Star.
London, England, 1810-07-16 00:00:00

MORNINGTON.

Mr. Hay, Midshipman, slightly wounded ; Manuel Ferraro,
able seaman, ditto ; MabotnedHuuan, Sepoy, ditto ; Skeik Ru-
ry lhonny, Sepoy, ditto; and Laigue Meter Shooty, Sepoy,
ditto.

• TitatiATE.
Mr. James William Guy, MiJshipman, slightly wounded.

NAUTILUS.

Mr. Thomas Smith, Boatswain, slightly wounded.

FURY.

Rattnnnaig Rynaig, Sepoy, dangerously wounded ; and CoY.
noul Rouel, Sepoy,slitto. (Signed) J. WAINWRIGHT,
Captain of dis Majesty's Ship Chiffonne.
RECAPTTULA/ Intr.-2 killed, 7 dangerously wounded,-3 se-
verely ditto ; 15 slightly ditto ; total 27.

SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PAPERS.

CADIZ, JUNE 24.

Dim Simon Benitaz, commander of the Fuzileers
of Thureal Overa, under date of the 27th of May,
sent a dispatch from Aldo to General Echevarri, in-
forming him, that, having learnt the preceding mor-
ning that 277 of the enemy's cavalry took the directi
Lion of the pass of Oria, he prepared himself to receive
them. On their at rival they were galled bra well
directed fire, which soon put them to flight, and a
flight so rapid that our party could not overtake them,
and they left behind them a prodigious number of
arms and 13 soldiers, with ten horses killed, besides
20 others wounded.

We retook a trumpeter belonging to the party of
the. Commander Villalobos, whom the enemy had
made prisoner on the 25th, in an attack upon that
officer a league distance from Chirivel. In that af-
fair about 20 made their appearance at Charche, and
after a little firing retired to Velez Rubio, from
whence they again advanced with seventy more,
in the evening of that day, on the road to Oria, with
the intention to surprize Senor Benitaz,%vho repulsed
them on the 26th without losing a man. Such is the
enthusiasm of our intrepid skirmishers, who are only
disobedient when they are commanded to retreat.
.JUNE 22.—We have received more correct and cir-
cumstantial intelligence of the late expedition of the
French in the province of Guadalaxara.
Colonel Vial, by order of General Belliard, the
Governor of Madrid, marched with 800 infantry and
900 cavalry, from Guadalaxara, and taking the direc-
tion of Cogolludo, he arrived on the 12th of May at
Sig,uen'ia. There he was informed that Don Juan
Martin was Posted in the neighbourhood, within three
leagues, whose corps he was commissioned to de-
stroy, but he did not venture to go in search of him,
but leaving Siguenza at five in the morning on the
13th, returned to Guadalaxara the next day. At the
pass by Madagona, the 'French killed two venerable
inhabitants, and from Jadraque they bore off the
Mayor and another magistrate.
In the mean while, M. Rosilte, who quitted Gua-
dalaxara with 100 men on the 11th, and proceeded
by another road as far as Budia, notwithstanding the
retreat of Vial, continued his march as far as Valde-
olivas. From thence he returned towards Guada-
laxera, carrying off with him as prisoners a number
of magistrates and priests, and the plate of the
churches of Budia, Salmeron, Valdeolivas, and of
the Convent of Carmelites.

