The Sun.
London, England, 1812-11-17 00:00:00

THE SU 1.

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LONDON,

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1812.

Dispatches were this morning received from
the Marquis of WzizzlloroN, dated the 3d
instant ; at that time his Lordship was in
the vicinity of Valladolid. The substance of these
dispatches have hot transpired, but we understand
that it is generally expected in the army that a
great battle will shortly take place. These
dispatches came by way of Corunna; the report,
therefore, of his Lordship's communication with
that port being cut off, is unfounded.
The troops, as we before stated, that arrived at
Corunna, were ordered round to Lisbon, as the
operations will now probably be upon the line of
the Tagus.

It seems not improbable that the French may
push a corps into Madrid.
Dispatches have been received from Sir EDW.
PELLEW, which state, that a successful attack had
been made upon Tarraona by BaronMEROLLES,
in conjunction with the seamen and marines of his
Majesty's ship Blake, Capt. CODEINGTON.

Another Gottenburgh Mail arrived last night,
but the intelligence is not of so late a date as the
accounts which had previously reached us. A
letter from Gottcnburgh states, that it was con-
fidently reported, and generally believed, that
aLother Confederation of Poland has taken
place in favour of the Russians. The accounts
from Copenhagen seem to indicate the probability
of a pacific change in the polities of that Court.

It is stated in letters, from Plymouth, that a
French Officer of distinction has lately sailed
f..nat that port, and it was believed that his des-
tination was Quiberon Day. The objectgof his
m4siort is not known, but the circumstance has

of course given rise to many €‘:AieCttli'Cfi. The
fullowing is a copy of one of the letters from

PIS my th

Conjecture has been vervbusy relative to ire
Object of the French General who sailed from
hence in the 4rmide frigatt , on Thursday se'nnight.
We apprehend that he has been landed in Quibe-
ron Bay, where a strong force is organising under
Cie Bourbon banner against the Corsican."

The Adventure packet is arrived from Halifax
with a mail. She sailed on the 21st ult.. The
etters and papers she has brought will be deliver-
!d this forenoon. In the mean time, we have
earned that Commodore RODGERS has again put
:o sea, and that a report of an armistice having
aeen concluded prevailed when the packet was
about to sail.

A Messenger, with dispatches for Government,
;as arrived by the Adventure.

BREAD.-,--To-day there was iio Court of Alder-
Len held ; the Lord Mayor, after examining the
liturns,,ordered the present price to coutinuet

C °RUN 'NA PAPERS.

C.OIII7.NNA, 11.

CASTAXOS drove back two columns, which
attacked -him in Palencia, and preserved the
line with the banks of Paramo Colmenar
de Ramuez Real Canal to Villaramiel.---

We are ignorant if he will there give battle,—
The French have extended themselves ; robbed, all
the towns, &c. within a league and • a half of the
• .1
high road ; and have committed some murders.

PRIVATE INTELLIGENCE.
MADRirt, OCT. 25.---Yesterday afternoon we
had the pleasure of seeing the French enter this
city, not triumphant, as they threatened, but pri-
soners, in number more than 4000, taken by the
celebrated BALLESTEROS, on the frontiers of
Murcia.--,(Corunna Diary, Nov. 9.)
VILLALCAMPO (7 leagues from Zamora), Nov.
I.—Thc day before yesterday, as had been pre-
, viously determined on, the English blew up the
bridges of the City of Toro ; and yesterday at ten
at night, that of Zamora. The French,' in
number 4,000, had entered the former place;
and at this hour (eleven o'clock at night), are,
perhaps in the second, from which all the autho.
rities have already departed, and collected in this
place in the vicinity of Carbagales, having been
sufficiently fortunate to get away the principal
papers relative to the national funds, &c. eft.
The two cities have almost entirely been de-
serted, and it is doubtful whether they can remain

in them.
Lord WELLINGTON has arrived at Madrid with
20,000 infantry and 4000 horse. ,
Our army is in Valladolid and Cabezon de la
sal.

,In Leon it was considered as certain that
Souvr bas been routed by lllLL—(Corunna
Diary, Oct. 10.)

PRIVATE LETTER.

BEN'EVENTE, Nov. 4,—ThoUgh we are assures'

here that the French are cut of, all the bridges,
&c. having been destroyed, we are nevertheless
not a little apprehensive of a new incursion.

No courier has arrived from Madrid, hitt PERTCO,
who left that city on the 26th ult. has brought MC
letters more deserving credit than what I sent you
by the former courier, which was all a fabrica-
tion of the false DE NASE RANO, who having
heard from persons in Madrid, that on the
evening Of the 24th there had entered French

prisoners, taken bye BALLASTEROS, to the amount

of four thousand, according to some, and

five thousand, according to others,. deceived me
by telling me that he had seen them enter.
Our friend Don Louis ANTONIO tells me, that there
was nothing particular but want and misery, and
and
,the discontent of the people, because
justice is not administered, and - they -are
eager for the arrival of the Great Lord and

his array: with, respect to the prisoners, he adds

nothit;g to the intelligence brought by the

former courier, who they had arrived, and I

wrote you word so ; but, you perceive I am not

in fault, if I was deceived.---(Corun la Diary,
11 kay.)

The detachments of the Royal Staff Corps, com-
manded by Captain LAUZEEN, and of the Royal
Waggon Trail!, commanded by Lieut BEATLY,
continue at Sandhurst.

The Oxford Militia will arrive in Portsmouth
Garrison on the 18th and 19th inst.

The 63d infantry, and the detachment of the
36th, marched from Brighton Barracks on Friday
'morning for Blatchington. They were succeeded
by the Ist division of the 41st, from Chichester;
and the second division from thence were expected
to join Ahem on Saturday.
This morning, between two and three o'clock,
a fire broke out in the Pantheon, which did con-
siderable damage to the interior of that building
before it was got under, which was completely cf•
fected by about 6 o'clock.

FROM THE ENA(7TO CORREO Dr, ESPANA EN LA

The lasi- letterS from Castile, contarli intelli-
gence of 4000. French prisoners', taken by 'General
BALLASTEROS, having arrived at Madrid, and
add, that more are expected, taken by one of
General HILL'6 divisions. The city of iN.Ndrid
has now the pleasure of containing its liberator,
the celebrated WELLINGTON, and with his aid and
presence the utmost efforts of the proud eneiny
are not to be feared.

NEIGHBOURHOOD OF TORCLUENI ADA; OCT. 27.--
The French are in a line from Palencia to S
Isidro de Duenas, on this side the river Carlon.—

The Allied Army from Duenas to the bridge An-
guan of Palencia, on the other sick-of the river,
'forming a line of battle. During the' retroceding
a very lively fire has been kept, but yesterday and
to-day it has been suspended by mutual agree-
ment, as is said. It is believed the French are
about 50,000 men, and it is presumed SOULT
and MASSENA are with the army. The day be-
fore yesterday the English were surprised, while
destroying the bridge of Tariego, and, as is said,
150 of them taken. It is said the English have
cut off and made prisoners GOO French.--