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bP4NISI-1 AND PORTUGUESE PARERS.

EXTRAOIdDIi4ARY GAZETTE OF GOVERNMENT
Sormix, Aram 14.—The (alliciau patriot's have
!,tnt deputatton to the Supreme Central Junta to
ii:f.rrn them, that,they have re-taken the,iown of
with 'a number of prisoners, and a large quan-
Lily of warlike stores and' money.:
l'he 111 u, (lois De La Romano reports, that he has
taken Villatratica by assault, and that the best regi-
ment in the French service surrendered to him as pri-
soners of war. •
'ToitTosA, „Amer. .—To judge by appearance,
the FrenCh intend to leave Barcelona, and our troops
Lwe put thethselves in motion from Tarragon to,oe-
copy Vdlafranca. We have here the division of the
Marquis of Lazan, Commanded by Gen. Blake) from
(his part, of Arragon the French are marching to
Siragosia. God,send.that-they may never return.
S a*Ltd.a, Ara t 4,---The Supreme Central Junta
ht ink; convinced that the French employ" all irriagin-
4b:e artifices in order to accomplish the execution of
ucir iniquitous plans of nsurration, has been pleased
to ordain, among other measures of preCautTon,
odolited in order to counterael them, that at the Se-
cretary's Office of the different public departments,
thl memorials shall be admitted from persons com-
ing from any part of the country which is occupied
`by the 'French, without their producing a certificate
from the Board of Public Welfare, attesting their
good condo&

, BATTLE OF MEDELLIN.
The following is the official report of the battle of
Niedollin, which the Captain-General, Don Grego-
rio de 1a Cuesta, has transmitted to the Supreme
.Central Ju''ta
• ." After, by the retrograde movement drily army,
had Covered the juation of, the division of Ando-
lusta, commanded by the Duke of Albuquerque, I
received intelligence that , the enemy had detached
part of his troops from Miadajac to Merida and Me.
dellin, and immediately resolved to otter him battle
itt the first convenient place where I should come up
;with hin-) I marched accordingly the 27th of last
"Anal) ; and baying leariled in the morning of the
,2811), that enemy concentrated his forces in Me-
dellin, f marched thither with the divisions of my
army, and having formed them in columns, as I ap-
proached the,place I arranged my plan of attack.
" The enemy's array, which consisted, -of about
'3OOO Eloise and 20,000 loot, was drawn up in front
Or Medellin ; his infantry was formed in large close
columns, the flanks of which were covered by the
cavalry, and their frent. by six batteries, which kept
up a tretricodtins fire on our infantry,. while it was
advancing to the attack in the Most gallitit style. I
sent ortlera to the Generals, who commanded the
gitterent cohituos,, direaing some of them to deploy,
-and others to charge with the .baYonet, its order.
to render themselves tints:era-of the enemy's bat-
" terms,' The troops under my conimand performed
',e‘ery mevement with ,that ',regularity, intrepidity,
1:41t1 order, which inspired with certain hopes of
,seeeess. My left advanced with the utmost ga1.14/tity
.14/tity within pktol-shot of the first battery of the
eoenry, and carried it with fixed bayonets, when a
flits Won he enemy's horse, supported by a
thvlsieo equally strorg, charged to retake it. The
;ntainry advanced undismayed to the attack, when
the regiment, of cavalry of Almania, and Infante, •
'and two squadrons of the Imperial Chasseurs of
,Toledo, which were ordered to charge the etemy,
instead of executing this (rider at fall gallop, ...rew
'icy left into. disorder; my right eominued in the
Meat) dine the aetion with unabated t igionr ; but
the enemy being unable-to direct his whole force ,
al.:;.niost those troops,atid the centre, I ordered the
to, retreat.
Our less has been severe. The, number of
()dicers killed, wounded, and taken prisohers,
-amounts to 170 ; the loss of rank and file has. not
yet been ascertained, but it is very considerable.
" With the exception of are regimenti above,
named, Whose cowardly conduct occasioned our loss,
the rest of the army fought with the utmost in-
trepidity and valour, and deserved a better fate.
",Llead-Qoarters, Monasterio, April 7, log."

