The Sun.
London, England, 1808-12-06 00:00:00

DUTCH OFFICIAL REPORT:

[From the Suppiment to the Koninklylce Courant of the
a-)th of Novernt,er, 18 31
Head-Quarters at Bilboa, Nov. 2.

VIAJOR-GENERAL CHASSE, COMMANDING THE DUTCH
BRIGADE WITH THE ARMY OF SPAIN, TO HIS EX-

CELLENCY THE MINISTER AT WAS.

' HONOURABLE SIR—I had the honour ta.inform
your Excellency, from Bayonne, that 'the Brigade
told received orders to &red itself upon Mondragon,
but as the enemy had made a flank movement, I re-
ceived orders from Marshal Lefebvre, between To-
lofe and Mondragon, to cause to march upon Mon-
dragon only the horse artillery and miners, but with
the rest of my brigade to take a military position at
Bergera, And on the following morning, at day-
break, to march with great circumspeaion through
the mountains to Durango, where the corps of the
Marshal was en bivouac. We accordingly arrived at
rgera without seeing the enemy, and passed the
night there. Next day, the ',4oth, the brigade was
inspeaed by his Excellency- the Alarshal, who ex-
pressed hinigelf gratified with their appearance,
though much fatigued with forced marches. His
Excellency addressed the troops, telling them that
next day he would oondu& them to a more favour-
able country. The troops replied, that their only
wish was to face the enemy as soon as possi'ole. At
four in the afternoon, I received, orders to take up,
wish the infantry, a position on the left wing of the
line, whither General Vilatte accompanied me,
pointing out the rocky ground where I was to take
post ; and gave me orders to attack the enemy next
day, the 31.,t, at day-break. The right wing of the
enemy was to be forced in their position by my
troops, before the rest of the army put itself in mo-
tion; the General added, that the success of the
whole plan very much depended on this movement;
and said, when I went to my position, " General,
I depend a great deal upon you," At day-break I
imde my dispositions, and attacked the enemy with
the hot infantry and grenadiers commanded by
Lieutenant-Colonel Storni de Grave, supported by
the rest of the regiment. The fire was severe;
the enemy would not relinquish his position ; I de-
t...:hcd one c:Anpany, and then three companies,
under lieuteuani-Colonel Fienii:nraili, to make a
circuit and fail upon his fuck. This movement
threw the enemy into disorder ; I advanced my
trunpsond their firseand second positions were taken.
The enemy posted hiMself a. third time upon a
height, v. filch I in like manner attacked, and he was
at izst overpowered, atter maling a vigorous resist-
ance. In conformity to my orders, I "pursued hire
core the heights and rock*, and it was sufficient to
bhcw ourselves to put the enemy to flight. I then
p.o!,ed on to Zornosa, wh';re I waited for fin-On-
.ceeere_While we were skorrning the third position,
a _i.:...vy.ti-re-cuannenced on the rght wing. The
cetort;eaud time ehllit wing of our division, consisting
of the 94th and Bath regiments of French infantry,
who v.t.-re posted in thetow.grounds, met with no
resisiance, the'eneMy having concentrated his force
• or, niy side, in order to oppose my passage. The
.t.nraly being driven from 'all his positions, I received
Orders to pass the night a league from Zornosa, on
'the road to Bifboa. 'Next day, N,,vember Ist, at
scven in the morning, the armyset out on its march '
to Tat place, where-hi 4 Excellency the Marshal
exe e.eed that he -would find the etieritye but•after a
laiiuri. 'es march through the 'Mountains,
.we were
very much surprised at not meeting a single Spa.;
niard in arms, they having effected emir -retreat in
the night.
The troops have now arrived here, and wait for
further orders to go in quest of, tie enemy. [The
General then proceeds to specify those Officers and
'corps that, distinguished 'thetr.SeJyes„ and .estimates
iris loss at about 12 killed and,4l. wounded.],.on my
Orme at Zornce I found an Aide de Camp of Ge-
neral Vihtt:e, who, in the name of the Marshal Duke
and tl 8 above-nientioned General, testified that they
were extremely gratified with the condo& of the
troops, and that it was irr„ossible for them to have
acted better. His Excellency had the goodness to
repeat this to me by word of mouth, as did also Ge-
r.er..l Vilatte and the other FrenclaGeneri.ls. I flatter
my •elt that this adien has gained us respect wit
this corps of the army, and-hope to be able to trans-
put to your Excellency accounts similar to the
nresent,

The Huss.= are Jwre, and under the orders of
Gene6l of Cavalry, But they' hive not hitherto
been of the smallest for• the mountains and
rocks are'so steep that they are only pass-ible on foot:
On 'that account, I and the Officers of my. Staff -
were under the necessity of hAnt:.; on foot during the
whole a&ion, while the hot'ses followed us through
the vallies. -

I have the honour to be, Src.
CHASSE, Major-General.

