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field ; Maasetia.ean bring '70,00 ; with this small
advantage he never will dare to make an attack,
and attempt to advance into Portugal. He must
have 100,0001 men to venture on.

DA DAJOZr jULT 6.
li'e have seen a letter from Valverde del Fresno,
of the date the 2ryth ult. which says, " The French
army which is besieging Ciudad Rodrigo, amounts
in numbers, it is said, to 0,000. The tire from
the place continues day and night ; and it is af-
firmed that the French have already lost above
9000 wen."—(Badajox Diary, July 6.)
JULY 9.
In the action of Miajadas with the light party of
I). Camillo Gowez, the Commander of the enemy's
corps was killed. On the 36th of J nue, fon of the
enemy's horse, add SOO foot, matched from Mia-
jades for Troxillo, which had mitered the former
place on the preceding day, with 2NM other
troops, either woundei or disarmed, and 200 bag-
gage waggons, eight of which were covered.-4
Yesterday arrived in this place thirty men of
the party of Storni!, with two prisoners, and two
large boxes with 'Aide, which they had intercepted
and token front the enemy in Ohnedo. Colonel

Ventuna Ximelier is dead of the wounds which he
veceived in an engagement fleas Toledo. The
death of that gallant Commander is wwch to be
lamented. Ilia party took from the enemy 20
load of wheat, and 1250 sheep.—(lVewTelegrapli of
July 13.)
On the 6th inst. at 5 o'clock in the morning,
Regnier appeared in sight of Herez, de los Ca-
balleros, whence General lama last marched be.
fore Regnier's arrival, and had taken a position
on the heights oil the other side of that place; Au
action ensued, and the Spanish troops gallantly
maintained their ground until 6 o'clock at night,
when General lutaz began to retreat to Higuera
la Heal, and thence to Cumbres. The French
sustained n considerable loss, and sent 250 of their
wounded from Aluseudrulejo to Merida.—ln the
evening of the saute day Regnier fill also back to
Barranota. His division occupies at present Santa
Maria, Alinendrultio, and Merida.
Letters from Oil+ de los Monte. state, that •
reinforcement of 4000 French troops lately passed
through that place, destined for Andalusia.—(Lis-
Gun July 13

JULY 14.

The division of Regnier, which marched oa the
11th instant fiom Merida and Aluseudralejia, is
pursuing its march to the Tagus, divided iuto two

-
corps; one of which is mareCing in the direction of

Carceres, and the other of T 1 uxillo. The latter
left in Merida a rear-guard of 600 horse and 100
foot, until live o'clock iu the morning of the 12th.
The .sth corps, commanded by Monier, which

snatched from Seville to attack ILOusters's, occu-
pies A►acena, S. 01Iola, and Moninterio: and
letters from Zara, of the lath inst. state, that
some troops of that corps are also in Lerena.
The Marquis de la Humana has received intelli-
gence, that the bridge of Arcehispo has been broken
down; but the intelligence does not state whether
it was done by the enemy or our troops.—(The
sane Paper.)

JULY IS.

In the first days of this month an engagement
took place near Paredes. two leagues from Toren-
con. where the French were attacked by Don Juan
Martin ; 400 of the enemy's troops were killed ;
160 waggons with his wounded arrived in Nladritl,
and we have taken upwards of Am prisoners. Our
loss is very iuconsiderable.—( Lisboa Gu:etie of
July :y.)

JULY 16.

About the beginning of 11 A month, there was en
action near Pared-t, two le Ives from Titration,
in which the French were attacked by the E prei-
wvlo (Don Juan Martin) : of the enemy 400 were
killed, and more than 4JO carts with wounded
entered NI tdrid. The prisoner exceeded 200 iu
number. Our loss was very small.

Villa-Campy commands to,oora men, armed in
even• kind of inaity, in Cuenca. It id not known
to what point liassccouit, who has given up the
isominand to Iniu, has gvne. Lasbora Diary,
✓sly 21.)

JULY 17.
We learn from Mancha, through a channel de-
serring of credit. that Manoel Pastrana. (Chew-
/metre). the well-known leader of the mountain par-
tizans, commanded he Capt. Alexander Fernandez,
entered Ciudad Real in the night or the AIM. The
enemy suffered lunch, and the inhabitants delitered
the seven gates of the city which the French had
taken.

•tntto•, JCNE _h.
Eight French deserters, who have arrived at Gal-
legos, say, that the fire from Ciudarl lloclrizu has
41011 e them great damage, and destroyed almost all
their batteries; and that on the 24th and 23th,
they lost a great number of men.
The day before yesterday a granaile set fire to •
quantity of the enemy's •ininunitioo, and (lel
sioned much mischief among both cavalry and in-
tautry. JULY 5.

Yesterday, at seven in the morning, the French.
who were on this side the river Agueds. attacked
the divilion of Generals Cranford and La Carrera.
who were, the tint in Alinsids. and the second in
Guard I. An engagement ensued. but the loss on
eithvr ,tde is not known. The Portuguese chassenrs
were attacked by a body of cavalry ; they received
t.irm brivety, and afterward. advanced upon them