Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-06-19

lar troops under his communal ana .
large body of armed pesiants, has
completely cut off all communication
between Gen. Ney. at Corunna, and
Soult, who fill remains az Opors,
although reports have been eireula-
ted Of his having advanced toward,
Coembra.
Bonsparte, before he fet off to
join the army, iliued decree, con-
tanning the three following provi-
iions I. All Frenchmen who have
carried arms againit France, iince
Sept. I, 1894, are declared to have
incurred the puniihment of Death
2. Frenchmen in the fervice of any
foreign power. are to quit fuch fer
vice the infant holtilities ariie be.
tween that power and France. 3.
All Frenchmen recalled by this or
former DEGREES, and continuing re-
fraaory and disobedient, are declar-
ed to have fuffered civil death, and
their el.atss and effects are 20 be con-
fifcated.
Sm-OEee, My paa O'Clock, P. NJ.
We flop the preis to fate, that we
have iuit received an account from
Dover, which ltates, that there was
a heavy firing on the French coat
on Friday night and Saturday morn
ing. Some of our cruizers who were
on the oppoGtc coat, sbferved a &c.
neral illumination, and fome neutral
vefIels that have arrived report, that
the firing and illumination were in
confequsnce of a victory obtained
by the French over the Auftr;ans.
The governor of Calais would not
fufFer the flag of truce that failed
from Dover lait week, to enter that
port, nor would he permit the dis
patches to be landed.
May 1.-Two vefTels arrived at
Yarmouth yefterday morning from
Holland, the captains of which fate,
that Bonaparte was endeavouring to
enforce the Confcription in Holland,
and that in many places the people
had manifeited difpoGtion to refit
it by force.
We laft night received Dutch and
Hamburger papers, the former to the
10th, and the latter to the 23d ult.
They do not contain any account of
battle.
We feel great pleafure in Eating,
that every frefh account from the
North of Spain, confirms the hopes
we entertain refpeding the ultimate
fuccefs of the Spaniards. The Fiji
guard, which is jult arrived from the
North of Spain, brings intelligence
of the complete failure Of an attempt
made by the French for the recove-
ny of Vigo. They had collected a
force of about 1000 men, with the
intention of attacking that important
place, but they were repulfed with
very Considerable lois.
II is rumoured in private letters,
that it was apprehcnded at Gotten
burg, that SiI Samuel Hood intend
ed 10 fend back the convoy which
lately arrived off the coat of Swe-
den, from this country. Since the
revolution, the war taxes which the
, king had impofed by his own author
ity, have been abolished, and this and
other meafures of Gmilar defcrip-
ton, have rendered the new govern
ment very popular.
A letter has been received from
Charante, giving dreadful deferip-
ton of the battle in Bafque Roads.
The mouth of the river Charante is
entirely choaked with wrecks of the
French ihips. The enemy have loft
about 5000 killed, befides a great
, many wohnded.
The fruits of the late expedition
in Bafsue Roads, are four large and
fine fhips deltroyed, and three drove
on fhore, very much damaged. The
Wayia1p, Aqmion, and Calcutta, were
fet on fire by our boats, and the
Tsnniere by the French.
Previous to this expedition, Lord
Cochrane had feveral times gone in
to the harbour, and rcconnoitered
the enemy. In one of thele excur-
Gons he pailed the whole line, and as
he returned, gave each ihip falute,
/ from a pair of brafs 90 Founders,
which he carries in the bows of the