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Subfiance of the French Bulle
tins.
TWENTY-FIFTH BULLETIN.
\Benevente, January 5.
“ The head of Merle’s diviiion
forming pah ol the duke of
Daimaiia’s corps, caine up
with the advanced guard on
the 2d.
At 4 p. *m. it reached the
rearguard of the English, who
were upon the heights of Prieros
a league before Villa Franca,
confiding of §OOO infantry,
and 600 cavalry. This poli
tion was a fine one, and dif
ficult 10 attack. General Merle
made his difpofnions. The in
fantry advanced, beat the charge
and rhe Englilh were entirely
routed. The difficulty of the
ground did not peimit the
cavalry to charge, and only
200 prisoners weie taken. We
had some 50 men killed or
wounded. General Colbert ad~
vanced to fee if the cavalry
could form ; his hour had ar
rived—a ball ftiuck hint in the
forehead, and he lived but a
quarter of an hour.
“ There are two roads from
Aftorga to Villa Franca. The
Enghfh took the right, the Spa
niards the left ' f they marched
without order—were cut off ok
lurrounded by the Hanoverian
chaifeures. A genetal of bri
gade and a hole diviiion laid
down their arms.
“ sinc e the 27th ult. w e have
taken more than 10,000 pri”
loners, among whom are 1500
Englilh. We have taken a lso
moie than 400 baggage wag
gons, 15 waggons of firelocks
their magazines and hofpitais.
The Englilh retreat in dilorder
leaving magazines, sick woun
ded and equippage- They will
experience a ttiil greater loss ;
and if y?ey be able to embark,
it is piobable it will not be
without the loss of half the ar
my.
“ His majesty, informed
that the army was reduced
below 20,000 men, rclolved
to his head-quarters
from Altorgo to Benevente.
“ We fouud in the barns,
feverai English who had been
banged by the Spaniards. His
majeity was indignant, and
oruered the barns to be burnt,
ihe peaiants, whatever may
be their relentment, have no
right to attempt the lives of the
waggoners of either army. His
majeity has ordered the Englilh
prdoners to be treated with all
the relpcct due to ioidiers who
have manifelted liberal ideas and
ientiments of honor.
“ On the 4m at night, the
duke of Dalmatia’s bead'-quar.
ters were ten leagues from
Lugo.
14 General de St. Cyr’s dfvi
fion entered Barcelona on rhe
13 b. On the 15th he came up
with general Keding’s and
Vive’s iroops at Lieras, and
completely routed them. He
took fix pieces of cannon, 30
waggons, and 3000 men.
TWENTY-SIXTH BULLETIN.
Vallauolid januaiy 7.
After general debt. Cvr en
tered Barcelona, he proceeded
to the Logrebat and forced
the enemy’s intrenched camp.
He then took Torrogoro, a
place ol great impotauce-
“ HOLD THE MIRROR UP T« NATURE.” ShaknfdCarC.
WEST END OK BROAD-STRLET,
TWENTY-SEVENTH BULLETIN.
Valladolia, jami:.ry 9.
The duke of daltnatia, afier
the baule of Rienos, proceeded
to expel the Enghfh from ihe
port of Ficdra Feila* fie there
took. 1500 Englilh priloners
five pieces of cannon, and
leveral caissons. The enemy
was obliged to destroy a quan
tity of bagage and (tores, The
precipices were filled with them.
Such was their precipitate (light
and confulion, that they left
behind them in their carriages
a quantity of gold and lilvejr.
The property that has (alien
into our bands is ertirnated at
two millions of livr.es.
Half the Englilh cavalry is
on foot. Since our departure
from Jjcneveute up 104th inti,
we counted ou the 10-d 1800
Englilh horfett that had been
killed.
The remains of Romana’s
army are found wandering
about in all directions. The re
mains of the army of Majorca,
of Iberia, of Barcelona, ami
of Naples, are made priloners.
The Spanilh pealamry have
no mercy on the Englilh.
Not wiihitanding the ltricteit
orders to the contrary, we eve*
ry day find a number of Eu.
glilh aflaliinated.
