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• PUREICIV INTELLIGENCE.
SPANISH PAPER&
cOarit:DA, Woo. 30.
The Sammie Junta of GoVcrifillet.t haying heen
i of the disgraceful dispencon of our army
• I." ha. dispaaelsecl, with the u t moat activity,
verities exprossen, with directiona, that the moun-
tain sharp-ohumerS shou:d take the road to La
Plata. Alinadeo. and other iinportaist i)0111
sending otf at the wattle:Anne a number of moon-
tam chnineurs, completely enisipped, and made
every exertion to cover end protect this pro-
vince. Later aettia tus; **hick we have received, are
Lot of an gloomy a cOmplesieu as the first were.—
It is certain that oar army milled wills promptitude,
and proceeded to re-occupy the positions it had Inst.
Yesterday, arfiVed here, a transport of artillery
large calibre, and
.aeveral cart-loads of muskets,
which were all arid otf tor the army.
VA I.E'NCIA, DEC. 1.
Nlajor-General Don Francisco Marco del Pont,
• Commendstat-General of the divisien of troops of
F,iii fluter, has received from the Captain of the
itirentry regiment of Valencia. Don Antonio Maria
del Val, Commander of a flying detachment of the
same division, the following Dispatch, dated Vu.
linos, Nov. 24.
" I have the honour to infurin you, Sir, that we (woe's',
with, and surprised, In the town of Berge, a division of the
eremy, of inn men, shun we had fulluned (.r some days.
• care with which those troop., avoided me, obliged tor to
wake my attack in the night. Finy killed, a great tiuuther
wounded, right prisoners, a quantity of niaskets, knapwieks,
cloaks, art menmtrerneiita, twu horses, saddled, oil, mule,
and the release of ten Ale:tides and three Scant:wit..., *. holt
. they tool taken, mod were conducting to :Meanie, acre tar
fruit. of the glorious, though dre.tilitl, Irene of alas ineht
In which, after a lout., and obstinate culotte, tho
having fortified themselves iv all the streets and lenses,
victory crowned the seal and valour of the brava Ohms sad
troops 1 liner the honour to eumaiand."
(milk :;aurae, DEC 9 )
JAILS. DEC 6.
The French, who are in Toledo, are there in con-
sidereble numlwrs, and retry day make excursions
to plunder the neighbouring vill'iges. Oe the
27.1 i ult. they arrested the A,cah!ea of Gabes and
Urges, and robbed the couv,ist of Castamier of a
number of very valuable articles preserved there,
and of which, probably, they had received informa-
tion from seine treacherons and bane Spaniard.
They say, that it is nut their intioloot to 'woe.*
trate into the Andaltasias. until Napolrun conies,
They only mean to destroy the English, who are
wary strong.
It is said that General Monier has gone to Cas-
tile, with a wound iu his arm, which he received at
battle of °can*, and that he is accompanied lay
Soule, with their respctive divisions.
We are likewise Kaatireil, that there are more
than &On° 'lien at Tailaveta, who hare a large stock
of provisions.
DEC. 10.
That Duke of Belluno is at Yebenes, with 6 or
7,000 mien ; in Aljoltin, and the contiguous %Al-
leges. there err 900 men; iu Mora, 3,000. Ths;
Danaher which remains of the gariaau of Toledo is
not considerable.

Oil Saturday, salvoes of artillery were fired in
Toledo and Yetwites, to cebrate the anniversary of
the roruuntieni of the Etu,wror.
Pert of the &vision of General Mortier ha• gone
towards Ca•tile ; a. also have the troops %Inch,
afier the battle of Oran% retive4 towards Alsoirol ;
but that General himself, and the rest et Ins die
vision, has taken the road so Talavera, in order to
forew the enemy's troons in that paint to psss the
bridge of Al ilia (113. Spedotur of aecalle, Decem-
ber 1.3.)

