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no apprehensions whatever were entertained for

Saragossa.

Several very severe salons -have taken

place h► Catatonia, in which the Patriot% have been

ultimately so successful, CAA they have corn;:viled

the French to take refuge ii Barcelona, in wlnch

they are now blockaded.

From the Northern parts of Spain .we have re-

ceived intelligence of a very recent date, hronzlit

by Sir THOMAS DYER, who arrived at Plymouth,

as we stated yesterday, from Gijon, after one of the

shortest passages ever known—he was only two dlys

coming from Gijon to Plymouth. No a(uion, we

believe, of any importance has taken place since. the

one between General CUBSTA and General LAS-

BOLLES, of which we gave an account some days

ago: but reinforcements were pouring in from
all quarters to the Patriotic Army, and the slight

check which they had experienced, so far from

dispiriting them, had only increased their en-

thusiasm.

Sir THOMAS DYER, we understand,

speaks in the highest terms of their con-
du6t in the hnttle near,Rio Seco, notwithstanding
the superiority of the French in—Cavalry and
artillery; the Patriots attached them with so much
fury, that, four entire Regiments were literally cut

to pieces.
JOSEril EVONAPARTE, it is said, has reached Ma-

drid ; but the Oviedo Papers of last Saturday, which

we have received, and which contain intelligence
from Madrid to July 20, does not mention that cir-

curostance. It is possible that by the order of his

brother he may have risqued 4 visit to that City, but
we are convinced that his residence there will not

be lon.-

The defeat of NIONCEY has set at liberty the
Army of Valencia, and the surrender and defeat of
DUPONT, which we have no doubt has long ere this

taken place, will enable General CASTAI:OS to

advanee with the Army of Andalusia, in con..
junaion with that pf Valencia, towards the Ca-

pital; more especially as the arrival of Sir A. WEL,
LESLEY ira Portugal, will relieve, General CASTANOS
from all danger of an attack from that quarter.

The news from Portugal, though not so import,
Qnt as that from Spain, is highly satisfa&ory.
JUNOT, apprehensive of the menaced attack, has
called in all his detached parties, and the whole
French force. in Portugal, with the exception of

a small Garrison in Eivas, was concentrated

accurcii,ng to the last accounts, in Lisbon and in the

immediate vicinity of that Capital..

Accounts, Wvt: beer. received from Oporto so low

down :14 the 28th inst. Tu. !V.: 'thug NVELLESLEY

had arrived on the 25th, bad landed, zad paid 3

short visit to the Bishop.

He tilen re-olbarked,

was soon out of sigh.t, and expected to reach Fi.

gth•iro On the 2611]. It was rumoured that he Was

first to procved bit-melt' to the Tagus, to cointnorkicate

with Sir C. COTTON, and then rejoin the troops at

'Figueiro, The Portuguese are in the highest hopes,
and entertained confident expectations of driving out

their oppressors, oz destroyitig them.

It is impossible ta describe the zeal, respell, and

regard, which they demoustrate towards the Eng-
fish, and 'the pleasure with which they hailed the

Arrival of Sir ARTHUR NVLLLESLEY.

Our Troops

are in the best condition they fully participate in

all the feelings of the Pon, guese, and pride them-

selves on Ling selit to. co-operate in so glorious a

Cause.

The Dispatches from Lord COLLINGWOOD were

brongbiby the Dextrous Sloop of War, wh;ch left

his Lordship's Feet ail well on the 17th, Sir:

THONAS DYER came over in the Scorpion Sloop of

War.

