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in that

They v.. that
English effected lately a landing t..
Rosas, and pushed forwards to within .
Perpignan.
RTVADEO, SEPT.
Two transports arrived this day in this port, which
parted company with the convoy of about 300 sail,
on board of which are our troops escaped from the
North : they are well dressed, inured to war, and in
high spirits. When they disembarked from ie above
two transports, they kissed the earth, and exclaimed,
" Long live Ferdinand VII. 1"
The whole regiment of Asturias, and those of
Guadlajora and Algarve, made the most vigorous
resistance to the French ; but as the latter were m
very great number, amounting to twelve thousand
men, they were obliged to surrender, and deliver up
their arms.

OVIEDO, SEPT. St
is .
A periodical publication called the Court Gazeor as far as they could penetrate. May Goo preserve
your Excellency many years.
circulated in the French army; the authors of which (Signed) 66 aAmon olutzt.L."
are the same who conducted the Diary of Madrid n Addressed to the Marquis de Portazgo.
in the time of Murat. When we say that it is under " &num, September 24, 1808."
the management of the French, it is needless to add, " htbsT =CELLE-MT 81110 NOR,
that it contains only extravagant falsehoods with re- "In pursuance of your Excellency's order of this
spect to Spain. The monster of iniquity the Cabi- date, that the advanced guard of the regiment of Ma-
net of St. Cloud, wishes to persuade the French and jorca, now under my command, should take post in
foreign nations, that the Royal Family of Spain made the village of Reneda, three quarters of a league dis-
their escape, and took refuse in France, because the tant from hence, I thought proper to execute your
Spaniards rose upon and wished to exterminate them. order in Fission, with the intention of making myself.
`:We who are acquainted with, the cunning, perfidy, completely acquainted with that position, and the
and wickedness of this Government, cannot be sur- road between it and this place.
prized at this ; but those who admire Napoleon as a " I set out at one o'clock of the day, on my march
tutelar Angel, and as the favourite of Fortune, must thither, by the highway, accompanied by Lieut. Dun
be astonished when they learn the glorious efforts Jacquin Espatolero, with the veterans of his company,
which the Spaniards make to prevent that notorious at present consisting of 58 men.
Emperor from
founding his dynasty on the ruin of "On coming in sight of Reneda, which is not seen
that of Bourbon in Spain, and from completing his until one is quite close to it, we found that the inha-
plan by destroying that family with still greater per-1 bitants were in the greatest confusion, and flying from
fidy and wickedness than that which he practised to- , the approach of the enemy. I ordered our troops to
wards the unfortunate Duke of Enghein. halt, that I might reconnoitre them. I observed, at
CORUNNA, OCT, e. the distance of musket shot froth the town, about
A German has arrived here from Bayonne, where 1100 men marching by the road that leads from Cas-
he had concealed himself for six weeks, in order that cajares, who, on their part, remarking that I was ad-
he might find an opportunity to pass into Spain. He 1 vancing towards them, suspended their march for a
reports that all the inhabitants of that place are ex- I few minutes.
tremely disgusted, and only await the arrival of the " During this interval I assured my men, that
Spaniards to shew themselves. No person there dares their coolness and steadiness would put the enemy to
to speak on Spanish affairs, as all who offend in that flight. I ordered the officer to march with 30 men
manner are rigorously punished. to the left along the skirt'of the mountain, with the
CORUNNA, OCTOBER 4. intention of flanking them in their retreat, and The
The following are official statements of the opera- Serjeant, with the remaining 28, to ascend to the right
dons of our army, transmitted to the Most Sereneby a path way which progressively commanded the
Junta, by his Excellency Don Joaquin Blake, Gene- village. The French seeming determined to enter
ral in Chief— it, I ordered the troops to fire, upon which they pre-
el Mosr EXCELLENT SEIGNOR—I have already ; cipitately fled. The party under the command of the
transmitted to you the substance of the affair of yes.lSerjeant, and that on the left, pursued and killed 13
terday (the 22d) at the Inn of Guardia, on the road
I of them, besides, as I have since learned, wounded se-
