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London, England, 1808-07-21 00:00:00

THE EVENING XI'AR.

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SPAIN.
The confirmation yesterday of the defeat of the
French force under LEPEVRE, by the Patriot General
PALAFO,t, and which was announced in the STAY' of
the 11th inst. diffused a very general joy throughout
this great metropolis. The conquest, though san-
guinary, as remarked by General PALAFOX, has in-
deed been glorious, and may be considered as a pre-
sage of future triumphs. How true is the following
expression of the same General !—" Arragonese,"
says he, " if the battle of Saragossa had been gained
by these intruders, we should have beard their bab-
bling of the victories of Marengo, Austerlitz, and
Jena, acquired by the same valour."
In addition to the important details published in
yesterday's STAR, we now give farther extracts from
the Spanish Papers.
The disinterested conduct manifested by this coun-
try at this important crisis, has made a deep impres-
sion on the Spaniards. Immediately the " happy
tidings" were ordered to be communicated to the
people, in order, as the Official Paper states, " that
they might lift up their eye to Heaven, and tier up
" thangsgiving to the OMNIPOTENT, who vouchsafed to
" bestow on them IRA IMPORTANT BLESSINGS !"
Many of the French troops, it appears, are desirous
to join the Patriots, and orders have been published
to afford them every facility in quitting their present
service.
The article of the 25th ult. from Madrid is impor-
tant. It speaks of the victory obtained by the At rage-
nese as of a fact known for some days in that city.—
The battle must consequently have been fought ante-
cedent to the date (the 17th) of the proclamation to
the inhabitants of Arragon, and not on the 25th, as
stated in the bulletin circulated by Government. "The
action in the neighbourhood of Cervera will suffi-
ciently account for the rumours which have prevailed
for several days, respecting repeated engagements at
Barcelona. It appears that considerable bodies of
regulars, militia, and patriotic levies, the military
contributions of Asturias and Gallicia to the great
cause, had begun to enter the province of Leon, on
their way to Madrid, so far back as the middle of June.
MURCL4., MAY 24.
This day four Officers entered the town at full
speed, in a post-chaise, crying long life to our beloved
Sovereign, Ferdinand VII. The people were so de-
lighted, that they drew them into the town. All the
Students of the College of St. Fulgencio joined the
procession. The corporation of the City, with the
Bishop, the Noblesse, and the Count de Florida
Blanca, held a meeting, in. consequence of which a
solemn proclamation was made amidst the most ex
tilting acclamations of all the inhabitants of the town
and the adjacent country. A day of public fast and
prayer had been appointed to implore the blessing of
HEAVEN upon the arms of the nation. Great
violence
had been shewn by the people against suspected
eons, but but their rage was calmed, and though the same
ardour prevailed, every thing proceeded regularly
when these accounts came away.
CARTHAGENA, MAY 2.4.
The intelligence received in this city yesterday pro-
duced such a commotion that the French Consul fled,
and took refuge on board a Danish vessel in the bar.
bour. The Governor went to meet the people, and
succeeded in quieting them, but could not prevent
them from burning the public papers of the French
Administration. In the night they proceeded to the
Government House, and required the assembling of
a town meeting, which was accordingly summoned,
and the oath of allegiance was taken with all solem-
nity to Ferdinand VII. while the military
ate band
music s it.
the town paraded the streets with appropri.
General Salcedo had orders to take the command
of the squadron in the
But harbothe execuaur of Crt
of this oragcna, anddet
to
conduct it to Toulon.
was prevented, and the command of the squadron
was given to Lieutenant-General Cisneros. That
night a general illumination took place. A council
of war was formed, at the head of which General Cis•
neros presided ; the General Officers, Commanders of
Corps, and the Magistrates, were members. Different
officers have proceeded •to Grenada, Valencia, and
;.iuccia, lit c..nsesuence of assurances from these prom
vinces of their readiness to defend our cause and to
assist in our me i u es. A felucca has sailed toMahm
to give information of what has taken place, and v
invite the islanders to attach themselves to our Junta.
GRENADA, MAY za.
The Supreme Junta has received with the greatest
satisfaction the intelligence of the ardour with which
all the towns of the coast of Grenada have received,
• its orders. All with one voice proclaimed Ferdinand,
VII. declaring that they would shed the last drop of
their-blood M his defence. An infinite number
persons of every description were enlisting :hem elves
to meet the dangers that were to b,: encountered.

