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London, England, 1810-08-02 00:00:00

SUPPLEMENT

TO THE CARTHAGENA DIARY OF JUNE 9, 1810.

The Superior Junta of Observation and Defence of
this place, has received the following dispatch, dated
yesterday, from its agent in the city of Lorca :
•• Most Excellent Seignior—According to the com-
munications made to me this day, the enemy have
retired from Guadix and I3aza, leaving in both towns
an inconsiderable garrison, which may consist of about
500 cavalry and infantry. Though they marched off
in the direction of Grenada, it is supposed they have
actually gone to the Serrania de Ronda, where the
patriotic parties have prodigiously increased ; so much
so, indeed, as to have penetrated into the environs of
Grenada, and put to the sword two grand guards which
the enemy had in advance near that city. From that
quarter we have positive intelligence of the landing
of Seignior Vigodet's division at Marvella and Este-
pona, which produced a general alarm in all the towns
in that district. It is certain that the patriotic parties
have entered Vega de la Grenada, and that the par-
don granted by the Supreme Council of Regency to
the deserters and fugitives of our army, has been pla-
carded in all parts of the town. This circumstance
has enraged General Sebastiani, who is making the
most diligent search after the person who placarded
those proclamations. It is however certain, that the
same proceeding is at this moment taking place in
several other. chief towns of districts, within a few
leagues distance of Vega ' • so that Seignior Sebastiani
will lose his pains. It is doubtful whether the enemy
still holds Almeria, but certain, that they are quar-
tered in Jerga and the other towns in the environs of
that city. We daily see Poles and Germans passing
his way to join our advanced parties. They as-
sure us, that a general disgust at the service prevails
among the troops of the tyrant Napoleon. as they.
call him ; and add, that all the Poles and Germans
would come over to us it our army advanced into An-
dalusia."

OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION.
" CADIZ, JULY 13,
" Citizens of Cadiz—Your wishes are now to be

accomplished with those of all Spain. Your sacred
rights, forgotten and nearly lost, will be restored by
the Cortes to be convened in the following month.—
You are about to exercise the solemn functions of Le.

gislators,. of which you have been deprived by tyran-
ny, falsely called legitimate and sovereign authority.
With difficulty we have arrested the sword of power,
which has caused the evils that we deplore, to return
to you your just claim to have independent Represen-
tatives who shall watch over your happiness. The
Oppressor of human nature would not have advanced
so tar in his attempts at universal despotism, if the
nations under his iron sway had known how to main-
tain the dignity of men and citizens, which knowledge
constitutes the vigour and strength of Empire. His-
tory, citizens, has taught us by more than one ex-
ample how much Spain has been indebted to that
heroic fortitude, which, in our Cortes, has made Kings
themselves amenable for the abuse of their power.—
Remember that Princes have sometimes treated you
as if they had no duties, and you no rights, and as if
the uttering of your complaints were a crime against
the State. _ _ _

Ccmmence then your duties in Spain, which is
as free to you as it was to your ancestors. For' this
purpose employ the right of suffrage, which you en-
joy by nature and by the Constitution of your tom,
try ; and let not intrigue and seduction surprise you
in the very asylum of your liberty, dictating to you
the •electiog vthirje ought to be the anbiaisecl exercise

of your will and ipteasure. ?Avow,
and property give no title, and
sessing thew that the country is
that, talent, merit proved by
that should claim your attention.
your vote, and employs artifices
probation, estimates at a low

