The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-09 00:00:00

ft trrt,O, OF ST. PALO:

LETT Elt• FROM G EN, MOtL!ThO tO GEN. 110Ultrk:.
" REnONpELA, Jut.v 25, one in the 'netting.

" Ekeellent Senor,-,-Yestenlay evening, • at five o'Clobk, my
detachment, which ivuo guarding the bridge of St. Pay°, was
attacked by .about .700 meti Wit° Canie from Vigo, and who
were the select troops of the gerrliton .of dial town. My de'7
tachment retreated after having well defended its post. ,The
enemy did not pass the bridge, but endeavoured to barricade it
with waggons,' and afterirtuds took position on the nioit ad-
vantageous point.
." As soon 'as I was informed of this aitair, r 'sent fOrward
the battalions of Santiago de. Compostella, 100 cavalry if the
Algarve 'regiment, and 40 of that of SangUntom. The
passage 'of the bridge was forced at 10 o"docL by by the gre-
nadiers and t hasteurs of Cennpostelts, and a detachment finnt
the Algailra and Saguntunt regiments ; the rest of the column
followed With cries of Viva et 11 e; The enemy attempted
in vain to make Some resistlnee ; the bridge and the sur-
rounding positiorN were carried without the loss, of a single
man. I'Marthed with my troops to Redondeltt,. where T now
am, for the, purpose of Ire'venting the enemy from rallying...-.
His dispersion lvas complete, and I am permuted that at this
moment he has not SO men together in a body. I'Ve hav'e made
many prisoners ; I cannot exactly state the number but we
should hive made many more had not night ,favoured the
enemy's flight. We have found a great quantity of arms and
ammunition.

" To-nipieow C shall communicate to *your Pt6l;llency What,
iteeording to Circumstances; I may be able to do, and I may
perhaps give you some detailS respecting this important affair.
" I am well satislied.with the conduct of the troops under sly
command, and I am, with resnec Senor, your very humble
and obliged Servant, •
XSigned) "El Conne De CA ItTACIF,'N'A.
(A true copy) " Count GRUNDLI:I2, Licht.-(.fen.
and Chief of the Staff of the Ist Corps."

The
,following is an extract from a letter,
dated Elberfelth, 9.-ith July

" The Rltvri. h "Weiiirrndia ConipanY has 'received a letter
from its chief Agent in 'Mexico, bearing date the 30th April,
in which; amongst other things, it is said—We arrived here
without accident. On the day of our arrival we found the
Congress, the anly,acknowledged legislative Power, in full
tivity. No re-actions, no 'arrests, ranch less have any execu.
tions taken place. They have been contented with naming new
Ministers, Without in the least, degree molt:sting:the old ones.--
After. my arrival 1 eooferentially came in contact with the
Regent and his Ministers, T offered 'them the COlnpiwy's
ship the larulf►ti to transport Iturbide and his family to Leg.
horn. The offer_was :accepted; Government are to pay the
Captain for the mere tonnage of the vessel the sum of 15,000
Spanish dollars. The charge of victualling, &c.-for the voyage
to be borne. by Government. The blx-Emperor, in con-
selpiente, with his LatlY, and children, and suite, are
already. en 'wile' for the coast, in order to embarks_
thin. The highest Executive Politer, after most maturely
deliberating en the' matter relative to the Loan of sixteen
millions of tiolhaz., which Iturbide hiul negociated at six per
cent. with the Comotercial nouse.of Dennis, A. Smith and Co,
at ilaltiniore, has decreed as follal, namely, that all full powers
i►suetl by the forin'er Gtherninent, with a irieri to loans, the
purchase of Ships, Ste, in 'or 'out of the Country, <hell be null
toed void. This Decree is signed by Celestino l'cegrete, as Pre-
sident.; Mariano Mielletena, and :Miguel Dominguez ; and
made out in tripliotes to the Foreign Agents. In particular,
has a dispatch been transmitted to 111, Francisco de llorga
wigori•in Jondon."--( Ilombu rg Correspandeate3, Jelly 26.,)