His Majesty the King of Holland, being highly
gratified with the cdtidua of his troops, has charged
the Minister at War to communicate his satisfaction,
and to obtain the necessary information, for the pur-
pose of rewarding those who have distinguighed
themselves in this atr'air.

BOURDEAUX, Nov. 14.—The pact of the army of
the Duke of Abrantes which was disetu'barked at
Rochefort, has, after passing some time at Angou-
leme, and at the place of its disembarkation, march-
ed to this town. Yesterday and to-day the troops
hive arrived, and were remarked to be in fine con-
dition, notwithstanding the severe campaign and.
difficult passage they have bad to sustain. The Duke
of Abrantes himself is immediately expt&ed here,
for whose reception a splendid hotel is prepared.—
He is to command a numerous corps, which is to be
lad by him against Portugal. A Polish division, con-
•si:sting of three regiments, is expe6ted to-morrow,
and it will be organized here. Yesterday the Citi-
zens of this town, with thu cntidaftion, be-
held, as a pledge of our future success in Spain, a
Spanish General's Staff brought in prisoners of war.
The Oth, ers were numerous, and had a considerable
retinue. A Colonel belonging' to this Staff, in an-
swer to some'queslions put to him, intimated, with
Spanish frankness, that he trembled for, the fite of
the insurgent's, when he saw such numerous bodies
of French troops at Bayonne, and on his way
hither. •

Letters from Bayonne state, that General St. Cyr
has marched fron► the head-quarters at Vittoria, by
Pampeluna and Puycerda, towards Figoeras. He has
established his head-quarters at the. latter place, and
the communication between Figneras and Barcelona
is restored.• The ,former town, in consequence of
the impreinable fortress, of St. Fernando, serves as a
Place d' Armes for the army.. The magazines are
established in the second:

A part of the National Guard of the Eastern pr
renees occupies the principal, passes of those moun-
tains,
.and keeps up the communication with Figueras.
The greatest preparations; are made for the mainte-
nance of the troops. It is probable that the army
of observation in Catalonia will begin to ad on the
defensive at the same time as the grand army, and
that it will advance upon Arragen, to operate a junc-
tion with the left Wing 'of the grand army.
VITtORIA, . Nov. 1 2.----The French head-,quarters
are at Burgos, where their Majesties the Emperor
and his illustrious brother also are. In the environs
of that city a great,and.glorions a tioii has been
fought, in which we have taken 10,000 prisoners,
among whom are between 6 and 7000 English.
Blake and Romana are inclosed in -the mountains of
Asturias, and
,can only escape by sea, if the English

chhose to carry them off. Two .divisions have
marched from Burgos, the one to St. Ander°, and
We other to Valladolid; they must have already ar-
rived there.

When Bilboa was taken possession of, there were
found in the port three' English -Ships. whiCh could
not make their escape. Their lading consi4s,among
other, things, of rum, which has been Oven out for
the use of the army. His Majesty enjoys the best
state of health.

BAYONNE, Nov. 14.—The affair of Burgos has.
bad the most conspicuous effects. The Spaniards fly
confounded before our army, which marches forward
with rapid strides. The cavalry make a great num-,
ber of prisoners, and for some days they have been
constantly arriving in this city. The passage of
troops of all kinds, and of artillery, still continues
without ceasing. •
TRIESTE, Nov. 3.—ln the Adriatic there Is at
present an English Squadron, commanded, as is re-
ported, by Admiral, Collingwpod ; the Frigates be-
longing to- it cruize on the coasts of Istria and Dal-
matia. Within these 14 days the English have sent
three Flags of Truce to the Russian Admiral's Ship'
in our port, which each time gave occasion for hold=
ing a Council of War, at which the Russian Consul.
attended. It is said the English Admiral has de-
Manded that The four Russiau'Ships and two Frigates
which are in our port be unrigged, disarmed, and
their cannon carried on shore, until six months'after
peace. It
..appears that the Russian Admiral is not
iucliner to - coMplv with this demand. He hag I
brought up.his Fleet nearer to the
_walls, and a Cou-
rier has been dispatched to the Russian Ambassador
at Vienna. •
PARIS, Nov. 20.—A Statement of the Finances
of the Empire way lately presented to the Legisla-
tive Body, b'y which it appears 'that the Expend:-
cure for the year 1809 is estimated at 730,000,000

francs.
The Conscription for the kingdom of Italy, for
the year 1809, is tixd- at • (2,90 men, and will be
immediately carried into ext2c.ntion.

MILITARY.

