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occupied that town, and the enemy's left. The
moment they were apprised of the progress inattei
on the centre and left, the division crossed the
Win, and made a vigorous attack On the right
of Ocana, and drove the enemy from that'
with the greatest precipitation. Thee the ca.
'dry under Sehastiani was put in motion, it ad-
vanced with rapidity, and in an instant came
up with the enemy, who, in his flight across the
wood of olive-trees; endeavoured to make for,
Barrios 'and Guatbia. In vain did he attempt to
effect his retreat in square column—his columns
were broken. The division of light 'cavalry,
composed of the regiment of pikemen, of the
10th hussars, the 10th and 21st mounted ch.is.
aeon, commanded by General Benregard, sabre
a numerous column on the left, and oblige 5000
men to lay down their arms, after having 'put to
eight the Royal carbineers, and about 3000 horse-
men. At the same moment a brigade of dra.
goons, putting itself in motion, in the interval
left 'between the Ist and 2d division of the sth
corps, charged a column of the enemy, which
they immediately routed, compelled them to lay
down their arms, kiiliug a vast number with
their sabres, and took several pieces of cannun.
They pursued• them, the sword in their backs, to
Guardia ; at every step prisoners are picked up,
and in the evening 20,000 men, 50 pieces of can-
non, and 30 stand of colours, were found in our
possession.
Such is the result of this memorable battle, in
which 55,000 filen, composed of the best troops
which the insurrectional Government of Seville
could bring 'together, and 80 pieces of cannon,
could not resist 24,000 soldiers of his Majesty the
Emperor. Your Excellency has been a witness
of the intrepidity which these troops of every
description have manifested. General Officers,
Officers and men—all have-done their duty in the
most brilliant manner.

[Here follows a long list of Merl, wbo dis.
tiaguished themselves.]
(signed) LE MARECHAL DUC DEVLIN'S°.

BATTLE OF ALBA DE TORNIES, Nov. 20.

The Duke Del Parque, not having dared to
' receive battle at Carpio, and having resolve&l to
retreat, carried his intention into effect very pre.
cipitately in the night between. the 2Gth and 27th.
The dispositions for the attack were ordered,
when we were informed of his movement. The
army was immediately put in pursuit of him,
partly towards Tcicno, partly towards Canta la
Pudra, and the cavalry towards Pohida, on the
road to Salamanca. On the 28th, at four .in the
morning, each column put itself in motion, from '
its particular positions, the light rivalry' leading,
followed by the second division of dragoons, and 1
the infantry of the 6th corps. At Vittoria we
received certain information that the enemy had
taken the direction of Alba de Tonnes.—Still we
despaired of overtaking them, as they were ten
boors in advance, and had already reached the
foot of the mountain. -Btit fortune reserved fur

