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London, England, 1808-08-05 00:00:00

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BEREVENTE, 3V1.422-.--4-IViaratial BXSalliitnil Vl4O
.„y,w 4
entered this place with from 10 to 12,000 rats
subsequent to the retreat of ..Our army, matcheidv
out again in the evening of the 20th._ The country
is entirely- laid waste, for the enemy cut down. all
the plantations,-and fed-their horses,: with the corn.-
Seignor CVESTA has retreated with the cavalry„ and
has left the infantry at theii own-disposal.,-; It is said
that he has gone to join PALAF9X. •

VALDEVIEGAS, JULY 20.—OUT,head-quarters arei,
at Man zanal, and the advanced guard has arrived r',
at Astorga, where it remains completely °Wither!,
•
alert. ,s,rf
Sei-gnor CUESTA has suddenly evacuated Ilene-
vente, and marched for Leon. In consequenceii
of dispatches taken by a. Serjeant of the Aegimetit
of Saragoa, from a French Aid-de-Camp, whom
he apprehended in. the disguise of a Spanish postil-
lion; and which dispatches were transtnitted to Seig-
nor CUESTA, WllO received thetriaL4n o'clock at
night, he disinissed the peasantry belonging to his
army, ordered the cavalry to mount, and with them
and the flying artillery, he marched off suddenly at
twelve o'clock, saying, " Let those who are able
and willing follow me." This precipitate departure
has given *rise to various speculations. There are
some, who from the intelligence received yester-
day, iredift some, heroic achievement as the issue
'of the plan which he had so suddenly adopted. •

. _
!-_i la# the affiiffing situation of the heroine of his pic
~lule, adopted the expedient of throwinga veil over
he QoPtuit6lnance, leavinv her distress to be inferred.
;Trialthe-rest of her action, and each spe&ator to-
t coOgtw, according to his own sensations, what
Ilt oseswere which were concealed by the delicate
[!.drapery, In truth, generous Britons, as a philosophia
1 cal people, you must .be sufficiently aware, that how.
ever vivid our emotions, our organs are very torpid in •
-their poWers of diSfaying them; a'nd that with soul;
of sensibility and delicacy, sensations -are abundant,
but words few in number. You yourselves 'possess
Allis charaaer which is so 'analagous to that of the
' Spaniards—multiplicityaFgenerousaetious, few and
well-guarded expressions.- The wise maxim if
`.',cci Wigye in deeds and not in words," is on this oc•
4.44
'you,
just criterion of your conduet. Let no
'ilthay zou, inasmuch as, silent with regard to what
'llyeti avAitherto done, you are still doing, and in'
t,
-7-!tenitia dry-more- for the -benefit of the- Spailiards.
',4-Ye. generous English ! much have you done, and
--imu_ch you will yet do. The moment you saw u%
Aabouring'under oppression, you turned your eyes
^ towards
.us. Toll stretched forth a beneficent hand,
the instant we applied to you ; and notwithstanding
'yoUr being.at :open war with Spain, you offered t 2;
your alliance, and unaertook our defence with more
energy than that of the most friendly nation. Yost
have given -us peace; the peace which we so much
wished. fOr,_ a' maritime peace.. You have opened
to us the navigation t,f the seas ; you have opened
to us your ports; -and; finally; you have_ plated all
your means at our disposal. You have supplied u 5
- with itnplements 1:.-f
_War, ammunition, provisions, .
and clothingLand,_protrided with these and other
...necessaries, you have restored-to their homes, for'
the purpose of their defending them, and joining ir:L
the common ciuse, all the Spaniards who were pri-
soners among you : they have returned with conge;
lation to their faMilies; Oar had despaired Of seeing
then for along period of rime; but, generous na.•
t 64. what. has been' hitherto unexampled, a sub.
s 145443ii;1 weare infortheddias been opened' at Lou',,
don, and
, is rapidly filling tip, far the relief of the
t.,...4
Atldas' and,'orphans of: those Spaniards who mai'
-dretlizriously in defence of their opprCssed country.
GGI-Oat- and generobs action, -which could only be
performed by a nation which is-great in•every thing t
But here let me break oft and lie silent ; for yoilr,
generosity, transcends all my powers of expression..
CURUNNA,. JULY 2g:--Yesterday morning -atris°4
here, a priie to a British Vessel, a French Galliot
Sfn.m Martinique; laden with coffee, cotton, and
(314er colonial predations.
i•;'r _ -
,p,