Under these circumstances it was, that a body of
patriots, composed of various parties of infantry,,well
appointed, and of cavalry under Don Juan Martin,
the whole under the orders of Don Rafael de ,Cuel-
lar, on the morning of the 16th, net with the French
rear-guard in 'halo. From thence the Spaniards
pursued the enemy as far as Brilmeaa, where he was
completely routed. The French Mt 444444, and
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°pietas of 100 wounded, and tho;prisoner were Set
fit liberty, among •whom were two priests and the ma-
gistrates of.Trellos Salanillos, and other places.
. Don Pasqual Cairo a recreant Spaniard who fol-
lowed the fortunes dthe French, accompanied the
column of Rosille, end was killed during the action
at Brihneza. On his person were found some very
imfortant papers, aria among others, several orders
unexecuted of the Intendant Salas. In one of these
it was-commanded that the party should take posses-
sion of all The cattle, sheep, mules, &c. in the districts
of Siguenza, Abiiensa' and Jadraque, and besides, to
bring to Guadalaxara the great quantitie;of yarn and
wool that remained in the warehouses of the royal
manufactory at Brihneza. •
The Intendant of the province, D. Jose Lopez Jua-
na Nadia, being apprized of his intention, having by
his zeal and patriotism given every succour to our
troops, next conveyed from Brilmeza, without lois of
time, 63 loads of manufactured wool, and-adopted the
most efficacious means to dispose in the same manner
of the 14,000 arrobes of raw wool in the warehouses.
To accomplish this important operation, he concerted
with the Superior Junta of the province, residing in
Buen Desvio, for the purpose of re-uniting all the
forces of the neighbourhood to-advance upon Guada-
laxara.
,- This intention was fulfilled on the night of the 13th,
under the command of Colonel D. Rafael de Cuel-
lar. The infantry proceeded in two divisions !order
'Colonels Gaston and Ozta ; 300 fuzileers were ap-
pointed to cover the narrow passzs, and ,the whole
consisted of 1600 infantry and 400 cavalry. The
van-guard, composed of three companies of hale,
under D. Juan Martin, proceeded under the silence
of the night by the valley of Torija, where he disco.
vered the enemy, who, ignorant of cur movements,;
had left Guadalaxara with 700 infantry, 500 cavalry,
and three pieces of artillery. Our cavalry, after hay-
, ing beaten this force by its courage, with he loSs of
I only a few wounded, advanced towards the infiunry,.
which had not yet arrived. The enemy availed
self of this movement to proceed to Brihneza, whete '
he remained for three hours on the 19th, and from
whence be afterwards retired with the loss 0f53 kill-
ed and two prisoners. On the morning of the 20th,
the Intendant I'inilla returned to Brihneza, and in a
few hours withdrew from thence 500 loads of effects,
and where he gave orders, to continue this operation,
•1 which was complied with at considerable risk, until
seven the next morning, rihen the enemy again ap.
peared. The value so recovered amounted to a
million of vials. The French learning this' disaster,
vented their fury on the country, destroying the
I houses, ravishing the women, killing ancient priests,
and taking prisoners eight Members of the Tanta.
During these proceedings, to reinforce the French,
three regiments of cavalry arrived at Alcala de He-
nures, and our Commandant Martin being apprised
of it, retreated to the left bank of the Tagus. In his
I progress, he was informed that in the town of Brea, at
a short distance from him, '250 French infantry and'
12 horse were posted, and he" determined to attach I
them on the morning of the. 24th. The advanced
guard of the enemy was put to the-sword, the second
guard was made prisoners, and the resrwere followed
sword in hand to Villarejo de Salviinis. The fugi-
tives were soon reduced to eighty, and sought refuge
in a neighbouring castle,* when the Commandant
Mai tin thought proper to withdraw. In this affair
152 French were killed, and afterwards eight died of
their wounds in Villart:jo. Thirty prisoners were
taken, two chests, arms, horses, ammunition and
others effects. Our loss was three killed and seven
wounded, two badly. Among the former is the va-
liant soldier Antonio Monge, who after receiving the
fatal stroke, killed his antagonist, and a -German,
who bearing a flag of truce, was treacherously assas-
sinated. " Notwithstanding this villainy, opposed to
all the laws of war," says D. Juan Martin in his dis-
patches, " I have made no reprisals on a single pri-
soner in my hands, but have supplied them with meat,
wine, and whatever was conducive to their comfort.
Humanity ought to be practised on all occasions,
even amid the clangour of war; every individual under
my command has,done his duty, so that to applaud
one would be to reflect upon his comrades who were
equally meritorious."
By the letters intercepted during these different at-
tacks, we have discovered that the main design of
General Belliard in this enterprise, was to destroy the
corps of D. Juan Martin. This extraordinary man
has found out a new mode of warfare for his skirmish-.
ing parties, which renders previous discipline unne-.
cessary, and which has been. extremely destructive,
and will continue to be so to the enemy.

