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

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It appears that the SalveMeCetitral Junta will be
transferred to Madrid from. Araniuez on the 20th of
November.
CADIZ, Ocr. 18.—El Glorioso, Ship of the Line,
which arrived here yesterday from Algeur, El Prin-
ciPee de Asturias, sailed the same day for Ferrol ; and
to- morrow El San Francisco de Paula is to go con-
"Y to several Merchant-vessels, bound for North
America.—On Saturday the 15th, the convoy sailed
for Tarragona, consisting of the Frigate Atocha, the
English Transport Sceptre, and three other smaller
vessels, With 22,000 stand of arms, some mor-
tars,.'
cannon, and .ammunition, besides 180,000
dollars, which is a very important supply. The
Deputy from Catalonia, Signor ELOLA, set out on
the same day for Aranjuez.
D JOSEPH VEttEus has assumed the Govern-
ment of this City. S. D. THOMAS MORLA is on the
eve of departing.
60,000 shirts, for The Ladies of Cadiz are making
the use of the army.

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,___ TRIIRSDAY, NOVEMBER '17., 1808.

h The Official Intelligence which we yesterday laid
"nfore our Readers, from Spain, we consider, upon
the Whole, as highly satisfactory ; and though Ge-
neral BLAKE was under the necessity of retreating,
theit Was done with the most perfea regularity, and
b
-" Iretlell fo had suffered too severely to be able to
il
'°w• But the most important effeCt of the battle
is, that it shews that the Spanish troops are at least
to .
'441. to the French. An army of 17,000 men con-
, .tentirlg for eight
in
hours with 25,000, and at list re-
treatin
b Perieet 'order, mist be equal, if not su-
Perior) in
Point of courage and discipline to their
:113°nents• But it has been said (by those who al=
thai
betray a great 'deal of scepticism when any
tt ;'•
a P Is stated that is unfavourable to. the French)
at it is probable that 'the 'nutnbers have been tnis-
,, Etateci,that the French numbers have been Over-rated,
an
d the Spanish diminished. We know not upon
'what groundsthis opinionis founded—certainly none
are
- stated 7 • but even allowing that the number's Of
tlie Is
Ilia- 'WO armies Were nearer to an equality, still it is
lilY satisfactory to find Spanish troops, the
greater part of who'll had probably never been
ia
'l,
‘4l°ll before, contending with such arm-
n the...ess a
galost the veterans of BUONAPARTE.---
6f. "PPositlon Writers have taken this opportunity
renewing their attacks upon Ministers, and have
lunidlY attributed the check which General BLAKE'S
arms has sustained to the delays of' our Government.
110,anally
he OPposition and their friends pay (tinintention-
, no doubt,) the highest 'Compliment to his
I Jest Y's Ministers by the very high expectations
Which., they form of the result of their exertions .;
end the
dui ; c°lllPliment is still greater, when the con-
of n'' the late Ministers is taken into the on-
Sttleeration. It is perfealy well known that
41 the Battle of Auerstadt to that of Fried-
r/and.
~,,
ht . the Emperor of RUSSIA and the
King of
late s,,
'IA were incessant in their solicitations to the
N.
._ 'ninisters for assistance.' Solicitations and re-
atfort-,..
it ances were equally vain—not a man was sent.
is ,i
le general opinion upon the Continent, that if
--Treft.
01::Britain had at that time interfered in earnest,
riailyc7ilt of the campaign would have been mate-
""rent--they Peace of Tilsit would not have
been
n cn
"tuned, and the Emperor ALEXANDER would
not hays k
th ''' been thrown into the arms of France. But
1 et
t noe men' who looked on with peffea apathy while
NAPARTE
, Was °VerWllelindlg our Allies in Poland,
Who absolutely
d
was at stake—hai;;lenpeatidh4itgit:hen the
fate
of Europe
compliment to. suppose present 111inisters the
th achieved b at every thing is to be
Y them. If adverting to the case of Portn-
'al,
a friend of the prwsent Administration, should
Venture to,o6serve
clo ,that we have restored that King-
t
A n to our Ally—that we have driven a French
-4.11: tilY 6ut of it, after obtaining two vi&ories over
pIL if such an observation we say is offered in the
resence of any friends of the late Administration, it
it
qessible to describe their indignation. " It is
true they say, " you have defeated the French in
Put
s,'ga---Itt ---it is true you drove 24,000 of them out
of it • is true you have restored that Kingdom. to
our antient Ally—but what of that, you to
have
taken the whole 24,000 men
prisoners ought
and
youought to have done this with so much rapidity,
• hat the
n march of our troops into Spain should not
hive been delayed an hour."
ea. C when Ministers are accused of not affordin
lat'?ual assistance to S g
pain, it i
o', e ,s answered, that we
already sent to Spain large supplies of money,
a tti a nmunition, of clothing, B,:c. that we have now
ti, arrilY of between 40 and 51,000
then In Strain,
' at the Spauiaras are perfeCtly satisfied with ow

extrtions, and upon Al Occasions testify the
liveliest gratitude for our assistance. If such an
answer as this is given, the same indignation is ex-
pressed.bv the late Ministers, and their friends.—
" Do not tell us," they say, " of your exertions,
or of the opinion of the SPaniards of them : we are
infinitely better judges than they are upon the subje6t •
It is true you have sent them money, arms, cloath-
ing; ammunition, and an army of 40 or 50,000 men,
but you ought to have done more; you ought to
have driven the French out of Spain. It is true you
have done much, but you ought to have done every
thing. For what you have done 'you shall have no
credit; for what you have not cine, whether it was
possible or not, you shall be severely censured."
And the result of all this reasoning is, that the 'pre-
sent Ministers should be turned out, and their pre-
decessOrs restored, and the people are gravely as-
sured that the public affairs would go on most
properously if the torpid negle& of those who have
done much were replaced by the fervid a&it•ity Of
those who did nothing !

