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city.

JOZ, OF THE 28TH JUNE.

By command of the Junta.
ANTONIO BERTON, Sec.

preparaticps.

" 'On the 26th, trenches were cut across the
roadi, in order to prevent the approach of the caval-
ry, and to in-lpede the advance of the infantry; and
the ditches surrounding the city and citadel were
filled with water.

" On the 27th, in the evening, General CoAR
ittatiked the Enetify at the diAanve, of a Jcagge frgm

cavalry under his command; the hussars of Qlivenza-
and Bourbon, the strength of ..vhich was ►wenly-ooe
horse. With' these he patsed to the post hotise
of St. Cecilia. On going out of that place he
had a .view of the enemy, who were tormed in
order of battle, in the confidence that ST. MAR-
TIN, with his small party, how_ever larave„,N.vould
not dare to attack them. That Officer, however,
regarding only the orders of his superior, :placed his
tthops in order of battle, and attacked with such in-
trepidity, that he completely routed the enemy, leav-

ing on the field a great number of dragoons dead, and

taking many other prisoners, whoin, though wound-
' ed, they brought in on their own horses, the officer
and- the remaining soldiers having 'fled in such terror,
- that they threw away their helmets. They left- be-
hind them fifteen excellent horses. The remainder
were killed. Lieut.-Colones MOURGEN ordered a re-
treat, observing,. that a reinforcement of 100 horse
was corning to the enemy. The Lieutenant of the
CaValry of the Prince, DOLICARLOS LAN ZA VOTTE,WaS,
in consequence, ordered' to support ST. MARTIN 011
the Causeway. The Dragoons of the Queen were,
at the same time, ordered to advance on the right,
under the command of Capt. Don JOSEPH DE TORRES.
" The reserve of the column of Don JOSEPH Bou-
_YNI, Captain Commandant of the company of
Chasseprs' of the Wallbon guard, was added, with
orders to take a position to cover the baggage and
ammunition. With this operation they were satis-
, fled, and retired in the best order. ST. MARTIN has
passed the most ,distinguished eulogium on all his
corps, particularly on the serjeant of the hussars of
Olivenza PEDRO DE MARTOS, and on the chasseur
oT the same, JUAN DE Dios, who at his own immi-
nent danger saved the life'of the serjeant of cavalry,
BORBON ANTONIO RAMOS, and of a soldier of the
same regiment named loNacto ALONZO. Those,
who 'led in this manner, are the toasted conquerors
of Jena and Austerlitz."

INTELLIGENCE RECEIVED BY THE DIARY OF BADA-

Yesterday, at nine in the evening; the most ex-
cellent Captain-General of this province received the
following information :.Soria, 1 sth June.—lt ap-
pears that God declares for our cause, and that our
Generalissima, the Virgin of Pilar, is inclined to
give us a positive demonstration of her patronage.—
Besides the French' whafell in the cbmbats of •Tu-
dela, Ballen, Gallus, and Arragon, who amounted
to sor 6000, there remained 12,000 who. were to
have entered Saragossa on the day of Corpus Christi,
according to their orders, which-were to etFed their
entrance, though the last man should fall in the.at-_
tempt. But .by a miracle of the Virgin, the last
battle was given in the garden of Saragossa, within
cannon shot of the city. The enemy were all put
to the sword, and not one remained to tell the story,
of their destruction. The Attagonese fought like
furies, and went so far as to throw aWay their
,mus-
kets and fight with sabres. They took 400 horses
and 27 cars of ammunition. Our loss has been con-
siderable but in contests of such a nature, vialory
cannot be otherwise obtained. But the triumph ob-
tained is beyond all counterpoise. It is therefore
communicated for the satisfaCtion of the public.

