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[ \JOL. Lj PRINTED BY DANIEL STARNES it Co. proposals „ oANItI. STABNES & CO ‘ ** IJITHB CITY of AUGUSTA, TO BE ENTITLED Mirror of the Times. THE universal promulgation of f ind ,he general deftribution of know 2£«obWbof*be firft importance in where liberty has left traces J 2, footfteps, under every government * h cenfuhs the happmefs of Man. *“' c , . hia the Great Lord Bacon united with v.rtue” it certainly ■.'lberty Where ignorance reigns there and despotism govern*. As Z becomes enlightened authority w. 11 be Kited & morality redored - Knowledge & are the brfe* of freedom-the one inlirods us in our rights, the other teaches 55 our duties; the firft (hews us how to rnflrua the best poflible form of govern ment, the last requires us to obey it when con tocied. 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Co 1 6^h!m r ‘ m<l i in aidi,im * I trt 'cla h° C k the J of/(rw ing I J CA * H or COTTON. |. * viz. |Sr-e, I uitS C- I S«v.\V *" * u S ar * d ’ I S„ ; d Keutu <*y Cotton. I ALSO I F 0R 'tv gallons II J nsI ‘ mu key, ■ Tl -' ear « Old. b V the xC - • Jary lg y lhf^ui'ioho. MIRROR OF THE TIMES. 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