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TITLE V.

12. in the course of the present month there shall
be nominated, by the Legislative Body'Of Holland,
a Commission of 15 members, to proceed to Pat
in order to constitute a Council, hose business
shall be to regulate definitivelyall, that relatts to the
public and local debts, and to conciliate the prin-
ciples of the union with the localities and interests
of the country.,

13. Our Ministers are charged with the exettra
lions' cif the present decree.
(Sunecl) NAPOLEON.
By the Emperor,
(Siguei) • The• Minister Sec. of Stste,
H. B. Duke of BASSANO.

FROM THE MONITEUR..

•
The Advices from Spain and the army of Portu-
gal are very unimpollant.
The army of Catalonia is marching towards Tarra-
gona, to besiege that fortiess. A division of the
army of Arragun is directing its march upon Torlet.
The ordnance and stores for the siege are embarked
on the Ebro.

In the South, the first corps, commanded by the
Duke of &hullo, is in front of Cadiz. The sth
corps, commanded by the Duke of Treviso, is on,
the fiont►er of Portugal, to the right ; and the 4th,
corps, corninancled by General Seba•tiani, is to-
wards Malaga and Murcia. Gun-boats are con=
strutting ; batteries are ere ling on the coast. Three
crews of French sailors and a segitnent of work-
men have at length arrived in' Andalusia, consisting,
in all, of between 3000 and 4000, expert in naval
operations. •

In Spain, there are in some provinces disturb-
ances and banditti, but no where is there any long-
er a Spanish army in existence. When General
Monre was in Spain, the Spaniards had an army of
more than 200,000 men on the Ebro. When, at a
subsequent period, General. Wellingyan marched to
Talavera, they still had three armies : one in Cdta7
lonia, one under the command of Cuesta, and ano-
teer one-called the Army of the Centre; making
together about 80,000 men. At present they have
only three corps, scarcely making 24,000 recruits,
who are unworthy the name of soldiers.
The last dispatches from the army of Portugal
contain the following details":---

" The Duke of Abrantes wishing to make himself
master master of the country situated between the Te=a,
the Esla and Duero, and by this movement to sup-
port the right of the 6th corps,' gave orders to Ge-
neral St. Croix to pass the Terth, and to attack the
enemy.

" On the 6th this General attacked the enemy's
line of posts at' Monbucq and Bretocinnos. These
two posts, which were defended by 500 infantry and
200 cavalry were carried by assault: The whole
chain of posts was driven in. Our troops killed 200
of the enemy, and made 60 prisoners. The chief of
squadron Fische, and Captains Termeflier and Talon,
distinguished- themselves. •
‘.‘ During the night the enemy united at Alca-
niza, Amu 3000 infantry and 600 cavalry, under
the orders of General Echaverria. another column'
was to descend from the mountains to join this
corps.
" General St. Croix posted his first regiment so
as to stop the progress of this column, and marched
upon Alcaniza with the other two. On arriving in
front of that town, he found the streets barricadoed,
loop-holes formed in several of the houses, and the
enemy drawn up pn the heights, with the bed
,of a
torrent covering his front.
" The General commenced the aelion with the
firing of the sharp-shooters, and at the same time
endeavoured to turn the enemy's flanks. The squa-
drons surmounted every obstacle ; some of the dra,
goons dismounted and pushed forward, leaVing their
horses behind, whilst others, dragging their horses
after them by the bridle, climbed the rocks, and
passed the precipices under the enemy's fire. The
General in person advanced at the head of a,squa-
dron, and broke through the enemy's line at the
first charge. Nothing could .stand. before them.—'
The enemy were totally rcuted • and. pursued under
the walls of Miranda de Duero. Upwards or 700
fell in the field of battle. A Colonel, 15 officers,
and 400 rank and file were made prisoners. There
were found at Alcaneza, more than 100,000 car-
tridges, 600 English muskets, 400 new saddles,

anti-2000 suits of regimentals. We bad 5 men
killed and a few wounded: -

" General St. Croix was slightly wounded. He
particularly praises the conduit of Messrs. the Of-
ficers Hameleville, Leleu, Turing,, and Labourdon-
naye, and also that of Captain Ecqnevilley, his
Aide-de-camp."
• The General commanding the 2d corps of that
army gives the following, under date of the 21st of
May, at Merida : '•
'The post of' Miagudora was attacked on the
15th by a body of marauders, who were repulsed
with the loss of 30 men -and a number of horses..
OtS the iUth, our light cavalry cut in pieces an
advanced post of the enemy near Badajos.
" A corps of the enemy under. the command of

