The Sun.
London, England, 1809-05-22 00:00:00

SPANISH I',IPEI S.

SEvILLR, APRIL 24.—The enemy hiS sent from
Merida to our Captain-General Don_ Gregorio de hi
Cuesta, and the Junta Superior of Estremadura, a disl
patch, which was immediately transmitted to the
Supreme Junta of the Kingdom.lt inclosed the fd-
4owing letteraddlgrealii the Vice-President and the
Junta. Attending to thoie principles'olcandoUr and
good faith to which it has always adhered, and which
especially it would not abandon on an . occasion of
so much debt* and impOrtance,' has assented to
the publication of the dispatch, accompanied _ with
the Royal Order, which was immediately communi-•
Catect to General Cuesta,,in order that the whole may
be submitted to the inspection of they Spanish
people-
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" EXCELLENT SIGNOR,
The,greater number of the Provinces of Spain,
have sufficiently suffered from the horrible effects of
war and conquest, and the rest are threatened with
the same calamities. The melancholy events of the
27th and 28th of March, affecnne, the al-titles
.of
Generals Urbiho ,and Cuesta, have filled With en—
stet-nation and alerm those honourab,le Spaniards %do
cannot contemplate without thisanost poignant bleu
the utter desolation of ourilelosied—conntm— 'Dm°
persons have implored the Kiog to alleviate' the di.-
f'
tresses of such of the Provinces as are occupied by
the French troops, and to avoid them in those which
are not yet in their possession, His Alaiesly has at-
tendedto their prayers, and in conicqueece 145 or-
dered me to repir wthis city to announce his Corn-
pliance to your Excellency; authorisieg me at the
sa'rrie time to consult the best means of• lunatic!,
his wishes with such .Deputy or Deputies as the-s'l*
pretllo Central Junta shall think fit to appoint.
" I cannot suppose that either your‘Excellenci
-or-the Central Junta will refuse to take this step,
which the salvation' of Andalusia and the happiness
of the
.wh9le kingdoth depends. Thu ,bosiperis
most Important in its character, and most urgent
the, presentcircumstances, and ©n that aecouni-it
,vtoOld be improper. that it should be conductqd.in.
writiug,which is iiiiely to occasio... so rimy disputes,
irte&ati:tes and .doe.tits, and ‘vitieli• may be ovoid`
id completely' by personal contCrence. Ott this
ground I hope, final your honour end pattielisl"'
and from that of the Junta, that you will name
such pencil) or persons. to enter on the co;lieren.ce
me, with whotn I 'will agree as to the placer

of kites v;ew.

Gut preserve you, Bre,
JOAQUIM MARIA SOTELO.

" nth April, 18.9.
4, his Excellehey Vi‘e-Pressitle,nt
of the Supreme Cci:tral
• ANSWER. •

EXCELLEUT SIQN(I, A
" Oa. the receipt of the letter written by
Joaquitn Maria.Sutclo to the Vice-President and the
incidi°us Propositions on the part of the French Go-
vernment therein contained, the.. Supreme
Central
Junta has not forgotten t- he sacred character with
which it is invested, and the soleiun oaths, itha
taken in concurtence with the wishes of the -Whole
Spanish nation. If Smelt) t bearer' of pOwers.
sufficiently exte,sil'V to treat for the restitution of
ourbeloved .King, And tar the evaetra lion of °Or ie..
ritury by the French troops insinriily;' 41; him pUbIiSII
them
in. the usual form adope.t by States, and they
,
will be announced to our likes. The Junta cannot
neglect the employment of the powers conceded to
the public will, but they have no authority. to
listen tO any ltraty, or" icruinate any transactiott
Which i3,130,1fi1111140 on the baiia of eternal justice.
Any other principle of negotiation, without benefit-
ing the Empire, ‘iould only tend to degracle flies
Junta, which has entered ir.:() ibe olo4t awful en
gagenient to :bring. itself beneato Cie ruins of the
Monarchy, rather than fond itself to any proPo'ilicu
wlisch shall tiiminish.the hotio'ii aild'indepodell"
of the Spanish people. I.lis 2tliijcsty desires that
your ExcellencyN.,,,ould state theie sentinients tc'd
Soteli; „DO by the. ropi .order conimunicat,
,thent to your Excellency ibr ycur instruction and
CO CV pliance..

God preserve you.
(Signed) "Aunti p 2 qAHNV.,
" Real Alc.tvlr of Serino.
1.• To Don Gtee,uizo (ft!. la Cu. sta." , • • ,

