The Sun.
London, England, 1809-04-20 00:00:00

Sk.NT SINCE THE IsT OP MAY, 1808,

Pieces of Cannon 98 and 31,600 Rounds of Ammunition.
Howitzers . 38 .. 7.zeo ditto.
Carronades , - 20 - 4,000 ditto. .
.
Musquets - soopl77 Cloth . do. ii 25,000
lies - . - 220 Calico . do. 8 2,0 -,0
Swords .- . - Cr,39t• serge . Pieces 6,05
Pikes - - 79.000 . Cloth - do. -4,055
Infantry Accoutrement G teat Coats - .50,000
Sets .. • ... 39.000 I Suits Clothing - •
.91003
Ball Cartridges Q 3,477,955 I Shirts - -' !Slow)
Lead Balls: - . 6,060000 1 Shoes : . - 98,60,)
IV hole Barrels of • Shoe Soles - ii„ooe
"Powder - '- 15008 Calico - Pieces z 50.12
Specie - 41,93-1403 &c. &c. &c.
Bills of Exchange . - Canteens,
negociated - 220,4a4 Haversacks
Camp Equipage - losooo fiats and Caps -
Tents - . 454000 i Pouches and Belts
Linen: ',. Yards ta,ctoo 1 Pieces Sheeting -

ON Ttipiß
Pieces Z 9
4.100
- 47,000

•
- 8000
10 EE 5.11.11'11it AS 1;00N AS RECEIVED ritbm CON-
,
TRACTORS.

Cloth
Shirts
Pouches -

• SA ,OCO
• S.
11,000
'24.0, 000
702

PASSAGR.
Shoes-
S ho:: Soles

Boots
S hoes
Sulu

Boots

Pouches - 130,450
- 233,400 I Cloth YAWS 12j,G00
Ito!

LA 111 REPORT.

Ye'dterday being the first day of Easter Term, the
Judgrs bre4fasted with the LORD CHANCELLOR,
Mind came down in the usual twin to
\Yost Minster:Ml. After the usual. cereutouies, they
prodeded,itt their 'espeolive 6Jurts'.

O BEN.CIf.

~„_
The accustom ed report of the state of the convias
on board the' hulk's, was read, :I'he report stated,
that they were in general healthy Wad ordErly.

• .
Sir V. Gales moved 'for a wanitaiii.as to swear in
a Mayor of t tte 'Borough 61.8iiitaJli, in Ctit'nwati..
The rest of ttfle business il'fihe day
,was••business
`of course on the first day of tertiVarrid 'notitnighlunt.'

OLD BAILEY.

tiViNTIII DAY, WEriN;pDAY., APUIL 19.

John lk.right, hire porter to Messrs. Winstanley,
auctioneers, was convicted of stealing and offeiing
for sale certain goods entrusted to the care Of his em-
ployers.—To be publiely*hipped, and corifined for
six months.

If! Beresford, convided of stealing paper from
lie prentises of Mr. Harris, a tallow-cbandler,whielS,
le visited in the course of his official duty, was sent'
enced to Transportation for seven years.—Nothing
"Luther occurred `of any importance.

A new contest is likely to take place fora seat in
the Direetion of the East India Cernpanyi. as Mr.
Manship has thought proper to resign since the last
cid:lion, in coniequence.of hiS advanced age.

BBRKSHIRR Mirreinsto..--Sir T. METCAR.R pre-
sided on Mondayover a Meeting at Reading, consist-
ing of more than r.,t00 • Freeholdell. Sir Join.;
TaanotozotcroN pralksed a
.string of Resolutions,
which 'consisted of Thanks to Colonel WARDLE,
Lord FOLICRSTONR; &c, of 'de`elattitions that the
majority of the House of CominOns had departed:
froth their dilty, and that a Reform in Parliament was
indispensably necessary. These Resolutions were
carried with no More than eight dissentients, A vote
of censure was passed against the County Mernberi,
G. ViirstrrAttp and C. DUNDAS. though the latter
stated that he had voted tor Mr. BATHURST'S Amend-
ment.

On Sunday aftarn'oon, during a thunder storm, a
fire-ball fell upon the 'stables at Caltherpe-House, in
the 'county of Oxfurd, the property of Mr. 0111,
banket, in Lombard-street, which consumed the
same, together with the Coach-houses
Happily, by Ihe prompt and kind assistance of the
inhabitants of Banbury, the fire was prevented com-
municating with the mansion.

'Landsdowne •House was opened last evening to
`the Fashionable World.. About $OO cards of in-
vitation were issued. .All the magnificent apartments
on the drawing-room and ground floors were thrown
open about ten o'clock; eomprisiug, among the
latter, the Library, Vidure Gallery, Bust-room,
Saloon, Grand Eating-room, &c. lac. 4:c. The
servants all wore their state liveries. The whole of
the interior was brilliantly illuminated by cliande.,
liers and chrystal lamps. The carriages :Were ad.,
mitted at the eastern gate ; the chairs at the northern
one. Several of the
.minor apartments were appro-
priated for card partie.i. Reit-L.omoms of every kind
were plentifully distributed about riidnigilt and
at ball-pst one this morning the company were
preparing to depart. .