GRENADA, JULY 9.—Various letters frotil Valert-
ea of the Ist inst. have been received, containing
the details of the' memorable attack upon that city.
The substance of them is of the following pur-
port

" On the :),4th ult. at nine o'cl6ck at night, ad-
vice was receit:ed that the French had defeated the
army of the Cabrillas. The Juuta thereupon issued
orders at four in the morning of the 25th, thiough
the Alcades of the different precincts, that all the
inhabitants, without exception, should repair to the
citadel to,provide themselves with arms. So great
was the number of the applicants, that the quantity of
muskets in store being insufficient to arm them, all
the English swords, of which there was a large stock
in the arsenal, were delivered , out, though many
were without hilts. From the citadel were con,-
veyeti a number of cannon, carrying from 18 t 0.20

pound shot, and from the Gran, four 24-pounders,
and many more of various calibres. At the gate of
• Quarte, where the enemy were ex peCited to muk-e their
attack, were planted one 20-pounder, and several 12
and 16-pounders. The other gates were also more
or less fortified according to circilmstarice. A great
quantity of timber, yvhiCh had just beep floated down
the river, served to block up the entrances of the

streets within the walls, and to form a Kreast work
for the protection of the artillery posted without the
The uilole of the 25th was occupied in these

the city ; but notwithstanding the utmost glilantry
on his part-, he found it itnpossible to hold::the

French in check, and the enemy confidently ad-
vanced towards Valencia, threatening destruaion in

every quarter.

" On the 28th, at eleven in the morning, our
advanced corps came in, bringing intelligence that
the enemy were already within a quarter of a league
of the city; and in a short time after the enemy
sent in a flag of truce,- with a message, that if they
were peaceably permitted to enters, persons and pro-
perty should be respe6ted ; but if not, that they
would • enter with fire and sword. On the receipt
of this message, his Excellency the Captain-Gene-
ral, the Archbishop, and the united body of the in-
habitants, came to a resolution, that they would
make the most obstinate defence ; which resolution
they accordingly notified to the enemy.
" The FrenCh, in the mean time, determined to.
make every effort to accomplish their purpose, had
begun to open their fire upon the city, and to en-
deavour to force the gate of Quarte, which was pre-
cisely the one which had been put in the best state
of defence. The enemy occupied a broad street
which runs in. front of the gate just mentioned.
The gate was thrown open, and a 24-pounder being
brought up, it made an inconceivable havock aniong
our adversaries. Their loss was incalculable, for
their dead lay heaped on each other in the street.
Our countrymen, defended by the walls. and the
heavy artillery, scarcely lost, dozen men. In the
evening the enemy began to find their ammunition
fail them, and they made an attempt to penetrate
by the gate of Sr. Vincent ; but this also proving
ineffeOual, they were under the necessity of retreat-
ing. They lost hve pieces ofartillery in this affair;
and oil the 2gth our troops, who had gone in pur-
suit of them, .brought in eight more, but the latter
were spiked.
" It is impossible adequately to describe the enthu-
siasm and heroism of the females, and the manner in
which they contributed to the defence of their coun-
try. Our troops continued to pursue the retreating re-
mains of the enemy's army, and we expe& to hear
of their being totally routed."
Such is the substance of the private letters. The
Corrode Murcio of the sth of July, further
states, that: the remains of MONCEY'S artny, being
from 2 to 3000 in number (as from 6 to 7000
fell in sight of Valencia), filled with terror and
dismay, had passed the river Alen., at Venta del Rey,
with much hazard and loss ; and that to ensure
their total rout, Signor D. Louts DE VILLAVA, the
General Commandant, had, taken measures to de-
tach the best corps of tlie-ariny of Murcia, -with a
strong train of artillery, in order to intercept the
French in their retreat, and to attack them 'wher-
ever they should fall in with them. The "same
Paper also mentions that a division of the enemy,
consisting of 4000. infantry, and 400 cavalry, mostly
very young and contemptible recruits, had assembled
at St-. Clemente, and proceeded without interruption‘•
,
to Iniesta. It is probable that they would follow
the same route, and experience the same fate with
MONCEY'S division.

