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PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

" vino. JUN[ 3.
6, A report has re:ogled us here, which stater, bat
the enemy eracauted Commis u.id Ferrol, mud oc-
cupied St. law) in force. The intelligence is not
official, but the authenticity of the fact is generally
relied on."

PU 611 TO DS: ST. PATO, JUNE 9.
•' After a long interruption of our correspond-
ence, I have to inform you, that the left of the
Nlasquis Romana's army, under the command
of the Count of Norena, has obtained a decisive
victory over the enemy at the bridge of St. Paso.
General Carrera haying defeated and driven the
enemy from St. Jan ou the 1.3i1 ult. taking from
them forty issolnoi of 'date and a great quantity of
other plunder, proceeded to Puente Vedra, for the
purpose of arming a number of his peasant sol-
diers, returned as the sth isistant to pursue the
enemy, who, having received reinkreements at Co-
r ttttt la, was advancing, in the hope of being able to
aveir.e the severe loss be had sustained at St. Jaz°.
l'helsivariced pasta °idle two anuses met at Pa-
drou. I''fo,ll the great want of arms and stores,
under which the Spanish army still laboured, and
particnlurly in consequeuce of the tisetesetioa of
40.000 cartridgeaddri lag two Al Er or Iwavy rain, many
of the peasants being without cartuucli boxes, the

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tentacle Norontt, who bar% juttjnined Gen, -Carrera,
was induced to fell dack.toveurdi Vigo, for the trio-
fold object cf 'receiving -the sal:, ahe so 'much
wanted, and to occupy a positmn in which he might
oppose the enemy s, ith advantage. Upon the night
of the Gth instant, the Spanish army passed the
river St. Pa'o to lautiches (the bridge having been
previouslf destroy es*, and occopied a strong
military position on the left bank ; their passage
was not impeded by the enemy, who, from the very
superior number of his cmvalry, and, at that time,
of his artillery, might, at least, Hive cut off the
rear .gais rd.
"On the morning of the 7th, the enemy, iu
force WOO, including three regiments of cavalry,
headed by Marshal ley and General Loison, cum-
menced a vigorous attack, mud seemed determined
to force the passage of the riier. The Patriots
evinced an equal Xettermiiiatibai to resist, and lifter
en incessant fire of Cdlllloll and mustpletry on both
sides, for ten hours, the action ceased at seven
o'clock, in the evening, without the enemy's being
able to make any impreseimi.
.` At daylight in the morning of the Bth instant,
being low tide, the enemy renewed his attack, and
aceuied determined. at ail risque, to cross the river ;
'`et those who had stormed the bridge of Lodi, and
stressed the Adda and the Po, iu the face of the
.4aßtioo armies, were not only checked, hut oblig-
ed to retreat precipitately, before the brave Spanish
Potriute, oil the Banks of the Soto Mayor.
44 The enemy again opened a heavy fire of shot
and shells on the Bth, with the object of conceal-
ing an attack meditsted against the bridge of Cal-
delas, about a league and a half up the river.—.
This position, as well as every other where the river
was fordable, had been previously occupied by the
vigilance of the Spanish Generals. The enemy
'tiding himself unable to gain a foot of ground, af-
ter a tire of five hours, relinquished the attempt of
forcing the bridge of Caldelas, defended by a body
of Patriots very much inferior in numbest to the
attacking divisions.
• " On the evening of the stir, the enemy proceed-
ed to reconnoitre end sound the river, elo6e to the
sea-shore ; which attempt they were soon compel-
led to abandon, by the well-directed tire of the re-
giment of Marazo, which distinguished itself par-
ucularly in this, as it has done in several other
actions. The night of the nth the enemy de-
voted to his accustomed occupations, previous to
▪ retreat—buniing houses, destroying provisions,
and killing the defenceless, with other atrocities,
the relation of which would be too shockittg to
humanity. The flight of the enemy, however.
on the approach of the armed peasants, prevented,
the perpetration of these cruelties to the extent."
to which the enemy had, on other occasions, gra-
tified his inhuman disposition. Still, a few, who
were unable to escape, fell victims to their cruelty.
One instance, in particular, is worthy of remark:
An old infirm woman, who was unable to join her
family i s their flight, was inhumanly butchered in
her bed ! I !—At-ten o'clock on the morning of the
9th, the enemy commenced a precipitate retreat,
leaving a-heaped' unburied dead close to the bridge,
with 40 muskets, a great quantity of clothes, end
other articles of plunder. The Spanish force iu
this action amounted to shoot 13,000, including
about IttO cavalry of the army. 1 believe 4000
were without muskets. The artillery on both sides
was nearly equal ; the enemy, however, had on
their side a six-inch howitzer, of which descrip-
tion of ordnance the Standards ware destitute.—
The loss of the Spaniards, in killed and wounded,
amounts to lit. That of the enemy, from what
came under our observation, and from the inform-
ation we have already received, must have been
considerably above 300. The number of carts that
passed to. Ponte Veilra with their wounded, the
bones and remains of several bodies w hich they
had burnt, and those discovered buried and bid
away, combine to prove this number rather under-
rated.
Four gun-boats, which had been fitted out
with the greatest promptitude and expedition,
by order of the Spanish Commodore, contributed
most materially to the repulse of the enemy,
having kept up a steady and well-directed fire on
their right flank, whenever the tide permitted
them to approach the beach. A two-gun battery
was completely razed, and the gnus • dismounted,
by the tire of one of these vessels. Nothing can
exceed the confidence the Patriots repose in their
General, Carrera, who has thrice led them to
victory in the space of a few days, and who
seems to possess the entire command of their
affections. If the enemy had succeeded in forcing
the passage of the Soto Mayor, his of jest was to at-
tack the Castle of Castro, now secured by being
committed to the custrety of "Colonel Carrot, who
distinguished himself so much in Asturias. The
garrison consists of a detachment of British soldiers,
stragglers from Sir John Moore'sanny. collected
iu Asturias by Colonel Carrot, and some mutates,
antler Ca ptniu Crawford."