CAnit, Aram 5.7-D. Ramon de Loyzaga has
received the following intelligence brought by the
Stlatilsh ..which yesterday arrived
in this port : ‘, Lettt.rs have been received from
IS.lexteo, which state it as a • certain fait, that the.
noted General' Savary, who so many
,times deceived
our beloved King Ferdinand, in ordei to decoy him
to Bayonne, having bees sent to Mexico, which he
entered by the province ofil'exa, and receenized by
,a soldier, was arrested, and is now -a' prisoner in
Mexico, The,instrutlions which were found about
liitn will probably lead to-The discovery of 'some
traiterotts partizans of the French in that past of
Spanish America.
It appears "by to Proclamation addressed by the
Supretne Central Junta to the inhabitants of Seville,
that:Vic,- battle of Medellin the 'French head-
qe ere established in Merida,- froru Whenci•
fladjoi to %urrender ; 'but having
ail answer which becomes if loyal peoßle,
swab i,itnies only have advanced ita that part of
Andalusia to rob and sack the.places
,which they
entered, according to their enstom. In the mean
!line Don Gregorto de la Criesta, after having re-
viewed his troops established his head-quarters in
Monasterio, in order to deiced to the last emremity
il.e fortified points of Sierra Morena, whither ttoops,
niillery and ammunition, are sent from all quarters,
e) enable that General to resume Offensive opera-.
1;01,4, The troops who are entrusted with the di.
fence of the important:post of Puerto del Rey 'are
t:,.otarnanderl by Maj6r-General Den Francisco Ve..
.gas, an Officer of distinguished abilities and va-.
lour, whO ael under .the orders of General
Cuesta, appointed by the Supreme Central Junta
Lemtnander in Chief of both armies.
4.
LiSnuN, •APillt. last accounts from the
neighboerhood of Oporto inform us et the death of
the itetlch General Loison,

A LTA SI, A:PAH...Se-7014r news from Cato.
o;]ia .11-c by 1111, 1;9,1' qui), favourable. 'l‘he French
Imre refired (roll) Tarragona, Reves, and Salon, and
tin ban:k as fur as Barcelona.

,Lrfisoz, 11ettlt. S.—General Wellesley arrived
Lert, Li! the 22d, with two regimeots of cavalry and
ne regiment of infantry:. He was introdiAceti 4
Cv1.41 cut Wedtlesday4 and thew have bee,ta

tioirs -ever since 1:.3 arrkal. The..-troops lave all
marched up the country to join the others ; the
whole of them are proc.eeding towards Oporto by
forced .marches, and an engagement N daily expect-
ed. I believe their head .quarters are at, present at
Leiria. .It is generally thought, that the French in
that quarter must surrender. They have no com-
munication with their main body, and are not above
10,000 strong, We have about 17,000 English,
and as many. Portuguese: ,The French are greatly
distressed for provisions, and, several of their forag,
ing parties have been cut Off. In the South they
seem to be doing nothing, and upon.the whole we
think every thing is going on well. The transports
which were employed bailed yesterday for England
for more troops, and as 'many merchant ships as
were ready took advantage of the convoy. The
transports with stores, provisions, &v. &c. have
sailed. for that part of the coast. where they may be
able to , give ass from month "I'r - )troops advancing to
Oporto.
rem-
Yesterday the guns fired, and we had illumina-
tiOns in consequence of information that the whOle.
of the Rochefort squadron had been destroyed..

ELVA, 'APRII, 2 1 .---The French entered Alcan-
tara and killed 2 t persons, hilt have retired; and
joined General Vidor at Merida. Nothing
partieti-
lar has taken place. The Spaniards under Cuestit
are aboUt 36,000 men, and are daily receiving cone
siderable reinforcements.

Ltsnot,r, Aran. the 21,,d instant an Eng-
lish frigate arrived in ail,: place, having Gen. Wel-
lesley on board. The people of Portugal rejoice to
see again in their country the conqueror of Roleia
and Vimeira, who 7s pertedly acquainted with the
Portuguese territory and customs. The inhabitants
of Lisbon expressed their joy by a general illumina-
tion in the evenings of the 23c1 and :34th.