CORUNNA, JULY 13.—The Government has is-
sued a public notification, that, among other ge-
nerous propositions, England has made an offer to
guarantee the repayment of whatever sums of money
shall be advanced by the wealthy and loyal subjects.
of FERDINAND VII. for the support of his just,cause,
and that of the valiant armies who are defending it; •

The following are the preliminary articles of a
new and perpetual alliance, offensive and defensive,

between the two nations of Spain and Portugal, con-
cluded on the one hand by the Government of Ga-
licia in the name of our August Sovereigu Don ELK
DINAND VII. and'on the other, by the Supreme
Junta of Government established at Oporto, in the
name of the' Prince Regent of Portugal :

ART. I. There shall be peace, friendship, and good un-
derstanding between the, two Powers, and they shall inu-
wally aid each other in expelling from every part of their
territories m the Peninsula, the tyranny of France (beginning
vvitfi Portugal), with a view to the preservation of the per-
fed independence •of the two nations, respectively, and to
the ro-estalilishnaent of ale Sovereignty of their lawful Mo.
narchsi

11. 'hat the kingdom of Galicia shall, in the first in.
stance, furnish all the aid in its power to reinforce the arm),
at Portugal ; and that it shall
,further be bound, as far as it
sha Ibe at to induce the other Provinces of Spain, bor.
dering on Portugal, to assemble such a force as may be ne-
cessary to accomplish the .lest ruelion of the commoh enemy;
and that in like manner Portugal, over and above the aid
which it will have to givp Spain, as soon as it shall have se-
cured its own freedom, engages, as far as possible, to contrj.
bute to the re-estahlisinnent of the freedom of the other
Provinces of the said Kingdom of Portugal.
1I I . The British Nation, the antient and most faithful Ally
Of POrtugal, having a common interest in the present Treaty,
a Copy thereof shall be communicated to his Majesty th
King of Great Brtain, in order to obtain his guarantee of its
stipulations.
In testimony whereof, we affix put' signatures to the lire-
sent Convention.

Don GEUARQ FIGUEROSA,
Brigadier-General in the Spanish Army.
Dcn ANTONIO DE' S. I. DE CASTRO,
, . Bishop:Of Oporto, and Pmesident of the
Oporto, July 4. Junta of Government in this City.

VILLA FitA,gCA, JULY If.----According to a ktter
from the Colonel of the Provincials of Tuy, who
was present in the battle of Rio Seco, that affair was,
at 'the commencement of it, very 'favoutable to us,
The
.enemy lost four Cannon, 1500 horse, 2000 pri-
soners, besides a great number who lay dead. on, the
field of battle, and about-1000 cavalry 'who were
disabled. But. the remains of the French cavalry
having formed again in one body, attacked-our-ad-
vanced troops, and made great havock among them.
The battalion of t he.Volidn teen. of Navarre were the
principal sufferers, as, without waiting for orders
from their officers, they rushed upon the cavalry,
and sold their lives at a very dear rate. The Gene-
rals were in consequence obliged to retreat, which
they accomplished in good-order to Benevente. The
French did not attempt' to pursue them, and do not
appear to be much satisfied-; with the result of this
affair, which was no doubt to 'be trumpeted forth
in every part of France as a con*lete vitory, and the
total rout of the combined armies of Galicia and
tCastile.•

CORUNNA, JULY 2 3.—On the 19th ,instant arriv-
ed at the Port of ViVero, in .an English Frigate,
DON JOACHIM FREYRE, a Lieutenant of the Navy,
one of the deputies who were sent to his Ethan
-
tile Majesty. He set off immediately for thislown,
and arrived here on the• morning of the 2oth.

At the same time on English Frigate and Sloop`of
War entered this harbour; they .saluted the forts,
which returned the hono& with 21 guns. They
had on board a Deputation from Great,Britaiu to the
Government of Galicia, consisting of General Sir
ARTHUR WELLESLEY and four Colonels. At one
o'clock the General and Colonels arrived at the
Mole, amidst an immense concourse of people, who
incessantly shouted, " Long live the King of Great
Britain." At four o'clock in the afternoon, by order
of the Govepment, a Deputation, consisting of the
Governor of this garrison, DON -MIGUEL BLANES,
Auditor, &c. Marquis DE ST. MIGUEL, and Senor
Da LA PENELA, went on board the Frigate in which
the Envoy from his Britannic Majesty arrived. Hav-
ing exchanged the moot sincere protestations of the
stri& union and alliance now existing between the
two nations, the whole of them landed amidst re-
peated discharges of artillery. The party then pro-
ceeded to the Palace, where the Members of the Go-
vernment had assembled, and the Envoy from his
Britannic Majesty was received in great state. On
the same evening the following Note was addressed
to the Clergy of the different parishes : •

" This City, in order to manifest its generous gra-
titude to the English nation,. grants permission ,for
a general illumination, to commence at nine o'clock
this evening, and communicates the necessary infor-
mation to your Reverence, it order that you may
contribute, on your part, to so honourable a. festival,
by giving orders that all the bells be rung, and for a
longer time than is. usnal'in such 'cases."