SIVIi t.i, Dm 4.
The Doke del D
argue, Commander-in-CI:14 01
the army of the left, reported to Ills Majesty, from
the head-quarters it. Alas, under date of as 84ili
November, that ea the preceding day, the enemy,
8,000 foot, awl 4,000 horse, strong, attacked big
partition of Corpio, and the iorighlrouring loetglits;
and that he not only repol,eil, lint also notrsned
him half a league beyond Medina del Campo,
where the French rallied, night coining on, after
they had sustained a very considerable lose iii this
action, the particulars of which are expected. The
infantry awl artillery of our army behoved with the
utmost gallantry. On the following day, at two
o'clock in the morning, the enemy evactrat.4l Me-
dina, which town was immediately occupied by our
light parties.
nor. 6.
In consequence of ih-intelligence received by the
Duke del Novae, Commander-in-Chief of the 'Ar-
ley of La Mancha, at Ocona, he mode the neer,-
tory disposotions for his retreat from Carpio, which
he began in the night of the 26th of last month,
and (matins'(' the whole of the nth, with the ut-
most order, as far as Vitoria and Coreoville, where
he halted, in order to allow his troops some retinae.
On the same diy, the 2711), at tro o'clock at night,
he pursue-A his retreat with the same roller, as on the
precedusg day, soil arrived on the 44th, at seven
nelock in the morning, at Alb. de *Formes", with-
out his march having in the least been oh-
'visaed by the enemy, although the French
closely pursued him. H.. deers op his troops on
the hrighh, which eonomaud that town on the
right of the Tormes, and ordered part of them to
take post on the other etioneloce, which also coot-
mond the above town on the left books of that river,
in order to cover his rear-guard, the bridges, mud
the shallows, where the depth of water was very
tnfintg. In this sonatina the enemy attacked i.im
in the first position, hut was gallantly repulsed
by our infantry sad artillery. A body of French
horse thereupon sppeared on his right Hank, and
Our cavalry, which, according to the General's or-
ders, was to charge the enemy's horse, meanly re-
treated before we rake wan' pistol-shot ; and
although port of them were merle to rally and re•
turn to their pest, ye-t they look to aiolit.
abandoned the map, and uncovered the right Omsk
of the anal. The enemy taking advantage of this
incident, charged our first division of foot, which
occupied that poiattand although it made the most
gallant resonance, yet it was at length compelled to
yield to the superior force of the French horse,which
broke its line,notwithstauding the exemplary minor
it displayed. The vam.enard, posted on the left,
sustained several charges of the atone cavalry, Itut
repulsed it three timer, as/sported by the seemed
divothon. At length it formed au tAtiontl-"l"arr, in
which were Dim Gabriel tie blendvahal„ second
no-command of the said limy, and Dua lartni de

LOS• IX)N,
MONDAY. JANUARY 8.

We received, last night, Spanish Papers to the
19th last, nod Portuguese to the 14th. It appears
from them, that even the gallant Marquis Ku-
MAPIA brains to despair of the Spanish canw. The
Supreme Jaiita appointed iron rr of the Cuin-
nii.sioners to proceed to La Carolina to repair the
(toasters of the Iseult of °caw', but ha• rieclined
the task. Thee Papers also contain the Spanish
report of the battle of Abloe de Torinrs.

The slide of !mho continues to agitate the puts.
he mind. We have already stated th.,l the Latest
accounts from Madras. are of the 4th July. and
Troia Bombay, of the 47ti1., and that they ore not
in unison with the reports of the dreadful excesses
given out in politic rumour.

Mejor-Gen. W. STEWART, brother to the Earl
of GALLowsi; is arrived at Gen. WHITUAIeb
house., Prirt.nionth. to wait fora fair wind. when he
will sail for Lisbon, with the 79th Regiinrnt. a
company of Artillery, and the detachments of regi.
'Rents which hare been embarked here for some
time. This force does net exceed 4000 am.

The Anietope, 30, Capt. 111'1.400, is filtinz. at
Portsmouth, to take out the Hon. HENRY VVZI.
LISLIY, amid suite, Ambassador to Spain. Twenty.
thosisaud stand of arms are shipping on hoard her,
for the Spanish forces. This is the right policy.
Had Ministers, as we originally advises!, confined
their assistance, on the Spanish Peninsula, to
counsel, money, urine, and ammunition ; had
they never suit • single soldier to Spain. but
supplied merely what is termed the 11isiews of war,
the Spanish cause would 110 W wear • snore farmer.
able aspect, and this country would not beet to
deplore the dreadful havoc Ilia has been made in
the flower of its army, in the battler and retreats
of Commis and TNbyres's. Experience has prover!,
that the Spaniards tight best, when left to them-
selves, and it is monstrous to suppose, that Eng-
land can supply • British force to expel the French
from the Peninsula, and protect it against the whole
military force of France, augmented by the powers
which have entered into the Confederation of the
Rhine.

