The Sun.
London, England, 1813-05-18 00:00:00

THE SUN.

Qt-I IS RE FA ?•1 AU DEA 4'

L 0 N D 0 N,
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1813.

By a Lisbon mail arrived this morning, we have
received Gen. Etdo's details, dated 15th ►ilt. of tie
action!, which led to, and of the battle of Cas-
tella. The following are the principal points:
after stating the malts of the affairs of the 11 th ;
at Yecla, the disgraceful surrender of Yill!ena is
thus described :

The Battalion of Velaz had pro6,sion. ntl

nition in the town for two or three days, and
when by the advance of the Trench, its retreat
was exposed, orders were given to shut up
every thing in the Castle, and there defend them-
selves,. The Colonel, however, Don JON lintck,
did not observe that they were endeavouring to
surround him and prevent his escape, an opera.
tion which was not finished till the morning of
the 12th. On g in}; cult to a distance froth the
city, I perceived that the Castle began to fire
from all sides, knowing that the enemy bad snr.
rounded it, and that the said .carps could not save

itself without the assistance of a' force from the,
allied army, I passed front Sax tO 'Qastelia; to
confer with General MURRAY, and propose a 'move,
meet upon Viactut: That General acceded to my
request, but when the English cavalry began to
march from -Biar, and about 100 Spanish horse,
consisting of Olivencia, and sony parties of Chas-
scuts, from Sax ; it was !earned that Us-
atsmwitis the division he had it Ye:la; had arrived
artrillena,and that tbe battalion ofVoeillnlaphad
surrendered. Inconsequence of thia unfOrtunatc

formation, which was soon dOnfirmeci,, so as to

leave no doubt the expedition became useless and
dangerous, from the soperiority of the French ea-
valry, the I.llnglish fell back to Biar, and I remained
without sight of Villena. But the enemy bringing
up at this time a greai cohn of cuirassiers to
uct against my cavalry, while they directed all.
their infantry, the remainder: of 'their cavalry and
artillery in quest of the Allies, the latter Waited
for them at Bear, and artobstinate action took place;
but as it was not the intention of Gen. MURRAY to'
retain the village, he began to retreat; defending
the ground inch by inch, and making a terrible
slaughter of the enemy, who obstinately followed
them to the entrance into Bear, where the firing
ceased, becatmed night put an end to it.

The allied army posted in Castella determined
to wait the enemy, who took a position at tue,
entrance of Bear and Onel. At Casteila Sum=
attacked, but he paid for his temerity by the sa-
crifice of '2OOO men, who perished in the contest
with the English line, where the attack was met
with the utmost gallantry.
Marshal SucniT led his whole army to the
fosse at Castella, displayed his cavalry at Onel,
and had the imprudence, at three in the after-
noon, to detach a body of 2000 men, in order to.
force the left of this. line, Which covered the van-
guard of the division of General IVIiITTINdItANI.
These troops and the 27th regiment of English
infantry, which was there at the same thup, re-
ceived the attack,with coolness, suffLred the cue-
.my to advance to the points of their bayonets, and
then charged and crushed,thein, taking prisoners
200 men, besides killing and wounding great

numbers.
When the Marshal saw the result of his first at-
tack, he was ohliticd to chnnge his plan, if that plan
was to attack the line of the Allied Army, and there-
fore was forced to make a menacing movement to
cover the retreat he was preparing. Gen, MURRAY
perceived his inontion, and caused nine battalions,
900 horst anti, 10 pieces of artillery, to .outne out

to meet him, and obstruct his march, in •Athich he
so well succeeded, that in less than half a league,
the distance td the entrance of Bear, where he
had taken his position) he caused great havoc
among his columbs. Night coining on, the enemy
retired,' and the Allies returned to their former
position.

The Dispatch concludes with noticing some
movements on the 14th, praising the valour of
the Spanish troops, and describing the horrible
r::cesses committed by the enemy.

We have this day given Extracts from American
Papers to the 11th alt. This intelligence is not
of much interest, except as sheering the state of
alarm and trepidation into which the activity of
our squadrons has thrown the enemy's coast.--
A report is current that. Norfolk had been bom-
barded and burnt; and it is stated, in a still more
authentic shape, that a like fate had been poured
out upon. Lewistown. The deprecation at the
American Governor in the latter case is truly ri-
diculous., His antipathy to the Omen's is re-
markablehe refuses water and objects to fire.
But we trust tbe Britiih Commanders will turn a
deaf car to all such appeals.---Let America feel the
-weight of our resentment and if this does not
change the hearts of her Itulers, it trill at least
convince her population of the firipolicy of a war
withllritain,whieh can injure her—in the cause of
France which.can afford her no protection.

