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usgoN MAILS.

I.llltoe, Jt:!tb. (27.
We-o*ton ems now bring into the field
Brite,h, and 29.0 w Portuguese buyenets.
intercepted • French cosi, ier. whose dis.

state. that aloe-tenth of the Freseit army le
all of them to *alit of money. ',lathes,
proei-sous. They base cre•seJ the thaarda.
I keep I:nO.M ItAnge bluckade,l. A:I the

rbe sr I.l•lrerr hive autiched to joiu Lord
inteo. rxtept tine N).l. Thee looks like se-
.rporitoog. June 30.
.are :lan veci*aest everrived letter■ from
t•rtere. d iied .27.1seintaat. ( irner .1 C ra...

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"i 4 h • hr• 1-I.laritri to, 111..i.1.1. .{.l .•

MINIIMMINIMIMMORIFOIRINT
perf••ctly (Inlet there. The Fretkb OW iore.t i.nl
boialsard Cuided Rodrigo, out of which Don Ju to
Carrera 'marched on the 24111, ..ill his Spaniards,
and reached Lord Welli:igtnii's head-ouartere,
without the least usuleetruou front the French.
tstsauls, JOLS 4.
The following intelligence hu. bern est:tired
from Alturigla. under elate June

Since nine o'clock last night until eleven ticlock
in the morning a coistmnal firing was Wean, in
Ciudad Rodrip,n, alu.hbtcome at It iigth vio-
lent, that no leis than six reports of heavy ordnance
were counted in one inninte. The E'reurh, it ap-
pears bombard the pl see already aids battering
ordnance, 16 and

At teu o'clock this ;it.ir.01,4 a heavy ex plo4ion
diAtiorly heard from the bide of Ciudad Ro-
drigo. and a colestagt of smoke we orris rising to the
sky.

1115 morning ;1110 English lota` vivisect within
sight of this torn, itvirch to ;Attila ;
aiiil from the low r 1.1 e; mrn hcd the thy Wine
yesturday d bottert and a cam-
patty of artillery for ihr for: .4-Conception.

Excriieney L Ord Wt. tlingt.at laa. joat arrived
WL. know t. at hi,. 31areir..1 Brreaford,
has traosferr. head-gam' ter. to Frattermo.

We received this ir"ctirlit a letter from 11 Spanish
officer, from dldea,iel o:uspo, which is of the fol.
toning tenor :—" Tim isaicie keeps up a ccry litavy
file on the place, from wit ft bomb was 'Mown.
which happened to fall into • powder magazine of
the Freud) ; it cantirit but have din much mis-
chief. because the magazine wrs fORIFiI in the rear
of the battery, wlrchimine.liately ceastol firing,
while that of the place was constantly increasing.
The Portuguese and English are also tiring from
Nlarialvn and from Carrera, more to the right. eg
idea del Obispo, J one 25, Is I therein(' ',spell
.fiaght. •
°rasa.), 'urns. 16.
Ilialeileros has •dvanced with strut men towards
Seville. We Mar of no further arnval in Spain of
French t ps. Thu French hare thrown two horse
bridges across the ite,ustla, which ricer has fallen
considerably ; brit gm ilea of tiny c.eosoilerahtlio
force fording it is ridiculous. us it is tmenitimmtly
steep. The battle alluded to in my last was the
action in Catalonia; at Ernginiza, or near t, Odo-
ur* ‘Vilson beat a hotly of French cavalry,
regiment of Port ug or se 'Mini I.
JUNE 19.

The enemy have thrown two horn. 10r0h.,,,e.. over
the Agaedit, lied were busily employed in using
third, which has, no doubt. been completed before
this; this is 411 done in order to bombard Cui.latl
Rodrigo on the Portugal side.

The Agueda has fallen considerably. It is in
part fordable, but the batiks are excessively high.
IVe have mot yet been able to get soy thing like a
correct, account of the ['much armies. I believe
they have aliout, 30.000 round Ciudad Rodrigo,
and About the same number in soother part lower
down. That active General, BalAsterns„ is ad-
vancing towards Seville ; and Malty is close iu with
Astorgii„ which, it is thought, will not be long in
poise. WOO of the ene►uy, as au immense number of
the garrison have deserted ; and the Governor's dis-
Itches, praying for reinforcements, were inter-
cepted by Mashy, who immediately advanced. Mils-
sena is afraid of the German., for he has put them
all in the van. Lard Wellington bonds of having
34,000 British troops in the counntry•. I really Oink
a general action mill trot take place for some time ;
both parties ale acting a wise and prudent part.
flare pe have *not 7:000 hoops, chiefly militias
commanded by C. Trent, who. in cinerituerice
of his constant ■tt. onions to the militia of this ills.
trio, has 'mule thriti ryn,l to may of the regular
Portuguese troops. Toe izakeireara li.annh frigate
arrived at Curium' on the 12th, with 11.01 W) stand
of anus, 4c.

JUNE '2O.

We bate Swett rut illr tip-toe of expectation for
these last 48 hour., of hearing that an action had
takers place. Retire this, I fear, Ciudad Rodrigo
has fallen; as Ly a letter, (laird l'elivico, June '23,
received here, it appears the French have com-
pletely surrounded it; and that Loissou counnentled
the iliviteots of the arms ms this side, Juno( arrived
befereCiedad Redngoott the 19th, ith I0,1)110 men,

11:1.10nZ, .111/11 C 2?.

The civic guards formed by the French, of
Spanish people, have all collet rted theinvelves into
parties of patriots. who peptic thtir regenerators on
every mid. The latter bitterly complain of that
transformation; and. at the same time. coolie,* that
the want of these troop form. one of the chief im-
pediments which obstruct the compiest of the pe-
iiiiisals.—(Lisfooss Guest of June 19.)