LISBON, JUNE .18.
By letters from Serradilha of the sth we learn, that
on the Mb ult. 5000 French troops entered Madrid.
Bassecourt has, according to the same advices, col-
lected a force of 20,000 men in Cuenca, consisting.
chiefly of persons that had fled from Madrid to escape
Joseph's conscription. The army of Old Castile was,
'with great reluctance, and particularly on the part of
the foreigners, on its march to co-operate in the siege
of Ciudad Rodrigo. The desertion from the enemy's
ranks was still considerable. A party of 20 infantry
deserted from &mhos. They were pursued by some
French cavalry, but they fired upon them, and com-
pelled them to give over the pursuit.
JUNE 21.—A letter from Almeida of the 15th, says:
ge We have had no post from Ciudad Rodrigo for the
last four days, the communication being cut off by II
the French who have crossed the river to the number
of 4000 infantry, and 300 cavalry. It is said that
General Simon is with this corps, and it is also affirm- I
ed that Ney was with them yesterday. Fourteen
deserters came in here yesterday ; three of them
Frenchmen, and the rest if other nations. This day
nine more arrived here, five of them Frenchmen. It
is said that the heavy artillery has not yet arrived in
front of Rodrigo, but that the enemy are making ap
proaches, and constructing batteries preparatory to
the commencement of their attack the moment their
artillery arrives. Their force is stated at 20,000 in-
fantry, and four regiments of cavalry. Crawford is
in Galliegos, and Carrera in Puebla."
• JUNE 26.—We have the following particulars from'
Almeida, under date of the 20th instant Ciudad
Rodrigo continues to be invested ; but so late as yes-
terday, the enemy's battering train had not arrived.
Claudio de Barreo, a private in the light corps, com-
manded by Jose Perez, has delivered to his Excel.
lency,.the governor of that fortress, several letters and
a map taken from General Liaison, as he was going
from Zamora to Salamanca, about four leagues from

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' the latter place. An advanced party
killed the orderly adjutant, a servant, 7
who accompanied the General, and •
so severely in the left cheek, as to knoci
his teeth. It is not improbable the
prove fatal. He is under cure at Sal
We hear from Braganza, under date
that Generals Kellermann and Bessieres
their march from Benevente for Astorga
greater part of the French cavalry, - - -
of 10,000 infantry were expected at
Salamanca and its vicinity.
Lord Wellington can now bring
36,000 British and 29,000 Portuguese
has intercepted a" French courier, whose
state, that one-tenth of the French army _ _ _
all of them in want of money, clothes, and provisions;
they have crossed the Guarda, but still keep Ciudad
Rodrigo blockaded. All the troops near Lisbon
have marched to join Lord Wellington, except the
IVA ; thisinoks like serious preparation.
JUNE 27.—The following intelligence has been re-
' ceived. from Badajos, under date of the 25th instant :
es A. French force of 1500 men, including '2OO c...-
yak?, which had broke up from Seville on tireir
march for Estremadura, entered Nlonasterio on the
€...'Uth inst. On the 23d, a part of the said corps, con.
sisting of 300 infantry, and 100 cavalry, made their
appearance in Los Santos ; there they were attaclaxi
by 400 Spanish cavalry, of Mendizalml's division,
under the . command -of Colonel 1). Benito. The,
enemy were completely routed and dispersed, with
the loss iif 4.0 left dead on the f'.eld, and a greater
number of wounded. The whole of the Fre::ch ca.
•valry that were in Merida, and the places adjacent,
put themselves in motion for Azenchal, Fuei:te del
Maestro, &c. and also four regiments of infantry, in
order to protect the march of the remaining l'.:00,
and to prevent their being cut rain a similar manner.'
JUNE So.—We have this moment received letters
-from headquarters dated 27th instant. General
:::Cmisford has fallen hick a little. Lord Wellingtas
I. has advanced his licad-quatte-a to Almeida. All is
I perfectly quiet there. The French still invest and
bombard Ciudad Rodrigo, out of which Dun Juan
I Caren marched on the '24.th with his Spaniards, art
reached Lord Wellington's head-quartesi vs itl:out the
least molestation from the French.

