The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-01-04 00:00:00

FOIFE-1-0N IIeTELLICENCE.
FROM TUE SPARIISII PAPERS.
CORUNNA, MT. 16.
Tea o'clock, Courier has arrived tins
evening from the Supreme Junta, at Tramllo, in
Estremnadurn, and we are confidently assured, that
the substance of the dispatches brought by the
Courier is, that, after repeated attacks, from the
to the 71ii inst. the French were completely
overpowered by the inhabitants of Madrid, assisted
by the regular troops there. Their loss is computed
at 18,000, in killed nnil witninhal ; the remainder
of their army, comm,isiing of 11,000 men, was sur-
rounded, and u eapituktina was negotiating
:it the thew the Courier left Nltdrid. lie
Imrou;ht orders for the armies of the Marquis
lie la ltomaaa awl General 'Moore to advance
s ith .ill possahle <lke& otiou. Time fury with which
the ‘ladril;nos (or In..viv of Madrid) fought, is
represented a, uuparal ci. d ; they were led on by
the Martinis de Castular and Generals Citesta and
Mods. Nty said to have commanded the French.
According ta a letter from Salamanca, the loss
of the French was still greater. It is asserted,
that at the puss of Sonvisierra, they lost tiutin
then ; at Le. Puesta de Santa Bo -Sara, 11.0mme ;
and at La Puesta de Aleala. 7,0 w (the tin.-
user is fifteen leagues front Madrail) ; the re-
m:Molt:ol3d taken slim 'ter, some at LI Itetiro,
otlier., at Peada, others ut the Escurial ; at .he
tOimer place they were iiegociatin4 a eapitalatimi
with the Martinis de Castelar. 'Ellis letters they
were commanded by Lefeltt•re (Duke of Ihnitsic).
1411(1 bail 104 in the battles some person* of rank.
4000 troop.; of Sir i.lllll lilkned army left Sala-
mama on the stli, for Valladolid, by the route of
Marjo+, sod 011 the following day 5000 wore by
the way of Torn.

DEC. 19.
We have va:ions reports here respecting the state
of Niadriol, lint nothing is certainly kuuwu. I an-
tierstand that Sir John Moore has proceeded from
SalalnallVa iu ardor to form a junction with Sir
David Baird, and it is said they will then advance
towards Burgos. Letters rectived here state, that
15.000 men, chicly English, with mine Portu-
goese, arrived on the 10th at Ciudad Rodungt., In
orelvr to reinforce Sir John Moore. A person
amino' llosiabrigo bee hens apprehended here tinder
a CladrgV o.e la.ing said, that his father
is Editor of The bagoithe Ga:rite. lie himself
cane inn lost; salve limn 11.0t111011, and ham heel,
very active slice his arrival in Spain. Ile has been
at St. Andean, at Billxw, at Madrid, and with the
British and Spanish armies. I understand lie was
discovered in vonseinence of some expression's he
used in conversation. The people of this province
I are DoW eurollissg themselves with great alacrity for
the army, mad ma general they pay for their own
uniforms. An Asubassador, Mr. 1- sere, is at 'fruits
' It illo the Central Junta.
_

DEC. e 4).

A party of eatalry. under Sir J. Ninore's
have intercepted a French Courier, with Tyr) in
disianclies. It is said that Sir Jolin I.llnore
exprebsed great satisfa,:tion al this occurrence, and
gave a li!wral r.aard to the mail uho btuppeti the
Codrie,. It 1% notlerstiwill that the adVullve or our
sum• is in aaii.equeuce of the inforitiat. contained
in these The las. divisiutt of Sir John
itlloore's tutor left Salatnaltrit on the loth, mid the
Marquis de itoin.ii.a has j ed Sir David Baird.

DEC. 21.
Three Couriers have arrived, this morning. one
()Noun au En:4lish Cauuuet Niessenger, Irma the
bead-quarters of General Baird, at ileaevente,
which place he left on the 17th, and, un the 611111 e
day. met with General Moore, at Alaejos • the two
armies were within twenty-hour hours morel' of each
other, awl iu tile highest spirits. The lath itegi•
meta of Eir4lisii cavalry, belonging to the army
from Portigni, had had several reiseantrei with the
enemy, in which they were always successful ; ou
one oreasitea they brought in eighty-eight prisoners,
anti on the fillowing day thirty-six, besides horses.
Nothing certain was known at head-quarters, rela-
tive to the situation of Madrid, but it was
generally supposed that the French had obtained
possession of it after sinatiiiiing considerable loss.
The fatelligrat gun-brig arrived this morning
from England, with a Nie,senger and dispatches
for the British Ambassador.

orc. 23.

A report is in circulation of an aeti having
beet' ts,iii4ht near V*lldelolid, between a division a
the IL ti•ds army awl a corps of the e.n•m}, in
which the Wirt fere defi•:lteel ; probably, however,
it only a reretitiou of the news received the day
befort: ye:deed:l, ►rapret*n the Inth dragoons.
Tile Central Julius is said hi have removed from
Tru-ss:lo tv Posits Santa Marla, near Cadiz.

0 F.C. !6.

The fact of tbe French haring obtained ponies-
sino of lladsod 1, now well known here; b.O they
104. e lost a great number of ti/rll. It is lwlievisl
that they will wit retain the town long. as the ail-
ranee of our •arm; will cut off their reinforcements.
The people Ate ito. g Romilias army its
lomat n•tnihrra. lie has now upwards of 30,000
mei: antler hi, command, all well appointed. It is
frpn.teti that Gun. rol PANIOX has obtained an im-
poi taut victory over the 1. reach 'war Ser..go)l4l.
♦IGO. DEC. IS.

The following uhips compose the aquadron now
lying hare Pori% Barfeur,
hapleseabdr, and Alfred, Of the line ; Eltdpaioa,
Minerra, Cossack, and Palos, frigate-a; alll Bonne
Citoyeaat sloop.

OPORTO. DIA". 14.

Sir Robert Wilson with his legion is now march-
ing out to join the English tinny in Spain. and will
be followesi be the P 9 gorse troops. We have
reports of toe French hewn% been repulsed iu Once
attacks ou