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a dung rtrk, lacerated her head dreadfully, and forced •.ut one
of hereves; her hod: was throe...ragged s'iette.dkitance and thrown
into a horse-;sand,. w here it was found re%t e;ornitte:. A ousel
scion fell on a young MAR hy whom she
Whll pregnant, bat no
proof of guilt appearing. the Coroner gave a verdict of wilful
murder against some pet son unknown.
The follow ing distre44irg accident • ahont a mile from Brighten,
4111 the London road, !‘louday nigh!. Mr. !I.l`elar%
of bond-street. who bad 10 regirienee fur Briehton in the
wooing, c
ooing, aecompanii• %on: her Gentleman, his friend, in ze
tandem, had reached Prestos Hedges, u hen the wheel horse un-
pecietilv tell. The shock spas su forcible and Pudilen, that
Mr. Nl*Clary was dashed with great violence from his seat to
the earth, lull, dreadful to relate, had both his leAs broken.
His f. lend, whu escape.t with but little injury, and none worth
snertionintr, with usher assistance, at lecgth raised Mr.
h try iota the sehicle,and soon conveyed him to the New
lan aline', in North-street, when the _hest c rurgical assist:tree
was presently procured. Messrs'. Halt and Bond, and Mr Ball,
now attend him, and they are apprehensive amputation of ow
/Odle fractured limbs must ultimately take place.
On Tuesday as a lady nod gentleman were proceeding in their.
gig from the Old Ship Tavern, to take an airing on the We-t
(71itf, Brighton, the horse became suddenly alarmed at the noise
of the sea, and instead of turns-er the corner at the Bottom a
Ship-streei, dashed on one bide, with. thk intent or plunging
into a cellar which had been dug out for some stew houses.—
Happily, however, a %rhea of the gig caught a post on the
brink of the taoliow, which stayed its progress; the tasty, who
had (.tinted, being then presently relieved from her jeopardous
situation, and the gentleman escaped without injury. Ilad not
the post so fortunately stood in the way, both, in all prwbabi-
lity, would have last their lives. The horse in the interim was
suspended in the hollow, his nose and chest resting on the hot.
torn, and his heels on the margin of the excavation. icy CM' ing
the traces, however, he was released, but not before he had
broken the shafts of the vehicle.

The weather has been to extremely changeable, lately, that a
aleadow at Patterdale, beltow.l„,” . Mouncey, Esq. was, on
the 21 day of last month, covered with ow front Aree to eight
jacket, deep; and on the 16th day of the same mouth, an abun-
dant crap was cut from the same meadow, being the earliest hay
in that neighbourhood, or within twenty miles round.
The hill called Standedge, on the line of
.the ifudderilleld
canal, is now perforated, forming a tunnel of nearly three miles
in length, through a mountvin. It is worthy of remark, that
the Yorkshire hills, which were with difficulty liaised a century
a,go on horttback, are mow crucial by three navigable canal*, on
which not lets than a sulk ion of numey has been expended.

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Admiralty Office, .lati 4.

tiopies of Two Letters from Captain Mitiinley, of his 11a•
jesty's Ship the Lively, to the Honourable William Welles-
ley Pole.
Bin,

I.ivoly, Vigo, June 7, 1509.

Be pleased to inform my Lords Commissiouers of the Ad-
miralty, that, yesterday evening, an express arrived from a
ipanish Officer at San Payo, to Commodore Dim Juan Car(ar-
ono, that the Conde de Norona was retiriug with his diviiiion of
the Galician army from Pontevedra to that place, and desiring
boats might be there to convey the troops across toe river, ( !he
bridge having been broken down on the 7th of May,) C•mvilo.
dore Don J. Carransas requesting assistance, Captain Winter,
with the Cadmus (who hail heeu obliged to put back from stress
of weather) immediately sailed up the river Kith the Portuguese
schooner Curium, under my 'orders from the Honourable Vice-
Admiral Berkeley, the Tigre Spnoisli *thornier of tsar, and as
many boats and vessels as could possibly he coliected.
This retrograde movement caused me much anxiety, pm! I
very early this morning went up in the barge to fan Payo,
where I found Brigadier-general Carrera, stroutty ponied on
the south side of the bridge (the Conde Norona being at !Lydon-
dela,) and in my interview with hies I learnt that the, encitt),
after the Brigadier-General had taken Santiago, united tt fortes
from Lugo to litobe of Coruna, amounting to eight thotectiol
men, two thousand five hundred cavalry, with several
pieces and some twelve-pounders.
This force being very touch superior to the Brig:Wier'', be re-
treated to Caldas and Pontevedra, where the Conde de Norma
joined. From the CACCSDiVe and continued heavy rains we have

