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SPAIN.

The advantages gained by the Duke del Parque's division over the enemy, on the 18th of October, have been fol. lowed up with further success.-By the following official letter, from Lieut. Colonel Carrol to Earl Bathurst, dated Salamanca, Oct. 26. we learn that the Spaniards had got possession of that city, after driving the French from it.

Head quarters, Salamanca, Oct. 26.

I have the honour to acquaint you, that on the 21st of October, the Duke del Parque moved forward with his army from Tamames to Carrascal del Obispo, and having pushed on a column towards Matilla and Jejo, (as if with an intention of approaching Salamanca by Muniguela,) proceeded to his left by a rapid lateral movement towards Ledesma, where we crossed the Tormes on the 23d. On the 24th, we arrived at Amenara ; and on the morning of yes'terday, (the 25th,) reached the heights which command Salamanca to the northward, where the patriots had the mortification to learn that the enemy, having had intimation of our approach, evacuated the town the preceding night, retreating precipitately to Toro, taking with him a quantity of church plate, and other articles of plunder. The entrance of our army into this town yesterday presented a most gratifying spec. tacle. The different brigades, succes. sively forming in the spacious and beautiful square, proclaimed, with loud and reiterated vivas, their beloved Fernando, whilst the bands of the different corps played several popular and patriotic airs; nor did the zeal of the Pa. triots suffer them to omit the tribute of their gratitude to their sincere and firm ally; and God save king George and Fernando, were alternately repeated during the entire of the day. Amidst the universal joy which pervaded our ranks, a small portion of regret was discernible, occasioned by the escape of the enemy, which the soldiers had already consider ed as their captives. The advance of our column by Matilla induced the ene. my to suppose that we should have approached Salamanca by Muniguela, and consequently drew their attention to that quarter, which presented. them many favourable positions, and from whence the passage of the Tormes is

difficult. So judicious, rapid, and masked was our march by Ledesma, that the enemy was totally ignorant of our real point of attack, until our arrival at Almanara, a village about three leagues from hence. It is well ascertained that the first intimation Marchand had of our approach from Ledesma, resched him at six o'clock on the evening of the 24th; at eight o'clock his orders for retreat were issued with the utmost secrecy to the commanders of brigades; at ten o'clock the infantry, and at twelve the cavalry, commenced their march; and so great was their apprehension of pursuit, that they did not halt until they reached Toro. The enemy's loss, in killed and prisoners, at the battle of Tamames, exceeds 1200; and by information we can collect, from the best authorities here, their wounded amounts to 2000, of which number a great proportion are officers: one general, one colonel, several subaltern officers, and 75 privates, died of their wounds, on the night of their retreat from Tamames. Illuminations will take place here this night, and to-morrow a solemn Te Deum will be celebrated in thanksgiving for the signal victory gained at Tamames over the enemies of li berty and religion. The victory of Tamames, and our entrance into Salamanca, will no doubt prove highly beneficial to our cause. This army, (which will daily increase in numbers,) now feels a degree of confidence in its powers hitherto unknown to it. I have the honour to be, &c.

The affairs of Spain have for some time imported the near approach of a great crisis; many of which may be expected to accompany the revolutionary movements of every nation. Private letters from Cadiz, of the date of 19th October, have been lately received, by which we find, that several persons have been arrested and imprisoned at Seville by order of the Supreme Junta, among whom is Palafox, the brother of the hero who defended Saragossa. The nature of the crime of which these persons are accused is not even mentioned. We think it will be found, that this revolution is of a very different character from that which was so generally anticipated. Instead of an insurrection of the people against the Junta, it is a bold and haz

ardous

distress for want of provisions, by the
activity of the Spaniards, who had scou-
red the whole country round, and had
compelled the enemy to confine them-
selves within the city. In consequence
great preparations had been made at
Toulon, for the relief of Barcelona;
and it is said that 16 sail of the line, and
160 transports, with 25,000 troops on
board, as a reinforcement to the French
army in Spain, were equipped and rea-
dy for sea at that port. Some accounts
state, that this large force had actually
sailed, but returned to port in a few
hours. On the 21st of October, a part
of it, consisting of three ships of the
line, four frigates, and twenty large
transports, left Toulon.-Lord Colling-
wood, having got early intelligence of
the enemy's preparations and destina-
tion, had stationed his fleet so that it
We have the
could hardly escape.
pleasure consequently to announce, that
this squadron has been all taken or de-
stroyed, with the exception of one fri-
gate. The following dispatches from
Lord Collingwood to the Secretary of
the Admiralty were published in a Lon-
don Gazette Extraordinary of the 29th
of November.

