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perfect service, discord and collusion, have ensued ; casion, at tile head of their respective corps,
but rather how the duty could have beers so w.:11 however diminished, are still firmidalde, stud e
performed, under circumstances so unfortunately slat almost wholly of veternu troops, will fill up tile
erroneous. vacancies occasioned by the raruage at Ta'aver
As far us the operations in Basque Road, and Wherever it may be judged prudent to take up o
what has resulted from them.are kuowil, they prove position, the French, even assuming that they have
the truth of the facts, and the coin losinos winch lost ten, twelve, or tifteen thousiold men,
have been down from them. The junior officer, •27tli and 2.Bth of July, canilor Ise estimeted at less
initorully perceiving that his K.4ll:flit behasiour at- I than sixty thousand troop., tit for service, as fur as
trailed particular notice, pursues a line of conduct, 4 our iaformation reaches. Cnn we drive such a
which obliges the Commander-in-Chief to demand low— over the Pyrenees ? Or, if we could. can we
a Court-Martial upon himself, which, alone, creates i retake the fortrusses occupied by the Corsica', Ern.
some distrust in him among the nuinformed part of prow ? And if we are unable to effect these tan
the public, who always attach superior merit to ohjects. ..list avails our temporary oceupstiou of
thew who are exposed to personal danger. Some Madrid, and tar proelaturiug of Fi.eDISIAND
degree of discord tool animuNity has also breal pro- Vlltli eu the Prad•? Must not the ultimate pos.
duced in the navy, en effect always prejudicial to session of Spain rest with N•eor.ects, if lie reduce
the public service. And if it were practicable to Austria to accept of peace ? Will he not return, Is.
continue the scheme of obliging superior officers to he did lest NO vreul)er, at the head of one 11mM...A
lie indirectly COMulaorleti by inferiors, the very and fifty thousand soldiers, mud sweep us heforsr
foundation of all discipline must he demolished. him ? Or does Lord CASTLEREAGH mean. Iliac Sir
The state mid force of the two fleets in question, Mantle, because lie has defeated Joimett Bona..
aggravate the error ; for the enemy's skips to lie at- PAR ru, snail wait to.try his fortune uguitist NAPO.
tacked„ were ',curly equal in forcetothoseoftlir• Eng- Leon That experiment might be too Inazardloui.
fish. The person entrusted with the execution of lu fact, Sir AaTHUIt, at Talavera. like the LILACS'
this enterprise, was Captain of a frigate, junior to all Pat Nice, at Poictier., and like HENRY the Vtli, at.
the Captains who could act in corninanding ships, A4iiirourt, iu the midet of a foreign country, at-
one (tidy except.d. The Captain of the huperiettre tacked by a vastly superior en, my. and destitute of
frigate, did wit offer lunrelf, nor solicit this duty,* all means of retreat, hail no alternative, except
nor slid he pies* himself into notice. Ile was se- victory, or complete destotpcuon. In that desperate
leered, and invited by the First Lord of the Admi- position, hr has obtaitte4 a signal triumph. Bur,
ratty to perform a service which must disappoint would tint this triumph, if it hurl liappeued on the
the hopes of dome who for many months had been Drove. or on the Danube; it had hero ginned
rintiously ciatising,in tempestuous weather, to inter- over the loupes of the tyrant who is conteuding ut
ceps this very squadron of the enemy, the glory of Voiotia against Austria ; instead of bang gained
whose destruction, or defeat, has been thus twitch- over the tool whom be has placed to Castile. awl
ed front them, by outraging discipline, insetting the who must rise or fall with Oe good or the iii-for-
navy, sail ',flooding tile feelings of the must uteri- time of Natimcson ;—we would ask, whether, if
torious officers. I Talavera had been Gratz, or Leolwil, or Lintz, the

• See Lord Game% seldom so Admiral Horny%
Court- SI ortial.

