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London, England, 1810-10-31 00:00:00

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Ricker'? Moulage was charged by Jelin Clap*, ef MR%
Poppiimeourt, Floshomes, with se smelt.
The Cwasplsimase UMW, that last slight, between to audit
iiithrelt, two WOIIIICI2 who lived le hit hoese Lad soma Imola
op stairs, whiets drew Isis attention toward. the dotur of the
room be wee sitting he perceived Ater or lee perokost
the frusta doer who were Isoilnoing, sod mieitioyi repo* sutler.
He went to the door earl *shed thee whoa they waineriewebe
Defeedant immediate ty stench him over the eye.. lie celpil
the watch, and pee him into the charge of it *Whams ,• on
which be attempted to micape. The Ceeeptiitteitt' welt to
mist the watehreas' whirrM reeeivedeemril ties are the
batik from the Defiesideelb companies% who sestie his es-
cape, bet was feallimmil end tate maw coated/ is hisitehair
squat*.
A We. Wilma corroborated part of OM Complainant's tie.
botany, hat deliverea bar cvideate with mete warmth.

The thigeodast, Is his defence, stated, chat it wet a pai.
vote is the Poet Hoards, sad had bees to ins oleos to re-
ceiver arias paring through P Wirral/ft, he sat a
watchman% who oakithere was murder cried rut in the
plaiesat's house, sad asked bin and fuer other pers.usT
were pain to bp, atop at die door until he went at) t •
to investigate the beeisesa. They bad bees wading bat; •
abort time, *hes the Complainant ease to the dune sad ac-
costed them is eery meg% lasavagt, seised bias by She
cellar, aid gave had is charge to a watchman.: fand4ag him-
self is custody, be certainly seed rviiib medial to rivadepe
bimesal4 tad might bare Owe. *me bilairs, *wide itairril
to it from kieewilag that be was to went gooritthir mai sung.
The sassiest he bawd " Stop thief !" pail/ vol.. higsliji 4
and pee himself tap. The Cosaiaile of the eight. easiptd
touch for Ina prwper conduct dies 404 is eased,. WAY,
watch-hoar be begged the Coaplataebee prate Oren
went es bid knee, to entreat he ovoid glieeinebeitnateb.
not effect. He was obliged to leave ins watch siithilas Sq.
Seer OW Light, es • asciarity for liaappattaire ikia mown-
tog. His asjimat ma as the lall.whawotdd give him • pled
The worthy A hterateat (Jriam) Okayed, that it apprised
to him the afkay bed its racism as improper noise in the
Complatassio bare, eis ohm aeausiat be videnad the De.
feadisit to bealiasalseed.

We observe, among rite latentilitery pmenotinne,
Captain+ Aacutieto MlecLatire, of ate 9,4 th regi-
ment (or Scuts hrignile) promoted to a nuilotry
" widener perelseis. in that equally_galloot 'ego.
went" the eyth, serving under Lased W LLSPOTOK.
Our readers will recollect like spirited m..ourr Cap.
tam MALAINE and his brave little garri,o,i. wan•
posed of his own grenadier colorer'', and few ee•
tillerymen and seamen., &ferried tort Matagor.
d., and the terms in which Genera' Gastrin
prev.ed himself in his dispatch to Lord Ltvtaroot
—" I have the honour (says the General) to luck...
Captain MACLAIRS'IIie the geth, r. port to ma. It
would be injustice to the service nut to recommend
him in the warmest, manner to your Lordship's no.
tier ;"—• regornmenitatiou which has not been over.
looked. linleed. oothing teuditmore to sustain the
military spirit of nur breve army. than Ka promise
rewards and promotion which ourGoberiim•-ot are
so ready to bestow ou every office., freer the Orne•
ral to the subaltern, who disti..gun.hes him-alt to
any particular manner. Mrjor MArLAIIIIL is of
the family of Seallastle, in Mel, a bream of the
Loctibuy, and is twin-brother i.f th.• late Captain
MURDOCH MaI:LAIN,. of the 21st regiment, who
was the only British officer alt.) tell at the g:orious
battle of Maida.

SZTRACF OF ♦ LETTER MOM AU OFFICES ♦T
1116 MB OF SoURSON, OATI,D ST. OBOU4
July 24, 1810.

6. The picket for 0:d England sailing this
evening, I hare only time to bay a tete worno, We
(wised here on the 7th, and the place capitulattd
Of. the Bth. Our loss has been much greater than
it would hate been, had the anomie' pin of attsr k
been eacti.d into •xeeortoo : but the u•.ir.•cc of the
surf on one bide of the island presented tne 'elid-
ing of that port of the ifon'e for the teal utt..ca
in consequence of which, that thltwied as fe!ht
did the whole of the business, with tior lu►s of
Officer killed, and 61 rank and die killed and
wounded; besides these, a few roor fellows were
drowned in the surf. Ido not expect to reanain
long on this island, as our think companies will, I
believe, proceed with a large fore. to the attack of
the Isle of France in a shoat time. I cunsider
myself very fortunate in having been sent on this
Expedition, as the change from the bottling plains
of India to this climate is delightful."

