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A Gibraltar Mail which arrived thil morning, has
put us in possession of intelligence from Alicant of a
cast by no means so agreeable ,as that which the
former accounts warranted us in anticipating. The
expedition of General MAITLAND, instead of ad-
vancing towards the Sierra Morena to intercept the
junction of SOULT and SUCHET, has been obliged to
fall back under the guns of Alicant, where they are
assuming the defensive. The following is our Cor-
respondent's letter on this painful sulject :
" GIBRALTAR, SEPTEMBER 11.

44 We have just received accounts from General
BA LLAS rERos, that he has driven a body of the enemy
out of Antequera, after a very obstinate and bloody
action, in which one half of his army was killed or
wounded. The loss of the French was also very
considerable.

SOULT is concentrating his force in the neigh.
bourhood of Granada, and it is supposed that he will
•
Move towards Valentia to join SUOMI'.

General MAITLAND, with the Sicilian expedition,
after advancing as far as Esla, from Alicant, had
fallen back upon Alicant again, and was entrenching
himself under-the walls of that town. His force, in
clueing O'DoNNELL's, ROCA es, and WHITTING-
HAM'S corps, amounted to 21,000 men. This expe-
dition not having landed in Catalonia as Was ex-
pected, has excited the greatest discontent io that
province, and it has altogether sadly disappointed
the hopes that were entertained of its success, as it is-
now cooped up on the defensive under the walls of
Alicant. Our latest accounts from Alicant are of
the 29th of August.
gg The yellow fever had made such progress at
Carthagena on the 28th ult. that no hopes are enter-
tained of putting a stop to it this season ; fortunately
most of the inhabitants have had the disease, and none
are ever attacked with it a second time. The flr:tish
troops were all either in the forts outside of the town,
or on board of ships, and as they have cut off all
communication with the town, they continued per-
fectly healthy. General Ross and the tro3ps undet
his command, have returned to Carthagena from
Alicant.

",This garrison continues perfectly healthy, and
every precautior. is taken to prevent the introduction
of the yellow fever from the Coast of Spain.
" The PRINCE OF WALES, Captain DOUGLAS, sailed
yesterday for Alicant.
" Sir SIDNEY Sat►rtt sailed from this on the sth
in the TREMENDOUS, to join Sir EDWARD PELLEW off
Tvulon."

FROM CONSUL. AMATI ER.
Carthagena, August 25, 1812.
di SIR—I beg leave to refer to my last letter of the
18th instant, and have now to add, that, yesterday,
the Board of Health declared, that a contagious dis-
temper prevailed in this city, two persons having
died with the symptoms of the yellow fevet. The
sick in the Lazaret us 16 in number.
(Signed) “ Colonel RUTHERFORD, &c. &c."
From the Spanish Papers brought by the above
Mail, we learn, that on-the morning of the sth, BAL.
LASTEROS again attacked SOULT'S rear-guard, and
the enemy, consisting of 8000 infantry, and 2000 ca-
valry, once more fled before a handful of Spaniards.
The Spanish Government employs a great number
of labourers in 'demolishing the works erected by the
French besieging army, and in improving those which
may serve for the defence of Cadiz. On the 9th, a
British regiment, the 87th, and several ammunition
waggons marched from the Isla to Puerto-Real.
On the same day, a British ship of the line, a gun-
brig, and eight transports, entered the Bay. A Ma-
nifesto has been published by the Cones, in which
they point out the.measures which appear necessary
for securing civil liberty, political independence, and
the Constitution. The Regency hate also issued a
PrOclamation, felicitating the Spanish people on the
conclusion of the Treaty of Peace, Friendsisip, and
Arnim, with the Empetor of Russm.
Cadiz Paper contains the following paragraph ;
old, that Boaspatte has ordered Grodoy to)

placel) under arrest at Turin, sad that the resi-
dence of Charles IV. and his family is fixed at Avig-
non. 'The cause of this arrangement is said to have
been some conversations held by certain inhabitants
of Marseilles in favour of the Bourbons."

A Supplement to the Regency Gazeiis of the 10th,
contains an account of the • ceremony which took
place at Santander, on the administration of the oath
to the new Constitution. On this occasion the Bri-
tish squadron, under the command of Sir HOLZ Poe-
slot, fired a salute of 21 guns.

