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SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 12. 1809.

POLITICAL EVENTs OF THE WEEK•

DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH FLEET IN THE
MEDITERRANEAN.

A Rotterdam Courant Of 'the 9th inst. has just arrived.

It contains an article which may be considered as a deci-
sive confirmative, of a report of the defeat of the French
squadron in the Mediterranean, by Lord COLLINGWOOD.
The article is dated Nismes, in the south of France,:
the 28th ult. and states, " that between ten and eleven

o'clock, on the night of the 28th, two loud explosions
were heard, with the interval of half an hour between each,
proceeding in a direction from the coast; that it was the
next and folloving day ascertained, that a number of French

and English vessels were seen during the 26th, between Cette
and.Aiguesmortes on the coast, and that two large vessels
)tad been driven ashore, and blown up. The article con-

cludes with stating the alarm entertained by the people of
Nisraes, of having their fears realized by further accounts.'?
The explosion must, have been tremendous, and the
French ships of the line must have been laden with great
quantities of gnnpowder and military stores, as Nismes is
ten leagues from the coast.
A Spanish Paper from Seville, dated the 14th ult. states,

that an obstinate action has taken place on the Marseilles
coastri•betweeu the British and French fleets, in which the
latter were defeated with the loss of Six ships of war, and
all be convoy ; the British, it is added, lost four ihips.—
Another article from Seville, dated the 17th ult, states, that:
a Captain, who had arrived from Majorca, brought an ac,
count that the English 'fleet had arrived there with the
• French convoy.

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We feel the sincerest pleasure in communicating the in-
telligence of an important victory, obtained over the
French, in the neighbourhood of Salamanca, by the Duke
del PARQUE. The particulars of which will be found in the
Gazette of yesterday. The defeated corps, is that which was
lately commanded by Marshal Nay. It consisted of 10,000
infantry, and MOO cavalry, supported by fourteen pieces
of artillery. The Spanish force, opposed to it amounted to
about 18,000 men, and—was stationed on the heights near
Tamames, between Salettnanca and cuidaJ *Rodrigo, with

the intention of covering the latter fortress, which the
enemy made some demonstrations of besieging. The
, &web were the assailants, and principally directed their
'snacks against the right and left wings of the Spaniards.
They were repulsed, though they renewed the attack three

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times successively, with the greatest impetuosity; when
the Spaniards became, in their turn, the assailants, chart=
ed the enemy with the bayonet, drove them from the field
of battle, and made several prisoners. The loos of the French
in killed and wounded, is stated at 2,000. After the engage—
ment they fell back precipitately to Matilla, about 4 leagues
from Tamames, and were extremely harrassed in their re-
treat by the Spanish cavalry. 'The Duke del PARQUE was pre-
paring to attack them in their new position, and waited only
for a reinforcement of 9000 men, which were expected to
join him the day after the engagement, under the orders
of General BA LLASTEROS, who succeeded Ho MA NA in the
command of the Gallician army. The most complete
success was anticipated from this combined attack ; and,
we hope, the next intelligence from the Peninsula will
communicate the re-occupation of Salamanca by the Pa-
triots. The following is the Spanish official account of this
interesting news

DEFEAT OF GENERAL MARCHAND BY THE DUKE
DEL PARQUE.
COPY OF A LET4ER FROM HIS EXCELLENCY THE DUKE DEL
PARQUE TO HIS EXCELLENCY WM. COX, GOVERNOR OF
♦LMEIDA.