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London, England, 1809-07-05 00:00:00

PORTUGUESE PAPERS

We have received Portuguese i'apers to the 12th
ult.—they contain no intelligence of any prominent
event, but the coinhinetl Portuguese and Englith
Armies are pressing forWaid from COlitlbra.to intet-
cept9st's retreat. The intelligence froin Spain,
contained in these papets, is somewhat agreeable;
The peasanti still continue a desultory warfare against
their ir.vaders, small partici of whom ate daily cut ok

LISBON, JUNE 9.

Our army is advancing rapidly from Oporto and
Coimbra to Abrantei, which is at present the head.
quarters ; they ant of Cowie-moving towards Victerl
army, and in a direction to cut off his retreat towards
the french frontitis.

Tht this the line sailed on the Bth, in search of
the French ships that had been met with on their way
:Irani the Waist %dies'.

JUNE 10 .L.Victor's army eztends froin Torumertra
by TruzillO; and tb the bridge of Almaraz. A
French advanced corps *as 'destroyed in AljaiVel—
{Toni 40 to 50. being killed, and a *minded.
The Gerrriant who be/ang to Victor's artrlY, had
as sooner ittel red certain intelligence of war having
been deetared between Austria and France, than they
began to desert in large ntimbers ; some have even
arrived in Castello Branco.. As yet no battle has
taken place with that army.

13.11DAJOi, JUNk

We have receltred intelligenee of our trciopsitaiitite
destroyed; on the 31st May, a body of the enemy'b
horse which had occt'pied Aljiiten t and are also as-
sured tint General Blake has defeated the French in
Arra;',,on, who sustained a very Considerable loss, and
that he is likely soon to retake Saragossa:

Letters from our army state, that the French corps
in Mircda will speedily be compelled to surrender,
and that our head-quarters will be removed to that
pi Icr,,

SEV!LI.7., JUNE 4.

1:4.C4 F:ITRAOIII3:NARY GA izr IT or THU. t;ovrnN

MENT.

Th.! pe.iants of Monson, una!):e any 1:-;nger to
bear the oppressions of th-ir eu.raies, to ,k
ge:wmus resolution to rise against them, and with:.
m9re fire-arms than seven mnskcti —but their
• soon procured them others, with which they
dr c C.lem from the village. The enemy, to revenge
'tiii,li7grace, sent against them a detachment of 15a0
111::, but they were all either killed or taken priso-
aer::.

T!lc enemy afterwards united all their troops in
Arrawn, and marched to attack General Blake.

3.--:the Captain Generil of the army of
i.r:az6a has made the following comtnunitat:on, by
ex7.l,h-ciinari Courier

" Mo::r Exczu.tyr Samoa—The enemy rein-
force:: by almost the whole of the garrison of Sara-
gossa, and with the troops scattered in different i
?),itir,as on this side the Ebro, came to attack me
;'ever lay in my position, in front of this city. Ge-
neral Suchct, who had succeeded Junot, wishing, no
doubt, tin:ilize his entrance on the command by.
some signal advantage, proposed nothing less than
th• dEL:ruction of the army committed to my com-
zuJid ; to effect which, he lett Saragossa to take the

•••••:•.1.,!•• I.•Y •, • •• ' .
!tonifti*a trbr,dviretp*Ottitiariileithis iteiviiTaitied
•.,by'Witfri4nclathe'ttehetals.-,
Gc-mtr4l Spelie4
•it appetoi, had no
.410 aft
,brine aid iirtra erligra‘tei: spf. thoApanish troopsi'Vaitili -
he now learnt to his cost, ~'Neither the brisk fire Of
his artillery nor the stpetiority of his cavalry; which
*as twice as nuinerOns at ours; nor the repetition of
four attacks, made with the greatest fury by the
choicest of his infantry, could•make the briVe..Spa•
nish troops yield an inch of ground. The Fiench it.
every attack met with the most obstinate resistance,
and were repulsed with very great loss, till at length
they availed themselves of the night to effeCt their
retreat.

44 I shall not enter into the particulars; or pbint
out the-merit deserving peculiar reward, that I may
not delay the communication of this agreeable intel
ligence ; but I have the utmost satisfaction in inform;
ing your Excellency, that though the French never
attacked with greater violence than on this occaion,
they were never met with a. more determined resist-
ance, and I should be wanting in justice were I nut
frankly and sincerely to declare, that this impor-
tant victory is to be ascribed principally to the va-
lour and skill of the Major-General Don Joaort Carlos
Areizaga, and'the brilliant conduct of Brigadier Don
gartirt'de Loirrogi. May Goo preserve your Ex-
cellency. (Signed) 44 JOAQUIN BLAKE.
" Head-quarters, Alcanniz, May 24.

" 1 e the most Excellent Senior Don Antonio Cound."

Several more vessels reached the Kentish coast
yesterday from Dutch pmts. The accounts received
by these vessels persist in representing .ffairs in Ger-
many as beinA hopeful to the wishes of NAPOLEON'S
enemies.—ln Holland the people are in da►ly expec-
tation of being visited by a British f2rce, nor do the
people seem to be very averse to it.
By the Margaret, Captain BURNS, arrived at Liver-
pool from _Riu &Jam -ir which she left on the 28th
April, letters have received fri.m Buenos Ayres
to the 29411 11,rch. By this coaveyance we have re-
ceived the following :

PROCLAMATION OF DON SANTIAGO LINTERS,
V:cmitoy, GOVERNOR AND CAPTAIN•GY.NERAL OF THE PAO.
VINCLf OF RIO DE LA PLATA AND THEIR DLPLNDENCILS•

KNIGHT OF TIM ORDEk Or ST. JUAN, &c.