GENERAL ORDERS.

Hursse Guards, Nov. 24.

With a view of facilitating the issue of pay to Officers ab-
sent from their Regiments (dr /enve, His loyal Highness the
Commander in Chiet has thocliki fit t,, Lined, that wherever
cave of absence is granted to any Regimental Officer, a cer-
tificate, properly signed, shall be delivered to the Officer re-
' ceiving the indulgence, stating the particular circumstances
• under: w hick it was granted, and the period of its commence.-.
ment and termination.
In instances wherein an Officer may be sent from his
re-
virrent on account of ill health. (a monthly certificate of
Which, according to the form prescribe-I by the General Or-
der of the ptii March, 180, is to be transmitted to the
regiment), the Commander in 'Chief approves of the General
Officer =mantling the ,uistrid or..brigade, to which the
regiment belongs, granting .the Officer a monthly certificate
of leave for three successive months, provided his state of
health render, him incapable of regimental duty for so long
a peilou, and that the General Officer is satisfied with the
causes assigned in the certificate from a Military Medi-
cal
Officer, which must be transmitted so as to artive
et the regimental head-quarters on or before the fourth of
each month; but u. case of an Officer continuing absent
front at kness for •a longer period than three months, it will
he inconioent on the Officer conunamding the regiment to
require an especial report of his case from the Medical t .ffi-
cer by whom the certificate. is signed, and to transmit the
same, through the regular channel, for the consideration of
1 the Commander in Chief.

I g aktition to the certificate of leave, the regimental Pay.
Masters are to certify the period to winch Officers, going to
IC'pve of absence, have received their pay.
iiv conitnand of His Royal Highness the Commander in
Chief.

H. CALVERT, Adj... Gen.

MAILS.
4ZIII%IEO—I Gottenburgh, i Malta,.. lPublin, 2 Water-
ford.

PRICE OF STOCKS
THIS DAY AT TM/ELVIS O'CLOCK.
Consols - - • 66i 1 Red. Ann. - . 651

THE SUN.

tOLIIM QUIT DICIRL /ALtUM AUDIAT

L 0 ND D N,
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1808.

Yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, a Flag.
of Truce arrived at Dover from Boulogne, with
a Russian and a French Messenger on board. The
Dispatches of which they were the bearers, were
brought to town yesterday evening, and delivered to
Mr. CANNING. They probably contained the Answer
of the French and Russian Ministers for Foreign
Affairs to the Reply sent from this
:Country some
timo ago, to the. Overtures front Erfurth ; but
their contents have not transpired.

, The Master of the Flag of Truce states, that there
-was A report at Boulogne that BUONAPARTE had re-
turned to Paris.

Yesterday Dutch Papers to the 27th ult. reached
town, which contain the Third and Fourth Bulletins
of the French Army-in Spain. They are both dated
from Burgos, the former the 13th and the latter
the 15th ult. They seem to have been published,
not for the purpose of announcing victories, but as
the vehicles of coarse vulgar abuse .against a Nation
which has taken up arms to resist the most treache-
rous and infamous aggressions of France.- It is cu-
rious to observe the inconsistency which BUONA-
PARTE manifests in these Bulletins. At one time he
affeas to treat the Spaniards with the utmost con-
tempt. They are unarmed, undisciplined, cowardly,
ignorant, and dare not even face the French in
the field. And yet against such a contemptible foe,
he has thought it necessary, if we are to rely upon
his own accounts, to make greater.military prepara-
tions than he did when he invaded Austria or Prus-
sia, or when he advanced to the-frontiers of Russia.
—BUONAPARTE'S animosity seems principally di-
reaed against the Clergy of Spain, to whose
exertions he attributes the, spirit which at pre-
sent pervades the People, and in order to give his
abuse the more weight, -he puts it into the mouths
of the 7peasants, who are represented as reproach-
ing the Monks for the miseries they have brought
on them. The Fourth Bulletin is principally devoted
to the abuse of the.Englishy and of Count FLORIDA
BLANCA. He speaks with a most, silly petulance of
the English army, and expresses great regret that
instead of 20,000 there are not 100,000 British
troops in Spain, and says, the day of meeting will
be a day of festival for the French army. We are
by no means so fastidious as to expea either mo-
desty or truth in BUONAPARTE'S Bulletins, but we
hardly thought he would have ventured quite so far
as to use such language when speaking of the Bri-
tish army. His troops, we are convinced, do not
feel great pleasure lo celebrating festivals on the An-
niversary of the day when they met Sir R. ABER-
GROIIBY in Egypt, or Sir J. STUART at Maida, nor
are we much inclined to thin that the Battles

of Roleia Or Vimiera will find a place in the Ka-
lender of French feasts. But the man who calls
the Spaniards rebels, because they are loyal to their
Sovereign, may with equal. propriety call the English
cowards, because they beat his troops.

