The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-27 00:00:00

EXTRAORPINIARY GAZETTE,OC-iOBER 6.

. .
'e4 The most
.Serene Connell of the, ingdorn 'hay.
ing received, on the 3d, 0f this month, a Report froth
General BLAKE, of the 27th of'Septeiober, WhereV,
he acquaints their Highnesses, that the•centre of the
enemy's army was talling,back to Vntoria, by which,
rOtreat he afforded- otir army an Opportunity to ex-
tend its advanced posts, and occupy very important
points and their Highnesses having tarned that
very disastrous accounts were cirvulated tiiis place,
which:they, hail colind,of intormai iott, .I.ut had
ieason rathe; lo'belic,lve the cowrary, tbooght
jAOAh: poiAisb, with that
.ncbie tratikuess winch
„becomes-ale Suvert.:,ign Council, the 1-I..ounible in-
telligence which they had received,. and their well
grounded hopes of still greater .advantages. Th-.- re-
treat of the enemy was a feint, intended to draw our
attention to another part, and frill :With treble their
strength on the troops we had in &lbw. This way
the plan of Marshal -NEY,, who commands tivio
whole ariny, of the centre; which was destined foi
that operation ; but the vigilance and foresight of
Marquis.T4 PORTAZGQ disconcerted .i.N Y
itEPoRT RFJCRIVED YESTERDAY, TPE 51'.14 OP OCTO-
-1 BEE,, .13){1 THE MOST SERENE COUNCIL OF THE
RINGD(DC-FROM THE GENERAL IN CHEF'
ovaDwry. .

MOST SERENE LORDS,

" The corps tit the centre, which, as I int-firmed
your Highness( s, tzL Jer, the date of the p7th
marched to Vitoria, moved frotti that town io Bit
boa,Commanded by its General in Chiet, ti t►tsha~
NEY, with an intentibn.ot,falting on our fourth. (ti=
vision, with at least treble its streng,tp. 'he said
division, however, evacuated that .phrte in
_good
tirnwandiretreat?d with all .its artillery arid baggage,
in toe besrAbrder„ to Bahnaneda -and its environs,
which it still .occupies. The third division ha.i, the,
same dtiy,. marched toOrclaina; to succour the, tour thi
taking no notice of a coldmn of,the enemy's ttOops
which was watching its movements from a position
at ' a short distance from the road, and with whose
advanced posts our tirailleurg were frequently en-
gaged.. Brigadier-General Don FaANcisco 1117*
GUELME was marching to Bilboa when, he was in-
forined of the
,evacuation of that town; and its oc-
cupation by the enemy. In corietinence of this in.
formation he altered, his route, anti, direaed his
march to such points as afforded him.an. opportunity
either to sopp.trt. PURTAZGQ. or form ajuncsion with
him. The post he occupied last was that ofCquen.
do. I corntunnicate it to your Highnesses. for your
information.—Gon preserve your Highnesses many
years. .

" Head-quarters, Qunicoces, 30th Sept. .1808.
" JuACHIM BLAKE."
"To the Most Serene Council of tue
Kinpluin of Galicia," ‘. •

BURGO DR ORISIA. SEPT. 24.—The whole crtnir
joined
of Lienerai'CUEsTA has here the divisions of
AndalusiAN;:add in Soria, a few days since, they
took 260 ,igtench .cavalry -prisoners ; the troops of
castllln-)tlvElst prisoners in Lisbon; ate expected.
here': •

SEPT. eg.—Our van has already left es for Soria;
this day the first divisi,.,rr march from this place,
to=morrow the second, and' immediately', alter tke.
remainder
.of_ the attny.-;--(Corunta. Oc-
tober 8.) _

