Star.
London, England, 1808-09-02 00:00:00

SWEDEN.

" Head-quarters, at Carlaby, August 10.
4‘ The King has received from Fie/d Marshal Klings-
por a report of which the following is as eitract :
My last report was dated Lappo, the Reth July;
and 1 have hereby most submissively to report to
your Majesty, that the non-commissioned officer, M.
Roth, has forced his way to Ruowest, and on the
19th and Inth burnt the bridges near Jarka and
Kautta, and has taken a transport of nine large boats,
with flour and bread on board, as also a considerable
quantity of military stores, conveyed from Othewest
by 73 horses. One,Russian Major, one officer, and
19 men, were partly killed and partly made prise
ners ; a Russian Lieutenant with his men, who came
by sea from Tammerfors, haw also been mmtepsiso-
ners. And on the 21st of July, the day Roth gave
in his report to me, he was in hopes that he should
take possession of a still greater transpert of ships
laden with flour.

4 The enemy have been obliged to retreat from
Wirdois to Alawo, and, as I am informed, have
• burnt their magazines at the last-mentioned place.
On the 2.5 th of July, Major Otter reported to me
that Lieutenant Adelberg and Ded. Brunow had at-
tacked the Russians at three quarters of a mile from
Kurica, and that the Russian cavalry bas suffered-
considerably. Several dragoons and horses have
been taken by the Swedes. The Russians have burnt
the six bridges between Kurica and Kauhajocki; not-
withstanding which, Major Otter erected three tem-
porary bridges, and advanced to Kauhajocki, and
drove the Russians from thence, and proceeded as far
as half a mile from Lappesiard ; however, on the
28th, in the evening, a superior force of the enemy
attacked Major Otter, and obliged him to retreat to
Kurica.

• As soon as I was informed of the retreat of Ma-
jor Otter, I ordered Colonel Dobel to march to his
assistance ; and I have the satisfaction to state, that
Colonel Dobel's corps is united to that of Major Ot-
ter, and in consequence I think the enemy will be pre-
-vented from advancing any farther.
• I have also received a report from Colonel San-
dels, dated the 25th July, who states, that, notwith-
standing his outposts are daily attacked by the en.-
my, he still retains his position at Torwale, and that
he has succeeded in taking several boats and soldiers
from the enemy.
Dated Lapp, August 1:

g, On the 6th of August the King received a Re-
port from Admiral Naukhoff, stating, that on the
'd of August, at four o'clock in the moruing, the
Swedi.lll cruizers had discerned the Russian fleet
beating to windward, towards Oro, where ihe Swe-
dish feet is stationed."

Extract of a letter from Stockholm, dated the 16th
of August : •
4, By the last accounts, the Russian fleet is advan-
cing to meet outs. There will be a bloody engage-
ment, I expect ; and I hope are shall be victorious...
You have no idea of the spirits of the Swedes ; every
one longs to fight for his King and country. The
conduct of the Ru4sians in Finland is dreadful ; it is
a proof, however, that they do not intend to visit it
any more. Our worthy and brave Colonel Sandels
has been made Adjutant-General. The burghers of
Stockholm have ordered 50 gun-boats to be built im.
mediately, as a present to the King. At the moment
.'
I am writing this letter, a report prevails that the
Russian fleet has been beaten. However, I fear it is
premature."

PRIVATE LETTERS.
66 GottPnburgh, Aueest 19.
" Since my last to yon of the 17th, we have beard
nothing from Stockholm. A report, however, is in
very general circulation here, that the Russian fleet
which lately put to sea from Cronstadt, has been fallen
in with by the Swedish squadron, and part of that
under Sir Jazrel Saumarez, and that the Russians,
preferring running to fighting, escaped in great con-
fusion to their own rms.
" A gentleman who left Riga on the 81st inst. is
arrived in this town ; he informs us that there were
then in that port upwards of 80 neutral vessels, the
whole of which had been permitted to unload and dis-
pose of their cargoes, in defiance of the vigilance of
Leseppe, the French Consul, who had resorted to
every art to induce the crews to betray their employ-
ers, by asserting that the ships came from England,
or had touched at British ports. Neither arts nor
menaces succeeded ; the vessels are all entered at the
Custom-house, and are proceeding in the usual and
regular way. We augur from this and other coinci-1
dences, that the affairs in Spain have made no incon-
siderable impression on the politics of Russia.
Dispatches have been received here from Rag.
,land, which have been forwarded to St. Petnsburgh
by Mr. John Halliday.
" Some Swedish vessels have been chartered from
hence to convey the Spanish troops now in Langeland
to Spain ; we hear they are to touch in England be.
fore they proceed to Spain, from whence they are to
be allowed to bring cargoes of salt."