The Captain-General of Grenada, Den Venturt
Escalante, was not so inclined, but still, by
tife
ence of the Lieutenant of Artillery, Don Joseph San-
tiago, sent with that view by the Supreme Junta, the
King was proclaimed. The people deprived Esca.
lanta cf his employment, substituting in his place Don
Joaquin Romero, Colonel of the Regiment of Cavalry
of Spain.
We are informed by creditable persons, that pester_
day evening an emissary arrived from the. Junta of
Caithagena, signifying their intention of iiroclaiming
the King, but Escalante opened the pickets,' and on
discoveriug their cOntentl, threatened the bearer with
imprisonment if he should say one word about them.
CAROLINA, JUNE 4.-
The inhabitants of this town having heard that 40
cars, laden with ammunition and provisions, were
coming to the French army in Andalusia, escorted by.
500 men, entreated • the Governor to lead them to
take possession of the convoy. The Governor, with
the assistance of some Spanish Officers who happened-
to be here, organized a corps, which, with the arms
of 400 Frenchmen, who were in our Hospital, and
other arms found in the town, took possession of the
convoy. Another party, composed of peasants, armed
with pikes and spades, took possession of the Bridge
of Dispena Penes, at Puesto del Rey, and thus ren-
dered that pass impracticable.
ALCAUDETE, JUNE 7.
Notwithstanding the vicinity of this town to Gre-
nada, whose inhabitants were all in arms, 25 French
chasseurs presented themselves to us, who, on being
asked their destination, were known by their answers
to be enemies, and being then summoned to surren-
der, made resistance. The resolt was, that five were
killed, and the remaining 20 made prisoners.
MALAGA, JUNE le.
At Grenada, so many volunteers have offered their
services, that there is not a sufficient quantity of arms
to put in their hands. They amounted to above 3000
men, besides the troops of the ling--and yesterday,
there was dispatched, in addition to former supplies,
68 quintals of powder, 70,000 hall cartridges, and
200 volunteers, under the command of Don Vincent
Avelo. There were no Frenchmen found in-the lesser
garrisons, to be arrested under the official order from
Seri& ; but in Ceuta some were taken tip whose
papers give some information that will prove useful
to the couniry.