SANTANA, SEPT. 97.—We receive this moment
positive advice, that JOSEPH. NAPOLEON. slept
.the
night,pefore in a village near liarango (five leagues
froint,•Ail4qa).. The town took
.the alarm, and the
ortgpon men, commanded by. the Marquis
DE
,PoRT4zFI9, put itself in motion, because it was
reported .tl* 'booo French were in Durango, and'
threatened 19 form another attack on Bilboa: :It is.
said, that JOSEPH is endeavouring to gain a post on
the coast; in order to proceed to France, because his
retreat thither by Vera and Irun is 'cut off by the,
army of Arragon.--7(7he .i2ine Paper.)
ARANNEZ, OCT. I.—The first objecl which at-
traaed the attention oldie Central Junta of Govern"
Tient, upon their formal and, solemn installation (of•
which the public were inforMed by a Gazette-Ex-
traordinary; on the 29th tilt.) was, to communicate
that proceeding to the Royal Council, anekto the •
Councils of State, War, the Indies„ Sze. and ti:d'
titliet Onsicterable Public Bodies, and also to the. re-.'
spedive Juntas of the Provinces, in order that, by the
general recognition of the Central Junta,, find its be-
ing obeyed in all the branches of the Government,
we may expel the happy results which should spring
from the said union, and the Prbvicie.nt Measure::
they may adopt, • •

All the Tribunals of the Capital, with inenpres-
sible alacrity, instantly replied to and obeyed ti;e re-
solution of the Central Junta, thongh sum;;
took place oil "the part of. that Tribunal, which was
anxious 'to _scrutinize and to carry into exeCution,
with g.eatt4-.procihiort as to its objet-t,' the determi-
n,.tion of 'the Junta, as the public way learn 'frow the
resolution communicated by the Junia,and the du-
sweri thereto, which will, be published' in another
Gazette lb the order of their dates.

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In the mean tune the, Junta did not. fail tO direct
their 'a6tive attention to the most urgent military and
notwithstanding the neceguity of 'having
theirauthorify'recOgnised ofae:yed. Thus did they.
provide for sending succours to Catatonia, whiCh
was threatened with fresh 'forces from FittilCV j con-
sulting with ;the Generals who could be asAtAnbied
in thisltoyal residence, and the Deputies of that
Province, their Excellencies Marquis. DE ru Jr. LE
and Baron IjkI:BABASSONA j and discussing with the
CZiturdflisitetiet, BeuwAstia::. and Al.

-riAar, both the mode and- the amount of thi)se
succours, in frequent cenferences between tbarn and
the President Count FLORIDA BLANCA and the Mar-
quis DEL VI LAS, .Deputy from Murcia ; in conse-
quence of which every arrangement has tio4n
to giving the most prompt assistance to thia-filiAlliglie:,H
brave, and a&iye Catalans.
Theit demands have for the present been suilpfied
by some troops froin Arragon, furnished with inex-
pressible promptiende by the worthy General PALA-
\ FaX ; some who were brought front-Majorca, and
others detachesi from the forces of Murcia,Valencia,
Andalusia, and Estrernadura. For the' better direc
tion of our operations, a Military Junta-has been ap7
pointed ; and the system upon which each of the
armies should a& under their respe&ive Command-
ers has been discussed and determined; provision •
being at the same time made for the augrneemck,
and occasional jualion of the troops, in order to aive
us a superiority over the enemy. •
The troops who vanquished the enetbi in ''the
plains of Baylen and Andujar arrived herein, so des-
titnte a • condition that it was absolutely necessary •
to clothe them before they should march to join the
main army. This important objeCt was forwarded
by General CASTAICOS, who also attended to the other
preparations for the conveyance of artillery, ammu,
provisions, baggage, and the means of pro-
c rring shelter for the troops in the vicinity of the
Pyrenees, -whither thy are proceeding to combat
not only with the French, but likewise with the
snow, frost, and cold of that inclementJegion.
The Junta have also availed themselves of the short
intervals left them by these iMportant cares) to com-
municate their installation to the Foreign Ministers
resident in Madrid and their respedive Courts, and
all the other Courts of Europe with which we have
cause to expe& a sincere and beneficial friendship,
in order to cultivate this disposition ; appointing for
the: present as Charge d'A(Jaires at the Court of Lon-
don Dow Juaast Rutz APODACA; Commodore in the
Royal Navy, now resident in the said city, until an
explanation has been come to with that Court as to
the reciprocal chara&ers and qualities of those who
that) represent their respe&ive Sovereigns, in both
Countries.