The duke of Belluno is on
the Tagus.
The wnole of the imperial
guard is concentrated at Valla
dolid.
The cities of Valladolid, of
Palmeria, Segovia, A.villa, Al
torgo, Leon, See. See. have
lent numorous deputations to
the king.
The city of Madrid has par.
ticularly dirtingutlhed itfelfi
Twenty eight thousand five
hundred heads of families have
taken the oath of allegiance be
fore the Holy Sacrament.
The citizens have promised
his imperial majelty, that if he
will place his brother on the
throne, they will serve him
with all their efforts, and de.
fend him with all their means.
T WENTY.EICHTH BULLETIN.
Valladolid, January 13.
Thai part or thetiealure of
the enemy which has fallen
into our hands, is 1,800,000
Francs. The inhabitance af
fect t hat the Englilh have
carried off from eight to ten
millions.
The English general deem
ed it impoifible that the French
infanirv and artillery (hould
' j
have followed him, and gain
ed upon him a certain num
ber of marches, particularly
in the mountains lo difficult as
thoie of Gallacia, though he
ooly could be pursued by ca
valry and lharp shooters. He
I therefore took this
de Caltro on his right, fuppor"
ted by the river Tombago,
which partes by Lugo, and is
not fordable.
The duke of Dalmatia ar
rived on the 6th in prelence
of the enemy. He employed
the 7th and Bth in reconnoitring
the enemy and collating hts
infantry and artillery, which
were Rill in the rear. He form
ed his plan of attack. The
left only of the enemy, was at
tackable—he mafiouvered on
the left. His difpofiiio’n rc.
quired lome movement on the
eolith and the duke determiner
to attack on the 9th ; but th<
enemy retreated in the night, A
in the morning our advanceo
guard entered Lugo. The ene.
my left 300 lick in thehofpitals
a park oft 8 pieces of cannon,
and boo waggons of ammuni*
tion. We made 700 prtfon.
ers.
The towns and environs ol
Lugo are choakcd with the bo
dies of Englilh horles. Hence
upwards of *SOO horses have
been killed in the retreat.
'The Englilh are marching
to Corunna in gieat haste, where
they have 400 tranlports.—
I hey have already loft baggage,
amumtion a part of their moll
nieterial artillery, and upwards
of 3000 priloners.
On the 10th our advanced
guard was at Beteanos, a lfiort
dillance from Corunna.
1 he Duke Elchingeu is with
his corps near Lugo-
In reckoning the sick, mil
ling and thole who have been
killed by the pealunts, and made
priloners by our troops, we may
calculate the loss of the Eng.
nib at one third of their army.
They are reduced to 18,000
men, and are not yet embarked,
h roin S.hagan they retreated 150
leagues in bad weather, wone
roads through mountains, and
days clollv purlucd at the point
of the Iword.
It is dilhcult to percicve the
forty ol then plan of campaign.
It muff be attributed, not to
the general who commands,
arid who CM U> JP tl d a Jkill. !
fulman, but that Ipuit of ha
tred and rage which animates
the Englilh miniitry. To pulh j
lorwaiu in this manner 30,000
men, expoling them to clulruc*
non, or to flight, as their only
rdource, is a conception that
can only be inspired by the Ipir.
II of passion, or the molt extra
vagant preemption-
Lugo was pillaged and Pack
ed by the enemy. We cannot
impute ihciedildlers toibe Eng
nib general; it is the uluai and
inevitable relull of forced mar
ches and precipitate retreat.
Zamora, whole inhabitants
had been annimated by the pre
-1 fence of the Englilh ihut their
gates agamll general Mange
ier Oorneau proceeded againlt
it with lour batralions—.he leal
ed the city, took it and put the
molt guilty to the iword.
Gallacia 13 the province of
Spain which mantfdU the belt
dilpolition; it receives the French
as deliverers.
Valladolid has taken the oath
to king Joieph.
TWENTY-NINTH BULLETIN.
Valladolid, January 16.