had of late, much of the ammunition was unavoidably insionged,
at d P,:!:evedra being too distant to receive any more when at.
tasked, the falling back ou such a strong position was well coo.
ceived and must ably executed. On a height above the bridre
'trey had a battery of two eighteenfpoundert, mid this army was
Increased to between six and seven thousand men armed. and
•three thousand fine young men without arms, one hundred and
twenty-horse, nine field•pieces, acting under the Immediate di•
rection of the Brigadier-General.
At olfie the enemy appeared on the ether side In great force,
and altiongh the Galiciau troops had undergone much fatigue,
r•and 'offered greatly from the inclemeacy of the weather, to which
t•i- • had been courtantly exposed, yes, on the approach of the
enemy nothirc e r eyed the aniurmion an:4 spirit of the
.s .•rs, all was alacrity and confident', and I left the. Brigadier.
General and was it Jilted v the energy from their field-pieces,
hu without hurting us, &though nearly within musket-shot; at
halt past nine they opened their fire on the Spaniards, which was
most spiritedly returned,and their tieldaitillery,Otts moved with
great alacrity and well served.
On my return on board-I landed my Marines and 23 seamen at
t! • castle (having taken them on board some days past); and
Lieut.-Colonel Carrel, in the most zealatts and handsome man-
ner, offered Iris services to lissist Captain Crawford in defence of
the 'Castle. Si*ty stildjers; boor he brought from (Won with
him (part of our artoy),at his earnest request were landed, and
1 supplied them with arias; and.every thing was put in the best
possible order of defetice by Commodore Don Juan Carransas.
Dim Bernardo Gonettfez the Governor, and Captain Crawford,
of bit Majesty's ship Venus.-1 have the honour to he, &c.
.(Sigeed). Gao. 11 LEY.
Lively, Vigo, June 12,1849.

SIR,

I concittded nsy'letter of the 7th inst. which 1 did myself the
honour of writing to acquaint you, for the information of my
Lords Cintunissioners of tire Admiralty, that the enemy had be-
gan an attack at half-past nine that morning on the Spanish
troops under the command of Brigadier-General Carrera, on the
S'iuth side of the bridge of St. Pap). I have to request you will
Le pleased to make known to their Lordships, that the enemy,
having taken post on the North side of the bridge, a pistol-shut
across, in houses, and in a wood a little below it, kept up his
attack, supported with field artillery and three t wel vespouoders„
with great vivacity during the whole of that day (the 7th) which
was ~,stained by the Galician army with great coolness aid
bravery.
During the night of the 7th, the enemy ereeted a battery.
,Commodore Don Juan tratrransas sent up three gun-boats, one of
which Captain Winter mimed, under the charge of Lieut. Jef-
ferson, his First Lieutenant. At daylight in the morning of the
St It, the enemy opened his fire, both as. she Galician troops and
the boats; the latter of which, from the tide being up, get
rear, and destroyed lite enemy's batteries. At the fall of the
tide the enemy made two desperate attempts to cross below the
bridge with his cavalry and infantry, but the great courage and
spirit displ:tyed by our friends repulsed them with great slaugh-
ter. A body orator, went higher up the river to the bridge to
Sottotnayor, and that active and brave ()Meer Don Pablo Mu-
rillo, ma detached with a division to oppose them, and the
enemy, after persevering for an hour and a half, were obliged
to gi%e av to the superior gallantry of the Spaniards, nod re-
treated to 'San Paye, w here another attack, during a 'thick fag,
was again made by theenemy, who, as in the tardier ones, was
driven back, and Marshal Ney, who tomnaanded the Fr_enc,a
troops, consistiog of eight thousand men, two thousand tive
hundred eas airy' with field artillery, and two t%% el Ve.11.11111i;ts1.,
experienced a defeat from a new raised army, consisting of six
thousand armed 'nen, and three thottAnd without arras, and
some small field artillery, with two eigkreen pounders, and in
the night they retreatvd, leaving sgme of his wounded. The:
enemy burnt sunny of their dead, and in one pit has been disco-
vered thirty buried ; his loss must have he.sn remit. The la 3s
on the side of the-Spaniards has been trifling, only 110 killed
and wounded. Capt. Wintry, 11'q was some time 4.t the camp,
and who hal a narrow esenpe,'a ;rape. stmt navi• ,fir z:-It Isis
hat, descriLrd to me that 411:11 V't as the animation of t.ie :vanish
troops, that it was with difficulty the) Here restrained by their
ts:ficers from pushing across.
Thus, Sir, the spirit and good conduct of this divi,ion of the
Apanisb Gallician army, whoa, thon4to without almost ever) part
,fclothiup, and ex po-ell ia he4vv rains without shelter, bad
sl,
ien,h to their own 11.:114111, and to all Lumpy, that taev are U.
spired with ardour for the deliverN of their toitittr from acr
A Usurper, which aka* a brave and luyal people can fed ;aust the

