The Sun.
London, England, 1809-12-02 00:00:00

SPAII'~°.

SEVILLE Nov. .—Frotit La Mancha lcath
that the army of that Province is on its march; that
the cavalry is in Valdepenk and that all the' troops
are highly satisfied with the General, to whom they
exclaim—,e Death, or Madrid ! let us return no
more to the Sierra."

Nov 3 Advices from La Mancha state, that the
army still continued to advance, and that the head-
quarters are now in Santa Cruz. The General had
harangued the troops. The advance of cavalry had
Pushed on as far' asManzanares without seeing any
enemy. The French are said to be retreating upon
Toledo, which they are fortifying with the utmost
aetivity. It is of course inferred, that they,intend
to make a stand there.

Nov. 4.—The head-quarters have been a&ually
moved to Santa Cruz. The General reviewed the
Cavalry: He at the same time addressed them in
these words—" 'My good fellows, I am marching
you from La Mancha, and it is my intention not to
revisit it, until we have first reached the Pyrenees."
This army has 60 pieces of artillery, and 7000 cavalry.
The infantry are well equipped, and look extremely
well. On the 2d, five of the enemy's cavalry de-
serted to our army, with their horses and arms ; and
°II the 3d, came in eight other deserters of the same
according to the route given to the different divi-
-B'ons on commencing their march, the vanguard and
Qrst division are to be at Ocana or Aranjuez on the
9th ; the 2d and 6th at Villatovas ; the 3d and 7th
at Tern!pleque and. Romeral ; the 4th at Villanueva ;
and the sth at Tinstillos.

SEVILLE, Nov. 6.—The enemy, in their retreat
before the army of La Mancha, left behind them at
Almagro 4000 rations of bread.
The Duke del Parque, in a dispatch of the 24th
communicates the details of the unsuccessful at-
tack of the enemy upon Astorga, on the gth of the
Bafae month. They first appeared -at day-break,
a force of 2600 men, infantry and cavalry, an
eight-pounder, and a howitzer. At- noon,. the in-
fantry advanced in two columns, supported by ca-
valry on their flanks, by the suburbs of Rativia, with
the- intention of forcing the gate of ,Obispo ; but
they met with so warm a reception from 300 men
of .the regiments of St. lap,' volunteers of Leon,
Buenos Ayres, and the sharp-shooters of Brenzo,
who were posted on the wall, in that quarter, that,
after an ineffetival contest .of four hours, they/re-
treated, with the loss of about, i 0 killed and 200
'wounded. , Next morning six of the enemy de-
lerted to Astoria, with their arms and accoutre-
!merits.
The following dispatch has been received from
General
Blake, relative to the attack•of the enemy
L3n, the 20th ult. on the camp of BrunolAs, of
Which an official account has been already pub-
lished

" MOST EXCELLENT SEIGNIOR—The body of
troops under my immediate command, had scarce-
ly established themselves in their position on the
heights of Brunolas, in the night of the 18th inst.
When, in the doming of the 19th, several recoil-
toitring parties of the enemy, consisting of between
00z) and 600 men; came in sight, but not, being
'le to get so near as they wished, they then re-
lited. On the following day, however, they re-
totned, between 2boo'and 3000 strong, with 250
cavalry, by way of S. Dalmay, and penetrating
through the thick woods, which cover every part
of the ground in that direction, they reached our ad-
'vanced posts; which began to open their fire in tront
of Brunolas. Field Marshal D. Martin Garcia Loy-
torri, who commanded in
_that quarter, instantly‘nr-,
dered out such of the light troops of his division as he
thought necessary, and Brigadier D., Enrique-
bonnel advanced from the centre with a part of
ttl4,oe troops under his command. The light troops,
~,tisisting mostly of the provincial grenadiers of New
and the grenadiers and the chasseurs of the,
,Aralioon Guards, compelled the enemy to fall back
in the direction where the firing commenced, and
pursued their). to their 'posit ion, whence .O'Donnel
returned after dark, having burnt, several of the
tnernY s encampments which they had abandoned.
he enemy's loss was considerable, owing to the
reeipitancy of their retreat; ours consisted of one Captain of, the provincial grenadiers wounded, and
four or five soldiers killed, and a few wounded. God
Preserve your Excellency many years.
Camp of Brunolas, 22d Od, 1809.
J 0 A CiU IN BLAKE."
" The Most Excellent Seignior D. Antonio Cornet."

the Government Gazette observes,that the above
Ipatch isa sufficient refutation of the account given
the Madrid 'Gazette, of the, total defeat and de-
.:truEtion of Blake's army on the 26th of September.
't theh contrasts the latter account, with the real
State of the occurrences on that -day, When Blake
44cceeded in throwing a supply of provisions and a
reinforcement into Gerona.