By the arrival of the Duke of Kent packet at Fal-
mouth, in eight days from Lisbon, a mail arrived
in town this morning, with intelligence from the
North of Spain, which must prove a seasonable
relief from the apprehensions which our communi-
cation, from Gibraltar, in the preceding column,
must excite, as to the state of the Peninsula in
the South. The gallant Marquis of WELLINGTON is
now superintending some most vigorous and suc-
cessful movements against the relics of MARPdONTPS
army, in the direction of Burgos, where we have no
doubt his Lordship will speedily establish himself.
The reinforcements from France do not seem to have
come up with the same celerity' which marked the
progress of his Lordship. The division of the army
now with him, will therefore meet them before they
have acquired a sufficiency of numbers, to require
( the whole of his army to quit Madrid.

The following are extracts from the Lisbon Papers :
LISBON, SEP I EMBER 18.

" General Hill remains with his advance at Don
Benito, to the south of the Guadiana : he has sent a
Portuguese force which has convoyed from Elvas se-
veral pontoons, and are placing them on the Tagus.
Souk remains in the South, but we do not know
where his head-quarters are. General Maitland and
Suchet appear to be watching each other. There
are rumours, but very little credit is attached to
them, of another action having taken place between
their armies, and that the British were victorious.
" The Marquis Of Wellington's head•quarters are
now at Valladolid. The 3d Division is at Madrid,
the 4th at Escurial, seven leagues from that city
and the German heavy cavalry at St. Ildefonso, while
the Marquis scowers both sides of the Douro, latterly
infested by Foy 's.corps, which is now commanded by
Clausel, who, though badly wounded, would not, as
is reported, pass the command to the next in rank.
Marmout's is supposed to amount to about
35,000 men, viz. 22,000 of those who escaped from
the battle of the 22d July, and 13,000 drawn from
the garrisons and other places. Marmont is at Bur-
gos, and recovering very fast. Joseph is made Gene-
rallissimo of the troops in the Peninsula, during Na-
poleon's absence in Russia."

" LISBON, SEPTEMBER 19.
" The head•quatters of his Excellency the Marquis
of Torres Vedras were on the 10th at Valladolid, but
two cr more of his divisions had marched by the Bur.
gos road in pursuit of the enemy, who were in full
retreat.

." There is mason for supposing that by the same
time General Castanos, with the 6th Army, would
he in Placentia and its neighbourhood. On the 14th
Sept. General Hill's Army had entered Truzillo ; a
bridge of boats was thrown over at Almarez, over
which it passed. Soult's army had entered Granada
and Jaen. Soult lately had his head-quarters in
Alcala la Real.
" The Madrid Gazette of the 10th, gives an ac-
count of advantages obtained by General Piassecourt
over King Joseph's cavalry, the result of which were
100 killed, 200 deserters, and many mules and
hot ses."

" LISBON, SEPTEMBER 20.

44 On the 9th the British army crossed upon the
bridge two leagues below Valladolid, since which
time it has been continually advancing and pressing
upon the enemy. Ihe French force is estimated at
20,000. Infantry, and 5,000 Cavalry, besides those to
join at Burgos. The allies, the Ist, sth, 6th, and 7th
divisions of General Pack and Colonel Bradford's
Portuguese Brigades ; General Anson's Brigade of
Cavalry; Colonel Ponsonby's Heavy Brigade, and
a German Heavy Brigade
al It is generally supposed that by the 15th our
Army will have advanced so close upon- Burgos as
to force the enemy to give battle or evacuate the
place."

" MADRID, SEPTEMBER B.'

" The Army of the Centre, that is the 2d and 3d
Army, after continually marching for 19 daysr at
last finally established itself at Helling (Kingdom of
Murcia) on the 28th of August, for the purpose of
observing the enemy's movements. There daily pre-
sent themselves at the head-quarters an immense
number of French Partisans and Juramentados. The
first wish to embrace our party and enter the Wal-
loon Guards; the second are destined for theinfantry
Corps. Some Juramentado officers have likewise de-
serted, but they, as they have appeared at a time.
when the country has no occasion for their services,
have been sent as common soldiers to Majorca.
44 On the same day (August 28), General Freire
was with 120(elorse, between Albacite and Bonite ;
and General Basscourt in Mora. It-is to this Ge-
neral that the greater number of the deserters
Sachet's army presented themselves, in consequence
of his proximity to Almanxa, the first place on the
enemy's line. The Xoglisls and tin division from

Majorca, are in Alicant and the neighbonring
On the 23d of August, General Mina attacked
an enemy's corps composed of 3000 infantry and
200 horse on the high Pamplona Road, near Tu.
bas ; the enemy's loss consisted of from 8 to 900
men. Our loss was of but trifling consideration.
On the 30th of August, the French endeavoured
to remove the cannon which they had in the upper
part of the Castle of Burgos, to place them in the
r lower part ; and in order that all the artillery may
be able to play, they have determined to destroy 70
houses of the district of St. Estevas.

