The Sun.
London, England, 1809-04-05 00:00:00

Arrived the 'Sandwia'Lugger from Utvrney.

The Arrow Schooner, which arrived here this
morning, spoke on her passage, the Eliza Packet,
from Falmouth, for the Brazils ; and Ole Margaret,
from London, for Rio Janeiro, all well.

PORTSMOUTH, APRi t. 4.--Arriveg the. Caroline,
from Cadiz ; "Inn, Com.tc4cs; and Sally,
SMART, from Sunderland ; also the Nancy, SAXON,
from London.

Sided His Majesty's Ship La Loire and illphea,
for the Westward ; 'and the Richard, Plum, for
Chepstow.

DEAL, APRIL 4.—Sailed the Taunton Castle, for
ludia.

Sftga RN US, APR 3.---Arrived his Majesty's Ship
fielive and Agressor Gun-brig. The .Pandora and
Centinel were paid up to six months.
Came dwivn the River the Thunder Bomb. Went
out of Harbour and anchored at the Little,Nore, his
Majesty's Ship _Nemesis.

The following article came to this Country in
manuscript from Hainburgh, and is sUpposed to
have issued from the Austrian Court.' It is very.in-
teresting in itself, as it chews that Austria was nor
disposed rashly to precipitate herself into a new war
with France; and it strongly exemplifies theincon-'
tistency of France, in imputing such a design to het,
while it represents ber'as destitute of all warlike re-
sources. Indeed it' must be evident to all mankind,
that it' Abstria is involVed in a new war with. France,
she will be drk,...n into it by the insolent and restless
ambition of the enemy

OBSERVATIONS OF AN AUSTRIAN PATRIOT
uroN vn.k.tou ARTICLES INIIER'FSD IN TAR FOREIGN-

GAZ4CTIS.

The novel style which has been sudienly adopted
in some Foreign Gazettes has jUstly excited a,teni,ll:.
meat ; for hostility of language commonly precedes
that of arms. By this, inteutionsare u:iiciently Made
'known ;;and when newspapers are a„o A ed to irritate;
insult, and threaten, it is evident that there is no do-
sire to hive recourse to official explanations. What-
ever this language may be, it is a species of cypher
which requires to be developed; and in the present
instance, the public have either misunderstood it, or
have drawn from it conSequeoces too extensive.
It is acknowledged in these gaZettes that the EM-
peror of Austria, aftogether occupied by the‘cares of
a paternal government, is strongly twitched toTeace.
by all his feelings, his conscience, and his word (a)".
His wisdom and his integrity are std tinted, and many'
Princes or his From are personal' w- esteemed' (b.)
These first confessions deserve notice ; for it is an
express acknowledgment that the &flint e of Austria
does not deiire war. But it is added, that there
are, however, intrigues in the Court ; that young
men may •be misted at Vienna'aithey were ousted at
Berlin that even aimNolte brothers of the Empress
there were persons who were not alarrnel at thewarn-
ing late of Prince LewitiFerdiliand of Prussia, and that
it those Princes are not without pride, they are with-
out power and witlfout credit (c) ; that it is even
suspected that there, are certain young 'Noblemen
Vienta, who are desirous to return again upon
the theatre of the battle of Ulm, in order to try wile.
ther they On play a more splendid part than in
)805 that these young Lords already- point out
from a didtance the fine positions which the Ans..
trians,ought to take (d) ; that with a painful feeling
they inquire who are the mad authors of so many'
extraordinary measures, of those levies of the mili-
tia, and those insurrections so likely to throw a 1
Europe into confusion (e) ; finally, that two'orthree
r~ti~iait'toua; tang titan ought to be kept down;whose
extravagant speeithes, and idiom arc sufficient to
keep the Austrian Monarchy in alarm )."

, this language is to be 0)4 explained : They are
desirous io wake France and Europe. .believe that
it. is Austria which desires War; but since they dare
not give the lie to the assurances which the Em-
peror has incessantly given of his pacific intention,
it is supposed, with as knuch, injustice as take.-
hood, that intrigues ktre able' to subdue the will
or the Emperor and the policy of the State. -
kis intended by this answer to various purposes ;
tn.:France to prepare the public iiiind• tin the afflict—
ing prospect of a new war ; to impute it to us, and
cause it to be believed that it Is we who provae it.;
tend to divide the public opinion tumult ourselves, by
perfidiously suggesting that this diYisoin exists al-
ready., Now;all the,e allegaiions'are false, and Many
rid then are calumnies and insults ; but, unheppi-ly.
,it ha's Often -Occurred that an huitile aggression has
followed closely upon language of thts description.
it is, nowever, a consolation tor us: to be cons iuced
that tki" as-Is sail, Europe is alarmed, tlie cause of
th;s will never be lOund in the LA. Aug-
- •

