The Sun.
London, England, 1810-05-14 00:00:00

SPAMSH PAPERS.

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CADIZ, APRIL 3n.—=Since the evacuation of .F...rt
Matagorda, we have had nothing- material happen ;
both sides are, no doubt, preparing fir further at
tempts.

All the intelligence we receive from Catalonia 15
of the most .flattering description. AdmiralllTaii.
still remains in the naval command. Our heed-
quarters are at Isler ; a small brigade only of British
troops. remaining here. The Duke of Albuquerque
is to' sail Au the Undaunted, tbr England.- Sir C.
Cotton arrived here on S6turday last : he has slaied
his, flag to .the St. Joseph, and proceeds to-mf,rroW
to take the command of ,the Mediterranean fleet..
Ilisl;xcellency General H. O'Dunnel has 'sot,
the following. report to the- Minister of Wari.clatea
Vendrett, April 14 :
" MOST EXCELLENT SIR,

" Since the action of the 3d instant, near Espar",
raguira, of which jt had the pleasure to inform yoLi
by my dispatch of the 6th instant, this division pin-
sued its march, under the orders of Major Getter.
Marquis Campoverde, to Manresa,, for the purpose
of aitacking the enemy who occupied that place,
The continual- forced marches made by the said
General with his troops,.prevented him from mak-
ing the attack at, the time originally intended, and
obliged him to postpone it till the next day, whet)
during the night the enemy evacuated the •placey
marching in the direction Of Barcelona, by the road
of Coll Ce David and Batata. As soon as they Were
diScovered,Campoverde ordered them to be par'
sued. Our soldiers and armed peasantry Came ap
with the enemy, and an obstinate conflict ensued;
the result of which was, the complete defeat of the
enemy's division of 1300 men, commanded by Ge-
neral SChvtartz, who, after having received t Ix°
wounds, ,owed the preservation of his life to the
swiftnesS of a horse, the rider of which was killed in
the 48ion, According to the accodnts I have re-
ceived of this atfair, the enemy's loss consists of 500
killed, among whom are 12,thiicers, and 299 taken
prisoners, with ten Officers, three Surgeons, and use
Physician. The rest were dispersed, and pursued
their flight to Barcelona by Sabadel, without kuar,
sacks or arms, and in the utmost-consternation
disorder. These rapid progresses which I have had'
the satisfaElion to conituunicate to your Excellenq
in my successive Reports, and which weohiaitted by
to Cit.g advantage of the •separation of -thecori,4s which
were defeated, aflbrded me some hope that I" should
also be able to heat .the enemy's corps Which
sieges Hostairich, and force,it to raise the siege "'
that fort ; ;the defence of which, made by the gal-
lam garrison,.des,erves the highest praise, But the
rapid march performed on the 7th by the mane body
of the enemy's army which was in Reus in the di-
rettion of Barcelona, disconcerted my plan ; bainpo-
verde's division hating been. obliged to retreat, id
order to avoid being attacked by the mass of-the
enemy's forces A: soon as the French army Orr.
&nook the said March, tar troops put themselves
immediately in motion, and took up a position here
in Vandrell, an intermediate point bet ween Tarr":
gona 'and Villa Franca, to whibh place the eneol
rear wads. eltSsely pursued by our light parties of h°16,',1
and foot, who i.illed a consicL cable number, and 14)(",
many prisoners. Theptemy's division, that stiltLSA
A
to your Excellency to hate penetrated on the- siuePf
LeriN, to the city of liutagne, NlllO it- occupir-'d,
has made a movement towards this place, will, 3
view of besieging it'. They Pt 44etrated by the
have recrossed it near Mora, diree.iing their nyrc`'
along tie right banks to the Flix, probably with OP°
i* ention to cross the river at that point, and re)oi
the body which moved to Lerida."

VIGO, APRIL 8.. a-By the mail-which arrived t-"
evening, intelligence has been received that ti`e
enemy has again occupied Oviedo, Hyun, and Avildsl
although his present stay will in all probability be
short as his former.
CADIZ, APRIL 27.—According to the declaratil
made by the master of a ship, who left Valencia `to
the lgth instant, the Supericr Junta of that Plac
received intelligence from Catalonia, stating that 3;
d
anion took place near Ignalada, in which the divite.
sion commanded by Don Juan Caro, brother to
Marquis.de la Romana, and by Don Henry o'o°,ll'
nell, after three days hard fighting, completely °di
feated the French, with the loss of 4000 men
and taken prisoners. Through the same chanli
el
we learn, that
ilion Villacampo, after having er;
tered Terreil, and receivei intelligence that
army of Arragon had marched to Catalonia,. Wit.,
a view of beating O'Donneli's corpS, marched t:
Saragossa, which lie elatered without the least 00°
sition. •