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TtIEATH.E.-ItOY AL, C4VESII%GAKOSN.
TO-MORILOW EVENI NG, Sept. 9 Win
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THE BEGGAR'S OPERA.
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OFFICIAL ARTICLR FROM THE REGENCY GA-
ZETTE, AUGUST 18.

of these troops, and the manner in which they re.
I ceived the enemy, causing them great loss, and obit-
ging them to retrocede thrice, merit eulogists and
prove the state of discipline, and what may -always
ibe expected from such troops. Its Commandant,
after discovering the success of the centre, observed
the reinforcements coming from Alcor, end in the
greatest order disposed his retreat, being much in.
commode(' in it by the enemy, part of whom march-
ed upon his flank, placing themselves in the Sierras.
Notwithstanding all this, sometimes taking positions,
and sometimes dislodging the enemy from theirs, his
division pursued its retreat to Ripple, and from
thence to Alicant with its wounded.
" Brigadier Santistevan, with the section of horse,
arrived in the neighbourhood at break of day, took
a position behind that town, and hetweea six and
I seven in the morning, when he had intelligence Qf
• the enemy- having evacuated Bear, marched for this
Itown, 'drowsing a squadron, but the lateness of this
I movement prevented his support in that action, and
was, io my opinion, the principal cause: of its being
j lost.
I " Our loss is excessive compared to that of the
enemy, but in the midst of our miSfortunes the beha-
viour of the troops appears to be encouraging, since,
to avoid dispersion, they alloNved themselves to he
killed, wounded, and made prisoners.
" We sufficiently know from the declarations of
; the Chiefs and Officers taken prisoners, that the loss
in killed and wounded was very great."

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The Brigadier Adjutant-General of the Staff, Don j
Juan Polous, and Mexico, Chief of the Staff of the
second and third armies, write from Orchuela, under
date of the 31st of July, to the Chief of the General
Staff, as follows :

" Excematcr Si 11,-1 have given your Excellency
an account of the attacks made by the greater part of
the disposable force of the second and third armies,
on the 21st of July, on the points of Castella, Ibi,
and others in the Surania, in which was situated Su.
chet's advance. On the 26th, the enemy, as I in-
formed you, had made no movement, and to-day
they still remain in the same positions, as do our
troops, though much reduced is those they occu-
pied anterior to the action.. The' following are the
details
" It being the object of. Ms Itzeellency the COM-
minder in Chief, according to his welt-digested and
combined plan, to attack, beat, and drive the enemy
the points mentioned, in our front, to the left
of the Jucar, the requisite orders were given
he movement of the troops, which was imme-
icommenced by the first battalion of Burgos
e second of Majorca, which entered Alicant on
Ight of the 18th instant, marched to the Mole,
made a feint of embarking in the English and
Ish ships, which the second battalion of Ma-
i only did ; this, together with the number of
of which the convoy was composed, in appear.
carrying a great number of troops for disembark-
I, was intended and succeeded in amusing the
iy in the towns on the coast.
On the night of the 20th, the right of oar line
landei between Xejona and Ibi, which point was to
be attacked the following day by the division of re-
serve, which sailed from Alicant with the regiments
of Chencilla, Canaries, Volunteers of Alicant, 30
mintrs, 50 horse, and the first battalion of Burgos,
the whole under the command of Field-Marshal
Rosch and Brigadier Criegh. The centre bivouck-
ed within half a league of Castella, with the Co.
runna and Glade: battalions, under Brigadier Ma.
chelena, and the reserve with the battalions of the
Royal Walloon Guards, the first of Badajos and
Cuenca, under the command of the Conde de Mon-
tejo, a league in its rear, passed the Yenta de Tibi.
The left wing, composed of the third section of in-
Nary, the battalions of Baylen, Alcazar, and
Lorca, and the 2d of horse, with the provisional re-
giment of Hussars, and the lit and 2d of Dragoons,
both directed by Brigadier Santistevan, and Colonel
Ifeayres, were, the latter beyond Pltul, and the
former, although he ought to have been between Saw
and Bear, placed himself in Villena, both having
for object to attack the points of Castella, Oail, and
Beer, and fall upon Ibi, if the enemy should unite
in it, and not suffer to fall unpunished, on the centre
and right of our line, their cavalry, the greater part
of whom were known to be in Bear. Two pieces of
artillery, and two squadrons of the 2d regiment of
provincial cavalry remained two leagues from Cas-
tella.