6Toctiteim, 15T11 AVGVIT, 18011.

On the 14th ult. the Swedes gained a battle OVer, ,
the Russians at Lappo. The enemy's forces con-
sisted of 6,000 men, with eight cannon, and our own
of only %SOO men. with 14 cannon, of which, how-
ever, only eight were in battle. Our Head-quarters
is at present at Lappo, but a part of the army stand
some miles farther southward. This, my dear C.
I hope will give yon great pleasure to understand,
but prepare yourself to hear bad news, which very
nearly concerns you ; your Uncle, with his son, who
teas at home, are carried away, together with all
their property, by the Russians, in consequence of
which, the young --, •who lived at this place,
was obliged to go to &asko, and went from hence
last Saturday evening, at eight o'clock, in order to
look after what may be left by these rascals. I hope, I
however, that any further attack will not be made by 1
them on Caska.
10 My Brother, who is in the service as Lieutenant
ee board a brig of war, intorms me, in a letter
dated Rasko, 2d August, that he was arrived there'
the same day, with a convoy, that had on board 790
men : some hours after their at rival, they heard firing
of
guns and cautions, when the Commander of the
brig, Baron Klinckowstrone, commanded 300 men'
to be put on shore under his own command ; he took
my Brother as first with him, but desired him, after
they were advance) a littie, to return, and to sake

LONDON.

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. ' VICrORIE3
OVER GENERAL JUNOT.

Every Briton will exult in the Glory' acqvired by
our brave countrymen in POrtstgal over the first.Ce-
neral in the French service.

At half past seven o'clock last 'lieu, Lieutena.nt-
Colonel BROWN, Aid-de-Camp to his Royal Highness
the Duke of YORK, accompanied by Major.Oeneral
CAMPBELL, arrived at the Secretary of State's Office,
with dispatches from Sir ARTUUR WELLESLEY, an-
nouncing, that the Troops under his command 'have
TWICE DEP'EATZD the FRENCH, under JUNOT j and
that, in consequence, a Flag of Truce had arrived at
Head-quarters, to treat for Terms of Surrender.
All the particulars of this Glorious Achievement
will speedily be published in a Gazette Extraordinary.
In the mean time we lay before our Readers, without
any comment, such Accounts as have reached us
respecting the Defeat of that General, who, as our
Readers will recollect, in a Proclamation to the Per.
tugeese, ordered them •. to remain quiet in their
houses," adding, u leave the English, if they should
dare to approach. to me !"

LETTER FROM LORD CASTLEREAGH TO THE
LORD MAYOR: •
powiclNG-STREET, SEPT. 1 § 1808.

" MY LoftD,

i 4 I have the honour to acquaint your LOrdshiP,
44 that Captain CAMPBELL arrived this evening with
66 dispatches from Lieutenant-General Sir
,4IITHUR
Wat.t.mer, dated Vim eira, the 22d ult.• giving
" an account of two Victories obtained over the
" French Arms in Portugal—the first on the 17th at
" Zambueica, over the advanced Ccrps of the
" French, consisting of 6,000 men, commanded by
" Generals LABORDE and Bit Emma, in which the
46 "French were defeated with the loss of 1,500 men
U. killed, wounded, and prisoners , the second, over
66 the whole of the French Army in Portugal, con.
sisting of Fourteen Thousand men, commanded
66 by General JeNor, wherein the French were corn.
66 .pletely defeated, with the loss of 13 pieces of can-
" non, 23 tumbrils of ammunition, and about 3,500
" men, in killed, wounded, and prisoners.

