The National Register.
London, England, 1808-11-21 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

duplicates of a dispatch which he had sent to the President
of the Supreme Central Junta of Government at Aranjuez,
and is as follows :
" ,iosT EXLELLEN. sin,
" The enemy having received great reinforcements from
.France within these:few days, atal having collected the whole
Of their forces into one hod, attacked yesterday our troops
posted at Sornosa, s ho. fought w ith great bravery ; but after au
action that lasted the whole of the day, they were forced by th,
enemy's superior number, who threatened to cut them oft, to
abandon their positions. 1 cannot yet inform your Excellency
of the amount ofour loss, or of the particulars of the action, not
having yet received the reports of the Commanders of the divi-
sions engaged. A thick mist, which concea:ed the movements
of the' enemy, favoured greatly his attack. Wherever I was
pr.-scot. I witnessed the utmost bravery on the part of our Ge-
nerals, o.ac-rs, and Soldiers, and from the obstinate resistance
which they made to the enemy in VVCIN point where they were
attacked, 1 am persuaded that th..,v have all behaved themselves
like true Spaniards, and in this conviction, and in the belief that
the enemy has suffered enormously, I am confirmed by his not
attempting to follow us. When I saw the troops falling back,
and the greater part of them taking the direction of the high
road, I formed a junction of the different corps engaged in the
action, and led them to the Sierra of Viscargui, on the left flank
of the enemy, from whence, after allowing them to rest for
about two hours, I marched them by Legama to the Heights of
Bilboa, the rear guard of the army being covered in this retreat
by the Marcella de Camp, De Nicholas Malty, and this morning
I left them at 'Whoa under the command of that officer, while
I proceeded to take new positions for the army, adapted to its
present circumstances, availing myself for that purpose of the
Asturian troops, the army come from the North, and the second
division of Gallicia, which were not engaged in the action. I
communicate the whole to your Excellency, for the information
.of the Supreme Junta.
" God preserve your Excellency many years.
" Rirandegui, Nov. 1,180 S. jOAQVIM BLARE.
"To his Excellency Count Florida Blanca."
" P. S. I am this instant informed, that the whole of the
Trench army has appeared before !Whoa, in consequence of
which, and the orders given to General Malty, that town will be
evacuated, and the troops under his command. will fall hack to
join the rest of the army, the head-quarters of which I mean to
establish at Valmaseda."

--"Networ• •
BATTLES OF THE 91sT OF OCTOBER AND UR OF
NOVEMRER.
The following is the substance of the official account
On the 31st of October,- four 'divisions of General Blake's
army were attacked by 23.000 French. After fighting as be-
came val hot Spaniard- during the ?whole day, General Blake,
is order to prevent being surionatieil,sleteriniued to fall back,
and to form a junctiincn kb 'the divisions of the.Asturialis and the
Marquis de la Romanic. ' The retreat waiteonducted in the best
order, without the toss of cannon, coloun,
.pribouers. They
halted during the night of the ist of IS-ovens-her, at Bilbon.
(ieneral Blake having'resolved to take pout at Valtaaseda, the
army marched on the 2d for 'another position, where it was
joined by the Asttiriali, the trOops 'or the North, and the fourth
division of Galicia ; a small detachment having been left,at
BUNN'. On the SI, the French appeared before that city in
great force, and the few troops that were there evacuated it in
good order, and fell back on Vatmaseda.
" In the action of the 314 t, all the divisions displayed the
greatest gallantry, ia maintaining their positiem against a very
superior force during the whole day, with unexampled energy,
and left the field of battle with reluctance; the enemy. notwitn-
standiog his superiority, was unable to gain a toot of ground.
The loss of the Spaniards was considerable, but that of the
French much greater ; so that they were incapahle of molesting
the Spaniards in their retreat, which was effected in the most
orderly manner, without the loss of a single knapsack.
The army being concentrated at Valmaseda, General Blake
received information, on the 4th, that a division of the enemy,
consisting of 10,000 men, was marching• on the heights of Ontara,
with a view of cutting off a division of his army posted in that '
lie therefore put his troops in motion at • day-break of
3th, and at one o'clock attacked the enemy. After an ob-
stinate battle, which lasted sill dark, he completely put them
to the nitdi with'great slaughter, and the 10.. s of many prisoners,
one howitzer, two ammunition waggons, and a vast quantity of

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pros i ; as. Till 11 o'clock of the night of the sth, Whet. tie
at: !t was sent off, prisoners and baggage continued to
teroup,!:t in. The number and rank of the prisoners cannot he
exactly stated, as our troops continued the parfait, and there
was the best founded hopes they would be able to capture a great
part of the French division, who, finding their retreat by .he
higa road cut &tiled by the edge of the mountains, sit'i Ong
the collie., in which direction they svere closely pursueo. 911
the morning of the 6111, all the ar•ny marched forwl:a: and
c..rnestly solicited permission to enter !Whoa at the pot,.; tht
bayonet. We anxiously await the result Of this c. • •;;Lise,
which, there h every reason to hop,., ,tilt prove sue... :ul."

PHOVINCIAk..

The body of a man, quite naked, and a shorkin: spectarle,
was found last week on the sea-coast of an unfrequeuted part of
Gower, near Swansea, which iiad been throu it on shore by
the tido. After an inquest had been held by J. C. Collins, Esq.
Coroner, the remains of the unfortunate unknown was Ini•
ried.

A ludicrous circumstance occurred on the night of the 25th tilt,
at Broomhill, near Whaling. Some villains attempted to rob
the burn of Mr. John Pratt, of that place, but while they were
breaking in, two chimney sweepers who were lodged therefor
the purpose of starting early in the teeming with their work at
the farmer's, were roused by the not-e, and one of theta calling
out " I am coming," the depredators scampered off in great
terror.

A few days ago, as the workmen employed in making the
new turnpike-road on Odd Down, near Bath, where cutting
through an embankment, the!tliscovere.la heap of human bones
and skull=, some of the latter a ith teeth nearly a perfect state;
!apposed to be the remains of the people alai.. in the Crumwel-
lian wars.

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