It was once asked by a celebrated casuist, " What
is the most that is possible .lo he. done, in the least
possible limo, and at the snuliest expeuce?", Had,
the question being asked on the present dayt, a Lot-
tery Adventurer might have answered--,f Why,
the possible attainment of obave do,oool. by a sin-
gle Ticket or b'hare in proportion." This fact is in-
disputable, since the. 500 Whole Lottery Tickets,
which will be'perempee ily gained To-morrow, are
capable of presenting the ebeee immense burn.
Nine o'clock to-morrow morning the Lottery
will begin drawing at Coopers' Hall, and the first-
drawn Ticket above 151. will be entitled to. Bon
'Whole Tickets, which may gain 0,000 Guineas in
Capital Prizes only. Those who wish to place them-
selves in the road to richcs'„ are entrented to apply
before nine o'c:ock thiA; evening,. at lftsti's Offices,.
4, 0)1111611; and 9, Charing-cross where 'tickets
and 4.11C114t6 aIV warranted "Indrawn, and
every Prize sold by bitu Will be paid 'on dercsud.

AVE!

SUPTRESF4ED CORRESPONDENCE.

Z764A.CT OF A -I.ETTEit FROM tin. MADISOR TO

?4R. ARMSTRONG.

May I► aoB.
The repeal Ch! her decrees is the more to be
-expet9ed, z.lbove;:all,- -if Great Britain, should re-
peal, or be ii,kely to repeal her;, as the,Mn of the
origioal decree ol;f3erlin'did not extend .tO a viola
ti6n of. the freidor); of the seas, and was *striae.]
to a municipal eirration of nearly an intire .year,
notwithstanding th.." illegal British Order of..
nnary, - 1807, and ?,‘,5 a return of France to that
• restricted scope of lutr plan, would, so immaterially
diminish its operation against the British comtherce
that operation being., so coMpletelY in the power of
France on land, and so litt:e in hcr power on the
high seas. 'But althmteglt we cannot) if right, de-
mand of Fratice mars l tali ' a repeal 01 so much of
'her decree as'viOlates .thefreerlopi, Me seas, and
.a
great point will be.
gained by a repeal of that
'part of thent, *yet as 11t may not have the etre&
of inducing a repeal of the whole illegal system of
the British Govornmenr, which may seek pretexts,
.
to plead 'a necessity 40,r coUnteraling the unpre-
cedented` and jornudatte mode of warfare prac,
t:iiti.allainst tier;' it will bOdesirtble, that as 'tittle
room as possible should. be left tOr this remaining
doniiir..to the tranquil enjoyment of our- contrner-.
vial rights.

. .
EXTRACT OF A LETTER otom MR. AnmsnioNo, TO
MR. I,lllOKNicie.

• ans. z6ill Junk, teat. The St. Afickiiii„ attired at L'Orient on the Ist
instant, 'and the Govertlqient Messenger at Paris
on the 'Bth. A pa sport: for the vessel to Fal-
mouth,
.thence to L'OrleAt again, Was its
requested, but one in, thm form .eculd not
'be granted but by order of th lEettperor, and this
wa% not given till the, 113th.. Thest•eircumstances
will account for the long detention 'your
patthes. 7 •
We have reason to regret 01,4 the views of but
Government, founded on the justice and wisdom
of the belligerent Pnwers, are so little likely to suc-
ceed. fiffevipts (If-this diarildet' ?nada heie (and
they have not been unfreqnent) have hiliterio
dime no geed: Nay, the.repention of these may be
fsirly presumed to hate done nthchicf, inasmuch as
it bid intended to establish a creed,' that •wogns • in
some-form or the other are the ONLY MEANS we have
to employ. The French Councilor Prizes, which
is, I ant told, as like the English Court 'of Achni-,
ralty as one egg is like another; has lately begun a
career of condemnation, Between the Ist and 13th
inst. lire cases have been decided, and I am assured,
that orders hate been received front Bayonne; 'for
c'tindemning all American cases en bloc (in mass.)
What has suspended the axe since the 15, we can
1)0 conjeclure. It may bepresutned that ale reflec-
tions of the Spanish Junta, On \the politwal and
other relations sabsisting between Spain and the
United States, through the medium,of 'the colonies,
may have.produeed the pause. '.l.'hat it is not Owing
,to any conquest which good principles have obtained
over bad ones is certain. 'Are things any betteryour*
side thethannel ?"

4X;RACT Oi" A LATTER MOM MR,ARMSTRUNG TO

Ant, ISIADISON.

AUG. za,
We, have somewhat over-rated our means of co-
ercion of the two great Bellizeients to a counie of
justice, The Embargo is a ninsiire.calculated above
any other to keep us WhOle, and keep us in peace
but beyond this you must ceit count upon it. Here
it is not felt, and in England (in the midst of the
Mote recent and interesting events of theday) it is
forgotten, !I hope that .unless France shall do us jos-.
sticu, we shall raise the EMbargo, and make in its
stead the experiment olanharmed commerce. Snout('
she~ adhere to her wic:wd and foolish measures, we
ought not to 'Content ourselves with tieing
There is milch, very much besides that we can do,
and we ought not to omit.doing all we can, because
it is believed here; that we cannot do much, and
even that we will not do what we hat?* the power
of dung.