The discontents in Sweden are very general, and
katerial alterations in. the .Goverment are daily tx-
A„e&ed. It has-been rumoured that the unfortunate
ZusrAvus has lost his life, . A letter dated Gotten-
uurgh, the 25th, -says— . • .
, " There is a report in circulation here, that the.
°rnlcr King, GUSTAVUS,' is dead, and that there is
'all)e disturbance at Stockholm ; indeed, it is ex-.
Itled some material change is about to take place.
th'‘ery thing is quiet at Gottenburgh ; the officers.of
I e English ships land, and frequently conle to
-4)tun in plain clothes, it being the request of the
,o.vernor for them not to appear in uniform. Ad-
.,_'etral Dicxsorr is arrived from the Belt, and corn-
4"tt ands in Aawk Roads ; the winter is set in very
,evere i there is a great deal of iceihere now ; the
Rackets are expe&ed
.to continue coming here all
the winter." .
Another letter of the, same date rnentions'the re-
port of the death .of GUSTAVUS, but adds, that it
was generally discrldited. ,
• TheDreadnough,t,Adtniral SOTHEpt,lately arrived
ait
vr l'lYlnouth, ftotn theßochefort station, exhibits a
Z•
iatifying instance of the good efFeets of that system
discipline with respe& to 'dress, cleanliness, and
v.tl'ilation, introduced-into the Navy. This vessel,
cas out thirty •weeks, during sixteen of which thi)
qliew never had a single fresh 'meal, and yet she had
i
Y, one man on board whom it was necessary to
"" to the hospitals when She returusd to port,
. . . '
It .

We are sorry le. learn that Mr. TREssAt'lla§.
been induced;, by the precarious state of his health,.
to resign his situation of Professor of Painting to the
Royal Academy, 'situation for which he. was so
Well qualified, by 'his' talents, learning, and expe-
rience. We do , not hear that any candidate has
started for the vacancy.
On Wednesday afternoon his Excellency the Per-
sian Ambassador, who arrived in the Formidable, of
g 8 guns, landed at Mount Wise, and was received
with every mark of' politeness and respe& by the
Naval and Military officers, and the inhabitants.of
Plymouth. He went with his suite to WATKINS'S
Hotel, accompanied by Captains FAYERMAN and
WOOLY.

As it seems to be generally acknowledged that
Lord GRENVILLE has addressed a letter to his
friends at Oxford, in vindication of his condua, \re-
speeting the" Roman Catholics, it has very natu-
rally been , considered as somewhat strange that he
has, not submitted it to the whole body of the Uni-
versity. Surely it what his Lordship has *ritual is
really a full and satisfactory explanation and defence
of his conduft and futuie views, it Must excite con,
vitaion in more than his immediate friends and con-
nedjonS, and tend to augment his chance of be-
coming Chancellor of the University. The con-
cealment and mystery on this subject, on the other
hand, cannot but lessen the probability of his elec-
tion.

Some more letters have been received from Wal-
cheren. They speak of nothing else but the ap-
proaching evacuation of that Island. The following
is an extra& of a letter, dated
" MIDDLEBURGH, NOV. 1 have been in-
formed from persons coming from the opposite coast
that the French troops have been aCcumulating.in
South Beveland since the 20th, and are' now in very
considerable force at Tergoes. It is reported here
that General DON has sent a message to the Com-
mander of the French on the opposite side, inform-
ing him that he intends to evacuate' the Island ; at
the same time acquainting him, that if any attempt
is made to oppose the embarkation of the troops, he
will open the sluices and inundate the whole Island,
which he has 'the means of accomplishing in the
small space. of an hour. The answer of the French
General has not as yet arrived ; nor have the four
Magistrates returned who waited upon Gen. DON."
A Lady attra&ed much notice at Covent-Garden
Theatre, last night. She wore an Otaheite cloak,
entirely of feathers.