JUNE 15.
The Supreme Junta being desirous to consolidate
the credit of the public paper, has resolved, under the
present circumstances, to allow one-third of the reve-
nue payments to be Made in royal bills (valesreales.)
The order to this effect is•clated the 12th.
The same Supreme Junta made an order on the
13th, for facilitating the sale of English goods of
lawful commerce, which was suspended on account
of the expiration of the time previously granted for
this purpose, and public notice is given to this effect.
Yesterday, at six in the morning, his most Serene
Highness, the Lord President of the Supreme Junta,
accompanied by the most Excellent Lord Count
Tilly, arrived in this capital from the head-quarters at 1
Utrera, highly satisfied with the order preserved by
our troops, and the measures that have been taken to
insure the success of its operations. His Highness had
every where received the most lively proofs of the love
and confidence of the people, who looked for the per-
and
establishment of their independence to the Junta,
so incessantly engaged in securing their religion,_ li-
berty, and property.
By intelligence received in the evening of the 12th,
we learn, that the three important points of St. He-
lena, Despena Perros, Puerto del Rey, in the Sierra
Morena, have been fortified with artillery, and re-
main guarded by the troops of the kingdom of
Granada.
A letter from Andujar, dated June 9, states, that
the whole population of that city had risen and pro-
claimed Ferdinand VII. The whole of the French
troops jn the place were made prisoners ; and the
Commanding Officer, and the others who made resis-
tance, were put to death in the house of Don Juan
de Salazar. This affair took place at midnight.—
At six this day a French post arrived, with packets
from the Duke of Berg. The packets bay.; opened
by the French confined in prison, and being read
publicly, were found to require assistance in men and
ammunition, the Commander being in great extre-
mity, having lost his first and second division, and
part of the third.
Two days sincethe provision and ammunition under
the escort of a French force were taken, with the loss
of a General Officer, a Colonel, and an Aide-de-Camp.
Thirty or forty men were made prisoners, with four
Captains, and some subalterns ; and in their retreat, the
rest, to the number of 400, were put to the sword at
•
Valdepenos.
MADRID, 3TJNE 35.
All the week of the celebration of the feast of Cor.
pus Christi, has been passed in mourning and retire-
ment. The usual hours of collecting for this duty
were disregarded. Mass was performed at seven in
the morning, which was attended by very few, and
those few endeavound to conceal themselves ; for if
a number of people were found in any church, a de-
tacheteat of French immediately appeared before it,
and the most favourable termlnatiori was, that they
, ere all sent home. Since the 2d of May, no situa.
wan has been more dangerous than the temples of our
religion, where the French station guards and spies,
to deprive us, if it were possible, of attaining even the