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4`,y as
.CpRUNNA,. JULY 27.—1 n the evening . ot,, , w.a
25th, the English Colonel CAROL set off postrfeetra
this place,. for our army, accompanied-by a Seeileint
to coif
and a private Soldier. • ---
The Vessels belonging to the English Conn
continue to arrive here, and at the other ports of
the kingdom.
SEVILLE, JULT 13.:--In the different churches of
this city prayers have been put up, imploring the
Divine assistance upon our arms. -We are assured f'
. ,rrittic t
that the attack'was to be made yesterday. etaeilT
PUERTO REAL, JULY n .—ln. the kiegfilpmolf . /q Friday last, being Quarter Assembly, the
Seville we have 50,000 men in arms. OfAhese
I
1 tre—edom of the City of Dublin was nnanitnously
,
esßferred on Lieutenant-Colonel TORRENS,
fMilitarf
to'Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY on the pre*
30,000 are troops ofthe line, and the rest, thou +h .lm.,
newly raised,' are pretty well disciplined, hasiing! sent Expedition.
been constantly exercising for the last month. The On Monday se'nnight, during a violent storm of
g_ a fire-ball entered the dwel4
, _
._
whole of this force is posted. in the environs of An- , .., .
thunder and lightning,
of Mrs. EATON, widow, of Tname,
dujar, where General DUPONT has entrenched him- Oxfordshire, down the chimney, which was much
self with 9600 troops, in expectation of reinforce- shattered by the deScent 3it then burst in the house,
merits, or in consequence of finding his retreat to Whereby several articles of furniture were destroyeri
part of it -'afterwards rebOunded through the roof
Madrid entirely cut off. .
into the street without further damage. Provi
We are in hourly expectation of hearing of an en- dcntialiy no person was in the room at the time of
the accident.
,gagernent, though there are some -"Who assert that
A tremendous rain began to fall in the township
General CASTANOS' plan is to starve tue enemy into 'of Barkisland, in the parish of Halifax, on Motidaf
a surrender. - the 26th Lilt. at four o'clock in the afternoon, and
The English are received here in the same man- , continued till six. In halran hour from it commence.
. `meat the roads were flooded to the depth of marl
per as in other parts of the kingdom. ThiY dig- feet,' according to the height of 'the fences. In the
embarked a few days since, and about 2000 of their village of Barkisland the foundation of the houses
troops are now quartered in this place. . ; xnare laid low; and.tbe whole place would have been
, i(siafeet away, had it not been built on a rock. As it
CADIZ, JULY 12.—The accounts from theilfthw 1,
i sifis„..totie road to Stainland is for the time annihilated,
_k;,l/- L__.a- ~_,
Ananjar are very flattering. They ariVrtLina.resty-..being- broken into holes that would bury a waggon,
t- crud' this in the rock. The above circumstances are
resolved to beat the French, who are eq.ratz'riViel
.__ .. ...T1 - ail io more extraordinary, as Barkisland is d very high '', to 10,000. . ,
' - ' "9ra of ilitutaton (out of the reach of any brook)', and thq
There are some'English troops here; and at'thec. space of ground on which the water fell that caused
port of Santa Maria 2900 have been disembarked fur . the flood caintot be 300 acres.---(1-/a/Vax Jourild,/.)/
- -., • ~: • . Sunday-afternoon Lewes was visited by a' storn3
the purpose of refreshment, after being sd, long on of. thunder, lightning, and rain, .s.vh'.ch continuea
shipboard. • ' for several hours, and the,greatest part of the time
. , with unabated violence e
.. The lightning was m
VIGO, JULY 25.—At three o'clock yesterday after- tremely strong and vivid, arid the thunder trenieno
noon a convoy hove ire sight of this place. Ittcwks..ptlonsly.loud and awful. A. -cow belonging. to HI
steering for the coast of Portugal, and conßistigi. Of)0- AcKsozr, Esq. was killed by a flash of the light'
/Tlt r•
'6=-41ing'
69- merchant vessels, three sail of the line,,an
_., wq _ •
t •ni „ . :11.,may be worthy of remark, that the nightingale
•• has been heard frequently, during the present sum-
frigates. It is supposed to ,)e the fleet which-is,eon-.%
veying 8000 men from England to the assistance of: :•:.'mer, in the gardens belonging to the Earl of LONS.
the Portugese. DALE, in Fisher-street, Carlisle. We have heard it
obserted, that this bird was never farther North
than Yorkshire, nor more to the West than Devono
shire. Our woods are rendered melodious by the
thrush, the linnet, and the blackbird; but, like the
groves of Scotland, we believe they were never be-
fore visited by the sweet and tender strains of WO
nocturnal warbler..—(Tyne Mercury.)
FEMALE FORTITI,WE.—It is a fact, th2t in Pam.
barton Castle, in Scotland, Miss ROBERTSON, the
Governor's daughter, a young lady of distinguished
beauty and accomplishments, fires the cannon of
that Fort, on the appointed days, according to a.
time-piece, whin she holds in her hand, to estimate
the allotted intervals of different explosions. If out
females would generally imitate this example, would
BUONAPARTE dare to invade a nation whose Fait
display at once the 'valour of Mars, and the charms
of Venus ?