From the scanty intelligent* *hich we .were,
yesterday enabled to obtain by the attival Of the
Royal Ocorge from Corunna and Vigo, and par-
ticularly from the seithingly inauspicious fact
that General QuntoGA had been landed from her
in: this country, tbie were led to. form the conclu-
sion that Corunna had becomefftrtapuble of Offer-
ing farther resistant* to its assailants, and that
the speedy submiiiion Galicia to the
French was inevitable.—We rejoice that it is
already in our power to remove any.false impres-
sion front the 'Ands of our Readers, on this sub.
jest, which tnight have been 4ommu uicated to them
by the unfavourable statements of yesterday. The
subjoined authentic correspondent* proves that
thedetermined resolotion of the garrison and.
in-
habitants of Commie, to resist to the Wry, last
extremity, had •not abated in the slightest degree
and such explanations have been given for the
depastAre of General QU'lttOC‘Atind fir ltoeiwr:
NVILsoN from a place which they had so
gallantly defended, as remove all the -apprehen-
sions width rVeht prod* ced by their seeming
abandonment of their post. The departare
Of the i!lx-Governor Off Vigo (Rom.% vo) is also
satisfactorily exidaitredl, by the fact that he had
been superseded by the Corles in his command
It now appears that General QutaotaA left
Coranna in couseqUente of orders from the
Minister at War at Cadit, that he should repair
to that place to take a command in the Army of
regetve:in Andalusia. It Was also necessary that
the patriotic 'General should consult the SpOish
Ambassador at the Pritish Court on important
airairs ; and as Comma, wiren received the
order of the 'Cortes, was blockaded by a French
frigate, he availed himself of the opportithity
of a safe passage presented by the sailieg
of the Royal George, to come, to England, with
the view' of subsequently taking shipping from
this country to Cadiz.

Accordingly, after having bad interview
with the Spanish AmbasSador, Gelre%l4ol QUlltoa
hai already set qff On his return to Spain.—lie
left tan lust night in a chaise and four for Fal-
mouth, where a fast.saiting vessel will be hired to
take him to Cadiz. It is confidently affirmed,
that his voyage to England was connected with a
request on the part of the S:vanish Ministry
for the mediation qf the English Government"!
--A letter froth Madrid, also, of the 28th July
(see our daily extracts from the Morning Papers),
says, that ,cedain reasons " have operated
with so much force on the French Govern.
ment, that it has been resolved, I um
told (says the writer) to request England to
step in as an arbitrator between the Duke
sf ANnouLENIE and the Cortes !"—These asses.

Lions certainly strengthen, in a very material
degree, what we have been baying in the
course of the present week, respecting the
probable commencement of a negocintion. Wre
are daily 'confirmed in the accuracy of our
opinion upon this point, though, from the
proper cantion of the parties to so important a
measure, no positive or authoritative information
respecting it has as yet been suffered to transpire.
hut, to return to the stale in which of airs were
left at Comma :—in consegtence of the (leper-
tore of cturno,„4 , the chief •command of the gar-
rison has been conferred, by a Ministerial order
from Cadiz, ou General NOVELLA, au officer who
distinguished himself in Mexico by his oppo

Sition 10 APODACA, the last Viceroy. He'
had with him 4 officers of the rank of Brigadier-
Generals, ir E U JAUDEGUI, CAMPILLO, and
another ; Colotrets PoNTE and BA nco having the
conimand or the attillery, and Colonel Ai.n.to of
the engineers. The garrison, including volun.
teers, and a corps of half-pay and retired officers,
was said to be about 4,000 strong, of which 400
were artillery. In the latter corps there were
no less than 40 Officers.

All possible preparations had been made for an
effectual defence: If the French succeeded in
carrying the new city, they were prepared to'
retire to the old city, and even lu case of extremity
'to occupy the Castle, situated in the harbour, which
is extremely strong, and•commands the city)rather
than yield to the enemy. The batteries of the old
:city had been supplied with heavy artillery and.
mortars ; and this position being out of the
reach of cannon shot from the heights, would
enable them to make a long resistance after the
French had bet:erne masters of the fortifications
of the new city, which was not the case on the
Ist instant: Thus it is clear that Coruttua had
not fallen, and that the means existed) except un-
dermined through treachery, for making a long
resistance:

As n proof that provisions *ere in abundance)
we may mention the price of the following ar-
ticles, part of a list supplied by one of the pas-
seingers in the packet :--Meat Was at 2 reals
(about 5d.) thu pound of .9.0 oz.; bread, 1 real
'the pound , and the cantans (about 20 bottles)
'of wine, 40 reals.

