The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-17 00:00:00

SPANISH PAPERS.

MAORI!), 0cr.11.-,--The Supreme Junta of the
Eng(tom has created another superior Military
Council of War, consisting of Don TOMAS MORLA,
Don F. X. CAsmNos, the Marquis DE cASTELAR,
the Marquis DEL PILACIA, and Don A. BUERRO.

We have the agreeable intelligence of two French
regimenti having been taken (*cogidas) in quality of
hostages, for the Spanish troops which could not
effe& .their escape with the Marquis DE LA ROMA..
NA, from Denmark.

LISBON, SEPT. 24.—The day.before yesterday was
a day of jubilee and satisfa6tion for the Spanish army,
on account of having its arms delivered to it, on
which occasion, salutes were fired from all the Eng-
lish Ships in the River.

. Measures have been taken to remount_ the Spanish
Cavalry on the same horses they brought to this
Couiitry.

Yesterday morning the English Commanders, both
by sea and land, paid a visit to the Regency, and
afterwards ,to the Spanish General. Every thing
cOntinues m the greatest harmony between the three
nations.

COILUNNA, OCT. 6.—Bilboa is certainly in the
hands of the French; who, it is said, entered it
32,000 strong ; General -NEY has the Command.
The Marquis DE PORTEZZO withdrew his troop 4
and artillery in good order, taking a position which
enables him to wait reinforcements without mole's;

tation.
EGEA DE LOS CABALLEROS, SEPT. s.—We learn
that JOSEPH BOON APARTE is at Merando de Ebro,
and his army encamped on the Banks of the Ebro.
lin Castilla they have 5000, • and ten leagues hence
4000 men./ Our look-out parties observe whatever
their advanced posts are doing ; we also learn that the
French are fortifying Bayonne with all expedition.
(Ctittinsis-A TELEGRAPH, OCT. s.)—Details of the
Operations of our Army, transmitted to the Most Se-
rene Junta, by his Excellency poll JoActonn BLARE,
Commander in Chief
" MOST EXCELLENT SENIOR,
"'I have the honour of informing your Excellency
of the singular proofs of valour which the troops under
my command have evinced, in the re-capture of the
city of Bilb.oa, which achievement would have been
,most complete, if the inadvertency of some of our
advanced posts, who the preceding night fired. upon
the enemy, had not given them an opportunity !of
knowing our positions at a moment when
_they
were most ignorant of it, believing us to be tawny
leagues distant. Aware thus of out.ariival, theylook
a different determination, and it follOwv,t that they
were not a!' made prisoners, as undouotetily would
.otherwise have been tote case.
" At half past three in the morning of the moth,
Brigadier Don Manuel FABIA, set out with the van-
guard, ' consisting of two. Companies of the Regi-
ment of Babastro, the Trialleures of Toledo, and the
Prince, the 2d battalion of grenadiers of the army,
two of Toledo, and the regiment of Lago; to cut off
the retreat of the Enemy at the new bridge .
point necessary for the passage) but at a short
distance. The Enemy commenced firing,- and.
having crossed :he river, possessed theinselves of the
•
avenues ; notwithstanding this, forcing the passage,
he continued his march, forbidding the troops to fire,
and stationed himself behind a house.
" Whilst these, movements were executing, the
day began to break, and after forming, en battaille,
the Regiment of Lugo, to support his fianx, he
charged upon the enemy, who, from various points,
commenced firing, -reducing the a6tion to a mere
mountain warfare.
" In the. mean time I ordered the rest of my
troops to advance, which was the first battalion of
grenadiers of the line, three companies of tirailleurs
of Arragon, and the 2d of the Prince, leaving
,two
companies of the third battalion of the last corps to
cover a pass, and two other posts on a height.
ordered also that four companies of Barbastro, and
the tiraillenrs, should proceed to the vanguard, to re- -
connoitre the ground on the right, the left, and the
centre ; but observing the attack was well maintain-
at all points, I determined that the companies of
Barbastra, as well as the grenadiers, should support
the vanguard.
" The resistance of the enemy was most obsti-
nate, but after three hours and a half firing, in
which they lost from 350 to 400 men, in killed,
wounded, 'and prisoners, they were obliged to retire
precipitately, leaving, on the field of' battle knapr

fiack, fusiis, and one ammunition waggon : part of
the regiment of Barbastro, with the Colonel at its
.head, and the tiraleurs pissed the stone bridge,
throwing themselves with the bayonet upon those
who remained in the porcheS of the square firing,
and, effe6ted their total flight j while, on the other
hand, they were followed, and harassed in their re"
tre conseqt ence of this, I proceeded to take
po,ses-lon of Bilboa, which-, without suffering any
thing, was witness-to the a& on, and caused to'revive
in the. inhabitants the most lively joy and satisfae-
Lion at seeing themselkefreefrom the cruel oppres-,

•ion under which they had lived during the infarlac
&minion of the French."

ADVICES FROM THE ARMY OF GALICIA.

It is not doubted here' that our advanced post inter-
cepted a Courier who came from Bayonne for Marshal
BEss!ERES; among other intelligence; he brought that,
of a reinforcement which was shortly to arrive. Our
skilful
.General was preparing to receive it with his
brave artillery, his disciplined and warlike infantry
a force which, added to the troops from the North,
which will immediately join him, is competent to
sustain the part which becomes it, And even to press
the enemy and to compel him to abandon thesitn9-
tion he occupies, if it does not 'entirely de eat him.
The most serene and faithful Kingdon (or Junta) of
which incessantly watches for the public
security, does not content itself with the. forcers
which already are the terror of the French Eagles'
, -
but treat's of augmenting them by an Army of Re-
serve, to be compoied of 18,000, men. .