The Sun. — London, England, 1812-08-25 00:00:00

L 0 N D . O Ar, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1812. REPORT OF ANOTHER GREAT VICTORY BY LORD WELLINGTON. • • The Shig;• CLEMENT., master, .from Corunna, arrived at Jersey on Saturday last ; left Comma . 18th inst.; Captain, C. statei, that 'two days be fore he sailed, a Major hact arrived there from the Army, with Dispatches fromliord WELLINGTON, and was waiting for a conveyance tO,tugland in al ship of war. ItWas reported,at Corinna, that SeCond Battle had been fought, in which the enemy lost 15,000 men and twenty-four pieces-of cannon. Another vessel has arrived at Guernsey, from Corunna, with the same account.:,. The above intelligence was brought from Guernsey and Jersey by the Rapid packet, arriv ed yesterday at Weymouth.. The Thetis and the whole .of the Jamaica con voy arrived yesterday safe in the Downs. On the 6th inst. Commodore 110i)GEns's squadron hove in sight of the convoy, upon which the iEolus, the Shannon, and the Belvidere frigates, which were escorting it across the - Atlantic, patted company, in chace of the enemy ; of whom, we doubt not, they would give a good account, unless the Ame ricans should have the heels of them. We this morning received •Coruona Papers to the 17th instant, from whiehwe, have made the following extracts FROM THE dORUNNA PAPERS OF AUGUST 14, 16, AND 17. ; SANTIAGO, AUG. 14.—The English head-quar ters remain in Cuellar, and it is not doubted but that their cavalry are in Segovja Ao . Madrid is the direction which both our army and-that of the enemy is taking, it is presumed that they will dispute its posseision with us. :It is be lieved that they 'Will risk, a. battle previous to evacuating it, for which purpose they are, it is said, concentrating and fortifying themselves. From Castile we received very satisfactory ac counts by the last Post, particularly from. Valla dolid, and other places beyond - the Duero. We now have the happiness of seeing our best allies, and those most deserving of hberty from their un alterable and ardent patriotism, free from the ene my, and our allies masters of both the important banks and one of the bridges of the river Puero. .CoRUNNA, AUG. 17.---Yesterdav -evening - arriv ed the post from Castile, with kti - frs' from that province, &c. &c. tke. In general tbeintelligence alley communicate is very favourable. Our troops are advancing towards •Madrid, some by o* . way and some by another, and by all ivays pursue and attack the enemy. Acco - rdirig, to ,letters from Pates; • Senor IYIRNDIZABEL was on the 24th in Castro, pursuing the operations agreed upon. Senor .Siiivrocimazs is doing - the same : from the united operations we expect the most happy re . oults in the-course of this m onth.' • OvIEDO, AUG. S.—The last accounts are most iatisfaatory-; the advance of Lord WELLINGTON :5 troops in pursuit of, MAamoNT's Army, -which, according to accounts, has taken the direction of LogranO; the evacuations of Santander and Torre la Vega, •of which we have offiCial information the expedition of Commodore Pc:imam, Who, in combination with the troops belonging to the Seventh Army, hag almost cleared the whole coast of Cantabria from the enemy; the desertion of the French soldiers who, wearied with their laborious life, or convinced of the injustice of the war, abandon their colours ; the march f ot SUCHET upon Catalonia, where Gen. LACY threatens Tarrago na, and where au expedition of our Allies is going to ' disembarlz _~ ~., j , ... _ ....... ~. J ..l Valencia„ ithere there are only truing garriSons, r. and where the varialis'Gtferilla parties inoniestibly . prtlve, that the pliblic spirit is not extinguished, and that the Valencians have recovered from their llismay; _the forces under the command of Gene rals-Ulu., PE . NNE, andl.lloßtu..o, on one part, and those of Gen..l3.tr.LEsTEaos an *the other, onenpy the attention of the enemy's army iriEstreinadara.: all this will oblige • the enemy to 'form greet, re= unions, which will oblige them' to abandon, some provinces ; and what . adds to their &nstern'ation is the advance of the victorious Lord WEALIN - 6- _ TON, Who carries into eXecution his i of ait plans, which a small part only : has yet been demeloped:' GisoN, AUG. 8.