The Sun.
London, England, 1808-07-11 00:00:00

Enemy's Qivalry, on the 15th, welt driven back

npn their Infantry, and were finally obliged to re-

tire in the utmost confusion.

The glorious effe& of

this a&tion hid determined the resolute Patriots of

Ai ragon to drive the French from every part of

their Province.7—The inrrencln of-the French Fleet

at Cadiz Lad been communicated by an cxtraordi-

nary Dispatch- to Badajos, where it was received

with transport on the i eth.

A strong corps of the Enemy, under General

MONDE, had attempted to force its way into the

Province of Valencia,• but had encountered such a

determined resistance, from the gallant Spaniards

in that quarter, that clic French had been repulsed

with 'great loss, and retreated to Cuenza, which is

near the Spanish Capital.
The defeat of DUPONT, which had been an-

nouuccd by previous accounts at Oviedo, was con-

firmed by a Courier who ,arrived at that place on

the Ist inst. According to the former reports, his rear-

guard had experienced great loss from the attacks of

smugglers and others in the mountains : this defeat,

by the last account, took place in Cordova, and was

so complete that 3000 men, •who were going to

reinforce his troops, had been put to the rout;

Other accounts state also, tbat at- Ochano a

French corps-bad been defeated., LIunAT, it is cer-

lain, bad found it necessary, in the present ominous

posture of affairs, to fortify himself in the Retiero,

near I`..ladr;d. The French bad succeeded, accord-

to accounts from Gijon, in obtaining possdsion

of St. litrdera,. haying, marched. a ciarpe- along- the-

ccast ,of Gallicia.
Nothing could execed the grateful fervour and ar-

dent acclamations with which Sir THOMAS DYER and

the Britiali Officers who, accompanied him were

_•c(•ived by the Spanish Patriots; and to complete

their joy, the Vessels laden with stores from this

Country were in sight whenthe. Dispatches came

a way.

The Member of the Junta of Oviedo t;rho arrived

yesterday in town left the former place on the 3d

lust. and brings a full confirmation of these agree-'

able tidings.

The intrepid Spanish Commander

PALAFOX, who commanded the Arroganese, had
absolutely cut to piece 3, close td the walls of Sara-

gossa, a corps of 14,000, under the• French General

/31531ERES, who had been sent froin Madrid to rq-

e.UCe them.

General ESPILETA the Catalans, and

is high in their confidence. BUONAPARTE, it is,said,
is already endeavouring to shift 'the' disgrace arming

from the desperate folly of hiS measuyes,opon other

shoulders', and has recalled MURAT,, whOje.condu&

be has strongly censured.

When Sir 'ThomAs DYER arrived at Gijon, a
Deputation Of the PiovisiDrial Government of Ovie..

do immediately waited on him, and treated him

with every mark of respeft and gratitude.
The number of
,Frenchmen already destroyed in
Spain, is computed at 35,000. Madame MURAT,

it is confidently said, has fallen into the hands of
the Spanish Patriots, and is detained as an hostage.

The report of JOSEPH BUONAPAATE'S death is not
confirmed. He had aßtaally entered into Spain,
on the road to Madrid, but finding the state of

things, had measured his steps back again. But it is
also said that BUONAPARTE himself had deemed it

necessary to quit Bayonne, and was on his return to

Paris.

DISPATCHES nun' LORD COLLINGWOOD

AND SIR C. COTTON.

This morning an Officer arrived at the Admiralty
with Dispatches from Lord COLLINGI.VOOD and Sir

C. COTTON, and the substance of the Dispatches
was soon after given.ein the following Official Bul-

letin :

" Admiralty-Office, July 11, 1808.

" Dispatches were this mornininpeceived at this

Of from Vice-Admiral Lord• COLLINGWOOD and

Admiral Sir CHARLES COoTTON, brought to Ply-

mouth in the Primrose. By the former, it appears

that the French' Squadron in Cadiz strilek;thsir co-

lours to the'Spaniards at seven o'clock- in the inorn-

ing of the 14th June, when the Spanish colours

were immediately hoisted .on 'board theM. The

•
French Ships were not much injured, nor hits there

bcen much loss on either side.

" The Spanish .Admiral is one of 'the Cornmis-

siohers about td,proceed to England, and the Revenge,

commanded by Sir Joni,' GORE, is appointed. to

bring them over.

