The Sun.
London, England, 1810-01-03 00:00:00

BATTLE OP °CANA.

The French account concludes thu; :—" To the
most tremendous dischargeS of artillery and musket-
ry on the,part of the enemy, our battalions who had
passed the point where our batteries were erected,
reply only with a well-direded fire from a few ranks,
and demi-battalions. After several destrudive
rounds, which could not shake the courage ot our
intrepid soldiers, the enemy's artillery was attacked
closely, silenced, and forced to retire in the rear of
their line. Three places were abandoned on the
point against which the Bstli direaed their efforts.
The impulse is given; the battalions of the fifth
corps fly to the' charge, advance from one success
to another, and are supported by the battalions of
the 4th. Our troops carry all before theme, soon
dislodged the corps of the enemy, which was posted
at the town of Ocana. A rapid change of front, on
the part of the 4th, succeeded by a charge, in which
they were seconded by the 34th, forced the enemy
to fly, at the same time abandoning their arms.—
This movement secured to us the vidory. While
these feats were being performed on the left and
centre, .the division under the orderS of Genera! De-
solles, composed; for the moment, of the halt of the
second brigade of General Gazan, half of the 55th
and 58th regimenti, was stationed in front and on
the right ot Ocana, to keep in check the troops
which occupied that town, and the enemy's
The moment they were apprized of the progress
made on the centre and lef, the division crossed
the rovin, and made a vigorous attack on the right
of Ocana, and drove the enemy from that point
with the greatest precipitation,. Then the cavalry
under Sebastiani was put in motion, it advances
with rapidity, and in an instant came up with the
enemy, who, in his flight across the wood of Olive.
trees, endeavoured to make for Barrios and Guardia.

In vain did he attempt to etled his retreat in squaTe.
column—his Columns were broken. The
sion of light cavalry, composed of the regiment of
pikemen, of the i mil hussars, the wth and 21st
mounted chasseurs, commanded by General Beau-
reprd, sabre a numerous column on the left,
and oblige 5000 seen to lay down their arms, alter
having put to fight the Royal Carbineers, and about

3000 horsemen. At the same moment a brigacie of
dragoons, putting itself in motion, in the interval

left between theist and 2d division of the sth corps,
charged .a column of. the enemy, whiCh they imme-
diately routed, compelled them to lay down their

arms, killing a vast number with their sabre %, and
took several pieces of cannon. They pursued them,
the sword in their backs, to Guardia; at every step
prisoners are picked up, and in the evening 20,000
Men, n 0 pieces of cannon, and 30 stand of colours,
' 1 were found in our possession.
" Such is the result of this memorable battle, in

I which 55,000 men, composed of the best troops
which the insurredional Government of Seville (*.mid
bring together, and 80 nieces of cannon, could not
resist 24,00.0 soldiers, of 4 his Majesty the Emperor.
Your Excellency has been a witness to the intrepidity
hich these troops, of every deicription,..manilegod.

We have this by continued our extraas from the
Correspondence published in America, and hope to
complete them to-morrow.
It is impossible to read Mr. SMITH'S letters, with-
out noticing the very petulant tone in which they
are couched, and the spirit of petty criticism which
pervades all American Diplomacy.
We shall give a full view of the nature
and progress of the Discussions,' when oar
Documents are complete; two points, however,
we cannot help noticing, in the first instance :
SMITH quotes the conduct of Mr. CAN-
NING towards Mr. PINCKNEY, as a' precedent
for his refusal to communicate verbally with Mr.
JACKSON. The extracts, however, from the cor-
respondence in London, in November, 1808, clearly
shew that it was only to verbal communications, as
Official Propositions requiring Official Answers, that
Mr. CANNING objected, and that " to prepare the
Way for a more formal mode of proceeding,
,by pre-.,
liminary conversations," was always a part of Mr.
CANNING'S intention and practice.
One other observation is called for by an article in
The Times, the Writer of which hints that Mr.
CANNING concealed an important communication
from Mr. ERSKINE, from which, as is supposed, it
would appear that the American Government had
substantially consented to the three Articles required
in Mr. ERSKINE'S illSlttletiOHS, and that it was only
owing to a deficiency of power in the American Exe-
cutive, that the public Convent ion fell short of these
terms. To this a sufficient answer is furnished by
/the uniform tenor of the language of Mr. MADISON
and Mr. SMITH, by whom Mr. CANNING'S Proposi-
tion s are treated as "more than inadmissible." Without
rating too highly the President of the United States,
we cannot easily believe that he would speak in such
terms of Propo4itions to which he had recently given
his full consent.

A number of vessels arrived yesterday from Hol-
land, and of course several letters have been received.
The Decree for the annexation of Holland to Francs
had not been received, but no doubt whatever was
entertained that that measure would be speedily car-.
ried into execution. A great depreciation of the
funds had taken place, and the utmost distress pre,
vailed among the merchants, as all hopes of preserv-
ing even the small remains of their commerce had
vanished. The army of Custom House Officers,
which is to be employed in defending the Coasts of
Holland from the invasion of British merchandize,
had not entered the Dutch territories when the last
accounts came away, but their arrival was hourly
expected.

We advert with much regret: to, the very unplea-
'sant accounts which are said to have been received
Torn the East Indies: That events have occurred
there which are calculated to excite considerable
uneasiness, we do not mean to deny, but we wish
to guard our Readers from giving credit to all
the exaggerated reports that are in circulation
upon the subject. It has been rumoured that the

routineeers had put to death one of the highest

Civil Otficers in India, and imprisoned another.—
To these rumours we give no credit. We
trust, from the measures that have been adopted,
that we shall so-on have to announce the complete
termination of the unpleasant affair. It is reported,
but we know not with what truth, that Lord WEL.
LING-rm.; is to go. to India, with powers similar to
those possessed by Lord CORNWALLIS.

Yesterday morning the Duchess of YoHit left
Windsor tor Oatlands.

Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held at the Fo-
reign Office. There were present the LORD CHAN-
CELLOR, Marquis WELLESLEY, the Earls.Ol CAMDEN,
LIVERPOOL, anti BATHURST, Lord MULGRAVE, the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. Secretary
RIDER, and Mr. R. S. DUNDAS.

Monday morning the Duke and Duchess of YORK,
Dukes of KENT, CUMBERLAND, and SUSSEX, Prin-
cesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA, accompanied by Earl
HARCOURT, and Lord ST. HELEN'S, Lady CRANLEY,
Generals CARTWRIGHT, MANNERS, and SPENCER,
and Colonel TAYLOR, took their usual morning's nx-
ercise on horseback, in Windsor Great Park, till
twelve o'clock.

The ROAL DUKES paid a visit to their Royal Sis.
ter, Princess AMELIA, as did also. the QUEEN,
Duchess of YORK, and the PRINCESSES, His MA-
JE&Tv goes every day regularly at three o'clock, and
iltops with her till four.