•
to
1 he latest accounts from Perlin tend' effeannq
remove ail the apprehensions which flat been en-
tertained ilt the prevalence of I:rent:h. influence to
that Country. Sir Ilmtrotto Jolves, cur Andmss3.
dor to ispahan,l has •scnt•Uon.: di:pinches, stating,
that on his arrival in .thle •at flltshire, in 111':,-
11-erY3n crulph, early in October, he stliS:recencJ
with great ttvonr. The Empernr, in answer to al
express nottlying the arrival of S'r liaakoan, ba
cll.:sited him to proceed, and contributions had been
i:
priae, during his progress, to defray the.arnce vi;
crinveying,hitn,bis Suite? and the presents be tea'
With hitn.—The French, as/ we have beforr4 5141
had taken possession- of the island rof Caracr
had begun to take surveys Of the roads, to err.
regular fortification, and a founder), fue making co"
non ; bat on the- representatcons of Sir HA tik°"e;
JO.zras, they were r::;(lticed to their original tinsib.,,
• for mounting guard, and the English appear tebe
high favour at the Persian Ottatt.
Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, the,' Dn&
°I
CAmantpos, erincesses AUGUSTA and SoFHIA. jct.,
companied lily Ladies CAROLINEAVALORGRAVI, "IF
GROSVRI.4OIt, and Generals GARTH and STrVE.I44'.
rude to 4t. George's .Chauel, and heard a serrnsil
preached by the 114 r. Dr: }I A itqa
party afterwards iiode heck to the Palace..
Two r"-:ltlejltiorl,; :ire in preparation ; one °I
three or iutir thoniand tßops, with a strong
force, to by Piiiploved near liorue`t the other, 0
1.0.0000 ruen, is drstined' for the Nlediterronenn•:
...On Saturday the Trans Port Board gave notide,
that they are ready to enta:e TratiSpoits tOr 0)1'1
months certain, at 255. per tun •per month, sheathe"
or not ;- the tessels to be at I)eptiord on or beford
Saturday next.
Transports have been sent from Lisbon, la that..
purpoie or thither the 4011)
present Et' TLe 4.6t1i arid dist regilneW.
likewise ordered, from Gibraltar, to retitforte
army in Portugal, and were dailxeXpected in 17
Tages of the departure of the late:t
,
Dr. THACKPRAY, of CfleStet, /las ji
the gold medal of the SocietY ut arts, In'
planted Grutriouo treeSt,. eo:r 130 ')
the coursties 01 Detibigli and Maltr.:::ta,