" In consequence of this action, General KEttett-
.
" MAX anl wed with a Flag of Truce at Head Quar-
ters on the 22d, to treat for Terms.
Lieutenant-General BURRARD landed, and ar-
" rived in the field of action after the battle had
le commenced on the 21st ult. ; but be generously
" declined taking the command from Sir ARTHUR
WELLEAT:RY. On the 22d, Lieutenant-General Sir
" Hew DALniaaptzlandea, and took the command.
" I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) g' CATFLEREACH."
6 To the Right Hon. the Loin MA V OR, &C."

The following communications from Plymouth and
Portsniouth contain some interesting particulars :
" PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 91..

" Last evening arrived here the PIICENIX, Of 36
guns, froth Comma, in five days ; it is said that a
Spanish frigate sailed at the same time with her, but
parted in a gale, and that she has on board a Spanish
Ambassador, charged with dispatches for the British •
Government, that relate to a Commercial Treaty
between the two countries.
" Arrived also the PEACOCK, if 18 guns, from Lis-
bon, in seven days, with dispatches, which were for-i
warded immediately by express ; and the ALPIIEA I
cutter, from off Cadiz, with dispatches, which were
also forwarded : various reports are in circulation in
consequence, but to repeat them would only send to
mislead the public.
" The Spanish frigate is jnst arrived in the Sound."
" P. S. I open my letter to inclose the following
particulars of the intelligence brought by the PEacout
sloop of war, which, it appears, she obtained from
the BRAZEN sloop of war, at Figueira
44 The PEACOCK sailed from Figueira on the even.
ing of the 224 instant, and brought over Captain
FAT)TE, of the 45th Regiment ; the operations of the
army between-the 15th and 21st instant, appear to
have been-as follows, under the Command of Sir A.
WELLEBLIZY, viz...-15th, a slight skirmish took place'
at Oveidos, when jhe British lost '4O men in killed,
wounded, and prisoners ; in this action Lieutenant
80/ninny )1111 ]tilled) &Mt C4Pt. FAKZKJIA/41 wounded.

-

ea; Thelnilf the.l7th, ttse easses
la*. 11,9 re general, and was foughtabout six males
fronsOoldos, on heights covered with uuilerrood
do 'Selfish •oops succeeded hi driving the-enemy
frons his pest towards Lisbon, and took 2 pieces of
Cannon, end 100 French were killed and woondee.
The Portuguese that were with the Britishyoops be.
hayed very well p they were so exasperated against
the French that they killed all whom they could get
hold of. The army was composed of 15,000 Eng-
lish troops, and'7ooo Portuguese. The lass on this
day, we are sorry to say, was very great on the part
of the English-
6, The 29th Regiment lost about 900 men it: killed,
wotinded, and prisoners, and the feliovrins Officers :

" Lieutenant Colonel LAIR, killed.
" Major WAT. wounded.
Major. EGZITON. Mae.
" Captain Toon, primer.
" Captain Honor, wounded.
Lietttenantlia tetarceasa, killed.
a The 9th Regiment losti
41 Colonel STWART, killed.
Majoc.kloct.or, wounded.
a The 45th Regiment lost :
AileAtatlin MARTIN, kil4+ll.
" &WO bAwsos, knish
" daptaia GI say. of die Artillery, lined.
" Captain Ba A 00000 of the 3d Guards, killed.
" Captain Cation and two °Akers %Sounded.
a On the 21st, a general action took place at the
villaged of Lcienza. and Mezieche, about two boort
prerfoni to which, the English were joined by Gene-
rals ACLAtit4 and ANSTRUTUM and their forces
consiSting of about 5000 men, which was expected
would make the action decisive, and the KANG&RPO
Sloop of war was waiting to bring the rectal of the
battle.

;

" It appears that Jusor had drawn all his forces
from Lisbon, on purpose to oppose Sir ARTIIVIt WEL-
t.r.sLrY, and his army were in sight the whole day be-
fore the great battle of the 21st,,
" The Baam.sloop of war left Peniche for Fi-
gueira, the day of the battle ; and immediately on her
arrival, General Moon, got under weigh from Fi:.
gueira, and sailed with 15,000 troops, for the purpose
of landing at Peniche to join Sir ARTMIR.
44 The Sr. Ar.naN's, of 64 guns, with 5000 troops,
joined just in time to share in the action of the 21st.
Sir Hanes DURRARD had joined the artny, and was
about to take the command.

