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FROilf THE SPANISH PAPERS.
SEVILLE, MAY 17.
The Ceatral Junta has issued a Decree containing
the foll Owing articles :
1. The Bishops who have decidedly embraced the party of the
Tyrant shall be deemed unworthy of the elevated ministry they
exercise, and be presumed guilty of high treason.
2. Their Temporalities and effects of every kind shall be im-
I ' mediately seized.
t 3. Should their persons be seized, they shall be delivered over
/ p to the Tribunal of Public Safety, in order that sentence may be
pronounced on them ; the Central Junta being consulted, and the
provisions of the Canonical Law obeyed.
The Central Junta has received official information
• from the Junta of Badajoz, dated the 22d of April,
that there has been *formed for the defence of Es-
tremadura three corps of armed peasants, bearing
the standard of the Holy Crusade (la SantaCruzada).
The Central Junta has issued a decree, authorising all
the individuals composing these patriotic legions, to
wear on their breasts a red cross of cloth.
The Central Junta having solicited of the merchants
of Cadiz the loan of 1,000,000 dollars, at the interest
of 6 per cent. that body instantly offered to lend that
rum to the State without interest.
FROMTHE DUTCH PAPERS.
PARIS, JUNE 1.
The following letter has been rxeived from the Duke
of Treviso by Count Huneburg, Minister of War :
" VALLADOLID, May 24,11409.
" I had the honour to announce to your Excellency yesterday
that we had taken possession of Oviedo, and that there was reason
to suppose La Romani, who had retreated to Gijon, would be
r taken prisoner, or obliged once more to escape by sea. The fol-
lowing are the details contained in a letter from General Keller-
i man, dated Pola de Lens, of the 20th :
" Early on the mooning of the 13th, the division of General
Kellerman arrived at Villa-Simplice, where they found the bridge
broken, and the passage almost Impracticable across the Banerga.
Instantly trees were felled, in order to repair the bridge as soon
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as possible, but as this could not be effected, with all dispatch, in
less than 24 hours, General Kellerman ordered the Commandant
Adjutant Barthelemy, Chief'of his Staff, with three battalions of
the advanced guard, to proceed, as well as he was able, over the
i rocks; and at the same time he caused two other battalions of
the advanced guard to march up the left side, who were to cross a
mountain resembling that on the top of which stands the fort of
Bard. The remainder of the infantry, and the 11th Regiment of
{Dragoons; followed the same road.
" Barthelemy met the enemy at Villa-Nova, where he united
his five battalions. The insurgents under General Morglano,
5350 in number, seeing that it was intended to environ them,
abandoned their position without firing a shot, and were pursued
to the helgbwkbehind Arbas, where they had some bad intrench-
moots or*l, Alp of the bill. Barthelemy made a charge, and every
i thing was abandoned in an instant. They took Bight, leaving be-
hind 1015 dead and many wounded.
" The enemy, being come to the heights of Pagares, attempted
to make a stand, but were soon driven back, and our troops en-
tered Pagares sword in hand, pcllmell with the enemy. On this
day, during which only the advanced guard was engaged, the in-
sargents lost 20 officers, and front 3- to 400 killed and wounded.
Our loss consists of eight killed, and 50, for the greater part
slightly, wounded. •
" Central Kellerman speaks highly of tke intrepidity and cou-
rage of M. Barthekmy ; he also praises Major Lantin, the Chief
of Battalion Milliot, and several others.
1 " On the 30th, General Kellerman proceeded without oppoti-
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eon from Pagares to Polo, where he found a detachment belong-
ing to the Duke of Elchingen who had the day before taken pos-
session of Oviedo, after a slight engagement against about 1000
infantry, with two cannons, and he ininselfgroceededwith a part
of his troops to Oviedo
. " One of the brigades of the first division of the sth corps was
at Mieres, and the other had received orders to remain at Leon.
1 , (Signed) " Marshal Duke of TREVISO."
" P. S. Private letters inform me that the Bishop of Oviedo had
gone to meet the Duke of Elchingeo, in order to express his sub-
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omission, and that Romans had embarked at Gijon."
RATISBON, MAY 13.
M. Solowitz, the Adjutant of Marshal Oudinot,
coming from St. Petersburgh, passed through this city
yesterday, and has brought intelligence of a compleat
• victory obtained by the Russians over the Turks ; as
also that a column of 80,000 Russians had entered
Gallicia, and another, of 60,000, Silesia.
LINTZ, MAY la.
Yesterday appeared, on the left bank of the Da-
n'ube, an Austrian corps, of from 25 to 30,000 men,
to three columns, and attacked the bridge-head near
the city. Their object was not only to destroy the
bridge and the works near it ; but the Archduke
Charles had no doubt intended to pass the Danube
at Lintz, with all his troops, in order to take the
French army in the rear. This plan, however, en-
tirely failed.
The Prince of Ponte Corvo, who had maneuvered
for a long time, on the frontiers of Bohemia, had
suddenly passed the Danube, at Straubingen, march-
I ed along the right bank of that river, and arrived
here yesterday with the advanced guard of his corps.
Being reinforced by the Wirtemberg troops who were
at Lintz, under the command of General Vandamme,
he immediately marched against the enemy, whom he
put to flight, with the loss of six pieces of cannon,
and 1500 men tnade prisoners.
. HILIGOIAND, MAY 30.
The Vienna posts of the 20th and .22d inst. which
became due 'esti:tight, had not arrived at nine o'clock
P.M. which gives room for a variety of conjectures,
particularly as it is will known that the French were
in Vienna on the 12th. Smile say the posts arrived
• this morning, but were detained by the French post-
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office ; others, that private letters from Berlin state,
that the French were expelled from Vienna in conse-
quence of several bloody engagements, which lasted
three days. The Archduke Charles's army had been
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a reinforced by the Hungarian Insurrection, by the corps
of Field-MarshalsMulier, Keinveyer,Und Bellegarde,
with a numerous body of cavalry from Bohemia.—
The latter, with the Hungarian horse, are'said to
have already decided the victory in' favour of the
• Austrian arms. Some days ago, 6,ooo•French were
made prisoners ; but the number in kilted, wounded,
lend prisoners, is said to exceed six times the above
amount.
By advices received last night, the brave Colonel
Schill has made himself master of Stralsund, after
. , completely defeating the troops stationed there, chiefly
tenisisting of Mecldenburghers. He' is also said to •
*a- ee seized there a number of pieces of ordnince, and
a store of 10,000 pounds of gunpowder, whielAy
• }der of Bonaparte, was to have been presented to the
Danes. It is to be wished that this noble and van.
ant chief may not fall a sacrifice to the numerous
b iwho : ~' enemies that are now going in pursuit of him with
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artp of Marshal Kellerman army,
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trfurt, and the combined French, Dutch, and D;
nish corps now advancing through Mecklenburgh to
POTTleranift. i
we do not bear of any
further progress of the Rug.
sian army ; - and a dia V of Politic; is tbat Cabinet
is speedily expected.
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