A..fter hiving ethielvedrecl to make us, appear,
btate 014 agre..sbloti in the:it...gaieties, tllf.v cAlah
to te,re..ient us as unable to carry en war. "
It IS h;tit.l,4l so Innen the mare certain,.as Ausilla hits
no motive t,a. wzy.,l'ne ilii3
left hi r without a single einthon,
ilnCs iltiitnllitltion,"dht~ It k 5 kmt w:t.thp:Ter money

she ha; been able to replenish her wens's. 'Terre-
terms soldiers no longer exist ; newsoldiers must
be formed; but Austrians must. be in training two ,
years, in order to mount, turn to the right and left,
and load a gun. Beyond a doubt, say they, the
French have taken our artillery ;
.and a long period
is requisite in order to work mines,,raise buildings, -
and construe machines, in order to produce cannon.
That for want of horses it is men that do their Work-
in our fields; that the bones of our former cavalry ,
still _whiten our SO; and that unless we have re,
course to, magic, we cannot • form a cavalry within
15 years. As to the insurreBion.s and levies el
Inane, they are, it'is said wretched instruments for
the detenceof a State. And from all this it is .in-
ferred, that good Austrians will-congratulate them,-
selves on the absolute incapacity of making war,
which unites with'the wisdomof theirSovercignto
assure them of the continuance of peace,"
There is probably exaggeration in this -article,
theughin general it is very true that the attacked are.
reduced to the necessity of not estimating then':
strength, while aggreSsinri always calculates its own. ;
, Nevertheless, if our impotence is such as is der;
scribed, one evidentconsequence- results front' it,
which is this, that we cannot inspire fear, distrust,
or uneasiness tunny one. We see clearly that tile G. 1.•
zette-writers, having opposite ends to answer, could
not avoid. contradictions. Desirous to attribute. to ns
the design of making war, they
suppose our prepa-
rations alarm all Eumpei and on the other hand, .
in order to alarm and convince US that a War
against als would be an easy enterpriSe, they imagine
us to be absolutely without power, unable to make
any resistance. Nevertheless, we hope to shew,
that if we have not made all the preparations which
an aggressor would make, we have not ilegleded
those which the instin& of nature, and honour, pro-
vokes in a warlike nation, which may every instant
be called upon to defend its existence•
If we were certain of peaCe, we might indeed',
congiatulate ourselves on our incapacity to make
war; but where is the certainty of peace ) Assuredly
itt-does not consist in impotence or weakness.
- 3,These same Gazette-writers next turn to ano-
ther object, useful to all aggressors, which. is, to
alarm those upon wham they. make war. They say
then, that " independattlyof the great army there
are 150,000 French -troops in Germany, 130,00t1 .
men its Italy, and 100,000 men hf the Confederal-
tion ol ahe Rhine; that the instance of the Spanish
insurgents, dispersed as soon as attackkti, Ought to
serve as a lesson to the Austrian and. Hungarian
levies en masse ; but that there aro some. heedless -
young men here, who have already forgotten that
the French troops took quarters in their inatiiions,
and who :are apparently desirous to re-commence
their their travels."

'All Europe will perceive *hat ought to be in'
ferred trom these menaces'; foyif the fads stated are
-not exaggerated, hew 'can Au,tria be reproached
with hai.'ing made sornedefensive armament;, while
it. ts con tes,ed, that without Counting very numerous
armies, , she is surrounded by 4d0;000 soldiers, who,
in the tevinkling of an eye, could be post4d her
frontiers? To ,reinain armed. 'one'ir-leit, and tIY
,re wire that others shoultl be disarmed; 10
condition to deaLdeadly blows, and reed as '11.) its
j is
iteyett;benloetasitoiimeninacet:ltt:u
NVOuld be an assumption tawtrtimo'ict‘:itidhl°o3:eliiivnth:s4:l'b."7B(r)l:
aeration ofwar•
tO in:
`'My fellow-citizens ought not, howevgr'
fer (rata all this reproachful langual;e,
rt therefore*
war has bcoome inevitable 4.vlthin a few dilY6'-""
Newspaper. writers are not the organs of Govern'.
meat. It is also possible that these attacks Ilod 10"
sults .upy be. disavowed. -Our Emperor has called
all throne to- witnevs, that ins ti, Of a na•
.lure purely detc•nsive, it:tvt.; never nad war tor their
object, tie wished only to fulfil one of the Bret.
. duties.of the Torone, tognard his faithful subjects . I
against an uworeseen attack. Foreign movements
must of necessity direa his own. Foreign troop.
are colleaing in all parts around. bite; he is, there
lore, obliged to Withdral a part of his army troth
its cantonments. -Positioue cannot be taken to at•
tack his trOntiers,without putting hint in, a Situations
on his part, to take other pcisitions ; mit of iy in or-
der
to parry the blows, but to prevent their b.ting
sec ek ; for what constitutes llie,first aggression
the will to aggress.
• _

it is the arraogements, preparations, and me-
naces which, precede the blow. The first cannon
which is dischaiged is Often merely a defensive se.
Should it theeetotv, happen, that tile design 10
wage war upon us should be so- lartnanifesed,
modertitionyould..serve only to facilitate the blow
the enemy was prOjecting i in such a edse, ; our So-
vereign, strung in his conscience, and in the vial'
opinion of Europe, Would'consider it as his right and.
duty .-to repel by force the preparations; made on kii.o
frontier, which could hive no other than his donu"
Mons fin object; and from that alo.att would IX°
become an open war."
.(2).(;:tzettc de France, lan. 24. 18469. !..(b) journal de 1:EPI"
pmp. 'Jan. 21. re) :c; Bette its France, io. • (d) '3l)a.“
.Jan.
imams! de Ptrn:iire; jail. 21. (t) P1Ibi11,1?let I"' •