The letters front Coronna, which Are dated the
29th and •°ot?t ult., indicate the existence of the
best spirit both in the troops and in the inhabitants.
even the women of all ranks participated in this
feeling, and heroically seconded the dettrminal
tion which the 'Governor is said to have ex-
pressed', that he would make Carunna a second
Saragossa. We have seen several letters written
by ladies of the fiat families in Carolina, which
quite justify this litatement. A proclathation
had: been issued by the Governor, declaring it
death for any person to advise or tall: of a capi-
tulation ; and one individual had actually suf-
fered for the violation of this order. it was also
ordered., to prevent treacherous tomnatinications
With the enemy, that persons exhibiting sig-
MOS of any kind should be shot.

porbttr Ilexis.tleNd•tor;ohxiswbats,jantßAartilgocu,,t.
tbouttatkheousg.hl:papirleig-
,.
for Cadiz,
an ,hei leavingliadiio
'not, we understand, absolutely
determined
Vigo. The French were
In the vicinity of that place on the departure of
the Royal George, Wit were not expected to take
possession of it immediately, although all inten-
tion of defending it by the Spaniards had been
laid aside. General VIGO, the late Governor of
Corunun, bad taken the 'command or 3;000 troops
in the vicinity of Vigo.
At Ferrol, from which place letters have
also been received by the Royal George, the
French had placed a garriton of five hundred
men. ft appearg tha• the inhabitants, though
no resistance was offered to the entrance of
the French, retained so much of the Con-
stitutional feeling, as to refuse submission to
the' new authorities attempted AO be* put (Pier,
them, and the Constitutional Authorities there:
fore remained in office.

ETTII teT or A MATTER DATED CORUNNA,Jpr.r 09.

" Every day we have, a continual from
our walls and entrenchments, kept. up agai!i,t
the.advance of the French posted within goo;
shot-, and defended by -quarries, in which they
have stationed 'themselves, as well as lit the
hotises nearest the walls, although -of, the litter
they can make little use, for they are completely
perforated by the cannOti-thot from the walls.
Indeed they do not venture to remain in them
long, for where any object is seen, they are'sure
to be saluted with a ball or a shell. They must
every day lose many men,. and I (lo not think
they can stand their ground long. As far
as tedards otirselves, :We have .good parapets
Tounius, and only every now and then have we
a wounded person, owing to the recoil of the
French balls. It is very confidently asserted,.
that the first day of attack the French lost 800
men killed* and Wounded, and ‘,on our part .we
had four killed anti 9.8 wounded ; but it is'_ also
true that the attack was the most rash ever made
by men, and had they not been drunk they
would not have undertaken it. They advanced
very near our intrenchments4 notwithstanding the
resistance they experienced. They were glad tto
sound a retreat. If they 'make use of heavy
guns, certainly' they will do the walls of the town
Soule:harm; hut it, is unaccountable that six days
ago they fired 18 cannon-shot, and all the balls
passed over the town. They have thrown ill two
shells, Which did no damage. Our Qovernor and
other Officers are resolved to die rather than sur-
render, and ell the workmen we can muster are
employed hi the fortifications, as well as all the.
inhabitants, without any distinction. Ile who is
unable to work, is obliged to put a substitute.
With regard to provisiens,,hitherto we have ex-
perienced no want ; but if the siege is prolonged,
We shall be in want of fresh meat, and with that
we must put up. Many females have left the
place, Wit no passports are given to the men.
SAME DAM—This place • continues to make
tin heroic defence ever -since the 15th, when -it

