The National Register.
London, England, 1808-12-11 00:00:00

THIRD BULLETIN OF' THE ARMY IN SPAINd

BU RGOti, Nov. 13.—The army of Galicia, which fled from
Bilhoa, is pursued by the blarshal Duke of Bellamy, in the di.
ret (ion of livitiosa; by the Marshal Duke of Delimit. in the
direction of N illarcayo, and at Reynosa is surrounded by the
Marshal Duke of Dalmatia. Important events must take place
in that quarter.
General Milhaut, with his division of Cavalry, has entered
Palencia, and has sent off detachments towards the outlets of
Re vi.o,a, in pursuit of the park of artillery of the army of
Gallicia.
The young students of Salamanca, who thought to accom-
plish the conquest of France; the fanatical peasants, who al.
ready dreamed of plundering Bayonne and Bourdeaux, and
imagined themselves led on by all the Saints, bele; misled by
the treacherous Monks, are dispossessed of their foolish fancies.
Their despair and dismay arc at their height. They deplore the
misfortunes of which they are become the prey, the lies *kids
they have been made to believe, and the straggle, without an
object, in which they are involved.
The whole plain of Castile is already overspread by out
cavalry. The zeal and ardour of our troops enable them to
perfornsig° art its of fourteen or Arens miles I day. Put piquess

are as the Duero. Tim wbole coast of fit. Aadero and Bilboa
completely swept of the enemy.
The unfortunate city of Burgos, a prey to all the miseries of
• town taken by storm, tremble, with dismay. Priests, moults,
inhabitants, fled upon the first news of the battle; terrified lest
the soldiers of the army of Estremadura should attempt to de-
fend themselves in the houses, which resolution they probably
made known beforehand; first plundered by these, and after-
wards by nor soldiers, who entered the houses, in order to drive
out their enemies, and found there no inhabitants.
Such wen as M. Von swine, who, from want of troops of
the line, which nor eagles could not oppose, form to them-
selves the exalted idea of raising the people in a mass, have
become witnesses of the misfortunes which they have brought
upon themselves, and of the small obstacles which such auxilia-
Pies can oppose to regular troops.
At Burgos and in its neighbourhood, wool to the value of
thirty millions has been found, which his Majesty has caused to
be sequestrated. All of it that belongs to the Monks, and to
those persons that have formed a part of the insurrection, shall
be declared forfeited, and shall be first set apart fur the ind.em-
nitication of the French, for the losses which they have sus-
tained ; for in the City of Madrid, Frenchmen, who had been I
settled there even for forty years, have been robbed of every
thing, and the Spaniards who were true to their King have
heeu declared emigrants. The property of Aroma, a most
virtuous and intelligent minister; of Masseredo. a most experi-
enced seaman ; of O'Farril, the best soldier in Spain, has been
exposed to public sale. The property of Campo Mollie,
respectable fur Ms virtues, his rank, and hi; fortune, the pro-
prietor of 60,000 Merinos. and. of three trillions of income, has
been the prey of these infuriated men.
Another measure determined upon by the Emperor, is the
confiscation of all the goods of English manufacture, and of all the
colonial produce which has been disloaded in Spain since the
period of the insurrection. The merchants of London have
thus done very well in sending their goods to Lisbon, to Oporto,
and to the Spanish ports. The more the, shall send, the greater
will be the contributions Nv hictv they will pay us.
The city of Palencia, governed by a worthy Bishop, has re-
ceived our troops with affection. That city suffers none of the
miseries of war. An -honest Bishop, who, animate:l !►y Chris-
tian charity, fulfils the precepts of the Gospel, au.' from whose
lips nothing but honey distils, is the greatest blessing which
heaven confer; upon man. An intemperate, nelot►s, and in-
furiated Bishop VI ho preaches up nothing but rebellion, uproar,
disorder, and ►i'ar, is a curse whom God in his anger gives to
mankind, to mislead them in the very source of innrility itself.
There h a great number of Monks confined in the prisons of
Burgos. The peasants throw stones at them---" Wretches !"
said they to them, " It is )on who have plunged us into this
abyss of miseries. Perhaps we shall never again behold our
unfortunate wives, our dear children. Wretches ! a just God
will punish you in hell for all the miseries which you it4LIC
taused to our families, and our native country:"

FOURTH BULLETIN UV THE ARMY IN SPAIN.
Bur:cos. Nov. 15.—Ye•tenlay his Majesty reviewed the
slivision of Marchand, tilled up the vacancies with the most de-
wrving officers, and distributed rewards to the soldiers who
had distinguished themselves. His Majesty is extremely well
satisfied with those troops who have cheerfully marched, with-
out halting, from the Bauks of the Vistula.
The Duke of Elehingen has marched from Burgos. This •
morninz his Majesty reviewed hi, gnarls on the plains or Ma-
gog. Ills Majesty afterwards inspected the division of Des-
solles, and made appointments to all the vacancies iu that divi-
sion. Important e‘ cots are at hand ; all the troor, arc in mo-
tion. Not hicg can be done its war without following a vvrll
eJncerted plan. Among the prisoner: there were sonic vv ho
had engraved ou their bettous a fallen eagle, pierced by two
.4rrow:, with the in:eription—" To the Conqueror of France."
In tiiis ritheolait- gascouade the countrymen of I)on Quixotte
may he recogniAed.
Worie troops cannot be found, whether employed on the
mountains or in the plains. Clownishly ignorant, foolishly
obstinate, camel towards the weak, mean anti cowardly towards
the strong. Such is the spectacle they exhibit to us. The
Monks and the Inquifsition have hew ildered this nation.
Ten thousand light cavalry and dragoons, with 24 pieces of
cannon, marched on the 11th, to fall upon the rear of the Eng-
lish division, which was said' to be at Valladolid. These brave
troops advaaced 34 miles in two days, but our expectations

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