Mr. WAirmstAN, on Saturday aat v.,. --
compared two of the City Members, oho, towards
the conclusion of Ihe late investigation in the
liousts
of Commons,: took part against, the Duke of Yong,.:
to the Ass who kicked at the sick • Lion ;• but what
must be :bought of IlloSe who persevere in doing;
they CJn to afflict the mind of their Sr.!yercigeP‘
by pFcceediugs against the Duke of YORK, now that
he has retired from public. etniiloyment, and may he
considered in that respett as beini; in a state of
tieal Ldertise. Surely theSe 'men are aS bad the
Ass wholiicked the sick Linn, filiJ who are so desii~
lute ot< every appearanC6 of feeling, as toi tratOld
open !stilt Wnen deA: But 'ate tide, of party spirit,
we trust, -wilt be uiecked by the Manly and ge;
14 rot's- character of 'ill nuns, and turbulence 0
deino.qady kept within the boiitida of true Wyatt/
and ratriutiqn.

•
I.*sterclay the B.ridowell and, Christ Hospita WO
l
were akitnitted the'Maitsion7tiouse, <witcre, ss
tinal, they received each a taxpence or a shilling,
bun and.a. glao; of wiate, trout the Lop MAY";
4ner ,his Lordship, accoMpanied.by the SW
ritis, three Mderinen,and City Otticers,-again wait
iii procesioo to Christ Church, where they .heard
Ot- sccokid pte,.ched..bctore them,. the
Governor of the tiospitaki after which they weft:
entertained yis h act eh nut dinner by 64 Po.vPrilPf.4
4;tri hokongv,:lt LAW,.

The Cavalier commissioner of the Supreme Junta
of Asturiiii, Don Josef Arguelles Quinimet,- has ad=
dressed to Ole Secretary Of the said Supreme Junta,
Don Balbaz,ar Cienfuegos Jovellanos, the following
dispatch, dated Boron, 14th March

" Yererday, 'at four in the evening, there arrived
en Officer of the battalion of Sierro, :with a serjeant
of the party of Signor Diaz Porlier, who had been
sent on to apprite toe of the happy result of thoeti-
terprise resolved npon vagainst Cerbera. As I was
informed that there Was reason to apprehend the are r,
rival of the reinforcements expeetod in that town, •
and that the united force-of the enemy should ad-
vance in pursuit of us, I formed the corps under my
command, and reinained readiness to march as
occasion should require, taking care, at the same
time, to have carts in readiness for the conveyance
Of the baggage. I also dispatched orders to General
Lilli to move towards Tan with the corps under his
command, and to send advice to Colonel Cangas de
Onis to cover or reinferce the points of Ventaniella,
Beza, and Aceilorio ; and also to the Commandant
de Lillo, in the event of being unable to form a
Junction with me at this place, to tall back to the
positions in his rear. But Signor Porlier, and Capt.'
Mareuestan, having arrived here, assured me that
there was no occasion to retreat. The troops under
'my command, therefore, made no movements.—
The only precaution taken was to send forward a
strong advanced guard, much more numerous than
the Officers I have tneniioned thought necessary.qp.
Ti.e Courier dispatched by Signor Diaz Porlier this
day being charged with dispatches containing
parti-
culars of the trans4tions at Cerbera, I have nothing
to ad& except to recommend to your cousideretion
the Merit of that Commander,. which being already
distinguished on 'many occasions, and being pot a
little signalized by this holdenterprize, I am induced
to think that your ExCellencies will be pleased to
keep him in view, to honour him wlth such degree
of promotion as may be thought proper. In like
manlier, your Excellencies will be satis'Aed with the
'cendttet of our troops, who, as their Officers assure
Coadtkaeil themselves with the greatest brnVery.,
with the exception of some soldiers who were miss-
ing from the party of the regiment of Sierro, that
advai,ced hob, Pedrosa.—The same good conduct
Was exhibited by the soldiers of my party of the re-
'girnent of Laredo, and those of the Signor Porlier,
and particularly these under Serjeatit Canton,. who
distinguished himself by his act:vity in the surnrize
.6f-Sanagun, being the,first who entered thequarterf
Of the Commandant. iam assured that Signor Pore
tier will, be ;tech pleased to find this brave fellow
followed with the rank of Cornet, and also if the
tame promotion 4boultt be conferred on another sere •
leapt of cavalry vatted Bartholomew-v-a man who,
though he was not in the action, because be—was
ilmPloYed in covering a point by which the ene.ry
might have cut off the troop that were at Cerbera,
Is a man of clutch merit, etld has .rendered greet sere
Vices. Sig. Porlier wilt also be much gratified it the
French Commander made prisoner shall be treated
Pettfally. Ali inhabilatits of the town were
highly iiii)istied with the good treatment they expe•-
tienced from this Gener3l, Mel the humanity be
*hewed toward, item. This General has requested
permission to write a letter to a friend, with a view
to obtain a remittance or money ; but though be
trdrit 10 o*,, and give it into our hands, it did not
IP4tir to us regular to forward it of our own audio-
ntr• I therefore seed
der that if it to you: Excellency, in or-
no inconvenience should appear to you to
be likely to retult, it may be forwarded to its atlitress:
Ihia Comovinder will be seat forward to-morrow,
accompanied by a Mogiurate of the same town) and
an Advocate,
. .who have been taken up as suspeded
persons, and are detained and sent to be kept in
en. stody while the necessary exansinatioos are made
Into their conde6.l.—lSl3 Got " 41/4 3'°
preserve'." c. .