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was attacked by the French to' the 'timber of
8,000 men. Their rashness on that and the fol•
lowing day, when they formed the mad project
of taking us by assault, was punished by the loss -
of from 900 to 1000 men put hors de combat by
the gallant resistance they experienced. Since
that lesson they have troubled' us very little
nevertheless, we have never skirt a moment, so
that with small rencontres and the • incessant
fire from our batteries, they may have lost about
500 more in killed, wounded, and deserters.—
The garrison and inhabitants do not flinch in the
least, and are resolved to defend themselves_
under every sacrifice, till the last extremity.—
Never was greater
,enthusiustu displayed, and
never were the spirits of a people bettir. We
are prepared- for evertemergency, and if the
French do, not receive considerable succours, of
there appears no probability, they
never be able to make a long stand. We are
fortifying the old city for another line of tle7.
I.:ince, if it should be necessary; but unless the
French army is considerably reinforced we shall
•not need it, for our adVanced works in front of
the new city are strong enough. General Wilson
is gone to Vigo, where lie may be very useful."
ARMY OP PYRENEES.
ItusT Conrs.--SEcoxn Divisio r,
" Camp before Corunna, July :23.
" M. a louvernenr—l have arrived at the extremity of
Spain,:ana in ,front of she town of Corunna which yeti coin=
mind, after passing' through the whole kingdom, and being
always victorious in every encounter with your troops.' Vote
cannot be ignorant that since its entrance on the Spanish terr 4
tory the French army has suffered no reverse ; and you must
also know that the whole nation rejects the Constitution which
you vainly defend. In the name of humanity, therefore, and
in order that an unnecessary shedding of blood may be stopped,
I invite you to deliver up Corunna in deposit to the army emii
mended by his Royal Highness Monseigneur the Duke of An-
gouleme, that it may be delivered to the King.your Sovereign
as soon as he shall be restored to liberty. I have to inform
you, that yew refusal will expose the garrison and the inhabi-
tants to all•the rigours whith the laws of war permit in a place
taken -by storm-. •

"Asa farther inducement, I am authorised to declare to
you, in the named' his Royal Highness Monseigneur the Duke
of Angouleme, who wishes to appear in no other character in
Spain than that of Pacificator, that all the troops who volunta-
rily submit, in obedience to his :Majesty the King of Spain
shah retain their rank and employment ; and that his Itoyai',
Highness engages; to cause them to be paid their pay and etno...
luments out of the chests of the French army. Those who may
not wish to serve,—as the militiamen-andrevineial volunteers
of Bilboa, Ouipuscos, &c.,—shallheat liberty to return to their
homes, and shall in no respect be troubled for their opinions
anterior to our entry into Corunna, in like manner as is prac-
tised throughoili all Spain, because such is the clearly ex-
pressed determination of his Royal highness Monseigneur the.
Duke of Angouleure.
" YOur Extellency niust perceive that what we wish for is,
solely the happiness of Spain, anti her deliverance from the,
intestine assentiOns by which she is distracted. Contrary tti
the custom of besieging armies, we come to you with open
arms, and. you.-will assuredly be your own enemies if you do,
not throw yotirselves into thenr.-.1 have the honour to he your
humble arid very otibe74tilLeiltirtes:l7,,,tir•Niaang,tw,cr;',l'nu:th:
d'i`lll:othUe RDCivkis,ion
tt Excellent Senor,—Fratn what you state in your letter;
*hiol received .at five this evening, I learn that you are be-
fore this place, under my comtuand, and that you proclaim
yourself to have been victorious. . in. all the rencounters which
you have had with our troop's: yor my 'part I am not ac-
quainted with city' ()the`. affair besides that which occurred on
the 14th ; andwitb regard it) it, It. appears we are not of the
same opinion as to which side the triumph belongs. Yon-haVe
it
nation
at
s here,
in
ahinp3io
oin:::toarigt.tirdinalciltirilryssminett.lloll,aalittlt,telinuhbr.:ttaital:yipe.rttoisn'Oe,,
tii.hebn::hiysiceite,tiri4lelel).ati:iiii:osoidibdifn.,:t*teha:tirfitei:yiiallieftsirfib(co:droli
jaelieloytnta:
reliraisl.atrat3ntpc"droe‘i iaritsc imtdirone
deaa"i
criminally
iesotnft
1000 be
• ;' ,
duty
ssible
me
to
tphreevcennilt:edglu)yeriwtictshdvirliwieihngYyoouurr Excels
will have to 'charge you with the blood which wil
be sited, and with having depri-nI the peaceably disposed in-
hahltants.d Corunna of their liberti2. • •'
`s If yani Excellency, as well as his ittiyal Highness 3inn•
s,igneur the Duke of Angouleme, wish the happiness tifSpain,
',311,1 to dispel dissensions of which we here know nothing, the
eilmual way to. iealize that Wish is to let us have again the
trantleillity we enjoyed, and which only began to desert, the
people of Corunna when you presented yourself hostilely
against them.
' Cod preserve you anty years.
" Corunna, July 23. " ANTbNIO ROGA-
" To Lieut.-General Bourck, Cominkntler of Diviion."..
ORDER OF THE DAY.
TO Tim timiiii.;oN UP cortusy;t.
Soldiers,---Satistied with .the hernia valottr Which you diS-
plaYed on the pith of the present month, anti a witness (lithe
steady endurance with which you support the duty consequent
on the state of this place, I have. formed the most favonrahlo
antieipations.resreting the issue or this euntest. Nevertheless,
the ilesite Of fielivering you from Abe fatigties and priiations
a siege, made me resolve to leave this, place for the pitrposc
ut-
assembling the troops in the province. of 'igo and Orense, that
faithful ti) their country and. their oath, and t,, operate
With them on the it-a-otter's rear. Yoitr chiefs 14. eta
pointed (rat to me the tter.:,,ity, of' my presence o ti
proud of the confidence which they and, you place
acceded according to their Havingl therefore, intrusted
to able and Alextrous hands thti,Cutcution. of the which•
had conceived, I Shall euntinne-aMong ;pia, and p,:s.maliy
rect your etforts. •

