The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-17 00:00:00

(PRIVATE LETTER.)

ST. ANnzaO, Nov. 12.—When I last wrote to
you, our accounts from Bilboa were distressing.—
Our official accounts, thank God, are of a different
complexion.—General BLAKE has given the enemy
a °complete drubbing. The killed, wounded, and
prisoners, amount to 3000 men. Five hundred
horses are taken, and all. the cannon the French had
in the anion. The Spaniards drove the enemy two
leagues, and have once more got possession of Bil-
boa, in which place they found upwards of 200
wounded French.

ALGESIRAS, Nov. 3.—By this post we have no
Gibraltar Gazette, owing to some delay in its deli-
very ; but we 'have received the agreeable intelli,
gence , that various English
,Transports have arrived
in that harbour, with 3500 Spanish soldiers belong-
ing to those whom the French had disarmed at Lis,
bon, who, are now on their way,to Catalonia, coin-.
pletely armed by the English. They alSo take
with them 20,000 'muskets. The'Trantportti.plit
into Gibraltar, in order to take in provisions for the
navigation to Tarragona, as they could not be fur-
nished with them in Portugal. These troops are
under the command of Field-Marshal Don GREGO-
RIA LAGUNA.'

REVS, Ocr. 15.—0 n Monday last 4500 of the
Monsieurs made a sally from Barcelona, in the di-
rection of Gerona. They brOke ihrongh Our line of
Moncada, notwithstanding all the resistance made
by the Commander of that line, the brave .MlLAtis
DEL BOsCH, who, however, held them in check as
Fug as he could, anti almost aff'orded time for the
arrival of the reinfOrcement, which our General, on
hearing of the_ event, ordered to march from Molins
del ftei, in conjunction with 300 cavalry that came
trbnt Minorca. l'tie l mei were in action on Tues-
day evening, and skilled with their oi'n hands 400.
of the Monsieurs. This account is official ; but not
SO another, which says, that the rem of the sin-
ditti had fallen hack, and re-entered Barcelona. We
shall ascertain this to-morrow morning. It was re-
ported here that our Miquelets were in Barcelona;
but we, unfortunateiy, know that this is not true.
With the arrival., however, of the 12,000 men
whom we extent from Valencia and Arragon, we
have no doubt of being able to relieve the poor in-
habitants of that cityi who are reduced to the utmost
distress.

GERONA, OCT., 3.—On, the tst instant arrived
here tilt: Lieutenant Colonel of the Swis4 regiment
of Wimptien, with 260 of that Corps, beside, a
company ot the grenadiers and one of the .fusileera
of the BOurbon regiment at infantry; the whole
being placed under the orders of the Illustrious
Junta ot this place; who have 'directed .that three
hundred of them
,shall pioueed to the fAPtress of
Rasas.

Yesterday entered a battalion of the regiment of
Bourbon, with their Commanding Officer at tneir,
head ; also the. first battalion of the -M►quelets, of
Tarragona, and a company of those of Vich, wide!'
the command of Colonel a NARCISSO DE LA
VALETE.

Being kept in continual alarm, from the frequent
advances and retrograde muvetnents of the French,
in reinforcing the Castle of San Fernando, as they
make incursions by way of Ampurdan, and ravage
the.country with a sinail body of horse, our force on
.the frontiers being in,tiffit ient to preset t this evil ;
and as, tat :lie other hind, the garrison of this place
was.diily growing weaker, from the .detachments
sent to succour that of Rusas, which is threatened,
.and tar the protection of the tioiatirt, it duty which
cannot be neglected; it is inopoSsible to describe the
joy produced in this env by the arrival of these aux-
iliary troops; the inhaintants gladly recognizing
them as the defenders of their habitations, and Wes.
sing and applauding the beneficent hand which has
sent them to us.

By fevers trona Rosas, we learn, that on the 27th
ult. the English ship Quint, (Kent) of 74 guns,
entered that Bay. A polacre sailed the same day
for Sicily with a number of Neapolitan deserters an
board.

• The peasants of the Ampordan, who had gone-to
their respective homes, returned hither lea body on
the 28th, with the most valuable part of their move-
ables, in consequenee of the considerable reinforce-
ments that had entered San Fernando de Figueras,
notw►thstanndin►g the obstinate resistance they met.
with from our troops and peasantry in the adair of
Junquera, on the 24th ult. which was most warmly
contested on both sides.

MADRID, OCT. 22.—The • Diario, of last Thurs-
day, contains 'the details of a Civic Militia to be
raised in this city. The Junta of Aranjuez, with
the approbation of the Council of Castile, has de-
creed the formation of seven bodies, consisting of
. 6000'. infantry and 1400 horse. FOr this Militia all
I the inhabitants are to be inlisted from 16 to 50
• years of age without any exception whatever.
The Nobility, including the Grandees of Spain,
&c. are to form two regiments ; one of Cavalry
of tow men, and the other of Infantry, composed
. of tw.4 battalions of 600 men each. The Advocates
are included, but the Judges are exempt.
The Officers of GoVernment • another regiment
• of 1200 men.
The Merchants, including the great trading aud
chartered parties, .are to-keep another regiment.
The Attbrnies, Agents, Notaries, sze. a regiment
of 1200 men.
The 6th regiment is to be maintained by the ma-
nupeturers and artisans.

One or two squadrons of cavalry, for the Nobi-
lity. The horses to be kept by themselves.
The Officers to be chosen by their respective'
classes, being first proposed to the Junta for their
concurrence.