--The French have abaudmthl Torre la Vega and Santander, without doubt, fear ing that their retreat would be cut off, as : LONG had arrived in their neighbourhood with 2000 men, and expected more. It is reported That MIN& has had a great action in the neighbourhood 'of Vittoria, in which he made 3600 prisoners ; but this news is not official. Gibraltar Papers to the Ist inst. reached town this morning. The news they contain is not Very important ; 'Nve have extracted the following ar tides : Lea, nUn a great mber . of killdd Add sonv.s; then assemblinghik- =forces,. be itui'spe him from position to position across the rocks', till the reserve of the 116th•appearing upon the 'Mountains in his rear, camp,*(2, his defeat. -- The loss 'of the enemy" in this affair ik.supposed to he as much as 3600 in killed,. wounded, and pri soners -; The Brigadier-General Laban and seve ral Officers of rank are among the killed ;,among the prisoners ,are four Colonels, five Lieutenant- Colonels, 125 'Officers of minor rank. We have not lost more than 1.533 in killed and wounded. Colonel Alpsilop, whose conduct during the - whole action, was highly praisen-Orthy, bad his horse killed under him. Generals, Officers, and soldiers, all performed their duty with the utmost zeal', and contributed to the SUCCCi3 of this glo rious day. The head-quarters of the Duke of Albufera are now at 'Cullera. M:IILS. AugivEn-1 Guernsey, I ',Jersey; 1 Dublin, 1 Waterford. DuE—A Lisbon, .1 Dublin, 1 Waterford: PRICE OF STOCKS THIS 11AY AT TWELVE 58fi I Red. Ann.. ..;...5811 I Vturzliim S?J pr, THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS lilCilitre FAIMTAI , AUTiEAT ? •FROM TUE GIBRALTAR CITIZONICLE OF JULY 25. The enemy, availing themselves - of Gen. Bat.- LESTER(Ws abknce, re-appeared - in the, neigh- . boUrhoOd ;of the Rock, on the night of - Sunday last, to the number of from 4 to 5000 men, com manded by - Gen. VILLAT, and have ever since con tinued at Los Barrios, demanding rations at Roche and Algesiras, and -driving or carrying to Medina all the cattle and grain they can finch: in the adjacent country.—On their approaching Al gesiras the day befure 'yesterday, they were fired upon from - the ,Bay, but this did not prevent them capturing .a. detachment •of .118: inva lids, who - were, proceeding from that town by land to Tariffa;- Printe de AITGLONOt DE VI S CON : is in the vicinity of .the last mentioned place.— The other two divisions of the fourth Spanish Arty ; one under the command of General BAL• LASTEROS and the other under the 31arquis CUR VAS, are at Yunquera: An action is repOrted to have taken plate between them and the French, and. an order to have been sent to Caceres to get 1000 beds ready for the Spanish wounded. By the latest accounts that have reached the garrison,. Generals lava'. and REV occupied Cour Monda and the environs with 6000 men, and General COURROUX was marching towards Ardalis with 3000. . . ArdcANT, JULY 1 I.—Since my last, the enemy have continued to occupy the same positions round this place. SUCHET, a feW days ago, was still in Valencia, but preparing to proceed to Catalonia: For some time past the dismounted guns, field ar tillery, stores, &c. have been mor . ing 'to Tortosa, where large depots are formed of all kind of provi sions sent from Valencia. The enemy's force in this Province does not exceed 6,000 men; of which about 4,ooo , occupy the country within four league of this place: The head-quarters of Gen: O'DoN - - NELL'S army at Orchuela, about 9000 strong includ= ing 1200 cavalry; this force is independent of. the garrisons of this .place, Carthagena, Lorca, Chinchilla, . Penas de St. Pedro, &c. &c'. General ROCHE'S division sailed - .for Mahon .on the 2d init. and, after remaining-there two days, sailed again,. and returned to this place ; the troops landed. yes terclay. General DONKIN had also arrived at Mahon, and sailed for the Eastward, with hii di vision - on the 6th. After the brilliant 'capture of Tudela, Com- Mandant DußANmarched upon Avanda de Duero, took it also by assault, and found a large booty, and killed, wounded, or made prisorkers about 250 - ' , .