Star.
London, England, 1808-08-31 00:00:00

FROM THE SPANISH PAPERS.

- viANA, irtycerr 1.
The Licentiate Don Joseph Sanjarjo has received
the following letter, containnig the details of the de-
parture of the French ifom Madrid, and some other
particulars :

" Vinaverde, Aural!.

.. a Most esteemed Cousin I I thank GOD that I can
now write to you in the fullest manner, and free froth
the suspicion which interrirpted our correspondence,
owing to the presence of those enemies of the public
tranquillity. _ . _

" therefore hasten to give you. the most satisfac-
tory intern:l6°n. As in the time of Elias, when Sa-
maria was compassed about, the Syrians suddenly
abandhned it, heists struck with a panic terror, with
no less precipitation have those, enemies of the human
race evacuated our capital of Madrid, and breathing
fury and vengeance, hastened their return towards Va-
lencia, threatening not to spare a single life, and com-
mitting on their march the most execrable ravages,
the most abominable excesses, such indeed, that When
we read the history of ancient times, we should think
them_peculiar to the barbarism of those ages.
- " This was the first occasion upon which, and I
almost regard it as a miracle, the voice of terror was
• heard among their ranks ; and they gave manifest
proofs or fear, disorder, confusion, and particularly
of a degree of dejection, so ill suited to their proud
spirits: The 90th was to them a day of sorrow,
tribulation, and bitterness ; and on the 31st, those
European tygers fled in dismay, pursued even by the
shadows of the women.

64 Such was their precipitation, that they abando-
ned the fruits of their iniquities, their robberies, and
outrages of every kind. Their ground-works at the
Retiro, their palisadoes, bastions, covered ways, ra-
velines, ditches, mines, batteries, &c. became accessi-
ble to the whole population of Madrid and its envi-
rons, furnishing them with proofs of the danger to
which we were exposed.
" At Retiro they left behind them four pieces of can-
non, carrying trout 16 to S 6 pound shot, 10 mortars, a
number of howitzers, a very great quantity of shells,
grenades, matches, and other implements of tyranny.
The wood of the palisadoes is alone valued at three
millions. The building, which was formerly the
Theatre of Ferdinand VI. was completely filled with
biscuit ; there are supposed to be 5000 bags of
The bacon was covered over with barrels of powders
of which, including what was lying there in cart-.
ridges, there is calculated to be 5000 arrobes. The
number of swords, muskets, pistols, pikes, &c. is
very great. In a word, as an army put to the route,
and closely pursued by the enemy, abandons every
thing, in order to accelerate their flight, so have the
French given up to us all the means 13. Y which they
could have had any hope of realizing. the r plans.
The King of Topers, the jolly son or brother of
Bacchus, fled by the subterraneous passage leading to
the river, his good friends Urquijo, the two Negretes,
Frias, Arribar, Cabarrus, Marquina, Caballero, and
the rest of the gang, made their escape as they could.
The great Marquina is made a Captain of Mamelukes.
46 The whole of the French artizans, cooks, tailors,
milliners, &c. who were settled here, have also fied• in
the greatest precipitation, leaving behind all theiryaln.
ables. A coachman asked 24,000 reals from one of
them for a crach to Bayonne, and he obtained 16,000.
To what is all this to be ascribed ? Upon this point
there are various opinions.
" France, according to some, is in a complete
state of insurrection. -Russia, Germany, and Tur-'
key have, according to others, declared war against
the impious Napoleon. It is a fact, that the Secre-
tary of the Russian Embassy attended the Council
late in he evening of the 31st ult. and delivered his
sentiments at great length, in consequence of iihich,
the people received himwith shouts; and called him
their friend and ally. Others account .for it by the
approach of Cistanos, Ste. They destroyed all the
gun-carriages, and spiked the cannon, with the excep-
tion of seven, which they had not tirturto spike.—
They carried away 5000 of their sick who were
in the hospitals, IcaviaElehind them about 1000 to!
the protection of Spanish' clemency, With the ex- I
ception of these, not a single Frenchman remains in
Madrid or the environs. We pity the towns which
they are to pass through, '.There were about 8000 ofi
them at Ocana, who marched, in one day, try Madrid.
In passing through Valdenioro, they pillaged the
church of the Carnielities, carrying off the comniu-
nion-cup, phials, &c. &c. and tearing up the pews and
pulpits. Tile joy which prevails in this quarter is be-
cond description. The people rung the bells during
the whole of the night of the glst, and amused them-
selves with balls, bonfires, and every species of diver-.
sion. We this day proclaimed a course of nine days
thanksgiving. I have offered to preach on the 15th,
This example has been followed in all the Au.**
villages, for the oppression we labottre4 Weir wee
great. They threatened me with death—.but,.besitPo
that I was not much alarmed, I have the satisfaction'
Lo knoWt that the Man whithreatesed- in fell by 'si
So laet...ball its. La Mancha. What I Ord 0E1144 feel
is, that they flit up all my wheat and barley, and
gave me a debentuirpayable at the daybfjudement
Ira I will not grudge it, providetl never again see
Asir faces. In this little place they made contribu-
tions, to the amount of 43.14,721 teals, and at Pauto,
they levied to the amounrof 682,426,
MIL CATECHISM AND BRIEF COMPENDIUM.
OS TIM ossma now' OVA /TA MA RD, VIACTICAL [NOW..
sassoi or au LIMIT!, AND lIIPLANAVION'OP MIS EN 4/111f
Illgelll6 IN ACTUAL CIACUP4SIANCLS; PUT IN TM
.Mill 01 A SSIRLOGUI. ' •
tax, child, what do yon callionnelfP-0. A Spaniari,
deo you wan by a Sp.vtined ?—An honest mss). *