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wis peasants, Whatowerisay ae ilwir resentment) have l ito nghtto attempt the lives of the stragglersof either army. His Majesty has ordered the English prisoners to he treated with all the respect due to soldiers who have manifested libewil ideas and sen timents of honour. On the 4th. at night, 'the Duke of Dalmatia's head-quarters were ten leagues frow Lugo. GOIIVIOO De St.Cyr's division entered Barce lona on the nth. On the tsth he muse up with Geuerals Reding's and Vives's troops at Llanus, sand completely routed them. He took six pieces of =moo. thirty waggons, and three thousand nten. TWENTY-SLXTII BULLETIN. VALLADOLID, JAN. 7. After Gouvion De St. Cyr entered Barcelona. he proceeded to the Llobrept, forced the roe- III) ' II entrenched ceinp, and took twes.ty-five pieces. tsC tivion. He tlseu took Tarragona, a place of great importance. TWENTY-SEVENTH BULLETIN. VALLADOLID, JAN. 9. The Duke of Dalmatia, after the battle of Pieros, proceeded to wipe' the English from the poet of Piedra Fella. He there took 1,500 English pnsouers, tire peeves of cannon, and several cais sons. The enemy was obliged to destroy a quan tity of baggage and stores. The precipices were filled with them. Such was their precipitate flight and uoidubion, that they left behind them in their carriages* quantity of gold unit silver. The pro perty that has fallen into our hands, is estimated at two millions of livrva. Hairs& the English cavalry is on foot. Since our departure from Bemavente, up to the sth Mat. we couuted on the road 1000 English horses that had been killed. The reuiains of Roman's army are found wan deriag about in all directions. Tle• rintutins of the tinny of Majorca, of Iberia, of and of Na.les, are made prisoners. The Spanish peasunt.y have no mercy on the English. Notwithstanding the strictest orders to the contrary. we every day find a uumber of Lug lish assassinated. The Duke of Belluao is on the Tagus. Tne whole of the Imperial Guard is Carmen treed at 1'1'164 , 141. Tbecitimi of Valladolid, of Palencia, Segovia, • Ayala. Aisterga, Leon, Ice. have sent numerous de putatioos t the King. • The city of Madrid has particularly distinguish. ed itself. Twenty-eight thousand tire hundeud heeds of families have taken the oath of allegiance before the holy Surrausent. The citisens have promised krasinsperial Majesty, that if he will place bis brother os the Throne, they will serve hits with all their efforts, and defend Into with all that means. DIPERIAL PARUAMXNT. MOUSE Of LOILIIS,Tveromr, hr. at. "Ile LORD On emus reed to their Lordships the answer of Sir David Baird to their late Iffibes. Thanks. wherein that gallant Officer expresses his just sense of the high honouecouirrred upon him by that House, and observes, that it was the fourth time of his being rewarded in a similar manner ; sad further states, that he shall consider it his duty to dedicate the remainder of his life to the service of his country. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY moved the Thanks of the House to the Bishop of Oxford, for kis sermon of yesterday, preached in the Abbey Church of Westminster, and that the same be printed.—Agreed to., DUKE OF YORK. The Earl of Surroca rose for the purpose of making a few observations upon a subject of con siderable importance. Certain insi 111 l idiom had been raised amongst the public, which, in this par ticular state of affairs, might Ibe attended with in jurious consequences. It had been stated that there was great deficiency in the present discipline of our army. Now lie considered it his duty, as a mi litary inan, to assert, on the contrary, that our army never bud been in so good a state of discipline us at the present time, and the merit was due to the Royal Duke, the Commander-in-Chief. He thought proper to instance the change which had taken place in his own regiment, where the Lieut.