The Fiesta, alias !)aril Scott, from Malta to Eng.
land. foundered at two.

Toe Stoutish ship Aralwato,from Africa, was taken
the tint ofJune, on the coast of America, by ti.e
Morse French privateer.
Some advice% have been received by two Gen-
tlemen who have arrived from Bilboa, of the stive
of the French force in the province of which that
town is the capital. On or about the 14th instant,
the enemy had, in different stations in 1/164:11,
from 17,000 to ,20,000 men, which were topside of
being assembled at any one point in 14 hour,—
It was in consequeoris of intellteence having hero
obtained of the progress of the intended eisterprite
from Unrunna. that this force had been critter-led to
provide agairist the snack from that quarter. The
inhabitants of the territory were said to ht io the
Fist disposition In revolt agsi,tst the invader., arid
that if muskets were provided, a great flambee et
volunteer., would be ready to co-operaie with this
expeditioa. ‘Ve have *Pete serials apetykeeeiott
of the that of the Mtn tempeatemt• westhat in the
Bay.

PARIS PAPERS.

PI\RIC ()Montt .3.
NEWS OF THE ALIMIEA IN SPAIN.

13114314DUK.1.
y.--teare quit ill; toe hanks or the (lituirlia-
nab (een.a. cutomandinA the 2d corps of the
%nay: eituare iteettiaCh to be m •deo:. an eorm)", '
cog*. asipoii WIN to the mountain's of Xeres We los
caballeros. Gall. Merle aria charged with es-
- ';t itten. He set out on the sth of July from Feria.
with hie &vitiate, vial the brigade of dray; unis of
View. flaince arrived near Sialv.itierra, lie
wet the advanced ward of the comm.. who at the
sight of our 'Now, took, a positiou ou a woody
thouistivii ; they were inameiliatei: attacked, over-
lisirtrao, and pursued to another palm too, where some
othve trawls male resistance. 4.1 I 0000 w'llol they
were also chased. l'he eitemy ttke,.we held and de-
fended two other very strong position*, whit h our
tionim cold,' only ititit,k by defiling one by one.
and be ICs ityg over toe walls. Bat nothing could
stop toe voltigeur. or the 1.11 Owl 3d regiments at
light infirtitrv. All the Slisuith troops, to the num.
bet of WOO; theft concentrated themselves on the
heights rioter X ma de los Caballeros, which afford-
• id positions stool more strong, and the approach to
b hick was extremely difficult.
timers' leite ordered a halt, and directed sere-
;cal &ignominy with the view of turning the erten-
-1101! of the enemy front the point which he wished
, to attack; but the ardour of the Vieltigreare obliged
him to fleetest fig sttat k. The '2d and 4th Regi-
ments of Light Infantry carried all the positions
with use bayonet; mud in spite of • very brisk fire
on the poet of Woe lisentlitethi, they were precipitated
free the anuoteins in the greatest disorder. The
regiment of the Pronely., desirou. of ci.vering *their
flight, formed Itself into a square hear the bridge
of the Atehlk. General Myrtz), who pursued ii
with 100 dragoons, enlarged ii, to,wle gOO prisoner.,
sod killed the red. The enemy then disperseti
tlitiosehki entirely, and fled iii email troops in all
4fireettoos, viiproasly porsu.d for several leagues.
I'h. regiments of the Prince... of the Colon. and
battalion' of Cateloina.mt. which composed the
lient-liweps of this corps. were totally destroyed.
• The enemy bad mere than 2,000 killed. among
• 'theft were some Officers, of rank, and we have
made 1.000 prisoners. Our loos only amounts to a
far men kilkd. aid 17 *minded.
,Generals Marley. SW rut. and thsindoege, as well
in tint Chief of Battalion Paris. of the 4th Light
% ill, no I the Aide-de-Camp Cherillyr partici.-
; dlistimitisheil themselves in this affair.
hibt the enemy was thus completely beaten at
XrenieGriteerol Goat., of the sth Corps, punned
teplerthe Lower 'Guadiana the division of Ballade-
. Pia nefightstie it bock upon Portugal. •
Ifergeffireerbe seemid corps of the army, how.
- owy isonog crumbed to the right bank of the Ta.
Cale joie the Army of Portugal. the enemy had
• oboe to reeenete all his fetch in Zstremadurs
V•• abler.% rePincitil witb Portuguese the
g'
iissno of jos. Campo Mayer. be. to form
• .a new corps of le ur 10400 ioisattry. and 9no ca-
valry, with which lie bad owieeived the project of
roerchiug epee Seville.
• The Gouda! ef Division Girard was at this time
iligetroinisdeva. !reformed of the march of the
Mime opal Illeomailda. ea the 11th of August ins I
rapidly Litres. upon that paint by