Of a generous people, and ou;
you as a suspicious character. _
sesses too much genuine modesty to bt. the hero of its
own story ; and would rather convince you by deeds
than words that it deserves your confidence.
" Neither ought you to forget, that you are respon-
sible to your children and posterity for the, faithful
dischargp of your duty on this occasion. Since the
re-establishment of the Monarchy, you are, perhaps,
the only Spaniards who have enjoyed so fair an op-
portunity to give permanence and solidity to civil in-
stitution. It, after two years of uncertainty and vac.
cilation, when you have been so often brought to the
edge of the precipice, you do not yet discover the oil-
gin of your calamities to consist in the imperfect re-
presentation of the national will, what will be the
consequence ? The Government and all good citi-
zens will lament your culpable blindness, and they
will have at least the negative consolation of knowing
that history will point you out as the destroyers of
your family, and the assassins of your country.
" You cannot now justify yourselves, as at the com-
mencement of the revolution, by the consternation into
which the enemy threw the country, so that having
no means of chusing and exan*ing, you were given
up to clamorous pretenders, who availed themselves
of the confusion to domineer over you ; nor can you
vindicate yourselves by professing that you are the
dupes of intrigue, as the painful experience of two
years has taught you how to detect and despise it.—
You are Dow enabled to exercise calm reflection, and
to overcome those influences which designing men
would dispense to deceive you.
44 Recollect, that according as you act rightly or
wrongly, you establish the honour or fix the disgrace
of Spain—every thing depends upon the integrity of
the Members of the august Assembly, which is so-
lemnly to declare the immutable principles of justice,
and to consecrate before tyrants the hallowed rights
of nations.

" This Superior Junta earnestly hopes, that con-
sidering the importance of the business entrusted to
you, and rigidly observing the rules prescribed to you
for the election, you will prevent any corrupt inter-
ference, and you will preserve in your recollection,
that if you are unfaithful, you will do all in your
power to promote the eternal disgrace of your poste-
rity. By order of the Superior Junta,
" Louis DE GARGOLLO, Secretary.
" To Andres Lopez, President,
" Cadiz, June S."
CADIZ, JULY 12.

The trench make no progress in their works before
this fortress, whilst ours are prodigiously increasing.
It is certain, that Massena has written to his Emperor,
that he would not venture, even with 100,000 men, to
attack the English in the strong positions they at pre-
sent occupy. It is reported, that Lacy, who marched
for Ronda, has fought an action in the vicinity of that
place ; in which, with a battalion of the Royal Guards
of Spain, and another of the Light Infantry of Va-
lentia, he routed the French, who flc4 with precipita-
tion into the town, which, according to report, they
have since evacuated.

In Gallicia the armament-and fortifications make.
such great progress, that the inhabitants are confident
they have nothing to fear. If their resources are ade-
quate to the patriotism of that province, they can unH
doubtedly bring into the field more than 60,000 men.
On the sth instant, a French privateer from Rota
captured a brig, which had just sailed out of the bay;
but the English and Spanish flotilla having gone in
pursuit of them, both the brig and privateer were
forced to run ashore.

It appears, that in the action of Ronda the batta-
lion of the Guards suffered considerably, in coose-
quence of the ardour and intrepidity heroically mani-
fested upon all occasions by this corps of honour,
which counts among its members the immortal Alva-
rez and Herrasri.

His Excellency Signior Don Nicolas Sierra, Mi-
nister de Gracia, is provisionally charged with the
Secretaryship of the Cabinet, and also of Finance and
Marine. Signior de Bardaxi is appointed Secretary
at War.

The light parties continue to perform prodigies of
valour in all parts of the country.
Several deputies to the Cortes have arrived, and
among others those of Arragon and Navarre.

REUS, JUNE 1.
When I wrote last, things appeared going on
pretty well, but now, unfortunately, it is quite the
contrary. I mentioned, that the Spaniards had lost
some men near Lerida, but it now appears that the
whole division was either made captive or killed, but
chiefly the former. It was 4500 strong, and since
then, the Spaniards have abandoned Hostalrich for
want of provisions, and Garcia Conde, who sold
Lerida to the French, is by them continued in his
station as Governor. He had under him 4.000 men,
with provisions for four months, in an almost impreg-
nable castle. The whole was delivered over by
treachery. The Spanish army is now at Tone den
Bane, about three leagues on ;he Barcelona side of
Tarragona, and ready to eater the latter whesever
the enemy shall make his appearance. The people
are much afraid that O'Donnel will follow Garcia
Conde's example. There is every appearance of the
French intending to besiege Tarragona.

