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

SPANISH! AND PORTUGUESE PAPERS:

(PRIVATE LtrTER.)
Llsiorr, Jumr news- yet from the
armies. Sir A. Wellesley broke tp on the. -raih.
from Placentia, and proceeds in a'dirett- line towards".
Madrid." . .
LISBON, JULY 95.—'-Intelligence from the' armies
in Spain :-!--On the gth instant Joseph Bu.kinapall
arrived at 'Talavera de la. Reyna; on the '&11 he
reviewed the mops which were there; on the :kith
he left it with WO men; some say for Madfid,
others for the Guadarama, and others, which is rnoA.i.
probable, for Toledo. On the 1 oth, in the after-
noon,. the army of Cuesta passed the Tagus ; on the
fgth hts head-quarters were at Naval-moral. Orders
were given to znArCh at one o'clock the-same night
for Oropeza.
.The English army marches in the
direeiion Escalina, by Pavella, Navarperquenda,
&c. The French army was'at 'Talavera.de la Reyna,
Cazaleyas Santa Dulalia, Fuen
,Saleda, Maqueda,..
Toledo, &c. The head-quarters of Venegas do.
Pot appear to hate been removed from 'Santa Cruz
DeModela, or his advanced guard from Manzanares.
Gerona still held out on the 3 instant; and letters
from Catalonia state, that Blake was going to its-re
lief.—(Lisbun Gazette).

COIMBRA, JITLY 21.—A Letter was received thig
day from Placentia, dated the mh, from a- person
worthy of credit, of the toll-owing tenor : " On the
sth instant, General Wellesley went to visit General
Cuesta, who is with his army, eight ,leagues from
hence towards Madrid ; and ii. is said, that the plan
of attaCk, was concerted between them. CueAa' has
about 22,000 infantry, and from nine to 10,000 fine
cavalry."

.The junetion of the English army will be formed
here : it already amounts to near 30,000 'men. The
French have their advanced posts ai lalaveta'de la
Reyna, and General. Cuesta's are six leagues distance
from them.

I. W
w ithin a few days, a decisive baffle is ex'pe6ted to
.take-phice beteen' the Cotobined Arinjes and those
and Lusikaiia.)
JULY "4,2.—Yesterday several very satis-
factory' reports wer,.. it) Circulation. It was said, that
1 the combined
Remy
and
,panish army was in
[sight 4mof the ei:-y and it was even asserted, that
i• there had afready been a .b:itiht inrwhich the French
Were defeated. Qdrers:stated, that the enemy had
seorcely reconnoitred .the combined toices When he
c!.,mmenced a precipitate retreat, ant
wishing to risque an a‘Ction ; the fati is, that the
puolic mind is prepared to expe6t within a few days
favonr.ible advices Iron) thehigh,state of (Its"
ciphne of the two armies, and the valour of the
• .troops who compose thein,, n is to be .hoped thes,
ex,pedatiOns wilt be realised.—(Liston
VALENCIA, JULY 7.—We learn that his .Sxoel"

lency t he Duke of Albuquerque -ha., obtained several
adt Ittages.over the enemy, near the bridge of Arzo-
bispu, in a pal ttal, but very, obstinate action, in

winch ,mute than 3000 'Ncl;'re killed, among .vt horn
I,yerc many cavalry, and. eight pieces of artillery, of
a large calibre, were taken. We are likewise assur-
ed, that the combined English and' Portuguese arcilf
is divided into three divisions; one under Si.gopf,
Cuesta, one under the Duke del i'irque, at la ill. •
other still remains at Badajoz.

RIPOLL, JUN 2 26.—We lave received advice°

that 2000' of our troops, joined by the emigrants
from Ampurdan, have had a sanguinary attion with
the French in the -plain of Usay, between Bal)149
and Besaln, in which action the enemy lost inOre
than 1500 men, while our loss was not more 11)4.11
300. This defeat has prevented them trom pro-
ceeding to Frauce, to procure more bombs and balk
for the siege of Gerona, where it appears all. their
ammunition is exhausted, as the bombardment 110
ceased, and the balis that are found are observed to
be of different calibres.