It treats of the transactions in
the centre of Spain, and relates,
that on the 13th ult. the duke de
Bellune, had compelled 800 offi
cers, 2 generals, 7 colonels, 20
lieutenant colonels, and 12,000
men, to lay down their arms,
while retreating to Alcaza. The
commander,* 4 lenomme P^negas f
was killed. *
Ihe bulletin afterward recites
the compulsory addresses of the
council ol state, and other public
bodies, at Madrid to the conquerer
THIRTIENTH BULLETIN.
Valladolid, Jan. 21.
The duke Dalmatia left Hatan*
zos on the 12ih in>t. Having
reached M cro, he found the bridge
[No. XXVIX.]
MONDAY, Mav I, 1809.
■>f Burgo cut. The enemv was
bslodged from the village of Bur
'Oi In the mean while general
Eranceschi ascended the river,
which he crossed at the b-idge of
Seb. He made himself master
of the high road from Corunna
to Santiago, and took six officers
and 60 soldiers prisoners. On
the same day a body of 30 ma
rines, who were fetching water
Irom the bay near Mero, were ta.
ken. From the village of Periilo,
the English fle*c could he ob-er
ved in the harbor of Corunna.
On the 13ili, the enemy caus
ed two powder magazines, situated
near the heights of St. Margaret,
at halt a league fr * Corunna, to
be blown up. The explosion was
terrible,and was felt at the dis
tance of ihive leagues.
On the 14th, the bridge at Bur
go was repaired, and the French
artillery was able to pa-.s. The
enemy had taken a position at two
leagues distance, h;bt a league he.
lore Corunna, .ffe was seen cm.
ployed in hastily embarking hi*
&itk and wounded, the number of
which, according to spies aiid des
erters, amounts to three or tour
thousand men. The English
were in the mean while occupied
in destroying the battcties on the
coast, and laying waste the coun
ti yon the sea shore. The com
maud ant of the fort of St. Philip
suspecting the fate intended for
his fortification refused to admit
them hi it.
On the evening of the 14-th we
saw a fresh convoy of 160 sail ar
rive, among which were four ship*
of the line.
On the morning of the lith, the
divisions of Merle und Mcrmet,
occupied the heights of Villaboa,
where the enemy’s advanced guard
was stationed, which was attack
ed and destroyed-
The rest of the 15th was spent
in fixing a battery of 12 pieces of
cannon; it was not till the 16th
at 3 o’clock P. m. that the duke of
Dalmatia gave orders to attatk.
The assault was made upon ifi©
English by the first brigade of the
division of Mermot, which over
threw them aud drove them from
the village of Ervina. The
coiid tegiment of light infantry co
vered itself with glory, general
Jordan at the head of the Vohi
guers wrought a terrible carnage.
The enemy driven from his posi
tion, retreated to the gardens
which surrounded Corunna.
The night growing very dark,
it was ueccssary to suspend the at
tack. Ihe enemy availed him
self of this to embark with precipi**
tation. Only 6UQO of our men were
engaged, and every arrangement
was made tor abondoning the pos
itions ot the night, and advancing
next day to a general attack.—
The loss of the enemy ha* been
immense. Two of our batteries
played upon them during the
whole of the engagement. We
counted on the field of battle 800
of their dead bodies, amongr
which was the body of two gener
al officers, whose names we are
unacquainted with. We have ta
ken 20 orficers, 300 men, & 4 pie.
ces of cannon. The English have
left behind them more than ISQ(J
horse#, which they had killed.—
Our loss amounts to 100 killed
and 150 wounded-
The colonel of the 24th regi--
ment distinguished himself. An
ensign of the 31st infantry killed
with his own hand an English offi
cer, who had endeavored to wrest
from him his eagle.
At day break on the 17th, we
saw the English convoy under sail.
, On the 28th the whole had disap
peared.
The duke of Dalmatia had
caused a caronade to be dischared
upon the vettscU from the fort of
Sariiagu. Several transports rna
aground and all the men who Were
| on board were taken.
We found in the estubtisJufeml