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London, England, 1809-04-20 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS..

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CONSTANTINOPLE,'APkii, tB,` '
The treaty of peace with England has bees pub-
lished here ; it consists of twelve articles, and con-
tains no very remarkable provisions. It treats merely
of the termination of hostilities, and of the liberty of
commerce between the two people.

PARIS, APRIL 6.
Major La Grange, Aid-de-Camp of the Duke of
Sudermania, is arrived here with a Swedish Officer,
charged with dispatches from his Court.
APRIL 10,—The head-quarters of the Duke of Ri-
vGli (Massena) are still at Ulm, and those of General
Oudinot at Strasburg. The Chief of the Staff of this
General assumes the title, Chief of the Staff of the
Body of Reserve of the Rhinish. Army.'
Concerning the departure of the Emperor, nothing
is known with certainty.

MADRID, APRIL 9.
General Sebastiani announces from Santa Cruz
at the foot of the Sierra Morena, under date of the
29th of March, that on the 27th he descried the Spa-
nish army of Andalusia, to which were joined a vast
number of peasants, stationed in order of battle before
Ciudad Real ; that he advanced against them, rooted
and destroyed them' without any resistance ; that onl
the 28th the feeble remains of that army were on the
other side of the Sierra Morena; and that the produce
of this affair was 4.000 prisoners of war, seven stand-1
ards, and 18 pieces of cannon. Among the prisoners
of war are 197 officers, of whom four are Colonels,
and seven Lieutenant-Colonels. A great number of
the enemy were slain. More than 3000 were put to
the sword by the cavalry. We have lost but 30 kill-
ed and 60 wounded. Colonel Giraud of the 12th
Regiment of Dragoons was severely wounded by a
hall. The Colonel of Dutch Hussars was also wound-
ed. General Sebastiani praises exceedingly the chief
of his stag Bouille, who, the day before the battle,
crossed the Guadiana in company with General Mil-
haud, in order to prevent the bridge being broken, in
which he succeeded. General Milhaud, his officers,
and troops, distinguished themselves.
The following day the fugitives were pursued by
the cavalry, and two of the enemy's Generals, who
were among them, were slain. General Sebastiani
was on the 29th at the foot of the Sierra Morena, and
found himself on a line with the Duke of Belluno
(Victor) who must already have advanced beyond
bfe~ida.

At the same moment that General Sebastiani cap
tured Ciudad Real, and arrived at the foot of the
Sierra Morena, the Duke of Belluno won the battle
of Merida.
The troops of reserve of Seville, BAdajos, and An-
dalusia, were collected together, and placed in order
of battle by General Cuesta, upon an elevated plain,
between Doubenite and Medellin, and which was co-
vered by the Guadiana. This army, formed in three
lines, was supported by batteries.
As soon as the Duke of Belluno observed this, he
commanded the cavalry of Generals Lasalle and La-
tour Maubourg to place themselves in an oblique line.
and he ordered General Laval to place himself with
the division of the Princes of the Confederation of the
Rhine, in a close column, between the above-men-
tioned cavalry. He strengthened him with fourteen
pieces of artillery, and placed the divisions of Villate
and Ruffin in the rear.

The Duke of Belluno attacked the left wing of the
enemy, and instantly threw it into confusion. The
centre and right wing were also routed. Seven thou-
sand Spaniards remained upon the field of battle ;
3000 were made prisoners ; the remainder are dis-
persed. Thirty pieces of cannon and nine colours
have fallen into our hands.

This important engagement has laid open Seville
to us. The fugitives are pursued with the utmost
activity. On the 29th of March, the advanced guard
of the Duke of Belltino was already arrived on the
right side of Badajos, and it hoped to unite itself with
the Duke of Dalmatia, who, it is thought, has already
entered Lisbon.—Moniteur, April 9.