ViLLANOVA DE SITJEO, JULY g.--Persons artist'
ed from the eastern coast assure us, that or Moo'
day last, Gerona was relieved with provisions, 'arol
munition, and troops. More than 2000 troops.m. •
the line have been thrown into the place, the pea'
sants having opened the road to them.
From the same source we learn, that on Tuesdl
last, the city of Palatnos was invested, and that the
enemy was repulsed with the loss of 300 men ,that
on 'Wednesday he renewed the attack with 3560
men, with which ftirce he made himself master of
the placit, but with the loss of goo killed. They
committed horrors, not sparing the lives of any who
could not escape, who were not less than 300, young
and old. * •

TARRAGONA, .1(.11,1r 7.-Lord Collin wood yeste.r."..
-clay. sent advice to our General, confctniing that the
English and Sicilian army had landed at Salerno, I.°
the amount of 18,000 men.

BADAJOZ, JULY itlllaioO of the English
army with ours, ivirrnopy and
standing which subsists betWeen' the respeeice•
Chiefs, while they afford us the most complete sa'
tisfaetion, excite a just expectation as to the cons°-
cuences, which. must result from circumstances so,
favourable. The Enemy, who already foresees the
•
terrible effeas of. this junEtion, and of, this concert Of
operations, precipitately abandons the fortified points
.where he thought himself secure, and resigns a great
patt of his conquests, in order to concentrate
forces, and render less fatal the general and decisive
blow which. is preparing. Our hearts open to a rtnli
titude of hopes, and burn to renew the first efforts'
to make greater, and, even to exert the last, if 11'e
country demands it. By them we-have.been trans'
formed froin vile slaves into citizens and heroes; '9I)C
name is pronounced with veneration in distant coon'
tries, and we are an example to all noble nations Wll°
still retain a,de.sire of reveng..: ; they have also called
forth ;po.Werful confederates in the sublime under
ii
taking ; Austria, that nation, who presents hell
to all Europe in ari attitude of Majesty and streagt
. hasjust humbled the pride of the monster and is cfl
the eve) of wresting its club from the hands or
ri
false Hercules;' weakened a great deal by

temerity and his first successes, like .a torrent which
exhausts itself by its extent :4nd impetuosity. in the
'Mean 'tithe- the nat►ons, that 'appeared more 'accus-
tothed to oppression, and wiro, in spite d their-
serVed to extend it, rage to regain their
beloved liberty, and increase the struggle in which
the Tyrant finds himself. Our great and stimuL
lating example has put them in motion, and.
Part of the glory they may acquire belongs to us;
llvery thing now concurs to enkindle our spirit, and
to elevate it to the highest degree of noble ambition.
Let us call to mind those reanimating days, in which
the Nation, its head scarcely raised, crowned itself
%vith viEtories,let the primitive enthusiasm animate
andiet us'again be what we Were.

The august body which represents the country;
While it considers the foundation. on which the State
must support itself, and calls us to mark out the so-
lid work of our future independetice, augments its
resources on all sides, and has known how to
create this mass of force, whose, powerful ac-
'ion must annihilate our executioners, andihesight
of Which alone \ terrifies and drives them away ;
if to such favourable dispositions we add an extra-
ordinary aCtivity, .and the continuance of sacrifices
arid efforts, soon shall we behold the day of viclory
claiyn; oppressed innocence will.dry up its tears, and
humanity and the country will clasp us to their lio-
-s°lris---(Diario de Badajos.)
VALENCIA, JUNE 27.—The painful impressiOn
Which the misfortunes of the army of Arragon; in
the• battle of the 18th, at Belchite, had produced on
the public mind, has considerably abated, by learn-
ing-that cur loss has not been so great as was gene-
rally supposed; the dispersion was not of such ex-
tent, and all
:the troops' scattered by that accident,
are again collecting on various important points.
GERONA, JUNE 16.—For a few hours, this city
bas enjoyed repose. The bombardment continued.
for three days, without a moment's intermission; it'
" itoPossible to -form an idea of the devastation.
Zleven mortars are incessantly sending shells through
the air, 'which have caused great destruction. . Yes-
, terday there were two large fires, and the King's
ospital was burning yesderday morning, but tla'
8 kit and wounded were all saved. Almost all the
hoUses are in ruins; and the towns are for the greaser
Part destroyed.