Don Carlos Espitgna, attacked Truxillo in the night
of .the 17th; The Adjutant Commandant Desrocho
repulsed the enemy at all points, with the loss of a
number in killed and prisoners. Our troops, though
inconsiderable in number, pursued them closely as
fir as the river Cucubre. The Adjutant Gem-

tnandant Desroches and 4 dragoons were wounded.
" On. the 20th a body of 3000 men, that had
marched from. Xeres, attacked the castle of Feria.
They took flight at the firing of only a single gun.
" On the 22d, our light troops fell in with a re-
connoitring party of the enemy near Alaceres, and
made prisoners 2 officers and 14 soldiers."
The Dispatches from the sth corps, dated Seville,
the 24th and 29th of May, give the following par-
ticulars :

". A corps of the enemy attacked the French ad-
vanced posts near Guinena, on the high road to Es-
iremadura. The action was very warm, and the
enemy left on the field. a number of killed and
wounded.

On the 26th, a column, commanded by Gen.
Girard, came up, at Aracena, with the division of
Ballasteros, 6000 strong, and occupying a very advan-
tageous position in the rear of the town. The 08th
regiment of light infantry carried this position at the
point of the bayonet, whilst the 34th of the line
mantruvred in order to turn the enemy, who were
completely routed. They lost a numher in
and had more than 300 wounded; including several
officers, and the Colonel of the regiment of Leon.
We hnd five killed and 40 wounded.' Among the
latter is Colonel Praefke r)( the2Bili. The Duke of
Treviso particularly praises the good conduct of this
officer, and that orthe chiefs of battalion Lecamns
and Dedonal.

" A detachment of the Duke of Ahretnberg's chas-

sears hate seized, near Palos, an armed vesseT, %%nch
} pad closely approached the coast, and landed a part

of her crew to carry off:Some sheep. The chasseurs
attackei this party of seamen, drove them back to
their vessel, and carried her by bnardifig. The ves-
selwas armed with a I 6-pounder and 2 brass car-
ronaqes. Having no means of securing her, the
chasseurs set fire to hcr."

SIEGE OF CIUDAD RODRIGO.

On the night between the 15th and Mb, the
trenches were opened before Ciudad Rodrigo. The
enemy being deceived by a double ktlse attack; one
made on the left,, the other on the right of the
Agueda, we suffered less losS by their fire than we had
reason to expect. Before day-break the parallel was
open to the extent of 1000 yards ; it was tour feet
wide and • three deep. Its right was little more
than six hundred yArds from the fortress, and
its left not above 200. When the
,day broke, the
enemy found out ther mistake, and kept up a heavy
fire until ten o'clock. We had ten tnen killed, and
seventy wounded.

The day of the iGth, and the folldwing night,
were employed in widening the parallel and its com-
munications. The work was considerably impeded
by the water. - •
From the 17th to the 18th, the parallel was wid-
ened to ten feet throughout its whole extent.
The parapets were commenced and completed at
several points. Channels were dug to carry off the
water. The communication by the right was triade
perfealy drys but that on the left is very moist,
as•well as at the right end of the parallel. •
On the 17th, the enemy made so e sorties,
and endeavoured to turn our left, which com-
pelled us to extend the parallel ; ;a the course of
the night it was lengthened 120 yards
From the 'lBth to the i 9th, we were employed in
Widening and deepning the continuation of ?he left
of the parallel, :for the ptrpose of getting under
shelter from the fire of the suburbs.

The whole of the communications and all that
part of the parallel contained between them, wee
widened ten feet at the bottom, and the parapets
finished.

That part of the parallel between the Bishop's
house and the extremity ofthe right, was abandoned
on aCCOUIIt or the.water it will he.cotppleted to-
morrow night. Thus the first parallel may be con-
sidered as finished.

