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se had stated As very alarming, and that It was an
establishment scarce worth saving (A general cry of ]
No! No! No!). With respect to the Hon. Baronet,-
he did not mean to speak of him disrespectfully, but
he could. wish he would employ his great talents on
points more suited, and less hostile to the honour and
‘eelfare of the countryclkan that of depreciating its
institutions and resources ; and that pointing out a
general mismanagement of the affairs of the country,
. without particularizing arty one, was a very wrong
anode of adverting lo its concerns.
Lord HEN R. PETTY explained.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT said, the Right Hon.
Secretary had accused him of holding a language
hostile to the interests of the country. He appealed
to the Chair, and to the recollection of the House, if
any thing had fallen from him that bad such a ten-
dency. If any such sentiment had escaped him, it
was foreign from his heart, for he had the highest va-
lue for the country and its Constitution, and he should
be sorry any such misrepresentation of his arguments
should go out of the walls of that House.
Mr. Secretary CANNING said, he chiefly alluded
to that part of his Speech, which alluded to the nb-
sordity of dwelling so much on the loyalty to legal- •
srwe Governments.
Sir F. BURDETT replied, that he had adverted
to an aiTcame. which was often pushed to an extre-
-zeity inconsistent with the"freedoin of debate, and the
Constitution of this land.
The question on the Address was then put, and
carried without a divisine.
Lord CASTLEREAGH postponed the second
reading of the Militia Lill till to-morrow, and if the
business of that day should be too pressing, that it
should certainly be read a second time on Thursday.

Mit;ltg LLAI 70N .

The CHANCE L 0 `2. of the EXCHEQUER rose
pursuant to notice, for leach to bring in a bill to pro-
hibit the Lisozillation of Spirits frcan Grain, &c.—He
shortly observed, that as this Bill cl'aTered in two
point iom the one of last sessions, it was necessary
shortly to e4lan. In England the Bill had been
successful 'oryoti hopes; but in Ireland, although
the illers conformed to the Act, several
illerralstills had bccn used, which consumed grain to
an immense amount : but as grain of every kind was
in great ablindance in that part of the United King-
dom, and the-growth of potatses was beyond any for-_
mer season, he did not mean to extend the Act to
Ireland ; bat as a quantity of Spirits had been ex-
ported from Scotland at a cheaper rate than it could
be from England, to the great injury of the revenue
of tl,e country, he proposed some new regulations on
this subject. He concluded by moving for a Com-
m:rice to prepare acid bring in the same.
The House tl:en went into a Committee ; and after
a few words from Mr. DAVIES GIDDY and Mr.
BARHAM; the Chairman obtained leave to bring in
the same. The other Orders of the Day were then
disposed of, and at half-past twelve o'clock the House
adjourned.

• THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

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FRENCH BULLETINS.
We subjoin complete copies of the 25th, Cfith,
27th, and 28th Bulletins. The last is dated the 13th

ult. three days prior to the Battle of Corunna. They
writenin a milder tone than any preceding pub-

licatinns of a similar nature. Our limits do not per-

mit us to offer any remarks vpork their contents :
indeed they require none.

TWENTY-FIFTH BULLETIN.
" lienevente, /an. r.
" His I.lajesty being ir.formed that the English
army was reduced to less than f..!0,000 men, resolved
upon movbig his headquarters from Astorga to Be-
revente, whcre,he will remain some days, and from
whence he will proceed to take ascentrai position at
V.:lladolid, leaving to the Duke of Dalmatia the task
of dettroying the English army.
" 1-Its Majesty, on being informed that in the places
tvlicre the prisoners were collected, and where there
are ten Spaniards'for one Euglishman, the Spaniards
iii-used and plundered the English, gave orders for
separating the English from the Spaniards, and for
obs;:rving toward the former a particular sort of treat-
ment.
4"l'he rear guard of the English, by accepting
battle at Prievas, had hoped to enable the left column,
which was chiefly composed of Spaniards, to form its
junction at Villa Franca. He also hoped to gain a
night, in order more completely to evacuate Villa-
Franca. We found in the hospital at Villa Franca
300 -English sick or wounded. The English burnt in
that town a large magazine of flour and corn. They
aim) destroyed several artillery carriages, and killed
500 of their horses. We have already counted 1600
of them left dead on the roads. The amount of the
prisoners is considcrable, and increases every moment.
In the cellars of the tawn we found several English
soldiers xi.ho hal died from drunkenness.
" The head of Merle's division, forming part of the
I:uke of Dalmatia's corps, came up with the advan-
etd guard on the 3d.
" At four P. Z.L it rea,lied the rear guard of the
En-rlisl:, who s.-ere upon the heights of Prievas,
league before Villan.anca, consisting 0f.5000 infantry
ala 600 cavalry. This positianiwas a very fine one,
and difficult to attack. (kneral made his dis-
positions. The infantry advanced, beat the charge,
and the English Wele. routed. The difficulty
of the ground d 4 not- permit the cavalry to charge,
and ypiisonci.s w.eie taken, We had sntne
fifty men 'killed or wounded. General Colbert
Vanced to sec if the cii%ialry could form ;—his hoar
e(iMe•••••:. 'bail c.trock hin) in the forehead, and
lle'liVed but a 'ciiiart.er 'of an hour.
a There are tv,,o roads from Astorga to Villa-
friaca. 'English took tile right, the Spaniards
; they n?it'ia.lieri sv;thout order—were cut off
and iiirrou. laded by the lianoveriaa clsisseurs. A
Genera/ of belga-tie Arid a whale division laid down
ti: itarms. •-•
r gsußteq_444, of Dalmatia
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