ardous experiment of the Supreme Council, to criminate those who have been supposed the avowed advocates of the rights of the mass of the community. The following account of the causes which led to the late arrests at Seville has appeared, and from the circumstantial nature of it, it is supposed to be derived from the noble person by whose interposition the junta was preserved: When the Marquis Wellesley was at Seville, information was communicated to him, that a plot had been formed to seize the whole of the junta, in the middle of the night, while they were enga. ged in council, to put to death some, and to send off others to South America, to declare a regency, and to place at its head the old Cardinal Bourbon, the Duke del Infantado, the Marquis de Romana, and two others; that the duke's regiment of guards, then at Seville, were to be the principal actors in the plot. The Marquis could not, of course, suffer such a design to be carried into execution, without giving notice to the junta, which he did immediately. The junta were in a dreadful state of alarm, and threw themselves upon the protection of his Lordship, who promised to go instantly to the Duke del Infantado, but urged the imperious necessity of their attending to the popular wishBy my letter of the 16th of Septemes, convoking the cortes, and making several reforms in the administration of ber, their Lordships would be informed of the intelligence I had received relaaffairs. This was promised, and the tive to the intended movements of the marquis had a conference with the French squadron, and of my reasons Duke del Infantado, who exerted his for changing my station to St Sebastian. influence so effectually with his regi-On the night of the 22d inst. the Poment of guards, that the design was not carried into execution. The junta, relieved from the danger that had alarmed them, contrived to remove the duke's regiment, and to introduce other troops upon whom they could depend. -They then shewed a reluctance to fulfil the promise they had made.-The greatest indignation was again excited against them, and the Marquis of Romana is understood to have made a long speech to them, in which he upbraided them in the most cutting terms.-Fear. ful of the popular vengeance, the cortes were at length agreed to be convoked.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DESTRUCTION OF A FRENCH CONVOY. It appears that the French garrison in Barcelona had been reduced to great

Ville de Paris, off St Sebastian, Oct. 30.

SIR,

mone joined, and Capt. Barrie (who, with indefatigable perseverance had, with the Alceste, watched the port of Toulon) informed me, that the day before, several of the enemy's squadron had put to sea, that others were coming out when he left them, and that there was every appearance of the whole fleet being on the move from the harbour.--They had a numerous convoy with them, and as this movement was made with the first of an easterly wind, there was little doubt of their being bound to the westward. I immediately made the necessary signals for the squadron to be prepared for their reception, and placed the three fiigates and sloop (Pomone, Hydra, Volontaire, and Minstrel,) to windward, to give notice of the enemy's approach.

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On the following morning (the 23d,) soon after eight o'clock, the Volontaire made a signal for a fleet to the eastward. At ten the Pomone made the signal that the enemy had hauled to the wind, and the convoy separating from the ships of war, (which were now discovered to consist of three ships of the line only, two frigates, two smaller frigates or store ships, and a convoy of about 20 sail of vessels,) I ordered Rear-Admiral Martin to chase them, with eight of the best sailing ships, which, standing on contrary tack, might take advantage of the changing of the wind, which was then variable.

At two P. M. the Pomone having got far to windward, was directed by signal to destroy such of the convoy as could be come up with; and in the evening she burnt two brigs, two bombards, and a ketch. The enemy, before dark, was out of sight, and the ships chasing not much advanced, were standing to the northward, while the squadron with me stretched to the southward. The next morning neither the French nor our own chasing ships were in sight.

This morning Rear Admiral Martin joined with his division, having again fallen in with the enemy on the 24th, off the entrance of the Rhone, and on the 25th they chased them on shore; the Robuste, of 84 guns, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Baudin, and the Leon, of 74, off Frontignan, were the day following set fire to by the enemy. The Boree, of 74 guns, and a frigate, ran on shore at the entrance of the port of Cette, where there is little probability of either of them being saved.

I cannot sufficiently express the high satisfaction I have felt at the intrepid perseverance of Rear-Admiral Martin, and of the Captains of the ships who were with him in the pursuit.

I enclose Rear-Admiral Martin's letter; and beg to congratulate their Lordships on three great ships of the enemy, being thus destroyed, without the smallest resistance on their part, or a shot being fired by the British ships, except a few by the Tigre at the Boree, when she was pushing ashore at Cette; of their two frigates, the Pomone and Pauline, one hauled her wind some time in the night, and fetched into Marseilles Road.