A fabricated Copy of the Speech supposed to
have been 'delivered by Mr. JEFFERSON, at the open-
ing of Congress, was published at Liverpool on
Friday last. The person by whom it was printed,
supposing it to be genuine, has in the handsomest
manner sent Circular' Letters to the Proprietors of
Newspapers in town, that, he published it on the
authority of a Merchant of that town, and appris-
ing them that it is a fabrication.

Some of the Members of the Court of Enquiry
attended this morning, but the. Court was not opened.
Its next sitting is fixed for Tuesday next.
Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, Princesses
AUGUSTA,' SOPPIIA, and AMELIA, accompanied by'
Lord \VALSINGHAM, Lady G. MURIiAY, General
FITZROY, Colonels TAYLOR and DESBROW, took
their usual morning airing on horseback, and return-
ed at twelve o'clock to the Palace.
The QUEEN and Princess ELIZABETH took an
airing to Frogmore Lodge and Gardens.

The harbour of Brest was reconnoitred by the in-
shore Squadron of Lord GAMBIER'S Fleet, on the
28th ult. when the enemy's-force consisted o► eleven
Sail of the Line, (one of them a three-decker) and
three Frigates, all ready for sea, with sails bent, and
top-gallant yards ,acrose, besides a Corvette, with
top-masts struck, and two or three Vessels unrigged.

There was no Court of isiderine held to-day,
but the LORD M VfOR, after inspedi g the Returns
of the Mealweighers, ordered the price o Bread to
be lowered 3d. per peck. the Quartern Loaf wlll
then be 13. 2d.

NAVAL N EWS.

DOVER, DEC. s.—Two Messengers, French and
Russian, arrived this morning at eight o'clock in a
Flag of Truee from Boulogne. An express was jai-.
mediately sent to London asking permission for
them to land.

DEAL, DEC. s.—Came down from the Rivet
the Posthumous, SPENCER, for Jamaica, and remain
in the Downs with the Ships, &c. as per last.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. s.—Arrived His Alajesty's
Ship Eclipse, with Dispatches, from the Brazils ;
Henry, BOWNESS, and the Martha (Transport), from
•
Oporto.

Sailed His Majesty's Brig Pater, with a cativo'',
for the Downs.

SHEERNESS, DEc. 4.—Came into the Little Nor*
the Dolphin Store-ship to take in stores for the Baltic•

DEC. s.—Sailed his Majesty's Ship Cornelia,
Capt. EDGELLE, for Portsmouth, and the Leveret,
for the Baltic, with a Convoy.
The Bellerophon was paid up to six months, soa
will sail to-morrow for Yarmouth.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE. MONEY.
ect
To the Ship Edgar. the valueof sundry Shoes, Are. pick_,
up at sea after the storm of Feb. 18, 1807,which, as the Ow
was too small for distribution, has been laid out in the pur
chase of jHalt' a Ticket in the present Lottery (No. 17440
for the benefit of the Salvors.
To the Malta, for the Capture of Le President, Frends
Frigate, on board the former on the ioth inst. and eV
Tuesday and Friday after, at No. z, Surrey-strect,'Strand.
To the Gun-brig Forward, for the Capture of ten Dallls't
Vessels (in company with the Daphne and Tartarus), a
sheerness, and at No. zz, Arundel-street, Strand, for 010
months. - , ,

AP: OINTMENTS. —Captain Ben net, to the Ocean 1.014
Collihgwood's Flag-ship); Capt. Brenton, to the Fat 4
Capt. Thomas, to the Spartan ; Capt. Hayes, Pro kr,pfiss
to the. Alfred, in the room of Captain Ugh, wo is a w", 7,11.
on the Board of Inuiry holding at Chelsea; Capt. Sef"acr;
pro tempor. to the Vi Tory ; Capt. Briggs, to the Cloral,m;
Capt. Wells, to the Cruizer ; Lieut. Fairy (Admiral 14_,°%;
way's Flag-officer) is promoted to a Commander, an...7,,1;
• pointed to the Speedy; Capt. Inman, to be Conilnis4";;;ao
of the Dock-yard at Madras • Capt. Chamberlayne,
pore, to tne Statira, vice Capt. Bromley (now Sir Row-
Howe Bromley); the Hon. Capt. Lake to the li.trepid.

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The King of Prussia is reduced to such a pass
state, that he has been obliged to forbid his sal?jfor
from having any' intercourse with Spain and raihipS
gal, and has even ordered them to arrest the
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of those countries, much as he must feel for to"
„b
and anxiously as he must wish their final to t"
over their infamous foe.