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ready at Portsmouth, to carry any person you may think proper to dispatch -I beg your excellencies to accept the assurances of my high consideration, (Signed) GEORGE CANNING.

Proclamation of Admiral Cotton.

cities, and their inhabitants doomed to the point of the sword, by a handful of men' amounting, at most, to ten thousand, bearing no comparison to the population of Portugal.--Woe to the criminal oppressors, if the loyal Portuguese encounter them fearless; the righteousness of their cause must triumph. Noble enthusiasm pervading the ranks can never be daunted, if all access to seduction be precluded. A vigorous resistance, conjoined to the energetic efforts now exerting by your valorous neighbours and friends, the Spaniards, resolutely engaged in the same glorious cause, must have the happiest issue; as yet there are thouSands in Portugal anxious to emulate the deeds of their forefathers, in loyalty and glory. I repeat it to each loyal rortuguese, that all the aid of which his Britannic Majesty's fleet is capable, shall be given in behalf of a cause so just, glorious, and honourable, as the restoration of its lawful prince, in whose name the standard ought to have been raised in the south, as has been done in the north, for all the loyal to repair to.-Given on board his Britannic Majesty's ship Hibernia, anchored at the Mouth of the Tagus, July 1, 1808.-(Signed) CHARLES COTTON, admiral of the blue, and commander in chief of his Britannic Mjesty's Heet.

Coimbra, July 18, 18CS. The undersigned Admiral, commanding the fleet of his Britannic majesty on the coast of Portugal, loses not a moment to make known, that he has received an express from the loyal inhabitants of Sines, and to assure them, as well as every true and loyal Portuguese engaged in a just, honourable and glorious cause, such as the re-establishment of its rightful prince, that all the support lying in the power of his Britannic majesty's fleet shall be given.-Captain Smith commanding his Britannic majesty's ship Comus, is charged to deliver this express, and instructed to proceed to Sines, in order to lend a prompt and immédiate assistance. -The Bitish Admiral undersigned can assure the inhabitants of Sines, and of the whole kingdom of Portugal, that the most energetic, valorous, and decisive efforts have been displayed, with the completest success to frustrate the perfid ous designs of the French against the independence and even the existence of this nation. The French ships in Calz hve been battered and compelled to surrender to the brave Spaniards; the people are in every part risen in arms, and the result cannot fail proving glorious. Similar energy must be attended with the same success in Portugal, and thus will the habitants of both kingdoms hold an equal ri,ht to the esteem, applause, and admiration of Europe. The undersigned has received deputations from the provinces of the North of Portugal, already in arms, swearing to re-establish the government of their legitimate prince, and to resist their oppressors. At Oporto, Viana, in Entre Minho e Douro, and part of Beira, 100,000 Portuguese have risen in arts; and if their gallant countrymen in the South unite themselves to them, they enot zal to overthrow the mall band of Frenchmen now occupying the capi al: but to vanquish, unanimity is requis.te; let them not be intimidated by meuaces, or be corrupted by promises; let them bravely-Immortal glory to the hero who has re

and resolutely d termice to rescue themselves from oppression, and to restore the government of their la ful prince-General Jenot has, even in his late cdict, of the 20th of Jaye, fulminated the most sanguinary threats against the inhabitants of Portus,al: they are threatened with destruction of the most loyal and populous

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Proclamation of General Castanos to the
Andalusians.

Valliant Andalusians! The flame of pa triotism has, in a few days, burst forth with such brilliancy, that it has consumed the oppressors of the nation -You desire to be free, and in a moment you found a protect ing government, and an army, anxious for battle and for triumph.-Those legions of Vandals, who, for a time, surprized some of your cities, which they delivered up to plunder those insolent men, puffed up with the victories they had gained over pa tions that were not, united; who sold by wholesale the plunder of Europe, and laid waste the most fertile fields with fire and sword, have felt what the love of country and religion can do.- Valiant Andalusians, yours is the glory of Marengo, of Jeaa, and of Auste:li z. The laurels that adorned the brows of those conquerors are at your feet.

