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London, England, 1809-01-04 00:00:00

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LONDON.

From the Corunna papers received yesterday, we
have given some further extracts. They afford no
recent intelligence, those which were received by the
Mail of Sunday being of a later date. The Procla-
mation by Sir DAVID BAIRD given among these ex-
tracts, announcing his intention to retreat, was not
published by the Junta till after that measure was
abandoned. The retreat excited great discontent
upo; only among the Spaniards, but also among the
tish troops. Nor is this surprising. Brave men►
ignorant of the motives and information which dictate
the orders of their commander, should feel much
reluctance in even the appearance of turning their
backs upon an enemy. 11.• letter now before us,
lion% an
.Officer belonging to Sir DAVID BAIRD'S
corps, says, that it is impossible to describe the
feelings of the troops on being commanded to destroy
part of their provisions and of their supply of spirits,
and to take a retrograde direction. The chagrin
which this measure excited was aggravated by re-
proaches thrown upon them by the Spaniards, who
called them t, well dressed poltroons. "—On the
other hand when the men were commanded to halt,
and then to advance again, the joy that animated
every countenance formed a striking contrast to
the dejection which before pervaded all ranks, and
diffused a degree of alacrity which made the co-
lumns appear as if they had been highly refreshed,
or just beginaing a march from good quarters.

By the °num, the arrival of which from Cadiz
we announced yesterday, letters from that city to the
12th ult. were received ; from which it appears, that
erroneous accounts respecting the situation of affairs
at Madrid had been circulated there as well as at Co-
runna. The Government and Military at Cadiz were
making vigorous preparations for the defence of
that place. The Captain General, it is stated, has
bound himself by a solemn oath never to surrender
the town cr the navy. Cadiz has been put in the
best state of defence possible, and the inhabitants
are converted into an immense garrison. Every
man capable of bearing arms has his post of dan-
ger and honour assigned to him. The aged, and
those of tender years, arc appointed to such duties as
their respective powers are equal to. The populace,
to a man, are willing to lay down their -lives in sup-
port of the cause in Avhich they are engaged: Some
persons of superior rank were suspected,. we trust un-
justly, of not being quite so sincere.
By the NIOBE, arrived at Portsmouth, intelligence
has been received of exactly the same description as
the accottots that had been circulated at Corunna and
at Cadiz ; which serves to show how defective the
means of communication must be throughout Spain ;
and at the same time with what caution those ac-
counts should be 'received, which rests on no official
authority. Thefollowing letters will give our Readers
a pretty correct idea of the want of information which
prevails throughout Spain :

" PLYMOUTH, JAN. 2.

dl Late last evening arrived here the Excovyreft
gmt-brig, from Vigo, left that place the '27th ultimo,
at which time it was reported that a Messenger had
arrived there from Sir DAVID BAIRD,With dispatches,
who left Bonaventura the ISth ult. and that in six
hours after, he passed through the army under the
command of Sir Jonw MOORE, m high spirits: it was
also reported, that the French bad been - defeated at
Madrid, Saragossa, and Messorga;• with art immense
loss, but that it was impossible to judge of the num-
ber, as the bodies were piled up in the streets at Ma-
drid. That General Bt,ass's army his also made a
stand, and were collecting their forces at Leon. It
was also confis,len4 reported at Figniera, that Bo-
NAPARTi -had returned to France in consequence of
an insurrection in La Vendee and La Mancha. That
a party of the 15th Dragoons had performed a prodi-
gy of valour, by cutting their way through a large
party of the French Dragoons, and, after great
slaughter, took 200 prisoners, which were all that re-
mained. Such are the reports in consequence of the
ENCOUXTER'S arrival ; the dispatches are said to be
on board g cutter, not yet arrived."