Last night Dutch Papers to the 29th ult. reached
town. If we were not in posession of the gratify-
ing intelligence brought from Spain by Sir THOMAS
DYEa, we should have been convinced, from these
Rapers, that the Patriots had been successful, or at
least that the French had not been able to obtain
any-advantage over them ; for though they are of
so recent a date, they do net contain any intelligence
whatever respecting the operations in Spain. 'The
reports of the disgrace of AluitaT appear to be un-
founded, for it is stated in an article from that
he is to succeed JOSEPH BUONAPARTE, as King of
'Naples.' The Provisional Government of Tuscany
.have‘announced to the People of that Country, that
they are to have the honour of being adopted into,
the family of NAPOLEON THE GREAT ; (-kit is to say,
Tuscany is to forma part of the Kingdom of Italy.
Some private letters from Holland, of the 29th
ult. were also received,: they confirm the accounts
wl:ich had previously reached us'of the Insurrections
which have taken place in different parts on the

of,the Rhine, in commuettc.4 of the-at:csai'ts,
to enforce the Conscription. In the present 3tz:te o'.
the Continental Press, it is not to be. exi,eiled the
any acco'ints of these disturbances wilt be given.4l
the Public Papers ; but in the letters ,to which %0
allude the Revolt is represented as having risen to
. .
very serious height.
,A great number of Gun-boa's
. .
have been ordered to proceed with all possible dis•
patch up the Rhine.

BUONAP4RTE, it appears, has again changed his
mind with regard to America. He has recently
issued an Order at Bayonne for laying an Embargo
upon all American Ships in the POrts of France and,
Holland that may have touched at English Ports,
and this Order has been enfoiced in the most rigid
manner.

A Mail from Gottenburglt arrived last night : We
have extracted the most interesting articles which it

contains.

Early yesterday morning a Portuguese Military
Officer arrived at the house of the Chevalier do
Souza Coirrisno, with dispatches from Oporto.
Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held at the Fod
reign Office.
The Portuguese Ambassador gave a grand dinner
yesterday, at his house in South Audley-street, to
the Spanish Deputies, and all the Cabinet Ministers
in town.
Yesterday his. MAJESTY, Princesses SOPHIA, All
cUSTA, and AmEran, accompanied by Lord WAV
SINGHANI, Lady GRORGIANA MURRAY, Count MUN 4
ITER, Generals CARTWRICHT and FITZROY, End Co;
load TAYLOR, rode in Windsor Park, and returned
to the Palace about ten o'clock.
In addition to the list of the Staff of General Su"
ItARWS army, already published, we are now env
bled to add the names of the following Officers :•-•4
Lieut. -Colonel Carey, Deputy Adjutant.Gcneral-
Donk* Deputy Quarter-Master.Genet,o'
Captains Wheatley-and 3tirrard; of the Foot Guards, AAA'
de-Camp to Sir Harry %ward.
Colonel Harding to command the Royal, Artillery.
Lieutenant. Colonel Wood second in command in ditto.
Nalur Fltcbr, in command of the Royal Engineers.
Doctors Lark and Tyce, Physicians to the Army.
Messrs. Linn.:ay, tdez in and Taggart, Start' Surgeons,
... Air. Lewis, Ap.othecary.
Mr. (rierson, Purveyor of. Hospitals.
•,: Kratz, Es 4. of the Guards, ProYost-Martial.
Colonel =VAN SonOi.TaN, late Governor of 110
Danish ivgot4odia Islands, whb. has been some
time.atil.egcling on his parole, is liberated, and it
consequently returning to Denmark.
The Bus with General I3aFsvoax), are itnnlC#
,rii.a.tOy to riNooceed from Madeira for the army in th.
IVlediterratiatn :--So -healthy has the army been it/
Madeira, that the General has sent all the Dosoo
home, or to the West Indies.
The Ross-shire, and the Ist Somerset Militia, hav°
volunteered their ,services for Split).
•On the Rd battalion of the 43d Regiment of Yo9t
receiving orders to join the first Expedition for Spain'
all the privates. and Officers of the Royal Pemnrok.•
Fuzileers, stationed at the forts off Hype, 4,74463 °)",
teered their services on the ath ult. with that Or
ment, and have received his. Majesty's thanks fbr
`-` their honourable Zeal, and alacrity shewn is th
cause." •