newel in the Sierra Morena the exploits of Fabius Maximins! Our children will say

Castanos has triumphed over the French, and his glory did not fill the houses of our fathers with mourning." Unfading laurels to the brave, who destroyed the insolent op pressors of the human race! Blessings

upon the wise government that defended out

rights and prepared our triumphs !-Yet you are not Andalusians alone; you are Spaniards. Fly children of Spain! fly to your brethren on the Ebro, the Douro, and the Xucar fly to break the chains of the captives of the Tages, of Manzanares, and of Lobregat.-Blot out from the Spanish soil, even to the last footstep of these perfidious wretches avenge in their blood the insults they have offered to the shade of a weak and cowardly government. Hear you not the cries of the murdered on the 2d May ? Do you not listen to the lamentations of the oppressed? Are e you not moved by the secret sighs of our Ferdinand, weeping his sepa radion from his countrymen ?-War and vengeance !—Tremble, tyrant of Europe, upon your throne, where you are covered with all sorts of crimes.-Valiant Andalusians! Think no sacrifice too great that is to recover your king, and restore your independence. You possess a country. Be a great nation; follow the paths of glory and of virtue, which, under the God of armies, have led you to this first victory! Surrender of General Dupont. From the London Gazette. Downing Street, August 16, 1808.

A dispatch of which the following is a copy, has this day been received by the right hon. lord viscount Castlereagh, one of his majesty's principal secretaries of state, from lieutenant-general Sir Hew Dalrymple,

tion. The enemy retreated towards La Carolina. The Major-General wrote to the Commander in Chief for orders, either to advance against Andujar, or to pursue the column which was retiring upon La Carolina. General Castanos ordered him to advance upon Andujar without delay.-On the 19th, at two o'clock in the morning, the General received information of the retreat of the French from Andujar. LieutenantGeneral Pena, with the reserve, was ordered to advance immediately towards Baylen. The French began their retreat at nine o'clock p. m. 18th July. A letter from Ge neral Reding informed the Commander in Chief that he intended commencing his march from Baylen towards Andujar at three o'clock a. m. 19th July. At two o'clock p. m. the advanced guard of General Pena's division came up with the enemy. moment an express arrived from Major-General Reding, to inform the Lieutenant-General that he had been engaged with the division of General Dupont from three o'clock in the morning till eleven; that he had repulsed the French, and remained master of the field of battle. The guns of the advanced guard of Lieutenant-General Pena's division had scarcely begun to ire, when a flag of truce arrived, to treat upon the terms of a capitulation. The discussion did not last long.- General Dupont was told he must surrender at discretion.-Lieutenant-Gene

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K.B. dated Gibraltar, July 24, 1908. Myral Peun halted, and formed his division upLord; I enclose a Report from Captain Whittingham, containing the details of a complete victory obtained on the 19th instant, by General Castanos, over the French corps, commanded by Generals Dupont and Wedel; and I take the liberty of congratu lating your lordship upon the glorious result of the day.I have the honour also to state, that I have received a letter from General Castanos, by the same courier, expressing the satisfaction he has received from the services of Captain Whittingham. I have the hanour to be, &c. H. W. DALRYMPLE.

Head-quarters, Andujar, July 21, 1808. -Sir; I had the honour to inform you, in my letter of the 17th July, that in a council of war held on that day at head-quarters, it was resolved that the division of the Marquis de Campigny should join that of Major General Reding, and that the attack upon Baylen should be undertaken with the united force of the two divisions, whilst the third division and the reserve should occupy the attention of the enemy, by a feigned attack upon Andujar. Major-General Reding en tered Baylen, on the morning of the 18th, at nine o'clock; he met with little opposi