• &midst the labours in which the Junta, colicSqliW7
ly and individually, have been incessantly occupied,,
both in the above transactions,
.and many -filcir4;
which it would not be proper to relateiuntll a future
occasion, it was not one of the least •to remove
misunderstanding occasioned by the unexpeEted de-
tention of the Deputies fronr the Junta Of Leone and
Castile oh their journey to Madrid or Ocana, those
from Galicia having returned to avoid a similar fate—
au accident which has retarded, and might have
frustrated, the happy issue of the general union.
The Council, as well as Seignor CASTANOgJ aiffittit
President, and other respeetabre individuallizerted
all their zeal, talents, and ihfiuence, to prevent the
consequences which were to be apprehended from
this unfortunate occnmence nevertheless; e wait
for the result of the last measures, to which existing
circumstances have compelled us to resort.,

To conclude :—The junta has authorised the Pre-
sident to contraa for the purchase of 50,000 clOaks
for the comfort of our valuable soldiers, and have
already made some progress in the business, General
CASTANOS being anxious, with all expedition, to
join the army, for which all the troops that are
equippcd_arb on their march ; and those'who are ar-
riving from the armies of Andalusia, Granada, Mur-
cia, and Estremadura, gill follow them, leaving
behind only the necessary thous!' numerous garrison
of Madrid.

MADRID, OCT. 1.-4 m order to facilitate the ope-
rations of the armies, a Military inntg. has. been
formed, composed.of five Generals; CAST:ANOS, the
;NiliqUiS DE CASTELAR, MORLA„ SANGRO, and the
Marquis Dg PALACIOS.
It is so.idi that one of the first proceedings of .the
Sneletne Central Junta, Vas to• dire& to. the Em-
peror of the FRENCH a formal demand tis4,4ie,person
of our beloved Sovereign DON FERDINARtiIVII4IIId
his Royal Family ; asserting to NAPAZthieotlie
treacheries he had :committed, and declaring, !so-
lemnly, war acrainst him, in the name of its Save-
reign and the Spanish nation.

SOMA, SEM'. 24,—,The' French have evacuated
TNlilagro, baying carried with them from „Attko,
3331herin,. La Bordello, and other towns, a nuthber

of flocks of sheep, oxen, horSeS, &c. which they-
had stolen. From Pampeluna eight Generals hale
sex of t for France. General LEFEBVRE was attacked
at the .inn of Ptieyo ; he was in great dangtrnistl,a,.
ing taken, but escaped at last, having lite, tiatithd
. him eight or ten horses.
•• •
ry mei, SEPT. 30.—This day two s v:tampons
entered this port, part of the convoy which is bring-
' int the troops from the North, which hack gone out
ot their course yesterday on account of the weather.
.1n number they were about, 300, Chiefly cavalry,
but dismounted, as they left their horses behind them
wlieli t4cy embarked: There was also 'a piquet of
the Pi inmss's infantry.. They are all in high spirits,
. warlike, well clad, and in good condition. On their
tliy;mbarlition, they evincd the greatest joy, kiss-
ing the truth, and uttering exclamations of attach-
. rueut to our Catholic and unhappy ,Monarch FEB.pit:AND VII. and to our Country. It was a day of
joy and jubilee.
LERI DA, 5EPr..24.9---Colontl Dow PEDRO O'DA ty,
of the regiment of Ultonia, and Governer of Rosas,
has transmitted the *following dispatch to the il-
lustrious Junta of Gerona ;—" Lord COCHRANE,
mid the Captain of another British frigate, have
captured a convoy consisting of six. vessels, viz. one
brig, two polacres, and three others, of whose de--
scrtption I not informed. They 'Were pro-
ctieding from Marseilles for Cette, and Wëfe captured
off' the mouth of the Rodano. Two of them, the
brig and a polacre, ancliorad yesterday iii,-our bay ;-
another, which is in charge of one of thecftttes;
is expected here to-day or to-morrow ; a' fatith,
14ving gone on shore on the French coast, was
btirnt by the English ; and the two others haite
been carried to Gibraltar. None of Ahern' had
cargoes. The two Captains above alluded to:have
occupied the attention of the enemy, and kept them
in a state of alarm in the, vicinity of AeussAlon.—
" .!'iosas, Sept. 18."
GRANADA, Seer. 24.—A party of English and
some Spaniards went by sea before Perpignan td'a
port named Salanca, and having boinharde4ioanderl,
and carried away 200 bead of sheep; t99,9xen, and,
a great quantity of corn. As soon as this 'was
Ic;:cpytt at Pet•pignan, the National Guard atteraptkd

