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CORUNNA, GC fOLER 14. • I
By an English :,loop which arrived here yestesday I
from the coast of Bilboa, intelligence has been ie-
wired, that our army was on the point of giving bat- 1
tie to the ertenly.—Corunna Diary, Oct. 14. I
EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE, OCTOBER 6. '1
The Most Serene Council of the Kingdom having
received, on the 3d of this month, a report from Ge-
neral Blake of the 27th of September, whereby he
acquainted their Highnesses, that the centre of the
enemy's army was falling back to Vittoria ; by which
retreat he afforded our army an opportunity to extend
its advanced posts, and occupy very important points,
and their Highnesses having learned that very disas-
trous accounts were circulated in this place, of which
they had no kind of information, but had reason
rat Per to believe the contrary, they thought it right
to Publish, with that noble frankness which becomes
the Sovereign Council, the favourable intelligence
which they had received, and their well-grounded
hopes of still greater advantages.
The retreat of the enemy was a feint, intended to
draw our attention to another part, and fall with
treble their strength on the troops we had in Bilboa.
This was the plan of Marshal Ney, who commands
the whole army of the centre, which was destined for
that operation, but the vigilance and foresight of
Marquis de Portazgo disconcerted Ney's plan.
REPORT RECSIVED YESTERDAY, THE STH OF OCTOBER,
BY THE MOST SERENE COUNCIL OF THE KINGDOM, PROM
THE GENE N CHIEF OP OUR ARMY.
sAo
" The corps of the centre, which, as I informed
your Highnesses, under the date of the 27th instant,
marched to Vittoria, moved from that town to Bil-
boa, commanded by its General in Chief, Marshal
Ney, with an intention of falling op our fourth divi-
sion, with at least treble its strength. The said divi-
sion, however, evacuated that place in good time,
and retreated with all its artillery and baggage, in the
best order, to Balmaneda, and its environs, which it ;
still occupies. The third division had, the same day,
marched to Ordaina, to succour the fourth, taking
no notice of a column of the enemy's troops which
was watching its movements from a position at a
short distance from the road, and with whose ad-
vanced posts our tirailleurs were frequently engaged.
Brigadier-General Don Francisco Riguelme was
marching to Bilboa when he was informed of the eva-
cuation of that town, and its occupation by the enemy.
In conseqnence of this information he altered his route
and directed his march to such points as afforded him
an opportunity either to support Portazgo, or form a
junction with him. The post he occupied last was
that of Cquendo. I communicate it to your High-
nesses for your information.
" God preserve your Highnesses many years.
(Signed) " JO 1(1101 BLAKE."
"Head-quarters, Quinicoces, Sept. 30, 1: 03."
To the Most Serene Council of the Kingdom of Gallicia.
BURGO DE ORMA, SEPT. 24.
The whole army of General Cuesta has joined here
the division of Andalusia, and in Soria, a few days
since, they took 200 French cavalry prisoners ; the
troops of Castile, kept prisoners in Lisbon, are ex-
pected here.
SEPT. 29.—Our van has already left us for Soria :
this day the first division marched from this place, to-
morrow the second *ill march, and immediately after
the remainder of the army.—Corunna Diary.
SANTANO, SEPT. 27.
We receive this moment positive advice, that Jo-
seph Napoleon slept the night before in a village near
Durango (five leagues from Bilboa). The town took
the alarm, and the division of 6000 men, commanded
by the Marquis de Portazgo, put itself in motion,
• because it was reported that 5000 French were in Du-
rango, and threatened to form another attack on Bil-
boa. It is said, that Joseph is endeavouring to gain
a tpost on the coast, in order to proceed to France,
because his retreat thither by Vera and Irun is cut off
by the army of Arragon.—(The same Paper.)
MADRID, OCTOBER 1.