- Colonel, through age incompetent to his situation, continued in office until lie was properly removed on that account by his Royal highness. With regard to the discipline of oar troops, nothingcould evince it better than their conduct under the gal lant General Sir John Moore, for if we consider the ar.ny which fought at Corunna had marched the great distance of about 480 miles, suffering the greatest hardships, without a supply of provisions, or if they had a supply, without time to dress them. and after having been fatigued and op. =with privations of every kind, their I:engaged and defeated a superior number of the enemy, atTorded a weighty proof of their good Mate of discipline. It was also his duty to advert. to what had been said concerning the Military Col- . lege at Marlow, namely, that it was of no utility to the public; because, being en officer, lie was convinced it was, on account of the instruction communicated, of essential benefit to the commu nity. Ile had taken the opportunity of making these few remarks, not with an intention of ground iug any motion upon theta, but from a wish to set the public right ou this subject, relative to our army. TREATY WITH SPAIN. The Duke of NOUFOLK observed, that a Treaty of Alliance with tho_2 who have the powers of Go vernment in Spain, hit! hero ineutioned in His Majesty's Speech, and it had been stated by Minis tees, that the Papers necessary eon this subject • would be laid before the House; but not nen . any Papers of that dericription, he wished to m quire, if any circuinstunees bud transpired which might prevent or delay their communication ? The LORD Cusrettl.t.oe, in answer, said, the communication would be made as soon as possible, and, he might venture to say, satisfactorily to the Noble Duke. Further proceedings in the case of Pemberton, e. Oakes, and in the Scotch Appeal, Smith e. M'Neale, were postponed till Friday next.—Ad. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ' The Sra•ataft informed the Hones he bad received • letter from Sir David Baird, in which that gallant Officer repeated to signify the acknowledgments of the array en der his rommaud, as well as his own, for the high honour conferred on theta by the Vote of Thanks of that The letter was ordered to be eatesei oa thaJournals of the Routh CITY OF LONDON. The Sheriffs of the City of Landow appeared at the by of the House, and promoted a Pettliss frets the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, sod Commons, praying the &abet assistance of that House towards coverlet lath etheattua the plat. fur 'ideate' the eotranee into Leaden by Tempiestar. The Politica was refereed to • Committee. Sir Twos As Miami*, apse the gelled st. the Committee far that PerProts mired for, end abeam' leave I. being in a bill for the better supplying the tows ef Portsmouth with water. The CILIIIICSLLOR lithe E2ClrAjUtil UllOlOl theThalts of the Moan to their Chaplain, the itcveread Cherie, Prohy, far hie essthea reached by order before them Teeter dey.—sOrdered. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The HOMO, accordiag to the Order if the Day, resolved itself iota • Committee of the whole Hesse to consider of a impply ma be vented to His Majesty ; and th e Speech of His Majesty's Ciamadesioners was referred to the Cum- Mr. PrTYR Mouse reiterated the qmestioe he had so often put to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, relative to the productie• of the accounts of the expenditure of the last year, preview to the House going into the cuesideration of granting • fresh supply. The INerrs WCTILLOR of the Escalator"' returned the same sneer r he had done before, that he expected they would he reedy in the usual way, trot if any delay should occur, he should be tied to receive such information as slioald remedy it. He, however, did not consider this as an Litterbug for resisting the eaudecent to the ('rows. Mr. SIOOIIt eunid not conceive .ay red ground for de lay, who it wr knOwo that from the excellent order and regularity observed both in the Customs dud Excite, the aesthete were regularly made up to the first Monday is every wealth anddAncrrd oat the following Wednesday. The Co •MCIELLISK of the EICISSQUIR said, Ora months ly retires of expenditure, ae loth as receipts, mire im possible. The Committee came to a resolution that • supply be granted to His Majesty, after which the Chairman reported pi ogress, and asked lease to sit agate , greats& Mr. 131 Krs gave notice, that he would move for the Papers relating to the appointment to the sitnation orf Coo overtime of Scots Interests in the Netherlands; as he cons' • 44 reel that apron; own. as tearing on the question of a Mender's raeuting his seat tiputi Lis nppointnient as Con sul- ~.rieral in Portugal. Mr. seer, tory VAN VI '4O presented the Papers containing the apinoutinent of Mr. Jeffery to the office of His Majesty's is Portugal ; which were ordered to lie on Use table. THE DUKE OF YORK. Mr. WARIILS &waisted the House, that he had made every exertion, in order to prepare himself for going into his case at the time agreed on, foe which purpose it would be necessary to 111111110011 a tiomber of witnesses, whose examina tions would lie essential • he therefore