Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-09-27
NEW YORK, Sept. IL.
LATEST FROM SPAIN.

I'm Spanish) OF two bloody battles which
were fought at Baylen and Auduiar on
the 18th and 2lst of July, between the Spa
Dish Patriots and the French army under
the command of Generals Dupont and
Colbert, in which the latter were com.
ple,ely defeated and made prisoners
We have procured TRANSACTIONS for this
evening.
Since putting the above in type, gen
tleman of this city has handed us a letter
from his Correspondent in Cadiz, contain
ing the following highly important additi-
onal intelligence.
"CADIz 28ih July, 1908.
The Paper inclosed contains the de-
tails OF the capture by the troops Of this
single Province, of an entire French arm,
which consisted when it left Madrid o.
$4,000 men. The Capitulation was sign
ed on the 2lst inst. The prisoners actu
ally surrendered are said 70 exceed 6 OOo,
and at this time there remains not d sin.
gle Ffenchman in arms in Andalusia. In
most of the other Provinces the whole
mass of the people have displayed de-
termined spirit ofresis ance TO che + erch,
and several bloody battles have been fought
which have uniformly terminated favora
bly, for ;he Spauiards particularly al Va
lencia and Saragossa where two very
considerable bodies of French have been
totally cut to pieces; in short, the Span-
ards appear SO unanimous and so Jealous
IN their determination 10 drive the French
out of the country that / am not wi,hou.
great hopes of their complete success.
AS YET, no general government, has bSen
formed. but the Jun;as or Councils esta-
blshed in each Province, forits temporary
Government, have taken the mos, d-cid
ed measures to;oppose the enemy with
success, by obliging all the inhabitants
between the ayes OF g and IS TO serve in
the army withou. distinction OF rank, En-
voys have been sent to England To demand
supplies of arms and ammunition these
have been received in the most hattering
manner by the Government of Great
Britain TO whom tbs revolution ID all inn
portant, and the subject of much exutati
on. But while rejoice that Bonaparte is
likely 10 be stopped in bis career To uui-
versal despotism, very much fear /, will
increase the difficulty of bringing our dis.
putes with Great Britain to favorable
conclusion"
"29th July.
"The Post from Malaga has Just arriy.
ed, and brings letters, da,ed 20 h instant
con aiming the following information, VIZ
7 nat on the 25th, in the afternoon, a Xe.
bee from Ivca entered hat port and
brought intelligence, tina, before her dc
parture from that Island an English fri |
gate had arrived there ia 4 damaged state, |
having been in an engagement which hae
takeu place IN the Mediterranean betwee
an English Squadron, commanded by Ad
mirsl ThornOoroueh, and French Flee |
OF ~ sail IT the line, from Toulon, with
troops on Beard, destined for Spain
" When the trgate left the Fleet two
French ships were sunk and two taken,
and the English were IN pursuit Of The o.
theirs. The letters say hat tie accoun
is fully believed in Malaga, and that.sr
express has been Sent off by the Govern
meut OF that place with the news 10 the !
Junta of Seville.
sit is likewise stated that Joseph Bona !
psrte, lately crea ed King Of Spain, had
been attacked by he Patriots, and drfca.
/ d with the loss of his whole army, him.
self escaping in Disguise"
Translated Jor the EUening Post.1
The Field Marshal Don Teodoro Redng
has sent the following dispatch dated on the {
22d inst. to his Excellency Senior Don
Francisco Xavier Castanos, General in
chi-r OF the army OF operations of Andalu-
STA
Most Excellent Sir, since the dispatch
which transmitted TO your Exec Ilency on
the 18th inst. informing you Of the attack
made by the division under my command
upon that of Gen. Colbert, who was killed
in the action, and whose division was dis.
lodged from all the positions which it had |
taken contiguous to 3ayien, and completely |
beaten, and Of the reasons which induced |
me to return to Menjibar; repassed III the
afternoon of the 18th the river Guadalqui-
viz, and took position that nieht-on the
18th at day break l was joined by the Sc
cond div sion uoder the command Of Field
Marshal the Marquis de Comp gny, and we
both marched towards this Town for the
purpose of attacking the enemy # he occu-
ped It..
As soon as arrived, in obedience TO your (
ExceIlency's orders, / disposed the columns
OF attack facing towards Audujar. At3In
the morning ct the 18Th when the troops |
were forming 10 begin their march, Gen. |
Dupont with his army attacked our Camp
and commenced a FIRE of his artillery with |
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