With a view of imparting more activity and vigour
to the War Department, a Military Committee has
been appointed, consisting of the five following Ge-
nerals—Den Castands, the Marquis de Castelar, Don
Mork, DOA Sangro, and the Marquis of Falavios.—
(Corunna Diary, October 8.)
SARAGOSSA, SEPT. 27.
It is impossible to depict in adequate colours the
afflicting yet imposing aspect of this invincible and
int.morable town ; upwards of half of its buildings
are destroyed by cannon balls and flames. The Eng-1
lish General Doyle could hardly recover from his
astonishment, when he saw the walls which served
as bulwarks to its gallant defenders. "Is it possible 11
(he exclaimed) that the conquerors of Dantzic, Ultra,
and Magdeburgh, should have sunk with dismay be-
fore those feeble ramparts ?" and calling afterwards
a heroine, who stepping into the place- of her hus-
band, an artilleryman, who dropped down dead at
her feet, and served his gun during a severe action,
he embraced and complimented her with a fine pre-
sent.
Our enemies, who attacked with so much haugh-
tiness and pride, were astonished at our firmness. A
French General said to one of our men taken priso-
ner, " After 25 years service, I never witne-ed any
such thing; here it is necessary to fight f.om house
to house, from window to window." It is a remark-
able circumstance, that the head-quarters of both
Commanders in Chief were within the precinct of the
same walls, whence Letehvre, struck with terror at
the sight of so many killed Frenchmen, wrote to our
illustrious Palafo7, in these terms :
lrs, Santa En-

telling them that Spain was perfectly Tiers gad than
would be no occasion for fighting
It is reported, that within the last three days, MOO
men have arrived from Majorca, and will be followed
by the cavalry in that island.
The French engage in frequent skirmishes with our
troops ; no doubt, loecauie they are apprised of the
expected arrival of the troops from Majofca, and wish
to weaken our strength.before we are joined by them.
—(Oviedo Gazette, October 1.)

COPY OF A LETTER WRITTEN BY SENOR JOSE ANTONIO
SAN PAYO, A CAPTAIN IN THE PORTUGUESE INFANTRY
ItT LISBON, TO HIS FIEND AT VERIN, DON MANUEL DE
. VEIN Y

" Lisbon, Sept. 17.
" Having been in the district of Chaves, and ac-
quainted with most of the occurrences in the province
of Traslasmontes, I lose no time in giving you some
account of what has come to my knowledge.
" On the 11th arrived there a corps of 5000 men
from the allied army, leaving two regiments at the
camp Santa Ana; and two others in that of Ourique.
To-day our camp is at Santa Ana and in the country
between Arios and La Cruz de Taboada.
" The Intendant General of Police Lucas de Sca-
bra y Silva began to exercise his office, as did also
Mr. Herman, whose business it is to examine the ac-
counts of the Treasury.
" On Monday the Russian squadron left the Ta-
gus, except two small vessels which could not be na-
vigated.
• 4, The establishment of the Regency will.immedi-
ately take place, and may be expected to be organiz-
ed in the course of the next week.
" The French are evacuating Peniche, a part of
the garrison left it on the 11th, and joined the other
French troops in the district of Parza.
" The loss of the French in the battles fought pre-
vious to the capitulation, according to lists which
I have myself seen, are as follows :
" Killed-2 Colonels, 34 Officers, 140 inferior Officers, 2050
Soldiers.
" Wounded-2 Generals, 22 Officers, 35 Inferior officers,
1044 Soldiers.
Prhoners in the two actions—l General, I Chief of Battalion,
42 Officers, and 2590 Soldierss—in the whole 6639.
Pieces of Artillery lost-31.
Delivered by Capitulation—Junot General-in-Chief, and 3 Ge-
nerals of Division, 667 Officers, 53 Surgeons, 118 Assistant-Sur-
geons, 2808 waggons, 82 boxes of cartridges, t 2 tumbrils, 20
cannons' 17 gun-carriages 23,526 Soldiers Infantry, 1063 Caval-
ry, 161 Conductors of Artillery.
" This day all this abominable rabble embarked ;
and immediately all the Portuguese• colours were
displayed from all the castles, churchei, and many
private houses. Repeated discharges of artillery
were fired, and the bells rung. The day was passed
in congratulations and mutual embraces, lietween the
Portuguese, English, and Spaniards. At four is the
evening, we had the satisfaction to see Junot embai k,
in the dress of a peasant, accompanied by .several.
English Officers, and followed by thousands of per-
sons uttering the most opprobrious icivectivcs.. The.
night was rendered splendid by a general' iiiiunina-
tion and fire-works.
" It is ;clown that the gnater'part of what tliey
r have plundered is to be repaid from the funds of the
bank of Flanders. To make good the damage they
have done to the Palace of Mafra, will alone require
a million of crusadoes.
" The Spanish and Portuguese troops have appoin-
ted the 17th inst. for their entrance into this. capital,
and triumphal arches are erecting.
" Almeida is not yet evacuated, but troops have
gone thither to bring away the prisoners.—Of Yelves
we know nothing.
NorE,--" By a letter on the same subject received
from Don Antonio Vicente Teixeira de San Payo,
Administrator-General of Provisions at Chaves, of
the date of the 29th, it appears that the Government
established by the Prince Regent in his absence was
re-established on the 28th, and that one of thepria-
cipal persons in it is the Archbishop of Oporto ; that
the number of rations delivered to the French, inclu-
ding women, children, and servants, amounted to
25,000.—That the Military Government, till the Re-
gency should be organized, was under ie direction
of the English General Hope, who superintended the
tranquillity of the city. That during five days, from