on the heights of Umbla, distant three miles from Baylen; between four and five o'clock, General Casterick, Aid-de-Camp to Bonaparte, was sent by General Dupont with orders to treat with General Castanos in person. At nine o'clock, p m. Major-General Reding informed the Lieutenant-Ge neral, that during the truce he had been treacherously attacked by General Wedel, who was just come from La Carolina with a reinforcement of six thousand men; and that the battalion of Cordova had been surprised and taken prisoners, together with two field-pieces. The negociations lasted till the evening of the 20th, and the glorious result I have the honour to inclose, as also an exact account of the killed and wounded, on both sides, as I have been able to collect in the hurry of the moment. The French themselves acknowledge the bravery and steadiness of the Spanish troops; their firmness, constancy, and perseverance, under the greatest possible privations, are worthy of the admiration of the world, partcularly when it is remembered that half le army is composed of new raised levi s. The Marquis Coupigny is detached with i is

division to take immediate possession of the passes of Sierra Morena. General Castanos deserves the highest praise for his well conceived plan, and for the cool determination with which he has carried it into execution, in spite of the popular clamour for an immediate attack on the position of Andujar.Whilst the negociations were carried on, General Castanos received an intercepted dispatch from the Duke of Rovego to Dupont, ordering him to retreat immediately upon Madrid, as the army of Gallicia was rapidly advancing. This determined the General to admit the capitulation of General Wedel. French Force.-Division of Dupont, 8000 rank and file.-Division of Wedel, 6000.-Total, 14,000.- Spanish Force. -Reding, 9000.-Coupigny.-5000.-Pena, 6000.--Jones, 5000. -Total, 25,000*. Nearly 3000 of the French killed and wounded.-From 1000 to 1200 of the Spaniards killed and wounded.

Terms of Capitulation.-The division of General Dupont prisoners of war. The division of General Wedel to deliver up their arms till their arrival at Cadiz, where they are to be embarked and sent to Rochefort. There no longer exists a French force in Andalusia. (Signed) S. WHITTINGHAM, 13th Light Dragoons.-N. B. The division of General Dupont is also to return to France by Rochefort.

By letters received from lieut.-colonel Doyle, at Corunna, and from major Roche, at Oviedo, of the 8th and 9th instant, addressed to Viscount Castlereagh, one of his majesty's principal secretaries of state, it appears, that various letters, from respectable authorities, at Madrid, and also public - gazettes, had been received, both at Corunna and Oviedo, stating, that on the 29th ult. in the evening, the French began the evacuation of Madrid. Upon the 30th the evacuation continued; and, upon the 31st, Joseph Buonaparté, with the remainder of his troops, quitted the capital for Segovia. This measure was attributed to the French having received the account of the surrender of general Dupont's army in Andalusia.The French carried with them all the artillery and ammunition they could find means to convey, and spiked the cannon, and damaged the powder they left behind; they also plundered the palaces and the treasury; they were followed by the Spanish ministers who had acted under the French, and, in general, by all the French who were settled in business at Madrid. Upon the 1st of August it was believed there was not a Frenchman remaining in the capital.

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Admiralty-Office, August 16, 1808.-Copy of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the Mediterranean, to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated on board the Ocean, off Cadiz, July 25,

1808.

Sir, I have the pleasure to acquaint you, for the information of the lords commissioners of the admiralty, that the French troops, under general Dupont, consisting of about eight thousand men, surrendered themselves prisoners of war, on the 20th instant; having lost about three thousand killed in some partial actions, which took place on that and the three preceding days.-General Wedel, with about six thousand, who had arrived to reinforce Dupont, has capitulated, on condition of his corps being embarked and sent to Rochefort. The copy of a letter from captain Whittingham to lieut.general Sir Hew Dalrymple, detailing the operations and final success of the Spanish forces, I beg leave to inclose.*—I am, &c. COLLINGWOOD.