JULY 2.—The following intelligence, tinder date
of the 21st nit. has been received Irt,rri Povoa, the head
quarters of Carrera, a short distance from Ciudad
Rodrigo : _ _

M For several days past we have been incessantly
engaged in affairs of greater or less importance, in
the environs of Ciudad Roclrigo. The enemy are
entrenched on the mountain of St. Francisco, and
are employed from morning till night in constructing
parapets and other. works. On the 17th they endea-
voured to effect a lodgment in the suburb at the ba-
tons of the mountain. This occasioned a vebur.iesk
firing on both sides, and the cannon of the is
played upon them with treat precision. The enemy
were repulsed with considerable loss, having had up.
wards of +DO killed and wounded. They have also
made repeated attempts to break down the stone
bridge which that fortress, has across the river, but
have as frequently been repulsed. Theirheavy artillery
has already arrived, but no part of it is yet mounted.
u From Serradilla, under date of the 22d tilt. MI
learn, that the enemy have 6000 sick in Salamanca.
They are lodged in two. hospitals, in both of which
prevails a great mortality, winch aheady gives them
not a little alarm. More wounded were daily coming
in. The, had sent reinforcements to Puertos de
Banhns and Perales, with the intention, perhaps, of
opening a communication with Regnier's
That general had some troops in Caceres and Trure
illo, but had made no attempt to advance."
N.B. Our readers will recollect that the 1000 men
who were marching from Seville to reinforce Regnier,
having been routed, he would find himself iinder the
necessity of detaching a force to the south of the Gua-
diana.

JULY 3.—The Frenchcorps defeated at Santos COA•
sisted of 1000; and not of SOO, as was at first stated.
Immediately after that affair which occurred on the
23d, the enemy moved from Merida and Lobon ; but
the corps from the latter place, which chiefly consisted
of cavalry, were routed by the Spanish troops on the
24th, and pursued as far'as Arenchal, leaving oa the
field a number of killed and wounded ; among the
former were two females. Irappear that the enemy
were also falling back on the side of Montijo.
Jux.v 4.—The following intelligence has been re-
ceived from Almeida, under the date of June 25
". Since 9 o'clock last night until 11 o'clock this morn-
ing, a continual fit irk was heard in Ciudad Rodrigo,
which became at length so violent, that no less than
six reports of heavy ordnance were counted in one
minute. The French, it appears, bombarded the place
with battering ordnance of 16 and 18-pounders. At
10 o'clock this morning a heavy explosion was dis?
tined), heard from the side of Ciudad Rodrigo, awl
a column of smoke was seen rising. This morning
SOO English horse passed within sight of this town, on
their march to Galligos, and from the latter plate
marched the day before yesterday a battery of horse
artillery, and a company of artillery, for the Fort of
Conception.
4, His Excellency Lord Wellington has just arrived.
We know that his Excellency Marshal Beresford has
transferred his headquarters to Franceso. We hare
•received, this moment, a letter from a Spanish Offices
from Aldea del Obispo, which is of the following
tenour,i—‘, The enemy keeps rip a very heavy fire
on the place, from whence a bomb was thrown, which
happened to fall into a powder magazine ; it cannot
but have done much mischief, because the magazine
was formed in the rear of the battery, which imme-
diately ceased firing, while that of the fort was con-
stantly increasing. The Portuguese and English are
also firing from Manalva and Carrera, more to the
right."
GALLEGOS. JUNE 27.
The fire was yesterday continued the whole et
from Ciudad Rodrigo, as well as from the enemies
batteries, but no material damage has as yet bees
sustained. The place was in the night on fire
io
two places, but this morning it was yot under. It
would seem that the energy of the garrison has beta
encreased by the presence of the enemy, and the
tillery of the place is extremely well served.
The French advanced parties occupy the same po.
sitions as before • they have, however, pushed or
piquet: more to ;he left, and watch, with peculief .
tendon, the road of Agueda.