CURIOUS TOUCH OF THE HYDItOPHOBIA.—Some
time since,,a dog, having symptoms of hydrophobia,
was pursued, and pdssing in the street, at Cogges-
ball, in Essex, was observed to bite a bread barrow,
which was standing at the door of a baker in that
town. .The barrow was aCtually chained up in the
yard for six weeks to prevent its being used, and a '
carpenter was sent for to cut out that part which was
seized by the dog. ,
A farmer at present resides near Horsham, who
has occupied a small farm nearly forty years, and
has until these very few years past performed all the
labour of tilling and cultivating the land himself;
without any assistance except that of two horses,
one of which be bred upon the farm above thirty-\
four vearr since, and is now in constant work. The
other is more than twenty-one years old, and has
belonged to the same farmer more than fourteen
years. -The united ages of these agricultural horses
h more than fifty-five years, and they are now able
to perform all their work.
Wednesday morning, about three o'clock, J. Rey-
nolds, a corporal of the 28th regiment, deliberately
blew out his brains in his barrack-room, Colchester,
with a musket, to the trigger of which he fastened a
stringovhich he tied to his toe. No cause is known
for his committing the rash deed. He complained
of being unwell the preceding day, but was at the
play at night. The upper part of the skull is much
shattered, the ball passing through it.
A private in the second battalion of the fourth
Regiment of Foot, having a propensity for desertion,,
lately absented himself for that purpose, and to pre-
vent dete(ition ascended a lofty hay-stack, in the
neighbourhood of ,Colchester, by means of a ladder,
where he intended to remain about 48 hours, till
the alarm of his desertion had a little subsided. A
short time after he had ascended 'the stack, the ladder
being wanted by the farmer, it was removed, to. the
great mortification' of the soldier, who lay anxiously.
waiting the lapse of time when it was 'supposed the
pursuit would be over; during which time a lassi-
tude and debility affeCted him so much, that he was
unable to use exertions to descend the hay-stack,.
therefore was obliged to remain without .food, atm
.Subjea to the inclemeney of the late severe weather,
which has so much injured him, that it is very
doubtful if his life can be saved. His frame is re-
duced to a mere skeleton, his feet arid legs in a
state of mortification, and his tongue quite black.—
He is now under the care of Dr. Roberts. who will
doubtless use every means, in this singular case, to
effe& a restoration to health. He was accidentally
discovered by a hay-binder who was employed to
cut bay from the -stack, upon: which he bad lain
three weeks, and must shortly have perished, his
faculties and organs of life, being incapable of the
least.exertion. "What is most extraordinary, in this
soldier's case, about two years ago he was in a
simi-
lar situation, having then deserted and secreted him-
s:4upan a hay-stack, where be was discovered, al-
most lifeless, atter laying there on that occasion
'abotit a fortnights his life was then preserved by
medical aid almost to a miracle. We were.yester-
day infirrmed, that he is likely to.survive the severe
shock his constitution must hare sustained, but
that, from the effect of mortification, one ankle
will drop off, and the leg must, of course,. be am-
putated.
Friday week a sail-boat belonging to Messrs..
StUddert and Gabbett, • returning from Limerick to
Kitrush, foundered at Money Point, near Tarbert,
and,melantholy to relate the entire of the persons on,
board perished; the unfortunate sufferers were, 'a
young gentleman who was passenger, Stephen Rod-
ford, a boatman, and Mary CaSey, ,an inhabitant of
Kilrush.
Tuesday afternon a melancholy accident occurred
in Birmingham. A party, consisting of seven per-
sons, went to shoot at a target ; four discharged
their guns, and one man's gun missed, fire ; when,
s!'he . was endeavouring to sharpen
,the flint, the
piece unfortunately Went off, and lodged the con=
tents in' his heath He immediately died, leavilia a
wife and nine children, to lament their loss.