troops, and

on land 1.. Spain, at which the
adepts. Several vessels have arrived
Brazils ; the accounts from thence
,ing to British commerce.—Our
harvest has commenced, and we hope will be better
far than accounted. Imports are anxiously ;looked
for. Our men are in high health and spirits.
JULY 21.—This week nothing of importance has
transpired. By letters from Almeida, Badajoz,
Oporto, &c. all continue nearly the same. Our troops
are particularly healthy, and the Portuguese increase
in courage since the third battalion of Portuguese
Cassadores, in the attack of our advance, shewed such
firmness and courage. The fortifications around
the city go on rapidly, and make a determined ap-
pearance.
All the different corps of the enemy which, under
the command of Regnier, occupied Menda, Almen-
dralejo, &c. have evacuated that part of the province,
and passed the Tagus, with the intention, no doubt,
of forming a junction with the Grand Army under
Massena, which remains within the territory of Castile,
having reduced the fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo on the
10th. The allies are in front of them ; and, should the
French advance to court a meeting with them, the
allies, by taking their stand on any of the excellent
positions of the Beira, will most certainly beat them.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCKt
3 per Cent. Cons. money. 6307—aec. 63i.
S per Cent. Reduced 6913—s per Cent. 341 iS. •
S per Cent. 99 }—Exchequer Bins ss. to 7s. pr. '
Bonds 225. 235. prem.

DISPATCHES FROM SICILY.

This morning Colonel BUNEVEY.- belonging to the
Staff of the British Array in Sicily, arrived at Lord
LIVERPOOL'S Office, in Downing-street, with the
agreeable intelligence that the attempts made by the
French and Italian army on the shores of Calabria,
to invade Sicily, have been almost totally frustrated.
Their fleet of transports has been dispersed by the gal-
lant exertions of our tars on that station ; seven ves-
sels have fallen into our hands, with 3000 troops on
board, and several have been driven on shore and
destroyed.

We can add little or nothing to the accounts re-
ceived yesterday from Portsmouth, respecting the
reported battle on the 19th and 20th ult. Govern-
ment had not, before the arrival of the mails this
morning, received any dispatches relative to such an
event.

His Majesty's ship MEDUSA, the Hon. Captain Boy-
milt, arrived at Falmouth on Monday, with dis-
patches from Corunna. Our letters from Falmouth
say, the MEDUSA had a short passage of three days.
If there be no mistake in this, Government must
know, by this time, what credit is due to the report
of yesterday ; but, at the hour at which this Paper
was put to press, nothing had transpired.

Since writing the above, the dispatches by the
Menus/. frigate have arrived at the Admiralty Office;
but these dispatches are totally silent on the subject
of the reported battle, between Lord WELLINGTON
and the French ; and the general belief therefore is,
that there has ken no battle at all !

Sunday night a handsome American•built brig ar-
rived at Plymouth, prize to the EMZRALD frigate,
which took her just as she was entering Bourdeauz.
She has on board 72 passengers, 26 of whom are fe-
males, who had fled from Guadaloupe previous to
its capture, and had purchased this vessel at Balti-
more for 13,000 dollars, for the purpose of carrying
them to France. The vessel is quite new, having
never been painted. She has on board a large quan-
tity of nutmegs, cloves, and other spices.

The President frigate, arrived at Plymouth from
Rio Janeiro, brings intelligence that trade there la-
bours under as much depression as ever; and that
both there and at Bahia the warehouses are crammed,
with unsaleable goods. Our shipping on that station
have suffered,severely by sickness, occasioned by the
heat of the climate. Mrs. DE COURCY and one of
her daughters are come home ill.
We understand by our last letters from Rio de Ja-
neiro, that his Royal Highness the PaiNcE RESENT is'
so persuaded of the benefit which has arisen to his
dominions from the political and military assistance
received from his BRITANNIC Mansrit's subjects in
Portugal, that the King's Minister, Mr. STUART, is
to have a voice in the Regency of that Kingdom, in
all deliberations on subjects relating to the Military
or Financial Administration ;—and the British Ad-
miral commanding in the Tagus, is, we understand,
to have the Supreme direction of the whole of the
Portuguese Marine within the European territories of
that Monarchy.

IParis journals to the 24th ult. have been received,
from which we have given some interesting extracts.
The conduct of the Ex-King of Holland in abdicat-
ing his throne is ascribed to some malady: insanity
we suppose ! His address, however, to the Legisla-
te Body, given in the STAR a few days ago, betrays
no imbecility ; nor will it be an easy matter to per-
suade the Dutch that the charge now for the first
time exhibited against Louis is founded in truth.
I The late heir apparent to the throne of Holland,
who, on the abdication of 'xis falba, was traneormed

by his uncle into 11110 eArri, arrived in Paris 04
the 90th ultimo, where he is represented to hare beet
/id& received by NAPOLION.