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FIF'TII, BULLETIN.
t• " From the dinperial Camp at Erns,
4th May, 1809
" On the Ist of May General Oudinot,,after hav-
ing made 1400 prisoners, penetrated beyond Riett.l,
where took 400 inure, so that he this day to*
1500 men without firing a siiiBle.gun.
" The ti.tvit of Brannan was a strong place of
sufficient iinportance, -since it commanded abridge
ore the rive , which forms the frontie,r of Austria.
• ' 3 spirit or inconsistency, worthy this weak Ca-
?ltlet, it cl.fsiruyed a fs.n•tress .situated On a frontier
where it u,iist be' of grtat utility,. in order to build
one a r Comorn„, in . midst of Hungary. Poste-
rity will with (balcony CreLht this excess of inconsist-
they and ft:4ly.
" The Emperor arrived at Ried on the 2d of May,
at one of the morning, and at Lambach,at Lue of
the after'. c)11 of a he same day. ,7
" At Ricci Were found an establishment of eight
sets of military ovens, and Magazines oontaining
10,000 quintals of flour.
. .
" The bridge Of Lambach, on the Traun, had
been cut by the enemy"; it was re-established during
,the day. '
" On the same day the Duke of.lstria, com-
manding the cavalry, .and the Duke of Montebello,
• with the corps of Uodinot, entered Weis. In this
town were found a bakery, 1 :),or 15,600 quintals of
flour, and magazines of wine and brandy.
'" The Duke of Dant zit:, who arrived the sotlt of f
April at Salliburg, instantly caused, one brigade to
march. towards icufstein, aril another towards Ra-
stadt, m the direetion of the Italian roads. His ad'.
vauced guard, pursding General iellachicli, forced
lrim from the strong putt at Coiling.
" On the lit of May, rite liead,quarters of the
• buke Rivoli were at Scharding. Atijutant Ge-
neral Tiniqualye, cOrn.oanding the advanced guard
(11 the division of Si, Cyr, met at Reidau on the
road to Neutnarck, with the advanced guard of the
("env. ' Thb Woreilibt.;rg light-horse, the Baden
d'rogo,,tis, and three companies of Vultigeurs 01 the
-; 4th regiment of the French line, as soon as they
Perceived the enemy, attacked and pursued him to
Neutriarck. They killed 50 men, and took 500
prisoners.
" The Baden dtagoons valiantly charged an half-
battalion of the regitnent oft JordiS, and compelled
them to lay down their anus. Lieut.-ColOnel D'Ern-
tnerade, who commanded them, had his horse
pierced with stabs from the bayonet. Major Salute
(:rut:{ took with his own hand a flag from the eve-
ruY. Our loss consists of three men killed, and
5U wounded.
" The Duke of 11,11;01i -continued his march on the
2d, and arrived at Lintz .on the ad. The 'Archduke.
Lewis and General Hiller, with the remains of their
turi'6, 'reinforced by a ,reserve of .grenathers,•and
by that the country could afford them, were be-
hire, the Zrauu , wit.n a. 5,090 men but menaced
being ifirti,d by the Duke or i'vtoniebeilo,
they proceeded to Ebersberg, in order to pass the
" On' the. ad, the Duke of Istria And General
Oadinot maNhed tnwirk.ts Ehersberg, and effected a
juin:non with the Duke of liivdii.r. They met the
'Austrian rearguard before Enersuerg: The intrepid
batta;ions of itrattleurs or the Po, and the Cur-
6teati Hit,eut s, pursued the eheniy, v; ho was pass-
iiig OietbidBe, clove into the river, ttie.: cannon,
\v3,:gons, and frotnit.ro 900 men,' and (sink 'in the
tot'.ll 'ruin 3
to
4 WO Wen, the,eiterny had
lett there for its .dett.?l,e.e. Gen, Claparede, whose
lciv2ticed guard was these lxittations,- pursued them.
haltdd at k..herspeig, and found, 30,000 Au-,'
ltridns ocouping a superb position. 'lnc Duke ceif
passed the bridge with lit..cavi.dry, in order ro
auppori the division, and...the Duke 'of Revolt oidered
his adVancedguaid to be strengthened by the main
body (A the, army. The remains of. the cori:s of
Princ dial' General Hiller were lust Wlt.llollt
111 this extreinedaner, the enemy sit bre
to the, town, which was .built, ot wuud. 'the tite•'
,spread in an instant in every diredion. The bridge
was soon chveloPA and the fiaineisetzed the j .isiN,
wili,en it was necessarylo cut. 'Neither the cinairy
for infantry was able to aet ; and 'the divWnti.of
c••la, arctic alone, with only tour pieces' of catmint,
Cuglit dining three hours against 30,000 men.
battle of- finersberg is one of ttie finest, military oc-
currences, the me:nory of which eau be preserved !
by hi:L•ry. . • •
•
" The enemy seeing the division of Claparede cut
off without any communication, advanced three times
4gaitbsl it, mid WkiPl always receited and stopped by
I:lyotic:t. 4tieil.lll, after a labour of three hours,.
I:le'Wets tinned. iiside,'and a passage opytted.,
1 General of Division Legrand, with ifie
itit'aitty and the 18th ct the line, ruarctied to-''
‘`'art_" tile which the- seeetny' had. occupied
fine men, Tile sappers `broke iu .the doois,
I,:c:riztines having 'reached' the Castle, tiro who •
it hit perished 'there. . General Legrand alter-
; 7:4'6 1111:cileki to the 'assistance of c.2,laparede's di-
-I'l'l'. General Dta'osnel,, who . advanced to the
it Vigre, with 1000' horse, joined biinsell tut into,'
til,oellolllV was obliged to retreat with great
L On the first report of these events, the
'll9l,.h4d,,liitn3elf marched up the right shere,Ayith
,Ise:ilivioons of Nansoutz and Molitor.
" Who retreated with the greatest'ira
tirtived‘t night, at Enns, burnt the bridge,
atid contintied his flightson the road to Vienna. kiis
I(h4 cu!:4sts of 1:!,000 men, •:)1 W hien 1500:are
loners, We also possess four pieces of cannon, and
,
U.talluaTu9•
fit. division of Claparede„ which constitutes.
Wirt uf Are Frenadliarb of Undinot, covered itselt with.
T,C37. It hits lent 300' men killed and tioo Wbundeth
10 impettfosity.4,t the t trailleurs of the Po,. and.the
I°rsicalt.. tirailleurit, attracted the attention of our
hiulge, town, zind ,the pusiiiOn 'at
be lasting monuments of. their.
441 ruge. The traveller will stop and gay--' -It id
tier`, troth these superb 'Positions, twin this -long
uridge, and this castle so, strong, from its situation;
that Oti piritty or 351000 Austrians' was-driven- .into
Ititt'by 7000 Frenchmen.' -
Cohorti; General of Brigade, an Officer of siu-
gclar hitrepidity, had his horse killed '.under.
Cardenan and Lendy:weie killed,
" A' company lit -the Corsican battalinn pur-
-1141ing amps-enemy itito- the woods, made
,alone 700
prisoners.
" During the affair of Eheriberg, the Duke' ( f

brirfge'which the enemy 1 i ktlt:
The Empen4r shseps to-day at Erns, in the
, castle of Prince Auerspc4g : io-morrow will be spent
in rebtaildi:'ig the bridge:
" Tne Deptitie, or the States-of Lipper Austria
. were pre.ented to his Majesty at his -Bivauac at
Ehersberg.
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,The citizens of all classes, and from all the pro-
vinces, allow that the Emperor Francis IL is the att
gressar : they expect
_great' changes, and admit that
the' House of Austria lags mtrited all its misfortunes.
They accuse,' et en openly, the teel4o, obstinate,
and perfidious charaCter of their &xi:reign, as the
author of 'hair afilctions :; they manifest the deepest
gratitude for the generosity which the'Eniperor Na-
poleon sliewed towards- the capitarand coulitrieS he
had conquered. In common with all Europe, they
are 'indignant at the resentment and hatred which
the Etnperor Francis hai nut ceased to. nourish
against a nation which had been so noble and mag-
nanimous towards him. Thus in the opinion even
of the subjeets'of our enemy; victory is on the side of
the good cause.