THE MAN FOR THE LADIES.
, 1W ONE IN Till', SECRET.

Tune--" Monopoly."
0 now is the time for a trial,
For those watt Yor gold have an itch ;
And it's Letter to be (no denial)
Born fortunate rather than rich.
At meridian now Dame Fortune's„trade
Scheme then, ye gentles, all scan,
And I needn't observe, ter the ladies,
As bow TOMMY Blatt is the man.
Tot de rol, &c.
Don't think I mean hared in my ditty—
believe me, it ant y •impiresi
There is'ot a man in the Ca).
More eager to Sell 'cm a P.ize :
And it any where eke they have blooder'd,
But fincy bow awkward they'll reel,
It of 'rickets they-lose the goo,
That To-morrow came out or the Wheel.
de
And Bisu !'s detexinineci to sell 'em,
Unless accidents strangely stionlit.rtin
For my ht arers. it's no use to tell 'em,
101w:idle n 4 vtr was doe % - • - .
So it Fortune toe numb:: r his told 'hins,
From which the go,) rustic,
Be first, and in humour just mould hirtil
warrant sell it to you. .
1 of de roI, 44c.
It's a wander, the very great Prizca
lie 14 don't keep to himself;
But reaped tier the public so
In his breJst, he tale;oc4 all the pelf.
Says he—" lobe socer'd at requites
The goodthings tice!li their it:lends who withhold."
Se his rtiends, lie itivires'nu,
lie constantly serycs 'ern nt,(7-..1./.
Tut de ralr arc.

Mr. CITAIMES KEMBLEsS, intleSS is of a more se-
rious kited tbau was at first suppowd be ipio
ever, better, sOcl we hope be will soon be abi; 'to
resume. Lis prOlessional duties. ,

Realize your wiiihes :—postporte it not: but
bate a chance before nine o'clock To-rnorrow
morning, lOr Filly or -Sixty 11, hominid Pounds—it
really is too good 10 lase posseviitig—lt will be the
last trial you can nuke. Warranted undrawn Tic-
kets and Shares ore selling by tiOUNSBY nntl CO.
tit their old establi,hed Statf... Lurie!). ()dices, 26,
and St. M..-g.:fetzs.litl;, Boionh; and no
Iv ore else in Lone. on on their aecfplut. •

'CORR POADENCE IiELATIPE O ,713,147".

Extraa 'el a Utter runti :Lieut.tCenerai•Sir (ohm Volt*
K. 13. .to the Right Hon, john H. Frac; /dated Sanforianca,
43,11. • ,
"a4he conversation which Stbart states eats
to helve had with and the remonstrances
with which you, have, followed ..it, etre. perliapsets
;melt as can be, done by you in your. situation. The
effe&. produced upon --a—, and the_ m.easureis
which he 'said, were determined,. Are very good, if
we were looking to events six mbntiss hence; but
the situation in which we are, calls for something'
more.effieient and energetic. Madrid is threatened;
the French, have detroyed one tinny, have passed
the Ebre, and, are .advancing in superior numbers
agaiost another, whiehefrom its composition and
erengih promises Itpresiqpnce,, but
.must either re.
tire or be overwhelmed ; tip other armed force exists
in this country ; I perveire, no entliu,iesm or any
determined spirit ameegst, threpeople. The French .
cavalry, even in parties as wealteas It or 12 men,
enter tht villages in Leon, and the neighbouring
provinces, and raise contributions without-opposi.
if This is a state of things quite different from
that conceived- 4.14
.Britiso Government, when
they
.determiued to send trews to the 33sistance of
Spain. It was notexpeteed that these were. to cone •
alone with the whole force of, France, but,
to aid a people whet t'vere'beheved to been-
ehnsiastic, "determined, and erepared.fur resistance.
It becomes therefore a question, whether the British
ermy should remain, to be ettneked in its tune or re-
tire from a country, where the contest; from tx het.
ever circumstance, is becerne unequal ?
" I wish to throw no responsibility off reySelf
which properly belongs to mei The quesition is not
purely a military one, but belongs at least as much
to you es to me to decide upon it. Your communi-
cations with the Spanish',Government, and the op.;
pertunities you have had at judging he general state
Of the country, ertable.yowto form as just an esti,
mate of the resistance which is likely to be offered ;
you are perhaps bettereiceuainted with the views of
the British Cabinet, and the question is, what would
that Cabinet direel, were they upon the spot to de.
iermine ? It is of touch importance that this should
he thoroughly considered; it is comparatively of
very little
,consequence he whom shall rest the
greatest responsibility ; 1 am, willing to take; the
whole, or 4.114-44, but lam slay hays your
epinicri. The newereetes sot. he French give us
Little time for discussion..., As soon as.the British
army has formed its jonelion,' I unlit, arm the sup.,
pesition that Castartos either is beaten or retires,,
march upon Madrid, and throw myself into the heart
of Spain, and thus run all risks, and share the for-
tunes of'the Spanish nation, or I [wee; fall beck upon
Portugal. 10. the latter case, 1 fell back upon my
resources in Lis*, corer a country where there iv
a British interest, at es. a diversion in favour of
Spain, if the ierettch doted) e..force against me, and
ant ready to return to the assistance et the Spaniards,
should cirmostances aoin render it eligible.
" By marching into Spelt), 1 t!ettteh myself front
•
my resource e, and should probably be able to take'
with me but a small portion. of-the military stares
I have.brought forward ; in which case I should not
be equal for a time to much contest ; but every thing.
weuld be sent Item Lisbon to Cadiz, and Iron,
thence .to join me. The movement into Spain' is
one 01.grcter hazard, as my retreat. to. Cadiz or Gib-
ratter must be very uncertain ; I should he entirely
in the power of the Sp:wields; but perhaps this
is worthy of risk, if th;-.. Govermnent and people of
Spain are thought to have still sufficient energy
az ! means to recover from their defeats,' and, by
colleElieg in the South, be able, with the aid of
the British army, to resist, and finally to repel
the„ fOrmidable attack' which is prepared against
them. It is impossible not to wish, and it is then
the more difficult not to, hope, that the Spaniards •
may be at last successful in a struggle which does
them so melt honour. „They are a tine people, but
I much fear the 'opportunity is now past; and that
no effort they are likely to make will be surtidient, or
in lime, to stand the armies they must engage; 07
on this subjeia, howeVer, I cannot be very decided,
and shall be-most happy to fnul myself mistaken. •