to Durango ; I now transmit a more circumstantial veral, and taken one prisoner.
account, for your Excellency's information. I re- 66 That no doubt may remain of this fortunate
ceived intelligence in the morning, that the enemy affair, their arms, straps, and knapsacks have been
had called in the advanced party which they had at collected ; and though I cannot assert, that the SO
the Inn ; that they had concentrated themselves at who were detached on the left, accomplished their
Durango, and left that place, giving out, that they object in cutting off the enemy's retreat, they contri-
were marching to join the main body of their army. buted by their firing to increase his loss, as did also
Nevertheless, still doubting whether it was not a feint, the reconnoitring party which opportunely made its
I set out to reconnoitre the heights; and placed a party appearance, under the command of the Lieutenant of
of 40 men and a Captain in the above-mentioned the Volunteers of Navarre, Don Hermagenes Diez,
Inn ; another on the height of Aramos, and a third and consisted of 24 soldiers of the said battalion, and
at Chiriboqueta. I had scarcely returned to this that of Majorca.
place, when an alarm was suddenly spread that the " I flatter myself, that the enemy will be consrin-
French were approaching, and committing every ced that they have to expect a similar chastisement,
species of ravage. Upon this alarm, the inhabi. as often as they face our soldiers. Our loss consists
tants abandoned their houses, and the greatest con. only of one wounded, belonging to the Battalion of
fusion prevailed. I instantly collected my troops, Navarre.
i
and proceeded without a moment's delay to meet the " Our advanced guard continues to occupy that
enemy ; and at a short distance fram the Inn, I at- post, and their force will be increased by those of the
tacked their advanced parties with different detach- same company, who are to join them in the course of
ments, killed one dragoon and six infantry, who were, this night. May GOD preserve your Excellency many
at the bead of the column. The thickness of the ran. (Signed) " JOSEF scam."
wood prevented me from exactly ascertaining the I " Addrealed to Its Lwateno? the General to atier•
" Septembot
state of his force. I perceived a movement in re- Ertas, 60.
treat, and that under cover of a part of the wood
nearest the Inn, a column was advancing to a height,
from whence they might attack my rear. I immedi-
ately directed my march to another height extremely
rugged and woody, sending out skirmishing' parties,
and offering them battle, notwithsnmding the dimi-
nutive force which 1 had with me. Their numbers
appeared greater from their being seen between the
trees. In consequence of this movement, they sus-
pended their attack, and filed off by stealth to their.
first position in the wood, whilst another body re.,
'ruined on the spot formed in column. The night I
was now coming. on, and my position not being con.'";
venient for receiving assistance, I called in my dif•
ferent out parties, and filed off in the greatest silence.
I took a position on the heights of Asteiza, station-
ing some detachments on my flanks. The morning I
was ushered in with a thick fog, which prevented me
from making any observations ; but it being neces-
sary that I should ascertain the position of the enemy,
I availed myself of the services of some honest pea-1
cants belonging to this place, who most loyally gave„
me all the assistance in their power. The Clerk of '
the Market was particularly useful to me, and fur-
nished me a confidential person to perform this office, ,
and also to ascertain the fate of two officers and se- I
veral volunteers who were missing. At eleven o'clock
I received intelligence that the corps of the enemy ,
that occupied the Inn had, after a grand reconnoi-
trills, retreated to Durango, leaving behind the dead
bodies of five Volunteers, whom, after stabbing and 1
mangling them in various places, they stripped
naked, and tying their toes together, they placed on
the top of the wall. These bodies were immediately ;
carried in here for the purpose of interment. On
their being brought in, so highly enraged were their
companions (not at their being killed, for that they
know is the chance of war, but at the outrage and
indignities offered to the remains of those brave Ar.
ragonese, who fought like soldiers), that it required
all my efforts to keep them within the bounds of dis-
cretion.
" The inclenuntcy of the season, and the continual
...

