The Sun.
London, England, 1809-01-23 00:00:00

PORTVGUP:SE e,IPERS.

, BAtAJCS, Dec: 24.--712 his city has,, the appear-
ance of -a tivilitary schoOl. Al! its inhabitams are
already scAchers.. -The-most, urgent ordershave been
sent to the people initlie provinces, to place them-
selves in a. proper state of defence.
Drx. order of the Supreme Junta of this
province, it hi announced in the /Eary; that the troops
commanded by • the Major-Ge'nertl l)on Francisco
De Frias, had attacked the enemy (in '.the Arch-
bishop's Bridge on the morning Of the -22 d: Our
lig:hi troops put to Hight the advanced gitard, bin' as
- they could not force the enemy's •entrenchme.ms, •
they returned to their position, having, test only,
eight men kiled, and 18 woqiiclect, pile the IoSS
Of the eneiiiy was much greater, as they were seen.
to throw a great, number of dead bodies fiorn. the
briio..;,. into the river. General Frias highly praises
the %alum of our 'soldiers. 'The English have had
Several.soccesslol encounters' with the enemy.
•Margnis of Arbentos,,Colonel of the. Volunteers of
:Sevin, with
.500, horse, and 1000. light, troops, at-
tacked L'ooo dragoons, which were pillaging in Man-,
zaniw, 2b5, and pursued' the rest with every
'prosper t.of overtaking them.
BADmos, JAN. (.--.\Ye have just received an ex-
press from Madrid with, the pleasing intelligence.
that the French artily has been defeated by the Engl.
list) and Spanish troops. General Monier is killed, ,
and Marshal Moneey severely wounded.. ,The French
lost in the :tato!) 15,000 men and 3000 who were
at - Madrid were afierWards made' prisoners by the
army of the Duke trinfantado;

IRELAND.

DIMLIN, JAN, 16.—The Solicitor-General and
Mr. Serje Aliore have arrived in Litherick, wheie
the Cotomtssi6n will open this ' Mr. Serjeant
M4Mahon was also expected 'there. On Thursday
the notorious 41c imati committed another highway
robbery. He Met a Mr. Penne!, a respeetablo
farmer, on Kul worth Mountain, frpm Whoni lie
took,twenty-lour guineas and a hall, which Pennel
waj going to pay his landlord,,Eall Mount Cashet—,
(Citomer Herald.)
Adverse 'winds prevented Sir Arthur 'Wellesley
from-sailinglOr Eugland this morning.
J. ,14,4,0.11-Monitay night last a
party of notorious .rurlians from the neighbourhood
ofiheSpa, iu the suburbs of thiS town, set off for the
asioweu purpose of carrying oil by force the daughter
of a ,thrincr living at ilathcernia'ck. in the County
of Waterforfl They 'accordingly proceeded in the
usual manner, and .attacked the house, but ,were so
warmly. received by fa.mily, within, who were
well armed, that they were obliged to make a pre-
cipitate retreat, and there are the strongest reasons
to believe that four or five of the:assailants have sat,
fend. One man was yeterday apprehended by
Mr. Bagwell under circumstances of the stronges
suspicion, having received several gun.otot wounds,
of whirl) lie can give no rational iaccount..,
fellow, of the palm; of Lawler, Was last night lodged
iii the County Gtlol, where he lies in a state of
. Oct Tblatiday night last, a most daring' attack was
made on the house of a respeaable farmer, named
Halmagan, who lives at Cohnoync; near Pethard,-
this County. Hannagan's daughter had been mar- ,
tied that evening, and, as is mual on such occasions,'
a great number of hisfriends and neighbours were
invited, when in the midst of their entertainment,
the house was suddenly 'surrounded by* party of
near sixty on 1 oisebscl‘, and 'all armed, who d 0...„
minded vtstr,i ce. being refused, they
menianly c,,innienced tiring in at tit e. doors; and'.
windoWs ; the fire'vvas- :returned train within, by
ESC', of TUlLunuine (who Was one
of the guestsond :who, from the state ut the coun-.
try, bud.brought n,caiie of pistols; iii)d'SQMo
nition with him), and, it is suppose* with effeet, as
one' man was seen to ftall tram his horse, and one of
the 'leaders was heard to' give orderS to have the dead'
body removed. liie miperefints tindinga resistance
to their dei4igmS; r tfiCkly decanipsd,.fort inanely with-:.
out doint!, any injury. -liiisulipo,ed tbeirintentiorr
1' ;;,; to &,irry off; some 3 (rang w Omen, relatives of
L.nna,4,;an, whe have some; fortune.

•
\Ve congratulate the Public on ilia flit!' rrOSpea
for law:table reformption; hy.tho speedy removal of
the .cite tit the, great Cattle Mart or the Iletropolk
from iSthitkfield, to a•-titore- appropriate and• colive-
nient, one, near C.:6N Path Fields. This -ttaiutaly
,mtvastwe` was brought botore the Cour( of Aldermen
and Controon. 'Conucil on ..I.'hursdny last, .strongly
6,i.ounded ofl thti ViZ. a Me.,.
morial to .the Lords• of sigroAl by more than
-fiort 01 the moat •respct.t.lble• landstmldertt;
sstesti; ti, butcheN, 4.16 d 41tileri conneeztecl with the
4!te,ri.ctiltural irAireA, all the ..breeding and Food-
itig• Cour, tios, : fQd, ti Letter, from Lord
tiresidittit Qt. the ,:Board ot ..rrade; to
the .Loan Mayo it, the approb:ttion of the
Dmard to this clesiribl . measure. ..These being read,
it was moved by Mr. Aldel Irian AVoon, and Seconded
by MI. " that the Letter and-Met-nor':id be
ri'lerftd to the Committee of City Lauds, to eXailZillf4
the cttinlCitts ttiValtif, ilutl report the,ropinion there-..
'ort to .thi,
.and that the .I..andi,onnuitke. do
eoritlirieri to 'be matte in ref,,ard to the t wrj situa.
Cast:ls tbetnioned in the 'Memorial, and on' Other,
pjacer and repi;rt the result to this Court, With the
particulars. t berebt., aytd t . terms opcin 'Which 'the
Binds iii quvostion, or either of then), can Ire pur-
.clyised."—'l:be motion was ectiried utomituou-lyr
Saturday %las appointed for the final examintnion
of, NVAr.stt .and NIFAI .EP4't Mot:vim:A.lß;
Counsel, for the Creditor s,*proluitted an adjouri:Mclll;
With a Vitt.v to a private'; el. ntlination,, (*souring,
Ltd ittfittiriOs toruake. connettred...t Ith
\V P.. . 13 fit'fli Alier sonio
etitision tijoNloting,a‘liot.trtied till Satkirday not.