VIANA, JULY 20.—The news in this quarter is,

that our troops continue to' march towards Coirtibra,
with the intention of proceeding to rescue the capi-
tal from the possession of the French traitors.. Figue-
ras, Nazaret, and St. Martin, ate already free; and
at Peniche there are said to be only'about 40 French
remaining. From the capital we receive no intelli-
gence, the. past not being permitted 'to come away.
God grant that the inhabitants may speedily recover
their liberty ! I will send you information of what-
ever passes, for I hope in God those robbers who have
so much barrassed us are on the point of being totally
exterminated.

[The following i$ annexed to an article of London
of the tst of !Lily, containing an account of the reteiltiOn of
the Spanish Deputies, and the substance of Lord Himikes-
bury's Declaration in the House of Lords on the preceding
evening.]

" TO THE GENEROUS ENGLISH NATION.

•" When a nation, naturally honourable, kind-
hearted, and grateful, like the Spaniards; meets with
another, noble, great, and generous, like the English,
their affections mutually unite and coalesce, and
there results the most generous riyalship, on the one
hand in conferring obligations, and on the other in
making witable demonstrations •of gratitude.- In
the foriner respe&, how much are we indebted to
you, generous English ! and in the latter, all ! c;ottld
you bat know the extent of our sensibility and' gra-
titude ! Words cannot express it ; they are too
table 'acid scanty ; and to confess that they are so,

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is the only resource which remains to us in+ order to
- , - . .
mime you acquainted with our inmost feelings ; like
the celebrated painter of antiquity, who, incapable
ofinventirm a sufficient decree, of expression to pou.r.

VIIDERSTANDING AND MtmortY.--That the tan'
der'standing may be so perfeet and mechanical as to
survive even the loss of memory itself, the fallowing
instances fully prove :—De Lagny, the mathema-
tician, for two days had lain in a deep lethargy, and
had not known even his own children. Maupertius
abruptly, and with a very loud voice, asked biro
what was the square of 12?-144, replied a feeble
lingering remain of the expiring intelleet. The ce.•
lebrated physician, Chirac, was, much in the salu°
state, and without any power of recollecting those
near his death-bed, his right hand Mechanical
laid hold of his left, and feeling his pulse, he ev
claimed, " They have called me too late ; the pa'
„tient has been bled, and he should have been 011:
coated. He is a
.dead man."—The prediction and
propostic were soon after verified.
A curious lulus
.nature appeared in a breed of
three yhung canaries.' batched AL Aberdeen ill
breeding 'cage lately ; the, bras, which are 0'
heal! hy, and now fully fledged, being entirely witivi.
•
out feet.