The other part of the French squadron are found to remain in Toulon, by the ships which have since examined that port.

I have the honour to be, &c.

COLLINGWOOD.

II. Letter from Admiral Martin to Lord
Collingwood, dated Canopus, at sea,
October 27.

My Lord-In obedience to the sig mal for the Canopus to chase E. N. E. I stood that way the whole of the night of the 23d, and the following day, in company with the Renown, Tigre, Sultan, Leviathan, and Cumberland. In the evening four sail were seen, to which we immediately gave chase, and pursued them till after dark; when from shoal water, and the wind being direct on the shore, near the entrance of the Rhone, it became necessary to keep to the wind during the night. The following morning, the 25th, the same ships were again seen, and chased between Cette and Frontignan, where they ran on shore: two of them (an 80 gun ship, bearing a Rear-admiral's flag, and a 74,) at the latter place, and one ship of the line and a frigate at the former. From the shoal water and intricacy of the navigation, it was impossible to get close enough to the enemy's two line of battle ships near Frontignan, to attack them when on shore; for, in attempting to do so, one of his Majesty's ships was under five fathoms water, and another in less than six. On the 26th, I sent the boats to sound, meaning, if possible, to buoy the channel (if any had been found) by which the enemy's ships could be attacked; but at night we had the satisfaction to see them set on fire.

From the circumstances under which the ship and frigate ran on shore at the entrance of the port of Cette, I have little doubt the former will be lost; and the frigate must certainly have received considerable damage; but they cannot be got at on account of the batteries.

Your Lordship must be well aware that nothing but the great press of sail carried by his Majesty's ships, and the good look-out kept, could have enabled them to close with those of the enemy, from the distance they were at the time they commenced the chase. I have the honour to be, &c.

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Sir-When the enemy's convoy was chased, on the 23d ult. their transports separated from the ships of war, and, under the protection of an armed storeship, two bombards, and a zebec, made for the Bay of Rosas. When the ships of war were disposed of, as related in my letter of yesterday, the convoy be came the object of my attention, and, on the 26th, the Apollo was sent off Rosas, to examine what vessels were there, and how far they were in a situation assailable.

The next day I appointed the ships Canopus, Renown, Tigre, Sultan, Leviathan, and Cumberland, for this service, under the orders of Captain Hallowell, to bring them out, if the wind was favourable, or otherwise to destroy them. The state of the wind and sea would not permit this operation until last night, when, after dark, the ships bore up for the bay, and anchored about five miles from the castle of Rosas, under the protection of which castle, of Trinity fort, and of several other newly erected batteries, the convoy, consisting of eleven vessels, five of them armed, as per accompanying list, were moored.

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The boats being arranged in separate divisions, the whole were put under the orders of Lieutenant Tailour, first lieutenant of the Tigre, and proceeded to the attack of the enemy, who, altho' he could have had no previous intimation of such an enterprise against him, was found vigilant, and completely upon his guard. The ship, which was a smaller sort of frigate, was inclosed in boarding nettings, and a gun-boat advanced ahead of her for the look-out; on being bailed, and the alarm gun fired, our boats stretched out; the crews, at the highest pitch of animation, filling the air with their cheers; each division took the part previously allotted to it; the armed ship was boarded at all points, and carried in a few minutes, notwithstanding a spirited and sturdy resistance which the enemy made; all their armed vessels were well defended; but the British seamen and marines, determined to subdue them, were not to be repel. led, even by a force found to be double

that which was expected; and besides the opposition made by the vessels, the guns from the castle, the forts in the bay, the gun-boats and musketry from the beach kept a constant fire on them. On the opening of day, every ship or vessel was either burnt or brought off, aided by the light winds, which then came from the land; and the whole of the convoy that came from Toulon, for the supply of the French army in Spain, has been destroyed, with the exception of the frigate, which escaped to Marseilles, and one store-ship, not since heard of.

I cannot conclude this narrative without an expression of the sentiment which the execution of this bold enterprise has inspired me with, and the respect and admiration I feel for those who per formed it.

In the first place, success greatly depended upon the previous arrangement, which was made by Captain Hallowell, with a judgment and foresight which distinguishes that officer in every service he is employed on: the division of the boats, the preparations of fire materials, and providing them with every implement that contingency could require, established confidence throughout the whole, and in this he was ably assisted by the experience and zeal of Captains Wodehouse, Bullen, Taylor, and Hope. The brigs were under sail, as near the vessels attacked as the light winds would allow, and Captain Hallowell speaks in high terms of praise of the conduct of their commanders, Crawley, Raitt, and Wilson. The first lieu tenant, Tailour, led to the assault in a most gallant manner, and was followed by the other officers, as if each was am bitious of his place, and desired to be first; the whole party bravely maintained the character which British seamen have established for themselves.