to drive our forces away ; but an English frigate ap-
proached to the coast, and put thew to flight.-!--
Our troops took a battery, and entered two towns,
which they set on fire, -declaring it to be a specimen
of what they intended.to do in all France, in return
.for the good services the French had rendered to
their friends and allies ;AP Spaniards.
SARAGO44, SEPT. 27.—it is impossible to depiEt
in adequate coli.urs the afflicting yet imposingaspea
of this invincible and memorable town ; upwards of.
half its buildings are destroyed by.bannon balls and
fia:nes. The English General DOYLE could hardly
recover from his astonishment when he saw the walls.
which served for bulwarks to its grillanf defenders
" Is it possible," he exclaimed,_ " that the:conquer-
ors of Dantzic, Ulm,.and Magdeburgh, should have
sunk with dismay before those feeble ramparts !" and
calling afterwards a heroine, who stepping into the
place of her husbpd, an artilleryman, who dropped
down dead at her feet, served his gun during a severe
action, he embraced and complimented her with a
fine present., Our enemies, who attacked with so
much haughtiness and,pride, were astonished at our
firmness. A French General said to one of our, men
taken prisoner, " after twenty-five years service, I
-never witnessed any such tning—hereit is necessary
to fight from house to honse, from window to win-
dow." It is a remarkable circumstance that the
Head-quarterS of both Commanders in Chief were:
within the precinel of the same wails, whence LE-'
FEBVRE, struck with terror at the sight of so many
killed Frenchmen, wrote to our illustrious PALAFOX
Fin these terms

" Head-quarters, Santa Engracia—Peace and Ca-
pitulation. "
ANSWER.-" Head-quarters, Saragossa—War and
Death. PALAFOX."

REITS, SEPT. 3—The column of 2000 French,.
which, it is said, came to Perpignan to take pOssea
sion of the Castle of San Fernando, were attacked
by Miqueletes and Somatenes, and several patties of
regular troops, which were posted op our frontiers,
After an obstinate combat, the Freud) were obliged
to retire, with the loss of from 4 to son men.
We are assured that in their retreat the soldiers
killed their OfficerS for, having deceived them, by
telling them that Spain *as perfedly quiet, and there
would be no occasion .for fighting:

There is a report that wiThin. the'last three days
3000 men have arrived from Majorca, and will be
followed by the cavalry in that Island. The French.
engage in frequent skirmisheslVlth our troops ; .no
doubt because they are apprised of, the,expeOledar=2
rival of the troops from Majorca, and wish
weaken our strength befOre we are joined by them..
(Oviedo Gazette, Oct. 1.)