In our last page will he rcad; With more than
ordinary feelings of national pride, the detailed
account of the surrender of the Java frigate, as fur-
nished on the Cou4 Martial appointed to inquire
into thecatise of the loss of thAt vessel. Most of
the evidence is strikingly characteristic of the in-
trepidity of,British seamen, but we cannot resist
our inclination to point out particularly that of
litlmßut, the Boatswain. The undavted spirit
displayed by this braVe man is worthy of record,
and the:heroism of his conduct, while.it equals the
most renowned anecdotes of Roman firmness and.
magnanimity, sheds alustre round the British flag,.
which no want of complete success can ever tar-.
nisi!. His companions. in arms proved themselves
worthy of such an assorAnte.

In the absence of fUrther intelligence from the
North reports, from various quarters, allude to ano-
ther great battle, said to, have been fought on the
Bth and 9th, in which the Allies were completely
victorious, and pursued the enemy to the
Saute. 'Though we believe that considerable ad-
vantages have been gained over the French since
the 2d, we are not aware that any informat:on to
the extent stated, and reaching so late, could
have been recoived.,

The -Meeklenharihersliave been very active and
Very succeisful -against the French at iiarhurg.—
,
The lost of. the. enemy is mentioned to have been
so great' as
.2009. /11q1;

,The following- form the Leadtn article of a
Morning Viper of thia clay

" It was nuneureti yesterday, upon the antharity of infoc-
mathat received from a.Duteh fishing yessrl, that.subsequent
to the battle of the 6th, the Russians renewed the attack 03
the 6th at Caidha, and the condict was resansted nn the 7th
inst. The Bth was passed in preparations, and the 9th and
10th wr:e more sanguinary than any of the former days, the
result being a prodigious slaughter. on both !titles,. especially
of the enemy, and Ins retreat to the itunoutiate vicinity of the
Sdale. Little or no reliame, however, is to ite placed in these
rume,lr.Y."—.lfornittg Chronicle; Afay 19.
" ft was also reported that the Vreneh, who. ere driven
front entiburg, had again returned, and threatened liara-
bargh from that Island. It seems; that in order to, facilitate
their passage across the Elbe, they had collected about 8$
boats at Bremen, which they conveyed by laud carriage to
flarhurgh."—Same Paper.
. But no memorandum of doubt !

" A Hantburgh letter of the 9th states the loss of the
Prussian,: in the battle of Latzen at 10,000, •untl'that of the
Fsetteli at !SOW° killed. The Canto computation is given, in
nue of our Heligoland letters. it is added, we &lime, ern-
neouslv, that Marshal Aileron is 412'0140e slain."

Again,
Hemmed in by saucy doubts andii.ars.

The Catholic Bill went through a Committe,
prolormq, in the_ House, of Commons, last night.
'the Main debate is fixed for Monday.
'ERIiATUM —ln the Suzy of yesterday, ii ,the
patagraph ~respecting the Meeting at Mr. Pox-
soNaY's of the friends of the Catholicks, for the
word " rejoice" we will thank our Reader to in+
sea the more applicable word " regret." As for
the likelihood of the
,Bill passing the Corn-
mittee without much debate, there is no pro-
bability of its escaping the most determined
opposition from the well-wishers ti) the
Constitution of these realms, and the Pro-
lowt succession and ascendancy, as by 11:v
established ;' and we trust, too, so effectually
urged as to defeat. this .alarming measure altoge-
ther.

if it be true, as confidently reported, that
Louis the 113th is about to leave this country
4nd visit the head-quarters of the Emperor ALux-
aFnea, we trust, that, in addition to the most
re.olute preparations to subdue the Usurper of
France, tt Proclamation will be issued by the right-
ful Monarch Of that country, to those unfortunate
Frenchmen who are dragged so the field in order
to gratify the ambition and revenge of the Most
odious Tyrant that was ever elevated into -so-
yereignty,.. An animated appeal to the loyalty,
connurm stunt', and humanity of Frenchmen, if
the Revolution has not entirely annihilated those
qualities, may forcibly aid the anus of the Allies,
and contribute towurtts the deliverance of Europe.