The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-30 00:00:00

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SPAIN.
CORUNNA.
A cutter has arrived at Falmouth, from C..rnnna, which
left that place on
m the 22d, bringinz thnc P agreeable and
important inforation. that the Freh had desisted
.40.ellIben their enterprise, and withdrawn from the heights
i• /seed the town although the direction they had takes
.• • 1111111 not ascertained. Since the 19th the limit had ti.'
• tally ceased, and when the cutter came away, a disposable.'
force of 1200 men was preparing to follow the rear of
the French, under an expectation that a plan of opera-
dons would be formed with the 6000 regulars concen-
trating on the side of Vigo and Online, with a view to
• harass the enemy in a long and difficult retreat, which
after the Corunna affair it was supposed the invaders
'would be compelled to undertake. Sir Robert Wilson
)iad sailed for Vigo, for the purpose of preparing. and
_hastening this movement; bat, owing to a •ierse winds,
It was apprehended he would have a very long passage.
The brave defenders of Corunna, however, had deter-
Inined to follow up their victory, by hanging on the
rear of the enemy. till the main army came up to act in
'concert.

. A considerable quantity of arms and baggageh
Vein picked up on the ground that had been occup'ed by
the French. In their attack they had brought .p a few
!wiry pieces of artillery whiebt hey had obtained in Fer.
tol, for it note turns out diet the latter place had been aban-
doned to them when they advanced, in consequence of its
being considered untenable, owing to the surrounding
heights by which itis comusatided,andantarderwasinconse-
quence issued to withdraw the stores and artille/,in which
undertaking theConstitutionaliste tiers engaged whets the
French made their appearance; a ptiaAip 61 part hating,
however, been conveyed away. Nearly all the inhabit.
ants had also passed over to Corunna, so that when the
French entered they [dead an empty town. In Ferrol
they placed a garrison of 300 men, and with the rest of
their division they proceeded to Coruna*, where they
were led to believe they would have an equally easy con
quest. Im ne Betel), after their defeat, they withdrew the
garriaon fromFerrol,;when their force, thus concentrated,
made a retrograde movement, leaving their .heavy artil-
lery behind them, as well as every thing else that could
'encumber their retreat.
• Several prisoners were taken by the Spaniards, some
wounded men had also been picked up, and they were
bringing in a few stragglers who had hid themselves in
woods and houses in the neighbourhood, and the pic-
ture they give of the loss of the French in killed and
wounded almost exceeds belief. General de Bourck,
in fact, advanced on l'orenea with a firm determination
to take the place by assault. toile qai coute, unaware,
no doubt, of the difficulties of the enterprise, and be-
sides ignor.ttit of the additional preparations for defence, I
rendered extremely effective, although done in the harry
of the moment. After.° e trial made on the place on
the 15th, many of the "French officers were of opi-
nion that the attack was ton I assrdous with so small
a force (it did not exceed 5,00(1 own); hut General de
Bourck ronsidered that to desist from the enterprise,
after the expeetations raised, world in a moral point of
view have an effect mealy as bad as • defeat, besides
Implicating the character of the Bourbon lilies. He
overruled the opinion of his officers, and the next day.
the 16th, he ordered the attack to be made with his
whole strength. A considerable qnanti.y of brandy
was distributed to.each man, and ineensittle of the heavy
fire to which they were exposed, they rushed on to the
attack, and by the grape shut from the l.atilements were
mowed down in numbers. So savage and intoxicated
were the French soldiers in the heat of the action ; so
incessant were the confers to advance, that a serjeant with
a party of right or ten men outstripped their comrades
and entered the Spanish breastworks, where, when they
were forced to surrender, they were totally insensible of
their Meer as well as astonished at the:new voices they
beard, being perfectly intoxicated.

CADIZ.
The Far! of Wellington packet arrived yesterday in
the river from Cadiz, which port she left the 14th inst.
The commander, Captain Simpson, states, that at the
time he left the utmost determination prevailed among
all classes to defend the Coustitution to the last. There
were in the Isla 22,000 troops, all in good Order, and
the cite of Cadia was full of militia and volunteers.—
An order has just been issued by the Governor of Cadiz
'for every inhabitant to provide himself with six months
provisions, and for those who could not do so to quit the
town; and for all foreigners who could not give a satis-
factory account of themselves to quoit the town in 24
hours. Captain Simpson states, that among all descrip-
tions of persons there appeared to be nothing but one
general sentiment of unanimity, and a conviction that
the French would never succeed in their attempts against
the place. The Government was in great want of money,
and the troops were not regularly paid, but thev submit.
ted with great patience. The King did not leave the
Palace in which he resided.—'Phu French Admiral, who
was off Cadiz, had given ;mite that no ships should be
allowed to quit the port, which might clear out after the
15th inst.; in consequence of which Capt. Simpson was
obliged to leave withont completing his loading. The
French squadron consisted of two line-of-battle ships,
`two fripies one sloop, one bark, and one smaller vessel.
brim Itrencii were stationed in Rota, St: Mary's, and
Cisicland, round Cadiz.
• Xxtract of a letter from Cadiz:— • _

Csois. JuLT 4.—We are now completely surrounded
by land by the French, united with the rebels, and the
blockading squadron has been reinforced 1 y I other
ships which were at Gibraltar. Notwithstanding this
increased blorkade, a quantity of small craft are drop-
ling in, all laden with provisions. Rice particularly is
n gnat abundance; meat is not dearer than in usual
times, and vegetables are brought from the opposite shore
occupied by the Fiends, who dare pot disgust the coon.
lry people, obo live exclusively by the Cadis market.
The Feted' -lime extends from St. Lacer as far as Conn.
).,"! their rear is exposed to the Spanish forces united In
Algeciras; and it is expected that General Ballasteros,
who was in Granada, will come .forward—its this case
there will be a fair opportunity for the troops stationed
beta and in San Fernando to make a sortie. The fact
is, that the French have yet no fortress of rank in their
possession, and that their forces are too much dispersed.
Jute s.—The easterly wind continuing, about forty
small craft have entered daring last night and thisday,
all laden with wheat and provisions of every kind. An
.English brig, laden with cod fish, and another from
itiusiyagoil, with cocoa, have also entered, in spite of the
opposition of the French guns; bet another English
hal., who was reached by their shot, bas been obliged
10 return to sea.
JULY 6.—An English schooner was this morning near
the entrance of the Ray, and under the gun shot of the
Light Tower, when from the two French line of battle
ships and one frigate, at anchor two miles distant, many
Armed boats were ordered towards the English schooner,
which put herself ander the protection of the castle, the
guns of which obliged the French to return, and in this
way the schooner was able to proceed with safely to the
port.
The inaction in which the Spaniards have yet main-
tained themselves cannot last longer, if they do nut ex-
pect that the French will re ire of their own accord, as
the season of the yellow levet is approaching. This is
an ',twiny who frightens, them more than the Spuds(
bayonets.
JULT 7.—lt is confidently asserted that Ballasteros will
mine from Granada with 12,000 infantry mid OW cavalry.
to attack the French stationed on the opposite side ut
Lioliz. The French Admiral, the day before yesterday,

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assured the Commander of the Royal George steam ves-
sel, that he might admit in it, and take away froth Cadiz
passengers of every description, except the King and the
Royal family.
The French from t'm opposite place are so badly in-
formed with regard t the condition of Cadit, that they
advised the passengers of the Royal tieorget who arrived
here yesterday from St. Lucar, to bring with them some
bread, which they did.
Sir William A'Court has receive I despatches from Ho-
vernment by the English cutter man of war. He still
remains at Seville. The people are very much dissatisfied
with it.