4, Most Excizto,. _
I have the honour to inform you, that having
proceeded on the-19th instant with my battalion of
riflemen, consisting of 4sO men, to.occupy the town
and monastery of One, in order to secure them from
any attack on the part of the enemy, who had threa-
tened to pillage the Convent, I disposed of the greater
part of my troops in guarding the many and distant
approaches to the heights and passes leading to and
commanding the place ; keeping under m;
ate command only 190 men aea,reserve, to assist at'
any point where a reinforcement n. be necessary.;
and ordering my advanced corpSjoitultrly that was
posted in the village of Pino, about.* league froM
One, to harms the 441:my. with.their skirmishers.
By these means I succeeded Ass the following day in.
depriving them of the. iiisins which they procured
from the adjacent' s tniltillages within a circuit i
of two leagues, intercepting, even within their view,i
18 carts laden with bread, eggs, fruits, and other ar-
ticles of provision. The inconvenience which the
enemy suffered from these skirm'shing parties, caused
General Bessieres to send, the same day, a menacing
letter to the Convent, charging them with want of i
punctu-ility in furnishing their contribution of provi-
sions, and with not- haysng4ivua 'him notice of our;
arrival in that quarter • -bi4:.ne,answer being. setur-1.
ned, and eager to pillage: shit, , (a splendid
monument of the pietY'bfthetounti Castile, and
the repository of their l'ilinglier"kiinlired to make
himself master of a post so inter-uldig, both from its ,
military advantages and its riches. With this view,
at daybreak of 4. 25th,there-,aypeared before the `
' village of Pino, a column of 19Q0 itiantry, under the
command of`a Coletiek With a rear-gnard of 1.9 horse-
men, while they' had a latter force -hid behind a
mountainous ridge. that Jalau-Corhudilla.
moment, I was accidentellyal the village of Saliss4-
on the toad to Poses, Witt!, my reserve consisting of •
Adjutant, four officers; and. 190 men, being on
my march to the latter plate to surprise 100 tneu,
who, according to my Information, were to have en.l
tered thatx visserving the enemy's column
--,14 Jeff and the river