JutsTE 17.—The firing this morning has been most
; it appears like the clay of judgment. Since
last night the enemy has thrown upwards, of
a hundred -shells. Our troops, to the number of
600 men; returned this morning, after having de-
feated the enemy; and destr, ,yed a battery which he
tad conStrueted to annoy us. General SEBASTIAN!
been Ordered to retire; and at present we are
Ignorant who will replace him ; perhaps his master
4 but little satisfied with the concloion of his ne.
kotiations:

Lts}iorr, JUL! 26.—We are infOrrned by the last
tiviees from Spain, that on the 20th inst. the two
broliea were to effea their Junaion : their united
forte Will amount to near 104,000 men. The Frenh,
In severalplaces;dre engaged in making hasty
tuarehes; with a view of deceiving the army of Gee
tern' Ctratil., but the latter observes them closely.
PontaArtobispo is strongly fortified, which po-
ition is occupied by the Duke of .M.BuQuEltuuE.
he Prench at preSent have done nothing but fall
back; and it is etpeaed that near Madrid a battle
will be fought.

LtsioN, Jvr,Y 26.-;=The Toulon squadron was
on the point of sailing, but the sudden appearance
of an English one, composed of 12 sail of the line
and some frigate's, made the enemy cautious, fearing
the same- fate which that of Brest had in Basque
Roads:

They Write from Valencia that the Army Of
tiLAKE IS re-organizing, and the most efficacious
caiures are taking to augment it; in a short time
expeeted that the said army will bestow on the
ent•rny the punishment due to his temerity.
VALeNctA, JuNa au. After the battle of
elite, twenty-two Poles deserted to our colours, not-
‘l'ithstancling the misfortune of that day. The pub-
lie may infer from hence, what are the forebodtnga
(I
azi f the enemy in regard to his fate, if, when he ote,
tans advantages, part of his best troops abandon his
At and seek an asylum in Spanish generosity.
Gerund
We witness the same kind of emigration,
-- spite
of the precautions of its chiefs. This place
has tilaintaittedits communication, nowithstanding
31ri
the enemy has increased his forces to effeet the
hest bloCkade. The garrison and people have
'de some brilliant sallies, and covered them-
selves urth glory. All 'the batteries of heavy artil-
lery and mortars have been taken or destroyed, and
The tontinual and well-direaed fire of the place, has
klade great slaughter among the obstinate besiegers.
INe know that the army is approaching to relieve the
place, and there is little doubt that the enemy will,
third time, be obliged to retire from before Ge-
N.:a, defeated and confounded, if indeed, be should
Leable to.effeet his ietreat.
According to account, tha. have been receiveff,Ahe.

bead-quarters oft en.CuEsiA.are at Zarsiceig, and the
enemy has. repassed. the Tagus. VENEGAS, it is be-
rieved, establiShed his at Man Zanares. The army
01-Esilernadara is brilliant for its number,
andscxcellent Cavalry. The army of La Mancha is
4.:
notso,numerons, but it is supposed not to 6e in-
fariar in quality. The army of reserve, aacording to
Othii-accounte, is composed of the English and
VOrtugese troops, which form a third body, equally
respectable with the forrnei.

There are repOrts that the advances guard of Ge-
neral VENEGAS hai penetrated to Aranjuez, and
taken Considerable bobty, borse; &c. but these re-
quire confirmation.

THE ARMY.

HORSE GUARDS, Auci;sr r, TS §.