We th;s day insert the conclusion of the Coy.
respondence between Mr. SMITH and Mr..hotaux.
Its subiitance is already before the public. Mr.
Pi:stagy, the American Minister at this Court.
has, sve understand, in pursuance of instructions
frcm his Government,iresented a Note to Marquis
demanding the immediate recoil of

Mr..Tacgsott. Tie at the mine time delivered a
copy of the letter from Secrilary SMITH to loin-
self, comainiug the particulars of the accusation,
upon which this extraordinary applicution wretade.
This letter, it is raid, has been laid before C00g1e...,
with the other corrteposideoce relating to the rup-
ture. After a copious maalyeis of all the letters and
arguments that passed and were urged between
Mr. Swint and Mr. J !COWIN, in the comer of the
short negomation, it proceeds to state the very head
and front of the British Minister's offending, in the
following words
It was never o'.jected to hint that he had
stated „it as a fact, that the three proposition', in
question had been submitted to we by Mr. ERSKINE,
nor that lie stated it, as made known to him by the
instruction of Mr. CAN NI NU, that the instruction
to Mr. Easat E containing these three condi-
tions, was the only nice from which his authority
was derived to conclude an arrangement in the
matter to winch it related. The ohji-ction was,
that a knowledge of this restriction of the au-
thority of Mr. EOM( Isa was imputed to this
Government, and the repetition of the imputation,
even after it had been so often disclaimed. This
was so gross an attack on the honour and veracity
of the Government, as to forbid all further commu-
nications from him. Care wad, nevertheless, taken
at the same time to leave the dour open for such as
might be made through any other channel, how-
ever little the probability that say satisfactory com-
municatios would be received thiOugh any channel
here."

The repeated attempts which BONAPARTE made
at a very early period of the invasion of Spain, to
rend out front Bay mute, orison o► ;tempers, to ve-
nom parts of the transatlantic Spai.ish possessions;
ut parttcular. to Laver. Crux, to the H ivennah,
and to Buenos Ayres ; are fresh in our reeulfection.
The Corsican, whose comprehensive mind, ever
intent on its objects of ambition or of acquisition.
never mutts or neglects the modes of attaining them;
superintended in person, and dispatched with his
own hand, the letters addressed, in his knottier's
name, amid on his behalf, to the Viceroys of Mexico,
Peru, Paruguay, and other portions of the domi-
moos of Fs:c.ni maxi) Vii. It is pretty evident, by
the words *hick he has put into the mouth of MON..
TAVIII.ht, the Zoller of the Interior, in his late
Erposi, that NAPOLEON no hwiger nourishes any
sanguine or rational expectation, of either inducing
by persuasion, or of compelling by force, the Spa-
nish colonies to acquit we in the usurpation of Jo-
•►:rN. lie is willing now, it seems, to admit of
their finning their own G ,verimieut, and regular-
l‘wg their own IrOLAICAt OU whatever
nivarl they may please; >deity., however, reserving
one condition, namely, that " they enter into no

connexions with Great Britain." Ile cannot more
cleat ly avow, that though he way reduce Spain it-
self to his obedience, he nomtalies no hope of es.
tablishing ha brother's supremacy in tl.e New
Woad, ur sever the Pliillippme Islands. nue, in-
deed, should he do it ? be, who is utterly without
the means, nut only of conquering, but even of
communicating with his own Jew remaining colonies,
and still less so with those of Spain, except by
accident, and through • thousand hatards ? For-
midable as this usurper is from his European ter-
ritories, his conquests, his military strength, his re-
put,ition, and more than all, Goan his formation of
mild, his subtilty, and niachimitions; there is mixed
top with his power, a principle of weakness that must
always shut him in, within certain limits. The
Spautards themselves cannot metrid feeling, that he
is powerless mid harmless beyond the shores of
Spann. He may, by perfidy, get possession of their
capital. fortresses, and Royal Fatn•ly. H.: may
gain battles, because the number, discipline, and
tactics of his troops insure victory. He may, and
has, finally succeeded before Gerona; as before
Saragossa ; hut, he catmint even relieve Barcelona
by water. Still less can he, who is omnipotent at
Madrid, effect any ohject at Ceuta, or approach
the Balearic Islands. He may merge Castile. or
perhaps, finally overrun and subject Andalusia ;
but, the Canary Islands may defy his meitures, and
either remain firm in their allegiance to the impri-
soned FLIDINA ND, or may motet their owls inde-
prole:ice. Still more is this assertion true, as to
the American-Colonies, which. to him. are isomer*.
sable and inapproachable, so long as Britain retains
the empire of the sea. In fact, do we not behold
the Rapti Family of Portugal, after bring ttispri‘
ceased of their European Kiinploon, reig..ing and
residing quietly wader the English protection, in
the Brasil I at LaSatt oxa might be pursued to
hluseow, Watson, or even to Tobolske. For, the
arm of BON•PART6 CNN reach him acroloi moue-
tuns and deserts. FRANCIS, and FREDRRICE
WILLI/01, when beaten in the field, and destitute
t.,einseltes of cots:a, fortitude. or resources,
had only submission to offer. iii order to avoid total
destruction. They fell prostrate before their Con-
queror: they so remain, amidst the ruins of their
dilapidated capitals. and iu the midst of their
Heeding, spoliated people. The, may still be.
conirdered as anieuable to. and liable at any hour
to be again attacked. installed, perhaps.. deposA,
by BONAPARTE. We ern e..ly re2ard them as
existing by his feminist an. Su h is the deplorable
state of the centre, and of the East of Europe!
Rot it is widely different in the if eit mid in the
Sou& Spain is not yet lost, though th.• crow, the
Sovereigns. the cartel, and the Ley' of the collo-