rains, from which we had no shelter, have compelled on my , 4 jlank, .crossing the plain,
me to alter my position, and to place two companies which separated us,. I took.post on the acclivity of the
in advance upon the roads ; in -their rear, 'the regi-; mountaitt forriit the approach on that side to
ment of Lugo, which arrived at nine in the eseaing; rino•ansi Pna,.-and' fkitii 'that eminence ipened my
utitif -y&r I.ore t guard •of the enemy-, who were
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and the iisCat iiitrance of this town, - „ 41fatxt4 ,
ExcelleacY 6411-haes the goodness to snake ittioit 4.114 raw*
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and steady trap I pat them to flight with the loss of
three men kaled.. Having then placed my men be.
hind a parapet, I Observed the enemy forming their
is Mot of me, and detaching a part of their
tt
lii
tis or right, to make a dttour round that in.
s aenlonce, in order to gut off my retreat. I
dereffee evacuated my position and marched in the
I,lllllllrOlder, and occasionally ii:eleirging a Alley,
to the height on which Yamari stands, and which
,commands the other road leading from Pezas to Ona.
"Here I took post to tevent the enemy's progress;
but the-enemy, conceiving that the mad to Pino wa
now left without any defence, advanced in that di.
1 rection, where he met with such resistance from an
advanced party of 50 men, commanded by Don The.
thatra DtheeyYarto,thourLhtiepumtenperanttoinrethtereregat
toim regiment orlfihrisatjoposrct.
don, with the oss of four more of their number ; and
upon finding their projects frustrated, and discovering
fisien our various positions that all of them commaii:
dzd the passes, and that their persisting to penetrate,
besides being fruitless, would be attended with the
loss of the greater part of their men, took the resolu.
1 tion to retreat, which they accordingly did in the
greatest precipitation. The evacuation of Bureba
and Burgos soon followed.
" In this trifling affair, interesting only froin its
results, my officers and troops displayed the utmost
zeal and enthusiasm in defence of their beloved King
and Country, all of them contributing, in their respec.
five posts, to the happy result which I have just cone
municated to you, in conformity to my duty. May
GOD preserve you many years.,
(Signed) " ALLIANDER O'DONNELL."
"Addressed to Don Centro *sem, Brigadier.
" General, and Corfu:Lander of the FirstDivie
" Sian of the Army of Gallicia."
•-- • 0 Ons, Sept. U, 1500
• • ' -RAY OF BISCAY, OCT. 6.
Tt appears that the retreat of the French from Bil.
boa was a 41Pe lie guerre. The French troops march-
ed to Vittoria, only to return with a force triple
that of the Spaniards who took possession of thetiry.
Marshal Ney purposed to signalize, by this couitek-
main, his entrance into the field in Spain. Happily,
the project proved abortive. We are assured offi-
cially, that the Spanish army, aware of the artifice,
retreated without the loss of a man, and resumed their
stations on the heights, where the want of cavalry
will not be felt, and where they may wait those rer
inforeements which are promised so bountifully to this
army from every quarter. The official details will in-
form you sufficiently of the positions taken. The result,
therefore, of this affair is only that we have that con-
firmed which weknew before viz. that the army ofGal-
licia is still incompetent to take a very prominent part
in the campaign. It can operate defensively, and by
guarding the eastern frontier protect the main armyfite
being flanked to the right s but when the 10,000 men
from the north are arrived, and they have left this coat
several days for St. Ander—..when the 35,000 Eng-
lish troops have entered the field, and we are anxioudy
expecting tidings of them—we then trust that the
Gallician army will be able to assume a higher rank
among the armies of Spain.
The last post front Medici has brought no sews
of importance. The Central Junta continues to sit,
but we have not yet heard of any one of its public acts.
The general information from the other provinces
of Spain is very insignificant. Now that the South
is cleared of its foes, the proceedings there have ceased
to have any interest. All the public hopes and fears
are fixed upon the armies in the North, and the Council
in the centre of the kingdom.
OFFICIAL.
CORUNNA, OCTOBER 6.
The most Serene Government having received on
the 3d of October, a courier from General Blake,
with a dispatch, dated the 27th ult. informing them
that the centre of the enemy's army was falling back
upon Vittoria (a movement which is confirmed by
the subjoined dispatch of the 30th, received by another
courier) ; and that upon their retreat, our army we:e
preparing to extend their advanced posts, to occupy
some advantageous positions ; and understanding that
unfavourable reports were spread in this city, stating
that their Highnesses had no authentic advices, they
were pleased, in contradiction to these rumours, to
publish these advice: with a noble frankness: and on
the 3d they issued a Notice, containing information
which afforde well-founded hopes of greater advanta-
ges. The retreat of the enemy from Vittoria was a
feint, intended to divert the attention of our army,
whilst, with thrice our numbers, they were to proceed
against Bilbao, which they accordingly did, the whole
of their centre corps having been detached upon this
service, under the command of Marshal Ney. But
the plan which Net had formed was disconcerted by
the vigilance of the Marquis del Portazgo, who, aware
of the superior force that threatened him, marched off
from Bilbao with all his troops and artillery, and with-
out the loss of a single man, took up a position at
Balinaseda. Here General Riquelure, after repul-
sing the enemy, joined him with the division under
his command. These particulars are confirmed by
the annexed dispatch, which is published by order of
their Highnesses, that the public may not entertain
the slightest anxiety or apprehension, but, on the con-
trary, the expectation thtt this temerity on the part
of the enemy, will lead to the surrender of Ney, and
the army with which he has entered Bilbao ; General
Blake having fallen back with the whole of his army,
and taken ass advantageous position on the adjacent
heights.
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. TO THE GOVERNMENT OF GAI.LICIA.
MOST SERENE saioNorts—h-The enemy's centre corps
which, as I have inform.4i you. in my dispatch of the
27th, had marched to Vittoria, directed its route
from that city to lids Bilbcia, under the command
of the General in Chief Marshal Ney, for the purpose
of falling upon our fourth division, with a force of
about three to one. The latter however opportunely
evacuated the place and retreated with the artillerr
,-Ileisjbaggap in the Lest Order to Balmaseda, in which
Vac% er its environs, they still remmn. The third
diVision advanced the same day, as far as Pena de
duna, to the assistance of the fourth, in tikiance of
a diluent. of Abe enemy that Obeerved theM it a very
short tliKance from their iint of m itch, aaa b..!.w2ea
iihuseaufranced parties- and ours, watt firing took
place. Brigadier-General Don Francisco ttiinelure
was on hiattiarch for ilittitia; *Wm lie was informed
of our having evacuated it, and thbtusetity,tiriing ea•
-ierad it ; in consequence ofitile% he altered Ms TOW./
Allikliaarched in adirectips whanialit his *opining Ge

fortniAg illilCtiun with Portazgo. The position which
be last occupied was Oquenda.
The above is communicated for the information of
your Most Serene Highnesses.
JO A (Signed)
QUIN SLAKE.
nead-quarters, Quincoees, September so, 1808.

