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at far as Basle°, .are bound to evacuate the he
hy ra.-
This h in brief the sum of the Treaty, which i and hos kotee
testy Wpm, Castanos bad last night the happiness of signing ;
sod as we retired (rota the field of battle at twelve o'clock at
night, without sleep, and exhausted, it is not possible to seed
to your Highness a detail of the ►capitulation, and of the mili
tary achievements that have been performed, which shall be
dove as WOO as time will permit.
" The bearer of this agreeable intelligence is the Lieutteettot-
Colotwl of the Column of PrOYDICiaI Grenadiers, Doe Pedro
Augustin Giron, Brevet-Colonel, and Adjutant-General, an
Officer of the greatest merit, w bo, by the talents and valour
which he has displaved in many actions, and particularly since
he has been with this army, has shewn hiniself worthy of every
favour which your Highness can bestow upou him.
" I have this day given orders for/taking the oath of allegiance
to our Savereign Don Ferdinand VII. which proceeding had
not previously taken place in this city ; and also that Te Dews;
shall be sung, and that there shall be as illumination for three
nights successively.,
" May God preserve your Highness many years.
" The Most Serene Seignor TILL!.
" Mead-guarters, at disubsjar, July 21, lii08."
" To the Most Serene Seignor thend President,s. and Members of
the Supreme Junta of Spain a the Indie"
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GENERAL CASTANOS' ADDRESS TO HIS ARMY.
AI /LOOMS TO HIS ARMY SY THE MOST ERCELVENT %GIG.
NOR O. FRANCIS EAVICR DE CASTANOS, COMMANDANT
Or THR CAIN! -AT ST. ROCHE, NOW GENERAL-IN-CHIEF
Or THIS ARMY or TILE •NDALESIANS.
" A man, upon whom flattery and meanness alone have con-
ferred the title of hero—a min full of ambition, and the petty
band of slaves who surround him, have formed the great project
of subjueating us. Deception, perfidy, and treason,• have hi-
therto been the instruments of so illspremeditated an enterprize. ,
The Spaniards will doubtless unite, and cause their most sacred
rights to he respected. We already know that many provinces
and communities are animated with the same heroism which we ,
ourselves have displayed from the ejectt the evil Das reut ,
asunder 14 hich covered this iniquitous pro It is extremely
important. nay iudispensable, that all of Us ShOUld unite to
care
the
the attainment of so noble an object. Each and till ought ,
to contribute all that lies in his power. This is an obligation ,
dictated by the heart from the moment that we retouch. its first
emotions.
" Generous and heroic inhabitants of this happy town, you
require not the aid of eloquence to stimulate your►
souls.
You have given and are at this moment giving sufficien at
examplesrtteut.
Rush to ilte field of honour in quest of our brothers, whu are
soldiers by prefession, that they may instruct you in the first
elements of the military art, ou which strength and victory prin-
cipally depetet. In the mean time be assurTheed thopulent *linksat sour familiof
es
will not be rettaved to want or beggary.
this place will provide for your sabsistence. Fear nat tha
tthei the
wealthy will spare their treasnres. They will deposit all r
rervires of plate in the hands of the Government ; and iv hen
• they eat and drink out of wooden spoons and
hoearthen vessels,
they will enjoy the pleasitsg satisfaction that tse instruments
of mere luxury are destined to the defence of our Religion, our
King, our Country, and our Liberty.
" Ministers of the Sanctuars, hr:ant coe "yo u the first t preach, and to
give the example of this imponfidence. o Be persuaded
that both ecclesiastical and civil laws admit of selling the pro-
perty of the Church in cireamstances of such urgent necessity as
the present. Convioce the faithful that you are penetrated with
this genuine doetrinef, which, in times not so
not calamitous, was
le
taught by St. Bernard; for he ti-bid, `it was conformab
with our holy religino, that the Church should flourish in its
possessions whilst her poet. were necessitous ;
her that she sh
ould
decorate her walls with gold, and. abandon childre to ,
itakedness.'
" And you, Mothers, worthy of so many heroes, who know 1
how to excite the most noble and heroic passions of the human
heart, hasten to present to Goserament }our jewels, ynur rings,
and ornaments. Fear not the decay of your attractive graces ;
you will always he agreeable ; noel thottell your exterior deco-
rations should he less censpieneoe, you till acquire midi a
ilsdpde-
gree of mental perfectionautil herisil to attract' the esteem of
virtuous men nt
. and to coraaad re!. rives' foot he weak. the
vicious, and the profligate. i' . "F. X. C."
