-mien the soldiers. This is one of the perfidious artifices which the French employ to excite insubordination, Mill to avail themselves of the confusion thus intro duced unioug the troops. FROM THE PORTUGUE.Sr.TAPF.IIS. Lissom, JAW. 9. Yesterday, the following important intelligence was received by rt 1 4 .mtlenutii, from his Corres pondent et Elva., who receivi..! it frniii oi,e of the Aims', et Rutlmjliz„ Although no onicial account or !wen rode it seem:- to gain credit, nod several letters front Elv.is and Bailajoz, (and it is said front Madriil), give similar at:eon:as : " BADAJOA, JAN. V. We hove just received an express from Ma drid, with the pleasing intelligence that the French army has been defeated by the English end Spanish tiocera. General ?dottier is killed, and Marshal bloomy severely wounded. The French lost in the action .15,000 men, and 5000, who were at Madrid, were afterwards matte prisoner* by the Duke del Llamado. Alonzo blazon°, • Spanish Courier, arrived here on the Bth instant, with dispatches from the Junta of Seville, to their Minister, in Loudon, and proceeds to England iu the D u k e of Marlborough packet. lle reports. that a battle hail been fought in the neighbonrhood f Volta stolid, in which the French troops, under Geocrul Ensues, were defeated with the lo.ts of several pieces of artillery, by Generul Muute's army, in espojsmetion Kith the Spaniards. Mr. It ti.i . e, ■u English Messenger, alto sailed from Ply ))))) alb in the Intelligent gun-brig. with dispatches for Sir J. Moore, arrived at Co ttttt no on the 210, aid sailed from thence for this port, in the ,arse veseel, with dispatches for Mr. Frere, who is at prevent at Seville. Ile arrived here on the 7th, and proceeded land em the esth.'• Don Pacqu..l Teunr:a y Lord of the Bed clunasher of HiE Royal Ferdinand VII. and Spaniel, Charge D'AtlaireA in l'us tonal. SeAsitattus--Your country demand, great sa critices ; 'it calls fur our usUrtuovr ; it bur uo other defenders than its children. and we should be want ing in duty to our country and ourrelves. did we not employ our arms and property to wave it. Our brethren awl our countrymen are deter mined rather to sacrifice their lives than to submit to the disgraceful yoke of the Tyrant. The niii vers4l enthusiasm of all towns and provinces is well known ; and all have resprectis•:ly concurred in the performance of that .arreti duty, eat riticing their all to the salvation of the country. Such citicens as rvride at a ilimince from it, have hastened to eon trilmte to the maintenance of the outneroub armies are destined to revenge their wrongs,. Ile respectable merchants who are established and re side in their capital, have not Leon backward in enterill their names in the long list of the Spa niards ; on the contrary, they have divided with the State the earnings of their industry. At a time when all the individuals of our nation are disputing with each other the glory of having rendered the ..~,.®~. most important services, shall not the natives of the most noble and most high end Inyal kingdom of Callicia, who reside in Lisbon, trudertake the honour of ce-frocrating in the r. storm' of the throne of their ill-fated Alamos-eh, us far as cir cumstances will allow ? Shall it be said, • that they look with inditference on the dreadful cala mities which have befallen so many nidurtnnate towns, that are still groaning under the yoke of our tyrants,. while their brethren are constantly braving death in the acid of battle? Shall the dis graceful singularity be theirs, that they alone do not arford ail t unable assistance? And history records the wonders performed by our gallant na tion, tibial it add, that they alone did not love their country ?