us the opportunity of a decisive success. At noon'.
Gee. Lorcet, with 400 horse of the 3d hussars and
15th chasseurs, pushed forward, followed at an in-
terval of an hour, by the dragoons, and by Gen.
Marchand, commanding the Gth corps. On arriving
on the Almar, Gen. Lorcet met the enemy's posts,
and threw them back upon the town. All their
army was found still there, posted one part upon
the right bank of the river, and the other part,
with the whole of the cavalry, upon the left bank.
General Lorret, finding himself too weak, gave
ground a little : the enemy took confidence from
this, and was already .adsancing with the sharp:
shooters of his cavalry and. infantry behind the
Almar. The second division of dragoons, aug-
mented by the 15th and 25th dragoons, and four
pieces of light artillery, came up at (our o'clock.
They were ordered to proceed under cover of a
curtain, which covered their march upon. the
.plains by which the enemy was advancing. The
first brigade, composed of the 30 and 6th of dra.
goons, under the orders of General Millet, ad.
vanccd in order of battle. As soon as 'General
Lorcet reached the left of the enemy, a general
charge of the two brigades was ordered, and was ,
executed with such vigour and promptitude, that
in an instant the enemy's lines were broken, in
spite of a shower of grape and musket bullets.
Their cavalry fled without exchanging a stroke of
a sabre, and partly repassed the river. The in-
fantry was cut to pieces, and five pieces of can-
non taken—There remained a second line of in-
fantry. In the disorder into which success itself
had thrown our cavalry, it could not Fond-.
nue its, charge, and it returned. at full gallop
destroying all that it had. previously passed, till
it came and formed itself a second time behind
the brigades of General Carrie and Colonel
Ornano, which were advancing: The 15th and
25th were plaited in column on the flanks to
t charge the enemy's cavalry, which had returned
to the:support of their inlaatryt This charge,
which had for its object the breaking of the second
line of the enemy's infantry, had the same suc-
cess as 'the former ; the enemy's cavalry took
flight in the most cowardly manner, never to
appear again. Colonel Ornano, at the head of
the kith dragoons, took four pieces of artillery.
From that time there was not another cannon-
, shot fired, and the 25th dragoons found Ahem-
selves on the rear of the enemy's line. They
had time, however, to retire to a height dim-
cult of access, and to form a square of 3000
or 4000 men. General Carrie was surrounding
this body also, and there was reasonable ground
Ito hope that it would be forced to lay down ifs
arms •'• but night was rapidly coming on, and
was about to snatch our prey front us. Officer
'1 after Officir, hastened to call- the light artillery,
whiCh 'was at some distance, and in the mean time
the square was summoned to surrender ; but it
' could not be approached, as troops of this
scriplien pay little respect.to the usage of nations,
and the character of flags of truce. In the mean
time, the night fell, there was no artillery nor
infantry, the euemy was on the point of escaping
I across the ravines that bordered their left. A
I charge was feigned in order to intimidate them
to surrender. But this demonstration having
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the. square io keep it in cheek, while the first
brigade of
,dragoons watched it in front. Ge-
' neral Marchard hastened the march of his
'lnfantry'' it arrived running; but it•had to climb
a rocky aouutain, and had aleeatly made a.
Imarch of eight leagues ; it had been in notion
since four o'clock in the moiling, it was now half
past fivein the evening. At length the first bri.
gade, commanded by General Mattcutie, an in-
trepid Officer, arrived•within two hundred toises
of the square, . at the same time with the artillery.
It was night, and those who- know the position
could scarcely distinguish the enemy above from
below. General Maucune was placed in the
proper direction, end notwithstanding the dark.
ness, received orders td carry the square, and to
enter the town. The brave infantry did not he-
sitate an instant : while it advanced, 15 or 20
cannon-shot were .directed upon the squire. At
the first shot the vedettes of the dragoons saw
the enemy break, and throw themselves into the
ravines, the soldiers throwing away their arms
and accoutrements) in order to escape more ra-
pidly. It was impossible for the cavalry to fol-
low the fugitives. General Maucune, finding
the enemy's position abandoned, .pursinni the co-
lumn by the sound of confused voices. lie •ar-
rived at the town at the same moment with the
enemy ; he entered resolutely ;•• fell on the tail of
the fugitives, without firing a shot, killed 200
men with the bayonet, and made himself master
of the bridge, together with two howitzers. The•
night was so dark, that' it was impossible to
make any farther. movements; each corps rested
upon its position. In a few moments we saw all
the force of the enemy upon the left of the
Tormes extinguished. They all took to flight,
in the most frightful disorder, in evvry direction,
seeking safety in the neighbouring woods and
mountains. With the exception of the brigade
of Maucune, the infantry had no occasion to
take any part in the lrusitiess, and the affair has
been decided principally by the cavalry. This
affair may be considered decisive; atid the ene-
my's •army, beaten and disperril, w ill not be
able to present itself again ter along (init. This
battle, from its importance, and from the resnits
with which it is likely .to be attended, is one of
those that do most honour to the French cavalry.
Fifteen like( s of cannon, sixteen standards taken
sword in hand ; a General ; many Colonell, and
more than one hundred Officers killed ; three
thousand men lying dead on the field of battle,
or is the direction of the pursuit; and 15000
muskets taken or destroyed, are the trophies of
this victory. We have made but few prisoners.
The reports hitherto made, state but from 1600
to 2000, among them is a Colonel of artillery.
Our loss bears,no proportion to that of the ene-
my. The total is but 18 killed arid 57 wounded.
I have the honour to*,
'KELLERMAN.
The General of Diviiion, Commanding in Chief.

Kwerwiwa.osei TAE IN.—A few days since
a genteet.looking fellow, calling himself Thomas
Mandeville, went to the Shakespeare Tavern, in
•Plymouth, and most completely got on the sumo
side of the landlord, by informing him that he
had a cargo of oats, the arrival of which he hourly
expected from Waterford, at the same time pro-
ducing samples, bill of lading, &c. in 'fact, every
thing appeared so correct, that Mr. Adulteration,
in expectation of a good customer, dill not hesi-
tate to accommodate him with board and lodging;
together with a new great coat, &c. In the me:tn
time the pretended merchant went conNtantly to
the Custom-house to ascertain the arrival of the
Atalanta (the ship which was said to. watts the
cargo on board). At length the'artival of the
supposed Captain of the Atalanta was announced,
and being introduced, the natural inquiries re-
ipectiog_the voyage, state of the cargo, &c. In the
midst of their festivity, a Gentleman from 'Tema.
ton happened to drop in, and being Amen the
sample, readily became a purchaser of the cargo ;
but the ship having been represented to have had
an unusually tedious voyage, and the crew, in con-
sequence, reduced to short allowance, an advance
'of cash was proposed to bind the bargain and re.
viettillt; the ship,. which being unsuspectingly ac.
ceded to,.and the time and place of delivery ae.
pointed, they took their. departure, leaving the
host and purchaser to contemplate each other on
imaginary bargains!