toy( bavejeeen rorrtndered.oe betrayed, to e
,
asurper, kigitterit mourns Sp. litobe %114)
at the Junta, Or Who deeithe attil.rlertele the

*Hive of the Spanish cavalry el Orsini, ttfirct
the exertions which the Coteidaie,has mad,SevilleCadiz. while in ihree weeks lie

Berlin and Vienne! Let them, moreover,
lect, That in Amino *aid in Pi Litwin,

armies, and all the apparatus of war, exiv,
Spain poisessed none of these. Who, then,
and opposed the invader? We reply, the
the inhabitants, the people. Would she A,

or the Prussians have done Be, under similar
cuinstances ? No man supposes that thi
But we would go one step further. snit rMk,

the British have re4sted su Thug, if thrir
Prince of WA LES, after ad • 'ng a Firi.f h

son into London, and surrendering to BONAPANTI'.
Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Chatham, had
and pinsilleinimouply gone over to Calais, auv.
put themselves into his holy keeping ? Wr vi

quit sure that iu such a case half the country,
abandoned to itself, would hove manifested ri
snore courage, wisdom, or patriotism, than the
delusions and Catalans have doue. Would
or Lynn, or Hull, have hrld out better than ,
ragrissa end Gerona have done ? We think they
would set. And would British India, or Coq„k
or Jamaica, have *hewn inure loyalty than Mites,
and Cuba, and Peru, have done ? 'l•hese we sis
riot's questions, when put to onrseltes. Thsids,
ject is most interesting and full of matter. 11.11
shall soon resume it, and endeavour to sheer, oil
whatever may be the destiny of Spain, the dynasty
of Ajaccio will never reign over the Spanish hike

An offer is said to have been rued, by Mr. hi.
carat. to the Marquis of Harms,. of the Mat.
tershop of the Horse. with • inew to engage
nephew. Lord Cesrt terram. in the Utopian tM
of stit•taiitia• his Adnsionaratinn.

11 I.ISSI Low•ntogs, of Whaddon Hail, in the
count• of Buckingham, Esq. M returned to:
in Parliament for the county of Buckingham, is
the room of WILLIAM RESIST C•TslIDISII
TINC SCOTT, commonly called Marquis of Tutu
ZIZI,D, now Duke of PORT I. aIS D.
The Porealpiatit frigate, Captain Ett.torr, is sp.
pointed convoy to ships hound to the coast of &d-
-ell and the ('ape of Good Hope.
Major Cuisnout, 1$ officer,. and 300 men, of
the African Corps, are arrived at Portsmouth, frog
Guernsey, to anil under convoy of the Crtaredie,
Captain Comment rev, for the coast of Africa.
The first fleet ler the East bodies will cam*, it
is linderatiood. of not more than stn dups. Tie
dr-Risme and beef Camden, are arrived at Ports.
mouth. The We:fird .sod Winehelsea, are howdy
expecte,. The illustrious of 74 guns, Carom
IIItOUGHTOW it is eSpeCtell, will convey the aret.
The eleven seamen of the lesperesiet, charged
with mutinous conduct, are to be tcrcd by a Court
Martial at Plymouth.
Captain G. litaimitot, of the lff"yel
on board His M SJEstv's ship Coatiaarer, has
tried by a Court Marl,al, opus a di itge or
sped to C■pt. PirdLowes, and iserritord.
The West India. Meiliterraoran, and Pump!
convoys. with the shim of war appointed to priced
them, still remain, windaboand, at Portsmouth.
We are happy in being able to state, that die
report of the lossof the Aksetadria frigate is aliolly
unfounded. She amisuel,Utifwernonth on thrill
ult. Irons the coast °Outland, and on the loth pm
cee.kd to the Nore. where she continues.