•
DISi'A4:2II t.ILirrE:dANI•tOLONEL DON JUAN
DIAZ rORLICII. 01112CTED TO Ttlu sAme SEC2E-
CIIRTARy, RLvitzsaNTlNG 'l'll2 SUPllltale JUNTA.
" Having concerted necessary measures with Ca-
valier Arguelles, Deputy of the'Stipreine Junta, and
with the Capoin of. the Regiment of Sierra, Don
Antonio Matquesta,,upon the intelligence which we
veceived nt there being in-terbuta de Pisuergl 150
french troops .employed in exacting contributiolls
'from the whole or that neighbourhood, we resolved
unanimously to surprise them, in the night of the
'
.5111 h, with,l3o Asturians of the said Regiment, and
/ten of my Orty. We coninsenced our march in
the nightrof the toth, with silence and caution, and
:irrved by; the following night at St. Martin de los
I-lei-erns, which is a league and a half from Cerbera;
tot having iepeived information that the number of
the enemy collected there was.little short of seven
notitired,, and that they were very vigilant, keeping
00oble .sentinels, and observing other precautions,
4;:t that 01l thb bribe at ten o'clock, they intended
'to etuvitain the people with asolernn 're Delon in
tile 1,1 imipal church; for the supposed surrender of
we formed immediately the resolution to
ntiaeli them, in the midst of this mockery of. reli-
saw. The attack( MS accordingly carried into cf.,
.led in the follai*lng manner caused to be
placed, at certain regular intervals, persons well ac-
quaititt:d with the localities of the place, one of
atlas Feliciano Oandano, chief corporal of my
party, a well conduaed man, and a native of that
town. Hun I ordered to introduce himself into the
town., and to observe quietly, with his accustomed
discivtion and zeal, the position and movements of
the. enemy, Sending me information by the emissa-
ries I ll'ad posted at intervals on the road—all which ,
itf;tru6tions he fulfilled eintaly. 4t the same time,
dispatched a dragooni with two foorsoldiers, to .the
vicinity, of Saint Salvador, distant two leagues from
4Cerbera, en the side ut Poles, es videttes, in conse•
iuence of having received information that there
were in that quarter 200 Frenchmen, who might at
* critical moment advance and annoy us. I sent, at
the sane time; another advanced party of the same
force on the road of Aguillar, where I %4as told that
there w,as .a French party with two pieces of artille-
ry. Having thus cut off all communication with the
ueighbonrhood; and having, as the last precaution,
Placed three parties of 2n men each, one on the road
0f St. Salvador, another on the bridge which leads
to .and a third ate ford by which a ineS-
. ki'ger might pass to these.points—having taken all
these precautions, I divided the rest of my troops
imu two bodies one or these, consisting or fitty
fleP, I committed to Captain Marquesta, with le-

itr,Aions
to take possession of the gate of the Au-
gustinian Convent, in which we supposed the enemy
kept their arms, with a view of cutting utr the ene-
my from them, if fortunately their troops should he
at the time in the church without arms. With the
other body I introduced myself into-the town, at a
moment when; unfortunately, some of the officers
of the new order of things were making their roueds.
They were all alarmed, and as soon as they peiceised
my party; many oft hem ran to the convent,where they
barricadoed themselves before Ma notate could come
up. Others remained in the square and streets, in which
:they colleded in bodies, with a view to defend them-
selves. Under these circumstances my plan could
not be carried into effed : but every thing consider-
ed, the situation of the enemy, and the superiority
of his force, it seemed best to me to leave small
parties to skirmish with them, and with the remain-
der of my party to forni a junction with Marquesta,
and then to fortify: ourselves -in a' grove near. the
convent ; and also 'to take possession of the
end of the next street to the convent, with
the. view of securing ourselves on both flanks,
from the constant destruttive fire" kept up from
hi6P-holes and windows: The building which
we i'eized upon is of stone, and therefore well
calculated to afford opportunity of injuring the ene-
my, without being injured by them ; but preferring
an open action, and circumstances favouring the ir-
resistible iMpressiGn made by the valour of our brave
though little army, I had the sstisfattion to obtain a
decided adaitag-, and to maintain my ground from
eleven in the Morning to the same hour at !light, at
which time, the ammunition falling short, I made
a feint attack, in order to withdraw the companies,
which was effeded without any other annoyance
than that of a light skirmish, and that of short dura-
tion. .1 cannot particularly enumerate the loss the
enemy sustained in the convent, but a great number
oldead bodies were seen ) and according to infor-
mation subsequently fdceivect, they dispatched no
less than thirty cars of WoOnded in the direction of
Agui I tar. I can, howev6r,, assure your Excellency
that I saw myself sixty Preach' soldiery, and four
officers, lying dead in the town', While our loss con-
sists of only twelve killed, end vhirreen wounded,
hone of them dangerously ; I have', besides, the
itiumph of having made prisoner M... Monet, Major-
General of The Guards of Paris, tninthandant of the
tssul regiMent of the line, and Knight of the Legion
of Honour, with twelve. French ant-diets, whom I
send to you.
", We had taken some more, but they died of
their wounds this evening. It would be doing in-
justiee to M. Monet, not to mentiou that 'all the in-
habitants of Cerhera commended him for having
conducted himself in a mild and benevolent Manner
in that neighbourhood, and that in the aifi of surren-
dering himself, he shewed the goodness of his dispo-
sition, and used his influence to engage the rest bf
the Frenchmen to lay down their arms, which cer-
tainly they would have done; if those who had se-
cered themselves in the conveut- had not induced
them to hold otn, with the assurances of reinforce-
ments, which, in fee, arrived during the a6tion.—'
It would be the greatest iejustice, if I did not point
out to your Excellency the good conduct of the
tredpi who were engaged, who are deserving of the
highest rewards and distinaions that can be bestow-
ed on flea', a hake which I recommend, in order
that these brave warritirs may, in their farther en-
tetprises, redouble their exertions for the defence of
their conbtry, and holy religion. It is a source of
the greatest satisfaaion to me to consider, that not
heinghalf so numerous, and being deficient in all
the experience in ware which the French possess,
every one. of them was equal to two of the enemy,
as was folly proved by the result of this bloody