We ate happy to announce the safe arrival of
the Amethyst Frigate and her Prize, the Thetis,
at PlymoUth. After the Thetis struck her 'C6-
. ,
lours, and Was taken posseslon of, a large ship,
afterwards fOUnd to be the TriuMfih, of 74 guns,
hove in sight, when the Amethyst's ship's conipny;
supposing her to 'be the consort of the Thetis, gave
three cheers, and cleared ship. for a;second aetion.—
Lieut. KENDALL, Of Marines, on board the
Amethyst, was killed in the action .; Lieut. )4tY-I,rE,
of the same corps, Mr. GinioNS, and Mr. STILES,
Master's Mates, are wounded.

As the fdlldwing Official Account Of the Battles
in Spain did not appear in the whole of .our
sion yesterday , we this day repeat 'it
Government have received Dispatches IrOna St.
Andero, 'dated the 7th November, Which state that
the French having received considerable rein-
forcements, attacked the Gallician Army, under
General BLAKE, on the 31st of 06:tobet, in their
positiOns, abOut a league from Savareasa. • The at-
tack commenced at six o'clock in the morning, un-
der cover of a thick fog, and lasted till three in the af-
ternoon, when the Spaniards, after a most obstinately
contested engagement, in which they had to contend
with numbers 'greatly superior, and a forMidable
artillery, being destitute themselves of that - species
of force, were obliged to retire.
They effected their retreat in excellent order to
Bilboa, with a view to a further retirement upon
Valmaseda.

The Enemy's force was computed at 25,000 men,
that of General BLAKE at 17,000.

The bravery and steadiness of the Spanish troops
are mentioned in the highest terms. In the course
of eight hours most obstinate and incessant fighting,,
the Enemy never gained more than a quarter of
a league.

Sebsequent Letters, dated St. Andero, the i tth,
State, that General BLAKE, finding the French were
advancing beyond Valmaseda,, with a view to cut off
one of his divisions, advanced upon their army near
Valmaseda and Oronteas, on the 4th of November,
and after a vigorous and obstinate aai n, which
lasted from one 'o'clock in the day till dark, he
defeated the FrenCh, arid drove them from Valma-
seda, with loss, taking one howitzer, much ammu-
nition, two provision waggons, and some prisoners.
General BLAKE was concentrating his army, and
moving his head-quarters to ReynOsa.
The Marquis DE LA ROMANA had arrived at St.
Andero, to take the command of the Northern
Army.

Yesterday about twelve o'clock his MAJESTY ar-
rived at the Queen's Palace from Windsor, where
he was received by the Dukes of YORK, KENT, and
CUMBERLAND. At two o'clock his MAJESTY held
A private Levee, which was attended by—

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, the
Lord Piesident ot the Council, the Pirst Lord of the Trea-
sury, the Chancellor of the hxchequer, the three Secretaries
of State, the Fiist Lord of the Admiralty, the Lord Chief
{u,tice of the Court of Kisig's Bench, the lodge of the Aci_
mirilty, the judge Advocate, the Lord NI ayor of London, the
Bccorier of London, his Excellency the Spanish Arnhassa_
dqt, the Spanish Deputies, the 'Jake ut Montrose, Earl
Winchilsca, Lords Arden (in %Vatting), Hcatlitield (Gold
Stick), Sirs I. Craddock and C. Brisbane; Generals Har-
court, jacome, Hugonin, and Reyneli ; Mes.irs. Fawkener,
Villiers, G. Villiers, Grown in Waiting), Buliccley, and
Spangro.

The following had the honour or being presented
to His MAJESTY :

Mr. Villiers, upon his being appointed on a S peoial M is.
sion to Portugal, by Mr. Canning.
• • Mr. Spai4,rO, by the:Spanish Ambassador.
Lieut.-Colonel Reynell, upon his being appointed to the
command of the 71st regiment, and upon his promotion and
appointment to the Stalfin Portugal.
Major-General Hugoilin, upon his being appointed to the
command of the 4th regiment of Dragoons.
• General Jacome, by the Spanish Ambassador.
Captain Sir Charles Brisbane, of the Royal Navy, upon
his being appointed Governor and Commander in Chief of
the Island of St. Vincent.

The Lord Mayor of London, by the Recorder. •
Lieutenant-General Sir john Craddock, upon kis being
anointed to the command of the Forces in Portugal.
Mr. Bulkeley, upon his being appointed a Groom of his
Majesty's iled•ciiamber, in the town of General Harcourt,
resigned.

Tile Hon. General Harcourt, upon his being appointed
Master of his NidiCSty's robes, in the room of Lord Selsca,
deceased.

His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, at which Sir
CHARLES BRISBANE was introduced, and sworn
_in
Goi'ernor of the Island of St.. Vincent.
About seven o'clock. His MAJESTY set off oz his
return to*Windsor.