PORTUGAL.

PRIVATE. LETTER.
13 LISBON, StPTLIADLI 30.
a Ton will find in the Lisbon Gazettes you will
receive herewith, all the news of this place, except
that of the arrest of the Spanish General Garrosa,
which took place at St. Amaro on the night of the
96th instant. St. Amaro is a suburb of Lisbon, and
about as far from the city as it is from Temple Bar
to the middle of Piccadilly, and it so happens that I
reside at the house of an Englishman, which is next
door to that in which General Garrosa was concealed.
This man betrayed the Spanish troops which were in
the neighbourhood of Lisbon when the revolution in
their own country commenced. Under false pretences,
h.: made them march to a position, where, by a pre-
vious concert with Junot, they were surrounded by
French troops, and compelled to lay down their arms.
They were then hurried into boats and imprisoned in
the hulks on the river, where they remained until our
troops took possession of Lisbon. It is generally
said that the traitor was discovered by a waterman
(1. e. one of the men who are here employed to carry
water from the fountains, in order to supply the
houses) but I have been assured that it was the Por-
tuguese who lived in the same house that infermed of
him. As soon as his retreat was disclosed, two troops
of cavalry, and two companies of infantry, were sent'
to surround his residence, and to keep off the enraged
Spaniards, who otherwise would have torn him in
pieces' and the Portuguese, who threatened to pull
down the house. Perfect order was, however, pre-
served by our troops. Garrosa, I understand, is an
Italian by birth ; he is very much indisposed to-day,
and, it is slid, he has swallowed poison."

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1.35 t night Dutch Gazettes to the 10th, containing
Pals news to the 4th inst. came to hand. The two
Einpetors met at Krfurth on the 27th ult. NAPOLEON
arrived ant, and having paid a visit to the KING cf
SAXONY, who had come to Eriurth the day before,
afterwards proceeded towards Weimar, to meet
ALLCANDER. The two entered Erfurth on horseback,
about three o'clock. For the trifling particulars that
have transpired, see the extracts.

?7o doubt remains of the French under Marshal
liry having again occupied Bilboa. An official
statement of the event Kill be found in the preceding
columns, with additional extracts from the Spanish
Journals, Which reached us yesterdai.

The Spaniards, who were not in sufficient force to
retain the place, were timeously apprised of the ap-
proach of the enemy, and retired in good order, with
all their artillery and baggage, to Balmasexia, a strong
post in the mountains, where they were joined by
another corps that was on its march to Bilboa. The
third division of the Gallician army afterwards
marched to their support.
The French and Spanish armies were to close to
tub other at the beginning of this montk that a ge-
gen' engagement could not be well avoided. :If the
positions of the latter be accurately described, the ene-
my are confined within a very narrow space, and if
they 'are again driven out of Bilboa, it will require all
the-AMY of Marshal Nay, who has assumed the
command of the French; to effect a secure retreat.
The armies of the:Asturias, Castile, and Gallicia,
art BOW under the command of General BLAZE, who,
by thistime has been Joined by the foreei under Ce-
seialCuitera to the number of 7000 men, principally
caral) Wand artillery. The last named Commander
has been ordered to Asanjuez, to explain his -nrotives
for arresting M. Vat.zoss, who has been liberated by
I the Supreme Junta.

