The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-26 00:00:00

BATTLE OF VIMIERA.

" Junot marched from Lisbon with all th'e tro ►ps
he could colle&, and formed a junction with La-
borde, Loisob, Kellerman, and all his Generals of
Brigade, with the intention of bringing on a general
engagement with the English. During the night he
pushed forward his artillery, and posted his troops so
as to occupy a part of the mountains on the flank of
the English army.
' " At nine o'clock in the morning of thegtst, he
attacked the centre and right of the British position,
endeavouring at the same time to turn their left.—:
His first onset was very vigorous ; but the firmness
of the British line was not to be shaken, and it re-
sisted in a manner which exceeds all praise. The
victory was not for a moment doubtful. The Eng-
lish to advance, until they drove the
French from all their positions.
" The both . regiment, Chasseurs, and Royal,
Scotch, did wonders. The, brigade of Portuguese
infantry attached to the left wing concluded them-
selves with great spirit; but what principally decided
the a&ion was the superiority of the English flying
artillery. They had twelve-pounders mounted,
which they moved with excessive rapidity, and'de-
stroyed every ,thing before them. Junot took his
station on an eminence, where he observed the pro-
gress of the battle, and issued his orders. He had
With him a reserve of noo men.

" The French infantry began to give way,• and
fall into disorder. At that instant the Commander
of the British cavalry received orders to attack them.
They were accompanied by two squadrons of Portu-
guese cavalry, who maintained the honour of, their
country. At the moment that this united corps was
about to charge the enemy,' a considerable body of
French cavalry advanced from A pine wood. Not-
withstanding their great supeiiority, and our being
advanCed upwards of 400 paces in front of. the Bri-
tish line, we acquitted ourselves Iperlealy well.—.
Junot, perceiving that his army was completely
routed,_gave orders to retreat, without making any
attemit to risk his reserve, which aced as a guard.
lii ,kfliole Staff were seen to set off as fast as they
could. The result of this memorable anion was the
capture of 2 t pieces of artillery,- and from 1000 to
1200 killed. The prisoners 'amount to 800, among
whom are Generals Brenier add Arnaud. The latter
fell from his horse, and, was'taken by a Portuguese,
Serjeant and Cadet. • The number of wodnded can-
not be less than 2or 3000. The French carried ofd
a number of them in waggons to Torres Vedias.---,
The rest were left lying on the mountains. The
Portuguese were generously employed', in colleaing
them. In the hospital of the little village of Lou
rinhau, there are more than twenty of them severely
wounded. How different was the condu& of our
oppressors, who exercised every. species of cruelty
upon us ! The loss of the English does not exceed,
in killed and wounded, more than 500 men.-

A Letter from Hamburgh states, that -BERNA.,
DOTTE cannot dissemble his chagrin at the depar-
ture of the Spauiarck. When he lately returned to
that city from Rendsburgh he forbad the discharges
of artillery, which on former occasions announced
his arrival ; and on .the day following, when the
Syndic SCHULTZ waited on him to congratulate him
in the name of the Senate on his return, and ex-
pressed his regret at the sudden disappearance of the
Spaniards,' BERNADOTTE stopped him, and vehe-
mently exclaimed—" Oh, the beggarly banditti !
had I only had some ships, I would soon have
brought them back again."
Extraft of a Letter, dated Stockholm, the 12th of
September, 1808 :

"Lieutenant-Colonel GYLLENSCHOLD sets out
to-day for London, to deliver the Flag of the Rus-
sian Man of War Sewolod, destroyed by ,Sir SAMUEL
HOOD. Baron 'LAJERILIELKS is arrived from the
Fleet, with the information that the Swedish and
English Fleets, blockading the Russians in Port 8a1..:
tic, have fired upon the batteries protecting the en-
trance ; that the Russian Admiral KANIKOFF, after
having moored his Ships, in order to employ them
as batteries,' has sued for a capitulation, on condi-
tion that the Russian Fleet should be unrigged, and
not serve during the war. This proposal was re-
jecSted ; and in place of it the Swedes and English
demanded, that siN of the Russian Ships should be
'delivered up, and the remainder be unrigged, and
not sent to sea during the war. But as the Russian
Admiral would not agree to these, conditions, the fire
re-commenced from the joint Fleets. • It is stated
as a fad, that Sir JAmits SAUMAREZ has written to
Mr. THORNTON, the British Minister' at this place,
that he is almost sure the Russian Fleet would sur-
render or be destroyed.
" From Finland we have no certain news. There
is, however, a report that the Swedish Army to the
north of Abo has suffered much in an engagement,
and been obliged to retreat half a mile (three Eng-
lish). We have lately had so much success, that
we must expeat a check now and then. The Rus-
sians have lost more men in this campaign than• is
generally supposed. The Swedish General VEGE-
SACK is at Christianstadr, and Gen. LANFINGSHAUSEN
at Kasko. Our troops are, in high spirits. The
Russians have sent a reinforcement of 20,000 fresh
troops into Finland ; and private accounts from St.
Petersburgh. state, that there is no likelihood of a
peace; ALEXANDER is daily closeted with the French
'Ambassador; and it is said, that it is by the advice
"of the latter that these 20,000 men have been order-
ed to Finland. It is really a pity that two neigh-
bours should destroy one another in this-way, for. no
rational purpose on earth. Russia will never be so-
vereign of Finland; but it is the policy of' the
French to keep her employed in that quarter."

A new and singular conscription has lately taken
place in the ,Austrian States, namely, of old women,
for the use of the army, or rather, we should-. say,
for the service,, of the. hospitals. Every district is
called uporl? to provide a given number of veteran
females, who, in the event of being wanted, may
be immediately distributed in the several caserns or
hospitals, as laundresses, nurses, &c.
Capthin ROBERT EVANS, who arrived from the
.Baltic on the 14th inst. with a Russian Nobleman,
and DiSpatches of great consequence, is since ap-
pointed to the command of.the Satellite Sloop, in the
Do w 1. S.