The Sun.
London, England, 1808-07-23 00:00:00

entered Biscay the beginning of this month, with

about four thousand men; he was at Bilboa on the

gth, at 'Toloo on the Oth, and when the last

accounts came away he was at Vittoria.

He was

apparently afraid to proceed farther, from the cool

and contemptuous reception he every where met

with.

Accounts frOzi Cadiz, dated the 7th inst, were
yesterday received by Government, the contents of
which will be found in our Paper of this day.
All these various accounts tend to keep up
those hope's which the friends of that .Country, and
of mankind, must entertain of the final triumph
,vhich the heroic Spaniards will -achieve over their
cy,ecrable assailants. The Supreme Council of Se-
yille, whose condua is marked by the most profound
wisdom as well as by virtuous energy, is behold
with reverence and submission in every part of
Sp::iti that has avowed its determination to rescue
the Country from the fangs of its ferocious. Invader.
The triumph of the Patriots over LEFEBV4E, at Sa7
ragossa, is confirmed by an Official Manifesto from
that Coun6l. There is some variation in the n-
counts of the number of his forces, but the glorious
news of his complete discomfiture admits of no
doubt. The same fate has, doubtless, by this time,
fallen on DUONT, lyllp had endeavoured to defend
himself at Andujar, but who was every moment cx-
veded to surrender, or, ;•ith his whole army, to

become the viatim of Spanish valour. It is certain
that he offered to capitulate un learning that five
thousand men who had been sent from Madrid to

hip relief, but had been compelled to return after a
severe lo”; bur as be required permission to send

3 number of coveree, waggon4 into FrOcg, leis pro-

posals. were indignantly rcjec-10. The Patriots had
taken 120 waggons, containing stores intended for
his rph(f. The French, in addition to their old
crick of concealing the truth, had resorted another,
not less forniltar to them, of announcing pretended
triumphs. The Journals which they had published
at Madrid, far from stating the perilous condition
of DUPONT, had announced his capture of Seville,
where the Chiefs of the Nation were assembled
to foil 'the efforts his detestable Master;, and
that, co-operating with the French fleet, he
was 26tually born .carding Cadiz ! ! Among other
cheering accounts, it is stated also, that the de-
feat of the French under MONO Y, in Valen-
,
cia, is confirmed, and that be himself had fallen in

the contest. The people of Madrid had been stn.,
diously kept in ignorance of the glorious proceedings
throughout the Country ; but their detestation' of
the French was so deep and strong, that the first
spark that reached them was likely to make them
burst out into the utmost fury. The zeal of patriot-
ism was buirning with unabated rage at Carthageua,
where 9,0,0cr0 Patriots had enrolled themselves as
Volunteers; and on the 10th ult. the Ptrt was
opened by proclamation to the British. These had
been joined by near 10,000 regulars, and the 'chief
command was entrusted to General CARD; an OffiCer
of known talents and experience.
,There, are two accounts respetiing the state of
Barcelona—one; dated the 4th inst. represents the
people as apprehensive, that in an attack upon the
place by their vi&orious countrymen, there will
be no opportunity of distinguishing them from the
enemy ; and that: with the permission of the
French General, they were removing as fast as
possible. It is not, however, probable that he would
have given this permission; unless he is in want of
provision ; as, to case of a defeat, the vilorious
assailants might spare the French for the sake of
their countrymen. Other accounts say, that an
as on had taken place near Barcelona, in which the
French had suffered a signal defeat; and had their
General, S2GI, killed.

We recur, however, with most pleasure to the
certainty of the triumph achieved by the heroic
/PALAFOX over LEFEBVRE, as that will tend chiefly to
invigorate. the Spaniards in their glorious career.
The -difficulty that arose respe&ing the number of
the French in thiS a6lion, is fully explained in the
Manifesto published by the Supreme Council of Se-
ville, which states, that he first defeated a division
016,000, and afterw.lr.s completely destroyed an-
other of 12,00 f. We are happy to And that the
Proclamation uses nearly lee same language-as we
adopted on Wednesday last, viz. that " not a man
was left to tell the tale of destruttiod to his Coun-

tryrnen."
',These are glorious tidings for the friends of hu.

man nature, the rights of mankind, and the inde-
pendence of Nations. :But we may-exped still more
prosperous events, for our gallant Countryman, Ge-
neral SPENCER, was proceeding to assist the Patriots
at Xeres, and CASTANOS was in full march to pour
destruaion on the Enemy at Andujar.

THE Transparts with the Troops on board got un-
der way yesterday
,evening from the DoWns. it was
expeaed that they would reach Portstunuth'in the
course of this day, and- will, we undersiaud, pro-
ceed on their voyage without any delay.

THE following article is extracted from the. Edin-
burgh Paper of Wednesday last : we should be happy
to confirm the statement which it contains, but we,
fear it is not entitled to any credit-:—.
We had yesterday intelligence from Yarmouth),
, but of its accuracy we
as important as unexpeCted
have strong doubts. A Letter from a Gentleman,
who, according to our, information, had seen the
Officer who brought the Dispatches, stated; that the
Dutch Fleet had come out from the Texel, and
joined Admiral 11.Ussu, ! A Gentleman who ar-
rived yesterday from Newcastle is said to have heard
the same intelligence there, but the NeWcastle Pa-
per of yesterday is perfeetly silent on the subjea.
That something extraordinary was expeCted by Ad-
miral liossELL appears by a letter from a lad in the
Ma estic fo his mother, dated a week ago, in which
he says--7" the Fleet, is in-,line of battle—cleared
•Ships—guns double-shotted—and waiting the Dutch
Fleet coming out."

We have this day made some furtherExtraas from
the'Gottenburgh Mails which arrived yesterday.--
The Report of a rupture between Russia and France
appears to gain ground in the North, Indeed, un-
less the Emperor ALEXANDER has obliterated from
his recolletrtion every principle by which he was for-
merly actuated, or unless the French emissaries by
whom he is surrounded keep him in complete ig-
norance of the events that are passing in Europe, we
think it impossible that he clan continue to promote
the atrocious plans of BtJONAPARTE.

Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, Princesses Au-
GUSTA, SOPHIA, and AMELIA, accompanied by
Lady THYNNE, Generals FITZROY and MANNING-
DAM, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode in Windsor Great
Park, and returned at twelve o'clock to the Palace.
• On Thursday the Earl and Countess of PEMBROKE
arrived at Windsor on a visit to their MAJESTIES,
and in the evening walked-on the Terrace with their
MAJESTIES, PRINCESSES, &C.

Yesterday, about one o'clock, Messrs. Sol4w
and COURVOISTER, King's Messengers, arrived 4t
the Foreign Office, accompanied by two Swedish
Messengers. They landed at Cromer; instead of
Harwich, in consequere:.e of the wind being unfa-
vourable, on -Plursday afternoon about five o'clock.
Soon after their arrival, a Cabinet- Council was held,
which was attended by all the Members in town,
and broke up about six.
Letters from Gibraltar state, that SEBASTIAN' had
positively quitted Constantinople, and that a Russian
Ambassador, when on his way to Naplei, had been
recalled by his Court. They also mention, that an
Expedition is fitting out in Malta, to aa in the, .Me-
diterranean.