The armies of Andalusia and Valencia, lately under
General CASTANOS, have as yet no Commander in
Chief nominated ; CasrANos is absent, having been
appointed to the War Committee. This force is now
at Milagro (in Navarre) having crossed the Ebro at
that point which has been abandoned by the French.
From thence it was proceeding to Pampeluna. It is
supposed that the Marquis of ROMANA will have the
uominatul of these forces which compose what is called
the central army.
General Vivrs, Captain General of Majorca, has
landed in Catalonia with 60G) regular troops, and
has taken upon him the command of the army hi that
province, the Marquis PALACIO havingbeca appointed
a Member of the War Committee.
The accounts from Madrid, given in the printed
Journals, come down to the Ist inst. at which Peilod
all differences between the Council of Castile an4-tlie,
ether Councils had terminated, all submitting to the
Supreme Junta.

Letters from Cadiz to the 22d ult. severe received
Teterday. Lbrd WILLIAM BENTINCX arrived there,
en the 17th, and immediately proceeded for Madridy
via Seville.
Sir RICHARD STRACHAH attended the Admiralty
rtterday moroing, previous to his leaving tows to
tike olt him the oonintutd of the Flea, in the room
ef
won .15& of ill •
.I.4ltAttl. i 6 obliged to snip on
he

MALTA AND GIBRA.LTAR.
The arrival of the Isabella packet, with Mails from.
Malta and Gibraltar, enables us to announce, that
the Garrisons I both were well and in high spirits,
at the end of last month.
At Sicily Sir JOHN STEWART was ready to embark
at an hour's notice 10,000 troops, in high discipline,
and eager for combat. The Kingdom of Naples was
believed to be the destined scene of action. The peo-
ple are represented to be anxious for the arrival of
the moment in which they may fly to arms, ist
tion of the Spaniards, to emancipate themselves from
the fetters in which they are now bound.

The Dalrymple Convention, according to the ac-
counts that have reached us, by this mail, from the
South of Spain, has excited great disgust in that
countrynot at the British government, but against
the Commanders ; nor will any attempts that may be
made to varnish over the disgracetver change its cha-
racter in the estimation of the Spanish leaders.—We
subjoin such of the letters received by the Mail as
possess any interest :

" GIBRALTAR, SEPTEMBER 19.
44 This morning the KING'S-FISHER sloop of war
arrived from Malta, having her Highness the Prin-
cess of ORLEANS on board. Her Highness made her
escape with great difficulty from some village near
Barcelona, on its being attacked by the French, and
arrived at Malta about three weeks ago.
S Err. 20.—This day a mail arrived from Lisbon,
with the first certain accounts of the terms of the
Convention agreed upon with General JUNOT for the
evacuation of Portugal by the French army. The
intelligence has produced a very different sensation
to that of DUPONT'S surrender to the gallant CASTA.
NOS. Instead of the usual rejoicings after a victory,
' the utmost gloom and dissatisfaction prevails in every
countenance in the garrison. After hearing of the
glorious victory over the French on the 21st of Au-
gust, great preparations were making here and at
Algeziras for a splendid illumination and rejoicings,
which were to take place on the surrender of the
French army, which was daily expected. Now not
a gun will be fired or a candle lighted on the occa-
sion, either here or in Spain.
" SEr r. 21.—This day the Clarion% a Spanish
line of battle ship of 80 guns, arrived in the bay, from
Malaga, on her way to Cadiz. She saluted Rear-
Admiral PURVIS'S flag as she passed, which was im-
mediately returned.
" SEPT. 21—The packet from Malta arrived this
morning, in sixteen days passage. Brigadier-General
DISNEY and his Staff are on board. By the packet,
we learn that Sir Join STEWART and ten thousand of
the finest troops of the army at Sicily were ready to
embark at an hour's notice ; and it was expected that
a powerful diversion would soon be made in the king-
dom of Naples, where the natives were all anxious to
follow the glorious example set them by the Spanish
nation.