arty of the corps.
I, and a dragoon,
wounded himwlf
nock out some of
it the wound will
alamanca.
date of the 17th,
lessieres were on
A.storga with the
and that a body
at Zamora from
1g into the field
ese bayonets ; he
whose dispatches
army is sick, and

ALMEIDA, JUNE 29.
Yesterday the French did not fire on Ciudad Ito-
drip°, because they had spent all their ammunition ;
to daY ae see nothing. but French deserters, among
,tiorn :Ile some soldiers who served under the Mar-
lis de Alvana ; they all agree instating, they never
ritnessed a more destructive fire than that made b)
the gorison of Ciudad Rodrigo. Our troops, as
wril as th English, are ready for action ; they ctre all
in 11:1111 spirits, and perfectly satisfied there is nothing
to sear

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BADAJOS, JULY 1.
An Officer in the vanguard of the army of the left,
under the command of Senor la Carrera, in a letter,
dated the 27th ult. writes as follows t---,, We are here
within sight of the fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo, which
tile enemy are besieging, but they have been answertd PORTUGAL. •
by a brisk and well directed fire from theplace• and Since our last, dispatches have •
been received from
every thing appears to go on well." Lord WELLINGTON, brought by Major ARMSTRONG;
OPORTO, JUNE 16. also a number of letters from the British army to the
Ballasteros has advanced with 4000 men towards 27th ult.—also two mails from Lisboni with letters
Seville. We hear of no further arrival in Spain of ' and-journals to the sth inst. •
('tench troops. The French have thrown two bridges I
I No baitle has yet been fought, nor any attempt been
*Toss the Agueda, which river has fallen consider- ,
made by the enemy to come to action, although MAS•
sblv, but the idea of ay considerable force fording
ids ridicolous, as it is uncommonly deep. At Bra- SENA has lately been considerably reinforced, and has
raw. ormarit,Colonel Wilson beat a body of French now under his command no less than 85,000 men.—
cavalry, with a regiment of Portuguese Militia. Ciudad Rodrigo, on the Spanish frontier, is at length
your 19.- We have not yet• been able to get any
regularly invested. The garrison had previously been
thine like a correct account of the French armies.—
supplied with additional stores and ammunition by
I believe they have about 30,000 round Ciudad Ro-
drigo, and about the same number in another part General CRAWFURD. MASSENA'S force consists of the
lower down. That active General Ballasteros is ad- divisions of Nay, JUNO?, and ReoNrea, besides a con-
sorting towards Seville, and MAT is close in with siderable reinforcement which ho,-krougA' t with him
Astorga, which it is not thought will be long in pos- ,
trom &ante. The enemy having thrown !midges
session of the enemy, as an immense number of the
gattisrn has deserted, and the Moveraor's dispatches, over the Agueda; our advanced guard, under Gene-
praying for reinforcements,wereintercepted by Mahy, ral CaAwrosto, had fallen back on the main body,
whn inanediately advanced. ,` which was advancing to its support.
Mavena is afraid of the Germans, for he has put' When these accounts left the army Lord WELLING-
them al', in the rear ; Lord Wellington boasts of hay -
TON still continued to maintain his defensive position.
irg 82,000 British troops in this country. I really
think a general action will not take place for some He has with him 20,000 British, and 10,000 Portu-
time. Both parties are acting a wise and prudent part. geese. General HILL has 5000 British and 5000
Here we have about 7000 troops, chiefly militia, Portuguese ; and General BERESFORD about 10,000
commanded by Cot•Trant, who in consequence of his . ortuguese on Lord WELLINGTON'S left. Thus the
constant attention to the militia of this district, has '
whole of the actual force of the allies in the field is
rode them equal to any of the regular Portuguese
troops. The Tolligenia Spanish frigate arrived at Co- ! 50,000 men. In addition to these, there are 10,000
mina on the 12th, with 14,000 stand of arms, &c. IPortuguese, and some British, in garrisons, and about'
3 NE 20.—We have been in expectation for these !
. 20,000 militias regularly armed."—making, in all, a
13st 48 hours of hearing that an action had taken -
; force of 804:100 men.
....
place. E.: e this Ciudad Rodr:go has, I fear, fallen,
as by a letter (dated Celerico, June 23,) received here, ! Lord WELLINGTON, we are informed, means to
it appears the French have completely surrounded it, ! watch the operations of the enemy, and, if possible, to
an,i that .I.J ison commanded the division of the army ; interrupt the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. If this should
on this side. Junot arrived before Ciudad Rodrigo on i
prove impracticable, it is believed that he will then
the 19,h with 10,000 men.
____,.,...........m ••••••••••••=O.• I defend as long as he can the various strong positions
with which Portugal abounds. Every requisite pre-
paration and arrangement, as we have more than
once stated in former Papers, have been made, to
re-embark the army, in case of necessity. All the
transports and men of war are ready, and distributed
into divisions corresponding with the divisions of the
army ; and the different points of embarkation have
been settled according to the line of operations.

