The National Register.
London, England, 1811-08-18 00:00:00

SPAIN.

(FROM THE MOKITFVX.I.
MADRID, Jut.v lt;.-.--Yrsterday was a d.t7 r(llizinfr for thlf
capital. The King,.our.:iovercign, (Tarred it On return from
his j)urney, at half-past six in the evening, amidst the acclama-_
tions of an imm..r..e multitude, who awaited and followed him
to the Palace. A sa:ute of artillery had announced to the inha.
bitants of Madrid the dawn of this happy day.
The Prefect of Madrid repaired to the confines of his prefee•
tare, and there presented to nis Majesty the homage of all the
province.
'1 he Commandant of the army of the t.ntre, and the Gover-
nor of Madrid, went to the same place to receive his Majesty t
they accompanied him a.. far as the Palace.
The troops of the garrlson were drawn Up .in line along the
whole of the road.
The Munici; a 1-. y, headed by the Corregidor', received his Nla-
jebty
sunder an at ch.erected before the gate by which he was to
enter ; and the Corregidor bad the honour w present the keys
of this capital-to his Majesty.
On alighting from Ilk carriage, the King was received by the
IVliaiiteicf the Counsellors of State, the Oflicera of the Houshoid,
Ale Gr.w ihe s and N )bility, the Generals and Military Officers
not oti.dut the Members of Tribunals and principal Bede.
siotics. His Majesty condescended to address them with his
characteristic •afFal.,illry.
A general fflumina ;(na took place in the night, and this day
buil-fights will be exhibited to the peoplegratis, and the theattss
will also Os opened, gratuusi4sly.