the 14th to the 20th, there were constant rejoicing,
music, and entertainments, with loud acclamations of
" Long live the Prince Regent, and the Kings Ferdi-
nand VII. and George III." and a general illtunina•
tion every night.
MADRID, OCTOBER 1.
It is said that one -of the first proceedings of the
Supreme Central Junta, was to direct to the Emperor
of the. French, a formal demand of the person of our
beloved Sovereign Don Ferdinand VII. and hisßoyal
Family ; asserting to Napoleon the treacheries he had
committed, and declaring, solemnly, war against him
in the name of its Sovereign and the Spanish nation.
SORIA, SEPT. f 24.
The French have evacuated Milagro, having car-
ried with them from Alfaro, Balhera, La Bardena,
and other towns, a number of flocks of sheep, oxen,
horses, &c. which they had stolen. From Parppe-,
luna eight Generals have set out for France. General
Lefebvre was attacked at the inn of Pueyo ; he was
in great danger of being taken, but escaped at last,'
having left behind him eight or ten horses.
RIVADEO, SEPT. so.
This day two transports entered this port, part of
the convoy which is bringing the troops from the
North, which had gone out of their course yesterday
on account of the weather. In number they were
about SOO, chiefly cavalry, but dismounted, as they
left their horses behind them when they embarked.
There was also a piquet of the Princess's infantry.—
They are all in high spirits, warlike, well clad, and
in good condition. On their disembarkation they evin-
-ed the test kissing the earth, and ur

Head-quartet tgrasia-- __-1 et.._ _ great._ joy, __...g , ....1, ittering
fitulation." exclamations of attachment to our Catholic and un-
ANawER—" Head-quarters, Saragossa—War and happy Monarch Ferdinand VII. and to our country.
Death—PAL AFOX." '..lt was a day of joy and jubilee.
(Oviedo Gazette of October S.) LORIDA, SEPT. 24.
REUS, SEPTEMBER 3. Colonel Don Pedro O'Daly, of the regiment of til-
The column of 2000 French, which, it is said, tonia, and Governor of Rosas, has transmitted the
came to Perpignan to take possession of the Castle following dispatch to the illustrious Junta of Gerona :
of San Fernando, were attacked by Miqueletes and " Lord Cochrane, and the Captain of another British
Somatenes, and several parties of regular troops, frigate, have captured a• convoy consisting of six yes-
which were posted on our frontiers. After an obsti- eels, viz. one brig, two polacres, and three others, of
nate combat, the French were obliged to retire, with whose description I am not inflrmed. They were
the loss of from 4 to 500 men. • proceedini, from Marseilles for Cette, and were cap-
We are assured, that in their retreat the soldiers tared off the mouth of the Rodano. Two of them,
killed their Officers, for having deceived them, by I the brig and a polacre, anchored yesterday in our bay;