" The Dispatches from Sir CHARLES COTTON,

down to the 14th of June, confirm ithe reports of a

general spirit of detestatidn. 6f. the .Freneh Govern-
ment in Portugal, in many parts of which it' has
been formally abolished, and that of the. Prince
Regent re-established.

" By a Letter from Capt. CREYKE, of the Eclipse,
dated Oporto, 20th June, it appears that, owing to
the treachery of D'OmvEIRA, • Governor of Oporto
(now confined as a Traitor), the French were en-
abled to re-establish their authority, which they
maintained until the 16th of June, the day of Corpus

Christi, when an attempt was made to carry the
French Flag in the procession. This eiiraged the po-

palace to suclra degree,that under the countenance of
the Priests,they rose in masse, brokeopen the Depots,

supped themselves with 25,090 stand of arms, and
together with -the Regulars famed a most deter-

mined and enthusiastic Army. From this moment

all French authority ceased, and every man, either
French or satpe6ted of being inclined, to the French

interest, was arrested.

" The Bishop of OPORTO is eleEted Governor.

An Army of 20,000 men was sent to meet the

French, who with a corps of 900 men had marched

within six leagues of 01)611o:7—The Provinces Trea
•
Sionies, -Minh°, and the Northern Part of Beira,

have risen in arrn to the ainount of 100,000 moo,'

inclusive of the force in.Qporto.

" Gen. SPENCER arrived off Lisbon in the Scout

Brig, on the :24th of June, and after communicat-
ing with Sir CHARLES COTTON, returnedlto join his
Forces Off Cape St. Vincent.

A Dispatch has also been received from Admiral

Lord GAMBIER, inclosing a Letter from Capt. DIGBY,
of the Cossack, dated off St. Andero, 25th June, by
which it appeats that on the 23d the French entered

the place, previous to which, however, the Boats of

the Cossack and the Comet spiked all the gansin
_ .
FOrt St. Salvador DeAno and Fort Sedra, and coat-

pletely destroyed tha Magazines, with 590 whole
barrels of Powder, and a quanti.ty of other Stores,----

The boats had just returned round Point De Aim,

when a considerable body of French Dragoons appe:r.

ed on the left?'

The following Letter from. Lord MrLGRAVE was
sent this day to the LORD Mayor :
Admiralty' Ogce, July litlz,
" MY LORD,

" I have great pleasure in acquainting your Lord-
ship that, by a dispatch received this morning at
the Admiralty from Vice Admiral Lord COLLING..
WOOD, dated'off Cadiz, the 14th of-June, it appears
that the French Squadron in Cadiz struck their
coloUrs.to the Spaniards at seven in the morning of
that
.day, when the Spanish colours were imme-
diately hoisted on board them.
" The Spanish Admiral is about to embark for
England on board the Revenge, commanded by Sir
Joats Gone, as one of the Commissioners from the
Council of Seville, to his, Majesty's Government.
" I have the Honour to be, &c.
(Signed) " MULGRAVE."
" To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor."

WE have received the following Letter from an
Officer in our Fleet cruizing off the Tagus, dated

June 25 :-

" All the Northern Provinces of Portugal are in
arths: at Oporto, Viana, Minh°, Tres Montes, &c. :
thousands of persons have caught the glorious flame
of Freedom, still spreading like cletttric fire, and
must increase to an irresistible torrent. Skiltul
leaders are wanted, and arms and ammunition.—
Lisbon is held by about 10,000 men, under JUNOT,
against a population highly disgusted : halt EL.:.

number of Spaniards, ignobly disarmed and ini-
prisoned in the hulks on the River, are boiling with
revenge; the .SwisS and German soldiers under
-JuNuT murmur aloud, and alt is approaching to a
crisis. I think 10,000 British troops could restore
the Prince Regent his capital.
" A Spaniard distributed some hUndred Procla-
mations in Lisbon, of which I send you a trans-
lated copy. In Spain every thing is favourable
to Freedom, to Britain, and to Europe ; our
Tars cheerfully resign the hope of hard dol-
lars, leaving them to mingle with English
gui-
neas for humbling the Corsican Usurper. In one
glorious causf.:, - Spaniards and Englishmen are, it is
hoped, for ever friends. Admiration of true valour
will bind the one---grati!ude for prompt assistance
'secure the other. With true ardour as an-English-
man, soaring. above:petty considerations, I contem-
plate the scene of things in this quarter of the globe
as most awfully interesting to all Europe. Time fol-
lowing is tb,s.Proclawation alluded to