Extraiil of a Letter from the Right Honourable I. H. Frere
to Lieutenant.Generai Sir John Moore, K.B. dated Aran.
joez, Nov. 30, 18011. a

Wirk respell' to a retreat upon Pertugal, I wish
to confine myself to a simple political opinion, which
snpposing'other considerations not to be decidedly
adverse, might, I think, determine for a retreat up-
on Gallicia, and the strong country in the -neigh-
bourhood of 4storga, in,. preference to Pertugal,
supposing, of:Course, a retreat to be already deter-
, mined upon as absolutely necessary.. If, however,
you do me the honour to consult me respecting .the
general state of the country, and the means of re-
sistance: to be expeeled trout it, I should say that
the Provinces' which you have hitherto seen, are of
all Spain the least distinguished for military Spirit.
" In the course of the late events they have been
wholly I,:assive, and have seen their country occu-
pied successively by the stronger party.i. and in-
deed it is difficult toblatne them.. Living in open
towns, in vast,plains, without eithetarms or horses,
they have neither the means-,of defence or escape.—
But even here we see that the towns haee, been
abandoned at the approach of the French ; 'that no
Magistrate has ever been brought over to take on
craft) of allegiance; nor have the French htlico able
tea enlist a single soldier.. The whole of this coun-
try has, however, belotted, in all ages, to.,the pare
iy which was superior in cavalry. In the extremi-
ties of the kingdom, weaker powers have been ea..
able& to preserve their independence for ages:
From every thing that l eandearn of the diSpo—
sition of the other Provinces, -they, seem to rtie pos-
sessed by the most ardent and determined spirit,
'which even in the event of the defeat of the levieq
which they are raising rig tho: 6eneral defence (,:f
the kingdom, would lead them individually to MI.
thine a desperate resistance tanctr the direction t‘f
their separate Juntas, with such iisststance as Eng.,
land could afford them.

" But it intlitv I apprehend, be tbe wish and in.
tefltion of Governineot on every acc4,mt, kor,-,n-v
thingta from being brought to this extremity. Ibt:,,rc
seem to 144' two modes cat tiring with this vice •, () e
which you state justly to be of greater hazatd, in ;Pi
much ag 134 piaco ourßeives elf-edit:oy in the power
()caw Snr;rniartii 4111,, 113 you ÜbierVe at rhf,)

.
time,wldi mai be wo:thy of r

I

4

I

}

~~

eUergy to recover. nom. their late ch.q.....4.a5.
Of the,. people have no doubt the Government
blt they are resolute, end, I believe, every
in:n r, rolined to -perish ,-. it h their country. They
will r tit atleaSt si;t the ex,imple of-vieTkness and
timidity which the rulingpowers- and- luper orders
in other Stmcs.ot .11:-.1rope,tiave exhibited.•: The.mi-
lit.ity. system; iy certainly cti,iledlive, but I inn' per-
veanctecl that your rei.resentetiOn on this, as well as
11 outer pui~,tj, would be listened to with the greatest
deterence.