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another, which is in charge of one of the frigates, is
expected here to-day-or to-morrow ; a fourth, having
gone on shore on the French coast, was burnt by the
English : and the two others have been carried to
Gibraltar. None of them had cargoes. The two
Captains above alluded to have occupied the attention
of the enemy, and kept them in a state of alarm in
the vicinity of Roussillon.
Rotas, Sept. 18."
GRANADA, SEPT. 24.
A party of English and some Spaniards went by
sea before Perpignan, to a port named Salanca, and
having bombarded it, landed and carried away 'MO
head of sheep, 100 oxen, and a great quantity of corn.
As soon as this was known at Perpignan, the Na-
tional Guard attempted to drive our forces away ;
but an English frigate approached the coast, and put
' them to flight. Our troops took a battery, and enter-
ed two towns, which they set on fire, declaring it to
be a specimen of what they intended to do in all
France, in return for the good services the French had
rendered to their friends and allies the Spaniards.

soda. The artillery and baggage Were in the Erg; pt Rue •
and then the troops marched all night, in silence and doge ~,;r
rettacting themselves •in the naarow passes, and at the ()rid;
the more dan,gerous as the whole of the road along the
dot; is only Mead enough for the passage of two carts.
" At Sodupe 1 received information of the troops detached
my
.support from the 3d division. 1 have posted The
42
'manneratreadg eesiuunAcated to your Excellency. The etp
of the great force which the enemy have in Whoa at Pinson
sonfirmed.—May God preserve the life, &c.
(Signed)- " MARQUIS Dt PORTAZGO."
REPLY OF ILLS ITCELT.Irs/CY THE CAPTAIN-Cm:nu
• THE PROVINCE [SEVILLE] AND RoVERNoR Op Tan
FORTRESS [CADIZ] TO A DISPATCH FROM "IRE aoral.
TRIBUNAL OF THE CONSULhIIIP.
By your official note of yesterday's date, I am ;n.
formed of your representations to the Supreme 3024 ''
concerning the injury which may arise from their per,
mitting English goods to enter this harbour, and the
precautions which you say should be taken, lest theizA,,,
sustained should not be greater than the benuft conferrd
As I am, for my part, far from opposing this inn,
sure, and on the contrary think it very useful, I wish
to state the reasons upon which my opinion is founded
in order that your superior political and cornruerci„
information may dissipate my errors, and that they
may not cause the injury you apprehend.
The first object of the nation, the Junta, and of
every Spaniard, ought to be the formation and sup.
port of an army capable of resisting the enemy; and
you cannot be ignorant that all the resources hitherto
found are not sufficient for this great and first amen.
sity. The donations which were offered during the
first consternation were very limited even in this city,
and hardly sufficient to supply the first wants._
Since, personal interest and egotism have raised their
heads, and the ordinary contributions are. scarcely
raised, the necessity increases ; the wants of the sol.
diers are still greater ; there is no money to pay them
—and you who represent a powerful body appear igno.
rant of all this, and strive to shut up a source whence
supplies may be furnished to the national treasury.
Were this expedient to obtain ready money in
other respects ruinous, I should still think that, with
a view to save the country, it ought to be adopted;
as in complicated diseases, the most mortal and. den.
gerous are attended to, and the .others neglected.
But, you will say, we ought to be careful that in
applying a specific remedy to cure the mortal disease,
we do not at the same time bring on a slow death by
the injury done to the frame. Every wise physician
will certainly admit this.
As you have not been pleased to state what the
evils are which will arise from the measure objected
to, my little experience in these matters has not ens
abled me to find other than the following :
I. The commerce of Gibraltar will suffer, since the Engin%
vessels will no longer discharge there their cargoes of contraband
goods, in order that they may be smuggled thence direttly and
along the toasts, throughout all Andalusia
2. They who took the charge of these goods, and who are mild
smugglers, will be no longer able to pursue their honest callird,
and be forced to take ter a musket or a sword.
3. The dependents of the Customhouse will become less tar
merous, and will not be so well maintained.
4. Their agents, understrappers and all connected with tkii
branch of public service, will be injured.
5. Military spirit will decline, from the want of the continual
conflicts with the smugglers.
6. Fewer Awes will be sent to our settlements on the coast if
Africa, if there be fewer defaulters; and lawyers will lose a great
deal, for want of suits of that kind, which proves so lucrative to
them.