During the illumination and ringing of the bells,
the Members of the Government and the British
Envoy paraded
,the streets, attended by a vast con-
course, accompanied by a band of music, and escort-
ed by a body or troops. ri He afterwards went on
board his Ship. He landed again the following
morning, amidst repeated discharges of artillery, and
on entering the house appropriated to his residence,
a company of the Royal Corps of Artillery, with
their colours, was stationed to keep guard before it.
warriors entered this place covered with glory. It
is at present impossible to give a 'detailed and cir-
cumstainial account of all that took place in the Ob-
stinate and sanguinary battle ofyesterday, but in the
mean time we can asure the public, that the enemy
received a severe chastisement, , and that our army
acquired etefnal renown. What was not performed
by the Prince's grenadiers, and the volunteers of
Navarre; Toledo, and Balbastro ! What spirit, valour;
and presence of mind did they not display !' They
set the grape-shot at defiance, and rUshed with
pleasure into the midst of the greatest dangers: 'Did
first corps carried, at the point of the bayonet, a
battery of four pieces of
.artillery ; 1000 of the
_French fell. by the hands of the second and third ;
pushing into the midst of the cavalry,
sapnadr
dh the last,el
tiier them nor their riders. Upwards of
1500 of the enemy were vi6tims of their. valour.

- The column of the provincials of Galicia, im-
moveable as a rock,' struck terror and dismay into
the hostile army, and,in a short time had no enemies
to combat. Would that it had direeted !itself to
anothei• point ! What did it not do, what. did .it
leave to be done ?

. The van-guard under the command of Count DE
.MAZEDA, consisting of soot) grenadiers and light
troops, with their worthy Commander in Chief, did
every thing that could be wished.
liaich. and every of the corps demonstrated that the
kingdom has not in vain.reposed confidente in then).
By ten o'clock in the morning, the victory- seemed
to be ours,,and the total destruction of the enemy's
army as certain. They were fully aware. of 'their
danger, and appeared to. have exhausted-all. their
resources. They made, as a last effort, a treinend-
ous discharge of grape-shot (of grenades according
to others) upon.the left wing, and at the same-time
attacked it with their numerous and well appointed
cavalry. Had the new levies kept their line; imitat-
ed the good example of their leaders, and been obe-
dient to orders, the enemy would have found its
ruin it the movement to which he owed his, safety.
But having for a moment been dismayed, the ene-
my had au opportunity, in some measure, of xeCo-
vering themselves, and might perhaps have destroy-
e'd our army, had not the wise and magnanimous
BLAKE, with our flying artillery, under the command
of Captain DON ANTONIO PAREDIS, stopped their
progress. , At the conclusion of the aCtion, our 1-1)y
retreated in the best order, to refresh the troops,
with the intention, of afterwards returning to the
filAd of battle.

SUPPLEMENT' to file " DI A RI() DE LA CORUNA,"

O 1 THE 29TH JULY.

On the 27th inst. the fo!lowing Resolution was
Communicated. to the General in Chief of the Army,
1). JOAQUIN BLAKE: •
" The Cohncif of Government taking into consi-
' deration the distinguished merit and services of'your.
Ev-elieitcy, and in just remuneration of the heroism
with AVllich your. Ekcelfency has, shed additional
lustre upoh them, by your answer. to the letter ad-
,dressed to you frbm the Vrench General BESSIERES,
you treated his offer with contempt, and
deelared yOurself the firm and constant defender of
your country, and the rights of o'er lawful Sovereign'

Dot; ; have appointed youi
cellency Governor and Captain-General of the king-
dom of Galicia, and President of the Royal -Audi
ence, .Xou nomination in regular form will 14
transmitted to you in course, it being resolved that
your Excellency shall continue In the command of
the army now confided to your care, until the con-
chision of the war; and the premises are comMuni-
cated to-you for your satisfaEtion."
July 28, 1808." . -•
.AS'IORGA, JULY, 'lB.--We have had the satisfac-
tion of seeing the brave army of the Kingdom of
Galicia pass..through.this place to take up a position
at Manzanal and Foncehadon,,after having left 'pros-
trate, on the plains of Rte Seco, between six •and
seven thousand olthe enemy. Compared with this,
and consideringtheir numerous cavalry, our loss is
very insignificant. 'From the position which "our
army has, taken, and looking to their conduel in this
last aflitir, we anticipate the total destru&ion of the
enemy, should he have the temerity to venture on
another attack.

