The Sun.
London, England, 1808-07-21 00:00:00

NIANIFESTO.

The Supreme Council of Government gives notice
to the inhabitants of this city, and of all the districts
under their command, that by several deserters who
have arrived here from the French army, encamped
in the environs of Cordova, intelligence has been re-
ceived, that there are a great many among those
troops who are desirous to come over to us, moved
by the justice of our cause, but that they dare not do
it from fear of being murdered. in our roads and
places, on account of the hatred, which, they sup-
pose, is universally entertained against the Freach,
and also again'st the Swiss, and other foreigners, who
do not distinctly speak our language. The great
mischief occasioned by rumours of this description
ought the more to be obviated, as if we succeed to
refute them, we shall not only increase our own
forces, but also diminish those of the enemy, and
compel them to ,surrender, as we shall then be
thoroughly informed—of the state, situation, and
position which they take, and then be able to attack
them to advantage, and cut of their retreat.—
The Supreme Council accordingly ordains and di-
re6ts, that the said deserters shall be received with
the utmost-kindness, And furnished with previsions
and other necessaries which they may stand in need
of, AlireEting them to be sent to the Justices of the
respe&ive distrias, and of our nearest Miiiitary Com-
manders, who will send them to this Supreme
Council, or to the Captain General of our Army,
should he be nearer, who will, in that case, give
them such destination as shall appear most expedient;
it being well understood, that if from an indiscreet
zeal, or other motive, this useful 4zoiinance should,
not be complied with, the Offenders Shall be punish-
ed with the utmost severity, as all the people dught
implicitly to rely on the vigilance of this Supreme
Council, and on their great and 'gallant army. The
SupreMe Council further dirats,' that all French-
men, who reside among us, atter they shall have
taken the oath of allegiance,
,and Obtained letters of
safeguard, shall not be anyways molested, but shall,
on the'contrary, be left in tranquil possession of
their property, commerce, and trade, a proceeding.
diclafed both by equity and justice, and
,by a proper
attention to the public cause; the Justices of the
different distrias being nevertheless oblici6ed'to Watch
their condati. And,: in order that this Manifesto
may.be universally known, it shall be posted in the
usual places, and transmitted to all the 'Aistices of
the differeht places, that they may be able to .at-
teud to the sttia performance thereof.--,-Giveu in
our Royal Palace of Alvazas, in Seville, June- 1-4;
1808. JUAN BAUTISTA PARDO, Sec.

COR UNNA, JULY B.—An action took place between
4000 French and the peasantry in the neighbourhood
of Cervera, in the principality of Catalonia, of which
the following is the result :
The enemy had sought refuge in a fissure of the
mountains, where the cavalry could not act. There
2009 of the French were killed, and 800 horses were
taken. The rest were so situated that it was impos-
sible they should escape. By the dispatchc3 tioui
Saragossa, and the. ardour displayed by the peasantry,
who were continUally sending reinforcements, it is
presumed that the fugitive remains have already stir-
rendered.