The Genius of Discord aeceimulans his acts of frenzy; but his
fleeting triumphs have already ceased to exist ; and he perceives
with shame and rage, that his hopes must yield to the valour of
the Spaniards. Wavering between genic and despair, he multi-
plies in vain his seductive arts to shake the fidelity and humble
the dignity of the Spanish American Provinces. lib criminal
calculations, and his ceaseless clash of falsehood and troth, turn
the weak supports of those papers, and lying rumours sprean by
the infamous satellites of Napoleon. I would condescend to refute.
minute'? those false reports, although the cantradictions with
' which they abound prove sufficiontly that they sprinet front iento- •
ranee and partiality, were I not addressing. a penile so jinn:rictus
as that Which I have the honour to command, and elid not the
unconnected relation of the successes of the enemy, although des-
eribed in their usual inflated stile, compered with the intelligence
which We have received, and to whiCh we may give credit, sinew
beyond all doubt the reality of our victories, and that Bonaparte
end his satelitei are hastening to the tomb. A thinking man hears
'with contempt of the entrance of the French at Madrid; because
he well knows that it will only sane to lengthen the list of our
triumphs. What advantage can they reap front their penetrating
into the heart of a nation, where they cannot subsist, and where
they has! no other alternative, than to fall victims to hunger, or
surrender to our troops, by whom. they are surrainded Let us
recollect, that when during the IVer of .n.trnsths, the enemy
entered Madrid, it proved their ruin. Spain now contends with
a tingle foe ; then without fonngn assistance, or tiny other forces
but ita own, it caused Europe, whose powerful kingdoms had
sworn its ruin, to tremble. The numerous armies which then
entered Spain in every direction to take possession of Madrid; and
the greatest part of the Peninsula, were completely routed :M.'.
conquered. At this moment, when our forces and our resources
are infinitely superior, what ought we not to bdpe from our :tied
and intrepid warriors? What impression ought the eakerene and
ephemeral success of the French at Madrid to produce on our
minds ? Before the middle of last January, it has untrotibtedly
panne' away like smoke. The bent which the political atiairs of
Europe has taken, and the influence of the Cabinet of St. James's
errs+ all the world, give us well-founded hopes that Austria has
broken off its diplomatic relations with France, whose frontiers
are threatened with a fortnicluille army. The Turks have openly
resumed hostilities against the Russians.
England has sent bosh her fleets and armies,•and transmitted
her energy to Naples and to Holland :—in a word, all the king-
.donna rite from their lethargic dumbest, and the :est victories
'dour armies are the harbingers of liberty to Europe. Our whole.
nation is united under the pi-thee:ion of a wne and regular Go-
vernment. 'llse :Spanish and British Etnpires have calcolated
•heir forces and real power, and five and twenty millions of souls
shall fleece yield to the sophistry of en impostor. This is the true
state of things, which will perpetnite the honour and glory of
the Spanish 'Ante and Its-immortal Allies.
:tutu°. Ayres, Mari.h 13, IEO9.

By an American ship which arrived yesterday
with flour; some letters have been received of a date
subsequent to those we lately noticed front New York
of [he '2.7110%.4. Nay. Nothing had since transpired of
any importance, and no information of the refusal to
ratify Mr. Vit,ltiNies• arrangement had been received
in the United Statcs. The spirit of commercial spe.
cola:ion was incessantly active, although the suspi-
jolts of the Americans were somewhat stronger as to
probability that the late nesociation would be su-
' pciteled.

The Election of a Member to sit ia Parliament for
the Glasgow District of Burghs, took place at Ruth-
erglen, on the 30th ult.—the Delegates for Glasgow,
Dumbarton, and Renfrew, having voted for AEX-
AYDER HOUSTON, Esq. and the Delegate for Ruther-
glen for WILLIAM STintaNc;, Esq. (eldest son of
ANDREW STIRL:NG, Esq. of Drumpellier), of course
Mr. HourroN was declared duly elected ; but, we
understand a Protest was taken at the Election,
against the eligibility cf Mr. HOUSTON, upon the
I ground that he and the late Member, Mr.r.kmpsELL,
had entered into a corrupt and illegal areement, by
which Mr. HousroN had bound himself to supprzt
Mr. CAMPBELL at the last Election, upon the condi-
tion that he should vacate his seat at a certain time,
and give his support to Mr.Housros.
CORN EXCHANGE, MARX-LANE, JULY s.—This day
the supplies of Wheat are somewhat considerable;
with several arrivals from Holland ; fine as of late, in
request, and fully at our last currency ; other sorts
extreme heavy sale, and lower—ln Barley and Malt
little variation—White Peas at less—Beans of the two
kinds continue -at late prices—The supplies of Oats
are considerable, with some foreign arrivals ; fine sam-
ples full as dear, other qualities are cheaper—Flour
-at our lint quotation ; fine American 465. to 50s. per
, barrel.