Copy of a Letter from Sir Charles Cotton, Bart. Admiral of the Blue, &c. &c. to the Hon. IV. W. Pole, dated on board the Hibernia, off the Tagus, the 31st July,

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and Gobert, they having laid down their
arms, as is set forth in the inclosed papers,
which accompany this for your information,
being persuaded of the noble interest your
excellency takes in our most just cause.-
The victory could not have been more com-
plete, and there does not remain one French-
man in Andalusia; there not being a single
individual of the three divisions, which, by
their own statements, amounted to more
than 20,000 men, that has not been either
killed or taken prisoner.-The rejoicing is
so general and so lively, than an idea of it
cannot be given; and we expect it will be
the same in your
in your lordship's squadron,
through the favour which the Spanish nation
owes to British generosity.-God save your
excellency-(Signed) FRANCISCO DE SAA-
VEDRA. VICENTE HORE. ANTONIO ZEM-
BRANO. ANDRES MINAN. JUAN BAPTISTA
ESTELLER, Secretary of State.-Palace of
the Real Alcares of Seville, July 22, 1808.
-To his Excellency Admiral Coiling wood.

INTERCEPTED CORRESPONDENCE OF GENE-
RAL DUPONT.

The following letters form an interesting part of the official reports of Gen. Castanos. They were seized by the Marquis de Coupigny on a courier dispatched by Dupont, and were published by the supreme Junta of Seville.

To the Duke de Robigo (late General Savary), general-in-chief of the French armies in Spain. July 15.

I have the honour to inform you, that the enemy has advanced in the front of our position, with all his forces, before Andujar, consisting of from 15,000 to 18,000 meu, and artillery, consisting in part of 12-pounders. While we were attacked in front, a body of 3000 men, which had passed the river below Andujar, came through the middle of the Sierra in our rear. The 6th provincial regiment was detached to combat them, and succeeded in repulsing them. Another body of from 5000 to 6000 men, which was at Villanuova, threatened our left flank. Two battalions of the 4th legion were sent to oppose them, and a brisk engagement ensued ; but the enemy, in spite of his superiority, could not throw our troops into disorder; and the adjoining post, by means of which we obtained our provisions, was not insulted. In like manner, the enemy sent a considerable body beyond Menjibar, situated on the road to Jaen, by Baylen. General Liger de Lair covered this position, in order to defend the road to Carolina, and General Bedel passed it the same night with his whole division, in order to reinforce it.

I do not yet possess the necessary details;
but I have reason to believe that Gen. Bedel
will have maintained his post profitably. Gen.
Gobert marched this morning to Baylen, in
order to support General Bedel. His divi-
sion is extremely weakened, having been obli-
ged to detach six other battalions, three of
which were stationed in the Mancha and the
Sierra, for the security of the communica-
tion. It is of the utmost importance, that
this corps reunite itself as soon as possible.
The enemy has taken a position upon the
heights before Andujar. Every thing an-
nounces that to-morrow a new attempt will
be made more serious than that of to-day.
We shall resist to the utmost. Your excel-
lency knows how difficult this position is,
more especially since provisions are to be
procured in the day with the greatest
difficulty. The soldier is obliged to reap
the corn and make the bread at the same
time, the peasants having left the harvest
to join the rebels. I impiore your excel-
lency to send the necessary reinforce-
ments, in order to resume our operations in-
stantly. The interests of his Majesty the Em-
peror and the King of Spain demand it; and
it is a matter of deep regret to have given the
enemy an opportunity to act offensively
against us. Today we have sustained an
insignificant loss in repelling the attack of
the enemy.
General Bedel preserves his
position, and the enemy has not yet gained
any advantage over us.

To the same.-July 16.

I have the honour of transmitting to your excellency a duplicate of my letter of yesterday-The enemy maintains the same position, and occupies the heights in front of Andujar. He has erected his batteries within cannon-shot of our tele du pont. We suspect that he will renew his attack this day, and we will receive him with the most firm determination to maintain our position. General Bedel guards the road from Jaen to Baylen; and i have charged him to watch that from Jaen to Ubeda; I have also charged General Gobert to guard the road to Carolina; as of the utmost im portance in maintaining our communication with Madrid. The enemy manifests a regular plan in his attacks, and our inaction has given him courage. I believe, as I have suggested to your excellency repeatedly, that we ought to lose no time in resuming offensive operations; if not, the fire of insurrection may spread from the South to the other provinces; and the regular troops, which are dispersed, may be drawn to tal e part with the rebels. It is better that we, for the present, take no notice whatever

