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STATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN DECEMBER. 
Containing official Papers and aathentic Documenis. 
(Jan 1, 
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SPAIN. 
Firse Bulletin of the French Army of Spain. 
VITTORIA, Nov.9.—Position of the French 
army on the 25th of October :—Head quar- 
ters at Vittoria. The Marshal Duke of Cor- 
negliano, with his left wing, along the banks 
of the Arragon and the Ebro, Head-quarters 
at Tafalla. The Marshal Duke of Elchingen 
js with his head quarters at Guardia. The 
Marshal Duke of Istria has his head-quarters 
at Miranda, witha garrison in Fort Pancorba. 
The General of division Merlin occupies with 
one division the heights of Durango, and 
presses upon the enemy, who seem disposed 
to attack the heights of Mondragon. The 
“Marshal Duke of Dantzic having «arrived 
“with the divisions of Sebastiany and Laval, 
the king was pleased to order the division of 
Meriin to return The enemy being in the 
sfean time in force at Lerin, and having oc- 
“eupied Viana, and several posts on the left 
bank of the Ebro, the king ordered the Duke 
of Cornegtiano,to advance aganist the enemy. 
General Waltier, commander of the cavalry, 
and the brigades of Generals-Herbert, Brune, 
and Razout, proceeded against the enemy’s 
sposts. On the 97th of October the enemy 
“were defeated at all points. ‘Twelve hundred 
men, who were surrounded in Lerin, at first 
_ghewed a disposition to defend themselves 5 
but General Grandjean having made bis ar- 
rangements, defeated them completely, ma- 
_ king prisoners one Colonel, two Licut.-Colo- 
nels, 40 officers, and 1200 soldiers. These 
troops formed a part of the camp of St. 
Roque, before Gibraltar. At the same time, 
Marshal the Duke of Elchingen marched for 
* Logrona, passed the Ebro, took 300 of the 
_ enemy prisoners, pursued them several miles, 
and re-established the bridge of Logrono, In 
consequence of this event, the Spanish Ge- 
neral Pignatelli, who commanded the insur- 
gents, was stoned by them. 
The troops of the traitor Romana, and 
the Spanish prisoners in Fnzland, landed by 
the English in Spain, with the divisions of 
Gallicia, making together a force of 50,000 
men, threatened from Bilboa Marshal the 
Duke of Dantzic, who, led on by a noble 
ardour, advanced wpon themen the Sist 
of October, and drove them at the point 
of the bayonet from all their positions. 
The troops of the Confederation of the Rhine, 
and particularly the corps of Baden, distin- 
“guished themselves. ‘The Marshal Duke of 
“Dantzic closely followed up his pursuit of 
the enemy, the whole 4st of November, as 
far as Guenes, and. entered Bilboa. In 
‘the city very Considerable magazines were 
found. Several Englishmen were made pri- 
soners. The ewemy’s loss in killed and 
wounded was considerable ; but we took very 
few of them prisoners. Our loss consi:ts of 
only 50 killed, and about 100 wounded, 
However praiseworthy this action was, it 
was tobe wished that it had not taken place 5 
the Spanish corps was in a Situation to have 
been completely cut off. ‘The corps of Mar- 
shal Victor having just arrived, was detached 
from Vittoria ‘to Orduna. On the 7th of 
November, the enemy, reinfurced by fresh 
troops from St. Andero, occupied the heights 
of Guenes. ‘The Marshal Duke of Dantzic 
advanced against them, and. broke througb 
their centre. The 58th and 52d regiments 
distinguished themselves upon, this occasion, 
Had these events occurred in the plains, 
not a man of the enemy would have escaped 5 
but the mountains of St. Andero and Bilboa 
are almost impas able, The Duke of Dantzic 
pursued the foe dur ng the whole oi the day 
in the passes of Valmaseda. In these various 
affrays, the enerny have lost in killed and 
wounded from 3500 to 4000 men. 
The Duke of Danztic particularly praises 
the Generals of Division Laval and Sebasti- 
ani, the Dutch General Chassey, Colonel 
Lacoste, of the ¢7th regiment of light in- 
fantry, Colonel Baco, of the 63d regiment 
of the line, and the Colonels of the regiments 
of Baden and Nassau, upon whom his Ma- 
jesty has conferred rewards. The army is 
abundantly supplied with provisions, and 
the weather is very fine. Our columns are 
marching forward, and combining their 
movements. It is supposed that the head- 
quarters will move forward to-night from 
Vittoria. 
Second Bulletin of the Army of Spain. 
Burges, Now. 12.—The Duke of ,Dantzic 
entered Valmaseda, in pursuit of the foe. @n 
the 8th, General Sebastiani discovered the 
rear-guard of the insurgents\upon a high hill 
to the right of Valmaseda: he immediately 
advanced against them, defeated them, and 
tovk about 100 of them prisoners. In, the 
mean time, the city of Burgos was occupied. 
by the army of Estremadura, consisting of 
three divisions. ‘The advanced guard was 
composed of Walleons and Spanish guards; 
and the students of the Universities of Sal. 
manca ai d Leon, diviced into several batta- 
lions, and some regiments ofthe line, with 
other corps raised since the insurrection of 
Badajoz, made the whole of this army 
amount to little short of 20,000 men. The 
command of the cavalry of the army was 
given to Marshal the Duke of Istria; and the 
Emperor confided the command of the second’ 
corps to Marshal the Duke of Dalmatia. On 
the 10th, at day-break, the latter Marshal | 
marched at the head of the division of Mou- 
ton, to xeconnoitre the enemy. On reaching 
Gamonal, he was received with the discharge 
oF thirty pieces of artillery. This was the 
signal for.adyancing at the pas de charge ; the 
infantry 
