Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-09-12
SPAfY. /.


On Satnrday arrived the aGsC4iling nip
-frzf4fNJ, capt. hiatN, in IS days from St
Se5daiSns. Among the pafieugers in this
mp, cf'he p r. 'Liyingitnn, Eiq. who is
the bearer Of fcveral fetts Of difpatches
from Gen. 'As;ntrong to our government.
7 -hir. Livingston reports, that a few days be-
fore he failed, he was at Bayonne, where
= private interview tooK place between the
French Emperor and himfrlf ;---that on TAX
Ing leave, he was ntrueed by the EmpcT-
Er, with Verbai nzelage to the Prcldent
" the UniteG States, but which he was not
row at liberty to com@unicate. II is un-
dcreood, however, that the French De-
prees, asaina neutral Commerce, were not
10 he relaxed at ptefent; Of this we have
ample evidence in the fubjoined letter of
Dir. Arntrong. NoA nericSn schrls had
been relelled'uuder Mnrat'S decree.
The complexion Of affairs in Spain, is
ldi by ieveraI Of The paiiengers,to be high
Iyflaftering that 20 doubts were entertain-
ell Of the final ficcefs of the Sp7nilh patri-
ots that the armies were filling up with
great alacrity that arms and amnuri-
tim were continually arriving, and the coli
with military ltorcs, would far exceed a.
ny force or body of men BoGapate could
bring againR them that at pretent the
Alps Of the Spaniards were precautions
IT,, although ia every inftance, where they
have been brought into attiln, they have
fncveeded in rtpclling or deitroying their
>.enaies.--The following fummary, pre-
&c is A number of inftances of their valour
ar iatrepidity. II was furnihed By one
ss the pafcngers in the Areturus, and may
DC relied on as containing faces:
All the provinces of Spain are in tate
az revolution, and have actually declared
sslr againlt France, except Guipufca, BIZ
cay, Alava and Navarra-theie being 70
near and immediately under the power OF
France, have not as yet taken up arms !;
but only wait for favorable moment to
Join in the common caufe-having the
fame fentiments as the other provinces re-
fDe6ting France. However many OF the
inhabitants have gone toward Saragofa, &
all the folders of two regiments, which
yarrif0ned ST. SebattianS, with fome OF
their officers have alfo defertcd. This de-
fertion was winked at by the Spaniih COM
mander. The French troops, under Gen.
Lelebre, who made repeated attacks du-
ring 20 days Oh Sarragofa, were always
beaten with great lois. TE.@ SPaniards
Taught on thofe location with unheard OF
bravery and feel confident Of fnccels IN
their Jun cluie.
There is but little doubt that Gen. Du-
pont, with about 1900 men, who Paiied
the. Mountain Of Sierra Morenna, towards
Seville and Cadiz, has been entirely defeat.
FL Az Cordova and Andujar. Gen. Mon
CSY wh0 wtnI againit galeaeia hos ALTO
been defeated.
In confrauence of the dilafers of the
French, Rendezvous OFF,, 600 men had
bseu ordered at Burgos, and oT 4ooc
men (Frenchl had abandoned Santanoero
after icing in poGciiion of that town fo'
fome weeks. The French continHed ~
po(Iraion Of Madrid, when the Arcturu;
failed as well as of Valadolid, Bprgosi
Viaaria, Pamplona. and ST. Sebaftians
but comfortable army from Gallcla and
Andslulia, was iaid 70 be marching To-
wards Madrid. The Lieutenant King,
Prince Murat, had returned TO Bayonnei
and had left Gen Savary in his itead. The
new created King, JOfeph ,BouaParte,
with mott of the Spanifh Grandees and tht
DELEGATES with the new contribution, CO
DIV Of which has been received 10y tht
Ar6tGrus, had fer ont for Madrid were
al ST. Stbafians on the 9th July, where
their reception was as cool as 1t poftbly
could be. Not fhout or cry in favor o
the New King. Nothing was done bu
what the Authorities were obliged 10 do
il was doubtful If he would reach Madric
under fuch unfavorable aipeets. Mott o
the Spanih Grandees did not heiltate e
declare 10 their friends that what they haC
done was foiccd on them that they Mould
on the firf occafion, join the patriots witt
their pcrfons and property.
PalsCjy the commander Of the Spanitt
troops which took up arms againlt thu
French--is uRmsned-about 81 years o
aye, youngeit of three fons of Marquis
ofthatname a family diitingnifhed in tht
annals of SPAN he was Brigader in tht
kings body guard, and went with tht
young king Ferdinand the levSnth to Bay
onne, where forefeeng what was to pats
cicaoed to Saragofa in Arragon, his, ma
tive town, apd put himfelf at their head
Although the citadel of Barcelona is il
pofietIion Of the Freuch; the province OF
Catalonia is notify under arms, & have had
frveral fucceisful lkirnIhes.
There appears great mortality at Mad
rid among the French folders, as we'll a
defertion to the Spadilh Gde. The Frenct
officers have on various occaions expref
fed their diilike and regret TO march agalnf
the SpahiarJs, in fo uniuf eauie.-Al
NOT all the French troops, nov IN Spar
and Portugal, fuppofed about 100000 are
young, ana Of the lat coaicriptions, anc
let the iiue b. what it may, many clnno
IN all calculations return, or eicape from
nlughter. All the French at OPoEto have
with the general who is IN the cattle a
Ferrul. firrenaered to.the Portusueie -