But I will leave the irony which serves to spew
some of the subordinate advantages of this Measure,
in order to state the only solid inconvenience which
can arise from it.
This is the decay of our manufactures and corn.
merce, in consequence of the introduction of British
cottons. Happy Spain, if this assertion were not
illusory ! I verily believe, that, it can obtain credit
but with those who know nothing of the matter, and
are unable to use their faculty of thinking. Where
are those cotton manufactories ? At Port St. Mary,
and at Alava, destroyed and shut up, because owing
to the high price of the workmanship, the articles
are so dear, that they suit no class of purchasers. In
Catalonia, the trade merely consists in purchasing re.
fuse pieces, as I have witnessed it, in the British ma.
aufactories ; stamping them with bad wooden stamps;
and selling them as national goods, thus draining,
with the bad and coarse goods, the specie of other
provinces. And besides, if, by admitting British
s, Andalusia obtains an abatement of the
ashes levied in England upon the importation of her
own products, must we lose those advantages for the
abovementioned one enjoyed by Catalonia? It will
be added, that the Company of the Philippines will
suffer by it. By no means, if it be administered with
skill and probity.. Its direct trade, further favoured
by the insignificancy of the duties levied upon it, will
prevail over the indirect and heavily taied commerce
of the English in China gOods. But although, in
consequence of your Lordshig avocations, yon
should not know, that the introduction of the goods
we are speaking of, is general, although unlawful;
that the shops all over Andalusia are stocked with
them ; and that, besides, every idle woman goes
about the houses to retail them ; do your Lordships
shut your eyes not to see that your wives, dough.
tens, and even maid-seems, wear nothing else.—
Nay, that man) men do so,lcur Lordships included?
So that the opposition of your Lo after
of that
after all,
comes to this—that it is an evil, thaoodt
kind should not be smuggled in, but lawfully admitted
upon paying heavy duties. I heartily wish my logic
g
should prove fallacious.
As this opportunity offers, and I am addressing
you, I cannot help'putting a few questions to yo,i-
Lordships, with a wish to be enlightened, and to get
certain doubts cleared up, which j cannot solve by
myself.
•
1. Although we have no 'cotton or flax manufactures to
clothe ourselves *ith, wt: prohibited the introduction of cottons,
most of which belong to the English, and admitted linen-clothl
which more exclusively belong to the French commerce. Why
should we not pursue an opposite course, now that we are the
friends of the former, and the implacable enemies of the latter?
" 2. If we exclude cottons, while, under the present circum-
stances, linen cloths can only be smuggled in; we and the Ame-
ricans must either clothe ourselves with contraband articlawhich
pay no duty, or go =had. Can ;titre be, in either case, a law-
ful commerce ?

" S. Seeing that we have many manufactories of woollen cloth,
and the best wools in Spain, why do not your Lordships oppose
the introduction of woollen cloths and yarn, though you do that
of cottons, of which there are scarcely any manufactories ?
" 4. In short, why is no objection made against the lawful
introduction of linen cloths, although there be, in greater sr
smaller number, linen manufactories in every. province?
are not foreign wines prohibited, the consumption of which de-
creases that of au» ; while porter is excluded, which can never
be an equivalent to wine t
These are the reasons which influenced the Su.
preme Junta and. myself to adopt the measure you