DEVNEfi IN HONOUR OP-5.141* 3;11

lo.)q

It is with .high gratification we record;
Dinner -yesterday given at the City of. London-Va-=
vern, in Bishepsgate-street, to the Deputies frcieiie.
the Spanish Nation, in honour of their coubeit, Vede
in all respects worthy
.of the great Capital in which-
it took place. Never, perhaps, was there a more
respectable, opulent, end dignified Meeting, on any
Similar eiecasion.' Indeed, the cause which produced
this Meeting gives it a pre-eminence over almost
every other, since it was to celebrate the efforts of a
virtuous and :gallant People, to resist the yoke of
01Pressioniewtiile that yoke has been fixed upon so
many. sntrouttriing States, which are compelled. to as-. -
sise the ettecnete of the. Oppressor, and while so
Many where-are obliged to remain in timid submis-
siPn, lest they, ton, shopld-be brought into the'sarne
ignominious bondage:';'"
The expectation-of this hoeourahle festival liad ae.
powerful etfeet upon the public feelings,, and i'44s.f;
crowd began to assemble early in the day before ilie'f
liouse to which it was to be given. The windowS.
in all the-streets through which the line of carriages
were to pass were full of elegant females, and in the
immediate victeity of the tavern, the' roofs of the.
houses were covered with spectators. But every
possible arrangement had been made to prevent
confusion and disorder, and the-utmost clecoruiri and
propriety prevailed.
Titater was announced to take place at six
o'clock, but the visitors began to appear so early as
four, and tney all received the greetings of the mul-
titude as they arrived, for the noblbfeelings they
displayed 'in supporting the glorious cause on which
the Meeting was founded. But the chief impulse of
ptipui,tr applause burst forth on the appearance of the
Spanish Deputies, who, by the animated zeal which
characterized the reception of these illustrious Per-
sonages, were fully assured that the assistence ren-
dered to their Country by the British Governmeet.ie.
411 the higheSt degree "sanctioned by the teelipgs Of.
the British Nation, -
Among the chief persons present at this noble.,
feast were the Lords BATHURST, CAMDEN,
HAWKESEURY, SIDNIOUTH, EIisE.INE, the Ckrett,
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. CANNING, Mr.
SHERIDAN, Mr. WINDHAM, Messrs. SHAW, Coeti3E,
MELL/Sir, THORNTON, Sir CHARLES PRICE, Sir
utrrs, anil .many. other Gentlemen well
-Known to the public, the company altogether
amnount ng to .400 persons..
The Chair Was taken 6y Sr FRANCIS BARING, and ;
near him were pieced the Spanish Deputies, Vti-
"unt MATE,ROSA, and the Spanish Admiral. The
Portuguese Ambassador was also placed in a distin-
guishe% situation.
1 dintier was served, exif..lly at seven ov4itiCk,
and consisted of every inxiiry that the season co' n'id
supply.; bui the chief 'gratification arose from the
feelings of the company connect td with the gloricus
cause that broti.ght them together. As soon as the
cloth was removed the.Cliairman gave the follow-
. ing toasts :
" The girigr
" Tire Q,,e, II."
▪ The t-„ rice •,t Wales and Rival Family."
Ferdinand the V 11th, King of Strain."
• l'hrd YrinCc KCgent u/ l'ortugal, and, ttta Hot/900.8M.
Santa."
['he King' of Sweden "
" The King ofthel.wo
n Sicilies."
4' The President at the United States of America."
all of which were received with the warmest ap-
plause, but the last, which excited deep murmurs
Of general disapprobation; and it is much eto be
lamented that the, Chairman should have suffered
any considerations of.a private nature to interfere
14pon such an occasion, and interrupt the harmony
that otherwise would have charaderised the whole .
entertainment of the day. As it was, howeverethe
disapprobation was a common feeling o:. the coin-
PanY, and demonSirated, at least, au unity of opi-.
Dion. Had Sir FRANCIS BAKING, instead of parti-
cularizing the man who has been so subservient io
the Tyrant whose oppressive views gave occasion to
the meeting, given,. `f The People of America," the
eflitel upon the cotnpany might have been in unison
with their other feelings. But we shall say' no '
more, as the censure expressed by the Meeting -was
a proper punishment for the indiscretion which pro-
yoked it.

During the dinner, the company were gra-'
' tified by the exertions of an excellent Band, who.:
played several well known martial and popular'.
strains. Messrs. TAYLOR, DIGNUM, GlBtots7, and
performers, gave. Non.' Adis
fine well as God save the. King iitgl:filletJ
I.l3ritalinid, which were received with the watinest
applause..