PROCLAMATION
or FIELD-MARSHAL BERE)FORD.

" Whereas Marshal ,Soult (who styles himself
Governor of Portugal), although he is perfealy
aware of the critical situation in which he has placed
himself, but which he endeavours to conceal from
the unfortunate troops whoM he =daces to the
boundless ambition of a tyrant, circulates false re-
ports and intelligence of the near arrival of Buona-
parte at the head of a French army of 80,000 men,
in order to deceive the public, with regard to the
dangers by which he is threatened. Marshal Beres-
ford, in order to undeceive the people of the North
of Portugal, and the French army, and convince
them of the falsehood of the above reports, thinks
it right to 'publish. the following intercepted letter
written to Marshal Soult by General kellertnan,
Who says that he commands the French force in
_Upper Spain ; and when it is ascertained that a
General publishes falsehoods in one case, his army
and the public at large will know how to appreciate
his'accounts on. other occasions. MarShal 'Souk. is
perfealy aware of the dangers of his Situation, but
endeavours to conceal' them from his troops; and
the couriers, of whose arrival he boasts, did probably
arrivefrom 'some part of the position of his corps,
two or three leagues distant: ,They could not at
least come either from France orSpain,. his com-
munication with those countries ,being entirely in-
tercepted.

- LETTER i,UOM CiENERAL KELLERMAN:.
Valladolid; March:3 I.
Stn---His Imperial Majesty
.hatiug ordered the
Duke of Istria to join him, has entrusted me with
the command of the French trues in Upper Spain.
I received the'letterw'which you wrote to 'him from
Berlin. I sent copies thereof this Imperial Majesty
and. the Prince of Neitfchatet, and transmitted the
letter which was addressed to liis kighoess. Mar-
shal Bessieres set out 'Or Germany on.the 16th inst.
and the IMperial Guard, with every person belong-
ing to the Imperial household, On the.224th, war
against Austria was declared, but it is not yet known
whether the Emperor -will proceed to the Inn or
Tagliamento. My posh ion in Spain is rather criti-
cal, but I occupy the plain country with a consider-
able body of horse, . although I acts destitute of, in-
fantry. lam watching the movements of the 'army
.of Asturias and of the troops of Romano, who ob-
strut.t our communication, with the provinces tin.), •
Occupy. lam not able to do what I could wish,
but send strong reconnoitering parties to-Bragaeza
and Miranda,• and do all 1 em to keep the people,
between this place. and Madrid in order, whom I
• know to be disatfedied. Your brother has arrived
here, but I do tint see how' he will be abre to. rejoin
as he Wishes. The war in 'Germany, produqed by
the intrigues and gold of England; cannot but be.at-
tended with the most dreadful eetisequences to us,
and must for the present render our situation ex-
tremely critical. You cannot expeCt any reinforce-
Mentg unless the. Puke of Elchingen should be able
tip' send you some, of which .1 cannot judge, as I
have not the least communication with him, and all
Gallicia is in a siateOf insurrection. I send yoU this
letter by a person in Whom 1 place, much confide.hcc, •
and who is worthy of yours,' &c.
P. 8. Turkey has made peace with England ;
there are inSUT/tet ions in wort-part of. Ger many.! •
" Soldiers wtto compose the French arms, such
are the reports which vont. Commander. spreads
among you, and such is the true intelligence which
the French Generals endeavour to conceal from the
people w ho. are So Unfortunate as to
.be subjected to
,their power. , •

Headiggarters, Tomar, the tloth April, 1809.
(Siglicti) " W, C. BEIM:WORD,
" Mar3hal and COMllli.toder in Chief."

LISBON, ApaiL zs.