" The FAME and APC.:LO sailed this day, to join
the fleet off Toulon.
" SEPT. 23.—The letters from every part of Spain
speak in the most indignant terms of the ignominious
Convention concluded with the French at Lisbon.—
I inclose you copies of two of them, received by pea...
ple of the highest respectability here, and written by
persons who, from their situations, have every mean
of being well informed. The British Government, I
am happy to add, escapes censure, but the evils expec-
ted to result from the Convention are not the less re-
:,
petted on that account.
" CADIZ, SEPT. 17.
"Yesterday a Russian Officer arrived here express
-front Lisbon, by way of Badajoz,on his way to Trieste,
with dispatches to the Russian Government. By him
we have learned the authentic accounts of the extra-
ordinary terms which have been granted -to General
JuNo? and the French army under his command in
Portugal. It is impossible to describe the amaze-
ment and indignation they have excited in this coun-
try, where they are reckoned far more degrading to
the British national honour, than those which Linens
dictated to General Witintowcz, at Buenos Ayres. 1
" The gone opinion respecting them prevails at
Madrid, where they arc reckoned in the highest de-
gree disgraceful and impolitic, as by this means be-
tween twenty and thirty thousand of the finest French
troops will be sent back to France, from whence they
will soon enter Spain again I so that with respect to
the final issue of the grand contest in which we are
engaged, they will do us infinitely more mischief by
being sent out of Portugal to join the grand French
army advancing against this country, than if they had
been suffered to remain where they were, till the fate
of this campaign was decided."

" MADRID, SEPT. IS.
86) The Gazette Extraordinary of yesterday an-
nounced the grateful news of the deliverance of the
Marquis de KOMANA and ten thousand of our gallant
'countrymen from the jaws of the enemy, through the
sealsnd intrepidity of the British navy, which dif-
fused the most universal joy in this Capital. The same
Gazette also contained a communication, by order of
the English Commander in Chief in Portugal, of the
capitulation concluded with General hymn, for the
evacuation of that country by the French army in
consequence of the victories of the 17th and Rlst ult. ,
66 I do assure you, it required the first piece of
news to render the other at all palatable, its the
ea ,of sending Jumor's army back to France at
such a me rent as this irunivarsally condemned, and

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some of our leading men have expressed their opinion
of the terms of the Capitulation in much stronger
language than I choose to repeat. Luckily we have
no fears for the result of the glorious struggle in which
we are. engaged, and the enthusiasm in favour of
England is so great, that we cannot suspect the Go-
vernment of that country of any intention of sacri-
ficing the welfare of this to any temporary partial
interest of its own with respect to Portugal, and we
attribute the blame solely to the Commanders of the
English Army, who must have been sadly duped by
Amor in the negociation.

" We expect that the Supreme Central Board of
Government will be finally arranged before the end of
this month, and that they will assemble at Aranjuez.
" CoL De LE has been uncommonly active since
his arrival here. His knowledge of the Spanish lan-
guage and abilities, gives him great weight, and no
measure of any importance is determined on without
consulting him.
" Mr. Joim MURPHY, one of the partners in the
principal English house here, is, at his own expellee,
raising, clothing, and arming a regiment, called the
Volunteers of Spain, composed of three battalions,
each consisting of 800 men, and which is now nearly
completed."

Yesterday morning the last ,division of that very
fine body of men the 10th Light pragoons, marched
into Portsmouth, under the command of Colonel

Lawn ; about ten, the PRINCE was at the Dock-yard,
and the embarkation commenced as on the former
d.,y; ; the PRINCE himself gave orders, remained on
the ground till the last horse and man went on board,
and then he went on board to see hiw they were ac-
commodated. Mr. Commissioner Townes, of the
Transport Office, and several General Officers ac-
companied him. The numerous spectators as well
as the men, appeared to feel this kind condescension
of the PRINCE. When the PRINCE appeared-at the
jettey, the men that were embarked cheered their Colo-

nel from all the transports.
About three o'clock, his Royal Highness the Duke
of CLARENCE, arrived with his son, Cornet FITZ-

CLARENCE ; he does not embark till to-morrow, when

it is hoped that General SLADE, with his Brigade, the
finest perhaps that ever left England, will be able to
sail, as the wind is coming round to the Eastward.
They proceed, it is said, immediately to Bilboa. From
the accounts of those that met them on the way, Sir
DAVID BAIRD'S fine army of 14,000 men must have

landed at Corunna some days ago, and are probably
now on their march through the interior.
Last night the PRINCE gave a farewell dinner to the
Officers of his regiment, at the Crown Inn, Ports-
mouth, to which the Duke of CLARENCE, Sir JOHN
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SLADE, and some of the PRINCE'S friends, Commis-
sioners GREY and TOWREY, Admirals MONTAGUE,
OrwAv and TYLER, Governor WinTHAM, Generals
PORTER and SLADE, were invited.