A ',vein Committee was held on Saturday at the
Indite-finume, no the subject of the late tio.ostrort
from India, and at which several Nltlitti.y (item
of distinction attended, to give their opinion on the
'whit et of the dtfferences existing betwi-91 thearm
anctthe Cirtl Government of Madras.

The dispatches by the outward• bound Intlisniert•
which were to have been closet on Satordat, an
delayed, chiefly with a view to allow time for the
embarkation of as neatly troops as the ships tali
accommodate. The ships are all assembler' d
l'ortsmouth, and their departure will probably takt
place in 'few days.
It is 'wended th•tt midshipmen, who hive word
their time in the navy, shall in future past their ex-
aminations tit the port., to which the vioisels may
iti•truil of b-nag obliged. as heretsfore.lo
come to the Nsey-otrice, ut Somerset-place, tor ti'
port.tior.

Thal brignriee of Hord Ar:illrry !stele no serene io
Wnicheren, halve been dliembnrked ;it Wer,M.
frown whence three companies (Captain% Oittis.
Ilion en, end Mftinetor'si 11.1% r imn-rrd.4l to Canty-
bury, and four roonp.tifire (Cept.ms ADA"
CHAMIERLATNL. D'ARLY. and Mn's) to (lug-
haw.

C.:swain Bairsman is appointed to the Pi
tiers; Caption T. Gitavrs, to the Aland. sal
JANET, deterred ; Captain A. Gnaniet, to int
Rattler. Capt..ias RAITT. 13. Jen%
Dim. and 40.gi1r, eta promoted to Oat t.

The Freya. °postern, sad Charybdis, %air i
'Ailed hotly from Paitsmouth, are rata to ll'
Writ

On Monday. a engirt-Martial wee held, at Pc"'
mouth. on Lieut. J. EVRRARD. of H. 9 Nia.11:11
ohip &dam fir w au anoityrtious later UP 14(
1.0rd4 of the Admiralty, imputing itniooper co.
dim to Captain Cumbunt.auo, and for depirt:it
from the Solaro, en the 2d alt. and taking •itl. I. IA
his servant boy, without leave. Lieut. Est:mire
acknowledged to have written the letter.•alth,uo
he previously indilicly denied it. It VIM. U 1,041
renreorptation of these circutostaDees, tl at tl
of the Admiaalty were pleased to order Li. ut. £Vl'
IRARD to be tried by a Court-atattial. re- CPO
upon a full ezioninatiou into Ilse conduct a Li.,"
Evectio, determined. that the chwitv lard
proved. end did adjudge him tu be di iscried "
AJItSTIry service. mini o 'mitred inciip.thie ulrs'
avnitt.g as in Officer in the Ruud Nos y at'
O 7 WAY.
Th.. LORD ll#ll.oll. Vz.r; Went, t,

clay, in Nate, loisSt. IJl*tt Tier% Chute'', (4

le "war 1)IvI1so Servic.-„ •f. I dig,. vs loth
dit.ket at the betteive.:murie.

to a fort%
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ins, etflect 4
made ti, rem
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or, existed,,
then, reeiNted
y, the nation
the Anetrieh
ler standar rir.
it th,y 'thud.
nil s.k, wield
Itir f(tacerg
Flew h Rofi.
Bo NAPARTI,
n, had
Isis, hid thief •
IVe are n•
country, this '
tiftated either
than the An.
Would Yore,
Ater than $,,„
Ve think they
• or Canada,
than Mkt*
Ihme eh •
'f ht. let,
matter. We
to thew, the
t, the dynes.,
punish Indio •
by Mr. Pith •
of the MO*
to engage la
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t Hail,
'trued to arm
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coast Of Bea-
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!mouth, frog
he Crorodift,
r Africa.
tell coma*. it
*tops. The
red at Porte.
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out, Corps
oioy the fleet.
rota., chargat
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trot, h4s beet
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rtamouth.
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time fir the
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probably take
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