The accounts from Naples, given in these papen,
represent the preparations for the invasion of Sicily
as being now ready. The force destined for this sift,
vice was all assembled at Scilla early in Jul•, The
attack was intended to be made as soon as the last
convoy, which was daily expected, should arrive.,
The public may expect in a few days to hear of the
result of this attempt.

The Spanish ship. Algesiras, of 74 guns, hu ar,
rived at Plymouth,from Cadiz. She has brought
several Spanish families of distinction, who are come
to reside in this country. She brings nothing new.
The French batteries keep playing incessantly on nut
fortifications, but as yet they have made little or no
impression. Fifty French prisoners were brought
home in the Algesiras.

The Express packet, with Mails fmm Malta and
Gibraltar, fifteen days from the latter place, basun.
'red at Falmouth.

The force under General LACY, which marched
fronbAlgesiras about the end of June to attack the
French at Ronda, has failed in its object, and fallen
back upon Gibraltar.

GIBRALTAR, JULY 4.
"An Expedition sailed from hence a few days ago,
to proceed directly to Malaga. We expect •ery soon
'to hear the result of its operation. The French have
only 1600 men in Malaga, who are strongly fortified
in the Castle.

" A Malta Convoy is in sight to the eastward of
the Rock, and the wind at present blows from the
westward.

44 The PRINCESS AUGUSTA packet arrived here CS
the 28th ult. and sailed for Malta on the 29th."

" GIBRALTAR, JULY
" The packet from Malta and Sicily arrived this
morning, in twenty-one days' passage. MURAT was
~at Rheggio when the packet left Sicily ; and he had
notified his intention-of making a descent on Sicily
about the end of June.

•4 JVLYJO.—The SPARTAN and convoy sailed fa
England this morning.
•• The division under General LACY, which march-
ed from Algesiras about ten days ago to attack the
French at Ronda, have been obliged to fall back upon
this garrison, after some fighting, the enemy being in
greater force than was expected. The French troops
desert in considerable numbers, and there are several
hundreds of them now in this garrison.

a PENISCOLA. JUNE 14,
" The silence observed on the further operations
of the siege of Mequinenza, is, in our opinion, a bad
omen of its fate, particularly as weheve heard, through
the channel of the inhabitants of Fayron, that, on the
Bth instant, a tremendous noise was heard in that
quarter, not unlike a clap of thunder—which unpre,
cedented circumstance indicates, that some consider-
able part of the buildings or works has blown up itt
the castle.

The arts resorted to by the enemy when they are
~ware of the inability of their troops to carry their
point; the narrow extent of the castle, the weak state
of the works, and, above all, the unremitted attack;
by which that small, though brave Garrison has been
harrassed, render it highly probable, that some un•
lucky accident has taken place, capable of baffling
the activity and zeal of the authorities who exerted
themselves to relieve it ; and that the troops appoint.
ed for that purpose are not arrived in time.

" MORELLA, JUNE 12.

66 The Governor of Barbastro, a frantic and out.
rageous Frenchman, has issued a violent Manifesto
against some .f the brave parties of Arragon, who
were conducting a number of prisoners to Lerida,
and who, having heard on the way, of the base sur.
render of that fortress, and of the horrors committed
in the city by SUCUETNI cannibals, retaliated upon
the prisoners, and, after putting them all to the sword
threw their bodies into the river."

The Km came to town yesterday, about twelve
o'clock, from Windsor, escorted by a party of Light
Horse, and was received at the Queen's Palace by the
Dukes of Youn, KtNT, and CUMIZNLAND.

At two o'clock his MAJurrir held a Private Levee,
The following had the honour of being presentee
to his Munn :
Major General PAYns, on his MUM from Portesal.
The Rev. Dr. HALL, On his going to tretantl.
Major General CUR NU, on his promotion.
Colonel Sir ROSCAT WILSON, on his appointment of Aida"
Camp to his Majesty.
Colonel DAVI., oa his appointment to be Aisl4lle-Cainp to lib
Majesty.
Colonel SWATS'S, Major General CALVIN?, and callow DAV*
LING, of the 51st Regimest,on their promotion.