—No, 1 ente.tain of them a higher opinion ; they all sigh for liberty. they are all ready to make the utmost evations to o:.tinis it, on an occasion when it must he obvious to ,try man, that his private property depends tiro tt.e getieral nuriare. lam pvTrectly satisfied, ti:.? not one of you will k from the performance of that sacred duty, and it therefore only remains for ant to declare to you, that as soon as the money, arms, and other effects, for our armies, which 1 e'ln ct from your generosity, small be collected, it hill give Inc satisfaction to transmit the sea aunt to our king and Lord, radinand VII., and, in his royal name, to the Supreme Junta of l tovernment of Spain and India, in order that your contrioutions, your tidelity, and your lure of your country, may not remain unknown ; the good you do for it will administer comfort and consolation to your bre thren, and desysve the admiration of the allied nation, which takes such an active share in the de fence and support of our just cause. llrons the pressure mate my important occupation, I hive couuni w. owed Dnu Andres Letinal,'.a nes to receive the patriotic gifts, uliieh lileAt lie voluntarily °Gm!, in Lib ilwelling-hou,e, No. ti, tondaluzer-tune. PAIQUAL TLN 01%10 M4MCONO. Lisbon, Jan. 6, !no. DADAJO7. DI:C. 2i. This city has the appimance et a military school; all its inhabitants are al re tidy soldiers ; every one has his place and his ulscel, and b 1 couu • s ac ant omed t.. saboJtuation, at.icll is tl:e FULA (1 011e!0t111:1, and Virithillit which the laxly of the state would dezeherate into a monster with a thonsiihrl heads, the enemy of itself, and must soon cause its own destruction.• From the beginning of the present month, all persons, without distinction of age, or sex, or rook, are dully employed iu the repair of the fortifications. The Most Exeell. ;it Seniors. the Archbishop, the Bishop, and Captain- General, zealously concur in the said w orks, uud . by their example, contribute to maintain the com mon ardour and patriotism. The most urgeht orders have been bent to the people in the pro vinces, to place themselves in a 1111)la'r State Of derelict.. n ec. 46. By order of the Supreme Junta of this pro vince, It is aintouticial, in The Diary, that the troops commanded by the I%lajor-General Don Francisco de Tiias, hail attacked the tacitly nu the Archbishops Bridge, on the morning of the 42d. Our light troops put to Wight the advanced guaßl, hot as they could not tunic the enemy's eritrehch merits, they returned to their position, hating. lo s s only ciAlit men skilled utal It► wounded, while the loss of the enemy was much greater, as they w etre seen to throw a great number of dead !unlit s Coca the bri4e into the river. General Trios highly praises the valour of our soldiers. The Earglith have had several successful encounters with the enemy. The Al:Artois of Arbentos, Colesiel of the volunteers of Seville, with tire hundred horse and 1,000 light troops, attacked 2,0110 dra goons, which were pillaging in Manzanares, killed :15.5, and pursued tile rest with every prospect of overtaking them. An English frigate has arrived at Cadiz wills two mill 111115 and a half of hard dollars ; and the Mar gais of Real Thesouro, who cornmauds the Swi Josiu, is every hour expected with another million. It is said on the 20th of December there at re em ployed ■t;uiust Saragossa 27,000 men, but this number has been diminished by Goo() ; the inhabit ants continued to defend themselves bravely. Notices transmitted from Tralos Monter, as state the army of the. Marquis de Romano, colisisting of 30.,000 men, is still in Lion, but has not with it itioreithen 2110 cavalry. General Moure, with his army, enmisting of 33,1100 men, was at Sahagun, and there were also 7 or 9,000 Engli,h ut Asturga und liciievente% so that the whole of the British army con,ibt. , of 40,04.* men. The General was at Leon, emiliiring with the Marquis Romana on the plan of attack: and de. fence. The Genitrul-in-Chief of the French troops is Spain, is Manilla Ney ; the other tleneralt, Beg. siereq, 11fortier, Sault, Victor, Moucey, St. Cyr, Duhesine. Left-here, and Hellion,. At Sahlatihn there has been an en:regiment be tween the• h:nglish and French: the latter • ffed pre cif itn:ely, leaving 700 killed, nod many prisoners, iu the Imo& or the English; it is said, to the atitetint ist utio, and 100 horses. 'flee 'Nlar.plis de Vale! ores arrived a ith 2,000 tut.n. at Pen Ltd, on the . UrcAlrolx•r, owl %%nit& there farther 011111 , 1 (rota the Niurtiuis /.i4mon Gazette, Jara.;.;