The following promotions have taken place in the`
Royal Marines e
Major Tane, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by brevet —lvl4°l:..
Home to be.Lientenant-Colonel.
brevet Major %Ulla., Renry Royes, to be Major.
First Lieutenants fames Wilson., John Wright, Robert
Commons, J. tioneynian, George M•C;ie, petit, Eiarribon,
M. J. Jennings„, Wm. kiowden, fames Griffin, R. C. Law"
son, J. G. Pe.4e, John Watts, Hugh ROSS, Robcit Philip
Donald Cam toll, R. Perry, T. Astlett, A. Anderson, 14;
Garthwaite, F. Delmont. T. Matthews, T. Bagnold, Henry
Prkthile, F. Lambert, Robert Grace, L. Petrott, ThoP'
Clk7ke, and Thoirias Phillips—to be Captains.
about 4Q turtles have been, provided at the Citf.
of LondOn 11/4'avern, for the dinner to be given td‘
morrow to the Spanish Deputies. •
The nuke of Ricrimosrn, intends to take a tour
through the. Southero Provinces of Irc:and in 06,
course of the ensuing month. His Grace is:expeae,
at' Cork about the 7th of August.
Monday, her Royal Highness the Prinr,e;s of
WALES, and Dutchess of BIWNSWICK, arccomplav
by Sir A. S. HAMMOND, Balt arrived at Chatt.air,
for the: purpose of seeing the Dock-yard. 'net
alighted at the Cc' rminissioner's house, and examitl'
ecteVety part of the yard, attended by the builder);
SRETISGS, whieli they appe3red
ly pleased. A guard of honour attended at tile.'
Dock, from the Coldstream Regiment of G.tardst.
They lea the yard, and from thence proceeded to
the -New Artillery Barracks, Brampton. Her Royal
Highness afterward, dined with Captain HOOD,
the 3d Guards, at Nile Terrace,4l3.och-ster ; and the
Bind of the North York Militia attended, and pile''. •
..several martial airs. In the evening the Priuco'''.•
returned to Blackheath: • •

We have been favoured with the following E%'
tray of a Letter. It comes from a person of
first consideration in Oporto, and is addre,sed to 01')
equally respeCtable in this City:—
" OPORTO, JULY 23.—Ahnost every day is a'
tended with fresh advantages over the French.
detachment they sent from Almeida was entiro7
cut up, except three men. Almeida is now invesri
ed by the Patriots, who are commanded by Gellert
SEPULVEDA. Very large hotlies of Patriots are
gathering at Coimbra, from whence they will shol-
ly march to the assistance of Lisbon, where ever,'
thing is'in the greatest contusion, and where L°l'
SOWS division is arrived, all wounded tly small shoe,
which, is the only ammunition the peasantry had w
-attack the French with. A whole company of thd
Police Cavalry from Lisbon deserted, and are arrivl,
Coimbra, and brought with diem many Re2ic:ll
Officers, whom they picked up on the road."
A severe setion lately took place, on the Coast 0
erirriark, between the Exertion Gun-brig and some.
Danish Row-boats. The Exertion had gut on shore'
and, while endeavouring to work off, was besell;
the Row-boats. Her efforts were at last successill'a
Ent we are, sorry to add, that she had in the acll%
eight killed .and severa; wounded. The iSxerti°
mounts 12 guns.

Mr. CoLmAg, in his new dramatic enterpriseva,file
wisely ventured among The ilfricans,, as ilk (11'3'
in consequtlice daring the, wimie suinttler is
to have'a g, eat 'concern in the Guinan trade.

PRO.II ra7f. 01"7.M0 G. 1,3 1_4.4. ITL).