If the PRINCE does not leave Portsmouth today,
the Hon. Commissioner GREY is to have the honour
of entertaining him, the Duke of CLARENCE, and a
numerous party to dinner.
General COTTON'S Brigade of Light Cavalry will
be the next to be embarked, then Genpral PAYNE'S
brigade of Heavy Cavalry, then another brigade of
Light Cavalry, and then General Dottitim's brigade
of Heavy Horse.
MUNGO PARKE.—Accounts have been received from
Africa, dated August 20, by Mr. James G. Jackson,
Professor rf the Arabic and African lanoliagcs, by a
caravan, which perferrned the journey across the de- I
,sart, or Sahara, from Timburtoo to Morocco, in 105
days ; by which it appears that Mr. Parke's interpre-
ter to the Sultan of Sondan arrived there with the
caravan ; but neither he nor any other person knew
any thing certain of Mr. Parke's death.—The Tua.
rick and Brabeesh Arabs had committed depreda-
tions in the neighbourhood of Timburtoo. Four hun-
dred load of gum Sondan had arrived at Mogadore,
from that emporium of central Africa, besides a large
quantity of gold-dust, ivory, &c. The only circum-
stance that affords a colour of probability to the report
of Mr. Parke's death is, that some time since a Fort
on the river Niger had been stormed, and all the
Christians found there put to death ; but it is pretty
well ascertained that Mr. Parke was not at that time

in the neighbourhood of the Niger.
THEATRE DRURY-L/LNlL—Afrer an interval of
five years, the splendid afterpiece of Blue Beard wit;
revived last night at this Theatre, and attracted a
numerous audience, who were also charmed with
some admirable singing by Mr. J. SMITH, Mrs. MOUN-
TAIN, Miss LYON, and Mrs. BL iND, as Selim, Fatima,
Irene, and Beda. RAYMOND went through the part
[of Nontifique with considerable success; and Dowiox,
MATHEWS, and ttitLia. were extremely diverting
in Ibrahim, Shaci;4ac and Hassan.—The scenery,
dresses, and decoratiinis, were altogether very splen-
did ; and the dancing, newly composed for the occa-
sion by rl'Eovittg, displayed to great advantage the
exertions of the Corfu du Ballet.—This Piece is likely
to have a new run for a number of nights.
BANNISTER was to have played Shacabac, his origi-
nal chancier, and MArittwa that of Ibrahim, fOr-
snerly in the hands cf SUET, but the death of Mr.
BaNwirrint's mother, in the morning of yesterday,
was the occasion nethe above change .—Mr. LEWIS,
of the Covent Garden Company, also performed
Mari:let, in The Busy Body, which was the Play of
the evening, for Mr. BANNISTER ; a change which
the audience regretted only from the circumstance
which occasioned it.
KING'S THEATRE.—In Lady Macbeth, last night,
Mrs. SIDDONS maintained her empire over the atten-1
tion and feelings of her auditors. KEMBLE'S Macbeth I
was, as usual, forcible and impressive ; and the Tra-1
gedr was altogether received with loud applause.
The Macelit of C. KEMaLE, and the musical talents
of BELLAMY, TAYLOR, Miss BOLTON, and Mrs. LIS..
TON, as the Witcar, added much to the attraction of
the performance.
COWIN? GARDEN Tnaarna.—The workmen will
begin to lay the wall of the new Theatre in Covent
Garden, on Friday next. The space is to be 88 feet,
which is eight feet more than that of Drury-lane.—
The situation of thei stage will not be ire before, and
a passage will be left 16 feet wide from Hart-street
to tiza Piazza.

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FALMOU TH, OCI OPER I 1.
Arrived the Lady Arabella packet, Capt. roar*,
with mails from Malta and Gibraltar; in twenty d.ty.;
from the latter place. Also arrived the Charlo;t•.
transport, Captain WATsoN, with troops from Coi
Wind north.