The Sun.
London, England, 1810-07-31 00:00:00

41-',II7ISH AND PORTVGUESE PAPERS.

LlSBorr, JULY. 21 Ciudad Rodrigo has fallen,
after a gallant.deferice of 16 days ; the enemy were
Prepare,' to storm it, but the Commandant seeing
ail _further resistance in, vain, surrendered on terms
have not yet reached us. Such is the account;
have
the general opinion is,. that the, enemy ~could
,Have taken the place whenever they pleased, bitt
,uehiYed, and appeared embarrassed, on purpose to
'raw our army to its relief, which would .have
u,,"nght on a 'general engagement in those great
/''ait's, where the enemy would have had the adyan-
.to. As to Ciudad Rodrigo, possession or loss of
the
is of no consequence to either party. h fell on
tee - •
(J the same day the enemy's cavalry debouched
(),14 tl.e plains of Almeida, and were gallantly attack-
:epuked by eight squadrons of the 14th and
10th Light Dragoons,
,under Col. Talbot. There
wer, 300 ibtaniry with the Fiench in a great piece
°1 st•in-3ing orn. Col. Talbot c arged them gal-
-1
; they fired, and killed t o subalterns of the
• .6th, i-e.d .eight or ten privaes: Both the fore-legs
°I Col Ta' bot's hur-e were' broken ;. the animal.
ribt'ge4 !orward an: t, the Colon-I tell Covet his
on the ehenty's bayonets, who ms•antly dis-
r,elied hint ; .his body has not yet been re, overed.
enemy lost 300 men in killed alone; ou'r loss
r 20 Colonel Talbot is unit ersaily re-
f, etted; be was a native of Malahyde, tear
L WellingtOn cbtitinue,a nearly in the same
;k:iation i.e has teen for seine time the enemy
ex over all..his out-posts, but do not venture to
,4411ke an attack on any. Foil Conception-has been•
fearful the defence of it should oblige
'Jur ot my =to come to an action in the plan. All
th`-'th baggage of General Hil:'s division, including
of the Portuguese, attached to him, arrived at
es ~,t 121 h.
t,-,,,ps arrived at Campa Majar,, near Elvas,
the frontiers, on the 14th. Mastena has lately
red Ins troops a _little pay; he is said to have
11000tnen at Castropol, 18 leagues froio Coronna.
t is an opinion rather general here, that this will be
alarnpaigti of posts and mance/tyres : no decisive-
atstion i, expected to take place, We can bring
60'000
bayonets into the field : Massena can bring
iu,0002. With this small advantage, be never will
p4re• to make an attack, and attempt to advance into
urtugal. He !oust hive 100,000. men to venture.
on
bucn an enterprize.
LasßoN, Juz 2,o.—We are in the greatest ei-
Pe6tatioir with resped to the inomuleuts of the army I
61. Messena, acid re anxiou, to learn what wilt. be
I''ii future operations. We have on positive accounts
iiclass,st us in our conieetures. We may, however,
isert, that the able Chief- who happily commands
lee liutnersels torces which compose the respectable
nd
tt brave.army, which deten,.. Portugal, observes
it" the ..;reatencirctimspeCtrOn and judgment every
ctrl'
taken tit tiie enemy.
,a TARRAGONA, JUNE 9.-7-We learn that the pea-
-11.1',1' Oto• ha.e destt.oyed in toe streets and vici-
u: ilia: town not its, than 1000 of the French,.
th.' villages of ,the province, which a e free
a 1. the pre-ence of toe enemy the peasantry are
ate'
aeh the greatest activity, to prosecute t,,e
wi 'l°os cop;.‘st, and exn tenatarte tiiv
10 iteests tuts delt.;littur country.
Lucaosi; JULY 18.---Acco,rding to soma accounts,
appears to have been a slight aetion between
t-I°N of e a..vanced guard .1 our army and the
ktlertZ,ssi.n which the latter have sutleted consider-.
Y ac(o,_ints'from Badajoz, it' appears that the
Pt tilts ;le la- Roinatia has approached that place.—
s" thov.rnents onservible in all the Provinces,of
t''4in :thew the silrit which animates thepeople,,
very where t..e InsL.rrettion is in full force, sup-
-1)(410 br the almost infinite cumber of . flying par-
3*. There are teporis ot. the disembarkation. of
.13,t( ii'e divisions of the English in the maritime ports,
k St
ntard stlit6:i -to assist patriotic exertions of the
uPa s.
jIiALAJOZ, JULY 5 the first, days of this
hc'twi ao etigagemeto took place near Paredes, two '
llag,u,-.s from Tarai.cen, w, here 4he French were at-
h'' Don Juan Martin. Fotir hundred of the
tro,ps were killed; 100 with the
arri+ed in Midi aoil we have
`4"O upwards of 200 prisoners. Our loss is incon-
'ier:ll);,.