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LONDON,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2808.

have this day made some Extra Els from th
Seville Gazette, and from the Corunna Diary ; thc,
former contains an accoupt of the attack made by

General MONCEY upon the City of Valencia, and of
his complete defeat ; the latter gives some further
details respeCting the battle of Rio Seco, which con-
firm the accounts which had previously reached
respe&ing that action. With regard to the col

pletc defeat of General MONCEY, we do not thin

any doubt can now be rationally, entertained-
unless it is supposed that the accounts given uncle'
the authority of the Supreme Junta of Seville arts all
fabrications. But the intelligence from the Norill

Spain is certainly involved in considerable obscari'
ty, and' it appears impossible to form a' ac-
curate opinion upon the state of affairs in* th3t
quarter, upon the information now before ut. 3

that we know with any degree of certainty ie., that
after the Battle of Rio Seco the Patrioui
weresufficiently,sufficiently,strong, or did not deem it xrk'dient:
to oppose the progress of BESSIERE, toward`
the Frontiers of Portugal. Some doubt* hay('
been expressed whether BESSJERES, with so 4=ll
a force as 10 or 12,000 men,would attempt to t-°'
PO.rtilg_alj_.l3.ut_vnless his obje6.l were_ to eq ter
Kingdom, we cannot account foi4

Benevente to Zamora, and from thence, if we n;
believe some of the accounts, to.w•ards Ciuda Rod-,
rigo. The 'extreme danger of J,UNOT'It
and the great importance to RUONArARTE. Of pre

serving Lisbon, may have induced bin] td

BESSIERLS to enter Portugal.

A report.was circulated last night, that accpants
had been received of the French having enterkd St,
Andero; and it was even, rumoured that they wen
in possession of Oviedo. We can assure ourßeade
that there was no arrival from Spain in the COW'.
of 'yesterday ; there appeals therefore to be no
thority whatever for those reports.

• The force which sailed last week from Po
mouth, under Sir H. iltlltliAßD, is destined for Pk
tugal, so. that in a few .days we shall have a t
in; that Country much superior to the French, evi
if JUNOT should be reinforced by Gen. &SSIERES.

No intelligence had been received from Sir A.
WELLESLEY when this Paper was put to Press. It
is stated in a Morn,ing Paper, that Sir ALITHUft
WELLESLEY did not leave Oporto till the 26th tilt,
We are inclined , to believe that this must be 3
mistake, becauSe we have seen a Letter iron)
Oporto, dated the 28th, which stated that he saiied
from that port on the 25th, with a•northetly wind,
and that the Fleet' was out of'sight in a few hours.

THOUGH it is a matter of some regret that Sir.
FRANCIS BARING, by indiscreetly proposing the
health of the President of America as a. toast, at the
Meeting which did ,so much, hon,-mr, to the City of
London on Thursday last, should run the hazard' 01
disturbing its harmony, yet as no such elfea wa4
produced, we are not altogether sorry that Sir
FRANCIS did so, as the President of the United
States will now have a full opportunity of knowing
how his condua and character are appreciated in this
Country. A few political pamphlets against hitt'
might be considered as the result of private pique
and disappointment, but as the whole world cannot
produce a more respeaable, enlightened, and.libcrol
body, than those who composed that Meeting. V
will see how his character is est irmiied by men wl'°
are above all narrow prejudices, and would" not. sot'
fer any personal considerations to prevail over .017
larged views of national policy. That Mr,.,TEri,Ll'"
sox has, upon many occasions, a&I-ti widi an 07
dent hostility towards /this Country, cantidt be ,de.

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