Divine Protection. What a melancholy day was
Holy Thursday in our churches) It resembled the
s°lemnceleithYraotfiottli of the Day
,
ay
osfltuhdegnipubenlitec duintiesthve•entleidins.ttecir.
the
atroles,
rupted by the intrusion of French p who were
calling out, " disperse, disperse, home, home," and
&seaming the religions persons collected with firing
upon them. These menaces were inter
impure and blasphemous expressions :. the military Ins,.
larded with
le, which occasioned
rushed into the midst of the peop
the most indecent and frightful disorders, and exci-
tod cruel alarms. We do not understand that ant
lost their lives, but death seemed preferable to such
a scene of horror, confusion, and infamy.
After .911 this disquietude, we have been relieved.
We see with delight the account of the victory of the
4,rragoneze, and we are confident that the Divine
Lady of Pilar has determined to take vengeance for
the sacrilegious contempt of her miracles expressed
by the French in the Madrid Journals-
VILLAFKANCA DEL BIERZO, JUNE 28.
From the 19th to this day, we have constantly wit-
nessed here the entrance and departure of troops.—
i We have seen pass the Volunteers of Navarre, the
1 famous column of the Grenadiers of the Army, the
Regiment of Naples, the third battalion of the Infan-
try of Navarre, the Grenadiers and Volunteers of the
Crown, the Volunteers of Catalonia, Seville, the
Prince, Buenos Ayres, Hibernia, a column of Pro-
vincial Grenadiers, four battalions of Marines, the
i Provincials of Lugo, Compostella, Betanzos, Mon-
donedo, Santiago, Tuy, Salamanca, Segovia, and
1 Valladolid ; the Miners of Arragon, Gerona, and
Savgossa ; and, in one body, three thousand Con-
scripts. Also passed, a train 'a
thirty-five pieces of
artillery, and eight more, with waggons, baggage,
ammunition, &c.
TUY, JUNE 50.
The intelligence from our neighbours the Portu-
guese comes upon V. F. by surptise, and in a sort of dis-
orderly way, so that we cannot give a methodical
narrative of the many important events which have
occurred Within the last few days, not-only in Oporto
but also in the vicinity of Chaves, Braganza, and
Villareal. We do not allude to the enthusiasm which
is every where displayed against Napoleon, Joseph,
and Junot, by pelting and burning the effigies of all
three of them, nor to the energy and activity which
has been displayed in the general armament of the
country, although the promptitude with which Por-
i tugal has converted itself into an armed nation ap-
pears incredible--the whole country, excepting Al-
i rneyda and Lisbon, is converted into a general en.
campment, and without the least confusion. Portu-
gal has enjoyed advantages and means of security, of
which we have been deprived, especially in she Cas
tiles. The tyrant (Junot) has been cooped up in ,
Lisbon, *ith the English squadron before him, and
all Spain in a state of insurrection behind him. In
addition to this, he has been injured by his own blind-
ness and stupidity, in supposing that his acts of crul.
i city, his plunder of the churches, his enormous cola
1 tributions, of which, contrary to the statements in
ve:t all thisiwasr violencei
remitted,
Nsaaypbolyehonis'sinGsanaziteyt:eisn,
supposing
that
and extortion were so many acts of gentleness and af-
fection,
to gain over the hearts of the Portuguese.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE JOURNAL OF GOVERNMENT,
OF THE BTH JULY, 1808.
.. -
PERLISHED BY THE PATRIOTIC GoVEnNiIENT.
Government has received by the vessel which ar-
rived this morning dispatches from Dort Sangos, and
from the English Government, bearing date the 30th
of last month, the pleasing intelligence, that the said
Gentleman and Don Freyre experienced the mo
distinguished reception on the part of the Govern-
ment, and were received with enthusiasm by the na-
tion ; further, that on the very outset of the negoci-
ation they were offered succour of every description,
which will be received within a few days, and that
the English Government solicits permission to esta-
blish a regular intercourse of packets in order to
promote a prompt communication with Corunna.—
The Royal Government his ordered these happy
tidings to be communicated to the public for the sa-
tisfaction of the people, and that they may lift up
their eyes to Heaven, and offer up thanksgiving to
the OMNIPOTENT, who vouchsafes tobestow on them
such important blessings.
MANIFESTO.
The Supreme Council of Government gives notice to the inha-
bitants of ibis city, and of all the districts under their command,
that by several deserters who have arrived here from the French
army, encamped is the environs of Cordova, intelligence Las
been received, that there are a mac many among those troops
who are desirous to come over to us, moved by the justice of .our
cause, but that they dare not do it for fear of being murdered in
our roads and places, on account of the hatred, which, they sup-
pose, is universally entertained against the French, and also
against the Swiss, and other foreigners, who do not distinctly
speak our language. The great mischief occasioned by rumours
of this description ought the more to be obviated, as if we suc-
ceed to refute them, we shall not only increase our own forces,
but also diminish those of the enemy, and compel'them tosurren-
der, as we shall then be thoroughly informed of the state,
.sititop•
don and position which they take, and then be abie to attack theta`
to advantage, and cut off their retreat. The Supreme Council
accordingly ordains and directs, dot the said deserters Chant„
received with the utmost kindness,and furnished with provision
and other necessaries which they may standM need of, dire,:yor
them to be sent to the Justices of the resist:clic districts, and .o
our nearest Military Commanders, who will send them to ibis
supreme Council, or to the Captain General of our Anny,shoniii
he be nearer, who v. ill, in that case, give them such destination
as shall appear must expedient ; it being well understood that', if
teem an indiscreet zeal, or other motive, this useful mamma ,
should not be complied withithe offenders shall be punished with

the utmost severity, as 2U the people ought implicitly to rely ot

qbe vigilande of this Supreme Council, and on their great and pl.
army. The Supreme Council further directs,that all French.,
wag, who reside among us, after they shall have taken the oath
of allegiance, and obtained letters of safeguard, shall not be any
ways molested, but shall, on the contrary, be left in tranquil per
,session of their.property, commerce, and trade, a proteedirg die-
tided both by equity and justice, andirf a proper attend= to the
public muse—the Justices of the different districts being never
theleu obliged to watch their conduct. And, In order that this
may be universally known, it shall be posted in the
ustal places, and transmitted to all the Justices of the different
places, that they may be able to at tend to the strict performance
thereof.
Given in our Royal Police of Alvan., in Seville, June 14,1e05.
(Signed) JUAN BAUTISTA PARDO, Sec.