moved, and an order was aside, feeds, attend ance of the following persons at thc aar of that House to•morrow, vie. Lieut,Cotatiel Knight, Lind. Colonel Brooke; furtive Thymic, Bernard-street , Robert Knight, Erq. No 4. Dean-street, Audley.eqoare ; Mary Anne Clarke, Westmom-place, Sloame-equare ; • Faroe 'with the Bsokiog Books of Meeks. Coe and UM Mph, for the year 1005 • and that Mr.Baddalph do at- tend is his plata is that DEBTORS. Sir Sider* itoutt.t.s, pewswast to notice, moved fur leave kirk, ist a Bill to ascot tbs Act of the George essmssig ealdttitba Lseds•dist. He briefly expluiiied Uts slearta/1V wbkb lass l• satssa the benefits of tits mord /Ist isposses is mak* ender attachments low ing sat stOssrasse Itssity, Ilea Adel& they were excluded by the letter, glassOsse kik spirit of it, as it 'wady ex tended to perms is custody under process issuing out of Courts of Law. Leave was granted, and a Committee ap pointed to prepare sad bring is the same. VOTE OF THANKI. Lord CASTLIMIAGII called the attention of the House to the Thaaks they bad returned to the Officers oho com manded at Cornelia. In the list of those the name uf Gene ral Cranford had by a mere mistake been omitted. His Lordship, therefore, trusted, there could be no objection to rectifying the error, by including that gallant Otbeer in the number. It was accordingly moved and voted, "That the Thanks of the Hoare be given to Brigadier-General Cum. Bard for his services at the battle of Corouna." Mr. THORWTOS, alluding to certain discussions in the last Session', relative to the conduct of Messrs.. l'earre in a coutrwet fur grain, wished, for the purpose of correcting what tic felt to be ruistntements °flume facts affecting these gentlemen, to move for a letter from them to the Secretary at Star, dated iigth June tans, and which would throw a proper light on the transaction. The Motion, after &owe ob servations by Mr. WARDS/A, on the irregularity of noosing without notice, was withdrawn, and notice viva of it for to morrow. SIR JOHN 3100 RE. Mr. WHITGRIAD wished to be infortuid, whether it was the iIIiCIIIIOII of Miwisters to lay before the public the letter they had received from Sir John Moore, previous to his fall' Lord Carnotite Ann observed, that at this moment there stood a Notice of • Motion relative to the conduct of Ministers in regard to Spain; of the extent and bearing of that Motion he should like to he informed ; and he should think it wool(' be requisite for gentlemen intending aiq r ed. mingling Motion, to call for several Ports, its which the present one might be included. In particular, his Lord ship conceived, that the instructions sent out by his Majesty's Ministers would be migration, rosemary to • teir discussion ; with the reserve only of such as should relate to auy pending aegociation ; ewes these, perhaps, might appear not improper fur comosuaiestios ; sod be hoped such a motion would be made with respect to the letter alluded to. His Lordship reiniadeil the Home, he bad already iaformed theta it hail been scut as a private letter, being incorrect from haste, aad laming it to the dis cretion of His Msjesty's Ministers to make public such parte as they should this! St. Having, b-wever, received the dispatches from General Hope at the same time, they had precluded the necessity of publishing even • part of the de ceased General's, as relating to the same topics. Is fact, his Lordship bad felt a strong wish to publish ands parts as were fit for the public eye, but found it wholly impossible to separate the private from the public parts of the letter. As to the letter, hr should certainly object giving it in au insu lated state; but if it liters thought lit that the whole corre spasticam 'Mold be made public, he had nu objection to that ping with it. Kr. PessowaW said, that he was very willing to elate the geared purport oldie motion of which he hail given notice. It was for the purpose of instituting a general inquiry into the easdact of Mishima relative to the affairs of Spain, and particularly with regard to the late campaign in that coun try. If Gentlemen on the other side of the House thought there were any paper' necessary for their defence en that occasion, they were at liberty to call fur them ; lie bad no ititeutiuti ofiluing so. General iTFW ART wished to Ise clearly understood as to w hat he had said oft the subject on a former night. He had received the haters marked as private, but the Ammosied Ge neral bad afterwards told him, that though the whole was sot necessary, yet he wished a part of them shield