What firmness, and what enthusiasm was dis-
played by our brave Asturian', whose character was
not before sufficiently known to me! What aaivity,
intrepidity, and boldness were shown by the Leon-
ese and Castilians, whom I have the honour to com-
mand on this glorious occasion ! What discretion
and punauality were evinced by all the Officers
whose advlce and assistance supported My feeble'
exertions! All exceeded the limits' of my expesSta-
tions ; awl the distinguished instances are so nume-
rOo, that it will require some time IA enable me
to make out a, detailed account; hut cannot pass
over in silence the extraordinary skill and valour of
My brother officer Signor Marquesra—lhe firmness,
bravery, and heroic contempt of life, with which
the Captain Don Vincent Roderigues Carbajal al.
ways assisted at my side•-•-the intrepidity and judi-
dons condo l of the Sub-Lieurenant Don Joaquin
Diaz Baredo, an Officer who is very young in years,
but formed for war, and who, being wounded itt-
one arm, remained in aBion till be 'was exhausted
by loss of blood—the courage and condo& of Don
Manuel Calieia—the promptitude, calmness, and
bravery of my Ensign, Don Antonio Garcia--how
tan I omit the distinguished zeal, fidelity, and vs-
low of Serjeant Francis Canton, who, assisted only
by two soldiers, of whose names I am ignorant,
en-
countered a shower of balls poured on them by the
French, who were assembled in the square—how
Can 1, in fine, forget, that all this success is 'in
reality the effect of timely aid and counsel, for which
I am indebted to the Junta and its Representative,
the Cavalier Arguelles :Quinones.--I consider my-
self particularly favoured in all this business,. though
nothing has been done in which duty has not de-
prived me of merit.
4f Oh ! if we had but a couple of pieces of light
artillery, to batter the gates of the Convent, or t5O
sabres, with some more fire arms ! But considering
all circumstances, I am -convinced that what has,
been drone can never be surpassed. I will take care
to make out the details of everything as soon as pos.
At present I am unable to nrnlion by name
any individuals who have dktinguished themselves,
and particularly ofthose who fell. I hope your Ex-
cellency will excuse this delay; and accept the faith-
ful account I give of all I know. May God our Lord
preserve, &C.

The General of Division ,of the 'West of our
army, by dispatches from his head-qoarter4 of Tar-
ramundi, dated 12th March, informs his Excellency
Don Josef Ciennitlegos Jovellanos, General of the-
interior of. thit province, that the
.attack took place
in the manner md form us he had befo:e advised
him, as follows
- "' At four in the morning we attacked the enemy,
who were posted in Villanueva de ,Lori-ozau'a, with
a considerable Rime of infantry., and 360 horse. I