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
FRENCH PAPERS.
TWENTIETH SULLETIN.
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• VIENNA, `2O.
When the news of the victory of Raab arrived at
Buda. the Empress immediately left it.
The enemy's army was pursued during the 15th
and ttith.—lt passed the Danube over tits bridge
of Comoro.
The town of Raab has been invested.—We hope
to be masters of it in a few days. We have taken
the ietrenched camp of Raab, which will contain
100,000 men.

The enemy inundate the country with false re-
ports; this is part of the system adopted for stir-
nng up the bower classes.

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Ai. de Metternit h lei' Vienna on the 181li. Ile
will be exchanged for M. Dothan and the Officers
of the Frt nal Legation.
Prince Gallitscen e 'terra Galicia on the 3d, in
three columns
HAMBC PAPERS.
TR VVILFORT, JUNE 17.
The Austrian trrops, which advanced by Bay-
reuth, have peace.. Jed by Bamberg to the neigh-
, bon:bind at Wurtrburgh.

•
..7141 Prague tiazette OT the 1311 i nit. a;tys, that
!tnthe eut..dog most en-
thuniastic aboutn *rime ,ot '" Lung li,
the Emperor FranciA"—"L”ng tree the Jrchduhe
Charles!" and the inhabita. t, te.l %Init each other
in long-continued testimoolir. of

DUTCH PAYEES,

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" The Insurgents in the Tyrol hays returned to
their frootiers.—The Emperor of the Freud) has
ordered an army of 30 or 35.060 Iden to set against
the Northers parts of the ml. Hoarier, tt.2
Bavarian General, Wrede, has receivi d orders to
remain At Bat we expect a '.ivuion °l ac
Army of Reserve, who Ars transported La waggons
from the environs of Manta to A uvilinr,zh. Auo.
their French corps is COITI:olg from 1141 y t.. enter the
South Tyrol by the Brenner Moutituitis."
The Papers contain a long account of the cop-
tare of St. Audero, which we mast defer tat to-
morrow.

4.

FROM THE PORTIA;VESE PAPERS.
FROM THE EXTRA4PRDIN Aar G.tZEITt OF THE
6tqtf.RNMENT.
sk;VILI.I. JUNE .1,
The peasants of !leimosion, tumble any Ineger :o
beer the multiplied rippressiona of then eta-odes,
took the generous resolution to rise igniwst them,
without snore n 11,4111114 then seven musk. ts ; but
their loyalty and velour soon procured than others,
with whirl' they drive thew Prow the village. the
enemy, to revenge this disgrace, sent against theirs
dew:clic:Mut of 1500 men, lout they were soil either
killed or taken prisoners.
The enemy sfterwank united MI their troops la
Arragori, and marched to attack General itluke.