be se 'cried foe publication, as he considered them as necessary Am his character. MR. JEFFERY. lard FoLgetting wished to be informed as to the 'Airy 110114171.1 to the appointment of this Geotieumn, as Consul Genies! in Parings'. Mr. Secs tar? CANNING, in answer, stated, His Majesty's Ministers had instituted an inquiry into the amount of the fees received by His Majesty's Consuls in Spain and Portugal, and found these to amount to from 1,.5001. to so ooh. sad in same instances to insult. elem., and that they had boost sated Mr. Jefiery on the same heating as the Cousul-Gencral in North America, at • fixed salary; accordingly he was isterined he was to receive i,501.11. a year. This was to arise out of the fourth part of the fees to be received, in order to (Mare their collection ; but if this should fall short of that sous, it was to be made up to him at all events. (INTRA. Mr. Corry, from the Secretary of State's Oflice, presented, at the Bar of the blouse, Copies of the proceedings in the Armistice and Cooventiou concluded between the British and Froask, Forces at Cintra.—They were ordered to he printed. Mr. Dun D•s postponed bismuth:al relative to India. ER FURTH . Mr. Secretary C All NIN - 47; in rising to propose an address of that House to His Majesty, acknowledg ing the principles upon wbivh the overtures of the enemy bad been rejected, and expressing their de termination to support His Majesty, expressed his confident expectation of nut meeting with much opposition or die Terence of opinion on the occasion ; but, if any, it would be rather to the line of duct pursue d on that occasion by His Majesty's Mi nisters, than to the principles themselves upon which they hail conducted the ulfair ; however, he did not feel much apprehension in regard to those who asserted, that if the Ministry bad conducted themselves in a different manner on the occasion, there would have been a probable chance of re gaining the [debiting, of peace, convinced us he was, that the result, in all events, must have been the swine. If indeed it can be sheen that any just principle has been abandoned, or any opportunity lost, by which these blessings could have been ob tained, then he was free to admit blame woad fairly attach to them; lie should therefore apply himself to the conduct of Ministers, ruttier than to the discussion of principles which were so well established. There way this singularity attendiiio the present discossion—df Ministers had been called on to account for their conduct, at the time when the transaction had been recent, they should have been obliged to use topics opposite to those id the present day. It was agreed on by all sides, that, at the time, if any suspicions were entertained of them, they were those of their being likely to be entrapped into a useless negoeiation, rather than a disposition to reject discussion ; and this opinion was concurred in even by those who were friendly to the principle, generally, of losing no opportunity of negociating. In this instance it was his opinion, that however delusive the offer might be, they were bound to ascertain the fart, by putting the real intent to the proof; hut, at the strue time, he was of opinion, if they suffered any delay in doing so, that much and irreparable: injury would follow. lie thought it was their duty to investigate, but to du so with promptness auddecision.There were niauy who were of opinion, that, under the atrocities which hail mark. 41 the progress of Bonaparte, we were bound to reject all overtures whatsoever.— Others again thought that the evacuation of Spain mud the liberation of the Royal Family shohld have been insisted on as hetes:airy prelim iintre.. This Ihe was willing to agree to in a moral p..in! of view ; but he could not subscribe to the dot!.iine that atonement was an indispensable preliminary. This might be very splendid in theory, but it would he hazarding our real interests to attempt acting up to it; we all feel the outrages to :)c imprecetleated —we Mant forget former ; but unless morals were to goVeril sand di; net politics, c F could never be adopted its a gi °and to areveut all at tempt at negotiation. It was t ie•ir duty to ascertain the intuitions of the enemy. if possible, and. to see if any chance %%sae mforded of obtaining peace-4o demand, thereare. the evaeustiod of Spain as aprelimittery trout 1 haVI• been to have put ourselves In the place of flat country, instead of bringing , Itef'titrwitel 1:t the negociution ; it would have In ca to ask what she herself Amnia have been put into the situation of th•usa