-" In the action of the 17th a French General was
'killed, but his name we hate not heard."
: -4' PORTSMOUTH, UPI-2742RA 1.

a This morning the KANGAROO sloop of war, Cap-
tain dropt anchor at Spithead what Lieute-
nant-Colonel BROWN came on shore, and immediately
proceeded to town with important dispatches from
Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir ARTIIVa
WELLESLEY, Bart.

" The substance bf the dispatches it, that on 'the
1
17th tit. the French army, greatly superior in force,
came out of Lisbesniadvanted, and attacked tlle army
of Sir Aurtrun ViraLtasLry. After much hard fight-
ing, and a considerable loss on both sides, each army
returned to strong positions. Some days after, we,
believe on the 21st, General JUNOT, hearing that
strong reinforcements, under General MOORE, were
approaching to the English Army, determined a se.'
cond time to attack them, before Generartdooar could
join. The day was a long, bloody, but glorious one
to the British name.

$i In the two actions, the Srithh Army, of 14,000
men, lost 1500 in killed and wounded ; the French,
it is said, lost not less than 5000 men in killed and
wounded ; and nothing in the annals of this country, ,
even in its most heroic age, ever displayed more of
Eritish courage and heroism. Among many other
sets of bravery, one is particularly mentioned as the
thette of admiration in the conquering army : Major-
General FERGUSON commanded the advance of the
Army, consisting of the Highland and another bri-
gade ; orders Were given to Major-General FE:tot:sox
to retreat from the position which be occupied—this
he did ,lowly, and not wry reallqy ; the French Army,
however, pursued ; General Fnnotmos retreated down
a steep hill, and over an extensive plain, his force pre-
serving admirable order. At length the. French ford
approached his rear very closely, and •pursued him
the General could no longer repress his own, 'and the
inclination of the gallant little army which he com-
manded—he faced them about, advanced, and charg-
ed the enemy with the bayonet, which the Frenchmen
not being able to withstand, retreated in every direc-
tion: the slaughter was prodigious ; he made a great
many prisoners, took 12 pieces of their artillery, and
then much at his leisure continued his retreat, alid
obeyed the orders of the Commander-in-Chief. As
might be expected, we have to regret the loss of many
noble fellows—the number of Officers killed and
wounded is very considerable. Generals Futousios,
NIOHTINGALErandWARLANE, are mentioned among
the wounded ; Lieutenant-Colonels BRADUAD, TAYw'
LOR, of the 90th Dragoons; STZVAIty, of the 9th
Foot ; and Lax*, .of the 29th, are mentioned
among the number. The brunt of the business fell
on the gallant 29th Regiment, who have so often
signalised themselves in America, and other quarters
of the globe. This band of heroes lost early Soo
meo the first day ; and they were part of a force of
4000 wen who went to force a narrow pass, which
from its situation and the manner it was defended,
wasjudged impassable. Pritish r4lour,.after a long and
most 11100d7,4141-901tr. FeY4ileill ibe-km, pas

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vaiamr; among others, !he French had 4 vim% eihi,
corps of grenadier guestis cat aorta), to pleats.
this affair. Next to the 29th, General Feitan''s Re.
liment ; tile SOth, Sir lawn Dory's Regiment, suf,
fertd the most•

$4 General Maniacs army joined en the 21st, and
General JUNOT immediately sent in terms of capktu,
ion. Accounts of thor surrender of Jumor, and the
Russian fleet, maybe daily looked fur. Lieutenant.
Colonel BROWN, who has brought home the ills.
patches, is on the Duke of Ifoores personal staff, and
h son-ia-law to the late 14ord TuvaLow."
From the foregoing oar Readers will observe, that
neither of the battles were fbught at Lisbon.
The enemy. Infermod of• the approach of the Btu
• itlf forces, came out to attack them. They advnacei
es-a distance not less than thirty or forty miles finis
Lisbon, and our troops comic contact with them en
idieir tine of march. It was therefore incumbent on
Ste Aannist WILLMaIf to attack them, tither vim
he would hive been- under the necessity of falling
back.. His position was Math,* a very dhadria.
tageous one, the ,enemy being in possession of the
passes, Tho action commenced on the 17th, in
which Namely a quarter of our fbrce cenld bear a
pars ; th,e 29th and 95th Regiments were chiefly en.
gaged, and of cour,se suffered most in the actiog„...
• The lose, however. was far. overbalanced 'by the sac.'
cess. The enemy were compelled to yield, with ttie,
loss already mentioned, and we gained 111 mike
ground of teem, • •
Sir ARTHUR Cialthrtied to advance, and was /nines
411 the 19th by General ANSTMITH24. On thtiOlst,
a general engagement took pliwo, which terminated
in the complete defeat of the whole of the enemy's
force, and Gezteyal Junor was forceki to send at o£4.
car 'CP treat for tarns of CapitttLition.