SnicHers I. constancy and Subordination,. And confidence ile
my measures, are all that I require of you, in order to en3l)l*:
us to comae out triumphant front a struggle, as perfidious and
unjust on,thepart of the enemy, as glorious and heroic for
Spain. Contioue, then, to give proofs to the world ofthe Or'
toes which, distinguish your and enjoy the glory of beingl)r9,-
claimed the restorers of liberty and Spanish independen"' I
defence of which I wish to conqueror die at your head.
Your General, " ANTONIO QUIROUA. '
'Corium's, July 24."
PROCLAAIATION.
" The decision manifested by the heroic inhabitants of chit
place in defence of the national liberty, 'Proves that it was no
Inlirn,
uglcinillity. Z
tiolliseni:rvirt:nsanrt.tdceepoittnoyidui:?iiorepdrirrbetao:Piprineslar°:;c:,tvilh„.eacf:,:he;,ilacaelocnsil,at the dutiesi of°r ml)yetar
they pnur
tiths..t ("Abni
fusion, occasioned by the events of tleiseai
rob to
amount of four rials, shall be shot.
himself of the present c,.
"?al. Any person, of whatsoever class or condition he in
be, who should hold subversive language, tending to deloil9". -
nmwateerriloinr:hter:thiqdaut
the minds .of the people resolved on defence, or indirect
speaks of capitulation, shall undergo the same penaltY•
":fd. No person shall be allowed to carry on any CO y
pondenct with persons out of the town, unless throm(ll 12j1„.
cliannel ; and any person proved carrying It on 'wito „`g
enemy, or communing with him by signs, telegraph, .6cc• 511 a
lie shot.
" .Ith. A Military Connnision shall try the causes in a 611/11'