It you shoillstfleterm;ne to march into Spain, ex-

elusive of the importance of co.vering the capital,
there tire,' I.th'nk, these advantages which would

reSUlt from haitening the measure. We hive now
in CaStile 'an artily of 20,000.m.en,. 466 whi4h
•Castanos -is, failing hatk. The reinforcements ate
••dai4 phlising through from the provinces, a'nd the
addition of the British would give a forcei-Very
ttiuc it, 1 should think; superior to any thing which
the Fiench would be able to assemble by that
especially having a strong country in arnis against
them on their left, the whole way from the Py-
renees. There is besides at present a great delay in

the arrival of the reinforcements which were -pro-
inked them, and which if they had been sent, would,
'by this time, have composed an enormous foree.;--
There aro repots that tip resistance to the eonscrip-
lion has been much more ohninate' that usual; and
the pastoral letter 01 the Bishop of Carcassdne seems
to imply as such.
" Every great effort on the part of. France has
been preceded by an interval of yt.akness or internal

disturbance; an advantage therelbrc which should
• oe,obtained at this moment would bc'of double im-
.for:anCe, inasmuch aq it would render a•conscription
lor a third attempt upon Spain infinitely difficult.
If; on the other.hand, the Frenchmit-li their present
forces are allowed ,to•in,:intain their present adran- •
(ages, and 10 await the completion of their consciip-
(ion,. they would poUr into Spain with a number of
troops•whieh would give them the iturnediate pas-
se,siOn • of the. capital,' and the central provinces.
The war would then be reduced to an absolute cern- •
petition between the two countries, in standing out
against the waste -of: population, enormous as it
would on both sides, I< t.shnot but think, there-
fore, that considerations both of policy and genero-
sity call upon us for an immediate etf)rr.
" If, however, this view •of the subjeft should
not appear sutiiciently clear or to induce
you. to take-a step, which would, I sin convinced
(since you do me the honour to refer to me on that
subjea), meet with the approbation of his INtajeaty's
Government, I would venture to recointnend retain-
ing the:position of Astorga. The retreat troth that.
place. to Corunna would, as far as an timnilitarymatf
may be'llitowed to judge, be a matter of less
cult)/ than thiongh ...Portugal to Lisbon ; and-we '
might in that position wait for die reinforcements of .
cavalry from England, which would enable time army ;
to aa in. the 11.4 t country, which opens
.immediately
from that point, and extends through the 'whole of
Leon and Old Castile. • , •

I have already troubled you with My political
reason on this head ; I mention Wis, however, in
tnq humble opinion only as the least •objeaionabie of
two inodea of retreat the 04,h11 f should conceive
swoirld be to unite a force catrible of repulsing the
yrench before they receive. reinforcements, The
covering and protecting Madrid is surely.° matter of
great moment for effeCt in. Spain, and much more
in France,and in the rest of Europe. It would be
point of the utmost importance for IluonaParie
to be able to publish a Decree, or to date-a. letter
from Madrid. The people of the town are :full of
resolution, and determined to defend it hi- spite of
its Situation, which is judged to • be tui unfavourable
cue, nis determination ought surely to be-en-
couraged by a show of support.. The siege of
drill by a pretender to the Throne, would be a cit.-.
cumstance decisive against his claim, even it In other
res'peas it had been a just one.

Copy of a-Letter from the Right Hon. 1..11. Ererc to Lieut..
General Sir lulu* Moore, dated Talavera 4.1. e la Reyna,
• Lee. 3, OM.

`Stir—Tliough I have little to add-to the general
representation respeiting the means of resistance at
present existing iu Spain, which I I)4.ow:honour
~if stating in my letter of the auth (Abu:month, yet
the report which is jolt brought me by -
of th state in which he lett Madrid, is so strong
a Confirmation, 'or more properly speaking, so much
exceeds 'every thing Which I had Ventnred 'to say
of the spirit and resolution of the
.people, that
I cannot forbear representing to you in the strong,
est manner —the propriety, not to say the ne-
tit'':ssity, of. supporting the determination of the
petal* of Ibis' country by all the means which
have been entrusted to you tar that purpose. I have
tie hesitation in, taking upon myself any responsibi-
lity which may attach itself to this advice; and I
consider the fate of 'Spain as depending absolutely;
for the present, upon the deekton which you may
adopt. I, say for the present -for such is the spirit
and determination of the people, that, if abandoned
by the-British, I Should by. no means despair 01 their
nit ;mate success. •

U You will sedby the date of Wilt th3t the Jirnta
are retnoved frOM a bituatior) ii) Ni..birt, they were axw
poscd immediately to be made pritioaers. They have
determined to remove to liatlajoz, where I shall hope
to be hottonred by your answer.
I have the-Ito:lour' to be, ke,
(Signed)- "J. Fa Ent:."

Copy of a Letter riot) Right Hen. 1, It. Frere, to
Geri Sir lolta Muoit, K. IL tlatect,T4l4velg tiu la Avinal
'Dix. 3,1808.
lo the event which I did . not Wlih,,to
preimppose, of Your contiquiug itt,the.determination
alreody'announced to rue, of retiring ,With the army
undvr your cotiimand, I have to
,request that the
Le.,,rer of this, whose intelligence has heel-) already
roxrred to, may be .previously exart)ined bctorc 4
Coi;Lcil 9f War..

" I have the honour to be, 4c.•
(Signed) " J. H. Fit2;lE." -

EvraCt of a Letter from Lieut. Cep. Sir john Moore. K. fl.
to 11w Right Mort. I. 11.,Frere, tided :.4.ll4uLinca, D. 6,
2 , -

" had the honour to receive, on the ed
hrit. yotr letter of the ttoth ult. in 11119WC1'.to that
which lachlferised to you on the ,27th November.