_ .
At a General Court Martial held at Stafford; on
the loth opf Apti), 1809, and continued by adjourn-
meni-s to the 15th of the same month; Lieutenant
Momis, of the 46th Regiment ; Lieut. MAYER, of
the 57th Regiment ; an Lieutenant APGREGOIi;
of the 39th Regiment of Foot ; were arraigned upon
the following chatges,-yiz

Charge against .Lieutenants Moore and Mayer—
" For behaving in a scandalous manner; such as is un-
becoming the charm ters of Officers and Gentlemen,
on the night of the 3d of March, i 809, at Stafford,
by abusing each other, and calling each other oppro-
brions names, and afterwards fighting together in the
public street, and by appearing in-a state of intoxica-
tion, raising a riot and disturbance, and engaging in
an affray in the public street."

Charge against Lieutenants Mayer and M‘Gregor :
" For behaving in a scandalous and infamous
manner, such as is unbecoming the characters of
Officers and Gentlemen, on the night of the 3d of
March, 1809, at Stafford, by abusing Lieut, Moore
at the door of a public-house, and in the public
street, and endeavouring by opprobrious words to
provoke him, Lieut.'Moore, to tight with Lieute-
nant ;.layer; and afterwards' engaging in the public
streets, in consequence of. which clic), were confined
in the Black Hole; all which conduct is a breach of
lbeir_duty'as Officers, :and io the prejudice of good
order, and military discipline."
Lieutenants Moore mid Mayer were found Guilty
of the first charge; with the exception of the crime
intoxication, as far as relatts to Li( utenant Moore.
Lieutenant Mayer was also found Guilty of that part
or the second charge, which expresses the endea-
vouring by opprobrious words to provoke Lieutenant
Mogre to fight him.

For which, Lieutenants Moore and Mayer were
sentenced. to be'—' Dismissed his Majesty's Service;'
but-the Court were of opinion, that the charge,al-
- against Lieut.. McGregor was not sufficiently
proved, and therefore acquitted him, which sentence
his Majesty has been pleased to approve and confirm.
The Commander in Chief -has therefdre direued,
that the -,:hargesA•exilit)ited agaihst Lieuts. Moore,
Mayer, and M‘Gregor,- together with the sentence
of the Court, 'shall be read at the head of every
corps, and entered in the orderly books.

The arrangements - for the establi.sment of a
King's Dock-yard at 'Milford, :ire understood to be
complete, and that two line-of-battle ships, a frigate,
&c. are to be proceeded upon immediately. The
capacious and very secure anchorage of Milford-
Haven must make that place at all times of material
importance, in a naval point of view.

The
,Earl of DERBY, who has been long indis-
posed;.k now so much recovered that he is able to
resume his public days and enjoy the society of his
friends at Knowsley.
The doors of the boxes of the new Covent-Gar
den Theatre are to be made of solid mahogany, and
to be finished in the most elegant style.
ME Lust), an aaor of provincial celebrity, is to
be added to the comic strength of the new Theatre
Covent Garden next season.

Mr. Qu,rcx made his second appearance last night
at
,the. Lyceum, in the part of Isaac Mendoza, and
Was again received with the warmest applause, by a
very numerous and
.elegant audience. An apology
was made for Mrs. MOUNTAIN, who, on account of
'a very severe cold,, was only able to sing one
of her songs, in the part of Clara. MARSHALL
aquitted himself very. well in Antonio, and the rest
of the characters were so well supported, that the
Opera lOst none of its usual effc6l, except the driw-
back nf Mrs. MOUNTAIN'S indisposition.