In the latter action the enemy were the assailants,
and they comsneneed, the attack rather unespec-
tedly. Their onset, ns usual, was furious and vio-
lent ;—but they were soon co:opened to yield to the
. steady discipline and enduring eonrage of oar troops,
and they gave way in all directions. Were we
fortunate enough to have had any proportion of
Cavalry, the French force would- have been corn-
pletily cnt to pieces ;—bast we had no more
than about tom hundred horse, and with these.the
enemy were most vigorously charged. Theirdoss la
this action, in which Juipar commaniind in per:op,
was Very coneiderable, amounting to nearly 4009
men, In killed, wounded, and prisoners. Among the
former was the French General Beeman. Among
the letter, another General, whose name wehave not
learned. Our loss does not exceed, in killed, wounded
and prisoners, fourteen hundred. The number of
Officers killed oa the side of the enemy was unusually
great.
‘ Sir 11. BuaRAND landed ontelfith, and arrived
-1n the midst of the battle of the Va. His delicacy
and generosity, in ou t assuming the command under
such circumstances, are entitled to ev2ry praise. The
Portuguese troops which accompanied the British
force, did caot arnen,int to 1500 : we fortunately did
not stand in need df their assistance. ..
Though Ive have to lament the death of seme
brave tend experienced Officers and goodt.soldiers, this
victory may be counted cheap, when its importance
is duly ecntsidered.

The raik and Tower guns were discharged this
morning at eight o'clock, in honour of the ahnvt
splendid achievements.

SPANISH AND PORTLY GUSE JOURNALS.
This inunting we received Portuguese papers to
the 1 lth, Madrid Gsaettes to the 17th, and Oviedo
Gaceues to the 21st instant.
Our limits this day pettnit us to present to our Rea.
dors only a few of the most prominent articles. The
animated address of the British Comuaanders to the
Portuguese 'Quid not fail to be well received by our
old friendsr-The conduct of the Spanish Common-
' -der at Mikoroa, detailed in one of the articles, %to&
worthy of his character and his country.
PROCLAMATION
BY THE CSXMAN•DERs IN Ciittl? OF IRIS liZOTANNIIIJ
M4JEsTE's pORCEs EMPLOYED TO ASSIST THE LOYAL
INHABITANTS or THE ICLVGDOM 0? PORTUGAL.
reortz or Poarvoat,
4! The time is arrived to rescue your country,. and
so restore the Government of your lawful Prince..
His BRITANNIC MAJESTY, outmost gracious King and
Master, has, in compliance with the wishes and ar.
dent supplication for succour, from all parts of Por-
tugal, sent to your aid a British army, directed to GP.
operate with his Beet already on your coasts
u The English soldiers, who land upon your shores,
are animated equally wit 4 sentiments of friendship,
integrity, and honour. .
“ The glorious struggle in which you are engaged
embraces all that is dear to man, the protection of
your wives and children ; the restoration of your
lawful Princes; the independence--yea the very d-
istance of yont kingefom ; and the preservation of
your holy religion. Objects like these can only be
attained by distinguished esamples of fortitude and
constancy.
The noble struggle against the tyranny and usw
pation of trance will be jointly maintained by Portu
gal, Spain, and England; and in contributing to the
success of a cause so just and glorious, the views of
his Burrannic MA.rerrr are the same at those lly
which you are yourselvea animated.
(Ogood) " ensiu,r.s COTTON,
SC* Mr** Altllicit Wi44411i47."

