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London, England, 1808-11-26 00:00:00

Gad, the Virgits, and th; intrepidity and goed.d;s-
mediums of 4.astanoss. Wnthu, a week asouedung
decisive is %he dons ; for it as thougitt the enemy
is to be attatkel borers he has tweaks* hussideiii
the city.
continua, soy. 16.
ifting P"ertuttlie 41. want at tone, from giving
in detail the advice* reettivisi-44-31sterday's pest,
we shall at preemat insert only the attliitawce of
them. We have the pieesure of being ~third by
theta to assure the puolie, for their astisfactioa
sod traoqwillity, t at tn. s•ireuasstaiicis of tiire be-
• tip letters from Burgos, by the two lest posts,
preceedesPost from the enench having a4itin enter-
al that eity,as mule were pertutps tuelisieit to think.
but from seine of the ',Maintains, alarmed by the
movements or our army in Legroom, havlii.;, with-
out any other ground, abandoned tie city ; and,
louder thi• sane impression, the post-master also
retired with the letters, which will most vertaiiil)
be received by the neat post by, way of Madrid
that various bodies of on r troops, marching to joii, .
the army, hail eltered dur4a-§, where had alto ar-
rived Seignor 1 ,nine. with Ilia 13.0u0 men, curl a
considerable body of cavalry, and likewise the
troops of His biittsuukc, Igigesty that had lett
Portugal.
The retreat effected by the army under Orden!
. Stake from Velinaseda. utter a continued engage-
ment, from eight in the morning until nine it night,
was as brilliant as a victory could have been. It is.
psniitively stated. that the enemy had upwards of
3000 killed. Among the prisoners was a General.
We must also have necessarily sustained some loss.
It would be absurd to think otherwise. Accord-
ing to report, the 4th division were the priucipid
sutii:rers.
Our brave Crus, and his sharp.ohnoters of Cadet.
it is said, have been couducted to Pampeluaa.......•
The French did not measure thtir valour with thous;
warrio.s, until the latter had no amousiiltion
and even then it was only by a great superiority of
number*, and much bloodshed, that they were
trade risoners.
At Tudela. there was a force of 13,000 Spada
• infantry-' and revelry ; and letters froin theriesiorny.
that 14,000 more were exretosl neat day, all eager
- to come to action with the enemy.
Tiley write from Catalonia, that the rehtforee-
meats sent from Portugal, Armpit', and Valeucia,.
hist elosadyarlivedi iii that principality, curl that
the troops under lieigtior Reding were en the point
of souring it: that the alsenty and enthusiasm of
the inhabitants wet.. daily inereash.g. whilst it was
ovide.itiv in-revved tie flat coutidence of the
French lessons, a.. Lechi himself. was very
too/adorably lowered; a id thou nn stoat* was en-
tenanted. that, witbiaq rive4flellizabre. Ouhasais
world spirit terms of eispitulidiolit'' •
They *site from Madrid, that (Tie Nit &OOP%
€6o§o..issK the Staff of Sefgoor• Citric": Ur td be rl/44
wised. Toe latter is atilt at Ararqhvi:lititicatrsifi
over appears iustAtl,hc. They idea write frriattlett
• city, that the chief command of the army of tht
team is to be given to the Marquis de la Rodtemi ;
that Seigoor Mods me to be his tatoitter•Makinv
Cieuend, and that Seignor Stake ;wilt ietain the
=coototaad of the snag actually 'outlet his on.
.
TAILLIGONA, (row. 1.
. It appears that the most serious iutaroires are me
the point of being adopted against the. eiteisiy...-'A
toosiderable qusotity of field artillery -Ises been
soot from this city for Pie Lohnegat, and thimiostw
toriog train seal speedily follow. The qoastity elf
'bank balls. powder, sod other stores, collected
here from various quarters, is berood,caloolatioeul.
God has favouretns with a pticeeiery supply
frets andV* mein„ and .with 180,000
lines of Catalonia, belonging. to the Royal Ha-
casioda.

PORTUGUESE PAPERS.

z.tsaow. aov. 11.
The Royal Board of Corrective Police has named
the following decree :
" It being in iegul evidence before me, that J.
de °livers% Bairs Francisco Azebedo Coutinho, ant}
Louis de Atturde, illuminated their houses in cele-
bration of the destruction of the Government,
• whit li I bad estabirMed in my kingdoms, which
was suppressed on the Ist of February, when the
itUrnsive Government, formed by the common ene-
my. was organized ; and being desirous to remove
the scandal which still provokes universal iudig-
nat4m, I herewith ordain, that the first shall be
4 oolitic-a in one of the Gaols of this Residence-
Town, fora term of two months ; and, at the ex-
piration thereof, banished my kingdoms and do-
minions: and that the latter shall ,leave this Rest-
deuce-town, :and not approach it within ten leagues
distance.
Pld are of Government, Oct. 30, 11109."
t On the 29th of last month Don Pasqua] Tene-
rin y Miscasts YOWL presented to the Governors of
this kihgdosu in the quality of CAargi d'Affaires of
Ilia Catholic Majesty, and received by them in that
distinguished manner which her.•oates the harmony
and good understanding is hien fortunately prevail
_ between the two kiugdotus.

Soy. 11.

The manner in which the velantary cOntrsfiu-
flow' far the public service, and support of the war
with France, continne to be made, evinet the
genernum spirit of the Portuguese, and thtir final
aleterminatiou never to submit to the g~lliu~ yoke
of the Corsican (1.-lout. Among other noble:nen
of the first distinction, Count .k Resirettlin,n4 re-
prosentat:vr of tb.. house of the Marquis of Porn-
ha4 sobscrihed 4onn milreis per 1101 R. 140 long
as the war lasts.-11.i.eism Goleite, Nor. t 2.)

Nov. 14.

The tranoiliorts, with the List division of Junoes
•mops ate still here, said will lw detain...l till the
.:etY of ihnie rent to France is knowii. There
sure about 4000 men einharketh but upward,. of
1000, ronsi 411.ng of Ita'hans awl Swiss, who were se-
hr c in ciutius, have foristi
escape. uud enter the thitish service. The)