During a dreadful thunder storm, which happert-
ed on Wednesday, the ;36th ult. at Mauchline,
Hugh Smith, servant with Mr. John Siliars-, of'
Gartield, parish of Muchline, was struck dead by
the' lightning, while busily employed in the hay-
field. His head was severely bruised, the blood
running out at his mouth and ears, his hair singed,
and, his countenance almost black, and much dis-
figured. The fatal fluid appears to have penetrated
his forehead, from a large 'wound which it Itad
made, in it ; from thence to have been condu6ted
down through the body, marking its progress by
singing the hair on the breast, .scorching his stOlnacb,
and melted several of his buttons. His hat was
found lying in tatters, at a considerable distance
from him'; both his shoes were' knocked from his
feet, and one of them, torn to pieces, had been
thrown .by the shock to the distance of several yards.
A dreadful fire took plaCe at Waterford, on Friday
last; which destroyed near sixty houses. The county
of Waterford Grand Jury have most liberally sub-
scribed two hundred and forty guineas for the relief
of the unfortunate sufferers:

A gang of thieves, on Thursday last, broke into
the house of Mr. Allnutt, of Beechley Lodge, Bucks,
When- a mastiff dog seized one of them, and so se-
verely lacerated him, that he expired next day. The
.others escaped without any booty.
At the Assizes for one of the Midland counties, a
woman was tried for the murder of her bastard child;
apd after the Judge had taken great pains in explain-
ing the provisions of Lord Ellenborough's AL},
the Jury acquitted her of the murder and found her
gni l" y' ,concealing the birth of the child. The
prisoner heat tried was charged with stealing a goose,
and the same Jury, thinking that the law applied
equally to brith cases,. acquitted the prisoner of the
felony, but found hits guilty of concealing the goose,

~li zz, uty 11.

..The AlgesirasNrrived,, here from Portsmouth on
the ed. instant. She brought out considerable quan-
tities of stores, and other equipments for foot and
, cavalry, with a machine for making -fusils, and a
printing-press.. , The Bishop of St. Andero was a
• passenger, as well as the- wife of I‘Ja Cevallos. , '
Theainadivity of the•Q ip overnent.is still reproach-
ed. Nothing can exceed the ardour of. the people;
and lunch is hoped. from the stimulus which it is
expected .will be given by the embassy of the Mar-
quis Wellesley, whose acceptance of this appoint-
ment causes .considerable surprise here, and there-
- tire. le-ads tO..the suppositiOn. that it will be directed
to great objects. Depend upon it, . the people of
this country will never be the slaves of Braihaparte.
If the Government,is incapable of directing the ne-
cessary measures for its defence, the task will even-
tually he taken up by the people. Loyalty and loye
of order, with a reverence for established institutions,
are obviously even a pait.of their nature. They are
Or; however, una.ware‘ that the most respectableinstitutions may Cal) into decay, and be subjea to •
abuse; on the contrary, the necessity, for much re-
fOrm is as generally felt, as the hatred for Buona-
parte, and the determination to effect it. For them-
selaes, ahey would clearly, wish (asis consistent with
the Solidity of underStaoding, for which they are re.•
markable), that, the reforMs should proceed-front
the Government and they are fully persuaded that
the reign pf Ferdinand VII. would produce 'them all.
It is for this, and this only, they are attached to him.
It is not . the blind attachment whidh the -English
attribute to them ; nor is it the ease, as also • sup,
posed .there; that he is set up. by the Junta. • No a
he is the King of the People; because they conned
with him the idea of reform, and his name is syno-
nimous with it. All the Reformers of the last reign
were his directors : he had put himself entirely into
their hands ;:asucl there is no doubt, that if he wet-a'
reinstated, Spain would enjoy abeneficial revolution
in its state, without any of the jealousies attendant
on new Governors ;—a benefit which, had long. been
prepared. for it, btatalents which he proteded.a. but
which had antecedently been consigned only-to dun-
geons for the attempt. . M. Jovellanos and his asao-
ciates would have had a principal share in the Go-
vernment. By degrees, and tenderly, touched, even
the exuberances of the Ecclesiastical Establishment
would have been pruned: .
The best proof that can be given of the impossibi-
lity to conquer this country by France, is, that in
the provinces nearest to France, and occupied in
part by the enemy, the ardour greater than in the
more distant provinces; as if the spirit of the peo-
ple rose in proporiion to the vicinity of. the enemy.
Even in Barcelona, a fortress. whelly• possessed by
French troop's ! the executions for plots and resist-
ance have been numerous 5-1 saw, to-day, a well-
authenticated case of several, judged and executed
on a law passed in France, for the punishment of re-
sistance in the conquered countries. . In the valley
of Roncevalies, near Pampeluna, on the frontiers of
France, there has been a considerable slaughter. In
fine, they possess not, nor will they ever possess, a
foot of land, which is not garrisoned by an over-
whelming force. • In Catalonia, the late reverses
have Servad• only to stimulate new exertions the
army of Blake is undoubtedly becoming again re-
spedable in numbers. Atnuinnition is now ship-
ping here for Tarragona, tor the use of this army.
The Officer svlto commands the' escort came in the
Algesiras from England; ,
h is a fad, which speaks more than volumes, of
the disposition of the people towards France, that
not a Frenchman is permitted to exist in Cadiz ; the
most wealthy merchants are on board hulks in the
harbour. It is even dangerous to speak the. lan-
guage in public. at
Mr. Cochrane Johnstone left this place on Whit-
Monday, in a frigate, .fotßarbadoes ; from whence
he goes to Vera Cruz, having made a contrail with
the Junta for ahe delivery of six millions of dollars,
at three shillings and eleven-pence halfpenny .per
dollar.. This sum is to be furnished on account of
the. Government. He,has, besides, a permission to
purchase from individuals at the same price, to any
amount whielt may be pradicable, in Mexico, pay-
able by bills on the Treasury of England. .Thus
the specie of Spanish America will find a secure
passage to Europe ; and, if Spain repays to Great
Britain the advances made by the latter, much of
that furnished by the Government 91 Spain will re-
main in England. If, on the contrary, the whole is
paid for in bills upon the Treasury, of course those
bills (if the amount beaVanted for service in Spain)
must be discharged in- dollars, or a coin current
there. It ,is, however, very probable, that if pur-
chases are made from individuals, the payment of
the bills to them may be made in Bank-notes; so
as to occasion some of the specie to remain. At
all eveqts,' the operation appears to be useful, as it
secures the passage of the specie, and brings the
Spanish American Merchant into Contad with, Bri-
tish Commerce ; and further as the price axed for
the dollar seems to leave considerable advantage for
the payment of freight and expences.. The dollar•
is worth here fifty-three pence and one-third; I
believe it is not worth much less in England. There
is a great difference between this and forty-sevene
pence halfpenny, the price to be paid by England.
The commercial ,people here have got some intima-
tion of this measure, and are jealous of it they
say that individuals in Mexico will not sell their dol-
lars at that price ; but When the ,difficulty of con-
veyance in any other manner to Europe is consider-
ed, there is little doubt\ that they will readily make
some sacrifice.

