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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1808.

LAST night we received some Spanish Papers to
the 2d instant, from which we .I,Ov
ewade some ex-
eee
traas. The intelligence frorp Spain-continues to be
of the must satisfa&ory nat&e, and, if we are not
very touch deceived, we shail'soon hare to announce
either the total defeat of the French Arcuy, or their
retreat from their present strong position towards
the Frontiers. The Capture of Bilboa has already
produced some of the effeas that we prodieled, for
the French immediately evacuated Burgos, after
spiking all the cannon ; and if the Spaniards
should succeed in the attack which they intend-
ed to make upon • St. Sebastian, when the last
accounts came away, they will have completely
turned the right wing of the French Army,
and will be enabled to harass their rear, and to in-
tercept their reinforcements. The French Troops
is Spain amount, according to these Papers, to about
39,000 men, but we preset-111i this estimate relates
merely to the troops concentrated behind the Ebro,
and does nbt include the garrison of Barcelona, and
the other troops in Catalonia. • Itodoei pot appear that
any reinforcements (at least not to any considerable
amount) have reached the French Army. It is possible
that the threats which By ONAPA LITE threw out against
Spain, were intended to deceive Austria, and that his
plan, in the first instance; is to dire& the whole of
his force against that Power. He knows from ex-
perience that he can carry on a campaign in Ger-
many in the winter 5 but tivit among the Pyrennees
it is impossible. But whatever 131;c0NAFARTE'S real
designs may be, it is certain that he has not re-
inforced his army in Spain. to any considerable et-
tent. The Spanish troops, from the North of
Europe landed at Corunna, and immediately began
their march for St. Andero. They will very soon
be joined by their gallant Chief, ttv. Marquis DE La
Rom?. A, who has set off for Spain, accompanied by
Mr. FRER E and his brother.

Dutch Papers to the ;st inst. reached town last
night, but they are uncommonly barren of iotell;-
gence. BUONAPARTE was at Metz on the 24tii,
and intended to set out the next day for Franck fort
but no account whatever is given of the journey of
the ENtrEktoa of RUSSIA.

Rear-Admiral TYLER, K ith his Fleet, and seven
Russian Sail of the Line, arrived at Portsmouth yes-
terday, from the Taos. It is stated in a letter from
Port,mouth, which we:h;lve seen, that the Russian
Ships, upon entering thebalbour, hoisted their co-
lours ; but our Portscrio'litt Correspondent does not

mention the circumstance. r;
,„.

\\re have exira(ited from some Portuguese Papers
whicii have reached us, several. Bulletins published
by General JuNoT, containing the details of the sue-

cesses which he obtained over the Portuguese Rebels,
as he tcnns them,. in June and July last. The hbera-
i
tion of Portugal from the oppression of the
French has very much diminished the interest which
would other Wise belon to those Documents, but
we lay them before our Readers as official =know-
lecigmnts of the cruelFY•lekeici<ed over the Portu-
guese by the Ftencl;.-7'.'llere is no news im-
portance in these Papers—.

It,is stated in a IVlorning Paper, that such is the
state of the roads in Portugal, 'that the British
troops way be considered as prisoners there, for

that it 'is impossible for them to march to the assist-
ance of the Spaniards. If any such apprehensions
are. really etitertainectiwe can take upon ourselves
positively to say that they are groundless, and we
have no doubt that we shall soon have the satisfac-
tion of knowing that a very considerable portion of
our troops are aelively employed in co-operating
with the gallant Spaniards.

A. Charleston Papers. dated August 2,7, was re-
ceived This day. It stets, that the general discon-
tent against the Enalisg9: was increased so much,
that it was supposed thatAstpwation between the
Northern and Eastern States is not unlikely to be
the result. The events in Spain and Portugal had
diffused joy among all people who had not a French
bias, and happily they were comparatively insigni-
fcant, and the French .character indeed seems every
day to be sinking in estimation.

Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, the Duke of
F.ENT, Princesses SOY-HIA, AUGUSTA, :111:1 AMELIA,
sceomvanied by Ladyi:. towE, Central htTz Roy,
and Colonel TAYLosii lodevio_Windbor Park, and
returned at twelve—,
The QUEEN and Princess ELIZABETH took on
airing to FrOgruore, &C.