The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-08 00:00:00

GlBRjl,7',4fl PAPER.S,

61M1oNA, JULY 2.4.—The night before last, 'the
enenty renewed their attacks. Upon Monjuich. The
mountain, as well as the town„: kept up,. foctWO•
hours and a half, an incessant fire ot muslietry%'and,
artillery, WhiCh greatly injured the enemy's WO' ks.
The. latter, enraged at the failure of their attempts,
i-epetpd them again and again,' but to as little pur-
pose. We cannot sufficiently adMire the sang ftoid
of the garrison of the Castle, who, under the galling
fire of the enemy, loudly cried out to them, " Come,
.Gavachos, and lend your assistance ; palace
has caught fire."
JULY 25.—The besiegers are sparing of their
shells, but not of their grenades or cannon shot, of
which they send us plenty. From their nut being
minded as they ought to be, several lives are lost
which might be laid down with more advantage 'to"
the country. Its defenders make a parade of their
intrepidity which we wish were less daring. How-
ever it be, there is nothing -to 'apprehend with such
a garrison, which in every instance, exceeds our
hopes, and commands our admiration. Wherever

it presents itself, it forms a rampart More impenetra-
bit, than that which *closes the town. Out of Ge-.
I'oll3-Such ckploits would deserve our attention ; here
thersueceed each other so rapidly, that they take it
up but for one. moment. It will be most truly said
of 'Gerona, that it has been a school of valour, by
the patterns which there have beed displayed and
formed with so much eclat.

NoTE.---Official accounts have been'subsequently
received, including the daily reports of the defence'
of that fortress, down to. the sth instant, when it
continued to make an equally glorious resistance.
(Gov. Gaz. Aug. I g.)
SEVILLE, AUG. 17.—The forces which Soult has
brought to the Tagus, do not merely consist of the
division under 'his orders, but include the whole
French troops in Castile. This has occasioned the ,
retrograde movement of our armies. They extend
froni the Mesa de Ibor as tar as Almaraz, and will
shortly be reinforced by 9000 English who, are al-
ready in Alcantara, and further, we are positively
told, Beresford's division, which appears to have
reached Ciudad Rodrigo, to the number of i 6,000
men. The united armies of Asturias and Gallicia
must, by this time, have penetrated into Castile."--
A French division has marched from the Tagus to
Placentia, undoubtedly to observe the armies which
may fall uptin the rear of their troops.
The Army of the Centre has fought at Almonaeid
with great valour: Its retreat has been a military
one, unattended with t'he fatal dispersion which we
have lamented upon other occasions.' On the 12th,
its head-quarters were. at Argamasilla. Venegas
ietetided to 'send part of his troops to the Sierra,
ar,; advance with the remainder of the army
is, a proof that the French are not pursuing
If. it be so, we may hope that La Mancha
will be afflicted again with the continuance of the
Ittench troops.
Thq Tarragona report. of the 7th states-600 men
to have entered Gerotia—a reinforcement most ac-
ceptable to that garriom. The prodigies of valour
and patriotism whii:ll it IS performing would obtain
no eredit, if the Spanish Revolution had not already
afforded many instanfes of the kind. Whenever
the enemy assail it, which is often the cases they.
are obliged to retire with great loss.---(Semanario
Putriotwo.)
GIBRALTAR, AUG.M.—His Excellency Sir John,
F. Cradock, K. B. Went on board the Porcupine
frigate on Monday his't, 'and sailed en the same day
to the westward. 'ln consequence of his deptirtu're,
the command at the garrison- devolves upon Briga-
dier-Getieral Smith.

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