Tinoiantia•
se.T:weiZowtordth sidesielted at this
moremeuto their march. and thought
lady of defending themselves. Their Gruen!
' drew up his line 4 positions sormuoiled by no-
• tend intrenchatenti. and awaited the attack.
(Jawed (Beard made demonstrations upon the
cashes while General Chauril marched to turn
their left, mid General Brajer obkreed their
right. Two- sqoadrous of the enemy hod the bold-
Ikea to charge the brigade Chasid, which gave
" them s volley within pistol-shot. and destroyed
' them in ao instaot. The po.itioo of the left was
• immdtately carried at the point of the bayonet.—
At She sense moment the brigade Brayer advanced,
sod with the bayonet carried the level part of the
ridge. which we. defeoded by 5.041 meet. The
two brigades-now crowned the bright'. and the
victory was decided. The enemy's cavaliy mode
woe efflide to corer the flight of their infantry ;
the voltigeurs united, charged them at full speed,
sod the rows! became cinunlete.
• 714 enemy Inst in this affair 3.500 men killed
or wounded. and 700 pr.soners; we took from hini
4 pieces of editions, and immense stores of prirVi
• .141`,14 Oar 1041 was 28 killed, and about 50 wound-
ed • the most slightly.
Ziiseerals Chimed and Brayer; Colonels Ray-
mond, of the 34th regment ; Chemereaus, of the
4011 i; Vigent, of the 64th; the Char'. of Battalion
Minuet. c..minanding the tifitli Nlajor Gaidoti, of
the 414 Cliasseum; the Chief of Battalion 3J.irquet,
evismandiug the Voltigetiri ; Capt. Grine. of the
34th; Captain Lerilicio, of the luth Hussars; the
• Captain of grenadiers Mart in. of the 04th ; Adjutant
Lefebvre. of the ; Anilouaril, officer of rug'.
net-ra,.and the Aide-de-Camp Ihironmeselop, have
deserved praises for their good condole.
Sephriehrr.—The sent a division of Por.
• Vegneee troop to reinforce Romans. and required
• that he simeld march forwent. This easistaa e. end
what he could collect of the remains of Isis troop.,
(vented shoot 11,000 men. He put himself in
march in the beginning of Sep; ember, spill advanced
to the defile. which command Andelona. He or-
copied Armee% Santa 01411 a. Afouesteriu. sod
Cistedalcanial.
During h's ciontinusuice is that quarter. one of
his dimwits smelted. diking four swecessive cats.
tie poet of Cedilla de los Guarding, and was cue►-
strnrty
fPIIIIIIIC4I, losing there 130 men. On the
_li h of Septvallwr. 2000 men marched upon Puente
Or jana, sphere there were 014 men of.tim -I Re.
;;nneist. Tots detachment fought fur 13 hours;
at first at the entraoce of the village, theta in thei r
quarter.. in the church. and at lest is the Mel;
all the soldier. diem rather to die thee some ;
.surrounded on all aides they defended themselves
with /he greatest courage. The runny bad already
lira 400 of hi. troop.; dospoiriog to vanquidi with
. heti rot r this Min fill 01 men. he Pei lire le th'steePle.
and the whole tletaelittietit was about to fall a prey
.to the tunes. when the approach of mime troops
üb.tile the elinmy take flight, and rayed it. It had
last lf of its number in this brave defence.
110 time mean tune. tt.e Marshal Doke of Dal-
matte assembled at El Regalia* the Sib corps of

the arnv. under tlu: orti.ers Mar,bal Duke or
Trey:mi.. fur the p.iirpose of di iviit; hack the enem.
onto the lower ports of EAreensitura. According!),
this tomb of the army. after h icing chased the
troops wheels were lie its mist it bouts °halls awl
Monasteno. 'volved An the ultimoing of the
of September uear Fueote de Canto., where the
enemy's eritruiry. to the number ut 11.70. chatpri.-
iug IMP) Portuguese, thought to iu..ke a stand,
and impose our passage. General Melte. cam-
inaudisag the cavalry, received orders to attack the
eisrsay with his division. Every thing was over-
thrown. awl put to the rout; SOO cavalry, auto.%
whom was the Colour' of the regiumut of the In-
fanta. and a great cumber of °dicers. were made
pnsoners- Si* pieces of light artillery were also
taken. with their draught horses and caissons: the
theory left e great upluber killed upon the spot,
and that of wounded was very considerable.—
We had eight killed. mud :10 wounded.
The enemy precipiteted his retreat; his conster-
-111111011 wnacoinplele, 41141 he lust it greet tunny omen
by desert . the 16th the Duke of Treviso
was already at Zsfra, end was coutilluiug his oper-
ations. His reconnoitring punt% lisd pushed on as
far as Forme del Maestro.