mary manner, and impose the penalties aforesaid, which shall
be peremptorily executed within the term 024 hours.
" sth. -A military of
liecr shall be !mined with a correspond-
ing number of trtxqei to take care of • the interior and exterior
Police of theplace. Ik7c..
(Signed) " ANTONIO QUIROGA.
" Corunna, July 20, 1823."
tNo. 1. OF TUE MUNICIPAL DIARY OF FREE CORUNNA
OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1823.)
" Guided by the beat sentiments for the welfare of our be-
loved country, anti resolved to wage against all its enemies the
Most 'bloody war till death, or till we are triumphant, we for a•
Moment lay down our arms, and take up the pen to write with
the iame courage and firmness. This we should have done be-
fore,'and when we guessed' the design of the unworthy and un-
krateful Spaniard, General Morino; but such has been the stale
of things, that we were unable to commence earlier. It shall
be our duty to lay before the public correct details of the im-
portant events which have taken place since the memorable
16th, and we shall also continue to insert all other interesting
information as well on the subject of the present siege, as other
events passing in the Peninsula.
• " For the present we shall leave the infamous Dlorillo and
his followers to themselves, and to that remorse by which they
must ere this be devoured, and more particularly that perfi-
dious man who laboured so hard to enchain Galicia, this loyal
generous province in which he nitide his fortune, in fact, the
theatre of the honours and glory he ever obtained. With ample
reason did this heroic- city and tinite patriots who Watched his
steps, distrust him. Finally, his perfidy being unmasked, the
only alternative left us, was to wait for his protettors, the cor-
rupted French, in order to make a meant stand against them.
On the 15th, the troops of Campillo, Palarea, Jaureguy, and
the flying column of Mercatlillo, moved on this town, a certain
proof of the approach of the enemy.
-" On the 14th nothing particular occurred more than the cons
tinual agitation of the inhabitants, and the decided enthusiasm
of the garrison.
" On the 16th, at two in the afternoon, we began to hear the
tiring of nmskets, which was returned by our advanced posts.
The whole of the inhabitants were in commotion, and the
troops and national guards flew to their arins. The French, led
on by the hopes of plunder, nr rather inebriated, trusted to
find the road open to their pride and haughtiness. In vain did
they rush on in close columns; every attack was gloriously
repulsed. bet General Bourck, if he was not as much ine-
)mated as his soldiers, speak the truth, and he will be coin.
iielled to confess the firmness and serenity with which • his
shock was received. The illustrious General Sir Robert Wil-
son also flies to the ranks, notwithstanding the rain and mist
which at that moment came upon us. lie did not cease to
animate the soldiers like a General, and fight like a good sol-
dier, until he was wounded and obliged to be brought into
town, which he entered, crying out in favour of the Consttttttion
sad independence.
" The artillery, placed on the windmills on the heights
Santa Margarita, the valour and judgment of out Otterillas,
and the incessant fife of the batteries, produced great havoc
among the French. They may count it a victory to have ap-
proached within musket shot of our walls ; but we hare the
satisfaction to have put hors de combat 1,800 men) as Betanzos,
}.l Burgo, and Portazgo !Me since witnessed. On our part
we had four killed, and 5t *Omitted. The fire hated till seven
in the evening.
eXT RACY OF A LETTER FROM COltU /MA, JULY 29, 111231
" On the night of the 16th the French cut off the water
which supplied the public fountains, thinking of course to in-
convenience the inhabitants ; Flit in this they completely
failed, as most of the hOuses have Wells of excellent water,
which give a constant and unfailing supply, sufficient Air ten
times the number of persons in the town. We hie also well
supplied with provisions and fruit at very moderate prices, and
at the sea is open, there is no likelihood of any necessity
to resort to the maginines., which are filled with every neces-
sary to support a protracted siege, should the enemy commence
one in form. They have as yet employed no artillery save
two old nine-pounders, which they found in a ship Wright's yard
at Santa Lucia. These they mounted and fired on tito guns
boats in the harbour ; the shots took effect, killed roar men,
and wounded seven or eight others, wilt& so ffightened the
shiundrels on 'board that they ran into Fermi, Where they
fell into the hands of the French. This and a fusillade,
from Voltigeurs placed in the bellow's and quarries of the'
ailjacent hills, have been the only acts of hostility on the part
of the French since their very warm reception on the 15th.—
Their musiptetry, which is at times Very urisk, has het done'
any, even the slightest mischief, to any individual ill the marls
son, nor to the Inhabit Ants, with the exception ot two. females'
(ehildren) killed in the streeta, ;tad one or tiVO Wtaintledt On
the contrary, inSwever, the shots from the rampartshave 'done
them great Mischief, as the artillery is Most admirably served.
(tit no exaggeration to say, that tire), Can hit with the greatest
precision, and the French have been obliged to establish an
hospital at Ferrol, in which there are now 250 wounded, the
hospital at Batanzas being too crowded from the affair of the
15ell, to admit any nthre patients. There are from 31) to 40 put
liars de vonibal every day, and on Sunday evening a large party
of French having been Observed going into a house, a shell
was dropped on them so exactly as to kill and wound 30 per-
sons. • The General is well informed of all their movements,
as spies and the peasants who conic in to market, and who are
all faithful, give the most correct intelligence. It is unitising
to see the eagerness with which the soldiers run to the pant-
pats,' when the guns are tired, 'and the delight they express at
the scampering of the French, which they can see quite plainly.
•At present they have only three pieces of heavy :winery, old
Join 24-pounders, brought from t'errol on Sunday by land, as
•three others which had been sent by sea fell into the hands
of our cruisers, who every day make prizes of fruit and
vegetables intended for the French. Our mortar battery which
is 410 W futhhed, will disnuiet them completely, and deprive
them of the possibility Of erecting batteries, which, even with-
out this, would be extremely difficult, from the nature of the
ground they have to work on, it being a solid mass of granite.
'she only accident since the commencement of the siege occurred
`in' consequence of negligence. The driver of an ammunition-
cart, imprudently smoked a segar ; a spark having fallen
amongst the barrels of powder, they blew up, the driver and
four mules drawing the cart were blown to pieces. There were
eight others killed, and 14 wounded,' three or four houses
laid in ruins, and a very fine convent much shattered. The ex-
plosion shook the whole town, and broke the windows to a
great distance round ; this occurred on Sunday week the 20th.
On the 23d, General Bourck sent a flag of truce, with a most
ridiculous . and insolent proposal, which was replied to as it
merited : you have it inclosed, and will see he,ottera to pay the
Spanish troopi out of the French coffers. It is evident they
are anxious to' make Spain a French province.
On the 2.6 th Sir Robert Wilson left this with a few com-
panies for Vigo, and fouud the traitor
.51orillo within two
leaguem'of it ; he hind summoned the town previous to Sir
Robert's arrival, but retreated rapidly in (=sequence of that
end General Palarea's advance on huh from the interior.—
Galicia never would have been entered but .for Motillo's trea-
son, .and the observation of the inhabitants here on the 15th,
was, that every life lost that day, iund in all Galicia, lay on
Marino's head, as, had he continued faithfel to his oath, the
French never could have penetrated. ' The spirit of the troops
here is excellent, the only attempt to excite a bad feeling hav-
ing been denounced by themselves. A fellow attempted to
seduce sortie of the Biscayans who are garrisoned here; they
seeminglyacquieseed until they had drawn from hith the whole
plat). He promised them a quarter dollar a-day, and a bounty
of eight dollar); a man on their arrival in the French lines, hired
boats( to convey them, and when all was ready they arrested
him, and he suffered the tote he deserved on Saturday evening
last (2tith), having been shot in the' presence of the garrison
mast great concourse of inhabitants.