The enemy threw, a great many
shells, but with-
out doing us any injury..

Our artillery al rives slowly the roads are very
bad.

From . the. 19th to the pot!). The parallel was
Completed throughout its whole length. A part of
it to the right, of about 60 yards long, has not the
parapets yet finished. The communication on the.
left is entirely completed. The earth fell in some
places on the. right ; but it was thrown up again.
The batteries are constructing. All the 16-
pounders and 1.2-inch mortars are arrived in the
park.
We had '24 men killed and wounded among whom
is an officer of the 50th !regiment. ,

From the 20th to the 2151. In the course of the
night we began the, second parallel by two ap-
proaches; one of the-length of 2e4 yards, the other
of 160. These dpprohches bring us 140 paces
nearer ;he fort.

The enemy kept up a very brisk fire, particularly
with musketry. We had 15 men, and 1 officer,
wounded.

The 24-pounders arrived on the 21st, so that all
the artillery is now in the park. The soil upon
which many of the batteries are construaing, pre-
sents difficulties which will retard the work a little .
There will not, however, be much time lost, be,
cause, as all the guns cannot be brought to the bat-
teries the same night, they will beaccording as the
platforms are finished.

A dispatch from Marshal the Prince of Essling, 1,
dated Salamanca, June 9, contains a report 'from Ge-
neral Laubardiere, in which he gives an account that
a corps of the enemy.appeared on the 6th before
Astorga,,and threatened -a coup de nzain-against the
town. They endeavoured to prevent the entrance
of some detachments of our troops. A brisk dis-
charge of musketry took place ; Gen. Laubardiere
ordered 300 infantry and some cavalry to make a
sortie; the cannon on the ramparts proteaed them,
and the enemy was repulsed and overwhelmed on
all sides. He fled, leaving behind hiln.4o killed and .
Go wounded.

American vessels have entered the ports of the
North, and the Baltic, with pretended certificates of
origin, delivered by the French Consuls., •We have.
authority to declare officially, that such certificates
are forged, and that the hearers thereof are to be
considered as forgers. These documents are evi-
dently fabricated in England; the Consuls of his
Majesty in America, having delivered none for a
long time.

TO HIS SERENE HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WAGRAM
AND 'NEUFCHATEL, VICE-CONSTABLE, ,MAJOIt-

GENERAL.

" arrived • at * Caridad on the evening of
the 24th; yesterday, the 25th; at Jour in the morn-'
ing, I ordered the tire to be cornmenced against the
fort with 46 guns; it appears that the.garriSon did
not exret it so soon. They were very much di--
concerted for the first few hours, aid only re- -
turned it feebly. Soon after.they began to; fire
with a great deal of alivity. The tortilkations were
damaged, the parapet and embrasures were much
injured, and several guns dismounted. The fire
broke out several times, and in various Nits of file
town ; one of the magazines exploded with a 'tre-
mendous noise. That part of the wall to the east,
which it adjoined was damaged. The, same acci-
dent betel us. Two small depots also toil: fire,
and occacioned us the loss of some men. Our
loss in the hole ainounts to two officers and. ten .
men killed, one officer and 41 wounded. It might
have been more, considering how near the batteries
were, and the pebbty nattire of the soil. That of
the enemy, .confined within stone ramparts and en-
cumbered with inkahnarits, must have been much
greater. Our sharp : shooters, posted almost above
the glacis, embarrassed triuch the canuoniers of the
garrison, of whom they killed a great mtiny. The
enemy remained in possesston of a Rat of .the con-
vent of the Holy Cross, from which they etifiladed
our approaches on the -left.- . They . were driven
frbtu it in 'the night, and the whole content is oc-
cupied b: IFl‘ Our approJches are proceeding.
`‘ I ,tl:c,c; driven the English beyond the A:*ava.

My cavalry are on the right bank of that streatule!,.
with some artillery and a few battalions of light in-
fantry. The English army still occupies the same
positions at Espeja, Villa Formosa, and Gallegos:
A deserter came in yesterday, who states that Lord
Wellington was its this last village.
" Accept, Sir,.a fresh 3FSUraIICC of the respeEtful
devotedness, with which I have the honotir to be,-
yourffighnessis most humble andobedient servant, '

" The Nlarslial Prince of- ESSLI NG,• Commander in
Chief at the Army of Portugal, • A,AASSE.N.A."
* Ciudad, we suppose.