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into a horsc-amd, where it was found next o- orr a•a: ~ A ouspi
pregnant, taskedthe falling back
eian fell uu a young men by whom he 5... tortsnt, but no
proof of guilt appearing, the coroner gave a verdict ;41640
murder against some pet son unknown,
The folio s ing distr..4i re necittent . about a mile from Brighton ~ eea sech astrong position Wag well coo.
' crived and must ably executed. On a height above the hridee
trey had a battery of two eighteenfpounders, stud this army' was
increased to between six and seven thousand men armed, *ad
, •three thousand fine young men without arms, one hundred and
en the Landon road, n'"f". ,Te.! on !‘louday night. Mr. !I.l`elar% twenty-horse, nine .field•pieces, acting under the Immediate di•
of tiond-strect, who had let :-.is residence fur Brieltion in tiie,
nrning, accompanici o ‘.oln: her Gentleman, a A: nine the enemy appeared on the other side in great force,
his friend, in
tai vilem, had reached Preston Hedges, e hen the w heel horse un- rec.tion of the Brigadier-General.
nnd alt iough the Galiciau troops had undergone much fatigue,
e4peeleel'v fell. The shock t' a' I'o forcible and l'adilen, that `.and 'offered greatly front the incleineacv of the weather, to which
Mr. Nl•Clary was daThed with great vio!ence from his seat to vio • had been conaantly exposed, yes, on the approach of the ...
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the earth, ned,drendrul to relate, had both his iris broken, enemy natnicr e "ta r. .. eyed the sininagfon an:' virii of the
His f. lend, who escaped with hut little injury, and none worth
.6 ,a-s, all was alacrity nnd confident', and 1 left the. Brigadier•
snoirtioninw, with other assistance, at lecgth raised Mr. General and was it atitea ev the enemy from their field-pieces,
It lie try Cute the vehicle,-and soon consieyed hill) to the New hu without hurting us, aithmegh nearly within musket-shot; at
Inn aline', in North-street, when the_hest chirurgical assistaree half past nine they opened their fire on the Spaniards, which was - ' -
was presently procured. Messrs. Halt and Bond, and Mr Ball, most spiritedly returned,and their fieldatitilleryavas moved with
now attend hint, and they are apprehensive amputation of ow great alacrity and well served. -
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ofthe fractured limbs must ultimately take place. On my return on board-I landed my Marines and 23 seamen nt •-, .. •!'
On Tuesday as a lady nod gentleman were proceeding in their- t! • castle. (having taken them on board some days past); and
gig from the Old Ship Tavern, to take an airing on the Wept Lieut.-Colonel Carrel, in the most zealous and handsome man- ......
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clic Brighton, the hor-e became suddenly alarmed at the noise ner, offered iris s'ery ii-us to assist Captain Crawford in defence of 7 -' •
of the sea, and instead of turni- v.. the comer at the Bottom Of the 'Castle. Si4ty soldjers, o boor he brought from (Won with
Ship-street, dashed on one side, Nish the intent a plunging him (part of our artay),at his earnest request were landed, and
into a cellar which had been dug out for some new houses.— 1 supplied them-with arias; and.every thing was put in the hest
happily, however, a wheel of the gig caught a post on the possible order of defence by Commodore Don Juan Carransas.
brink of the hollow, which stayed its progress; the lady, who Don Bernardo Gonoefez the Governor, and Captain Crawford, .4
had (".tinted, being then presently relieved from herjeopardous of his Majesty's ship Venus.-1 have the honour to he, &c.
situation, and the gentleman escaped without injury. Ilad not -- .(Signed).4 Geo. M'lct ',LEY.
the post so fortunately stood in the way, both, in all prwbabi- SIR, Lively, Vigo, June 12,189.
lity, would have lost their lives. The horse in the interim was
suspended in the bull etc, his nose and chest resting on the hot. honourmy letter
of writing to acquaint you, for the information of my
torn, and his heels on the margin of the excavation. By cutting Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that the enemy had be-
the traces, however, he was released, but not before he had gen an attack at half-past nine that morning on the Spanish
broken the shafts of the vehicle.. troops uuder the command of Brigadier-General Carrera, on the
The weather has been so extremely changeable, lately, that a SAith side of the bridge of St. Payo. I have to request you wilL
I. meadow at Patterdale, belotii,t.i.- to .1 . Mouncey, Esq. was, on he pleased to make known to their Lordships, that the enemy,
the 21 day of last mouth, covered with ,- ow front +l6ree to eight having taken post on the North side of the bridge, a pistol-shot
inches, deep; and on the 16th day of the same inouih, an Ann- . across, in houses, and in a wood a little below it, kept up his