VALLAFRANCA, SEPT. 22.—The Gaxeta de Cata-
luna contains a Proclamation by General Duhesme,
issued on the 13th instant,
.and con,iscing of seven- •
teen articles, the principal of which are the follow--
ing :-
1. In the name of his Majesty the Emperor_ of
the French, King of Italy, the City of Barcelona is
declared in a state of siege.
2. In consequence of this declaration, the. Com-
mander in Chief of the Prench Arm x is the sole-.
supreme authority, to-whom all the Spanish AUtho-
rities, civil and Military, -in Barcelona, are immedi-
ately subordinate; the said General, so far as regards
them, representing the government.
to. The Geuerai Junta shall form an Administra-
tive Junta, which shall; in concert with the Corn,
missary General, and the Chief .of the Staff, ascer-
tain the sum total
.of the supplies requisite for the
French army, and the other pudic services for the
city, and present the same to the General Junta,
with_ a statement of the Ways and Means for. raising
Such supplies. Should the General Junta take no
proceeding relative to the demands which may -be
blade, the General in Chief will impose a contribu,
tion extraordinary, payable into the military chest
of the army, for which shall be f)ersonallyiresponsi.L
ble the Alembers of the General Junta, five hundred.
of the most opulent citizens,. All the Consuls,. and
the Stewards of the Colleges and Corporations of
Abe City.

11. All the contributions imposed, ,or to be im-
posed, shall be 'enforeecl by the French army ; Con-
sequently such.as refuse to pay those.of.lhe current
month, shall be surcharged at doeble the, sum ; and
French soldiers Shall .be placed in their houses at free
quarters, until they have entirely Made good their
payments. ,
„. • •
13. The heads of Ecclesiastical Corporations, and
the Commissioners for managing the property of
Churches, Parochial Cures, &c. With the soperiors•bf
Orders of bath sexes, remain responsible for all the
plate in the churches at the time of the arrival of.the.
French troops in Barcelona ; censequently there being
no doubt that there were inventories-bithe'iaid plate.
at that period,' the above mentiotled -persons shall
be compelled to present the. sanw, with the articles
therein enumerated, to the Intendant-General, the
Moment they are required so todo.
14. The punishment -of death shall lie infliaed
all persons attempting to carry out of the city gold
or silver, by sea, or land. c The same punishment
shall be infliated on all persons carrying oil grain or
other articles of provisiOn:in large quantities, or stor-
ing them up for the .pi:irposei of monopoly,, and
augmenting the price. ,
A person worthy of credit states, that on the 1 nth,
at eight in the 'morning, a party of Grenadier Velites
appeared in the Plaza de Palacio, at Barcelona, where
being drawn up in a line fronting the guard of the
lioyai Walloon Guard, at the gate of the Captain-
General's Palace, they were ordered to rest on their
arms. It was also remarked that parties of French
"infantry and cavalry were posted at the entrances
of the different streets, and other points contiguous
to. the Palace.' Matters being in this state of pre-
paration, about nine o'clOck a coach •drove• up to the
gate of the Palace, where Goosetls, the Com-
mandant of the Walloons, and the inseparable com-
panion of LECCIII in every public transaction, alight-
ed. There -was scarcely time for ascending the
staircase when GOOSEKS came out again, accom-
panied 'by Gen: EZPELETA. tieing first joined by
OSMA, an artillery officer, and then by two French
officers, the whole party set off for the citadel, con-
dutling EZPELETA as a prisoner ; the coach imme-
diately tollo‘ved tliern,.and then a party of French
troops with drums beating.

' LERIDA, SEPT. 30. —The gallant Colonel DE
FRANCISCO TIILANS, Commandant of the Division
of Moncadn, has transmitted' the follo.wing.dispatch,
dated Elie23d i6stant;t o ile.Junta or 1 ducireso.

r. Yesterday morning at six o'clock I was attacked
at five different points by a body of-the enemy, con-
sisting of £OOO Infantry, and 1200 cavalry, with six,,
pieces of 'Cannon. In my dispatch of yesterday I only•
mentioned 4 pieces ; but they. bad 2 at the passage
of San Andres, of . Nvhich they could make no use:
The enemy were compelled to fly with precipittatiotYi:
and take shelter under the prpteelion of their _guns
and the, cavalry' were driven from Rio Besos by the
incessant fire of musketry kept up by my brave Mi-,
quelettes, who despised• the fire of their cannon.
We-hare
_already found 47 dead among, the brush.-
Wood, .and they. had a great number wounded. The
exal number I cannot state until accounts are re-
ceived from Barcelona: The 'enemy Were" cOm
manded 'by General LEccur, a circurnstance from
which I derive particular satisfa6lion, as he must by
this ,time be convinced, that those whom they call
Brigands, know how to fight and destroy those
tronps, who boast of being accustomed to perpetu
victory."