"14111—uaildVAtrafrer tp. •
•ths 7sh file. • the Supteme Cptu?cil of agile
weut w the Chi of Santa Maria, where Te Dews
was sang with the greatest solemnity; to ewe thanks
to Gm, for the signal benefits he has dispensed to the
Monalchi•
On the Bth Te Drum Was 'isC like manner sung in
the Royal Church of Satrlvidra, hi the presince of
the secretaries of State and-his Erdellency Don Po-
dro Cebaldos.
On the 10th, in the Church of the Fathers of die'
Trinity, a Mass, a Te Deum, and a Salve, were like-
wise sung—present the Supreme Council of the Ma-
rine.

~.. ,

MURCIA, AI/GUST 4.
Pn the night of the 31st ult. Don Manuel Torrado
presented himself before the Supreme Junta here,
conuaissioned by the, Kingdom of Aftet
having produced his. Letters of Credence, he ex-
f
the object of his mission, which was to de-
clare the urgent necessity there was, for the tran-
quillity of the kingdom, and the uniformity of its
dispositions, to establish a certain Junta or Govern*
meat, which should be organized by two Deputies
from iheJunta of each of the Kingdoms of Gallicia,
Leon, and Asturias, who were ready to accede to
this pip, as a)so those of Andalusia.
The Supreme Junta have testified its greatest satis-
faetio*Orith this proposition, which it had previously
mat the most serious reflections on, and which ought
to be carried into effect as speedily as possible, to
Ptodnee thadvantage which all the provinces anal.
• •
ously fit: A similar opinion and approbation, of
the establishment of such a Supreme Junta, has been
tosmitted from Badajdz on tube 21st,- from Valencia
en the 2.4, and from Granada on the 30th of July.
Extract from the Gazette of Valeiicia, of July t
. Murat leaving detached Marshal Moncey, with
Iwo men, to attack this provintes Oa the side of the
coo, in the expectation that the ninny of General
we,. from Barcelona, would do the same on the
side of Catalonia. General Sabran was perhaps de-
/rod before he could reach our territories. Moncey
passed thesteep mountains whic'h defend our province,
sod sat ceecied in his attempts, though our veteran
soldiers gloriously fulfilled their duty.
▪ The enemy summoned the City' to surrender,
andthe indignant popnlatce, Nobles, Priests, and even
women, all ran to arms, Pined the walls, barricaded
the gate!, preparing the most determined resistance.
enemy opened his fire, which lasted more than
seven hours, directing his first attack against tbegaie
de -Quarte and the battery St. Catharine. The cite-
my's cavalry was well covered, but the fire of mus-
ketry from our walls, which was very lively and con-
tinued, did great execution among the infantry as it
attempted to advance. -
n The intrepid Captain, who •
Commanded the ope-
rations in the Winery of St. Catharine, went upon the
highest of them, and waving his handkerchief, chal-
lenged the enemy to advance. ' The Commandant
of the rata de Qt arte cirdefed that it should be
opened, and the enemy, judging they woulei be per-
mitted to enter, advanced hastily in column; but a
[discharge of grape shot was immediately made ,on
them, which mowed them down by hundreds,. and
covered the ground with carcasses. At length, at
eight at night, General Moncey made a precipitate
retreat, leaving behind him a variety of Utensils, and
ten pieces of artillery.- His army of 10,000 men was
reduced to less than 2000, and the prisoners •we took
assured us that the ,greater part of the army would
have immediately .deserted the General, if Ile.had not
'assured them the Spaniards would givethetn no quarter,
—The remainder of the army is pursued.withoqt in-
termission by the peasants of the Huerta, and its
!fight is marked by its blood and abandoned spoils.—,
The baseness, robberies, sacrilege,• and extortions of
the French, have so enraged the minds of the pear
cants, that they consider' thetn as beings of another
species, and pursue and destroy them like wild beasts."
A letter from gaLamartca states, that the Duke
saes Infantado arrived there in disguise, and declared
that there was no ground for any, apprehension for
Ferdinand vp. this Prince being perfectly safe. ,
General Cistanos took from Danoit no less,
than 1500 waggons, loaded with booty of immense
value, and with ammunition.—(o 'Leal Nrtuguese)

the Loyal Pertripue of August 10.