.the time of General •Castanns*s defeat, mach as I
think., it wOuldlt:r.ie 'been it it was my
I'9, have marched. on. Madrid, and to have.
shared the "fortunes of the ,Spanish, nation. If
could not have sustained myself there, I thought
that: by, placing myself behind the Tagus, Linight
give the broken armies and people of Spain, . if
they had patriotisai leit, an opportunity to assem-
ble round me, and to march lotward to the re-.
lief; of the Capital. That this was .my intention 43
known to the Officers wi h me who ari.in .my confi
dence ; ,it is known also to',Lord
,Castlerragh, to:
imparted it in one of my late letters..
I wished to have my opinion 61)&1-Med•by yours,:
which was my reason tor addressing you on the 27th ;
-but had you seen the affairs •of Spain in a difFerent
light, and had you
,been adverse_ to the army being
COlninitt (A in the ifeart of your opinion nrron
such a iubjed Would, I may say, ,certainly have de-
cided me to have altered my inteocion.
" With respea to the detirtninin ion which I made
on the evening of the 2sth, :upon, receiving from
t unt.t he account of Caitanos's defeat, I should,
had you . been
,with me, Joie corninimicated: it to
• you,' but should never havi!•Ootiet of asking your
advice, or Opinion, as that determination was found-.
ed on ciltuinstances with which you could nut be
acquainted ; and was besides a quesiion merely mi-
litary:, of which I should have thought myself the'
best judge.

_
".At that time the army was divided into three
different
,corps, and could not. possibly have been
united before the lath or who! this month, before
hwhich period there-was Every reason to believe thati
it would be. attacked by all' the forceof the enemy';
and after. Castanos's defeat I knew of no Spanish
arnir,from which it coal
.receive the smallest as-
.sistanm The army. I cOmmanded was weak from
separation, and when :colleaed amounts only to
twenty-six thousand men tit .for duty. I had
been ...left without any communication with any
of the-, Spanish armies. I,expeated no assistance
frOm any, and it behoved me to consider the safe!y of
the British troops ; I therefore dire led Sir David
Baird, whose, corps would have been collected at
Astorga until the 4th. of this trionth,"to fall back on
Cortmna. I directed General Hope. by forced
matches, to join me here, where "intended, ifl
permitted, to wait his arrival ; and I took measures
for retiring with him into Portugal, with a view either
to defend that frontier, and ultimately retire on Lis-
bon, or to return to Spain, should any change of at
there render .
" The resistance made by, the people* Madrid
has occupied the French, and: has prevented any
corpa from being detached against we. This ex-
ample of enthusiastic patriotism in the capital, if it
holds, may. be followed by the most happy efretig,
if the fillne comMunicetes, and the example is fol-
lowed by the. Provinces. • •
" There has been ito example of any. such resist-
ance in any other part of Spain; and though I hope
this will produce it, I have neither seen nor heard of
such enthusiasm or patriotism elsewhere. Though
I trust it will prove.otherwise, I cannot but consider
it as doubtful whether the pc, pie of Madrid will
continue- firm when they come to be pressed. If
they- yield, the whole is gone. I received yester-
day a letter fro,n the Junta at Madrid, I have or-
dered Sir David Baird to mareh back to Astota, and
I have stopped my preparations for retreat on Portu-
gal. I have put rny‘ell in communication with.)the
Margttit of-Romana at Leon, and without being able
exactly to say in -I.ylitt manner, every thing shall be
done tor the .assistance of Madrid and of the Spa•
ni,h cause, that can be expected from an army such
as I command. I cannot, make a dtrett movement
ort,Madfid,-Ibeeause the passagei of the,onadtrrraina
and Somosierra are in the hands of the French,—
BeSides, joned. by Sir David 13aitd,I am much
too weak.

".I have thouht' it my duty thus calmly to
ex-
plain to you the reasons which have and do aEtuate.
my conduct; and I wish an*iously, as the King's,
Minister, .to continua upon ' the., most confidential
footing wifh yoe;• anal' hope, as we haVe but one
interest, the public welfare', 'though' we may otta-
sionally see it in'dilferent espeds, that this will not
disturb the harmony that should subsist between
Fully impressed as I am With theSe sentiments, I
shall abstain from any remark uppn the-two letterti
from you deliiered to me rist night and this morn-
ing by, on tiny. message which accutu.
palled them. •

Copy of a Letter from-the Right lion_ N. Fiere to Lieut..
General Sir lohn Moore, dated 'fruiting, gth Dee.
" Silt,—After the representations which have
been Made to you from 'other iparters, T cadhaidly
hope . that a further remonstrance on my part can
produce any effect, where high military rank and
anJ the ittfitietr.r;ept persons whonit Y am
told, you honour with your pritiuo esteolp, have been
found unavailing,