tiding for her:telt, :sad ussumiug the eletracter of a protector, instead of that of an ally ; it would also have given the enemy Inwsrtf a right to make demand* in the shape of ptelimmitries ; and, above all, it would have been affording our other allis s just ground of complaint, ns being less careful iif their interests, though bound to them by soleitiii treaties, than of one with whom no treaty actually existed. Possibly indeed we might have hem at liberty to bare demanded ttoniewhat more than we slid; but that which we did ask, abundantly proved that the overtures which were made were delusive. and intended tnerely to deceive and blind tl•e world. regard to the rights of the 'unties, as between France and Spain, that would h e evi dently an object of negneiation itself, and all we had asked was for the liberty of our al lies to be admitted to negotiate upon those • rights. It had been au optitiou started, that it would have been better to have reserved the dee mend in favour of Spain until we had mused into the course of negociating, because the proposal of the principle of the wti pus-ideas gave us rights highly advantageous; hut he Ahmed we had nothing that could be jiistified into the fair con struction of possession, where we stood only in the character of Allies and not Conqu eters. This posi tion he had before resisted in relation to Sicily. when attempted to be applied to our )situation in that islet j ; even were our unfilled iti possession of the stron • ported Spain •as cautionary towns (a measure iitommended by.* Right Hon. Geut.) he would have disdained the pluteiple, and re jected the practice. There were others who con tended that the pretence upon w hich the overtures were made, was so clear to the most COIIIIIIOII WI.. derstanding, that the ought to have been r ejec ted in the very first instance. Upon} this, also, be dif fered, as not considering the pretext so very appa rent, as not to mall for investigation. The cou ferences of Erfurtle had certainly some ape eine object. and that might possibly have' re- • ferenee to a restoration of peace.—lt was inn unfair presumption, he said, for Ministers to ge upon, that Russia, when she looked to the fate of Spain, utireproachful, submissive Spain, when she compared her services with the services of that country to the power in question, : and yet saw the treatment which that conutry had met, it was no unfair presumption, that Russia might be willing to negotiate sincerely ; he thought so then; if the conferences at Erfuith were revived again. he would entertain the same expectation. He could not believe that Ilioneeehe world be wile bag to dig the abyss of their owq fell; he.conld not suppose that they would be found wanting su that one great ruling principle of self-preservation planted in every bread. Had Governmeut enter tained such a Thought, and acted en it, how would they be accused of mistaking, and iniseepreeentiog, and aspersing the character they had so inte r p ret e d? The overtures from Erfurth should be supposed to have been candid upon the part of the pewees , with whom they originated. The Russian Owen- , anent had been always anxious for Spain ; and • though he did ant mean to lay any great stress Moon the matimentel sympathies of mamas yet it, tarnished, in this instance, sit impression (avowable to tiegociation. The tneistiou of Spain was entirely' • omitted in the overtures tranamited from Erfurth but Spain was the object nt which all nieukind stem looking at the time, and tIo , tifore this Mience wag suspicious. It was incumbent upon Government to ascertain this pond, and for, that purpose the name of Sushi must be introduced; all must agree us to the necessity of this measure ; the only doubt that could arise was, as to the wide of introducing it; whether we should have demanded for Spain what in our opinion she was entitled to, or whether we should merely require that she should be ad mitted as a party to the negociation, end deter mine for herself? The latter was preferred and adopted ; but what was the answer of France ? Will it be said, that, under the circumstances, she could only return a negative Considering the cha. meter of the present Ruler, and the objects which lie has long pursued, 'that supposition may be right.--s Another course, however, he might have adopted ; he might have raid, we will discuss 'the question respecting Spain! But no; he rejects the proposition eltogetlisr respecting that mantra , . and says she shall not he admitted to neguutation, because she is in it state of rebellion. We do.