MADRID, AUGUST 17.
The following is the answer which the Gover-
nor of Minorca, General Marquis del Palacca,
turned to Count d'Espelite, who solicited his scces-
lion to the party of Napoleon :--
" To your insidious communication of The :I9th
Instant, obviously calculated to excite disturbances
sad commotion in this island,l reply that I have or-
dered them to be-burnt, and that this very 'day Fir-
dinand VII. whom Goo will Inutecti has hein43l%lo-
- our lawful sovereign in the most "solemn
manner throughout this island and-the Spanish fleet,
ender universal shouts of sadsfaction and applause.
" The man who now commands in this Island-is a
Spaniard, incorruptible and hostile to the party-of
the wicked. He does not acknowledge any authority
Prostituted by egotism, hope, or fear—he knows that
men enslaved or oppressed, are not to command free-
men; and sees, with astonishment, that there are
'oval Ex-tribunals, which-abuse the authOrity vested
is them, to destroy the rights of-their Sovereign, and
the independencevf the Country. -
Is it possible that you should le appanetiVy

IP& a es* Yid nothing te
riailiskinFlibilit' beam your fair antarki
pow, live no Unger inkient and putillanimbnii
3020ng traitors, who prophane the sacred cup devoted
to dlviue service, to get intoxicated in your sight.
The brave man, and the coward, dies but once, but
the just lives eternally with God."

• MAHON, JUNE $4.
palaces, Governor of Minorca) D. Andus Las-
cauca, and D. Vincent, Duke de Estrilia, have been
appointed by the Provisional Governor-General to

—ve the offers of those who wish to enlist in the
army of Madrid, or make contribution for the pub-
lic aerviae. The National Bank is to-take charge of
the monies which shall be paid in for that purpose..
His Excellency Don Pedro Go:l%l'lex I.lamis,
Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Defence of VII-•
lencia and Murcia, who is now in this capitelvadises-
sed the following proclamation to the troops moduritis
command, before his arrival here :

GENERAL ORDERS.
m August 0, it.iNt.
" Soldiers of the Army of Defence of the 'Xi. tig-
doins of Valencia and Murcia ! we are onthe. Point
of entering Madrid, the capital of the vast dominion%
I and
kingdoms which compose our beloved nation.—
The Eagles of our enemies dread the avenging arm
that comes to chastise them for their iniquities. Yon,
have seen the temples and sanctuaries outraged in the
most scandaloos manner—that inheritance of Our fore.
fathers, granted them by Thyme Paoviozicz; mutt
be maintained by the Spaniards with all their mighti
the strictest discipline and military order must be
indispensably observed by those who march on
the road to glory. Let us render ourselves
worthy of that honour, in order that our fellow.citi-
zens may admire the virtues which we .ought to pos-
sess. Soldiers !..be obedient to your Chiefs, because
it is your duty to be so ; and be convinced, that they
will never wink at indiscipline and disorder, which
cannot lx,.t disgrace them. Companions in arms
shew your gratitude to the people of New Cas-
tile, who have so kindly endeavoured to meet all our
wants. Madrid is- its Capital, as it is that of all
Spain. Treat its inhabitants as your brethren, and
let the most perfect harmony prevail between them
and you. All this is recommended to you, and ex-
Peered from your loyalty and obedience, by your Ge-
'sera!, PZDRO GONZALEZ LLAMEZ."

(Stippkeens to the Madrid Gazette of August 17.)
ALCOBACA (IN PORTUGAL) JULY 22.

*The French who were in this city, left us at seven
this morning, and with so much precipitation, that
not being able to make use of the provisions they hid
collected, they destroyed them, even the Officers
throwing them away, and scattering their wine about
the streets; the slightest motion alarms and terrifies
them, and the slightest rumour of the approach of
I troops depresses their spirits to such a degree, that
they have not power to examine what foundation
there Is for the report.
Ever.fond of society, both by character and educa-
tion, they never were so eager for it as on this fatal
occasion, as they judge themselves most secure when.,
they are all together.
All that' extraordinary bravery and intrepidity
which have•belen so much vaunted in their Gazettes
and Official Papers, is now changed into disgraceful
panic and pusillanimity.—Minerva Lwitana, July 29.