✓ PROTE:iTANT ADVOCATE; or, a
• Review of Publications relating to the Roman Catholic
Q testi e, toed tippet tory of protestant Intelligence.
At n lime when the daily-increasing exertions of the Roman
C are distinguished by a public activity, unexampled
iu the tot erii.or%. and when a listlessoess (More apparent, we
true.. Ilion rent) seems u. pervade the maids of the Protestants
of 18611 P kIllgd."16; When the Roman Catholic Body are mak-
leg Ow noel stvensotus efforts. in every part of the United King-
dom, to impress on the Pohite the necessity of annotate to
t heir I . sins. and even confidently nowt t a general willingness
that they should be xrubted, it w ill appear only a ntinnure of
Self-defence. that there should be I. PROTESTANT ADVO-
CA Tl':, to defend our Estabikhotents in Chore!, and State, and
to mainsails the erne, al Cause Of Civil and Religions. Liberty
again t the intolerant principles of the Rosins Catholics, and
their tinesta.ing noempes to obtain pitese,sjoig of poi Weal power.
The objects winch the PR OTESTANT A It VOCAI E will
have mare huinediatels iu view pre to unite the exertiros of
Protestants of all de,cr ptions, in &retire of the liberty, civil
sand religious, which is now enjoyed by the subjects of these
Realms I to convey such Letter:ll inforniNtion as may lay open
Ike designs of tlw Roman t 441,1015f0 to expose. the istis-state-
mats, religions true political. ask. advocates of their cause;
to open tareyesnT the Public to the tenets really professed by
the Irish Itmson Catholic Church; 1-1 shew iliat It is not it
slight, but a great amid e-srinial &retrace which exists be-
tween Popery and Pristrotasoism, mud that the leading doctrines
of the former religion are slur same now as they were at the
period of Ike blessed Reformation ; to scrutinize Ibe preteio
6100.$ of the Romiso Catholics. owl to prove the utter hopetass-
nes% of conciliating their litheetions by any thing short of N stir-
reader of the Cormiinitiontaw, point out the witticism with
which their claims are brought forward, to display their real
extrot and their naaviritiable consconences, and to skew what
the effect uu the Constitution generally would he, and what es-
pet:jolly on our invaluable privileges, as Protestants, and on the
oat,e of Religion, if than 'mamas were again admitted iuto
'sister in this kingdom, whose exclusion from power was, at
the time of the Revolution, made a pet inttnent principle of the
Constitution.
The übjeci, in -hors, of Ibl6 Publication, is wit Commas. to
all Pcowortivis ; it is to gu .rd tine steered rouse of Religious Li-
berty; it is to defend our Protestuot Brethren in Ireland eipe-
chilly against Roman Cut lusl ie anceutiancy mad eventual perse-
eation—againo the domination of it sect, which history has
Aeon to lw lovariably hostile to nil Religions Freedom); it Is
to preserve, fur the sake of peace 34114 security, that Esta-
blished Church, %hose priuriple and practice it is to leave
every man at liberty to worship God according iii the dictates
of his own consei. nee; ii is, in a word, to secure and perpe-
tuate that nasty tolernot Establishment, under which, by God's
blessing, this ryntiitry has so eininently flourished, and to trans-
snit it, unitopoire.l, to our children, awl our childreieseltlldren.
• pur-timg such a course, the Coriluelocs of the PROTES-
TANT ADVOCATE hope they shall open the eyes of the
Public to the vital import:awe of the subject; and that, wile-
titer in Parliament m itt Elections, whether in social intercourse
to in publications, they shall contribute to excite a proper feel.
log for the mainicanner of ibnt ComuttimlioN, which has long
been' and which, if we be true to it, will, we trust, long br '
ii the druirntlon and the safeguard of she politico!, moral, and
religious world. It a ill be their endeavour to point out in
every vie,. and every irviance, the dun and teal interest of
Protestants: it will also he their earnest wish to draw the Ro-
atan Catholics to a scow ikf their duty and real interest,—the
duly they ewe to their Kind rather than to the Pope, to their
Country lather than to Rome.--and is rrinind them of the
many nos of indulgence grunted them during the present reign.
M hutevri success may attend their endeavours, the Conflation
of this Work pledge themselves never to depart from tiw prin.
tildes upon watch it is undertaken. F•ir their minds are 'rule•
impressed with the truth, that it is not by yieldiogprinci-
Idesto the difficulty of tines, but only by manitiiiiiing them
ag•iinst all opposition, and clinging to them, even through she
severest perwcwitio., that we ran hope to• pass through the
store% of infidelity which is gathering nround us, unperceived.
s' bile our eyes are dazzled by the glare of a spurious liberality.
The conduct of the PRO ELST AN T ADVOCATE will be
iii the Itholdb of Membersof the f:stablished Church; hit jail,-
▪ 111111 and twAttstnee will be isnot thankfully received from all
persons who are friendly to the undertaking. Its Conductors
will notice generally the Publications nu the Roman Catholic
silicsticat and also the Parliamentary Debate., a believer Ito-
Hem Cnthotir 1 laims shall be brought uud.r the consideration
of the legi-latore.
Ta fir pal.lished in Monthly Number., price One Shilling
each; the fist Number to appear sic the 1.5 October, 1812.
Orders and ('ommunication. are reqoested to !wield to J. J.
• ckdale, No. 41, P.m Mal; ; where ma) be had, all the co-
' piit,l ik,di Catholic Pithlicatiinn.