distlibuied
my foto iLtes three column's, the first ,
commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Don Pedro Li-
!urea, which occupied Cabarcos, compute a of lfigti
men, with the view 01 coming- upon the enemy by
the road that cummunie.ates 'between It.ivadett and
the loan of Lorenzana. The second, under-the
summated of Don Josef 'Garcia Grozco, 1000 strong;
and a third of the same strength, under Lieuteriant-
Culunel D.in Mariano Ruxo; so that while.two co-
lumns were destined for an attack in front, pursu7
jag the road fro Mondenedu .to 'tt.e town of Lc-
renzana, ore spied
.by the teem.),*, 'the three. co-
lumas would stirround ti,emf a:W come epon them
at the same time, alhAt a L'ontplete resuli'maY be
expected.
" But the enemy having, in the night, called in
his detachments from Trebada, and the plaees
vicinity, evacuated the town of Lorenzana, and re-
turned to the heights between that place and IVIon;.
dialed°. On his march be was attacked bythe co.
lutunsofOrozco,and Roxo, whose fire was so warm
and so well supporta, that I promised mys,if it
would throw the enemy into confusion, and cause
him to fall back upon the column-of Linares, which
was upon his flank, and would complete his destruc-
tion.. But from a confusion among the cavalry, the
enemy was 'enabled .to extricate himself from the
terrible sit-nation in which he was, yet not, without
considen.ble loss. Upon this J turned all 44 atten-
tion to there-union of toy troops, and .to. reptilsta
the enemy, by whom they were, annoyed in several
quarters. I succeeded in colleting the several corps
at Lindin, an.l the vicinity of than place, whence I
resolved to return, and re-occupy the posts I had
left hr this line. The regiment of Solos, which I
had left in Mondouedo to secure the Conveyance of
stores and provisions, was attacked in that town dur-
ing our retreat; but by the skill and energy of its
Commander, and its ether Officers, the enemy met
so vigorous a resistance, that they allowed them to
retire in good order, hyt,which means our 'retreat also
was facilitated. This obiea was nu less faci-
litated by Captain Don Isidro- la thia who was sta-
tioned with 3. detachment to cover the height of
Unclip. The braverY of this Officer 'maintained,
with the loss of only t %tar men, a position, which,
if the enemy had gained it, woeldinive annoyed Us
a little. I cannot, till I receive the returns, de-
tail to your Excellency the loss of the enemy or
our own, which last' was however, not consider-
able. All that I cotrimunicate to your Excellency is
for the information of the Supreme Junta 4 through
.yonr ExceLerhy from. (Oviedo Gaulle, of
Mut ch

THE.MANSION.LIOUSE BALL.
(tuaTeita rAa(,cuLAas.)
The dancing .commenced with " The Pritire tit
Wakes Minuet." Miss FLowett (the bidy Mayor-
ess) danced admirably.; so did the Earl of lqoaTox.
The Country Dances teak place at ten o'clock, with
the favourite tune of Ahrsiana, by Mr. etrwris and
Miss l'alca. This rational ainuietnetit, was soon
put a stop to by the crowd, which became's° exces•
sive, about half-past ten, as to bear` down every,
thing before it. Thu usual barrier (a Wan•len railing)
to keep 'oti the spetiators, was eempletely carried
away by the overwhelming torrents. All this bustle
and confusion were used in consequence of the pub.
lic curiosity being much excited, frotu the previously
favourable report Of the LADY IthYongss's beauty.
Miss FLowan sat in the long gallery, on a state
chair, surrounded by a groupe, of Ladies, all youtig,
and with personal charms the most recommendatory.
When the LADY MA YOURS& departed (IQ o'clock)
she carried with her her court, i. e. her most inti-
mate female friends. The •room was then 'suffici-
ently cleared for dancing, Which commenced with
" Light and Airy," by ail officer of the London
Militia, and Miss ROBARTS. Four sets were formed,
with about forty couple in each, It was not until
past four in the morning, that the merry dance con-
cluded; not even then the company t which at that
late hour exceeded 2000 persons) quitted that scene
of enchantment with much apparent regret. • The
Ladies were more magnificently dressed than usual ;
the display of jewellery, was rich beyond example;

On Friday-morning a very line third-rate Line-
of-baAle. Ship, carrying 74 guns,. was, launched at
Milford. The. launch was acknoWledged by a nu-
merous assemblage of speaators to be one of the
finest that was ever seen. She was named the Mil-
Jura.
The Tragedy of Afactrells drew a' crowded midi-
' ence to the Haymarket Theatre last night.. • Kiitting
and Mrs. Sunwas supported the bloody. Thane and
his fell Partner with all their.nsual excellence; and
Mr. CHAR Les KEMBLE gave an animated and aft'ect
ing portrait of Macau/.
We are very happy to hear that Mr. Tartars, the
chief Proprietor of Covent-Garden 'lne:ure, who has
for some time been alarmingly indisposed, is So much
better, that he is likely to be soon restored to his
friends.

Part of the music in score has been dug out of the
ruins of Drury-lane Theatre, quite perfect, except-
big the edges of the .paper being n hula scorched
and yet the fire burnt so fierce, that a great deal of the
cast irPn has been fonnd completely tU..ed.,
Early yesterday morning, the celebrated Mr. !AID*
LAM made his escape, for the third time, from the
house of confinement of insane persons few miles
from London. The master of the house, with seve-
ral men, were in pursuit of hint in the course of
yesterday, bat without being able to titid Imn. -
Wednesday annight PaMVEL HiatOlNo, Esq. of
ROcklodge, near Shanagnitlen, Limerick, tt Magi-
strate of that county, ludg,td in his nijesty'a stores,
several stand of anus' surrendered to him by persons
in that vicinity. ,

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.-.--A young Lady, Ppm-
rently wider twenty years.of age, elegotly dressed,
was seen to throw herself into the river at Chelsea oti
Monday evening, but tOrtunately. she was discovered
in the sa by Barnes, a watcrinan, who WAS going
to I),ittipse. a, fair,. and whO'released her. The water
was eight feet deep, where:the unfortunate girl
plunged in, and it. svaii above five minutes before
she was rescued. Atter regaining her faculties, she
was taken to a hOUSd ill dieytie-walk, and conveyed
to the neighbourhood of Cartindish.qqaare, to tier
-home. in a coach..—The atterritit at suicide was in
consequence of the young lady (who is thi;ibligliter
of a Sorgenri,.a,few_miles from town) having had
some altercalioo whit her mistress, a nod
titqcy drK.ss•maLer, . with whoin :she had tserved tits,

'SPORTIA•G

'NTEf,LiGENCt.

