Star.
London, England, 1808-11-17 00:00:00

s:tlee do President of the Supreme Central Junta of
P yeittieet, at Aranjuez : and is as follows :
di _l,l4;sT excaaLenr Sut—The enemy, having re-
ceived great reinforcements from France within these
few days, and having collected the whole of their
• recces into one body, attacked yesterchy our troops
potted at Sornosa, who fought with great bravery
but, after an action that lasted the whale of the days
they were forced by the superior numbers of the
ettethy, who threatened to cut them off, to abandon
their positions. I cannot yet inform your Excellency
Of the amount of our loss, or of the particulars of
the action, not having yet received the reports of the'
Commanders of the divisions engaged. A thick
mist which concealed the movements of the enemy,
favoured greatly his attack. Wherever I was pre-
sent, I witnessed the utmost bravery on the part of
our Generals, Officers, and Soldiers, and, from the
obitinate resistance which they made to the enemy in
every point where they were attacked, I am persuad-
ed, that they have all behaved themselves like true
Spaniards, and in this conviction, and in the belief
that the enemy has suffered enormously, I am con-
kilted by his not attempting to follow us. When I
gar the troops falling back, and the greater part of
thew taking the direction of the high road, I formed
a junction of the different corps engaged in the ac-
tion, and led them to the Sierra of Viscargui on the
left flank of the enemy, from whence, after allowing
them to rest for about two hours, I marched them by
Legana to the heights of Bilboa, the rear guard of
the army being covered in this retreat by the Mare-
ehal de Camp, D. Nicolas Mahy, and this morning
I left them at Bilboa under the command of that
officer, while I proceed to take new positions for the
army, adapted to its present circumstances, availing
myself for that purpose of the Asturian troops, the
army come from the North, and the second division
of the army of Gallicia, which were not engaged in
the action.—l communicate the whole to your Ex-
cellency, for the information of the Supreme Junta.
Go preserve your Excellency many years.

Hirandqui. Nov. 1, 1808. " JOAQVIat BLAILZ.
aTollis Excellency Count Florida Blanca."

a P. S. I am this instant informed, that the whole
ef the French army has 'appeared before Bilboa, in
consequence of which, and the orders given to Ge-
neral Mahy, that town will be evacuated, and the
troops under his command will fall back to join the
ten of the army, the head-quarters of which I mean
to establish at Valmaseda."
By the Eliza Packet, which left Corunna on the
10th instant, accounts have been received that the
Finch, having been reinforced, had again taken
possession of Bilboa. Their force under General NEY
is stated to be now 70,000 men; and General BLAKE,
having retired in good order, is stated to have taken
up a new position about 20 miles from Bilboa.
We have to add, however, that, from a comparison
of dates, there is reason to hope that the accounts by
the Eliza relate to movements prior to some of the

accounts received yesterday by Government, and

which speak of BLAKE having gained an advantage
- oveethe-miiiirf lon the 4th inst.: The accounts to
ahich we again insert, a small part
of impression having been printed off yesterday
before we received the following
BULLETIN.
" Government have received dispatches from St.
Andero, dated. the 7th November, which state thatl
the French having received considerable reinforce-
ments, attacked the Gallician'Army, under General
BLAKE) on the SI stof October, in their positions, about
a league from Savareosa.
" Theattack commenced at six o'clock in the morn-
ing, under cover of a thick fog, and lasted till three
in the afternoon, when the Spaniards, after a most ob-
stinately contested engagement, in which they had
to contend withnumbers greatly superior, and a for-
nildabk artillery, being destitute themselves of that
species of force, were obliged to retire.
ItTlrey effected their, retreat in excellent order to
Bilbok *WI a vicar, to a further retirement upon
Valmasedo.
"The Enemy's force was computed at 25,300 men,
that of General BLAKE at 17,000-
" The bravery and steadiness of the Spanish troops
are mentioned in the highest terms. In the course of
eight hours most obstinate and incessant fighting, the
enemy never gained more than a quarter of a league.
" Subsequent letters, dated St. Andero, the I I th,
state that General BLAKE, finding the French were ad-
vancing beyond Valmaseda, with a view to cut off one
of his divisions, advanced upon their army near Val-
rnaseda and Oronteas, on the 4th of November, and
after a vigorous andobstinate action,which lastedfrom
nueo'clock in the day till dark, he defeated the French,
and drove them from Valmaseda with loss, taking
Pat howitzer, much ammunition, two provision-wag-
Pm, and some prisoners.
" General BLAKE was concentrating his army, and
storing his head-quarters to Reynosa.
"The Marquis Du LA ROMANA had arrived at St.
Andero, to take the command of the Northern army."
Other accounts state, that General BLAKE took
61e hundred prisoners in the action on the 4th, and
advanced five miles.
A letter from Valmaseda, of the date of the 2d,
!Intains the following particulars-of the battle at
ernne., .

:......

" On the night of the 30th, the enemy advanced two' strong
21:rnns to attack at left of General /Maisie pagtilin at Zeta."'