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London, England, 1810-07-18 00:00:00

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'five edvicel from spell' and the *rimy of Portu-
;al are very unimportmit.

'lite *nay of Costalool4 is inseehiwz tarriarrls Ter-
regalia, 1u besiege ttsmt fortress. A tlistsioo of the
AT my of Areuttoo is threciiog its mirth ul•oa
The tirdus•ire mod stoles fur the siege ure vitshsirlted
on the Elmo.

lot the Smith, she tint (sorrel. coeutnamirsi by the
I )01te :pht of Col,s. The 5116

taros, commanded by the Duke of Treviso, is on
the frontier of Portugal, to the right end. the 4th
corps, commanded by Gen. Sebastiani, is towards
Malaga and .Murcia. Gun-boats are constructing;
batteries are erecting on the 'coast. Three crews of
French sailors, and a regiment of workmen, have at
length arrived in Andalusat, consisting, in all, of
betsees4oooo and 4000. expert in naval operations.
In Spain, there are io some provinces disturb-
ance', and banditti, but no where is there any
longer a Spanish army in existence. When Gen.
Moore war in Spain, tile Spaniards had an army of
more than 100.000 men on the Ebro. When, at
■ subsequent period, Gneral Wellington marched
to Talavera, they still hail three armies : one in
Catalonia, one under the e.. 'mend of Cwesta, and
another one called the Army of the Centre, making
together about 80.000 men. At present they have
only three Corps, scarcely snaking 24,000 recruits,
who are unwor4i) the tonne of soldiers.
The last dispatches from the army of Portugal
contain the f•+llowiug details :
" The Dulce of Ahratoes, ishing to make hitio-
self muster of the country situated between the
Tera, the and Duero, and by this movement
to support the right of the 6th corpos,• gave orders
to General St. Croix to pas► the Tens, and to attack
time enemy.

" On the 6th, this General attteked the enemy's
hoe of posts at Mauline(' and iiieilltllllloi. 'nine
two posts, which were defended by 500 infantry and
200 cavalry, were carried by assault. The whole
chain of posts was driven in. Our troops killed
200 of the enemy, and made Go prisoners. The
Chief of Squadron, Fische. and Captains 'fennel-
lire and Talon, distinguished themselves.
" During the night the enemy united at Al-
canexii, about 3000 infantry• and IMO cavalry, under
the orders of General Echaverria. Another co-
lumn was to de►eend from the mountains to join
this corps.
" General St. Croix posted his first regiment so
as to stop the progress of this calumn, and march-
ed upon Alcaneza with the other two. On arriving
in front of that town, he found the streets harries-
dad, loop-holes formed in several of the hott,,es, and
thy enemy drawn upon the heights, with the bed
of a torrent covering his front.

" The Geceral commenced the action with the
ruing of the sharp-•hooters, rind at the some time
endeavoured to turn the eneiny's flanks. The
squadrons surmounted every obstacle; some of the
dragoons dismounted and pushed forward, leaving
their horses behind, whilst others, drie4rging their
horses after them by the bridle, climbed the rocks,
sod passtd the precipices under the enemy's tire.
The neral in person advanced at the bend of a
squadron, and broke through the enemy's line at
the first charge. Nothing could stand before them.
The enemy were tutslly routed and pursued under
the walls of Miranda de Duero. Upwards of 700
fell in the field of battle. A Colonel, 15 olfic•rs,
and 400 rank and file were mode prisoners. There
were fun mi at Alesueza more than 100,000 car-
tridges, 6ao English kets, 300 new saddles, and
2000 suits of regimentals. Vie had 5 men killed,
and a d..iv wounded.

" General St. Croix was slightly wounded. fie
paricul irly praises the conduct of Mfssni. the offi-
cers Ilamrlrvillr, Leleu, Turing, and Labour(lnn-
nap., and also that of Captain &torsilley, his
aid-du-camp."
The General comnisnding the 2,1 corps of that
sr by, gives the following, uuder date of the _lst
May, at Merida :

"The post of Misiudara was attacked on the
15th, by a body of marauders, who were repulsed
with the loss of 30 men and a number of hors-s.

" Ote the 16th, our light cavalry cut in pieces an
advanced post of the enemy near Berlajoz.
" A corps of the enemy, under the command of
Don Carlos F....p0g0:1, attacked Truxillo, in the
night of the 17th. The Adjutant Commandant
Desroches repulsed the enemy at all points, with
the loss of a nuitilwr in killed and priboners. Our
tromr, though mronsiderable in number, pursued
them closely as far am. the river Cuculire. The Ad-
jimaut Commandant Desroches, sad four dragoons,
were wounded.

" On the 20th, a body of 3,000 men, that had
marched frnin X•res, attacked the castle of Feria.
They took it the firing of wily a tingle gun.
" On the 2241, our light troops fell in with a re-
connoitring party of the enemy, near Alaeeres, and
made prisoners toe officers and fourteen soldiers."
The Dispatelira from the sth corp., dated Se-
ville, the ood 29th of M.y. give the following
" A corp., of the enemy attacked the French ad-
vinced prritv near thiillenis, on the high mid to
E.trentaitu-n. The :action was very warm, and the
enemy belt •n the field • number of killed and
wounded.

" On the 26111, a rolitmn, commanded by Gen.
Girard. caint up at Aracena with the division of
Bolisteros, 6,000 s!rnii, and occupying a very ad.
vontageons position to the rear of the town. The
ttflth Regiment of lutist Infantry carried this posts
Unu at t.ic point of the heyeniet, whilst the 34th of
the line iiiiimaiivrrd i t order to turn the eitetny,
who were completely routed. They loot a number
in killed, and had more titan 300 wounded, Mclinl-
tog several sitheeni. and ihet'otunel of the It glinent
of Leos. We had hie lulled, and forty leconsled.
Alamos the Litter is Colonel Procf he, of the 28th.

The Duke of Treviso particularly raptec the port
connuct of this officer, and that of the Chiefs of
Battalion, lecamini and Dedonal.

" A detachment of the Duke of Aliremberg's
chasseurs ha% e seized, near Palos, an armed vessel,
which had cloarlyapproached the cotter, and landed
a part of her crew to carry off some ehren. The
chasseor+ attacked this party of seamen, drove them
back to their vessel, and carried her by boarding.
The vessel VlsiS armed with a 16-pounder and two
brows earronadee„ Having no means of securing her,
the ehasseitts set tire to her.,"