His MAJESTY gave audiences to the Marquis WEL%
LESLEY, Earl of LIVERPOOL, Lord MmkaAvz, Sir
DAVID DUNDAS, MCSSII. PERCIVAL RYDER, YORKE,
; and M. SUTTON the latter laid before his MAILS?!f
the proceedingsnf some Courts Martial.

The Princess Cumer.orrE of
nor Rocks, Sussex, on Thursday
which her Royal Highness resit
Mr. WILCONN, Receiver-General

The Duchesses of GORDON
among the fashionablegroupe .
ARBUTHNOT'S Ball and Supper,
The Cit.tacut.cut of the EXCHEQUER
and most of the Cabinet Ministers.
company did not depart till
morning.
Six beautiful English stallions
on board the FORT WILLIAM, '
to upprovo the bread of

1 500 cavalry and infantry. Though they mare
in the direction of Grenada, it is supposed the
actually gone to the Serrania de Ronda, wht
i patriotic parties have prodigiously increased ; sc
so, indeed, as to have penetrated into the envi
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i Grenada, and put to the sword two grand guards
i i I
the enemy had in advance near that city. Fro
quarter we have positive intelligence of the I
1 of Seignior Vigodet's division at Marvella am
Pi pona, which produced a general alarm in all the
• in that district. It is certain that the patriotic
have entered Vega de la Grenada, and that tl
don granted by the Supreme Council of Rev
the deserters and fugitives of our army, has be,
carded in all parts of the town. This circuit
has enraged General Sebastiani, who is maki
most diligent search after the person who pla
those proclamations. It is however certain, tl
0 same proceeding is at this moment taking p
several other. chief towns of districts, within
,
il leagues distance of Vega '• so that Seignior Seb
will lose his pains. It is doubtful whether the
if still holds Almeria, but certain, that they an
i tared in Jerga and the other towns in the envi
1 that city. We daily see Poles and Germans 1
his way to join our advanced parties. T
sure us, that a general disgust at the service F
among the troops of the tyrant Napoleon. !
call him ; and add, that all the Poles and Gi
would come over to us it our army advanced it
Zalusia."
. OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION.
" CADIZ, ./1/1
" Citizens of Cadiz—Your wishes are nog
accomplished with those of all Spain. Your
rights, forgotten and nearly lost, will be rests
the Cortes to be convened in the following Int
You are about to exercise the solemn function
gislators,. of which you have been deprived b 3
sty, falsely called legitimate and sovereign au
f With difficulty we have arrested the sword of
which has caused the evils that we deplore, tc
to you your just claim to have independent Re
tatives who shall watch. over your happiness
Oppressor of human nature would not have ac
so far in his attempts at universal despotism.
nations under his iron sway had known how t
tain the dignity of men and citizens, which knc
constitutes the vigour and strength of Empire
tory, citizens, has taught us by more than
ample how much Spain has been indebted
heroic fortitude, which, in our Cortes, has mad
themselves amenable for the abuse of their pi
i Remember that Princes have sometimes trea
as if they had no duties, and you no rights, a
the uttering of your complaints were a crime
0 I the State.
1 " Commence then your duties in Spain, v
1 as free to you as it was to your ancestors. I
purpose employ the right of suffrage, which ;
joy by nature and by the Constitution of yot
try ; and let not intrigue and seduction surpi
in the very asylum of your liberty, dictating
the eclectic% vthirje ought to be the unbiassed
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mar, friendship, sni, ousllnak the troops, and beinr repulsed. in'
dit is not teen pos. onset. Our loss is very trifling ; not twenty
is to be savq. Patric.. And wounded. The number of the enemy nab
experience —these it is. is their covered the ground.—No particularsa
ttion. He who solicits from Cadiz.
:es to attract public ap- More privateering on land in Spain, at whi
r rate the independence Spaniards are adepts. Several vessels have a
fight to be marked by this week from the Brazils ; the accounts from
True patriotism pos- are not very flattering to British commerce.

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