SEVILLE, JtILY 6.—On the 26th day ofJune Seig.
CARO attacked 11:10NC..SY iietWe2ll Quarte and
• Nlislata, villages - situated at a small distance from
Valencia, and obliged hint to retreat. The Spanish
arms were crowned with a Similar success on the
271 h, in which the Valencians sustained a consi-
derable lois, but caused a much greater one to the
enemy. Our General had learned that the enemy
meditated an attack upon the town that night, and
to cover it, moved under the walls. In fa&, the
French army began its attack at one o'clock in the
afternoon, the 28th, with a brisk fire ofartillery and
rnusquetry, direaed against different points of the
town, principally aiming at the clestruaion of the
gate of the Quarte. He, however, was received with
Auch vigour and steadiness by the batteries placed in
the town, partly on the walls, and partly on the tops
of houses, that on the approach of night he retreated
M complete disorder to his general quarters, situated
between the two villages above said, and deliencled
by a battery advantageously disposed: Under such
eircumstanees, Messrs. CERVELLON, LLANuis, and
CAao, desirous to dislodge him from such a strong
Position, determined that the Valencian, Murcian,
and those troops that garrisoned the town, led on
by their respective Commanders, should assault the
trenches from all parts, which they did on the
twenty-ninth. The combat was as obstinate and
bloody as may be expeaed between two armies, the
superlatively disciplined, commanded by one Of
the greatest Generals France boasts of, placed in the
tecessity of conquering or dying, animated. by a
slat-cession of .16 years victory, and farther protected
by his situation ; and the other stimulated by the
quickest sentiments of Religion, Patriotism, and the
I°lre of Liberty. The good cause triumphed at last,
and the enemy was so completely routed; that from
an army of 18,00'0 men, only won made their
escape. At the dq post they were
Suture of the
il tleUating in 'Uncertain movements; such as doubt,
terror, and despair may inspire; though at last they
took the road of La IVantha. The measures that
tvere taken to break clOwn the bridges over which
they were to
to ar per; moreover, 160,000 peasants
ras, from the neighbodring distri6ts of Valencia,
who are ih pursuit Of titian; ali render it almost im-
Pra k diegr-
;Au for theni to make a lee retreat:' If all
the People of this great tiation were penetrated with
31'13ilarssentients,ments, and they manifested the same
t4stlStcy in danger, and obedienee to their Chiefs,
thee invincible ValeneianS, We Should evince to
the whom universe, that there is no occasion for re-
selling to history to convince Ourselves that great
4 directed by Prudence, operate prodigies
gainit ntimerous armies, though supported by dis-
eiPline, and by talents in the Chiefs.
Ittnatri, JULY 20.-By letters receiVed from La
14atitha, through the bit Cciurier, We learn,
'. that
the division of Wein has been coMplatelyr.rotited :
he was going with the intention of assisting DU-
teNT, who is in the most critical situation, sur-
rounded in the vicinity Of Auducar by 40,000 An-
ez':lusians. General FaP.at, destined fOr the same en-
teiprize, apprehending a similar late, did not venture
10 proceed beyond St, Clearnte ; there he Wa
Joined by •Dbil, men, the only remnant of the beau-
tiful artily with. which NloNcty expeaed to Subjti-
Zite Valencia. These fugitives are indebted for their
eXittence to a traitor, whO has pointed out-the way
to them for effeaing their escape
We learn from Levida, that the Catalonians have
tendered them Selves masters, by storm, of Fort Mon-
ill, with the loss of from 6 to 1000 men ; but they I
Put to the sword the whole of the garrison, in con-
formity to the lawi of war in similar cases.
The present Government takes the severest mea-
iilres to prevent the dissemination of the news of
the disasters experienced by the French arms in dif-
ferent-Provinces of the Kingdom.' They have there-
fore prohibited with .all rigour all Diaries, Gaxettesil
Ffoclamations and whatever printed papers calm-
-144;:3 to excite patriotism, or any indignation against
the Family of BuoNApvin so much so, that those
vho print, copy, read, or listen to any similar pa-
pers, are declared and punished as guilty of high
treason.