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Muac lA, JULY f.--On the 96th Striper Caroattacked blette
eey's army ut Boois, and amide great havoc among bit cavalry
and infantry. After ibis defeat, bloomy retreated to between
Quarte and Militate, where he was attacked a second time by
Seignor. Caro. and sustained considerable loss. Dating the
night of the 21th, Seigaor Cars advanced to cover and defend
Valencia. The coneldirected his march towards Mit
began •
thy on
the 518th, and made a furious attack upon U. They
discharge of musketry and artillery at one P. M. and conti
biuu
naed
the firing Incessantly until eight in the evening. The inhans
returned the fire with cannon pleated on tbe gates and on
the
walls, and also' with an incessant discharge of musketry fronkthe
tops of the houses. The gate of Quarte was the principal object
of attack throughoat the whole of the action. But the continued
firing from the citadel, and the glorious resistance 'made by the
army of beignor Caro, who charged with their bayonets, occas
sinaed so great a slaughter among the enemy. that at eight
o'clock they were obliged to retreat to their head-quarten' be-
tween Quarte and blislata, which was defended by strong bat-
series. Oa the 29th, the forces under the command of 'elvers
Cervellon and Llamas advanced towards theween t enemy,he fire of in order
the
to
attack hint on all sides, by placiag him bet
City and of the Idurcian and Valeocian armies; and it Last
this
moment thought that there is not a remnant left of these rob.
ben, who, to their other losses, have to add that of six pieces
of cannon.
Since writing the above the Post has arrived, and brings in•
teliigeoce that the French were entirely estro,,ed, with the
exception of from one to 2000 men, who were wandering about
the country and endeavouring to make their escape, but who
were expected to share the same fate m hit the
to rest.
Rio Seco, Jut.e 23.—The French, driven ntge and mad-
ness by the great slaughter and diicomfiture which they had
sustained in the battle of the 14th, entered this place with fire
and sword, putting to death every one who fell in their way in
the streets, and Witte houses. In one street they killed 129 in-
dividuals, and in a single ward upwards of 200. The Ow is
every wheie filled w ith dead bodies. This carnage during
by an indiscriminate pillage, which continue 4 the
whole of the night; and whatever they could not carry away
with them they destroyed. Charch vestments nd utensils,
plate, eialliee,A, p, ties, and sacred hosts, all carried of, all plum.-
dered—the iuutwes dashed in piecrsi—virgins,inntroas, widows,
• **• young and old, all •****.
VA i.gsciA, Jubv24.—On the day of San BneffhlvehrUrt we
were kept in a state of constant alarm from dye in the morning
until ghoul twelve at noon. During all this time nothing u•is
to be heard hut an uninterrupted cannonade in the direction of
NI ontealegre, l'alarlos, and the convent of t
aintMutana. After
the battle, the Freuch having tint pillaged and royed the
places just mentioned, entered the town of Rio Seco, where
they committed the most horrid fi
enormities,were and kilveledFratiCi an ins Can
cal-
culable number.of people. Among thkse
' friars, five Carmelites, and three DoininicanA
himself , They cut off the
hands of a Curate, who sought to protect from outrage
by elevating the host, robbed him of the cup, and threw away
the sacred elements. It
his impossible to ascertain the number of
the French killed in the battle ; hut it is a fact that it is diffi-
cult to pass through those places, on account of the fcetid smell
of the dead odies. From the 16th up to this date, liO wag-
gons have pa bssed through here, filled with their wouuded, ex-
clusive of those who still remain in Rio Seco. The Hospital,
the Infirmary, and the streets, are filled with the wounded.
Their army was one of the finest that France could produce,—
They were all picked men. Their loss must have been very
gnat; for a reinforcement of 1400 men, who arrived here on
the 42311, had scarcely entered the place, when they received .
orders to proceed on their march.
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LOWER SAXONY.
HAMICRGIII, JOLT 29.—We are enured, that intelligence .
was received at Cneenhagen on the OM, that the Russian Gene-
ral Burbovden hadsurrounded and edidared General Klingspor,
with 12,000 men.
A rumour was also in circulation, that the alliance between
Sweden and England is interrupted.
It was further reported there, that the Sweaish squadron,red
under the command of Admiral Cederstrom,
which appea
off Alto, met With PUCh a reception from the flotilla mut the bat-
teries, that it PM compelled to retire from that place with very
considerable loss. .
4. Spanish regiment is encamped at Rosebilii, in t-te 1..,1-.• di
Zealand, and 2000 Dunes are encamped at Bruni isen, 'tat i
County et Holheck.