• eOII.I7NNA, July 30, Two o'Cioc*, p. m.
" The Steam-packet not having started yesterday, i write
this' to give you the one or two circumstances which occurred
since I closed my letter. They ate the arrival of a French fri-
gate yesterday to blockade us; she is at the mouth of the her-
hout„und came close in, but not %dose enough for the guns to
do her mischief. Last night an officer of artillery was wounded
in the head, but not badly, the ball having taken a slanting
direction. I believe it had struck the side of the embrasure
first. This is the first effective person hit by the ten thousand
shots of the French since the action of the 15th. I Mentioned
yesterday the probability of your not receiving another letter
from me here 4 aftertlus you will not, as I part to night with
General Vigo, the Governor here, for his namesake Vigo,
where he goes to take the conunand of the troops, which will
immediately advance towards this town. He is a brave, active
and excellent officer, so you may soon expect to hear decisive
newS ; should Ibe alive and able, 1 will send you an account
of the operations of the army ; at all events will take care that
some one or other. does so. Of course we expect a le* shots
en pns.tant from the French frigate, but as we can keep close
to the shore we run no hazard of being taken. 1 wish Light
was able to come, but unfortunately he was too hard hit the
fust aay. •
" This instant.l have b,een to see thy friend Colonel Jansens,
of the French Legion, who has been wounded in the leg while
standing in the street by the rebound of a ball from, the pave.
meat."

sleam-packet Royal
Fattact of a letter from:
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.1)0t1I'd

GeOrge, doled Angust l :
In my letter of the 30th I mentioned that General Vigo was
to leave Corunna, for the purpose of putting the troops at Vigo,
combined with those at Orense and General Palarea': on the
march, to harass the French, and compel them to raise the siege
of Corunna. Sir John Doyle had agreed to tow the chasse
mart*, with General Vigo and suite, out of the harbour, and
as far as Cape Finisterre, in Ider to avoid the danger of being
taken by the. French frigate then at anchor, or any other gun
boats:or cruisers they might have on the coast. We accordingly