FOREIGN Ii%7ELLIGENCE.

VIENNA, JUNE 21.
Count Metternich, who was to have arrived yester-
day, has deferred his journey. The arrangement for
150,000 men by our Government has not yet been
completed, and some further articles are to be inserted
in the treaty. It is said, that a Fart of this army„ s
to be employed in Spain, but the main body, under
an ArchdUke, is destined to the East. This treaty
has delayed the return of the Austrian Envoy.

SPAIN.

FPANCKFORT, JULY 1.
The advices from France respecting the further
military operations in Spain, up to the middle of the
preceding mlnth, contain the folbwing particulars :
44 Upon his Majesty's return from Andalus a to Ma-
drid a considerable force began to be assembled in
the capital. It has been joined by' a part of the troops
.which formed a corps de reserve on the northern fron-
tier of Andalusia, and also by a part of the reinforce-
ments that have arrived from France. Other corps
recently come from France have marched, by way of
Toledo and Madridejos, for the Sierra Morena, and
will eccupy the passes of the mountains in the envi-
rons of Jan and Cordova, so that all the troops be-
longing to the fourth corps may form a junction in
the eastern parts of Granada and Murcia.
" It is understood that General Sebastiani is col-1
letting all his force, in order to act on the side of Va-
lencia, as soon as General Suchet's army, which is on
the northern frontier of that province, shall have be-
gun its operations. In this event they will he sup-
ported, according to circumstances, by the army of
Reserve at Madnd. A' division of the corps of Ge-
iteral Suchet, under the command of General Musnier,
has already moved in the direction of Tinton, topos-
fess itself of that important fortressf•whilst a division
of the French army in Catalonia is marching against
the no less important fortress of Tarragona. Sifice
the reduction of Hostalrich, the army of the Duke of
Tarento has been enabled to combine its operations
with those of General Suchet. Their communication
is secured by a division posted at Cervera.
" In consequence of our being in possession of Bar-
-ceknit, Hnstakich, Gerona;-and Roses, the Duke of
Tarento can with safety draw off his forces from the
coast in order to drive the Spaniards into the moun-
tains. Since the fall of Lerida, the communication
of the latttr with the insurgents in Valencia has been
totally cut cif, and they have been compelled to con'
centrate themselves in the environs of Solsona and
Vicq, where they -are strengthening themselves as
much its r;ssible, by a general rising in the interior
olCataloda. Manresa is already occupied by a co-
lumn of Italian troop, and a detachment of the .1111
merous garrison of Gerona has Marched in the direr-1
lion of Vicq, in order to scour the country. For the
rest, the French, Italian, Neapolitan, Westphalian,
Nassau, Saxon, :tad Wurtzburgh troops, to whom
we owe the conquest of Catalonia. are in sufficient
force to accomplish their task without the co-opera-
tion of the third corps. In the northern parts of
Arragon and Navarre, there still are some straggling
bands, but their views are chiefiy confined to ma-
rauding-.
" In the west if Spain most important events are
in train. General ]goose maintains his footing in the
Asturias. The Marshal, Prince of Essling, is con-
centratin& the different corps under his command, so
as to form them into one great mass, preparatory to
his expedition against Portugal. The French Com-
manders, posted along the Portuguese frontiers, have
successfully maintained their defeasive system ; and
the English Commander-in-Chief, Lord Wellington,
whose interest certainly lay in attacking a part of the
French farce, before the whole could be united, loi.s
allowed the !minable moment to pass by."