of those partial movements which may arise in some points, in order that we may be able to march with sufficient force against the army of the South, which is in open war against us. Further, I beg your excellency to observe, that it is more than a month since we have occupied Andujar; that this country has been ravaged by the banditti, and that we cannot draw from it but the most scanty means of subsistence. The troops would have had no sustenance, if the soldiers had not been daily employed in reaping the wheat, and made their own bread; but now that they are constantly under arms, they cannot employ those means. Your excellency will know how impatient the army is to resume their operations, and the moment of doing so can never come too soon. I beg your excellency to assure his majesty of the zeal of his troops in his service. Yesterday they gained somewhat more confidence. All motives concur to induce us to fight instantly a decisive battle,

&c.

To General Beliard.—July 16.

We

I have written to you, my dear general, the result of the affair of yesterday. remained master of all our positions; but we confidently expect a fresh attack this day on the part of the enemy. This day is the anniversary of the victory of Tolosa, obtained over the Moors; and religious prepossessions confer great importance upon that epoch in the minds of the Spaniards.I have written to the general in chief, that we have not a moment to lose, in order to quit a position where we cannot subsist. The soldier being under arms all day, cannot reap his corn and make bread as before, for the peasants have left their cottages and their harvests. I implore quick reinforcements; in a word, a corps of troops in one mass, and not removed from each other at too great distances. I beg you to provide for keeping up the communication, so that the division of Gobert may unite with us. If we suffer the enemy to maintain the field in the South, all the provinces, and the other troops of the line, will hasten to take the part of the rebels. A decisive blow in Andalusia will contribute much to the subjuga tion of all Spain. Send me medecines, and linen for bandages, with the utmost promp titude, for the enemy intercepted, in the mountains, a month ago, all the moving hospitals and the supplies from Toledo, &c.

IS THE CONTINENTAL BLOCKADE OF ENGLAND PRACTICABLE?-From the Corunna Gazette..

Were the old and new continents under

the dominion of a single monarch—were his orders capable of being obeyed and executed along the coasts of every country on the face of the globe, and were his sovereign resolutions exempted from the interruptions of necessity and contingent circumstances, in that case the continental blockade might be practicable and effective. But that a single kingdom (or empire, if you will, though it does not command the western maritime parts of the continent of Europe) should require all the other powers, without any regard to their position, relations, and wants, to deprive themselves of the benefit of com. merce, to forego the necessaries and conve niences of life, to destroy their superfluous native productions, and to dispense with all the auxiliary advantages afforded by industry and navigation, is an extravagant pretension, impracticable with regard to foreign dominions, unjust and tyrannical at home. It is an established axiom, that maritime ports are the fountains of national riches, from which proceed the influx of specie, and all the commodities, both of the first necessity and of luxury. If this entrance to public happiness is shut against the human race, men must confine themselves to the native products of the soil, and, from the want of the precious metals, be reduced to general indigence. Without this resource no nation could raise itself to greatness; armies could not be maintained, nor conquests projected and executed; and hence it was always wisely conceived that that power would com mand the continent which should possess the dominion of the seas, and carry on a flourishing commerce and navigation. Notwithstanding these undoubted truths, France, which for nineteen years has in this respect done nothing but project the most ridiculous, quixotic, and almost impossible enterprizes, ventured to declare a continental blockade against the English, and that too before she was absolutely mistress of the coasts of Europe. The novelty of the idea surprised all those credulous beings who admire whatever is new and extravagant; but it necessarily attracted the ridicule of all true politicians, who con sidered it as an adventure similar to that which the illustrious hero of La Mancha undertook against the windmills, which he supposed to be the wicked enchanters of his fair Dulcinea. In fact the report of Talleyrand, the approbation of the senate, and the imperial decree of Buonaparté upon this subject, are comic originals, which would have been very fair game to such men as Plautus, Martial, &c. Engaged in a hazardous contest with Russia, Sweden, aud Prussia-not absolute master of Denmark,

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