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REPORTED DEFEAT OF- MASSENA.
We have several circumstances to state, Which,
when-combined, leave no doubt upon our mind that
this event has actually taken place, though no so
counts which confirm it have yet been received.
It was known. yesterday at the Admiralty that the
ToNANT, of 80 guns, had arrived at Plymouth, after
a quick passage from Lisbon : and it was also known
by the telegraphic notice, that she brought some in-
telligence about the armies ; but the weather was so
hazy as to prevent any accurate communication.—lt
was, however, reported in the afternoon that MASSENA
had certainly received a defeat, and the report will,
we expect, be confirmed in a few hours.

By our port letters received this morning, we learn
that the TONANT left Lisbon so late as Friday lass.
The Telegraphs between the British army and Lisbon
had been for some time at work, and had announced
the approach of MAs.satiA's army, and the certainty
of a general action taking place in a few hoiirs. A
Gentleman who came home in the Tolima informs
us, tliat just before she sailed in the evening, the Te.
legraph had •announced the commencement of the
action. The TONANT could not, however, wait the
result.

We confess that had we no other circumstance*
but the above on which to build an opinion, of even
the certainty of an action having taken place, it would
be too slight a ground; but the following letter, re-
ceived yesterday afternoon, shews that on Monday
evening accounts had reached lime of a battle hav-
ing been fought between the armies under Lord
WELLINGTON and MAESENA, which terminated in the
defeat of the latter.
a Royal William, Spithead, 7 o'clock, Tuesday Evening.
" I am confident you will feel happy in hearing news so Li-
vourable to the country. I have the pleasure to inform you, that
this morning an Officer from the American brig of war Hornet,
came on board our ship with the intelligence of Lord Wat.i.ino.
TON having completely defeated Massown. The news reached
Havre, where they were, and which they left yesterday evening.
The Officer stated also, that the American Ambassador bad
quitted that country. There was great despondency in conse-
quence of the defeat of their army. The American Consal-Ge.
neral left France on the 28th uL"

To the above we have to add, that a gentleman
who was on board the Hornet, and who left Paris so
late as Sunday last, states, that it was then currently
reported that MASSENA had sustained a serious defeat.
The Duke of Marlborough packet has arrived at
FalmoUth from Lisbon. She brings-no accounts of
an action, but she had a passage of eight days, and
could not possibly bring news so late as the TONANT.

Papers. to the 28th ultimo.
official account oldie great

on the 19th inly,lbehietii
Russians, in which the forme:
,acre
successful, however much we may sup-
pose . Alain to be exaggerated.
AnOther rhodomontade appears in the Papers, on
the subject of the late defeat of Musts 's flotilla. As
far as we can gather from their own distorted state-
ments, it appears that MURAT'S troops had comedown
to the shore, to make an attempt at embarkation, but
seeing our flotilla coming over to make an attack, the
magnanimous King of Italy very prudently ordered
the troops to keep at a distance out of the reach of
our fire, but this it appears they were not altogether
able to effect. This faithful narrative of course asserts,
that our flotilla retreated in great disorder ; and adds,
that had it not been for the vicinity of the Sicilian
coast, two of our gun-boats would infallitly have
been taken.

Some interesting extracts of letters, from various
parts of Spain, will be found in another column.—
They arc rather of a cheering nature, •and it would
appear that the French armies are every where kept
in check by bodies of Patriots, while they are daily
weakened by dcsertioas and sickness.

• ME. EVENING. STA = we have received Paris
t 'They contain the Turkish
• • LONDON. • 4 battle which was fought
the Turks and Russians,
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