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CORTES, 17Tu DAY.
Senor the Marquis of VILLA PR ANCA delivered a re-
presentation of the Superior Junta of Murcia, in
which it was asserted, that the misfortune of the 2d
and 3d army was greater than had been stated by the
General in Chief, Don Jose O'Donnell, in his dis-
patches; that all the forces of the province had been
useless ' • that the action at Haze, which the Gazette
of the Regency had represented as a victory, hnd
been nearly as disastrous as that at Castella, though
not so conspicuously so. He proposed, therefore,
that all the Chiefs of that army should be chr.nged,
including the Staff, on account of the little confidence
which the people have in them.—He said the number
of the enemy was about 3000 men, and our forces
exceeded 10,0*0 men. He demanded a speedy re-
medy.
The dispatch of General O'Donnell was read, in
which he says, that the army in the action of Cas-
tella, after having gained advantages, had suffered
some loss in consequence lof two squadrons of ca.
valry having been beaten on the left flank; that he
hoped the action would have no 11l consequence,
though he sensibly felt that It had frustrated his de:.
signs.
The dispatch of the same General, relative to the
action at Baza, was read. Senor VILLANUEVI pro.
posed, that the Regency should be requested to fur.
nish full and accurate information on the whole. The
Count De TORKENS proposed, that the Secretary at
War should be sent for. Senor TRAVER, after having
referred to various notes, which be read, relative to
this action, and the eonduct of the Commander in
Chief, added, that it was suggested he had a firm sop.