Letters and papers have also been received from
Benecarlo and Malaga to the 21st ult. from Cadia to
the 27th ult. aad from Gijon and Corunna to the sth
instant, whiCh have 'brought some interesting details
of various skirmishes, in which the Spaniards had the
advantage.
• At Oria, 277 of the enemy's cavalry were put to
flight by a force under Don SimoN BasarEs, when a
large quantity of arms and some horses were taken.
In the district of Guadalaxara a series of actions took
place, in which the contending parties, to the number
of some thousands, were engaged, which terminated
In favour of the Spaniards. During these operations,
63 loads of manufactured wool, and 14,000 arrobes
of raw wool, were rescued from the power of the
enemy. Subsequently three regiments of French
cavalry arrived, as a reinforcement, at Alcala de
Benares, when the Patriots withdrew without loss.
In Andalusia, the affairs of the Spaniards are in a
more prosperous state than at any time since the in-
cursion of the enemy into that province, in January
last ; and the activity of the patriots under General
LACY and other distinguished officers gives employ-
ment to the whole force of their opponents, so as to
prevent their contributing in any degree to the secu-
rity of their friends in the neighbourhood of Merida
and Badajos.
General O'DONNELL, as we have already announ-
ced, has resigned the command in Catatonia, on ac-
count of his wounds ; but he has been-earnestly re.
quested by the Junta to resume it.
The Gijon and Corunna letters concur in stating,
that the French were withdrawing from the coast of
Asturias, taking the direction of the province of Leon.
The letters from Benecarlo state, that the French
have altered theirplao as to the conquest of the sou-
thern coast of Catalonia. Instead of proceeding to
Tarragona and Tortosa, they are collecting in Teruel,
-with a view to make an inroad into the province of
`Valencia; and it is said that King JOSEPH is to corn-
..mand in person the army appointed on this duty.—
Contrary to what his been so positively stated in the
Paris journals,. Mequininza still resisted successfully
the efforts of the enemy. •
At Cadiz every thing remains nearly the same as
when our last accounts came away. The French have
made no progress in the siege, except that they have
repaired the batteries of Matagorda, and planted them
with heavy cannon, by which they compleicly com-
manded by daylight the passage from the outer to
the inner harbour. They have not yet got possession
of the Caraccas, and our shipping in the outer harbour
still draw their supplies of water from thence, but
with great difficulty. The fort of Puntales, which

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stands on a point of the Island shooting out to the
Notth-east towards Matagorda, is mounted with mor-
tars. The passage between these forts is not a mile
across; and through this narrow gut our watering
parties pass in thetarkest time of the night, under an
arch of bombs, thrown upon these occasions from
Puntales into Matagorda, to distract the French gun-
ners, who in the mean timeire point-blank across, in
the hope of hitting our boats. This, however, sel-
dom happens, while they pull on swiftly in the dark.
There i 3 a Spanish line-of-battle ship, manned with
Englishmen, blocked up above this pass; and a plan
had beta formed for bringing her down ; which can
only be done by her running the gaatloup by Mato•
gorda in like manner with the watering boats.
The tanks in Cadiz have been. well supplied with
water by the late rains ; and provisions are by no
means so dear as might have been expected, every.
possible means having been adopted to keep up a re-
gular supply. Flour, the most essential article, ar-
rived almost daily in considerable quantities from
North America, and frequently 100 boats are seen

coming in at once, with provisions from different
parts of the coast. The Cortes are positively to
assemble in August. The greater part of the Mem-
bers were already at Cadiz, and they continued to
come in daily from different parts of the country.
The French gain no ground in public opinion.—

It must not be dissembled, however, that among
the mixed-medley of characters always to be found in
a great commercial city, Cadiz contains many who
'are friendly to the French, and who neglect no means
of sending them intelligehce of what is going on in
the island. Our readers will also hear with indigna-
tion, that many of our soldiers have been secretly as-
sassinated.