• • fl CIL . • -The more we consider the language of the Eleventhl3ulletin, the More we are convinced that. BUONAPAETE has aha.ndoned his intention of pie-: trating further into. Russia, and that he will short ly retraee his steps to the frontiers of Prussia. We ventured, ten days - ago," to express our belief, that BUONAPARTE would not venture to .advance much further, and the event has justified our opinion. Without a victory, and a decisive one, his situation, in the heart of Russia, would soon become desperate, and the 'utter annihilation of his Army would be the conse quence of a defeat in such a situ,ation.—But it is not only from the circumstance of BUONA PARTE'S talking of putting his army into quarter: of refreshthent," that we infer that he is on the: point of retreating ; his intention, is we think, clearly evinced by the care which he has taken s to construct so many tetes-de-pout, a precaution useless to a victorious and advancing army, but ver essential to one that is retreating'. We feel much gratified in finding, that the llint which we .11Ne I4st week ou the propriety of a !..)••••./...1..a •••,lA/ 1,./A caL. 1114 WA,. .1. Ili L.. Late glorious victory at Sa'rmanca, is libel` to b realized by a recommendation from the Patrioti Fund Committee, at tLOYD'S, who indeed are 411 ways alive to.-humanity and the honour of th 4 country. Never was there an achievement more honourable to our . .natir)nal character, and, lodging from the rejoicings which took.place in the metropo lis, and which we have-the pliasure to find have been followed by equal zeal throughout the British Ern pire, we have _reason to hope, that the - national gratitude and justice Will co-operate with patrio tic pride, in the most liberal contributions for the re lief of those who 'clistinOished themselves upon this glorious - occasion, and who s-tiffer froth the effects of their zeal'in the service of their Country. The Bishop of Nonwt6l now, we find, in Dublin, where, on Monday sennight, several Members of the Catholic Board, with Lord FIN GAL at .head, preSented an, Address' to':bis Lords'-dp, testifying in the warmest terms their gratitude for the support which be had given : to their cause. The Bishop, as -stated in the Irish Journals, answered Chem in a style not less com plimentary, and among other,sentiments, in the highest degree favourable to the ".'atholics, ex pressed it as his opinion 'if that they, have given to the. Civil-Government, under which they . live, an adequate security for their conduct as, civil . , subjects." This is by no means the first time that venerable Prelate has. Made the same declaratioi4 but as it is diametrically opposite to the opinioni: Of a` great majority of his Episcopal Brethren, and: of the Ministers of.the.Protestant Church in.. nerali, with very few exceptions, as it has been the'anxibus emplOYMent of the ablest Statesmen in `this country to devise such securities as the Bishop affirms 'that the . Catholles have given, and as Parliament has yet to, consider and determine upon the subject, .we confess,:with-all..our respect for the character' and talents of the venerable Pre 'late, that we read with much surprise this declara tion. Such an avowahinstead of being calculated to promote peace between the Catholics and the British Government, is more likely to strengthen the zeal of the CatholiC kodv, and to make them more resolute in their claims, 'and less disposed to,assent to such securities asithe wisdom . of Par liament may deem indispensably necessary for the preservation of that Establihment in Church and State, which was framed by the wisdom of our Ancestors, which they shed their blood to inaiti, taro, and which has long rendered the s pople of this country the most free and happy on the face of s the globe. * Yesterday morning about eleven o'cloek, the PRINCE REGENT, accompanied by the Duke of CUMBERLAND and Colonel 131.00MZIELD.; left town for Hounslow-heath, to review the 23d Regiment. His Royal Highness returned to Carlton-house at three o'clock. . The PRINCE REGENT, after the late review of his.own . regiment, had the Officers callpd.to hint by squad of trumpet, when be expressed to theta .his thanks for the very high state of discipline the regiment was in, and informed therm it was the last time he should appear at the head- of it..., . • The Loan PRovosT and. Magistrates of Edin- . burgh haVe issued a firm but temperate Frac-lama- , ticin, in consequence of the riots which took' place last week, assuring the dealers that they. may , bring their grainandmeal in safety to the market, as effectual Means are taken for escorting and pro tecting theM.