`got on board the steam boa tat twelve at night, Wednesday
•
30th, and. were a little surprised at meeting their; Baron
Zandt, first Aide-de:Camp to General Quiroga, which
was :considerably heightened on the approach of Quiroga
himself, and others of his suite, to embark for Eng-
land. We found he was on his way to Cadiz, and that no
•
vessel for Cadiz being at Coruna he chose -England as the
shortest and safest road.—But now to facts. On our reaching
Cape Finisterre, Vigo and his Suite were apprebensivief some
French vessel intercepting us, so Sir John Boyle-kindly came
to Vwith us. Immediately on arriving, General Vigo,
Robinson Col. St of the Spanish service (who brings dispatches to
England frdm Cadiz) went on shore; and after a consultation
with Sir Robert Wilson and General Romay, the Governor of
Vigo Col. Robinson was sent with dispatches to Morino, then,
posted at Pontevedra, about six leagues off. This was, I be.
neve, an endeavour to renew the negociation which Sir Robert
Wilson had commenced when Light Was sent to Lugo. The
garrison, including militia, was about 000; General Pala-
rea, with a corps of as many more, was stationed at St. Payo
and Redondilla to dispute Alorillo's advance on Vigo, should
he attempt it. There is another corps at Orense, but the disi
tance was too great to have their assistance at the moment.
'}'his was On Friday, the Ist instant, but the advance of a
French corps detached front Corunna, and which joined Mo-
rillo on that day, coined an entire change of plan. All the su.
perfitious field artillery was inuntsliatay.sent off in boats, on
the night of Friday, to Bayona, and a garrison of three huntlred
men. The town of Vigo, incapable of defence, unless with a
force large enough to be much more useful in the field, is
to be abandoned, the cannon dismounted and spiked. General
Vigo goes into the field with the garrison, and Pallarea's corps
forms a junction with those at Orense. The French have only
.occupied the towns of Galicia; the inclinations and spirit of
the people is decidedly against them ; and had a well supported
movement been made only two days before the junction of the
French with Morino, his troops would have abandoned hint,
and even still I think that a circumstance very likely. In order
to show how the people feel, Morino 'required contributions
from the peoples they reftiaed to .pay, and sent to the Con-
stitutional authorities, to offer them whatever was wantetL—
General Bomay, the ex-Governor of Vigo, is aboartl with us;
he is an old man—sincere, and well intetioned.
" On the approach of theisteam boat to the harbour of Ca.
diz, a French frigate fired a shot across her bow, and made
her bear up, when the Captain informed than of his orders not
to suffer any vessel in or oat of the harbour. The steam-boat
then steered for the Adeairal, and after a remonstrance made to
him by Sir J. Doyle,. On the illegality and Injustice of a bloc-
kade without notice, and the very great private injury thestoppage
would infliet on him, as being bound to carry his 'pesSengera
to Cadiz, the Admiral regretted the precision of his orders,
which coMpelltst him to prohibit the entrance of the' vessd,
gave him liberty, however, to land all the passengers in boats,
and to take all he pleased away with hint, including the whole
Cortes, provided he would not interfere with the Royal Family.
Sir Jelin Doyle and the passengers then went into Cadiz, where
they were received with the greatest delight.
" The town is in the highest spirits; necessaries and luxu-
ries of every kind cheaper than in :Madrid; the French not be.
ing able to intercept the numbeiless boats which run into the
harbour day and night, laden with every species of previsions,
and the day before they left it, vessels had arrived with
90,000 quintals of wheat. King Ferdinand is very quiets amuses
himself with flying paper kites front the top ot hii residence,
and is fortunately ni no danger of the French giving hint an op-
portunity of indulging in any diversion of a more cruel nature.
" While Sir John Doyle and his friends remained at CadO,
his Majesty's cutter Dwarf arrived with dispatches for Sir
William A Court, and he not being there, the cutter was, pro-
ceeding to Ismer t where she was tired on by 4 French shin
of war, and obliged, with regret, to be satisfied with' i>• slight
apology for an insult to the British flag, which she would have
repaid in kind, had she been any thing like a match for the
aggressor. Sir John Doyle gave an invitation tbr a ball to
the ladies at St. Lucar on board the steatadxtat, but the }lac-
eioso Govethot would not pennit them to come on board, in
consequence of their haying tiung Constitutional Songs the
night lsefore, so that dancing was at an end. We. bacon board
exclusiVe of Generals Quiroga and Rothay, and suites, a
number of French and Italian officers. On this, as on every
other occasion, Sir John Doyle acted with that good feeling
and generosity Which distinguish hiM. At a very great loss, he
wok several' on bawd, and gives a free passage with all splen-
did aticOnmfodatiOns and luxuries, which this superb vessel
affords tO some of them, and to his own great inconvenience.
It is only justice to say, that the emote ot Constitutional free.:
dons owes very much to him, as wherever he went, he cheered,
them and assisted in their communications in every possible
way."