" General Villa Campo, according to what an.
other General writes, on the 25th August beat, bee
Riquena (between Goadet and Utrel), more riu
1000 of the enemy's intantry, with some atutT
and cavalry, commanded by General Buun ithbot.
completely destroying them ;—the greattr pat wee
made prisoners, others were wounded, lad the ie„
mainder saved themselves by dispersion.
Our troops took two pieces of artillery, the
ammunition waggons, the convoy, ard all the ba.
gage. These troops belonged to the garrisno
Cuenca, and others, which were retiring tow,*
Valencia.

u They write from Hellin, tinder date of theht
September, that the desertion Irom among the finch
is so great, that in the space of days morethaz
1500 cavalry and iritantry, with their arms and
horses, have deserted.

,t The English, and the division from Majorca,
remain in A licant, where they are constructing a ses
cund line of defence, and garrisoning, the rorts of
Aguste, Elda, and Castilla. General Friere has
vair‘ed to the neighbourhood of Altnanza, which
place is occupied by the French General Arespe.
" General Bassecourt is marching upon Cuenca
for the purpc'se of joining G.:ner.tl Villa Campo. Op
the 301.11 Any tist Genet al Mina was in Monti la Rey.
na, recover ing from his would, though he still :tiered
some incovenience when he mounted un hurselxrdc.it

DISPATCHES FROM THE MARQUIS OP
WELLING! ON.

Government this morning received Dispatches
from the Marquis of WELLINGTON, dated 'forget.
mada, on the 13th ult. This place is situated hems'
Palencia and Burgos, to which latter place the gal.
last Marquis is rapidly pursuilig the remains el
MARbIONT's army.
Totqurmada is about 30 miles in advance mottle
ward from Valladolid, where his Lordship ear
on the 7th ultimo. No action of importance had
occurred. The French were every where retiring
northward.

The reported desperate affair between the Rosiest
and French at Mojaisk has not been confirmed bJ
the arrival of any French Bulletin ; but letters kim
Paris, of the 25th ult. state that 80/saner* la
made three most desperate attacks upon the es•
trenched camp of the Russians at bli jaisk. Ia
the first instance be was repulsed with great loss.
—ln the second attack he braught up his shole army

ana artillery an inasse, and made a
,most uemencictis
charge on three airierent points of the Russian
which were ultimately forced. The Poses are aids)
have turned the tot Nava of the Russians, and at
off several thousand Cossacks.
We are inclineii t • cot-au these statements, nor
tM
we at sal dismayed the subject. It
have been a fair tvihc vt cavitation, if the Russial
had more effectually thecten their in, suers in ill*
advance from the Duna, but faiiing uu this, tioutit
abundant matter of congratulation in their reuT
unbroken and with so little comparative toss.
they have done mole—they have unitormiy bisi
able to keep their count, y and weir resoluta
behind them as they fell back, acd no anal*
to intercept their retreat to Moscow, or to
Petersbuigh, has succeeded. Witness the atlairsaf
Wittgenstein on the Duna, where it was eV ideilt,that
but tor the success of the Russians, the road W
Petersburgh would have been open to the kreatho
under MACDONALD and 01131 NOT. The junction Of
Prince BAGRATION with the main army was :twig
achievement of the Russians, tending to the Sairia
results.
We recollect that the great battle of Jena V
risked by the Prussians, with the intention of stoprog
the French armies : the result of that action via+ la
place the French deeper in the country than the A
of, Prussia was himself , but this disaster has OK'
fallen the Russians. BONAPARTI has not yetaterted
through them ; and it there be no trencher! iP thet
Councils, nor pusillanimity among the Gds
Russia, he never will.
The Viceroy of Italy (Emus PAuliii
manceuvsed on the Russian right fl.llk,
kept in cheat only, but made '
NAPARTE, who commanded the

person, succeeded, after a most
' carrying the Russian batteries
sians then gave wdy, and suc
rapidly, and yet so steadily,
enterpri;e undertaken by Man,
•
to out them off from Moscow•
This day, about cite o'clock, the atmo‘pkitili
rims6l;
for a while so excessive!! cilrkened, dot
parts of the Metropolis basideb‘ walk tr
catmlle-light,

_

riSht
no impiession, a_d Pa I
xe centre of hiss/nails
mist cleaperate'PoSt
rs ;
is front. 'As PO'
cutded in retreatil93
, that they defealed SA
ILAT, with his .c4lols