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accordingly, without a moment's loss, to the above
town,orderiag the remainder of the first battahon
tbevulunteersofArraon,tho first sect Hatt**
the first regiment of the volunteers of Murcia, or
battalion of the second rtgiuient of Vatentla, add
AO horse of the King's driwrous. Our advanced
posts defended, for three hoof., their position, with
the utmost intrepidity und valour, but cnyiugsollits
enemy's vast superiority iu number, ,they were At
last obliged to fall buck to Mini., uutil 3 o'clock ite
the afternoon, when, being 4oine.l bi the olio—ve
troops, I resolved to attack she enemy. I accord-
ingly detuehed ll'edni Cacti; who eottiaitinds
.e volunteers of Arragou, ataiLikin Pedro Ws,.
Catupt Major of the corps .f *lowa, with 440
men, to Leehes, ancI.CoL DOd Philip' Pe/end-to
Ohts, sitinvorreclbY LW' 'rest of the above corps.—
The ,iction Wll4.C4ALlinencod.vritit.uncosninott (li-
tho:l:run and spirit ; our troops rendered thew-
*vim, roosters of the wood, which co,uwau.ls Olas,
owl the cpcmy, froin fear of twang surrounded,
with the utmost precipitation,• leaving t/rt held
id battle cuierw,l oitli their. slain, and. were'
pelted to abandon their • fol.:guidable position . of
P:ardues, and retreat to Monreni.

"Our -lobs eonsixieti iu 8 trifled and 14 wounded
of the first battialiou'or Arrigori, mid the 4orps, or
nuexca, which caunot be called considerallite--tlutt
of the enemy amounts to {2OO mem •
I cannot but bestow the highest praise on
!pavers end good comtuct of the troops meter •tay
eoomiiiifiel. and fuer it a duty ineliii.hent on me
particularly to recommend to your Exceileucy the
Officers and min of the first exaltation of the l'o-
. lorWeers of Arrago.i,aud of the Corps of Huesca,
who bore the brunt of the action.
" I have dirwted Brigadier-General Don Diego
Fivancr to occupy Lumbier, in order to hem in the
„tunny more closely on my right.
" God preserve your ExceHeney sirs years.

" JOHN O'N rt rt.e."
fracratiediaary Iladrid Gazette, Oct. Cs.)
/MUD, OCT. 21.
figpgr li his arrived at Aranj ibex, and Signor
itativelta is loarly expected there, se, he was to leave
. Seville ou the .4th. Gleam:Wenn, has also ar-
rived at the slime plaice.
The Adjutant Don l'iceasta Hori has been order-
ed to retire Almirgro, for the ,enjoyment of his
Dative air. General thaccoride de Lumps: 0i hall
left this for Legrooms, ;or ore* to take time cont-
. mend of mills division. • Gummi Reding also lets
out for Catattruia. Within thelmist.three days,•l2B
waggons Imre passed through here from Saville,
wish clothes and other SlCCelaiitil:b for the arwy of
Andalusia.
It appears that tame Supreme Geoid 'Taiga will
be transferred to Madrid, from 4tpujuez, on the
20th of November. • . OCT. Stil.
•
The troops -couspotturc led ta•
aria,of the
army of Estreamdera, passed throat this eapitul
on their march to iSurgos. 'foe horse and toadies %
ere.perucularlfescellent, and the troops are all in
high ripints.—(Caraarra Diary, Neer. ii.)
CADIZ. OTT. 18. •
• El Gloriosa ship of the line, arrived, yesterday.
from Algeur. El friatipe de iisturia amide& the
same day, fusterrol; and, to-morrow, El Sax Fran-:
then de 14,60 convoy to Jensen,' merykagit,
vessels hotrati to North America. .On Battmloy,
the 15th, the eosivoy sailed fur Tormiona,
ing of the frigate Atocfm; the Es4lish travel rim
Steeptreoad three other mailer voutla, wit!. 22,U00'
stand of aims, stifle mortars, cartoon, and anima-
Intim, besides istnntto dolli;n, which is a very
portant supply. The Deputy, Signor Dela, 'set.
out cu the wine day for Aranjuez. Major-General'
Don Joseph Virues has assumed the I.:merriment:
of this city. Signor Don Thomas Morla is nn the'
eve of departiag. The ladies of Cadiz were mak-
ing, with the greatest expedition, 50.000 shirts for,
the um of the army.
EZTIIACT OF • LeTTrit FROM ST. INEMZO, DATLD
NOV. 7.
" General Clake ha, certainly retreated with his
army from I/tiring% as far as the distance of a
league beyond Belinaseda, on the road to Castile.—
In this position he has entrenched himself with
from 28 to 30,000 troops. He suffered solo. IQ"
in the attack, but lay no lllVelliil such as should es-
tate sentiments of dismay. Oar situatinn (I speak
of Biscay) is-cruel, for uo one can exist in this
country, formerly time favourite abode, the delight
Of mankind.
" I had written thatabove, intendiag tra amend iLto,
you by the post ; bet I avail inyself of the oppor-
tunity of transmitting it by a vessel which sails this
day, and of addinz, that we mire positively informed
that Blake attacked the l)ukr of Driutaic, the day
before yesterday, at Ilelinureda, beat him. took
from him his artillery. and male dreadful slau•Alit‘ r
among thu Freucli. Our troops were pursuing
them, and, as we are informed by the master of a
bout, that has just arrived fromn Plencia, ?Jar wag,
gems yesterday entered Billion, from the environs
of Sodresse, tilled with ',minded Frenchmen,
among obom w)11 a General. tie- further states,
Ilea a firing of mean arms was heard at Pleircia,
end that it was supposed to be hetasen Santa
Ague& and Sme!resse. The eircumnriroen of the
firing being heard at Plm•micie, !waves !not our troops
eoutinued to pursue the French, and that they must
tees neaehed the vicinity of (Whoa."
• !COTNER LET fill, *AM:. DATE.
" General L'lake has given the Frem la a acv era