attrli; 3.
The Captain-General of the army of Ant:ion,
has made the followitig communication, by al, ex-
traordinary courier:— 4
" Mon' EZeeLLEST NENNOII.!--The enemy, re;nfereed
by almost the Whole force of Soiragossa, sad with the 'roof s
scattered on &Street points on this side the Flinn, came to
attack me yesterday, in ally position in front of this eity.—
General Suchet, who had seccoadad Juno., wishing ue doubt
to signalize his entrance on• the command, by meow iiozotil
stlenotage, proposed *Whist he. than the total dottrtetion
of the army committed to my command ; to effect which he
kft Saragossa to take lire command of this Expeolltion in
person, accompanied by Wafter and otter Graerals. Ge-
neral Sachet, as it appears, had nu idea of the hrave and
tirm character of the uriolish troops, which be stow learned
to his oust ; nrither the ire o,f his artillery, our the sign.-
murky of his cavalry, which Vas {Mkt M 11111111111VOUll 1111 6111.1,
aloe the repetition of four attacks, made with the greatest
Itarbr the anneal of his infantry, wield make the bravo
Vtroops yisdal an lack al grasint Freilehoo (very
are with
MOX *par Ors t =sw tee re:
ael, Mallet halo
• 1.14=1"..
'4.4lowiMer sot abo af:ttbio
=k talligince; bat I have the utmost Ashman in
in
tic your Excellency, that though the Fiench nomorat-
stacked with greater violence than om this occasion, they
were never met by a more determiner; rem.tanee; and
I shouiol be wanting in justice were I tout frantly ami &Meer,-
ly to declare that this important victory ,s id, be ascribed
priacipatty to the saber and WWI of the Major-General Ben
Jima Carlos Arcizaga, and the brilliont conduct of Briga-
dier I)uu Martin de Loirrugi.
" May God preserve your Eerellency,
J0,1,4L' IN BLAKE.
" Head -quarters Alcsoniz, May 24.
" To the must Excellent Scutum Don Antonio Cornet"
•LISBON, JUNE 9.
Our army is advancing rapidly front Oporto and
Coimbra to Abratitea, which is at present the head-
quarters. They are of course moving to.vards Vic-
tor's army, and in a direction to cut off, their re.
trent from the French frontiers.
The ships of the line sailed on the stli on a cruise.
in search of the French ships that had been met
with on their way front the West Indies.
On the nth, sth, and 6th instant, our city was
illuminated in honour of His Britannic Majesty's
-birth-day. His Excellency, the Ilonotinilde John
Charles Villers; Euro!, Extraordinary and 'Minister
Plenipoteutiary, who has so strenuously exerted
himself for the restoration and preservation of this
Monarchy, and is most deservedly respected by the
whole Portuguese nation, was received with lorg
continued acclamations at the national theatre in
Condos-street. when he mink his appearance to La
present at the recitation of an eulogium au His
Britannic Majesty, which was delivered on the 4th
instant, at that theatre, and followed by God care
the King, sung by the whole audience, stand-
iug and uitcovered. In short, it is impossible
for ally nation to express more strongly the lively
sense of gratitude and frietidsbip universally enter-
brined for the British people; but most certaroly
there is also no nation which can possibly possess so
strong a claim on our gratitude and friendship as
the English have acquired by the generous efforts
with which they have asserted and supported our
national independence.

I ROPY JUNE 10.

Victro's urmy extends from Torreinoulm,
Trot',llo, Cuveres, &c. to the bridge of Alma:ir.
A French advanced party was destroyed in Aljoncer,
from 40 to 50 being killed, and 25 wounded.
The Genuses* wlsa belonged to Victor's army
had no sooner received certain intelligence of war
having been declared between Austna mad Fr..nce.
than they began to desert in large numbers ;
have even arrived in Castello Bracco. As yet no
bottle has taken place with that array.—(Lirbon
Gazette of Jane 10.)
On the sib inst. the Intendant-General of Police
ordered a proclamation to be posted up, on the al.-
plicution of his Excellency, Mahal-General
prohibiting the purchase of any article rit
accoutrement, or any other description, belonging
to the English army, and offered for sale by Britielt
soldiers, on pain of the purchaser► being dealt
with and pianidied as buyers of stolen goods.—
( Lisboa liiary of Joule 10.)
BAVAJOZ, JUNI 2.
A fee days beak several Austrian shwa arrived Hi
Cadiz, having 140 ono-smiths ou board, who are to
be employed in our manufactoties of arm..—
( Bodajus Diary.) JUNE 4.
We have received intelligence of our troops hav-
ing destroyed, on the 31st of soy, a body of the
enemy's horse, which had occupied Aljacen. end
are also assured, that Gene.wl Blake has defeated
the Fre ;eh in krregoa, who sustained .t very r ort-i"
derable toss, and that he is likely soon to retake
Sampan.