The some Paper states, that on the ff.3dpel°r;o'r3r,'`,)!
,ee
variety of- religious ceremonies were to be
by the Augustine Monks. The Order of /331%4.1
rt,,
and the' Congregation of the Holy Mary del PI grit
and dedicated to the worship of the Holy
of the Altar, in order to appease the Divine %yr '
on account of the profanations committed by ther
Frenchto return thanks to the Divine !new>. 'y
the singular proteaion- given to Spain_and• to IV;
More that he would continue their victories eve':
their enemies, restore as soon as possible their bc"
loved Monarch FERDLNAND VII. establish in his no'
dent dignity and splendour his Holiness Pope NI
VII. and to grant prosperity to the• Supreme Junta
in the happy Government of The Monarchy.
The Digrio of this day contains a Manifesto bi
General PALAFOX, dated Saragossa, acknowled4ing
the liberal aid granted by the city of Tudela to thel
Army of Arragon, and full of warm and libel'
praises of the patriotism and loyalty of that city

CORUNPIA, Nov. 7.--Yesterday arrived here the
Encounter Brig, with an English Messenger, bco,-
i S
said to have brought Dispatches of considerable W
d
portance for the British Minister at Madrid; an
this morning lantlectfrom the Plover Sloop of War'
the General of Cavalry, 14rd PAGET. The Trans-
ports with the troops were seen this morning; s
leagues from the'toast..
LT -. Were
Some rt ports of a rather
nolib
in, circulation this morning, respetiting the Wove-
of the enemy ; but nothing certain has transPir—i'
nor has Government published any thing 0f.60) l
the subje&. The:English troops continue to glarc:lx
in detachments for Burgos, where they are toj°l
the _wing of that nation now on it way from FOctir
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50
ARANJEUZ, OCT. 9.—His Excellency D°ll
of
SEPiI DE RALAF6X NIELZI, Captain-General
Arragott, has transmitted a report, made w h.° by
e
Lieut. General Don JOHN O'NEIL, commandill:
the right division of that army, which is as
lows

•
a MOST EXCELLENT SIR,
" The enemy having marched all the troops frailex
Monreal and Salinas to Nardues, isorder to arts
my posit on, and sack the Town of Aibar; tileY aPh;
peared in five columns, consisting each of
hundred men and two pieces of cannon and be:
gan the attack at eight o'clock in the worniPP; •
The fire of the advanced parties soon pointed Otit-wit
me the tletny's views, and I hastened according)
without a Moment's loss, to the above town, 04 463
the remainder of the first battalion of the Volult
of Aragon; the first section of auesca, the first
giment of the Volunteers of 'Wmell, one battalie
of
the second regiment of ValenCia, and 50 horseciej
the King's Dragoons. Our advanced posts clefeli
for three hours their position with the utinosi it'tre,
pidity and valour ; but owing to the EnetPY''
io
superiority. in number, they were at last obligej.,
fall back to Alba, _.until three o'clock in the ''ffet
noon, when, being joined by the
,above TrooP';'4,
resolved to attack the Enemy: I accordingly ,
ed
:Don PEDRO GAsCA, who commands the
teers of Arragon, and Don PEDRO ViLLACASIII
Major of the corps of Huesca, with 4o0:1-03'
Leche; and Col. Don PHILIP PERZNA tO

supported by the rest of the above corps.
" The a&-lion was commenced with uncorl37,
enthusiasm and spirit : our troops rendered (12'4,
selves masters of the wood which comma:l(li Ogeti
and the enemy, from fear of being surrounded, ex
AAo
with the utmo,t precipitation, leaving the .-cireci
battle covered with the slain, and were coroPele
to abandon their formidable position of Nil°
and retreat to Monreal.
ded,
" Onr loss consisted in' a killed, and 14 w°'- of
of the first battalion of Arragon, and the rps t
Huesca, which cannot be called considerable that

of•the enemy amounts to 200 men.
•
" I cannot, but bestow the highest praise °--
tilf
bravery and good condo& of the troops under"):
command, and feel it a duty incumbent on me,
_,,for,
ticularly to recommend to your Excellency the Olv
eel
cers and men of the first battalion of the Vo!tintL
of Arragon, and, of the corps of Huesca, who b°-'.
the brunt of the action,
° Pe
" I have direEled Brigadier General Don in
FIVALLER to occupy Lumbier, in order to he'll
the enemy more closely cn my right. God posclste
you many years.

" Jon:: O'NEII"
(Extraordinary Madrid Gazette, va. 30.)

;me the
MADRID, OCT. 29.—The Troops composing •
titg
first division of Estremadura passed through
capital on their march to Burgos. The horse an
o
artillery were partieulatly excellent, and the TrQ°l7

were all in high spiriti.
CORUNNA;NOV. 6.--On the 2d inst. diselutWketi
here Lord HOLLAND and his family.
kred St
MADRID, OCT. MORLA, is
hourly arr.- ,
801'
Aranjuez, and Signor SAAVEDRA is MIT '-'"rea,e,
there, as he was to leave Seville on the 24II)• •

neral LLAMAS has also arrived at the same place' ler
General the Conde DE COMPIONE has left
Logrona, in order to take the command of his di;„,
sion. General RIMING also sets out for Gatal°°i3.sed
Within the last three days 178 waggons have 111
through here irom Seville, wkth cloths and °I
neces4aries for the Army of Andalusia.