Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-08-28
SP.f.VIsH affairs.
LONDON JULY5

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LONDON July 5.
The Gazette of laif night contains
the Official account of a very bril-
liant afffr in GalIieia, between, the
S2aniih Patriots and Martial Nays
Army, in. whichthe latter were de-.
feated. The force o. rhe enemy Con-
faed Of esoo men, 1880 or whom
were cavity. Inc 70 &c Of The pare-
J riv,s coaliited of 6ooo armed aud
1900 unarmed men. We hayesre-'
ccived ionc private letters which
communicate fone further details of
fhlss galiaot action a. the bridge of II
paya, about three leages from Vigo,
and which we have inherited The
5 enemy, who had croiied the AIDA
ane. the Pc, fays one of thefe letters,
g could not croG the Soto Mayor.
and thofe who had paiIed the bridge
OF Lodi, could nor PATS the bridge of
81. Payo.' Ga the 9th ult. the day
after :he action, the enemy retreated
towards St. Jago, in the direction OF
Coruana. We truit we ihall now
hear no more of the apathy and IN
difference Of the SPaniards. Capt.
M'Kinicy, in his official letter, bears
gjail ieaa1,ouy to them, when ne
says, tina, they are infpired with
that ardour for the delivery OF their
country from a cruel Ufarper, which
alone a brave and loyal people can
feel3'
In eonfequence of the defeat of
martial Ney at the Bridge of St.
Payo, he has been obliged to eva
euate Ferrol and Corunna, after fpi.
king. all the guns, blowing up the
ammunision, and burning all the mag
azines and flores. On the 23d ult'
he had retreated as far as Lugo- -
the remains of SOULS army had been
unable to join Ney-they were on
the 9th ult. in the Vale OF Montlcste,
oslti,ute of ammunition aud guns
& in the grcatelt want of provisions
expecting to Be attacked by Romano
who had marched with 10000 men
FOR tina; purpofc He was at Orenie
July 1t was confidently report
ed lalt night, that the French ha'
, S,~,.;-slu evacnfed Gallicia This 4
not underitaud tina, government hav
received any intelligence to that sef
feet. Ney is faid 70 have joine'
Soult-lhis is very likely for as tn
latter was at Montforte, and the for
.ler, when he evacuated Ferrol anC
Corunna, had retreated to lugo
there was nothing to impede thei
junction. The Marquis de Roma
na bad marched to .Orenie. Ac
counts have been received OF fom'
of oar ye1ess having entered Ferro
and Comma, where they were re
ceived with traniports of joy. lh'
following intelligence which arrive,
roo late yeite,day to be inherited in tn
whole Of our impreflion, We re-pub
lilh TO day -
OF the action lately fought in AR
ragon between the armies OF Genera
Blake and Gen. Souehet, the follow
ing authentic particulars have beer
communicated The cncny's fore,
coniiiled Of g. 90 men, including sex
cavalry, with three pieces of cannon
the Spaniih o6oo, including ooc
cavalry, with twenty pieces Of can
non. da, - 7
The lof of the enemy in the &C.
ton was much greater thaa was 6rit
Gated. Near zoo dead were buried
independent of thole left on the field
Of battle. In the night of the 24th
they retreated. Some accident occa-
Goncd an alarm amongit ,hcm,. and
in Ia. confuiion they fired upon each
other. Ihe read towards ST. Pierre
was arewcd with knaplacks. Biake's
army was increaled 20 nearly 10000 ;
he was expected to enter SaragoHa,
and il was fuppofed all the French
q would foon retire Behind the Ebro.
By istters from cuefia's bead quar-
ters of the oh Of Juee, we find the
Preach cc $4,000 men, along the
north of rhe Guldiaha ; and Cus9a
90. 600. in good order and high fpfr-
its, inscuniequence OF The news pf
The Autrian Victories. and the ap-
p,ntment OF Mal4ass Weil.fey--