The Spanish troops continue to improve in disci-1
pline, and have a fine military appearance. General
BLAKE is exceedingly active, and an Etat Major has
been formed under General LASCEY, who is an excel-
lent Officer. On the 18th ult. he landed at Algesiras,
and marched from La Roque, to wards the Fanch,
in the direction of La Ronda. General BOWF.S, with
a small corps of British, was moving in the direction
of Caceres, but no account had yet been received of
the result of these movements.
From the best accounts that we can collect, the fol-
lowing appears to be the distribution and force of the
French armies in Spain :—With.MAssEwm as above
stated, 65,000, consisting of NUM's division, 31,000; of
Jurior's, 23,000; and of REGNIERIS, 16,000; together
with 13,000 which MASSENA brought with him from

Trance. With MACDONALD'S, in Catalonia, 17,000;
with Vicroa, at Cadiz, 16,000 ; with SUCHET, in
Arragon, 16,000; • with SEBASTIAN', in Grenada,

16,000 ; with MORTIER, in Seville, 8,000 ; at
—Madrid, La Mancha, &c. 17,000 ; making a total
of 175,000 men. It is also believed that a fresh re-
inforcement of upwards of 20,000 men has arrived
from France, which will make the French force in
Spain nearly 200,000 men.
We have also given, among the extracts in the
preceding columns, an article from a Dutch paper of
the 7th, relating to military operations in Spain. It
purposes to have been written at Frankfort, but we
have little doubt that it has been manufactured at Paris,
for the purpose of allaying the' ardent curiosity which
the French people must feel, to know something of the
state and prospects of the war in Spain. The plan pro-
posed (and possibly it may be that upon which the
enemy mean to act) for the reduction of the provin-
ces of Valencia and Murcia, appears to be well-com-
bined ; but we trust to the valour of the defenders of
Carthagena and Valencia to frustrate it.

We have received French papers to the 10th, Dutch
to the 13th, and German to the 7th inst. Our Read-
ers will find copious extracts from these Journals in
another part of our paper. Their contents, so far as
they relate to Spain, are of an interesting description.
A French privateer is cruizing in the Channel be-
tween it ney, Guernsey, and the Dorsetshire coast.
On Thursday hst she attacked the Chesterfield
packet, from the latter island, but thought proper to
sheer off on receiving a broadside from the packet.
She appeared to be a large lugger full of men, and
pierced for 14 guns.
The li.ng George cartel sailed from Portsmouth
on Saturday morning for Morlaix, with dispatchel
for M. Rirtzaz, Minister of Marine, and Mr. MAC-
KENZIE (our Consul for the exchange of prisoners) at
Moilaix. Several French officers on exchangi went
over in her.
A Gentleman who is arrived at Falmouth in a late
cartel from France, states, that be saw and conversed
with Mr. MACKENZIE, on Monday the 25th .ult. at
Morlaix, and was told by him, that although there'
had been many difficu: in in the way cf a general ex-
change of prisoners, they were now all done away
with.—The Gentleman to whom we owe this intelli-
gence, was lately at Brest, where there were only '
three frigates and one line-of-battle ship afloat with j
sails bent, and a7l gun ship just launched. Bread
was so cheap there, that a loaf which in England
would cost a shilling, sold for three halfpence. This
was the consequence of a total stagnation of trade.
Colonial produce was scarcely to be had at any price.
A pound of common brown sugar cost 3s. 4d.
English and coffee, ifte. proportionably dear. The
peopli expressed themselves (as far as they durst)
heartily tired of the war, and particularly that in
Spait., of whose destructive effects they were not ig-
norant.

Conn Excnattor, Maat-t.asit, Isar 16.—There are short
supplies of Wheat coastwise ..o-day, but considerable :Alan weeks
foreign arrivals, upward. •if 24,000 quarters ; fine keeps its price,
infertcr rather cheaper—Again scarce aesy Barley or Orey Peas,
price nominal—Beans of both sorts are lower—There are mid-
pling supplies of Oats, and this trade is quoted hardly at last
prices,--flour without alteration.
Fiat Flour, 9.55. leCs.—Secoods, 90s. 995.