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Early in the morning of Christmas:allay, thi
house of Mr. Stuart, in Downing.street, Was
broken open, and robbed of plate to theamount
of betwaett sixty and seventy pounds. Mrs.
Stuart was sitting up with a c;tild that was WI
when she heard a noise below stairs; the noise
was continued, and Mrs. S. ventured down, stair=
by herself ; she found the back door and the
back parlour window open, but did not see any
person. 4. aka abut thelpEaud• resernesi IT stairs.
When sho got to the first floor she looked down,
and saw a man in the passage, and when he muted,
she heard something rattle. Mt. Stuart thou gut
up and endeavoured to pursue him, but in vain.—
Some carpets and other valuable property were
packed up ready to be carried off.
Yesterday morning The inhabitants of Litt!e
Salfron.hill and canal passengers were thrown
into the greatest alarm, fur the safety of a pauper,
a maniac, who ran round the roof of the Workhouse
with a poker in his hands, breaking the tiles. lle
was expected every moment to fall upon the
ground : he was at length secured, and
.put into a
strong room.

A most barbarous murder -was on Tuesday, the
10th ult. committed at Carrigavantory, in the
county of Wat•rforil, on a poor man of the name
of Hearn. This, unhappy victim of cruelty, on
having, seine time since, taken a few barren acres,•
was threatened with a night skit. 'Oil its being re-
peated, he went for sometime toTramore, as a place
of gaiety; but, haying returned to his humble
dwelling, his door was forced °pi:n(4l,44,d un be-
ing dragged intothe open air, he, by, 41:i assassins,
was shot through the head and belly. lie ex.
pired in a few hours ; bust in his last inumonts men.
tioned the names of tWle Men in his neighbourhood,
'lathe perpetrators of this horrid edam. •

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• On Sunday night, Mrs. Vanryne was Wiwi
death, at her house, in Prince's-court, Duke:
street, St. James's. An inquest was he'd,
Monday, at the Bunch of Grapes publie-haa,„
Eu Duke-atreet. It appeared in evidence, that 4;
deceased was near 80 years of age. She had lived'
in that house upwards of 40 years, and for seveta"
years past was 'suable to go about without attist,
ante, and was attended by her daughter, IN,
used frequently, at the desire OS the dec,:a.ed,
luck her into the parlour, while she had u...,:asion,
to •be absent ; and, on Sunday evening, ter
daughter went out and left her mother, in thri
parlour, as ustml, with a book and cankl
There was no other person in the house. surag
time afterwards, a smell of iire being• very power,
ful, alarmed a mall who was pasting ;- he 'test
into the house., and broke open the Rarlour door,
when he beheld a most distressing spectacle—at
some distance front the tire pt ace, the floor was
burned, in tho shape of a coffin, and, of the uth
fortunate old lady, only one leg, with a stciekin•
on, the rest of the hod;
havingnemrfaalieleoditiittlothtelie parlour,o rapartments in a coin,
plow mass of cinders, the back-bone aloha' re,
&trained uoconsined. The Jury returned a vet.
diet of dicciitenial Death.

The Ostler of thu Marquis of Granby public.
house, at Thames Paten, on Solidity rournim,
tast discovered'a magpie's nest, containing two
eggs:—at the time he 'discovered it the old bird
was sitting.
Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, the ser.
rant maid of Mr. thine°, bakbr, in Chandler.
street,. Grosvenor-square, having besot sent ep
stairs with some tea to her master's lodger, a so.
man aged 90, discovered, on entering the room,
the woman laying by the lire.place with herclothes
in 'dames : the screams of 'the maid immediately
brought up the family, who rendered the untortu.
nate old woman every possible assistance—bat it
is not thought slot cur survive.
The great Catholic counties in Ireland •are ra.
pidly coming forward to petition the Legiplature
Inc the removal of the disabilities 'Meeting that
bady : Tipperary, Cork, and Limerick, hive al.
ready petitioned separately, and appointed Com.
minces. The county of-Clare will meet this day,•
for a similar purpose; a requisition 'has been sign.
ed by six of the most independent anti respectable
Catholic Gentlemen of .that cuunl, for a general
meeting of the Roman Catholiei of Clare, to pe.
roiou Parliament for a repeal of the remaining
Penal Lang affecting that Body.
lufur nation having been sent to the Mayor of
Cork, from Seotland,that divers forgeries had been
committed by a person, in Edinburgh anti other
places, who.was supposed to have gone to Ire.
laud to embark fur America, a sharp, look out
Was kept iu the harborir: A few days ago a ship
from Glasgow put into the Cove of Cork, bound
for New York, and on soarciii.g which the person
charged with the forgeries was. discovered and
taken onto custody, fur the purpose of being con.
veyed to Scotland, to take his trial.
A letter from Launceston has an account of as
unprovoked murder of an innocent man, by a sod.
tiler belonging to a regiment quartered in that part
of the country. The soldier was ordered, with
use men more, to'assist the Excise Officerjn the
seizure of a few casks of brantly whit!' he had in.
telligeisce were lodged in the peiish of Ludgvan,
awl which they did seize, and were carrying home:
In their way back, a lisoing boat hail just landed
• three men tsprin the strand, and as the soldimeap.
preached them, without speaking a word, the
murderer presented his piece, • and shot one of
them through . the body. The man languished
about thirty hours in the greatest misery. lie be.
longed to • IgeW/yit ; a harmless man as 'eves
breathcl, aatti has left a wife and four children.
The soldier is commit ted 'to .Lautreetton Kaol,,and
appears to be a most audacious haertetwd villain. •