EADAJOZ, JULY t 6.—A stratagem contrived by
Do.PoNT, and. contrary to the law of nations, has
Preserved his troops from a complete rout. General
CASTANOS was preparing to attack him with numer-
t,us forces' but discovering in the van-guard of the
ertealy a multitude of children, women, secular and'
regular Clergymen, drawn from Cordova, he found
Himself obliged to desist immolating so many inno-
t eat viairm•

There are arrived in this city Swiss and Porta-
gaege eannoniers, who fled from Yelves. There are
At this pike only 400 men in garrison ; the re-
mninder, with General FP.ti.LERMAN at their head,
rek:: up towards. ;Lisbon, which, it a
threatened with speedy attack. ppear's., is

PROCLAMATION.
iviob!e inhabitants of Aas ! Wh anic
to: hai taker hold of }'our laCarcturi 3 ? A remote da ter-
nger

, . , „ „
fTi ights 7ou it.a2,inary rota on (Citifies yt4ti
bo you not know, that the whple pow.er of ,•Oine
in the zenith of its taletidour, an with lerE4i)Peror
at her head, has not been oblea to add,,this Small
:Province to her empire ?: Have you forgot, that the
innumerable hosts of batbarians :which Africa has
vomited into our Peninsula, have found their
,tomb amidst these rocks ! You are, peradventure,
afraid of the threats of the conquerors of Jena and
Austerlitz. Away with these icleas,,, spread by our
enemies, to dishearten you. The 1-7,rench armies,
that have filled the world with, tl,eir name, lie
prostrate in the dust ; the remain ter is holding
in coercion the unhappy that bate slisen sacrificed
to the ambition of their Chief. Jro, Spain. we
.have but few soldiers, raw, inexpetiericed, weak-.
ehe by fatigue,, incapable of undertaking the con-
queit of an invincible country. They will face
the danger, if their Chiefs bid them ; but what
will be their late ? Will they return ? They will, if
you refuse to
.imitate your forefathers; but if you
attack the *Only with fury and desperation, they
will be astonished, and you will immolate them like
vklims unable even to help 'themselves.- They
shall fall at your feet in heaps, from ter.-or, and
from the irresistable weight of your robust arms..
s..kist away your muskets, attack them with arms
still more cruel, with implements of husbanicky,
with the same which your arms are accustomed.ro
handle; and then you will shortly see the disparit
betwixt You i4-id them. The cavalry and artillery,
in-which their,principal force consists, cannot avail
them among yen : all the rest is acontemptible moose;
-without vigour; without fortitude, at the utmost
knowing to fire a musket, helpless and forlorn the
moment you close in with them. Arouse ! Take
heart ! You will have the )ledge of Vi&ory with
you, and be assured the French will not invade you ;
if they dare, we shall entomb theMamong the moun-
tains and vallies that surround us. What ! think
you that before they reach your towns even the
nearest to Castile, they will not experience the
havock of the artillery and of the troops that garri-
son our ports ? The wise dispositions of the Su-
preme Junta, the precise and appropriate orders of
the Commander in Chief; will they not repress the
impetuosity of those Ruffians, and not preserve the
people against the effeas hich the invasion might.
occasion ? Respedable Ministers of the Almighty,
Pastors of the People, when you hear the tremendous
voice of danger, unite your flock, exhort them and
conduti them to the field of honour ! Generoug
Gentlemen, ye that have such influence on the
minds of the pacific villagers, when you see the flames
spreading and raging among .the mountains, sally
forth to preserve the values from the conflagration,
taking with you as many as can contribute to its
extisidion ! Arouse Asturians, and be constant in

your valour; if any Frenchman escapes from the
army, let him find in you the tate prepared for your-
selves ! Let them know at once, that you will re-
ceive them according to their desert, and perhaps the
timely notice will detain them ; if not, rust on and
confirm the lustre already hereditary to your name.
Let the world know, that the Asturiatis have for the
third time repulsed their proud invaders, and that
extermination awaits them
Otfieda, the 26th July.