I ant sorry I have to add, that the less has been considerable, of which F inclose a list. Lieutenant Tait, of the Volontaire, an excellent and brave young officer, and Mr Caldwell, master's mate of the Tigre, a youth of great promise, were the only officers slain.

Many officers in the fleet were desirous of being volunteers in this service. I could not resist the earnest request of lieutenants Lord Viscount Balgonie, the Hon. J. A. Maude, and the Hon.

W.

W. Waldegrave, of the Ville de Paris, to have the command of boats, in which they displayed that spirit which is inherent in them.

List of Killed and Wounded.

Tigre.-Killed, James Caldwell, master's mate, and three seamen.-Wounded, Lieut. John Tailour, and 9 seamen and

marines.

Cumberland...Killed, 2 seamen,-Wounded, Lieut. John Stuart, John Webster, master's mate, and 13 seamen and marines.

Volontaire.

Killed, Lieutenant Dal. housie Tait, and one seaman.-Wounded 13 seamen and marines, and the Hon. J. A. Maude, Lieutenant, and John Armstead, midshipman, volunteers from the. Ville de Paris, both slightly.

Apollo. Killed, 3 seamen and marines.--Wounded, Lieut. J. Begbie, Lieut. J. Forster, severely, and three seamen and marines.

Topaze.-Killed, 4 seamen.-Wounded, 8 seamen and marines.

Tuscan.--Wounded, Lieut.Pascoe Duun, and one seaman.

Philomel and Scout.-None killed or wounded.

Total 15 killed, 55 wounded.

List of Ships taken and destroyed in the

Bay of Rosas.

Burnt. L'Emproye ship of war, (armed as a storeship)600 tons, 22 guns, 116 men.-Victoire, 14 guns, 80 men. -L'Assacien, 25 muskets, 20 men.Union, 120 tons, laden with biscuit. Le Bien Aime, 150 tons.-Notre Dame de Rosaire, 150 tons.-Notre Dame de Grace, 90 tons.-The three last had landed their cargoes.

Taken.-Bombard le Grondire, 8 guns, 45 men, laden with biscuit.-Le Normande, 10 guns, 48 men.-Le Dragon, 200 tons, laden with biscuit.-L'Indien, 200 tons, laden with corn and flour.

SURRENDER OF THE IONIAN ISLANDS

TO THE BRITISH FORCES.

The London Gazette of Tuesday Dec. 5. has furnished us with the partículars of the operations for the reduc. tion of the Tonian islands of Zante, Ce phalonia, Ithaca, and Cerigo, at the last of which only any considerable re

sistance appears to have been made. This enterprise was entrusted to Capt. Brenton, who had great difficulties to encounter in his approach to the castle of Capsal, which defended itself with great resolution for several hours. In the course of the above expeditions, a number of vessels of various descriptions, together with large quantities of ordnance, ammunition, and military stores, have fallen into our hands.

The following are the official ac

counts.

Copy of a letter from Lord Collingwood to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated Ville de Paris, off St Sebastian, the 30th of October.

SIR,

My letter of the 4th August informed their lordships of the proposal I had made to Sir J. Stuart, that the islands of Zante, Cephalonia, &c. should be seized on, before the French could turn their regard from the defence of Naples, to strengthen other points, and in which letter, I enclosed you a copy of the instructions I had sent to Admiral Mar. tin, to be delivered to Captain Spranger, of the Warrior, whom I had selected to the command of the naval part of the expedition. The change which at that time had taken place in the state of the armies in the north required the General's consideration, whether an adequate force might be spared from the army, and delayed their departure from Sicily, until the 23d September, when the Warrior sailed from Messina, with the Philomel sloop and transports, carrying about 1600 troops, under the command of General Oswald. The Spartan at the same time sailed for Malta, with Mr Foresti and Count Cladan, a Cephalonian gentleman, who had for some time taken refuge at Malta, and whose local knowledge and influence in the country I hoped would be advantageous to the service. Orders were also sent to Captain Eyre, of the Magnificent, to join them with the Corfu squadron.

I have great satisfaction in informing you of the success of this expedition, and that the French garrisons in Zante, Cephalonia, Ithaca, and Cerigo, after a faint resistance, surrendered to his Majesty's arms, the people liberated from the oppression of the French, and the govern

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