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ACH ALLENEE. _
MESSRS.-CURRIE and CO. Seigeons, late
lu his Majesty's servicie,thallenge 'the whole World
to prove a single instance where thAr Aledicinertnil Method
of Cure have failed Of the desired effect. The practice of
many years in this particular branch of their profession, has
not given rise to one immicees.sful Case.
They continue to direct their savlies to the tretitinent and
cure of Venereal Complaitits, and that Derangement of the
S 4etn, which is the coosequence of the pernicious:id waste-
ful effects of a habit long and-most unhappily pursued by the
youth of both bests. hi the one it I* found .to be the
source of barrenness ; the other have its ravages fa-
wdly developed tit titian by a distressing state of debility,
Which, if no; timely remedied, terminates in impotence. _These
are its remote and ultiapite effects, while ConstnWions, Loo
of Muscular Power, rind various Nervous Complaints, usually
characterize the earli6r stages of this solitary vice. • of per-
sons languishing under the disorders toeitlent to such • a itatiii.
their treatment iksimple, and has never proved_ unsuccessful
in the. course of a lung, laborious, nod notch extentbsil prat-
: tice. In the lIIN4 obstinate and complicated cases Of Vote-
real Infection, such as Obstructions in th.• Urethra, Sptino
Excrescenres. Hurd 'rumours, Callous liicersi'licuptioas, St-
initial Weakness, Gleets, as also - • • . ,
S,CRICTUEES, •.r ' • -
-Whetter recent or of lung duration, and which have baffled
lae skill of otherPractititmers, are, by their pretreat Unproved
plan of treatment, effectually and permanently cured, n ith- '
out the patient suffering tares crucial ing loam aad Marini% -
inorrini,ge which freipientlifolloiss the application of the iu
liar caustic. In the c. urse of twenty venal{ exclusive practice
in this inetropolisOmuseino• caries of Stricturestniv;- beenancl
are their (lire, the tirial eradication of which are
effected by a safe, eer and expeditious morle of practice.
saperi ir to any 'Woes yet adopted. 'The weakness,
lions debility tiro::eeditig ti too this complaint, ore spec-
Intitoit ei.st,wed to sound mid vigoria I
, health. But iv hert: the ttelalit has filf years existed, a•pri
per !terse% I ra,ll. to their restorative reincilees, after a Strii -
tore inis been dest ribs cd, is indispensably requisite to revive t.
slitinhering spa' is,. of Life, aml to re-annotate the t'oasti•uths •
Several Noir ewer and GENTLEhies of the first vesper- •
ability, have been under the care of Messrs. CU It Si seat
CO. for tfie' removal of complaints of the Ili-et:lra , Sok- •
*tires, &e. and having' received it radical nod p.111E1114 rt•
Care, particularly requested that retereuces might be start
to them, as satisfactory evidences of the decided superiuri:y
of Messrs. CURE I F nod CO's plan of tceatinent. hinny
t ietat kitten have had strictures trims 10 to 40 Veart;
bad been under the care of, Messrs. II onie,.. H,enviindes, nod
I ulcer Surge,its of equal eminence, who aueinpfhlzhecuFe by
lie application of the Lugar Caustic, success. •
Messrs. Currie And Co. may be consulted by either sex
with the, greatest delicacy, secrecy,. and honour, at their
lonise, No. Itri, Hatton tardtiti.
Patients in the Country tire requened to state the partial.
lata elf their case, ago; and general habit of living, &c. itt•-
**losing a remittauce for advice and mediAties, when the
sortie will Ire givettor ilent to aity past of the kingd .• To en-
sure that secrecy so essential to their undertaking, the IMP
age of letters may Ire added to the acre uat for medicine.
itch dime. ISOb-31.fi, Hatton Garden.

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