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London, England, 1810-07-28 00:00:00

stances, and the obstinate• charaCter of the inlia•
bit:ints. Of this dest riptiun in the emplOyment
of movable Columns 'ir each 'military &stria,
which aelin., trout a common- centre, vaverse the
district assigned Tro them in 'all directions,,and pur-
sue and dilstroy•the remains or first germs of the
bands of insurgents in. their most secret retreats.
Of this desCription also is the employment of a
numerous Gendarmerie it the, provinces in the rear
of 'the French armies,. who are specially charged
with preserving the peace of the interior. Another
of these means is the construction of several fops in
the'different provinces which are .at a distance lrotn
the ,seat of war. These petty sforts'are provided
Avith garrisons, more or less numerous, and serve
both as places of arms and central positions to the
French troops. Thither are conveyed the supplies
of artillery and ammunition necessary, as depots of
reserve, for the support of the army in the field.
form the points of rendezvous for the troops
which Arrive froth France, and serve as ,de'po:s for
the recruits and conscripts who -are there' trained
and disciplined, preparatory to Altair being sent to
join their respective corps. On the principal' mili--
tary road and line of comnpinication between Ma-
drid and Bayonne, severit; forts of `this description
are already construaed, or the fortifications and ci
tadels previously in existence, have been improved,
and put in a state of defence. •Tlins the .city of
Victoria has been strengthened with works which
render it a military depot of considerable impor-
tance.. The citadel of sPancorbo, which stands on a
steep rock; has, by the addition of some new works,
been converted into an jrnprirtant fortress. The
city of Burgos,. Which is of so much consequence,
both in a political and military' point of view as the
key of Old Castile' and ibegrand depot of the army
destined to aEI against Portug i, now possesses a very
strong citadel, the occupation 'of which secures the
Obedience ofthat quarter of Old Castile. It is also
said that. fortifications are oonsqueting at Aranda:,
The. approaches to Madrid; which lie through a
chain of rugged and,barren mountains, are' shut by
the 'fort of Somo Sierra, built On a high precipice
by the insurgents, and since, considerably enlarged.
and improved by the French engineers. In Na-
varre and Arragon the several old forts have been
put in a state of defence. The .works of Saragossa
are also enlarged and Considerably improved, ce‘ii-
pared with their condition.. at ihe tie me. of the cele.
brated siege of last j ear. 'l.'he
.citadei Toledo,
hich has bred-turf, commands the hanky the
Tagus, and secures the pas:.age of ;bat ricer. Strong
holds are alsci erecting in th'e province. of La 'Man-

chaj'aud tne desert. wountmos of the Sierra Mo.
ren4, In those qthitiers pal tiouhr attention, is paid
to the eatabii,lllnent- of places: for tile rt:ception of
dick, and wounded soldier,, and also magazines of
all.kinds df necessaries, for the ti upply cit. the troops
marching that way,.or bivouaking u 1 the environs."

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SOLEM QUIS DICER FAT SUM AUDSAT ?

L N .1) A,'

.S:VTIT:;DAY, JuLY 28, 1810.

Intelligence was this, morning received at the Ad-
miralty from Capt. MENDS, of the Arethusdfrigate,
,which states, that in consegnence,of an arrangement
with the Junta of Gallicia, he had taken on board 500
Spanish troops, under Gen. PA uA, with which he had
scoured the, whole. Northern Coast of Spain, from
Bayonne to Cape Ortegal. In the course of hi s
expedition, they took the town of Santona, but were
impiccessful in an attempt supon Castro.
Above 100 pieces of cannon were,spiked and de-
stroyed in different parts of the coast, and about 200
French troops were killed; '

These successes were obtained without the Joss
of.a single, man on our pert, either English or
Spanish. Indeed our force was increased by above
300 Spaniards who joined them during'the course of
the Expedition.

The following is an Extraa, from the log-book of
,the :Ship Veiled Kingdom, which has just arrived
from Jamaica

" On Sunday, 17th June, while standing .to the
northward, across the Bight of Loagane, during the
night, a heavy cannonading was, heard in the N. E:
quarter. On approaching Cape Nicola, before day,
on the 181 h, the fire of 'cannon was distinEtly seen
to be from batteries nn, the hills that command the
town of Cape ''Nicola, and were
.evidentlY firing on
the town. When day appeared; th&re were seen
three large ships (one of which carried a Vice-Ad-
mtral's flag), four brigs, and a schooner of war, off
the entrance 'of Cape Nicola Mole. The batteries

continued to fire on the town without intermission

for the whole day. About one P. same'day,
veral new batteries were opened, and the cannon-
ading continued without intermiSsion while the
knited Kingdom was 'within hearing. The fleet
chewed no'colOurs, but was supposed to be that be-

longing to CIIRISTOPHE, and the batteries playing
on the town, manned from the army under tie same
Chief,- attaching the Mole, as it was in possession
of PETION at that time."

The Address of L —Outs BUONArARTE to the Le-
gislative Body,' upon hiS abdication, which we yes-
terday laid before our Readers, is One of the most
interesting Documents whi.ch has for some time
been published. We, are not disposed to entertain