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From these positions the troops marched on the
morning of the 21st, the Guerillas having opened
their fire at three in the morning, both on the centre
within sight of Castella, and on the right wing in
front of lbi. At break of day, the infantry of the
left were at the Sierra de Cid, and having discovered
the enemy, the Tiradoris and Alcazar regiments
were ordered to descend by the west side of the
Castle of Castella, the other corps following, which
movement, without doubt, obliged the French to
abandon the place, through which Michelana passed
pursuing the enemy.
46 Our opponents made a firm stand, and aug,
mented their fire from three to four pieces of artil-
lery, in a battery which they had is the direction of
Ibi, when some cavalry and infantry reinforced
them ; notwithstanding which, the attack began at
that point, and the Guerillas penetrated into the
place, without regarding the fire of a cannon placed
on a wall. Our two pieces, with the squadrons of
the Provincial Cavalry, passed by Castellat and the
reserve was placed upon its right, when I took for
granted the infantry of the left was in the valley ;
"and some 150 cuirassiers presenting themselves in
front of our squadrons, were immediately attacked
by the latter, and obliged to fly. At this very mo-
ment 400 dragoons, which had been in Bear, hastily
advanced, and charging with great rapidity our
short number of cavalry and part of the infantry,
succeeded) a surrounding the former, to which the
1 cuirassiers assisted, putting in (blunder Meayre's
battalions, and also sabreing those of Corunna and
Guadex.

port in the Regency, because his brother was a Re-
gent ; but surely, said he, neither he, nor his brother,
can think themselves secure in your presence, unless
they have justice on their side. A Resolution was
then read, passed by the Cortes in secret session in
the time of the former Regency, authorizing General
Ballasteros, who was to go to Valencia, to require,
by means of the Intendant of that army, such sup-
plies as he might think necessary for the subsistence
of the army, the command of which they entrusted to
him. lle said that this order of the Cortes had been
decidedly for General Ballasteros, and not for any
other Chief; but that the present Regency, having
assumed the Government, they conferred the corn-.
mand of that army, with those means, upon General
O'Donnell. He observed also, that Senor Ribas,
the Intendant of that army, was the brother of another
of the Regents, so that there existed a kind of Semi-
Regency, without the knowledge of the Cortes. He
proposed, and it was unanimously approved, that the
Regency should be applied to, to send immediately to
the Cortes the Secretary at War, with the original
dispatches which the Regency had received relative to
the action at Castella, with the orders and provisions
made by the Regency to investigate the causes of the
loss of this action, the change of the General in Chief,
and the destination of the former.
After some other business had been gone through,
the Minister at War appeared, and read the dispatch
which the General in Chief had transmitted relative
to the action in question. It appeared that the ca.
"airy, under the command of Brigadier-General San..
tistevau, which should have been between Sax and
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sistl invention of Mr. Henry, suit hniught his !nem.
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ineittricf nui Wad by Jilca.fs. Hear), rool.ufacturittig chemists,
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fl,is sigieeohle perfumed liquor. which is eninposerl of highly
coorentros.d yi.i..gar, Joined w sib the amt lite:l%M aromatics
and efficacious antiseptie,, may be kept weimpaired in any ell.
wale sled for any length of time. Itki pung....t ndnur adapts it
fsr affording relief in Ite..d-aches, fainting :4, de.; and readers it
peculiarly gran ful and refreshing in crowded rooms, io plates
of ;Ktlic resort, and io the apartment; of 11. e sick. !semis-
teracts, also, the infection of contagions diseases.
As many 4purious and inferior preparations are sold ander the
sane and similar mimes, the public are revs. gird to observe. all
the only proof of hs being gruaine, that the names of Messrs.
llear‘, Nlanclicster, are engraved no the stamp.
The Aromatic spirit of Vinegar in lwitile:, price 41. 9d. each,
stamp included, is odd wholesale and retail by Bayley and
Elea, Cockspnt-street (the only agents in London. authorized
by the Proprietor,) ; where spay he lad, Sponge Boxes of
Cold, Silver. Cornel.on, Crystal. de.
Al+sl HENRY'S CALCINED MAGNESIA, in battles at
tot. and larger, with glass stoppers, at 4s. 6d. each ; their
heittg nn *lie damp...