-;---The Proclamat!on declares, that, after minute investigation, the Lora) PROVOST and Magistrates are fully satisfied that the high price of meal is occasioned by real scarcity,• and riot by any improper proceeding on the part of the Merchants or Meal-dealers. The following letter was brought by the, mood hound, the vessel in which Mr. ScnAw came over from America : " .. ANNAPOLIS, JULY 22.—•-ANOTITER MESSEN~ GER.—=Arrived off this harbour on Friday last his' Britannic Majesty's brig Bloodhound, of 10 guns, Captain RUBRIDGE, nine weeks from Plymouth, with dispatchei for. Mr, FOSTER. Mr. SCITAW, • the bearer the of dispatches, Caot.RtimupGE,and lady, came up to . town in the afternoon and were informed of .a declaration. of -« it having' taken place, which they . had not before heard.: When the brig arrived off,th'e harrour, Aree or four guns were fired franiFort,gadisonin R.rder, to bringher to ; but before theofficers'from the fort could bona her, the letter of marque Cora, Captain .GOLD,43 , ll3altimote; had 'taken - possession Tier wuthoLtany resistance - from e English:' When the Oticeraandmencame onshore, they were marched down to the barracks; and . iiirrendered IheinSelves and vessel to Col. BEALL, the commander of the forts: Colonel B. informed-them that they were not Considered' as prisoners- of war, being charged with dispatches and -requested the- Captain to anchor under the guns of the fort for protection: "Whenthe Captain returned on board , -his sni'ill .arms had been taken oat bv,the letter of marque's' men, and they refuSed , o :deliver him I up the eom in-and of his Vessel, stating; that she 'was . conStdered a la , tvful prize. ' The, Commander:of the fort•tlien . detnanded her : , : bit th.ey,refuscd to deliyer'h'erupl. vor even to anchor the brig-under the guns - of:. the unt:il Captain'Gold was then should arrive. On his arriVal:on Saturday.; • she • was immediately given up to Captain Ruhridge,!' 'and i - inchored, in the harbour. . • • . • Biatin.'--To-day there .being no Court clermen, the .Lorth.Mayor;v after i'ispectin:2,- the • Returns, _ordered the present prices to continue— ..quarter-a loaf.2od. . • 1 AVAL4 11,16VVM kYMOUTIT) AUG. 23.-- , Arrived the brig Aid' 144,4 c,, from St. Zohn's, Newfoundland ; came $ ruening ship, 23 days passage; sbe brings intelli gt:ce that upwards of 30 sail of American mer' chnntnten have, been detained and sent into St. fyilies by his Majesty's ships Jason, Hazard, and Coin j. Dovir.a, AUG. 24.—8 y some passengers wIQ iatidect from file homeward bound Jamaica fleet, wliich passed. this morning, 'true learn thai-- opt squadron on the Halifax station has captured 10 sail o merchantmen and a sloop of war of the Americans. Commodore RODGERS was seen, but he did. not molest tile fleet, conceiving the convoy rather toe strong for him. •. NAVAL Aiii:;orN - ry:ENT.s.,--Cal)tain Live to the , F i l or l s k t)i 4 or the Jaor..3e, Littotenant Ireland to the con'tn, l osl4, of the i.:drniznds oe Sucgrott of the •Santitscia,:, Ztrr. I). Junat, to be st.trgene,n;,t tie ; Kroh Prineea, Mr. Cowan to be a et-Sur4evn to l'ortswoutl(„l'oek-y a id,_„...i s j o - hri to the Capraiu 11. Lain ;„.1, to. the Jatia; C-I,tztot 1t0rr,24, tido Capta:o O'er, to-ttfe Wi:lntdi and .I`l?..i'y yiv.qtt; ••7', to the Yorlt ; to the ~; • ( IlObert Barrie, to. the. (..inant•it.4-3 Copt ; Captain T. 13. .t 0 rap.;o3 Lyla;ro, eh, Ciipt44ll. C.,.;‘,14.00nab1 z tit tit.-• Capt4in alrper, to >the -Saracen; G, 124 ewe, , to, " the Bernro ; .Ca;:;nitk G. 11.:1'itsi-toriads; , tv tamp S: Blyth, ; .Capta.i? jellkitl3ol;,. %,1- pet ; Livotenarrt flay,to the littrtlenr; Lituteitant . F. to the Bellona; Lieutenant E:ll 7 .'ilgiley, to the t:elon vtauth; Lieutr:ilant NV. R. I);.rakins i .to. the Doiidaa ; LieutenantF. Wernys., to the . ‘ Siviitrare • Littitenant G. Hall ; to tae - 4 1.4.9 p . - autot ; I.ieatenint Pedhtr; to the Grar_zp . us; ,Lieutenlat A..U- Cltagstoin, to,therCorttz±liat I.:ieutenlat J. r(avis,: to the Fax; Lieutimants (lath, F. , l , ,,hanan, to ttre.lavii Lii!utientant I'atren ham, to tneNL:gicienne; Lieutenant cet,' .rink to the jastitia; Lieutenant 'Toper, •to the Sat 1-Keen ; Lietittnarit W. Holnite, to the Saracen; Lieutenant it. Branch, to the I .'icarn; and Lieuten4.nt T. Patten, to the Forrester. Tat Wizard, which arrived'on Saturday at