ME'vriir(;,

rutsOl.or 4 ; •
Sir 1. Shelley'; Marmilth ,t )y Whiskey, boogilt of Id
man;, beat Sir C. Turner's Cityropod6.t„ Lite Yottng.l-
- liartiaby, boUght of Nir: Norton, tsr.
2oogs. ti. ft. " .

7 to 4 on Marirtion. . •.
Sweepstakes of t9ogs. e.sen, h. fr Sit alb. eacfi. it. n
Duke arGrAton'sc. by Sorcerer. gut of Hounty .
Lord C. LI. Cavendish's e. 'by 1,11... key. Out of 1.1.r5.
Candour - • .
Lord jerseric. by Anibrbsio, .14:n by Skyscaper, out
of Ctelia -

1 to I on Sorcerer.

Sweepstakes of 2oogs It cu't.. BSt. ,;and ; !:tts:
Sst. tlb. 1). M.
Mr. Mellish's b. c. I.e.v ut, by Don 4luixotte, out of a sis-
ter to S .
Mr. Wilson's b. c. by Hatubletonian. out of Sopli.,l
Mr. Prince's br. c. byTrutapator, out o. I lopptOter
Mr. V al)SiU4rt,'S th. t. by. ‘v hiske), yUt ut ltegulautt's lath
Sir C. Turher's c. by StAnfora, out of Tticoph,ti.i.t
I,d G. H. CArmlish s ch. c, by tly4cinthus, out ut Flora pa
The judge could out two. -
5 to t apt 1. cvant- s to 2 jgSt tlunbletoniatt..

D. of Geaftors% Morel. Sst. 3lb: beat Mr. Cravens* Beat*
Nash. 7st. 71b. Halt of Ab. M. 2 toes —4 tot on \lute!.
Gen. Grosvenor's gr. t. 'rho Fair iilbtn, by the Wcilesley
Arabian, 7st. tlb. beat Sir j. Bst. Ili).
R. M. ioogs —6 to 5 agst t4e Fait Mien.

The mond Class of Oatland Stakes of cogs. each, h. ft.
Lt. 1.
Ld Grosvertor's Meteora, 6.yrs, 9st. 71b. - r
Ld Foley's Woove._,r, 3-yrs. 7st. alb. . . 2,
Gen. Grosvenor's Kttleman, 3-yrs: 6st. 'alb. .. 3
Er. Goulburn's Grimaldi, 6 yrs. Sst. fib. - 4
r. Coddord's Fuscus, 3.yrs. fist. t.lh. 5
r. Foyne's Ferdinand, 4-yrs. Sst. tlh.
14 C. H. Somerset's Cerbtruit 6-yrs. Bst. r db. - psi
Mr. Andreir'S Timm, 5-yrs. 8:r. ylb. - - l'd
Ceti. C;oweri Cardinal Staut*.rt, ii-yrs. Sst. 81b. . prt
Mr. fiellerman't. Streatham Lages-yrs. rat. r3lb. prt
Mr. kloworttes Dart, 4-yrB. Ist. Gib.
Mr. Keiletlll4ll'S Zoroaster, 3-yrs. 7sr. 61t). - pd.
Ld Stawell's litrighton Lass, 3-yrs. 7st. sib. - pd
Mr. Kyder's eh. I. Miss Hawk, hyllazaard, 3. rs. 6st.2lb. pd
7 to 4 agst Meteora—s to 1 34111 IVC2WC,r--7 to 2 apt Grimaldi..

Mr. Payne's Bulnirilt, rec. ft..front Sir C. 'curner's Cousin
Abraham. Sst.4lb. each. Ab. M. apogs. 11. tr.
.of Sr. Albein's Snug, 5-yrs old, 951.31 b. rec. 35gs frora
Mr. I. Croft's Saragossa, by Waxy. out ot Sy a-) rs old;
7st. Two-yr old Course, tocgs, n. tr

P 4 R ISt AN FASHIONS fwe ex 6,lpt• the bead-ofesea,
the Winter ntoites have scarcely undergone any change. Ttie
prevailing colours are the r„so, sky.blue, deep We: 11,
low, and deep blue, .The fillets tar the head .ire wiecuted
ex toners. All the spying 'towers are erppleqed in their de.
Ciliation, but partleularly the primrose, the ranutti:ulits', the
violet, and the lilac. A large ruse s•Jrioundeit with buds is
worn in the hat. Some luties weat tbwers I,ls:C4:i room
un their shoes. The ball.dress:s me or gauz:, striped with
satin,in a tranverse direction.