The following song, written for the occasion, was
sung byDrGNum, and liiBlily applau,:ed :

tempest that o'er her horizon is spread,

'Min the bolts that around iter in thunder are hurl'd,
_llehold. where, liritaanit: raises her head,
Anil stand"; like a -rovrr, the last litope of the ivorldt

'I he Nations of Europe, ah ! where are they gone,
They th ft shrunk from the lightning, or buw'd to the blast>
Still ric;ater and nearer the deluge rolls on,
High swop, with the ruins o'er which it has past.

.....
~ ' But Mark where at length a new,prornise of day
Breaks bri6-llt in the•ELi_t, and bids Anarchy cease ;
•
As it rises in splendour, the gloom shall giVe way
To Freedom's elim tiree4e, and the sunshine of I).ii ie:wet '...-
•' ' .Tr.:e Sons or 1 Ike A Ifs , boldly you arm,
Your li(,)ines and your altars from Robbers to sav,,,,s f',z::: While lieauty,ekeites you, and uni4les her charm, , I to ft,
-
E'en in Chivalry' :Th
s land, to inspirit the brave.
.:,.. ill . i "`")i
I
'Tis in 'proud Uiu, patinn's and Tyranny's spite
1 nib,
, \ ''Gainst Amb.tion most lawless, 'o;rid Treason most foul :
. . 'Tis . for lo} try, Laws, and lteli',;ion, you fight,
- . For all that Lan rouse or ennohie the soul.
. .

•
Arad (you not c;onquet ?oh hear us kind Heaven,
(Thy aid we invoke. as in Thee is our trust) 7,
To Spain be the Fiaryest, to tis he but given
rf
hv Glory of aiding the Cause olthe just.
Then think not in idle profas.',an we feast, 1 i
While uur hearts tk.tri our toast, in pure unison'arowl;hinc
ho;,.s inspire each Guest,'
Aiittthe st,,ry they tell shall prove drain to the Voe.
11...Leforw:,,rd false int'rest shall sever no mere 7
(~!Ucci) of tri, Inn es and Queen of the WaliCti.
• •
honour their ttitheio Creator adore,
L*, r..11,Lb heier be slaves.

~. I'l4 Chairman sogn after proposed the fAiowll4.
1..
"s niitrients, which were drank with an entinasiasin
, hrch It is irriposiiNle tti deicribe.
ii `i-liißeess to thit Patrioti of Spair4 our brave 4ssticiat-es
lin libermand arms "
z "'The health' of our illustrious visitors,. and may their
Apt alie and loyalty ,becrovviled with success ; and
,when !hey
~.;eitlirn to their coutitry mettle); be rev;iartied by, its affection.
:duo gratitude "

As soon as these sentiments were explained to the
Noble Spaniards, they testified their gratitude by the
most expressive obeisance, and 'Mr. CANTING
mediately arose to manifest their feelings on the oc-
casion. He saidhe-was desired by the Noble Re-
presentatives of a gallant- people to return the warm-
-1 -; est acknowledgments of respect ;and gratitude. They
rwfrre anxious to.assnre the comvany that the recep
.HionbWhich they had met with from the British na-
'fiiOntiffrrhich is so honourable to that nation, was in
414 e highest degree gratifying to them and to their
..:.'c(!)untry. Nor could they doubt that such disinterest-'
reo generosity as Britain had diSplayed, would operate
i,effectually in procuring ultimate success-to the cause
'in which it had been exerted, as it will give increased.
animation to the heroic struggles of their country-
men. " They will nor," said Mr. CANNING, "be
guilty of adulation, in saying that their countrymen
would not have embarked in the glorious cause with-
out the assistance of Great Britain, but they might'
fairly say,i hat Great-Britain,-by that noble assistance,
was entitled to share in the honours of the expetled
triumph,. as it had been an additional stimulus to'
the patriotism and loyalty which animated the hearts
Of their countrymen. Their countrymen [oust have
confirmed the struggle unaided, but whatever might
have been.. the issue, they were proud of the co-
operation.of so great, so honoutable, and so gener-
ous an Ally as Great Britain. Finally, they looked
for success to that co-operation, and hoped both Na-
tions would find an ample reward in an unext inguiSh-
able friendship." Mr. CANNING concluded with
!saying, that 'ilinStrious Visitors begged leave to'
!giVe once more the health of the King of Great
&train. •
Phis proposal was received with every demonstra-
tion daffectionate loyalty, and was succeeded by t he
following sentiments, which were received with
rem applause :—.