CAUTION.
T Zfi E distinguished Patronage and utsiaenal
'nation in anieh.J. T. Rlt;tlF.'s cetchroed MAGNETIC
/..‘7Oll TABLET k now held, ha% excited much jealousy
a long Strop-makers and nthers, who helot tut:illy unacqmaint.
with Sue tovalunhle process of making the Magnetic Tablet,
.re insindaced cmniniin Strops, calling them Razor Tablets,
impnxing sun the unwary port of the Public. J. T. R.
turret:tee cint-iders it a duty incumbent on hint to advise pur-
cs...er4 that the only grnaitte Maglietic Razor Tablet ha; uni-
formly been Fold with J.T. Rigte's signature, and ',withered in red
'lnks sone others can possibly he genniite, nor will any of these
pro-lure any effect upon a Razor's Edge, beyond the
ea:wily of the must common leather Strop.
The genulue Magnetic Razor Taftlet will renovate and keep
Itlif ors in a most complete slate of repair, without the ussi,t.
4' re-of a cutler. hence, one material cause of jealousy against
. this intemiun floes the most sinister inotiviv.
J. T. Ridge has recently invented a Razor Strop upon entire
princikles, price Ss. lid. with which, and the oceasiamil
, of his Marlene Tablet, he venture, to assert, that Razors
Imo; he kept in a constant state of cflicient perfection, whit-
ant nay auziliary--ao grinding or setting will ever be re-
'loan made Razors and pparauss for shaving, are
cm.anAlly nn Bale us tie Proprietor's Warehouses, 65, Cheep-
Pi .•
t and Park-.greet, Guaymas-T-square.
- ita.vir Tablet and Strap, if taken together, chergfd
14'. ed. A Tablet far ?askance I.:

" His Excellency the Commander in Chief ob. ! Vier, had posted itself behind Villera, without the
serving this event in person, ordered the reserve to I knowledge of the General; that the first charge of
be formed en masse, and placed his battalions in ; the cavalry was repulsed, but not the second, in
echelons upon the road, and caused the Walloons ! which the infantry was sabred, the battalions of
to march towards the lank of the enemy ; but their ' Cadiz and Corunna not moving ; that the enemy's
cavalry, which pursued our beaten troops, endea- cavalry was checked by the regiment of Cuenca, un-
veered to surround them upon the right, and alder its Colonel, the Count del Menage) accompanied
though they were made to change their direction, by the General in Chief; that enemy only Trarsuect
they charged with such unequalled peOmptitude' that i the army to about a league and half from Castells ;
our troops had not time to Ore a single shot, being , that all the battalions (except that of Badajoe, irlticts
either sabred or taken prisoners. • I fell into disorder without being charged) beherd per.
" On this accident the Badajos regiment got into fectly well, as likewise did the provisional squadrons
disorder; that of Cuenca maintained itself firm, re- of the line, and the Ordenanzas of the Geaerali;
strained the enemy, and retired in good order to the that victory would have been ours, if BrigadierSati-
skirts-of the Sierra Cote, which gave an opportunity tistevan had acted, with the 703 horse under bit
to half of our two beaten squadrons, which took to command, ea the left ; he was immediately scs%
the said Sierra, to join, protected by tits Cuenca re- peoded. The date of this dispatch is Orchuela, 3tlth
giment, who, on this day, gave proofs of its disci- July.
pane. i That the statement of the loss was as follows :-
1 C 6 The enemy being now freed free! the care which killed principal officers 3, officers 13, cadets 3,
our attack upon Castela caused them, sent infantry serjeantst.4*, soldiers 384, Wine 4; seetwoded,
and cavalry against oar troops tit Die The serenity priaalpal 9itioete I, °Scots 30f, cad* la,
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