MA! LS.
AItRtvED- Gottenburgh, r Lisbon, i Dublin, t ‘Vaterford.
DUE—.I Waterford.

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TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1810.

At a late hour last night a Moniteur 01 the 40th
inst. arrived, which contains the long-expeted
telligence of the annexation of Holland to' France.
The change which Ho;land will undergo ter this
new aet of BUONAPARTR'S tyranny, will be mon ill
name than in substance ; for, in point of faa, Ha;
land has Ceen for some years, to all intents and par`
poses a province of France, and indeed, in setting
forth the grounds of the annexation, BUO,NAPAKTS
has stated Some plausible reasons to c(mvince tlta
People of Holland ' that they will be gaihers, by tll6
.challge. lie tells -them in substance, if not in.
terms, that he has reduced them, by. tne various
ads of oppression, to such a staie of extreme wretch'
edness, that he conceives he is really doing the'
An act, of kindness to put them upon a, foOting with
the People of France; and to complete the measure
of inStitt; 'he (elk them, that the very last Treaty'
by which he consented to -take a part of their terry
tories, as boon fur letting them retain-a nominal in'
dependence, is the strongest reason in the wotia
why that nominal independence should no tenser
exist. In a word, there is such a mixttire'of
lug irony, and of unfeeling batbarity in this.doco-
mem, that it would almost seem as if he wished to
goad the unfortunate People of Holland into an ury
availing resistance, in older to justify a little
execution upon. them. By the same Decree
annexes Holland to Franee, BUONAPARTE
at one stroke of his pen, two-thirds of the public
debt ; or, in other words, he has robbed the public,
creditors of , between sixty and seventy millions 0
florins.

It is.singular that the abdication of Loins is stated
to have been made without the consent or know-
ledge of BUONAPALITE ; and this statement 19, i 3
some degree, confirmed by the private letters,
state, that Lours has secretly departed from 14°1-
land. These letters positively assert, that LOO
was at Amsterdam on the Ist inst. and transatlea
business as usual, and afterwards went to the paljea .
at Haarlem,- to dinner, with a number of friends'
Between eleven and twelve, the party left the I
palace, and ~immediately afterwards Cows, ac.*
companied by an officer of the lump of TaAvfisi'
and one servant, got into a carriage, which had been
prepared for him, and has not since been heard of IC
is SOPposedby some that he has fled to Tonniogerl'
and that he,has secured, the means of his escape 1(1
America. What is to become of Louis's wife, wilt°
he had appointed Regent; and of his, or rather her
children, whom he_ had appointed his succesorh
we are not-told; - the former has within these 134
feud `rnOnths experienced an uncommob vicissitude
of fortune. A short time ago her mother 1.-vai*ii •
Empress, and her husband a King; now•her mother'
is divorced, deprived of her rank, and banished'
avid her hu,band. has abdicated his throne arid tied
from doininions.,—As for the children, Boo.•
PARria will probably, for " divers good causes al"
considerations," permit them still to be rffrol
among theliiiPeiial Family of France.

The other intelligence in theke Papers relates P"
cipally to the progress of the war in
.Spani. o
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siege of Ciudad Rodetigo is pushed on with gr.°
vigouri. but 'it iS adniated that the garrison dd'"l)
themselves with
.great bravery and perseverand.

. •
Portuguese Papers to the iith inst. have been tei'
cei%ed. They contain news frOm Ciudad lioder'g°
to the 2d inst. The French bad conceuiratctialt°s
all their forces, f.or the purpo,e 'of Catiying that 4)1;
portant place. All their attacks, howeve, LIP
the 2d, 'had 'failed, and it was suprosrd that they
.had sustained a loss. of not less than 6000 men.

Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, the Duke;
YORK, Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA, WA'.
usual morning's ride in Windsor Grcat* Park, !cl
twelve o'clock. The Royal Patty was accompli.
by Earl HAacou Co MUN Lady C,eli
LYER, Generals Cam.cor and GARTH, and' Coloy
TA,Y.t.ba and DEsiittow. .

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