COPY :OF A LETTER WRITTEN By SENOR JOSE AN-
' Tprip SAW PAYO, A C'AP'TAIN IN THE PORTLY*
GIJESE INFANTRY AT LISBON, TO lIIS FRIEND

AT VERIN, DON MANUEL DE URIA T LLANO.

Having been in the distria of Chaves, and a 6.
(painted with most of the occurrences in 'the PrO-
vince'of Trisrlas-montes, I lose no time in giving you
some, account of what has, come Co my knowledge:
On the 11 th arrived there a corps of 5000 men
from the allied army, leaving two regiMents at
the camp Santa Ana, and two others in that of
Ourique. To-day our camp is at Santa Ana- and
in the country between Arrios 'and La Cruz De
Taboado.

" The-Intendant General of Police, LUCAS DE
SCAERA Y SILVA began to,exercise his thfiCe., as did
also Mr. HERMAN, whose business it is to examine .
the accounts of the Treasury. On Monday 'the
Russian. Squadron left the. Tagus, except two small
Vessels which could not be navigated. It appears -
they will eynly be considercid as captures; in case
peace between England and Russia should not .be
concluded within the time agreed upon between, the
English and French Generals. The. establishinent
sOf the Regency will immediately take place, and•
may be expetaed to be organized in the course of thai
next week. The French are evacuating Peniche,.
a part of the garrison left it on the 11th, and joined
the other French troops in the-district tof Parza. .
The loss of the French in the battles fought
prOrinns tuthesapitution, according to liSis, which
I have myself seen, are as follows ;—Killed, 2
Colonels, 34 Officers, 140 interior Officers, 2050
Soldiers.--Wounded, 2 Generals, 22 Officers, 35
inferior Officers, 1644 Soldiers —Prisoners in the
two.,actions, 1: General, 1 Chief of Battalion, 42 .
Otficers, and 2590 Soldiers; in the whole 6,639.—
Pieces of Artillery lost; 38.---Delivered by capitula-
tion,'Ju Nor, General in Chief, and 3 Gertenls ofDivi-
sion, 667 Officers, 53 Surgeons, 119 Assistant Bur-
geons, 2908 waggons, 82 boxes of cartridges, ,12
„tumbrils, 20 cannons, 17 gun carriages, 23,526
Soldiers, Infantry, and 1063 Cavalry, 161 Conductors
of. Artillery.
This day all this abominable rabble embaiked;
and immediately all -the Portuguese colours 'were
displayed from all the castles, churches, and many
private hoUses. . Repeated dis.charges of artillery
were fired, and the bells lung. The day was passed
in congratulations, and tifuttial embraces betwc-err-
Portiimiese, English, and Spaniards. At four in the
evening, we had the satisfaction to see JUNOT em-
batk in the dress of a peasant, accoMpanied by'
sevral Engli4lt Officers, and followed by thonsandi
of persons, uttering the most opprobrious „invectiyes.
The night u'as rendered splendid by a general illu-
.mination and fire works.