COMM. a fortress situate in an islHild of the Da.'
untie, nearly midway between Presbnigh .ancl
In Hungary, is, it is said,• meant to nethe- asylum.
and refuge or the Etnpre,s and the young Archouke,
should Vicuna again be entered by the '
is a place. of prodigioui strength, difficult of 'ap,
proach, att.' can only be reduced by a long, as well
as a regular siege, .

Tneiday a dreadful storm of thunder andliglit4
ning passed over Bristol. The tlashrs were very
vivid, and the peals exceedingly loud and wear, A
thunderbolt, or electric explosion, tell in the office
,of the Bristol Gazette, but the door being °pep, the.
eleflric matter escaped without doing any serious
injury.—The same day, the.elairic fluid entered the
chimney of a hOuse at Whitehall, Bristol, belonging
to Mr. Cardwell, and shattered it in a most astoniih
ing Manner, blowing out five windows with their
frames, and breaking the shutters to pieces. It took
a direaion from the top to the bottom
,of the house,
entering the patiOur, burning part of the carpet to la
ci actor, and otherwise doing considerable damage.—
bories were atso killed pear Downend:

A tire broke out at eig. lit' o'clock last flight, in the
confined part of Poppins-court,. Fleet-strt, the
back of which leads Into Harp Alley. The names
were discovered in a broker's back shop, and from
the narrowness of the avenues, and the contusion
`and bustle of the people; it was above an hour be-
fore the engines could get to play. It did consider-
able damage before it could be got under.
To-morrow the prisbners in the different gaols it%
the County of Middlesex, and in the aty of London,
who stand fully committed on various charges of fe-
lony, will be removed to Newgate, preparatory to
their taking their trials at the ensuing Old Bailey
Sessions.

Ex key Titnr•--Yesterday morning the four
.6
ing convias were executed at Horsmuonger-lana
Gaol, 'pursuant to their sentences at the last Sut:rey
Assizes, viz. Henry Edwarda, for shoaling- itt Win.
Smithr Esq. at Clapham, with a pistol chargced with
powder and ball James Bartlett, for an unnatural
otience i John Btggs, alias Alas;4l, fur a burglary
and James, alias Samuel Wont!, for a r otfi,nce.
Between one Anti two osqloCki
ternoon, the town of liorshans was ripille,l by 3

storm more alarming; than any that had before oc.
ciarred there, within the memory of the eldest in-
habitant.. The tempeit appeared to run ill,a SOW IJ-
west direction, with a thick and clojrnY tainC"Pllcref
and' after many awful ittSlleS or lightning, and tre-
mendous elementary exploginns, produced hail with
a degree of violence that dealt destruction to Ora
windows, and to the ct)cumber glasses in Oct differ-
ent gardens, which have likewise..autr,yred exceed-
ingly ; as its tunny the trues atitnthinbs exhibit ni ire
the appearande of having been stripped of their blra .
soros and buds, by the baud of intention, than by
the casual effect of an nncontroulabl,, cai,l,e, Tiro
ltail-stones Were from two to three inches in circutn-
ferenci.!,, and front their rillevtm fortilatioit, app,mred
like detached and rugged pieces a ice, covering
the street nearly shoe deep ; and, •nn their yielding
to the influence of the wartntli that succeedk:d, many
houses, for a short time, were flooded. . The storm,
though so heavy and violent, was limited chiefly to
the town the neighbourhood, in many places, be•
ing wholly ignorant of the. cireunwance, 'wail re-
port conveyed it,
,and particuiarly at -Coolhurst, this
seat of the Earl of Galloway.
Coam EXCFIANGE, APRIL 5,--T:tertt occ., meddling
trlppiie6 of Whe:ut to-d.ty,
,sil!ci Are iteilviiy. vl'l-1,641:1,
and scarcely at hst }prices.--1.1.ye is che.iper--Tii-er,
is a large supplyto Barley, cintlily inferior, ivbidl i 3
much lower; and almost tv:ilioitt be:. eri.—Nlait
Invivy sale,—White Prase:, off be 1.),,A gllliiy, are
rather dearer.--fiean3, of the twoLi i.:;i, ,c0,,,t al „, it
little variation.—There are .lar6o .;inivak of 04;4
Iron) Lincollis!...ite ; 4,:.corid ;inn or,!in,iry %.:inples :ire
lower.---Ptiiur at o:u- :wit CI) rr..*ney.
Wheat -64 s a :to a 8-8 i Tick ditto (New) 4.0 43 ,
Fi,,, ditto _ . 4.4,..; a.. 94. 04t4 - .. 2Su a 3zi at 41)i
ttrz . -
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If Aril• t . : '.7,::: 3 4,s rA):.O 0..
410 X ?tici . . s a ,4
elite .. . . . -,-.,s et 771 otp,z S.-.:3 . . 6,41 a 6 ii
Moe Piti.a;,.., -- t.:4 a 13-.4 1 t!... t 1-11 r . . ii,,s a tip
(..;tcy flirt'.) - . .IS.,;' is 541 :),:;.MWS .... ..- . 7,:is 4 ',.,,i
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