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London, England, 1823-07-28 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS OF FRIDAY.

The Paris Journals of Friday, and intelligence
from Bayonne to the 510th inst. have reached us. The
fot mer contain a brief account of a sortie made by
the Spainards from the Isle of Leon and Trocadero,
bich, it is said, was repulsed on all point‘:. This is
doubtful, as the sortie was made with 90:)0 men, who
wire ptntected by the batteries. Front Bayonne we

ve the following
seANISH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF
INI,-I.INoN DEL REY.
" BARCELONA, JULY 8, Fight o'Clock, P. M.
VIVA LA SIACIoN ! •IVA LA CoNSTITI:CIoN! TI AN SUS VALIENTIS

Ul FENSOMES
" The national arms are covered with glory. The Lieutenant-
General commanding, ad interims, the Army of Operations, this
morning attacked the enemy much beyond the bridge of Molinos
tiel Rey, and having succeeded in drawing hint from positions
which he intrepidly attacked, he war twice repulsed and obliged
to fall back, leaving the field and the bridge cowered with killed
and wounded ; the third attack was no less fatal to hint ; but our
valiant troupe, wearied by so much slaughter, retired from their.
yhition in perfect order.
" Th- attack directed by lieutenant-General Molter; much
bernd the positions of Marterell, had the same result. The
e::enty twice endeavoured to make himself master of them, and
both times repulsed by our musketry and grape-shot: his
los.. is incaleltable ; death and terror prevailed in his rank;. Our
troops, wearied, and filled with horror at such slaughter, fol-
lowed the movement of the other divisions, retiring in the
greatest order.
The troops of the garrison, which supported and aided the
e7.ertiuns of the Army of Operations, valiantly attacking the
slaves un the side a Espulgas, and driving them front their
positions, have covered themselves vs kh glory.
" The e: any lost in this memorable attack 800 killed, and'
above ,000 wounded: our position did not permit us to take
advantage of the confusion which prevailed in the enemy's ranks,
Out irg the attack, to make some hundred prisoners. Our loss
has been so very small, that it is not worth speaking of, except
to do justice to the memory of 50 brave Spaniards, who have
sacrificed themselves fur the country and liberty, and as many
others who are wounded. We have always fought in advan-
tageous positions. The army retired in the greatest order to Santa
Colunna, without losing sight of this place and of Tarragona.
" The troops of the Itue, the volunteers, the Miquelets, have
all covered themselves with glory ; which I communicate to you
to be announced to the heroic inhabitants.
" The Chief of the Staff, SAN MIGUEL.
" To the Political Chief of Barcelona."

FROM THE JOURNAL DES DEBATS.
PARIS, JULY 25.
" INTELLIGENCE FROM SPAIN.

" A telegraphic dispatch from Madrid, dated July 21, an-
nounces that the enemy, to the number of about 9000 men, and
protected by all his batteries, made a sortie on the 16th from the
Isle of Leon and the Trocadero. lie was repulsed on all points,
with the loss of 1500 men. Our loss was inconsiderable.
" On the 13th General Molitor took the fortress of Lorca.—
Ile continues his march on Grenada.
" General Bourck, after a very smart affair, blockaded Co-
runna on the 15th."_ _ _

MADRID, JULY 19.

The Madrid Gazette contains the following article

" IBRA LTA tt, Jutm 3.—The 15th of June the criminals con-
demned to the chain in the fortress of Ceuta, surprised their
guards, and having closed the gates of the citadel, proclaimed the
absolute King. It was to be presumed that they calculated upon
some support in the fortress, but there was no movement what-
ever, and they were in consequence compelled to surrender at
discretion ; about 40 of these wretches have suffered death with
great sangfroid, without any form of trial, or any spiritual aid.
* A few day* afterwards the report was circulated that the
soldiers of the garrison, informed of the state of the Peninsula,
and fearing the distress which would threaten the fortress (almost
the whole garrison, consisting of 2,000 exiles, being already re-
duced to half rations), would begin to feel and express the ne-
cessity and the obligation of submitting to the King. The evert-
ing of the Ist instant, some grenadiers of the battalion of Va-
lencia, having purchased some red ribands, this kind of conver-
sation became so general that the Chiefs and the eraltado officers
hastened in alarm to their quarters, formed the troops in line,
harangued them in the usual deceitful language, and gave them
abundance of wine. The torment appeared to tranquillized,
and they conducted them before the melancholy stone of the
Constitution to give their usual visas.
" The symptoms of discontent however redoubled in the night,
the troops appeared disposed to insurrection, and to depose from
the command the Governor-General, Alvaro Maria Chacon, and
give it to General Joseph O'DonneL The Governor assembled
during the night those of the dominant faction, and the result of
their conferences was, to embark the next day General O'Don-
mei, General Joachim iarra, and the Brigadiers P. Gaztelie and
J. Lacardo (the three latter are officers transported from Valencia
for baying refused to authorize the horrible assassination of the
glorious martyr of liberty, General Elio), giving them passports
for this place, where they have arrived, and have been very well
received.
" It is stated that last night and this morning the firing of
cannon and musquetry was heard at Ceuta, where there is still
a very considerable parry of officers and soldiers in favour of the
King, nor would it be astonishing to see triumph the just cause
which they defend. The French squadron is sailing hither, and
it is supposed intends to proceed to Ceuta, but nothing certain
is yet known."
The Madrid Gazette also gives an account ofa cor-
respondence between General Itucco and the Ministry
at Cadiz. The General refused the appointment of
second-in command of the Army of Andalusia, but
offered to traverse the provinces of the Peninsula and
rouse the public feeling, if he were suoplied with
,500 infantry, WO cavalry, and 100,000 piastres.
This proposition was refused. The Deputy Monitigo
GUERRA has published reasons for resigning his func-
tions. He says, according to the Gazette, that ig after
having witnessed the failure of all his efforts for re•
establishing the Ministry or FLORES ESTRADA and
his colleagues, the only legitimate Administration,
and knowing that he himself is persecuted by the li-
tsci ticide faction which goveins Cadiz, he quits that
island, so worthy of a better fate! But he announces
that lie will not yet abandon Spain. The only means,
he adds, of saving Cadiz, would have been to give
General lttr.oo the chief command of the Army of
Andalusia; but Cadiz, confined to its own defence,
must fall."