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London, England, 1813-07-24 00:00:00

CADIZ M.4IL.

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CADIZ, JULY '3.
Yesterday was celebrated in this capital, with-all
those recfuisites which so delightful an'ockaqeo 11.1,
that of marking so brilliant andtseaSOndbre a victory,
and which does so much honour to the VaHain' teqops
who obtained it, and the illastrioui Chief who pee,
pared and directed it, demanded:, re Desnn was sting
in the Cathedral; .with the assistance of the etingresi
an Regency'; there-were.discharges of - artillery, 4
generatanti very brilliant illumination; many toasts
ware drank in the coffeehoases teed perhaps ill other
parta)-a-4.Tii our Inclependenee'Psr:OTo our Liber-
ty"'—'' Tb.• the Sovereign Congressn—g. Ferdinand '
VII:"—"?he present Regency of Spain, composed
of true patriotic Regents"—" Cardinal de Bourben"
—"'Signors Agar and Ciscar"-4, The Allied Eng;
lisp, _Portuguese and Spanish troop,"—o, To the ce-
lebrated Captain, Lord Wellington, Duke of Ciudad
Rodrigo, who only knows hOw to conduct to vic.
tort'"4.-4 The other Generals of-the -three. Allied.
nations"." Union among all Spaniardi." —From
eleven.alnight& the music belonging to the Spanish
Guards promenaded the streets, playing patriotic
hymns. ' The cry of.---eg Long live Spain'C-4, Long
live Ferdinand!'-....“ I,otigAive England"—,4 Long
live George 111.9-44. Long live the Cortes"-
48 LOng live the Regency"—' Long live Lbrd Wel-.
lington"—" Long live the Ambassador"-‘was re.
peated with the greatest applause andderrienstrations
'of joy and gratitude.
• [MOM THE CONCTSO OF TIIR 31st OF JUNisd
ON THE VICTORY OF VITTORIA.
Though Vimiera, Amarante, TalaVera, 13nsaco;
Puente de Onoro, Arepiles, &v. had never. existeB,
the battle of Vittoria, gained on the 21st tibiae;
against the French; would have been stifficientilooe
to have immortalised the-name of Wellington, and
to crown with glory the distinguished valour, disci-
pline, and firmness of the Allied troops, who,' under
the orders of that illustricus warrior, fought 'on that
memorable day. - . • • ,
Already the preparations and dispositions tebjelt,
Lord Wellington had made to commence the cam-
paign indicated that his progress could not bus be,
great and rapid, and in the month of May last we'
hinted our eoniiction that he would experience but
little resistance at Salamanca, on the
,Duero, or op
the ,Ebro ; but that he' must at length come to an
engagement with the enemy, in which case we could
not donht on which side would be the victory. The
military skill of Lord Wellington, displayed on all
. 'occasions, the confidence which the troops have in
this Commander, and' which is the result of repeated
success, inspired us With the most confident hope of
victory, if the enemy should dare to make head'
against his brave and skilful army. The enemy
ventured—the battle was complete. .
The defeat of ihe enemy was to be expected, but
it has alsO been so signal
,as to exceed our utmost
hopes. The French atmies, called the Armies of the
South, of the Centre, and of the North, collected into
one only, have suffeted the most complete defeat.
Confusion, disorder, dispersion, . and the precipitate
flight of these legions of vandal 4 -so formidable 'in
other countries,` hive sheivo on this occasion !wooly
that it•is possible to defeat them, which we Well
knew before from the result of other actions, but that
the French may be dispersed. A kind of discovery
appears to have been., made
,on this occasion, that
they will disperse when near their frontiers, in a
nl-innnr they camice in the interior of the Peninsula,
and we have reason to believe, that when the war is
carried to the frontiers or within France- their disper..
sion will be more frequent and their resistance less:
• The physical and moral influence of.this great defeat
must produce great results,' It is tree that a great
number of the French have saved themselves by
flight protected by the local situation, but these sante
will collect again on the 'French frontiers where their
presence will be the best document for the publics:
'ion of the truth. They will propagate it through.
F:ance and inspire consternation and terror, which
en :y kindle the fire of iosurreciion among such of
htjth - Frei.ch as cherish a secret hatred againstt '
monster who has been the author of so many mise-
ries.—These fugitives, however, must remain metal
for some time, and' before they can again take the'.
-field the allies may gain great advantages. ' -
Under this point of view, the defeat of the enemy
is one of the greatest and. most useful triumphs that
has been obtained, and the number of carriages,'
equipages, cannon, &c. that have been taken, is of
less consideration. If the fugitives by their presence
have carried consternation into France, presenting
themselves as mute, but infallible witnesses of the
rout and dispersion of the French army, the effects
of the battle will have a greater influence than any
of the celebrated victories which Lord Wellington
has gained. We call them mule witnemt, for their
presence will sufficiently •establish the fact of their
defeat;—but it is to be presumed that the fugitives,
to excuse their defeat, will 'be so Many trumpets to
publish the impossibility of resisting the Allied
Army; and by this excuse, which is so natural, will
augment the feats of the inhabitants, and, propa.
gating consternation, will make known through the
Test of France the triumphs of the Peninsula, and
the danger to which the boundary departments of
France are now exposed. .
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