Spit• -, headirom the Mediterranean, left Mahon on tite 24th of July, and the next day Sir Edward Pellevr'• was to kin with an expedition, 'supposed for the coast of Catalonia, with 10,000 men: it was core-1 posed of the. Ist batt. filst, and Ist batt. 58th reg i nients ; 30.0 a 'De Rolle's regiment ; the 3d 2. - ai regiMents ; King's 9erman ,Legion, two squadrons of the 20th Light Dragoons, o,nd fire' thousand picked Spiniards from Majotca. . Saturday morning- the Friends, in 24 days from Norfolk, in Virginia,arrived at Spithead. weis taken up as a cartel to convoy to Loglanti Colonei HA.mir.To:4., whose arrival we mentioned yester day, late British Consul at that port,' (who, with hisifauaily; has-left America in consequence of the. - war: - mitt this country) u Capt. Wxi NS ON, of the Royall Marine Forces (late of the Africa), and, several other released.Prisoners' of war. Capt.W.,,,. Wag'Staying at - Norfolk when . , war was dean-ed.... 1 He wt., seized as a prisoner, .and placer' under; the charge bf of - ithe Arncrican_Navv,--- from wiren, he , experienced the utmost. attention - and - politeness, received a'p - aisport froaal' Mr. Movßti.e; retor r itig-Iliin to liberty on his go-... ing .to,-.4g1an4,/, 'A he .are eery iuve terate their : hostility to this country.. *The . Friends,- on the Bth-instant, fell - iii with the Etie:- dere, Captain BY . P.ON, and Shuiron, Ca tain Baorc.g,„oh.the Banks of lead - eaptured the American sloop of . • war, Nautilus,- and: with the /Eoius, Lord :Toms in company, chased the Con. , tittitiOn friga 1.6„3,4 hours ' she escaped by superior sailing. auerriere, Captain DACKES, was also cruizing on the Banks., Captain BROKE (Ull(ler , t: hose der S the four,British frigates were) . had just - ohs- ~ .tained information that .CommOdore, RODGEn, after whOni he 'was lookir,g, had left the Banks, and was gone . to. the Southward, which course Capt„.B. was alflo. steeririg, with all sail ; arid he expreised the most confident hopes of meeting with him off New York. His squadron consisted. ,„ of the President, United States, Conkress, and Con stitution frigates,. Tiorritt. SIOOFS, of 20 guns each. He noel taken several of our merchant ships, which he burnt, as he not wish, he said., to weaken his crews by, sending them into port. . Whilst the cartel was in company with Captain 13Rolet, the squaclrcr, took two American ships, and burnt - then'. These ships had a short time, before seen 'Commodore RODGERS, and three Ameridan7Vis'Ateers, which had not met With rancli'.aic'oesS. 4 'kw 13ritish ships had been sent - „The. , Vmericaw frizate Essex re ' turilefl prirf" frotri i •a .three. weeks cruize OfF Beriniii.P; daring , w,likh ~she only; captured one \Veit Pihiaman, which wss chased into New York by the Shannon. The: Fri,-;nds 'spoke a ship from the'West. Indies„,-,bokmd:to Halifax, -11 ad been ; a'ttacked, by a Arnericall-privateer, but .which*Shelie.at Off ihise ;4.l:tempts - . tr.> board. its..'passage borne. under. tEe • Thetis f6g).te, ,accompanied 'Art' of - the way - by- • the Africa,, 64„. -.C , tpt..:BAs.Tsitn,. which 'Ship had ‘•-twp prizsjn-edanliany•.: The Plumper ~- .gtin-;byg. had also tAken several .prizes, and sent them 194 p Halifax-,.:.:The rescinding of the Orders .:lAAtr i ntu.R.4 ; w - as ,not ,:known.. at Norfolk when the , Freends:Aaikel,- . A . :.SyMitsgias .of ...riot,z..owing.to the high .price of . 4?rovlsions y. ,hrEge,appeared.in . In . se, vera.ipaqs of tfieeity,outragentis proceedings took place recently,; and 'the lidinbarg,ll. Vblanteers and Confahi..62.Ayere called o-at i by WhoSe rubde. rate interference. all. apprehensions Of 'dangerous.. tumult s4sided. .Disturbances, at the :same time, 'took .pla.;P. in Leith, but we hre happy to . find that nothing serions 'happened. The Magi strates have issued assivanees of protection to the :lain - tiers 'who In be - inclined to 'distioseoc their „grain ; an.,d a meeting-has beer called to col - lA.ler tricon the•b,est moans of 'alleviating the distresses tt of the people. • Yesterd , v, between 11 and "12 o'clocl - , n out' daring robbery S committed in St. Ma y 7 xlxe.. Two hig.s of feathers,weighing4oolb. -- eac.c . jraving fi- in 1 etrt, wer• left by the carman at a door,. wtile he ,went to get assistance ; and daring, ice,.two area, 'with cart and Boise, cauz and. carried tlichkolf.. •