" It is known that the 'greater part of what they
have plundered; i 5 to be repaid' fronohe funds of the
Bank of Flanders. phiy to make good the damage
they have done to the Palace of Mafra, will'require
a trillion of crusadoes. •

`,,The Spanish and Portuguese troops havelip
pointed the 17th instant )Or their entrance into-Vit
Capital, 'and triumphaVarches are erecting., Alenea-a
.is not yet evacuated, but troops have gone thither,
to bring away the prisoners. 'Of "elves we know
ndt-fiing.—(Lislion, Sept. 15.)•
NoTE.---" By a Letter on the same subje re-
subject
from Don ANTotito YrceNTE MXEIRA DE
SAN PAY°, Administrator General of Provisions at
Chaves; of the 'date of the,2911-1, it appears that the
government established by the Prince Regent in his
atiseoeo, was re-established on the 28th, and ;the
one of the principal persons in it is the Archbishop
of oroitTo; that the number of rations delivered to
the :French', including women and children, and.
Servant's, amounted to 25,000.—That the' Military
Government, till the Regency should he organized,
Was—Under the direction of the Engnsh General
EIOPE, who superintended the tranquillity or the
'city. That during five days, from the 14th to the
20th, there were constant rejoicing, music, and en-
tertainments, with loud,acclamations of " Lung live
the PRINCE REGENT, and the" Kings TERDINAND
VII. and GEoRGE III." and'a gegeral illutnination
every night." ' '

OVIEDO, OCT. 10.--4tis.kinwn that-the French
who entered Bilboa, under the orders.of Marshal
'Nay, pursued the division of the Marquis DE POR-
TAZGO, but have been 'obliged to fall back. *nein-
tention of that -Marshal and BESSIBRES was, with a
corps of 35,006 men, to cut him off from General
BLAKE, but they did not effeal it. A division QL
10,000 Asturians has began to forma junction with
the army cominanded by this General.--:(Oviedo
Gazette.),
CORUNNA, OCT.
,11.—On the 9th inst. 'arrived
in this port from Falmouth, two English Packets, the
Lady Pellew, Captain HARVEY, and Prince of IPafrs:
Captain ERSAINI4; and yesterday entered thisdritYliq
bour, captured by -one of his Britannic. Majtst.Ps'
Sloops of War, the French 'Ship called La Boca-
•tierre. She sailed from Guadaloupe, with a cargo
of cotton, coffee, sugar, and other goods, and reach-
ed our road after a passage of -35 days. Part of her
crew are Spaniards; they state, that on their depar-
ture fromthe above Island nothing was known there
of the late occurrences between Spain and France.—
(C'ohinna Diary, 06. 16.)
CoRuNNA, ()CT.' 17.—The Corregidor, or Chief
Magistrate of this City, attended by Deputies of t 1
Common Council, waited this day on his. Excellacy
Sir DAVID BAIRD, General in Chief of the British
troops who are on board the Transports lying at an-

chor in Ot• port. His Excellency - eceivod them iI
the most gracious manner, and gave them proofs of,
the:sincerc.: friendship which subsists at pre eta b.•-
tweertithe'Spanish and British nations.—(Corunna
4[00.. 17 .) •
NrAtpip, OCT. t0..--.Our beloved. FE RIM NAND
,ViL;Y3t,ik brother, and uncle,- are. in Paris.

•
eahle Central Junto will remove to this place the
13th of till; month. DOD VALDES has arrived in
Aianjnez. Dan CUESTA Will return to this capital,
where he is expeJ.ted in a few days. Don'CAsTA-
. Nos, who is to command the centre of the army'
compoSed of the troops of Castile, Estremadura, An-
'dalnsia, and Valencia, makes Preparations fOr his de—
parture. •:-

- llt is reported that the English wb are in Portu-
gal are to march to.Buroos ; but others believe that,
they are deitined for the Eastern Pyrenees.

o The two' squadrons of Royal. Carabineers who ar-
-4)14 ere. on'the Ist inst..are to join the army of
Arijg n.—.(Oviedo Gazette of Oa. 12.)t
0 .UNNi, OCT. I,s.—This morning arrived the
gonp reit Schooner, with a French .Schooner ;. she
prone to to be La Belle Coquette, last from Gnada-
loupe, laden with coffee-, Sugar, and tat'On;valtli..a at
50,000 dollars ; her crew consisis of all nations ;..the
greater pall Americans. After she struck, a biriteze•
springing up,.she attempted to get off, but the Non-.
pareil getting out her-sweeps, and giving her one or
.two.additional broadsides, she surrendered, and was
taken posses'sion of.' She is a fine
.vessel,'and'a re-
markable fast sailer.