1 e(I'uNNA, JULY G.—By superior order, the
Aelligence is commutlicatc-d to the pubitc,
f:at ' Palish diViiiOn which entered s,,dinkut a
4a•,' , 15tio bat,. joined /Air troops and
t,,,rties Riojl and Navarra, and that the rest,
'heir •bay-ts fixed, t4eclared to their corn-
-1;141041g Ofticelie rs that - they should march hack to
1461 "rid, h:-•(..;:qise they had beets deceived and told
ti, 1 Cy' cartie 0:-.1Y to gartisoll some cities in Spain,
lell Were said to be perfectly quiet:
JULY t 4.—The .tivisiott. of Regrne-:-r,
tharche,l on the.i It:, inst. from Nlerida and
Qi',nt'i)chaiej:), is pursuing its watch to the Tagus,
into tli;o corps, one ot which is marchii.g in
6i,ection ot Caceres, and the other of Truxillo.
;4,1' latter left in Merida a rear-guard of 600 horse
IC 800 toot, until five o'clock in the wort:log of
211).
•
tjtle sth corps, corwrianded by Mortier; which
Arart'lted from Seville to attack Ballasterus, occupies
I:,„'s nap St. and Munasterio ; and letters
`ll'l Zafra, it of the ith, state, that some troops ot
(nos are also in LA:rena.
Pp 4lle Marquis. de la R,.,,rana has received
intelli-
ce that the bridge ut Arzobispo has been.hroken
. but the intelligence does not state whether
was
done ray the eneuly or our troops.
t!,LMEIDA, JULY
.11.—The action in which the
-etl"sit hussars were this day engaged .wi!lt the
botillY, proved very glorious
-glorious to them. They did
timeXceed 50 in nuaer, and yet repulsed several
trovnes two squArons rif French horse, consisting of
ttl" 'wt.) to 300 rrictn, who were totally defeated ;
13p 'loss wounded, amounts to from
Att.' t° 140 men, and 33 were made prisoners,
°"t; whoinrare two otficers•
'NI -"I'M, JULY 18.—.Extraats from two official
,Nllllautications from Marstial .General Lord Vis-
A;,"1, edingi,,n, to the Secretary of GA-eminent
I:o,jaz, of the t
Eii.inst!int :
41;;ne enemy crossed the River ALiva on the
'tls ant, widi considerable force, and •coul-
13,igadier-General Crauturd to mail back milt..

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his advanced gulid' to the neighbOtirbod of Fore
j Conception, which had been preViously occupied
br a part-of the infantry of-the third division. -On
this occasion, Captain Kauhenbutg arid Ensign' Car-
' demon met with an opportunity of distinguishing
themselves, of the head of a small detachment, of
the Ist regiment of Hussars, by charging, with the
' utmost gallantry, 'an enemy's corps -far superior in
number. The third' battalion of Portuguese Chas-
seurs.also found an opportnnity, under the com-
mand of Colonel Elder, 'of displaying their steadi-
ness and courage -during the said innvenient of the
advanced guard, and in several. skirmishes with the.
enemy.
Since i wro'e to your Excellency, this day I •
have rec,k,ed intelligence of the surrender of giu-
dad Rodrigo, which took place ye'terday. A large
and practicable breach having been made, the entuav
was prepared for a general assault, but Marshal
Ney having offered terms of ci:yitulation, they..
were accepted by the garrison, which accordingly
surrendered.
The enemy lookup a position in front of the
said .place on the 26.1) of May ; completely invest-
ed it on the l to' of June ; opened his trenches on
the 15th of the same month, and, commenced to
butter it on tite.24tii ; and ''when we consider the
naqr and position of the place, the defects of i!s
fortifications, the advantages which the enemy en-
j yed in its 'attack, and the fo nitdable force which
he- brought b tore the place, the defence of Cuidad
Rodrigo does infinite honour to its Governor, Don
Andre Kezasti, and its brave garrison, reflects the
utmost glory on the Spanish arms, and deserves to
be classed with the celethated defences of other
places, by which the •Sp,,nish nation has illustrated
itself in this severe struggle for its independe.ice.
." Tins morning an engagement took place be-
tween our piquets and those of
,the enemy, who lost
two officers =1,31 men taken prisoners."