JULY 1.
. An racer in the vanguard of the Army of the
1.48. tinder the command of Senor 1.1 Cs , iu
• letter, dated the ....7th ult. writes as follosre
.. We dre litre within Night of the fortreo, of Cuadoll
Rehlrigeo. winch the etunsay are I...nemain:: but they
have beta anserrkel I. a lAA .Itlll WrII-1111,1*tell
fire hunt the place, anti every thug oviu,ors to go
on .rail:'

According to tl.c %crow r a a Ilrf.erttr (Torn the
tac.n)`‘ army. are learn 116 tats howl ycr..orti,c.
in Sircida, at)..u• titian int .istry. and a mill °lron 01
ctrawarr.".; .11 the rest of the dioi.ios Irving in the
nr-rithariiirlog writ ar... rat-opt rouse detactinsento,
4.0,1. or Ir., Lege, rani at *Gate distance,

and a eouratletiable body which had maelptillsr
'Lam—Marla* Diary, Jay 2./
••
SIODENZA. MAY 7.
A great part of the pri‘nners "Illicit the French
tuadeut Lentla. on the 2:lti ult. bate made their
irreape through Ariagon. for Nayarrr.

NAT 24.
The enemy hate mode some movement% in La
Alcarria, penetrating to Valdecullia., mid after-
ward retiring with precipitation. Our flying par-
ties lately attacked the French in the neighbour-
hood of Gintilalaxar4, killing 80 own, wounding
120, and carr)ing off from the manufactory at Bri-
litiega muse than a mill' of real., in wool and
other vilects.—(Barhijo: Diary. AMC ttti.

SUPPLEMENT OF TUE BADAJOL DIARY 111, .7C:it 25.

By a report just received by his Excellency the
General in Chief. bearing date %afro, the tad "14"
we have learned the pleasing news, that our troops
here completely defeated an eiseiny'a colu ---- ttt which
were insrching from the town of Fnerita Coutor t..
That of Loll Santus. The particulars of this brilliant
action are every moment expected, anti shall be
communicated to the public, as capable of appre-
ciating the gallantry of our valiant troops, as it is
fund of national glor.

C4DIZ, JUNK 11.

A Ntister of a ship, arrived trout Caitlin& in
13 days, hays, " that there were in liolinr de R.I.
13,000 Spaniards ; and in Tortoise, 4,000 English.
fruits Sicily :" but we are in want of authentic
dates.

JUNE 17.

Major-General J. M. de Villein has given pub-
lic notice, dated head-quarters, Tarragona. June
t, " that, in consequence of the wound which his
Excellency the Geuerat-in-Chief. H. C. Donnell.
received in the immortal field of Gerona, having
Leeome 11411 extrrinely piiinful, incapacitates hitn.
rfor the present. from commanding the army ; he
has, ad interim, by the Generul-in.Chiers desire,

ariataned the command of the troops under has or-
der.—(The rums l'aper of Jody 3.)

GA I.I.EGA. JUNS 27.
I The fire VI 111 yesterday continued the *hole day
from Ciudad Rods igq, as well as from the enrollee
ry beleries: but uo material damage has as yet been

The place was in the night on Are in two placer,
but this morning it 1% Mn got tinder. It would stein
that the energy oft it g4rrixo i has been increal.ed
the presence of the enemy, and the a►tillery of
the place is extremely well served.
The French advanced parties occupy the 'tame
tiositious as before; they have. however. pushed
some piquet't more to the left, end watch with par-
ticular attention the mud of Agueda. (1 he same
IhVer.)

rovoNs, JUNt 21..

Actions, more nr less at vere, have of late daily
taken place in thy vicinity of Cindad-Rodrigo.
The enemy is intrencheil on mount S. Fiancisco,
and labours bard to throw up parapets, and con-
struct other works. On the 17th he endeavoured
to establish I self at the foot of the mountain,
but the place kept up a fire so brisk and so well di-
rected, that the enemy was compelled to retreat
with the loss of 400 turn iu kdlyd and wounderd.
(The same paper.)
We learn from Cadiz that the Supreme Council
of Regency has appointed General Doti J. S. de
Carrera, Governor of Curunisti, mid Commander-
's-Chief in Galicia.

The intelligence lately received from our armies,
although it does not .tate any military operation of
importance, is yet of a very satisfactory complexion.
The enemy has not made any farther progress,
and, it would seem, that his position in the vicsiiity
a Portugal, does not prove advantageous to him.
Desertions continue to lie frequent among his
troops, and itwpait his strength; while cur armies,
end those of our generous alli.s, are in the most
brilliant condition which cau he possibly couceived,
The potaious which they occupy increase their
▪ rength ; owl the confidence ae justly place in the
zeal and abilities of the illustrious Commander-in-

Chief of 11111 troops, iu►pires us with tiwr most tau-
eine hulkr that our just cause will at length prove
Lisbon Diary, July

ALMEIDA, JUICE 29.

Yesterday the French did not fire on Ciudad Ro-
drigo, because they had spent all their Ammunition;
mid this day see nothing but French deserters.
Among whom are some Poringneue, who served
tinder the order, of the %Num der sterns. They
all agree in stating. that they never witnessed a
mare de.tructive fire than that made by the gar-
rewies Itnderigo; and that the Spa-
chards are t,ger,,, and not men. Our trolls, as
well a• the lEsiglibh, are really for action. They
are all in 1,141, virits..and perfectly satisfied. There
us nothing to fear.—(Lisboa Diary, July J.)