EXTRACT Op A LETTER FROM HRIGAIMHR FRANCISCO,
DA SILVHIRA, DATED AMARANTH, APRIL 2.
" For several thys past there have been skit.
mishes between the advanced guards. I had re-
celved notice • that a considerable body of the ene-
my's cavalry were on their march by "Guemaraco,
to take the .bridge of Amarante, 'and CIU cavity re-
treat. I had, I.tv.vever, tune to gain the said bridge,
and intrench myself on the other sine of the la.'
mega, by this means frustrating their designs. I
have been attacked on the 17th) pith, 19th, gOlh,
and like,Wise on the 2 tat, with great tome, but I
have always been able to repulse the enemy with
considerable loss, and preserve. my position. God
preserve), &c.
(Signed) FRANCI66 PA SaVIHRA„"
Orders have been sent to -CoitutYrot to prep r.
QO,OOO rations of forage for 140 h Domes and 500
artillery "wiles. Sill. hundred English be! ont from
Leitio, for Coimbra, and the nest day 1116 wholo

English army took the same road. It is hoped that
by the 26th or 27th they will have entered that city.
Colonel Trant, the Governor, of Coimbra, is post-
ed with the troops under his command on the
Vougo : his advanced guard occupies the other
bank of that river on the road to Oporto, and has
already entered Albergaria.

ToaTnsh, APRIL to—The French, according to
all appearances, intend to abandon Barcelona, and
the troops'of their van-guard are taking the dire&ion
of Monada, on the road to Gerona and Visch.—
PersOns who have arrived from that wretched city
say, that they are carrying away all the cannon from
Monzaich, and destroying every thing they can, be-
cause they intend 'to fly. Our troops, will leave Tar-
ragona to occupy Villa Franca. The division of the
Marquis de 'Lazan, Commanded by General Bloke, is
in this city. The French are marching through this
part of Arragonfor Saragossa.

VALENTIA, APRIL 4.—We know that the town
of Maquinenia, though it has been attacked five
times by the enemy, has repulsed them completely
with great loSsp. notwithstanding the small number
of its garrison.
Don Roman Betes, and Don Antonia Chamechen,
the Governor and the principal Magistrate, Alcaide
Mor, of Morella, inform us, by a letter. dated
March :4‘5, that the enemy evacuated that town at
two ill the afternoon of that day, and retreated upon
Arragon.

MAILS.

AARIVfD-2.Cottenburgli, t Heligoland, 2 Lisbon, 3 Dub•
z Waterford. DUA-1 Gottenburgb, :VIA Wa-
terford.

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We have this day continued our Extraas from the
German and Dutch Papers, which arrived on Saturday.
The intelligence they contain tends in a great degree
to relieve us from the apprehension which the first
account of the French successes occasioned. The
Archduke CiIARLES, instead of having fled " to the
mountains of Bohemia" for shelter, was on the 28th
between Cham and StoWang, where his army had
,been reinforced by the Corps under the command of
Generals BELLEGARDE and KLENAU, and by those
commanded by Generals VINCENT and KINMAYER.
'rho Archduke's Army, thus reinfoiced,' consists, it
is said, `of 100,000 men. This account is, we tear,
very considerably exaggerated, but there can be no
doubt that he is at the head of a very formidable army.
In Italy the Austrians have been decidedly success.-
They may like the French, have exaggerated
their success, but a reference to .the map will show
that the French must have been defeated. We trust
that the French accounts of the expulsion of the Au-
strians front the Tyrol are unfounded ; Indeed we
can hardly suppose it possible that an AuStrian army
could be driven out of such a country as the Tyrol
in so short a time.

Sine writing the above, we have received Ger-
man Papers to the 6th inst. 1 They contain the Au-
strian Bulletins Ind details of the operations in Ba-
varia. We are prevented by the want of room from
offering any comments upon.thein.

SEVENTH, titlTki, AND NINTH OFFICI
Ain MAN I(EPQILIS.
LETTER FROM THE EMPEROR VRANCLS TO MARSHAL

COLLOR*DO.

" DEAR FIELD-MARSHAL,

• " Owing to the rapid movetnents of the Army,
and accumulated business, no Official Report has ap-
peared for several days. I transmit you a concise ex-
tract of Abe Reports sent me, in order that you may
•
publish them.
" FRANCIS."
" Scharding, April 22, 1809."