The ship called the Dominic° Packet, haS lately
returned to Liverpool, from South America, 'where
She had been twenty mileS up the river, to the port
of Para, being the first British vessel that ever entered
there. The Commander bred a salute iipon entering,
the port, which was answered by multitudes of
inhabitants on the shores rejoicing ; beautiful
Ladies from . the Windows of the liZtiSes waving
their handkerchiefs, and exclaiming---" Long live
the'. English," &c. titc.. On the supercargo of the
vessel going on shore, he was received with all the
pomp of an Indian Prince. Numbers of women pre-
ceded him in grand procession, strewing flowers, and
every demonstration of joy was' manifested. In this
fertile country tows are sold for five dollars.
We are sorry to learn that the Lord Aelson hired
cutter) with the Expedition, is totally lost.

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TUE-Si/AY, AUG: I.

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Mr. Embden's Miss seedling • -
Mr. Johnstou's ch. f. by Ambrosio , -
to 2, on Sophia.

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Mr. jeffery's ch. c. SiLvermere, by Gouty
Mr. Linden's Misos Sdedlitig
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Ml. BaCon's b. c. Patriot, by Whisky - -
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Mr. Emden's Miss Seedling -
Mr. jetary's Saveiaere, -
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Mr. Hurst's b. c. by Hambletonian
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