- mantled no recognition, it was he demanded it ; Int seemed from the very beginning desirous to rea der negociation impracticable, and commenced in such a manner, as, had we complied with, must tea only lead to the übandonment of the interests et Spain, but to the suppression and extinguishment of her very name; but he thought an illustration necessary to explain his meaning; he drew a coins position between the Spanish insurgents (as lie termed them), and the Reiman Catholics of Ire. lend. (Hear ! Attu. !) For his part, he did not agresi in the opinion that the Roman Catholit s of Ireland were rebels ; but supposing for a mo ment that they were, lag denied the application of the case ; if they were rebels, they were rebels to a. lawful King, vested with complete right.and in com plete possession. In our negociution with France we had deniended nothing, we had resisted the de. mends of that power ; we had not said we wanted any thing; we had said we were unwilliug. with one stroke of the pen, to consign a whole nation to slavery—(Heer ie hear !) He had heard it re. ported, that we were disputing about the title to the government ; but this was a business in which we did not interfere, mid which we la 41 not a ra,lit to decide ;it was a principle, that, wh r. r a Mair try presented to as its gove;itment, w e rust treii • with ; but no one would admit the edict of 1 7 - parte to be the voice of the people of e ; • • TWENTY-EIGNTH BULLIII IN. TALLAIPOLID. SAL 13. That pert of the treasure of the enemy which has fallen into our hands is 1,800,000 freinc , :.— 'ihe inhabitants assert that the English have =f lied off from eight to ten millions. The English General, deeming it impossible that the French infantry and artillery should have fol lowed him, and gamed upon him a certain number of marchers, particularly in mountains so difficult as those of Gonicht, thought he could only be pur sued by cavalry and sharpshooters. lie took there fore toe position of Castro on his right, supported by the river Tolsibago, which passes by Lugo, and is not fordable. The Duke of Dalmatia arrived on the fitli in presence of the enemy : lie employed the 7th awl eth in reconnoitring the enemy, and collecting Ice infantry and artillery, which were still in the rear. He formed his plan of attack. The left only of the enemy *as attackable—he manoeuvred on their left. His dispositions required some movements on the stli. the Duke being determined to attack oil the 9th—lltit the enemy retreated 81 the night, and in the morning oar advanced guard entered Lugo. The enemy left 300 nick in the Hospitals: a park of 13 pieces of cannon, and 300 waggons of ammunition. We made 700 prisoners. The town and environs of Logo are chalked with the bodies of horsem.—llence op. wards of 2500 hunter hate been killed in the re- treat. The Nolish are marching to Commits in great haste, where theyhave 40n transports. 'spry have already lost hitigrae„ ammunition, a rut men of their most inatenial artillery, and upwards of 3000 prisoners. Ou the 10th nor advanced guard was at &un arm, a short distance from COll 1111 l a. The Duke of Elehingenis with his corps neer Lugo. In reckoning, the sick, straggler*. those who have been killed by the peasants and made prisoner by our troops, we may calculate the loss of the English at one-third of their army. They are rt.- 'laced to la,ooo nice, and are not yet embarked. From Salmon they retreated 150 leagues in bad weather, worse mails, through mountains, and . always closely pursued at the point of the sword. It is difficult to conceive the folk of their Om of campaign. It must be attributed net to the Ge neral who commands, and who is a clever and skil ful now, but to that spirit of hatred and rage which animates the Faighsli M• • try. To push foretold, in this manner, 30,000 teen, exposing them to de struction, or to flight, as their only reamer's., is a conception winch can only be inspired by the spirit of passion, or the most extravagant presumption. Lugo was 1 4:Ligvti and sacked by the We cannot impute these diierstera to the. General: it is the usual and inevitable effect of forced marches and precipitate retreat. Zamora, whose inhabitants had been animated by the presence of the English, shut their gates against General blaupetet. General Dorneuis proceeded against it with lour battalions; he scaled the city, took it, and put the most guilty to the sword. Gallicia is the province of Spain which manifests be best dispointiou ; it receive! the French es de liverers. Valladolid has taken the oath to King Joseph. I• A L f