" May the united elbris of Great Britain, Spain, and Por-
tugal, rescue the Continent from degradation and ty • "
" May the Spanish, Portuguese, British, and Swedish
Powers ever unite tot the 5 upp or Religion, Liberty, Loy-
alty, and Law."

11 The following Song was then sung with great
animation, by Mr. TAYLon, of Covent-garden
Theatre:

Lohr*Msarchy, Falion, and Treason defaced,

TheiOrder and,Peace of the WOrld had been broke ;
And Nations, by chains of Oppression disgraced,
Had shrunk tr(!rn their Dunes, and bow 'd ,o the Yoke.
By Cunning o'erreach'd, or by Terior dismay'd,

A DeN ot'sdecws had unstiung ev'ry nefvo; ,

Amt, Virtue or Courege no longer displ ty'd,

Alen sunk into Slaves, and were wilting to scrim.

Eutrenclt'd deep in Crimes now the Despot's assait'd,
And his arts shall no longer hii Tyranny guard
Thine example, Weir Britain at last has prevailed—
Thy firinnewartist shall obtain its

Gallant Spain has he; cruel Oppressor* ;
To Freedom, Religion, and G tory a Friend,
Her Children once more,with us Britons ally'd,
The Flame they have caught shall through Europe extend.

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Thus the true Sons of Valour all-over the earth; '
•
By wishes long since, and by sympathies link'd,
Their Rights shall assert, and, with Liberty's birth, '
Usurpers shall tall, and their tame be extinct.
•
-The health of the •President was 'then given by
CAMDEN: and- was warmly applauded. Sir
I lANCIS BARING thanked the company in a brief .but -
• • Of-i)priate speech, in which he said that he took no
Merit to himself on the occasion, as the meeting was
suggested by the Merchants and Bankers of the me-
tro; ohs, who were anxious to testify their sense of
the glorious efforts which were now making by the
people Portugal-and Spain, and he was proud of
. being nominated as Chairman on an account so ho-
nourable. He soon after proposed the health of
Mr. CANNING, which was. received with a warmth
volapplause due to-the high merits of that Gentle-
tip,Ap's charaeter, and which drew from him a short,
but expressive speech, in which he signified that be-
- Tore' he had been only an interpreter for the feelings
-"of others, but that he then spoke from his own, and
gjeturned the company his sincere thanks for the ho-:
flour they had done hint.
The rest of the day passed in the utmost convi-
viality, enlivened by occasional songs, and the com-
pany departed at a late hour, receiving as they went
the same applause trona the crowd without as had'
marked their arrival.
We cannot conclude without congratulating our
Countrymen on this public expression of the na-
tional feelings, by whii:h we have manifested to the.
whole world the interest we take in the cause of a
people gitiriously struggling for their independence ;
and,we hope it will' not pass without effect on those
countries which have sunk 'under the yoke' of:an
unprincipled Usurper, whose chains they Might ea,
lily break it they were to imitate the ConctuCt Of
Portugal and Spain, and soon put an end to a Tyrant
who has so horribly abused the power ht has so
wonderfully been suffered to obtain.

vi When Capt. COCK, of the .Townshend Packet, ar-
im.3*l at Corunna from Falmouth, he was saluted
Whin the shore, and before he could proceed with
'The Mail, several boats came alongside the Town-
shend. Some Ladies went on board, welcomed the
Captain with fond embraces, and decorated his hat
with patriotic ribbons. Whilst on shore he expe-
rienced the sincerest welcome: The -people were
I enraptured with the- behaviour of England ; they
calculate on the' happiest results from the present
contest, and are by nn means disheartened by the
1 reverse experienced by CUESTA, who, shortly,after
his unfortunate attack on the French at Rio Seco, it
• appears, assembled the forces under his command,
and after exhorting the Patriots, who, from their in-
Nemperate epniluct in that affair, occasioned the dis-
faster, he seleded from among them hls,cavalry and
-`regulars, and then invited thine who would be obe-
dient to his direction to follow him. Scarce a man
rem.ained behind, and the General, with his numer-
ous toll wens, precetLided, towards Astort;a.