ARMIES

OFFIC.I
Cat
cans,
%gages
in haste
upon
Of the
their
for bread ;
Mountains of Arragon, where they are falling into the Minds. of
the geits darmerfe, and of the moveable columns which were
sent in pursuit of them. Marshal Suchet has marched upon
',hype, where he was expected on the 13th of July. The as-.
sir,i"age at Olot dispersed in itaturn, on his approach. Campo-.
verde, abandoned-by all his folloWers, was obliged to embark on
the 14th at Mattaro, pursued by the inhabitants of the coast,
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who plundered his baggage: •
.Some days before the departure of CAmpoverde, General M.
14Iatthieu sent a detachment to Mattaro, which burnt and de-
stroyed the Magazines which the enemy wished to form'at that
poliat ; an hundred of. *the-Insurgents were killed ; ten English
soles of war vainly endeavoured' to protect Mattaro; their hot
Ere cost us only three men and three horses.
The English at present are before Palamos, without daring to
sand.
The fortress of Figueras is more completely shut up than ever;
ail the horses hive been eaten, a little flour is all they have left;
the lines are watched with double vigilance, to prevent all
escape oo the part of the garrison; who must soon surrender at
discretion.
The enemy's Commandant, from the want of provisions., has
dismissed unconditimuliy the pristisiets which he took in the
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fart, amounting to 850. .• .its
In the mean While a corps of the arrof of Arragon on
march against Valencia, and is .collecting withirrreieho!that
town, a depot•of ammunition and.provisioni, fortlepuripeat of
forthwith reducing the province. , •
DISTRICT OF TIM ARMY OF TILE Nowfxr. •
The Duke of Istria having learned that an asses:Mese of Oat-.
Baum was forming in the valley of Vierzo, and threatened to
• cut off the communication between Leon arid at Aetlifiall,
thonght it necessary to concentrate part of his tto6pv.# and for
inoment to draw nearer to hitit the eorpo of Geo. Iforiale"; who
received orders to repair to Leon about the 20th Of lane, after
haring eufficientl y protected the line of the Deba. fortifiea-
ti.»is tktorga being considered useless and hOrtherisorSO, She
1 otiT.e of Istria ordered them to he razed. •
On t he 23.1 of lune, the advanced guard of the insiSrgents nude
its appearance at &nay-ides. General Viellesaux forthwith set
out with three battalions, and 60 ehaeeurs, The ardour of the
troops could not be restrained ; the sharpshooters dashed forward.
In pursuit of• the enemy, and drove them to Quittudilia del Vaile.
In this position the enemy's arnirvr,is perceived, 7600 at& g;
they were too far Engaged to he able to retreat • the General
made his dispositions without calculathig the ininiber of the'
eiltniy, and ordered the village to be attacked. It was carried
with impteitirAty; in TUC Of the efforts of the enemy, who was
comioillerf takeapOsition in the rear. The 119th took post
to the right, beycind the-village; the 122 d was opposed to the.
cunt-ifs columns Which had formed on the roads to Fontoria
and Qointana Dejor; the Chief of Battalion, Durel, kept in
cheds, 0.11 the left, the troops whiCh came from Astorga, and
which Made fruitless efforts to turn him.
Chi action thus begun was successful; our soldiers won the
fl ell of 'battle, on which were fouild 600 of the enemy dead ; the
number of their wounded was much more considerable.
This brilliant affair does honour to the last.moments of Gene-
ral Valletaox, who was killed at the close of the combat : while
dyiist he saCv the defeat of the enemy; together with him we
larateot tic loss of so brave men; we hed 87 wounded. The
Chief of :Battalion, Pati, Aid-de-camp Meda, and er:rpt. Grassi,
of the'Atli Chisieurs; deserve praises ; as well as all the; officers
• and soldiers of this detachment, •
The enemy had retired beyond Astorga ; General Bonnet 11
recondbitted Mm'about the 10th of filly ; all the necessary mea-
sures were taken for attacking the assemblage, conntande4 by
• Suntocildes. '
The band of Pastor, lately formidable in Biscay, is now re-
- dewed :o a fevibanditti,whOse niniibers the gens d'armerie daily
diminish. ,
Longo, another Chief of brigands, is hotly pursued by the
morrable coinums: he no longer knows where to find an asy-
lum • his foltesi;ers gee availing theMselves of the amnesty to
sum:metier at discrethm. .
Gen. tharsenne is arrived at V..lladolid to take-the chief corn-
;rand of the army of, .the NQrth. He immediately sent the ge-
total flf ttivisoU Dtimoutier, with •10,000 men and I.sooborse,
tvite'eposition no the Coa, hi adiattee of Cindaa Rodrigo.
ii;.•:its;•!;.7. oisrdiviiions of the army of reserve have entered by Pative-
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Luna and Vittoria. The fine appearance of these troops, of
whom the lowest soldier has Brenton r years service, has strongly
surpribed the inhabitants, and given them a new pledge of the
uselessness of all the efforts of England.
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DISTRICT OF THE ARMY :OF THE CENT E.
Major Mondgny, commanding the depots of cavalry at Ma-
drigal, having learned that several united bands were moving
upon Penarandu, concerted measures with the Commandant of
Arevalo. On the first of July, two columns assembled at
Flores D'Avila under the Orders of Major Moutigny: At dayp
break the enemy were discovered bivouacking near Penafanda,.
to the number of 1000 men; the Major so rapidly charged
them with his troop, that the brigands had not time. to. mount
their horses. The streets, the houses, and environs of Pena-
randa were instantly covered with dead bodies;Attear.,4oo bri-
gands were left lying in the town, 100 were take*, thei rest were
pursued, and sabred in the coin-fields.. 'lhrte hunare'd horses ,
one .itandard, 50 carts laden with, salt, and all .the baggage oi
the band, remained in the hands of the roldiers.- Morale/4.,
one of their chiefs.,..was found among the dead.• •
The Junti.of Valencia had giVen to Caeneral.Sayas the C6IIV.
.mand of all the united bands of the province of Cuersci; on
the 3d of July that General vaade•a Movement towards Jadraque.;
reconnoitring parties belonging to our posts in Guadalaxara ex-
changed shots on the same day with the enemy's advanced posts
near Hite.
On the sth July, General Hugo was in readiness to march
against against the enemy, and to force his positions in order to drivg
him back upon the left of the Tagus. General lashoussaye %Vas
ordered to advance in order to cut off the enemy's retreat.
Sayas did not await them • he immediately commenced a retro-
grade movement with his troops to the amount of 6000
men, marching straight upon the "fagus. General Hugo set
out in pursuit of him, while General Lahoussaye, leaving
Guadalaxara, advanced by forced marthes towards the bridge
Of Audon, where he hoped to cut off the enemy's passage, who
appeared to be retiring upon Cuenca. General Sayas had al-
ready passed the Tagus, and collected his force at Val de
On the 11th General LahOussaye :crossed over his troops iii
haste; at the entrance 'of a defile his_advanced guard fell upOn
the taValry of Manco, supported by a battalion of infantry
tvhich Sayas had sent to take possession of the bridge of Alllll3ll
50 dragoons and a company of the 75th of the line -intrepidly
eharged the enemy, routed and pursued them smiord in hand
as far as Sancon, where all our eay alr y assemble d ; the ena
nd
was at last come up with between Alcocer and Val de Oliva.,
Three battationg and two squadrons were drawn up, and thought
td defend themselves by forming a square; the French cavalry
soon. broke through them, and all that were not sabred on the
spot were- taken. •
A thousand prisoners, a number of whom are Officef,,4oo
kilted, one stiandarda all their baggage, about 200 horses, and a
considerable tonvoy of cattle are the result of this affair.
The renrains•of the troops of Sayas precipitately fled towards
Cuenca. General Lahoussaye will not cease the punuit till this
corps shall no longer exist. The misunderstamlings among the
Chiefs, the desertion of the soldiers, the absolute want of every
thing, powerfully contribute to its destruction. More that
I'2oo guerillas have already returned to their ho ,es ; Martine',
one of their Chiefs, has surrendered with all his Officers,; Sayas
is retiring upon Valencia.
The King has arrived at . Madrid ; he received upon his road
the most unequivocal testimonies of the love of true Spaniards;
his presence has electrified all minds; opinions are apprOxi•
j mating.