dant crop was cut from the same meadow, being the earliest hay attack, supported with field artillery and three twelve-pounders.
in that neighbourhood, or within twenty miles round. with great vivacity during the whole of that day (the 7th) which
The hill called Standedge, on the line of
.the liuddersfield was sJstained by the Galician army with great coolness aid
canal, is now perforated, forming a tunnel of nearly three miles bravery.
irt length, through a mountoin. It is worthy of remark, that During the night of the 7th, the enemy erected a battery.
the Yorkshire hills, which were with difficulty passed a century Commodore Don Juan Carransas sent up three gun-boats, one of
,fin on harstback, are MOW ecosio by three navigable catuds, on : w hich Captain Winter Maimed, under the charge of Lieut. Jef-
which not less titan a million of numey has been expended. fenny, his First Lieutenant. At daylight in the morning of the
- St It, the enemy opened his fire, both an the Galician troops and
TU ESD 4l' S L041:00 11. (L 1 Z ETTE. ttie boats; the latter of which, from the tide being up, got
—............. , rear, and destroyed the enemy's batteries. At the fall of the
Admiralty Office, July 4. 'tide the enemy made- two desperate attempts to cross below the
A bridge with his cavalry and infantry, but the great courage and
copies of Two Letters from Captain Mitiinley, of his Afa• spirit displayed by our friends repulsed them with great slough-
jesty's Ship the Lively, to the Honourable %Valiant Welles- ter. A body of them went higher up the river to the bridge to
ley Pole. Sottornayor, and that active and brave officer Dun Pablo 5111-
Stet Lively, Vigo, June 7,1509. rillo, we' detached with a division to oppose theni, and the
Be pleased to inform my Lords Commissioners of the Ad- enemy, after persevering for an hour and a half, were Gangedmiralts,
tairalty, that, yesterday evening, an express arrived front a to gi %e. Iv av to the superior gallantry of the Spaniards, and re-
ipanish Officer at San Paya, to Commodore Dim Juan Corsair- treated to •SanPayo,_ whereanother attack, during a 'thick fog,
sins, that the Conde de Noma.% was retiring with his divi.ion of was again made by theenemy, who, as in the fortiter ones, was
the Galician army from Pontevedra to that place, and e;esiring driven back, and Marshal Ney, who commanded - the Flaalen
boats might be there to convey the troops across tile river, ( !iie troops, consisting of eight thousand men, two thousand tive
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bridge having been broken down on the 7th of May,) hundred eas airs, with field artillery, and twO t‘‘clVespOttlit;ClN,
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,lore Don J. Carransas requesting assistance, Captain Winter, experienced a defeat from a new raised army, consisting of six
e with the Cadmus (who had heeu obliged to put hack from stress I thousand armed men, and three thousand without urns, and
of weather) imteediately sailed up the river Kith the Portuguese some small field artillery, with two eigkteee pounders, and ,in
schooner Curium, under my 'orders front the Honourable Vice- the night they .retreatcd, leaving same of his wounded. The-
Admiral Berkeley, the Tigre Spanish schooner of tsar, and as enemy burnt molly of their dead, and in one pit has been disco-
many boats and vessels as could possibly he coliected, rered thirty burled ; his loss must have %won rreat. The laSs
This retrograde movement caused me much anxiety, end i on the side of the. Spaniards has been trillin , only 110 killed
and wonialed. Capt. Winter, le`tw was some tiuo• Lc the camp.
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very early this morning went up in the barge to aim Payo,
). id who hal a liaertiW esC::pe, a 4r :we. cuntilasei••:: gr z:-Il 1114 /
where I found Brigadier-general Carrera, sir-6)110.y posted on .1
the south side of the bridge (the Conde Norona being at Heton- hat, descril.r.d.to me that 411:1k aas the animation of t.ic :vanish
dela,) and in my interview with hint I learnt that the encitt), troops, that it was with difficulty the) were restrained by their
after the Brigadier-General had taken Santiago, united Ws forces o..licers fTin pushiug across.
from Lugo to those of Coruna, amounting to eight thotecunl Thus, Sir, the spirit nod good conduct of this division of the
men, two thousand five hundred cavalry, with several field- Apanish Gallician army, who, thonoot without almost ever) part
ifclothiug, and ex pii.ed to he4vv rains without %Atelier, bad
pieces and some tnelve-pounders.
This force being very much superior to the Brigadier's, be re- she wil to their own cation, and to ;ill Europe, that tisev are tu-
treated to Caldas and Pontevedra, where the Conde de Normal spired with ardour for tiw delivery of their tiottitry from acr t-1
Usurper, which aim* a brave aud loyal people Can feet ;aue the
joined. From the CACCSDiVe and continued heavy rains ws hate
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