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PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH PAPERS.

MAIIIIZZA, Urn 9.
In the sally which the garrison of Tortola made
oil the 3 ultimo, the French Genesis Leval end

lilopkti Om wounded. It is said that the ilnat
diva of his wound,' in Caspe, and that the second
continues ill at Saragossa.

Generals Sorbet and
.Harispe went, on the*Otb
alt. from Chirta to Mora, «ith 2,000 infantry and
100 horse; nod on the 41st, General Ilirbertjointril
them with 7,000 infantry. The mine day !dacha
set out, accompaniad Itis.trinc„ for Lerida ;
%here. it is said, he columned unit Macdonald,
and afterwards pursued his journey to Sarugeass.
The aspect of things have changed ; and although
at Mora, Mequinensa, ■od other places on the
banks of the Ebro, the French base made many
preparations for a siege; and among others a port-
able bridge of boats, composed of 1$ pontoons;
their means to carry on the undertaking against
Tortesa do not succeed, and Sachet hes sent various
courier, by way of Jaen, requesting reinforcements.

MA DRI 0, ILPT. 13.

In the night between the 7th and 6111, an ad-
vanced guard of Patriots advanced within musket-
shot of the Gate of Segovia, without the French
(though they knew it) daring to interrupt them.
It appears that in Catalonia fate seems' liropi•
tious to our arms and that the enemy is con-
fnunded, and does nothing but vary his plans.
Those which attempted to penetrate into Valencia.
have suspended their march ; and in that kingddm
the wise precautions, netivity, and patriotism of its
new Chief, give reason to hope for the best 'eau is
from the army; and that it will put itself in tno-
tio and not merely limit its operatioa►to the de-
fence of that province. .

LIMON, OCT. 4.

The loss of the • enemy in the glorious battle of
the 27th of last month may be found by proper-.
tionate number*. Our army had 197 killed, and
1.0 )3 wounded : the enemy left 2,000 pariu on the
field of battle, his loss is, therefore, likely to exceed
!,nno, as his troops occupied positions in which
they were much more galled by our tire, than ours
by theirs. We may, therefore, fairly draw the con-
clusion, that although the advantages obtained
are not so great as they were at at first announced,
yet they are of considerable importance. The loss
sustained by our army was trifling, and has already
been supplied ; while the enemy's force is lessened
by 4000 men, and from 10 to 12.000 are besides
disabled from serving for some time ; not to men-
tion that many of them may yet dieof their wounds.
We are therefore warranted to state, that as our
farce remains the same, and that of the enemy is
considerably weakened, our state of defence is
changed for the better.

The most Excellent and meat Reverend Patri-
arch has been pleased to direct, that, in all the
hurches of his patriarchate, public prayers shall be
nffered up to the .Iloot High for the successes ob-
tained by our armies.

Tin aupkrior Junta residing ih Aliment, leaving
found that the seasons adopted by them to suc-
cour Yirragous sod Tortosa have bee• productivt
of the most advantageous results, has resolved to
grant to the masters of ►hips • gratification of
one dollar for every Cithiz (a measure) of wheat or
pulse which they take on board far the above
places; sad which gratification is tote immediate-
ly paid by the abortionist, on the production of a
lawful certificate of such grain or pulse having
been duly lauded.

OCT. 5.

The enemy, warned by the reception whic the
Combined Army gave him on the memoralile glth
of September, when he kft more than %WO killed
ou the field of battle, and had nn immense num.
her wounded, whom he barbarously abandoned.
and endeavoured to get round our positions, cross-
ing by Moategoa, in the direction of Sank°, sod
then turning to the south. The able movements
of Lord Wellington, however. frustrated this
and our army continned to.concentrate inielf, ac-
quiring every movement greater superiority, not only
by the large reinforcements it successively receives,
but because Illassena continually duds himself in-
voked in new difficulties. having his communica-
tion with the province of Beira cut off, and every
day losing troops from fatigue.rrhile he suffers great-
ly from want of the etpected supplies of ammu-
nition. The tried valour of the Allied troops, and
the bad condition of the enemy, which every day
grows worse, gives us every reason to hope the most
fnrtionsto results. French temerity will pay dearly
for having penetrated into the territory of Portugal.
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