" The advantages which Mr. Stuart possesses
this respect will, l•hupe, enable hint to urge you with
the warmth of personal regard,, what .1 may be at.-
luwed to state at least with' impart iality and candour,
towartis'a person with whom 1 an no otherwis.l ac•
quainted than by the honour which he has done rue
by his outresyoudence ; I mean the immense respon-
sibility which you take upon youtself, *by adopting,
tipott a'supposed milita.y necessity, a measure which
raatiyt be followed by the itiattediate, if nut the final
ruin of our Ally, and the indelible disgrace to the
Country with wilose resources you are entrusted..
" .1 am Unwilling to enlarge upon a subje in
which my feeling must either be stilled orexpressed
nt thu risk f offence, which, with such an interest
at stake, I Should ttnyiiiling to excite j hut thus
Much I must say, that it the British army had been
scut-abroad for the express.Obje& of doing the ut-
mosi possible mischief to the cause of Spain (with
the single .exception of not firing a ,shot against 'the
Spanish troops), they_ would, according to the Mea-
sures now announced as about to be taken; have 1110iit
completely fulfilled their'purposc. •.
That the defence of Gallieia should be aban-
doned, must appear, incredible.. lam, ezo.

(Sighed)

J. H. rusita."

Lxtrael of a Letter front Lient,..General Sir. !olio Moore,
K .1.1. to the kight lion. J. 11. here, dated SalantancJ,
Uec.xe, 1808.

`‘ Colonel Grabun, whom I had reqty.s9tcd to go

to mama, rettlrile:l
la/ la!Uteri
,than Talavera', where he met two Membeit of the
Supreme Junta, from whom he learnt the Capitula
t .of Madrid, with the circumstances relating, tol
it. I oWn, cannot' conceive how • the Deke 1)t,
Castel. Franco and M. de Murla could have gtvent
up the town, lithe inhabitants had been very resoi
lute in their deterinittaiion to defend it. IEI4, I,
finspea,, like the cry of the armies, who, to cover
;their miscondrieL accuse their Chiefs of treachery,
• and in the instance of General Sr. Juan',- [Mt them
• to death.

"Although I have little hone of the successi-of thei
Spanish cause,,forj see no. parks Any where of en-i
thusifism or detelpined spirit, either arnongst.,the
people or the GOverinnept; _yet, as it, possible!
that it may be roused, and, as-it-is said, that forces
ate assembling-in the SOntli; shall untie tfie
army, and in concert with thei Marquis of La Bo—
mana, undertake such operations as shall appear to.
usbest. I hate not yet received an answer from the:
Marquii to nii.late letters, but I.e pee 3 ,one hourly..
I du. not know the number.of.peopic lie has collett-.
ed, but I Bear they arc not of a description from:
'which inueltsan be expe6ted
f‘ i hare 410 W with me General Hope's division,
the artillery, and the whole cavalry,y4ich last, how-
. ev'er, as.yet amounts only to i.g.'oo _men, Ntadrid,
in the state, it h, twist Occupy a considerable portion
of tli enemi's terce. Saragssa,still holds out, and
,the levies in !ha-South will attia4ihis.attention.,
": The whole cannot be, turned against us, and
in a very few days 1 bone to have the army in
readiness . 1 OA begin ,iormorrow An put
a part of it in motion, and my:wish is to unite it at
. .

*‘ 4E' at;this moment-this town, Ciudad Rodrigo,
and Zamora were armed, they' could deKini the
; it Would .be of considerable-service, as other-
Wise,.wheo I go towards Valk-41011d, my commu-
Mention with Almeida and Portugal, tram whence I i
draw my resources in ammunitionr&e. may be.in fi
-
tercePted.
"A man of energy, as Captlin General or this
Province, residitt under the prote6ion of this, ariny,
hnd exhlainitt in Prodatuatitins, or othetivisl, to
the people the .set Vices eipeded from them, and
which they might perform, would ,be of infinite ,
use.' The people are left too much without uirec-
lion, and we cannot get even AO money common
intelligence. It is only by Colonel: Graham :last
night I knew the Capitulation of Madrid, which
happened the 3d.
" I take.rthe hberty. to state these particulars. to
you, as perhaps by means of, the Junta, remedies
might he applied. I shall thank. you 'not, to mo-
tion any direelion in which I mean to move, but to
say in general, that the British army' will ad in con-!
podia') with the armyol La flotnamt.
" I have the honout to be, &c.
(Signed)
" JOHN 4N1903E•"
Exttadofx Letter from the Right Floti..T. Ft. Frere, to
l,teut.-Generst Sir lohn Moore, K. 8.. dated Mefl(l4,
14th Dec. aoti.