BOROUGH OF PORTESMOuTH.
AT a MEETING of the li•HiABITANTs'of
the said BOROUGH and. its LIBERTIES, holden
at the Guildhill„on the.2.lst day of September, 18013, to take
into consideration the REPORT of the COMM I
appointed to investigate the P LANS, PROPOS A LS,. and
-EST s offered for ERECTING and CONIPLET'
INC, the intended WATER-WO RKS ;
WILLIAM GOLDSON,' Esq. Deputy-Mayor, in th:
Chair.
After the Report of the Committee was read, the foliowing
Resolutions were unanimously agreed to, viz,—
..Reisolved, That it is the opinion of this Meeting, the Pio'
proposed by Mr. Nicholson tbr supplying Portsmouttl, '
"Port,ieai • and their Environs with Water, is the-cheapest aoct
best addlPted for its intended purpose ; on which account it
is Stringly recommended to the inhabitants that they shotO
frpiitiort it with all their weight and influence.
. Resolved, That the Banking-Houses of Me.ssrs. Godw
tn
and Co. at Portsmouth and Portsea, and Messrs. GrantS
anck-Burbey'S, at Portsmouth, be requested to open, truffle-
(Barely, Books for SUbscriptions of 5.1. Shares in the-
intended Water-Works, as planned' by Mr. Nicholson, cai;tl
Subscriber depositing 51. per cent. on his or her Subscrip°
tion.Money; and that no Person shall be alkowed-to.t,k4.
more than Five :Shares ; nor shall any Person, not having
Property within the Island of Portsea, Or not being a Re-
sident' be permitted to subscribe, until after the expirao
tion of one week from this day.
Resolved, Mit the Subscribers shall meet, at-the Guild-
hall, n Friday, the Lith day of October next (by pFrrili"
siof of tile Mayor), for the purpose of choosing a Committeo
and tor transacting such other business as may appear NVt'
sitd for,carrying into etli..Ct the. intended Water Works.
Rekdlveci,- That the Thanks of the Meeting be giveq to
the chairman for his upright conduct.
. Slncd, by Order of the Meeting,
R. CALLAWAY, Town Clerk.

BOROUGH OF PORTESMOVI“.
To the SUBSCRIBERS of the PORTStA, ISLAND
WATER- WUNKS, under the Direction of Mr. N.`"
I:HOLSON.
At .a E ETI,C of the COMMITTEE for conduiti°A.
the said yvotth:s, beia at the 1 otvn Hail, 014 astn Da: °
04.1ober,
I t was unanimously resolved, That immediate Measures
should be' taken to obtain an Act or railialnealt to 4:414 Ow,
a
And Mr. Nicholson was authorized and ttireded tO -
all,ttquisite Steps, tor completing the said '‘'w
(Signed) A. I.EN DEG R EN,
It is expedient to acquaint the Public that his Royal High"(
ness the Commander ill Chief, and his Nla.iesty's boar.is °I
Ur:lna-nee, Admiralty, Navy, victuallin, Barracks
• Transports, nave been pleased officially to notify their “Ir:
probation and colllcurrenee as to this usetul Work ; the OP

subscription' for• Funds was completely tilled on Cite niorntio4f

next tol,lowing the Town Reiolutions ; and that au intone'
0
tiun rcspediog the• !..:onipany m M
ay be had. by applYir'g L
- _ r

. _
Messrs. Sloper and Heath, Solicitors, in Lyniicni ; •
fj.iWkway, Secretary, in Portrnoutn ; and Mr
the 4,agineer, Charlotte-strect,l3l,ounisbury.

;r1 MAILS.
COrtirilia, 2 Wi4fertord. Du E I Gottanburght
A Dublin, i Waterford.

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