CADIZ, JUNE ft 9.—We have seen a letter from
Serranea.de Ronda, dated the 22d inst. which con-
Wins many p3rticulars relative to that
.noble insur-
rection. The principal is, that the French in Ronda
endeatour to force the Sierra, which the Serranos
defended, during the 19th, 20th, and On the
first 'day the enemy were repulsed. with ;on
the second they were likewise repulsed,• in the same
manner, with the loss of two field-pieces; two
spies were made prisoners, who pretended to be
dumb, but being severely treated, were made to
speak. Oa the third 'tray, they ssere not only re-
pulsed, but pursued into the very town of Ronda.'
W.. have not yv.t received the .details of the killed,
but the Serranians are preparing to attack Ronda.
On the 22d the' reinforcements of troops of tile
line, winch had been dispatched to Serrania airived
at Tatare %o leagues troin Rondez). In Al.;tisiras
and Si. Roque a great number of ,dispersied patriots
have again collected together, and win considerably
augment the force destined to act in that past.
The 'desertion of the enemy in Cas; tie tsequal to what
it is in the other provinces. Not a day passes with-
out some deserter corning in. In the beginning of
the present month there has been a desertion of 50
men at one time, who were conducted to Colorico
de' Beira. Of a Swiss regiment which was in gar-
rison'at _Astorga, the greater part has iu like man-
ner deserted ; some ate going to incorporate them-
selves with the -di% -ion of Senor MARY and others,
to La Puebla, -where the first brigaue of the army of
Gallicia,is posted. The new. army of this kingdom
is formibg itsolf with a,livity, and the well-
known enthusiasm of the inhabitants.

Yesterday the regiments of Life Guards were re-
viewed on Wimbledon Common, by his Royal
' Highness the Prince of Wales. They arriVed on the
H. ath about eleven o'clock in excellent order. The
Queen's regiment of Light, Dragooas kept the
gi owl, and the Guards . formed in line, with their
right extended to,wards the town of Wimbledon.
The military display on this occasion attraeled a nu-
. morons -corps of Cashionables, who drove to the
Common in landaus, barouches, taedems, and other
dashing vehicles.
.A close line otearriages drew. up
in front of the column, with a numerous troop of
horsemen. The ladies were elegantly attired, and the
arrangements preparatory to the review ftunished a
most agreeable coup The Prince arrived about
twelve *o'clock in his post chariot. The 'eqnerries
and gro nns of his Royal Highness waited on the
ground with several fine chargers: The Prince
mounted his beautiful grey horse, in a 'Field-Mar-
shars uniform. The housing of the charger was
scarlet, richly ornamented. 'with gold, and ,superb
stars embossed in silver. rhe bridle was also adorned
with gold trophies, and other elegant devices Gen.
Lord Heathfield took the right of the Prince, and
Sir David Dundas the left. Tie Dukes of York and
Cambridge were also present, 'with a numerous
Statf, The evolutions then commenced, the. word
of command being given ,by General Baird. The
discipline of these fine regiments has long excited
admiration : on no occasion have they appeared to
more advantage than at this review. Atter wheeling
into line, firing their pistols, and a variety of ma-,
nceuvres, concluded with astonishing rapidity, pre-
cision, and firmness, they made one grand charge,
and halted; Lord Heaihtield then rode in front Of
the line, and .the whole gave a grand salute, which
the Prince returned, by. advancing towards the regi-
ments uncovered, indicating at the same time his
approval of their behaviour. The review then ended,
The Royal Dukes left the ground, and the Prince
returned to town in •his carriage. The wind blew
rather strong, and the day was unPleasant at inter-
vals, consequently the bpeEtarors were not so nu-
merons as they might have been had the weather
proved propitions,'. -No accident of consequence hap-
pened.
The alterations in Covent-Garden Theatre are
making with the greatest rapidity. The difficulty
of hearing the perrortneis, which was complained
of, will be removed, the fieorings are all to be taken
up; and, what is teehni, ally termed plugged, or
made solid between the rafts.. Tho omission or this
precaution' as first is-3 posed to have caused the
defect complained of.