' ARMY OF PORTUGAL.
The English army has taken up cantonments around Porta-
legre, and keeps upon the, defensive. The Duke of Ragusa
has his head-quarters always at-Merida, from whence he scours
. the country as far as the enemy's lines. liadajoz being in a
fornirtlaW state of defence, and provisioned. for eight months,
Ragusa means to put his army into. quarters for
trleiefresDhumke of
refreshment,
in the Valley of the Tagus, withonly an advanced
guard on the Guadiana, during the heats of the month of Au-
gust, which render the Valley of the Guadiana extremely un-
wholesome. The fifth corps will, during that period, keep up
the communications between the army of Portugal and that of
the South.
DISTRICT OF THE ARMY OF THE SOUT.H.
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The first corps is constantly exerting the greatest activity in
the works of the blockade of Cadiz. Puerto Santa Maria and
Puerto Real are become very strong places ; new batteries.lnive
been erected both on the side towards. the sea, and .tic n ail the
approaches by land ; they are connected by tines wlikh aloo are
defended by very strong towers.
On the 13th of June, the garrison of the Isle of LeOri atteMpted
'really against our works at the Arrecife 1,000 meiladVanted
i to our out-posts, while all the ba..teries and enemy's gun4
-b6ats
is kept.up a violent fire upon, the lines of CLiCiana ut all this

OFFICIAL NEVIS FROM TIIZ Anxigs IN SPAIN.
-taLostit.—Marshal Suchet, after the capture of Tarra-
, marched towards the interior ef Catalonia. The assem-
-6 which Ciurpoverde-tiad attempted to organize .dispersed
ste themselves; the Marshal's presence made to fall hack
Agramont the corps asSentrilcd it Igualada about the end
e siege ; it i; entirely disbanded; the men are hastening to
homes in small bands, selling their antis and their hake
)read ; most of these •parties threw' themselves into the
Aft hdndi of