operation, Boil the benehts to Europe, at lraet the
chauces of benefit to the world, and to the cause so
which we are all engaged, would Slut hate been
multiplied ail hundred fold ? Wr teuuaiu alai of
that opinion. IVr consider Austria us the pillar of
the Continesit. while she is nasubilued. We re-
gard Spain as a corollary and au acceriry to the
piece. So, we believe, does Ito eiseanre himself.
But in delivering and iu ileft:nding there senti-
ments, we trust. that no moo will accuse es of not
wishing to 410 i lintlee to the glorious event now an-
der our examitiation. Upon that point, we know
how securely we may trust to the caeduur anal the
discernment of the public.
We this day resume our extra.ls from the Spa-
nigh and Portuguese Papers, to the nth inst. They
represent the spirit of the voinitry every where
kindling again into that enthusiasm which blitzed
out at the coinmenestment of the present straggle,
but whit•li we feared hail long since nearly spent
itself. The provinces of Guthrie, Eieemy, am&
Asturias, are actively employed in prepnriligtheir
strength, and putting forth all their means of re.
Meunier. The French, it is said, have abandoned
the siec.,ft of (;eronn, and iuu no part of the Penile.
SOIL do they appear to enjoy a moment's repc,e,
being every where harassed and attacked the
natives.
It was reported, lest night, Liaise believe without
geoil authority, that another engagement had taken
philtre is Spain, in which Sir Aetlsue WULLESII.V.
hull again defeated the French.
A French privateer, from Boulogne or .Celsie,
had captured a brop on hoard of which she put
some of the crew. fhe ling was re-captured, and
sent into Dover, on Tuesday. The Frenehinee,
who left France on Monday looming, state, that
in) recounts had then arrived of pesCe having been
concluded between Austria and France.
By a French Colonel; takes prisoner, we learn
that Justin. lionapan-rit quitted the field, with
Vet. coo, at half-past four o'clock, and the army
retreaded at five.
The fullowisig letter has been received by Sir
Jolts l)oet.c. Governor of Guernsey. from Mr.
AaCHDtKIN, itriti,h Vice-Consul at Cadis:—
" OFFICIAL.
" CADIZ, Avo e.--Acciroets here bees received from
General Cuesta of • signal victuty gained by the Combined
British and Spanish Armies, a the Doghbourtinsid of Sal.
dos, between the and myth ult. against the French
Army nutlet Victor' which they compute!, rusted, with a
tremenduns loss. Ours is satituated at 3.900, acid &bedpost
eras have also lost wenn) ; bat all have cowered theawisidliw
with maierial gluey."
" NOT OFFICIAL, BUT LIKELY.
" Letters frees Seville, of esterday's date, lay, that hits
has serreedered with t coou taro, and that the Sp, oldt toy
wader tileaseet Vasops had catered Madrid. It is also said
that the Serene Jost, hare coots rod the rank 0f Criptsie -
General Is lie Spoisleb army uu Sir A. %dimity, sad the
Grand Crew of CWI4OIIII. as Cocoa
tilkirledr "A. A lICHDIMIN, Vice-ceseet
Ministers, it is inlet, have given orders for the
immediate forwarding of supplies of arms and ame
inuoition to the Marquis de la Rousts*. Twenty
thousand stand of arras have. accordiaig to report,
beau issued by Government, and in part embarked.
In addition to these imppliem, contrairts have been
entered into by the Spanish Legation, for immense
quinines of the most essential reticles of military
clothing and accoutrements. Au order was given•
in one day last week, Sly tbs Spanish Legation. in
the tome of the Spanish Government, for the fol-

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lowing of:tidos, to be furnished, on their account,
at the expiration of one month from the date oi
the order :
50,000 Pair of Stac;:iar (CAtio), t rs,neoWed; et °swats,
Pair of Shots, I +ism,* Ravassosks.
25,000 Shirts,
The house to which this order hut been given
has recently furnished warm clothing for 50,itv"
men (to be paid for by the S:isni.h Governance,.
in order to enable the I`3triots to kiwi) thg'fieht
during the ensuing alive ..

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