I was lastnight honoured by, your letter of thc•
10th, and was, sincerely gratified at learning that
with hopes infinitely less sanguine, than I confess
myself to entertain of the stieeeig,ef the: Spantsh,
cause, you bad determined to Make an effort In its,
favour. kreiolution. taken With''snen Vie ti's rriuSt
have' been in-a great measure (minded Optiii • 'footi4gs
similar to those which you have' scen very strongly
expressed in a litter of which Mr, Stuart was the
hearer, and of which I wish now to say nothing
more than that I feel highly gratified: Mahe idea :be
your having partaken. them. with me, and that; itit
Out communication between us, the same sentiments'
which at that very .moment were influencing your
condua, Were guiding; my pen.
Your letter happened .to: be delivered to me,
while I was .tyittt the Joule, and I communicated
such parts or its cositents as Were most important
and gratifying to them, with the reserve which you
pointed out. • •
". You know, I. presume, that General Rotuma,
is invested st itli the authority of Captain-General of
Leon, Castile, Ciallicia, anti Asturias, and J can
congratulate you,ou having to do with a man whom
you Will find
,pertealy of a right mind, and deter-
mined.to keep ctiery man to the performance of his
duty. The placing the towns which you 'mention
in a state of defence suitable to the means of attack
Which the enemy might, at present be aisle to direct
against them would, I should iinag ne, fall within
the limits of his authority; but 1 shall state the sub-
jeer to the Junta, and I have no dotibt of their ap-
probation of any Measure whkh you suggest. The
one of, giving a temporary species of defence to the
open towns has, iflituk,.great advantages in a Coun-
try like this, which is 'not Over-run With lqxury'and
timidity, and where a kind of provincial pride ex-
ists, not only in every Province,„ hint alrnoat in every
town, the people..would be animated not only against
the enemy, but io rivalry with each other. The
enemy 'Would be obliged to overcome, at the price
of his blood, obstacles which had been opposed qtr,
tiiM by mere labent ; and a thousand barriers would
be interposed against that deluge of panic which
sometimes overwhelms a whole nation at-once, and
of which at one time I was afraid I saw the begin-
ning in this country.
" With respeet to,what you mention of direaing
.the public mind by Proclamation and other means. at
popular impression, Marquis Rornana is, with very
few exceptions, indeed the man. most 'Capable of
judling lightly that I hate ever seen. I send
,closed an urdonuance, whiCh has been published in
and which has ti9t yet appeared hi the
Tapers. I will thanks you th forward it to Romanis
.by your next opportunity, if it is not. printed in the
moan' while. You wilt be glad' to hear that it is
much sipproved of by the Junta, and that they. are
well persuaded that it is only-in this way that thinks
can be thine. 'rite extiths.,tion of the popular enthu-
siasm in this ,country, .and the means which exist
reviting it, would lead to a very long and delicate
discossion ;• would only say, that it I ant at all
right in my judgment of the cause of. the evil, it i 4
already done away by. the acts of the Junta, and I
trust that its circlets will not long survive.
I have been. pressed to write to the Commits
der in Chief in Portugal to reinforce the army under
yoUrconithand with all.the troops that he can spar,
and have already trlmsmifted hotne,a representation
to that effea. • : _

i

I

1,

te

t""

-a-.

pitedstion of M;adridi tuir is it as yet 4v any tw:ans
certain thal any formal blipulation eitisted. Nothing.
.friki•bani.heard front Marla, C.t cellar, cr Cltei
.finnan nor is it known where they are An order
_uas.2on drawn up-, and is to be pu;•!:, p.chi-'
biting
,all persons concerned in the
I.otding any comMand in the town, from
ing:the residence,of the Jum.t. •
'he Army of Arragon have repulsed an attPtk
on the cd. Palafox's official Report ieprtsents trio
unfortunate action of Tudc..la an exi.eedLlT'r
bloody- One, and that the Frcnch confess to .3
4;000 All the reports from Aided ittpresent
the force of the French as vc-ty much •:riciocudi
have hear.' no estimate above 26,060. , Indet44l ail
,fliei-eeslirnales- are Vague; but Officers who iverei.,
istritticsses-of 'the attack ate confirnied in the opini6i3
of ,the weakness .of ;the enemy, by what they oh-
• •
served of his appearance and 'node
The lunta are on their way to Seville. I 101(4
Thent.henee' to-morrow. This pmvinCe is- tithing
ItorseilAqd'.metuyith groat zeal, and sending then)
forward to defend the passes of the Tagos, partial-
Jar!), to.Almaraz. •
The Junta have been received with unifOrrn
i-etpts'r ' iy-the people, and with gre,:t tf: terrace by
tae igfttnor Jurma
" I have the honour to be, &C. .
(Signed) !* J. 1.1, Fll£lls*

FRAVD..L-A nian deiw: in uhe Me-
t.i7opolis to the mortification , of several, tr4uesinem.
'll'll9m she has succgded in detrauding. She is -
alieut 30 years of age, haasome in her per;oo, and
al a Pre l‘ebsing She canil from Bath
.abnut ten days' since, having busied *sell there
for about a 'wec.k. She iravels about London in 0
po
chariot of dark -green drilinir; and resided unlit Sa-
turday last in- Great -llessell-sireet, lloemsbury,
.bavingonithat day Tirocured silver, ankles
kets of llr.
,Xemp,. in Tottenham-court-road, to
the amount of 401. She gives cheques for pNnyt
payment of goods, *bleb 6e geni:. sty contrives to
carry awaywith
.11r..lihe has defrauded Miss Leticia,
A rttilliner in Osicirdoveet, also gf goods and 03(44
to the amount of 301.